Exhibit 10.1



 



	(Unilateral Form) 	(ISDA Agreements Subject to New York Law Only)





 


 


 


 




ISDA®


 


International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.


 


CREDIT SUPPORT ANNEX


 


dated as of December 21, 2011


 


to the Schedule to the


 


MASTER AGREEMENT


 







 


dated as of July 16, 2004


 


between


 



	
MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL SERVICES, INC.

	
and

	
PPLUS TRUST SERIES GSC-2


	  	  	  
	
(“Party A”)

	  	
(“Party B”)


	  	  	  





This Annex supplements, forms part of, and is subject to, the above-referenced Agreement, is part of its Schedule and is a Credit Support Document under this Agreement with respect to each party.


 


Accordingly, the parties agree as follows:


 


Paragraph 1.  Interpretation


 



	
(a)

	
Definitions and Inconsistency.  Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein or elsewhere in this Agreement have the meanings specified pursuant to Paragraph 12, and all references in this Annex to Paragraphs are to Paragraphs of this Annex.  In the event of any inconsistency between this Annex and the other provisions of this Schedule, this Annex will prevail, and in the event of any inconsistency between Paragraph 13 and the other provisions of this Annex, Paragraph 13 will prevail.







 




  





  











  






 



	
(b)

	
Secured Party and Pledgor.  All references in this Annex to the “Secured Party” will be to either party when acting in that capacity and all corresponding references to the “Pledgor” will be to the other party when acting in that capacity; provided, however, that if Other Posted Support is held by a party to this Annex, all references herein to that party as the Secured Party with respect to that Other Posted Support will be to that party as the beneficiary thereof and will not subject that support or that party as the beneficiary thereof to provisions of law generally relating to security interests and secured parties.







 


Paragraph 2.  Security Interest


 


Each party, as the Pledgor, hereby pledges to the other party, as the Secured Party, as security for its Obligations, and grants to the Secured Party a first priority continuing security interest in, lien on and right of Set-off against all Posted Collateral Transferred to or received by the Secured Party hereunder.  Upon the Transfer by the Secured Party to the Pledgor of Posted Collateral, the security interest and lien granted hereunder on that Posted Collateral will be released immediately and, to the extent possible, without any further action by either party.


 


Paragraph 3.  Credit Support Obligations


 



	
(a)

	
Delivery Amount.  Subject to Paragraphs 4 and 5, upon a demand made by the Secured Party on or promptly following a Valuation Date, if the Delivery Amount for that Valuation Date equals or exceeds the Pledgor’s Minimum Transfer Amount, then the Pledgor will Transfer to the Secured Party Eligible Credit Support having a Value as of the date of Transfer at least equal to the applicable Delivery Amount (rounded pursuant to Paragraph 13).  Unless otherwise specified in Paragraph 13, the “Delivery Amount” applicable to the Pledgor for any Valuation Date will equal the amount by which:







 



	
  

	
(i)

	
the Credit Support Amount







 


exceeds


 



	
  

	
(ii)

	
the Value as of that Valuation Date of all Posted Credit Support held by the Secured Party.







 



	
(b)

	
Return Amount.  Subject to Paragraphs 4 and 5, upon a demand made by the Pledgor on or promptly following a Valuation Date, if the Return Amount for that Valuation Date equals or exceeds the Secured Party’s Minimum Transfer Amount, then the Secured Party will Transfer to the Pledgor Posted Credit Support specified by the Pledgor in that demand having a Value as of the date of Transfer as close as practicable to the applicable Return Amount (rounded pursuant to Paragraph 13).  Unless otherwise specified in Paragraph 13, the “Return Amount” applicable to the Secured Party for any Valuation Date will equal the amount by which:







 



	
  

	
(i)

	
the Value as of that Valuation Date of all Posted Credit Support held by the Secured Party







 


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(ii)

	
the Credit Support Amount.







 


“Credit Support Amount” means, unless otherwise specified in Paragraph 13, for any Valuation Date (i) the Secured Party’s Exposure for that Valuation Date plus (ii) the aggregate of all Independent Amounts applicable to the Pledgor, if any, minus (iii) all Independent Amounts applicable to the Secured Party, if any, minus (iv) the Pledgor’s Threshold; provided, however, that the Credit Support Amount will be deemed to be zero whenever the calculation of Credit Support Amount yields a number less than zero.


 


Paragraph 4.  Conditions Precedent, Transfer Timing, Calculations and Substitutions


 



	
(a)

	
Conditions Precedent.  Each Transfer obligation of the Pledgor under Paragraphs 3 and 5 and of the Secured Party under Paragraphs 3, 4(d)(ii), 5 and 6(d) is subject to the conditions precedent that:







 



	
  

	
(i)

	
no Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Specified Condition has occurred and is continuing with respect to the other party; and







 



	
  

	
(ii)

	
no Early Termination Date for which any unsatisfied payment obligations exist has occurred or been designated as the result of an Event of Default or Specified Condition with respect to the other party.







 



	
(b)

	
Transfer Timing.  Subject to Paragraphs 4(a) and 5 and unless otherwise specified, if a demand for the Transfer of Eligible Credit Support or Posted Credit Support is made by the Notification Time, then the relevant Transfer will be made not later than the close of business on the next Local Business Day; if a demand is made after the Notification Time, then the relevant Transfer will be made not later than the close of business on the second Local Business Day thereafter.







 



	
(c)

	
Calculations.  All calculations of Value and Exposure for purposes of Paragraphs 3 and 6(d) will be made by the Valuation Agent as of the Valuation Time.  The Valuation Agent will notify each party (or the other party, if the Valuation Agent is a party) of its calculations not later than the Notification Time on the Local Business Day following the applicable Valuation Date (or in the case of Paragraph 6(d), following the date of calculation).







 



	
(d)

	
Substitutions.







 



	
  

	
(i)

	
Unless otherwise specified in Paragraph 13, upon notice to the Secured Party specifying the items of Posted Credit Support to be exchanged, the Pledgor may, on any Local Business Day, Transfer to the Secured Party substitute Eligible Credit Support (the “Substitute Credit Support”); and







 



	
  

	
(ii)

	
subject to Paragraph 4(a), the Secured Party will Transfer to the Pledgor the items of Posted Credit Support specified by the Pledgor in its notice not later than the Local Business Day following the date on which the Secured Party receives the Substitute Credit Support, unless otherwise specified in Paragraph 13 (the “Substitution Date”); provided that the Secured Party only will be obligated to Transfer Posted Credit Support with a Value as of the date of Transfer of that Posted Credit Support equal to the Value as of that date of the Substitute Credit Support.







 




  





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Paragraph 5.  Dispute Resolution


 


If a party (a “Disputing Party”) disputes (I) the Valuation Agent’s calculation of a Delivery Amount or a Return Amount or (II) the Value of any Transfer of Eligible Credit Support or Posted Credit Support, then (1) the Disputing Party will notify the other party and the Valuation Agent and the other party (if the Valuation Agent is not the other party) not later than the close of business on the Local Business Day following (X) the date that the demand is made under Paragraph 3 in the case of (I) above or (Y) the date of Transfer in the case of (II) above, (2) subject to Paragraph 4(a), the appropriate party will Transfer the undisputed amount to the other party not later than the close of business on the Local Business Day following (X) the date that the demand is made under Paragraph 3 in the case of (I) above or (Y) the date of Transfer in the case of (II) above, (3) the parties will consult with each other in an attempt to resolve the dispute and (4) if they fail to resolve the dispute by the Resolution Time, then:


 



	
  

	
(i)

	
In the case of a dispute involving a Delivery Amount or Return Amount, unless otherwise specified in Paragraph 13, the Valuation Agent will recalculate the Exposure and the Value as of the Recalculation Date by:







 



	
  

	
(A)

	
utilizing any calculations of Exposure for the Transactions (or Swap Transactions) that the parties have agreed are not in dispute;







 



	
  

	
(B)

	
calculating the Exposure for the Transactions (or Swap Transactions) in dispute by seeking four actual quotations at mid-market from Reference Market-makers for purposes of calculating Market Quotation, and taking the arithmetic average of those obtained; provided that if four quotations are not available for a particular Transaction (or Swap Transaction), then fewer than four quotations may be used for that Transaction (or Swap Transaction); and if no quotations are available for a particular Transaction (or Swap Transaction), then the Valuation Agent’s original calculations will be used for that Transaction (or Swap Transaction); and







 



	
  

	
(C)

	
utilizing the procedures specified in Paragraph 13 for calculating the Value, if disputed, of Posted Credit Support.







 



	
  

	
(ii)

	
In the case of a dispute involving the Value of any Transfer of Eligible Credit Support or Posted Credit Support, the Valuation Agent will recalculate the Value as of the date of Transfer pursuant to Paragraph 13.







 


Following a recalculation pursuant to this Paragraph, the Valuation Agent will notify each party (or the other party, if the Valuation Agent is a party) not later than the Notification Time on the Local Business Day following the Resolution Time.  The appropriate party will, upon demand following that notice by the Valuation Agent or a resolution pursuant to (3) above and subject to Paragraphs 4(a) and 4(b), make the appropriate Transfer.


 




  





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Paragraph 6.  Holding and Using Posted Collateral


 



	
(a)

	
Care of Posted Collateral.  Without limiting the Secured Party’s rights under Paragraph 6(c), the Secured Party will exercise reasonable care to assure the safe custody of all Posted Collateral to the extent required by applicable law, and in any event the Secured Party will be deemed to have exercised reasonable care if it exercises at least the same degree of care as it would exercise with respect to its own property.  Except as specified in the preceding sentence, the Secured Party will have no duty with respect to Posted Collateral, including, without limitation, any duty to collect any Distributions, or enforce or preserve any rights pertaining thereto.







 



	
(b)

	
Eligibility to Hold Posted Collateral; Custodians.







 



	
  

	
(i)

	
General.  Subject to the satisfaction of any conditions specified in Paragraph 13 for holding Posted Collateral, the Secured Party will be entitled to hold Posted Collateral or to appoint an agent (a “Custodian”) to hold Posted Collateral for the Secured Party.  Upon notice by the Secured Party to the Pledgor of the appointment of a Custodian, the Pledgor’s obligations to make any Transfer will be discharged by making the Transfer to that Custodian.  The holding of Posted Collateral by a Custodian will be deemed to be the holding of that Posted Collateral by the Secured Party for which the Custodian is acting.







 



	
  

	
(ii)

	
Failure to Satisfy Conditions.  If the Secured Party or its Custodian fails to satisfy any conditions for holding Posted Collateral, then upon a demand made by the Pledgor, the Secured Party will, not later than five Local Business Days after the demand, Transfer or cause its Custodian to Transfer all Posted Collateral held by it to a Custodian that satisfies those conditions or to the Secured Party if it satisfies those conditions.







 



	
  

	
(iii)

	
Liability.  The Secured Party will be liable for the acts or omissions of its Custodian to the same extent that the Secured Party would be liable hereunder for its own acts or omissions.







 



	
(c)

	
Use of Posted Collateral.  Unless otherwise specified in Paragraph 13 and without limiting the rights and obligations of the parties under Paragraphs 3, 4(d)(ii), 5, 6(d) and 8, if the Secured Party is not a Defaulting Party or an Affected Party with respect to a Specified Condition and no Early Termination Date has occurred or been designated as the result of an Event of Default or Specified Condition with respect to the Secured Party, then the Secured Party will, notwithstanding Section 9-207 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, have the right to:







 



	
  

	
(i)

	
sell, pledge, rehypothecate, assign, invest, use, commingle or otherwise dispose of, or otherwise use in its business any Posted Collateral it holds, free from any claim or right of any nature whatsoever of the Pledgor, including any equity or right of redemption by the Pledgor; and







 



	
  

	
(ii)

	
register any Posted Collateral in the name of the Secured Party, its Custodian or a nominee for either.







 




  





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For purposes of the obligation to Transfer Eligible Credit Support or Posted Credit Support pursuant to Paragraphs 3 and 5 and any rights or remedies authorized under this Agreement, the Secured Party will be deemed to continue to hold all Posted Collateral and to receive Distributions made thereon, regardless of whether the Secured Party has exercised any rights with respect to any Posted Collateral pursuant to (i) or (ii) above.


 



	
(d)

	
Distributions and Interest Amount.







 



	
  

	
(i)

	
Distributions.  Subject to Paragraph 4(a), if the Secured Party receives or is deemed to receive Distributions on a Local Business Day, it will Transfer to the Pledgor not later than the following Local Business Day any Distributions it receives or is deemed to receive to the extent that a Delivery Amount would not be created or increased by that Transfer, as calculated by the Valuation Agent (and the date of calculation will be deemed to be a Valuation Date for this purpose).







 



	
  

	
(ii)

	
Interest Amount.  Unless otherwise specified in Paragraph 13 and subject to Paragraph 4(a), in lieu of any interest, dividends or other amounts paid or deemed to have been paid with respect to Posted Collateral in the form of Cash (all of which may be retained by the Secured Party), the Secured Party will Transfer to the Pledgor at the times specified in Paragraph 13 the Interest Amount to the extent that a Delivery Amount would not be created or increased by that Transfer, as calculated by the Valuation Agent (and the date of calculation will be deemed to be a Valuation Date for this purpose).  The Interest Amount or portion thereof not Transferred pursuant to this Paragraph will constitute Posted Collateral in the form of Cash and will be subject to the security interest granted under Paragraph 2.







 


Paragraph 7.  Events of Default


 


For purposes of Section 5(a)(iii)(1) of this Agreement, an Event of Default will exist with respect to a party if:


 



	
  

	
(i)

	
that party fails (or fails to cause its Custodian) to make, when due, any Transfer of Eligible Collateral, Posted Collateral or the Interest Amount, as applicable, required to be made by it and that failure continues for two Local Business Days after notice of that failure is given to that party;







 



	
  

	
(ii)

	
that party fails to comply with any restriction or prohibition specified in this Annex with respect to any of the rights specified in Paragraph 6(c) and that failure continues for five Local Business Days after notice of that failure is given to that party; or







 



	
  

	
(iii)

	
that party fails to comply with or perform any agreement or obligation other than those specified in Paragraphs 7(i) and 7(ii) and that failure continues for 30 days after notice of that failure is given to that party.







 




  





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Paragraph 8.  Certain Rights and Remedies


 



	
(a)

	
Secured Party’s Rights and Remedies.  If at any time (1) an Event of Default or Specified Condition with respect to the Pledgor has occurred and is continuing or (2) an Early Termination Date has occurred or been designated as the result of an Event of Default or Specified Condition with respect to the Pledgor, then, unless the Pledgor has paid in full all of its Obligations that are then due, the Secured Party may exercise one or more of the following rights and remedies:







 



	
  

	
(i)

	
all rights and remedies available to a secured party under applicable law with respect to Posted Collateral held by the Secured Party;







 



	
  

	
(ii)

	
any other rights and remedies available to the Secured Party under the terms of Other Posted Support, if any;







 



	
  

	
(iii)

	
the right to Set-off any amounts payable by the Pledgor with respect to any Obligations against any Posted Collateral or the Cash equivalent of any Posted Collateral held by the Secured Party (or any obligation of the Secured Party to Transfer that Posted Collateral); and







 



	
  

	
(iv)

	
the right to liquidate any Posted Collateral held by the Secured Party through one or more public or private sales or other dispositions with such notice, if any, as may be required under applicable law, free from any claim or right of any nature whatsoever of the Pledgor, including any equity or right of redemption by the Pledgor (with the Secured Party having the right to purchase any or all of the Posted Collateral to be sold) and to apply the proceeds (or the Cash equivalent thereof) from the liquidation of the Posted Collateral to any amounts payable by the Pledgor with respect to any Obligations in that order as the Secured Party may elect.







 


Each party acknowledges and agrees that Posted Collateral in the form of securities may decline speedily in value and is of a type customarily sold on a recognized market, and, accordingly, the Pledgor is not entitled to prior notice of any sale of that Posted Collateral by the Secured Party, except any notice that is required under applicable law and cannot be waived.


 



	
(b)

	
Pledgor’s Rights and Remedies.  If at any time an Early Termination Date has occurred or been designated as the result of an Event of Default or Specified Condition with respect to the Secured Party, then (except in the case of an Early Termination Date relating to less than all Transactions (or Swap Transactions) where the Secured Party has paid in full all of its obligations that are then due under Section 6(e) of this Agreement):







 



	
  

	
(i)

	
the Pledgor may exercise all rights and remedies available to a pledgor under applicable law with respect to Posted Collateral held by the Secured Party;







 



	
  

	
(ii)

	
the Pledgor may exercise any other rights and remedies available to the Pledgor under the terms of Other Posted Support, if any;







 



	
  

	
(iii)

	
the Secured Party will be obligated immediately to Transfer all Posted Collateral and the Interest Amount to the Pledgor; and







 




  





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(iv)

	
to the extent that Posted Collateral or the Interest Amount is not so Transferred pursuant to (iii) above, the Pledgor may:







 



	
  

	
(A)

	
Set-off any amounts payable by the Pledgor with respect to any Obligations against any Posted Collateral or the Cash equivalent of any Posted Collateral held by the Secured Party (or any obligation of the Secured Party to Transfer that Posted Collateral); and







 



	
  

	
(B)

	
to the extent that the Pledgor does not Set-off under (iv)(A) above, withhold payment of any remaining amounts payable by the Pledgor with respect to any Obligations, up to the Value of any remaining Posted Collateral held by the Secured Party, until that Posted Collateral is Transferred to the Pledgor.







 



	
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Deficiencies and Excess Proceeds.  The Secured Party will Transfer to the Pledgor any proceeds and Posted Credit Support remaining after liquidation, Set-off and/or application under Paragraphs 8(a) and 8(b) after satisfaction in full of all amounts payable by the Pledgor with respect to any Obligations; the Pledgor in all events will remain liable for any amounts remaining unpaid after any liquidation, Set-off and/or application under Paragraphs 8(a) and 8(b).







 



	
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Final Returns.  When no amounts are or thereafter may become payable by the Pledgor with respect to any Obligations (except for any potential liability under Section 2(d) of this Agreement), the Secured Party will Transfer to the Pledgor all Posted Credit Support and the Interest Amount, if any.







 


Paragraph 9.  Representations


 


Each party represents to the other party (which representations will be deemed to be repeated as of each date on which it, as the Pledgor, Transfers Eligible Collateral) that:


 



	
  

	
(i)

	
it has the power to grant a security interest in and lien on any Eligible Collateral it Transfers as the Pledgor and has taken all necessary actions to authorize the granting of that security interest and lien;







 



	
  

	
(ii)

	
it is the sole owner of or otherwise has the right to Transfer all Eligible Collateral it transfers to the Secured Party hereunder, free and clear of any security interest, lien, encumbrance or other restrictions other than the security interest and lien granted under Paragraph 2;







 



	
  

	
(iii)

	
upon the Transfer of any Eligible Collateral to the Secured Party under the terms of this Annex, the Secured Party will have a valid and perfected first priority security interest therein (assuming that any central clearing corporation or any third-party financial intermediary or other entity not within the control of the Pledgor involved in the Transfer of that Eligible Collateral gives the notices and takes the action required of it under applicable law for perfection of that interest); and







 




  





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(iv)

	
the performance by it of its obligations under this Annex will not result in the creation of any security interest, lien or other encumbrance on any Posted Collateral other than the security interest and lien granted under Paragraph 2.







 


Paragraph 10.  Expenses


 



	
(a)

	
General.  Except as otherwise provided in Paragraphs 10(b) and 10(c), each party will pay its own costs and expenses in connection with performing its obligations under this Annex and neither party will be liable for any costs and expenses incurred by the other party in connection herewith.







 



	
(b)

	
Posted Credit Support.  The Pledgor will promptly pay when due all taxes, assessments or charges of any nature that are imposed with respect to Posted Credit Support held by the Secured Party upon becoming aware of the same, regardless of whether any portion of that Posted Credit Support is subsequently disposed of under Paragraph 6(c), except for those taxes, assessments and charges that result from the exercise of the Secured Party’s rights under Paragraph 6(c).







 



	
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Liquidation/Application of Posted Credit Support.  All reasonable costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Secured Party or the Pledgor in connection with the liquidation and/or application of any Posted Credit Support under Paragraph 8 will be payable, on demand and pursuant to the Expenses Section of this Agreement, by the Defaulting Party or, if there is no Defaulting Party, equally by the parties.







 


Paragraph 11.  Miscellaneous


 



	
(a)

	
Default Interest.  A Secured Party that fails to make, when due, any Transfer of Posted Collateral or the Interest Amount will be obligated to pay the Pledgor (to the extent permitted under applicable law) an amount equal to interest at the Default Rate multiplied by the Value of the items of property that were required to be Transferred, from (and including) the date that Posted Collateral or Interest Amount was required to be Transferred to (but excluding) the date of Transfer of that Posted Collateral or Interest Amount.  This interest will be calculated on the basis of daily compounding and the actual number of days elapsed.







 



	
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Further Assurances.  Promptly following a demand made by a party, the other party will execute, deliver, file and record any financing statement, specific assignment or other document and take any other action that may be necessary or desirable and reasonably requested by that party to create, preserve, perfect or validate any security interest or lien granted under Paragraph 2, to enable that party to exercise or enforce its rights under this Annex with respect to Posted Credit Support or an Interest Amount or to effect or document a release of a security interest on Posted Collateral or an Interest Amount.







 



	
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Further Protection.  The Pledgor will promptly give notice to the Secured Party of, and defend against, any suit, action, proceeding or lien that involves Posted Credit Support Transferred by the Pledgor or that could adversely affect the security interest and lien granted by it under Paragraph 2, unless that suit, action, proceeding or lien results from the exercise of the Secured Party’s rights under Paragraph 6(c).







 




  





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(d)

	
Good Faith and Commercially Reasonable Manner.  Performance of all obligations under this Annex including, but not limited to, all calculations, valuations and determinations made by either party, will be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner.







 



	
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Demands and Notices.  All demands and notices made by a party under this Annex will be made as specified in the Notices Section of this Agreement, except as otherwise provided in Paragraph 13.







 



	
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Specifications of Certain Matters.  Anything referred to in this Annex as being specified in Paragraph 13 also may be specified in one or more Confirmations or other documents and this Annex will be construed accordingly.







 


Paragraph 12.  Definitions


 


As used in this Annex:--


 


“Cash” means the lawful currency of the United States of America.


 


“Credit Support Amount” has the meaning specified in Paragraph 3.


 


“Custodian” has the meaning specified in Paragraphs 6(b)(i) and 13.


 


“Delivery Amount “ has the meaning specified in Paragraph 3(a).


 


“Disputing Party” has the meaning specified in Paragraph 5.


 


“Distributions” means with respect to Posted Collateral other than Cash, all principal, interest and other payments and distributions of cash or other property with respect thereto, regardless of whether the Secured Party has disposed of that Posted Collateral under Paragraph 6(c).  Distributions will not include any item of property acquired by the Secured Party upon any disposition or liquidation of Posted Collateral or, with respect to any Posted Collateral in the form of Cash, any distributions on that collateral, unless otherwise specified herein.


 


“Eligible Collateral” means, with respect to a party, the items, if any, specified as such for that party in Paragraph 13.


 


“Eligible Credit Support” means Eligible Collateral and Other Eligible Support.


 


“Exposure” means for any Valuation Date or other date for which Exposure is calculated and subject to Paragraph 5 in the case of a dispute, the amount, if any, that would be payable to a party that is the Secured Party by the other party (expressed as a positive number) or by a party that is the Secured Party to the other party (expressed as a negative number) pursuant to Section 6(e)(ii)(2)(A) of this Agreement as if all Transactions (or Swap Transactions) were being terminated as of the relevant Valuation Time; provided that Market Quotation will be determined by the Valuation Agent using its estimates at mid-market of the amounts that would be paid for Replacement Transactions (as that term is defined in the definition of “Market Quotation”).


 




  





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“Independent Amount” means, with respect to a party, the amount specified as such for that party in Paragraph 13; if no amount is specified, zero.


 


“Interest Amount” means, with respect to an Interest Period, the aggregate sum of the amounts of interest calculated for each day in that Interest Period on the principal amount of Posted Collateral in the form of Cash held by the Secured Party on that day, determined by the Secured Party for each such day as follows:


 


(x)           the amount of that Cash on that day; multiplied by


 


(y)           the Interest Rate in effect for that day; divided by


 


(z)           360.


 


“Interest Period” means the period from (and including) the last Local Business Day on which an Interest Amount was Transferred (or, if no Interest Amount has yet been Transferred, the Local Business Day on which Posted Collateral in the form of Cash was Transferred to or received by the Secured Party) to (but excluding) the Local Business Day on which the current Interest Amount is to be Transferred.


 


“Interest Rate” means the rate specified in Paragraph 13.


 


“Local Business Day”, unless otherwise specified in Paragraph 13, has the meaning specified in the Definitions Section of this Agreement, except that references to a payment in clause (b) thereof will be deemed to include a Transfer under this Annex.


 


“Minimum Transfer Amount” means, with respect to a party, the amount specified as such for that party in Paragraph 13; if no amount is specified, zero.


 


“Notification Time” has the meaning specified in Paragraph 13.


 


“Obligations” means, with respect to a party, all present and future obligations of that party under this Agreement and any additional obligations specified for that party in Paragraph 13.


 


“Other Eligible Support” means, with respect to a party, the items, if any, specified as such for that party in Paragraph 13.


 


“Other Posted Support” means all Other Eligible Support Transferred to the Secured Party that remains in effect for the benefit of that Secured Party.


 


“Pledgor” means either party, when that party (i) receives a demand for or is required to Transfer Eligible Credit Support under Paragraph 3(a) or (ii) has Transferred Eligible Credit Support under Paragraph 3(a).


 


“Posted Collateral” means all Eligible Collateral, other property, Distributions, and all proceeds thereof that have been Transferred to or received by the Secured Party under this Annex and not Transferred to the Pledgor pursuant to Paragraph 3(b), 4(d)(ii) or 6(d)(i) or released by the Secured Party under Paragraph 8.  Any Interest Amount or portion thereof not Transferred pursuant to Paragraph 6(d)(ii) will constitute Posted Collateral in the form of Cash.


 




  





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“Posted Credit Support” means Posted Collateral and Other Posted Support.


 


“Recalculation Date” means the Valuation Date that gives rise to the dispute under Paragraph 5; provided, however, that if a subsequent Valuation Date occurs under Paragraph 3 prior to the resolution of the dispute, then the “Recalculation Date” means the most recent Valuation Date under Paragraph 3.


 


“Resolution Time” has the meaning specified in Paragraph 13.


 


“Return Amount” has the meaning specified in Paragraph 3(b).


 


“Secured Party” means either party, when that party (i) makes a demand for or is entitled to receive Eligible Credit Support under Paragraph 3(a) or (ii) holds or is deemed to hold Posted Credit Support.


 


“Specified Condition” means, with respect to a party, any event specified as such for that party in Paragraph 13.


 


“Substitute Credit Support” has the meaning specified in Paragraph 4(d)(i).


 


“Substitution Date” has the meaning specified in Paragraph 4(d)(ii).


 


“Threshold” means, with respect to a party, the amount specified as such for that party in Paragraph 13; if no amount is specified, zero.


 


“Transfer” means, with respect to any Eligible Credit Support, Posted Credit Support or Interest Amount, and in accordance with the instructions of the Secured Party, Pledgor or Custodian, as applicable:


 



	
  

	
(i)

	
in the case of Cash, payment or delivery by wire transfer into one or more bank accounts specified by the recipient;







 



	
  

	
(ii)

	
in the case of certificated securities that cannot be paid or delivered by book-entry, payment or delivery in appropriate physical form to the recipient or its account accompanied by any duly executed instruments of transfer, assignments in blank, transfer tax stamps and any other documents necessary to constitute a legally valid transfer to the recipient;







 



	
  

	
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in the case of securities that can be paid or delivered by book-entry, the giving of written instructions to the relevant depository institution or other entity specified by the recipient, together with a written copy thereof to the recipient, sufficient if complied with to result in a legally effective transfer of the relevant interest to the recipient; and







 




  





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(iv)

	
in the case of Other Eligible Support or Other Posted Support, as specified in Paragraph 13.







 


“Valuation Agent” has the meaning specified in Paragraph 13.


 


“Valuation Date” means each date specified in or otherwise determined pursuant to Paragraph 13.


 


“Valuation Percentage” means, for any item of Eligible Collateral, the percentage specified in Paragraph 13.


 


“Valuation Time” has the meaning specified in Paragraph 13.


 


“Value” means for any Valuation Date or other date for which Value is calculated and subject to Paragraph 5 in the case of a dispute, with respect to:


 



	
  

	
(i)

	
Eligible Collateral or Posted Collateral that is:







 



	
  

	
(A)

	
Cash, the amount thereof; and







 



	
  

	
(B)

	
a security, the bid price obtained by the Valuation Agent multiplied by the applicable Valuation Percentage, if any;







 



	
  

	
(ii)

	
Posted Collateral that consists of items that are not specified as Eligible Collateral, zero; and







 



	
  

	
(iii)

	
Other Eligible Support and Other Posted Support, as specified in Paragraph 13.







 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




  





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Paragraph 13.  Elections and Variables


 


(a)           Reserved.


 



	
(b)

	
Security Interest for “Obligations”.  The term “Obligations” as used in this Annex includes no additional obligations with respect to Party A or Party B.







 



	
(c)

	
Credit Support Obligations.







 



	
  

	
(i)

	
“Delivery Amount” has the meaning specified in Paragraph 3(a); except that the words “upon a demand made by the Secured Party on or promptly following a Valuation Date” shall be deleted and the word “that” on the second line of Paragraph 3(a) shall be replaced with the word “a”.







 



	
  

	
(ii)

	
“Return Amount” has the meaning specified in Paragraph 3(b).







 



	
  

	
(iii)

	
“Credit Support Amount” will equal the greatest of for any Valuation Date: (A) the Secured Party’s Exposure, (B) the amount of the MLCS Payment Amount for the immediately following MLCS Payment Date and (C) one percent of the then current Notional Amount of the Confirmation.







 



	
  

	
(iv)

	
Eligible Collateral.  “Eligible Collateral” shall include any asset listed in Exhibit I.







 



	
  

	
(v)

	
There shall be no “Other Eligible Support” for Party A for purposes of this Annex.







 



	
  

	
(vi)

	
Thresholds.







 



	
  

	
(A)

	
“Independent Amount” means with respect to Party A:  Not applicable.







 


“Independent Amount” means with respect to Party B:  Not applicable.


 



	
  

	
(B)

	
“S&P Threshold” means with respect to Party A:  Infinity; provided, however, that the S&P Threshold with respect to Party A shall be zero if an S&P Ratings Event has occurred and is continuing; and, provided, further, that the S&P Threshold shall be infinity at any time that Party A has obtained (I) (x) an Eligible Guarantee or (y) a replacement counterparty with a S&P short-term debt rating of at least “A-1” and (II) received written confirmation from S&P that any such action will not result in the withdrawal or downgrading of the rating (or credit estimate) of the Trust Certificates.







 


“Threshold” means with respect to Party B:  Not applicable.


 


“Minimum Transfer Amount” means 50,000 units denominated in the Termination Currency with respect to each of Party A and Party B.


 




  





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(C)

	
Rounding.  The Delivery Amount will be rounded up and the Return Amount will be rounded down to the nearest integral multiple of 10,000 units denominated in the Termination Currency, respectively.







 



	
(d)

	
Valuation and Timing.







 



	
  

	
(i)

	
“Valuation Agent” means Party A; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Annex, the Valuation Agent shall not be required to notify Party B of any of the Valuation Agent’s calculations of Value, Exposure, Delivery Amount or Return Amount under this Annex unless requested to do so (either verbally or in writing) by Party B in each instance.







 



	
  

	
(ii)

	
“Valuation Date” means each Local Business Day.







 



	
  

	
(iii)

	
“Valuation Time” means the close of business on the Local Business Day before the Valuation Date or date of calculation, as applicable; provided that the calculations of Value and Exposure will be made as of approximately the same time on the same date.







 


(iv)           “Notification Time” means 1:00 p.m., New York time, on a Local Business Day.


 



	
  

	
(v)

	
The following shall be added to the end of Paragraph 4(b):  “Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Transfer of a Delivery Amount will be made not later than the close of business on the Local Business Day following a Valuation Date.”







 



	
(e)

	
Conditions Precedent.  No event shall constitute a “Specified Condition”.







 



	
(f)

	
Substitution.







 



	
  

	
(i)

	
“Substitution Date” means the Local Business Day in New York on which the Secured Party is able to confirm irrevocable receipt of the Substitute Credit Support, provided that (x) such receipt is confirmed before 3:00 p.m., New York time, on such Local Business Day in New York and (y) the Secured Party has received, before 1:00 p.m., New York time, on the immediately preceding Local Business Day in New York, the notice of substitution described in Paragraph 4(d)(i).







 



	
  

	
(ii)

	
Consent.  The Pledgor is not required to obtain the Secured Party’s consent for any substitution pursuant to Paragraph 4(d).







 



	
(g)

	
Dispute Resolution.







 



	
  

	
(i)

	
“Resolution Time” means 1:00 p.m., New York time, on the Local Business Day following the date on which a notice is given that gives rise to a dispute under Paragraph 5.







 



	
  

	
(ii)

	
Alternative.  The provisions of Paragraph 5 will apply.







 




  





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(h)

	
Holding and Using Posted Collateral.







 



	
  

	
(i)

	
Eligibility to Hold Posted Collateral; Custodians.  Party B and its Custodian will be entitled to hold Posted Collateral, as applicable, pursuant to Paragraph 6(b), provided that the following conditions applicable to Party B are satisfied:







 



	
  

	
(A)

	
Party B, as the Secured Party, is not a Defaulting Party and the applicable Collateral Account is maintained in the United States.







 



	
  

	
(B)

	
Party B hereby covenants and agrees that it will cause all Posted Collateral received from Party A to be held in one or more segregated accounts in the name of the Secured Party for the benefit of the Pledgor (each, a “Collateral Account”, which will also be an Eligible Account as defined in Standard Terms for Trust Agreements dated as of February 20, 1998, the “Standard Terms”).  The Secured Party shall cause records to be kept of, and shall identify all items of Posted Collateral credited to, each Collateral Account and shall cause statements concerning the Posted Collateral transferred or delivered by the Pledgor to be sent to the Pledgor on request, which may not be made more frequently than once in each calendar month.  For the avoidance of doubt, no other amounts received by the Trustee with respect to Deposited Assets (as defined in the Standard Terms), any other Credit Support (as defined in the Standard Terms) and/or Liquidation Proceeds (as defined in the Standard Terms) will be deposited in the Collateral Account and Party B may not use Posted Collateral except as provided for in this Agreement.







 



	
  

	
(C)

	
Party B’s Custodian. The institution that meets the requirements under the definition of Eligible Account (as defined in the Standard Terms) maintaining the Collateral Account which may be Party B’s trustee will be Party B’s Custodian hereunder. The Transfer of Posted Collateral, Interest Amount or Distributions to or from Party B’s Custodian will be deemed, respectively, to be a Transfer to or from the Secured Party.







 



	
  

	
(ii)

	
Use of Posted Collateral.  The provisions of Paragraph 6(c) will not apply to Party B.  Therefore, Party B will not have any of the rights specified in Paragraph 6(c)(i) or 6( c )(ii).







 



	
(i)

	
Distributions and Interest Amount.







 



	
  

	
(i)

	
The “Interest Amount” means, with respect to Posted Collateral in the form of cash, for any Interest Period, the amount of interest that Party B actually earns and receives (net of any deduction or withholding for or on account of any tax) on the relevant Posted Collateral during such Interest Period; provided that a Transfer of Interest Amounts shall be made only to the extent that no Delivery Amount will be created or increased by the Transfer as calculated by the Valuation Agent.







 



	
  

	
(ii)

	
The “Transfer of Interest Amount” will be made within 3 Local Business Days after the last Local Business Day of each calendar month.







 




  





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(iii)

	
Alternative Interest Amount.  Not applicable.







 



	
  

	
(iv)

	
The definition of “Distributions” in Paragraph 12 is hereby amended by deleting the first sentence thereof and replacing it with the following:







 


“‘Distributions’ means with respect to Posted Collateral other than cash, all principal, interest and other payments and distributions of cash or other property with respect thereto received (net of any deduction or withholding for or on account of any tax) by Party B from time to time,; provided that the Pledgor shall request a Transfer of Distributions only to the extent that no Delivery Amount will be created or increased by the Transfer.”


 



	
  

	
(v)

	
Paragraph 12 is hereby amended by replacing the definition of “Interest Period” with the following:







 


“‘Interest Period’ means the period from (and including) the first day of each calendar month to (and including) the last day of each calendar month.”


 



	
  

	
(vi)

	
The definition of “Posted Collateral” in Paragraph 12 is hereby amended by inserting the words “received by Party B and” after the words “Interest Amount or portion thereof”.







 



	
(j)

	
Additional Representations.  None.







 



	
(k)

	
Other Eligible Support and Other Posted Support.  Not applicable.







 



	
(l)

	
Demands and Notices.  All demands, specifications and notices made by a party to this Annex will be made to the following:







 



	 	
Party A: 

	
Merrill Lynch Capital Services, Inc.







c/o Bank of America, N.A.


Sears Tower


233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 2800


Chicago, Illinois 60606-6306


Telephone No.:  (312) 234-3030


Facsimile:  (312) 234-2731


Email:  merrill_collateral_chicago@bankofamerica.com








	 	
Party B: 

	
The address specified in the Agreement.







 



	
(m)

	
Addresses for Transfers.







 




	 	
Party A: 

	

To be provided by Party A in writing.













 



	 	
Party B: 

	

To be provided by Party B in writing.









 




  





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(n)

	
Other Provisions.







 



	
  

	
(i)

	
This Credit Support Annex is a Security Agreement under the New York Uniform Commercial Code.







 



	
  

	
(ii)

	
Paragraph 1(b) of this Annex is amended by deleting it and restating it in full as follows:







 


“(b) Secured Party and Pledgor.  All references in this Annex to the “Secured Party” mean Party B, and all references in this Annex to the “Pledgor” mean Party A; provided, however, that if Other Posted Support is held by Party B, all references herein to the Secured Party with respect to that Other Posted Support will be to Party B as the beneficiary thereof and will not subject that support or Party B as the beneficiary thereof to provisions of law generally relating to security interests and secured parties.”


 



	
  

	
(iii)

	
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, for purposes of Section 5(a)(iii)(1) of the Agreement, an Event of Default will exist with respect to the Secured Party in the event that it fails (or fails to cause its Custodian) to make, when due, any Transfer of Posted Collateral required to be made by it and that failure continues for two Local Business Days after notice of that failure is given to the Secured Party.







 



	
  

	
(iv)

	
Only Party A makes the representations contained in Paragraph 9 of this Annex.







 



	
  

	
(v)

	
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Paragraph 10(a) of this Annex, the Pledgor will be responsible for, and will reimburse the Secured Party for, all transfer and other taxes and other costs involved in the maintenance of and any Transfer of Eligible Collateral.







 



	
  

	
(vi)

	
The parties hereto agree that, with respect to any provisions of this Annex that relate solely to the criteria or requirements, as applicable, of S&P, this Annex may be amended by a written agreement of the parties, together with either the consent of S&P or confirmation from S&P that the rating on the applicable Trust Certificates will not be negatively effected.







 



	
  

	
(vii)

	
Paragraph 12 of this Annex is amended by deleting the definitions of “Cash”, “Pledgor”, “Secured Party” and “Value” and replacing them with the following:







 


“Cash” means the lawful currency of the United States of America or any other Eligible Currency.


 


“Pledgor” means Party A.


 


“Secured Party” means Party B.


 




  





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“Value” means for any Valuation Date or other date for which Value is calculated and subject to Paragraph 5 in the case of a dispute, will be calculated as follows:  for cash, the Termination Currency Equivalent of the U.S. dollar value thereof or the Termination Currency Equivalent of any Eligible Currency, and for each item of Eligible Collateral (except for cash), the Termination Currency Equivalent of an amount equal to the product of (i) either (A) the bid price for such security quoted on such day by a principal market-maker for such security selected in good faith by the Valuation Agent or (B) the most recent publicly available bid price for such security as reported by a quotation service or in a medium selected in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner by the Valuation Agent and (ii) the Applicable Valuation Percentage (as defined below), unless otherwise expressly provided herein.








	
  

	
(viii)

	
Paragraph 12 is hereby further amended by adding the following definitions (each in the correct alphabetical order):







 


“Applicable Valuation Percentage” means with respect to a type of security, the highest Valuation Percentage specified for such type of security in Exhibit I or zero if a Valuation Percentage is not specified for such type of security in Exhibit I.


 


“BAML Entity” means Party A, any Credit Support Provider of Party A, or any guarantor that has delivered an Eligible Guarantee that remains effective to Party B of all Party A’s obligations under the Agreement.


 


“Eligible Currency” means US dollars and any currency other than US dollars provided that such currency is freely available.


 


“Eligible Guarantee” means a guaranty of the Confirmation in form and substance satisfactory to S&P from an entity with a short-term debt rating that is at least “A-1” by S&P.


 


“Exposure” has the meaning specified in Paragraph 12, except that (i) after the word “Agreement” the words “(assuming, for this purpose only, that any election made for purposes of Section 6(e) (Payments on Early Termination) in the Schedule is deleted)” shall be inserted and (ii) at the end of the definition of “Exposure”, the words “without regard to the possibility that the terms of such Replacement Transactions may be materially less beneficial for Party B than the terms of this Agreement” shall be added.


 


“IDR” means issuer default rating.


 


“Relevant BAML Entity” means, with respect to S&P, the BAML Entity with the highest rating from S&P.


 


“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., or any successor to the rating business of such entity.


 


“S&P Ratings Event” means the occurrence of a S&P downgrade of the short-term debt rating of the Relevant BAML Entity to below “A-1”.


 




  





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“Termination Currency” means the Termination Currency specified in the Agreement; provided, however, that if the Agreement does not specify a Termination Currency, then US Dollars will be deemed to be the Termination Currency for the Agreement for purposes of this Annex.


 


“Termination Currency Equivalent” means, as of any date, (i) in respect of any amount denominated in the Termination Currency with respect to the Agreement, such Termination Currency amount, and (ii) in respect of any amount denominated in a currency other than the Termination Currency (the “Other Currency”), the amount in such Termination Currency determined by the Valuation Agent as being required to purchase such amount of such Other Currency as of such date.


 



	
  

	
(ix) 

	
Paragraph 7(iii) of this Annex shall not apply to Party B.







 



	
  

	
(x)

	
The Bank of New York Mellon is entering into this agreement solely in its capacity as trustee of Party B, and not in its individual capacity, and in no case shall The Bank of New York Mellon (or any other person acting as successor trustee) be personally liable for or on account of any of the statements, representations, warranties, covenants or obligations stated to be those of Party B hereunder, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties hereto and any person claiming, by, through or under such party.







 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




  





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Accepted and agreed:



  



	MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL SERVICES INC.	 	PPLUS TRUST SERIES GSC-2	 
	 	 	 	 
	By: 	/s/ Dylan Lohonen	 	By: THE BANK OF NEW YORK, not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee under the Trust Agreement
	Name: 	Dylan Lohonen 	 	 
	Title: 	Authorized Signatory 	 	By: 	 /s/ Maryann Joseph	 
	Date: 	December 21, 2011 	 	Name:	Maryann Joseph	 
	 	 	 	Title:	Vice President  	 
	 	 	 	Date:	December 21, 2011	 







 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




  





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EXHIBIT I








	
  

	
S&P Eligible Collateral and Valuation Percentages





















	
Asset Type

	
Rating (in respect of Eligible Credit


Support in the form of Securities)

	
Remaining Term to maturity (years)


 

	
Valuation Percentage (AAA Stressed Asset price haircut)

	
Valuation Percentage (AA Stressed Asset Price Haircut)

	
Valuation Percentage (A Stressed Asset Price Haircut)

	
Valuation Percentage (BBB Stressed Asset Price Haircut)


	

Cash (USD only)



	

N/A



	

N/A



	

100



	

100



	

100



	

100




	  	  	  	  	  	  	  
	

Securities



	  	  	  	  	  	  
	  	  	  	  	  	  	  
	

U.S. Sovereign Debt



	

Direct obligations of the United States of America will be Eligible Collateral irrespective of their rating



	

<1



	

95



	

96



	

97



	

98




	

Obligations



	  	

1-3



	

88



	

91



	

92



	

94




	  	  	

3-5



	

86



	

89



	

91



	

93




	  	  	

5-7



	

84



	

88



	

90



	

92




	  	  	

7-10



	

82



	

86



	

89



	

91




	  	  	

10-15



	

80



	

85



	

88



	

90




	  	  	

15-20



	

79



	

84



	

87



	

89




	  	  	

>20



	

78



	

83



	

86



	

88




	 	  	  	  	  	  	  







 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Appendix A-1