Holmes Funding Loan Agreement
Holmes Funding Loan Agreement
Holmes Funding Loan Agreement
7 MARCH
DATED _______________ 2013
and
SANTANDER UK PLC
as Funding Loan Provider
and
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, ACTING THROUGH ITS LONDON BRANCH
as Security Trustee
London
0090662-0000058 ICM:16297226.11
CONTENTS
Clause Page
BETWEEN:
(1) HOLMES FUNDING LIMITED (registered number 03982428), a private limited company
incorporated in England and Wales whose registered office is at 2 Triton Square, Regent's
Place, London NW1 3AN (Funding);
(2) SANTANDER UK PLC (formerly known as Abbey National PLC) (registered number
02294747), a public limited company incorporated in England and Wales whose registered
office is at 2 Triton Square, Regent's Place, London NW1 3AN (the Funding Loan
Provider); and
(3) THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, ACTING THROUGH ITS LONDON
BRANCH, whose principal office is at 40th Floor, One Canada Square, London E14 5AL
(the Security Trustee, which expression shall include such person and all other persons for
the time being acting as trustee or trustees under the Funding Deed of Charge).
The terms of the Tenth Amended and Restated Master Definitions and Construction Schedule
signed for the purposes of identification on or about the date of this Agreement by Allen &
Overy LLP and Linklaters LLP (as the same may be amended, varied or supplemented from
time to time with the consent of the parties hereto, the Master Definitions and Construction
Schedule) are expressly and specifically incorporated into this Agreement and, accordingly,
the expressions defined in the Master Definitions and Construction Schedule shall, except
where the context otherwise requires and save where otherwise defined herein, have the same
meanings in this Agreement, including the Recitals hereto, and this Agreement shall be
construed in accordance with the interpretation provisions set out in Clause 2 of the Master
Definitions and Construction Schedule.
2.1 The Funding Loan Provider hereby grants to Funding, on the date hereof (the Closing Date),
and upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, an uncommitted sterling loan facility
(the Funding Loan Facility) in an aggregate maximum amount of up to £1,000,000,000 (the
Maximum Drawdown Amount).
2.2 Funding shall use each advance made available to it by the Funding Loan Provider pursuant
to this Agreement (an Advance), in the circumstances set out in Clause 3.1(a) (Giving of
Requests), for the purpose of making a payment to the Seller to acquire an interest in the
Trust Property (in accordance with Clause 4.1 of the Mortgages Trust Deed) thereby causing
the Funding Share to increase and the Seller Share to decrease.
2.3 Subject to the other terms of this Agreement, any amount repaid or prepaid pursuant to this
Agreement may be re-borrowed by Funding.
2.4 Neither the Funding Loan Provider nor the Security Trustee is bound to monitor or verify the
utilisation of the Funding Loan Facility.
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3. UTILISATION
(a) Unless the Funding Loan Provider otherwise agrees, the latest time for receipt by the
Funding Loan Provider of a duly completed request for a Funding Loan (substantially
in the form of Schedule 1 (Form of Request), a Request) is 11.00 a.m. (London time)
one Business Day before the proposed Utilisation Date.
(c) Each of the Security Trustee and the Cash Manager is authorised to give a Request on
behalf of Funding.
A Request for an Advance will not be regarded as having been duly completed unless:
(a) the date on which the Advance is requested to be made (the Utilisation Date) is an
Interest Payment Date falling on or before the Final Repayment Date; and
(b) the outstanding amount of the Funding Loan will not exceed the Maximum
Drawdown Amount; and
(c) such Advance does not cause the Seller Share to be reduced to an amount less than
the Minimum Seller Share.
3.3 Advances
If the conditions set out in this Agreement have been met, the Funding Loan Provider may
make the requested Advance available to Funding through its facility office by
12:00 p.m.(London time) on the Utilisation Date.
3.4 Any Advances made shall thereafter be consolidated with and form a single loan with the
outstanding Funding Loan.
4.1 Subject to the other terms of this Agreement, Funding must repay the Funding Loan in full on
its Final Repayment Date.
4.2 The Final Repayment Date of any Funding Loan outstanding (and any interest capitalised
pursuant to Clause 5.4) shall be the date of repayment of the last maturing Term Advance
borrowed by Funding from the Issuer (subject to early repayment or prepayment pursuant to
this Clause 4).
4.3 On each Interest Payment Date, Funding may make prepayments of any Advance outstanding
(including interest capitalised) under the Funding Loan.
4.4 The maximum amount that may be prepaid is an amount equal to the lower of (i) the Funding
Loan Prepayable Amount and (ii) the higher of (x) the Potential Seller Principal Distribution
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Amount and (y) any contribution made by the Seller pursuant to Clause 6.1(c) of the
Mortgages Trust Deed for the purpose of making such prepayment.
4.5 Subject to Clause 7, on each Interest Payment Date, Funding shall repay principal in respect
of the Funding Loan in an amount equal to:
(a) following the occurrence of a Non-Asset Trigger Event but prior to the occurrence of
an Asset Trigger Event, enforcement of the Funding Security or the service on the
Master Issuer of a Note Enforcement Notice, the amount which is available under the
terms of the Funding Deed of Charge and the Cash Management Agreement to repay
principal in respect of the Funding Loan in such circumstances as set out in paragraph
4 of Part 2 of Schedule 3 of the Funding Deed of Charge; or
(b) following the occurrence of an Asset Trigger Event but prior to enforcement of the
Funding Security or the service on the Master Issuer of a Note Enforcement Notice,
the amount which is available under the terms of the Funding Deed of Charge and the
Cash Management Agreement to repay principal in respect of the Funding Loan in
such circumstances as set out in paragraph 5 of Part 2 of Schedule 3 of the Funding
Deed of Charge; or
(c) following service of an Intercompany Loan Enforcement Notice, the amount which is
available under the terms of the Funding Deed of Charge and the Cash Management
Agreement to repay principal in respect of the Funding Loan in such circumstances as
set out in Part 3 of Schedule 3 of the Funding Deed of Charge.
4.6 The Funding Loan Provider must forthwith give written notice to Funding and the Security
Trustee if it becomes aware that it is unlawful in any jurisdiction for the Funding Loan
Provider to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or to fund or maintain any
Funding Loan.
4.7 After notification under Clause 4.6, subject to Clause 8 (Subordination and Security), Funding
must repay or prepay the Funding Loan in full (and any other amounts to be repaid by
Funding under this Agreement) on the earlier of:
(i) the last day of the current Interest Period of that Funding Loan; or
(ii) the date specified by the Funding Loan Provider in the notification under Clause 4.6
and which must not be earlier that the last day of any applicable grace period allowed
by law.
4.8 All prepayments under this Agreement must be made with accrued interest on the amount
prepaid. No premium or penalty is payable in respect of any prepayment.
4.9 No prepayment is allowed except in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement.
5. INTEREST
5.1 The Funding Loan and any interest capitalised pursuant to Clause 5.4 will bear interest from
(and including) the Closing Date to (but excluding) the date on which the Funding Loan and
all accrued interest thereon is repaid in full at a rate of the aggregate of (i) LIBOR for three-
month sterling deposits and (ii) 0.90 per cent. per annum.
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5.2 Interest shall accrue on the daily outstanding balance of the Funding Loan and any interest
capitalised pursuant to Clause 5.4 and, subject to Clauses 7.2 and 7.3, will be payable in
arrear on each Interest Payment Date.
5.3 Interest shall be calculated by reference to each Interest Period on the basis of the actual
number of days elapsed and a 365 day year.
5.4 Any interest accrued in respect of an Interest Period but not paid on the Interest Payment Date
relating thereto shall be capitalised forthwith.
5.5 Except where it is provided to the contrary in this Agreement, the Issuer must pay accrued
interest on each Advance made to it on each Interest Payment Date.
6. ACCELERATION
If any Intercompany Loan Enforcement Notice is served, this facility shall be cancelled and
the Funding Loan (and any interest capitalised pursuant to Clause 5.4) and accrued interest
shall, subject to the Funding Deed of Charge, become immediately due and payable.
7.1 All payments to be made hereunder by Funding shall be made in sterling in immediately
available cleared funds to the Funding Loan Provider’s account (sort code 09-00-09, account
number 10100527) (or such other account as the Funding Loan Provider may have specified
in writing to Funding for this purpose). If any sum falls due hereunder otherwise than on a
Business Day, it shall be paid on the next succeeding Business Day.
7.2 Prior to service of any Intercompany Loan Enforcement Notice, amounts of principal, interest
and any other amounts due hereunder shall be paid only in accordance with Clause 8.4 of this
Agreement and Part 1and Part 2 of Schedule 3 of the Funding Deed of Charge.
7.3 If, upon the Funding Loan (and any interest capitalised pursuant to Clause 5.4) becoming due
and payable under this Agreement, Funding has insufficient funds available to meet its
obligations hereunder in full on such date then:
(a) Funding shall utilise its funds on such date to the extent available in making
payments to the Funding Loan Provider to repay the Funding Loan (and any interest
capitalised pursuant to Clause 5.4) and accrued interest thereon; and
(b) the obligation of Funding to pay the shortfall together with any amounts falling due
and payable thereafter shall on any day be limited to the available funds acquired by
Funding subsequent to such date, together with the proceeds of the enforcement of
the Funding Security, such funds and proceeds to be paid to the Funding Loan
Provider by the Security Trustee pursuant to Clause 8 of the Funding Deed of Charge,
provided that the Funding Loan Provider shall not release Funding from Funding's obligation
to pay the remaining amount that would have been due under this Agreement had this Clause
7.3 not applied, nor shall this Clause 7.3 be construed as having that effect.
8.1 The parties hereby agree that the Funding Loan (and any interest capitalised pursuant to
Clause 5.4) shall be subordinated to all other payments or provisions ranking in priority to
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payments to be made to the Funding Loan Provider under this Agreement as provided in
Clause 7 and Schedule 3 of the Funding Deed of Charge.
8.2 The Funding Loan Provider further agrees that, without prejudice to Clause 7 of the Funding
Deed of Charge, its rights against Funding under this Agreement are limited to the extent that
Funding has sufficient assets to meet its claim or any part thereof having taken into account
all other liabilities, both actual and contingent, of Funding which pursuant to the Funding
Deed of Charge rank pari passu with or in priority to its liabilities to the Funding Loan
Provider under this Agreement and so that Funding shall not be obliged to make any payment
to the Funding Loan Provider hereunder if and to the extent that the making of such payment
would cause Funding to be or become unable to pay its debts within the meaning of Section
123 of the Insolvency Act 1986. However, if there are sufficient Funding Available Revenue
Receipts available but Funding does not repay the Funding Loan when due, such non-
repayment will constitute an event of default under this Agreement causing the Funding Loan
(and any interest capitalised pursuant to Clause 5.4) and any accrued interest thereon to be
accelerated in accordance with Clause 6.
8.3 Funding undertakes that its obligations to the Funding Loan Provider hereunder shall at all
times be secured by the Funding Deed of Charge.
8.4 The Funding Loan Provider hereby undertakes to be bound by the terms of the Funding Deed
of Charge and the Cash Management Agreement and in particular agrees that, on enforcement
of the security created by the Funding Deed of Charge, all amounts of principal, interest and
any other amounts due hereunder shall rank in the order of priority set out in the Funding
Post-Enforcement Priority of Payments.
8.5 The Funding Loan Provider further covenants that, except as permitted under Clause 8 of the
Funding Deed of Charge, it will not set off or purport to set off the Funding Loan (and any
interest capitalised pursuant to Clause 5.4) or any interest thereon or any part of either thereof
against any liability owed by it to Funding.
8.6 The Funding Loan Provider undertakes that it will not, prior to the second anniversary of the
date on which all of the Notes are redeemed in full, take any corporate action or other steps or
legal proceedings for the winding up, dissolution or reorganisation or for the appointment of a
receiver, administrator, administrative receiver, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or similar
officer of Funding or of any or all of the revenues and assets of Funding nor participate in any
proceedings without notice nor seek to enforce any judgment against Funding, except as
permitted under the provisions of the Funding Deed of Charge.
9. NOTICES
Any notices to be given pursuant to this Agreement or to any of the parties hereto shall be
sufficiently served if sent by prepaid first class post or by facsimile transmission and shall be
deemed to be given (in the case of facsimile transmission) when despatched, (where delivered
by hand) on the day of delivery if delivered before 17.00 hours (London time) on a Business
Day or on the next Business Day if delivered thereafter or (in the case of first class post)
when it would be received in the ordinary course of the post and shall be sent:
(a) in the case of Funding, to Holmes Funding Limited c/o Santander UK plc, 2 Triton
Square, Regent's Place, London NW1 3AN (facsimile number (+44) 20 7756 5627)
for the attention of the Company Secretary with a copy to Santander House (AAM
129), 201 Grafton Gate East, Milton Keynes, MK9 1AN (facsimile number (+44)
1908 343 019) for the attention of Securitisation Team, Retail Credit Risk;
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(b) in the case of the Funding Loan Provider, to Santander UK plc, 2 Triton Square,
Regent's Place, London NW1 3AN (facsimile number (+44) 20 7756 5627) for the
attention of the Company Secretary with a copy to Santander House (AAM 129), 201
Grafton Gate East, Milton Keynes, MK9 1AN (facsimile number (+44) 1908 343
019) for the attention of Securitisation Team, Retail Credit Risk; and
(c) in the case of the Security Trustee, to The Bank of New York Mellon at 40th Floor,
One Canada Square, London E14 5AL (facsimile number (+44) 20 7964 2509) for
the attention of the Trustee Administration Manager,
or to such other address or facsimile number as may from time to time be notified by any
party to the others by written notice in accordance with the provisions of this Clause 9.
10. TAXES
10.1 All payments to be made by Funding to the Funding Loan Provider hereunder shall be made
free and clear of and without withholding or deduction for or on account of Tax unless
Funding is required by law to make such a payment subject to the deduction or withholding of
Tax, in which case Funding shall promptly upon becoming aware thereof notify the Funding
Loan Provider of such obligation, and shall make such payments subject to such deduction or
withholding of Tax which it is required to make.
10.2 If Funding makes any payment hereunder in respect of which it is required to make any
deduction or withholding, it shall pay the full amount required to be deducted or withheld to
the relevant taxation or other authority within the time allowed for such payment under
applicable law and shall deliver to the Funding Loan Provider, within thirty days after such
payment falls due to the applicable authority, any original receipt (or a certified copy thereof)
issued by such authority evidencing such payment.
No failure by the Funding Loan Provider or the Security Trustee to exercise, nor any delay by
the Funding Loan Provider or the Security Trustee in exercising, any right or remedy
hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any
right or remedy prevent any further or other exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right
or remedy. The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any
rights or remedies provided by law.
12.1 Funding (other than in respect of any assignment by way of security pursuant to the Funding
Deed of Charge) may not assign and/or transfer any of its rights and/or obligations under this
Agreement.
12.2 The Funding Loan Provider may not assign and/or transfer any of its rights and/or obligations
under this Agreement.
12.3 If there is any change in the identity of the Security Trustee pursuant to the terms of the
Funding Deed of Charge, Funding Loan Provider and Funding shall execute such documents
and take such actions as the new Security Trustee and the outgoing Security Trustee (as the
case may be) may reasonably require for the purpose of vesting in the new Security Trustee
the rights and obligations of the outgoing Security Trustee and releasing the outgoing Security
Trustee (as the case may be) from its future obligations under this Agreement.
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13. SECURITY TRUSTEE AS A PARTY
The Security Trustee has agreed to become a party to this Agreement for the better
preservation and enforcement of its rights under this Agreement and the Security Trustee shall
assume no obligations or liabilities whatsoever to the Funding Loan Provider or to Funding or
to any other person.
14. NO PARTNERSHIP
Nothing in this Agreement (or in any of the arrangements contemplated hereby) shall, or shall
be deemed to, constitute a partnership amongst the parties hereto.
15. VARIATION
If any of the provisions of this Agreement becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any
respect under any law, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions
shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
The parties to this Agreement do not intend that any term of this Agreement should be
enforced, by virtue of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999, by any person who is
not a party to this Agreement.
18. COUNTERPARTS
18.1 This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by the parties on
separate counterparts, but shall not be effective until each party has executed at least one
counterpart.
18.2 Each counterpart shall constitute an original of this Agreement, but all the counterparts shall
together constitute but one and the same instrument.
This Agreement and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it
shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of England.
Each party to this Agreement hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of
the English courts in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement
(including a dispute relating to any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection
with this Agreement), and hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such action
or proceeding may be heard and determined by such courts. Each party to this Agreement
hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent it may possibly do so, any defence or claim
that the English courts are an inconvenient forum for the maintenance or hearing of such
action or proceeding.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this Agreement the day and year first
before written.
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SCHEDULE 1
FORM OF REQUEST
From: [Holmes Funding Limited / Santander UK plc] as [Funding / Cash Manager][ on behalf of
Funding]
Date: [l]
4. We confirm that the requested Funding Loan is to be used for the relevant purpose specified
in Clause 2 (The Funding Loan of the Agreement.
By:
.............................................................
[Holmes Funding Limited / Santander UK plc]
Authorised signatory
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