UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2010
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period from
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Commission file numbers:
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1-13130 (Liberty Property Trust)
1-13132 (Liberty Property Limited Partnership)
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LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUST
LIBERTY PROPERTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
(Exact name of registrants as specified in their governing documents)
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MARYLAND
(Liberty Property Trust)
PENNSYLVANIA
(Liberty Property Limited Partnership)
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23-7768996
23-2766549
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
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500 Chesterfield Parkway
Malvern, Pennsylvania
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19355
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code (610) 648-1700
Indicate by check mark whether the registrants (1) have filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding twelve (12) months
(or for such shorter period that the registrants were required to file such reports), and (2) have
been subject to such filing requirements for the past ninety (90) days. Yes
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its
corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes
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No
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. (See the definitions of large accelerated
filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
(Check one):
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Large Accelerated Filer
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Accelerated Filer
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Non-Accelerated Filer
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Smaller Reporting Company
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act).
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No
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On
August 3, 2010, 113,749,354 Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, par value $0.001 per share, of
Liberty Property Trust were outstanding.
Liberty Property Trust/Liberty Property Limited Partnership
Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2010
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Index
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2
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS OF LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUST
(In thousands, except share and unit amounts)
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June 30, 2010
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December 31, 2009
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(Unaudited)
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ASSETS
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Real estate:
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Land and land improvements
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$
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858,919
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850,559
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Building and improvements
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4,364,449
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4,289,932
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Less accumulated depreciation
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(1,036,823
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(973,624
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Operating real estate
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4,186,545
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4,166,867
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Development in progress
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7,951
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66,714
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Land held for development
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210,748
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218,633
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Net real estate
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4,405,244
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4,452,214
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Cash and cash equivalents
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39,541
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237,446
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Restricted cash
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36,351
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42,232
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Accounts receivable
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6,657
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6,057
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Deferred rent receivable
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102,544
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95,527
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Deferred financing and leasing costs, net of accumulated amortization
(2010, $118,545; 2009, $108,403)
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131,880
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134,309
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Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures
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172,586
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175,584
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Prepaid expenses and other assets
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58,289
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85,574
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Total assets
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$
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4,953,092
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$
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5,228,943
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LIABILITIES
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Mortgage loans
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$
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352,019
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473,993
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Unsecured notes
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1,842,882
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1,842,882
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Credit facility
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50,000
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140,000
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Accounts payable
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36,772
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31,195
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Accrued interest
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31,294
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31,251
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Dividend and distributions payable
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55,718
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55,402
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Other liabilities
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133,281
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171,051
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Total liabilities
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2,501,966
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2,745,774
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EQUITY
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Liberty Property Trust shareholders equity
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Common shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value, 183,987,000 shares
authorized; 114,642,717 (includes 1,249,909 in treasury) and 113,875,211
(includes 1,249,909 in treasury) shares issued and outstanding as of June 30,
2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively
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115
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114
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Additional paid-in capital
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2,530,789
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2,509,704
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Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
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(3,195
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2,339
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Distributions in excess of net income
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(382,461
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(337,911
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Common shares in treasury, at cost, 1,249,909 shares as of June 30, 2010 and
December 31, 2009
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(51,951
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(51,951
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Total Liberty Property Trust shareholders equity
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2,093,297
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2,122,295
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Noncontrolling interest operating partnership
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3,943,224 and 4,011,354 common units outstanding as of June 30, 2010 and
December 31, 2009, respectively
2009, respectively
December 31, 2008, respectively
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69,113
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72,294
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9,740,000 preferred units outstanding as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009
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287,959
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287,959
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Noncontrolling interest consolidated joint ventures
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757
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621
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Total equity
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2,451,126
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2,483,169
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Total liabilities and equity
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$
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4,953,092
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$
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5,228,943
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See accompanying notes.
4
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS OF LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUST
(Unaudited and in thousands, except per share amounts)
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Three Months Ended
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June 30, 2010
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June 30, 2009
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OPERATING REVENUE
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Rental
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130,509
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$
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129,352
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Operating expense reimbursement
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54,469
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54,205
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Total operating revenue
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184,978
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183,557
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OPERATING EXPENSE
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Rental property
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34,659
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34,770
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Real estate taxes
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22,402
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21,773
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General and administrative
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12,567
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11,655
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Depreciation and amortization
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43,873
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42,005
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Total operating expenses
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113,501
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110,203
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Operating income
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71,477
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73,354
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OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
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Interest and other income
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2,681
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2,511
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Debt extinguishment gain
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563
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Interest expense
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(39,144
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(36,755
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Total other income (expense)
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(36,463
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(33,681
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Income before property dispositions, income taxes
and equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint
ventures
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35,014
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39,673
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Gain (loss) on property dispositions
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2,242
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Income taxes
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(503
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(127
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Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
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783
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1,192
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Income from continuing operations
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37,536
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38,688
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Discontinued operations (including net gain on
property dispositions of $2,408 and $3,670 for the
three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009,
respectively)
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2,478
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4,524
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Net income
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40,014
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43,212
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Noncontrolling interest operating partnership
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(6,421
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(6,597
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Noncontrolling interest consolidated joint ventures
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(148
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56
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Net income available to common shareholders
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$
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33,445
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$
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36,671
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Earnings per common share
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Basic:
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Income from continuing operations
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$
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0.28
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$
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0.31
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Income from discontinued operations
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0.02
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0.04
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Income per common share basic
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$
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0.30
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$
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0.35
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Diluted:
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Income from continuing operations
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$
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0.27
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$
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0.31
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Income from discontinued operations
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0.02
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0.04
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Income per common share diluted
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$
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0.29
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$
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0.35
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Distributions per common share
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$
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0.475
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$
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0.475
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Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
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Basic
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112,644
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105,768
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Diluted
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113,380
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106,245
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Amounts attributable to common shareholders
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Income from continuing operations
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$
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31,050
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$
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32,307
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Discontinued operations
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2,395
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4,364
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Net income available to common shareholders
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$
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33,445
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$
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36,671
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See accompanying notes.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS OF LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUST
(Unaudited and in thousands, except per share amounts)
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Six Months Ended
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June 30, 2010
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June 30, 2009
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OPERATING REVENUE
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Rental
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$
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260,578
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$
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257,064
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Operating expense reimbursement
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113,202
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111,465
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Total operating revenue
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373,780
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368,529
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OPERATING EXPENSE
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Rental property
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75,073
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73,151
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Real estate taxes
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44,910
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43,546
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General and administrative
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27,441
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27,212
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Depreciation and amortization
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86,804
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84,575
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Total operating expenses
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234,228
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228,484
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Operating income
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139,552
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140,045
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OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
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Interest and other income
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5,471
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5,606
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Debt extinguishment gain
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1,092
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Interest expense
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(77,773
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(73,946
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Total other income (expense)
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(72,302
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(67,248
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Income before property dispositions, income taxes
and equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint
ventures
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67,250
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72,797
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Gain (loss) on property dispositions
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3,010
|
|
|
|
(2,344
|
)
|
Income taxes
|
|
|
(955
|
)
|
|
|
(344
|
)
|
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
|
|
|
1,177
|
|
|
|
1,609
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations
|
|
|
70,482
|
|
|
|
71,718
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued operations (including net gain on
property dispositions of $5,270 and $3,869 for the
six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009,
respectively)
|
|
|
5,354
|
|
|
|
5,336
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
75,836
|
|
|
|
77,054
|
|
Noncontrolling interest operating partnership
|
|
|
(12,704
|
)
|
|
|
(12,914
|
)
|
Noncontrolling interest consolidated joint ventures
|
|
|
(136
|
)
|
|
|
420
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income available to common shareholders
|
|
$
|
62,996
|
|
|
$
|
64,560
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per common share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations
|
|
$
|
0.51
|
|
|
$
|
0.58
|
|
Income from discontinued operations
|
|
|
0.05
|
|
|
|
0.05
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income per common share basic
|
|
$
|
0.56
|
|
|
$
|
0.63
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations
|
|
$
|
0.51
|
|
|
$
|
0.57
|
|
Income from discontinued operations
|
|
|
0.05
|
|
|
|
0.05
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income per common share diluted
|
|
$
|
0.56
|
|
|
$
|
0.62
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions per common share
|
|
$
|
0.95
|
|
|
$
|
0.95
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
112,512
|
|
|
|
103,244
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
113,182
|
|
|
|
103,625
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amounts attributable to common shareholders
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations
|
|
$
|
57,822
|
|
|
$
|
59,418
|
|
Discontinued operations
|
|
|
5,174
|
|
|
|
5,142
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income available to common shareholders
|
|
$
|
62,996
|
|
|
$
|
64,560
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY OF LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUST
(UNAUDITED AND IN THOUSANDS)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Noncontroll-
|
|
|
Noncontroll-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liberty
|
|
|
ing interest-
|
|
|
ing interest-
|
|
|
Noncontroll-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares of
|
|
|
Additional
|
|
|
Comprehensive
|
|
|
Distributions
|
|
|
Common
|
|
|
Property Trust
|
|
|
operating
|
|
|
operating
|
|
|
ing Interest-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beneficial
|
|
|
Paid-In
|
|
|
(loss)
|
|
|
in Excess of
|
|
|
Shares Held
|
|
|
Shareholders
|
|
|
partnership-
|
|
|
partnership -
|
|
|
consolidated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
|
|
|
Capital
|
|
|
Income
|
|
|
Net Income
|
|
|
in Treasury
|
|
|
Equity
|
|
|
Common
|
|
|
Preferred
|
|
|
joint ventures
|
|
|
Total Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at January 1, 2010
|
|
$
|
114
|
|
|
$
|
2,509,704
|
|
|
$
|
2,339
|
|
|
$
|
(337,911
|
)
|
|
$
|
(51,951
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,122,295
|
|
|
$
|
72,294
|
|
|
$
|
287,959
|
|
|
$
|
621
|
|
|
$
|
2,483,169
|
|
|
Net proceeds from the
issuance of Common Shares
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
11,657
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,658
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,658
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
62,996
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
62,996
|
|
|
|
2,198
|
|
|
|
10,506
|
|
|
|
136
|
|
|
|
75,836
|
|
Distributions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(107,546
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(107,546
|
)
|
|
|
(3,959
|
)
|
|
|
(10,506
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(122,011
|
)
|
Noncash compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,201
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,201
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,201
|
|
Foreign currency translation
adjustment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,534
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,534
|
)
|
|
|
(193
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,727
|
)
|
Redemption of noncontrolling
interests common units
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,227
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,227
|
|
|
|
(1,227
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at June 30, 2010
|
|
$
|
115
|
|
|
$
|
2,530,789
|
|
|
$
|
(3,195
|
)
|
|
$
|
(382,461
|
)
|
|
$
|
(51,951
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,093,297
|
|
|
$
|
69,113
|
|
|
$
|
287,959
|
|
|
$
|
757
|
|
|
$
|
2,451,126
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes.
7
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS OF LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUST
(Unaudited and in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2010
|
|
|
June 30, 2009
|
|
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
75,836
|
|
|
$
|
77,054
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
86,853
|
|
|
|
86,306
|
|
Amortization of deferred financing costs
|
|
|
3,354
|
|
|
|
2,439
|
|
Debt extinguishment gain
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,092
|
)
|
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
|
|
|
(1,177
|
)
|
|
|
(1,609
|
)
|
Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures
|
|
|
517
|
|
|
|
663
|
|
Gain on property dispositions
|
|
|
(8,280
|
)
|
|
|
(1,526
|
)
|
Noncash compensation
|
|
|
8,201
|
|
|
|
9,790
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted cash
|
|
|
5,000
|
|
|
|
970
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
(609
|
)
|
|
|
6,208
|
|
Deferred rent receivable
|
|
|
(7,155
|
)
|
|
|
(5,677
|
)
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets
|
|
|
1,966
|
|
|
|
18,806
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
5,718
|
|
|
|
2,979
|
|
Accrued interest
|
|
|
43
|
|
|
|
(5,159
|
)
|
Other liabilities
|
|
|
(22,059
|
)
|
|
|
(15,793
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
148,208
|
|
|
|
174,359
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment in properties
|
|
|
(49,316
|
)
|
|
|
(35,812
|
)
|
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures
|
|
|
(280
|
)
|
|
|
(4,017
|
)
|
Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures
|
|
|
3,177
|
|
|
|
18,379
|
|
Net proceeds from disposition of properties/land
|
|
|
27,752
|
|
|
|
80,333
|
|
Net proceeds from (advances on) grant receivable/escrow
|
|
|
22,969
|
|
|
|
(9,848
|
)
|
Investment in development in progress
|
|
|
(7,919
|
)
|
|
|
(50,385
|
)
|
Investment in land held for development
|
|
|
(2,683
|
)
|
|
|
(26,980
|
)
|
Investment in deferred leasing costs
|
|
|
(14,467
|
)
|
|
|
(12,020
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(20,767
|
)
|
|
|
(40,350
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net proceeds from issuance of Common Shares
|
|
|
11,691
|
|
|
|
218,970
|
|
Repayments of unsecured notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(285,268
|
)
|
Proceeds from mortgage loans
|
|
|
635
|
|
|
|
317,213
|
|
Repayments of mortgage loans
|
|
|
(122,608
|
)
|
|
|
(43,029
|
)
|
Proceeds from credit facility
|
|
|
90,000
|
|
|
|
199,150
|
|
Repayments on credit facility
|
|
|
(180,000
|
)
|
|
|
(319,150
|
)
|
Increase in deferred financing costs
|
|
|
(8
|
)
|
|
|
(5,743
|
)
|
Distribution paid on Common Shares
|
|
|
(107,197
|
)
|
|
|
(96,350
|
)
|
Distribution paid on units
|
|
|
(14,531
|
)
|
|
|
(14,452
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in financing activities
|
|
|
(322,018
|
)
|
|
|
(28,659
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(194,577
|
)
|
|
|
105,350
|
|
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents related to foreign currency
translation
|
|
|
(3,328
|
)
|
|
|
3,392
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
|
|
237,446
|
|
|
|
15,794
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
|
|
$
|
39,541
|
|
|
$
|
124,536
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes.
8
Liberty Property Trust
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
June 30, 2010
Note 1: Organization and Basis of Presentation
Organization
Liberty Property Trust (the Trust) is a self-administered and self-managed Maryland real estate
investment trust (a REIT). Substantially all of the Trusts assets are owned directly or
indirectly, and substantially all of the Trusts operations are conducted directly or indirectly,
by Liberty Property Limited Partnership (the Operating Partnership and, collectively with the
Trust and their consolidated subsidiaries, the Company). The Trust is the sole general partner
and also a limited partner of the Operating Partnership, owning 96.6% of the common equity of the
Operating Partnership at June 30, 2010. The Company provides leasing, property management,
development, acquisition and other tenant-related services for a portfolio of industrial and office
properties which are located principally within the Mid-Atlantic, Southeastern, Midwestern and
Southwestern United States and the United Kingdom. See a description of the Companys markets in
Note 2 to the Companys financial statements.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Trust and its
subsidiaries, including the Operating Partnership, have been prepared in accordance with United
States generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP) for interim financial information and
with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not
include all of the information and footnotes required by US GAAP for complete financial statements
and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto
included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Trust and the Operating Partnership for the year
ended December 31, 2009. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting solely of
normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the financial statements for
these interim periods have been included. The results of interim periods are not necessarily
indicative of the results to be obtained for a full fiscal year. Certain amounts from prior
periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.
9
Income per Common Share
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted income per common share (in
thousands except per share amounts):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2010
|
|
|
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Numerator)
|
|
|
(Denominator)
|
|
|
Per Share
|
|
|
(Numerator)
|
|
|
(Denominator)
|
|
|
Per Share
|
|
Basic income from continuing operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations net of
noncontrolling interest
|
|
$
|
31,050
|
|
|
|
112,644
|
|
|
$
|
0.28
|
|
|
$
|
32,307
|
|
|
|
105,768
|
|
|
$
|
0.31
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dilutive shares for long-term compensation
plans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
736
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
477
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted income from continuing operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations net of
noncontrolling interest and assumed
conversions
|
|
|
31,050
|
|
|
|
113,380
|
|
|
$
|
0.27
|
|
|
|
32,307
|
|
|
|
106,245
|
|
|
$
|
0.31
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic income from discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued operations net of noncontrolling
interest
|
|
|
2,395
|
|
|
|
112,644
|
|
|
$
|
0.02
|
|
|
|
4,364
|
|
|
|
105,768
|
|
|
$
|
0.04
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dilutive shares for long-term compensation
plans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
736
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
477
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted income from discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued operations net of noncontrolling
interest
|
|
|
2,395
|
|
|
|
113,380
|
|
|
$
|
0.02
|
|
|
|
4,364
|
|
|
|
106,245
|
|
|
$
|
0.04
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic income per common share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income available to common shareholders
|
|
|
33,445
|
|
|
|
112,644
|
|
|
$
|
0.30
|
|
|
|
36,671
|
|
|
|
105,768
|
|
|
$
|
0.35
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dilutive shares for long-term compensation
plans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
736
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
477
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted income per common share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income available to common shareholders
and assumed conversions
|
|
$
|
33,445
|
|
|
|
113,380
|
|
|
$
|
0.29
|
|
|
$
|
36,671
|
|
|
|
106,245
|
|
|
$
|
0.35
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010
|
|
|
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Numerator)
|
|
|
(Denominator)
|
|
|
Per Share
|
|
|
(Numerator)
|
|
|
(Denominator)
|
|
|
Per Share
|
|
Basic income from continuing operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations net of
noncontrolling interest
|
|
$
|
57,822
|
|
|
|
112,512
|
|
|
$
|
0.51
|
|
|
$
|
59,418
|
|
|
|
103,244
|
|
|
$
|
0.58
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dilutive shares for long-term compensation
plans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
670
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
381
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted income from continuing operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations net of
noncontrolling interest and assumed
conversions
|
|
|
57,822
|
|
|
|
113,182
|
|
|
$
|
0.51
|
|
|
|
59,418
|
|
|
|
103,625
|
|
|
$
|
0.57
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic income from discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued operations net of noncontrolling
interest
|
|
|
5,174
|
|
|
|
112,512
|
|
|
$
|
0.05
|
|
|
|
5,142
|
|
|
|
103,244
|
|
|
$
|
0.05
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dilutive shares for long-term compensation
plans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
670
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
381
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted income from discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued operations net of noncontrolling
interest
|
|
|
5,174
|
|
|
|
113,182
|
|
|
$
|
0.05
|
|
|
|
5,142
|
|
|
|
103,625
|
|
|
$
|
0.05
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic income per common share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income available to common shareholders
|
|
|
62,996
|
|
|
|
112,512
|
|
|
$
|
0.56
|
|
|
|
64,560
|
|
|
|
103,244
|
|
|
$
|
0.63
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dilutive shares for long-term compensation
plans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
670
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
381
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted income per common share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income available to common shareholders
and assumed conversions
|
|
$
|
62,996
|
|
|
|
113,182
|
|
|
$
|
0.56
|
|
|
$
|
64,560
|
|
|
|
103,625
|
|
|
$
|
0.62
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11
Dilutive shares for long-term compensation plans represent the unvested common shares
outstanding during the year as well as the dilutive effect of outstanding options. The amounts of
anti-dilutive options that were excluded from the computation of diluted income per common share
for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 were 1,513,000 and 1,473,000, respectively, as
compared to 2,666,000 and 2,857,000, respectively, for the same periods in 2009.
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, 113,000 and 127,000 common shares,
respectively, were issued upon the exercise of options.
Foreign Currency Translation
The functional currency of the Companys United Kingdom operations is pounds sterling. The Company
translates the financial statements for the United Kingdom operations into US dollars. Gains and
losses resulting from this translation do not impact the results of operations and are included in
accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income as a separate component of shareholders equity. A
proportionate amount of gain or loss is allocated to noncontrolling interest-common units.
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income consists solely of the foreign currency translation
adjustments described above. Other comprehensive loss for the three and six months ended June 30,
2010 was $1.1 million and $5.7 million, respectively, as compared to other comprehensive income of
$10.8 million and $9.5 million, respectively, for the same periods in 2009. Upon sale or upon
complete or substantially complete liquidation of the Companys foreign investment, the gain or
loss on the sale will include the cumulative translation adjustments that have been previously
recorded in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income and noncontrolling interest-common units.
Note 2: Segment Information
The Company operates its portfolio of properties primarily throughout the Mid-Atlantic,
Southeastern, Midwestern and Southwestern United States. Additionally, the Company owns certain
assets in the United Kingdom. The Company reviews the performance of the portfolio on a
geographical basis. As such, the following regions are considered the Companys reportable
segments:
|
|
|
Reportable Segments
|
|
Markets
|
|
Northeast
|
|
Southeastern PA; Lehigh/Central PA; New Jersey
|
Midwest
|
|
Minnesota; Milwaukee; Chicago
|
Mid-Atlantic
|
|
Maryland; Carolinas; Richmond; Virginia Beach
|
South
|
|
Jacksonville; Orlando; Boca Raton; Tampa; Texas; Arizona
|
Philadelphia/D.C.
|
|
Philadelphia; Northern Virginia/Washington, D.C.
|
United Kingdom
|
|
County of Kent; West Midlands
|
The Companys reportable segments are distinct business units which are each managed
separately in order to concentrate market knowledge within a geographic area. Within these
reportable segments, the Company derives its revenues from its two product types: industrial
properties and office properties.
The Company evaluates performance of the reportable segments based on property level operating
income, which is calculated as rental revenue and operating expense reimbursement less rental
property expenses and real estate taxes. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the
same as those for the Company on a consolidated basis.
12
The operating information by segment is as follows (in thousands):
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Northeast
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lehigh/
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Phila-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Southeastern
|
|
|
Central
|
|
|
New
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
delphia/
|
|
|
United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PA
|
|
|
PA
|
|
|
Jersey
|
|
|
Midwest
|
|
|
Mid-Atlantic
|
|
|
South
|
|
|
D.C.
|
|
|
Kingdom
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Operating revenue
|
|
$
|
44,161
|
|
|
$
|
24,546
|
|
|
$
|
7,833
|
|
|
$
|
19,377
|
|
|
$
|
33,733
|
|
|
$
|
47,063
|
|
|
$
|
7,255
|
|
|
$
|
1,010
|
|
|
$
|
184,978
|
|
Rental property expenses and real estate taxes
|
|
|
13,777
|
|
|
|
6,064
|
|
|
|
2,895
|
|
|
|
7,247
|
|
|
|
9,402
|
|
|
|
16,063
|
|
|
|
1,392
|
|
|
|
221
|
|
|
|
57,061
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property level operating income
|
|
$
|
30,384
|
|
|
$
|
18,482
|
|
|
$
|
4,938
|
|
|
$
|
12,130
|
|
|
$
|
24,331
|
|
|
$
|
31,000
|
|
|
$
|
5,863
|
|
|
$
|
789
|
|
|
|
127,917
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest and other income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,681
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(39,144
|
)
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(12,567
|
)
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(43,873
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before property dispositions, income taxes and equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
|
|
|
|
|
35,014
|
|
Gain on property dispositions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,242
|
|
Income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(503
|
)
|
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated
joint ventures
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
783
|
|
Discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,478
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
40,014
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Northeast
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lehigh/
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Phila-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Southeastern
|
|
|
Central
|
|
|
New
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
delphia/
|
|
|
United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PA
|
|
|
PA
|
|
|
Jersey
|
|
|
Midwest
|
|
|
Mid-Atlantic
|
|
|
South
|
|
|
D.C.
|
|
|
Kingdom
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Operating revenue
|
|
$
|
45,131
|
|
|
$
|
24,583
|
|
|
$
|
7,531
|
|
|
$
|
20,725
|
|
|
$
|
33,283
|
|
|
$
|
46,121
|
|
|
$
|
5,048
|
|
|
$
|
1,135
|
|
|
$
|
183,557
|
|
Rental property expenses and real estate taxes
|
|
|
13,965
|
|
|
|
6,409
|
|
|
|
2,760
|
|
|
|
7,681
|
|
|
|
9,253
|
|
|
|
15,022
|
|
|
|
1,193
|
|
|
|
260
|
|
|
|
56,543
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property level operating income
|
|
$
|
31,166
|
|
|
$
|
18,174
|
|
|
$
|
4,771
|
|
|
$
|
13,044
|
|
|
$
|
24,030
|
|
|
$
|
31,099
|
|
|
$
|
3,855
|
|
|
$
|
875
|
|
|
|
127,014
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest and other income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,511
|
|
Debt extinguishment gain
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
563
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(36,755
|
)
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11,655
|
)
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(42,005
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before property dispositions, income taxes and equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
|
|
|
|
|
39,673
|
|
Loss on property dispositions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,050
|
)
|
Income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(127
|
)
|
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated
joint ventures
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,192
|
|
Discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,524
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
43,212
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Northeast
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lehigh/
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Phila-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Southeastern
|
|
|
Central
|
|
|
New
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
delphia/
|
|
|
United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PA
|
|
|
PA
|
|
|
Jersey
|
|
|
Midwest
|
|
|
Mid-Atlantic
|
|
|
South
|
|
|
D.C.
|
|
|
Kingdom
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Operating revenue
|
|
$
|
90,414
|
|
|
$
|
50,249
|
|
|
$
|
15,837
|
|
|
$
|
38,875
|
|
|
$
|
69,160
|
|
|
$
|
92,972
|
|
|
$
|
14,228
|
|
|
$
|
2,045
|
|
|
$
|
373,780
|
|
Rental property expenses and real estate taxes
|
|
|
29,654
|
|
|
|
13,333
|
|
|
|
6,259
|
|
|
|
15,077
|
|
|
|
20,564
|
|
|
|
31,741
|
|
|
|
2,904
|
|
|
|
451
|
|
|
|
119,983
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property level operating income
|
|
$
|
60,760
|
|
|
$
|
36,916
|
|
|
$
|
9,578
|
|
|
$
|
23,798
|
|
|
$
|
48,596
|
|
|
$
|
61,231
|
|
|
$
|
11,324
|
|
|
$
|
1,594
|
|
|
|
253,797
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest and other income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,471
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(77,773
|
)
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(27,441
|
)
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(86,804
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before property dispositions, income taxes and equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
|
|
|
|
|
67,250
|
|
Gain on property dispositions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,010
|
|
Income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(955
|
)
|
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated
joint ventures
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,177
|
|
Discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,354
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
75,836
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Northeast
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lehigh/
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Phila-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Southeastern
|
|
|
Central
|
|
|
New
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
delphia/
|
|
|
United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PA
|
|
|
PA
|
|
|
Jersey
|
|
|
Midwest
|
|
|
Mid-Atlantic
|
|
|
South
|
|
|
D.C.
|
|
|
Kingdom
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Operating revenue
|
|
$
|
91,858
|
|
|
$
|
49,626
|
|
|
$
|
15,345
|
|
|
$
|
41,389
|
|
|
$
|
67,175
|
|
|
$
|
91,117
|
|
|
$
|
9,783
|
|
|
$
|
2,236
|
|
|
$
|
368,529
|
|
Rental property expenses and real estate taxes
|
|
|
29,519
|
|
|
|
13,978
|
|
|
|
5,928
|
|
|
|
15,258
|
|
|
|
19,977
|
|
|
|
29,174
|
|
|
|
2,373
|
|
|
|
490
|
|
|
|
116,697
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property level operating income
|
|
$
|
62,339
|
|
|
$
|
35,648
|
|
|
$
|
9,417
|
|
|
$
|
26,131
|
|
|
$
|
47,198
|
|
|
$
|
61,943
|
|
|
$
|
7,410
|
|
|
$
|
1,746
|
|
|
|
251,832
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest and other income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,606
|
|
Debt extinguishment gain
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,092
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(73,946
|
)
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(27,212
|
)
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(84,575
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before property dispositions, income taxes and equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
|
|
|
|
|
72,797
|
|
Loss on property dispositions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,344
|
)
|
Income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(344
|
)
|
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated
joint ventures
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,609
|
|
Discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,336
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
77,054
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14
Note 3: Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets
The operating results and gain/(loss) on disposition of real estate for properties sold and held
for sale are reflected in the condensed consolidated statements of operations as discontinued
operations. Prior period financial statements have been adjusted for discontinued operations. The
proceeds from dispositions of operating properties with no continuing involvement for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2010 were $10.2 million and $16.5 million, respectively, as compared to
$34.7 million and $69.5 million, respectively for the same periods in 2009.
Below is a summary of the results of operations for the properties held for sale and disposed of
through the respective disposition dates (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2010
|
|
|
June 30, 2009
|
|
|
June 30, 2010
|
|
|
June 30, 2009
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$
|
309
|
|
|
$
|
3,991
|
|
|
$
|
822
|
|
|
$
|
9,359
|
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
(144
|
)
|
|
|
(1,281
|
)
|
|
|
(527
|
)
|
|
|
(3,421
|
)
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(22
|
)
|
|
|
(845
|
)
|
|
|
(43
|
)
|
|
|
(2,337
|
)
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(73
|
)
|
|
|
(1,011
|
)
|
|
|
(168
|
)
|
|
|
(2,134
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before property dispositions
|
|
$
|
70
|
|
|
$
|
854
|
|
|
$
|
84
|
|
|
$
|
1,467
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense is allocated to discontinued operations. The allocation of interest expense
to discontinued operations was based on the ratio of net assets sold (without continuing
involvement) to the sum of total net assets plus consolidated debt.
Asset Impairment
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, the Company recognized impairment charges of
$400,000 related to a portfolio of properties in the Companys Philadelphia/D.C. segment. During
the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, the Company recognized impairments totaling $3.9
million and $4.5 million, respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2009, $1.1 million in
impairment related to a property in the Northeast segment, $331,000 related to a property in the
Midwest segment, and $2.4 million related to a property in the Philadelphia/D.C. segment. For the
six months ended June 30, 2009, $1.1 million in impairment related to a property in the Northeast
segment, $113,000 related to a parcel of land in the Northeast segment, $89,000 related to a
portfolio of properties in the Mid-Atlantic segment, $822,000 related to properties in the Midwest
segment and $2.4 million related to a property in the Philadelphia/D.C. segment.
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, $400,000 in impairment was included in the
caption gain (loss) on property dispositions in the Companys statements of operations. For the
three months ended June 30, 2009, $1.5 million in impairment related to properties sold was
included in the caption discontinued operations in the Companys statement of operations and $2.4
million in impairment was included in the caption gain (loss) on property dispositions in the
Companys statement of operations. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, $1.5 million in
impairment related to properties sold was included in the caption discontinued operations in the
Companys statement of operations and $3.0 million in impairment was included in the caption gain
(loss) on property dispositions in the Companys statement of operations. The Company determined
these impairments through a comparison of the aggregate future cash flows (including quoted offer
prices) to be generated by the properties to the carrying value of the properties. The Company has
evaluated each of the properties and land held for development and has determined that there are no
additional valuation adjustments necessary at June 30, 2010.
Note 4: Noncontrolling interests
Noncontrolling interests in the accompanying financial statements represent the interests of the
common and preferred units in Liberty Property Limited Partnership not held by the Trust. In
addition, noncontrolling interests include third-party ownership interests in consolidated joint
venture investments.
Common units
The common units outstanding as of June 30, 2010 have the same economic characteristics as common
shares of the Trust. The 3,943,224 outstanding common units share proportionately in the net
income or loss and in any distributions of the Operating Partnership. The common units of the
Operating Partnership not held by the Trust are redeemable at any time at the option of the holder.
The Trust as the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership may at its option elect to
settle the redemption in cash or through the exchange on a one-for-one basis with unregistered
common shares of the Trust. The market value of the 3,943,224 outstanding common units based on
the closing price of the shares of the Company at June 30, 2010 was $113.8 million.
15
Preferred
units
The Company has outstanding the following cumulative redeemable preferred units of the Operating
Partnership (the Preferred Units):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liquidation
|
|
|
Dividend
|
|
|
Redeemable
|
|
|
|
Issue
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Units
|
|
|
Preference
|
|
|
Rate
|
|
|
As of
|
|
|
Exchangeable after
|
|
|
(in 000s)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series B
|
|
$
|
95,000
|
|
|
|
3,800
|
|
|
$
|
25
|
|
|
|
7.45
|
%
|
|
|
8/31/09
|
|
|
8/31/13 into Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of the Trust
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series E
|
|
$
|
20,000
|
|
|
|
400
|
|
|
$
|
50
|
|
|
|
7.00
|
%
|
|
|
6/16/10
|
|
|
6/16/15 into Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of the Trust
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series F
|
|
$
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
$
|
50
|
|
|
|
6.65
|
%
|
|
|
6/30/10
|
|
|
12/12/15 into Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of the Trust
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series G
|
|
$
|
27,000
|
|
|
|
540
|
|
|
$
|
50
|
|
|
|
6.70
|
%
|
|
|
12/15/11
|
|
|
12/15/16 into Series G Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of the Trust
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series H
|
|
$
|
100,000
|
|
|
|
4,000
|
|
|
$
|
25
|
|
|
|
7.40
|
%
|
|
|
8/21/12
|
|
|
8/21/17 into Series H Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of the Trust
|
The Preferred Units are callable at the Operating Partnerships option after a stated period of
time. The Trust as the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership may at its option elect
to settle the redemption for cash or through the exchange on a one-for-one basis with unregistered
preferred shares of the Trust.
Note 5: Indebtedness
Mortgage Loans
In April 2010, the Company used available cash and proceeds from its $600 million Credit Facility
to repay $119.3 million principal value of mortgage loans. The weighted average interest rate of
these loans as of March 31, 2010 was 7.3%. The mortgages encumbered certain of the Companys
operating properties with a net book value of $216.8 million. The Company incurred a $1.2 million
prepayment penalty and wrote off $936,000 in deferred financing costs in conjunction with the
prepayment of these loans. These costs are included as interest expense in the accompanying
statements of operations.
Note 6: Disclosure of Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The following disclosure of estimated fair value was determined by management using available
market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. However, considerable judgment is
necessary to interpret market data and develop estimated fair value. Accordingly, the following
estimates are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company could have realized on
disposition of the financial instruments at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009. The use of
different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the
estimated fair value amounts.
The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts
payable, accrued interest, dividends and distributions payable and other liabilities are reasonable
estimates of fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The fair value of
the Companys long-term debt was greater than the aggregate carrying value by approximately $136.8
million and $33.5 million at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. The fair value of
the Companys long-term debt is estimated using actual trading prices (where available) and using
discounted cash flow analysis based on the borrowing rates currently available to the Company for
loans with similar terms and maturities where actual trading prices are not available.
Disclosure about fair value of financial instruments is based on pertinent information available to
management as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009. Although as of the date of this report,
management is not aware of any factors that would significantly affect the fair value amounts, such
amounts have not been comprehensively revalued for purposes of these financial statements since
June 30, 2010 and current estimates of fair value may differ significantly from the amounts
presented herein.
16
Note 7: Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Beginning with the first quarter of 2010, the Company is required to conduct an ongoing assessment
to determine whether each entity in which it has an equity interest is a variable interest entity
that should be consolidated if certain
qualitative factors indicate that the Company has the controlling interest. This accounting change
is required to be retroactively applied for all periods presented. The adoption of the requirement
did not have a material impact on the Companys financial statements.
Note 8: Supplemental Disclosure to Statements of Cash Flows
The following are supplemental disclosures to the statements of cash flows for the six months ended
June 30, 2010 and 2009 (amounts in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash activity
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Write-off of fully depreciated property and deferred costs
|
|
$
|
16,912
|
|
|
$
|
17,476
|
|
17
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS OF
LIBERTY PROPERTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
(In thousands, except unit amounts)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2010
|
|
|
December 31, 2009
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Real estate:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Land and land improvements
|
|
$
|
858,919
|
|
|
$
|
850,559
|
|
Building and improvements
|
|
|
4,364,449
|
|
|
|
4,289,932
|
|
Less accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
(1,036,823
|
)
|
|
|
(973,624
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating real estate
|
|
|
4,186,545
|
|
|
|
4,166,867
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Development in progress
|
|
|
7,951
|
|
|
|
66,714
|
|
Land held for development
|
|
|
210,748
|
|
|
|
218,633
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net real estate
|
|
|
4,405,244
|
|
|
|
4,452,214
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
39,541
|
|
|
|
237,446
|
|
Restricted cash
|
|
|
36,351
|
|
|
|
42,232
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
6,657
|
|
|
|
6,057
|
|
Deferred rent receivable
|
|
|
102,544
|
|
|
|
95,527
|
|
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net of accumulated amortization (2010, $118,545; 2009, $108,403)
|
|
|
131,880
|
|
|
|
134,309
|
|
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures
|
|
|
172,586
|
|
|
|
175,584
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets
|
|
|
58,289
|
|
|
|
85,574
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
4,953,092
|
|
|
$
|
5,228,943
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage loans
|
|
$
|
352,019
|
|
|
$
|
473,993
|
|
Unsecured notes
|
|
|
1,842,882
|
|
|
|
1,842,882
|
|
Credit facility
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
140,000
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
36,772
|
|
|
|
31,195
|
|
Accrued interest
|
|
|
31,294
|
|
|
|
31,251
|
|
Distributions payable
|
|
|
55,718
|
|
|
|
55,402
|
|
Other liabilities
|
|
|
133,281
|
|
|
|
171,051
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
2,501,966
|
|
|
|
2,745,774
|
|
|
OWNERS EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General partners equity common units, 114,642,717 and
113,875,211 units outstanding as of June 30, 2010 and
December 31, 2009, respectively
|
|
|
2,093,297
|
|
|
|
2,122,295
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Limited partners equity 3,943,224 and 4,011,354 common units
outstanding as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009,
respectively
|
|
|
69,113
|
|
|
|
72,294
|
|
9,740,000 preferred units outstanding as of
June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009
|
|
|
287,959
|
|
|
|
287,959
|
|
Noncontrolling interest consolidated joint ventures
|
|
|
757
|
|
|
|
621
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total owners equity
|
|
|
2,451,126
|
|
|
|
2,483,169
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and owners equity
|
|
$
|
4,953,092
|
|
|
$
|
5,228,943
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes.
18
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS OF
LIBERTY PROPERTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
(Unaudited and in thousands, except per unit amounts)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2010
|
|
|
June 30, 2009
|
|
OPERATING REVENUE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rental
|
|
$
|
130,509
|
|
|
$
|
129,352
|
|
Operating expense reimbursement
|
|
|
54,469
|
|
|
|
54,205
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating revenue
|
|
|
184,978
|
|
|
|
183,557
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING EXPENSE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rental property
|
|
|
34,659
|
|
|
|
34,770
|
|
Real estate taxes
|
|
|
22,402
|
|
|
|
21,773
|
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
12,567
|
|
|
|
11,655
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
43,873
|
|
|
|
42,005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
113,501
|
|
|
|
110,203
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
71,477
|
|
|
|
73,354
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest and other income
|
|
|
2,681
|
|
|
|
2,511
|
|
Debt extinguishment gain
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
563
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(39,144
|
)
|
|
|
(36,755
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total other income (expense)
|
|
|
(36,463
|
)
|
|
|
(33,681
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before property dispositions, income taxes and equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
|
|
|
35,014
|
|
|
|
39,673
|
|
Gain (loss) on property dispositions
|
|
|
2,242
|
|
|
|
(2,050
|
)
|
Income taxes
|
|
|
(503
|
)
|
|
|
(127
|
)
|
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
|
|
|
783
|
|
|
|
1,192
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations
|
|
|
37,536
|
|
|
|
38,688
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued operations (including net gain on property dispositions of $2,408 and $3,670 for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively)
|
|
|
2,478
|
|
|
|
4,524
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
40,014
|
|
|
|
43,212
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interest consolidated joint ventures
|
|
|
(148
|
)
|
|
|
56
|
|
Preferred unit distributions
|
|
|
(5,253
|
)
|
|
|
(5,253
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income available to common unitholders
|
|
$
|
34,613
|
|
|
$
|
38,015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per common unit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations
|
|
$
|
0.28
|
|
|
$
|
0.31
|
|
Income from discontinued operations
|
|
|
0.02
|
|
|
|
0.04
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income per common unit basic
|
|
$
|
0.30
|
|
|
$
|
0.35
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations
|
|
$
|
0.27
|
|
|
$
|
0.31
|
|
Income from discontinued operations
|
|
|
0.02
|
|
|
|
0.04
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income per common unit diluted
|
|
$
|
0.29
|
|
|
$
|
0.35
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions per common unit
|
|
$
|
0.475
|
|
|
$
|
0.475
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of common units outstanding
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
116,587
|
|
|
|
109,785
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
117,323
|
|
|
|
110,262
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income allocated to general partners
|
|
$
|
33,445
|
|
|
$
|
36,671
|
|
Net income allocated to limited partners
|
|
|
6,421
|
|
|
|
6,597
|
|
See accompanying notes.
19
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS OF
LIBERTY PROPERTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
(Unaudited and in thousands, except per unit amounts)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2010
|
|
|
June 30, 2009
|
|
OPERATING REVENUE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rental
|
|
$
|
260,578
|
|
|
$
|
257,064
|
|
Operating expense reimbursement
|
|
|
113,202
|
|
|
|
111,465
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating revenue
|
|
|
373,780
|
|
|
|
368,529
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING EXPENSE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rental property
|
|
|
75,073
|
|
|
|
73,151
|
|
Real estate taxes
|
|
|
44,910
|
|
|
|
43,546
|
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
27,441
|
|
|
|
27,212
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
86,804
|
|
|
|
84,575
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
234,228
|
|
|
|
228,484
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
139,552
|
|
|
|
140,045
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest and other income
|
|
|
5,471
|
|
|
|
5,606
|
|
Debt extinguishment gain
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,092
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(77,773
|
)
|
|
|
(73,946
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total other income (expense)
|
|
|
(72,302
|
)
|
|
|
(67,248
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before property dispositions, income taxes and equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
|
|
|
67,250
|
|
|
|
72,797
|
|
Gain (loss) on property dispositions
|
|
|
3,010
|
|
|
|
(2,344
|
)
|
Income taxes
|
|
|
(955
|
)
|
|
|
(344
|
)
|
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
|
|
|
1,177
|
|
|
|
1,609
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations
|
|
|
70,482
|
|
|
|
71,718
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued operations (including net gain on property dispositions of $5,270 and $3,869 for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively)
|
|
|
5,354
|
|
|
|
5,336
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
75,836
|
|
|
|
77,054
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interest consolidated joint ventures
|
|
|
(136
|
)
|
|
|
420
|
|
Preferred unit distributions
|
|
|
(10,506
|
)
|
|
|
(10,506
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income available to common unitholders
|
|
$
|
65,194
|
|
|
$
|
66,968
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per common unit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations
|
|
$
|
0.51
|
|
|
$
|
0.58
|
|
Income from discontinued operations
|
|
|
0.05
|
|
|
|
0.05
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income per common unit basic
|
|
$
|
0.56
|
|
|
$
|
0.63
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations
|
|
$
|
0.51
|
|
|
$
|
0.57
|
|
Income from discontinued operations
|
|
|
0.05
|
|
|
|
0.05
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income per common unit diluted
|
|
$
|
0.56
|
|
|
$
|
0.62
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions per common unit
|
|
$
|
0.95
|
|
|
$
|
0.95
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of common units outstanding
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
116,464
|
|
|
|
107,263
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
117,134
|
|
|
|
107,644
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income allocated to general partners
|
|
$
|
62,996
|
|
|
$
|
64,560
|
|
Net income allocated to limited partners
|
|
|
12,704
|
|
|
|
12,914
|
|
See accompanying notes.
20
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OWNERS EQUITY OF LIBERTY PROPERTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
(UNAUDITED AND IN THOUSANDS)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Limited
|
|
|
Limited
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Partners
|
|
|
Partners
|
|
|
Noncontrolling
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General
|
|
|
Equity
|
|
|
Equity
|
|
|
Interest
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
Partners
|
|
|
Common
|
|
|
Preferred
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
Owners
|
|
|
|
Equity
|
|
|
Units
|
|
|
Units
|
|
|
Joint Ventures
|
|
|
Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at January 1, 2010
|
|
$
|
2,122,295
|
|
|
$
|
72,294
|
|
|
$
|
287,959
|
|
|
$
|
621
|
|
|
$
|
2,483,169
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contributions from partners
|
|
|
19,859
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,859
|
|
Distributions to partners
|
|
|
(107,546
|
)
|
|
|
(3,959
|
)
|
|
|
(10,506
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(122,011
|
)
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
(5,534
|
)
|
|
|
(193
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,727
|
)
|
Net income
|
|
|
62,996
|
|
|
|
2,198
|
|
|
|
10,506
|
|
|
|
136
|
|
|
|
75,836
|
|
Redemption of limited partners common units for common shares
|
|
|
1,227
|
|
|
|
(1,227
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at June 30, 2010
|
|
$
|
2,093,297
|
|
|
$
|
69,113
|
|
|
$
|
287,959
|
|
|
$
|
757
|
|
|
$
|
2,451,126
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes.
21
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS OF
LIBERTY PROPERTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
(Unaudited and in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2010
|
|
|
June 30, 2009
|
|
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
75,836
|
|
|
$
|
77,054
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
86,853
|
|
|
|
86,306
|
|
Amortization of deferred financing costs
|
|
|
3,354
|
|
|
|
2,439
|
|
Debt extinguishment gain
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,092
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
|
|
|
(1,177
|
)
|
|
|
(1,609
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures
|
|
|
517
|
|
|
|
663
|
|
Gain on property dispositions
|
|
|
(8,280
|
)
|
|
|
(1,526
|
)
|
Noncash compensation
|
|
|
8,201
|
|
|
|
9,790
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted cash
|
|
|
5,000
|
|
|
|
970
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
(609
|
)
|
|
|
6,208
|
|
Deferred rent receivable
|
|
|
(7,155
|
)
|
|
|
(5,677
|
)
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets
|
|
|
1,966
|
|
|
|
18,806
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
5,718
|
|
|
|
2,979
|
|
Accrued interest
|
|
|
43
|
|
|
|
(5,159
|
)
|
Other liabilities
|
|
|
(22,059
|
)
|
|
|
(15,793
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
148,208
|
|
|
|
174,359
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment in properties
|
|
|
(49,316
|
)
|
|
|
(35,812
|
)
|
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures
|
|
|
(280
|
)
|
|
|
(4,017
|
)
|
Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures
|
|
|
3,177
|
|
|
|
18,379
|
|
Net proceeds from disposition of properties/land
|
|
|
27,752
|
|
|
|
80,333
|
|
Net proceeds from (advances on) grant receivable/escrow
|
|
|
22,969
|
|
|
|
(9,848
|
)
|
Investment in development in progress
|
|
|
(7,919
|
)
|
|
|
(50,385
|
)
|
Investment in land held for development
|
|
|
(2,683
|
)
|
|
|
(26,980
|
)
|
Investment in deferred leasing costs
|
|
|
(14,467
|
)
|
|
|
(12,020
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(20,767
|
)
|
|
|
(40,350
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayments of unsecured notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(285,268
|
)
|
Proceeds from mortgage loans
|
|
|
635
|
|
|
|
317,213
|
|
Repayments of mortgage loans
|
|
|
(122,608
|
)
|
|
|
(43,029
|
)
|
Proceeds from credit facility
|
|
|
90,000
|
|
|
|
199,150
|
|
Repayments on credit facility
|
|
|
(180,000
|
)
|
|
|
(319,150
|
)
|
Increase in deferred financing costs
|
|
|
(8
|
)
|
|
|
(5,743
|
)
|
Capital contributions
|
|
|
11,691
|
|
|
|
218,970
|
|
Distributions to partners
|
|
|
(121,728
|
)
|
|
|
(110,802
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in financing activities
|
|
|
(322,018
|
)
|
|
|
(28,659
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(194,577
|
)
|
|
|
105,350
|
|
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents related to foreign currency
translation
|
|
|
(3,328
|
)
|
|
|
3,392
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
|
|
237,446
|
|
|
|
15,794
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
|
|
$
|
39,541
|
|
|
$
|
124,536
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes.
22
Liberty Property Limited Partnership
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
June 30, 2010
Note 1: Organization and Basis of Presentation
Organization
Liberty Property Trust (the Trust) is a self-administered and self-managed Maryland real estate
investment trust (a REIT). Substantially all of the Trusts assets are owned directly or
indirectly, and substantially all of the Trusts operations are conducted directly or indirectly,
by Liberty Property Limited Partnership (the Operating Partnership and, collectively with the
Trust and their consolidated subsidiaries, the Company). The Trust is the sole general partner
and also a limited partner of the Operating Partnership, owning 96.6% of the common equity of the
Operating Partnership at June 30, 2010. The Company provides leasing, property management,
development, acquisition and other tenant-related services for a portfolio of industrial and office
properties which are located principally within the Mid-Atlantic, Southeastern, Midwestern and
Southwestern United States and the United Kingdom. See a description of the Companys markets in
Note 2 to the Companys financial statements.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Operating Partnership
and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted
accounting principles (US GAAP) for interim financial information and with the instructions to
Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the
information and footnotes required by US GAAP for complete financial statements and should be read
in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of the Trust and the Operating Partnership for the year ended December 31,
2009. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring
adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the financial statements for these interim
periods have been included. The results of interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the
results to be obtained for a full fiscal year. Certain amounts from prior periods have been
reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.
23
Income per Common Unit
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted income per common unit (in
thousands, except per unit amounts):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2010
|
|
|
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
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|
|
Average Units
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
|
|
|
Average Units
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Numerator)
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|
|
(Denominator)
|
|
|
Per Unit
|
|
|
(Numerator)
|
|
|
(Denominator)
|
|
|
Per Unit
|
|
Income from continuing operations net of
noncontrolling interest
|
|
$
|
37,388
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
38,744
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less: Preferred unit distributions
|
|
|
(5,253
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,253
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic income from continuing operations
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations available to common unitholders
|
|
|
32,135
|
|
|
|
116,587
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|
|
$
|
0.28
|
|
|
|
33,491
|
|
|
|
109,785
|
|
|
$
|
0.31
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dilutive units for long-term compensation plans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
736
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
477
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted income from continuing operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations available to common unitholders and assumed conversions
|
|
|
32,135
|
|
|
|
117,323
|
|
|
$
|
0.27
|
|
|
|
_33,491
|
|
|
|
110,262
|
|
|
$
|
0.31
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic income from discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued operations
|
|
|
2,478
|
|
|
|
116,587
|
|
|
$
|
0.02
|
|
|
|
4,524
|
|
|
|
109,785
|
|
|
$
|
0.04
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dilutive units for long-term compensation plans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
736
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
477
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted income from discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued operations
|
|
|
2,478
|
|
|
|
117,323
|
|
|
$
|
0.02
|
|
|
|
4,524
|
|
|
|
110,262
|
|
|
$
|
0.04
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic income per common unit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income available to common unitholders
|
|
|
34,613
|
|
|
|
116,587
|
|
|
$
|
0.30
|
|
|
|
38,015
|
|
|
|
109,785
|
|
|
$
|
0.35
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted units for long-term compensation plans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
736
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
477
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted income per common unit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income available to common unitholders and assumed conversions
|
|
$
|
34,613
|
|
|
|
117,323
|
|
|
$
|
0.29
|
|
|
$
|
38,015
|
|
|
|
110,262
|
|
|
$
|
0.35
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010
|
|
|
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
|
|
|
Average Units
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
|
|
|
Average Units
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Numerator)
|
|
|
(Denominator)
|
|
|
Per Unit
|
|
|
(Numerator)
|
|
|
(Denominator)
|
|
|
Per Unit
|
|
Income from continuing operations net of
noncontrolling interest
|
|
$
|
70,346
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
72,138
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less: Preferred unit distributions
|
|
|
(10,506
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10,506
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic income from continuing operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations available to common unitholders
|
|
|
59,840
|
|
|
|
116,464
|
|
|
$
|
0.51
|
|
|
|
61,632
|
|
|
|
107,263
|
|
|
$
|
0.58
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dilutive units for long-term compensation plans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
670
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
381
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted income from continuing operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations available to common unitholders and assumed conversions
|
|
|
59,840
|
|
|
|
117,134
|
|
|
$
|
0.51
|
|
|
|
_61,632
|
|
|
|
107,644
|
|
|
$
|
0.57
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic income from discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued operations
|
|
|
5,354
|
|
|
|
116,464
|
|
|
$
|
0.05
|
|
|
|
5,336
|
|
|
|
107,263
|
|
|
$
|
0.05
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dilutive units for long-term compensation plans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
670
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
381
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted income from discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued operations
|
|
|
5,354
|
|
|
|
117,134
|
|
|
$
|
0.05
|
|
|
|
5,336
|
|
|
|
107,644
|
|
|
$
|
0.05
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic income per common unit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income available to common unitholders
|
|
|
65,194
|
|
|
|
116,464
|
|
|
$
|
0.56
|
|
|
|
66,968
|
|
|
|
107,263
|
|
|
$
|
0.63
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted units for long-term compensation plans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
670
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
381
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted income per common unit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income available to common unitholders and assumed conversions
|
|
$
|
65,194
|
|
|
|
117,134
|
|
|
$
|
0.56
|
|
|
$
|
66,968
|
|
|
|
107,644
|
|
|
$
|
0.62
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25
Dilutive units for long-term compensation plans represent the unvested common units outstanding
during the year as well as the dilutive effect of outstanding options. The amounts of
anti-dilutive options that were excluded from the computation of diluted income per common share
for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 were 1,513,000 and 1,473,000, respectively, as
compared to 2,666,000 and 2,857,000, respectively, for the same periods in 2009.
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, 113,000 and 127,000 common shares,
respectively, were issued upon the exercise of options.
Foreign Currency Translation
The functional currency of the Companys United Kingdom operations is pounds sterling. The Company
translates the financial statements for the United Kingdom operations into US dollars. Gains and
losses resulting from this translation do not impact the results of operations and are included in
general partners equity common units and limited partners equity-common units. Other
comprehensive loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 was $1.1 million and $5.7
million, respectively, as compared to other comprehensive income of $10.8 million and $9.5 million,
respectively, for the same periods in 2009. Upon sale or upon complete or substantially complete
liquidation of a foreign investment, the gain or loss on the sale will include the cumulative
translation adjustments that have been previously recorded in general partners equity-common units
and limited partners equity common units.
Note 2: Segment Information
The Company operates its portfolio of properties primarily throughout the Mid-Atlantic,
Southeastern, Midwestern and Southwestern United States. Additionally, the Company owns certain
assets in the United Kingdom. The Company reviews the performance of the portfolio on a
geographical basis. As such, the following regions are considered the Companys reportable
segments:
|
|
|
Reportable Segments
|
|
Markets
|
|
|
|
Northeast
|
|
Southeastern PA; Lehigh/Central PA; New Jersey
|
Midwest
|
|
Minnesota; Milwaukee; Chicago
|
Mid-Atlantic
|
|
Maryland; Carolinas; Richmond; Virginia Beach
|
South
|
|
Jacksonville; Orlando; Boca Raton; Tampa; Texas; Arizona
|
Philadelphia/D.C.
|
|
Philadelphia; Northern Virginia/Washington, D.C.
|
United Kingdom
|
|
County of Kent; West Midlands
|
The Companys reportable segments are distinct business units which are each managed separately in
order to concentrate market knowledge within a geographic area. Within these reportable segments,
the Company derives its revenues from its two product types: industrial properties and office
properties.
The Company evaluates performance of the reportable segments based on property level operating
income, which is calculated as rental revenue and operating expense reimbursement less rental
property expenses and real estate taxes. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the
same as those for the Company on a consolidated basis.
26
The operating information by segment is as follows (in thousands):
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Northeast
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lehigh/
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Phila-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Southeastern
|
|
|
Central
|
|
|
New
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mid-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
delphia/
|
|
|
United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PA
|
|
|
PA
|
|
|
Jersey
|
|
|
Midwest
|
|
|
Atlantic
|
|
|
South
|
|
|
D.C.
|
|
|
Kingdom
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Operating revenue
|
|
$
|
44,161
|
|
|
$
|
24,546
|
|
|
$
|
7,833
|
|
|
$
|
19,377
|
|
|
$
|
33,733
|
|
|
$
|
47,063
|
|
|
$
|
7,255
|
|
|
$
|
1,010
|
|
|
$
|
184,978
|
|
Rental property expenses and real estate taxes
|
|
|
13,777
|
|
|
|
6,064
|
|
|
|
2,895
|
|
|
|
7,247
|
|
|
|
9,402
|
|
|
|
16,063
|
|
|
|
1,392
|
|
|
|
221
|
|
|
|
57,061
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property level operating income
|
|
$
|
30,384
|
|
|
$
|
18,482
|
|
|
$
|
4,938
|
|
|
$
|
12,130
|
|
|
$
|
24,331
|
|
|
$
|
31,000
|
|
|
$
|
5,863
|
|
|
$
|
789
|
|
|
|
127,917
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest and other income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,681
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(39,144)
|
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(12,567)
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(43,873)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before property dispositions,
income taxes and equity in earnings of
unconsolidated joint ventures
|
|
|
|
|
35,014
|
|
Gain on property dispositions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,242
|
|
Income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(503)
|
|
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
783
|
|
Discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,478
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
40,014
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Northeast
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lehigh/
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Phila-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Southeastern
|
|
|
Central
|
|
|
New
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mid-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
delphia/
|
|
|
United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PA
|
|
|
PA
|
|
|
Jersey
|
|
|
Midwest
|
|
|
Atlantic
|
|
|
South
|
|
|
D.C.
|
|
|
Kingdom
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Operating revenue
|
|
$
|
45,131
|
|
|
$
|
24,583
|
|
|
$
|
7,531
|
|
|
$
|
20,725
|
|
|
$
|
33,283
|
|
|
$
|
46,121
|
|
|
$
|
5,048
|
|
|
$
|
1,135
|
|
|
$
|
183,557
|
|
Rental property expenses and real estate taxes
|
|
|
13,965
|
|
|
|
6,409
|
|
|
|
2,760
|
|
|
|
7,681
|
|
|
|
9,253
|
|
|
|
15,022
|
|
|
|
1,193
|
|
|
|
260
|
|
|
|
56,543
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property level operating income
|
|
$
|
31,166
|
|
|
$
|
18,174
|
|
|
$
|
4,771
|
|
|
$
|
13,044
|
|
|
$
|
24,030
|
|
|
$
|
31,099
|
|
|
$
|
3,855
|
|
|
$
|
875
|
|
|
|
127,014
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest and other income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,511
|
|
Debt extinguishment gain
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
563
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(36,755)
|
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11,655)
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(42,005)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before property dispositions, income
taxes and equity in earnings of unconsolidated
joint ventures
|
|
|
|
|
39,673
|
|
Loss on property dispositions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,050)
|
|
Income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(127)
|
|
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,192
|
|
Discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,524
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
43,212
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Northeast
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lehigh/
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Phila-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Southeastern
|
|
|
Central
|
|
|
New
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mid-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
delphia/
|
|
|
United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PA
|
|
|
PA
|
|
|
Jersey
|
|
|
Midwest
|
|
|
Atlantic
|
|
|
South
|
|
|
D.C.
|
|
|
Kingdom
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Operating revenue
|
|
$
|
90,414
|
|
|
$
|
50,249
|
|
|
$
|
15,837
|
|
|
$
|
38,875
|
|
|
$
|
69,160
|
|
|
$
|
92,972
|
|
|
$
|
14,228
|
|
|
$
|
2,045
|
|
|
$
|
373,780
|
|
Rental property expenses and real estate taxes
|
|
|
29,654
|
|
|
|
13,333
|
|
|
|
6,259
|
|
|
|
15,077
|
|
|
|
20,564
|
|
|
|
31,741
|
|
|
|
2,904
|
|
|
|
451
|
|
|
|
119,983
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property level operating income
|
|
$
|
60,760
|
|
|
$
|
36,916
|
|
|
$
|
9,578
|
|
|
$
|
23,798
|
|
|
$
|
48,596
|
|
|
$
|
61,231
|
|
|
$
|
11,324
|
|
|
$
|
1,594
|
|
|
|
253,797
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest and other income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,471
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(77,773)
|
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(27,441)
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(86,804)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before property dispositions, income
taxes and equity in earnings of unconsolidated
joint ventures
|
|
|
|
|
67,250
|
|
Gain on property dispositions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,010
|
|
Income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(955)
|
|
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,177
|
|
Discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,354
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
75,836
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Northeast
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lehigh/
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Phila-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Southeastern
|
|
|
Central
|
|
|
New
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mid-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
delphia/
|
|
|
United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PA
|
|
|
PA
|
|
|
Jersey
|
|
|
Midwest
|
|
|
Atlantic
|
|
|
South
|
|
|
D.C.
|
|
|
Kingdom
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Operating revenue
|
|
$
|
91,858
|
|
|
$
|
49,626
|
|
|
$
|
15,345
|
|
|
$
|
41,389
|
|
|
$
|
67,175
|
|
|
$
|
91,117
|
|
|
$
|
9,783
|
|
|
$
|
2,236
|
|
|
$
|
368,529
|
|
Rental property expenses and real estate taxes
|
|
|
29,519
|
|
|
|
13,978
|
|
|
|
5,928
|
|
|
|
15,258
|
|
|
|
19,977
|
|
|
|
29,174
|
|
|
|
2,373
|
|
|
|
490
|
|
|
|
116,697
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property level operating income
|
|
$
|
62,339
|
|
|
$
|
35,648
|
|
|
$
|
9,417
|
|
|
$
|
26,131
|
|
|
$
|
47,198
|
|
|
$
|
61,943
|
|
|
$
|
7,410
|
|
|
$
|
1,746
|
|
|
|
251,832
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest and other income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,606
|
|
Debt extinguishment gain
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,092
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(73,946)
|
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(27,212)
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(84,575)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before property dispositions, income
taxes and equity in earnings of
unconsolidated joint ventures
|
|
|
|
|
72,797
|
|
Loss on property dispositions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,344)
|
|
Income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(344)
|
|
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,609
|
|
Discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,336
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
77,054
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28
Note 3: Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets
The operating results and gain/(loss) on disposition of real estate for properties sold and held
for sale are reflected in the condensed consolidated statements of operations as discontinued
operations. Prior period financial statements have been adjusted for discontinued operations. The
proceeds from dispositions of operating properties with no continuing involvement for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2010 were $10.2 million and $16.5 million, respectively, as compared to
$34.7 million and $69.5 million, respectively for the same periods in 2009.
Below is a summary of the results of operations for the properties held for sale and disposed of
through the respective disposition dates (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2010
|
|
|
June 30, 2009
|
|
|
June 30, 2010
|
|
|
June 30, 2009
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$
|
309
|
|
|
$
|
3,991
|
|
|
$
|
822
|
|
|
$
|
9,359
|
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
(144
|
)
|
|
|
(1,281
|
)
|
|
|
(527
|
)
|
|
|
(3,421
|
)
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(22
|
)
|
|
|
(845
|
)
|
|
|
(43
|
)
|
|
|
(2,337
|
)
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(73
|
)
|
|
|
(1,011
|
)
|
|
|
(168
|
)
|
|
|
(2,134
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before property dispositions
|
|
$
|
70
|
|
|
$
|
854
|
|
|
$
|
84
|
|
|
$
|
1,467
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense is allocated to discontinued operations. The allocation of interest expense to
discontinued operations was based on the ratio of net assets sold (without continuing involvement)
to the sum of total net assets plus consolidated debt.
Asset Impairment
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, the Company recognized impairment charges of
$400,000 related to a portfolio of properties in the Companys Philadelphia/D.C. segment. During
the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, the Company recognized impairments totaling $3.9
million and $4.5 million, respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2009, $1.1 million in
impairment related to a property in the Northeast segment, $331,000 related to a property in the
Midwest segment, and $2.4 million related to a property in the Philadelphia/D.C. segment. For the
six months ended June 30, 2009, $1.1 million in impairment related to a property in the Northeast
segment, $113,000 related to a parcel of land in the Northeast segment, $89,000 related to a
portfolio of properties in the Mid-Atlantic segment, $822,000 related to properties in the Midwest
segment and $2.4 million related to a property in the Philadelphia/D.C. segment.
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, $400,000 in impairment was included in the
caption gain (loss) on property dispositions in the Companys statements of operations. For the
three months ended June 30, 2009, $1.5 million in impairment related to properties sold was
included in the caption discontinued operations in the Companys statement of operations and $2.4
million in impairment was included in the caption gain (loss) on property dispositions in the
Companys statement of operations. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, $1.5 million in
impairment related to properties sold was included in the caption discontinued operations in the
Companys statement of operations and $3.0 million in impairment was included in the caption gain
(loss) on property dispositions in the Companys statement of operations. The Company determined
these impairments through a comparison of the aggregate future cash flows (including quoted offer
prices) to be generated by the properties to the carrying value of the properties. The Company has
evaluated each of the properties and land held for development and has determined that there are no
additional valuation adjustments necessary at June 30, 2010.
Note 4: Limited partners equity
Common units
General and limited partners equity common units relates to limited partnership interests of
the Operating Partnership issued in connection with the formation of the Company and certain
subsequent acquisitions. The common units outstanding as of June 30, 2010 have the same economic
characteristics as common shares of the Trust. The 3,943,224 outstanding common units are the
limited partners equity common units held by persons and entities other than Liberty Property
Trust, the general partner of Liberty Property Limited Partnership, which holds a number of common
units equal to the number of outstanding common shares of beneficial interest. Both the common
units held by Liberty Property Trust and the common units held by persons and entities other than
Liberty Property Trust are counted in the weighted average number of common units outstanding
during any given period. The 3,943,224 outstanding common units share proportionately in the net
income or loss and in any distributions of the Operating Partnership and are exchangeable into the
same number of common shares of the Trust. The market value of the 3,943,224 outstanding common
units at June 30, 2010 based on the closing price of the shares of the Company at June 30, 2010 was
$113.8 million.
29
Preferred units
The Company has outstanding the following cumulative redeemable preferred units of the Operating
Partnership (the Preferred Units):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liquidation
|
|
|
Dividend
|
|
|
Redeemable
|
|
|
|
Issue
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Units
|
|
|
Preference
|
|
|
Rate
|
|
|
As of
|
|
|
Exchangeable after
|
|
|
(in 000s)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series B
|
|
$
|
95,000
|
|
|
|
3,800
|
|
|
$
|
25
|
|
|
|
7.45
|
%
|
|
|
8/31/09
|
|
|
8/31/13 into Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of the Trust
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series E
|
|
$
|
20,000
|
|
|
|
400
|
|
|
$
|
50
|
|
|
|
7.00
|
%
|
|
|
6/16/10
|
|
|
6/16/15 into Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of the Trust
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series F
|
|
$
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
$
|
50
|
|
|
|
6.65
|
%
|
|
|
6/30/10
|
|
|
12/12/15 into Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of the Trust
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series G
|
|
$
|
27,000
|
|
|
|
540
|
|
|
$
|
50
|
|
|
|
6.70
|
%
|
|
|
12/15/11
|
|
|
12/15/16 into Series G Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of the Trust
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series H
|
|
$
|
100,000
|
|
|
|
4,000
|
|
|
$
|
25
|
|
|
|
7.40
|
%
|
|
|
8/21/12
|
|
|
8/21/17 into Series H Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of the Trust
|
The Preferred Units are callable at the Operating Partnerships option after a stated period of
time. The Trust as the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership may at its option elect
to settle the redemption for cash or through the exchange on a one-on-one basis with unregistered
preferred shares of the Trust.
Note 5: Indebtedness
Mortgage Loans
In April 2010, the Company used available cash and proceeds from its $600 million Credit Facility
to repay $119.3 million principal value of mortgage loans. The weighted average interest rate of
these loans as of March 31, 2010 was 7.3%. The mortgages encumbered certain of the Companys
operating properties with a net book value of $216.8 million. The Company incurred a $1.2 million
prepayment penalty and wrote off $936,000 in deferred financing costs in conjunction with the
prepayment of these loans. These costs are included as interest expense in the accompanying
statements of operations.
Note 6: Disclosure of Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The following disclosure of estimated fair value was determined by management using available
market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. However, considerable judgment is
necessary to interpret market data and develop estimated fair value. Accordingly, the following
estimates are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company could have realized on
disposition of the financial instruments at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009. The use of
different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the
estimated fair value amounts.
The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts
payable, accrued interest, dividends and distributions payable and other liabilities are reasonable
estimates of fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The fair value of
the Companys long-term debt was greater than the aggregate carrying value by approximately $136.8
million and $33.5 million at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. The fair value of
the Companys long-term debt is estimated using actual trading prices (where available) and using
discounted cash flow analysis based on the borrowing rates currently available to the Company for
loans with similar terms and maturities where actual trading prices are not available.
Disclosure about fair value of financial instruments is based on pertinent information available to
management as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009. Although as of the date of this report,
management is not aware of any factors that would significantly affect the fair value amounts, such
amounts have not been comprehensively revalued for purposes of these financial statements since
June 30, 2010 and current estimates of fair value may differ significantly from the amounts
presented herein.
30
Note 7: Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Beginning with the first quarter of 2010, the Company is required to conduct an ongoing assessment
to determine whether each entity in which it has an equity interest is a variable interest entity
that should be consolidated if certain qualitative factors indicate that the Company has the
controlling interest. This accounting change is required to be retroactively applied for all
periods presented. The adoption of the requirement did not have a material impact on the Companys
financial statements.
Note 8: Supplemental Disclosure to Statements of Cash Flows
The following are supplemental disclosures to the statements of cash flows for the six months ended
June 30, 2010 and 2009 (amounts in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash activity
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
Write-off of fully depreciated property and deferred costs
|
|
$
|
16,912
|
|
|
$
|
17,476
|
|
31
Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
OVERVIEW
Liberty Property Trust (the Trust) is a self-administered and self-managed Maryland real estate
investment trust (REIT). Substantially all of the Trusts assets are owned directly or
indirectly, and substantially all of the Trusts operations are conducted directly or indirectly,
by its subsidiary, Liberty Property Limited Partnership, a Pennsylvania limited partnership (the
Operating Partnership and, collectively with the Trust and their consolidated subsidiaries, the
Company).
The Company operates primarily in the Mid-Atlantic, Southeastern, Midwestern and Southwestern
United States. Additionally, the Company owns certain assets in the United Kingdom.
As of June 30, 2010, the Company owned and operated 346 industrial and 291 office properties (the
Wholly Owned Properties in Operation) totaling 64.5 million square feet. In addition, as of June
30, 2010, the Company owned one property under development, which when completed is expected to
comprise 75,000 square feet (the Wholly Owned Property under Development), and 1,343 acres of
developable land, substantially all of which is zoned for commercial use. Additionally, as of June
30, 2010, the Company had an ownership interest, through unconsolidated joint ventures, in 48
industrial and 49 office properties totaling 14.2 million square feet (the JV Properties in
Operation and, together with the Wholly Owned Properties in Operation, the Properties in
Operation), and one property under development, which when completed is expected to comprise
176,000 square feet (the JV Property under Development and, together with the Wholly Owned
Property under Development, the Properties under Development). The Company also has an ownership
interest through unconsolidated joint ventures in 627 acres of developable land, substantially all
of which is zoned for commercial use.
The Company focuses on creating value for shareholders and increasing profitability and cash flow.
With respect to its Properties in Operation, the Company endeavors to maintain high occupancy
levels while increasing rental rates and controlling costs. The Company pursues development
opportunities that it believes will create value and yield acceptable returns. The Company also
acquires properties that it believes will create long-term value, and disposes of properties that
no longer fit within the Companys strategic objectives or in situations where it can optimize cash
proceeds. The Companys operating results depend primarily upon income from rental operations and
are substantially influenced by rental demand for the Properties in Operation. Continued weakness
in the economy has had a negative impact on the Companys business. Although credit market
conditions have somewhat improved for the Company, continued general credit constraints in the
economy, as well as persistent high levels of unemployment, present challenges relating to the
pricing of commercial real estate and demand for the Companys products.
Consistent with the current reduced level of economic growth in the United States, rental demand
for the Properties in Operation remained weak for the three months ended June 30, 2010 even though
improved when compared to the three months ended June 30, 2009. The Company leased 4.1 million
square feet in its Properties in Operation during the three months ended June 30, 2010 and attained
occupancy of 90.2% for the Wholly Owned Properties in Operation and 81.5% for the JV Properties in
Operation for a combined occupancy of 88.7% for the Properties in Operation, all as of that date.
At December 31, 2009, occupancy for the Wholly Owned Properties in Operation was 89.5% and for the
JV Properties in Operation was 87.7% for a combined occupancy for the Properties in Operation of
89.2%. The Company believes that straight line rents on renewal and replacement leases for 2010
will on average be 10% to 15% lower than rents on expiring leases. Furthermore, the Company
believes that average occupancy for its Properties in Operation will not increase or decrease by
more than 1% for 2010 compared to 2009.
WHOLLY OWNED CAPITAL ACTIVITY
Acquisitions
The Company did not acquire any operating properties during the six months ended June 30, 2010.
For 2010, the Company anticipates that wholly owned property acquisitions will range from no
acquisitions to acquisitions of up to $100 million.
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Dispositions
Disposition activity allows the Company to, among other things, (1) reduce its holdings in certain
markets and product types within a market; (2) lower the average age of the portfolio; (3) optimize
the cash proceeds from the sale of certain assets; and (4) obtain funds for investment activities.
During the three months ended June 30, 2010, the Company realized proceeds of $10.2 million from
the sale of two operating properties representing 72,000 square feet and 12 acres of land. During
the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Company realized proceeds of $16.5 million from the sale of
four operating properties representing 150,000 square feet and 12 acres of land. The Companys
original guidance for 2010 suggested that it would realize proceeds of approximately $75 million to
$125 million from the sale of operating properties. The Company currently believes that it will
not reach the low end of this range.
Development
During the three months ended June 30, 2010, the Company brought into service one Wholly Owned
Property under Development representing 211,000 square feet and a Total Investment, as defined
below, of $45.7 million, and did not initiate any development. During the six months ended June
30, 2010, the Company brought into service two Wholly Owned Properties under Development
representing 306,000 square feet and a Total Investment of $70.5 million, and did not initiate any
development. As of June 30, 2010, the projected Total Investment of the Wholly Owned Property
under Development was $12.4 million. For 2010, the Company expects to bring into service operating
properties representing between $75 million and $100 million of Total Investment. Although the
Company continues to pursue development opportunities, current market conditions are not generally
favorable for speculative development. Any development starts for 2010 likely will be
substantially pre-leased.
The Total Investment for a Property is defined as the Propertys purchase price plus closing
costs (for development properties and land) and managements estimate, as determined at the time of
acquisition, of the cost of necessary building improvements in the case of acquisitions, or land
costs and land and building improvement costs in the case of development projects, and, where
appropriate, other development costs and carrying costs.
JOINT VENTURE CAPITAL ACTIVITY
The Company periodically enters into joint venture relationships in connection with the execution
of its real estate operating strategy.
Acquisitions
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, none of the unconsolidated joint ventures in
which the Company held an interest acquired any properties. For 2010, the Company believes that
none of the unconsolidated joint ventures in which the Company holds an interest will acquire any
properties.
Dispositions
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, none of the unconsolidated joint venture in
which the Company held an interest disposed of any properties. For 2010, the Company does not
anticipate that any unconsolidated joint ventures in which it holds an interest will dispose of any
operating properties.
Development
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, an unconsolidated joint ventures in which the
Company held an interest brought one JV Property under Development into service representing
464,000 square feet and a Total Investment of $25.1 million. As of June 30, 2010, the projected
Total Investment of the JV Property under Development was $134.0 million. For 2010, the Company
expects unconsolidated joint ventures in which it holds an interest to bring into service between
$125 million and $175 million of Total Investment in operating properties.
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PROPERTIES IN OPERATION
The composition of the Companys Properties in Operation as of June 30, 2010 and 2009 was as
follows (in thousands, except dollars and percentages):
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Net Rent
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Per Square Foot
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Total Square Feet
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Percent Occupied
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June 30,
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June 30,
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June 30,
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2010
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2009
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2010
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2009
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2010
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2009
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Wholly Owned Properties in Operation:
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Industrial-Distribution
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$
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4.37
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$
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4.34
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31,572
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31,502
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90.8
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%
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88.5
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%
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Industrial-Flex
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$
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9.00
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$
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9.18
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11,233
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11,497
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88.5
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%
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87.9
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%
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Office
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$
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14.35
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$
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14.35
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21,734
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21,272
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90.3
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%
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92.1
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%
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$
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8.52
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$
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8.60
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64,539
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64,271
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90.2
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%
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89.6
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%
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Joint Venture Properties in Operation:
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Industrial-Distribution
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$
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3.86
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$
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4.23
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9,505
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8,316
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77.3
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%
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87.7
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%
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Industrial-Flex
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$
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22.03
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$
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27.86
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171
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171
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81.9
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%
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81.3
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%
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Office
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$
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23.54
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$
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25.00
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4,574
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4,575
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90.1
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%
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89.9
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%
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$
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11.06
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$
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11.91
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14,250
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13,062
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81.5
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%
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88.4
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%
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Properties in Operation:
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Industrial-Distribution
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$
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4.27
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$
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4.32
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41,077
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39,818
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87.7
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%
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88.3
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%
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Industrial-Flex
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$
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9.18
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$
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9.43
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11,404
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11,668
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88.4
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%
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87.8
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%
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Office
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$
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15.94
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$
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16.20
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26,308
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25,847
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90.2
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%
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91.7
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%
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$
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8.94
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$
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9.15
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78,789
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77,333
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88.7
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%
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89.4
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%
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Geographic segment data for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 are included in
Note 2 to the Companys financial statements.
Forward-Looking Statements
When used throughout this report, the words believes, anticipates, estimates and expects
and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements
indicate that assumptions have been used that are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual financial results or management plans and objectives to differ materially
from those projected or expressed herein, including: the effect of global, national and regional
economic conditions; rental demand; the Companys ability to identify, and enter into agreements
with suitable joint venture partners in situations where it believes such arrangements are
advantageous; the Companys ability to identify and secure additional properties and sites, both
for itself and the joint ventures to which it is a party, that meet its criteria for acquisition
or development; the effect of prevailing market interest rates; risks related to the integration
of the operations of entities that we have acquired or may acquire; risks related to litigation;
and other risks described from time to time in the Companys filings with the SEC. Given these
uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Refer to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 for a
discussion of critical accounting policies which include capitalized costs, revenue recognition,
allowance for doubtful accounts, impairment of real estate, intangibles and investments in
unconsolidated joint ventures. During the three months ended June 30, 2010, there were no
material changes to these policies.
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Results of Operations
The following discussion is based on the consolidated financial statements of the Company. It
compares the results of operations of the Company for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010
with the results of operations of the Company for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009.
As a result of the varying levels of development, acquisition and disposition activities by the
Company in 2010 and 2009, the overall operating results of the Company during such periods are not
directly comparable. However, certain data, including the Same Store comparison, do lend
themselves to direct comparison.
This information should be read in conjunction with the accompanying condensed consolidated
financial statements and notes included elsewhere in this report.
Comparison of Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 to Three and Six Months Ended June
30, 2009
Overview
The Companys average gross investment in operating real estate owned for the three months ended
June 30, 2010 increased to $5,191.6 million from $4,971.1 million for the three months ended June
30, 2009. This increase in operating real estate resulted in increases in rental revenue,
operating expense reimbursement, real estate taxes and depreciation and amortization expense. For
the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Companys average gross investment in operating real estate
owned increased to $5,146.0 million from $4,945.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009.
This increase in operating real estate resulted in increases in rental revenue, operating expense
reimbursement, rental property expenses, real estate taxes and depreciation and amortization
expense.
Total operating revenue increased to $185.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from
$183.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009. The $1.4 million increase was primarily
due to the increase in investment in operating real estate and an increase in Termination Fees,
which totaled $1.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to $0.8 million for
the same period in 2009. Total operating revenue increased to $373.8 million for the six months
ended June 30, 2010 from $368.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009. The $5.3 million
increase was primarily due to the increase in investment in operating real estate and an increase
in Termination Fees, which totaled $3.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 as
compared to $1.1 million for the same period in 2009. Termination Fees are fees that the Company
agrees to accept in consideration for permitting certain tenants to terminate their leases prior to
the contractual expiration date. Termination Fees are included in rental revenue and if a property
is sold, related termination fees are included in discontinued operations.
Segments
The Company evaluates the performance of the Wholly Owned Properties in Operation in terms of
property level operating income by reportable segment (see Note 2 to the Companys financial
statements for a reconciliation of this measure to net income). The following table identifies
changes in reportable segments (dollars in thousands):
Property Level Operating Income:
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Three Months Ended
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Percentage
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Six Months Ended
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Percentage
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June 30,
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Increase
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June 30,
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Increase
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2010
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2009
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(Decrease)
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2010
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2009
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(Decrease)
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Northeast
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- Southeastern PA
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$
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30,384
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$
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31,166
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(2.5
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%)
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$
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60,760
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$
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62,339
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(2.5
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%)
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- Lehigh/Central PA
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18,482
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18,174
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1.7
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%
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36,916
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35,648
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3.6
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%
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- New Jersey
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4,938
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4,771
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3.5
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%
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9,578
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9,417
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1.7
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%
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Midwest
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12,130
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13,044
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(7.0%
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) (1)
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23,798
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26,131
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(8.9%
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) (1)
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Mid-Atlantic
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24,331
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24,030
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1.3
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%
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48,596
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47,198
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3.0
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%
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South
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31,000
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31,099
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(0.3
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%)
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61,231
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61,943
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(1.1
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%)
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Philadelphia
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5,863
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3,855
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52.1%
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(2)
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11,324
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7,410
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52.8%
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(2)
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United Kingdom
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789
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875
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(9.8
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%)
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1,594
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1,746
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(8.7
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%)
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Total property level
operating income
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$
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127,917
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$
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127,014
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0.7
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%
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$
|
253,797
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$
|
251,832
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0.8
|
%
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(1)
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The change was primarily due to a decrease in occupancy. This decrease was
partially offset by an increase in average gross investment in operating real estate
and an increase in rental rates in 2010.
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(2)
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The change was primarily due to an increase in average gross investment in
operating real estate and rental rates.
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Same Store
Property level operating income, exclusive of Termination Fees, for the Same Store properties
decreased to $120.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $124.1 million for the
three months ended June 30, 2009, on a straight line basis (which recognizes rental revenue evenly
over the life of the lease), and decreased to $118.2 million for the three months ended June 30,
2010 from $120.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 on a cash basis. These decreases
of 3.2% and 1.8%, respectively, are primarily due to a decrease in occupancy in the Companys
office portfolio.
Property level operating income, exclusive of Termination Fees, for the Same Store properties
decreased to $238.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from $247.3 million for the six
months ended June 30, 2009, on a straight line basis (which recognizes rental revenue evenly over
the life of the lease), and decreased to $235.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from
$239.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 on a cash basis. These decreases of 3.4% and
2.0%, respectively, are primarily due to a decrease in occupancy in the Companys office portfolio.
Management generally considers the performance of the Same Store properties to be a useful
financial performance measure because the results are directly comparable from period to period.
Management further believes that the performance comparison should exclude Termination Fees since
they are more event specific and are not representative of ordinary performance results. In
addition, Same Store property level operating income and Same Store cash basis property level
operating income exclusive of Termination Fees is considered by management to be a more reliable
indicator of the portfolios baseline performance. The Same Store properties consist of the 621
properties totaling approximately 61.4 million square feet owned on January 1, 2009, excluding
properties sold through June 30, 2010.
Set forth below is a schedule comparing the property level operating income, on a straight line
basis and on a cash basis, for the Same Store properties for the three and six months ended June
30, 2010 and 2009. Same Store property level operating income and cash basis property level
operating income are non-GAAP measures and do not represent income before property dispositions,
income taxes and equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures because they do not reflect
the consolidated operations of the Company. Investors should review Same Store results, along with
Funds from operations (see Liquidity and Capital Resources section), GAAP net income and cash
flow from operating activities, investing activities and financing activities when considering the
Companys operating performance. Also, set forth below is a reconciliation of Same Store property
level operating income and cash basis property level operating income to net income (in thousands).
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Three Months Ended
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Six Months Ended
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June 30, 2010
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June 30, 2009
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June 30, 2010
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June 30, 2009
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Same Store:
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Rental revenue
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$
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122,698
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$
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126,478
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$
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245,150
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$
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252,757
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Operating expenses:
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Rental property expense
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|
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34,155
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35,107
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|
|
|
73,720
|
|
|
|
74,137
|
|
Real estate taxes
|
|
|
21,095
|
|
|
|
20,847
|
|
|
|
42,331
|
|
|
|
41,770
|
|
Operating expense recovery
|
|
|
(52,605
|
)
|
|
|
(53,546
|
)
|
|
|
(109,703
|
)
|
|
|
(110,404
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrecovered operating expenses
|
|
|
2,645
|
|
|
|
2,408
|
|
|
|
6,348
|
|
|
|
5,503
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property level operating income
|
|
|
120,053
|
|
|
|
124,070
|
|
|
|
238,802
|
|
|
|
247,254
|
|
Less straight line rent
|
|
|
1,841
|
|
|
|
3,752
|
|
|
|
3,778
|
|
|
|
7,462
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash basis property level operating income
|
|
$
|
118,212
|
|
|
$
|
120,318
|
|
|
$
|
235,024
|
|
|
$
|
239,792
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial
measure Same Store:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash basis property level operating income
|
|
$
|
118,212
|
|
|
$
|
120,318
|
|
|
$
|
235,024
|
|
|
$
|
239,792
|
|
Straight line rent
|
|
|
1,841
|
|
|
|
3,752
|
|
|
|
3,778
|
|
|
|
7,462
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property level operating income
|
|
|
120,053
|
|
|
|
124,070
|
|
|
|
238,802
|
|
|
|
247,254
|
|
Property level operating income properties
purchased or developed subsequent to January 1,
2009
|
|
|
6,395
|
|
|
|
2,119
|
|
|
|
11,768
|
|
|
|
3,453
|
|
Termination fees
|
|
|
1,469
|
|
|
|
825
|
|
|
|
3,227
|
|
|
|
1,125
|
|
General and administrative expense
|
|
|
(12,567
|
)
|
|
|
(11,655
|
)
|
|
|
(27,441
|
)
|
|
|
(27,212
|
)
|
Depreciation and amortization expense
|
|
|
(43,873
|
)
|
|
|
(42,005
|
)
|
|
|
(86,804
|
)
|
|
|
(84,575
|
)
|
Other income (expense)
|
|
|
(36,463
|
)
|
|
|
(33,681
|
)
|
|
|
(72,302
|
)
|
|
|
(67,248
|
)
|
Gain (loss) on property dispositions
|
|
|
2,242
|
|
|
|
(2,050
|
)
|
|
|
3,010
|
|
|
|
(2,344
|
)
|
Income taxes
|
|
|
(503
|
)
|
|
|
(127
|
)
|
|
|
(955
|
)
|
|
|
(344
|
)
|
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
|
|
|
783
|
|
|
|
1,192
|
|
|
|
1,177
|
|
|
|
1,609
|
|
Discontinued operations (1)
|
|
|
2,478
|
|
|
|
4,524
|
|
|
|
5,354
|
|
|
|
5,336
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
40,014
|
|
|
$
|
43,212
|
|
|
$
|
75,836
|
|
|
$
|
77,054
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
Includes Termination Fees of $227,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009.
|
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses increased to $12.6 million for the three months ended June 30,
2010 compared to $11.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and increased to $27.4
million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 compared to $27.2 million for the six months ended
June 30, 2009. These increases were primarily due to a decrease in costs capitalized related to
development activity. These increases for the six-month periods were offset by a decrease in
expenses associated with the Companys Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization increased to $43.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010
from $42.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009
and $86.8 million for the six months
ended June 30, 2010 from $84.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009. These increases
were primarily due to the increased investment in operating real estate.
Interest Expense
Interest expense increased to $39.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $36.8
million for the three months ended June 30, 2009. This increase was primarily related to the
prepayment of $119.3 million of mortgage loans during the three months ended June 30, 2010. The
Company incurred a $1.2 million prepayment penalty and wrote off $936,000 in deferred financing
costs in conjunction with the prepayment of these loans. The increase was also related to a
decrease in interest capitalized due to a decrease in development activity. The effect of the loan
prepayment and the decrease in interest capitalized was partially offset by a decrease in interest
expense associated with the decrease in the average debt outstanding to $2,297.7 million for the
three months ended June 30, 2010 from $2,513.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009.
The weighted average interest rate remained relatively unchanged at 6.3% for the three months ended
June 30, 2010 compared
to 6.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2009. Interest expense increased to $77.8 million for
the six months ended June 30, 2010 from $73.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009. This
increase was primarily related to the loan prepayment noted above and a decrease in interest
capitalized due to a decrease in development activity. The effect of the loan prepayment and the
decrease in interest capitalized was partially offset by a decrease in interest expense associated
with the decrease in the average debt outstanding to $2,350.8 million for the six months ended June
30, 2010 from $2,538.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009. The weighted average
interest rate remained unchanged at 6.3% for both periods.
37
Interest expense allocated to discontinued operations for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and
2009 was $22,000 and $845,000, respectively, and for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009
was $43,000 and $2.3 million, respectively. These decreases were due to the decrease in the level
of dispositions in 2010 compared to 2009.
Other
Gain (loss) on property dispositions increased to a gain of $2.2 million for the three months ended
June 30, 2010 from a loss of $2.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and to a gain of
$3.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from a loss of $2.3 million for the six months
ended June 30, 2009. These increases were primarily due to impairments recognized on certain of
the Companys properties in 2009 in connection with sales activities.
During the three months ended June 30, 2009, the Company purchased $3.5 million principal amount of
its 7.25% March 2011 senior unsecured notes and $4.9 million principal amount of its 6.375% August
2012 senior unsecured notes. These notes were purchased at an aggregate $0.6 million discount.
During the six months ended June 30, 2009, the Company purchased $6.9 million principal amount of
its 8.50% August 2010 senior unsecured notes, $3.5 million principal amount of its 7.25% March 2011
senior unsecured notes and $4.9 million principal amount of its 6.375% August 2012 senior unsecured
notes. These notes were purchased at an aggregate $1.1 million discount. These discounts are
included as a debt extinguishment gain in the Companys statements of operations. There were no
similar transactions during the three and six months ended June 30, 2010.
Income from discontinued operations decreased to $2.5 million for the three months ended June 30,
2010 from $4.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and increased to $5.4 million for
the six months ended June 30, 2010 from $5.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009. The
decrease for the three month periods was due to a decrease in gains recognized on sales which were
$2.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and $3.7 million for the three months ended
June 30, 2009. This increase for the six month periods was due to an increase in gains recognized
on sales which were $5.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 compared to $3.9 million
for the six months ended June 30, 2009.
As a result of the foregoing, the Companys net income decreased to $40.0 million for the three
months ended June 30, 2010 from $43.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and
decreased to $75.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from $77.1 million for the six
months ended June 30, 2009.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
The Company has historically accessed capital primarily from the public unsecured debt markets and
the equity markets. The uncertainty in the global credit markets that existed in early 2009 has
eased considerably for issuers such as the Company. The Company believes that its traditional
access to capital through the unsecured debt market is currently available. Additionally, the
Companys sources of capital include proceeds from the disposition of properties, equity
contributions from joint venture partners and net cash provided by operating activities. The
Company also expects to incur variable rate debt, including borrowings under the Companys credit
facility, from time to time.
Activity
As of June 30, 2010, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $75.9 million, including $36.4
million in restricted cash.
38
Net cash flow provided by operating activities decreased to $148.2 million for the six months ended
June 30, 2010 from $174.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009. This $26.2 million
decrease was primarily due to a
decrease in operating results and fluctuations in operating assets and liabilities during the
respective periods. The decrease in operating results is due to a decrease in same store
performance which is primarily attributable to the decrease in occupancy, primarily in the office
portfolio. Net cash flow provided by operating activities is the primary source of liquidity to
fund distributions to shareholders and for recurring capital expenditures and leasing transaction
costs for the Companys Wholly Owned Properties in Operation. To date during 2010 the performance
of the Companys business is generally consistent with its expectations. The Company anticipates moderate
increases in occupancy during the second half of 2010 and further increases in occupancy in 2011.
Currently the amount the Company distributes as dividends to its shareholders exceeds the net cash
provided by its operating activities less costs associated with lease transactions. The Company believes that the anticipated increases in occupancy in the remainder of 2010 and 2011 should provide for sufficient net cash to cover
the cost of the dividend at some point in 2011. However, should this increased occupancy not occur or our operating results are otherwise adversely affected, the Company might need to re-evaluate the amount of the
quarterly dividend.
Net cash used in investing activities was $20.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010
compared to $40.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009. This $19.6 million decrease
primarily resulted from the reduction of expenditures on the Companys development pipeline and
land held for development. Net cash used in investing activities also decreased due to the change
in net proceeds received from (advances on) a grant receivable and an escrow in 2010. Offsetting
these decreases was a decrease in net proceeds from the disposition of properties and land.
Net cash used in financing activities was $322.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010
compared to $28.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009. This $293.3 million increase was
primarily due to the net proceeds received in 2009 from the issuance of shares pursuant to the
Companys continuous equity offering program. Additionally during 2010 the Company prepaid $119.3
million of mortgage loans and repaid its credit facility in the net amount of $90 million with cash
on hand. Net cash used in financing activities includes proceeds from the issuance of equity and
debt, net of debt repayments, equity repurchases and shareholder distributions.
The Company funds its development and acquisitions with long-term capital sources and proceeds from
the disposition of properties. For the three months ended June 30, 2010, a portion of these
activities were funded through a $600 million Credit Facility (the Credit Facility). The
interest rate on borrowings under the Credit Facility fluctuates based upon ratings from Moodys
Investors Service, Inc. (Moodys), Standard and Poors Ratings Group (S&P) and Fitch, Inc.
(Fitch). The current ratings for the Companys senior unsecured debt are Baa2, BBB and BBB+ from
Moodys, S&P and Fitch, respectively. At these ratings, the interest rate for borrowings under the
Credit Facility is 65 basis points over LIBOR. The Company has exercised its one year renewal
option and the Credit Facility now expires in January 2011. The Company is currently in
negotiations for a credit facility to replace the expiring Credit Facility. In light of the
anticipated demands of the Companys capital plan, the Company expects to reduce the amount of
credit facility to approximately $500 million. A closing on the replacement credit facility is
expected to take place in the third quarter of 2010. Although still in negotiation, the Company
anticipates that the interest rate on borrowings under the replacement credit facility will be
higher than the interest rate on the expiring Credit Facility. Similar facilities that other
borrowers have recently obtained have required rates equal to 200-300 basis points over LIBOR.
Additionally, the Company has entered into an agreement to fund its planned improvements for the
Kings Hill Phase 2 land development project. At June 30, 2010, the Company hadnt drawn any of a
£7 million revolving credit facility. The facility expires on November 22, 2011.
The Company uses debt financing to lower its overall cost of capital in an attempt to increase the
return to shareholders. The Company staggers its debt maturities and maintains debt levels it
considers to be prudent. In determining its debt levels, the Company considers various financial
measures including the debt to gross assets ratio and the fixed charge coverage ratio. As of June
30, 2010 the Companys debt to gross assets ratio was 37.5% and for the six months ended June 30,
2010 the fixed charge coverage ratio was 2.6x. Debt to gross assets equals total long-term debt,
borrowings under the Credit Facility divided by total assets plus accumulated depreciation. The
fixed charge coverage ratio equals income from continuing operations before property dispositions,
including operating activity from discontinued operations, plus interest expense and depreciation
and amortization, divided by interest expense, including capitalized interest, plus distributions
on preferred units.
As of June 30, 2010, $352.0 million in mortgage loans and $1,842.9 million in unsecured notes were
outstanding with a weighted average interest rate of 6.41%. The interest rates on $2,151.3 million
of mortgage loans and unsecured notes are fixed and range from 5.00% to 8.75%. For $43.6 million of
mortgage loans, the interest rate floats at a spread to LIBOR. The interest rate on these loans at
June 30, 2010 was 5.15%. The weighted average remaining term for the mortgage loans and unsecured
notes is 4.3 years.
39
The scheduled principal amortization and maturities of the Companys mortgage loans, unsecured
notes and the Credit Facility and the related weighted average interest rates as of June 30, 2010
are as follows (in thousands, except percentages):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MORTGAGES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WEIGHTED
|
|
|
|
PRINCIPAL
|
|
|
PRINCIPAL
|
|
|
UNSECURED
|
|
|
CREDIT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AVERAGE
|
|
|
|
AMORTIZATION
|
|
|
MATURITIES
|
|
|
NOTES
|
|
|
FACILITY
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
|
INTEREST RATE
|
|
2010 (6 months)
|
|
$
|
3,217
|
|
|
$
|
4,736
|
|
|
$
|
169,739
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
177,692
|
|
|
|
8.37
|
%
|
2011
|
|
|
5,948
|
|
|
|
10,511
|
|
|
|
246,500
|
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
312,959
|
|
|
|
6.09
|
%
|
2012
|
|
|
4,605
|
|
|
|
72,433
|
(1)
|
|
|
230,100
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
307,138
|
|
|
|
6.29
|
%
|
2013
|
|
|
4,027
|
|
|
|
4,510
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,537
|
|
|
|
5.79
|
%
|
2014
|
|
|
4,398
|
|
|
|
2,684
|
|
|
|
200,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
207,082
|
|
|
|
5.67
|
%
|
2015
|
|
|
3,932
|
|
|
|
44,469
|
|
|
|
300,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
348,401
|
|
|
|
5.25
|
%
|
2016
|
|
|
2,461
|
|
|
|
182,318
|
|
|
|
300,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
484,779
|
|
|
|
6.11
|
%
|
2017
|
|
|
1,770
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
296,543
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
298,313
|
|
|
|
6.62
|
%
|
2018 & thereafter
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
|
7.50
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
30,358
|
|
|
$
|
321,661
|
|
|
$
|
1,842,882
|
|
|
$
|
50,000
|
|
|
$
|
2,244,901
|
|
|
|
6.29
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
There are two one year extensions for $42,310 of mortgages.
|
General
The Company has continued to focus on the performance of the Same Store portfolio. In addition,
the Company has continued to pursue development and acquisition opportunities and the strategic
disposition of certain properties. The Company endeavors to maintain high occupancy levels while
increasing rental rates and controlling costs, though the current economic environment and weak
real estate fundamentals have pressured occupancy and created a declining rental rate environment.
40
The expiring square feet and annual net rent by year for the Properties in Operation as of June 30,
2010 are as follows (in thousands except number of tenants and % of Annual Rent):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Industrial-Distribution
|
|
|
Industrial-Flex
|
|
|
Office
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
Number
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
% of
|
|
|
Number
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
% of
|
|
|
Number
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
% of
|
|
|
Number
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
% of
|
|
|
|
of
|
|
|
Square
|
|
|
Annual
|
|
|
Annual
|
|
|
of
|
|
|
Square
|
|
|
Annual
|
|
|
Annual
|
|
|
of
|
|
|
Square
|
|
|
Annual
|
|
|
Annual
|
|
|
of
|
|
|
Square
|
|
|
Annual
|
|
|
Annual
|
|
|
|
Tenants
|
|
|
Feet
|
|
|
Rent
|
|
|
Rent
|
|
|
Tenants
|
|
|
Feet
|
|
|
Rent
|
|
|
Rent
|
|
|
Tenants
|
|
|
Feet
|
|
|
Rent
|
|
|
Rent
|
|
|
Tenants
|
|
|
Feet
|
|
|
Rent
|
|
|
Rent
|
|
Wholly Owned
Properties
in Operation:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
|
806
|
|
|
$
|
3,419
|
|
|
|
2.3
|
%
|
|
|
61
|
|
|
|
710
|
|
|
$
|
6,265
|
|
|
|
6.3
|
%
|
|
|
159
|
|
|
|
1,216
|
|
|
$
|
15,270
|
|
|
|
4.8
|
%
|
|
|
241
|
|
|
|
2,732
|
|
|
$
|
24,954
|
|
|
|
4.4
|
%
|
2011
|
|
|
61
|
|
|
|
3,026
|
|
|
|
13,563
|
|
|
|
9.1
|
%
|
|
|
131
|
|
|
|
1,412
|
|
|
|
12,424
|
|
|
|
12.4
|
%
|
|
|
252
|
|
|
|
1,918
|
|
|
|
26,827
|
|
|
|
8.3
|
%
|
|
|
444
|
|
|
|
6,356
|
|
|
|
52,814
|
|
|
|
9.2
|
%
|
2012
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
|
5,032
|
|
|
|
22,920
|
|
|
|
15.5
|
%
|
|
|
125
|
|
|
|
1,715
|
|
|
|
15,907
|
|
|
|
15.9
|
%
|
|
|
253
|
|
|
|
2,332
|
|
|
|
38,754
|
|
|
|
12.0
|
%
|
|
|
432
|
|
|
|
9,079
|
|
|
|
77,581
|
|
|
|
13.6
|
%
|
2013
|
|
|
47
|
|
|
|
2,808
|
|
|
|
13,389
|
|
|
|
9.0
|
%
|
|
|
102
|
|
|
|
1,621
|
|
|
|
15,674
|
|
|
|
15.6
|
%
|
|
|
201
|
|
|
|
2,323
|
|
|
|
37,494
|
|
|
|
11.7
|
%
|
|
|
350
|
|
|
|
6,752
|
|
|
|
66,557
|
|
|
|
11.7
|
%
|
2014
|
|
|
34
|
|
|
|
2,741
|
|
|
|
13,817
|
|
|
|
9.3
|
%
|
|
|
69
|
|
|
|
964
|
|
|
|
9,954
|
|
|
|
9.9
|
%
|
|
|
147
|
|
|
|
2,798
|
|
|
|
43,464
|
|
|
|
13.5
|
%
|
|
|
250
|
|
|
|
6,503
|
|
|
|
67,235
|
|
|
|
11.8
|
%
|
2015
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
|
4,070
|
|
|
|
18,847
|
|
|
|
12.7
|
%
|
|
|
63
|
|
|
|
1,045
|
|
|
|
10,746
|
|
|
|
10.7
|
%
|
|
|
135
|
|
|
|
2,536
|
|
|
|
36,490
|
|
|
|
11.3
|
%
|
|
|
231
|
|
|
|
7,651
|
|
|
|
66,083
|
|
|
|
11.6
|
%
|
2016
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
2,062
|
|
|
|
10,345
|
|
|
|
7.0
|
%
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
|
709
|
|
|
|
7,673
|
|
|
|
7.7
|
%
|
|
|
57
|
|
|
|
1,656
|
|
|
|
29,368
|
|
|
|
9.1
|
%
|
|
|
99
|
|
|
|
4,427
|
|
|
|
47,386
|
|
|
|
8.3
|
%
|
2017
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
1,761
|
|
|
|
8,981
|
|
|
|
6.0
|
%
|
|
|
26
|
|
|
|
701
|
|
|
|
7,707
|
|
|
|
7.7
|
%
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
|
647
|
|
|
|
11,097
|
|
|
|
3.4
|
%
|
|
|
68
|
|
|
|
3,109
|
|
|
|
27,785
|
|
|
|
4.9
|
%
|
2018
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
1,731
|
|
|
|
10,983
|
|
|
|
7.4
|
%
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
344
|
|
|
|
2,926
|
|
|
|
2.9
|
%
|
|
|
26
|
|
|
|
930
|
|
|
|
17,778
|
|
|
|
5.5
|
%
|
|
|
50
|
|
|
|
3,005
|
|
|
|
31,687
|
|
|
|
5.5
|
%
|
2019
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
1,323
|
|
|
|
7,745
|
|
|
|
5.2
|
%
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
247
|
|
|
|
3,248
|
|
|
|
3.2
|
%
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
1,500
|
|
|
|
30,433
|
|
|
|
9.5
|
%
|
|
|
43
|
|
|
|
3,070
|
|
|
|
41,426
|
|
|
|
7.2
|
%
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
|
3,318
|
|
|
|
24,446
|
|
|
|
16.5
|
%
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
476
|
|
|
|
7,707
|
|
|
|
7.7
|
%
|
|
|
44
|
|
|
|
1,767
|
|
|
|
35,136
|
|
|
|
10.9
|
%
|
|
|
72
|
|
|
|
5,561
|
|
|
|
67,289
|
|
|
|
11.8
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
318
|
|
|
|
28,678
|
|
|
$
|
148,455
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
|
629
|
|
|
|
9,944
|
|
|
$
|
100,231
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
|
1,333
|
|
|
|
19,623
|
|
|
$
|
322,111
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
|
2,280
|
|
|
|
58,245
|
|
|
$
|
570,797
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Joint Venture
Properties in
Operation:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
263
|
|
|
$
|
1,216
|
|
|
|
3.5
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
|
38
|
|
|
|
207
|
|
|
$
|
4,047
|
|
|
|
3.4
|
%
|
|
|
41
|
|
|
|
470
|
|
|
$
|
5,263
|
|
|
|
3.3
|
%
|
2011
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
1,027
|
|
|
|
3,874
|
|
|
|
11.3
|
%
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
281
|
|
|
|
7.7
|
%
|
|
|
36
|
|
|
|
479
|
|
|
|
12,236
|
|
|
|
10.3
|
%
|
|
|
47
|
|
|
|
1,517
|
|
|
|
16,391
|
|
|
|
10.5
|
%
|
2012
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
356
|
|
|
|
1,614
|
|
|
|
4.7
|
%
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
68
|
|
|
|
1,717
|
|
|
|
47.4
|
%
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
219
|
|
|
|
5,106
|
|
|
|
4.3
|
%
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
|
643
|
|
|
|
8,437
|
|
|
|
5.4
|
%
|
2013
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
936
|
|
|
|
3,616
|
|
|
|
10.6
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
146
|
|
|
|
3,570
|
|
|
|
3.0
|
%
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
1,082
|
|
|
|
7,186
|
|
|
|
4.6
|
%
|
2014
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
1,125
|
|
|
|
5,194
|
|
|
|
15.2
|
%
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
|
674
|
|
|
|
18.6
|
%
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
394
|
|
|
|
10,534
|
|
|
|
8.9
|
%
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
1,544
|
|
|
|
16,402
|
|
|
|
10.5
|
%
|
2015
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
741
|
|
|
|
3,326
|
|
|
|
9.7
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
198
|
|
|
|
4,609
|
|
|
|
3.9
|
%
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
|
939
|
|
|
|
7,935
|
|
|
|
5.1
|
%
|
2016
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
552
|
|
|
|
3,114
|
|
|
|
9.1
|
%
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
36
|
|
|
|
953
|
|
|
|
26.3
|
%
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
506
|
|
|
|
12,500
|
|
|
|
10.5
|
%
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
|
1,094
|
|
|
|
16,567
|
|
|
|
10.6
|
%
|
2017
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
720
|
|
|
|
3,350
|
|
|
|
9.8
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
200
|
|
|
|
4,695
|
|
|
|
4.0
|
%
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
920
|
|
|
|
8,045
|
|
|
|
5.1
|
%
|
2018
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
726
|
|
|
|
3,964
|
|
|
|
11.6
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
|
1,665
|
|
|
|
1.4
|
%
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
774
|
|
|
|
5,629
|
|
|
|
3.6
|
%
|
2019
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
500
|
|
|
|
3,151
|
|
|
|
9.2
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
203
|
|
|
|
5,853
|
|
|
|
4.9
|
%
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
|
703
|
|
|
|
9,004
|
|
|
|
5.7
|
%
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
401
|
|
|
|
1,818
|
|
|
|
5.3
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
|
1,522
|
|
|
|
53,918
|
|
|
|
45.4
|
%
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
1,923
|
|
|
|
55,736
|
|
|
|
35.6
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
60
|
|
|
|
7,347
|
|
|
$
|
34,237
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
140
|
|
|
$
|
3,625
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
|
214
|
|
|
|
4,122
|
|
|
$
|
118,733
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
|
283
|
|
|
|
11,609
|
|
|
$
|
156,595
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
41
The scheduled deliveries of the 251,000 square feet of Properties under Development as of June 30,
2010 are as follows (dollars in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Square Feet
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scheduled
|
|
|
Industrial-
|
|
|
Industrial
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
In-Service Date
|
|
|
Distribution
|
|
|
- Flex
|
|
|
Office
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Leased
|
|
|
Investment
|
|
Wholly Owned
Property under
Development
|
|
3rd Quarter 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
75,000
|
|
|
|
75,000
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
$
|
12,384
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
75,000
|
|
|
|
75,000
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
$
|
12,384
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Joint Venture
Property under
Development
|
|
3rd Quarter 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
176,058
|
|
|
|
176,058
|
|
|
|
53.2
|
%
|
|
$
|
133,984
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
176,058
|
|
|
|
176,058
|
|
|
|
53.2
|
%
|
|
$
|
133,984
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Properties
under Development
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
251,058
|
|
|
|
251,058
|
|
|
|
67.2
|
%
|
|
$
|
146,368
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Company has an effective S-3 shelf registration statement on file with the SEC pursuant
to which the Trust and the Operating Partnership may issue an unlimited amount of equity
securities and debt securities.
Calculation of Funds from Operations
The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) has issued a standard
definition for Funds from operations (as defined below). The SEC has agreed to the
disclosure of this non-GAAP financial measure on a per share basis in its Release No.
34-47226, Conditions for Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures. The Company believes that the
calculation of Funds from operations is helpful to investors and management as it is a
measure of the Companys operating performance that excludes depreciation and amortization
and gains and losses from property dispositions. As a result, year over year comparison of
Funds from operations reflects the impact on operations from trends in occupancy rates,
rental rates, operating costs, development activities, general and administrative expenses,
and interest costs, providing perspective not immediately apparent from net income. In
addition, management believes that Funds from operations provides useful information to the
investment community about the Companys financial performance when compared to other REITs
since Funds from operations is generally recognized as the standard for reporting the
operating performance of a REIT. Funds from operations available to common shareholders is
defined by NAREIT as net income (computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles (GAAP)), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus depreciation
and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures.
Funds from operations available to common shareholders does not represent net income as
defined by GAAP and does not necessarily indicate that cash flows will be sufficient to fund
cash needs. It should not be considered as an alternative to net income as an indicator of
the Companys operating performance or to cash flows as a measure of liquidity.
42
Funds from operations (FFO) available to common shareholders also does not represent cash flows
generated from operating, investing or financing activities as defined by GAAP. Funds from
operations available to common shareholders for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and
2009 are as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2010
|
|
|
June 30, 2009
|
|
|
June 30, 2010
|
|
|
June 30, 2009
|
|
Reconciliation of net income to FFO basic
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income available to common shareholders
|
|
$
|
33,445
|
|
|
$
|
36,671
|
|
|
$
|
62,996
|
|
|
$
|
64,560
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic Income available to common shareholders
|
|
|
33,445
|
|
|
|
36,671
|
|
|
|
62,996
|
|
|
|
64,560
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic income available to common shareholders per
weighted average share
|
|
$
|
0.30
|
|
|
$
|
0.35
|
|
|
$
|
0.56
|
|
|
$
|
0.63
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization of unconsolidated joint
ventures
|
|
|
3,395
|
|
|
|
4,132
|
|
|
|
7,454
|
|
|
|
8,122
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
43,271
|
|
|
|
42,364
|
|
|
|
85,720
|
|
|
|
85,386
|
|
Gain on property dispositions
|
|
|
(2,746
|
)
|
|
|
(5,067
|
)
|
|
|
(5,410
|
)
|
|
|
(5,375
|
)
|
Noncontrolling interest share in addback for depreciation
and amortization and gain on property dispositions
|
|
|
(1,476
|
)
|
|
|
(1,467
|
)
|
|
|
(2,954
|
)
|
|
|
(3,204
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Funds from operations available to common
shareholders basic
|
|
$
|
75,889
|
|
|
$
|
76,633
|
|
|
$
|
147,806
|
|
|
$
|
149,489
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic Funds from operations available to common
shareholders per weighted average share
|
|
$
|
0.67
|
|
|
$
|
0.72
|
|
|
$
|
1.31
|
|
|
$
|
1.45
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation of net income to FFO diluted:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income
|
|
$
|
33,445
|
|
|
$
|
36,671
|
|
|
$
|
62,996
|
|
|
$
|
64,560
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted income available to common shareholders
|
|
|
33,445
|
|
|
|
36,671
|
|
|
|
62,996
|
|
|
|
64,560
|
|
Diluted income available to common shareholders per
weighted average share
|
|
$
|
0.29
|
|
|
$
|
0.35
|
|
|
$
|
0.56
|
|
|
$
|
0.62
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization of unconsolidated joint
ventures
|
|
|
3,395
|
|
|
|
4,132
|
|
|
|
7,454
|
|
|
|
8,122
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
43,271
|
|
|
|
42,364
|
|
|
|
85,720
|
|
|
|
85,386
|
|
Gain on property dispositions
|
|
|
(2,746
|
)
|
|
|
(5,067
|
)
|
|
|
(5,410
|
)
|
|
|
(5,375
|
)
|
Noncontrolling interest less preferred share distributions
|
|
|
1,168
|
|
|
|
1,345
|
|
|
|
2,198
|
|
|
|
2,409
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Funds from operations available to common shareholders
diluted
|
|
$
|
78,533
|
|
|
$
|
79,445
|
|
|
$
|
152,958
|
|
|
$
|
155,102
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted Funds from operations available to common
shareholders per weighted average share
|
|
$
|
0.67
|
|
|
$
|
0.72
|
|
|
$
|
1.31
|
|
|
$
|
1.44
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation of weighted average shares:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares all basic calculations
|
|
|
112,644
|
|
|
|
105,768
|
|
|
|
112,512
|
|
|
|
103,244
|
|
Dilutive shares for long term compensation plans
|
|
|
736
|
|
|
|
477
|
|
|
|
670
|
|
|
|
381
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted shares for net income calculations
|
|
|
113,380
|
|
|
|
106,245
|
|
|
|
113,182
|
|
|
|
103,625
|
|
Weighted average common units
|
|
|
3,943
|
|
|
|
4,017
|
|
|
|
3,952
|
|
|
|
4,019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted shares for Funds from operations calculations
|
|
|
117,323
|
|
|
|
110,262
|
|
|
|
117,134
|
|
|
|
107,644
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
43
Inflation
Inflation has remained relatively low in recent years, and as a result, it has not had a
significant impact on the Company during this period. To the extent an increase in
inflation would result in increased operating costs, such as insurance, real estate taxes
and utilities, substantially all of the tenants leases require the tenants to absorb these
costs as part of their rental obligations. In addition, inflation also may have the effect
of increasing market rental rates.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
There have been no material changes to the Companys exposure to market risk since its
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Companys management, with the participation of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by
this report. Based on this evaluation, the Companys Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer have concluded that its disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end
of the period covered by this report, are functioning effectively to provide reasonable
assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in its reports filed or
submitted under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within
the time periods specified in SECs rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to
the Companys management, including its principal executive and principal financial
officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Controls
There were no changes in the Companys internal control over financial reporting during the
quarter ended June 30, 2010 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to
materially affect, the Companys internal control over financial reporting.
44
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
The Company has been substituted for Republic Property Trust, a Maryland real estate
investment trust, and Republic Property Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited
partnership, (together, Republic) as a party to certain litigation as a result of
the Companys acquisition of Republic on October 4, 2007.
The litigation is described in the Companys 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K. On July
12, 2010, the Superior Court for the District of Columbia, in the matter of Steven A.
Grigg v. Liberty Property Trust, granted the Companys Motion for Summary Judgment in
part and denied it in part. The result of the action was to dismiss Mr. Griggs
claims that he was entitled to a severance payment under his employment agreement
because (a) he had terminated his employment contract for Good Reason (as defined in
the employment contract) or (b) the Company had terminated his employment Without
Cause. However, the Court did find that a genuine issue of material fact exists as
to Mr. Griggs claim as to a breach by the Company of its duty of good faith and fair
dealing under the employment contract. Mr. Grigg has petitioned the court to
reconsider its ruling. Other than as noted above, there were no material developments
in this litigation during the three months ended June 30, 2010.
While management currently believes that resolving these matters will not have a
material adverse impact on our financial position, our results of operations or our
cash flows, the litigation noted above is subject to inherent uncertainties and
managements view of these matters may change in the future. Were an unfavorable
final outcome to occur, there exists the possibility of a material adverse impact on
our financial position and the results of operations for the period in which the
effect becomes capable of being reasonably estimated.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in Item 1A of
Part 1 Risk Factors, in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Removed and Reserved
Item 5. Other Information
None.
45
Item 6. Exhibits
Note to Exhibits: Exhibits 10.18 and 10.19 were filed with the Registrants Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. The Registrants are refiling these exhibits
solely to include certain schedules and exhibits that were omitted from the exhibits as filed.
Confidential treatment has been granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to
portions of these exhibits pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the Registrants have submitted an application for confidential treatment with respect
to portions of the schedules and exhibits that have been added in this filing.
|
|
|
10.18 +
|
|
Agreement of Limited Partnership of Liberty Washington, L.P. by and between Liberty
Washington Venture, LLC and New York State Common Retirement Fund dated as of October 4,
2007.
|
|
|
|
10.19 +
|
|
Contribution Agreement among New York State Common Retirement Fund and Liberty
Property Limited Partnership and Liberty Washington, L.P. dated October 4, 2007.
|
|
|
|
12.1*
|
|
Statement Re: Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed
Charges and Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges.
|
|
|
|
31.1*
|
|
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Liberty
Property Trust required by Rule 13a-14(a) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
|
|
|
|
31.2*
|
|
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Liberty
Property Trust required by Rule 13a-14(a) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
|
|
|
|
31.3*
|
|
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Liberty
Property Trust, in its capacity as the general partner of
Liberty Property Limited Partnership, required by
Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
|
|
|
|
31.4*
|
|
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Liberty
Property Trust, in its capacity as the general partner of
Liberty Property Limited Partnership, required by
Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
|
|
|
|
32.1*
|
|
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Liberty
Property Trust required under Rule 13a-14(b) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (This exhibit
shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or
otherwise subject to the liability of that section.
Further, this exhibit shall not be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.)
|
|
|
|
32.2*
|
|
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Liberty
Property Trust required by Rule 13a-14(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (This exhibit
shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or
otherwise subject to the liability of that section.
Further, this exhibit shall not be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.)
|
|
|
|
32.3*
|
|
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Liberty
Property Trust, in its capacity as the general partner of
Liberty Property Limited Partnership, required by
Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended. (This exhibit shall not be deemed filed for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of
that section. Further, this exhibit shall not be deemed to
be incorporated by reference into any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.)
|
46
|
|
|
32.4*
|
|
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Liberty Property
Trust, in its capacity as the general partner of Liberty Property
Limited Partnership, required by Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (This exhibit shall not be deemed
filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that
section. Further, this exhibit shall not be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.)
|
|
|
|
101.INS
|
|
XBRL Instance Document (furnished herewith).
|
|
|
|
101.SCH
|
|
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document (furnished herewith).
|
|
|
|
101.CAL
|
|
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document (furnished herewith).
|
|
|
|
101.DEF
|
|
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document (furnished herewith).
|
|
|
|
101.LAB
|
|
XBRL Extension Labels Linkbase (furnished herewith).
|
|
|
|
101.PRE
|
|
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document (furnished herewith).
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
Filed herewith.
|
|
+
|
|
The Registrants have submitted an application for confidential treatment with respect to
portions of this exhibit pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.
|
47
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.
LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUST
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ WILLIAM P. HANKOWSKY
|
|
August 6, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
Date
|
|
|
President and Chief Executive Officer
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ GEORGE J. ALBURGER, JR.
|
|
August 6, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
Date
|
|
|
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
|
|
|
|
|
48
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.
LIBERTY PROPERTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
|
|
|
BY:
|
|
Liberty Property Trust
|
|
|
General Partner
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ WILLIAM P. HANKOWSKY
|
|
August 6, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
Date
|
|
|
President and Chief Executive Officer
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ GEORGE J. ALBURGER, JR.
|
|
August 6, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
Date
|
|
|
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
|
|
|
|
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Note to Exhibits: Exhibits 10.18 and 10.19 were filed with the Registrants Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. The Registrants are refiling these exhibits
solely to include certain schedules and exhibits that were omitted from the exhibits as filed.
Confidential treatment has been granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to
portions of these exhibits pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the Registrants have submitted an application for confidential treatment with respect
to portions of the schedules and exhibits that have been added in this filing.
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EXHIBIT NO.
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DESCRIPTION
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10.18 +
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Agreement of Limited Partnership of Liberty Washington, L.P. by and between Liberty
Washington Venture, LLC and New York State Common Retirement Fund dated as of October 4, 2007.
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10.19 +
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Contribution Agreement among New York State Common Retirement Fund and Liberty Property
Limited Partnership and Liberty Washington, L.P. dated October 4, 2007.
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12.1
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Statement Re: Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Ratio of Earnings
to Combined Fixed Charges.
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31.1
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Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Property Trust required by
Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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31.2
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Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Liberty Property Trust required by
Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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31.3
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Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Property Trust, in its
capacity as the general partner of Liberty Property Limited Partnership, required by
Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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31.4
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Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Liberty Property Trust, in its
capacity as the general partner of Liberty Property Limited Partnership, required by
Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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32.1
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Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Property Trust required under
Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (This exhibit shall
not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Further, this
exhibit shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.)
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32.2
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Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Liberty Property Trust required by
Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (This exhibit
shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Further,
this exhibit shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.)
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32.3
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Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Property Trust, in its
capacity as the general partner of Liberty Property Limited Partnership, required by
Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (This exhibit
shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Further,
this exhibit shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.)
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EXHIBIT NO.
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DESCRIPTION
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32.4
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Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Liberty Property Trust, in its
capacity as the general partner of Liberty Property Limited Partnership, required by
Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (This exhibit
shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Further,
this exhibit shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.)
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101.INS
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XBRL Instance Document (furnished herewith).
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101.SCH
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document (furnished herewith).
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101.CAL
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document (furnished herewith).
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101.DEF
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document (furnished herewith).
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101.LAB
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XBRL Extension Labels Linkbase (furnished herewith).
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101.PRE
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document (furnished herewith).
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The Registrants have submitted an application for confidential treatment with respect to
portions of this exhibit pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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Exhibit 10.18
AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
LIBERTY WASHINGTON, LP
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
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ARTICLE II ORGANIZATION AND PURPOSE
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2.01 Continuation of the Company
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2.02 Name of Company
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2.03 Principal Place of Business
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2.04 Purpose
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2.05 Exclusive Activities of Company
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2.06 No Payment of Individual Obligations
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2.07 Title to Assets
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2.08 Term
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2.09 Representations and Warranties
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ARTICLE III CAPITAL
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3.01 Initial Capital Contributions; Other Related Transactions
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3.02 Additional Capital Contributions
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3.03 Failure to Make Capital Contribution
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3.04 Capital Accounts
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3.05 Negative Capital Accounts
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3.06 Return of Capital; No Interest on Amounts in Capital Account
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ARTICLE IV ALLOCATIONS
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4.01 Allocation of Profits and Losses
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4.02 Special Allocations
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4.03 Curative Allocations
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4.05 Tax Allocations: Code Section 704(c)
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ARTICLE V DISTRIBUTIONS
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5.01 Net Cash Receipts
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5.02 Cash Flow from Liquidating Sale
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5.03 Distributions on Liquidation
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5.04 Distributions in Kind
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5.05 REIT Distributions
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5.06 Offsets
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ARTICLE VI MANAGEMENT
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6.01 Management and Control of Company Business
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6.02 Delegation; Standards; Indemnification
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6.03 Annual Business Plan
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6.04 Matters Requiring Approval of NYSCRF
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6.05 Hazardous Materials
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6.06 Emergency Actions
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6.07 Regular Meetings
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6.08 Special Meetings
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6.09 Third Parties
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6.12 Unrelated Business Taxable Income
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6.13 Prohibited Transactions
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6.14 Deemed Approval
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6.15 Reporting Requirements
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6.16 Action by Partners
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6.17 Right to Disclose Information
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6.18 Contracts with Affiliates
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6.19 Loan Provisions
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6.20 Project Financing
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6.21 Title Holding Subsidiaries
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ARTICLE VII COMPENSATION OF PARTNERS; PAYMENT OF COMPANY EXPENSES
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7.01 Compensation from Company
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7.02 Company Expenses
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ARTICLE VIII COMPANY BOOKS, RECORDS AND STATEMENTS
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8.01 Books and Records
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8.02 Method of Accounting
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8.03 Fidelity and Other Bonds
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8.04 Financial Statements; Appraisals and Other Information
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8.05 Bank Accounts
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8.06 Tax Matters
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ARTICLE IX DEFAULT PROVISIONS
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9.01 Events of Default
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9.02 Grace Period
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9.03 Remedies Reserved
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ARTICLE X TRANSFER OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS; SALE OF PROPERTY
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10.01 Transfer
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10.02 Approved Transfers
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10.03 Withdrawal of a Partner
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10.04 Admission of Transferee as a Partner
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10.05 Admission of Additional Partners
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11.01 No Dissolution, etc
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ARTICLE XIII ACQUISITIONS, NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND REDEVELOPMENTS
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13.01 Exclusive Operations
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13.02 Yield Parameters
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14.01 Additional Actions and Documents
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14.02 Notices
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14.03 Survival and Reliance
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14.06 Binding Effect
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14.08 Amendment Procedure
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14.09 Entire Agreement
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14.10 Pronouns, Time
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14.12 Governing Law
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14.13 Partners Representatives
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14.14 Execution in Counterparts
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14.15 Affirmative Action Policy
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14.16 Advisor
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14.17 Insurance
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14.18 Legal Representation of the Company
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Exhibit A -
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Form of Development Management Agreement
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Exhibit B -
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Form of Management and Leasing Agreement
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Exhibit C -
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List of Contributed Properties
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Exhibit D -
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Current Debt of the Company
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Exhibit E -
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Business Plan for 2007
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Exhibit F -
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Reserved
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Exhibit G -
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Form of Leasing Update
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Exhibit H -
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Recitals
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Exhibit I -
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Initial Yield Parameters
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Exhibit J -
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Report of Independent Public Accountants
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Exhibit K -
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Due Diligence for New Acquisitions
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Due Diligence for New Developments and Redevelopments
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Exhibit M -
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Insurance Requirements
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AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
LIBERTY WASHINGTON, LP
THIS AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP is made and entered into as of the 4th day of October,
2007 (the Effective Date), by and between
LIBERTY WASHINGTON VENTURE, LLC
, a Delaware limited
liability company (General Partner) as general partner, and
NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT
FUND
, as limited partner (NYSCRF), (General Partner and NYSCRF are sometimes referred to
collectively as Partners).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the
parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
Unless the context otherwise specifies or requires, the terms defined in this
Article
I
shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, have the meaning herein specified. Unless
otherwise specified, all references herein to Articles or Sections are to Articles or Sections of
this Agreement.
Acquisition Plan
shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 13.03
.
Act
means the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as amended from time
to time (or any corresponding provisions of succeeding law).
Additional Capital Contributions
means, with respect to any Partner, the total
amount contributed to the Company by such Partner pursuant to
Section 3.02(a)
.
Adjusted Capital Account Deficit
means, with respect to any Partner, the deficit
balance in such Partners Capital Account as of the end of the relevant Fiscal Year or period,
after (a) crediting to such Capital Account any amounts which such Partner is deemed to be
obligated to restore to the Company pursuant to the next-to-last sentences of Regulations Sections
1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5), and (b) debiting to such Capital Account the items described in
Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6). The foregoing definition is intended to
comply with the provisions of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted
consistently therewith.
Advisor
has the meaning set forth in
Section 14.16
.
Affiliate
means, when used with reference to a specific Person, any Person directly
or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Person in question. As
used in this definition, the terms controlling, controlled and control mean the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and
policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or
otherwise.
Agreement
means this Agreement of Limited Partnership of Washington, LP, as amended
from time to time.
Approved Vendor
means general contractors, subcontractors, surveyors, title
companies, environmental consultants, material suppliers, engineers and other professionals of good
standing and reputation in the geographic region where the Property is located.
Annual Business Plan
has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.03
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Auditor
shall mean such national firm of independent certified public accountants
which shall be selected by the General Partner and reasonably approved by NYSCRF and engaged
annually to audit the books and records of the Company and prepare the tax returns of the Company.
The initial Auditor shall be Ernst & Young LLP.
Bankrupt
and
Bankruptcy
each have the meaning set forth in
Section
11.02
.
Business Day
means Monday through Friday of each week, except that a legal holiday
recognized as such in any of the States of Illinois, New York, Virginia or Pennsylvania, or the
District of Columbia, shall not be regarded as a Business Day.
Call for Capital
has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.02(b)
.
Capital Account
means the Capital Account maintained for each Partner pursuant to
Section 3.04
.
Capital Contributions
means, with respect to any Partner, the total amount
contributed to the capital of the Company by such Partner pursuant to
Sections 3.01, 3.02 and
3.03(b)
.
Capital Transaction
means the sale, exchange, condemnation (or similar eminent
domain taking or disposition in lieu thereof), destruction by casualty, financing or refinancing,
or disposition of the Property or any portion thereof.
Cause
means [The confidential material contained herein has been omitted and has been separately filed with the Commission.]
Code
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time (or any
corresponding provisions of succeeding law). References to Sections of the Code are to those in
effect on the date of this Agreement and shall include any corresponding future provision of the
Code.
Company
means Liberty Washington, LP, a Delaware limited partnership governed by
this Agreement, as it may from time to time be reconstituted.
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Company Minimum Gain
has the meaning set forth in Regulations Sections 1.704-2(b)(2)
and 1.704-2(d).
Contributed Entities
means the entities identified as such on
Exhibit C
.
Contributed Interests
means those ownership interests in the Contributed Entities
held by Liberty Property Limited Partnership, which are being contributed to the Company by or on
behalf of the General Partner pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, as identified on
Exhibit
C
.
Contribution Agreement
means that certain Contribution Agreement dated on or about
the date of this Agreement by and among LPLP, NYSCRF and the Company, pursuant to which LPLP is
contributing the Contributed Interests to the Company on behalf of the General Partner, and the
General Partner is receiving a credit to its Capital Account pursuant to
Section 3.01
.
Cost Overrun
has the meaning set forth in the Development Management Agreement.
DC Metropolitan Area
shall mean (i) the District of Columbia, (ii) those portions of
the State of Maryland located within the Interstate 495 Beltway, and (iii) the Counties of
Loudon, Fairfax and Arlington, Virginia
Default
has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.01
.
Depreciation
means, for each Fiscal Year or other period, an amount equal to the
depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction allowable with respect to an asset for
such Year or period, except that if the Gross Asset Value of an asset differs from its adjusted
basis for Federal income tax purposes at the beginning of such Year or period, then Depreciation
shall be an amount which bears the same ratio to such beginning Gross Asset Value as the Federal
income tax depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction for such Year or period
bears to such beginning adjusted tax basis; provided, however, that if the adjusted tax basis for
Federal income tax purposes of an asset at the beginning of such Year or period is zero, then
Depreciation shall be determined with reference to such beginning Gross Asset Value using any
reasonable method selected by the General Partner.
Development Management Agreement
means an agreement, in substantially the form
attached hereto as
Exhibit A
, to be entered into between the Company or its Subsidiaries
that own Property, and the General Partner (or its Affiliate) from time to time in connection with
New Developments in accordance with ARTICLE XIII, as such agreement may be amended from time to
time as permitted herein.
Effective Date
shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.
Entities
shall mean collectively the Contributed Entities and the Purchased
Entities.
ERISA
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the regulations
issued thereunder, as amended from time to time, and any successor to such Act.
Extraordinary Cash Flow
means the cash proceeds (including, but not limited to, any
applicable condemnation, insurance and refinancing proceeds) realized by the Company as a
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result of a Capital Transaction, increased by the cash interest payments received on such
proceeds,
decreased
by the sum of the following: (i) any amounts applied in repayment of
any approved debt, (ii) the amount of such proceeds used, set aside or committed by the Company for
repair or replacement of any portion of the Property; (iii) any expenses, costs or liabilities
incurred by the Company in effecting or obtaining any such Capital Transaction or the proceeds
thereof (including, without limitation, attorneys fees, court costs, brokerage fees, commissions,
title insurance and survey costs, recording fees, and transfer taxes), all of which expenses, costs
and liabilities shall be paid from the gross amount of such cash proceeds to the extent thereof.
Final Plans and Specifications
means the plans and specifications submitted to
NYSCRF by the Company to support a request by the General Partner to commence a New Development in
accordance with the Preliminary Plans and Specifications and approved by NYSCRF.
Final Project Budget
means, as to each New Development, the total budget for the
construction and leasing of each New Development prepared by the General Partner in accordance with
the Preliminary Project Budget and approved by NYSCRF.
Fiscal Year
means the calendar year.
Functional Office Property
means a Property other than a Redevelopment Property that
is acquired, directly or indirectly, at any time by the Company and which at the time of its
acquisition is improved with an existing office building.
General Partner
means Liberty Washington Venture, LLC.
Gross Asset Value
means, with respect to any asset, such assets adjusted basis for
Federal income tax purposes, with the following modifications:
(a) The initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Partner to the Company shall
be the gross fair market value of such asset, as determined by the contributing Partner and the
General Partner, or where the General Partner is the contributing Partner, by the contributing
Partner and NYSCRF. The initial Gross Asset Value of the Interests are set forth on
Exhibit
C
.
(b) The Gross Asset Values of all Company assets shall be adjusted to equal their respective
gross fair market values, as determined by the General Partner subject to the approval of NYSCRF,
which shall not unreasonably be withheld, as of the following times: (i) the acquisition of an
additional interest in the Company by any new or existing Partner in exchange for more than a
de
minimis
Capital Contribution; (ii) the distribution by the Company to a Partner
of more than a
de
minimis
amount of property as consideration for an interest in
the Company; and (iii) the liquidation of the Company within the meaning of Regulations Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g); provided, however that adjustments pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above
shall be made only if the General Partner reasonably determines that such adjustments are necessary
or appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Partners in the Company.
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(c) The Gross Asset Value of any Company asset distributed to any Partner shall be adjusted to
equal the gross fair market value of such asset on the date of distribution as determined in
accordance with
Section 5.04
.
(d) The Gross Asset Values of each of the Properties contributed or sold to the Company as of
the Effective Date, and the components thereof, shall be the amounts set forth next to the name of
the Property on
Exhibits C
and
D
hereto, subject to adjustment of such Exhibits to
reflect subsequent transactions and the determination of Gross Asset Values as provided for herein.
(e) The Gross Asset Values of Company assets shall be increased (or decreased) to reflect any
adjustments to the adjusted basis of such assets pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section
743(b), but only to the extent that such adjustments are taken into account in determining Capital
Accounts pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), for purposes of paragraph (f) of the
definition of Profits and Losses and for purposes of
Section 4.02(h)
hereof; provided,
however, that Gross Asset Values shall not be adjusted pursuant to this
subparagraph (e)
to
the extent the General Partner determines that an adjustment pursuant to
subparagraph (b
)
above in this definition is necessary or appropriate in connection with a transaction that would
otherwise result in an adjustment pursuant to this
subparagraph (e)
.
(f) If the Gross Asset Value of an asset has been determined or adjusted pursuant to this
Section, then such Gross Asset Value shall thereafter be adjusted by the Depreciation taken into
account with respect to such asset for purposes of computing Profits and Losses.
(g) This definition of Gross Asset Value is intended to comply with the Internal Revenue Code,
with particular adherence to the provisions of Code Section 704(b) and the Regulations thereunder.
Guarantors
shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 6.20
.
Hazardous Materials
mean (i) any hazardous waste as defined by the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. Section 6901
et seq
.), as amended from
time to time, and regulations promulgated thereunder (RCRA); (ii) any hazardous substance as
defined by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (42
U.S.C. Section 9601
et seq
.), as amended from time to time, and regulations promulgated
thereunder (CERCLA) (including petroleum-based products as described therein); (iii) other
petroleum and petroleum-based products; (iv) asbestos in any quantity or form which would subject
it to regulation under any applicable Hazardous Materials Law (hereinafter defined);
(v) polychlorinated biphenyls; (vi) any substance, the presence of which on the Property is
prohibited by any Hazardous Materials Law; (vii) any extremely hazardous substance or hazardous
chemical as those terms are defined in the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (42
U.S.C. Section 11001 et seq.) as amended from time to time, and regulations promulgated thereunder;
(viii) any chemical substance as that term is defined in the Toxic Substances Control Act (15
U.S.C. Section 2601) as amended from time to time, and regulations promulgated thereunder; (ix) any
hazardous substances identified under the
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law of the state in which the Property is located; and (x) any other substance, including
toxic substances, which, by any Hazardous Materials Laws, requires special handling in its
collection, storage, treatment, management, recycling or disposal.
Hazardous Materials Law
means all Governmental Requirements, including, without
limitation, RCRA and CERCLA, relating to the handling, storage, existence of or otherwise
regulating any hazardous wastes, hazardous substances, toxic substances, radioactive materials,
pollutants, chemicals, contaminants or industrial substances or relating to the removal or
remediation of any of the foregoing.
Indemnified Party
has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.02(f)
.
Initial Properties
means the Properties owned by the Entities on the date that the
Interests are acquired by the Company pursuant to the Contribution Agreement.
Interests
shall mean collectively the Contributed Interests and the Purchased
Interests.
IRR
means the annualized discount rate, compounded as of the last day of each
calendar month, which equates the sum of the present value of all contributions made by a Partner
to the Company with the sum of the present value of all distributions made to such Partner by the
Company (including distributions of Net Operating Cash Receipts and distributions of Extraordinary
Cash Flow and the value of any distributions in kind made in accordance with
Section 5.04
),
as calculated by reputable and generally accepted financial software applications (such as
Microsoft Excel, Lotus 123 and Argus or, if they are no longer available or generally accepted,
such other financial applications as from time to time have the general acceptance of the real
estate finance community). For purposes of the foregoing, all contributions and distributions made
prior to the date of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been made on the date of this
Agreement.
Lakeside, LLC
shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.
Liberty Loan
shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.
Liberty Loan Documents
shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this
Agreement.
Liquidating Sale
means the sale of substantially all of the then remaining
Properties, either in one transaction or in a series of related transactions.
Liquidation
means (a) when used with reference to the Company, the earlier of (i)
the date upon which the Company is terminated under Code Section 708(b)(1)(A), (ii) the date upon
which the Company ceases to be a going concern, or (iii) the date upon which the Company dissolves
in accordance with ARTICLE XI, and (b) when used with reference to a Partner, the earlier of (i)
the date upon which there is a liquidation of such Partner, or (ii) the date upon which there is a
liquidation of such Partners Partnership Interest for purposes of Code Section 761(d).
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LPLP
means Liberty Property Limited Partnership, a Pennsylvania limited partnership
and the sole member of the General Partner.
Management and Leasing Agreement
means the Agreement by and between the Company, or
its Subsidiary that owns Property, and Manager attached hereto as
Exhibit B
, as amended
from time to time as permitted herein.
Manager
means Liberty Property Limited Partnership, a Pennsylvania limited
partnership (an Affiliate of General Partner), or its Affiliate.
Merger
means that certain merger between Republic Property Trust, RPLP, Liberty
Property Trust, Liberty Acquisition LLC and Liberty Property Limited Partnership pursuant to that
certain Agreement of Plan and Merger dated July 23, 2007.
Merger Loan
shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.
Net Cash Receipts
means the sum of Net Operating Cash Receipts and Extraordinary
Cash Flow for the applicable period.
Net Operating Cash Receipts
means, for any period subject to annual audit as
contemplated by
Section 8.04(a)
below, the excess of (a) gross cash receipts from
operations (excluding cash proceeds from Capital Transactions and any security or lease deposits
until forfeited or otherwise applied to rent due under the leases) of the Company during such
period in excess of (b) the aggregate of (i) all operating costs and expenses during such period
(not including interest on borrowed money) of the Company paid in cash during such period (without
deduction for any charge for cost recovery, depreciation or other expenses not paid in cash), (ii)
the cost of debt service, including both interest and principal reductions and any applicable fees
under any approved debt (including, without limitation, the Liberty Loan) paid during such period,
and (iii) principal and interest on any Tax Payment Loan. Any increase, from the previous period
to the period under determination, in the amounts of reserves and working capital as reasonably
determined by the General Partner in accordance with the Annual Business Plan shall be treated as a
deduction from Net Operating Cash Receipts for the latter period; and any decrease, from the
previous period to the period under determination, in the amounts of reserves and working capital
as reasonably determined by the General Partner in accordance with the Annual Business Plan shall
be treated as an addition to Net Operating Cash Receipts for the latter period.
New Development
means any new improvements constructed by the Company pursuant to
ARTICLE XIII in accordance with the Annual Business Plan or a Development Plan on any Vacant Land
Property owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company.
New Development Property
means a Property on which the Company has developed a New
Development at any time during the term of this Agreement.
Non-Recourse Carveouts
shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 6.20
.
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Nonrecourse Deductions
has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section
1.704-2(b)(1). The amount of Nonrecourse Deductions for a Fiscal Year shall be determined in
accordance with the provisions of Regulations Section 1.704-2(c).
Nonrecourse Liability
has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section
1.704-2(b)(3).
Partner
or
Partners
means General Partner, NYSCRF and such successors,
assigns or additional Partners as may be admitted to the Company pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement.
Partner Nonrecourse Debt
has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section
1.704-2(b)(4).
Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain
means an amount, with respect to each Partner
Nonrecourse Debt, equal to the Company Minimum Gain that would result if such Partner Nonrecourse
Debt were treated as a Nonrecourse Liability, determined in accordance with Regulations Section
1.704-2(i)(3).
Partner Nonrecourse Deductions
has the meaning set forth in Regulations Sections
1.704-2(i)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(2).
Partnership Interest
means, as to any Partner, all of the interest of such Partner
in the Company including, without limitation, such Partners right to a distributive share of the
profits, losses, and distributions of the Company and to a distributive share of Company Assets.
Percentage Interest
means, as of the Effective Date, seventy-five percent (75%) for
NYSCRF and twenty-five percent (25%) for General Partner respectively, unless and until changed as
provided in this Agreement.
Performance Standards
means (i) achieving leasing rates on renewals and new leases
at each Property substantially consistent with market rates for similar properties in such
submarket, (ii) achieving and maintaining occupancy rates on average for the Properties in a
submarket substantially consistent with occupancy rates for similar type properties in such
submarket, (iii) maintaining in each Fiscal Year on a Company wide basis non-reimbursed capital
expenditures at or below the amounts budgeted in the approved Annual Business Plan, (iv) timely
delivery of financial and managerial reports in accordance with the provisions of
Section
8.04
and (v) performance substantially economically consistent with the Annual Business Plan.
Person
means any individual, corporation, association, company, limited liability
company, joint venture, trust, estate, or other entity or organization.
Preliminary Plans and Specifications
means the plans and specifications submitted to
NYSCRF by the Company to support a request by the General Partner to commence a New Development or
the redevelopment of a Redevelopment Property.
Preliminary Project Budget
means the budget for a New Development submitted to
NYSCRF by the Company to support a request by the General Partner to commence a New Development or
the redevelopment of a Redevelopment Property, including a pro forma operating budget.
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Prime Rate
means the prime rate published by the Wall Street Journal, or any
successor publication reasonably approved by the Partners, from time to time.
Profits
and
Losses
means, for each Fiscal Year or other period, an amount
equal to the Companys taxable income or loss for such Year or period, determined in accordance
with Code Section 703(a) (for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss, or deduction required
to be stated separately pursuant to Code Section 703(a)(1) shall be included in taxable income or
loss), with the following adjustments:
(a) Any income of the Company that is exempt from Federal income tax and not otherwise taken
into account in computing Profits or Losses pursuant to this Section shall be added to such taxable
income or loss;
(b) Any expenditures of the Company described in Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) or treated as Code
Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i), and not
otherwise taken into account in computing Profits or Losses pursuant to this Section, shall be
subtracted from such taxable income or loss;
(c) In the event the Gross Asset Value of any Company Asset is adjusted pursuant to any
provision of this Agreement in accordance with the definition of Gross Asset Value above, the
amount of such adjustment shall be taken into account as gain or loss from the disposition of such
Asset for purposes of computing Profits or Losses;
(d) Gain or loss resulting from any disposition of property with respect to which gain or loss
is recognized for Federal income tax purposes shall be computed by reference to the Gross Asset
Value of the property disposed of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of such property
differs from its Gross Asset Value;
(e) In lieu of the depreciation, amortization, and other cost recovery deductions taken into
account in computing such taxable income or loss, there shall be taken into account Depreciation
for such Fiscal Year or other period, computed in accordance with the definition of Depreciation
above;
(f) To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company Asset pursuant to
Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b) is required pursuant to Regulations Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) or (4) to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as a result
of a distribution other than in liquidation of a Partners interest in the Company, the amount of
such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of such
asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases the basis of such asset) from the disposition of such
asset and shall be taken into account for purposes of computing Profits or Losses;
(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, any items, which are specially
allocated pursuant to
Section 4.02
, or
Section 4.04
shall not be taken into account
in computing Profits or Losses; and
(h) The amounts of the items of Company income, gain, loss, or deduction available to be
specially allocated pursuant to
Sections 4.02
and
4.03
but not previously taken
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into account because of the restrictions of paragraph (g) shall be determined by applying
rules analogous to those set forth in this Section.
Project Financing
shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 6.20
.
Property
or
Properties
means each and all of the real estate including,
but not limited to (i) the land and improvements thereon owned, directly or indirectly, by the
Entities and acquired by the Company by contribution of the Contributed Interests pursuant to the
Contribution Agreement and purchase of the Purchased Interests as described in the Recitals to this
Agreement, (ii) all additional real estate acquired in accordance with the Annual Business Plan or
an Acquisition Plan, and (iii) all improvements, fixtures and personal property owned, directly or
indirectly, by the Company and located thereon, in each case until disposed of by the Company in
accordance with this Agreement. The present and future Properties are comprised of New Development
Properties, Redevelopment Properties, Functional Office Properties, and Vacant Land Properties.
Purchase Money Loan Documents
shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to
this Agreement.
Purchase Money Note
shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this
Agreement.
Purchase Price
shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.
Purchased Entities
shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this
Agreement.
Purchased Interests
shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this
Agreement..
Recitals
means the recitals set forth on
Exhibit H
attached hereto.
Recourse Obligations
shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 6.20
.
Redevelopment Property
means an improved Property or a land position acquired by the
Company that the Partners mutually agree should be considered as such due to any one or more of the
following factors: existing occupancy; anticipated tenant expirations; amount of capital
expenditures intended to be invested to rehabilitate the Property, or; the anticipated yields on
the investment. The Partners acknowledge that among the Initial Properties, 1129 29th Avenue and
the potential additional Floor Area Ratio that may become available in Republic Park are deemed to
be Redevelopment Property
Regulations
means the Income Tax Regulations promulgated under the Code as such
regulations may be amended from time to time (including Temporary Regulations). References to
Sections of the Regulations are to those in effect on the date of this Agreement and shall include
any corresponding future provision of the Regulations.
Regulatory Allocations
has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.03
.
REIT
means a real estate investment trust within the meaning of the Code.
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RPLP
means Republic Property Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership.
Section 12.01 Notice
means the notice given pursuant to
Section 12.01
of
this Agreement.
Subsidiary
means any entity taxable as a company for federal income tax purposes in
which the Company owns any direct or indirect interest in the profits, losses or capital of the
entity.
Tax Matters Partner
has the meaning set forth in
Section 8.06(b)
.
Tax Payment Loan
has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.11(a)
.
Title Holding Subsidiary
has the meaning set forth in Section 6.21.
Transfer
has the meaning set forth in
Section 10.01(a)
Transferee Partner
means any Partner who has acquired any Partnership Interest by
transfer or otherwise from any other Partner.
UBTI
means unrelated business taxable income within the meaning of Section 512 of
the Code.
Unleveraged Development IRR
shall mean the IRR for all contributions by and all
distributions to NYSCRF with respect solely to New Development Properties, Redevelopment Properties
and Vacant Land Properties, calculated based on the assumptions that: (a) all funds borrowed by the
Company from third parties from the execution of this Agreement through the Liquidating Sale with
respect to such Properties shall be treated as though such funds had been obtained by the Company
as Capital Contributions from the Partners in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests
at the time of each such borrowing by the Company, (b) all payments of principal and interest on
such borrowed funds with respect to such Properties shall be treated as though such payments had
been distributed by the Company to the Partners in proportion to their respective Percentage
Interests at the time of each such payment, and (c) all such borrowed funds to the extent not
theretofore repaid shall be treated as having been repaid at the time of calculation. If a
contribution, distribution or third-party loan relates partly to one or more New Development
Properties, Redevelopment Properties and Vacant Land Properties, and partly to one or more
Functional Office Properties, the amount thereof (or the amount of principal or interest relating
thereto, in the case of a third-party loan) shall be allocated in an equitable manner based on the
extent to which the respective class of Properties contributed to or was responsible for the amount
in question.
Unleveraged IRR Target
shall be satisfied if, in connection with a Liquidating Sale,
both of the following are true: [The confidential material contained herein has been omitted and has been separately filed with the Commission.]
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Unleveraged Functional Office IRR
shall mean the IRR for all contributions by and
all distributions to NYSCRF with respect solely to Functional Office Properties, calculated based
on the assumptions that: (a) all funds borrowed by the Company from third parties from the
execution of this Agreement through the Liquidating Sale with respect to such Properties shall be
treated as though such funds had been obtained by the Company as Capital Contributions from the
Partners in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests at the time of each such borrowing
by the Company, (b) all payments of principal and interest on such borrowed funds with respect to
such Properties shall be treated as though such payments had been distributed by the Company to the
Partners in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests at the time of each such payment,
and (c) all such borrowed funds to the extent not theretofore repaid shall be treated as having
been repaid at the time of calculation. If a contribution, distribution or third-party loan
relates partly to one or more New Development Properties, Redevelopment Properties and Vacant Land
Properties, and partly to one or more Functional Office Properties, the amount thereof (or the
amount of principal or interest relating thereto, in the case of a third-party loan) shall be
allocated in an equitable manner based on the extent to which the respective class of Properties
contributed to or was responsible for the amount in question.
Unreturned Capital Contribution
means the cumulative Capital Contributions of a
Partner, reduced, but not below $0, by the cumulative amounts distributed to that Partner pursuant
to Section 5.02(a) hereof.
Vacant Land Property
means a Property which is acquired at any time by the Company
and which is either (a) unimproved except for site work, or (b) improved with buildings or
structures which pursuant to the Acquisition Plan relating to such Property are planned to be
substantially demolished by the Company.
WillowWood, LLC
shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.
ARTICLE II
ORGANIZATION AND PURPOSE
2.01
Continuation of the Company
. A Certificate of Limited Partnership has been filed
with the State of Delaware and a certificate to do business has been filed with the State of
Virginia and the District of Columbia. The Partners hereby form the Company as a limited
partnership pursuant to the provisions of the Act and enter into this Agreement in order to
establish the rights, duties, and relationship of the Partners. The General Partner shall cause
the Company to continuously maintain in the State of Delaware a registered agent and registered
office for services of process, and to continuously maintain the Companys qualification to do
business in the State of Virginia, the District of Columbia and, if the Company or its Subsidiaries
own Property in Maryland, the State of Maryland. If the laws of any jurisdiction in which the
Company transacts business so require, the General Partner shall file, with the appropriate office
in that jurisdiction, all documents necessary for the Company to qualify to transact business. The
Partners shall execute, acknowledge, and cause to be filed for record, in the place or places
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and manner prescribed by law, any amendments to this Agreement as may be required, either by
the Act, by the laws of any jurisdiction in which the Company transacts business, or by this
Agreement, to reflect changes in the information contained herein or otherwise to comply with the
requirements of law for the continuation, preservation, and operation of the Company as a
partnership under the Act.
2.02
Name of Company
. The name of the Company shall be Liberty Washington, LP, and
all business of the Company shall be conducted in such name.
2.03
Principal Place of Business
. The principal place of business of the Company
shall be located at 500 Chesterfield Parkway, Malvern, PA 19355, or such other place or places as
the General Partner may from time to time determine, provided that the General Partner shall give
written notice thereof to the Partners within five (5) days after the effective date of any such
change. The General Partner may establish and maintain such other offices and additional places of
business of the Company as it deems appropriate.
2.04
Purpose
. The purpose of the Company shall be: (a) to acquire, own, develop,
re-develop, improve, operate, lease and manage office properties in the DC Metropolitan Area, (b)
to sell and otherwise dispose of any or all such properties, (c) to undertake any and all actions
necessary or incidental to any of the foregoing activities, and (d) to take or cause to be taken
all actions and to perform or cause to be performed all functions necessary or appropriate to
promote the business of the Company and to realize and carry out its purposes.
2.05
Exclusive Activities of Company
. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement,
the Company shall not engage in any other activity or business other than as specified under
Section 2.04
, and no Partner shall have any authority to hold itself out as the agent of
any other Partner or as a Partner of the Company with respect to any other business or activity.
2.06
No Payment of Individual Obligations
. The Partners shall use the Companys
credit and assets solely for the benefit of the Company. No asset of the Company shall be
transferred or encumbered for or in payment of any individual obligation of any Partner.
2.07
Title to Assets
. All Company assets shall be owned by and held in the name of
the Company or in the name of a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. No Partner shall have any
ownership interest in any Company asset in its individual name or right, and each Partners
interest in the Company shall be personal property for all purposes.
2.08
Term
. The Company shall continue in perpetuity unless and until the Company is
dissolved and liquidated in accordance with the provisions of ARTICLE XI.
2.09
Representations and Warranties.
(a) Each Partner hereby represents and warrants to the Company and to the other Partners that:
(i) it is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under applicable law, it has
full and unrestricted right, authority and power to enter into this Agreement
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and to perform its obligations hereunder; this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding
obligation of such Partner, enforceable in accordance with its terms; and
(ii) the representations and warranties made by such Partner in the Contribution Agreement are
true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of this Agreement.
(b) The representations
and warranties made by each Partner under
Section 2.09(a)(i)
shall be deemed to have been remade by such Partner as of the date of each Call for Capital and
each Capital Contribution pursuant to such Call, and shall survive the dissolution and liquidation
of the Company or such Partner.
ARTICLE III
CAPITAL
3.01
Initial Capital Contributions; Other Related Transactions
. In accordance with
the Contribution Agreement, the following events and transactions have occurred, or will occur, on
or before the Effective Date:
(a) On or before the Effective Date, NYSCRF has made a contribution to the Company in the
amount of $415,063,748.00, which amount shall be credited to NYSCRFs Capital Account.
(b) On or before the Effective Date, LPLP, on behalf of the General Partner, has contributed
or shall contribute and convey the Contributed Interests to the Company, in satisfaction of the
Merger Loan, to the extent thereof, and the balance as a contribution to the capital of the
Company. The Contributed Interests shall be free and clear of all liens, security interests,
pledges, assignments, claims, options, encumbrances, charges, commitments, and equitable interests
or rights of others, of any kind whatsoever, other than the Liberty Loan. On the Effective Date,
the Property owned directly or indirectly by the Contributed Entities shall be free and clear of
all mortgages and other liens and encumbrances, except for the Assumed Financing (defined below) or
as otherwise approved under the Contribution Agreement. Simultaneously with the contribution to
the Company of the Contributed Interests, LPLP has or shall contribute to the Company, on behalf of
the General Partner, the lenders rights and interests in and to the Purchase Money Loan Documents.
The foregoing contributions described in this
Section 3.01(b)
have an aggregate value for
purposes of this Agreement of $138,354,583.00, which amount shall be credited to the Capital
Account of the General Partner.
(c) Certain of the Properties owned (directly or indirectly) by certain of the Entities have
existing mortgage financing with those lenders, and in those amounts, identified on
Exhibit
D
hereto (the Assumed Financing). By acceptance of the contribution of the Contributed
Interests to the Company and the purchase of the Purchased Interests by the Company, the Company
shall be deemed to have assumed the Assumed Financing.
(d) By virtue of the assignment to, and assumption by, the Company of the Liberty Loan
Documents, as described in the Recitals to this Agreement, the Company shall be
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deemed to have obtained secured financing in the principal amount of $59,500,000.00. The
principal amount of, and interests securing the Liberty Loan are depicted on
Exhibit D
.
(e) The Partners acknowledge that the contribution amounts set forth in
Section
3.01(a)
and
Section 3.01(b)
include estimated closing costs of the Company, and the
Partners intend to adjust their initial capital contributions based on a reconciliation and
proration of such costs undertaken post-Closing in accordance with the Contribution Agreement.
3.02
Additional Capital Contributions.
(a) NYSCRF and the General Partner shall each make Additional Capital Contributions to the
Company in proportion to their Percentage Interests from time to time as may be required to (i)
fund the costs of development, construction and lease-up (net of the proceeds of any third-party
debt incurred for such development activities) of any New Development or Redevelopment pursuant to
ARTICLE XIII
(but not including Cost Overruns which shall be the responsibility of the
Development Manager under the Development Management Agreement), or (ii) fund the acquisition costs
(net of the proceeds of any third-party debt incurred for such acquisition) of any additional
Property acquired by the Company in accordance with a jointly-approved Acquisition Plan adopted
pursuant to
Section 13.03
. The Partners expect and intend that, except in the case of the
development, construction and lease-up costs of the New Developments and Redevelopments and the
acquisition costs for additional property acquisitions, any cash requirements of the Company will
be provided from the rentals received by the Company and, if approved by the Partners, by loans
from one or more Partners, at such Partners option, and loans from third parties, and no Partner
shall be required to make any additional capital contribution to the Company therefor.
(b) When required pursuant to
Section 3.02(a)
, each Partner shall contribute in cash
its respective Additional Capital Contribution to the Company on not less than ten (10) days prior
written notice after the General Partners call therefor (each a Call for Capital).
(c) If any amounts shall become due and payable under the Purchase Money Loan Documents, the
General Partner shall make an Additional Capital Contribution to the Company equal to twenty-five
percent (25%) of all such amounts.
3.03
Failure to Make Capital Contribution
. If any Partner fails to make any Capital
Contribution required to be made by such Partner under
Section 3.01
or
Section 3.02
within 10 days after the same becomes due and payable (the Defaulting Partner), one or more of
the other Partners (the Contributing Partner) may (but without obligation to do so), within 15
days after the expiration of said 10-day period, contribute to the Company an additional amount
equal to the Defaulting Partners unpaid Capital Contribution and elect to treat such contribution
as provided in either
Section 3.03(a)
or
Section 3.03(b)
. If the Contributing
Partner fails to make such election within said 15-day period, it shall be deemed to have elected
to treat such contribution as provided in
Section 3.03(b)
.
(a) The Contributing Partner may treat such contribution as a loan to the Defaulting Partner
(to be due and payable solely out of distributions otherwise payable to the Defaulting Partner
hereunder) followed by a contribution of the proceeds thereof to the Company
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to fund the Capital Contribution otherwise required to be made from the Defaulting Partner.
Until the loan to the Defaulting Partner shall have been repaid together with interest at the rate
equal to the Prime Rate plus five percentage points, or the maximum rate permitted under applicable
law, whichever is less, calculated upon the outstanding principal balance of such loan as of the
first day of each month, all distributions otherwise to be made to the Defaulting Partner hereunder
shall be distributed, for the Defaulting Partners account, by payment of the same to the
Contributing Partner, and shall be applied against the balance owed by the Defaulting Partner to
the Contributing Partner.
(b) [The confidential material contained herein has
been omitted and has been separately filed with the Commission.]
(c) Any change in Percentage Interests pursuant to this
Section 3.03(b)
shall not
affect the amount of any Partners Capital Contributions for purposes of determining the amount to
which such Partner is entitled pursuant to
Section 5.02(a)
, to the extent attributable to
Section 5.02(a)
.
3.04
Capital Accounts.
(a) The Company shall establish and maintain a separate Capital Account for each Partner in
accordance with the following provisions:
(i) To each Partners Capital Account there shall be credited (A) the amount of money
contributed by such Partner to the Company, (B) the fair market value of property contributed by
such Partner to the Company (net of any liabilities secured by such property that the Company is
considered to assume or take subject to under Code Section 752) (the Partners agreeing that the
fair market value of the Properties contributed by the General Partner to the Partnership on the
date of this Agreement have fair market values equal to their Gross Asset Value as set forth in
Section 3.01
), and (C) such Partners distributive share of Profits and any items in the
nature of income or gain which are specially allocated to such Partner pursuant to ARTICLE IV; and
(ii) To each Partners Capital Account there shall be debited (A) the amount of money
distributed to such Partner by the Company, (B) the fair market value of any
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Company Asset distributed to such Partner by the Company (net of any liabilities secured by
such Asset that such Partner is considered to assume or take subject to under Code Section 752),
and (C) such Partners distributive share of Losses and any items in the nature of expenses or
losses which are properly allocated to such Partner pursuant to any Section of ARTICLE IV.
The foregoing provisions and the other provisions of this Agreement relating to the
maintenance of Capital Accounts are intended to comply with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b), and
shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with such Regulations. In the event the
General Partner shall determine that it is prudent to modify the manner in which the Capital
Accounts, or any debits or credits thereto, are computed in order to comply with such Regulations,
the General Partner may make such modification, provided that it will not have any adverse effect
on the amounts distributable to any Partner pursuant to this Agreement. The General Partner also
shall (1) make any adjustments that are necessary or appropriate to maintain equality between the
combined Capital Accounts of the Partners and the total amount of Company capital reflected on the
Companys balance sheet, as computed for book purposes in accordance with Regulations Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g), and (2) make any appropriate modifications in the event unanticipated events
might otherwise cause this Agreement not to comply with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b) subject,
however, to the limitation on modifications having any adverse effect on amounts to be distributed
to a Partner as provided in the preceding sentence. Any questions with respect to a Partners
Capital Account shall be resolved by the General Partner in its reasonable discretion, applying
principles consistent with this Agreement.
(b) Any transferee of a portion or all of a Partners Partnership Interest shall succeed to
the Capital Account of the transferor Partner to the extent it relates to the Partnership Interest
transferred.
3.05
Negative Capital Accounts
. Except to the extent Partners are required to make
contributions to the capital of the Company under
Section 3.01
and
Section 3.02
, no
Partner shall be required to pay to the Company or to any other Partner any deficit or negative
balance which may exist in such Partners Capital Account from time to time or upon Liquidation of
the Company. A negative Capital Account shall not be considered a loan from or an asset of the
Company.
3.06
Return of Capital; No Interest on Amounts in Capital Account
. Except upon
dissolution of the Company or as may be expressly set forth in this Agreement, no Partner shall
have the right to demand or receive the return of any of its aggregate Capital Contributions or any
part of its Capital Account or be entitled to receive any interest on its Capital Contributions or
its outstanding Capital Account balance.
ARTICLE IV
ALLOCATIONS
4.01
Allocation of Profits and Losses.
(a) After giving effect to the allocations required by
Section 4.03
of this Agreement,
if any, and subject to the other limitations in this ARTICLE IV, Profits and Losses
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for any taxable year of the Partnership shall be allocated to the Capital Accounts of the
Partners so as to produce, as nearly as possible, Capital Account balances for the Partners (taking
into account all prior allocations and distributions) which equal the amount to which the Partners
would be entitled as a liquidating distribution from the Partnership upon a hypothetical
liquidation in which the net proceeds were distributed in accordance with the priorities set forth
in
Section 5.02
and as if the net proceeds available for distribution were an amount equal
to the aggregate positive balance in the Partners Capital Accounts computed after taking into
account all allocations of Profits and Losses (or items thereof) for the taxable year, including
those pursuant to this
Section 4.01
.
(b) If the allocation of all or any portion of Partnership Losses for a taxable year (or items
thereof) would cause or increase a negative balance in the Adjusted Capital Account of any Limited
Partner, such Loss (or item thereof) shall be allocated to those Limited Partners, if any, having
positive remaining Adjusted Capital Account balances. Any remaining amount of such Partnership
Losses (or items thereof) shall be allocated 100 percent (100%) to the General Partner.
4.02
Special Allocations
. The following special allocations shall be made in the
following order:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in Regulations Section 1.704-2(f), notwithstanding any other
provision of this ARTICLE IV, if there is a net decrease in Company Minimum Gain with respect to
any Fiscal Year, each Partner shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain for
such Year (and, if necessary, subsequent Fiscal Years) in an amount equal to such Partners share
of the net decrease in Company Minimum Gain, determined in accordance with Regulations Section
1.704-2(g). Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in proportion to the
respective amounts required to be allocated to each Partner pursuant thereto. The items to be so
allocated shall be determined in accordance with Regulations Sections 1.704-2(f)(6) and
1.704-2(j)(2). This
Section 4.03(a)
is intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback
requirement in Regulations Section 1.704-2(f) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4), notwithstanding any
other provisions of this ARTICLE IV, if there is a net decrease in Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum
Gain attributable to a Partner Nonrecourse Debt during any Fiscal Year, each Person who has a share
of the Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain attributable to such Partner Nonrecourse Debt,
determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(5), shall be specially allocated items
of Company income and gain for such Year (and, if necessary, subsequent Fiscal Years) in an amount
equal to such Partners share of the net decrease in Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain
attributable to such Partner Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Regulations Section
1.704-2(i)(4). Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in proportion to the
respective amounts required to be allocated to each Partner pursuant thereto. The items to be so
allocated shall be determined in accordance with Regulations Sections 1.704-2(i)(4) and
1.704-2(j)(2). This
Section 4.02(b)
is intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback
requirement in Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
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(c) In the event any Partner unexpectedly receives any adjustments, allocations or
distributions described in Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) or (6), items of
Company income and gain shall be specially allocated to such Partner in an amount and manner
sufficient to eliminate, to the extent required by the Regulations, the Adjusted Capital Account
Deficit of such Partner as quickly as possible, provided that an allocation pursuant to this
Section 4.02(c)
shall be made if and only to the extent that such Partner would have an
Adjusted Capital Account Deficit after all other allocations provided for in this ARTICLE IV have
been tentatively made as if this
Section 4.02(c)
were not in this Agreement.
(d) In the event any Partner has a deficit Capital Account at the end of any Company Fiscal
Year which is in excess of the sum such Partner is obligated, or is deemed to be obligated, to
restore pursuant to the next-to-last sentences of Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and
1.704-2(i)(5), each such Partner shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain in
the amount of such excess as quickly as possible, provided that an allocation pursuant to this
Section 4.02(d)
shall be made if and only to the extent that such Partner would have a
deficit Capital Account in excess of such sum after all other allocations provided for in this
ARTICLE IV have been tentatively made as if this
Section 4.02(d)
and
Section
4.02(c)
were not in this Agreement.
(e) In the event that the Profits available to be allocated to the Partners for any Fiscal
Year pursuant to
Section 4.01
are less than the maximum amount otherwise allocable to them
pursuant thereto, then there shall be specially allocated to the Partners items of Company income
and gain equal to such maximum amount.
(f) Nonrecourse Deductions for any Fiscal Year or other period shall be specially allocated
among the Partners in the same manner as if they were Losses for such Year or period.
(g) Any Partner Nonrecourse Deductions for any Fiscal Year shall be specially allocated to the
Partner who bears the economic risk of loss with respect to the Partner Nonrecourse Debt to which
such Partner Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable in accordance with Regulations Section
1.704-2(i)(1).
(h) To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company asset pursuant to
Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b) is required pursuant to Regulations Sections
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m) (2) or (4) to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as the
result of a distribution to a Partner in complete liquidation of such Partners interest in the
Company, the amount of such adjustment to the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain
(if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such
basis) and such gain or loss shall be specially allocated to the Partners in a manner consistent
with the manner in which their Capital Accounts are required to be so adjusted.
4.03
Curative Allocations
. The allocations set forth in
Section 4.02
, other
than
Section 4.02(e)
(the Regulatory Allocations), are intended to comply with certain
requirements of the Regulations. It is the
intent of the Partners that, to the extent possible, all Regulatory Allocations shall be
offset either with other Regulatory Allocations or with special allocations of other items
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of
Company income, gain, loss, or deduction pursuant to this
Section 4.03
. Therefore,
notwithstanding any other provision of this ARTICLE IV (other than the Regulatory Allocations), the
General Partner shall make such offsetting special allocations of Company income, gain, loss, or
deduction in whatever manner it determines appropriate so that, after such offsetting allocations
are made, each Partners Capital Account balance is, to the extent possible, equal to the Capital
Account balance such Partner would have had if the Regulatory Allocations were not part of this
Agreement and all Company items were allocated pursuant to
Sections 4.01
, and
4.04
.
In exercising its discretion under this
Section 4.03
, the General Partner shall take into
account future Regulatory Allocations under
Sections 4.02(a)
and
(b)
that, although
not yet made, are likely to offset other Regulatory Allocations previously made under
Sections
4.02(f) and 4.02(g)
.
4.04
Other Allocation Rules.
(a) For purposes of determining the Profits, Losses, or any other items allocable to any
period, Profits, Losses, and any such other items shall be determined on a daily, monthly, or other
basis, as determined by the General Partner using any permissible method under Code Section 706 and
the Regulations thereunder.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all items of Company income, gain, loss,
deduction, and any other allocations not otherwise provided for shall be divided among the Partners
in the same proportions as they share Profits and Losses, as the case may be, for the year.
4.05
Tax Allocations: Code Section 704(c)
. In accordance with Code Section 704(c) and
the Regulations thereunder, income, gain, loss, and deduction with respect to any property
contributed to the capital of the Company shall, solely for tax purposes, be allocated among the
Partner so as to take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such property to the
Company for federal income tax purposes and its initial Gross Asset Value (computed in accordance
with the definition of Gross Asset Value above). In the event the Gross Asset Value of any
Company asset is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Agreement in accordance with such
definition, subsequent allocations of income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to such asset
shall take into account any variation between the adjusted basis of such asset for Federal income
tax purposes and its Gross Asset Value in the same manner as under Code Section 704(c) and the
Regulations thereunder. Any elections or other decisions relating to such allocations shall be
made by the General Partner in accordance with the Traditional Method described in Regulations
Section 1.704-3(b). Allocations pursuant to this
Section 4.05
are solely for purposes of
Federal, state, and local taxes and shall not affect, or in any way be taken into account in
computing, any Partners Capital Account or share of Profits, Losses or other items, or
distributions pursuant to any provision of this Agreement.
ARTICLE V
DISTRIBUTIONS
5.01
Net Cash Receipts
. Subject to year end adjustments based on annual audit
contemplated at
Section 8.04
below and in the definition of Net Operating Cash Receipts, and
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the corresponding adjustment of distributions as soon as practicable after such audit, Net Cash
Receipts (including, without limitation, Extraordinary Cash Flow from Capital Transactions that do
not constitute a Liquidating Sale e.g., the sale of one or more, but less than all, of the
Properties) shall be distributed by the Company to the Partners in proportion to their Percentage
Interests [The confidential material contained herein has
been omitted and has been separately filed
with the Commission.], by wire transfer to an account as directed from time to time by each of the
Partners. Concurrently with each such distribution the General Partner shall provide to each
Partner an explanation of the sources of such Net Cash Receipts, detailed on a Property-by-Property
basis.
5.02
Cash Flow from Liquidating Sale
. Except as provided in
Section 5.03
,
Extraordinary Cash Flow from a Liquidating Sale shall be distributed by the Company in the
following order of priority:
(a) First, to the Partners until the Partners have received distributions pursuant to this
Section 5.02(a)
equal to the amount of their Unreturned Capital Contributions (and in the
same proportion as the Unreturned Capital Contribution of a Partner bears to the aggregate
Unreturned Capital Contributions of all Partners) until the Unreturned Capital Contribution amount
of each Partner equals $0.00;
(b) Next, to the Partners in the amount needed to cause the aggregate distributions to meet
the Unleveraged IRR Target amount, and in the same proportion as the Percentage Interests of the
Partners at the time of the distribution.
(c) Next, the balance, if any, [The confidential material contained herein has
been omitted and has been separately filed
with the Commission.]% to NYSCRF and [The confidential material contained herein has
been omitted and has been separately filed
with the Commission.]% to the General Partner; provided,
however, that if such balance consists, in whole or in part, of Extraordinary Cash Flow from New
Development Properties, Redevelopment Properties or Vacant Land Properties (as determined in
accordance with the allocation rules set forth in the definition of Unleveraged Development IRR)
(such portion of the balance being referred to herein as the Development Portion), then the
Development Portion shall instead be distributed as follows if either of the following conditions
is met: [The confidential material contained herein has
been omitted and has been separately filed
with the Commission.]
5.03
Distributions on Liquidation
. If prior to a Liquidating Sale the Company shall
have undergone one or more Capital Transactions with respect to which the Extraordinary Cash Flow
would have been eligible, if it had been received in a Liquidating Sale as of the date of such
Capital Transaction, for
distribution pursuant to
Section 5.02(c)
, then, upon the subsequent occurrence of an
actual Liquidating Sale, the Partners shall re-calculate the Partners respective distributions of
Extraordinary Cash Flow resulting from such Capital Transaction or Capital Transactions pursuant to
Section 5.02
rather than Section 5.01, and NYSCRF shall pay to the General Partner a sum
(the True-up Sum) equal to that portion of the distributions made to NYSCRF on account of such
Capital Transaction or Capital Transactions which is to be re-allocated to the General Partner
pursuant to this
Section 5.03
. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement which might
otherwise operate to limit the liability of a Partner for any other purpose, such provision shall
not limit the liability of NYSCRF for its obligation to pay the True-
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up Sum in accordance with the
provisions of this
Section 5.03
. NYSCRF shall be personally liable for the True-up Sum.
5.04
Distributions in Kind
. All distributions shall be made in cash and no Company
assets shall be distributed in kind without the consent of all of the Partners except as provided
in
Section 10.02(a)
. Any assets distributed in kind shall be valued for such purpose at
their fair market value as of the date of distribution as determined by an independent appraiser
selected by the General Partner with the approval of NYSCRF, and shall be treated for the purposes
of this ARTICLE V as if the Company had sold such assets at such value and distributed the proceeds
of such sale to the Partner or Partners receiving such assets.
5.05
REIT Distributions.
At the option of the General Partner, the Company shall
take, and the General Partner is authorized to take, reasonable action which in the opinion of tax
counsel selected by the General Partner and reasonably acceptable to NYSCRF, is necessary and
consistent with the General Partners (or its Affiliates) qualification as a REIT, to distribute
sufficient amounts pursuant to this ARTICLE V to enable the General Partner to pay shareholder
dividends that will (i) enable the General Partner to satisfy the requirements for qualifying as a
REIT under the Code and Regulations; and (ii) enable the General Partner (or its Affiliate that is
a REIT) to avoid any material federal income or excise tax liability of the General Partner (or its
Affiliate that is a REIT) as a result of its status as a REIT, assuming for purposes of this
determination that the only items on the federal income tax return of the General Partner (or such
Affiliate that is a REIT) are the items shown on its Schedule K-1 received from the Company and all
cash distributions received from the Company (less a reasonable allowance for non-deductible
administrative costs) have been paid as dividends to the shareholders of the General Partner on the
day after such distributions are received from the Company. Any distribution made pursuant to this
Section 5.05
shall be made to all Partners in accordance with ARTICLE V. In no event shall
NYSCRF incur any cost or expense as a result of this
Section 5.05
.
5.06
Offsets
.
(a) Provided that the Manager under the Management and Leasing Agreement is an Affiliate of
the General Partner, then in the event that any amounts due from the Manager
to the Company under the Management and Leasing Agreement are unpaid and overdue, NYSCRF may
cause the Company, after notice to the Manager, to offset the unpaid portion of such amounts
claimed against the Manager against amounts due to the General Partner under this Agreement, and
further provided that if there is any dispute between the Manager and the Company or NYSCRF as to
whether the claim against the Manager is valid, the amount sought to be withheld shall be escrowed
until the first to occur of the matter being resolved or the Manager, after written notice from the
Company, no longer contesting the validity of the claim, with the interest earned thereon being
paid to the party who is ultimately determined to be entitled to the amount claimed or, if it is
determined that each party is entitled to a portion of the amount in dispute, pro rata based on the
amount paid to each.
(b) Provided that the Development Manager under the Development Management Agreement is an
Affiliate of the General Partner, then in the event that any amounts due from the Development
Manager to the Company under the Development Management Agreement are unpaid and overdue, NYSCRF
may cause the Company, after notice to the
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Development Manager, to offset the unpaid portion of
such amounts claimed against the Development Manager against amounts due to the General Partner
under this Agreement, and further provided that if there is any dispute between the Development
Manager and the Company or NYSCRF as to whether the claim against the Development Manager is valid,
the amount sought to be withheld shall be escrowed until the first to occur of the matter being
resolved or the Development Manager, after written notice from the Company, no longer contesting
the validity of the claim, with the interest earned thereon being paid to the party who is
ultimately determined to be entitled to the amount claimed or, if it is determined that each party
is entitled to a portion of the amount in dispute, pro rata based on the amount paid to each.
(c) Provided that the General Partner is an Affiliate of LPLP, in the event that NYSCRF
obtains a final non-appealable judgment against LPLP under the Contribution Agreement that is not
paid when due, NYSCRF may cause the Company to offset the unpaid portion of such judgment against
amounts due to the General Partner under this Agreement.
ARTICLE VI
MANAGEMENT
6.01
Management and Control of Company Business.
(a) Subject to the limitations and restrictions set forth in
Section 6.04
and
elsewhere in this Agreement and subject to and consistent with the Annual Business Plan, the
General Partner shall have full, exclusive, and complete discretion to manage and control the
business and affairs of the Company and shall have all of the rights, powers, authorities and
discretions necessary to carry out the purposes of the Company which may be possessed by a General
Partner under the Act, exercisable without the consent or approval of any Partner, including
without limitation, the right, power, authority and discretion to:
(i) Borrow money and issue evidences of indebtedness, and secure the same by mortgages, deeds
of trust, security interests, pledges, or other liens on all or any part of the Companys assets,
provided that such financing shall expressly provide that NYSCRF has no
personal liability for the obligations of the Company (unless NYSCRF agrees in writing to
waive the requirement that such language be set forth in the documents), and further provided that
the total outstanding principal amount of mortgage debt secured by all the Properties shall not at
the time of issuance of such debt [The confidential material contained herein has
been omitted and has been separately filed
with the Commission.]. The
Partners expressly acknowledge and agree that the Assumed Financing and the Liberty Loan have been
authorized by the Partners.
(ii) Operate, manage, maintain, use, lease and sublease Company assets;
(iii) Employ or retain such persons (any of whom may be Affiliates of a Partner, including the
General Partner or an Affiliate of the General Partner, subject to the limitations contained in
Section 6.02(e)
) as may be necessary or appropriate for the conduct of the Companys
business, including permanent, temporary, or part-time employees and
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independent attorneys,
accountants, architects, engineers, consultants, contractors and other professionals, and delegate
to them any of its rights, powers, authorizations, discretions, duties and responsibilities;
(iv) Renegotiate with borrowers or lenders for the purchase or repayment of loans at
discounted amounts or modifications in the terms of loans;
(v) Acquire, own, hold, construct, reconstruct, develop, redevelop, rehabilitate, sell,
exchange, transfer, or otherwise deal in assets and property as may be necessary or convenient for
the purposes and business of the Company;
(vi) Sell, publicly or privately, contract to sell and grant options to purchase any Company
asset, for such prices and upon such terms and conditions, whether for cash or deferred payments,
as it determines;
(vii) Incur expenses and enter into, guarantee, perform, and carry out contracts or
commitments of any kind, assume obligations, and execute, deliver, acknowledge, and file documents
in furtherance of the purposes and business of the Company;
(viii) Obtain and maintain insurance against liability or other loss with respect to the
activities and assets of the Company;
(ix) Pay, collect, compromise, arbitrate, litigate, or otherwise adjust, contest, or settle
any and all claims or demands of or against the Company;
(x) Invest in interest-bearing accounts and short-term investments, including, without
limitation, bankers acceptances, obligations of Federal, state, and local governments and their
agencies, money market funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, high-grade
commercial paper, and time deposits and certificates of deposit of commercial banks or savings
banks;
(xi) Exercise the rights of the Company, and perform the obligations of the Company, under all
covenants, declarations, easements and restrictions encumbering or benefiting the Properties;
(xii) Form direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiaries of the Company to the extent necessary
or desirable in connection with obtaining construction or permanent financing permitted herein, and
to remove and replace the manager of any such Subsidiary of the Company which is a limited
liability company and amend any organizational document governing such Subsidiary; and
(xiii) Engage in any other kinds of activities and enter into and perform any other
obligations necessary to, in connection with, or incidental to, the accomplishment of the purposes
and business of the Company, so long as such activities and obligations may be lawfully engaged in
or performed by a Company under the Act.
The acts of the General Partner shall bind the Company when within the scope of the General
Partners authority.
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(b) NYSCRF is an investor only and shall have no right to participate in the management or
control of the business or affairs of the Company, or to sign for or bind the Company; provided,
however, that NYSCRF shall have the approval rights set forth in
Section 6.04
and elsewhere
in this Agreement.
6.02
Delegation; Standards; Indemnification.
(a) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the General Partner may, at any time, delegate any
of its powers, duties and responsibilities to an Affiliate. Any delegation pursuant to this
Section 6.02(a)
shall not, however, relieve the General Partner of any of its obligations
hereunder.
(b) The Company shall enter into, or cause its Subsidiary that owns Property to enter into:
(i) a Development Management Agreement with the General Partner or its Affiliate to oversee
the construction and development of each New Development and each Redevelopment; and
(ii) a Management and Leasing Agreement with the General Partner or its Affiliate to cover the
management and leasing of each Property owned, directly or indirectly, by the Partnership. The
management fees, leasing commissions and finders fees payable for the services shall be as set
forth in the Management and Leasing Agreement provided that such fees shall not at any time exceed
the then current market rates for such services in the area in which the affected Property is
located. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that lender approval is not obtained for the
assumption of any of the Assumed Financing prior to the contribution or sale of the applicable
Entity to the Company, the then-existing management agreement for such Entity (the Existing
Management Agreement) shall remain in place and effective until such approval is obtained or such
Assumed Financing is paid off, defeased or refinanced; provided, however, that as between the
Manager and the Owner under such Existing Management
Agreement, the fees and obligations set forth in the form of Management and Leasing Agreement
attached hereto as
Exhibit B
shall control. By executing this Agreement on behalf of the
General Partner, LPLP hereby consents to and agrees to be bound by the immediately preceding
sentence.
(c) It is the intention of the Partners that, to the extent feasible, all other actions taken
on behalf of the Company shall be taken by the General Partner or its authorized delegates, subject
to the provisions of this Agreement and the approval rights of NYSCRF pursuant to
Section
6.04
.
(d) The General Partner shall perform its duties hereunder with the care, skill, prudence, and
diligence under the circumstances then prevailing that a prudent man acting in a like capacity and
familiar with such matters would use in the conduct of an enterprise of a like character and with
like aims, for the exclusive benefit and protection of the Company, except that the General Partner
shall not be required to diversify the Companys assets.
(e) In the performance of its duties and responsibilities and the exercise of its right,
power, authority and discretion under this Agreement:
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(i) the General Partner shall act solely in the interests of the Company; and
(ii) neither the General Partner nor any Affiliate of the General Partner shall (A) deal with
the assets of the Company in its own interests or for its own account; (B) in any capacity act in
any transaction involving the Company on behalf of any party whose interests are adverse to the
interests of the Company; or (C) receive any compensation or consideration for its own personal
account from any party dealing with the Company or proposing to deal with the Company in connection
with a transaction involving any portion or all of the Property (other than fees for the rendering
of maintenance services to the Properties as approved in the Annual Business Plan, provided that
the cost of such services will be reimbursed to the General Partner at a rate equal to the General
Partners direct costs for those services, plus a reasonable allocation of overhead related to
providing such services).
(f) The Company (but not any Partner) shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the General
Partner and the trustees, officers, directors and employees of the General Partner and its
Affiliates (collectively the Indemnified Party) in the event it was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative by reason of any acts or omissions, or
alleged acts or omissions, arising out of the activities of the Indemnified Party on behalf of the
Company, or in furtherance of the interests of the Company, against any and all costs, losses,
damages or expenses of any nature whatsoever for which such Indemnified Party has not otherwise
been reimbursed (including attorneys fees, judgments, fines and accounts paid in settlement)
actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with such action, suit or
proceeding so long as the Indemnified Party reasonably believed that its actions were within the
scope of this Agreement and the Indemnified Party did not act fraudulently or in bad faith or in a
manner constituting negligence or willful misconduct or in breach of the standards set forth in
Section 6.02(d)
, or violate securities laws or criminal laws. The
termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement or upon a plea of
nolo
contendere
or its equivalent shall not of itself (except insofar as such
judgment, order, settlement or plea shall itself specifically provide) create a presumption that
the Indemnified Party acted fraudulently or in bad faith or acted in a manner constituting
negligence or willful misconduct. The indemnification rights of the Indemnified Party set forth in
this
Section 6.02(f)
shall be cumulative of and in addition to, any and all rights,
remedies, and recourse to which it shall be entitled whether pursuant to the provisions of this
Agreement, at law, or in equity.
(g) To the extent permitted by applicable law and except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, the General Partner shall not be answerable for the default or misconduct of any third
party agent, investment advisory service, attorney, appraiser, consultant, contractor, engineer,
real estate managing agent, accountant or bookkeeper if such Person is not an Affiliate of the
General Partner and if selected by the General Partner with reasonable care, unless the General
Partner knowingly participates in such wrongdoing, has actual knowledge thereof and fails to take
reasonable remedial action, or through negligence in the performance of its own specific
responsibilities under this Agreement has enabled such wrongdoing to occur.
(h) Neither the Company nor any Partner shall have any claim against the General Partner by
reason of any act or omission of the General Partner, nor against NYSCRF by
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reason of any act or
omission of NYSCRF, except where such claim is based on gross negligence, actual fraud, material,
deliberate or willful breach of this Agreement, or intentional tortious misconduct.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other agreement executed in
connection herewith, but subject to the last sentence of
Section 5.03
, the General Partner
expressly agrees that NYSCRF shall not be liable personally or otherwise for any breach or default
by NYSCRF under this Agreement or any other agreement executed in connection with this Agreement,
except to the extent of, and only to the extent of, the NYSCRFs Partnership Interest in the
Company. Except only for NYSCRFs Partnership Interest in the Company, no assets of NYSCRF may be
liened, encumbered, attached, levied or executed upon to satisfy any liability of or judgment
against NYSCRF arising out of this Agreement or any other agreement executed in connection with
this Agreement.
6.03
Annual Business Plan.
The Annual Business Plan shall be the blue print for the
management of the business of the Company. The Annual Business Plan for calendar year 2007 is
attached hereto as
Exhibit E
. No later than [The confidential material contained herein has
been omitted and has been separately filed
with the Commission.], and each [The confidential material contained herein has
been omitted and has been separately filed
with the Commission.] thereafter, the General Partner shall prepare and deliver to NYSCRF for its review and approval a
proposed Annual Business Plan for the next Fiscal Year. NYSCRF shall, within [The confidential material contained herein has
been omitted and has been separately filed
with the Commission.] days
after receipt, provide the General Partner with written comments thereto, and if the Annual
Business Plan for the succeeding year is not previously agreed to, the parties shall meet no later
than [The confidential material contained herein has
been omitted and has been separately filed
with the Commission.] of the then current year to agree on such Annual Business Plan. If for any reason
at the beginning of any year the Annual Business Plan for such year has not been agreed to, the
Company shall continue to operate in accordance with the Annual Business Plan for the prior year,
except that [The confidential material contained herein has
been omitted and has been separately filed
with the Commission.]. Each Annual
Business Plan shall, among other information, contain the following information, consistent with
the form attached hereto as
Exhibit E
:
(a) a summary of the conditions of the leasing, sales and development marketplace in the DC
Metropolitan Area (and the General Partner shall forward to NYSCRF copies of marketing reports
prepared by third-party real estate firms received by the General Partner summarizing the
conditions of leasing and development in the marketplace for commercial office properties in which
the various portions of the Property are located);
(b) the annual operating budget, which shall include the estimated revenues and expenses
(including debt service), any anticipated Call for Capital pursuant to
Section 3.02(a)
and
the regular capital expenditures, all for the ensuing Fiscal Year, and a leasing plan for each of
the Properties (which leasing plan shall include any proposed changes to the standard form lease;
tenant requirements and rental rates; estimated improvements; costs of re-tenanting; leasing
commissions; and other non-recurring extraordinary capital expenditures, if any, for the affected
Property);
(c) the amounts of proposed reserves and contingency funds;
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(d) the recommendation of the General Partner with respect to debt financing to be issued by
the Company in the ensuing Fiscal Year;
(e) the recommendation of the General Partner with respect to the sale of any one or more of
the Properties in the ensuing Fiscal Year
(f) the recommendation of the General Partner with respect to any New Developments to be
initiated in the ensuing Fiscal Year, together with a summary of all ongoing development activities
under any Development Management Agreements then in effect, and a proposed development budget for
all such recommended and ongoing projects; and
(g) such additional information as may be necessary or appropriate to fully inform the
Partners of all matters relevant to the Company and, if their approval is required, to enable the
Partners to make an informed decision with respect to their approval of such Plan, or as any
Partner shall reasonably have requested;
(h) and whenever necessary to reflect a material change in any of the information contained in
the Annual Business Plan as last submitted to NYSCRF, the General Partner shall submit such changes
to NYSCRF for its approval, and upon such approval, such amended Plan shall become the Annual
Business Plan.
6.04
Matters Requiring Approval of NYSCRF
. In addition to any other matter pertaining
to the Company set forth herein that requires the approval of NYSCRF and in addition to the right
of NYSCRF pursuant to
Section 6.18
, the following actions or decisions with respect to or
affecting the Company or Companys assets shall require the approval of NYSCRF prior to any action
by the General Partner (except to the
extent that the matter in question is included in, and budgeted for or permitted by, other
than in the case of
Section 6.04(k)
, the then applicable Annual Business Plan):
[The confidential material contained herein has
been omitted and has been separately filed
with the Commission.]
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6.05
Hazardous Materials
. The General Partner shall not knowingly conduct or
authorize and shall use its reasonable efforts to prevent a release of Hazardous Materials at any
of the Properties and shall promptly notify NYSCRF in writing of any pending or threatened
investigation or inquiry by any governmental authority in connection with any Hazardous Materials
relating to a Property or of the occurrence of a release of Hazardous Materials at any Property.
The General Partner shall promptly notify NYSCRF in writing if the General Partner becomes aware of
any release of Hazardous Materials in violation of law originating on the Property, or of any such
release originating in a neighboring property that threatens the Property.
6.06
Emergency Actions
. In the event that it is necessary to make expenditures which
are not provided for in the Annual Business Plan, or to take any other action which requires the
approval of NYSCRF under
Section 6.04
, but which is required under emergency court order,
executive order or legislation, or which the General Partner, in good faith, believes appropriate
in an emergency to avoid risk to life or health or facilitate the preservation of any portion or
all
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of the Companys assets, and the General Partner reasonably determines that there is
insufficient time to obtain such approval and that any delay in making such expenditures or taking
such action could result in a violation of law or materially adversely affect the value of the
Company assets or could materially increase the risk to life or health, then the General Partner
shall be authorized to bind the Company for any expenditures or in any other action taken on behalf
of the Company in such emergency. The General Partner shall notify NYSCRF of any exercise of its
power and authority under this Section as soon as practicable thereafter.
6.07
Regular Meetings.
(a) The Partners shall meet annually at a time and place determined by the General Partner and
reasonably approved by NYSCRF, for a report on the current Fiscal Years activities, a review of
the most recent financial statements and, when available, a presentation of the next Fiscal Years
Annual Business Plan, as well as to consider and decide such matters as may be specified by the
General Partner or by prior written notice from any Partner to the General Partner. Without
limiting the foregoing, the annual meetings shall include a discussion and analysis of (i)
anticipated acquisitions and development activities for the ensuing year, and (ii) whether the
Company should continue to hold or should sell each Property and any changes in the projected
period of continuing to hold any portion or all of the Property. Reasonable notice shall be
provided to the Partners of the time and place of such meeting and the matters to be decided or
discussed. Any proposal requiring action of the Partners shall be provided to the Partners a
minimum of ten (10) business days prior to such meeting. Participation in meetings
may be by means of conference telephone call or similar telecommunications whereby all
individuals participating in the meeting can hear, and speak to, each other at the same time.
(b) Voting shall take place at meetings, provided, however, that any Partner may, at any time
and without a meeting therefor, notify the General Partner of its vote on any matter requiring such
vote, and the General Partner shall tabulate the vote and notify the Partners of such vote promptly
thereafter. Voting under this Agreement shall take place in writing and the General Partner shall
thereafter confirm the result of the vote of the Partners on any matter in writing.
(c) Any action which may be taken by the Partners at any meeting may be taken without a
meeting pursuant to written consent of all of the Partners.
6.08
Special Meetings
. Any Partner may call a special meeting of the Partners at any
time. All of the provisions set forth above with respect to regular meetings shall also apply to
any special meetings.
6.09
Third Parties
. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
General Partner may execute a certificate that, except in the case of any matter which requires the
approval of NYSCRF pursuant to
Section 6.04
, may be conclusively relied upon by any third
party (without any further inquiry whatsoever) stating that any action or proposed action does not
require the approval or consent of the Partners under this Agreement or that such approval or
consent has been obtained, and any action taken by the General Partner in connection therewith
shall in fact be the act of, and bind, the Company. The foregoing shall not relieve the General
Partner from any liability it may have to the Company or the Partners if, in fact, such action or
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proposed action did require the approval or consent of any Partner and such consent or approval was
not obtained.
6.10
Other Activities of Partners
. Any Partner and its Affiliates may have other
business interests and may engage in other business ventures of any nature or description
whatsoever, whether presently existing or hereafter created, and whether or not competitive with
the business of the Company or any Partner, provided, however, that during the term of this
Agreement the General Partner and its Affiliates shall not acquire or own any office property in
the DC Metropolitan Area, except as permitted in ARTICLE XIII below. The rights of NYSCRF under
this
Section 6.10
are personal to NYSCRF and shall not be enforceable by any assignee or
transferee, whether voluntarily or involuntarily or by operation of law, of the rights of NYSCRF
under this Agreement, other than a transferee of NYSCRF pursuant to
Section 10.02(b)
.
6.11
Withholding of Tax on Certain Company Distributions.
(a) Unless treated as a Tax Payment Loan, any amount paid by the Company for or with respect
to any Partner on account of any withholding tax or other tax payable with
respect to the income, profits or distributions of the Company pursuant to the Code, the
Regulations or any state or local statute, regulation or ordinance requiring such payment (a
Withholding Tax Act) shall be treated as a distribution to such Partner for all purposes of this
Agreement, consistent with the character or source of the income, profits or cash that gave rise to
the payment or withholding obligation. To the extent that the amount required to be remitted by
the Company under the Withholding Tax Act exceeds the amount then otherwise distributable to such
Partner, unless and to the extent that funds shall have been provided by such Partner pursuant to
the last sentence of this
Section 6.11(a)
, the excess shall constitute a loan from the
Company to such Partner (a Tax Payment Loan). Any such Tax Payment Loan shall be payable upon
demand and shall bear interest, from the date that the Company makes the payment to the relevant
taxing authority, at the lesser of: (i) the Prime Rate plus two percentage points per annum, or
(ii) the highest rate permitted by applicable law, compounded monthly (but in no event higher than
the highest interest rate permitted by applicable law). During such time as any Tax Payment Loan
to any Partner (or the interest thereon) remains unpaid, all future distributions otherwise to be
made to such Partner under this Agreement shall be distributed for such Partners account by
applying the amount of any such distributions first to the payment of any unpaid interest on such
Tax Payment Loan and then to the repayment of the principal thereof, and no such future
distributions shall be paid to such Partner until all of such principal and interest has been paid
in full, but all such amounts shall, for purposes of this Agreement, be treated as a distribution
to such Partner. If the amount required to be remitted by the Company under the Withholding Tax
Act exceeds the amount then otherwise distributable to a Partner, the Company shall notify such
Partner at least five (5) Business Days in advance of the date upon which the Company would be
required to make a Tax Payment Loan under this
Section 6.11(a)
(the Tax Payment Loan
Date) and provide such Partner the opportunity to pay to the Company on or before the Tax Payment
Loan Date, all or a portion of such deficit. If any Tax Payment Loan is not fully repaid before
the earlier of (a) removal of the Partner receiving the Tax Payment Loan, or (b) liquidation of the
Company, such Partner shall remit any remaining portion of the principal and interests payable on
the Tax Payment Loan to the Company.
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(b) The General Partner shall have the authority to take all actions necessary to enable the
Company to comply with the provisions of any Withholding Tax Act applicable to the Company and to
carry out the provisions of this
Section 6.11
. Nothing in this
Section 6.11
shall
create any obligation on the General Partner to advance funds to the Company or to borrow funds
from third parties in order to make any payments on account of any liability of the Company under a
Withholding Tax Act.
6.12
Unrelated Business Taxable Income
. The General Partner shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to avoid taking any action which it knows or reasonably should know would (a)
cause any indebtedness of the Company to not qualify for the exception to acquisition
indebtedness under Code Section 514(c)(9)(A), or (b) otherwise cause NYSCRF to have a substantial
risk of recognizing UBTI (assuming, for this purpose, that NYSCRF is an organization subject to the
tax imposed by Code Section 511(a)(1)), provided that any transaction which General Partner
determines will create UBTI for NYSCRF shall require NYSCRFs prior approval. By way of example
and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the General Partner shall use its best
efforts to ensure that:
(a) With respect to any lease executed on behalf of the Company:
(i) The determination of the amount of rent shall not be expressed in whole or in part as a
percentage of the income or profits derived by the lessee from the space leased (other than an
amount based on a fixed percentage or percentages of gross receipts or gross sales);
(ii) Not more than ten percent (10%) of the rent shall be expressly attributable to personal
property, determined at the time the personal property is placed in service by the lessee (and not
by reference to any allocation contained in the lease documents);
(iii) If subleasing is permitted, the Company may not share in any net profit derived by the
tenant from any sublease, and the tenant thereunder may not sublease all or any portion of its
leasehold interest in violation of paragraph (
i
);
(iv) No services shall be performed for the tenant other than services usually or customarily
rendered to tenants in connection with office space; and
(v) All tenant payments under the lease shall be designated as rent or additional rent.
(b) The General Partner shall not engage in, or cause the Company to engage in, any activity
that would cause all or any part of the Property to be considered stock in trade or other property
of a kind which would properly be includable in inventory if on hand at the close of the taxable
year or property held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of a trade or business
of the Company. NYSCRF acknowledges that a decision to sell or otherwise dispose of any property
of the Company may cause the Company to engage in commercially reasonable sales activities and the
Company and the General Partner are authorized to engage in such activities with respect to Company
property to the extent that such sale is authorized or permitted under this Agreement.
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(c) With respect to any indebtedness incurred by the Company:
(i) The price for any acquired or improved real property will be fixed at the time of the
acquisition of the property or the time of the completion of any such improvement;
(ii) The amount of any indebtedness or any other amount payable with respect to such
indebtedness, or the time for making any payment of any such amount, shall not be dependent, in
whole or in part, upon any revenue, income, or profits derived from such real property;
(iii) Any property acquired by the Company will not be subsequently leased to the seller or to
any person who bears a relationship to such seller that is described in Code Section 267(b) or
707(b);
(iv) Any property of the Company will neither be acquired from nor leased to a person that
bears a relationship to the Limited Partner or the Company which is
described in subparagraph (C), (E) or (G) of Code Section 4975(e)(2) or a person that bears a
relationship, which is described in subparagraph (F) or (H) of Code Section 4975(e)(2), to any
person described in subparagraph (C), (E), or (G) of Code Section 4975(e)(2);
(v) The Company will not incur indebtedness from any person described in
Sections
6.12(c)(iii)
or
6.12(c)(iv)
in connection with any acquisition or any improvement to
property; and
(vi) The provisions of this
Section 6.12(c)
are intended to comply with the
requirements of Code Section 514(c)(9)(B) and should be construed thusly.
With respect to the foregoing: (A) NYSCRF acknowledges that the requirements of
Section
6.12(a)
above are satisfied with respect to all existing leases of space in the Properties in
effect as of the date of this Agreement and with respect to the standard forms of Multi-Tenant
Office Lease and Single-Tenant Office Lease generally utilized by Affiliates of the General
Partner, copies of which the General Partner has previously provided to NYSCRF; and (B) the General
Partner shall notify NYSCRF of any proposed changes in the structure or operation of the Company
not set forth in the Annual Business Plan that might cause the Company or NYSCRF to incur UBTI, and
such change shall not be made without the prior approval of NYSCRF.
6.13
Prohibited Transactions.
(a) The General Partner shall use best efforts to avoid taking action which it knows or
reasonably should know would constitute a prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Code
Section 4975(c)) and would cause NYSCRF (assuming, for this purpose, that NYSCRF is a plan within
the meaning of Code Section 4975(e)(1)) or any Person who is a disqualified person (within the
meaning of Code Section 4975(e)(2)) with respect to NYSCRF to incur a tax under Code Section 4975,
without NYSCRFs prior approval.
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(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, other than
Section
6.13(a)
, or any non-mandatory provision of the Act, any action of the General Partner on behalf
of the Company or any decision by the General Partner to refrain from acting on behalf of the
Company, based on an opinion of tax counsel selected by the General Partner and reasonably
acceptable to NYSCRF that such action or omission is necessary or advisable in order to: (i)
protect the ability of Liberty Property Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust which is the
general partner of the sole member of Liberty Washington Venture, LLC, to continue to qualify as a
REIT under the Code, or (ii) avoid Liberty Property Trust incurring any material taxes under
Section 857 or Section 4981 of the Code, is expressly authorized under this Agreement and is deemed
approved by all of the Partners.
(c) At any time when a direct or indirect beneficial interest in the Company is owned by an
entity that has elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Code, neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary shall without the prior written consent of Liberty: (i) acquire any asset that is not
described in Section 856(c)(4)(a) of the Code or any successor provision; (ii) enter into a loan
secured by an interest in real property in which the Company would receive income from a shared
appreciation provision as defined in Section 856(j)(5) of the Code; (iii) enter into a loan
in which the interest income depends, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, on the
income or profits of any person for purposes of Section 856(f) of the Code; (iv) enter into any
lease involving real property where any portion of the rents would be excluded from the definition
of rents from real property under Section 856(d)(2) of the Code; or (v) sell any property which,
when sold, would constitute property described in Section 1221(1) of the Code, except when the net
selling price is less than $10,000. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any of the provisions of
Sections 856 or 857 of the Code are amended so that one of the requirements in clauses (i) through
(v) above becomes irrelevant to the qualification of a REIT as a REIT under the Code and will not
cause adverse tax consequences to a REIT if the requirement is not complied with, such provision
shall no longer apply to the Company.
(d) In making any determinations under this Agreement in which the classification of any
entity as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes is relevant, such
determination or calculation shall be made by assuming that only the items reported on such
entitys federal income tax return are the items reported on the Partners Schedule K-1 received
from the Company (or the entitys distributive share of such items).
6.14
Deemed Approval
. NYSCRF shall be deemed to have approved and the General Partner
shall not have any liability or responsibility under either
Section 6.12
or
Section
6.13
, to the extent that the action which caused the Company or NYSCRF to incur UBTI or which
constituted a prohibited transaction (a) received the approval of NYSCRF where such approval is
required under this Agreement, or (b) resulted from the Companys failure to take any action
proposed by the General Partner and submitted to NYSCRF, if such failure was because such proposed
action did not receive the approval of NYSCRF.
6.15
Reporting Requirements
. In addition to any other reporting obligations of the
General Partner contained in this Agreement, the General Partner shall:
(a) (1) notify NYSCRF of any material fire or other material damage to the Property, and in
such event, arrange for an insurance adjuster reasonably acceptable to NYSCRF
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to view the Property
before repairs are started, but in no event shall Manager settle any losses, complete loss reports,
adjust losses or endorse loss drafts in excess of $250,000 without NYSCRFs prior consent; and (2)
promptly notify NYSCRF after the General Partner becomes aware of any significant personal injury
or property damage occurring to or claimed by any tenant or third party on or with respect to the
Property;
(b) notify NYSCRF of the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding against NYSCRF, or
against Manager with respect to the operations of the Property, or otherwise affecting the
Property, other than routine tort claims covered by insurance;
(c) on or before the 15
th
day of each month, prepare and submit to NYSCRF a
progress report on leasing activities at the Property for the preceding period, such report to be
in the format customarily used by the General Partner and its Affiliates for its own portfolio; and
(d) notify NYSCRF when the General Partner receives written notice of any material violation
of law at any portion of the Property, as well as provide NYSCRF with evidence that the
non-compliance has been remedied.
6.16
Action by Partners
. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any action
required or permitted to be taken by the Partners shall require the unanimous consent or approval
of the Partners, unless otherwise required by the Act.
6.17
Right to Disclose Information
. The General Partner shall not be in breach of its
obligations under this Agreement or any other obligations or duties to NYSCRF at law or in equity
(whether under a theory of fiduciary duty or otherwise) if the General Partner or its Affiliates
files this Agreement (and some or all of the exhibits hereto) as an exhibit to a filing it may make
with the Securities Exchange Commission or makes disclosures regarding the transactions governed by
this Agreement to the extent the General Partner or its Affiliates reasonably believe necessary to
enable the General Partner or its Affiliates to comply with federal and state securities laws and
the regulations of the Securities Exchange Commission, the rules of any stock exchange, or in
connection with any filing or registration made by Liberty Property Trust, an Affiliate of the
General Partner, as the issuer of publicly traded securities, or as part of information provided to
its investors and/or financial analysts.
6.18
Contracts with Affiliates
. NYSCRF, acting alone, shall have the right on behalf
of the Company to send any notice of default or termination, to institute or settle legal
proceedings and/or to take such other action as may be necessary or appropriate to enforce the
rights and protect the interests of the Company pursuant to any agreement with the General Partner
or an Affiliate of the General Partner or with respect to any other rights or remedies of the
Company running against or in connection with the General Partner or Affiliate of the General
Partner.
6.19
Loan Provisions
.
(a) Each Partner shall, in its reasonable discretion, cooperate to amend this Agreement and
the Certificate of Limited Partnership if required to comply with the requirements of any lender
providing mortgage financing to the Company in accordance with this Agreement.
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(b) The Partners acknowledge that the Liberty Loan was provided to the Company, and that (with
the consent of NYSCRF, as set forth in
Section 6.04(l)
) future financing may be provided to
the Company or any Entity, and/or serviced by an Affiliate of the General Partner (the Affiliate
Lender). As a result, the interests of the Affiliate Lender, in its capacity as a lender, may be
different from, or in conflict with, the interests of the Partners or the interests of the Company
or any of their respective Affiliates. In recognition of the foregoing and in consideration of the
Affiliate Lender providing or facilitating any such loan, the Partners acknowledge and agree that
the Affiliate Lender is and will be entitled to enforce its rights under
any existing or future loan (and ancillary security) documents with the Company and/or any
Entity and will be entitled to pursue any and all remedies to which it is entitled (including
calling a default under, accelerating or foreclosing on any collateral securing, such loan) even if
doing so would be detrimental to or create a conflict with the Company and/or such Entity or any of
its Partners, and each of the Partners waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, (i) any
right to object to such enforcement, (ii) any right to assert a claim against the General Partner
or its Affiliates as a result of such conflict of interest, and (iii) any claim for a breach of
fiduciary duty, duty of loyalty, lender liability, equitable subordination or other claims relating
to or arising from the fact that the Affiliate Lender and its Affiliates would have an interest,
directly or indirectly, as both a creditor and a Partner of the Company. In addition, the
classification and treatment for income tax purposes of the Liberty Loan and any other financing
provided by an Affiliate of the General Partner as non-recourse debt or non-recourse liability
shall be made and governed by the Code.
6.20
Project Financing
.
(a) The Partners expect that the Company will obtain, or cause certain of the Entities to
obtain, debt financing in such amounts, from such lenders, with such security and on such terms and
conditions as shall be determined in accordance with this Agreement (collectively with the Assumed
Financing, the Project Financing).
(b) All Project Financing will be non-recourse to the Company and to all Partners, except
that the General Partner may elect, in its sole discretion, to provide one or more guarantors (the
Guarantors) acceptable to the lender to be personally liable for: (i) fraud, environmental
liability, misapplication of tenant security deposits and other types of liabilities (collectively
the Non-Recourse Carve Outs) to be set forth in the documents and instruments evidencing the
Project Financing, pursuant to provisions acceptable to the Guarantors; and/or (ii) for such other
liabilities, if any, under the loan as the Guarantors may elect in their sole discretion, pursuant
to documents acceptable to the Guarantors. The personal obligations of the Guarantors as set forth
in such loan documents are referred to herein as the Recourse Obligations. The Partners confirm
that LPLP serves as the Guarantor of the Recourse Obligations with respect to the Assumed Financing
and, with respect to the Assumed Financing for WillowWood I-II, Liberty Property Trust also serves
as a Guarantor of the Recourse Obligations.
(c) With respect to all sums that at any time may be paid by a Guarantor on account of the
Recourse Obligations, the Partners agree that: (i) the Company shall indemnify, defend and hold the
Guarantor harmless from and against all such liabilities and all costs and expenses arising
therefrom, (ii) NYSCRF shall indemnify, defend and hold the Guarantor
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harmless from and against all
such liabilities and all costs and expenses arising from the gross negligence, actual fraud,
material, deliberate and willful breach of this Agreement, or intentional tortious misconduct of
NYSCRF that triggers liability under the Recourse Obligations, and (iii) the Guarantor shall be
subrogated to the rights of the holder of the Project Financing with respect thereto; provided,
however, that the foregoing provisions of (i) and (ii) above shall not apply to any liabilities,
costs or expenses of the Guarantor resulting from its or its Affiliates gross negligence, actual
fraud, material, deliberate or willful breach of this Agreement, its guaranty of the Recourse
Obligations or any other documents evidencing the Project Financing, or
intentional tortious misconduct; and provided further that subrogation rights of the Guarantor
shall be totally subordinated in all respect to the rights of the holder of the Project Financing
and shall not be enforceable until satisfaction of all obligations of the Company and the borrower
Entity under the Project Financing.
(d) At any time while the Recourse Obligations are outstanding in whole or in part, the
Company shall not be authorized to take, and the General Partner shall not permit the Company or
any Entity to take, any action that would result in the triggering of liability under the
Non-Recourse Carve Outs, without the prior written consent of the Guarantors, which may be withheld
for any reason or no reason. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, without the consent
of the Guarantors, the Company and the Entity shall not be authorized to commence and the General
Partner shall not commence, any voluntary proceeding for bankruptcy, reorganization or similar
relief, and shall not consent to any involuntary petition for such relief if such action would
trigger any liability under the Recourse Obligations. The Partners expressly waive any rights that
they may have at any time, whether under a theory of fiduciary duty or under any other legal or
equitable principle, to compel the Partnership or the Entity to commence a voluntary bankruptcy
proceeding or themselves to initiate an involuntary bankruptcy proceeding, or to assert any claims
against the General Partner or its Affiliates for the failure to file a voluntary proceeding.
6.21
Title Holding Subsidiaries
. Title to each Property may be held by a separate,
single purpose, limited liability company or partnership that is wholly owned by, and whose only
members, partners and/or managers are, the Company and other limited liability companies wholly
owned (directly or indirectly) by the Company (each a Title Holding Subsidiary). It shall be the
General Partners duty and responsibility to duly form and maintain each Title Holding Subsidiary
and cause each Title Holding Subsidiary to be and remain in good standing in its state of
organization and qualified to do business in each jurisdiction in which it owns property or
otherwise conducts business, to obtain appropriate employer and/or tax identification numbers (to
the extent required) for the Title Holding Subsidiary, and the like. The rights, duties,
responsibilities and authority of the Partners with respect to Title Holding Subsidiaries and
Properties owned through a Title Holding Subsidiary shall be identical to their respective rights,
duties, responsibilities and authority with respect to the Company and Properties owned directly by
the Company. Any provision of this Agreement giving the Partners the right or authority to take
any action or refrain from taking any action, or cause the Company to take any action or refrain
from taking any action, shall be interpreted to give them the identical right or authority with
respect to the appropriate Title Holding Subsidiary. Any provision of this Agreement imposing any
duty or responsibility on the Partners, or limiting their respective rights or authority, with
respect to Properties owned
directly by the Company shall be interpreted to impose the identical
duty, responsibility or limitation on them with respect to Properties owned
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through a Title Holding Subsidiary. The operating agreement for each Title Holding Subsidiary
shall be in a form approved by the Partners.
6.22
Ratification of Recitals
. The Recitals set forth on
Exhibit H
to this
Agreement are incorporated herein by reference. The Partners hereby ratify and consent to the
transactions described in the Recitals to this Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
COMPENSATION OF PARTNERS; PAYMENT OF COMPANY EXPENSES
7.01
Compensation from Company
. The Company shall pay to the General Partner (or its
Affiliate) the sum of [The confidential material contained herein has
been omitted and has been separately filed
with the Commission.] annually as an administrative fee in
compensation for the General Partners services required hereunder. Except as aforesaid and as
provided in
Section 7.02
, no Partner shall receive any compensation from the Company for
any services rendered in its capacity as a Partner. Nothing contained herein shall prevent (i) a
Partner from receiving reasonable compensation for any services rendered to the Company in a
non-Partner capacity or from receiving distributions under ARTICLE V, (ii) the General Partner or
its Affiliate from receiving fees pursuant to the Development Management Agreement, or (iii) the
General Partner or its Affiliate from receiving fees for managing or leasing all or a portion of
the Property pursuant to the Management and Leasing Agreement.
7.02
Company Expenses.
(a) The Management and Leasing Agreement shall require the General Partner or its Affiliate,
at its expense and without reimbursement from the Company, to provide the Company with adequate
personnel and office space and all necessary office furnishings and equipment and shall pay the
salaries and other compensation of such personnel and the cost of telephone service, heat and other
utilities and other items of an overhead and administrative nature.
(b) The Company shall bear all other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the
management and operation of the business and affairs of the Company, or in carrying out the
business, purposes, and objectives of the Company, including without limitation, costs associated
with a proposed transaction that is not consummated for any reason whatsoever. Without limiting
the foregoing, the Company shall bear the costs of all third-party vendors who provide services to
the Company (including without limitation auditors, tax consultants and attorneys). Subject to
Sections 6.04(a)
and
6.04(b)
to the extent the General Partner or its Affiliates
are able to provide such services to the Company, the General Partner may (subject to the prior
approval of NYSCRF) provide such service to the Company, and the Company will compensate the
General Partner or its Affiliates at a level that will reimburse the direct costs of those
services, plus a reasonable allocation of overhead related to providing such services.
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ARTICLE VIII
COMPANY BOOKS, RECORDS AND STATEMENTS
8.01
Books and Records
. The General Partner shall establish and maintain accurate,
full and complete Company records and books of account showing assets, liabilities and the Capital
Accounts of the Partners, revenues and expenditures, and all other aspects of the operations,
transactions and cash flows of the Company in accordance with generally accepted accounting
practices and principles consistently applied. The Company shall use the standard accounting
software utilized by the General Partner and its Affiliates for properties in their own portfolio
to keep the accounting books and records of the Company. The General Partner shall also maintain
books sufficient to show the computation of any fees payable pursuant to the Management and Leasing
Agreement and the Development Management Agreement. The Companys books and accounts shall be
maintained at the principal office of the Company, with copies thereof at such other place or
places, if any, as may be required by law, and any Partner shall have access to the Company books
during ordinary business hours.
8.02
Method of Accounting
. The Company shall use generally accepted accounting
principles, consistently applied, unless otherwise required by applicable law. Any other or
supplemental accounting practices or policies shall be subject to the reasonable approval of
NYSCRF.
8.03
Fidelity and Other Bonds
. If requested by either Partner, the General Partner
shall obtain or cause to be obtained, at the Companys expense, fidelity and other bonds with
reputable surety companies covering all persons who are signatories on bank accounts of the
Company, which bonds shall indemnify and defend the Partners against any loss resulting from fraud,
theft, dishonesty or other wrongful acts of such persons and shall be in form and substance
satisfactory to the Partners.
8.04
Financial Statements; Appraisals and Other Information
. The General Partner
shall cause the Company to deliver, timely, to NYSCRF, the following:
(a) On an annual basis within sixty (60) days after the close of each Fiscal Year, annual
audited statements of the operation of the Company, including the following:
(i) Balance Sheet prepared on an accrual basis;
(ii) Income Statement prepared on an accrual basis;
(iii) Statement of Cash Flows;
(iv) Statement of Changes in Partners Equity; and
(v) Notes to the financial statements as appropriate;
all certified to be correct by the General Partner, together with the opinion of the Auditor with
respect thereto, containing a detailed explanation of all qualifications, if any, contained in such
opinion. If the General Partner is aware that the Auditors opinion will be issued with
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qualifications, the General Partner shall cause drafts of the opinion and the financial statements
to be forwarded to NYSCRF promptly after receipt of such drafts by the General Partner.
(vi) Such additional financial statements, reports and other information as NYSCRF may
reasonably request; and
(vii) Report of Independent Public Accountants in substantially the form shown in the
Exhibit J
.
(b) On a monthly basis, by the [The confidential material contained herein has
been omitted and has been separately filed
with the Commission.] business day of each calendar month for
the preceding calendar month, the following, unaudited, but all in reasonable detail and certified
to be correct by the General Partner, and in an electronic format on a Property-by-Property basis:
(i) A current rent roll in form satisfactory to NYSCRF;
(ii) Balance Sheet, prepared on an accrual basis;
(iii) Income Statement, prepared on an accrual basis;
(iv) Budgetary operating statement on a consolidated basis for all Properties, showing
variances from the operating budget together with explanations of any variances in excess of the
greater of $5,000 in any line item or 5% of the annual amount budgeted for such line item;
(v) A Leasing Update in substantially the format attached hereto as
Exhibit G
; and
(vi) Such interim financial statements, reports and other information as NYSCRF may reasonably
request.
(c) No later than thirty-five (35) days after the end of each quarter of each Fiscal Year, the
General Partner shall prepare and submit to the Partners an unaudited income statement and balance
sheet as of the end of such quarter and a statement of the Capital Accounts for each Partner, and a
report on all lawsuits filed by and served or threatened in writing against the Company, the
General Partner or the Property during such prior quarter.
(d) To the extent any of the financial statements or reports provided pursuant to paragraphs
(b) or (c) above (other than the statement of Capital Accounts) is presented on a consolidated
basis as among all the Properties, the General Partner shall also cause such statements and reports
to be broken down on a Property-by-Property basis.
(e) On an annual basis, promptly after the filing thereof, copies of all tax returns or
information returns of the Company to the extent necessary to show any income, distributions,
payments, deductions, or expenses related to or arising out of the ownership or operation of a
Project. At least thirty (30) days prior to filing, the General Partner shall provide drafts of
all tax returns to NYSCRF.
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(f) Within fifteen (15) days after the end of a policy year or policy term for each policy of
insurance required to be maintained with respect to the Property, a written report or certificate
showing the following:
(i) The name of the insurer;
(ii) The risks insured;
(iii) The amount of coverage provided by the policy;
(iv) The expiration date of the policy; and
(v) For insurance covering property damage, the property insured, the then-current replacement
cost of such property, and the basis upon which such cost was calculated provided that no appraisal
shall be required for such report or certificate.
(g) The General Partner shall cause the Properties to be appraised by an independent qualified
appraiser designated by the General Partner (i) at the expense of the Company at such times as any
secured lender requires, and (ii) at any other time whenever requested to do so by any Partner, at
the expense of such Partner.
(h) The General Partner shall cooperate with, and assist NYSCRF in obtaining, at the expense
of NYSCRF, any information that it requests in order to properly value the Companys assets and its
Partnership Interest. Such information may include, by way of illustration, information obtainable
from an environmental investigation or other physical inspection of the Properties.
(i) NYSCRF shall have the right, at its sole expense, to cause an audit of the records of the
Company to be conducted by accountants selected by NYSCRF. In the event that such audit discloses
that any payments or reimbursements in favor of NYSCRF or the Company should be adjusted by five
percent (5%) or more, the General Partner shall reimburse NYSCRF for its reasonable out of pocket
costs incurred in conducting the audit.
8.05
Bank Accounts
. All funds received by the Company shall be deposited in the name
of the Company in such checking and savings accounts, time deposits or certificates of deposit, or
other accounts or instruments at such financially sound commercial banks, savings banks and savings
and loan institutions not then controlled, directly or indirectly, by the General Partner and its
Affiliates, as may be designated by the General Partner. The signatories for such accounts and
instruments shall be representatives of the General Partner.
8.06
Tax Matters.
(a) The General Partner shall cause to be prepared and filed timely all informational and
other tax returns required to be filed by the Company, and shall deliver copies thereof to the
Partners promptly thereafter. All such returns shall be prepared by or reviewed by the Auditor.
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(b) The General Partner is hereby designated as the Tax Matters Partner under Code Section
6231(a)(7). The Tax Matters Partner shall manage audits of the Company conducted by the Internal
Revenue Service or other governmental agency pursuant to the audit procedures under the Code and
the regulations issued thereunder, provided that the Tax Matters Partner shall not settle any
matter with the Internal Revenue Service or other governmental agency without the consent of
NYSCRF, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company, through the Tax Matters
Partner, is authorized to cooperate with and to monitor the Internal Revenue Service in any audit
that the Internal Revenue Service may conduct of the Companys books and records and information or
other returns filed by the Company. The Tax Matters Partner shall take all actions necessary to
preserve the rights of the Partners with respect to audits and shall provide the Partners with any
notices of such proceedings and other information as required by law. The Tax Matters Partner
shall keep the Partners timely informed of its activities under this Section. The Company, through
the Tax Matters Partner, may similarly cooperate with and monitor any audit by any other
governmental authority and prepare and file protests or other appropriate responses to such audits.
All costs incurred in connection with the foregoing activities, including legal and accounting
costs, shall be borne by the Company. Any additional expenses with respect to judicial review of
adverse determinations in connection with any such tax audits or the defense of any Partner against
any claim asserted by the Internal Revenue Service or other tax authority of additional tax
liability arising out of its ownership of its interest in the Company shall be borne by the Partner
who wishes to proceed with such judicial review or defense. Unless otherwise expressly prohibited
or restricted pursuant to this Agreement, the Tax Matters Partner may make, refrain from making, or
revoke any and all tax elections which it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion, on behalf
of the Company.
(c) Neither the Company nor any Partner shall take any action that would result in the Company
being taxed as other than a partnership for federal income tax purposes, including (but not
limited to) electing to be taxed as other than a partnership by making such an election on Form
8832, Entity Classification Election.
8.07
Certain Elections.
(a) In the event that a distribution of any of the Companys assets is made in the manner
provided in Code Section 734, where a transfer of an interest in the Company permitted by this
Agreement is made in the manner provided in Code Section 743, or in any other circumstance
permitting an election to be made under Section 754 of the Code, then, upon the request and at the
expense of any Partner, the Company shall file an election under Code Section 754, in accordance
with procedures set forth in the applicable Regulations. The Partners Capital Accounts shall be
adjusted in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m). Each Partner shall provide
the Company with all information necessary to give effect to any election under Code Section 754.
(b) In the event of any change in the Code or Regulations which could affect any Partner and
with respect to which the Company may elect to either have such change apply, or not apply, then
the Company will make such election or not make such election in a manner that the tax provisions
contained in this Agreement shall remain in effect unless all of the Partners agree that the
Company should make such election or not make such election in another
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manner; provided, however, that if NYSCRF (at its expense) obtains an opinion, from recognized
tax counsel selected by NYSCRF and reasonably satisfactory to the General Partners, that solely on
account of the Companys making the election or the Companys failing to make the election will
(based upon the assumptions set forth in
Section 6.12)
cause (i) the allocations to NYSCRF
under ARTICLE IV to be UBTI, (ii) NYSCRF no longer to be a qualified organization (within the
meaning of Code Section 514(c)(9)(C)), or (iii) any indebtedness of the Company to not qualify for
the exceptions to acquisition indebtedness under Code Section 514(c)(9)(A), then the Company
shall make such election or refrain from making such election in the manner specified by NYSCRF,
and the Partners shall promptly modify this Agreement in a manner to maintain as nearly as possibly
the same economic effect on the Partners as would have existed had such election been made or not
been made, as the case may be, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, but in no event
shall such change have a negative economic impact on the General Partner.
(c)
ERISA Representations
. NYSCRF, in connection with representations made or that
may be made to one or more Lenders regarding the status of the Company as not being an employee
benefit plan as defined in ERISA, and regarding the Companys assets not being considered to be
plan assets pursuant to certain Department of Labor Regulations, represents and warrants to the
Company and the General Partner that NYSCRF is a governmental plan as defined in section 3(32) of
ERISA.
ARTICLE IX
DEFAULT PROVISIONS
9.01
Events of Default
. The occurrence of any one or more of the following events
(each a Default) caused or suffered by any Partner shall constitute a default (subject to the
grace periods provided for herein) under this Agreement:
(a) The failure of such Partner to pay any portion of any Capital Contribution required to be
made by it within ten (10) days of the date when due;
(b) The failure of such Partner to perform or comply with any of the material covenants,
conditions and agreements of this Agreement or the Contribution Agreement to be performed or
complied with by such Partner other than as set forth in (
a
) above and to cure such failure
within the time specified in
Section 9.02
;
(c) The Bankruptcy of such Partner;
(d) In the case of the General Partner, the attachment, execution or other judicial seizure of
more than $50,000 of such General Partners assets related to the Company, which attachment,
execution or seizure remains undischarged after fifteen (15) days, unless (i) such Partner posts a
sufficient bond within such fifteen (15) day period or (ii) such attachment, execution or seizure
does not have a material effect on such Partners ability to satisfy its obligations hereunder.
9.02
Grace Period
. With respect to any Default under
Section 9.01(b)
, the
Partner causing or suffering such Default shall have a grace period of [The confidential material contained herein has
been omitted and has been separately filed
with the Commission.] days after
receipt of
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written notice of such Default to cure such Default, provided, however, that (a) if such
Default is curable but cannot with due diligence and in good faith be cured within such [The confidential material contained herein has
been omitted and has been separately filed
with the Commission.] day period and (b) if such Partner forthwith upon notice of such Default commences and proceeds
with due diligence and in good faith to cure such Default and thereafter completes the full cure of
such Default, the grace period with respect to such Default shall be extended for such period as
may be necessary for the curing of such Default with due diligence and in good faith, not to exceed
[The confidential material contained herein has
been omitted and has been separately filed
with the Commission.] days.
9.03
Remedies Reserved
. Upon any Default by any Partner, such Partner shall no longer
have the right to vote on, consent to, approve or otherwise take part in any decision of the
Partners, and, in addition, the other Partners shall each have the rights and remedies specified
herein as well as those available to non-defaulting Partners as a matter of law or equity;
provided, however, that if the defaulting Partner is the General Partner, then it shall continue to
have all of the management rights of the General Partner under this Agreement, and provided further
than if the default by the General Partner constitutes fraud, the General Partners management of
the affairs of the Company shall be subject to the reasonable oversight of the Advisor.
ARTICLE X
TRANSFER OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS;
SALE OF PROPERTY
10.01
Transfer.
(a) The term Transfer, when used with respect to a Partnership Interest, shall include any
direct or indirect sale, assignment, gift, bequest, succession through intestacy, pledge,
hypothecation, mortgage, exchange, or other disposition, except that such term shall not include:
(i) any pledge or mortgage of a Partnership Interest or other hypothecation of or granting of a
security interest in a Partnership Interest in connection with any financing obtained by or on
behalf of the Company and approved pursuant to
Section 6.04(l)
of this Agreement, or (ii)
the sale, issuance, assignment, gift, bequest, succession through intestacy, pledge, hypothecation,
mortgage, exchange, or other disposition of shares of beneficial interest in Liberty Property Trust
or of limited partnership units in Liberty Property Limited Partnership (or their respective
successors through merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the assets or
beneficial interests). For purposes of the foregoing, a change in the trustee of any trust that is
a Partner or an Affiliate of any Partner shall not be treated as a Transfer.
(b) Except as provided in
Section 10.02
, no Partner may Transfer its Partnership
Interest, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, without the approval of the other Partners
and, if required by any loan documents entered into by the Company, any third party lender. Any
Transfer or purported Transfer of any Partnership Interest not made in accordance with the
foregoing shall be null and void and in breach of this Agreement.
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10.02
Approved Transfers.
(a) Anything in
Section 10.01
to the contrary notwithstanding, the General Partner
may, without the consent of the other Partner, undergo a Transfer, in whole but not in part: [The confidential material contained herein has
been omitted and has been separately filed
with the Commission.]
(b) Anything in
Section 10.01
to the contrary notwithstanding, NYSCRF may, without the
consent of the other Partner [The confidential material contained herein has
been omitted and has been separately filed
with the Commission.]
(c) Upon any Transfer undertaken in accordance with
Section 10.02
, the transferring
Partner shall promptly deliver to the non-transferring Partner (i) an assignment and assumption
agreement, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the non-transferring Partner, whereby the
transferring Partner assigns, and the transferee accepts and assumes, all of the transferring
Partners rights, obligations and liabilities hereunder, and (ii) the other instruments
contemplated by
Sections 10.04(b)-(f)
; provided the requirements of
Section
10.04(a)
shall not apply to any such Transfer. Upon the delivery to the non-transferring
Partner of the instruments referenced in clauses (i) and (ii) above, if the transfer results in a
new Partner (as opposed to the acquisitions of interests in the existing Partner), the transferring
Partner shall withdraw from the Company in accordance with
Section 10.03
and be released
from all liability hereunder, and the transferee shall be deemed admitted as a Partner pursuant to
Section 10.04
and shall be deemed to have assumed all of the rights, duties, obligations
and liabilities of the transferring Partner under this Agreement.
(d) Anything in this
Section 10.02
, or otherwise in this Agreement, to the contrary
notwithstanding, no Transfer or assignment of a Partnership Interest shall be made (i) if such
Transfer is effectuated through an established securities market or a secondary market (or the
substantial equivalent thereof) within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code or such Transfer
causes the Company to be taxed as a publicly traded partnership as such term is defined in
Sections 469(k)(2) or 7704(b) of the Code; or (ii) if such Transfer, in the opinion of counsel
selected by the General Partner and reasonably acceptable to NYSCRF, would not allow Liberty
Property Trust to continue to be taxed as a REIT under the Code or would subject Liberty Property
Trust to any material taxes under Sections 857 or 4981 of the Code..
10.03
Withdrawal of a Partner
. A Partner may voluntarily withdraw from the Company
only upon a Transfer of all of such Partners Partnership Interest in accordance with this
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ARTICLE X. If any Partner withdraws from the Company in violation of this Agreement, it shall
not be entitled to any distributions from the Company as a result of such withdrawal, but shall
remain entitled to those distributions it would be entitled to receive had the withdrawal not
occurred.
10.04
Admission of Transferee as a Partner
. Any Person to whom all of a Partnership
Interest has been transferred pursuant to
Section 10.01(b)
or
Section 10.02
shall
be admitted as a substituted Partner as a result of such transfer to the extent of the Partnership
Interest so transferred only upon the satisfaction of all of the following conditions:
(a) The unanimous approval of the other Partners, provided however, that no Partner shall
unreasonably withhold its approval to any transferee becoming a substituted Partner if such
transferee in the reasonable judgment of the General Partner has (together with any guarantor of
its obligations) a net worth sufficient to fund any outstanding obligations it might have under
this Agreement and expressly agrees in writing to fulfill such obligations;
(b) Such transferees written acceptance of, and written agreement to be bound by, all of the
terms and provisions of this Agreement;
(c) Reasonable evidence of the authority of such transferee to become a Partner and to be
bound by all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement;
(d) The approval of any third party lender if required by any loan documents entered into by
the Company;
(e) An opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Company that such
transfer, and the transferees participation in the Company as a Partner, will not (A) adversely
affect the status of a Partner as a REIT (if it is not the transferor), or (B) violate any then
applicable Federal or other securities laws or the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission or the securities commission of any other jurisdiction; and
(f) The satisfaction of such additional requirements as any Partner may reasonably determine
to assure itself that neither it nor the Company will incur any new or additional liability or
obligation as a result of such transfer or purchase.
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, any transferee who does not become a substituted
Partner shall be only entitled to receive the share of Profits, Losses and distributions of the
Company to which the transferor was entitled with respect to the Partnership Interest so
transferred, and shall not have any right to vote on, consent to, approve or otherwise take part in
any decision of the Partners, or to any of the other rights associated with the ownership of such
Partnership Interest.
10.05
Admission of Additional Partners
. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Agreement, no Person may be admitted as an additional Partner without the
unanimous approval of each the Partners, which approval may be withheld in the sole discretion of
such Partner.
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ARTICLE XI
DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION
11.01
No Dissolution, etc
. The Company shall not be dissolved by the admission of any
new or additional Partner, and the Partners hereby waive any right they may have to seek a
partition of the Company Assets or to dissolve the Company except in accordance with this
Agreement.
11.02
Events Causing Dissolution
. Subject to
Section 11.03
, the Company shall
be dissolved and its affairs wound up upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
(a) The sale or other disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Companys
assets and the collection of all amounts derived from any such sale or other disposition, including
all amounts payable to the Company under any promissory notes or other evidences of indebtedness
taken by the Company in connection with such sale or other disposition (unless the General Partner
shall elect, with the approval of NYSCRF, to distribute such indebtedness to the Partners in
liquidation);
(b) The withdrawal (except in accordance with
Section 10.03)
, liquidation, dissolution
or Bankruptcy of the General Partner; or
(c) The occurrence of any event not specified above that, under the Act or other applicable
laws, would cause the dissolution of the Company or that would make it unlawful for the business of
the Company to be continued.
For purposes of this Agreement, the term Bankruptcy shall mean, and a Partner shall be deemed
Bankrupt upon, (i) the entry of a final and appealable decree or order for relief of such Partner
by a court of competent jurisdiction in any involuntary case involving such Partner under any
bankruptcy, insolvency, or other similar law now or hereafter in effect and the expiration of the
applicable appeals period without any appeal being filed; (ii) the appointment of a receiver,
liquidator, assignee for the benefit of creditors, custodian, trustee, sequestrator, or other
similar agent for such Partner or for any substantial part of such Partners assets or property;
(iii) the entry of a final non-appealable order for the winding up or liquidation of such Partners
affairs by a court of competent jurisdiction in any involuntary case involving such Partner under
any bankruptcy, insolvency, or other similar law now or hereafter in effect; (iv) the filing with
respect to such Partner of a petition in any such involuntary bankruptcy case which petition
remains undismissed for a period of 90 days; (v) the commencement by such Partner of a voluntary
case under any bankruptcy, insolvency, or other similar law now or hereafter in effect; (vi) the
consent by such Partner to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such
law or to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee,
custodian, sequestrator, or other similar agent for such Partner or for any substantial part of
such Partners assets or property; or (vii) the making by such Partner of any general assignment
for the benefit of creditors.
11.03
Rights to Continue Business of Company
. Upon an event described in
Sections
11.02(a)
,
11.02(b)
or
11.02(c)
(but not an event described in
Section
11.02(c)
that makes it
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unlawful for the business of the Company to be continued), the Company thereafter shall be
dissolved and liquidated unless, within 90 days after the event described in such Section, an
election to reconstitute and continue the business of the Company shall be made in writing by all
of the Partners.
11.04
Dissolution
. Except as otherwise provided in
Section 11.02
and
Section 11.03
, upon the dissolution of the Company, the General Partner (or if the
dissolution is caused by the withdrawal or Bankruptcy of the General Partner, then the Person
designated as liquidating trustee by the remaining Partners, which liquidating trustee shall have
all of the powers of the General Partner under this Agreement for purposes of winding up the
affairs of the Company) shall promptly notify the Partners of such dissolution.
11.05
Liquidation.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in
Section 11.03
, upon the dissolution of the
Company, the General Partner (or other Person responsible for winding up the affairs of the
Company) shall proceed without any unnecessary delay to sell or otherwise liquidate the Companys
assets and pay or make due provision for the payment of all debts, liabilities, and obligations of
the Company.
(b) After adequate provision has been made for the payment of all debts, liabilities, and
obligations of the Company, the General Partner (or other Person responsible for winding up the
affairs of the Company) shall distribute the net liquidation proceeds to the Partners in accordance
with ARTICLE V.
11.06
Reasonable Time for Winding Up
. A reasonable time shall be allowed for the
orderly winding up of the business and affairs of the Company and the liquidation of its assets
pursuant to
Section 11.05
in order to minimize any losses otherwise attendant upon such a
winding up.
11.07
Termination of Company
. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the
Company shall terminate when all of the Companys assets shall have been converted into cash and
the net proceeds therefrom, as well as any other liquid assets of the Company, after payment of or
due provision for the payment of all debts, liabilities, and obligations of the Company, shall have
been distributed to the Partners as provided for in
Section 11.05
, and all instruments
recorded or filed in the manner required by the Act.
ARTICLE XII
BUY-SELL
12.01 [The confidential material contained herein has
been omitted and has been separately filed
with the Commission.]
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12.02 [The confidential material contained herein has
been omitted and has been separately filed
with the Commission.]
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12.03 [The confidential material contained herein has
been omitted and has been separately filed
with the Commission.]
12.04 [The confidential material contained herein has
been omitted and has been separately filed
with the Commission.]
12.05 [The confidential material contained herein has
been omitted and has been separately filed
with the Commission.]
ARTICLE XIII
ACQUISITIONS, NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND REDEVELOPMENTS
13.01
Exclusive Operations
Except as expressly provided for in this ARTICLE XIII,
neither the General Partner nor its Affiliates shall, directly or indirectly, purchase, develop or
redevelop office properties within the DC Metropolitan Area.
13.02
Yield Parameters
. The Companys initial yield parameters are summarized in
Exhibit I
. Modification of these parameters shall be subject to the approval of both the
General Partner and NYSCRF.
13.03
New Acquisitions
.
(a) The General Partner may propose from time to time in a written recommendation (an
Acquisition Plan) to NYSCRF that the Partnership acquire from a third party one or more of the
following: (i) land in the DC Metropolitan Area that is suitably zoned and entitled (with the
exception of site plan approval and building permits) for development as an office building and
which upon acquisition by the Company would be treated as a Vacant Land Property under this
Agreement, (ii) land and improvements in the DC Metropolitan Area that are intended to be
rehabilitated as a Redevelopment Property, or (iii) a Functional Office Property in the DC
Metropolitan Area. The Acquisition Plan shall contain: (i) the maximum purchase price the General
Partner would cause the Company to pay for the subject property, (ii) a description of the office
market within which such property or properties are located, (iii) a summary of the existing leases
(if any) of space within such property or properties, and (iv) with
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respect only to an Acquisition Plan relating to a proposed Redevelopment Property, a
preliminary capital budget for the renovation costs and a preliminary estimate of the stabilized
rentals projected to be generated from such property after completion of the renovations. NYSCRF
will respond with its approval or disapproval of each Acquisition Plan (or of each property that is
the subject thereof, if more than one) within twenty-five (25) days after receipt of the
Acquisition Plan (and NYSCRF shall have the full 25 day period to respond and elect to participate
in the project even if a shorter period is indicated or identified by the Acquisition Plan). If
NYSCRF fails to respond in such twenty-five (25) day period, it shall be deemed to have disapproved
such Acquisition Plan. The Company shall not undertake the acquisition of any land or buildings
unless the acquisition has been recommended by the General Partner and approved by NYSCRF, either
pursuant to the Annual Budget process or pursuant to an Acquisition Plan. Due diligence respecting
the acquisition of Vacant Land, property suitable as Redevelopment Property and Functional Office
Property shall be undertaken in accordance with the procedures set forth on
Exhibit K
.
(b) If the General Partner identifies land in the DC Metropolitan Area that may be suitable
for development as an office building but requires rezoning or other entitlements that are not
available as a matter of right as a condition to such a development and use (a Speculative
Parcel), the General Partner (or its Affiliate) shall be free to acquire the Speculative Parcel
for its own account and to pursue all appropriate rezoning, variances or other entitlements
necessary for such development and use. If the General Partner subsequently determines that the
necessary entitlements will not be readily obtainable or that the Speculative Parcel is not
otherwise suitable or feasible for development as an office building, the General Partner (or its
Affiliate) shall be free to sell the Speculative Parcel to any third party on terms acceptable to
the General Partner and such third party. If the General Partner subsequently obtains the
necessary entitlements for development and use of the Speculative Parcel as an office building, the
General Partner (or its Affiliate) shall offer the Speculative Parcel for sale to the Company at a
price equal to the fair market value of the Speculative Parcel, and the General Partner shall
prepare and submit to NYSCRF an Acquisition Plan with respect thereto. The General Partner and
NYSCRF shall endeavor in good faith to agree upon the fair market value of the Speculative Parcel
(as approved with such entitlements), but in no event shall the fair market value of the
Speculative Parcel be less than the sum of (i) the purchase price paid therefor by the General
Partner, plus (ii) all carrying costs incurred with respect to the Speculative Parcel, plus (iii)
all out of pocket costs incurred by the General Partner to obtain the necessary entitlements. If
the parties fail to agree on the fair market value of the Speculative Parcel within sixty (60) days
after the submission of the aforementioned Acquisition Plan, the parties shall endeavor in good
faith to select a qualified appraiser with substantial appraisal experience in the DC Metropolitan
Area commercial real estate market to determine the fair market value of the Speculative Parcel,
and the determination of such appraiser shall be final. If the parties do not agree on the
designation of a single appraiser, each party shall appoint a separate qualified appraiser, and the
appraisers so appointed shall mutually select a third qualified appraiser with substantial
appraisal experience in the DC Metropolitan Area commercial real estate market, and the
determination of fair market value by such third appraiser shall be final
(c) If NYSCRF disapproves the acquisition of the Speculative Parcel or a parcel identified as
the subject of an Acquisition Plan (an Acquisition Parcel) by the Company, the General Partner
(or its Affiliate) shall be free to acquire and develop the Speculative Parcel
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or Acquisition Parcel for its own account substantially in accordance with the information
submitted to NYSCRF in the Acquisition Plan.
13.04
Initiation of New Developments and Redevelopments
. Upon the General Partners
determination that it is appropriate to initiate a New Development on any of the Vacant Land
Properties or to initiate the rehabilitation of a Redevelopment Property (a Redevelopment), the
General Partner shall so notify NYSCRF in writing, which notice shall be accompanied by the
following (collectively, a Development Plan): (a) Preliminary Plans and Specifications, (b)
leasing commitments, if any, (c) a Preliminary Project Budget, including a pro forma operating
budget, (d) a description of the office market and leasing conditions for the market in which the
New Development or Redevelopment is located, (e) a proposed Sources and Uses of Funds, identifying
any construction financing proposed by the General Partner for funding some or all of the costs of
such project, and (f) any other information in the General Partners or its Affiliates possession
which would be relevant to NYSCRFs decision to approve the Companys proceeding with such New
Development or Redevelopment. Within thirty-five (35) days after receipt, NYSCRF shall elect
either (i) to fund its Percentage Interest of the cost of the New Development or Redevelopment
pursuant to
Section 3.02(a)
and approve the General Partner or its Affiliate acting as
Development Manager pursuant to a Development Management Agreement, or (ii) to permit the General
Partner or its Affiliate to develop the designated site for its own account. If NYSCRF fails to
respond within such thirty-five-day period, it shall be deemed to have made the election under
clause (ii) above. Due diligence respecting the construction of improvements on Vacant Land shall
be undertaken in accordance with the procedures set forth on
Exhibit L
.
13.05 [The confidential material contained herein has
been omitted and has been separately filed
with the Commission.]
13.06
Disapproval of Proposed New Development or Redevelopment
. If NYSCRF does not
approve a New Development or Redevelopment, the General Partner or its Affiliate may, within thirty
(30) days after NYSCRF has disapproved the New Development or Redevelopment or after expiration of
the period during which NYSCRF is required to notify the General Partner of its approval, purchase
the Vacant Land Property or Redevelopment Property (whichever is appropriate) on which the New
Development or Redevelopment was proposed by the General Partner, for purposes of developing it in
accordance with the Development Plan that was submitted to NYSCRF under
Section 13.04
. The
purchase price (the GP Price) shall be the sum of (i) the cost to the Company for such Property,
(ii) all non-interest carrying costs incurred by the Company related to its ownership of such
Property such as real estate taxes, security, maintenance and insurance, (iii) interest on the
amount referenced in (i) at the simple rate of
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seven percent (7%) per annum from the date of the Companys acquisition of the subject
Property, and (iv) all transfer costs incurred as part of the conveyance, with the exception of
title costs and transfer taxes, which shall be shared by the Company and the General Partner, as
seller and buyer respectively, in a manner consistent with local custom.
13.07
First Refusal and Repurchase Rights
. With respect to any New Development or
Redevelopment that is disapproved (or deemed disapproved) by NYSCRF pursuant to
Section
13.04
and with respect to which the General Partner or its Affiliate has elected to purchase
the underlying Property as permitted in
Section 13.06
, the Company and NYSCRF shall have
the following rights, which will be memorialized in an instrument placed of record against the
Property being transferred:
(a) [The confidential material contained herein has
been omitted and has been separately filed
with the Commission.]
(b) [The confidential material contained herein has
been omitted and has been separately filed
with the Commission.]
(c) [The confidential material contained herein has
been omitted and has been separately filed
with the Commission.]
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ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
14.01
Additional Actions and Documents
. Each Partner shall take or cause to be taken
such further actions and shall execute, acknowledge, deliver, and file such further documents and
instruments, and use reasonable efforts to obtain such consents, as may be necessary or as may be
reasonably requested in order to maintain the Company pursuant to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
14.02
Notices
. All notices, demands, requests or other communications (collectively,
Notices) which may be or are required to be given, served, or sent by any party to any other
party pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be hand delivered or mailed by
first-class, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or
transmitted by telegram, facsimile transmission (at the number set forth below on the signature
page, with the original to be sent the same day by mail as provided above) or by Federal Express or
other recognized overnight delivery service addressed to the recipient at its address set forth
below (or at such other address as the recipient may have theretofore designated in writing). Each
Notice which shall be hand delivered or mailed in the manner described shall be deemed sufficiently
given, served, sent, received, or delivered for all purposes at such time as it is delivered to the
addressee (with the return receipt, the delivery receipt, or the affidavit of messenger being
deemed conclusive (but not exclusive) evidence of such delivery or at such time as delivery is
refused by the addressee upon presentation). Each Notice which shall be by facsimile transmission
in the manner described above shall be deemed sufficiently given, served, sent, received, or
delivered for all purposes at such time as the original is delivered to the addressee or delivery
is refused by the addressee. Subject to the above, all Notices shall be addressed as follows:
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(a) If to the Company, at the Companys principal office, with copies to each Partner; and
(b) If to any Partner, at the address set forth below its name on the execution page of this
Agreement, or to such other address as any Partner may specify for itself by written notice given
in accordance with this Section.
14.03
Survival and Reliance
. All covenants, agreements, statements, representations,
warranties, and indemnities made in this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the termination of the Company, and may be relied upon by each of the Partners.
14.04
Waivers
. Except as otherwise provided herein, neither the waiver by a Partner
of a breach of or a default under any of the provisions of this Agreement, nor the failure of a
Partner, on one or more occasions, to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement or to
exercise any right, remedy, or privilege hereunder shall thereafter be construed as a waiver of any
subsequent breach or default of a similar nature, or as a waiver of any such provisions, rights,
remedies, or privileges hereunder.
14.05
Exercise of Rights
. Except as expressly provided herein, no failure or delay on
the part of a Partner or the Company in exercising any right, power, or privilege hereunder and no
course of dealing between the Partners or between a Partner and the Company shall operate as a
waiver thereof and no single or partial exercise of any right, power, or privilege hereunder shall
preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or
privilege. Except as otherwise provided herein, any Partner shall have the right to seek specific
performance of the duties and obligations set forth in this Agreement. The rights and remedies
herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights or remedies which a Partner or the
Company would otherwise have at law or in equity or otherwise.
14.06
Binding Effect
. Subject to any provisions hereof restricting assignment, this
Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Partners and their respective
successors and assigns.
14.07
Limitation on Benefits of this Agreement
. No person or entity other than the
Partners and the Company is or shall be entitled to bring any action to enforce any provision of
this Agreement against any Partner or the Company. All covenants, undertakings, and agreements set
forth in this Agreement shall be solely for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable only by, the
Partners (or their respective successors and assigns as permitted hereunder) and the Company.
14.08
Amendment Procedure
. Any amendment to this Agreement shall be in writing and
require the unanimous approval of all of the Partners.
14.09
Entire Agreement
. This Agreement contains the entire agreement among the
Partners with respect to the transactions contemplated herein, and supersedes all prior oral or
written agreements, commitments, or understandings with respect to the matters provided for herein.
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14.10
Pronouns, Time
. All pronouns and terms hereof and any variations thereof shall
be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular, or plural, as the identity of the
person or entity may require. If any period or time set forth in this Agreement begins, ends or
occurs on a day other than a Business Day, then such period or time shall instead begin, end or
occur on the next Business Day.
14.11
Headings
. Article and Section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted
for convenience of reference only, shall not be deemed to be a part of this Agreement for any
purpose, and shall not in any way define or affect the meaning, construction, or scope of any of
the provisions hereof.
14.12
Governing Law
. This Agreement, the rights and obligations of the parties
hereto, and any claims or disputes relating thereto, shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware (but not including the choice of law rules
thereof).
14.13
Partners Representatives
. Each Partner shall at all times designate at least
one individual as its representative for the purposes of communicating with the Company and the
other Partners. The Company and each Partner shall be entitled to rely (and shall be protected in
such reliance) on communications from any such representative with respect to required consents and
approvals and other required or desired matters arising under this Agreement. Any Partner may
designate one or more replacement representatives for itself by written notice to the other
Partners. The initial representative of each Partner is set forth below such Partners signature
on the execution page of this Agreement.
14.14
Execution in Counterparts
. To facilitate execution, this Agreement may be
executed in as many counterparts as may be required, and it shall not be necessary that the
signatures of all persons required to bind any party appear on each counterpart, but it shall be
sufficient that the signature of, or on behalf of, each party, or that the signatures of the
Persons required to bind any party, appear on one or more of the counterparts. All counterparts
shall collectively constitute a single agreement. It shall not be necessary in making proof of
this Agreement to produce or account for more than a number of counterparts containing the
respective signatures of, or on behalf of, all of the parties hereto. Faxed or electronically
delivered signatures shall be enforceable as originals against the party delivering such
signatures.
14.15
Affirmative Action Policy
. The Partners recognize the benefits of affirmative
action in fostering opportunities for the equal participation of minority and women-owned business
enterprises, and minority and women employees and principals are given the opportunity to
participate in the performance of contracts entered into by the Company. This Company believes the
opportunity for full participation in the free enterprise system by persons traditionally, socially
and economically disadvantaged is essential to obtain social and economic equality. Accordingly,
it is the policy of the Company to foster and promote the participation of such individuals and
business enterprises in its contracts. The Company expects all concerned to afford all persons
equal employment opportunities without discrimination.
14.16
Advisor
. NYSCRF has informed the General Partner, and the General Partner
acknowledges, that NYSCRF has engaged the services of Heitman Capital Management LLC (who, together
with any other entity hereafter appointed by Limited Partner, is referred to herein
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as Advisor) in connection with this Agreement. NYSCRF has named Anthony Ferrante, Jerome J.
Claeys and Howard Edelman (representatives of Advisor) to act as its representatives. The General
Partner agrees that, notwithstanding the identification of the representatives of NYSCRF, other
individuals representing NYSCRF (individually, a CRF Representative and, collectively, CRF
Representatives) shall be entitled to participate in meetings and other communications between any
the General Partner and NYSCRF, and that any information provided to NYSCRFs representatives shall
concurrently be provided to any CRF Representative identified in writing to the General Partner.
The General Partner shall have the right to rely on the written approval or disapproval of any
matter from the NYSCRF representatives identified in this Section or otherwise designated by NYSCRF
and identified to the General Partner in writing.
14.17
Insurance.
The Company shall maintain, or cause its Affiliate to maintain,
insurance on the Properties of such types and in such amounts and with such insurers as the General
Partner and NYSCRF shall reasonably agree. Such insurance shall conform to the minimum standards
for property, commercial general liability and fidelity insurance identified in
Exhibit M
.
Any decision to insure the Properties below these minimum standards shall be subject to the
approval of both the General Partner and NYSCRF.
14.18
Legal Representation of the Company
. Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen LLP
(Wolf Block) represented the General Partner in the preparation and negotiation of this
Agreement, and the parties agree that such representation will not disqualify Wolf Block from
representing the Company. Furthermore, if Wolf Block is engaged by the Company to represent the
Company, Wolf Block will not be disqualified from thereafter representing the General Partner or
its Affiliate; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to waive any objection NYSCRF
may have with respect to the representation by Wolf Block of (i) the General Partner or its
Affiliate in litigation against the Company, or (ii) the Company in litigation against the General
Partner or its Affiliate.
14.19
Special Covenants
. So long as any of the Properties is subject to mortgage
financing requiring the borrower to be a single purpose entity, the Company shall cause the
Subsidiary that is the subject of such loan to comply with (and to the extent required by the
applicable loan documents, the Company shall comply with) the single purpose entity requirements
set forth in the loan document for such financing.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Agreement to be duly executed on
its behalf, as of the day and year first above set forth.
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PARTNER
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PERCENTAGE INTEREST
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NEW YORK STATE
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COMMON RETIREMENT FUND
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Thomas P. Dinapoli, Comptroller of the
State of New York, as Trustee of the
Common Retirement Fund
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By:
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/s/ NICK SMIRENSKY
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Name: Nick Smirensky
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Title: Deputy Comptroller
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Addresses for Notices:
New York State Common Retirement Fund
c/o Office of the State Comptroller
59 Maiden Lane, 30
th
Floor
New York, NY 10038-4502
Attn: Assistant Comptroller for Real Estate
Fax No.: 212-383-1331
Telephone No.: 212-383-1508
with copies to:
New York State Common Retirement Fund
c/o Office of the State Comptroller
59 Maiden Lane, 30
th
Floor
New York, NY 10038-4502
Attn: Assistant Deputy Counsel
Fax No.: 212-681-1331
Telephone No.: 212-383-1330
with copies to:
Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
2049 Century Park East, 28th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067-3284
Attn: Amy H. Wells, Esq.
Fax No.: 310-277-7889
Telephone No.: 310-284-2233
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with copies to:
Heitman Capital Management LLC
191 North Wacker Drive
Suite 2500
Chicago, IL 60606
Attn: Jerome Claeys
Fax No.: 312-251-5445
Telephone No.: 312-541-6740
and with copies to:
Heitman Capital Management LLC
191 North Wacker Drive
Suite 2500
Chicago, IL 60606
Attn: Anthony Ferrante
Fax No.: (312) 541-6789
Telephone No.: (312) 251-5458
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PARTNER
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LIBERTY WASHINGTON VENTURE, LLC
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By Liberty Property Limited Partnership,
its sole member
By Liberty Property Trust,
its sole general partner
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/s/ MICHAEL T. HAGAN
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MICHAEL T. HAGAN
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Title:
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CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
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/s/ WILLIAM P. HANKOWSKY
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WILLIAM P. HANKOWSKY
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Addresses for Notices:
500 Chesterfield Parkway
Great Valley Corporate Center
Malvern, PA 19355
Attn: Michael T. Hagan
Fax No. 610-644-4129
Telephone No. 610-648-1716
with copy to:
Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen
1650 Arch Street, 22nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2097
Attention: Herman C. Fala
Facsimile: 215-405-2976
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Exhibit
A
DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
This Development Management Agreement (this
Agreement
), dated as of the
day of
, 200
by and among
(
Owner
), and Liberty Property
Limited Partnership, a Pennsylvania limited partnership (
Development Manager
).
W I T N E S S E T H
:
WHEREAS, Owner owns one or more [unimproved parcels of land] [improved parcels of land
intended for redevelopment] located in
, and more particularly described on
Exhibit A
attached hereto and made a part hereof (the
Property
);
WHEREAS, in accordance with the terms and provisions of Owners Partnership Agreement, Owner
has elected to develop or redevelop one or more office buildings (the
Improvements
) on
the Property;
WHEREAS, the phrases develop and development as used in this Agreement shall be deemed to
include the redevelopment of a Redevelopment Property (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) as
context may require;
WHEREAS, Development Manager is an Affiliate of the general partner of Owner; and
WHEREAS, Owner wishes to engage Development Manager to perform the services set forth herein
relating to the Project and Development Manager is willing to accept such engagement, all upon the
terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, for Ten Dollars ($10.00) in hand paid and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Owner and Development
Manager hereby agree as follows (all capitalized terms contained in this Agreement and not
otherwise defined herein are defined in
Article XII
below):
AGREEMENTS
:
ARTICLE I
Appointment and Term of Development Manager
Owner hereby engages Development Manager as the manager for the development of the
Improvements on the Property upon the terms and conditions herein stated. Development Manager
shall perform the Services for the benefit of Owner in accordance with the terms and provisions of
this Agreement. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and shall end on the
date upon which the construction of the Improvements on the Property is complete, unless this
Agreement is sooner terminated in accordance with the terms hereof.
ARTICLE II
Services of Development Manager
2.1
Generally
. Provided Owner makes funds available and pays the fees and costs
contemplated herein in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (which shall be a condition
precedent to Development Managers obligations hereunder), Development Manager shall perform the
following Services in connection with the Project:
2.1.1
Project Budget
. Prepare and obtain approval by Owner (which approval shall be
in writing if the General Partner is no longer the general partner of Owner) of the Final Project
Budget within thirty (30) days after receipt of the last GMP Contract, which Final Project Budget
shall set forth the estimated costs in no less detail than the following components: (i) building
costs (allocated among the major trades), (ii) site costs, (iii) the Hard Cost Contingency, (iv)
Soft Costs (on a line item basis), (v) tenant improvement costs and/or allowances, and (vi) leasing
commissions and finders fees, and be in a form acceptable to the Construction Lender (if any) for
the Project.
2.1.2
Design Related Duties
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Coordinate the production of the Final Plans and Specifications
for the Improvements;
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(b)
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Endeavor to obtain all drawings and engineering and
architectural renderings and other drawings and specifications prepared for the
Improvements in accordance with the Construction Schedule;
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(c)
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Review with the Owner and obtain Owners approval of (x) any
material changes in scope to the Improvements, and (y) all material changes to
the Final Plans and Specifications;
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(d)
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Review with Owner and obtain Owners approval of all material
changes to the Construction Contracts;
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(e)
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Submit the Final Plans and Specifications to the General
Contractor for bid to obtain GMP Contracts covering various portions of the
Work;
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(f)
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Coordinate and monitor (1) the application for governmental
permits and approvals required for the construction of the Improvements, and
(2) the compliance with the terms and conditions contained in any such
governmental permit or approval, in any insurance policy required under this
Agreement and affecting or covering the Improvements or in any surety bond
obtained by General Contractor or subcontractor in connection with the
Improvements; and
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Coordinate and monitor efforts by the Architect to comply with
all applicable Laws, provided that the ultimate responsibility for such
compliance shall rest with the Architect.
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For purposes of Subsections 2.1.2(c) and 2.1.2(d), a material
change shall mean a change not otherwise approved by Owner which results in
Cost Overruns or which results in an increase to any line item in the Final
Project Budget in excess of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000).
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2.1.3
Construction Related Duties
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Finalize and deliver for signature the GMP Contracts and other
Construction Contracts and coordinate, administer and perform the applicable
obligations of Owner under the Construction Contracts, provided that all of the
GMP Contracts shall be with the General Contractor and be a guaranteed maximum
price contract covering the applicable portion of the Work;
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(b) Cause the preparation of a Construction Schedule;
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(c)
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Coordinate, administer and implement (x) the application and
approval process in connection with the issuance of building permits, partial
building permits, and temporary or final certificates of occupancy, and (y) the
making of any periodic inspections required by governmental officials and/or
Owners and Construction Lenders inspectors;
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(d)
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Review all proposed changes and change orders to any
Construction Contract;
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(e)
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Identify, analyze and provide recommendations to the Owner with
respect to alternative courses of action for unforeseen conditions, such as
material shortages, work stoppages and/or accidents or casualties, as they
occur;
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(f)
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Review payment applications submitted by any contractors,
obtain Certificates for Payment from the Architect, obtain and review partial
lien waivers, and provide recommendations to Owner, all as more particularly
described in
Section 2.1.4
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Cause the preparation and adoption by General Contractor of all
required punch lists for finalizing the Work, coordinate the activities of
contractors to facilitate the satisfactory completion of all the Work
(including procurement of equipment manuals, warranties and guaranties for the
equipment installed in the buildings) and coordinate the waiver or release of
all lien rights;
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Assist in bidding and award of subcontracts and advise Owner as
to any changes in the Final Project Budget or the Final Plans and
Specifications resulting therefrom;
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(i)
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Assist Architect in monitoring performance of the Work for
compliance with the Final Plans and Specifications;
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(j)
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Prepare monthly progress reports for Owner (which shall include
revisions to the Construction Schedule, if necessary), identifying performance
against the Construction Schedule, actual versus estimated percentage
completion for each component of the Improvements, and any change in the
Construction Schedule which the General Contractor is requesting. The
requirements of this Section 2.1.3(j) may be satisfied by the submission by
Development Manager of the following materials:
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(i)
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an Internal Draw Request (as defined in Section
2.3.1) accompanied by copies of all backup invoices and the General
Contractors application for payment; and
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(ii)
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copies of project meeting minutes (among
Development Manager, the General Contractor and such other parties as
Development Manager may elect) describing the status of the Project
(including timing of construction in relation to the Construction
Schedule); and
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Advise Owner of any delays known or anticipated in meeting the
Construction Schedule and of the actual dates on which the various stages of
construction as indicated on the Construction Schedule are started and
completed.
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2.1.4
General Duties
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(a)
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Coordinate and administer the submission of applications to,
and negotiations with, utility companies and municipal and governmental
authorities for agreements relating to the installation of utility and other
services to the Improvements;
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(b)
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Assist contractors in their efforts to arrange for performance
and/or payment bonds(s) with respect to any part of the Work, but only to the
extent such bonds are required by Owner;
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(c)
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Verify that the Architects, engineers, General Contractor and
other contractors employed by the Development Manager in connection with the
Improvements are covered by liability insurance and workers compensation
insurance in amounts and coverages satisfactory to Owner,
with waivers of subrogation and contractual indemnification coverages
satisfactory to Owner, to the extent commercially reasonably available;
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Hold monthly job meetings with the General Contractor (and
other contractors and subcontractors on an as-needed basis) or as otherwise
requested by Owner during the construction phase of the Improvements, with
Owner and Architect to review the progress of construction toward completion of
the Improvements;
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Review all applications for payment and supporting
documentation prepared by the General Contractor and others performing work or
furnishing materials for the Improvements, and deliver copies of all such
applications for payment to Owner and Architect;
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Retain or hire all necessary third parties (including, by way
of example and not by way of limitation, contractors, engineers, surveyors,
architects, accountants, attorneys, consultants and other qualified personnel),
in order to accomplish the duties of Development Manager as set forth herein;
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In the event of an emergency at the Improvements, take any
action in good faith believed by Development Manager to be required under the
circumstances to protect Owners interest in the Improvements;
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Effect, institute and supervise all Work, including mechanical
systems, plumbing systems, building construction, landscaping, signage and
sitework, all in accordance with the Final Plans and Specifications as well as
any changes in scope initiated by Owner;
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(i)
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Perform all other obligations provided elsewhere in this
Agreement to be performed by Development Manager or reasonably believed by
Development Manager to be desirable, necessary or appropriate to carry out its
duties hereunder;
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(j)
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Process monthly draw requests; and
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(k)
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Evaluate and make recommendations to Owner pertaining to
changes which do not constitute Permitted Changes.
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All contracts with third parties for the benefit of the Improvements shall be signed by the Owner.
Development Manager shall perform its duties and services in a commercially reasonable manner
consistent with the management standards applicable to similar office properties. Development
Manager covenants that it will manage the construction pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and
at the direction and expense of Owner.
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2.2
Project Budget; Cost Overruns
. Development Manager will supervise the Project to
assure that the cost of the Work performed under those construction cost line items denoted on
the preliminary project budget for the Project, as finally determined in the Final Project
Budget for the Project, are in the aggregate equal to or less than the amounts set forth in such
Final Project Budget. To the extent there are Cost Overruns (other than Cost Overruns for tenant
improvements and leasing commissions), Development Manager shall promptly pay the same or, if the
amount is being contested, provide adequate security therefor, including satisfying the
requirements of any Construction Lender; provided, however, that Development Manager shall not be
responsible for the cost of any change orders required, or Cost Overruns incurred, due to
subsurface conditions at the Property of an unusual nature, unusually severe weather conditions,
labor disputes (unless resulting from company-wide labor difficulties specific to Development
Manager and its affiliates), unavailability of materials or labor (unless resulting from
Development Managers lack of reasonable diligence in ordering or procuring same), war, terrorism
or acts of God, other matters beyond the reasonable control of Development Manager, or otherwise
initiated by Owner and not consented to by Development Manager, unless such change orders are
required for the Improvements to comply with Law effective prior to the date hereof. In addition,
Development Manager shall promptly pay Owner all costs incurred by Owner as a result of Development
Managers breach of this Agreement (including but not limited to costs incurred by Owner as a
result of Development Managers negligent acts or omissions). The Final Project Budget shall
constitute a major control pursuant to which Development Manager shall manage the development and
construction of the applicable Improvements. Consequently, (i) no expense may be incurred or
commitment made by Development Manager which exceeds the amount allocated to that expense category
in the approved Final Project Budget without Owners consent, provided that if the Final Project
Budget, after reallocation as provided herein, remains in balance, any actual savings in any line
item or amounts shown in the contingency line item may be used to offset overruns in other line
items and to pay for any Permitted Changes (provided that amounts contained in the tenant
improvement and leasing commissions line items may not be reallocated to pay for any such
overruns), and (ii) the entire Final Project Budget shall not be exceeded without the prior consent
of Owner. For purposes hereof Owner shall be deemed to approve any changes in the Final Project
Budget to the extent such changes directly result from changes to Construction Contracts, if such
changes to the Construction Contracts are signed by Owner. If substantial discrepancies in the
Final Project Budget occur or are anticipated by Development Manager, Development Manager shall
notify Owner immediately of the expected discrepancies and, if requested by Owner, prepare and
submit to Owner a detailed analysis of the anticipated impact of the discrepancies. Any change to
the Final Project Budget requires approval of the Owner, in Owners sole and absolute discretion
except as provided herein, and, in the event General Partner is no longer the general partner of
Owner, or if such change will result in Cost Overruns, Owners approval must be set forth in
writing.
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2.3
Draw Process
. Development Manager shall be responsible for coordinating all
construction draws, and until the opening of the applicable Construction Loan (if any), the draw
process shall be controlled by the provisions of this
Section 2.3
. Thereafter, this
Section shall be deemed modified to the extent required by the Construction Lender. Draws to
finance the construction on the Improvements shall be made no more often than monthly, commencing
approximately one (1) month after the commencement of construction of such Improvements and
terminating upon completion of the Work and issuance of the last certificate of occupancy
required by Law for full occupancy of the Improvements. Funds requested under each draw shall
be used solely to pay for construction, fixturing and soft costs related to the Improvements that
are consistent with the terms of this Agreement. Draw requests for the Project shall be made as
follows:
2.3.1 So long as General Partner is the general partner of Owner, the following procedure
shall apply:
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The General Contractors application for payment and other
invoices shall be submitted to Development Manager (and to the Architect with
respect to the General Contractors application for payment) no later than the
tenth (10th) day of the month following the month in which the work which is
the subject of such application for payment or invoices was completed;
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Development Manager shall review the General Contractors
application for payment and all other invoices, and the Architect shall review
the General Contractors application for payment, and to the extent such are
approved by Development Manager and the Architect, Development Manager shall
submit a draw request in Development Managers customary internal form (an
Internal Draw Request
) to Owner no later than the twenty-first (21st)
day of the month following the month in which the work which is the subject of
such Internal Draw Request was completed;
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Owner shall pay the entire amount of the Internal Draw Request
for distribution no later than ten (10) business days after the Internal Draw
Request is submitted to Owner.
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2.3.2 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Section 2.3.1, if General Partner is no
longer the general partner of the Owner, then the following procedure shall apply:
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within ten (10) days after a draw is requested, Development
Manager will submit a draw request to the Owner in such detail as Owner may
reasonably require designated to the attention of Anthony Ferrante. Such draw
request shall include:
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an Application and Certificate for Payment (AIA
Document G702), or other document acceptable to the Owner, containing a
certification by the General Contractor and the applicable Architect
that construction to the date of the draw request is in accordance with
the Final Plans and Specifications and, if applicable, any
recommendations contained in the approved soils report;
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a copy of the General Contractors application
for payment, including the General Contractors and subcontractors
conditional lien waivers on progress payments;
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the General Contractors and subcontractors
unconditional lien waivers for progress payments made from the previous
draw;
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a line by line comparison of the budgeted
versus the actual costs and estimate of the percentage of completion
for the Work item covered by such line item; and
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all other documents and information reasonably
required by Owner.
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Owner shall review the draw request and contact Development
Manager as soon as reasonably practicable in the event Owner has any questions
regarding the draw request or disputes any of the items for which payment is
requested. In the event Owner and Development Manager are unable to agree on
the draw request within twenty (20) days after such is submitted to Owner, the
matter shall be submitted to the Architect, whose decision regarding the draw
request shall be binding upon Owner and Development Manager so that by the
tenth (10th) day of the following month, Owner shall have approved (or, in the
case of a dispute submitted to the Architect for resolution, Owner shall be
deemed to have approved) the draw request and shall pay the entire approved
amount of the draw for distribution to the General Contractor and
subcontractors.
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2.4
Employees
. Development Manager shall select, employ, pay, supervise and discharge
all employees, independent contractors, and personnel necessary for the performance of Development
Managers duties pursuant to the terms hereof, all at the sole cost and expense of the Development
Manager. All personnel used by Development Manager in the construction and operation of the
Improvements shall be employees of Development Manager, employees of an Affiliate of Development
Manager or independent contractors and not employees of the Owner. If General Partner is no longer
the general partner of Owner, members of the project team down to the level of the on-site project
manager shall be subject to Owners approval.
2.5
Payments
. Development Manager shall check and verify all bills received for
services, work and supplies ordered in connection with the construction on the Improvements. If
such bills relate to materials supplied or work performed on the Improvements, Development Manager
shall obtain all necessary lien waivers evidencing payment of such obligations.
2.6
Items to be Obtained by Development Manager
. Development Manager shall obtain or
cause to be obtained all licenses, permits or other instruments required for construction of the
Improvements or any portion thereof at Owners expense. All such licenses and permits relating to
construction of the Improvements shall be set forth in the Final Project Budget and shall be
obtained in Owners name.
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2.7
Completion Guaranty
. Prior to the commencement of construction of the Project,
Development Manager shall execute in favor of Owner (and deliver to Owner) (i) a completion
guaranty for the Project in the form attached as
Exhibit B
hereto and made a part hereof
(the
Completion Guaranty) and (ii) an opinion, in a form reasonably accepted to NYSCRF, from
General Partners counsel that the Completion Guaranty is duly authorized, executed and enforceable
in accordance with its terms.
2.8
Approval of Owner
. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the
contrary, where any matter set forth in this Agreement requires the approval of Owner (or words
of similar meaning), then (A) so long as General Partner is the general partner of Owner, such
approval shall be deemed given unless Owner notifies Development Manager in writing that such
approval is not given, and (B) in the event General Partner is no longer the general partner of
Owner, then such matter shall be deemed approved by Owner if approved by Owners then-current
general partner.
ARTICLE III
Compensation of Development Manager
3.1 As compensation for Development Managers development management services rendered under
this Agreement with respect to a New Development Property or Redevelopment Property (as such terms
are defined in the Partnership Agreement), Development Manager shall be paid the following fees:
[select applicable provision]
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[for any Project where the Improvements will cost less than
[*], Development Manager will receive a fee in
the amount of [*] of the Hard Costs line item in the Final
Project Budget for such Project;
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for any Project where the Improvements will cost between
[*] and [*] Development Manager will receive a fee in the amount of [*] of
the Hard Costs line item in the Final Project Budget for such Project; and
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for any Project where the Improvements will cost more than
[*], Development Manager will receive a fee in
the amount of [*] of the Hard Costs line item in the Final
Project Budget for such Project.]
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3.2 The fee payable to Development Manager in connection with the Project shall be payable in
equal monthly installments over the period for the Project development as set forth in the
Construction Schedule for the Project. Development Manager shall not be reimbursed for any
employee costs, overhead costs or office equipment, stationery, postage, telephone, bank charges,
travel and all other administration expenses.
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The confidential information contained herein has been omitted and
separately filed with the staff.
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ARTICLE IV
Compliance With Laws
4.1
Generally.
Development Manager and Owner shall each comply with and abide by (and
shall cause all contractors on the Improvements to comply with and abide by) all Laws with respect
to the Project, all at Owners expense unless such failure is the result of a breach of Development
Managers obligations hereunder. If Development Manager receives any notice of a violation of any
Law with respect to the Project, Development Manager shall promptly notify Owner and furnish copies
of such notice and provide Owner with a budget to remedy the violation, which budget shall require
Owners approval. The cost to cure shall become part of Total Project Costs for the Project.
Development Manager shall remedy the noncompliance and use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid
any penalty to which Owner may be subject by reason of the noncompliance and except (A) with
respect to non-compliance resulting from actions or omissions by Owner or for which Owner is
responsible, (B) with respect to non-compliance which results from changes in applicable Law which
take effect after Owners approval of the Final Project Budget, and (C) to the extent the cost to
remedy plus any penalties results in a Cost Overrun for the Project (unless such Cost Overruns are
required to cure a breach by Development Manager of its obligations under this Section 4.1),
Development Manager shall promptly fund the cost of the same. Development Manager shall provide
Owner with evidence that the noncompliance has been remedied.
4.2
Environmental Matters.
Except only for such of its employees, if any, as are
fully qualified to do so, Development Manager shall not direct, suffer or permit any of its
employees to at any time handle, use, manufacture, store or dispose of any Hazardous Materials by
or under any Environmental Laws in or about the Improvements, nor shall Development Manager suffer
or permit to the extent within Development Managers reasonable control, any Hazardous Materials to
be used in any manner not fully in compliance with all Environmental Laws or for any Hazardous
Materials to be present in the Improvements at levels or in a manner which exceeds a relevant
standard or otherwise requires remediation under Environmental Laws (
Contamination
).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Development Manager may handle, store, use or dispose of Hazardous
Materials to the extent customary and necessary for the performance of Development Managers duties
hereunder, provided that Development Manager shall always handle, store, use and dispose of any
such Hazardous Materials in a safe and lawful manner and never allow Contamination of the Property.
Furthermore, to the extent Contamination exists in any Improvements, Development Manager, at
Owners expense, unless Development Manager has breached this Agreement relative to its obligations
hereunder pertaining to Hazardous Materials, shall be responsible for the proper remediation of
such Contamination in accordance with a remediation plan approved by Owner and in accordance with
all applicable laws, ordinances and codes, employing approved contractors and requiring that any
Hazardous Materials removed from the site be disposed of in compliance with all applicable laws.
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4.3
Environmental Indemnification.
Development Manager shall protect, defend,
indemnify and hold Owner and its officers, partners, members, managers, employees and agents
harmless from and defend them against any and all loss, claims, liability or costs (including,
without limitation, court costs and attorneys fees) incurred by reason of any failure of
Development Manager to fully comply with all applicable Environmental Laws or other governmental
requirements with respect to the Project unless such failure is a result of Owner, after written
notice, not making funds available therefor, or except to the extent approved by
Owner, the presence, handling, use or disposition in or from the Improvements of any
Hazardous Materials (even though permissible under all applicable Environmental Laws) caused by
Development Manager (expressly excluding any pre-existing condition). The provisions of this
Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement only with respect to any claims or
liability arising from or related to actions occurring prior to such termination. The acceptance
by or on behalf of Owner, or failure by or on behalf of Owner to object to, any Services performed
by or for Development Manager shall not supersede or diminish any obligation or duty of Development
Manager with respect to such Services or render Owner or its respective officers, partners,
members, managers, employees and agents, responsible for any injury or damage suffered by any party
arising out of any act or omission of Development Manager or any subcontractor or sub-subcontractor
in the performance of such Services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Development Manager shall not
be answerable for the default or misconduct of any environmental consultant, contractor or
engineer, if such environmental consultant, contractor or engineer were selected and retained by
the Development Manager with the same care, skill, prudence, and diligence under the circumstances
then prevailing that a prudent person acting in a similar capacity and familiar with those matters
would use in the conduct of a similar enterprise with similar aims and in accordance with this
Agreement, unless the Development Manager knowingly participates in such default or misconduct or
fails to take reasonable remedial action, or through negligence in the performance of its own
specific responsibilities hereunder has enabled such default or misconduct to occur.
ARTICLE V
Accounting and Financial Matters
5.1
Books and Records
. Development Manager shall keep or cause to be kept at the
Development Managers place of business suitable records necessary with regard to the Services
provided hereunder, including all contracts and sub-contracts and one original of each contract and
any other agreement relating to the development of the Property. Such records shall be open to
inspection by Owner or its representatives at any reasonable time. Upon the effective termination
date of this Agreement, all of such records shall be delivered to Owner.
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ARTICLE VI
Insurance and Indemnity
6.1
Indemnification of Owner
. Development Manager shall indemnify and defend Owner
and its Affiliates, together with the past, present and future shareholders, beneficiaries,
directors, trustees, partners, members, officers, agents and employees of each of them, against and
hold Owner and such other entities and persons harmless from any and all losses, costs, claims,
damages, liabilities and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys fees,
arising directly or indirectly out of (i) any default by Development Manager under the provisions
of this Agreement, or (ii) any negligence or willful misconduct of Development Manager or any of
its agents or employees, in connection with this Agreement or Development Managers services or
work hereunder, whether within or beyond the scope of its duties or authority hereunder. The
provisions of this
Section 6.1
shall survive the termination of this
Agreement only with respect to claims arising from or related to actions occuring prior to the
termination hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Development Manager shall not be answerable for
the default or misconduct of any agent, consultant, contractor, engineer, attorney, accountant or
bookkeeper or other professional, if any such agent, consultant, contractor, engineer, attorney,
accountant or bookkeeper or other professional shall have been selected and retained by the
Development Manager with the same care, skill, prudence, and diligence under the circumstances then
prevailing that a prudent person acting in a similar capacity and familiar with those matters would
use in the conduct of a similar enterprise with similar aims and in accordance with this Agreement,
unless the Development Manager knowingly participates in such default or misconduct or fails to
take reasonable remedial action, or through negligence in the performance of its own specific
responsibilities hereunder has enabled such default or misconduct to occur.
6.2
Indemnification of Development Manager
. Owner shall indemnify and defend
Development Manager and its Affiliates together with the past, present and future shareholders,
directors, trustees, beneficiaries, partners, members, officers, agents and employees of each of
them, against and hold Development Manager and such other entities and persons harmless from any
and all losses, costs, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses, including, without limitation,
reasonable attorneys fee, arising directly or indirectly out of (i) any default by Owner under the
provisions of this Agreement, or (ii) any negligence or willful misconduct of Owner or any of its
partners (other than a partner that is an Affiliate of Development Manager), in connection with its
obligations under this Agreement. The provisions of this
Section 6.2
shall survive the
termination of this Agreement.
6.3
Development Managers Insurance Responsibility
. Development Manager shall
maintain or cause to be maintained, at its sole cost and expense, (i) all legally required
insurance coverage relating to its employees, including, but not limited to, Workers Compensation,
Employers Liability and Non-Occupational Disability Insurance, (ii) commercial general liability
with a per occurrence limit of not less than $1,000,000 and $2,000,000 general aggregate; and (iii)
business auto liability with a per accident limit of not less than $1,000,000 overing all owned,
non-owned and hired vehicles used in connection with the Improvements.
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6.4
Evidence of Insurance
. In the event General Partner is no longer the general
partner of Owner, Development Manager will provide Owner with certificates of insurance or other
satisfactory documentation which evidence that the insurance required under this Agreement is in
full force and effect at all times. Policies required to be obtained hereunder shall name Owner as
an additional insured party and must be endorsed to provide that thirty (30) days advance written
notice of cancellation or material change will be given to Owner and Manager. All policies to be
obtained pursuant to this
Article VI
shall contain waivers of subrogation rights, to the
extent readily available for a minimal additional premium. Owner and Development Manager hereby
waive any and all claims and causes of action against each other to the extent covered by
insurance. All insurance required to be carried by Development Manager, any contractor or
subcontractor shall be written with companies having a rating in the Bests Key Rating Guide of A:
VIII or better and reasonably acceptable to Owner which companies shall be licensed to do business
in the State where the Improvements are located; provided that if
Construction Lender requires higher standards for insurance than those set forth in this
sentence, all insurance shall comply with such higher standards.
6.5
Contract Documents
. Development Manager shall cause to be inserted in any
contract in connection with the Improvements provisions to the effect that the other contracting
party shall indemnify and save harmless Development Manager and Owner from and against all claims,
losses and liability resulting from any damage to the Improvements or injury to, or death of,
persons caused or occasioned by or in connection with or arising out of any action or omissions of
said contracting party or its employees or agents, and from and against all costs, fees, and
attorneys expenses in connection therewith.
6.6
Contractors and Subcontractors Insurance
. Prior to permitting any contractor
(or subcontractor hired by Development Manager) to enter upon the Improvements, or any part
thereof, to commence any work therein, and for the duration of the contract, the Development
Manager shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain copies of such contractors or
subcontractors insurance as follows:
Workers Compensation, Employers Liability, Automobile Liability and Commercial General
Liability Insurance (including blanket contractual coverage), the last named policy to
include the interests of the Owner and Development Manager as additional insureds and for
not less than a combined single limit of $2,000,000 per occurrence bodily injury and
property damage, unless lower limits are approved beforehand by Owner.
6.7
Development Managers Duties in Case of Loss
. Development Manager shall:
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Owner to arrange for an insurance adjuster to view the Improvements before
repairs are started, but in no event shall Development Manager settle any
losses, complete loss reports, adjust losses or endorse loss drafts without
Owners prior consent; and
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occurring to or on the Improvements.
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ARTICLE VII
Notices
7.1
All Notices
. Any notice, request, demand, instruction or other communication to
be given to either party hereunder, except those required to be delivered at the Closing, shall be
in writing, and shall be deemed to be delivered (a) upon receipt, if delivered by facsimile, (b)
upon receipt if hand delivered, (c) on the first business day after having been delivered to a
national overnight air courier service, or (d) three business days after deposit in registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:
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Liberty Washington, LP
c/o Liberty Property Trust
500 Chesterfield Parkway
Great Valley Corporate Center
Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355
Attention: Michael T. Hagan
Chief Investment Officer
Fax: 610-644-4129
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with additional copies to:
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New York State Common Retirement Fund
c/o Office of the State Comptroller
59 Maiden Lane, 30
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Floor
New York, NY 10038-4502
Attn: Assistant Deputy Counsel
Fax No.: 212-681-1331
Telephone No.: 212-383-1508
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New York State Common Retirement Fund
c/o Office of the State Comptroller
59 Maiden Lane, 30
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Floor
New York, NY 10038-4502
Attn: Assistant Deputy Counsel
Fax No.: 212-681-1331
Telephone No.: 212-383-2509
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Heitman Capital Management LLC
191 North Wacker Drive
Suite 2500
Chicago, IL 60606
Attn: Jerome Claeys
Fax No.: 312-251-5445
Telephone No.: 312-541-6740
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Heitman Capital Management LLC
191 North Wacker Drive
Suite 2500
Chicago, IL 60606
Attn: Anthony Ferrante
Fax No.: (312) 541-6789
Telephone No.: (312) 251-5458
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Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
2049 Century Park East, 28th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067-3284
Attn: Amy H. Wells, Esq.
Fax No.: 310-277-7889
Telephone No.: 310-284-2233
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Liberty Property Limited Partnership
c/o Liberty Property Trust
500 Chesterfield Parkway
Great Valley Corporate Center
Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355
Attention: Mr. Michael T. Hagan
Fax: 610-644-4129
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Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis Cohen LLP
1650 Arch Street, 22nd Floor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-2097
Attention: Herman C. Fala, Esq.
Fax: 215-405-2976
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ARTICLE VIII
Assignment
8.1 This Agreement may be assigned by Development Manager to an Affiliate of Development
Manager without Owners prior written consent, provided such assignment shall not release
Development Manager from liability hereunder. Any purported assignment or delegation of
Development Managers duties to a non-Affiliate entity without Owners consent shall be void and of
no effect. In the event Owner sells the Improvements and seeks to assign this Agreement to the
purchaser, Development Manager shall have the option to terminate this Agreement as of the date of
such purchase.
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ARTICLE IX
Relationship of Parties
9.1
Nature of Relationship
. In taking any action pursuant to this Agreement,
Development Manager will be acting only as independent contractor, with authority to act in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and nothing explicit or implied in this Agreement shall
be construed as creating a partnership or joint venture or agency or an employment relationship
between Development Manager (or any person employed by Development Manager) and Owner or any other
relationship between the parties hereto except that of Owner and independent contractor.
Development Manager acknowledges and agrees that it shall act as an independent contractor
hereunder with respect to Owner in connection with Development Managers obligations under this
Agreement. In the event that for any reason Development Manager is deemed to be the agent of
Owner, such agency shall be deemed coupled with an
interest in Owner (consisting only of the interest in Owner then held by the General Partner
that is an Affiliate of Development Manager) and irrevocable.
9.2
Communications Between Parties
. Owner relies on Development Manager to direct and
control all construction at the Improvements; provided, however, Owner reserves the right to
communicate directly with the contractor and sub-contractors, Development Managers accountant or
accountants working on Improvements and all tenants and all other parties contracting with Owner
with respect to the Improvements.
9.3
Confidentiality
. Development Manager shall maintain the confidentiality of all
matters pertaining to this Agreement, except as may be required by law; provided, however, that
Development Manager shall not be in breach of its obligations under this Agreement or any other
obligations or duties to Owner, or its partners, at law or in equity (whether under a theory of
fiduciary duty or otherwise) if Development Manager or its Affiliates files this Agreement (and
some or all of the exhibits hereto) as an exhibit to a filing it may make with the Securities
Exchange Commission or makes disclosures regarding the transactions governed by this Agreement to
the extent Development Manager or its Affiliates reasonably believe necessary to enable Development
Manager or its Affiliates to comply with federal and state securities laws and the regulations of
the Securities Exchange Commission, the rules of any stock exchange, or in connection with any
filing or registration made by Liberty Property Trust, an Affiliate of Development Manager, as the
issuer of publicly traded securities, or as part of information provided to its investors and/or
financial analysts.
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ARTICLE X
Defaults and Termination
10.1
Default by Development Manager
. Development Manager shall be deemed to be in
default hereunder in the event: (i) Development Manager shall fail to keep, observe or perform any
covenant, agreement, term or provision of this Agreement to be kept, observed or performed by the
Development Manager and such default shall continue for a period of thirty (30) days after notice
thereof by Owner to Development Manager, which notice shall to the extent information is reasonably
available to Owner specify the nature of the default and possible cures thereof, provided that,
unless such failure is not susceptible to cure, if within such thirty (30) day period Development
Manager commences curing and continues diligently to cure such failure, then Development Manager
shall have a total of ninety (90) days in which to cure such failure; (ii) a receiver is appointed
to take possession of the assets of Development Manager or a general assignment by Development
Manager for the benefit of creditors, or any action taken or suffered by Development Manager under
any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, or other debtor-relief act or statute; or
(iii) the dissolution of Development Manager. Upon the occurrence of an event of default by
Development Manager, and, with respect to (i) above, if General Partner is no longer the general
partner of Owner, Owner shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement, effective ten (10) days
after notice to Development Manager of Owners intention to terminate this Agreement, and upon any
such termination, Owner shall have the right to pursue any remedy it may have at law or in equity.
10.2
Default by Owner
. Owner shall be deemed to be in default hereunder in the event:
(i) Owner shall fail to keep, observe or perform any covenant, agreement, term or provision of this
Agreement to be kept, observed or performed by the Owner and such default shall continue for a
period of (A) ten (10) days in the case of a monetary default or (B) thirty (30) days for a
non-monetary default after notice thereof by Development Manager to Owner, which notice shall to
the extent information is reasonably available to Development Manager specify the nature of the
default and possible cure thereof, provided that, unless such failure is not susceptible to cure,
if within such thirty (30) day period for a non-monetary default Owner commences curing and
continues diligently to cure such failure, then Owner shall have a total of ninety (90) days in
which to cure such failure; (ii) a receiver is appointed to take possession of the assets of Owner
or an assignment by Owner for the benefit of creditors, or any action taken or suffered by Owner
under any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, or other debtor-relief act or
statute; or (iii) of the dissolution of Owner. Upon the occurrence of an event of default by
Owner, Development Manager shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement, effective ten (10) days
after notice to Owner of Development Managers intention to terminate this Agreement, and upon any
such termination, Development Manager shall have the right to pursue any remedy it may have at law
or in equity.
10.3
Certain Rights of NYSCRF
. In the event that Developer and/or the general partner
of Owner are the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding or similar proceeding in insolvency (including
receivership or the making of an assignment for the benefit of creditors), and if by reason of such
proceeding the New York State Common Retirement Fund (NYSCRF) in its capacity as a limited
partner of Owner, is unable to exercise its rights under Section 6.18 of the Owners Agreement of
Limited Partnership (respecting the enforcement of remedies under this Agreement) NYSCRF shall be
deemed to be a third party beneficiary of this Agreement solely for the purpose of enforcing the
remedies of the Owner set forth in Section 10.1 above. This Section 10.3 shall be void and of no
further force or effect if, as and when NYSCRF is no longer a limited partner in Owner.
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10.4
Orderly Transition
. In the event of any termination of this Agreement,
Development Manager shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect an orderly transition
of development of the Property to Owner or an agent designated by Owner and to cooperate with
Owner, at Owners expense, or such agent.
10.5
Final Settlement of Accounts
. Upon the termination of this Agreement,
Development Manager promptly shall:
10.5.1 account for all fees and reimbursements owing to Development Manager to the date of
termination, whereupon Owner shall pay all such sums to Development Manager;
10.5.2 deliver to Owner or to such other person as Owner shall designate, all materials,
supplies, equipment, keys, original leases, contracts, documents, books and records pertaining to
this Agreement and the Property, to the extent belonging to Owner; and
10.5.3 assign without warranty or recourse existing contracts and permits in the name of
Development Manager relating to the Property to Owner or to such party as Owner shall designate.
ARTICLE XI
Miscellaneous
11.1
Governing Law
. This Agreement shall be construed and enforceable in accordance
with the laws of the State of Delaware.
11.2
Entire Agreement
. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the
parties and the same shall not be amended, modified or canceled except in writing signed by the
party to be charged.
11.3
Time of Essence
. Time is of the essence of this Agreement.
11.4
Successors and Assigns
. All terms, conditions and agreements herein set forth
shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon the parties and their respective permitted
successors and assigns.
11.5
Waiver
. The failure of either party to insist upon strict performance of any
term or provision of this Agreement or to exercise any option, right or remedy herein contained,
shall not be construed as a waiver or as a relinquishment for the future of such term, provision,
option, right or remedy, but the same shall continue and remain in full force and effect. No
waiver by either party of any term or provision hereof shall be deemed to have been made unless
expressed in writing and signed by such party.
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11.6
Partial Invalidity
. If any portion of this Agreement shall be decreed invalid by
the judgment of a court, this Agreement shall be construed as if such portion had not been inserted
herein except when such construction would constitute a substantial deviation from the general
intent and purpose of this Agreement.
11.7
ERISA and Unrelated Business Taxable Income
. Development Manager agrees to use
commercially reasonable efforts to act in accordance with the fiduciary standards of the ERISA, to
the extent Development Manager is subject thereto as a result of services rendered pursuant to this
Agreement. Development Manager shall use its reasonable efforts to avoid taking any action that
would generate unrelated business taxable income under the Code for any of the partners of the
Owner. Development Manager shall abide by any and all procedures established by Owner to avoid
prohibited transactions under ERISA and unrelated business taxable income under the Code.
11.8
Limitation on Owners Liability
. The obligations of Owner are intended to be
binding only on the assets of the Owner and shall not be personally binding upon, nor shall any
resort be had to, the private properties of its constituent partners, directors, shareholders,
trustees, beneficiaries, officers, members or managers, or any employees or agents of any of them.
11.9
Limitation on Development Managers Liability
. The obligations of Development
Manager are intended to be binding only on the assets of the Development Manager and shall not be
personally binding upon, nor shall any resort be had to, the private properties of its
shareholders, trustees, beneficiaries, directors, officer, employees or agents provided, however,
the Owner shall retain the right, after notice to the Development Manager, to offset any amounts
claimed against Development Manager hereunder against amounts due General Partner under the
Partnership Agreement, provided if there is any dispute as to whether the claim against Development
Manager is valid the amount sought to be withheld shall be escrowed until the first to occur of the
matter being resolved or Development Manager, after written notice from Owner, no longer contesting
the validity of the claim with the interest earned thereon being paid to the party who is
ultimately determined to be entitled to the amount claimed or if it is determined that each party
is entitled to a portion of the amount in dispute, prorata based on the amount paid to each.
11.10
Non-Discrimination Policy.
Development Manager agrees that it will not deny the
benefits of this Agreement to any person, nor discriminate against any employee or applicant for
employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or any other applicable
protected classification. Development Manager will take affirmative action to insure that the
evaluation and treatment of employees are free from such discrimination. Development Manager,
unless exempt, further agrees to abide by the terms of all applicable Federal, state and local
non-discrimination provisions, including but not limited to 41 CFR Sec. 60-1.4, such
non-discrimination provisions being incorporated herein by reference. Development Manager shall
include this Non-Discrimination Policy clause in the contract with the General Contractor, and
shall direct the General Contractor to cause such clause to be included in all subcontracts to do
work under this Agreement, and will notify all labor organizations with which it has a collective
bargaining agreement of the obligations hereunder.
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11.11
Development Managers Representations and Warranties
. To the extent any
representation, warranty or other statement contained in this
Section 11.11
only is limited
by the phrase to the knowledge of or other words of similar import, it shall mean the actual
knowledge of
[Michael Hagan, Chief Investment Officer and Richard Casey, Director of Due
Diligence]
, each without any additional inquiry. Development Manager represents and warrants to
Owner as follows:
(a)
Existence; Authority
. The execution and delivery of, and Development
Managers performance under, this Agreement are within Development Managers powers and have
been duly authorized by all requisite action. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid
and binding obligation of Development Manager, enforceable in accordance with its terms,
subject to laws applicable generally to creditors rights. Performance of this Agreement by
Development Manager will not result in any breach of, or constitute any default under, or
result in the imposition of any lien or encumbrance upon the Improvements under any
agreement or other instrument to which Development Manager is a party or by which
Development Manager is bound.
(b)
Litigation; No Consent
. There is no pending or, to Development Managers
knowledge, threatened litigation or administrative proceedings which could
materially and adversely affect the ability of Development Manager to perform any of
its obligations hereunder. No consent or approval of any person or entity or of any
governmental authority is required with respect to the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by Development Manager or the consummation by Development Manager of the
transactions contemplated hereby or the performance by Development Manager of its
obligations hereunder.
ARTICLE XII
Definitions
12.1
Affiliate
means, when used with reference to a specific Person, any Person
directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Person in
question. As used in this definition, the terms controlling, controlled and control mean the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management
and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or
otherwise.
12.2
Architect
means, for any Improvements to be constructed on the Property, an
architect selected by Development Manager and approved by Owner.
12.3
Code
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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12.4
Construction Contracts
mean all contracts and purchase orders with the General
Contractor, including the GMP Contracts, and specialty trade contractors and suppliers as necessary
to cause the construction of the Improvements.
12.5
Construction Lender
means the lender which provides the Construction Loan for
the Project.
12.6
Construction Loan
means the loan which provides the funds necessary to pay for
construction of the Improvements forming part of the Project.
12.7
Construction Schedule
means the schedule for completion of the various stages
of the Work under the various GMP Contracts for the Project to be prepared by the Development
Manager and shall include therein each major event expected during the construction of the
applicable Improvements.
12.8
Cost Overruns
mean all cost to complete the Improvements comprising a
particular Project, including all amounts expended under the applicable GMP Contracts (but
excluding financing fees and interest expended for the applicable Construction Loan, real estate
taxes, legal fees and insurance costs, and tenant improvement and leasing commission costs), in
excess of the sum of (i) such costs as shown in the Final Project Budget for Hard Costs and Soft
Costs for the Project, and (ii) the amounts remaining in the Hard Cost Contingency for the Project,
respectively.
12.9
DC Metropolitan Area
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Partnership
Agreement.
12.10
Development Manager
means Liberty Property Limited Partnership.
12.11
Environmental Laws
means all Federal, state and local laws and ordinances
relating to the protection of the environment or the keeping, use or disposition of Hazardous
Materials, substances, or wastes, presently in effect or hereafter adopted, all amendments thereto,
and all rules and regulations issued pursuant to any of the foregoing.
12.12
ERISA
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
12.13
Final Plans and Specifications
means the plans and specifications submitted
pursuant to
Section 2.1.2(a)
for the construction of the Improvements comprising the
Project, as approved by Owner.
12.14
Final Project Budget
means the final project budget, as approved by Owner, for
completion of the applicable Improvements in accordance with the Final Plans and Specifications for
the Project.
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12.15
General Contractor
means the entity selected by the Development Manager to
serve as general contractor for the Project.
12.16
General Partner
means Liberty Washington Venture, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company.
12.17
GMP Contract
means each of the guaranteed maximum price contracts to be
entered into with the General Contractor for portions of the Work.
12.18
Hard Costs
means the costs shown in the Final Project Budget for all Work to
be performed to construct and complete the applicable Improvements, including (but not limited to)
the various GMP Contracts.
12.19
Hard Cost Contingency
means the amount shown as such in the preliminary
project budget to cover Hard Costs in excess of those shown in the Final Project Budget for the
Work to be performed under the various GMP Contracts for the Project.
12.20
Hazardous Materials
means any flammable, explosives, radioactive materials,
hazardous wastes or materials, toxic wastes or materials, or other similar substances, petroleum
products or derivatives or any substance subject to regulation pursuant to Environmental Laws.
12.21
Law or Laws
means all laws, ordinances, statues, rules, regulations and
codes pertaining to the Improvements, including any determinations of all Federal, state, county or
municipal authorities having jurisdiction over the Improvements.
12.22
Owner
means
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12.23
Partnership Agreement
means the Agreement of Limited Partnership of Liberty
Washington, LP dated
, 2007, as amended from time to time, establishing the Owner.
12.24
Permitted Changes
means those changes in the Work from what is called for
under the Final Plans and Specifications for the Project and which are either deemed authorized
under this Agreement or are otherwise approved in writing by Owner.
12.25
Project
means (i) the development and construction of the Improvements on the
Property.
12.26
Purchase Agreement
means the Contribution Agreement dated
,
2007, among Owner, Liberty Property Limited Partnership (
LPLP
) and New York State Common
Retirement Fund.
12.27
Services
means the development management services described in
Article
II
.
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12.28
Soft Costs
means the costs shown in the Final Project Budget for all costs
that are not Hard Costs for the Project, such as leasing fees, financing costs, and interest on the
applicable Construction Loan.
12.29
Total Project Costs
means all actual costs for the construction of the
applicable Improvements in accordance with the Final Plans and Specifications for the Project and
lease-up of the Improvements, including all Hard Costs and Soft Costs actually incurred.
12.30
Work
means all construction and other activities required under the
Construction Contracts for the Project, including all labor, materials, equipment and other
services to be furnished thereunder to complete the Improvements in accordance with the applicable
Final Plans and Specifications.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above
written.
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF
THE PROPERTY
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF COMPLETION GUARANTY
COMPLETION GUARANTY
THIS COMPLETION GUARANTY (this
Guaranty
), made as of the
day of
, 200
, by
LIBERTY PROPERTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
, a Pennsylvania limited partnership, with a mailing address of
500 Chesterfield Parkway, Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355 (
Guarantor
), to and for the benefit of
, (
Owner
), with a mailing address of 500 Chesterfield Parkway,
Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355.
WITNESSETH
:
WHEREAS
, Owner and Guarantor entered into a Development Management Agreement dated
,
2007 (the
Agreement
), pursuant to the terms of which Guarantor has agreed to develop Improvements
on the Property. A copy of the Agreement is attached as
Exhibit A
hereto and made a part
hereof. All capitalized terms used in this Guaranty and not otherwise defined herein shall have
the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Agreement; and
WHEREAS
, pursuant to the requirements of Section 2.7 of the Agreement, Guarantor is providing
this Guaranty for the benefit of Owner with respect to the development of the Project.
NOW, THEREFORE FOR VALUE RECEIVED
, and in consideration of the foregoing Recitals and for
other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged), the parties hereto agree as follows:
AGREEMENTS
1.
Completion Guaranty
.
(a) Guarantor hereby unconditionally guarantees: (i) the lien-free completion of the Work (1)
on the Project substantially in accordance with the Final Plans and Specifications therefor; and
(2) on or before the completion date set forth in the Construction Schedule for the Project; (ii)
the payment of all Cost Overruns (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.2 of the
Agreement) and (iii) payment to Owner of all costs incurred by Owner as a result of Development
Managers breach of the Agreement (including but not limited to costs incurred by Owner as a result
of Development Managers negligent acts or omissions) (collectively the
Guaranteed Liabilities
).
For purposes hereof, Cost Overruns shall not include costs incurred due to subsurface conditions at
the Property of an unusual nature, unusually severe weather conditions, labor disputes (unless
resulting from company-wide labor difficulties specific to Guarantor and its affiliates),
unavailability of materials or labor (unless resulting from Guarantors lack of reasonable
diligence in ordering or procuring same), war, terrorism or acts of God, or other matters beyond
the reasonable control of Guarantor (
Force Majeure
)
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(b) Guarantor further agrees to pay all expenses legal and/or otherwise (including but not
limited to court costs and reasonable attorneys fees and expenses), paid or incurred by Owner in
endeavoring to collect the Guaranteed Liabilities, or any part hereof, or in enforcing this
Guaranty or in defending any suit based on any act of commission or omission of Owner with respect
to this Guaranty or in connection with any Recovery Claim (as hereinbelow defined) (the
Enforcement Costs
). The Guaranteed Liabilities and the Enforcement Costs are collectively
referred to as the
Guaranteed Obligations
.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 1(a) above, Guarantors obligation to perform the Guaranteed
Obligations is subject to Force Majeure and is conditioned on Owner advancing or causing to be
advanced on a monthly or other basis as required under the general construction contract or the
Development Management Agreement: (i) all Project Costs as set forth in the Project Budget, and
(ii) all increases in the Project Costs resulting from (A) change orders or other changes in the
Work initiated or approved by Owner (other than change orders approved by Owner, where such change
orders are intended to cure a breach by Guarantor of its obligations under the Development
Management Agreement), (B) any breach by Owner of its obligations under the Development Management
Agreement or general construction contract or other actions of Owner that result in increased costs
of the Work or delays in completion thereof, and (C) Force Majeure; provided that so long as
Liberty Washington Venture, LLC (General Partner) is the general partner of Liberty Washington,
LP (the Joint Venture), the failure of General Partner to fund its share of the amounts described
in clauses (i) and (ii) above (in accordance with the provisions of the Joint Ventures partnership
agreement) shall not relieve Guarantor of its obligations under this Guaranty.
2.
Continuing Guaranty
. This Guaranty includes any and all Guaranteed Obligations
arising under successive transactions entered into between Owner and Guarantor continuing,
compromising, extending, increasing, modifying, releasing, or renewing the Guaranteed Obligations
or other terms and conditions thereof, or creating new or additional Guaranteed Obligations after
prior Guaranteed Obligations have been satisfied in whole or in part. To the maximum extent
permitted by law, Guarantor hereby waives any right to revoke this Guaranty.
3.
Termination of Guaranty
. In the event that the Agreement is terminated for any
reason, this Guaranty shall automatically terminate contemporaneously therewith; provided, however,
that Guarantor shall remain liable for any Guaranteed Liabilities which arise prior to the
termination of the Agreement.
4.
Primary Obligations
. This Guaranty is a primary and original obligation of
Guarantor, is not merely the creation of a surety relationship, and is an absolute, unconditional,
and continuing guaranty of payment and performance which shall remain in full force and effect
without respect to future changes in conditions, including any change of law, subject to Paragraph
1(c) above. Guarantor agrees that its liability hereunder shall be immediate and shall not be
contingent upon the exercise or enforcement of any lien or realization upon any security or
collateral Owner may at any time possess. Guarantor consents and agrees that Owner shall be under
no obligation to marshal any assets of Guarantor or any other guarantor in favor of Guarantor, or
against or in payment of any or all of the Guaranteed Obligations.
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5.
Waivers
.
(a) Guarantor hereby waives: (1) notice of acceptance hereof; (2) notice of the amount of the
Guaranteed Obligations, subject, however, to Guarantors right to make inquiry of Owner to
ascertain the amount of the Guaranteed Obligations at any reasonable time; (3) notice of any fact
that might increase Guarantors risk hereunder; (4) notice of presentment for payment, demand,
protest, and notice thereof as to any promissory notes or other instruments, writing or agreements
evidencing Guaranteed Obligations; and (5) all other notices (except if such notice is specifically
required to be given to Guarantor hereunder) and demands to which Guarantor might otherwise be
entitled.
(b) Guarantor hereby waives: (1) any rights to assert against Owner any defense (legal or
equitable), setoff, counterclaim, or claim which Guarantor may now or at any time hereafter have
against any party liable to Owner (other than the defense that the Guaranteed Obligations shall
have been fully and finally performed and indefeasibly paid); (2) any defense, setoff,
counterclaim, or claim, of any kind or nature, arising directly or indirectly from the present or
future lack of enforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations; and (3) the benefit of any statute of
limitations affecting Guarantors liability hereunder or the enforcement thereof, and any act which
shall defer or delay the operation of any statute of limitations applicable to the Guaranteed
Obligations shall similarly operate to defer or delay the operation of such statute of limitations
applicable to Guarantors liability hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or
any other provisions of this Guaranty, Guarantor agrees that this Guaranty shall not be discharged,
limited, impaired or affected by the operation of any present or future provision of the United
States Bankruptcy Code or similar statute, or from the decision of any court, including, but not
limited to, any proceedings with respect to the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution,
sale or other disposition of all or substantially all the assets, the marshalling of assets and
liabilities, receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors,
reorganization, arrangement, imposition or readjustment of, or other similar proceeding affecting
Guarantor or any guarantors of the Guaranteed Obligations or any of their respective assets, it
being expressly understood and agreed that no such proceeding shall affect, modify, limit or
discharge the liability or obligation of Guarantor hereunder in any manner whatsoever, and that
Guarantor shall continue to remain absolutely liable under this Guaranty to the same extent, and in
the same manner, as if such proceeding had not been instituted.
6.
Releases
. No release or discharge of any other guarantor, or of any other person
or entity, whether primarily or secondarily liable for or obligated with respect to the Guaranteed
Obligations, or the institution of bankruptcy, receivership, insolvency, reorganization,
dissolution or liquidation proceeding by or against any other guarantor or any other person or
entity, or the entry of any restraining or other order in any such proceeding, shall release or
discharge Guarantor, any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any other person, firm
or corporation liable to Owner of the Guaranteed Obligations, unless and until all of the
Guaranteed Obligations shall have been fully performed and paid.
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7.
Recovery Claim
. Should a claim (
Recovery Claim
) be made upon Owner at any time
for recovery of any amount received by Owner in payment of the Guaranteed Obligations (whether
received from Guarantor pursuant hereto, or otherwise) and should Owner
repay all or part of said amount by reason of (a) any judgment, decree, or order of any court
or administrative body having jurisdiction over Owner or any of its property; or (b) any reasonable
settlement or compromise of any such Recovery Claim effected by Owner with the claimant, Guarantor
shall remain liable to Owner of the amount so repaid to the same extent as if such amount had never
originally been received by Owner, notwithstanding any termination hereof or the return of this
document to Guarantor.
8.
Omitted.
9.
Payments; Application
.
All payments to be made hereunder by Guarantor shall be
made in lawful money of the United States of America at the time of payment, shall be made in
immediately available funds, and shall be made without deduction (whether for taxes or otherwise)
of offset. All payments made by Guarantor hereunder shall be applied as follows; first, to all
cost and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys fees, expenses and court
costs) incurred by Owner in enforcing this Guaranty or in collecting the Guaranteed Obligations;
second, to all accrued and unpaid interest and fees owing to Owner constituting Guaranteed
Obligations, if any; and third, to the balance of the Guaranteed Obligations.
10.
Notices
.
Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given
shall be in writing addressed to the respective party as set forth above, and shall be deemed to be
delivered (a) upon receipt, if delivered by facsimile, (b) upon receipt if hand delivered, (c) on
the first business day after having been delivered to a national overnight air courier service, or
(d) three business days after deposit in registered or certified mail, return receipt requested.
Except as otherwise specifically required herein, notice of the exercise of any right or option
granted to Owner by this Guaranty is not required to be given.
11.
Cumulative Remedies
.
No remedy under this Guaranty is intended to be exclusive of
any other remedy, but each and every remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to any and every
remedy given hereunder and those provide by law or in equity. No delay or omission by Owner to
exercise any right under this Guaranty shall impair any such right nor be construed to be a waiver
thereof. No failure on the part of Owner to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right
hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right
hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.
12.
Interpretation and Severability of Provisions
.
The headings of sections and
paragraphs in this Guaranty are for convenience of reference only and shall not be construed in any
way to limit or define the content, scope or intent of the provisions hereof. As used in this
Guaranty, the singular shall include the plural, and masculine, feminine and neuter pronouns shall
be fully interchangeable, where the context so requires. Whenever the words including,
including or includes are used in this Guaranty, they should be interpreted in a non-exclusive
manner as though the words, without limitation, immediately following the same. Wherever
possible, each provision of this Guaranty shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective
and valid under applicable law. If any provision of this Guaranty is prohibited or unenforceable
under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or
unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof.
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13.
Entire Agreement; Amendments
. This Guaranty constitutes the entire agreement
between Guarantor and Owner pertaining to the subject matter contained herein, and may not be
altered, amended, or modified, nor may any provision hereof be waived or noncompliance therewith
consented to, except by means of a writing executed by Guarantor as to which such consent or
waiver is applicable and by Owner. Any such alteration, amendment, modification, waiver, or
consent shall be effective only to the extent specified therein and for the specific purpose of
which it is given. No course of dealing and no delay or waiver of any right or default under this
Guaranty shall be deemed a waiver of any other similar or dissimilar right or default or otherwise
prejudice the right and remedies hereunder.
14.
Successors and Assigns
. This Guaranty shall be binding upon Guarantors
representatives, successors, and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and
assigns of Owner.
15.
Choice of Law and Venue
. THE VALIDITY OF THIS GUARANTY, ITS CONSTRUCTION,
INTERPRETATION, AND ENFORCEMENT, AND THE RIGHTS OF GUARANTOR AND OWNER SHALL BE DETERMINED UNDER,
GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WITHOUT
REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, GUARANTOR HEREBY
AGREES THAT ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE TRIED AND
DETERMINED ONLY IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE OR AT THE SOLE OPTION OF OWNER IN ANY OTHER COURT IN WHICH
OWNER SHALL INITIATE LEGAL OR EQUITABLE PROCEEDING AND WHICH HAS SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OVER
THE MATTER IN CONTROVERSY. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, GUARANTOR HEREBY EXPRESSLY
WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO ASSERT THE DOCTRINE OF
FORUM NON CONVENIENS
OR TO OBJECT TO
VENUE TO THE EXTENT ANY PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION.
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16.
Waiver of Jury Trial
. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, GUARANTOR AND OWNER
HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ACTION, CAUSE OF ACTION, CLAIM, DEMAND, OR
PROCEEDING ARISING UNDER OR WITH RESPECT TO THIS GUARANTY, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH, RELATED
TO, OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF GUARANTOR OR OWNER WITH RESPECT TO THIS GUARANTY, OR THE
TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER
SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, GUARANTOR AND
OWNER HEREBY AGREE THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, CAUSE OF ACTION, CLAIM, DEMAND, OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE
DECIDED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT OWNER MAY FILE A COPY OF THIS GUARANTY WITH ANY
COURT OR OTHER TRIBUNAL AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF GUARANTOR TO THE WAIVER OF ITS RIGHT
TO TRIAL BY JURY.
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Counterparts
. This Guaranty may be executed by the parties hereto in counterpart
with the same force and effect as if all parties hereto had executed the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
Guarantor has executed and delivered this Guaranty as of the date set
forth in the first paragraph hereof.
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LIBERTY PROPERTY LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP, a Pennsylvania
limited partnership
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Liberty Property Trust, its general partner
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Name:
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Exhibit
B
MANAGEMENT AND LEASING AGREEMENT
THIS MANAGEMENT AND LEASING AGREEMENT (this Agreement) is dated as of
, 2007
between
, a Delaware limited liability company, (Owner) and Liberty
Property Limited Partnership, a Pennsylvania limited partnership (Manager).
W I T N E S S E T H
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WHEREAS, Owner is the owner of certain real properties and the buildings situated thereon
located at the addresses set forth on
Exhibit A
attached hereto and made a part hereof
(collectively, the Property); and
WHEREAS, Owner wishes to engage Manager to perform the services set forth herein and Manager
is willing to accept such engagement, all upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, Owner and Manager hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Appointment and Term of Manager
Owner hereby engages Manager as the manager of the Property upon the terms and conditions
herein stated, for a term that shall commence on the date of this Agreement and shall terminate as
a whole only pursuant to Section 12.2 hereof or, as to any particular Property, upon the sale of
the Property by Owner.
ARTICLE II
Services of Manager
2.1
Generally
. Manager shall manage, operate, maintain, lease and repair the Property
and develop, institute and follow programs and policies to facilitate the operation of the
Property, in compliance with Owners directives. Manager shall perform its duties and services in
a commercially reasonable manner consistent with the standards of other buildings similar to the
Property (Professional Standard). Manager covenants that it will operate the Property pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement and in accordance with the annual budget and leasing plan prepared
by Owner and delivered to Manager from time to time.
2.2
Bank Accounts and Collection of Income
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On or before the execution hereof, Owner shall establish and designate a bank account or
accounts for the Properties (the Trust Account). Manager may endorse any and all checks drawn to
the order of Owner for deposit in the Trust Account. Manager shall have the power to draw on the
Trust Account for the purpose of paying operating expenses (including, without limitation, debt
service and capital expenditures), the Management Compensation to Manager, any other amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement, and net amounts of gross income to Owner
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Owner hereby authorizes Manager to request, demand, collect, receive and receipt for all rent,
charges and other monies payable with respect to the Property. Promptly upon receipt thereof,
Manager shall deposit all income collected from the Property into the Trust Account; it being
understood that all funds so deposited in the Trust Account shall be held in trust for Owner. To
the extent required by the leases, Manager shall prepare and deliver monthly invoices to tenants of
the Property for amounts due under their leases.
2.3
Employees
. Manager shall, at Owners sole cost and expense, select, employ, pay,
supervise and discharge all employees, independent contractors, and personnel necessary for the
operation, maintenance, and protection of the Property. All personnel used by Manager in the
operation of the Property shall be employees of Manager, employees of an Affiliate of Manager or
independent contractors. Manager shall, upon Owners request and at Owners cost, bond by a crime
coverage bond Manager and (to the extent specifically requested by Owner) those employees and
officers of Manager who may handle, have access to, or be responsible for, Owners monies. Each
such bond shall be in a minimum amount of $500,000 and Owner shall be furnished with a certificate
of each bond.
2.4
Repairs and Maintenance
. Manager shall effect, institute and supervise all
ordinary decorations, construction, maintenance, repairs and alterations including, without
limitation, the administration of a preventative maintenance program for all mechanical, electrical
and plumbing systems and equipment for the Property, and shall arrange for all required services,
including, without limitation, window cleaning, heating, air conditioning, ventilation and building
maintenance, and make all repairs under the leases which are the obligation of Owner to the tenants
of the Property, in all cases in accordance with the Professional Standard.
2.5
Contracts
. Manager shall negotiate, and shall execute in Owners name (or shall
present to Owner for execution), contracts pertaining to the operation, maintenance and service of
the Property, including utility agreements;
provided
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however
, that (i) any such
contract having a term in excess of one year must be terminable by Owner on no more than 30 days
notice without cause (excluding security and alarm contracts, elevator maintenance contracts and
other contracts that are not customarily terminable on 30 days notice); and (ii) the services are
competitively priced. Manager shall use commercially reasonable efforts to contract with qualified
businesses owned by minorities, women and disabled veterans.
2.6
Supplies and Inventory
. Manager shall purchase in an economical manner all
supplies and materials which in the normal course of business are necessary and proper to maintain
and operate the Property. Manager shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain for Owner
the benefit of discounts and volume purchasing economies available to Manager and will credit the
same to Owner. All purchases of personal property shall provide that title to such items shall be
in the sole name of Owner.
2.7
Payments
. Manager shall check and verify all bills received for services, work
and supplies ordered in connection with the maintenance and operation of the Property and pay or cause to be paid from the Trust Account all such bills, including utility charges, water
charges, insurance premiums and real estate taxes. Manager shall not delay paying any bill so as
to incur penalties or interest charges.
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2.8
Items to be Obtained by Manager
. Manager shall obtain all licenses, permits or
other instruments required for the operation of the Property or any portion thereof at Owners
expense. All such licenses and permits relating to the Property shall be obtained in Owners name.
ARTICLE III
Leasing and Lease Obligations
3.1
General
. Manager agrees to take all actions reasonably necessary to lease the
Property in accordance with commercially reasonable standards for properties of comparable size and
quality. These actions shall include, but shall not be limited to, preparing (or causing to be
prepared) promotional materials regarding the Property, negotiating and executing, in Owners name,
contracts and listing agreements with third-party brokers for the purpose of procuring prospective
tenants, cooperating with outside brokers who represent prospective tenants, and aiding Owner and
its representatives in preparations of plans and specifications and negotiating leases and other
documents necessary for the leasing of the Property. Manager shall negotiate the lease of the
space available in the Property, if vacant or about to become vacant. Manager is authorized to
negotiate, and execute in Owners name (or present to Owner for execution), leases for the Property
and to collect on behalf of Owner all sums due under leases at the Property. Manager shall comply
with any special requirements relating to leasing and other matters which may arise as a result of
any agreements or covenants by which Owner may be bound. Manager shall investigate all references
of prospective tenants and exercise reasonable efforts to secure financial information from the
prospective tenants.
3.2
Commissions
. In consideration of Managers leasing services rendered under this
Agreement, Owner shall pay to Manager a commission (Leasing Commission) at rates shown on
Exhibit B
titled Schedule of Commissions.
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The term Gross Rent shall mean all rent
coming due from tenants under the leases including minimum annual rent
(including fixed step ups in rent), additional rent, percentage rent
and operating expenses. For purposes of calculating any Leasing
Commissions under this Agreement (but not for purposes of calculating
the Management Compensation), Gross Rent shall exclude CPI increases in
rent.
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The Leasing Commission determined pursuant to
this paragraph and
Exhibit B
hereof shall be paid as follows:
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(1) With respect to Leasing Commissions arising from the initial consummation of a lease,
fifty percent (50%) of the Leasing Commission shall be paid promptly upon (A) delivery of a fully
executed lease by Owner to tenant, and payment of any security deposit and prepaid rent as provided for in the lease, and (B) the balance within
thirty (30) days after tenant accepts the premises and has paid the first monthly installment of
rent.
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(2) With respect to Leasing Commissions arising from a tenant exercising an option to extend
the term of its lease or otherwise renewing an existing lease, the full commission shall be paid
upon the commencement of such extension or renewal term.
(3) With respect to Leasing Commissions arising from a tenant expanding the size of its
premises (pursuant to an expansion option or otherwise), the full commission shall be paid promptly
upon the tenant accepting the expansion premises.
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Notwithstanding the termination hereof, Owner
agrees to pay a commission in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement for any lease which is fully executed as of the termination
date herein (including commissions due upon an extension of the term or
upon an expansion of the premises pursuant to the terms of the lease
that are in effect at the time of termination of this Agreement) in
accordance with Subsection 3.2(ii) above.
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Owner shall pay all commissions due to third
party brokers engaged by tenants and to whom a commission is owed with
respect to any lease at the Property. Manager shall be responsible to
pay (out of the Leasing Commissions) any commission owed to any listing
broker engaged by Manager to provide leasing services to the Property.
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ARTICLE IV
Allocation and Payment of Expenses
4.1
Generally Paid by Owner
. Except as set forth in Section 4.2, all obligations,
costs or expenses incurred by Manager in the performance of its obligations pursuant to
Article
II
shall be borne by Owner, including without limitation Managers administrative costs and the
salaries and fringe benefits of Managers employees involved in the management or operation of the
Property.
4.2
Managers Costs
. Manager shall not be reimbursed for any of its:
(a) salaries and fringe benefits for Managers employees to the extent they are not engaged in
the management or operation of the Property; and
(b) office equipment, stationary, postage, telephone, utilities and all other administration
expenses except to the extent located on site and used of the operation of the Property.
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4.3
Payments
. Any payments to be made by Manager for the account of Owner shall be
made out of the Trust Account. Manager shall promptly notify Owner if Manager believes there are
insufficient funds in the Trust Account to pay all amounts to be paid hereunder. In the event
there are insufficient funds in the Trust Account to pay all amounts to be paid hereunder, the
Manager may, at Managers option: (i) advance the amount of such shortfall for the account of
Owner, whereupon Owner shall promptly reimburse Manager for the funds so advanced, together with
simple interest thereon at an annual rate equal to seven and one-half percent (7.5%) commencing on
the day such advance was made (the Default Rate); or (ii) make the payments due hereunder in the
order Manager shall deem appropriate, and withhold any such payments to the extent funds in the
Trust Account are insufficient to make such payments. Owner shall indemnify and defend Manager,
together with its past, present and future officers, partners, directors, trustees, beneficial
owners, shareholders, agents and employees, against and hold Manager and such other parties
harmless from any and all losses, costs, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses, including
without limitation reasonable attorneys fees and the fees of other professionals, arising directly
or indirectly as a result of Owners failure to provide such additional funds and Managers
application of existing funds.
4.4
Advances and Reimbursements
. Manager shall not be required to make any advance
to, or for the account of Owner, or to pay any amount except out of funds held or provided as
aforesaid, nor shall Manager be required to incur any extraordinary obligation unless Owner shall
furnish Manager with necessary funds for the discharge thereof.
ARTICLE V
Compensation of Manager
As compensation for Managers management services rendered under this Agreement, Owner shall
pay to Manager (in addition to the Leasing Commissions described in Article III of this Agreement)
compensation equal to
[select the applicable provision]
(a)
[The confidential material contained herein has been omitted and
has been separately filed with the commission.]
of the Gross Operating Income from the Property for the initial
properties, except the Republic Building;
(b)
[The confidential material contained herein has been omitted and
has been separately filed with the commission.]
of the Gross Operating Income from the Property for the
Republic Building and future-acquired single-tenant properties; and
(c)
[The confidential material contained herein has been omitted and
has been separately filed with the commission.]
of the Gross Operating Income from the Property for future-acquired
multi-tenant properties ] (the Management Compensation).
For purposes of this Agreement, the term Gross Operating Income shall mean all revenues
generated by the Property from whatever source (including, without limitation, all rent, additional
rent and tenant pass-throughs), excluding therefrom only the proceeds of any financing, refinancing
or sale of the Property. The Management Compensation for each calendar month shall be payable to
Manager on the twenty-fifth (25th) day of such month (prorated for any partial month).
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ARTICLE VI
Compliance With Laws
To the extent not required to be performed by tenants, Manager shall, at Owners expense,
comply with and abide by determinations and ordinances pertaining to the Property of any Federal,
state or municipal authority having jurisdiction thereof of which Manager is aware, including,
without limitation, the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Manager shall remedy any noncompliance
and use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid any penalty to which Owner may be subject by
reason of the noncompliance.
ARTICLE VII
Accounting and Financial Matters
7.1
Books and Records
. Manager shall keep or cause to be kept at the Managers place
of business suitable books of control and account showing all receipts, expenditures and all other
records necessary or convenient for the recording of the results of operations of the Property and
one original of each contract, occupancy lease, maintenance agreement and any other agreement
relating to the Property. Such accounts, books and records shall be open to inspection by Owner or
its representatives at any reasonable time. Upon the effective termination date of this Agreement,
all of such books and records shall be delivered to Owner. Manager shall cooperate with Owners
accountants and auditors in the annual audit of books of account of Owner and in the preparation
and filing of Federal, State, City and any other income and other tax returns required by any
governmental authority.
7.2
Fiscal Year
. The fiscal year for the Property shall commence on January 1 and
expire on December 31.
ARTICLE VIII
Insurance and Indemnity
8.1
Indemnification of Manager
. Owner shall indemnify and defend Manager, together
with its past, present and future officers, partners, directors, shareholders, trustees, beneficial
owners, agents and employees, against and hold Manager and such other parties harmless from any and
all losses, costs, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses, including without limitation
reasonable attorneys fees, arising directly or indirectly out of any matter related to the
Property or any action taken by Manager within the scope of its duties or authority under this
Agreement, excluding only such of the foregoing as result from (i) any default by Manager under the
provisions of this Agreement or (ii) any gross negligence or willful misconduct of Manager, its
beneficiaries, advisors, officers, partners, directors, agents or employees. The provisions of
this Section 8.1 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
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8.2
Indemnification of Owner
. Manager shall indemnify and defend Owner, together with
the past, present and future trustees, beneficiaries, advisers, partners, directors, officers,
shareholders, agents and employees of each of them, against and hold Owner and such other entities
and persons harmless from any and all losses, costs, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys fee, arising directly or
indirectly out of (i) any default by Manager under the provisions of this Agreement or (ii) any
gross negligence or willful misconduct of Manager or any of its beneficiaries, advisers, officers,
partners, directors, agents or employees, in connection with this Agreement or Managers services
or work hereunder, whether within or beyond the scope of its duties or authority hereunder. The
provisions of this Section 8.2 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
8.3
Managers Insurance Responsibility
. Manager shall maintain or cause to be
maintained, at its sole cost and expense, (i) all legally required insurance coverage relating to
its employees, including, but not limited to, Workers Compensation, Employers Liability and
Non-Occupational Disability Insurance; (ii) commercial general liability with a per occurrence
limit of not less than $1,000,000 and $2,000,000 general aggregate; (iii) business auto liability
with a per accident limit of not less than $1,000,000 covering all owned, non-owned and hired
vehicles used in connection with the Property; and (iv) professional liability insurance with a per
occurrence limit of not less than $2,000,000. Manager shall also maintain Errors and Omissions
Insurance in the amount of $1,000,000 covering all officers, agents and employees of Manager. The
Errors and Omissions Insurance shall protect the assets of Owner against losses from the negligent
acts, errors and omissions of such persons. Manager may maintain the aforesaid insurance under
blanket or umbrella policies of insurance.
8.4
Owners Insurance Responsibility
. Owner shall maintain commercial general
liability insurance coverage (including blanket contractual automobile non-ownership and personal
injury liability) with a combined single limit of not less than $2,000,000 per occurrence for
bodily injury and property damage, as well as all policies and amounts of insurance required to be
carried by the Landlord under leases in effect at the Property from time to time.
8.5
Evidence of Insurance
. Manager and Owner will provide each other with
certificates of insurance or other satisfactory documentation which evidence that the insurance
required under this Agreement is in full force and effect at all times. Policies required to be
obtained pursuant to
Section 8.3
must be endorsed to provide that 30 days advance written
notice of cancellation or material change will be given to Owner. Policies required to be obtained
pursuant to
Section 8.4
shall provide that Manager shall be an additional insured. All
policies of casualty or property insurance to be obtained pursuant to this Article VIII shall
contain waivers of subrogation rights, to the extent readily available for a minimal additional
premium; and Owner hereby waives any and all claims and causes of action against Manager to the
extent covered by insurance.
8.6
Contract Documents
. Manager shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to
be inserted in any new service and supply contract prepared or executed by Manager in connection
with the Property provisions to the effect that the other contracting party shall indemnify, defend
and save harmless Manager and Owner from and against all claims, losses and liability resulting
from any damage to or injury to, or death of, persons or property caused or occasioned by or in
connection with or arising out of any action or omissions of said contracting party or its
employees or agents, and from and against all costs, fees, and attorneys expenses in connection
therewith.
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Prior to permitting any contractor, subcontractor or vendor to enter upon the Property, or any
part thereof, to commence any work therein, and for the duration of the contract, the Manager shall
use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain copies of such contractors, subcontractors or
vendors certificates of insurance as follows:
Workers Compensation, Employers Liability, Automobile Liability and Commercial General
Liability Insurance (including blanket contractual coverage) the last named policy to include the
interests of the Owner and Manager as additional insured and for not less than a combined single
limit of $2,000,000 per occurrence bodily injury and property damage, unless lower limits are prior
approved by Owners insurance representatives.
8.7
Insurance Companies
. All insurance required to be carried by Manager and Owner
shall be written with companies having a rating in the Bests key Rating Guide of A:VIII or better
and shall be licensed to do business in the state in which the Property is located.
ARTICLE IX
Notices
All notices, consents, demands, designations, requests, approvals and other communications
permitted or required to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be hand
delivered or sent by United States registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage
prepaid or overnight courier or by facsimile transmission with a copy by mail and addressed, as the
case may be:
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To Owner:
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c/o Liberty Washington, LP
500 Chesterfield Parkway
Great Valley Corporate Center
Malvern, PA 19355
Attn: Mr. Michael T. Hagan
Fax: (610) 644-4129
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New York State Common Retirement Fund
c/o Office of the State Comptroller
59 Maiden Lane, 30
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Floor
New York, NY 10038-4502
Attn: Assistant Deputy Comptroller
Fax No.: 212-681-1331
Telephone No.: 212-383-1508
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59 Maiden Lane, 30
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New York, NY 10038-4502
Attn: Assistant Deputy Counsel
Fax No.: 212-681-1331
Telephone No.: 212-383-2509
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Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
2049 Century Park East, 28th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067-3284
Attn: Amy H. Wells, Esq.
Fax No.: 310-277-7889
Telephone No.: 310-284-2233
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Heitman Capital Management LLC
191 North Wacker Drive
Suite 2500
Chicago, IL 60606
Attn: Jerome Claeys
Fax No.: 312-251-5445
Telephone No.: 312-541-6740
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Heitman Capital Management LLC
191 North Wacker Drive
Suite 2500
Chicago, IL 60606
Attn: Anthony Ferrante
Fax No.: (312) 541-6789
Telephone No.: (312) 251-5458
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c/o Liberty Property Trust
500 Chesterfield Parkway
Great Valley Corporate Center
Malvern, PA 19355
Attn: Michael T. Hagan
Fax No. (610) 644-4129
Telephone No. (610) 648-1716
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Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen LLP
1650 Arch Street, 22nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2097
Attn: Herman C. Fala, Esquire
Fax No: (215) 405-2976
Telephone No: (215) 977-2076
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Any notice or communication which is hand delivered shall be deemed to have been given on the day
it is delivered or, if mailed as above provided, shall be deemed to have been given on the third
business day after the day on which it shall have been so mailed or on the next business day after
delivery to an overnight courier.
ARTICLE X
Assignment
This Agreement may not be assigned by Manager nor shall Manager delegate any of its duties
hereunder without Owners prior written consent except to an Affiliate of Manager (which assignment
shall not relieve Manager of its liability hereunder). The engagement by Manager of attorneys,
accountants, engineers, contractors and other professionals shall not be deemed to be a delegation
of Managers duties hereunder. Any purported assignment without such consent shall be void and of
no effect. In the event Owner sells the Property and seeks to assign this Agreement to the
purchaser, Manager shall have the option to terminate this Agreement as of the date of such
purchase.
ARTICLE XI
Relationship of Parties
11.1
Nature of Relationship
. In taking any action pursuant to this Agreement, Manager
will be acting only as independent contractor, and not as an agent, with limited authority to act
in Owners name only in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and nothing explicit or implied
in this Agreement shall be construed as creating a partnership, joint venture, employment or agency
relationship between Manager (or any person employed by Manager) and Owner or any other
relationship between the parties hereto and Owner and Manager each hereby expressly disavow any
agency or other relationship between Owner and Manager except that of Owner and independent
contractor. Manager acknowledges and agrees that it shall act as an independent contractor
hereunder with respect to Owner in connection with Managers obligations under this Agreement.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the parties acknowledge that Manager holds a
direct or indirect partnership interest in Liberty Washington, LP, the direct or indirect owner of
Owner, and agree that if, for any reason, Manager is deemed to be an agent of Owner, such agency
shall be deemed coupled with an interest in Owner (consisting only of the interest in Liberty
Washington, LP then held by the Affiliate of Manager) and irrevocable.
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11.2
Communications Between Parties
. Owner relies on Manager to direct and control
all operations at the Property;
provided, however
, Owner reserves the right to communicate directly with the on-site building manager, Managers accountant or accountants working on
Property matters and other employees with respect to financial matters, all tenants and tenants
representatives, all lease prospects, all advertising, management, cleaning and servicing firms
doing work for the Property, and all parties contracting with Owner or Manager with respect to the
Property.
11.3
Confidentiality
. Manager shall maintain the confidentiality of all matters
pertaining to this Agreement and all financial operations and transactions relating to the
Property, except as may be required by law; provided, however, that Manager shall not be in breach
of its obligations under this Agreement or any other obligations or duties to Owner, or its
partners, at law or in equity (whether under a theory of fiduciary duty or otherwise) if Manager
or its Affiliates files this Agreement (and some or all of the exhibits hereto) as an exhibit to a
filing it may make with the Securities Exchange Commission or makes disclosures regarding the
transactions governed by this Agreement to the extent the Manager or its Affiliates reasonably
believe necessary to enable the Manager or its Affiliates to comply with federal and state
securities laws and the regulations of the Securities Exchange Commission, the rules of any stock
exchange, or in connection with any filing or registration made by Liberty Property Trust, an
Affiliate of Manager, as the issuer of publicly traded securities, or as part of information
provided to its investors and/or financial analysts.
ARTICLE XII
Defaults and Termination
12.1
Default by Manager
. Manager shall be deemed to be in default hereunder in the
event: (i) Manager shall fail to keep, observe or perform any material covenant, agreement, term or
provision of this Agreement to be kept, observed or performed by Manager and such default shall
continue for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice thereof by Owner to Manager;
provided, however, that if such failure is not susceptible of cure within such thirty (30) day
period and Manager has commenced and is diligently attempting to cure such failure, then Manager
shall have an additional sixty (60) days in which to cure such failure; or (ii) a receiver is
appointed to take possession of the assets of Manager or an assignment by Manager for the benefit
of creditors, or any action taken or suffered by Manager under any insolvency, bankruptcy,
reorganization, moratorium, or other debtor-relief act or statute. Upon the occurrence of an event
of default by Manager, Owner shall be entitled to seek specific performance of this Agreement, but
in no event shall Owner be entitled to terminate this Agreement except as set forth in Section 12.2
below.
12.2
Ownership Interests in Owner
. In the event that Liberty Property Limited
Partnership or its permitted assignee hereunder, or an Affiliate of such parties, no longer has a
direct or indirect ownership interest in Owner, then either Owner or Manager shall be entitled to
terminate this Agreement upon written notice to the other.
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12.3
Orderly Transition
. In the event of any termination of this Agreement, Manager
shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect an orderly transition of the management and operation of the Property to Owner or an agent designated by Owner and to cooperate with
Owner, at Owners expense, or such agent.
12.4
Final Settlement of Accounts
. Upon the termination of this Agreement, Manager
promptly shall:
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account for and deliver to Owner all receipts, charges and
income from the Property and other monies of Owner in Managers possession;
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deliver to Owner as received any monies due Owner under this
Agreement but received after such termination;
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(c)
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deliver to Owner or to such other person as Owner shall
designate, all materials, supplies, equipment, keys, original leases,
contracts, documents, books and records pertaining to this Agreement and the
Property;
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(d)
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assign without warranty or recourse existing contracts and
permits in the name of Manager relating to the Property to Owner or to such
party as Owner shall designate; and
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(e)
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within 30 days after the effective date of termination of this
Agreement, cause to be furnished to Owner a summary of the then-current leasing
status of the Property.
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12.5
Default by Owner
. In the event Owner fails to pay any commission or Management
Compensation due to Manager hereunder (except where such failure is the result of a failure by
Liberty Washington Venture, LLC, the general partner of Owner [the General Partner"], to provide
funds to Owner in accordance with Owners Agreement of Limited Partnership of even date herewith,
as amended from time to time the [Partnership Agreement"], Manager shall have all of its remedies
available at law or in equity. Additionally, if Owner fails to provide funds necessary for Manager
to carry out its duties hereunder (except for the reasons stated in the parenthetical to the
foregoing sentence), Manager may advance such funds for the account of Owner and Owner shall
promptly thereafter reimburse such funds to Manager together with interest thereon at the Default
Rate. In no event shall Manager be entitled to terminate this Agreement except in accordance with
Section 12.2 above.
ARTICLE XIII
Legal Proceedings
13.1
Cooperation by Manager and Owner
. Manager and Owner shall fully cooperate, and
shall cause their respective employees to fully cooperate, at Owners expense, in connection with
the prosecution or defense of all legal proceedings affecting the Property; provided, that in the
event a court of applicable jurisdiction rules that Manager or its officers, partners, directors,
shareholders, trustees, beneficial owners, agents or employees has engaged in gross negligence or
willful misconduct with respect to the subject of such proceedings, Manager shall reimburse Owner
for its reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred in prosecuting such proceedings.
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ARTICLE XIV
Miscellaneous
14.1
Governing Law
. This Agreement shall be construed and enforceable in accordance
with the laws of the state where the Property is located.
14.2
Entire Agreement
. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the
parties and the same shall not be amended, modified or cancelled except in writing signed by the
party to be charged.
14.3
Successors and Assigns
. All terms, conditions and agreements herein set forth
shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon the parties and their respective permitted
successors and assigns.
14.4
Waiver
. The failure of either party to insist upon strict performance of any
term or provision of this Agreement or to exercise any option, right or remedy herein contained,
shall not be construed as a waiver or as a relinquishment for the future of such term, provision,
option, right or remedy, but the same shall continue and remain in full force and effect. No
waiver by either party of any term or provision hereof shall be deemed to have been made unless
expressed in writing and signed by such party.
14.5
Partial Invalidity
. If any portion of this Agreement shall be decreed invalid by
the judgment of a court, this Agreement shall be construed as if such portion had not been inserted
herein except when such construction would constitute a substantial deviation from the general
intent and purpose of this Agreement.
14.6
ERISA and Unrelated Business Taxable Income
. Manager agrees to use commercially
reasonable efforts to act in accordance with the fiduciary standards of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA) to the extent Manager is subject thereto as a
result of services rendered pursuant to this Agreement. Manager shall use its commercially
reasonable efforts to avoid taking any action that would subject Owner to the tax on unrelated
business taxable income under the Internal Revenue Code, as it exists at the time such action is
taken (the Code). Manager shall abide by any and all procedures established by Owner to avoid
prohibited transactions under ERISA and unrelated business taxable income under the Code.
14.7
Limitation on Owners Liability
. The obligations of Owner are intended to be
binding only on the Property and shall not be personally binding upon, nor shall any resort be had
to, the private properties of its trustees, beneficiaries, advisers, officers, directors, or
shareholders, as applicable, or its investment manager, or the general partners, officers,
directors, or shareholders thereof, as applicable, or any employees or agents of any of them.
14.8
Waiver of Liens
. Manager, for itself and any other party acting or claiming
through or under Manager, for and in consideration of this Agreement, does hereby waive and
relinquish all right to file a mechanics or other lien, claim or notice of intention to file any
lien or claim, and does hereby covenant, promise and agree that no mechanics lien or claim or
other lien or claim of any kind whatsoever shall be filed or maintained against the Property or the improvements thereon by or in the name of Manager or anyone acting or claiming to act by or
through Manager.
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14.9
Affiliates
. As used herein, the term Affiliate shall mean a party controlling,
controlled by or under common control with the party in question.
14.10
Limitation on Managers Liability
. The obligations of Manager are intended to
be binding only on the assets of the Manager and shall not be personally binding upon, nor shall
any resort be had to, the private properties of its shareholders, trustees, beneficiaries,
directors, officers, employees or agents, provided, however, the Owner shall retain the right,
after notice to the Manager, to offset any amounts claimed against Manager hereunder against
amounts due General Partner under the Partnership Agreement, and further provided that if there is
any dispute as to whether the claim against Manager is valid, the amount sought to be withheld
shall be escrowed until the first to occur of the matter being resolved or Manager, after written
notice from Owner, no longer contesting the validity of the claim, with the interest earned thereon
being paid to the party who is ultimately determined to be entitled to the amount claimed or, if it
is determined that each party is entitled to a portion of the amount in dispute, pro rata based on
the amount paid to each.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above
written.
OWNER:
___________________________________,
a Delaware limited liability company
MANAGER:
Liberty Property Limited Partnership,
a Pennsylvania limited partnership
By: Liberty Property Trust, its general partner
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EXHIBIT A
PROPERTY ADDRESSES
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EXHIBIT B
SCHEDULE OF COMMISSIONS
NEW TENANT, WITH NO OUTSIDE BROKER PARTICIPATION:
Years 1-5 [*] of Gross Rent Any additional Year of the original term thereafter [*] of Gross Rent
NEW TENANT, WITH OUTSIDE BROKER PARTICIPATION:
Years
1-5 [*] of Gross Rent, to be paid [*] to
Manager and [*] to the
outside broker
Any additional Year of the original
term thereafter [*] of Gross Rent, to be paid
[*] to Manager and [*] to the outside broker
RENEWAL/EXPANSION TENANT, WITH NO OUTSIDE BROKER PARTICIPATION:
Years
1-5 [*] of Gross Rent
Any additional Year of the original term thereafter [*] of Gross Rent
RENEWAL/EXPANSION TENANT, WITH OUTSIDE BROKER PARTICIPATION:
Years 1-5 [*] of
Gross Rent, to be paid [*] to Manager
and [*] to the outside broker
Any
additional Year of the original term thereafter [*] of Gross
Rent, to be paid [*] to Manager and [*] to the outside broker
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The confidential information contained herein has been
omitted and separately filed with the staff.
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EXHIBIT C
List of Entities/Interests and Gross Asset Values
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GROSS ASSET VALUE OF
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CONTRIBUTED
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CONTRIBUTED INTERESTS
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PROPERTY
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INTERESTS
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RKB Pender, LLC (100%)
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Pender Business Park
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$
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[*]
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3922-28 Pender Drive,
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Fairfax, VA
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RKB CP IV, LLC (100%)
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Corporate Pointe IV
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$
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[*]
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14111 Park Meadow Drive,
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Chantilly, VA
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RKB Corporate Oaks, LLC (100%)
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Corporate Oaks
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$
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[*]
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625 Herndon Parkway,
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Herndon, VA
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RPB WillowWood I, LLC (100%)
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WillowWood I and II,
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$
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[*]
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10300 and 10306 Eaton
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Place, Fairfax, VA
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RPB WillowWood II, LLC (100%)
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Republic Park, LLC (100%)
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Republic Park (1 - 7)
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$
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[*]
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13605-15-25-35-45-55-65
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Dulles Technology Drive,
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Herndon, VA
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Republic Park (8)
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13461 Sunrise Valley
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Drive, Herndon, VA
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RKB Lakeside Manager LLC
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Lakeside I & II
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$
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[*]
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(100%) (Owns 0.01% of RKB
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14104 and 14120
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Lakeside, LLC)
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Newbrook Drive,
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Chantilly, VA
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RKB Lakeside, LLC (99.9%)
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RKB WillowWood Manager, LLC
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WillowWood III and IV
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$
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[*]
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(100%) (Owns 1% of RKB
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10304 and 10302 Eaton
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WillowWood, LLC)
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Place, Fairfax, VA
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RKB WillowWood, LLC (99%)
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*
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The confidential information contained herein has been omitted and
separately filed with the staff.
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GROSS ASSET VALUE OF
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CONTRIBUTED
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CONTRIBUTED INTERESTS
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PROPERTY
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INTERESTS
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RPT Presidents Park, LLC
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Presidents Park I, II & III
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$
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[*]
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(99%) (Owns 100% of
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13861 Sunrise Valley Drive
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Presidents Park I, LLC;
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13865 Sunrise Valley Drive
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Presidents Park II, LLC;
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2525 Network Place
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and
Presidents Park III, LLC)
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Herndon, VA
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RPT Presidents Park Manager
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LLC (100%) (Owns 1% of RPT
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Presidents Park, LLC)
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GROSS ASSET VALUE OF
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CONTRIBUTED
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PURCHASED INTERESTS
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PROPERTY
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INTERESTS
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RPLP I, LLC (100%) (GP and 1%
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The Republic Building
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$
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[*]
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owner of RPT
1425 Investors, L.P.)
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1425 New York Avenue, NW
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RPT 1425 Investors, L.P. (99%)
(RPT 1425 Investors, L.P.
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Washington, DC
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owns 100% of RPT 1425
Holdings LLC. RPT 1425
Holdings LLC owns 100% of RPT
1425 New York Avenue LLC))
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Republic
20th Street, LLC (100%)
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1129 20th Street, NW
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$
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[*]
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Washington, DC
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TOTAL:
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$
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[*]
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The confidential material contained herein has been omitted and
has been separately filed with the staff.
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EXHIBIT D
Current Debt of the Company
Assumed Financing
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PRINCIPAL LOAN
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BALANCE BEING
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BORROWER ENTITY
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PROPERTY
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LENDER
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ASSUMED
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RKB Pender LLC
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Pender Business Park
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Capmark Finance,
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$
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[*]
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3922-28 Pender Drive,
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Inc., as Master
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Fairfax, VA
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Servicer for JP
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Morgan Chase Bank
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RKB CP IV LLC
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Corporate Pointe IV
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Wells Fargo Bank,
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$
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[*]
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14111 Park Meadow
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N.A., successor by
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Drive, Chantilly, VA
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merger to Wells
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Fargo Bank
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Minnesota, N.A., as
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Trustee for the
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Registered Holders
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of Credit Suisse
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First Boston
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Mortgage Securities
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Corp., Commercial
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Mortgage
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Pass-Through
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Certificates,
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Series 2001-CP4
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RPT 1425 New York
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The Republic Building
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LaSalle Bank
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$
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[*]
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Avenue LLC
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1425 New York
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National
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Avenue, NW
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Association, as
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Washington, DC
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Trustee for the
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Registered Holders
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of Greenwich
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Capital Commercial
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Funding Corp.,
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Commercial Mortgage
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Trust 2005-GG5,
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Commercial Mortgage
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Pass-Through
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Certificates,
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Series 2005-GG5
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RKB Corporate Oaks
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Corporate Oaks
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KeyBank National
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$
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[*]
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LLC
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625 Herndon Parkway,
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Association
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Herndon, VA
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*
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The confidential material contained herein has been omitted and
has been separately filed with the staff.
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PRINCIPAL LOAN
|
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BALANCE BEING
|
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BORROWER ENTITY
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PROPERTY
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LENDER
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ASSUMED
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RPB WillowWood I LLC
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WillowWood I and II
|
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Wachovia Bank,
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$
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[*]
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and
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10300 and 10306 Eaton
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National
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RPB WillowWood II
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Place, Fairfax, VA
|
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Association, as
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LLC
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Servicer for Lehman
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Brothers Bank FSB
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Republic Park LLC
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Republic Park (1 - 7)
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KeyBank Real Estate
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$
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[*]
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13605-15-25-35-45-55-65
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Capital,
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Dulles Technology
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Sub-Servicer for
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Drive, Herndon, VA
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Lehman Brothers-UBS
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and
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Commercial Mortgage
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Republic Park (8)
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Pass-Through
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13461 Sunrise Valley
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Certificates,
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Drive, Herndon, VA
|
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Series 2006-C7
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TOTAL:
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$
|
[*]
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Liberty Loan
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BORROWER ENTITY
|
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INTERESTS PLEDGED
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LENDER
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PRINCIPAL
|
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Liberty Washington,
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RKB Lakeside, LLC
|
|
Liberty Property
|
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$
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[*]
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LP (by assignment
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|
And
|
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Limited Partnership
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as described in the
|
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RKB WillowWood, LLC
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(by assignment as
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|
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Recitals to this
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described in the
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|
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Agreement)
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Recitals to this
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|
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Agreement)
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*
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The confidential information contained herein has been omitted and
has been separately filed with the staff.
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EXHIBIT E
Annual Business Plan
for 2007
(Final Budget to be Attached by Agreement of the Parties Prior to Execution of this Agreement)
EXHIBIT G
Form of Leasing Update
To be agreed upon by the parties at signing.
EXHIBIT H
Recitals
A. On the day prior to the Effective Date, NYSCRF contributed the sum of $415,063,748.00 to
the Company.
B. On the Effective Date, the following transactions occurred in the following order:
(i) First, prior to completion of the Merger, the Company entered into one or more agreements
with RPLP whereby RPLP agreed to sell, and the Company agreed to purchase, 100% of the ownership
interests (the Purchased Interests) in Republic 20th Street, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, RPLP I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and RPT 1425 Investors, LP, a Delaware
limited partnership (collectively, the Purchased Entities), for an aggregate amount equal to
$76,540,000.00 (the Purchase Price).
(ii) Second, prior to completion of the Merger, the Company closed on the purchase of the
Purchased Interests. The consideration for such purchase was a purchase money promissory note from
the Company to RPLP in the full amount of the Purchase Price. The promissory note described in
this Recital B(ii) is referred to herein as the Purchase Money Note. The Purchase Money Note was
nonrecourse to the Company and was secured by a pledge by the Company of its ownership interests in
Republic 20th Street LLC and Liberty Property Philadelphia Limited Partnership. The Purchase Money
Note, together with the documents securing the Purchase Money Note, are referred to herein
collectively as the Purchase Money Loan Documents. Immediately upon issuance of the Purchase
Money Note, RPLP conveyed the Purchased Interests to the Company.
(iii) Third, prior to completion of the Merger, the General Partner made a loan to RPLP in the
aggregate amount of $59,500,000.00 (the Liberty Loan). The Liberty Loan was nonrecourse to RPLP,
secured by a pledge by RPLP to the General Partner of all of RPLPs interests in RKB Lakeside LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company (Lakeside, LLC), and RKB WillowWood LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (WillowWood, LLC), and evidenced by a promissory note and a loan and security
agreement (the Liberty Loan Documents). Prior to completion of the Merger, RPLP applied the
proceeds of the Liberty Loan to defease the existing mortgage loans that encumber the assets owned
by Lakeside, LLC and WillowWood, LLC.
(iv) Fourth, prior to completion of the Merger, the Company made a loan to LPLP in an amount
equal to $415,063,748.00 (the Merger Loan), which was fully recourse to LPLP and evidenced by a
promissory note from LPLP to the Company. LPLP used the proceeds of the Merger Loan to complete
the Merger.
(v) Fifth, immediately after completion of the Merger, LPLP contributed the Contributed
Interests and its interests in and to the Purchase Money Loan Documents to the Company on behalf of
the General Partner, subject to the Liberty Loan, in satisfaction of the Merger Loan, to the extent
thereof, and the balance as a contribution to the capital of the Company. Contemporaneously with
the contribution of the Contributed Interests to the Company, LPLP assigned, and the Company
assumed, all of LPLPs interests and obligations as
borrower under the Liberty Loan Documents, including the obligation to make payments under the
note evidencing the Liberty Loan.
EXHIBIT
I
Initial Yield Parameters
The Venture will be subject to minimum
projected hurdle levels of return for acquisitions of
existing buildings or for development land as follows:
The minimum projected initial stabilized
unleveraged capitalization rate (cap rate) for existing
buildings in Northern Virginia will be [*] and in the District of Columbia will be [*], while
the minimum unleveraged internal rate of return (IRR) for existing buildings in Northern Virginia
will be [*] and in the District of Columbia will be [*].
The minimum projected initial stabilized
unleveraged cap rate for to-be-developed or
to-be-redeveloped buildings in Northern Virginia will be [*] and in the District of Columbia
will be [*], while the minimum unleveraged IRR for to-be-developed or to-be-redeveloped buildings
in Northern Virginia [*] and in the District of Columbia will be [*].
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The confidential information contained herein has been omitted and has been separately filed with the staff.
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EXHIBIT J
Report of Independent Accountants
To the partners of Liberty Washington, LP
In planning and performing our audit of the consolidated financial statements of Liberty
Washington, LP for the year ended December 31, 200_____, we considered its internal control to
determine our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the consolidated
financial statements and not to provide assurance on internal control. Our consideration of
internal control would not necessarily disclose all matters in internal control that might be
material weaknesses under standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants. A material weakness is a condition in which the design or operation of one or more of
the internal control components does not reduce to a relatively low level the risk that
misstatements caused by errors or fraud in amounts that would be material in relation to the
consolidated financial statements being audited may occur and not be detected within a timely
period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. However, we noted
no matters involving internal control and its operation that we consider to be material weaknesses
as defined above.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of the partners of Liberty
Washington, LP, management, and others within the organization and is not intended to be and should
not be used by anyone other than these specified parties.
We would be pleased to discuss the above matters or to respond to any questions, at your
convenience.
EXHIBIT K
DUE DILIGENCE AND CLOSING PROCEDURES FOR ACQUISITION OF VACANT
LAND, LAND AND IMPROVEMENTS SUITABLE FOR BEING REHABILITATED AS
REDEVELOPMENT PROPERTY, AND FUNCTIONAL OFFICE PROPERTY
[The confidential
information contained herein has been omitted and separately filed with the staff.]
EXHIBIT L
DUE DILIGENCE AND CLOSING PROCEDURES FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT AND
REDEVELOPMENT PROPERTY
[The confidential information contained
herein has been omitted and separately filed with the staff.]
EXHIBIT M
Insurance Requirements
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
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Insurance companies must have an AM Best Rating of A/10 or higher for Primary Property,
Liability and Umbrella policies up to $100 million and A/8 for policies in excess of $25
million in limits.
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CRF entities should be named as Insureds on all policies and Loss Payee on Property
policies.
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All cancellation clauses must reflect at least 60 days written notice to CRF, except for
non-payment 15 days if available, otherwise 10 days.
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Insurance companies must be licensed to do business in states where exposures exist.
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Certificates and copies of all policies must be submitted to CRF or whomever they
designate.
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Confirmation of all renewals must be provided within 5 days of the renewal.
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REQUIREMENTS FOR PROPERTY INSURANCE
Coverage
All Risk on all real property and personal property, loss of income (rents at least one year)
and extra expense.
1.
Extensions
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Flood, including back up of sewers and drains, seepage, and surface water
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Increased cost of construction
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Building ordinance or Law
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Pollution clean up for contamination of covered property as a result of a covered peril
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Extended period of indemnity, 180 days
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Joint loss clause (if boiler is written separately)
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Terrorism for both certified and non-certified acts
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Off premises power interruption both direct and indirect
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2.
Valuation Clauses
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Replacement cost on real and personal property
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Actual loss sustained on loss of rents, extra expense
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3.
Limits
Must reflect values of properties; if written on a blanket basis, blanket limit must reflect
total values at risk; or if written on a loss limit basis, loss limit must be secured to reflect
total insured values (TIV) within any geographic area subject to a single catastrophic event. If
written on a per occurrence loss limit basis for All Risk perils, the word occurrence shall
not be defined unless the definition is acceptable to CRF; sublimits for Flood and Earthquake
must reflect probable maximum loss (PML).
4.
Deductibles
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Maximum deductibles
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All Risk
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$
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25,000
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Flood
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$
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100,000
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(In a flood zone, higher deductibles are
acceptable, up to the maximum that can be
bought back in Federal program.)
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Earthquake
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$
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100,000
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(In California, Washington state and the New
Madrid Fault, no greater than 5% of individual
building value and 5% of 12 months of business
revenue for properties, unless such coverage is
not reasonably available.
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Windstorm
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2
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%
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REQUIREMENTS FOR BOILER & MACHINERY
Coverage
Coverage must be provided for direct damage and loss of income due to any accident to boiler and/or
air conditioning equipment.
1.
Extensions
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Joint loss clause (if applicable)
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Hazardous substance clean up for contamination of covered property from a covered peril
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Terrorism for both certified and non-certified acts
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Off Premise Power interruption
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Extended period of indemnity 60 days
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2.
Valuation
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Replacement cost of property
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Actual loss sustained on business income
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3.
Limits
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Must reflect values of properties
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Maximum deductibles
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Direct damage $10,000
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Loss of Income 24 hours
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REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY
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Combined Single
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Limit
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1. Coverage/Limit
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General aggregate other than Products/Completed Operations
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$
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2,000,000
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Products/Completed Operations aggregate
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1,000,000
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Personal and advertising injury (any one person)
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1,000,000
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1,000,000
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Fire/explosion damage legal liability (any one fire/explosion
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100,000
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Medical expense (any one person) (except residential where coverage is $0)
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5,000
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2. Extensions
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Aggregate must be on a per location basis
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Knowledge of occurrence
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Unintentional errors and omissions
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Pollution from hostile fire, building heating equipment
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Cross Liability severability of interest
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Delete contractual exclusion on personal injury coverage part
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Terrorism for both certified and non-certified acts
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No exclusion for lead, mold and fungus
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REQUIREMENTS FOR EXCESS LIABILITY
Coverage must be written on an Umbrella form for the lead carrier. All excess layers (if any)
should be written on a follow form basis.
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1. Limits
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Minimum acceptable limit is $50,000,000
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2. Extensions
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Terrorism for both certified and non-certified acts
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Policy should be excess of Commercial General Liability, Automobile and Employers Liability
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REQUIREMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY
Coverage is to include remediation legal liability, pollution, legal liability and legal defense.
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Both 1
st
and 3
rd
party coverage
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Mold and Fungus if excluded under Property and/or liability policies
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1.
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Limits minimum $5,000,000
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REQUIREMENTS FOR CRIME/FIDELITY INSURANCE
Coverage must be provided for acts of dishonesty by employees which result in a loss to CRF,
including the following:
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Employee dishonesty
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Money and securities in
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Money and securities out
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In addition:
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Forgery or Alteration
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Computer fraud
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1. Limits
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- a minimum of 4 months income
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- maximum cash exposure
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- same limit as dishonesty
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- same limit as dishonesty
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2. Maximum Deductibles
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Dishonesty, forgery and computer fraud
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- $50,000
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- $1,000
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3. Comments
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Since this policy is typically written in the name of Advisor, CRF
must have confirmation that the policy covers property of CRF if a
loss should occur.
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REQUIREMENTS FOR WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE
Statutory Benefits
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Employers Liability Limits
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Bodily Injury by accident occurrence
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- $1,000,000 each occurrence
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Bodily Injury by disease
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- $1,000,000 policy limit
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Bodily Injury by disease
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- $1,000,000 each employee
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REQUIREMENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY
Errors & Omissions Liability coverage
The Limit should be at least $2,000,000
Maximum deductible of $50,000
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Exhibit 10.19
CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
AMONG
NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND
AND
LIBERTY PROPERTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
AND
LIBERTY WASHINGTON, LP
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.
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CONTRIBUTION OF OWNERSHIP INTERESTS
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1.1 Description of the Ownership Interests
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1.2 Description of the Property
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1.3 Schedule of Parcels
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1.4 Value of the Interests
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2.
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FORMATION OF THE COMPANY; CONTRIBUTIONS; CLOSING PROCEDURES
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2.1 Contribution Procedures
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2.2 Tax Treatment
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3.
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PRE-CLOSING MATTERS
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3.1 Information Provided to NYSCRF
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3.2 Additional Service Contracts
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3.3 Additional Tenant Leases
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3.4 Existing Loans
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3.5 Estoppel Letters
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4.
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REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
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4.1 Libertys Representations and Warranties
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4.2 Delivery of Documents
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4.3 Knowledge Defined
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4.4 Libertys Covenants
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4.5 Indemnity For Breach by Liberty
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4.6 NYSCRFs Representations and Warranties
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CONDITIONS OF CLOSING
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5.1 Closing Conditions For NYSCRFs Benefit; Removal of a Parcel
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5.2 Conditions Precedent for Libertys Benefit
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CLOSING
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6.1 Closing
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6.2 Title Insurance
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6.3 Delivery of Documents, Possession, Keys and Other Items
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6.4 Closing Costs; Transfer Taxes
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PRORATIONS
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7.1 Initial Proration
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7.2 Adjustments; Reproration
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7.3 Indemnity
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SURVIVAL
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8.1 Survival
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COMMISSIONS
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9.1 Libertys Indemnity
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9.2 NYSCRFs Indemnity
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FURTHER INSTRUMENTS
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TERMINATION AND REMEDIES
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11.1 Libertys Default
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11.2 NYSCRFs Default
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11.3 Costs and Expenses; Limitation
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11.4 Limitation of NYSCRF Liability
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RISK OF LOSS
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13.
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PROVISIONS REGARDING HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
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13.1 Definitions
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13.2 Libertys Environmental Representations and Warranties
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13.3 Environmental Covenant
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13.4 Environmental Indemnification
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NO ASSUMPTION
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14.1 No Assumption
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NOTICES
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15.1 Notices
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MISCELLANEOUS
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16.1 Entire Agreement
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16.2 Counterparts
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16.3 Time of the Essence
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16.4 Assignment
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16.5 Dates
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16.6 Binding on Successors and Assigns
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16.7 Records
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16.8 Confidentiality and Public Disclosure
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16.9 Termination
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16.10 Reporting Person
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16.11 Paragraph Headings
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16.12 Facsimile Signatures
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16.13 Exculpation
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16.14 AS IS
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16.15 Governing Law
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16.16 Receipt of Written Notice Defined
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3
CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
THIS CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (the
Agreement
) is entered into among NEW YORK STATE
COMMON RETIREMENT FUND (
NYSCRF
), LIBERTY PROPERTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Pennsylvania
limited partnership (
Liberty
), and LIBERTY WASHINGTON, LP, a Delaware limited partnership
(the
Company
).
1. CONTRIBUTION OF OWNERSHIP INTERESTS
1.1
Description of the Ownership Interests
. In consideration of the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth, Liberty shall contribute, or cause to be contributed, to the
Company, all of Libertys ownership interests (the
Contributed Interests
) in certain of
those entities identified on
Exhibit A
attached hereto (each a
Contributed Entity
and collectively, the
Contributed Entities
), including, without limitation, the
following:
(a) Libertys voting, approval and consent rights with respect to the Contributed Entities,
whether under the Contributed Entities Operating Agreements (as defined in
Section
4.1(a)(ii)
) or state law;
(b) Libertys rights to cash flow distributions, and other payments or distributions of
capital, return on capital, reimbursements, repayments, fees, surplus, profits, sales proceeds or
borrowings of or from the Contributed Entities (whether during the term of the Contributed Entities
or in connection with the liquidation of the Contributed Entities), to the extent arising from and
after the Closing Date; and
(c) Libertys right to any allocations of tax items of the Contributed Entities that accrue
for tax purposes on or after the Closing Date (as defined in
Section 6.1
).
The terms Purchased Entities (as defined in
Schedule 2.1(b)(ii)
attached hereto) and
Contributed Entities are sometimes referred to herein individually as an
Entity
and
collectively as the
Entities
.
1.2
Description of the Property
. Each Entity owns, directly or indirectly, either
solely or together with another Entity, one or more office properties as expressly identified on
Exhibit A
attached hereto, including all of the following described property with respect
to the applicable office property (collectively, the
Property
):
(a)
Land
. The real property at the addresses identified on
Exhibit B
attached
hereto and more fully described on
Exhibit B
attached hereto, together with all rights and
appurtenances pertaining to such real property, including, without limitation, all cross
access/reciprocal access easements and any and all right, title, and interest of the Entities in
and to adjacent roads, alleys, easements, streets and ways (collectively, the
Land
);
(b)
Improvements
. All physical improvements, structures and fixtures owned by the
Entities and placed, constructed or installed on the Land (collectively, the
Improvements
);
(c)
Tenant Leases
. The Entities interest in leases and rental agreements with
tenants occupying space situated in the Improvements or otherwise having contractual rights with
regard to use of the Land or the Improvements as of the Closing Date (collectively, the
Tenant
Leases
), and all existing unapplied security deposits or like payments, if any, paid
by tenants under the Tenant Leases or other security provided in connection with the Tenant Leases and
identified on the Rent Roll (as defined in
Section 4.1
hereof);
(d)
Service Contracts
. The Entities interest in all (i) management and/or brokerage
contracts relating to the Land or Improvements; (ii) maintenance, repair, service and pest control
contracts relating to the Land or Improvements; and (iii) other contracts pursuant to which
services or goods are provided to the Land or Improvements, not to include any management agreement
affecting the Land or Improvements (collectively, the
Service Contracts
);
(e)
Warranties, etc
. The Entities interest in all warranties, guaranties and bonds
relating to the Land and the Improvements;
(f)
Plans
. All site plans, surveys, plans and specifications, floor plans, art work,
brochures, and tenant correspondence files in each Entitys possession or in the possession of
Libertys leasing and management agents for the Property and which relate specifically to the Land
or the Improvements; and
(g)
Intangible Property
. All intangible property owned or held by the Entities or in
which an Entity has an interest, if any, and the right to the use thereof, including but not
limited to, the Entities rights under governmental permits or approvals (to the extent same are
assignable) and the right to the use of (without warranty as to exclusivity or otherwise) the
names, trade marks, trade names and telephone numbers and listings employed exclusively in
connection with the Land or the Improvements or the operations thereon (the
Intangible
Property
).
1.3
Schedule of Parcels
. The Property consists of separate parcels, each of which is
identified on
Exhibit A
hereto and referred to herein individually as a
Parcel
,
and collectively as the
Parcels
. Each Parcel is owned directly or indirectly by the
Entity identified on
Exhibit A
.
1.4
Value of the Interests
. The Parties acknowledge and agree that the Interests, as
hereinafter defined, have the gross value ascribed to them on
Exhibit A
, which ascribed
value is referred to herein as the
Gross Asset Value
.
2. FORMATION OF THE COMPANY; CONTRIBUTIONS; CLOSING PROCEDURES
2.1
Contribution Procedures
. When the conditions to Closing (as defined in
Section 6.1
) set forth in
Sections 5.1
and
5.2
have been satisfied or
waived by the party for whose benefit the conditions are included, the following shall occur:
(a)
Formation of Company
. The parties shall execute and deliver the Limited
Partnership Agreement of the Company in the form of
Exhibit F
(the
Partnership
Agreement
). Liberty hereby designates Liberty Washington Venture, LLC (the
LLC
) to receive the general partnership interests in the Company to which Liberty is
entitled by reason of its contributions hereunder. The LLC has filed or caused to be filed the
certificate of limited partnership for the Company with the Secretary of State of the Sate of
Delaware on September 21, 2007.
(b)
Capital Contributions
.
(i) On the day prior to the Closing Date, subject to the adjustments provided for herein, in
consideration of the terms and conditions set forth herein,
2
NYSCRF shall contribute cash to the
Company an amount (herein referred to as the
Contribution Amount
) equal to
$415,063,748.00.
(ii) On the Closing Date, the parties shall undertake the Additional Closing Procedures
described on
Schedule 2.
1(b)(ii)
attached hereto, in the order set forth therein. The
transactions described in
Schedule 2.
1(b)(ii)
shall result in Liberty making a capital
contribution to the Company on behalf of the LLC in the aggregate amount of $138,354,583.00.
(c)
Closing Costs
. The Company shall pay all Closing Costs.
(d)
Management and Leasing Agreement
. Immediately following the completion of the
contributions referred to in
Section 2.1(b)
above, the Company shall cause its subsidiaries
that own the Parcels to enter into a Management and Leasing Agreement in the form of
Exhibit
G
, attached hereto, for its respective parcel (the
Management Agreement
).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that lender approval is not obtained for the assumption
of any of the Assumed Financing (as defined in
Section 3.4
) prior to the contribution or
sale of the applicable Entity to the Company, the then-existing management agreement for such
Entity (the
Existing Management Agreement
) shall remain in place and effective until such
approval is obtained or such Assumed Financing is paid off, defeased or refinanced; provided,
however, that as between the Manager and the Owner under such Existing Management Agreement, the
fees and obligations set forth in the form of Management and Leasing Agreement attached hereto as
Exhibit G
shall control.
2.2
Tax Treatment
. Upon completion of the events described in
Section 2.1
,
except as otherwise provided herein, the transaction contemplated hereby will be treated, for
federal income tax purposes, as a contribution to the Company of a twenty-five percent (25%)
undivided interest in the Contributed Interests in exchange for an interest in the Company and a
sale to the Company of a seventy-five percent (75%) undivided interest in the Contributed Interests
in exchange for an amount realized equal to the amount of the Merger Loan (and all other
indebtedness or liabilities to which the Contributed Interests are subject or treated as subject
for tax purposes).
3. PRE-CLOSING MATTERS
3.1
Information Provided to NYSCRF
. NYSCRF acknowledges that Liberty has furnished or
made available to NYSCRF all of the items described on
Exhibit D
attached hereto
(collectively, the
Due Diligence Items
).
3.2
Additional Service Contracts
. From and after the date hereof, and continuing
until Closing or the earlier termination
of this Agreement (in whole or, with respect to any Interest being terminated pursuant to this
Agreement, in part), Liberty shall not enter into any new Service Contracts with respect to the
Property without the prior consent of NYSCRF, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed.
3.3
Additional Tenant Leases
. From and after the date hereof, and continuing until
Closing or the earlier termination of this Agreement (in whole or, with respect to any Contributed
Interest being terminated pursuant to this Agreement, in part), Liberty shall not enter into any
new Tenant Leases with respect to the Property without the prior consent of NYSCRF, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
3.4
Existing Loans
. Nine (9) of the Parcels are currently encumbered by mortgage
loans, and one (1) Contributed Entity currently maintains a secured revolving line of credit, each
as more particularly shown on
Schedule 3.4
attached hereto (collectively, the
Existing
Loans
"
)
. Liberty intends to undertake the following actions with respect to the Existing Loans
at
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or before Closing, all at the sole cost and expense of the Company: (i) the construction loan
currently encumbering 1129 20th Street, NW will be repaid in full; (ii) the line of credit will be
repaid in full; (iii) the mortgage loans currently encumbering Lakeside I & II and WillowWood III &
IV will be defeased in accordance with the procedures described in
Schedule 2.
1(b)(ii)
; and
(iv) the remaining Existing Loans will remain in place and will be assumed by the Company. The
Existing Loans described in Clauses (i)-(iii) above are referred to herein as the
Satisfied
Loans
, and the Existing Loans described in Clause (iv) above are referred to herein as the
Assumed Financing
. The Assumed Financing and the Liberty Loan are referred to herein
collectively as the
Permanent Financing
.
3.5
Estoppel Letters
. Liberty shall use diligent efforts to obtain and deliver to
NYSCRF, on or before the Closing Date, estoppel letters, substantially in the form of
Exhibit
J
attached hereto, or, in the case of leases with the General Services Administration (the
GSA
), a Lease Status Report in the GSAs standard form, executed by tenants occupying
more than 25,000 square feet of the Property on the date of this Agreement.
4. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
4.1
Libertys Representations and Warranties
. Liberty represents and warrants to
NYSCRF (and to the Company, as of the Closing Date) as follows (which representations and
warranties shall be true and correct as of the date hereof and as of the Closing):
(a)
Entities
.
(i) Each Entity is a duly formed, validly existing limited liability company or limited
partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware and is duly qualified or registered
to do business in the Commonwealth of Virginia or the District of Columbia, as applicable based
upon the location of the Parcel owned by such Entity, if any.
(ii) The limited liability company agreement or partnership agreement, whichever is applicable
(the
Operating Agreements
), of each Entity is in full force and effect, has not been
modified, supplemented, amended or terminated and, together with the applicable Certificate of
Formation or Certificate of Limited Partnership, constitutes the sole agreement and understanding
(written or oral) among the parties thereto with respect to the applicable Entity. A true and
correct copy of the Operating Agreement of each Entity has been delivered to NYSCRF.
(iii) On the Closing Date, Liberty will be the only beneficial and legal owner of the
Contributed Interests, free and clear of all liens, security interests, pledges, assignments,
claims, options, encumbrances, charges, commitments, and equitable interests or rights of others,
of any kind whatsoever, other than the Assumed Financing and the Merger Loan.
(iv) Neither Liberty nor any Entity is the subject of any bankruptcy or other insolvency
proceeding.
(v) The Entities have no assets other than their direct or indirect interest in the Property
as shown on
Exhibit A
, and, where applicable, direct or indirect ownership interests in
Entities that own the Property.
(vi) The Entities have not conducted any business that is unrelated to their respective
ownership of the Property and, where applicable, direct or indirect ownership interests in Entities
that own the Property.
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(vii) No Entity employs employees who manage, maintain or service the Property and whom the
Company would be obligated to employ subsequent to Closing. There are no collective bargaining
agreements or other similar contracts or agreements with any labor union or bargaining unit
respecting the Property or the Entities.
(viii) None of the Entities is a foreign person within the meaning of Sections 1445 and 7701
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (hereinafter, the
Code
).
(ix) The Entities are not delinquent in filing any tax returns which are required to have been
filed by them. The Entities have no outstanding liability for any Taxes (as hereinafter defined),
with the exception of Tax for the current tax year that are to be allocated between Seller and
Buyer as set forth in
Section 7.1(f)
. Tax means any federal, state, county, provincial,
local or foreign income, gross receipts, sales, use,
ad valorem
, employment, severance, transfer,
gains, profits, excise, franchise, property, capital stock, premium, minimum and alternative
minimum or other taxes, fees, levies, duties, assessments or charges of any kind or nature
whatsoever imposed by any government, any governmental entity, department, commission, board,
agency or instrumentality, and any court, tribunal or judicial body, in each case whether federal,
state, county, provincial, local or foreign (
Governmental Authority
), whether such Tax is
payable directly or by withholding, together with any interest, penalties (civil or criminal),
additions to or additional amounts imposed by, any Governmental Authority with respect thereto.
(b)
Property
.
(i)
Title
. Each Entity or its subsidiary that is the fee owner of the Parcel in
question, holds or will hold as of Closing, a title insurance policy insuring fee simple ownership
of the Land and the Improvements for its respective Parcel. To Libertys knowledge,
the Entities do not own or lease any personal property in connection with the Land and
Improvements.
(ii)
Litigation
. There is no pending nor, to Libertys knowledge, threatened
litigation or administrative proceedings that, if resolved adversely to Liberty or any Entity would
adversely affect title to the Property or any part thereof or the ability of Liberty to perform any
of its obligations hereunder or the use of the Property by the Company as it is presently being
used or otherwise materially and adversely affect the Property, except as set forth on
Schedule
4.
1(b)(ii)
(the
Existing Litigation
).
(iii)
Notice of Liens
. Liberty has not received written notice of the intention of
any governmental authority to file or impose any liens (other than statutory liens for real estate
taxes not yet due and payable) or special assessments against any of the Property, nor, to
Libertys knowledge, do there currently exist any facts or circumstances that would allow any
governmental authority the right to file or impose such liens or assessments.
(iv)
Schedule of Leases; Rent Roll; Tenant Leases
. To Libertys knowledge, the
Schedule of Lease Documents (the
Schedule of Leases
) provided to NYSCRF pursuant to
Section 3.1
hereof is a complete and correct list of all Tenant Leases and amendments
thereto in effect as of the date of this Agreement. To Libertys knowledge, the rent roll provided
to NYSCRF pursuant to
Section 3.1
hereof (the
Rent Roll
) sets forth with respect
to each of the Tenant Leases in effect on the date hereof (i) the square footage of the space
covered thereby, (ii) the expiration date of the term thereof, (iii) the rents and other charges
payable thereunder, (iv) the amount of the security deposit thereunder, if any, and (v) any
brokerage or leasing fees due and payable thereunder. To Libertys knowledge, no Tenant Lease has
been modified, altered or amended in any respect except as set forth in the Schedule of
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Leases. To Libertys knowledge, there are no leases, tenancies or other rights of occupancy or use for any
portion of the Property other than pursuant to Tenant Leases, copies of which have been delivered
to NYSCRF.
(v)
Encumbrances on Tenant Leases
. To Libertys knowledge, subject to the Assumed
Financing, none of the Tenant Leases and none of the rents or other amounts payable thereunder has
been assigned, pledged or encumbered by Liberty, except for any assignment, pledge or encumbrance
that Liberty will cause to be terminated or released at or prior to Closing.
(vi)
Brokerage or Leasing Commissions
. Except as disclosed on the Rent Roll, to
Libertys knowledge, no brokerage or leasing commissions or other compensations are due or payable
by Liberty to any person, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity
(each a
Person
) with respect to or on account of the current term of any of the Tenant
Leases. Except as disclosed in the Rent Roll or set forth in the Tenant Leases, to Libertys
knowledge, no brokerage or leasing commissions or other compensations are due or payable by the
landlord on any extension or expansion of any Tenant Lease.
(vii)
Obligations to Tenants under Tenant Leases
. Except as set forth on
Schedule
4.
1(b)(vii)
attached hereto, with respect to tenants in occupancy under Tenant Leases as of the
Closing Date, to Libertys knowledge, there are no unperformed obligations to provide any tenant
under any Tenant Lease with any painting, repair, alteration, carpeting, appliance or any other
equipment or work of any kind, under any Tenant Lease or under any other oral or written agreement
whatsoever that would excuse such tenant from accepting its Premises under the terms of its lease,
except for obligations (i) that will be performed and paid for by Liberty before the Closing or
(ii) to complete any portion of the Premises covered by the Tenant Lease not yet occupied by the
tenant thereunder and not required to be completed under
the terms of the Tenant Lease as of the Closing Date or pursuant to renewal rights under
Tenant Leases.
(viii)
Enforceability of Tenant Leases
. To Libertys knowledge, each of the Tenant
Leases is valid and subsisting and in full force and effect in accordance with its terms,
provisions and conditions and constitutes the legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of
the tenant thereunder, subject to laws applicable generally to creditors rights. As of the date
of this Agreement, neither Liberty nor, to the knowledge of Liberty, the tenant is in material
default thereunder. To Libertys knowledge, as of the date of this Agreement, (i) each tenant
under a Tenant Lease scheduled to be in possession as of the date hereof has accepted the premises
covered by its Tenant Lease and is in possession of such premises in accordance with its Tenant
Lease, and (ii) all initial installation work, if any, required of Liberty in order for the tenant
to accept the premises then in actual occupancy by a tenant under the terms of its lease has been
fully performed, paid for and accepted by each such tenant. To Libertys knowledge, no tenant
under a Tenant Lease that has been signed as of the date hereof has any pending litigation, offsets
or counterclaims against Liberty that, if successfully asserted, would reduce the rent payable
thereunder or result in the cancellation or termination thereof. No tenant has given any written
notice to Liberty of such tenants intention of instituting litigation with respect to any Tenant
Lease or terminating its tenancy. Each of the representations and warranties set forth in this
Section 4.1(viii)
is subject to the matters disclosed on
Schedule 4.1(viii)
attached hereto.
(ix)
Agreements to Acquire or Possess the Property
. Except as set forth in the Tenant
Leases, to Libertys knowledge, no tenant or other occupant under the Tenant Leases and no other
Person (other than, pursuant to this Agreement, the Company) has any right or option to acquire any
fee or leasehold ownership interest in the Property, or any part thereof, from Liberty or any
Entity. Neither Liberty nor, to Libertys knowledge, any Entity has entered
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into any agreement
with any Person granting the right to possess the Property, other than (i) tenants in possession
pursuant to the Tenant Leases described in the Schedule of Leases, (ii) tenants under Tenant Leases
entered into by the Entities after the date hereof in accordance with
Section 3.3
; or (iii)
matters of public record.
(x)
Defects; Violations; Condemnation Proceedings
. With respect to the Property,
neither Liberty nor, to Libertys knowledge, any Entity has received any written notice from any
insurance company, governmental agency or any other Person of (i) any condition, defect, or
inadequacy affecting the Property that, if not corrected, would result in termination of insurance
coverage or materially increase its cost, (ii) any pending or threatened condemnation proceedings,
or (iii) any proceedings that could or would reasonably be likely to cause the change or other
material modification of the zoning classification or other legal requirements, applicable to the
Property or any part thereof which would materially and adversely affect the Property. To
Libertys knowledge, there does not exist any court order, nor does there exist any restriction or
restrictive covenant (save and except matters of public record and all laws, statutes, ordinances
and regulations of applicable governmental authorities) or other private or public limitation, that
is reasonably likely to materially and adversely affect the use of the Property as presently being
operated.
(xi)
Mechanics Liens
. At Closing, except for payments currently due or to become due
under existing contracts for tenant improvements under the Tenant Leases in force and effect as of
the date hereof and except for any payments currently due or to become due under the construction
contracts for the development of the Parcel located at 1129 20th Street, NW, Washington, D.C., to
Libertys knowledge, there will not be any unpaid charges, debts, liabilities, claims or
obligations of Liberty or any Entity arising from the construction, occupancy, ownership, use or
operation of the Property which could give rise to any mechanics or materialmens or other
statutory liens against any of the Property that will not be paid by Liberty or an Entity at the
Closing (or bonded over in a manner reasonably acceptable to
NYSCRF and the Title Company and in accordance with the provisions of any applicable statutes
or regulations or affirmatively insured against by the Title Company to NYSCRFs reasonable
satisfaction or for which Liberty may be willing to escrow funds, to the reasonable satisfaction of
NYSCRF).
(xii)
Governmental Requirements
. Neither Liberty nor, to Libertys knowledge, any
Entity has received a written notice from any Governmental Authority asserting a violation of any
uncured restrictive covenants, deed restrictions or zoning requirements or other applicable
Governmental Requirements (as defined in
Section 13.1(a)
hereof) affecting the Property.
(xiii)
Streets and Highways
. Neither Liberty nor, to Libertys knowledge, any Entity
has received a written notice of any existing plans to widen, modify or realign any street
adjoining the Property.
(xiv)
Unfulfilled Binding Commitments
. No commitments have been made by Liberty nor,
to Libertys knowledge, any Entity to any Governmental Authority, utility company, school board,
church or other religious body, or any homeowners or homeowners association, or any other
organization, group or individual, relating to the Property (other than with respect to any
declaration in place at the Property) that would impose an obligation upon the Company or its
successors or assigns to make any contribution or dedications of money or land or to construct,
install or maintain any improvements of a public or private nature on or off the Property, except
for obligations due under the Tenant Leases and all recorded instruments.
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(xv)
Service Contracts, Tenant Leases, etc
. To Libertys knowledge, there are no
other contracts (including collective bargaining agreements), other than the Service Contracts, the
Tenant Leases and matters of public record, that materially and adversely affect the Property or
the operation thereof except as provided to NYSCRF pursuant to
Section 3.1
.
(c)
Liberty
.
(i)
Existence; Authority
. Liberty has been formed as a limited partnership under the
laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is in good standing under the laws of such
commonwealth. The execution and delivery of, and Libertys performance under, this Agreement are
within Libertys powers and have been duly authorized by all requisite action. The Persons
executing this Agreement on behalf of Liberty have the authority to do so. This Agreement
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Liberty and is enforceable against Liberty
in accordance with its terms, subject to laws applicable generally to creditors rights. Except to
the extent lender approval for the assumption by the Company of the Assumed Financing is not
obtained prior to Closing, performance of this Agreement will not result in any breach of, or
constitute any default under, or result in the imposition of any lien or encumbrance upon the
Property under, any agreement or other instrument to which Liberty is a party or by which Liberty
or the Property is bound. Except as disclosed on
Exhibit H
hereto, no consent or approval
of any Person, Entity or of any Governmental Authority is required with respect to the execution
and delivery of this Agreement by Liberty or the consummation by Liberty of the transactions
contemplated hereby or the performance by Liberty of its obligations hereunder.
(ii)
Foreign Person
. Liberty is not a foreign person within the meaning of Sections
1445 and 7701 of the Code.
4.2
Delivery of Documents
. To Libertys knowledge, all of the Leases, Service Contracts and financial information
pertaining to the Property (collectively, the
Documents
) submitted by or on behalf of
Liberty to NYSCRF hereunder that Liberty or Libertys employees or agents prepared shall be true,
correct and complete in all material respects. Liberty has no knowledge that any of the Documents
submitted by or on behalf of Liberty to NYSCRF hereunder which were prepared by third parties
contain material inaccuracies or omissions. The copies of Documents submitted shall be complete
and correct copies of the documents in Libertys possession.
4.3
Knowledge Defined
. Whenever a representation or warranty is made herein as being
to the knowledge of or known to Liberty, or phrases of similar import, such phrase shall mean
facts actually known to the following officers of Liberty on the date hereof without any
independent investigation: Michael Hagan, Chief Investment Officer, and Richard Casey, Director of
Due Diligence.
4.4
Libertys Covenants
. Liberty hereby covenants and agrees with NYSCRF that, after
the date of this Agreement and until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the
Closing:
(a)
No Assignment or Transfer
. Liberty shall not convey the Contributed Interests in
the Contributed Property except to NYSCRF or its permitted assigns, and Liberty shall not make any
material amendments to the Operating Agreements nor cause any alterations to any portion of the
Property except as otherwise expressly permitted under this Agreement.
(b)
Operation and Management of the Property
. From Libertys acquisition of the
Contributed Interests and until the Closing, Liberty shall cause the Property to be operated and
maintained in at least the same quality and manner as Republic operated and maintained the
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Property
prior to the date hereof. Without the prior written consent of NYSCRF, Liberty will not initiate
or permit any zoning reclassification of the Property or seek any variance under existing zoning
ordinances applicable to the Property to use or permit the use of the Property in such a manner
that would result in such use becoming a nonconforming use under applicable zoning ordinances or
other Governmental Requirements. Liberty will not impose any restrictive covenants or encumbrances
(other than Tenant Leases) on the Property or execute or file any subdivision plat affecting the
Property without the prior written consent of NYSCRF.
(c)
Insurance
. Liberty hereby agrees that from Libertys acquisition of the
Contributed Interests and until the Closing, it will maintain, or cause to be maintained, in full
force and effect full replacement value and/or all risk fire and extended coverage insurance upon
the Property and public liability insurance with respect to damage or injury to persons or property
occurring on the Property in such amounts as is maintained by Republic on the date of this
Agreement (such amounts to be increased, if necessary, upon further construction).
(d)
No Solicitation
. Liberty, on behalf of itself, its agents, contractors and
representatives, agrees that from the date hereof until the earlier of the Closing or the date that
this Agreement is terminated, it will not accept any offers to purchase or otherwise acquire the
Entities or the Property from any party other than the Company or NYSCRF and will not market the
Entities or the Property to any other parties.
(e)
Condemnation; Injury; Damages
. Promptly upon obtaining knowledge of the
institution of any proceedings for the condemnation of the Property, or any portion thereof, or any
other proceedings arising out of injury or damage to the Property, or any portion thereof, Liberty
will notify NYSCRF of the pendency of such proceedings.
(f)
Governmental Requirements; Litigation
. Liberty will advise NYSCRF promptly of any
litigation, arbitration or administrative hearing concerning or affecting the Property or the
ownership and/or operation thereof of which Liberty has actual knowledge or written notice.
(g)
Liens
. Except for the liens of the Assumed Financing and liens that Liberty shall
be obligated to release at or prior to Closing, Liberty shall not grant, consent or permit the
filing of any lien or encumbrance against the Property or any portion thereof subsequent to the
date hereof. Liberty will not, without the prior written consent of NYSCRF, sell, lease, exchange,
assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Property or any interest
therein, or permit any of the foregoing, except pursuant to Tenant Leases and other leases approved
in writing in advance by NYSCRF pursuant to the terms hereof.
(h)
Existence
. Liberty will continuously maintain Libertys existence as a limited
partnership. From and after Libertys acquisition of the Contributed Interests and until the
Closing, Liberty will continuously maintain the Entities existence as limited liability companies
or limited partnerships, as applicable.
(i)
Books and Records
. From and after Libertys acquisition of the Contributed
Interests and until the Closing, Liberty will keep or cause to be kept accurate books and records
of the operation of the Property in substantially the same manner as Liberty or its predecessors in
interest have maintained such books and records prior to the date of this Agreement, and in which
full, true and correct entries shall be made as soon as reasonably practical as to all operations
on the Property, and all such books and records shall at all times during reasonable business hours
be subject to inspection by NYSCRF and its duly authorized representatives, subject to Republics
approval.
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(j)
Tenant Improvements; Leasing Commissions
. After Closing, Liberty shall, at
Libertys sole cost and expense, cause the completion of the tenant improvement work listed on
Schedule 4.4(j)
in accordance with terms of the applicable lease or other agreement giving
rise to the obligation. Furthermore, Liberty shall be solely responsible for the payment of those
leasing commissions listed on
Schedule 4.4(j)
. This
Section 4.4(j)
shall survive
Closing.
(k)
Severance Payments
. Liberty shall, at Libertys sole cost and expense, pay any
and all severance payments to any employee or former employee of RPLP, or any Entity, triggered by
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. This
Section 4.4(k)
shall survive
Closing.
(l)
Existing Litigation
. Liberty agrees to indemnify, defend and hold NYSCRF and the
Company harmless from and against any claim, loss, cost or damage arising by reason of the Existing
Litigation. This
Section 4.4(l)
shall survive Closing.
4.5
Indemnity For Breach by Liberty
. Subject to the other provisions hereof
(including the provisions of
Section 11.1
), if Closing occurs, Liberty shall indemnify
NYSCRF and the Company and their successors and assigns, against and shall defend and hold NYSCRF
and the Company and their successors and assigns, harmless from, all costs, expenses, and actual
damages, including reasonable attorneys fees, that NYSCRF, the Company and/or NYSCRFs or the
Companys successors or assigns actually incur because of any breach of any of the representations,
warranties or covenants of Liberty herein contained incurred prior to [The confidential material contained herein has
been omitted and has been separately filed
with the Commission.] after the
Closing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if NYSCRF has actual knowledge of any such breach prior to
Closing and nonetheless proceeds with the Closing, then in such event any such breach shall be
deemed waived by
NYSCRF. NYSCRF and the Company hereby specifically waive any and all rights which they may
have to exemplary, punitive or consequential damages as a result of Libertys default under this
Agreement.
4.6
NYSCRFs Representations and Warranties
. NYSCRF represents and warrants to
Liberty as follows (which representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of the date
hereof and as of the Closing Date):
(a)
Authority
. NYSCRF has duly and validly authorized and executed this Agreement,
and it has full right, title, power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out all
of its terms;
(b)
No Violation; Consent
. The execution and delivery by NYSCRF of, consummation of
transactions provided for in, and compliance by NYSCRF with all of the provisions of this Agreement
will not violate the organizational documents of NYSCRF and do not require any approval or consent
of any trustee or holders of any of its debt (except for approvals already obtained).
(c)
Sophisticated Investor
. NYSCRF is a sophisticated investor experienced in
commercial real estate investments. NYSCRF has sufficient experience of and knowledge about the
operations of multi-tenant commercial properties to be able to exercise its approval powers in this
Agreement and under the Partnership Agreement in a commercially reasonable manner and without
delay.
(d)
Indemnity For Breach by NYSCRF
. Subject to the other provisions hereof (including
the provisions of
Section 11.2
), if Closing occurs NYSCRF shall indemnify Liberty and the
Company and their successors and assigns, against and shall defend and hold Liberty and the Company
and their successors and assigns, harmless from, all costs, expenses, and actual damages, including
reasonable attorneys fees, that Liberty, the Company and/or Libertys or the Companys successors
or assigns actually incur because of any breach of any of
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the representations, warranties or
covenants of NYSCRF herein contained incurred prior to one (1) year after the Closing.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Liberty has actual knowledge of any such breach prior to Closing
and nonetheless proceeds with the Closing, then in such event any such breach shall be deemed
waived by Liberty. Liberty and the Company hereby specifically waive any and all rights that they
may have to exemplary, punitive or consequential damages as a result of NYSCRFs default under this
Agreement.
5. CONDITIONS OF CLOSING
5.1
Closing Conditions For NYSCRFs Benefit
. The obligations of NYSCRF to consummate
the transaction contemplated hereby are subject to the following conditions, any of which, if not
fulfilled by the Closing or as otherwise provided herein, shall entitle NYSCRF (at its option) to
terminate this Agreement as provided below:
(a)
Merger
. All conditions to the merger of RPLP with and into Liberty (the
Merger
), as well as the merger of Republic Property Trust with and into Liberty
Acquisition LLC (the
REIT Merger
), pursuant to that certain Agreement of Plan and Merger,
dated as of
July 23, 2007 (the
Merger Agreement
), shall have been satisfied in accordance with
the terms of the Merger Agreement.
(b)
Absence of Judicial Action
. The transactions contemplated under this Agreement to
be effected on the Closing Date shall not have been restrained or prohibited by any injunction or
order or judgment rendered by any court or other governmental agency of competent jurisdiction and
no proceeding shall have been instituted and be pending in which any creditor of Liberty or any
other Person seeks to restrain such transactions or otherwise to attach any of the Property,
provided
that any such proceeding or action contemplated by this
Section 5.1(a)
shall not
be deemed to include any proceeding or action brought by, through or under NYSCRF.
(c)
Representations and Warranties
. All representations and warranties made by
Liberty herein shall at the time of Closing be true and correct in all material respects.
(d)
Absence of Litigation
. On the Closing Date, Liberty shall have received no
written notice of any litigation pending or threatened against the Entities or the Property that,
if resolved adversely to the Entities or the Property, would have a material adverse effect on the
Entities or the Property, except for litigation related to the matters disclosed on
Schedule
4.1(b)(ii)
.
(e)
Covenants of Liberty
. On the Closing Date, all of the covenants and agreements
herein on the part of Liberty to be complied with or performed on or before the Closing Date shall
have been fully complied with and performed in all material respects, and there shall exist no
material default or material breach by Liberty under this Agreement.
(f)
Insolvency
. On the Closing Date, Liberty and the Entities shall not be insolvent
(
i.e
., unable to pay its debts as they become due), shall not have been held or alleged to have
made a transfer in fraud of creditors and shall not have made a general assignment for the benefit
of creditors.
(g)
Receiver
. On the Closing Date, neither a receiver nor a trustee nor a custodian
shall have been appointed for, or shall have taken possession of, all or substantially all of the
assets of Liberty or any Entity or any of the Property, either in a proceeding brought by Liberty
or in a proceeding brought against Liberty or an Entity.
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(h)
Bankruptcy
. On the Closing Date, neither Liberty nor any Entity shall have filed
a petition for relief under the Federal Bankruptcy Code or any other present or future federal or
state insolvency, bankruptcy or similar law (all of the foregoing hereinafter collectively called
Applicable Bankruptcy Law
) nor shall an involuntary petition for relief have been filed
against Liberty or any Entity under any Applicable Bankruptcy Law and not been dismissed, nor shall
any order for relief naming Liberty or an Entity have been entered under any Applicable Bankruptcy
Law, nor shall any composition, rearrangement, extension, reorganization or other relief of debtors
now or hereafter existing have been requested or consented to by Liberty or any Entity.
(i)
Execution
. On the Closing Date, neither the Property nor any part thereof or any
interest therein shall have been taken by execution or other process of law in any action against
Liberty or an Entity.
(j)
Completion of the Partnership Agreement
. All Exhibits not attached to the form of
the Partnership Agreement attached hereto as
Exhibit F
shall have been completed and such
Exhibits reasonably approved by Liberty and NYSCRF.
(k)
Owners Policies
. On the Closing Date, the Title Company shall be unconditionally
committed to deliver the Owners Policy to each Entity (or its subsidiary) that directly owns
Property, in accordance with
Section 6.2
.
If any one or more of the above conditions is not satisfied by the Closing Date, NYSCRF may at its
option either (i) waive such remaining conditions and proceed to Closing; or (ii) if such failure
is not satisfied prior to closing on the Merger, NYSCRF may terminate this Agreement by written
notice thereof to Liberty and, except for such obligations and indemnities that expressly survive
the termination of this Agreement, the parties shall have no further right or obligation hereunder;
provided, however
, if such failure to satisfy any condition is a result of a default or breach by
Liberty under this Agreement, NYSCRF shall also have the rights provided under
Section
11.1(b)
hereof.
5.2
Conditions Precedent for Libertys Benefit
. The obligations of Liberty to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby are subject to the following conditions which, if
not fulfilled by the Closing or as otherwise provided herein, shall entitle Liberty, at its option,
to terminate the Agreement:
(a)
Merger
. All conditions to the Merger and the REIT Merger shall have been
satisfied in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement.
(b)
Covenants of NYSCRF
. All of the covenants and agreements herein on the part of
NYSCRF to be complied with or performed on or before the Closing Date shall have been fully
complied with and performed.
(c)
Representations and Warranties
. All representations and warranties made by NYSCRF
herein shall have been and remain true and correct in all material respects.
(d)
Completion of the Partnership Agreement
. All exhibits not attached to the form of
the Partnership Agreement attached hereto as
Exhibit F
shall be completed and such Exhibits
reasonably approved by Liberty and NYSCRF.
(e)
Absence of Judicial Action
. The transactions contemplated under this Agreement to
be effected on the Closing Date shall not have been restrained or prohibited by any injunction or
order or judgment rendered by any court or other governmental agency of competent jurisdiction.
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(f)
Owners Policies
. On the Closing Date, the Title Company shall be unconditionally
committed to deliver the Owners Policy to each Entity (or its subsidiary) that directly owns
Property, in accordance with
Section 6.2
.
6. CLOSING
6.1
Closing
. The closing of the transactions contemplated herein shall be held on the
date of the Merger (the
Closing Date
or the
Closing
), unless otherwise
specified herein. The Closing shall be held at the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania offices of Wolf,
Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen LLP, or at such other location as may be acceptable to Liberty and
NYSCRF, or at the election of either party, by delivery of documents in escrow to the Title Company
together with escrow instructions that otherwise comport with the terms of this Agreement.
(a)
Liberty Closing Obligations
. At the Closing, Liberty shall deliver or cause to be
delivered executed counterparts of the Partnership Agreement and the Management Agreement.
(b)
Liberty Closing Documents
. At or before Closing (as the case may be pursuant to
this Agreement), Liberty shall deliver or cause to be delivered for the benefit of the Company the
items specified herein (with copies to NYSCRF) and the following documents and instruments, each
duly executed and, where necessary, acknowledged:
(i) a promissory note for the Merger Loan;
(ii) an assignment and assumption agreement (the
Liberty Loan Assignment
) in the
form of
Exhibit K
attached hereto, whereby Liberty assigns, and the Company assumes, all of
the rights and obligations of the borrower under the Liberty Loan Documents;
(iii) one or more assignment of interests (the
Assignments
) in the form of
Exhibit E
attached hereto, dated as of the Closing Date, conveying the Contributed
Interests to the Company;
(iv) the Purchase Money Loan Documents, and an assignment to the Company of the lenders
rights thereunder;
(v) copies of the assignments of the Purchased Interests to the Company;
(vi) if necessary, tenant notification agreements, dated the Closing Date, containing
Libertys authorization to the tenants of the Property for payment of rental directly to the
Company or the Companys managing agent, in form acceptable to NYSCRF and Liberty (the
Tenant
Notices
);
(vii) a Schedule of Leases and Rent Roll for the Property that is current as of August 31,
2007, containing all the matters described in
Section 4.1(b)(iv)
, certified by Liberty to
Libertys knowledge, to be true, complete and correct in all material respects as of the Closing
Date and showing no changes in the Schedule of Leases and Rent Roll, except for additional Tenant
Leases, terminations of Tenant Leases that have expired by their terms, terminations of Tenant
Leases for reasons other than the expiration of their terms not in excess of, in the aggregate,
[The confidential material contained herein has
been omitted and has been separately filed
with the Commission.] square feet of gross leaseable area, and other changes approved by NYSCRF in writing or
otherwise permitted pursuant to the terms hereof, or that do not constitute a material adverse
effect;
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(viii) evidence reasonably acceptable to the Title Company authorizing the consummation by
Liberty of the transactions contemplated hereby and the execution and delivery of the closing
documents on behalf of Liberty;
(ix) such documents, if any, as may be required to assign or withdraw Libertys right to use
the trade names, if any, of the Property;
(x) an executed certificate with respect to Libertys non-foreign status sufficient to comply
with the requirements of Section 1445 of the Code, commonly known as the Foreign Investment in Real
Property Tax Act of 1980, and regulations applicable thereto;
(xi) an executed copy of Internal Revenue Service Form 1099 as required by the Tax Reform Act
of 1986, and all regulations applicable thereto;
(xii) copies of executed Tenant Leases, to the extent in Libertys control and not previously
delivered to NYSCRF;
(xiii) executed counterparts of the Partnership Agreement; and
(xiv) executed counterparts of the Management Agreement.
(c)
NYSCRF Closing Obligations
. At or before the Closing (as the case may be pursuant
to this Agreement), NYSCRF, or its permitted assignee, shall do the following:
(i) on the day before the Closing, deposit with LaSalle Bank National Association (the
Transfer Agent for the Merger) the Contribution Amount, adjusted as provided herein, by wire
transfer in immediately available funds; and
(ii) on the day of Closing, deliver executed counterparts of the Partnership Agreement.
(d)
Company Obligations
. At or prior to Closing (as the case may be pursuant to this
Agreement), NYSCRF and Liberty shall cause the Company to assume all obligations of Liberty under
the Operating Agreements, and the Assumed Financing pursuant to the forms of documents referenced
in
Section 6.1(b)
. In addition, at Closing, NYSCRF and Liberty shall cause the Company to
do the following:
(i) deliver evidence acceptable to the Title Company and reasonably acceptable to Liberty,
authorizing the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and the
execution and delivery of the closing documents on behalf of the Company;
(ii) execute and deliver the agreements of sale contemplated by the Recitals, if any;
(iii) deliver the Purchase Money Loan Documents to RPLP in accordance with the Recitals, if
any;
(iv) execute and deliver an assignment and assumption agreement sufficient for the Company to
acquire the Purchased Interests pursuant to the Recitals, if applicable;
(v) fund the Merger Loan;
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(vi) execute and deliver the Liberty Loan Assignment; and
(vii) deliver executed counterparts of the Management Agreement.
To the extent the consent of NYSCRF is required under the Partnership Agreement or otherwise in
order for the Company to perform any of the foregoing actions or deliver any of any of the above
items, NYSCRF hereby consents.
(e)
Further Assurances
. At the Closing, the Company, Liberty and NYSCRF shall execute
and deliver, or cause to be executed or delivered, such other instruments and documents as may be
necessary in order to complete the Closing of the transactions contemplated hereunder, the form and
content of which shall be reasonably acceptable to Liberty and NYSCRF.
(f)
Delivery of Closing Documents
. The Company, Liberty and NYSCRF acknowledge and
agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to execute and deliver to the Title Company to hold in
escrow all documents required to be delivered at the Closing pursuant to this
Section 6.1
at least two (2) business days prior to the Closing Date.
6.2
Title Insurance
. At the Closing, Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company (the
Title Company
) shall furnish each Entity (or its subsidiary that is the direct owner of Property)
with an owners policy of title insurance (an
Owners Policy
) that substantially conforms to the
marked-up title commitments previously delivered by Liberty to NYSCRF. The Owners Policies to be
issued at Closing shall contain (to the extent available in the applicable jurisdiction): (i) an
affirmative endorsement insuring the Company that there are no violations of any restrictive
covenants affecting the Property, (ii) an access endorsement insuring vehicular and pedestrian
access to all contiguous streets from all present points of entry; (iii) a contiguity endorsement,
if applicable; (iv) a survey endorsement; (v) a location endorsement; (vi) an endorsement deleting
the creditors rights exception; (vii) a non-imputation endorsement; and (viii) a zoning
endorsement (completed structures, including parking and loading dock). The Title Company has
executed the joinder attached to this Agreement to evidence its agreement to, among other things,
the provisions of this
Section 6.2
.
6.3
Delivery of Documents, Possession, Keys and Other Items
. At the Closing, Liberty
shall (i) provide the Company with the originals of all available documents within Libertys
possession or control, copies of which were provided to NYSCRF pursuant to
Section 3.1
hereof, and (ii) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company all books and records in Libertys
possession pertaining to the Entities. All such documents which are located at the Property may be
delivered with the Property. Any other such documents shall be made available to the Company by
Liberty at a mutually convenient time and place, and Liberty may retain additional copies of such
items as it deems necessary or convenient. NYSCRF acknowledges that the Company and Liberty have
the same principal offices and that no physical transfer of such documents will be required.
6.4
Closing Costs; Transfer Taxes
.
(a) [The confidential material contained herein has
been omitted and has been separately filed
with the Commission.]
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(c) Liberty and NYSCRF each shall pay their respective legal fees incurred in negotiating this
Agreement, the Partnership Agreement and related joint venture documents.
(d) In the event of any post-Closing increase or decrease in the amount of transfer tax
payable hereunder, the parties hereto shall pay or be reimbursed for such increase or decrease, as
the case may be, in accordance with, and in proportion to, each partys obligation as set forth in
this
Section 6.4
. This
Section 6.4(d)
shall survive Closing.
7. PRORATIONS
7.1
Initial Proration
. Within [The confidential material contained herein has
been omitted and has been separately filed
with the Commission.] days after the Closing Date, the
parties shall prorate the following items as of the Closing Date:
(a)
Taxes
. All real estate taxes with respect to the Property shall be prorated
between Liberty and the Company as of the Closing Date.
(b)
Rents.
Rent shall be prorated as of the Closing Date, except that no proration
shall be made for rents delinquent as of the Closing Date (hereinafter called the Delinquent
Rents). The Company shall have no liability to Liberty for the Delinquent Rents and shall have no
obligation to collect same,
provided, however
, amounts collected by the Company or the Entities
from tenants owing Delinquent Rents shall be applied first to rents owed by such tenant accruing
from and after the Closing Date and then to Delinquent Rents. Any such amounts applicable to
Delinquent Rents received by the Company or the Entities shall be forwarded to Liberty within
fifteen (15) days of receipt thereof. Liberty reserves the right to pursue legal remedies against
tenants owing Delinquent Rents so long as pursuit of its legal remedies does not cause the tenant
to be evicted.
(c)
Operating Costs
. All operating expenses, including utilities (to the extent not
paid directly by tenants), maintenance and other operating costs and expenses incurred by the
Entities in connection with the ownership, operation, maintenance and management of the Property
shall be prorated between Liberty and the Company as of the Closing.
(d)
Insurance Premiums
. Insurance premiums shall be prorated as of the Closing Date.
(e)
Other Income and Expenses
. All other income from, and expenses of, the Property,
including but not limited to public utility charges, maintenance charges and service
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charges, shall
be prorated as of the Closing Date and the Company shall assume such expenses for periods
subsequent to Closing.
(f)
Federal, State and Local Taxes
. To the maximum extent permissible, for Federal,
State and local tax purposes the parties will cause the Entities and their subsidiaries to treat
the Closing Date as the beginning of a fiscal period. Liberty will file all returns and pay all
taxes owing for periods through the day preceding the Closing Date and the Company will file all
returns and pay all taxes owing for periods beginning with the Closing Date. If and to the extent
that such filing of separate returns is not permitted by any taxing authority, and as to any tax
that applies to a period both before and after the Closing Date, the parties will cooperate in the
furnishing of information necessary to the preparation and filing of returns, and will pay their
respective shares of tax liability in proportion to their respective shares of the thing taxed (for
example, gross receipts or net income). The obligations of the parties hereunder shall survive
Closing until each such tax return has been filed, all such taxes owing have been paid and such
returns and payments are no longer subject to contest by the taxing authority. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, for tax purposes, closing shall be deemed to occur at 11:59 p.m. (local Washington, D.C.
time) on the day preceding the Closing Date.
(g)
Assumed Financing.
Interest, credits, costs and expenses (other than the costs
and expenses described in Section 6.4(b)(iii), which shall be the sole obligation of the Company)
related to the Assumed Financing will be adjusted and apportioned between Liberty and the Company
in accordance with the following: (i) prepaid interest will be paid to Liberty by the Company and
accrued, but unpaid interest will be paid by Liberty with both to be apportioned as of the day
preceding the Closing Date; and (ii) Liberty will be entitled to receive the amounts (including
accrued interest) of any escrow and other sums on deposit with a lender under the Assumed Financing
(including any escrow reserves) when disbursed by the holder of such Assumed Financing.
7.2
Adjustments; Reproration
. After receipt of final financial statements for the
Entities for the current year or applicable fiscal period, Liberty shall prepare and present to
NYSCRF a calculation of the reproration of the profits and losses of the Entities to be passed
through to the Company. The parties shall make the appropriate adjusting payment between them
within 30 days after presentment to NYSCRF of Libertys calculation. This provision shall survive
the Closing.
7.3
Indemnity
.
(a) Except for items to be prorated and reprorated by Liberty and NYSCRF pursuant to this
Article 7
, Liberty hereby assumes full responsibility for any and all demands, claims,
legal or administrative proceedings, losses, liabilities, damages, penalties, fines, liens,
judgments, costs or expenses whatsoever (including, without limitation, attorneys fees and costs),
whether direct or indirect, known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, that may arise on account of
or in any way be connected with the ownership of the Interests, Entities or the Property first
arising or accruing prior to the Closing Date, including, without limitation, the Existing
Litigation. Liberty also agrees to indemnify, defend and hold the Company and NYSCRF harmless from
any claims, liabilities or costs (including reasonable attorneys fees) arising from Libertys
failure to perform said obligations.
(b) Except for items to be prorated and reprorated by Liberty and NYSCRF pursuant to this
Article 7
, the Company hereby assumes full responsibility for any and all demands, claims,
legal or administrative proceedings, losses, liabilities, damages, penalties,
fines, liens, judgments, costs or expenses whatsoever (including, without limitation,
attorneys fees and costs), whether direct or indirect, known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen
(Losses
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and Liabilities), which may arise on account of or in any way be connected with the
ownership of the Property first arising or accruing on or after to the Closing Date, excluding,
however, any Liberty Losses and Liabilities (hereinafter defined). The Company also agrees to
indemnify, defend and hold Liberty harmless from any claims, liabilities or costs (including
reasonable attorneys fees) arising from the Companys failure to perform said obligations,
provided the same do not arise on account of Liberty Losses and Liabilities. As used herein,
Liberty Losses and Liabilities are any Losses and Liabilities which may arise on account of or in
any way be connected with any action by Liberty or the LLC (a) that was not taken in the reasonable
belief that it was within their scope of authority under the Partnership Agreement, (b)
constituting fraud, bad faith, negligence or willful misconduct, or a breach of the standards set
forth in
Section 6.02(d)
of the Partnership Agreement, or (c) in violation of securities
laws or criminal laws.
(c) The provisions of this
Section 7.3
shall survive the Closing.
8. SURVIVAL
8.1
Surviva
l. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all warranties
representations, covenants, obligations and agreements contained in this Agreement shall survive
the execution and delivery of this Agreement and shall survive the Closing for a period of one (1)
year and any right of action for the breach of any representation, warranty or covenant contained
herein shall not merge with the Assignment but shall survive the Closing for such one (1) year
period and may be enforced by the Company. In addition to all other remedies that NYSCRF and/or
the Company may have at law or in equity, the Company may offset any final, non-appealable judgment
it obtains against Liberty against any distributions due to Liberty from the Company.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the representations and
warranties contained in
Section 4.1(a)
shall survive the Closing.
9. COMMISSIONS
9.1
Libertys Indemnity
. LIBERTY SHALL INDEMNIFY NYSCRF AND THE COMPANY AND HOLD AND
DEFEND NYSCRF AND THE COMPANY HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, LOSSES, LIABILITIES,
DAMAGES, DEMANDS, COSTS AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING ACTUAL, REASONABLE ATTORNEYS FEES AT OR BEFORE THE
TRIAL LEVEL AND ANY APPELLATE PROCEEDINGS) ARISING OUT OF ANY CLAIM MADE BY ANY REALTOR, BROKER,
FINDER, OR ANY OTHER INTERMEDIARY WHO CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN ENGAGED, CONTRACTED OR UTILIZED BY
LIBERTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT. THIS
INDEMNIFICATION SHALL SURVIVE THE CLOSING.
9.2
NYSCRFs Indemnity
. NYSCRF SHALL INDEMNIFY, HOLD HARMLESS AND DEFEND LIBERTY AND
THE COMPANY FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, LOSSES, LIABILITIES, DAMAGES, DEMANDS, COSTS AND
EXPENSES (INCLUDING ACTUAL, REASONABLE ATTORNEYS FEES AT OR BEFORE THE TRIAL LEVEL AND ANY
APPELLATE PROCEEDINGS) ARISING OUT OF ANY CLAIM MADE BY ANY REALTOR, BROKER, FINDER OR ANY OTHER
INTERMEDIARY WHO
CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN ENGAGED, CONTRACTED OR UTILIZED BY NYSCRF IN CONNECTION WITH THE
TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE THE SUBJECT MATTER OF
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THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY AND
ALL FEES PAYABLE TO HEITMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE THE
SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT. THIS INDEMNIFICATION SHALL SURVIVE THE CLOSING.
10. FURTHER INSTRUMENTS
Liberty will, whenever reasonably requested by NYSCRF, and NYSCRF will, whenever reasonably
requested by Liberty, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause to be executed, acknowledged and
delivered, any and all conveyances, assignments and all other instruments and documents as may be
reasonably necessary in order to complete the transaction herein provided and to carry out the
terms and provisions of this Agreement.
11. TERMINATION AND REMEDIES
11.1
Libertys Default
.
(a) Subject to the provisions of
Section 11.1(b)
below, if Liberty has not terminated
this Agreement pursuant to any of the provisions hereof authorizing such termination, and if prior
to or at the Closing Liberty defaults hereunder or shall have failed to have performed any of the
material covenants and/or agreements contained herein that are to be performed by Liberty at or
prior to the Closing, or if any warranty or representation made by Liberty herein is not true and
correct in all material respects, NYSCRF may, at its option, as its sole and exclusive remedies,
either (i) seek specific performance of this Agreement, or (ii) terminate this Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything in
Section 11.1(a)
to the contrary, NYSCRF will, prior to
the exercise of the remedies contained in
Section 11.1(a)
, give Liberty written notice
(
NYSCRFs Default Notice
) specifying the nature of such default. Until the date that is
five (5) days after receipt of NYSCRFs Default Notice, Liberty may, at its option, elect to cure
such default or waive the option to cure the default;
provided, however
, Libertys failure to give
NYSCRF written notice of its election within this time period shall be deemed an election by
Liberty to waive its right to cure the default. If Liberty waives or is deemed to have waived its
right to cure the default, NYSCRF shall thereafter be entitled to exercise the remedies in
accordance with the terms of
Section 11.1(a)
. If Liberty elects to cure the default
specified in NYSCRFs Default Notice, Liberty shall commence to cure such default within fifteen
(15) days from the date of such election and diligently pursue such cure to completion within
forty-five (45) days (
Libertys Cure Period
). If Liberty fails to cure such default
within Libertys Cure Period to NYSCRFs reasonable satisfaction, NYSCRF may exercise its remedies
in accordance with the terms of
Section 11.1(a)
hereof.
11.2
NYSCRFs Default
.
(a) If NYSCRF has not terminated this Agreement pursuant to any of the provisions hereof
authorizing such termination and NYSCRF defaults hereunder and fails to perform any of the
covenants and/or agreements contained herein which are to be performed by NYSCRF, Liberty shall be
entitled to, at its option, as its sole and exclusive remedies either (i) seek specific performance
of this Agreement, or (ii) terminate this Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything in
Section 11.2(a)
to the contrary, Liberty will, prior
to the exercise of the remedies contained in
Section 11.2(a)
, give NYSCRF written notice
(
Libertys Default Notice
) specifying the nature of such default. Until the date that is
five (5)
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days after receipt of Libertys Default Notice, NYSCRF may, at its option, elect to cure
such default or waive the option to cure the default;
provided, however
, NYSCRFs failure to give
Liberty written notice of its election within this time period shall be deemed an election by
NYSCRF to waive its right to cure the default. If NYSCRF waives or is deemed to have waived its
right to cure the default, Liberty shall thereafter be entitled to exercise the remedies in
accordance with the terms of
Section 11.2(a)
. If NYSCRF elects to cure the default
specified in Libertys Default Notice, NYSCRF shall commence to cure such default within fifteen
(15) days from the date of such election and shall thereafter diligently pursue such cure to
completion within forty-five (45) days (
NYSCRFs Cure Period
). If NYSCRF is unable to
cure such default within NYSCRFs Cure Period to Libertys reasonable satisfaction, Liberty may
exercise its remedies in accordance with the terms of
Section 11.2(a)
hereof.
11.3
Costs and Expenses; Limitation
. In the event of any default or alleged default
by either Liberty or NYSCRF hereunder that results in a party seeking to exercise its rights or
remedies pursuant to
Section 11.1
or
Section 11.2
above, the prevailing party under
this Agreement shall be able to recover from the non-prevailing party on demand all actual,
reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket expenses actually paid or incurred by the prevailing party
in connection with the exercise of its remedies hereunder including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys fees. In no event shall either party hereto, or any direct or indirect partner, member,
shareholder, beneficiary, owner or affiliate thereof, or any officer, director, employee, trustee,
or agent of any of the foregoing or any affiliate or controlling person thereof, be liable to any
indemnified party in contract, tort or otherwise with respect to any indirect, consequential,
punitive or exemplary damages arising from or relating to this Agreement or any closing document.
11.4
Limitation of NYSCRF Liability
. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein or in any other agreement executed in connection herewith, Liberty and the Company
expressly agree that NYSCRF shall not be liable personally or otherwise for any breach or default
by NYSCRF under this Agreement or any other agreement executed in connection with this Agreement,
except to the extent of, and only to the extent of, the NYSCRFs Partnership Interest in the
Company. Except only for NYSCRFs Partnership Interest in the Company, no assets of NYSCRF may be
liened, encumbered, attached, levied or executed upon to satisfy any liability of or judgment
against NYSCRF arising out of this Agreement or any other agreement executed in connection with
this Agreement. This
Section 11.4
shall survive Closing.
12. RISK OF LOSS
If, prior to Closing, the Property or any part thereof shall be condemned or destroyed or
materially damaged by fire or other casualty (that is, damage or destruction that NYSCRF reasonably
estimates will cost in excess of [The confidential material contained herein has
been omitted and has been separately filed
with the Commission.] to repair or restore or that materially impedes access to
the Property or any material part thereof), NYSCRF shall elect to do one of the following, which
election shall be made not later than the later of (i) ten (10) days prior to Closing, or (ii) ten
(10) days following the date NYSCRF receives written notice of the condemnation or material damage:
(A) terminate this Agreement as to the Contributed Entity that owns the affected Parcel only,
whereupon the parties shall negotiate an equitable reduction in the Contribution Amount hereunder
or, if the parties do not reach agreement on such a reduction within thirty (30) days after such
casualty, NYSCRF shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement in its entirety; or (B) consummate
the transaction contemplated by this Agreement
without terminating this Agreement as to the affected Parcel notwithstanding such
condemnation, destruction or material damage. If NYSCRF elects to consummate the
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transaction
contemplated by this Agreement without terminating this Agreement as to the Contributed Entity that
owns the affected Parcel, the Company shall be entitled to receive all of the condemnation proceeds
or settle the loss under all policies of insurance applicable to the destruction or damage and
receive all of the proceeds of insurance applicable thereto, and Liberty shall, at Closing and
thereafter, execute and deliver to the Company all required proofs of loss, assignments of claims
and other similar items. If there is any other damage or destruction (that is, damage or
destruction that NYSCRF reasonably estimates will cost [The confidential material contained herein has
been omitted and has been separately filed
with the Commission.] or less to repair or restore, or
that does not materially impede access to the Property or any material part thereof), Liberty shall
either completely repair or cause to be repaired such damage prior to Closing in a manner
reasonably satisfactory to NYSCRF or, at NYSCRFs option, assign all insurance claims pertaining to
such damage or destruction to the Company by executing and delivering to the Company at Closing and
thereafter all required proofs of loss, assignments of claims and other similar items.
Notwithstanding anything herein, Liberty shall be entitled to receive and retain, and shall
not be required to assign, any insurance proceeds for loss of the rents to have been paid prior to
Closing.
13. PROVISIONS REGARDING HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
13.1
Definitions
. Unless the context otherwise specifies or requires, the following
terms shall have the respective meanings herein specified:
(a) The term
Governmental Requirements
shall mean all laws, ordinances, statutes,
codes, rules, regulations, orders and decrees of the United States, the state, the county, the
city, or any other political subdivision in which the Property is located, and any other political
subdivision, agency or instrumentality exercising jurisdiction over Liberty or the Property,
including Hazardous Materials Laws.
(b) The term
Hazardous Materials
shall mean (i) any hazardous waste as defined by
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq.), as amended
from time to time, and regulations promulgated thereunder (
RCRA
); (ii) any hazardous
substance as defined by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
of 1980 (42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and regulations promulgated
thereunder (
CERCLA
) (including petroleum-based products as described therein); (iii)
other petroleum and petroleum-based products; (iv) asbestos in any quantity or form which would
subject it to regulation under any applicable Hazardous Materials Law (hereinafter defined); (v)
polychlorinated biphenyls; (vi) any substance, the presence of which on the Property is prohibited
by any Hazardous Materials Law; (vii) any extremely hazardous substance or hazardous chemical
as those terms are defined in the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (42 U.S.C.
Section 11001 et seq.) as amended from time to time, and regulations promulgated thereunder
(
EPCRA
); (viii) any chemical substance as that term is defined in the Toxic Substances
Control Act (15 U.S.C. Section 2601) as amended from time to time, and regulations promulgated
thereunder (
TSCA
); (ix) any hazardous substances identified under the law of the state in
which the Property is located; and (x) any other substance, including toxic substances, that, by
any Hazardous Materials Laws, requires special handling in its collection, storage, treatment,
management, recycling or disposal. Hazardous Materials shall not include consumer products, office
supplies,
and cleaning and maintenance supplies stored and used in the ordinary course of operation of
the Property and in compliance with applicable Hazardous Materials Laws.
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(c) The term
Hazardous Materials Laws
shall mean all Governmental Requirements,
including, without limitation, RCRA and CERCLA, relating to the handling, storage, existence of or
otherwise regulating any hazardous wastes, hazardous substances, toxic substances, radioactive
materials, pollutants, chemicals, contaminants or industrial substances or relating to the removal
or remediation of any of the foregoing.
(d)
Losses
means any and all losses, liabilities, damages (whether actual,
consequential, punitive or otherwise denominated), demands, claims, actions, judgments, causes of
action, assessments, fines, penalties, costs, and out-of-pocket expenses (including, without
limitation, attorneys fees and the fees of environmental consultants), of any and every kind or
character, foreseeable and unforeseeable, liquidated and contingent, proximate and remote.
(e) The terms release, disposal, storage and treatment shall have the meaning set
forth in CERCLA, RCRA, the regulations promulgated thereunder and any other similar Hazardous
Materials Laws.
13.2
Libertys Environmental Representations and Warranties
. Liberty hereby
represents and warrants to NYSCRF that except as set forth on
Exhibit I
or in those certain
Phase I Environmental Site Assessments delivered to NYSCRF by Liberty and listed on
Schedule
13.2
attached hereto (collectively, the
Environmental Reports
):
(a) Liberty has not received any written notice of any civil, criminal or administrative suit,
claim, hearing, violation, investigation, proceeding or demand against the Property or against
Liberty or the Company with respect to the Property relating in any way to a release or use of
Hazardous Materials or compliance with Hazardous Materials Laws.
(b) Liberty has received no written notice that the Property violates Hazardous Materials
Laws.
(c) To Libertys actual knowledge, there are no under ground storage tanks at the Property.
(d) Liberty has received no written notice asserting that there are Hazardous Materials on, in
or under the Property in violation of any Hazardous Materials Laws.
(e) The Property has never been used by Liberty, or to Libertys best knowledge, by any third
parties, to generate, treat, store, dispose of or transport Hazardous Materials in quantities that
require remediation under, or are otherwise in violation of, any Hazardous Materials Laws.
13.3
Environmental Covenant
. Liberty shall not knowingly conduct or authorize
Hazardous Materials Contamination at the Property occurring after the date hereof and on or prior
to the Closing Date, and shall promptly notify NYSCRF in writing of any existing or pending
investigation or inquiry by any governmental authority in connection with any Hazardous Materials
Laws relating to the Property of which Liberty has received written notice or has actual knowledge
(as defined in
Section 4.3
).
13.4
Environmental Indemnification
.
(a) Liberty hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless NYSCRF and the Company from
and against any Losses arising out of any material misrepresentation by Liberty in the
representations and warranties set forth in
Section 13.2
or by any willful breach of the
covenants set forth in
Section 13.3
.
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(b)
Assumption of Defense
.
(i) If a party entitled to indemnification hereunder (the
Indemnified Party
)
notifies the party liable for such indemnification (the
Indemnifying Party
) of any claim,
demand, action, administrative or legal proceeding, investigation or allegation adverse to the
Indemnified Party and as to which the indemnity provided for in
Section 13.4(a)
applies (a
Potential Claim
), Indemnifying Party shall assume on behalf of Indemnified Party and
conduct with due diligence and in good faith the investigation and defense thereof and the response
thereto and shall be entitled, at Indemnifying Partys sole discretion, to settle or otherwise
dispose of any such Potential Claim; provided, that Indemnifying Party shall have the right to cure
such matter that is the subject of the Potential Claim (subject to the rights of the owner of the
Property at the time of such cure to approve the manner of such cure) if such cure will not result
in additional liability or material loss of rights to Indemnified Party, and provided further that
Indemnified Party have the right to be represented by advisory counsel of its own selection and at
its own expense; and provided further, that if any such claim, demand, action, proceeding,
investigation or allegation involves both Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party and Indemnified
Party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it which are
inconsistent with or in addition to those available to Indemnifying Party, then Indemnified Party
shall have the right to select separate counsel reasonably acceptable to Indemnifying Party to
participate in the investigation and defense of and response to such claim, demand, action,
proceeding, investigation or allegation on its own behalf at Indemnifying Partys expense.
(ii) If any claim, demand, action, proceeding, investigation or allegation arises as to which
the indemnity provided for in this
Section 13.4
applies, and Indemnifying Party fails to
assume as soon as reasonably practical the defense of Indemnified Party, then Indemnified Party may
contest (or, with the prior written consent of Indemnifying Party, settle) the claim, demand,
action, proceeding, investigation or allegation at Indemnifying Partys expense using counsel
selected by Indemnified Party and reasonably acceptable to Indemnifying Party.
(c)
Notice of Losses
. If Indemnified Party receives a written notice of Losses that
Indemnified Party believes are covered by this
Section 13.4
, then Indemnified Party shall
promptly furnish a copy of such notice to Indemnifying Party. The failure to so provide a copy of
the notice to Indemnifying Party shall not excuse Indemnifying Party from its obligations under
this
Section 13.4
; provided, that if Indemnifying Party is unaware of the matters described
in the notice and such failure renders unavailable defenses that Indemnifying Party might otherwise
assert, or precludes actions that Indemnifying Party might otherwise take to minimize its
obligations hereunder, then Indemnifying Party shall be excused from its obligation to indemnify
Indemnified Party against assessments, fines, costs and expenses, if any, which would not have been
incurred but for such failure. For example, if Indemnified Party fails to provide Indemnifying
Party with a copy of a notice of an obligation covered by the indemnity set out in
Sections
13.4(a)
and Indemnifying Party is not otherwise already aware of such obligation, and if as a
result of such failure Indemnified Party becomes liable for penalties and interest covered by the
indemnity in excess of the penalties and interest that would have accrued if Indemnifying Party had
been promptly provided with a copy of the notice, then Indemnifying Party will be excused from any
obligation to Indemnified Party to pay the excess and Indemnified Party shall indemnify
Indemnifying Party with respect to any such excess.
(d)
Rights Cumulative
. The rights of NYSCRF and the Company under this
Article
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shall be in addition to any other rights and remedies of NYSCRF and the Company against
Liberty pursuant to CERCLA and NYSCRF and the Company each expressly retain any right of
reimbursement or contribution thereunder.
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14. NO ASSUMPTION
14.1
No Assumption
. The Company is not and is not deemed to be, a successor of
Liberty, it being understood that Liberty is contributing to and the Company is acquiring only the
Contributed Interests and the Purchase Money Loan Documents, subject to the Merger Loan, the
Liberty Loan and the Assumed Financing, and the rights and obligations arising thereunder; and it
is expressly understood and agreed that, except as may otherwise be expressly provided in this
Agreement and in the documents delivered at the Closing, NYSCRF has not and does not hereby assume
or agree to assume any liability whatsoever of Liberty.
15. NOTICES
15.1
Notices
. Any notice, request, demand, instruction or other communication to be
given to either party hereunder, except those required to be delivered at the Closing, shall be in
writing, and shall be deemed to be delivered (a) upon receipt, if delivered by facsimile, (b) upon
receipt or rejection if sent by hand delivery or (c) upon delivery to a nationally recognized
overnight air courier service such as UPS or Federal Express, each addressed as follows:
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New York State Common Retirement Fund
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c/o Office of the State Comptroller
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Fax No.: 212-383-1331
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Telephone No.: 212-383-1508
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Telephone No.: 212-383-1330
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with additional copies to:
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Heitman Capital Management LLC
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191 North Wacker Drive
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Chicago, IL 60606
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Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
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Los Angeles, CA 90067-3284
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Heitman Capital Management LLC
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Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355
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Attention: Mr. Michael T. Hagan
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Wolf Block Schorr and Solis-Cohen LLP
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Any notice under this Agreement delivered prior to Closing by Liberty to NYSCRF or by NYSCRF to
Liberty shall be deemed to be simultaneously delivered to and received by the Company.
16. MISCELLANEOUS
16.1
Entire Agreement
. This Agreement and the exhibits attached hereto contain the
entire agreement between the parties and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements or
understandings. No modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be of any force or effect
unless made in writing and executed by NYSCRF, Liberty and the Company.
16.2
Counterparts
. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts which
together shall constitute the agreement of the parties.
16.3
Time of the Essence
Time is of the essence with respect to the performance of
all obligations provided herein and the consummation of all transactions contemplated hereby.
16.4
Assignment
. This Agreement, and the rights and obligations of NYSCRF hereunder,
may be assigned by NYSCRF at any time without the consent of Liberty to any wholly owned affiliate
of NYSCRF. Upon any such assignment by NYSCRF, NYSCRF shall remain liable for all of its
obligations hereunder. In the event of any such assignment, Liberty agrees to close the
transaction contemplated hereunder with the assignee of NYSCRF. Liberty may not assign this
Agreement without the prior written consent of NYSCRF.
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16.5
Dates
. Whenever any determination is to be made or action is to be taken on a
date specified in this Agreement, if such date shall fall on Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday
under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia or District of Columbia, then in such event said
date shall be extended to the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. All
references in this Agreement to the date hereof, the date of this Agreement or similar
references shall be deemed to refer to the date on which this Agreement has been executed and
delivered by Liberty and NYSCRF.
16.6
Binding on Successors and Assigns
. This Agreement and the terms and provisions
hereof shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns whenever the context so requires or admits.
16.7
Records
. NYSCRF shall not file this Agreement, nor any memorandum hereof, in any
public records without the prior written consent of Liberty, and any such memorandum which is filed
without such consent shall be, in Libertys sole discretion, automatically deemed null and void;
provided that Liberty may file a copy of this Agreement as an exhibit to a filing it may make with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
SEC
).
16.8
Confidentiality and Public Disclosure
. NYSCRF shall hold, and shall instruct all
of its employees and agents to hold, all information furnished to it pursuant to this Agreement,
and all information which it obtains pursuant to its inspection, testings and investigations
undertaken in connection herewith in confidence except as and to the extent required by law.
Liberty and NYSCRF covenant and agree that, prior to Closing, they will not issue any press
releases or otherwise disclose the existence or terms of this Agreement and that they will each
hold this Agreement and the particulars thereof and the parties thereto in confidence, except with
the reasonable approval of the other party hereto and except as may be required by law, provided
that the foregoing will not restrict the ability of Liberty to file this Agreement (and some or all
of the exhibits) as an exhibit to a filing it may make with the SEC and to make disclosures
regarding the transactions provided for by this Agreement to the extent Liberty reasonably believes
necessary to enable Liberty to comply with securities laws and SEC regulations, the rules of any
stock exchange, or the requirements of any filing or registration made by Liberty Property Trust as
the issuer of publicly traded securities or as part of information provided to its investors and/or
financial analysts. Liberty and NYSCRF shall work to prepare a joint press release, to be issued
at Closing, respecting the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
16.9
Termination
. Upon any termination permitted under the terms of this Agreement,
NYSCRF and Liberty shall be automatically released and discharged from all further liability and
obligations under and in connection with this Agreement, subject however, to the express provisions
of this Agreement that provide for survival of certain agreements and indemnities. No termination
of this Agreement shall be effective unless executed by the terminating party and delivered to the
other party.
16.10
Reporting Person
. The Title Company is hereby designated as the Reporting
Person pursuant to Section 6045 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
16.11
Paragraph Headings
. .The paragraph headings contained in the Agreement are for
convenience only and shall in no way enlarge or limit the scope or meaning of the various and
several paragraphs hereof.
16.12
Facsimile Signatures
. Executed facsimile or electronically delivered copies of
this Agreement shall be binding upon the parties herein, and facsimile or electronically delivered
signatures appearing hereon shall be deemed to be original signatures. Following execution by
facsimile or electronic delivery by both parties, NYSCRF shall execute four (4) originals of this
Agreement and forward them by overnight courier to Liberty; Liberty shall execute such
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counterparts and deliver two of the same to NYSCRF the day following receipt thereof from NYSCRF.
16.13
Exculpation
.
(a) No recourse shall be had for any obligation of Liberty under this Agreement or under any
document executed in connection herewith or pursuant hereto, or for any claim based thereon or
otherwise in respect thereof, against any past, present or future trustee, partner, officer or
employee of Liberty, whether by virtue of any statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any
assessment or penalty or otherwise, all such liability being expressly waived and released by
NYSCRF and the Company and all parties claiming by, through or under NYSCRF or the Company.
(b) No recourse shall be had for any obligation of NYSCRF under this Agreement or under any
document executed in connection herewith or pursuant hereto, or for any claim based thereon or
otherwise in respect thereof, against any past, present or future trustee, shareholder, officer or
employee of NYSCRF, whether by virtue of any statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any
assessment or penalty or otherwise, all such liability being expressly waived and released by
Liberty and the Company and all parties claiming by, through or under Liberty or the Company.
16.14
AS IS
. THE PROPERTY IS BEING CONVEYED TO THE COMPANY (BY CONTRIBUTION OF THE
CONTRIBUTED INTERESTS AND PURCHASE OF THE PURCHASED INTERESTS) ON AN AS IS, WHERE IS BASIS, AND
LIBERTY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPERTY,
THE PHYSICAL CONDITION, FITNESS FOR USE, TITLE OR ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE PROPERTY, EXCEPT
AS EXPRESSLY AND SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT. NYSCRF REPRESENTS THAT IT IS
KNOWLEDGEABLE OF REAL ESTATE AND THAT IT IS RELYING SOLELY ON ITS OWN EXPERTISE, THAT OF NYSCRFS
CONSULTANTS, AND THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF LIBERTY CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT,
SUBJECT, HOWEVER, TO THE LIMITATIONS CONTAINED HEREIN UPON SUCH REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, AND
THAT LIBERTY HAS OR SHALL HAVE AFFORDED NYSCRF WITH A FULL AND COMPLETE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE ITS OWN
INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION OF THE PROPERTY AND ALL MATTERS PERTAINING THERETO DURING THE INSPECTION
PERIOD INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS THEREOF AND, UPON
CLOSING, SHALL ASSUME THE RISK THAT ADVERSE MATTERS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ADVERSE
PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, MAY NOT HAVE BEEN REVEALED BY NYSCRFS INSPECTIONS AND
INVESTIGATIONS. NYSCRF ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT, UPON CLOSING, LIBERTY SHALL CONVEY TO THE
COMPANY, BY CONVEYANCE OF THE CONTRIBUTED INTERESTS, THE PROPERTY AS IS, WHERE IS WITH ALL
FAULTS, AND THERE ARE NO ORAL AGREEMENTS, WARRANTIES
OR REPRESENTATIONS (EXCEPT AS HEREIN SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED), COLLATERAL TO OR AFFECTING ANY OF
THE PROPERTY BY LIBERTY, ANY AGENT OF LIBERTY OR ANY THIRD PARTY. NYSCRF EXPRESSLY AGREES THAT THE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL SURVIVE THE CLOSING OR TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT
AND NOT MERGE THEREIN AND LIBERTY IS NOT LIABLE OR BOUND IN ANY MANNER BY ANY VERBAL OR WRITTEN
STATEMENTS, REPRESENTATIONS, OR INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE PROPERTY FURNISHED BY ANY REAL ESTATE
BROKER, AGENT, EMPLOYEE,
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SERVANT OR OTHER PERSON, UNLESS THE SAME ARE SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH OR
REFERRED TO IN THIS AGREEMENT.
16.15
Governing Law
. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the internal laws of the State of Delaware and the laws of the United States applicable to
transactions in Virginia and the District of Columbia without regard to the principles of conflicts
of laws of any jurisdiction.
16.16
Receipt of Written Notice Defined
. Whenever in this Agreement the statement is
made that Liberty has or has not received written notice of certain matters (such as, by way of
example and not limitation, in
Sections 4.1(b)
or
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), receipt of written notice
by Liberty, and words of similar import, shall mean the receipt of written notice by Liberty
Property Trust or Liberty prior to the closing of the REIT Merger, and under no circumstances shall
delivery of written notice to Republic Property Trust or its affiliates prior to the completion of
the REIT Merger be deemed or imputed to be receipt of written notice by Liberty for purposes of
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Contribution Agreement as of the dates set
forth below.
EXECUTED by NYSCRF on the
4
th
day of
October
, 2007.
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NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND
Thomas P. Dinapoli, Comptroller of the
State of New York, as Trustee of the
Common Retirement Fund
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EXECUTED by Liberty on the
1
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day of
October
, 2007.
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LIBERTY:
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LIBERTY PROPERTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,
a Pennsylvania
limited partnership
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Liberty Property Trust, its general partner
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/s/ MICHAEL T. HAGAN
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MICHAEL T. HAGAN
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CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
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WILLIAM P. HANKOWSKY
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CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO
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EXECUTED by the Company on the 1st
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October_, 2007.
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THE COMPANY:
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LIBERTY WASHINGTON, LP
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MICHAEL T. HAGAN
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CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
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WILLIAM P. HANKOWSKY
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The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a fully executed original counterpart of this
Agreement and agrees to perform the functions of Title Company hereunder as of the
2
nd
day of
Oct
, 2007. The undersigned further assumes the duties of
the Reporting Person as described in Section 6045 of the Code and the regulations promulgated
thereunder.
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TITLE COMPANY:
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COMMONWEALTH LAND TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY
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ANDREA B. CONNORS
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EXHIBIT A
PARCELS, ENTITIES, GROSS ASSET VALUE OF INTERESTS, PERMANENT FINANCING
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GROSS ASSET
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CONTRIBUTED
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VALUE OF
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PERMANENT
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PARCEL
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ENTITY
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INTERESTS
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INTERESTS
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FINANCING
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Pender Business Park
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RKB Pender LLC
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3922-28 Pender Drive,
Fairfax, VA
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Corporate Pointe IV
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14111 Park Meadow Drive,
Chantilly, VA
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The Republic Building
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RPT 1425 Investors, L.P.*
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(Purchased Entity
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1425 New York Avenue, NW
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RPLP I, LLC
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Washington, DC
|
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Corporate Oaks
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|
RKB Corporate Oaks LLC
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|
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100
|
%
|
|
$
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[*]
|
|
|
$
|
[*]
|
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625 Herndon Parkway,
Herndon, VA
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|
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WillowWood I and II
|
|
RPB WillowWood I LLC
|
|
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100
|
%
|
|
$
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[*]
|
|
|
$
|
[*]
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10300 and 10306 Eaton
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and
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|
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100
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%
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Place, Fairfax, VA
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WillowWood II LLC
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Republic Park (1 - 7)
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|
Republic Park LLC
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100
|
%
|
|
$
|
[*]
|
|
|
$
|
[*]
|
|
13605-15-25-35-45-55-65
Dulles Technology Drive,
Herndon, VA
Republic Park (8)
13461 Sunrise Valley
Drive, Herndon, VA
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|
|
|
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Lakeside I & II
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|
RKB Lakeside LLC**
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99.9
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%
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$
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[*]
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|
(allocation of the
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14104 and 14120
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|
RKB Lakeside Manager LLC
|
|
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100
|
%
|
|
|
|
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[*]
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Newbrook Drive,
Chantilly,VA
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|
Liberty Loan applicable to this Parcel)
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WillowWood III and IV
|
|
RKB WillowWood LLC***
|
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99
|
%
|
|
$
|
[*]
|
|
|
(allocation of the
|
10304 and 10302 Eaton Place,
|
|
RKB WillowWood Manager LLC
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
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[*]
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Fairfax, VA
|
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Liberty Loan applicable to this Parcel)
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Presidents Park I, II & III
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|
RPT Presidents Park LLC****
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99
|
%
|
|
$
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[*]
|
|
|
|
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|
13861 Sunrise Valley Drive
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|
RPT Presidents Park Manager LLC
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
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13865 Sunrise Valley Drive
2525 Network Place
Herndon, VA
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1129 20th Street, NW
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Republic 20th Street, LLC
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|
(Purchased Entity
|
)*****
|
|
$
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[*]
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Washington, DC
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TOTAL:
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$
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[*]
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*
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|
The Republic Building is owned by RPT 1425 New York Avenue LLC, of which RPT 1425 Holdings LLC is
the sole member. RPT 1425 Investors, L.P. is the sole member of RPT 1425 Holdings LLC.
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**
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Lakeside I & II are owned by RKB Lakeside LLC. RKB Lakeside Manager LLC owns the remaining 0.1%
interest in RKB Lakeside LLC.
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***
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WillowWood III & IV are owned by RKB Willow Wood LLC. RKB Willow Wood Manager LLC owns the
remaining 1% interest in RKB WillowWood LLC.
|
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****
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|
RPT Presidents Park LLC owns 100% of the interests in Presidents Park I LLC, Presidents Park II
LLC and Presidents Park III LLC, which entities own Presidents Park I, II & III, respectively. RPT
Presidents Park Manager LLC owns the remaining 1% interest in RPT Presidents Park LLC.
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*****
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Not a Contributed Entity.
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*
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|
The confidential information contained herein has been omitted and separately filed with the Staff.
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EXHIBIT B
LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS
[omitted]
EXHIBIT D
DUE DILIGENCE ITEMS
[The confidential information contained
herein has been omitted and separately
filed with the Staff.]
EXHIBIT E
ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRIBUTED INTERESTS
[omitted]
EXHIBIT F
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
[see Exhibit 10.18]
EXHIBIT G
MANAGEMENT AND LEASING AGREEMENT
[see Exhibit A to Exhibit 10.18]
EXHIBIT H
REQUIRED APPROVALS
Lender approval of assumption by the Company of the Assumed Financing.
EXHIBIT I
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS EFFECTING THE PROPERTY
BUT NOT DISCLOSED IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTS
[The confidential treatment contained
herein has been omitted and separately
filed with the Staff.]
EXHIBIT J
FORM OF ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE
[omitted]
EXHIBIT K
LIBERTY LOAN ASSIGNMENT
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF LOAN
THIS AGREEMENT, made this 4th day of October, 2007, between Liberty Property Limited
Partnership, a Pennsylvania limited partnership, as successor by merger to Republic Property
Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, having its principal business office at 500
Chesterfield Parkway, Malvern, PA 19355 (
Assignor
), Liberty Washington, LP a Delaware
limited partnership, having its principal business office at 500 Chesterfield Parkway, Malvern, PA
19355 (
Assignee
) and Liberty Washington Venture, LLC, having its principal business
office at 500 Chesterfield Parkway, Malvern, PA 19355 (
Lender
).
BACKGROUND OF THE TRANSACTION
A. Lender made a loan (
Loan
) in the sum of Fifty Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($59,500,000) to Assignor evidenced by a $59,500,000 Mortgage Note dated October 4, 2007
(
Note
) from Assignor to Lender.
B. The Note is secured by a Loan and Security Agreement dated October 4, 2007 (the
Loan
Agreement
) by which Assignor pledged all of Assignors right, title and interest in the
outstanding membership interest of RKB Lakeside LLC and RKB WillowWood LLC (the
Pledged
Interests
). The Note and Loan Agreement are collectively called the
Loan Documents
.
C. Assignor and Assignee have entered into a Contribution Agreement dated October 4, 2007
pursuant to which Assignor has agreed to contribute to Assignee, among other things, the Pledged
Interests, subject to the Loan.
NOW THEREFORE, Assignee, and Assignor, intending to be legally bound hereby and for good and
valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, covenant and agree as follows:
1.
Assignment and Assumption of Loan
.
(a) Assignor hereby assigns and Assignee hereby accepts and assumes all of Assignors rights and
obligations under the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, the obligation to pay all
installments of principal and interest and other sums which are due or become due thereunder), and
Assignee hereby agrees that Lender may enforce directly against Assignee all of the obligations
under the Loan Documents as if Assignee were the original signatory to the Loan Documents.
(b) Lender hereby releases Assignor from all obligations under the Loan Documents whether arising
before or after the date hereof.
2.
Successors and Assigns
. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of the parties hereto and there successors and assigns.
3.
Amendment
. This Agreement may not be amended or modified except in a writing.
4.
Governing Law
. This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Delaware.
[SIGNATURES FOLLOW ON NEXT PAGE]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above
written.
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ASSIGNOR:
LIBERTY PROPERTY LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP, a Pennsylvania
limited partnership
|
|
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By:
|
Liberty Property Trust, its general partner
|
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|
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|
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|
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By:
|
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|
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Name:
|
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|
|
Title:
|
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|
ASSIGNEE:
LIBERTY WASHINGTON, LP, a Delaware limited
partnership
By: Liberty Washington Venture, LLC, its general
partner
By: Liberty Property Limited Partnership, its sole
member
By: Liberty Property Trust, its general partner
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|
|
By:
|
|
|
|
|
Name:
|
|
|
|
|
Title:
|
|
|
|
[Signatures continue on next page]
[Continuation of signatures to the Assignment and Assumption of Loan]
|
|
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|
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|
LENDER:
LIBERTY WASHINGTON VENTURE, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company
By: Liberty Property Limited Partnership, its sole
member
By: Liberty Property Trust, its general partner
|
|
|
By:
|
|
|
|
|
Name:
|
|
|
|
|
Title:
|
|
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|
EXHIBIT L
TERMS OF THE LIBERTY LOAN
|
|
|
Loan Amount:
|
|
$59,500,000
|
|
|
|
Interest Rate:
|
|
5.25% per annum.
|
|
|
|
Loan Term:
|
|
September 1, 2008
[note: 60 days beyond longer of the defeased loans]
|
|
|
|
Prepayment:
|
|
Permitted in whole or in part at any time without penalty.
|
|
|
|
Amortization:
|
|
None.
|
|
|
|
Compounding:
|
|
None.
|
|
|
|
Reserves:
|
|
None.
|
|
|
|
Recourse:
|
|
Non-Recourse.
|
|
|
|
Security:
|
|
Pledge of interests in RKB Lakeside LLC and RKB WillowWood LLC.
|
SCHEDULE 2.1(b)(ii)
ADDITIONAL CLOSING PROCEDURES
1. First,
prior to completion of the Merger (as defined in
Section 5.1(a)
) the Company shall enter into one or more agreements with Republic Property Limited
Partnership (
RPLP
) whereby RPLP agrees to sell, and the Company agrees to purchase, 100%
of RPLPs ownership interests in Republic 20th Street LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,
RPLP I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and RPT 1425 Investors, LP, a Delaware limited
partnership, for a combined purchase price (the
Purchase Price
) of $76,540,000.00. The
interests to be conveyed pursuant to this Paragraph are referred to herein collectively as the
Purchased Interests
. The Purchased Interests and the Contributed Interests are sometimes
referred to herein collectively as the
Interests
. Republic 20
th
Street LLC,
RPLP I LLC and RPT 1425 Investors, LP are referred to herein collectively as the
Purchased
Entities
.
2. Second, prior to completion of the Merger, the Company shall close on the purchase of the
Purchased Interests. The consideration for such purchase shall be a purchase money promissory note
from the Company to RPLP in the amount of the Purchase Price. The promissory note described in
this Paragraph is referred to herein as the
Purchase Money Note
). Immediately upon
issuance of the Purchase Money Note, Liberty shall use diligent efforts to cause RPLP to convey the
Purchased Interests to the Company. The Purchase Money Note will be non-recourse to the Company
and shall be secured by a pledge from the Company of its ownership interests in Republic 20th
Street LLC and Liberty Property Philadelphia Limited Partnership. The Purchase Money Note,
together with the corresponding security agreement and other applicable loan documents, if any, are
referred herein collectively as the
Purchase Money Loan Documents
. The Companys
Partnership Agreement shall provide that Liberty will contribute 25% of any amounts payable under
the Purchase Price to the Company if, as and when the amounts payable under the Purchase Money Note
become due.
3. Third, prior to completion of the Merger, Liberty shall cause the LLC to make a loan to
RPLP (the
Liberty Loan
) in the amount of $59,500,000.00 and reflecting the business terms
set forth on
Exhibit L
attached hereto. The Liberty Loan shall be non-recourse to RPLP,
secured by a pledge from RPLP if its interests in RKB Lakeside LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (
Lakeside, LLC
), and RKB WillowWood LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(
Willowwood, LLC
), and evidenced by a promissory note and a loan and security agreement
from RPLP to the LLC (collectively, the
Liberty Loan Documents
). Prior to completion of
the Merger, Liberty shall use diligent efforts to cause RPLP to apply the proceeds of the Liberty
Loan to defease the existing mortgage loans currently held by Lakeside, LLC and WillowWood, LLC.
4. Fourth, prior to completion of the Merger, the Company shall make a loan to Liberty in an
amount equal to $415,063,748.00 (the
Merger Loan
), which shall be fully recourse to
Liberty and evidenced by a promissory note from Liberty to the Company. Liberty shall loan a
portion of the Merger Loan proceeds to its general partner, Liberty Property Trust, and thereafter
Liberty and Liberty Property Trust shall use the proceeds of the Merger Loan to complete the
Merger.
5. Fifth, immediately after completion of the Merger, Liberty shall contribute, convey and
assign the Contributed Interests and the Purchase Money Loan Documents to the Company, subject to
the Liberty Loan and in satisfaction of the Merger Loan, to the extent thereof, and the balance as
a contribution to the capital of the Company, and otherwise in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement. Contemporaneously with the contribution of the Contributed Interests to the Company,
Liberty shall assign, and the Company shall assume, all of LPLPs interests and obligations as
borrower under the Liberty Loan Documents, including the
obligation to make payments under the note evidencing the Liberty Loan. The Contributed Interests
shall be free and clear of all liens, security interests, pledges, assignments, claims, options,
encumbrances, charges, commitments, and equitable interests or rights of others, of any kind
whatsoever, other than the Liberty Loan. The Property owned, directly or indirectly, by the
Entities shall be free and clear of all mortgages and other liens and encumbrances (other than the
Assumed Financing and the exceptions shown on the marked up title commitments previously delivered
to NYSCRF, and neither the Company nor NYSCRF shall incur any costs of removing any such mortgages,
liens or encumbrances.
SCHEDULE 3.4
MORTGAGE LOANS
ASSUMED FINANCING
|
|
|
|
|
PROPERTY
|
|
AMOUNT
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pender Business Park
|
|
$
|
[*]
|
|
3922-28 Pender Drive,
Fairfax, VA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate Pointe IV
|
|
$
|
[*]
|
|
14111 Park Meadow
Drive, Chantilly, VA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Republic Building
|
|
$
|
[*]
|
|
1425 New York Avenue,
NW
Washington, DC
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate Oaks
|
|
$
|
[*]
|
|
625 Herndon Parkway,
Herndon, VA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WillowWood I and II,
|
|
$
|
[*]
|
|
10300 and 10306 Eaton
Place, Fairfax, VA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Republic Park (1 - 7)
|
|
$
|
[*]
|
|
13605-15-25-35-45-55-65
Dulles Technology Drive,
Herndon, VA
Republic Park (8)
13461 Sunrise Valley
Drive, Herndon, VA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
The confidential information contained herein has been omitted and separately filed with the Staff.
|
SATISFIED LOANS
|
|
|
|
|
PROPERTY
|
|
AMOUNT
|
|
|
|
|
|
WillowWood III and IV
|
|
$
|
[*]
|
|
10304 and 10302 Eaton
Place, Fairfax, VA
(To be defeased)
|
|
|
|
|
Lakeside I & II
|
|
$
|
[*]
|
|
14104 and 14120
Newbrook Drive, Chantilly,
VA
(To be defeased)
|
|
|
|
|
1129 20th Street, NW
|
|
$
|
[*]
|
|
Washington, DC
|
|
(Construction
|
(To be repaid)
|
|
Loan)
|
REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT
|
|
|
|
|
Presidents Park I, II & III
|
|
$
|
[*]
|
|
13861 Sunrise Valley Drive
13865 Sunrise Valley Drive
2525 Network Place
Herndon, VA
(To be repaid)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
The confidential information contained herein has been omitted and separately filed with the Staff.
|
SCHEDULE 4.1(b)(ii)
MATERIAL LITIGATION
Litigation disclosed by the Proxy Statement of Republic Property Trust dated August 27, 2007.
SCHEDULE 4.1(b)(vii)
OUTSTANDING OBLIGATIONS UNDER TENANT LEASES
[The confidential information contained herein has been omitted and separately filed with the Staff.]
SCHEDULE 4.1(a)(viii)
MATTERS RESPECTING TENANT LEASES
[The confidential information contained herein has been omitted and separately filed with the Staff.]
SCHEDULE 4.4(j)
LIBERTY OBLIGATION
TENANT IMPROVEMENTS; LEASING COMMISSIONS
[The confidential information contained herein has been omitted and separately filed with the Staff.]
SCHEDULE 13.2
ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTS
[The confidential information contained herein has been omitted and separately filed with the Staff.]