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EXHIBIT 10.4
EXECUTION COPY
 
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
among
RESIDENTIAL CAPITAL, LLC,
DOA HOLDING PROPERTIES, LLC,
DOA PROPERTIES IIIB (KB MODELS), LLC
and
MHPOOL HOLDINGS LLC
Dated as of September 30, 2008
     
 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
             
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND TERMS     4  
Section 1.1
  Certain Definitions     4  
Section 1.2
  Other Terms     7  
Section 1.3
  Other Definitional Provisions     8  
ARTICLE II PURCHASE AND SALE OF INTERESTS     9  
Section 2.1
  Sale of Interests     9  
Section 2.2
  Assumed Liabilities; Retained Liabilities; Cancellation of GMAC MHF Note     9  
Section 2.3
  Purchase Price     9  
Section 2.4
  Adjustments to the Firm Bid Price     10  
Section 2.5
  Closing     12  
Section 2.6
  Deliveries by Seller     12  
Section 2.7
  Deliveries by Buyer     13  
Section 2.8
  Closing Costs     14  
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES     14  
Section 3.1
  Representations and Warranties of ResCap and Seller     14  
Section 3.2
  Representations and Warranties of Buyer     17  
ARTICLE IV COVENANTS     18  
Section 4.1
  Commercially Reasonable Efforts     18  
Section 4.2
  Additional Covenants     19  
Section 4.3
  Servicing and Asset Management     19  
Section 4.4
  Excluded Asset Sales     19  
Section 4.5
  Tax Matters     20  
Section 4.6
  Further Assurances     21  
ARTICLE V CONDITIONS TO CLOSING     21  
Section 5.1
  Conditions to the Obligations of each of the Parties     21  
Section 5.2
  Conditions to the Obligations of ResCap and Seller     22  
Section 5.3
  Conditions to the Obligations of Buyer     22  
ARTICLE VI TERMINATION     23  
Section 6.1
  Termination     23  
Section 6.2
  Effect of Termination     23  
ARTICLE VII INDEMNIFICATION     23  
Section 7.1
  Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants     23  
Section 7.2
  Indemnification     23  
Section 7.3
  Notice of Claim; Defense     24  
Section 7.4
  Limitations on Indemnification     26  
ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS     28  
Section 8.1
  Notices     28  
Section 8.2
  Amendment; Waiver     29  
Section 8.3
  No Assignment or Benefit to Third Parties     29  
Section 8.4
  Entire Agreement     29  
Section 8.5
  Fulfillment of Obligations     29  
Section 8.6
  Expenses     30  

 


 

             
Section 8.7
  Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Selection of Forum; Waiver of Trial by Jury     30  
Section 8.8
  Counterparts     30  
Section 8.9
  Headings     30  
Section 8.10
  Severability     30  
Section 8.11
  Commitment Regarding Actions of Controlled Affiliates     31  
Section 8.12
  Specific Performance     31  
EXHIBITS
     
Exhibit A-1
  Pool 1 Assets
Exhibit A-2
  Pool 2 Assets
Exhibit B
  Excluded Assets
Exhibit C
  Buyer's Valuation of Assets
Exhibit D
  Calculation of Proration Amount
Exhibit E
  Servicing Agreement
Exhibit F
  Limited Assignment and Assumption Agreement
Exhibit G
  Form of Mutual Release
Exhibit H
  Form of Purchase and Sale Contract and Deed
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PURCHASE AGREEMENT
     This PURCHASE AGREEMENT is dated as of September 30, 2008, among Residential Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ResCap”), DOA Holding Properties, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of ResCap (“Seller”), DOA Properties IIIB (KB Models), LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Seller (“Subsidiary”) and MHPool Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Buyer”). Each of ResCap, Seller, Subsidiary and Buyer are referred to herein as a “Party” and, collectively, as the “Parties”.
RECITALS:
     WHEREAS, as of June 30, 2008, Subsidiary was the owner of all of the assets identified in Exhibit A-1 hereto (collectively, the “Pool 1 Assets” or “Pool 1”), as to which Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. submitted a firm bid on July 25, 2008 (the “Bid Letter”);
     WHEREAS, as of June 30, 2008, DOA Properties III (Models), LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an Affiliate of Subsidiary (“DOA Affiliate”), was the owner of all of the assets identified in Exhibit A-2 hereto (collectively, the “Pool 2 Assets” or “Pool 2”, and, together with the Pool 1 Assets, the “Assets” or the “Pools”), as to which Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. also submitted the Bid Letter;
     WHEREAS, DOA Affiliate has conveyed title to the Pool 2 Assets (other than the Excluded Assets, as defined below) to Subsidiary;
     WHEREAS, during the period from June 30, 2008 to the date hereof, Subsidiary or (prior to the conveyance of the Pool 2 Assets to Subsidiary) DOA Affiliate, as the case may be, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell, or has otherwise sold, to a third party a portion of the Assets, a list of which is set forth on Exhibit B hereto (the “Excluded Assets”); and
     WHEREAS, Seller desires to sell, and Buyer desires to purchase, all of the Assets other than the Excluded Assets (the “Subject Assets”), through a sale and purchase of all of the membership interests of Subsidiary (the “Interests”), as contemplated by the Bid Letter, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

 


 

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and undertakings contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND TERMS
     Section 1.1 Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:
     “Additional Proceeds Amount” means the aggregate amount of proceeds or other payments received by ResCap or any of its Affiliates in respect of the Subject Assets in respect of the period between 11:59 p.m. (New York City Time) on the Cut-Off Date and 12:01 a.m. (New York City Time) on the Closing Date, including all payments due after the Cut-Off Date but received on or prior to 11:59 p.m. (New York City Time) on the Cut-Off Date.
     “Adjustment Amount” means $18,949,822, which represents the total value ascribed to the Excluded Assets by Buyer as set forth on Exhibit C hereto.
     “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, such other Person as of the date on which, or at any time during the period for which, the determination of affiliation is being made. For purposes of this definition, the term “control” (including the correlative meanings of the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise.
     “Agreement” means this Purchase Agreement, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
     “Ancillary Transfer Documents” means those instruments of transfer, assumptions, filings or documents required to be executed and delivered by Seller or Buyer to effect the sale and transfer of the Interests to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement.
     “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banks in New York City are authorized or obligated by Law or executive order to close.
     “CERCLA” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended through the Closing.
     “Claims” means any and all actions, suits, petitions, appeals, demands, demand letters, claims, notices asserting any right to indemnification, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigations, proceedings, consent orders or consent agreements.
     “Community” means the residential project in which a Model Home is located.

 


 

     “Contract” means any contract, undertaking, commitment, lease, mortgage, indenture, arrangement, plan or other legally binding agreement or understanding.
     “Cut-Off Date” means June 30, 2008.
     “Encumbrance” means any lien, pledge, charge, claim, encumbrance, restriction, community property interest, security interest, option, mortgage, easement, right of first offer, right of first refusal or claim of any kind and character.
     “Environment” means surface waters, ground waters, soil, subsurface strata and ambient air.
     “Environmental Laws” means all Laws, now or hereafter in effect and as amended, and any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent decree or judgment, relating to the Environment, health, safety, natural resources or Hazardous Materials, including CERCLA; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901 et seq.; the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. §§ 6901 et seq.; the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.; the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.; the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq.; the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300f et seq.; the Atomic Energy Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2011 et seq.; the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. §§ 136 et seq.; and the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. §§ 301 et seq.
     “Governmental Entity” means any federal, state or local court, administrative body or other governmental or quasi-governmental entity with competent jurisdiction.
     “Guaranty” means the Guaranty, effective as of June 5, 2006, made by Residential Funding Corporation (“RFC”) in favor of the Builder (as defined in the Pool 1 MSRA) in connection with the Pool 1 MSRA.
     “Hazardous Materials” means (a) any element, compound or chemical that is defined, listed or otherwise classified as a toxic pollutant, toxic or hazardous substance, extremely hazardous substance or chemical, hazardous material, hazardous waste or biohazardous or infectious waste under applicable Environmental Laws; (b) petroleum, petroleum-based or petroleum-derived products; (c) any substance exhibiting a hazardous waste characteristic including but not limited to corrosivity, ignitibility, toxicity or reactivity as well as any radioactive or explosive materials; (d) any substance containing 50 parts per million or more of polychlorinated biphenyls or asbestos that is friable or damaged; and (e) any other wastes, materials, chemicals or substances regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
     “Law” means any law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, code, order, judgment, injunction or decree enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered by a Governmental Entity or self-regulatory organization.
     “Liabilities” means any and all debts, liabilities, commitments and obligations of any kind, whether fixed, contingent or absolute, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, accrued or not accrued, asserted or not asserted, known or unknown, determined, determinable or

 


 

otherwise, whenever or however arising (including, whether arising out of any contract or tort based on negligence or strict liability) and whether or not the same would be required by GAAP to be reflected in financial statements or disclosed in the notes thereto.
     “Limited Assignment and Assumption Agreement” means that certain Limited Assignment and Assumption Agreement to be entered into at Closing by RFC, DOA Holdings NoteCo, LLC, KB One, LLC and Buyer in the form annexed hereto as attached hereto as Exhibit F.
     “MSRA” means each of the Pool 1 MSRA and Pool 2 MSRA.
     “Mutual Release” means that certain mutual release to be entered into at Closing by ResCap, on behalf of itself and each of its controlled Affiliates (other than Subsidiary), on the one hand, and Subsidiary, on the other hand, in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit G.
     “Note” means the Amended and Restated Note, dated June 5, 2006, issued by KBOne, LLC to KB Home, in connection with the Pool 1 MSRA.
     “Permitted Encumbrances” means (i) liens for real property taxes and government improvement assessments not yet due and payable; (ii) covenants, easements, agreements, restrictions and rights of record approved by Buyer that do not materially and adversely affect the insurability or marketability of title to the Subject Asset or prohibit or interfere with the use of the Subject Asset as a single family residential dwelling; (iii) the standard title insurance policy exceptions for the jurisdiction to the extent customarily acceptable to buyers of residential property; and (iv) any defects or other matters affecting title that will be irrevocably extinguished by Seller or Subsidiary prior to the Closing.
     “Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a limited liability company, a Governmental Entity, a trust or other entity or organization.
     “Pool 1 MSRA” means the Second Amended and Restated Master Sale and Rental Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2006, by and between Subsidiary, as successor in interest to KB One, LLC and KB Home, as further amended or modified to date.
     “Pool 2 MSRA” means the Second Amended and Restated Master Sale and Rental Agreement, dated as of September 10, 2004, by and among Subsidiary, as successor in interest to GMAC Model Home Finance, Inc., Dominion Homes, Inc. and Dominion Homes of Kentucky, Ltd., as further amended or modified to date.
     “Proration Amount” means the amount determined in accordance with Exhibit D.
     “Reference Rate” means the rate per annum equal to the “Prime Rate” for the United States as published in The Wall Street Journal, Eastern Edition.
     “Release” means disposing, discharging, injecting, spilling, leaking, leaching, dumping, emitting, escaping, emptying, seeping, placing and the like into or upon any land or water or air or otherwise entering into the Environment.

 


 

     “ResCap Disclosure Letters” means the disclosure letters delivered by Seller to Buyer prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement relating to Pool 1 and Pool 2, respectively.
     “ResCap’s Knowledge” means the actual knowledge of those persons identified in Section 1.1 of the ResCap Disclosure Letters.
     “Subject Assets” means the Assets other than the Excluded Assets.
     “Tax Returns” means all reports, returns, declarations, statements or other information filed, supplied or required to be filed or supplied to any Governmental Entity in connection with Taxes.
     “Taxes” means all taxes, charges, fees, levies or other similar assessments or liabilities, including without limitation income, gross receipts, ad valorem, premium, value-added, excise, real property, personal property, sales, use, services, withholding, employment, payroll and franchise taxes imposed by the United States or any state, local or foreign government, or any agency thereof, or other political subdivision of the United States or any such government, and any interest, fines, penalties, assessments or additions to tax resulting from, attributable to, or incurred in connection with any Tax or any contest or dispute thereof and any interest in respect of such amounts.
     “Transaction Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Limited Assignment and Assumption Agreement, the Ancillary Transfer Documents, the Mutual Release and the Servicing Agreement.
     Section 1.2 Other Terms
     . The following capitalized terms are defined in the following Sections of this Agreement:
         
Term   Section
Assumed Liabilities
    2.2 (a)
Bid Letter
  RECITALS
Buyer
  PREAMBLE
Buyer Indemnified Party
    7.2 (a)
Cap
    7.4 (c)
Chosen Courts
    8.7  
Claim Notice
    7.3 (a)
Closing
    0  
Closing Date
    0  
Code
    2.6 (f)
Deductible
    7.4 (b)
Estimated Additional Proceeds Amount
    2.4 (a)
Estimated Adjustments
    2.4 (a)
Estimated Proration Amount
    2.4 (a)
Estimated Purchase Price
    2.3 (a)
Excluded Assets
  RECITALS
Final Additional Proceeds Amount
    2.4 (d)

 


 

         
Term   Section
Final Proration Amount
    2.4 (d)
Firm Bid Price
    2.3 (a)
GMAC MHF Note
    2.2 (c)
Indemnified Party
    7.3 (a)
Indemnifying Party
    7.3 (a)
Independent Accounting Firm
    2.4 (e)
Losses
    7.2 (a)
Model Homes
  3.1(e)(ii)
Notice of Dispute
    2.4 (d)
Outside Date
    6.1 (b)
Owner
    2.6 (f)
Party
  PREAMBLE
Pool
  RECITALS
Post-Closing Statement
    2.4 (c)
Proceeding
    7.3 (a)
Required Seller Consents
    3.1 (c)
ResCap
  PREAMBLE
ResCap Indemnified Party
    7.2 (b)
Retained Liabilities
    2.2 (b)
Sale
    2.1  
Seller
  PREAMBLE
Seller’s Certificate
    2.4 (a)
Servicing Agreement
    4.3  
Subsidiary
  PREAMBLE
Subject Asset
  RECITALS
Third-Party Claim
    7.3 (a)
Transfer Taxes
    2.8  
     Section 1.3 Other Definitional Provisions. Unless the express context otherwise requires:
     (a) the words “hereof”, “herein”, and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement;
     (b) the terms defined in the singular have a comparable meaning when used in the plural, and vice versa;
     (c) the terms “Dollars” and “$” mean United States Dollars;
     (d) references herein to a specific Section, Subsection or Exhibit shall refer, respectively, to Sections, Subsections or Exhibits of this Agreement;
     (e) wherever the word “include,” “includes,” or “including” is used in this Agreement, it shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation;” and

 


 

     (f) references herein to any gender includes each other gender.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE OF INTERESTS
     Section 2.1 Sale of Interests. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, at the Closing, Seller shall sell, convey, transfer, assign and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase from Seller, all of the right, title and interest of Seller in and to the Interests, free and clear of all Encumbrances (the “Sale”).
     Section 2.2 Assumed Liabilities; Retained Liabilities; Cancellation of GMAC MHF Note.
          (a) On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the Limited Assignment and Assumption Agreement (to the extent applicable), at the Closing, Subsidiary shall assume or retain, as applicable, perform and discharge when due (i) all Liabilities in respect of the Pool 1 MSRA and the Note allocated to Subsidiary pursuant to the Limited Assignment and Assumption Agreement, (ii) all Liabilities in respect of the Pool 2 MSRA (but only to the extent of the obligations thereunder arising from and after the Closing Date as a result of post-Closing ownership and operation of the Subject Assets), and (iii) all Liabilities to the extent, but solely to the extent, included in the calculation of the Proration Amount in accordance with Exhibit D (collectively, the “Assumed Liabilities”).
          (b) From and after the Closing, Seller shall assume or retain, as applicable, perform and discharge when due all Liabilities that exist, relate to or arise out of (i) all Liabilities in respect of the Pool 1 MSRA and the Note allocated to Seller pursuant to the Limited Assignment and Assumption Agreement, (ii) the ownership of the Interests or any of the Subject Assets or the operation of the businesses or assets of Subsidiary or DOA Affiliate (including with respect to obligations and liabilities under the Pool 2 MSRA except to the extent assumed or retained by Subsidiary pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(ii)) prior to or as of the Closing (except to the extent, but solely to the extent, included in the calculation of the Proration Amount in accordance with Exhibit D), (iii) the Excluded Assets, or (iv) any of the matters specified in Section 2.2 of either of the ResCap Disclosure Letters (the “Retained Liabilities”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, neither Buyer nor Subsidiary shall assume or have any responsibility of any nature with respect to any Retained Liabilities.
          (c) Prior to the Closing, ResCap and Buyer shall take, or shall cause their respective controlled Subsidiaries to take, all actions necessary to extinguish that certain loan agreement and revolving note between KBOne, LLC and GMAC MHF referenced in the Note (the “GMAC MHF Note”) in full without any liability to Subsidiary, Buyer, ResCap, Seller, KB One, LLC or GMAC MHF.
     Section 2.3 Purchase Price.
          (a) On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, at the Closing, in consideration of the sale of the Interests, Buyer shall pay to Seller an amount (the “Estimated

 


 

Purchase Price”) in cash equal to: (i) $80,070,000 (the “Firm Bid Price”), (ii) as adjusted downward, for the Adjustment Amount, (iii) as adjusted upward or downward, for the Estimated Proration Amount, and (iv) as adjusted downward, for the Estimated Additional Proceeds Amount.
          (b) The allocation of the Firm Bid Price among the Subject Assets shall be allocated in proportion to the value ascribed to each Subject Asset as set forth on Exhibit C hereto. The allocation of the Final Proration Amount and Final Additional Proceeds Amount among the Subject Assets shall be in accordance with a schedule to be prepared in good faith by Buyer and delivered to Seller within 30 calendar days after the final determinations of the Final Proration Amount and the Final Additional Proceeds Amount pursuant to Section 2.4 and shall be based on the underlying Subject Asset directly related thereto. Seller shall have the right to review such schedule and provide comments thereto which shall be considered in good faith by Buyer.
     Section 2.4 Adjustments to the Firm Bid Price.
          (a) No later than one Business Day prior to the Closing Date, Seller shall prepare and deliver to Buyer a certificate (the “Seller’s Certificate”) that sets forth Seller’s good faith estimate (together with reasonably detailed back-up data to support such estimate) of (i) the Proration Amount (“Estimated Proration Amount”) and (ii) the Additional Proceeds Amount (the “Estimated Additional Proceeds Amount” and, together with the Estimated Proration Amount, the “Estimated Adjustments”). The calculation of the Estimated Proration Amount shall be prepared in accordance with Exhibit D. The calculation of the Estimated Additional Proceeds Amount shall be prepared in accordance with the definition of “Additional Proceeds Amount”.
          (b) During the preparation and calculation of the Estimated Adjustments, Seller shall, and ResCap shall cause Seller to, afford Buyer and its representatives a reasonable opportunity to review the preparation of Estimated Adjustments; and thereafter, reasonable access to the books and records of Seller and Subsidiary to confirm such calculation.
          (c) As promptly as practicable, but in no event later than thirty days following the Closing Date, Seller shall prepare and deliver to Buyer a statement (the “Post-Closing Statement”) that sets forth Seller’s calculation (together with reasonably detailed back-up data to support such calculation) of (i) the Proration Amount and (ii) the Additional Proceeds Amount. The calculation of the Proration Amount as set forth on the Post-Closing Statement shall be prepared in accordance with Exhibit D. The calculation of the Additional Proceeds Amount as set forth on the Post-Closing Statement shall be prepared in accordance with the definition of “Additional Proceeds Amount”.
          (d) Except as set forth below in this Section 2.4, the Post-Closing Statement and the calculations of the Proration Amount and Additional Proceeds Amount shall be deemed to be and shall be final, binding and conclusive on the Parties hereto. Both the Post-Closing Statement and the calculations of Proration Amount and Additional Proceeds thereon shall be deemed final for the purposes of this Section 2.4 upon the earlier of (i) the failure of Buyer to deliver Seller a Notice of Dispute within thirty days of the receipt of the Post-Closing Statement, (ii) the resolution of all disputes, pursuant to this Section 2.4, by Buyer and Seller, or (iii) the

 


 

resolution of all disputes, pursuant to this Section 2.4, by the Independent Accounting Firm. “Final Proration Amount” shall mean the Proration Amount as finally determined pursuant to this Section 2.4. “Final Additional Proceeds Amount” shall mean the Additional Proceeds Amount as finally determined pursuant to this Section 2.4. “Notice of Dispute” means a written notice from Buyer that disputes Seller’s calculation of any of the Proration Amount and/or Additional Proceeds Amount as set forth on the Post-Closing Statement.
          (e) In the event a Notice of Dispute is delivered, Buyer and Seller shall cooperate in good faith to attempt to reconcile their differences, and any mutually agreed resolution by them as to any disputed amounts shall be final, binding and conclusive on the Parties hereto. If Buyer and Seller are unable to reach such a resolution within thirty days of the delivery of the Notice of Dispute, Buyer and Seller shall submit the items remaining in dispute for resolution to an independent accounting firm of national reputation mutually acceptable to Seller and Buyer (the “Independent Accounting Firm”). If a Notice of Dispute is not delivered on or before the expiration of such 30-day period (or if Buyer notifies Seller in writing that there is no such dispute), the calculations prepared by Seller shall be deemed to be final, binding and conclusive. In the event a Notice of Dispute is timely delivered with respect to only certain of the amounts or certain portions of the amounts set forth therein but not others, then any undisputed amount or portion thereof shall be deemed to be final, binding and conclusive.
          (f) The Independent Accounting Firm shall be instructed to render its written determination as soon as reasonably possible (which the Parties hereto agree should not be later than sixty days following the date on which the items remaining in dispute are submitted to the Independent Accounting Firm) to Seller and Buyer. The Independent Accounting Firm may only resolve disagreements as to matters covered by the Notice of Dispute. All matters not covered by the Notice of Dispute shall be deemed to be final, binding and conclusive. The Independent Accounting Firm’s determination shall be final, binding and conclusive on the Seller and Buyer. Buyer and Seller shall promptly provide their assertions regarding the Proration Amount and Additional Proceeds Amount, as the case may be, in writing to the Independent Accounting Firm, with a copy to each other. The Independent Accounting Firm shall conduct its determination activities in a manner wherein all materials submitted to it are held in confidence and shall not be disclosed to any third parties (other than any designated authorized representative of a Party). The Parties agree that judgment may be entered upon the determination of the Independent Accounting Firm in any court having jurisdiction over the Party against which such determination is to be enforced. The fees and disbursements of the Independent Accounting Firm shall be allocated between Seller and Buyer in the same proportion that the aggregate amount of such remaining disputed items so submitted to the Independent Accounting Firm that is unsuccessfully disputed by each such Party as finally determined by the Independent Accounting Firm bears to the total amount of such remaining disputed items. In no event may the Independent Accounting Firm’s resolution of any difference be for an amount which is outside the range of disagreement between Buyer’s position and Seller’s position. Buyer and Seller shall provide the Independent Accounting Firm with access to all books and records reasonably requested by the Independent Accounting Firm in connection with this Section 2.4(f) (subject to the execution of customary access letters, if requested, with respect to the work product of a Party’s independent accountant).

 


 

          (g) Upon final determination of the Final Proration Amount, then:
     (A) in the event that the Final Proration Amount exceeds the Estimated Proration Amount, then Seller shall pay such excess amount to Buyer within three Business Days of such determination; and
     (B) in the event that the Final Proration Amount is less than the Estimated Proration Amount, then Buyer shall pay such excess amount to Seller within three Business Days of such determination.
          (h) Upon final determination of the Final Additional Proceeds Amount, then:
     (A) in the event that the Final Additional Proceeds Amount exceeds the Estimated Additional Proceeds Amount, then Seller shall pay such excess amount to Buyer within three Business Days of such determination; and
     (B) in the event that the Final Additional Proceeds Amount is less than the Estimated Additional Proceeds Amount, then Buyer shall pay such excess amount to Seller within three Business Days of such determination.
          (i) Payment shall be made pursuant to subsections (g) and (h) of this Section 2.4 as follows: (i) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the bank account designated in writing by the recipient at least two Business Days prior to the expiration of the applicable three-Business Day period referenced in subsections (g) and (h) of this Section 2.4 and (ii) to the extent such payment is not made within the applicable three-Business Day period, interest shall be due and payable on such payment at an annual rate equal to the Reference Rate from and after the Closing Date to and including the date such payment is fully made; provided, that such amounts shall be netted to the extent payable by each of Seller and Buyer to the other Party.
     Section 2.5 Closing. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the consummation of the Sale (the “Closing”) shall take place at the offices of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, 919 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022 at 10:00 A.M. New York City time, on September 30, 2008, except to the extent any of the conditions set forth in Article V (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing but subject to the fulfillment or waiver of those conditions) have not been satisfied or waived by such date, in which case the Closing shall occur on the second Business Day following the date on which the conditions set forth in Article V (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing but subject to the fulfillment or waiver of those conditions) have been satisfied or waived, or at such other time and place as the Parties hereto may mutually agree. At the Closing, the Parties shall take all actions required under this Article II and all other actions not previously taken but required to be taken hereunder at or prior to the Closing. The date on which the Closing occurs is called the “Closing Date”.
     Section 2.6 Deliveries by Seller. At the Closing, Seller shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to Buyer:
          (a) the certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.3(d);

 


 

          (b) an executed counterpart to the (i) Servicing Agreement, (ii) Limited Assignment and Assumption Agreement, (iii) the Mutual Release and (iv) the Ancillary Transfer Documents;
          (c) the written resignations, effective as of the Closing, of the current officers, managing member, manager or members of the board of managers or directors, as applicable, of Subsidiary;
          (d) all Contracts and other documents in the possession or control of ResCap or any of its controlled Affiliates exclusively related to, and copies of all Contracts and other documents in the possession or control of ResCap or any of its controlled Affiliates primarily related to or otherwise material to, Subsidiary’s ownership or operation of the Subject Assets (including, without limitation, permits, licenses, approvals, certificates of occupancy, plans, specifications, guaranties and warranties);
          (e) evidence of extinguishment of the GMAC MHF Note in accordance with Section 2.2(c);
          (f) an affidavit sworn by Seller stating, under penalty of perjury, that its sole owner for U.S. Federal tax purposes (that is not disregarded) (the “Owner”) is not a foreign person as defined in Section 1445 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and providing Owner’s United States tax identification number;
          (g) any Transfer Tax documentation required to be executed by Seller or Subsidiary in connection with the payment of any Transfer Taxes, if any;
          (h) evidence of the receipt of all Required Seller Consents;
          (i) the minute books, the interest ledger, and books and records of Subsidiary and such other documents and instruments of Subsidiary as Buyer may reasonably request related to the ownership or operation of Subsidiary; and
          (j) such other documents and instruments as may be reasonably and customarily required in the applicable jurisdiction to consummate the Sale pursuant to this Agreement.
     Section 2.7 Deliveries by Buyer. At the Closing, Buyer shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to Seller:
          (a) an amount in cash equal to the Estimated Purchase Price in immediately available funds by wire transfer to an account or accounts that have been designated by ResCap no later than three Business Days prior to the Closing Date;
          (b) the certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.2(c);
          (c) an executed counterpart to the (i) Servicing Agreement, (ii) the Limited Assignment and Assumption Agreement, (iii) the Mutual Release and (iv) the Ancillary Transfer Documents; and

 


 

          (d) such other documents and instruments as may be reasonably and customarily required to consummate the Sale pursuant to this Agreement.
     Section 2.8 Closing Costs. Except as otherwise set forth herein, each party shall be responsible for its respective legal costs. Seller shall pay all excise, sales, use, value added, registration stamp, recording, documentary, conveyancing, franchise, transfer, gains, transaction privilege tax and similar Taxes, levies, charges and fees (collectively, “Transfer Taxes”) incurred in connection with the Sale pursuant to this Agreement. Buyer shall pay (i) all costs associated with its due diligence; and (ii) all title insurance premiums and charges, including endorsements, and all title examination costs for any and all title work Buyer orders. The obligations of the parties to pay applicable closing charges shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
     Section 3.1 Representations and Warranties of ResCap and Seller. ResCap and Seller, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to Buyer as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (except with respect to any representation or warranty made as of a specified date, which shall be made only as of such date) that:
          (a) Due Organization. Each of ResCap, Seller and Subsidiary is duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation. Each of ResCap and Seller has all requisite limited liability company power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out its respective obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Subsidiary has the requisite limited liability company power and authority to own its assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted and is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing (where such concept exists) as a foreign limited liability company in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the ownership or leasing of its properties makes such qualification necessary.
          (b) Binding Effect. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of its obligations hereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all requisite limited liability company action on the part of each of ResCap, Seller and Subsidiary. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of ResCap, Seller and Subsidiary. This Agreement, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by Buyer, constitutes a legally binding obligation of each of ResCap, Seller and Subsidiary, enforceable against each of ResCap, Seller and Subsidiary in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, moratorium, reorganization or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally. As of the Closing Date with respect to the Limited Assignment and Assumption Agreement, Ancillary Transfer Documents, Mutual Release and the Servicing Agreement (i) the execution and delivery of each such Transaction Document, the performance of their respective obligations thereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby shall have been duly authorized by all requisite limited liability company power on the part of each of ResCap and Seller; (ii) each such Transaction Document shall have been duly executed and delivered by each of ResCap and Seller; and (iii) each such Transaction Document shall constitute a legally binding obligation of each of ResCap

 


 

and Seller, enforceable against each such entity in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, moratorium, reorganization or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.
          (c) Consents and Approvals. No consent, approval, waiver, authorization, notice or filing is required to be obtained from or made with any Governmental Entity or self-regulatory organization or any other Person by ResCap or any of its controlled Affiliates, including Seller and Subsidiary, in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of any of the Transaction Documents, other than those set forth in Section 3.1(c) of the ResCap Disclosure Letters (the “Required Seller Consents”).
          (d) Non-Contravention. Assuming the receipt of the Required Seller Consents, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by ResCap, Seller and Subsidiary and by ResCap, Seller and each of their respective controlled Affiliates of the other Transaction Documents (to the extent executed and delivered), and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, do not and will not (i) violate any provision of the organizational documents of the applicable entity, (ii) result in the material breach of, or constitute a material default under, or result in the termination, cancellation, modification or acceleration (whether after the filing of notice or the lapse of time or both) of any material right or obligation of ResCap or any of its controlled Affiliates, including Seller and Subsidiary, under, or result in a loss of any material benefit to which such Party is entitled under, any material Contract (including the MSRAs), or result in the creation of any Encumbrance upon any of the Interests or the Subject Assets, or (iii) violate or result in a breach of or constitute a default under any Law to which ResCap or any of its controlled Affiliates, including Seller and Subsidiary, is subject.
          (e) Subject Assets.
     (i) Seller has full right to sell, assign and transfer all of its right, title and interest in the Interests to Buyer, subject to receipt of the Required Seller Consents. Seller is the owner of the Interests, free and clear of any Encumbrances of any nature whatsoever (except for any such Encumbrances being released prior to or effective upon the Closing). At the Closing, Seller shall transfer all right, title and interest in the Interests to Buyer, free and clear of any Encumbrances of any kind (other than those imposed by applicable securities Laws), and, except for those Ancillary Transfer Documents executed and delivered to Buyer by Seller at Closing, no novations or assignments shall be necessary to vest Buyer at the Closing with such right, title and interest. The Interests constitute all of the outstanding membership interests (or other form of equity- or equity-like interests) of Subsidiary. Subsidiary has good and valid title to each Subject Asset, free and clear of any Encumbrances of any nature whatsoever except for Permitted Encumbrances and any other Encumbrances being released prior to or effective upon the Closing. For each Subject Asset, it was the policy of Subsidiary or Subsidiary’s predecessor in title to obtain a title insurance policy in favor of (A) Subsidiary, or (b) a predecessor-in-title to Subsidiary, and each predecessor-in-title to Subsidiary has transferred the Subject Asset to a subsequent predecessor-in-title to Subsidiary or to Subsidiary using a general warranty deed. The Services to be performed by ResCap or its controlled Affiliates under the Servicing Agreement, shall, at Closing, constitute all

 


 

services necessary to operate the Subject Assets in all material respects as currently operated. The sole business conducted by Subsidiary is and has been the ownership of the Subject Assets, the Excluded Assets and the model homes sold by Subsidiary prior to June 30, 2008, and, except for obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, pursuant to the transactions contemplated hereby or as otherwise set forth in Section 3.1(e)(i) of the ResCap Disclosure Letters, Subsidiary has not incurred any Liabilities other than Retained Liabilities, Assumed Liabilities and those Liabilities satisfied in full prior to the Closing. None of the Assets have been sold, transferred, conveyed or otherwise disposed of since the Cut-Off Date, other than the Excluded Assets. Subsidiary has no employees.
     (ii) Except as set forth in Section 3.1(e)(ii) of the ResCap Disclosure Letters, there are no pending or, to ResCap’s Knowledge, threatened Claims concerning any Subject Asset that constitutes real property (the “Model Homes”) or the MSRAs or the obligations or rights of ResCap or any of its controlled Affiliates or other Persons in and to the Model Homes or under the MSRAs. Neither ResCap nor any of its controlled Affiliates has received any written notice from any Governmental Entity that there currently is any pending condemnation or eminent domain proceeding relating to the Model Homes, or that any such proceeding is currently contemplated. To ResCap’s Knowledge, except as would not reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in material liability to Subsidiary or Buyer: (i) each Model Home has been used and occupied only as a model home and/or as a sales office for the marketing of other homes in the applicable Community or for storage of items relating to the applicable Community in accordance with applicable Laws and for no other purpose, (ii) the construction of the Model Homes and all improvements in the Communities in which the Model Homes are located (or the phase of the Community in which the Model Home is located if the Community is being developed in phases) have been completed in compliance with applicable Law to the extent necessary to allow for use of the Model Homes as single family residences following Retrofit (as defined in the MSRAs), (iii) except as set forth in Section 3.1(e)(ii) of the ResCap Disclosure Letters, the applicable builder has complied with all state disclosure requirements and community covenants in respect of the Subject Assets and (iv) no property underlying any of the Model Homes contains Hazardous Materials in amounts that would violate applicable Law.
     (iii) Each MSRA is in full force and effect and, upon the execution and delivery of the Limited Assignment and Assumption Agreement with respect to the Pool 1 MSRA, will be the valid and binding obligation of Subsidiary to the extent assumed thereby and, to ResCap’s Knowledge, the other parties thereto are in compliance in all material respects with all terms and conditions in the MSRAs and, except as set forth in Section 3.1(e)(iii) of the ResCap Disclosure Letters, there does not exist under the MSRAs any material violation, breach or event of default, or alleged material violation, breach or event of default, or event or condition that, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a material violation, breach or event of default thereunder on the part of Subsidiary or, to ResCap’s Knowledge, any other party to the MSRAs. The MSRAs, the Note and the Guaranty constitute the only Contracts in effect between ResCap or any of its controlled Affiliates, on the one hand, and the applicable builder or any of its

 


 

Affiliates, on the other hand, concerning the Subject Assets. As of the Closing, other than the MSRAs, the Note and the Guaranty, there are no Contracts or indebtedness to which ResCap or any of its controlled Affiliates is a party with respect to which the Subject Assets are bound.
          (f) Liabilities. Except for those items included as a reduction to the purchase price in the calculation of the Proration Amount in accordance with Exhibit D, all liabilities required to be paid prior to or as of 12:01 a.m. (New York City Time) on the Closing Date by ResCap or any of its controlled Affiliates, including Subsidiary, in respect of any of the Interests or Subject Assets (including under the MSRAs, the Note or the Guaranty) have been fully paid by ResCap or the applicable controlled Affiliate. Without limiting the generality of the previous sentence, (i) since its formation, Subsidiary has always been and is an entity disregarded from its sole owner for U.S. Federal tax purposes and no deficiency for any Taxes has been asserted or assessed with respect to any of the Interests or Subject Assets that has not been satisfied by payment, settled or withdrawn, (ii) there is no audit, claim or controversy currently asserted or threatened in writing with respect to the any of the Interests or Subject Assets in respect of any Taxes and (iii) there are no Encumbrances or security interests on any of the Interests or Subject Assets that arose in connection with any failure to pay any Taxes.
          (g) Brokers/Finders. No broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other Person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission in connection with the Interests (or the transfer of control of any of the Subject Assets as a result thereof) pursuant to this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of ResCap or any of its controlled Affiliates with respect to which Buyer or Subsidiary has any obligation or liability.
          (h) Non-Foreign Person. Seller’s sole owner for U.S. Federal tax purposes is not a “foreign person” for purposes of Section 1445 of the Code.
          (i) No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Section 3.1, neither ResCap or any of its controlled Affiliates or other Persons makes any express or implied representation or warranty on behalf of ResCap or Seller or with respect to the Interests or Assets.
     Section 3.2 Representations and Warranties of Buyer. Buyer represents and warrants to ResCap as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (except with respect to any representation or warranty made as of a specified date, which shall be made only as of such date) that:
          (a) Due Organization. Buyer is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation and has all requisite limited liability company power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
          (b) Binding Effect. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of its obligations hereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all requisite limited liability company action of Buyer.

 


 

This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Buyer. This Agreement, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by ResCap, Seller and Subsidiary, constitutes a legally binding obligation of Buyer, enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, moratorium, reorganization or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally. As of the Closing Date with respect to the Limited Assignment and Assumption Agreement, Ancillary Transfer Documents, Mutual Release and the Servicing Agreement, (i) the execution and delivery of each such Transaction Document, the performance of Buyer’s obligations thereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby shall have been duly authorized by all requisite limited liability company or corporate power, as applicable, on the part of Buyer; (ii) each such Transaction Document shall have been duly executed and delivered by Buyer; and (iii) each such Transaction Document shall constitute a legally binding obligation of Buyer, enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, moratorium, reorganization or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.
          (c) Consents and Approvals. No consent, approval, waiver, authorization, notice or filing is required to be obtained from or made with any Governmental Entity or self-regulatory organization or any other Person, by Buyer in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of any of the Transaction Documents.
          (d) Non-Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of each of the Transaction Documents, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, do not and will not (i) violate any provision of the organizational documents of Buyer, (ii) result in the material breach of, or constitute a material default under, or result in the termination, cancellation, modification or acceleration (whether after the filing of notice or the lapse of time or both) of any material right or obligation of Buyer under, or result in a loss of any material benefit to which Buyer is entitled under, any material Contract, or result in the creation of any Encumbrance upon any of assets of Buyer, or (iii) violate or result in a breach of or constitute a default under any Law to which Buyer is subject.
          (e) Brokers/Finders. No broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other Person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission in connection with the transfer of Interests (or the transfer of control of any of the Subject Assets as a result thereof) pursuant to this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Buyer with respect to which ResCap or any of its controlled Affiliates has any obligation or liability.
          (f) No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Section 3.2, neither Buyer nor any of its Affiliates or other Persons makes any express or implied representation or warranty on behalf of Buyer.
ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS
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          (a) Each of the Parties shall cooperate and use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, and assist and cooperate with the other Parties to this Agreement in doing, all things necessary or desirable under applicable Law to consummate, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, ResCap shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, prior to the Closing Date, all Required Seller Consents; provided, that, ResCap shall not have any obligation to pay any material fee to any Person for the purpose of obtaining any Required Seller Consent or any material costs and expenses of any Person resulting from the process of obtaining any Required Seller Consent. Neither Buyer nor any of its Affiliates shall have any obligation to obtain any Required Seller Consents; provided, that, Buyer shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, provide reasonable cooperation in connection with ResCap’s efforts to obtain such Required Seller Consents. In connection with seeking or obtaining any Required Seller Consent, neither ResCap nor any of its controlled Affiliates shall consent to the imposition of any limitations, restrictions or conditions applicable to Buyer, Subsidiary or any of the Subject Assets (including any modification of the MSRAs).
     Section 4.2 Additional Covenants.
          (a) From the date of this Agreement through the Closing, (i) Seller shall not, directly or indirectly, sell or enter into any definitive agreement to sell any of the Interests or the Subject Assets, and (ii) neither Seller nor any of its Affiliates shall, directly or indirectly, terminate, amend or modify the MSRAs.
          (b) From the date of this Agreement through the period ending 60 days after the Closing, Seller shall use its reasonable best efforts to perform its obligation set forth in Section 4.2(b) of the ResCap Disclosure Letters and, if it fails to satisfy such obligations during that period, Buyer and Subsidiary shall have the rights described therein.
     Section 4.3 Servicing and Asset Management. At the Closing, Buyer, Subsidiary and ResCap shall enter into the servicing agreement attached hereto as Exhibit E (the “Servicing Agreement”). From and after the Closing, ResCap shall direct the applicable builder to pay to Buyer in accordance with Buyer’s payment instructions all amounts due to “Owner” with respect to the Subject Assets under the MSRAs, except as otherwise requested in writing by Buyer in connection with ResCap’s performance of services pursuant to the Servicing Agreement. If at any time after the Closing, ResCap or any of its controlled Affiliates receives proceeds or other payments in respect of any of the Subject Assets, ResCap shall, or shall cause its controlled Affiliate to (if applicable), (i) accept and hold such proceeds or payments in trust for the account and sole benefit of Buyer and have no equitable or beneficial interest in any such proceeds or payments and (ii) deliver such proceeds and payments (free of any withholding, setoff, recoupment or deduction of any kind) promptly (but in any event no later than three Business Days after the date on which such Person receives such proceeds or payment) to Buyer or at Buyer’s request, to Subsidiary.
     Section 4.4 Excluded Asset Sales. Buyer acknowledges that ResCap and Seller shall retain all beneficial ownership interest in any Excluded Assets that are not sold to a third party before Closing, notwithstanding Subsidiary’s continuing record ownership of such Excluded

 


 

Assets after the Closing. In accordance therewith, Subsidiary shall, and Buyer shall cause Subsidiary to, (a) sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of the Excluded Assets, including completion of any sale pursuant to any outstanding contract of sale or, if any such contract of sale terminates, transfer to Seller or any of its Affiliates or any third Person at Seller’s expense all right, title and interest in such Excluded Asset, in each case in accordance with the written instructions of ResCap or Seller, and (b) to collect for the account of ResCap and/or Seller all payments and other benefits under the MSRAs or the Note relating to such Excluded Assets, including any lease payments with respect to such Excluded Assets pursuant to the MSRAs or any proceeds received upon the sale of any Excluded Asset. If at any time after the Closing, Subsidiary, Buyer or any of their respective controlled Affiliates receives proceeds or other payments in respect of any of the Excluded Assets, Buyer and Subsidiary shall, or shall cause the controlled Affiliate to (if applicable), (i) accept and hold such proceeds or payments in trust for the account and sole benefit of ResCap and have no equitable or beneficial interest in any such proceeds or payments and (ii) deliver such proceeds and payments (free of any withholding, setoff, recoupment or deduction of any kind) promptly (but in any event no later than three Business Days after the date on which such Person receives such proceeds or payment) to ResCap. From and after the Closing, Subsidiary shall not, and Buyer shall cause Subsidiary not to, cause or permit any Excluded Asset to become subject to any Encumbrance prior to the sale thereof pursuant to this Section 4.4. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 4.4, (i) Subsidiary shall be under no obligation to (x) take any action that would be in violation of applicable Law or any contract with respect to which Subsidiary is bound or subject or (y) except as set forth in those Contracts executed and delivered to Buyer prior to the date hereof, or in any other Contract (including deeds) substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H, make any representations or warranties or provide any indemnification in respect of any of the Excluded Assets or otherwise relating to any sale or transfer thereof, and (ii) any Liability incurred by Subsidiary in connection with any sale, transfer, assignment or other disposition of any Excluded Assets or otherwise arising from Subsidiary’s compliance with this Section 4.4 shall constitute “Retained Liabilities” for purposes of Section 7.2(a)(iii).
     Section 4.5 Tax Matters.
          (a) Seller shall be liable for and Seller shall pay, or cause to be paid, any and all Taxes applicable to the Interests or Subject Assets attributable to periods (or portions thereof) ending on or before the Closing Date. Buyer shall be liable for and shall pay all Taxes applicable to the Interests or Subject Assets attributable to periods (or portions thereof) beginning on the day after the Closing Date.
          (b) Except with respect to Taxes included in the calculation of the Proration Amount hereunder, Seller or Buyer, as the case may be, shall promptly reimburse any Tax paid by the other party all or a portion of which Tax is the responsibility of Seller or Buyer in accordance with the terms of this Section 4.4. Within a reasonable time prior to the payment of any such Tax, the party paying such Tax shall give notice to the other party of the Tax payable and the portion that is the liability of each party, although failure to do so shall not relieve the other party from its liability hereunder except to the extent that it is materially prejudiced by such delay.

 


 

          (c) After the Closing, Seller and Buyer shall, as reasonably requested by the other, (i) assist the other party in preparing any Tax Returns relating to the Interests or Subject Assets which such other party is responsible for preparing and filing; (ii) cooperate fully in preparing for any audit of, or dispute with taxing authorities regarding, and any judicial or administrative proceeding relating to, liability for Taxes, in the preparation or conduct of litigation or investigation of claims, and in connection with the preparation of financial statements or other documents to be filed with any taxing authority, in each case with respect to the Interests or Subject Assets; (iii) make available to the other and to any taxing authority as reasonably requested all information, records, and documents relating to Taxes relating to the Interests or Subject Assets; (iv) provide timely notice to the other party in writing of any pending or threatened Tax audits or assessments relating to the Interests or Subject Assets for taxable periods for which the other party is responsible under this Section 4.4; and (v) furnish the other party with copies of all correspondence received from any taxing authority in connection with any taxable audit or information request with respect to any Tax periods for which the other is responsible under this Section 4.4. Until the seventh anniversary of the Closing Date, Seller will, to the extent necessary in connection with any Taxes (including the tax basis of any acquired asset) or other matters relating to the Interests or Subject Assets for any period ending at or prior to the Closing, and without charge to Buyer, retain all original books, records and other documents and all electronically archived data not deliverable to Buyer at Closing related to the Interests or Subject Assets. Any information obtained pursuant to this Section 4.4 or pursuant to any other Section hereof providing for the sharing of information or review of any Tax Return or other schedule relating to Taxes shall be kept confidential by the Parties, except to the extent such information is required to be disclosed by Law, regulation or judicial order.
          (d) Seller shall prepare and file, and Buyer shall cooperate in the preparation and filing of, all Tax Returns, if any, relating to any Transfer Taxes that become payable in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
     Section 4.6 Further Assurances. From time to time after the Closing, each Party hereto shall, and shall cause its Affiliates, promptly to execute, acknowledge and deliver any other assurances or documents or instruments of transfer reasonably requested by the other Party hereto and necessary for the requesting Party to satisfy obligations hereunder or to obtain the benefits of the transactions contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE V
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
     Section 5.1 Conditions to the Obligations of each of the Parties. The obligations of the Parties hereto to effect the Closing are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
          (a) No Injunctions or Restraints; Illegality. No judgment, order, injunction or decree issued by any court or agency of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents shall be in effect and no statute, rule, regulation, order, injunction or decree shall have been enacted, promulgated or enforced by any Governmental Entity that prohibits or makes

 


 

illegal the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.
     Section 5.2 Conditions to the Obligations of ResCap and Seller. The obligations of ResCap and Seller to effect the Closing are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
          (a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of Buyer contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any qualifications as to materiality or similar qualifications therein) in all material respects as of the date hereof and at and as of the Closing, as if made at and as of such time (or if made as of a specific date, at and as of such date); provided, that the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.2(a), 3.2(b) and 3.2(e) shall be true and correct in all respects.
          (b) Covenants. Buyer shall have performed in all material respects all of its obligations hereunder required to be performed by Buyer at or prior to the Closing Date and shall have delivered all documentation required to be delivered by Buyer pursuant to Section 2.7.
          (c) Certificate. Buyer shall have delivered to ResCap a certificate, signed by a duly authorized representative of Buyer and dated the Closing Date, to the effect that the conditions set forth in Sections 5.2(a) and 5.2(b) have been satisfied.
     Section 5.3 Conditions to the Obligations of Buyer. The obligations of Buyer to effect the Closing are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
          (a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of ResCap and Seller contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any qualifications as to materiality or similar qualifications therein) in all material respects as of the date hereof and at and as of the Closing, as if made at and as of such time (or if made as of a specific date, at and as of such date); provided, that the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.1(a), 3.1(b), 3.1(e)(i), 3.1(f) and 3.1(g) shall be true and correct in all respects.
          (b) Covenants. ResCap and Seller shall have, and shall have caused each of their respective controlled Affiliates to have, performed in all material respects all of their respective obligations hereunder required to be performed by such Person at or prior to the Closing Date and shall have delivered all documentation required to be delivered by ResCap or Seller pursuant to Section 2.6.
          (c) Consents and Approvals. All Required Seller Consents shall have been obtained or made (without the imposition of any limitations, restrictions or conditions applicable to Buyer, Subsidiary, the Interests or the Subject Assets (including any modification of the MSRAs or the Note)).
          (d) Certificate. ResCap and Seller shall have delivered to Buyer a certificate, signed by a duly authorized officer of ResCap and dated the Closing Date, to the effect that the conditions set forth in Sections 5.3(a) through (c) have been satisfied.

 


 

ARTICLE VI
TERMINATION
     Section 6.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:
          (a) by written agreement of ResCap and Buyer;
          (b) by any Party, upon written notice to the other Parties, in the event that the Closing does not occur on or before 5:00 p.m. (New York City Time) on October 6, 2008 (the “Outside Date”); or
          (c) by any Party, upon written notice to the other Parties, in the event that any Law shall be enacted or any Governmental Entity shall have issued any order, decree or injunction or taken any other action restraining, enjoining or prohibiting any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, and such order, decree, injunction or other action shall have become final and nonappealable.
     Section 6.2 Effect of Termination. In the event of any termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 6.1, this Agreement (other than this Section 6.2 and Sections 8.1 through 8.11, which shall remain in full force and effect) shall forthwith become wholly void and of no further force and effect.
ARTICLE VII
INDEMNIFICATION
     Section 7.1 Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The representations and warranties set forth in Article III of this Agreement shall survive the Closing until the second anniversary of the Closing Date, except that the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.1(a), 3.1(b), 3.1(e)(i), 3.1(g), 3.2(a), 3.2(b) and 3.2(e) shall survive the Closing until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations. The covenants in this Agreement shall survive the Closing in accordance with their terms.
     Section 7.2 Indemnification.
          (a) From and after the Closing, ResCap shall indemnify and defend Buyer, its Affiliates (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Subsidiary), managing member, officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and assigns (each a “Buyer Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all actions, suits, claims, proceedings, damages, losses, deficiencies, liabilities, penalties, fines, interest, costs, damages, judgments, amounts paid in settlement and expenses (including, without limitation, the cost and expenses of any litigations, actions, judgments and settlements related thereto, and the reasonable costs and expenses of attorneys and accountants incurred in the investigation or defense thereof or the enforcement of rights hereunder) (collectively, “Losses”) related to or arising out of any one or more of the following:

 


 

     (i) any breach of any representation or warranty made by ResCap or any of its controlled Affiliates in this Agreement (without giving effect to any qualifications as to materiality or similar qualifications contained in such representations or warranties);
     (ii) any breach by ResCap or Seller of any covenant to be performed or complied with by ResCap or Seller under this Agreement; or
     (iii) the Retained Liabilities.
          (b) From and after the Closing, Buyer shall indemnify and defend ResCap, its Affiliates, managing member, officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and assigns (each a “ResCap Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all Losses related to or arising out of any one or more of the following:
     (i) any breach of any representation or warranty made by Buyer in this Agreement (without giving effect to any qualifications as to materiality or similar qualifications contained in such representations or warranties);
     (ii) any breach by Buyer of any covenant to be performed or complied with by Buyer under this Agreement;
     (iii) the Assumed Liabilities; or
     (iv) the ownership or use of the Subject Assets after the Closing, except to the extent such Losses constitute Retained Liabilities.
     Section 7.3 Notice of Claim; Defense.
          (a) If any third party institutes or asserts any claim, demand, investigation, action or proceeding (each of the foregoing, a “Proceeding”) against any Person entitled to indemnification under this Agreement (an “Indemnified Party”) that may give rise to Losses for which a party (an “Indemnifying Party”) may be liable for indemnification under this Article VII (a “Third-Party Claim”), then the Indemnified Party shall promptly send to the Indemnifying Party a written notice specifying (to the extent such information is reasonable available) the nature of such claim and, if available, the estimated amount of all related Liabilities, which estimate shall be subject to change (a “Claim Notice”). The Indemnifying Party shall be relieved of its indemnification obligations under this Article VII to the extent that it is materially prejudiced by the failure of the Indemnified Parties to provide a timely and adequate Claim Notice. If a Claim Notice has been given prior to the expiration of the applicable representations and warranties, then the relevant representation and warranties shall survive as to such claim until such claim has been finally resolved.
          (b) The Indemnifying Party will have 20 days (or such lesser number of days as set forth in the Claim Notice as may be required by court proceeding in the event of a litigation matter) after receipt of the Claim Notice to notify the Indemnified Party that it desires to assume and thereafter conduct the defense of the Third-Party Claim with counsel of its choice

 


 

reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, unless the Indemnified Party has notified the Indemnifying Party that it has determined in good faith that (i) there is a reasonable probability that such claim may materially and adversely affect it or its Affiliates other than as a result of money damages, (ii) a conflict of interest exists in respect of such claim, or (iii) there are specific defenses available to the Indemnified Party that are different from or additional to those available to the Indemnifying Party and that could be adverse to the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of the Third Party Claim, it shall have conclusively established its obligation to indemnify the Indemnified Party with respect to such Third Party Claim. The Indemnified Parties may participate, at their own expense and through legal counsel of their choice, in any such Proceeding; provided, that the Indemnified Parties and their counsel shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnifying Party and its counsel in connection with such Proceeding. The Indemnifying Party shall not (i) consent to, or enter into, any compromise or settlement which commits the Indemnified Party to take, or to forbear to take, any action or does not provide for a full and complete written release by such third party of the Indemnified Party, (ii) consent to, or enter into, any compromise or settlement, consent to the entry of any judgment, or admit any liability or wrongdoing with respect to any Third-Party Claim unless it involves only the payment of money damages all of which will be borne by the Indemnifying Party in accordance with its indemnification obligations hereunder and does not impose an injunction or other equitable relief upon the Indemnified Party or otherwise involve any admission of liability or wrongdoing by the Indemnified Party, in each case, without the Indemnified Party’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Indemnifying Party elects not to retain counsel and assume control of such defense or if both the Indemnifying Party and any Indemnified Party are parties to or subjects of such Proceeding and conflicts of interests exist between the Indemnifying Party and such Indemnified Party, then the Indemnified Parties shall retain counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnifying Party in connection with such Proceeding and assume control of the defense in connection with such Proceeding, and, to the extent the Indemnified Party is entitled to indemnification hereunder in connection with such Proceeding, the fees, charges and disbursements of not more than one firm as such counsel per jurisdiction selected by the Indemnified Parties shall be reimbursed by the Indemnifying Party. Under no circumstances will the Indemnifying Party have any liability in connection with any settlement of any Proceeding that is entered into without its prior written consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
          (c) From and after the delivery of a Claim Notice, at the reasonable request of the Indemnifying Party, each Indemnified Party shall (i) reasonably cooperate with the Indemnifying Party in connection with the defense of any Third-Party Claim and (ii) grant the Indemnifying Party and its counsel, experts and representatives reasonable access, during normal business hours, to the books, records, personnel (including as witnesses or deponents at trial and during the discovery process) and properties of the Indemnified Party to the extent reasonably related to the Claim Notice, in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii) of this sentence, at no cost to the Indemnifying Party (other than for reasonable out of pocket expenses of the Indemnified Parties).
          (d) From and after the Closing, except in the case of fraud, the indemnification obligations set forth in this Article VII are the exclusive remedy of the

 


 

Indemnified Parties (a) for any inaccuracy in any of the representations or any breach of any of the warranties or covenants contained herein or (b) otherwise with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and matters arising out of, relating to or resulting from the subject matter of this Agreement, whether based on statute, contract, tort, property or otherwise, and whether or not arising from the relevant Party’s sole, joint or concurrent negligence, strict liability or other fault.
     Section 7.4 Limitations on Indemnification.
          (a) To the extent that a Party hereto shall have any obligation to indemnify and hold harmless any other Person hereunder, such obligation shall not include lost profits or other consequential, special, punitive, incidental or indirect damages (and the injured Party shall not recover for such amounts), except to the extent such amounts are required to be paid to a third party other than an Indemnified Party or a Person affiliated therewith.
          (b) Except in the case of fraud or intentional misrepresentation, ResCap shall not have any obligation to indemnify any Buyer Indemnified Party pursuant to Section 7.2(a)(i) relating to or arising out of a breach of any of the representations and warranties made by ResCap and Seller pursuant to Section 3.1(e)(ii) or (iii) unless and until the aggregate amount of all Losses subject to indemnification thereunder shall exceed 0.5% of the Firm Bid Price, as adjusted pursuant to Sections 2.3 and 2.4 (the “Deductible”), and once the Deductible is exceeded, ResCap shall be liable for only those Losses in excess of the Deductible.
          (c) Except in the case of fraud or intentional misrepresentation, in no event shall the aggregate liability of ResCap for Losses pursuant to Section 7.2(a)(i) relating to or arising out of a breach of any of the representations and warranties made by ResCap and Seller pursuant to Section 3.1(e)(ii) or (iii) exceed an amount equal to the Firm Bid Price, as adjusted pursuant to Sections 2.3 and 2.4 (the “Cap”).
          (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Parties agree that neither the Deductible nor the Cap shall apply with respect to any Losses pursuant to which any Buyer Indemnified Party is entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section 7.2(a)(iii).
          (e) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the amount of any Losses incurred or suffered by an Indemnified Person shall be calculated after giving effect to (i) any insurance proceeds actually received by the Indemnified Person (or any of its controlled Affiliates that are Indemnified Persons) with respect to such Losses and (ii) any other recoveries pursuant to indemnification rights directly relating to such Loss obtained by the Indemnified Person (or any of its controlled Affiliates that are Indemnified Persons) from any other third party, less, in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii) of this sentence, all Losses related to the pursuing and receipt of such recoveries and any related recoveries. If any such net proceeds or recoveries are actually received by an Indemnified Person (or any of its controlled Affiliates that are Indemnified Persons) with respect to any Losses after an Indemnifying Person has made a payment to the Indemnified Person with respect thereto, the Indemnified Person (or such Affiliate) shall pay to the Indemnifying Person the amount of such net proceeds or recoveries (up to the amount of the Indemnifying Person’s payment).

 


 

          (f) Upon making any payment to an Indemnified Person in respect of any Losses, the Indemnifying Person shall, to the extent of such payment, be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Person (and its Affiliates) against any insurance company from which the Indemnified Person (and its controlled Affiliates that are Indemnified Persons) has insurance in respect of the Losses to which such payment relates. Such Indemnified Person (and its controlled Affiliates that are Indemnified Persons) and Indemnifying Person shall execute upon request all instruments reasonably necessary to evidence or further perfect such subrogation rights. To the extent the exercise of rights under this Section 7.4(f) directly results in higher insurance premiums for the Indemnified Person, the incremental cost of such higher premiums shall constitute “Losses.”
          (g) If (i) the Indemnifying Party has expressly confirmed in writing its obligation to indemnify an Indemnified Party for a Third Party Claim (or been deemed to have confirmed its obligation to indemnify by assuming the defense of such Third Party Claim) and (ii) the Indemnified Party is entitled to indemnification from a third party unaffiliated with such Indemnified Party, then, promptly at the written request of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnified Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to enforce its rights in respect of such third party indemnification; provided, that (x) any out-of-pocket costs or expenses incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with such efforts shall constitute Losses hereunder and (y) the Indemnified Party shall not be required to bring any action or pursue any claim under arbitration or mediation to enforce its rights or otherwise take any action that the Indemnified Party determines in its reasonable judgment would be detrimental in any material respect to any ongoing business relationship with such third party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 7.4, ResCap shall not have any right, directly or indirectly, to pursue any indemnification rights of Buyer or Subsidiary under the MSRAs or otherwise, except to the extent directed in writing by Buyer pursuant to the Servicing Agreement.
          (h) Each Indemnified Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate any Losses, whether by asserting claims against a third party (subject to clause (g) above) or by otherwise qualifying for a benefit that would reduce or eliminate an indemnified matter; provided, that no party shall be required to use such efforts if such efforts (i) would require such party to pay any out-of-pocket amount; provided, however, that if an Indemnified Party has actual knowledge of an opportunity to mitigate any Loss that involves paying an out-of-pocket amount, then such Indemnified Party shall provide reasonable notification to the Indemnifying Party of such opportunity and if, after receipt of such notification, the Indemnifying Party elects to provide an Indemnified Party with immediately available funds with instructions to use such funds to mitigate any Losses, such Indemnified Party shall use such funds for purposes of satisfying its obligations under this subsection (h) in accordance with the reasonable instructions of the Indemnifying Party (it being understood and agreed that funds supplied by an Indemnifying Party to an Indemnified Party and used to mitigate Losses shall not represent payment by the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party for reimbursement of indemnified Losses); provided, further, that failure by the Indemnified Party to provide any such notification shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of any of its indemnification obligations hereunder except to the extent, and solely to the extent, the Indemnified Party fails to use commercially reasonable efforts to notify the Indemnifying Party of an opportunity to mitigate any Loss as contemplated hereby and the Indemnifying Party is materially prejudiced by such

 


 

failure, or (ii) otherwise would be detrimental in any material respect to any ongoing business relationship of the Indemnified Party with any third party.
ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
     Section 8.1 Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given (and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt) by delivery in person, by overnight courier or by facsimile (with confirmation copies delivered personally or by courier on or before the third Business Day after such facsimile delivery) to the respective Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified by like notice):
     
     If to Seller, Subsidiary (prior to Closing), or ResCap:
  Residential Funding Company, LLC
One Meridian Crossings Suite 100
 
  Minneapolis, MN 55423
 
  Attention: President
 
  Business Capital Group
 
  Telephone No.: (952)  ###-###-####
 
  Telecopier No.: (952)  ###-###-####
 
     With a copy to:
  Residential Funding Company, LLC
 
  One Meridian Crossings
 
  Suite 100
 
  Minneapolis, MN 55423
 
  Attention: Chief Counsel
 
                      Business Capital Group
 
  Telephone No.: (952)  ###-###-####
 
  Telecopier No.: (952)  ###-###-####
 
 
  and
 
 
  Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
 
  One Rodney Square
 
  Wilmington, DE 19801
 
  Attention: Allison Land
 
  Facsimile: 888 ###-###-####

 


 

     
     If to Buyer or Subsidiary (after the Closing):
  Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.
299 Park Avenue New York, NY 10171
 
  Attention: Mark A. Neporent
 
  Facsimile: (212)  ###-###-####
 
     With a copy to:
  Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
 
  919 Third Avenue
 
  New York, New York 10022
 
  Attention: John M. Pollack
 
  Facsimile: (212)  ###-###-####
     Copies to be sent as indicated above shall be courtesy copies and failure to deliver any such courtesy copies shall not invalidate any notice properly delivered to ResCap or Buyer as set forth above.
     Section 8.2 Amendment; Waiver. Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed, in the case of an amendment, by ResCap and Buyer, or in the case of a waiver, by the Party against whom the waiver is to be effective. No failure or delay by any Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
     Section 8.3 No Assignment or Benefit to Third Parties. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns. No Party to this Agreement may assign any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations under this Agreement, by operation of Law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the other Parties hereto. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any Person other than ResCap, Seller, Buyer and Subsidiary and each of their respective successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement; provided, that, the Buyer Indemnified Parties (solely with respect to their indemnification rights pursuant to this Agreement) and the ResCap Indemnified Parties (solely with respect to their indemnification rights pursuant to this Agreement) shall be third party beneficiaries of such Sections of this Agreement, entitled to enforce those specified provisions hereof.
     Section 8.4 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the Exhibits, the ResCap Disclosure Letters hereto and any certificate or document required to be executed and delivered in connection with the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), the other Transaction Documents contain the entire agreement between the Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters.
     Section 8.5 Fulfillment of Obligations. Any obligation of any Party to any other Party under this Agreement, which obligation is performed, satisfied or fulfilled completely by an

 


 

Affiliate of such Party, shall be deemed to have been performed, satisfied or fulfilled by such Party.
     Section 8.6 Expenses. Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, all costs and expenses, including fees and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and accountants, incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall be paid by the Party incurring such costs and expenses, whether or not the Closing shall have occurred.
     Section 8.7 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Selection of Forum; Waiver of Trial by Jury. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. Any action or proceeding in respect of any claim arising out of or related to this Agreement or the transactions contained in or contemplated hereby against any Party hereto shall be brought in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware, any other state court of the State of Delaware or the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (the “Chosen Courts”), and solely in connection with claims arising under this Agreement or the transactions that are the subject of this Agreement, each Party: (i) irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts, (ii) waives any objection to laying venue in any such action or proceeding in the Chosen Courts, (iii) waives any objection that the Chosen Courts are an inconvenient forum or do not have jurisdiction over any Party hereto and (iv) agrees that service of process upon such Party in any such action or proceeding shall be effective if notice is given in accordance with Section 8.1 of this Agreement. Each Party hereto irrevocably waives any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
     Section 8.8 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Executed signature pages to this Agreement may be delivered by facsimile and such facsimiles will be deemed as sufficient as if actual signature pages had been delivered.
     Section 8.9 Headings. The heading references herein and the table of contents hereof are for convenience purposes only, and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
     Section 8.10 Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any Person or any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (a) a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provision and (b) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application thereof, in any other jurisdiction.

 


 

     Section 8.11 Commitment Regarding Actions of Controlled Affiliates. With respect to any covenant requiring any controlled Party or controlled Affiliate of a Party to take an action or omit to take an action, such Party shall cause such controlled Affiliate to comply with such covenant. Any failure by any Party’s controlled Affiliates to do so shall also constitute a breach of such covenant by such Party.
     Section 8.12 Specific Performance. Each Party acknowledges that money damages would be both incalculable and an insufficient remedy for any breach of this Agreement by such Party and that any such breach would cause the other Party hereto irreparable harm. Accordingly, each Party hereto also agrees that, in the event of any breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Agreement by such Party, the other Party hereto shall be entitled to equitable relief without the requirement of posting a bond or other security, including in the form of injunctions and orders for specific performance.
[Signature page follows.]

 


 

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has executed or caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.
         
  RESIDENTIAL CAPITAL, LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/ James Young    
    Name:   James Young    
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer   
 
         
  DOA HOLDING PROPERTIES, LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/ David Flavin    
    Name:   David Flavin   
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer   
 
         
  DOA PROPERTIES IIIB (KB MODELS), LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/ David Flavin    
    Name:   David Flavin   
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer   
 
         
  MHPOOL HOLDINGS LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/ Ronald J. Kravit    
    Name:   Ronald J. Kravit   
    Title:   Vice President   

 


 

         
EXHIBIT A
List of Assets
Pool 1 — All Assets
                         
File Number   Allocated Firm Bid   File Number   Allocated Firm Bid
6913
  $ 131,221       12632     $ 106,972  
6914
  $ 118,521       12634     $ 113,927  
6915
  $ 97,355       12635     $ 125,370  
7428
  $ 185,406       12636     $ 111,795  
7429
  $ 161,741       12082     $ 149,227  
7430
  $ 123,415       12083     $ 163,817  
7431
  $ 94,677       12343     $ 138,898  
7521
  $ 121,025       12344     $ 138,898  
7042
  $ 143,835       12345     $ 365,468  
7043
  $ 141,355       12346     $ 380,294  
7441
  $ 109,941       11681     $ 147,206  
7442
  $ 128,128       11682     $ 154,067  
7853
  $ 157,062       12219     $ 109,465  
7854
  $ 162,849       12220     $ 136,994  
7855
  $ 185,996       11361     $ 134,520  
7856
  $ 177,729       11362     $ 119,569  
7857
  $ 197,570       11363     $ 112,803  
7566
  $ 132,207       10585     $ 105,163  
7567
  $ 112,283       10586     $ 122,231  
7568
  $ 99,595       10587     $ 81,270  
7569
  $ 117,143       10595     $ 88,157  
7570
  $ 133,735       10596     $ 84,779  
7571
  $ 149,487       11452     $ 97,756  
7465
  $ 113,624       11457     $ 88,662  
7466
  $ 89,861       10588     $ 89,035  
7467
  $ 102,615       11628     $ 76,479  
8570
  $ 103,469       11629     $ 83,449  
8571
  $ 138,399       11630     $ 89,762  
8742
  $ 108,087       11631     $ 120,690  
8743
  $ 133,628       11632     $ 84,932  
9296
  $ 175,880       11633     $ 80,175  
8117
  $ 122,625       11634     $ 77,588  
8118
  $ 127,755       11635     $ 82,243  
8331
  $ 197,229       11636     $ 72,375  
8325
  $ 136,024       11638     $ 88,016  
8326
  $ 143,186       11468     $ 213,220  
9258
  $ 133,008       11469     $ 196,661  
9259
  $ 148,135       11250     $ 160,106  
8205
  $ 118,875       12585     $ 103,247  
8207
  $ 127,665       12817     $ 204,829  
8355
  $ 107,373       12818     $ 163,351  
8356
  $ 121,747       12250     $ 251,210  
8357
  $ 112,370       10774     $ 188,119  
8358
  $ 92,153       10777     $ 184,439  
8835
  $ 104,711       10778     $ 169,757  
8836
  $ 107,185       10779     $ 142,377  
8837
  $ 76,348       10780     $ 250,285  
8838
  $ 97,478       10781     $ 238,986  
8839
  $ 133,156       10782     $ 184,439  
8840
  $ 103,900       10783     $ 163,215  
8846
  $ 178,589       10784     $ 273,068  
9051
  $ 129,030       10785     $ 275,081  

 


 

Pool 1 — All Assets
                         
File Number   Allocated Firm Bid   File Number   Allocated Firm Bid
9052
  $ 180,281       10786     $ 303,277  
9053
  $ 143,377       10791     $ 261,600  
9054
  $ 146,738       10792     $ 288,040  
9055
  $ 143,504       10799     $ 196,153  
9056
  $ 143,504       10800     $ 182,341  
9057
  $ 141,181       10802     $ 268,037  
8098
  $ 110,288       10787     $ 192,824  
8099
  $ 156,168       10788     $ 180,463  
8577
  $ 195,063       10789     $ 176,817  
8578
  $ 176,574       10790     $ 167,403  
8928
  $ 127,697       11860     $ 271,433  
8855
  $ 128,831       11863     $ 125,926  
8856
  $ 159,855       11864     $ 158,762  
9389
  $ 76,939       11865     $ 137,848  
9397
  $ 158,311       11866     $ 122,980  
8538
  $ 153,052       11867     $ 150,252  
8539
  $ 163,179       11868     $ 163,928  
9615
  $ 138,787       11869     $ 168,869  
9705
  $ 93,674       11870     $ 173,327  
9774
  $ 157,594       11919     $ 193,293  
9775
  $ 148,942       10793     $ 156,737  
9776
  $ 246,504       10795     $ 171,394  
9777
  $ 136,664       11874     $ 141,381  
9778
  $ 193,893       11875     $ 137,364  
9639
  $ 156,016       12938     $ 182,072  
9640
  $ 186,166       12940     $ 240,617  
9887
  $ 161,330       13384     $ 238,529  
9888
  $ 182,121       13385     $ 276,844  
9889
  $ 242,011       13386     $ 222,728  
9890
  $ 220,215       13387     $ 156,237  
10731
  $ 124,278       10977     $ 168,438  
9800
  $ 115,917       10978     $ 171,882  
9801
  $ 107,897       10979     $ 172,275  
10707
  $ 181,180       11624     $ 166,649  
10708
  $ 187,858       11625     $ 127,888  
9562
  $ 155,106       11626     $ 134,095  
9829
  $ 209,464       11967     $ 242,274  
9830
  $ 198,270       11968     $ 246,276  
9831
  $ 200,376       11969     $ 248,277  
10223
  $ 175,008       11972     $ 278,939  
10474
  $ 143,950       11973     $ 261,609  
10475
  $ 145,843       11974     $ 230,960  
10476
  $ 154,302       11975     $ 229,946  
11047
  $ 153,173       11976     $ 270,201  
11048
  $ 148,654       10611     $ 152,791  
9535
  $ 104,053       10618     $ 97,524  
9536
  $ 77,052       10619     $ 108,837  
9537
  $ 98,792       10620     $ 125,513  
9538
  $ 139,127       12676     $ 201,853  
9544
  $ 97,343       12677     $ 163,712  
9545
  $ 83,615       13576     $ 214,744  
9546
  $ 95,203       13577     $ 166,150  

 


 

Pool 1 — All Assets
                         
File Number   Allocated Firm Bid   File Number   Allocated Firm Bid
9547
  $ 117,614       13578     $ 125,203  
9697
  $ 95,925       13579     $ 121,314  
9698
  $ 98,863       13580     $ 112,961  
9805
  $ 89,733       13581     $ 123,182  
9811
  $ 67,684       10690     $ 91,938  
10574
  $ 104,085       10691     $ 96,740  
10576
  $ 85,320       10692     $ 108,073  
10577
  $ 86,342       10693     $ 195,523  
10578
  $ 79,795       11531     $ 108,127  
10580
  $ 103,848       11532     $ 101,885  
10581
  $ 82,514       11533     $ 96,226  
10582
  $ 77,483       11534     $ 89,309  
10589
  $ 80,495       11535     $ 83,915  
10593
  $ 84,980       11536     $ 88,274  
10594
  $ 81,593       11537     $ 94,856  
9689
  $ 174,279       11538     $ 96,996  
10630
  $ 129,663       11539     $ 212,052  
9641
  $ 257,731       11540     $ 166,389  
9656
  $ 137,361       11582     $ 109,421  
10658
  $ 88,532       10687     $ 129,760  
10335
  $ 223,326       10688     $ 97,755  
10336
  $ 185,916       10689     $ 119,643  
10337
  $ 215,585       10997     $ 168,360  
10338
  $ 178,613       10998     $ 177,795  
10339
  $ 221,706       10999     $ 276,127  
10480
  $ 221,326       11000     $ 238,325  
10481
  $ 253,946       11001     $ 216,250  
10482
  $ 257,562       11002     $ 287,987  
10483
  $ 339,902       11003     $ 296,899  
9872
  $ 236,349       11004     $ 302,010  
9873
  $ 184,065       12088     $ 132,021  
9874
  $ 174,989       12089     $ 117,550  
9875
  $ 128,729       12090     $ 107,857  
9876
  $ 232,761       12091     $ 125,458  
9877
  $ 229,292       12788     $ 222,169  
9878
  $ 156,058       12789     $ 145,052  
9879
  $ 145,424       12477     $ 188,949  
10601
  $ 127,930       12478     $ 195,659  
10602
  $ 122,419       12479     $ 200,759  
10607
  $ 160,700       12480     $ 216,662  
10608
  $ 161,927       12481     $ 229,318  
10609
  $ 172,088       11904     $ 169,821  
10663
  $ 201,243       11905     $ 164,335  
10664
  $ 146,050       11906     $ 159,731  
10665
  $ 142,035       11907     $ 203,712  
9630
  $ 111,567       11908     $ 175,662  
10675
  $ 100,617       11884     $ 180,365  
10676
  $ 107,367       11885     $ 182,227  
10677
  $ 81,870       11886     $ 193,666  
10678
  $ 102,777       11887     $ 184,515  
10679
  $ 98,080       11888     $ 194,377  
10680
  $ 105,817       11889     $ 208,091  

 


 

Pool 1 — All Assets
                         
File Number   Allocated Firm Bid   File Number   Allocated Firm Bid
10681
  $ 110,630       10833     $ 451,045  
10682
  $ 123,179       10834     $ 510,329  
9786
  $ 141,204       10835     $ 413,089  
9787
  $ 126,393       9947     $ 327,080  
9788
  $ 121,854       12289     $ 185,213  
9789
  $ 116,624       12290     $ 175,989  
9790
  $ 123,770       12291     $ 169,757  
9885
  $ 118,031       12292     $ 147,097  
9886
  $ 108,499       12773     $ 229,201  
9584
  $ 188,769       12774     $ 221,827  
9585
  $ 201,893       12775     $ 184,282  
9586
  $ 221,977       12776     $ 409,103  
9587
  $ 251,386       12777     $ 402,835  
9941
  $ 398,328       12778     $ 428,923  
9942
  $ 414,118       10936     $ 209,039  
9943
  $ 332,291       10937     $ 195,737  
9944
  $ 412,177       10938     $ 214,213  
9945
  $ 381,128       10939     $ 200,488  
9946
  $ 415,983       10940     $ 209,842  
9815
  $ 120,256       10941     $ 211,952  
9816
  $ 129,843       10943     $ 160,664  
9817
  $ 169,699       10944     $ 167,778  
9818
  $ 145,217       10945     $ 169,765  
11012
  $ 132,903       10946     $ 174,791  
11013
  $ 118,912       10947     $ 189,549  
11014
  $ 112,567       10950     $ 168,155  
9518
  $ 218,827       10951     $ 183,240  
9519
  $ 213,275       10952     $ 210,019  
9520
  $ 218,827       10953     $ 194,734  
9521
  $ 195,891       10954     $ 170,646  
10754
  $ 131,687       10955     $ 109,892  
10755
  $ 134,775       10956     $ 108,580  
10277
  $ 146,627       10957     $ 119,490  
10278
  $ 178,865       10958     $ 137,617  
10279
  $ 187,203       10959     $ 132,512  
10280
  $ 192,611       10960     $ 149,341  
10281
  $ 209,524       11495     $ 107,660  
10632
  $ 122,347       11496     $ 98,357  
10633
  $ 163,149       11500     $ 316,935  
10634
  $ 200,478       11501     $ 264,554  
12222
  $ 103,623       11497     $ 94,583  
12223
  $ 132,766       11498     $ 111,357  
12221
  $ 74,668       11499     $ 134,731  
12228
  $ 75,184       12049     $ 103,415  
12229
  $ 102,368       12050     $ 82,072  
12230
  $ 93,457       11842     $ 118,752  
12231
  $ 120,573       11844     $ 234,521  
12233
  $ 153,706       11845     $ 179,283  
12234
  $ 128,223       11848     $ 135,230  
12224
  $ 86,277       11846     $ 251,693  
12225
  $ 75,216       11847     $ 205,572  
12226
  $ 89,185       13537     $ 73,190  

 


 

Pool 1 — All Assets
                         
File Number   Allocated Firm Bid   File Number   Allocated Firm Bid
12227
  $ 108,284       13538     $ 73,177  
12232
  $ 69,515       13539     $ 79,510  
11810
  $ 169,467       13540     $ 78,454  
12833
  $ 129,716       13541     $ 182,364  
12834
  $ 152,448       13542     $ 168,250  
12835
  $ 172,249       12918     $ 272,941  
12836
  $ 151,913       12919     $ 260,688  
10736
  $ 159,761       12920     $ 318,266  
10737
  $ 144,174       12921     $ 312,525  
12759
  $ 168,153       12922     $ 319,293  
12760
  $ 150,226       12923     $ 682,586  
12761
  $ 171,195       12924     $ 358,173  
10732
  $ 96,410       12925     $ 391,089  
10733
  $ 85,707       11672     $ 258,977  
10734
  $ 83,074       11673     $ 233,718  
12763
  $ 96,952       11674     $ 228,945  
12764
  $ 98,007       11675     $ 196,999  
12349
  $ 112,301       11676     $ 218,122  
12350
  $ 119,112       11677     $ 193,343  
10907
  $ 132,443       11668     $ 176,749  
10905
  $ 137,732       11669     $ 186,524  
10906
  $ 153,766       11670     $ 184,641  
12624
  $ 174,623       11671     $ 165,891  
12625
  $ 198,397       11241     $ 86,771  
10878
  $ 134,890       11242     $ 87,379  
10879
  $ 117,005       10744     $ 147,744  
10880
  $ 143,181       10748     $ 125,198  
10881
  $ 150,666       10749     $ 137,391  
10882
  $ 195,156       10745     $ 115,458  
10883
  $ 195,809       10746     $ 108,337  
12383
  $ 147,107       10747     $ 102,824  
12384
  $ 120,927       12271     $ 123,113  
12631
  $ 104,655       12272     $ 151,315  
 
            12273     $ 148,371  

 


 

Pool 2 — All Assets
         
File Number   Allocated Firm Bid
8711
  $ 260,558  
10023
  $ 122,261  
10034
  $ 244,590  
10039
  $ 92,591  

 


 

EXHIBIT B
Excluded Assets
Pool 1 — Excluded Assets
                         
File Number   Allocated Bid Price   File Number   Allocated Bid Price
6913
  $ 131,221       10337     $ 215,585  
7428
  $ 185,406       10338     $ 178,613  
7431
  $ 94,677       10339     $ 221,706  
7521
  $ 121,025       10483     $ 339,902  
7042
  $ 143,835       9584     $ 188,769  
7043
  $ 141,355       9941     $ 398,328  
7441
  $ 109,941       9942     $ 414,118  
7442
  $ 128,128       9943     $ 332,291  
7853
  $ 157,062       10732     $ 96,410  
7854
  $ 162,849       10733     $ 85,707  
7855
  $ 185,996       10734     $ 83,074  
7856
  $ 177,729       12763     $ 96,952  
7857
  $ 197,570       12764     $ 98,007  
7568
  $ 99,595       10880     $ 143,181  
7569
  $ 117,143       12631     $ 104,655  
7571
  $ 149,487       12817     $ 204,829  
7465
  $ 113,624       12250     $ 251,210  
7466
  $ 89,861       10774     $ 188,119  
7467
  $ 102,615       10791     $ 261,600  
8570
  $ 103,469       10792     $ 288,040  
8571
  $ 138,399       10802     $ 268,037  
8742
  $ 108,087       11860     $ 271,433  
8743
  $ 133,628       11919     $ 193,293  
8117
  $ 122,625       10793     $ 156,737  
8118
  $ 127,755       10795     $ 171,394  
8331
  $ 197,229       12940     $ 240,617  
8325
  $ 136,024       13384     $ 238,529  
8326
  $ 143,186       13385     $ 276,844  
9258
  $ 133,008       13386     $ 222,728  
9259
  $ 148,135       10978     $ 171,882  
8836
  $ 107,185       10979     $ 172,275  
8838
  $ 97,478       11624     $ 166,649  
8839
  $ 133,156       11625     $ 127,888  
8840
  $ 103,900       11626     $ 134,095  
8846
  $ 178,589       10693     $ 195,523  
9052
  $ 180,281       11539     $ 212,052  
9053
  $ 143,377       11540     $ 166,389  
9054
  $ 146,738       10835     $ 413,089  
9055
  $ 143,504       12290     $ 175,989  
9057
  $ 141,181       12291     $ 169,757  
8099
  $ 156,168       11495     $ 107,660  
8577
  $ 195,063       11496     $ 98,357  
8855
  $ 128,831       12049     $ 103,415  
8856
  $ 159,855       12050     $ 82,072  
9389
  $ 76,939       11842     $ 118,752  
9397
  $ 158,311       11844     $ 234,521  
9705
  $ 93,674       11848     $ 135,230  
9639
  $ 156,016       11846     $ 251,693  
9640
  $ 186,166       11847     $ 205,572  
9641
  $ 257,731       13541     $ 182,364  
9656
  $ 137,361       13542     $ 168,250  
10335
  $ 223,326       12923     $ 682,586  
10336
  $ 185,916       12925     $ 391,089  

 


 

Pool 2 — Excluded Assets
         
File Number   Allocated Bid Price
8711
  $ 260,558  

 


 

EXHIBIT C
     See the column entitled Allocated Bid Price in Exhibit B to the Purchase Agreement.

 


 

EXHIBIT D
Calculation of Proration Amount
     1. The following adjustments and prorations shall be apportioned between Seller and Buyer at Closing as of 11:59 p.m. (New York City Time) on the Cut-Off Date (the “Cut-Off Time”) (with Seller being responsible for reimbursing Buyer for all of the following costs and expenses incurred by Buyer (or Subsidiary after the Closing) to the extent such costs and/or expenses relate to the period of ownership or maintenance of the Subject Assets prior to the Cut-Off Time and with Buyer being responsible for reimbursing Seller for all of the following costs and expenses incurred by Seller to the extent such costs and/or expenses relate to the period of ownership or maintenance of the Subject Assets after the Cut-Off Time), to the extent that, on or prior to Closing, either Party has paid, received or is due any of the following amounts directly arising from the ownership, operation or maintenance of the Subject Assets:
          (a) all real estate taxes or personal property taxes, water charges, sewer rents and vault charges, if any, on the basis of the fiscal years, respectively, for which same have been assessed;
          (b) utilities, including, without limitation, telephone, steam, electricity and gas, on the basis of the most recently issued bills therefor, subject to adjustment after the Closing when the next bills are available, or if current meter readings are available, on the basis of such readings;
          (c) any prepaid items, including, without limitation, insurance for each Subject Assets, fees for licenses which are transferred to Buyer at the Closing and annual permit and inspection fees; and
          (d) all casualty repairs, maintenance costs and repair costs and other property-level out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred and paid to third parties in the ordinary course consistent with past practice for the purpose of maintaining the Subject Assets in proper condition.
     2. Seller and Buyer shall cooperate to make the adjustments and prorations required under this Exhibit D in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and otherwise on a cash basis or accrual basis, as appropriate, and in accordance with sound accounting practices and the local customs regarding title closings as recommended by the Real Estate Board of New York.
     3. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Exhibit D, to the extent that any amounts referenced in Section 1 of this Exhibit D are included in the calculation of the Additional Proceeds Amount, such amounts shall be disregarded for purposes of calculating the Proration Amount.

 


 

EXHIBIT E
SERVICING AGREEMENT
between
RESIDENTIAL CAPITAL, LLC
and
MHPOOL HOLDINGS LLC
dated as of
September 30, 2008

 


 

SERVICING AGREEMENT
     THIS SERVICING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of September 30, 2008, among Residential Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ResCap”), on behalf of itself and its controlled Affiliates (as defined in the Purchase Agreement (as defined below)) and MHPool Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Buyer”), on behalf of itself and Subsidiary.
RECITALS
     A. ResCap, DOA Holding Properties, LLC,, a Delaware limited liability company and indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of ResCap, DOA Properties IIIB (KB Models), LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a subsidiary of Holdings (“Subsidiary”) and Buyer entered into that certain Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2008 (the “Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which, on the Closing Date, Buyer purchased from ResCap, and ResCap sold to Buyer, the Interests.
     B. The parties desire to enter into this Agreement on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
     C. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
          ARTICLE IX Agreement to Provide Services.
               Section 9.1 Agreement. ResCap hereby agrees to provide, or cause its controlled Affiliates to provide, or use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause other third parties to provide, to Subsidiary and Buyer, the Services (as defined below) with the same degree of care, skill, and diligence and in substantially the same manner as such services have been obtained by Subsidiary or any of the Prior Owners with respect to the Subject Assets during the six-month period ended September 30, 2008 (from ResCap or its controlled Affiliates or by virtue of third party services made available by ResCap or its controlled Affiliates) (the “Required Servicing Standard”); provided, however, that ResCap may only use third parties to provide Services so long as such third parties (or similar third parties) provided such Services (directly or indirectly) to Subsidiary as of the Closing Date. The term “Prior Owners” means, collectively, DOA Properties III (Models), LLC and GMAC Model Home Finance, LLC.
               Section 9.2 Services. As used in this Agreement, the term “Services” means all services obtained by Subsidiary or a Prior Owner with respect to the Subject Assets during the six-month period ended September 30, 2008 (from ResCap or its controlled Affiliates or by virtue of third party services made available by ResCap or its

 


 

controlled Affiliates) that are necessary or advisable, in the reasonable judgment of Buyer, to own, operate and maintain the Subject Assets as owned, operated and maintained by Subsidiary or a Prior Owner during the six-month period ended September 30, 2008, including, without limitation, the services described in the schedules attached hereto (the “Schedules”).
               Section 9.3 Change in Services. Any material change in the manner in which the Services are provided (a “Material Change in Service”), including any change in the employees or third parties providing such Services, shall require Buyer’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. To the fullest extent practicable, Buyer shall receive a written request for consent from ResCap at least five business days prior to any proposed Material Change in Service, together with reasonable documentation describing the material terms of such proposed Material Change in Service. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer acknowledges that certain Material Changes in Service may be outside of ResCap’s control (“Involuntary Changes”), including the resignation of any employee or the termination by any third party service provider of its provision of services to ResCap, and that any Involuntary Change shall not require Buyer’s prior written consent; provided, that (i) ResCap shall confer with Buyer in determining the appropriate course of conduct in addressing any Involuntary Changes and (ii) ResCap shall obtain Buyer’s written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) prior to taking any action in response to such Involuntary Change that, if taken, would constitute a Material Change in Service.
          ARTICLE X Payment of Services.
               Section 10.1 Service Costs. From Closing until the thirty (30) day anniversary thereof, ResCap shall bear all costs of providing the Services. Thereafter, in consideration for each Service, Buyer shall reimburse ResCap as set forth on Schedule I hereto.
               Section 10.2 Invoicing of Service Costs. During the applicable term of each Service, ResCap shall invoice Buyer for the Applicable Service Cost promptly after the end of each calendar month during such term. Buyer shall include with each invoice a reasonably detailed description of the Services performed, the costs charged, and such other details as may be necessary to support the invoice. All undisputed invoices shall be paid by Buyer to ResCap by wire transfer of immediately available funds not later than sixty (60) calendar days after receipt by Buyer of ResCap’s invoice, in accordance with the wiring instructions provided by ResCap to Buyer.
               Section 10.3 Service Cost Disputes. In the event that Buyer has a good faith dispute with regard to any costs invoiced by ResCap hereunder, Buyer shall provide ResCap with written notice of such dispute, together with a reasonably detailed explanation of such dispute, at or prior to the time payment would have otherwise been due, and Buyer may withhold payment of any disputed amounts pending resolution of the dispute. Buyer’s failure to pay amounts disputed in accordance with the preceding

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sentence shall not be grounds for a claim of breach or suspension of the provision of Services by ResCap, its controlled Affiliates or any third party service provider.
               Section 10.4 Records and Inspection. During the term of this Agreement, ResCap shall maintain complete and accurate records of the Services provided, costs invoiced to Buyer and payments made thereunder. All such records shall be available for inspection by Buyer or its representative.
          ARTICLE XI Relationship between the Parties.
               Section 11.1 Independent Contractors. ResCap, its controlled Affiliates and any third party service providers in the performance of the Services, shall be acting as independent contractors to Subsidiary and Buyer and its Affiliates, and not as partners, joint venturers or agents of Buyer. Neither ResCap nor Buyer intends to create by this Agreement an employer-employee relationship. Each of ResCap, its controlled Affiliates and any third party service providers, on the one hand, and Subsidiary and Buyer, on the other hand, shall retain control over their respective personnel, and their respective employees shall not be considered employees of the other. Except as expressly provided pursuant to any signing authority granted pursuant to any power of attorney or written consent of the board of directors of Buyer, neither ResCap, any of its controlled Affiliates or any third party service providers, on the one hand, nor Subsidiary or Buyer, on the other hand, shall have any right, power or authority to create any obligation, express or implied, on behalf of the other pursuant to this Agreement.
               Section 11.2 Cooperation. ResCap shall, and shall cause its controlled Affiliates to, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause its, employees, agents, representatives, third party service providers and subcontractors to, cooperate fully with Buyer, its Affiliates and their respective employees, agents and representatives to facilitate, in all respects, the provision of Services to Buyer and its Affiliates. Buyer shall and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause its respective employees, agents, representatives and subcontractors to, cooperate fully with ResCap, its controlled Affiliates and their respective employees, agents and representatives to facilitate, in all respects, the provision of Services to Buyer.
               Section 11.3 Steering Committee. As promptly as practicable, ResCap and Buyer shall form a steering committee (the “Steering Committee”), which shall consist of two individuals, one of whom shall be nominated by ResCap and one of whom shall be nominated by Buyer. Subject to Section 1.3, to the fullest extent practicable, ResCap shall keep the Steering Committee reasonably informed of all proposed changes to the provision of Services and consult with the Steering Committee prior to taking any such action that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the provision of Services hereunder.

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          ARTICLE XII Service Standard; Compliance with Laws.
               Section 12.1 Service Standard. ResCap shall, or shall cause its controlled Affiliates to, or shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause its third party service providers to, provide the Services.
               Section 12.2 Compliance With Laws. Neither ResCap nor any of its controlled Affiliates shall violate any applicable Laws in connection with its performance of the Services.
               Section 12.3 Third Party Service Provider. In each instance hereunder where ResCap shall use a third party service provider to provide the Services, ResCap shall use its commercially reasonably efforts to cause such third party service providers to provide the Services in accordance with the Required Servicing Standard and other applicable terms hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any failure of any such third party service provider to perform any Services in accordance with the Required Servicing Standard or other applicable terms hereof shall constitute a breach by ResCap of the Requisite Servicing Standard or such other term, as the case may be, and Subsidiary and Buyer shall be entitled to the remedies provided in this Agreement with respect to such ResCap breach.
          ARTICLE XIII Service Disruptions. If ResCap, its controlled Affiliates’ or any third party service provider’s performance of any Services is interrupted in whole or in part for any reason for more than three (3) full Business Days, then Subsidiary and Buyer has the right (in addition to any other remedies available under this Agreement or by Law), at ResCap’s sole cost and expense, to make commercially reasonable arrangements to procure such interrupted Services from an alternative source for the period and to the extent reasonably necessitated by such interruption, or, if longer, for the duration of the contract entered into with such alternative source (provided, that Buyer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to limit the duration of the contract with such alternate source to the shortest period of time that is reasonably practical).
          ARTICLE XIV Indemnification.
               Section 14.1 Buyer Indemnity. Buyer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless ResCap, its controlled Affiliates and its and their respective officers, directors, managers, partners, members, employees, successors and assigns (collectively, the “ResCap Indemnified Parties”) from and against all Losses arising out of any third party claims in connection with or arising from the performance of the obligations of ResCap and its controlled Affiliates under this Agreement, except to the extent such Losses arise out of (i) the gross negligence or willful misconduct of ResCap or any of its controlled Affiliates in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) any claim that any of the Services violates or infringes on any intellectual property rights of any third party.
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its and their respective officers, directors, managers, partners, members, employees, successors and assigns (collectively, the “ Buyer Indemnified Parties”) from and against all Losses arising out of (i) the gross negligence or willful misconduct of ResCap or any of its controlled Affiliates in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) any claim that any of the Services violates or infringes on any intellectual property rights of any third party.
               Section 14.3 Procedure. The indemnified party shall promptly notify the indemnifying party of any action for which an indemnified party intends to claim indemnification hereunder (provided, however, that the failure to so notify the indemnifying party will not relieve the indemnifying party from its indemnification obligations, except to the extent (and only to the extent) that the indemnifying party is prejudiced by such failure). The indemnified party agrees that that the indemnifying party will have the right to assume and control the defense or settlement of such action, with counsel chosen by the indemnifying party and reasonably acceptable to the indemnified party; provided, however, that (i) if the indemnifying party assumes the defense of any action, it shall have conclusively established its obligation to indemnify the indemnified party with respect to such action and (ii) the indemnifying party shall not enter into any settlement or compromise of any such claim in the event such settlement or compromise imposes any liability or obligation on the indemnified party without the indemnified party’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). The indemnified party agrees to cooperate in all reasonable respects with the indemnifying party and its legal representatives in the investigation and defense of any action covered by indemnification hereunder.
               Section 14.4 Limitation of Liability. NEITHER RESCAP NOR BUYER SHALL BE REQUIRED TO INDEMNIFY THE OTHER OR THE OTHER’S CONTROLLED AFFILIATES FOR ANY EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, TREBLE, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, REMOTE OR SPECULATIVE DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS OR INTERNAL COSTS; PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT, IF ANY INDEMNIFIED PARTY IS HELD LIABLE PURSUANT TO A THIRD-PARTY CLAIM FOR ANY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND THE INDEMNIFYING PARTY IS OBLIGATED TO INDEMNIFY SUCH INDEMNIFIED PARTY UNDER SECTION 6.1 OR SECTION 6.2 OF THIS AGREEMENT, THEN THE INDEMNIFYING PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE FOR AND OBLIGATED TO REIMBURSE THE INDEMNIFIED PARTY FOR SUCH DAMAGES.
          ARTICLE XV Term and Termination.
               Section 15.1 Term. This Agreement shall be effective from and after the Closing Date and continue until the earlier of (i) the date on which all Services have been terminated in accordance with the terms hereof and (ii) the dissolution of Buyer. This Agreement shall terminate automatically (without further action by any of the parties hereto) at the end of the term set forth in the preceding sentence. ResCap shall provide, or cause to be provided to, Buyer and Subsidiary each Service until the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which Buyer notifies ResCap in writing to terminate such Service pursuant to Section 7.2 hereof and (ii) the dissolution of Buyer.

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               Section 15.2 Termination of Services. Buyer may terminate its right to receive any particular Service for any or no reason by providing ResCap not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice setting forth the termination date for such Service.
               Section 15.3 Obligations on Termination. Upon any termination of this Agreement or any Service, (i) ResCap shall cooperate, and cause its controlled Affiliates to cooperate, and shall use its commercially reasonably efforts to cause its third party service providers to cooperate, with all reasonable requests by Buyer in connection with the transition of such Services, including the transfer and retention of records and data pertaining to the Services or the Subsidiary to Buyer or its designees (in a mutually agreed industry standard electronic format), (ii) ResCap shall return to Buyer or, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, destroy, at Buyer’s option, all Confidential Information (including data) relating to the Subsidiary or the Services that is in ResCap’s, any of its controlled Affiliates’ or any third party service provider’s possession or control; (iii) no party hereto shall be relieved of any liability for any breach or nonfulfillment of any of its obligations hereunder with respect to such Service prior to termination of such Service; and (iv) Section 2 (as to any unpaid amounts), Sections 6, 8 and 9 and this Section 7 shall survive any termination of this Agreement or of any Service.
          ARTICLE XVI Confidentiality.
               Section 16.1 Confidential Information. As used in this Agreement, “Confidential Information” means any and all non-public information, in any form, furnished or made available directly or indirectly by one party hereto or any of its Affiliates (the “Disclosing Party”) to the other hereto or any of its Affiliates or third party service providers (the “Receiving Party”) pursuant to this Agreement, and in the case of Buyer as the Disclosing Party the term Confidential Information shall also include any non-public information concerning Buyer, any of its Affiliates (including, without limitation, Subsidiary) or any of the Subject Assets.
               Section 16.2 Obligations of Confidentiality. The Receiving Party shall protect the Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party by using the same degree of care to prevent the unauthorized use, dissemination, or publication of such Confidential Information as the Receiving Party uses to protect its own Confidential Information of a similar nature, but in no event shall the Receiving Party use less than a reasonable standard of care in its treatment of such Confidential Information. The Receiving Party shall use the Confidential Information solely for the purposes contemplated by this Agreement, and shall limit its disclosure of such Confidential Information to those employees, other personnel and third party service providers who have a need to know such Confidential Information for such purposes and who are informed of the confidential nature of such Confidential Information and directed to use, hold and protect such Confidential Information in accordance with this Agreement. The Receiving Party shall be responsible for any breach of this Section 8.2 by any Person to whom it discloses or provides access to Confidential Information.
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          (i) This Agreement imposes no obligation upon the Receiving Party with respect to Confidential Information which (i) is or becomes a matter of public knowledge without violation of this Agreement by the Receiving Party or any other Person to whom the Receiving Party disclosed or provided access to the Confidential Information of the other party or of its Affiliates; (ii) is received on a non-confidential basis by the Receiving Party from a third party that, to the knowledge of the Receiving Party, is rightfully in possession of, and with a right to make an unrestricted disclosure of, such information; or (iii) is independently developed by the Receiving Party without the use of Confidential Information disclosed by the Disclosing Party.
          (ii) If the Receiving Party is required (by applicable law, rule or regulation or a subpoena, court order, similar judicial process, regulatory agency, Governmental Entity, self-regulatory organization or stock exchange rule) to disclose any Confidential Information, the Receiving Party will, to the extent consistent with legal and regulatory requirements: (i) promptly notify the Disclosing Party of the existence, terms and circumstances surrounding such requirement, (ii) reasonably consult with the Disclosing Party on the advisability of taking legally available steps to resist or narrow such requirement and (iii) if disclosure of such information is required, to furnish only that portion of the Confidential Information which the Receiving Party is required to disclose and to reasonably cooperate with the Disclosing Party, at the Disclosing Party’s sole cost and expense, to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Confidential Information.
               Section 16.4 Ownership of Confidential Information. Neither the Receiving Party nor any of its controlled Affiliates or third party service providers shall obtain any rights with respect to the Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party, and in all cases the Disclosing Party shall retain all right, title and interest in its Confidential Information.
               Section 16.5 Return of Confidential Information. Upon termination of this Agreement, or at any time upon request by the Disclosing Party, the Receiving Party shall return to the Disclosing Party or, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, destroy, at the Disclosing Party’s option, all Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party that is in the possession or under the control of the Receiving Party or any of its controlled Affiliates or third party service providers (including all copies thereof).
          ARTICLE XVII General Provisions.
               Section 17.1 Miscellaneous Provisions. Sections 8.1, 8.2, 8.5, 8.8, 8.9, 8.10, 8.11 and 8.12 of the Purchase Agreement shall apply to this Agreement mutatis mutandis as if set forth herein.
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successors, legal representatives and assigns. No party hereto may assign any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations under this Agreement, by operation of Law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the other party hereto; provided, however, that Buyer may assign or delegate, in whole or in part, its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any one or more of its Affiliates so long as Buyer remains responsible for the performance of its obligations hereunder. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any Person other than ResCap, Buyer and each of its controlled Affiliates, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement; provided, that, the Buyer Indemnified Parties (solely with respect to their indemnification rights pursuant to this Agreement) and the ResCap Indemnified Parties (solely with respect to their indemnification rights pursuant to this Agreement) shall be third party beneficiaries of such Sections of this Agreement, entitled to enforce those specified provisions hereof.
               Section 17.3 Interpretation. The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of like import used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Terms defined in the singular in this Agreement shall also include the plural and vice versa. The captions and headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction or interpretation hereof. References to Articles, Sections, and Schedules are to Articles, Sections, and Schedules of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation,” whether or not they are in fact followed by those words or words of like import. The phrases “the date of this Agreement,” “the date hereof” and phrases of similar import, unless the context otherwise requires, shall be deemed to refer to the date set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement. The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If any ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
               Section 17.4 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW.
               Section 17.5 Disputes. Any controversy or dispute arising out of this Agreement (each, a “Dispute”), including, without limitation, any dispute under Section 2.3 hereof, shall be submitted to the Steering Committee. If the Steering Committee fails to reach unanimous agreement on the resolution of such Dispute within twenty (20) Business Days, then either ResCap or Buyer may seek remedies under Delaware law, and in connection therewith, such Dispute shall be brought in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware, any other state court of the State of Delaware or the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (the “Chosen Courts”), and solely in connection with claims arising under this Agreement or the transactions that are the subject of this Agreement, each Party: (i) irrevocably submits to the exclusive

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jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts, (ii) waives any objection to laying venue in any such action or proceeding in the Chosen Courts, (iii) waives any objection that the Chosen Courts are an inconvenient forum or do not have jurisdiction over any Party hereto and (iv) agrees that service of process upon such Party in any such action or proceeding shall be effective if notice is given in accordance with Section 8.1 of the Purchase Agreement. Each Party hereto irrevocably waives any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
               Section 17.6 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the Schedules hereto), the Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents contain the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters.
               Section 17.7 Force Majeure. Subject to Section 5 of this Agreement, neither party shall be responsible to the other for any delay in or failure of performance of its obligations under this Agreement (other than payment obligations under Section 2) to the extent such delay or failure is attributable to any cause beyond its reasonable control, including any act of God, fire, earthquake, failures of its computers or electronic transmissions (but solely to the extent outside its reasonable control), strike or other labor disputes, war, embargo or other governmental act, or riot; provided, however, that the party affected thereby gives the other party prompt written notice of the occurrence of any event that is likely to cause any delay or failure setting forth a reasonable estimate of the length of any delay and any expectation that it shall be unable to resume performance; and provided, further, that said affected party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to expeditiously overcome the effects of that event and resume performance with the least possible delay. For the avoidance of doubt, Buyer shall not be obligated to pay ResCap or any of its controlled Affiliates for Services during the period of time when ResCap is not providing, or causing to be provided, such Services.
               Section 17.8 Conflicts. In case of conflict between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement, the Purchase Agreement shall control.
               Section 17.9 Schedules. All Schedules annexed hereto or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein.
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EXHIBIT F
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed or caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.
             
    RESIDENTIAL CAPITAL, LLC,    
    on behalf of itself and its controlled Affiliates    
 
           
 
  By:        
 
           
 
      Name:    
 
      Title:    
 
           
    MHPOOL HOLDINGS LLC,    
    on behalf of itself and Subsidiary    
 
           
 
  By:        
 
           
 
  By:        
 
           
 
      Name:    
 
      Title:    

 


 

Schedule I
SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED
  Employees, including support of asset managers from ResCap’s Special Assets Group and internal ResCap legal counsel;
  Third party professional service providers, including legal;
  Cash management services;
  IT services;
  Accounting services;
  Insurance;
  Use of the Richmond, Virginia headquarters facility, the Dallas, Texas servicing facility and/or such other facilities as determined by ResCap; provided, however, that if there is a material reduction in the performance of Services at the Richmond, Virginia or Dallas, Texas facility, taken as a whole, then ResCap’s designation of replacement facilities to perform such Services shall require Buyer’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned; and
  Such other Services as may be necessary or incidental to own, operate and maintain the Subject Assets for the benefit of Buyer consistent with the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice relating to the Subject Assets.
PRICING
  $300 per month per REO model; plus
  For all models under lease as of the end of the applicable calendar month, 30 basis points per annum on value allocated to such models as per Exhibit C of the Purchase Agreement; plus
  Reimbursement for direct, out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred during the applicable calendar month in connection with providing for Services, including, without limitation, taxes, utilities, insurance premiums, fees and expenses of outside counsel, accountants, and other outside professionals and advisors, and all costs and fees incurred in pursuing any insurance claims (including costs of professional adjusters).

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EXHIBIT F
LIMITED ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
     This Limited Assignment and Assumption Agreement (this “Assignment”) is made and executed as of the 30th day of September, 2008, by and among KBOne, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“KBOne”), DOA Holdings NoteCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), Residential Funding Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“RFC”), and MHPool Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Buyer”).
RECITALS:
     A. KBOne entered into a certain Second Amended and Restated Master Sale and Rental Agreement, dated June 5, 2006 (the “MSRA”), with KB Home, a Delaware corporation (“KB Home”), and certain other affiliates of KB Home identified in the MSRA (KB Home and such other affiliates being sometimes hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Builder”).
     B. Pursuant to the terms of the MSRA, KBOne agreed to purchase certain single family residential homes from Builder, and to lease such homes back to Builder for use as model homes in residential developments in which Builder develops and constructs additional for-sale homes.
     C. In connection with the proposed purchase of homes pursuant to the MSRA, KBOne made and delivered to KB Home a certain Amended and Restated Note, dated June 5, 2006 (the “KB Home Note”), evidencing KBOne’s obligation to pay those portions of the purchase price of homes purchased by KBOne pursuant to the MSRA that were not paid in cash by KBOne to KB Home upon the closing of the purchase of such homes by KBOne.
     D. In connection with the KB Home Note, Residential Funding Corporation, the predecessor of RFC, gave a performance and payment guaranty (the “Guaranty”) to KB Home, effective as of June 5, 2006, in connection with KBOne’s obligations under the MSRA and the Note.
     E. Effective as of June 9, 2008, all of the equity of KBOne was transferred indirectly to CMH Holdings LLC (the “CMH Transfer”) pursuant to that Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 6, 2008, among Residential Capital, LLC, GMAC Model Home Finance I, LLC and CMH Holdings LLC (the “June Purchase Agreement”) and, in connection therewith, KBOne conveyed to DOA Properties IIIB (KB Models), LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a

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subsidiary of Holdings (“DOA IIIB”), those certain model homes and real property on which they are constructed described on attached Schedule 1 (the “DOA Models”), and KBOne retained title to those certain model homes and real property on which they are constructed described on attached Schedule 2 (the “CMH Models”).
     F. In connection with the CMH Transfer, (i) KBOne desires to assign to Holdings certain rights and obligations under the MSRA and the KB Home Note, effective as of June 9, 2008, to the extent set forth herein, and Holdings desires to assume the same, and KBOne desires to retain certain rights and obligations under the MSRA and the KB Home Note, to the extent set forth herein, and (ii) RFC desires to assign to KBOne, effective as of June 9, 2008, certain rights and obligations under the Guaranty, to the extent set forth herein, and KBOne desires to assume the same, and RFC desires to retain certain rights and obligations under the Guaranty, to the extent set forth herein.
     G. Effective as of the date hereof, Holdings is hereby assigning to Buyer (the “DOA Transfer”) pursuant to that Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2008, among Residential Capital, LLC (“ResCap”), DOA Holding Properties, LLC, DOA IIIB and Buyer (the “September Purchase Agreement”) all of its right, title and interest in and to those DOA Models described on attached Schedule 3 (the “Pool 1 Models”) by way of a transfer of all of the outstanding equity of DOA IIIB, and DOA Holding Properties, LLC, and ResCap are retaining beneficial ownership of those certain DOA Models described on attached Schedule 4 (the “Excluded Models”).
     H. In connection with the DOA Transfer, Holdings and RFC desire to assign to Buyer certain rights and obligations under the MSRA, the KB Home Note and the Guaranty, effective as of the date hereof, to the extent set forth herein, and Holdings and RFC desire to retain certain rights and obligations under the MSRA, the KB Home Note and the Guaranty, to the extent set forth herein.
     NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each of KBOne, Holdings, RFC and Buyer hereby agree as follows:
     Section 1. Assignment and Assumption of Obligations.
          (a) Effective as of June 9, 2008, (i) KBOne hereby assigns and conveys to Holdings certain rights and obligations in, to and under the MSRA and the KB Home Note, but only to the extent set forth opposite Holdings’ name on Exhibit A hereto, and Holdings hereby

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assumes all of such rights and obligations, and KBOne hereby retains certain rights and obligations under the MSRA and the KB Home Note, but only to the extent set forth opposite KBOne’s name on Exhibit A hereto, and (ii) RFC hereby assigns and conveys to KBOne certain rights and obligations under the Guaranty, but only to the extent set forth opposite KBOne’s name on Exhibit A hereto, and KBOne hereby assumes all of such rights and obligations, and RFC hereby retains all other rights and obligations under the Guaranty, as set forth on Exhibit A.
          (b) Effective as of the date hereof, (i) Holdings hereby assigns and conveys to Buyer certain rights and obligations in, to and under the MSRA and the KB Home Note, but only to the extent set forth opposite Buyer’s name on Exhibit B hereto, and Buyer hereby assumes all of such rights and obligations, and Holdings hereby retains certain rights and obligations under the MSRA and the KB Home Note, but only to the extent set forth opposite Buyer’s name on Exhibit B hereto, and (ii) RFC hereby assigns and conveys to Buyer certain rights and obligations under the Guaranty, but only to the extent set forth opposite Buyer’s name on Exhibit B hereto, and Buyer hereby assumes all of such rights and obligations, and RFC hereby retains all other rights and obligations under the Guaranty, as set forth on Exhibit B.
          Section 2. Other Covenants of the Parties. Each of KBOne, Holdings, RFC and Buyer hereby agrees and covenants that it shall not agree to any modification or amendment of, or waiver any of its rights under, the Note, the MSRA or the guaranty, without the prior written consent of each of the other parties hereto.
          Section 3. Further Assurances. KBOne, Holdings, RFC and Buyer agree to cooperate with each other and to execute such other documents and take such other actions as may be reasonably required to give effect to the intent and agreements of the parties as set forth in this Assignment.
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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed and delivered this Limited Assignment and Assumption Agreement as of the date set forth above.
                 
    KBOne, LLC    
 
               
 
  By            
             
 
      Its        
 
               
 
               
    DOA Holdings NoteCo, LLC    
 
               
 
  By            
             
 
      Its        
 
               
 
               
    Residential Funding Company, LLC    
 
               
 
  By            
             
 
      Its        
 
               
 
               
    MHPOOL HOLDINGS LLC    
 
               
 
  By            
             
 
      Name:        
 
               
 
      Title:        
 
               

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EXHIBIT G
MUTUAL RELEASE

Dated as of September 30, 2008
     Pursuant to Sections 2.6(b) and 2.7(c) of that certain Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2008 (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among Residential Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ResCap”), DOA Holding Properties, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of ResCap (“Seller”), DOA Properties IIIB (KB Models), LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Seller (“Subsidiary”) and MHPool Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Buyer”), this Mutual Release (the “Release”), dated as of the Closing Date, is being entered into by ResCap, on behalf of itself and its controlled Affiliates (other than Subsidiary) on the one hand, and Subsidiary, on the other hand. Except as otherwise defined herein, terms used herein with initial capital letters are so used with the meanings ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreement.
     Effective as of the Closing, each of ResCap, on behalf of itself and its controlled Affiliates (other than Subsidiary), on the one hand, and Subsidiary, on the other hand, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally releases and forever discharges one another and each of their respective past and present parents, subsidiaries and Affiliates, together with each of their respective officers, directors, members, managers, employees, agents, representatives and attorneys, predecessors, successors and assigns from any and all Liabilities to one another, including all Liabilities arising out of or in connection with the assets, properties, businesses or operations of the Subsidiary, the Interests and/or the Subject Assets, prior to, or as of, the Closing or otherwise from events, actions, omissions, failures to act or circumstances occurring or existing prior to, or as of, the Closing; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing herein shall release or discharge or be construed or otherwise deemed to release or discharge any rights, Liabilities, claims, agreements, arrangements or undertakings of any Person arising pursuant to any of the Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, the indemnification obligations of ResCap pursuant to Article VII of the Purchase Agreement) or any certificate or document required to be executed in connection with the execution of the Purchase Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby or otherwise expressly contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents to continue after the Closing.
     Each of ResCap, on behalf of itself and its controlled Affiliates (other than Subsidiary) and Subsidiary hereby irrevocably covenants to, and shall cause its respective controlled Affiliates to, refrain from, directly or indirectly, asserting or commencing, instituting or causing to be commenced, any claim for Liabilities of any nature whatsoever based upon any matter covered by this Release (other than Liabilities excluded pursuant to the proviso set forth in the paragraph above).
     Each of ResCap and Subsidiary hereby expressly waives, and shall cause its respective controlled Affiliates to waive any rights it may have under any statute, law, rule or regulation applicable to the Liabilities released hereby. Each of ResCap and Subsidiary, on behalf of itself and its respective controlled Affiliates, assumes the risk of the subsequent discovery or

 


 

understanding of any matter, fact or law which, if known or understood, would in any respect have affected the releases and waivers made herein. In furtherance of the foregoing:
      EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS FAMILIAR WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542, WHICH PROVIDES AS FOLLOWS:
 
      “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.”
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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Release as of the date written above.
     
ResCap (on behalf of itself and its controlled Affiliates, other than Subsidiary):

RESIDENTIAL CAPITAL, LLC

By:
   
 
   
 
  Name:
 
  Title:
 
   
Subsidiary:

DOA PROPERTIES IIIB (KB MODELS), LLC
 
   
By:
   
 
   
 
  Name:
 
  Title: