Amendment to Registration Rights Agreement between ECC Capital Corporation and Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc.
ECC Capital Corporation and Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. have agreed to extend the deadline for filing a registration statement with the SEC under their existing Registration Rights Agreement. The new filing deadline is June 19, 2006. All other terms of the original agreement remain unchanged. This amendment is confirmed by signatures from both parties.
May 5, 2006
VIA FACSIMILE AND FEDERAL EXPRESS
Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc.
1001 19th Street North
Arlington, Virginia 22209
Fax No.: (949)  ###-###-####
Re: Registration Rights Agreement |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Registration Rights Agreement (the Registration Rights Agreement) dated as of February 14, 2005 by and between you, Milestone Advisors LLC and ECC Capital Corporation (the Company and we). Pursuant to Section 2(a) of the Registration Rights Agreement, we are required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) a registration statement on Form S-3 relating to the offer and sale of certain securities held by you and certain other holders no later than 30 days following the one year anniversary of the date our registration statement on Form S-11 was declared effective by the Commission (such date, the Filing Deadline).
By executing this letter, you acknowledge and agree that the Filing Deadline as defined and used in the Registration Rights Agreement is extended to June 19, 2006. All other provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement will remain in effect as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement. Please indicate your agreement by executing this letter in the appropriate space indicated below.
Truly yours,
/s/ Steven G. Holder
Steven G. Holder
Chairman of the Board and Co-Chief Executive Officer
Acknowledged and Agreed:
FRIEDMAN, BILLINGS, RAMSEY GROUP, INC.
/s/ Richard J. Hendrix
By: Richard J. Hendrix
Its: President and Chief Operating Officer