Form 10-Q IMPERIAL HOLDINGS, INC. For: Jun 30
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
(Mark One)
| x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015
or
| ¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Commission file number: 001-35064
IMPERIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Florida | 30-0663473 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
5355 Town Center RoadSuite 701
Boca Raton, Florida 33486
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(561) 995-4200
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
| Large accelerated filer | ¨ | Accelerated filer | x | |||
| Non-accelerated filer | ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company | ¨ | |||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x
As of August 3, 2015, the Registrant had 28,130,508 shares of common stock outstanding.
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IMPERIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
FORM 10-Q REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED June 30, 2015
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Forward Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations and projections relating to our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business. You can identify forward-looking statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements may include words such as anticipate, estimate, expect, project, plan, intend, believe, may, will, should, can have, likely and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of the timing or nature of future operating or financial performance or other events. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry and Company, managements beliefs and certain assumptions made by management, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond our control. Accordingly, readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date made, results may prove to be materially different. Unless otherwise required by law, we disclaim any obligation to update our view of any such risks or uncertainties or to announce publicly the result of any revisions to the forward-looking statements made in this report.
Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated in our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following:
| | our ability to meet our debt service obligations; |
| | our ability to obtain financing on favorable terms or at all; |
| | our ability to receive distributions from policy proceeds from life insurance policies pledged as collateral under our revolving credit facilities; |
| | delays in the receipt of death benefits from our portfolio of life insurance policies; |
| | costs related to obtaining death benefits from our portfolio of life insurance policies; |
| | our ability to continue to comply with the covenants and other obligations, including the conditions precedent for additional fundings under our revolving credit facilities; |
| | changes in general economic conditions, including inflation, changes in interest or tax rates and other factors; |
| | our results of operations; |
| | our ability to continue to make premium payments on the life insurance policies that we own; |
| | continuing costs associated with indemnification and cooperation obligations related to the investigation into our legacy premium finance business by the United States Attorneys Office for the District of New Hampshire (USAO) (the USAO Investigation), an investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (the SEC Investigation) and an investigation by the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) (the IRS Investigation); |
| | adverse developments, including financial ones, associated with the USAO Investigation, the SEC Investigation and the IRS Investigation, other litigation and judicial actions or similar matters; |
| | loss of business due to, or litigation arising from, the non-prosecution agreement executed in connection with the USAO Investigation, the SEC Investigation, the IRS Investigation or otherwise; |
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| | inaccurate estimates regarding the likelihood and magnitude of death benefits related to life insurance policies that we own; |
| | lack of mortalities of insureds of the life insurance policies that we own; |
| | increases to the discount rates used to value the life insurance policies that we own; |
| | changes in mortality rates and inaccurate assumptions about life expectancies; |
| | changes in life expectancy calculation methodologies by third party medical underwriters; |
| | changes to actuarial life expectancy tables; |
| | the effect on our financial condition as a result of any lapse of life insurance policies; |
| | our ability to sell the life insurance policies we own at favorable prices, if at all; |
| | adverse developments in capital markets; |
| | deterioration of the market for life insurance policies and life settlements; |
| | increased carrier challenges to the validity of our owned life insurance policies; |
| | adverse court decisions regarding insurable interest and the obligation of a life insurance carrier to pay death benefits or return premiums; |
| | challenges to the ownership of the life insurance policies in our portfolio; |
| | changes in laws and regulations; |
| | deterioration in the credit worthiness of the life insurance companies that issue the policies included in our portfolio; |
| | increases in premiums on life insurance policies that we own; |
| | regulation of life settlement transactions as securities; |
| | liabilities associated with our legacy structured settlement business; |
| | our failure to maintain the security of personally identifiable information pertaining to insureds and counterparties; |
| | disruption or breaches of our information technology systems; |
| | loss of the services of any of our executive officers; and |
| | the effects of United States involvement in hostilities with other countries and large-scale acts of terrorism, or the threat of hostilities or terrorist acts; and other factors. |
All written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company, or persons acting on its behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. See Risk Factors below and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. You should evaluate all forward-looking statements made in this Form 10-Q in the context of these risks and uncertainties. The Company cautions you that the important factors referenced above may not contain all of the factors that are important to you.
All statements in this Form 10-Q to Imperial, Company, we, us, its, or our refer to Imperial Holdings, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiary companies, unless the context suggests otherwise.
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| Item 1 | Financial Statements. |
Imperial Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| June 30, 2015 |
December 31, 2014* |
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| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Assets |
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| Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 52,478 | $ | 51,166 | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents (VIE Note 4) |
3,172 | 3,751 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets |
1,776 | 1,502 | ||||||
| Deposits - other |
1,993 | 1,340 | ||||||
| Deposits on purchases of life settlements |
808 | 1,630 | ||||||
| Structured settlement receivables, at estimated fair value |
377 | 384 | ||||||
| Structured settlement receivables at cost, net |
576 | 597 | ||||||
| Life settlements, at estimated fair value |
122,471 | 82,575 | ||||||
| Life settlements, at estimated fair value (VIE Note 4) |
316,515 | 306,311 | ||||||
| Receivable for maturity of life settlements (VIE Note 4) |
34,668 | 4,000 | ||||||
| Fixed assets, net |
321 | 355 | ||||||
| Investment in affiliates |
2,384 | 2,384 | ||||||
| Deferred debt costs, net |
3,724 | 3,936 | ||||||
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| Total assets |
$ | 541,263 | $ | 459,931 | ||||
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| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY | ||||||||
| Liabilities |
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| Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
$ | 4,813 | $ | 6,140 | ||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses (VIE Note 4) |
441 | 423 | ||||||
| Other liabilities |
433 | 1,256 | ||||||
| Interest payable - senior unsecured convertible notes (Note 10) |
2,272 | 2,272 | ||||||
| Senior unsecured convertible notes, net of discount (Note 10) |
57,156 | 55,881 | ||||||
| Interest payable - senior secured notes (Note 11) |
404 | 261 | ||||||
| Senior secured notes, net of discount (Note 11) |
48,300 | 24,036 | ||||||
| Revolving Credit Facility debt, at estimated fair value (VIE Note 4) |
170,858 | 145,831 | ||||||
| Deferred tax liability |
6,279 | 8,728 | ||||||
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| Total liabilities |
290,956 | 244,828 | ||||||
| Commitments and Contingencies (Note 14) |
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| Stockholders Equity |
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| Common stock (par value $0.01 per share, 80,000,000 authorized; 28,130,508 and 21,402,990 issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively) |
281 | 214 | ||||||
| Preferred stock (par value $0.01 per share, 40,000,000 authorized; 0 issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014) |
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| Additional paid-in-capital |
305,342 | 266,705 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit |
(55,316 | ) | (51,816 | ) | ||||
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| Total stockholders equity |
250,307 | 215,103 | ||||||
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| Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
$ | 541,263 | $ | 459,931 | ||||
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| * | Derived from audited consolidated financial statements. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Imperial Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
| For the Three Months Ended | For the Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||||||
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| Income |
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| Interest income |
$ | 4 | $ | 11 | $ | 10 | $ | 13 | ||||||||
| Loss on life settlements, net |
| (67 | ) | | (426 | ) | ||||||||||
| Change in fair value of life settlements (Notes 8 & 12) |
28,002 | 9,000 | 40,914 | 22,956 | ||||||||||||
| Other income |
28 | 52 | 91 | 55 | ||||||||||||
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| Total income |
28,034 | 8,996 | 41,015 | 22,598 | ||||||||||||
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| Expenses |
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| Interest expense |
6,600 | 4,061 | 12,877 | 6,862 | ||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of Revolving Credit Facility debt (Notes 9 & 12) |
13,552 | 2,689 | 17,692 | 3,818 | ||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of conversion derivative liability (Notes 10 & 12) |
| 4,697 | | 6,759 | ||||||||||||
| Personnel costs |
1,752 | 2,548 | 3,480 | 4,716 | ||||||||||||
| Legal fees |
3,214 | 3,335 | 6,975 | 6,179 | ||||||||||||
| Professional fees |
1,382 | 1,248 | 3,705 | 2,420 | ||||||||||||
| Insurance |
312 | 416 | 658 | 839 | ||||||||||||
| Other selling, general and administrative expenses |
578 | 476 | 1,086 | 822 | ||||||||||||
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| Total expenses |
27,390 | 19,470 | 46,473 | 32,415 | ||||||||||||
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| Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes |
644 | (10,474 | ) | (5,458 | ) | (9,817 | ) | |||||||||
| Benefit for income taxes |
322 | 4,193 | 2,260 | 217 | ||||||||||||
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| Net income (loss) from continuing operations |
$ | 966 | $ | (6,281 | ) | $ | (3,198 | ) | $ | (9,600 | ) | |||||
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| Discontinued Operations: |
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| Loss from discontinued operations |
(236 | ) | (185 | ) | (492 | ) | (204 | ) | ||||||||
| Benefit for income taxes |
91 | | 190 | | ||||||||||||
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| Net loss from discontinued operations |
$ | (145 | ) | $ | (185 | ) | $ | (302 | ) | $ | (204 | ) | ||||
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| Net income (loss) |
$ | 821 | $ | (6,466 | ) | $ | (3,500 | ) | $ | (9,804 | ) | |||||
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| Basic and diluted income (loss) per share: |
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| Continuing operations |
$ | 0.04 | $ | (0.29 | ) | $ | (0.15 | ) | $ | (0.45 | ) | |||||
| Discontinued operations |
$ | | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | |||||
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| Net income (loss) from continuing operations |
$ | 0.04 | $ | (0.30 | ) | $ | (0.16 | ) | $ | (0.46 | ) | |||||
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| Basic |
21,961,034 | 21,350,200 | 21,663,137 | 21,347,173 | ||||||||||||
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| Diluted |
21,964,904 | 21,350,200 | 21,663,137 | 21,347,173 | ||||||||||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Imperial Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
| Common Stock | Additional Paid-in Capital |
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| Balance, January 1, 2015 |
21,402,990 | $ | 214 | $ | 266,705 | $ | (51,816 | ) | $ | 215,103 | ||||||||||
| Net loss |
| | | (3,500 | ) | (3,500 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation |
41,259 | | 368 | | 368 | |||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued for rights offering, net of costs |
6,688,433 | 67 | 38,281 | | 38,348 | |||||||||||||||
| Retirement of common stock |
(2,174 | ) | | (12 | ) | | (12 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| Balance, June 30, 2015 |
28,130,508 | 281 | 305,342 | (55,316 | ) | 250,307 | ||||||||||||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Imperial Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
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| Net loss |
$ | (3,500 | ) | $ | (9,804 | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: |
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| Depreciation and amortization |
49 | 45 | ||||||
| Revolving Credit Facility financing cost and fees |
3,688 | 3,193 | ||||||
| Amortization of discount and deferred costs for senior unsecured convertible notes |
1,464 | 953 | ||||||
| Amortization of discount and deferred costs for senior secured notes |
541 | | ||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense |
368 | 561 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of life settlements |
(40,914 | ) | (22,956 | ) | ||||
| Unrealized change in fair value of structured settlements |
(16 | ) | (16 | ) | ||||
| Change in fair value of Revolving Credit Facility debt |
17,692 | 3,818 | ||||||
| Loss on life settlements, net |
| 426 | ||||||
| Interest income |
(64 | ) | (66 | ) | ||||
| Change in fair value of conversion derivative liability |
| 6,759 | ||||||
| Deferred income tax |
(2,450 | ) | (217 | ) | ||||
| Change in assets and liabilities: |
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| Restricted cash |
| 13,506 | ||||||
| Deposits - other |
(654 | ) | 218 | |||||
| Investment in affiliates |
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| Structured settlement receivables |
100 | 587 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets |
(359 | ) | (705 | ) | ||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
(1,431 | ) | 804 | |||||
| Other liabilities |
(805 | ) | (14,074 | ) | ||||
| Interest payable |
143 | 2,171 | ||||||
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| Net cash used in operating activities |
(26,148 | ) | (14,804 | ) | ||||
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| Purchase of fixed assets, net of disposals |
(10 | ) | (12 | ) | ||||
| Purchase of life settlements |
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| Premiums paid on life settlements |
(31,417 | ) | (26,886 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from sale of life settlements, net |
| 4,031 | ||||||
| Proceeds from maturity of life settlements |
19,187 | 11,541 | ||||||
| Deposits on purchase of life settlements |
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| Net cash used in investing activities |
(38,953 | ) | (11,326 | ) | ||||
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| Borrowings from Revolving Credit Facility |
22,225 | 23,931 | ||||||
| Repayment of borrowings under Revolving Credit Facility |
(18,577 | ) | (6,006 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from senior unsecured convertible notes, net |
| 67,892 | ||||||
| Proceeds from rights offering |
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| Payment under finance lease obligations |
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| Proceeds from senior secured notes, net |
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| Net cash provided by financing activities |
65,834 | 85,817 | ||||||
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| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
733 | 59,687 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of the period |
54,917 | 22,699 | ||||||
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| Cash and cash equivalents, at end of the period |
$ | 55,650 | $ | 82,386 | ||||
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| Cash paid for interest during the period |
$ | 7,408 | $ | 1,017 | ||||
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| Interest payment and fees withheld from borrowings by lender |
$ | 3,688 | $ | 3,193 | ||||
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Imperial Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
June 30, 2015
(1) Description of Business
Founded in December 2006 as a Florida limited liability company, Imperial Holdings, LLC, converted into Imperial Holdings, Inc. (with its subsidiary companies, the Company or Imperial) on February 3, 2011, in connection with the Companys initial public offering.
Incorporated in Florida, Imperial, through its subsidiary companies, owns a portfolio of 633 life insurance policies, also referred to as life settlements, with a fair value of $439.0 million and an aggregate death benefit of approximately $3.0 billion at June 30, 2015. The Company primarily earns income on these policies from changes in their fair value and through death benefits. 439 of these policies, with an aggregate death benefit of approximately $2.2 billion and an estimated fair value of approximately $316.5 million at June 30, 2015 are pledged under a $300.0 million, 15-year revolving credit agreement (the Revolving Credit Facility) entered into by the Companys indirect subsidiary, White Eagle Asset Portfolio, LP (White Eagle). The majority of the Companys other assets, including the 194 policies that are not pledged as collateral under the Revolving Credit Facility, with an aggregate death benefit of approximately $779.6 million and an estimated fair value of approximately $122.5 million at June 30, 2015 were pledged as collateral under an indenture governing $50.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 12.875% Senior Secured Notes issued by the Company (the Secured Notes) that were outstanding at June 30, 2015. The Secured Notes were redeemed on July 16, 2015, see Note 17, Subsequent Events.
(2) Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, all of its wholly-owned subsidiary companies and its special purpose entities, with the exception of Imperial Settlements Financing 2010, LLC (ISF 2010), an unconsolidated special purpose entity which is accounted for using the cost method of accounting. The special purpose entity has been created to fulfill specific objectives. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation, including income from services performed by subsidiary companies in connection with the Revolving Credit Facility. Notwithstanding consolidation, as referenced above, White Eagle is the owner of 439 policies, with an aggregate death benefit of approximately $2.2 billion and an estimated fair value of approximately $316.5 million at June 30, 2015.
The unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with the rules and regulations of the SEC for Form 10-Q and therefore do not include certain information, accounting policies, and footnote disclosures information or footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. However, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals), which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial statements, have been included. Operating results for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for future periods or for the year ended December 31, 2015. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in Imperials Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.
Discontinued Operations
On October 25, 2013, the Company sold substantially all of the assets comprising its structured settlement business to Majestic Opco L.L.C for $12.0 million pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement.
As a result, the Company has discontinued segment reporting and classified its operating results of the structured settlement business as discontinued operations. The accompanying consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, and the related consolidated statements of operations for each of the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements reflect the classification of its structured settlement business operating results as discontinued operations. See Note 7, Discontinued Operations, for further information. Unless otherwise noted, the following notes refer to the Companys continuing operations.
Derivative Instruments
In February 2014, the Company issued and sold $70.7 million in aggregate principal amount of 8.50% senior unsecured convertible notes due 2019 (the Convertible Notes). Prior to shareholder approval on June 5, 2014 to issue shares of common stock upon conversion of the Convertible Notes in excess of New York Stock Exchange limits for share issuances without shareholder approval, the Convertible Notes contained an embedded derivative feature. In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 815, Derivatives and Hedging, derivative instruments are recognized as either assets or liabilities on the Companys balance
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sheet and are measured at fair value with gains or losses recognized in earnings. Embedded derivatives that are not clearly and closely related to the host contract, such as the Convertible Notes, are bifurcated and recognized at fair value with changes in fair value recognized as either a gain or loss in earnings if they can be reliably measured. The Company determined the fair value of its embedded derivative based upon available market data and unobservable inputs using a Black Scholes pricing model. In accordance with ASC 815, upon receipt of shareholder approval on June 5, 2014, the Company reclassified the embedded derivative to equity along with unamortized transaction costs proportionate to the allocation of the initial debt discount and the principal amount of the Convertible Notes. The Convertible Notes are recorded at accreted value and will continue to be accreted up to the par value of the Convertible Notes at maturity. See Note 10, 8.50% Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes.
Foreign Currency
The Company owns certain foreign subsidiary companies formed under the laws of Ireland, Bahamas and Bermuda. These foreign subsidiary companies utilize the U.S. dollar as their functional currency. Any gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions (transactions denominated in a currency other than the subsidiary companies functional currency) are included in income. These gains and losses are immaterial to the Companys financial statements.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of these consolidated financial statements, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP), requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates and such differences could be material. Significant estimates made by management include income taxes, the valuation of life settlements, the valuation of the debt owing under the Revolving Credit Facility, the valuation of equity awards and the valuation of the conversion derivative liability formerly embedded within the Companys Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes.
(3) Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which converges the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board standard on revenue recognition. Areas of revenue recognition that will be affected include, but are not limited to, transfer of control, variable consideration, allocation of transfer pricing, licenses, time value of money, contract costs and disclosures. In April 2015, the FASB voted to defer the effective date of the new revenue recognition standard by one year. As a result, the provisions of this ASU are now effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU 2014-09 will have on its consolidated financial statements or related disclosures.
In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Disclosures of Uncertainties About an Entitys Ability to Continue as a Going Concern. The standard provides guidance around managements responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entitys ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures. The standard is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect that this guidance will have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02, Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis. This guidance focuses on a reporting companys consolidation evaluation to determine whether they should consolidate certain legal entities. This guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that this pronouncement will have on its consolidated financial statements, but does not anticipate it will be material.
In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, InterestImputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30). This standard provides guidance on the balance sheet presentation for debt issuance costs and debt discounts and debt premiums. To simplify the presentation of debt issuance costs, this standard requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company is evaluating the new guidance and plans to provide additional information about its expected impact at a future date.
(4) Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities
The Company evaluates its interests in variable interest entities (VIEs) on an ongoing basis and consolidates those VIEs in which it has a controlling financial interest and is thus deemed to be the primary beneficiary. A controlling financial interest has both
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of the following characteristics: (i) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact its economic performance; and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE that could potentially be significant to it or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could be significant to the VIE.
The following table presents the consolidated assets and consolidated liabilities of VIEs for which the Company has concluded that it is the primary beneficiary and which are consolidated in the Companys consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2015 as well as non-consolidated VIEs for which the Company has determined it is not the primary beneficiary (in thousands):
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$ | 354,355 | $ | 171,299 | $ | 2,384 | $ | 2,384 | ||||||||
| December 31, 2014 |
$ | 314,062 | $ | 146,254 | $ | 2,384 | $ | 2,384 | ||||||||
As of June 30, 2015, 439 life insurance policies owned by White Eagle with an aggregate death benefit of approximately $2.2 billion and an estimated fair value of approximately $316.5 million were pledged as collateral under the Revolving Credit Facility. In accordance with ASC 810, Consolidation, the Company consolidated White Eagle in its financial statements for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, and the year ended December 31, 2014.
(5) Earnings Per Share
As of June 30, 2015 and 2014, there were 28,130,508 and 21,402,990 issued and outstanding shares of common stock, respectively.
Basic net income per share is computed by dividing the net earnings attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.
Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the dilutive potential common shares had been issued. Conversion or exercise of the potential common shares is not reflected in diluted earnings per share unless the effect is dilutive. The dilutive effect, if any, of outstanding common share equivalents is reflected in diluted earnings per share by application of the treasury stock method, as applicable
The following tables reconcile actual basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands except share and per share data).
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$ | 966 | $ | (6,281 | ) | $ | (3,198 | ) | $ | (9,600 | ) | |||||
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$ | (145 | ) | $ | (185 | ) | $ | (302 | ) | $ | (204 | ) | ||||
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$ | 821 | $ | (6,466 | ) | $ | (3,500 | ) | $ | (9,804 | ) | |||||
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$ | 0.04 | $ | (0.29 | ) | $ | (0.15 | ) | $ | (0.45 | ) | |||||
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$ | | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | |||||
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| (1) | The computation of diluted EPS includes 3,870 incremental shares of restricted stock, but does not include 794,617 options, 6,240,521 warrants, up to 10,738,165 shares of underlying common stock issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes and 323,500 performance shares for the three months ended June 30, 2015, as the effect of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. |
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| (2) | The computation of diluted EPS does not include 815,448 options, 6,240,521 warrants, 41,060 shares of restricted stock, up to 10,464,491 shares of underlying common stock issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes and 323,500 performance shares for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014, as the effect of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. |
| (3) | The computation of diluted EPS does not include 794,617 options, 6,240,521 warrants, 41,259 shares of restricted stock, up to 10,738,165 shares of underlying common stock issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes and 323,500 performance shares for the six months ended June 30, 2015, as the effect of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. |
(6) Stock-based Compensation
In 2015, the Company amended and restated the Imperial Holdings 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan (as amended and restated, the Omnibus Plan) to continue to attract, retain and motivate participating employees and to attract and retain well-qualified individuals to serve as members of the board of directors, consultants and advisors through the use of incentives based upon the value of its common stock. Awards under the Omnibus Plan may consist of incentive awards, stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance shares, performance units, and shares of common stock, restricted stock, restricted stock units or other stock-based awards as determined by the compensation committee. The Omnibus Plan provides for an aggregate of 2,700,000 shares of common stock to be reserved for issuance under the Omnibus Plan, subject to adjustment as provided in the Omnibus Plan.
During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company issued 545,000 options to employees at a strike price of $6.94. The Company recognized approximately $104,000 and $152,000 in stock-based compensation expense relating to stock options it granted under the Omnibus Plan during the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and approximately $237,000 and $492,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The Company incurred additional stock-based compensation expense of approximately $71,000 and $39,000 relating to restricted stock granted to its board of directors during the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and approximately $131,000 and $69,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. During 2014, the Company awarded 323,500 target performance shares for restricted common stock to its directors and certain employees, of which 150,000 shares were subject to shareholder approval of the Omnibus Plan at the Companys 2015 annual meeting, which was obtained on May 28, 2015. The issuance of the performance shares is contingent on the Companys financial performance, as well as the performance of the Companys common stock through June 30, 2016, with the actual shares to be issued ranging between 0 150% of the target performance shares. The Company evaluates on a quarterly basis whether it is probable that the Companys financial performance conditions will be achieved. At June 30, 2015, the Company determined that it was not probable that the performance conditions would be achieved and as a result, no related expense was recognized for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015.
Options
As of June 30, 2015, options to purchase 794,617 shares of common stock were outstanding and unexercised under the Omnibus Plan at a weighted average exercise price of $8.49 per share. The following table presents the activity of the Companys outstanding stock options of common stock for the six months ended June 30, 2015:
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As of June 30, 2015, all outstanding stock options had an exercise price above the fair market value of the common stock on that date.
During the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company recognized expense of $104,000 and $152,000, respectively, related to these options and $237,000 and $492,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. There are no remaining unamortized amounts to be recognized on these options.
Restricted Stock
17,286 shares of restricted stock granted to the Companys directors under the Omnibus Plan vested during the quarter ended June 30, 2014. The fair value of the vested restricted stock was valued at approximately $120,000 based on the closing price of the Companys shares on the day prior to the grant date. The Company expensed approximately $22,000 and $52,000 in stock based compensation related to the 17,286 shares of restricted stock during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively.
Under the Omnibus Plan, 41,060 shares of restricted stock granted to the Companys directors vested during the quarter ended June 30, 2015. The fair value of the vested restricted stock was valued at approximately $255,000 based on the closing price of the Companys shares on the day prior to the grant date. The Company incurred additional stock-based compensation expense of approximately $17,000 related to these 41,060 shares of restricted stock during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014 and approximately $49,000 and $108,000 during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively.
During the quarter ended June 30, 2015, 41,259 shares of restricted stock were granted to the Companys directors under the Omnibus Plan, which are subject to a one year vesting period that commenced on the date of grant. The fair value of the unvested restricted stock was valued at approximately $255,000 based on the closing price of the Companys shares on the day prior to the grant date. The Company expensed approximately $22,000 in stock based compensation related to the restricted stock during the three month and six month periods ended June 30, 2015.
The following table presents the activity of the Companys unvested shares of restricted stock for the six months ended June 30, 2015:
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41,259 | |||
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The aggregate intrinsic value of these awards is $238,000 and the remaining weighted average life of these awards is 0.9 years as of June 30, 2015.
Performance Shares
During 2014, the Company awarded 323,500 target performance shares for restricted common stock to its directors and certain employees, of which 150,000 shares were subject to shareholder approval of the Omnibus Plan, which was obtained at the Companys 2015 annual meeting on May 28, 2015. The issuance of the performance shares is contingent on the Companys financial performance, as well as the performance of the Companys common stock through June 30, 2016, with the actual shares to be issued ranging between 0 150% of the target performance shares. At June 30, 2015, the Company determined that it was not probable that the performance conditions would be achieved and no related expense was recognized for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015. Once issued, the performance shares will be subject to a one year vesting period from the date of issuance.
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The following table presents the activity of the Companys performance share awards for the six months ended June 30, 2015:
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Warrants
On February 11, 2011, three shareholders received warrants that may be exercised for up to a total of 4,240,521 shares of the Companys common stock at a weighted average exercise price of $14.51 per share. The warrants will expire seven years after the date of issuance and are exercisable as they are fully vested. At June 30, 2015, 4,240,521 warrants were exercisable with a weighted average exercise price of $14.51.
In connection with a settlement of class action litigation arising in connection with the USAO Investigation, the Company issued warrants to purchase two million shares of the Companys stock into an escrow account in April of 2014. The estimated fair value as of the measurement date of such warrants was $5.4 million, which is included in stockholders equity. The warrants were distributed in October 2014 and have a five-year term from the date they are distributed to the class participants with an exercise price of $10.75. The Company is obligated to file a registration statement to register the shares underlying the warrants with the SEC if shares of the Companys common stock have an average daily trading closing price of at least $8.50 per share for a 45 day period. The warrants will be exercisable upon effectiveness of the registration statement.
(7) Discontinued Operations
On October 25, 2013, the Company sold substantially all of the operating assets comprising its structured settlement business for gross proceeds of $12.0 million. No structured settlement receivables were sold and no on-balance sheet liabilities were transferred in connection with the sale. This sale resulted in the recognition of a gain of $11.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2013.
As a result of the sale, the Company reclassified its structured settlement business operating results as discontinued operations in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations for all periods presented and the Company has discontinued segment reporting. All other footnotes in these financial statements that were affected by this reclassification of discontinued operations have been updated accordingly.
Operating results related to the Companys discontinued structured settlement business are as follows:
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(8) Life Settlements (Life Insurance Policies)
The Company accounts for policies it acquires using the fair value method in accordance with ASC 325-30-50 InvestmentsOtherInvestment in Insurance Contracts. Under the fair value method, the Company recognizes the initial investment at the purchase price. For policies that were relinquished in satisfaction of premium finance loans at maturity, the initial investment is the loan carrying value. For policies purchased in the secondary or tertiary markets, the initial investment is the amount of cash outlay at the time of purchase. At each reporting period, the Company re-measures the investment at fair value in its entirety and recognizes changes in fair value in the Statements of Operations in the period in which the changes occur.
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As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company owned 633 and 607 policies, respectively, with an aggregate estimated fair value of life settlements of $439.0 million and $388.9 million, respectively.
The weighted average life expectancy calculated based on death benefit of insureds in the policies owned by the Company at June 30, 2015 was 10.2 years. The following table describes the Companys life settlements as of June 30, 2015 (dollars in thousands):
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The weighted average life expectancy calculated based on death benefit of insureds in the policies owned by the Company at December 31, 2014 was 10.7 years. The following table describes the Companys life settlements as of December 31, 2014 (dollars in thousands):
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Estimated premiums to be paid for each of the five succeeding fiscal years to keep the life insurance policies in force as of June 30, 2015, are as follows (in thousands):
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$ | 31,344 | ||
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The amount of $1.43 billion noted above represents the estimated total future premium payments required to keep the life insurance policies in force during the life expectancies of all the underlying insured lives and does not give effect to projected receipt of death benefits. The estimated total future premium payments could increase or decrease significantly to the extent that actual mortalities of insureds differs from the estimated life expectancies.
(9) Revolving Credit Facility
Effective April 29, 2013, White Eagle entered into a 15-year revolving credit agreement with LNV Corporation, as initial lender, Imperial Finance & Trading, LLC, as servicer and portfolio manager and CLMG Corp., as administrative agent, providing for up to $300.0 million in borrowings. Proceeds from the initial advance under the facility were used, in part, to retire a bridge facility
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and to fund a payment to the lender protection insurance provider to release subrogation rights in certain of the policies pledged as collateral for the Revolving Credit Facility. On May 16, 2014, White Eagle Asset Portfolio, LLC converted from a Delaware limited liability company to White Eagle Asset Portfolio, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the Conversion) and all of its ownership interests were transferred to an indirect, wholly-owned Irish subsidiary of the Company. In connection with the Conversion, the Revolving Credit Facility was amended and restated among White Eagle, as borrower, Imperial Finance and Trading, LLC, as the initial servicer, the initial portfolio manager and guarantor, Lamington Road Bermuda Ltd., as portfolio manager, LNV Corporation, as initial lender, the other financial institutions party thereto as lenders, and CLMG Corp., as administrative agent for the lenders.
As of June 30, 2015, 439 life insurance policies owned by White Eagle with an aggregate death benefit of approximately $2.2 billion and an estimated fair value of approximately $316.5 million are pledged as collateral under the Revolving Credit Facility.
General & Security. The Revolving Credit Facility provides for an asset-based revolving credit facility backed by White Eagles portfolio of life insurance policies with an initial aggregate lender commitment of up to $300.0 million, subject to borrowing base availability. 439 life insurance policies with an aggregate death benefit of approximately $2.2 billion and an estimated fair value of approximately $316.5 million are pledged as collateral under the Revolving Credit Facility at June 30, 2015. In addition, the equity interests in White Eagle have been pledged under the Revolving Credit Facility.
Borrowing Base. Borrowing availability under the Revolving Credit Facility is subject to a borrowing base, which at any time is equal to the lesser of (A) the sum of all of the following amounts that have been funded or are to be funded through the next distribution date (i) the initial advance and all additional advances to acquire additional pledged policies or that are not for ongoing maintenance advances, plus (ii) 100% of the sum of the ongoing maintenance costs, plus (iii) 100% of accrued and unpaid interest on borrowings (excluding the rate floor portion described below), plus (iv) 100% of any other fees and expenses funded and to be funded as approved by the required lenders, less (v) any required payments of principal and interest previously distributed and to be distributed through the next distribution date; (B) 75% of the valuation of the policies pledged as collateral as determined by the lenders; (C) 50% of the aggregate face amount of the policies pledged as collateral (excluding certain specified life insurance policies); and (D) the then applicable facility limit. At June 30, 2015, $132.0 million was undrawn and $2.7 million was available to borrow under the Revolving Credit Facility.
Amortization & Distributions. Proceeds from the maturity of the policies pledged as collateral under the Revolving Credit Facility will be distributed pursuant to a waterfall. Absent an event of default, after premium payments and fees to service providers, 100% of the remaining proceeds will be directed to pay outstanding interest and principal on the loan, unless the lenders determine otherwise. Generally, after payment of interest and principal, up to $76.1 million in collections from policy proceeds are to be paid to White Eagle, then 50% of the remaining proceeds are to be directed to the lenders with the remainder paid to White Eagle and for any unpaid fees to service providers. With respect to approximately 25% of the face amount of policies pledged as collateral under the Revolving Credit Facility, White Eagle has agreed that if policy proceeds that are otherwise due are not paid by an insurance carrier, the foregoing distributions will be altered such that the lenders will receive any catch-up payments with respect to amounts that they would have received in the waterfall prior to distributions being made to White Eagle. During the continuance of events of default or unmatured events of default, the amounts from collections of policy proceeds that might otherwise be paid to White Eagle will instead be held in a designated account controlled by the lenders and may be applied to fund operating and third party expenses, interest and principal, catch-up payments or percentage payments that would go to the lenders as described above.
Use of Proceeds. Generally, ongoing advances may be made for paying premiums on the life insurance policies pledged as collateral, to pay debt service (other than a rate floor component equal to the greater of LIBOR (or the applicable base rate) and 1.5%), and to pay the fees of service providers. Subsequent advances in respect of newly pledged policies are at the discretion of the lenders and the use of proceeds from those advances are at the discretion of the lenders.
Interest. Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at a rate equal to LIBOR or, if LIBOR is unavailable, the base rate, in each case plus an applicable margin of 4.00% and subject to the rate floor described above. The base rate under the Revolving Credit Facility equals the sum of (i) the weighted average of the interest rates on overnight federal funds transactions or, if unavailable, the average of three federal funds quotations received by the Agent plus 0.75% and (ii) 0.5%. The effective rate at June 30, 2015 was 5.5%.
Interest expense for the cash portion of interest paid during the period is recorded in the Companys consolidated financial statements. Accrued interest is reflected as a component of the estimated fair value of the Revolving Credit Facility debt. Interest expense on the facility was $2.3 million and $1.9 million, which includes $1.7 million and $1.4 million withheld from borrowings by the lender and $622,000 and $518,000 paid by White Eagle, for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, interest expense on the facility was $4.6 million and $3.7 million, which includes $3.3 million and $2.7 million withheld from borrowings by the lender and $1.2 million and $1.0 million paid by White Eagle, respectively.
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Maturity. The term of the Revolving Credit Facility expires April 28, 2028, which is also the scheduled commitment termination date (though the lenders commitments to fund borrowings may terminate earlier in an event of default). The lenders interests in and rights to a portion of the proceeds of the policies does not terminate with the repayment of the principal borrowed and interest accrued thereon, the termination of the Revolving Credit Facility or expiration of the lenders commitments.
Covenants/Events of Defaults. The Revolving Credit Facility contains covenants and events of default that are customary for asset-based credit agreements of this type, but also include cross defaults under the servicing, account control, contribution and pledge agreements entered into in connection with the Revolving Credit Facility (including in relation to breaches by third parties thereunder), certain changes in law, changes in control of or insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company and relevant subsidiary companies and performance of certain obligations by certain relevant subsidiary companies, White Eagle and third parties. The Revolving Credit Facility does not contain any financial covenants, but does contain certain tests relating to asset maintenance, performance and valuation, the satisfaction of which will be determined by the lenders with a high degree of discretion.
Remedies. The Revolving Credit Facility and ancillary transaction documents afford the lenders a high degree of discretion in their selection and implementation of remedies, including strict foreclosure, in relation to any event of default, including a high degree of discretion in determining whether to foreclose upon and liquidate all or any pledged policies, the interests in White Eagle, and the manner of any such liquidation. White Eagle has limited ability to cure events of default through the sale of policies or the procurement of replacement financing.
The Company elected to account for the debt under the Revolving Credit Facility, which includes the 50% interest in policy proceeds to the lender, using the fair value method. The fair value of the debt is the amount the Company would have to pay to transfer the debt to a market participant in an orderly transaction. The Company calculated the fair value of the debt using a discounted cash flow model taking into account the stated interest rate of the credit facility and probabilistic cash flows from the pledged policies. Considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, the Companys estimates are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that the Company, or holders of the instruments, could realize in a current market exchange. The most significant assumptions are the estimates of life expectancy of the insured and the discount rate. The use of different assumptions and/or estimation methodologies could have a material effect on the estimated fair values.
At June 30, 2015, the fair value of the outstanding debt was $170.9 million and the borrowing base was approximately $170.7 million, including $168.0 million in outstanding principal.
There are no scheduled repayments of principal prior to maturity. Payments are due upon receipt of death benefits and distributed pursuant to the waterfall as described above.
(10) 8.50% Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes
In February 2014, the Company issued $70.7 million in an aggregate principal amount of 8.50% senior unsecured convertible notes due 2019. The Convertible Notes were sold, in part, to certain accredited investors pursuant to Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933 and, in part, to an initial purchaser who then resold such Convertible Notes to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. The Convertible Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture dated February 21, 2014, between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. Two members of the Companys Board of Directors, Messrs. Dakos and Goldstein, are affiliated with Bulldog Investors, LLC, who purchased Convertible Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $9.2 million in the offering.
The Convertible Notes are general senior unsecured obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of the Companys other existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness. The Convertible Notes are effectively subordinate to all of the Companys secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets collateralizing such indebtedness. The Convertible Notes are not guaranteed by the Companys subsidiaries.
The maturity date of the Convertible Notes is February 15, 2019. The Convertible Notes accrue interest at the rate of 8.50% per annum on the principal amount of the Convertible Notes, payable semi-annually in arrears on August 15 and February 15 of each year.
The Convertible Notes are convertible into shares of common stock at any time prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date. Initially, the Convertible Notes were convertible into shares of
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common stock at a conversion rate of 147.9290 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes (equivalent to a conversion price of $6.76 per share of common stock). In the second quarter of 2015, the conversion rate was adjusted to 151.7912 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes (equivalent to a conversion price of $6.59 per share of common stock) in connection with anti-dilution adjustment triggered by a rights offering for, and issuance of, 6,688,433 shares of the Companys stock.
The Company may not redeem the Convertible Notes prior to February 15, 2017. On and after February 15, 2017, and prior to the maturity date, the Company may redeem for cash all, but not less than all, of the Convertible Notes if the last reported sale price of the Companys common stock equals or exceeds 130% of the applicable conversion price for at least 20 trading days during the 30 consecutive trading day period ending on the trading day immediately prior to the date the Company delivers notice of the redemption. The redemption price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. In addition, if the Company calls the Convertible Notes for redemption, a make-whole fundamental charge will be deemed to occur. As a result, the Company will, in certain circumstances, increase the conversion rate by a number of additional shares of common stock for holders who convert their notes prior to the redemption date.
The Company determined that an embedded conversion option existed in the Convertible Notes, prior to June 5, 2014, that was required to be separately accounted for as a derivative under ASC 815 which required the Company to bifurcate the embedded conversion option and record it as a liability at fair value and record a debt discount by an equal amount with changes in the fair value of the conversion derivative liability recorded in earnings and the discount on the debt liability, together with the stated interest on the instrument, amortized to interest expense over the life of the debt using the effective interest method.
On June 5, 2014, the Company obtained shareholder approval to issue shares of common stock upon conversion of the Convertible Notes in an amount that exceeded applicable New York Stock Exchange limits for issuances without shareholder approval. In accordance with ASC 815, the Company reclassified the embedded conversion derivative liability to equity along with unamortized transaction costs proportionate to the allocation of the initial debt discount and the principal amount of the Convertible Notes. The Convertible Notes are recorded at accreted value and will continue to be accreted up to the par value of the Convertible Notes at maturity.
The fair value of the conversion derivative liability was estimated at June 5, 2014 using a Black Scholes pricing model with the following assumptions:
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At June 5, 2014, the fair value of the conversion derivative liability was $23.7 million. In accordance with ASC 815, the Company reclassified this amount along with $756,000 of unamortized transaction costs offset by deferred taxes of $8.8 million to stockholders equity. As of June 30, 2015, the carrying value of the Convertible Notes was $57.2 million. The unamortized debt discount and origination cost of $13.6 million and $2.0 million, respectively, will be amortized over the remaining life of the Convertible Notes, using the effective interest method.
The Company recorded $2.3 million and $2.2 million of interest expense on the Convertible Notes, including $1.5 million, $661,000 and $98,000 and $1.5 million, $554,000 and $101,000 from interest, amortizing debt discounts and issuance costs, during the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company recorded $4.5 million and $3.1 million of interest expense on the Convertible Notes, including $3.0 million, $1.3 million and $189,000 and $2.2 million, $804,000 and $149,000 from interest, amortizing debt discounts and issuance costs, respectively.
During the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014, the Company recorded a loss on the change in fair value of the conversion derivative liability of $4.7 million and $6.8 million, respectively.
(11) 12.875% Senior Secured Notes
On November 10, 2014 (the Initial Closing Date), the Company, as issuer, entered into an indenture (the Secured Note Indenture) with certain of its subsidiary companies, Harbordale, LLC, Imperial Finance & Trading, LLC, Imperial Life and Annuity Services, LLC, Imperial Litigation Funding, LLC, Imperial Premium Finance, LLC, Red Reef Alternative Investments, LLC and Washington Square Financial, LLC, as guarantors (the Guarantors), and Wilmington Trust Company, as indenture trustee. The indenture provided for the issuance of up to $100 million in senior secured notes, of which $25 million was issued by the Company on the Initial Closing Date. The Secured Notes issued on the Initial Closing Date were issued at 96% of their face amount and were purchased
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under a note purchase agreement (the Note Purchase Agreement) with the Company and the Guarantors by an affiliate of Indaba Capital Management, L.P. (the Purchaser) in a private transaction pursuant to exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. On January 21, 2015, the Company issued an additional $25 million in aggregate principal amount of Secured Notes, which were purchased by the Purchaser under the Note Purchase Agreement at 96% of their principal amount. Fees and expenses paid by the Company in connection with the Initial Closing Date and its subsequent issuance were approximately $1.8 million and $305,000, respectively.
The Note Purchase Agreement provided the Purchaser the right, subject to applicable law, to appoint one director to Imperials board of directors so long as it maintains a voting percentage of at least 5% of Imperials common stock and holds at least $25 million in principal amount or market value of Imperials debt.
Interest on issued Secured Notes accrued at 12.875% per annum and all Secured Notes issued under the indenture was scheduled to mature on November 10, 2017 although Imperial could have elected to extend the maturity date by an additional 12 months (the Extended Term) and, if elected, interest on the Secured Notes would have accrued at 14.5% during the Extended Term.
The Secured Notes were guaranteed by the Guarantors and were secured by substantially all of the Companys and Guarantors assets, other than those securing the Revolving Credit Facility, including cash on account as well as the Companys life insurance policies that were not pledged as collateral under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Secured Notes were also secured by pledges of the equity interests of the Guarantors and by pledges of 65% of their first tier foreign subsidiary companies. As of June 30, 2015, 194 life insurance policies owned by the Company with an aggregate death benefit of approximately $779.6 million and an estimated fair value of approximately $122.5 million were pledged as collateral as security for the Secured Notes.
As of June 30, 2015, the outstanding principal balance of the Secured Notes was $50.0 million. The Company recorded $2.0 million of interest expense on the Secured Notes, including $1.6 million, $126,000, $147,000 and $149,000 from interest, unused fees, amortizing debt discounts and issuance costs, during the three months ended June 30, 2015 and $3.8 million of interest expense on the Secured Notes, including $3.0 million, $255,000, $264,000 and $277,000 from interest, unused fees, amortizing debt discounts and issuance costs, during the six months ended June 30, 2015.
On July 16, 2015, all outstanding Secured Notes were redeemed and the Secured Note Indenture was terminated. See Note 17, Subsequent Events.
(12) Fair Value Measurements
The Company carries life settlements, certain structured settlements, and the Revolving Credit Facility debt at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets. Fair value is defined as an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. As such, fair value is a market based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. Fair value measurements are classified based on the following fair value hierarchy:
Level 1Valuation is based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that are accessible at the reporting date. Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active market, valuation of these products does not entail a significant degree of judgment.
Level 2Valuation is determined from pricing inputs that are other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date. Observable inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, and interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals.
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Level 3Valuation is based on inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable. Level 3 inputs include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the financial instrument. The inputs into the determination of fair value generally require significant management judgment or estimation.
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
The balances of the Companys assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2015, are as follows (in thousands):
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The balances of the Companys liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2015 are as follows (in thousands):
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The balances of the Companys assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2014, are as follows (in thousands):
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The Company values its life settlement portfolio in two classes, non-premium financed and premium financed. In considering the categories, it is generally believed that market participants would require a lower risk premium for policies that were non-premium financed, while a higher risk premium would be required for policies that were premium financed although the Company believes that this risk premium has been declining.
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$ | 88,237 | $ | 327,048 | Discounted cash flow | Discount rate | 15.00% - 21.00% | |||||||
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$ | 350,749 | $ | 2,655,368 | Discounted cash flow | Discount rate | 16.00% - 24.75% | |||||||
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$ | 438,986 | $ | 2,982,416 | Discounted cash flow | Discount rate | (17.13%) | |||||||
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$ | 377 | N/A | Discounted cash flow | Facility sales discount rates | 8.66% | ||||||||
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$ | 170,858 | N/A | Discounted cash flow | Life expectancy evaluation | (10.1 years) | ||||||||
Following is a description of the methodologies used to estimate the fair values of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and within the fair value hierarchy.
Life settlementsThe Company has elected to account for the life settlement policies it acquires using the fair value method. The Company uses a present value technique to estimate the fair value of its life settlements, which is a Level 3 fair value measurement as the significant inputs are unobservable and require significant management judgment or estimation. The Company currently uses a probabilistic method of valuing life insurance policies, which the Company believes to be the preferred valuation method in the industry. The most significant assumptions are the estimates of life expectancy of the insured and the discount rate.
The Company provides medical records for each insured to independent secondary market life expectancy providers (each, an LE provider). Each LE provider reviews and analyzes the medical records and identifies all medical conditions it feels are relevant to the life expectancy determination of the insured. Debits and credits are assigned by each LE provider to the individuals health based on identified medical conditions. The debit or credit that an LE provider assigns to a medical condition is derived from the experience of mortality attributed to this condition in the portfolio of lives that the LE provider monitors. The health of the insured is summarized by the LE provider into a life assessment of the individuals life expectancy expressed both in terms of months and in mortality factor. The mortality factor represents the degree to which the given life can be considered more or less impaired than a life having similar characteristics (e.g. gender, age, smoking, etc.). For example, a standard insured (the average life for the given mortality table) would carry a mortality rating of 100%. A similar but impaired life bearing a mortality rating of 200% would be considered to have twice the chance of dying earlier than the standard life relative to the LE providers population. Since each providers mortality factor is based on its own mortality table, the Company calculates its own factors to apply to the table selected by the Company.
Beginning in the quarter ended September 30, 2012, the Company began using a modified version of the 2008 Valuation Basic Table (2008 VBT), a mortality table developed by the U.S. Society of Actuaries (the SOA). The mortality table is created based on the expected rates of death among groups categorized by gender, age, and smoking status. Since the Company uses the 2008 VBT, the Company calculates its own mortality factor that, when applied to the 2008 VBT, produces the same life expectancy provided by each LE provider. The resulting mortality factors are then blended to determine a factor for each insured.
To generate the best estimate probabilistic cash flow stream, a mortality curve is generated by calculating the probability of mortality for each period based on the calculated mortality factors and the death rates from the 2008 VBT. The Company modifies the table by incorporating future mortality improvements to better reflect the curves used by the LE providers.
A discounted present value calculation is then used to determine the value of the policy. If the insured dies earlier than expected, the return will be higher than if the insured dies when expected or later than expected.
The calculation allows for the possibility that if the insured dies earlier than expected, the premiums needed to keep the policy in force will not have to be paid. Conversely, the calculation also considers the possibility that if the insured lives longer than expected, more premium payments will be necessary. Based on these considerations, each possible outcome is assigned a probability and the range of possible outcomes is then used to create a value for the policy.
The Company currently obtains its life expectancy reports from two life expectancy report providers, AVS Underwriting LLC (AVS) and 21st Services, LLC (21st Services). In the first quarter of 2013, 21st Services announced revisions to its underwriting
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methodology. According to 21st Services, these revisions have generally been understood to lengthen the average reported life expectancy furnished by this life expectancy provider by 19%. As of June 30, 2015, the Company received 684 updated life expectancy reports from 21st Services, of which 507 were used to calculate life expectancy extension. These life expectancies reported an average lengthening of life expectancies of 18.46% and, based on this sample, for the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company increased the life expectancies furnished by 21st Services by 18.46% on the rest of its portfolio of life settlements prior to blending them with the life expectancy reports furnished by AVS. The Company expects to continue to lengthen life expectancies furnished by 21st Services that have not been re-underwritten using their updated methodology. Since the Revolving Credit Facility necessitates that the Company procure updated life expectancies on a periodic basis, the number of policies that are lengthened by the Company in this manner will decrease over time and the fair value calculations in future periods will, accordingly, reflect the actual impact of the revised 21st Services methodology on a policy by policy basis as updated life expectancy reports are procured.
In the second quarter of 2015, the SOA exposed tables for the 2014 Valuation Basic Table (2014 VBT), which show a lengthening of average life expectancies. The Company is continuing to monitor the market reaction to the 2014 VBT while it awaits a final report from the SOA. Additionally, the Company will continue to monitor its mortality experience to determine whether future adoption of the 2014 VBT would be an appropriate change to the Companys valuation technique. Future changes in life expectancies could have a material adverse effect on the fair value of the Companys life settlements, which could have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition and results of operations.
Life expectancy sensitivity analysis
If all of the insured lives in the Companys life settlement portfolio live six months shorter or longer than the life expectancies provided by these third parties, the change in estimated fair value would be as follows (dollars in thousands):
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Future changes in the life expectancies could have a material effect on the fair value of the Companys life settlements, which could have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition and results of operations.
Discount rate
The discount rate incorporates current information about market interest rates, the credit exposure to the insurance company that issued the life insurance policy and the Companys estimate of the risk premium an investor in the policy would require.
The Company re-evaluates its discount rates at the end of every reporting period in order to reflect the estimated discount rates that could reasonably be used in a market transaction involving the Companys portfolio of life insurance policies. In doing so, the Company relies on management insight, engages third party consultants to corroborate its assessment, engages in discussions with other market participants and potential financing sources and extrapolates the discount rate underlying actual sales of policies.
Due to the Companys association with the USAO Investigation and certain civil litigation involving the Company, the Company believes that, when given the choice to invest in a policy that was associated with the Companys premium finance business and a similar policy without such an association, all else being equal, an investor would have generally opted to invest in the policy that was not associated with the Companys premium finance business. However, since the Company entered into a non-prosecution agreement, investors have required less of a risk premium to transact in policies associated with the Companys legacy premium finance business. In general, the Company believes that the risk premium an investor would require to transact in a policy that has been premium financed versus a policy without premium financing is lessening in the current market environment and further expects that, with the passage of time, investors will continue to require less of a risk premium to transact in policies associated with its legacy premium finance business.
Credit exposure of insurance company
The Company considers the financial standing of the issuer of each life insurance policy. Typically, the Company seeks to hold policies issued by insurance companies that are rated investment grade by the top three credit rating agencies. At June 30, 2015, the Company had eighteen life insurance policies issued by two carriers that were rated non-investment grade as of that date. In order to compensate a market participant for the perceived credit and challenge risks associated with these policies, the Company applied an additional 300 basis point risk premium.
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The following table provides information about the life insurance issuer concentrations that exceed 10% of total death benefit and 10% of total fair value of the Companys life settlements as of June 30, 2015:
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21.8 | % | 19.7 | % | A1 | AA- | ||||||||||
Estimated risk premium
As of June 30, 2015, the Company owned 633 policies with an aggregate life settlements of $439.0 million. Of these 633 policies, 548 were previously premium financed and are valued using discount rates that range from 16.00% to 24.75%. The remaining 85 policies, which are non-premium financed, are valued using discount rates that range from 15.00% to 21.00%. As of June 30, 2015, the weighted average discount rate calculated based on death benefit used in valuing the policies in the Companys life settlement portfolio was 17.13%.
The discount rate incorporates current information about market interest rates, the credit exposure to the insurance company that issued the life insurance policy and the Companys estimate of the risk premium an investor in the policy would require. The extent to which the fair value could vary in the near term has been quantified by evaluating the effect of changes in the weighted average discount rate on the death benefit used to estimate the fair value. If the weighted average discount rate were increased or decreased by 1⁄2 of 1% and the other assumptions used to estimate fair value remained the same, the change in estimated fair value would be as follows (dollars in thousands):
Market interest rate sensitivity analysis
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+0.50 | % | $ | 427,900 | $ | (11,086 | ) | |||||
Future changes in the discount rates the Company uses to value life insurance policies could have a material effect on the Companys yield on life settlement transactions, which could have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition and results of its operations.
At the end of each reporting period the Company re-valued the life insurance policies using the Companys valuation model in order to update its estimate of fair value for investments in policies held on its balance sheet. This includes reviewing the Companys assumptions for discount rates and life expectancies as well as incorporating current information for premium payments and the passage of time.
Structured settlement receivablesAll structured settlements that were acquired subsequent to July 1, 2010 were marked to fair value. The Company made this election because it was its intention to sell these assets within twelve months of acquisition. Structured settlements are purchased at effective yields that are fixed. Purchase discounts are accreted into interest income using the effective-interest method for those structured settlements marked to fair value. As of June 30, 2015, the Company had 17 structured settlements with an estimated fair value of $377,000 and an average sales discount rate of 8.66%.
Revolving Credit Facility debtIn connection with the Revolving Credit Facility, 439 policies are pledged by White Eagle to serve as collateral for its obligations under the facility. Absent an event of default under the Revolving Credit Facility, ongoing borrowings will be used to pay the premiums on these policies and certain approved third party expenses. Proceeds from the policies pledged as collateral will be distributed pursuant to a waterfall. After premium payments and fees to service providers, 100% of the remaining proceeds will be directed to pay outstanding principal and interest on the loan. Generally, after payment of principal and interest, collections from policy proceeds are to be paid to White Eagle up to $76.1 million, then 50% of the remaining proceeds are to be directed to the lenders with the remainder paid to White Eagle. The Company has elected to account for this long-term debt, which includes the lenders interest in policy proceeds, using the fair value method. The fair value of the debt is the amount the Company would have to pay to transfer the debt to a market participant in an orderly transaction. The Company calculated the fair value of the
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debt using a discounted cash flow model taking into account the stated interest rate of the Revolving Credit Facility and probabilistic cash flows from the pledged policies. Accordingly, the Companys estimates are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that the Company, or holders of the instruments, could realize in a current market exchange. The most significant assumptions are the estimates of life expectancy of the insured and the discount rate. The use of different assumptions and/or estimation methodologies could have a material effect on the estimated fair values.
Life expectancy sensitivity analysis of Revolving Credit Facility debt
A considerable portion of the fair value of the Revolving Credit Facility debt is determined by the timing of receipt of future policy proceeds. Should life expectancies lengthen such that policy proceeds are collected further into the future, the fair value of this debt will decline. Conversely, should life expectancies shorten, the fair value of this debt will increase. Considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop the estimates of fair value.
If all of the insured lives in the life settlement portfolio pledged under the Revolving Credit Facility live six months shorter or longer than the life expectancies used to calculate the estimated fair value of the Revolving Credit Facility debt, the change in estimated fair value would be as follows (dollars in thousands):
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Future changes in the life expectancies could have a material effect on the fair value of the Companys Revolving Credit Facility debt, which could have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition and results of operations.
Discount rate of Revolving Credit Facility debt
The discount rate incorporates current information about market interest rates, credit exposure to insurance companies and the Companys estimate of the return a lender lending against the policies would require.
Market interest rate sensitivity analysis of Revolving Credit Facility debt
The extent to which the fair value of the Revolving Credit Facility debt could vary in the near term has been quantified by evaluating the effect of changes in the weighted average discount. If the weighted average discount rate were increased or decreased by 1⁄2 of 1% and the other assumptions used to estimate fair value remained the same, the change in estimated fair value of the Revolving Credit Facility debt as of June 30, 2015 would be as follows (dollars in thousands):
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Future changes in the discount rates could have a material effect on the fair value of the Companys Revolving Credit Facility debt, which could have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition and results of its operations.
At June 30, 2015, the fair value of the debt was $170.9 million and the outstanding principal was approximately $168.0 million.
Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes- The Company determined that an embedded conversion option in the Convertible Notes was required to be separately accounted for as a derivative under Accounting Standards Codification 815, Derivatives and Hedging (ASC 815). ASC 815 required the Company to bifurcate the embedded conversion option and record it as a liability at fair value and reduce the debt liability by a corresponding discount of an equivalent amount. The Company used a Black Scholes pricing model that incorporates present valuation techniques and reflect both the time value and the intrinsic value of the embedded conversion option to approximate the fair value of the conversion derivative liability at the end of each reporting period. This model required assumptions as to expected volatility, dividends, terms, and risk free rates.
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In accordance with ASC 815, upon receipt of shareholder approval on June 5, 2014, the Company reclassified the embedded derivative to stockholders equity along with unamortized transaction costs proportionate to the allocation of the initial debt discount and the principal amount of the Convertible Notes. The Convertible Notes continue to be recorded at accreted value up to the par value of the Convertible Notes at maturity. See Note 10, 8.50% Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes. Although the Company believes its valuation method is appropriate, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value could result in different fair values.
Changes in Fair Value
The following table provides a roll-forward in the changes in fair value for six months ended June 30, 2015, for all assets for which the Company determines fair value using a material level of unobservable (Level 3) inputs (in thousands):
| Life Settlements: |
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| Balance, January 1, 2015 |
$ | 388,886 | ||
| Purchase of policies |
27,535 | |||
| Change in fair value |
40,914 | |||
| Matured/lapsed/sold policies |
(49,766 | ) | ||
| Premiums paid |
31,417 | |||
| Transfers into level 3 |
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| Transfer out of level 3 |
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| Balance, June 30, 2015 |
$ | 438,986 | ||
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| Changes in fair value included in earnings for the period relating to assets held at June 30, 2015 |
$ | 2,598 | ||
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The following table provides a roll-forward in the changes in fair value for six months ended June 30, 2015, for all liabilities for which the Company determines fair value using a material level of unobservable (Level 3) inputs (in thousands):
| Revolving Credit Facility debt: |
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| Balance, January 1, 2015 |
$ | 145,831 | ||
| Draws under the revolving credit facility |
25,912 | |||
| Payments on credit facility |
(18,577 | ) | ||
| Unrealized change in fair value |
17,692 | |||
| Transfers into level 3 |
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| Transfer out of level 3 |
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| Balance, June 30, 2015 |
$ | 170,858 | ||
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| Changes in fair value included in earnings for the period relating to liabilities held at June 30, 2015 |
$ | 17,692 | ||
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The following table provides a roll-forward in the changes in fair value for six months ended June 30, 2014, for all assets for which the Company determines fair value using a material level of unobservable (Level 3) inputs (in thousands):
| Life Settlements: |
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| Balance, January 1, 2014 |
$ | 302,961 | ||
| Change in fair value |
22,956 | |||
| Matured/sold policies |
(15,957 | ) | ||
| Premiums paid |
26,886 | |||
| Transfers into level 3 |
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| Transfer out of level 3 |
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| Balance, June 30, 2014 |
336,846 | |||
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| Changes in fair value included in earnings for the period relating to assets held at June 30, 2014 |
$ | 12,270 | ||
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The following tables provide a roll-forward in the changes in fair value for the six months ended June 30, 2014, for all liabilities for which the Company determines fair value using a material level of unobservable (Level 3) inputs (in thousands):
| Revolving Credit Facility debt: |
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| Balance, January 1, 2014 |
$ | 123,847 | ||
| Subsequent draws under the revolving credit facility |
27,124 | |||
| Payments on credit facility |
(6,006 | ) | ||
| Unrealized change in fair value |
3,818 | |||
| Transfers into level 3 |
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| Transfer out of level 3 |
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| Balance, June 30, 2014 |
$ | 148,783 | ||
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| Changes in fair value included in earnings for the period relating to liabilities held at June 30, 2014 |
$ | 3,818 | ||
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| Conversion derivative liability: |
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| Balance, at inception |
$ | 16,901 | ||
| Change in fair value |
6,759 | |||
| Reclassified to equity |
(23,660 | ) | ||
| Transfers into level 3 |
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| Transfer out of level 3 |
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| Balance, June 30, 2014 |
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| Changes in fair value included in earnings for the period relating to liabilities held at June 30, 2014 |
$ | | ||
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There were no transfers of financial assets or liabilities between levels of the fair value hierarchy during the six month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014.
(13) Segment Information
On October 25, 2013, the Company sold its structured settlement business, which was previously reported as an operating segment. The operating results related to the Companys structured settlement business have been included in discontinued operations in the Companys Consolidated Statements of Operations for all periods presented and the Company has discontinued segment reporting.
(14) Commitments and Contingencies
Lease Agreements
The Company leases office space under a lease that commenced on October 1, 2014 and expires on September 30, 2020. The annual base rent is $225,100, with a provision for a 3% increase on each anniversary of the rent commencement date. Rent expense was approximately $104,000 and $126,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and approximately $197,000 and $252,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Future minimum lease payments for the remainder of 2015 are approximately $114,000.
Employment Agreements
The Company has entered into employment agreements with certain of its officers, including with its chief executive officer, whose agreement provides for substantial payments in the event that the executive terminates his employment with the Company due to a material change in the geographic location where the chief executive officer performs his duties or upon a material diminution of his base salary or responsibilities, with or without cause. These payments are equal to three times the sum of its chief executive officers base salary and the average of the three years annual cash bonus.
On April 26, 2012, the Company entered into a Separation Agreement and General Release of Claims (the Separation Agreement) with its former chief operating officer, Jonathan Neuman. The Separation Agreement obligates the Company to
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indemnify Mr. Neuman for his legal expenses. The Company recognized indemnification expenses of $822,000 and $574,000 during the three month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $1.5 million and $1.0 million during the six month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
The Company does not have any general policies regarding the use of employment agreements, but has and may, from time to time, enter into such a written agreement to reflect the terms and conditions of employment of a particular named executive officer, whether at the time of hire or thereafter.
Litigation
In accordance with applicable accounting guidance, the Company establishes an accrued liability for litigation and regulatory matters when those matters present loss contingencies that are both probable and estimable. In such cases, there may be an exposure to loss in excess of any amounts accrued. When a loss contingency is not both probable and estimable, the Company does not establish an accrued liability. As a litigation or regulatory matter develops, the Company, in conjunction with any outside counsel handling the matter, evaluates on an ongoing basis whether such matter presents a loss contingency that is probable and estimable. If, at the time of evaluation, the loss contingency related to a litigation or regulatory matter is not both probable and estimable, the matter will continue to be monitored for further developments that would make such loss contingency both probable and estimable. When a loss contingency related to a litigation or regulatory matter is deemed to be both probable and estimable, the Company will establish an accrued liability with respect to such loss contingency and record a corresponding amount of litigation-related expense. The Company will then continue to monitor the matter for further developments that could affect the amount of any such accrued liability.
Non-Prosecution Agreement & Indemnification Obligations
On September 27, 2011, the Company was informed that it was being investigated by the U.S. Attorneys Office for the District of New Hampshire (the USAO Investigation) in connection with the Companys now legacy premium finance loan business. On April 30, 2012, the Company entered into a Non-Prosecution Agreement (the Non-Prosecution Agreement) with the USAO, which agreed not to prosecute the Company for its involvement in the making of misrepresentations on life insurance applications in connection with its premium finance business or any potential securities fraud claims related to its now legacy premium finance business.
The Non-Prosecution Agreement had a term of three years and expired in accordance with its terms on April 30, 2015. While the Non-Prosecution Agreement effectively resolved the USAO Investigation as it pertains to the Company, the USAO is continuing to investigate certain individuals formerly employed by the Company. Settlements of certain civil litigation with the Companys director and officer liability insurance carriers related to the USAO Investigation require Imperial to advance legal fees to and indemnify these individuals. Excluding expenses of general external legal service providers, USAO litigation-related fees (inclusive of indemnification and advancement expenses) of $2.3 million and $1.2 million were recognized for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $4.2 million and $1.9 million were recognized for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The Company expects to continue to incur indemnification and advancement expenses and expenses related to continuing obligations related to the USAO investigation. Ongoing expenses in respect of these obligations, while currently unquantifiable, have been substantial in prior periods and could continue to have a material adverse effect on the Companys financial position and results of operations.
SEC Investigation
On February 17, 2012, the Company received a subpoena issued by the staff of the SEC seeking documents from 2007 through the date of the subpoena, generally related to the Companys premium finance business and corresponding financial reporting. The SEC is investigating whether any violations of federal securities laws have occurred and the Company has been cooperating with the SEC regarding this matter. The Company is unable to predict what action, if any, might be taken in the future by the SEC or its staff as a result of the investigation or what impact, if any, the cost of responding to the SEC might have on the Companys financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. The Company has not established any provision for losses in respect of this matter.
Sun Life
On April 18, 2013, Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (Sun Life) filed a complaint against the Company and several of its affiliates in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, entitled Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada v. Imperial Holdings, Inc., et al. (Sun Life Case), asserting, among other things, that at least 28 life insurance policies issued by Sun Life and owned by the Company through certain of its subsidiary companies were invalid The Sun Life complaint, as amended, asserted the following claims: (1) violations of the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, (2) conspiracy to violate the RICO Act, (3) common law fraud, (3) civil conspiracy, (4) aiding and abetting fraud, (5) civil conspiracy to commit fraud, (6) tortious interference with contractual obligations, and (7) a declaration that the policies issued were void. Following the filing of a
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motion by the Company to dismiss the Sun Life Case, on December 9, 2014, the Court dismissed counts (2), (4), (5), (6) and (7), with prejudice. The Company then filed a motion for summary judgment on the remaining counts. On February 4, 2015, the Court issued an order (the Order) granting the Companys motion for summary judgment on counts (1) and (3), resulting in the Company prevailing on all counts in the Sun Life Case. On February 26, 2015, Sun Life filed a Notice of Appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit from the District Courts February 4th Order, which denied Sun Lifes motion to dismiss.
On July 29, 2013, the Company filed a separate complaint against Sun Life in United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, entitled Imperial Premium Finance, LLC v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (Imperial Case), which was subsequently consolidated with the Sun Life Case. The Imperial complaint asserts claims against Sun Life for breach of contract, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and fraud, and seeks a judgment declaring that Sun Life is obligated to comply with the promises made by it in certain insurance policies. The complaint also seeks compensatory damages of no less than $30 million in addition to an award of punitive damages. On August 23, 2013, Sun Life moved to dismiss the complaint, which was denied by the Court as part of the Order.
The District Court has stayed the Imperial Case until Sun Lifes appeal is resolved by the Eleventh Circuit. Sun Life filed its initial appellant brief on May 27, 2015 and the Company filed its appellee brief on July 13, 2015.
Sanctions Order
On April 27, 2012, after the conclusion of a jury trial in the matter styled Steven A. Sciaretta, as Trustee of the Barton Cotton Irrevocable Trust a/k/a the Amended and Restated Barton Cotton Irrevocable Trust v. The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company (Lincoln), the defendant, Lincoln, filed a motion seeking sanctions against the Companys subsidiary, Imperial Premium Finance (IPF), a non-party to the litigation, relating to its corporate representative deposition and trial testimony. On May 6, 2013, the Court issued an order sanctioning IPF and ordering it to pay $850,000. On June 4, 2013, IPF filed a Notice of Appeal and oral argument was held before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals on October 7, 2014. On February 26, 2015, the Eleven Circuit Panel affirmed the District Courts order. In the second quarter of 2015, the Company remitted $850,000 as payment in satisfaction of the sanctions, inclusive of court costs.
IRS Investigation
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Investigation Division notified the Company in February 2014 that it is conducting an investigation related to the Company and its legacy structured settlements business. The Company believes that it has been cooperating with the investigation and is unable, at this time, to predict what action, if any, might be taken in the future by the IRS or what impact, if any, the cost of providing information and documents might have on the Companys financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. If the investigation results in a determination by the IRS that the Company has failed to comply with any of its obligations under the Internal Revenue Code or regulations thereunder, the Company could incur additional tax liability, restitution payment obligations, penalties, fines or other liabilities, including criminal penalties and fines and a reduction in the Companys net operating losses, that could have a material adverse effect on the Company, its personnel, its financial condition and its results of operations. The Company has not established any provision for losses related to this matter.
Class Action Litigation
On January 20, 2015, a purported shareholder of the Company filed a putative class action complaint against the Company, and the individual members of the Board of Directors, in the Circuit Court of the 15th Judicial Circuit, in and for Palm Beach County, entitled Harry Rothenberg v. Imperial Holdings, Inc., et al. (the State Court Complaint). The Rothenberg State Court Complaint alleged breaches of fiduciary duties of due care and sought to invalidate a by-law amendment adopted by the Board of Directors on October 30, 2014, which requires current and former shareholders who wish to file a class or derivative action against the Company, its directors or its officers to first obtain written consent from shareholders beneficially owning at least 3% of the outstanding shares of the Company. On March 2, 2015, the Company filed a motion to dismiss and motion to strike certain allegations in the State Court Complaint.
On April 20, 2015, Mr. Rothenberg filed a Verified Shareholder Class Action and Derivative Complaint (the Federal Court Complaint) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, which names the same defendants and asserts similar claims as in the State Court Complaint. The Federal Court Complaint also alleges violations of Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the 1934 Securities Act, and asserts derivative claims for breach of fiduciary duty, among other claims, based on the previously disclosed IRS Investigation and allegations regarding the Companys prior structured settlement business made in a case styled Michael Lafontant v. Washington Square Financial, LLC, et al. (Lafontant Complaint), which was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The Company has moved to dismiss the Lafontant Complaint based on contractual arbitration provisions, which is pending an order by the district court. On April 21, 2015, Mr. Rothenberg voluntarily dismissed the State Court Complaint, without prejudice. On June 9, 2015, Mr. Rothenberg filed an Amended Complaint. On June 29, 2015, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the Amended Complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction due to lack of injury in fact and ripeness and failure to state a claim pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The Company has not established any provision for losses in respect of this matter.
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Other Litigation
On April 10, 2015, a complaint was filed against the Companys subsidiary in the Circuit Court of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit in and for St. Clair County, Illinois, styled Kenneth Jennings v. Washington Square Financial, LLC d/b/a Imperial Structured Settlements (Washington Square). The plaintiff seeks, in a purported class action, to represent all individuals who sold all or a part of a structured settlement annuity to Washington Square under the Illinois Structured Settlement Protections Act (the Illinois Act), where the underlying annuity contract contained an anti-assignment clause, and where a court issued an order under the Illinois Act approving the transaction. The complaint seeks, among other things, a declaration that all such transactions are void and compensatory and punitive damages. The Company has not established any provision for losses in respect of this matter.
The Company is party to various other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. Due to the inherent difficulty of predicting the outcome of litigation and other legal proceedings, the Company cannot predict the eventual outcome of these matters, and it is reasonably possible that some of them could be resolved unfavorably to the Company. As a result, it is possible that the Companys results of operations or cash flows in a particular fiscal period could be materially affected by an unfavorable resolution of pending litigation or contingencies. However, the Company believes that the resolution of these other proceedings will not, based on information currently available, have a material adverse effect on the Companys financial position or results of operations.
(15) Stockholders Equity
During the second quarter of 2015, the Company commenced a rights offering and distributed one non-transferable subscription right for every four shares of common stock owned by its shareholders of record at the close of business on May 26, 2015. Each right entitled its holder to subscribe for one share of common stock at a price of $5.75 per share. Additionally, the Company set aside 1,337,686 shares to honor over-subscription requests. The rights offering was over-subscribed and the Company issued 6,688,433 shares of common stock.
The Company has reserved an aggregate of 2,700,000 shares of common stock under its Omnibus Plan, of which 794,617 options to purchase shares of common stock granted to existing employees were outstanding as of June 30, 2015, and 103,112 shares of restricted stock had been granted to directors under the plan with 41,259 shares subject to vesting.
During 2014, upon receipt of shareholder approval, the Company reclassified the embedded derivative contained in its Convertible Notes to stockholders equity along with unamortized transaction costs proportionate to the allocation of the initial debt discount and the principal amount of the Convertible Notes. This resulted in an increase to additional paid-in-capital of $14.1 million, net of taxes on the Companys consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statement of stockholders equity as of December 31, 2014. See Note 10, 8.50% Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes.
In connection with the settlement of derivative litigation, the Company issued 125,628 shares of the Companys stock, which were issued in the first quarter of 2014 and are included in stockholders equity.
In connection with the settlement of class litigation filing in connection with the USAO Investigation, the Company issued warrants to purchase two million shares of the Companys stock into an escrow account in April 2014 and were distributed in October 2014. The estimated fair value at the measurement date of such warrants was $5.4 million, which is included in stockholders equity. The warrants have a five-year term from the date of their distribution with an exercise price of $10.75. The Company is obligated to file a registration statement to register the shares underlying the warrants with the SEC if shares of the Companys common stock have an average daily trading closing price of at least $8.50 per share for a 45 day period. The warrants will be exercisable upon effectiveness of the registration statement.
During 2014, the Company awarded 323,500 target performance shares for restricted common stock to its directors and certain employees, of which 150,000 shares were subject to shareholder approval of the Omnibus Plan, which was obtained at the Companys 2015 annual meeting on May 28, 2015. The issuance of the performance shares is contingent on the Companys financial performance as well as the performance of the Companys common stock through June 30, 2016, with the actual shares to be issued ranging between 0 150% of the target performance shares. As a result, the Company determined that it is not probable that the performance conditions will be achieved and no related expense was recognized for the three months and six month periods ended June 30, 2015. The performance shares will be subject to a one year vesting period from the date of issuance.
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Exclusive of the 323,500 target performance shares awarded to its directors, named executive officers and certain employees, there were 1,788,512 securities remaining for future issuance under the Omnibus Plan as of June 30, 2015.
During the quarter ended June 30, 2014, the Company adopted ASU No. 2013-11, resulting in an increase to additional paid-in-capital of $6.3 million on the Companys consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statement of stockholders equity as of June 30, 2014. See Note 16, Income Taxes.
(16) Income Taxes
The Companys provision for income taxes from continuing operations is estimated to result in an annual effective tax rate of approximately 41.2% and 39.4% (before adoption of ASU 2013-11, discussed below) during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The Companys quarterly effective income tax rates are based upon the Companys current estimated annual rate. The Companys annual effective income tax rate varies based upon the Companys taxable earnings as well as on a mix of taxable earnings in the various state and foreign jurisdictions.
The Company adopted ASU 2013-11, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists (ASU 2013-11) effective on January 1, 2014, which required the Company to reclassify a $6.3 million current liability for unrecognized tax benefits to deferred taxes. Adoption of this guidance resulted in the recognition of a $3.7 million tax expense included in the Companys provision for income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2014, a $2.6 million reduction in the valuation allowance and an increase to additional paid-in-capital of $6.3 million on the Companys consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statement of stockholders equity as of March 31, 2014.
In March of 2014, the Company was notified by the IRS of its intention to examine the Companys tax returns for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2012. See also IRS Investigation in Note 14 regarding the IRS Criminal Investigation Divisions investigation related to the Companys former structured settlement business.
The Company and its subsidiary companies are subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as to income tax in Florida and other states and foreign jurisdictions in which it operates.
(17) Subsequent Events
Red Falcon Credit Facility
Effective July 16, 2015, Red Falcon Trust (Red Falcon), a Delaware statutory trust formed by Blue Heron Designated Activity Company (Blue Heron), a wholly-owned Irish subsidiary of the Company, entered into a revolving loan and security agreement (together with its ancillary documents, the Red Falcon Credit Facility) with LNV Corporation, as initial lender, the other lenders party thereto from time to time, Imperial Finance & Trading, LLC, as guarantor, Blue Heron as portfolio administrator and CLMG Corp., as administrative agent (the Agent).
General & Security. The Red Falcon Credit Facility provides for an asset-based revolving credit facility backed by Red Falcons portfolio of life insurance policies with an initial aggregate lender commitment of up to $110 million, subject to borrowing base availability. Upon the closing of the Red Falcon Credit Facility, Red Falcon owns a portfolio of 159 life insurance policies with an aggregate death benefit of approximately $608 million, which has been pledged as collateral under the Red Falcon Credit Facility. In connection with the Red Falcon Credit Facility, the residual interests in Red Falcon have also been pledged.
Borrowing Base & Availability. Revolving credit borrowings are permitted for a five-year period with the loans under the Red Falcon Credit Facility maturing on July 15, 2022. Borrowing availability under the Red Falcon Credit Facility is subject to a borrowing base, which at any time is equal to the lesser of (A) the sum of all of the following amounts that have been funded or are to be funded through the next distribution date (i) the initial advance and all additional advances in respect of newly pledged policies that are not for ongoing maintenance advances, plus (ii) 100% of the sum of the ongoing maintenance costs, less (iii) any required amortization payments previously distributed and to be distributed through the next distribution date; (B) 60% of the valuation of the policies pledged as collateral as determined by the lenders; (C) 45% of the aggregate face amount of the policies pledged as collateral; and (D) $110 million.
Amortization & Distributions. Proceeds from the policies pledged as collateral under the Red Falcon Credit Facility will be distributed pursuant to a waterfall with, subject to yield maintenance provisions, 5% of policy proceeds directed to the lenders. Thereafter proceeds are directed to pay fees to service providers and premiums with any remaining proceeds directed to pay outstanding interest and required amortization of 8% per annum on the loan. Generally, after payment of interest and required amortization, a percentage of the collections from policy proceeds are to be paid to the lenders, which will vary depending on the then loan to value ratio (LTV) as follows: (1) if the LTV is equal to or greater than 50%, all remaining proceeds will be directed to the
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lenders to repay the then outstanding principal balance; (2) if the LTV is less than 50% but greater than or equal to twenty-five percent 25%, 65% of the remaining proceeds will be directed to the lenders to repay the then outstanding principal balance; or (3) if the LTV is less than 25%, 35% of the remaining proceeds will be directed to the lenders to repay the then outstanding principal balance.
Initial Advance and Use of Proceeds. Amounts advanced to Red Falcon following effectiveness of the Red Falcon Credit Facility were approximately $54 million, with certain of the proceeds used to pay transaction expenses and to purchase the policies pledged as collateral under the Red Falcon Credit Facility from certain affiliates of the Company who then made a distribution to the Company used to redeem the Secured Notes. Generally, ongoing advances may be made for paying premiums on the life insurance policies pledged as collateral, and to pay the fees of service providers. Subsequent advances in respect of newly pledged policies are at the discretion of the lenders.
Interest. Borrowings under the Red Falcon Credit Facility bear interest at a rate equal to LIBOR or, if LIBOR is unavailable, the base rate, in each case plus an applicable margin of 4.50% and subject to a rate floor of 1.0%. The base rate under the Red Falcon Credit Facility equals the sum of (i) the weighted average of the interest rates on overnight federal funds transactions or, if unavailable, the average of three federal funds quotations received by the Agent plus 0.75% and (ii) 0.5%.
Maturity. The term of the Red Falcon Credit Facility expires July 15, 2022.
Covenants/Events of Defaults. The Red Falcon Credit Facility contains covenants and events of default, including those that are customary for asset-based credit facilities of this type and including cross defaults under the servicing, portfolio management and sales agreements entered into in connection with the Red Falcon Credit Facility, changes in control of or insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company and relevant subsidiary companies and performance of certain obligations by certain relevant subsidiary companies, Red Falcon and third parties. The Red Falcon Credit Facility does not contain any financial covenants, but does contain certain tests relating to asset maintenance, performance and valuation with determinations as to the satisfaction of such tests involving determinations made by the lenders with a high degree of discretion.
Secured Notes
On July 16, 2015, the Company redeemed all of the outstanding Secured Notes and discharged the Secured Note Indenture. The Secured Notes were redeemed at 106% of their principal amount plus interest up to but excluding November 10, 2015. Effective as of the redemption of the Secured Notes, 159 of the life insurance policies that served as collateral under the Indenture were sold to Red Falcon in an internal transfer and pledged as collateral under the Red Falcon Credit Facility. Approximately $8.8 million was expensed as loss on extinguishment related to the early repayment of the facility in July 2015. This includes $5.2 million, $171,000, $1.7 million and $1.7 million related to interest, unused fees, amortization of debt discount and issuance cost.
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| Item 2. | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
The following discussion summarizes the significant factors affecting the consolidated operating results, financial condition, liquidity, and cash flows of our Company as of and for the periods presented below and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and accompanying notes included with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that are based on the beliefs of our management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, our management. Actual results could differ materially from those discussed in or implied by forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. See Forward-Looking Statements.
Business Overview
We were founded in December 2006 as a Florida limited liability company and in connection with our initial public offering, in February 2011, Imperial Holdings, Inc. succeeded to the business of Imperial Holdings, LLC and its assets and liabilities. Incorporated in Florida, Imperial owns a portfolio of 633 life insurance policies, also referred to as life settlements, with a fair value of $439.0 million and an aggregate death benefit of approximately $3.0 billion at June 30, 2015. The Company primarily earns income on these policies from changes in their fair value and through death benefits.
Our indirect subsidiary company, White Eagle Asset Portfolio, LP (White Eagle), is the owner of 439 of these life insurance policies with an aggregate death benefit of approximately $2.2 billion and an estimated fair value of approximately $316.5 million at June 30, 2015. White Eagle pledged its policies as collateral to secure borrowings made under a $300.0 million 15-year revolving credit agreement (the Revolving Credit Facility), which is used, among other things, to pay premiums on the life insurance policies owned by White Eagle. As of June 30, 2015, the majority of our other assets, including the 194 policies that were not pledged as collateral under the Revolving Credit Facility, with an aggregate death benefit of approximately $779.6 million and an estimated fair value of approximately $122.5 million as of June 30, 2015, were pledged as collateral for the payment of $50 million in aggregate principal amount of our 12.875% Senior Secured Notes (the Secured Notes), which Secured Notes were redeemed in July 2015, as discussed below.
Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2014, we began acquiring policies with a view towards enhancing projected short term cash flows. Prior to year end, we acquired 14 policies and during the six months ended June 30, 2015, we acquired an additional 38 life insurance policies. These 52 policies, with a face value of $157.5 million, had a weighted average life expectancy at the time of acquisition of 68 months and the insureds underlying these policies had a weighted average age of 85 years. As a result, we have decreased the weighted average life expectancy on the policies that served as collateral for the Secured Notes at June 30, 2015 from 12.6 years at September 30, 2014 to 10.5 years at June 30, 2015. Conversely, we have increased the weighted average age of the insureds underlying these policies from 78.7 years at September 30, 2014 to 80.6 years at June 30, 2015. We believe that re-shaping the projected characteristics of this portfolio made it a more attractive candidate for longer-term financing at a lower cost of capital and, on July 16, 2015, we redeemed the Secured Notes that this portfolio secured and entered into a new revolving credit facility that can be used to pay the premiums on Red Falcons life insurance policies for five years. See Note 17, Subsequent Events of the notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
During the second quarter of 2015, we commenced a rights offering and distributed one non-transferable subscription right for every four shares of common stock owned by our shareholders of record at the close of business on May 26, 2015. Each right entitled its holder to subscribe for one share of common stock at a price of $5.75 per share. Additionally, we set aside 1,337,686 shares to honor over-subscription requests. The rights offering was over-subscribed and we issued 6,688,433 shares of common stock and raised gross proceeds of $38.5 million. We plan to use the proceeds from the rights offering to pay premiums on certain of our life insurance policies, to make selective investments in the life settlement asset class, and for general corporate purposes, including working capital.
During the six months ended June 30, 2015, we acquired 38 life insurance policies with an aggregate face amount of $100.8 million, which resulted in a gain of approximately $4.4 million. 12 life insurance policies with face amounts totaling $49.8 million matured, resulting in a gain of $37.8 million on these policies. The gains related to acquisitions and maturities are included in income from changes in the fair value of life settlements in the consolidated statements of operations for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015. We continue to believe that there are accretive opportunities to grow our existing portfolio of life settlements and intend, subject to our liquidity needs, to selectively deploy capital in both the secondary and tertiary life settlement markets through the remainder of 2015.
During the second quarter of 2015, the U.S. Society of Actuaries (the SOA) exposed tables for the 2014 Valuation Basic Table (2014 VBT), which show a lengthening of average life expectancies. We are continuing to monitor the market reaction to the 2014 VBT while we await the final report from the SOA. Additionally, we will continue to monitor our mortality experience to determine whether future adoption of the 2014 VBT would be an appropriate change to the Companys valuation technique. We understand from discussions with our third-party life expectancy providers that the release of the 2014 VBT tables should not impact their life expectancy estimates. We do expect, however, that adoption of the 2014 VBT would impact our estimated probabilistic cash flow stream as a new mortality table inputted into the
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Companys fair value model would likely result in a change to the mortality curve generated for a given insured. Future changes in life expectancies could have a material adverse effect on the fair value of our life settlements, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Critical Accounting Policies
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of the financial statements requires us to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. We base our judgments, estimates and assumptions on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions and conditions. We evaluate our judgments, estimates and assumptions on a regular basis and make changes accordingly. We believe that the judgments, estimates and assumptions involved in the accounting for income taxes, the valuation of life settlements, the valuation of the debt owing under the Revolving Credit Facility and the valuation of our conversion derivative liability formerly embedded within the Convertible Notes have the greatest potential impact on our financial statements and accordingly believe these to be our critical accounting estimates.
Fair Value Measurement Guidance
We follow ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, which defines fair value as an exit price representing the amount that would be received if an asset were sold or that would be paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, the guidance establishes a three-level fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. Level 1 relates to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 relates to observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1. Level 3 relates to unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Our investments in life insurance policies, structured settlements and Revolving Credit Facility debt are considered Level 3 as there is currently no active market where we are able to observe quoted prices for identical assets/liabilities and our valuation model incorporates significant inputs that are not observable. See Note 12, Fair Value Measurements of the notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of our fair value measurement.
Fair Value Option
We have elected to account for the debt under the Revolving Credit Facility, which includes its interest in policy proceeds to the lender, using the fair value method. The fair value of the debt is the estimated amount that would have to be paid to transfer the debt to a market participant in an orderly transaction. We calculated the fair value of the debt using a discounted cash flow model taking into account the stated interest rate of the credit facility and probabilistic cash flows from the pledged policies. Considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, our estimates are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that we, or holders of the instruments, could realize in a current market exchange. The most significant assumptions are the estimates of life expectancy of the insured and the discount rate. The use of assumptions and/or estimation methodologies could have a material effect on the estimated fair different values.
We determined that an embedded conversion option existed in the Convertible Notes, prior to June 5, 2014, that was required to be separately accounted for as a derivative under Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 815, Derivatives and Hedging. On June 5, 2014, we obtained shareholder approval to issue shares of common stock upon conversion of the Convertible Notes in an amount that exceeded the New York Stock Exchange limits for issuances without shareholder approval. In accordance with ASC 815, we reclassified the conversion derivative liability to stockholders equity along with unamortized transaction costs proportionate to the allocation of the initial debt discount and the principal amount of the Convertible Notes. In subsequent reporting periods, the Convertible Notes will continue to be recorded at accreted value up to the par value of the Convertible Notes at maturity. The debt discount will be amortized into interest expense using the interest method, in an aggregate amount equal to the amount of the conversion derivative liability reclassified into equity along with any unamortized transaction costs. See Note 10, 8.50% Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes.
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Income Recognition
Our primary sources of income are in the form of changes in fair value of life settlements and gains/(losses) on life settlements, net. Our income recognition policies for this source of income is as follows:
| | Changes in Fair Value of Life SettlementsWhen we acquire certain life insurance policies, we initially record these investments at the transaction price, which is the fair value of the policy for those acquired upon relinquishment or the amount paid for policies acquired for cash. The fair value of the insurance policies is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Changes in the fair value of the investment based on evaluations are recorded as changes in fair value of life settlements in our consolidated statement of operations. The fair value is determined on a discounted cash flow basis that incorporates current life expectancy assumptions. The discount rate incorporates current information about market interest rates, the credit exposure to the insurance company that issued the life insurance policy and our estimate of the risk premium an investor in the policy would require. We recognize income from life settlement maturities upon receipt of death notice or verified obituary of the insured. This income is the difference between the death benefits and fair values of the policy at the time of maturity. |
| | Gain/(Loss) on Life Settlements, NetWe recognize gain/(loss) from life settlement contracts that we own upon the signed sale agreement and/or filing of ownership forms and funds transferred to escrow. |
Deferred Debt Costs
Deferred debt costs include costs incurred in connection with acquiring and maintaining debt arrangements. These costs are amortized over the life of the related loan using the effective interest method and are classified as interest expense in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. These deferred costs are related to our Convertible and Secured Notes. We did not recognize any deferred debt costs on the Revolving Credit Facility given all costs were expensed due to electing the fair value option in valuing the Revolving Credit Facility.
Income Taxes
We account for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes. Under ASC 740, deferred income taxes are determined based on the estimated future tax effects of differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities given the provisions of enacted tax laws. Deferred income tax provisions and benefits are based on changes to the assets or liabilities from year to year. In providing for deferred taxes, we consider tax regulations of the jurisdictions in which we operate, estimates of future taxable income and available tax planning strategies. If tax regulations, operating results or the ability to implement tax-planning strategies varies adjustments to the carrying value of the deferred tax assets and liabilities may be required. Valuation allowances are based on the more likely than not criteria of ASC 740.
Our provision for income taxes from continuing operations results in an annual effective tax rate of 41.2% and 39.4% in 2015 and 2014, respectfully, except as noted below. The accounting for uncertain tax positions guidance under ASC 740 requires that we recognize the financial statement benefit of a tax position only after determining that the relevant tax authority would more likely than not sustain the position following an audit. For tax positions meeting the more-likely-than-not threshold, the amount recognized in the financial statements is the largest benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax authority. We recognize interest and penalties (if any) on uncertain tax positions as a component of income tax expense.
In March of 2014, we were notified by the IRS of its intention to examine our tax returns for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2012. See also IRS Investigation in Note 14, Contingencies and Commitments regarding the IRS Criminal Investigation Divisions investigation related to our former structured settlement business.
Stock-Based Compensation
We have adopted ASC 718, CompensationStock Compensation. ASC 718 addresses accounting for share-based awards, including stock options, restricted stock, performance shares and warrants, with compensation expense measured using fair value and recorded over the requisite service or performance period of the award. The fair value of equity instruments will be determined based on a valuation using an option pricing model that takes into account various assumptions that are subjective. Key assumptions used in the valuation will include the expected term of the equity award taking into account both the contractual term of the award, the effects of expected exercise and post-vesting termination behavior, expected volatility, expected dividends and the risk-free interest rate for the expected term of the award.
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Held-for-sale and discontinued operations
We report a business as held-for-sale when management has approved or received approval to sell the business and is committed to a formal plan, the business is available for immediate sale, the business is being actively marketed, the sale is anticipated to occur during the ensuing year and certain other specified criteria are met. A business classified as held-for-sale is recorded at the lower of its carrying amount or estimated fair value less cost to sell. If the carrying amount of the business exceeds its estimated fair value, a loss is recognized. Depreciation is not recorded on assets of a business classified as held-for-sale. Assets and liabilities related to a business classified as held-for-sale are segregated in the Consolidated Balance Sheet and major classes are separately disclosed in the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements commencing in the period in which the business is classified as held-for-sale. We report the results of operations of a business as discontinued operations if the business is classified as held-for-sale, the operations and cash flows of the business have been or will be eliminated from the ongoing operations of the Company as a result of a disposal transaction and we will not have any significant continuing involvement in the operations of the business after the disposal transaction. The results of discontinued operations are reported in Discontinued Operations in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for current and prior periods commencing in the period in which the business meets the criteria of a discontinued operation, and include any gain or loss recognized on closing or adjustment of the carrying amount to fair value less cost to sell. During the fourth quarter of 2013, we sold substantially all of our structured settlements business. As a result, we have classified our structured settlement operating results as discontinued operations.
Foreign Currency
We own certain foreign subsidiary companies formed under the laws of Ireland, Bahamas and Bermuda. These foreign subsidiary companies utilize the U.S. dollar as their functional currency. The foreign subsidiary companies financial statements are denominated in U.S. dollars and therefore, there are no translation gains and losses resulting from converting the financial statements at exchange rates other than the functional currency. Any gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions (transactions denominated in a currency other than the subsidiary companies functional currency) are included in income. These gains and losses are immaterial to our financial statements.
Accounting Changes
Note 3, Recent Accounting Pronouncements, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements discusses accounting standards adopted in 2015, as well as accounting standards recently issued but not yet required to be adopted and the expected impact of these changes in accounting standards. Any material impact of adoption is discussed in Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Selected Operating Data (dollars in thousands):
| For the Three Months Ended June 30, |
For the Six Months Ended June 30, |
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| 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||||||
| Period Acquisitions Policies Owned |
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| Number of policies acquired |
8 | | 38 | | ||||||||||||
| Average age of insured at acquisition |
79.7 | | 85.0 | | ||||||||||||
| Average life expectancy Calculated LE (Years) |
7.2 | | 5.4 | | ||||||||||||
| Average death benefit |
$ | 2,105 | $ | | $ | 2,652 | $ | | ||||||||
| Aggregate purchase price |
$ | 2,125 | $ | | $ | 27,535 | $ | | ||||||||
| End of Period Policies Owned |
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| Number of policies owned |
633 | 593 | 633 | 593 | ||||||||||||
| Average Life Expectancy Calculated LE (Years) |
10.2 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 11.1 | ||||||||||||
| Aggregate Death Benefit |
$ | 2,982,416 | $ | 2,873,899 | $ | 2,982,416 | $ | 2,873,899 | ||||||||
| Aggregate fair value |
$ | 438,986 | $ | 336,846 | $ | 438,986 | $ | 336,846 | ||||||||
| Monthly premium average per policy |
$ | 8.4 | $ | 7.6 | $ | 8.4 | $ | 7.6 | ||||||||
Results of Operations
The following is our analysis of the results of operations for the periods indicated below. This analysis should be read in conjunction with our financial statements, including the related notes to the financial statements. Our results of operations are discussed below in two parts: (i) our consolidated results of continuing operations and (ii) our results of discontinued operations.
Consolidated Results of Continuing Operations
Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
Net income from continuing operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 was $966,000 as compared to a net loss of $6.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, an increase of $7.2 million. Total income from continuing operations was $28.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, an increase of $19.0 million as compared to total income from continuing operations of $9.0 million during the same period in 2014. Total expenses from continuing operations were $27.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 compared to total expenses from continuing operations of $19.5 million incurred during the same period in 2014, an increase of $7.9 million, or 41%.
Our net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 includes an income tax provision of approximately $4.2 million, which resulted from the adoption of ASU No. 2013-11. See Note 16 Income Taxes, to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
Change in Fair Value of Life Settlements. Change in fair value of life settlements was a gain of approximately $28.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 compared to a gain of $9.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, an increase of $19.0 million.
During the quarter ended June 30, 2015, seven life insurance policies with face amounts totaling $36.6 million matured. The net gain of these maturities was $26.1 million and is recorded as a change in fair value of life settlements in the consolidated statements of
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operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2015. All seven of these maturities served as collateral under the Revolving Credit Facility. Proceeds from maturities totaling $6.2 million were received during the quarter ended June 30, 2015 and include approximately $4.2 million, which was outstanding for maturities during the quarter ended March 31, 2015 and $2.0 million for maturities in the quarter ended June 30, 2015. Approximately $9.5 million was utilized to repay borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility during the three months ended June 30, 2015, including approximately $4.0 million that was collected during the quarter ended March 31, 2015. We recorded a $34.7 million receivable for maturity of life settlements at June 30, 2015.
As of June 30, 2015, we owned 633 policies with an estimated fair value of $439.0 million compared to 607 policies with an estimated fair value of $388.9 million at December 31, 2014, an increase of $50.1 million or 13%. Of the 633 policies, 439 policies were pledged to the Revolving Credit Facility and 194 policies serve as collateral for the Secured Notes. During the quarter ended June 30, 2015, we acquired eight life insurance policies that resulted in a gain of approximately $975,000. There were no such acquisitions for the same period during 2014. As of June 30, 2015, the aggregate death benefit of our life settlements was $3.0 billion.
Of these 633 policies owned as of June 30, 2015, 548 were previously premium financed and are valued using discount rates that range from 16.00% 24.75%. The remaining 85 policies are valued using discount rates that range from 15.00% 21.00%. See Note 12, Fair Value Measurements, to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
(Loss) / Gain on life settlements, net. There was no gain/loss on life settlements, net for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, as there were no policy sales. During the quarter, ended June 30, 2014, eight policies were sold resulting in a loss of approximately $67,000 with proceeds received of $1.2 million.
Expenses
Interest expense. Interest expense increased to $6.6 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2015, compared to $4.1 million during the same period in 2014, an increase of $2.5 million, as the Companys outstanding debt increased to $288.7 million. Outstanding debt included $168.0 million of outstanding principal on the Revolving Credit Facility, $70.7 million of Convertible Notes and $50.0 million of Secured Notes.
Of the interest expense of $6.6 million, approximately $2.3 million represents interest paid on the Revolving Credit Facility. Interest expense on the Convertible Notes totaled $2.3 million, including $1.5 million, $661,000 and $98,000 representing interest, amortization of debt discount and issuance costs, respectively. We recorded $2.0 million of interest expense on the Secured Notes, including $1.6 million, $126,000, $147,000, and $149,000 from interest, unused fees, amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs, respectively, during the three months ended June 30, 2015. Of the interest expense of $4.1 million for second quarter of 2014, approximately $1.9 million represents interest paid on the Revolving Credit Facility. Interest expense on the Convertible Notes totaled $2.2 million including $1.5 million, $554,000 and $101,000 representing interest, amortization of debt discount and issuance costs, respectively. See Notes 9, 10 and 11 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
Change in fair value of Revolving Credit Facility. Change in fair value of Revolving Credit Facility was a loss of approximately $13.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 compared to a loss of $2.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. This change is associated with projected early repayment of the Revolving Credit Facility given earlier than projected maturities during the second quarter and increased borrowings. This was offset by an increase in the discount rate and the lengthening of life expectancy estimates for the policies pledged under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Revolving Credit Facility is valued at June 30, 2015 using a discount rate of 23.64%. See Note 12, Fair Value Measurements, to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
Change in fair value of conversion derivative. Change in fair value of conversion derivative liability embedded in the Convertible Notes was zero for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 compared to a loss of approximately $4.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, required us to bifurcate the embedded conversion option, which was valued on February 21, 2014 and June 5, 2014, which resulted in a fair value loss of approximately $4.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. Effective June 2014, the liability was reclassified to stockholders equity and was no longer required to be recorded at fair value.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. SG&A expenses were $7.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 compared to $8.0 million for the same period in 2014. This was primarily a result of a $796,000 decrease in personnel costs, $121,000 decrease in legal expense and $104,000 decrease in insurance costs. These reductions were offset by an increase in professional fees of $134,000 and other SG&A expenses of $102,000.
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Legal expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 were $3.2 million compared to $3.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. Of the legal expense, approximately $2.3 million is associated with the USAO Investigation and related matters for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, compared to $1.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. See Note 14, Commitments and Contingencies, to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
Results of Discontinued Operations
Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
Net loss from our discontinued structured settlement operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 was $145,000 as compared to a net loss of $185,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. Total income from our discontinued structured settlement operations was $38,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Unrealized change in fair value of structured settlements receivable was $8,000 for the quarters ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
Total expenses from our discontinued structured settlement operations were $274,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 compared to $223,000 incurred during the same period in 2014. This increase was attributable to a $54,000 increase in legal fees.
Consolidated Results of Continuing Operations
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
Net loss from continuing operations for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was $3.2 million as compared to a net loss of $9.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014, a reduction of $6.4 million. Total income from continuing operations was $41.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015, an increase of $18.4 as compared to total income from continuing operations of $22.6 million during the same period in 2014. Total expenses from continuing operations were $46.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to total expenses from continuing operations of $32.4 million incurred during the same period in 2014, an increase of $14.1 million, or 43%.
Our net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2015 includes an income tax benefit of approximately $2.3 million.
Change in Fair Value of Life Settlements. Change in fair value of life settlements was a gain of approximately $40.9 million for the six months June 30, 2015 compared to a gain of $23.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014, an increase of $18.0 million.
During the six months ended June 30, 2015, 12 life insurance policies with face amounts totaling $49.8 million matured compared to five policies with face amounts totaling $11.5 million matured for the same period in 2014. The net gain of these maturities was $37.8 million and $10.6 million for 2015 and 2014, respectively, and is recorded as a change in fair value of life settlements in the consolidated statements of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. 11 of these maturities served as collateral under the Revolving Credit Facility. Proceeds from maturities totaling $19.2 million were received during the six months ended June 30, 2015. Of this amount, approximately $18.6 million was utilized to repay borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility during the six months ended June 30, 2015. We recorded a $34.7 million receivable for maturity of life settlements at June 30, 2015.
As of June 30, 2015, we owned 633 policies with an estimated fair value of $439.0 million compared to 593 policies with a fair value of $336.8 million at June 30, 2014, an increase of $102.2 million or 30%. Of the 633 policies, 439 policies were pledged to the Revolving Credit Facility and 194 policies served as collateral for the Secured Notes. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, we acquired 38 life insurance policies that resulted in a gain of approximately $4.3 million. There were no such acquisitions for the same period during 2014. As of June 30, 2015, the aggregate death benefit of our life settlements was $3.0 billion.
Of these 633 policies owned as of June 30, 2015, 548 were previously premium financed and are valued using discount rates that range from 16.00% 24.75%. The remaining 85 policies are valued using discount rates that range from 15.00% 21.00%. See Note 12, Fair Value Measurements, to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
(Loss) / Gain on life settlements, net. There was no gain/loss on life settlements, net for the six months ended June 30, 2015, as there were no policy sales. During the six months ended June 30, 2014, 14 policies were sold resulting in a loss of approximately $426,000 on net proceeds received of $4.0 million.
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Expenses
Interest expense. Interest expense increased to $12.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to $6.9 million during the same period in 2014, an increase of $6.0 million, as our outstanding debt increased to $288.7 million. Outstanding debt included $168.0 million of outstanding principal on the Revolving Credit Facility, $70.7 million of Convertible Notes and $50.0 million of Secured Notes.
Of the interest expense of $12.9 million, approximately $4.6 million represents interest paid on the Revolving Credit Facility. Interest expense on the Convertible Notes totaled $4.5 million, including $3.0 million, $1.3 million and $189,000 representing interest, amortization of debt discount and issuance costs, respectively. We recorded $3.8 million of interest expense on the Secured Notes, including $3.0 million, $255,000, $264,000, and $277,000 from interest, unused fees, amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs, respectively, during the six months ended June 30, 2015. Of the interest expense of $6.9 million for six months ended June 30, 2014, approximately $3.7 million represents interest paid on the Revolving Credit Facility. Interest expense on the Convertible Notes totaled $3.2 million including $2.2 million, $804,000 and $149,000 representing interest, amortization of debt discount and issuance costs, respectively. See Notes 9, 10 and 11 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
Change in fair value of Revolving Credit Facility. Change in fair value of Revolving Credit Facility was a loss of approximately $17.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to a loss of approximately $3.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. This change is associated with a projected early repayment of the Revolving Credit Facility given earlier than projected maturities and increased borrowings. These were offset by an increase in the discount rate and the lengthening of life expectancy estimates for the policies pledged under the Revolving Credit Facility, deferred income tax benefit of $2.6 million and a net negative change in the components of operating assets and liabilities of $3.0 million. The Revolving Credit Facility is valued at June 30, 2015 using a discount rate of 23.64%. See Note 12, Fair Value Measurements, to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
Change in fair value of conversion derivative. Change in fair value of conversion derivative liability embedded in the Convertible Notes was zero for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to a loss of approximately $6.8 million for the six months ended June 5, 2014. ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, required us to bifurcate the embedded conversion option, which was valued on February 21, 2014 and June 30, 2014, which resulted in a fair value loss of approximately $6.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. Effective June 2014, the liability was reclassified to stockholders equity and was no longer required to be recorded at fair value.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. SG&A expenses were $15.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to $15.0 million for the same period in 2014. This was primarily a result of a $1.3 million increase in professional fees, $796,000 increase in legal expense and $264,000 increase in other SG&A expenses. These increases were offset by a reduction in personnel costs of $1.2 million and insurance costs of $181,000.
Legal expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2015 were $7.0 million compared to $6.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. Of the legal expense, approximately $4.2 million is associated with the USAO Investigation and related matters for the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to $1.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. See Note 14, Commitments and Contingencies, to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
Results of Discontinued Operations
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
Net loss from our discontinued structured settlement operations for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was $302,000 as compared to a net loss of $204,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2014. Total income from our discontinued structured settlement operations was $73,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to $112,000 in 2014. During the six months ended June 30, 2014, our discontinued structured settlement operations sold eight structured settlement for a gain of $18,000. There were no sales for the six months ended June 30, 2015. Unrealized change in fair value of structured settlements receivable was $16,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
Total expenses from our discontinued structured settlement operations were $565,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to $316,000 incurred during the same period in 2014. This increase was attributable to a $254,000 increase in legal fees.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course, as well as continued compliance with the covenants contained in the Revolving Credit Facility, the indentures governing our note issuances and other financing arrangements.
In the quarter ended June 30, 2015, the Company consummated a rights offering and raised $38.5 million through the issuance of 6,688,433 additional shares of its common stock. At June 30, 2015 we had approximately $55.6 million of cash and cash equivalents. We expect to meet our liquidity needs for the rest of the year primarily through a combination of the receipt of death benefits from life insurance policy maturities, revolving credit borrowings, capital market raises, policy sales (subject to the asset sale restrictions in our debt arrangements) and cash on hand.
For the six months ended June 30, 2015, we paid $31.4 million in premiums to maintain our policies in force. Of this amount, $23.2 million was paid by White Eagle through its Revolving Credit Facility borrowings. While the liquidity risk associated with the policies that have been pledged as collateral under the Revolving Credit Facility has been mitigated, any available proceeds under the facilitys waterfall provisions will generally be directed to pay outstanding interest and principal on the loan unless the lenders determine otherwise. Accordingly, there can be no assurance as to when the proceeds from maturities of the policies pledged as collateral under the Revolving Credit Facility will be distributed to the Company. As we continue to acquire additional life settlement assets, we expect our premium obligations to increase. Assuming no policy maturities, as of June 30, 2015, we expect to pay $7.7 million in premiums during the remainder of 2015 on the 194 policies that have not been pledged by White Eagle under the Revolving Credit Facility. However, subsequent to June 30, 2015, we expect borrowings under the Red Falcon Credit Facility will pay for $6.7 million of this remaining premium amount. Additionally, at June 30, 2015, $70.7 million and $50.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes and Secured Notes was outstanding, which accrued interest at 8.50% and 12.875%, respectively. Interest on the Convertible Notes is due semi-annually and interest on the Secured Notes was due monthly. Following the end of the second quarter of 2015, we redeemed all of our outstanding Secured Notes. See Note 17, Subsequent Events of the notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
As of June 30, 2015, the Companys cumulative legal and related fees in respect of the USAO Investigation (including indemnification obligations), the SEC Investigation, the IRS Investigation and related matters were $44.6 million, including $2.3 million and $1.2 million incurred during the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $4.2 million and $1.9 million incurred during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. We believe we may continue to spend significant amounts on these matters as well as for general litigation and judicial proceedings over the next year, and possibly beyond. In addition, as part of the framework for the settlements of certain litigation arising from the USAO Investigation, the Company has undertaken to advance legal fees and indemnify certain individuals covered under the director and officer liability insurance policies. The remaining obligation to advance and indemnify on behalf of these individuals, while currently unquantifiable, may be substantial and could have a material adverse effect on the Companys financial position and results of operations.
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Accordingly, the Company must proactively manage its cash in order to effectively run its businesses, service its debt and opportunistically grow its assets. To do so, the Company may in the future determine, subject to the covenants and restrictions in its debt arrangements, to sell or, under certain circumstances, lapse certain of its policies as its portfolio management strategy and liquidity needs dictate. The lapsing of policies, if any, could result in events of default under certain of our debt arrangements and would create losses as such assets would be written down to zero.
Financing Arrangements Summary
Revolving Credit Facility
Effective April 29, 2013, White Eagle, as borrower, entered into a $300.0 million, 15-year Revolving Credit Facility, which was amended and restated on May 16, 2014 in connection with the conversion of White Eagle from a Delaware limited liability company to a Delaware limited partnership, with Imperial Finance and Trading, LLC, as the initial servicer, the initial portfolio manager and guarantor, Lamington Road Bermuda Ltd., as portfolio manager, LNV Corporation, as initial lender, the other financial institutions party thereto as lenders, and CLMG Corp., as administrative agent for the lenders.
Borrowing availability under the Revolving Credit Facility is subject to a borrowing base, which, among other items, is capped at 75% of the valuation of the policies pledged as collateral. This loan to value calculation is determined by the lenders with a high degree of discretion. At June 30, 2015, $132.0 million was undrawn and $2.7 million was available to borrow under the Revolving Credit Facility. For a description of the facility see Note 9, Revolving Credit Facility, of the notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
At June 30, 2015, the fair value of the debt was $170.9 million. As of June 30, 2015, the borrowing base was approximately $170.7 million including $168.0 million in outstanding principal. There are no scheduled repayments of principal. Payments are due upon receipt of death benefits and distributed pursuant to the waterfall as described above.
8.50% Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes
At June 30, 2015, there was $70.7 million in aggregate principal amount of the Companys 8.50% senior unsecured convertible notes due 2019 outstanding. For a description of the Convertible Notes see Note 10, 8.50% Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes, of the notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
12.875% Senior Secured Notes
At June 30, 2015, there was $50.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the Companys 12.875% senior secured notes due 2017 outstanding. These notes were repaid on July 16, 2015. For a description of the Secured Notes, see Note 11, 12.875% Senior Secured Notes and Note 17, Subsequent Events of the notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Cash Flows
Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):
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| Operating activities |
$ | (26,148 | ) | $ | (14,804 | ) | ||
| Investing activities |
(38,953 | ) | (11,326 | ) | ||||
| Financing activities |
65,834 | 85,817 | ||||||
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Operating Activities
During the six months ended June 30, 2015, operating activities used cash of $26.1 million. Our net loss of $3.5 million was adjusted for: Revolving Credit Facility financing costs and fees of $3.7 million, which represent interest expense and other fees associated with the Revolving Credit Facility withheld by the lender and added to the outstanding loan balance; change in fair value of life settlement gains of $40.9 million that is mainly attributable to the maturities of 12 policies; change in fair value of Revolving Credit Facility debt loss of $17.7 million that resulted from projected early repayment of the Revolving Credit Facility given earlier than projected maturities during the second quarter and increased borrowings. This was offset by an increase in the discount rate and the lengthening of life expectancy estimates for the policies pledged under the Revolving Credit Facility, deferred income tax benefit of $2.6 million and a net negative change in the components of operating assets and liabilities of $3.0 million. This $3.0 million change in operating assets and liabilities is partially attributable to a $1.4 million increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses, an $805,000 increase in other liabilities and a $654,000 increase in deposit.
During the six months ended June 30, 2014, operating activities used cash of $14.8 million. Our net loss of $9.8 million was adjusted for Revolving Credit Facility financing costs and fees of $3.2 million, which represent interest expense and other fees associated with the Revolving Credit Facility withheld by the lender and added to the outstanding loan balance; change in fair value of life settlement gains of $23.0 million that is mainly attributable to the maturities of five policies; change in fair value of Revolving Credit Facility debt loss of $3.8 million that resulted from increased borrowings, increase in the discount rate used to value the facility and projected early repayment of the Revolving Credit Facility given earlier than projected maturities; change in fair value of conversion derivative liability loss of $6.8 million resulted from an increase in the fair value of the embedded derivative included in the Convertible Notes issued during the period and, a net positive change in the components of operating assets and liabilities of $2.5 million. This $2.5 million change in operating assets and liabilities is partially attributable to a $14.1 million decrease in other liabilities and a $13.5 million decrease in restricted cash, both associated with the settlement of the class action and derivative litigation. These reductions were offset by a $2.2 million increase in interest payable and an $804,000 increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was $39.0 million and includes proceeds of $19.2 million from maturity of 12 life settlements. This was offset by $31.4 million for premiums paid on life settlements, $25.9 million for purchases of life settlements and $808,000 for deposits on purchase of life settlements.
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Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2014 was $11.3 million and includes $4.0 million from sale of life settlements that were associated with the sale of 14 policies during the period and proceeds of $11.5 million from maturity of five life settlements. This was offset by $26.9 million for premiums paid on life settlements.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was $65.8 million and includes $38.5 million of net proceeds from the rights offering completed in the second quarter of 2015, $23.8 million of net proceeds from Senior Secured Notes, and $22.2 million of borrowings from the Revolving Credit Facility. These were offset by $18.6 million in repayment of borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility.
During the six months ended June 30, 2014, cash provided by financing activities was $85.8 million and includes $67.9 million in net proceeds from the Convertible Notes and $23.9 million of borrowings from the Revolving Credit Facility. These were offset by $6.0 million in repayment of borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility.
Inflation
Our assets and liabilities are, and will be in the future, interest-rate sensitive in nature. As a result, interest rates may influence our performance far more than inflation. Changes in interest rates do not necessarily correlate with inflation or changes in inflation rates. We do not believe that inflation had any material impact on our results of operations in the periods presented in our financial statements presented in this report.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
At June 30, 2015, there were no off-balance sheet arrangements between us and any other entity that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenue or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to shareholders.
| Item 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK |
Market risk is the risk of potential economic loss principally arising from adverse changes in the fair value of financial instruments. The major components of market risk are credit risk, interest rate risk and foreign currency risk. As of June 30, 2015 we did not hold a material amount of financial instruments for trading purposes.
Credit Risk
Credit risk consists primarily of the potential loss arising from adverse changes in the financial condition of the issuers of the life insurance policies that we own. Although we may purchase life settlements from carriers rated below investment grade, to limit our credit risk, we generally only purchase life settlements from companies that are investment grade.
The following table provides information about the life insurance issuer concentrations that exceed 10% of total death benefit and 10% of total fair value of our life settlements as of June 30, 2015:
| Carrier |
Percentage of Total Fair Value |
Percentage of Total Death Benefit |
Moodys Rating |
S&P Rating |
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| Transamerica Life Insurance Company |
21.1 | % | 20.6 | % | A1 | AA- | ||||||||||
| Lincoln National Life Insurance Company |
21.8 | % | 19.7 | % | A1 | AA- | ||||||||||
Interest Rate Risk
At June 30, 2015, fluctuations in interest rates did not impact interest expense in the life finance business. The Revolving Credit Facility accrues interest at LIBOR plus an applicable margin. LIBOR under the facility is subject to a floor of 1.5% and the Company does not expect a fluctuation in interest rates to have a meaningful impact on the Companys interest expense in the short term. Increases in LIBOR above the 1.5% floor provided in the Revolving Credit Facility, however, would likely affect the calculation of the fair value of the debt under the Revolving Credit Facility. Additional increases in interest rates may impact the rates at which we are able to obtain financing in the future. Holding other variables constant, a hypothetical 1% increase in LIBOR would not be expected to have a material impact of interest expense for fiscal year 2015.
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We earn income on the changes in fair value of the life insurance policies we own. However, if the fair value of the life insurance policies we own decreases, we record this reduction as a loss.
As of June 30, 2015, we owned life settlements with a fair value of $439.0 million. A rise in interest rates could potentially have an adverse impact on the sale price if we were to sell some or all of these assets, which could also decrease the borrowing base available to White Eagle under the Revolving Credit Facility. There are several factors that affect the market value of life settlements, including the age and health of the insured, investors demand, available liquidity in the marketplace, duration and longevity of the policy, and interest rates. We currently do not view the risk of a decline in the sale price of life settlements due to normal changes in interest rates as a material risk.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk
Changes in the exchange rate between transactions denominated in a currency other than our foreign subsidiary companies functional currency are immaterial to our operating results. Exposure to foreign currency exchange rate risk may increase over time as our business evolves.
| Item 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). Based on this evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Limitations on Controls
Our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives as specified above. Management does not expect, however, that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls over financial reporting will prevent or detect all error and fraud. Any control system, no matter how well designed and operated, is based on certain assumptions and can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that its objectives will be met. Further, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART IIOTHER INFORMATION
| Item 1. | Litigation |
For a description of legal proceedings, see Litigation under Note 14, Commitments and Contingencies to our consolidated financial statements.
| Item 1A. | Risk Factors |
Our risk factors have not changed materially from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed for the year ended December 31, 2014.
| Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds |
There are no recent sales of unregistered securities that have not been previously included in a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or in a Current Report on Form 8-K.
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| Item 3. | Default Upon Senior Securities |
None.
| Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures |
None.
| Item 5. | Other Information |
None.
| Item 6. | Exhibits |
See the Exhibit Index following the Signatures page of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| IMPERIAL HOLDINGS, INC. | ||||||
| /s/ Richard S. OConnell, Jr. |
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Credit Officer | |||||
| Richard S. OConnell, Jr. Date August 4, 2015 |
(Principal Financial Officer) | |||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
In reviewing the agreement included as an exhibit to this report, please remember it is included to provide you with information regarding its terms and is not intended to provide any other factual or disclosure information about the Company, its subsidiary companies or other parties to the agreement. The agreement contains representations and warranties that have been made solely for the benefit of the other parties to the agreement and:
| | should not in all instances be treated as categorical statements of fact, but rather as a way of allocating the risk to one of the parties if those statements prove to be inaccurate; |
| | have been qualified by disclosures that were made to the other party in connection with the negotiation of the agreement, which disclosures are not necessarily reflected in the agreement; |
| | may apply standards of materiality in a way that is different from what may be viewed as material to you or other investors; and |
| | were made only as of the date of the agreement or such other date or dates as may be specified in the agreement and are subject to more recent developments. |
Accordingly, these representations and warranties may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time. The Company acknowledges that, notwithstanding the inclusion of the foregoing cautionary statements, it is responsible for considering whether additional specific disclosures of material information regarding material contractual provisions are required to make the statements in this report not misleading. Additional information about the Company may be found elsewhere in this report and the Companys other public files, which are available without charge through the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| Exhibit 10.1++ | Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2015, among Red Falcon Trust, as borrower, Imperial Finance & Trading, LLC, as guarantor, Blue Heron Designated Activity Company, as portfolio administrator, LNV Corporation, as initial lender, the other lenders party thereto from time to time and CLMG Corp, as the administrative agent. | |
| Exhibit 31.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
| Exhibit 31.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
| Exhibit 32.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
| Exhibit 32.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
| Exhibit 101. | Interactive Data Files | |
| Exhibit 101.INS + | XBRL Instance Document | |
| Exhibit 101.SCH + | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
| Exhibit 101.CAL + | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |
| Exhibit 101.DEF + | XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document | |
| Exhibit 101.LAB + | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document 10.1 & 10.2 | |
| Exhibit 101.PRE + | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | |
| + | Submitted electronically with this Quarterly Report |
| ++ | Certain portions of the exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. An unredacted copy of the exhibit has been filed separately with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. |
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Exhibit 10.1
[*] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
Dated as of July 16, 2015
Among
RED FALCON TRUST,
as Borrower,
THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PARTY HERETO,
as Lenders
IMPERIAL FINANCE & TRADING, LLC
as Guarantor
BLUE HERON DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY,
As Portfolio Administrator
And
CLMG CORP.,
as Administrative Agent
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Page | ||||||
| ARTICLE I |
DEFINITIONS |
1 | ||||
| Section 1.1 |
Defined Terms |
1 | ||||
| Section 1.2 |
Other Definitional Provisions |
1 | ||||
| Section 1.3 |
Other Terms |
2 | ||||
| Section 1.4 |
Computation of Time Periods |
2 | ||||
| ARTICLE II |
THE LENDERS COMMITMENTS, BORROWING PROCEDURES, SECURITY INTEREST AND LENDER NOTES | 2 | ||||
| Section 2.1 |
Lenders Commitments |
2 | ||||
| Section 2.2 |
Borrowing Procedures |
3 | ||||
| Section 2.3 |
Funding |
4 | ||||
| Section 2.4 |
Representation and Warranty |
6 | ||||
| Section 2.5 |
Lender Notes |
6 | ||||
| Section 2.6 |
Security Interest |
7 | ||||
| Section 2.7 |
Sale of Collateral |
9 | ||||
| Section 2.8 |
Permitted Purposes |
10 | ||||
| Section 2.9 |
Closing Fee |
11 | ||||
| ARTICLE III |
INTEREST; INTEREST PERIODS; FEES, ETC |
11 | ||||
| Section 3.1 |
Interest Rates |
11 | ||||
| Section 3.2 |
Interest Payment Dates |
11 | ||||
| Section 3.3 |
Computation of Interest and Fees |
12 | ||||
| Section 3.4 |
Contingent Interest |
12 | ||||
| ARTICLE IV |
PAYMENTS; PREPAYMENTS |
12 | ||||
| Section 4.1 |
Repayments and Prepayments |
12 | ||||
| Section 4.2 |
Making of the Expense Deposit |
12 | ||||
| Section 4.3 |
Due Date Extension |
13 | ||||
| Section 4.4 |
Yield Maintenance Fee |
13 | ||||
| ARTICLE V |
ACCOUNTS; DISTRIBUTION OF COLLECTIONS |
13 | ||||
| Section 5.1 |
Accounts |
13 | ||||
| Section 5.2 |
Application of Available Amounts |
14 | ||||
| Section 5.3 |
Permitted Investments |
19 | ||||
| Section 5.4 |
Lender Valuation |
20 | ||||
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| ARTICLE VI |
INCREASED COSTS, ETC |
20 | ||||
| Section 6.1 |
Increased Costs |
20 | ||||
| Section 6.2 |
Funding Losses |
21 | ||||
| Section 6.3 |
Withholding Taxes |
21 | ||||
| Section 6.4 |
Designation of a Different Lending Office |
24 | ||||
| ARTICLE VII |
CONDITIONS TO BORROWING |
25 | ||||
| Section 7.1 |
Conditions Precedent to the Closing and the Initial Advance |
25 | ||||
| Section 7.2 |
Conditions Precedent to each Ongoing Maintenance Advance |
29 | ||||
| Section 7.3 |
Conditions Precedent to each Additional Policy Advance |
30 | ||||
| ARTICLE VIII |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
34 | ||||
| Section 8.1 |
Representations and Warranties of the Borrower |
34 | ||||
| Section 8.2 |
Representations and Warranties of the Portfolio Administrator |
40 | ||||
| Section 8.3 |
Representations and Warranties of the Guarantor |
43 | ||||
| ARTICLE IX |
COVENANTS |
46 | ||||
| Section 9.1 |
Affirmative Covenants |
46 | ||||
| Section 9.2 |
Negative Covenants |
57 | ||||
| ARTICLE X |
EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES |
59 | ||||
| Section 10.1 |
Events of Default |
59 | ||||
| Section 10.2 |
Remedies |
64 | ||||
| Section 10.3 |
Lender Default |
67 | ||||
| Section 10.4 |
Acknowledgment, Release and Waiver |
67 | ||||
| ARTICLE XI |
INDEMNIFICATION |
68 | ||||
| Section 11.1 |
General Indemnity of the Borrower |
68 | ||||
| Section 11.2 |
General Indemnity of the Portfolio Administrator |
69 | ||||
| Section 11.3 |
Limited Recourse and Non-Petition |
70 | ||||
| ARTICLE XII |
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT |
71 | ||||
| Section 12.1 |
Appointment |
71 | ||||
| Section 12.2 |
Delegation of Duties |
71 | ||||
| Section 12.3 |
Exculpatory Provisions |
71 | ||||
| Section 12.4 |
Reliance by the Administrative Agent |
72 | ||||
| Section 12.5 |
Notice of Default |
72 | ||||
| Section 12.6 |
Non-Reliance on the Administrative Agent and Other Lenders |
72 | ||||
| Section 12.7 |
Indemnification |
73 | ||||
| Section 12.8 |
The Administrative Agent in Its Individual Capacity |
73 | ||||
| Section 12.9 |
Successor Administrative Agent |
74 | ||||
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| ARTICLE XIII |
MISCELLANEOUS |
74 | ||||
| Section 13.1 |
Amendments, Etc |
74 | ||||
| Section 13.2 |
Notices, Etc |
75 | ||||
| Section 13.3 |
No Waiver; Remedies |
75 | ||||
| Section 13.4 |
Binding Effect; Assignability; Term |
75 | ||||
| Section 13.5 |
GOVERNING LAW; JURY TRIAL |
77 | ||||
| Section 13.6 |
Execution in Counterparts |
77 | ||||
| Section 13.7 |
Submission to Jurisdiction |
77 | ||||
| Section 13.8 |
Costs and Expenses |
77 | ||||
| Section 13.9 |
Severability of Provisions |
78 | ||||
| Section 13.10 |
ENTIRE AGREEMENT |
78 | ||||
| Section 13.11 |
Conflicts |
78 | ||||
| Section 13.12 |
Confidentiality |
78 | ||||
| Section 13.13 |
Limitation on Liability |
79 | ||||
| Section 13.14 |
Relationship of Parties |
80 | ||||
| SCHEDULES | ||
| SCHEDULE 2.1(a) |
Lenders Commitments | |
| SCHEDULE 2.8 |
Payment Direction | |
| SCHEDULE 8.1(i) |
Attempted Rescission Exercise Policies | |
| SCHEDULE 8.1(m) |
Proceedings | |
| SCHEDULE 8.1(q) |
Material Adverse Changes | |
| SCHEDULE 8.1(s) |
Account Information | |
| SCHEDULE 8.1(u) |
Unmatured Events of Default and Events of Default | |
| SCHEDULE 8.1(w) |
Retained Death Benefit Policies | |
| SCHEDULE 8.3(i) |
Guarantor Information Request | |
| SCHEDULE 8.3(l) |
Guarantor Material Adverse Changes | |
| SCHEDULE 13.2 |
Notice Addresses | |
| ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA CLAUSE (c) SCHEDULE | Eligibility Criteria Clause (c) Policy Exceptions | |
| ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA CLAUSE (d) SCHEDULE | Eligibility Criteria Clause (d) Policy Exceptions | |
| ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA CLAUSE (f) SCHEDULE | Eligibility Criteria Clause (f) Policy Exceptions | |
| ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA CLAUSE (g) SCHEDULE | Eligibility Criteria Clause (g) Policy Exceptions | |
| ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA CLAUSE (h) SCHEDULE | Eligibility Criteria Clause (h) Policy Exceptions | |
| ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA CLAUSE (i) SCHEDULE | Eligibility Criteria Clause (i) Policy Exceptions | |
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| ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA CLAUSE (l) SCHEDULE | Eligibility Criteria Clause (l) Policy Exceptions | |
| ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA CLAUSE (m) SCHEDULE | Eligibility Criteria Clause (m) HIPAA Authorization Exceptions | |
| EXHIBITS |
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| EXHIBIT A |
Form of Borrowing Request | |
| EXHIBIT B |
Form of Lender Note | |
| EXHIBIT C |
Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement | |
| EXHIBIT D |
Form of Calculation Date Report | |
| EXHIBIT E |
Form of Annual Budget | |
| EXHIBIT F |
Form of Borrowing Base Certificate | |
| ANNEXES |
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| ANNEX I |
List of Defined Terms | |
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THIS LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this Loan Agreement) is made and entered into as of July 16, 2015, among RED FALCON TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the Borrower), IMPERIAL FINANCE & TRADING, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, as Guarantor (in such capacity, the Guarantor), BLUE HERON DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY, a designated activity company limited by shares and duly incorporated in Ireland, as Portfolio Administrator (in such capacity, the Portfolio Administrator), LNV Corporation, a Nevada corporation, as initial lender (the Initial Lender), the financial institutions party hereto as Lenders (together with the Initial Lender, the Lenders), and CLMG Corp., a Texas corporation, as the administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the Administrative Agent).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Borrower desires that the Lenders agree to extend financing to the Borrower on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
WHEREAS, the Lenders are willing to provide such financing on the terms and conditions set forth in this Loan Agreement.
WHEREAS, in consideration for the Lenders providing such financing, the Borrower hereby agrees to pay, among other things, the Aggregate Contingent Interest to the Lenders on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Loan Agreement shall have the meanings given to them in the List of Defined Terms attached hereto as Annex I.
Section 1.2 Other Definitional Provisions.
(a) Unless otherwise specified therein, all terms defined in this Loan Agreement have the meanings as so defined herein when used in the Lender Notes or any other Transaction Document, certificate, report or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto.
(b) Each term defined in the singular form in Section 1.1 or elsewhere in this Loan Agreement shall mean the plural thereof when the plural form of such term is used in this Loan Agreement, the Lender Notes or any other Transaction Document, and each term defined in the plural form in Section 1.1 or elsewhere in this Loan Agreement shall mean the singular thereof when the singular form of such term is used herein or therein.
(c) The words hereof, herein, hereunder and similar terms when used in this Loan Agreement shall refer to this Loan Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
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provision of this Loan Agreement, and article, section, subsection, schedule and exhibit references herein are references to articles, sections, subsections, schedules and exhibits to this Loan Agreement unless otherwise specified.
Section 1.3 Other Terms. All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP. All terms used in Article 9 of the UCC as in effect in the applicable jurisdiction, and not specifically defined herein, are used herein as defined in such Article 9.
Section 1.4 Computation of Time Periods. Unless otherwise stated in this Loan Agreement, in the computation of a period of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word from means from and including and the words to and until each means to but excluding.
ARTICLE II
THE LENDERS COMMITMENTS, BORROWING PROCEDURES,
SECURITY INTEREST AND LENDER NOTES
Section 2.1 Lenders Commitments.
(a) On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Loan Agreement, the Lenders shall make the Initial Advance and shall make Ongoing Maintenance Advances, and may make Additional Policy Advances, to the Borrower from time to time before the Commitment Termination Date in such amounts as may be from time to time requested by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.2 and agreed to by the Lenders, for the purposes set forth in Section 2.8(a); provided, however that (i) except as set forth in Section 2.1(e) below, the aggregate principal amount of all Advances from time to time outstanding under this Loan Agreement (including any Protective Advances that the Borrower has knowledge or notice of) shall not exceed the Borrowing Base and (ii) no Lender shall be obligated to make any Advance to the Borrower to the extent that the aggregate outstanding amount of such Advances made by such Lender hereunder exceeds such Lenders Commitment as set forth in Schedule 2.1(a), as the same is amended (or deemed amended) from time to time by Assignment and Assumption Agreements executed pursuant to Section 13.4 of this Loan Agreement, nor shall any Lender be obligated to make any Advance required to be made by any other Lender.
(b) On the Closing Date, so long as the Borrower has requested the same pursuant to a Borrowing Request delivered to the Administrative Agent as set forth below and subject to the conditions set forth in this Loan Agreement, the Lenders shall make the Initial Advance to the Borrower.
(c) After the making of the Initial Advance, so long as the Borrower has requested the same pursuant to a Borrowing Request delivered to the Administrative Agent as set forth below and subject to the conditions set forth in this Loan Agreement, the Lenders shall make Ongoing Maintenance Advances to the Borrower.
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(d) After the making of the Initial Advance, so long as the Borrower has requested the same pursuant to a Borrowing Request delivered to the Administrative Agent as set forth below and subject to the conditions set forth in this Loan Agreement, the Lenders may make Additional Policy Advances to the Borrower in amounts determined by the Lenders in their sole and absolute discretion.
(e) Without regard to the Borrowing Base and without any Borrowing Request, the Lenders shall be entitled to make Advances on behalf of the Borrower as the Lenders determine in their reasonable discretion are necessary in order to make premium payments and to pay other costs and expenses to ensure that one or more Pledged Policies selected by the Lenders in their sole and absolute discretion, other than Policies that are sold as contemplated by Section 2.7 of this Loan Agreement, remain in full force and effect, as determined by the Lenders in their sole and absolute discretion (such Advances, together with any Advances made from time to time by the Lenders hereunder to pay any costs and expenses in defending the Collateral against any lawsuits or in any other proceedings (including attorneys fees) and any Advances made from time to time by the Lenders hereunder during the occurrence and continuance of an Unmatured Event of Default or an Event of Default shall collectively be referred to herein as Protective Advances).
Section 2.2 Borrowing Procedures.
(a) The Borrower shall request Advances hereunder by giving notice to the Administrative Agent of the proposed borrowing. Such notice (herein called a Borrowing Request) shall be in the form of Exhibit A. The Borrowing Request for the Initial Advance is permitted to have been prepared and delivered by the Borrower up to five (5) Business Days before the date of execution of this Loan Agreement such that the related Proposed Initial Advance Notice and Initial Advance Acceptance may be executed concurrently with this Loan Agreement. The Borrowing Request for the Initial Advance shall (i) specify the date and aggregate amount of the proposed Initial Advance, (ii) identify the Subject Policies proposed to be pledged hereunder in connection with the Initial Advance and confirm that the related Collateral Packages (taking into account the exceptions noted on Schedules V, VI, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX and XXI to the Account Control Agreement) have been uploaded to the FTP Site and (iii) attach a Borrowing Base Certificate, signed by an officer of the Borrower or the Portfolio Administrator.
(b) The Borrower may request an Ongoing Maintenance Advance hereunder by delivering a fully executed and completed Borrowing Request to the Administrative Agent. Each Borrowing Request for a proposed Ongoing Maintenance Advance shall (i) specify the date and aggregate amount of the proposed Ongoing Maintenance Advance and (ii) attach a Borrowing Base Certificate, signed by an officer of the Borrower or the Portfolio Administrator. The Borrowing Request for the initial Ongoing Maintenance Advance is permitted to have been prepared and delivered by the Borrower up to five (5) Business Days before the date of execution of this Loan Agreement such that the related Subsequent Advance Acceptance may be executed concurrently with this Loan Agreement. The Borrower shall not be entitled to submit Borrowing Requests for, and the Lenders shall not be required to make, Ongoing Maintenance Advances on or after July 16, 2020.
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(c) In the event the Borrower desires an Additional Policy Advance, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such desire in writing, which written notice shall identify the Additional Policies proposed to be pledged in connection with the making of such Additional Policy Advance and be accompanied by full and complete Collateral Packages for such Additional Policies. The Borrower shall not deliver any Borrowing Request with respect to a proposed Additional Policy Advance unless and until (i) it has wired the related Expense Deposit to the Administrative Agents Account following confirmation of the amount thereof and (ii) it has received written notice from the Administrative Agent confirming that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have completed their due diligence with respect to the Additional Policies proposed to be pledged hereunder in connection with the making of such Additional Policy Advance, and indicating which Additional Policies, if any, will be accepted as Collateral hereunder and the estimated amounts that the Lenders will be willing to fund under this Loan Agreement with respect to such Additional Policies. After the Borrowers wiring of the related Expense Deposit to the Administrative Agents Account and the Borrowers receipt of such written notice from the Administrative Agent, the Borrower may request an Additional Policy Advance hereunder with respect to such Additional Policies by delivering a fully executed and completed Borrowing Request to the Administrative Agent. Each Borrowing Request related to a proposed Additional Policy Advance shall (i) specify the date and aggregate amount of the proposed Additional Policy Advance, (ii) identify the Additional Policies proposed to be pledged hereunder in connection with such Additional Policy Advance and confirm that the related Collateral Packages have been uploaded to the FTP Site, and (iii) attach a Borrowing Base Certificate, signed by an officer of the Borrower or the Portfolio Administrator. The Administrative Agent agrees that the Expense Deposit shall be used solely by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for reasonable third-party out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the review and evaluation of the Additional Policies identified in such Borrowing Request, and that any unused portion of the Expense Deposit shall be returned to the Borrower. The Lenders shall be under no obligation to make any Additional Policy Advance. The Lenders may make Additional Policy Advances in their sole and absolute discretion and may require additional documentation (including opinions of counsel) and the satisfaction of conditions, including the payment of additional fees, all as determined by the Lenders in their sole and absolute discretion. The Borrower shall not be entitled to submit Borrowing Requests for Additional Policy Advances on or after July 16, 2020.
(d) The Borrower hereby expressly authorizes the Portfolio Administrator to execute any Borrowing Base Certificates that are to be delivered in connection with this Agreement. Each of the Borrower, the Portfolio Administrator and the Guarantor hereby agrees that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall incur any liability to anyone in acting upon any signature, written instrument or notice purportedly signed by an officer of the Borrower or the Portfolio Administrator.
Section 2.3 Funding.
(a) No later than five (5) Business Days following the Lenders receipt of the Borrowing Request for the Initial Advance, the Lenders shall, in their sole and absolute discretion and acting unanimously, determine whether to approve the Subject Policies, and the
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Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower of the determination of the amount, if any, the Lenders will fund (a Proposed Initial Advance, and such notice of the Proposed Initial Advance, a Proposed Initial Advance Notice). Such determination shall be made in the Lenders sole and absolute discretion. If the Lenders are willing to make such Proposed Initial Advance and the Borrower determines to accept such Proposed Initial Advance, on or before the third (3rd) Business Day after the delivery of the Proposed Initial Advance Notice by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent that the Borrower accepted the Proposed Initial Advance (an Initial Advance Acceptance); for avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower does not deliver an Initial Advance Acceptance by 5:00 pm, New York time on the third (3rd) Business Day following the delivery of the Proposed Initial Advance Notice, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have rejected such Proposed Initial Advance. No later than the third (3rd) Business Day following the Lenders receipt of the Initial Advance Acceptance, and subject to the complete satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Article VII with respect to the Initial Advance and the limitations set forth in Section 2.1, the Lenders shall distribute funds in the amount set forth in the Proposed Initial Advance Notice to the Payment Account to be disbursed by the Securities Intermediary in accordance with the terms of the Account Control Agreement.
(b) No later than five (5) Business Days following the Lenders receipt of a Borrowing Request for an Ongoing Maintenance Advance, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower of the resulting total Ongoing Maintenance Advance to be funded by the Lenders on the related Subsequent Advance Date (such notice, the related Subsequent Advance Acceptance) subject to the immediately following sentence. Subject to the complete satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Article VII with respect to such Ongoing Maintenance Advance and the limitations set forth in Section 2.1, the Lenders shall distribute funds in the amount set forth in such Subsequent Advance Acceptance to the Payment Account to be disbursed by the Securities Intermediary in accordance with the terms of the Account Control Agreement.
(c) Within thirty (30) days following the Lenders receipt of a Borrowing Request for an Additional Policy Advance, the Lenders shall, in their sole and absolute discretion and acting unanimously, determine whether to approve the Additional Policies, and the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower of the determination of the amount, if any, the Lenders will fund (a Proposed Additional Policy Advance, and such notice of the Proposed Additional Policy Advance, a Proposed Additional Policy Advance Notice); provided that such determination shall be in the Lenders sole and absolute discretion. If the Lenders are willing to make such Proposed Additional Policy Advance and the Borrower determines to accept such Proposed Additional Policy Advance, on or before the third (3rd) Business Day after the delivery of the Proposed Additional Policy Advance Notice by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent that the Borrower accepts the Proposed Additional Policy Advance (an Additional Policy Advance Acceptance) which notice shall specify the agreed Additional Policy Advance Amount; for avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower does not deliver an Additional Policy Advance Acceptance by 5:00 pm, New York time on the third (3rd) Business Day following the delivery of the Proposed Additional Policy Advance Notice, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have rejected such Proposed Additional Policy Advance. On the
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third (3rd) Business Day following the Lenders receipt of the Additional Policy Advance Acceptance, and subject to the complete satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Article VII with respect to such Additional Policy Advance and the limitations set forth in Section 2.1, the Lenders shall distribute funds in the amount set forth in the Proposed Additional Policy Advance Notice to the Payment Account to be disbursed by the Securities Intermediary in accordance with the terms of the Account Control Agreement.
(d) The Borrower shall not deliver more than four (4) Borrowing Requests for Ongoing Maintenance Advances in any calendar month. In addition, the Borrower shall not deliver any Borrowing Request so long as with respect to two (2) Borrowing Requests previously delivered to the Administrative Agent, (i) with respect to a Borrowing Request relating to an Additional Policy Advance, the Administrative Agent has not yet delivered the related Proposed Additional Policy Advance Notice, the Borrower has not yet delivered the related Additional Policy Advance Acceptance, the Borrower has not yet rejected the related Proposed Additional Policy Advance or the Borrower has delivered the related Additional Policy Advance Acceptance and the related Subsequent Advance Date has not yet occurred, in each case, in accordance with Section 2.3(c), or (ii) with respect to a Borrowing Request relating to an Ongoing Maintenance Advance, the Borrower has delivered the related Subsequent Advance Acceptance and the related Subsequent Advance Date has not yet occurred.
Section 2.4 Representation and Warranty. Each Borrowing Request pursuant to Section 2.2 and each acceptance of an Advance by the Borrower shall automatically constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and each Lender that on the date such Borrowing Request is delivered to the Administrative Agent and on the related Advance Date (a) the representations and warranties set forth in Article VIII will be true and correct in all respects as of such Borrowing Request date and as of such Advance Date as though made on such dates (which may be made by reference to updated schedules for Section 8.1(i), Section 8.1(j), Section 8.1(m), Section 8.1(q), Section 8.1(s), Section 8.1(u) and Section 8.1(w), although the updates to any such schedules shall not be deemed to cure any breach resulting from schedules delivered prior to such date nor shall the updates to any such schedules be deemed to constitute a waiver by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of the satisfaction of any of the conditions precedent set forth in Article VII for the making of an Advance, (b) except as otherwise agreed to in this Section, all of the conditions precedent to the making of an Advance contained in Article VII have been satisfied or will have been satisfied as of such Advance Date, (c) no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or will result from the making of such Advance, and (d) the aggregate principal balance of the outstanding Advances hereunder (taking into account the amount of the Advance requested by the Borrower pursuant to such Borrowing Request including any Protective Advances that the Borrower has knowledge or notice of) will not exceed the Borrowing Base.
Section 2.5 Lender Notes. With respect to each Lender, the Advances made by such Lender to the Borrower shall be evidenced by a single promissory grid note executed by the Borrower (as the same may be amended, modified, extended or replaced from time to time, a Lender Note and collectively, the Lender Notes) substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, with appropriate insertions to reflect Advances (or portions thereof) actually funded by
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such Lender, the related applicable interest rates thereof and related repayments and appropriate revisions to reflect assignments effected in accordance with Section 13.4 of this Loan Agreement, payable to the order of such Lender. For the avoidance of doubt, any Protective Advances made by a Lender shall not be required to be evidenced in its Lender Note and the Administrative Agents records shall constitute conclusive evidence that such Protective Advances have been made. The Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes each Lender to make (or cause to be made) appropriate notations on the grid attached to its Lender Note (or on any continuation of such grid) or at such Lenders option, in the records of such Lender, which notations, if made, shall evidence, inter alia, the date of, the outstanding principal of, and the interest rates and Interest Periods applicable to the Advances made by such Lender and related repayments and appropriate revisions to reflect assignments effected in accordance with Section 13.4 of this Loan Agreement. Such notations and records shall be rebuttably presumptive evidence of the subject matter thereof absent manifest error; provided, however, that the failure to make any such notations or maintain any such records shall not limit or otherwise affect any Obligations of the Borrower. The Borrower hereby agrees to promptly execute and deliver a new Lender Note upon any assignment to a new Lender effected in accordance with Section 13.4 of this Loan Agreement, and each Lender making an assignment of all or any portion of its Lender Note will either (i) if such assignment is an assignment of its entire Lender Note, deliver its Lender Note to the Borrower for termination and cancellation effective upon Borrowers execution and delivery of such new Lender Note to the assignee thereof or (ii) if such assignment is an assignment in part of such Lender Note, deliver its Lender Note to the Borrower for termination and cancellation effective upon Borrowers execution and delivery of a new Lender Note to the assignee thereof and a new Lender Note to such Lender.
Section 2.6 Security Interest.
(a) To secure the timely repayment of the principal of, and interest on, the Advances, and all other Obligations of the Borrower to any Secured Party, including, without limitation, the Aggregate Contingent Interest, and the prompt performance when due of all covenants of the Borrower hereunder and under any other Transaction Document, whether now or hereinafter existing or arising, due or to become due, direct or indirect, the Borrower hereby pledges and grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing, first priority security interest in, and assignment of, all of the Borrowers rights, titles and interests in, to and under all of the following, whether now or hereafter owned, existing or arising: all assets of the Borrower, including but not limited to all right, title and interest of the Borrower in the Pledged Policies (unless and until such Policies are sold as provided by Section 2.7 of this Loan Agreement) and proceeds thereof; all accounts receivable, notes receivable, claims receivable and related proceeds including but not limited to, cash, loans, securities, accounts; contract rights; the contracts with and rights to and against the Trustees, the Custodian and/or the Securities Intermediary, as applicable; the Collection Account, the Payment Account, the Policy Account and any other account of the Borrower (excluding only the Borrower Account); reserve accounts; escrow agreements and related books and records; the rights under any purchase agreements relating to such Policies; all data, documents and instruments contained in the Collateral Packages; and such other assets, tangible or intangible, real or personal, as reasonably may be required by the Administrative Agent to fully secure any Advances
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contemplated herein. All of the rights and assets described in the previous sentence are herein referred to collectively as Collateral; provided, however, that this definition of Collateral does not limit any other collateral that may be pledged to secure the Advances under any other Transaction Document.
(b) The Borrower shall file such financing statements, and execute and deliver such agreements, certificates and documents, and take such other actions, as the Administrative Agent requests in order to perfect, evidence or protect the security interest granted pursuant to Section 2.6(a), including without limitation delivering a collateral assignment in respect of each Pledged Policy subject to this Loan Agreement, naming the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, as the collateral assignee, filed with, and acknowledged to have been filed by, the applicable Issuing Insurance Company; provided, that the foregoing collateral assignment shall not apply to the portion of the face amount that is retained by a third party under any Retained Death Benefit Policy. On or prior to the initial Advance Date and each Advance Date related to an Additional Policy Advance, if any, the Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered completed but unsigned Change Forms for the Subject Policies to the Securities Intermediary. The Borrower shall cause the Securities Intermediary to execute all such Change Forms in blank to be held by the Securities Intermediary. If an Issuing Insurance Company updates its Change Forms, at the request of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered completed but unsigned updated Change Forms for the related Pledged Policies within five (5) Business Days of such request. The Borrower shall cause the Securities Intermediary to execute such Change Forms in blank to be held by the Securities Intermediary. The Borrower grants to the Administrative Agent, as its irrevocable attorney-in-fact and otherwise, the right, in the Administrative Agents sole and absolute discretion following acceleration or maturity of the Obligations of the Borrower under this Loan Agreement, to complete or direct the Securities Intermediary to complete and send any and all Change Forms previously delivered to it by or on behalf of the Borrower or otherwise obtained by the Administrative Agent, to the applicable Issuing Insurance Companies. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the foregoing grant has been coupled with an interest. The Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to file such financing statements as the Administrative Agent determines are necessary or advisable to perfect such security interest without the signature of the Borrower, provided however, notwithstanding any other provision of any Transaction Document, the Administrative Agent shall have no duty or obligation to file such financing statements, continuation statements or amendments thereto; and provided, further, that if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower in writing that it intends to file any financing statements, continuation statements or amendments thereto but fails to do so, and does not in connection therewith timely instruct the Borrower to file such item or items, then the Borrower shall not be and shall not be deemed to be in breach of any representation or warranty concerning the perfection of related or affected security interests if such breach is a direct result of the Administrative Agents failure to file such item or items and such filing would have perfected such security interests. The Borrower hereby appoints the Administrative Agent as the Borrowers irrevocable attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority to take any other action to sign or endorse the Borrowers name on any Collateral, and to enforce or collect any of the Collateral following acceleration of the obligations of the Borrower under this Loan Agreement in relation to an uncured Event of Default. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the foregoing appointments of the
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Administrative Agent as the Borrowers irrevocable attorney-in-fact have been coupled with an interest. The Borrower hereby ratifies and approves all acts of such attorney undertaken or performed consistent with the foregoing and all Applicable Law, and agrees that the Administrative Agent will not be liable for any act or omission with respect thereto, except to the extent that such act or omission constitutes gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct on the part of the Administrative Agent. Subject to the provisions of the UCC and the rights of any purchaser (including any Lender) of the Collateral in connection with the Lenders exercise of remedies, none of the foregoing provisions and undertakings constitute or shall be deemed to constitute waiver by the Borrower of its rights, title and interest in or to any such Collateral or the proceeds thereof that are in excess of its payment obligations hereunder and under the Lender Notes.
(c) Upon the receipt by the Lenders of the Net Proceeds after the sale of a Pledged Policy, in each case, pursuant to Section 2.7, the security interest of the Administrative Agent in such Pledged Policy for the benefit of the Secured Parties shall be released and the Administrative Agent agrees to file, promptly upon request, such releases or assignments, as applicable, with respect to such Pledged Policy, request the Securities Intermediary to deliver to the Borrower the Change Forms delivered to it in blank by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.6(b) related to such Pledged Policy, and to take such other actions as the Borrower shall reasonably request in order to evidence any such release of such Pledged Policy. Upon the repayment of all of the Borrowers Advances then outstanding and all other Obligations (including, without limitation, the Aggregate Contingent Interest) and termination of all Commitments and this Loan Agreement, the security interest of the Administrative Agent in the Collateral for the benefit of the Secured Parties shall be released and the Administrative Agent agrees to file, promptly upon request, such releases or assignments, as applicable, request the Securities Intermediary to deliver to the Borrower all Change Forms delivered to it in blank by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.6(b), and to take such other actions as the Borrower shall reasonably request in order to evidence any such release.
Section 2.7 Sale of Collateral. Except as set forth in the second and third paragraphs of this Section 2.7, the Borrower may not sell any Collateral without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders (such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that such sale is made on arms-length terms, at fair market value (but not less than the Lender Valuation for such Collateral) for cash (in U.S. dollars) and is not made to an Affiliate of the Borrower (a Permissible Sale). The Borrower shall apply the Net Proceeds from a Permissible Sale to prepay outstanding Advances in accordance with Section 4.1(d). The Borrower shall provide written notice of any such sale to the Administrative Agent at least seven (7) Business Days prior to any such sale and shall certify to the Administrative Agent that such sale constitutes a Permissible Sale. The Borrower agrees that it would not be unreasonable for the Required Lenders to withhold their consent to any such sale if immediately prior to such sale there exists, or immediately after such sale there would exist, an Event of Default or an Unmatured Event of Default (unless the receipt and payment hereunder of the Net Proceeds from such sale would cure the Unmatured Event of Default as determined by the Required Lenders in their sole and absolute discretion).
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Notwithstanding the immediately preceding paragraph, without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders, the Borrower may sell one or more of the Pledged Policies to any Person, including, without limitation, an Affiliate of the Borrower, so long as the Net Proceeds from any such sale are equal to or greater than the outstanding principal balance of all Advances plus accrued but unpaid interest thereon, plus the Yield Maintenance Fee applicable thereto, plus all other Obligations owing by the Borrower, and the Commitments and this Loan Agreement will be terminated after the application of such Net Proceeds. The Borrower shall apply the Net Proceeds from any such sale in accordance with Section 4.1(d). The Borrower shall provide written notice of any such sale to the Administrative Agent at least seven (7) Business Days prior to any such sale.
Notwithstanding the first paragraph of this Section 2.7, the Borrower shall be permitted to transfer a Pledged Policy to the applicable Seller pursuant to Section 6.3 of the related Sale Agreement or Section 2 of the Guaranty.
Section 2.8 Permitted Purposes.
(a) The Borrower hereby agrees that it shall not use the proceeds of any Advance made hereunder except for the following purposes:
(i) with respect to the Initial Advance (a) to pay the purchase price to the Sellers for the Pledged Policies on the Closing Date pursuant to the Sale Agreements, which shall be immediately used by the Sellers to repay indebtedness outstanding under those certain senior secured notes issued pursuant to an indenture (the Indenture) with Imperial and certain of its subsidiaries and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as indenture trustee (the Indenture Trustee) dated November 10, 2014; (b) to pay working capital needs and expenses of the Borrower; (c) to pay any transaction costs related to such Advance and to pay closing fees payable to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, including, without limitation, the Closing Fee; and (d) to make any other payments, as approved in writing by the Required Lenders in their sole and absolute discretion;
(ii) with respect to an Ongoing Maintenance Advance, (A) to pay Ongoing Maintenance Costs and/or (B) to make any other payments, as approved in writing by the Required Lenders in their sole and absolute discretion; and
(iii) with respect to an Additional Policy Advance, to make payments to purchase Additional Policies or otherwise, in each case, as approved in writing by the Required Lenders in their sole and absolute discretion.
(b) For the avoidance of doubt, all proceeds of Advances shall be deposited by the Lenders into the Payment Account, other than the Initial Advance and any Additional Policy Advances. All proceeds of the Initial Advance shall be deposited by the Lenders in accordance with Schedule 2.8. All proceeds of any Additional Policy Advances shall be deposited by the Lenders in accordance with a schedule to be agreed upon by the Borrower and the Lenders prior to the making of such Additional Policy Advances. The Borrower shall cause
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any amounts on deposit in the Payment Account to be distributed by the Securities Intermediary in accordance with the terms of the Account Control Agreement, which amounts shall be used for the purposes set forth in Section 2.8(a) and as specified in the related Borrowing Request.
Section 2.9 Closing Fee. With respect to the Initial Advance, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent the Closing Fee. The Closing Fee shall be fully earned and due and payable on the initial Advance Date and may be paid from the proceeds of the Initial Advance. With respect to Additional Policy Advances, if any, the Borrower shall pay such fees and at such times as the Lenders and the Borrower shall agree.
ARTICLE III
INTEREST; INTEREST PERIODS; FEES, ETC.
Section 3.1 Interest Rates. The Borrower hereby promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Advance for the period commencing on the date such Advance is made until such Advance is paid in full. Interest will accrue on each outstanding Advance during each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the sum of (i) the greater of (A) (1) LIBOR or, if LIBOR is unavailable, (2) the Base Rate and (B) one percent (1.0%) (the portion of interest related to clause (i), the Rate Floor) plus (ii) the Applicable Margin; provided however that in the event that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and unwaived in writing by the Required Lenders, then for each day during any Interest Period on which such Event of Default remains uncured and unwaived in writing by the Required Lenders, each Advance shall bear interest at the Default Rate.
After the second (2nd) Business Day following the date on which any other monetary Obligation of the Borrower arising under this Loan Agreement shall become due and payable, the Borrower shall pay (to the extent permitted by law, if in respect of any unpaid amounts representing interest) interest (after as well as before judgment) on such amounts at a rate per annum equal to the Default Rate. No provision of this Loan Agreement shall require the payment or permit the collection of interest in excess of the maximum permitted by Applicable Law.
Section 3.2 Interest Payment Dates. Interest accrued on all outstanding Advances shall be due and payable, without duplication:
(a) on each Interest Payment Date;
(b) on the date of any prepayment, in whole or in part, of principal of outstanding Advances, either from funds available for distribution to the Borrower pursuant to clause Tenth of Section 5.2(b) and/or from funds available to the Borrower from any capital contribution or other source of funding obtained by the Borrower that is not expressly prohibited by this Loan Agreement;
(c) on Advances accelerated pursuant to Section 10.2, immediately upon such acceleration; and
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(d) on the Maturity Date.
Section 3.3 Computation of Interest and Fees. All interest and fees shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring during the period for which such interest or fee is payable over a year comprised of 360 days.
Section 3.4 Contingent Interest. With respect to each Pledged Policy, the Borrower shall pay the related Contingent Interest to the Lenders pursuant to the terms of this Loan Agreement.
ARTICLE IV
PAYMENTS; PREPAYMENTS
Section 4.1 Repayments and Prepayments. The Borrower shall repay in full the unpaid principal amount of all Advances on the Maturity Date. Prior thereto, the Borrower:
(a) may voluntarily prepay all or any portion of the aggregate outstanding Advances, either in whole or in part, from funds available for distribution to the Borrower pursuant to clause Tenth of Section 5.2(b) and/or from funds available to the Borrower from any capital contribution or other source of funding obtained by the Borrower that is not expressly prohibited by this Loan Agreement; provided, however, that no such prepayment shall constitute the payment of Required Amortization;
(b) shall repay principal of outstanding Advances, in the amounts set forth in, and pursuant to, the Priority of Payments on each Distribution Date;
(c) shall, immediately upon any acceleration of the Maturity Date pursuant to Section 10.2, repay all such Advances within one (1) Business Day of the Administrative Agents delivery of notice of such acceleration to the Borrower;
(d) shall apply the Net Proceeds of any sales made pursuant to Section 2.7 to repay Advances (in the inverse order of maturity) by depositing such Net Proceeds into the Administrative Agents Account; provided, however, that no such payment shall constitute the payment of Required Amortization; provided, further, that such Net Proceeds shall first be applied towards the payment of any applicable Yield Maintenance Fee, then interest accrued on such Advances and then repayment of the Advances; and
(e) shall, if (i) the number of Pledged Policies is reduced to equal 20% or less of the number of Pledged Policies as of the date of the Initial Advance, or (ii) the cumulative face amount of the Pledged Policies is equal to 20% or less of the cumulative face amount of the Pledged Policies as of the date of the Initial Advance, within 90 days of the Borrowers receipt of written direction from the Required Lenders, repay all the Advances and all other Obligations.
Section 4.2 Making of the Expense Deposit. Each Expense Deposit shall be deposited by the Borrower no later than 3:00 p.m. (New York City time), on the day when due in lawful
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money of the United States of America in same day funds to the account designated in writing by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower (the Administrative Agents Account). Funds received by any Person after 3:00 p.m. (New York City time), on the date when due will be deemed to have been received by such Person on the next following Business Day.
Section 4.3 Due Date Extension. If any payment of principal or interest with respect to any Advance falls due on a day which is not a Business Day, then such due date shall be extended to the next following Business Day, and additional interest shall accrue at the applicable interest rate and be payable for the period of such extension.
Section 4.4 Yield Maintenance Fee. If the Borrower prepays or becomes obligated to repay an Advance in accordance with Section 4.1(a), (c), (d) or (e) or Section 9.1(bb) or a Reduction Action occurs in respect of an Advance, the Borrower shall pay the Yield Maintenance Fee with respect to such prepayment, repayment or Reduction Action, as applicable, and such Yield Maintenance Fee shall be due and payable. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) with respect to any single prepayment or repayment of an Advance or occurrence of a Reduction Action in respect of an Advance, only one Yield Maintenance Fee shall be due and payable in connection therewith, (ii) the Yield Maintenance Fee shall also be payable with respect to any prepayments or distributions made by the Borrower pursuant to Section 5.2(c) and (iii) no Yield Maintenance Fee shall be payable with respect to any payments or distributions made by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to Section 5.2(b). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Yield Maintenance Fee shall be payable notwithstanding acceleration of the Maturity Date pursuant to Section 10.2.
ARTICLE V
ACCOUNTS; DISTRIBUTION OF COLLECTIONS
Section 5.1 Accounts.
(a) Collection Account. The Borrower has established and shall maintain, in the name of the Borrower, an Eligible Account bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties (the Collection Account), that at all times shall be subject to the Account Control Agreement.
(b) Payment Account. The Borrower has established and shall maintain, in the name of the Borrower, an Eligible Account bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties (the Payment Account), that at all times shall be subject to the Account Control Agreement. All proceeds of Advances shall be deposited by the Lenders into the Payment Account other than the Initial Advance and any Additional Policy Advances. The Borrower shall cause any amounts on deposit in the Payment Account to be distributed by the Securities Intermediary in accordance with the terms of the Account Control Agreement, which amounts were used and shall be used for the purposes set forth in Section 2.8(a) and as specified in the related Borrowing Request.
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(c) Borrower Account. On or prior to the date hereof, the Borrower shall establish and maintain a segregated Eligible Account with an Eligible Institution in the name of the Borrower (the Borrower Account). The Borrower shall be entitled to withdraw amounts on deposit in its Borrower Account for any purpose, including, without limitation, the payment of Premiums or Expenses.
(d) [RESERVED]
(e) Administrative Agent Action. The Administrative Agent may, at any time after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, give written notice to the Securities Intermediary and to the Borrower of the occurrence of such Event of Default and specifying whether the Administrative Agent is exercising its rights and remedies in relation thereto in accordance with this Loan Agreement and the Account Control Agreement, and will do any or all of the following: (i) exercise exclusive dominion and control over the funds deposited in the Accounts, (ii) have amounts that are sent to the Accounts redirected pursuant to its instructions, and (iii) take any or all other actions the Administrative Agent is permitted to take under this Loan Agreement and the Account Control Agreement for the benefit of the Secured Parties. If at any time, any Account shall cease to be an Eligible Account, the Borrower shall as promptly as reasonably practicable (but in no event more than twenty (20) Business Days) establish a replacement Eligible Account.
(f) Collections Held In Trust. If at any time the Borrower, the Portfolio Administrator, the Servicer (if an Affiliated Entity), a Seller, the Guarantor, the Parent, the Securities Intermediary, or any of their respective Affiliates or any Affiliate of Imperial, as the case may be, shall receive any Collections or other proceeds of any Collateral other than through payment into the Collection Account, the Borrower, the Portfolio Administrator, the Guarantor, such Seller, the Servicer (if an Affiliated Entity) or the Parent, as applicable, shall promptly (but in any event within two (2) Business Days of receipt thereof) remit or cause to be remitted all such Collections or other proceeds to the Collection Account. If the Servicer is not an Affiliated Entity, the Borrower will instruct and shall exercise all remedies available to it under the Servicing Agreement to cause the Servicer to remit to the Collection Account all Collections or other proceeds of any Collateral received by the Servicer within two (2) Business Days of Servicers receipt thereof, and failure of the Servicer timely to make any such remittance shall be deemed to be a breach by the Borrower of its duties under this Section 5.1(f) and Section 9.1(ee). All Collections received by the Borrower, the Portfolio Administrator, a Seller, the Guarantor or the Parent shall be held by such Person in trust for the exclusive benefit of the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties). The outstanding principal amount of the Advances shall not be deemed repaid by any amount of the Collections held in trust by any Person, unless such amount is finally paid to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 5.2.
Section 5.2 Application of Available Amounts.
(a) If no Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or is waived in writing by the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower acting jointly, and otherwise, the Administrative Agent acting alone, shall instruct the Securities Intermediary to distribute Collections deposited in the Collection Account, and all
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other amounts deposited in the Collection Account, in accordance with this Section 5.2. On or prior to each Calculation Date, the Borrower shall prepare and deliver or cause to be prepared and delivered to the Administrative Agent a monthly calculation report substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D (the Calculation Date Report) with respect to the related Distribution Date, and the Borrower shall simultaneously deliver or cause to be delivered to the Securities Intermediary the payment instructions necessary to make the payments indicated in such Calculation Date Report (the Payment Instructions). In delivering the instructions required under Section 5.2(b) and Section 5.2(c), the Administrative Agent shall have the right to rely absolutely upon the information in the Calculation Date Reports, unless the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders provide alternative information to the Borrower by notice in writing (such notice an Alternative Information Notice) not more than five (5) Business Days after receipt of the related Calculation Date Report by the Administrative Agent, in which case, provided that the Borrower shall not have objected to such Alternative Information Notice in writing within one (1) Business Day of its receipt thereof, the Administrative Agent shall have the absolute right to act in accordance with such Alternative Information Notice. In the event that the Borrower shall have objected to such Alternative Information Notice, then the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall negotiate in good faith to resolve such objection within five (5) days following the date on which the Borrower objects, the amount subject to such objection shall be retained in the Collection Account during the pendency of such negotiations and the amount not subject to such objection shall be distributed pursuant to such Alternative Information Notice. The amount subject to such objection shall be distributed in accordance with Section 5.2(b) or Section 5.2(c), as applicable, (i) if such objection is resolved, on the Business Day following the date on which such objection is resolved, in which case such amounts shall be distributed in accordance with such resolution or (ii) if such objection is not resolved, on the first Business Day following the day that is five (5) days following the date on which the Borrower objects to such Alternative Information Notice, in which case such amounts shall be distributed in accordance with the relevant Alternative Information Notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Borrower fails to deliver the related Calculation Date Report or the related Payment Instructions on or prior to the related Calculation Date, then the Administrative Agent acting alone, based on information in the Administrative Agents possession, shall be entitled to prepare such Calculation Date Report and Payment Instructions and thereby instruct the Securities Intermediary to distribute Collections deposited in the Collection Account, and all other amounts deposited in the Collection Account, to be distributed in accordance with this Section 5.2, and the Administrative Agent shall have no liability whatsoever in respect of such instructions (the procedures set forth in this sentence if the Borrower fails to deliver the related Calculation Date Report or the related Payment Instructions on or prior to the related Calculation Date, the Borrower Failure Procedures).
(b) If no Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or is waived in writing by the Required Lenders, on each Distribution Date, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall jointly instruct the Securities Intermediary to distribute from the Available Amount then on deposit in the Collection Account, in accordance with the Payment Instructions related to the Calculation Date Report for such Distribution Date, subject to the delivery of an Alternative Information Notice, and the procedures set forth in Section 5.2(a) for the resolution of any objections of the Borrower in respect of such Alternative
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Information Notice, or if the Borrower has failed to deliver the related Calculation Date Report or the related Payment Instructions on or prior to the related Calculation Date, the Administrative Agent acting alone shall instruct the Securities Intermediary to distribute from the Available Amount then on deposit in the Collection Account, in accordance with the Borrower Failure Procedures, and in either case, the following amounts in the following order of priority unless otherwise agreed in writing by the parties hereto (and, with respect to any payment to the Securities Intermediary, the Custodian or the Trustee, as consented to by such Person in writing):
| First, | to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, the product of (i) the Contingent Interest Percentage and (ii) the Available Amount; provided, that any such amount received by the Lenders under this clause First shall not reduce the outstanding principal balance of the Advances or any accrued interest thereon; | |
| Second, | to the extent not paid from the proceeds of one or more Advances, to the Trustee, the Independent Trustee, the Custodian, the Servicer (so long as the Servicer is not Imperial or an Affiliate of Imperial or the Borrower) and the Securities Intermediary, as applicable, the fees, and expenses due and payable thereto in accordance with the Account Control Agreement, Fee Letter, the CSC Agreement, the Servicing Agreement and the Trust Agreement, as applicable, including, but not limited to, any Claims of any Indemnified Bank Person due and payable in accordance with the Account Control Agreement and any Trustee Claims of any Indemnified Trustee Person due and payable in accordance with the Trust Agreement; provided that (i) the aggregate amount of Claims and Trustee Claims payable under this clause Second shall not exceed $3,333.33 on any Distribution Date and (ii) the aggregate amount of Claims and Trustee Claims payable under this clause Second and under clause Second of Section 5.2(c) shall not, in aggregate, exceed $250,000 during the term of this Loan Agreement; | |
| Third, | (a) to the extent not paid from the proceeds of one or more Advances, to the Borrower, an amount equal to the Ongoing Maintenance Costs Reimbursable Amount payable to the Borrower and not previously paid to the Borrower, if any and (b) if the Distribution Date is on or after the Scheduled Commitment Termination Date, the following amounts in the following order of priority: | |
(i) to the applicable Issuing Insurance Company, the payment of scheduled Premiums which are due and payable prior to the following Distribution Date as set forth in the related Premium Payment Schedule;
(ii) to the Portfolio Administrator, the Portfolio Administrator Fee;
(iii) to the Administrative Agent, the Loan Administration Fee; and
(iv) to the Borrower by deposit to the Borrower Account, the amounts described in clause (iii) of the definition of Expenses which are then due and payable.
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| Fourth, | to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders, the then outstanding principal balance of all Protective Advances; | |
| Fifth, | if the Distribution Date is prior to the Scheduled Commitment Termination Date to the extent not paid from one or more Advances, to the Administrative Agent, the Loan Administration Fee; | |
| Sixth, | to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders, an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid interest on all Advances through such date; | |
| Seventh, | (a) if no Lender Default is continuing or if the Distribution Date is prior to the Scheduled Termination Date, to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders, the Required Amortization or (b) if a Lender Default has occurred and is continuing and the Distribution Date is prior to the Scheduled Termination Date, in the following amounts in the following order of priority: | |
(i) to the applicable Issuing Insurance Company, the payment of scheduled Premiums which are due and payable prior to the following Distribution Date as set forth in the related Premium Payment Schedule;
(ii) to the Portfolio Administrator, the Portfolio Administrator Fee;
(iii) to the Borrower by deposit to the Borrower Account, the amounts described in clause (iii) of the definition of Expenses which are then due and payable; and
(iv) to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders, the Required Amortization;
| Eighth, | if, on the related Calculation Date, (i) the Collateral consists of more than seventy-five (75) Pledged Policies insuring the lives of more than seventy-five (75) distinct Insureds, and (A) the LTV is equal to or greater than fifty percent (50.0%), all remaining Available Amounts to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, on a pro rata basis, to repay the outstanding principal amount of all Advances, (B) the LTV is less than fifty percent (50.0%) but greater than or equal to twenty-five percent (25.0%), sixty-five percent (65.0%) of the remaining Available Amounts to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, on a pro rata basis to repay the outstanding principal amount of all Advances, or (C) the LTV is less than twenty-five percent (25.0%), thirty-five percent (35.0%) of the remaining Available Amounts to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders on a pro rata basis to repay the outstanding principal amount of all Advances, or (ii) the Collateral consists of seventy-five (75) or fewer Pledged Policies insuring the lives of seventy-five (75) or fewer distinct Insureds, one hundred percent (100.0%) of the remaining Available Amounts to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, on a pro rata basis to repay the outstanding principal amount of all Advances; |
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| Ninth, | to the Trustee, Servicer (so long as the Servicer is not Imperial or an Affiliate of Imperial or the Borrower), Independent Trustee, the Custodian and the Securities Intermediary, as applicable, any fees and expenses due and payable thereto that remain unpaid (including such fees and expenses not paid pursuant to clause Second of this Section 5.2(b)); and | |
| Tenth, | to the Borrower, any remaining Available Amount by deposit to the Borrower Account. | |
(c) If an Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and is not waived in writing by the Required Lenders, on each Distribution Date, the Administrative Agent shall instruct the Securities Intermediary to distribute from the Available Amount then on deposit in the Collection Account in accordance with the Payment Instructions related to the Calculation Date Report for such Distribution Date, subject to the delivery of an Alternative Information Notice, and the procedures set forth in Section 5.2(a) for the resolution of any objections of the Borrower in respect of such Alternative Information Notice, or if the Borrower has failed to deliver the related Calculation Date Report or the related Payment Instructions on or prior to the related Calculation Date, the Administrative Agent acting alone shall instruct the Securities Intermediary to distribute from the Available Amount then on deposit in the Collection Account, in accordance with the Borrower Failure Procedures, and in either case, the following amounts in the following order of priority unless otherwise agreed in writing by the parties hereto (and, with respect to any payments to the Securities Intermediary, the Custodian or the Trustee, as consented to by such Person in writing):
| First, | to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, the product of (i) the Contingent Interest Percentage and (ii) the Available Amount; provided, that any such amount received by the Lenders under this clause First shall not reduce the outstanding principal balance of the Advances or any accrued interest thereon; | |
| Second, | to the extent not paid from the proceeds of one or more Advances, to the Trustee, the Servicer (so long as the Servicer is not Imperial or an Affiliate of Imperial or the Borrower), the Independent Trustee, the Custodian and the Securities Intermediary, as applicable, the fees, and expenses due and payable thereto in accordance with the Account Control Agreement, the Servicing Agreement, the Fee Letter, the CSC Agreement or the Trust Agreement, as applicable, including, but not limited to, any Claims of any Indemnified Bank Person due and payable in accordance with the Account Control Agreement and any Trustee Claims of any Indemnified Trustee Person due and payable in accordance with the Trust Agreement; provided that (i) the aggregate amount of Claims and Trustee Claims payable under this clause Second shall not exceed $3,333.33 on any Distribution Date and (ii) the aggregate amount of Claims and Trustee Claims payable under this clause Second and under clause Second of Section 5.2(b) shall not, in aggregate, exceed $250,000 during the term of this Loan Agreement; | |
| Third, | to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders, the then outstanding principal balance of all Protective Advances; | |
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| Fourth, | to the applicable Issuing Insurance Company, the payment of scheduled Premiums which are due and payable prior to the following Distribution Date as set forth in the related Premium Payment Schedule; | |
| Fifth, | to the Administrative Agent, the Loan Administration Fee; | |
| Sixth, | to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders, an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid interest on all Advances through such date; | |
| Seventh, | to the Portfolio Administrator, the Portfolio Administrator Fee; | |
| Eighth, | to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders, an amount equal to all outstanding Advances and any other amounts with respect to the Advances or Lender Notes and all other Obligations (including, without limitation, the Yield Maintenance Fee); | |
| Ninth, | to the Trustee, the Servicer (so long as the Servicer is not Imperial or an Affiliate of Imperial or the Borrower), the Independent Trustee, the Custodian and the Securities Intermediary, as applicable, any fees and expenses due and payable thereto that remain unpaid (including such fees and expenses not paid pursuant to clause Second of this Section 5.2(c)); and | |
| Tenth, | to the Borrower, any remaining Available Amount by deposit to the Borrower Account. | |
Section 5.3 Permitted Investments.
(a) Funds at any time held in the Collection Account may be invested and reinvested at the direction of the Borrower (unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, in which case at the written direction of the Administrative Agent) in one or more Permitted Investments in a manner provided in Section 5.3(c). In the absence of any such direction, funds held in the Collection Account shall be invested in Permitted Investments described in clause (a) of the definition thereof.
(b) Each investment made pursuant to this Section 5.3 on any date with respect to the Collection Account shall mature or be available not later than the Business Day preceding the Distribution Date after the day on which such investment is made, except that any investment made on the day preceding a Distribution Date shall mature on such Distribution Date.
(c) Any investment of funds in the Collection Account shall be made in Permitted Investments in which the Administrative Agent has a first priority, perfected Lien.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall not be liable in any manner by reason of any insufficiency in the Collection Account resulting from any loss on any Permitted Investment included therein.
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Section 5.4 Lender Valuation. With respect to each Distribution Date, the Administrative Agent shall, within three (3) Business Days prior to the related Calculation Date, provide the Borrower with the Lender Valuation of the Pledged Policies as of such Calculation Date.
ARTICLE VI
INCREASED COSTS, ETC.
Section 6.1 Increased Costs. If any change in Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or any Regulatory Change, in each case occurring after the Closing Date:
(A) shall subject any Affected Party to any Tax, duty or other charge with respect to any Advance made or funded by it, or shall change the basis of the imposition of any Tax on payments to such Affected Party of the principal of or interest on any Advance owed to or funded by it or any other amounts due under this Loan Agreement in respect of any Advance made or funded by it (except for changes in the rate of Tax on the overall net income of such Affected Party imposed by any applicable jurisdiction in which such Affected Party has an office); or
(B) shall impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve (including, without limitation, any reserve imposed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, but excluding any reserve included in the determination of interest rates pursuant to Section 3.1), special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Affected Party;
(C) shall change the amount of capital maintained or required or requested or directed to be maintained by any Affected Party; or
(D) shall impose on any Affected Party any other condition affecting any Advance made or funded by any Affected Party;
and the result of any of the foregoing is or would be to (i) increase the cost to or impose a cost on an Affected Party funding or making or maintaining any Advance (including any commitment of such Affected Party with respect to any of the foregoing), (ii) to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by an Affected Party under this Loan Agreement or the Lender Notes, or (iii) in the good faith determination of such Affected Party, to reduce the rate of return on the capital of an Affected Party as a consequence of its obligations hereunder or arising in connection herewith to a level below that which such Affected Party could otherwise have achieved, then after demand by such Affected Party to the Borrower (which demand shall be accompanied by a written statement setting forth the basis of such demand), the Borrower shall pay such Affected Party such additional amount or amounts as will (in the reasonable determination of such Affected Party) compensate such Affected Party for such increased cost or such reduction. Such written statement (which shall include calculations in reasonable detail) shall, in the absence of manifest error, be rebuttably presumptive evidence of the subject matter thereof.
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Section 6.2 Funding Losses. The Borrower hereby agrees that upon demand by any Affected Party (which demand shall be accompanied by a statement setting forth the basis for the calculations of the amount being claimed) the Borrower will indemnify such Affected Party against any net loss or actual expense which such Affected Party actually sustains or incurs (including, without limitation, any net loss or expense actually incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Affected Party to fund or maintain any Advance made by any Lender to the Borrower), as reasonably determined by such Affected Party, as a result of (a) any payment or prepayment (including any mandatory prepayment) of any Advance on a date other than a Distribution Date, or (b) any failure of the Borrower to borrow any Advance on the date specified therefor in an Initial Advance Acceptance or an Additional Policy Advance Acceptance or with respect to an Ongoing Maintenance Advance, within five (5) Business Days after the Administrative Agents receipt of the related Borrowing Request. Such written statement shall, in the absence of manifest error, be rebuttable presumptive evidence of the subject matter thereof.
Section 6.3 Withholding Taxes.
(a) Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by Applicable Law. If any Applicable Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the applicable Lender receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.
(b) Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower. The Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent or applicable Lender timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.
(c) Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender, within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by such Lender or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Lender and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
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(d) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 6.3, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and relevant Lender the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and such Lender.
(e) Status of Lenders. (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under this Loan Agreement or the relevant Lender Note shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 6.3(e)(ii)(A), Section 6.3(e)(ii)(B) and Section 6.3(e)(ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lenders reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
(A) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower, the Securities Intermediary and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Loan Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower, the Securities Intermediary or the Administrative Agent), executed originals (or copies if permitted by the Code and by the regulations promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service) of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;
(B) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower, the Securities Intermediary and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Loan Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower, the Securities Intermediary or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:
(i) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document: executed originals (or copies if permitted by the Code and by the regulations promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service) of IRS Form
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W-8BEN (which for purposes of this Section 6.3 includes any successor forms such as IRS Form W-8BEN-E) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the interest article of such tax treaty; and in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party with respect to payments of any other applicable payments under any Loan Document: IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the business profits or other income article of such tax treaty;
(ii) executed originals (or copies if permitted by the Code and by the regulations promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service) of IRS Form W-8ECI;
(iii) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a 10 percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a controlled foreign corporation described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate) and (y) executed originals (or copies if permitted by the Code and by the regulations promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service) of IRS Form W-8BEN; or
(iv) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals (or copies if permitted by the Code and by the regulations promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service) of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;
(C) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower, the Securities Intermediary and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Loan Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower, the Securities Intermediary or the Administrative Agent), executed originals (or copies if permitted by the Code and by the regulations promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service) of any other form prescribed by Applicable Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by Applicable Law to permit the Borrower, the Securities Intermediary or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and
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(D) if a payment made to a Lender under this Loan Agreement or a Lender Note issued hereunder would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower, the Securities Intermediary and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Securities Intermediary or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by Applicable Law (including, to the extent applicable, Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Securities Intermediary or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower, the Securities Intermediary and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lenders obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), FATCA shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Loan Agreement.
(f) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 6.3 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 6.3), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (f) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (f), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (f) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
(g) Survival. Each partys obligations under this Section 6.3 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the commitments of the Lenders hereunder and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under this Loan Agreement.
Section 6.4 Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requires the Borrower to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any
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Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 6.3, then such Lender shall (at the request of the Borrower) use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 6.3, as the case may be, in the future, and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.
ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS TO BORROWING
The making of the Advances hereunder is subject to the following conditions precedent:
Section 7.1 Conditions Precedent to the Closing and the Initial Advance. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have no obligation to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and make the Initial Advance unless:
(a) Representations and Covenants. On and as of the date of the Initial Advance: (i) the representations of each of the Borrower, the Sellers, the Parent, the Guarantor, the Trustees, the Servicer, the Portfolio Administrator, the Custodian, the Securities Intermediary, [*] and [*] set forth in the Transaction Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as if made on such date, and (ii) each of the Borrower, the Sellers, the Parent, the Guarantor, the Trustees, the Servicer, the Portfolio Administrator, the Custodian, the Securities Intermediary, [*] and [*] shall be in compliance with the covenants set forth in the Transaction Documents to which it is a party.
(b) Closing Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received all of the following, each duly executed and dated as of the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Required Lenders:
(i) Transaction Documents. Duly executed and delivered counterparts of this Loan Agreement and each other Transaction Document, which agreements shall be in full force and effect.
(ii) Resolutions; Organizational Documentation. Certified copies of resolutions for the Borrower, each Seller, the Parent, the Guarantor, the Portfolio Administrator and the Servicer authorizing or ratifying the execution, delivery and performance of each Transaction Document to which it is, or will be, a party, together with certified copies of the Borrower Organizational Documents and in the case of each Seller, the Parent, the Guarantor, the Portfolio Administrator, and the Servicer, a certified copy of their respective articles or certificate of incorporation or formation and by-laws, trust agreement, limited liability company agreements or constitution, as applicable, of the Borrower, each Seller, the Parent, the Guarantor, the Portfolio Administrator, and the Servicer.
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(iii) Consents, etc. Certified copies of all documents evidencing any necessary consents and governmental approvals required by the Borrower, each Seller, the Parent, the Guarantor, the Portfolio Administrator, and the Servicer with respect to each Transaction Document to which it is a party (including, without limitation, any and all approvals required for the Borrower to own the Collateral and for the Borrower or the Servicer to service the Collateral).
(iv) Incumbency and Signatures. A certificate of each of the Borrower, each Seller, the Parent, the Guarantor, the Portfolio Administrator and the Servicer, certifying the names of its members, managers, directors or officers authorized to sign each Transaction Document to which it is, or will be, a party.
(v) Good Standing Certificates. Good standing certificates or equivalent certificates for each of the Borrower, each Seller, the Parent, the Guarantor, the Portfolio Administrator and the Servicer issued as of a recent date acceptable to the Administrative Agent by: (i) the Secretary of State (or similar governmental authority) of the jurisdiction of such Persons formation, and (ii) the Secretary of State (or similar governmental authority) of the jurisdiction where such Persons chief executive office and principal place of business are located.
(vi) Financing Statements. Copies of UCC-1 financing statements, and a Form C1 containing the required and agreed language to be submitted to the Companies Registration Office via the electronic filing system in connection with the creation of the Irish security interest, each in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, to be filed on or before the Closing Date, naming each of the Borrower, the Parent and each Seller as debtor, and, as appropriate, the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as secured party.
(vii) Lien Search Report. Results of completed UCC, tax and judgment lien searches and court searches or their equivalent for the jurisdictions of formation and chief executive office of the Borrower, the Parent and each Seller dated within two (2) weeks before the Closing Date that named the Borrower, the Parent and each Seller as debtor (none of which show any of the Collateral or the Pledged Interests subject to any Liens other than those created pursuant to the Transaction Documents).
(viii) Payment of Fees. Evidence (which may be in the form of one or more wire instructions and/or confirmations) that all Fees payable under this Loan Agreement or under any other Transaction Document and all costs and expenses then due and payable have been paid or will be paid out of the proceeds of the Initial Advance.
(ix) Opinions of Counsel. Opinions of counsel to the Borrower, the Sellers, the Parent, the Servicer, the Guarantor, the Portfolio Administrator, the Custodian, the Securities Intermediary and the Trustee, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
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(x) Accounts. Evidence that the Accounts, the Policy Account and the Borrower Account have been established in accordance with the Transaction Documents.
(xi) Collateral Packages. Copies of the complete Collateral Packages for the Subject Policies satisfactory to the Administrative Agent as of the Closing Date, including evidence that all Premiums required to be funded prior to the Closing Date in order to keep the Subject Policies in force and not in grace or lapse status through at least July 31, 2015 have been paid.
(xii) Consent and Estoppel Agreements. Executed consent and estoppel agreements in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent from certain contractual counterparties previously designated in writing by the Administrative Agent (including, without limitation, the Servicer, the Custodian and the Securities Intermediary).
(xiii) Insurance Consultant. Reports produced by the Insurance Consultant, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(xiv) Annual Budget. An Annual Budget with respect to the Subject Policies as of the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Insurance Consultant.
(xv) Solvency Certificate. A certificate of solvency executed by an officer or director of the Parent certifying that the Borrower is Solvent.
(xvi) Material Contracts. Certified copies of all material contracts and other agreements of the Borrower and certified copies of all material contracts relating to the Collateral.
(xvii) Discharge of the Indenture. An executed letter from the Indenture Trustee confirming that the Indenture has ceased to be of further effect and the liens created thereunder have been discharged.
(xviii) Others. Such other documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request prior to the Closing Date.
(c) Borrowing Base. The Initial Advance shall not exceed the Borrowing Base as of the date of the Initial Advance.
(d) Transaction Documents. Each of the Transaction Documents shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Required Lenders in their sole and absolute discretion, and all consents, waivers and approvals necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby shall have been obtained and were in full force and effect.
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(e) Eligible Policies. Each of the Subject Policies as of the Closing Date shall be an Eligible Policy, as determined by the Required Lenders in their sole and absolute discretion, it being understood that such determination shall not operate as a waiver by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of any right or remedy hereunder or under any other Transaction Document if it is subsequently discovered that any such Subject Policy was not an Eligible Policy as of the Closing Date.
(f) Delivery of Policies to Custodian. Except as set forth on Schedule XIX to the Account Control Agreement, all Subject Policies, and all documents comprising the related Custodial Packages (including all original policies or duplicate original policies certified by the Issuing Insurance Company and all originals of any other documents to the extent in the possession or control of the Borrower or its Affiliates), have been delivered to and are held by the Custodian, and the Custodian has verified to the Administrative Agent in writing its receipt of all documents required to be contained in the related Custodial Packages by delivering the required certification pursuant to the terms of the Account Control Agreement.
(g) Security Interest. The Required Lenders shall be satisfied that the Liens and security interests created under and granted by the Transaction Documents are first priority perfected security interests and would not be subject to any other senior or pari passu Liens, security interests or any other Adverse Claims on or after the Closing Date as determined in the Required Lenders sole and absolute discretion.
(h) No Material Change in Laws. Since January 1, 2015, no material adverse change in any Applicable Law or any tax treatment of life insurance death benefits or proceeds has occurred or reasonably could be expected to occur.
(i) Collateral Assignment. The Securities Intermediary or the Insurance Consultant shall have delivered to the related Issuing Insurance Companies a fully completed and executed collateral assignment in respect of each Subject Policy on the Closing Date, naming the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, as the collateral assignee and the Administrative Agent shall have received verbal confirmation from each of the related Issuing Insurance Companies that all such collateral assignments have been received by such Issuing Insurance Companies.
(j) Acknowledgements. The Securities Intermediary shall have delivered written confirmation to the Administrative Agent that it has received an Acknowledgement for each Subject Policy and has credited each Subject Policy to the Policy Account and the Securities Intermediary shall have delivered copies of each such Acknowledgement to the Administrative Agent.
(k) Satisfactory Tax Review. The Required Lenders shall be satisfied with their review of all tax matters relating to the Borrower and the Parent.
(l) No Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default. No Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default which has not been waived in writing by the Required Lenders shall have occurred and be continuing or will result from the making of the Initial Advance.
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(m) Borrowing Request; etc. The Administrative Agent shall have received a Borrowing Request (including (i) a confirmation that the Collateral Packages for the Subject Policies (taking into account the exceptions noted on Schedules V, VI, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX and XXI to the Account Control Agreement) have been uploaded to the FTP Site, and (ii) the Borrowing Base Certificate) for the Initial Advance (which may be an electronic or facsimile transmission).
(n) Insurance Consultant. The Borrower shall have executed and delivered or caused all necessary third parties to execute and deliver, all documentation and authorizations necessary for the Insurance Consultant to communicate and receive verifications of coverage and obtain other information from the Issuing Insurance Companies related to the Subject Policies, as determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole and absolute discretion.
(o) Third Party Releases. The Borrower shall have executed and delivered or caused all necessary third parties to execute and deliver releases of Adverse Claims with respect to the Subject Policies, as determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole and absolute discretion and specified to the Borrower in writing prior to the Closing Date.
(p) LTV. After giving effect to the Initial Advance, the LTV shall not exceed sixty percent (60.0%), as determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole and absolute discretion.
(q) Change Forms. The Securities Intermediary shall confirm to the Administrative Agent in writing that it is holding completed Change Forms with respect to the Subject Policies executed by the Securities Intermediary in blank and the Administrative Agent shall have received copies of such Change Forms.
(r) Lender Notes. Each Lender shall have received an executed original of its Lender Note.
Section 7.2 Conditions Precedent to each Ongoing Maintenance Advance. The making of each Ongoing Maintenance Advance is subject to the following further conditions precedent:
(a) Representations and Covenants. On and as of the date of such Ongoing Maintenance Advance: (i) the representations of each of the Borrower, each Seller, the Parent, the Guarantor, the Portfolio Administrator, the Servicer, the Securities Intermediary, each of the Trustees, the Custodian, [*] and [*] set forth in the Transaction Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as if made on such date, and (ii) each of the Borrower, each Seller, the Parent, the Guarantor, the Portfolio Administrator, the Servicer, the Securities Intermediary, each of the Trustees, the Custodian, [*] and [*] shall be in compliance with the covenants set forth in the Transaction Documents to which it is a party.
(b) No Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default. No Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default which has not been waived in writing by the Required Lenders shall have occurred and be continuing or will result from the making of such Ongoing Maintenance Advance under any of the Transaction Documents.
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(c) Borrowing Request; etc. The Administrative Agent shall have received a Borrowing Request (including the Borrowing Base Certificate) for such Ongoing Maintenance Advance.
(d) Commitment Termination Date. The Commitment Termination Date shall not have occurred.
(e) Material Adverse Effect. No event has occurred during the shorter of (i) the three (3) year period preceding the date of such Ongoing Maintenance Advance and (ii) the period of time commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date of such Ongoing Maintenance Advance, that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(f) Borrowing Base. The Ongoing Maintenance Advance shall not exceed an amount such that the Ongoing Maintenance Advance, when taken together with the outstanding balance of all previous Advances, would cause the aggregate outstanding balance of the Advances to exceed the Borrowing Base as of the date of such Ongoing Maintenance Advance.
(g) No Liens; First Priority Security Interest. There shall be no encumbrance or Lien on any of the Collateral or the Pledged Interests other than Liens or encumbrances created or expressly permitted under the Transaction Documents.
(h) Transaction Documents. Each of the Transaction Documents shall be in full force and effect.
(i) No Material Change in Laws. Since the shorter of (i) the three (3) year period preceding the date of such Ongoing Maintenance Advance and (ii) the period of time commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date of such Ongoing Maintenance Advance, no material adverse change in any Applicable Law or any tax treatment of life insurance death benefits or proceeds has occurred or reasonably could be expected to occur that would in the reasonable judgment of the Required Lenders (i) materially impair the collectability of a Pledged Policy for which the Premiums will be funded with the proceeds of such Ongoing Maintenance Advance or (ii) make such Ongoing Maintenance Advance or any of the outstanding Advances illegal.
(j) Fees. All Fees due and payable shall have been paid.
Section 7.3 Conditions Precedent to each Additional Policy Advance. The making of each Additional Policy Advance is subject to the following further conditions precedent:
(a) Representations and Covenants. On and as of the date of such Additional Policy Advance: (i) the representations of each of the Borrower, each Seller, the Parent, the Guarantor, the Portfolio Administrator, the Servicer, the Custodian, each of the Trustees, the
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Securities Intermediary, [*] and [*] set forth in the Transaction Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as if made on such date, and (ii) each of the Borrower, each Seller, the Parent, the Guarantor, the Portfolio Administrator, the Servicer, the Custodian, each of the Trustees, the Securities Intermediary, [*] and [*] shall be in compliance with the covenants set forth in the Transaction Documents to which it is a party.
(b) No Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default. No Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default which has not been waived in writing by the Required Lenders shall have occurred and be continuing or will result from the making of such Additional Policy Advance under any of the Transaction Documents.
(c) Borrowing Request; etc. The Administrative Agent shall have received a Borrowing Request (including (i) a confirmation that the Collateral Packages for the Subject Policies have been uploaded to the FTP Site and (ii) the Borrowing Base Certificate) for such Additional Policy Advance (which may be an electronic or facsimile transmission followed by actual delivery of the original Custodial Packages to the Custodian. Such Collateral Packages shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent on the date of such Additional Policy Advance.
(d) Commitment Termination Date. The Commitment Termination Date shall not have occurred.
(e) Material Adverse Effect. No event has occurred during the shorter of (i) the three (3) year period preceding the date of such Additional Policy Advance and (ii) the period of time commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date of such Additional Policy Advance, that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Borrower, a Seller, the Parent, the Guarantor or any of the Collateral or the Pledged Interests.
(f) Borrowing Base. The Additional Policy Advance shall not exceed an amount such that the Additional Policy Advance, when taken together with the outstanding balance of all previous Advances, would cause the aggregate outstanding balance of the Advances to exceed the Borrowing Base as of the date of such Additional Policy Advance, and the calculation of the Lender Valuation shall include the Subject Policies.
(g) No Liens; First Priority Security Interest. There shall be no encumbrance or Lien on any of the Collateral, the Additional Policies or the Pledged Interests other than Liens or encumbrances created or permitted under the Transaction Documents. Furthermore, from and after the related Subsequent Advance Date, the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall have a first priority perfected security interest in, and assignment of, all of the Borrowers rights, titles and interests (through the Securities Intermediary) in, to and under the Additional Policies.
(h) Transaction Documents. Each of the Transaction Documents shall be in full force and effect.
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(i) Insurance Consultant Report. The Administrative Agent shall have received a report from the Insurance Consultant, in form and substance satisfactory to the Required Lenders in their sole and absolute discretion, regarding the value of the Collateral.
(j) Annual Budget. The Borrower shall have produced an Annual Budget with respect to the Additional Policies, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Insurance Consultant.
(k) No Material Change in Laws. Since the shorter of (i) the three (3) year period preceding the date of such Additional Policy Advance and (ii) the period of time commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date of such Additional Policy Advance, no material adverse change in any Applicable Law or any tax treatment of life insurance death benefits or proceeds has occurred or reasonably could be expected to occur that would in the reasonable judgment of the Required Lenders (i) materially impair the collectability of any Subject Policy or (ii) make such Additional Policy Advance or any of the outstanding Advances illegal.
(l) Eligible Policies. Each of the Additional Policies being pledged on the related Subsequent Advance Date shall be an Eligible Policy, as determined by the Required Lenders in their sole and absolute discretion.
(m) Fees. All Fees due and payable shall have been paid.
(n) Lender Approval. Each Lenders executive loan committee or similar governing body shall have approved such Additional Policy Advance, which approval may be withheld or granted in such executive loan committees or similar governing bodys sole and absolute discretion; provided however, that each Lenders funding of such Additional Policy Advance shall be deemed to demonstrate approval of such Additional Policy Advance by such Lenders executive loan committee or similar governing body.
(o) Collateral Assignment. The Borrower shall have delivered to the Securities Intermediary a fully completed and executed collateral assignment in respect of each Additional Policy on such Advance Date, naming the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, as the collateral assignee.
(p) Delivery of Policies to Custodian. Except as set forth on Schedule XIX to the Account Control Agreement, all Additional Policies, and all documents comprising the related Custodial Packages (including all original policies or duplicate original policies certified by the Issuing Insurance Company and all originals of any other documents to the extent in the possession or control of the Borrower or its Affiliates), have been delivered to and are held by the Custodian, including evidence that all Premiums necessary to keep such Additional Policies in force have been paid through the period of time commencing on the proposed Subsequent Advance Date and ending thirty (30) days thereafter, and the Custodian has verified to the Administrative Agent in writing its receipt of all documents required to be contained in the related Custodial Packages by delivering the required certification pursuant to the terms of the Account Control Agreement.
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(q) Acknowledgements. The Securities Intermediary shall have delivered written confirmation to the Administrative Agent that it has received an Acknowledgement for each Subject Policy and has credited each Subject Policy to the Policy Account and the Securities Intermediary shall have delivered copies of each such Acknowledgement to the Administrative Agent.
(r) Change Forms. The Securities Intermediary shall confirm to the Administrative Agent in writing that it is holding completed Change Forms with respect to the Subject Policies executed by the Securities Intermediary in blank and the Administrative Agent shall have received copies of such Change Forms.
(s) Insurance Consultant. The Borrower shall have executed and delivered or caused all relevant third parties to execute and deliver all documentation and authorizations necessary for the Insurance Consultant to communicate and receive verifications of coverage and obtain other information from the Issuing Insurance Companies related to the Subject Policies, as determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole and absolute discretion.
(t) Third Party Releases. The Borrower shall have executed and delivered or caused all relevant third parties to execute and deliver all necessary releases of Adverse Interests with respect to the Subject Policies, as determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole and absolute discretion and specified to the Borrower in writing prior to the relevant Advance Date.
(u) LTV. After giving effect to such Additional Policy Advance, the LTV shall not exceed fifty percent (50.0%), as determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole and absolute discretion.
(v) Consent and Estoppel Agreements. The Administrative Agent shall have received executed consent and estoppel agreements in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent from certain contractual counterparties previously designated in writing by the Administrative Agent (including, without limitation, the Servicer, the Custodian and the Securities Intermediary).
(w) Opinions of Counsel. The Administrative Agent shall have received opinions of counsel to the Borrower, the Sellers, the Parent and the Guarantor, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(x) Solvency Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of solvency executed by the chief financial officer of the Parent certifying that the Borrower is Solvent.
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ARTICLE VIII
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 8.1 Representations and Warranties of the Borrower. The Borrower makes the following representations and warranties to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:
(a) Organization, etc. The Borrower has been duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware (and is not organized under the laws of any other jurisdiction or Governmental Authority) with the requisite power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are presently owned and such business is presently conducted. The Borrower is duly licensed or qualified to do business as a foreign entity in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure to be so licensed or qualified would be reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on any of the Pledged Policies, any other Collateral, any of the Pledged Interests, the business, assets, financial condition or operations of the Borrower or any of the rights or interests of the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders hereunder or under any other Transaction Document.
(b) Power and Authority; Due Authorization. The Borrower has (a) all necessary power, authority and legal right to (i) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Loan Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and (ii) to borrow moneys on the terms and subject to the conditions herein provided, and (b) duly authorized, by all necessary action, the execution, delivery and performance of this Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the borrowing hereunder on the terms and conditions of this Loan Agreement and the granting of security therefor on the terms and conditions provided herein.
(c) No Violation. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the fulfillment of the terms hereof and thereof will not and do not (a) conflict with, result in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, (i) the Borrower Organizational Documents, or (ii) any material agreement or instrument to which the Borrower is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound, (b) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Adverse Claim upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any such material agreement or instrument or (c) violate any Applicable Law.
(d) Validity and Binding Nature. This Loan Agreement is, and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party when duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and the other parties thereto will be, the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar law affecting creditors rights generally and by general principles of equity.
(e) Government Approvals. No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or regulatory body required for the due execution, delivery or performance by the Borrower of any Transaction Document to which it is a party, remains or remained unobtained or unfiled.
(f) Solvency. As of each Advance Date, after giving effect to each Advance made on such Advance Date, the Borrower was, is and will be Solvent and able to pay its debts as they come due, and has and will have adequate capital to conduct its business.
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(g) Margin Regulations. The Borrower is not engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock, and no proceeds of any Advances, directly or indirectly, will be used for a purpose that violates, or would be inconsistent with, Regulations T, U and X promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board from time to time.
(h) Quality of Title. As of each Advance Date, the Collateral, including, without limitation, the Pledged Policies, is owned by the Borrower (directly or through the Securities Intermediary) free and clear of any Adverse Claim. As of the date of any Additional Policy Advance made pursuant to a Borrowing Request, the Subject Policies are owned by the Borrower (directly or through the Securities Intermediary) free and clear of any Adverse Claim.
(i) No Rescission. As of each Advance Date, no prior seller of any Pledged Policy or Subject Policy (if applicable) or any other Person which had an interest in any Pledged Policy or Subject Policy (if applicable) has exercised or, to the knowledge of the Borrower after reasonable investigation, attempted to exercise the right to rescind any transfer of such Policy, except with respect to any Pledged Policy or Subject Policy identified on Schedule 8.1(i), in which case, such prior seller or such other Person subsequently abandoned such exercise or attempt to exercise (in exchange for specific compensation or such prior seller or such other Person litigated such attempt to exercise and an unfavorable judgment or verdict was rendered against such prior seller or such other Person and is not subject to a pending appeal or dispute, as indicated on Schedule 8.1(i)).
(j) Perfection. This Loan Agreement, the Borrower Interest Pledge Agreement, the Account Control Agreement and the financing statements and Form C1 filed in connection with this Loan Agreement create a valid first priority security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) in the Collateral, which security interest has been perfected (free and clear of any Adverse Claim) as security for the Obligations. As of the Closing Date, no effective financing statement or other instrument similar in effect covering any of the Collateral or any interest therein owned by the Borrower (directly or through the Securities Intermediary) is on file in any recording office except for financing statements in favor of the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) in accordance with this Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. As of the date of any Additional Policy Advance made pursuant to a Borrowing Request, no effective financing statement or other instrument similar in effect covering any of the Subject Policies will be on file in any recording office except for financing statements in favor of the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) in accordance with this Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
(k) Offices. The principal place of business and chief executive office of each of the Borrower, each Seller, the Parent, the Portfolio Administrator and the Guarantor is located at the address set forth on Schedule 13.2 (or at such other locations, notified to the Administrative Agent in jurisdictions where all action required hereby has been taken and completed).
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(l) Compliance with Applicable Laws; Licenses, etc.
(i) The Borrower is in compliance with the requirements of all Applicable Laws, a breach of any of which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on any of the Pledged Policies, the business, assets, financial condition or operations of the Borrower or any of the rights or interests of the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders hereunder or under any other Transaction Document.
(ii) The Borrower has not failed to obtain any licenses, permits, franchises or other governmental authorizations necessary to the ownership of its properties or to the conduct of its business, which violation or failure to obtain could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on any of the Pledged Policies, any other Collateral, any of the Pledged Interests, the business, assets, financial condition or operations of the Borrower or any of the rights or interests of the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders hereunder or under any other Transaction Document.
(iii) The Borrower has complied with all licensure requirements in each state in which it is required to be specifically registered or licensed as a purchaser, owner or servicer of life insurance policies.
(iv) There has been no event or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to result in the revocation of any license, permit, franchise or other governmental authorization of the Borrower necessary to the ownership of its properties or to the conduct of its business.
(m) No Proceedings. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.1(m), there is no order, judgment, decree, injunction, stipulation or consent order of or with any Governmental Authority to which the Borrower is subject, and there is no action, suit, arbitration, regulatory proceeding or investigation pending, or, to the actual knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, before or by any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other tribunal or governmental instrumentality, against the Borrower that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on any of the Pledged Policies, any other Collateral, any of the Pledged Interests, the business, assets, financial condition or operations of the Borrower or any of the rights or interests of the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders hereunder or under any other Transaction Document; and there is no action, suit, proceeding, arbitration, regulatory or governmental investigation, pending or, to the actual knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, before or by any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, or other tribunal or governmental instrumentality (A) asserting the invalidity of this Loan Agreement, the Lender Notes or any other Transaction Document, (B) seeking to prevent the issuance of the Lender Notes or the consummation of any of the other transactions contemplated by this Loan Agreement or any other Transaction Document, (C) seeking to adversely affect the federal income tax attributes of the Borrower or (D) asserting that any Pledged Policy or Policy to become a Pledged Policy is invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable for any reason.
(n) Investment Company Act, Etc. The Borrower is not an investment company or a company controlled by an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, by virtue of an exemption other than pursuant to Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) thereof. The Borrower is not a covered fund under Section 13 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended.
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(o) Eligible Policies. As of the Closing Date, each Pledged Policy is an Eligible Policy. As of the date of any Borrowing Request relating to an Additional Policy Advance and the date of such Additional Policy Advance, each Additional Policy that will become a Pledged Policy on the relevant Advance Date is or will be an Eligible Policy.
(p) Accuracy of Information. To the best of the Borrowers knowledge and belief, after due inquiry, and in reliance on information provided by third parties (as to the accuracy or completeness of which the Borrower is not liable and has expressed no opinion or made any representation or warranty), all information furnished by, or on behalf of, the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party in connection with any Transaction Document, or any transaction contemplated thereby, is or was as of the date it was furnished (if such information was furnished on an earlier date) true and accurate in every material respect (without omission of any information necessary to prevent such information from being materially misleading).
(q) No Material Adverse Change. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.1(q), since the date of the Borrowers creation, there has been no material adverse change in (A) the Borrowers (i) financial condition, business, operations or prospects or (ii) ability to perform its obligations under any Transaction Document to which the Borrower is a party, (B) any of the Collateral or (C) any of the Pledged Interests.
(r) Trade Names and Subsidiaries. The Borrower has not used any other names, trade names or assumed names for the five year period preceding the date of this Loan Agreement. The Borrower has no Subsidiaries and does not own or hold, directly or indirectly, any equity interest in any Person.
(s) Accounts. Set forth in Schedule 8.1(s) is a complete and accurate description, as of the Closing Date, of the existing Accounts, the Policy Account and the Borrower Account. The Accounts and the Policy Account have each been validly and effectively collaterally assigned to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and shall be encumbered by the Lien created pursuant to this Loan Agreement and the Account Control Agreement. The Account Control Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the parties thereto, enforceable against such parties in accordance with their respective terms (except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar law affecting creditors rights generally and by general principles of equity). None of the Borrower, the Servicer (if an Affiliated Entity), the Guarantor, either Seller, the Parent or the Portfolio Administrator has granted any interest in any of the Accounts or the Policy Account to any Person other than the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent has control of the Accounts and the Policy Account within the meaning of the applicable UCC. To the Borrowers actual knowledge, the Servicer (if not an Affiliated Entity) has not granted any interest in any of the Accounts or the Policy Account to any Person other than the Administrative Agent.
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(t) Financial Statements. The financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 9.1(d): (i) were, as of the date and for the periods referred to therein, complete and correct in all respects, (ii) presented fairly the financial condition and results of operations of the related Person as at such time and (iii) were prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, except as noted therein (subject as to interim statements to normal year-end adjustments).
(u) No Event of Default. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.1(u), no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default has occurred or is continuing, or, in relation to any Borrowing Request, will result from the funding of the Advance and use of funds specified therein.
(v) Foreign Assets Control Regulations, Etc.
(i) None of the Borrower, the Parent, either Seller, the Portfolio Administrator or the Guarantor nor any Affiliate of any of them or of Imperial is (A) a person whose name appears on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons published by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of Treasury (OFAC) (an OFAC Listed Person) or (B) a department, agency or instrumentality of, or is otherwise controlled by or acting on behalf of, directly or indirectly, (x) any OFAC Listed Person or (y) any person, entity, organization, foreign country or regime that is subject to any OFAC Sanctions Program (each OFAC Listed Person and each other person, entity, organization and government of a country described in clause (B), a Blocked Person).
(ii) No part of the proceeds from the Advances made hereunder constitutes or will constitute funds obtained on behalf of any Blocked Person or will otherwise be used, directly or indirectly by the Borrower, the Parent, either Seller, the Portfolio Administrator, Imperial, the Guarantor or any Affiliate of any of them, in connection with any investment in, or, to the Borrowers actual knowledge, any transactions or dealings with, any Blocked Person.
(iii) To the Borrowers actual knowledge, none of the Borrower, the Parent, either Seller, the Portfolio Administrator, the Guarantor, Imperial or any Affiliate of any of them (A) is under investigation by any Governmental Authority for, or has been charged with, or convicted of, money laundering, drug trafficking, terrorist-related activities or other money laundering predicate crimes under any Applicable Law (collectively, Anti-Money Laundering Laws), (B) has been assessed civil penalties under any Anti-Money Laundering Laws or (C) has had any of its funds seized or forfeited in an action under any Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Borrower has taken reasonable measures appropriate to the circumstances, to the extent, if any, required by Applicable Law, to ensure that the Borrower and each Affiliate thereof is and will continue to be in compliance with all applicable current and future Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
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(iv) No part of the proceeds from Advances funded hereunder will be used, directly or indirectly, for any improper payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, official of any public international organization or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage. The Borrower has taken reasonable measures appropriate to the circumstances, to the extent, if any, required by Applicable Law, to ensure that the Borrower and each Affiliate thereof is and will continue to be in compliance with all applicable current and future anti-corruption laws and regulations.
(w) Retained Death Benefit Policies. As of the Closing Date, all Pledged Policies that constitute Retained Death Benefit Policies are listed on Schedule 8.1(w). As of the date of any Additional Policy Advance made pursuant to a Borrowing Request, all Pledged Policies that are to be funded from such Advance that constitute Retained Death Benefit Policies are listed on Schedule 8.1(w), which also indicates the percentage of the Net Death Benefit of each such Retained Death Benefit Policy that is payable to any Person other than the Securities Intermediary.
(x) Transaction Documents. The Borrower has not entered into any agreements or instruments other than the Transaction Documents, except as approved in writing by the Required Lenders in their sole and absolute discretion, and the Borrower has not engaged in any activities except those expressly permitted by the Transaction Documents.
(y) Ownership of Borrower. The Borrower is classified as a disregarded entity for United States federal income tax purposes. Parent owns all of the trust ownership interests in the Borrower. Parent is a resident of Ireland and a qualified person within the meaning of the double tax treaty between Ireland and the United States with respect to taxes on income and capital gains. Borrower will be treated as a fiscally transparent entity for Irish tax purposes with respect to 100% of its income, in that for Irish tax purposes (i) Parent will be entitled to separately take into account on a current basis Parents share of every item of income paid to the Borrower, whether or not distributed to Parent, and the character and source of the item in the hands of Parent are determined as if such item were realized directly by Parent from the source from which realized by the Borrower, and (ii) all payments to be made by the Borrower under this Loan Agreement will be treated as made by the Parent, including for the purposes of section 246 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 of Ireland, as amended. Parent qualifies for the benefits of the double tax treaty between Ireland and the United States with respect to income from sources within the United States. Neither Borrower nor Parent is engaged in a trade or business through a permanent establishment in the United States within the meaning of the double tax treaty between Ireland and the United States.
(z) Collections. All Collections are exempt from United States federal income tax under the double tax treaty between Ireland and the United States, both when paid to the Borrower and when paid by the Borrower to its partners.
(aa) Withholding Tax. As of the date hereof and any date prior to the date of any transfer or participation by the Initial Lender of any of its Advances, no amounts to be paid
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by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender are subject to United States withholding tax so long as the representation of the Initial Lender made on the date hereof pursuant to Section 13.4 remains accurate.
(bb) Irish Withholding Tax. As of the date hereof and any date prior to the date of any transfer or participation by the Initial Lender of any of its Advances, no amounts to be paid by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or the Initial Lender are subject to any withholding tax imposed by applicable authorities in Ireland so long as, with respect to the Initial Lender, the representation of the Initial Lender made on the date hereof pursuant to Section 13.4 would be accurate with respect to such Lender, and after any transfer or participation by the Initial Lender of any of its Advances, (i) no amounts to be paid by the Borrower to or for the benefit of the assignee or participant will be subject to any withholding tax imposed by applicable authorities in Ireland; provided that the Borrower shall not be in breach of the representation it makes pursuant to this clause (i) so long as (x) the Borrower is using reasonable commercial efforts to comply with the covenant set forth in Section 9.1(kk) hereof and compliance with such covenant will eliminate any withholding tax imposed by the applicable authorities in Ireland on any payments to be paid by the Borrower to or for the benefit of such assignee or participant and (y) in circumstances where the assignee or participant resides in a jurisdiction that does not have a tax treaty with Ireland, the Borrower lists the Lender Notes related to such assignee or participant on the unregulated market of the Irish Stock Exchange plc or other appropriate stock exchange or takes such other actions described in Section 9.1(kk) within sixty (60) days after the date of the related transfer or participation and doing so eliminates any withholding tax imposed by the applicable authorities in Ireland on any payments to be paid by the Borrower to or for the benefit of such assignee or participant and (ii) no amounts to be paid by the Borrower to or for the benefit of the Initial Lender are subject to any withholding tax imposed by applicable authorities in Ireland so long as, with respect to the Initial Lender, the representation of the Initial Lender made on the date hereof pursuant to Section 13.4 would be accurate with respect to such Lender.
Section 8.2 Representations and Warranties of the Portfolio Administrator. The Portfolio Administrator makes the following representations and warranties to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:
(a) Organization, etc. The Portfolio Administrator has been duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Ireland (and is not organized under the laws of any other jurisdiction or Governmental Authority) with the requisite power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are presently owned and such business is presently conducted. The Portfolio Administrator is duly licensed or qualified to do business as a foreign entity in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure to be so licensed or qualified would be reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on any of the Pledged Policies, any other Collateral, any of the Pledged Interests, the business, assets, financial condition or operations of the Portfolio Administrator or any of the rights or interests of the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders hereunder or under any other Transaction Document.
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(b) Power and Authority; Due Authorization. The Portfolio Administrator has (a) all necessary power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Loan Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and (b) duly authorized, by all necessary action, the execution, delivery and performance of this Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.
(c) No Violation. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the fulfillment of the terms hereof and thereof will not and do not (a) conflict with, result in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, (i) the constitutional documents of the Portfolio Administrator, or (ii) any material agreement or instrument to which the Portfolio Administrator is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound, (b) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Adverse Claim upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any such material agreement or instrument or (c) violate any Applicable Law.
(d) Validity and Binding Nature. This Loan Agreement is, and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party when duly executed and delivered by the Portfolio Administrator and the other parties thereto will be, the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Portfolio Administrator, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar law affecting creditors rights generally and by general principles of equity.
(e) Government Approvals. No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or regulatory body required for the due execution, delivery or performance by the Portfolio Administrator of any Transaction Document to which it is a party, remains or remained unobtained or unfiled.
(f) Margin Regulations. The Portfolio Administrator is not engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock.
(g) Offices. The registered office of the Portfolio Administrator is located at the address set forth on Schedule 13.2 (or at such other locations, notified to the Administrative Agent in jurisdictions where all action required hereby has been taken and completed).
(h) Compliance with Applicable Laws; Licenses, etc.
(i) The Portfolio Administrator is in compliance with the requirements of all Applicable Laws, a breach of any of which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on any of the Pledged Policies, the business, assets, financial condition or operations of the Portfolio Administrator or any of the rights or interests of the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders hereunder or under any other Transaction Document.
(ii) The Portfolio Administrator has not failed to obtain any licenses, permits, franchises or other governmental authorizations necessary to the ownership of its
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properties or to the conduct of its business, which violation or failure to obtain could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on any of the Pledged Policies, any other Collateral, any of the Pledged Interests, the business, assets, financial condition or operations of the Portfolio Administrator or any of the rights or interests of the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders hereunder or under any other Transaction Document.
(iii) The Portfolio Administrator has complied with all licensure requirements in each state in which it is required to be specifically registered or licensed as a purchaser, owner or servicer of life insurance policies.
(iv) There has been no event or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to result in the revocation of any license, permit, franchise or other governmental authorization of the Portfolio Administrator necessary to the ownership of its properties or to the conduct of its business.
(i) No Proceedings. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.1(m), there is no order, judgment, decree, injunction, stipulation or consent order of or with any Governmental Authority to which the Portfolio Administrator is subject, and there is no action, suit, arbitration, regulatory proceeding or investigation pending, or, to the actual knowledge of the Portfolio Administrator, threatened, before or by any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other tribunal or governmental instrumentality, against the Portfolio Administrator that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on any of the Pledged Policies, any other Collateral, any of the Pledged Interests, the business, assets, financial condition or operations of the Portfolio Administrator or any of the rights or interests of the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders hereunder or under any other Transaction Document; and there is no action, suit, proceeding, arbitration, regulatory or governmental investigation, pending or, to the actual knowledge of the Portfolio Administrator, threatened, before or by any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, or other tribunal or governmental instrumentality (A) asserting the invalidity of this Loan Agreement or any other Transaction Document, (B) seeking to adversely affect the federal income tax attributes of the Portfolio Administrator or (C) asserting that any Pledged Policy or Policy to become a Pledged Policy is invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable for any reason.
(j) Investment Company Act, Etc. The Portfolio Administrator is not an investment company or a company controlled by an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, by virtue of an exemption other than pursuant to Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) thereof.
(k) Accuracy of Information. To the best of the Portfolio Administrators knowledge and belief, after due inquiry, and in reliance on information provided by third parties (as to the accuracy or completeness of which the Portfolio Administrator is not liable and has expressed no opinion or made any representation or warranty), all information furnished by, or on behalf of, the Portfolio Administrator to the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party in connection with any Transaction Document, or any transaction contemplated thereby, is or was as of the date it was furnished (if such information was furnished on an earlier date) true and accurate in every material respect (without omission of any information necessary to prevent such information from being materially misleading).
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(l) No Material Adverse Change. Since the date of the Portfolio Administrators formation, there has been no material adverse change in (A) the Portfolio Administrators (i) financial condition, business, operations or prospects or (ii) ability to perform its obligations under any Transaction Document to which the Portfolio Administrator is a party, (B) any of the Collateral or (C) any of the Pledged Interests.
(m) Trade Names and Subsidiaries. The Portfolio Administrator has not used any other names (other than Shinola Cove Limited and Shinola Cove DAC), trade names or assumed names for the five year period preceding the date of this Loan Agreement. The Portfolio Administrator has no Subsidiaries and does not own or hold, directly or indirectly, any equity interest in any Person, in each case, other than the Borrower.
(n) Foreign Assets Control Regulations, Etc.
(i) The Portfolio Administrator is not (A) an OFAC Listed Person or (B) a department, agency or instrumentality of, or is otherwise controlled by or acting on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any Blocked Person.
(ii) To the Portfolio Administrators actual knowledge, it (A) is not under investigation by any Governmental Authority for, or has been charged with, or convicted of, money laundering, drug trafficking, terrorist-related activities or other money laundering predicate crimes under any Applicable Law, (B) has not been assessed civil penalties under any Anti-Money Laundering Laws or (C) has not had any of its funds seized or forfeited in an action under any Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Portfolio Administrator has taken reasonable measures appropriate to the circumstances, to the extent, if any, required by Applicable Law, to ensure that the Portfolio Administrator and each Affiliate thereof is and will continue to be in compliance with all applicable current and future Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
(iii) The Portfolio Administrator has taken reasonable measures appropriate to the circumstances, to the extent, if any, required by Applicable Law, to ensure that the Portfolio Administrator and each Affiliate thereof is and will continue to be in compliance with all applicable current and future anti-corruption laws and regulations.
Section 8.3 Representations and Warranties of the Guarantor. The Guarantor makes the following representations and warranties to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:
(a) Organization, etc. The Guarantor has been duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Florida (and is not organized under the laws of any other jurisdiction or Governmental Authority) with the requisite power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are presently owned and such business is presently conducted. The Guarantor is duly licensed or qualified to do
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business as a foreign entity in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure to be so licensed or qualified would be reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on any of the Pledged Policies, any other Collateral, any of the Pledged Interests, the business, assets, financial condition or operations of the Guarantor or any of the rights or interests of the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders hereunder or under any other Transaction Document.
(b) Power and Authority; Due Authorization. The Guarantor has (a) all necessary power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Loan Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and (b) duly authorized, by all necessary action, the execution, delivery and performance of this Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.
(c) No Violation. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the fulfillment of the terms hereof and thereof will not and do not (a) conflict with, result in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, (i) the organizational documents of the Guarantor, or (ii) any material agreement or instrument to which the Guarantor is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound, (b) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Adverse Claim upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any such material agreement or instrument or (c) violate any Applicable Law.
(d) Validity and Binding Nature. This Loan Agreement is, and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party when duly executed and delivered by the Guarantor and the other parties thereto will be, the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Guarantor, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar law affecting creditors rights generally and by general principles of equity.
(e) Government Approvals. No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or regulatory body required for the due execution, delivery or performance by the Guarantor of any Transaction Document to which it is a party, remains or remained unobtained or unfiled.
(f) Margin Regulations. The Guarantor is not engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock.
(g) Offices. The principal place of business and chief executive office of the Guarantor is located at the address set forth on Schedule 13.2 (or at such other locations, notified to the Administrative Agent in jurisdictions where all action required hereby has been taken and completed).
(h) Compliance with Applicable Laws; Licenses, etc.
(i) The Guarantor is in compliance with the requirements of all Applicable Laws, a breach of any of which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on any of the Pledged Policies, the
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business, assets, financial condition or operations of the Guarantor or any of the rights or interests of the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders hereunder or under any other Transaction Document.
(ii) The Guarantor has not failed to obtain any licenses, permits, franchises or other governmental authorizations necessary to the ownership of its properties or to the conduct of its business, which violation or failure to obtain could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on any of the Pledged Policies, any other Collateral, any of the Pledged Interests, the business, assets, financial condition or operations of the Guarantor or any of the rights or interests of the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders hereunder or under any other Transaction Document.
(iii) The Guarantor has complied with all licensure requirements in each state in which it is required to be specifically registered or licensed as a purchaser, owner or servicer of life insurance policies.
(iv) There has been no event or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to result in the revocation of any license, permit, franchise or other governmental authorization of the Guarantor necessary to the ownership of its properties or to the conduct of its business.
(i) No Proceedings. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.1(m), there is no order, judgment, decree, injunction, stipulation or consent order of or with any Governmental Authority to which the Guarantor or the Parent is subject, and there is no action, suit, arbitration, regulatory proceeding or investigation pending, or, to the actual knowledge of the Guarantor, threatened, before or by any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other tribunal or governmental instrumentality, against the Guarantor or the Parent that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on any of the Pledged Policies, any other Collateral, any of the Pledged Interests, the business, assets, financial condition or operations of the Guarantor or the Parent or any of the rights or interests of the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders hereunder or under any other Transaction Document; and there is no action, suit, proceeding, arbitration, regulatory or governmental investigation, pending or, to the actual knowledge of the Guarantor, threatened, before or by any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, or other tribunal or governmental instrumentality (A) asserting the invalidity of this Loan Agreement or any other Transaction Document, (B) except as set forth on Schedule 8.3(i), seeking to adversely affect the federal income tax attributes of the Guarantor or (C) asserting that any Pledged Policy or Policy to become a Pledged Policy is invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable for any reason.
(j) Investment Company Act, Etc. The Guarantor is not an investment company or a company controlled by an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, by virtue of an exemption other than pursuant to Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) thereof.
(k) Accuracy of Information. To the best of the Guarantors knowledge and belief, after due inquiry, and in reliance on information provided by third parties (as to the
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accuracy or completeness of which the Guarantor is not liable and has expressed no opinion or made any representation or warranty), all information furnished by, or on behalf of, the Guarantor to the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party in connection with any Transaction Document, or any transaction contemplated thereby, is or was as of the date it was furnished (if such information was furnished on an earlier date) true and accurate in every material respect (without omission of any information necessary to prevent such information from being materially misleading).
(l) No Material Adverse Change. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.3(l), since January 1, 2015, there has been no material adverse change in (A) the Guarantors (i) financial condition, business, operations or prospects or (ii) ability to perform its obligations under any Transaction Document to which the Guarantor is a party, (B) any of the Collateral or (C) any of the Pledged Interests.
(m) Trade Names. The Guarantor has not used any other names, trade names or assumed names for the five year period preceding the date of this Loan Agreement.
(n) Foreign Assets Control Regulations, Etc.
(i) The Guarantor is not (A) an OFAC Listed Person or (B) a department, agency or instrumentality of, or is otherwise controlled by or acting on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any Blocked Person.
(ii) To the Guarantors actual knowledge, it (A) is not under investigation by any Governmental Authority for, or has been charged with, or convicted of, money laundering, drug trafficking, terrorist-related activities or other money laundering predicate crimes under any Applicable Law, (B) has not been assessed civil penalties under any Anti-Money Laundering Laws or (C) has not had any of its funds seized or forfeited in an action under any Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Guarantor has taken reasonable measures appropriate to the circumstances, to the extent, if any, required by Applicable Law, to ensure that the Guarantor and each Affiliate thereof is and will continue to be in compliance with all applicable current and future Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
(iii) The Guarantor has taken reasonable measures appropriate to the circumstances, to the extent, if any, required by Applicable Law, to ensure that the Guarantor and each Affiliate thereof is and will continue to be in compliance with all applicable current and future anti-corruption laws and regulations.
ARTICLE IX
COVENANTS
Section 9.1 Affirmative Covenants. From the date hereof until the first day following the date on which all of the Obligations (including, without limitation, the Aggregate Contingent Interest) are performed and paid in full and this Loan Agreement is terminated, the Borrower (and with respect to Section 9.1(i) and Section 9.1(jj), the Portfolio Administrator and Guarantor
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and with respect to Section 9.1(w), the Portfolio Administrator) hereby covenants and agrees as follows:
(a) Compliance with Laws, Etc. The Borrower shall comply in all material respects with all Applicable Laws.
(b) Preservation of Existence. The Borrower shall preserve and maintain its existence, rights, franchises and privileges, and sole jurisdiction of formation, and qualify and remain qualified in good standing as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction where the failure to preserve and maintain such existence, rights, franchises, privileges and qualifications could have a material adverse effect on any of the Pledged Policies, any other Collateral, any of the Pledged Interests, the business, assets, financial condition or operations of the Borrower or any of the rights or interests of the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders hereunder or under any other Transaction Document.
(c) Performance and Compliance with the Transaction Documents and Pledged Policies. The Borrower shall timely and fully perform and comply in all material respects with all provisions, obligations, covenants and other promises required to be observed by it under the Transaction Documents and otherwise with respect to the Pledged Policies.
(d) Reporting Requirements. During the term of this Loan Agreement, the Borrower shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:
(i) (A) with respect to the Borrower (x) commencing with the fiscal year ending in 2015, as soon as available and in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a copy of the unaudited financial statements of the Borrower, and so long as such unaudited financial statements are on a consolidated basis and include the Borrower, those of the Parent, as of the end of such month, certified by an officer or director of the Borrower or the Parent (which certification shall state that the related balance sheets and statements fairly present the financial condition and results of operations for such fiscal quarter and, if financial statements are publicly filed by Imperial pursuant to applicable securities laws, such certification shall be in the same form and scope as the relevant certification delivered in connection with such filing), delivery of which financial statements shall be accompanied by a certificate of such officer or director to the effect that no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or, if an Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto and (y) as soon as available, and in any event within two-hundred seventy (270) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower (commencing with the fiscal year ending in 2015), a copy of the audited annual balance sheet for such fiscal year of the Borrower, and so long as such audited annual balance sheet is on a consolidated basis and includes the Borrower, those of the Parent, as at the end of such fiscal year, together with the related audited statements of earnings, stockholders equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, certified by an officer or director of the Borrower or the Parent (which certification shall state that the related balance sheets and statements fairly present the
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financial condition and results of operations for such fiscal year, subject to year-end audit adjustments and, if financial statements are publicly filed by Imperial pursuant to applicable securities laws, such certification shall be in the same form and scope as the relevant certification delivered in connection with such filing), delivery of which balance sheets and statements shall be accompanied by a certificate of such officer or director to the effect that no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or, if an Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto and (B) if Imperial is no longer a Publicly Traded Company or if Imperial fails to timely make any necessary filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, (x) as soon as available and in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of Imperial, a copy of the unaudited financial statements of Imperial, as of the end of such month, certified by an officer or director of Imperial (which certification shall state that the related balance sheets and statements fairly present the financial condition and results of operations for such fiscal quarter and, if financial statements are publicly filed by Imperial pursuant to applicable securities laws, such certification shall be in the same form and scope as the relevant certification delivered in connection with such filing) and (y) as soon as available, and in any event within two-hundred seventy (270) days after the end of each fiscal year of Imperial, a copy of the audited annual balance sheet for such fiscal year of Imperial as at the end of such fiscal year, together with the related audited statements of earnings, stockholders equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, certified by an officer or director of Imperial (which certification shall state that the related balance sheets and statements fairly present the financial condition and results of operations for such fiscal year, subject to year-end audit adjustments and, if financial statements are publicly filed by Imperial pursuant to applicable securities laws, such certification shall be in the same form and scope as the relevant certification delivered in connection with such filing);
(ii) as soon as possible and in any event within two (2) Business Days after any officer of the Borrower, the Parent, either Seller, the Portfolio Administrator, the Servicer, the Guarantor or Imperial has actual knowledge of, (A) the occurrence of an Event of Default or an Unmatured Event of Default, an officers certificate of the Borrower setting forth details of such event and the action that the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto and (B) the downgrade, withdrawal or suspension of the financial strength rating of any Issuing Insurance Company, notice to the Administrative Agent thereof;
(iii) a copy of the Servicer Report on each Servicer Report Date;
(iv) promptly, from time to time, such other information, documents, records or reports respecting the Collateral, the Subject Policies or the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of the Borrower as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request in order to protect the interests of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under or as contemplated by this Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, including but not limited to, upon each sale of a Pledged Policy,
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a report that shall include such information as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request, calculated as of before such sale and after such sale, taking into account the application of the proceeds of such sale;
(v) as soon as possible upon learning of the death of any Insured, an email notification to the Administrative Agent of (A) the identity of such Insured, (B) the cost basis (purchase price paid by the first person that purchased such Pledged Policy that was an Affiliate of the Borrower, the Parent, a Seller or Imperial or, if such Pledged Policy was acquired by such Affiliate in a foreclosure process, the amount of indebtedness allocated to such Pledged Policy by such Affiliate plus any additional accrued and unpaid interest thereon as of the date of foreclosure and, in each case, plus premiums paid thereon after the date of foreclosure or purchase, as applicable, and until the Closing Date) of the Pledged Policy relating to such Insured, (C) the Net Death Benefit of the Pledged Policy relating to such Insured, (D) the two (2) Life Expectancy Reports delivered with respect to such Insured relating to the applicable Advance and the names of the Pre-Approved Medical Underwriters which provided such Life Expectancy Reports, (E) the date the Pledged Policy was first acquired by an Affiliate of the Borrower, the Parent, a Seller, or Imperial relating to such Insured and (F) the date of birth and date of death of such Insured;
(vi) no later than the Closing Date, and thereafter on December 1 of each calendar year (including the current calendar year), an annual budget substantially in form of Exhibit E (each, an Annual Budget). Within five (5) Business Days of delivery of the first such Annual Budget, and thereafter within twenty (20) Business Days of delivery of each subsequent Annual Budget to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, the Required Lenders will specify to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent will advise the Borrower the amount they have approved in their sole and absolute discretion for funding through Advances and/or Collections in respect of Expenses and scheduled Premiums on the Pledged Policies for (a) in the case of the first such Annual Budget, the current calendar year, and (b) in the case of any subsequent Annual Budget the succeeding calendar year; provided that at any time, in their sole and absolute discretion, the Required Lenders may notify the Administrative Agent and Borrower that they approve increases in such amounts or direct decreases in such amounts; and
(vii) to the extent not prohibited by Applicable Law, within two (2) Business Days after receipt, all notices, communications and other information (including medical information) related to a Pledged Policy or related Insured.
(e) Use of Advances. The Borrower shall use the proceeds of Advances in accordance with Section 2.8(a).
(f) Separate Legal Entity. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that each Lender and the Administrative Agent are entering into the transactions contemplated by this Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents in reliance upon the Borrowers identity as a legal entity separate from its Affiliates and from Affiliates of Imperial. Therefore, from and
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after the Closing Date, the Borrower shall take all reasonable steps to continue the Borrowers identity as a separate legal entity and to make it apparent to third Persons that the Borrower is an entity with assets and liabilities distinct from those of any other Person, and is not a division of any other Person. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and in addition to and consistent with the covenant set forth in Section 9.1(b), the Borrower shall take such actions as shall be required in order that:
(i) The Borrower will be a statutory trust whose primary activities are restricted in the Borrower Organizational Documents to owning Policies and certain related assets and financing the acquisition thereof and conducting such other activities as it deems necessary or appropriate to carry out its primary activities;
(ii) At least one trustee of the Borrower (the Independent Trustee) and at least one director of the Parent (the Independent Director) shall be an individual who (i) is not a present or former director, manager, officer, employee, supplier, customer or five percent (5%) beneficial owner of the outstanding equity interests of the Borrower, Parent, Guarantor, either Seller, Imperial or any Affiliate of any of them and (ii) has at least three years of employment experience with one or more entities with a national reputation and presence that provide, in the ordinary course of their respective businesses, advisory, management or placement services to issuers of securitization or structured finance instruments, agreements or securities, and is currently employed by such an entity; provided, however, that an individual shall not be deemed to be ineligible to be an Independent Trustee or an Independent Director solely because such individual serves or has served in the capacity of an independent director or similar capacity for special purpose entities formed by any Affiliate of the Borrower or Imperial. The organizational documents of the Parent and Borrower shall provide that (i) in the case of the Borrower, the approval of all trustees, including the Independent Trustee, and in the case of the Parent, the approval of all directors, including the Independent Director, shall be required in order to approve of the Parent or the Borrower taking any action to cause the filing of, a voluntary bankruptcy petition with respect to the Borrower, and shall indicate that no such action by such trustee of the Borrower or the Borrower is valid unless the Independent Trustee or Independent Director, as indicated above, shall approve the taking of such action in writing prior to the taking of such action, and (ii) such provisions and such delegation cannot be rescinded or amended without the prior written consent of the Independent Trustee or Independent Director, as appropriate;
(iii) Any employee, consultant or agent of the Borrower will be compensated from funds of the Borrower, as appropriate, for services provided to the Borrower;
(iv) To the extent, if any, that the Borrower and any other Person share items of expenses such as legal, auditing and other professional services, such expenses will be allocated to each of them on a reasonable and fair basis;
(v) The Borrower shall hold itself out as a separate entity;
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(vi) The Borrower will maintain books and records separately from those of any other Person, including all of its trustees;
(vii) The Borrower shall pay its own material liabilities out of its own funds;
(viii) The Borrower shall not acquire any obligations or securities of its partners or beneficial interest holders;
(ix) All audited financial statements of any Person that are consolidated to include the Borrower will contain notes clearly and conspicuously indicating (in appropriate notes or otherwise) that (A) all of the Borrowers assets are owned by the Borrower, and (B) the Borrower is a separate entity;
(x) The Borrowers assets will be maintained in a manner that facilitates their identification and segregation from those of any other Person;
(xi) The Borrower will strictly observe appropriate formalities in its dealings with all other Persons, and funds or other assets of the Borrower will not be commingled with those of any other Person, other than temporary commingling in connection with servicing the Pledged Policies to the extent explicitly permitted by the other Transaction Documents;
(xii) The Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, be named or enter into an agreement to be named, as a direct or contingent beneficiary or loss payee, under any insurance policy with respect to any amounts payable due to occurrences or events related to any other Person;
(xiii) The Borrower shall maintain an arms length relationship with its trustees and its Affiliates and Affiliates of Imperial;
(xiv) The Borrower will not hold itself out to be responsible for the debts of any other Person; and
(xv) The Borrower will not fail to maintain all policies and procedures or take or continue to take all actions necessary or appropriate to ensure that all factual assumptions set forth in opinions of counsel of the Borrower or its Affiliates delivered in connection herewith or the other Transaction Documents remain true and accurate at all times.
(g) Defense. The Borrower shall, in consultation with the Administrative Agent and at its own expense, defend the Collateral against all lawsuits and statutory claims and Liens of all Persons at any time claiming the same or any interest therein through the Borrower or any Affiliate of Imperial adverse to the Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties.
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evidence, perfect, maintain and enforce the security interest of the Administrative Agent in the Collateral and in the Pledged Interests and the priority thereof. The Borrower will, at the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, deliver financing statements relating to the Collateral, and, where permitted by law, the Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to file one or more financing statements covering all of the Collateral and other assets of the Borrower. The Borrower shall cause its primary electronic books and records relating to the Collateral to be marked, with a legend stating that the Pledged Policies and the other Collateral owned by the Borrower have been pledged to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
(i) Audit. The Borrower, the Portfolio Administrator and the Guarantor shall, and shall cause each of the Parent, each Seller, the Custodian and the Servicer to permit each Lender, the Administrative Agent or their duly authorized representatives, attorneys, accountants or auditors during ordinary business hours and upon written notice given one (1) Business Day in advance, to visit the offices thereof and to inspect their accounts, records and computer systems, software and programs used or maintained by them in relation to the Collateral or their performance of duties under or in relation to the Transaction Documents to which they are party as such Lender or the Administrative Agent may reasonably request (a Collateral Audit) and the Borrower shall enable the Insurance Consultant to seek and receive from the related Issuing Insurance Companies any verifications of coverage related to the Pledged Policies as often as the Administrative Agent may request the Insurance Consultant to do so. The Borrower shall promptly on demand reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for all costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with any Collateral Audit and their ongoing review and the Insurance Consultants ongoing review of the documents related to the Pledged Policies, including, without limitation, the documents on the FTP Site; provided, however, if no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the total expenses incurred by or on behalf of Borrower, the Portfolio Administrator, the Sellers, the Parent, the Guarantor, the Custodian and the Servicer related to Collateral Audits, the ongoing review of the documents related to the Pledged Policies by the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Insurance Consultant and delivering any verifications of coverage related to the Pledged Policies (including any reimbursements actually made by the Borrower, the Portfolio Administrator, the Sellers, the Parent, the Guarantor, the Custodian and the Servicer to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent in connection therewith) shall be limited to no more than $1,600 (as adjusted annually for inflation or such higher amount if such higher amount is the Insurance Consultants reasonably determined prevailing market cost in the industry for such Collateral Audits or ongoing reviews of the type in question as adjusted for changes in audit standards) for each Pledged Policy during any twelve (12) month period. Upon written instructions from the Administrative Agent, each of Borrower, the Portfolio Administrator and the Guarantor shall, and shall cause the Servicer (and the Administrative Agent may cause the Custodian) to release any document related to any Collateral to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may conduct a Collateral Audit no more than once per calendar year at the Borrowers expense and no more frequently than once every two (2) calendar months at the Lenders expense; provided, however, if an Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent, at the Borrowers expense, shall have the right to conduct a Collateral Audit at any time
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and as often the Administrative Agent determines is necessary or desirable. For the avoidance of doubt, any review and evaluation of Additional Policies conducted by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in connection with a Borrowing Request shall not constitute a Collateral Audit.
(j) Additional Assistance. The Borrower shall provide such cooperation, information and assistance, and prepare and supply the Administrative Agent with such data regarding the performance by the Issuing Insurance Companies of their obligations under the Pledged Policies and the performance by the Borrower of its obligations under the Transaction Documents, as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent from time to time.
(k) Accounts. The Borrower shall not maintain any bank accounts other than the Accounts, the Policy Account and the Borrower Account. The Borrower shall not close any of the Accounts, the Policy Account or the Borrower Account unless the Required Lenders shall have consented thereto in their sole and absolute discretion.
(l) Keeping of Records and Books of Account. The Borrower shall maintain and implement administrative and operating procedures (including, without limitation, an ability to recreate the documents relating to the Collateral in the event of the destruction thereof), and keep and maintain all records and other information, reasonably necessary or reasonably advisable for the collection of proceeds of the Pledged Policies.
(m) Deposit of the Collections. The Borrower shall deposit or cause to be deposited all Collections into the Collection Account or the Administrative Agents Account, as applicable, in each case, in accordance with Section 5.1.
(n) Investment Company Act. The Borrower, the Parent and the Sellers shall not become an investment company or a company controlled by an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, by virtue of an exemption other than pursuant to Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) thereof. The Borrower shall take any and all actions to ensure that it is not a covered fund under Section 13 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended.
(o) Loan Administration Fee. On each Distribution Date, the Borrower shall pay the Loan Administration Fee to the Administrative Agent, regardless of whether the then Available Amount is sufficient to pay such amount.
(p) Parent and Borrower Residence. The Parent shall at all times maintain its registered office in the jurisdiction indicated in the notice provisions of the Transaction Documents to which it is party. The Borrower shall at all times maintain its principal place of business in Ireland.
(q) Payment of Taxes. The Borrower shall pay and discharge, as they become due, all Taxes lawfully imposed upon it or incurred by it or its properties and assets, including, without limitation, lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies which, if unpaid might become a Lien or a charge upon any of the assets of the Borrower, including, without limitation, the Collateral, provided, however, that the Borrower shall have the right to contest any such taxes, assessments, debts, claims and other charges in good faith so long as adequate reserves are maintained in accordance with GAAP.
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(r) Errors and Omissions. The Borrower shall maintain or be named as an additional insured under one or more errors and omissions policies maintained by an Affiliate, each with insurance companies rated A-, VII or higher by A.M. Best on all officers, employees or other Persons where the Borrower has the right to direct and control such individuals in any capacity with regard to the Pledged Policies to handle documents and papers related thereto. Each such policy shall insure against losses resulting from the errors, omissions and negligent acts of such officers, employees and other persons and shall be maintained in an aggregate amount of at least $10,000,000 or such lower amount as the Administrative Agent may designate in writing to the Borrower from time to time, and in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. No provision of this Section 9.1(r) requiring such errors and omissions policy(ies) shall diminish or relieve the Borrower from its duties and obligations as set forth in this Loan Agreement. Upon the request of the Administrative Agent at any time subsequent to the Closing Date, the Borrower shall cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent a certification evidencing the Borrowers coverage under such errors and omissions policy(ies). Any such insurance policy shall contain a provision or endorsement providing that such policy may not be canceled or modified in a materially adverse manner without ten (10) days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent.
(s) Pledged Policies. The Borrower shall maintain the Pledged Policies in full force and effect and not in a state of grace; provided that failure to do so solely as a result of any uncured Lender Default will not comprise a breach of this covenant.
(t) Further Assurances. The Borrower shall procure and deliver to the Administrative Agent and/or execute any security agreement, financing statement or other writing necessary to evidence, preserve, protect or enforce the Lenders rights and interests to or in the Collateral or in any other collateral agreed to by the parties that is requested in writing by the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
(u) Litigation. The Borrower shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of:
(i) any litigation, administrative proceedings, audits, actions, proceedings, claims or investigations pending or threatened in writing, conducted or to be conducted by any Person or Governmental Authority, actions, proceedings, claims or investigations pending or threatened in writing against the Borrower or the entry of any judgment against the Borrower, which in each case could reasonably be expected to involve or create a liability of the Borrower which exceeds $50,000 per incident or $200,000 in the aggregate, whether or not insured against;
(ii) the entry of any judgment against the Borrower or the creation of any Lien against any of the Collateral or the Pledged Interests; and
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(iii) any actual or alleged violation by the Borrower of any Applicable Law which could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on any of the Pledged Policies, the business, assets, financial condition or operations of the Borrower or any of the rights or interests of the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders hereunder or under any other Transaction Document.
(v) Insured Consent. The Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each Insured with respect to a Pledged Policy to consent to the release and delivery of its current and historical medical information and death certificate.
(w) In-Force Policy Illustrations. The Borrower shall or shall cause the Servicer to cause the applicable Issuing Insurance Companies to deliver to the Servicer an in-force Policy Illustration in respect of each Pledged Policy within 30 days of the anniversary of the issue date of each Policy, which the Portfolio Administrator will upload to the FTP site as described in the Portfolio Administration Agreement.
(x) Cooperation. The Borrower shall assist the Administrative Agent with, and take all actions reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in connection with, the engagement of servicers, medical underwriters and tracking agents and the enabling of such parties to perform the services for which they have been retained by the Administrative Agent relating to the Pledged Policies.
(y) Collateral Assignment. Prior to the date of the Initial Advance and each Additional Policy Advance Date, the Borrower shall cause, the Securities Intermediary or the Insurance Consultant to submit each collateral assignment in respect of each Policy pledged on such Advance Date to the applicable Issuing Insurance Company, naming the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, as the collateral assignee. The Borrower shall take any and all actions necessary to ensure that each such Issuing Insurance Company acknowledges such collateral assignments in writing as soon as practical after the date of the Initial Advance or such Additional Policy Advance Date, as applicable.
(z) Other Information. The Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any other information reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent with respect to the Pledged Policies and the Insureds.
(aa) Reserved.
(bb) Mandatory Prepayment. After the date on which the aggregate Net Death Benefit of the Pledged Policies is less than or equal to twenty percent (20%) of the aggregate Net Death Benefit of the Pledged Policies on the Closing Date, the Borrower shall, within 90 days of the Borrowers receipt of written direction from the Required Lenders, prepay the outstanding principal amount of all of the Advances plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon plus all other Obligations owing by the Borrower (including, without limitation, any Yield Maintenance Fee payable in connection therewith).
(cc) [Reserved]
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(dd) Sale Agreement. With respect to each Sale Agreement, the Borrower shall enforce the related Sellers obligations under such Sale Agreement, including, without limitation, the obligation to reacquire Pledged Policies in accordance with the terms thereof.
(ee) Servicing Agreement. The Borrower shall timely enforce its rights and obligations under the Servicing Agreement, including, without limitation, upon the Administrative Agents instruction after the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event, terminating the Servicer in accordance with the terms thereof. The Borrower shall not engage the Servicer to perform any additional services under the Servicing Agreement without obtaining the Administrative Agents prior written consent, which consent may be given or withheld in the Required Lenders reasonable discretion.
(ff) Classification Elections of Borrower, Parent. Borrower shall cause the Parent to make such elections and take any other actions, or cause such elections to be made or such actions to occur, to ensure or cause the Borrower to be treated as a disregarded entity for United States federal income tax purposes.
(gg) Custodial Packages. On or prior to each Advance Date, the Borrower shall cause the Portfolio Administrator to upload the related Collateral Packages (and with respect to the Initial Advance, the Schedules relating thereto) to the FTP Site.
(hh) Reserved.
(ii) Portfolio Administrator. The Borrower shall timely enforce its rights and obligations under the Portfolio Administration Agreement, including, without limitation, upon the Administrative Agents instruction after the occurrence of a Portfolio Administrator Termination Event, terminating the Portfolio Administrator in accordance with the terms thereof. The Borrower shall not engage the Portfolio Administrator to perform any additional services under the Portfolio Administration Agreement without obtaining the Administrative Agents prior written consent, which consent may be given or withheld in the Required Lenders reasonable discretion.
(jj) Opinions. Each of the Borrower, the Guarantor and the Portfolio Administrator will maintain all policies and procedures and take and continue to take all actions necessary or appropriate to ensure that all factual assumptions set forth in opinions of counsel of the Borrower or its Affiliates delivered in connection herewith or the other Transaction Documents remain true and accurate at all times.
(kk) Listing. If a Lender assigns or grants a participation in respect of all or any portion of its Lender Notes, Commitment and Advances hereunder pursuant to Section 13.4 hereof and the assignee thereof (or participant in circumstances where there is a transfer of beneficial ownership of the related Lender Notes, Commitment and Advances to such participant) resides in a jurisdiction that does not have a tax treaty with Ireland or if the assignment or participation otherwise gives rise to Irish withholding tax, the Borrower shall, (i) within sixty (60) days after the date of such assignment, list the Lender Notes on the unregulated market of the Irish Stock Exchange plc or other stock exchange if doing so would eliminate or
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reduce any withholding tax imposed by applicable authorities in Ireland on any payments to be paid by the Borrower to or for the benefit of such assignee or (ii) use reasonable commercial efforts to ascertain whether any adjustments to the structure of the Borrower and the holders of its beneficial interests or otherwise can be implemented without cost or prejudice to any Lender that will eliminate the imposition of such withholding tax, and if such adjustments are satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, as determined in their sole and absolute discretion, within sixty (60) days following the date of such assignment or participation, the Borrower shall implement such adjustments.
(ll) Manager. The Borrower shall ensure that all times the Manager, any successor Manager and any other Person performing functions similar to the Manager is an individual with at least three years of employment experience in the life settlement industry, possessing sufficient skills and knowledge to fulfill his or her obligations under the Consulting Agreement and any similar agreement.
(mm) Servicer Documents. The Borrower shall cause the Servicer, at the request of the Administrative Agent, to provide to the Administrative Agent all information and documentation in the possession of the Servicer with respect to the Pledged Policies and the related Insureds.
(nn) Schedule of Premiums. The Borrower shall cause the Servicer to provide a schedule of Premiums due during the following twelve (12) month period on or prior to the Calculation Date with respect to each Distribution Date.
Section 9.2 Negative Covenants. From the date hereof until the first day following the date on which all of the Obligations (including, without limitation, the Aggregate Contingent Interest) are performed and paid in full and this Loan Agreement is terminated, the Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that it shall not:
(a) Assignment of Pledged Policies, Etc. Except as provided herein and in the other Transaction Documents, sell, assign (by operation of law or otherwise) or otherwise dispose of, or create or suffer to exist, any Adverse Claim upon or with respect to, any of the Pledged Policies or any other Collateral, including, without limitation, any Adverse Claim arising out of a Policy Loan.
(b) Amendments to Transaction Documents, etc. Amend, otherwise modify or waive any term or condition of: (i) this Loan Agreement, except with the prior written consent of all of the Lenders or (ii) any other Transaction Document, the Borrower Organizational Documents, any Pledged Policy or any other material contract, except in each case with the prior written consent of the Required Lenders.
(c) Deposit of Non-Collections. Deposit or otherwise credit, or cause or permit to be so deposited or credited, to the Collection Account any cash or other assets other than Collections and other amounts allowed or required to be credited to the Collection Account in accordance with Section 5.2.
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(d) Indebtedness. Contract, create, incur or assume any indebtedness other than indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
(e) Change of Accounts. Change or cause to be changed any of the Accounts, the Borrower Account or the Policy Account or amend the Account Control Agreement without prior written consent of the Required Lenders.
(f) Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, Subsidiaries, etc.
(i) Be acquired directly or indirectly, or be a party to any merger or consolidation, or directly or indirectly purchase or otherwise acquire all or substantially all of the assets or any stock of any class of, or any partnership or joint venture interest in, any other Person, except for Permitted Investments or sell, transfer, assign, convey or lease any of its property and assets (or any interest therein) other than pursuant to, or as contemplated by, this Loan Agreement or the other Transaction Documents;
(ii) make, incur or suffer to exist an Investment in, equity contribution to, loan or advance to, or payment obligation in respect of the deferred purchase price of, or payment for, property from, any other Person, except for Permitted Investments, pursuant to the Transaction Documents;
(iii) create any direct or indirect Subsidiary or otherwise acquire direct or indirect ownership of any equity interests in any other Person other than pursuant to the Transaction Documents; or
(iv) enter into any transaction with any Affiliate of the Borrower, Imperial, the Guarantor or the Portfolio Administrator or any Affiliate of any of them except for the transactions contemplated or permitted by the Transaction Documents and other transactions upon fair and reasonable terms materially no less favorable to the Borrower or than would be obtained in a comparable arms length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate of the Borrower, Imperial, the Guarantor or the Portfolio Administrator.
(g) Change in Business Policy. Make any change in the character of its business.
(h) Chief Executive Office. Move its chief executive office or jurisdiction of formation or its situs or permit the documents and books in its possession or under its control evidencing the Collateral to be moved, unless (i) the Borrower shall have given to the Administrative Agent not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice thereof, clearly describing the new location, and (ii) the Borrower shall have taken such action, satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, to maintain the title or ownership of the Borrower and any security interest of the Administrative Agent, in the Collateral at all times fully perfected and in full force and effect. The Borrower shall not in any event become or seek to become organized under the laws of more than one jurisdiction.
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(i) Business Restrictions. Engage in any business or transactions, or be a party to any documents, agreements or instruments, other than the Transaction Documents or those incidental to the purposes thereof, or make any expenditure for the purchase of any assets if such expenditure is made by the Borrower through a withdrawal of funds from an Account.
(j) Sale of Assets. Sell, transfer or convey any assets, except as expressly permitted by the Transaction Documents.
(k) Classification of Borrower. Following the Closing Date, make any elections, take any actions or fail to take any actions that would cause Borrower to be classified as other than a disregarded entity for United States federal income tax purposes or other than a fiscally transparent entity for Irish tax purposes.
(l) Further Policy Acquisitions. Acquire at any time any additional Policies that are not Pledged Policies without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.
(m) Use of Proceeds. Without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, use any proceeds arising from a sale under Section 2.7 other than pursuant to this Loan Agreement.
(n) Accounting Changes. Change any accounting practices, policies or treatment without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, except to the extent required by Applicable Law, changes in GAAP or requirements of its independent accountants.
(o) Foreign Assets Control Regulations, Etc. (i) Become or permit any of its subsidiaries to become a Blocked Person, (ii) have or permit any of its subsidiaries to have any investments in or engage in any dealings or transactions with any Blocked Person or (iii) violate or permit any of its subsidiaries to violate any Anti-Money Laundering Law.
(p) Independent Trustee. Remove, replace or seek to replace its Independent Trustee absent due cause, death or incapacity without the express prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, provided, however, that no such consent shall be required for the replacement of an Independent Trustee in the event that such Independent Trustee ceases to meet the qualifications set forth in Section 9.1(f)(ii), and such Independent Trustee is replaced by another Person who possesses such qualifications. At least one (1) Business Day prior to the removal or replacement of its Independent Trustee, the Borrower shall provide a written explanation to the Administrative Agent as to the reasons why such Independent Trustee will be removed or replaced and the Administrative Agent shall have no duty or obligation to keep such written explanation confidential.
ARTICLE X
EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES
Section 10.1 Events of Default. Each of the following shall constitute an Event of Default under this Loan Agreement upon the (i) expiration of the time period set forth below or (ii) expiration of a Cure Notice delivered to the Borrower by the Required Lenders in their sole
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and absolute discretion or (iii) earlier revocation of such Cure Notice by the Required Lenders in their sole and absolute discretion:
(a) Non-Payment. (A) The Borrower shall fail to make when due, any payment to any Lender or the Administrative Agent under this Loan Agreement or any other Transaction Document and such failure continues for three (3) Business Days, or (B) so long as such failure is not solely due to an uncured Lender Default, the Borrower shall fail to make when due, any payment to any other Person under this Loan Agreement or any other Transaction Document, including, without limitation, the failure to pay any Premium, and such failure continues for thirty (30) days or (C) any Advance is not paid in full on the Maturity Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the Lenders making one or more Protective Advances to pay any Premiums due during such thirty (30) day period shall not constitute a cure of the related Event of Default.
(b) Breach of Representations and Warranties. Except as otherwise provided in Section 10.1(w), any representation or warranty made or deemed made by the Borrower, the Parent, a Seller, the Portfolio Administrator, the Guarantor or Imperial under or in connection with any Transaction Document to which it is a party or any information or report delivered by or on behalf of any such Person to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder or under any other Transaction Document shall prove to have been incorrect or untrue in any material respect when made or delivered (or when such representation, warranty, information or report is deemed to have been made or delivered) and, if curable, such breach is not cured within thirty (30) days.
(c) Non-Compliance with Other Provisions. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 10.1, (i) the Borrower shall fail to perform or observe any covenant or agreement set forth in Section 9.1(e) (if such failure relates to an Advance in an amount equal to or greater than $1,000,000), Section 9.1(q), Section 9.1(y), Section 9.1(dd), Section 9.1(ee), Section 9.1(ff), Section 9.1(gg), Section 9.1(ii), Section 9.1(jj), Section 9.1(kk), Section 9.1(ll), Section 9.2 (other than Section 9.2(c)) or (ii) the Borrower, the Parent, a Seller, Imperial, the Portfolio Administrator or the Guarantor shall fail to perform or observe any other term, covenant or agreement contained in any Transaction Document to which it is party on its part to be performed or observed and any such failure described in this clause (ii) shall remain unremedied for thirty (30) days (or, with respect to a failure to deliver the Calculation Date Report or a failure to comply with any of Section 2.7, Section 9.1(e) (if such failure relates to an Advance in an amount less than $1,000,000), Section 9.1(h), Section 9.1(i), Section 9.1(m), Section 9.1(hh), Section 9.2(c), such failure shall remain unremedied for five (5) Business Days) from the earlier of (i) the date the Borrower receives notice of such failure and (ii) the date the Borrower has actual knowledge thereof.
(d) Non-Compliance by Other Parties. Except as otherwise provided in Section 10.1(w), any party to any Transaction Document other than the Borrower, the Parent, a Seller, Imperial, the Servicer, the Guarantor, the Portfolio Administrator, the Lenders or the Administrative Agent shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in this Loan Agreement or in any other Transaction Document on its part to be performed or observed and any such failure shall remain unremedied for thirty (30) days (or, with respect to a
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failure by the Securities Intermediary to make any deposit or withdrawal from any of the Accounts to be made by it under the Transaction Documents, such failure shall remain unremedied for one (1) Business Day) from the earlier of the (i) the date such Person receives notice of such failure and (ii) the date such Person has actual knowledge thereof.
(e) Validity of Transaction Documents. (i) This Loan Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall (except in accordance with its terms), in whole or in part, cease to be the legally valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Borrower, the Parent, a Seller, Imperial, the Guarantor, or the Portfolio Administrator or cease to be in full force and effect, (ii) the Borrower, the Parent, a Seller, Imperial, the Guarantor or the Portfolio Administrator shall directly or indirectly contest in any manner such effectiveness, validity, binding nature or enforceability of such document, (iii) any other party (other than any of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any other Affected Party) shall directly or indirectly contest such effectiveness, validity, binding nature or enforceability of such document, (iv) this Loan Agreement together with the Account Control Agreement shall cease to create a valid Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent in the Collateral, or the Lien of the Administrative Agent in the Collateral shall cease to be a valid and enforceable first priority perfected Lien, free and clear of any Adverse Claim or (v) the Borrower Interest Pledge Agreement shall cease to create a valid Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent in Pledged Interests, or the Lien of the Administrative Agent in the Pledged Interests shall cease to be a valid and enforceable first priority perfected Lien, free and clear of any Adverse Claim.
(f) Bankruptcy. An Event of Bankruptcy shall have occurred with respect to the Borrower, the Parent, a Seller or Imperial.
(g) Change in Control. A Change in Control shall have occurred with respect to the Borrower, a Seller or the Parent.
(h) Certain Events with Respect to Imperial. Imperial ceases to be a Publicly Traded Company or a Blocked Person shall become the owner, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, of equity representing five percent (5.00%) or more of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding equity of Imperial.
(i) Tax Liens; ERISA Liens. The Internal Revenue Service shall file notice of a Lien pursuant to the Code with regard to any assets of the Borrower, the Parent, a Seller or Imperial or the PBGC shall, or shall indicate its intention to, file notice of a Lien pursuant to Section 4068 of ERISA with regard to any of the assets of the Borrower, the Parent or a Seller in excess of $100,000 or with regard to Imperial in excess of $3,000,000; provided, however, that in each case the filing of such a notice of Lien shall not be an Event of Default for so long as such filing is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside. Notwithstanding anything provided in the preceding sentence, no Adverse Claim shall be permitted with respect to any Collateral or Pledged Interests.
(j) Defaults. A default by the Borrower (after giving effect to the applicable grace period) shall have occurred and be continuing under any instrument, agreement or legal
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[*] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
commitment evidencing, securing or providing for the issuance of indebtedness for borrowed money or off balance sheet financing for which the Borrower (either individually or collectively) is liable to pay an amount in excess of $50,000, following which the provider of such borrowed money or off balance sheet financing has the right to accelerate the maturity thereof.
(k) Monetary Judgment. One or more judgments for the payment of money shall be rendered against the Borrower in an aggregate amount in excess of [*] or against Imperial in an aggregate amount in excess of [*], and, in each case, shall remain unpaid or undischarged, or a stay of execution thereof shall not be obtained, within thirty (30) days from the date of entry thereof.
(l) Material Adverse Effect. An event has occurred that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(m) Servicer. (i) A Servicer Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing, but only if the Servicer has not been replaced by a Successor Servicer or if such Servicer Termination Event causes a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) regardless of whether a Servicer Termination Event shall have occurred or be continuing, the Servicer shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any Transaction Document to which it is party on its part to be performed or observed or any representation or warranty made or deemed made by the Servicer under or in connection with any Transaction Document to which it is a party or any information or report delivered by or on behalf of the Servicer to the Administrative Agent or any Lender under the Servicing Agreement or under any other Transaction Document shall prove to have been incorrect or untrue in any material respect when made or delivered (or when such representation, warranty, information or report is deemed to have been made or delivered) and, in each case, such failure or incorrect or untrue representation, warranty, information or report has a material adverse effect on the validity, enforceability, collectability, Lender Valuation or Net Death Benefit of one or more Pledged Policies; provided, that an action or inaction by the Servicer that causes a Pledged Policy to lapse or enter into a grace period shall not constitute an Event of Default under this clause (m)(ii) to the extent that the lapse or entry into a grace period does not result in an Event of Default under clause (p) of this Section 10.1 (it being understood that such action or inaction by the Servicer shall constitute a Servicer Termination Event).
(n) Investment Company Act. (i) The Borrower, the Parent or a Seller shall become an investment company or a company controlled by an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or any of the foregoing is at any time not an investment company or a company controlled by an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, solely by virtue of an exception pursuant to Section 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) thereof or (ii) the Borrower shall become a covered fund under Section 13 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956.
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(o) Organizational Document Amendments. The Borrower shall make any material amendment to any of its Borrower Organizational Documents without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders.
(p) Subject Policy Grace Period. As of any date of determination, either (i) more than [*], or (ii) Pledged Policies the aggregate Net Death Benefit of which exceeds [*] or (iii) Pledged Policies the aggregate Lender Valuation of which exceeds [*] as reflected in the most recent Lender Valuation provided by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower pursuant to Section 5.4 of this Loan Agreement, in the case of any of (i), (ii) or (iii), lapse or enter a grace period not solely due to an uncured Lender Default and are not restored to good standing within [*] Business Days after the Securities Intermediary receives written notice from the related Issuing Insurance Company that such Pledged Policy has entered a grace period; provided, however, that any Pledged Policy may be permitted to lapse with the prior written consent of the Required Lenders, in their sole and absolute discretion, and no such Pledged Policy permitted to lapse will be counted for purposes of this clause (p).
(q) Ongoing Maintenance Costs. The failure by the Borrower to pay any Ongoing Maintenance Costs (other than Premiums) to the applicable Person when due that the Borrower is responsible to pay, so long as such failure is not solely due to an uncured Lender Default, and such failure shall remain unremedied for thirty (30) days from the earlier of (i) the date the Borrower receives notice of such failure and (ii) the date the Borrower has actual knowledge thereof.
(r) Withholding. (i) Any Collections are subject to withholding tax imposed by applicable authorities in Ireland or are subject to United States withholding tax, in each case, prior to or upon being paid to or by the Borrower; (ii) any amounts to be paid by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender are subject to United States withholding tax in the event of a Withholding Tax Change of Circumstances or withholding tax imposed by applicable authorities in Ireland other than solely as a result of the Initial Lender being in breach of its representation made on the date hereof pursuant to Section 13.4; provided that no Event of Default shall occur with respect to such event (A) so long as the Borrower is using reasonable commercial efforts to comply with the covenant set forth in Section 9.1(kk) hereof following an assignment by a Lender of all or any portion of its Lender Notes, Commitment and Advances hereunder and compliance with such covenant would eliminate any withholding tax imposed by the applicable authorities in Ireland on any payments to be paid by the Borrower to or for the benefit of the related assignee and (B) (x) the Borrower lists the Lender Notes related to such assignee on the unregulated market of the Irish Stock Exchange plc or other stock exchange within sixty (60) days after the date of the related assignment and doing so eliminates any withholding tax imposed by the applicable authorities in Ireland on any payments to be paid by the Borrower to or for the benefit of such assignee or (y) the Borrower, in consultation with the Administrative Agent, is using reasonable commercial efforts to ascertain whether any adjustments to the structure of the Borrower and its partners or otherwise can be implemented without cost or prejudice to any Lender that will eliminate the imposition of such withholding tax, and if such adjustments are satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, as
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determined in their sole and absolute discretion, within sixty (60) days following the date of the related assignment, the Borrower implements such adjustments; (iii) following the Closing Date, Borrower is treated as other than a disregarded entity for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of an election or any other action or inaction taken by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates; or (iv) Borrower or Parent is engaged in a trade or business in the United States through a permanent establishment in the United States within the meaning of the double tax treaty between Ireland and the United States.
(s) Portfolio Administrator Termination Events. A Portfolio Administrator Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing, but only if the Portfolio Administrator has not been replaced by a Successor Portfolio Administrator in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Portfolio Administration Agreement or if such Portfolio Administrator Termination Event causes a Material Adverse Effect.
(t) Independent Director. The Parent shall remove, replace or seek to replace its Independent Director absent due cause, death or incapacity without the express prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, provided, however, that no such consent shall be required for the replacement of an Independent Director in the event that such Independent Director ceases to meet the qualifications set forth in Section 9.1(f)(ii), and such Independent Director is replaced by another Person who possesses such qualifications.
(u) Independent Trustee. The Borrower or the Parent shall remove, replace or seek to replace the Borrowers Independent Trustee absent due cause, death or incapacity without the express prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, provided, however, that no such consent shall be required for the replacement of an Independent Trustee in the event that such Independent Trustee ceases to meet the qualifications set forth in Section 9.1(f)(ii), and such Independent Trustee is replaced by another Person who possesses such qualifications.
(v) Treaty. The Borrower fails to qualify under both limitation of benefits provisions set forth in Article 23, sections 2(c) and 2(e) of the Treaty.
(w) [*].
Section 10.2 Remedies.
(a) Optional Termination. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default described in Section 10.1(f) or Section 10.1(g)) that is not waived in writing by the Required Lenders and not cured within any applicable cure period, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, declare the Advances and other Obligations, including, without limitation, any Yield Maintenance Fees payable pursuant to Section 4.4, to be due and payable and the Lenders Commitments (if not theretofore terminated) to be terminated, whereupon the full unpaid amount of all the Advances and other Obligations shall be and become immediately due and payable (and the Maturity Date shall be deemed to have occurred), without further notice, demand or presentment, and the Lenders Commitment shall terminate.
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(b) Automatic Termination. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default described in Section 10.1(f) or Section 10.1(g), (i) the Commitment Termination Date shall be deemed to have occurred automatically, and (ii) all outstanding Advances and other Obligations, including, without limitation, any Yield Maintenance Fees payable pursuant to Section 4.4 shall become immediately and automatically due and payable (and the Maturity Date shall be deemed to have occurred for all of the Advances), all without presentment, demand, protest, or notice of any kind.
(c) Sale of the Collateral.
(i) In addition to all rights and remedies under this Loan Agreement or otherwise, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall have all other rights and remedies provided under the relevant UCC and under other Applicable Laws, which rights shall be cumulative. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, on and after the occurrence of an Event of Default that is not waived in writing by the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties and at the direction of the Required Lenders) may without being required to give any notice (except as herein provided or as may be required by mandatory provisions of law), sell the Collateral or any part thereof in any commercially reasonable manner at public or private sale, for cash, upon credit or for future delivery, as directed by the Required Lenders and at such price or prices as the Required Lenders may deem satisfactory. Any Lender or the Administrative Agent may participate as a bidder in any such sale and the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders may credit bid in such sale. The Borrower will execute and deliver such documents and take such other action as the Administrative Agent reasonably deems necessary or advisable in order that any such sale may be made in compliance with Applicable Law. Upon any such sale, the Administrative Agent shall have the right to deliver, assign and transfer to the purchaser thereof the Collateral so sold.
(ii) After deduction of payment for the outstanding principal balance of Advances plus accrued but unpaid interest thereon plus all other Obligations owing by the Borrower, (including, without limitation, any Yield Maintenance Fees payable pursuant to Section 4.4) the Administrative Agent shall distribute the remaining proceeds of such sale to the Borrower Account.
(iii) Any such sale under this Section 10.2(c), other than a sale consummated pursuant to a credit bid made by the Administrative Agent or a Lender, shall be for cash. Each purchaser at any such sale shall hold the Collateral so sold to it absolutely and free from any claim or right of whatsoever kind, including any equity or right of redemption of the Borrower which may be waived, and the Borrower, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, hereby specifically waives all rights of redemption, stay or appraisal which it has or may have under any law now existing or hereafter adopted. The Administrative Agent at the direction of the Required Lenders, instead of
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exercising the power of sale herein conferred upon them, may proceed by a suit or suits at law or in equity to foreclose the security interests in the Collateral and sell the Collateral, or any portion thereof, under a judgment or decree of a court or courts of competent jurisdiction.
(d) Power of Attorney. In furtherance of the rights, powers and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders on and after the occurrence of an Event of Default that is not waived in writing by the Required Lenders, or cured within any applicable cure period, the Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent its true and lawful attorney, which appointment is coupled with an interest, with full power of substitution, in the name of the Borrower, or otherwise, for the sole use and benefit of the Administrative Agent (for the further benefit of the Secured Parties), but at the Borrowers expense, to the extent permitted by law and subject to the last sentence of the immediately preceding subsection, to exercise, at any time and from time to time during the continuance of an Event of Default, all or any of the following powers with respect to all or any of the Collateral:
(i) to demand, sue for, collect, receive and give acquittance for any and all monies due or to become due thereon or by virtue thereof,
(ii) to settle, compromise, compound, prosecute or defend any action or proceeding with respect thereto,
(iii) to sell, transfer, assign, seize or otherwise deal in or with the Collateral or the proceeds or avails thereof, as fully and effectually as if the Administrative Agent was the absolute owner thereof, and
(iv) to extend the time of payment of any or all thereof and to make any allowance and other adjustments with reference thereto;
provided that the Administrative Agent shall give the Borrower at least ten (10) days prior written notice of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale or other intended disposition of any of the Collateral is to be made. The Borrower agrees that such notice constitutes reasonable notification within the meaning of Section 9-611 (or other section of similar content) of the relevant UCC.
(e) Conflict of Rights. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Loan Agreement, if at any time the rights, powers and privileges of the Required Lenders or the Administrative Agent following the occurrence of an Event of Default conflict (or are inconsistent) with the rights and obligations of the Servicer, or the Portfolio Administrator, the rights, powers and privileges of the Required Lenders or the Administrative Agent shall supersede the rights and obligations of the Servicer and the Portfolio Administrator to the extent of such conflict (or inconsistency), with the express intent of maximizing the rights, powers and privileges of the Required Lenders or the Administrative Agent following the occurrence of an Event of Default.
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(f) Contract to Extend Financial Accommodations. The parties hereto acknowledge that this Loan Agreement is, and is intended to be, a contract to extend financial accommodations to the Borrower within the meaning of Section 365(e)(2)(B) of the Federal Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. § 365(e)(2)(B)) (or any amended or successor provision thereof or any amended or successor code).
(g) Cumulative Rights. For the avoidance of doubt, the rights and remedies granted to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under this Loan Agreement, any other Transaction Document, the relevant UCC or any other Applicable Law are cumulative and not exclusive, and the exercise of any such rights and remedies will not be waived or deemed waived by any such Person merely by the receipt of or acceptance by such Person of amounts on deposit in the Collection Account that are distributed pursuant to Section 5.2(c) of this Loan Agreement.
Section 10.3 Lender Default. If a Lender Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower shall have the right to prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Advances plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon at par or sell its assets (subject to the sale provisions of Section 2.7) and no Yield Maintenance Fee shall be payable in connection with any such prepayment or sale; provided that the Borrower shall not have the right to incur any other debt unless the Administrative Agent, at the direction of the Required Lenders, approves such debt in their sole and absolute discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence and continuance of a Lender Default, all other rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents shall remain in full force and effect. A Lender Default shall cease to exist upon the earlier of the date such Lender Default is cured by a Lender or the Ongoing Maintenance Costs Reimbursable Amount relating to such Lender Default is paid pursuant to Sections 5.2(b) and/or (c) hereof.
Section 10.4 Acknowledgment, Release and Waiver. The Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that it specifically requested that the reference to Article 23, section 2(c) of the Treaty be included in the Event of Default set forth in Section 10.1(v) of this Loan Agreement. Furthermore, the Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that in the event that the Agent and/or one or more Lenders, as applicable, (i) assigns or grants a participation in respect of all or any portion of their respective Lender Notes, Commitment and Advances hereunder, (ii) changes their respective jurisdictions of formation, domicile and/or residence, (iii) carries on any trade or business in Ireland through a local branch or agency or (iv) takes any other action or inaction that directly or indirectly causes the Borrower or an Affiliate thereof to fail to qualify under the limitation of benefits provision set forth in Article 23, section 2(c) of the Treaty, an Event of Default may occur under Section 10.1(v) of this Loan Agreement. In addition, the Borrower hereby expressly acknowledges and agrees that in the event such an Event of Default occurs, each of the Agent and the Lenders may exercise any or all of their rights and remedies provided hereunder, under any of the other Transaction Documents, under the relevant UCC and/or under other Applicable Laws in connection therewith and the Borrower hereby explicitly consents to such exercise. The Borrower, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, hereby waives any claim, cause of action, right, suit and complaint that it may have that the Agent and/or one or more Lenders may have in any way acted wrongfully in connection with such exercise or caused such Event of Default to occur, and waives and releases the Agent, each
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of the Lenders and their respective Affiliates from any and all past, present or future claims (including claims for indemnification or contribution), causes of actions, rights, suits, debts, due charges, complaints, obligations (monetary and non-monetary), promises, demands, liabilities, disputes, controversies, damages and expenses (including attorneys fees and costs) of any nature whatsoever, in law or in equity, contract, tort or other legal theory, whether known or unknown, fixed or contingent, foreseen or unforeseen, asserted or unasserted, whether previously existing, currently existing or arising in the future, whether under federal or state or other law, in each case, in connection therewith. The Borrower hereby recognizes that by adding the reference to Article 23, section 2(c) of the Treaty in the Event of Default set forth in Section 10.1(v) of this Loan Agreement, it is possible that the failure of the Borrower to qualify under the limitation of benefits provision set forth in Article 23, section 2(c) of the Treaty could cause an Event of Default. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders that it has consulted with counsel in connection with agreeing to the acknowledgment, waiver and release set forth in this Section 10.4.
ARTICLE XI
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 11.1 General Indemnity of the Borrower. Without limiting any other rights which any such Person may have hereunder or under Applicable Law, the Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify each Lender and the Administrative Agent (on their own behalf and on behalf of each of the Lenders and the Administrative Agents Affiliates and each of such entities respective successors, transferees, participants and permitted assigns and all officers, directors, shareholders, controlling persons, and employees of any of the foregoing) (each of the foregoing Persons being individually called an Indemnified Party), forthwith on demand, from and against any and all damages, losses, claims, liabilities and related and reasonable costs and expenses actually incurred, including reasonable attorneys fees and disbursements actually incurred (all of the foregoing being collectively called Indemnified Amounts) awarded against or incurred by any of them arising out of or relating to any Transaction Document or the transactions contemplated thereby, the acceptance and administration of this Loan Agreement by such Person, any commingling of funds related to the transactions contemplated hereby (whether or not permitted hereunder), or the use of proceeds therefrom by the Borrower, including (without limitation) in respect of the funding of any Advance or in respect of any Policy; excluding, however, (i) Indemnified Amounts to the extent determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct on the part of any Indemnified Party (BUT EXPRESSLY EXCLUDING FROM THIS CLAUSE (i), AND EXPRESSLY INCLUDING IN THE INDEMNITY SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION 11.1, INDEMNIFIED AMOUNTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE ORDINARY, SOLE OR CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE OF SUCH INDEMNIFIED PARTY, IT BEING THE INTENT OF THE PARTIES THAT, TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION 11.1, INDEMNIFIED PARTIES SHALL BE INDEMNIFIED FOR THEIR OWN ORDINARY, SOLE OR CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE NOT CONSTITUTING GROSS NEGLIGENCE, FRAUD OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT), and (ii) any Indemnified Tax upon or measured by
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net income (except those described in Section 6.1(a)) on any Indemnified Party; including (without limitation), however, Indemnified Amounts resulting from or relating to:
(i) any representation or warranty made by or on behalf of the Borrower, the Parent, a Seller, the Portfolio Administrator, the Guarantor, or Imperial in any Transaction Document to which it is a party, which was incorrect in any respect when made;
(ii) failure by the Borrower, the Parent, a Seller, the Portfolio Administrator, the Guarantor or Imperial to comply with any covenant made by it, or perform any obligation to be performed by it, in any Transaction Document to which it is a party;
(iii) except as expressly set forth in this Loan Agreement, the failure by the Borrower, the Parent, a Seller, the Portfolio Administrator, the Guarantor or Imperial to create and maintain in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties a valid perfected first priority security interest in the Collateral, free and clear of any Adverse Claim;
(iv) the failure by the Borrower to pay when due any Taxes (including sales, excise or personal property taxes) payable in connection with the purchase and sale of the Collateral;
(v) the commingling of the Collections with other funds of the Borrower;
(vi) any legal action, judgment or garnishment affecting, or with respect to, distributions on any Pledged Policy or the Transaction Documents; and
(vii) any failure to comply with any Applicable Law with respect to any Pledged Policy or any other part of the Collateral.
If and to the extent that the foregoing undertaking may be unenforceable for any reason, the Borrower hereby agrees to make the maximum contribution to the payment of the amounts indemnified against in this Section 11.1 that is permissible under Applicable Law.
Section 11.2 General Indemnity of the Portfolio Administrator. Without limiting any other rights which any such Person may have hereunder or under Applicable Law, the Portfolio Administrator hereby agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Party, forthwith on demand, from and against any and all damages, losses, claims, liabilities and related and reasonable costs and expenses actually incurred, including reasonable attorneys fees and disbursements actually incurred (all of the foregoing being collectively called Portfolio Administrator Indemnified Amounts) awarded against or incurred by any of them arising out of or relating to (i) any representation or warranty made by or on behalf of the Portfolio Administrator in any Transaction Document to which it is a party, which was incorrect in any respect when made and (ii) failure by the Portfolio Administrator to comply with any covenant made by it, or perform any obligation to be performed by it, in any Transaction Document to which it is a party; excluding, however, Portfolio Administrator Indemnified Amounts to the extent determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from gross negligence, fraud or willful
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misconduct on the part of any Indemnified Party (BUT EXPRESSLY INCLUDING IN THE INDEMNITY SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION 11.2, AND THE PORTFOLIO ADMINISTRATOR SHALL BE LIABLE FOR, PORTFOLIO ADMINISTRATOR INDEMNIFIED AMOUNTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE ORDINARY, SOLE OR CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE OF SUCH INDEMNIFIED PARTY, IT BEING THE INTENT OF THE PARTIES THAT, TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION 11.2, INDEMNIFIED PARTIES SHALL BE INDEMNIFIED FOR THEIR OWN ORDINARY, SOLE OR CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE NOT CONSTITUTING GROSS NEGLIGENCE, FRAUD OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT). If and to the extent that the foregoing undertaking may be unenforceable for any reason, the Portfolio Administrator hereby agrees to make the maximum contribution to the payment of the amounts indemnified against in this Section 11.2 that is permissible under Applicable Law.
Section 11.3 Limited Recourse and Non-Petition.
(a) The parties to this Loan Agreement hereby agree that they shall not have any recourse under any obligation, covenant, or agreement of the Portfolio Administrator contained in this Loan Agreement against any shareholder, officer, agent, employee or director of the Portfolio Administrator, by the enforcement of any assessment or by any proceeding, by virtue of any statute or otherwise, it being expressly agreed and understood that the obligations under this Loan Agreement are corporate obligations of the Portfolio Administrator. Furthermore, no personal liability shall attach to or be incurred by the shareholders, officers, agents, employees or directors of the Portfolio Administrator, or any of them, under or by reason of any of the obligations, covenants or agreements of the Portfolio Administrator contained in this Loan Agreement, or implied therefrom, and any and all personal liability of every such shareholder, officer, agent, employee or director for breaches by the Portfolio Administrator of any such obligations, covenants or agreements, either at law or by statute or constitution, is hereby deemed expressly waived by the parties to this Loan Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding any provisions of this Loan Agreement which impose on the Portfolio Administrator an obligation at any time to make any payment, the rights of recourse of the parties to this Loan Agreement shall be limited to the assets of the Portfolio Administrator and, to the extent that such assets are reduced to zero, the parties to this Loan Agreement shall have no further claim against the Portfolio Administrator in respect of any resulting shortfall and any unsatisfied amounts shall be extinguished and neither the parties to this Loan Agreement nor any person(s) acting on their behalf shall take any further action to recover such amounts.
(c) The parties to this Loan Agreement shall not be entitled at any time to institute against the Portfolio Administrator, or join in any institution against the Portfolio Administrator, any bankruptcy, reorganisation, receivership, arrangement, insolvency, winding up, examinership or liquidation proceedings or for the appointment of a liquidator, examiner, receiver, receiver manager, administrator or similar official, or other proceedings under any applicable bankruptcy or similar law in connection with the obligations of the Portfolio Administrator owed under this Loan Agreement or any other Transaction Document; provided, however, that nothing herein shall preclude or stop any such party from (A) taking any action in (x) any case or proceeding voluntarily filed or commenced by the Portfolio Administrator or (y)
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[*] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
any involuntary bankruptcy, reorganisation, receivership, arrangement, insolvency, winding up, examinership or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings under any bankruptcy or similar law commenced by any other person filed or commenced against the Portfolio Administrator by a person other than such party or (B) commencing and conducting to the fullest extent permissible under all relevant laws against the Portfolio Administrator or any properties of the Portfolio Administrator any legal action which is not a bankruptcy, reorganisation, receivership, arrangement, insolvency, winding up, examinership, liquidation or similar proceeding.
ARTICLE XII
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Section 12.1 Appointment. Each Lender hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Administrative Agent as the agent of such Lender under this Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, and each such Lender irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent, in such capacity, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of this Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Loan Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Loan Agreement or any other Transaction Document or otherwise exist against the Administrative Agent.
Section 12.2 Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under this Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by or through agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care.
Section 12.3 Exculpatory Provisions. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates shall be (a) liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it or such Person under or in connection with this Loan Agreement or any other Transaction Document (except for its or such Persons own gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct) or (b) responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by the Borrower, the Parent, a Seller, Imperial, the Guarantor, the Servicer, the Portfolio Administrator, the Securities Intermediary, any of the Trustees, the Custodian, [*] or [*] or any officer thereof contained in any Transaction Document to which it is a party or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Administrative Agent under or in connection with, this Loan Agreement or any other Transaction Document or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Loan Agreement or any other Transaction Document or for any failure of the Borrower, the Parent, a Seller, Imperial, the Guarantor, the Servicer, the Portfolio Administrator, the Securities Intermediary, any of the
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Trustees, the Custodian, [*] or [*] to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. The Administrative Agent shall not be under any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Loan Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of the Borrower, the Parent, a Seller, Imperial, the Guarantor, the Servicer, the Portfolio Administrator, the Custodian, any of the Trustees, the Securities Intermediary, [*] or [*]. The Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to this Loan Agreement or any other Transaction Document or Applicable Law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of any Lender.
Section 12.4 Reliance by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any note, writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telecopy, telex, e-mail or teletype message, statement, order or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to the Borrower, the Portfolio Administrator, the Guarantor or the Servicer), independent accountants and other experts selected by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may deem and treat each Lender as the owner of its pro rata share of the Advances for all purposes unless a written notice of assignment, negotiation or transfer thereof shall have been filed with the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Loan Agreement or any other Transaction Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders as it deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders, and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders and all future holders of an interest in any of the Lender Notes.
Section 12.5 Notice of Default. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default hereunder unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice from a Lender referring to this Loan Agreement, describing such Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a notice of default. In the event that the Administrative Agent receives such a notice, the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall take such action, subject to the Transaction Documents with respect to such Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default as shall be directed by the Required Lenders.
Section 12.6 Non-Reliance on the Administrative Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender expressly acknowledges that neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its officers,
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directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates has made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by the Administrative Agent hereinafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Borrower, the Portfolio Administrator, the Guarantor or the Servicer, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent to any Lender. Each Lender represents to the Administrative Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of, and investigation into, the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower, the Portfolio Administrator, the Guarantor and the Servicer and made its own decision to make its Advances hereunder and enter into this Loan Agreement. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower, the Portfolio Administrator, the Guarantor and the Servicer. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects or creditworthiness of the Borrower, the Portfolio Administrator, the Guarantor or the Servicer which may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates.
Section 12.7 Indemnification. The Lenders agree to indemnify the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), ratably according to their outstanding Advances, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever which may at any time (including, without limitation, at any time following the payment of all of the Lender Notes) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent in any way relating to or arising out of, the Commitments, this Loan Agreement, any of the other Transaction Documents or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent under or in connection with any of the foregoing; provided that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting solely from the Administrative Agents gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct. The agreements in this Section 12.7 shall survive the payment of all of the Lender Notes and all other amounts payable hereunder and the termination of this Loan Agreement.
Section 12.8 The Administrative Agent in Its Individual Capacity. The Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower, the Servicer, Imperial, the Portfolio Administrator, the
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Guarantor or any of their respective Affiliates as though the Administrative Agent were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents. With respect to Advances made or renewed by it, the Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents as any Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and the terms Lender and Lenders shall include the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity.
Section 12.9 Successor Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may resign as the Administrative Agent upon twenty (20) days notice to the Lenders effective upon the appointment of a successor agent. If the Administrative Agent shall resign as the Administrative Agent under this Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, then the Required Lenders shall appoint a successor agent for the Lenders, which successor agent shall be an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof or under the laws of another country which is doing business in the United States of America and, if such successor agent is not an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent, together with its Affiliates, having a combined capital, surplus and undivided profits of at least $100,000,000, which, if such successor agent is not an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent, shall be reasonably acceptable to the Borrower, whereupon such successor agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of the Administrative Agent, and the term Administrative Agent shall mean such successor agent effective upon such appointment and approval, and the former Administrative Agents rights, powers and duties as the Administrative Agent shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Administrative Agent or any of the parties to this Loan Agreement or any holders of an interest in any of the Lender Notes. After any retiring Administrative Agents resignation as the Administrative Agent, all of the provisions of this Article XII shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Administrative Agent under this Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
ARTICLE XIII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 13.1 Amendments, Etc. No amendment or waiver of, or consent to the Borrowers departure from, any provision of this Loan Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent, with the written consent of the Required Lenders (or, in the case of any amendment, waiver or consent that would result in a decrease in the interest rate on any Advance, a reduction in the principal amount of any Advance, an extension of time to make any payment of principal or interest on any Advance, the extension of the Commitment Termination Date or a release of all or any substantial portion of the Collateral (other than as expressly contemplated hereunder), by each Affected Party), and then such amendment, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it was given. No amendment or waiver of, or consent to the departure of any other party from, any provision of this Loan Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by an officer of the Borrower or the Portfolio Administrator for itself and on behalf of the Borrower. The Borrower hereby expressly authorizes the Portfolio Administrator to execute any such amendment, waiver or consent on behalf of the Borrower.
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Section 13.2 Notices, Etc. All notices, directions, instructions, demands and other communications provided for hereunder shall, unless otherwise stated herein, be in writing (including electronic mail communication) and sent to each party entitled thereto, at its address set forth on Schedule 13.2, or at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices, directions, instructions, demands and communications shall be effective: (a) if sent by overnight courier, on the Business Day after the day sent, (b) if by U.S. mail, three (3) Business Days after being deposited in the mail, (c) if delivered personally, when delivered, and (d) if sent by electronic mail, when the sender thereof shall have received electronic confirmation of the transmission thereof (provided that should such day not be a Business Day, on the next Business Day), except any such notice, direction, demands or other communications to the Administrative Agent shall only be effective upon actual receipt.
Section 13.3 No Waiver; Remedies. No failure on the part of any party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder or under any Transaction Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
Section 13.4 Binding Effect; Assignability; Term. This Loan Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, each Lender, the Administrative Agent, the Portfolio Administrator and the Guarantor, and their respective successors and assigns, except that no party shall have the right to assign any of their respective rights, or to delegate any of their respective duties and obligations, hereunder without the prior written consent of the other parties except as set forth below. Each Lender may assign all or any portion of its Lender Notes, Commitment and Advances hereunder, in each case pursuant to an assignment and assumption agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (each, an Assignment and Assumption Agreement), and in each case to (1) any Affiliate; or (2) any financial institution or other Person with the approval of the Required Lenders and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower (such approval by the Borrower not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that (i) any such assignment shall be in an amount of not less than the lesser of (A) $2,000,000 and (B) one-hundred percent (100%) of such Lenders outstanding Advances, (ii) the assigning Lender shall promptly give written notice of such assignment to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower and (iii) the assignee agrees in writing to be bound by the provisions of this Loan Agreement. Any attempted assignment or delegation in breach of this Section 13.4 shall be null and void. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Initial Lender or any Affiliate of the Initial Lender that becomes a Lender hereunder may, without the consent of the Borrower, assign all or any portion of its Lender Notes, Commitment and Advances hereunder to an Affiliate of the Initial Lender or such Affiliate or any Person that directly or indirectly owns any equity interest in the Initial Lender or such Affiliate and (ii) any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, (a) assign all of its Lenders Notes, Commitment and Advances hereunder to any Person if such Lender determines in its sole and absolute discretion that remaining a Lender hereunder would have an adverse regulatory impact on such Lender and (b) sell participation interests in its Advances and obligations hereunder to any Person or pledge any of its rights hereunder to any federal reserve bank, federal home loan bank or any federal
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depository institution. Any Lender which assigns all or any portion of its Lender Notes, Commitment and Advances hereunder pursuant to this Section 13.4 may retain or assign all or any portion of its interest in the Aggregate Contingent Interest. For the avoidance of doubt, any Person which does not hold any Lender Note, has no Commitment hereunder and in respect of which no Advances are outstanding, but which has an interest in the Aggregate Contingent Interest, shall not be included in determining the Required Lenders. The Initial Lender represents to the Borrower that, as of the Closing Date, it is an entity (x) that is a corporation formed under the laws of the United States or a U.S. state; (y) whose equity owners, are individuals who are citizens or residents of the United States for U.S. federal income tax purposes; and (z) does not carry on any trade or business in Ireland through a local branch or agency; and it has no current intention to cease to be such an entity. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that no Lender is making any representation other than the representation made by the Initial Lender as of the Closing Date as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence; provided however, if the Initial Lender becomes aware that it ceases to be an entity of the type described in the immediately preceding sentence or if any Lender that is not the Initial Lender or an Affiliate thereof becomes aware that it ceases to be (i) an entity that (a) is formed as a corporation or other body corporate under the laws of the United States or a U.S. state, (b) is taxed as a corporation on its worldwide income for U.S. federal income tax purposes and (c) does not carry on any trade or business in Ireland through a local branch or agency, (ii) an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States for United States federal income tax purposes or (iii) an entity that (a) is formed under the laws of the United States or a U.S. state as a partnership (or other entity not qualifying under clause (i) above), (b) all of whose partners are entities described in clause (i) or (ii) above or this clause (iii) or all of the ultimate recipients of the interest payable under this Loan Agreement are entities described in clause (i) or (ii) above or this clause (iii) or are Qualified Persons, (c) does not carry on any trade or business in Ireland through a local branch or agency and (d) whose business is conducted through such entity for market reasons and not for Irish tax avoidance purposes, within ten (10) Business Days of the date on which the Initial Lender or such Lender, as applicable, becomes aware that it ceased to be such an entity, the Initial Lender or such Lender, as applicable, shall provide written notice thereof to the Borrower, the other Lenders and the Administrative Agent, and, if based on the written advice from a nationally recognized tax advisor (which written advice the Borrower shall simultaneously provide or cause to be provided to the Administrative Agent), solely as a result of the Initial Lender or such Lender, as applicable ceasing to be such an entity, payments of interest under this Loan Agreement result in the Borrower ceasing to qualify for benefits under the Treaty, then within sixty (60) Business Days of the Borrowers receipt of such written notice, the Borrower may prepay all of the outstanding principal balance of Advances plus accrued but unpaid interest thereon plus all other Obligations owing by the Borrower (excluding any Yield Maintenance Fee.) This Loan Agreement shall create and constitute the continuing obligation of the parties hereto in accordance with its terms, and shall remain in full force and effect until such time as the Commitments have terminated and all the principal of and interest on the Advances and all other Obligations are paid in full, including, without limitation, the Aggregate Contingent Interest; provided that rights and remedies of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, as applicable, under Article XI and Section 3.1, Section 3.3 and Section 13.8 shall survive any termination of this Loan Agreement.
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Section 13.5 GOVERNING LAW; JURY TRIAL. (a) THIS LOAN AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE, EXCLUDING CHOICE OF LAW PRINCIPLES OF THE LAW OF SUCH STATE THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN SUCH STATE.
(b) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO HAVE A JURY PARTICIPATE IN RESOLVING ANY DISPUTE, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF, CONNECTED WITH, RELATING TO OR INCIDENTAL TO THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS LOAN AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS.
Section 13.6 Execution in Counterparts. This Loan Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Loan Agreement by facsimile or transmitted electronically in either Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) or Portable Document Format (PDF) shall be equally effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Loan Agreement by facsimile, TIFF or PDF shall also deliver a manually executed counterpart hereof, but failure to do so shall not affect the validity, enforceability, or binding effect of this Loan Agreement.
Section 13.7 Submission to Jurisdiction. Each party hereto hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and of any Federal court located in the State of New York (or any appellate court from any thereof) in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Loan Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives any objection that it may have to the laying of venue of any such proceeding and any claim that any such proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
Section 13.8 Costs and Expenses. In addition to its obligations under Section 3.3 and Article XI, the Borrower agrees to pay on demand:
(a) all reasonable and actual costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and each Lender in connection with (i) the preparation, execution, delivery, administration and enforcement of, or any actual or claimed breach of or any amendments, waivers or consents under or with respect to, this Loan Agreement, the Lender Notes and the other Transaction Documents (whether or not such amendment, waiver or consent becomes effective), including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to any of such Persons actually incurred in connection therewith, (ii) the perfection of Administrative Agents security interest in the Collateral, (iii) the maintenance of the Accounts, the Policy Account and the Borrower Account, and (iv) the audit of the books, records and procedures of the Portfolio Administrator, the Guarantor or the Borrower by the Administrative Agents auditors (which may be employees of the Administrative Agent), and
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(b) all stamp and other Taxes and fees payable or determined to be payable in connection with the execution, delivery, filing and recording of this Loan Agreement, the Lender Notes or the other Transaction Documents, and agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Party against any liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay in paying or omission to pay such Taxes and fees.
Section 13.9 Severability of Provisions. If any one or more provisions of this Loan Agreement shall for any reason be held invalid, then such provisions shall be deemed severable from the remaining provisions of this Loan Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of other provisions of this Loan Agreement.
Section 13.10 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. THIS LOAN AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS EXECUTED AND DELIVERED HEREWITH REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES HERETO AND THERETO AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.
Section 13.11 Conflicts. With respect to the matters set forth herein, in the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Loan Agreement and the provisions of any collateral assignment related to a Pledged Policy, the provisions of this Loan Agreement shall govern and control.
Section 13.12 Confidentiality. No party to this Loan Agreement that receives any Confidential Information (the Receiving Party) from any other party (the Disclosing Party) under this Loan Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall disclose any Confidential Information to any Person without the consent of the Disclosing Party, other than (a) to the Servicer, Portfolio Administrator, Securities Intermediary, Custodian, the Guarantor and the Receiving Partys Affiliates and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, trustees, agents and advisors (collectively, its Representatives) and to actual or prospective assignees under Section 13.4, and then only on a confidential basis, (b) as required by any law, rule or regulation or judicial process, including any requirements to make disclosures thereof pursuant to applicable securities laws, (c) as requested or required by any state, Federal or foreign authority or examiner (including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any similar organization or quasi-regulatory authority) regulating the Receiving Party, the Servicer, Portfolio Administrator, Securities Intermediary, Custodian, the Guarantor and/or their respective Affiliates (d) to any rating agency when required by it, provided that, prior to any such disclosure, such rating agency shall undertake to preserve the confidentiality of any Confidential Information relating to the Disclosing Party received by it from the Receiving Party, (e) in connection with any litigation or proceeding to which the Receiving Party, the Servicer, Portfolio Administrator, Securities Intermediary, Custodian, the Guarantor and/or their respective Affiliates may be a party, (f) in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy under this Loan Agreement or any other Transaction Document, and any related or subsequent sale or other transaction involving any of the Collateral or other collateral or assets pledged pursuant to any Transaction Document to secure the repayment of the Advances or (g) if any such Confidential Information becomes publicly available so long as such availability is not caused by the
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Receiving Party or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, trustee, agents and advisors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is expressly agreed that following the Closing Date, the Initial Lender may make or cause to be made a press release, public announcement or publicity statement (including placing a tombstone advertisement) relating to this Loan Agreement; provided that the parties hereto will consult with each other regarding the content and timing of any such press release, public announcement or publicity statement.
Section 13.13 Limitation on Liability. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS LOAN AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE LENDERS OR ANY INDEMNIFIED PARTY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THIS LOAN AGREEMENT, THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY, THE LENDER NOTES, THE ADVANCES OR OTHERWISE IN CONNECTION WITH THE FOREGOING. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES AGREE THAT NEITHER THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE LENDERS NOR ANY INDEMNIFIED PARTY SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ANY EQUITABLE REMEDY OR RELIEF, INCLUDING SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OR INJUNCTION RELATING TO ANY FAILURE BY ANY SUCH PARTY TO MAKE ANY ADVANCE UNDER, OR SUCH PARTY DECLINING TO MAKE ANY ADVANCE UNDER, THIS LOAN AGREEMENT. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, IN NO EVENT SHALL LENDERS LIABILITY FOR FAILURE TO FUND ANY ADVANCE EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF SUCH ADVANCE AND $7,500,000 IN AGGREGATE FOR ALL ADVANCES.
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Section 13.14 Relationship of Parties. Notwithstanding the obligation of the Borrower to pay the Aggregate Contingent Interest to the Lenders in accordance with the terms hereof and that Advances made from time to time hereunder may be used to pay Ongoing Maintenance Costs, the relationship of each Secured Party and the Borrower is solely one of lender and borrower and this Loan Agreement does not constitute a partnership, tenancy-in-common, joint tenancy or joint venture between any of the Secured Parties and the Borrower, nor does this Loan Agreement create an agency or fiduciary relationship between any of the Secured Parties and the Borrower. The Borrower is not the representative or agent of any of the Secured Parties and no Secured Party is a representative or agent of the Borrower. The parties hereto intend that the relationship among them shall be solely that of creditor and debtor. No Secured Party shall in any way be responsible or liable for the debts, losses, obligations or duties of the Borrower.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Loan and Security Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.
| RED FALCON TRUST, | ||
| as Borrower | ||
| By: Blue Heron Designated Activity Company, in its capacity as Residual Interest Holder | ||
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| Title: | ||
| IMPERIAL FINANCE & TRADING, LLC, as Guarantor | ||
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| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| BLUE HERON DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY, as Portfolio Administrator | ||
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| Title: | ||
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| LNV CORPORATION, as Initial Lender | ||
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| Title: | ||
| CLMG CORP., as Administrative Agent | ||
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[*] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
Schedule 2.1(a)
Lenders Commitments
| Lender |
Commitment | |||
| LNV Corporation |
$ | 110,000,000 | ||
Schedule 2.8 Payment Direction
| Bank |
Wilmington Trust, Wilmington DE | |||
| ABA |
||||
| Account Name |
Imperial/Indaba Indenture | |||
| Account Number |
Schedule 8.1(i)
None
[*] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
Schedule 8.1(m)
| 1. | On-going litigation related to the case styled as Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) v. Imperial Holdings, Inc., Imperial Premium Finance, LLC, Imperial Life Financing II, LLC, Imperial Life Settlements, LLC, Imperial PFC Financing, LLC, Imperial PFC Financing II, LLC, OLIPP I, LLC, PSC Financial, LLC and John Does 1-100 in the United States District Court For the Southern District of Florida. |
| 2. | Investigation of Imperial Holdings, Inc. by the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigations division as further described in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, filed on May 6, 2015. [*] |
Schedule 8.1(q)
None
Schedule 8.1(s)
| Account Information | ||||
| Account Description |
Bank |
Account No. | ||
| Collection Account |
Wilmington Trust, National Association | |||
| Payment Account |
Wilmington Trust, National Association | |||
| Borrower Account |
Wilmington Trust, National Association | |||
| Policy Account |
Wilmington Trust, National Association | |||
Schedule 8.1(u)
None
[*] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
SCHEDULE 8.1(w)
| Policy Issue Date |
Death Benefit Split By $ | Death Benefit Split By % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Case# |
NAME | POLICY | Issuing Company | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | Total Policy Face |
[*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | Total Policy Face | |||||||||||||||
| 1 [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | ||||||||||||||
| 2 [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | ||||||||||||||
| 3 [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | ||||||||||||||
| 4 [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | ||||||||||||||
| 5 [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | ||||||||||||||
| 6 [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | ||||||||||||||
| 7 [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | ||||||||||||||
| 8 [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | ||||||||||||||
| 9 [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | ||||||||||||||
| 10 [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | ||||||||||||||
| 11 [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | ||||||||||||||
| 12 [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | ||||||||||||||
| 13 [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | ||||||||||||||
| 14 [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | ||||||||||||||
| 15 [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | ||||||||||||||
| 16 [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | ||||||||||||||
| 17 [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | ||||||||||||||
| 18 [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | ||||||||||||||
| 19 [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | ||||||||||||||
| 20 [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | ||||||||||||||
| 21 [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | ||||||||||||||
| 22 [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | ||||||||||||||
| 23 [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | ||||||||||||||
| 24 [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | ||||||||||||||
| 25 [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | ||||||||||||||
| 26 [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | ||||||||||||||
| 27 [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | ||||||||||||||
| [*] | [*] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
[*] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
Schedule 8.3 (i)
| 1. | Investigation of Imperial Holdings, Inc. by the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigations division as further described in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, filed on May 6, 2015. [*] |
Schedule 8.3(l)
None
Schedule 13.2
CLMG CORP.
7195 Dallas Parkway
Plano, TX 75024
Attention:
Telephone:
Facsimile:
Email:
* * * * *
LNV Corporation
c/o CLMG Corp.
7195 Dallas Parkway
Plano, TX 75024
Attention:
Telephone:
Facsimile:
Email:
* * * * *
RED FALCON TRUST
Attention: The Directors
2nd Floor, Palmerston House
Fenian Street
Dublin 2
Ireland
Email:
With a copy to:
* * * * *
Blue Heron Designated Activity Company
Attention: The Directors
2nd Floor, Palmerston House
Fenian Street
Dublin 2
Ireland
Email:
With a copy to:
* * * * *
IMPERIAL FINANCE & TRADING, LLC
5355 Town Center Rd #701
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Attention: Office of General Counsel
Email:
* * * * *
harbordale, LLC
5355 Town Center Rd #701
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Attention: Office of General Counsel
Email:
* * * * *
RED REEF ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS, LLC
5355 Town Center Rd #701
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Attention: Office of General Counsel
Email:
* * * * *
IMPERIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
5355 Town Center Rd #701
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Attention: Office of General Counsel
Email:
* * * * *
[*] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
Eligibility Criteria Clause (C) Schedule
| Last Name |
First Name | Policy Number |
Carrier | Net Death Benefit |
||||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 5,000,000.00 | |||||
[*] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
Eligibility Criteria Clause (D) Schedule
| Last Name |
First Name | Policy Number |
Carrier | Net Death Benefit |
||||||
| [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,920,000.00 | |||||
Eligibility Criteria Clause (F) Schedule
None
[*] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
Eligibility Criteria Clause (G) Schedule
| Last Name |
First Name | Policy Number |
Carrier | Net Death Benefit |
||||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 2,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 5,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 4,300,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,700,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 4,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 959,700.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 6,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 735,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 5,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 10,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 10,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 10,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 5,548,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 2,880,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,800,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 10,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 630,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,152,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 2,500,000.00 | |||||
[*] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 5,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,140,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 10,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 8,990,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 5,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 840,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 10,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,585,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,920,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 5,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,180,826.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,478,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,500,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 2,345,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 977,035.00 |
Eligibility Criteria Clause (H) Schedule
None
[*] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
Eligibility Criteria Clause (I) Schedule
| Last Name |
First Name | Policy Number |
Carrier | Net Death Benefit |
||||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 17,700,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 15,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 13,200,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 11,400,000.00 | |||||
[*] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
Eligibility Criteria Clause (L) Schedule
| Last Name |
First Name | Policy Number |
Carrier | Net Death Benefit |
||||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 5,000,984.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,000,000.00 | |||||
[*] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
Eligibility Criteria Clause (M) Schedule (Death Certificate Authorizations)
| Last Name |
First Name | Policy Number |
Carrier | Net Death Benefit |
||||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 5,880,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,920,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,880,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 13,200,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,890,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,840,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,920,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 977,035.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 8,595,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,440,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 960,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 6,315,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 5,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 5,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 4,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 5,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,125,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 2,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 5,000,984.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,180,826.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 5,760,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,039,615.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 5,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 2,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 200,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,500,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,000,000.00 | |||||
[*] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,840,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 5,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 5,000,000.00 |
[*] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
Eligibility Criteria Clause (M) Schedule (HIPAAs)
| Last Name |
First Name | Policy Number |
Carrier | Net Death Benefit | ||||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 5,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 5,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 4,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 5,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,125,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 4,800,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 5,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 10,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 5,548,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 10,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 2,500,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 5,800,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,140,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 10,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 5,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 10,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,478,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,500,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 15,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 2,345,000.00 | |||||
[*] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
Eligibility Criteria Clause (M) Schedule (P.O.A.s)
| Last Name |
First Name | Policy Number | Carrier | Net Death Benefit |
||||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 10,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 10,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 10,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 5,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,300,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 4,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,700,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 2,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 10,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 10,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 5,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 2,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,700,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 10,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 2,770,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 2,500,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 2,100,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 5,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,600,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 935,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 10,000,000.00 | |||||
[*] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 10,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 10,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 2,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 4,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 5,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 945,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,034,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 630,700.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 630,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 6,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 4,800,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,850,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 2,000,000.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,000,000.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,000,000.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 959,700.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,257,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 2,250,000.00 |
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| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 4,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,500,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 5,000,000.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 5,000,000.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 5,000,000.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 4,300,000.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,589,000.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 735,000.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,000,000.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 5,548,000.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,800,000.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,399,000.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 4,505,000.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 7,140,000.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,450,000.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,100,000.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,255,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,140,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 863,000.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 892,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 8,990,000.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 840,000.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,585,000.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 2,538,000.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,600,000.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,478,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 2,855,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,100,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 2,345,000.00 |
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| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 2,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 10,000,000.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 4,000,000.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 5,000,000.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 10,000,000.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,000,000.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 2,000,000.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 1,000,000.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,000,000.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,000,000.00 | |||||
| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 2,500,000.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 10,000,000.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 5,000,000.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 8,000,000.00 | |||||
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| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | 2,000,000.00 |
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| [*] |
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| [*] |
[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 3,180,826.00 | |||||
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[*] | [*] | [*] | $ | 200,000.00 | |||||
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF BORROWING REQUEST
[DATE]
CLMG Corp.,
as Administrative Agent
7195 Dallas Parkway
Plano, TX 75024
Attention:
Telephone:
Facsimile:
Email:
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2015 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Loan Agreement), by and among Red Falcon Trust, as Borrower, the financial institutions party thereto, as Lenders, Imperial Finance & Trading, LLC, as Guarantor, Blue Heron Designated Activity Company, as Portfolio Administrator, and CLMG Corp., as Administrative Agent. All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in Annex I to the Loan Agreement.
The undersigned hereby gives you irrevocable notice, pursuant to Section 2.2 of the Loan Agreement, that it requests an Advance under the Loan Agreement and in connection therewith sets forth the following information related to such Advance:
| (i) | The Advance is the [Initial Advance]1 [an Additional Policy Advance]2 [an Ongoing Maintenance Advance]3; |
| (ii) | The date of the proposed Advance is [ ] and the principal amount of the proposed Advance is $[ ]; [and] |
| (iii) | The Subject Policies to be pledged in connection with such Advance are identified on Exhibit A;]1 [The Additional Policies to be pledged in connection with such Advance are identified on Exhibit A;]2 [The proceeds of such Advance shall be used for the purposes set forth on Schedule I; and]3 |
| [(iv)] | The Borrowing Base Certificate is attached hereto as Exhibit [A]3 [B]1,2 |
| 1 | To be included if Advance is the Initial Advance. |
| 2 | To be included if Advance is an Additional Policy Advance. |
| 3 | To be included if Advance is an Ongoing Maintenance Advance. |
[The undersigned hereby confirms that the related Collateral Packages have been uploaded to the FTP Site.] 1, 2
The undersigned hereby certifies that as of the date hereof, and as of the date of the requested Advance, all conditions precedent to the making of the Advance as set forth in Section [7.1][7.2][7.3] of the Loan Agreement have been met.
In accordance with the Loan Agreement, the undersigned hereby irrevocably requests the Administrative Agent to process this request.
| Very truly yours, |
| RED FALCON TRUST |
| By Blue Heron Designated Activity Company, in its capacity as Residual Interest Holder |
| By: |
| |
| Name: | ||
| Title: |
[EXHIBIT A TO THE BORROWING REQUEST]
[SUBJECT] [ADDITIONAL] POLICIES
[Attach a spreadsheet containing the following data points for each Policy included in the Borrowing Request:
Case Number
Insured #1
Age
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Gender
Smoking Status
Insured #2 (if applicable)
Age
Date of Birth
Date of DeathGender
Smoking Status
Number of Insured Lives
Owner State of Residence
Domicile of Trust (if applicable)
Policy Issue Date
Policy State of Issuance
Policy Number
Issuing Insurance Company
Issuing Insurance Company Credit Rating
Initial Face Amount
Current Face Amount
[Current Policy Account Balance][ Not required until after Imperial receives the policys next account statement, which will be after the policy anniversary date.]
Type of Death Benefit (A, B, C)
Policy Rating
Policy Type (Term, Whole life, Variable Universal, Universal)
Premium Finance (yes/no)
Premium Finance Program (if applicable)
Beneficial Interest Transfer (yes/no)
Beneficial Interest Program (if applicable)
Policy Purchase Price (first related entity to acquire policy)
Policy Cost Basis
Premiums Paid to Date (since policy origination)
Medical Underwriting/reports
Insured #1
AVS, EMSI or Fasano (LE / Mortality Multiplier / Date)
21st Services (Median LE / Mean LE / Mortality Multiplier / Date)
Insured #2 (if applicable)
AVS, EMSI or Fasano (LE / Mortality Multiplier / Date)
21st Services (Median LE / Mean LE / Mortality Multiplier / Date)
Death Benefit Payable Monthly or Quarterly out through Age 120
[Level Premiums Payable Monthly or Quarterly through Age 120][ Not required until next illustrations are received following the Closing Date.]
Optimized Premiums Payable Monthly or Quarterly through Age 120 with confirmation computed from policy illustration or Policy (disclosing whether shadow account or no lapse guarantee exists)
Authorizations for Annuities or Annuities currently in place]
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF LENDER NOTE
[New York, New York]
| Up to $[110,000,000] | [ ], 20[ ] |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Red Falcon Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the Borrower) promises to pay to the order of [ ], a [ ] (together with its successors and permitted assigns, the Lender), in its capacity as a Lender, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Advances made by the Lender to, or for the benefit of, the Borrower, as recorded either on the grid attached to this Note or in the records of the Lender (and such recordation and records shall constitute prima facie evidence of the subject matter thereof; provided, however, that the failure to make any such recordation or maintain any such records shall not in any way affect the Borrowers obligation to repay this Note). The principal amount of each Advance evidenced hereby shall be payable on or prior to the Maturity Date as provided in the Loan Agreement. Borrower also promises to pay to the Lender all other Obligations (which, for the avoidance of doubt, may exceed $[110,000,000]).
The Borrower further promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of this Note from time to time outstanding, payable as provided in the Loan Agreement, at the rates per annum provided in the Loan Agreement; provided, however, that such interest rate shall not at any time exceed the maximum rate permitted by Applicable Law. All payments of principal of and interest on this Note shall be payable in lawful currency of the United States of America at the office of the Lender as provided in the Loan Agreement, in immediately available funds.
This Note is one of the Lender Notes referred to in that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2015 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Loan Agreement), by and among the Borrower, the financial institutions party thereto, as Lenders, [CLMG Corp.], as Administrative Agent, Imperial Finance & Trading, LLC, as Guarantor, and Blue Heron Designated Activity Company, as Portfolio Administrator. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in Annex I to the Loan Agreement. In the event of any conflict between any term or provision of this Note and the Loan Agreement, the terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement shall govern and control. This Note is secured pursuant to the security interests granted in the Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and reference is hereby made to the Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents for a statement of the terms and provisions of such security interests.
All parties now or hereafter liable with respect to this Note, whether as makers, endorsers, or otherwise, severally waive presentment for payment, demand, protest, and notice of dishonor and notice of the existence or nonpayment of all or any of the Advances.
Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, all amounts then remaining unpaid on this Note shall become, or may be declared to be, immediately due and payable, all as provided in the Loan Agreement.
This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed in such State, excluding choice of law principles of the laws of such State that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Note to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the day and year first above written.
| RED FALCON TRUST | ||
| By: Blue Heron Designated Activity Company, in its capacity as Residual Interest Holder | ||
| By: |
| |
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
2
GRID ATTACHED TO NOTE
DATED [ ], 20[ ]
RED FALCON TRUST
PAYABLE TO THE ORDER OF
[ ]
| Date |
Amount of Advance |
Outstanding Principal Balance |
Interest Rate |
Interest Period |
Notation Made By | |||||
EXHIBIT C
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of [ ], 20[ ] (Agreement), by and between [ ], a [ ] (Assignor), and [ ], a [ ] (Assignee).
1. Reference to Loan Agreement. Reference is made to that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2015 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Loan Agreement), by and among Red Falcon Trust, as Borrower, the financial institutions party thereto, as Lenders, Imperial Finance & Trading, LLC, as Guarantor, Blue Heron Designated Activity Company, as Portfolio Administrator, and CLMG Corp., as Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Loan Agreement.
2. Assignment. The Assignor hereby sells and assigns to the Assignee without recourse and without representation or warranty (other than as expressly provided herein), and the Assignee hereby purchases and assumes from the Assignor, that interest in and to all of the Assignors rights and obligations under the Loan Agreement as of the date hereof which represents the percentage interest specified in Item 2 of Annex I attached hereto (the Assigned Share) of all of its outstanding rights and obligations under the Loan Agreement, including, without limitation, all rights and obligations with respect to the Assigned Share of the Commitment and all outstanding Advances.
3. Representations and Warranties of Assignor. The Assignor (i) represents and warrants that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the interest being assigned by it hereunder and that such interest is free and clear of any liens or security interests; (ii) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, representations or warranties made in or in connection with the Loan Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto; and (iii) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of the Borrower or the performance or observance by the Borrower of any of their obligations under the Loan Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto.
4. Representations and Warranties of Assignee. The Assignee (i) represents and warrants that it is authorized to enter into and perform the terms of this Agreement, the Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it will become a party pursuant to this Agreement; (ii) confirms that it has received a copy of the Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, together with such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement; (iii) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at
the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Agreement; (iv) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (v) agrees that it shall be bound by the provisions of the Loan Agreement.
5. Settlement Date. Following the execution of this Agreement by the Assignor and the Assignee, an executed original hereof (together with all attachments) will be delivered to the Administrative Agent. The effective date of this Assignment Agreement shall be the later of (x) the date upon which the following conditions have been satisfied: (i) the execution hereof by the Assignor and the Assignee and (ii) to the extent required the Loan Agreement, the consent hereto by the Required Lenders and/or the Borrower has been obtained or (y) such date as is otherwise specified in Item 3 of Annex I hereto (the Settlement Date).
6. Joinder. Upon the delivery of a fully executed original hereof to the Administrative Agent, as of the Settlement Date, (i) the Assignee shall be a party to the Loan Agreement and, to the extent provided in this Agreement, have the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder and under the other Transaction Documents and (ii) the Assignor shall, to the extent provided in this Agreement, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under the Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents with respect to the Assigned Share.
7. Payments. Upon the effectiveness of this Agreement, the Assignee shall be entitled to all interest on the Assigned Share of the Advances at the rates determined in accordance with the Loan Agreement attached hereto which accrue on and after the Settlement Date, such interest to be paid to the Assignee pursuant to the provisions of Sections 5.2(b) and 5.2(c) of the Loan Agreement. It is further agreed that all payments of principal [and the Aggregate Contingent Interest] made on the Assigned Share of the Advances which occur on and after the Settlement Date will be paid to the Assignee pursuant to the provisions of Sections 5.2(b) and 5.2(c) of the Loan Agreement, as applicable. Upon the Settlement Date, the Assignee shall pay to the Assignor an amount specified by the Assignor in writing which represents the Assigned Share of the principal amount of the respective Advances made by the Assignor pursuant to the Loan Agreement which are outstanding on the Settlement Date, net of any closing costs. The Assignor and the Assignee shall make all appropriate adjustments in payments under the Loan Agreement for periods prior to the Settlement Date directly between themselves.
8. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE, EXCLUDING CHOICE OF LAW PRINCIPLES OF THE LAW OF SUCH STATE THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN SUCH STATE.
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2
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.
| [NAME OF ASSIGNOR], as Assignor | ||
| By: |
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| Name: |
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| Title: |
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| [NAME OF ASSIGNEE], as Assignee | ||
| By: |
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| Name: |
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| Title: |
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| [Acknowledged and Agreed: | ||
| [ ], as a Lender | ||
| By: |
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| Name: |
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| Title: |
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| By: |
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| Name: |
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| Title: |
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| [ ], as a Lender | ||
| By: |
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| Name: |
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| Title: |
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| Title: |
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3
RED FALCON TRUST,
as Borrower
Blue Heron Designated Activity Company, in its capacity as Residual Interest Holder
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ] |
4
ANNEX I TO ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
| 1 | Date of Assignment Agreement: |
, 20
| 2. | Amounts (as of date of Assignment Agreement): |
| (a) | Aggregate principal amount of outstanding Advances of all Lenders: |
$
| (b) | Assigned Share of (a) above: |
%
| (c) | Amount of assigned principal of outstanding Advances: |
$
| 3. | Settlement Date: |
, 20
EXHIBIT D
FORM OF CALCULATION DATE REPORT
Calculation Date Report
Dated as of
For the Distribution Date occurring on
| I. | Account Balances as of the dated of this Calculation Date Report are as follows: |
| Collection Account |
$ | |||||
| Payment Account |
$ | |||||
| Borrower Account |
$ |
| II. | So long as an Unmatured Event of Default or an Event of Default has not occurred and is not continuing, funds on deposit in the Collection Account shall be distributed as provided in the following stages of the Priority of Payment pursuant to Section 5.2(b) of the Loan and Security Agreement: |
| First: |
$ | |||
| Second: |
$ | |||
| Third: |
$ | |||
| Fourth: |
$ | |||
| Fifth: |
$ | |||
| Sixth: |
$ | |||
| Seventh: |
$ | |||
| Eighth: |
$ | |||
| Ninth: |
$ | |||
| Tenth: |
$ |
| III. | If an Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and is not waived in writing by the Required Lenders, funds on deposit in the Collection Account shall be distributed as provided in the following stages of the Priority of Payments pursuant to Section 5.2(c) of the Loan and Security Agreement: |
| First: |
$ | |||
| Second: |
$ | |||
| Third: |
$ | |||
| Fourth: |
$ | |||
| Fifth: |
$ | |||
| Sixth: |
$ |
1
| Seventh: |
$ | |||
| Eighth: |
$ | |||
| Ninth: |
$ | |||
| Tenth: |
$ |
The undersigned hereby certifies that the information set forth in this Calculation Date Report is true and correct.
| RED FALCON TRUST, as Borrower | ||
| By: Blue Heron Designated Activity Company, in its capacity as Residual Interest Holder | ||
| By: |
| |
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
2
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EXHIBIT E
FORM OF ANNUAL BUDGET
Operational Plan - 12 Months
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EXHIBIT F
FORM OF BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE
[DATE]
CLMG Corp.,
as Administrative Agent
7195 Dallas Parkway
Plano, TX 75024
Attention:
Telephone:
Facsimile:
Email:
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This Borrowing Base Certificate is delivered to you pursuant to Section 2.2 of that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2015 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Loan Agreement), by and among Red Falcon Trust, as Borrower, the financial institutions party thereto, as Lenders, Imperial Finance & Trading, LLC, as Guarantor, Blue Heron Designated Activity Company, as Portfolio Administrator, and CLMG Corp., as Administrative Agent. All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in Annex I to the Loan Agreement.
[The Borrower]4[The Portfolio Administrator, on behalf of the Borrower,]5 hereby:
certifies that as of the date hereof, the Borrowing Base is $ ;
certifies that as of the date hereof, the aggregate amount of outstanding Advances, together with
accrued but unpaid interest thereon is $ ;
certifies that after giving effect to the proposed Advance, the aggregate principal amount of all
the outstanding Advances, together with accrued but unpaid interest thereon, will not exceed the Borrowing Base.
[The Borrowers]1[The Portfolio Administrators]2 delivery [on behalf of the Borrower]2 of this Borrowing Base Certificate and acceptance of the Advance requested hereunder constitutes a representation and warranty by the Borrower that, as of the date of such Advance (and after giving effect thereto) all conditions precedent have been satisfied.
[The Borrower]1[The Portfolio Administrator]2 further agrees that if, prior to the time of the Advance requested hereby, any matter certified to herein by it will not be true and correct at such time as if then made, it will immediately so notify the Administrative Agent. Except to the extent, if any, that prior to the time of the Advance requested hereby, the Administrative Agent
| 4 | To be included if the Borrower signs the Borrowing Base Certificate. |
| 5 | To be included if the Portfolio Administrator signs the Borrowing Base Certificate. |
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shall receive written notice to the contrary from the [Borrower]1[Portfolio Administrator]2, each matter certified to herein shall be deemed once again to be certified as true and correct at the date of such Advance as if then made.
The undersigned has caused this Borrowing Base Certificate to be executed and delivered as of the date first set forth above in his or her capacity an officer of [the Borrower]1[the Portfolio Administrator]2.
| [RED FALCON TRUST, as Borrower | ||
| By: Blue Heron Designated Activity Company, in its capacity as Residual Interest Holder | ||
| By: |
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| Name: | ||
| Title:]1 | ||
| BLUE HERON DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY, as Portfolio Administrator on behalf of the Borrower | ||
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| Title:]2 | ||
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ANNEX I
LIST OF DEFINED TERMS
21st Services means 21st Holdings, LLC and its Affiliates and their respective successors.
Account Control Agreement means the Securities Account Control and Custodian Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Securities Intermediary and the Custodian, and as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the Transaction Documents.
Accounts means the Collection Account and the Payment Account, collectively.
Acknowledgement means, with respect to any Policy, a written acknowledgement from the related Issuing Insurance Company confirming that the records of the Issuing Insurance Company name the Securities Intermediary as the owner and beneficiary of the applicable Policy.
Additional Policies means Policies to be acquired by the Borrower with the proceeds of an Additional Policy Advance and/or to be pledged to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders in connection with an Additional Policy Advance.
Additional Policy Advance shall mean an Advance other than the Initial Advance pursuant to which Additional Policies are pledged to the Administrative Agent under the Loan Agreement.
Additional Policy Advance Amount with respect to any Additional Policy Advance, shall mean the amount specified in the related Additional Policy Advance Acceptance.
Additional Policy Advance Acceptance has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(c) of the Loan Agreement.
Administrative Agent means CLMG Corp., as Administrative Agent under the Loan Agreement.
Administrative Agents Account has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2 of the Loan Agreement.
Administrative Services Agreement means the Administrative Services Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Borrower, the Portfolio Administrator and Imperial Finance & Trading, LLC, and as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the Transaction Documents.
Advance means the Initial Advance, an Additional Policy Advance, a Protective Advance or an Ongoing Maintenance Advance, as applicable, and collectively, the Advances.
Advance Date shall mean any date on which an Advance is funded by the Lenders pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, which shall be the Closing Date, any Subsequent Advance Date or the date the Lenders fund any Protective Advance in their sole and absolute discretion.
Adverse Claim means a Lien, security interest, pledge, charge or encumbrance, or similar right or claim of any Person, other than any Permitted Liens.
Affected Party means each Lender, any permitted assignee of any Lender, and any holder of a participation interest in the rights and obligations of any Lender, the Administrative Agent and any Affiliate of any of the foregoing.
Affiliate means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that (i) directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person or (ii) is an officer or director of such Person. A Person shall be deemed to be controlled by another Person if such other Person possesses, directly or indirectly, power (a) to vote twenty percent (20%) or more of the securities (on a fully diluted basis) having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or managing partners of such Person, or (b) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise. The word Affiliated has a correlative meaning.
Aggregate Contingent Interest shall mean the aggregate of all of the Contingent Interest for all of the Pledged Policies.
Alternative Information Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(a) of the Loan Agreement.
A.M. Best means A.M. Best Company, Inc. and any successor or successors thereto.
Annual Budget has the meaning specified in Section 9.1(d)(vi) of the Loan Agreement.
Anti-Money Laundering Laws has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(v) of the Loan Agreement.
Applicable Law means, as to any Person or any matter, any law (statutory or common), treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or of any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any central bank (or similar monetary or regulatory authority) thereof, any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, and any corporation or other entity owned or controlled, through stock or capital ownership or otherwise, by any of the foregoing, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person (or any of its property) or such matter, or to which such Person (or any of its property) or such matter is subject, including, without limitation, any laws relating to assignments of contracts, life settlements, viatical settlements, insurance, consumers and consumer protection, usury, truth-in-lending, fair credit reporting, equal credit opportunity, federal and state securities or blue sky laws, the Federal Trade Commission Act and ERISA, and in the case of Section 6.3 of the Loan Agreement, FATCA.
Applicable Margin means four and one half percent (4.50%).
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[*] means [*], an [*].
Assignment and Assumption Agreement has the meaning set forth in Section 13.4 of the Loan Agreement.
Available Amount means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the amount on deposit in the Collection Account.
AVS means AVS Underwriting, LLC and its successors.
Base Rate means, for any date of determination, the sum of (i) the Federal Funds Rate on such date plus (ii) one half of one percent (0.5%).
Blocked Person has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(v) of the Loan Agreement.
Borrower has the meaning set forth in the recitals to the Loan Agreement.
Borrower Account has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(c) of the Loan Agreement.
Borrower Failure Procedures has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(a) of the Loan Agreement.
Borrower Interest Pledge Agreement means the Residual Interest Pledge Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, made by the Parent in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of itself and the Lenders, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the Transaction Documents.
Borrower Organizational Documents means the certificate of trust filed on June 30, 2015 with the Office of the Delaware Secretary of State and the Trust Agreement.
Borrowing Base means, on any date of determination, the lesser of (A) the sum of all of the following amounts that have been funded or are to be funded through the succeeding Distribution Date (i) the Initial Advance and all Additional Policy Advances, plus (ii) one-hundred percent (100%) of the sum of the Ongoing Maintenance Costs, less (iii) any Required Amortization previously distributed and to be distributed pursuant to the Priority of Payments on the immediately succeeding Distribution Date; (B) sixty percent (60%) of the Lender Valuation of the Pledged Policies; (C) forty-five percent (45%) of the aggregate face amount of the Pledged Policies (other than the Excluded Policies); and (D) the Facility Limit.
Borrowing Base Certificate means a certificate in the form of Exhibit F to the Loan Agreement.
Borrowing Request has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a) of the Loan Agreement.
Business Day means any day on which commercial banks in any of New York, New York, Wilmington, Delaware, Boca Raton, Florida, Bethesda, Maryland, Dublin, Ireland, Hamilton, Bermuda or Birmingham, Michigan, are not authorized or are not required to be
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closed. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, with respect to any funding obligations of the Lenders under the Loan Agreement, Business Day shall mean any day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is open for business.
Calculation Date means the tenth (10th) day of each calendar month, beginning in August, 2015, or if such day is not a Business Day, then the succeeding Business Day.
Calculation Date Report has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(a) of the Loan Agreement.
Change in Control means a change or series of changes, resulting when (i) the Borrower, the Parent or a Seller, as applicable, merges or consolidates with any other Person or permits any other Person to become the successor to its business, and the Borrower, the Parent or such Seller, as applicable, is not the surviving entity after such merger, consolidation or succession, other than as expressly permitted by the Transaction Documents, (ii) the Borrower, the Parent or a Seller, as applicable, conveys, transfers or leases substantially all of its assets as an entirety to another Person, other than as expressly permitted by the Transaction Documents or (iii) any Person other than Imperial shall become the owner, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, of equity representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding equity of the Borrower, the Parent or a Seller.
Change Forms means, with respect to any Policy, all documents required by the applicable Issuing Insurance Company to be executed by the Borrower (or the Securities Intermediary, as owner thereof for the benefit of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as secured party pursuant to the Account Control Agreement) to effect change of ownership of and designation of a new owner and beneficiary under such Policy.
Christiana Trust means Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, d/b/a Christiana Trust, a federal savings bank, together with its successors and permitted assigns.
Claims has the meaning set forth in the Account Control Agreement.
Closing Date shall mean July 16, 2015.
Closing Fee means, with respect to the Initial Advance, a fee in an amount equal to the product of (i) the amount of the Facility Limit and (ii) two percent (2.00%).
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor statute.
Collateral has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a) of the Loan Agreement.
Collateral Audit has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(i) in the Loan Agreement.
Collateral Package means all documents and information in the possession or under the control of the Borrower, a Seller, the Parent, Imperial or any Affiliate of any of them, related to the Pledged Policies, including but not limited to, all Policy files related to the purchase or acquisition thereof by any Affiliate of Imperial and the transfer thereof to the Borrower (which shall include the most recent Policy Illustrations, Life Expectancy estimates, the Physician Competency Statement and medical records available to the Borrower) and all documents set forth on Exhibit M to the Account Control Agreement.
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Collection Account has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(a) of the Loan Agreement.
Collections means, collectively, all payments made from and after the Closing Date to or for the account of or the benefit of the Borrower, Imperial, the Servicer, the Parent, a Seller or any Affiliate of any of them or their agents (including the Securities Intermediary) by or on behalf of the Issuing Insurance Companies or any other Person in respect of the Pledged Policies, including without limitation, all death benefits and other proceeds realized upon the death of the related Insureds, all proceeds of Policy Loans or withdrawals of cash surrender value made or taken from and after the Closing Date and any proceeds of any other Collateral and sale of Pledged Policies (including Net Proceeds), whether in the form of cash, checks, wire transfers, electronic transfers or any other form of cash payment; provided, that for avoidance of doubt, Collections shall not include the portion of the death benefit under a Pledged Policy payable to a Person other than the Securities Intermediary who is designated as the beneficiary under a Retained Death Benefit Policy and previously disclosed in writing to, and approved by, the Administrative Agent prior to the Lenders making the Initial Advance or the related Additional Policy Advance, as applicable.
Commitment means, with respect to any Lender, the maximum amount that may be advanced by such Lender under the Loan Agreement as specified in Schedule 2.1(a) to the Loan Agreement as the same is amended pursuant to any Assignment and Assumption Agreement.
Commitment Termination Date means the earliest to occur of: (i) the Scheduled Commitment Termination Date, and (ii) the effective date on which the Lenders Commitment is terminated following the occurrence of an Event of Default not cured within any applicable cure period, as described in Section 10.2 of the Loan Agreement.
Confidential Information means (i) the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including (a) any term sheets, loan applications or other documents related to the Loan Agreement or the Transaction Documents and (b) any copies of such documents or any portions thereof and (ii) any Non-Public Information.
Consultancy Agreement means the Consultancy Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and between the Parent and David Thompson, and as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the Transaction Documents.
Contingent Interest shall mean with respect to each Pledged Policy, prior to the date on which all Obligations have been repaid in full and the Commitments and the Loan Agreement have been terminated, the right of the Lenders to receive the Contingent Interest Percentage of all Collections and other proceeds in respect of such Pledged Policy (including Available Amounts).
Contingent Interest Percentage shall equal five percent (5%).
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Contingent Interest Yield Maintenance Fee means, with respect to the prepayment or repayment of an Advance or the occurrence of a Reduction Action in respect of an Advance, an amount equal to:
(a) (i) if after application of such repayment or prepayment or after the occurrence of such Reduction Action, as applicable, the Loan Agreement and the Commitments will be terminated or (ii) if such prepayment or repayment or Reduction Action, as applicable, occurs on or after the date on which an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the net present value of the product of (A) five percent (5%) and (B) the aggregate face amount of all of the Pledged Policies that are projected to mature from the date of the termination of the Loan Agreement or such Event of Default, as applicable, until July 16, 2020, as reflected in the most recent Lender Valuation provided by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower pursuant to Section 5.4 of the Loan Agreement, and utilizing a discount rate equivalent to the weighted-average life U.S. Treasury yield as of the date of prepayment or repayment; or
(b) if after the application of such repayment or prepayment or after the occurrence of such Reduction Action, as applicable, the Loan Agreement and the Commitments will not be terminated and such repayment or prepayment or Reduction Action, as applicable, is related to a sale of one or more Pledged Policies, the product of (i) five percent (5%) and (ii) the amount of the related Net Proceeds.
CSC Agreement means the Service Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2015, between the Borrower and Corporation Service Company, a Delaware corporation.
Cure Notice means a written notice from the Required Lenders to the Borrower indicating that the Required Lenders are granting the Borrower a cure period not exceeding ninety (90) days in order to cure an occurrence that would otherwise constitute an Event of Default.
Custodian means Wilmington Trust, National Association, in its capacity as custodian under the Account Control Agreement.
Custodial Package shall mean with respect to a Policy, each of the documents set forth on Exhibit M to the Account Control Agreement.
Debtor Relief Laws means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.
Default Rate means, in the event that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the interest rate per annum at which each Loan shall bear interest, equal to the sum of (i) the greater of (A) (1) LIBOR or, if LIBOR is unavailable, (2) the Base Rate and (B) one percent (1.0%) plus (ii) six and one-half percent (6.5%).
Disclosing Party has the meaning set forth in Section 13.12 of the Loan Agreement.
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Distribution Date means the fifth day after each Calculation Date (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), beginning in August, 2015.
Dollar and the sign $ shall mean lawful money of the United States of America.
Eligibility Criteria with respect to any Policy, means the following criteria, which are to be satisfied or have been waived in writing by the Required Lenders in their sole and absolute discretion as of the Advance Date as of which such Policy becomes a Pledged Policy:
(a) The Securities Intermediary is designated as the owner and beneficiary under the Policy by the Issuing Insurance Company;
(b) The Policy is (i) a single life or survivorship policy, (ii) a fixed or variable universal life, whole life, or convertible term (provided such Policy is converted to a permanent life insurance policy prior to becoming a Pledged Policy), (iii) denominated and payable in U.S. Dollars and (iv) issued by a U.S. domiciled insurance company;
(c) Except if such Policy is set forth on Eligibility Criteria Clause (c) Schedule to the Loan Agreement, the Insured is a United States citizen or permanent resident alien currently residing in the United States as of the date the Policy was acquired by the Borrower, and has documented social security information and photographic identification;
(d) Except if such Policy is set forth on Eligibility Criteria Clause (d) Schedule to the Loan Agreement, the Insured shall be an individual sixty (60) years old or older;
(e) The Policy shall be in full force;
(f) Except if such Policy is set forth on Eligibility Criteria Clause (f) Schedule to the Loan Agreement, the Issuing Insurance Company shall (x) have at least one of, but no lower than any one of (i) a financial strength rating of A- from A.M. Best or (ii) a financial strength rating of less than A- from A.M. Best that is approved by the Required Lenders in their sole and absolute discretion or (y) be the Phoenix Life Insurance Company or the Conseco Life Insurance Company, or one of their respective affiliates;
(g) Except if such Policy is set forth on Eligibility Criteria Clause (g) Schedule to the Loan Agreement, medical underwriting as to Life Expectancy shall be conducted with respect to the Policy by at least two Pre-Approved Medical Underwriters whose LE Reports must not be dated more than twelve (12) months prior to the related Advance Date with respect to Policies to be pledged on such Advance Date, and in each case, must be based on medical records obtained from the Insured that are not older than twenty-four (24) months as of such Advance Date;
(h) Except if such Policy is set forth on Eligibility Criteria Clause (h) Schedule to the Loan Agreement, the Insured must have an average Life Expectancy of no more than two-hundred fifty-two (252) months;
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(i) Except if such Policy is set forth on Eligibility Criteria Clause (i) Schedule to the Loan Agreement, the Policy covering the life of an individual Insured shall not have a face amount of less than $70,000 or greater than $10.0 million, except as otherwise approved in writing by the Required Lenders;
(j) The Policy is beyond all relevant policy or statutory contestability and suicide periods;
(k) There must not be any outstanding Policy Loans or Liens outstanding in respect of the Policy, except for Permitted Liens that will be fully reflected in the pricing analysis and calculation, nor any other pledge or assignment outstanding on the Policy;
(l) Except if such Policy is set forth on Eligibility Criteria Clause (l) Schedule to the Loan Agreement, the life expectancy reflected in the LE Report used to determine the Lender Valuation with respect to the related Advance is not less than twenty-four (24) months from the date of such Advance;
(m) The Policy and the legal and beneficial interests in the death benefit (excluding the portion of the death benefit payable to a Person other than the Securities Intermediary who is designated as the beneficiary under a Retained Death Benefit Policy and previously disclosed in writing to, and approved by, the Administrative Agent) shall be capable of being sold, transferred and conveyed to the Borrower and its successors, assigns and designees, and the seller thereof to the Borrower shall have the right to do so. Any tracking/servicing (subject to any statutory prohibition applicable to life settlement providers) and custodial rights shall be fully assignable and transferable to the Borrower and its successors, assigns and designees or as otherwise directed by the Borrower. Except with respect to HIPAA Authorizations, powers of attorney and death certificate authorizations relating to the Policies set forth on Eligibility Criteria Clause (m) Schedule to the Loan Agreement, the documents and agreements contained in the related Collateral Package and listed on Exhibit M to the Account Control Agreement do not contain language purporting to limit their assignability, and none of the Borrower, the Parent, any Seller, any Affiliate of any of them, or any Affiliate of Imperial is a party to any agreement that limits their assignability, and all such documents are fully assignable and transferable to the Borrower and its successors, assigns and designees or as otherwise directed by the Borrower; provided that Borrower makes no representation or warrant concerning whether applicable state law or public policy limit the assignability of any HIPAA Authorization or power of attorney or the enforceability thereof upon assignment;
(n) The Insureds primary diagnosis leading to the Life Expectancy evaluation(s) must not be HIV or AIDS;
(o) The Policy shall not be purchased from a seller to which applicable state laws prohibiting the purchase or the transfer of ownership from such seller apply at the time of such purchase or transfer of ownership;
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(p) The Borrower shall reasonably believe based on its review of the related Collateral Package and the other information available to or known by the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof, that the original owner/beneficiary under the Policy shall have had an insurable interest at the time of the initial issuance of the Policy;
(q) The Policy shall not have a death benefit that, by the terms of the Policy, will decrease over time or from time to time, unless such decrease is scheduled and can be incorporated and fully reflected in the pricing of the Policy, and where the Policy shall contain no provisions limiting the future realization of the net death benefit, other than non-payment of premiums or the Insured reaching a certain age;
(r) The sale of the Policy from the Original Owner thereof and all subsequent transfers of the Policy complied with all Applicable Law;
(s) The transfer of the Policy is not subject to the payment of United States state sales taxes or any other taxes payable by the Borrower;
(t) The face amount of the Policy does not exceed five percent (5%) of the aggregate face amount of all Pledged Policies;
(u) The Rescission Period with respect to such Policy shall have expired;
(v) The Policy is not subject to any Applicable Law that makes unlawful the sale, transfer or assignment of such Policy;
(w) With respect to such Policy, the Borrower is not aware of any agreements, documents, assignments or instruments related to such Policy except for those agreements, documents, assignments and instruments that constitute and were included in the related Collateral Package that was delivered to the Administrative Agent;
(x) The related Collateral Package delivered to the Administrative Agent by or on behalf of the Borrower contain, at the very least, the documents set forth in Exhibit M to the Account Control Agreement; and
(y) Unless such Policy is a Retained Death Benefit Policy that has been previously disclosed in writing to and approved by the Administrative Agent, such Policy is not a retained death benefit policy or similar policy in which any Person other than the Borrower has any direct or indirect interest of any kind in the death benefit payable under such Policy.
Eligible Account means either (a) a segregated account with an Eligible Institution or (b) a segregated trust account with the corporate trust department of a depository institution organized under the laws of the United States or any of the states thereof, including the District of Columbia (or any domestic branch of a foreign bank), and acting as a trustee for funds deposited in such account, so long as the senior securities of such depository institution shall have a credit rating from each of Moodys and S&P in one of its generic credit rating categories no lower than A- or A3, as the case may be.
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Eligible Institution means a depositary institution organized under the laws of the United States of America or any one of the states thereof or the District of Columbia (or any domestic branch of a foreign bank), (a) which has both (x) a long-term unsecured senior debt rating of not less than A by S&P and A2 by Moodys, and (y) a short-term unsecured senior debt rating rated in the highest rating category by S&P and Moodys and (b) whose deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Eligible Policy means a Policy that, as of the Advance Date as of which such Policy first becomes a Pledged Policy, satisfies all of the Eligibility Criteria that have not been waived in writing by the Required Lenders in their sole and absolute discretion.
ERISA means the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §1001 et seq., as amended from time to time and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
Event of Bankruptcy shall be deemed to have occurred with respect to a Person if either:
(a) a case or other proceeding shall be commenced, without the application or consent of such Person, in any court, seeking the liquidation, reorganization, debt arrangement, dissolution, winding up, examinership or composition or readjustment of debts of such Person, the appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator, examiner, assignee, sequestrator or the like for such Person or all or substantially all of its assets, or any similar action with respect to such Person under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding up, examinership or composition or adjustment of debts and such case or proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days; or an order for relief in respect of such Person shall be entered in an involuntary case under the federal bankruptcy laws or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect; or
(b) such Person shall commence a voluntary case or other proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, debt arrangement, dissolution or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or shall consent to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or other similar official) for such Person or for any substantial part of its property, or shall make any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall fail to, or admit in writing its inability to, pay its debts generally as they become due, or, if a corporation or similar entity, its board of directors shall vote to implement any of the foregoing.
Event of Default has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1 of the Loan Agreement.
Excluded Policy means (i) any Policy pledged under the Loan Agreement for which no written acknowledgement of a collateral assignment was received by the Administrative Agent or the Securities Intermediary from the related Issuing Insurance Company within sixty (60) calendar days of the Advance Date as of which such Policy became a Pledged Policy, and (ii) any Policy pledged under the Loan Agreement in respect of which the Insurance Consultant is not authorized to, or is not accepted by the related Issuing Insurance Company to, communicate and receive verifications of coverage and obtain other information from such Issuing Insurance
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Company. With respect to any Policy described in clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence, if such written acknowledgement of a collateral assignment is received by the Administrative Agent or the Securities Intermediary after such date, such Policy shall cease to be an Excluded Policy on the date of such receipt. With respect to any Policy described in clause (ii) of the first sentence of this definition, if the Insurance Consultant becomes authorized to, or becomes accepted by the related Issuing Insurance Company to, communicate and receive verifications of coverage and obtain other information from such Issuing Insurance Company, such Policy shall cease to be an Excluded Policy on the date of such authorization or acceptance.
Excluded Taxes means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Lender or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Lender, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Lender being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender (other than the Initial Lender), U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in Lender Notes issued pursuant to the Loan Agreement pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in such Lender Notes (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 6.4 of the Loan Agreement) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that (A) pursuant to Section 6.4 of the Loan Agreement, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lenders assignor immediately before such Lender became a party to the Loan Agreement or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office or (B) such Taxes would not have been imposed if the Borrower were a publicly traded U.S. corporation, (c) Taxes attributable to such Lenders failure to comply with Section 6.3 of the Loan Agreement, and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
Expense Deposit means, with respect to each Borrowing Request related to a proposed Additional Policy Advance, an amount required to reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for third-party out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the review and evaluation of the Additional Policies identified in such Borrowing Request, as determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
Expenses means the sum of (i) Servicing Fees and costs and other amounts reimbursable to the Servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, (ii) payments to the Custodian, the Securities Intermediary, the Trustees and the Insurance Consultant, as applicable, of their accrued fees and reimbursable expenses related to the Pledged Policies, the Accounts or the Borrower Account, (iii) Expense Deposits, (iv) the reasonable administrative expenses of the Borrower related to the Pledged Policies or general operations of the Borrower including Collateral Audits and maintenance of the Collateral, in an amount not to exceed $1,600 per Pledged Policy per annum or a greater amount approved by the Required Lenders in their sole and absolute discretion, (v) Portfolio Administrator Fees and (vi) Loan Administration Fees. The Expenses to be funded during 2015 were approved by the Required Lenders as of the Closing Date. The Expenses to be funded during any succeeding calendar year shall be approved by the Required Lenders in their sole and absolute discretion upon review of the Annual Budget for such succeeding calendar year as contemplated by Section 9.1(d)(vi) of the Loan Agreement,
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which amounts, if comprising amounts described in the preceding clauses (iii) and (v) may be less than (or greater than) such amounts approved, in any preceding calendar year, in the Required Lenders sole and absolute discretion.
Facility Limit means $110,000,000.
Fasano means Fasano Associates, Inc. and its successors.
FATCA means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of the Loan Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.
Fee Letter means that certain Fee and Indemnification Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Borrower, Imperial and Wilmington Trust, N.A., setting forth, among other things, the fees of the Securities Intermediary and the Custodian.
Fee Schedule means that certain fee letter agreement, executed as of June 30, 2015, by or on behalf of the Borrower, setting forth, among other things, the fees of the Trustee.
Fees means, collectively, the fees due and payable pursuant to the Fee Letter, the Closing Fee, the Loan Administration Fee and the Yield Maintenance Fee.
Federal Funds Rate means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the interest rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for the day of such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it plus 0.75%.
Foreign Lender means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
FTP Site shall have the meaning set forth in Annex 1 to the Portfolio Administration Agreement.
GAAP means United States generally accepted accounting principles.
Governmental Authority means the government of the United States of America or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
Guarantor means Imperial Finance & Trading, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, in its capacity as guarantor under the Guaranty.
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Guaranty means the Guaranty, dated as of the Closing Date, made by the Guarantor in favor of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the Transaction Documents.
Harbordale means Harbordale, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
Harbordale Sale Agreement means the Sale Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and between Harbordale, as the seller, and the Borrower, as the purchaser, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the Transaction Documents.
Imperial means Imperial Holdings Inc., a Florida corporation, and its successors.
Indemnified Amounts has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1 of the Loan Agreement.
Indemnified Bank Person has the meaning set forth in the Account Control Agreement.
Indemnified Party has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1 of the Loan Agreement.
Indemnified Taxes means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.
Indemnified Trustee Person means any of the Indemnified Parties (as defined in the Trust Agreement).
Indenture has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(a)(i) of the Loan Agreement.
Indenture Trustee has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(a)(i) of the Loan Agreement.
Independent Director has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(f)(ii) of the Loan Agreement.
Independent Trustee has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(f)(ii) of the Loan Agreement.
Initial Advance means the first Advance made under the Loan Agreement.
Initial Advance Acceptance has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a) of the Loan Agreement.
Initial Face Amount shall mean, with respect to each Policy that is or has ever been a Pledged Policy, the face amount of such Policy as of the date such Policy became a Pledged Policy.
Initial Lender has the meaning set forth in the recitals to the Loan Agreement.
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Initial Policy Purchaser means, with respect to any Policy, any Person who purchased the Policy from the Original Owner.
Insurance Consultant means D3G Capital Management, LLC, a Texas limited liability company.
Insured means a natural person who is named as the insured on a Policy.
Interest Payment Date with respect to any Advance, means the first Distribution Date occurring after the initial funding of such Advance, and each subsequent Distribution Date thereafter.
Interest Period means with respect to each Advance and each Interest Payment Date, (i) the period from and including the date such Advance is funded, to but excluding the immediately succeeding Distribution Date, and, thereafter, (ii) the period from and including the most recent preceding Distribution Date to but excluding the succeeding Distribution Date; provided, however, that for the last Interest Period that commences before the Maturity Date and so would otherwise end on a date occurring after the Maturity Date, such Interest Period shall end on and include the Maturity Date.
Interest Yield Maintenance Fee means, with respect to the prepayment or repayment of an Advance or the occurrence of a Reduction Action in respect of an Advance, the Applicable Margin on the amount of such prepayment or repayment or the amount of the reduction of such Advance as a result of such Reduction Action, as applicable, that would have accrued from the date of such prepayment or repayment or the date of the occurrence of such Reduction Action, as applicable, through the thirty-sixth (36th) month anniversary of the related Advance Date, discounted at the equivalent weighted-average life U.S. Treasury yield as of the date of prepayment or repayment or the date of the occurrence of such Reduction Action, as applicable, and assuming the earliest Advance made is repaid first.
Investment means any investment in any Person, whether by means of share purchase, capital contribution, loan, time deposit or otherwise.
Issuing Insurance Company means with respect to any Policy, the insurance company that is obligated to pay the related benefit upon the death of the related Insured (or if such Policy is a Joint Policy, upon the death of the last Insured to die under such Policy) by the terms of such Policy (or the successor to such obligation).
Joint Policy means a Policy with more than one Insured that pays upon the death of the last Insured to die. Unless the context otherwise requires, joint Insureds of a Joint Policy shall collectively count, as applicable, as a separate individual, as a single insured or as an insured person.
Lender means each of the financial institutions party to the Loan Agreement as lender thereunder.
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Lenders Commitment means, with respect to a Lender, the Commitment for such Lender as set forth on Schedule 2.1(a) of the Loan Agreement or in the Assignment and Assumption Agreement pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party to the Loan Agreement.
Lender Default means with respect to a Lender, the failure of such Lender to make any Advance it is obligated to make under the Loan Agreement, which failure continues for thirty (30) Business Days after the date on which such Lender receives written notice of such failure from the Borrower.
Lender Note and Lender Notes each has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5 of the Loan Agreement.
Lender Valuation means, on any date of determination, the value of the Pledged Policies (other than the Excluded Policies) as determined by the Required Lenders in their reasonable discretion. For purposes of this definition, but without limitation as to what other methodology and assumptions might be reasonable, similar methodology and assumptions utilized by the Required Lenders in valuing the Pledged Policies related to the Initial Advance shall be deemed to be reasonable. In valuing each such Pledged Policy, the Required Lenders: (i) utilized reasonable actuarial practices on a probabilistic basis and took into consideration other means of valuing life insurance policies including available market comparisons, (ii) determined which Select Composite Valuation Basic Table to use for the related Insured, (iii) used their reasonable judgment to optimize premiums, (iv) generally utilized at least two (2) LE Reports to determine the life expectancy of the related Insured, however, depending on such Pledged Policy, the Required Lenders could have utilized only one of the two LE Reports supplied by the Borrower, the Required Lenders could have combined the two supplied LE Reports in a manner determined in the Required Lenders sole and absolute discretion or the Required Lenders could have adjusted an individual LE Report based upon the Required Lenders review of such LE Reports or a review conducted by a third-party approved by the Required Lenders of such LE Reports and (v) based the discount rate of such Pledged Policy on market based conditions, with upward and downward adjustments in such discount rate to account for such Pledged Policys individual characteristics, including, without limitation, whether such Pledged Policy had a return of premium rider, the applicable maturity date, the face value of such Pledged Policy, the life expectancy of the related Insured, any information related to the origination of such Pledged Policy (such as whether such Pledged Policy was premium financed or originated pursuant to a beneficial interest program), the completeness of the related Collateral Package, the shape of the COI curve, the identity of the related Issuing Insurance Company and other factors identified and weighed by the Required Lenders in their reasonable judgment. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the foregoing methodology is likely to change over time to account for market conditions and the Required Lenders experience in the life settlement marketplace and that any such changes to the methodology shall be in the Required Lenders reasonable judgment.
LIBOR means, for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) equal to the British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate or any rate established by a successor organization (BBA LIBOR) by Bloomberg, Reuters or other commercially available source providing quotations of BBA LIBOR, as designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time, at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) on the Rate Calculation Date for such Interest Period, as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in Dollars for a 12-month period.
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Lien shall mean any mortgage, pledge, assignment, lien, security interest or other charge or encumbrance of any kind, including the retained security title of a conditional vendor or a lessor.
Life Expectancy means (A) with respect to any Policy, the average of two separate life expectancies of the related Insured, stated in months, provided by two separate Pre-Approved Medical Underwriters to achieve fifty (50%) percentile cumulative mortalities for such Insured and, if not provided, by applying the provided life expectancy in months to the mortality table selected by the Required Lenders to calculate a 50th percentile cumulative mortality schedule for such Insured; and (B) with respect to any Policy that is a Joint Policy means the joint life expectancy of the related Insureds in months provided by two (2) Pre-Approved Medical Underwriters to achieve a 50th percentile cumulative mortality for such Insureds and calculated in the Pricing Model by applying the weighted average of the cumulative mortality schedules provided for the two (2) joint life expectancies by the Pre-Approved Medical Underwriters and, if not provided, by applying the provided life expectancy in months to the mortality table selected by the Required Lenders to calculate a 50th percentile cumulative mortality for such Insureds.
Life Expectancy Date means, with respect to any Policy, the last day of the last month of the Life Expectancy for such Policy.
Life Expectancy Report or LE Report means, with respect to a Policy, an assessment by a Pre-Approved Medical Underwriter in a written statement dated within one-hundred eighty (180) days prior to the Advance Date on which such Policy became or is proposed to become a Pledged Policy, with respect to the Life Expectancy of the related Insured.
Loan Administration Fee means, with respect to each Distribution Date, so long as any Advance is outstanding or the Borrower has the right to request an Additional Policy Advance or an Ongoing Maintenance Advance, (i) if no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, $2,083.33 or (ii) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, $4,166.66 which amount shall be pro-rated for the period the Event of Default continues.
Loan Agreement means the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date among the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Portfolio Administrator, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
LTV means, on any date of determination, the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all outstanding Advances, and the denominator of which is the Lender Valuation of the Pledged Policies (other than any Excluded Policies), as determined by the Required Lenders in their sole and absolute discretion.
Manager has the meaning set forth in the guidelines attached as Exhibit B to that certain opinion of tax counsel to the Parent dated the Closing Date.
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[*] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
Material Adverse Effect means, with respect to any event or circumstance, a material adverse effect on:
(a) the business, assets, financial condition or operations of the Borrower, the Parent, the Guarantor or a Seller or any of the Collateral;
(b) the ability of the Borrower, the Parent, the Guarantor or a Seller to perform its respective obligations under any Transaction Document to which such Person is a party;
(c) the validity or enforceability against the Borrower, the Parent, the Guarantor or a Seller of any Transaction Document to which such Person is a party;
(d) the status, existence, perfection or priority of the Administrative Agents (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) security interest in any of the Collateral or in any of the Pledged Interests; or
(e) the Lender Valuation or the aggregate amount of Net Death Benefits of the Pledged Policies or the validity, enforceability or collectability of a material number of Pledged Policies.
Maturity Date means July 15, 2022.
Moodys means Moodys Investors Service, Inc. and its successors.
Net Death Benefit means, with respect to a Policy, the amount projected to be paid by the Issuing Insurance Company to the Borrower or the Securities Intermediary on its behalf as a result of the death of the related Insured.
Net Proceeds shall mean, with respect to a sale of the Collateral pursuant to Section 2.7 of the Loan Agreement, all proceeds of such sale net of the lesser of (x) reasonable third-party out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Borrower in relation to such sale which have been approved by the Administrative Agent in its sole and absolute discretion and (y) the greater of (i) $20,000 and (ii) one percent (1.00%) of the face amount of the Pledged Policies sold in such sale.
Non-Public Information means any and all medical, health, financial and personally identifiable information about an Insured, a Policy seller, a Policy Beneficiary or any spouse or other individual closely related by blood or law to any such Person, including name, street or mailing address, e-mail address, telephone or other contact information, employer, social security or tax identification number, date of birth, drivers license number, photograph or documentation of identity or residency (whether independently disclosed or contained in any disclosed document such as a Policy, life expectancy evaluation, life insurance application or viatical or life settlement application or agreement).
[*] means [*].
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Obligations means all obligations (monetary or otherwise) of the Borrower to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent and their respective successors, permitted transferees and assigns arising under or in connection with the Loan Agreement, the Lender Notes and each other Transaction Document, in each case however created, arising or evidenced, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, now or hereafter existing, or due or to become due, including, without limitation, the obligation of the Borrower to pay the Aggregate Contingent Interest.
OFAC has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(v) of the Loan Agreement.
OFAC Listed Person has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(v) of the Loan Agreement.
OFAC Sanctions Program means any economic or trade sanction that OFAC is responsible for administering and enforcing. A list of OFAC Sanctions Programs may be found at http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/programs/.
Ongoing Maintenance Advance shall mean an Advance made after the date of the making of the Initial Advance, the proceeds of which are used solely to pay amounts permitted pursuant to Section 2.8(a)(ii) of the Loan Agreement.
Ongoing Maintenance Costs means (i) the scheduled Premiums on the Pledged Policies (other than Excluded Policies) as set forth on the related Premium Payment Schedule and set forth in the related Annual Budget which has been approved by the Required Lenders pursuant to Section 9.1(d)(vi) of the Loan Agreement, as adjusted by the Administrative Agent to reflect any maturities or sales of Pledged Policies and any Advances and (ii) the Expenses of the Borrower.
Ongoing Maintenance Costs Reimbursable Amount shall mean as of any date of determination after the occurrence of a Lender Default, the aggregate amount of Ongoing Maintenance Costs the Borrower has actually paid after the occurrence of such Lender Default and would not have otherwise had to pay had such Lender Default not occurred, plus interest thereon at a rate equal to the Default Rate.
Original Owner means, with respect to a Policy, the Person to which the Policy was initially issued and who was listed as owner on the initial declarations page of such Policy or the policy application, as applicable.
Other Connection Taxes means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Transaction Document, or sold or assigned or received by way of sale or assignment an interest in any Advance or Transaction Document).
Other Taxes means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, the Loan Agreement.
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Parent means Blue Heron Designated Activity Company, an Irish designated activity company.
Payment Account has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(b) of the Loan Agreement.
Payment Instructions has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(a) of the Loan Agreement.
PBGC means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any entity succeeding to any or all of its functions under ERISA.
Permissible Sale has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7 of the Loan Agreement.
Permitted Investment means, at any time:
(a) marketable obligations issued by or the full and timely payment of which is directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any other government with an equivalent rating, or any agency or instrumentality thereof when such marketable obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government or such other equivalently rated government, as the case may be, but excluding any securities which are derivatives of such obligations; and
(b) time deposits, bankers acceptances and certificates of deposit of any domestic commercial bank or any United States branch or agency of a foreign commercial bank which (i) has capital, surplus and undivided profits in excess of $100,000,000 and which has a commercial paper or certificate of deposit rating in the highest rating category by Moodys and in one of the two highest rating categories by S&P or (ii) is set forth in a list (which may be updated from time to time) approved in writing by the Required Lenders.
Permitted Lien with respect to any Pledged Policy or Subject Policy means a Lien, security interest, pledge, charge or encumbrance, or similar right or claim (i) in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Transaction Documents, or (ii) in the case of a Retained Death Benefit Policy, in favor of an original owner, insured or seller or any family member of any of the foregoing of a Pledged Policy or Subject Policy but only to the extent of the portion of the death benefit thereof retained by or in favor of such Person.
Person means an individual, partnership, corporation (including a business trust), limited liability company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.
Physicians Competency Statement means, with respect to an Insured, a letter issued by such Insureds attending physician confirming that such Insured is mentally competent as of the date of such letter.
Pledged Interests means, collectively, the beneficial interests in the Borrower pledged to the Administrative Agent by the Parent pursuant to the Borrower Interest Pledge Agreement.
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Pledged Policy means each Policy pledged to secure Advances under the Loan Agreement that is not a Policy that has been sold as contemplated by Section 2.7 of the Loan Agreement or been released from the Lien of the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.6 of the Loan Agreement.
Policy means any life insurance policy.
Policy Account shall have the meaning set forth in the Account Control Agreement.
Policy Illustration means, with respect to any Policy, a level premium, policy values and Net Death Benefit projection produced by the Issuing Insurance Company or an agent of the Issuing Insurance Company, using the Issuing Insurance Companys current/non-guaranteed values (with a non-guaranteed interest crediting rate not to exceed two-hundred (200) basis points over the guaranteed rate) sufficient to carry such Policy to its Policy Maturity Date, which Policy Illustration is not dated more than three hundred sixty-five (365) days prior to the applicable Advance Date.
Policy Loan means with respect to a Policy, an outstanding loan secured thereby or that has setoff rights with respect thereto.
Policy Maturity Date means, with respect to a Policy, the date specified in the Policy, including any extensions thereto available and exercised under the terms of the Policy, on which coverage offered under the Policy terminates.
Portfolio Administration Agreement means the Portfolio Administration Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and between the Portfolio Administrator and the Borrower, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the Transaction Documents.
Portfolio Administrator means Blue Heron Designated Activity Company, acting as Portfolio Administrator, or any successor Portfolio Administrator.
Portfolio Administrator Fee shall mean, with respect to each Distribution Date, a fee in an amount equal to $50 for each Policy that was a Pledged Policy during the immediately preceding calendar month.
Portfolio Administrator Indemnified Amounts has the meaning set forth in Section 11.2 of the Loan Agreement.
Portfolio Administrator Termination Event has the meaning set forth in the Portfolio Administration Agreement.
Pre-Approved Medical Underwriters means any two (2) of Fasano, AVS or 21st Services.
Premium means, with respect to any Pledged Policy, as indicated by the context, any past due premium with respect thereto, or any scheduled premium.
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Premium Payment Schedule has the meaning set forth in the Servicing Agreement.
Priority of Payments means the priority of payments set forth in Section 5.2 of the Loan Agreement.
Proposed Additional Policy Advance has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(c) of the Loan Agreement.
Proposed Additional Policy Advance Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(c) of the Loan Agreement.
Proposed Initial Advance has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a) of the Loan Agreement.
Proposed Initial Advance Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a) of the Loan Agreement.
Protective Advances has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(e) of the Loan Agreement.
Publicly Traded Company means a Person whose securities are listed on a national securities exchange or quoted on an automated quotation system in the United States of America and any wholly-owned subsidiary of such a Person.
Qualified Person means either (i) an individual resident or citizen of the United States of America or any other resident of the United States of America or Ireland which is a qualified person under the Treaty or (ii) a bank (within the meaning of the Treaty) which funds its Advances through a branch located in either the United States or Ireland.
Rate Calculation Date for any Interest Period, means the last Business Day of the immediately preceding calendar month.
Rate Floor has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 of the Loan Agreement.
Receiving Party has the meaning set forth in Section 13.12 of the Loan Agreement.
Recipient means the Administrative Agent or a Lender, as applicable.
Red Reef means Red Reef Alternative Investments, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
Red Reef Sale Agreement means the Sale Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and between Red Reef, as the seller, and the Borrower, as the purchaser, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the Transaction Documents.
Reduction Action shall mean any action, inaction, transaction, event and/or circumstance, in each case, the result of which reduces the amount of interest payable by the
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Borrower under the Loan Agreement (including, without limitation, the replacement or exchange of one or more Lender Notes), that would otherwise have been payable if no such action, inaction, transaction, event and/or circumstance had occurred.
Regulatory Change means, relative to any Affected Party:
(a) any change in (or the adoption, implementation, change in the phase-in or commencement of effectiveness of) any: (i) United States Federal or state law or foreign law applicable to such Affected Party, (ii) regulation, interpretation, directive, requirement or request (whether or not having the force of law) applicable to such Affected Party of (A) any court or government authority charged with the interpretation or administration of any law referred to in clause (a)(i), or of (B) any fiscal, monetary or other authority having jurisdiction over such Affected Party, or (iii) GAAP or regulatory accounting principles applicable to such Affected Party and affecting the application to such Affected Party of any law, regulation, interpretation, directive, requirement or request referred to in clause (a)(i) or (a)(ii) above;
(b) any change in the application to such Affected Party of any existing law, regulation, interpretation, directive, requirement, request or accounting principles referred to in clause (a)(i), (a)(ii) or (a)(iii) above; or
(c) the issuance, publication or release of any regulation, interpretation, directive, requirement or request of a type described in clause (a)(ii) above to the effect that the obligations of any Lender hereunder are not entitled to be included in the zero percent category of off-balance sheet assets for purposes of any risk-weighted capital guidelines applicable to such Lender or any related Affected Party.
For the avoidance of doubt, any interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51 by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (including, without limitation, Interpretation No. 46: Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities) shall constitute a Regulatory Change, regardless of whether it occurred before or after the date hereof.
Representatives has the meaning set forth in Section 13.12 of the Loan Agreement.
Required Amortization means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the greater of (A) the product of (i) the principal amount of the Initial Advance made under the Loan Agreement and (ii) two-thirds of one percent (2/3%) and (B) the product of (i) the aggregate principal amount of all Advances outstanding under the Loan Agreement, calculated on the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding such Distribution Date and (ii) two-thirds of one percent (2/3%), in either case, in an amount not to exceed the aggregate principal amount of all Advances outstanding under the Loan Agreement as of such Distribution Date.
Required Lenders means Lenders holding more than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Commitments.
Rescission Period means, with respect to any Policy, the contractual or statutory period during which the related Original Owner or any other Person can rescind the sale of such Policy to the Initial Purchaser.
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Retained Death Benefit Policy means a Policy in which a Person in addition to the Securities Intermediary is designated as the beneficiary under the Policy by the related Issuing Insurance Company.
S&P means Standard & Poors Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and its successors.
Sale Agreement means each of the Harbordale Sale Agreement and the Red Reef Sale Agreement, and collectively, the Sale Agreements.
Scheduled Commitment Termination Date means July 16, 2020, as such date may be extended pursuant to the written consent of the Borrower and the Lenders.
Secured Parties means each Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Affected Parties.
Securities Intermediary means Wilmington Trust, National Association, in its capacity as securities intermediary under the Account Control Agreement.
Seller means each of Harbordale and Red Reef, and collectively, the Sellers.
Servicer means MLF LexServ LP, acting as Servicer, or any Successor Servicer.
Servicer Report means, collectively, the reports required to be delivered by the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement.
Servicer Report Date means the date the Servicer Report is to be delivered pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement.
Servicer Termination Event means an event or circumstance with respect to the Servicer, which would cause the termination of the Servicing Agreement, in accordance with the terms thereof.
Servicing Agreement means the Servicing Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Servicer, the Portfolio Administrator, and the Borrower, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the Transaction Documents.
Servicing Fee has the meaning set forth in the Servicing Agreement.
Solvent means with respect to any Person, that as of the date of determination (A)(i) the then fair saleable value of the property of such Person is (y) greater than the total amount of liabilities (including contingent liabilities that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability) of such Person and (z) not less than the amount that will be required to pay the reasonably projected liabilities on such Persons then existing debts as they become absolute and matured considering all financing alternatives and potential asset sales reasonably available to such Person; (ii) such Persons capital is not unreasonably small in relation to its business or any contemplated or undertaken transaction; and (iii) such Person does not intend to incur, or
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[*] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
believe (nor should it reasonably believe) that it will incur, debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they become due; and (B) such Person is solvent within the meaning given that term and similar terms under Applicable Laws relating to fraudulent transfers and conveyances.
[*] means the [*], dated as of the Closing Date, among Harbordale, [*],[*], the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
Subject Policy means, with respect to an Advance, a Policy proposed to be pledged by the Borrower in connection with such Advance.
Subsequent Advance Acceptance shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.3(b) of the Loan Agreement.
Subsequent Advance Date with respect to any Advance other than the Initial Advance, shall mean the date that such Advance is made pursuant to and in accordance with the Loan Agreement.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, any corporation or other entity of which securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than securities or other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency which has not occurred) to elect a majority of the Board of Directors or other Persons performing similar functions are at the time directly or indirectly owned by such Person.
Successor Portfolio Administrator has the meaning set forth in the Portfolio Administration Agreement.
Successor Servicer means a successor servicer appointed pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Servicing Agreement.
Tax or Taxes means any and all fees (including documentation, recording, license and registration fees), taxes (including net income, gross income, franchise, value added, ad valorem, sales, use, property (personal and real, tangible and intangible) and stamp taxes), levies, imposts, duties, charges, assessments or withholdings of any nature whatsoever, general or special, ordinary or extraordinary, together with any and all penalties, fines, additions to tax and interest thereon, imposed by any Governmental Authority.
Transaction Documents means the Loan Agreement, the Servicing Agreement, the Sale Agreements, the Consultancy Agreement, the Administrative Services Agreement, the Portfolio Administration Agreement, the Guaranty, the Borrower Interest Pledge Agreement, the Account Control Agreement, the [*], the Fee Letter, the Fee Schedule, the CSC Agreement, the Lender Notes, the UCC financing statements filed in connection with any of the foregoing, and in each case any other agreements, instruments, certificates or documents delivered or contemplated to be delivered thereunder or in connection therewith, as any of the foregoing may be amended, supplemented, amended and restated, or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the Loan Agreement.
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Treaty means the Convention Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Ireland for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion With Respect To Taxes on Income and Capital Gains.
Trust Agreement means the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of Red Falcon Trust, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Parent, as beneficiary, Michelle A. Dreyer, as independent trustee, and the Trustee, as amended, supplemented, amended and restated, or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the Trust Agreement and the Loan Agreement.
Trustee means Christiana Trust, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee and Registrar of the Borrower, together with its successors and assigns.
Trustees mean collectively, the Trustee and the Independent Trustee.
Trustee Claims means Expenses (as defined in the Trust Agreement).
UCC means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the applicable jurisdiction or jurisdictions.
Unmatured Event of Default shall mean any event that, if it continues uncured, will, with lapse of time or notice or both, constitute an Event of Default.
U.S. Person means any Person that is a United States Person as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(e)(ii)(B)(iii) of the Loan Agreement.
Withholding Agent means the Securities Intermediary.
Withholding Tax Change of Circumstance means a situation where United States withholding taxes (a) would not have been due with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under the Borrowers ownership and entity structure existing prior to the Closing Date by reason of an income tax treaty between the United States and the country of the Lenders residence or other applicable lending office and (b) will be due with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under the Borrowers ownership and entity structure existing after the Closing Date by reason of the inability due to such structure changes to qualify under that income tax treaty after the Closing Date and the inability to qualify, or benefit under a substantially equivalent exemption, under any other applicable income tax treaty.
Yield Maintenance Fee means, with respect to the prepayment or repayment of an Advance or the occurrence of a Reduction Action in respect of an Advance, an amount equal to the sum of (i) if such prepayment or repayment is made within thirty-six (36) months after the related Advance Date or such Reduction Action occurs within thirty-six (36) months after the related Advance Date, as applicable, the related Interest Yield Maintenance Fee and (ii) regardless of whether more than thirty-six (36) months have elapsed since such Advance Date, the related Contingent Interest Yield Maintenance Fee.
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Antony Mitchell, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Imperial Holdings, Inc.; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
| a. | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiary companies, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| b. | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| c. | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| d. | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
| 5. | The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| a. | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| b. | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
| /s/ Antony Mitchell |
| Antony Mitchell |
| Chief Executive Officer and Director |
| (Principal Executive Officer) |
| August 4, 2015 |
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Richard S. OConnell, Jr., certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Imperial Holdings, Inc.; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
| a. | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiary companies, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| b. | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| c. | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| d. | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
| 5. | The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| a. | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| b. | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
| /s/ Richard S. OConnell, Jr. |
| Richard S. OConnell, Jr. |
| Chief Financial Officer and Chief Credit Officer |
| (Principal Financial Officer) |
| August 4, 2015 |
Exhibit 32.1
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Imperial Holdings, Inc. (the Registrant) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2015 as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, Antony Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant, certify to the best of my knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
| 1. | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| 2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant. |
| /s/ Antony Mitchell |
| Antony Mitchell |
| Chief Executive Officer and Director |
| August 4, 2015 |
Exhibit 32.2
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Imperial Holdings, Inc. (the Registrant) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2015 as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, Richard S. OConnell, Jr., Chief Financial Officer and Chief Credit Officer of the Registrant, certify to the best of my knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
| 1. | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| 2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant. |
| /s/ Richard S. OConnell, Jr. |
| Richard S. OConnell, Jr. |
| Chief Financial Officer and Chief Credit Officer |
| August 4, 2015 |
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