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MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2006
(this "Agreement"), is entered into between PNC Bank, National Association (the
"Seller") and Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. (the "Purchaser").
The Seller intends to sell and the Purchaser intends to purchase
certain multifamily, commercial and manufactured housing community mortgage
loans (the "Mortgage Loans") identified on the schedule (the "Mortgage Loan
Schedule") annexed hereto as Schedule II. The Purchaser intends to deposit the
Mortgage Loans, along with certain other mortgage loans (the "Other Mortgage
Loans"), into a trust fund (the "Trust Fund"), the beneficial ownership of which
will be evidenced by multiple classes of mortgage pass-through certificates (the
"Certificates"). One or more "real estate mortgage investment conduit" ("REMIC")
elections will be made with respect to most of the Trust Fund. The Trust Fund
will be created and the Certificates will be issued pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2006 (the "Pooling and Servicing
Agreement"), among the Purchaser as depositor, Midland Loan Services, Inc. and
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as master servicers (each, in such
capacity, a "Master Servicer"), LNR Partners, Inc. as special servicer (the
"Special Servicer") and LaSalle Bank National Association as trustee (the
"Trustee"). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein (including the
schedules attached hereto) have the respective meanings set forth in the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement.
The Purchaser has entered into an Underwriting Agreement, dated as
of December 1, 2006 (the "Underwriting Agreement"), with Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner & Smith Incorporated ("Merrill Lynch") for itself and as representative
of Countrywide Securities Corporation ("Countrywide Securities"), IXIS
Securities North America Inc. ("IXIS Securities"), PNC Capital Markets LLC ("PNC
Capital"), Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC ("Credit Suisse") and Deutsche
Bank Securities Inc. ("DBSI"); Merrill Lynch, Countrywide Securities, IXIS
Securities, PNC Capital, Credit Suisse and DBSI, collectively, in such capacity,
the "Underwriters"), whereby the Purchaser will sell to the Underwriters all of
the Certificates that are to be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (such Certificates, the "Publicly-Offered Certificates"). The Purchaser
has also entered into a Certificate Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 1,
2006 (the "Certificate Purchase Agreement"), with Merrill Lynch for itself and
as representative of Countrywide Securities (together in such capacity, the
"Initial Purchasers"), whereby the Purchaser will sell to the Initial Purchasers
all of the remaining Certificates (such Certificates, the "Private
Certificates").
Now, therefore, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Agreement to Purchase.
The Seller agrees to sell, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase, the
Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. The Mortgage Loan
Schedule may be amended to reflect the actual Mortgage Loans delivered to the
Purchaser pursuant to the terms hereof. The Mortgage Loans are expected to have
an aggregate principal balance of
$222,104,469 (the "PNC Mortgage Loan Balance") (subject to a variance of plus or
minus 5.0%) as of the close of business on the Cut-off Date, after giving effect
to any payments due on or before such date, whether or not such payments are
received. The PNC Mortgage Loan Balance, together with the aggregate principal
balance of the Other Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date (after giving effect
to any payments due on or before such date, whether or not such payments are
received), is expected to equal an aggregate principal balance (the "Cut-off
Date Pool Balance") of $4,522,709,155 (subject to a variance of plus or minus
5%). The purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans shall take place on December
12, 2006 or such other date as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties to
this Agreement (the "Closing Date"). The consideration (the "Purchase
Consideration") for the Mortgage Loans shall be equal to (i) 105.1998% of the
PNC Mortgage Loan Balance as of the Cut-off Date, plus (ii) $409,993, which
amount represents the amount of interest accrued on the PNC Mortgage Loan
Balance, as agreed to by the Seller and the Purchaser.
The Purchase Consideration shall be paid to the Seller or its
designee by wire transfer in immediately available funds on the Closing Date.
SECTION 2. Conveyance of Mortgage Loans.
(a) Effective as of the Closing Date, subject only to the
Seller's receipt of the Purchase Consideration and the satisfaction or waiver of
the conditions to closing set forth in Section 5 of this Agreement (which
conditions shall be deemed to have been satisfied or waived upon the Seller's
receipt of the Purchase Consideration), the Seller does hereby sell, transfer,
assign, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse (except
as set forth in this Agreement), all the right, title and interest of the Seller
in and to the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as of such
date, on a servicing released basis (subject to certain agreements regarding
servicing as provided in the Servicing Rights Purchase Agreement (as defined in
Section 6(a)(iii) hereof)), together with all of the Seller's right, title and
interest in and to the proceeds of any related title, hazard, primary mortgage
or other insurance proceeds. The Mortgage Loan Schedule, as it may be amended,
shall conform to the requirements set forth in this Agreement and the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement.
(b) The Purchaser or its assignee shall be entitled to receive
all scheduled payments of principal and interest due after the Cut-off Date, and
all other recoveries of principal and interest collected after the Cut-off Date
(other than in respect of principal and interest on the Mortgage Loans due on or
before the Cut-off Date). All scheduled payments of principal and interest due
on or before the Cut-off Date but collected after the Cut-off Date, and
recoveries of principal and interest collected on or before the Cut-off Date
(only in respect of principal and interest on the Mortgage Loans due on or
before the Cut-off Date and principal prepayments thereon), shall belong to, and
be promptly remitted to, the Seller.
(c) The Seller hereby represents and warrants that it has or
will have, on behalf of the Purchaser, delivered to the Trustee (i) on or before
the Closing Date, the documents and instruments specified below with respect to
each Mortgage Loan that are Specially Designated Mortgage Loan Documents and
(ii) on or before the date that is 30 days after the Closing Date, the remaining
documents and instruments specified below that are not Specially Designated
Mortgage Loan Documents with respect to each Mortgage Loan (the documents and
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instruments specified below and referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) preceding,
collectively, a "Mortgage File"). All Mortgage Files so delivered will be held
by the Trustee in escrow for the benefit of the Seller at all times prior to the
Closing Date. The Mortgage File with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is a
Serviced Trust Mortgage Loan shall contain the following documents:
(i) the original executed Mortgage Note for the subject Mortgage
Loan, including any power of attorney related to the execution thereof (or
a lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of such Mortgage Note
attached thereto), together with any and all intervening endorsements
thereon, endorsed on its face or by allonge attached thereto (without
recourse, representation or warranty, express or implied) to the order of
LaSalle Bank National Association, as trustee for the registered holders
of ML-CFC Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-4, Commercial Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-4, or in blank;
(ii) an original or copy of the Mortgage, together with originals
or copies of any and all intervening assignments thereof, in each case
(unless not yet returned by the applicable recording office) with evidence
of recording indicated thereon or certified by the applicable recording
office;
(iii) an original or copy of any related Assignment of Leases (if
such item is a document separate from the Mortgage), together with
originals or copies of any and all intervening assignments thereof, in
each case (unless not yet returned by the applicable recording office)
with evidence of recording indicated thereon or certified by the
applicable recording office;
(iv) an original executed assignment, in recordable form (except
for completion of the assignee's name and address (if the assignment is
delivered in blank) and any missing recording information or a certified
copy of that assignment as sent for recording), of (a) the Mortgage, (b)
any related Assignment of Leases (if such item is a document separate from
the Mortgage) and (c) any other recorded document relating to the subject
Mortgage Loan otherwise included in the Mortgage File, in favor of LaSalle
Bank National Association, as trustee for the registered holders of ML-CFC
Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-4, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 2006-4;
(v) an original assignment of all unrecorded documents relating
to the Mortgage Loan (to the extent not already assigned pursuant to
clause (iv) above) in favor of LaSalle Bank National Association, as
trustee for the registered holders of ML-CFC Commercial Mortgage Trust
2006-4, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-4 [(or,
in the case of a Loan Combination, in favor of LaSalle Bank National
Association, as trustee for the registered holders of ML-CFC Commercial
Mortgage Trust 2006-4, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2006-4;
(vi) originals or copies of any consolidation, assumption,
substitution and modification agreements in those instances where the
terms or provisions of the Mortgage or Mortgage Note have been
consolidated or modified or the subject Mortgage Loan has been assumed;
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(vii) the original or a copy of the policy or certificate of
lender's title insurance or, if such policy has not been issued or
located, an original or copy of an irrevocable, binding commitment (which
may be a pro forma policy or a marked version of the policy that has been
executed by an authorized representative of the title company or an
agreement to provide the same pursuant to binding escrow instructions
executed by an authorized representative of the title company) to issue
such title insurance policy;
(viii) any filed copies or other evidence of filing of any prior
UCC Financing Statements in favor of the originator of the subject
Mortgage Loan or in favor of any assignee prior to the Trustee (but only
to the extent the Seller had possession of such UCC Financing Statements
prior to the Closing Date) and, if there is an effective UCC Financing
Statement in favor of the Seller on record with the applicable public
office for UCC Financing Statements, a UCC Financing Statement assignment,
in form suitable for filing in favor of LaSalle Bank National Association,
as trustee for the registered holders of ML-CFC Commercial Mortgage Trust
2006-4, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-4, as
assignee;
(ix) an original or a copy of any Ground Lease, guaranty or
ground lessor estoppel;
(x) an original or a copy of any intercreditor agreement
relating to permitted debt of the Mortgagor and any intercreditor
agreement relating to mezzanine debt related to the Mortgagor;
(xi) an original or a copy of any loan agreement, any escrow or
reserve agreement, any security agreement, any management agreement, any
agreed upon procedures letter, any lockbox or cash management agreements,
any environmental reports or any letter of credit (which letter of credit
shall not be delivered in original from to the Trustee, but rather to the
applicable Master Servicer), in each case relating to the subject Mortgage
Loan; and
(xii) with respect to a Mortgage Loan secured by a hospitality
property, a signed copy of any franchise agreement and/or franchisor
comfort letter.
The foregoing Mortgage File delivery requirement shall be subject to
Section 2.01(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
The Seller shall retain an Independent third party (the
"Recording/Filing Agent") that shall, as to each Mortgage Loan, promptly (and in
any event within 180 days following the later of the Closing Date and the
delivery of each Mortgage, Assignment of Leases, recordable document and UCC
Financing Statement to the Trustee) cause to be submitted for recording or
filing, as the case may be, in the appropriate public office for real property
records or UCC Financing Statements, each assignment of Mortgage, assignment of
Assignment of Leases and any other recordable documents relating to each such
Mortgage Loan in favor of the Trustee that is referred to in clause (iv) of the
definition of "Mortgage File" and each UCC Financing Statement assignment in
favor of the Trustee that is referred to in clause (viii) of the definition of
"Mortgage File." Each such assignment and UCC Financing Statement assignment
shall reflect
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that the recorded original should be returned by the public recording office to
the Trustee following recording, and each such assignment and UCC Financing
Statement assignment shall reflect that the file copy thereof should be returned
to the Trustee following filing; provided, that in those instances where the
public recording office retains the original assignment of Mortgage or
assignment of Assignment of Leases, the Recording/Filing Agent shall obtain
therefrom a certified copy of the recorded original. If any such document or
instrument is lost or returned unrecorded or unfiled, as the case may be,
because of a defect therein, then the Seller shall prepare a substitute therefor
or cure such defect or cause such to be done, as the case may be, and the Seller
shall deliver such substitute or corrected document or instrument to the Trustee
(or, if the Mortgage Loan is then no longer subject to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, to the then holder of such Mortgage Loan).
The Seller shall bear the out-of-pocket costs and expenses of all
such recording, filing and delivery contemplated in the preceding paragraph,
including, without limitation, any costs and expenses that may be incurred by
the Trustee in connection with any such recording, filing or delivery performed
by the Trustee at the Seller's request and the fees of the Recording/Filing
Agent.
(d) All such other relevant documents and records that (a)
relate to the administration or servicing of the Mortgage Loans, (b) are
reasonably necessary for the ongoing administration and/or servicing of such
Mortgage Loans by the applicable Master Servicer in connection with its duties
under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and (c) are in the possession or
under the control of the Seller, together with all unapplied escrow amounts and
reserve amounts in the possession or under the control of the Seller that relate
to the Mortgage Loans, shall be delivered or caused to be delivered by the
Seller to the applicable Master Servicer (or, at the direction of such Master
Servicer, to the appropriate sub-servicer); provided that the Seller shall not
be required to deliver any draft documents, privileged or other communications,
credit underwriting, legal or other due diligence analyses, credit committee
briefs or memoranda or other internal approval documents or data or internal
worksheets, memoranda, communications or evaluations.
The Seller agrees to use reasonable efforts to deliver to the Trustee, for
its administrative convenience in reviewing the Mortgage Files, a mortgage loan
checklist for each Mortgage Loan. The foregoing sentence notwithstanding, the
failure of the Seller to deliver a mortgage loan checklist or a complete
mortgage loan checklist shall not give rise to any liability whatsoever on the
part of the Seller to the Purchaser, the Trustee or any other person because the
delivery of the mortgage loan checklist is being provided to the Trustee solely
for its administrative convenience.
(e) The Seller shall take such actions as are reasonably
necessary to assign or otherwise grant to the Trust Fund the benefit of any
letters of credit in the name of the Seller, which secure any Mortgage Loan.
(f) On or before the Closing Date, the Seller shall provide to
the applicable Master Servicer, the initial data (as of the Cut-off Date or the
most recent earlier date for which such data is available) contemplated by the
CMSA Loan Setup File, the CMSA Loan Periodic Update File, the CMSA Operating
Statement Analysis Report and the CMSA Property File.
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SECTION 3. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Seller.
(a) The Seller hereby represents and warrants to and covenants
with the Purchaser, as of the date hereof, that:
(i) The Seller is a national banking association duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States
and the Seller has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by it, and has the
power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and all
transactions contemplated hereby.
(ii) This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Seller, all requisite action by the Seller's
directors and officers has been taken in connection therewith, and
(assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the
Purchaser) this Agreement constitutes the valid, legal and binding
agreement of the Seller, enforceable against the Seller in accordance with
its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by (A) laws relating
to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization,
receivership, conservatorship or moratorium, (B) other laws relating to or
affecting the rights of creditors generally, or (C) general equity
principles (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law).
(iii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Seller
and the Seller's performance and compliance with the terms of this
Agreement will not (A) violate the Seller's certificate of incorporation
or bylaws, (B) violate any law or regulation or any administrative decree
or order to which it is subject if compliance therewith is necessary (1)
to ensure the enforceability of this Agreement or (2) for the Seller to
perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement, or (C) constitute
a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would
constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material
contract, agreement or other instrument to which the Seller is a party or
by which the Seller is bound, which default might have consequences that
would, in the Seller's reasonable and good faith judgment, materially and
adversely affect the condition (financial or other) or operations of the
Seller or its properties or materially and adversely affect its
performance hereunder.
(iv) The Seller is not in default with respect to any order or
decree of any court or any order, regulation or demand of any federal,
state, municipal or other governmental agency or body, which default might
have consequences that would, in the Seller's reasonable and good faith
judgment, materially and adversely affect the condition (financial or
other) or operations of the Seller or its properties or materially and
adversely affect its performance hereunder.
(v) The Seller is not a party to or bound by any agreement or
instrument or subject to any articles of association, bylaws or any other
corporate restriction or any judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree,
law or regulation that would, in the Seller's reasonable and good faith
judgment, materially and adversely affect the ability of the Seller to
perform its obligations under this Agreement or that requires the consent
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third person to the execution of this Agreement or the performance by the
Seller of its obligations under this Agreement (except to the extent such
consent has been obtained).
(vi) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or
governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and
performance by the Seller of or compliance by the Seller with this
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement except as have previously been obtained, and no bulk sale law
applies to such transactions.
(vii) None of the sale of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller, the
transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee, and the execution, delivery
or performance of this Agreement by the Seller, results or will result in
the creation or imposition of any lien on any of the Seller's assets or
property that would have a material adverse effect upon the Seller's
ability to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement or
materially impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage
Loans.
(viii) There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation
pending or to the knowledge of the Seller, threatened against the Seller
in any court or by or before any other governmental agency or
instrumentality which would, in the Seller's good faith and reasonable
judgment, prohibit its entering into this Agreement or materially and
adversely affect the validity of this Agreement or the performance by the
Seller of its obligations under this Agreement.
(ix) Under generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and
for federal income tax purposes, the Seller will report the transfer of
the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser as a sale of the Mortgage Loans to the
Purchaser in exchange for consideration consisting of a cash amount equal
to the Purchase Consideration. The consideration received by the Seller
upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser will constitute at
least reasonably equivalent value and fair consideration for the Mortgage
Loans. The Seller will be solvent at all relevant times prior to, and will
not be rendered insolvent by, the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the
Purchaser. The Seller is not selling the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser
with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of the creditors of the
Seller.
(x) The Prospectus Supplement contains all the information that
is required to be provided in respect of the Seller (that arise from its
role as "sponsor" (within the meaning of Regulation AB)), the Mortgage
Loans, the related Mortgagors and the related Mortgaged Properties
pursuant to Regulation AB. For purpose of this Agreement, "Regulation AB"
shall mean Subpart 229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17
C.F.R. ss.ss.229.1100-229.1123, as such may be amended from time to time,
and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided
by the Commission in the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities,
Securities Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7,
2005)) or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the
Commission or its staff from time to time.
(b) The Seller hereby makes the representations and warranties
contained in Schedule I hereto for the benefit of the Purchaser and the Trustee
for the benefit of the
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Certificateholders as of the Closing Date (unless a different date is specified
therein), with respect to (and solely with respect to) each Mortgage Loan,
subject, however, to the exceptions set forth on Annex A to Schedule I of this
Agreement.
(c) If the Seller receives written notice of a Document Defect
or a Breach relating to a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2.03(a) of the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement, then the Seller shall, not later than 90 days
from receipt of such notice (or, in the case of a Document Defect or Breach
relating to a Mortgage Loan not being a "qualified mortgage" within the meaning
of the REMIC Provisions (a "Qualified Mortgage"), not later than 90 days from
any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement discovering such Document
Defect or Breach, provided the Seller receives such notice in a timely manner),
if such Document Defect or Breach materially and adversely affects the value of
the related Mortgage Loan or the interests of the Certificateholders therein,
cure such Document Defect or Breach, as the case may be, in all material
respects, which shall include payment of losses and any Additional Trust Fund
Expenses associated therewith or, if such Document Defect or Breach (other than
omissions due solely to a document not having been returned by the related
recording office) cannot be cured within such 90-day period, (i) repurchase the
affected Mortgage Loan (which, for the purposes of this clause (i), shall
include an REO Loan) at the applicable Purchase Price (as defined in the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement) not later than the end of such 90-day period or (ii)
substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan for such affected Mortgage Loan
(which, for purposes of this clause (ii), shall include an REO Loan) not later
than the end of such 90-day period (and in no event later than the second
anniversary of the Closing Date) and pay the applicable Master Servicer for
deposit into its Collection Account any Substitution Shortfall Amount in
connection therewith; provided, however, that, unless the Document Defect or
Breach would cause the Mortgage Loan not to be a Qualified Mortgage, if such
Document Defect or Breach is capable of being cured but not within such 90-day
period and the Seller has commenced and is diligently proceeding with the cure
of such Document Defect or Breach within such 90-day period, the Seller shall
have an additional 90 days to complete such cure (or, failing such cure, to
repurchase or substitute the related Mortgage Loan (which, for purposes of such
repurchase or substitution, shall include an REO Loan)); and provided, further,
that with respect to such additional 90-day period, the Seller shall have
delivered an officer's certificate to the Trustee setting forth the reason(s)
such Document Defect or Breach is not capable of being cured within the initial
90-day period and what actions the Seller is pursuing in connection with the
cure thereof and stating that the Seller anticipates that such Document Defect
or Breach will be cured within the additional 90-day period.
A Document Defect or Breach (which Document Defect or Breach
materially and adversely affects the value of the related Mortgage Loan or the
interests of the Certificateholders therein) as to a Mortgage Loan that is
cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with one or more other Mortgage Loans
(each, a "Crossed Loan" and such Crossed Loans, collectively, a "Crossed Loan
Group"), which Document Defect or Breach does not constitute a Document Defect
or Breach, as the case may be, as to any other Crossed Loan in such Crossed Loan
Group (without regard to this paragraph) and is not cured as provided for above,
shall be deemed to constitute a Document Defect or Breach, as the case may be,
as to each other Crossed Loan in the subject Crossed Loan Group for purposes of
this paragraph and the Seller shall be required to repurchase or substitute all
such Crossed Loans unless (1) the weighted average debt service coverage ratio
for all the remaining Crossed Loans for the four calendar quarters immediately
preceding such
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repurchase or substitution is not less than the weighted average debt service
coverage ratio for all such Crossed Loans, including the affected Crossed Loan,
for the four calendar quarters immediately preceding such repurchase or
substitution, and (2) the weighted average loan to-value ratio for the remaining
Crossed Loans, determined at the time of repurchase or substitution, based upon
an appraisal obtained by the Special Servicer at the expense of the Seller shall
not be greater than the weighted average loan-to-value ratio for all such
Crossed Loans, including the affected Crossed Loan determined at the time of
repurchase or substitution, based upon an appraisal obtained by the Special
Servicer at the expense of the Seller; provided, that if such debt service
coverage and loan-to-value criteria are satisfied, any other Crossed Loan (that
is not the Crossed Loan directly affected by the subject Document Defect or
Breach), shall be released from its cross-collateralization and cross-default
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