Document:

exv10w3

 

EXHIBIT 10.3

EXECUTION COPY

          AMENDED AND RESTATED SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE AGREEMENT dated as of September 26, 2007 (as
amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this
“Agreement”), among each of the subsidiaries listed on Schedule I hereto (each such
subsidiary individually, a “Guarantor” and collectively, the “Guarantors”) of
LUMINENT MORTGAGE CAPITAL, INC., a Maryland corporation (the “Borrower”), and ARCO CAPITAL
CORPORATION LTD., a corporation organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands, as lender and
secured party (the “Secured Party”).

INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT

          The Borrower has entered into a Credit Agreement, dated as of August 21, 2007, as amended by
the Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of September 12, 2007, the Second Amendment to Credit
Agreement, dated as of September 20, 2007 and the Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of
September 21, 2007 (as such agreement may be further amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise
modified and in effect from time to time, the “Existing Credit Agreement”) with the Secured
Party, pursuant to which, among other things, the Secured Party made loans or otherwise extended
credit to the Borrower upon the terms and subject to the conditions specified in the Existing
Credit Agreement.

          The Borrower has entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September
26, 2007 (as such agreement may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified and in
effect from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) with the Secured Party, pursuant to
which, among other things, the Borrower has requested, and the Secured Party has agreed, to amend
and restate the Existing Credit Agreement upon the terms and subject to the conditions specified in
the Credit Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings
assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

          Each of the Guarantors is a direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the Borrower and
acknowledges that it will derive substantial benefit from the extension of credit by the Secured
Party under the Credit Agreement. The obligations of the Secured Party to make loans under the
Credit Agreement are conditioned on, among other things, the execution and delivery by the
Guarantors of a Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement in the form hereof.

          Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

          SECTION 1. Guarantee. Each Guarantor unconditionally guarantees, jointly with the
other Guarantors and severally, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety, (a) the due and
punctual payment of (i) the principal of and premium, if any, and interest (including interest
accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar
proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the Loans, when and
as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or
otherwise, and (ii) all other monetary obligations, including fees, costs, expenses and
indemnities, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary
obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other
similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), of the Borrower
to the Secured Party under the Credit Agreement and the other Related Documents, and (b) the due and punctual performance of all covenants,
agreements, obligations and liabilities of the Borrower under or pursuant to the Credit Agreement
and the other

 

 

Related Documents (all the monetary and other obligations referred to in the
preceding clauses (a) and (b) being collectively called the “Obligations”). Each Guarantor
further agrees that the Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice
to or further assent from it, and that it will remain bound upon its guarantee notwithstanding any
extension or renewal of any Obligation.

          SECTION 2. Obligations Not Waived. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,
each Guarantor waives diligence, presentment to, demand of payment from, filing of claims with a
court in the event of receivership or bankruptcy of the Borrower or any other guarantor of the
Obligations, all setoffs and counterclaims and all presentments, demands for performance, notices
of nonperformance, protests, notices of protest, notices of dishonor and notices of acceptance of
its guarantee, the benefits of all statutes of limitations, and all other demands whatsoever except
as specifically provided herein. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the
obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall not be affected, irrespective of:

          (i) the failure of the Secured Party to assert any claim or demand or to enforce or exercise
any right or remedy against the Borrower or any other guarantor under the provisions of the Credit
Agreement, any other Related Document or otherwise;

          (ii) any extension or renewal or any other indulgence in relation to any provision hereof or
thereof;

          (iii) any rescission, waiver, compromise, acceleration, amendment or modification of, or any
release from any of the terms or provisions of, this Agreement, any other Related Document, any
guarantee or any other agreement, including with respect to any other Guarantor under this
Agreement;

          (iv) the release, exchange, waiver or foreclosure of any of the security held by or on behalf
of the Secured Party;

          (v) the failure of the Secured Party to take any steps to perfect and maintain its security
interest in, or to preserve its rights to, any of the security or collateral held by or on behalf
of the Secured Party for the Obligations;

          (vi) the election by, or on behalf of the Secured Party, in any proceeding instituted with
respect to the Borrower or any Guarantor under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code (11
U.S.C. 101 et seq.) (the “Bankruptcy Code”), of the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of
the Bankruptcy Code;

          (vii) any borrowing or grant of a security interest by the Borrower, as debtor-in-possession,
under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code; and

          (viii) the disallowance, under Section 502 of the Bankruptcy Code, of all or any portion of
the claims of the Secured Party for repayment of all or any part of the Obligations.

          SECTION 3. Security. Each of the Guarantors authorizes the Secured Party to (a) take
and hold security for the payment of this guarantee and the Obligations and exchange, enforce,
waive and release any such security, (b) apply such security and direct the order or manner of sale
thereof as they in their sole discretion may determine (c) release or substitute any one or more
endorsees, other guarantors or other obligors and (d) to exercise any other rights available to the
Secured Party. Any of the foregoing may be done in any manner, without affecting or impairing the obligations of each of the
Guarantors hereunder.

2

 

          SECTION 4. Guarantee of Payment. Each Guarantor further agrees that its guarantee
constitutes a guarantee of performance and of payment when due and not of collection, and waives
any right to require that any resort be had by the Secured Party to any of the security held for
payment of the Obligations or to any balance of any deposit account or credit on the books of the
Secured Party in favor of the Borrower or any other Person.

          SECTION 5. No Discharge or Diminishment of Guarantee. The obligations of each
Guarantor hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination
for any reason (other than the indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Obligations), including
any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise of any of the Obligations, and
shall not be subject to any defense or setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever
by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the Obligations or otherwise.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall
not be discharged or impaired or otherwise affected by the failure of the Secured Party to assert
any claim or demand or to enforce any remedy under the Credit Agreement, any other Related Document
or any other agreement, by any waiver or modification of any provision of any thereof, by any
default, failure or delay, wilful or otherwise, in the performance of the Obligations, or by any
other act or omission or delay to do any other act or thing which may or might in any manner or to
any extent vary the risk of any Guarantor or that would otherwise operate as a discharge of each
Guarantor as a matter of law or equity (other than the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all
the Obligations).

          SECTION 6. Defenses of Borrower Waived. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law, each of the Guarantors waives any defense based on or arising out of any defense of the
Borrower or the lack of genuineness, validity, regularity or the enforceability of the Obligations
or any part thereof from any cause, or the cessation from any cause of the liability of the
Borrower, other than the final and indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Obligations. The
Secured Party may, at its election, foreclose on any security held by it by one or more judicial or
nonjudicial sales, accept an assignment of any such security in lieu of foreclosure, compromise or
adjust any part of the Obligations, make any other accommodation with the Borrower or any other
guarantor or exercise any other right or remedy available to them against the Borrower or any other
guarantor, without affecting or impairing in any way the liability of any Guarantor hereunder
except to the extent the Obligations have been fully, finally and indefeasibly paid in cash.
Pursuant to applicable law, each of the Guarantors waives any defense arising out of any such
election even though such election operates, pursuant to applicable law, to impair or to extinguish
any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of such Guarantor against the
Borrower or any other Guarantor or guarantor, as the case may be, or any security.

          SECTION 7. Agreement to Pay; Subordination. In furtherance of the foregoing and not
in limitation of any other right that the Secured Party has at law or in equity against any
Guarantor by virtue hereof, upon the failure of the Borrower or any Guarantor to pay any Obligation
when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, after notice of
prepayment or otherwise, each Guarantor hereby promises to and will forthwith pay, or cause to be
paid, to the Secured Party as designated thereby in cash the amount of such unpaid Obligations.
Upon payment by any Guarantor of any sums to the Secured Party as provided above, all rights of
such Guarantor against the Borrower arising as a result thereof by way of right of subrogation,
contribution, reimbursement, indemnity or otherwise shall in all respects be subordinate and junior
in right of payment to the prior indefeasible payment in full in cash of all the Obligations. In
addition, any indebtedness of the Borrower now or hereafter held by any Guarantor is hereby
subordinated in right of payment to the payment in full in cash of the Obligations. If any amount
shall erroneously be paid to any Guarantor on account of (i) such subrogation, contribution, reimbursement, indemnity or similar right or (ii) any such
indebtedness of the Borrower, such amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Secured
Party and shall forthwith be

3

 

paid to the Secured Party to be credited against the payment of the
Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of the Related Documents.

          SECTION 8. Information. Each of the Guarantors assumes all responsibility for being
and keeping itself informed of the Borrower’s financial condition and assets, and of all other
circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Obligations and the nature, scope and
extent of the risks that such Guarantor assumes and incurs hereunder, and agrees that the Secured
Party will not have any duty to advise any of the Guarantors of information known to it or any of
them regarding such circumstances or risks.

          SECTION 9. Representations and Warranties of Guarantors. The Guarantors jointly and
severally represent and warrant to the Secured Party, as follows:

     (i) Existence and Power. (a) Each of the Guarantors is duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and is
qualified to do business and is in good standing in all other jurisdictions where both (1)
the nature of its properties or business so requires and (2) the failure to be in good
standing could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

          (b) Each of the Guarantors has the power and authority (1) to own its respective
properties and to carry on its respective business as now being, or as now intended to be,
conducted, (2) to execute, deliver and perform, as applicable, its obligations under this
Agreement and the other Related Documents to which it is a party, and (3) to guaranty the
Obligations as contemplated by this Agreement and the other Related Documents to which it is
a party.

     (ii) Authority and No Violation. The execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement and the other Related Documents to which it is a party, by each Guarantor and
the guaranty of the Obligations as contemplated by this Agreement and the other Related
Documents to which it is a party, by each Guarantor (a) have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate or other similar action on the part of each such Guarantor and by all
necessary stockholder or other similar action, (b) will not constitute a violation of any
provision of applicable law or a violation of any order of any governmental authority
applicable to such Guarantor or any of its respective properties or assets, in each case,
that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (c) will not
violate any provision of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or such other
organizational and governing documents as may be applicable) of any Guarantor, or any
provision of any indenture, bond, note, mortgage, deed of trust, or any other instrument or
agreement to which such Guarantor is a party or subject, or by which such Guarantor or any
of its respective properties or assets are bound, (d) will not be in conflict with, result
in a breach of, constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, or
create any right to terminate, any such indenture, bond, note, mortgage, deed of trust, or
other instrument or agreement, or give rise to any right under any of the foregoing to
require any payment to be made by any Guarantor, and (e) will not result in the creation or
imposition of (or the obligation to create or impose) any Lien upon any of the properties or
assets of any of the Guarantors or any subsidiary of a Guarantor, other than pursuant to the
Security Documents.

     (iii) Governmental Approval. All authorizations, orders, consents, licenses,
registrations, filings or other approvals from or with any governmental authority required
for the execution, delivery and performance by any Guarantor of this Agreement have been duly
obtained or made, and are in full force and effect.

4

 

     (iv) Binding Agreements. Each Guarantor has duly executed and delivered this
Agreement and each Related Document to which it is a party. This Agreement and each such
Related Document to which such Guarantor is a party, constitutes the legal, valid and
binding obligation of each Guarantor, enforceable against such Guarantor in accordance with
its respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by
general principles of equity, whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at
law or in equity.

          SECTION 10. Termination. The Guarantees made hereunder (a) shall terminate when all
the Obligations have been paid in full in cash, and (b) shall continue to be effective or be
reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any Obligation is
rescinded or must otherwise be restored by the Secured Party or any Guarantor or upon the
bankruptcy or reorganization of the Borrower, any Guarantor or otherwise. In connection with the
foregoing, the Secured Party shall execute and deliver to such Guarantor or Guarantor’s designee,
at such Guarantor’s expense, any documents or instruments which such Guarantor shall reasonably
request from time to time to evidence such termination and release.

          SECTION 11. Change of Name. Any change or changes in the name of, or reorganization
(whether by way of reconstruction, consolidation, amalgamation, merger, transfer, sale, lease or
otherwise) of the Borrower or its respective business shall not affect or in any way limit or
lessen the liability of each of the Guarantors hereunder. The Guarantee shall extend to any Person
acquiring or from time to time carrying on the business of a Borrower.

          SECTION 12. Binding Effect; Several Agreement; Assignments. Whenever in this
Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the
successors and assigns of such party; and all covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of
the Guarantors that are contained in this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of each
party hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Agreement shall become effective as
to any Guarantor when a counterpart hereof executed on behalf of such Guarantor shall have been
delivered to the Secured Party, and a counterpart hereof shall have been executed on behalf of the
Secured Party, and thereafter shall be binding upon such Guarantor and the Secured Party and their
respective successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of such Guarantor, the Secured
Party, and their respective successors and assigns, except that no Guarantor shall have the right
to assign its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein (and any such attempted
assignment shall be void). If all of the capital stock of a Guarantor is sold, transferred or
otherwise disposed of pursuant to a transaction permitted by the Credit Agreement, such Guarantor
shall be released from its obligations under this Agreement without further action. This Agreement
shall be construed as a separate agreement with respect to each Guarantor and may be amended,
modified, supplemented, waived or released with respect to any Guarantor without the approval of
any other Guarantor and without affecting the obligations of any other Guarantor hereunder.

          SECTION 13. Waivers; Amendment. (a) No failure or delay of the Secured Party in
exercising any power or right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or
partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to
enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of
any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Secured Party hereunder are cumulative
and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any
provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by any Guarantor therefrom shall in any
event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) below, and then such waiver
or consent shall be effective only in the specific
instance and for the purpose for which given. No notice or demand on any Guarantor in any
case shall entitle such Guarantor to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other
circumstances.

5

 

          (a) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except
pursuant to a written agreement entered into between the Guarantors with respect to which such
waiver, amendment or modification relates and the Secured Party.

          SECTION 14. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF
LAW OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 AND SECTION 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK.

          SECTION 15. Notices. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and
given as provided in Section 10.02 of the Credit Agreement. All communications and notices
hereunder to each Guarantor shall be given to it at its address set forth in Schedule I.

          SECTION 16. Survival of Agreement; Severability. (a) All covenants, agreements,
representations and warranties made by the Guarantors herein and in the certificates or other
instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other
Related Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Secured Party and shall
survive the execution and delivery of the Related Documents, regardless of any investigation made
by the Secured Party or on its behalf, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the
principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any other fee or amount payable under this
Agreement or any other Related Document is outstanding and unpaid.

          (a) In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement or in any other
Related Document should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity,
legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in
any way be affected or impaired thereby (it being understood that the invalidity of a particular
provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not in and of itself affect the validity of such
provision in any other jurisdiction). The parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to
replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect
of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

          SECTION 17. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of
which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single
contract (subject to Section 11), and shall become effective as provided in Section 11. Delivery
of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as
delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

          SECTION 18. Rules of Interpretation. The rules of interpretation specified in Section
1.02 of the Credit Agreement shall be applicable to this Agreement.

          SECTION 19. Representations and Warranties of Secured Party. The Secured Party
represents and warrants to the Guarantors that it is a “qualified purchaser” as defined in Section
2(a)(51) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

          SECTION 20. Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. (a) Each Guarantor hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive
jurisdiction of any New York State court or Federal court of the United States of America sitting
in the borough of Manhattan of New York City, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the other Related Documents, or for
recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally

6

 

agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and
determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each
of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be
conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other
manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that the Secured Party
may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the other
Related Documents against any Guarantor or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

          (a) Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may
legally and effectively do so, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of
venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the other
Related Documents in any such New York State or Federal court. Each of the parties hereto hereby
irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to
the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

          (b) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner
provided for notices in Section 15. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party
to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

          SECTION 21. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY
LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE
OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS. EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY
OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE
EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE
OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER RELATED
DOCUMENTS, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS
SECTION 20.

          SECTION 22. Additional Guarantors. Each Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that
was not in existence on the date of the Credit Agreement is required to enter into this Agreement
as a Guarantor upon becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower. Upon execution and delivery
after the date hereof by the Secured Party and such Restricted Subsidiary of an instrument in the
form of Annex 1, such Restricted Subsidiary shall become a Guarantor hereunder with the same force
and effect as if originally named as a Guarantor herein. The execution and delivery of any
instrument adding an additional Guarantor as a party to this Agreement shall not require the
consent of any other Guarantor hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Guarantor hereunder
shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Guarantor as a party
to this Agreement.

          SECTION 23. Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, the Secured Party is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special,
time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other Indebtedness at any time owing by
the Secured Party to or for the credit or the account of any Guarantor against any or all the
obligations of such Guarantor now or hereafter existing under this Agreement and the other Related
Documents held by the Secured Party, irrespective of whether or not the Secured Party shall have made any demand under this
Agreement or any other Related Document and although such obligations may be unmatured. The rights
of the Secured

7

 

Party under this Section 23 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including
other rights of setoff) which the Secured Party may have.

          SECTION 24. Advice of Counsel. Each Guarantor represents and warrants to the Secured
Party that it has discussed this Agreement and, specifically, the provisions of Sections 14, 20 and
21, with the Guarantor’s lawyers.

          SECTION 25. Limitation on Guarantee Amount, etc. Notwithstanding any other provision
of any Related Document, the amount guaranteed by each Guarantor hereunder shall be limited to the
extent, if any, required so that its obligations under this Agreement shall not be subject to
avoidance under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code or to being set aside or annulled under any
applicable law relating to fraud on creditors. In determining the limitations, if any, on the
amount of any Guarantor’s obligations hereunder pursuant to the preceding sentence, it is the
intention of the parties hereto that any rights of subrogation or contribution which such Guarantor
may have under this Agreement, any other agreement or applicable law shall be taken into account.

          SECTION 26. Stay of Acceleration. If acceleration of the time for payment of any
amount payable by the Borrower under any Related Document is stayed upon the insolvency, bankruptcy
or reorganization of such party, all such amounts otherwise subject to acceleration under the terms
of such Related Document shall nonetheless be payable by each of the Guarantors under this
Agreement forthwith on demand by the Secured Party.

          SECTION 27. No Marshaling; Reinstatement. Each Guarantor consents and agrees that
neither the Secured Party nor any Person acting for or on behalf of the Secured Party shall be
under any obligation to marshal any assets in favor of any of the Guarantors or against or in
payment of any or all of the Obligations. Each Guarantor further agrees that, to the extent that
the Borrower, any of the Guarantors or any other guarantor of all or any part of the Obligations
make a payment or payments to the Secured Party, or the Secured Party receives any proceeds of
Collateral, which payment or payments or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to
be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to be repaid to the Borrower, any of the
Guarantors, such other guarantor or any other Person, or their respective estates, trustees,
receivers or any other party, including without limitation, each of the Guarantors, under any
bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, then, to the extent of such
payment or repayment, the part of the Obligations which has been paid, reduced or satisfied by such
amount shall be reinstated and continued in full force and effect as of the time immediately
preceding such initial payment, reduction or satisfaction.

8

 

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and
year first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	EACH OF THE SUBSIDIARIES LISTED ON

SCHEDULE I HERETO,

MERCURY MORTGAGE FINANCE STATUTORY TRUST

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Christopher J. Zyda
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Christopher J. Zyda 	 
	 	 	Title:  	President 	 
	 
	 	LUMINENT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Christopher J. Zyda
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Christopher J. Zyda 	 
	 	 	Title:  	President and Treasurer 	 
	 
	 	PANTHEON HOLDING COMPANY, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Christopher J. Zyda
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Christopher J. Zyda 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Chief Executive Officer and
Corporate Secretary 	 
	 
	 	PROSERPINE LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ S. Trezevant Moore, Jr.
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	S. Trezevant Moore, Jr. 	 
	 	 	Title:  	President 	 
	 
	 	MAIA MORTGAGE FINANCE STATUTORY TRUST

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Christopher J. Zyda
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Christopher J. Zyda 	 
	 	 	Title:  	President 	 
	 
	 	SATURN PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Christopher J. Zyda
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Christopher J. Zyda 	 
	 	 	Title:  	President and Treasurer 	 

SIGNATURE PAGE FOR AMENDED AND 

RESTATED SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE AGREEMENT

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	MINERVA MORTGAGE FINANCE CORPORATION

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Christopher J. Zyda
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Christopher J. Zyda 	 
	 	 	Title:  	President and Chief Financial Officer 	 
	 
	 	MINERVA CDO DELAWARE SPV LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Christopher J. Zyda
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Christopher J. Zyda 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Treasurer and Assistant Secretary 	 

SIGNATURE PAGE FOR AMENDED AND 

RESTATED SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE AGREEMENT

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	ARCO CAPITAL CORPORATION LTD., as

Secured Party,

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Jay Johnston
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Jay Johnston 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Chief Executive Officer 	 

SIGNATURE PAGE FOR AMENDED AND 

RESTATED SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE AGREEMENT

 

 

			
	 
	 	SCHEDULE I TO THE

AMENDED AND RESTATED

SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE AGREEMENT

	 	 	 
	Guarantor	 	Address
	 
	Mercury Mortgage Finance Statutory Trust
	 	101 California Street, Suite 1350
	 
	 	San Francisco, California 94111
	 
	 	 
	Luminent Capital Management, Inc.
	 	101 California Street, Suite 1350
	 
	 	San Francisco, California 94111
	 
	 	 
	Pantheon Holding Company, Inc.
	 	101 California Street, Suite 1350
	 
	 	San Francisco, California 94111
	 
	 	 
	Proserpine LLC
	 	One Commerce Square
	 
	 	2005 Market Street, 21st Floor
	 
	 	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19103-7013
	 
	 	 
	Maia Mortgage Finance Statutory Trust
	 	101 California Street, Suite 1350
	 
	 	San Francisco, California 94111
	 
	 	 
	Saturn Portfolio Management, Inc.
	 	101 California Street, Suite 1350
	 
	 	San Francisco, California 94111
	 
	 	 
	Minerva Mortgage Finance Corporation
	 	101 California Street, Suite 1350
	 
	 	San Francisco, California 94111
	 
	 	 
	Minerva CDO Delaware SPV LLC
	 	101 California Street, Suite 1350
	 
	 	San Francisco, California 94111

 

 

			
	 
	 	ANNEX 1 TO THE

AMENDED AND RESTATED SUBSIDIARY

GUARANTEE AGREEMENT

          SUPPLEMENT NO. [                    ]
dated as of [                    ], to the Amended and Restated Subsidiary
Guarantee Agreement (as the same may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, the “Guarantee Agreement”) dated as of
[                    ], among
each of the subsidiaries listed on Schedule I thereto (each such subsidiary individually, a
“Guarantor” and, collectively, the “Guarantors”) of LUMINENT MORTGAGE CAPITAL,
INC., a Maryland corporation (the “Borrower”), and ARCO CAPITAL CORPORATION LTD., a
corporation organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands, as lender and secured party (the
“Secured Party”).

          A. Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of August 21, 2007, as amended by
Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of September 12, 2007, the Second Amendment to Credit
Agreement, dated as of September 20, 2007 and the Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of
September 21, 2007 (as such agreement may be further amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise
modified and in effect from time to time, the “Existing Credit Agreement”) between the
Borrower and the Secured Party, pursuant to which, among other things, the Secured Party made loans
or otherwise extended credit to the Borrower upon the terms and subject to the conditions specified
in the Credit Agreement.

          B. Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 26,
2007 (as such agreement may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified and in effect
from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) between the Borrower and the Secured Party,
pursuant to which, among other things, the Borrower has requested, and the Secured Party has
agreed, to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement upon the terms and subject to the
conditions specified in the Credit Agreement.

          C. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings
assigned to such terms in the Guarantee Agreement and the Credit Agreement.

          D. The Guarantors have entered into the Guarantee Agreement in order to induce the Secured
Party make loans under the Credit Agreement. Each Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that was
not in existence or not a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower on the date of the Credit Agreement
is required to enter into the Guarantee Agreement as a Guarantor upon becoming a Restricted
Subsidiary of the Borrower. Section 22 of the Guarantee Agreement provides that additional
Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower may become Guarantors under the Guarantee Agreement by
execution and delivery of an instrument in the form of this Supplement. The undersigned Restricted
Subsidiary of the Borrower (the “New Guarantor”) is executing this Supplement to become a
Guarantor under the Guarantee Agreement as consideration for the Loans previously made.

          Accordingly, the Secured Party and the New Guarantor agree as follows:

          SECTION 1. In accordance with Section 22 of the Guarantee Agreement, the New Guarantor by its
signature below becomes a Guarantor under the Guarantee Agreement with the same force and effect as
if originally named therein as a Guarantor and the New Guarantor hereby (a) agrees to all the terms
and provisions of the Guarantee Agreement applicable to it as a Guarantor thereunder and (b)
represents and warrants that the representations and warranties made by it as a Guarantor
thereunder are true and correct on and as of the date hereof. Each reference to a Guarantor in the
Guarantee

 

 

Agreement shall be deemed to include the New Guarantor. The Guarantee Agreement is hereby
incorporated herein by reference.

          SECTION 2. The New Guarantor represents and warrants to the Secured Party that this Supplement
has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding
obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

          SECTION 3. The Secured Party represents and warrants to the New Guarantor that it is a
“qualified purchaser” as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended.

          SECTION 4. This Supplement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an
original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Supplement
shall become effective when the Secured Party shall have received counterparts of this Supplement
that, when taken together, bear the signatures of the New Guarantor and the Secured Party.
Delivery of an executed signature page to this Supplement by facsimile transmission shall be as
effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Supplement.

          SECTION 5. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Guarantee Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect.

          SECTION 6. THIS SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW OTHER THAN SECTION
5-1401 AND SECTION 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

          SECTION 7. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Supplement should be
held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of
the remaining provisions contained herein and in the Guarantee Agreement shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby (it being understood that the invalidity of a particular provision
hereof in a particular jurisdiction shall not in and of itself affect the validity of such
provision in any other jurisdiction). The parties hereto shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations
to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic
effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable
provisions.

          SECTION 8. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided
in Section 15 of the Guarantee Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to the New
Guarantor shall be given to it at the address set forth under its signature below, with a copy to
the Borrower.

          SECTION 9. The New Guarantor agrees to reimburse the Secured Party for its out-of-pocket
expenses in connection with this Supplement, including the fees, disbursements and other charges of
counsel for the Secured Party.

2

 

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Guarantor and the Secured Party have duly executed this Supplement
to the Guarantee Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	[Name of New Guarantor],

 	 
	 	By:  	
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	
	 
	 	 	Address:  	
	 
	 
	 	ARCO CAPITAL CORPORATION LTD., as

Secured Party,

 	 
	 	By:  	
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 

3exv10w4

 

EXHIBIT 10.4

RETENTION AND SEPARATION AGREEMENT

     THIS RETENTION AND SEPARATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into by and
between Ron Viera (“Employee”) and Proserpine, LLC (the “Company”) effective as of the date
executed by Employee below.

     WHEREAS, Employee’s employment with the Company will be concluded on December 31, 2007 (the
“Separation Date”) on the below terms;

     WHEREAS, Employee is its Chief Risk Officer;

     WHEREAS, the Company desires to retain the services of Employee as set forth below to manage
and monitor the risk in the portfolios and to assist the Company through these challenging times;
and

     WHEREAS, Employee and the Company desire to resolve any and all matters and differences
arising from Employee’s employment and/or separation on mutually satisfactory terms as set forth
herein;

     NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the covenants, promises, and agreements set forth
herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Retention: Employee will continue to fulfill and perform his job duties to the
reasonable satisfaction of the Company and at the Company’s discretion through September 30, 2007.
After September 30, 2007 and through December 31, 2007, Employee must be available to the Company
by phone, email, and/or in person upon its request. During Employee’s previously approved two week
vacation in November 2007, Employee and Company agree that Employee satisfies this Paragraph by
being available to the Company by phone. Also, if Company needs Employee available in person
between December 24, 2007 and December 31, 2007, Company will provide Employee two weeks notice if
reasonably possible to do so. Until December 31, 2007, the Company will answer Employee’s Company
phone and Employee will continue to have access to email. Employee is not required to be in the
Company’s offices and agrees not to be present in the Company’s offices except as requested by the
Company.

2. Separation: Except as otherwise set forth in Paragraph 1 and elsewhere in this
Agreement, Employee will be relieved of his job duties effective as of September 30, 2007.
Employee agrees that after December 31, 2007, Employee will not seek or accept further employment
with the Company or any of its parents, subsidiaries, or affiliates, and Employee waives any claim
for future employment with the Company or any of its parents, subsidiaries, or affiliates.
Employee acknowledges that this Agreement shall constitute a full and final reason for
non-re-employment.

Page 1 of 6

 

3. Separation Benefit: For and in consideration of the releases and other obligations of
Employee described in this Agreement, the Company will provide Employee with the following special
separation benefits:

(a) Employee will continue to receive his regular salary on the standard Company paydays
through December 31, 2007. Employee acknowledges and understands that if he fails to abide
by the terms of this Agreement or fails to be available at the request of the Company
through December 31, 2007, the Company may terminate his salary immediately;

(b) Employee will receive a 2007 target bonus of $285,000.00 less applicable withholdings
paid in equal amounts over the remaining six (6) paychecks beginning on October 15, 2007 and
concluding on December 31, 2007. The bonus payment amount in each paycheck will be $47,500,
less applicable withholdings. Employee acknowledges and understands that if he fails to
abide by the terms of this Agreement or fails to be available at the request of the Company
through December 31, 2007, the bonus payments set forth in this Paragraph 3(b) will cease
immediately, and he will forfeit any further payments under this Paragraph 3(b). If
Employee’s employment is terminated for cause (as determined solely by the Company’s Chief
Executive Officer) before September 30, 2007, he will not receive and will forfeit any
further payments under this Agreement; and

(c) Employee will receive his health insurance on the same terms as an active employee
through December 31, 2007. Employee acknowledges and understands that if he fails to abide
by the terms of this Agreement or fails to be available at the request of the Company
through December 31, 2007, the Company may terminate his health insurance immediately.

4. If Employee revokes this Agreement within seven (7) days of executing this Agreement pursuant to
Paragraph 6 below, Employee shall return any special separation payment previously paid to him
within five (5) days of such revocation. Employee benefits not specifically addressed in this
Agreement will be provided in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan(s). Employee
acknowledges that the payment and benefits described in this Agreement constitute a special
separation benefit which the Company is providing in its discretion due to unique circumstances and
that Employee is not otherwise entitled to receive this entire separation benefit from the Company.
Employee further agrees that there are no outstanding or unpaid debts, money, wages, or benefits
owed to Employee by the Company or any of the Releasees as defined in Paragraph 5 below. Nothing
in this Agreement shall be deemed an admission by the Company of a violation of any statute, law,
or right, or of any wrongdoing or liability of any kind.

5. Release: For and in consideration of the payment and benefits set forth above and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
Employee hereby releases, acquits, and forever discharges the Company and all of its parents,
subsidiaries, partners, joint venturers, affiliated

Page 2 of 6

 

entities, owners, shareholders, benefit plans, fiduciaries, and plan sponsors, and each of their
officers, directors, employees, representatives, and agents, and all successors and assigns thereof
(the “Releasees”), from any and all claims, charges, complaints, demands, liabilities, obligations,
promises, agreements, controversies, damages, actions, causes of action, suits, rights,
entitlements, costs, losses, debts, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and legal expenses), of
any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, which Employee now has, had, or may hereafter claim to
have had against the Company, of any kind or nature whatsoever, arising from any act, omission,
transaction, occurrence, or event which has occurred or is alleged to have occurred up to the date
this Agreement is executed by Employee. This release includes, but is not limited to, a knowing
and voluntary waiver of all claims relating in any way to Employee’s employment with the Company or
the conclusion of that employment, whether such claims are now known or are later discovered. The
claims knowingly and voluntarily waived by Employee include, but are not limited to, claims under
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, the Americans with Disabilities Act,
the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Fair Labor
Standards Act or any other federal or state wage and hour law, the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act, breach of contract, infliction of emotional distress, any other federal or state law
pertaining to employment or employment benefits, and any other claims of any kind based on any
contract, tort, ordinance, regulation, statute, or constitution based on any act, omission,
transaction, occurrence, or event which has occurred or is alleged to have occurred up to the date
this Agreement is executed by Employee; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall be
interpreted to release any claims which Employee may have for workers’ compensation benefits. In
addition to the other acknowledgments in this Agreement, Employee acknowledges that this Agreement
may be pled as a complete defense and shall constitute a full and final bar to any claim for
damages or other relief based on any matters released herein. Employee does not waive any claims
which arise from acts occurring after the date that Employee signs this Agreement. As part of the
Agreement and in consideration for the special separation benefits in Paragraph 3, Employee agrees
to execute on December 31, 2007 or within five (5) business days after that date a second general
release attached as Attachment A.

6. ADEA Provisions: Also included among the claims knowingly and voluntarily waived and
released by Employee above are any claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”).
Employee acknowledges that the Company provided Employee with a copy of the Agreement in advance of
his execution of the Agreement and advised him by means of this written Agreement: (a) to consult
with an attorney of Employee’s choosing prior to executing the Agreement; (b) that Employee has a
period of forty-five (45) days to review and consider the Agreement before executing it; (c) that
this Agreement will not become effective or enforceable until the expiration of seven (7) days
after the date Employee executes it, and (d) that Employee may revoke it by providing written
notice personally delivered or deposited in the U.S. Mail, postage prepaid, certified or registered
mail, return receipt requested addressed as follows: Mr. Christopher Zyda, Luminent Mortgage
Capital, Inc., 101 California Street, Suite 1350, San Francisco, CA 94111. Unless Employee
provides written notice of such revocation, the Agreement will become effective and irrevocable
upon the expiration of that seven

Page 3 of 6

 

(7) day period. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Employee understands
and agrees that, if Employee fails to sign the Agreement on or before the expiration of forty-five
(45) days of the day Employee received it, or if Employee revokes the Agreement before the
expiration of seven (7) days after executing it, the Agreement shall not become effective or
enforceable and Employee will not be entitled to receive any payments or benefits under this
Agreement not otherwise payable absent this Agreement. Employee and the Company agree that,
pursuant to 29 C.F.R. § 1625.22(e)(4), changes made to this Agreement during or after the
expiration of the forty-five (45) day period, whether material or immaterial, do not restart the
running of the forty-five (45) day period.

7. Confidential Information: Employee recognizes the interest of the Company in maintaining
the confidential nature of its proprietary and other business documents, records, and information,
including but not limited to personnel records and information, financial records and information,
and lists of actual or potential customers or suppliers (whether or not constituting a trade secret
under applicable law) which have been disclosed to Employee or of which Employee became aware
through employment with the Company and which has value to the Company and is not generally known
to its competitors (the “Confidential Information”). Employee covenants that, for a period of one
(1) year after his Separation Date, Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, except as expressly
authorized by the Company, use, give, sell, transfer, transmit, or disclose any Confidential
Information for any purpose. These provisions are in addition to, and not in lieu of, the
restrictions afforded trade secrets as defined under applicable law. Nothing in this Agreement
shall authorize the disclosure of trade secrets at any time.

8. Non-Disparagement: Employee covenants and agrees that Employee will not make any
negative or derogatory remarks, comments, representations, or observations about the Company, its
parent, or any Company employee or official. Company covenants and agrees that it will not make
any negative or derogatory remarks, comments, representations, or observations about Employee.

9. Return to Company: Employee warrants, represents, covenants, and agrees that Employee
will return to the Company on or before his Separation Date all Confidential Information and all
other Company documents, records, property, and information in any form, and all embodiments,
copies, or extracts thereof, which Employee has acquired or possessed during Employee’s employment
and that Employee has not made or retained and shall not make or retain any embodiment, copy, or
extract thereof. Employee will not alter or destroy any Company documents, data or records in
Employee’s possession or control, and Employee will abide by document retention procedures that the
Company has put into effect.

10. Cooperation and Non-Interference. Employee covenants and agrees that Employee will
cooperate reasonably and truthfully with the Company to the extent that it so requests in
connection with any legal or business dispute or issue concerning which, during Employee’s
employment with the Company, Employee was involved or had knowledge. In addition to the
obligations set forth in Paragraph 1 of this Agreement, Employee agrees to be available after
December 31, 2007, as reasonably requested by

Page 4 of 6

 

the Company or its counsel. The Company will agree to reimburse Employee for reasonable travel and
business expenses approved by the Company in advance and incurred by Employee pursuant to this
provision which are supported by receipts and other documentation as necessary to verify such
expenses. If the Employee is contacted about providing witness statements or testimony in
connection with any legal proceeding in which the Company is a party, Employee may request that the
Company make legal counsel paid by the Company available to advise the Employee about Employee’s
obligations in connection with such proceedings, and Company may, at its sole discretion, consider
such request, provided, however, that nothing herein shall create any new obligation on the part of
the Company to advise, counsel, defend, or otherwise make legal counsel available, except as the
Company in its sole discretion decides. Employee covenants and agrees not to make any intentional
statement, oral or written, or to perform any intentional act or omission for the purpose of
causing, or reasonably expected to cause, any material harm to the Company’s business, business
relationships, operations, goodwill, or reputation. This provision is in addition to, and not in
lieu of, the substantive protections under applicable law relating to defamation, libel, slander,
interference with contractual or business relationships, or other statutory, contractual, or tort
theories.

11. Entire Agreement: This Agreement constitutes the final and entire agreement between the
parties on the subject matter herein, and no other representation, promise, or agreement has been
made to cause Employee to sign this Agreement. Any other agreements regarding the terms of
Employee’s retention with or separation from the Company or the subject matter herein shall be
merged into and superseded by this Agreement except as expressly set forth herein. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the terms and covenants of prior agreements between the Company and Employee
relating to confidentiality, non-competition, invention assignment and alternative dispute
resolution that are contained in the Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Invention Assignment
Agreement, the Confidentiality Agreement, the Acknowledgement and Agreement to be Bound by the
Alternative Dispute Resolution Program, or any other agreement which contains similar terms and
covenants that survive the separation of Employee’s employment, shall remain in full force and
effect. This Agreement shall be deemed to be made in, and in all respects shall be interpreted,
construed, and governed by and in accordance with the laws of the State of Pennsylvania,
notwithstanding any choice of law provisions otherwise requiring application of other laws. It
shall be interpreted according to the fair meaning of the terms herein and not strictly in favor
of, or against, either party.

12. Severability: The terms, conditions, covenants, restrictions, and other provisions
contained in this Agreement are separate, severable, and divisible. If any term, provision,
covenant, restriction, or condition of this Agreement or part thereof, or the application thereof
to any person, place, or circumstance, shall be held to be invalid, unenforceable, or void, the
remainder of this Agreement and such term, provision, covenant, or condition shall remain in full
force and effect to the greatest extent practicable and permissible by law, and any such invalid,
unenforceable, or void term, provision, covenant, or condition shall be deemed, without further
action on the part of

Page 5 of 6

 

the parties hereto, modified, amended, limited, or deleted to the extent necessary to render the
same and the remainder of this Agreement valid, enforceable, and lawful.

13. Acknowledgments: The parties acknowledge that the Company is not undertaking to advise
Employee with respect to any tax or other consequences of this Agreement and that Employee is
solely responsible for determining those consequences. Employee has read this Agreement and
understands its terms. Employee has been provided with a full and fair opportunity to consult with
an attorney of his choosing and to obtain any and all advice deemed appropriate with respect to
this Agreement. Further, the parties acknowledge that, while Employee agrees to maintain the
confidentiality of this Agreement and waives claims for remedies, nothing in this Agreement shall
limit the ability of Employee or the Company (or any of its officers, directors, employees,
representatives, agents, or assigns) to confer with legal counsel, to testify truthfully under
subpoena or court order, or to initiate, provide truthful information for, or cooperate with, an
investigation by a municipal, state, or federal agency for enforcement of laws. This Agreement has
been entered into with the understanding that there are no unresolved claims of any nature which
Employee has against the Company. Employee acknowledges and represents that, except with regard to
the special separation benefits described in Paragraph 3 of this Agreement, all compensation and
benefits due Employee by the Company, whether by contract or by law, have been paid in full, and
employee has been provided all rights and benefits to which Employee is entitled without
interference by the Company, including but not limited to vacation, sick time, paid or unpaid time
off, Family and Medical Leave, accommodation for any disability, or any contractual rights or
privileges, and that Employee has no outstanding claims for any compensation and benefits.
Employee further agrees that the acknowledgments and representations set forth in this paragraph
have been relied upon by the Company and constitute consideration for the Company’s execution of
this Agreement. In light of the foregoing, the parties are satisfied with the terms of this
Agreement and agree that its terms are binding upon them.

THE UNDERSIGNED HAVE CAREFULLY READ THIS AGREEMENT. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE HAD ACCESS TO
LEGAL COUNSEL OF THEIR OWN CHOOSING AND HAVE OBTAINED ALL LEGAL ADVICE THEY DEEM NECESSARY TO FULLY
UNDERSTAND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY AGREES TO BE FULLY BOUND BY THIS
AGREEMENT. THE PARTIES ARE ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT FREELY AND VOLUNTARILY WITHOUT DURESS OR
COERCION.

ACCEPTED AND AGREED:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Ron Viera
	 	 	 	September 21, 2007
	 	 
	Ron Viera
	 	 
	 	Date
	 	 
	         AND
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	PROSERPINE, LLC
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ S. Trezevant Moore, Jr.
	 	 
	 	September 25, 2007
	 	 
	 

	 	President
	 	 
	 	Date
	 	 

Page 6 of 6

 

ATTACHMENT A

(Form of General Release Agreement to be executed on December 31, 2007, or within five business

days after that date pursuant to Paragraph 5 of the Agreement)

GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT

For and in consideration of the payment and benefits set forth in the Retention and Separation
Agreement entered into on September ___, 2007, and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Ron Viera (“Employee”) hereby releases,
acquits, and forever discharges Proserpine, LLC (the “Company”) and all of its parents,
subsidiaries, partners, joint venturers, affiliated entities, owners, shareholders, benefit plans,
fiduciaries, and plan sponsors, and each of their officers, directors, employees, representatives,
and agents, and all successors and assigns thereof (the “Releasees”), from any and all claims,
charges, complaints, demands, liabilities, obligations, promises, agreements, controversies,
damages, actions, causes of action, suits, rights, entitlements, costs, losses, debts, and expenses
(including attorneys’ fees and legal expenses), of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, which
Employee now has, had, or may hereafter claim to have had against the Company, of any kind or
nature whatsoever, arising from any act, omission, transaction, occurrence, or event which has
occurred or is alleged to have occurred up to the date this General Release Agreement is executed
by Employee. This release includes, but is not limited to, a knowing and voluntary waiver of all
claims relating in any way to Employee’s employment with the Company or the conclusion of that
employment, whether such claims are now known or are later discovered. The claims knowingly and
voluntarily waived by Employee include, but are not limited to, claims under Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical
Leave Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other
federal or state wage and hour law, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, breach of
contract, infliction of emotional distress, any other federal or state law pertaining to employment
or employment benefits, and any other claims of any kind based on any contract, tort, ordinance,
regulation, statute, or constitution based on any act, omission, transaction, occurrence, or event
which has occurred or is alleged to have occurred up to the date this General Release Agreement is
executed by Employee; provided, however, that nothing in this General Release Agreement shall be
interpreted to release any claims which Employee may have for workers’ compensation benefits. In
addition to the other acknowledgments in this General Release Agreement, Employee acknowledges that
this General Release Agreement may be pled as a complete defense and shall constitute a full and
final bar to any claim for damages or other relief based on any matters released herein. Employee
does not waive any claims which arise from acts occurring after the date that Employee signs this
General Release Agreement.

Also included among the claims knowingly and voluntarily waived and released by Employee above are
any claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”). Employee acknowledges that the
Company provided Employee with a copy

Page 7 of 6

 

of the General Release Agreement in advance of his execution of the General Release Agreement and
advised him by means of this written General Release Agreement: (a) to consult with an attorney of
Employee’s choosing prior to executing the General Release Agreement; (b) that Employee has a
period of forty-five (45) days to review and consider the General Release Agreement before
executing it; (c) that this General Release Agreement will not become effective or enforceable
until the expiration of seven (7) days after the date Employee executes it, and (d) that Employee
may revoke it by providing written notice personally delivered or deposited in the U.S. Mail,
postage prepaid, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested addressed as follows: Mr.
Trez Moore, Luminent Mortgage Capital, Inc., One Commerce Square, 21st Floor, Philadelphia, PA
19103-2337. Unless Employee provides written notice of such revocation, this General Release
Agreement will become effective and irrevocable upon the expiration of that seven (7) day period.

ACCEPTED AND AGREED:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

Ron Viera

	 	  
	 	 

Date
	 	  

CONFIDENTIAL

Page 8 of 6

Source: [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00130-of-00352.parquet"}, [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00130-of-00352.parquet"}]]