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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended: June 30, 2020
Commission File No. 1-11530

TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

    
Michigan
 
 
 
 
 
 
38-2033632
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
 
 
 
 
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
200 East Long Lake Road,
Suite 300,
Bloomfield Hills,
Michigan
,
USA
48304-2324
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
 
(Zip code)
 
 
 
(248)
258-6800
 
 
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 
 
 
 
 
 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Trading
Name of each exchange
Title of each class
Symbol
on which registered
Common Stock,
$0.01 Par Value
TCO
New York Stock Exchange
 
 
 
 
 
6.5% Series J Cumulative
Redeemable Preferred Stock,
No Par Value
TCO PR J
New York Stock Exchange
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6.25% Series K Cumulative
Redeemable Preferred Stock,
No Par Value
TCO PR K
New York Stock Exchange
 
 
 
 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

x Yes  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

x Yes  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer," “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large Accelerated Filer x   Accelerated Filer   Non-Accelerated Filer   Smaller Reporting Company Emerging Growth Company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by a check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

 Yes x No

As of August 7, 2020, there were outstanding 61,715,369 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share.



TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC.
CONTENTS



PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION 
Item 1.
Item 1A.
Item 5.
Item 6.
 
 
 
 

1



Table of Contents

 
TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(in thousands, except share data)
 
 
June 30,
2020
 
December 31,
2019
Assets:
 
 
 
Properties
$
4,744,094

 
$
4,731,061

Accumulated depreciation and amortization
(1,610,629
)
 
(1,514,992
)
 
$
3,133,465

 
$
3,216,069

Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (UJVs) (Notes 2 and 4)
790,136

 
831,995

Cash and cash equivalents (Note 13)
240,808

 
102,762

Restricted cash (Note 13)
655

 
656

Accounts and notes receivable (Note 1)
169,414

 
95,416

Accounts receivable from related parties
797

 
2,112

Operating lease right-of-use assets
172,877

 
173,796

Deferred charges and other assets
83,282

 
92,659

Total Assets
$
4,591,434

 
$
4,515,465

 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
Notes payable, net (Note 5)
$
3,900,937

 
$
3,710,327

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
254,228

 
268,714

Operating lease liabilities
240,912

 
240,777

Distributions in excess of investments in and net income of UJVs (Note 4)
470,166

 
473,053

Total Liabilities
$
4,866,243

 
$
4,692,871

Commitments and contingencies (Notes 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9)


 


 
 
 
 
Redeemable noncontrolling interests (Note 6)
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
Equity (Deficit):
 

 
 

Taubman Centers, Inc. Shareholders’ Equity:
 

 
 

Series B Non-Participating Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.001 par and liquidation value, 40,000,000 shares authorized, 26,079,064 and 26,398,473 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019
$
26

 
$
26

Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, 7,700,000 shares authorized, no par, $192.5 million liquidation preference, 7,700,000 shares issued and outstanding at both June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019
 
 
 
Series K Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, 6,800,000 shares authorized, no par, $170.0 million liquidation preference, 6,800,000 shares issued and outstanding at both June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019
 
 
 
Common Stock, $0.01 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized, 61,615,362 and 61,228,579 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019
616

 
612

Additional paid-in capital
745,326

 
741,026

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (Note 12)
(54,283
)
 
(39,003
)
Dividends in excess of net income (Note 7)
(772,700
)
 
(712,884
)
 
$
(81,015
)
 
$
(10,223
)
Noncontrolling interests (Note 6)
(193,794
)
 
(167,183
)
 
$
(274,809
)
 
$
(177,406
)
Total Liabilities and Equity
$
4,591,434

 
$
4,515,465


See notes to consolidated financial statements.

2




TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(in thousands, except share data)
 
Three Months Ended June 30

Six Months Ended June 30
 
2020

2019

2020
 
2019
Revenues:
 


 

 
 
 
Rental revenues (Note 1)
$
112,218

 
$
147,006

 
$
254,876

 
$
291,295

Overage rents
749

 
1,713


4,966

 
4,854

Management, leasing, and development services
824

 
892


1,390

 
2,108

Other (Note 1)
4,744

 
11,993


16,762

 
23,555

 
$
118,535

 
$
161,604


$
277,994

 
$
321,812

Expenses:
 
 
 

 
 
 
Maintenance, taxes, utilities, and promotion
$
34,511

 
$
39,182


$
73,262

 
$
77,720

Other operating
12,792

 
21,232


30,934

 
40,457

Management, leasing, and development services
659

 
491


1,152

 
1,022

General and administrative
7,523

 
8,554


15,539

 
17,130

Restructuring charges (Note 1)
 
 
84

 
362

 
709

Simon Property Group, Inc. transaction costs (Note 1)
9,060

 
 
 
15,445

 
 
Costs associated with shareholder activism (Note 1)
 
 
12,000


 
 
16,000

Interest expense
33,353

 
38,010


68,202

 
74,895

Depreciation and amortization
61,838

 
44,259


113,534

 
89,215

 
$
159,736

 
$
163,812


$
318,430

 
$
317,148

Nonoperating income (expense) (Notes 9 and 11)
(910
)
 
6,627


(362
)
 
15,360

Income (loss) before income tax benefit (expense), equity in income (loss) of UJVs, gains on partial dispositions of ownership interests in UJVs, net of tax, and gains on remeasurements of ownership interests in UJVs
$
(42,111
)
 
$
4,419


$
(40,798
)
 
$
20,024

Income tax benefit (expense) (Note 3)
248

 
(2,364
)

(508
)
 
(2,903
)
Equity in income (loss) of UJVs (Note 4)
(712
)
 
14,822


10,572

 
29,494

Income (loss) before gains on partial dispositions of ownership interests in UJVs, net of tax, and gains on remeasurements of ownership interests in UJVs
$
(42,575
)
 
$
16,877


$
(30,734
)
 
$
46,615

Gains on partial dispositions of ownership interests in UJVs (Note 2)
363

 
 
 
11,277

 
 
Gains on remeasurements of ownership interests in UJVs (Note 2)
417

 
 

14,146

 
 
Net income (loss)
$
(41,795
)
 
$
16,877


$
(5,311
)
 
$
46,615

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests (Note 6)
13,511

 
(4,240
)

3,278

 
(12,470
)
Net income (loss) attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc.
$
(28,284
)
 
$
12,637


$
(2,033
)
 
$
34,145

Distributions to participating securities of TRG (Notes 1 and 8)
 
 
(593
)

(595
)
 
(1,220
)
Preferred stock dividends
(5,785
)
 
(5,785
)

(11,569
)
 
(11,569
)
Net income (loss) attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc. common shareholders
$
(34,069
)
 
$
6,259


$
(14,197
)
 
$
21,356


 
 
 

 
 
 
Net income (loss)
$
(41,795
)
 
$
16,877


$
(5,311
)
 
$
46,615

Other comprehensive income (loss) (Note 12):
 
 
 

 
 
 
Unrealized loss on interest rate instruments
(2,192
)
 
(9,533
)

(20,111
)
 
(14,421
)
Cumulative translation adjustment
9,355

 
(13,829
)

(9,620
)
 
(10,511
)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in net income (loss)
3,286

 
(423
)

4,054

 
(1,846
)

$
10,449

 
$
(23,785
)

$
(25,677
)
 
$
(26,778
)
Comprehensive income (loss)
$
(31,346
)
 
$
(6,908
)

$
(30,988
)
 
$
19,837

Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
10,315

 
2,970


9,727

 
(4,394
)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc.
$
(21,031
)
 
$
(3,938
)

$
(21,261
)
 
$
15,443


 
 
 

 
 
 
Basic earnings (loss) per common share (Note 10)
$
(0.55
)
 
$
0.10


$
(0.23
)
 
$
0.35


 
 
 

 
 
 
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share (Note 10)
$
(0.55
)
 
$
0.10


$
(0.23
)
 
$
0.35


 
 
 

 
 
 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic
61,590,226

 
61,171,614


61,419,931

 
61,147,947


See notes to consolidated financial statements.

3




TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (DEFICIT)
THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
(in thousands, except share data)
 
Taubman Centers, Inc. Shareholders’ Equity
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred Stock
 
Common Stock
 
Paid-In Capital
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
Dividends in Excess of Net Income
 
Non-Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
 
Total Equity (Deficit)
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, April 1, 2020
40,811,117

 
$
26

 
61,375,291

 
$
614

 
$
742,409

 
$
(61,502
)
 
$
(738,223
)
 
$
(184,988
)
 
$
(241,664
)
Issuance of common stock pursuant to Continuing Offer (Notes 8 and 9)
(232,053
)
 
 
 
232,069

 
2

 
(2
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Share-based compensation under employee and director benefit plans (Note 8)
 
 
 
 
8,002

 
 
 
3,095

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,095

Adjustments of noncontrolling interests (Note 6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(176
)
 
(34
)
 
 
 
210

 

Contributions from noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,950

 
1,950

Dividends and distributions (Note 1) (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(5,785
)
 
(651
)
 
(6,436
)
Other
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(408
)
 
 
 
(408
)
Net loss
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(28,284
)
 
(13,511
)
 
(41,795
)
Other comprehensive income (loss) (Note 12):
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Unrealized loss on interest rate instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1,589
)
 
 
 
(603
)
 
(2,192
)
Cumulative translation adjustment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6,531

 
 
 
2,824

 
9,355

Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in net income (loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,311

 
 
 
975

 
3,286

Balance, June 30, 2020
40,579,064

 
$
26

 
61,615,362

 
$
616

 
$
745,326

 
$
(54,283
)
 
$
(772,700
)
 
$
(193,794
)
 
$
(274,809
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, April 1, 2019
39,355,694

 
$
25

 
61,161,539

 
$
612

 
$
677,755

 
$
(27,501
)
 
$
(767,622
)
 
$
(222,922
)
 
$
(339,653
)
Issuance of common stock pursuant to Continuing Offer (Notes 8 and 9)
(33,760
)
 
 
 
38,214

 


 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Issuance of equity for acquisition of interest in UJV (Note 2)
1,500,000

 
1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
79,319

 
79,320

Share-based compensation under employee and director benefit plans (Note 8)
91,183

 
 
 
8,827

 


 
1,820

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,820

Former Taubman Asia President redeemable equity adjustment (Note 6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,800

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,800

Adjustments of noncontrolling interests (Note 6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
57,671

 
(78
)
 
 
 
(57,737
)
 
(144
)
Dividends and distributions (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(47,673
)
 
(18,507
)
 
(66,180
)
Other
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(151
)
 
 
 
(151
)
Net income (excludes $144 of net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest) (Note 6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12,637

 
4,384

 
17,021

Other comprehensive income (loss) (Note 12):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized loss on interest rate instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(6,597
)
 
 
 
(2,936
)
 
(9,533
)
Cumulative translation adjustment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(9,700
)
 
 
 
(4,129
)
 
(13,829
)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in net income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(278
)
 
 
 
(145
)
 
(423
)
Balance, June 30, 2019
40,913,117

 
$
26

 
61,208,580

 
$
612

 
$
739,046

 
$
(44,154
)
 
$
(802,809
)
 
$
(222,673
)
 
$
(329,952
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) We declared cash dividends of $0.40625 per share of Series J cumulative redeemable preferred stock and $0.390625 per share of Series K cumulative redeemable preferred stock for both the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019. We declared a cash dividend of $0.675 per common share for the three months ended June 30, 2019. We did not declare a dividend on our common stock for the three months ended June 30, 2020.
See notes to consolidated financial statements.



4




TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (DEFICIT)
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
(in thousands, except share data)
 
Taubman Centers, Inc. Shareholders’ Equity
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred Stock
 
Common Stock
 
Paid-In Capital
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
Dividends in Excess of Net Income
 
Non-Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
 
Total Equity (Deficit)
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, January 1, 2020
40,898,473

 
$
26

 
61,228,579

 
$
612

 
$
741,026

 
$
(39,003
)
 
$
(712,884
)
 
$
(167,183
)
 
$
(177,406
)
Issuance of common stock pursuant to Continuing Offer (Notes 8 and 9)
(338,365
)
 
 
 
338,388

 
3

 
(3
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Share-based compensation under employee and director benefit plans (Note 8)
18,956

 
 
 
48,395

 
1

 
4,551

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4,552

Adjustments of noncontrolling interests (Note 6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(248
)
 
(51
)
 
 
 
299

 

Contributions from noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,950

 
1,950

Dividends and distributions (Note 1) (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(53,521
)
 
(19,133
)
 
(72,654
)
Partial dispositions of ownership interests in UJVs (Note 2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,999

 
(3,999
)
 
 
 

Other
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(263
)
 
 
 
(263
)
Net loss
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(2,033
)
 
(3,278
)
 
(5,311
)
Other comprehensive income (loss) (Note 12):
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 


Unrealized loss on interest rate instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(14,128
)
 
 
 
(5,983
)
 
(20,111
)
Cumulative translation adjustment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(7,948
)
 
 
 
(1,672
)
 
(9,620
)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in net income (loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,848

 
 
 
1,206

 
4,054

Balance, June 30, 2020
40,579,064

 
$
26

 
61,615,362

 
$
616

 
$
745,326

 
$
(54,283
)
 
$
(772,700
)
 
$
(193,794
)
 
$
(274,809
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, January 1, 2019
39,362,994

 
$
25

 
61,069,108

 
$
611

 
$
676,097

 
$
(25,376
)
 
$
(744,230
)
 
$
(215,024
)
 
$
(307,897
)
Issuance of common stock pursuant to Continuing Offer (Notes 8 and 9)
(41,060
)
 
 
 
45,514

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Issuance of equity for acquisition of interest in UJV (Note 2)
1,500,000

 
1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
79,319

 
79,320

Share-based compensation under employee and director benefit plans (Note 8)
91,183

 
 
 
93,958

 
1

 
3,649

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,650

Former Taubman Asia President redeemable equity adjustment (Note 6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,800

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,800

Adjustments of noncontrolling interests (Note 6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
57,500

 
(76
)
 
 
 
(57,661
)
 
(237
)
Dividends and distributions (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(95,367
)
 
(35,701
)
 
(131,068
)
Adjustments of equity pursuant to adoption of ASC 842 (Note 1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,156

 
1,763

 
4,919

Other
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(513
)
 
 
 
(513
)
Net income (excludes $237 of net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest) (Note 6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
34,145

 
12,707

 
46,852

Other comprehensive income (loss) (Note 12):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized loss on interest rate instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(10,072
)
 
 
 
(4,349
)
 
(14,421
)
Cumulative translation adjustment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(7,341
)
 
 
 
(3,170
)
 
(10,511
)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in net income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1,289
)
 
 
 
(557
)
 
(1,846
)
Balance, June 30, 2019
40,913,117

 
$
26

 
61,208,580

 
$
612

 
$
739,046

 
$
(44,154
)
 
$
(802,809
)
 
$
(222,673
)
 
$
(329,952
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) We declared cash dividends of $0.8125 per share of Series J cumulative redeemable preferred stock and $0.78125 per share of Series K cumulative redeemable preferred stock for both the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019. We declared cash dividends of $0.675 and $1.35 per common share for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. We did not declare a dividend on our common stock for the three months ended June 30, 2020.
See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
 
Six Months Ended June 30
 
2020

2019
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
 

 
Net income (loss)
$
(5,311
)

$
46,615

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
 


 

Depreciation and amortization
113,534


89,215

Gains on partial dispositions of ownership interests in UJVs, net of tax (Note 2)
(11,277
)
 
 
Gains on remeasurements of ownership interests in UJVs (Note 2)
(14,146
)
 
 
Fluctuation in fair value of equity securities (Note 11)
1,535


(3,346
)
Income from UJVs net of distributions
15,031


8,337

Non-cash operating lease expense
1,054

 
1,017

Other
7,307


6,774

Decrease in cash attributable to changes in assets and liabilities:
 


 

Receivables, deferred charges, and other assets (Note 1)
(78,535
)

(7,088
)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
(17,822
)

(4,525
)
Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities
$
11,370


$
136,999







Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
 


 

Additions to properties
$
(37,404
)

$
(88,961
)
Partial reimbursement of Saks anchor allowance at The Mall of San Juan
3,000

 
 
Proceeds from partial dispositions of ownership interests in UJVs (Note 2)
48,673

 
 
Proceeds from sale of equity securities (Note 11)



52,077

Insurance proceeds for capital items at The Mall of San Juan (Note 9)
 

948

Contributions to UJVs (Note 2)
(3,111
)

(29,875
)
Distributions from UJVs (less than) in excess of income
(2,072
)

10,011

Other
48

 
46

Net Cash Provided By (Used In) Investing Activities
$
9,134


$
(55,754
)






Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
 


 

Proceeds from (payments to) revolving lines of credit, net (Note 5)
$
195,000


$
(13,425
)
Debt payments
(5,965
)
 
(5,636
)
Issuance of common stock and/or TRG Units in connection with incentive plans
(606
)

(706
)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
1,950

 
 
Distributions to noncontrolling interests (Note 1)
(19,133
)

(35,701
)
Distributions to participating securities of TRG (Note 1)
(595
)

(1,220
)
Cash dividends to preferred shareholders
(11,569
)

(11,569
)
Cash dividends to common shareholders (Note 1)
(41,357
)

(82,578
)
Net Cash Provided By (Used In) Financing Activities
$
117,725


$
(150,835
)






Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (Note 13)
$
(184
)
 
$
372

 
 
 
 
Net Increase (Decrease) In Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash
138,045


(69,218
)






Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash at Beginning of Period (Note 13)
103,418


142,929







Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash at End of Period (Note 13)
$
241,463


$
73,711


See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



Note 1 - Interim Financial Statements

General

Taubman Centers, Inc. (TCO) is a Michigan corporation that operates as a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). TCO's sole asset is an approximate 70% general partnership interest in The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership (TRG), which owns direct or indirect interests in all of our real estate properties. In this report, the terms “we", "us", and "our'" refer to TCO, TRG, and/or TRG's subsidiaries as the context may require. We own, manage, lease, acquire, dispose of, develop, and expand retail shopping centers and interests therein. Our owned portfolio as of June 30, 2020 included 24 urban and suburban shopping centers operating in 11 U.S. states, Puerto Rico, South Korea, and China. The Taubman Company LLC (the Manager) provides certain management and administrative services for us and for our U.S. properties.

The Consolidated Businesses consist of shopping centers and entities that are controlled, through ownership or contractual agreements, by TRG, the Manager, or Taubman Properties Asia LLC and its subsidiaries and affiliates (Taubman Asia). Shopping centers owned through joint ventures that are not controlled by us but over which we have significant influence (UJVs) are accounted for under the equity method.

The unaudited interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the financial statements for the interim periods have been made. The results of interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full year.

Dollar amounts presented in tables within the notes to the financial statements are stated in thousands, except per share data or as otherwise noted.

Risks and Uncertainties Related to COVID-19 Pandemic

The operations of both our U.S. and Asia shopping centers have been and could continue to be adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has had and continues to have adverse effects on our business, financial statements, and liquidity including, but not limited to, the following:

reduced global economic activity has impacted certain of our tenants' businesses, financial performance, and liquidity and has caused, and could continue to cause, certain tenants to be unable to fully meet their obligations to us or to otherwise seek modifications of such obligations, resulting in increases in uncollectible receivables, deferrals, and reductions in rental revenues;

the negative financial impact could affect our future compliance with financial covenants of our $1.1 billion primary unsecured revolving line of credit, unsecured term loans, and other debt agreements and our ability to fund debt service. In August 2020, we entered into amendments to waive all of our existing financial covenants related to our primary unsecured revolving line of credit, $275 million unsecured term loan, and $250 million unsecured term loan for the quarter ending September 30, 2020 through and including the quarter ending June 30, 2021. The financial covenants for our loan on International Market Place mirror the requirements under our primary unsecured revolving line of credit so therefore, the waiver of our financial covenants also applies to the International Market Place loan (Note 5).; and

weaker economic conditions could result in lower fair values of assets and cause us to recognize impairment charges for our consolidated centers or other than temporary impairment of our Investments in UJVs.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we temporarily closed most of our U.S. shopping centers in mid-March 2020. As of June 30, 2020, all of our U.S. centers had reopened and a substantial majority of stores had reopened with restrictions in place to ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal laws and mandates to help ensure the health and safety of communities we serve. However, in mid-July 2020, two of our centers in California were ordered to temporarily close again amid rising cases of COVID-19. If the U.S. continues to see prolonged or increased cases of COVID-19 infection, the risk of government mandated restrictions may rise, which could require other centers to close again.



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TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


The closures of our U.S. shopping centers adversely impacted mall tenant sales during the three months ended June 30, 2020. As a result, Rental Revenues on our Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) was adversely affected, primarily due to an increase in uncollectible tenant revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020. We assess collectibility of receivables on a tenant by tenant basis in accordance with ASC 842 (see "Changes in Accounting Policies - Accounts Receivable and Uncollectible Tenant Revenues"). Uncollectible tenant revenues are an estimate based on our assessment of revenues billed that may not result in collection, however we will continue our efforts to collect past due amounts. As such, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our rental revenues in the future cannot be predicted at this point in time. The closures of our U.S. shopping centers also have adversely impacted parking revenue and food and beverage revenue of our restaurant joint venture, which has adversely affected Other Revenue on our Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020.

In relation to cash collections and our increased accounts receivable balance, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have received requests from many tenants for rent abatement and rent deferral. A substantial amount of our rental revenue receivables for the three months ended June 30, 2020 currently remain outstanding and are under negotiation, with negotiations expected to continue through the end of the year, resulting in an increase in Accounts and Notes Receivable on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. We have made certain accounting policy elections for lease modifications negotiated with tenants as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic (Note 14). As a result of the uncertainty surrounding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the timing of the general economy's stabilization and recovery, collections and rent relief requests to-date may not be indicative of collections or requests in any future period. As such, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our rental revenues, cash provided by operating activities, and accounts receivable in the future cannot be predicted at this point in time.

In Asia, our three operating centers experienced varying levels of disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic. CityOn.Xi'an was closed for about a month in February, CityOn.Zhengzhou was closed for 10 days in February, and Starfield Hanam never closed. The closures of our Asia centers only adversely impacted the operations and financial results of the centers for the three months ended March 31, 2020, though our share of the impact was limited due to our partial ownership interests in the centers (Note 2).

The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to adversely impact our operations, financial condition, results of operations, and liquidity in the future, and those of our tenants and anchors, will depend on future actions and outcomes, which remain highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including (1) the severity and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact, as well as the general economy's stabilization and recovery, (2) the actions taken to contain the pandemic or mitigate its impact, and (3) the direct and indirect economic and financial market effects of the pandemic and containment measures, among others.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.

Except as referred to or implied herein, we are not presently aware of any events or circumstances arising from the COVID-19 pandemic that would require us to update our current estimates, assumptions, or the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Our estimates may change, however, as new events occur and additional information is obtained, any such changes will be recognized in the consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.


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TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Merger Agreement

On February 9, 2020, TCO and TRG (the Taubman Parties) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) for Simon Property Group, Inc. (Simon) to acquire a 100% ownership interest in TCO and an 80% ownership interest in TRG. Under the Merger Agreement, Simon, through its operating partnership, Simon Property Group, L.P. (the Simon Operating Partnership), would acquire all of TCO’s common stock (other than certain shares of excluded common stock) for $52.50 per share in cash and certain members of the Taubman Family (including Robert S. Taubman, William S. Taubman, Gayle Taubman Kalisman, and the Estate of A. Alfred Taubman) would retain certain of their TRG interests so that they remain a 20% partner in TRG and would sell their remaining ownership interest in TRG for $52.50 per share in cash. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, we incurred costs of $9.1 million and $15.4 million related to the transaction, respectively, which have been separately classified as Simon Property Group, Inc. Transaction Costs on our Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). For additional information regarding the Merger Agreement, see our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov; provided, that the content of such website is not incorporated herein by reference.

On June 10, 2020, Simon delivered to the Taubman Parties a notice purporting to terminate the Merger Agreement (the Purported Termination Notice). In the Purported Termination Notice, Simon claimed that the Taubman Parties had suffered a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and had also breached their covenant to use commercially reasonable efforts to operate in the ordinary course of business. The Taubman Parties believe that Simon's purported termination of the Merger Agreement is invalid and without merit, and that Simon continues to be bound to the transaction in all respects. The Taubman Parties intend to hold Simon to its obligations under the Merger Agreement and the agreed transaction and to vigorously contest Simon's purported termination and legal claims. The Taubman Parties also intend to pursue their remedies to enforce their contractual rights under the Merger Agreement, including, among other things, the right to specific performance and the right to monetary damages, including damages based on the transaction price.

Also on June 10, 2020, Simon and the Simon Operating Partnership filed a complaint (the Simon Complaint), captioned, Simon Property Group, Inc. and Simon Property Group, L.P. v. Taubman Centers, Inc. and Taubman Realty Group, L.P., Case No. 2020-181675-CB, in the State of Michigan Circuit Court for the Sixth Judicial Circuit (Oakland County) (the Court), seeking a declaratory judgment that, among other things, the Taubman Parties had suffered a Material Adverse Effect and had breached their covenant in the Merger Agreement to use commercially reasonable efforts to operate in the ordinary course of business, and, as a result, Simon’s purported termination of the Merger Agreement was valid. On June 17, 2020, the Taubman Parties filed an Answer, Affirmative Defenses, and Counterclaim (the Taubman Answer and Counterclaim) in response to the Simon Complaint, which added Silver Merger Sub 1, LLC and Silver Merger Sub 2, LLC (with Simon and the Simon Operating Partnership, the Simon Parties) as counterclaim defendants. In the Taubman Answer and Counterclaim, the Taubman Parties deny that the Taubman Parties had suffered a Material Adverse Effect or that they had breached their covenant to use commercially reasonable efforts to operate in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, and, therefore, the Merger Agreement could not be terminated by the Simon Parties. Additionally, in the Taubman Answer and Counterclaim, the Taubman Parties ask the Court to enter a judgment of specific performance, compelling the Simon Parties to comply with their obligations under the Merger Agreement and consummate the transaction. Additionally, the Taubman Parties seek a declaratory judgment that, due to the Simon Parties' repudiation and material breach of the Merger Agreement by delivering the Purported Termination Notice and failing to use reasonable best efforts to consummate the transaction, the Taubman Parties have the right to seek damages, including based on the loss of the premium offered to the Taubman Parties’ equity holders. See Note 9 for more information regarding the ongoing litigation.

On June 25, 2020, we held a special meeting of shareholders, at which shareholders approved and adopted the Merger Agreement. Approximately 99.7% of the shares voted were in favor of the Merger Agreement and the transaction, which constitutes approximately 84.7% of the outstanding shares entitled to vote. The shareholder approval satisfied the final condition precedent to the closing of the transaction (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at closing or by Simon). Simon, however, did not consummate the transaction on June 30, 2020, despite their contractual obligation to do so.

On June 23, 2020, the Court ordered that the case be referred to facilitative mediation to be completed by July 31, 2020. Discovery was ordered to commence immediately, and the case was ordered to be trial ready by mid-November 2020. Facilitative mediation has not resulted in a settlement as of the date hereof.

On July 31, 2020, the Court held a case management conference, at which time it scheduled trial to begin on November 16, 2020.



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TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements of TCO include all accounts of TCO, TRG, and our consolidated businesses, including the Manager and Taubman Asia. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated. The entities included in these consolidated financial statements are separate legal entities and maintain records and books of account separate from any other entity. However, inclusion of these separate entities in our consolidated financial statements does not mean that the assets and credit of each of these legal entities are available to satisfy the debts or other obligations of any other such legal entity included in our consolidated financial statements.

In determining the method of accounting for partially owned joint ventures, we evaluate the characteristics of associated entities and determine whether an entity is a variable interest entity (VIE), and, if so, determine whether we are the primary beneficiary by analyzing whether we have both the power to direct the entity's significant economic activities and the obligation to absorb potentially significant losses or receive potentially significant benefits. Significant judgments and assumptions inherent in this analysis include the nature of the entity's operations, the entity's financing and capital structure, and contractual relationship and terms, including consideration of governance and decision making rights. We consolidate a VIE when we have determined that we are the primary beneficiary. All of our consolidated joint ventures, including TRG, meet the definition and criteria as VIEs, as either we or an affiliate of ours is the primary beneficiary of each VIE.

TCO's sole asset is an approximate 70% general partnership interest in TRG and, consequently, substantially all of TCO's consolidated assets and liabilities are assets and liabilities of TRG. All of TCO's debt (Note 5) is a direct obligation of TRG or one of our other consolidated subsidiaries. Note 5 also provides disclosure of guarantees provided by TRG to certain consolidated joint ventures and UJVs. Note 6 provides additional disclosures of the carrying balance of the noncontrolling interests in our consolidated joint ventures and other information, including a description of certain rights of the noncontrolling owners.

Investments in UJVs are accounted for under the equity method. We have evaluated our investments in UJVs under guidance for determining whether an entity is a VIE and have concluded that the ventures are not VIEs. Accordingly, we account for our interests in these entities under general accounting standards for investments in real estate ventures (including guidance for determining effective control of a limited partnership or similar entity). Our partners or other owners in these UJVs have substantive participating rights including approval rights over annual operating budgets, capital spending, financing, admission of new partners/members, or sale of the properties and we have concluded that the equity method of accounting is appropriate for these interests. Specifically, our 79% and 50.1% investments in Westfarms and International Plaza, respectively, are through general partnerships in which the other general partners have participating rights over annual operating budgets, capital spending, refinancing, or sale of the property. We provide our beneficial interest in certain financial information of our UJVs (Notes 4 and 5). This beneficial information is derived as our ownership interest in the investee multiplied by the specific financial statement item being presented. Investors are cautioned that deriving our beneficial interest in this manner may not accurately depict the legal and economic implications of holding a noncontrolling interest in the investee.

Ownership

In addition to common stock, we had three classes of preferred stock outstanding (Series B, J, and K) as of June 30, 2020. Dividends on the 6.5% Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (Series J Preferred Stock) and the 6.25% Series K Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (Series K Preferred Stock) are cumulative and are paid on the last business day of each calendar quarter. We own corresponding Series J and Series K Preferred Equity interests in TRG that entitle us to income and distributions (in the form of guaranteed payments) in amounts equal to the dividends payable on our Series J and Series K Preferred Stock. If the Merger Agreement referenced above is consummated per the terms of the agreement, immediately prior to the effective time of the merger of TCO with and into a subsidiary of Simon (REIT Merger Effective Time), TCO will issue a redemption notice and cause funds to be set aside to pay the redemption price for each share of Series J Preferred Stock and each share of Series K Preferred Stock, at their respective liquidation preference of $25.00 plus all accumulated and unpaid dividends up to, but not including, the redemption date of such share.

We are also obligated to issue to the noncontrolling partners of TRG, upon subscription, one share of Series B Non-Participating Convertible Preferred Stock (Series B Preferred Share) per each unit of limited partnership in TRG (TRG Unit). Each Series B Preferred Share entitles the holder to one vote on all matters submitted to our shareholders. The holders of Series B Preferred Shares, voting as a class, have the right to designate up to four nominees for election as directors of TCO. On all other matters on which the holders of common stock are entitled to vote, including the election of directors, the holders of Series B Preferred Shares will vote with the holders of common stock. The holders of Series B Preferred Shares are not entitled to dividends or earnings of TCO. The Series B Preferred Shares are convertible into common stock at a ratio of 14,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock for one share of common stock.

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TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Outstanding voting securities of TCO at June 30, 2020 consisted of 26,079,064 shares of Series B Preferred Stock and 61,615,362 shares of common stock.

Dividends and Distributions
    
For the three months ended June 30, 2020, we did not pay a quarterly dividend to our common shareholders or any monthly distribution to participating securities of TRG. We continued to pay a quarterly dividend of $0.40625 per share on our 6.50% Series J Preferred Stock and $0.390625 per share on our 6.25% Series K Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors will continue to monitor our financial performance and liquidity position on an ongoing basis and will distribute taxable income, in the form of a common dividend and distributions to participating securities, in accordance with our partnership agreement and REIT qualification requirements as permitted under the new covenant waiver amendments (Note 5).

TRG

At June 30, 2020, TRG’s equity included two classes of preferred equity (Series J and K) and the net equity of the TRG unitholders. Net income and distributions of TRG are allocable first to the preferred equity interests, and the remaining amounts to the general and limited partners in TRG in accordance with their percentage ownership. The Series J and Series K Preferred Equity are owned by TCO and are eliminated in consolidation.

TCO's ownership in TRG at June 30, 2020 consisted of a 70% managing general partnership interest, as well as the Series J and Series K Preferred Equity interests. Our average ownership percentage in TRG for both the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 was 70%. At June 30, 2020, TRG had 87,712,025 TRG Units outstanding, of which we owned 61,615,362 TRG Units. Disclosures about TRG Units outstanding exclude TRG Profits Units granted or other share-based grants for which TRG Units may eventually be issued (Note 8).

The remaining approximate 30% of TRG Units are owned by TRG's partners other than TCO, including the Taubman Family.

Leases

Shopping center space is leased to tenants and certain anchors pursuant to lease agreements. Future rental revenues under operating leases in effect at June 30, 2020 for operating centers, assuming no new or renegotiated leases or option extensions on anchor agreements, is summarized as follows:
2020
$
222,896

2021
414,533

2022
368,379

2023
325,500

2024
279,255

Thereafter
678,910




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TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Revenue Recognition

Disaggregation of Revenue

The nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of individual types of revenues may be affected differently by economic factors. Under Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 606, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers", we are required to disclose a disaggregation of our revenues derived from contracts with customers that considers economic differences between revenue types. The following table summarizes our disaggregation of consolidated revenues for this purpose.
 
Three Months Ended June 30
 
Six Months Ended June 30
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
Shopping center and other operational revenues
$
4,744

 
11,993

 
$
16,762

 
23,555

Management, leasing, and development services
824

 
892

 
1,390

 
2,108

Total revenue from contracts with customers
$
5,568

 
$
12,885

 
$
18,152

 
$
25,663



Information about Contract Balances and Unsatisfied Performance Obligations

Contract assets exist when we have a right to payment for services rendered that remains conditional on factors other than the passage of time. Similarly, contract liabilities are incurred when customers prepay for services to be rendered. Certain revenue streams within shopping center and other operational revenues may give rise to contract assets and liabilities. However, these revenue streams are generally short-term in nature and the difference between revenue recognition and cash collection, although variable, does not differ significantly from period to period. As of June 30, 2020, we had an inconsequential amount of contract assets and liabilities.

The aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to our performance obligations that were unsatisfied, or partially unsatisfied, as of June 30, 2020 were inconsequential.

Restructuring Charges

We have been undergoing a restructuring to reduce our workforce and reorganize various areas of the organization in response to the completion of another major development cycle. We did not incur any expense related to our restructuring efforts during the three months ended June 30, 2020. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, we incurred $0.4 million of expense related to our restructuring efforts. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, we incurred $0.1 million and $0.7 million, respectively, of expense related to our restructuring efforts. These expenses have been separately classified as Restructuring Charges on our Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

Costs Associated with Shareholder Activism

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, we incurred $12.0 million and $16.0 million of expense associated with activities related to shareholder activism, largely legal and advisory services. Expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 include a $5.0 million expense pursuant to an agreement with Land & Buildings Investment Management, LLC (Land & Buildings) for a reimbursement of a portion of the billed fees and expenses incurred by Land & Buildings and its affiliated funds in connection with Land & Buildings' activist involvement with TCO and the service on our Board of Directors of its founder and Chief Investment Officer, Jonathan Litt, which reimbursement represented a related party transaction. We received written certification from Land and Buildings that the actual billed fees and expenses as of the payment date exceeded $5.0 million.

Also included in the activism costs was a retention program for certain employees, which fully vested in December 2019. Given the uncertainties associated with shareholder activism and to ensure the retention of top talent in key positions within TCO, certain key employees were provided certain incentive benefits in the form of cash and/or equity retention awards. We and our Board of Directors believed these benefits were instrumental in ensuring the continued success of TCO during the retention period. Due to the unusual and infrequent nature of these expenses in our history, they were separately classified as Costs Associated with Shareholder Activism on our Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). No expenses associated with activities related to shareholder activism were incurred during the three or six months ended June 30, 2020.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Management’s Responsibility to Evaluate Our Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

When preparing financial statements for each annual and interim reporting period, management has the responsibility to evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. No such conditions or events were identified as of the issuance date of the financial statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Change in Accounting Policies

Accounts Receivable and Uncollectible Tenant Revenues

In connection with the adoption of ASC Topic 842, "Leases", on January 1, 2019, we began reviewing the collectibility of both billed and accrued charges under our tenant leases each quarter on a tenant by tenant basis considering the tenant’s payment history, credit-worthiness, aging of the receivable, the tenant's operating performance and other factors. For any tenant receivable balances thought to be uncollectible, we record an offset for uncollectible tenant revenues directly to Rental Revenues on our Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the total receivable balance, including straight-line receivables, and the tenant is transitioned to a cash basis for revenue recognition.

As a result of the above change in evaluation in uncollectible tenant revenues, the allowance for doubtful accounts was written off and an entry was recorded as of January 1, 2019 to adjust the receivables and equity balances of our Consolidated Businesses and UJVs. This resulted in a cumulative effect adjustment increasing Dividends in Excess of Net Income by $3.2 million and Non-redeemable Noncontrolling Interest by $1.8 million on our Consolidated Balance Sheet with offsetting increases in Accounts and Notes Receivable, Investment in UJVs, and Distributions in Excess of Investments In and Net Income of UJVs balances on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Note 2 - Disposition, Partial Dispositions of Ownership Interests, Acquisition, Redevelopments, and Development

Disposition

In May 2018, we entered into a redevelopment agreement for Taubman Prestige Outlets Chesterfield, and all operations at the center, as well as the building and improvements, were transferred to The Staenberg Group (TSG). TSG leases the land from us through a long-term, participating ground lease. In December 2019, we determined that construction on the redevelopment was probable of commencing within the year, which would nullify our right to terminate the ground lease that was contingent on TSG commencing construction on the redevelopment within five years. Accordingly, the center was classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2019 and an impairment charge of $72.2 million was recognized in the fourth quarter of 2019, which reduced the book value of the buildings, improvements, and equipment that were transferred to zero. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, TSG began construction on the redevelopment and therefore our termination right was nullified, resulting in the sale of the center.

Partial Dispositions of Ownership Interests

In February 2019, we announced agreements to sell 50% of our interests in Starfield Hanam, CityOn.Xi’an, and CityOn.Zhengzhou to funds managed by The Blackstone Group L.P. (Blackstone). The interests sold were valued at $480 million which, after transaction costs, taxes and the allocation to Blackstone of its share of third party debt, resulted in net cash proceeds of about $330 million that were used to pay down our revolving lines of credit. We remain the partner responsible for the joint management of the three shopping centers, with Blackstone paying a property service fee recorded within Other revenue on our Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

The sales of 50% of our interests in Starfield Hanam and CityOn.Zhengzhou were completed in September 2019 and December 2019, respectively. In March 2020, we received an additional $0.5 million of cash proceeds from the sale of 50% of our interest in CityOn.Zhengzhou. As a result, we recorded adjustments to the previously recognized gains resulting in an additional $0.5 million gain on disposition and an additional $0.5 million gain on remeasurement during the six months ended June 30, 2020.







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In February 2020, we completed the sale of 50% of our interest in CityOn.Xi'an. Net cash proceeds from the sale were $48.0 million, following the allocation to Blackstone of its share of third party debt, taxes, and transaction costs. A gain of $10.6 million was recognized as a result of the partial disposition of our interest, which represented the excess of the net consideration from the sale over our investment in the UJV. In addition, upon completion of the sale, we remeasured our remaining 25% interest in the shopping center to fair value, resulting in the recognition of a $13.2 million gain on remeasurement. In June 2020, we received an additional $0.4 million of cash proceeds from the sale of 50% of our interest in CityOn.Xi'an. As a result, we recorded adjustments to the previously recognized gains resulting in an additional $0.4 million gain on disposition and an additional $0.4 million gain on remeasurement during the three months ended June 30, 2020.

Acquisition

In April 2019, we acquired a 48.5% interest in The Gardens Mall in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, in exchange for 1.5 million newly issued TRG Units. We also assumed our $94.6 million share of the existing debt at the center. Our ownership interest in the center is accounted for as a UJV under the equity method.

Redevelopments

Beverly Center

We substantially completed our redevelopment project at Beverly Center in November 2018, although some spending continued into 2019. We expect additional spending in future periods related to the ongoing redevelopment and tenant replacement activity, including the consolidation of the Macy's Men's space into the Macy's space in 2020. We have reclaimed the Macy's Men's space and are currently in negotiations with a potential replacement tenant.

The Mall at Green Hills

We substantially completed our redevelopment project at The Mall at Green Hills in June 2019. We expect some capital spending at The Mall at Green Hills to continue into future periods as certain costs are incurred subsequent to the project's completion, including construction on certain tenant spaces.

Asia Development

Starfield Anseong

We have partnered with Shinsegae Group, our partner in Starfield Hanam, to build, lease, own, and manage Starfield Anseong, a 1.0 million square foot shopping center in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. We own a 49% interest in the project. The shopping center is scheduled to open on September 25, 2020. As of June 30, 2020, our share of total project costs was $212.7 million, after cumulative currency translation adjustments. This investment is classified within Investment in UJVs on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.


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Note 3 - Income Taxes

Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES Act allows a Federal net operating loss (NOL) incurred in 2018, 2019, and 2020 to be carried back to each of the five preceding taxable years to generate a refund of previously paid income taxes. Additionally, the CARES Act permits bonus depreciation deductions for qualifying improvement property additions retroactive for tax years after 2017. As a result, our taxable REIT subsidiary had an amended total NOL of $12.8 million from its 2018 tax year that was carried back to prior tax years to claim a total Federal tax refund of $4.5 million ($3.4 million of which was received in June). The remaining $1.1 million Federal tax refund is recorded as a receivable, and a net Federal tax benefit of $1.9 million was recorded as an income tax benefit to reflect the effective 36% Federal tax recovery rate of the NOL carryback as compared to the 21% corporate tax rate at which the deferred items were originally recorded. The net Federal deferred tax asset has been reduced by $2.6 million in 2020 to reflect full utilization of the 2018 Federal NOL in the carryback claim, and the use of additional investment tax credits in 2019.

Our income tax expense (benefit) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 consisted of the following:
 
Three Months Ended June 30
 
Six Months Ended June 30
 
 
2020

2019
 
2020
 
2019
 
Federal current
$
(57
)
 
116

 
$

 
$
116

 
Federal deferred
(827
)
 
428

 
(1,926
)
 
621

 
Foreign current
414

 
476

 
1,102

 
596

 
Foreign deferred
199

(1) 
1,320

(1) 
1,236

(1) 
1,435

(1) 
State current
7

 
22

 
16

 
41

 
State deferred
16

 
2

 
80

 
94

 
Total income tax expense (benefit)
$
(248
)
 
$
2,364


$
508

 
$
2,903

 


(1)
Due to the sale of 50% of our interests to funds managed by Blackstone (Note 2), we are no longer able to assert indefinite reinvestment in CityOn.Xi'an and CityOn.Zhengzhou. The foreign deferred tax expense (10% tax rate) is related to an excess of the Investment in the UJVs under GAAP accounting over the tax basis of our investments. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, we recognized $0.2 million and $1.3 million of foreign deferred tax expense, respectively, and recognized $1.7 million of foreign deferred tax expense for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2019.


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Deferred Taxes

Deferred tax assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 were as follows:
 
2020
 
2019
 
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
1,845

(1) 
$
4,385

(2) 
Foreign
2,147

 
2,020

 
State
1,657

 
1,388

 
Total deferred tax assets
$
5,649

 
$
7,793

 
Valuation allowances
(3,167
)
(3) 
(2,761
)
(4) 
Net deferred tax assets
$
2,482

 
$
5,032

 
Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 

 
Foreign (5)
$
5,405

 
$
4,449

 
Total deferred tax liabilities
$
5,405

 
$
4,449

 


(1)
The Federal deferred tax asset is net of Federal deferred tax liabilities and includes a $2.8 million Federal investment tax credit carryforward.
(2)
Includes a $4.4 million Federal investment tax credit carryforward.
(3)
Includes a $1.8 million valuation allowance against Foreign deferred tax assets, and a $1.4 million valuation allowance against State deferred tax assets.
(4)
Includes a $1.7 million valuation allowance against Foreign deferred tax assets, and a $1.1 million valuation allowance against State deferred tax assets.
(5)
The foreign deferred tax liability relates to shareholder level withholding taxes from Korea and China on undistributed profits and an excess of the Investments in the UJVs under GAAP accounting over the tax basis of our investments.

We believe that it is more likely than not that the results of future operations will generate sufficient taxable income to recognize the net deferred tax assets. These future operations are primarily dependent upon the Manager’s profitability, the timing and amounts of gains on peripheral land sales, the profitability of Taubman Asia's operations, and other factors affecting the results of operations of the taxable REIT subsidiaries. The valuation allowances relate to NOL carryforwards and tax basis differences where there is uncertainty regarding their realizability.


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Note 4 - Investments in UJVs

General Information

We own beneficial interests in joint ventures that own shopping centers. TRG is the sole direct or indirect managing general partner or managing member of Fair Oaks Mall, International Plaza, Stamford Town Center, Sunvalley, The Mall at University Town Center, and Westfarms; however, these joint ventures are accounted for under the equity method due to the substantive participation rights of the outside partners. TRG also provides certain management, leasing, and/or development services to the other shopping centers noted below.
Shopping Center
 
Ownership as of
June 30, 2020 and
December 31, 2019
CityOn.Xi'an (1)
 
25% / 50%
CityOn.Zhengzhou
 
24.5
Country Club Plaza
 
50
Fair Oaks Mall
 
50
The Gardens Mall
 
48.5
International Plaza
 
50.1
The Mall at Millenia
 
50
Stamford Town Center
 
50
Starfield Anseong (under development)
 
Note 2
Starfield Hanam
 
17.15
Sunvalley
 
50
The Mall at University Town Center
 
50
Waterside Shops
 
50
Westfarms
 
79


(1)
In February 2020, we completed the sale of 50% of our interest in CityOn.Xian (Note 2).

The carrying value of our investment in UJVs differs from our share of the partnership or members’ equity reported on the combined balance sheet of the UJVs due to (i) the cost of our investment in excess of the historical net book values of the UJVs and (ii) TRG’s adjustments to the book basis, including intercompany profits on sales of services that are capitalized by the UJVs. Our additional basis allocated to depreciable assets is generally recognized on a straight-line basis over 40 years. TRG’s differences in bases are amortized over the useful lives or terms of the related assets and liabilities.

On our Consolidated Balance Sheet, we separately report our investment in UJVs for which accumulated distributions have exceeded investments in and net income of the UJVs. The net equity of certain joint ventures is less than zero because distributions are usually greater than net income, as net income includes non-cash charges for depreciation and amortization. In addition, any distributions related to refinancing of the centers further decrease the net equity of the shopping centers.

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Combined Financial Information

Combined balance sheet and results of operations information is presented in the following table for our UJVs, followed by TRG's beneficial interest in the combined operations information. The combined financial information of the UJVs as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 excludes the balances of Starfield Anseong, which is currently under development (Note 2). Beneficial interest is calculated based on TRG's ownership interest in each of the UJVs.
 
June 30,
2020
 
December 31,
2019
Assets:
 
 
 
Properties
$
3,791,076

 
$
3,816,923

Accumulated depreciation and amortization
(985,484
)
 
(942,840
)
 
$
2,805,592

 
$
2,874,083

Cash and cash equivalents
174,421

 
201,501

Accounts and notes receivable
150,095

 
122,569

Operating lease right-of-use assets
12,537

 
11,521

Deferred charges and other assets
159,056

 
178,708

 
$
3,301,701

 
$
3,388,382

 
 
 
 
Liabilities and accumulated equity (deficiency) in assets:
 

 
 

Notes payable, net  (1)
$
3,093,353

 
$
3,049,737

Accounts payable and other liabilities
241,325

 
341,263

Operating lease liabilities
14,286

 
13,274

TRG's accumulated deficiency in assets
(250,658
)
 
(212,380
)
UJV Partners' accumulated equity in assets
203,395

 
196,488

 
$
3,301,701

 
$
3,388,382

 
 
 
 
TRG's accumulated deficiency in assets (above)
$
(250,658
)
 
$
(212,380
)
TRG's investment in Starfield Anseong (Note 2) and advances to CityOn.Zhengzhou
204,177

 
209,024

TRG basis adjustments, including elimination of intercompany profit
334,527

 
329,673

TCO's additional basis
31,924

 
32,625

Net investment in UJVs
$
319,970

 
$
358,942

Distributions in excess of investments in and net income of UJVs
470,166

 
473,053

Investment in UJVs
$
790,136

 
$
831,995


(1) The Notes Payable, Net amount excludes the construction financing outstanding for Starfield Anseong of $127.2 million ($62.3 million at TRG's share) as of June 30, 2020.


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Three Months Ended June 30
 
Six Months Ended June 30
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
Revenues
$
120,436

 
$
154,385

 
$
268,419

 
$
297,026

Maintenance, taxes, utilities, promotion, and other operating expenses
$
51,162

 
$
56,535

 
$
105,524

 
$
104,410

Interest expense
35,045

 
36,213

 
70,230

 
68,711

Depreciation and amortization
30,470

 
33,669

 
61,730

 
66,640

Total operating costs
$
116,677

 
$
126,417

 
$
237,484

 
$
239,761

Nonoperating income, net
600

 
923

 
1,142

 
1,324

Income tax expense
(2,167
)
 
(1,967
)
 
(4,267
)
 
(3,646
)
Net income
$
2,192

 
$
26,924

 
$
27,810

 
$
54,943

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to TRG
$
1,221

 
$
14,155

 
$
13,632

 
$
28,448

Realized intercompany profit, net of depreciation on TRG’s basis adjustments
(1,583
)
 
1,152

 
(2,359
)
 
2,018

Depreciation of TCO's additional basis
(350
)
 
(485
)
 
(701
)
 
(972
)
Equity in income (loss) of UJVs
$
(712
)
 
$
14,822

 
$
10,572

 
$
29,494

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beneficial interest in UJVs’ operations:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Revenues less maintenance, taxes, utilities, promotion, and other operating expenses
$
31,001

 
$
52,693

 
$
75,394

 
$
102,110

Interest expense
(15,945
)
 
(18,005
)
 
(32,360
)
 
(34,781
)
Depreciation and amortization
(15,636
)
 
(18,954
)
 
(32,033
)
 
(36,146
)
Income tax expense
(132
)
 
(912
)
 
(429
)
 
(1,689
)
Equity in income (loss) of UJVs
$
(712
)
 
$
14,822

 
$
10,572

 
$
29,494



Related Party

We have a note receivable outstanding with CityOn.Zhengzhou, which was originally issued to fund development costs. The balance of the note receivable was $42.4 million and $43.1 million as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, and is classified within Investment in UJVs on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Stamford Town Center

Stamford Town Center is currently being marketed for sale. In December 2019, we concluded that the carrying value of our 50% interest in the investment in the UJV that owns Stamford Town Center was impaired and recognized an impairment charge of $18.0 million within Equity in Income (Loss) of UJVs on our Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). The charge represented the excess of the book value of our equity investment in Stamford Town Center over our 50% share of its fair value. Our fair value conclusion was based on offers received from potential buyers of the shopping center.



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Note 5 - Beneficial Interest in Debt and Interest Expense

TRG's beneficial interest in the debt, capitalized interest, and interest expense of our consolidated subsidiaries and our UJVs is summarized in the following table. TRG's beneficial interest in the consolidated subsidiaries excludes debt and interest related to the noncontrolling interest in Cherry Creek Shopping Center (50%) and International Market Place (6.5%).
 
At 100%
 
At Beneficial Interest
 
 
Consolidated Subsidiaries
 
UJVs
 
Consolidated Subsidiaries
 
UJVs
 
Debt as of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
June 30, 2020
$
3,900,937

 
$
3,220,530

 
$
3,610,188

 
$
1,537,723

 
December 31, 2019
3,710,327

 
3,049,737

 
3,419,625

 
1,508,506

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capitalized interest:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
$
3,218

(1) 
$
743

(2) 
$
3,154

(1) 
$
582

(2) 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
4,354

(1) 
85

 
4,345

(1) 
47

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
$
68,202

 
$
69,174

 
$
62,658

 
$
32,360

 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
74,895

 
68,183

 
68,841

 
34,781

 


(1)
We capitalize interest costs incurred in funding our equity contributions to development projects accounted for as UJVs. The capitalized interest cost is included at our basis in our investment in UJVs. Such capitalized interest reduces interest expense on our Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) and in the table above is included within Consolidated Subsidiaries.
(2)
Capitalized interest on the Asia UJV construction financing is presented at our beneficial interest in both the UJVs (at 100%) and UJVs (at Beneficial Interest Columns).

Upcoming Maturities

In August 2020, we extended the maturity date on the $150 million loan for The Mall at Green Hills to December 2021. The loan was previously scheduled to mature in December 2020 and commencing December 2020, the interest rate will be a variable rate equal to the greater of LIBOR plus 2.75% or 3.25%.

The $250 million loan for International Market Place matures in August 2021 and has two, one year extension options available. We are currently evaluating our options related to extending or refinancing this loan.

Revolving Lines of Credit

In late March 2020, we borrowed an additional $350 million on our $1.1 billion primary unsecured revolving line of credit as a precautionary measure to increase liquidity, preserve financial flexibility, and fund temporary working capital needs due to uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. In June 2020, we repaid $100 million, reducing the balance on our $1.1 billion primary unsecured revolving line of credit to $870 million as of June 30, 2020. We also have a secured revolving line of credit of $65 million. The availability under these facilities as of June 30, 2020, after considering the outstanding balances, the outstanding letters of credit, and value of the unencumbered asset pool as of June 30, 2020, was $118.5 million.


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Debt Covenants and Guarantees

Certain loan agreements contain various restrictive covenants, including the following corporate covenants on our primary unsecured revolving line of credit, as well as our unsecured term loans and the loan on International Market Place: a minimum net worth requirement, a maximum total leverage ratio, a maximum secured leverage ratio, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, a maximum recourse secured debt ratio, and a maximum payout ratio. In addition, our primary unsecured revolving line of credit and unsecured term loans have unencumbered pool covenants which currently apply to Beverly Center, Dolphin Mall, and The Gardens on El Paseo on a combined basis. These covenants include a minimum number and minimum value of eligible unencumbered assets, a maximum unencumbered leverage ratio, a minimum unencumbered interest coverage ratio and a minimum unencumbered asset occupancy ratio. As of June 30, 2020, the unencumbered leverage ratio and the corporate total leverage ratio were the most restrictive covenants. We were in compliance with all of our covenants and loan obligations as of June 30, 2020. Failure to meet certain of these financial covenants could cause an event of default under and/or accelerate some or all of such indebtedness, which could have an adverse effect on us. The maximum payout ratio covenant limits the payment of distributions generally to 95% of funds from operations, as defined in the loan agreements, except as required to maintain our tax status, pay preferred distributions, and for distributions related to the sale of certain assets.

In August 2020, we entered into amendments to waive all of our existing financial covenants related to our primary unsecured revolving line of credit, $275 million unsecured term loan, and $250 million unsecured term loan for the quarter ending September 30, 2020 through and including the quarter ending June 30, 2021. The amendments also added a liquidity covenant, which will remain in effect through the earlier of the end of the covenant waiver period or until the financial covenants are in compliance using the definitions and requirements prior to the amendments. The amendments impose limitations during the waiver period on acquisitions, additional indebtedness, share repurchases, as well as certain required prepayments following dispositions, equity or debt issuances. Additionally, the lenders have received a secured interest in certain unencumbered assets through the waiver period. The amendments provide for flexibility to complete planned capital spending, including spending for tenant allowances and redevelopment projects. In relation to distributions, the amendments permit distributions of taxable income in accordance with our partnership agreement and REIT qualification requirements and the ability to continue dividend payments for our 6.5% Series J Preferred Stock and 6.25% Series K Preferred Stock. The financial covenants for our loan on International Market Place mirror the requirements under our primary unsecured revolving line of credit so therefore, the waiver of our financial covenants also applies to the International Market Place loan.

Through the covenant compliance date, our primary unsecured revolving line of credit will bear interest at the maximum total leverage ratio level of LIBOR, subject to a 0.5% floor on the unhedged balance, plus 1.60% with a 0.25% facility fee; our $275 million unsecured term loan will bear interest at the maximum total leverage ratio level of LIBOR plus 1.80%; and our $250 million unsecured term loan will bear interest at the maximum total leverage ratio level of LIBOR plus 1.90%.

In connection with the August 2018 financing at International Market Place, TRG provided an unconditional guarantee of the loan principal balance and all accrued but unpaid interest during the term of the loan. The $250 million loan is interest only during the initial three year term with principal amortization required during the extension periods, if exercised. Accrued but unpaid interest as of June 30, 2020 was $0.5 million. We believe the likelihood of a repayment under the guarantee to be remote.

In connection with the $175 million additional financing at International Plaza, which is owned by a UJV, TRG provided an unconditional and several guarantee of 50.1% of all obligations and liabilities related to an interest rate swap that was required on the debt for the term of the loan. As of June 30, 2020, the interest rate swap was a $3.7 million liability and accrued but unpaid interest was $0.2 million. We believe the likelihood of a payment under the guarantee to be remote.


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Note 6 - Noncontrolling Interests

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests

Former Taubman Asia President

In September 2019, we reacquired René Tremblay's (the Former Taubman Asia President's) remaining 5% ownership interest in Taubman Asia for $6.0 million, which included the return of the $2.0 million previously contributed by the Former Taubman Asia President in connection with the prior repurchase transaction.

The Former Taubman Asia President had an ownership interest in Taubman Asia, which entitled him to 5% of Taubman Asia's dividends, with 85% of his dividends relating to investment activities withheld during his tenure as Taubman Asia President. These withholdings would have continued until he contributed and maintained his capital consistent with his percentage ownership interest, including all capital funded by TRG for Taubman Asia's operating and investment activities subsequent to the Former Taubman Asia President obtaining his ownership interest. TRG had a preferred investment in Taubman Asia to the extent the Former Taubman Asia President had not yet contributed capital commensurate with his ownership interest. The $6.0 million acquisition price for the ownership interest represented the fair value of the ownership interest less the amount required to return TRG's preferred interest. The 5% ownership interest became puttable in 2019.

Prior to the acquisition, we determined that the Former Taubman Asia President's ownership interest in Taubman Asia qualified as an equity award, considering its specific redemption provisions, and accounted for it as a contingently redeemable noncontrolling interest. We presented as temporary equity at each balance sheet date an estimate of the redemption value of the ownership interest, which was classified as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Adjustments to the redemption value were recorded through equity.

In September 2016, we announced the appointment of Peter Sharp as president of Taubman Asia, succeeding the Former Taubman Asia President effective January 1, 2017. Peter Sharp also had an ownership interest in Taubman Asia, which entitled him to 3% of Taubman Asia's dividends for investment activities undergone by Taubman Asia subsequent to him obtaining his ownership interest, with all of his dividends being withheld as contributions to capital. Peter Sharp resigned from Taubman Asia effective October 2019. Upon resignation, Peter Sharp's ownership interest in Taubman Asia was assigned to us.

International Market Place

We own a 93.5% controlling interest in a joint venture that owns International Market Place in Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii. The 6.5% joint venture partner has no obligation and no right to contribute capital. We are entitled to a preferential return on our capital contributions. We have the right to purchase the joint venture partner's interest and the joint venture partner has the right to require us to purchase the joint venture partner's interest annually. The purchase price of the joint venture partner's interest will be based on fair value. Considering the redemption provisions, we account for the joint venture partner's interest as a contingently redeemable noncontrolling interest with a carrying value of zero at both June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. Any adjustments to the redemption value are recorded through equity.


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Reconciliation of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest
 
Three Months Ended June 30
 
Six Months Ended June 30
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
Beginning Balance
$

 
$
7,800

 
$

 
$
7,800

Allocation of net loss


 
(144
)
 
 
 
(237
)
Former Taubman Asia President adjustment of redeemable equity
 
 
(1,800
)
 
 
 
(1,800
)
Adjustments of redeemable noncontrolling interest


 
144

 
 
 
237

Ending Balance
$

 
$
6,000

 
$

 
$
6,000



Equity Balances of Non-redeemable Noncontrolling Interests

The net equity balance of the non-redeemable noncontrolling interests as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 included the following:
 
2020
 
2019
Non-redeemable noncontrolling interests:
 
 
 
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated joint ventures
$
(151,371
)
 
$
(153,343
)
Noncontrolling interests in partnership equity of TRG
(42,423
)
 
(13,840
)
 
$
(193,794
)
 
$
(167,183
)


Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

Net income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interests for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 included the following:
 
Three Months Ended June 30
 
2020
 
2019
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests:
 
 
 
Non-redeemable noncontrolling interests:
 
 
 
Noncontrolling share of income of consolidated joint ventures
$
300

 
$
976

Noncontrolling share of income of TRG
(13,811
)
 
3,408

 
$
(13,511
)
 
$
4,384

Redeemable noncontrolling interest:


 
(144
)
 
$
(13,511
)
 
$
4,240



Net income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interests for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 included the following:
 
Six Months Ended June 30
 
2020
 
2019
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests:
 
 
 
Non-redeemable noncontrolling interests:
 
 
 
Noncontrolling share of income of consolidated joint ventures
1,323

 
$
2,498

Noncontrolling share of income of TRG
(4,601
)
 
10,209

 
$
(3,278
)
 
$
12,707

Redeemable noncontrolling interest:


 
(237
)
 
$
(3,278
)
 
$
12,470




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Equity Transactions

The following table presents the effects of changes in TCO’s ownership interest in consolidated subsidiaries on TCO’s equity for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019:
 
Six Months Ended June 30
 
2020
 
2019
Net income (loss) attributable to TCO common shareholders
$
(14,197
)
 
$
21,356

Transfers (to) from the noncontrolling interest:
 

 
 

Increase (decrease) in TCO’s paid-in capital for adjustments of noncontrolling interest (1)
(248
)
 
57,500

Net transfers (to) from noncontrolling interests
(248
)
 
57,500

Change from net income (loss) attributable to TCO and transfers (to) from noncontrolling interests
$
(14,445
)
 
$
78,856


(1)
In 2020 and 2019, adjustments of the noncontrolling interest were made as a result of changes in our ownership of TRG in connection with our share-based compensation under employee and director benefit plans (Note 8) and issuances of common stock pursuant to the Continuing Offer (Note 9). In 2019, adjustments of noncontrolling interest were made in connection with the accounting for the Former Taubman Asia President's redeemable ownership interest and issuance of TRG Units for the acquisition of The Gardens Mall (Note 2).

Finite Life Entities

ASC Topic 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” establishes standards for classifying and measuring as liabilities certain financial instruments that embody obligations of the issuer and have characteristics of both liabilities and equity. At June 30, 2020, we held a controlling interest in a consolidated entity with a specified termination date in 2083. The noncontrolling owners' interest in this entity is to be settled upon termination by distribution or transfer of either cash or specific assets of the underlying entity. The estimated fair value of this noncontrolling interest was approximately $152 million at June 30, 2020, compared to a book value of $(151.4) million that is classified in Noncontrolling Interests on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. The fair value of the noncontrolling interest was calculated as the noncontrolling interest's effective ownership share of the underlying property's net asset value. The property's net asset value was estimated by considering its in-place net operating income, current market capitalization rate, and mortgage debt outstanding.

Note 7 - Derivative and Hedging Activities

Risk Management Objective and Strategies for Using Derivatives

We use derivative instruments, such as interest rate swaps and interest rate caps, primarily to manage exposure to interest rate risks inherent in variable rate debt and refinancings. We may also enter into forward starting swaps or treasury lock agreements to set the effective interest rate on a planned fixed-rate financing. Our interest rate swaps involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for us making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. Interest rate caps involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty if interest rates rise above the strike rate on the contract in exchange for an up-front premium. In a forward starting swap or treasury lock agreement that we cash settle in anticipation of a fixed rate financing or refinancing, we will receive or pay an amount equal to the present value of future cash flow payments based on the difference between the contract rate and market rate on the settlement date.

We do not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes and currently do not have material derivatives that are not designated as hedging instruments under the accounting requirements for derivatives and hedging.


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As of June 30, 2020, we had the following outstanding derivatives that were designated and are expected to be effective as cash flow hedges of the interest payments and/or the currency exchange rate on the associated debt.
Instrument Type

Ownership

Notional Amount

Swap
Rate

Credit Spread on Loan

Total Swapped Rate on Loan

Maturity
Date
Consolidated Subsidiaries:

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Receive variable (LIBOR) /pay-fixed swap (1)
 
100%
 
100,000
 
2.14%
 
1.55%
(1) 
3.69%
(1) 
February 2022
Receive variable (LIBOR) /pay-fixed swap (1)
 
100%
 
100,000
 
2.14%
 
1.55%
(1) 
3.69%
(1) 
February 2022
Receive variable (LIBOR) /pay-fixed swap (1)
 
100%
 
50,000
 
2.14%
 
1.55%
(1) 
3.69%
(1) 
February 2022
Receive variable (LIBOR) /pay-fixed swap (1)
 
100%
 
50,000
 
2.14%
 
1.55%
/
1.38%
(1) 
3.69%
/
3.51%
(1) 
February 2022
Receive variable (LIBOR) /pay-fixed swap (2)
 
100%
 
125,000
 
3.02%
 
1.60%
(2) 
4.62%
(2) 
March 2023
Receive variable (LIBOR) /pay-fixed swap (2)
 
100%
 
75,000
 
3.02%
 
1.60%
(2) 
4.62%
(2) 
March 2023
Receive variable (LIBOR) /pay-fixed swap (2)
 
100%
 
50,000
 
3.02%
 
1.60%
(2) 
4.62%
(2) 
March 2023
Receive variable (LIBOR) /pay-fixed swap (3)
 
100%
 
12,000
 
2.09%
 
1.40%
 
3.49%
 
March 2024
UJVs:

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Receive variable (LIBOR) /pay-fixed swap (4)
 
50.1%
 
156,734
 
1.83%
 
1.75%
 
3.58%
 
December 2021
Receive variable (LIBOR) USD/pay-fixed Korean Won (KRW) cross-currency interest rate swap (5)
 
17.15%
 
52,065 USD / 60,500,000 KRW
 
1.52%
 
1.60%
 
3.12%
 
September 2020

(1)
The hedged forecasted transaction for each of these swaps is the first previously unhedged one-month LIBOR-indexed interest payment accrued and made each month on a debt principal amount equal to the swap notional amount, regardless of the specific debt agreement from which they may flow. We are currently using these swaps to manage interest rate risk on the $275 million unsecured term loan and $25 million on the $1.1 billion primary unsecured revolving line of credit. The credit spread on these loans can vary within a range of 1.15% to 1.80% on the $275 million unsecured term loan and 1.05% to 1.60% on the $1.1 billion unsecured revolving line of credit, depending on our total leverage ratio at the measurement date, resulting in an effective rate in the range of 3.29% to 3.94% on the $275 million unsecured term loan and 3.19% to 3.74% on $25 million of the $1.1 billion primary unsecured revolving line of credit during the remaining swap period.
(2)
The hedged forecasted transaction for each of these swaps is the first previously unhedged one-month LIBOR-indexed interest payment accrued and made each month on a debt principal amount equal to the swap notional amount, regardless of the specific debt agreement from which they may flow beginning with the March 2019 effective date of these swaps. We are currently using these swaps to manage interest rate risk on the $250 million unsecured term loan. The credit spread on this loan can vary within a range of 1.25% to 1.90%, depending on our total leverage ratio at the measurement date, resulting in an effective rate in the range of 4.27% to 4.92% during the swap period.
(3)
The notional amount on this swap is equal to the outstanding principal balance of the floating rate loan on the U.S. headquarters building.
(4)
The notional amount on this swap is equal to the outstanding principal balance of the floating rate loan on International Plaza.
(5)
The notional amount on this swap is equal to the outstanding principal balance of the U.S. dollar construction loan for Starfield Hanam. There is a cross-currency interest rate swap to fix the interest rate on the loan and swap the related principal and interest payments from U.S. dollars to KRW in order to reduce the impact of fluctuations in interest rates and exchange rates on the cash flows of the joint venture. The currency swap exchange rate is 1,162.0.


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Cash Flow Hedges

We recognize all changes in fair value for hedging instruments designated and qualifying for cash flow hedge accounting treatment as a component of Other Comprehensive Income (OCI).

Amounts reported in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI) related to currently outstanding interest rate derivatives are recognized as an adjustment to income as interest payments are made on our variable-rate debt. Realized gains or losses on settled derivative instruments included in AOCI are recognized as an adjustment to income over the term of the hedged debt transaction. Amounts reported in AOCI related to the cross-currency interest rate swap are recognized as an adjustment to income as transaction gains or losses arising from the remeasurement of foreign currency denominated loans are recognized and as actual interest and principal obligations are repaid.

We expect that approximately $15.0 million of AOCI of TCO and the noncontrolling interests will be reclassified from AOCI and recognized as an increase in expense in the following 12 months.

The following tables present the effect of derivative instruments on our Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019. The tables include the amount of gains or losses on outstanding derivative instruments recognized in OCI in cash flow hedging relationships and the location and amount of gains or losses reclassified from AOCI into income resulting from outstanding derivative instruments.

 
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative
 
Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income
 
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income
 
Three Months Ended June 30
 
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30
 
2020
 
2019
 
 
 
2020
 
2019
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts – consolidated subsidiaries
$
922

 
$
(8,808
)
 
Interest Expense
 
$
(2,869
)
 
$
(72
)
Interest rate contracts – UJVs
124

 
(1,075
)
 
Equity in Income (Loss) of UJVs
 
(263
)
 
132

Cross-currency interest rate contract – UJV
48

 
(73
)
 
Equity in Income (Loss) of UJVs
 
(154
)
 
363

Total derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships
$
1,094

 
$
(9,956
)
 
 
 
$
(3,286
)
 
$
423



 
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative
 
Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income
 
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income
 
Six Months Ended June 30
 
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30
 
2020
 
2019
 
 
 
2020
 
2019
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts – consolidated subsidiaries
$
(14,623
)
 
$
(14,524
)
 
Interest Expense
 
$
(4,080
)
 
$
766

Interest rate contracts – UJVs
(1,440
)
 
(1,700
)
 
Equity in Income (Loss) of UJVs
 
(294
)
 
269

Cross-currency interest rate contract – UJV
6

 
(43
)
 
Equity in Income (Loss) of UJVs
 
320

 
811

Total derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships
$
(16,057
)
 
$
(16,267
)
 
 
 
$
(4,054
)
 
$
1,846




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We record all derivative instruments at fair value on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. The following table presents the location and fair value of our derivative financial instruments as reported on our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
 
 
 
Fair Value
 
Consolidated Balance Sheet Location
 
June 30,
2020
 
December 31,
2019
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
Asset derivatives:
 
 
 
 
 
Cross-currency interest rate contract - UJV
Investment in UJVs
 
$
258

 


Total assets designated as hedging instruments
 
 
$
258

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
Liability derivatives:
 
 
 

 
 
Interest rate contracts – consolidated subsidiaries
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
 
$
(30,043
)
 
$
(15,419
)
Interest rate contract – UJV
Investment in UJVs
 
(1,852
)
 
(412
)
Cross-currency interest rate contract – UJV
Investment in UJVs
 


 
(91
)
Total liabilities designated as hedging instruments
 
 
$
(31,895
)
 
$
(15,922
)

Contingent Features

Our outstanding derivatives contain provisions that state if the hedged entity defaults on its indebtedness above a certain threshold, then the derivative obligation could also be declared in default. The cross default thresholds vary for each agreement, ranging from $0.1 million of any indebtedness to $50 million of indebtedness on TRG's indebtedness. As of June 30, 2020, we are not in default on any indebtedness that would trigger a credit-risk-related default on our current outstanding derivatives.
As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the fair value of derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features that were in a liability position was $31.9 million and $15.9 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we were not required to post any collateral related to these agreements. If we breached any of these provisions we would be required to settle our obligations under the agreements at their fair value. See Note 5 regarding guarantees and Note 11 for fair value information on derivatives.

Note 8 - Share-Based Compensation

General

In May 2018, our shareholders approved The Taubman Company LLC 2018 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan (2018 Omnibus Plan). The 2018 Omnibus Plan provides for the award of restricted shares, restricted share units, restricted profits units of TRG (TRG Profits Units), options to purchase common shares, unrestricted shares, and dividend equivalent rights, in each case with or without performance conditions, to acquire up to an aggregate of 2.8 million common shares or TRG Profits Units to directors, officers, employees, and other service providers of TCO and our affiliates. Every share or TRG Profits Unit subject to awards under the 2018 Omnibus Plan shall be counted against this limit as one share or TRG Profits Unit for every one share or TRG Profits Unit granted. The amount of shares or TRG Profits Units available for future grants is adjusted when the number of contingently issuable common shares or units are settled. If an award issued under the 2018 Omnibus Plan is forfeited, expires without being exercised, or is used to pay tax withholding on such award, the shares or TRG Profits Units become available for issuance under new awards. TRG Profits Units are intended to constitute "profits interests" within the meaning of Treasury authority under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. In addition, non-employee directors have the option to defer their compensation under a deferred compensation plan. The 2018 Omnibus Plan allows us to permit or require the deferral of all or a part of an award payment into a deferred compensation arrangement. Prior to the adoption of the 2018 Omnibus Plan, we provided share-based compensation through The Taubman Company LLC 2008 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan (2008 Omnibus Plan), as amended, which expired in May 2018.



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Changes to Share-Based Compensation Agreements Following Completion of Merger

Certain terms of our existing share-based compensation programs will change following the completion of Simon's pending acquisition of TCO, if the acquisition is consummated per the terms of the Merger Agreement. See Note 1 for more information on the status of the Merger Agreement. At the REIT Merger Effective Time, (1) each outstanding restricted stock unit award of TCO (each, a RSU) and each outstanding performance stock unit award (each, a PSU) granted under the 2008 Omnibus Plan and 2018 Omnibus Plan (Taubman Stock Plans) that vest in accordance with its terms in connection with the closing of the merger will automatically convert into the right to receive the Common Stock Merger Consideration; (2) each outstanding RSU and PSU that is not eligible to vest in accordance with its terms at the REIT Merger Effective Time will be converted into a cash substitute award to be paid (A) with respect to any such award granted prior to 2020, in accordance with the same service-vesting schedule that applied to the original RSU or PSU award and (B) with respect to any such award granted in 2020, in accordance with the same vesting schedule (including performance-vesting conditions) that applied to the original RSU or PSU award; (3) each outstanding share of deferred TCO Common Stock (each, a TCO DSU) granted under the Taubman Stock Plans will be converted into the right to receive the Common Stock Merger Consideration, and (4) each dividend equivalent right granted in tandem with any RSU or PSU (each, a TCO DER) will be treated in the same manner as the outstanding RSU or PSU to which such TCO DER relates.

TRG Profits Units

There were no TRG Profits Units granted in 2020. The following types of TRG Profits Units awards were granted to certain senior management employees in prior years: (1) a time-based award with a three year cliff vesting period (Restricted TRG Profits Units); (2) a performance-based award that is based on the achievement of relative total shareholder return (TSR) over a three year period (Relative TSR Performance-based TRG Profits Units); and (3) a performance-based award that is based on the achievement of net operating income (NOI) over a three year period (NOI Performance-based TRG Profits Units). The maximum number of Relative TSR and NOI Performance-based TRG Profits Units are issued at grant, eventually subject to a recovery and cancellation of previously granted amounts depending on actual performance against TSR and NOI measures over the three year performance measurement period. NOI Performance-based TRG Profits Units provide for a cap on the maximum number of units vested if absolute TSR is not positive over a three year period. Relative TSR and NOI Performance-based TRG Profits Units are generally subject to the same performance measures as the TSR-Based and NOI-Based Performance Share Units (see 2020 Awards - Other Management Employee Grants below). Despite the difference in scaling of the grant programs, the final outcome of the TSR and NOI performance measures will result in similar numbers of either TRG Units or common shares being issued at vesting under the TRG Profits Units program and the Performance Share Unit program, respectively.

Each such award represents a contingent right to receive a TRG Unit upon vesting and the satisfaction of certain tax-driven requirements and, as to the TSR and NOI Performance-based TRG Profits Units, the satisfaction of certain performance-based requirements. Until vested, a TRG Profits Unit entitles the holder to only one-tenth of the distributions otherwise payable by TRG on a TRG Unit. Therefore, we account for these TRG Profits Units as participating securities in TRG. A portion of the TRG Profits Units award represents estimated cash distributions that otherwise would have been payable during the vesting period and, upon vesting, there will be an adjustment in actual number of TRG Profits Units realized under each award to reflect TRG's actual cash distributions during the vesting period.

All outstanding TRG Profits Units previously issued will vest in March 2021, if continuous service has been provided, or upon retirement or certain other events (such as death or disability) if earlier. Each holder of a TRG Profits Unit will be treated as a limited partner in TRG from the date of grant. To the extent the vested TRG Profits Units have not achieved the applicable criteria for conversion to TRG Units, vesting and economic equivalence to a TRG Unit prior to the tenth anniversary of the date of grant, the awards will be forfeited pursuant to the terms of the award agreement.

2020 Awards - Other Management Employee Grants

During 2020 and in prior years, other types of awards granted to management employees include those described below. The awards granted in 2020 vest in March 2023, if continuous service has been provided, or upon retirement or certain other events (such as death or disability) if earlier.

TSR - Based Performance Share Units (TSR PSU) - Each TSR PSU represents the right to receive, upon vesting, shares of common stock ranging from 0-300% of the TSR PSU based on our market performance relative to that of a peer group. The TSR PSU grants include a cash payment upon vesting equal to the aggregate cash dividends that would have been paid on such shares of common stock during the vesting period.


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NOI - Based Performance Share Units (NOI PSU) - Each NOI PSU represents the right to receive, upon vesting, shares of common stock ranging from 0-300% of the NOI PSU based on our NOI performance, as well as a cash payment upon vesting equal to the aggregate cash dividends that would have been paid on such shares of common stock during the vesting period. These awards also provide for a cap on the maximum number of units vested if absolute TSR is not positive over a three-year period.

Restricted Share Units (RSU) - Each RSU represents the right to receive upon vesting one share of common stock, as well as a cash payment upon vesting equal to the aggregate cash dividends that would have been paid on such shares of common stock during the vesting period.

Expensed and Capitalized Costs

The compensation cost charged to income for our share-based compensation plans was $2.0 million and $3.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively. The compensation cost charged to income for our share-based compensation plans was $2.0 million and $4.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively. Compensation cost capitalized as part of properties and deferred leasing costs was $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively, and $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019.

Valuation Methodologies

We estimated the grant-date fair values of share-based grants using the methods as follows. Expected volatility and dividend yields are based on historical volatility and yields of our common stock, respectively, as well as other factors. The risk-free interest rates used are based on the U.S. Treasury yield curves in effect at the grant date. We assume no forfeitures for failure to meet the service requirement of PSU or TRG Profits Units, due to the small number of participants and low turnover rate.

The valuations of all grants utilized our common stock price at the grant date. Common stock prices when used in valuing TRG Profits Units are further adjusted by the present value of expected differences in dividends payable on the common stock versus the distributions payable on the TRG Profits Units over the vesting period. We estimated the value of grants dependent on TSR performance using a Monte Carlo simulation and considering historical returns of TCO and the peer group.

For awards dependent on NOI performance, we consider the NOI measure a performance condition under applicable accounting standards, and as such, have estimated a grant-date fair value for each of its possible outcomes. The compensation cost ultimately will be recognized equal to the grant-date fair value of the award that coincides with the actual outcome of the NOI performance. The weighted average grant-date fair value shown for NOI-dependent awards corresponds with management's current expectation of the probable outcome of the NOI performance measure. The product of the NOI-dependent awards outstanding and the grant-date fair value represents the compensation cost being recognized over the service periods.

The valuations of TRG Profits Units consider the possibility that sufficient share price appreciation will not be realized, such that the conversion to TRG Units will not occur and the awards will be forfeited.

Summaries of Activity for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020

Restricted TRG Profits Units
 
Number of Restricted TRG Profits Units
 
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2020
22,411

 
$
54.73

Units recovered and cancelled (1)
(58
)
 
57.84

Vested and converted (2)
(14,199
)
 
57.84

Outstanding at June 30, 2020
8,154

 
$
49.29


(1)
This reflects the recovery and cancellation of previously granted Restricted TRG Profits Units, which vested on March 1, 2020, as a result of the actual cash distributions made during the vesting period.
(2)
This represents the conversion of Restricted TRG Profits Units to TRG Units, which vested on March 1, 2020, and had previously satisfied certain tax–driven requirements.

As of June 30, 2020, there was $0.1 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested Restricted TRG Profits Units outstanding. This cost is expected to be recognized over an average period of 0.7 years.


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Relative TSR Performance-based TRG Profits Units
 
Number of relative TSR Performance-based TRG Profits Units
 
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2020
50,420

 
$
22.81

Units recovered and cancelled (1)
(27,318
)
 
23.14

Vested and converted (2)
(4,757
)
 
23.14

Outstanding at June 30, 2020
18,345

 
$
22.22


(1)
This reflects the recovery and cancellation of previously granted (300% of target grant amount) Relative TSR Performance-based TRG Profits Units, which vested on March 1, 2020, as a result of the performance payout ratio of 17% and the actual cash distributions made during the vesting period. That is, despite the completion of applicable employee service requirements, the number of Relative TSR Performance-based TRG Profits Units ultimately considered earned is determined by the extent to which the TSR market performance measure was achieved during the performance period.
(2)
This represents the conversion of Restricted TRG Profits Units to TRG Units, which vested on March 1, 2020, and had previously satisfied certain tax–driven requirements.

As of June 30, 2020, there was $0.1 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested Relative TSR Performance-based TRG Profits Units outstanding. This cost is expected to be recognized over an average period of 0.7 years.

NOI Performance-based TRG Profits Units
 
Number of NOI Performance-based TRG Profits Units
 
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2020
50,420

 
$
2.99

Units recovered and cancelled (1)
(32,075
)
 

Outstanding at June 30, 2020
18,345

 
$
8.21


(1)
This reflects the recovery and cancellation of previously granted (300% of target grant amount) NOI Performance-based TRG Profits Units, which vested on March 1, 2020, as a result of the performance payout ratio of 0%. That is, despite the completions of applicable employee service requirements, the number of NOI Performance-based TRG Profits Units ultimately considered earned is determined by the extent to which the NOI performance measure was achieved during the performance period.

As of June 30, 2020, there was less than $0.1 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested NOI Performance-based TRG Profits Units outstanding. This cost is expected to be recognized over an average period of 0.7 years.

TSR - Based Performance Share Units
 
Number of TSR PSU
 
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2020
29,375

 
$
82.95

Vested (1)
(2,492
)
 
79.60

Outstanding at June 30, 2020
26,883

 
$
83.26

(1)
Based on our market performance relative to that of a peer group, the actual number of shares of common stock issued upon vesting on March 1, 2020 was 1,297 shares for the TSR PSU three-year grants. The shares of common stock were issued at 0.52x. That is, despite the completion of the applicable employee service requirements, the number of shares ultimately considered earned is determined by the extent to which the TSR market performance measure was achieved during the performance period.
    
As of June 30, 2020, there was $0.9 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested TSR PSU outstanding. This cost is expected to be recognized over an average period of 1.4 years.








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NOI - Based Performance Share Units
 
Number of NOI PSU
 
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2020
29,375

 
$
40.95

Granted
31,318

 
43.24

Vested (1)
(2,492
)
 

Outstanding at June 30, 2020
58,201

 
$
43.94


(1)
The actual number of shares of common stock issued upon vesting on March 1, 2020 was zero. That is, despite the completion of applicable employee service requirements, the number of shares ultimately considered earned is determined by the extent to which NOI was achieved during the performance period.

As of June 30, 2020, there was $1.7 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested NOI PSU outstanding. This cost is expected to be recognized over an average period of 1.9 years.

Restricted Share Units
 
Number of RSU
 
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2020
179,846

 
$
57.73

Granted
84,352

 
47.07

Vested
(41,974
)
 
67.05

Forfeited
(1,681
)
 
56.55

Outstanding at June 30, 2020
220,543

 
$
51.89



As of June 30, 2020, there was $6.0 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested RSU outstanding. This cost is expected to be recognized over an average period of 1.9 years.

Unit Option Deferral Election

Under a prior option plan, the 2008 Omnibus Plan, and the 2018 Omnibus Plan, vested unit options can be exercised by tendering mature units with a market value equal to the exercise price of the unit options. In 2002, Robert S. Taubman, our chief executive officer, exercised options for 3.0 million units by tendering 2.1 million mature units and deferring receipt of 0.9 million units under the unit option deferral election. As TRG pays distributions, the deferred option units receive their proportionate share of the distributions in the form of cash payments. Under an amendment executed in January 2011 and subsequent deferral elections (the latest being made in September 2016), beginning in December 2022 (unless Mr. Taubman retires earlier), the deferred options units will be issued as TRG Units in five annual installments. The deferred option units are accounted for as participating securities of TRG.

Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies

Cash Tender

At the time of our initial public offering and acquisition of our partnership interest in TRG in 1992, we entered into an agreement (the Cash Tender Agreement) with the A. Alfred Taubman Restated Revocable Trust (Revocable Trust) and TRA Partners (now Taubman Ventures Group LLC or TVG), each of whom owned an interest in TRG, whereby each of the Revocable Trust and TVG (and/or any assignee of the Revocable Trust or TVG, which now include the Estate of A. Alfred Taubman and other specified entities that are affiliated with the children of A. Alfred Taubman (Robert S. Taubman, William S. Taubman, and Gayle Taubman Kalisman)) has the right to tender to us TRG Units (provided that if the tendering party is tendering less than all of its TRG Units, the aggregate value is at least $50 million) and cause us to purchase the tendered interests at a purchase price based on a market valuation of TCO on the trading date immediately preceding the date of the tender (except as otherwise provided below). TVG is controlled by a majority-in-interest among the Estate of A. Alfred Taubman and entities affiliated with the children of A. Alfred Taubman (Robert S. Taubman, William S. Taubman, and Gayle Taubman Kalisman). At the election of the tendering party, TRG Units held by members of A. Alfred Taubman’s family and TRG Units held by entities in which his family members hold interests may be included in such a tender.



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We would have the option to pay for these interests from available cash, borrowed funds, or from the proceeds of an offering of common stock. Generally, we expect to finance these purchases, if any, through the sale of new shares of our common stock. The tendering partner would bear all market risk if the market price at closing is less than the purchase price and would bear the costs of sale. Any proceeds of the offering in excess of the purchase price would be for our sole benefit. We account for the Cash Tender Agreement as a freestanding written put option. As the option put price is defined by the current market price of our stock at the time of tender, the fair value of the written option defined by the Cash Tender Agreement is considered to be zero.

Based on a market value at June 30, 2020 of $37.76 per share for our common stock, the aggregate value of TRG Units that may be tendered under the Cash Tender Agreement was $0.9 billion. The purchase of these interests at June 30, 2020 would have resulted in us owning an additional 28% interest in TRG.

Continuing Offer

We have made a continuing, irrevocable offer to exchange shares of common stock for TRG Units (the Continuing Offer) to all present holders of TRG Units (other than certain excluded holders, currently TVG and other specified entities), permitted assignees of all present holders of TRG Units, those future holders of TRG Units as we may, in our sole discretion, agree to include in the Continuing Offer, and all future optionees under the 2018 Omnibus Plan. Under the Continuing Offer agreement, one TRG Unit is exchangeable for one share of common stock. Upon a tender of TRG Units, the corresponding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, if any, will automatically be converted into common stock at a ratio of 14,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock for one share of common stock.

Insurance

We carry liability insurance to mitigate our exposure to certain losses, including those relating to personal injury claims. We believe our insurance policy terms, conditions, and limits are appropriate and adequate given the relative risk of loss and industry practice. However, there are certain types of losses, such as punitive damage awards, which may not be covered by insurance, and not all potential losses are insured against.

Simon Merger Agreement Litigation

In connection with the Merger Agreement for Simon and the Simon Operating Partnership to acquire a 100% ownership interest in TCO and an 80% ownership interest in TRG (Note 1), on June 10, 2020, Simon and the Simon Operating Partnership filed the Simon Complaint (Case Number 2020-181675-CB) in the Court seeking a declaration that they validly terminated the Merger Agreement and that they are not required to close the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and requesting an award of unspecified damages for our alleged breaches of the Merger Agreement. In the Simon Complaint, Simon and the Simon Operating Partnership allege that we have suffered a Material Adverse Effect under the Merger Agreement due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that we breached the covenants in the Merger Agreement governing the conduct of our business in the ordinary course. On June 17, 2020, we filed our answer to the Simon Complaint and a counterclaim for a judgment enforcing specifically the performance by Simon, the Simon Operating Partnership, and their subsidiaries of their obligations under the Merger Agreement, including their obligation to consummate the transaction, or, in the alternative, a judgment for declaratory relief and for damages caused by their willful breach of the Merger Agreement.

See Note 1 for further detail of the status of the transaction and related litigation.

We are vigorously defending the claims and prosecuting our counterclaim. While we believe that the allegations made in the complaint are without merit, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in the outcome of any proceeding related to the complaint or any other lawsuits that may be brought against us in the future in connection with the transaction. An unfavorable outcome in this lawsuit may delay or prevent the transaction from being completed, which may have an adverse effect on our shareholders. 

Additionally, several shareholders have filed complaints against us and our directors, stating claims arising under Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78n(a), 78t(a), and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Rule 14a-9, based on certain alleged misstatements or omissions in a proxy statement filed with the SEC concerning our proposed transaction with Simon. We are attempting to resolve all of these complaints and have tendered these complaints to our insurance carrier. The outcome of the actions cannot be predicted, and, at this time, we are unable to estimate the amount of loss that could result from unfavorable outcomes. As such, as of June 30, 2020, no contingent liability was recorded.



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Hurricane Maria and The Mall of San Juan

The Mall of San Juan incurred significant damage from Hurricane Maria in 2017. We have received substantial insurance proceeds to cover hurricane and flood damage, as well as business and service interruption. In June 2019, we reached a final settlement with our insurer and received final payment related to our claims.

The following table presents a summary of the insurance proceeds received relating to our claim for The Mall of San Juan for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019. There were no insurance proceeds received during the three or six months ended June 30, 2020:
 
Proceeds Description
Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) Location
 
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2019
 
Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
Business interruption insurance recoveries
Nonoperating Income (Expense)
 
$
4,531

 
$
8,574

 
 
Revenue reduction related to business interruption (1)
Reduction of Rental Revenues
 
(1,202
)
 
(1,202
)
 
 
Expense reimbursement insurance recoveries
Nonoperating Income (Expense)
 
182

 
185

 
 
Reimbursement for capital items damaged in hurricane in 2017
Reversal of previously recognized Depreciation Expense
 
2,000

(2)
2,000

(2)
 
Gain on insurance recoveries
Nonoperating Income (Expense)
 
1,418

 
1,418

 

(1)
Represents amounts recognized in prior periods that were credited back to tenants upon receipt of business interruption claim proceeds.
(2)
Represents reduction of depreciation expense recorded in June 2019 for proceeds received in final settlement of insurance claim, which offset the original deductible expensed in 2017.

Other

See Note 5 for TRG's guarantees of certain notes payable, including guarantees relating to UJVs, Note 6 for contingent features relating to certain joint venture agreements, Note 7 for contingent features relating to derivative instruments, and Note 8 for obligations under existing share-based compensation plans.


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Note 10 - Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

Basic earnings (loss) per common share amounts are based on the weighted average of common shares outstanding for the respective periods. Diluted earnings (loss) per common share amounts are based on the weighted average of common shares outstanding plus the dilutive effect of potential common stock. Potential common stock includes outstanding TRG Units exchangeable for common shares under the Continuing Offer (Note 9), TSR PSU, NOI PSU, Restricted and Performance-based TRG Profits Units, RSU, deferred shares under the Non-Employee Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan, and unissued TRG Units under a unit option deferral election (Note 8). In computing the potentially dilutive effect of potential common stock, TRG Units are assumed to be exchanged for common shares under the Continuing Offer, increasing the weighted average number of shares outstanding. The potentially dilutive effects of TRG Units outstanding and/or issuable under the unit option deferral elections are calculated using the if-converted method, while the effects of other potential common stock are calculated using the treasury method. Contingently issuable shares are included in diluted earnings per common share based on the number of shares, if any, which would be issuable if the end of the reporting period were the end of the contingency period. 
 
Three Months Ended June 30
 
Six Months Ended June 30
 
2020

2019
 
2020
 
2019
Net income (loss) attributable to TCO common shareholders (Numerator):
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
(34,069
)
 
$
6,259

 
$
(14,197
)
 
$
21,356

Impact of additional ownership of TRG


 
7

 


 
28

Diluted
$
(34,069
)
 
$
6,266

 
$
(14,197
)
 
$
21,384

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares (Denominator) – basic
61,590,226

 
61,171,614

 
61,419,931

 
61,147,947

Effect of dilutive securities


 
168,311

 


 
206,481

Shares (Denominator) – diluted
61,590,226

 
61,339,925

 
61,419,931

 
61,354,428

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings (loss) per common share – basic
$
(0.55
)
 
$
0.10

 
$
(0.23
)
 
$
0.35

Earnings (loss) per common share – diluted
$
(0.55
)
 
$
0.10

 
$
(0.23
)
 
$
0.35



The calculation of diluted earnings per common share in certain periods excluded certain potential common stock including outstanding TRG Units and unissued TRG Units under a unit option deferral election, both of which may be exchanged for common shares of TCO under the Continuing Offer. The table below presents the potential common stock excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per common share as they were anti-dilutive in the period presented. Potentially dilutive securities were excluded from the computation of EPS for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 because they were anti-dilutive due to net losses in these periods.
 
Three Months Ended June 30
 
Six Months Ended June 30
 
2020

2019
 
2020
 
2019
Weighted average noncontrolling TRG Units outstanding
3,311,571

 
6,040,239

 
3,427,598

 
5,094,653

Unissued TRG Units under unit option deferral elections
871,262

 
871,262

 
871,262

 
871,262




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Note 11 - Fair Value Disclosures

This note contains required fair value disclosures for assets and liabilities remeasured at fair value on a recurring basis and financial instruments carried at other than fair value, as well as assumptions employed in deriving these fair values.

Recurring Valuations

Derivative Instruments

The fair value of interest rate hedging instruments is the amount that we would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the reporting date. The valuations of our derivative instruments are determined using widely accepted valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative, and therefore fall into Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The valuations reflect the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and use observable market-based inputs, including forward curves. The fair values of interest rate hedging instruments also incorporate credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both our own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty's nonperformance risk.

Other

Our valuations of both our investments in an insurance deposit and in Simon common shares utilize unadjusted quoted prices determined by active markets for the specific securities we have invested in, and therefore fall into Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. We measured our investment in Simon common shares at fair value with changes in value recorded through net income.
We owned zero Simon common shares as of both June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. In January 2019, we sold our remaining investment in 290,124 Simon common shares at an average price of $179.52 per share. Proceeds from the sale were used to pay down our revolving lines of credit.

For assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, quantitative disclosure of the fair value for each major category of assets and liabilities is presented below:
 
 
Fair Value Measurements as of June 30, 2020 Using
 
Fair Value Measurements as of
December 31, 2019 Using
Description
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
Insurance deposit
 
$
11,301

 
 

 
$
11,213

 
 

Total assets
 
$
11,301


$

 
$
11,213

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative interest rate contracts (Note 7)
 
 

 
$
(30,043
)
 
 

 
$
(15,419
)
Total liabilities
 
 

 
$
(30,043
)
 
 

 
$
(15,419
)


The insurance deposit shown above represents cash maintained in an escrow account in connection with a property and casualty insurance arrangement for our shopping centers, and is classified within Deferred Charges and Other Assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. Corresponding deferred revenue relating to amounts billed to tenants for this arrangement has been classified within Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.

We own interests in various strategic partnerships that are not displayed in the above table as the fair value of such ownership interests is inconsequential. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, one of these partnerships was sold resulting in a $1.5 million write down of our investment which was recorded within Nonoperating Income (Expense) within our Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).


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Financial Instruments Carried at Other Than Fair Values

Notes Payable

The fair value of notes payable is estimated using cash flows discounted at current market rates and therefore falls into Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. When selecting discount rates for purposes of estimating the fair value of notes payable at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we employed the credit spreads at which the debt was originally issued.

The estimated fair values of notes payable at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 were as follows:
 
2020
 
2019
 
Carrying Value
 
Fair Value
 
Carrying Value
 
Fair Value
Notes payable, net
$
3,900,937

 
$
4,125,455

 
$
3,710,327

 
$
3,753,531



The fair values of the notes payable are dependent on the interest rates used in estimating the values. An overall 1% increase in interest rates employed in making these estimates would have decreased the fair values of the debt shown above at June 30, 2020 by $136.6 million or 3.3%.

Cash Equivalents and Notes Receivable

The fair value of cash equivalents and notes receivable approximates their carrying value due to their short maturity. The fair value of cash equivalents is derived from quoted market prices and therefore falls into Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of notes receivable is estimated using cash flows discounted at current market rates and therefore falls into Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

See Note 7 regarding additional information on derivatives.


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Note 12 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

Changes in the balance of each component of AOCI for the six months ended June 30, 2020 were as follows:
 
TCO AOCI
 
Noncontrolling Interests AOCI
 
Cumulative translation adjustment
 
Unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate instruments and other
 
Total
 
Cumulative translation adjustment
 
Unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate instruments and other
 
Total
January 1, 2020
$
(18,953
)
 
$
(20,050
)
 
$
(39,003
)
 
$
(8,176
)
 
$
4,197

 
$
(3,979
)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
(7,948
)
 
(14,128
)
 
(22,076
)
 
(1,672
)
 
(5,983
)
 
(7,655
)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI
 
 
2,848

 
2,848

 
 
 
1,206

 
1,206

Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)
$
(7,948
)
 
$
(11,280
)
 
$
(19,228
)
 
$
(1,672
)
 
$
(4,777
)
 
$
(6,449
)
Partial disposition of ownership interest in UJV
3,999

 


 
3,999

 
 
 


 

Adjustments due to changes in ownership
(105
)
 
54

 
(51
)
 
105

 
(54
)
 
51

June 30, 2020
$
(23,007
)
 
$
(31,276
)
 
$
(54,283
)
 
$
(9,743
)
 
$
(634
)
 
$
(10,377
)


Changes in the balance of each component of AOCI for the six months ended June 30, 2019 were as follows:
 
TCO AOCI
 
Noncontrolling Interests AOCI
 
Cumulative translation adjustment
 
Unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate instruments and other
 
Total
 
Cumulative translation adjustment
 
Unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate instruments and other
 
Total
January 1, 2019
$
(16,128
)
 
$
(9,248
)
 
$
(25,376
)
 
$
(6,569
)
 
$
8,363

 
$
1,794

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
(7,341
)
 
(10,072
)
 
(17,413
)
 
(3,170
)
 
(4,349
)
 
(7,519
)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI

 
(1,289
)
 
(1,289
)
 


 
(557
)
 
(557
)
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)
$
(7,341
)
 
$
(11,361
)
 
$
(18,702
)
 
$
(3,170
)
 
$
(4,906
)
 
$
(8,076
)
Adjustments due to changes in ownership
275

 
(351
)
 
(76
)
 
(275
)
 
351

 
76

June 30, 2019
$
(23,194
)
 
$
(20,960
)
 
$
(44,154
)
 
$
(10,014
)
 
$
3,808

 
$
(6,206
)


The following table presents reclassifications out of AOCI for the six months ended June 30, 2020:
Details about AOCI Components
 
Amounts reclassified from AOCI
 
Affected line item on our Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Losses (gains) on interest rate instruments and other:
 
 
 
 
Realized loss on interest rate contracts - consolidated subsidiaries
 
$
4,080

 
Interest Expense
Realized loss on interest rate contracts - UJVs
 
294

 
Equity in Income (Loss) of UJVs
Realized gain on cross-currency interest rate contract - UJV
 
(320
)
 
Equity in Income (Loss) of UJVs
Total reclassifications for the period
 
$
4,054

 
 









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The following table presents reclassifications out of AOCI for the six months ended June 30, 2019:
Details about AOCI Components
 
Amounts reclassified from AOCI
 
Affected line item on our Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Gains on interest rate instruments and other:
 
 
 
 
Realized gain on interest rate contracts - consolidated subsidiaries
 
$
(766
)
 
Interest Expense
Realized gain on interest rate contracts - UJVs
 
(269
)
 
Equity in Income (Loss) of UJVs
Realized gain on cross-currency interest rate contract - UJV
 
(811
)
 
Equity in Income (Loss) of UJVs
Total reclassifications for the period
 
$
(1,846
)
 
 


Note 13 - Cash Flow Disclosures and Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities

Interest paid for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, net of amounts capitalized of $3.2 million and $4.4 million, respectively, was $66.6 million and $72.2 million, respectively. Income taxes paid for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were $0.8 million and $0.8 million, respectively. Cash paid for operating leases for both the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 was $7.2 million. Other non-cash additions to properties during the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were $65.3 million and $89.8 million, respectively, and primarily represent accrued construction and tenant allowance costs. In connection with the adoption of ASC Topic 842, "Leases", we recorded $178.1 million of operating lease right-of-use assets as of January 1, 2019, which were classified as non-cash investing activities. In April 2019, we issued 1.5 million TRG Units as partial consideration for the acquisition of The Gardens Mall, which were valued at $79.3 million as of the acquisition date.

Reconciliation of Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reported within our Consolidated Balance Sheet that sum to the total of the same such amounts shown on our Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
 
June 30,
2020
 
December 31,
2019
Cash and cash equivalents
$
240,808

 
$
102,762

Restricted cash
655

 
656

Total Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash shown on our Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
$
241,463

 
$
103,418



Restricted Cash

We are required to escrow cash balances for specific uses stipulated by certain of our lenders and other various agreements. As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, our cash balances restricted for these uses were $0.7 million for both periods.

Note 14 - New Accounting Pronouncements and Impending LIBOR Transition

New Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-13, "Financial Instruments - Credit Losses", which introduces new guidance for an approach based on expected losses to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments. It also modifies the impairment model for equity securities and provides for a simplified accounting model for purchased financial assets with credit deterioration since their origination. Instruments in scope include loans, held-to-maturity debt securities, and net investments in leases as well as reinsurance and trade receivables. In November 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-19, "Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses", which clarifies that operating lease receivables are outside the scope of the new standard. ASU No. 2016-13 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019. On January 1, 2020, we adopted ASU No. 2016–13, "Financial Instruments – Credit Losses", which did not have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements.


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In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, "Reference Rate Reform - Topic 848", which contains practical expedients for reference rate reform related activities that impact debt, leases, derivatives, and other contracts. The guidance in ASU No. 2020-04 is optional and may be elected over time as reference rate reform activities occur. We have elected to apply the hedge accounting expedients related to probability and the assessments of effectiveness for future LIBOR-indexed cash flows to assume that the index upon which future hedged transactions will be based matches the index on the corresponding derivatives. Application of these expedients preserves the presentation of derivatives consistent with past presentation. We continue to evaluate the impact of the guidance and may apply other elections as applicable as additional changes in the market occur.

In April 2020, the FASB issued interpretive guidance related to the accounting for lease concessions provided as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidance permits entities to elect not to apply lease modification accounting with respect to such lease concessions and instead treat the concession as if it were a part of the existing contract. This guidance is only applicable to lease concessions granted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic that do not result in a substantial increase in the rights of the lessor or the obligations of the lessee. We have made this election for leases with tenants that have reached agreement with us for lease concessions in the form of payment deferrals. We have determined that we will not make this election for leases with tenants that have reached agreement with us for abatement concessions.

LIBOR Transition

In July 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the authority that regulates LIBOR, announced it intends to stop compelling banks to submit rates for the calculation of LIBOR after 2021. As a result, the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York organized the Alternative Reference Rates Committee, which identified the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) as its preferred alternative rate for USD-LIBOR in derivatives and other financial contracts. We are not able to predict when LIBOR will cease to be available or when there will be sufficient liquidity in the SOFR markets. Any changes adopted by the FCA or other governing bodies in the method used for determining LIBOR may result in a sudden or prolonged increase or decrease in reported LIBOR. If that were to occur, our interest payments could change. In addition, uncertainty about the extent and manner of future changes may result in interest rates and/or payments that are higher or lower than if LIBOR were to remain available in its current form.
We have material contracts that are indexed to LIBOR and are monitoring and evaluating the related risks, which include interest on loans or amounts received and paid on derivative instruments. Refer to "Note 5 - Beneficial Interest in Debt and Interest Expense" and "Note 7 - Derivative and Hedging Activities" to our consolidated financial statements for more details on our loans and derivative instruments, respectively. These risks arise in connection with transitioning contracts to an alternative rate, including any resulting value transfer that may occur. The value of loans or derivative instruments tied to LIBOR could also be impacted if LIBOR is limited or discontinued. For some instruments the method of transitioning to an alternative reference rate may be challenging, especially if we cannot agree with the respective counterparty about how to make the transition.
If a contract is not transitioned to an alternative reference rate and LIBOR is discontinued, the impact on our contracts is likely to vary by contract. If LIBOR is discontinued or if the methods of calculating LIBOR change from their current form, interest rates on our current or future indebtedness may be adversely affected.
While we expect LIBOR to be available in substantially its current form until the end of 2021, it is possible that LIBOR will become unavailable prior to that point. This could result, for example, if sufficient banks decline to make submissions to the LIBOR administrator. In that case, the risks associated with the transition to an alternative reference rate will be accelerated and magnified.
Alternative rates and other market changes related to the replacement of LIBOR, including the introduction of financial products and changes in market practices, may lead to risk modeling and valuation challenges, such as adjusting interest rate accrual calculations and building a term structure for an alternative rate.
The introduction of an alternative rate also may create additional basis risk and increased volatility as alternative rates are phased in and utilized in parallel with LIBOR.
We are currently evaluating the impact that the LIBOR transition will have on our consolidated financial statements.

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Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains various "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements represent our expectations or beliefs concerning future events and performance. Actual results may differ materially from those expected because of various risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements included in this report are made as of the date hereof or the date specified herein. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future. Other risks and uncertainties are detailed from time to time in reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and in particular those set forth under "Risk Factors" in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as "Risk Factors" elsewhere in this report. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Taubman Centers, Inc. and the notes thereto.

General Background and Performance Measurement

Taubman Centers, Inc. (TCO) is a Michigan corporation that operates as a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership (TRG) is a majority-owned partnership subsidiary of TCO that owns direct or indirect interests in all of our real estate properties. In this report, the terms "we", "us", and "our" refer to TCO, TRG, and/or TRG's subsidiaries as the context may require. We own, manage, lease, acquire, dispose of, develop, and expand retail shopping centers and interests therein. The Consolidated Businesses consist of shopping centers and entities that are controlled through ownership or contractual agreements, The Taubman Company LLC (Manager), and Taubman Properties Asia LLC and its subsidiaries and affiliates (Taubman Asia). Shopping centers owned through joint ventures that are not controlled by us but over which we have significant influence, Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (UJVs), are accounted for under the equity method.

References in this discussion to "beneficial interest" refer to our ownership or pro rata share of the item being discussed. Investors are cautioned that deriving our beneficial interest as our ownership interest in individual financial statement items may not accurately depict the legal and economic implications of holding a noncontrolling interest in an investee.

On February 9, 2020, TCO and TRG (the Taubman Parties) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) for Simon Property Group, Inc. (Simon) to acquire a 100% ownership interest in TCO and an 80% ownership interest in TRG. Under the Merger Agreement, Simon, through its operating partnership, Simon Property Group, L.P. (the Simon Operating Partnership), would acquire all of TCO’s common stock (other than certain shares of excluded common stock) for $52.50 per share in cash and certain members of the Taubman Family (including Robert S. Taubman, William S. Taubman, Gayle Taubman Kalisman, and the Estate of A. Alfred Taubman) would retain certain of their TRG interests so that they remain a 20% partner in TRG and would sell their remaining ownership interest in TRG for $52.50 per share in cash. For additional information regarding the merger, see our other filings made with the SEC, which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov; provided, that the content of such website is not incorporated herein by reference.

On June 10, 2020, Simon and the Simon Operating Partnership filed a complaint (the Simon Complaint, captioned, Simon Property Group, Inc. and Simon Property Group, L.P. v. Taubman Centers, Inc. and Taubman Realty Group, L.P., Case No. 2020-181675-CB, in the State of Michigan Circuit Court for the Sixth Judicial Circuit (Oakland County) (the Court), seeking a declaratory judgment that, among other things, the Taubman Parties had suffered a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and had breached our covenant in the Merger Agreement to use commercially reasonable efforts to operate in the ordinary course of business, and, as a result, Simon’s purported termination of the Merger Agreement was valid. On June 17, 2020, the Taubman Parties filed an Answer, Affirmative Defenses, and Counterclaim (the Taubman Answer and Counterclaim) in response to the Simon Complaint, which added Silver Merger Sub 1, LLC and Silver Merger Sub 2, LLC (with Simon and the Simon Operating Partnership, the Simon Parties) as counterclaim defendants. In the Taubman Answer and Counterclaim, we deny that we had suffered a Material Adverse Effect or that we had breached our covenant to use commercially reasonable efforts to operate in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, and therefore, the Merger Agreement could not be terminated by the Simon Parties. Additionally, in the Taubman Answer and Counterclaim, the Taubman Parties ask the Court to enter a judgment of specific performance, compelling the Simon Parties to comply with their obligations under the Merger Agreement and consummate the transaction. Additionally, the Taubman Parties seek a declaratory judgment that, due to the Simon Parties’ repudiation and material breach of the Merger Agreement by delivering the Purported Termination Notice and failing to use reasonable best efforts to consummate the transaction, the Taubman Parties have the right to seek damages, including based on the loss of the premium offered to our equity holders.




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On June 25, 2020, we held a special meeting of shareholders, at which shareholders approved and adopted the Merger Agreement. Approximately 99.7% of the shares voted were in favor of the Merger Agreement and the transaction, which constitutes approximately 84.7% of the outstanding shares entitled to vote. The shareholder approval satisfied the final condition precedent to the closing of the transaction (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at closing or by Simon). Simon did not consummate the transaction on June 30, 2020, despite their contractual obligation to do so.

On June 23, 2020, the Court ordered that the case be referred to facilitative mediation to be completed by July 31, 2020. Discovery was ordered to commence immediately, and the case was ordered to be trial ready by mid-November 2020. Facilitative mediation has not resulted in a settlement as of the date hereof.

On July 31, 2020, the Court held a case management conference, at which time it scheduled trial to begin on November 16, 2020.

Refer to "Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies - Simon Merger Agreement Litigation" to our consolidated financial statements for further discussion related to the ongoing litigation with Simon and the additional shareholder litigation brought against us.

The comparability of information used in measuring performance is affected by the acquisition of a 48.5% interest in The Gardens Mall in April 2019 (see "Results of Operations - The Gardens Mall Acquisition") and the ongoing redevelopment and tenant replacement activity, including the consolidation of the Macy's Men's space into the Macy's space in 2020, at Beverly Center. Additional "comparable center" statistics are provided to present the performance of comparable centers. Comparable centers are generally defined as centers that were owned and open for the entire current and preceding period presented, excluding centers impacted by significant redevelopment activity. Comparable center statistics for 2019 have been restated to include comparable centers to 2020. This affects the comparability of our operating results period over period. Additionally, The Mall of San Juan has been excluded from "comparable center" statistics as a result of Hurricane Maria, which occurred in 2017, given that the center's performance has been and is expected to continue to be materially impacted for the foreseeable future (see "Results of Operations - Hurricane Maria and The Mall of San Juan"). Stamford Town Center has also been excluded from "comparable center" statistics as the center is currently being marketed for sale (see "Results of Operations - Stamford Town Center"). Further, Taubman Prestige Outlets Chesterfield has been excluded from "comparable center" statistics due to the sale of the center during the three months ended March 31, 2020 (see "Results of Operations - Redevelopment Agreement for Taubman Prestige Outlets Chesterfield").

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Current Operating Trends

COVID-19 Pandemic Portfolio Impact

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we temporarily closed most of our U.S. shopping centers in mid-March 2020. As of June 30, 2020, all of our U.S. centers had reopened and a substantial majority of stores had reopened with restrictions in place to ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal laws and mandates to help ensure the health and safety of communities we serve. However, in mid-July 2020, two of our centers in California were ordered to temporarily close again amid rising cases of COVID-19. If the U.S. continues to see prolonged or increased cases of COVID-19 infection, the risk of government mandated restrictions may rise, which could require other centers to close again.

In Asia, our three operating centers experienced varying levels of disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic. CityOn.Xi'an was closed for about a month in February, CityOn.Zhengzhou was closed for 10 days in February, and Starfield Hanam never closed. About 90 percent of tenants had reopened by the end of April, and today, nearly all tenants are open following approval for cinemas to reopen in China on July 20, 2020. Total mall tenant sales in Asia have recovered, as May and June sales volumes were near 2019 levels.

The operations and results of both our U.S. and Asia shopping centers have been and could continue to be adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as described above. Mall tenant sales were adversely impacted at our U.S. shopping centers during the six months ended June 30, 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the aforementioned center closures. Additionally, the Rental Revenues, and therefore Net Operating Income (NOI) of our centers, were also adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, primarily due to the increase in uncollectible tenant revenues during three and six months ended June 30, 2020. We assess collectibility of receivables on a tenant by tenant basis considering the tenant’s payment history, credit-worthiness, aging of the receivable, the tenant's operating performance and other factors. When tenants are deemed uncollectible, their existing receivables are written off (including straight-line revenue receivables) and they are transitioned to a cash basis for revenue recognition. Uncollectible tenant revenues are an estimate based on our assessment of revenues billed that may not result in collection, however we will continue our efforts to collect past due amounts. As such, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our rental revenues in the future cannot be predicted at this point in time.

In relation to cash collections and our increased accounts receivable balance, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have received requests from many tenants for rent abatement or rent deferral. A substantial amount of our rental revenue receivables for the three months ended June 30, 2020 currently remain outstanding and are under negotiation. Additionally, between April and July 2020, collections have continued to increase each month and we have seen a substantial increase in collections for July, corresponding with the reopening of our shopping centers. Collections are expected to continue to increase if modifications or deferrals are executed and as conditions improve. Further, if deferrals are agreed upon, collections in future periods could be significantly higher due to the payment of accumulated deferred amounts along with current amounts due.

We are evaluating tenant requests and negotiating with tenants on an individual basis based on each tenant's unique financial and operating situation, however we do not believe all tenant requests will result in the modification of current agreements. Our negotiations are primarily focused on rent deferrals, however they could result in rent abatements in certain circumstances. While we have agreed to certain rent deferrals and a small number of abatements, discussions with our tenants remain ongoing and may result in further rent deferrals or lease modifications, as we deem appropriate on an individual basis based on each tenant’s unique financial and operating situation.

As a result of the uncertainty surrounding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the timing of the general economy’s stabilization and recovery, collections and rent relief requests to-date may not be indicative of collections or requests in any future period. As such, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our rental revenues, cash provided by operating activities, and accounts receivable in the future cannot be predicted at this point in time.

As an owner of 24 real estate properties, our revenues are primarily derived from rents and recoveries from our shopping center tenants. We have and will continue to closely monitor the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on all aspects of our business, including how it will impact our tenants, however, we are unable to predict the full magnitude of the pandemic and its effect on our future results of operations, financial condition, cash flows, and liquidity due to uncertainties related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, the industry, and the global economy.





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In early March 2020, we began implementing several liquidity enhancement initiatives in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We decided to defer significant planned capital expenditures at our U.S. shopping centers to future periods. Refer to "Liquidity and Capital Resources - 2020 Planned Capital Spending Update" for further details on these reductions. We continue to expect our beneficial share of operating expenses to be reduced by approximately $10 million for the year. Further, as a result of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) enacted on March 27, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, our taxable REIT subsidiary was able to carry back additional net operating losses, resulting in a $1.9 million income tax benefit related to the carryback during the six months ended June 30, 2020.

In late March 2020, we borrowed an additional $350 million on our $1.1 billion primary unsecured revolving line of credit as a precautionary measure to increase liquidity, preserve financial flexibility, and fund temporary working capital needs due to uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. In June 2020, we repaid $100 million, reducing the balance on our $1.1 billion primary unsecured revolving line of credit to $870 million as of June 30, 2020. As of June 30, 2020, we had a consolidated cash balance of $240.8 million, which is available to be used for temporary working capital needs and general corporate purposes in the future. Refer to "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Cash and Revolving Lines of Credit" for further information regarding our revolving line of credit terms and remaining borrowing capacity.

In August 2020, we entered into amendments to waive all of our existing financial covenants related to our primary unsecured revolving line of credit, $275 million unsecured term loan, and $250 million unsecured term loan for the quarter ending September 30, 2020 through and including the quarter ending June 30, 2021. The financial covenants for our loan on International Market Place mirror the requirements under our primary unsecured revolving line of credit so therefore, the waiver of our financial covenants also applies to the International Market Place loan. See "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Covenant Waiver Amendments" for further details related to the amendments. Although we are currently able to meet our financial covenants, and expect to be able to meet our liquidity covenant during the covenant waiver period, for our primary unsecured revolving line of credit, $275 million unsecured term loan, and $250 million unsecured term loan, there is no assurance that we will continue to be able to do so, even with the additional flexibility provided by the amendments.

Additionally, during the three months ended June 30, 2020, we completed modifications of loans for three of our shopping centers to defer certain interest and principal payments due through September 2020 to future months in 2020 and 2021. In addition, the principal amortization that was originally scheduled to begin in August 2020 for one of these loans has been deferred to August 2021 (see "Liquidity and Capital Resources - COVID-19 Pandemic Liquidity Impact").

Further, for the three months ended June 30, 2020, we did not declare a quarterly dividend on our common stock or pay any monthly distributions to participating securities of TRG (see "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Dividends").

Taken together, these actions have provided significant incremental liquidity to operate through this period of disruption. Despite the actions we have taken and intend to take to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to our business, the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to adversely impact our operations, financial condition, results of operations, and liquidity in the future, and those of our tenants and anchors, will depend on future actions and outcomes, which remain highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including (1) the severity and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact, as well as the general economy’s stabilization and recovery, (2) the actions taken to contain the pandemic or mitigate its impact, and (3) the direct and indirect economic and financial market effects of the pandemic and containment measures, among others. For further information regarding the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, financial statements, liquidity, and stock price, refer to "Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors."

General Operating Trends

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. shopping center industry already had been facing challenges and turbulence in recent years as it continued to evolve rapidly. Across the industry, department store sales weakened and their ability to drive traffic substantially decreased, resulting in increased store closures, with mature mall tenants and anchors rationalizing square footage and being highly selective in opening new stores.


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Bankruptcy filings by our mall tenants have recently been elevated, and during the six months ended June 30, 2020, 3.2% of the total number of tenant leases filed for bankruptcy, as compared to 2.7% of tenant leases for the year ended December 31, 2019. Tenants that filed for bankruptcy during the six months ended June 30, 2020 accounted for 3.9% of Mall gross leasable area (GLA). In July 2020, an additional group of tenants accounting for 2.5% of the total number of tenant leases and 3.3% of Mall GLA also filed for bankruptcy and their associated receivable balances were therefore deemed uncollectible for the six months ended June 30, 2020. Additionally, while excluded from the preceding statistics, during the six months ended June 30, 2020, department stores JCPenney and Neiman Marcus filed for bankruptcy. As of June 30, 2020, JCPenney and Neiman Marcus accounted for an aggregate of nine anchor or major locations in our centers. Typically, many anchors own their stores and, in general, those anchors that lease their stores do so at rates substantially lower than those in effect for mall tenants. In 2019, bankruptcies included Forever 21, one of our largest mall tenants, who accounted for 3.6% of Mall GLA as of June 30, 2020.

General retail headwinds have the potential to be prolonged and ultimately may still result in many centers incurring lost or reduced rent, paying higher tenant allowances, and/or experiencing unexpected terminations. Additionally, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has impeded and may continue to prolong the recovery of the U.S. shopping center and retail industries.

Tenant Sales and Occupancy Costs

Mall tenants at our U.S. comparable centers reported an 41.6% decrease in mall tenant sales per square foot in the second quarter of 2020 from the same period in 2019. In light of the U.S. center closures, mall tenant sales per square foot, normally a key metric, is not meaningful in the quarter. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, our comparable mall tenant sales per square foot decreased 25.7% from the comparable period in 2019. For the trailing 12-month period ended June 30, 2020, tenant sales per square foot at our U.S. comparable centers were $866, a 9.4% decrease from $956 for the trailing 12-month period ended June 30, 2019. In 2020, tenant sales were adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the comparison to the prior year period was impacted by strong sales in 2019 from Tesla related to their Model 3 deliveries.

Over the long term, the level of mall tenant sales remains the single most important determinant of revenues of the shopping centers because mall tenants provide approximately 90% of these revenues and mall tenant sales determine the amount of rent and overage rent (together, mall tenant occupancy costs) that mall tenants can afford to pay. However, levels of mall tenant sales can be considerably more volatile in the short run than total occupancy costs, and may be impacted significantly, either positively or negatively, by the success or lack of success of a small number of tenants or even a single tenant. Additionally, mall tenant sales have been and could continue to be adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic due to store closures in the near term, and potentially in the long-term to the extent it significantly and adversely impacts mall traffic and consumer behavior, as well as the desirability of shopping, dining, and entertaining at malls (particular our large, enclosed malls) compared to other alternatives.

We believe that because most mall tenants sell goods at profitable margins and have certain fixed operating expenses, the occupancy costs that they can afford to pay and still be profitable are higher as sales per square foot increases.

Mall tenant sales directly impact the amount of overage rents certain tenants and anchors pay. The effects of increases or declines in mall tenant sales on our operations are moderated by the relatively minor share of total rents that overage rents represent. Overage rent is very difficult to predict as it is highly dependent upon the sales performance of specific mall tenants in specific centers, and is typically paid by a small number of our tenants in any given period.

In negotiating lease renewals, we generally intend to maximize the minimum rents we achieve. As a result, a tenant will generally pay a higher amount of minimum rent and an initially lower amount of overage rent upon renewal.

While mall tenant sales are critical over the long term, the high-quality mall business has generally been a very stable business model with its diversity of income from thousands of tenants, its staggered lease maturities, and high proportion of fixed rent. However, a sustained trend in mall tenant sales does impact, either negatively, due to the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic or otherwise, or positively, our ability to lease vacancies and sign lease renewals, negotiate rents at advantageous rates, and collect amounts contractually due.


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Mall tenant occupancy costs (Rental Revenues and Overage Rents excluding lease cancellation income and uncollectible tenant revenues) as a percentage of sales in our U.S. Consolidated Businesses and UJVs are as follows:
 
Trailing 12-Months Ended June 30 (1)
 
2020
 
2019
U.S. Consolidated Businesses
17.2
%
 
13.5
%
U.S. UJVs
14.0

 
11.9

Combined U.S. Centers
15.7

 
12.7


(1)
Based on reports of sales furnished by mall tenants of all U.S. centers reported during that period.

Occupancy and Leased Space

U.S. mall tenant ending occupancy and leased space statistics as of June 30, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:
 
2020 (1)
 
2019 (1)
Ending occupancy - all U.S. centers
89.8
%
 
91.0
%
Ending occupancy - U.S. comparable centers
91.5

 
91.8

Leased space - all U.S. centers
91.9

 
94.0

Leased space - U.S. comparable centers
93.8

 
94.9

    
(1) Occupancy and leased space statistics include temporary in-line tenants (TILs) and anchor spaces at value and outlet centers (Dolphin Mall and Great Lakes Crossing Outlets).

The difference between leased space and occupancy is that leased space includes spaces where leases have been signed but the tenants are not yet open. The occupancy statistic represents those spaces upon which we are currently collecting rent from mall tenants. The spread between U.S. comparable center leased space and occupied space, at 2.3% this quarter, is consistent with our history of 1% to 3% in the second quarter.

Although our occupancy and leased space statistics have not substantially decreased, there have been elevated bankruptcy filings in 2020 (see "Current Operating Trends - General Operating Trends") and more are expected in the future as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy and our tenants' businesses, financial performance, and liquidity, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial statements, and liquidity.

Average and Base Rent Per Square Foot

As leases have expired in our centers, we have generally been able to rent the available space, either to the existing tenant or a new tenant, at rental rates that are higher than those of the expired leases. Although average rent per square foot is down during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to 2019 due to the restructuring of our leases with Forever 21 related to their bankruptcy filing in 2019 and reduced sales-based rent as a result of the shopping center closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, generally, center revenues have increased as older leases rolled over or were terminated early and replaced with new leases negotiated at current rental rates that were usually higher than the average rates for existing leases. In periods of increasing sales, rents on new leases will generally tend to rise. In periods of slower growth or declining sales, rents on new leases will generally grow more slowly or will decline, as occurred in the second quarter of 2020, or we may execute shorter lease terms, as tenants' expectations of future growth become less optimistic. Average and base rent per square foot have been and could continue to be adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in future periods (see "Current Operating Trends - COVID-19 Pandemic Portfolio Impact"). Average and base rent per square foot statistics are computed using contractual rentals per the tenant lease agreements (excluding lease cancellation income, expense recoveries, and uncollectible tenant revenues), which reflect any lease modifications, including those for rental concessions. Rental information for comparable centers in our Consolidated Businesses and UJVs follows:
 
Three Months Ended
June 30
 
Six Months Ended
June 30
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
Average rent per square foot - all U.S. comparable centers: (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Consolidated Businesses
$
69.77

 
$
71.75

 
$
70.03

 
$
71.31

U.S. UJVs
50.75

 
56.41

 
52.08

 
55.97

Combined U.S. Centers
60.35

 
64.13

 
61.14

 
63.67


(1)
Statistics exclude non-comparable centers and Asia centers.

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Trailing 12-Months Ended June 30 (1) (2)
 
2020
 
2019
Opening base rent per square foot:
 
 
 
U.S. Consolidated Businesses
$
61.42

 
$
60.83

U.S. UJVs
46.32

 
45.49

Combined U.S. Centers
55.35

 
54.40

Square feet of GLA opened:
 
 
 
U.S. Consolidated Businesses
477,411

 
635,542

U.S. UJVs
320,675

 
458,573

Combined U.S. Centers
798,086

 
1,094,115

Closing base rent per square foot:
 
 
 
U.S. Consolidated Businesses
$
69.88

 
$
58.76

U.S. UJVs
49.82

 
51.69

Combined U.S. Centers
60.97

 
55.47

Square feet of GLA closed:
 
 
 
U.S. Consolidated Businesses
434,989

 
535,207

U.S. UJVs
347,604

 
464,813

Combined U.S. Centers
782,593

 
1,000,020

Releasing spread per square foot:
 
 
 
U.S. Consolidated Businesses
$
(8.46
)
 
$
2.07

U.S. UJVs
(3.50
)
 
(6.20
)
Combined U.S. Centers
(5.62
)
 
(1.07
)
Releasing spread per square foot growth:
 
 
 
U.S. Consolidated Businesses
(12.1
)%
 
3.5
 %
U.S. UJVs
(7.0
)%
 
(12.0
)%
Combined U.S. Centers
(9.2
)%
 
(1.9
)%

(1)
Statistics exclude non-comparable centers and Asia centers.
(2)
Opening and closing statistics exclude spaces greater than or equal to 10,000 square feet.
(2) Opening and closing statistics exclude spaces gr
The spread between rents on openings and closings may not be indicative of future periods, as this statistic is not computed on comparable tenant spaces, and can vary significantly from period to period depending on the total amount, location, duration of the lease, and average size of tenant space opening and closing in the period. Broadly, the lower or negative releasing spread reflects the recently decelerating environment for retail and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, as demonstrated by lower or negative rent growth.

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Results of Operations

In addition to the results and trends in our operations discussed in the preceding sections, the following sections discuss certain transactions or events that affected operations during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, or are expected to affect operations in the future.

COVID-19 Pandemic Impact

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we temporarily closed most of our U.S. shopping centers in mid-March 2020. As of June 30, 2020, all of our U.S. centers had reopened and a substantial majority of stores had reopened with restrictions in place to ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal laws and mandates to help ensure the health and safety of the communities we serve. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the closure of our U.S. shopping centers did not significantly affect our financial results; however, during the three months ended June 30, 2020, the financial results of our U.S. shopping centers were adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In Asia, our three operating centers experienced varying levels of disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic. CityOn.Xi'an was closed for about a month in February, CityOn.Zhengzhou was closed for 10 days in February, and Starfield Hanam never closed. Our financial results in Asia were adversely impacted for the three months ended March 31, 2020, though our share of the impact was limited due to our partial ownership interests in the centers (see "Results of Operations - Partial Dispositions of Ownership Interests (Blackstone Transactions)"). However, sales in our centers in Asia have recovered during the three months ended June 30, 2020 and are approaching 2019 levels.
Refer to "Current Operating Trends - COVID-19 Pandemic Portfolio Impact", elsewhere within "Results of Operations", and "Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors" for further information regarding the current impact and potential future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, financial statements, liquidity, and stock price, as well as our response to mitigate the impact.

Also, as a result of the CARES Act, our taxable REIT subsidiary was able to carry back additional net operating losses, resulting in the recognition of a $1.9 million income tax benefit related to the carryback during the six months ended June 30, 2020 (see "Note 3 - Income Taxes" to our consolidated financial statements for further information).

The Gardens Mall Acquisition

In April 2019, we acquired a 48.5% interest in The Gardens Mall in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida in exchange for 1.5 million newly issued units of limited partnership in TRG (TRG Units). We also assumed our $94.6 million share of the existing debt at the center, which bears interest at 6.8% and matures in July 2025. The debt assumed was adjusted for our beneficial share of $27.6 million of purchase accounting adjustments, which has the effect of reducing the stated rate on the debt of 6.8% to an average effective rate of 4.2% over the remaining term of the loan. The Forbes Company, our partner in The Mall at Millenia and Waterside Shops, also owns a 48.5% interest and manages and leases the center. Our ownership interest in the center is accounted for as a UJV under the equity method.

Simon Common Shares Investment

In January 2019, we sold our remaining investment in 290,124 Simon common shares at an average price of $179.52 per share. Proceeds of $52.1 million from the sale were used to pay down our revolving lines of credit.


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Hurricane Maria and The Mall of San Juan

The Mall of San Juan incurred significant damage from Hurricane Maria in 2017. We have received substantial insurance proceeds to cover hurricane and flood damage, as well as business and service interruption. In June 2019, we reached a final settlement with our insurer and received final payment related to our claims.

The following table presents a summary of the insurance proceeds received relating to our claim for The Mall of San Juan for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019. There were no insurance proceeds received during the three or six months ended June 30, 2020:
 
Proceeds Description
Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) Location
 
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2019
 
Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
Business interruption insurance recoveries
Nonoperating Income (Expense)
 
$
4,531

 
$
8,574

 
 
Revenue reduction related to business interruption (1)
Reduction of Rental Revenues
 
(1,202
)
 
(1,202
)
 
 
Expense reimbursement insurance recoveries
Nonoperating Income (Expense)
 
182

 
185

 
 
Reimbursement for capital items damaged in hurricane in 2017
Reversal of previously recognized Depreciation Expense
 
2,000

(2)
2,000

(2)
 
Gain on insurance recoveries
Nonoperating Income (Expense)
 
1,418

 
1,418

 

(1) Represents amounts recognized in prior periods that were credited back to tenants upon receipt of business interruption claim proceeds.
(2) Represents reduction of depreciation expense recorded in June 2019 for proceeds received in final settlement of insurance claim, which offset the original deductible expensed in 2017.

Redevelopment Agreement for Taubman Prestige Outlets Chesterfield

In May 2018, we entered into a redevelopment agreement for Taubman Prestige Outlets Chesterfield, and all operations at the center, as well as the building and improvements, were transferred to The Staenberg Group (TSG). TSG leases the land from us through a long-term, participating ground lease. In December 2019, we determined that construction on the redevelopment was probable of commencing within the year, which would nullify our right to terminate the ground lease that was contingent on TSG commencing construction on the redevelopment within five years. Accordingly, the center was classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2019 and an impairment charge of $72.2 million was recognized in the fourth quarter of 2019, which reduced the book value of the buildings, improvements, and equipment that were transferred to zero. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, TSG began construction on the redevelopment and therefore our termination right was nullified, resulting in the sale of the center.

Stamford Town Center

Stamford Town Center is currently being marketed for sale. In December 2019, we concluded that the carrying value of our 50% interest in the investment in the UJV that owns Stamford Town Center was impaired and recognized an impairment charge of $18.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2019 within Equity in Income (Loss) of UJVs on our Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). The charge represented the excess of the book value of our equity investment in Stamford Town Center over our 50% share of its fair value. Our fair value conclusion was based on offers received from potential buyers of the shopping center, which is currently being marketed for sale.


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Taubman Asia

Partial Dispositions of Ownership Interests (Blackstone Transactions)
In February 2019, we announced agreements to sell 50% of our interests in Starfield Hanam, CityOn.Xi’an, and CityOn.Zhengzhou to funds managed by The Blackstone Group L.P. (Blackstone). The interests sold were valued at $480 million, which after transaction costs, taxes, and the allocation to Blackstone of its share of third party debt resulted in net cash proceeds of about $330 million that were used to pay down our revolving lines of credit. We remain the partner responsible for the joint management of the three shopping centers, with Blackstone paying a property service fee recorded within Other revenue on our Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

The sales of 50% of our interests in Starfield Hanam and CityOn.Zhengzhou were completed in September 2019 and December 2019, respectively. In March 2020, we received an additional $0.5 million of cash proceeds from the sale of 50% of our interest in CityOn.Zhengzhou. As a result, we recorded adjustments to the previously recognized gains resulting in an additional $0.5 million gain on disposition and an additional $0.5 million gain on remeasurement during the six months ended June 30, 2020.

In February 2020, we completed the sale of 50% of our interest in CityOn.Xi'an. Net cash proceeds from the sale were $48.0 million following the allocation to Blackstone of its share of third party debt, taxes, and transaction costs. A gain of $10.6 million was recognized as a result of the partial disposition of our interest, which represented the excess of the net consideration from the sale over our investment in the UJV. In addition, upon the completion of the sale, we remeasured our remaining 25% interest in the shopping center to fair value, resulting in the recognition of a $13.2 million gain on remeasurement. In June 2020, we received an additional $0.4 million of cash proceeds from the sale of 50% of our interest in CityOn.Xi'an. As a result, we recorded adjustments to the previously recognized gains resulting in an additional $0.4 million gain on disposition and an additional $0.4 million gain on remeasurement during the three months ended June 30, 2020.

Promote Fee Related to Starfield Hanam

In addition to the disposition of 50% of our ownership interest in Starfield Hanam, in September 2019, Blackstone also purchased the 14.7% interest in Starfield Hanam that was previously owned by our institutional joint venture partner. Our previous partnership agreement provided for a promote fee due to Taubman Asia upon the institutional partner's exit from the partnership based on performance measures under the prior agreement, which resulted in the recognition of a $4.8 million promote fee less $0.9 million of income tax expense during the third quarter of 2019. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, a $0.3 million reduction to the previously recognized promote fee and an inconsequential reduction of income tax expense were recorded within Equity in Income (Loss) of UJVs and Income Tax Benefit (Expense), respectively, in our Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

New Development

We have invested in a development project, Starfield Anseong, in South Korea for which we have formed a joint venture with Shinsegae Group (Shinsegae), one of South Korea's largest retailers, who is also our joint venture partner in Starfield Hanam. (See "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Capital Spending - New Development").


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Debt Transactions

In August 2020, we extended the maturity date on our $150 million loan for The Mall at Green Hills to December 2021. The loan was previously scheduled to mature in December 2020 and commencing December 2020, the interest rate will be a variable rate equal to the greater of LIBOR plus 2.75% or 3.25%.

In August 2020, we entered into amendments to waive all of our existing financial covenants related to our primary unsecured revolving line of credit, $275 million unsecured term loan, and $250 million unsecured term loan for the quarter ending September 30, 2020 through and including the quarter ending June 30, 2021. Through the covenant compliance date, our primary unsecured revolving line of credit will bear interest at the maximum total leverage ratio level of LIBOR, subject to a 0.5% floor on the unhedged balance, plus 1.60% with a 0.25% facility fee; our $275 million unsecured term loan will bear interest at the maximum total leverage ratio level of LIBOR plus 1.80%; and our $250 million unsecured term loan will bear interest at the maximum total leverage ratio level of LIBOR plus 1.90%. See "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Covenant Waiver Amendments" below for further details related to the amendments.

In March 2020, we borrowed an additional $350 million on our $1.1 billion primary unsecured revolving line of credit as a precautionary measure to increase liquidity, preserve financial flexibility, and fund temporary working capital needs due to uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic (see "Results of Operations - COVID-19 Pandemic Portfolio Impact" and "Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors" for further information). In June 2020, we repaid $100 million, reducing the balance on our $1.1 billion primary unsecured revolving line of credit to $870 million as of June 30, 2020.

In March 2020, we entered into a new financing arrangement for CityOn.Zhengzhou. See "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Other Financing Arrangements for China Projects" for further details related to this financing.

In February 2020, our joint venture closed on a construction facility for Starfield Anseong, a UJV. See "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Starfield Anseong Construction Financing" for further details related to this financing.

In October 2019, we amended and restated our primary unsecured revolving line of credit, which extended the maturity date to February 2024 with two six month extension options. The primary revolving line of credit bears interest at a range of LIBOR plus 1.05% to 1.60% based on our total leverage ratio with a facility fee in the range of 0.20% to 0.25%.

Concurrently in October 2019, we amended and restated our unsecured term loan, which reduced the loan amount from $300 million to $275 million and extended the maturity date to February 2025. Payments for the reduction in the unsecured term loan were funded by our primary unsecured revolving line of credit. The $275 million unsecured term loan bears interest at a range of LIBOR plus 1.15% to 1.80% based on our total leverage ratio. The LIBOR rate on this loan continues to be swapped to a fixed rate of 2.14% until February 2022, with the remaining $25 million swap notional allocated to our primary unsecured revolving line of credit.
Previously, in October 2019, we exercised the final remaining one year extension option on our $150 million loan for The Mall at Green Hills to extend the maturity date to December 2020. The loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 1.45% until December 2020, which is reduced from the previous rate of LIBOR plus 1.60%.

In March 2019, we entered into a new financing arrangement for CityOn.Xi'an. See "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Other Financing Arrangements for China Projects" for further details related to this financing.


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Interest Expense

The LIBOR rate has decreased significantly during the six months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2019, which impacts our beneficial interest in debt that floats month to month (about 24% and 23% of our beneficial interest in debt as of June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively) and has a greater impact due to the spending for our development and redevelopment projects previously noted. However, in 2020, the decrease in LIBOR was partially offset by increased interest expense related to the additional $350 million borrowing on our $1.1 billion primary unsecured revolving line of credit (see "Results of Operations - COVID-19 Pandemic Portfolio Impact" for further details related to the borrowing). In June 2020, we repaid $100 million, reducing the balance on our $1.1 billion primary unsecured revolving line of credit to $870 million as of June 30, 2020. In addition, effective from March 2019 through maturity, the LIBOR rate is fixed to 3.02% on our $250 million unsecured term loan, which results in an effective interest rate in the range of 4.27% to 4.92%. This loan was previously swapped through February 2019 to an effective interest rate of 2.89% to 3.54%. Also, the LIBOR rate on $225 million of our $1.1 billion unsecured facility floats at the current LIBOR rate as the previously existing 1.65% swap matured in February 2019.

For several years our interest expense has been impacted in large part by our sizeable development and redevelopment pipelines, the associated borrowings and spending, and the accounting for capitalized interest. Our interest expense has been materially impacted by the capitalization of interest on the costs of our U.S. and Asia development and redevelopment projects. We have experienced an increase in interest expense primarily due to the opening of four ground-up development and redevelopment projects in recent years, as well as increased capital costs at our stabilized centers. We capitalize interest on our consolidated project costs and our equity contributions to UJVs under development using our average consolidated borrowing rate, which does not reflect the specific source of funds for the costs and is generally greater than our incremental borrowing rate. As these projects were completed, interest capitalization generally ended and we began recognizing interest expense.

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Comparison of the Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2019

The following is a comparison of our results for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, as disclosed in our Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

Total revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2020 were $118.5 million, a $43.1 million or 26.7% decrease from the comparable period in 2019. The following impacted total revenues:

the decrease in rental revenues was primarily attributable to the following:

an increase in uncollectible tenant revenues related to our assessment of collectibility, which was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic;

the write-off of straight-line receivables associated with tenants deemed uncollectible;

the restructuring of our leases with Forever 21 due to their bankruptcy filing in 2019;

a decrease in average rent per square foot, which was partially due to the aforementioned restructuring of our leases with Forever 21 as well as reduced sales-based rents recognized related to the tenant and center closures in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic;

a decrease in common area maintenance and electric expense recoveries;

a decrease in lease cancellation income; and

the decrease in other income was primarily due to decreased food and beverage revenues of our restaurant joint venture due to the closing of the two restaurants at Beverly Center in December 2019 and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our restaurants at International Market Place. Parking revenues also decreased due to reduced traffic at our centers as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Total expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2020 were $159.7 million, a $4.1 million or 2.5% decrease from the comparable period in 2019. The following impacted total expenses:

the decrease in maintenance, taxes, utilities, and promotion expense was primarily attributable to decreased common area maintenance, electric, and promotional expenses, which were reduced as a part of our liquidity enhancement initiatives in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and due to the closures of our tenants and centers;

the decrease in other operating expense was primarily due to decreased food and beverage expenses of our restaurant joint venture due to the closing of the two restaurants at Beverly Center in December 2019 and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our restaurants at International Market Place, as well as reduced operating expenses as a part of our liquidity enhancement initiatives in response to the COVID-19 pandemic;

the decrease in general and administrative expenses is primarily due to decreased overhead expenses, including reduced travel expenses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic;

costs incurred in 2020 related to the Simon transaction, including transaction related advisory, diligence, legal, and tax fees;

a decrease in costs associated with shareholder activism, which were incurred in 2019, but not in 2020;

the decrease in interest expense was primarily attributable to a decrease in rates and proceeds received from the Blackstone Transactions, which were partially offset by an increase in borrowings, primarily related to the $350 million borrowing made in March 2020; and

the increase in depreciation expense was primarily attributable to the accelerated amortization of an allowance in connection with the upcoming closure of an anchor store. The increase in depreciation expense was also partially attributable to new assets being placed into service at The Mall at Green Hills in connection with our redevelopment project at the center.


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Nonoperating income (expense) decreased due to the receipt of business interruption proceeds and a gain on insurance proceeds for The Mall of San Juan in 2019, as well as the write-off of one of our equity investments in a strategic partnership that was dissolved in 2020.

Income tax expense increased primarily due to income tax expense incurred in 2019 related to the Blackstone Transactions and a tax benefit recognized in 2020 as a result of the CARES Act, which allowed our taxable REIT subsidiary to carry back additional net operating losses.

Equity in Income (Loss) of UJVs for the three months ended June 30, 2020 decreased by $15.5 million to $(0.7) million from the comparable period in 2019. The decrease was primarily attributable to reduced operating results from our centers as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, primarily due to the increase in uncollectible tenant revenues, as well as a decrease in lease cancellation income.

Net Income (Loss)

Net income (loss) was $(41.8) million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 compared to $16.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019. After allocation of income to noncontrolling, preferred, and participating interests, the net income (loss) attributable to TCO common shareholders for the three months ended June 30, 2020 was $(34.1) million compared to $6.3 million in the comparable period in 2019. Diluted earnings (loss) per common share was $(0.55) for the three months ended June 30, 2020 compared to $0.10 for the three months ended June 30, 2019.

Funds from Operations (FFO) and FFO per Common Share

Our FFO attributable to partnership unitholders and participating securities of TRG was $26.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 compared to $68.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019. FFO per diluted common share was $0.29 for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and $0.78 per diluted common share for the three months ended June 30, 2019. Adjusted FFO attributable to partnership unitholders and participating securities of TRG for the three months ended June 30, 2020 was $36.6 million, and excluded costs related to the Simon transaction and the fluctuation in the fair value of equity securities. Adjusted FFO attributable to partnership unitholders and participating securities of TRG for the three months ended June 30, 2019 was $82.9 million, and excluded restructuring charges, costs incurred related to the Blackstone Transactions, and costs incurred associated with shareholder activism. Adjusted FFO per diluted common share was $0.41 for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and $0.94 per diluted common share for the three months ended June 30, 2019. See "Non-GAAP Measures - Use of Non-GAAP Measures" for the definition of FFO and "Non-GAAP Measures - Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures" for the reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) Attributable to TCO Common Shareholders to Funds from Operations and Adjusted Funds from Operations.


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Comparable and Non-Comparable Center Operations

During the three months ended June 30, 2020, the consolidated non-comparable centers contributed total operating revenues of $13.3 million, and incurred operating expenses, excluding interest expense and depreciation and amortization, of $8.6 million. During the three months ended June 30, 2019, the consolidated non-comparable centers contributed total operating revenues of $23.6 million, and incurred operating expenses, excluding interest expense and depreciation and amortization, of $11.3 million.

See "Non-GAAP Measures - Use of Non-GAAP Measures" for the definition and discussion of NOI and for the reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to NOI, including variations of NOI. NOI growth for the three months ended June 30, 2020 over the comparable period in 2019 was as follows:
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2020
Comparable Center NOI Growth:
 
    Excluding lease cancellation income - at beneficial interest
(25.5)%
    Excluding lease cancellation income using constant currency exchange rates - at beneficial interest
(25.3)%
    Excluding lease cancellation income - at 100%
(24.7)%
    Excluding lease cancellation income using constant currency exchange rates - at 100%
(24.1)%
    Including lease cancellation income - at beneficial interest
(24.8)%
    Including lease cancellation income using constant currency exchange rates - at beneficial interest
(24.6)%
    Including lease cancellation income - at 100%
(24.0)%
    Including lease cancellation income using constant currency exchange rates - at 100%
(23.4)%
 
 
 
 
Total Portfolio NOI Growth:
 
    Excluding lease cancellation income - at beneficial interest
(30.8)%

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, we recognized our $32.6 million share of uncollectible tenant revenues, as compared to $(0.7) million for the three months ended June 30, 2019. Also, for the three months ended June 30, 2020, we recognized our $4.1 million share of lease cancellation income, as compared to $5.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019.

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Comparison of the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019

The following is a comparison of our results for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, as disclosed in our Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

Total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2020 were $278.0 million, a $43.8 million or 13.6% decrease from the comparable period in 2019. The following impacted total revenues:

the decrease in rental revenues was primarily attributable to the following:

an increase in uncollectible tenant revenues related to our assessment of collectibility, which was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic;

the write-off of straight-line receivables associated with tenants deemed uncollectible;

the restructuring of our leases with Forever 21 due to their bankruptcy filing in 2019;

a decrease in average rent per square foot, which was partially due to the aforementioned restructuring of our leases with Forever 21 as well as reduced sales-based rents recognized related to the tenant and center closures in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic;

a decrease in common area maintenance and electric expense recoveries;

the decrease in rental revenues was partially offset by an increase in lease cancellation income; and

the decrease in other income was primarily due to decreased food and beverage revenues of our restaurant joint venture due to the closing of the two restaurants at Beverly Center in December 2019 and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our restaurants at International Market Place. Parking revenues also decreased due to reduced traffic at our centers as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Total expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2020 were $318.4 million, a $1.3 million or 0.4% increase from the comparable period in 2019. The following impacted total expenses:

the decrease in maintenance, taxes, utilities, and promotion expense was primarily attributable to decreased common area maintenance, electric, and promotional expenses, which were reduced as a part of our liquidity enhancement initiatives in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and due to the closures of our tenants and centers;

the decrease in other operating expense was primarily due to decreased food and beverage expenses of our restaurant joint venture due to the closing of the two restaurants at Beverly Center in December 2019 and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our restaurants at International Market Place, as well as decreased operating expenses in Asia and reduced operating expenses as a part of our liquidity enhancement initiatives in response to the COVID-19 pandemic;

the decrease in general and administrative expenses is primarily due to decreased overhead expenses, including reduced travel expenses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic;

costs incurred in 2020 related to the Simon transaction, including transaction related advisory, diligence, legal, and tax fees;

a decrease in costs associated with shareholder activism, which were incurred in 2019, but not in 2020;

the decrease in interest expense was primarily attributable to a decrease in rates and proceeds received from the Blackstone Transactions, which were partially offset by an increase in borrowings, primarily related to the $350 million borrowing made in March 2020; and

the increase in depreciation expense was primarily attributable to the accelerated amortization of an allowance in connection with the upcoming closure of an anchor store. The increase in depreciation expense was also partially attributable to new assets being placed into service at Beverly Center and The Mall at Green Hills in connection with our redevelopment projects at the centers.


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Nonoperating income (expense) decreased due to the receipt of business interruption proceeds and a gain on insurance proceeds for The Mall of San Juan in 2019, as well as reduced interest income. Additionally, nonoperating income (expense) decreased due to the fluctuation of the fair value of our Simon common shares in 2019 and the write-off of one of our equity investments in a strategic partnership that was dissolved in 2020.

Income tax expense decreased primarily due to reduced income tax expense incurred in 2020 as compared to 2019 related to the Blackstone Transactions and a tax benefit recognized in 2020 as a result of the CARES Act, which allowed our taxable REIT subsidiary to carry back additional net operating losses.

Equity in Income (Loss) of UJVs for the six months ended June 30, 2020 decreased by $18.9 million to $10.6 million from the comparable period in 2019. The decrease was primarily attributable to reduced operating results from our centers as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, primarily due to the increase in uncollectible tenant revenues, as well as a decrease in lease cancellation income and reduced income from our Asia centers related to the sales of 50% of our interest in each center during late 2019 and early 2020.

During the six months ended June 30, 2020, gains, net of tax, totaling $11.3 million were recognized related to the disposition of 50% of our interest in CityOn.Xi'an and adjustment to the gain related to CityOn.Zhengzhou. In addition, upon the completion of the sale and adjustment, we remeasured our remaining interests in the shopping centers to fair value, resulting in the recognition of gains on remeasurement totaling $14.1 million.

Net Income (Loss)

Net income (loss) was $(5.3) million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 compared to $46.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019. After allocation of income to noncontrolling, preferred, and participating interests, the net income (loss) attributable to TCO common shareholders for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $(14.2) million compared to $21.4 million in the comparable period in 2019. Diluted earnings (loss) per common share was $(0.23) for the six months ended June 30, 2020 compared to $0.35 for the six months ended June 30, 2019.

Funds from Operations (FFO) and FFO per Common Share

Our FFO attributable to partnership unitholders and participating securities of TRG was $95.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 compared to $150.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019. FFO per diluted common share was $1.08 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and $1.71 per diluted common share for the six months ended June 30, 2019. Adjusted FFO attributable to partnership unitholders and participating securities of TRG for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $114.9 million, and excluded restructuring charges, deferred income tax expense related to the Blackstone Transactions, an adjustment to the previously recognized promote fee, net of tax, related to Starfield Hanam, costs related to the Taubman Asia President transition, costs related to the Simon transaction, and the fluctuation in the fair value of equity securities. Adjusted FFO attributable to partnership unitholders and participating securities of TRG for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $165.5 million, and excluded restructuring charges, costs incurred related to the Blackstone Transactions, costs incurred associated with shareholder activism, and the fluctuation in the fair value of equity securities. Adjusted FFO per diluted common share was $1.29 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and $1.88 per diluted common share for the six months ended June 30, 2019. See "Non-GAAP Measures - Use of Non-GAAP Measures" for the definition of FFO and "Non-GAAP Measures - Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures" for the reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) Attributable to TCO Common Shareholders to Funds from Operations and Adjusted Funds from Operations.


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Comparable and Non-Comparable Center Operations

During the three months ended June 30, 2020, the consolidated non-comparable centers contributed total operating revenues of $34.4 million, and incurred operating expenses, excluding interest expense and depreciation and amortization, of $19.4 million. During the three months ended June 30, 2019, the consolidated non-comparable centers contributed total operating revenues of $45.6 million, and incurred operating expenses, excluding interest expense and depreciation and amortization, of $21.5 million.

See "Non-GAAP Measures - Use of Non-GAAP Measures" for the definition and discussion of NOI and for the reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to NOI, including variations of NOI. NOI growth for the six months ended June 30, 2020 over the comparable period in 2019 was as follows:
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
Comparable Center NOI Growth:
 
    Excluding lease cancellation income - at beneficial interest
(13.4)%
    Excluding lease cancellation income using constant currency exchange rates - at beneficial interest
(13.3)%
    Excluding lease cancellation income - at 100%
(13.8)%
    Excluding lease cancellation income using constant currency exchange rates - at 100%
(13.2)%
    Including lease cancellation income - at beneficial interest
(12.7)%
    Including lease cancellation income using constant currency exchange rates - at beneficial interest
(12.5)%
    Including lease cancellation income - at 100%
(13.2)%
    Including lease cancellation income using constant currency exchange rates - at 100%
(12.6)%
 
 
 
 
Total Portfolio NOI Growth:
 
    Excluding lease cancellation income - at beneficial interest
(17.2)%

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, we recognized our $37.2 million share of uncollectible tenant revenues, as compared to $2.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019. Also, for the six months ended June 30, 2020, we recognized our $6.2 million share of lease cancellation income, as compared to $6.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019.






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Liquidity and Capital Resources

COVID-19 Pandemic Liquidity Impact

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have implemented several liquidity enhancement initiatives that have provided significant incremental liquidity to operate through this period of disruption, including, but not limited to, expense management strategies, the deferral of significant planned capital expenditures (see "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Capital Spending - 2020 Planned Capital Spending Update"), and borrowing an additional $350 million on our $1.1 billion primary unsecured revolving line of credit. In June 2020, we repaid $100 million, reducing the balance on our $1.1 billion primary unsecured revolving line of credit to $870 million as of June 30, 2020.

In August 2020, we entered into amendments to waive all of our existing financial covenants related to our primary unsecured revolving line of credit, $275 million unsecured term loan, and $250 million unsecured term loan for the quarter ending September 30, 2020 through and including the quarter ending June 30, 2021. The financial covenants for our loan on International Market Place mirror the requirements under our primary unsecured revolving line of credit so therefore, the waiver of our financial covenants also applies to the International Market Place loan. See "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Covenant Waiver Amendments" for further details related to the amendments.

Additionally, during the three months ended June 30, 2020, we completed modifications of loans for three of our shopping centers to defer certain interest and principal payments due through September 2020 to future months in 2020 and 2021. Our joint ventures for Waterside Shops, Country Club Plaza, and The Gardens Mall modified their loans to defer portions of interest and principal payments due between May and September 2020, which result in delayed cash outflows of $3.4 million at our beneficial interest. The deferred payments are due in various installments in September 2020 through May 2021. In addition, the commencement of principal amortization on The Gardens Mall loan was extended from August 2020 to August 2021. Also, in August 2020, we extended the maturity date on our $150 million loan for The Mall at Green Hills to December 2021. The loan was previously scheduled to mature in December 2020.

Further, for the three months ended June 30, 2020, we did not declare a quarterly dividend on our common stock or pay any monthly distributions to participating securities of TRG (see "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Dividends").

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have received requests from many tenants for rent abatement or rent deferral, and a substantial amount of our rental revenue receivables for the three months ended June 30, 2020 currently remain outstanding and are under negotiation. Discussions with our tenants remain ongoing and may result in further rent deferrals or lease modifications, as we deem appropriate on an individual basis based on each tenant’s unique financial and operating situation. Refer to "Current Operating Trends - COVID-19 Pandemic Portfolio Impact" and "Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors" for further information regarding the current impact and potential future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, financial statements, and liquidity, as well as our response to mitigate the impact.

General

Our internally generated funds and distributions from operating centers and other investing activities (including strategic dispositions of centers or a portion of our interests therein), augmented by use of our existing revolving lines of credit, provide resources to maintain our current operations and assets, pay dividends, and fund a portion of our major capital investments. These historical sources of funds have been and could continue to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, however we have implemented several liquidity enhancement initiatives, and will continue to evaluate additional opportunities to maintain liquidity, to attempt to mitigate the impact. We pursue an overall strategy of creating value and recycling capital using long-term fixed rate financing on the centers upon stabilization. Excess proceeds from refinancings, if any, typically are used to reinvest in our business. Generally, our need to access the capital markets is limited to refinancing debt obligations at or near maturity and funding major capital investments. From time to time, we also may sell interests in shopping centers or, in limited circumstances, access the equity markets, to raise additional funds or refinance existing obligations on a strategic basis, including using excess proceeds therefrom.


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Property Encumbrances

We are primarily financed with property-specific secured debt and currently have five unencumbered shopping center properties. As of June 30, 2020, the entities that owned Beverly Center, Dolphin Mall, and The Gardens on El Paseo were guarantors under our primary unsecured revolving credit facility, $250 million unsecured term loan, and $275 million unsecured term loan, and were unencumbered assets under such facility and term loans. Under the related debt agreements, we are required to have a minimum of three eligible unencumbered assets with a minimum unencumbered asset value. Therefore, while any of the assets may be removed from the unencumbered asset pool and encumbered upon notice to lender, provided that there is no default and the required covenant calculations are met on a pro forma basis, a replacement eligible unencumbered asset would need to be added to the unencumbered asset pool. Besides the three centers previously noted, The Mall of San Juan and Stamford Town Center, a 50% owned UJV property, are unencumbered. In August 2020, we entered into amendments to waive all of our existing covenants related to our primary unsecured revolving line of credit, $275 million unsecured term loan, and $250 million unsecured term loan that required us to have a minimum of three eligible unencumbered assets and a minimum unencumbered asset value for the quarter ending September 30, 2020 through and including the quarter ending June 30, 2021. See "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Covenant Waiver Amendments" for further details related to the amendments.

Cash and Revolving Lines of Credit

As of June 30, 2020, we had a consolidated cash balance of $240.8 million. We also have an unsecured revolving line of credit of $1.1 billion and a secured revolving line of credit of $65 million. The availability under these facilities as of June 30, 2020, after considering the outstanding balances, the outstanding letters of credit, and the values of the unencumbered asset pool as of June 30, 2020, was $118.5 million. As a result of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the availability of our $1.1 billion primary unsecured revolving line of credit has been and could continue to be reduced in the future if the values of the assets in our unencumbered asset pool continue to decrease. We were in compliance with all of our covenants and loan obligations as of June 30, 2020. As of June 30, 2020, fourteen banks participated in our $1.1 billion primary unsecured revolving line of credit and the failure of one bank to fund a draw on our line does not negate the obligation of the other banks to fund their pro rata shares. The $1.1 billion unsecured facility bears interest at a range based on our total leverage ratio. As of June 30, 2020, the total leverage ratio resulted in a rate of LIBOR plus 1.38% with a 0.225% facility fee. As of June 30, 2020, the LIBOR rate was swapped to 2.14% through February 2022 on $25 million of the $1.1 billion unsecured facility. The primary unsecured revolving line of credit includes an accordion feature, which in combination with our $275 million unsecured term loan would increase our borrowing capacity to as much as $2.0 billion in aggregate between the two facilities if fully exercised, subject to obtaining additional lender commitments, customary closing conditions, covenant compliance, and minimum asset values for the unencumbered asset pool. As of June 30, 2020, we could not utilize the accordion feature unless additional assets were added to our unencumbered asset pool.

In August 2020, we entered into an amendment to waive all of our existing financial covenants related to our primary unsecured revolving line of credit for the quarter ending September 30, 2020 through and including the quarter ending June 30, 2021, including setting a maximum amount that can be borrowed at $1,012.3 million for the covenant waiver period. See "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Covenant Waiver Amendments" for further details related to the amendment. In connection with the covenant waiver amendment, the $1.1 billion unsecured facility will bear interest at the maximum total leverage ratio level of LIBOR, subject to a 0.5% floor on the unhedged balance, plus 1.60% with a 0.25% facility fee through the covenant compliance date.


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Other Financing Arrangements for China Projects

In addition to the revolving lines of credit described above, we used other financing arrangements for our shopping centers in China. As a foreign investor, we are subject to various government approval processes and other hurdles in funding the construction of our Chinese projects. These hurdles required our Xi'an and Zhengzhou ventures to obtain other financing arrangements, in the form of loans from partners or fully cash collateralized bank loans, to meet certain funding commitments in local currency. A portion of these loans were assumed by Blackstone upon the sale of 50% of our interest in CityOn.Zhengzhou, and a new partner bridge loan was entered into in 2019 for which the proceeds were used to pay off our previous third party construction loan for CityOn.Zhengzhou. In April 2020, we repaid this bridge loan with proceeds from the new third party loan for CityOn.Zhengzhou, and we expect to repay the remaining partner loans in 2020. As of June 30, 2020, our share of such loans was $42.4 million for CityOn.Zhengzhou. These loans have fixed interest rates that range from 3.5% to 6.0%.

In February 2019, we announced agreements to sell 50% of our interests in Starfield Hanam, CityOn.Xi’an, and CityOn.Zhengzhou to funds managed by Blackstone (see "Results of Operations - Taubman Asia - Partial Dispositions of Ownership Interests (Blackstone Transactions)"). In connection with the transactions, we are working to refinance our existing partner loans and fully cash collateralized bank loans on our Chinese assets with mortgage debt, which is expected to result in approximately $140 million being returned to us after the refinancings.

In addition to the refinancings, net cash proceeds from the Blackstone sale were about $330 million, after transaction costs, taxes, and the allocation to Blackstone of its share of third party debt, which in total will result in approximately $470 million of increased liquidity. Net proceeds were used to pay down our revolving lines of credit. In September 2019 and December 2019, we completed the sales of 50% of our interests in Starfield Hanam and CityOn.Zhengzhou, respectively. Net proceeds from the sales were $237.5 million and $47.5 million, respectively, following the allocation to Blackstone of its share of third party debt, taxes, and transaction costs. In February 2020, we completed the sale of 50% of our interest in CityOn.Xi'an. Net proceeds from the sale were $48.4 million following the allocation to Blackstone of its share of third party debt, taxes, and transaction costs.

In March 2020, we completed a new non-recourse mortgage financing for CityOn.Zhengzhou. The joint venture's new loan has a maximum borrowing amount of 1.2 billion Renminbi (RMB) ($169.8 million U.S. dollars using the June 30, 2020 exchange rate). The 12 year loan bears interest at the Five Year China RMB Loan Prime Rate (LPR) plus 0.85% and is fixed upon each draw. The weighted average interest rate of the amount drawn at June 30, 2020 was 5.6%. The loan amortizes principal based on 12 years for each draw, with approximately 60% of the loan repaid over the final five years. No draws are allowed after October 2020. As of June 30, 2020, the loan had an outstanding balance of $73.5 million U.S. dollars, with $96.3 million U.S. dollars available for future borrowings using the June 30, 2020 exchange rate. Proceeds from the loan will be used to unwind the existing other financing arrangements of the joint venture, and will ultimately result in the repatriation of $42.4 million of the $140 million liquidity projected from the refinancing of the China assets. As of June 30, 2020, no cash had been repatriated to us.

In March 2019, we completed a new non-recourse mortgage financing for CityOn.Xi'an. The joint venture's loan has a maximum borrowing amount of 1.2 billion RMB ($169.8 million U.S. dollars using the June 30, 2020 exchange rate). The 10 year loan bears interest at an all-in fixed rate of 6.0%. The loan amortizes principal based on 10 years for each draw, with 70% of the loan repaid over the final five years. As of June 30, 2020, the loan had an outstanding balance of $152.0 million U.S. dollars, with $17.8 million U.S. dollars available for future borrowings using the June 30, 2020 exchange rate. Proceeds from the loan were used to unwind the existing other financing arrangements of the joint venture, and will ultimately result in the repatriation of approximately $95 million of the $140 million liquidity projected from the refinancing of the China assets. As of June 30, 2020, $81.8 million of cash collateral has been repatriated to us and was primarily used to pay down our revolving lines of credit. The balance of the cash collateral has been released and is included within Cash and Cash Equivalents on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Starfield Anseong Construction Financing

In February 2020, our joint venture closed on a non-recourse construction facility on Starfield Anseong, which is currently under development (see "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Capital Spending - New Development"). We have an effective 49% interest in the UJV. The five-year Korean Won (KRW) denominated construction facility has a maximum borrowing capacity of 300 billion KRW ($250.1 million U.S. dollars using the June 30, 2020 exchange rate). The financing bears interest at the Korea Financial Investment Association (KOFIA) Five Year AAA Financial (Bank) Yield plus 0.76% and is fixed upon each draw. The weighted average rate of the amount drawn at June 30, 2020 was 2.22%. The loan has a one year draw down period and is interest only during the term of the loan. As of June 30, 2020, $129.9 million U.S. dollars (using the June 30, 2020 exchange rate) were drawn on the facility, bringing the total remaining availability of the facility to $120.2 million U.S. dollars. We expect the construction facility to fund all remaining costs of the development.


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Term Loans

We have a $250 million unsecured term loan that matures in March 2023. The unsecured term loan bears interest at a range of LIBOR plus 1.25% to 1.90% based on our total leverage ratio. As of June 30, 2020, the total leverage ratio resulted in an interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.60%. The LIBOR rate is swapped to a fixed rate of 3.02% through maturity, which results in an effective interest rate in the range of 4.27% to 4.92%. The loan includes an accordion feature which would increase our borrowing capacity to as much as $400 million if fully exercised, subject to obtaining additional lender commitments, customary closing conditions, covenant compliance, and minimum asset values for the unencumbered asset pool. As of June 30, 2020, we could not utilize the accordion feature unless additional assets were added to our unencumbered asset pool. In August 2020, we entered into an amendment to waive all of our existing financial covenants related to our $250 million unsecured term loan for the quarter ending September 30, 2020 through and including the quarter ending June 30, 2021. In connection with the covenant waiver amendment, the loan will bear interest at the maximum total leverage ratio level of LIBOR plus 1.90% through the covenant compliance date. See "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Covenant Waiver Amendments" for further details related to the amendment.

We have a $275 million unsecured term loan that matures in February 2025. The unsecured term loan bears interest at a range of LIBOR plus 1.15% to 1.80% based on our total leverage ratio. As of June 30, 2020, the total leverage ratio resulted in an interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.55%. The LIBOR rate is swapped to a fixed rate of 2.14% through February 2022, which results in an effective interest rate in the range of 3.29% to 3.94%. The loan includes an accordion feature which in combination with our $1.1 billion unsecured revolving line of credit (see "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Cash and Revolving Lines of Credit") would increase our borrowing capacity to as much as $2.0 billion in aggregate between the two facilities if fully exercised, subject to obtaining additional lender commitments, customary closing conditions, covenant compliance, and minimum asset values for the unencumbered asset pool. As of June 30, 2020, we could not utilize the accordion feature unless additional assets were added to our unencumbered asset pool. In August 2020, we entered into an amendment to waive all of our existing financial covenants related to our $275 million unsecured term loan for the quarter ending September 30, 2020 through and including the quarter ending June 30, 2021. In connection with the covenant waiver amendment, the loan will bear interest at the maximum total leverage ratio level of LIBOR plus 1.80% through the covenant compliance date. See "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Covenant Waiver Amendments" for further details related to the amendment.

Upcoming Maturities

The construction facilities for Starfield Hanam mature in November 2020. We expect to complete the refinancing at a lower interest rate in the third quarter of 2020. This financing is expected to provide excess proceeds of approximately $35 million at our beneficial interest, and combined with the release of additional reserves will allow us to repatriate $58 million at our beneficial interest in the third quarter.

The $250 million loan for International Market Place matures in August 2021 and has two, one year extension options available. We are currently evaluating our options related to extending or refinancing this loan.

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Summaries of Capital Activities and Transactions for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

Operating Activities

Our net cash provided by operating activities was $11.4 million in 2020, compared to $137.0 million in 2019. Net cash provided by operating activities was lower in 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and reduced collections from our tenants (see "Current Operating Trends - COVID-19 Pandemic Portfolio Impact"). Also, see "Results of Operations" for descriptions of 2020 and 2019 transactions affecting operating cash flows.

Investing Activities

Net cash provided by investing activities was $9.1 million in 2020, compared to $55.8 million used in investing activities in 2019. Additions to properties in 2020 and 2019 related primarily to capital and tenant improvements at existing centers, including centers under redevelopment. Additions to properties were lower in 2020 primarily due to the deferral of capital spending in response to the COVID-19 pandemic (see "Liquidity and Capital Resources - 2020 Planned Capital Spending Update"). A tabular presentation of 2020 capital spending is shown in "Capital Spending." In 2020, we received $3 million for an additional payment of a litigation settlement related to the Saks Fifth Avenue store at The Mall of San Juan, which was a partial reimbursement of the previously paid anchor allowance in exchange for the termination of their obligations under their agreements. Net cash proceeds from the disposition of 50% of our interest in CityOn.Xi'an and the additional proceeds received from the sale of 50% of our interest in CityOn.Zhengzhou were $48.7 million in 2020 (see "Results of Operations - Taubman Asia - Partial Dispositions of Ownership Interests (Blackstone Transactions)"). Proceeds from the sale of equity securities were $52.1 million in 2019 related to the sale of our remaining 290,124 Simon common shares. In 2019, we received insurance proceeds of $0.9 million for capital items at The Mall of San Juan related to property damage for which we previously took write-offs.

Contributions to UJVs were $3.1 million in 2020 and $29.9 million in 2019, primarily related to the funding of Starfield Anseong. Distributions from UJVs (less than) in excess of income were $(2.1) million in 2020, compared to $10.0 million in 2019. Distributions from UJVs in excess of income were lower in 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities was $117.7 million in 2020, compared to $150.8 million used in financing activities in 2019. In 2020, proceeds from the issuance of debt, net of payments and issuance costs were $189.0 million, primarily from a borrowing, net of partial repayment, on our primary unsecured revolving line of credit made as a precautionary measure in order to increase liquidity, preserve financial flexibility, and fund temporary working capital needs due to uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Net proceeds in 2020 also were partially offset by a payment on our revolving lines of credit provided by net cash proceeds received from the disposition of 50% of our interest in CityOn.Xi'an. In 2019, payments of debt were $19.1 million, primarily for payments on our revolving lines of credit.

In 2020 and 2019, $0.6 million and $0.7 million were paid in connection with incentive plans, respectively. In 2020, a contribution of $2.0 million was made by our joint venture partner who owns a noncontrolling interest in one of our shopping centers accounted for as a consolidated joint venture. Total dividends and distributions paid were $72.7 million and $131.1 million in 2020 and 2019, respectively. Dividends and distributions were lower in 2020 as we did not declare a dividend on our common stock or pay any monthly distributions to participating securities of TRG for the three months ended June 30, 2020 (see "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Dividends").

Effect of Exchange Rate Fluctuations

Net decreases in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash related to exchange rate fluctuations were $0.2 million in 2020, compared to net increases of $0.4 million in 2019. In 2019, the fluctuation related to our restricted cash denominated in foreign currencies held as collateral for financing arrangements related to our Asia investments.

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Beneficial Interest in Debt

At June 30, 2020, TRG's debt and its beneficial interest in the debt of its Consolidated Businesses and UJVs totaled $5,147.9 million, with an average interest rate of 3.43% excluding amortization of debt issuance costs and interest rate hedging costs, if any. These costs are reported as interest expense in the results of operations. As of June 30, 2020, there were no interest rate hedging costs being amortized. Interest expense includes non-cash amortization of premiums relating to acquisitions, if any. On an annualized basis, this amortization of acquisition premium is equal to 0.04% of the average all-in rate. Beneficial interest in debt includes debt used to fund development and expansion costs. Beneficial interest in construction work in progress totaled $313.5 million as of June 30, 2020, which includes $225.7 million of assets on which interest is being capitalized. The following table presents information about our beneficial interest in debt as of June 30, 2020:
 
Amount
 
Interest Rate Including Spread
 
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
Fixed rate debt
$
3,284.3

 
3.96
%
(1) (2) 
 
 
 
 
 
Floating rate debt swapped to fixed rate:
 
 
 
  
Swap maturing in September 2020
8.9

 
3.12
%
 
Swap maturing in December 2021
78.5

 
3.58
%
 
Swaps maturing in February 2022
275.0

 
3.69
%
 
Swap maturing in February 2022
25.0

 
3.51
%
 
Swaps maturing in March 2023
250.0

 
4.62
%
 
Swap maturing in March 2024
12.0

 
3.49
%
 
 
$
649.5

 
4.01
%
(1) 
 
 
 
 
 
Floating month to month
1,228.8

(3) 
1.70
%
(1) (3) 
Total floating rate debt
$
1,878.2

 
2.50
%
(1) 
 
 
 
 
 
Total beneficial interest in debt
$
5,162.5

 
3.43
%
(1) 
 
 
 
 
 
Total beneficial interest in deferred financing costs, net
$
(14.6
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net beneficial interest in debt
$
5,147.9

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of deferred financing costs (4)
 

 
0.17
%
 
Average all-in rate
 

 
3.61
%
 

(1)
Represents weighted average interest rate before amortization of deferred financing costs.
(2)
Includes non-cash amortization of debt premium related to acquisition.
(3)
The LIBOR rate is capped at 3.0% until December 2020, resulting in a maximum interest rate of 4.45%, on $150 million of this debt.
(4)
Deferred financing costs include debt issuance costs including amortization of deferred financing costs from revolving lines of credit and other fees not listed above.
(5)
Amounts in table may not add due to rounding.

Sensitivity Analysis

We have exposure to interest rate risk on our debt obligations and interest rate instruments. We use derivative instruments primarily to manage exposure to interest rate risks inherent in variable rate debt and refinancings. We routinely use cap, swap, and treasury lock agreements to meet these objectives. Based on TRG's beneficial interest in floating rate debt in effect at June 30, 2020, a one percent increase in interest rates on this floating rate debt would decrease cash flows by $12.3 million, and due to the effect of capitalized interest, decrease annual earnings by $11.7 million. A one percent decrease in interest rates (or to zero percent for LIBOR rates that are below one percent) would increase cash flows by $2.1 million and due to the effect of capitalized interest, increase annual earnings by $2.0 million. Based on our consolidated debt and interest rates in effect at June 30, 2020, a one percent increase in interest rates would decrease the fair value of debt by $136.6 million, while a one percent decrease in interest rates would increase the fair value of debt by $146.6 million.

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Loan Commitments and Guarantees

Certain loan agreements contain various restrictive covenants, including the following corporate covenants on our primary unsecured revolving line of credit, as well as our unsecured term loans, and the loan on International Market Place: a minimum net worth requirement, a maximum total leverage ratio, a maximum secured leverage ratio, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, a maximum recourse secured debt ratio, and a maximum payout ratio. In addition, our primary unsecured revolving line of credit and unsecured term loans have unencumbered pool covenants, which currently apply to Beverly Center, Dolphin Mall, and The Gardens on El Paseo on a combined basis. These covenants include a minimum number and minimum value of eligible unencumbered assets, a maximum unencumbered leverage ratio, a minimum unencumbered interest coverage ratio, and a minimum unencumbered asset occupancy ratio. As of June 30, 2020, the unencumbered leverage ratio and the corporate total leverage ratio were the most restrictive covenants. We were in compliance with all of our loan covenants and obligations as of June 30, 2020. In August 2020, we entered into amendments related to these financial covenants. See "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Covenant Waiver Amendments" below for further details related to the amendments. The maximum payout ratio covenant limits the payment of distributions generally to 95% of FFO, as defined in the loan agreements, except as required to maintain our tax status, pay preferred distributions, and for distributions related to the sale of certain assets. See "Note 5 - Beneficial Interest in Debt and Interest Expense" to our consolidated financial statements for more details on loan guarantees.

Covenant Waiver Amendments

In August 2020, we entered into amendments to waive all of our existing financial covenants related to our primary unsecured revolving line of credit, $275 million unsecured term loan, and $250 million unsecured term loan for the quarter ending September 30, 2020 through and including the quarter ending June 30, 2021, including setting a maximum amount that can be borrowed at $1,012.3 million for the covenant waiver period. The amendments also added a liquidity covenant, which will remain in effect through the earlier of the end of the covenant waiver period or until the financial covenants are in compliance using the definitions and requirements prior to the amendments. The amendments impose limitations during the waiver period on acquisitions, additional indebtedness, share repurchases, as well as certain required prepayments following dispositions, equity or debt issuances. Additionally, the lenders have received a secured interest in certain unencumbered assets through the waiver period. The amendments provide for flexibility to complete planned capital spending, including spending for tenant allowances and redevelopment projects. In relation to distributions, the amendments permit distributions of taxable income in accordance with our partnership agreement and REIT qualification requirements and the ability to continue dividend payments for our 6.5% Series J Preferred Stock and 6.25% Series K Preferred Stock. The financial covenants for our loan on International Market Place mirror the requirements under our primary unsecured revolving line of credit so therefore, the waiver of our financial covenants also applies to the International Market Place loan. Although we are currently able to meet our financial covenants, and expect to be able to meet our liquidity covenant during the covenant waiver period, for our primary unsecured revolving line of credit, $275 million unsecured term loan, and $250 million unsecured term loan, there is no assurance that we will continue to be able to do so, even with the additional flexibility provided by the amendments.

Through the covenant compliance date, our primary unsecured revolving line of credit will bear interest at the maximum total leverage ratio level of LIBOR, subject to a 0.5% floor on the unhedged balance, plus 1.60% with a 0.25% facility fee; our $275 million unsecured term loan will bear interest at the maximum total leverage ratio level of LIBOR plus 1.80%; and our $250 million unsecured term loan will bear interest at the maximum total leverage ratio level of LIBOR plus 1.90%.

Refer to "Part II. Other Information - Item 5. Other Information" for further details related to the amendment for our primary unsecured revolving line of credit and $275 million unsecured term loan.

Cash Tender Agreement

The Estate of A. Alfred Taubman, Taubman Ventures Group LLC, and other specified entities have the right to tender TRG Units and cause us to purchase the tendered interests at a purchase price based on a market valuation of TCO on the trading date immediately preceding the date of the tender. See “Note 9 – Commitments and Contingencies – Cash Tender” to our consolidated financial statements for more details.


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Capital Spending

Cash provided by operating activities, which have been and could continue to be adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in the future, and excess proceeds from refinancings of maturing debt obligations, as well as borrowings under our revolving lines of credit would be sufficient to finance the anticipated remaining costs of our developments and redevelopments, but we also expect additional proceeds from our other financing arrangements (see "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Other Financing Arrangements for China Projects" above) and borrowings on our construction financing for Starfield Anseong (see "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Starfield Anseong Construction Financing" above). In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we decided to defer significant planned capital expenditures at our U.S. shopping centers to future periods (see "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Capital Spending - 2020 Planned Capital Spending Update" below).

New Development

We have partnered with Shinsegae to build, lease, and manage Starfield Anseong, a 1.0 million square foot shopping center, in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, which is scheduled to open on September 25, 2020. We have a 49% interest in the project. As of June 30, 2020, our share of total project costs was $212.7 million, after cumulative currency translation adjustments. Our total anticipated investment, including capitalized interest, will be about $280 million to $300 million for our interest in the project, excluding fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. We expect our construction facility to fund all remaining costs of the development. We are expecting a 6.25% to 6.75% unlevered after-tax return at stabilization. Our investment is being accounted for under the equity method as a UJV.

Redevelopments

We substantially completed our redevelopment project at Beverly Center in November 2018, although some spending continued into 2019. We expect additional spending in future periods related to the ongoing redevelopment and tenant replacement activity, including the consolidation of the Macy's Men's space into the Macy's space in 2020. We have reclaimed the Macy's Men's space and are currently in negotiations with a potential replacement tenant.

We substantially completed our redevelopment project at The Mall at Green Hills in June 2019. We expect some capital spending to continue into future periods as certain costs are incurred subsequent to the project's completion, including construction on certain tenant spaces.






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2020 Capital Spending

Capital spending for routine maintenance of the shopping centers is generally recovered from tenants. Capital spending through June 30, 2020, is summarized in the following table:
 
2020 (1)
 
Consolidated Businesses
 
Beneficial Interest in Consolidated Businesses
 
UJVs
 
Beneficial Interest in UJVs
 
(in millions)
New development projects - Asia (2)
 
 
 
 
(3)
 
$
54.1

Existing centers:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Projects with incremental GLA or anchor replacement (4)
$
7.4

 
$
7.4

 
$
(0.2
)
 
(0.1
)
Projects with no incremental GLA and other (5)
5.9

 
5.4

 
6.9

 
4.2

Mall tenant allowances
8.0

 
7.4

 
(0.5
)
 
(1.2
)
Asset replacement costs recoverable from tenants
4.6

 
4.3

 
2.9

 
1.5

Corporate office improvements, technology, equipment, and other
0.3

 
0.3

 
 
 
 
Total
$
26.2

 
$
24.9

 
$
9.1

 
$
58.5


(1)
Costs are net of intercompany profits and are computed on an accrual basis.
(2)
Asia balances exclude net fluctuations of total project costs due to changes in exchange rates during the period.
(3)
Asia spending for Starfield Anseong is only included at our beneficial interest in the UJVs at beneficial interest column until development is completed.
(4)
Includes costs related to The Mall at Green Hills redevelopment for certain amounts to be incurred subsequent to the project's completion, including construction on certain tenant spaces, and an adjustment to costs incurred for the Country Club Plaza Nordstrom project related to an over accrual of costs in 2019.
(5)
Includes costs related to the Beverly Center related to the ongoing redevelopment and tenant replacement activity.
(6)
Amounts in this table may not add due to rounding.

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, in addition to the costs above, we incurred our $1.8 million share of Consolidated Businesses’ capitalized leasing costs and $0.6 million share of UJVs’ capitalized leasing costs.

Spending related to mall tenant allowances in recent periods has been higher than our historical averages. We expect this trend to continue in future periods, although spending is expected to be lower in 2020 due to capital spending deferrals implemented as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. As our tenant mix continues to evolve to include tenants such as digitally native concepts, luxury, entertainment, restaurants, fast fashion, fitness, and coworking, increased tenant allowances have been provided to attract the best tenants to our centers. We believe bringing in great retailers will drive traffic and productivity to our centers, enhancing the long-term strategic position of each center.

The following table presents a reconciliation of the Consolidated Businesses’ capital spending shown above (on an accrual basis) to additions to properties (on a cash basis) as presented in our Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2020:
 
(in millions)
Consolidated Businesses’ capital spending
$
26.2

Other differences between cash and accrual basis
11.2

Additions to properties
$
37.4


2020 Planned Capital Spending Update

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have implemented several liquidity enhancement initiatives, including updating our projections for 2020 planned capital spending. We continue to expect to defer U.S. planned capital expenditures of between $100 million and $110 million, at beneficial interest, for the year, which represents an approximately 50% reduction from the original budgeted amounts. In Asia, the only material capital spending is related to the completion of the Starfield Anseong development, which will be funded by borrowings on our recently completed construction financing (see "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Starfield Anseong Construction Financing" above).


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Disclosures regarding planned capital spending, including estimates regarding timing of openings, capital expenditures, occupancy, and returns on new developments and redevelopments are forward-looking statements and certain significant factors could cause the actual results to differ materially, including but not limited to (1) actual results of negotiations with anchors, tenants, and contractors, (2) timing and outcome of litigation and entitlement processes, (3) changes in the scope, number, and valuation of projects, (4) cost overruns, (5) timing of expenditures, (6) availability of and cost of financing and other financing considerations, (7) actual time to start construction and complete projects, (8) changes in economic climate, (9) competition from others attracting tenants and customers, (10) increases in operating costs, (11) timing of tenant openings, (12) early lease terminations and bankruptcies, (13) fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, (14) the severity and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact, as well as the general economy’s stabilization and recovery, the actions taken and to be taken to contain the pandemic or mitigate its impact, and the direct and indirect economic and financial market effects of the pandemic and containment measures, and (15) other risks included in "Risk Factors" in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as "Risk Factors" elsewhere in this report. In addition, estimates of capital spending will change as new projects are approved by our Board of Directors.

Dividends

We have historically paid regular quarterly dividends to our common and preferred shareholders. However, dividends to our common shareholders are at the discretion of the Board of Directors and depend on the cash available to us, our financial condition, capital and other requirements, and such other factors as the Board of Directors deems relevant. For the three months ended June 30, 2020, we did not declare a quarterly dividend on our common stock or pay any monthly distributions to participating securities of TRG. The Board of Directors will monitor our financial performance and liquidity position on an ongoing basis and will distribute taxable income, in the form of a common dividend and distributions to participating securities, in accordance with our partnership agreement and REIT qualification requirements as permitted under the new covenant waiver amendments. See "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Covenant Waiver Amendments" for further details related to the amendment and "Risk Factors" in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as "Risk Factors" elsewhere in this report for further information related to potential restrictions of our ability to pay dividends in the future. To qualify as a REIT, we must distribute at least 90% of our REIT taxable income prior to net capital gains to our shareholders, as well as meet certain other requirements. We must pay these distributions in the taxable year the income is recognized, or in the following taxable year if they are declared during the last three months of the taxable year, payable to shareholders of record on a specified date during such period and paid during January of the following year. Such distributions are treated as paid by us and received by our shareholders on December 31 of the year in which they are declared. In addition, at our election, a distribution for a taxable year may be declared in the following taxable year if it is declared before we timely file our tax return for such year and if paid on or before the first regular dividend payment after such declaration. These distributions qualify as dividends paid for the 90% REIT distribution test for the previous year and are taxable to holders of our capital stock in the year in which paid. Preferred dividends accrue regardless of whether earnings, cash availability, or contractual obligations were to prohibit the current payment of dividends.

The annual determination of our common dividends is based on anticipated FFO available after preferred dividends and our REIT taxable income, as well as assessments of annual capital spending, financing considerations, and other appropriate factors.

Any inability of TRG or its joint ventures to secure financing as required to fund maturing debts, capital expenditures and changes in working capital, including development activities and expansions, may require the utilization of cash to satisfy such obligations, thereby possibly reducing distributions to partners of TRG and funds available to us for the payment of dividends.

On June 5, 2020, we declared a quarterly dividend of $0.40625 per share on our 6.5% Series J Preferred Stock and $0.390625 per share on our 6.25% Series K Preferred Stock, both of which were paid on June 30, 2020 to shareholders of record on June 15, 2020.
New Accounting Pronouncements and Impending LIBOR Transition

Refer to "Note 14 - New Accounting Pronouncements and Impending LIBOR Transition" to our consolidated financial statements, regarding the adoption of Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-13, and our ongoing evaluation of ASU No. 2020-04, addressing reference rate reform, the interpretive guidance issued relating to accounting for lease concessions provided as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the transition from LIBOR.

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Non-GAAP Measures

Use of Non-GAAP Measures

We use NOI as an alternative measure to evaluate the operating performance of centers, both on individual and stabilized portfolio bases. We define NOI as property-level operating revenues (includes rental income excluding straight-line adjustments of minimum rent) less maintenance, property taxes, utilities, promotion, ground rent (including straight-line adjustments), and other property operating expenses. Beneficial interest in NOI represents our share of NOI (as previously defined) of our consolidated and unconsolidated businesses. Since NOI excludes general and administrative expenses, pre-development charges, interest income and expense, depreciation and amortization, impairment charges, restructuring charges, and gains from land and property dispositions, it provides a performance measure that, when compared period over period, reflects the revenues and expenses most directly associated with owning and operating rental properties, as well as the impact on their operations from trends in mall tenant sales, occupancy and rental rates, and operating costs. We also use NOI excluding lease cancellation income as an alternative measure because this income may vary significantly from period to period, which can affect comparability and trend analysis. We generally provide separate projections for expected NOI growth and our lease cancellation income. We also use NOI excluding lease cancellation income using constant currency exchange rates as an alternative measure because exchange rates may vary significantly from period to period, which can affect comparability and trend analysis.

The following reconciliations include the supplemental earnings measures of EBITDA and FFO. EBITDA represents earnings (loss) before interest, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization of our consolidated and unconsolidated businesses. We believe EBITDA generally provides a useful indicator of operating performance, as it is customary in the real estate and shopping center business to evaluate the performance of properties on a basis unaffected by capital structure.

The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) defines FFO as net income (loss) (calculated in accordance with GAAP), excluding depreciation and amortization related to real estate, gains and losses from the sale of certain real estate assets, gains and losses from change in control, and impairment write-downs of certain real estate assets and investments in entities when the impairment is directly attributable to decreases in the value of depreciable real estate held by the entity. We believe that FFO is a useful supplemental measure of operating performance for REITs. Historical cost accounting for real estate assets implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values instead have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, we and most industry investors and analysts have considered presentations of operating results that exclude historical cost depreciation to be useful in evaluating the operating performance of REITs. We primarily use FFO in measuring performance and in formulating corporate goals and compensation.

We may also present adjusted versions of NOI and FFO when used by management to evaluate our operating performance when certain significant items have impacted our results that affect comparability with prior or future periods due to the nature or amounts of these items. In addition to the reasons noted above for each measure, we believe the disclosure of the adjusted items is similarly useful to investors and others to understand management's view on comparability of such measures between periods. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, FFO was adjusted to exclude costs related to the Simon transaction and the fluctuation in the fair value of equity securities. In addition, for the six months ended June 30, 2020, FFO was adjusted to exclude restructuring charges, deferred income tax expense related to the Blackstone Transactions, an adjustment to the previously recognized promote fee, net of tax, related to Starfield Hanam, and costs related to the Taubman Asia President transition. For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2019, FFO was adjusted to exclude restructuring charges, costs incurred related to the Blackstone Transactions, and costs incurred associated with shareholder activism. In addition, for the six months ended June 30, 2019, FFO was adjusted to exclude the fluctuation in the fair value of equity securities.

Our presentations of NOI, EBITDA, FFO, and adjusted versions of these measures, if any, are not necessarily comparable to the similarly titled measures of other REITs due to the fact that not all REITs use the same definitions. These measures should not be considered alternatives to net income (loss) or as an indicator of our operating performance. Additionally, these measures do not represent cash flows from operating, investing, or financing activities as defined by GAAP. Reconciliations of Net Income (Loss) Attributable to TCO Common Shareholders to Funds from Operations and Adjusted Funds from Operations and Net Income (Loss) to Net Operating Income are presented in the following section.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

The following includes reconciliations of our non-GAAP financial measures: Net Income (Loss) Attributable to TCO Common Shareholders to Funds from Operations and Adjusted Funds from Operations and Net Income (Loss) to Net Operating Income.



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Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) Attributable to TCO Common Shareholders to Funds from Operations and Adjusted Funds from Operations
 
Three Months Ended June 30
 
2020
 
2019
 
Dollars in millions
 
Diluted Shares/ Units
 
Per Share/ Unit
 
Dollars in millions
 
Diluted Shares/ Units
 
Per Share/ Unit
Net income (loss) attributable to TCO common shareholders - basic
$
(34.1
)
 
61,590,226

 
$
(0.55
)
 
$
6.3

 
61,171,614

 
$
0.10

Add impact of share-based compensation
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
168,311

 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to TCO common shareholders - diluted
$
(34.1
)
 
61,590,226

 
$
(0.55
)
 
$
6.3

 
61,339,925

 
$
0.10

Add TCO's additional income tax expense

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Add depreciation of TCO's additional basis
1.5

 
 
 
0.02

 
1.6

 
 
 
0.03

Net income (loss) attributable to TCO common shareholders, excluding step-up depreciation and additional income tax expense
$
(32.6
)
 
61,590,226

 
$
(0.53
)
 
$
7.9

 
61,339,925

 
$
0.13

Add:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noncontrolling share of income (loss) of TRG
(13.8
)
 
26,322,236

 
 
 
3.4

 
26,461,580

 
 
Distributions to participating securities of TRG
 
 
871,262

 
 
 
0.6

 
871,262

 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to partnership unitholders and participating securities of TRG
$
(46.4
)
 
88,783,724

 
$
(0.52
)
 
$
11.9

 
88,672,767

 
$
0.13

Add (less) depreciation and amortization (1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated businesses at 100%
61.8

 
 
 
0.70

 
44.3

 
 
 
0.50

Depreciation of TCO’s additional basis
(1.5
)
 
 
 
(0.02
)
 
(1.6
)
 
 
 
(0.02
)
Noncontrolling partners in consolidated joint ventures
(1.9
)
 
 
 
(0.02
)
 
(2.1
)
 
 
 
(0.02
)
Share of UJVs
15.6

 
 
 
0.18

 
19.0

 
 
 
0.21

Non-real estate depreciation
(1.0
)
 
 
 
(0.01
)
 
(1.2
)
 
 
 
(0.01
)
Less gain on insurance recoveries - The Mall of San Juan
 
 
 
 

 
(1.4
)
 
 
 
(0.02
)
Less gain on partial disposition of ownership interest in UJV
(0.4
)
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Less gain on remeasurement of ownership interest in UJV
(0.4
)
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Less impact of share-based compensation
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 

Funds from Operations attributable to partnership unitholders and participating securities of TRG
$
26.0

 
88,783,724

 
$
0.29

 
$
68.8

 
88,672,767

 
$
0.78

TCO's average ownership percentage of TRG - basic
70.2
%
 
 
 
 
 
69.8
%
 
 
 
 
Funds from Operations attributable to TCO's common shareholders, excluding additional income tax expense
$
18.2

 
 
 
$
0.29

 
$
48.0

 
 
 
$
0.78

Less TCO's additional income tax expense

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Funds from Operations attributable to TCO's common shareholders
$
18.2

 
 
 
$
0.29

 
$
48.0

 
 
 
$
0.78

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Funds from Operations attributable to partnership unitholders and participating securities of TRG
$
26.0

 
88,783,724

 
$
0.29

 
$
68.8

 
88,672,767

 
$
0.78

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Restructuring charges
 
 
 
 


 
0.1

 
 
 

Costs related to Blackstone transactions (2)
 
 
 
 


 
2.1

 
 
 
0.02

Fluctuation in fair value of equity securities
1.5

 
 
 
0.02

 
 
 
 
 


Simon transaction costs
9.1

 
 
 
0.10

 
 
 
 
 


Costs associated with shareholder activism
 
 
 
 


 
12.0

 
 
 
0.14

Adjusted Funds from Operations attributable to partnership unitholders and participating securities of TRG
$
36.6

 
88,783,724

 
$
0.41

 
$
82.9

 
88,672,767

 
$
0.94

TCO's average ownership percentage of TRG - basic
70.2
%
 
 
 
 
 
69.8
%
 
 
 
 
Adjusted Funds from Operations attributable to TCO's common shareholders, excluding additional income tax expense
$
25.7

 
 
 
$
0.41

 
$
57.9

 
 
 
$
0.94

Less TCO's additional income tax expense

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted Funds from Operations attributable to TCO's common shareholders
$
25.7

 
 
 
$
0.41

 
$
57.9

 
 
 
$
0.94


(1)
Depreciation includes $6.7 million and $5.7 million of mall tenant allowance amortization for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
(2)
Includes $1.6 million of deferred income tax expense and $0.5 million of disposition costs related to the Blackstone Transactions for the three months ended June 30, 2019, which have been recorded within Income Tax Benefit (Expense) and Nonoperating Income (Expense), respectively, in our Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).
(3)
Amounts in this table may not recalculate due to rounding.

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Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) Attributable to TCO Common Shareholders to Funds from Operations and Adjusted Funds from Operations
 
Six Months Ended June 30
 
2020
 
2019
 
Dollars in millions
 
Diluted Shares/ Units
 
Per Share/ Unit
 
Dollars in millions
 
Diluted Shares/ Units
 
Per Share/ Unit
Net income (loss) attributable to TCO common shareholders - basic
$
(14.2
)
 
61,419,931

 
(0.23
)
 
$
21.4

 
61,147,947

 
$
0.35

Add impact of share-based compensation
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
206,481

 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to TCO common shareholders - diluted
$
(14.2
)
 
61,419,931

 
$
(0.23
)
 
$
21.4

 
61,354,428

 
$
0.35

Add TCO's additional income tax expense

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Add depreciation of TCO's additional basis
3.0

 
 
 
0.05

 
3.2

 
 
 
0.05

Net income (loss) attributable to TCO common shareholders, excluding step-up depreciation and additional income tax expense
$
(11.2
)
 
61,419,931

 
$
(0.18
)
 
$
24.6

 
61,354,428

 
$
0.40

Add:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noncontrolling share of income (loss) of TRG
(4.6
)
 
26,482,401

 

 
10.2

 
25,672,953

 
 
Distributions to participating securities of TRG
0.6

 
871,262

 


 
1.2

 
871,262

 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to partnership unitholders and participating securities of TRG
$
(15.2
)
 
88,773,594

 
$
(0.17
)
 
$
36.0

 
87,898,643

 
$
0.41

Add (less) depreciation and amortization (1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated businesses at 100%
113.5

 
 
 
1.28

 
89.2

 
 
 
1.01

Depreciation of TCO’s additional basis
(3.0
)
 
 
 
(0.03
)
 
(3.2
)
 
 
 
(0.04
)
Noncontrolling partners in consolidated joint ventures
(3.9
)
 
 
 
(0.04
)
 
(4.3
)
 
 
 
(0.05
)
Share of UJVs
32.0

 
 
 
0.36

 
36.1

 
 
 
0.41

Non-real estate depreciation
(2.2
)
 
 
 
(0.01
)
 
(2.3
)
 
 
 
(0.03
)
Less gain on insurance recoveries - The Mall of San Juan
 
 
 
 

 
(1.4
)
 
 
 
(0.02
)
Less gains on partial dispositions of ownership interests in UJVs, net of tax
(11.3
)
 
 
 
(0.13
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less gains on remeasurements of ownership interests in UJVs
(14.1
)
 
 
 
(0.16
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less impact of share-based compensation

 
 
 

 

 
 
 

Funds from Operations attributable to partnership unitholders and participating securities of TRG
$
95.9

 
88,773,594

 
$
1.08

 
$
150.1

 
87,898,643

 
$
1.71

TCO's average ownership percentage of TRG - basic
70.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
70.4
%
 
 
 
 
Funds from Operations attributable to TCO's common shareholders, excluding additional income tax expense
$
67.1

 
 
 
$
1.08

 
$
105.8

 
 
 
$
1.71

Less TCO's additional income tax expense

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Funds from Operations attributable to TCO's common shareholders
$
67.1

 
 
 
$
1.08

 
$
105.8

 
 
 
$
1.71

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Funds from Operations attributable to partnership unitholders and participating securities of TRG
$
95.9

 
88,773,594

 
$
1.08

 
$
150.1

 
87,898,643

 
$
1.71

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Restructuring charges
0.4

 
 
 

 
0.7

 
 
 
0.01

Costs related to Blackstone Transactions (2)
1.1

 
 
 
0.01

 
2.1

 
 
 
0.02

Taubman Asia President transition costs
0.2

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Promote fee adjustment, net of tax - Starfield Hanam (3)
0.3

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Fluctuation in fair value of equity securities
1.5

 
 
 
0.02

 
(3.3
)
 
 
 
(0.04
)
Simon transaction costs
15.4

 
 
 
0.17

 
 
 
 
 
 
Costs associated with shareholder activism
 
 
 
 


 
16.0

 
 
 
0.18

Adjusted Funds from Operations attributable to partnership unitholders and participating securities of TRG
$
114.9

 
88,773,594

 
$
1.29

 
$
165.5

 
87,898,643

 
$
1.88

TCO's average ownership percentage of TRG - basic
70.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
70.4
%
 
 
 
 
Adjusted Funds from Operations attributable to TCO's common shareholders, excluding additional income tax expense
$
80.4

 
 
 
$
1.29

 
$
116.6

 
 
 
$
1.88

Less TCO's additional income tax expense

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted Funds from Operations attributable to TCO's common shareholders
$
80.4

 
 
 
$
1.29

 
$
116.6

 
 
 
$
1.88


(1)
Depreciation includes $13.5 million and $11.2 million of mall tenant allowance amortization for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
(2)
Includes $1.1 million of deferred income tax expense related to the Blackstone Transactions for the six months ended June 30, 2020, which has been recorded within Income Tax Benefit (Expense) in our Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). Also, includes $1.6 million of deferred income tax expense and $0.5 million of disposition costs related to the Blackstone Transactions for the six months ended June 30, 2019, which have been recorded within Income Tax Benefit (Expense) and Nonoperating Income (Expense), respectively, in our Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).
(3)
Includes a reduction of $0.3 million of promote fee income related to the previously recognized promote fee, net of tax, for Starfield Hanam, which has been recorded within Equity in Income (Loss) of UJVs in our Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).
(4)
Amounts in this table may not recalculate due to rounding.

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Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Net Operating Income
 
Three Months Ended June 30
 
(in millions)
 
2020
 
2019
 
Growth %
Net income (loss)
$
(41.8
)
 
$
16.9

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Add (less) depreciation and amortization:
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated businesses at 100%
61.8

 
44.3

 
 
Noncontrolling partners in consolidated joint ventures
(1.9
)
 
(2.1
)
 
 
Share of UJVs
15.6

 
19.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Add (less) interest expense and income tax expense (benefit):
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense:
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated businesses at 100%
33.4

 
38.0

 
 
Noncontrolling partners in consolidated joint ventures
(2.7
)
 
(3.0
)
 
 
Share of UJVs
15.9

 
18.0

 
 
Income tax expense (benefit):
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated businesses at 100%
(0.2
)
 
2.4

 
 
Noncontrolling partners in consolidated joint ventures
 
 
(0.1
)
 
 
Share of UJVs
0.1

 
0.9

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less noncontrolling share of income of consolidated joint ventures
(0.3
)
 
(0.8
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Add EBITDA attributable to outside partners:
 
 
 
 
 
EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling partners in consolidated joint ventures
4.9

 
6.1

 
 
EBITDA attributable to outside partners in UJVs
39.5

 
49.1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EBITDA at 100%
$
124.4

 
$
188.5

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Add (less) items excluded from shopping center NOI:
 
 
 
 
 
General and administrative expenses
7.5

 
8.6

 
 
Management, leasing, and development services, net
(0.2
)
 
(0.4
)
 
 
Restructuring charges
 
 
0.1

 
 
Costs associated with shareholder activism
 
 
12.0

 
 
Straight-line of rents
4.1

 
(2.3
)
 
 
Nonoperating (income) expense
0.4

 
(7.6
)
 
 
Simon transaction costs
9.1

 
 
 
 
Gain on partial disposition of ownership interest in UJV
(0.4
)
 
 
 
 
Gain on remeasurement of ownership interest in UJV
(0.4
)
 
 
 
 
Unallocated operating expenses and other
5.0

 
8.4

 
 
NOI at 100% - total portfolio
$
149.5

 
$
207.3

 
 
Less - NOI of non-comparable centers (1)
(8.7
)
 
(22.1
)
 
 
NOI at 100% - comparable centers
$
140.8

 
$
185.2

 
(24.0)%
Foreign currency exchange rate fluctuation adjustment
1.0

 
 
 
 
NOI at 100% - comparable centers including lease cancellation income at constant currency
$
141.9

 
$
185.2

 
(23.4)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOI at 100% - comparable centers
$
140.8

 
$
185.2

 
 
Less lease cancellation income - comparable centers
(5.0
)
 
(5.0
)
 
 
NOI at 100% - comparable centers excluding lease cancellation income (2)
$
135.8

 
$
180.3

 
(24.7)%
Foreign currency exchange rate fluctuation adjustment
1.0

 


 
 
NOI at 100% - comparable centers excluding lease cancellation income at constant currency
$
136.8

 
$
180.3

 
(24.1)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOI at 100% - comparable centers
$
140.8

 
$
185.2

 
 
Less NOI of comparable centers attributable to noncontrolling partners in consolidated joint ventures and outside partners in UJVs (3)
(42.7
)
 
(54.7
)
 
 
Beneficial interest in NOI - comparable centers including lease cancellation income
98.2

 
130.5

 
(24.8)%
Beneficial interest in foreign currency exchange rate fluctuation adjustment
0.2

 
 
 
 
Beneficial interest in NOI - comparable centers including lease cancellation income at constant currency
$
98.4

 
$
130.5

 
(24.6)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOI at 100% - comparable centers excluding lease cancellation income (2)
$
135.8

 
$
180.3

 
 
Less NOI of comparable centers excluding lease cancellation income attributable to noncontrolling partners in consolidated joint ventures and outside partners in UJVs (3)
(41.5
)
 
(53.7
)
 
 
Beneficial interest in NOI - comparable centers excluding lease cancellation income
94.3

 
126.6

 
(25.5)%
Beneficial interest in foreign currency exchange rate fluctuation adjustment
0.2

 


 
 
Beneficial interest in NOI - comparable centers excluding lease cancellation income at constant currency
$
94.5

 
$
126.6

 
(25.3)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOI at 100% - total portfolio
$
149.5

 
$
207.3

 
 
Less lease cancellation income - total portfolio
(5.3
)
 
(7.4
)
 
 
Less NOI attributable to noncontrolling partners in consolidated joint ventures and outside partners in UJVs excluding lease cancellation income - total portfolio
(43.4
)
 
(54.3
)
 
 
Beneficial interest in NOI - total portfolio excluding lease cancellation income
$
100.8

 
$
145.5

 
(30.8)%

(1) Includes Beverly Center, The Gardens Mall, The Mall of San Juan, Stamford Town Center, and Taubman Prestige Outlets Chesterfield.
(2) See "Non-GAAP Measures - Use of Non-GAAP Measures" above for a discussion of the use and utility of NOI excluding lease cancellation income as a performance measure.
(3) Includes outside partner share of Asia center results at new ownership percentages post Blackstone Transactions to be comparable between periods.
(4) Amounts in this table may not add due to rounding.

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
 
(in millions)
 
2020
 
2019
 
Growth %
Net income (loss)
$
(5.3
)
 
$
46.6

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Add (less) depreciation and amortization:
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated businesses at 100%
113.5

 
89.2

 
 
Noncontrolling partners in consolidated joint ventures
(3.9
)
 
(4.3
)
 
 
Share of UJVs
32.0

 
36.1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Add (less) interest expense and income tax expense:
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense:
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated businesses at 100%
68.2

 
74.9

 
 
Noncontrolling partners in consolidated joint ventures
(5.5
)
 
(6.1
)
 
 
Share of UJVs
32.4

 
34.8

 
 
Income tax expense:
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated businesses at 100%
0.5

 
2.9

 
 
Noncontrolling partners in consolidated joint ventures
 
 
(0.2
)
 
 
Share of UJVs
0.4

 
1.7

 
 
Share of income tax expense on disposition of ownership interests
1.5

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less noncontrolling share of income of consolidated joint ventures
(1.3
)
 
(2.3
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Add EBITDA attributable to outside partners:
 
 
 
 
 
EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling partners in consolidated joint ventures
10.7

 
12.9

 
 
EBITDA attributable to outside partners in UJVs
90.8

 
96.3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EBITDA at 100%
$
334.0

 
$
382.5

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Add (less) items excluded from shopping center NOI:
 
 
 
 
 
General and administrative expenses
15.5

 
17.1

 
 
Management, leasing, and development services, net
(0.2
)
 
(1.1
)
 
 
Restructuring charges
0.4

 
0.7

 
 
Costs associated with shareholder activism
 
 
16.0

 
 
Straight-line of rents
3.1

 
(5.2
)
 
 
Nonoperating income, net
(0.5
)
 
(16.7
)
 
 
Simon transaction costs
15.4

 
 
 
 
Gains on partial dispositions of ownership interests in UJVs
(12.8
)
 
 
 
 
Gains on remeasurements of ownership interests in UJVs
(14.1
)
 
 
 
 
Unallocated operating expenses and other
10.0

 
16.1

 
 
NOI at 100% - total portfolio
$
350.8

 
$
409.5

 
 
Less - NOI of non-comparable centers (1)
(26.8
)
 
(36.3
)
 
 
NOI at 100% - comparable centers
$
324.1

 
$
373.2

 
(13.2)%
Foreign currency exchange rate fluctuation adjustment
2.2

 
 
 
 
NOI at 100% - comparable centers including lease cancellation income at constant currency
$
326.2

 
$
373.2

 
(12.6)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOI at 100% - comparable centers
$
324.1

 
$
373.2

 
 
Less lease cancellation income - comparable centers
(7.1
)
 
(5.4
)
 
 
NOI at 100% - comparable centers excluding lease cancellation income (2)
$
317.0

 
$
367.7

 
(13.8)%
Foreign currency exchange rate fluctuation adjustment
2.2

 


 
 
NOI at 100% - comparable centers excluding lease cancellation income at constant currency
$
319.1

 
$
367.7

 
(13.2)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOI at 100% - comparable centers
$
324.1

 
$
373.2

 
 
Less NOI of comparable centers attributable to noncontrolling partners in consolidated joint ventures and outside partners in UJVs (3)
(96.5
)
 
(112.6
)
 
 
Beneficial interest in NOI - comparable centers including lease cancellation income
227.6

 
260.6

 
(12.7)%
Beneficial interest in foreign currency exchange rate fluctuation adjustment
0.5

 
 
 
 
Beneficial interest in NOI - comparable centers including lease cancellation income at constant currency
$
228.0

 
$
260.6

 
(12.5)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOI at 100% - comparable centers excluding lease cancellation income (2)
$
317.0

 
$
367.7

 
 
Less NOI of comparable centers excluding lease cancellation income attributable to noncontrolling partners in consolidated joint ventures and outside partners in UJVs (3)
(95.2
)
 
(111.5
)
 
 
Beneficial interest in NOI - comparable centers excluding lease cancellation income
221.8

 
256.2

 
(13.4)%
Beneficial interest in foreign currency exchange rate fluctuation adjustment
0.5

 


 
 
Beneficial interest in NOI - comparable centers excluding lease cancellation income at constant currency
$
222.3

 
$
256.2

 
(13.3)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOI at 100% - total portfolio
$
350.8

 
$
409.5

 
 
Less lease cancellation income - total portfolio
(7.7
)
 
(8.0
)
 
 
Less NOI attributable to noncontrolling partners in consolidated joint ventures and outside partners in UJVs excluding lease cancellation income - total portfolio
(100.8
)
 
(108.9
)
 
 
Beneficial interest in NOI - total portfolio excluding lease cancellation income
$
242.3

 
$
292.6

 
(17.2)%

(1) Includes Beverly Center, The Gardens Mall, The Mall of San Juan, Stamford Town Center, and Taubman Prestige Outlets Chesterfield.
(2) See "Non-GAAP Measures - Use of Non-GAAP Measures" above for a discussion of the use and utility of NOI excluding lease cancellation income as a performance measure.
(3) Includes outside partner share of Asia center results at new ownership percentages post Blackstone Transactions to be comparable between periods.
(4) Amounts in this table may not add due to rounding.

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Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The information required by this item is included in this report at Item 2 under the caption "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Liquidity and Capital Resources – Sensitivity Analysis."

Item 4.
Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of June 30, 2020, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure the information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods prescribed by the SEC, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.







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PART II
OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.
Legal Proceedings

In connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) for Simon Property Group, Inc. (Simon) to acquire a 100% ownership interest in TCO and an 80% ownership interest in TRG (see "Note 1 - Interim Financial Statements - Merger Agreement to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q), on June 10, 2020, Simon filed a complaint in the State of Michigan Circuit Court for the Sixth Judicial Circuit (Oakland County) (the Court) seeking a declaration that Simon validly terminated the Merger Agreement among Simon, us, and other parties and that Simon is not required to close the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and requesting an award of unspecified damages for our alleged breaches of the Merger Agreement. In its complaint, Simon alleges that we have suffered a Material Adverse Effect under the Merger Agreement due to the effects on it of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that we breached the covenants in the Merger Agreement governing the conduct of our business in the ordinary course. On June 17, 2020, TCO and TRG (the Taubman Parties) filed an Answer, Affirmative Defenses, and Counterclaim (the Taubman Answer and Counterclaim) in response to the Simon Complaint, which added Silver Merger Sub 1, LLC and Silver Merger Sub 2, LLC (with Simon and the Simon Operating Partnership, the Simon Parties) as counterclaim defendants. In the Taubman Answer and Counterclaim, we deny that we had suffered a Material Adverse Effect or that we had breached our covenant to use commercially reasonable efforts to operate in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, and therefore the Merger Agreement could not be terminated by the Simon Parties. Additionally, in the Taubman Answer and Counterclaim, we seek to have the Court enter a judgment of specific performance, compelling the Simon Parties to comply with their obligations under the Merger Agreement and consummate the transaction. Additionally, the Taubman Parties seek a declaratory judgment that, due to the Simon Parties’ repudiation and material breach of the Merger Agreement by delivering the Purported Termination Notice and failing to use reasonable best efforts to consummate the transaction, we have the right to seek damages, including based on the loss of the premium offered to our equity holders.

Additionally, several shareholders have filed complaints against us and our directors, stating claims arising under Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78n(a), 78t(a), and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Rule 14a-9, based on certain alleged misstatements or omissions in a proxy statement filed with the SEC concerning our proposed transaction with Simon.

The first shareholder complaint was filed in the United Stated District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on May 18, 2020. The plaintiff is Hannah Mason, and the defendants are Taubman Centers, Inc. and each of its current directors. Plaintiff seeks injunctive relief preventing the merger from closing until defendants disseminate a revised proxy, declaratory relief that defendants violated federal securities laws, rescission of the merger or damages should the merger close, costs, and such other relief as the court might deem just and proper.

The second shareholder complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware on May 21, 2020. The plaintiff is Joseph Post, and he seeks to represent a class of similarly situated individuals. The defendants are Taubman Centers, Inc. and each of its current directors, Simon Property Group, Inc., Simon Property Group, L.P., Silver Merger Sub 1, LLC, Silver Merger Sub 2, LLC, and The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership. The complaint seeks injunctive relief preventing the merger from closing until defendants disseminate a revised proxy, injunctive relief requiring defendants to issue a revised proxy, declaratory relief that defendants violated federal securities laws, rescission of the merger or damages should the merger close, costs, and such other relief as the court might deem just and proper.
The third shareholder complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey on June 2, 2020. The plaintiff is Colby Balch, and the defendants are Taubman Centers, Inc. and each of its current directors. Plaintiff seeks injunctive relief preventing the merger from closing until defendants disseminate a revised proxy, declaratory relief that defendants violated federal securities laws, rescission of the merger or damages should the merger close, costs, and such other relief as the court might deem just and proper.

The fourth shareholder complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on June 15, 2020. The plaintiff is Stacy Baker, and the defendants are Taubman Centers, Inc. and each of its current directors. Plaintiff seeks injunctive relief preventing the merger from closing until defendants disseminate a revised proxy, injunctive relief directing defendants to issue a revised proxy, declaratory relief that defendants violated federal securities laws, rescission of the merger or damages should the merger close, costs, and such other relief as the court might deem just and proper.


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Refer to "Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies - Simon Merger Agreement Litigation" to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for additional information related to the ongoing litigation with Simon and the additional shareholder litigation brought against us.


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Item 1 A.
Risk Factors

You should carefully consider the risk factors below and the risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Risks Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, or the impact of any future pandemic, is uncertain and hard to measure, but the COVID-19 pandemic has had, and may continue to have, an adverse effect on our business, financial statements, liquidity, and stock price in the future.

The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted the global economy and financial markets, with global legislative and regulatory responses including unprecedented monetary and fiscal policy actions across all sectors, and there is uncertainty as to timing of stabilization and recovery. The operations of both our U.S. and Asia shopping centers have been and could continue to be adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has had adverse effects on our business, financial statements, and liquidity, which may continue and may be adverse, including, but not limited to, the following:

certain states and cities where our businesses operate reacted by instituting shelter in place rules, social distancing rules and guidelines, restrictions on travel and public gatherings, and restrictions on the types of business that may continue to operate, all of which resulted in the temporary closure of most of our U.S. shopping centers in mid-March 2020. As of June 30, 2020, all of our centers had reopened and a substantial majority of stores had reopened. However, in mid-July 2020, two of our centers in California were ordered to temporarily close again amid rising cases of COVID-19. Also, although most of our centers have reopened, there are still various restrictions in place that limit our centers and tenants from operating at the levels they did prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. If the U.S. continues to see prolonged or increased cases of COVID-19 infection, the risk of government mandated restrictions may rise, which could require other centers to close again, but we are unable to predict such potential restrictions;

the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in reduced global economic activity, which has impacted certain of our tenants' businesses, financial performance, and liquidity and has caused, and could continue to cause, certain tenants to be unable to fully meet their obligations to us or to otherwise seek modifications of such obligations, resulting in increases in uncollectible receivables, deferrals, and reductions in rental revenues. We have experienced and may continue to experience a reduction in rent collections for an indeterminate period of time. While we have agreed to certain rent deferrals and a small number of abatements, discussions with our tenants remain ongoing and may result in further rent deferrals or lease modifications, as we deem appropriate on an individual basis based on each tenant’s unique financial and operating situation. Refer to "Note 1 - Interim Financial Statements - Risks and Uncertainties Related to COVID-19 Pandemic" and "Note 14 - New Accounting Pronouncements and Impending LIBOR Transition - New Accounting Pronouncements" to our consolidated financial statements for discussion related to our accounting for uncollectible tenant revenues and lease modifications related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tenants could also file lawsuits against us arguing that they are not obligated to pay their rent during our center closures;

many of our tenants and anchors have been, and may continue to be, affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to, and could continue to lead to, reduced credit quality, increased bankruptcies, early terminations, reduced lease renewals, decreased sales performance, the closing of our tenants and anchors or increased rationalization of square footage. Certain of our lease agreements include co-tenancy and/or sales-based kick-out provisions which allow a tenant to pay a reduced rent amount and, in certain instances, terminate the lease, if we fail to maintain certain occupancy levels or retain specified named anchors, or if the tenant does not achieve certain specified sales targets. To the extent our occupancy levels decline significantly or we lose anchors, this may cause additional lease terminations. Further, replacing or maintaining mall tenants at attractive lease terms or at all could be difficult in a recession economy, which could lead to excess space in our centers and an oversupply of space in the industry. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. shopping center industry already had been facing challenges and turbulence in recent years as it continued to evolve rapidly. In 2019, bankruptcies included Forever 21, one of our largest mall tenants, who accounted for 3.6% of Mall gross leasable area (GLA) as of June 30, 2020. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, 3.2% of the total number of tenant leases filed for bankruptcy, which accounted for 3.9% of Mall GLA. Further, in July 2020, an additional group of tenants accounting for 2.5% of the total number of tenant leases and 3.3% of Mall GLA also filed for bankruptcy. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has impeded and may continue to prolong the recovery of the U.S. shopping center and retail industries;


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portions of our rental revenues are based on tenant sales, which have been and could continue to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic due to store closures in the near term, and potentially in the long-term to the extent it significantly and adversely impacts mall traffic and consumer behavior, as well as the desirability of shopping, dining and entertaining at malls (particularly our large, enclosed malls) compared to other alternatives. Consumer traffic is likely to be reduced until COVID-19 infection rates are significantly reduced, a vaccination which prevents or reduces the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic becomes widely available, or a cure or treatment is developed and becomes widely available. Further, reduced economic activity could lead to a prolonged economic recession, which could negatively impact consumer discretionary spending, which could directly impact our sales based on rental revenues and mall traffic, as well as tenants’ long-term viability and appetite to remain in our centers at rent levels desirable to us or at all;

we are in a competitive business and our centers compete with other forms of retailing such as online retail, as well as other retail properties such as single user freestanding wholesale clubs and discount shopping stores. Also, many of our tenants are omni-channel retailers who also sell their products through various means and channels, including via the internet. Our revenues are currently predominantly reliant on consumer demand for shopping at physical shopping malls, and we could be adversely affected if we are unable to adapt to such new technologies and relationships on a timely basis. The increased popularity of digital and mobile technologies has advanced the transition of a percentage of market share from shopping at physical stores to online shopping, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions intended to slow the rate of infections has increased the utilization of e-commerce and may continue to accelerate the long-term growth of online retail, reducing consumer demand for shopping at physical shopping malls. Further, consumers who had limited or no experience using online retail have recently turned to online retail as a necessity due to the inability to access our centers and the ability to purchase non-essential goods from these online retailers. As retailers become more successful selling products online, they could begin to close stores or choose not to renew existing leases at terms attractive to us;

global commerce, travel, and tourism have been and may continue to be adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which could lead to limited trade and population movement (which would adversely impact our centers that significantly benefit from tourism, some of which are the most productive centers in our portfolio), issues with the movement of goods through the supply chain, and other impacts to business and consumer demand that may diminish the demand for our tenants’ products and services, which may reduce demand and rents for our properties;

the future growth of our portfolio could be adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic due to the factors mentioned elsewhere in this risk factor, which could impede us from pursuing our historical overall strategy of creating value through development, redevelopment, acquisition, or internal growth and recycling capital using long-term fixed rate financing on the centers upon stabilization. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we expect to defer U.S. planned capital expenditures of between $100 million and $110 million in 2020, which could also impede us from realizing internal growth within our portfolio;

the potential negative impact on the health of our employees, particularly if a significant number of senior management members are impacted, could affect our ability to ensure business continuity during the period of disruption related to the pandemic. The outbreak has forced many of our on-site and management office employees to work remotely, which may adversely impact our ability to effectively manage our business and introduce operational risk, including an increased vulnerability to potential cyber security attacks. As our on-site and management office employees return to their work locations, rising COVID-19 infection rates could result in these employees transitioning back to working remotely, with additional financial burdens and further disruption to our business. The pandemic may also have long-term effects on the nature of the office environment and remote working, and this may present operational challenges that may adversely affect our business;


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the negative financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic could affect our future compliance with financial covenants of our $1.1 billion primary unsecured revolving line of credit, unsecured term loans, and other debt agreements and our ability to fund debt service. Failure to meet certain of these financial covenants or failure to pay our debt service could cause an event of default under and/or accelerate some or all of such indebtedness which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial statements, and liquidity. In August 2020, we entered into amendments to waive all of our existing financial covenants related to our primary unsecured revolving line of credit, $275 million unsecured term loan, and $250 million unsecured term loan for the quarter ending September 30, 2020 through and including the quarter ending June 30, 2021. The amendments also added a liquidity covenant, which will remain in effect through the earlier of the end of the covenant waiver period or until the financial covenants are in compliance using the definitions and requirements prior to the amendments. The financial covenants for our loan on International Market Place mirror the requirements under our primary unsecured revolving line of credit so therefore, the waiver of our financial covenants also applies to the International Market Place loan. Refer to "Part I. Financial Information - Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity and Capital Resources - Covenant Waiver Amendments" for further details related to the amendments for our primary unsecured revolving line of credit, $275 million unsecured term loan, and $250 million unsecured term loan. Although we are currently able to meet our financial covenants, and expect to be able to meet our liquidity covenant during the covenant waiver period, for our primary unsecured revolving line of credit, $275 million unsecured term loan, and $250 million unsecured term loan, there is no assurance that we will continue to be able to do so, even with the additional flexibility provided by the amendments.

Further, the availability of our $1.1 billion primary unsecured revolving line of credit could be reduced in the future following the covenant waiver period if the values of the assets in our unencumbered asset pool decrease as a result of effects from the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of the additional $350 million borrowing made as a precautionary measure to increase liquidity, preserve financial flexibility, and fund temporary working capital needs due to uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, we have increased leverage higher than our historical average and will incur interest expense on our borrowings, as well as increase our vulnerability to future economic and industry conditions. In June 2020, we repaid $100 million, reducing the balance on our $1.1 billion primary unsecured revolving line of credit to $870 million as of June 30, 2020;

the financial markets and our stock price also have been adversely impacted by, and have become more volatile due to, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the negative financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic could result in difficulty accessing debt or equity capital on attractive terms, or at all, to fund business operations or address maturing liabilities on a timely basis and our tenants' ability to fund their business operations and meet their obligations to us;

unanticipated costs and operating expenses and decreased revenue related to compliance with regulations, such as additional expenses related to staff working remotely, requirements to provide employees with additional mandatory paid time off and increased expenses related to sanitation and protective measures performed at each of our centers in compliance with all local, state and federal laws, as well as additional expenses incurred to protect the welfare of our employees, such as expanded access to health services;

our ability or desire to pay dividends on our stock could be limited in the future. We did not declare a second quarter dividend on our common stock, and the decision to declare and pay dividends on our common stock in the future, as well as the timing, amount, and composition of any such future dividends, will be at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on our earnings, FFO, liquidity, financial condition, capital requirements, contractual prohibitions, or other limitations under our indebtedness and preferred shares, the annual dividend requirements under the REIT provisions of the Code, state law and such other factors as our Board of Directors deems relevant. The Board of Directors will monitor our financial performance and liquidity position on an ongoing basis and will distribute taxable income, in the form of a common dividend and distributions to participating securities, in accordance with our partnership agreement and REIT qualification requirements as permitted under the new covenant waiver amendments; and

weaker economic conditions could result in lower fair values of assets and cause us to recognize impairment charges for our consolidated centers or other than temporary impairment of our Investments in UJVs.


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Taken individually, or together in any combination, the above could cause an adverse effect on our business, financial statements, liquidity, and stock price although the extent of the potential effect will depend on future actions and outcomes, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the scope, severity and duration of the outbreak, the short-term and long-term economic impact of the outbreak (including the effect on employment levels and consumer discretionary spending in the markets in which we own and operate properties), and the actions taken to mitigate the impact of the virus, and the pace of economic and financial market recovery when the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, among others. Further, many of the Risk Factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A. of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 are more likely to occur and be further intensified as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Risks Related to the Merger Agreement with Simon Property Group, Inc. (Simon)

We are engaged in litigation against Simon, Simon Property Group, L.P., Silver Merger Sub 1, LLC and Silver Merger Sub 2, LLC (the Simon Parties) in relation to the Merger Agreement and the transaction contemplated thereby. If we are unsuccessful in our lawsuit, our shareholders may not realize the anticipated benefits contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

On June 10, 2020, Simon delivered to Taubman Centers, Inc. (TCO) and The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership (TRG) (referenced collectively as the Taubman Parties) a notice purporting to terminate the Merger Agreement (the Purported Termination Notice). In the Purported Termination Notice, Simon claimed that the Taubman Parties had suffered a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and had also breached its covenant to use commercially reasonable efforts to operate in the ordinary course of business. The Taubman Parties believe that Simon's purported termination of the Merger Agreement is invalid and without merit, and that Simon continues to be bound to the transaction in all respects. The Taubman Parties intend to hold Simon to its obligations under the Merger Agreement and the agreed transaction and to vigorously contest Simon's purported termination and legal claims. The Taubman Parties also intend to pursue their remedies to enforce their contractual rights under the Merger Agreement, including, among other things, the right to specific performance and the right to monetary damages, including damages based on the transaction price.

Also on June 10, 2020, Simon and the Simon Operating Partnership filed a complaint (the Simon Complaint), captioned, Simon Property Group, Inc. and Simon Property Group, L.P. v. Taubman Centers, Inc. and Taubman Realty Group, L.P., Case No. 2020-181675-CB in the State of Michigan Circuit Court for the Sixth Judicial Circuit (Oakland County) (the Court), seeking a declaratory judgment that, among other things, the Taubman Parties had suffered a Material Adverse Effect and had breached their covenant in the Merger Agreement to use commercially reasonable efforts to operate in the ordinary course of business, and, as a result, Simon’s purported termination of the Merger Agreement was valid.

On June 17, 2020, the Taubman Parties filed an Answer, Affirmative Defenses, and Counterclaim (the Taubman Answer and Counterclaim) in response to the Simon Complaint, which added Silver Merger Sub 1, LLC and Silver Merger Sub 2, LLC as counterclaim defendants. In the Taubman Answer and Counterclaim, the Taubman Parties deny that the Taubman Parties had suffered a Material Adverse Effect or that they had breached their covenant to use commercially reasonable efforts to operate in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practices, and therefore the Merger Agreement could not be terminated by the Simon Parties. Additionally, in the Taubman Answer and Counterclaim the Taubman Parties ask the Court to enter a judgment of specific performance, compelling the Simon Parties to comply with their obligations under the Merger Agreement and consummate the transaction. Additionally, the Taubman Parties seek a declaratory judgment that, due to the Simon Parties' repudiation and material breach of the Merger Agreement by delivering the Purported Termination Notice and failing to use reasonable best efforts to consummate the transaction, the Taubman Parties have the right to seek damages, including based on the loss of the premium offered to Taubman Parties’ equity holders.

If we are unsuccessful in our lawsuit and there is an adverse decision by the Court, the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement may not be consummated and our shareholders may not receive the consideration which they are entitled, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, to receive upon consummation of the transaction.


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Item 5.
Other Information

On August 7, 2020 (the Amendment Effective Date), a subsidiary of Taubman Centers, Inc., The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership (TRG), entered into an Amendment No. 2 to the Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement (the Amendment) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the various lenders (the Lenders) on the signature pages thereto. The Amended Credit Amendment amends the Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement dated October 28, 2019 (the Credit Agreement), which provides for an aggregate commitment of $1.1 billion on the revolving facility and an unsecured term loan of $275 million.
As previously disclosed, the Credit Agreement provides for a $1.1 billion revolving facility that bears interest at LIBOR plus a range based on TRG’s total leverage ratio and matures on February 1, 2024, with two, six-month extension options. The Credit Agreement also provides for a $275 million unsecured term loan that also bears interest at LIBOR plus a range based on TRG’s total leverage ratio and matures on February 1, 2025. The above terms were unchanged within the Amendment, however, from and after the Amendment Effective Date and through the covenant compliance date, the $1.1 billion revolving facility and the $275 million unsecured term loan will bear interest at the maximum total leverage ratio level (Level V), with the unhedged balance of the $1.1 billion revolving facility subject to a LIBOR floor of 0.5%, as provided for below:
$1.1 Billion Revolving Facility
Ratio Level
Total Leverage Ratio
LIBOR Spread
Facility Fee Rate
Level V
>55%
1.6%
0.25%
$275 Million Unsecured Term Loan
Ratio Level
Total Leverage Ratio
LIBOR Spread
Level V
>55%
1.8%
The Amendment provides that all of our existing financial covenants under the Credit Agreement are waived for the quarter ending September 30, 2020 through and including the quarter ending June 30, 2021 (the Covenant Waiver Period). The Amendment also added a liquidity covenant, which will remain in effect through the earlier of the end of the Covenant Waiver Period or until the financial covenants are in compliance using the definitions and requirements prior to the amendment. Additional material terms of the Amendment include:
the lenders receive a secured interest in certain unencumbered assets through the Covenant Waiver Period;
limitations are imposed during the Covenant Waiver Period on acquisitions, additional indebtedness, share repurchases, as well as certain required prepayments following dispositions, equity, or debt issuances;
the entities owning Beverly Center, Dolphin Mall, and The Gardens on El Paseo remain guarantors under the Amendment and the shopping centers owned by those entities remain unencumbered assets;
adds a minimum liquidity covenant, which requires TRG to maintain a minimum liquidity level of $215 million beginning on the Amendment Effective Date and through the covenant compliance date;
the following financial covenants have been waived in the Amendment during the Covenant Waiver Period:
the net worth covenant, which requires net worth to be greater than $2.0 billion;
the total leverage ratio covenant, which should not exceed 60%;
the secured leverage ratio covenant, which should not exceed 50%; provided that the secured leverage ratio may exceed 50% as of the end of up to four (4) fiscal quarters of TRG during the term of the agreement (whether or not consecutive) so long as such ratio does not exceed 55%;
the fixed charge coverage ratio covenant, which states at the end of each fiscal quarter of TRG, the ratio of combined EBITDA to fixed charges, each for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters then ended, should not be less than 1.50 to 1.00;
the recourse secured debt covenant, which states at the end of each fiscal quarter of TRG, the aggregate outstanding amount of recourse secured indebtedness should not exceed 20% of capitalization value; provided that the aggregate outstanding amount of recourse secured indebtedness that was incurred for purposes other than property construction does not exceed 10% of capitalization value;
the minimum number and value of eligible unencumbered assets covenant, which states at any time, there should be no fewer than three eligible unencumbered assets and the value of eligible unencumbered assets should be greater than $1,275 million (measured at the end of the most recent fiscal quarter of TRG);


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the unencumbered leverage ratio, which states at the end of each fiscal quarter of TRG, the unencumbered leverage ratio should not exceed 60%; provided that TRG shall be permitted to cure any non-compliance with this unencumbered leverage ratio covenant by designating additional eligible unencumbered assets and delivering a guaranty executed by the applicable subsidiary guarantor within forty-five days after delivery of the financial statements and a compliance certificate demonstrating such non-compliance before such non-compliance shall become an event of default;
the unencumbered interest coverage ratio, which states at the end of each fiscal quarter of TRG, the ratio of unencumbered EBITDA to unsecured interest expense, each for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters then ended, should not be less than 2.0 to 1.0; and
the unencumbered asset occupancy ratio, which states that at the end of each fiscal quarter, the eligible unencumbered assets are required to have an aggregate occupancy rate of not less than 80% of the aggregate gross leasable area within such eligible unencumbered assets.
provides for a fixed borrowing capacity on our $1.1 billion revolving facility of $1,012.3 million during the Covenant Waiver Period;
provides for flexibility to complete up to $475 million of capital improvements and redevelopment projects through the end of 2021, subject to certain minimum liquidity thresholds; and
permits distributions in accordance with our partnership agreement and REIT qualification requirements and the ability to continue dividend payments for our 6.5% Series J Preferred Stock and 6.25% Series K Preferred Stock.

In June 2020, we voluntarily repaid $100 million on our $1.1 billion revolving facility, reducing the balance on facility to $870 million as of June 30, 2020.

The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by the Amendment, a copy of which is attached to this Form 10-Q in “Part II. Other Information - Item 6. Exhibits” as Exhibit 4.1, all of which is incorporated herein by reference.




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Item 6. Exhibits
 
 
 
 
Incorporated by Reference
 
 
Exhibit Number
 
Exhibit Description
 
Form
 
Period Ending
 
Exhibit
 
Filing Date
 
Filed Herewith
4.1*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
4.2*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
10.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
10.2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
31.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
31.2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
32.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
**
32.2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
**
101.INS
 
Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL Document.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
101.SCH
 
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
101.CAL
 
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
101.LAB
 
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
101.PRE
 
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
101.DEF
 
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
104
 
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document contained in Exhibit 101).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
 
Certain schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule and/or exhibit will be furnished to the SEC upon request.
**
 
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SIGNATURES

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

 
 
TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC.
Date:
August 10, 2020
By: /s/ Simon J. Leopold                                                                  
 
 
Simon J. Leopold
 
 
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

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Exhibit 4.1

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
REVOLVING CREDIT AND TERM LOAN AGREEMENT

This AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AND TERM LOAN AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of August 7, 2020, is by and among THE TAUBMAN REALTY GROUP LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Borrower”), the other Loan Parties party hereto, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (“JPMorgan”), in its capacity as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders, and the Lenders party hereto (collectively constituting the Required Lenders).

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:

(1) The Borrower, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the other financial institutions party thereto entered into that certain Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement dated as of October 28, 2019, as modified by the Consent and Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement dated as of May 21, 2020 (the “Credit Agreement”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Amendment have the same meanings as specified in the Amended Credit Agreement (as defined below);

(2) The Administrative Agent, the Borrower and certain Lenders party to the Credit Agreement wish to amend the Credit Agreement to address certain changes to the terms thereof as set forth below; and

(3) The Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party hereto, collectively constituting the Required Lenders, have agreed pursuant to Section 9.02 of the Credit Agreement to amend the Credit Agreement on the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth.

SECTION 1. Amendments to the Credit Agreement. (a) The Credit Agreement is, upon the occurrence of the Amendment Effective Date (as defined in Section 8 below), hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: underlined text) as set forth in the pages of the Credit Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (as so amended, the “Amended Credit Agreement”).

(b)     The Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding new Exhibit G thereto in the form of Exhibit G attached hereto.

(c)     The Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding new Exhibit H thereto in the form of Exhibit H attached hereto.

SECTION 2.     Waivers to the Credit Agreement.

The undersigned Lenders, collectively constituting the Required Lenders, hereby (i) waive compliance by the Borrower with the provisions of in Sections 6.11(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f)(ii), (g), (h) and (i) of the Credit Agreement (collectively, the “Subject Provisions”) during the Covenant Waiver Period (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) (the “Waiver Period”) and (ii) agree that no Default or





Event of Default shall exist or arise as a result of the Borrower’s failure to comply with the Subject Provisions during the Waiver Period.

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 9.02 of the Credit Agreement, the waiver set forth in this Section 2 shall be limited precisely as written, and nothing herein shall be deemed to (a) constitute a waiver of compliance by the Borrower with respect to (i) the Subject Provisions other than during the Waiver Period or (ii) any other term, provision or condition of the Loan Documents or any other instrument or agreement referred to in any of them, or (b) prejudice any right or remedy that any Lender may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents, or any other instrument or agreement referred to in any of them or under applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, the waiver of compliance with the Subject Provisions set forth herein shall not extend beyond the last day of the Waiver Period and such waiver shall be of no force or effect for any purpose after the last day of the Waiver Period.

SECTION 3.     Pledge Agreement. The Collateral Agent is hereby authorized by the Lenders to enter into a Pledge Agreement in substantially the form attached as Exhibit G hereto (the “Pledge Agreement”). The terms and provisions of the Pledge Agreement that refer to the Secured Parties shall be binding on all Secured Parties to the same extent as if each Secured Party were a party thereto.

SECTION 4.     Intercreditor Agreement. The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent are hereby authorized by the Lenders to enter into an Intercreditor Agreement dated as of the date hereof and in the form attached as Exhibit H hereto (the “Intercreditor Agreement”) with the Borrower, the other Loan Parties party thereto and the administrative agent for the 2018 Term Loan Agreement. The terms and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement that refer to the Secured Parties shall be binding on all Secured Parties to the same extent as if each Secured Party were a party thereto. The Intercreditor Agreement shall be treated as a Loan Document. The Borrower and each of the Guarantors acknowledge that such agents are entering into the Intercreditor Agreement as of the Amendment Effective Date and that the Intercreditor Agreement, as it may be amended from time to time, governs the relationships among the parties party thereto with respect to the Collateral and use of the proceeds thereof.

SECTION 5.     Amendment Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of each Lender that executes and delivers a signature page to this Amendment prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time on August 6, 2020 (each, a “Consenting Lender”) a consent fee in an amount equal to 0.10% of the sum of each Consenting Lender’s Revolving Commitment plus the outstanding principal amount of each Consenting Lender’s Term Loans, payable on the Amendment Effective Date.

SECTION 6.     Representations and Warranties. In order to induce the Lenders and the Administrative Agent to enter into this Amendment, each Loan Party hereby represents and warrants that:

(a)     The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of this Amendment and the other Loan Documents (the “Transactions”) are within each Loan Party’s corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other organizational action. This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party party hereto and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;





(b)     The Transactions (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority or any other Person, except such as have been obtained or made or will be made by the legally required time and are in full force and effect, (b) will not violate any applicable law or regulation or the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of TCI, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any order judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority, except for any violation of applicable law or regulation that is not reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon TCI, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or its assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by TCI, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except for any violation or default that is not reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of TCI, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Liens arising under the Loan Documents);

(c)     There are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing against TCI, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that involve this Amendment;

(d)     After giving effect to the Amended Credit Agreement (including the changes to Section 3.04(b) set forth therein), the representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in Article III of the Amended Credit Agreement are and shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than any representation or warranty qualified as to “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language, which shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the Amendment Effective Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than any representation or warranty qualified as to “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language, which shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date); and

(e)     No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or would result from the entering into of this Amendment by any Loan Party.

SECTION 7.     Reaffirmation of Guaranty. Each of the undersigned Guarantors has read this Amendment and consents to the terms hereof and further hereby confirms and agrees that, notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Amendment, the obligations of such Guarantor under each of the Loan Documents to which such Guarantor is a party shall not be impaired and each of the Loan Documents to which such Guarantor is a party is, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and is hereby confirmed and ratified in all respects.

Each of (i) Dolphin Mall Associates LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (ii) The Gardens on El Paseo LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and (iii) La Cienega Partners Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership ( collectively, the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) hereby reaffirms its continuing obligations to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under that certain Guaranty dated as of October 28, 2019 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Subsidiary Guaranty”) and the other Loan Documents to which such Subsidiary Guarantors are a party, and agrees that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall not in any way (x) affect the validity and enforceability of the Subsidiary Guaranty or any other Loan Documents to which such Subsidiary Guarantors are a party or (y) reduce, impair or discharge the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor thereunder. Each of the undersigned Subsidiary Guarantors hereby acknowledges and agrees that the “Guarantied Obligations” under, and as defined in, the Subsidiary Guaranty will include all Obligations under, and as defined in, the Amended Credit Agreement.






SECTION 8.     Conditions of Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of the first date (the “Amendment Effective Date”) on which, and only if, each of the following conditions precedent shall have been satisfied (or waived by the Required Lenders):

(a)The Administrative Agent shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, counterparts of this Amendment executed by each of the Loan Parties, the Lenders collectively comprising at least the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent.

(b)The Administrative Agent shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, counterparts of the Intercreditor Agreement executed by each of the parties party thereto.

(c)The Borrower and certain of its Subsidiaries shall have (i) executed and delivered the Pledge Agreement, (ii) made all filings necessary or desirable in order to perfect and protect the first priority liens and security interests created in the Collateral (as defined in the Pledge Agreement) and (iii) delivered to the Collateral Agent certificated securities of each applicable Issuer (as defined in the Pledge Agreement), if any, together with any applicable share powers delivered in blank.

(d)The Administrative Agent shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, a Subsidiary Guaranty executed by each Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a “Pledgor” under the Pledge Agreement.

(e)The Administrative Agent shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, an amendment to the 2018 Term Loan Agreement, it being understood that any such amendment that is in substantially the same form as this Amendment shall be deemed satisfactory.

(f)The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Amendment Effective Date) of Honigman LLP, counsel for the Borrower and the other Loan Parties, covering enforceability of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, in each case, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and covering such other matters relating to the Loan Parties and this Amendment as the Required Lenders shall reasonably request. The Borrower hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinion.

(g)The Administrative Agent shall have received the following items from the Borrower:

(i)Certificates of good standing for each Loan Party from the states of organization of such Loan Party, certified by the appropriate governmental officer and dated not more than thirty (30) days prior to the Amendment Effective Date;

(ii)Copies of the formation documents of each Loan Party certified by an authorized signatory of such Loan Party, together with all amendments thereto;

(iii)Incumbency certificates, executed by authorized signatories of each Loan Party, which shall identify by name and title and bear the signature of the Persons authorized to sign the Loan Documents on behalf of such Loan Party (and to make borrowings and request other extensions of credit hereunder on behalf of the Borrower, in





the case of the Borrower), upon which certificate the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely until informed of any change in writing by the Borrower;

(iv)Copies, certified by a Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or an authorized signatory of each Loan Party of the resolutions (and resolutions of other bodies, if any are reasonably deemed necessary by counsel for the Administrative Agent) authorizing the transactions contemplated by this Amendment, and the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to be executed and delivered by the other Loan Parties; and

(v)UCC financing statement, judgment, and tax lien searches with respect to each Loan Party from its state of organization.

(h)(i) The fees provided for in Section 5, (ii) any fees separately agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, and (iii) to the extent invoiced to the Borrower at least one (1) Business Day prior to the Amendment Effective Date, all of the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent (including the reasonable fees and expenses of one firm of counsel for the Administrative Agent) due and payable on the Amendment Effective Date shall have been paid in full.

(i)     The Administrative Agent and each Lender shall have received all documentation and other information about the Loan Parties as shall have been reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or such Lender at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Amendment Effective Date that it shall have reasonably determined is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation, the Patriot Act to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Amendment Effective Date.

SECTION 9.     Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents. (a) This Amendment is a Loan Document. On and after the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the Notes and each of the other Loan Documents to “the Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Amended Credit Agreement.

(b)     The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan Documents.

(c)     This Amendment shall not extinguish the obligations for the payment of money outstanding under the Credit Agreement. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as a substitution or novation of the obligations outstanding under the Credit Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect, except to any extent modified by this Amendment. Nothing implied in this Amendment or in any other document contemplated hereby shall be construed as a release or other discharge of any of the Loan Parties from the Loan Documents, as modified by this Amendment.

SECTION 10.     Ratification. Except as modified by this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, the Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents are and shall continue to be in full force and effect and are hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed. Except as expressly





provided in this Amendment, the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or the Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.

SECTION 11.     Costs and Expenses. The Borrower agrees to pay, promptly after receipt of a demand therefore, all reasonable third-party out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery and administration, modification and amendment of this Amendment and the other instruments and documents to be delivered hereunder (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of one firm of counsel for the Administrative Agent) in accordance with the terms of Section 9.03 of the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 12.     Execution in Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute but a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this Amendment and/or any document to be signed in connection with this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures (as defined below), deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be. As used herein, “Electronic Signatures” means any electronic symbol or process attached to, or associated with, any contract or other record and adopted by a person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.

SECTION 13.     Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.

THE TAUBMAN REALTY GROUP LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

By: /s/ Chris B. Heaphy                
Name:     Chris B. Heaphy
Title:     Authorized Signatory

SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:
DOLPHIN MALL ASSOCIATES LLC, as a Guarantor

By: /s/ Chris B. Heaphy                
Name:     Chris B. Heaphy
Title:     Authorized Signatory

THE GARDENS ON EL PASEO LLC, as a Guarantor

By: /s/ Chris B. Heaphy                
Name:     Chris B. Heaphy
Title:     Authorized Signatory

LA CIENEGA PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, as a Guarantor

By: /s/ Chris B. Heaphy                
Name:     Chris B. Heaphy
Title:     Authorized Signatory

LENDERS:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., individually and as Administrative Agent and Issuing Bank

By: /s/ Elizabeth Johnson                
Name:     Elizabeth Johnson
Title:     Executive Director

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, individually and as Issuing Bank

By: /s/ David C. Drouillard                
Name: David C. Drouillard
Title:    Senior Vice President

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, individually and as Issuing Bank

By: /s/ Scott S. Solis                    
Name:    Scott S. Solis
Title:    Managing Director





U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

By: /s/ Donald J. Pafford                
Name:    Donald J. Pafford
Title:    Senior Vice President

TRUIST BANK, successor by merger to SunTrust Bank

By: /s/ Ryan Almond                    
Name:    Ryan Almond
Title:    Director

MIZUHO BANK, LTD.

By: /s/ Donna DeMagistris                
Name:    Donna DeMagistris
Title:    Authorized Signatory

GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA

By: /s/ Jamie Minieri                    
Name:    Jamie Minieri
Title:    Authorized Signatory

MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A.

By: /s/ Jack Kuhns                    
Name:    Jack Kuhns
Title:    Authorized Signatory

MUFG UNION BANK, N.A.

By: /s/ Shari Brown                    
Name:    Shari Brown
Title:    Vice President

COMERICA BANK

By: /s/ Casey L. Stevenson                
Name:    Casey L. Stevenson
Title:    Vice President

FLAGSTAR BANK

By: /s/ Michael J. Wentrack                
Name:    Michael J. Wentrack
Title:    First Vice President





THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK

By: /s/ Kristine L. Vigliotti                
Name:     Kristine L. Vigliotti
Title:    Senior Vice President

ASSOCIATED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

By: /s/ Mitchell Vega                    
Name:    Mitchell Vega
Title:    Vice President

FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

By: /s/ James Beltz                    
Name:    James Beltz
Title:    Vice President

CHEMICAL BANK

By: /s/ Andrew Romanosky                
Name:    Andrew Romanosky
Title:    Senior Vice President

FIRST FINANCIAL BANK

By: /s/ John E. Wilgus, II                
Name:     John E. Wilgus, II
Title:     Senior Vice President







Exhibit A
Amended Credit Agreement





Exhibit A to Amendment No. 2

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
REVOLVING CREDIT AND TERM LOAN AGREEMENT
dated as of
October 28, 2019
among
THE TAUBMAN REALTY GROUP LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,
The Lenders Party Hereto
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION and
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Co-Syndication Agents
and
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION and
SUNTRUST BANK, as Documentation Agents

___________________________
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC and
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners




Table of Contents
 
 
ARTICLE I
Definitions
 
SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms
 
SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings
 
SECTION 1.03. Terms Generally
 
SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP
 
SECTION 1.05. Interest Rates; LIBOR Notification
 
SECTION 1.06. Letter of Credit Amounts
 
SECTION 1.07. Divisions
ARTICLE II
The Credits
 
SECTION 2.01. Commitments
 
SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings
 
SECTION 2.03. Requests for Borrowings
 
SECTION 2.04. Incremental Commitments
 
SECTION 2.05. [Reserved]
 
SECTION 2.06. Letters of Credit
 
SECTION 2.07. Funding of Borrowings
 
SECTION 2.08. Interest Elections
 
SECTION 2.09. Termination and Reduction of Commitments
 
SECTION 2.10. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt
 
SECTION 2.11. Prepayment of Loans
 
SECTION 2.12. Fees
 
SECTION 2.13. Interest
 
SECTION 2.14. Alternate Rate of Interest
 
SECTION 2.15. Increased Costs
 
SECTION 2.16. Break Funding Payments
 
SECTION 2.17. Payments Free of Taxes
 
SECTION 2.18. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs
 
SECTION 2.19. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders
 
SECTION 2.20. Defaulting Lenders
 
SECTION 2.21. Extension of Revolving Maturity Date
ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties
 
SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers
 
SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability
 
SECTION 3.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts
 
SECTION 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change
 
SECTION 3.05. Properties
 
SECTION 3.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters
 
SECTION 3.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements
 
SECTION 3.08. Investment Company Status
 
SECTION 3.09. Taxes
 
SECTION 3.10. ERISA

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SECTION 3.11. Disclosure
 
SECTION 3.12. Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions
 
SECTION 3.13. [Reserved]
 
SECTION 3.14. Federal Reserve Board Regulations
 
SECTION 3.15. Subsidiaries
 
SECTION 3.16. Solvency
 
SECTION 3.17. Status of the Company
 
SECTION 3.18. Properties
 
SECTION 3.19. Affected EEA Financial Institution
 
SECTION 3.20. Plan Assets; Prohibited Transactions
 
SECTION 3.21. COVID-19 Programs
ARTICLE IV
Conditions
 
SECTION 4.01. Effective Date
 
SECTION 4.02. Each Credit Event
ARTICLE V
Affirmative Covenants
 
SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Information
 
SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events
 
SECTION 5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business; REIT Status, Etc
 
SECTION 5.04. Payment of Obligations
 
SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance
 
SECTION 5.06. Books and Records; Visitation Rights
 
SECTION 5.07. Compliance with Laws
 
SECTION 5.08. Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit
 
SECTION 5.09. Accuracy Of Information
 
SECTION 5.10. Notices of Asset Sales, Encumbrances or Dispositions of Eligible Unencumbered Assets
 
SECTION 5.11. Additional Guarantors
 
SECTION 5.12. Collateral
 
SECTION 5.13. COVID-19 Programs
ARTICLE VI
Negative Covenants
 
SECTION 6.01. Indebtedness
 
SECTION 6.02. Liens
 
SECTION 6.03. Fundamental Changes
 
SECTION 6.04. Dispositions
 
SECTION 6.05. Limitations on Activities of TCI
 
SECTION 6.06. Restricted Payments
 
SECTION 6.07. Transactions with Affiliates
 
SECTION 6.08. [Reserved]
 
SECTION 6.09. Payments and Modifications of Subordinate Debt
 
SECTION 6.10. Changes in Fiscal Periods
 
SECTION 6.11. Financial Covenants
 
SECTION 6.12. Additional Covenants during the Covenant Waiver Period
ARTICLE VII
Events of Default; Remedies
 
SECTION 7.01. Events of Default

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SECTION 7.02. Distribution of Payments after Default
ARTICLE VIII
The Administrative Agent
 
SECTION 8.01. Administrative Agent Duties, Etc
 
SECTION 8.02. Certain ERISA Matters.
ARTICLE IX
Miscellaneous
 
SECTION 9.01. Notices
 
SECTION 9.02. Waivers; Amendments
 
SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver
 
SECTION 9.04. Successors and Assigns
 
SECTION 9.05. Survival
 
SECTION 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution
 
SECTION 9.07. Severability
 
SECTION 9.08. Right of Setoff
 
SECTION 9.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
 
SECTION 9.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
 
SECTION 9.11. Headings
 
SECTION 9.12. Confidentiality
 
SECTION 9.13. Material Non-Public Information.
 
SECTION 9.14. Authorization to Distribute Certain Materials to Public-Siders.
 
SECTION 9.15. Interest Rate Limitation
 
SECTION 9.16. USA PATRIOT Act
 
SECTION 9.17. Non-Recourse
 
SECTION 9.18. No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility
 
SECTION 9.19. Transitional Arrangements.
 
SECTION 9.20. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions
 
SECTION 9.21. Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs

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SCHEDULES:
Schedule EG -- Eligible Ground Leases
Schedule UA -- Eligible Unencumbered Assets; Capitalization Rates
Schedule SG -- Subsidiary Guarantors
Schedule 2.01 - Commitments
Schedule 2.01C - Letter of Credit Commitments
Schedule 2.06 - Existing Letters of Credit
Schedule 3.06 -- Disclosed Matters
Schedule 3.15 -- Subsidiaries
Schedule 3.18 - Properties

EXHIBITS:
Exhibit A -- Form of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit B -- Form of Guaranty
Exhibit C-1 -- U.S. Tax Certificate (For Non-U.S. Lenders that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes
Exhibit C-2 -- U.S. Tax Certificate (For Non-U.S. Lenders that are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes
Exhibit C-3 -- U.S. Tax Certificate (For Non-U.S. Participants that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes
Exhibit C-4 -- U.S. Tax Certificate (For Non-U.S. Participants that are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes
Exhibit D -- Form of Borrowing Request
Exhibit E -- Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit F -- Form of Interest Election Request
Exhibit G - Form of Covenant Waiver Period Pledge Agreement
Exhibit H - Form of Intercreditor Agreement


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THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AND TERM LOAN AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of October 28, 2019, among THE TAUBMAN REALTY GROUP LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Delaware limited partnership, the LENDERS party hereto, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent.
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, certain of the Lenders and certain other lending institutions are parties to an Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement dated as of February 1, 2017, as amended prior to the date hereof (the “Existing Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which such lenders provide a revolving credit and term loan facility to the Borrower; and
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders wish to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety as set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the recitals herein and mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto hereby amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety and covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:
2018 Term Loan Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement dated as of March 20, 2018 among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, as amended to date.
ABR”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
Accelerated Compliance Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Covenant Compliance Date”.
Acquisition Property” means, as of any date of determination, any Property or any interest therein that has been acquired by the Borrower, its Consolidated Businesses or any UJV within the prior eighteen (18) months, unless the Borrower has owned or operated such Property for at least three (3) months and has made a one-time election (by written notice to the Administrative Agent) to no longer treat such Property as an Acquisition Property for purposes of this Agreement, in which case (x) clause (1) of the definition of Capitalization Value shall be used for such Property to determine Capitalization Value instead of clause (4) of such definition, determined by such Property’s contribution to Combined EBITDA, annualized based on Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s or UJV’s period of ownership or operation, and (y) clause (1) of the definition of Unencumbered Asset Value shall be used for such Property to determine Unencumbered Asset Value instead of clause (2) of such definition, determined by such Property’s contribution to Combined Property EBITDA, annualized based on Borrower’s or such Subsidiary Guarantor’s period of ownership or operation. For avoidance of doubt, and as an illustrative example, if the Borrower owns a 50% interest in a UJV and thereafter acquires the other 50% interest in such UJV from its partner, then the 50% interest that it acquired would constitute an Acquisition Property for purposes of this Agreement, subject to the other terms and conditions of this paragraph set forth above.

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Adjusted LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.
Administrative Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder, and any successor thereto appointed pursuant to Article VIII.
Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
Agent Party” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.01(d).
Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.
Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the NYFRB Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1% and (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate for a one month Interest Period on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1%, provided that, for purposes of this Agreement, the Adjusted LIBO Rate for any day shall be based on the LIBO Screen Rate (or if the LIBO Screen Rate is not available for such one month Interest Period, the Interpolated Rate) at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such day. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate, respectively. If the Alternate Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 2.14 hereof, then the Alternate Base Rate shall be the greater of clause (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above. For avoidance of doubt, if the Alternate Base Rate shall be less than zero 1%, such rate shall be deemed to be zero1% for purposes of this Agreement.
Amendment Effective Date” means August 7, 2020.
Anchor Stores” means, for any Property, those department stores located on such Property or on parcels contiguous to such Property and which are being operated as part of an integrated shopping center with such Property.
Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates from time to time concerning or relating to bribery, money-laundering or corruption.
Applicable Credit Rating” means a rating assigned to the Borrower’s Index Debt by Moody’s, S&P or Fitch.
Applicable Percentage” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 2.11(c).
Applicable Rate” means, for any day, with respect to any ABR Loan, Eurodollar Loan or LIBOR Daily Loan, or with respect to the facility fees payable hereunder, as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum determined as set forth below.

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(a)    Until the Debt Rating Pricing Election Date (or if the Debt Rating Pricing Election Date has occurred and the Borrower thereafter makes an irrevocable, one-time election by written notice to the Administrative Agent to again have the Applicable Rates determined by the Total Leverage Ratio):
(i) the Applicable Rate for Revolving Loans shall be the rate set forth below under the caption “ABR Spread for Revolving Loans”, “Eurodollar or LIBOR Daily Spread for Revolving Loans” or “Facility Fee Rate”, as the case may be, based upon the range into which the Total Leverage Ratio of the Borrower falls in the table below; provided, however, that from and after the Amendment Effective Date until the Covenant Compliance Date, the Applicable Rate (including the Facility Fee Rate), shall be based on Level V (and, following the Covenant Compliance Date, the Applicable Rate (including the Facility Fee Rate) shall revert to the applicable Level in the table below):
RATIO LEVEL
TOTAL LEVERAGE RATIO
ABR SPREAD FOR REVOLVING LOANS
EURODOLLAR OR LIBOR DAILY SPREAD FOR REVOLVING LOANS
FACILITY FEE RATE
Level I
< 40%
0.05%
1.05%
0.20%
Level II
> 40% AND < 45%
0.15%
1.15%
0.20%
Level III
> 45% AND < 50%
0.20%
1.20%
0.20%
Level IV
> 50% AND < 55%
0.375%
1.375%
0.225%
Level V
>55%
0.60%
1.60%
0.25%

(ii) the Applicable Rate for Term Loans shall be the rate set forth below under the caption “ABR Spread for Term Loans” or “Eurodollar Spread for Term Loans”, as the case may be, based upon the range into which the Total Leverage Ratio of the Borrower falls in the table below; provided, however, that from and after the Amendment Effective Date until the Covenant Compliance Date, the Applicable Rate, shall be based on Level V (and, following the Covenant Compliance Date, the Applicable Rate shall revert to the applicable Level in the table below):
RATIO LEVEL
TOTAL LEVERAGE RATIO
ABR SPREAD FOR TERM LOANS
EURODOLLAR SPREAD FOR TERM LOANS
Level I
< 40%
0.15%
1.15%
Level II
> 40% AND < 45%
0.25%
1.25%
Level III
> 45% AND < 50%
0.35%
1.35%
Level IV
> 50% AND < 55%
0.55%
1.55%
Level V
>55%
0.80%
1.80%
For purposes hereof, any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Total Leverage Ratio (or the occurrence of the Covenant Compliance Date) shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a Financial Officer’s compliance certificate in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit E (the “Compliance Certificate”) is delivered in connection with Section 5.01(d); provided, however, that if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, then the Applicable Rate shall be the

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percentage that would apply to the Level V Ratio Level until such time as the Compliance Certificate is delivered, at which time the Applicable Rate shall be the percentage that would apply to the Level Ratio indicated in such Compliance Certificate.
Any adjustment in the Applicable Rate shall be applicable to all existing Loans.
If at any time the financial statements upon which the Applicable Rate was determined were incorrect (whether based on a restatement, fraud or otherwise), the Borrower shall be required to retroactively pay any additional amount that the Borrower would have been required to pay if such financial statements had been accurate at the time they were delivered.
Any recalculation of interest required by this provision shall survive the termination of the Agreement for a period of 90 days, and this provision shall not in any way limit the Administrative Agent’s and Lenders’ other rights and remedies under the Loan Documents.
(b)    From and after the Debt Rating Pricing Election Date:
(i) the Applicable Rate for Revolving Loans shall be the rate set forth below under the caption “ABR Spread for Revolving Loans”, “Eurodollar or LIBOR Daily Spread for Revolving Loans” or “Facility Fee Rate”, as the case may be, based upon the Applicable Credit Ratings in the table below:
RATINGS LEVEL
MOODY’S/
S&P/Fitch APPLICABLE CREDIT RATING
ABR
SPREAD FOR REVOLVING LOANS
EURODOLLAR OR LIBOR DAILY SPREAD FOR REVOLVING LOANS
FACILITY FEE RATE
Level I Rating
A3/A- or higher
0%
0.775%
0.125%
Level II Rating
Baa1/BBB+
0%
0.825%
0.15%
Level III Rating
Baa2/BBB
0%
0.90%
0.20%
Level IV Rating
Baa3/BBB-
0.10%
1.10%
0.25%
Level V Rating
Below Baa3/BBB- or unrated
0.45%
1.45%
0.30%

(ii) the Applicable Rate for Term Loans shall be the rate set forth below under the caption “ABR Spread for Term Loans” or “Eurodollar Spread for Term Loans”, as the case may be, based upon the Applicable Credit Ratings in the table below:

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RATINGS LEVEL
MOODY’S/
S&P/Fitch APPLICABLE CREDIT RATING
ABR
SPREAD FOR TERM LOANS
EURODOLLAR SPREAD FOR TERM LOANS
Level I Rating
A3/A- or higher
0%
0.85%
Level II Rating
Baa1/BBB+
0%
0.90%
Level III Rating
Baa2/BBB
0%
1.00%
Level IV Rating
Baa3/BBB-
0.25%
1.25%
Level V Rating
Below Baa3/BBB- or unrated
0.65%
1.65%

For purposes of this clause (b), if at any time the Borrower has two (2) Applicable Credit Ratings, the Applicable Rate and Facility Fee Rate shall be the rate per annum applicable to the highest Applicable Credit Rating; provided that if the highest Applicable Credit Rating and the lowest Applicable Credit Rating are more than one ratings category apart, the Applicable Rate and Facility Fee Rate shall be the rate per annum applicable to the Applicable Credit Rating that is one ratings category below the highest Applicable Credit Rating. If at any time the Borrower has three (3) Applicable Credit Ratings, and such Applicable Credit Ratings are split, then: (A) if the difference between the highest and the lowest such Applicable Credit Ratings is one ratings category (e.g. Baa2 by Moody’s and BBB- by S&P or Fitch), the Applicable Rate and Facility Fee Rate shall be the rate per annum that would be applicable if the highest of the Applicable Credit Ratings were used; and (B) if the difference between such Applicable Credit Ratings is two ratings categories (e.g. Baa1 by Moody’s and BBB- by S&P or Fitch) or more, the Applicable Rate and Facility Fee Rate shall be the rate per annum that would be applicable if the average of the two (2) highest Applicable Credit Ratings were used, provided that if such average is not a recognized rating category, then the Applicable Rate and Facility Fee Rate shall be the rate per annum that would be applicable if the second highest Applicable Credit Rating of the three were used. If at any time the Borrower has only one Applicable Credit Rating (and such Credit Rating is from Moody’s or S&P), the Applicable Rate and Facility Fee Rate shall be the rate per annum applicable to such Applicable Credit Rating. If the Borrower does not have an Applicable Credit Rating from either Moody’s or S&P, the Applicable Rate and Facility Fee Rate shall be the rate per annum applicable to an Applicable Credit Rating of “below Baa3/BBB- or unrated” in the table above.
Each change in the Applicable Rate and Facility Fee Rate shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change. If the rating system of Moody’s, S&P or Fitch shall change, or if such rating agency shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt obligations, the Borrower and the Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to amend this definition to reflect such changed rating system or the unavailability of ratings from such rating agency and, pending the effectiveness of any such amendment, the Applicable Rate and Facility Fee Rate shall be determined by reference to the rating most recently in effect prior to such change or cessation.
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Appraisal” means an appraisal complying with the requirements of the Federal Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended from time to time, commissioned by and prepared for the account of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Lenders) by a MAI appraiser selected by the Collateral Agent in consultation with the Borrower, and otherwise in scope and form satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.
Approved Electronic Platform” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.01(d).
Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
Asset Disposition” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition of any real or personal property (including any sale and leaseback transaction, division, merger or disposition of Equity Interests), whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, by any Loan Party or any subsidiary thereof; provided that “Asset Disposition” shall exclude any Permitted Disposition.
Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form (including electronic records generated by the use of an electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.
Availability Period” means, with respect to the Revolving Facility, the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of the Revolving Maturity Date and the date of termination of the Revolving Commitments.
Available Liquidity” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.11(j).
Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEAAffected Financial Institution.

Bail-In Legislation” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, rule, regulation or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
Bankruptcy Event” means, with respect to any Person, such Person becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment, provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof, provided, further, that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such

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Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person and provided further that in the event of any involuntary proceeding with respect to a Qualified Subsidiary, a Bankruptcy Event shall not occur unless such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for ninety (90) days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered.
Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership or control as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code to which Section 4975 of the Code applies, and (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of the Plan Asset Regulations or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate’ (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.
Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.
Borrower” means The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership.
Borrower’s Consolidated Financial Statements” means the consolidated balance sheet and related consolidated statement of operations, statement of changes in equity and cash flows of the Borrower with annual financial statements (with footnotes thereto) to be prepared in accordance with GAAP and, with respect to annual statements only, audited.
Borrower’s Share of UJV Combined Outstanding Indebtedness” means the sum of the Indebtedness of each of the UJVs contributing to UJV Combined Outstanding Indebtedness multiplied by the Borrower’s respective beneficial interests in each such UJV.
Borrowing” means Loans (or, in the case of Term Loans, each portion thereof) of the same Class and Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans (or in the case of Term Loans, each portion thereof) as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.
Borrowing Request” means a request by the Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03.
Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided that, when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan or LIBOR Daily Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits in the London interbank market.
Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) property, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.

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Capitalization Rate” means (1) for the Eligible Unencumbered Assets on the Effective Date, the capitalization rate set forth on Schedule UA attached hereto opposite such Eligible Unencumbered Asset, which shall remain in effect for the term of this Agreement and (2) for any Property that becomes an Eligible Unencumbered Asset after the Effective Date, (A) 6.0% for any Property for which the average sales per square foot is equal to or greater than $800 per square foot in accordance with the methodology used by the Borrower to publicly report average sales per square foot for its Properties, (B) 6.5% for any Property for which the average sales per square foot is equal to or greater than $500 per square foot but less than $799 per square foot in accordance with the methodology used by the Borrower to publicly report average sales per square foot for its Properties, and (C) 7.5% for any other Property.
Capitalization Value” means, at any time, the sum of (1) Combined EBITDA (excluding Properties described in clauses (3) and (4) below) for the twelve (12)-month period ending with the most recently ended calendar quarter, capitalized at an annual rate equal to 6.0%, (2) the Borrower’s beneficial share of unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents (i.e., Cash and Cash Equivalents that are not pledged or the use of which is not restricted by the terms of any document or agreement; for the avoidance of doubt, cash collateral pledged to support LC Exposure pursuant to Section 2.06(j) shall not be considered unrestricted) of the Borrower and its Consolidated Businesses and UJVs, (3) without duplication, the Borrower’s beneficial share of the cost basis of all Development Properties of the Borrower and its Consolidated Businesses and UJVs and (4) without duplication, the Borrower’s beneficial share of the book value (after impairments) of all Acquisition Properties of the Borrower, and its Consolidated Businesses and UJVs. For the purposes of this definition, in no event shall (x) Development Properties contribute in excess of 20% to Capitalization Value or (y) leasing commissions payable by third parties and/or management and development fees contribute in excess of 3% to Capitalization Value. For avoidance of doubt, and as an illustrative example, if the Borrower owns a 50% interest in a UJV and thereafter acquires the other 50% interest in such UJV from its partner, then, the Borrower’s 50% interest in the UJV that it acquired from its Partner will be considered an Acquisition Property for purposes of determining Capitalization Value.
Cash and Cash Equivalents” means (1) cash, (2) marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States government and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government, (3) domestic and Eurodollar certificates of deposit and time deposits, bankers’ acceptances and floating rate certificates of deposit issued by any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, any foreign bank, or its branches or agencies (fully protected against currency fluctuations), which, at the time of acquisition, are rated A-1 or better by S&P or P-1 or better by Moody’s, provided that the maturities thereof shall not exceed one (1) year from the date of acquisition and (4) shares of Fidelity Institutional Government Money Market Fund or other government money market funds.
Casualty or Condemnation Event” means any event that causes a Property, or any material portion thereof, to be damaged, destroyed or rendered unfit for normal use for any reason, or any taking, exercise of eminent domain, condemnation or similar action or proceeding by a Governmental Authority relating to a Property or any material portion thereof.
Change in Control” means:
(a)the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (as such term is used in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder as in effect on the date hereof), other than the Estate of A. Alfred Taubman, The A. Alfred Taubman Trust, Robert S. Taubman, William S. Taubman, Gayle Taubman Kalisman and/or any of their estates or their children, any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing and/or any

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Affiliates of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Taubman Family”), of Equity Interests representing more than 35% of the aggregate voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of TCI;

(b)occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of TCI by Persons who were neither (i) nominated by the board of directors of TCI nor (ii) appointed by directors so nominated;

(c)the acquisition of direct or indirect Control of the Borrower by any Person or group other than the Taubman Family; or

(d)TCI shall cease to be the sole managing general partner of the Borrower or shall cease to have the sole and exclusive power to exercise all partnership management and control over the Borrower, subject to certain partner approval rights described in Section 6.1(b) of the Borrower’s limited partnership agreement as may be hereafter amended.

Change in Law” the occurrence after the date of this Agreement or, with respect to any Lender, such later date on which such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement, (a) the adoption of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) compliance by any Lender or any Issuing Bank (or, for purposes of Section 2.15(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall be deemed to be a “Change in “Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
Class”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans or Term Loans.
Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Collateral Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as collateral agent for the lenders under the Credit Facilities, pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement.
Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Covenant Waiver Period Pledge Agreement, any Mortgages and all other agreements, instruments and documents executed in connection with this Agreement that are intended to create, perfect or evidence Liens to secure the Obligations.
Collateral Release Date” means the first date occurring from and after the end of the Covenant Waiver Period on which the Borrower achieves compliance with all of the financial covenants set forth in Section 6.11 for two (2) consecutive fiscal quarters without giving effect to Section 6.11(k).
Combined EBITDA” means, for any period of time, (1) the Borrower’s share of revenues less operating costs (including general and administrative expenses, including property management fees) before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization and unusual items for the Borrower and its Consolidated Businesses (including, without limitation, non-recurring items such as gains or losses from asset sales) and adjusted to eliminate the effects of straight lining of rents plus (2) the Borrower’s beneficial interest in revenues

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less operating costs (including general and administrative expenses) before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization and unusual items (after eliminating appropriate intercompany amounts) (including, without limitation, non-recurring items such as gains or losses from asset sales) and adjusted to eliminate the effects of straight lining of rents applicable to each of the UJVs.
For purposes of this definition, gains or losses from peripheral land sales, to the extent such gains or losses total less than $5,000,000 in any twelve (12)-month period, shall be included in Combined EBITDA.
Combined Property EBITDA” means, for any Property for any period of time, that portion of Combined EBITDA attributable to such Properties.
Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, its Revolving Commitment and/or its Term Loan Commitment as the context may require.
Communications” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.01(d).
Competitor” shall mean (i) (a) (1) any competitor of the Borrower that is engaged in the business of owning, managing and/or operating regional shopping centers, (2) any Affiliates or subsidiaries of a competitor described in clause (a)(1), (3) any finance company, or financial institution or other entity owned at least 10%, or controlled, by a competitor described in clause (a)(1) or (a)(2), or (4) any Affiliates or subsidiaries of an entity described in clause (a)(3), and (b) in each case, which as of any date of determination has been designated by the Borrower as a “Competitor” by written notice in the form of a Competitor List or a written update thereto to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (including by posting such notice to the Approved Electronic Platform) not less than ten (10) Business Days prior to such date (provided that (A) no Competitor List or update thereto shall be deemed effective unless it is sent to the Administrative Agent by e-mail to JPMDQ_Contact@jpmorgan.com and (B) “Competitors” shall exclude any Person that the Borrower has designated as no longer being a “Competitor” by written notice delivered to the Administrative Agent from time to time), or (ii) any Affiliate or subsidiary of a competitor described in clause (i)(a)(1), or any finance company, financial institution owned at least 10%, or controlled by such competitor, in each case that is clearly identifiable as such based solely on the similarity of its name.
Competitor List” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(e)(iv).
Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to it in the definition of “Applicable Rate”.
Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
Consolidated Businesses” means, collectively (1) each Affiliate of the Borrower, all of the equity interests of which are, or, under GAAP, are deemed to be, owned by the Borrower and (2) Taub-Co Management IV Inc., The Taubman Company LLC and their respective Affiliates so long as more than 90% of the equity interests in the entities referred to in this clause (2) are owned directly or indirectly by the Borrower.
Consolidated Outstanding Indebtedness” means, as of any time, all Indebtedness, secured or unsecured, of the Borrower and all Indebtedness, secured or unsecured, attributable to the Borrower’s beneficial interest in its Consolidated Businesses, including mortgage and other notes payable but excluding any Indebtedness which is margin Indebtedness secured by cash and cash equivalent securities, as reflected in the Borrower’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
Contingent Liabilities” means the sum of (1) those liabilities, as determined in accordance with GAAP, set forth and quantified as contingent liabilities in the notes to the Borrower’s Consolidated Financial

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Statements and (2) contingent liabilities, other than those described in the foregoing clause (1), which represent direct payment guaranties (provided, however, that direct payment guaranties shall not include any liabilities of Borrower under non-recourse carveout, completion and environmental guaranties or customary expense indemnities given in connection with other loans) of the Borrower’s; provided, however, that Contingent Liabilities shall exclude contingent liabilities which represent the “Other Party’s Share” of “Duplicated Obligations” (as such quoted terms are hereinafter defined). “Duplicated Obligations” means, collectively, all those payment guaranties in respect of Indebtedness of UJVs for which the Borrower and another party are jointly and severally liable (or for which the Borrower has a back-up indemnity from another party), where the other party either (x) has a credit rating of Baa3 or better from Moody’s or a credit rating of BBB- or better from S&P or (y) in the reasonable determination of the Required Lenders is capable of satisfying the Other Party’s Share of such obligation; and “Other Party’s Share” means such other party’s fractional beneficial interest in the UJV in question.
Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.
Covenant Compliance Date” shall mean the earlier of (i) the date on which the Borrower delivers a Compliance Certificate demonstrating compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 6.11 for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2021 without giving effect to Section 6.11(k) and certifying that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and (ii) the date (the “Accelerated Compliance Date”) the Borrower shall, in its sole discretion, deliver both (a) a Compliance Certificate with respect to any fiscal quarter ending after the Amendment Effective Date but prior to September 30, 2021 reflecting compliance with the financial covenants that are effective for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2021 and thereafter without giving effect to Section 6.11(k) and certifying that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (b) written notice to the Administrative Agent concurrently with the delivery of such Compliance Certificate by which the Borrower agrees that from after such date it shall comply with the financial covenants set forth in Section 6.11 that are effective for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2021 and thereafter without giving effect to Section 6.11(k).
Covenant Waiver Period” shall mean the period commencing with the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2020 and ending on the earlier of (i) July 1, 2021 and (ii) the Covenant Compliance Date.
Covenant Waiver Period Collateral” means (a) all “Collateral” as defined in the Covenant Waiver Period Pledge Agreement (the “Pledge Collateral”) and (b) any additional collateral granted under the Mortgages after the occurrence of the Mortgage Trigger pursuant to Section 5.12 (all, to the extent not previously released in connection with a Covenant Waiver Period Collateral Release pursuant to Section 5.12).
Covenant Waiver Period Collateral Release” has the meaning given that term in Section 5.12.
Covenant Waiver Period Collateral Release Certificate” has the meaning given that term in Section 5.12.
Covenant Waiver Period Pledge Agreement” means that certain Pledge Agreement dated as of the Amendment Effective Date substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto, executed by the Borrower and certain of its Subsidiaries in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the lenders and secured parties under the Intercreditor Agreement (as required by the Second Amendment), as the same may be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.


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Covered Entity” means any of the following:
(i)
a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);
(ii)
a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or
(iii)
a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
Covered Party” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.21.
COVID-19 Relief Funds” means funds or credit or other support received by the Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower from, or with the credit or other support of, any Governmental Authority (a “COVID-19 Relief Program”), and incurred with the intent to mitigate (in the good faith determination of the Borrower), through additional liquidity or other financial relief, the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic on the business and operations of TCI, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
COVID-19 Relief Program” has the meaning assigned thereto in the definition of “COVID-19 Relief Funds”.
Credit Facilities” means, collectively, this Agreement, the 2018 Term Loan Agreement, and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing.
Credit Party” means the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank or any other Lender.
Debt Issuance” means the issuance of any Indebtedness (including guarantees thereof) for borrowed money by TCI, any Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries.
Debt Rating Pricing Election Date” means the date following the Covenant Compliance Date on which (a) the Borrower has received an Investment Grade Rating from Moody’s or S&P and such Investment Grade Rating continues to exist on the date that the Borrower gives its election notice described in clause (b) and (b) the Borrower has delivered written notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify each of the Lenders) of its election to have the Applicable Rates for both the Revolving Facility and the Term Loan Facility determined by reference to the Applicable Credit Ratings instead of the Total Leverage Ratio.
Default” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that (a) has failed, within two Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, to (i) fund any portion of its Loans, (ii) fund any portion of its participations in Letters of Credit or (iii) pay over to any Credit Party any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clause (i) above, such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) has not been satisfied, (b) has notified the Borrower or

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any Credit Party in writing, or has made a public statement to the effect, that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or public statement indicates that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) to funding a loan under this Agreement cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after request by a Credit Party, acting in good faith, to provide a certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Lender that it will comply with its obligations (and is financially able to meet such obligations as of the date of certification) to fund prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit under this Agreement, provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon such Credit Party’s receipt of such certification in form and substance satisfactory to it and the Administrative Agent, or (d) has, or has a Lender Parent that has, become the subject of (A) a Bankruptcy Event or (B) a Bail-In Action.
Designated Covenant Waiver Period Collateral Subsidiaries” means, collectively, all Subsidiaries whose Equity Interests are pledged pursuant to the Covenant Waiver Period Pledge Agreement.
Development Property” means a Property currently under development on which the improvements (other than tenant improvements on unoccupied space) related to the development have not been completed (or have recently been completed, subject to the provisions below). Any such Property shall be treated as a Development Property until the date that is twelve (12) months after the date of completion of construction, unless the Borrower has owned or operated the Property for at least three (3) months and has made a one-time election (by written notice to the Administrative Agent) to no longer treat such Property as a Development Property, in which case the contribution of said Property to Capitalization Value shall be determined by such Property’s contribution to Combined EBITDA, annualized based on Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s or UJV’s period of ownership or operation, divided by 6.0%, instead of clause (3) of the definition of Capitalization Value.
Disclosed Matters” means the actions, suits and proceedings and the environmental matters disclosed in Schedule 3.06.
Disposition” means any sale, lease (other than leases to tenants in the ordinary course), sale and leaseback, transfer, encumbrance with a Lien to secure Indebtedness for borrowed money or other disposition of any Property. The terms “Dispose” and “Disposed of” shall have correlative meanings.
dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.
EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.


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Effective Date” means the date of this Agreement as set forth above, being the date on which the conditions specified in Section 4.01 are satisfied (or deemed waived or waived in accordance with Section 4.01 and 9.02, respectively).
Electronic Signature” means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.
Eligible Assignee” means (i) a Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender) or any Affiliate or Approved Fund thereof; (ii) a commercial bank having total assets in excess of $2,500,000,000; (iii) the central bank of any country which is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; (iv) a finance company or other financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, which is regularly engaged in making, purchasing and investing in loans and having total assets in excess of $300,000,000 or is otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Banks, provided such finance company or other financial institution is not a Competitor; or (v) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any investment or mutual fund reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, which is regularly engaged in making, purchasing and investing in loans and having total assets in excess of $100,000,000, provided such fund is not a Competitor.
Eligible Ground Lease” means a ground lease that (a) has a minimum remaining term of twenty-five (25) years, including tenant controlled options, as of any date of determination, (b) has customary notice rights, default cure rights, bankruptcy new lease rights and other customary provisions for the benefit of a leasehold mortgagee or has equivalent protection for a leasehold permanent mortgagee by a subordination to such leasehold permanent mortgagee of the landlord’s fee interest, and (c) is otherwise acceptable for non-recourse leasehold mortgage financing under customary prudent lending requirements. The Eligible Ground Leases as of the date of this Agreement are listed on Schedule EG.
Eligible Unencumbered Asset” means (a) each of those Properties listed on Schedule UA hereto, in each case so long as such Properties continue to satisfy the requirement set forth in clauses (b)(i), (ii), (iii), (vi), (vii), (viii) and (ix) below and (b) each of those additional Properties that satisfy the following requirements after the Effective Date and, in each case, which have been designed, from time to time,, as evidenced by the Borrower as Eligible Unencumbered Assets by’s delivering to the Administrative Agent an updated Schedule UA, a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower certifying that as of the date of the certificate such Property satisfies the requirements set forth in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) (or (v), as applicable), (vi), (vii), (viii) and (ix) below, and such other information regarding such Property as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent:
(i)such Property is located in the United States, the District of Columbia or Puerto Rico;
(ii)such Property is either (A) wholly-owned in fee (or leasehold under an Eligible Ground Lease) by the Borrower or a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower that is (x) a Subsidiary Guarantor and (y) not subject to any Bankruptcy Event (a “Qualified Subsidiary”) or (B) at least 95% owned in fee (or leasehold under an Eligible Ground Lease) by the Borrower or a Qualified Subsidiary so long as the Borrower or such Qualified Subsidiary exclusively controls the decisions regarding the sale and financing of such Property;
(iii)such Property (A) is improved with one or more completed buildings (as evidenced by a certificate of occupancy) of a type and nature consistent with the Borrower’s current business of owning stabilized regional malls described in clause (iv) below and outlet

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centers described in clause (v) below and (B) has average sales per square foot of at least $350 per square feet as of the last day of any fiscal quarter on a trailing 12 month basis in accordance with the methodology used by the Borrower to publicly report average sales per square foot for its Properties;
(iv)if such Property is a regional mall, such Property (x) has at least two Anchor Stores, (y) has a gross leasable area that is owned or ground-leased by the Borrower or such Qualified Subsidiary of at least 250,000 square feet, and (z) has average sales per square foot of at least $350 per square foot in accordance with the methodology used by Borrower to publicly report average sales per square foot for its Properties; provided that the Properties known as The Gardens on El Paseo in Palm Desert, California and International Market Place in Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii shall be deemed to satisfy the foregoing requirements of this clause (iv);
(v)if such Property is an outlet center, such Property (A) has a gross leasable area that is owned or ground-leased by the Borrower or such Qualified Subsidiary of at least 250,000 square feet and (B) has average sales per square foot of at least $350 per square foot in accordance with the methodology used by Borrower to publicly report average sales per square foot for its Properties;
(vi)such Property (and the Equity Interests in the Qualified Subsidiary that owns such Property) is not encumbered by any Liens (other than Permitted Encumbrances, Permitted Equipment Liens, Refinancing Mortgages, and customary tenant allowances, but excluding any other Liens that secure Indebtedness), and the Qualified Subsidiary that owns such Property does not have any secured or unsecured Indebtedness (other than (x) current trade payables and Indebtedness secured by Permitted Encumbrances, Permitted Equipment Liens and Refinancing Mortgages, (y) the Guarantees of the Indebtedness under this Agreement and under the Amended and Restated2018 Term Loan Agreement dated as of March 20, 2018 among the Borrower, the lenders party and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, as such agreements may be amended, restated, refinanced, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement that refinances or replaces such Indebtedness (regardless of the amount of such refinancing or replacement), and (z) a Guarantee of Indebtedness of the Borrower under any other unsecured term loan facility entered into by the Borrower after the date hereof in connection with the refinancing of the existing Indebtedness on The Mall at Short Hills (New Jersey) (regardless of the amount of such refinancing) so long as such property is added as an Eligible Unencumbered Asset under this Agreement);
(vii)such Property is not subject to any agreement which prohibits or limits the ability of the Borrower or any Qualified Subsidiary to create or incur any Lien that secures Indebtedness for borrowed money upon such Property, including, without limitation, a Negative Pledge or similar covenant or restriction but excluding, for avoidance of doubt, Section 6.1(b) of the Borrower’s limited partnership agreement as may be amended hereafter;
(viii)such Property is not subject to any agreement with an “equal and ratable” clause or similar provision which entitles an entity to the benefit of any Lien on such Property (or the Equity Interests in the Qualified Subsidiary that owns such Property), other than Permitted Encumbrances, upon the occurrence of any contingency; and

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(ix)such Property is free from any Environmental Liability and is free from structural or title defects, in each case that would materially impair the financeability of such Property under customary mortgage lending requirements, as reasonably determined by the Borrower and evidenced by the representations in Section 3.06(b).
Environmental Laws” means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Material or to health and safety matters.
Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing, other than any environmental indemnification agreements given in connection with any financing secured by a Property.
Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such equity interest.
Equity Issuance” means any offering of “securities” (as defined under the Securities Act) by TCI or the Borrower in its Equity Interests in (i) a public offering registered under the Securities Act, or (ii) an offering not required to be registered under the Securities Act (including, without limitation, a private placement under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, an exempt offering pursuant to Rule 144A and/or Regulation S of the Securities Act and an offering of exempt securities) (including common or preferred equity, hybrid securities, convertible securities and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing, in each case whether in a public offering or a private placement); provided that the foregoing shall not include issuances pursuant to incentive plans (including equity or equity-based plans and non-equity plans) and awards thereunder, and other existing contractual obligations to current or former management or employees or members of the board of directors of TCI, the Borrower or any of their subsidiaries. For all purposes under this Agreement, the term “Equity Issuance” shall not include (A) any Asset Disposition or (B) any Debt Issuance.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30 day notice period is waived); (b) the failure to meet the minimum funding standard of the Code with respect to a Plan (whether or not waived in accordance with Section 412(c) of the Code); (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect

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to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.
EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
Eurodollar”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate.
Event of Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.01.
Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. Federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.19(b)) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.17, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender acquired the applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.17(f), and (d) any U.S. Federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA. For purposes of determining under clause (b) of the preceding sentence whether a Tax is imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of a Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on any of the dates specified in clause (b), the Tax shall be treated as so imposed if, pursuant to the law in effect on such date, such Tax would have been due at any rate greater than zero on such amounts, notwithstanding that the rate of Tax on such amounts is thereafter increased.
Existing Credit Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.
Facility” means each of the Term Loan Facility and the Revolving Facility (and collectively, the “Facilities”).
Facility Increase” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.04.
Facility Increase Arranger” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.04.
FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply

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with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.
Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the rate calculated by the NYFRB based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depositary institutions, as determined in such manner as the NYFRB shall set forth on its public website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as the federal funds effective rate, provided that if the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of the Borrower or any other Person authorized in writing by the managing general partner of the Borrower to sign documents and instruments on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to Section 6.8 of the Borrower’s limited partnership agreement as may be hereafter amended.
Financial Statements” means the financial statements to be furnished pursuant to Sections 5.01(a) and (b).
Fitch” means Fitch, Inc.
Fixed Charges” means, for any period of time, the sum of (1) Interest Expense, (2) dividends payable on preferred Equity Interests of TCI or the Borrower, without duplication, and (3) all scheduled principal payments made or required to be made during such period on Indebtedness of the Borrower and that are attributable to the Borrower’s beneficial interest in its Consolidated Business and UJVs, excluding, however, balloon payments of principal due upon the stated maturity of any such Indebtedness.
Flood Hazard Property” has the meaning specified in item (b) of the definition of Mortgage Collateral Deliverables.
Flood Laws” means the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as revised by the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994, and as the same may be further amended, modified or supplemented, and including the regulations issued thereunder.
Foreign Lender” means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
Funds From Operations” means, for any period of time, net income of the Borrower and its Consolidated Businesses, as determined in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains (or losses) from debt restructuring, impairment charges and sales of property and without taking into account straight-lining of rents, plus depreciation related to real estate and amortization, less amounts distributed by the Borrower as preferred distributions, and after adjustments to reflect the Borrower’s pro rata share of UJVs (which will be calculated to reflect Funds From Operations on the same basis). For purposes of this definition, gains or losses from peripheral land sales, to the extent such gains or losses total less than $5,000,000 in any twelve (12)-month period, shall be included in Funds From Operations.
GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.
Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.

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Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation; provided, that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.
Guarantors” means the Subsidiary Guarantors.
Guaranty” means the Guaranty in substantially the form of Exhibit B executed by each Guarantor and delivered to the Administrative Agent in accordance with this Agreement.
Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
IBA” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.05.
Impacted Interest Period” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “LIBO Rate.”
“Increased Amount Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.04.
Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, any of the following with respect to such Person: (1) indebtedness or liability for borrowed money, or for the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding trade payables incurred in the ordinary course), (2) Capital Lease Obligations, (3) current liabilities in respect of unfunded vested benefits under any Plan, (4) obligations in respect of letters of credit issued for the account of any Person, (5) all obligations arising under bankers’ or trade acceptance facilities, (6) all Guarantees, endorsements (other than for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business), and other contingent obligations to purchase any of the items included in this definition, to provide funds for payment, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss, each as recognized in a Person’s financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, (7) all obligations secured by any Lien on property owned by the Person whose Indebtedness is being measured, whether or not the obligations have been assumed, in an amount equal to the lesser of the value of such property or the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by such property, (8) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (9) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (10) all net obligations of such Person under any Swap Agreements in an amount equal to the Swap Termination Value thereof, and (11) all obligations of such Person under foreign exchange transactions in an amount equal to the mark-to-market value thereof.
Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.

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Index Debt” means senior, unsecured, long-term indebtedness for borrowed money of the Borrower that is not guaranteed by any other Person (other than subsidiaries of the Borrower) or subject to any other credit enhancement.
Ineligible Institution” means (a) a natural person, (b) TCI, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates, or (c) any Competitor.
Insurance and Condemnation Event” means the receipt by TCI, any Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries of any cash casualty insurance proceeds (for clarity, excluding insurance proceeds for financial (and not property) losses, such as business interruption insurance proceeds) or condemnation award payable by reason of theft, loss, physical destruction or damage, taking or similar event with respect to any of their respective real or personal property.
Intercreditor Agreement” means that certain Collateral Agency and Intercreditor Agreement dated as of the Amendment Effective Date substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto (and as the Administrative Agent may reasonably agree to amend, modify or supplement from time to time) by and among the Administrative Agent, the administrative agents under the other Credit Facilities, the Collateral Agent on behalf of the lenders and secured parties under the Credit Facilities, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, which agreement shall, with respect to the Covenant Waiver Period Collateral, inter alia, acknowledge that the Covenant Waiver Period Collateral shall secure equally and ratably the Obligations and the obligations owing under the other Credit Facilities.
Interest Election Request” means a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.08.
Interest Expense” means, for any period of time, the consolidated interest expense (without deduction of consolidated interest income) of the Borrower and its Consolidated Businesses, including, without limitation or duplication (or, to the extent not so included, with the addition of), (1) the portion of any rental obligation in respect of any Capital Lease obligation allocable to interest expense in accordance with GAAP, (2) the amortization of debt discounts and premiums, (3) any payments net of receipts (other than up-front fees) with respect to interest rate swap or similar agreements, (4) any dividends attributable to any equity security which may be converted into a debt security of the Borrower at any time or is mandatorily redeemable for cash within twenty (20) years from its initial issuance and (5) the interest expense and items listed in clauses (1) through (4) above applicable to each of the UJVs multiplied by the Borrower’s respective beneficial interests in the UJVs (it being understood that the items listed in clauses (1), (2) and (3) above shall be considered part of Interest Expense even if, due to a change in GAAP, such items would no longer be considered interest expense under GAAP).
Interest Payment Date” means with respect to any Loan, the first day of each calendar month.
Interest Period” means with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, as the Borrower may elect, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three or six months (or, with the consent of each Lender, twelve months or a period of less than one month) thereafter; provided, that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing only, such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, (ii) any Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Borrowing that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period and (iii) no Interest

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Period shall extend beyond the then applicable Maturity Date for such Facility. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.
Interpolated Rate means, at any time, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the LIBO Screen Rate) determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the LIBO Screen Rate for the longest period (for which that LIBO Screen Rate is available) that is shorter than the Impacted Interest Period; and (b) the LIBO Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which that LIBO Screen Rate is available) that exceeds the Impacted Interest Period, in each case, at such time.
Investment” means, with respect to any Person, any acquisition or investment (whether or not of a controlling interest) by such Person, by means of any of the following: (a) the purchase or other acquisition of any Equity Interest in another Person, (b) a loan, advance (but excluding advance payments and deposits for goods and services and commission, travel and similar advances to officers, employees, consultants and independent contractors) or extension of credit to (but excluding payment deferrals, trade receivables and non-cash extensions of credit), capital contribution to, guaranty of Indebtedness of, or purchase or other acquisition of any Indebtedness of, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute the business or a division or operating unit of another Person. Except as expressly provided otherwise, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant contained in a Loan Document, (i) the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to such Investment but giving effect to any returns or distributions of capital or repayment of principal actually received in cash by such Person with respect thereto (but only to the extent that the aggregate amount of all such returns, distributions and repayments with respect to such Investment does not exceed the principal amount of such Investment) and (ii) any modification, replacement, renewal or extension of an Investment made after the Amendment Effective Date (or any other conversion or exchange of one type of an Investment to or for another type of an Investment) shall be permitted (and shall not be deemed to constitute another Investment) so long as the initial Investment was permitted and the amount of such Investment (after giving effect to such modification, replacement, renewal, extension, conversion or exchange) is not increased thereby other than as otherwise permitted by this Agreement.
Investment Grade Rating” means an Applicable Credit Rating of Baa3 or better from Moody’s, BBB- or better from S&P, or BBB- or better from Fitch.
IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
Issuing Bank” means each of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and PNC Bank, National Association in its capacity as the issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Section 2.06(i). Each Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of such Issuing Bank, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate. The Borrower, the Administrative Agent and any Lender may agree that such Lender may issue Letters of Credit hereunder, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include such Lender with respect to the Letters of Credit issued by such Lender, and each reference to “Issuing Bank” shall mean the applicable Issuing Bank, each Issuing Bank, any Issuing Bank or all Issuing Banks, as the context may require.
LC Disbursement” means a payment made by the Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.

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LC Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time. The LC Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its Revolving Percentage of the total LC Exposure at such time. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Article 29(a) of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the applicable time) or Rule 3.13 or Rule 3.14 of the International Standby Practices, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 590 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the applicable time) or similar terms of the Letter of Credit itself, or if compliant documents have been presented but not yet honored, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” and “undrawn” in the amount so remaining available to be paid, and the obligations of the Borrower and each Lender shall remain in full force and effect until the Issuing Bank and the Lenders shall have no further obligations to make any payments or disbursements under any circumstances with respect to any Letter of Credit.
Lender Parent” means, with respect to any Lender, any Person as to which such Lender is, directly or indirectly, a subsidiary.
Lender Party” means the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any other Lender.
Lenders” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to Section 2.04 or an Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption. Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Lenders” includes each Issuing Bank.
Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued pursuant to this Agreement.
Letter of Credit Commitment” means, with respect to each Issuing Bank, the commitment of such Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit hereunder. The initial amount of each Issuing Bank’s Letter of Credit Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01C, or if an Issuing Bank has entered into an Assignment and Assumption, the amount set forth for such Issuing Bank as its Letter of Credit Commitment in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent. The Letter of Credit Commitment of an Issuing Bank may be modified from time to time by agreement between such Issuing Bank and the Borrower, and notified to the Administrative Agent. The initial aggregate amount of Letter of Credit Commitments is $50,000,000.
LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, the LIBO Screen Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that if the LIBO Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Interest Period (an “Impacted Interest Period”) then the LIBO Rate shall be the Interpolated Rate.
LIBO Screen Rate” means, for any day and time, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, the London interbank offered rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate for U.S. Dollars for a period equal in length to such Interest Period as displayed on such day and time on page LIBOR01 of the Reuters screen that displays such rate (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a Reuters page or screen, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion), provided that if the LIBO Screen Rate shall be less than zero, (or 0.50% from the Amendment Effective Date until the Covenant Compliance Date) such rate shall be deemed to be zero (or 0.50% from the Amendment Effective Date until the Covenant Compliance Date) for the purposes of this Agreement, except for any portion

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of the Loans identified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in writing as being subject to a Swap Agreement between the Borrower and a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender (or a Person that was a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender at the time such Swap Agreement was entered into) that provides a hedge against fluctuations in interest rates in respect of such Loans and has not elected the “zero interest rate method”.
LIBOR Daily” means, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan or Borrowing is bearing interest at a rate based on the LIBOR Daily Floating Rate.
LIBOR Daily Floating Rate” means for any day, a fluctuating rate of interest per annum, which can change on each Business Day, equal to the LIBO Rate (or a successor rate which is determined pursuant to Section 2.14), as published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at or about 11:00 a.m., London time on such Business Day, for Dollar deposits with a term equivalent to a one (1) month term beginning on that date; provided that if the LIBOR Daily Floating Rate shall be less than zero (or 0.50% from the Amendment Effective Date until the Covenant Compliance Date), such rate shall be deemed to be zero (or 0.50% from the Amendment Effective Date until the Covenant Compliance Date) for purposes hereof.
Lien” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset, (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.
Loan Documents” means this Agreement, including without limitation, schedules and exhibits hereto), the Guaranty, the Notes (if any), the Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Documents, and any agreements entered into in connection herewith or therewith, including amendments, modifications or supplements hereto or thereto or waivers hereof or thereof, flood determinations and letter of credit applications.
Loan Parties” means the Borrower and each Guarantor.
Loans” means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement.
Mandatory Prepayment Event” means any event triggering the prepayment requirement under clauses (i) through and including (iii) of Section 2.11(b) after the Amendment Effective Date and prior to the Covenant Compliance Date.
Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect on, the business, assets, property or financial condition of TCI, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and UJVs, taken as a whole, (b) a material impairment of the ability of any Loan Party to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents, or (c) a material adverse effect on the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents.
Material Indebtedness” means Recourse Indebtedness (other than the Loans and Letters of Credit) of any one or more of TCI, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $50,000,000.
Maturity Date” means the Revolving Maturity Date and/or the Term Loan Maturity Date, as the context may require.
Maximum Increase Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.04.

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Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
Mortgage Collateral Deliverables” means, with respect to any Eligible Unencumbered Asset, the following items:
(a)    Deeds of trust, trust deeds and mortgages in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (in each case as amended, the “Mortgages”) covering such Property, duly executed by the appropriate Loan Party; together with:
(i)    evidence that counterparts of the Mortgages have been duly executed, acknowledged and delivered and are in form suitable for filing or recording in all filing or recording offices that the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or desirable in order to create a valid first and subsisting Lien (subject to Permitted Encumbrances) on the collateral described therein in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and that all required affidavits, tax forms and filings pertaining to any applicable documentary stamp, intangible and mortgage recordation taxes have been executed and delivered by all appropriate parties and are in form suitable for filing with all applicable governmental authorities,
(ii)    commitments for American Land Title Association Lender’s Extended Coverage title insurance policies or other title reports in a form acceptable to the Administrative Agent (the “Title Reports”),
(iii)    evidence as to whether any portion of the applicable Property is in an area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood or mud slide hazards (a “Flood Hazard Property”) pursuant to a standard flood hazard determination form ordered and received by the Administrative Agent, and if such Property is a Flood Hazard Property:
(A)    evidence as to whether the community in which such Property is located is participating in the National Flood Insurance Program,
(B)    the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor’s written acknowledgment of receipt of written notification from the Administrative Agent as to the fact that such Property is a Flood Hazard Property and as to whether the community in which each such Flood Hazard Property is located is participating in the National Flood Insurance Program, and
(C)    copies of the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor’s flood insurance policy under the National Flood Insurance Program plus proof of premium payment, a declaration page confirming that flood insurance has been issued, satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and all of the Lenders (and any additional flood insurance required by the Administrative Agent) and naming the Collateral Agent as sole loss payee on behalf of the Secured Parties;
(b)    The most recently prepared land survey of such Property prepared by a duly licensed and registered land surveyor, showing all buildings and other improvements, any off-site improvements, the location of any easements, parking spaces, rights of way, building set-back lines and other dimensional regulations;

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(c)    (1) A “Phase I” environmental assessment of such Property, with reliance letters if such reports are not addressed to the Administrative Agent, which report has been prepared by an environmental engineering firm, and (2) any other environmental assessments or similar reports relating to such Property, including any “Phase II” environmental assessment prepared or recommended by such environmental engineering firm to be prepared for such Property;
(d)    Evidence of insurance (which may consist of binders or certificates of insurance) naming the Collateral Agent as loss payee and additional insured with such responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations, and in such amounts and covering such risks, as is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; for the avoidance of doubt, evidence of insurance satisfying the requirements of insurance in the Mortgages shall be deemed to satisfy this clause (d) with respect to the property described in the Mortgages;
(e)    Such evidence regarding zoning and land use compliance as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request;
(f)    A property condition report, together with any seismic probable maximum loss assessment to the extent customarily required for similar property, with reliance letters if such reports are not addressed to the Administrative Agent, from a firm or firms of professional engineers or architects, dated not more than three hundred sixty (360) days prior to the occurrence of the Mortgage Trigger; provided, that the Administrative Agent shall rely on property condition reports and seismic probable maximum loss assessments previously obtained by the Borrower, so long as such reports and assessment and the Administrative Agent’s reliance thereon is commercially reasonable;
(g)    evidence that all other actions that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary or desirable in order to perfect and protect the first priority liens and security interests created under the Collateral Documents have been taken; and
(h)    Such other diligence information related to the Property or any Loan Party that owns such Property as any Lender through the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
Mortgage Trigger” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.12(b).
Mortgages” has the meaning specified in item (a) of the definition of Mortgage Collateral Deliverables.
Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
National Flood Insurance Program” means the program created pursuant to the Flood Laws.
Negative Pledge” means a provision of any document, instrument or agreement (including any organizational document), other than this Agreement or any other Loan Document, that prohibits, restricts or limits, or purports to prohibit, restrict or limit, the creation or assumption of any Lien on any assets of a Person as security for the Indebtedness of such Person or any other Person, or entitles another Person to obtain or claim the benefit of a Lien on any assets of such Person; provided, however, that an agreement that conditions a Person’s ability to encumber its assets upon the maintenance of one or more specified ratios that limit such Person’s ability to encumber its assets but that do not generally prohibit the encumbrance of its assets, or the encumbrance of specific assets, shall not constitute a Negative Pledge.
Net Cash Proceeds” means, as applicable, (a) with respect to any Asset Disposition or Insurance and Condemnation Event, all cash proceeds (including Cash and Cash Equivalents) received by TCI, any Loan

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Party or any of their Subsidiaries therefrom (including any Cash or Cash Equivalents received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or by monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, as and when received) in connection with such transaction or event less the sum of (i) any Tax Distributions and all income Taxes and other Taxes assessed by, or reasonably estimated to be payable to, a Governmental Authority as a result of such transaction or event (provided that if estimated Tax Distributions or estimated Taxes exceed the amount of actual Tax Distributions or Taxes required to be paid in cash in respect of such Asset Disposition, the amount of such excess shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds if greater than $100,000), (ii) all reasonable and customary out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred in connection with such transaction or event (including, to the extent reasonable and customary, accounting and investment banking fees, payments made in order to obtain a necessary consent or required by applicable law, broker’s fees or commissions, legal fees, consulting fees, title insurance premiums paid in connection therewith, survey costs and mortgage recording Tax paid in connection therewith, and costs and expenses in connection with unwinding any derivatives contract in connection therewith), (iii) the principal amount of, premium (including a prepayment premium or exit fee), if any, and interest on any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness under the Loan Documents) secured by a Lien on the asset (or a portion thereof) disposed of, which Indebtedness is required to be repaid in connection with such transaction or event, (iv) all amounts that are set aside as a reserve (A) for adjustments in respect of the purchase price of such assets, (B) for any liabilities associated with such transaction or event, to the extent such reserve is established in accordance with GAAP or as otherwise required pursuant to the documentation with respect to such Asset Disposition or Insurance and Condemnation Event, (C) for the payment of unassumed liabilities relating to the assets sold or otherwise disposed of at the time of, or within 30 days after, the date of such sale or other disposition and (D) for the payment of indemnification obligations; provided that, to the extent and at the time any such amounts are released from such reserve and received by TCI, such Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries, such amounts shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds, and (v) in the case of an Insurance and Condemnation Event, amounts that are required to be applied to restoration or other uses pursuant to contractual obligations relating to the Property affected by such Insurance and Condemnation Event, and (b) with respect to any Equity Issuance or Debt Issuance, the gross cash proceeds received by TCI, any Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries therefrom less the sum of (i) all reasonable and customary fees, commissions, investment banking fees, consulting fees, attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, underwriting fees, costs, underwriting discounts and other expenses incurred in connection therewith and (ii) amounts required to be deposited or maintained in segregated accounts as reserves in connection with any such Debt Issuance; provided, however, that in the case of any Debt Issuance constituting Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, such proceeds shall be limited to the amount determined pursuant to clause (a) of the definition thereof. Net Cash Proceeds received by any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower shall equal a percentage of the Net Cash Proceeds received by such Subsidiary pursuant to clause (a) or (b) above equal to the percentage that corresponds to TCI and the Loan Parties’ aggregate ownership share of such Subsidiary (or, if less, the amount permitted by the organizational documents of such Subsidiary as in effect on the Amendment Effective Date).
Net Cash Proceeds Receipt Date” means, with respect to any Mandatory Prepayment Event, the date of receipt of Net Cash Proceeds from such Mandatory Prepayment Event required to be paid pursuant to Section 2.11(b).
Net Worth” means the excess of Capitalization Value over Total Outstanding Indebtedness.
“New Revolving Loan” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.04.
“New Revolving Loan Commitments” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.04.
“New Revolving Loan Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.04.

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“New Term Loan” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.04.
New Term Loan Commitments” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.04.
“New Term Loan Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.04.
Nonrecourse Indebtedness” means, (a) with respect to a Person, Indebtedness in respect of which recourse for payment (except for exceptions for fraud, misapplication of funds, environmental indemnities, violation of “special purpose entity” covenants and other exceptions to nonrecourse liability customarily excluded by institutional lenders from exculpation provisions or included in separate indemnification agreements) is contractually limited to specific assets of such Person encumbered by a Lien securing such Indebtedness and (b) with respect to a Subsidiary, Indebtedness of such Subsidiary so long as there is no recourse to TCI, the Borrower, or any Subsidiary Guarantor other than recourse in respect of guaranties of customary exceptions for fraud, misapplication of funds, environmental indemnities, violation of “special purpose entity” covenants and other exceptions to nonrecourse liability customarily excluded by institutional lenders from exculpation provisions or included in separate indemnification agreements.
Notes” means any promissory notes executed by the Borrower to evidence the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.10(e).
NYFRB” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

NYFRB Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day(or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “NYFRB Rate” means the rate for a Federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on such day received by the Administrative Agent from a Federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it; provided, further, that if any of the aforesaid rates shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
Obligations” means the unpaid principal of and interest on (including interest accruing after the maturity of the Loans and LC Disbursements and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) the Loans and all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, the Letters of Credit, or any other document made, delivered or given in connection herewith or therewith, whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses (including all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender that are required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant hereto) or otherwise.
Occupancy Rate” means, with respect to a Property at any time, the occupancy rate that is calculated by the Borrower using the methodology that is used by the Borrower for public reporting purposes on the Effective Date and as modified from time to time in keeping with industry standard practices. The Borrower shall provide notice to the Administrative Agent of any such modification that it considers significant.
OFAC” means Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.

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Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.19).
Overnight Bank Funding Rate” means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight Federal funds and overnight Eurodollar borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions (as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate (from and after such date as the NYFRB shall commence to publish such composite rate).
Participant” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04.
Participant Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c).
Patriot Act” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.16.
PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.
Permitted Disposition” means:
(a)    the disposition of Cash or Cash Equivalents in exchange for other Cash or Cash Equivalents and having reasonably equivalent value therefor;
(b)    the lease or sublease of assets and properties in the ordinary course of business, including ground leases and ground sub-leases of anchor pads, out-parcels and vacant land adjacent to Properties;
(c)    disposition of surplus, obsolete, damaged or worn out equipment or other property in the ordinary course of business;
(d)    any disposition to TCI, the Borrower or any of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries (other than any disposition of any Covenant Waiver Period Collateral, unless the recipient thereof becomes party to the Covenant Waiver Period Pledge Agreement and any applicable Mortgage and such Covenant Waiver Period Collateral at all times remains subject to a Lien with the same priority and level of perfection as was the case immediately prior to such disposition); and
(e)    any Investment permitted by Section 6.12(b).
Permitted Encumbrances” means:
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(b)statutory liens of carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and other like Liens imposed by law, (i) arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 60 days, (ii) are being contested or bonded over in compliance with Section 5.04, (iii) relate to tenant improvements and with respect to which the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor is diligently enforcing its rights under a tenant lease to have removed by the applicable tenant, or (iv) if not resolved in favor of the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor, is not reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(c)Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security;
(d)Liens to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(e)any attachments or judgment liens that do not constitute an Event of Default under clause (l) of Section 7.01;
(f)other Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of any Subsidiary Guarantor including Liens arising with respect to easements, zoning restrictions, use restrictions, rights-of-way, licenses, reservations, covenants, encroachments, building restrictions, broker’s liens, liens arising under leases and reciprocal easement agreements, irregularities in title and other charges or encumbrances on real property or the use of assets of any Subsidiary Guarantor which do not materially interfere with the ordinary course of business of such Subsidiary Guarantor, and that (i) do not secure any monetary obligations for borrowed money, (ii) do not violate any terms and conditions of this Agreement, and (iii) are not reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(g)Licenses (with respect to intellectual property and other property, including real property), leases or subleases granted to third parties;
(h)any (i) interest or title of a lessor or sublessor under any lease not prohibited by this Agreement, (ii) Lien or restriction that the interest or title of such lessor or sublessor may be subject to, or (iii) subordination of the interest of the lessee or sublessee under such lease to any Lien or restriction referred to in the preceding clause (ii), so long as the holder of such Lien or restriction agrees to recognize the rights of such lessee or sublessee under such lease;
(i)Liens arising from filing UCC financing statements relating solely to leases not prohibited by this Agreement; and
(j)     Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;
(k)     to the extent required pursuant to the general program mandates of any applicable COVID-19 Relief Program, Liens securing any COVID-19 Relief Funds; and
(l)     Liens, if any, securing the Indebtedness and other obligations in respect of this Agreement and any other Credit Facility on a pari passu basis pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement.
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Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness (the “Refinancing Indebtedness”), the proceeds of which are used to refinance, refund, renew, extend or replace Indebtedness that is outstanding as of the Amendment Effective Date (such outstanding Indebtedness, the “Refinanced Indebtedness”); provided that (a) to the extent the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Refinancing Indebtedness (including any unused commitments thereunder) is greater than the sum of (i) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Refinanced Indebtedness at the time of such refinancing, refunding, renewal, extension or replacement, (ii) an amount equal to any original issue discount thereon, (iii) the amount of unpaid accrued interest and premium thereon, (iv) customary reserves required to be funded and maintained in connection with such Refinancing Indebtedness, and (v) other reasonable amounts paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such refinancing, refunding, renewal, extension or replacement, such excess shall be applied as a mandatory prepayment of the Obligations to the extent required pursuant to Section 2.11(b)(ii); (b) the scheduled amortization of such Refinancing Indebtedness (as a percentage of the principal amount of such Refinancing Indebtedness) shall not, before the maturity date of the Refinanced Indebtedness, be greater than the scheduled amortization of the Refinanced Indebtedness (as a percentage of the principal amount of such Refinanced Indebtedness), and the maturity of such Refinancing Indebtedness shall occur no earlier than the maturity date of the Refinanced Indebtedness, (c) such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be secured by Liens on assets other than assets securing the Refinanced Indebtedness at the time of such refinancing, refunding, renewal, extension or replacement; (d) such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be guaranteed by or otherwise recourse to any Person other than the Person(s) to whom the Refinanced Indebtedness is recourse or by whom it is guaranteed, in each case as of the time of such refinancing, refunding, renewal, extension or replacement; and (e) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of, or would result from, such refinancing, refunding, renewal, extension or replacement.
Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
Pledge Collateral” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Covenant Waiver Period Collateral”.
Prime Rate” means the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the U.S. or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as determined by the Administrative Agent). Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced or quoted as being effective.
Property” means any parcel of real property with shopping center improvements thereon or any parcel of unimproved real property that is owned or ground-leased by the Borrower, its Consolidated Businesses, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any UJV.
“Pro-Rata Share” means, with respect to any Lender, the percentage of the total Term Loan Exposure, Revolving Credit Exposure and unused Commitments represented by such Lender’s Term Loan Exposure, Revolving Credit Exposure and unused Commitments.

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PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
Public-Sider” means any representative of a Lender that does not want to receive material non-public information with the meaning of the federal and state securities laws.
QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).
QFC Credit Support” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.21.
Recipient” means (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender and (c) any Issuing Bank, as applicable.
Recourse Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness which is not Nonrecourse Indebtedness. If any Indebtedness is partially Recourse Indebtedness and partially Nonrecourse Indebtedness, only the portion that is Recourse Indebtedness will be included as Recourse Indebtedness hereunder.
Recourse Secured Indebtedness” means the aggregate amount of Total Secured Indebtedness that is Recourse Indebtedness.
Refinanced Indebtedness” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness”.
Refinancing Indebtedness” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness”.
Refinancing Mortgage” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.08.
Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04.
REIT” means a domestic trust or corporation that qualifies as a real estate investment trust under the provisions of §856, et. seq. of the Code or any successor provisions.
Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.
Required Facility Lenders” means, with respect to any Facility, the holders of more than 50% of the total Term Loan Exposures or the total Revolving Commitments, as the case may be, outstanding under such Facility (or, in the case of the Revolving Facility, after any termination of the Revolving Commitments, the holders of more than 50% of the total Revolving Credit Exposures); provided that, in the event any Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender, then for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender, “Required Facility Lenders” means Lenders (excluding all Defaulting Lenders) having more than 50% of the total Term Loan Exposures or the total Revolving Commitments (or total Revolving Credit Exposures), as the case may be, outstanding under such Facility (excluding the Term Loan Exposures, Revolving Commitments and Revolving Credit Exposures, as applicable, of all Defaulting Lenders). At all times when two or more Lenders (excluding Defaulting Lenders) are party to this Agreement, the term Required Facility Lenders shall in no event mean less than two Lenders.
Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Term Loan Exposures, Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Term Loan Exposures, Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments at such time; provided that, in the event any of the

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Lenders shall be a Defaulting Lender, then for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender, “Required Lenders” means Lenders (excluding all Defaulting Lenders) having Term Loan Exposures, Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Term Loan Exposures, Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments of such Lenders (excluding all Defaulting Lenders) at such time. At all times when two or more Lenders (excluding Defaulting Lenders) are party to this Agreement, the term Required Lenders shall in no event mean less than two Lenders.
Requirements of Law” shall mean, as to any Person, the organizational documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation, or a final and binding determination of an arbitrator or a determination of a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Restricted Payment” means any distribution or other payment (whether in cash, securities or other property) made out of Funds From Operations by the Borrower to its partners.
Revolving Borrowing” means a Borrowing of Revolving Loans.
Revolving Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.09, (b) increased from time to time pursuant to Section 2.04, and (c) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04. The initial amount of each Lender’s Revolving Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or in the joinder agreement executed pursuant to Section 2.04 or the Assignment and Assumption, or other documentation or record (as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(70) of the New York Uniform Commercial Code) as provided in Section 9.04(b)(ii)(C), pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Revolving Commitment, as applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Revolving Commitments is $1,100,000,000.
Revolving Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Revolving Lender at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans and its LC Exposure at such time.
Revolving Facility” means the Revolving Commitments and the Revolving Loans made, and Letters of Credit issued, thereunder.
Revolving Lender” means a Lender with a Revolving Commitment or Revolving Credit Exposure.
Revolving Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.01(a) and Section 2.03.
Revolving Maturity Date” means February 1, 2024, subject to extension as provided in Section 2.21.
Revolving Percentage” means, with respect to any Revolving Lender, the percentage of the total Revolving Commitments represented by such Lender’s Revolving Commitment. If the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, the Revolving Percentages shall be determined based upon the Revolving Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments.
S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC.

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Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions (at the time of this Agreement, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria and Crimea).
Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury or any other relevant sanctions authority, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in the foregoing clause (a) or clause (b) or (d) any Person otherwise the subject of any Sanctions.
Sanctions means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by the U.S. government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury or any other relevant sanctions authority.
SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United State of America.
Second Amendment” means that certain Amendment No. 2 to Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement, dated as of the Amendment Effective Date, by and among the Borrower, the other Loan Parties party thereto, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto.
Secured Leverage Ratio” means the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of Total Secured Indebtedness to Capitalization Value.
Secured Obligations” means, collectively, the “Secured Obligations” as defined in the Pledge Agreement and the “Secured Obligations” (or equivalent or similar term describing the obligations secured thereunder) as defined in the Mortgages.
“Series” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.04.
Solvent” when used with respect to any Person, means that, as of any date of determination, (a) the fair saleable value of its assets is in excess of the total amount of its liabilities (including, without limitation, contingent liabilities); (b) the present fair saleable value of its assets is greater than the probable liability on its existing debts as such debts become absolute and matured; (c) it is then able and expects to be able to pay its debts (including, without limitation, contingent debts and other commitments) as they mature; and (d) it has capital sufficient to carry on its business as conducted and as proposed to be conducted.
Statutory Reserve Rate” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentage (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board). Such reserve percentage shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D. Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.
subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with

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those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date.
Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Borrower.
Subsidiary Guarantors” means, individually and collectively, as the context may require, (a) each Subsidiary that owns or ground-leases an Eligible Unencumbered Asset and (b) each Subsidiary that is a party to the Covenant Waiver Period Pledge Agreement as a “Pledgor” and, in each case, that now or hereafter becomes party to a Guaranty as a “Guarantor”. The initial Subsidiary Guarantors as of the Effective Date are listed on Schedule SG, and such Schedule SG may be updated.
Supported QFC” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.21.
Swap Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Borrower or the Subsidiaries shall be a Swap Agreement.
Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Agreements, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Agreements, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Agreements have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, any such termination value(s) that remain unpaid, and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a) the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Agreements, as recorded on the Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP.
Tax Distribution” means, with respect to any Asset Disposition, an amount reasonably estimated to be equal to the tax liability or net capital gain required to be distributed under Section 5.2(a)(iii) of Borrower’s agreement of limited partnership in connection with such Asset Disposition.
Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
TCI” means Taubman Centers, Inc., a Michigan corporation and the managing general partner of the Borrower.
TCI Financial Statements means the consolidated balance sheet and related consolidated statement of operations, statement of changes in equity and cash flows, and footnotes thereto, of TCI, prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Term Facility” means the Term Loan Commitments and the Term Loans made thereunder.
Term Loans” means the Term Loans and any New Term Loans made pursuant to Section 2.04.
Term Loan Commitment” means, with respect to each Term Loan Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Term Loans hereunder, including any New Term Loan Commitments. The initial amount of each Lender’s Term Loan Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01. The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Term Loan Commitments is $275,000,000.

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Term Loan Exposure” means, with respect to any Term Loan Lender at any time, the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Term Loans.
Term Loan Lender” means a Lender with a Term Loan Commitment or Term Loan Exposure.
Term Loan Maturity Date” means February 1, 2025.
Title Reports” the meaning specified in item (a) of the definition of Mortgage Collateral Deliverables.
Total Leverage Ratio” means the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of Total Outstanding Indebtedness to Capitalization Value.
Total Outstanding Indebtedness” means the sum, without duplication, of (1) Consolidated Outstanding Indebtedness, (2) the Borrower’s Share of UJV Combined Outstanding Indebtedness and (3) Contingent Liabilities.
Total Secured Indebtedness” means that portion of Total Outstanding Indebtedness that is secured in any manner by a Lien (including a pledge of Equity Interests), other than, prior to the Collateral Release Date, properties or assets securing the obligations under this Agreement and the other Credit Facilities. For the avoidance of doubt, Total Secured Indebtedness shall not include the obligations owing under the Community Development District Bonds for the Dolphin Mall (or any future similar type of governmental financing for any Property), any real estate taxes or assessments that are not yet delinquent or any Indebtedness secured by a Refinancing Mortgage.
Total Unsecured Indebtedness” means that portion of Total Outstanding Indebtedness that is not secured in any manner by a Lien (including a pledge of Equity Interests), but including, prior to the Collateral Release Date, Total Outstanding Indebtedness outstanding under this Agreement and the other Credit Facilities.
Transactions” means the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower and the other Loan Parties of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the borrowing of Loans, and the issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder.
TRS Assets” means any asset the ownership of which or the income from which could cause TCI to fail to qualify as a real estate investment trust under Section 856(a) of the Code, as determined by TCI in its sole judgment.

TRS Subsidiary” means a Delaware limited liability company (i) which is wholly Controlled by the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor, (ii) in which the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the economic ownership interests, (iii) which has made or shall make an election pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-3(a) to be classified as an association taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes, and (iv) which does not have any Indebtedness for borrowed money other than Indebtedness owing to the Borrower.

TRS Subsidiary Business” means the operation of any business in which a real estate investment trust (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code) is not permitted to engage without the potential for adverse tax consequences, to the extent that such business (i) is related to and conducted at a Property and (ii) does not result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Type”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, the Alternate Base Rate or the LIBOR Daily Floating Rate.

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UJV Combined Outstanding Indebtedness” means, as of any time, all Indebtedness, secured or unsecured, of the UJVs, including mortgage and other notes payable but excluding any Indebtedness which is margin Indebtedness secured by cash and cash equivalent securities, as reflected in the balance sheets of each of the UJVs, prepared in accordance with GAAP.
UJVs” means the unconsolidated joint ventures in which the Borrower owns a beneficial interest and which are accounted for under the equity method in the Borrower’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person subject to IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
Unencumbered Asset Value” means, at any time, the sum of (1) the aggregate amount of Combined Property EBITDA (excluding Properties described in clause (2) below) attributable to each Eligible Unencumbered Asset for the twelve (12)-month period ending with the most recently ended fiscal quarter, capitalized at an annual rate equal to the applicable Capitalization Rate for such Property and (2) without duplication, the Borrower’s beneficial share of the book value (after impairments) of all Eligible Unencumbered Assets that are Acquisition Properties.
Unencumbered EBITDA” means the aggregate amount of Combined Property EBITDA attributable to the Eligible Unencumbered Assets.
Unencumbered Leverage Ratio” means the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of Total Unsecured Indebtedness to Unencumbered Asset Value.
Unsecured Interest Expense” means that portion of Interest Expense (excluding the amortization of deferred financing costs under GAAP) attributable to the Total Unsecured Indebtedness, which shall be equal to the greater of (x) the actual Interest Expense attributable to the Total Unsecured Indebtedness and (y) the Interest Expense that would be payable on all Total Unsecured Indebtedness using an assumed annual interest rate of 4.50%.
U.S. Person” means a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
U.S. Special Resolution Regime” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.21.
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.17(f)(ii)(B)(3).
Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
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Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Loan”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Term Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Term Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing”).

SECTION 1.03. Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (e) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP. (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 825 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined therein.


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(b)     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 1.04(a) or in the definition of “Capital Lease Obligations,” if any change in accounting for leases pursuant to GAAP resulting from the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“FAS 842”) would require treating any lease (or similar arrangement conveying the right to use) as a capital lease where such lease (or similar arrangement) would not have been required to be so treated under GAAP as in effect on December 31, 2015, such lease shall not be considered a capital lease, and all calculations and deliverables under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be made or delivered, as applicable, in accordance therewith.

SECTION 1.05. Interest Rates; LIBOR Notification. The interest rate on Eurodollar Loans and LIBOR Daily Loans is determined by reference to the LIBO Rate, which is derived from the London interbank offered rate. The London interbank offered rate is intended to represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short-term borrowings from each other in the London interbank market. In July 2017, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority announced that, after the end of 2021, it would no longer persuade or compel contributing banks to make rate submissions to the ICE Benchmark Administration (together with any successor to the ICE Benchmark Administrator, the “IBA”) for purposes of the IBA setting the London interbank offered rate. As a result, it is possible that commencing in 2022, the London interbank offered rate may no longer be available or may no longer be deemed an appropriate reference rate upon which to determine the interest rate on Eurodollar Loans and LIBOR Daily Loans. In light of this eventuality, public and private sector industry initiatives are currently underway to identify new or alternative reference rates to be used in place of the London interbank offered rate. In the event that the London interbank offered rate is no longer available or in certain other circumstances as set forth in Section 2.14(b) of this Agreement, such Section 2.14(b) provides a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest. The Administrative Agent will notify the Borrower, pursuant to Section 2.14, in advance of any change to the reference rate upon which the interest rate on Eurodollar Loans and LIBOR Daily Loans is based. However, the Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission or any other matter related to the London interbank offered rate or other rates in the definition of “LIBO Rate” or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof, including without limitation, whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement reference rate, as it may or may not be adjusted pursuant to Section 2.14(b), will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, the LIBO Rate or have the same volume or liquidity as did the London interbank offered rate prior to its discontinuance or unavailability.

SECTION 1.06. Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the amount of such Letter of Credit available to be drawn at such time; provided that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Letter of Credit Agreement related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the available amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum amount is available to be drawn at such time.

SECTION 1.07. Divisions. For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized and acquired on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time.


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ARTICLE II

The Credits

SECTION 2.01 Commitments. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Lender agrees to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower from time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in (a) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Revolving Commitment or (b) the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the total Revolving Commitments; provided that for purposes of any Borrowing of Revolving Loans from and after the Amendment Effective Date and until the Covenant Compliance Date, the total Revolving Credit Exposure shall not exceed the maximum amount of Revolving Loans that was available to be borrowed hereunder as of March 31, 2020 (i.e., $1,012,254,000). Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans.

(b)     Pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement, the lenders thereunder have made term loans to the Borrower in the aggregate principal amount of $300,000,000 and $275,000,000 of such term loans are outstanding on the date hereof and shall continue to be outstanding under this Agreement as “Term Loans”. On the Effective Date, the outstanding Term Loans shall be reallocated among the Term Loan Lenders in accordance with their Term Loan Commitments.

SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings. (a) Each Revolving Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Revolving Loans made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments. Each Term Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Term Loans made by the Term Loan Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Term Loan Commitments. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required.

(b)     Subject to Section 2.14, each Borrowing of any Class shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans, Eurodollar Loans or LIBOR Daily Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith. Each Lender at its option may make any Eurodollar Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(c)     At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $1,000,000. At the time that each ABR Revolving Borrowing or LIBOR Daily Revolving Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $100,000 and not less than $1,000,000; provided that an ABR Revolving Borrowing or LIBOR Daily Revolving Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the total Commitments or that is required to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.06(e). At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurodollar Term Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $5,000,000 and not less than $10,000,000. At the time that each ABR Term Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000; provided that an ABR Term Loan Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the total Term Loan Commitments. Borrowings of more than one Type and Class may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of twelve (12) Eurodollar Revolving Borrowings or six (6) Eurodollar Term Borrowings outstanding.

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(d)     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the applicable Maturity Date.

SECTION 2.03. Requests for Borrowings. To request a Borrowing, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone, e‑mail or facsimile (a) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing or LIBOR Daily Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Business Day of the proposed Borrowing; provided that (x) any such notice of an ABR Revolving Borrowing or LIBOR Daily Borrowing to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.06(e) may be given not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing and (y) notices of a Revolving Borrowing to finance reimbursement of an LC Disbursement shall be deemed automatically given as provided in Section 2.06(e). Each such telephonic Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery, email or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit D and signed by the Borrower. Each such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

(i)the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing, and whether such Borrowing is a Revolving Borrowing or a Term Loan Borrowing;
(ii)the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii)whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing, a LIBOR Daily Borrowing (if a Revolving Borrowing) or a Eurodollar Borrowing;
(iv)in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”; and
(v)the location and number of the Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.07.
If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be an Eurodollar Borrowing with an Interest Period of one month. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurodollar Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.
SECTION 2.04. Incremental Commitments.

(a)     Incremental Facility Request. Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent on one or more occasions during the period from the Effective Date to the date that is twelve (12) months prior to the latest applicable Maturity Date, elect to request (A) an increase to the existing Revolving Commitments (any such increase, the “New Revolving Loan Commitments”) and/or (B) the establishment of one or more new term loan commitments (the “New Term Loan Commitments”, by an amount that would result in the sum of all Revolving Commitments (both existing and New Revolving Loan Commitments) plus the principal amount of the Term Loans made on the Effective Date plus all New Term Loan Commitments,

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if any, not exceeding $2,000,000,000 in the aggregate (each such amount in addition to the Commitments as of the Effective Date, a “Facility Increase” and the maximum aggregate increase of $625,000,000, the “Maximum Increase Amount”) and not less than $50,000,000 per request (or such lesser amount which shall be approved by Administrative Agent or such lesser amount that shall constitute the difference between the Maximum Increase Amount and the sum of all such New Revolving Loan Commitments plus New Term Loan Commitments obtained prior to such date), and integral multiples of $5,000,000 in excess of that amount. Each such notice shall specify (A) the date (each, an “Increased Amount Date”) on which the Borrower proposes that the New Revolving Loan Commitments or New Term Loan Commitments, as applicable, shall be effective, which shall be a date not less than 10 Business Days, nor more than 30 Business Days after the date on which such notice is delivered to the Administrative Agent and (B) the identity of each Lender or other Person that is an Eligible Assignee (each Lender or other Eligible Assignee who agrees to provide all or a portion of the New Revolving Loan Commitments being referred to herein as a “New Revolving Loan Lender” and each Lender or other Eligible Assignee who agrees to provide all or portion of the New Term Loan Commitments being referred to herein as a “New Term Loan Lender”, as applicable) to whom the Borrower proposes any portion of such New Revolving Loan Commitments or New Term Loan Commitments, as applicable, be allocated and the amounts of such allocations; provided that any Lender or other Eligible Assignee approached to provide all or a portion of the New Revolving Loan Commitments or New Term Loan Commitments, as applicable, may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide a New Revolving Loan Commitment or New Term Loan Commitment, as applicable.

(b)     Facility Increase Arranger. Except as provided in clause (a) above, the Administrative Agent and the Sole Bookrunner (in such capacity, the “Facility Increase Arranger”) will manage all aspects of the syndication of the proposed New Revolving Loan Commitments and the New Term Loan Commitments with the approval of the Borrower, including identifying each New Revolving Loan Lender or New Term Loan Lender, as applicable, to whom any portion of any Facility Increase shall be allocated, the timing of all offers to Lenders and other Eligible Assignees and the acceptance of commitments, the amounts offered and the compensation provided; provided, that (i) the Facility Increase Arranger will obtain the approval of the Borrower with respect to the syndication of the proposed Facility Increase, (ii) any allocation to any Eligible Assignee that is not a Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and, in the case of a New Revolving Loan Lender, the Issuing Banks (in each case, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and (iii) in the event the Facility Increase Arranger is unable to fully syndicate the proposed Facility Increase by the date which is 10 Business Days prior to the applicable Increased Amount Date, the Borrower may identify Persons who are Eligible Assignees to whom the Facility Increase Arranger shall allocate any unsyndicated portion of the Facility Increase, subject to the Administrative Agent’s consent right as set forth in subclause (ii) above. Subject to the immediately preceding sentence, the Facility Increase Arranger and each Lender shall have the ongoing right to sell, assign, syndicate, participate, or transfer all or a portion of its Commitment or Loans owing to it or other Obligations to one or more investors as otherwise provided in Section 9.04. Without limitation on the Facility Increase Arranger’s rights as set forth herein, in the event there are Lenders and Eligible Assignees that have committed to New Revolving Loan Commitments or New Term Loan Commitments, as applicable, in excess of the maximum amount requested (or permitted), then the Facility Increase Arranger shall have the right to allocate such commitments, first to Lenders and then to Eligible Assignees, on whatever basis the Facility Increase Arranger determines is appropriate (except that the Facility Increase Arranger will obtain the approval of the Borrower with respect to such allocations).

(c)     Conditions to Effectiveness of Facility Increase. Such New Revolving Loan Commitments or New Term Loan Commitments, as applicable, shall become effective as of such Increased Amount Date, subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent, as determined by the Administrative Agent in its good faith judgment:

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(i)no Default or Event of Default shall exist on such Increased Amount Date before or after giving effect to such Facility Increase;
(ii)the Borrower shall be in pro forma compliance with each of the covenants set forth in Section 6.11 on a pro forma basis as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter after giving effect to such Facility Increase, any Loans to be made on the date of such Facility Increase and the application of the proceeds therefrom;
(iii)the New Revolving Loan Commitments and/or New Term Loan Commitments, as applicable, shall be effected pursuant to one or more joinder agreements in form and substance satisfactory to, and executed and delivered by, the Borrower, the New Revolving Loan Lender and/or the New Term Loan Lender, as applicable, and the Administrative Agent, each of which shall be recorded in the Register, and each New Revolving Loan Lender and New Term Loan Lender, as applicable, shall be subject to the requirements set forth in Section 2.17, and any New Revolving Loan Lender and/or New Term Loan Lender who is not already a Lender shall become a Lender hereunder;
(iv)the Borrower shall make any payments required pursuant to Section 2.16 in connection with the New Revolving Loan Commitments or New Term Loan Commitments, as applicable;
(v)the Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered any legal opinions, resolutions or other documents reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in connection with any such transaction, consistent with those delivered on the Effective Date under Section 4.01;
(vi)as requested by the Administrative Agent, the Loan Parties shall have acknowledged and ratified that their obligations under the applicable Loan Documents remain in full force and effect, and continue to guaranty the Obligations under the Loan Documents, as modified by the applicable Facility Increase and the implementation thereof; and
(vii)the Borrower shall have paid, pursuant to separate agreements between the Borrower and the Facility Increase Arranger, the New Revolving Loan Lenders and/or the New Term Loan Lenders, (A) all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the applicable Facility Increase and (B) any fees that the Borrower has agreed to pay to the Facility Increase Arranger, the New Revolving Loan Lenders and/or the New Term Loan Lenders in connection with such Facility Increase.
(d)     Additional Facility Increase Matters.

(i)On any Increased Amount Date on which New Revolving Loan Commitments are effected, subject to the satisfaction of the foregoing terms and conditions, (a) each of the Revolving Lenders shall assign to each of the New Revolving Loan Lenders, and each of the New Revolving Loan Lenders shall purchase from each of the Revolving Lenders, at the principal amount thereof (together with accrued interest), such interests in the Revolving Loans outstanding on such Increased Amount Date as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such assignments and purchases, such Revolving Loans will be held by existing Revolving Lenders and New Revolving Loan Lenders ratably in accordance with their Revolving Commitments after giving effect to the addition of such New Revolving Loan

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Commitments to the Revolving Commitments, (b) each Revolving Lender shall automatically and without further act be deemed to have assigned to each of the New Revolving Loan Lenders, and each such New Revolving Loan Lender will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assumed, a portion of such lender’s participations hereunder in outstanding Letters of Credit such that, after giving effect to each such deemed assignment and assumption of participations, the aggregate outstanding participations hereunder in Letters of Credit will be held by existing Revolving Lenders and New Revolving Loan Lenders ratably in accordance with their Revolving Commitments after giving effect to the addition of such New Revolving Loan Commitments to the Revolving Commitments, (c) each New Revolving Loan Commitment shall be deemed for all purposes a Revolving Commitment and each loan made thereunder (a “New Revolving Loan”) shall be deemed, for all purposes, a Revolving Loan and (d) each New Revolving Loan Lender shall become a Revolving Lender with respect to the New Revolving Loan Commitment and all matters relating thereto. The Administrative Agent and the Revolving Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement shall not apply to any of the transactions effected pursuant to this Section 2.04.
(ii)On any Increased Amount Date on which any New Term Loan Commitments of any Series are effective, subject to the satisfaction of the foregoing terms and conditions, (i) each New Term Loan Lender of any Series shall make a Loan to Borrower (a “New Term Loan”) in an amount equal to its New Term Loan Commitment of such Series, and (ii) each New Term Lender of any Series shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to the New Term Loan Commitments of such Series and the New Term Loans of such Series made pursuant thereto. Any New Term Loans made on an Increased Amount Date shall be designated a separate tranche or series (a “Series”) of New Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement.
(iii)The Administrative Agent shall notify Lenders promptly upon receipt of the Borrower’s notice of each Increased Amount Date and in respect thereof (y) the New Revolving Loan Commitments and the New Revolving Loan Lenders or the Series of New Term Loan Commitments and the New Term Loan Lenders of such Series, as applicable, and (z) in the case of each notice to any Lender with a Commitment, the respective interests in such Lender’s Loans, in each case subject to the assignments contemplated by this Section 2.04.
(iv)The terms and provisions of the New Revolving Loans and New Revolving Loan Commitments shall be identical to the existing Revolving Loans and existing Revolving Commitments. The terms and provisions of any New Term Loan Commitments and any New Term Loans shall (a) provide that the maturity date of any New Term Loan that is a separate Series shall be no earlier than the latest Term Loan Maturity Date for any then outstanding Series of Term Loans and shall not have any scheduled amortization payments, (b) share ratably in the Guaranties with the other Obligations, (c) share ratably in any prepayments of the existing Term Loan Facility, unless the Borrower and the New Term Loan Lenders in respect of such New Term Loans elect lesser payments and (d) other than pricing or maturity date, have the same terms as the then outstanding Series of Term Loans; provided that applicable interest rate margins, arrangement fees, upfront or other fees, original issue discount and amortization (subject to the remaining terms of this proviso) with respect to any New Term Loan Commitments shall be determined by the Borrower and the applicable New Term Loan Lenders; provided, further, that New Term Loan Commitments may contain (x) additional or more restrictive covenants that are applicable only to periods after the latest Maturity Date of any Term Loans outstanding or Revolving Commitments in effect immediately prior to giving

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effect to such New Term Loan Commitments and (y) other terms that are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
(v)Each joinder agreement executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the New Revolving Loan Lenders or New Term Loan Lenders, as applicable, in connection with a Facility Increase shall be recorded in the Register and may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the good faith judgment of Administrative Agent, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.04, subject to approval by the Borrower, including those necessary to include the New Revolving Loan Commitments, the New Term Loan Commitments and the New Term Loans in the definitions of Required Lenders and Required Facility Lenders; provided however, that any amendments to Articles III through VIII, inclusive, that adversely affect a Lender shall be subject to Section 9.02. All such amendments and joinder agreements entered into with the applicable Loan Parties by the Administrative Agent shall be binding and conclusive on all Lenders.
SECTION 2.05. [Reserved].
SECTION 2.06. Letters of Credit. (a) General. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may request, and the Issuing Banks shallmay, in their sole discretion, issue, Letters of Credit as the applicant thereof for its own account or the account (and in the name) of any Subsidiary or UJV or the support of its or its Subsidiaries’ or UJVs’ obligations, in a form reasonably acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank and the Borrower, at any time and from time to time during the Availability Period. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by the Borrower to, or entered into by the Borrower with, the applicable Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control. The letters of credit issued under the Existing Credit Agreement and listed on Schedule 2.06 attached hereto shall be treated as Letters of Credit hereunder for all purposes.

(b)     Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain Conditions. To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall hand deliver or telecopy (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the applicable Issuing Bank) to the Issuing Bank which is being requested to issue (or issued, in the case of an amendment or extension) the Letter of Credit and the Administrative Agent no less than three Business Days in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, or such shorter time period acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank) a notice in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit D requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed or extended, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (which shall be a Business Day), the identity of the Issuing Bank selected to issue such Letter of Credit, the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with paragraph (c) of this Section), the amount of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be reasonably necessary to prepare, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit. If requested by the applicable Issuing Bank, the Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application on the applicable Issuing Bank’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended or extended only if (and upon issuance, amendment or extension of each Letter of Credit the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment or extension (i) the aggregate LC Exposure shall not exceed the lesser of (A) the total Letter of Credit Commitments and (B) $50,000,000, (ii) (x) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit issued by any Issuing Bank at such time plus (y) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements made by such Issuing Bank that

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have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time shall not exceed its Letter of Credit Commitment, (iii) no Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure shall exceed its Revolving Commitment, and (iv) the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures shall not exceed the total Revolving Commitments. The Borrower may, at any time and from time to time, reduce the Letter of Credit Commitment of any Issuing Bank with the consent of such Issuing Bank; provided that the Borrower shall not reduce the Letter of Credit Commitment of any Issuing Bank if, after giving effect to such reduction, the conditions set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above shall not be satisfied.

An Issuing Bank shall not be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:
(i)any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such Issuing Bank from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any law applicable to such Issuing Bank shall prohibit, or require that such Issuing Bank refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such Issuing Bank with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such Issuing Bank is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Effective Date, or shall impose upon such Issuing Bank any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense that was not applicable on the Effective Date and that such Issuing Bank in good faith deems material to it; or

(ii)the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of such Issuing Bank applicable to letters of credit generally.

(c)     Expiration Date. Each Letter of Credit shall expire (or be subject to termination by notice from the applicable Issuing Bank that issued such Letter of Credit to the beneficiary thereof) at or prior to the close of business on the earlier of (i) the date one year after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any renewal or extension thereof, one year after such renewal or extension which renewals or extensions, subject to clause (ii) hereof, may be automatic pursuant to the terms of such Letter of Credit so long as such Issuing Bank shall have the right to prevent such renewal or extension at least once in each twelve month period) and (ii) the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the Revolving Maturity Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Letter of Credit may have an expiration date that is not more than twelve (12) months after the Revolving Maturity Date so long as (x) the Borrower shall provide cash collateral to the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to 102% of the LC Exposure pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.06(j) with respect to such Letters of Credit on or prior to fifteen (15) days before the Revolving Maturity Date, (y) the obligations of the Borrower under this Section 2.06 in respect of such Letters of Credit shall survive the Revolving Maturity Date and shall remain in effect until no such Letters of Credit remain outstanding and (z) each Revolving Lender shall remain obligated hereunder, to the extent any such cash collateral, the application thereof or reimbursement in respect thereof is required to be returned to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent after the Revolving Maturity Date until no such Letters of Credit remain outstanding.

(d)     Participations. By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) and without any further action on the part of the Issuing Bank that issued such Letter of Credit or the Revolving Lenders, such Issuing Bank hereby grants to each Revolving Lender, and each Revolving Lender hereby acquires from such Issuing Bank, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Issuing Bank that issued such Letter of Credit, such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Percentage of each LC Disbursement

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made by such Issuing Bank and not reimbursed by the Borrower on the date due as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section, or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason. Each Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Revolving Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.

(e)     Reimbursement. If the Issuing Bank that issued a Letter of Credit shall make any LC Disbursement in respect of such Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement by paying to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such LC Disbursement not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the date that such LC Disbursement is made, if the Borrower shall have received notice of such LC Disbursement prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on such date, or, if such notice has not been received by the Borrower prior to such time on such date, then not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on (i) the Business Day that the Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is received prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the day of receipt, or (ii) the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is not received prior to such time on the day of receipt; provided that the Borrower, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, hereby requests in accordance with Section 2.03 that such payment be financed with an ABR Revolving Borrowing in an equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed, the Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting ABR Revolving Borrowing. If an ABR Revolving Borrowing cannot be made pursuant to Section 2.03 and unless the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent of its intent to make such payment when due, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Revolving Lender of the applicable LC Disbursement, the payment then due from the Borrower in respect thereof and such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Percentage thereof. Promptly following receipt of such notice, each Revolving Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent its Revolving Percentage of the payment then due from the Borrower, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.07 with respect to Revolving Loans made by such Revolving Lender (and Section 2.07 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Revolving Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Issuing Bank that issued such Letter of Credit the amounts so received by it from the Revolving Lenders. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the Borrower pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the applicable Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Revolving Lenders have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse such Issuing Bank, then to such Revolving Lenders and such Issuing Bank as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Revolving Lender pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the Issuing Bank that issued such Letter of Credit for any LC Disbursement shall be deemed a Revolving Loan hereunder that was requested by the Borrower (and the Borrower is deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent to request such Revolving Borrowing on its behalf and the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.02) unless a Revolving Loan is not permitted to be made pursuant to Section 4.02, in which case such payment shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement.
  
(f)     Obligations Absolute. The Borrower’s obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein, (ii) any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, (iii) payment by an Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit, or (iv) any other event or circumstance whatsoever,

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whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of the Borrower’s obligations hereunder. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Lenders nor an Issuing Bank, nor any of their Related Parties, shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or amendment of any Letter of Credit by the applicable Issuing Bank or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms, any error in translation or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the applicable Issuing Bank; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the applicable Issuing Bank from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by such Issuing Bank’s gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a final and non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction) when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties agree that, with respect to documents presented which appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the applicable Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.

(g)     Disbursement Procedures. The Issuing Bank issuing a Letter of Credit shall, within the time allowed by applicable law or the specific terms of the Letter of Credit following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under such Letter of Credit. Such Issuing Bank shall promptly after such examination notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) in accordance with Section 9.01 of such demand for payment and whether such Issuing Bank has made or will make an LC Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse the Issuing Bank and the Revolving Lenders with respect to any such LC Disbursement.

(h)     Interim Interest. If the Issuing Bank that issued a Letter of Credit shall make any LC Disbursement and such LC Disbursement is not reimbursed by an automatic advance in accordance with Section 2.06(e), then, unless the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement in full on the date such LC Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such LC Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the Borrower reimburses such LC Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to ABR Revolving Loans; provided that, if a Borrowing is not permitted under Section 2.06(e) and the Borrower fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section, then Section 2.13(c) shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of the applicable Issuing Bank, except that a pro rata portion of the interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Revolving Lender pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section to reimburse the applicable Issuing Bank shall be for the account of such Revolving Lender to the extent of such payment.

(i)     Replacement of the Issuing Bank.

(i)Any Issuing Bank may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Issuing Bank and the successor Issuing Bank; provided, however, in the event the Issuing Bank is replaced because of a change in its credit rating, the consent of the Administrative Agent and the replaced Issuing Bank shall not be required so long as the successor Issuing Bank is a Lender. The Administrative Agent shall

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notify the Lenders of any such replacement of an Issuing Bank. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.12(b). From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i) the successor Issuing Bank shall have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term “Issuing Banks” shall be deemed to include such successor or to any previous Issuing Banks, or to such successor and all previous Issuing Banks, as the context shall require. After the replacement of an Issuing Bank hereunder, the replaced Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit or extend or otherwise amend any existing Letter of Credit.

(ii)Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Issuing Bank, any Issuing Bank may resign as an Issuing Bank at any time upon thirty days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Lenders, in which case, such resigning Issuing Bank shall be replaced in accordance with Section 2.06(i)(i) above.

(j)     Cash Collateralization. If (A) any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, within one (1) Business Day after the Borrower receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Facility Lenders under the Revolving Facility (or, if the maturity of the Revolving Loans has been accelerated, Revolving Lenders with LC Exposure representing greater than 50% of the total LC Exposure) demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph or (B) required by Section 2.06(c), the Borrower shall deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Revolving Lenders, an amount in cash equal to 102% of the LC Exposure as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided that the obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to the Borrower described in clause (i) or (j) of Section 7.01. Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral in the first instance for the satisfaction of the LC Exposure with respect to the Borrower under this Agreement and thereafter for the payment of the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent after consultation with the Borrower and at the Borrower’s risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest on such investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse each Issuing Bank for LC Disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Revolving Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the consent of Revolving Lenders with LC Exposure representing greater than 50% of the total LC Exposure), be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower within three Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived.

SECTION 2.07. Funding of Borrowings. (a) Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 1:00 p.m., New York City time (or 2:00 p.m. in the case of an ABR Revolving Borrowing or LIBOR Daily Revolving Borrowing requested on such day), to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such

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purpose by notice to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Borrower most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Administrative Agent or as otherwise designated by the Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request; provided that ABR Revolving Loans made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.06(e) shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the applicable Issuing Bank.

(b)     Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation or (ii) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans (it being intended that the Borrower shall only be obligated to pay such interest to the Administrative Agent (except that Section 2.13(c) shall apply if an Event of Default exists) and shall not be obligated to pay interest to any Lender that has failed to fund its share of the applicable Borrowing). If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing.

SECTION 2.08. Interest Elections. (a) Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.

(b)     To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone or e-mail by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if the Borrower were requesting a Revolving Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and, in the case of a telephonic Interest Election Request, shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery, email or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F or as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

(c)     Each Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

(i)the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);

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(ii)the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii)whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing, a LIBOR Daily Borrowing (if a Revolving Borrowing), or a Eurodollar Borrowing; and
(iv)if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.
If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.
(d)     Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.

(e)     If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurodollar Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto or fails to specify the Type of Borrowing in an Interest Election Request, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing with an Interest Period of one month. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Facility Lenders under the applicable Facility, so notifies the Borrower, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing (i) no outstanding Borrowing under such Facility may be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each Eurodollar Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.

SECTION 2.09 Termination and Reduction of Commitments. (a) Unless previously terminated, the Revolving Commitments shall terminate at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Revolving Maturity Date. The Term Loan Commitments shall terminate upon the making of the Term Loans on the Effective Date.

(b)     The Borrower may at any time, without premium or penalty, terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Revolving Commitments; provided that (i) each reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $20,000,000 and (ii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Revolving Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Revolving Loans in accordance with Section 2.11, any Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure would exceed its Revolving Commitment or the sum of the Revolving Credit Exposures would exceed the total Revolving Commitments. The Term Loans may continue to remain outstanding after any termination of the Revolving Commitments.

(c)     The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce the Revolving Commitments under paragraph (b) of this Section at least three Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any notice (but in no event later than the effective date thereof), the Administrative Agent shall advise the Revolving Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination of the Revolving Commitments delivered by the Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent, which notice may be provided by e-mail, on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be

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permanent. Each reduction of the Commitments shall be made ratably among the Revolving Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments.

SECTION 2.10. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (a) The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan on the Revolving Maturity Date and (ii) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Term Loan Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Term Loan on the Term Loan Maturity Date.
(b)     Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.

(c)     The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Class and Type thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.

(d)     The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(e)     Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note, in the same form as the promissory note(s) delivered at on the Effective Date. In such event, the Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to the order of such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns). Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the order of the payee named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns).

SECTION 2.11 Prepayment of Loans. (a) Optional. The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay, without premium or penalty (but subject to Section 2.16), any Borrowing in whole or in part, subject to prior notice in accordance with paragraph (bd) of this Section. Any Term Loan Borrowing that is prepaid may not be reborrowed. The Borrower may prepay any Class of Loans without prepaying Loans (or terminating the Commitments) of the other Class.

(b)     Mandatory Prepayments. Unless otherwise consented to by the Required Lenders, from and after the Amendment Effective Date until the Covenant Compliance Date, and subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, the Borrower will be required to prepay Loans (without any corresponding reduction of the Revolving Commitments) as set forth in this Section 2.11(b):

(i)Equity Issuances. The Borrower shall make mandatory principal prepayments of the Loans in the manner set forth in Section 2.11(c) in an amount equal to the Applicable Percentage of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds from any Equity Issuance. Such prepayment shall be made within five (5) Business Days after the Net Cash Proceeds Receipt Date of any such Equity Issuance.

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(ii)Debt Issuances. The Borrower shall make mandatory principal prepayments of the Loans in the manner set forth in Section 2.11(c) in an amount equal to the Applicable Percentage of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds from any Debt Issuance (including the issuance of secured or unsecured notes or the borrowing of incremental loans under a revolving credit or term loan facility pursuant to new commitments provided after the Amendment Effective Date and any refinancings of such Indebtedness), but excluding (u) the refinancing of the Indebtedness for the Starfield Hanam property, (v) Indebtedness under this Agreement or the other Credit Facilities, (w) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Indebtedness in existence as of the Amendment Effective Date (but subject to clause (a) of the proviso in the definition of "Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness"), (x) Capital Lease Obligations and ordinary course purchase money and equipment financings, (y) intercompany Indebtedness among any of TCI, the Borrower and their Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries to the extent permitted to be incurred under this Agreement, and (z) any COVID-19 Relief Funds. Such prepayment shall be made within five (5) Business Days after the Net Cash Proceeds Receipt Date of any such Debt Issuance.
(iii)Asset Dispositions and Insurance and Condemnation Events. The Borrower shall make mandatory principal prepayments of the Loans in the manner set forth in Section 2.11(c) in amounts equal to the Applicable Percentage of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds from (a) any Asset Disposition; provided that there shall be excluded from this clause (a) any Net Cash Proceeds of less than $10,000,000 in the aggregate for all Asset Dispositions (other than with respect to the Stamford Town Center), or (b) any Insurance and Condemnation Event, except to the extent that the Borrower confirms to the Administrative Agent that the Borrower reasonably expects to use such proceeds in the restoration, rebuilding or replacement of the applicable affected asset within 180 days (or, if committed within 180 days, within 360 days) of the Net Cash Proceeds Receipt Date. Such prepayments shall be made within five (5) Business Days after the Net Cash Proceeds Receipt Date of such Asset Disposition and within fifteen (15) Business Days after the Net Cash Proceeds Receipt Date of such Insurance and Condemnation Event, as applicable.
(c)     Notice; Manner of Payment. Upon the occurrence of any Mandatory Prepayment Event, the Borrower shall promptly deliver notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly so notify the Lenders. Unless otherwise agreed by the Borrower and the Required Lenders after the Amendment Effective Date, "Applicable Percentage" shall mean seventy-five percent (75%), except that the Applicable Percentage for any Asset Disposition of the Stamford Town Center shall be 100%.

Unless otherwise agreed by the Borrower and the Required Lenders after the Amendment Effective Date, such Net Cash Proceeds shall be applied (a) 50% to the ratable repayment of the Term Loans and the term loans under the 2018 Term Loan Agreement (based on outstanding principal amount) and (b) 50% to the ratable prepayment of the Revolving Loans (without any corresponding reduction of the Revolving Commitments) (based on outstanding principal amount) pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement. Any Term Loan Borrowing that is prepaid may not be reborrowed.
Each prepayment shall be accompanied by any amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 2.16.
(b)(d)     The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) or e-mail of any prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, two Business Days before the date of prepayment or (ii) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Borrowing or a LIBOR Daily Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York

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City time, on the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid; provided that, if a notice of prepayment is given in connection with a conditional notice of termination of the Revolving Commitments as contemplated by Section 2.09, then such notice of prepayment may be revoked if such notice of termination is revoked in accordance with Section 2.09. Promptly following receipt of any such notice relating to a Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise the applicable Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Borrowing of the same Type and Class as provided in Section 2.02. Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the applicable Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.13.

SECTION 2.12. Fees. (a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender a facility fee, which shall accrue at the Facility Fee Rate (as set forth in the definition of Applicable Rate) on the daily amount of the Revolving Commitment of such Revolving Lender (whether used or unused) during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the date on which such Revolving Commitment terminates; provided that, if such Revolving Lender continues to have any Revolving Credit Exposure after its Revolving Commitment terminates, then such facility fee shall continue to accrue on the daily amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure from and including the date on which its Revolving Commitment terminates to but excluding the date on which such Revolving Lender ceases to have any Revolving Credit Exposure. Accrued facility fees for the preceding calendar quarter shall be payable in arrears on the first day of January, April, July and October of each year and on the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof; provided that any facility fees accruing after the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand and be secured by any cash collateral in accordance with Section 2.06(j). All facility fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).

(b)     The Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender a participation fee with respect to its participations in each outstanding Letter of Credit, which shall accrue at the same Applicable Rate used to determine the interest rate applicable to Eurodollar Revolving Loans on the daily maximum amount then available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date on which such Lender’s Revolving Commitment terminates and the date on which such Revolving Lender ceases to have any LC Exposure, and (ii) to each Issuing Bank for its own account a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, which shall accrue at the rate of 0.125% per annum on the daily maximum amount then available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date of termination of the Revolving Commitments and the date on which there ceases to be any LC Exposure, as well as such Issuing Bank’s standard fees with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder. Accrued participation fees and fronting fees for the preceding calendar quarter shall be payable in arrears on the first day of January, April, July and October of each year, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Effective Date; provided that all such fees shall be payable on the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate and any such fees accruing after the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand and be secured by any cash collateral in accordance with Section 2.06(j). Such fees (other than participation and fronting fees) payable to an Issuing Bank pursuant to this paragraph shall be payable within 10 days after demand. All participation fees and fronting fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).


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(c)     The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

(d)     All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in dollars in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent (or to any Issuing Bank, in the case of fees payable to it) for distribution, in the case of facility fees and participation fees, to the applicable Lenders. Fees paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances.

SECTION 2.13. Interest. (a) The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.

(b)     The Loans comprising each Eurodollar Borrowing shall bear interest at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate.

(c)     The Loans comprising each LIBOR Daily Borrowing shall bear interest at the LIBOR Daily Floating Rate plus the Applicable Rate.

(d)     Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the outstanding principal amount of all Obligations shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to 2% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section and (ii) if any interest on any Loan or any fee or other amount payable by the Borrower hereunder is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to 2% plus the rate applicable to ABR Revolving Loans as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section.

(e)     Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan and, in the case of Revolving Loans, upon termination of the Revolving Commitments; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR Revolving Loan or LIBOR Daily Revolving Loan prior to the end of the Availability Period), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Eurodollar Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.

(f)     All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at times when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate, Adjusted LIBO Rate, LIBO Rate or LIBOR Daily Floating Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

SECTION 2.14. Alternate Rate of Interest. (a) If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing or LIBOR Daily Borrowing:

(i)the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate, the LIBO Rate or the LIBOR Daily Floating Rate, as applicable, for such

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Interest Period (including, without limitation, because the LIBO Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis); or

(ii)the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Facility Lenders under a particular Facility that the Adjusted LIBO Rate, the LIBO Rate or the LIBOR Daily Floating Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing under such Facility for such Interest Period;

then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by telephone or telecopy as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (A) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing under such Facility to, or continuation of any Borrowing under such Facility as, a Eurodollar Borrowing or a LIBOR Daily Borrowing shall be ineffective and (B) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing under such Facility, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing under such Facility; provided that if the circumstances giving rise to such notice affect only one Type of Borrowings, then the other Type of Borrowings shall be permitted.
(b)     If at any time the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that (i) the circumstances set forth in clause (a)(i) have arisen and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary or (ii) the circumstances set forth in clause (a)(i) have not arisen but either (v) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the LIBO Screen Rate has made a public statement or published information announcing that the LIBO Screen Rate is no longer representative, (w) the supervisor for the administrator of the LIBO Screen Rate has made a public statement that the administrator of the LIBO Screen Rate is insolvent (and there is no successor administrator that will continue publication of the LIBO Screen Rate), (x) the administrator of the LIBO Screen Rate has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which the LIBO Screen Rate will permanently or indefinitely cease to be published by it (and there is no successor administrator that will continue publication of the LIBO Screen Rate), (y) the supervisor for the administrator of the LIBO Screen Rate has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which the LIBO Screen Rate will permanently or indefinitely cease to be published or (z) the supervisor for the administrator of the LIBO Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which the LIBO Screen Rate may no longer be used for determining interest rates for loans, then the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall endeavor to establish an alternate rate of interest to the LIBO Rate and the LIBOR Daily Floating Rate (including any mathematical adjustment to such alternate rate, or any method for determining or calculating such adjustment) that gives due consideration to the then prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest (including any mathematical adjustment to such alternate rate) for syndicated loans in the United States at such time, and shall enter into an amendment to this Agreement to reflect such alternate rate of interest and such other related changes to this Agreement as may be applicable (but for the avoidance of doubt, such related changes shall not include a reduction of the Applicable Rate); provided that, if such alternate rate of interest as so determined would be less than zero (or 0.50% from the Amendment Effective Date until the Covenant Compliance Date), such rate shall be deemed to be zero (or 0.50% from the Amendment Effective Date until the Covenant Compliance Date) for the purposes of this Agreement, except for any portion of the Loans identified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in writing as being subject to a Swap Agreement between the Borrower and a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender that provides a hedge against fluctuations in interest rates in respect of such Loans and has not elected the “zero interest rate method”. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 9.02, such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement so long as the Administrative Agent shall not have received, within five Business Days of the date a copy of such amendment

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is provided to the Lenders, a written notice from the Required Lenders stating that such Required Lenders object to such amendment. Until an alternate rate of interest shall be determined in accordance with this clause (b) (but, in the case of the circumstances described in clause (ii)(w), clause (ii)(x) or clause (ii)(y) of the first sentence of this Section 2.14(b), only to the extent the LIBO Screen Rate for such Interest Period is not available or published at such time on a current basis), (x) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Borrowing or a LIBOR Daily Borrowing shall be ineffective and (y) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing or a LIBOR Daily Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing.

SECTION 2.15. Increased Costs. (a) If any Change in Law shall:

(i)impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, liquidity or similar requirement (including any compulsory loan requirement, insurance charge or other assessment) against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate) or any Issuing Bank;

(ii)impose on any Lender or any Issuing Bank or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein; or

(iii)subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes, and other than the imposition of or changes in the rate of Excluded Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or such other Recipient of making or maintaining any Eurodollar Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to increase the cost to such Lender, such Issuing Bank or such other Recipient of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender, such Issuing Bank or such other Recipient hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the Borrower will pay to such Lender, such Issuing Bank or such other Recipient, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender, such Issuing Bank or such other Recipient, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b)     If any Lender or the Issuing Bank determines that any Change in Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements or ratios has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, to a level below that which such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

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specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.

(d)     Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or any Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or an Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

(e)     A Lender shall not be entitled to any compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.15 to the extent such Lender is not imposing such charges or requesting such compensation from borrowers that are subject to similar provisions.

SECTION 2.16. Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Eurodollar Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under Section 2.11(b) and is revoked in accordance therewith) or (d) the assignment of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.19, then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. In the case of a Eurodollar Loan, such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the Adjusted LIBO Rate that would have been applicable to such Loan, for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan), over (ii) the amount of interest which would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for dollar deposits of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the eurodollar market. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.

SECTION 2.17. Payments Free of Taxes. (a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.17) the applicable

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Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

(b)     Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower. The Loan Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for, Other Taxes.

(c)     Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Loan Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 2.17, such Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(d)     Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify each Recipient, within 10 Business Days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(e)     Indemnification by the Lenders. Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 9.04(c) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (e).

(f)     Status of Lenders. (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 2.17(f)(ii)(A), (ii)(B)(ii)(C) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission

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would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

(ii)     Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Borrower is a U.S. Person,

(A)any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), an executed copy of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. Federal backup withholding Tax;

(B)any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

(1)in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, an executed copy of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W‑8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W‑8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

(2)an executed copy of IRS Form W-8ECI;

(3)in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) an executed copy of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W‑8BEN-E; or

(4)to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, an executed copy of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W‑8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C-2 or Exhibit C‑3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

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substantially in the form of Exhibit C-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

(C)any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. Federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

(D)if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. Federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
(g)      Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.17 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.17), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 2.17 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (g) (plus any interest or penalties imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (g) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph

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shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

(h)     Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.17 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.

(i)     Defined Terms. For purposes of this Section 2.17, the term “Lender” includes any Issuing Bank and the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.

SECTION 2.18. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs. (a) The Borrower shall make each payment or prepayment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements, or of amounts payable under Section 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 or 9.03, or otherwise) prior to 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date when due or the date fixed for any prepayment hereunder, in immediately available funds, without set off or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at its offices at 10 South Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois, except payments to be made directly to any Issuing Bank as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.15, 2.17 and 9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. All payments hereunder shall be made in dollars. Each payment (including each prepayment) by the Borrower on account of principal of and interest on the Term Loans shall be made pro rata according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Term Loans then held by the Term Loan Lenders. Each payment (including each prepayment) by the Borrower on account of principal of and interest on the Revolving Loans shall be made pro rata according to the respective Revolving Percentages of the Revolving Lenders.

(b)     If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, towards payment of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due to such parties.

(c)     If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Revolving Loans or participations in LC Disbursements resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and participations in LC Disbursements of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans and participations in LC Disbursements; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of

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such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

(d)     Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received, prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or any Issuing Bank pursuant to the terms hereof or any other Loan Document (including any date that is fixed for prepayment by notice from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.11(b)), notice from the Borrower that the Borrower will not make such payment or prepayment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the applicable Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the applicable Issuing Bank, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent promptly on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or such Issuing Bank with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

(e)     If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Sections 2.05(c), 2.06(d) or (e), 2.07(b), 2.18(d) or 9.03(c), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion and notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, (i) apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid, and/or (ii) hold such amounts in a segregated account over which the Administrative Agent shall have exclusive control as cash collateral for, and application to, any future funding obligations of such Lender under any such Section, in the case of each of clause (i) and (ii) above, in any order as determined by the Administrative Agent in its discretion.

SECTION 2.19. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. (a) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, or if the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, then such Lender shall promptly use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Sections 2.15 or 2.17, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment, provided such costs and expenses do not exceed the amount so eliminated or reduced. Such Lender shall keep the Borrower advised of all such efforts to designate a different lending office or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder.

(b)     If (w) any Lender is entitled to and requests compensation under Section 2.15, or (x) if the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, or (y) if any Lender becomes

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a Defaulting Lender, or (z) any Lender has refused to consent to any proposed amendment, modification, waiver, termination or consent with respect to any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document that, pursuant to Section 9.02, requires the consent of all Lenders or each Lender affected thereby and with respect to which Lenders constituting the Required Lenders have consented to such proposed amendment, modification, waiver, termination or consent, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04), all its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Sections 2.15 or 2.17) and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (i) the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (and if a Revolving Commitment is being assigned, the Issuing Banks), which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, (ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in LC Disbursements, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts), (iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.15 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.17, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments, (iv) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a Lender’s refusal to consent to a proposed amendment, modification, waiver, termination or consent, the assignee shall approve the proposed amendment, modification, waiver, termination or consent and (v) such assignment is not prohibited by any Requirements of Law. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

SECTION 2.20. Defaulting Lenders. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:

(a)     fees shall cease to accrue on the Revolving Commitment of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.12(a);

(b)     the Revolving Commitment, Revolving Credit Exposure and Term Loan Exposures of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether the Required Lenders or the Required Facility Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment, waiver or other modification pursuant to Section 9.02); and no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x) the Commitments of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender, (y) the principal amount of such Defaulting Lender’s Loans may not be reduced without the consent of such Lender, and (z) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender disproportionately adversely relative to other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.

(c)     if any LC Exposure exists at the time such Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender then:

(i)all or any part of the LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender shall be reallocated among the non-Defaulting Revolving Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Percentages but only to the extent that (x) the sum of all non-Defaulting Revolving Lenders’

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Revolving Credit Exposures plus such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure does not exceed the total of all non-Defaulting Lenders’ Revolving Commitments and (y) the conditions set forth in Section 4.02(a) and Section 4.02(b) are satisfied at such time;
(ii)if the reallocation described in clause (i) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall (through a Borrowing of Revolving Loans or otherwise) within five days following notice by the Administrative Agent, cash collateralize for the benefit of the Issuing Banks only the Borrower’s obligations corresponding to such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (i) above) in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.06(j) for so long as such LC Exposure is outstanding;
(iii)if the Borrower cash collateralizes any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure pursuant to clause (ii) above, the Borrower shall not be required to pay any fees to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.12(b) with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure during the period such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure is cash collateralized;
(iv)if the LC Exposure of the non-Defaulting Lenders is reallocated pursuant to clause (i) above, then the fees payable to the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.12(b) shall be adjusted in accordance with such non-Defaulting Lenders’ Revolving Percentages; and
(v)if all or any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure is neither reallocated nor cash collateralized pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above, then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of the Issuing Banks or any other Revolving Lender hereunder, all facility fees that otherwise would have been payable to such Defaulting Lender under Section 2.12(a) (solely with respect to the portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment that was utilized by such LC Exposure) and letter of credit fees payable under Section 2.12(b) with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure shall be payable to the Issuing Bank until and to the extent that such LC Exposure is reallocated and/or cash collateralized;
(d)     so long as such Revolving Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Issuing Banks shall not be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless it is satisfied that the related exposure and the Defaulting Lender’s then outstanding LC Exposure will be 100% covered by the Revolving Commitments of the non-Defaulting Lenders and/or cash collateral will be provided by the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.20(c), and participating interests in any newly issued or increased Letter of Credit shall be allocated among non-Defaulting Lenders in a manner consistent with Section 2.20(c)(i) (and such Defaulting Lender shall not participate therein) or the Defaulting Lender is replaced in accordance with Section 2.19(b); and

(e)     any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Section 7.02 or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 9.08 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to any Issuing Bank hereunder; third, to cash collateralize LC Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with this Section; fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (x) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this

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Agreement and (y) cash collateralize future LC Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, in accordance with this Section; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders or the Issuing Banks as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender or the Issuing Banks against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document; seventh, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender's breach of its obligations under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document; and eighth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or LC Disbursements in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and LC Disbursements owed to, all non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or LC Disbursements owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in the Borrower’s obligations corresponding to such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Revolving Commitments without giving effect to clause (d) above. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post cash collateral pursuant to this Section shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

If (i) a Bankruptcy Event or a Bail-In Action with respect to a Lender Parent shall occur following the date hereof and for so long as such event shall continue or (ii) any Issuing Bank has a good faith belief that any Lender has defaulted in fulfilling its obligations under one or more other agreements in which such Lender commits to extend credit, no Issuing Bank shall be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless the Issuing Banks shall have entered into arrangements with the Borrower or such Lender, satisfactory to such Issuing Bank to defease any risk to it in respect of such Lender hereunder.
In the event that the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Issuing Banks each agrees that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then the LC Exposure of the Revolving Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment and on such date such Revolving Lender shall purchase at par such of the Revolving Loans of the other Revolving Lenders as the Administrative Agent shall determine may be necessary in order for such Lender to hold such Revolving Loans in accordance with its Revolving Percentage. Except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim, right or remedy of any party hereunder or at law or in equity arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.
SECTION 2.21. Extension of Revolving Maturity Date. The Borrower shall have two (2) options (which shall be binding on the Revolving Lenders), exercisable by written notice to the Administrative Agent given no more than 120 days nor less than 30 days prior to the then Revolving Maturity Date, to extend the Revolving Maturity Date for a period of six (6) months per extension option. Upon delivery of such notice, the Revolving Maturity Date shall be extended for six (6) months so long as the following conditions are satisfied as of the effective date of such extension: (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; (ii) the representations and warranties made or deemed made by the Borrower and the other Loan Parties in any Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date); and

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(iii) the Borrower shall have paid an extension fee equal to 0.0625% of the then aggregate outstanding amount of the Revolving Commitments (to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Revolving Lenders).

ARTICLE III

Representations and Warranties

The Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders that:
SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has all requisite limited partnership or limited liability company power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, is not reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required.

SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability. The Transactions are within each Loan Party’s corporate, partnership or other organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership or other organizational action. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against Borrower in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

SECTION 3.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts. The Transactions (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority or other Person, except such as have been obtained or made or will be made by the legally required time and are in full force and effect, (b) will not violate any applicable law or regulation or the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any order of any Governmental Authority, except for any violation of any applicable law or regulation that is not reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or its assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except for any violation or default that is not reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except for any Refinancing Mortgages.

SECTION 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change. (a) The Borrower has heretofore furnished to the Lenders its consolidated balance sheet and statements of income, statement of changes in equity and cash flows (i) as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, audited by KPMG LLP, independent public accountants, and (ii) as of and for the fiscal quarter and the portion of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, certified by a Financial Officer. Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods in material accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes in the case of the statements referred to in clause (ii) above.

(b)     Since December 31, 2018, no event or condition has occurred which has resulted in, or is reasonably likely to have, a Material Adverse Effect; provided that the determination of the existence of a Material Adverse Effect (solely for purposes of any determination under clause (a) or (b) of the definition

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of Material Adverse Effect under this Section 3.04(b)) shall exclude any event or circumstance resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic to the extent that such event or circumstance has been disclosed in writing by the Borrower to the Lenders prior to the Amendment Effective Date (including in filings by TCI with the Securities and Exchange Commission).

SECTION 3.05. Properties. (a) Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors has title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property material to its business, except for minor defects in title to the Eligible Unencumbered Assets that do not interfere with such Subsidiary Guarantor’s ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize its properties for their intended purposes and, each of the Borrower and the other Subsidiaries of the Borrower has title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property material to its business, except for any defects in title that are not reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(b)     To the best of Borrower’s knowledge, (i) each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property material to its business, and (ii) the use thereof by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements or failures to own or license to use that, individually or in the aggregate, is not reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 3.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters. (a) There are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing by or against TCI, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries of the Borrower (i) as to which there is a reasonable likelihood of an adverse determination and that, if adversely determined, is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect (other than the Disclosed Matters identified on Schedule 3.06) or (ii) that involve this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, or the Transactions and is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(b)     The Borrower has in the past caused Phase I and other environmental assessments to be conducted or has in the past taken other steps to investigate the environmental condition of the Eligible Unencumbered Assets and other Properties on which a shopping center is located. Based on such investigation, to the actual knowledge of the Borrower, except with respect to any matters that, individually or in the aggregate, are not reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received written notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability.

(c)     Since the date of this Agreement, there has been no change in the status of the Disclosed Matters that, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in, or is materially likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 3.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all Requirements of Law applicable to it or its property and all indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, is not reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is continuing.

SECTION 3.08. Investment Company Status. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940.

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SECTION 3.09. Taxes. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it before they became delinquent, except (a) Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, has set aside on its books adequate reserves or (b) to the extent that the failure to do so is not reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 3.10. ERISA. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than $500,000 the fair market value of the assets of such Plan, and the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than $500,000 the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Plans.

SECTION 3.11. Disclosure. (a) None of (i) the representations and warranties made by the Borrower or the Subsidiary Guarantors in the Loan Documents as of the date such representations and warranties are made or deemed made or (ii) any reports, financial statements or certificates prepared by and furnished by the Borrower in connection with this Agreement (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(b)     As of the Effective Date, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, the information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification provided on or prior to the Effective Date to any Lender in connection with this Agreement is true and correct in all respects.

SECTION 3.12. Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions. The Borrower has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and, to the Borrower’s actual knowledge, their respective officers, employees, directors and agents, are not in violation of Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in any material respect. None of (a) the Borrower, any Subsidiary or to the knowledge of the Borrower, any of their respective directors, officers or employees, or (b) to the actual knowledge of the Borrower, any agent of the Borrower or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person. No Borrowing or Letter of Credit, use of proceeds or other transaction contemplated by this Agreement will violate any Anti-Corruption Law or applicable Sanctions.

SECTION 3.13. [Reserved].

SECTION 3.14. Federal Reserve Board Regulations. None of the Loan Parties is engaged or will engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purposes of “purchasing” or “carrying” any “Margin Stock” within the respective meanings of such terms under Regulations U, T and X. No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used for “purchasing” or “carrying”

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“Margin Stock” as so defined for any purpose which violates, or which would be inconsistent with, the provisions of, any Requirement of Law (including, without limitation, the Regulations of the Board).

SECTION 3.15. Subsidiaries. As of the Effective Date, (a) Schedule 3.15 sets forth the name and jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of each Subsidiary and UJV which owns property on which a shopping center has been built and, as to each such Subsidiary and UJV, the percentage of each class of Equity Interests owned by the Borrower and its other Subsidiaries and (b) except as disclosed on Schedule 3.15, there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights or other agreements or commitments of any nature relating to any Equity Interests owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in any Subsidiary or UJV.

SECTION 3.16. Solvency. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are, after giving effect to the incurrence of all Loans and Obligations being incurred in connection herewith, Solvent.

SECTION 3.17. Status of the Company. TCI (i) is a REIT, (ii) has not revoked its election to be a REIT, (iii) has not engaged in any “prohibited transactions” as defined in Section 857(b)(6)(B)(iii) of the Code (or any successor provision thereto), and (iv) for its current “tax year” (as defined in the Code) is, and for all prior tax years subsequent to its election to be a real estate investment trust has been, entitled to a dividends paid deduction which meets the requirements of Section 857(a) of the Code.

SECTION 3.18. Properties. As of the Effective Date, (i) Schedule 3.18 sets forth a list of all Property on which shopping centers have been built of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and UJVs and the owner (or ground-lessor or owner of land use rights) of such Property, and (ii) Schedule UA sets forth a list of all Eligible Unencumbered Assets and the owner (or ground-lessor) of such Eligible Unencumbered Asset. All such Eligible Unencumbered Assets satisfy the requirements for an Eligible Unencumbered Asset set forth in the definition thereof.

SECTION 3.19. EEAAffected Financial Institution. No Loan Party is an EEAAffected Financial Institution.

SECTION 3.20. Plan Assets; Prohibited Transactions. None of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is an entity deemed to hold “plan assets” (within the meaning of the Plan Asset Regulations), and neither the execution, delivery nor performance of the transactions contemplated under this Agreement, including the making of any Loan and the issuance of any Letter of Credit hereunder, will give rise to a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

SECTION 3.21. COVID-19 Programs. The Borrower has determined in good faith in consultation with counsel that it is eligible to participate in all COVID 19-related government-sponsored relief programs that the Borrower currently participates in, if any, and has taken into consideration in making such determination all rules, regulations and FAQs related to all such programs.

ARTICLE IV

Conditions

SECTION 4.01. Effective Date. The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02):


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(a)Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received (i) from each party hereto either (A) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (B) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy or other electronic transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement, (ii) from each Subsidiary Guarantor, a counterpart of the Guaranty executed by such Subsidiary Guarantor, and (iii) from the Borrower, a Note payable to each Lender which has requested a Note in the amount of such Lender’s Commitment, executed by the Borrower.

(b)Legal Opinion. The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Effective Date) of (i) the General Counsel of Borrower covering entity-related matters relating to the Borrower and the other Loan Parties, and (ii) Honigman, Miller, Schwartz & Cohn LLP, counsel for the Borrower and the other Loan Parties, as to Michigan and New York law and covering enforceability of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. The Borrower hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinion.

(c)Organizational Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and good standing of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties, the authorization of the Transactions and any other legal matters relating to the Borrower, the other Loan Parties, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Transactions, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.

(d)Fees and Expenses. The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all reasonable, third-party out of pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder pursuant to separate agreements between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

(e)Financial Statements. The Lenders shall have received (i) audited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 and (ii) unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of the Borrower for each fiscal quarter ended after the date of the latest applicable financial statements delivered pursuant to clause (i) of this paragraph.

(f)Projections. The Lenders shall have received annual pro-forma financial projections through December 31, 2024 with appropriate capital and operating assumptions and sources and uses, in form and substance satisfactory to the Lenders.

(g)Approvals. To the best of Borrower’s knowledge, all material governmental and third party approvals necessary in connection with the continuing operations of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties and the Transactions shall have been obtained and be in full force and effect.

(h)Lien Searches. The Administrative Agent shall have received the results of a recent lien search in each of the jurisdictions where the Loan Parties are located, and such search shall reveal no liens on any of the Eligible Unencumbered Assets except for Permitted Encumbrances and Permitted Equipment Liens or Liens discharged or to be discharged on or prior to the Effective Date (or to secure Refinancing Mortgages) pursuant to documentation satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

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a pro-forma basis on the Effective Date based on the financial statements of the Borrower for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2019 and after giving effect to the incurrence of the Loans and the issuance of the Letters of Credit on the Effective Date, which certificate shall include calculations in reasonable detail demonstrating such compliance, including as to the calculation of Eligible Unencumbered Asset Value, and certifying that all Properties included as Eligible Unencumbered Assets satisfy the requirements for an Eligible Unencumbered Asset set forth in the definition thereof.

(j)Know-Your-Customer Requirements. (i) The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received all documentation and other information about the Loan Parties as shall have been reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or such Lender that it shall have reasonably determined is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation, the Patriot Act and (ii) to the extent the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, at least five (5) days prior to the Effective Date, any Lender that has requested, in a written notice to the Borrower at least ten (10) days prior to the Effective Date, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower shall have received such Beneficial Ownership Certification (provided that, upon the execution and delivery by such Lender of its signature page to this Agreement, the condition set forth in this sub-clause (ii) shall be deemed to be satisfied).

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 9.02, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved, waived or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Effective Date specifying its objection thereto.
SECTION 4.02. Each Credit Event. The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing, and of the Issuing Banks to issue, amend or extend any Letter of Credit, is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a)The representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in Article III of this Agreement shall be true and correct on and as of the date of such Borrowing or the date of issuance, amendment or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable (other than representations and warranties that speak of a different or specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such different or specific date).

(b)At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

(c)The Administrative Agent shall have received a Borrowing Request or a request for such Letter of Credit under Section 2.06 and a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower certifying as to compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 6.11(b) and Section 6.11(g) on a pro-forma basis on the date of such Borrowing or such issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit after giving effect to such Borrowing or such issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit.

Each Borrowing and each issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section.

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ARTICLE V

Affirmative Covenants

Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or terminated, in each case, without any pending draw, and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Information. The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent (and the Administrative Agent shall provide a copy to each requesting Lender):

(a)as soon as available and in any event within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of TCI and the Borrower (as such period may be extended by any additional period of time as permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission for delivery by TCI and the Borrower of annual financial statements due to circumstances related to COVID-19, to the extent that TCI qualifies for such extension), commencing with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, the TCI Financial Statements and the Borrower’s Consolidated Financial Statements, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all audited by KPMG LLP or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification commentary or exception arising out of the scope of the audit) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied;

(b)as soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of TCI and the Borrower (as such period may be extended by any additional period of time as permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission for delivery by TCI and the Borrower of quarterly financial statements due to circumstances related to COVID-19, to the extent that TCI qualifies for such extension), commencing with the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2019, the unaudited TCI Financial Statements and the unaudited Borrower’s Consolidated Financial Statements as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified by one of its Financial Officers as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;

(c)Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that to the extent TCI files documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission that contain the same information as required by clauses (a) and (b) above within the time periods set forth therein, such filing shall satisfy the Borrower’s delivery obligation thereunder and shall also constitute delivery to the Lenders;

(d)concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clause (a) or (b) above, (i) a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower (A) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, and (B) setting forth (A) for any fiscal quarter or fiscal year period ending after the Amendment Effective Date and prior to the last fiscal quarter during the Covenant Waiver Period (commencing with the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2020), (x) reasonably detailed calculations of the financial covenants contained in Sections 6.11(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), (h) and (i) (calculated pursuant to the provisions in effect

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prior to the Amendment Effective Date) and (y) reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with the financial covenants contained in Sections 6.11(f), and (B) for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2020 and for any other period (commencing with the final fiscal quarter ending during the Covenant Waiver Period), reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with Section 6.11 and (ii) together with such compliance certificate, the Borrower shall deliver the following, in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (A) a listing of summary information for all Eligible Unencumbered Assets for the preceding calendar quarter, including, without limitation, the Unencumbered Asset Value of each Property, Combined Property EBITDA attributable to such Property, Occupancy Rates, rent rolls, sales reports, and average sales per square foot for such Property in accordance with the methodology used by the Borrower to publicly report average sales per square foot for its Properties, (B) any change in the methodology used by the Borrower for determining Occupancy Rate or average sales per square foot, (C) a certification of a Financial Officer that all Eligible Unencumbered Assets so listed fully qualify as such under the applicable criteria for inclusion as Eligible Unencumbered Assets, and (D) any updates to Schedules EG, SG and UA (if not previously delivered) or Schedule 3.18 (if the information for such schedule is not otherwise publicly available);

(e)promptly following any reasonable request therefor and so long as the Borrower can satisfy such request with reasonable efforts and in any event without engaging third parties, such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of TCI, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of this Agreement, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request; and

(f)     promptly following any request therefor, information and documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation; and

(g)     for each fiscal month during the period from and after the Amendment Date until the Covenant Compliance Date, (i) within five (5) Business Days after the end of each month, a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower and setting forth reasonably detailed calculations of the Available Liquidity as of the last day of such month and certifying as to whether the Borrower was in compliance with the financial covenant set forth in Section 6.11(j) and as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, and (ii) in each case within twenty-five (25) days after the end of each month, (A) a cash flow and liquidity forecast and projected uses of the Borrower and (B) monthly profit and loss statements reports , rent rolls and accounts receivable aging reports for each Eligible Unencumbered Asset for the preceding month (other than the month of January).

SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events. The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent (and the Administrative Agent shall provide a copy to each Lender) prompt written notice, after Borrower has actual knowledge, of the following:

(a)the occurrence of any Default;

(b)the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority by or against the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof that, if adversely determined, is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(c)the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

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(d)the occurrence of any Casualty or Condemnation Event affecting an Eligible Unencumbered Asset in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000,000;

(e)the opening or the closing (other than a temporary closing permitted under the applicable lease or reciprocal easement agreement) of an Anchor Store at any Eligible Unencumbered Asset;

(f)the increase or decrease by 10% or more of the gross leasable area of any Eligible Unencumbered Asset;

(g)the occurrence of any event of the type described in clauses (i), (j) and (k) (with respect to any admission in writing only) of Section 7.01 with respect to any Subsidiary and the percentage of Capitalization Value attributable to such Subsidiary measured as of the most recent Compliance Certificate;

(h)subject to Section 3.04(b), any development that the Borrower believes in good faith is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and

(i)any change in the information provided in the Beneficial Ownership Certification delivered to such Lender that would result in a change to the list of beneficial owners identified in such certification.

Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.
SECTION 5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business; REIT Status, Etc. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises material to the conduct of its business, except to the extent any failure to do so by a Subsidiary (other than a Subsidiary Guarantor) is not reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution not prohibited under Section 6.03 or any Disposition not prohibited under this Agreement. TCI shall do all things necessary to (i) maintain its REIT status and (ii) maintain the listing of TCI’s common stock on the New York Stock Exchange or another nationally-recognized stock exchange.

SECTION 5.04. Payment of Obligations. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay its obligations, including Tax liabilities, that, if not paid, is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) the Borrower or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and (c) the failure to make payment pending such contest is not reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (a) keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted except to the extent any failure to do so by a Subsidiary (other than a Subsidiary Guarantor) is not reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (b) to the extent commercially available, maintain (either directly or indirectly by causing its tenants to maintain), with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance in such amounts and against such risks

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as are customarily maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations.

SECTION 5.06. Books and Records; Visitation Rights. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries are made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. At any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable notice and subject to the rights of tenants on such properties, but not more frequently than twice in any 12-month period, in the aggregate, provided that no Event of Default shall have occurred and be outstanding, the Borrower shall permit the Administrative Agent or any Lender or any agent or representative thereof (provided that, at Borrower’s request, the Administrative Agent or such Lender, or such representative, must be accompanied by a representative of Borrower), to examine and make copies and abstracts from the records and books of account of, and visit (without conducting any intrusive testing) the properties of, Borrower and its Subsidiaries. The request by any Lender or agent or representative thereof for such a visit shall be made to the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent promptly shall notify all the Lenders of such request (or if the Administrative Agent shall have requested the same on its behalf, the Administrative Agent shall notify all the Lenders thereof) and any Lender that shall so desire may accompany Administrative Agent or such Lender, or such representative on such visit.

SECTION 5.07. Compliance with Laws. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all Requirements of Law, including Environmental Laws, applicable to it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, is not reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.

SECTION 5.08. Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit. The proceeds of the Loans will be used only for general business purposes of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, and the UJVs, including, in the case of the Term Loans, the refinancing of the term loans made under the Existing Credit Agreement; provided that for purposes of any Borrowing from and after the Amendment Effective Date and until the Covenant Compliance Date, the proceeds of such Borrowing shall be used solely for the purposes of paying (i) operating expenses incurred by TCI, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries and the Borrower’s pro-rata share of operating expenses incurred by UJVs (and only to the extent, in the good faith determination of the Borrower, cash flow from the operations of TCI, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries or such UJV is insufficient to pay the same, taking into account expected receipts, expenditures and contingencies), (ii) capital expenditures and Investments expressly permitted pursuant to Section 6.12, (iii) scheduled interest and principal payments on Indebtedness of TCI, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries and the Borrower’s pro-rata share of scheduled interest and principal payments on Indebtedness of UJVs (and only to the extent cash flow from the operations of such UJV is insufficient to pay the same), (iv) Restricted Payments permitted by Section 6.06, and (v) merger fees and litigation fees and expenses related to the merger transaction with Simon Property Group, Inc. and its affiliates (and only to the extent, in the good faith determination of the Borrower, cash flow from the operations of TCI, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries is insufficient to pay the same, taking into account expected receipts, expenditures and contingencies). No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulations T, U and X. Letters of Credit will be issued only to support general business purposes of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and UJVs. The Borrower will not request any Borrowing or Letter of Credit, and the Borrower shall not use, and shall direct its Subsidiaries and the respective directors, officers, employees and agents of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not to use, the proceeds of any Borrowing or Letter of Credit (A) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (B) for the purpose of

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funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, except to the extent permitted for a Person required to comply with Sanctions, or (C) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.

On the Effective Date and from time to time thereafter, on not less than thirty (30) Business Days' notice, the Borrower may request that proceeds of the Loans be used to refinance secured mortgage Indebtedness of the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries, including the secured mortgage Indebtedness on the Dolphin Mall in Miami, Florida, in which event, a portion of the Loans equal to the amount of the advances made hereunder in connection with such refinancing, at the Borrower's election, may be secured by an amended and restated mortgage on the property securing the mortgage Indebtedness to be so refinanced (a “Refinancing Mortgage”) and evidenced by a mortgage note in favor of the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of the Borrower in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower; provided that any mortgage note in favor of an Affiliate of the Borrower shall have a zero balance and may not be assigned by such Affiliate without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, except for an assignment of such Refinancing Mortgage in connection with a Disposition permitted by Section 6.04; provided that no Refinancing Mortgage may encumber a property located in a Special Flood Hazard Area as designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in connection with the National Flood Insurance Program, unless the Borrower has obtained flood insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program that is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. Such request from the Borrower shall include a certificate from the Borrower (which certificate the Administrative Agent will forward to the Lenders) certifying that the property to be encumbered by such Refinancing Mortgage is not located in a Special Flood Hazard Area as designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in connection with the National Flood Insurance Program, unless the Borrower has obtained flood insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program that is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. At least ten (10) Business Days prior to the recordation of any Refinancing Mortgage, the Administrative Agent shall provide all Lenders with a legal description and special flood hazard determination form for all property proposed to be encumbered thereby. Any such Refinancing Mortgage and any other agreement, certifications, opinions and other documents will be (i) in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and its counsel and the Borrower, provided that such documents will not subject the applicable Property to additional obligations, requirements, restrictions or liabilities that are not already set forth in the Loan Documents with respect to such Property, (ii) to be consistent in all respects with the terms of this Agreement, and (iii) if the Administrative Agent is the holder of such Refinancing Mortgage, subject to being unconditionally released or assigned by the Administrative Agent at the request of the Borrower without the need for any consent or approval of the Lenders (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall not be required to give any representations and warranties with respect to any such release or assignment, including with respect to any aspects of the Indebtedness secured thereby, except that it is the holder thereof and authorized to execute and deliver the same). In addition, in connection with each Refinancing Mortgage, the Administrative Agent and from time to time thereafter at the request and expense of Borrower, will provide subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreements if it is the holder of such Refinancing Mortgage. Unless otherwise directed by Borrower, any prepayments made by the Borrower shall be applied first to any and all Loans outstanding that are not secured by a Refinancing Mortgage, and only to Loans secured by Refinancing Mortgages if there shall be no other Loans outstanding at the time. Any property subject to a Refinancing Mortgage shall be and remain eligible for treatment as an Eligible Unencumbered Asset, and any note secured by a Refinancing Mortgage shall be treated as Total Unsecured Indebtedness.
SECTION 5.09. Accuracy Of Information. The Borrower will ensure that any information prepared by Borrower, including financial statements, furnished to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in connection with this Agreement or any amendment or modification hereof or waiver hereunder does not knowingly contain any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the

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statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and the furnishing of such information shall be deemed to be representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in this Section 5.09.

SECTION 5.10. Notices of Asset Sales, Encumbrances or Dispositions of Eligible Unencumbered Assets. The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent written notice not less than five (5) Business Days prior to a sale, encumbrance with a Lien to secure Indebtedness or other Disposition of an Eligible Unencumbered Asset which is permitted pursuant to Section 6.04. In addition, simultaneously with delivery of any such notice, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (A) a certificate of a Financial Officer certifying that no Default or Event of Default (including any non-compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 6.11 hereof) has occurred and is continuing or would occur on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the proposed Disposition, which certificate shall include calculations in reasonable detail demonstrating compliance with Section 6.11 hereof on a pro-forma basis, including as to the calculation of Unencumbered Asset Value and (B) an updated schedule of all Eligible Unencumbered Assets.

If a Default or Event of Default exists at the time of such transaction, the Borrower shall apply the net proceeds of such transaction (together with such additional amounts as may be required), to prepay the Obligations in an amount, as determined by the Administrative Agent, equal to that which would be required to reduce the Obligations so that no Default or Event of Default would exist.
If such Disposition is permitted hereunder and a Property shall cease to be an Eligible Unencumbered Asset upon the consummation of such transaction, the Administrative Agent shall, at the Borrower’s request and expense, release the guarantee obligations under the Guaranty of any Subsidiary Guarantor which owns such Property that ceases to be an Eligible Unencumbered Asset, including execution and delivery of a release in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, without the need for any consent or approval of the Lenders.
SECTION 5.11. Additional Guarantors. If any Subsidiary becomes the owner or ground-lessee of a Property that has been designated by the Borrower as an Eligible Unencumbered Asset after the Effective Date, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent each of the following items, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent: (i) a Guaranty executed by such Subsidiary and (ii) the items that would have been delivered under Sections 4.01(b) and (c) if such Subsidiary had been a Subsidiary Guarantor on the Effective Date.

SECTION 5.12. Collateral.

(a)     Pledge Requirement. Commencing on the Amendment Effective Date and until the Collateral Release Date, the Borrower will cause all of the Pledge Collateral to be subject to a first priority, perfected Lien (subject to Permitted Encumbrances) in favor of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the lenders under the Credit Facilities to secure the Obligations in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral Documents.

(b)     Mortgages. If at any time during the period commencing on the Amendment Effective Date until the Covenant Compliance Date, any of the following events occurs: (i) the Available Liquidity shall be less than $270,000,000 as reported as of the last day of any calendar month in a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(g), (ii) the Borrower shall fail to deliver the certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower pursuant to Section 5.01(g) and such failure continues for five (5) days after written notice by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, (iii) as at the end of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, the ratio of Combined EBITDA to Fixed Charges (the “Fixed Charge Coverage

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Ratio”), each for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters then ended, shall be less than 1.25 to 1.00, or (iv) the Borrower shall fail to deliver the compliance certificate as to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio when due under Section 5.01(d) and such failure continues for five (5) days after written notice by the Administrative Agent (the occurrence of any such event, the “Mortgage Trigger”), then the Obligations shall also be secured by Liens (subject to Permitted Encumbrances) on the Eligible Unencumbered Assets in accordance with the procedures set forth below.

Within forty-five (45) days after the Closing Date (or such longer period as may be necessary, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent, so long as the Borrower is working in good faith), the Borrower and the Collateral Agent shall prepare Mortgages on the Eligible Unencumbered Assets in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, and Borrower shall (x) confirm in writing that such Mortgages have been approved by the Borrower for filing and recording upon the occurrence of the Mortgage Trigger in accordance herewith and (y) shall cause its applicable Subsidiaries to execute, notarize and deliver original signature pages to each of the Mortgages to the Collateral Agent, which the Collateral Agent shall hold in accordance with this Section 5.12(b), and (z) deliver the Mortgage Collateral Deliverables described in clauses (a)(ii) and (iii) of the definition thereof.
If the Mortgage Trigger occurs, (a) the Collateral Agent shall be authorized to attach the signature pages and record and file the Mortgages, (b) the Borrower shall pay to the Collateral Agent (or provide to the Collateral Agent reasonably satisfactory evidence of the payment in full of) any and all title company service charges, record and lien search charges, filing fees and charges, mortgage recording taxes and intangible taxes incurred in connection with the Mortgages, all of which the Borrower hereby promises to pay, and (c) the Borrower shall, within thirty (30) days after the Mortgage Trigger (or such longer period as may be necessary, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent, so long as the Borrower is working in good faith), deliver (or otherwise cooperate with the Collateral Agent to obtain) the Mortgage Collateral Deliverables (if not previously delivered) with respect to the Eligible Unencumbered Assets and those items required by Section 4.01(c); provided that, except as expressly provided in the definition of Mortgage Collateral Deliverables, there shall be no requirements that the contents of such Mortgage Collateral Deliverables be acceptable to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. The Borrower, on behalf of itself and the other Loan Parties, acknowledges and agrees that the Collateral Agent’s authorization to file and record the Mortgages shall not be subject to any condition, occurrence or consent other than the occurrence of the Mortgage Trigger, and the Borrower, on behalf of itself and the other Loan Parties, hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to file and record the Mortgages if the Mortgage Trigger occurs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mortgages will not be filed or recorded unless and until the Collateral Agent reasonably concludes that the Lenders have completed their required due diligence in respect of the Flood Laws and a Mortgage will not be filed or recorded on any property located in a Special Flood Hazard Area as designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in connection with the National Flood Insurance Program, unless the Borrower has obtained flood insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program that is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and all of the Lenders (and any additional flood insurance required by the Administrative Agent). If the Mortgage Trigger occurs, the Collateral Agent shall also order Appraisals of the Eligible Unencumbered Assets on behalf of the Lenders for regulatory and informational purposes at the cost and expense of the Borrower (which the Borrower hereby agrees to pay), and the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall cooperate with the Collateral Agent’s efforts to obtain such Appraisals.
(c)     Further Assurances.

(i)Covenant Waiver Period. Commencing on the Amendment Effective Date and until the Collateral Release Date, and without limiting the foregoing, the Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries that owns any Covenant Waiver Period Collateral to, execute

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and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, to the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent such documents, agreements and instruments, and will take or cause to be taken such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing statements), which may be required by applicable law and which the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent may, from time to time until such time as the applicable Covenant Waiver Period Collateral shall be released pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, reasonably request to carry out the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to ensure perfection and priority of the Liens created or intended to be created by the Collateral Documents in the Covenant Waiver Period Collateral, all at the expense of the Borrower; provided, however, that no Designated Covenant Waiver Period Collateral Subsidiary shall be permitted to certificate its Equity Interests or make an election under Article 8 of the UCC unless such certificates are promptly delivered to the Administrative Agent (or Collateral Agent), together with an endorsement in blank.

(ii)Pari Passu Lien Requirement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, to the extent that any Loan Party grants or maintains a Lien on any assets of such Loan Party to secure the other Credit Facilities or any other Indebtedness that is pari passu with the Obligations, such Loan Party shall contemporaneously grant and maintain a Lien on such assets to secure the Obligations. All Liens in the Covenant Waiver Period Collateral shall be pari passu with the Liens granted in connection with the other Credit Facilities, and shall, in all respects, be subject to the Intercreditor Agreement.

(d)     Release of Collateral. So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, upon either (i) the Collateral Release Date or (ii) to the extent necessary to permit consummation of any transaction that has been consented to by all of the Lenders (and in accordance with this Agreement, including Section 2.11), the Administrative Agent shall, subject to the satisfaction of the requirements of Section 5.12(e), promptly release (or instruct the Collateral Agent to release) the Liens granted to the Administrative Agent (or the Collateral Agent) on the applicable Covenant Waiver Period Collateral and the Collateral Documents related thereto (the “Covenant Waiver Period Collateral Release”). Upon the release of any Covenant Waiver Period Collateral pursuant to this Section 5.12(d), the Administrative Agent shall (to the extent applicable) deliver to the Borrower (or instruct the Collateral Agent to deliver), upon the Borrower’s request and at the Borrower’s expense, such documentation as may be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and otherwise necessary or advisable to evidence the release of such Covenant Waiver Period Collateral from its obligations under the Loan Documents. The Lenders authorize the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent to effect such Lien releases.

(e)     Collateral Release Request and Certificate. The Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent (or the Collateral Agent), on or prior to the date that is five (5) Business Days (or such shorter period of time as agreed to by the Administrative Agent) before the date on which any Covenant Waiver Period Collateral Release is to be effected, written notice that it is requesting a Covenant Waiver Period Collateral Release, which notice shall identify the Covenant Waiver Period Collateral to be released and the proposed effective date for such Covenant Waiver Period Collateral Release, together with a certificate signed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower (such certificate, a “Covenant Waiver Period Collateral Release Certificate”), certifying that: (i)(A) in the case of a request for a Covenant Waiver Period Collateral Release pursuant to Section 5.12(d)(i), the Borrower has been in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 6.11 for two consecutive fiscal quarters without giving effect to Section 6.11(k), or (B) in the case of a request for a Covenant Waiver Period Collateral Release pursuant to Section 5.12(d)(ii), such transaction is permitted by and is being made in accordance with this Agreement and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom.

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SECTION 5.13. COVID-19 Programs. Before participating in or applying to participate in any COVID 19-related government-sponsored relief program, the Borrower shall make a determination in good faith in consultation with counsel that it is eligible to participate in any such program, and shall take into consideration in making such determination all rules, regulations and FAQs related to such program.

SECTION 5.14. Flood Hazard Properties. If any Eligible Unencumbered Asset subject to a Mortgage is at any time a Flood Hazard Property, then the Borrower shall, or shall cause each applicable Loan Party, to provide to the Administrative Agent such information as the Lenders may reasonably request in order to comply with the Flood Laws including, without limitation, evidence of flood insurance and written acknowledgement of receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent that such Eligible Unencumbered Asset is a Flood Hazard Property and as to whether the community in which such Flood Hazard Property is located in participation in the National Flood Insurance Program.

ARTICLE VI

Negative Covenants

Until the Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit have expired or terminated, in each case, without any pending draw, and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
SECTION 6.01. Indebtedness. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, unless the Borrower will be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 6.11 after giving effect to such creation, incurrence or assumption and, if such Indebtedness is incurred during the period from the Amendment Effective Date until the Covenant Compliance Date, the Net Cash Proceeds, if any, thereof shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.11(b); provided that during the period from and after the Amendment Effective Date until the Covenant Compliance Date, the Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any additional Recourse Indebtedness that was not in existence on the Amendment Effective Date other than (i) Indebtedness under the Credit Facilities, (ii) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, (iii) COVID-19 Relief Funds, (iv) intercompany Indebtedness among TCI, the Borrower and their Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, (v) Capital Lease Obligations and purchase money obligations in respect of personal property in an aggregate amount (excluding any purchase money obligations associated with trade payables that do not constitute Indebtedness) not to exceed $10,000,000, and (vi) Property Assisted Clean Energy financing of roof repair work at Dolphin Mall with the prior written consent of the Required Lenders.

SECTION 6.02. Liens. (a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien to secure Indebtedness for borrowed money on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, except for Liens securing Indebtedness that are permitted by Section 6.01; provided that such Liens shall not affect any Eligible Unencumbered Asset unless expressly permitted under the definition of Eligible Unencumbered Asset and Section 6.11; and provided further that during the period from and after the Amendment Effective Date until the Covenant Compliance Date, the Net Cash Proceeds thereof, if any, shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.11(b) and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien to secure Indebtedness for borrowed money on (x) any Eligible Unencumbered Asset without the prior written consent of all of the Lenders or (y) any other Property that is not subject to a Lien to secure Indebtedness on the Amendment Effective Date without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders.

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(b)     The Borrower shall not create or suffer or permit to exist any Liens on the Equity Interests of the Borrower owned by TCI.

SECTION 6.03. Fundamental Changes. (a) The Borrower and TCI will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary Guarantor to, merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell (except, with respect to a Subsidiary Guarantor, if not prohibited by Section 6.04), transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets, or all or substantially all of the Equity Interests in a Subsidiary Guarantor (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired), or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Default shall have occurred and be continuing (i) any Person may merge into TCI or the Borrower in a transaction in which TCI or the Borrower, as applicable, is the surviving entity, or (ii) any Person may merge into any Subsidiary Guarantor in a transaction in which the surviving entity is a Subsidiary Guarantor. The Borrower and TCI will not reorganize under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States.

(b)     The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage to any material extent in any business other than businesses of the type conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the date of execution of this Agreement and businesses reasonably related thereto and any other additional businesses that are not reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 6.04. Dispositions. (a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Subsidiary Guarantors, to sell, encumber with a Lien to secure Indebtedness or otherwise Dispose of any Eligible Unencumbered Asset (including the Borrower's direct or indirect Equity Interests in the owner or ground-lessee of such Eligible Unencumbered Asset) unless (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or would occur after giving effect to such Disposition, (ii) the Borrower shall be in compliance on a pro-forma basis with the financial covenants in Section 6.11 after giving effect to such Disposition and any prepayment of the Obligations required for the Borrower to be in such pro-forma compliance, and (iii) the Borrower shall have complied with Section 5.10; provided that, during the period from and after the Amendment Effective Date until the Covenant Compliance Date, the Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, Dispose of any Eligible Unencumbered Asset without the prior written consent of all of the Lenders, except that sales of any Eligible Unencumbered Assets shall be permitted without Lender consent if simultaneously with the closing of such sale the Borrower repays all of its loans and other obligations hereunder and under the Credit Facilities and terminates all of the commitments hereunder and thereunder.

(b)     The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, Dispose of any property owned or ground leased by such Borrower or Subsidiary (including the Borrower's direct or indirect Equity Interests in the owner or ground-lessee of such property) unless, at the time that the Borrower or such Subsidiary enters into a binding contract for such Disposition, the Borrower shall be in compliance on a pro-forma basis with the financial covenants in Section 6.11 after giving effect to such proposed Disposition and any prepayment of the Obligations required for the Borrower to be in such pro-forma compliance; provided that, during the period from and after the Amendment Effective Date until the Covenant Compliance Date, (x) the Borrower may, and may permit any Subsidiary to, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of properties or other assets only if such sale is made in an arm’s length transaction (in the Borrower’s good faith determination) and the Net Cash Proceeds thereof are applied in accordance with Section 2.11(b) and (y) the Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, Dispose of any Property that is not subject to a Lien to secure Indebtedness on the Amendment Effective Date (other than the Stamford Town Center and anchor pads, out-parcels, and land (and buildings thereon) adjacent to Properties and not part of a mall Property) without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders, except that sales of properties or other assets shall be permitted

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without Lender consent if simultaneously with the closing of such sale the Borrower repays all of its loans and other obligations hereunder and under the Credit Facilities and terminates all of the commitments hereunder and thereunder.

SECTION 6.05. Limitations on Activities of TCI. The Borrower shall not suffer or permit TCI to incur any Indebtedness (other than current trade payables related to organizational and administrative activities incurred in the ordinary course) in its own name or to own any material assets other than its interests in the Borrower and incidental assets and assets which, for legitimate business purposes, must be owned by TCI on a temporary basis prior to being transferred to the Borrower, or engage in any business other than the ownership of such interests.

SECTION 6.06. Restricted Payments. The Borrower shall not make any Restricted Payments in any fiscal quarter which, when added to all Restricted Payments made during the three (3) immediately preceding fiscal quarters, exceed 95% of Funds From Operations; provided, however, that the Borrower shall be permitted, provided there exists no Event of Default, to make Restricted Payments in excess of 95% of Funds From Operations (i) pursuant to Section 5.2(a) or Section 5.3 of the Borrower’s agreement of limited partnership, as the same may hereafter be amended, or pursuant to any other provision of the Borrower’s agreement of limited partnership, as the same may hereafter be amended, that requires preferential distributions to be made; or (ii) as may be necessary under Section 857(a) of the Code to maintain TCI’s tax status as a REIT; and provided further, that if an Event of Default exists, the Borrower shall only be permitted to make Restricted Payments in the minimum amount necessary under Section 857(a) of the Code to maintain TCI’s tax status as a REIT. Notwithstanding the foregoing, on and after the Amendment Effective Date until the Covenant Compliance Date, the Borrower may not make any Restricted Payments except (i) in the minimum amount necessary to permit (A) TCI to meet the distribution requirement of Section 857(a) of the Code so as to maintain its tax status as a REIT under Section 856(a) Code, (B) TCI to pay any and all REIT-level taxes imposed by the Code, (C) the Borrower’s other partners to pay their federal income tax liability on allocations of income from the Borrower and (D) TCI  to distribute all of its real estate investment trust taxable income (as defined in Section 857(a) of the Code) and its net capital gain (as defined in Section 1222(11) of the Code) (provided that all distributions to be made pursuant to this clause (i) shall be made to the Borrower’s partners on a pro rata basis in accordance with their percentage interests in the Borrower), all as required by and set forth in Section 5.2(a) of the Borrower’s agreement of limited partnership, and (ii) to pay dividends on preferred equity interests of TCI or the Borrower in an amount not to exceed the sum of (x) the amount required to be paid pursuant to the terms of the existing Series J and Series K preferred equity interests as of the Amendment Effective Date plus (y) the amount required to be paid pursuant to the term of any preferred equity interests issued by TCI or the Borrower after the Amendment Effective Date.

SECTION 6.07. Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower will not cause or permit any of the Subsidiary Guarantors to sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except (a) at prices and on terms and conditions that are commercially reasonable, (b) the Borrower may make capital contributions to the Subsidiary Guarantors, and (c) the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor may form one or more TRS Subsidiaries, and each Subsidiary Guarantor may transfer TRS Assets and TRS Subsidiary Businesses to such TRS Subsidiaries so long as such transfers do not materially impair the value of the Property owned by such Subsidiary Guarantor.

SECTION 6.08. [Reserved].

SECTION 6.09. Payments and Modifications of Subordinate Debt. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Subsidiary Guarantors to, make or offer to make any payment, prepayment, repurchase

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or redemption of or otherwise optionally or voluntarily defease or segregate funds (whether scheduled or voluntary) with respect to principal or interest on any Indebtedness which is subordinate to the Obligations pursuant to its express terms or a written agreement if a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur after giving effect thereto; provided that, on and after the Amendment Effective Date until the Covenant Compliance Date, the Borrower will not make or permit any such payment under this Section 6.09 other than mandatory scheduled payments of principal and interest.

SECTION 6.10. Changes in Fiscal Periods. The Borrower will not permit the fiscal year of the Borrower to end on a day other than December 31 or change the Borrower’s method of determining fiscal quarters.

SECTION 6.11. Financial Covenants. The Borrower shall not permit:

(a)Net Worth. As at the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower (other than the end of any fiscal quarter ending during the Covenant Waiver Period, which Covenant Waiver Period shall in no event include the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2021), Net Worth to be less than $2,000,000,000.

(b)Total Leverage Ratio. As at the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower (other than the end of any fiscal quarter ending during the Covenant Waiver Period, which Covenant Waiver Period shall in no event include the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2021), the Total Leverage Ratio to exceed 60%.

(c)Secured Leverage Ratio. As at the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower (other than the end of any fiscal quarter ending during the Covenant Waiver Period, which Covenant Waiver Period shall in no event include the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2021), the Secured Leverage Ratio to exceed 50%; provided that the Secured Leverage Ratio may exceed 50% as of the end of up to four (4) fiscal quarters of the Borrower during the term of this Agreement (whether or not consecutive) so long as such ratio does not exceed 55%.

(d)Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. As at the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower (other than the end of any fiscal quarter ending during the Covenant Waiver Period, which Covenant Waiver Period shall in no event include the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2021), the ratio of Combined EBITDA to Fixed Charges, each for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters then ended, to be less than 1.50 to 1.00.

(e)Recourse Secured Debt. As at the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower (other than the end of any fiscal quarter ending during the Covenant Waiver Period, which Covenant Waiver Period shall in no event include the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2021), the aggregate outstanding amount of Recourse Secured Indebtedness to exceed 20% of Capitalization Value; provided that the aggregate outstanding amount of Recourse Secured Indebtedness that was incurred for purposes other than property construction does not exceed 10% of Capitalization Value.

(f)Minimum Number and Value of Eligible Unencumbered Assets. (i) At any time, there to be fewer than three (3) Eligible Unencumbered Assets; and, (ii) at any time (other than during the Covenant Waiver Period, which Covenant Waiver Period shall in no event include the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2021), there to be less than $1,275,000,000 of Unencumbered Asset Value (measured at the end of the most recent fiscal quarter of the Borrower).

(g)Unencumbered Leverage Ratio. As at the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower (other than the end of any fiscal quarter ending during the Covenant Waiver Period, which Covenant Waiver Period shall in no event include the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2021), the Unencumbered Leverage

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Ratio to exceed 60%; provided that the Borrower shall be permitted to cure any non-compliance with this Unencumbered Leverage Ratio covenant by designating additional Eligible Unencumbered Assets and delivering a Guaranty executed by the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor within forty-five (45) days after delivery of the financial statements and a Compliance Certificate demonstrating such non-compliance before such non-compliance shall become an Event of Default.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (x) a Casualty or Condemnation Event occurs at one or more of the Eligible Unencumbered Assets and (y) in the reasonable determination of the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower, such event materially impairs the operations of the portion(s) of such Eligible Unencumbered Asset(s) to which 25% or more of Unencumbered Asset Value is attributable, then, effective as of the date of such Casualty or Condemnation Event, the portion of the Combined Property EBITDA attributable to such impaired portion(s) of such Eligible Unencumbered Asset(s) for the prior 12-month period (the “Impaired Unencumbered Asset Value”) shall be deducted from the calculation of Unencumbered Asset Value. From and after the occurrence of such Casualty or Condemnation Event, any Borrowing of Loans or issuance, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit (an “Extension of Credit”) shall require the Borrower to demonstrate pro-forma compliance with the financial covenants set forth in this Section 6.11 after giving effect to such Extension of Credit and the deduction of the Impaired Unencumbered Asset Value from Unencumbered Asset Value. If such deduction of Impaired Unencumbered Asset Value results in the non-compliance with any financial covenant set forth in this Section 6.11, the Borrower shall have 90 days from the date of such Casualty or Condemnation Event to cure such non-compliance before such non-compliance shall become an Event of Default.
(h)Unencumbered Interest Coverage Ratio. As at the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower (other than the end of any fiscal quarter ending during the Covenant Waiver Period, which Covenant Waiver Period shall in no event include the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2021), the ratio of Unencumbered EBITDA to Unsecured Interest Expense, each for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters then ended, to be less than 2.0 to 1.0.

(i)Unencumbered Asset Occupancy Ratio. As at the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower (other than the end of any fiscal quarter ending during the Covenant Waiver Period, which Covenant Waiver Period shall in no event include the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2021), the Eligible Unencumbered Assets to have an aggregate Occupancy Rate of less than 80% of the aggregate gross leasable area within such Eligible Unencumbered Assets.

(j)Minimum Liquidity. At all times during the period commencing with the Amendment Effective Date through (and including) the Covenant Compliance Date, and reported as of the last day of each calendar month in a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(g), the Borrower shall not permit (i) the sum of (x) unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (or if such Subsidiary is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary, the Borrower’s pro-rata share thereof based on its ownership share of such Subsidiary) and the Borrower’s pro-rata share of unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents of UJVs (but only if the Borrower has the sole right to control distribution of such Cash and Cash Equivalents by such UJV to its partners) as of such date of determination plus (y) an amount equal to (1) the aggregate Revolving Commitments that are available to be borrowed after giving effect to the proviso in Section 2.01(a) plus (z) the principal amount then available to be borrowed by the Borrower under its Letter Loan Agreement dated April 17, 2012, with Comerica Bank, as amended and may hereafter be amended, including extensions of the maturity date (including any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof) minus (2) the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure minus (ii) the sum of (A) the outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that matures within 30 days of such date plus (B) the amount of any previously Contingent Liability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that has become a fixed

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obligation and is due and payable within 30 days of such date (the “Available Liquidity”), as of such date of determination, to be less than $215,000,000.

(k)Annualized Calculations. For the period commencing with the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2021, for the purposes of calculating the financial covenants under this Section 6.11, “Combined EBITDA” (and related definitions) shall be determined on an annualized basis as follows:

(i)    For the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2021, “Combined EBITDA” shall be calculated using the one (1) fiscal quarter then ended multiplied by four (4);
(ii)    For the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2021, “Combined EBITDA” shall be calculated using the two (2) fiscal quarters then ended multiplied by two (2);
(iii)    For the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2022, “Combined EBITDA” shall be calculated using the three (3) fiscal quarters then ended multiplied by four-thirds (4/3); and
(iv)    For the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2022 and thereafter, “Combined EBITDA” shall be calculated using the four (4) fiscal quarters then ended.
Notwithstanding that the Borrower shall make such calculations on an annualized basis for purposes of determining compliance with such financial covenants, the Borrower shall also provide calculations of such financial covenants using “Consolidated EBITDA” for the four (4) fiscal quarters then ended in its compliance certificate delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(d).
(l)Accelerated Compliance Date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.11, if the Accelerated Compliance Date occurs, from and after such date, the Borrower shall comply with all financial covenants set forth in this Section 6.11 at the required levels for the fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2021 and thereafter and the annualized calculations set forth in Section 6.11(k) shall cease to be applicable.

SECTION 6.12. Additional Covenants during the Covenant Waiver Period. From the Amendment Effective Date until the Covenant Compliance Date, the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to:

(a)acquire any Properties, other than as permitted by Section 6.12(c), without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders;

(b)make any Investment, other than the following:

(i)(A) Investments existing on the Amendment Effective Date and Investments committed under binding agreements which agreements were entered into before the Amendment Effective Date, and (B) amendments, modifications, extensions, refinancings, renewals or replacements of any Investments described in clause (A) as long as the terms thereof are not materially more restrictive to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries when taken as a whole (but without any increase in the amount of such Investments unless otherwise permitted),

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(iii)(A) ownership by each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries of the Equity Interests of each of its Subsidiaries as of the Amendment Effective Date and (B) other Investments (other than capital expenditures, except to the extent such capital expenditure is permitted by Section 6.12(c)) in the Borrower or in any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary,

(iv)capital expenditures permitted by Section 6.12(c),

(v)Investments made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from an Asset Disposition permitted under this Agreement,

(vi)Investments consisting of stock, obligations or securities received in settlement of amounts owing to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or in a distribution in respect of an Investment permitted under this Section 6.12(b), and

(vii)Investments in connection with any Swap Agreements;

(c)make any capital expenditures other than (i) capital expenditures that are necessary to remedy emergency or life safety conditions, (ii) capital expenditures made or incurred with the use of casualty or condemnation proceeds for the restoration, rebuilding or replacement of the affected property, and (iii) other capital expenditures in an amount not to exceed (A) $475,000,000 during the period from the Amendment Effective Date through December 31, 2021;

(d)enter into any new ground lease on any Eligible Unencumbered Asset, other than (i) ground leases existing prior to the Amendment Effective Date and any amendment, modification, extension, renewal or replacement thereof and (ii) capital expenditures permitted by Section 6.12(c);

(e)take any action under Section 6.03(a) (excluding transactions among any of TCI, the Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries and any other transaction that would otherwise be permitted under this Agreement, as of the Amendment Effective Date) that would otherwise be prohibited during a Default or Event of Default; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit the “Transaction” described in the Consent and Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2020 among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto (which Consent and Amendment shall not be deemed amended, modified, or otherwise affected by the Second Amendment); or

(f)Neither TCI nor the Borrower shall repurchase any of its preferred or common Equity Interests, other than the repurchase of preferred Equity Interests as contemplated by the merger transaction with Simon Property Group, Inc. and its affiliates and the repurchase of preferred Equity Interests through the issuance of new preferred Equity Interests in an amount necessary to repurchase such preferred Equity Interests.


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ARTICLE VII

Events of Default; Remedies

SECTION 7.01. Events of Default. If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur:

(a)the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or any reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise;

(b)the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five days;

(c)the Borrower shall fail to pay any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (a) or (b) above) payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for two (2) Business Days after receipt of written notice from the Administrative Agent of such failure to pay;

(d)any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of TCI, the Borrower or any Subsidiary in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any amendment or modification hereof or thereof or waiver hereunder or thereunder, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any amendment or modification hereof or thereof or waiver hereunder or thereunder, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made;

(e)the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 5.02, 5.03 (with respect to the Borrower’s or any Subsidiary Guarantor’s existence or TCI’s REIT status) or, 5.08, 5.12(a), 5.12(b) or in Article VI (subject to any cure periods set forth in Section 6.11 or elsewhere in this Agreement);

(f)the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those specified in clause (a), (b), (c) or (e) of this Article), and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower; provided, however, that if any such default is capable of being cured but cannot by its nature be cured within such thirty (30) day grace period and so long as the Borrower shall have commenced cure within such thirty (30) day grace period and shall, at all times thereafter, diligently prosecute the same to completion, the Borrower shall have an additional period, not to exceed sixty (60) days, to cure such default; in no event, however, is the foregoing intended to effect an extension of the Maturity Date;

(g)TCI, the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable, subject to any applicable notice and cure period;

(h)any event or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (subject to any applicable notice and cure period) the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause any Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity (other than in cases where, in the judgment of the Required Lenders,

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meaningful discussions likely to result in (1) a waiver or cure of such event or condition or (2) otherwise averting such acceleration are in progress between TCI, the Borrower or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, and the obligee of such Material Indebtedness); provided that this clause (h) shall not apply to secured Material Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness;

(i)an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of TCI, the Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, account for more than 5% of Capitalization Value (in accordance with the definition thereof as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which a Compliance Certificate has been delivered) or its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for TCI, the Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, account for more than 5% of Capitalization Value (in accordance with the definition thereof as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which a Compliance Certificate has been delivered) or for a substantial part of its assets, and, in any such case of (i) or (ii) above, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 90 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;

(j)TCI, the Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, account for more than 5% of Capitalization Value (in accordance with the definition thereof as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which a Compliance Certificate has been delivered) shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (i) of this Article, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for TCI, the Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantor, or any Subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, account for more than 5% of Capitalization Value (in accordance with the definition thereof as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which a Compliance Certificate has been delivered) or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) adopt any resolution of its board of directors or take any similar corporate, partnership or limited liability company action authorizing, consenting to or approving any of the foregoing, or (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors;

(k)TCI, the Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, account for more than 5% of Capitalization Value (in accordance with the definition thereof as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which a Compliance Certificate has been delivered) shall become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;

(l)one or more final judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $50,000,000 (other than with respect to claims arising out of Nonrecourse Indebtedness) shall be rendered against TCI, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged, unvacated, unstayed or unbonded pending appeal for a period of 30 consecutive days or in any event later than five (5) days prior to the date of any proposed sale thereunder;

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(n)the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall disavow, revoke or terminate (or attempt to terminate) any Loan Document to which it is a party or shall otherwise challenge or contest in any action, suit or proceeding in any court or before any Governmental Authority the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, the Guaranty or any other Loan Document; or this Agreement, the Guaranty or any other Loan Document shall cease to be in full force and effect (except as a result of the express terms thereof); or

(o)     a Change in Control shall occur; or

(p) any Collateral Document shall for any reason fail to create a valid and perfected security interest in any portion of the Covenant Waiver Period Collateral, as applicable, purported to be covered thereby, with the priority required by the applicable Collateral Document, except (i) as permitted by the terms of any Loan Document, (ii) as a result of the release of such security interest in accordance with the terms of any Loan Document or (iii) as a result of the failure of the Collateral Agent or Administrative Agent to maintain the possession of certificates actually delivered to it representing securities pledged under a Collateral Document or to file Uniform Commercial Code continuation statements;

then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (i) or (j) of this Article), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may with the consent of the Required Lenders, and shall at the request of the Required Lenders, by written notice to the Borrower, take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, and (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder and under any other Loan Document, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; and in case of any event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (i) or (j) of this Article, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower. In addition, the Administrative Agent may with the consent of the Required Lenders, and shall at the request of the Required Lenders, exercise on behalf of itself and the Lenders all rights and remedies available under the Loan Documents and applicable law, provided that the ability of the Administrative Agent to take any such action requested or consented to by the Required Lenders in respect of the Collateral will be subject to the terms and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement.
SECTIONS 7.02. Distribution of Payments after Default. In the event that following the occurrence or during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Administrative Agent or any Lender, as the case may be, receives any monies in connection with the enforcement of any of the Loan Documents, such monies shall be distributed for application as follows:

(a)First, to the payment of, or (as the case may be) the reimbursement of the Administrative Agent for or in respect of, all reasonable costs, expenses, disbursements and losses which shall have been incurred or sustained by the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such in connection with the collection of such monies by the Administrative Agent, for the exercise, protection or enforcement by the Administrative Agent of all or any of the rights, remedies, powers and privileges of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or in support of any provision of adequate indemnity to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders against any taxes or liens which by law shall have, or may have, priority over the rights of the Administrative Agent to such monies;

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(b)Second, to pay any fees or expense reimbursements then due to the Lenders from the Loan Parties;

(c)Third to pay interest then due and payable on the Loans and unreimbursed LC Disbursements ratably;

(d)Fourth, to prepay principal on the Loans and unreimbursed LC Disbursements ratably;

(e)Fifth, to pay an amount to the Administrative Agent equal to the aggregate undrawn face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit and the aggregate amount of any unreimbursed LC Disbursements, to be held as cash collateral for such Obligations;

(f)Sixth, to payment of any amounts owing with respect to indemnification provisions of the Loan Documents;

(g)Seventh, to the payment of any other Obligation due to the Administrative Agent or any Lender; and

(h)Eighth, to the Borrower or whoever may be legally entitled thereto.

ARTICLE VIII

The Administrative Agent

SECTION 8.01. Administrative Agent Duties, Etc. Each of the Lenders and each Issuing Bank hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its agent and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Without limiting the foregoing, each Lender and each Issuing Bank hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, each of the Loan Documents to which the Administrative Agent is a party, and to exercise all rights, powers and remedies that the Administrative Agent may have under such Loan Documents.

With respect to its Commitment, Loans, Letter of Credit Commitments and Letters of Credit, the Person serving as the Administrative Agent shall have and may exercise the same rights and powers hereunder and is subject to the same obligations and liabilities as and to the extent set forth herein for any other Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be. The terms “Issuing Banks”, “Lenders”, “Required Lenders” and any similar terms shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity as a Lender, Issuing Bank or as one of the Required Lenders, as applicable. The Person serving as the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust or other business with, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing as if such Person was not acting as the Administrative Agent and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders or the Issuing Banks.
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circumstances expressly provided for herein relating to the maintenance of the Register), and its duties are entirely mechanical and administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
(a)the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing (and it is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” (or any similar term) herein or in any other Loan Document with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary duty or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law, and that such term is used as a matter of market custom and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties); additionally, each Lender agrees that it will not assert any claim against the Administrative Agent based on an alleged breach of fiduciary duty by the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement and/or the transactions contemplated hereby;

(b)the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise or refrain from exercising as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 8.29.02), for which the Administrative Agent shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting, and, unless and until revoked in writing, such directions shall be binding upon each Lender and each Issuing Bank; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that (i) the Administrative Agent in good faith believes exposes it to liability unless the Administrative Agent receives an indemnification and is exculpated in a manner satisfactory to it from the Lenders and the Issuing Banks with respect to such action or (ii) is contrary to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or applicable law, including any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any requirement of law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any requirement of law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors; provided, further, that the Administrative Agent may seek clarification or direction from the Required Lenders prior to the exercise of any such instructed action and may refrain from acting until such clarification or direction has been provided; and

(c)except as expressly set forth herein, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.

Nothing in this Agreement shall require the Administrative Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Parties shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith to be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct (which shall be deemed to exist only if determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and non-appealable judgment). The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or a Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document

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delivered hereunder or in connection herewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent or satisfaction of any condition that expressly refers to the matters described therein being acceptable or satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Parties shall be responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by the Borrower or any officer thereof contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Administrative Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for any failure of the Borrower to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder.
The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts. The Administrative Agent (i) may treat the payee of any promissory note as its holder until such promissory note has been assigned in accordance with Section 9.04, (ii) may rely on the Register to the extent set forth in Section 9.04, (iii) makes no warranty or representation to any Lender or Issuing Bank and shall not be responsible to any Lender or Issuing Bank for any statements, warranties or representations made by or on behalf of the Borrower in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and (iv) in determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or an Issuing Bank, may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or Issuing Bank unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or Issuing Bank sufficiently in advance of the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit.
The Administrative Agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agent except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and nonappealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agent.
Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as provided in this paragraph, (a) the Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving 30 days’ prior written notice to the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Borrower and (b) the Required Lenders may by written notice to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower remove the Administrative Agent for its gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. Upon any such resignation or removal, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the written consent of the Borrower so long as no Default or Event

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of Default exists, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation or is removed, then the retiring or removed Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, appoint a successor Administrative Agent which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank, or a Lender. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Administrative Agent, and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was acting as Administrative Agent.
Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that the extensions of credit made hereunder are commercial loans and letters of credit and not investments in a business enterprise or securities. Each Lender further represents that it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding commercial loans in the ordinary course of its business and has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers, or any other Lender and their respective Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement as a Lender, and to make, acquire or hold Loans hereunder. Each Lender shall, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers, or any other Lender and their respective Related Parties and based on such documents and information (which may contain material, non-public information within the meaning of the United States securities laws concerning the Borrower and its Affiliates) as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder and in deciding whether or to the extent to which it will continue as a Lender or assign or otherwise transfer its rights, interests and obligations hereunder.
The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible or have any liability for, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into or monitor compliance with the provisions hereof relating to Competitors. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall not ý(x) be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender or Participant or prospective Lender or Participant is a Competitor or (y) have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment or participation of Loans, or disclosure of confidential information, to any Competitor.
The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, and, except solely to the extent of the Borrower’s rights to consent pursuant to and subject to the conditions set forth in this Article, none of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any of their respective Affiliates, shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary under any such provisions. The provisions of this Section 8.01 shall survive the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Commitments and the termination of this Agreement.
SECTION 8.02. Certain ERISA Matters.

(a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, and each Joint Lead Arranger

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and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true:

(i)such Lender is not using "plan assets" (within the meaning of the Plan Asset Regulations) of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments,
(ii)the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender's entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement,
(iii)(A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a "Qualified Professional Asset Manager" (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender's entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, or
(iv)such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.
(b)     In addition, unless sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or such Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant as provided in sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, and each Joint Lead Arranger and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that none of the Administrative Agent, or any Joint Lead Arranger or any of their respective Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related to hereto or thereto).

(c)     The Administrative Agent and each Joint Lead Arranger hereby informs the Lenders that each such Person is not undertaking to provide investment advice or to give advice in a fiduciary capacity, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and that such Person has a financial interest in the transactions contemplated hereby in that such Person or an Affiliate thereof (i) may receive interest or other payments with respect to the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments, this Agreement and any other Loan Documents (ii) may recognize a gain if it extended the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments for an amount less than the amount being paid for an interest in the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments by such Lender or (iii) may receive fees or other payments in connection with the transactions

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contemplated hereby, the Loan Documents or otherwise, including structuring fees, commitment fees, arrangement fees, facility fees, upfront fees, underwriting fees, ticking fees, agency fees, administrative agent or collateral agent fees, utilization fees, minimum usage fees, letter of credit fees, fronting fees, deal-away or alternate transaction fees, amendment fees, processing fees, term out premiums, banker’s acceptance fees, breakage or other early termination fees or fees similar to the foregoing.

ARTICLE IX

Miscellaneous

SECTION 9.01. Notices. (a) Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and subject to paragraph (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or nationally recognized overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy (and confirmed by another form of permitted delivery), as follows:

(i)if to the Borrower, to it at c/o The Taubman Company LLC, 200 East Long Lake Road, Suite 300, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304, Attention: Treasurer (Telecopy No. (248) 258-7275), with a copy to: c/o The Taubman Company LLC, 200 East Long Lake Road - Suite 300, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304, Attention: General Counsel (Telecopy No. (248) 258-7586), and Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP, 39400 Woodward Avenue, Suite 101, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304-5048, Attention: Martin L. Katz, Esq. (Telecopy No. (248) 566-8457);
(ii)if to the Administrative Agent, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Loan and Agency Services Group, 10 South Dearborn, Floor L2S, IL1-0010, Chicago, Illinois 60603, Attention of Christopher Wong, (Telecopy No. (312) 233-2257), email: cls.reb.chicago@jpmorgan.com, with a copy to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 10 South Dearborn, 19th Floor, IL1-0958, Chicago, Illinois 60603, Attention of Elizabeth Johnson, (Telecopy No. (312) 325-5008);
(iii)if to the Issuing Bank, (A) if JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., to it at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Loan and Agency Services Group, 10 South Dearborn, Floor L2S, IL1-0010, Chicago, Illinois 60603, Attention of Christopher Wong, (Telecopy No. (312) 233-2257), email: cls.reb.chicago@jpmorgan.com, with a copy to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 10 South Dearborn, 19th Floor, IL1-0958, Chicago, Illinois 60603, Attention of Elizabeth Johnson, (Telecopy No. (312) 325-5008), [(B) if Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, to it at ____________________, and (C) if PNC Bank, National Association, to it at ____________________;] and
(iv)if to any other Lender, to it at its address (or telecopy number) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.
Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given upon confirmation of receipt (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient). Notices delivered through the Approved Electronic Platform, to the extent provided in paragraph (b) below, shall be effective as provided in said paragraph (b).

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(b)     Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereunder may be delivered or furnished using the Approved Electronic Platform pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Article II unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender or as expressly provided herein. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

Unless the Administrative Agent and the Borrower otherwise agree, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient, at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i), of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii) above, if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.
(c)     Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt.

(d)     Electronic Systems.

(i)The Borrower agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make Communications (as defined below) available to the Issuing Banks and the other Lenders by posting the Communications on IntraLinks™, DebtDomain, SyndTrak, ClearPar or any other substantially similar electronic platform chosen by the Administrative Agent to be its electronic transmission system (the “Approved Electronic Platform”).
(ii)Although the Approved Electronic Platform and its primary web portal are secured with generally-applicable security procedures and policies implemented or modified by the Administrative Agent from time to time (including, as of the Effective Date, a user ID/password authorization system) and the Approved Electronic Platform is secured through a per-deal authorization method whereby each user may access the Approved Electronic Platform only on a deal-by-deal basis, each of the Lenders, each of the Issuing Banks and the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the distribution of material through an electronic medium is not necessarily secure, that the Administrative Agent is not responsible for approving or vetting the representatives or contacts of any Lender that are added to the Approved Electronic Platform, and that there may be confidentiality and other risks associated with such distribution. Each of the Lenders, each of the Issuing Banks and the Borrower hereby approves distribution of the Communications through the Approved Electronic Platform and understands and assumes the risks of such distribution.
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and expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in the Communications and the Approved Electronic Platform. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third-party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by any Agent Party in connection with the Communications or the Approved Electronic Platform. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any Joint Lead Arrangers or any of their respective Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender, the Issuing Banks or any other Person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of Communications through the Internet or the Approved Electronic Platform. “Communications” means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank by means of electronic communications pursuant to this Section, including through the Approved Electronic Platform.
(iv)Each Lender and each Issuing Bank agrees that notice to it (as provided in the next sentence) specifying that Communications have been posted to the Approved Electronic Platform shall constitute effective delivery of the Communications to such Lender for purposes of the Loan Documents. Each Lender and Issuing Bank agrees (i) to notify the Administrative Agent in writing (which could be in the form of electronic communication) from time to time of such Lender's or Issuing Bank's (as applicable) email address to which the foregoing notice may be sent by electronic transmission and (ii) that the foregoing notice may be sent to such email address.
(v)Each of the Lenders, each of the Issuing Banks and the Borrower agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but (except as may be required by applicable law) shall not be obligated to, store the Communications on the Approved Electronic Platform in accordance with the Administrative Agent's generally applicable document retention procedures and policies.
(vi)Nothing herein shall prejudice the right of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank to give any notice or other communication pursuant to any Loan Document in any other manner specified in such Loan Document.
SECTION 9.02. Waivers; Amendments. (a) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power 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 Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders 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 the Borrower therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.


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(b)     Subject to Section 2.14(b), Section 2.20(b) and Section 9.02(c) hereof, neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower and the Required Lenders or by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no such agreement shall (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon (provided that only the consent of the Required Facility Lenders under a particular Facility shall be necessary to waive any applicability of default interest with respect to such Facility), or reduce any fees payable hereunder, in each case with respect to a Facility, without the written consent of each Lender in such Facility affected thereby, (iii) except as provided in Section 2.21, postpone the scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement, or any interest thereon, or any fees payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, in each case with respect to a Facility, without the written consent of each Lender in such Facility affected thereby, (iv) change Section 2.18(a), (b) or (c) or Section 7.02 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, in each case with respect to a Facility, without the written consent of each Lender in such Facility, or (v) change any of the provisions of this Section or the definition of “Required Lenders” or “Required Facility Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, in each case with respect to a Facility without the written consent of each Lender in such Facility, or (vi) release any Subsidiary Guarantor (except as provided in Section 5.10 or Section 6.04), without the written consent of each Lender or (vii) change the definition of “Pro Rata Share” without the written consent of each Lender; provided further that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect Section 2.20 or the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be.

(c)     If the Administrative Agent and the Borrower acting together identify any ambiguity, omission, mistake, typographical error or other defect in any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, then the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend, modify or supplement such provision to cure such ambiguity, omission, mistake, typographical error or other defect, and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement.

SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver. (a) The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable third-party out of pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent, in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation and administration of this Agreement or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated) in accordance with the terms and conditions of the fee letter and expense reimbursement letter entered into between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, including all out-of-pockets costs and expenses incurred in obtaining the Mortgage Collateral Deliverables, (ii) all reasonable third-party out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all reasonable third-party out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such third‑party out‑of‑pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.


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(b)     The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any external counsel for any Indemnitee, to the extent incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by the Borrower, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (y) result from a claim brought by the Borrower or any other Loan Party against an Indemnitee for breach in bad faith of such Indemnitee's obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, if the Borrower or such Loan Party has obtained a final and nonappealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. Each Indemnitee shall give the Borrower at least five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice of the proposed settlement of any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding for which the Borrower is liable for indemnification under this Section 9.03(b). This Section 9.03(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims or damages arising from any non-Tax claim.

(c)     Each Lender severally agrees to pay any amount required to be paid by the Borrower under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 9.03 to the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each, an “Agent Indemnitee”) (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), ratably according to their respective Pro Rata Share in effect on the date on which indemnification is sought under this Section (or, if indemnification is sought after the date upon which the Commitments shall have terminated and the Loans shall have been paid in full, ratably in accordance with such Pro Rata Share immediately prior to such date); provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against such Agent Indemnitee in its capacity as such; provided further that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements that are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Agent Indemnitee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. The agreements in this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

(d)     To the extent permitted by applicable law, no party hereto shall assert, and each such party hereby waives, any claim against any other party, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof; provided that, nothing in this clause (d) shall relieve the Borrower of any obligation it may have to indemnify an Indemnitee against special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages asserted against such Indemnitee by a third party.

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(e)     All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than five (5) Business Days after written demand therefor.

SECTION 9.04. Successors and Assigns. (a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of the Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i) the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of the Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (c) of this Section) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b)     (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more Persons which is an Eligible Assignee (other than an Ineligible Institution) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of:
(A)the Borrower, provided that, the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to an assignment unless it shall have objected thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after having received notice thereof, which notice shall indicate the reason that such assignee is an Eligible Assignee and whether such assignee has delivered the certificate described in Section 2.17(f)(ii) to the effect that such assignee is exempt from U.S. withholding tax; provided further that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment to a Lender with a Commitment immediately prior to giving effect to such assignment or an Affiliate or an Approved Fund of such Lender or, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any other assignee; and provided further that the Borrower shall not be deemed to have unreasonably withheld its consent to an assignment if (x) the proposed assignee is unable to deliver the certificate described in Section 2.17(f)(ii) to the effect that such assignee is exempt from U.S. federal withholding tax or (y) the proposed assignee is a competitor of the Borrower of the type described in clause (i)(a) of the definition of “Competitor” or fails to provide information reasonably requested by the Borrower in order to make a determination as to whether the proposed assignee is such a competitor;
(B)the Administrative Agent, provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment of (x) any Revolving Commitment to an assignee that is a Lender with a Revolving Commitment immediately prior to giving effect to such assignment and (y) all or any portion of a Term Loan to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; and
(C)in the case of the assignment of a Revolving Commitment, each Issuing Bank.

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(ii)     Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

(A)except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment or Loans of any Class, the amount of the Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent, provided that no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;
(B)each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, provided that this clause shall not be construed to prohibit the assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of one Class of Commitments or Loans;
(C)the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent (x) an Assignment and Assumption or (y) to the extent applicable, an agreement incorporating an Assignment and Assumption by reference pursuant to an Approved Electronic Platform as to which the Administrative Agent and the parties to the Assignment and Assumption are participants, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500; and
(D)the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire in which the assignee designates one or more Persons at such assignee to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public information about TCI, the Borrower and their related parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable laws, including Federal and state securities laws.
(iii)     Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 for periods while it was a Lender). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 9.04 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section.

(iv)     The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amount (and stated interest) of the Loans and LC Disbursements

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owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, the Issuing Bank and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(v)     Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register; provided that if either the assigning Lender or the assignee shall have failed to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.05(c), 2.06(d) or (e), 2.07(b), 2.18(d) or 9.03(c), the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information therein in the Register unless and until such payment shall have been made in full, together with all accrued interest thereon. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.

(c)     Any Lender may, without the consent of the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Banks but with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of the Borrower (provided that, the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to participation unless it shall have objected thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after having received written notice thereof, which notice shall indicate the reason that such participant is not an Ineligible Institution and whether such participant has delivered the certificate described in Section 2.17(f)(ii) to the effect that such participant is exempt from U.S. withholding tax; and provided further that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for a participation if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and provided further that the Borrower shall not be deemed to have unreasonably withheld its consent to a participation if (x) the proposed participant is unable to deliver the certificate described in Section 2.17(f)(ii) to the effect that such participant is exempt from U.S. federal withholding tax or (y) the proposed participant is a competitor of the Borrower of the type described in clause (i)(a) of the definition of “Competitor” or fails to provide information reasonably requested by the Borrower in order to make a determination as to whether the proposed participant is such a competitor), sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a “Participant”), other than an Ineligible Institution, in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it); provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged; (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations; and (C) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 9.02(b) that affects such Participant. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 2.17(f) and 2.17(h) (it being understood that the documentation required under

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Section 2.17(f) and 2.17(h) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section 2.19 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section; and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.15 or 2.17, with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 2.19(b) with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.08 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.18(c) as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans, Letters of Credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

(d)     Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including without limitation any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

(e)     Competitors. (i) No assignment or participation shall be made to any Person that was a Competitor as of the date (the “Trade Date”) on which the assigning Lender entered into a binding agreement to sell and assign or grant a participation in all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to such Person (unless the Borrower has consented to such assignment or participation in writing in its sole and absolute discretion, in which case such Person will not be considered a Competitor for the purpose of such assignment or participation). For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any assignee or Participant that becomes a Competitor after the applicable Trade Date (including as a result of the delivery of a written update to the Competitor List pursuant to, and/or the expiration of the notice period referred to in, the definition of “Competitor”), (x) such assignee or Participant shall not retroactively be disqualified from becoming a Lender or Participant and (y) the execution by the Borrower of an Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignee will not by itself result in such assignee no longer being considered a Competitor. Any assignment or participation in violation of this clause (e)(i) shall not be void, but the other provisions of this clause (e) shall apply.

(ii)     If any assignment or participation is made to any Competitor without the Borrower’s prior written consent in violation of clause (i) above or if any Person becomes a Competitor after the applicable Trade Date, the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to the applicable Competitor and the Administrative Agent, (A) terminate any Revolving Commitment of such Competitor and repay all obligations of the Borrower owing

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to such Competitor in connection with such Revolving Commitment plus accrued interest, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, (B) in the case of outstanding Term Loans held by Competitors, purchase or prepay such Term Loans by paying the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest fees and other amounts payable to it hereunder and/or (C) require such Competitor to assign, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in this Section 9.04), all of its interest, rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more Eligible Assignees at the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder.

(iii)     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Competitors to whom an assignment or participation is made in violation of clause (i) above (A) will not (x) have the right to receive information, reports or other materials provided to Lenders by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, (y) attend or participate in meetings attended by the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, or (z) access any electronic site established for the Lenders or confidential communications from counsel to or financial advisors of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders and (B) for purposes of any consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of, or any action under, and for the purpose of any direction to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, each Competitor will be deemed to have consented in the same proportion as the Lenders that are not Competitors consented to such matter.

(iv)     The Administrative Agent shall have the right, and the Borrower hereby expressly authorizes the Administrative Agent, to (A) post the list of Competitors provided by the Borrower and any updates thereto from time to time (collectively, the “Competitor List”) on the Approved Electronic Platform, including that portion of the Approved Electronic Platform that is designated for “public side” Lenders and/or (B) provide the Competitor List to each Lender requesting the same.

SECTION 9.05. Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Borrower herein and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.

SECTION 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution. (a) This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as

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provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

(b)     Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that nothing herein shall requirewithout limiting the foregoing, (a) to the extent the Administrative Agent has agreed to accept electronic signatures in any form or format without its prior written consentsuch Electronic Signature, each party hereto shall be entitled to rely on any such Electronic Signature purportedly given by or on behalf of any other party hereto without further verification and (b) upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, any Electronic Signature of any party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall, as promptly as practicable, be followed by such manually executed counterpart. For purposes hereof, “Electronic Record” and “Electronic Signature” shall have the meanings assigned to them, respectively, by 15 USC §7006, as it may be amended from time to time.

SECTION 9.07. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

SECTION 9.08. Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each of its Affiliates 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 obligations at any time owing by such Lender or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any of and all the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement and although such obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender may have. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower after any such setoff and application made by such Lender, provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.

SECTION 9.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. (a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

(b)     The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan (or if such court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan), and any appellate court from any thereof, in

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any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such Federal (to the extent permitted by law) or New York State 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 Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement against the Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

(c)     The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which 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 in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. 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.

(d)     Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01, except by facsimile or email. 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 9.10. 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 ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). 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 BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

SECTION 9.11. Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

SECTION 9.12. Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders (on behalf of itself and its Affiliates) agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential, and the Administrative Agent, an Issuing Bank, or a Lender, as the case may be, shall be liable for any breach of confidentiality by any of the foregoing Persons to whom it discloses the Information), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority, (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of rights hereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same, and at least as restrictive, as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to

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the Borrower and its obligations (it being understood that the Competitor List may be disclosed to any assignee or Participant, or prospective assignee or Participant, in reliance on this clause (f) so long as such Person is not listed on such Competitor List), (g) with the consent of the Borrower or (h) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Borrower; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders, as the case may be, shall, to the extent possible and permitted by law, provide the Borrower with reasonable prior notice of any disclosure of information referred to in clauses (b) and (c) above to allow the Borrower to seek a protective order regarding such disclosure at the Borrower’s expense, provided that no such notice shall be required in respect of any disclosure to bank regulatory authorities purporting to have jurisdiction over such Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank or Lender or its Related Parties. In addition, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and the terms hereof to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry and service providers to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with the administration and management of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Loans, the Letters of Credit and the Commitments; provided that such Person is advised of and agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 9.12. For the purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from the Borrower, The Taubman Company, or their agents, representatives or affiliates relating to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any UJV or its or their business, including financial statements, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information, but in no event shall such standard of care be less than a reasonable standard of care.

SECTION 9.13. Material Non-Public Information.

(a)EACH LENDER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT INFORMATION AS DEFINED IN SECTION 9.12(a) FURNISHED TO IT PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY INCLUDE MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION CONCERNING THE BORROWER AND ITS RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES, AND CONFIRMS THAT IT HAS DEVELOPED COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES REGARDING THE USE OF MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION AND THAT IT WILL HANDLE SUCH MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RULE 10b-5 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

(b)ALL INFORMATION, INCLUDING REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS AND AMENDMENTS, FURNISHED BY THE BORROWER OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURSUANT TO, OR IN THE COURSE OF ADMINISTERING, THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE SYNDICATE-LEVEL INFORMATION, WHICH MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT TCI, THE BORROWER AND THEIR RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES. ACCORDINGLY, EACH LENDER REPRESENTS TO THE BORROWER AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT THAT IT HAS IDENTIFIED IN ITS ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE A PERSON AT SUCH LENDER WHO MAY RECEIVE INFORMATION THAT MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW.

SECTION 9.14. Authorization to Distribute Certain Materials to Public-Siders.

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(a)     If TCI or the Borrower does not file this Agreement with the SEC, then the Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to distribute the execution version of this Agreement and the Loan Documents to all Lenders, including their Public-Siders. The Borrower acknowledges its understanding that Public-Siders and their firms may be trading in any of TCI’s and the Borrower’s respective securities while in possession of the Loan Documents.

(b)     The Borrower represents and warrants that none of the information in the Loan Documents constitutes or contains material non-public information within the meaning of the federal and state securities laws. To the extent that any of the executed Loan Documents constitutes at any time a material non-public information within the meaning of the federal and state securities laws after the date hereof, the Borrower agrees that it will promptly make such information publicly available by press release or public filing with the SEC.

SECTION 9.15. Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts which are treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law (collectively the “Charges”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.

SECTION 9.16. USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Patriot Act”) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Act.

SECTION 9.17. Non-Recourse. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, in any of the other Loan Documents, or in any other instruments, certificates, documents or agreements executed in connection with this Agreement (all of the foregoing, for purposes of this Section, hereinafter referred to, individually and collectively, as the “Relevant Documents”), no recourse under or upon any Obligation, representation, warranty, promise or other matter whatsoever shall be had against any of the constituent partners of the Borrower or their successors and assigns (said constituent partners and their successors and assigns, for purposes of this Section, hereinafter referred to, individually and collectively, as the “TRG Partners”), and each Lender expressly waives and releases, on behalf of itself and its successors and assigns, all right to assert any liability whatsoever under or with respect to the Relevant Documents against, or to satisfy any claim or obligation arising thereunder against, any of the TRG Partners or out of any assets of the TRG Partners, provided, however, that nothing in this Section shall be deemed to (1) release the Borrower or the other Loan Parties from any personal liability pursuant to, or form any of its respective obligations under, the Relevant Documents, or from personal liability for its fraudulent actions or fraudulent omissions, (2) release any TRG Partner from personal liability for its or his own fraudulent actions or fraudulent omissions, (3) constitute a waiver of any obligation evidenced by, or contained in, the Relevant Documents or affect in any way the validity or enforceability of the Relevant Documents or (4) limit the right of Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders to proceed against or realize upon any and all of the assets of the Borrower or the other

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Loan Parties (notwithstanding the fact that the TRG Partners have an ownership interest in and, thereby, an interest in the assets of the Borrower or the other Loan Parties) or to name the Borrower or the other Loan Parties (or, to the extent that the same are required by applicable law or are determined by a court to be necessary parties in connection with an action or suit against the Borrower or the other Loan Parties, any of the TRG Partners) as a party defendant in, and to enforce against all or any part of the assets of the Borrower or the other Loan Parties any judgment obtained by Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders with respect to, any action or suit under the Relevant Documents so long as no judgment shall be taken (except to the extent taking a judgment is required by applicable law or determined by a court to be necessary to preserve Administrative Agent’s and/or Lender’s rights against the Borrower or the other Loan Parties, but not otherwise) or shall be enforced against the TRG Partners, their successors and assigns, or their assets.

SECTION 9.18. No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. (a) The Borrower acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Subsidiaries’ understanding, that no Credit Party will have any obligations except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents and each Credit Party is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Borrower with respect to the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated herein and therein and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Borrower or any other person. The Borrower agrees that it will not assert any claim against any Credit Party based on an alleged breach of fiduciary duty by such Credit Party in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Additionally, the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that no Credit Party is advising the Borrower as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting, regulatory or any other matters in any jurisdiction. The Borrower shall consult with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated herein or in the other Loan Documents, and the Credit Parties shall have no responsibility or liability to the Borrower with respect thereto.

(b)     The Borrower further acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Subsidiaries’ understanding, that each Credit Party, together with its Affiliates, is a full service securities or banking firm engaged in securities trading and brokerage activities as well as providing investment banking and other financial services. In the ordinary course of business, any Credit Party may provide investment banking and other financial services to, and/or acquire, hold or sell, for its own accounts and the accounts of customers, equity, debt and other securities and financial instruments (including bank loans and other obligations) of, the Borrower and other companies with which the Borrower may have commercial or other relationships. With respect to any securities and/or financial instruments so held by any Credit Party or any of its customers, all rights in respect of such securities and financial instruments, including any voting rights, will be exercised by the holder of the rights, in its sole discretion.

(c)     In addition, the Borrower acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Subsidiaries’ understanding, that each Credit Party and its affiliates may be providing debt financing, equity capital or other services (including financial advisory services) to other companies in respect of which the Borrower may have conflicting interests regarding the transactions described herein and otherwise. No Credit Party will use confidential information obtained from the Borrower by virtue of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or its other relationships with the Borrower in connection with the performance by such Credit Party of services for other companies, and no Credit Party will furnish any such information to other companies. The Borrower also acknowledges that no Credit Party has any obligation to use in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, or to furnish to the Borrower, confidential information obtained from other companies.

SECTION 9.19. Transitional Arrangements. (a) Existing Credit Agreement Superseded. This Agreement shall supersede the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety on the Effective Date, except as

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provided in this Section 9.19. On the Effective Date, the rights and obligations of the parties under the Existing Credit Agreement and the “Notes” defined therein shall be subsumed within and be governed by this Agreement and the Notes; provided however, that (x) any of the “Loans” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement shall, for purposes of this Agreement, be Loans hereunder (y) this Agreement shall not in any way release or impair the rights, duties or obligations created pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or affect the relative priorities thereof, in each case to the extent in force and effect thereunder as of the Effective Date, except as modified hereby or by documents, instruments and agreements executed and delivered in connection herewith, and all of such rights, duties and obligations are assumed, ratified and affirmed by the Borrower; and (z) the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under the Existing Credit Agreement, or constitute a waiver of any covenant, agreement or obligation under the Existing Credit Agreement, except to the extent that any such covenant, agreement or obligation is no longer set forth herein or is modified hereby. The obligations incurred under the Existing Credit Agreement shall, to the extent outstanding on the Effective Date, continue outstanding under this Agreement and shall not be deemed to be paid, released, discharged or otherwise satisfied by the execution of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall not constitute a refinancing, substitution or novation of such obligations The Revolving Lenders’ interests in the Revolving Loans and participations in the Letters of Credit shall be reallocated and continued in a cashless roll transaction on the Effective Date in accordance with each Lender’s applicable Revolving Percentage, and the Revolving Lenders shall make such purchases of Revolving Loans from each other as necessary to effect such reallocation. The Term Loan Lenders’ interests in the Term Loans shall be reallocated and continued in a cashless roll transaction on the Effective Date in accordance with the Term Loan Commitments, and the Term Loan Lenders shall make such purchases of Term Loans from each other as necessary to effect such reallocation. On the Effective Date, (A) the loan commitments of each Lender that is a party to the Existing Credit Agreement but is not a party to this Agreement (an “Exiting Lender”) will be terminated, the Borrower shall pay or cause to be paid all outstanding obligations owing to the Exiting Lenders on the Effective Date, and each Exiting Lender will cease to be a Lender under this Agreement, and (B) each Person listed on Schedule 2.01 attached to this Agreement shall be a Lender under this Agreement with the applicable Commitments and Loans set forth opposite its name on such Schedule 2.01. For the avoidance of doubt, all existing Interest Periods outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement shall remain in place on and after the Effective Date in accordance with their terms until the end of each such Interest Period, or the conversion or continuation thereof, or prepayment of the portion of the Loans subject to such Interest Period.

(b)      Return and Cancellation of Notes. Upon its receipt of the Notes to be delivered hereunder on the Effective Date, each Lender will promptly return to the Borrower, marked “Cancelled” or “Replaced”, the notes of the Borrower held by such Lender pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement or in the case of any loss, theft or destruction of any such note, a lost note affidavit in customary form.

(c)     Interest and Fees Under Existing Credit Agreement. All interest and all facility and other fees and expenses owing or accruing under or in respect of the Existing Credit Agreement shall be calculated as of the Effective Date (prorated in the case of any fractional periods), and shall be paid on the Effective Date in accordance with the method specified in the Existing Credit Agreement, as if the Existing Credit Agreement was still in effect.

SECTION 9.20. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEAAffected Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEAAffected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document may be subject to the write-downWrite-Down and

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conversion powers of any EEAConversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

(a)the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEAthe applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEAAffected Financial Institution; and

(b)the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

i.a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
ii.a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEAAffected Financial Institution, its parent entity, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
iii.the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-downWrite-Down and conversion powers of any EEAConversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.
SECTION 9.21. Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for Hedging Agreements or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support “QFC Credit Support” and each such QFC a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States):

In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
THE TAUBMAN REALTY GROUP LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By: /s/     Simon Leopold     
Name:    Simon Leopold
Title:    Authorized Signatory


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Schedule UA

Eligible Unencumbered Assets; Capitalization Rates


Property
Capitalization Rate
 
 
Dolphin Mall, Miami, Florida
6.00%
Beverly Center, Los Angeles, California
6.00%
The Gardens on El Paseo, Palm Desert, California
6.00%



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Exhibit 4.2



Exhibit G

Form of Covenant Waiver Period Pledge Agreement





Pledge AGREEMENT
This PLEDGE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of August 7, 2020, is made by The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (“Borrower”) and each of the subsidiaries of Borrower designated as a Pledgor on the signature pages hereto (together with Borrower and any other entity that may become a party hereto as a Pledgor as provided herein, the “Pledgors” and, each individually, a “Pledgor”), in favor of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as collateral agent (“Collateral Agent”) for itself and other Pari Passu Secured Parties from time to time party to the Intercreditor Agreement.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan”), in its capacity as administrative agent, and the “Lenders” identified therein entered into that certain Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement dated as of March 20, 2018, as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement dated as of October 28, 2019, and as further amended by that certain Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement dated as of even date herewith, and as the same may be further varied, extended, supplemented, consolidated, amended, replaced, increased, renewed, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Term Loan Facility”);
WHEREAS, Borrower, JPMorgan, in its capacity as administrative agent, and the “Lenders” identified therein entered into that certain Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement dated as of October 28, 2019, as modified by that certain Consent and Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement dated as of May 21, 2020, and as amended by that certain Amendment No. 2 to Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement dated as of even date herewith, and as the same may be further varied, extended, supplemented, consolidated, amended, replaced, increased, renewed, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Revolving Credit and Term Loan Facility”; together with the Term Loan Facility, the “Credit Agreements”);
WHEREAS, JPMorgan, in its capacity as Administrative Agent under the applicable Credit Agreements, shall be referred to herein collectively as the “Administrative Agents”;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreements, the Lenders have agreed to provide certain credit facilities to Borrower;
WHEREAS, the proceeds of the extensions of credit under the Credit Agreements have been or will be used in part to enable Borrower to make valuable transfers to its Subsidiaries, which include the other Pledgors;
WHEREAS, Borrower and the other Pledgors are engaged in related businesses, and each Pledgor will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from the extensions of credit under the Credit Agreements;
WHEREAS, each of the Pledgors, Collateral Agent and Administrative Agents are parties to that certain Collateral Agency and Intercreditor Agreement dated as of even date herewith (the “Intercreditor Agreement”);
WHEREAS, Borrower, Administrative Agents and the applicable requisite Lenders as defined in, and pursuant to, each of the Credit Agreements have agreed to enter into certain amendments to the Credit Agreements to be dated as of even date herewith (the “Amendments”); and





WHEREAS, as a condition to the execution of the Amendments, the applicable requisite Lenders, Administrative Agents, and Collateral Agent have required that each Pledgor execute this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, for due and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto do hereby covenant and agree as follows:
1.Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein that are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable Credit Agreement or the Intercreditor Agreement, as the context requires.

2.Pledge of Collateral.

2.1.    Grant of Security Interest. As collateral security for the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations (as defined in Section 3), each Pledgor hereby pledges to Collateral Agent, and hereby grants a security interest to Collateral Agent for the ratable benefit of the Pari Passu Secured Parties (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement), in and to the following:
(a)all right, title, interest and claims of such Pledgor now or hereafter acquired as the direct and beneficial owner of the Equity Interests set forth on Exhibit “A” hereto (as the same may from time to time be supplemented pursuant to any Pledge Supplement (as defined below)) (collectively, the “Pledged Equity Interests”), together with any and all voting rights and privileges attaching to (including all control, managerial and other rights as a partner, shareholder, member or trustee thereof, in each such case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired), existing or arising in connection with the Pledged Equity Interests, any and all other securities, cash, certificates or other property, option or right in substitution or exchange for any of the Pledged Equity Interests or any of the foregoing, or other property at any time and from time to time received by, or otherwise distributed to, such Pledgor in exchange for the Pledged Equity Interests whether as a result of merger, consolidation, dissolution, reorganization, recapitalization, interest payment, split, dividend, withdrawal or other distribution, reclassification, redemption or any other change declared or made in the capital structure of Borrower or otherwise, including with respect to any limited liability company membership interests or general or limited partnership interests constituting Pledged Equity Interests: (i) all of such Pledgor’s rights and interests under each of the operating agreements or partnership agreements, as applicable, including all voting, control and management rights, all rights of access to information, and all rights to grant or withhold consents or approvals; and (ii) all other rights, interests, property or claims to which such Pledgor may be entitled in its capacity as a partner, shareholder or member of any Issuer, and further including, with respect to (x) any limited liability company membership interests constituting Pledged Equity Interests, all of the Pledgor’s right, title and interest in such limited liability company, whether derived under the Organizational Agreements or the limited liability company act of the state in which such limited liability company is organized (the “LLC Act”), including the Pledgor’s “limited liability company interest” (as defined in the applicable LLC Act), status as a “member” (as defined in the LLC Act), and control rights with respect to such limited liability company, (y) any limited partnership interests constituting Pledged Equity Interests, all of the Pledgor’s right, title and interest in such limited partnership, whether derived under the Organizational Agreements or the limited partnership act of the state in which such limited partnership is organized (the “LP Act”), including the Pledgor’s “partnership interest” (as defined in the applicable LP Act), status as a “partner” (as defined in the LP Act), and control rights with respect to such limited partnership, or (z) any capital stock shares constituting Pledged Equity Interests, all of the Pledgor’s right, title and interest in such corporation, whether derived under the Organizational Agreements or the corporation act of the state in which such corporation is organized (the “Corporation Act”), including the Pledgor’s “capital stock” (as defined in the applicable Corporation Act),





status as a “stockholder” or “shareholder” (as defined in the Corporation Act), and control rights with respect to such corporation; and

(b)any and all profits, income, dividends, distributions and payments upon dissolution or liquidation of any of the issuers of the Pledged Equity Interests (each, an “Issuer” and collectively, the “Issuers”), and any return of capital, repayment of loans, and payments of any kind (regular or special, and whether pertaining to profits or otherwise) or nature whatsoever (whether constituting accounts, goods, money, documents, instruments, chattel paper, investment property or general intangibles), in each case now or hereafter distributable or payable by any of the Issuers to such Pledgor, in each case by reason of such Pledgor’s ownership of the Pledged Equity Interests, or now or hereafter distributable or payable to such Pledgor from any other source by reason of such Pledgor being a member, shareholder or partner in any of the Issuers, and any and all proceeds from any transfer, assignment or pledge of any ownership interest of such Pledgor in any of the Issuers (regardless of whether such transfer, assignment or pledge is permitted under the terms hereof or the other Pari Passu Documents, except to the extent distributed to such Pledgor in compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement)) (collectively, the “Distributions”); and

(c)all notes or other documents or instruments now or hereafter evidencing or securing any such Distributions from any of the Issuers to such Pledgor; and

(d)all rights of such Pledgor to collect and enforce payment of the Distributions pursuant to the terms of any of the Organizational Agreements (as defined below) of the applicable Issuers or otherwise; and

(e)all proceeds and products of the foregoing, all books and records relating to the foregoing, all supporting obligations related thereto, and all accessions to, substitutions and replacements for, and profits and products of, each of the foregoing, and any and all proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty or guaranty payable to such Pledgor from time to time with respect to any of the foregoing.

All of the foregoing described in this Section 2 are hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Collateral”. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the pledge and grant of security interest pursuant to this Section 2 shall not be deemed to be a present transfer or assignment of any of the partnership, shareholder or membership interests of the Pledgors in the Issuers.
As used herein, “Organizational Agreements” shall mean, collectively, with respect to any Person, (i) in the case of any corporation, the certificate of incorporation or articles of incorporation and by-laws (or similar constitutive documents) of such Person, (ii) in the case of any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement or memorandum and articles of association (or similar constitutive documents) of such Person, (iii) in the case of any limited partnership, the certificate of formation and limited partnership agreement (or similar constitutive documents) of such Person (and, where applicable, the equity holders or shareholders registry of such Person), (iv) in the case of any general partnership, the partnership agreement (or similar constitutive document) of such Person, (v) in any other case, the functional equivalent of the foregoing, and (vi) any shareholder, voting trust or similar agreement between or among any holders of Equity Interests of such Person.
2.2.    Amendment to Exhibit “A”. Following delivery of any Pledge Supplement pursuant to Section 6 or any release of Collateral pursuant to Section 13, each Pledgor agrees that Collateral Agent may from time to time attach as Exhibit “A” hereto an updated list of the Pledged Equity Interests pledged to Collateral Agent hereunder without the consent or approval of any Pledgor hereto (but with prompt notice





of such updated Exhibit “A” being provided to each of the Pledgors) solely to reflect changes in the Pledged Equity Interests as a result of any such Pledge Supplement and/or any such release.
2.3.    Waiver of Certain Operating Agreement and Limited Partnership Agreement Provisions. Each Pledgor irrevocably waives any and all of its rights under those provisions of the operating agreement or limited partnership agreement (and the applicable LLC Act, Corporation Act or LP Act under which the applicable Issuer has been organized) of each Issuer which is a limited liability company or limited partnership, respectively, that (a) prohibit, restrict, condition or otherwise affect the grant hereunder of any security interest or lien on any of the Collateral or any enforcement action which may be taken in respect of any such security interest or lien or (b) otherwise conflict with the terms of this Agreement. Each Pledgor agrees that, with respect to any Issuer that is a limited liability company or limited partnership, such Pledgor shall have the right to sell, transfer, assign, collaterally assign or pledge its economic rights, control rights and status as a member or partner, as applicable, in such Issuer at any time and in any manner that is permitted by the applicable LLC Act, Corporation Act or LP Act, as applicable, either voluntarily or by operation of law, without the further consent of such Issuer. Each Pledgor (including each applicable Pledgor in its capacity as the general partner, limited partner, shareholder or member of each applicable Issuer) further agrees to the extent that this Section 2.3 is inconsistent with the terms of the operating agreement or limited partnership agreement, as applicable, of any such Issuer, such operating agreement or limited partnership agreement, as applicable, shall be deemed to be amended so as to be consistent with the terms of this Section 2.3 until the earlier of (x) the time the security interest granted hereby with respect to the Equity Interests of such Issuer is released and (y) the termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 13 below. Each Pledgor of any Pledged Equity Interests in a limited liability company or limited partnership hereby irrevocably consents to the grant of the security interest provided for herein and to Collateral Agent or its nominee becoming a substitute member, limited partner, or general partner, as applicable, in such limited liability company or limited partnership, as applicable (including succeeding to any management or control rights appurtenant thereto and to such Pledgor’s status as a member of such limited liability company or a partner of such limited partnership), pursuant to a disposition thereof in connection with (or in lieu of) an exercise of remedies pursuant to Section 8 hereof; provided that such successor member or partner, as applicable, then agrees in writing to be bound by, and a party to, the applicable operating agreement or limited partnership agreement.
3.Secured Obligations. This Agreement secures the payment and performance of the “Pari Passu Lien Obligations” under and as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise including the payment of amounts that would become due but for the operation of the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code), and all amounts payable by the Pledgors to Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement (all such obligations, liabilities, sums and expenses set forth in this Section 3 being herein collectively called the “Secured Obligations”; provided, however, that Secured Obligations shall not include any Excluded Swap Obligations). For purposes of this Section 3, “Excluded Swap Obligations” means, with respect to any Guarantor, (x) as it relates to all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Guarantor, any Swap Obligation (as defined below) if, and to the extent that, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the Guarantee of such Guarantor becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (y) as it relates to all or a portion of the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, such Swap Obligation (or such security interest in respect thereof)  is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in





the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the security interest of such Guarantor becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal. “Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1(a)(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

4.Power of Attorney. Each Pledgor hereby irrevocably designates and appoints Collateral Agent its true and lawful attorney-in-fact, which appointment is coupled with an interest, either in the name of Collateral Agent, or in the name of such Pledgor, at such Pledgor’s sole cost and expense, and regardless of whether or not Collateral Agent becomes the sole member in any of the Issuers, to take any or all of the following actions at such time as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing:

(a)to ask, demand, sue for, attach, levy, settle, compromise, collect, recover, receive and give receipt for any and all Collateral and to take any and all actions as Collateral Agent may deem necessary or desirable in order to realize upon the Collateral, or any portion thereof, including, without limitation, making any statements and doing and taking any actions on behalf of such Pledgor which are otherwise required of such Pledgor under the terms of any agreement as conditions precedent to the payment of the Distributions, and the right and power to endorse, in the name of such Pledgor, any checks, notes, drafts or other instruments received in payment of all or any portion of the Collateral, drafts against account debtors, any proof of claim in any bankruptcy or other insolvency proceeding involving any account debtor, any notice of lien and claim of lien or assignment or satisfaction of lien;

(b)to institute one or more actions against any of the Issuers or any member thereof in connection with the collection of the Distributions, to prosecute to judgment, settle or dismiss any such actions, and to make any compromise or settlement deemed desirable, in Collateral Agent’s reasonable discretion, with respect to such Distributions, to extend the time of payment, arrange for payment in installments or release any of the Issuers or any member thereof, from their respective obligations to pay any Distribution, without incurring responsibility to, or affecting any liability of, such Pledgor under any of the Organizational Agreements; it being specifically understood and agreed, however, that Collateral Agent shall not be obligated in any manner whatsoever to exercise any such power or authority or be in any way responsible for the collection of or realizing upon the Collateral, or any portion thereof. The foregoing appointment is irrevocable and continuing and any such rights, powers and privileges shall be exclusive in Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns until this Agreement terminates as provided in Section 13 below; and

(c)to make, execute, record, file, re-record and/or refile, acknowledge and deliver any and all such further assignments, security agreements, financing statements, continuation statements, endorsements, assurances, instruments, certificates and documents for and in the name of such Pledgor, in each case for the purpose of maintaining the enforceability and perfection of the security interests granted herein.

All acts of said power of attorney are hereby ratified and approved and Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any mistake of law or fact made in good faith in connection therewith (other than gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of Collateral Agent). This power of attorney is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable so long as any amounts remain unpaid on any of the Secured Obligations (other than contingent obligations for which no claim has been made (collectively, the “Contingent Obligations”)).





5.Representations and Warranties. Each Pledgor does hereby warrant and represent to Collateral Agent, as follows:

(a)This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Pledgor and constitutes the valid, legal and binding obligation of such Pledgor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, the provisions of the UCC, general principles of equity, and the terms and conditions of that certain Ground Lease between La Cienega Partners Limited Partnership and CJDB LLC dated  May 31, 1977, as amended (the “Beverly Ground Lease”).

(b)Exhibit “A” (as the same may from time to time be supplemented pursuant to any Pledge Supplement) sets forth a complete and accurate list of all of the Pledged Equity Interests. None of the Pledged Equity Interests is evidenced by any certificate, instrument, document or other writing other than the Organizational Agreements except as has been (or will be, in the case of Pledged Equity Interests with respect to any New Issuer (as defined below), as applicable) delivered to Collateral Agent.

(c)True, correct and complete copies of each of the Organizational Agreements, together with all amendments thereto, have been delivered to Collateral Agent by such Pledgor, each of the Organizational Agreements is in full force and effect and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, and, so long as this Agreement remains in effect, such Pledgor shall not materially modify, amend, cancel, release, surrender or terminate, or permit the modification, amendment, cancellation, release, surrender or termination of, any of the Organizational Agreements, or dissolve, liquidate or permit the expiration of any of the Organizational Agreements or the termination or cancellation thereof, in each case except to the extent not prohibited under the Pari Passu Documents.

(d)Such Pledgor is and shall remain the direct, sole beneficial owner and sole holder of record of the Pledged Equity Interests, and the right to receive the Distributions, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, claims, pledges, encumbrances, charges, claims of third parties and rights of set-off or recoupment whatsoever (other than those in favor of Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Pari Passu Secured Parties hereunder and inchoate liens imposed by law for Taxes that are not yet due or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and such Pledgor has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP), and such Pledgor has the full and complete right, power and authority to grant a security interest in the Collateral in favor of Collateral Agent, in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. Such Pledgor further represents and warrants that all Pledged Equity Interests have been (to the extent such concepts are relevant with respect to such Pledged Equity Interests) duly authorized, validly issued, are fully paid and non assessable. Such Pledgor is and will not become a party to or otherwise be bound by or subject to any agreement, other than the Pari Passu Documents, that restricts in any manner the rights of any present or future holder of the Collateral with respect thereto except (i) restrictions and conditions imposed by law or any Pari Passu Document, (ii) customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of an asset or a Subsidiary pending such sale, provided such restrictions and conditions apply only to the asset or Subsidiary that is to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder, and (iii) the Beverly Ground Lease. No Person has any option, right of first refusal, right of first offer or other right to acquire all or any portion of the Collateral.

(e)This Agreement creates a valid and binding first priority (subject to liens permitted under the Credit Agreements that have priority pursuant to applicable law) security interest in the Collateral securing the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations. Neither such Pledgor nor any other Person has performed, nor will such Pledgor perform or permit any such other Person to perform, any acts which might prevent Collateral Agent from enforcing the terms and conditions of this Agreement or which





would limit Collateral Agent in any such enforcement, to the extent such Pledgor or other Person can reasonably and lawfully do so.

(f)As of the date hereof, such Pledgor’s correct legal name indicated on the public record of such Pledgor’s mailing address, identity or corporate structure, chief executive office, jurisdiction of organization, and organizational identification number are as set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof. As of the date hereof, such Pledgor has provided to the Collateral Agent its correct federal tax identification number. Such Pledgor has been using or operating under said name, identity or corporate structure without change for the time period set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto. In order to perfect the pledge and security interests granted herein against such Pledgor, an appropriate UCC Financing Statement must be filed with the Secretary of State of the state of formation or organization of the applicable Pledgor. Such Pledgor covenants and agrees that it shall not change any of the matters addressed by the first three sentences of this subsection unless it has given Collateral Agent at least ten (10) days prior written notice of any such change and caused to be filed at the request of Collateral Agent, or Collateral Agent’s counsel to file, such additional financing statements or other instruments in such jurisdictions as Collateral Agent may deem necessary in its reasonable discretion to prevent any filed financing statement from becoming misleading or losing its perfected status.

(g)The Pledged Equity Interests and the Distributions are not and will not be (A) dealt in or traded on securities exchanges or in securities markets, (B) “investment company securities” (as defined in Section 8-103(b) of the UCC), (C) credited to a securities account or (D) securities governed by Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code of any jurisdiction, unless (i) the applicable Pledged Equity Interests were certificated securities governed by Article 8 of the UCC at the time of the acquisition thereof by such Pledgor and not converted to certificated securities by such Pledgor or any of its Affiliates, (ii) Collateral Agent has “control” (as defined in Section 8-106 of the UCC) of such Pledged Equity Interests and (iii) Collateral Agent has received such agreements and instruments in connection with such certificated securities as Collateral Agent may reasonably require. Any breach of this clause (g) shall be an immediate Event of Default under the Pari Passu Documents without the requirement of any notice, grace or cure.

6.General Covenants. Borrower covenants and agrees that, so long as this Agreement is continuing, to the extent a new Property becomes an Eligible Unencumbered Asset prior to satisfaction of the conditions to release of this Agreement and the Equity Interests of the Subsidiary that owns such Eligible Unencumbered Asset are required to be pledged hereunder pursuant to the terms of the Amendments, Borrower shall submit to Collateral Agent a supplement to this Agreement executed by the Subsidiary that owns such Eligible Unencumbered Asset in the form of Exhibit “B” attached hereto (each, a “Pledge Supplement”) and upon submission of such supplement, Exhibit “A” shall be automatically updated to include the ownership interests of each Pledgor in such Subsidiary (each such Subsidiary, a “New Issuer”). In addition, each Pledgor covenants and agrees that, so long as this Agreement is continuing:

(a)Except as may be specifically set forth in the Pari Passu Documents, such Pledgor shall not, without the prior written consent of Collateral Agent, which consent may be withheld by Collateral Agent in its sole and absolute discretion, directly or indirectly or by operation of law, sell, transfer, assign, dispose of, pledge, convey, option, mortgage, hypothecate or encumber any of the Collateral.

(b)Such Pledgor shall at all times defend the Collateral against all claims and demands of all Persons at any time claiming any interest in the Collateral adverse to Collateral Agent’s interest in the Collateral as granted hereunder in accordance with the Pari Passu Documents.






(c)Such Pledgor shall perform in all material respects all of its duties, responsibilities and obligations under each of the Organizational Agreements and with respect to the Collateral.

(d)Such Pledgor shall pay all taxes and other charges against the Collateral other than taxes that are not yet due or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and each Pledgor has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP in accordance with the Pari Passu Documents.

(e)Such Pledgor shall promptly deliver to Collateral Agent as additional Collateral any note or other document or instrument entered into after the date hereof (other than Organizational Agreements) which evidences, constitutes, guarantees or secures any of the Distributions or any right to receive a Distribution, which notes or other documents and instruments shall be accompanied by such endorsements or assignments as Collateral Agent may require to create a perfected security interest therein in favor of Collateral Agent.

(f)Such Pledgor will provide to Collateral Agent such documents and reports respecting the Collateral in such form and detail as Collateral Agent may reasonably request from time to time. Such Pledgor will maintain adequate books and records with respect to the Collateral, and furnish to Collateral Agent, with sufficient copies for each of the Authorized Representatives under the Intercreditor Agreement, such reports relating to the Collateral as Collateral Agent shall from time to time reasonably request.

(g)Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) such Pledgor shall remain liable under each of the Organizational Agreements and all other contracts, agreements and instruments included in, giving rise to, creating, establishing, evidencing or relating to the Collateral to the extent set forth therein to perform all of its duties and obligations (including, without limitation, any obligation to make capital contributions or provide other funds to such entities) to the same extent as if this Agreement had not been executed, (ii) the exercise by Collateral Agent of any of its rights hereunder shall not release such Pledgor from any of its duties or obligations under any of the Organizational Agreements or any such contracts, agreements and instruments for so long as such Pledgor remains the owner of such Collateral, and (iii) neither Collateral Agent nor any of the Pari Passu Secured Parties shall have any obligation or liability under any of the Organizational Agreements or any such contract, agreement or instrument by reason of this Agreement, nor shall Collateral Agent or any of the Pari Passu Secured Parties be obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of such Pledgor thereunder or to take any action to collect or enforce any claim for payment or other right or privilege assigned to Collateral Agent hereunder. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, such Pledgor shall have no obligations or duties under the Organizational Agreements from and after the date that Collateral Agent assumes control of the Pledged Equity Interests pursuant to an exercise of any rights or remedies under this Agreement, except for any obligations or duties expressly surviving transfer of ownership or control pursuant to the terms of such Organizational Agreements.

(h)If such Pledgor shall at any time be entitled to receive or shall receive any certificate or other property, option or right in substitution or exchange for any of the Collateral or any Distribution (in each case other than cash distributions), whether for value paid by such Pledgor or otherwise, such Pledgor agrees that the same shall be deemed to be Collateral and shall be delivered directly to Collateral Agent in each case, accompanied by proper instruments of assignment and powers duly executed by such Pledgor in such a form as may be required by Collateral Agent, to be held by Collateral Agent subject to the terms hereof, as further security for the Secured Obligations (except as otherwise provided herein with respect to the application of the foregoing to the Secured Obligations). If such Pledgor receives any of the foregoing directly, such Pledgor agrees to hold such property in trust for the benefit of Collateral Agent, and to surrender





such property to Collateral Agent promptly. In the event that such Pledgor purchases or otherwise acquires or obtains any additional equity interest in any Issuer, or any rights or options to acquire such interest, all rights to receive profits, proceeds, accounts, income, dividends, distributions or other payments as a result of such additional interest, rights and options shall automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral. All certificates, if any, representing such interests shall be promptly delivered to Collateral Agent, together with assignments related thereto, or other instruments appropriate to transfer a certificate representing any such interest, duly executed in blank.

(i)Such Pledgor agrees to do such further acts and things, and to execute and deliver such additional conveyances, assignments, agreements, documents, endorsements, assurances and instruments, as Collateral Agent may reasonably at any time request in connection with the administration or enforcement of this Agreement or related to the Collateral or any part thereof or in order to better assure and confirm unto Collateral Agent its rights, powers and remedies hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, at any time and from time to time, such Pledgor shall, at the request of Collateral Agent, make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver or authorize the execution and delivery of and where appropriate, cause to be recorded and/or filed and from time to time thereafter to be re­recorded and/or re-filed at such time in such offices and places as shall be deemed necessary by Collateral Agent all such other and further assignments, security agreements, financing statements, continuation statements, endorsements, assurances, certificates and other documents as Collateral Agent from time to time may require for the better assuring, conveying, assigning and confirming to Collateral Agent the Collateral and the rights hereby conveyed or assigned or intended to be conveyed or assigned, and for carrying out the intention or facilitating the performance of the terms of this Agreement. Such Pledgor also shall furnish to Collateral Agent such evidence as Collateral Agent reasonably may require from time to time to establish a valid security interest in and to further protect and perfect its security interest in the Collateral.

7.Event of Default. An Event of Default shall exist hereunder during the existence of an “Event of Default” under the Intercreditor Agreement.

8.Remedies.

(a)During the existence of an Event of Default, each Pledgor consents (to the extent applicable law does not prohibit such Pledgor from pre-consenting), and hereby directs the applicable Issuer to so consent, to the admission of Collateral Agent or any other purchaser of the Pledged Equity Interests upon a foreclosure sale conducted in accordance herewith and applicable law as a substitute member or partner of such Issuer with all of the rights and privileges of a member or partner of the same type as such Pledgor under the applicable Organizational Agreements in the event that Collateral Agent exercises its rights under this Agreement and Collateral Agent or such other purchaser succeeds to ownership of all or any portion of such Pledged Equity Interests.

(b)Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, Collateral Agent may exercise all remedies of Collateral Agent under applicable general or statutory law, and the remedies of a secured party under the UCC, regardless of whether the UCC has been enacted or enacted in that form in any other jurisdiction in which such right or remedy is asserted. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Collateral Agent shall give the Pledgors at least ten (10) Business Days prior notice before exercising any such remedies of Collateral Agent involving disposition of the Collateral. Any notice required by law, including, but not limited to, notice of the intended disposition of all or any portion of the Collateral, shall be reasonable and properly given in the manner prescribed for the giving of notice herein, and, in the case of any notice of disposition, if given at least ten (10) business days prior to such disposition. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default,





Collateral Agent may require each Pledgor to assemble the Collateral and make it available to Collateral Agent at any place to be designated by Collateral Agent which is reasonably convenient to both parties. It is expressly understood and agreed that Collateral Agent shall be entitled to dispose of the Collateral at any public or private sale, and that Collateral Agent shall be entitled to bid and purchase at any such public or (if permitted by applicable law) private sale without recourse to judicial proceedings and without either demand, appraisement, advertisement or notice (except such notice as is otherwise required by applicable law or under this Agreement) of any kind, all of which are expressly waived. In the event that Collateral Agent is the successful bidder at any public or private sale of the Collateral or any portion thereof, the amount bid by Collateral Agent may be credited against the Secured Obligations as provided in the Intercreditor Agreement. Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of the Collateral if it shall determine not to do so regardless of the fact that notice of sale of the Collateral may have been given. Collateral Agent may, without notice or publication, adjourn any public sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed for sale, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which the same was so adjourned. Each such purchaser at any such sale shall hold the Collateral sold absolutely free from claim or right on the part of any Pledgor. In the event that any consent, approval or authorization of any Governmental Agency or commission will be necessary to effectuate any such sale or sales (other than in connection with compliance with any federal or state securities laws), each Pledgor shall execute all such applications or other instruments as Collateral Agent may deem reasonably necessary to obtain such consent, approval or authorization. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, Collateral Agent may notify any Issuer (with a copy to each Pledgor) to make payment of any Distribution directly to Collateral Agent, and may demand, collect, receipt for, settle, compromise, adjust, sue for, foreclose or realize upon the Collateral as Collateral Agent may determine whether or not the Secured Obligations are due, and for the purpose of realizing Collateral Agent’s rights therein, Collateral Agent may receive, open and dispose of mail addressed to any Pledgor and endorse notes, checks, drafts, money orders, documents of title or other evidences of payment, shipment or storage of any form of Collateral on behalf and in the name of any Pledgor, as its attorney-in-fact. All remedies of Collateral Agent shall be cumulative to the full extent provided by law, all without liability except to account for property actually received and for gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of Collateral Agent, but Collateral Agent shall have no duty to exercise such rights and shall not be responsible for any failure to do so or delay in so doing. Pursuit by Collateral Agent of certain judicial or other remedies shall not abate nor bar other remedies with respect to the Secured Obligations or to other portions of the Collateral. Collateral Agent may exercise its rights to the Collateral without resorting or regard to other collateral or sources of security or reimbursement for the Secured Obligations. In the event that any transfer tax, deed tax, conveyance tax or similar tax is payable in connection with the foreclosure, conveyance in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise of all or any portion of the Collateral, each Pledgor shall pay such amount to Collateral Agent within ten (10) days of demand therefor and if any Pledgor fails to pay such amount within such time, Collateral Agent may advance such amount on behalf of such Pledgor and the amount thereof shall become a part of the Secured Obligations and bear interest at the highest rate for overdue amounts under any of the Pari Passu Documents until paid.

(c)If any Pledgor fails to perform any agreement or covenant contained in this Agreement beyond any applicable period for notice and cure, and an Event of Default exists, Collateral Agent as such Pledgor’s attorney-in-fact, may take any or all of the actions enumerated in Section 4 hereof. The reasonable and documented out of pocket cost of such performance, together with any reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees actually incurred (including attorneys’ fees incurred in any appeal) by Collateral Agent in connection therewith, shall be payable by such Pledgor within ten (10) days of demand therefor and shall constitute a part of the Secured Obligations and shall bear interest at the highest rate for overdue amounts under any of the Pari Passu Documents.






(d)If no Event of Default shall exist, each Pledgor shall retain the right to (i) vote any of the Collateral, or exercise membership or partnership, as applicable, rights, in a manner not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement and the other Pari Passu Documents, and Collateral Agent hereby grants to each Pledgor its proxy to enable such Pledgor to so vote any of the Collateral (except that no Pledgor shall have any right to exercise any such power if the exercise thereof would violate or result in a violation of any of the terms of this Agreement or any of the other Pari Passu Documents), and (ii) receive, use, disburse, distribute and retain, in accordance with the terms of the Organizational Documents any and all payments made to or received, directly or indirectly, by each Pledgor under or in connection with the Organizational Documents or otherwise in respect of the Collateral, including all Distributions, dividends, returns of capital or other moneys or property. At any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, Collateral Agent or its nominee shall, after providing notice thereof to each Pledgor, automatically have the sole and exclusive right to give all consents, waivers and ratifications in respect of the Collateral and exercise all voting, approval or other rights at any meeting of the members or partners of any of the Issuers, respectively (and the right to call such meetings) or otherwise (and to give written consents in lieu of voting thereon) (all of such rights of each Pledgor ceasing to exist and terminating upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and receipt of the notice required above in this clause (d)), all without liability except to account for property actually received and in such manner as Collateral Agent shall determine in its reasonable discretion, but Collateral Agent shall have no duty to exercise any of the aforesaid rights, privileges or options and shall not be responsible for the failure to do so or delay in so doing. The exercise by Collateral Agent of any of its rights and remedies under this paragraph shall not be deemed a disposition of collateral under Article 9 of the UCC nor an acceptance by Collateral Agent of any of the Collateral in satisfaction of the Secured Obligations. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, Collateral Agent acknowledges and agrees that in the event that the Pledged Equity Interest in La Cienega Partners Limited Partnership is assigned or transferred or Collateral Agent assumes control thereof in connection with the exercise of any of its remedies under this Agreement, the Collateral Agent or any other purchaser of the Pledged Equity Interest will be required to and shall comply with the provisions of the Beverly Ground Lease.

9.Duties of Collateral Agent. The powers conferred on Collateral Agent hereunder are solely to protect its interest in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon it to exercise any such powers. Collateral Agent’s duty with reference to the Collateral shall be solely to use commercially reasonable care in the custody and preservation of the Collateral, which shall not include any steps necessary to preserve rights against prior parties. Collateral Agent shall have no responsibility or liability for the collection of any Collateral or by reason of any invalidity, lack of value or uncollectability of any of the payments received by it.

10.Indemnification.

(a)It is specifically understood and agreed that, unless and until the date that Collateral Agent assumes control of any Pledged Equity Interest pursuant to an exercise of any rights or remedies under this Agreement, this Agreement shall not operate to place any responsibility or obligation whatsoever upon Collateral Agent or any of the Pari Passu Secured Parties, or cause Collateral Agent or any of the Pari Passu Secured Parties to be, or to be deemed to be, a member, shareholder, or partner in any of the Issuers and that in accepting this Agreement, Collateral Agent and the Pari Passu Secured Parties neither assume nor agree to perform at any time whatsoever any obligation or duty of any Pledgor under any of the Organizational Agreements or any other mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement or instrument to which each Pledgor is a party or to which it is subject, all of which obligations and duties shall be and remain with and upon each Pledgor.






(b)Each Pledgor, within ten (10) days of demand therefor, shall pay to Collateral Agent the amount of any and all reasonable and documented out of pocket expenses, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel actually incurred (including those incurred in any appeal), and of any experts and agents, which Collateral Agent may incur in connection with (i) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of Collateral Agent hereunder, or (ii) the failure by such Pledgor to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof, and all such documented costs and expenses shall be Secured Obligations entitled to the benefits of the Collateral. The provisions of this Section 10 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the resignation or removal of Collateral Agent.

11.Security Interest Absolute. All rights of Collateral Agent, and the security interests hereunder, and all of the Secured Obligations secured hereby, shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of:

(a)Any lack of validity or enforceability of any of the Pari Passu Documents;

(b)Any change in the time (including any extensions of the maturity date of any loan as provided in the applicable Pari Passu Document), manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Secured Obligations or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from any of the Pari Passu Documents;

(c)Any exchange, release or nonperfection of any other collateral for the Secured Obligations, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any of any of the Pari Passu Documents with respect to all or any part of the Secured Obligations; or

(d)Any other circumstance (other than payment of the Secured Obligations in full), that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Pledgor, the other Loan Parties party to each of the Pari Passu Documents or any third party for the Secured Obligations or any part thereof (other than gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of Collateral Agent as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment).

12.Amendments and Waivers. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement nor consent to any departure therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by Collateral Agent and each Pledgor, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. No delay or omission of Collateral Agent to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall exhaust or impair any such right, power or remedy or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such Event of Default, or acquiescence therein; and every right, power and remedy given by this Agreement to Collateral Agent may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient by Collateral Agent. Failure on the part of Collateral Agent to complain of any act or failure to act that constitutes an Event of Default, irrespective of how long such failure continues, shall not constitute a waiver by Collateral Agent of Collateral Agent’s rights hereunder or impair any rights, powers or remedies consequent on any Event of Default. Except for notices provided for herein, each Pledgor hereby waives to the extent permitted by law all rights that such Pledgor has or may have under and by virtue of the UCC and any federal, state, county or municipal statute, regulation, ordinance, Constitution or charter, now or hereafter existing, similar in effect thereto providing any right of such Pledgor to notice and to a judicial hearing prior to seizure by Collateral Agent of any of the Collateral. Each Pledgor hereby waives and renounces for itself, its heirs, successors and assigns, presentment, demand, protest, advertisement or notice of any kind (except for any notice required by law or the Pari Passu Documents) and all rights to the benefits of any statute of limitations and any moratorium, reinstatement, marshaling, forbearance, valuation, stay, extension, homestead, redemption and appraisement now provided or that may hereafter be provided by the Constitution and laws of the United States and of any state thereof,





as to the Collateral, against the enforcement of this Agreement and the collection of any of the Secured Obligations.

13.Continuing Security Interest; Transfer of Pari Passu Lien Obligations; Release of Collateral. This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the release of all Common Collateral securing each of the Pari Passu Lien Obligations pursuant to Sections 5.12(d)-(e) of each of the Credit Facilities, (b) be binding upon each Pledgor and its heirs, successors and assigns, and (c) inure, together with the rights and remedies of Collateral Agent hereunder, to the benefit of Collateral Agent and the Pari Passu Secured Parties and their respective successors, transferees and assigns permitted under the Pari Passu Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (c), any Pari Passu Secured Party may assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its rights in the Pari Passu Lien Obligations to the extent and in the manner provided in the Pari Passu Documents, and such assignee shall thereupon become vested with all the benefits in respect thereof granted to such Pari Passu Secured Party herein or otherwise. Notwithstanding the first sentence of this paragraph, upon the earlier of (i) the release of all Common Collateral securing each of the Pari Passu Lien Obligations pursuant to Sections 5.12(d)-(e) of each of the Credit Facilities, and (ii) satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.04 of the Intercreditor Agreement, the security interest granted hereby shall be released with respect to the applicable Collateral and all rights to such Collateral shall revert to the respective Pledgor. Upon any such release, Collateral Agent will, at such Pledgor’s expense, execute and deliver to such Pledgor such documents as such Pledgor shall reasonably request to evidence such release in accordance with Section 2.04 of the Intercreditor Agreement, and Exhibit “A” shall be automatically updated to reflect such release.

14.Securities Laws and Other Limitations. In view of the position of each Pledgor in relation to the Collateral, or because of other current or future circumstances, a question may arise under the federal and state securities laws, the Organizational Agreements, or under the Intercreditor Agreement with respect to any disposition of the Collateral permitted hereunder. Each Pledgor understands that compliance with the federal and state securities laws, the Organizational Agreements, or Intercreditor Agreement might very strictly limit the course of conduct of Collateral Agent if Collateral Agent were to attempt to dispose of all or any part of the Collateral in accordance with the terms hereof, and might also limit the extent to which or the manner in which any subsequent transferee of any Collateral could dispose of the same. Similarly, there may be other legal restrictions or limitations affecting Collateral Agent in any attempt to dispose of all or part of the Collateral in accordance with the terms hereof under applicable Blue Sky or other state securities laws. Each Pledgor recognizes that in light of the foregoing restrictions and limitations Collateral Agent may, with respect to any sale of the Collateral, limit the purchasers to those who will agree, among other things, to acquire such Collateral for their own account, for investment, and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof and who are able to satisfy any conditions or requirements set forth in the Organizational Agreements, and the Intercreditor Agreement, and Collateral Agent may sell the Collateral in parcels and at such times and to such Persons as Collateral Agent may reasonably determine is necessary to comply with such conditions or requirements. Each Pledgor acknowledges and agrees that in light of the foregoing restrictions and limitations, Collateral Agent in its reasonable discretion may, in accordance with federal and state securities law, the Organizational Agreements and the Intercreditor Agreement, (a) proceed to make such a sale whether or not a registration statement for the purpose of registering such Collateral or part thereof shall have been filed under the federal and state securities laws, (b) approach and negotiate with a single potential purchaser to effect such sale and (c) sell the Collateral in parcels and at such times and in such manner and to such Persons as Collateral Agent may reasonably determine is necessary to comply with such conditions and requirements. Each Pledgor acknowledges and agrees that any such sale might result in prices and other terms less favorable to the seller if such sale were a public sale without such restrictions. In the event of any such sale, Collateral Agent shall incur no responsibility or liability for selling all or any part of the Collateral in accordance with the terms hereof and applicable law at a price that Collateral Agent, in its





reasonable discretion, may in good faith deem reasonable under the circumstances, notwithstanding the possibility that a higher price might have been realized if the sale were deferred until after registration as aforesaid or if more than a single purchaser were approached or if all the Collateral were sold at a single sale. Each Pledgor further agrees that any sale or sales by Collateral Agent of the Collateral made as provided in this Section 14 shall not be commercially unreasonable solely as a result of the factors described in this Section 14. The provisions of this Section 14 will apply notwithstanding the existence of a public or private market upon which the quotations or sales prices may exceed substantially the price at which Collateral Agent sells. Collateral Agent and the Pari Passu Secured Parties shall not be liable to any Pledgor for any loss in the value of any portion of the Collateral by reason of any delay in the sale of the Collateral.

15.Governing Law; Terms. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS RULES OF ANY JURISDICTION), EXCEPT THAT THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 2.3 SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE APPLICABLE ISSUER IS ORGANIZED.

16.Notices. Each notice, demand, election or request provided for or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement must be in writing and shall be deemed to have been properly given or served if given in the manner prescribed in the Intercreditor Agreement.

17.No Unwritten Agreements. THIS AGREEMENT REPRESENTS THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

18.Miscellaneous. Time is of the essence of this Agreement. Title or captions of paragraphs hereof are for convenience only and neither limit nor amplify the provisions hereof. If, for any circumstances whatsoever, fulfillment of any provision of this Agreement shall involve transcending the limited validity presently prescribed by law, the obligation to be fulfilled shall be reduced to the limit of such validity; and if any clause or provision herein operates or would prospectively operate to invalidate this Agreement, in whole or in part, then such clause or provision only shall be held for naught, as though not herein contained, and the remainder of this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect. The liability of each Pledgor hereunder shall be joint and several.

Each Pledgor hereby authorizes Collateral Agent, its counsel or its representative, at any time and from time to time, to file financing statements, and amendments and continuations thereof, that describe the Collateral or any portion thereof in such jurisdictions as Collateral Agent may deem necessary in order to perfect the security interests granted by such Pledgor under this Agreement or any other Pari Passu Document, and such financing statements may contain, among other items as Collateral Agent may deem advisable to include therein, the organizational number of Pledgor. Collateral Agent shall upon request provide each Pledgor with copies of any and all such filings made by Collateral Agent.
19.Modifications, Etc. Each Pledgor hereby consents and agrees that Collateral Agent or the Pari Passu Secured Parties may at any time and from time to time, without notice to or further consent from any Pledgor, either with or without consideration, surrender any other property or other security of any kind or nature whatsoever held by it or by any Person on its behalf or for its account, securing the Secured Obligations; substitute for any collateral so held by it, other collateral of like kind; agree to modification of the terms of the Pari Passu Documents; extend or renew the Pari Passu Documents for any period; grant releases, compromises and indulgences with respect to the Pari Passu Documents for any period or to any





persons or entities now or hereafter liable thereunder or hereunder; release any guarantor, endorser or any other Person liable with respect to the Secured Obligations; or take or fail to take any action of any type whatsoever; and no such action that Collateral Agent or the Pari Passu Secured Parties shall take or fail to take in connection with the Pari Passu Documents, or any of them, or any security for the payment of the Secured Obligations or for the performance of any obligations or undertakings of any Pledgor, nor any course of dealing with any Pledgor or any other person, shall release any Pledgor’s obligations hereunder, affect this Agreement in any way or afford any Pledgor any recourse against Collateral Agent or any Pari Passu Secured Party.

20.Attorney-in-Fact. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Collateral Agent agrees that Collateral Agent will not take any action as attorney-in-fact of any Pledgor as permitted hereunder unless and until an Event of Default exists.

21.Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same agreement. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this Agreement and/or any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures (as defined below), deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be. As used herein, “Electronic Signatures” means any electronic symbol or process attached to, or associated with, any contract or other record and adopted by a person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.

22.Collateral Agent. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. has been appointed Collateral Agent for the Pari Passu Secured Parties hereunder pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement. It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties to this Agreement that any authority conferred upon Collateral Agent hereunder is subject to the terms of the delegation of authority made by the Pari Passu Secured Parties to Collateral Agent pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement, and that Collateral Agent has agreed to act (and any successor Collateral Agent shall act) as such hereunder only on the express conditions contained in the Intercreditor Agreement. Any successor Collateral Agent appointed pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement shall be entitled to all the rights, interests and benefits of Collateral Agent hereunder. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, it is understood and agreed that only the Collateral Agent may act on behalf of the Pari Passu Secured Parties to exercise any of the rights or remedies of the Pari Passu Secured Parties under this Agreement and the Pari Passu Secured Parties shall not otherwise have any right to exercise any of their rights and remedies on their own behalf.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Pledgor and Collateral Agent have executed this Agreement under seal on the date first above written.
PLEDGORS:

THE TAUBMAN REALTY GROUP LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,
a Delaware limited partnership

By:    /s/ Chris B. Heaphy
Name:    Chris B. Heaphy
Title:    Authorized Signatory

BEVERLY ASSOCIATES L.P. 1,
a Delaware limited partnership

By:    /s/ Chris B. Heaphy
Name:    Chris B. Heaphy
Title:    Authorized Signatory

TAUB-CO MANAGEMENT IV, INC.,
a Michigan corporation

By:    /s/ Chris B. Heaphy
Name:    Chris B. Heaphy
Title:    President

BEVERLY PARTNERS 1, INC.,
a Delaware corporation

By:    /s/ Chris B. Heaphy
Name:    Chris B. Heaphy
Title:    Secretary

LCA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.,
a Delaware limited liability company

By:    /s/ Chris B. Heaphy
Name:    Chris B. Heaphy
Title:    Authorized Signatory

COLLATERAL AGENT:

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Collateral Agent

By:    /s/ Elizabeth Johnson
Name:    Elizabeth Johnson
Title:    Executive Director






The undersigned, being the Issuers referenced in this Agreement, consent to this Agreement and acknowledge and agree to act in accordance with directions given to them by the applicable Pledgors in this Agreement, and to act in accordance with any directions given to them in the future by Collateral Agent, so long as such directions, in each case, are consistent with the rights granted to Collateral Agent hereunder.
ISSUERS:

DOLPHIN MALL ASSOCIATES LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

By:    /s/ Chris B. Heaphy
Name:    Chris B. Heaphy
Title:    Authorized Signatory

THE GARDENS ON EL PASEO LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

By:    /s/ Chris B. Heaphy
Name:    Chris B. Heaphy
Title:    Authorized Signatory

LA CIENEGA PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Delaware limited partnership

By:    /s/ Chris B. Heaphy
Name:    Chris B. Heaphy
Title:    Authorized Signatory

BEVERLY ASSOCIATES L.P. 1,
a Delaware limited partnership

By:    /s/ Chris B. Heaphy
Name:    Chris B. Heaphy
Title:    Authorized Signatory

LCA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.,
a Delaware limited liability company

By:    /s/ Chris B. Heaphy
Name:    Chris B. Heaphy
Title:    Authorized Signatory

BEVERLY PARTNERS 1, INC.,
a Delaware corporation

By:    /s/ Chris B. Heaphy
Name:    Chris B. Heaphy
Title:    Secretary






EXHIBIT A
PLEDGED EQUITY INTERESTS
 
Pledgor Name
Issuer Name
Total Percentage of Equity Interests Held by Pledgor
State of Organization of Pledgor
Organizational ID Number of Pledgor
1.
The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership
Dolphin Mall Associates LLC
100%
Delaware
2315911
2.
The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership
The Gardens at El Paseo LLC
100%
Delaware
2315911
3.
The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership
La Cienega Partners Limited Partnership
25%
Delaware
2315911
4.
The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership
Beverly Associates L.P. 1
99%
Delaware
2315911
5.
The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership
LCA Holdings, L.L.C.
100%
Delaware
2315911
6.
Taub-Co Management IV, Inc.
Beverly Partners 1, Inc.
100%
Michigan
800578270
7.
Beverly Partners 1, Inc.
Beverly Associates L.P. 1
1%
Delaware
2415194
8.
Beverly Associates L.P. 1
La Cienega Partners Limited Partnership
.5%
Delaware
2416317
9.
LCA Holdings, L.L.C.
La Cienega Partners Limited Partnership
74.5%
Delaware
3719960






SCHEDULE 1
DESCRIPTION OF PLEDGOR
Pledgor has been using or operating under the name ____________________________________
without change over the last five years (or since formation if less than five years).

Location of all chief executive offices over last five years (or since formation if less than five years):


_________________________
_________________________
_________________________


Mailing address:


_________________________
_________________________
_________________________

Organizational Identification Number: ___________________
Jurisdiction of Organization: _________________________
Identity/Corporate Structure: _________________________




























EXHIBIT B
FORM OF SUPPLEMENT
THIS SUPPLEMENT is executed by _______________ , a _______________ (“Pledgor”), and _______________, a _______________ (“Issuer”), which hereby agree as follows:
1.
All capitalized terms used herein and not defined in this Supplement shall have the meanings provided in that certain Pledge Agreement dated as of ________, 2020 (the “Agreement”), executed for the benefit of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as collateral agent for itself and other Pari Passu Secured Parties from time to time party to the Intercreditor Agreement (the “Collateral Agent”).

2.
Pledgor is executing this Supplement to confirm that it owns [ ]% of the equity interests in the Issuer and that it hereby collaterally assigns and pledges to Collateral Agent, and grants a security interest to Collateral Agent for the ratable benefit of the Pari Passu Secured Parties, in and to such equity interests, which equity interests are hereby added to the definition of Pledged Equity Interests in the Agreement.

3.
Exhibit A to the Agreement is hereby automatically updated to include the following information regarding the Issuer:

 
Pledgor Name
Issuer Name
Total Percentage of Equity Interests Held by Pledgor
State of Organization of Pledgor
Organizational ID Number of Pledgor
1.
 
 
 
 
 
2.
 
 
 
 
 

4.
As of the date hereof, Pledgor has provided the correct federal tax identification number (EIN) of the Issuer to the Collateral Agent.

5.
Issuer is executing this Supplement to consent to the Agreement and to acknowledge and agree to act in accordance with directions given to it by the Pledgor in the Agreement, and to act in accordance with any directions given to it in the future by Collateral Agent consistent with the rights granted to Collateral Agent under the Agreement.

6.
Except as modified hereby, each and every term of the Agreement remains in full force and effect and is unmodified.

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Exhibit 10.1

THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE THIRD AMENDMENT AND
RESTATEMENT OF AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF
THE TAUBMAN REALTY GROUP LIMITED PARTNERSHIP


THIS THIRD AMENDMENT (this "Amendment") TO THE THIRD AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF THE TAUBMAN REALTY GROUP LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (the “Partnership Agreement”) is entered into effective as of April 13, 2020, and is made by and between TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC., a Michigan corporation ("TCO"), and TG PARTNERS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“TG”), who, as the Appointing Persons, have the full power and authority pursuant to Section 13.11 of the Partnership Agreement, to amend the Partnership Agreement on behalf of all of the Partners of the Partnership with respect to the matters herein provided. (Capitalized terms used herein that are not herein defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Partnership Agreement.)

Recitals:

A.    On December 12, 2012, TCO and TG entered into the Partnership Agreement as an amendment and restatement of the then-existing partnership agreement, as authorized under Section 13.11 of such agreement.

B.    On June 1, 2016, TCO and TG entered into that certain First Amendment to the Partnership Agreement to provide for the issuance of Profits Units to certain employees of The Taubman Company LLC in accordance with the provisions of an Award Agreement under The Taubman Company LLC 2008 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, and for certain other reasons.

C.    On December 18, 2018, TCO and TG entered into that certain Second Amendment to the Partnership Agreement to reflect certain changes to the federal income tax audit procedures and changes to certain state partnership income tax laws.

D.    As authorized under Section 13.11 of the Partnership Agreement, the parties hereto wish to further amend the Partnership Agreement (as amended by the First Amendment and the Second Amendment, the “Amended Partnership Agreement”) to change the timing of certain distributions to the Partners.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree that the Amended Partnership Agreement is amended as follows:








1.    Section 5.2(a)(ii) of the Amended Partnership Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety, and the following is substituted in the place thereof:

(ii)    a cash distribution shall be made to the Partners in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests, not later than the fifteenth (15th) Day of each month (the “Distribution Date”) of each Partnership Fiscal Year, in an amount equal to one-twelfth (1/12th) of the Required Distribution Amount for such Partnership Fiscal Year; provided, however, that the distributions to be made on April 15, 2020 and May 15, 2020 shall be postponed to the June 15, 2020 Distribution Date, with written notice to the Partners given prior to April 15, 2020.

2.    As amended by this Amendment, all of the provisions of the Amended Partnership Agreement are hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Appointing Persons, in accordance with Section 13.11 of the Partnership Agreement, on behalf of all of the Partners, have entered into this Amendment as of the date first-above written.

TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC., a Michigan corporation

By: /s/ Simon J. Leopold
Simon J. Leopold

Its: Chief Financial Officer    

TG PARTNERS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

By:    TG Michigan, Inc., a Michigan corporation, Manager

By: /s/ Robert S. Taubman
Robert S. Taubman

Its: President and Chief Executive Officer





Exhibit 10.2

FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE THIRD AMENDMENT AND
RESTATEMENT OF AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF
THE TAUBMAN REALTY GROUP LIMITED PARTNERSHIP


THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”) TO THE THIRD AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF THE TAUBMAN REALTY GROUP LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (the “Partnership Agreement”) is entered into effective as of June 5, 2020, and is made by and between TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC., a Michigan corporation (“TCO”), and TG PARTNERS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“TG”), who, as the Appointing Persons, have the full power and authority pursuant to Section 13.11 of the Partnership Agreement to amend the Partnership Agreement on behalf of all of the Partners of the Partnership with respect to the matters herein provided. (Capitalized terms used herein that are not herein defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Partnership Agreement.)

Recitals:

A.    On December 12, 2012, TCO and TG entered into the Partnership Agreement as an amendment and restatement of the then-existing partnership agreement, as authorized under Section 13.11 of such agreement.

B.    On June 1, 2016, TCO and TG entered into that certain First Amendment to the Partnership Agreement to provide for the issuance of Profits Units to certain employees of The Taubman Company LLC in accordance with the provisions of an Award Agreement under The Taubman Company LLC 2008 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, and for certain other reasons.

C.    On December 18, 2018, TCO and TG entered into that certain Second Amendment to the Partnership Agreement to reflect certain changes to the federal income tax audit procedures and changes to certain state partnership income tax laws.

D.    On April 13, 2020, TCO and TG entered into that certain Third Amendment to the Partnership Agreement to change the timing of certain distributions to the Partners.

E.    As authorized under Section 13.11 of the Partnership Agreement, the parties hereto wish to further amend the Partnership Agreement (as amended by the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, and the Third Amendment, the “Amended Partnership Agreement”) to further change the timing of certain distributions to the Partners.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree that the Amended Partnership Agreement is amended as follows:







1.     Article II of the Amended Partnership Agreement is hereby amended to delete the definition of “Distribution Date,” and to substitute the following in the place thereof:

Distribution Date” means the fifteenth (15th) Day of each month of each Partnership Fiscal Year.

2.    Section 5.2(a)(ii) of the Amended Partnership Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety, and the following is substituted in the place thereof:

(ii)     a cash distribution shall be made to the Partners, in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests, in an annual amount equal to the Required Distribution Amount, on such date or dates during the Partnership Fiscal Year or within thirty (30) Days thereafter as the Managing General Partner shall determine with written notice to the Partners.
 
3.    As amended by this Amendment, all of the provisions of the Amended Partnership Agreement are hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Appointing Persons, in accordance with Section 13.11 of the Partnership Agreement, on behalf of all of the Partners, have entered into this Amendment as of the date first-above written.

TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC., a Michigan corporation

By: /s/ Simon J. Leopold
Simon J. Leopold

Its: Chief Financial Officer    

TG PARTNERS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

By:    TG Michigan, Inc., a Michigan corporation, Manager

By: /s/ Robert S. Taubman
Robert S. Taubman

Its: President and Chief Executive Officer

    




Exhibit 31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. Section 10A, as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
    
I, Robert S. Taubman, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Taubman Centers, Inc.;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting, which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date:
August 10, 2020
/s/ Robert S. Taubman
 
 
Robert S. Taubman
 
 
Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, and Chief Executive Officer





Exhibit 31.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. Section 10A, as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
                                        
I, Simon J. Leopold, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Taubman Centers, Inc.;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting, which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date:
August 10, 2020
/s/ Simon J. Leopold
 
 
Simon J. Leopold
 
 
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)





Exhibit 32.1


Certification of Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002




I, Robert S. Taubman, Chief Executive Officer of Taubman Centers, Inc. (the "Registrant"), certify that based upon a review of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2020 (the "Report"):

(i)
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(ii)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.


/s/ Robert S. Taubman
Date:
August 10, 2020
Robert S. Taubman
 
 
Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, and Chief Executive Officer
 
 





Exhibit 32.2


Certification of Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002




I, Simon J. Leopold Chief Financial Officer of Taubman Centers, Inc. (the "Registrant"), certify that based upon a review of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2020 (the "Report"):

(i)
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(ii)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.


/s/ Simon J. Leopold
Date:
August 10, 2020
Simon J. Leopold
 
 
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)