“Termination Delivery Unit” means (A) in the case of a Termination Event, an Event of Default or an Extraordinary Event (other than an Insolvency, Nationalization, Merger Event or Tender Offer), one Share or (B) in the case of an Insolvency, Nationalization, Merger Event or Tender Offer, a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Insolvency, Nationalization, Merger Event or Tender Offer. If a Termination Delivery Unit consists of property other than cash or New Shares and Counterparty provides irrevocable written notice to the Calculation Agent on or prior to the Closing Date that it elects to deliver (or, as applicable, have Citibank deliver) cash, New Shares or a combination thereof (in such proportion as Counterparty designates) in lieu
of such other property, the Calculation Agent will replace such property with cash, New Shares or a combination thereof as components of a Termination Delivery Unit in such amounts, as determined by the Calculation Agent, as shall have a value equal to the value of the property so replaced. If such Insolvency, Nationalization, Merger Event or Tender Offer involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.
(c)Set-Off and Netting. Citibank agrees not to set-off or net amounts due from Counterparty with respect to the Transaction against amounts due from Citibank to Counterparty under obligations other than Equity Contracts. Section 2(c) of the ISDA Agreement as it applies to payments due with respect to the Transaction shall remain in effect and is not subject to the first sentence of this provision. In addition, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default of the type described in paragraph (vii) of Section 5(a) of the ISDA Agreement with respect to either party as the Defaulting Party (“X”), the other party (“Y”) will have the right (but not be obliged) without prior notice to X or any other person to set-off or apply any obligation of X (if X is Counterparty, under an Equity Contract) owed to Y (whether or not matured or contingent and whether or not arising under this Confirmation, and regardless of the currency, place of payment or booking office of the obligation) against any obligation of Y (if X is Counterparty, under an Equity Contract) owed to X (whether or not matured or contingent and whether or not arising under this Confirmation, and regardless of the currency, place of payment or booking office of the obligation). Y will give notice to the other party of any set-off or application effected under this provision. “Equity Contract” shall mean for purposes of this provision any transaction relating to Shares between X and Y that qualifies as ‘equity’ under applicable accounting rules. Amounts (or the relevant portion of such amounts) subject to set-off may be converted by Y into the Termination Currency at the rate of exchange at which such party would be able, acting in a reasonable manner and in good faith, to purchase the relevant amount of such currency. If any obligation is unascertained, Y may in good faith estimate that obligation and set-off in respect of the estimate, subject to the relevant party accounting to the other when the obligation is ascertained. Nothing in this provision shall be effective to create a charge or other security interest. This provision shall be without prejudice and in addition to any right of set-off, combination of accounts, lien or other right to which any party is at any time otherwise entitled (whether by operation of law, contract or otherwise).
(d)Maximum Share Delivery. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Additional Payment Confirmation, in no event will Counterparty be required to deliver hereunder, under any other Additional Payment Transaction and under the Forward Transaction more than 10,000,000 Shares to Citibank in the aggregate.
(e)Status of Claims in Bankruptcy. Citibank acknowledges and agrees that the Additional Payment Transaction, is not intended to convey to Citibank rights with respect to any Transaction that are senior to the claims of common shareholders in winding up of Counterparty; provided that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Citibank’s right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by Counterparty of its obligations and agreements with respect to the Additional Payment Transaction; andprovided further that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Citibank’s rights in respect of any transactions other than the Additional Payment Transaction.
(f)No Collateral. Notwithstanding any provision of this Additional Payment Confirmation, or any other agreement between the parties, to the contrary, the obligations of Counterparty under the Additional Payment Transaction are not secured by any collateral. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the Agreement or any other agreement between the parties includes an ISDA Credit Support Annex or other agreement pursuant to which Counterparty collateralizes obligations to Citibank, then the obligations of Counterparty hereunder will not be considered to be obligations under such Credit Support Annex or other agreement pursuant to which Counterparty collateralizes obligations to Citibank, and the Additional Payment Transaction shall be disregarded for purposes of calculating any Exposure, Market Value or similar term thereunder.
(g)Additional Share Delivery. If at any time Counterparty shall be required to pay any amount in cash to Citibank pursuant to any provision hereunder or under the ISDA Agreement (other than pursuant to Section 12.7 or 12.9 of the Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) of the ISDA Agreement), Counterparty may, upon prior written notice to Citibank, in lieu of making such cash payment to Citibank, deliver a number of Shares (“Additional
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Shares”) with an aggregate value, as determined by the Calculation Agent based on the closing price of the Shares on the Exchange on the immediately preceding Exchange Business Day, equal to the amount of such cash payment. The parties acknowledge that any Additional Shares so delivered will not be registered for resale under applicable securities laws, and as a result the value thereof so determined by the Calculation Agent will reflect a commercially reasonable illiquidity discount. If, after using commercially reasonable efforts, Citibank cannot sell the additional Additional Shares so received from Counterparty so as to generate proceeds to Citibank in an amount equal to the amount of the cash payment otherwise owed by Counterparty, Counterparty shall, upon request, deliver Additional Shares to Citibank from time to time until such time as the aggregate proceeds from sales effected by Citibank in a commercially reasonable manner of all Additional Shares equals the amount of such cash payment. Citibank agrees that upon so generating an aggregate amount in proceeds from sales of Additional Shares equal to the amount of such cash payment, Citibank shall promptly pay to Counterparty any amount of such proceeds in excess of the amount of such cash payment and return to Counterparty any unsold Additional Shares to Counterparty.
(h)Transfer. Citibank has the right to assign any or all of its rights and obligations under the Additional Payment Transaction to deliver or accept delivery of Shares to any of its affiliates;provided that such assignment shall only occur in respect of the Additional Payment Transaction when it has become obligatory that the Additional Payment Transaction be settled by the transfer of Shares; andprovided,further, that Counterparty shall have recourse to Citibank in the event of failure by the assignee to perform any of such obligations hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the recourse to Citibank shall be limited to recoupment of Counterparty’s monetary damages and Counterparty hereby waives any right to seek specific performance by Citibank of its obligations hereunder. Such failure after any applicable grace period shall be deemed to be an Additional Termination Event, such Additional Payment Transaction shall be the only Affected Transaction and Citibank shall be the only Affected Party.
(i)Severability; Illegality. If compliance by either party with any provision of the Additional Payment Transaction would be unenforceable or illegal, (i) the parties shall negotiate in good faith to resolve such unenforceability or illegality in a manner that preserves the economic benefits of the transactions contemplated hereby and (ii) the other provisions of the Additional Payment Transaction shall not be invalidated, but shall remain in full force and effect.
(j)Waiver of Trial by Jury. EACH OF COUNTERPARTY AND CITIBANK HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES (ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ON BEHALF OF ITS STOCKHOLDERS) ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE ADDITIONAL PAYMENT TRANSACTION OR THE ACTIONS OF CITIBANK OR ITS AFFILIATES IN THE NEGOTIATION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF.
(k)Confidentiality. Notwithstanding any provision in this Additional Payment Confirmation, in connection with Section 1.6011 -4 of the Treasury Regulations, the parties hereby agree that each party (and each employee, representative, or other agent of such party) may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the U.S. tax treatment and U.S. tax structure of the Additional Payment Transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to such party relating to such U.S. tax treatment and U.S. tax structure, other than any information for which nondisclosure is reasonably necessary in order to comply with applicable securities laws.
(l)10b5-1. The parties intend for any Cash Settlement to comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(A) under the Exchange Act and this Additional Payment Confirmation to constitute a binding contract or instruction satisfying the requirements of 10b5-1(c) and to be interpreted to comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c).
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(m)Acknowledgments and Agreements With Respect To Hedging and Market Activity. In connection with settlement of the Additional Payment Transaction, Counterparty acknowledges and agrees that, without limiting the generality of Sections 13.1, 13.2 and 13.4 of the Definitions:
(i) Citibank shall make its own determination as to whether, when or in what manner any hedging or market activities in the Counterparty’s securities shall be conducted and shall do so in a manner that it deems appropriate to hedge its price and market risk with respect to the 10b-18 VWAP Price; and
(ii) any market activities of Citibank and its affiliates with respect to the Shares may affect the market price and volatility of the Shares, as well as the 10b-18 VWAP Price, each in a manner that may be adverse to Counterparty.
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ANNEX B
COLLATERAL APPENDIX
in respect of the
CONFIRMATION
of the
TRANSACTION
between
PARTNERRE LTD
and
CITIBANK, N.A.
This Collateral Appendix (this “Collateral Appendix”) supplements, forms part of and is subject to, the above-referenced Confirmation dated as of October 25, 2005 (the “Confirmation”) between PartnerRe Ltd. (“Secured Party”) and Citibank, N.A. (“Pledgor”) and the Agreement referred to therein, and is a Credit Support Document under the Agreement with respect to the Pledgor. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Confirmation.
In consideration of their mutual covenants contained herein and to secure the performance by Pledgor of Pledgor’s obligations under the Transaction and the observance and performance of the covenants and agreements contained herein and in the Confirmation, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby mutually covenant and agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
As used herein, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
“Authorized Officer” of Pledgor means any officer as to whom Pledgor shall have delivered notice to Secured Party that such officer is authorized to act hereunder on behalf of Pledgor.
“Collateral” has the meaning provided in Section 2(a) of this Collateral Appendix;
“Collateral Account” has the meaning provided in Section 4(e) of this Collateral Appendix;
“Collateral Event of Default” means, at any time, the failure at any time of the Security Interests to constitute valid and perfected security interests in all of the Collateral, subject to no prior or equal Lien, and, with respect to any Collateral consisting of securities or security entitlements (each as defined in Section 8-102 of the UCC), as to which Secured Party has Control, or, in each case, assertion of such by Pledgor in writing;
“Control” means “control” as defined in Section 8-106 and Section 9-106 of the UCC;
“Custodian” means the custodian appointed by Secured Party and identified to Pledgor;
“Default Event” means any Event of Default with respect to Pledgor or any Termination Event with respect to which Pledgor is the Affected Party or an Affected Party;
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“Excluded Proceeds” means any ordinary interest payment in respect of the Loan unless such interest payment is made after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Default Event;
“Lien” means any lien, mortgage, security interest, pledge, charge or encumbrance of any kind;
“Loan” means any outstanding principal amount of the advance made and any accrued and unpaid interest owed by the Secured Party to the Pledgor under the Loan Agreement.
“Loan Agreement” means the loan agreement dated as of October 25, 2005 between the Pledgor and the Secured Party.
“Loan Collateral” has the meaning provided in Section 6 of this Collateral Appendix.
“Location” means, with respect to any party, such party’s “location” within the meaning of Section 9-307 of the UCC;
“Perfection Certificate” has the meaning provided in Section 3(e) of this Collateral Appendix.
“Person” means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, an association, a trust or any other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof;
“Retained Proceeds” has the meaning provided in Section 6(a) of this Collateral Appendix;
“Security Interests” means the security interests in the Collateral created hereby;
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York.
| 2. | The Security Interests. |
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| | In order to secure the full and punctual observance and performance of the covenants and agreements contained herein, in the Confirmation and in the Agreement: |
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| (a) | Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to Secured Party, and grants to Secured Party, security interests in and to, and a lien upon and right of set-off against, and transfers to Secured Party, as and by way of a security interest having priority over all other security interests, with power of sale, all of Pledgor’s right, title and interest in and to and under (whether now existing or hereafter acquired): |
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| | (i) | the Loan Agreement; |
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| | (ii) | any and all principal, interest, and all other payments and other moneys due or to become due, and any and all claims, rights, powers, remedies, title and interests of the Pledgor in and to or under or arising out of the Loan Agreement; |
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| | (iii) | the Collateral Account and all securities and other financial assets (each as defined in Section 8-102 of the UCC), and other funds, property or assets from time to time held therein or credited thereto; |
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| | (iv) | any and all cash and cash equivalents deposited in the Collateral Account as substitute collateral as permitted by Section 6 below; and |
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| | (v) | all proceeds of the foregoing, including without limitation any amounts received by Pledgor in repayment of the Loan or in connection with any assignment of or sale of participations in the Loan pursuant to the Loan Agreement (together with (i) through (iii) above collectively called the “Collateral”). Secured Party shall have all of the rights, remedies and recourses with respect to the Collateral afforded a secured party by the UCC, in addition to, and not in limitation of, the other rights, remedies and recourses afforded to Secured Party by this Collateral Appendix. |
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| (b) | The parties hereto expressly agree that all rights, assets and property at any time held in or credited to the Collateral Account shall be treated as financial assets (as defined in Section 8-102 of the UCC). |
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3. | Representations and Warranties of Pledgor. Pledgor hereby represents and warrants to Secured Party that: |
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| (a) | Pledgor owns and, at all times prior to the release of the Collateral pursuant to the terms of this Collateral Appendix, will own the Collateral free and clear of any Liens created by the Pledgor (other than the Security Interests). |
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| (b) | Except for the filings described in 4(b) below, no registration, recordation or filing with any governmental body, agency or official is required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Collateral Appendix or necessary for the validity or enforceability hereof or for the perfection or enforcement of the Security Interests. |
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| (c) | Pledgor has not performed and will not perform any acts that might prevent Secured Party from enforcing any of the terms of this Collateral Appendix or that might limit Secured Party in any such enforcement. |
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| (d) | The Location of Pledgor (within the meaning of Section 9-307 of the UCC) is New York, and under the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such Location, no local filing is required to perfect a security interest in collateral consisting of general intangibles. |
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| (e) | Pledgor has delivered to Secured Party a perfection certificate substantially in the form attached as Appendix A hereto, completed and supplemented with the schedules and attachments contemplated thereby to the satisfaction of Secured Party, and signed by an Authorized Officer of Pledgor (the “Perfection Certificate”). |
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4. | Certain Covenants of Pledgor. Pledgor agrees that, so long as any of Pledgor’s obligations under the Agreement remain outstanding: |
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| (a) | Pledgor shall ensure at all times that a Collateral Event of Default shall not occur. |
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| (b) | Pledgor shall, at its own expense and in such manner and form as Secured Party may require, give, execute, deliver, file and record any financing statement, notice, instrument, document, agreement or other papers that may be necessary or desirable in order to (i) create, preserve, perfect, substantiate or validate any security interest granted pursuant hereto, (ii) create or maintain Control with respect to any such security interests in any investment property (as defined in Section 9-102(a) of the UCC) or (iii) enable Secured Party to exercise and enforce its rights hereunder with respect to such security interest. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Pledgor hereby authorizes Secured Party to execute and file, in the name of Pledgor or otherwise, UCC financing or continuation statements (which may be carbon, photographic, photostatic or other reproductions of this Collateral Appendix or of a financing statement relating to this Collateral Appendix) that Secured Party in its sole discretion may deem necessary or appropriate to further perfect, or maintain the perfection of, the Security Interests, including without limitation a UCC-1 financing statement in the form of Appendix B attached hereto filed in the appropriate filing offices in each jurisdiction identified in Part 1 of the Perfection Certificate. |
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| (c) | Pledgor shall warrant and defend Pledgor’s title to the Collateral, subject to the rights of Secured Party, against the claims and demands of all persons. Secured Party may elect, but without an obligation to do so, to discharge any Lien of any third party on any of the Collateral. |
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| (d) | Pledgor agrees that Pledgor shall not change (i) Pledgor’s name, identity or corporate / organizational structure in any manner or (ii) Pledgor’s Location, unless Pledgor shall have given Secured Party not less than 10 days’ prior notice thereof. |
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| (e) | Pledgor agrees that Pledgor shall not (i) create any Lien (other than the Security Interests) upon or with respect to the Collateral, (ii) sell or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option with respect to, any of the Collateral (other than assignments and participations permitted by the Loan Agreement at par and for cash proceeds that are deposited in a securities account (as defined in Section 8-501 of the UCC) (the “Collateral Account”) of Secured Party maintained by the Custodian) or (iii) enter into or consent to any agreement pursuant to which any person other than Pledgor, Secured Party and any securities intermediary through whom any of the Collateral is held (but in the case of any such securities intermediary only in respect of Collateral held through it) has or will have Control in respect of any Collateral. |
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| (f) | Pledgor agrees that Pledgor shall forthwith upon demand pay to Secured Party: (i) the amount of any taxes that Secured Party or the Custodian may have been required to pay by reason of income or profit attributable to amounts held in the Collateral Account or to free any of the Collateral from any Lien thereon; and (ii) the amount of any and all costs and expenses, including the fees and |
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| | disbursements of counsel and of any other experts, that Secured Party or the Custodian may incur in connection with (A) the enforcement of this Collateral Appendix, including such expenses as are incurred to preserve the value of the Collateral and the validity, perfection, rank and value of the Security Interests, (B) the collection, sale or other disposition of any of the Collateral, (C) the exercise by Secured Party of any of the rights conferred upon it hereunder or (D) any Default Event. Any such amount not paid on demand shall bear interest (computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and payable for the actual number of days elapsed) at a rate per annum equal to 5% plus the prime rate as published from time to time in The Wall Street Journal, Eastern Edition. |
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5. | Administration of Collateral. |
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| (a) | Secured Party shall have the right to receive and retain as Collateral hereunder all proceeds, excluding any Excluded Proceeds, but including, without limitation, proceeds from the assignments and participations permitted by the Loan Agreement at par and for cash that is deposited in the Collateral Account and interest on the Collateral Account; provided that Secured Party shall have such right with respect to any and all proceeds, including without limitation any Excluded Proceeds, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default Event (such proceeds as Secured Party shall have the right to receive and retain at any time, “Retained Proceeds”), and Pledgor shall take all such action as Secured Party shall deem necessary or appropriate to give effect to such right. All such Retained Proceeds that are received by Pledgor shall be received in trust for the benefit of Secured Party and, if Secured Party so directs, shall be segregated from other funds of Pledgor and shall, forthwith upon demand by Secured Party, be delivered over to the Custodian on behalf of Secured Party as Collateral in the same form as received (with any necessary endorsement). |
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| (b) | If on any Business Day Secured Party determines that no Default Event or failure by Pledgor to meet any of Pledgor’s obligations under Sections 4 or 5 hereof has occurred and is continuing, Pledgor may obtain the release from the Security Interests of any Collateral consisting of payments of principal to be made under the Loan Agreement or, if Pledgor shall have disposed of the loan under the Loan Agreement, consisting of cash or cash equivalents held in the Collateral Account (the “Released Payment”) upon delivery to Secured Party of a written notice from Pledgor certifying that Pledgor has made a payment to Secured Party pursuant to the Confirmation and the Agreement and the cash portion of such payment equals the amount of the Released Payment. |
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6. | Substitution of Collateral. |
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| Pledgor may, at any time, so long as no Default Event has occurred and is continuing, substitute cash or cash equivalents for the Collateral consisting of Pledgor’s right, title and interest in and to and under the Loan Agreement (the “Loan Collateral”) in the manner provided in the following sentence. Upon the posting of cash or cash equivalents to the Collateral Account in an aggregate amount equal to the then outstanding principal amount of the Loan, the Security Interests in the Loan Collateral shall be released. |
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7. | Remedies upon Default Events. |
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8. | Termination of Collateral Appendix. |
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| This Collateral Appendix and the rights hereby granted by Pledgor in the Collateral shall cease, terminate and be void upon fulfillment of all of the obligations of Pledgor under the Confirmation and hereunder. Any Collateral remaining at the time of such termination shall be fully released and discharged from the Security Interests and delivered to Pledgor by Secured Party, all at the request and expense of Pledgor. |
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Appendix A
FORM OF PERFECTION CERTIFICATE
The undersigned, an Authorized Officer of Citibank, N.A. (“Citibank”), hereby certifies, pursuant to Section 3(e) of the Collateral Appendix forming a part of the Confirmation dated as of October 25, 2005 between PartnerRe Ltd. and Citibank (the “Collateral Appendix”) (terms defined therein being used herein as defined in the Collateral Appendix), that:
1.Jurisdiction of Organization. Citibank is a national banking association formed under the laws of the United States of America.
2.Name. The exact corporate name of Citibank as it appears in its articles of association is Citibank, N.A.
3.Prior Names. Set forth below is each other corporate name that Citibank has had within the past five years, together with the date of the relevant change:
(b) Citibank has not changed its corporate structure in any way within the past five years.
4.Current Locations. The chief executive office of Citibank is located at the following address:
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Appendix B
FORM OF UCC-1 FINANCING STATEMENT
SCHEDULE A TO FINANCING STATEMENT NAMING
CITIBANK, N.A., AS DEBTOR,
AND PARTNERRE LTD.,
AS SECURED PARTY
This financing statement covers the right, title and interest of Citibank N.A. (the “Debtor”) in and to the following (all of which is hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Collateral”):
| (i) | the Loan Agreement; |
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| (ii) | any and all principal, interest, and all other payments and other moneys due or to become due, and any and all claims, rights, powers, remedies, title and interests of the Debtor in and to or under or arising out of the Loan Agreement; |
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| (iii) | the Collateral Account and all securities and other financial assets (each as defined in Section 8- 102 of the UCC), and other funds, property or assets from time to time held therein or credited thereto; |
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| (iv) | any and all cash and cash equivalents deposited in the Collateral Account as substitute collateral; and |
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| (v) | all proceeds of the Collateral described in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii), including without limitation any amounts received by the Debtor in repayment of the Loan or in connection with any assignment of or sale of participations in the Loan pursuant to the Loan Agreement. |
As used in this Schedule A, the following capitalized terms have the meanings specified below (such meanings being equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
“Collateral Account” means a securities account (as defined in Section 8-501 of the UCC) to be established in the name of the Secured Party at the offices of the Custodian in which or to which certain of the Collateral is to be deposited or credited.
“Custodian” means the custodian appointed by the Secured Party and identified to the Debtor.
“Loan” means any outstanding principal amount of the advance made and any accrued and unpaid interest owed by the Secured Party to the Debtor under the Loan Agreement.
“Loan Agreement” means the loan agreement dated as of October 25, 2005 between the Debtor and the Secured Party.
“Secured Party” means PartnerRe Ltd.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York.
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