Multicurrency Cross-Border Schedule to Master Agreement between Merrill Lynch Capital Services, Inc. and Centerline Guaranteed Holdings LLC (March 5, 2010)
This agreement is between Merrill Lynch Capital Services, Inc. and Centerline Guaranteed Holdings LLC. It sets out specific terms for cross-border financial transactions, including rules for early termination, tax representations, and document delivery requirements. Both parties agree to provide necessary tax forms and financial statements, and to notify each other of certain financial events. The agreement also details how losses are calculated if transactions are terminated early and specifies U.S. dollars as the termination currency. The document is part of a broader master agreement governing their financial dealings.
(Party A)
(Party B)
TERMINATION PROVISIONS
A. | Specified Entity means in relation to Party A for the purpose of: |
Section 5(a)(v), | Not Applicable | |
Section 5(a)(vi), | Not Applicable | |
Section 5(a)(vii), | Not Applicable | |
Section 5(b)(iv), | Not Applicable |
Section 5(a)(v), | Not Applicable | |
Section 5(a)(vi), | Not Applicable | |
Section 5(a)(vii), | Not Applicable | |
Section 5(b)(iv), | Not Applicable |
B. | Specified Transaction will have the meaning specified in Section 14 of this Agreement. No change from Section 14, other than the definition of Specified Transaction shall expressly include any Transaction or Confirmation entered into between Party A and Party B under this Agreement, including without limitation the Transactions and Confirmations specified on Schedule I to that certain Transaction Assignment Agreement, dated as of even date herewith, among Party A, Party B and Centerline Capital Group, Inc. |
C. | The Cross Default provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) will apply to Party A and Party B. |
D. | The Credit Event Upon Merger provisions of Section 5(b)(iv) will apply to Party A and Party B. |
E. | The Automatic Early Termination provision of Section 6(a) will not apply to Party A or Party B. |
F. | Payments on Early Termination. In lieu of any payments that would otherwise be due under Section 6(e) of the Agreement, if any Early Termination Date occurs with respect |
G. | Termination Currency means United States Dollars. |
H. | Additional Termination Events. The following shall constitute Additional Termination Events pursuant to Section 5(b)(v): With respect to any Confirmation, any Additional Termination Event as defined in said Confirmation. |
TAX REPRESENTATIONS
A. | Payer Representations. For the purpose of Section 3(e) of this Agreement, Party A and Party B make the following representation: |
B. | Payee Representations. For the purpose of Section 3(f) of this Agreement, Party A and Party B will make the following representations specified below: |
(i) | Party A: Party A is a corporation created and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Party A is a U.S. person within the meaning of Section 7701 of the Internal Revenue Code and its U.S. employer identification number is ###-###-####. |
(ii) | Party B: Party B is a limited liability company created and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Party B is a U.S. person within the meaning of Section 7701 of the Internal Revenue Code and its U.S. employer identification number is 27-1991375. |
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DOCUMENTS TO BE DELIVERED
1. | Tax forms, documents or certificates to be delivered are: |
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2. | Other Documents to be delivered are: |
Party Required | Covered by | |||||
to Deliver | Form/Document/ | Date by which to | Section 3(d) | |||
Document | Certificate | be Delivered | Representation | |||
Party A/Party B | Annual audited and quarterly unaudited financial statements (or in the case of Party A, of its Credit Support Provider and in the case of Party B, of itself and any Credit Support Provider) prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the country in which the party (or its Credit Support Provider as applicable) is organized; in addition, Party B shall provide Party A notice of any Monetary Liability Collateral Trigger Event and, after the expiration of any applicable notice and cure period, notice of any default with respect to any debt which is secured by the Properties (the Subject Debt) which would give any person or entity the right to foreclose, and shall, promptly upon request, provide such other information as Party A may reasonably request, including, but not limited to, any information necessary for Party A to calculate Exposure, any Independent Amount and/or Monetary Liability under this Agreement. Provided, however, that Party B shall not be required to provide such audited financial statements if Party A does not approve payment for the expense of delivering those statements. | Promptly after request (except with respect to notices of the occurrence of any Monetary Liability Collateral Trigger Event or any default on the Subject Debt which would give any Person or entity the right to foreclosure, as to which Party B shall give Party A notice within five (5) business days (or, except with respect to any Monetary Liability Collateral Trigger Event, if a notice and right to cure period is applicable, within five (5) business days of the expiration of such notice and cure period). Provided that financial statements shall have been deemed delivered hereunder to the extent publicly available. | Yes. |
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Party Required | Covered by | |||||
to Deliver | Form/Document/ | Date by which to | Section 3(d) | |||
Document | Certificate | be Delivered | Representation | |||
Party A/Party B | A duly executed copy of any Credit Support Document. | Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, or if set forth in any Confirmation, concurrently with the delivery of such Confirmation provided, however the Account Agreements shall be delivered no later than March 19, 2010. | No. | |||
Party A/Party B | A certificate of an authorized officer for such party and any Credit Support Provider of such party certifying the authority, names and true signatures of the officers signing this Agreement, each Confirmation and any Credit Support Document, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the other party, and, as applicable, certified copies of any applicable resolution(s) or other documents authorizing the execution and delivery of this Agreement as reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the other party. | Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, and, if a Confirmation so requires it on or before the date set forth therein. | Yes. | |||
Party B | Opinion of outside counsel as to due authorization, execution and delivery and enforceability of this Agreement (including the Schedule, any Confirmations executed on the date hereof and any Credit Support Documents) in form and substance acceptable to Party A. | Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement. | No. |
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MISCELLANEOUS
A. | Addresses for Notices. For the purpose of Section 12(a) of this Agreement: |
Address: | Merrill Lynch World Headquarters | |
4 World Financial Center, 11th Floor | ||
250 Vesey Street | ||
New York, New York 10080 | ||
Attention: Municipal Capital Markets | ||
Facsimile: (917)  ###-###-#### | ||
Telephone: (212)  ###-###-#### | ||
With a copy to: | GMI Counsel | |
Merrill Lynch World Headquarters | ||
4 World Financial Center, 12th Floor | ||
New York, New York 10080 | ||
Attention: Swap Group | ||
Facsimile: (212)  ###-###-#### |
Centerline Guaranteed Holdings LLC] | ||
625 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor | ||
New York, New York 10022 | ||
Attention: Andrew Weil, Executive Director | ||
Facsimile: (212)  ###-###-#### | ||
Telephone: (212)  ###-###-#### |
B. | Process Agent. For the purpose of Section 13(c): |
C. | Offices. The provisions of Section 10(a) will apply to this Agreement. |
D. | Multibranch Party. For the purpose of Section 10(c) of this Agreement: |
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E. | Calculation Agent. The Calculation Agent is Party A, unless otherwise specified in a Confirmation in relation to the relevant Transaction. |
F. | Credit Support Document. Details of any Credit Support Document: |
Party A: | None. | |
Party B: | (i) that certain Credit Support Annex to the Schedule to this Master Agreement, as amended, restated and/or supplemented from time to time; | |
(ii) that certain (a) Pledge and Security Agreement (All Assets), dated as of even date herewith, between Party A and Party B; (b) Assignment, Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of even date herewith, between Party A and Centerline Affordable Housing LLC (CAHA); (c) Assignment, Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of even date herewith, among Party A and Centerline Guaranteed Manager II LLC (Guaranteed Manager); and (d) Assignment, Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of even date herewith, among Party A, CAHA and Guaranteed Manager (the foregoing, collectively, as amended, restated and/or supplemented from time to time, the Pledge Agreements); | ||
(iii) that certain (a) Cash Management Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between Party A, Party B and Guaranteed Manager; (b) Deposit Account Control Agreement, dated as of even date herewith, among Party A, Party B and Wachovia Bank, National Association; (c) Deposit Account Control Agreement, dated of even date herewith, among Party A, Guaranteed Manager and Wachovia Bank, National Association and any other account control agreements securing Party Bs obligations hereunder (the foregoing, collectively, as amended, restated and/or supplemented from time to time, the Account Agreements); | ||
(iv) Guaranty of Centerline Holding Company (Guarantor), as reaffirmed on the date hereof by virtue of that certain Reaffirmation of Guarantee; provided, however, the obligations of the Guarantor thereunder shall be limited as described therein; and | ||
(iv) any other documents evidencing, securing and/or guaranteeing Party Bs obligations under the Agreement. |
G. | Credit Support Provider. |
1. | Credit Support Provider means in relation to Party A, None. |
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2. | Credit Support Provider means in relation to Party B, the Guarantor and any obligor, assignor, or pledgor under any Credit Support Document securing Party Bs obligations under the Agreement. |
H. | Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without reference to choice of law doctrine. |
I. | Netting of Payments. Subparagraph (ii) of Section 2(c) of this Agreement will apply, unless one party provides at least fifteen days prior notice to the other that subparagraph (ii) will not apply. |
J. | Affiliate will have the meaning specified in Section 14 of this Agreement. |
OTHER PROVISIONS
A. | Financial Statements. Section 3(d) is hereby amended by adding in the third line thereof after the word respect and before the period: |
B. | Additional Representations. For purposes of Section 3, the following shall be added, immediately following paragraph (f) thereto: |
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C. | Transfer. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7 of this Agreement, Party A may assign and delegate, in whole but not in part, its rights and obligations under this Agreement without the consent of Party B to any wholly-owned corporate subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (ML&Co.) organized in the United States of America, provided that no Event of Default or Termination Event shall be occurring with respect to such wholly-owned subsidiary as result of such transfer. Further, Party A may assign and delegate any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement with notice to Party B (and, in the event such assignment is prior to the True-Up Adjustment Date as defined in any applicable Guaranteed Partnership Agreement or made to one of Party Bs competitors (with competitors being limited to those entities which are engaged in the syndication of Tax Credits as defined in the applicable Guaranteed Partnership Agreements) as reasonably determined in good faith by Party A, with the prior written consent of Party B, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, however, such consent of Party B will not be required if the proposed transfer is based on Party As reasonable, good faith determination that such transfer is necessitated by legal or regulatory requirements and there is no non-competitor to which Party A can make such an assignment on commercially reasonable terms) to any party assuming, either directly or indirectly, Party As rights and obligations under any applicable IRFA |
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D. | Method of Notice. Section 12(a)(ii) of the Master Agreement is deleted in its entirety. |
E. | Jurisdiction. |
F. | Set-Off. |
G. | Escrow. If by reason of the time difference between the cities in which payments are to be made, it is not possible for simultaneous payments to be made on any date on which both parties are required to make payments hereunder, either party may at its option and in its sole discretion notify the other party that payments on that date are to be made in |
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H. | Consent to Recording. The parties agree that each may electronically record all telephonic conversations between marketing and trading personnel in connection with this Agreement. |
I. | Representations. Section 3(a)(iii) is hereby amended by inserting the words or investment policies, or guidelines, procedures, or restrictions immediately following the word documents. |
J. | Recharacterization. The Parties intend that each Confirmation and each of the Transactions as defined therein be treated as a swap transaction under the ISDA Master Agreement. In the event that, notwithstanding the intention of the parties, any of the Confirmations is recharacterized as a commercial loan, Party B hereby grants to Party A a first lien on and security interest in all of the Collateral described in the Pledge Agreements and the Collateral or the Collateral Account Funds described in any of the applicable Account Agreements and the proceeds thereof as security for the repayment of such commercial loan. |
K. | WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO THE OTHER PARTYS ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT. |
L. | ADDITIONAL COVENANTS OF PARTY B. |
1. | With respect to each IRFA (as defined in the Confirmations; collectively, all Confirmations relating to any IRFA, shall be referred to as the Back-to-Back |
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2. | On or prior to July 1 of each year, Party B will pay Party A an annual servicing fee of $2,000 with respect to each of the Properties shown on Annex C to the Credit Support Annex; provided, however, Party B shall receive a credit against any such servicing fee to the extent Party B or its affiliates have otherwise paid amounts to Party A or its affiliates for servicing the bonds financing the applicable property. |
3. | Party B will pay Party A a semi-annual fee equal to 0.2% per annum of the Notional Amount of the IRFAs (as defined in the Confirmations), without duplication, as to which the Confirmations relate, payable semi-annually on each December 31 and June 30 in arrears, commencing on the date hereof and with the first payment due on June 30, 2010, and terminating, as accrued, upon the earlier to occur of (i) the end of the last day of the Compliance Period with respect to all of the Properties as to which the applicable IRFA relates, or (ii) until such time as Party A is no longer the obligor with respect to all the IRFAs, and Party A is satisfied that it no longer has any liability thereunder and all amounts owed to Party A under the Agreement in connection with the IRFAs have been paid in full; provided, however, that Party A shall agree to defer fifty percent (50%) of such fee until the earlier of (i) or (ii) to occur. |
4. | Party B will pay Party A an assumption fee (the Assumption Fee) equal to $42,000,000, which shall be due upon the earlier of the termination of all Transactions hereunder (whether as the result of the Scheduled Termination Date, Early Termination Date, or otherwise), or any earlier date upon which Party A permits Party B to make distributions to any holder of equity or membership interests in Party B (collectively the Assumption Fee Due Date); provided, however, such Assumption Fee shall be payable in an amount up to fifty percent |
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5. | Neither the Guarantor nor Party B shall consent to any amendment or modification of any of the applicable Project Documents as defined in the Guaranteed Partnership Agreement or any Fund Agreement (as defined in each Guaranteed Partnership Agreement) without the prior written consent of Party A if such amendment could have an adverse effect on Party A. |
6. | None of the Properties shall be used to secure any additional debt without the holder of such debt entering into a subordination and standstill agreement requiring Party Bs consent prior to the initiation of any foreclosure proceedings, and Party B shall not provide any such consent to initiate foreclosure proceedings without the consent of Party A; and provided that bondholder consent is required prior to the initiation of foreclosure proceedings. |
7. | Party B must obtain written consent of Party A prior to the sale or transfer of any interest in Party B, CAHA, Guaranteed Manager, any interest owned or controlled by Party B in any Partnership (as defined in each Guaranteed Partnership Agreement), any interest owned or controlled by Party B in any Fund (as defined in each Guaranteed Partnership Agreement) and/or any interest owned or controlled by Party B in any Local Partnership (as defined in each Guaranteed Partnership Agreement). |
8. | Party B shall not make any distributions, and shall not permit any Affiliate that is a member or partner in any Guaranteed Partnership, Fund or Local Partnership to make any distributions, other than in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and documents providing security for Party Bs obligations thereunder (including, without limitation, the Account Agreements). |
9. | Party B shall not consent, and shall not permit any Affiliate that is a partner or member in any Guaranteed Partnership, Fund or Local Partnership, to consent to any sale or other transfer of a Property without Party As prior written consent. |
10. | Party A shall have the right to cause Party B, or any Affiliate of Party B that is a partner or member in any Guaranteed Partnership, Fund or Local Partnership, to replace the manager of any Property for which collateral posted under the Credit Support Annex is used to fund debt service shortfalls or other expenses of the Property. |
11. | Party B shall deliver, or caused to be delivered, to Party A copies of all servicing and asset management files, to the extent available, including accounting, |
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compliance (Form 8609 and first year files), and tax-related documentation, and copies of all legal documents relating to the Guaranteed Partnerships and Funds. | |||
12. | Party B shall not consent and shall not permit any Affiliate that is a partner or member in any Guaranteed Partnership, Fund or Local Partnership, to consent or approve any termination of a deficit restoration obligation. |
M. | ADDITIONAL COVENANTS OF PARTY A. |
1. | Party A will not amend any IRFA without the prior written consent of Party B if said amendment could increase Party Bs obligations hereunder. In the event Party A amends any IRFA without the prior written consent of Party B and such amendment has the effect of increasing Party Bs obligations hereunder, Party B shall not be obligated hereunder for any such increased obligations resulting from such amendment. |
2. | Without the consent of Party B, Party A will not consent to any of the actions which, without such consent of Party A, would constitute an Additional Termination Event under subsections (i) or (ii) of numbered Section 3 of any IRFA Confirmation. |
N. | Section 9(b) of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following: |
O. | Suspension of Payments and Transfers. Notwithstanding any language contained in the Agreement that may be argued should be interpreted to the contrary, including without limitation Section 2(a) of the Master Agreement and Paragraph 4 of the ISDA Credit Support Annex, Party B shall have no right to suspend any payments due under the Agreement or any Transfers due under the Credit Support Annex, for any reason. |
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Very truly yours, MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation | ||||
By: | /s/ Edward H. Curland | |||
Name: | Edward H. Curland | |||
Authorized Signatory |
CENTERLINE GUARANTEED HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||||
By: Centerline Capital Group Inc., its managing member | ||||
By: | /s/ Marc D. Schnitzer | |||
Name: | Marc D. Schnitzer | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President | |||