EX-10-65: CONFIRMATION LETTERS
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Exhibit 10.65
Huntington National Bank Logo
Huntington National Bank
Huntington Center
41 S High Street
Columbus, OH
43215
41 S High Street
Columbus, OH
43215
Tel: 614 ###-###-#### | Fax: 614 ###-###-#### |
INTEREST RATE SWAP CONFIRMATION
Apr 30, 2008
TO: | Franklin Credit Management Corporation Paul Colasono 101 Hudson Street 25th Floor Jersey City, NJ 07302 |
OUR REF: 20733HU/C050508F/109649
Dear Sirs,
The purpose of this letter is to confirm the terms and conditions of the transaction entered into between Franklin Credit Management Corporation (Counterparty) and Huntington National Bank on the Trade Date specified below (the Transaction). This letter constitutes a Confirmation as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below.
If Franklin Credit Management Corporation and Huntington National Bank are not yet parties to an ISDA Master Agreement, (1) you and we agree to use all reasonable efforts promptly to negotiate, execute and deliver an agreement in the form of the ISDA Master Agreement (Local Currency Single Jurisdiction) (the ISDA Form, which term shall
include our standard Schedule to the ISDA Master Agreement) with such modifications as you and we will in good faith agree, (2) this Confirmation, together with all other documents confirming transactions entered into between us from time to time and referring to the ISDA Form, shall supplement, form a part of, and be subject to an agreement in the form of the ISDA Form as if we had executed an agreement in such form (including our standard Schedule) on the Trade Date of this Transaction, and (3) this Confirmation and the ISDA Master Agreement will together evidence a complete binding agreement between you and us as to the terms and conditions of the Swap Transaction to which this Confirmation relates, until such time as you and we negotiate and execute such an agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of the ISDA Form and this Confirmation, this Confirmation will prevail for the purpose of this Swap Transaction. Upon the execution by you and us of such an agreement, this Confirmation shall supplement, form a part of, and be subject to that agreement (the Agreement).
This facsimile transmission will be the only written communication regarding this Swap Transaction exchanged between us and will be deemed for all purposes an original document, unless you request that we sign hard copy versions of this Confirmation. Please contact the individual indicated in the last paragraph of this letter to receive such copies.
The definitions and provisions contained in the 2000 ISDA Definitions (as published by the International Swap Dealers Association, Inc) are incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistency between those definitions and provisions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation will govern.
Each Party hereto represents and warrants to the other party hereto that, in connection with the Transaction, (i) it has consulted and will continue to consult with its own legal, regulatory, tax, business, investment, financial and accounting advisors to the extent it deems necessary, and it has made and will continue to make its own investment, hedging and trading decisions (including without limitations decisions regarding the appropriateness and/or suitability of the Transaction) based upon its own judgment and upon any advice from such advisors as it deems necessary, and not in reliance upon the other party hereto or any of its branches, subsidiaries or affiliates or any of their respective officers, directors or employees, or any view expressed by any of them, (ii) it has evaluated and it fully understands all the terms, conditions and risks of the Transaction, and it is capable of assuming and willing to assume (financially and otherwise) all such risks, (iii) it has and will continue to act as principal, and not agent of any person, and the other party hereto and its branches, subsidiaries and affiliates have not and will not be acting as a fiduciary or financial, investment, commodity trading or other advisor to it, and (iv) it is entering into the Transaction for purposes of hedging its assets or liabilities or in connection with a line of business, and not for the purpose of speculation.
In addition, this Confirmation will be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without reference to choice of law doctrine, provided that this provision will be superseded by any choice of law provision in the Agreement.
1. This Confirmation supplements, forms part of, and is subject to, the ISDA Master Agreement as amended and supplemented from time to time (the Agreement) between you and us. All
provisions contained in the Agreement govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified below.
2. The terms of the particular Swap transaction to which this confirmation relates are as follows:
Trade Date | : | Apr 30, 2008 | ||
Effective Date | : | May 05, 2008 | ||
Termination Date | : | May 05, 2011 subject to adjustment in accordance with the Modified Following Business Day Convention | ||
Notional Amount | : | USD 175,000,000.00 | ||
FLOATING AMOUNTS | ||||
Floating Rate Payer | : | Huntington National Bank | ||
Floating Rate Payer Payment Dates | : | Monthly on the 5th commencing Jun 05, 2008 and ending with the Termination Date subject to adjustment in accordance with the Modified Following Business Day Convention | ||
Floating Rate Option | : | USD-LIBOR-BBA | ||
Designated Maturity | : | 1 month | ||
Spread | : | None | ||
Floating Rate Day Count Fraction | : | ACTUAL /360 | ||
Reset Dates | : | The first day of each Calculation Period | ||
Compounding | : | Inapplicable | ||
FIXED AMOUNTS | ||||
Fixed Rate Payer | : | Franklin Credit Management Corporation | ||
Fixed Rate Payer Payment Dates | : | Monthly on the 5th commencing Jun 05, 2008 and ending with the Termination Date subject to adjustment in accordance with the Modified Following Business Day Convention |
Fixed Rate | : | 3.47000 % per annum | ||
Fixed Rate Day Count Fraction | : | ACTUAL /360 | ||
Calculation Agent | : | Huntington National Bank | ||
Business Days for Fixings in USD | : | London | ||
Business Days for Payments in USD | : | New York & London | ||
3. CASH SETTLEMENT INSTRUCTIONS | ||||
Payments to Franklin Credit Management Corporat in USD | ||||
To | : | Huntington National Bank | ||
Favor Of | : | Franklin Credit Management Corporat | ||
Account Number | : | 01899715877 | ||
Payments to Huntington National Bank in USD | ||||
To | : | Huntington National Bank | ||
Favor Of | : | Huntington National Bank | ||
ABA Number | : | 044000024 | ||
Account Number | : | 13000050204 | ||
4. OFFICES: | ||||
The office of the Counterparty for the Transaction is: | ||||
Franklin Credit Management Corporation 101 Hudson Street 25th Floor Jersey City, NJ 07302 | ||||
Tel: (201)  ###-###-#### |
Fax:
The office of Huntington National Bank for the Transaction is:
Huntington National Bank
Huntington Center
41 S High Street
Columbus, OH
43215
Huntington Center
41 S High Street
Columbus, OH
43215
Tel: 614 ###-###-####
Fax: 614 ###-###-####
Fax: 614 ###-###-####
Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement by signing a copy of this Confirmation and responding within one (1) business day by returning via facsimile an executed copy of this Confirmation to ###-###-####, Attention: Derivative Operations, telephone ###-###-####. Failure to respond within such period shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the Transaction, and shall be deemed to be an affirmation of the terms and conditions contained herein, absent manifest error.
Best Regards, | ||||
Huntington National Bank | Franklin Credit Management Corporation | |||
/s/ Scott Kleinman | /s/ Paul Colasono | |||
Name: Scott Kleinman | Name: Paul Colasono | |||
Title: Senior Vice President | Title: CFO | |||
/s/ Alexander Gordon Jardin | ||||
Name: Alexander Gordon Jardin | ||||
Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Huntington National Bank Logo
Huntington National Bank
Huntington Center
41 S High Street
Columbus, OH
43215
41 S High Street
Columbus, OH
43215
Tel: 614 ###-###-#### | Fax: 614 ###-###-#### |
INTEREST RATE SWAP CONFIRMATION
Apr 30, 2008
TO: | Franklin Credit Management Corporation Paul Colasono 101 Hudson Street 25th Floor Jersey City, NJ 07302 |
OUR REF: 20734HU/C050508G/109651
Dear Sirs,
The purpose of this letter is to confirm the terms and conditions of the transaction entered into between Franklin Credit Management Corporation (Counterparty) and Huntington National Bank on the Trade Date specified below (the Transaction). This letter constitutes a Confirmation as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below.
If Franklin Credit Management Corporation and Huntington National Bank are not yet parties to an ISDA Master Agreement, (1) you and we agree to use all reasonable efforts promptly to negotiate, execute and deliver an agreement in the form of the ISDA Master Agreement (Local Currency Single Jurisdiction) (the ISDA Form, which term shall include our standard Schedule to the ISDA Master Agreement) with such modifications as you and we will in good faith agree, (2) this Confirmation, together with all other documents confirming transactions
entered into between us from time to time and referring to the ISDA Form, shall supplement, form a part of, and be subject to an agreement in the form of the ISDA Form as if we had executed an agreement in such form (including our standard Schedule) on the Trade Date of this Transaction, and (3) this Confirmation and the ISDA Master Agreement will together evidence a complete binding agreement between you and us as to the terms and conditions of the Swap Transaction to which this Confirmation relates, until such time as you and we negotiate and execute such an agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of the ISDA Form and this Confirmation, this Confirmation will prevail for the purpose of this Swap Transaction. Upon the execution by you and us of such an agreement, this Confirmation shall supplement, form a part of, and be subject to that agreement (the Agreement).
This facsimile transmission will be the only written communication regarding this Swap Transaction exchanged between us and will be deemed for all purposes an original document, unless you request that we sign hard copy versions of this Confirmation. Please contact the individual indicated in the last paragraph of this letter to receive such copies.
The definitions and provisions contained in the 2000 ISDA Definitions (as published by the International Swap Dealers Association, Inc) are incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistency between those definitions and provisions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation will govern.
Each Party hereto represents and warrants to the other party hereto that, in connection with the Transaction, (i) it has consulted and will continue to consult with its own legal, regulatory, tax, business, investment, financial and accounting advisors to the extent it deems necessary, and it has made and will continue to make its own investment, hedging and trading decisions (including without limitations decisions regarding the appropriateness and/or suitability of the Transaction) based upon its own judgment and upon any advice from such advisors as it deems necessary, and not in reliance upon the other party hereto or any of its branches, subsidiaries or affiliates or any of their respective officers, directors or employees, or any view expressed by any of them, (ii) it has evaluated and it fully understands all the terms, conditions and risks of the Transaction, and it is capable of assuming and willing to assume (financially and otherwise) all such risks, (iii) it has and will continue to act as principal, and not agent of any person, and the other party hereto and its branches, subsidiaries and affiliates have not and will not be acting as a fiduciary or financial, investment, commodity trading or other advisor to it, and (iv) it is entering into the Transaction for purposes of hedging its assets or liabilities or in connection with a line of business, and not for the purpose of speculation.
In addition, this Confirmation will be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without reference to choice of law doctrine, provided that this provision will be superseded by any choice of law provision in the Agreement.
1. This Confirmation supplements, forms part of, and is subject to, the ISDA Master Agreement as amended and supplemented from time to time (the Agreement) between you and us. All provisions contained in the Agreement govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified below.
2. The terms of the particular Swap transaction to which this confirmation relates are as follows:
Trade Date | : | Apr 30, 2008 | ||
Effective Date | : | May 05, 2008 | ||
Termination Date | : | Mar 05, 2011 subject to adjustment in accordance with the Modified Following Business Day Convention | ||
Notional Amount | : | USD 100,000,000.00 | ||
FLOATING AMOUNTS | ||||
Floating Rate Payer | : | Huntington National Bank | ||
Floating Rate Payer Payment Dates | : | Monthly on the 5th commencing Jun 05, 2008 and ending with the Termination Date subject to adjustment in accordance with the Modified Following Business Day Convention | ||
Floating Rate Option | : | USD-LIBOR-BBA | ||
Designated Maturity | : | 1 month | ||
Spread | : | None | ||
Floating Rate Day Count Fraction | : | ACTUAL /360 | ||
Reset Dates | : | The first day of each Calculation Period | ||
Compounding | : | Inapplicable | ||
FIXED AMOUNTS | ||||
Fixed Rate Payer | : | Franklin Credit Management Corporation | ||
Fixed Rate Payer Payment Dates | : | Monthly on the 5th commencing Jun 05, 2008 and ending with the Termination Date subject to adjustment in accordance with the Modified Following Business Day Convention | ||
Fixed Rate | : | 3.47000 % per annum | ||
Fixed Rate Day Count Fraction | : | ACTUAL /360 | ||
Calculation Agent | : | Huntington National Bank | ||
Business Days for Fixings in USD | : | London |
Business Days for Payments in USD | : | New York & London | ||
3. CASH SETTLEMENT INSTRUCTIONS | ||||
Payments to Franklin Credit Management Corporat in USD | ||||
To | : | Huntington National Bank | ||
Favor Of | : | Franklin Credit Management Corporat | ||
Account Number | : | 01899715877 | ||
Payments to Huntington National Bank in USD | ||||
To | : | Huntington National Bank | ||
Favor Of | : | Huntington National Bank | ||
ABA Number | : | 044000024 | ||
Account Number | : | 13000050204 | ||
4. OFFICES: | ||||
The office of the Counterparty for the Transaction is: | ||||
Franklin Credit Management Corporation | ||||
101 Hudson Street 25th Floor | ||||
Jersey City, NJ | ||||
07302 | ||||
Tel: (201)  ###-###-#### | ||||
Fax: | ||||
The office of Huntington National Bank for the Transaction is: | ||||
Huntington National Bank | : | |||
Huntington Center | ||||
41 S High Street | ||||
Columbus, OH | ||||
43215 | ||||
Tel: 614 ###-###-#### | ||||
Fax: 614 ###-###-#### |
Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement by signing a copy of this Confirmation and responding within one (1) business day by returning via facsimile an executed copy of this Confirmation to ###-###-####, Attention: Derivative Operations, telephone ###-###-####. Failure to respond within such period shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the Transaction, and shall be deemed to be an affirmation of the terms and conditions contained herein, absent manifest error.
Best Regards,
Huntington National Bank | Franklin Credit Management Corporation | |||
/s/ Scott Kleinman | /s/ Paul Colasono | |||
Name: Scott Kleinman | Name: Paul Colasono | |||
Title: Senior Vice President | Title: CFO | |||
/s/ Alexander Gordon Jardin | ||||
Name: Alexander Gordon Jardin | ||||
Title: Chief Executive Officer |