been required after that date. For this purpose, Unpaid Amounts in respect of the Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions are to be excluded but, without limitation, any payment or delivery that would, but for the relevant Early Termination Date, have been required (assuming satisfaction of each applicable condition precedent) after that Early Termination Date is to be included. The Replacement Transaction would be subject to such documentation as such party and the Reference Market-maker may, in good faith, agree. The party making the determination (or its agent) will request each Reference Market-maker to provide its quotation to the extent reasonably practicable as of the same day and time (without regard to different time zones) on or as soon as reasonably practicable after the relevant Early Termination Date. The day and time as of which those quotations are to be obtained will be selected in good faith by the party obliged to make a determination under Sect ion 6(e), and, if each party is so obliged, after consultation with the other. If more than three quotations are provided, the Market Quotation will be the arithmetic mean of the quotations, without regard to the quotations having the highest and lowest values. If exactly three such quotations are provided, the Market Quotation will be the quotation remaining after disregarding the highest and lowest quotations. For this purpose, if more than one quotation has the same highest value or lowest value, then one of such quotations shall be disregarded. If fewer than three quotations are provided, it will be deemed that the Market Quotation in respect of such Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions cannot be determined.
“Non-default Rate” means a rate per annum equal to the cost (without proof or evidence of any actual cost) to the Non-defaulting Party (as certified by it) if it were to fund the relevant amount.
“Non-defaulting Party” has the meaning specified in Section 6(a).
“Office” means a branch or office of a party, which may be such party’s head or home office.
“Potential Event of Default” means any event which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
“Reference Market-makers” means four leading dealers in the relevant market selected by the party determining a Market Quotation in good faith (a) from among dealers of the highest credit standing which satisfy all the criteria that such party applies generally at the time in deciding whether to offer or to make an extension of credit and (b) to the extent practicable, from among such dealers having an office in the same city.
“Relevant Jurisdiction” means, with respect to a party, the jurisdictions (a) in which the party is incorporated, organised, managed and controlled or considered to have its seat, (b) where an Office through which the party is acting for purposes of this Agreement is located, (c) in which the party executes this Agreement and (d) in relation to any payment, from or through which such payment is made.
“Scheduled Payment Date” means a date on which a payment or delivery is to be made under Section 2(a)(i) with respect to a Transaction.
“Set-off” means set-off, offset, combination of accounts, right of retention or withholding or similar right or requirement to which the payer of an amount under Section 6 is entitled or subject (whether arising under this Agreement, another contract, applicable law or otherwise) that is exercised by, or imposed on, such payer.
“Settlement Amount” means, with respect to a party and any Early Termination Date, the sum of:—
(a) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Market Quotations (whether positive or negative) for each Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions for which a Market Quotation is determined; and
(b) such party’s Loss (whether positive or negative and without reference to any Unpaid Amounts) for each Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions for which a Market Quotation cannot be determined or would not (in the reasonable belief of the party making the determination) produce a commercially reasonable result.
“Specified Entity” has the meaning specified in the Schedule.
“Specified Indebtedness” means, subject to the Schedule, any obligation (whether present or future, contingent or otherwise, as principal or surety or otherwise) in respect of borrowed money.
“Specified Transaction” means, subject to the Schedule, (a) any transaction (including an agreement with respect thereto) now existing or hereafter entered into between one party to this Agreement (or any Credit Support Provider of such party of any applicable Specified Entity of such party) and the other party to this Agreement (or any Credit Support Provider of such other party or any applicable Specified Entity of such other party) which is a rate swap transaction, basis swap, forward rte transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap, equity or equity index option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option or any other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any of these transactions), (b) any combination of these transactions and (c) any other transaction identified as a Specified Transaction in this Agreement or the relevant confirmation.
“Stamp Tax” means any stamp, registration, documentation or similar tax.
“Tax” means any present or future tax, levy, impost, duty, charge, assessment or fee of any nature (including interest, penalties and additions thereto) that is imposed by any government or other taxing authority in respect of any payment under this Agreement other than a stamp, registration, documentation or similar tax.
“Tax Event” has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
“Tax Event Upon Merger” has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
“Terminated Transactions” means with respect to any Early Termination Date (a) if resulting from a Termination event, all Affected Transactions and (b) if resulting from an Event of Default, all Transactions (in either case) in effect immediately before the effectiveness of the notice designating that Early Termination Date (or, if “Automatic Early Termination” applies, immediately before that Early Termination Date).
“Termination Currency” has the meaning specified in the Schedule.
“Termination Currency Equivalent” means, in respect of any amount denominated in the Termination Currency, such Termination Currency amount and, in respect of any amount denominated in a currency other than the Termination Currency (the “Other Currency”), the amount in the Termination Currency determined by the party making the relevant determination as being required to purchase such amount of such Other Currency as at the relevant Early Termination Date, or, if the relevant Market Quotation or Loss (as the case may be), is determined as of a later date, that later date, with the Termination Currency at the rate equal to the spot exchange rate of the foreign exchange agent (selected as provided below) for the purchase of such Other Currency with the Termination Currency at or about 11:00 a.m. (in the city in which such foreign exchange agent is located) on such date as would be customary for the determination of such a rate for the purchase of such Other Currency for value on the relevant Early Termination Date or that later date. The foreign exchange agent will, if only one party is obliged to make a determination under Section 6(e), be selected in good faith by that party and otherwise will be agreed by the parties.
“Termination Event” means an Illegality, a Tax Event or a Tax Event Upon Merger or, if specified to be applicable, a Credit Event Upon Merger or an Additional Termination Event.
“Termination Rate” means a rate per annum equal to the arithmetic mean of the cost (without proof or evidence of any actual cost) to each party (as certified by such party) if it were to fund or of funding such amounts.
“Unpaid Amounts” owing to any party means, with respect to an Early Termination Date, the aggregate of (a) in respect of all Terminated Transactions, the amounts that became payable (or that would have become payable but for Section 2(a)(iii)) to such party under Section 2(a)(i) on or prior to such Early Termination Date and which remain unpaid as at such Early Termination Date and (b) in respect of each Terminated Transaction, for each obligation under Section 2(a)(i) which was (or would have been but for Section 2(a)(iii)) required to be settled by delivery to such party on or prior to such Early Termination Date and which has not been so settled as at such Early Termination Date, an amount equal to the fair market
value of that which was (or would have been) required to be delivered as of the originally scheduled date for delivery, in each case together with (to the extent permitted under applicable law) interest, in the currency of such amounts, from (and including) the date such amounts or obligations were or would have been required to have been paid or performed to (but excluding) such Early Termination Date, at the Applicable Rate. Such amounts of interest will be calculated on the basis of daily compounding and the actual number of days elapsed. The fair market value of any obligation referred to in clause (b) above shall be reasonably determined by the party obliged to make the determination under Section 6(e) or, if each party is so obliged, it shall be the average of the Termination Currency Equivalents of the fair market values reasonably determined by both parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this document on the respective dates specified below with effect from the date specified on the first page of this document.
XL CAPITAL LTD. | | MANGROVE BAY TRUST By: The Bank of New York (Delaware), not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee |
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(Name of Party) | | (Name of Party) |
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By: /s/ Jerry de St. Paer ___________________________________ | | By: /s/ Michael Santino ___________________________________ |
Name: Jerry de St. Paer Title: EVP & CFO Date: July 11, 2003 | | Name: Michael Santino Title: SVP Date: July 11, 2003 |
SCHEDULE to the MASTER AGREEMENT dated as of July 11, 2003 between XL CAPITAL LTD(“PartyA”) and MANGROVE BAY TRUST(“PartyB”)
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The single Transaction to be outstanding hereunder shall be evidenced by a Confirmation of even date herewith, which Confirmation shall be in the form attached hereto asExhibitA (the "Confirmation").
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Part 1. Termination Provisions
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The provisions ofSection 2(a)(iii), Section5 andSection6 of this Agreement are without effect.
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Part 2. Tax Provisions
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(a) | Payer Tax Representations.For the purpose ofSection 3(e)of this Agreement, each party makes the following representation:
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(b) | Withholding Tax.NotwithstandingSection 2(d)of the Agreement, (i) all withholding taxes shall be Indemnifiable Taxes and (ii) Party B shall not be required to pay any additional amounts in respect of an Indemnifiable Tax or be under any obligation to pay any amount to Party A in respect of any liability of Party A for or on account of any Indemnifiable Tax.
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Part 3. Documents; Conditions Precedent
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(a) | Tax forms, documents or certificates.For the purpose ofSection 4(a)(i)of this Agreement, each party agrees to deliver the following documents upon request by the other party: Any form, document or certificate as may be requested by the other party pursuant toSection 4(a)(iii)of this Agreement.
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(b) | Other Documents to be Delivered.For the purpose ofSection 4(a)(ii)of this Agreement, the parties agree to deliver the Closing Documents with respect to such party as described below, promptly after execution and delivery of this Agreement, but no later than the Closing Date.
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| (i) | Party A.For Party A, “Closing Documents”mean:
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| | (A) | Master Agreement, Schedule and Confirmation.A duly executed counterpart to this Agreement (including this Schedule) and the Confirmation, in each case duly executed by Party A.
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| (ii) | Party B.For Party B, “Closing Documents”mean:
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(c) | Covered by Section 3(d) Representation.Each of the Closing Documents referred to inPart 3(b)(other than the legal opinions referred to inPart 3(b)(i)(C)andPart 3(b)(ii)(C))shall be covered by the representations inSection 3(d)of this Agreement.
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(d) | Conditions Precedent.It shall be a condition precedent to the effectiveness of this Agreement and the Transaction entered into on the Closing Date that, as of the Closing Date, each of the Closing Documents required to be delivered pursuant tosubpart (a)and (b) of thisPart3 shall have been delivered.
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(a) Addresses for Notices. | |
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XL CAPITAL LTD | MANGROVE BAY TRUST |
XL House | The Bank of New York (Delaware) |
One Bermudiana Road | P.O. Box 6973 |
Hamilton, Bermuda HM11 | White Clay Center |
Attention: General Counsel | Route 273 |
Facsimile: (441) 295-4867 | Newark, Delaware 19714 |
Telephone: (441) 292-8515 | Attention: Kristine Gullo |
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| | The Bank of New York |
| | Corporate Trust - Dealing and Trading |
| | 100 Church Street |
| | New York, New York 10286 |
| | Attention: Corporate Trust - Dealing and Trading Group |
| | Facsimile: (212) 437-6157 |
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(b) | Calculation Agent.“Calculation Agent”means Party A.
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(c) | Process Agent.For the purpose ofSection 13(c)of this Agreement:
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| (ii) | Party B irrevocably appoints as its Process Agent: Not Applicable.
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(d) | Offices.Section 10(a)applies.
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(e) | Multibranch Party.Neither party is a Multibranch Party.
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(f) | Credit Support Document.
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| (i) | For Party A, the following is a Credit Support Document: none specified.
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| (ii) | For Party B, the following is a Credit Support Document: none specified.
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(g) | Credit Support Provider.
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| (i) | For Party A, Credit Support Provider means: none specified.
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| (ii) | For Party B, Credit Support Provider means: none specified.
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(h) | Affiliate.“Affiliate”has the meaning provided inSection 14of this Agreement.
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(i) | Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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(j) | Jurisdiction.Section 13(b)of the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
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(k) | Jury Trial.Each party irrevocably waives any and all right to trial by jury with respect to any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement.
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(l) | Expenses.The provisions ofSection 11of this Agreement are without effect.
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(a) | Inconsistency.
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| (i) | In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this document and the Definitions regarding matters involving the terms of any Transaction, this document shall prevail.
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| (ii) | In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of (A) this Agreement (including the Definitions) and (B) the Confirmation, the terms of the Confirmation shall prevail.
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(b) | Recorded Conversations.Each party may electronically record all telephone conversations between them in connection with this Agreement or any Transaction, and any such recordings may be submitted in evidence in any proceeding to establish any matters pertinent to this Agreement or any Transaction;provided, that in the event of a conflict between the terms expressed in any such conversations and the terms set forth in this Agreement and the Confirmation, this Agreement and the Confirmation shall prevail.
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(c) | Business Day; Local Business Day.NotwithstandingSection 14of this Agreement, “Business Day” or “Local Business Day” means any NYSE Business Day that is not a Saturday or Sunday or any other day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close for business in New York City, London, England or Bermuda or are closed for business in New York City, London, England or Bermuda due to an act of God, natural disaster, act of war, civil or military disturbance, act of terrorism, sabotage, riot, or a loss or malfunction of utilities or communications services.
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(d) | Additional Representations.Section3 of this Agreement is amended by adding the following Sections 3(g), 3(h) and(3)(i):
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Any and all amounts payable by Party B to Party A | Any and all amounts payable by Party A to Party B |
may be directed as follows: | may be directed as follows: |
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Citibank NA | | |
ABA# 021000089 | | The Bank of New York, NY, NY |
CHIPS# 0008 | | (Fed ABA 021000018) |
SWIFT CITIUS33 | | Acct: GLA 111-565 for further credit to |
For further credit to: | sub-account 223-216 (Property Account) |
The Bank of Bermuda Limited | |
CHIPS UID# 005584 | |
SWIFT Code BBDA BMHM | |
Account Number: | 10921671 | |
For further credit to: | |
Account Name: | XL Capital Ltd | |
Account Number: | 1510 803399 | |
(f) | Amendment; Waiver.NotwithstandingSection 9(b)of this Agreement, no amendment, modification or waiver in respect of this Agreement or the Confirmation (including the termination of this Agreement or the Transaction represented by the Confirmation other than as provided in this Agreement or in the Confirmations) will be effective without the written agreement of both parties hereto and the ML Swap Counterparty. No waiver by one party of any obligation of the other hereunder shall be considered a waiver of any other obligation of such party.
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(g) | Netting.Net amounts due and payable by either party under the Transactions hereunder may be paid on a net basis against amounts payable by either party under the Put Agreement to the extent and in the manner provided inSection 4.1 of the Put Agreement.
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(h) | No Bankruptcy Petition. With respect to any amounts owed by Party B under this Agreement, Party A agrees that, prior to the date which is at least one year and one day after all of the ABC Securities and the Pass-Through Securities have been redeemed or, if longer, the applicable preference period then in effect, it will not institute against, or join any other person or entity in instituting against, Party B, the Pass-Through Trust or the Regulation 114 Trust any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, moratorium or liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings under federal or state bankruptcy or similar laws;provided, that nothing herein shall preclude, or be deemed to estop, Party A from:
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(k) | Limited Recourse.The obligations of Party B under this Agreement and each of the Transactions are limited recourse obligations of Party B payable solely from the assets of Party B (the“AvailableAmounts”). Following realization of the Available Amounts, any claims of Party A hereunder shall be extinguished and shall not thereafter revive and neither Party A nor any Person acting on its behalf shall be entitled to take any further steps against Party B to recover any sums due to Party A but still unpaid, and all claims in respect of such sums due but still unpaid shall be extinguished and shall not thereafter revive. No recourse shall be had against any officer, director, employee, stockholder or incorporator of Party B, the Grantor, the Put Counterparty, the Regulation 114 Trust or their respective successors or assigns for any amounts payable hereunder. It is understood that the foregoing provisions of thissubpart (k)shall not constitute a waiver, release or discharge of any indebtedness or obligation evidenced by this Agreement or the Confirmation until such Available Amounts have been realized, whereupon any outstanding indebtedness or obligation shall be extinguished and shall not thereafter revive. It is further understood that the foregoing provisions of thissubpart (k)shall not limit the right of any Person to name Party B, the Grantor, the Put Counterparty, the Regulation 114 Trust or their respective successors or assigns as a party defendant in any action or suit or in the exercise of any other remedy under this Agreement or the Confirmation, so long as no judgment in the
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(l) | Limitation of Liability.It is expressly understood that (a) this Agreement is executed and delivered by The Bank of New York (Delaware), not individually or personally but solely as Trustee, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it under the ABC Declaration, (b) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of ABC Trust is made and intended not as personal representations, undertakings and agreements by The Bank of New York (Delaware), but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Trust and (c) under no circumstances shall The Bank of New York (Delaware) be personally liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by ABC Trust under this Agreement or the other related document.
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(a) | In this Agreement:
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“ML Swap Arrangement” means the ISDA Master Agreement, dated as of July 11, 2003 (including the schedule thereto), between Merrill Lynch International, as Party A, ABC Trust, as Party B and, for certain limited purposes, the Grantor, and the related Credit Support Annex and Guarantee, the Standard Terms of Asset Transactions and the Confirmations from time to time representing the Transactions outstanding thereunder.
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| (iii) | if not herein or defined in (or incorporated by reference in) the Put Agreement or the ML Swap Arrangement, as defined in the 2000 ISDA Definitions (including its Annex) (together, the “2000 ISDA Definitions”), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.
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To the extent specified above in thisPart6 (A) this Agreement (including this Schedule) will be governed by the provisions of the 2000 ISDA Definitions, to which this Agreement is subject and (B) the provisions of the Definitions are incorporated by reference in, and shall form part of, this Agreement. However, the provisions of this Agreement (exclusive of the Definitions) shall prevail in the event of any conflict between such provisions and the Definitions.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Schedule by their duly authorized signatories as of the date hereof.
| XL CAPITAL LTD |
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| By: /s/ Jerry de St. Paer |
| Name: Jerry de St. Paer |
| Title: Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
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| MANGROVE BAY TRUST |
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| By: The Bank of New York (Delaware), |
| not in its individual capacity but solely |
| as Trustee |
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| By: /s/ Michael Santino |
| Name: Michael Santino |
| Title: SVP |
[Schedule to ISDA Master Agreement]
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EXHIBIT A
Swap Confirmation
DATE: July 11, 2003
TO: Mangrove Bay Trust
FROM: XL Capital Ltd
SUBJECT: ABC Trust
The purpose of this letter is to confirm the terms and conditions of a transaction entered into between XL Capital Ltd, a Cayman Islands exempt limited company ("XL") and Mangrove Bay Trust, a Delaware statutory trust ("ABC Trust"), on the Trade Date as set forth below (the"Transaction"). This letter agreement constitutes the "Confirmation" as referred to in the Master Agreement specified below.
This Confirmation supplements, forms a part of and is subject to the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement (Multicurrency - Cross Border), dated as of July 11, 2003 (the"Master Agreement") (including the Schedule thereto), between XL and ABC Trust. All provisions contained in, or incorporated by reference into, such Master Agreement shall govern this Confirmation as expressly modified below.
Capitalized terms used in any part of this Confirmation but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in (or incorporated by reference in) the Master Agreement (including the Schedule thereto), as provided in Part 6 of the Schedule to the Master Agreement.
The terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:
1. General Terms: | |
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Party A: | XL. |
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Party B: | ABC Trust. |
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Trade Date: | July 11, 2003. |
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Effective Date: | July 11, 2003. |
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Termination Date: | The earliest of: |
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| (i) | the Voluntary Put Option Payment Date and the |
| | Deemed Put Option Payment Date (each, as defined |
| | in the Put Agreement), as the case may be, |
| | following which the option under the Put |
| | Agreement has been exercised in full; |
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| (ii) | the date on which the Put Agreement otherwise |
| | terminates; and |
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| (iv) | July 15, 2013 (or, if such day is not a Business Day, |
| | the next Business Day). |
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| Upon the termination of this Agreement and the outstanding |
| Transactions pursuant to this Part 1, no further payments or |
| deliveries shall be due hereunder, other than any Fixed |
| Amounts or Floating Amounts that became due and payable |
| on or prior to the Termination Date pursuant to the terms of |
| this Confirmation. |
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Calculation Agent: | Party A. |
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Calculation Agent City: | New York, New York. |
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Business Days: | Any NYSE Business Day that is not a Saturday or Sunday |
| or any other day on which banking institutions are |
| authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order |
| to close for business in New York City, London, England or |
| Bermuda or are closed for business in New York City, |
| London, England or Bermuda due to an act of God, natural |
| disaster, act of war, civil or military disturbance, act of |
| terrorism, sabotage, riot, or a loss or malfunction of utilities |
| or communications services, or the payment due on such |
| date cannot be made for any such reason. |
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Business Day Convention: | Following (which shall apply to any date referred to in this |
| Confirmation that falls on a day that is not a Business Day |
| unless otherwise specified for such date). |
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Notional Amount: | For any Calculation Period, the sum of the Put Option | |
| | | Premium Calculation Amount (as defined in the Put | |
| | | Agreement) for each day during such Calculation Period | |
| | | divided by the actual number of days in such Calculation | |
| | | Period. | |
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2. Fixed Amounts: | | |
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Fixed Rate Payer: | Party A. | |
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Fixed Rate Payer Payment Dates: | Same as Floating Rate Payer Payment Dates (see below). | |
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Fixed Rate Payer Period End Dates: | The 15thday of each July and January with No Adjustment. | |
| | | (This means that each Calculation Period for the Fixed | |
| | | Amounts shall have 180 days, except for the initial | |
| | | Calculation Period which shall have 184 days and the final | |
| | | Calculation Period which shall end on the Termination | |
| | | Date). | |
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Fixed Rate: | 3.93%. | |
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Fixed Rate Day Count Fraction: | 30/360 (provided, however, that, if the Termination Date | |
| | | occurs on a day other than a Fixed Rate Payer Period End | |
| | | Date, Actual/360 shall apply with respect to the final | |
| | | Calculation Period). | |
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3. Floating Amounts: | | |
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Floating Rate Payer: | Party B. | |
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Floating Rate Payer Payment Dates: | (A) One Business Day before Floating Rate Payer Period | |
| | | End Dates and (B) the Termination Date. | |
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Floating Rate Payer Period End Dates: | Each July 15 and January 15, or, if such day is not a | |
| | | Business Day, the next Business Day, from and including | |
| | | the Effective Date to and including the Termination Date. | |
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Floating Rate Option: | USD-LIBOR-BBA. |
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| For purposes of this Confirmation, the definition of "USD- |
| LIBOR-Reference Banks," as incorporated by reference |
| into the definition of "USD-LIBOR-BBA," as set forth in |
| the Annex to the 2000 ISDA Definitions, shall be modified |
| by inserting the following at the end thereof: |
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| "Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the banks |
| selected as aforesaid by Party A are not quoting |
| rates as mentioned in the preceding sentence, the |
| rate will be the same as the rate determined on the |
| immediately preceding Reset Date (except that, in |
| the case of the first Calculation Period during the |
| Floating Rate Period (if applicable), the rate will be |
| the same as determined on the most recent London |
| Banking Day, as of which the applicable rate |
| appeared on Telerate Page 3750 or such page as |
| may have replaced Telerate Page 3750)." |
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| For purposes of the definitions of "USD-LIBOR-Reference |
| Banks" and "USD-LIBOR-BBA," "London Banking Day" |
| shall mean any day on which dealings in deposits in United |
| States dollars are transacted in the London interbank |
| market. |
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Designated Maturity: | Six months. |
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Spread: | None. |
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Floating Rate Day Count Fraction: | Actual/360. |
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Floating Rate for Initial Calculation Period: | 1.12%. |
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Reset Dates: | The first day of each Calculation Period. |
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4. Other Terms.
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(a) | Interpretation. Each reference to the singular shall include the plural and vice versa.
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(b) | Transfer. Neither party may transfer this Transaction or any interest in or under this Transaction except in accordance withPart5(j)(i)of the Schedule.
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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement by executing this Confirmation and returning it to us.
| | Yours sincerely, |
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| | XL CAPITAL LTD |
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| | By:__________________________ |
| | Name: |
| | Title: |
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Accepted and confirmed as | |
of the Trade Date written above: | |
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MANGROVE BAY TRUST | |
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By: | The Bank of New York (Delaware), not |
| in its individual capacity but solely as trustee |
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By: | __________________________ |
| Name: | |
| Title: | |
[Rate Swap Confirmation]
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