3. Seller Representations. Seller hereby represents and warrants that:
(a) no Potential Event of Default, Event of Default or Margin Deficit has occurred and is continuing, and no Potential Event of Default, Event of Default or Margin Deficit will occur as a result of the execution, delivery and performance by Seller of this Amendment; and
(b) the representations and warranties made by Seller, Pledgor and Guarantor in the Transaction Documents are true, correct and accurate in all respects (except such representations which by their terms speak as of a specified date and subject to any exceptions disclosed to Buyer in a Requested Exceptions Report prior to such date and approved by Buyer);
(c) no amendments have been made to the organizational documents of Seller, Pledgor or Guarantor since January 26, 2018, other than those certain Articles of Amendment filed with the State of Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation with respect to Guarantor on August 15, 2018, July 10, 2019, and April 26, 2022, as provided to Buyer; and
(d) the person signing this Amendment on behalf of each of Seller and Guarantor is duly authorized to do so on its behalf.
4. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Master Repurchase Agreement.
5. Continuing Effect; Reaffirmation of Guarantee Agreement. As amended by this Amendment, all terms, covenants and provisions of the Master Repurchase Agreement are ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect. In addition, any and all guaranties and indemnities for the benefit of Buyer (including, without limitation, the Guarantee Agreement) and agreements subordinating rights and liens to the rights and liens of Buyer, are hereby ratified and confirmed and shall not be released, diminished, impaired, reduced or adversely affected by this Amendment, and each party indemnifying Buyer, and each party subordinating any right or lien to the rights and liens of Buyer, hereby consents, acknowledges and agrees to the modifications set forth in this Amendment and waives any common law, equitable, statutory or other rights which such party might otherwise have as a result of or in connection with this Amendment.
6. Binding Effect; No Partnership; Counterparts. The provisions of the Master Repurchase Agreement, as amended hereby, shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to create a partnership or joint venture between any of the parties hereto. For the purpose of facilitating the execution of this Amendment as herein provided, this Amendment may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts when taken together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. This Amendment may be delivered by facsimile transmission, by electronic mail, or by other electronic transmission, in portable document format (.pdf) or otherwise, and each such executed facsimile, .pdf, or other electronic record shall be considered an original executed counterpart for purposes of this Amendment. Each party to this Amendment (a) agrees that it will be bound by its own Electronic Signature, (b) accepts the Electronic Signature of each other party to this Amendment and any Transaction Document, and (c) agrees that such Electronic Signatures shall be the legal equivalent of manual signatures. The words “execution,” “executed”, “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this paragraph shall, for the avoidance of doubt, be deemed to include Electronic Signatures and the use and keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as manually executed signatures and the use of paper records and paper-based recordkeeping systems, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, or any other state law.
7. Further Agreements. Seller agrees to execute and deliver such additional documents, instruments or agreements as may be reasonably requested by Buyer and as may be necessary or appropriate from time to time to effectuate the purposes of this Amendment.
8. Governing Law. The provisions of Articles 20 and 25 of the Master Repurchase Agreement are incorporated herein by reference.
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