EXHIBIT 10.1
Master Repurchase
Agreement
September 1996 Version
Dated as of: August 25, 2003
Between: Georgetown Funding Company, LLC, as Buyer (the "Buyer")and
Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc., as Seller (the "Seller")
1. Applicability
From time to time the parties hereto may enter into
transactions in which one party ("Seller") agrees to transfer to the other
(`Buyer") securities or other assets ("Securities") against the transfer of
funds by Buyer, with a simultaneous agreement by Buyer to transfer to
Seller such Securities at a date certain or on demand, against the transfer
of funds by Seller. Each such transaction shall be referred to herein as a
"Transaction" and, unless otherwise agreed in writing, shall be governed by
this Agreement, including any supplemental terms or conditions contained in
Annex I hereto and in any other annexes identified herein or therein as
applicable hereunder.
2. Definitions
(a) "Act of Insolvency", with respect to an party, (i) the commencement by such
party as debtor of any case or proceeding under any bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, liquidation, moratorium, dissolution, delinquency or
similar law, or such party seeking the appointment or election of a
receiver, conservator, trustee, custodian or similar official for such
party or any substantial part of its property, or the convening of any
meeting of creditors for purposes of commencing any such case or proceeding
or seeking such an appointment or election, (ii) the commencement of any
such case or proceeding against such party, or another seeking such an
appointment or election, or the filing against a party of an application
for a protective decree under the provisions of the Securities Investor
Protection Act of 1970, which (A) is consented to or not timely contested
by such party, (B) results in the entry of an order for relief, such an
appointment or election, the issuance of such a protective decree or the
entry of an order having a similar effect, or (C) is not dismissed within
15 days, (iii) the making by such party of a general assignment for the
benefit of creditors, or (iv) the admission in writing by such party of
such party's inability to pay such party's debts as they become due;
(b) "Additional Purchased Securities", Securities provided by Seller to Buyer
pursuant to Paragraph 4 (a) hereof;
(c) "Buyer's Margin Amount", with respect to any Transaction as of any date,
the amount obtained by application of the Buyer's Margin Percentage to the
Repurchase Price for such Transaction as of such date;
(d) "Buyer's Margin Percentage", with respect to any Transaction as of any
date, a percentage (which may be equal to the Seller's Margin Percentage)
agreed to by Buyer and Seller or, in the absence of any such agreement, the
percentage obtained by dividing the Market Value of the Purchased
Securities on the Purchase Date by the Purchase Price on the Purchase Date
for such Transaction;
(e) "Confirmation", the meaning specified in Paragraph 3(b) hereof;
(f) "Income", with respect to any Security at any time, any principal thereof
and all interest, dividends or other distributions thereon;
(g) "Margin Deficit", the meaning specified in Paragraph 4(a) hereof;
(h) "Margin Excess", the meaning specified in Paragraph 4 (b) hereof;
(i) "Margin Notice Deadline", the time agreed to by the parties in the relevant
Confirmation, Annex I hereto or otherwise as the deadline for giving notice
requiring same-day satisfaction of margin maintenance obligations as
provided in Paragraph 4 hereof (or, in the absence of any such agreement,
the deadline for such purposes established in accordance with market
practice);
(j) "Market Value", with respect to any Securities as of any date, the price
for such Securities on such date obtained from a generally recognized
source agreed to by the parties or the most recent closing bid quotation
from such a source, plus accrued Income to the extent not included therein
(other than any Income credited or transferred to, or applied to the
obligations of, Seller pursuant to Paragraph 5 hereof) as of such date
(unless contrary to market practice for such Securities);
(k) "Price Differential", with respect to any Transaction as of any date, the
aggregate amount obtained by daily application of the Pricing Rate for such
Transaction to the Purchase Price for such Transaction on a 360 day per
year basis for the actual number of days during the period commencing on
(and including) the Purchase Date for such Transaction and ending on (but
excluding) the (late of determination (reduced by any amount of such Price
Differential previously paid by Seller to Buyer with respect to such
Transaction);
(l) "Pricing Rate", the per annum percentage rate for determination of the
Price Differential;
(m) "Prime Rate", the prime rate of U.S. commercial banks as published in The
Wall Street Journal (or, if more than one such rate is published, the
average of such rates);
(n) "Purchase Date", the date on which Purchased Securities are to be
transferred by Seller to Buyer;
(o) "Purchase Price", (i) on the Purchase Date, the price at which Purchased
Securities are transferred by Seller to Buyer, and (ii) thereafter, except
where Buyer and Seller agree otherwise, such price increased by the amount
of any cash transferred by Buyer to Seller pursuant to Paragraph 4(b)
hereof and decreased by the amount of any cash transferred by Seller to
Buyer pursuant to Paragraph 4 (a) hereof or applied to reduce Seller's
obligations under clause (ii) of Paragraph 5 hereof;
(p) "Purchased Securities", the Securities transferred by Seller to Buyer in a
Transaction hereunder, and any Securities substituted therefor in
accordance with Paragraph 9 hereof. The term "Purchased Securities" with
respect to any Transaction at any time also shall include Additional
Purchased Securities delivered pursuant to Paragraph 4(a) hereof and shall
exclude Securities returned pursuant to Paragraph 4 (b) hereof;
(q) "Repurchase Date", the date on which Seller is to repurchase the Purchased
Securities from Buyer, including any date determined by application of the
provisions of Paragraph 3 (c) or 11 hereof;
(r) "Repurchase Price", the price at which Purchased Securities are to be
transferred from Buyer to Seller upon termination of a Transaction, which
will be determined in each case (including Transactions terminable upon
demand) as the sum of the Purchase Price and the Price Differential as of
the date of such determination;
(s) "Seller's Margin Amount", with respect to any Transaction as of any date,
the amount obtained by application of the Seller's Margin Percentage to the
Repurchase Price for such Transaction as of such date;
(t) "Seller's Margin Percentage", with respect to any Transaction as of any
date, a percentage (which may be equal to the Buyer's Margin Percentage)
agreed to by Buyer and Seller or, in the absence of any such agreement, the
percentage obtained by dividing the Market Value of the Purchased
Securities on the Purchase Date by the Purchase Price on the Purchase Date
for such Transaction.
3. Initiation; Confirmation; Termination
(a) An agreement to enter into a Transaction may be made orally or in writing
at the initiation of either Buyer or Seller. On the Purchase Date for the
Transaction, the Purchased Securities shall be transferred to Buyer or its
agent against the transfer of the Purchase Price to an account of Seller.
(b) Upon agreeing to enter into a Transaction hereunder, Buyer or Seller (or
both), as shall be agreed, shall promptly deliver to the other party a
written confirmation of each Transaction (a "Confirmation"). The
Confirmation shall describe the Purchased Securities (including CUSIP
number, if any), identify Buyer and Seller and set forth (i) the Purchase
Date, (ii) the Purchase Price, (iii) the Repurchase Date, unless the
Transaction is to be terminable on demand, (iv) the Pricing Rate or
Repurchase Price applicable to the Transaction, and (v) any additional
terms or conditions of the Transaction not inconsistent with this
Agreement. The Confirmation, together with this Agreement, shall constitute
conclusive evidence of the terms agreed between Buyer and Seller with
respect to the Transaction to which the Confirmation relates, unless with
respect to the Confirmation specific objection is made promptly after
receipt thereof. In the event of any conflict between the terms of such
Confirmation and this Agreement, this Agreement shall prevail.
(c) In the case of Transactions terminable upon demand, such demand shall be
made by Buyer or Seller, no later than such time as is customary in
accordance with market practice, by telephone or otherwise on or prior to
the business day on which such termination will be effective. On the date
specified in such demand, or on the date fixed for termination in the case
of Transactions having a fixed term, termination of the Transaction will be
effected by transfer to Seller or its agent of the Purchased Securities and
any Income in respect thereof received by Buyer (and not previously
credited or transferred to, or applied to the obligations of, Seller
pursuant to Paragraph 5 hereof) against the transfer of the Repurchase
Price to an account of Buyer.
4. Margin Maintenance
(a) If at any time the aggregate Market Value of all Purchased Securities
subject to all Transactions in which a particular party hereto is acting as
Buyer is less than the aggregate Buyer's Margin Amount for all such
Transactions (a "Margin Deficit"), then Buyer may by notice to Seller
require Seller in such Transactions, at Seller's option, to transfer to
Buyer cash or additional Securities reasonably acceptable to Buyer
("Additional Purchased Securities"), so that the cash and aggregate Market
Value of the Purchased Securities, including any such Additional Purchased
Securities, will thereupon equal or exceed such aggregate Buyer's Margin
Amount (decreased by the amount of any Margin Deficit as of such date
arising from any Transactions in which such Buyer is acting as Seller.
(b) If at any time the aggregate Market Value of all Purchased Securities
subject to all Transactions in which a particular party hereto is acting as
Seller exceeds the aggregate Seller's Margin Amount for all such
Transactions at such time (a "Margin Excess"), then Seller may by notice to
Buyer require Buyer in such Transactions, at Buyer's option, to transfer
cash or Purchased Securities to Seller, so that the aggregate Market Value
of the Purchased Securities, after deduction of any such cash or any
Purchased Securities so transferred, will thereupon not exceed such
aggregate Seller's Margin Amount (increased by the amount of any Margin
Excess as of such date arising from any Transactions in which such Seller
is acting as Buyer).
(c) If any notice is given by Buyer or Seller under subparagraph (a) or (b) of
this Paragraph at or before the Margin Notice Deadline on any business day,
the party receiving such notice shall transfer cash or Additional Purchased
Securities as provided in such subparagraph no later than the close of
business in the relevant market on such day. If any such notice is given
after the Margin Notice Deadline, the party receiving such notice shall
transfer such cash or Securities no later than the close of business in the
relevant market on the next business day following such notice.
(d) Any cash transferred pursuant to this Paragraph shall be attributed to such
Transactions as shall be agreed upon by Buyer and Seller.
(e) Seller and Buyer may agree, with respect to any or all Transactions
hereunder, that the respective rights of Buyer or Seller (or both) under
subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this Paragraph may be exercised only where a
Margin Deficit or Margin Excess, as the case may be, exceeds a specified
dollar amount or a specified percentage of the Repurchase Prices for such
Transactions (which amount or percentage shall be agreed to by Buyer and
Seller prior to entering into any such Transactions.
(f) Seller and Buyer may agree, with respect to any or all Transactions
hereunder, that the respective rights of Buyer and Seller under
subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this Paragraph to require the elimination of a
Margin Deficit or a Margin Excess, as the case may be, may be exercised
whenever such a Margin Deficit or Margin Excess exists with respect to any
single Transaction hereunder (calculated without regard to any other
Transaction outstanding under this Agreement).
5. Income Payments
Seller shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to all Income paid or
distributed on or in respect of the Securities that is not otherwise
received by Seller, to the full extent it would be so entitled if the
Securities had not been sold to Buyer. Buyer shall, as the parties may agree
with respect to any Transaction (or, in the absence of any such agreement,
as Buyer shall reasonably determine in its discretion), on the date such
Income is paid or distributed either (i) transfer to or credit to the
account of Seller such Income with respect to any Purchased Securities
subject to such Transaction or (ii) with respect to Income paid in cash,
apply the Income payment or payments to reduce the amount, if any, to be
transferred to Buyer by Seller upon termination of such Transaction. Buyer
shall not be obligated to take any action pursuant to the preceding sentence
(A) to the extent that such action would result in the creation of a Margin
Deficit, unless prior thereto or simultaneously therewith Seller transfers
to Buyer cash or Additional Purchased Securities sufficient to eliminate
such Margin Deficit, or (B) if an Event of Default with respect to Seller
has occurred and is then continuing at the time such Income is paid or
distributed.
6. Security Interest
Although the parties intend that all Transactions hereunder be sales and
purchases and not loans, in the event any such Transactions are deemed to be
loans, Seller shall be deemed to have pledged to Buyer as security for the
performance by Seller of its obligations under each such Transaction, and
shall be deemed to have granted to Buyer a security interest in, all of the
Purchased Securities with respect to all Transactions hereunder and all
Income thereon and other proceeds thereof.
7. Payment and Transfer
Unless otherwise mutually agreed, all transfers of funds hereunder shall be
in immediately available funds. All Securities transferred by one party
hereto to the other party (i) shall be in suitable form for transfer or
shall be accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment
in blank and such other documentation as the party receiving possession may
reasonably request, (ii) shall be transferred on the book-entry system of a
Federal Reserve Bank, or (iii) shall be transferred by any other method
mutually acceptable to Seller and Buyer.
8. Segregation of Purchased Securities
To the extent required by applicable law, all Purchased Securities in the
possession of Seller shall be segregated from other securities in its
possession and shall be identified as subject to this Agreement. Segregation
may be accomplished by appropriate identification on the books and records
of the holder, including a financial or securities intermediary or a
clearing corporation. All of Seller's interest in the Purchased Securities
shall pass to Buyer on the Purchase Date and, unless otherwise agreed by
Buyer and Seller, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Buyer from
engaging in repurchase transactions with the Purchased Securities or
otherwise selling, transferring, pledging or hypothecating the Purchased
Securities, but no such transaction shall relieve Buyer of its obligations
to transfer Purchased Securities to Seller pursuant to Paragraph 3, 4 or 11
hereof, or of Buyer's obligation to credit or pay Income to, or apply Income
to the obligations of, Seller pursuant to Paragraph 5 hereof.
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Required Disclosure for Transactions in Which the Seller Retains Custody of
the Purchased Securities
Seller is not permitted to substitute other securities for those subject to
this Agreement and therefore must keep Buyer's securities segregated at all
times, unless in this Agreement Buyer grants Seller the right to substitute
other securities. If Buyer grants the right to substitute, this means that
Buyer's securities will likely be commingled with Seller's own securities
during the trading day. Buyer is advised that, during any trading day that
Buyer's securities are commingled with Seller's securities, they [will] *
[may] ** be subject to liens granted by Seller to [its clearing bank] *
[third parties] ** and may be used by Seller for deliveries on other
securities transactions. Whenever the securities are commingled, Seller's
ability to resegregate substitute securities for Buyer will be subject to
Seller's ability to satisfy [the clearing] * [any] ** lien or to obtain
substitute securities.
* Language to be used under 17 C.F.R. 13403.4(e) if Seller is a government
securities broker or dealer other than a financial institution.
** Language to be used under 17 C.F.R. 13403.5(d) if Seller is a financial
institution.
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9. Substitution
(a) Seller may, subject to agreement with and acceptance by Buyer,
substitute other Securities for any Purchased Securities. Such
substitution shall be made by transfer to Buyer of such other
Securities and transfer to Seller of such Purchased Securities. After
substitution, the substituted Securities shall be deemed to be
Purchased Securities.
(b) In Transactions in which Seller retains custody of Purchased
Securities, the parties expressly agree that Buyer shall be deemed, for
purposes of subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, to have agreed to and
accepted in this Agreement substitution by Seller of other Securities
for Purchased Securities; provided, however, that such other Securities
shall have a Market Value at least equal to the Market Value of the
Purchased Securities for which they are substituted.
10. Representations
Each of Buyer and Seller represents and warrants to the other that (i) it is
duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement, to enter into
Transactions contemplated hereunder and to perform its obligations hereunder
and has taken all necessary action to authorize such execution, delivery and
performance, (ii) it will engage in such Transactions as principal (or, if
agreed in writing, in the form of an annex hereto or otherwise, in advance
of any Transaction by the other party hereto, as agent for a disclosed
principal), (iii) the person signing this Agreement on its behalf is duly
authorized to do so on its behalf (or on behalf of any such disclosed
principal), (iv) it has obtained all authorizations of any governmental body
required in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions hereunder
and such authorizations are in full force and effect and (v) the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Transactions hereunder
will not violate any law, ordinance, charter, bylaw or rule applicable to it
or any agreement by which it is bound or by which any of its assets are
affected. On the Purchase Date for any Transaction Buyer and Seller shall
each be deemed to repeat all the foregoing representations made by it.
11. Events of Default
In the event that (i) Seller fails to transfer or Buyer fails to purchase
Purchased Securities upon the applicable Purchase Date, (ii) Seller fails to
repurchase or Buyer fails to transfer Purchased Securities upon the
applicable Repurchase Date, (iii) Seller or Buyer fails to comply with
Paragraph 4 hereof, (iv) Buyer fails, after one business day's notice, to
comply with Paragraph 5 hereof, (v) an Act of Insolvency occurs with respect
to Seller or Buyer, (vi) any representation made by Seller or Buyer shall
have been incorrect or untrue in any material respect when made or repeated
or deemed to have been made or repeated, or (vii) Seller or Buyer shall
admit to the other its inability to, or its intention not to, perform any of
its obligations hereunder (each an "Event of Default"):
(a) The nondefaulting party may, at its option (which option shall be deemed to
have been exercised immediately upon the occurrence of an Act of
Insolvency), declare an Event of Default to have occurred hereunder and,
upon the exercise or deemed exercise of such option, the Repurchase Date
for each Transaction hereunder shall, if it has not already occurred, be
deemed immediately to occur (except that, in the event that the Purchase
Date for any Transaction has not yet occurred as of the date of such
exercise or deemed exercise, such Transaction shall be deemed immediately
canceled). The nondefaulting party shall (except upon the occurrence of an
Act of Insolvency) give notice to the defaulting party of the exercise of
such option as promptly as practicable.
(b) In all Transactions in which the defaulting party is acting as Seller, if
the nondefaulting party exercises or is deemed to have exercised the option
referred to in subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, (i) the defaulting
party's obligations in such Transactions to repurchase all Purchased
Securities, at the Repurchase Price therefor on the Repurchase Date
determined in accordance with subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, shall
thereupon become immediately due and payable, (ii) all Income paid after
such exercise or deemed exercise shall be retained by the nondefaulting
party and applied to the aggregate unpaid Repurchase Prices and any other
amounts owing by the defaulting party hereunder, and (iii) the defaulting
party shall immediately deliver to the nondefaulting party any Purchased
Securities subject to such Transactions then in the defaulting party's
possession or control.
(c) In all Transactions in which the defaulting party is acting as Buyer, upon
tender by the nondefaulting party of payment of the aggregate Repurchase
Prices for all such Transactions, all right, title and interest in and
entitlement to all Purchased Securities subject to such Transactions shall
be deemed transferred to the nondefaulting party, and the defaulting party
shall deliver all such Purchased Securities to the nondefaulting party.
(d) If the nondefaulting party exercises or is deemed to have exercised the
option referred to in subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, the nondefaulting
party, without prior notice to the defaulting party, may:
(i) as to Transactions in which the defaulting party is acting as Seller,
(A) immediately sell, in a recognized market (or otherwise in a
commercially reasonable manner) at such price or prices as the
nondefaulting party may reasonably deem satisfactory, any or all
Purchased Securities subject to such Transactions and apply the
proceeds thereof to the aggregate unpaid Repurchase Prices and any
other amounts owing by the defaulting party hereunder or (B) in its
sole discretion elect, in lieu of selling all or a portion of such
Purchased Securities, to give the defaulting party credit for such
Purchased Securities in an amount equal to the price therefor on such
date, obtained from a generally recognized source or the most recent
closing bid quotation from such a source, against the aggregate unpaid
Repurchase Prices and any other amounts owing by the defaulting party
hereunder; and
(ii) as to Transactions in which the defaulting party is acting as Buyer,
(A) immediately purchase, in a recognized market (or otherwise in a
commercially reasonable manner) at such price or prices as the
nondefaulting party may reasonably deem satisfactory, securities
("Replacement Securities") of the same class and amount as any
Purchased Securities that are not delivered by the defaulting party to
the nondefaulting party as required hereunder or (B) in its sole
discretion elect, in lieu of purchasing Replacement Securities, to be
deemed to have purchased Replacement Securities at the price therefor
on such date, obtained from a generally recognized source or the most
recent closing offer quotation from such a source.
Unless otherwise provided in Annex I, the parties acknowledge and agree that
(1) the Securities subject to any Transaction hereunder are instruments
traded in a recognized market, (2) in the absence of a generally recognized
source for prices or bid or offer quotations for any Security, the
nondefaulting party may establish the source therefor in its sole discretion
and (3) all prices, bids and offers shall be determined together with
accrued Income (except to the extent contrary to market practice with
respect to the relevant Securities).
(e) As to Transactions in which the defaulting party is acting as Buyer,
the defaulting party shall be liable to the nondefaulting party for any
excess of the price paid (or deemed paid) by the nondefaulting party
for Replacement Securities over the Repurchase Price for the Purchased
Securities replaced thereby and for any amounts payable by the
defaulting party under Paragraph 5 hereof or otherwise hereunder.
(f) For purposes of this Paragraph 11, the Repurchase Price for each
Transaction hereunder in respect of which the defaulting party is
acting as Buyer shall not increase above the amount of such Repurchase
Price for such Transaction determined as of the date of the exercise or
deemed exercise by the nondefaulting party of the option referred to in
subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph.
(g) The defaulting party shall be liable to the nondefaulting party for (i)
the amount of all reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by the
nondefaulting party in connection with or as a result of an Event of
Default, (ii) damages in an amount equal to the cost (including all
fees, expenses and commissions) of entering into replacement
transactions and entering into or terminating hedge transactions in
connection with or as a result of an Event of Default, and (iii) any
other loss, damage, cost or expense directly arising or resulting from
the occurrence of an Event of Default in respect of a Transaction.
(h) To the extent permitted by applicable law, the defaulting party shall
be liable to the nondefaulting party for interest on any amounts owing
by the defaulting party hereunder, from the date the defaulting party
becomes liable for such amounts hereunder until such amounts are (i)
paid in full by the defaulting party or (ii) satisfied in full by the
exercise of the nondefaulting party's rights hereunder. Interest on any
sum payable by the defaulting party to the nondefaulting party under
this Paragraph 11(h) shall be at a rate equal to the greater of the
Pricing Rate for the relevant Transaction or the Prime Rate.
(i) The nondefaulting party shall have, in addition to its rights
hereunder, any rights otherwise available to it under any other
agreement or applicable law.
12. Single Agreement
Buyer and Seller acknowledge that, and have entered hereinto and will enter
into each Transaction hereunder in consideration of and in reliance upon the
fact that, all Transactions hereunder constitute a single business and
contractual relationship and have been made in consideration of each other.
Accordingly, each of Buyer and Seller agrees (i) to perform all of its
obligations in respect of each Transaction hereunder, and that a default in
the performance of any such obligations shall constitute a default by it in
respect of all Transactions hereunder, (ii) that each of them shall be
entitled to set off claims and apply property held by them in respect of any
Transaction against obligations owing to them in respect of any other
Transactions hereunder and (iii) that payments, deliveries and other
transfers made by either of them in respect of any Transaction shall be
deemed to have been made in consideration of payments, deliveries and other
transfers in respect of any other Transactions hereunder, and the
obligations to make any such payments, deliveries and other transfers may be
applied against each other and netted.
13. Notices and Other Communications
Any and all notices, statements, demands or other communications hereunder
may be given by a party to the other by mail, facsimile, telegraph,
messenger or otherwise to the address specified in Annex II hereto, or so
sent to such party at any other place specified in a notice of change of
address hereafter received by the other. All notices, demands and requests
hereunder may be made orally, to be confirmed promptly in writing, or by
other communication as specified in the preceding sentence.
14. Entire Agreement; Severability
This Agreement shall supersede any existing agreements between the parties
containing general terms and conditions for repurchase transactions. Each
provision and agreement herein shall be treated as separate and independent
from any other provision or agreement herein and shall be enforceable
notwithstanding the unenforceability of any such other provision or
agreement.
15. Non-assignability; Termination
(a) The rights and obligations of the parties under this Agreement and
under any Transaction shall not be assigned by either party without the
prior written consent of the other party, and any such assignment
without the prior written consent of the other party shall be null and
void. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement and any Transactions
shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and
their respective successors and assigns. This Agreement may be
terminated by either party upon giving written notice to the other,
except that this Agreement shall, notwithstanding such notice, remain
applicable to any Transactions then outstanding.
(b) Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph 15 shall not preclude a party from
assigning, charging or otherwise dealing with all or any part of its
interest in any sum payable to it under Paragraph 11 hereof.
16. Governing Law
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York
without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof.
17. No Waivers, Etc.
No express or implied waiver of any Event of Default by either party shall
constitute a waiver of any other Event of Default and no exercise of any
remedy hereunder by any party shall constitute a waiver of its right to
exercise any other remedy hereunder. No modification or waiver of any
provision of this Agreement and no consent by any party to a departure
herefrom shall be effective unless and until such shall be in writing and
duly executed by both of the parties hereto. Without limitation on any of
the foregoing, the failure to give a notice pursuant to Paragraph 4(a) or
4(b) hereof will not constitute a waiver of any right to do so at a later
date.
18. Use of Employee Plan Assets
(a) If assets of an employee benefit plan subject to any provision of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") are intended
to be used by either party hereto (the "Plan Party") in a Transaction,
the Plan Party shall so notify the other party prior to the
Transaction. The Plan Party shall represent in writing to the other
party that the Transaction does not constitute a prohibited transaction
under ERISA or is otherwise exempt therefrom, and the other party may
proceed in reliance thereon but shall not be required so to proceed.
(b) Subject to the last sentence of subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, any
such Transaction shall proceed only if Seller furnishes or has
furnished to Buyer its most recent available audited statement of its
financial condition and its most recent subsequent unaudited statement
of its financial condition.
(c) By entering into a Transaction pursuant to this Paragraph, Seller shall
be deemed (i) to represent to Buyer that since the date of Seller's
latest such financial statements, there has been no material adverse
change in Seller's financial condition which Seller has not disclosed
to Buyer, and (ii) to agree to provide Buyer with future audited and
unaudited statements of its financial condition as they are issued, so
long as it is a Seller in any outstanding Transaction involving a Plan
Party.
19. Intent
(a) The parties recognize that each Transaction is a "repurchase agreement"
as that term is defined in Section 101 of Title 11 of the United States
Code, as amended (except insofar as the type of Securities subject to
such Transaction or the term of such Transaction would render such
definition inapplicable), and a "securities contract" as that term is
defined in Section 741 of Title 11 of the United States Code, as
amended (except insofar as the type of assets subject to such
Transaction would render such definition inapplicable).
(b) It is understood that either party's right to liquidate Securities
delivered to it in connection with Transactions hereunder or to
exercise any other remedies pursuant to Paragraph 11 hereof is a
contractual right to liquidate such Transaction as described in
Sections 555 and 559 of Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended.
(c) The parties agree and acknowledge that if a party hereto is an "insured
depository institution," as such term is defined in the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act, as amended ("FDIA"), then each Transaction hereunder is
a "qualified financial contract," as that term is defined in FDIA and
any rules, orders or policy statements thereunder (except insofar as
the type of assets subject to such Transaction would render such
definition inapplicable).
(d) It is understood that this Agreement constitutes a "netting contract"
as defined in and subject to Title IV of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 ("FDICIA") and each payment
entitlement and payment obligation under any Transaction hereunder
shall constitute a "covered contractual payment entitlement" or
"covered contractual payment obligation", respectively, as defined in
and subject to FDICIA (except insofar as one or both of the parties is
not a "financial institution" as that term is defined in FDICIA).
20. Disclosure Relating to Certain Federal Protections
The parties acknowledge that they have been advised that:
(a) in the case of Transactions in which one of the parties is a broker or
dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC")
under Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act"),
the Securities Investor Protection Corporation has Georgetown Funding
Company, LLC, as Buyer
taken the position that the provisions of the Securities Investor Protection
Act of 1970 ("SIPA") do not protect the other party with respect to any
Transaction hereunder;
(b) in the case of Transactions in which one of the parties is a government
securities broker or a government securities dealer registered with the
SEC under Section 15C of the 1934 Act, SIPA will not provide protection
to the other party with respect to any Transaction hereunder; and
(c) in the case of Transactions in which one of the parties is a financial
institution, funds held by the financial institution pursuant to a
Transaction hereunder are not a deposit and therefore are not insured
by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the National Credit
Union Share Insurance Fund, as applicable.
Georgetown Funding Company, LLC, Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc.,
as Buyer as Seller
By: /s/ Orlando Figueroa By: /s/ Richard J. Hendrix
Title: Authorized Signatory Title: Chief Investment Officer
Date: August 25, 2003 Date: August 25, 2003