8-K 1 form8k.htm FORM 8K Form 8-K

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

May 27, 2005

GS MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP. (as Depositor under the Master Servicing and Trust Agreement dated as of May 1, 2005, providing for the issuance of Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-AR3)


            Delaware            

333-120274

    13-6357101   

(State or Other Jurisdiction

Of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)



85 Broad Street

New York, New York

 



         10004        

(Address of Principal

Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (212) 902-1000

                                                           None                                                                

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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[   ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[   ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))







Item 8.01.  Other Events

McKee Nelson LLP has been retained by this Registrant as counsel for its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Commission File No. 333-120274) in connection with various transactions.  Legal opinions by McKee Nelson LLP to be incorporated into the Registration Statement are attached hereto as Exhibit 5.1, Exhibit 8.1 and Exhibit 23.1.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)

Not applicable.


(b)

Not applicable.


(c)

Exhibits:

5.1

Opinion of McKee Nelson LLP as to legality (including consent of such firm).

8.1

Opinion of McKee Nelson LLP as to certain tax matters (including consent of such firm included in Exhibit 5.1).

23.1

Consent of McKee Nelson LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).







SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

GS MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP.




By: :    /s/ Michelle Gill                           

Name: Michelle Gill

Title:   Vice President




Dated:  May 27, 2005







EXHIBIT INDEX




    Exhibit No.

Description


5.1

Opinion of McKee Nelson LLP as to legality (including consent of such firm).

8.1

Opinion of McKee Nelson LLP as to certain tax matters (including consent of such firm included in Exhibit  5.1).

23.1

Consent of McKee Nelson LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).








Exhibits 5.1, 8.1 and 23.1


May 27, 2005


GS Mortgage Securities Corp.

85 Broad Street

New York, New York 10004


Re:

GS Mortgage Securities Corp.,

Registration Statement on Form S-3      


Ladies and Gentlemen:


We have acted as special counsel for GS Mortgage Securities Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the offering of the Company’s Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-AR3 (the “Certificates”).  A Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-3 relating to the Certificates (Commission File No. 333-120274) has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and was declared effective on December 1, 2004.  As set forth in the prospectus dated December 1, 2004, as supplemented by a prospectus supplement dated May 25, 2005 (the “Base Prospectus” and the “Prospectus Supplement,” respectively), the Certificates will be issued under and pursuant to the conditions of a master servicing and trust agreement dated as of May 1, 2005, among the Company, U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as custodian (the “Custodian”), and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as securities administrator (in such capacity, the “Securities Administrator”) and master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), which incorporates by reference the Standard Terms to Master Servicing and Trust Agreement, May 2005 Edition (together, the “Trust Agreement”).


We have examined a form of the Trust Agreement, forms of the Certificates, the Base Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement, and originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such instruments, certificates, records and other documents, and have made such examination of law, as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purpose of this opinion.  In our examination, we have assumed the legal capacity of all natural persons, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies or by facsimile or other means of electronic transmission, and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents.  As to facts relevant to the opinions expressed herein and the other statements made herein, we have relied, to the extent we have deemed appropriate, upon certificates and oral or written statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company and others.


Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:


(i)

The Trust Agreement has been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and, when duly executed and delivered by the Company, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer and any other party thereto, the Trust Agreement will constitute a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general equitable principles (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), including concepts of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing and the possible unavailability of specific performance or injunctive relief, and with respect to the rights of indemnity or contribution, as may be limited by public policy considerations.


(ii)

The issuance and sale of the Certificates have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of the Company and, when duly and validly executed and authenticated in accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement and delivered against payment therefor pursuant to the underwriting agreement dated May 25, 2005, between the Company and Goldman, Sachs & Co., the Certificates will be duly and validly issued and outstanding, and entitled to the benefits of the Trust Agreement and enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms.


(iii)

Under existing law, assuming compliance with all provisions of the Trust Agreement, for federal income tax purposes, each segregated pool of assets for which the Trust Agreement directs that a REMIC election be made will qualify as a “real estate mortgage investment conduit” (“REMIC”) pursuant to Section 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”); each of the Certificates, other than the Class R, Class RSR and Class RH Certificates, will evidence ownership of “regular interests” in a REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(1) of the Code; the Class RSR Certificates will represent the sole class of “residual interest” in REMIC I within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(2) of the Code; the Class RH Certificates will represent the sole class of “residual interest” in REMIC II within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(2) of the Code; and the Class R Certificates will represent the sole class of “residual interest” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(2) of the Code in each remaining REMIC formed pursuant to the Trust Agreement.


(iv)

The statements contained under the caption “Federal Income Tax Consequences,” in the Base Prospectus and in the Prospectus Supplement, insofar as such statements constitute conclusions of law, are true and correct in all material respects as set forth therein.


In rendering the foregoing opinions, we express no opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the federal laws of the United States of America and the laws of the State of New York.


We hereby consent to the filing of this letter and to the references to this firm under the headings “Legal Matters” and “Federal Income Tax Consequences” in the Base Prospectus and in the Prospectus Supplement, without implying or admitting that we are “experts” within the meaning of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission issued thereunder, with respect to any part of the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement.


Very truly yours,


/s/ McKee Nelson LLP


McKee Nelson LLP