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<br />of Default, and (iiQ any other loss, damage, cost or expense directly arising or resulting from the occurrence of an Event of Default in respect of a
<br />Transaction.
<br />(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
<br />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
<br />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
<br />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
<br />Rate.
<br />(i) The nondefaulting party shall have, in addition to its rights hereunder, any rights otherwise available to it under any other agreement or applicable
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<br />law.
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<br />12. Single Agreement
<br />Buyer and Seller acknowledge that, and have entered hereinto and will enter into each Transaction hereunder in consideration of and in reliance
<br />upon the fact that, all Transactions hereunder constitute a single business and contractual relationship and have been made in consideration of each
<br />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
<br />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
<br />off claims and apply property held by them in respect of any Transaction against obligations owing to them in respect of any other Transactions
<br />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
<br />'11ade in consideration of payments, deliveries and other transfers in respect of any other Transactions hereunder, and the obligations to make any such
<br />Jayments, deliveries and other transfers may be applied against each other and netted.
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<br />1 Votlces and Other Communications
<br />Any and all notices, statements, demands or other communications hereunder may be given by a party to the other by mail, facsimile, telegraph,
<br />messenger or otherwise to the address specified in Annex /I hereto, or so sent to such party at any other place specified in a notice of change of address
<br />hereafter received by the other. All notices, demands and requests hereunder may be made orally, to be confirmed promptly in writing, or by other
<br />communication as specified in the preceding sentence.
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<br />14. Entire Agreement; Severability
<br />This Agreement shall supersede any existing agreements between the parlies containing general terms and conditions for repurchase transactions.
<br />Each provision and agreement herein shall be treated as separate and independent from any other provision or agreement herein and shall be
<br />enforceable notwithstanding the unenforceability of any such other provision or agreement.
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<br />15. Non-assignability; Termination
<br />(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
<br />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
<br />foregoing, this Agreement and any Transactions shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and
<br />assigns. This Agreement may be terminated by either party upon giving written notice to the other, except that this Agreement shall, notwithstanding such
<br />notice, remain applicable to any Transactions then outstanding.
<br />(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
<br />in any sum payable to it under Paragraph 11 hereof.
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<br />16. Governing Law
<br />This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof.
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<br />17. No Waivers, Etc.
<br />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
<br />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
<br />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
<br />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
<br />waiver of any right to do so at a later date.
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<br />18. Use of Employee Plan Assets
<br />(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
<br />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
<br />;ha/J represent in writing to the other party that the Transaction does not constitute a prohibited transaction under ERISA or is otherwise exempt
<br />herefrom, and the other party may proceed in reliance thereon but shall not be required so to proceed.
<br />(b) Subject to the last sentence of subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, any such Transaction shall proceed only if Seller furnishes or has furnished
<br />co Buyer its most recent available audited statement of its financial condition and its most recent subsequent unaudited statement of its financial
<br />condition.
<br />(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
<br />such financial statements, there has been no material adverse change in Seller's financial condition which Seller has not disclosed to Buyer, and (iQ to
<br />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
<br />outstanding Transaction involving a Plan Party.
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<br />19. Intent
<br />(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
<br />Code, as amended (except insofar as the type of Securities subject to such Transaction or the term of such Transaction would render such definition
<br />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
<br />type of assets subject to such Transaction would render such definition inapplicable).
<br />(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
<br />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
<br />United States Code, as amended.
<br />(c) The parties agree and acknowledge that jf a party hereto is an "insured depository institution," as such term is defined in the Federal Deposit
<br />Insurance Act, as amended ("FDIA '), then each Transaction hereunder is a "qualified financial contract," as that term is defined in FDIA and any rules,
<br />orders or policy statements thereunder (except insofar as the type of assets subject to such Transaction would render such definition inapplicable).
<br />(d) It is understood that this Agreement constitutes a "netting contracf' as defined in and subject to Title IV of the Federal Deposit Insurance
<br />Cotporation Improvement Act of 1991 ("FDICIA ") and each payment entitlement and payment obligation under any Transaction hereunder shall constitute
<br />a "covered contractual payment entitlement" or "covered contractual payment obligation", respectively, as defined in and subject to FDICIA (except
<br />insofar as one or both of the parties is not a "financial institution" as that term is defined in FDICIA).
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