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Titan Europe 2007-1 (NHP) Limited - Irish Stock Exchange

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contained in the Security Agreements contemplate that, following a default, notice would be served on the<br />

Tenants of a Property requiring all further rents to be paid directly to the Issuer. This could result in the relevant<br />

Security Agent (or the Note Trustee if it has taken enforcement action against the Issuer) becoming a mortgagee<br />

or heritable creditor in possession.<br />

A mortgagee or heritable creditor in possession has an obligation to account for the income obtained from<br />

the relevant Property and in the case of tenanted property will be liable to a Tenant for any mismanagement of<br />

the relevant Property. A mortgagee or heritable creditor in possession may also incur liabilities to third parties<br />

in nuisance and negligence and, under certain statutes (including environmental legislation), can incur the<br />

liabilities of a property owner.<br />

In a case where it is necessary to initiate enforcement procedures against the Borrower, the Special Servicer<br />

is likely to appoint a receiver to collect the Rental Income on behalf of the Issuer in respect of Properties located<br />

in England and Wales, which should have the effect of reducing the risk that either the Issuer or the Note<br />

Trustee is deemed to be a mortgagee or heritable creditor in possession. If the Special Servicer does not choose<br />

to enforce (or cannot enforce due to applicable law, as is the case in Scotland) via a receiver, the Note Trustee<br />

has the absolute discretion, at any time, to serve a written notice on the Special Servicer requiring the Special<br />

Servicer to obtain the Note Trustee’s prior written consent before taking any action which would be likely to<br />

lead to the Security Agent or the Note Trustee becoming a mortgagee or heritable creditor in possession in<br />

respect of a Property.<br />

Risks Relating to Security Trusts: The Related Security for the Libra Loan is held on trust for, among<br />

others, the lenders, by Credit Suisse, London Branch. There is a risk that, in any insolvency proceedings<br />

undertaken in relation to Credit Suisse, London Branch which are conducted in a jurisdiction other than England<br />

and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland, the courts of the relevant jurisdiction may not recognise the security<br />

trusts and may consider the assets which are subject to the security trusts as forming part of Credit Suisse,<br />

London Branch’s estate. On the Closing Date, the Issuer will receive a legal opinion in relation to, among other<br />

matters, the efficacy of the security trusts as a matter of Swiss law.<br />

Enforcement; Receivers under English Law: A receiver (an “LPA Receiver”) appointed to enforce a fixed<br />

charge over real property granted by a company or an individual is usually appointed under the provisions of the<br />

Law of Property Act 1925 (“LPA”) and derives his powers from both the LPA and the charge instrument. An<br />

LPA Receiver’s powers are limited under statute to the powers to demand, recover and receive the income of<br />

property over which they have been appointed as receiver, but such powers are usually extended by the charge<br />

instrument and typically include the express power to take possession of the charged assets. Alternatively<br />

receivers may be appointed in respect of other fixed charge assets, their rights and powers deriving from the<br />

charge instrument.<br />

Where a receiver is appointed over the whole or substantially the whole of a company’s property by a<br />

secured lender under a charge which, as created, is a floating charge, or under such a charge and one or more<br />

other securities, the receiver is known as an “administrative receiver”, and has extensive powers, including the<br />

power to take possession of all charged assets and run the business of the company. As a result of the<br />

amendments to the Insolvency Act made pursuant to the Enterprise Act (see “—Enterprise Act 2002”, below),<br />

subject to limited exceptions, holders of floating charges created after 15 September 2003 are not able to appoint<br />

administrative receivers, and instead must enforce their security rights through an administration of the chargor.<br />

One of the exceptions contained in the amended Insolvency Act allows the continued appointment of an<br />

administrative receiver in relation to certain transactions in the capital markets. The relevant exception provides<br />

that the appointment of an administrative receiver is not prohibited if it is made in pursuance of an agreement<br />

which is or forms part of a capital markets arrangement (as defined in the Insolvency Act) under which a party<br />

incurs or, when such agreement was entered into was expected to incur, a debt of at least £50 million under the<br />

arrangement and the arrangement involves the issue of a capital market investment (also defined, but generally a<br />

rated, listed or traded debt instrument). It is expected that the Libra Whole Loan and the security that the Issuer<br />

will grant to the Note Trustee will each fall within the capital markets exception. However, it should be noted<br />

that there have been no decisions made by the UK courts on the interpretation of the relevant provisions of the<br />

Insolvency Act, and further, that the relevant Secretary of State may, by secondary legislation, modify the<br />

capital market exception and/or provide that the exception shall cease to have effect. No assurance can be given<br />

that any such later interpretation of or modification or provision in respect of the capital market exception, or its<br />

ceasing to be applicable to the transactions described in this Prospectus, will not be detrimental to the interests<br />

of the Noteholders.<br />

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