UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 8-K

 


 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 20, 2017 (April 19, 2017)

 


 

CoreSite Realty Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Maryland

 

001-34877

 

27-1925611

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

1001 17th Street, Suite 500

 

 

Denver, CO

 

80202

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (866) 777-2673

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 


 

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

 

o

Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o

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

 

o

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company o

 

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

 

 

 



 

Item 1.01               Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement and Amended Credit Agreement

 

As previously disclosed, on January 31, 2014, CoreSite, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), the operating partnership of CoreSite Realty Corporation (the “Company”), entered into an unsecured term loan agreement with Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent, and certain lenders party thereto from time to time (as amended on June 25, 2015 and June 15, 2016, the “Term Loan Agreement”). The Term Loan Agreement is guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership on a joint and several basis.

 

On April 19, 2017, the Term Loan Agreement was amended and restated (the “Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement”) to, among other things, (i) increase the commitment thereunder from $100 million to $200 million, (ii) extend the maturity of the facility from January 31, 2019 to April 19, 2022 and (iii) explicitly permit the issuance of the Notes (as defined below) by the Operating Partnership and the guaranties thereof by the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined below). At the election of the Operating Partnership, the term loan bears interest at a rate per annum equal to (i) LIBOR plus 150 basis points to 210 basis points or (ii) a base rate plus 50 basis points to 110 basis points, each depending on the Operating Partnership’s leverage ratio. All other terms of the Term Loan Agreement remain materially unchanged.

 

The commitment was borrowed in full at closing, and the proceeds from the term loan will be used to pay down the revolving portion of the Company’s outstanding balance on its existing credit facility and for general corporate purposes. Royal Bank of Canada will serve as administrative agent and RBC Capital Markets LLC, Regions Capital Markets, TD Securities (USA) LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC served as joint lead arrangers and joint book managers.

 

As previously disclosed, the Operating Partnership is also party to a third amended and restated unsecured credit agreement (as amended on February 2, 2016 and June 15, 2016, the “Credit Agreement”) with a group of lenders for which KeyBank National Association acts as the administrative agent. On April 19, 2017, the Credit Agreement was amended (the “Credit Agreement Amendment”) in order to make certain changes to conform to the provisions of the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement.

 

The foregoing descriptions of the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement and Credit Agreement Amendment are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement and Credit Agreement Amendment attached as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.

 

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Note Purchase Agreement

 

On April 20, 2017, the Operating Partnership issued and sold an aggregate principal amount of $175 million of its 3.91% Senior Notes due April 20, 2024 (the “Notes”) in a private placement to certain “accredited investors” conducted pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The terms of the Notes are governed by a note purchase agreement, dated April 20, 2017 (the “Note Purchase Agreement”), by and among the Operating Partnership, the Company and the purchasers named therein.

 

Interest on the Notes is payable semiannually, on the 15th day of June and December in each year, commencing on December 15, 2017. The Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Operating Partnership and are jointly and severally guaranteed by the Company and each of the Operating Partnership’s subsidiaries that guarantees indebtedness under the Operating Partnership’s senior unsecured credit facility (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”).

 

The Operating Partnership may prepay all or a portion of the Notes upon notice to the holders for 100% of the principal amount so prepaid plus a make-whole premium as set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement. Upon the occurrence of certain change of control events, holders of the Notes will have the right to require that the Operating Partnership purchase such holder’s Notes in cash at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of repurchase.

 

The Note Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties of the Operating Partnership, as well as certain covenants, including limitations on transactions with affiliates, merger, consolidation and sale of assets, liens and subsidiary indebtedness, and will require delivery of customary financial reports to the holders.

 

The Note Purchase Agreement also contains certain financial covenants, including: (i) maximum consolidated total unsecured indebtedness; (ii) minimum consolidated tangible net worth; (iii) a maximum ratio of consolidated total indebtedness to gross asset value; (iv) a minimum ratio of adjusted consolidated EBITDA to consolidated fixed charges; and (v) a maximum ratio of secured indebtedness to gross asset value. In addition, on the date of the Note Purchase Agreement, certain additional financial covenants in the Credit Agreement will be automatically incorporated into the Note Purchase Agreement, and, subject to certain conditions, these additional financial covenants will be deleted, removed, amended or otherwise modified to be more or less restrictive if the analogous covenant in the Credit Agreement is so deleted, removed, amended or otherwise modified. The aforementioned covenants are substantially consistent with those contained in the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement and the Credit Agreement and are subject to a number of exceptions and qualifications set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement.

 

The Note Purchase Agreement also contains customary events of default (subject in certain cases to specified cure periods), including, but not limited to, non-payment, breach of covenants, representations or warranties, cross defaults, bankruptcy or other insolvency events, judgments and ERISA events.

 

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The proceeds from the Notes will be used to pay down all outstanding amounts on the revolving portion of the Company’s existing credit facility and for general corporate purposes.

 

The Notes and the guaranties thereof will not be and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold absent registration under the Securities Act, or pursuant to an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

 

The foregoing description of the Note Purchase Agreement is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms of the Note Purchase Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.

 

Item 2.03                                            Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

The information included, or incorporated by reference, in Item 1.01 of this Current Report is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 8.01               Other Events.

 

On April 20, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the private placement of the Notes and the amendment and restatement of the Term Loan Agreement. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01               Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)           Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

10.1

 

Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement, among CoreSite, L.P., as borrower, Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent, on behalf of itself and certain other lenders, and the other lenders party thereto, dated as of April 19, 2017.

10.2

 

Third Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, among CoreSite, L.P., as borrower, KeyBank National Association, as administrative agent, on behalf of itself and certain other lenders, and the other lenders party thereto, dated as of April 19, 2017.

10.3

 

Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 20, 2017, by and among CoreSite Realty Corporation, CoreSite, L.P. and the purchasers listed on the Purchaser Schedule thereto.

99.1

 

Press release, dated April 20, 2017.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated:    April 20, 2017

 

 

CORESITE REALTY CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeffrey S. Finnin

 

Name:

Jeffrey S. Finnin

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

10.1

 

Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement, among CoreSite, L.P., as borrower, Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent, on behalf of itself and certain other lenders, and the other lenders party thereto, dated as of April 19, 2017.

10.2

 

Third Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, among CoreSite, L.P., as borrower, KeyBank National Association, as administrative agent, on behalf of itself and certain other lenders, and the other lenders party thereto, dated as of April 19, 2017.

10.3

 

Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 20, 2017, by and among CoreSite Realty Corporation, CoreSite, L.P. and the purchasers listed on the Purchaser Schedule thereto.

99.1

 

Press release, dated April 20, 2017.

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED TERM LOAN AGREEMENT

 

DATED AS OF APRIL 19, 2017

 

by and among

 

CORESITE, L.P., AS BORROWER,

 

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,

 

THE OTHER LENDERS WHICH ARE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT,

 

OTHER LENDERS THAT MAY BECOME

 

PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT,

 

AND

 

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT,

 

WITH

 

REGIONS BANK, AS SYNDICATION AGENT

 

RBC CAPITAL MARKETS,* REGIONS CAPITAL MARKETS,

TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC AND WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC,
AS JOINT LEAD ARRANGERS AND JOINT BOOK MANAGERS

 


*  RBC Capital Markets is the global brand name for the corporate and investment banking business of Royal Bank of Canada and its affiliates.

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

 

 

SECTION 1 DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF INTERPRETATION

7

 

 

§ 1.1

Definitions

7

§ 1.2

Rules of Interpretation

28

 

 

 

SECTION 2 MAKING OF THE LOAN

29

 

 

§ 2.1

The Loan

29

§ 2.2

[Intentionally Omitted]

29

§ 2.3

[Intentionally Omitted]

29

§ 2.4

[Intentionally Omitted]

29

§ 2.5

[Intentionally Omitted]

29

§ 2.6

Interest

29

§ 2.7

Requests for Advance

30

§ 2.8

Funds for Advances

30

§ 2.9

Use of Proceeds

31

§ 2.10

Reallocation of Lender Commitment Percentages; No Novation

31

§ 2.11

Increase in Total Commitment

31

 

 

 

SECTION 3 REPAYMENT OF THE ADVANCES

33

 

 

 

§ 3.1

Stated Maturity

33

§ 3.2

Mandatory Prepayments

33

§ 3.3

Optional Prepayments

33

§ 3.4

Partial Prepayments

33

§ 3.5

Effect of Prepayments

33

 

 

 

SECTION 4 CERTAIN GENERAL PROVISIONS

34

 

 

 

§ 4.1

Conversion Options

34

§ 4.2

Fees

34

§ 4.3

[Intentionally Omitted

34

§ 4.4

Funds for Payments

34

§ 4.5

Computations

37

§ 4.6

Suspension of LIBOR Rate Advances

37

§ 4.7

Illegality

37

§ 4.8

Additional Interest

37

§ 4.9

Additional Costs, Etc.

38

§ 4.10

Capital Adequacy

39

§ 4.11

Breakage Costs

39

§ 4.12

Default Interest; Late Charge

39

§ 4.13

Certificate

39

§ 4.14

Limitation on Interest

39

§ 4.15

Certain Provisions Relating to Increased Costs and Defaulting Lenders

40

 

 

 

SECTION 5 UNENCUMBERED ASSET POOL

41

 

 

 

§ 5.1

Addition of Eligible Real Estate Assets

41

§ 5.2

Release of Eligible Real Estate Assets

42

 



 

§ 5.3

Additional Subsidiary Guarantors

42

§ 5.4

Release of Certain Subsidiary Guarantors

42

 

 

SECTION 6 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

43

 

 

§ 6.1

Corporate Authority, Etc.

43

§ 6.2

Governmental Approvals

44

§ 6.3

Title to Eligible Real Estate Assets

44

§ 6.4

Financial Statements

44

§ 6.5

No Material Changes

44

§ 6.6

Franchises, Patents, Copyrights, Etc.

44

§ 6.7

Litigation

45

§ 6.8

No Material Adverse Contracts, Etc.

45

§ 6.9

Compliance with Other Instruments, Laws, Etc.

45

§ 6.10

Tax Status

45

§ 6.11

No Event of Default

45

§ 6.12

Investment Company Act

45

§ 6.13

Absence of UCC Financing Statements, Etc.

45

§ 6.14

Setoff, Etc.

46

§ 6.15

Certain Transactions

46

§ 6.16

Employee Benefit Plans

46

§ 6.17

Disclosure

46

§ 6.18

Trade Name; Place of Business

46

§ 6.19

Regulations T, U and X

47

§ 6.20

Environmental Compliance

47

§ 6.21

Subsidiaries; Organizational Structure

48

§ 6.22

Leases

48

§ 6.23

Property

49

§ 6.24

Brokers

49

§ 6.25

Other Debt

49

§ 6.26

Solvency

50

§ 6.27

No Bankruptcy Filing

50

§ 6.28

No Fraudulent Intent

50

§ 6.29

Transaction in Best Interests of Loan Parties; Consideration

50

§ 6.30

OFAC

50

 

 

 

SECTION 7 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

50

 

 

§ 7.1

Punctual Payment

51

§ 7.2

Maintenance of Office

51

§ 7.3

Records and Accounts

51

§ 7.4

Financial Statements, Certificates and Information

51

§ 7.5

Notices

53

§ 7.6

Existence; Maintenance of Properties

54

§ 7.7

Insurance

54

§ 7.8

Taxes

54

§ 7.9

Inspection of Properties and Books

55

§ 7.10

Compliance with Laws, Contracts, Licenses, and Permits

55

§ 7.11

Further Assurances

55

§ 7.12

Management

55

§ 7.13

Intentionally Omitted

56

§ 7.14

Business Operations

56

§ 7.15

Registered Servicemark

56

 

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§ 7.16

Ownership of Real Estate

56

§ 7.17

Intentionally Omitted

56

§ 7.18

Ownership Restrictions

56

§ 7.19

Plan Assets

56

§ 7.20

Intentionally Omitted

56

§ 7.21

Intentionally Omitted

56

§ 7.22

REIT Covenants

56

 

 

SECTION 8 NEGATIVE COVENANTS

57

 

 

§ 8.1

Restrictions on Indebtedness

57

§ 8.2

Restrictions on Liens, Etc.

58

§ 8.3

Restrictions on Investments

59

§ 8.4

Merger, Consolidation

60

§ 8.5

Sale and Leaseback

61

§ 8.6

Compliance with Environmental Laws

61

§ 8.7

Distributions

62

§ 8.8

Asset Sales

62

§ 8.9

Intentionally Omitted

62

§ 8.10

Restriction on Prepayment of Indebtedness

62

§ 8.11

Zoning and Contract Changes and Compliance

63

§ 8.12

Derivatives Contracts

63

§ 8.13

Transactions with Affiliates

63

§ 8.14

Management Fees

63

 

 

SECTION 9 FINANCIAL COVENANTS

63

 

 

§ 9.1

Unencumbered Asset Pool

63

§ 9.2

Consolidated Total Indebtedness to Gross Asset Value

63

§ 9.3

Secured Debt to Gross Asset Value

63

§ 9.4

Secured Recourse Indebtedness to Gross Asset Value

63

§ 9.5

Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Fixed Charges

64

§ 9.6

Minimum Consolidated Tangible Net Worth

64

§ 9.7

Unhedged Variable Rate Debt

64

§ 9.8

Unencumbered Asset Pool

64

 

 

SECTION 10 CLOSING CONDITIONS

64

 

 

§ 10.1

Loan Documents

64

§ 10.2

Certified Copies of Organizational Documents

64

§ 10.3

Resolutions

64

§ 10.4

Incumbency Certificate; Authorized Signers

64

§ 10.5

Opinion of Counsel

65

§ 10.6

Payment of Fees

65

§ 10.7

Insurance

65

§ 10.8

Performance; No Default

65

§ 10.9

Representations and Warranties

65

§ 10.10

Proceedings and Documents

65

§ 10.11

Eligible Real Estate Qualification Documents

65

§ 10.12

Compliance Certificate

65

§ 10.13

[Reserved]

65

§ 10.14

Consents

65

§ 10.15

Other

65

 

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SECTION 11 CONDITIONS TO ALL ADVANCES

66

 

 

§ 11.1

Prior Conditions Satisfied

66

§ 11.2

Representations True; No Default

66

§ 11.3

Borrowing Documents

66

 

 

SECTION 12 EVENTS OF DEFAULT; ACCELERATION; ETC.

66

 

 

§ 12.1

Events of Default and Acceleration

66

§ 12.2

Certain Cure Periods; Limitation of Cure Periods

68

§ 12.3

Termination of Commitments

69

§ 12.4

Remedies

69

§ 12.5

Distribution of Collateral Proceeds

69

 

 

SECTION 13 SETOFF

70

 

 

SECTION 14 THE AGENT

71

 

 

§ 14.1

Authorization

71

§ 14.2

Employees and Agents

71

§ 14.3

No Liability

71

§ 14.4

No Representations

71

§ 14.5

Payments

72

§ 14.6

Holders of Notes

72

§ 14.7

Indemnity

72

§ 14.8

The Agent as Lender

73

§ 14.9

Resignation

73

§ 14.10

Duties in the Case of Enforcement

73

§ 14.11

Bankruptcy

74

§ 14.12

Intentionally Omitted

74

§ 14.13

Reliance by Agent

74

§ 14.14

Approvals

74

§ 14.15

Loan Parties Not Beneficiary

74

§ 14.16

Defaulting Lenders

74

 

 

SECTION 15 EXPENSES

76

 

 

SECTION 16 INDEMNIFICATION

77

 

 

SECTION 17 SURVIVAL OF COVENANTS, ETC.

77

 

 

SECTION 18 ASSIGNMENT AND PARTICIPATION

78

 

 

§ 18.1

Conditions to Assignment by Lenders

78

§ 18.2

Register

78

§ 18.3

New Notes

78

§ 18.4

Participations

79

§ 18.5

Pledge by Lender

79

§ 18.6

No Assignment by Borrower

79

§ 18.7

Disclosure

79

§ 18.8

Titled Agents

80

§ 18.9

Mandatory Assignment

80

 

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SECTION 19 NOTICES

81

 

 

SECTION 20 RELATIONSHIP

83

 

 

SECTION 21 GOVERNING LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND SERVICE

83

 

 

SECTION 22 HEADINGS

83

 

 

SECTION 23 COUNTERPARTS

83

 

 

SECTION 24 ENTIRE AGREEMENT, ETC.

84

 

 

SECTION 25 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL AND CERTAIN DAMAGE CLAIMS

84

 

 

SECTION 26 DEALINGS WITH LOAN PARTIES

84

 

 

SECTION 27 CONSENTS, AMENDMENTS, WAIVERS, ETC.

85

 

 

SECTION 28 SEVERABILITY

86

 

 

SECTION 29 TIME OF THE ESSENCE

86

 

 

SECTION 30 NO UNWRITTEN AGREEMENTS

86

 

 

SECTION 31 REPLACEMENT NOTES

87

 

 

SECTION 32 NO THIRD PARTIES BENEFITED

87

 

 

SECTION 33 PATRIOT ACT

87

 

 

SECTION 34 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.]

88

 

 

SECTION 35 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

88

 

 

SECTION 36 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

88

 

 

SECTION 37 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

88

 

 

SECTION 38 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CONSENT TO BAIL-IN OF EEA FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

88

 

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EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES

 

Exhibit A

FORM OF NOTE

 

 

Exhibit B

FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT

 

 

Exhibit C

FORM OF REQUEST FOR ADVANCE

 

 

Exhibit D

FORM OF UNENCUMBERED ASSET POOL CERTIFICATE

 

 

Exhibit E

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

 

Exhibit F

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT

 

 

Exhibit G

FORM OF CONVERSION/CONTINUATION REQUEST

 

 

Schedule 1.1

LENDERS AND COMMITMENTS

 

 

Schedule 1.2

ELIGIBLE REAL ESTATE QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS

 

 

Schedule 1.3

CLOSING DATE ELIGIBLE REAL ESTATE ASSETS

 

 

Schedule 6.3

LIST OF ALL ENCUMBRANCES ON ASSETS

 

 

Schedule 6.5

NO MATERIAL CHANGES

 

 

Schedule 6.7

PENDING LITIGATION

 

 

Schedule 6.15

CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS

 

 

Schedule 6.20(d)

REQUIRED ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIONS

 

 

Schedule 6.21(a)

BORROWER SUBSIDIARIES

 

 

Schedule 6.21(b)

UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES OF BORROWER AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

 

 

Schedule 6.22

EXCEPTIONS TO RENT ROLL

 

 

Schedule 6.23

PROPERTY AND MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS

 

 

Schedule 6.25

MATERIAL LOAN AGREEMENTS

 

 

Schedule 8.8

ASSET SALES

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED TERM LOAN AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED TERM LOAN AGREEMENT is made as of the 19 th  day of April, 2017, by and among CORESITE, L.P. , a Delaware limited partnership (“ Borrower ”), ROYAL BANK OF CANADA (“ RBC ”), the other lending institutions which are parties to this Agreement as “ Lenders ”, and the other lending institutions that may become parties hereto pursuant to § 18, and ROYAL BANK OF CANADA , as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (the “ Agent ”), with REGIONS BANK as Syndication Agent, and RBC CAPITAL MARKETS , REGIONS CAPITAL MARKETS, TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC and WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Managers.

 

R E C I T A L S

 

WHEREAS , pursuant to that certain Term Loan Agreement dated as of January 31, 2014 by and among Borrower, certain subsidiaries of Borrower named therein, the Agent and the lenders party thereto, as amended by the First Amendment to Term Loan Agreement dated as of June 25, 2015 and as further amended by the Second Amendment to Term Loan Agreement dated as of June 15, 2016 (as so amended, the “ Existing Loan Agreement ”), the lenders party thereto agreed to make certain loans to Borrower; and

 

WHEREAS , Borrower, the Agent and the lenders party to the Existing Loan Agreement desire to amend and restate the Existing Loan Agreement to make certain amendments thereto; and

 

NOW , THEREFORE , in consideration of the recitals set forth above, which by this reference are incorporated into the operative provisions of this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof and on the basis of the representations and warranties herein set forth, the parties hereby agree to amend and restate the Existing Loan Agreement to read in its entirety as herein set forth.

 

SECTION 1

 

DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF INTERPRETATION

 

§ 1.1                      Definitions .  The following terms shall have the meanings set forth in this § l or elsewhere in the provisions of this Agreement referred to below:

 

Additional Subsidiary Guarantor ”:  Each additional Subsidiary of Borrower which becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to § 5.3.

 

Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA ”:  On any date of determination, the sum of (a) the Consolidated EBITDA for the prior fiscal quarter most recently ended, multiplied by four (4), less (b) the Capital Reserve.

 

Adjusted Net Operating Income ”:  On any date of determination, the sum of (a) the Net Operating Income for the prior fiscal quarter most recently ended, multiplied by four (4), less (b) the Capital Reserve.

 

Advances ”:  Each advance of the Loan as provided herein.

 

Affiliate ”:  An Affiliate, as applied to any Person, shall mean any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, that Person.  For purposes of this definition, “ control ” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “ controlling ”, “ controlled by ” and “ under common control with ”), as applied to any Person, means (a) the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to vote fifty percent (50%) or more of the stock, shares, voting trust certificates, beneficial interest, partnership

 

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interests, member interests or other interests having voting power for the election of directors of such Person or otherwise to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise, or (b) the ownership of (i) a general partnership interest, (ii) a managing member’s or manager’s interest in a limited liability company or (iii) a limited partnership interest or preferred stock (or other ownership interest) representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding limited partnership interests, preferred stock or other ownership interests of such Person.

 

Agent ”:  Royal Bank of Canada, acting as administrative agent for the Lenders, and its successors and assigns.

 

Agent’s Head Office ”:  The Agent’s head office located at 20 King Street West, 4th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5H 1C4, or at such other location as the Agent may designate from time to time by notice to Borrower and the Lenders.

 

Agent’s Special Counsel ”:  Shearman & Sterling LLP or such other counsel as selected by the Agent.

 

Agreement ”:  This Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement, as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented and/or extended from time to time, including the Schedules and Exhibits  hereto.

 

Agreement Regarding Fees ”:  Individually and collectively, any fee letter executed and delivered by Borrower to which any Arranger or the Agent is a party.

 

Anti-Corruption Laws ”:  All laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to Borrower or its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.

 

Applicable Margin ”:  The Applicable Margin for LIBOR Rate Advances and Base Rate  Advances shall be as set forth below based on the ratio of the Consolidated Total Indebtedness of Borrower to the Gross Asset Value of Borrower:

 

Pricing Level

 

Ratio

 

LIBOR Rate
Advances

 

Base Rate
Advances

 

Pricing Level 1

 

Less than or equal to 35%

 

1.50

%

0.50

%

Pricing Level 2

 

Greater than 35% but less than or equal to 40%

 

1.60

%

0.60

%

Pricing Level 3

 

Greater than 40% but less than or equal to 45%

 

1.75

%

0.75

%

Pricing Level 4

 

Greater than 45% but less than or equal to 50%

 

1.90

%

0.90

%

Pricing Level 5

 

Greater than 50%

 

2.10

%

1.10

%

 

The Applicable Margin shall not be adjusted based upon such ratio, if at all, until the first (1st) day of the first (1st) month following the delivery by Borrower to the Agent of the Compliance Certificate at the end of a calendar quarter.  In the event that Borrower shall fail to deliver to the Agent a quarterly Compliance Certificate on or before the date required by § 7.4(c), then without limiting any other rights of the Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement, the Applicable Margin for the Advances shall be at Pricing Level 5 until such failure is cured within any applicable cure period, in which event the Applicable Margin shall adjust, if necessary, on the first (1st) day of the first (1st) month following receipt of such Compliance Certificate.  The provisions of this definition shall be subject to § 2.6(f).

 

Approved Derivatives Contract ”:  A Derivatives Contract between the Borrower and/or any Subsidiary Guarantor, on the one hand, and a Lender or Affiliate of a Lender hereunder.

 

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Approved Fund ”:  Any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

 

Arrangers ”:  Collectively, RBC Capital Markets, Regions Capital Markets, TD Securities (USA) LLC and Wells Fargo Securities LLC or any successors thereto.

 

Assignment and Acceptance Agreement ”:  See § 18.1.

 

Authorized Officer ”:  Any of the following Persons:  Paul E. Szurek, Jeffrey S. Finnin, Derek S. McCandless and such other Persons as Borrower shall designate in a written notice to the Agent.

 

Bail-In Action ”:  The exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.

 

Bail-In Legislation ”:  With respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

 

Balance Sheet Date ”:  December 31, 2016.

 

Bankruptcy Code ”:  Title 11, U.S.C.A., as amended from time to time or any successor statute thereto.

 

Base Rate ”:  The greater of (a) the fluctuating annual rate of interest announced from time to time by the Agent at the Agent’s Head Office as its “ prime rate ”, (b) the then applicable LIBOR for a one month Interest Period plus one percent (1.00%), or (c) one half of one percent (0.5%) above the Federal Funds Effective Rate.  The Base Rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate being charged to any customer.  Any change in the rate of interest payable hereunder resulting from a change in the Base Rate shall become effective as of the opening of business on the day on which such change in the Base Rate becomes effective, without notice or demand of any kind.

 

Base Rate Advances ”:  Advances bearing interest calculated by reference to the Base Rate.

 

Breakage Costs ”:  The commercially reasonable cost to any Lender of re-employing funds bearing interest at LIBOR incurred (or reasonably expected to be incurred) in connection with (i) any payment of any portion of the Loan bearing interest at LIBOR prior to the termination of any applicable Interest Period, (ii) the conversion of  LIBOR Rate Advances to any other applicable interest rate on a date other than the last day of the relevant Interest Period, or (iii) the failure of Borrower to draw down, on the first day of the applicable Interest Period, any amount as to which Borrower has elected LIBOR Rate Advances.

 

Building ”:  With respect to each Eligible Real Estate Asset or parcel of Real Estate, all of the buildings, structures and improvements now or hereafter located thereon.

 

Business Day ”  Any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the laws of, or are in fact closed in, the State of New York, and if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a LIBOR Rate Advance, which is also a LIBOR Business Day.

 

Capital Reserve ”:  For any period and with respect to any improved Real Estate, an amount equal to $0.25 multiplied by the total square footage of the Buildings in such Real Estate.  If the term Capital Reserve is used without reference to any specific Real Estate, then the amount shall be determined on an aggregate basis with respect to all Real Estate of Borrower and its Subsidiaries and a proportionate share of all Real Estate of all Unconsolidated Affiliates.  The Capital Reserve shall be calculated based on the total square

 

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footage of the Buildings owned (or ground leased) at the end of each fiscal quarter, less the square footage of unoccupied space held for development or redevelopment.

 

Capitalization Rate ”:  Eight and one half percent (8.50%).

 

Capitalized Lease ”:  A lease under which the discounted future rental payment obligations of the lessee or the obligor are required to be capitalized on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP.

 

Capitalized Value ”:  The Adjusted Net Operating Income for any Stabilized Property divided by the Capitalization Rate.

 

Cash Equivalents ”:  As of any date, (i) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than one year from such date, (ii) time deposits and certificates of deposits having maturities of not more than one year from such date and issued by any domestic commercial bank having, (A) senior long term unsecured debt rated at least A- or the equivalent thereof by S&P or A3 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s and (B) capital and surplus in excess of $100,000,000; (iii) commercial paper rated at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s and in either case maturing within one hundred twenty (120) days from such date, and (iv) shares of any money market mutual fund rated at least AA- or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least Aa3 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s.

 

CERCLA ”:  The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.

 

Change of Control ”:  A Change of Control shall exist upon the occurrence of any of the following:

 

(a)                                  Any Person (including a Person’s Affiliates and associates) or group (as that term is understood under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”) and the rules and regulations thereunder), other than The Carlyle Group, shall have acquired beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of a percentage (based on voting power, in the event different classes of stock or voting interests shall have different voting powers) of the voting stock or voting interests of REIT or Borrower equal to at least fifty percent (50%);

 

(b)                                  As of any date a majority of the Board of Directors or Trustees or similar body (the “ Board ”) of REIT or Borrower consists of individuals who were not either (i) directors or trustees of REIT or Borrower as of the corresponding date of the previous year, or (ii) selected or nominated to become directors or trustees by the Board of REIT or Borrower of which a majority consisted of individuals described in clause (b)(i) above, or (iii) selected or nominated to become directors or trustees by the Board of REIT or Borrower, which majority consisted of individuals described in clause (b)(i) above and individuals described in clause (b)(ii), above; or

 

(c)                                   REIT shall fail to be the sole general partner of Borrower, shall fail to own such general partnership interest in Borrower free of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim, or shall fail to control the management and policies of Borrower; or

 

(d)                                  Borrower fails to own directly or indirectly, free of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim, at least one hundred percent (100%) of the economic, voting and beneficial interest of each Subsidiary Guarantor.

 

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Closing Date ”:  The first date on which all of the conditions set forth in § 10 and § 11 have been satisfied with respect to the Advances to be made pursuant to §2.1(a).

 

Code ”:  The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Commitment ”:  With respect to each Lender, the amount set forth on Schedule 1.1 as such Lender’s Commitment to make the Loan to Borrower in one or more Advances as provided herein, subject to increase in accordance with § 2.11.

 

Commitment Increase ”:  An increase in the Total Commitment to not more than ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS ($100,000,000) more than the Total Commitment as of the Closing Date pursuant to § 2.11.

 

Commitment Increase Date ”:  See § 2.11(a).

 

Commitment Percentage ”:  With respect to each Lender, the percentage set forth on Schedule 1.1 hereto as such Lender’s percentage of the aggregate Commitments of all of the Lenders, as the same may be changed from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

Compliance Certificate ”:  See § 7.4(c).

 

Consolidated ”:  With reference to any term defined herein, that term as applied to the accounts of a Person and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

 

Consolidated EBITDA ”:  With respect to any period, an amount equal to the EBITDA of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period determined on a Consolidated basis.

 

Consolidated Fixed Charges ”:  For any fiscal quarter, annualized, the sum of (a) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period, plus (b) all regularly scheduled principal payments made with respect to Indebtedness of Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period, other than any balloon, bullet or similar principal payment which repays such Indebtedness in full, plus (c) all Preferred Distributions paid during such period.  Such Person’s Equity Percentage in the Fixed Charges of its Unconsolidated Affiliates shall be included in the determination of Fixed Charges.

 

Consolidated Interest Expense ”:  For any period, without duplication, (a) total Interest Expense of Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP for such period, plus (b) such Person’s Equity Percentage of Interest Expense of its Unconsolidated Affiliates for such period.

 

Consolidated Tangible Net Worth ”:  The amount by which Gross Asset Value exceeds Consolidated Total Indebtedness.

 

Consolidated Total Indebtedness ”:  All Indebtedness of Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis and shall include (without duplication), such Person’s Equity Percentage of the Indebtedness of its Unconsolidated Affiliates.

 

Consolidated Unsecured Debt Yield ”:  The quotient (expressed as a percentage) of Adjusted Net Operating Income from the Unencumbered Asset Pool (excluding any Leased Assets) divided by Unsecured Debt.

 

Construction In Process ”:  Costs incurred for any build-outs, redevelopment, construction, or tenant improvements of a Data Center Property that is not a Development Property.

 

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Conversion/Continuation Request ”:  A notice given by Borrower to the Agent in the form of Exhibit G hereto of its election to convert or continue an Advance in accordance with § 4.1.

 

Credit Rating ”:  The rating assigned by a Rating Agency to the corporate family of a Person.

 

Data Center Property ”:  Any asset that operates or is intended to operate, at least in part, as a telecommunications infrastructure building or an information technology infrastructure building.

 

Debtor Relief Laws ”:  The Bankruptcy Code, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.

 

Default ”:  See § 12.1.

 

Default Rate ”:  See § 4.12.

 

Defaulting Lender ”:  Subject to § 14.16(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any Advance (or portion thereof) within two (2) Business Days of the date such Advance was required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Agent and Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Agent or any Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within two (2) Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified Borrower or the Agent in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund an Advance hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after written request by the Agent or Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Agent and Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder ( provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Agent and Borrower), (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or (e) has become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States of America or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender.  Any determination by the Agent, in consultation with Borrower, that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to § 14.16(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to Borrower and each Lender.

 

Derivatives Contract ”:  Any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any

 

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combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement.  Not in limitation of the foregoing, the term “ Derivatives Contract ” includes any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement, including any such obligations or liabilities under any such master agreement.

 

Derivatives Termination Value ”:  In respect of any one or more Derivatives Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement applicable to such Derivatives Contract(s), (a) for any date on or after the date such Derivatives Contracts have been closed out or terminated and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a) the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Derivatives Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market quotations or other valuations provided by any recognized dealer in, or the counterparty to, such Derivatives Contract(s) (which, in either case, may include the Agent or any Lender).

 

Development Property ”:  Real Estate currently under development that has not become a Stabilized Property or on which the improvements related to the development have not been completed, provided that such a Development Property on which all improvements related to the development of such Real Estate have been substantially completed (excluding tenant improvements) for at least eighteen (18) months shall cease to constitute a Development Property notwithstanding the fact that such Property has not become a Stabilized Property, and shall be considered a Stabilized Property for the purposes of the calculation of Gross Asset Value.

 

Distribution ”:  Any (a) dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any Equity Interest of Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor, now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend payable solely in Equity Interests of identical class to the holders of that class; (b) redemption, conversion, exchange, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any Equity Interest of Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor now or hereafter outstanding; and (c) payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire any Equity Interests of Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor now or hereafter outstanding.

 

Dollars ” or “ $ ”:  Dollars in lawful currency of the United States of America.

 

Domestic Lending Office ”:  Initially, the office of each Lender designated as such on Schedule 1.1 hereto; thereafter, such other office of such Lender, if any, located within the United States that will be making or maintaining Base Rate Advances.

 

Drawdown Date ”:  The date on which any Advance is made or is to be made, and the date on which any Advance which is made prior to the Maturity Date, is converted in accordance with § 4.1.

 

EBITDA ”:  With respect to a Person for any period (without duplication):  The net income (or loss), excluding the effects of straight lining of rents and acquisition lease accounting,  before (i) interest, income taxes, depreciation, and amortization expense, as reported by such Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and (ii) any other non-cash expense to the extent not actually paid as a cash expense (including any expense associated with asset retirement obligation under GAAP).  EBITDA shall exclude extraordinary gains and losses (including but not limited to gains (and loss) on the sale of assets) and distributions to minority owners.  EBITDA attributable to equity interests shall be excluded but EBITDA shall include a Person’s Equity Percentage of net income (or loss) from Unconsolidated Affiliates plus its Equity Percentage of interest, depreciation and amortization expense from Unconsolidated Affiliates.

 

EEA Financial Institution ”:  (a) Any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity

 

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established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

 

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

 

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

 

Eligible Assignee ”:  (a) a Lender; (b) an Affiliate of a Lender; (c) an Approved Fund; and (d) any other Person (other than a natural person) approved by, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) neither Borrower nor any affiliate of Borrower or REIT shall be an Eligible Assignee and (ii) no Defaulting Lender or any of its Affiliates shall be an Eligible Assignee.

 

Eligible Real Estate ”:  Real Estate:

 

(a)                                  which is (i) wholly-owned (directly or indirectly) in fee, (ii) leased under a ground lease acceptable to the Required Lenders in their reasonable discretion, or (iii) a Leased Asset with a remaining term (including of right tenant extensions) of at least twenty years as of the date hereof and is otherwise acceptable to the Required Lenders in their reasonable discretion, in each instance with such easements, rights-of-way, and other similar appurtenances required for the operation of the fee or leasehold property, by Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor;

 

(b)                                  which is located within the 50 States of the United States or the District of Columbia;

 

(c)                                   which is improved by an income-producing Data Center Property and designated as a Stabilized Property;

 

(d)                                  as to which all of the representations set forth in § 6 of this Agreement concerning Eligible Real Estate Assets are true and correct except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(e)                                   as to which the Agent has received all Eligible Real Estate Qualification Documents, or will receive them prior to inclusion of such Real Estate in the Unencumbered Asset Pool; and

 

(f)                                    [Reserved].

 

Eligible Real Estate Asset ”:  (i) On the Closing Date, the Existing Unencumbered Assets and (ii) any Real Estate that is included in the Unencumbered Asset Pool from time to time pursuant to Article V of this Agreement.  For purposes of this definition, it is acknowledged and agreed that the Wilshire Property which is a Leased Asset shall be deemed an “ Eligible Real Estate Asset ”.

 

Eligible Real Estate Qualification Documents ”:  See Schedule 1.2 attached hereto.

 

Employee Benefit Plan ”:  Any employee benefit plan within the meaning of § 3(3) of ERISA maintained or contributed to by Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate, other than a Multiemployer Plan.

 

Environmental Laws ”:  All applicable past (which have current effect), present or future federal, state, county and local laws, by-laws, rules, regulations, codes and ordinances, or any legally binding

 

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judicial or administrative interpretations thereof, and the legally binding requirements of any governmental agency or authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto, applicable to pollution, the regulation or protection of the environment, the health and safety of persons and property (with respect to exposure to Hazardous Substances) and shall include, but not be limited to, all orders, decrees, judgments and rulings imposed through any public or private enforcement proceedings, relating to the existence, use, discharge, release, containment, transportation, generation, storage, management or disposal of Hazardous Substances.  Environmental Laws presently include, but are not limited to, the following laws:  Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq. ), the Hazardous Substances Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. Section 1801 et seq. ), the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. Section 300(f)  et seq. ), the Pollution Prevention Act (42 U.S.C. Section 13101 et seq. ), the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. Section 136 et seq. ), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq. ), the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Section 1251 et seq. ), The Federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7401 et seq. ), and the applicable laws and regulations of the State in which the Property is located.

 

Equity Interests ”:  With respect to any Person, any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, any warrant, option or other right for the purchase or other acquisition from such Person of any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, any security convertible into or exchangeable for any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrant, right or option for the purchase or other acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and any other ownership or profit interest in such Person (including, without limitation, partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such share, warrant, option, right or other interest is authorized or otherwise existing on any date of determination.

 

Equity Offering ”:  The issuance and sale after January 3, 2013 by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or REIT of any equity securities of such Person.

 

Equity Percentage ”:  The aggregate ownership percentage of Loan Parties or their respective Subsidiaries in each Unconsolidated Affiliate.

 

ERISA ”:  The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended and in effect from time to time.

 

ERISA Affiliate ”:  Any Person which is treated as a single employer with Borrower or its Subsidiaries under Section 414 of the Code.

 

ERISA Reportable Event ”:  A reportable event with respect to a Guaranteed Pension Plan within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations promulgated thereunder as to which the requirement of notice has not been waived.

 

EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule ”:  The EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person), as in effect from time to time.

 

Event of Default ”:  See § 12.1.

 

Existing Commitment Percentage ”:  As of the Closing Date with respect to any Lender, the “Commitment Percentage” of such Lender as defined in the Existing Loan Agreement.

 

Existing Credit Agreement ”:  That certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 24, 2015 by and among CoreSite, L.P., as parent borrower, CoreSite Real Estate 70 Innerbelt, L.L.C., CoreSite Real Estate 900 N. Alameda, L.L.C., CoreSite Real Estate 2901 Coronado, L.L.C., CoreSite Real Estate 1656 McCarthy, L.L.C., CoreSite Real Estate 427 S. LaSalle, L.L.C., CoreSite Real Estate 2972

 

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Stender, L.P., CoreSite Real Estate 12100 Sunrise Valley Drive L.L.C., CoreSite Real Estate 2115 NW 22 nd , Street, L.L.C., CoreSite One Wilshire, L.L.C. and Coresite Real Estate 55 S. Market Street, L.L.C. as subsidiary borrowers, Keybank National Association, as agent, and the lenders named therein, as amended, restated, extended, supplemented and otherwise modified from time to time and as refinanced and replaced from time to time, to the extent such refinancing or replacement is designated by Borrower in writing to the Agent as a refinancing or replacement of the Existing Credit Agreement.

 

Existing Loan Agreement ”:  See recitals hereto.

 

Existing Unencumbered Assets ”:  The Eligible Real Estate set forth on Schedule 1.3 .

 

Facility Assigned Rights and Obligations ”:  See §2.10.

 

Facility Availability ”:  From time to time, the lesser of (a) the Total Commitment, or (b) the Unencumbered Asset Pool Availability.

 

Facility Purchasing Lender ”:  See §2.10.

 

Facility Selling Lender ”:  See §2.10.

 

FATCA ”:  Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code and any legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the foregoing.

 

Federal Funds Effective Rate ”:  For any day, the rate per annum (rounded upward to the nearest one-hundredth of one percent (1/100 of 1%)) announced by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on such day as being the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions arranged by federal funds brokers on the previous trading day, as computed and announced by such Federal Reserve Bank in substantially the same manner as such Federal Reserve Bank computes and announces the weighted average it refers to as the “Federal Funds Effective Rate.”

 

Fitch ”:  Fitch Ratings, Inc.

 

Fund ”:  Any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.

 

Funds from Operations ”:  With respect to any Person for any period, an amount equal to the Net Income (or Loss) of such Person for such period, computed in accordance with NAREIT guidelines, excluding losses from sales of property, plus depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures.  Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures will be recalculated to reflect funds from operations on the same basis.

 

GAAP ”:  Principles that are (a) consistent with the principles promulgated or adopted by the Financial Accounting Standards Board and its predecessors, as in effect from time to time and (b) consistently applied.

 

Governmental Authority ”:  The government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or

 

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administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

 

Gross Asset Value ”:  On a consolidated basis for Borrower and its Subsidiaries, Gross Asset Value shall mean the sum of (without duplication with respect to any Real Estate):

 

(i)                                      the Capitalized Value of any Stabilized Properties (other than the Leased Assets) owned by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; plus

 

(ii)                                   for the Leased Assets, the Adjusted Net Operating Income of the Leased Assets multiplied by eight (8);

 

(iii)                                the book value determined in accordance with GAAP of all Development Properties and Construction In Process with respect to Real Estate owned or leased by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; plus

 

(iv)                               the aggregate amount of:  (x) all Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents of Borrower and its Subsidiaries and (y) Specified Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as of the date of determination; plus

 

(v)                                  the book value determined in accordance with GAAP of Land Assets of Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

 

Gross Asset Value will be adjusted, as appropriate, for acquisitions, dispositions and other changes to the portfolio during the calendar quarter most recently ended prior to a date of determination.  In Borrower’s discretion, any Development Property which becomes a Stabilized Property and all newly acquired properties may be valued at GAAP book value for up to ninety (90) days, with such properties thereafter being included in the calculation of Gross Asset Value in accordance with subsections (i)–(iv) above.  All income, expense and value associated with assets included in Gross Asset Value disposed of during the calendar quarter period most recently ended prior to a date of determination will be eliminated from calculations.  Additionally, without limiting or affecting any other provision hereof, Gross Asset Value shall not include any income or value associated with Real Estate which is not operated or intended to be operated principally as a Data Center Property.  Gross Asset Value will be adjusted to include an amount equal to Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ pro rata share (based upon such Person’s Equity Percentage in such Unconsolidated Affiliate) of the Gross Asset Value attributable to any of the items listed above in this definition owned by such Unconsolidated Affiliate.

 

Guaranteed Pension Plan ”:  Any employee pension benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA maintained or contributed to by Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate the benefits of which are guaranteed on termination in full or in part by the PBGC pursuant to Title IV of ERISA, other than a Multiemployer Plan.

 

Guarantors ”:  Collectively, REIT and the Subsidiary Guarantors.

 

Guaranty ”:  That certain Amended and Restated Guaranty dated as of the date hereof executed by the Guarantors in favor of the Agent and the Lenders.

 

Hazardous Substances ”:  Mean and include (i) asbestos, flammable materials, explosives, radioactive substances, polychlorinated biphenyls, other carcinogens, oil and other petroleum products, radon gas, urea formaldehyde; (ii) chemicals, gases, solvents, pollutants or contaminants that could be a detriment or pose a danger to the environment or to the health or safety of any person; and (iii) any other hazardous or toxic materials, wastes and substances which are defined, determined or identified as such in any past, present or

 

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future federal, state or local laws, by-laws, rules, regulations, codes or ordinances or any legally binding judicial or administrative interpretation thereof in concentrations which violate Environmental Laws.

 

Increase Notice ”:  See § 2.11(a).

 

Indebtedness ”:  With respect to a Person, at the time of computation thereof, all of the following (without duplication):  (a) all obligations of such Person in respect of money borrowed (other than trade debt incurred in the ordinary course of business which is not more than one hundred eighty (180) days past due); (b) all obligations of such Person for money borrowed (i) represented by notes payable, or drafts accepted, in each case representing extensions of credit, (ii) evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, or (iii) constituting purchase money indebtedness, conditional sales contracts, title retention debt instruments or other similar instruments, upon which interest charges are customarily paid or that are issued or assumed as full or partial payment for property or services rendered; (c) obligation of such Person as a lessee or obligor under a Capitalized Lease; (d) all reimbursement obligations of such Person under any letters of credit or acceptances (whether or not the same have been presented for payment); (e) all Off-Balance Sheet Obligations of such Person; (f) all obligations of such Person in respect of any purchase obligation, repurchase obligation, takeout commitment or forward equity commitment, in each case evidenced by a binding agreement (excluding any such obligation to the extent the obligation can be satisfied by the issuance of Equity Interests) (g) net obligations under any Derivatives Contract not entered into as a hedge against existing Indebtedness, in an amount not in excess of the Derivatives Termination Value thereof; (h) all Indebtedness of other Persons which such Person has guaranteed or is otherwise recourse to such Person (except for guaranties of customary exceptions for fraud, misapplication of funds, environmental indemnities, violation of “special purpose entity” covenants, and other similar exceptions to recourse liability, and except for completion guaranties, until in any case a claim is made and an action is commenced with respect thereto, and then shall be included only to the extent of the amount of such claim), including liability of a general partner in respect of liabilities of a partnership in which it is a general partner which would constitute “Indebtedness” hereunder, any obligation to supply funds to or in any manner to invest directly or indirectly in a Person, to maintain working capital or equity capital of a Person or otherwise to maintain net worth, solvency or other financial condition of a Person, to purchase indebtedness, or to assure the owner of indebtedness against loss, including, without limitation, through an agreement to purchase property, securities, goods, supplies or services for the purpose of enabling the debtor to make payment of the indebtedness held by such owner or otherwise; (i) all Indebtedness of another Person secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property or assets owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Indebtedness or other payment obligation; and (j) such Person’s pro rata share of the Indebtedness (based upon its Equity Percentage in such Unconsolidated Affiliates) of any Unconsolidated Affiliate of such Person.  “ Indebtedness ” shall be adjusted to remove any impact of intangibles pursuant to ASC 805, as codified by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in June of 2009, and shall be adjusted to remove (a) the impact from Asset Retirement Obligations pursuant to ASC 410, as codified by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in June of 2009, and (b) any potential impact from the exposure draft issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in August of 2010 related to Leases (Topic 840).

 

Information ”:  See § 18.7

 

Interest Expense ”:  For any period with respect to Borrower and its Subsidiaries, without duplication, (a) interest (whether accrued or paid) actually payable (without duplication), excluding non-cash interest expense but including capitalized interest not funded under a construction loan, together with the interest portion of payments actually payable on Capitalized Leases, plus (b) Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ Equity Percentage of Interest Expense of their Unconsolidated Affiliates for such period.

 

Interest Payment Date ”:  As to each Base Rate Advance, the fifth (5th) day of each calendar month and as to each LIBOR Rate Advance, the last day of the Interest Period with respect thereto.

 

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Interest Period ”:  With respect to each LIBOR Rate Advance (a) initially, the period commencing on the Drawdown Date of such LIBOR Rate Advance and ending one, two, three or six months thereafter (subject to availability from each Lender), and (b) thereafter, each period commencing on the day following the last day of the next preceding Interest Period applicable to such Advance and ending on the last day of one of the periods set forth above, as selected by Borrower in a Loan Request or Conversion/Continuation Request; provided that all of the foregoing provisions relating to Interest Periods are subject to the following:

 

(i)                                      if any Interest Period with respect to a LIBOR Rate Advance would otherwise end on a day that is not a LIBOR Business Day, such Interest Period shall end on the next succeeding LIBOR Business Day, unless such next succeeding LIBOR Business Day occurs in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding LIBOR Business Day, as determined conclusively by the Agent in accordance with the then current bank practice in London, England;

 

(ii)                                   if Borrower shall fail to give notice as provided in § 4.1, Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a continuation of the affected LIBOR Rate Advance as a LIBOR Rate Advance on the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto as provided in and subject to the terms of § 4.1(c);

 

(iii)                                any Interest Period pertaining to a LIBOR Rate Advance that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the applicable calendar month; and

 

(iv)                               no Interest Period relating to any LIBOR Rate Advance shall extend beyond the Maturity Date.

 

Investment Grade Rating ”:  A Credit Rating of BBB-/Baa3/BBB- (or the equivalent) or higher from a Rating Agency.

 

Investments ”:  With respect to any Person, all shares of capital stock, evidences of Indebtedness and other securities issued by any other Person and owned by such Person, all loans, advances, or extensions of credit to, or contributions to the capital of, any other Person, all purchases of the securities or business or integral part of the business of any other Person and commitments and options to make such purchases, all interests in real property, and all other investments; provided , however , that the term “ Investment ” shall not include (i) equipment, inventory and other tangible personal property acquired in the ordinary course of business, or (ii) current trade and customer accounts receivable for services rendered in the ordinary course of business and payable in accordance with customary trade terms.  In determining the aggregate amount of Investments outstanding at any particular time:  (a) there shall be included as an Investment all interest accrued with respect to Indebtedness constituting an Investment unless and until such interest is paid; (b) there shall be deducted in respect of each Investment any amount received as a return of capital; (c) there shall not be deducted in respect of any Investment any amounts received as earnings on such Investment, whether as dividends, interest or otherwise, except that accrued interest included as provided in the foregoing clause (a) may be deducted when paid; and (d) there shall not be deducted in respect of any Investment any decrease in the value thereof.

 

Joinder Agreement ”:  The Joinder Agreement with respect to this Agreement and the Notes to be executed and delivered pursuant to § 5.3 by any Additional Subsidiary Guarantor, such Joinder Agreement to be substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto.

 

Land Assets ”:  Land with respect to which the commencement of grading, construction of improvements (other than improvements that are not material and are temporary in nature) or infrastructure has

 

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not yet commenced and for which no such work is reasonably scheduled to commence within the following twelve (12) months.

 

Leased Assets ”:  Real Estate (or a portion thereof) leased by Borrower or a Subsidiary under a lease which does not constitute a ground lease.

 

Leased Asset NOI Amount ”:  The Adjusted Net Operating Income of each Leased Asset in the Unencumbered Asset Pool multiplied by four (4).

 

Leased Rate ”:  With respect to Real Estate at any time, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (a) the Net Rentable Area of such Real Estate actually leased by tenants that are not affiliated with Borrower and paying rent at rates not materially less than rates generally prevailing at the time the applicable lease was entered into, pursuant to binding leases as to which no default has occurred and has continued unremedied for thirty (30) or more days to (b) the aggregate Net Rentable Area of such Real Estate.

 

Leases ”:  Leases, licenses and agreements, whether written or oral, relating to the use or occupation of space in any Building or of any Real Estate.

 

Legal Requirements ”:  All applicable federal, state, county and local laws, by-laws, rules, regulations, codes and ordinances, and the requirements of any governmental agency or authority having or claiming jurisdiction with respect thereto, including, but not limited to, those applicable to zoning, subdivision, building, health, fire, safety, sanitation, the protection of the handicapped, and environmental matters and shall also include all orders and directives of any court, governmental agency or authority having or claiming jurisdiction with respect thereto.

 

Lender Offer Notice ”:  See § 18.9.

 

Lenders ”:  RBC, the other lending institutions which are party hereto and any other Person which becomes an assignee of any rights of a Lender pursuant to § 18 (but not including any participant as described in § 18).

 

Letter of Credit Liabilities ”:  As defined in the Existing Credit Agreement.

 

LIBOR ”:  For any LIBOR Rate Advance for any Interest Period, the rate published on Reuters LIBOR01 page (or on any successor or substitute page of such service, or any successor to or substitute for such service, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such service, as determined by the Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to Dollar deposits in the London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time), two LIBOR Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, with a term equivalent to such Interest Period or if such published rate is not available at such time for any reason, then LIBOR for such Interest Period shall be the rate per annum determined by the Agent to be the rate at which deposits for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate amount of the LIBOR Advance or Advances being made, continued or converted by RBC and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by RBC’s London Branch to major banks in the London interbank LIBOR market at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time), two LIBOR Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.  For any period during which a Reserve Percentage shall apply, LIBOR with respect to LIBOR Rate Advances shall be equal to the amount determined above divided by an amount equal to 1 minus the Reserve Percentage.

 

LIBOR Business Day ”:  Any day on which commercial banks are open for international business (including dealings in Dollar deposits) in London, England.

 

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LIBOR Lending Office ”:  Initially, the office of each Lender designated as such on Schedule 1.1 hereto; thereafter, such other office of such Lender, if any, that shall be making or maintaining LIBOR Rate Advances.

 

LIBOR Rate Advances ”:  All Advances bearing interest at a rate based on LIBOR.

 

Lien ”:  See § 8.2.

 

Loan Documents ”:  This Agreement, the Notes, the Guaranty, and all other documents, instruments or agreements now or hereafter executed or delivered by or on behalf of Loan Parties in connection with the Loan (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Derivatives Contract).

 

Loan Parties ”:  Collectively, Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors, and individually any of them.

 

Loan Request ”:  See § 2.7.

 

Loan ”:  The loan to be made by the Lenders hereunder comprised of the Advances.  The Loan shall be made in Dollars.

 

Management Agreements ”:  Written agreements providing for the management of the Eligible Real Estate Assets or any of them.

 

Material Adverse Effect ”:  A material adverse effect on (a) the business, properties, assets, financial condition or results of operations of Borrower and its Subsidiaries considered as a whole; (b) the ability of Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor to perform any of its material obligations under the Loan Documents; or (c) the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or the material rights or remedies of the Agent or the Lenders thereunder.

 

Maturity Date ”:  April 19, 2022 or such earlier date on which the Loan shall become due and payable pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

Moody’s ”:  Moody’s Investor Service, Inc.

 

Multiemployer Plan ”:  Any multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA maintained or contributed to by Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.

 

Net Income (or Loss) ”:  With respect to any Person (or any asset of any Person) for any period, the net income (or loss) of such Person (or attributable to such asset), determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Net Offering Proceeds ”:  The gross cash proceeds received by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or REIT as a result of an Equity Offering less the customary and reasonable costs, expenses and discounts paid by Borrower or such Subsidiary or REIT in connection therewith.

 

Net Operating Income ”:  For any Real Estate and for a given period, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the rents, common area reimbursements and other income for such Real Estate for such period received in the ordinary course of business from tenants in occupancy (excluding pre-paid rents and revenues and security deposits except to the extent applied in satisfaction of tenants’ obligations for rent) minus (b) all expenses paid or accrued and related to the ownership, operation or maintenance of such Real Estate for such period, including, but not limited to, taxes, assessments and the like, insurance, utilities, payroll costs, maintenance, repair and landscaping expenses, marketing expenses, and general and administrative expenses (excluding general overhead expenses of Borrower and its Subsidiaries and any asset management fees), minus

 

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(c)  management expenses of such Real Estate equal to three percent (3.0%) of the gross revenues from such Real Estate, minus (d) all rents, common area reimbursements and other income for such Real Estate received from tenants in default of obligations under their lease or with respect to leases as to which the tenant or any guarantor thereunder is subject to any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution, liquidation or similar debtor relief  proceeding unless such tenant has expressly assumed its obligations under the applicable lease in such proceeding.

 

Net Rentable Area ”:  With respect to any Real Estate, the “ Net Rentable Operating Square Footage ” as defined in REIT’s most recent Form 10-K.

 

Non-Consenting Lender ”:  See § 18.9.

 

Non-Excluded Taxes ”:  See § 4.4(b).

 

Non-Recourse Exclusions ”:  With respect to any Non-Recourse Indebtedness of any Person, any usual and customary exclusions from the non-recourse limitations governing such Indebtedness, including, without limitation, exclusions for claims that (i) are based on fraud, intentional misrepresentation, misapplication or misappropriation of funds, gross negligence or willful misconduct, (ii) result from intentional mismanagement of or waste at the Real Estate securing such Non-Recourse Indebtedness, or (iii) arise from the presence of Hazardous Substances on the Real Estate securing such Non-Recourse Indebtedness (whether contained in a loan agreement, promissory note, indemnity agreement or other document), or (iv) are the result of any unpaid real estate taxes and assessments (whether contained in a loan agreement, promissory note, indemnity agreement or other document).

 

Non-Recourse Indebtedness ”:  Indebtedness of Borrower, its Subsidiaries or an Unconsolidated Affiliate which is secured by one or more parcels of Real Estate (other than an Eligible Real Estate Asset) or interests therein or equipment and which is not a general obligation of Borrower or such Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate, the holder of such Indebtedness having recourse solely to the parcels of Real Estate, or interests therein, securing such Indebtedness, the leases thereon and the rents, profits and equity thereof or equipment, as applicable (except for recourse against the general credit of Borrower or its Subsidiaries or an Unconsolidated Affiliate for any Non-Recourse Exclusions), provided that in calculating the amount of Non-Recourse Indebtedness at any time, the amount of any Non-Recourse Exclusions which are the subject of a claim and action shall not be included in the Non-Recourse Indebtedness but shall constitute recourse Indebtedness.  Non-Recourse Indebtedness shall also include Indebtedness of a Subsidiary of Borrower that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor or of an Unconsolidated Affiliate which is a special purpose entity that is recourse solely to such Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate, which is not cross-defaulted to other Indebtedness of any Loan Party and which does not constitute Indebtedness of any other Person (other than such Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate which is the borrower thereunder).

 

Note ”:  A promissory note made by Borrower in favor of a Lender evidencing the Advances made by such Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.

 

Notice ”:  See § 19.

 

Obligations ”:  The term “ Obligations ” shall mean and include:

 

A.                                     The payment of the principal sum, interest at variable rates, charges and indebtedness evidenced by the Notes including any extensions, renewals, replacements, increases, modifications and amendments thereof, in the original aggregate amount of up to TWO HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS ($200,000,000) given by Borrower to the order of the respective Lenders, as such amount may be increased in accordance with the provisions of § 2.11 hereof;

 

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B.                                     The payment, performance, discharge and satisfaction of each covenant, warranty, representation, undertaking and condition to be paid, performed, satisfied and complied with by Borrower under and pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents;

 

C.                                     The payment of all costs, expenses, legal fees and liabilities incurred by the Agent and the Lenders in connection with the enforcement of any of the Agent’s or any Lender’s rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or any other instrument, agreement or document which evidences any other obligations therefor, whether now in effect or hereafter executed;

 

D.                                     The payment, performance, discharge and satisfaction of all other liabilities and obligations of any Loan Party to the Agent or any Lender, whether now existing or hereafter arising, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, and including, without limitation express or implied upon the generality of the foregoing, each liability and obligation of any Loan Party under any one or more of the Loan Documents and any amendment, extension, modification, replacement or recasting of any one or more of the instruments, agreements and documents referred to in this Agreement or any other Loan Document or executed in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document; and

 

E.                                      Any Approved Derivatives Contract.

 

OFAC ”:  Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury of the United States of America.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Obligations ”:  Liabilities and obligations of Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Person in respect of “ off-balance sheet arrangements ” (as defined in the SEC Off-Balance Sheet Rules) which Borrower would be required to disclose in the “ Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ” section of Borrower’s report on Form 10-Q or Form 10-K (or their equivalents) which Borrower is required to file with the SEC or would be required to file if it were subject to the jurisdiction of the SEC (or any Governmental Authority substituted therefore having jurisdiction over Borrower).  As used in this definition, the term “ SEC Off-Balance Sheet Rules ” means the Disclosure in Management’s Discussion and Analysis About Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, Securities Act Release No. 33-8182, 68 Fed. Reg. 5982 (Feb. 5, 2003) (codified at 17 C.F.R. pts. 228, 229 and 249).

 

Outstanding ”:  With respect to the Advances, the aggregate unpaid principal thereof as of any date of determination.

 

Borrower ”:  As defined in the preamble hereto.

 

Patriot Act ”:  The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, as the same may be amended from time to time, and corresponding provisions of future laws.

 

PBGC ”:  The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation created by Section 4002 of ERISA and any successor entity or entities having similar responsibilities.

 

Permitted Liens ”:  Liens, security interests and other encumbrances permitted by § 8.2.

 

Person ”:  Any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust, unincorporated association, or other legal entity, and any government or any governmental agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

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Plan Assets ”:  Assets of any employee benefit plan subject to Part 4, Subtitle B, Title I of ERISA.

 

Potential Unencumbered Asset ”:  Any property of Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor which is not at the time included in the Unencumbered Asset Pool and which consists of (i) Eligible Real Estate, or (ii) Real Estate which is capable of becoming Eligible Real Estate in accordance with § 5.1.

 

Preferred Distributions ”:  For any period and without duplication, all Distributions paid, declared but not yet paid or otherwise due and payable during such period on Preferred Securities issued by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or REIT.  Preferred Distributions shall not include dividends or distributions (a) paid or payable solely in Equity Interests of identical class payable to holders of such class of Equity Interests; or (b) paid or payable to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Preferred Securities ”:  With respect to any Person, Equity Interests in such Person, which are entitled to preference or priority over any other Equity Interest in such Person in respect of the payment of dividends or distribution of assets upon liquidation, or both.

 

Pricing Level ”:  Such term shall have the meaning established within the definition of Applicable Margin.

 

Proposed Modification ”:  See § 27.

 

RBC ”:  As defined in the preamble hereto.

 

Rating Agency ”:  Each of (i) S&P, (ii) Moody’s, or (iii) Fitch, together with their respective successors; provided that if Borrower utilizes a Credit Rating by Fitch for purposes of determining an Investment Grade Rating as set forth in this Agreement, Borrower must also obtain an Investment Grade Rating from either S&P or Moody’s for purposes of determining such Investment Grade Rating.

 

Real Estate ”:  All real property at any time owned or leased (as lessee or sublessee) by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, the Eligible Real Estate Assets.

 

Register ”:  See § 18.2.

 

REIT ”:  CoreSite Realty Corporation, a Maryland corporation, general partner of Borrower and guarantor of the Obligations pursuant to the Guaranty.

 

REIT Status ”:  With respect to a Person, its status as a real estate investment trust as defined in Section 856(a) of the Code.

 

Release ”:  See § 6.20(c)(iii).

 

Rent Roll ”:  A report prepared by Loan Parties showing for each Eligible Real Estate Asset owned or leased by Loan Parties, its occupancy, tenants, lease expiration dates, lease rent and other information in substantially the form presented to the Agent on or prior to the date hereof.

 

Replacement Lender ”:  See § 18.9.

 

Required Lenders ”:  As of any date, the Lender or Lenders whose aggregate Commitment Percentage is equal to or greater than sixty six and 7/10 percent (66.7%) of the Total Commitment; provided that in determining said percentage at any given time, all then existing Defaulting Lenders will be disregarded and excluded and the Commitment Percentages of the Lenders shall be redetermined for voting purposes only to exclude the Commitment Percentages of such Defaulting Lenders.

 

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Reserve Percentage ”:  For any Interest Period, that percentage which is specified three (3) Business Days before the first day of such Interest Period by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) or any other governmental or quasi-governmental authority with jurisdiction over the Agent or any Lender for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including, but not limited to, any marginal reserve requirement) for the Agent or any Lender with respect to liabilities constituting of or including (among other liabilities) Eurocurrency liabilities in an amount equal to that portion of the Loan affected by such Interest Period and with a maturity equal to such Interest Period.

 

Revolver Facility Availability ”:  The “ Facility Availability ” as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement.

 

Revolver Loans ”:  The “ Loans ” as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement.

 

Revolver Provisions ”:  See § 27.

 

Revolver Unencumbered Asset Pool ”:  The “ Unencumbered Asset Pool ” as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement.

 

Sanctioned Entity ”:  Means (a) an agency, political subdivision, or instrumentality of the government of, (b) an organization directly or indirectly controlled by or (c) a Person or group resident in, in each case, a country that is itself subject to Sanctions (at the time of this Agreement, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria).

 

Sanctioned Person ”:  A Person or group named on the list of Specially Designated Nationals or Blocked Persons maintained by the OFAC as published from time to time or any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, or any EU member state.

 

Sanctions ”:  Economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.

 

SEC ”:  The federal Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Secured Debt ”:  With respect to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as of any given date, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of such Persons on a Consolidated basis outstanding at such date and that is secured in any manner by any Lien.

 

Secured Recourse Indebtedness ”:  As of any date of determination, any secured Indebtedness which is recourse to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.  Secured Recourse Indebtedness shall not include Non-Recourse Indebtedness.

 

Senior Notes ”:  Borrower’s $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.19% Senior Notes due 2023 and Borrower’s $175,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.91% Senior Notes due 2024, each guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by REIT and the Subsidiary Guarantors.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Senior Notes shall rank pari passu with the Obligations under this Agreement so long as all remain unsecured indebtedness.

 

S&P ”:  Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a division of McGraw-Hill Financial, Inc.

 

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Specified Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents ”:  As of any date of determination, the sum of (a) the aggregate amount of cash and (b) the aggregate amount of Cash Equivalents (valued at fair market value), where the specified asset is subject to an escrow, reserve, Lien or claim in favor of a Person solely with respect to, and associated with, Indebtedness not prohibited hereunder.

 

Stabilized Property ”:  A completed project that has achieved a Leased Rate of at least seventy-five percent (75%), provided that a Development Property on which all improvements related to the development of such Real Estate have been substantially completed (excluding tenant improvements) for at least eighteen (18) months shall constitute a Stabilized Property.  Additionally, any Development Property which has a Capitalized Value exceeding or equal to its undepreciated GAAP book value shall constitute a Stabilized Property.  Once a project becomes a Stabilized Property under this Agreement, it shall remain a Stabilized Property.

 

State ”:  A state of the United States of America and the District of Columbia.

 

Subsidiary ”:  For any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which at least a majority of the securities or other ownership interests having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, and shall include all Persons the accounts of which are consolidated with those of such Person pursuant to GAAP.

 

Subsidiary Guarantor Unencumbered Assets ”:  See § 5.1(a).

 

Subsidiary Guarantors ”:  Subject to § 5.3 and § 5.4 hereof, CoreSite Real Estate 70 Innerbelt, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, CoreSite Real Estate 900 N. Alameda, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, CoreSite Real Estate 2901 Coronado, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, CoreSite Real Estate 1656 McCarthy, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, CoreSite Real Estate 427 S. LaSalle, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, CoreSite Real Estate 2972 Stender, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, CoreSite Real Estate 12100 Sunrise Valley Drive L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, CoreSite Real Estate 2115 NW 22nd Street, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, CoreSite One Wilshire, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, CoreSite Real Estate 55 S. Market Street, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company.

 

Survey ”:  An instrument survey of each parcel of Eligible Real Estate Asset prepared by a registered land surveyor which shall show the location of all buildings, structures, easements and utility lines on such property, shall show that all buildings and structures are within the lot lines of the Eligible Real Estate Asset and shall not show any encroachments by others (or to the extent any encroachments are shown, such encroachments shall be Permitted Liens or otherwise acceptable to the Agent in its reasonable discretion), and shall show rights of way, adjoining sites, establish building lines and street lines, the distance to and names of the nearest intersecting streets.

 

Taxes ”:  Any present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, or similar deductions or withholdings that are imposed by any Governmental Authority.

 

The Carlyle Group ”:  Collectively, Carlyle Realty Partners III, L.P., Carlyle Realty Partners IV, L.P. and Carlyle Realty Partners V, L.P., and each of their respective Affiliates (other than their respective portfolio companies).

 

Titled Agents ”:  The Arrangers and the Syndication Agent.

 

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Title Insurance Company ”:  Any nationally-recognized title insurance company or companies selected by Borrower or any other title insurance company or companies selected by Borrower and reasonably approved by the Agent.

 

Title Policy ”:  An ALTA standard form owner’s title insurance policy (or, if such form is not available, an equivalent form of owner’s title insurance policy), or a title report as of a recent date, in each case, issued by a Title Insurance Company showing that the applicable Loan Party holds marketable fee simple title or a valid and subsisting leasehold interest to such parcel, subject only to Permitted Liens and any other encumbrances acceptable to the Agent in its reasonable discretion.

 

Total Commitment ”:  The sum of the Commitments of the Lenders, as in effect from time to time as set forth on Schedule 1.1 .  The Total Commitment may increase in accordance with § 2.11.

 

Transferred Interest ”:  See § 18.9.

 

Type ”:  As to any Advance, its nature as a Base Rate Advance or a LIBOR Rate Advance.

 

Unconsolidated Affiliate ”:  In respect of any Person, any other Person in whom such Person holds an Investment, (a) whose financial results would not be consolidated under GAAP with the financial results of such first Person on the consolidated financial statements of such first Person, or (b) which is not a Subsidiary of such first Person.

 

Unconsolidated Subsidiary ”:  In respect of any Person, any other Person in whom such Person holds an Investment, whose financial results would not be consolidated under GAAP with the financial results of such first Person on the consolidated financial statements of such first Person.

 

Unencumbered Asset Pool ”:  All of the Eligible Real Estate Assets.

 

Unencumbered Asset Pool Availability ”:  The Unencumbered Asset Pool Availability shall be the amount which is the least of (a) the maximum principal amount which would not cause the Unsecured Debt to be greater than the Unencumbered Asset Pool Value, and (b) the aggregate of (i) the maximum principal amount which would not cause the Consolidated Unsecured Debt Yield to be less than fourteen percent (14%), plus (ii) the Leased Asset NOI Amount; provided further that the Unencumbered Asset Pool Availability resulting from Eligible Real Estate Assets which are ground leases and/or Leased Assets shall not at any time exceed thirty percent (30%) of the Unencumbered Asset Pool Availability.

 

Unencumbered Asset Pool Value ”:  The aggregate of (a) .60 multiplied by the Capitalized Value of the Unencumbered Asset Pool (excluding the Leased Assets), plus (b) the Leased Asset NOI Amount.

 

Unhedged Variable Rate Debt ”:  Any Indebtedness with respect to which the interest is not fixed (or hedged to a fixed rate) or capped for the entire term of such Indebtedness to maturity.

 

Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents ”:  As of any date of determination, the sum of (a) the aggregate amount of Unrestricted cash and (b) the aggregate amount of Unrestricted Cash Equivalents (valued at fair market value).  As used in this definition, “ Unrestricted ” means the specified asset is not subject to any escrow, reserves or Liens or claims of any kind in favor of any Person.

 

Unsecured Debt ”:  Indebtedness of REIT, Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors or any of their respective Subsidiaries outstanding at any time which is not Secured Debt, including, without limitation, the Revolver Loans and the Senior Notes.

 

Wholly Owned Subsidiary ”:  As to Borrower, any Subsidiary of Borrower that is directly or indirectly owned 100% by Borrower.

 

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Wilshire Property ”:  The premises leased by CoreSite One Wilshire, L.L.C. (f/k/a CRG West One Wilshire, L.L.C.) in the building located at 624 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California pursuant to that certain lease dated August 1, 2007 entered into between CRG West One Wilshire, L.L.C. as tenant and Hines Reit One Wilshire LP as landlord and its permitted successors and assigns.

 

Write-Down and Conversion Powers ”:  With respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which writedown and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

 

§ 1.2                      Rules of Interpretation .

 

(a)                                  A reference to any document or agreement shall include such document or agreement as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms and the terms of this Agreement.

 

(b)                                  The singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular.

 

(c)                                   A reference to any law includes any amendment or modification of such law.

 

(d)                                  A reference to any Person includes its permitted successors and permitted assigns.

 

(e)                                   Accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them by GAAP applied on a consistent basis by the accounting entity to which they refer.

 

(f)                                    The words “ include ”, “ includes ” and “ including ” are not limiting.

 

(g)                                   The words “ approval ” and “ approved ”, as the context requires, means an approval in writing given to the party seeking approval after full and fair disclosure to the party giving approval of all material facts necessary in order to determine whether approval should be granted.

 

(h)                                  All terms not specifically defined herein or by GAAP, which terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York, have the meanings assigned to them therein.

 

(i)                                      Reference to a particular “§”, refers to that § of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated.

 

(j)                                     The words “ herein ”, “ hereof ”, “ hereunder ” and words of like import shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or subdivision of this Agreement.

 

(k)                                  In the event of any change in generally accepted accounting principles after the date hereof or any other change in accounting procedures pursuant to § 7.3 which would affect the computation of any financial covenant, ratio or other requirement set forth in any Loan Document, then upon the request of Borrower or the Agent, Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders shall negotiate promptly, diligently and in good faith in order to amend the provisions of the Loan Documents such that such financial covenant, ratio or other requirement shall continue to provide substantially the same financial tests or restrictions of Borrower as in effect prior to such accounting change, as determined by the Required Lenders in their good faith judgment.  Until such time as such amendment shall have been executed and delivered by Borrower, the Agent and the Required Lenders, such financial covenants, ratio and other requirements, and all financial statements and other documents required to be delivered under the Loan Documents, shall be calculated and reported as if such change had not occurred.

 

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SECTION 2

 

MAKING OF THE LOAN

 

§ 2.1                      The Loan .  (a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, on the Closing Date each Lender severally and not jointly agrees to make a single Advance to Borrower in an amount equal to its Commitment Percentage of the Loan.

 

(b)                                  [Intentionally Omitted].

 

§ 2.2                      [ Intentionally Omitted ].

 

§ 2.3                      [ Intentionally Omitted ].

 

§ 2.4                      [ Intentionally Omitted ].

 

§ 2.5                      [Intentionally Omitted] .

 

§ 2.6                      Interest .

 

(a)                                  Each Base Rate Advance shall bear interest for the period commencing with the Drawdown Date thereof and ending on the date on which such Base Rate Advance is repaid or converted to a LIBOR Rate Advance at the rate per annum equal to the sum of the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Advances.

 

(b)                                  Each LIBOR Rate Advance shall bear interest for the period commencing with the Drawdown Date thereof and ending on the last day of each Interest Period with respect thereto at the rate per annum equal to the sum of LIBOR determined for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin for LIBOR Rate Advances.

 

(c)                                   Borrower promises to pay interest on each Advance in arrears on each applicable Interest Payment Date with respect thereto.

 

(d)                                  Base Rate Advances and LIBOR Rate Advances may be converted to Advances of the other Type as provided in § 4.1.

 

(e)                                   [Intentionally Omitted] .

 

(f)                                    If, as a result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the financial statements of Borrower (excluding any restatements or adjustments resulting from a change in GAAP or other accounting methodology, legislation or standards) or other miscalculation verified by both Borrower and the Lenders, acting reasonably and in good faith, Borrower or the Lenders determine that (i) the Consolidated Total Indebtedness to Gross Asset Value as calculated as of any applicable date was inaccurate and (ii) a proper calculation of the Consolidated Total Indebtedness to Gross Asset Value would have resulted in higher pricing for such period, Borrower shall immediately and retroactively be obligated to pay to the Agent for the account of the applicable Lenders, promptly on demand by the Agent (or, after the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, automatically and without further action by the Agent or any Lender), an amount equal to the excess of the amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for such period over the amount of interest and fees actually paid for such period.  Borrower’s obligations under this paragraph shall survive until the termination of the aggregate Commitments and the repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.

 

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§ 2.7                      Requests for Advance .  Borrower shall give to the Agent written notice executed by an Authorized Officer in the form of Exhibit C hereto (or telephonic notice confirmed in writing in the form of Exhibit C hereto) of each Advance requested hereunder (a “ Loan Request ”) by 1:00 p.m. (Eastern time) one (1) Business Day prior to the proposed Drawdown Date with respect to Base Rate Advances and with respect to LIBOR Rate Advances (a) in the case of the Advances to be made on the Closing Date, two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date and (b) in the case of any other LIBOR Rate Advances, three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed Drawdown Date, unless the timing of such notice is waived or reduced by the Agent in its sole discretion.  Each such notice shall specify with respect to the requested Advance the proposed principal amount of such Advance, the Type of Advance, the initial Interest Period (if applicable) for such Advance and the Drawdown Date.  Promptly upon receipt of any such notice, the Agent shall notify each of the Lenders thereof.  Each Loan Request shall be irrevocable and binding on Borrower and shall obligate Borrower to accept the Advance requested from the Lenders on the proposed Drawdown Date.  Nothing herein shall prevent Borrower from seeking recourse against any Lender that fails to advance its proportionate share of a requested Advance as required by this Agreement.  Each Loan Request shall be, subject to § 2.1(b), (a) for Base Rate Advances in a minimum aggregate amount of $1,000,000 or an integral multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof; or (b) for LIBOR Rate Advances in a minimum aggregate amount of $1,000,000 or an integral multiple of $250,000 in excess thereof; provided , however , that there shall be no more than ten (10) LIBOR Rate Advances outstanding at any one time.

 

§ 2.8                      Funds for Advances .

 

(a)                                  Not later than 3:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on the proposed Drawdown Date of any Advance, each of the Lenders will make available to the Agent, at the Agent’s Head Office, in immediately available funds, the amount of such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the amount of the requested Advance which may be disbursed pursuant to § 2.1.  Upon receipt from each such Lender of such amount, and upon receipt of the documents required by § 10 and § 11 and the satisfaction of the other conditions set forth therein, to the extent applicable, the Agent will make available to Borrower the aggregate amount of such Advance made available to the Agent by the Lenders by crediting such amount to the account of Borrower maintained at the Agent’s Head Office.  The failure or refusal of any Lender to make available to the Agent at the aforesaid time and place on any Drawdown Date the amount of its Commitment Percentage of the requested Advance shall not relieve any other Lender from its several obligation hereunder to make available to the Agent the amount of such other Lender’s Commitment Percentage of any requested Advance, including any additional Advance that may be requested subject to the terms and conditions hereof to provide funds to replace those not advanced by the Lender so failing or refusing.  In the event of any such failure or refusal, the Lenders not so failing or refusing shall be entitled to a priority secured position as against the Lender or Lenders so failing or refusing to make available to Borrower the amount of its or their Commitment Percentage for such Advances as provided in § 12.5.

 

(b)                                  Unless the Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to the applicable Drawdown Date that such Lender will not make available to the Agent such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of a proposed Advance, the Agent may in its discretion assume that such Lender has made such Advance available to the Agent in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Agent may, if it chooses, in reliance upon such assumption make such portion of the applicable Advance available to Borrower, and such Lender shall be liable to the Agent for the amount of such portion of the applicable Advance.  If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount upon the Agent’s demand therefor, the Agent will promptly notify Borrower, and Borrower shall promptly pay such corresponding amount to the Agent.  The Agent shall also be entitled to recover from the Lender or Borrower (without duplication), as the case may be, interest on such corresponding amount in respect of each day from the date such corresponding amount was made available by the Agent to Borrower to the date such corresponding amount is recovered by the Agent at a per annum rate equal to (i) from Borrower at the applicable rate for such Advance or (ii) from a Lender at the Federal Funds Effective Rate.

 

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§ 2.9                      Use of Proceeds .  Borrower will use the proceeds of the Loan solely for working capital and other general corporate purposes, including real estate acquisitions, development, redevelopment, capital expenditures and repayment of Indebtedness.

 

§ 2.10               Reallocation of Lender Commitment Percentages; No Novation .  On the Closing Date, the Advances made under the Existing Loan Agreement shall be deemed to have been made under this Agreement, without the execution by the Borrower or the Lenders of any other documentation, and all such Advances currently outstanding shall be deemed to have been simultaneously reallocated among the Lenders as follows:

 

(a)                                  On the Closing Date, each Lender that will have a greater Commitment Percentage of the Facility upon the Closing Date than its Existing Commitment Percentage immediately prior to the Closing Date (each, a “ Facility Purchasing Lender ”), without executing an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement, shall be deemed to have purchased assignments pro rata from each Lender that will have a smaller Commitment Percentage of the Facility upon the Closing Date than its Existing Commitment Percentage immediately prior to the Closing Date (each, a “ Facility Selling Lender ”) in all such Facility Selling Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as a Lender (collectively, the “ Facility Assigned Rights and Obligations ”) so that, after giving effect to such assignments, each Lender shall have its respective Commitment Percentage as set forth in Schedule 1.1 hereto and a corresponding Commitment Percentage of all Advances then outstanding under the Facility.  Each such purchase hereunder shall be at par for a purchase price equal to the principal amount of the loans and without recourse, representation or warranty, except that each Facility Selling Lender shall be deemed to represent and warrant to each Facility Purchasing Lender that the Facility Assigned Rights and Obligations of such Facility Selling Lender are not subject to any Liens created by that Facility Selling Lender.  For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the aggregate amount of each Lender’s Advances outstanding at any time exceed its Commitment Percentage as set forth in Schedule 1.1 hereto

 

(b)                                  Each Lender hereunder hereby waives any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of the reallocations set forth in § 2.10(a) above in respect of LIBOR Rate Advances to the extent such reallocations take place on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such LIBOR Rate Advances.

 

(c)                                   The Agent shall calculate the net amount to be paid or received by each Lender in connection with the assignments effected hereunder on the Closing Date.  Each Lender required to make a payment pursuant to this § 2.10 shall make the net amount of its required payment available to the Agent, in same day funds, at the office of the Agent not later than 12:00 P.M. (Eastern time) on the Closing Date.  The Agent shall distribute on the Closing Date the proceeds of such amounts to the Lenders entitled to receive payments pursuant to this § 2.10, pro rata in proportion to the amount each such Lender is entitled to receive at the primary address set forth on its signature page hereto or at such other address as such Lender may request in writing to the Agent.

 

(d)                                  Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as a discharge, extinguishment or novation of the Obligations of the Loan Parties outstanding under the Existing Loan Agreement or any instruments securing the same, which Obligations shall remain outstanding under this Agreement after the date hereof as “Advances” except as expressly modified hereby or by instruments executed concurrently with this Agreement.

 

§ 2.11               Increase in Total Commitment .

 

(a)                                  Provided that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this § 2.11, Borrower shall have the option at any time and from time to time before the date that is thirty (30) days prior to the Maturity Date to request an increase in the Total Commitment to not more than ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS ($100,000,000) more than the Total Commitment as of the Closing Date by giving written notice to the Agent (an “ Increase Notice ”; and the

 

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amount of such requested increase is the “ Commitment Increase ”), provided that any such individual increase must be in a minimum amount of $25,000,000 and incremental amounts of $5,000,000 in excess thereof.  Upon receipt of any Increase Notice, the Agent shall consult with Arrangers and shall notify Borrower of the amount of upfront fees to be paid to any Lenders who provide an additional Commitment in connection with such increase in the Total Commitment (which shall be in addition to the fees to be paid to the Agent or Arrangers pursuant to the Agreement Regarding Fees).  If Borrower agrees to pay the upfront fees so determined, then the Agent, Arrangers or Borrower may, but shall not be obligated to, invite one or more banks or lending institutions (which banks or lending institutions shall be reasonably acceptable to the Agent, Arrangers and Borrower) to become Lenders and provide additional Commitments and/or one or more existing Lenders to increase their Commitments in an aggregate amount consistent with the Increase Notice.  The Agent shall provide all Lenders with a notice setting forth the amount, if any, of the additional Commitment to be provided by each Lender and the revised Commitment Percentages which shall be applicable after the effective date of the Commitment Increase specified therein (the “ Commitment Increase Date ”).  In no event shall any Lender be obligated to provide an additional Commitment.  Any Commitment Increase and the additional Advance in respect of such Commitment Increase (which Advance shall be in such principal amount as shall cause the outstanding Advances of each Lender to be held consistent with its Commitment Percentage after giving effect to the Commitment Increase) to be made by each Lender increasing its Commitment or issuing a new Commitment shall be evidenced by a supplement to this Agreement executed by the Agent, Borrower and any Lender increasing its Commitment or issuing a new Commitment, which supplement may include such amendments to this Agreement as the Agent deems reasonably necessary or appropriate to implement the transactions contemplated by this § 2.11.

 

(b)                                  On the Commitment Increase Date, the Advances then outstanding and such additional Advance shall be combined so that all Lenders (including any Lender issuing a new Commitment) hold pro rata amounts of the Loan (including such additional Advance) of each Type and Interest Period in their respective Commitment Percentages as determined after giving effect to such additional Advance.

 

(c)                                   Upon the effective date of each increase in the Total Commitment pursuant to this § 2.11 the Agent may unilaterally revise Schedule 1.1 and Borrower shall, if requested by such Lender, execute and deliver to the Agent new Notes for each Lender whose Commitment has changed (or any Lender issuing a new Commitment that has requested a Note) so that the principal amount of such Lender’s Note shall equal its Commitment.  The Agent shall deliver such replacement Notes to the respective Lenders in exchange for the Notes replaced thereby which shall be surrendered by such Lenders.  Such new Notes shall provide that they are replacements for the surrendered Notes and that they do not constitute a novation, shall be dated as of the Commitment Increase Date and shall otherwise be in substantially the form of the replaced Notes.

 

(d)                                  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the obligation of the Agent and the Lenders to increase the Total Commitment pursuant to this § 2.11 shall be conditioned upon satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions precedent which must be satisfied or waived prior to the effectiveness of any increase of the Total Commitment:

 

(i)                                      Payment of Activation Fee.   Borrower shall pay (A) to the Agent those fees described in and contemplated by the Agreement Regarding Fees with respect to the applicable Commitment Increase, and (B) to the Arrangers such upfront fees as the Lenders who are providing an additional Commitment may require to increase the aggregate Total Commitment, which fees shall, when paid, be fully earned and non-refundable under any circumstances.  The Arrangers shall pay to the Lenders acquiring the increased Commitment certain fees pursuant to their separate agreement; and

 

(ii)                                   No Default .  On the date any Increase Notice is given and on the date such increase becomes effective, both immediately before and after the Total Commitment is increased, there shall exist no Default or Event of Default; and

 

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(iii)                                Representations True .  The representations and warranties made by Loan Parties in the Loan Documents or otherwise made by or on behalf of Loan Parties in connection therewith or after the date thereof shall have been true and correct in all material respects when made and shall also be true and correct in all material respects on the date of such Increase Notice and on the date the Total Commitment is increased, both immediately before and after the Total Commitment is increased; and

 

(iv)                               Additional Documents and Expenses .  Loan Parties shall execute and deliver to the Agent and the Lenders such additional documents, instruments, certifications and opinions as the Agent may reasonably require, including, without limitation, a Compliance Certificate, demonstrating compliance with all covenants set forth in the Loan Documents after giving effect to the increase, and Borrower shall pay the cost of any updated UCC searches and any and all intangible taxes or other taxes, assessments or charges or any similar fees, taxes or expenses which are demanded in connection with such increase.

 

SECTION 3

 

REPAYMENT OF THE ADVANCES

 

§ 3.1                      Stated Maturity .  Borrower promises to pay on the Maturity Date the full amount of the Loan outstanding on such date and all of the Advances outstanding on such date shall become absolutely due and payable on the Maturity Date, together with any and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon.

 

§ 3.2                      Mandatory Prepayments .  If at any time the outstanding principal balance of the Revolver Loans, the Loan, the Letter of Credit Liabilities and all other Unsecured Debt exceeds the Unencumbered Asset Pool Availability (including, without limitation, as a result of the termination of any ground lease or any lease of a Leased Asset related to an Eligible Real Estate Asset), then Borrower shall, within ten (10) Business Days after the receipt of notice from the Agent of such occurrence, pay the amount of such excess as a payment of principal to the holder or holders of any Unsecured Debt, together with any additional amounts required to be paid to such holder or holders in connection with such principal payments of Indebtedness.

 

§ 3.3                      Optional Prepayments .

 

(a)                                  Borrower shall have the right, at its election, to prepay the outstanding amount of the Loan, as a whole or in part, at any time without penalty or premium; provided , that if any prepayment of the outstanding amount of any LIBOR Rate Advances pursuant to this § 3.3 is made on a date that is not the last day of the Interest Period relating thereto, such prepayment shall be accompanied by the payment of any amounts due pursuant to § 4.8.

 

(b)                                  Borrower shall give the Agent, no later than 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time) at least three (3) days prior written notice of any prepayment pursuant to this § 3.3, in each case specifying the proposed date of prepayment of the Loan or portion thereof and the principal amount to be prepaid ( provided that (i) any such notice may be revoked or modified upon one (1) day’s prior notice to the Agent) and (ii) any such notice may be conditioned upon the consummation of a transaction.

 

§ 3.4                      Partial Prepayments .  Each partial prepayment of the Loan or portion thereof under § 3.3 shall be in a minimum principal amount of $1,000,000 or an integral multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof, shall be accompanied by the payment of accrued interest on the principal prepaid to the date of payment.  Each partial payment under § 3.2 and § 3.3 shall be applied first to the principal of Base Rate Advances, and then to the principal of LIBOR Rate Advances.

 

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§ 3.5                      Effect of Prepayments .  Amounts of the Loan prepaid under § 3.2 and § 3.3 prior to the Maturity Date may not be reborrowed.

 

SECTION 4

 

CERTAIN GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

§ 4.1                      Conversion Options .

 

(a)                                  Borrower may by notice to the Agent in the form of Exhibit G hereto elect from time to time to convert any of the outstanding Advances to Advances of another Type and such Advances shall thereafter bear interest as a Base Rate Advance or a LIBOR Rate Advance, as applicable; provided that (i) with respect to any such conversion of a LIBOR Rate Advance to a Base Rate Advance, Borrower shall give the Agent at least one (1) Business Day’s prior written notice of such election, and such conversion shall only be made on the last day of the Interest Period with respect to such LIBOR Rate Advance unless Borrower pays Breakage Costs as required under this Agreement; (ii) with respect to any such conversion of a Base Rate Advance to a LIBOR Rate Advance, Borrower shall give the Agent at least three (3) LIBOR Business Days’ prior written notice of such election and the Interest Period requested for such Advance, the principal amount of the Loan so converted shall be in a minimum aggregate amount of $1,000,000 or an integral multiple of $250,000 in excess thereof and, after giving effect to the making of such Advance, there shall be no more than ten (10) LIBOR Rate Advances outstanding at any one time; and (iii) no Advance may be converted into a LIBOR Rate Advance when any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.  All or any part of the outstanding Advances of any Type may be converted as provided herein, provided that no partial conversion shall result in a Base Rate Advance in a principal amount of less than $1,000,000 or an integral multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or a LIBOR Rate Advance in a principal amount of less than $1,000,000 or an integral multiple of $250,000 in excess thereof.  On the date on which such conversion is being made, each Lender shall take such action as is necessary to transfer its Commitment Percentage of such Advances to its Domestic Lending Office or its LIBOR Lending Office, as the case may be.  Each Conversion/Continuation Request relating to the conversion of a Base Rate Advance to a LIBOR Rate Advance shall be irrevocable by Borrower.

 

(b)                                  Any LIBOR Rate Advance may be continued as such Type upon the expiration of an Interest Period with respect thereto by compliance by Borrower with the terms of § 4.1; provided that no LIBOR Rate Advance may be continued as such when any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, but shall be automatically converted to a Base Rate Advance on the last day of the Interest Period relating thereto ending during the continuance of any Default or Event of Default.

 

(c)                                   In the event that Borrower does not notify the Agent of its election hereunder with respect to any LIBOR Rate Advance, such Advance shall be automatically continued at the end of the applicable Interest Period as a LIBOR Rate Advance for an Interest Period of one month unless such Interest Period shall be greater than the time remaining until the Maturity Date, in which case such Advance shall be automatically converted to Base Rate Advances at the end of the applicable Interest Period.

 

§ 4.2                      Fees .  Borrower agrees to pay to RBC and the Arrangers for their own account certain fees for services rendered or to be rendered in connection with the Loan as provided pursuant to the Agreement Regarding Fees.

 

§ 4.3                      [ Intentionally Omitted ].

 

§ 4.4                      Funds for Payments .

 

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Lenders and the Agent, as the case may be, at the Agent’s Head Office, not later than 3:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on the day when due (or such later time as is acceptable to the Agent in the event of a payment in full of all Advances and a termination of Commitments hereunder), in each case in lawful money of the United States in immediately available funds.  To the extent not already paid pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Agent is hereby authorized to charge the accounts of Borrower with RBC, on the dates when the amount thereof shall become due and payable, with the amounts of the principal of and interest on the Advances and all fees, charges, expenses and other amounts owing to the Agent and/or the Lenders under the Loan Documents.  Subject to the foregoing, all payments made to the Agent on behalf of the Lenders, and actually received by the Agent, shall be deemed received by the Lenders on the date actually received by the Agent.

 

(b)                                  All payments by Borrower hereunder and under any of the other Loan Documents shall be made without setoff or counterclaim and free and clear of and without deduction for any Taxes  now or hereafter imposed or levied by the United States of America or any political subdivision thereof or taxing or other authority therein or any jurisdiction from or through which a payment is made by Borrower, excluding any income Taxes, franchise Taxes imposed in lieu of income Taxes and any Taxes imposed by a jurisdiction as a result of any connection between a Lender and such jurisdiction other than any connection arising solely from executing, delivering, performing its obligations under, or enforcing any Loan Document (“ Non-Excluded Taxes ”), unless Borrower is compelled by law to make such deduction or withholding.  If any such obligation is imposed upon Borrower with respect to any amount payable by Borrower hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, Borrower will pay to the Agent, for the account of the Lenders or (as the case may be) the Agent, on the date on which such amount is due and payable hereunder or under such other Loan Document, such additional amount in Dollars as shall be necessary to enable the Lenders or the Agent to receive the same net amount which the Lenders or the Agent would have received on such due date had no such obligation been imposed upon Borrower; provided, however, that Borrower shall not be required to increase any such amounts payable to any Lender with respect to any Non-Excluded Taxes (i) that are attributable to such Lender’s or Agent’s failure to comply with the requirements of § 4.4(c) or that are withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA; (ii) that are branch profits taxes imposed by the United States or any similar taxes imposed by any other jurisdiction under the laws of which a Lender is organized or in which its applicable lending office is located; or (iii) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender, that are imposed on amounts payable to such Lender at the time such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office), except to the extent that such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment) to receive additional amounts from Borrower with respect to such Non-Excluded Taxes pursuant to this §4.4(b).  Borrower will deliver promptly to the Agent certificates or other valid vouchers for all Taxes or other charges deducted from or paid with respect to payments made by Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document. In the event a Lender receives a refund or credit of any Non-Excluded Taxes paid by Borrower pursuant to this section, such Lender will pay to Borrower the amount of such refund or credit (and any interest received with respect thereto) promptly upon receipt thereof; provided that if at any time thereafter such Lender is required to return such refund or credit, Borrower shall promptly repay to such Lender the amount of such refund or credit, net of any reasonable incremental additional costs.

 

(c)                                   Each Lender that is not a United States Person (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) for U.S. federal income tax purposes (a “ Non-U.S. Lender ”), to the extent such Lender is lawfully able to do so, shall provide Borrower on or prior to the Closing Date (in the case of each Lender listed on the signature pages hereof on the Closing Date) or on or prior to the date of the Assignment and Acceptance Agreement pursuant to which it becomes a Lender (in the case of each other Lender), and at such other times as may be necessary in the determination of Borrower, with (x) two (2) original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI and/or W-8IMY (or, in each case, any successor forms), properly completed and duly executed by such Lender, and any other such duly executed form(s) or statement(s) (including whether such Lender has complied with the FATCA) which may, from time to time, be prescribed by law and, which, pursuant to applicable provisions of (i) an income tax treaty between the United States and the country of residence of such Lender, (ii) the Code, or (iii) any applicable rules or regulations in effect under (i) or (ii) above, establish that such Lender is not subject to

 

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deduction or withholding of United States federal income tax with respect to any payments to such Lender of principal, interest, fees or other amounts payable under any of the Loan Documents, or (y) if such Lender is not a “ bank ” or other Person described in Section 881(c)(3) of the Code, a Certificate Regarding Non-Bank Status together with two (2) original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or any successor form), properly completed and duly executed by such Lender, and such other documentation required under the Code and requested by Borrower to establish that such Lender is not subject to deduction or withholding of United States federal income tax with respect to any payments to such Lender of interest payable under any of the Loan Documents.  Each Lender that is a United States Person (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) for United States federal income tax purposes (a “ U.S. Lender ”) and is not an exempt recipient within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.6049-4(c) shall provide Borrower on or prior to the Closing Date (or, if later, on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement) two (2) original copies of Internal Revenue Service From W-9 (or any successor form), properly completed and duly executed by such Lender, certifying that such U.S. Lender is entitled to an exemption from United States backup withholding tax, or otherwise prove that it is entitled to such an exemption.  Each Lender required to deliver any forms, certificates or other evidence with respect to United States federal income tax withholding matters pursuant to this Section hereby agrees, from time to time after the initial delivery by such Lender of such forms, certificates or other evidence, whenever a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders such forms, certificates or other evidence obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect, that such Lender shall promptly provide Borrower two (2) new original copies of  Internal Revenue Service Form W-9, W 8BEN, W 8ECI and/or W-8IMY (or, in each case, any successor form), or a Certificate Regarding Non-Bank Status and two (2) original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or any successor form), as the case may be, properly completed and duly executed by such Lender, and such other documentation required under the Code and requested by Borrower to confirm or establish that such Lender is not subject to deduction or withholding of United States federal income tax with respect to payments to such Lender under the Loan Documents, or notify Borrower of its inability to deliver any such forms, certificates or other evidence.  The Agent shall deliver to Borrower (in such number of copies as shall be requested by Borrower) on or prior to the date on which the Agent becomes the Agent under this Agreement and, to the extent it remains legally entitled to do so, from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower, a properly completed and duly executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9, W-8ECI and/or W-8IMY, which certifies that payments by Borrower to the Agent are exempt from U.S. withholding Tax. The Agent hereby assumes primary U.S. withholding, backup withholding and information reporting obligations with respect to amounts paid or payable to it by Borrower under the Loan Documents.

 

(d)                                  In the event it is reasonably necessary to determine the fair market value of the Commitments, Loans and/or other obligations under the Loan Documents for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1273-2(f), the Agent shall assist Borrower as reasonably requested in connection with making such determination (including by using commercially reasonable efforts to obtain quotes and sales prices for the Commitments, Loans and/or other obligations), and the Agent shall promptly make any such determination by Borrower available to the Lenders in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.1273-2(f)(9).

 

(e)                                   If a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to Borrower and the Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by Borrower or the Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by Borrower or the Agent as may be necessary for Borrower and the Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment.  Solely for purposes of this clause (e), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.  Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify Borrower and the Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

 

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(f)                                    The obligations of Borrower to the Lenders under this Agreement shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid and performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, under all circumstances whatsoever, including, without limitation, the following circumstances:  (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents; (ii)  the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or any right which Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates may have at any time against the Lenders (other than the defense of payment to the Lenders in accordance with the terms of this Agreement) or any other Person; (iii)  the surrender or impairment of any security for the performance or observance of any of the terms of any of the Loan Documents; (iv) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default; and (v) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, provided that such other circumstances or happenings shall not have been the result of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of any Lender, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

§ 4.5                      Computations .  All computations of interest on the Advances (other than Base Rate Advances at the prime rate, which shall be based on a 365/366-day year as the case may be) and of other fees to the extent applicable shall be based on a 360-day year and paid for the actual number of days elapsed.  Except as otherwise provided in the definition of the term “ Interest Period ” with respect to LIBOR Rate Advances, whenever a payment hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents becomes due on a day that is not a Business Day, the due date for such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and interest shall accrue during such extension.  The Outstanding Advances as reflected on the records of the Agent from time to time shall be considered prima facie evidence of such amount absent manifest error.

 

§ 4.6                      Suspension of LIBOR Rate Advances .  In the event that, prior to the commencement of any Interest Period relating to any LIBOR Rate Advances, the Agent shall determine that adequate and reasonable methods do not exist for ascertaining LIBOR for such Interest Period, or the Agent shall reasonably determine (or shall receive notice from the Required Lenders that they have determined) that LIBOR will not accurately and fairly reflect the cost of the Lenders making or maintaining LIBOR Rate Advances for such Interest Period, the Agent shall forthwith give notice of such determination (which shall be conclusive and binding on Borrower and the Lenders absent manifest error) to Borrower and the Lenders.  In such event (a) any Loan Request with respect to a LIBOR Rate Advance shall be automatically withdrawn and shall be deemed a request for a Base Rate Loan and (b) each LIBOR Rate Advance will automatically, on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable thereto, become a Base Rate Advance, and the obligations of the Lenders to make LIBOR Rate Advances shall be suspended until the Agent determines that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist, whereupon the Agent shall so notify Borrower and the Lenders.

 

§ 4.7                      Illegality .  Notwithstanding any other provisions herein, if after the date hereof any law, regulation, treaty or directive shall be enacted or the interpretation or application thereof shall make it unlawful, or any central bank or other governmental authority having jurisdiction over a Lender or its LIBOR Lending Office shall assert that it is unlawful, for any Lender to make or maintain LIBOR Rate Advances, such Lender shall forthwith give notice of such circumstances to the Agent and Borrower and thereupon (a) the commitment of the Lenders to make LIBOR Rate Advances shall forthwith be suspended and (b) the LIBOR Rate Advances then outstanding shall be converted automatically to Base Rate Advances on the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR Rate Advances or within such earlier period as may be required by law.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, before giving such notice, the applicable Lender shall designate a different lending office if such designation will void the need for giving such notice and will not, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, be otherwise materially disadvantageous to such Lender or increase any costs payable by Borrower hereunder.

 

§ 4.8                      Additional Interest .  If any LIBOR Rate Advance or any portion thereof is repaid or is converted to a Base Rate Advance for any reason on a date which is prior to the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR Rate Advance, or if repayment of the Advances has been accelerated as provided in § 12.1, Borrower will pay to the Agent upon demand for the account of the applicable Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages, in addition to any amounts of interest otherwise

 

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payable hereunder, the Breakage Costs.  Borrower understands, agrees and acknowledges the following:  (i) no Lender has any obligation to purchase, sell and/or match funds in connection with the use of LIBOR as a basis for calculating the rate of interest on a LIBOR Rate Advance; (ii) LIBOR is used merely as a reference in determining such rate; and (iii) Borrower has accepted LIBOR as a reasonable and fair basis for calculating such rate and any Breakage Costs.  Borrower further agrees to pay the Breakage Costs, if any, whether or not a Lender elects to purchase, sell and/or match funds.

 

§ 4.9                      Additional Costs, Etc.   Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if after the date hereof any applicable law, which expression, as used herein, includes statutes, rules and regulations thereunder and interpretations thereof by any competent court or by any governmental or other regulatory body charged with the administration or the interpretation thereof and directives and instructions at any time or from time to time hereafter made upon or otherwise issued to any Lender or the Agent by any central bank or other fiscal, monetary or other authority (whether or not having the force of law), shall:

 

(a)                                  subject any Lender or the Agent to any tax, levy, impost, duty, charge, fee, deduction or withholding of any nature with respect to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, such Lender’s Commitment, or the Advances (other than taxes based upon or measured by the gross receipts, income or profits of such Lender or the Agent or its franchise tax), or

 

(b)                                  materially change the basis of taxation (except for changes in taxes on gross receipts, income or profits or its franchise tax) of payments to any Lender of the principal of or the interest on the Loan or any other amounts payable to any Lender under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or

 

(c)                                   impose or increase or render applicable any special deposit, reserve, assessment, liquidity, capital adequacy or other similar requirements (whether or not having the force of law and which are not already reflected in any amounts payable by Borrower hereunder) against assets held by, or deposits in or for the account of, or loans by, or commitments of an office of any Lender, or

 

(d)                                  impose on any Lender or the Agent any other conditions or requirements with respect to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Loan, such Lender’s Commitment, or any class of loans or commitments of which any of the Advances or such Lender’s Commitment forms a part; and the result of any of the foregoing is:

 

(i)                                      to increase the cost to any Lender of making, funding, issuing, renewing, extending or maintaining the Loan or any portion thereof or such Lender’s Commitment, or

 

(ii)                                   to reduce the amount of principal, interest or other amount payable to any Lender or the Agent hereunder on account of such Lender’s Commitment or the Loan, or

 

(iii)                                to require any Lender or the Agent to make any payment or to forego any interest or other sum payable hereunder, the amount of which payment or foregone interest or other sum is calculated by reference to the gross amount of any sum receivable or deemed received by such Lender or the Agent from Borrower hereunder,

 

then, and in each such case, Borrower will (and as to clauses (a) and (b) above, subject to the provisions of § 4.4), within thirty (30) days of demand made by such Lender or (as the case may be) the Agent at any time and from time to time and as often as the occasion therefor may arise, pay to such Lender or the Agent such additional amounts as such Lender or the Agent shall determine in good faith to be sufficient to compensate such Lender or the Agent for such additional cost, reduction, payment or foregone interest or other sum.  For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this § 4.9 shall not apply with respect to Taxes, which shall be governed by § 4.4(b) and § 4.4(c).  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing provisions of this § 4.9, any change applicable to the banking industry as a whole and lenders generally, and not solely to the Agent or

 

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a Lender, based on:  (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to have occurred “after the date hereof” or “after the date of this Agreement” for purposes of this § 4.9.

 

§ 4.10               Capital Adequacy .  If after the date hereof any Lender determines that (a) the adoption of or change in any law, rule or regulation regarding capital requirements for banks or bank holding companies or any change in the interpretation or application thereof by any governmental authority charged with the administration thereof, or (b) compliance by such Lender or its parent bank holding company with any directive of any such entity regarding capital adequacy, has the effect of reducing the return on such Lender’s or such holding company’s capital as a consequence of such Lender’s commitment to make Advances to a level below that which such Lender or holding company could have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such holding company’s then existing policies with respect to capital adequacy and assuming the full utilization of such entity’s capital) by any amount deemed by such Lender to be material, then such Lender may notify Borrower thereof.  Borrower agrees to pay to such Lender the amount of such reduction in the return on capital as and when such reduction is determined, upon presentation by such Lender of a statement of the amount setting forth the Lender’s calculation thereof.  In determining such amount, such Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods generally applied by such Lender.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing provisions of this § 4.10, any change applicable to the banking industry as a whole and lenders generally, and not solely to the Agent or a Lender, based on:  (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to have occurred ‘after the date hereof’ or ‘after the date of this Agreement’ for purposes of this § 4.10.

 

§ 4.11               Breakage Costs .  Borrower shall pay all Breakage Costs required to be paid by it pursuant to this Agreement and incurred from time to time by any Lender within fifteen (15) days from receipt of written notice from the Agent.

 

§ 4.12               Default Interest; Late Charge .  Following the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, and regardless of whether or not the Agent or the Lenders shall have accelerated the maturity of the Loan, the Loan shall bear interest payable on demand at a rate per annum equal to three percent (3.0%) above the interest rate that would otherwise be in effect hereunder (the “ Default Rate ”), until such amount shall be paid in full (after as well as before judgment), or if any of such amounts shall exceed the maximum rate permitted by law, then at the maximum rate permitted by law.  In addition, Borrower shall pay a late charge equal to three percent (3.0%) of any amount of interest and/or principal payable on the Loan or any other amounts payable hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, which is not paid by Borrower within ten (10) days of the date when due.

 

§ 4.13               Certificate .  A certificate setting forth any amounts payable pursuant to § 4.8, § 4.9, § 4.10, § 4.11 or § 4.12 and a reasonably detailed explanation of such amounts which are due, submitted by any Lender or the Agent to Borrower, shall be presumptively correct in the absence of manifest error.

 

§ 4.14               Limitation on Interest .  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents to the contrary, all agreements between or among Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent, whether now existing or hereafter arising and whether written or oral, are hereby limited so that in no contingency, whether by reason of acceleration of the maturity of any of the Obligations or otherwise, shall the interest contracted for, charged or received by the Lenders exceed the maximum amount permissible under applicable law.  If, from any circumstance whatsoever, interest would otherwise be payable to the Lenders in

 

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excess of the maximum lawful amount, the interest payable to the Lenders shall be reduced to the maximum amount permitted under applicable law; and if from any circumstance the Lenders shall ever receive anything of value deemed interest by applicable law in excess of the maximum lawful amount, an amount equal to any excessive interest shall be applied to the reduction of the principal balance of the Obligations and to the payment of interest or, if such excessive interest exceeds the unpaid balance of principal of the Obligations, such excess shall be refunded to Borrower.  All interest paid or agreed to be paid to the Lenders shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated and spread throughout the full period until payment in full of the principal of the Obligations (including the period of any renewal or extension thereof) so that the interest thereon for such full period shall not exceed the maximum amount permitted by applicable law.  This section shall control all agreements between or among Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent.

 

§ 4.15               Certain Provisions Relating to Increased Costs and Defaulting Lenders .  If a Lender gives notice of the existence of the circumstances set forth in § 4.7 or any Lender requests compensation for any losses or costs to be reimbursed pursuant to any one or more of the provisions of § 4.4(b) (as a result of the imposition of withholding taxes on amounts paid to such Lender under this Agreement), § 4.9 or § 4.10, then, such Lender, as applicable, shall use reasonable efforts in a manner consistent with such institution’s practice in connection with loans like the Loan to eliminate, mitigate or reduce amounts that would otherwise be payable by Borrower under the foregoing provisions, provided that such action would not be otherwise materially prejudicial to such Lender, including, without limitation, by designating another of such Lender’s offices, branches or affiliates; Borrower agreeing to pay all reasonably incurred costs and expenses incurred by such Lender in connection with any such action.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and if any Lender (a) has given notice of the existence of the circumstances set forth in § 4.7 or has requested payment or compensation for any losses or costs to be reimbursed pursuant to any one or more of the provisions of § 4.4(b) (as a result of the imposition of withholding taxes on amounts paid to such Lender under this Agreement), § 4.9 or § 4.10 and following the request of Borrower has been unable to take the steps described above to mitigate such amounts (each, an “ Affected Lender ”) or (b) is a Defaulting Lender, then, within thirty (30) days after such notice or request for payment or compensation or such Lender became a Defaulting Lender, as applicable, Borrower shall have the right as to such Affected Lender or Defaulting Lender, as applicable, to be exercised by delivery of written notice delivered to the Agent and the Affected Lender or Defaulting Lender, as applicable, to elect to cause the Affected Lender or Defaulting Lender, as applicable, to transfer its Commitment.  The Agent shall promptly notify the remaining Lenders that each of such Lenders shall have the right, but not the obligation, to acquire a portion of the Commitment, pro rata based upon their relevant Commitment Percentages, of the Affected Lender or Defaulting Lender, as applicable (or if any of such Lenders does not elect to purchase its pro rata share, then to such remaining Lenders in such proportion as approved by the Agent).  In the event that the Lenders do not elect to acquire all of the Affected Lender’s or Defaulting Lender’s Commitment, then the Agent shall endeavor to obtain a new Lender to acquire such remaining Commitment.  Upon any such purchase of the Commitment of the Affected Lender or Defaulting Lender, as applicable, the Affected Lender’s or Defaulting Lender’s interest in the Obligations and its rights hereunder and under the Loan Documents shall terminate at the date of purchase, and the Affected Lender or Defaulting Lender, as applicable, shall promptly execute all documents reasonably requested to surrender and transfer such interest.  The purchase price for the Affected Lender’s or Defaulting Lender’s Commitment shall equal any and all amounts outstanding and owed by Borrower to the Affected Lender or Defaulting Lender, as applicable, including principal, prepayment premium or fee, and all accrued and unpaid interest or fees.

 

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SECTION 5

 

UNENCUMBERED ASSET POOL

 

§ 5.1                      Addition of Eligible Real Estate Assets .

 

(a)                                  As of the Closing Date, the Unencumbered Assets shall consist of the Existing Unencumbered Assets and Agent and Lenders acknowledge that the Eligible Real Estate Qualification Documents have been delivered for such Eligible Real Estate Assets.  After the Closing Date, Borrower shall have the right, subject to the satisfaction by Borrower of the conditions set forth in this § 5.1, to add Potential Unencumbered Assets to the Unencumbered Asset Pool.  Borrower from time to time after the Closing Date may also request that certain Real Estate of one or more Subsidiary Guarantors (collectively, the “ Subsidiary Guarantor Unencumbered Assets ”) be included as an Eligible Real Estate Asset for the purpose of increasing the Unencumbered Asset Pool Availability.  If Borrower shall request that any Potential Unencumbered Assets or Subsidiary Guarantor Unencumbered Asset be added to the “ Revolver Unencumbered Asset Pool ” or any other borrowing base or asset pool under any other Unsecured Debt, it shall be required to add such Potential Unencumbered Asset or Subsidiary Guarantor Unencumbered Asset, as applicable, to the Unencumbered Asset Pool hereunder.  In the event Borrower desires to add additional Potential Unencumbered Assets or Subsidiary Guarantor Unencumbered Assets as aforesaid, Borrower shall provide written notice to the Agent of such request (which the Agent shall promptly furnish to the Lenders), together with all documentation and other information reasonably required to permit the Agent to determine whether such Real Estate is Eligible Real Estate.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Subsidiary Guarantor Unencumbered Asset or Potential Unencumbered Asset shall be included in the Unencumbered Asset Pool unless and until the following conditions precedent shall have been satisfied:

 

(i)                                      such Subsidiary Guarantor Unencumbered Asset or Potential Unencumbered Asset shall be Eligible Real Estate;

 

(ii)                                   the owner of any Subsidiary Guarantor Unencumbered Asset (and any indirect owner of such Subsidiary Guarantor) shall have executed a Joinder Agreement and satisfied the conditions of § 5.3;

 

(iii)                                Borrower or the owner of the Subsidiary Guarantor Unencumbered Asset or Potential Unencumbered Asset, as applicable, shall have executed and delivered to the Agent all Eligible Real Estate Qualification Documents and a Compliance Certificate prepared using the financial statements of Borrower most recently provided or required to be provided to the Agent under § 6.4 or § 7.4; and

 

(iv)                               after giving effect to the inclusion of such Subsidiary Guarantor Unencumbered Asset or Potential Unencumbered Asset, each of the representations and warranties made by or on behalf of Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries contained in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or in any document or instrument delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement shall be true in all material respects both as of the date as of which it was made and shall also be true as of the time of the replacement or addition of Eligible Real Estate Assets, with the same effect as if made at and as of that time (it being understood and agreed that any representation or warranty which by its terms is made as of a specified date shall be required to be true and correct only as of such specified date), and no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and the Agent shall have received a certificate of Borrower to such effect.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event such Subsidiary Guarantor Unencumbered Asset or Potential Unencumbered Asset does not qualify as Eligible Real Estate, so long as the conditions set forth in clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this § 5.1 have been satisfied, such Subsidiary Guarantor Unencumbered Asset or Potential Unencumbered Asset shall be included in the Unencumbered Asset Pool and shall be deemed

 

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Eligible Real Estate so long as the Agent shall have received the prior written consent of each of the Lenders to the inclusion of such Real Estate as an Eligible Real Estate Asset.

 

(b)                                  [Reserved].

 

§ 5.2                      Release of Eligible Real Estate Assets .  Provided no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred hereunder and be continuing (or would exist immediately after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this § 5.2), and if the conditions set forth in this § 5.2 are not met, upon reasonable approval by the Required Lenders, the Agent shall release an Eligible Real Estate Asset from the Unencumbered Asset Pool upon the request of Borrower subject to and upon the following terms and conditions:

 

(a)                                  Borrower shall deliver to the Agent written notice of its desire to obtain such release no later than ten (10) days prior to the date on which such release is to be effected;

 

(b)                                  Borrower shall submit to the Agent with such request a Compliance Certificate prepared using the financial statements of Borrower most recently provided or required to be provided to the Agent under § 6.4 or § 7.4 adjusted in the best good faith estimate of Borrower to give effect to the proposed release and demonstrating that no Default or Event of Default with respect to the covenants referred to therein shall exist after giving effect to such release;

 

(c)                                   Borrower shall pay all reasonable costs and expenses of the Agent, if any, in connection with such release, including without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees;

 

(d)                                  Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account of the Lenders a release price, which payment shall be applied to reduce the outstanding principal balance of the Loan as provided in § 3.4, in an amount equal to the amount necessary, if any, to reduce the outstanding principal balance of the Loan so that no violation of the covenant set forth in § 9.1 shall occur;

 

(e)                                   without limiting or affecting any other provision hereof, any release of an Eligible Real Estate Asset will not cause Borrower to be in violation of the covenants set forth in § 9.8; and

 

(f)                                    such Eligible Real Estate Asset has been (or, contemporaneous with the release under this Agreement, will be) released from the Revolver Unencumbered Asset Pool or any other borrowing base or asset pool under any other Unsecured Debt.

 

§ 5.3                      Additional Subsidiary Guarantors .  In the event that Real Estate of a Subsidiary of Borrower is included in the Unencumbered Asset Pool in accordance with the terms hereof, Borrower shall cause each such Subsidiary (and any entity having an interest in such Subsidiary of Borrower) to execute and deliver to the Agent a Joinder Agreement, and such Subsidiary (and any such entity) shall become a Subsidiary Guarantor under the Guaranty.  For the avoidance of doubt, any Subsidiary or other such entity which becomes an obligor pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement or any agreement evidencing other Unsecured Debt shall become a Subsidiary Guarantor under the Guaranty.  Each such Subsidiary shall be specifically authorized, in accordance with its respective organizational documents, to be a Guarantor under the Guaranty.  Borrower shall further cause all representations, covenants and agreements in the Loan Documents with respect to Guarantors to be true and correct with respect to each such Subsidiary.  In connection with the delivery of such Joinder Agreement, Borrower shall deliver to the Agent such organizational agreements, resolutions, consents, opinions and other documents and instruments as the Agent may reasonably require.

 

§ 5.4                      Release of Certain Subsidiary Guarantors .  In the event that all Eligible Real Estate Assets owned by a Subsidiary Guarantor shall have been released from the Unencumbered Asset Pool in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and from the Revolver Unencumbered Asset Pool or any other borrowing base or asset pool under any other Unsecured Debt, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of

 

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the Existing Credit Agreement or any agreement evidencing other Unsecured Debt, as applicable, then such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be released by the Agent from liability under the Guaranty.

 

SECTION 6

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Borrower represents and warrants to the Agent and the Lenders as follows, each as of the Closing Date hereof, and as of the date of a request for a funding of any Advance hereunder.

 

§ 6.1                      Corporate Authority, Etc.

 

(a)                                  Incorporation; Good Standing .  Borrower is a Delaware limited partnership duly organized pursuant to its articles of organization or formation filed with the Delaware Secretary of State, and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware.  Borrower (i) has all requisite power to own its property and conduct its business as now conducted and as presently contemplated, and (ii) is in good standing and is duly authorized to do business in the jurisdictions where the Eligible Real Estate Assets owned or leased by it are located and in each other jurisdiction where a failure to be so qualified in such other jurisdiction could have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)                                  Subsidiaries .  Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors and each of the Subsidiaries of Loan Parties (i) is a corporation, limited partnership, general partnership, limited liability company or trust duly organized under the laws of its State of organization and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws thereof, (ii) has all requisite power to own its property and conduct its business as now conducted and as presently contemplated and (iii) is in good standing and is duly authorized to do business in each jurisdiction where an Eligible Real Estate Asset owned or leased by it is located (to the extent required by applicable law) and in each other jurisdiction where a failure to be so qualified could have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)                                   Authorization .  The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which any Loan Party is a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (i) are within the authority of such Loan Party, (ii) have been duly authorized by all necessary proceedings on the part of such Loan Party, (iii) do not and will not conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of any provision of law, statute, rule or regulation to which such Loan Party is subject or any judgment, order, writ, injunction, license or permit applicable to such Loan Party, except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (iv) do not and will not conflict with or constitute a default (whether with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both) under any provision of the partnership agreement, articles of incorporation or other charter documents or bylaws of, or any material agreement or other material instrument binding upon, such Loan Party or any of its properties, (v) do not and will not result in or require the imposition of any lien or other encumbrance on any of the properties, assets or rights of such Loan Party other than the liens and encumbrances in favor of the Agent contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (vi) do not require the approval or consent of any Person other than those already obtained and delivered to the Agent or except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(d)                                  Enforceability .  The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which any Loan Party is a party are valid and legally binding obligations of such Loan Party enforceable in accordance with the respective terms and provisions hereof and thereof, except as enforceability is limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights and general principles of equity.

 

(e)                                   Foreign Assets Control .  To the knowledge of Borrower, none of Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Affiliate of Borrower:  (i) is a Sanctioned Person, (ii) has any of its asserts in Sanctioned Entities, or (iii) derives any of its operating income from investments in, or transactions with,

 

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Sanctioned Persons or Sanctioned Entities.  To the knowledge of Borrower, Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors and their respective officers, employees, directors and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects.  No Loan, use of the proceeds of any Loan, or other transactions contemplated hereby will violate Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions.  Neither the making of the Loans nor the use of the proceeds thereof will violate the Patriot Act, the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, or any of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 C.F.R., Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) or any enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto or successor statute thereto.  Borrower and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with the Patriot Act.

 

§ 6.2                      Governmental Approvals .  The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which any Loan Party is a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not require the approval or consent of, or filing or registration with, or the giving of any notice to, any court, department, board, governmental agency or authority other than those already obtained, in each case, except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

§ 6.3                      Title to Eligible Real Estate Assets .  Except as indicated on Schedule 6.3 hereto or other adjustments that are not material in amount, Subsidiary Guarantors own or lease the Eligible Real Estate Assets subject to no rights of others, including any mortgages, leases pursuant to which Subsidiary Guarantors or any of their Affiliates is the lessee, conditional sales agreements, title retention agreements, liens or other encumbrances except Permitted Liens.

 

§ 6.4                      Financial Statements .  REIT has furnished to the Agent:  (a) the consolidated balance sheet of REIT and its Subsidiaries as of the Balance Sheet Date and the related consolidated statement of income and cash flow for the most recent period then ended (and available) certified by an Authorized Officer or the chief financial or accounting officer of REIT, (b) as of the Closing Date, an audited statement of Net Operating Income for each of the Eligible Real Estate Assets for the period ending December 31, 2016 certified by the chief financial or accounting officer of Borrower as fairly presenting the Net Operating Income for such parcels for such periods, and (c) certain other financial information relating to Loan Parties and the Real Estate (including, without limitation, the Eligible Real Estate Assets).  Such balance sheet and statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and fairly present the consolidated financial condition of REIT and its Subsidiaries as of such dates and the consolidated results of the operations of REIT and its Subsidiaries for such periods.  The Agent and Lenders hereby acknowledge and agree that REIT’s most recent Form 10-Q will be utilized for purposes of preparation of the Compliance Certificate as of the Closing Date.

 

§ 6.5                      No Material Changes .  Since the Balance Sheet Date or the date of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to § 7.4, as applicable, there has occurred no materially adverse change in the financial condition, or business of Loan Parties, and their respective Subsidiaries taken as a whole as shown on or reflected in the consolidated balance sheet of REIT as of the Balance Sheet Date, or its consolidated statement of income or cash flows for the calendar year then ended, other than changes that have not and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  As of the date hereof, except as set forth on Schedule 6.5 hereto, there has occurred no materially adverse change in the financial condition, prospects, operations or business activities of any of the Eligible Real Estate Assets from the condition shown on the statements of income delivered to the Agent pursuant to § 6.4 other than changes in the ordinary course of business that have not had any materially adverse effect either individually or in the aggregate on the business operation or financial condition of such Eligible Real Estate Asset.

 

§ 6.6                      Franchises, Patents, Copyrights, Etc.   Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries possess all franchises, patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade names, service marks, licenses and permits, and rights in respect of the

 

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foregoing, adequate for the conduct of their business substantially as now conducted without known conflict with any rights of others.

 

§ 6.7                      Litigation .  Except as stated on Schedule 6.7 , there are no actions, suits, proceedings or investigations of any kind pending against any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries before any court, tribunal, arbitrator, mediator or administrative agency or board which question the validity of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, any action taken or to be taken pursuant hereto or thereto or any lien, security title or security interest created or intended to be created pursuant hereto or thereto, or which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Except as set forth on Schedule 6.7 , there are no judgments, final orders or awards outstanding against or affecting any Loan Party, any of their respective Subsidiaries or any Eligible Real Estate Asset individually or in the aggregate in excess of $1,000,000.

 

§ 6.8                      No Material Adverse Contracts, Etc.   No Loan Parties nor any of their respective Subsidiaries is subject to any charter, corporate or other legal restriction, or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation that has or is expected in the future to have a Material Adverse Effect.  No Loan Party nor any of their respective Subsidiaries is a party to any contract or agreement that has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

§ 6.9                      Compliance with Other Instruments, Laws, Etc.   No Loan Party nor any of their respective Subsidiaries is in violation of any provision of its charter or other organizational documents, bylaws, or any agreement or instrument to which it is subject or by which it or any of its properties is bound or any decree, order, judgment, statute, license, rule or regulation, in any of the foregoing cases in a manner that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

§ 6.10               Tax Status .  Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Loan Party and its respective Subsidiaries (a) has made or filed all federal and state income and all other Tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject or has obtained an extension for filing, (b) has paid prior to delinquency all Taxes and other governmental assessments and charges shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings or for which any Loan Party or their respective Subsidiaries, as applicable, has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of such Taxes, and (c) has made provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all accrued Taxes not yet due and payable.  Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, there are no unpaid Taxes claimed by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction to be due by Loan Parties or their respective Subsidiaries, the officers or partners of such Person know of no basis for any such claim, and there are no audits pending or to the knowledge of Loan Parties threatened with respect to any Tax returns filed by Loan Parties or their respective Subsidiaries.  The taxpayer identification number for Borrower is 90-0587133.

 

§ 6.11               No Event of Default .  No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

§ 6.12               Investment Company Act .  No Loan Party nor any of their respective Subsidiaries is an “ investment company ”, or an “ affiliated company ” or a “ principal underwriter ” of an “ investment company ”, as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

§ 6.13               Absence of UCC Financing Statements, Etc.   Except with respect to Permitted Liens or as disclosed on the lien search reports delivered to and approved by the Agent, to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, there is no financing statement (but excluding any financing statements that may be filed against any Loan Party without the consent or agreement of such Persons), security agreement, chattel mortgage, real estate mortgage or other document filed or recorded with any applicable filing records, registry, or other public office, that purports to cover, affect or give notice of any present or possible future lien on, or security interest or security title in, any property of any Loan Party or rights thereunder.

 

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§ 6.14               Setoff, Etc.   The Unencumbered Asset Pool is not subject to any setoff, claims, withholdings or other defenses by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or, to the best knowledge of Borrower, any other Person other than Permitted Liens.

 

§ 6.15               Certain Transactions .  Except as disclosed on Schedule 6.15 hereto, none of the partners, officers, trustees, managers, members, directors, or employees of any Loan Party is, nor shall any such Person become, a party to any transaction with any Loan Party (other than for services as partners, managers, members, employees, officers and directors), including any agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any partner, officer, trustee, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of Borrower, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any partner, officer, trustee, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner, which are on terms less favorable to Loan Parties than those that would be obtained in a comparable arms-length transaction.

 

§ 6.16               Employee Benefit Plans .  Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each Loan Party and each ERISA Affiliate has fulfilled its obligation, if any, under the minimum funding standards of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan, Multiemployer Plan or Guaranteed Pension Plan and is in compliance in all material respects with the presently applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan, Multiemployer Plan or Guaranteed Pension Plan.  Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has (a) sought a waiver of the minimum funding standard under § 412 of the Code in respect of any Multiemployer Plan or Guaranteed Pension Plan or (b) incurred any liability under Title IV of ERISA other than a liability to the PBGC for premiums under Section 4007 of ERISA.  Neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has failed to make any contribution or payment to any Multiemployer Plan or Guaranteed Pension Plan, or made any amendment to any Multiemployer Plan or Guaranteed Pension Plan, which has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in the imposition of a Lien.  To the knowledge of Borrower, none of the Eligible Real Estate Assets constitutes a “ plan asset ” of any Employee Benefit Plan, Multiemployer Plan or Guaranteed Pension Plan.

 

§ 6.17               Disclosure .  All of the representations and warranties made by or on behalf of Loan Parties in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any document or instrument delivered to the Agent or the Lenders pursuant to or in connection with any of such Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects.  All information contained in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or otherwise furnished to or made available to the Agent or the Lenders by or on behalf of any Loan Party is and will be true and correct in all material respects and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading when taken as a whole.  The written information, reports and other papers and data with respect to Loan Parties, any Subsidiary or the Eligible Real Estate Assets (other than projections and estimates) furnished to the Agent or the Lenders in connection with this Agreement or the obtaining of the Commitments of the Lenders hereunder was, at the time so furnished, correct in all material respects, or has been subsequently supplemented by other written information, reports or other papers or data, to the extent necessary to give in all material respects a true and accurate knowledge of the subject matter in all material respects; provided that such representation shall not apply to (a) the accuracy of any appraisal, title commitment, survey, or engineering and environmental reports prepared by third parties or legal conclusions or analysis provided by Borrower’s counsel (although Borrower has no reason to believe that the Agent and the Lenders may not rely on the accuracy thereof) or (b) budgets, projections and other forward- looking speculative information prepared in good faith by Loan Parties (except to the extent the related assumptions were when made manifestly unreasonable).

 

§ 6.18               Trade Name; Place of Business .  No Loan Party uses any trade name and conducts business under any name other than its actual name set forth in the Loan Documents or “ CoreSite(s) ”.  The principal place of business of Loan Parties is 1001 17th Street, Suite 500, Denver, Colorado, 80202.

 

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§ 6.19               Regulations T, U and X .  No portion of the Loan is to be used for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any “ margin security ” or “ margin stock ” as such terms are used in Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 12 C.F.R. Parts 220, 221 and 224.  No Loan Party is engaged, nor will it engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any “ margin security ” or “ margin stock ” as such terms are used in Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 12 C.F.R. Parts 220, 221 and 224.

 

§ 6.20               Environmental Compliance .  Except as set forth on Schedules 6.20(d)  or as specifically set forth in any written environmental site assessment reports provided to the Agent on or before the date hereof, or in the case of Eligible Real Estate Asset acquired after the date hereof, the environmental site assessment reports with respect thereto provided to the Agent, if any, makes the following representations and warranties:

 

(a)                                  No Loan Party, none of their respective Subsidiaries, nor to the knowledge and belief of Borrower, any operator of the Real Estate, nor any tenant or operations thereon, is in violation, or alleged violation, of any Environmental Law, which violation could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)                                  No Loan Party nor any of their respective Subsidiaries has received notice from any third party including, without limitation, any federal, state or local governmental authority, (i) that it has been identified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“ EPA ”) as a potentially responsible party under CERCLA with respect to a site listed on the National Priorities List, 40 C.F.R. Part 300 Appendix B (1986); (ii) that any Hazardous Substance(s) which it has generated, transported or disposed of have been found at any site at which a federal, state or local agency or other third party has conducted, or has demanded that any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries conduct, a remedial investigation, removal or other response action pursuant to any Environmental Law; or (iii) that it is or shall be a named party to any claim, action, cause of action, complaint, or legal or administrative proceeding (in each case, contingent or otherwise) arising out of any third party’s incurrence of costs, expenses, losses or damages of any kind whatsoever in connection with the release of Hazardous Substances, which in the case of clauses (i) through (iii) above could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)                                   To the knowledge of Borrower, (i) no portion of the Real Estate is used for the handling, processing, storage or disposal of Hazardous Substances except in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws, and no underground tank or other underground storage receptacle for Hazardous Substances is located on any portion of the Real Estate except those which are being operated and maintained in compliance with Environmental Laws; (ii) in the course of any activities conducted by Loan Parties, their respective Subsidiaries or, the tenants and operators of their properties, no Hazardous Substances have been generated or are being used on the Real Estate except in the ordinary course of Loan Parties’ or their tenants’ and operators’ business and in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws; (iii) there has been no past or present releasing, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, disposing or dumping (other than in reasonable quantities to the extent necessary in the ordinary course of operation of Loan Parties’, their tenants’ or operators’ business and, in any event, in compliance with all Environmental Laws) (a “ Release ”) or threatened Release of Hazardous Substances on, upon, into or from the Eligible Real Estate Assets, which Release would have a material adverse effect on the value of such Real Estate or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (iv) there have been no Releases on, upon, from or into any real property in the vicinity of any of the Real Estate which, through soil or groundwater contamination, may have come to be located on, and which could be reasonably anticipated to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (v) any Hazardous Substances that have been generated on any of the Real Estate have been transported off site in accordance with all

 

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applicable Environmental Laws and in a manner that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(d)                                  Except as set forth on Schedule 6.20(d)  or for such matters that shall be complied with as of the Closing Date, by virtue of the transactions set forth herein and contemplated hereby, or to the effectiveness of any other transactions contemplated hereby, none of Loan Parties, their respective Subsidiaries nor the Real Estate will become subject to any applicable Environmental Law requiring the performance of environmental site assessments, or the removal or remediation of Hazardous Substances, or the giving of notice to any governmental agency or the recording or delivery to other Persons of an environmental disclosure document or statement pursuant to applicable Environmental Laws.

 

(e)                                   There are no existing or closed sanitary or solid waste landfills, or hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal facilities on or, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, affecting the Real Estate except where such existence could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(f)                                    No Loan Party has received any written notice from any party that any use, operation, or condition of Loan Parties’ business on any Real Estate has caused any adverse condition on any other property that could reasonably be expected to result in a claim under applicable Environmental Law that would have a Material Adverse Effect, nor does any Loan Party have actual knowledge of any existing facts or circumstances that could reasonably be expected to form the basis for such a claim.

 

§ 6.21               Subsidiaries; Organizational Structure Schedule 6.21(a)  sets forth, as of the date hereof and after giving effect to the reorganization previously disclosed to the Agent, all of the Subsidiaries of Borrower, the form and jurisdiction of organization of each of the Subsidiaries, and the owners of the direct and indirect ownership interests therein.  Schedule 6.21(b)  sets forth, as of the date hereof, all of the Unconsolidated Subsidiaries of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, the form and jurisdiction of organization of each of the Unconsolidated Subsidiaries, Borrower’s or its Subsidiary’s ownership interest therein and the other owners of the applicable Unconsolidated Subsidiary.  No Person owns any legal, equitable or beneficial interest in any of the Persons set forth on Schedules 6.21(a)  and 6.21(b)  except as set forth on such Schedules.

 

§ 6.22               Leases .  Loan Parties have delivered to the Agent true and complete copies of the Leases and any amendments thereto relating to each Eligible Real Estate Asset required to be delivered as a part of the Eligible Real Estate Qualification Documents as of the date hereof.  An accurate and complete Rent Roll in all material respects as of the date of inclusion of each Eligible Real Estate Asset in the Unencumbered Asset Pool with respect to all Leases of any portion of the Eligible Real Estate Asset has been provided to the Agent.  The Leases previously delivered to the Agent as described in the preceding sentence constitute as of the date thereof the sole agreements relating to leasing or licensing of space at such Eligible Real Estate Asset and in the Building relating thereto.  No tenant under any Lease is entitled to any free rent, partial rent, rebate of rent payments, credit, offset or deduction in rent, including, without limitation, lease support payments or lease buy-outs, except as reflected in such Leases or such Rent Roll.  Except as set forth in Schedule 6.22 , the Leases reflected therein are, as of the date of inclusion of the applicable Eligible Real Estate Asset in the Unencumbered Asset Pool, in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms, without any payment default or any other material default thereunder, nor are there any defenses, counterclaims, offsets, concessions or rebates available to any tenant thereunder, and except as reflected in Schedule 6.22 , no Loan Party has given or made, any notice of any payment or other material default, or any claim, which remains uncured or unsatisfied, with respect to any of the Leases, and to the best of the knowledge and belief of Borrower, there is no basis for any such claim or notice of default by any tenant which would result in a Material Adverse Effect.  Borrower knows of no condition which with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both would constitute a default on the part of (i) any tenant with respect to the material terms under a Lease or (ii) the respective Loan Party as landlord under the Lease, in either case, that would, in the aggregate

 

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with any other defaults under Leases for the applicable Eligible Real Estate Asset, adversely affect more than five percent (5%) of the base rent generated by such Eligible Real Estate Asset.  No security deposit or advance rental or fee payment has been made by any lessee or licensor under the Leases except as may be specifically designated in the Leases.  No property other than the Eligible Real Estate Asset which is the subject of the applicable Lease is necessary to comply with the material requirements (including, without limitation, parking requirements) contained in such Lease.

 

§ 6.23               Property .  To the best of Borrower’s knowledge, all of the Eligible Real Estate Assets, and all major building systems located thereon, are structurally sound, in good condition and working order and free from material defects, subject to ordinary wear and tear, except for such portion of such Real Estate which is not occupied by any tenant and which may not be in final working order pending final build-out of such space or except as where such defects have not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  All of the other Real Estate of Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries is structurally sound, in good condition and working order, subject to ordinary wear and tear, except for such portion of such Real Estate which is not occupied by any tenant or where such defects have not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Each of the Eligible Real Estate Assets, and the use and operation thereof, is in material compliance with all applicable federal and state law and governmental regulations and any local ordinances, orders or regulations, including, without limitation, laws, regulations and ordinances relating to zoning, building codes, subdivision, fire protection, health, safety, handicapped access, historic preservation and protection, wetlands, tidelands, and Environmental Laws except in cases that would not reasonably cause a Material Adverse Effect.  All water, sewer, electric, gas, telephone and other utilities necessary for the use and operation of the Eligible Real Estate Asset are installed to the property lines of the Eligible Real Estate Asset through dedicated public rights of way or through perpetual private easements and, except in the case of drainage facilities, are connected to the Building located thereon with valid permits and are adequate to service the Building in material compliance with applicable law.  The streets abutting the Eligible Real Estate Asset are dedicated and accepted public roads, to which the Eligible Real Estate Asset has direct access or are perpetual private ways (with direct access to public roads) to which the Eligible Real Estate Asset has direct access.  There are no unpaid or outstanding real estate or other taxes or assessments on or against any of the Eligible Real Estate Assets which are payable by any Loan Party (except only real estate or other taxes or assessments, that are not yet delinquent or are being protested as permitted by this Agreement).  Each Eligible Real Estate Asset owned by a Loan Party in fee is separately assessed for purposes of real estate tax assessment and payment.  There are no unpaid or outstanding real estate or other taxes or assessments on or against any other property of Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries which are payable by any of such Persons in any material amount (except only real estate or other taxes or assessments, that are not yet delinquent or are being protested as permitted by this Agreement).  There are no pending, or to the knowledge of Borrower threatened or contemplated, eminent domain proceedings against any of the Eligible Real Estate Assets.  None of the Eligible Real Estate Assets is now damaged in any material respects as a result of any fire, explosion, accident, flood or other casualty.  No Loan Party has received any outstanding notice from any insurer or its agent requiring performance of any material work with respect to any of the Eligible Real Estate Assets or canceling or threatening to cancel any policy of insurance, and each of the Eligible Real Estate Assets complies with the material requirements of all of Loan Parties’ insurance carriers.  Except as listed on Schedule 6.23 , Loan Parties have no Management Agreements for any of the Eligible Real Estate Assets.  No person or entity has any right or option to acquire any Eligible Real Estate Asset or any Building thereon or any portion thereof or interest therein, except for certain tenants pursuant to the terms of their Leases with Subsidiary Guarantors.

 

§ 6.24               Brokers .  No Loan Party nor any of their respective Subsidiaries has engaged or otherwise dealt with any broker, finder or similar entity in connection with this Agreement or the Loan contemplated hereunder.

 

§ 6.25               Other Debt .  No Loan Party is in default of the payment of any Indebtedness or the performance of any material obligation under any related agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement, financing agreement or indenture to which any of them is a party involving Indebtedness

 

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individually or in the aggregate in excess of (x) any Indebtedness which is recourse to Borrower or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors (including, without limitation, Secured Recourse Indebtedness) totaling in excess of $25,000,000 or (y) Non-Recourse Indebtedness of Borrower or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors totaling in excess of $50,000,000.  No Loan Party is a party to or bound by any agreement, instrument or indenture that may require the subordination in right or time or payment of any of the Obligations to any other indebtedness or obligation of any Loan Party.  Schedule 6.25 hereto sets forth all agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, financing agreements or other material agreements binding upon Loan Parties or their respective properties and entered into by Loan Parties as of the date of this Agreement with respect to any Indebtedness of Loan Parties, and Loan Parties have provided the Agent with true, correct and complete copies thereof.

 

§ 6.26               Solvency .  As of the Closing Date and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including all Advances made or to be made hereunder, no Loan Party is insolvent on a balance sheet basis such that the sum of such Person’s assets exceeds the sum of such Person’s liabilities, each Loan Party is able to pay its debts as they become due, and each Loan Party has sufficient capital to carry on its business.

 

§ 6.27               No Bankruptcy Filing .  No Loan Party is contemplating either the filing of a petition by it under any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency laws or the liquidation of its assets or property, and Borrower has no knowledge of any Person contemplating the filing of any such petition against any Loan Party.

 

§ 6.28               No Fraudulent Intent .  Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents nor the performance of any actions required hereunder or thereunder is being undertaken by any Loan Party with or as a result of any actual intent by any of such Persons to hinder, delay or defraud any entity to which any of such Persons is now or will hereafter become indebted.

 

§ 6.29               Transaction in Best Interests of Loan Parties; Consideration .  The transaction evidenced by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents is in the best interests of each Loan Party.  The direct and indirect benefits to inure to Loan Parties pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute substantially more than “ reasonably equivalent value ” (as such term is used in Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code) and “ valuable consideration, ” “ fair value, ” and “ fair consideration, ” (as such terms are used in any applicable state fraudulent conveyance law), in exchange for the benefits to be provided by Loan Parties pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and but for the willingness of each Subsidiary Guarantor to be a guarantor of the Loan, Borrower would be unable to obtain the financing contemplated hereunder which financing will enable Loan Parties to have available financing to conduct and expand their business.

 

§ 6.30               OFAC .  No Loan Party is (or will be) a person with whom any Lender is restricted from doing business under OFAC (including, those Persons named on OFAC’s Specially Designated and Blocked Persons list) or under any statute, executive order (including the September 24, 2001 Executive Order Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism), or other governmental action and is not and shall not engage in any dealings or transactions or otherwise be associated with such persons.  In addition, Borrower hereby agrees to provide to the Lenders any additional information that a Lender deems necessary from time to time in order to ensure compliance with all applicable laws concerning money laundering and similar activities.

 

SECTION 7

 

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

Borrower covenants and agrees that, so long as the Loan or any Note is outstanding or any Lender has any obligation to make any Advance of the Loan:

 

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§ 7.1                      Punctual Payment .  Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party to, duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid the principal and interest on the Loan and all interest and fees provided for in this Agreement, all in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Notes, as well as all other sums owing pursuant to the Loan Documents in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

§ 7.2                      Maintenance of Office .  Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party to, maintain its respective chief executive offices at 1001 17th Street, Suite 500, Denver, Colorado, 80202, or at such other place in the United States of America as Borrower shall designate upon prompt written notice to the Agent and the Lenders, where notices, presentations and demands to or upon Borrower in respect of the Loan Documents may be given or made.

 

§ 7.3                      Records and Accounts .  Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party to, keep, and cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to keep, true and accurate records and books of account in which full, true and correct entries will be made in accordance with GAAP (in each case, in all material respects).  Borrower shall not and shall not permit any other Loan Party to, without the prior written consent of the Agent, not to be unreasonably withheld, (x) make any material change to the accounting policies/principles used by such Person in preparing the financial statements and other information described in § 6.4 or § 7.4, or (y) change its fiscal year.  The Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that REIT’s fiscal year is a calendar year.

 

§ 7.4                      Financial Statements, Certificates and Information .  Borrower shall, and (if applicable) shall cause each other Loan Party to, deliver or cause to be delivered to the Agent with sufficient copies for each of the Lenders:

 

(a)                                  within five (5) days of the filing of REIT’s Form 10-K with the SEC, if applicable, but in any event not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each calendar year, the audited Consolidated balance sheet of REIT and its Subsidiaries at the end of such year, and the related audited consolidated statements of income, changes in capital and cash flows for such year, setting forth in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year and all such statements to be in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP, together with a certification by an Authorized Officer or the chief financial officer or accounting officer of REIT that the information contained in such financial statements fairly presents in all material respects the financial position of REIT and its Subsidiaries, and accompanied by an auditor’s report prepared without qualification as to the scope of the audit by a member firm of KPMG International Cooperative or another nationally recognized accounting firm reasonably approved by the Agent;

 

(b)                                  within five (5) days of the filing of REIT’s Form 10-Q with the SEC, if applicable, but in any event not later than sixty (60) days after the end of each calendar quarter of each year, copies of the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of REIT and its Subsidiaries, as at the end of such quarter, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the portion of REIT’s fiscal year then elapsed, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, together with a certification by an Authorized Officer or the chief financial officer or accounting officer of REIT that the information contained in such financial statements fairly presents in all material respects the financial position of REIT and its Subsidiaries on the date thereof (subject to year-end adjustments);

 

(c)                                   simultaneously with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in subsections (a) and (b) above, a statement (a “ Compliance Certificate ”) certified by an Authorized Officer or the chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of REIT in the form of Exhibit E hereto (or in such other form as the Agent may approve from time to time) setting forth in reasonable detail computations evidencing compliance or non-compliance (as the case may be) with the covenants contained in § 9 setting forth reconciliations to reflect changes in GAAP since the Balance Sheet Date, with the Compliance Certificate for the quarter ending December 31, 2016 being prepared by REIT on a good faith estimated basis.  REIT shall submit with the Compliance Certificate an

 

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Unencumbered Asset Pool Certificate in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto pursuant to which REIT shall calculate the amount of the Unencumbered Asset Pool Availability as of the end of the immediately preceding calendar quarter.  All income, expense and value associated with Real Estate or other Investments disposed of during any quarter will be eliminated from calculations, where applicable.  The Compliance Certificate shall be accompanied by copies of the statements of Net Operating Income for such calendar quarter for each of the Eligible Real Estate Assets, prepared on a basis consistent with the statements furnished to the Agent prior to the date hereof and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, together with a certification by an Authorized Officer or the chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of REIT that the information contained in such statement fairly presents in all material respects Net Operating Income of the Eligible Real Estate Assets for such periods;

 

(d)                                  simultaneously with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in clause (a) above, the statement of all contingent liabilities involving amounts of $10,000,000 or more of Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries which are not reflected in such financial statements or referred to in the notes thereto (including, without limitation, all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of the indebtedness of others, and obligations to reimburse the issuer in respect of any letters of credit);

 

(e)                                   simultaneously with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in subsections (a) and (b) above, (i) a Rent Roll for each of the Eligible Real Estate Assets and a summary thereof in form reasonably satisfactory to the Agent as of the end of each calendar quarter (including the fourth calendar quarter in each year), together with a listing of each tenant that has taken occupancy of such Eligible Real Estate Asset during each calendar quarter (including the fourth calendar quarter in each year), and (ii) a copy of each material Lease or material amendment to any material Lease entered into with respect to an Eligible Real Estate Asset during such calendar quarter (including the fourth calendar quarter in each year);

 

(f)                                    simultaneously with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in subsections (a) and (b) above, to the extent not included in public filings by or on behalf of REIT, and upon request by the Agent, a statement (i) listing the material Real Estate owned by Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries (or in which Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries own an interest) and stating the location thereof, the date acquired and the acquisition cost, (ii) listing the Indebtedness of Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries (excluding Indebtedness of the type described in § 8.1(b)-(e)), which statement shall include, without limitation, a statement of the original principal amount of such Indebtedness and the current amount outstanding, the holder thereof, the maturity date and any extension options, the interest rate, the collateral provided for such Indebtedness and whether such Indebtedness is recourse or non-recourse, and (iii) listing the properties of Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries which are Development Properties and providing a brief summary of the status of such development;

 

(g)                                   contemporaneously with the filing or mailing thereof, copies of all material of a financial nature, reports or proxy statements sent to the owners of Borrower or REIT;

 

(h)                                  to the extent requested by the Agent, copies of all annual federal income tax returns and amendments thereto of Loan Parties;

 

(i)                                      promptly upon the filing hereof, copies of any registration statements (other than the exhibits thereto and any registration statements on Form S-8 or its equivalent) and any annual, quarterly or monthly reports and other statements and reports which Borrower or REIT shall file with the SEC;

 

(j)                                     to the extent requested by the Agent, evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Agent of the timely payment of all real estate taxes for the Eligible Real Estate Assets;

 

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(k)                                  not later than January 31 of each year, a budget and business plan for Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries for such calendar year; and

 

(l)                                      from time to time such other financial data and information in the possession of Loan Parties or their respective Subsidiaries (including without limitation auditors’ management letters, status of litigation or investigations against Loan Parties and any settlement discussions relating thereto, property inspection and environmental reports and information as to zoning and other legal and regulatory changes affecting Loan Parties) as the Agent may reasonably request.

 

Any material to be delivered pursuant to this § 7.4 may be delivered electronically directly to the Agent and the Lenders provided that such material is in a format reasonably acceptable to the Agent, and such material shall be deemed to have been delivered to the Agent and the Lenders upon the Agent’s receipt thereof.  Upon the request of the Agent, Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party to, deliver paper copies thereof to the Agent and the Lenders.  Borrower authorizes the Agent and Arrangers to disseminate any such materials through the use of Intralinks, SyndTrak or any other electronic information dissemination system, and Borrower releases the Agent and the Lenders from any liability in connection therewith.

 

§ 7.5                      Notices .

 

(a)                                  Defaults .  Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party to, promptly upon becoming aware of same notify the Agent in writing of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, which notice shall describe such occurrence with reasonable specificity.  If any Person shall give any notice or take any other action in respect of a claimed default (whether or not constituting an Event of Default) under this Agreement or under any note, evidence of indebtedness, indenture or other obligation to which or with respect to which any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries is a party or obligor, whether as principal or surety, and such default would permit the holder of such note or obligation or other evidence of indebtedness to accelerate the maturity thereof, which acceleration would either cause a Default or have a Material Adverse Effect, Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party to, forthwith give written notice thereof to the Agent and each of the Lenders, describing the notice or action and the nature of the claimed default.

 

(b)                                  Environmental Events .  Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party to, give notice to the Agent within ten (10) Business Days of becoming aware of (i) any potential or known Release, or threat of Release, of any Hazardous Substances in violation of any applicable Environmental Law; (ii) any violation of any Environmental Law that any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries reports in writing or is reportable by such Person in writing (or for which any written report supplemental to any oral report is made) to any federal, state or local environmental agency or (iii) any inquiry, proceeding, investigation, or other action, including a notice from any agency of potential environmental liability, of any federal, state or local environmental agency or board, that in the case of either clauses (i) — (iii) above could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)                                   Notification of Claims Against the Unencumbered Asset Pool .  Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party to, give notice to the Agent in writing within five (5) Business Days of becoming aware of any material setoff, claims (including, with respect to the Eligible Real Estate Asset, environmental claims or any claims or notices of default by any Loan Party under any ground lease or Leased Asset), withholdings or other defenses to which any of the Eligible Real Estate Assets are subject, to the extent the same would result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(d)                                  Notice of Litigation and Judgments .  Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party to, give notice to the Agent in writing within five (5) Business Days of becoming aware of any litigation or proceedings threatened in writing affecting any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries or to which any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries is or is to become a party involving an uninsured claim against any Loan Party or any of its respective Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to have a

 

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Material Adverse Effect and stating the nature and status of such litigation or proceedings.  Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party to, give notice to the Agent, in writing, in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and each of the Lenders, within ten (10) days of any judgment not covered by insurance, whether final or otherwise, against any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries in an amount in excess of $1,000,000.

 

(e)                                   ERISA .  Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party to, give notice to the Agent within ten (10) Business Days after Loan Parties or any ERISA Affiliate (i) give or are required to give notice to the PBGC of any “ reportable event ” (as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA) with respect to any Guaranteed Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan, or know that the plan administrator of any such plan has given or is required to give notice of any such reportable event; (ii) have received a notice from the trustee of a Multiemployer Plan of complete or partial withdrawal liability under Title IV of ERISA; or (iii) receive any notice from the PBGC under Title IV or ERISA of an intent to terminate or appoint a trustee to administer any such plan, in each case if such event or occurrence would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(f)                                    Existing Credit Agreement .  Within two (2) Business Days of any increase in the Revolving Loans or the Letter of Credit Liabilities, Borrower will give notice thereof to the Agent in writing.

 

(g)                                   Notification of Lenders .  Within five (5) Business Days after receiving any notice under this § 7.5, the Agent will forward a copy thereof to each of the Lenders, together with copies of any certificates or other written information that accompanied such notice.

 

§ 7.6                      Existence; Maintenance of Properties .

 

(a)                                  Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party to, preserve and keep in full force and effect its legal existence in the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation.  Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party to, preserve and keep in full force all of its rights and franchises, the preservation of which is necessary to the conduct of its business.  Borrower shall cause REIT to at all times comply with all requirements and applicable laws and regulations necessary to maintain REIT Status and shall continue to receive REIT Status.  Borrower shall cause the common stock of REIT to at all times be listed for trading and be traded on the New York Stock Exchange or another national exchange approved by the Agent, unless otherwise consented to by the Required Lenders.  Borrower shall continue to own directly or indirectly one hundred percent (100%) of the Subsidiary Guarantors, subject to the terms and provisions hereof.

 

(b)                                  Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party to, (i) cause all of its properties used or useful in the conduct of its business or the business of its Subsidiaries to be maintained and kept in good condition, repair and working order (ordinary wear and tear excepted) and supplied with all necessary equipment, and (ii) cause to be made all necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereof in all cases in which the failure to do so would cause a Material Adverse Effect, and (iii) diligently perform and observe in all material respects all of the terms, covenants, and conditions of any ground lease or lease related to a Leased Asset which is an Eligible Real Estate Asset.

 

§ 7.7                      Insurance .  Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party to, at its expense, procure and maintain for the benefit of Loan Parties, insurance policies issued by such insurance companies, in such amounts, in such form and substance, and with such coverages, endorsements, deductibles and expiration dates as are commercially reasonable, taking into consideration the property size, use, and location that a commercially prudent lender would require covering each Eligible Real Estate Asset.

 

§ 7.8                      Taxes .  Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and their respective Subsidiaries to, duly pay and discharge, or cause to be paid and discharged, all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges imposed upon them or upon the Eligible Real Estate Assets or the other Real Estate, sales and activities, or any part thereof, or upon the income or profits therefrom that if unpaid might by law

 

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become a lien or charge upon any of its property or other Liens affecting any of the Eligible Real Estate Assets or other property of Loan Parties, or, with respect to their respective Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, provided that any such tax, assessment, charge or levy or claim need not be paid if the validity or amount thereof shall currently be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings which shall suspend the collection thereof with respect to such property, neither such property nor any portion thereof or interest therein would be in any danger of sale, forfeiture or loss by reason of such proceeding and such Loan Party or any such Subsidiary shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP; and provided , further , that forthwith upon the commencement of proceedings to foreclose any lien that may have attached as security therefor, such Loan Party or any such Subsidiary either (i) will provide a bond issued by a surety reasonably acceptable to the Agent and sufficient to stay all such proceedings or (ii) if no such bond is provided, will pay each such tax, assessment, charge or levy.

 

§ 7.9                      Inspection of Properties and Books .  Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and their respective Subsidiaries to, permit the Agent and the Lenders, at Loan Parties’ expense and upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect any of the properties of Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries (subject to the rights of tenants under their Leases, and the Agent and Lender agree to use commercially reasonable efforts not to interfere with such rights) during normal business hours, to examine the books of account of Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries (and to make copies thereof and extracts therefrom) and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries with, and to be advised as to the same by, their respective officers, partners or members, all at such reasonable times and intervals as the Agent or any Lender may reasonably request, provided that so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Loan Parties shall not be required to pay for such visits and inspections more often than once in any twelve (12) month period.  The Lenders shall use good faith efforts to coordinate such visits and inspections so as to minimize the interference with and disruption to the normal business operations of Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries.

 

§ 7.10               Compliance with Laws, Contracts, Licenses, and Permits .  Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and their respective Subsidiaries to, comply in all respects with (i) all applicable laws (including without limitation Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions) and regulations now or hereafter in effect wherever its business is conducted, including all Environmental Laws, (ii) the provisions of its corporate charter, partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement or declaration of trust, as the case may be, and other charter documents and bylaws, (iii) all agreements and instruments to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound, (iv) all applicable decrees, orders, and judgments, and (v) all licenses and permits required by applicable laws and regulations for the conduct of its business or the ownership, use or operation of its properties, except where a failure to so comply with any of clauses (i) through (v) could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  If any authorization, consent, approval, permit or license from any officer, agency or instrumentality of any government shall become necessary or required in order that Loan Parties or their respective Subsidiaries may fulfill any of its obligations hereunder, Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party or such Subsidiary to immediately take or cause to be taken all reasonable steps necessary to obtain such authorization, consent, approval, permit or license and furnish the Agent and the Lenders with evidence thereof.  Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party to, develop and implement such programs, policies and procedures as are necessary to comply with the Patriot Act and shall promptly advise the Agent in writing in the event that Loan Parties shall determine that any investors in Loan Parties are in violation of such act.

 

§ 7.11               Further Assurances .  Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and their respective Subsidiaries to, cooperate with the Agent and the Lenders and execute such further instruments and documents as the Lenders or the Agent shall reasonably request to carry out to their satisfaction the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

§ 7.12               Management .  Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party to, upon request provide the Agent copies of (i) any future Management Agreements entered into with respect to any additional

 

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Eligible Real Estate Asset added to the Unencumbered Asset Pool and (ii) any replacements of or material amendments to the Management Agreements provided to the Agent on or prior to the date hereof.

 

§ 7.13               Intentionally Omitted .

 

§ 7.14               Business Operations .  Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and their respective Subsidiaries to, operate their respective businesses in substantially the same manner and in substantially the same fields and lines of business as such business is now conducted and in compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Loan Documents.  Borrower will not, and will not permit any Loan Party or any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, engage in any line of business other than the ownership, operation and development of Data Center Properties or businesses incidental thereto.

 

§ 7.15               Registered Servicemark .  Without prior written notice to the Agent, none of the Eligible Real Estate Assets shall be owned or operated by Loan Parties under any registered or protected trademark, tradename, servicemark or logo (other than the “ CoreSite(s) ” name and the “ CoreSite(s) ” logo).

 

§ 7.16               Ownership of Real Estate .  Without the prior written consent of the Agent, all Eligible Real Estate Assets and all interests (whether direct or indirect) of Borrower or REIT in any real estate assets now owned or leased or acquired or leased after the date hereof shall be owned or leased directly by Borrower or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Borrower; provided , however that Borrower shall be permitted to own or lease interests in Real Estate through non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries and Unconsolidated Affiliates as permitted by § 8.3(m).

 

§ 7.17               Intentionally Omitted .

 

§ 7.18               Ownership Restrictions .  REIT will at all times own not less than thirty three percent (33%) of the economic, voting and beneficial interest in Borrower and shall be the sole general partner of Borrower.

 

§ 7.19               Plan Assets .  Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party to, do, or cause to be done, all things necessary to ensure that none of the Eligible Real Estate Assets will be deemed to be Plan Assets at any time.

 

§ 7.20               Intentionally Omitted .

 

§ 7.21               Intentionally Omitted .

 

§ 7.22               REIT Covenants .  Borrower shall cause REIT to comply with the following covenants:

 

(a)                                  REIT will have as its sole business purpose owning ownership interests of Borrower, performing duties as the general partner of Borrower, and making equity investments in such operating partnership and doing and performing any and all acts and things in service of the foregoing (including, for the avoidance of doubt, owning ownership interests in CoreSite, L.L.C.), and shall not engage in any business or activities other than those described in this §7.22(a);

 

(b)                                  REIT shall promptly contribute or otherwise downstream to Borrower any net assets received by REIT from third parties (including, without limitation, the proceeds from any Equity Offering);

 

(c)                                   REIT will not make or permit to be made, by voluntary or involuntary means, any transfer or encumbrance of its interest in Borrower, or any dilution of its interest in Borrower; provided , however , that the interests of REIT in Borrower may be diluted as a direct result of the

 

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acquisition by Borrower or its Subsidiaries of additional Real Estate, either by acquiring title to such Real Estate directly in the name of Borrower or any such Subsidiary or by acquiring direct or indirect ownership interests in a partnership, corporation or limited liability company that owns directly such Real Estate (subject in all respects to compliance by Borrower and its Subsidiaries with the terms of this Agreement), the sales price of which is paid in whole or in part by the issuance of additional interests in Borrower so long as REIT at all times complies with § 7.18 hereof; and provided , further , that this paragraph shall not apply to any Employee Benefit Plan of REIT or any unit redemptions of Borrower by The Carlyle Group; and

 

(d)                                  REIT shall not dissolve, liquidate or otherwise wind up its business, affairs or assets.

 

SECTION 8

 

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

Borrower covenants and agrees that, so long as the Loan or any Note is outstanding or any of the Lenders has any obligation to make any Advance of the Loan:

 

§ 8.1                      Restrictions on Indebtedness .  Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party to, create, incur, assume, guarantee or be or remain liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to any Indebtedness other than:

 

(a)                                  Indebtedness to the Lenders arising under any of the Loan Documents;

 

(b)                                  current liabilities of Loan Parties incurred in the ordinary course of business but not incurred through (i) the borrowing of money, or (ii) the obtaining of credit except for credit on an open account basis customarily extended and in fact extended in connection with normal purchases of goods and services;

 

(c)                                   Indebtedness in respect of taxes, assessments, governmental charges or levies and claims for labor, materials and supplies to the extent that payment therefor shall not at the time be required to be made in accordance with the provisions of § 7.8;

 

(d)                                  Indebtedness in respect of judgments only to the extent, for the period and for an amount not resulting in an Event of Default;

 

(e)                                   endorsements for collection, deposit or negotiation and warranties of products or services, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(f)                                    Indebtedness of Borrower in connection with completion and similar guaranties in an aggregate amount at any one time not in excess of the greater of (i) $175,000,000 or (ii) fifteen percent (15%) of the Gross Asset Value;

 

(g)                                   Other Indebtedness of Borrower, REIT or any of their Subsidiaries (other than any Subsidiary Guarantor), provided that none of such Persons shall incur any of the Indebtedness described in this § 8.1(g) unless it shall have provided to the Agent prior written notice of the proposed incurrence of such Indebtedness, a statement that the borrowing will not cause a Default or Event of Default and a Compliance Certificate demonstrating that Loan Parties will be in compliance with the covenants referred to therein after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness;

 

(h)                                  Derivatives Contracts (including Approved Derivatives Contracts) reasonably acceptable to the Agent sufficient to ensure Loan Parties’ compliance with § 9.7;

 

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(i)                                      the Revolver Loans; and

 

(j)                                     the Senior Notes.

 

(k)                                  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) none of the Indebtedness described in §8.1(g) above shall have any of the Eligible Real Estate Assets or any interest therein or any direct or indirect ownership interest in any Subsidiary Guarantor as collateral, a borrowing base, asset pool or any similar form of credit support for such Indebtedness (provided that the foregoing shall not preclude Subsidiaries of Borrower (other than a Subsidiary Guarantor) from incurring Indebtedness subject to the terms of this §8.1 or recourse to the general credit of Borrower) and (ii) none of the Subsidiary Guarantors, Borrower or REIT shall create, incur, assume, guarantee or be or remain liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to any Indebtedness (including, without limitation, pursuant to any conditional or limited guaranty or indemnity agreement creating liability with respect to usual and customary exclusions from the non-recourse limitations governing the Non-Recourse Indebtedness of any Person, or otherwise) other than Indebtedness described in §8.1(a)-(j) above.

 

§ 8.2                      Restrictions on Liens, Etc.   Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party to, (a) create or incur or suffer to be created or incurred or to exist any lien, security title, encumbrance, mortgage, pledge, negative pledge (aside from any negative pledge in relation to the Existing Credit Agreement or any agreement evidencing other Unsecured Debt, as applicable) charge, restriction or other security interest of any kind upon any of their respective property or assets of any character whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or upon the income or profits therefrom; (b) transfer any of their property or assets or the income or profits therefrom for the purpose of subjecting the same to the payment of Indebtedness or performance of any other obligation in priority to payment of its general creditors; (c) suffer to exist for a period of more than thirty (30) days after the same shall have been incurred any Indebtedness or claim or demand against any of them that if unpaid could by law or upon bankruptcy or insolvency, or otherwise, be given any priority whatsoever over any of their general creditors; (d) sell, assign, pledge or otherwise transfer any accounts, contract rights, general intangibles, chattel paper or instruments, with or without recourse; or (e) incur or maintain any obligation (aside from any negative pledge in relation to the Existing Credit Agreement or any agreement evidencing other Unsecured Debt, as applicable) to any holder of Indebtedness of any of such Persons which prohibits the creation or maintenance of any lien securing the Obligations (collectively, “ Liens ”); provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Loan Parties may create or incur or suffer to be created or incurred or to exist:

 

(i)                                      (A) Liens not yet due or payable on properties to secure taxes, assessments and other governmental charges (excluding any Lien imposed pursuant to any of the provisions of ERISA or pursuant to any Environmental Laws) or claims for labor, material or supplies incurred in the ordinary course of business in respect of obligations not then delinquent or not otherwise required to be paid or discharged under the terms of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents and (B) Liens on assets other than (I) the Unencumbered Asset Pool and (II) any direct or indirect interest of Borrower or any Subsidiary of Loan Parties in any other Loan Party in respect of judgments permitted by § 8.1(d);

 

(ii)                                   deposits or pledges made in connection with, or to secure payment of, workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, old age pensions or other social security obligations or any letters of credit under the Existing Credit Agreement;

 

(iii)                                Liens consisting of (A) mortgage liens on Real Estate (including the rents, issues and profits therefrom), other than Real Estate that constitutes an Eligible Real Estate Asset or any interest therein (including the rents, issues and profits therefrom), securing Indebtedness which is permitted by § 8.1(g) or (B) liens consisting of pledges of security interests in the ownership interests

 

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of any Subsidiary which is not a Loan Party or the direct or indirect owner of an interest in a Loan Party securing Indebtedness which is permitted by § 8.1(g);

 

(iv)                               encumbrances on any Eligible Real Estate Asset consisting of easements, rights of way, zoning restrictions, restrictions on the use of real property and defects and irregularities in the title thereto, landlord’s or lessor’s liens under leases to which a Loan Party is a party, purchase money security interests and other liens or encumbrances, which do not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(v)                                  the rights of tenants or subtenants under Leases in the ordinary course of business;

 

(vi)                               any option, contract or other agreement to sell an asset provided such sale is otherwise permitted by this Agreement;

 

(vii)                            with respect to any Leased Asset, any (x) reversionary interest or title of lessor or sublessor under the applicable Lease or (y) Lien, easement, restriction or encumbrance to which the interest or title of such lessor or sublessor may be subject; and

 

(viii)                         Liens in favor of the Agent and the Lenders under the Loan Documents to secure the Obligations.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (x) no Loan Party shall create or incur or suffer to be created or incurred or to exist any Lien other than Liens contemplated in §§ 8.2(i), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii) and (viii) and (y) REIT shall not create or suffer to be created or incurred or to exist any Lien other than Liens contemplated in § 8.2(i)(A).

 

§ 8.3                      Restrictions on Investments .  Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party to, make or permit to exist or to remain outstanding any Investment except Investments in:

 

(a)                                  marketable direct or guaranteed obligations of the United States of America that mature within one (1) year from the date of purchase by Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor;

 

(b)                                  marketable direct obligations of any of the following:  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Student Loan Marketing Association, Federal Home Loan Banks, Federal National Mortgage Association, Government National Mortgage Association, Bank for Cooperatives, Federal Intermediate Credit Banks, Federal Financing Banks, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Federal Land Banks, or any other agency or instrumentality of the United States of America;

 

(c)                                   demand deposits, certificates of deposit, bankers acceptances and time deposits of United States banks having total assets in excess of $100,000,000; provided , however , that the aggregate amount at any time so invested with any single bank having total assets of less than $1,000,000,000 will not exceed $200,000;

 

(d)                                  securities commonly known as “ commercial paper ” issued by a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any State which at the time of purchase are rated by Moody’s or by S&P at not less than “ P 1 ” if then rated by Moody’s, and not less than “ A 1 ”, if then rated by S&P;

 

(e)                                   mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association, the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and other mortgage-backed bonds which at the time of purchase are rated by Moody’s or by S&P at not less than “ Aa ” if then rated by Moody’s and not less than “ AA ” if then rated by S&P,

 

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such investment, when aggregated with the Investments set forth in § 8.3(k),  not to exceed five percent (5%) of Gross Asset Value;

 

(f)                                    repurchase agreements having a term not greater than ninety (90) days and fully secured by securities described in the foregoing subsection (a), (b) or (e) with banks described in the foregoing subsection (c) or with financial institutions or other corporations having total assets in excess of $500,000,000;

 

(g)                                   shares of so-called “ money market funds ” registered with the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940 which maintain a level per-share value, invest principally in investments described in the foregoing subsections (a) through (f) and have total assets in excess of $50,000,000;

 

(h)                                  the acquisition of fee interests or long-term ground lease interests by Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor in (i) Real Estate which is utilized for income-producing Data Center Properties located in the continental United States or the District of Columbia and businesses and investments incidental thereto, and (ii) subject to the restrictions set forth in this § 8.3, the acquisition of Land Assets to be developed for the foregoing purposes and Development Properties to be used for the purposes set forth in § 8.3(h)(i);

 

(i)                                      Investments by Borrower in wholly-owned Subsidiaries of Borrower;

 

(j)                                     Investments in Land Assets, provided that the aggregate Investment therein shall not exceed the greater of (i) five percent (5%) of Gross Asset Value or (ii) $45,000,000;

 

(k)                                  Investments in mortgages or notes receivable not to exceed five percent (5%) of Gross Asset Value;

 

(l)                                      Investments in Development Projects, provided that the aggregate Investment therein shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the Gross Asset Value;

 

(m)                              Investments in non-wholly owned Subsidiaries and Unconsolidated Affiliates, provided that the aggregate Investment therein shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of Gross Asset Value;

 

(n)                                  Investments in assets located outside the United States, provided that the aggregate Investment therein shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the Gross Asset Value;

 

(o)                                  Investments (i) in equipment which will be incorporated into the development of Data Center Properties, (ii) with utility companies to bring critical power to Data Center Properties, and (iii) with fiber optic companies to bring fiber optics to Data Center Properties.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the aggregate value of the holdings of Borrower and Subsidiary Guarantors in the Investments described in § 8.3(j)-(n) exceed thirty-five percent (35%) of Gross Asset Value at any time.

 

For the purposes of this § 8.3, the Investment of Borrower or Subsidiary Guarantors in any non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries and Unconsolidated Affiliates will equal (without duplication) the sum of (i) such Person’s pro rata share of their Unconsolidated Affiliate’s Investment in Land Assets; plus (ii) such Person’s pro rata share of any other Investments valued at the GAAP book value.

 

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business, merger, reorganization, consolidation or other business combination or agree to effect any asset acquisition, stock acquisition or other acquisition individually or in a series of transactions which may have a similar effect as any of the foregoing, in each case without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders except for (i) the merger or consolidation of one or more of the Subsidiaries of Borrower (other than any Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Guarantor) with and into Borrower (it being understood and agreed that in any such event Borrower will be the surviving Person) and (ii) the merger or consolidation of two or more Subsidiaries of Borrower; provided that no such merger or consolidation shall involve any Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Guarantor.

 

§ 8.5                      Sale and Leaseback .  Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party to, enter into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, whereby any Loan Party shall sell or transfer any Real Estate owned by it in order that then or thereafter Borrower shall lease back such Real Estate without the prior written consent of the Agent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.

 

§ 8.6                      Compliance with Environmental Laws .  Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party to, do any of the following:  (a) use any of the Real Estate or any portion thereof as a facility for the handling, processing, storage or disposal of Hazardous Substances, except for quantities of Hazardous Substances used in the ordinary course of Loan Parties’ or their tenants’ business and in material compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, (b) cause or permit to be located on any of the Real Estate any underground tank or other underground storage receptacle for Hazardous Substances except in material compliance with Environmental Laws, (c) generate any Hazardous Substances on any of the Real Estate except in material compliance with Environmental Laws, (d) conduct any activity at any Real Estate or use any Real Estate in any manner that could reasonably be expected to cause a Release of Hazardous Substances on, upon or into the Real Estate or any surrounding properties or any threatened Release of Hazardous Substances which might give rise to liability under CERCLA or any other Environmental Law, or (e) directly or indirectly transport or arrange for the transport of any Hazardous Substances (except in material compliance with all Environmental Laws), except as any such use, generation, conduct or other activity described in clauses (a) to (e) of this § 8.6 could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party to:

 

(i)                                      in the event of any change in applicable Environmental Laws governing the assessment, release or removal of Hazardous Substances, take all reasonable action as required by such Laws (including, without limitation, the conducting of engineering tests at the sole expense of Loan Parties) to confirm that no Hazardous Substances are or ever were Released or disposed of on the Eligible Real Estate Assets in violation of applicable Environmental Laws; and

 

(ii)                                   if any Release or disposal of Hazardous Substances which Loan Parties may be legally obligated to contain, correct or otherwise remediate or which may otherwise expose such Loan Parties to liability shall occur or shall have occurred on any Eligible Real Estate Asset (including without limitation any such Release or disposal occurring prior to the acquisition or leasing of such Eligible Real Estate Asset by Loan Parties), the relevant Loan Party shall, after obtaining knowledge thereof, cause the prompt containment and removal of such Hazardous Substances and remediation of the Eligible Real Estate Asset in material compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws; provided , that each Loan Party shall be deemed to be in compliance with Environmental Laws for the purpose of this clause (ii) so long as it or a responsible third party with sufficient financial resources is taking reasonable action to remediate or manage such event or has taken and is diligently pursuing a challenge to any such alleged legal obligation through appropriate administrative or judicial proceedings.

 

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§ 8.7                      Distributions .

 

(a)                                  Borrower shall not pay any Distribution to the partners, members or other owners of Borrower, and REIT shall not pay any Distribution to its shareholders, if such Distribution is in excess of the amount which (i) when added to the amount of all other Distributions paid in the same calendar quarter and (A) the preceding calendar quarters from the date of this Agreement or (B) the preceding three (3) calendar quarters (whichever is less), would exceed ninety-five percent (95%) of such Person’s Funds from Operations for such period; provided that (x) the limitations contained in this § 8.7(a) shall not preclude Borrower from making Distributions each year to its owners, pro rata in accordance with percentage interests, such that the amount received by REIT is sufficient to cover (i) the liability of REIT for Taxes plus (ii) an amount equal to the greater of:  (1) the amount estimated by REIT in good faith after reasonable diligence to be necessary to permit REIT to distribute to its shareholders with respect to any calendar year (whether made during such year or after the end thereof) 100% of the “ real estate investment trust taxable income ” of REIT within the meaning of Section 857(b)(2) of the Code, determined without regard to deductions for dividends paid and the exclusions set forth in Sections 857(b)(2)(C), (D), (E) and (F) of the Code but including therein all net capital gains and net recognized built-in gains within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.337(d)-6 or Treasury Regulations Section 1.337(d)-7 (whether or not such gains might otherwise be excluded or excludable therefrom); or (2) the amount that is estimated by REIT in good faith after reasonable diligence to be necessary either to maintain REIT Status of REIT (if REIT exists) or to enable REIT to avoid the incurrence of any tax for any calendar year that could be avoided by reason of a distribution by REIT to its shareholders, with such distributions to be made as and when determined by REIT, whether during or after the end of the relevant calendar year; and (y) REIT shall be allowed to pay Distributions of the amount received pursuant to this § 8.7(a) to its shareholders.

 

(b)                                  In the event that an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Borrower shall make no Distributions, and REIT shall not pay any Distribution to its shareholders, other than, if REIT exists and has elected REIT Status, Distributions pro rata in accordance with percentage interests to the owners of Borrower such that REIT receives an amount that is estimated by REIT in good faith after reasonable diligence to be necessary either to maintain REIT Status of REIT under the Code for any calendar year, or to enable REIT to avoid the payment of any tax for any calendar year that could be avoided by reason of a distribution by REIT to its shareholders, with such distributions to be made as and when determined by REIT, whether during or after the end of the relevant tax year and REIT shall be allowed to make Distributions of such amounts to its shareholders.

 

(c)                                   Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time when an Event of Default under § 12.1(a), (b), (h), (i) or (j) shall have occurred or the maturity of the Obligations has been accelerated, Borrower shall not, and shall not permit REIT to, make any Distributions whatsoever, directly or indirectly.

 

§ 8.8                      Asset Sales .  Except for the transactions described on Schedule 8.8 hereto, Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party to, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any material asset other than pursuant to a bona fide arm’s length transaction.  Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party to, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any Real Estate in one transaction or a series of transactions during any four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters in excess of an amount equal to thirty-five percent (35%) of Gross Asset Value, except as the result of a condemnation or casualty and except for the granting of Permitted Liens, as applicable, without the prior written consent of the Agent and the Required Lenders.

 

§ 8.9                      Intentionally Omitted .

 

§ 8.10               Restriction on Prepayment of Indebtedness .  Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party to, (a) prepay, redeem, defease, purchase or otherwise retire the principal amount, in whole or in part, of any Indebtedness other than the Obligations or the obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement or any agreement evidencing other Unsecured Debt, as applicable, after the occurrence of any Event of Default; provided , that the foregoing shall not prohibit (x) the prepayment of Indebtedness which is financed solely from the proceeds of a new loan which would otherwise be permitted by the terms of § 8.1; and (y) the prepayment, redemption, defeasance or other retirement of the principal of Indebtedness secured by

 

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Real Estate which is satisfied solely from the proceeds of a sale of the Real Estate securing such Indebtedness; and (b) modify any document evidencing any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) to accelerate the maturity date of such Indebtedness after the occurrence of an Event of Default.

 

§ 8.11               Zoning and Contract Changes and Compliance .  Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party to, initiate or consent to any zoning reclassification of any Eligible Real Estate Asset or seek any variance under any existing zoning ordinance or use or permit the use of any Eligible Real Estate Asset in any manner that could result in such use becoming a non-conforming use under any zoning ordinance or any other applicable land use law, rule or regulation.  Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party to, initiate any change in any laws, requirements of governmental authorities or obligations created by private contracts and Leases which now or hereafter may materially adversely affect the ownership, occupancy, use or operation of any Eligible Real Estate Asset.

 

§ 8.12               Derivatives Contracts .  Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party to, contract, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Derivatives Contracts except for Derivatives Contracts made in the ordinary course of business and not prohibited pursuant to § 8.1.

 

§ 8.13               Transactions with Affiliates .  Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party to, permit to exist or enter into any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any Affiliate (but not including any Subsidiary of Borrower), except (i) transactions in connection with the Management Agreements, (ii) transactions set forth on Schedule 6.15 attached hereto and (iii) transactions pursuant to the reasonable requirements of the business of such Person and upon fair and reasonable terms which are no less favorable to such Person than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate.

 

§ 8.14               Management Fees .  Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party to, pay, or permit to be paid, any management fees or other payments under any Management Agreement for any Eligible Real Estate Asset to any manager that is an Affiliate of any Loan Party in the event that a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

SECTION 9

 

FINANCIAL COVENANTS

 

Borrower covenants and agrees that, so long as the Loan or any Note is outstanding or any Lender has any obligation to make any Advance of the Loan, in the event that Borrower shall not be in compliance with any of the following covenants, Borrower shall, within thirty (30) days after knowledge thereof (except as to § 9.1, which shall be governed by the cure period set forth in § 3.2), prepay the Loan in an amount that is necessary or take such other action as may be necessary to comply with the financial covenants set forth below:

 

§ 9.1                      Unencumbered Asset Pool .  The outstanding principal balance of all Unsecured Debt shall not be greater than the Unencumbered Asset Pool Availability.

 

§ 9.2                      Consolidated Total Indebtedness to Gross Asset Value .  Consolidated Total Indebtedness shall not exceed sixty percent (60%) of Gross Asset Value.

 

§ 9.3                      Secured Debt to Gross Asset Value .  Secured Debt shall not exceed forty percent (40%) of Gross Asset Value.

 

§ 9.4                      Secured Recourse Indebtedness to Gross Asset Value .  Secured Recourse Indebtedness shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of Gross Asset Value; provided that, at any such time as

 

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Borrower has received an Investment Grade Rating, the foregoing covenant shall be of no further force and effect and Borrower shall not be required to comply therewith.

 

§ 9.5                      Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Fixed Charges .  The ratio of Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA determined for the most recently ended calendar quarter to Consolidated Fixed Charges for the most recently ended calendar quarter annualized, shall not be less than 1.70 to 1.0.

 

§ 9.6                      Minimum Consolidated Tangible Net Worth .  Borrower’s Consolidated Tangible Net Worth shall not be less than the sum of (i) $1,277,009,816.00, plus (ii) eighty percent (80%) of the sum of (A) any additional Net Offering Proceeds after January 3, 2013, plus (B) the value of interests in Borrower or interests in REIT issued upon the contribution of assets to Borrower or its Subsidiaries after January 3, 2013 (with such value determined at the time of contribution).

 

§ 9.7                      Unhedged Variable Rate Debt .  Unhedged Variable Rate Debt of Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries shall not exceed thirty percent (30%) of Gross Asset Value; provided that, at any such time as Borrower has received an Investment Grade Rating, the foregoing covenant shall be of no further force and effect and Borrower shall not be required to comply therewith.

 

§ 9.8                      Unencumbered Asset Pool .  In addition, at all times, the Unencumbered Asset Pool Availability shall be determined from at least three (3) Eligible Real Estate Assets having a Gross Asset Value of not less than $150,000,000; provided however , this minimum $150,000,000 Gross Asset Value amount shall be reduced on a pro rata basis with the termination of any portion of the aggregate Commitment.

 

SECTION 10

 

CLOSING CONDITIONS

 

The obligation of each Lender to make an Advance on the Closing Date shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

 

§ 10.1               Loan Documents .  Each of the Loan Documents shall have been duly executed and delivered by the respective parties thereto and shall be in full force and effect.  The Agent shall have received a fully executed counterpart of each such document.

 

§ 10.2               Certified Copies of Organizational Documents .  The Agent shall have received from each Loan Party a copy, certified as of a recent date by the appropriate officer of each State in which such Person is organized and in which the Eligible Real Estate Assets are located and a duly authorized officer, partner or member of such Person, as applicable, to be true and complete, of the partnership agreement, corporate charter or operating agreement and/or other organizational agreements of such Loan Party, as applicable, and its qualification to do business, as applicable, as in effect on such date of certification.

 

§ 10.3               Resolutions .  All action on the part of each Loan Party, as applicable, necessary for the valid execution, delivery and performance by such Person of each Loan Document to which such Person is or is to become a party shall have been duly and effectively taken, and evidence thereof reasonably satisfactory to the Agent shall have been provided to the Agent.

 

§ 10.4               Incumbency Certificate; Authorized Signers .  The Agent shall have received from each Loan Party an incumbency certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, signed by a duly authorized officer of such Person and giving the name and bearing a specimen signature of each individual who shall be authorized to sign, in the name and on behalf of such Person, each of the Loan Documents to which such Person is or is to become a party.  The Agent shall have also received from each Loan Party a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, signed by a duly authorized representative of such Loan Party and giving the name and specimen signature of each Authorized Officer who shall be authorized (in the case of Borrower) to make Loan Requests

 

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and Conversion/Continuation Requests and (in the case of each Loan Party) to give notices and to take other action on behalf of Loan Parties under the Loan Documents.

 

§ 10.5               Opinion of Counsel .  The Agent shall have received an opinion addressed to the Lenders and the Agent and dated as of the Closing Date from counsel to Loan Parties in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.

 

§ 10.6               Payment of Fees .  Loan Parties shall have paid to the Agent the fees payable to the Agent or any Lender pursuant to § 4.2.

 

§ 10.7               Insurance .  If requested by the Agent, the Agent shall have received certificates evidencing all policies of insurance as required by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

 

§ 10.8               Performance; No Default .  Loan Parties shall have performed and complied with all terms and conditions herein required to be performed or complied with by them on or prior to the Closing Date, and on the Closing Date there shall exist no Default or Event of Default.

 

§ 10.9               Representations and Warranties .  The representations and warranties made by Loan Parties in the Loan Documents or otherwise made by or on behalf of Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries in connection therewith or after the date thereof shall have been true and correct in all material respects when made and shall also be true and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date.

 

§ 10.10        Proceedings and Documents .  All proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and the Agent’s counsel in form and substance, and the Agent shall have received all information and such counterpart originals or certified copies of such documents and such other certificates, opinions, assurances, consents, approvals or documents as the Agent and the Agent’s counsel may reasonably require, including all documentation required by any Lender to satisfy the requirements of § 6.30.

 

§ 10.11        Eligible Real Estate Qualification Documents .  The Eligible Real Estate Qualification Documents for each Eligible Real Estate Asset included in the Unencumbered Asset Pool as of the Closing Date shall have been delivered to the Agent at Loan Parties’ expense and shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.

 

§ 10.12        Compliance Certificate .  The Agent shall have received a Compliance Certificate dated as of the date of the Closing Date demonstrating pro forma compliance with each of the covenants calculated therein based upon REIT’s most recent Form 10-Q.  Further, such Compliance Certificate shall include within the calculation of Net Operating Income any Eligible Real Estate Assets which have been owned for less than a calendar quarter, and shall be based upon financial data and information with respect to Eligible Real Estate Assets as of the end of the most recent calendar month as to which data and information is available.

 

§ 10.13        [Reserved] .

 

§ 10.14        Consents .  The Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Agent that all necessary stockholder, partner, member or other consents required in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been obtained.

 

§ 10.15        Other .  The Agent shall have reviewed such other documents, instruments, certificates, opinions, assurances, consents and approvals as the Agent or the Agent’s Special Counsel may reasonably have requested.

 

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SECTION 11

 

CONDITIONS TO ALL ADVANCES

 

The obligation of each Lender to make an Advance on the Closing Date and any subsequent Advance shall also be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

 

§ 11.1               Prior Conditions Satisfied .  All conditions set forth in § 10 shall continue to be satisfied as of the date upon which any Advance is to be made.

 

§ 11.2               Representations True; No Default .  Each of the representations and warranties made by or on behalf of Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries contained in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or in any document or instrument delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement shall be true in all material respects both as of the date as of which they were made and shall also be true in all material respects as of the time of the making of such Advance, with the same effect as if made at and as of that time, except to the extent of changes resulting from transactions permitted by the Loan Documents (it being understood and agreed that any representation or warranty which by its terms is made as of a specified date shall be required to be true and correct only as of such specified date), and no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

§ 11.3               Borrowing Documents .  The Agent shall have received a fully completed Loan Request for such Advance and the other documents and information (including, without limitation, a Compliance Certificate; provided , however , that the calculation of Gross Asset Value in such Compliance Certificate need only contain the Gross Asset Value calculation submitted to the Agent in the most recent quarterly Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to § 7.4(c), subject to any adjustments necessary to reflect any newly acquired or sold Real Estate since the date of such quarterly Compliance Certificate) as required by § 2.7.

 

SECTION 12

 

EVENTS OF DEFAULT; ACCELERATION; ETC.

 

§ 12.1               Events of Default and Acceleration .  If any of the following events (“ Events of Default ” or, if the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both is required, then, prior to such notice or lapse of time, “ Defaults ”) shall occur:

 

(a)                                  Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of the Loan when the same shall become due and payable, whether at the stated date of maturity or any accelerated date of maturity or at any other date fixed for payment;

 

(b)                                  Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on the Loan within five (5) days of the date that the same shall become due and payable or any fees or other sums due hereunder (other than any voluntary prepayment) or under any of the other Loan Documents within ten (10) days after notice from the Agent, whether at the stated date of maturity or any accelerated date of maturity or at any other date fixed for payment;

 

(c)                                   Borrower shall fail to comply with the covenant contained in § 9.1 and such failure shall continue uncured after written notice thereof shall have been given to Loan Parties by the Agent as provided in § 3.2;

 

(d)                                  Borrower shall fail to perform any other term, covenant or agreement contained in § 9.2, § 9.3, § 9.4, § 9.5, § 9.6, § 9.7 or § 9.8 and such failure shall continue for the thirty (30) day

 

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cure period provided in the preamble to Article 9 after written notice thereof shall have been given to Loan Parties by the Agent as provided in the preamble to Article 9;

 

(e)                                   any Loan Party shall fail to perform any other term, covenant or agreement contained herein or in any of the other Loan Documents which they are required to perform (other than those specified in the other subclauses of this § 12 (including, without limitation, § 12.2 below) or in the other Loan Documents), and such failure shall continue for thirty (30) days after Loan Parties’ receipt from the Agent of written notice thereof, and in the case of a default that cannot be cured within such thirty (30) day period despite Loan Parties’ diligent efforts but is susceptible of being cured within ninety (90) days of Loan Parties’ receipt of the Agent’s original notice, then Loan Parties shall have such additional time as is reasonably necessary to effect such cure, but in no event in excess of ninety (90) days from Loan Parties’ receipt of the Agent’s original notice;

 

(f)                                    any material representation or warranty made by or on behalf of Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any report, certificate, financial statement, request for an Advance, or in any other document or instrument delivered pursuant to or in connection with the Loan, any Advance, this Agreement, or any of the other Loan Documents shall prove to have been false in any material respect upon the date when made or deemed to have been made or repeated;

 

(g)                                   any Loan Party shall fail to pay when due (including, without limitation, at maturity), or within any applicable period of notice and grace, any principal, interest or other amount on account of any obligation for borrowed money or credit received or other Indebtedness, or shall fail to observe or perform any term, covenant or agreement contained in any agreement by which it is bound, evidencing or securing any obligation for borrowed money or credit received or other Indebtedness and the holder or holders thereof or of any obligations issued thereunder have accelerated the maturity thereof; provided that the events described in §12.1(g) shall not constitute an Event of Default unless such failure to perform, together with other failures to perform as described in §12.1(g), involve singly or in the aggregate obligations for (x) any Indebtedness which is recourse to Borrower or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors (including, without limitation, Secured Recourse Indebtedness) totaling in excess of $25,000,000 or (y) Non-Recourse Indebtedness of Borrower or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors totaling in excess of $50,000,000;

 

(h)                                  any Loan Party or REIT, (i) shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or admit in writing its general inability to pay or generally fail to pay its debts as they mature or become due, or shall petition or apply for the appointment of a trustee or other custodian, liquidator or receiver for it or any substantial part of its assets, (ii) shall commence any case or other proceeding relating to it under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction, now or hereafter in effect, or (iii) shall take any action to authorize or in furtherance of any of the foregoing;

 

(i)                                      a petition or application shall be filed for the appointment of a trustee or other custodian, liquidator or receiver of any Loan Party or REIT or any substantial part of the assets of any thereof, or a case or other proceeding shall be commenced against any such Person under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction, now or hereafter in effect, and any such Person shall indicate its approval thereof, consent thereto or acquiescence therein or such petition, application, case or proceeding shall not have been dismissed within ninety (90) days following the filing or commencement thereof;

 

(j)                                     a decree or order is entered appointing a trustee, custodian, liquidator or receiver for any Loan Party or REIT or adjudicating any such Person, bankrupt or insolvent, or approving a

 

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petition in any such case or other proceeding, or a decree or order for relief is entered in respect of any such Person in an involuntary case under federal bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter constituted;

 

(k)                                  there shall remain in force, undischarged, unsatisfied and unstayed, for more than sixty (60) days one or more uninsured or unbonded final judgments against Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor that, either individually or in the aggregate, exceed $50,000,000;

 

(l)                                      any of the Loan Documents shall be canceled, terminated, revoked or rescinded otherwise than in accordance with the terms thereof or the express prior written agreement, consent or approval of the Required Lenders, or any action at law, suit in equity or other legal proceeding to cancel, revoke or rescind any of the Loan Documents shall be commenced by or on behalf of any Loan Party, or any court or any other governmental or regulatory authority or agency of competent jurisdiction shall make a determination, or issue a judgment, order, decree or ruling, to the effect that any one or more of the Loan Documents is illegal, invalid or unenforceable in accordance with the terms thereof;

 

(m)                              any dissolution, termination, partial or complete liquidation, merger or consolidation of any Loan Party shall occur or any sale, transfer or other disposition of the assets of any Loan Party shall occur other than as permitted under the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents;

 

(n)                                  with respect to any Guaranteed Pension Plan, an ERISA Reportable Event shall have occurred and such event reasonably would be expected to result in liability of any Loan Party to pay money to the PBGC or such Guaranteed Pension Plan in an aggregate amount exceeding $25,000,000 and one of the following shall apply with respect to such event:  (x) such event in the circumstances occurring reasonably would be expected to result in the termination of such Guaranteed Pension Plan by the PBGC or for the appointment by the appropriate United States District Court of a trustee to administer such Guaranteed Pension Plan; or (y) a trustee shall have been appointed by the United States District Court to administer such Plan; or (z) the PBGC shall have instituted proceedings to terminate such Guaranteed Pension Plan;

 

(o)                                  any Change of Control shall occur; or

 

(p)                                  an Event of Default under any of the other Loan Documents shall occur;

 

then, and upon any such Event of Default, the Agent may, and upon the request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice in writing to Loan Parties declare all amounts owing with respect to this Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents to be, and they shall thereupon forthwith become, immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower; provided that in the event of any Event of Default specified in § 12.1(h), § 12.1(i) or § 12.1(j), all such amounts shall become immediately due and payable automatically and without any requirement of presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind from any of the Lenders or the Agent.

 

§ 12.2               Certain Cure Periods; Limitation of Cure Periods .

 

(a)                                  Notwithstanding anything contained in § 12.1 to the contrary, (i) no Event of Default shall exist hereunder upon the occurrence of any failure described in § 12.1(b) in the event that Loan Parties cure such Default within five (5) Business Days after the date such payment is due, provided that no such cure period shall apply to any payments due upon the maturity of the Notes, and (ii) no Event of Default shall exist hereunder upon the occurrence of any failure described in § 12.1(e) in the event that, if such Default consists of the failure to provide insurance as required by § 7.7, Loan Parties cure such Default within fifteen (15) days following receipt of written notice of such Default or with respect to the occurrence of any other failure described in § 12.1(e) in the event such failure shall continue for thirty (30) days after Loan Parties’ receipt from the Agent of written notice thereof, and in the case of a default that cannot be cured within such thirty

 

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(30) day period despite Loan Parties’ diligent efforts but is susceptible of being cured within ninety (90) days of Loan Parties’ receipt of the Agent’s original notice, then Loan Parties shall have such additional time as is reasonably necessary to effect such cure, but in no event in excess of ninety (90) days from Loan Parties’ receipt of the Agent’s original notice, provided that the provisions of this clause (ii) shall not pertain to any default consisting of a failure to comply with § 8.1, § 8.2, § 8.3, § 8.4, § 8.7, § 8.8, or § 8.14, or to any Default excluded from any provision of cure of defaults contained in any other of the Loan Documents.

 

(b)                                  In the event that there shall occur any Default that affects only certain Eligible Real Estate Assets or the owner(s) thereof (if such owner is a Subsidiary Guarantor), then Loan Parties may elect to cure such Default (so long as no other Default or Event of Default would arise as a result) by electing to have the Agent remove such Eligible Real Estate Asset from the calculation of Unencumbered Asset Pool  Availability and by reducing the outstanding principal amount of the Loan by the amount of the Unencumbered Asset Pool  Availability attributable to such Eligible Real Estate Asset, in which event such removal and reduction shall be completed within thirty (30) days after receipt of notice of such Default from the Agent or the Required Lenders.

 

§ 12.3               Termination of Commitments .  If any one or more Events of Default specified in § 12.1(h), § 12.1(i) or § 12.1(j) shall occur, then immediately and without any action on the part of the Agent or any Lender any unused portion of the credit and the Commitments hereunder shall automatically terminate and the Lenders shall be relieved of all obligations to make Advances to Borrower, and all Obligations shall be deemed automatically accelerated and declared due and payable in full.  If any other Event of Default shall have occurred, the Agent may, and upon the election of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to Loan Parties, terminate the obligation to make Advances to Borrower and accelerate the Obligations as provided in § 12.1 above.  No termination under this § 12.3 shall relieve Loan Parties of their obligations to the Lenders arising under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

 

§ 12.4               Remedies .  To the extent permitted by applicable law, in case any one or more Events of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and whether or not the Lenders shall have accelerated the maturity of the Loan pursuant to § 12.1, the Agent on behalf of the Lenders may, and upon the consent of the Required Lenders shall, proceed to protect and enforce their rights and remedies under this Agreement, the Notes and/or any of the other Loan Documents by suit in equity, action at law or other appropriate proceeding, including to the full extent permitted by applicable law the specific performance of any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the obtaining of the ex parte appointment of a receiver, and, if any amount shall have become due, by declaration or otherwise, the enforcement of the payment thereof.  No remedy herein conferred upon the Agent or the holder of any Note is intended to be exclusive of any other remedy and each and every remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or any other provision of law.  Notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement providing that the Loan may be evidenced by multiple Notes in favor of the Lenders, the Lenders acknowledge and agree that only the Agent may exercise any remedies arising by reason of a Default or Event of Default.  If any Loan Party fails to perform any agreement or covenant contained in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents beyond any applicable period for notice and cure, the Agent may itself perform, or cause to be performed, any agreement or covenant of such Person contained in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents which such Person shall fail to perform, and the out-of-pocket costs of such performance, together with any reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees actually incurred (including attorneys’ fees incurred in any appeal) by the Agent in connection therewith, shall be payable by Loan Parties upon demand and shall constitute a part of the Obligations and shall if not paid within thirty (30) days after demand bear interest at the rate for overdue amounts as set forth in this Agreement.  In the event that all or any portion of the Obligations is collected by or through an attorney-at-law, Loan Parties shall pay all costs of collection including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney’s fees.

 

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any of the Loan Documents, or otherwise with respect to the realization upon any of the assets of Loan Parties, such monies shall be distributed for application as follows:

 

(a)                                  First, to the payment of, or (as the case may be) the reimbursement of the Agent for or in respect of, all reasonable out-of-pocket costs, expenses, disbursements and losses which shall have been paid, incurred or sustained by the Agent in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents in connection with the collection of such monies by the Agent, for the exercise, protection or enforcement by the Agent of all or any of the rights, remedies, powers and privileges of the Agent or the Lenders under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or in support of any provision of adequate indemnity to the Agent against any taxes or liens which by law shall have, or may have, priority over the rights of the Agent or the Lenders to such monies;

 

(b)                                  Second, to all other Obligations (including any interest, expenses or other obligations incurred after the commencement of a bankruptcy) in the following order:

 

(i)                                      to any other fees and expenses due to the Lenders under the Loan Documents until paid in full;

 

(ii)                                   to the payment of accrued and unpaid interest on the Loan, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, until paid in full;

 

(iii)                                payments of unpaid principal of the Advances and amounts constituting obligations under any Approved Derivatives Contract, to be paid to the Lenders and/or any counterparty under an Approved Derivatives Contract, equally and ratably in accordance with the respective amounts thereof then due and owing to such Persons until paid in full;

 

(iv)                               to payment of all other amounts due under any of the Loan Documents to be applied for the ratable benefit of the Agent and/or the Lenders until paid in full.

 

(c)                                   Third, the excess, if any, shall be returned to Loan Parties or to such other Persons as are entitled thereto.

 

SECTION 13

 

SETOFF

 

During the continuance of any Event of Default, any deposits (general or specific, time or demand, provisional or final, regardless of currency, maturity, or the branch where such deposits are held) or other sums credited by or due from any Lender or any Affiliate thereof to Borrower and any securities or other property of Borrower in the possession of such Lender or any Affiliate may, without notice to Borrower (any such notice being expressly waived by Borrower) but with the prior written approval of the Agent, be applied to or set off against the payment of Obligations and any and all other liabilities, direct, or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, of Borrower to such Lender.  Each of the Lenders agrees with each other Lender that if such Lender shall receive from Borrower, whether by voluntary payment, exercise of the right of setoff, or otherwise, and shall retain and apply to the payment of the Note or Notes held by such Lender any amount in excess of its ratable portion of the payments received by all of the Lenders with respect to the Notes held by all of the Lenders, such Lender will make such disposition and arrangements with the other Lenders with respect to such excess, either by way of distribution, pro tanto assignment of claims, subrogation or otherwise as shall result in each Lender receiving in respect of the Notes held by it its proportionate payment as contemplated by this Agreement; provided that if all or any part of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from such Lender, such disposition and arrangements shall be rescinded and the amount restored to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of § 14.16 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Agent and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff.  The rights of each Lender and its Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender or its Affiliates may have.

 

SECTION 14

 

THE AGENT

 

§ 14.1               Authorization .  The Agent is authorized to take such action on behalf of each of the Lenders and to exercise all such powers as are hereunder and under any of the other Loan Documents and any related documents delegated to the Agent, together with such powers as are reasonably incident thereto, provided that no duties or responsibilities not expressly assumed herein or therein shall be implied to have been assumed by the Agent.  The obligations of the Agent hereunder are primarily administrative in nature, and nothing contained in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents shall be construed to constitute the Agent as a trustee for any Lender or to create an agency or fiduciary relationship.  The Agent shall act as the contractual representative of the Lenders hereunder, and notwithstanding the use of the term “ Agent ”, it is understood and agreed that the Agent shall not have any fiduciary duties or responsibilities to any Lender by reason of this Agreement or any other Loan Document and is acting as an independent contractor, the duties and responsibilities of which are limited to those expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.  Loan Parties and any other Person shall be entitled to conclusively rely on a statement from the Agent that it has the authority to act for and bind the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

§ 14.2               Employees and Agents .  The Agent may exercise its powers and execute its duties by or through employees or agents and shall be entitled to take, and to rely on, advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to its rights and duties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.  The Agent may utilize the services of such Persons as the Agent may reasonably determine, and all reasonable fees and expenses of any such Persons shall be paid by Loan Parties.

 

§ 14.3               No Liability .  Neither the Agent nor any of its shareholders, directors, officers or employees nor any other Person assisting them in their duties nor any agent, or employee thereof, shall be liable for (a) any waiver, consent or approval given or any action taken, or omitted to be taken, in good faith by it or them hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, or in connection herewith or therewith, or be responsible for the consequences of any oversight or error of judgment whatsoever, except that the Agent or such other Person, as the case may be, shall be liable for losses due to its willful misconduct or gross negligence as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction after the expiration of all applicable appeal periods or (b) any action taken or not taken by the Agent with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such larger percentage of Lenders as may be required hereunder).  The Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, except with respect to defaults in the payment of principal, interest and fees required to be paid to the Agent for the account of the Lenders, unless the Agent has received notice from a Lender or Loan Parties referring to the Loan Documents and describing with reasonable specificity such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “ notice of default ”.

 

§ 14.4               No Representations .  The Agent shall not be responsible for the execution or validity or enforceability of this Agreement, the Notes, any of the other Loan Documents or any instrument at any time constituting, or intended to constitute, collateral security for the Notes, or for the value of any such collateral security or for the validity, enforceability or collectability of any such amounts owing with respect to the

 

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Notes, or for any recitals or statements, warranties or representations made herein, or any agreement, instrument or certificate delivered in connection therewith or in any of the other Loan Documents or in any certificate or instrument hereafter furnished to it by or on behalf of Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or be bound to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, conditions, covenants or agreements herein or in any of the other Loan Documents (except that the Agent shall confirm receipt of the items required to be delivered to it in §§ 10 and 11 hereof).  The Agent shall not be bound to ascertain whether any notice, consent, waiver or request delivered to it by Loan Parties or any holder of any of the Notes shall have been duly authorized or is true, accurate and complete.  The Agent has not made nor does it now make any representations or warranties, express or implied, nor does it assume any liability to the Lenders, with respect to the creditworthiness or financial condition of Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or the value of the Unencumbered Asset Pool or any other assets of Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries.  Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any Lender, and based upon such information and documents as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement.  Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any Lender, based upon such information and documents as it deems appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.  The Agent’s Special Counsel has only represented the Agent and RBC in connection with the Loan Documents and the only attorney client relationship or duty of care is between the Agent’s Special Counsel and the Agent or RBC.  Each Lender has been independently represented by separate counsel on all matters regarding the Loan Documents.

 

§ 14.5               Payments .

 

(a)                                  A payment by Loan Parties to the Agent hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents for the account of any Lender shall constitute a payment to such Lender.  The Agent agrees to distribute to each Lender not later than one Business Day after the Agent’s receipt of good funds, determined in accordance with the Agent’s customary practices, such Lender’s pro rata share of payments received by the Agent for the account of the Lenders except as otherwise expressly provided herein or in any of the other Loan Documents.  In the event that the Agent fails to distribute such amounts within one Business Day as provided above, the Agent shall pay interest on such amount at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Effective Rate from time to time in effect.

 

(b)                                  If in the opinion of the Agent the distribution of any amount received by it in such capacity hereunder, under the Notes or under any of the other Loan Documents might involve it in liability, it may refrain from making such distribution until its right to make such distribution shall have been adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction.  If a court of competent jurisdiction shall adjudge that any amount received and distributed by the Agent is to be repaid, each Person to whom any such distribution shall have been made shall either repay to the Agent its proportionate share of the amount so adjudged to be repaid or shall pay over the same in such manner and to such Persons as shall be determined by such court.

 

§ 14.6               Holders of Notes .  Subject to the terms of § 18, the Agent may deem and treat the payee of any Note as the absolute owner or purchaser thereof for all purposes hereof until it shall have been furnished in writing with a different name by such payee or by a subsequent holder, assignee or transferee.

 

§ 14.7               Indemnity .  The Lenders ratably agree hereby to indemnify and hold harmless the Agent from and against any and all claims, actions and suits (whether groundless or otherwise), losses, damages, costs, reasonable expenses (including any expenses for which the Agent has not been reimbursed by Borrower as required by § 15 and without limiting Borrower’s obligation to do so), and liabilities of every nature and character arising out of or related to this Agreement, the Notes, or any of the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated or evidenced hereby or thereby, or the Agent’s actions taken hereunder or thereunder, except to the extent that any of the same shall be directly caused by the Agent’s willful misconduct or gross negligence as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction after the expiration of all

 

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applicable appeal periods.  The agreements in this § 14.7 shall survive the payment of all amounts payable under the Loan Documents.

 

§ 14.8               The Agent as Lender .  In its individual capacity, RBC shall have the same obligations and the same rights, powers and privileges in respect to its Commitment and the Advances made by it, and as the holder of any of the Notes as it would have were it not also the Agent.

 

§ 14.9               Resignation .  The Agent may resign at any time by giving thirty (30) calendar days’ prior written notice thereof to the Lenders and Loan Parties.  The Required Lenders may remove the Agent from its capacity as Agent in the event of the Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct or, to the extent permitted by Legal Requirements, if the Person serving as Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (d) or clause (e) of the definition thereof.  Upon any such resignation, or removal, the Required Lenders, subject to the terms of § 18.1, shall have the right to appoint as a successor Agent any Lender or any bank whose senior debt obligations are rated not less than “ A ” or its equivalent by Moody’s or not less than “ A ” or its equivalent by S&P and which has a net worth of not less than $500,000,000; provided that any such replacement Agent shall have a Commitment Percentage of not less than ten percent (10%).  Unless a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, such successor Agent shall be reasonably acceptable to Loan Parties.  If no successor Agent shall have been appointed and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Agent’s giving of notice of resignation or the Required Lender’s removal of the Agent, then the retiring or removed Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Agent, which shall be any Lender or any financial institution whose senior debt obligations are rated not less than “ A2 ” or its equivalent by Moody’s or not less than “ A ” or its equivalent by S&P and which has a net worth of not less than $500,000,000. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Agent hereunder by a successor Agent, such successor Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Agent, and the retiring or removed Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder as the Agent.  After any retiring Agent’s resignation or removal, the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall continue in effect for its benefit in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as Agent.  Upon any change in the Agent under this Agreement, the resigning or removed Agent shall execute such assignments of and amendments to the Loan Documents as may be necessary to substitute the successor Agent for the resigning or removed Agent.

 

§ 14.10        Duties in the Case of Enforcement .  In case one or more Events of Default have occurred and shall be continuing, and whether or not acceleration of the Obligations shall have occurred, the Agent may and, if (a) so requested by the Required Lenders and (b) the Lenders have provided to the Agent such additional indemnities and assurances in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages against expenses and liabilities as the Agent may reasonably request, shall proceed to exercise all or any legal and equitable and other rights or remedies as it may have; provided , however , that unless and until the Agent shall have received such directions, the Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem to be in the best interests of the Lenders.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the Agent reasonably determines payment is in the best interest of all the Lenders, the Agent may without the approval of the Lenders pay taxes and insurance premiums and spend money for maintenance, repairs or other expenses which may be necessary to be incurred, and the Agent shall promptly thereafter notify the Lenders of such action.  Each Lender shall, within thirty (30) days of request therefor, pay to the Agent its Commitment Percentage of the reasonable costs incurred by the Agent in taking any such actions hereunder to the extent that such costs shall not be promptly reimbursed to the Agent by Loan Parties (and without limiting Loan Parties’ obligation to do so) within such period with respect to the Eligible Real Estate Assets.  The Required Lenders may direct the Agent in writing as to the method and the extent of any such exercise, the Lenders hereby agreeing to indemnify and hold the Agent harmless in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages from all liabilities incurred in respect of all actions taken or omitted in accordance with such directions, except to the extent that any of the same shall be directly caused by the Agent’s willful misconduct or gross negligence as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction after the expiration of all applicable appeal periods, provided that the Agent need not comply with any such direction to the extent that the Agent reasonably believes the Agent’s

 

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compliance with such direction to be unlawful in any applicable jurisdiction or commercially unreasonable under the UCC as enacted in any applicable jurisdiction.

 

§ 14.11        Bankruptcy .  In the event a bankruptcy or other insolvency proceeding is commenced by or against any Loan Party with respect to the Obligations, the Agent shall have the sole and exclusive right to file and pursue a joint proof claim on behalf of all Lenders.  Any votes with respect to such claims or otherwise with respect to such proceedings shall be subject to the vote of the Required Lenders or all of the Lenders as required by this Agreement.

 

§ 14.12        Intentionally Omitted .

 

§ 14.13        Reliance by Agent .  The Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by an Authorized Officer.  The Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon.  In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of an Advance, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, the Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless the Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Advance.  The Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for Loan Parties), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

 

§ 14.14        Approvals .  If consent is required for some action under this Agreement, or except as otherwise provided herein an approval of the Lenders or the Required Lenders is required or permitted under this Agreement, each Lender agrees to give the Agent, within ten (10) days of receipt of the request for action together with all reasonably requested information related thereto (or such lesser period of time required by the terms of the Loan Documents), notice in writing of  approval or disapproval (collectively “ Directions ”) in respect of any action requested or proposed in writing pursuant to the terms hereof.  To the extent that any Lender does not approve any recommendation of the Agent, such Lender shall in such notice to the Agent describe the actions that would be acceptable to such Lender.  If consent is required for the requested action, any Lender’s failure to respond to a request for Directions within the required time period shall be deemed to constitute a Direction to take such requested action.  In the event that any recommendation is not approved by the requisite number of Lenders and a subsequent approval on the same subject matter is requested by the Agent, then for the purposes of this paragraph each Lender shall be required to respond to a request for Directions within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such request.  The Agent and each Lender shall be entitled to assume that any officer of the other Lenders delivering any notice, consent, certificate or other writing is authorized to give such notice, consent, certificate or other writing unless the Agent and such other Lenders have otherwise been notified in writing.

 

§ 14.15        Loan Parties Not Beneficiary .  Except for the provisions of § 14.9 relating to the appointment of a successor Agent, the provisions of this § 14 are solely for the benefit of the Agent and the Lenders, may not be enforced by Loan Parties, and except for the provisions of § 14.9, may be modified or waived without the approval or consent of Loan Parties.

 

§ 14.16        Defaulting Lenders .

 

(a)                                  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements:

 

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(i)                                      That Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in § 27.

 

(ii)                                   Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, or otherwise, and including any amounts made available to the Agent by that Defaulting Lender pursuant to § 13), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Agent as follows:  first , to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Agent hereunder; second , as Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Advances in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Agent; third , if so determined by the Agent and Loan Parties, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of that Defaulting Lender to fund Advances under this Agreement; fourth , to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; fifth , so long as no Default or Event of Default exists or non-defaulting Lenders have been paid in full all amounts then due, to the payment of any amounts owing to Loan Parties as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by Loan Parties against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and sixth , to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Advance in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share and (y) such Advance was made at a time when the conditions set forth in § 11 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Advances of all non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Advances of that Defaulting Lender.  Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

 

(iii)                                [Intentionally Omitted].

 

(iv)                               [Intentionally Omitted].

 

(v)                                  During any period that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender, Loan Parties may, by giving written notice thereof to the Agent, such Defaulting Lender, and the other Lenders, demand that such Defaulting Lender assign its Commitment to an Eligible Assignee subject to and in accordance with the provisions of § 18.1, with Loan Parties being obligated to pay the applicable assignment fee due under § 18.2 in the event same is not paid by the Defaulting Lender, provided further that the amount of such fee shall be deducted from any payments to be made to the Defaulting Lender under this § 14.16(a)(v).  No party hereto shall have any obligation whatsoever to initiate any such replacement or to assist in finding an Eligible Assignee.  In addition, any Lender who is not a Defaulting Lender may, but shall not be obligated to, in its sole discretion, acquire the face amount of all or a portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment via an assignment subject to and in accordance with the provisions of § 18.1.  No such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient with any applicable amounts held pursuant to the immediately preceding subsection (ii), upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of Loan Parties and the Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Advances previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Agent or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon), and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) such Defaulting

 

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Lender’s full pro rata share of all Advances.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under any Legal Requirement without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.

 

(b)                                  Defaulting Lender Cure .  If Loan Parties and the Agent agree in writing in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Advances of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loan to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Commitment Percentage (without giving effect to § 14.16(a)(iv)), whereupon that Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of Loan Parties while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided , further , that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

 

SECTION 15

 

EXPENSES

 

Borrower agrees to pay, to the extent incurred by Agent (a) the reasonable costs of producing and reproducing this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the other agreements and instruments mentioned herein, (b) all engineer’s fees, environmental reviews and the reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of the counsel to the Agent and any local counsel to the Agent incurred in connection with the preparation, administration, or interpretation of the Loan Documents and other instruments mentioned herein, and amendments, modifications, approvals, consents or waivers hereto or hereunder, (c) all other reasonable out of pocket fees, expenses and disbursements (other than Taxes unless such payment is otherwise required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement) of the Agent incurred by the Agent in connection with the preparation or interpretation of the Loan Documents and other instruments mentioned herein, the addition or substitution of additional Eligible Real Estate Assets, the review of leases, the making of each Advance hereunder, and the third party out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the syndication of the Commitments pursuant to § 18 hereof, and (d) without duplication, all out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, and the fees and costs of appraisers, engineers, investment bankers or other experts retained by any Lender or the Agent) incurred by any Lender or the Agent in connection with (i) the enforcement of or preservation of rights under any of the Loan Documents against Loan Parties or the administration thereof after the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default and (ii) any litigation, proceeding or dispute whether arising hereunder or otherwise, in any way related to the Agent’s or any of the Lenders’ relationship with Loan Parties ( provided that any attorneys’ fees and costs pursuant to this clause (d) shall be limited to those incurred by the Agent and one other counsel with respect to the Lenders as a group), (e) all reasonable out-of-pocket fees, expenses and disbursements (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) which may be incurred by the Agent in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (without duplication of any of the items listed above), and (f) all expenses relating to the use of Intralinks, SyndTrak or any other similar system for the dissemination and sharing of documents and information in connection with the Loan.  The covenants of this § 15 shall survive the repayment of the Loan and the termination of the obligations of the Lenders hereunder.

 

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SECTION 16

 

INDEMNIFICATION

 

Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Agent, the Lenders and the Arrangers and each director, officer, employee, agent and Affiliate thereof and Person who controls the Agent or any Lender or the Arrangers against any and all claims, actions and suits, whether groundless or otherwise, and from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages and expenses of every nature and character arising out of or relating to any claim, action, suit or litigation arising out of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby including, without limitation, (a) any and all claims for brokerage, leasing, finders or similar fees which may be made relating to the Eligible Real Estate Assets or the Loan by parties claiming by or through Loan Parties, (b) any condition of the Eligible Real Estate Assets or any other Real Estate, (c) any actual or proposed use by Loan Parties of the proceeds of any of the Advances, (d) any actual or alleged infringement of any patent, copyright, trademark, service mark or similar right of Loan Parties, (e) Loan Parties entering into or performing this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, (f) any actual or alleged violation of any law, ordinance, code, order, rule, regulation, approval, consent, permit or license relating to the Eligible Real Estate Assets or any other Real Estate, (g) with respect to Loan Parties and their respective properties and assets the violation of any Environmental Law, the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Substances or any action, suit, proceeding or investigation brought or threatened with respect to any Hazardous Substances (including, but not limited to, claims with respect to wrongful death, personal injury, nuisance or damage to property), and (h) to the extent used by Loan Parties, any use of Intralinks, SyndTrak or any other system for the dissemination and sharing of documents and information, in each case including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel incurred in connection with any such investigation, litigation or other proceeding; provided , however , that Borrower shall not be obligated under this § 16 or otherwise to indemnify any Person for liabilities arising from such Person’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction after the exhaustion of all applicable appeal periods.  In litigation, or the preparation therefor, the Lenders and the Agent shall be entitled to select a single law firm as their own counsel and, in addition to the foregoing indemnity, Borrower agrees to pay promptly the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel.  If, and to the extent that the obligations of Borrower under this § 16 are unenforceable for any reason, Borrower hereby agrees to make the maximum contribution to the payment in satisfaction of such obligations which is permissible under applicable law.  The provisions of this § 16 shall survive the repayment of the Loan and the termination of the obligations of the Lenders hereunder.

 

SECTION 17

 

SURVIVAL OF COVENANTS, ETC.

 

All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made herein, in the Notes, in any of the other Loan Documents or in any documents or other papers delivered by or on behalf of Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries pursuant hereto or thereto shall be deemed to have been relied upon by the Lenders and the Agent, notwithstanding any investigation heretofore or hereafter made by any of them, and shall survive the making by the Lenders of any Advances, as herein contemplated, and shall continue in full force and effect so long as any amount due under this Agreement or the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents remains outstanding or any Lender has any obligation to make any Advance.  The indemnification obligations of Loan Parties provided herein and in the other Loan Documents shall survive the full repayment of amounts due and the termination of the obligations of the Lenders hereunder and thereunder to the extent provided herein and therein.  All statements contained in any certificate delivered to any Lender or the Agent at any time by or on behalf of Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries pursuant hereto or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall constitute representations and warranties by such Person hereunder.

 

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SECTION 18

 

ASSIGNMENT AND PARTICIPATION

 

§ 18.1               Conditions to Assignment by Lenders .  Except as provided herein, each Lender may assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment Percentage and Commitment and the same portion of the Loan at the time owing to it and the Notes held by it); provided that (a) the Agent and, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of any such assignment, Borrower, shall have each given its respective prior written consent to such assignment, which consent in each case shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and shall not be required if such assignment is to an Approved Fund, an existing Lender or a Lender Affiliate, (b) each such assignment shall be of a constant, and not a varying, percentage of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Commitment in the event an interest in the Loan is assigned, (c) the parties to such assignment shall execute and deliver to the Agent, for recording in the Register (as hereinafter defined) an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement in the form of Exhibit F annexed hereto, together with any Notes subject to such assignment, (d) in no event shall any assignment be to any Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with, or which is not otherwise free from influence or control by, any Loan Party or REIT, (e) such assignee shall acquire an interest in the Loan of not less than $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (or if less, the remaining portion of the Loan held by the assignor), unless waived by the Agent, and so long as no Default or Event of Default exists hereunder, Borrower, (f) in no event shall any assignment be to a natural person, and (g) no assignment shall be permitted without the prior written consent of the Agent until the earlier of the date (i) which is thirty (30) days after the Closing Date, or (ii) that the Agent shall have notified the Lenders that syndication of the Commitments hereunder has been completed.  Upon execution, delivery, acceptance and recording of such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement, (i) the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and all other Loan Documents executed by the Lenders and, to the extent provided in such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement, have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder, (ii) the assigning Lender shall, upon payment to the Agent of the registration fee referred to in § 18.2, be released from its obligations under this Agreement arising after the effective date of such assignment with respect to the assigned portion of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement, and (iii) the Agent may unilaterally amend Schedule 1.1 to reflect such assignment.  In connection with each assignment, the assignee shall represent and warrant to the Agent, the assignor and each other Lender as to whether such assignee is controlling, controlled by, under common control with or is not otherwise free from influence or control by, Loan Parties and REIT.

 

§ 18.2               Register .  The Agent shall maintain on behalf of Loan Parties a copy of each assignment delivered to it and a register or similar list (the “ Register ”) for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Commitment Percentages of and principal amount of and interest on the Loan owing to the Lenders from time to time.  The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, in the absence of manifest error, and Loan Parties, the Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Lender hereunder for all purposes, notwithstanding notice to the contrary.  The Register shall be available for inspection by Loan Parties and the Lenders at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.  Upon each such recordation, the assigning Lender agrees to pay to the Agent a registration fee in the sum of $3,500, which the Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive in the case of any assignment.

 

§ 18.3               New Notes .  Upon its receipt of an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement executed by the parties to such assignment, together with each Note subject to such assignment, the Agent shall record the information contained therein in the Register.  Within five (5) Business Days after receipt of notice of such assignment from the Agent, Borrower, at its own expense, shall execute and deliver to the Agent, in exchange for each surrendered Note, a new Note (if requested by the subject Lender) to the order of such assignee in an amount equal to the amount assigned to such assignee pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement and, if the assigning Lender has retained some portion of its obligations hereunder, a new Note to the order of the assigning Lender in an amount equal to the amount retained by it hereunder.  Such new Notes

 

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shall provide that they are replacements for the surrendered Notes, shall be in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the surrendered Notes, shall be dated the effective date of such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement and shall otherwise be in substantially the form of the assigned Notes.  The surrendered Notes shall be canceled and returned to Borrower.

 

§ 18.4               Participations .  Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, Loan Parties or the Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person, a Defaulting Lender or Loan Parties or any Loan Party’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “ Participant ”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the portion of the Loan owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) Loan Parties, the Agent and the Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.  Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any  provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in § 27(a), (b), (c) or (h) that affects such Participant.  Loan Parties agree that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of §§ 4.9 and 4.10 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to § 18.1; provided a Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under §§ 4.9 and 4.10 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with Borrower’s prior written consent.  To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of § 13 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to § 13 as though it were a Lender.  Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts of (and stated interest on) each Participant’s interest in the Loan or other Obligations under the Loan Documents (the “ Participant Register ”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitment, the Loan or its other Obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person, except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan or other Obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations.  The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Agent (in its capacity as Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

 

§ 18.5               Pledge by Lender .  Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Agreement, any Lender may at any time create a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Advances owing to it and the Note or Notes held by it, if any), including in favor of any Federal Reserve Bank in accordance with Regulation A of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the central bank of any country in which such Lender is organized.  No such pledge or the enforcement thereof shall release the pledgor Lender from its obligations hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents.

 

§ 18.6               No Assignment by Borrower .  Borrower shall not assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of each of the Lenders.

 

§ 18.7               Disclosure .  Each of the Agents, the Arrangers and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ respective managers, administrators, trustees, partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and other representatives (it being understood that the Persons to whom

 

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such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential and provided further that such Persons who are not employees of such Affiliate are advised of the provision of this §18.7 and sign a confidentiality agreement reasonably acceptable to Loan Parties), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, it being understood that in the event that Agents, Arrangers and Lenders are requested or required by law or regulations to disclose any of the Information, they shall provide Loan Parties with prompt written notice, unless such notice is prohibited by law, of any such request or requirement so that Loan Parties may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to a confidentiality agreement containing provisions at least as restrictive as those of this Section, (i) to any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement and (ii) to any actual or prospective party (or its managers, administrators, trustees, partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and other representatives, provided that such Persons who are not employees of such prospective party are also advised of the provision of this §18.7 and sign a confidentiality agreement reasonably acceptable to Loan Parties) to any swap, derivative or other transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to Loan Parties and their obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, (g) to any rating agency, (h) to the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar organization, (i) with the consent of Borrower, (j) to external auditors as may be required by a Lender’s policies or policies of any governmental or quasi governmental entity affecting a Lender, or (k) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this § 18.7 or (ii) becomes available to the Agent, such Arranger or such Lender or any of their respective Affiliates on a non-confidential basis from a source other than any Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries without the Agent, such Arranger or such Lender or any of their respective Affiliates having knowledge that a duty of confidentiality to Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries has been breached.  In addition, the Agent, Arrangers and Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry and service providers to the Agent, Arrangers and Lenders in connection with the administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and the Commitments. For purposes of this Section, “ Information ” means all information that any Loan Party furnishes to the Agent, any Arranger or any Lender in writing designated as confidential, but does not include any such information that is or becomes generally available to the public other than by way of a breach of the confidentiality provisions of this § 18.7 or that is or becomes available to the Agent, such Arranger or such Lender from a source other than Loan Parties, the Agent, the Arranger or any Lender and not in violation of any confidentiality agreement with respect to such information that is actually known to the Agent, such Arranger or such Lender.  Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

 

§ 18.8               Titled Agents .  The Titled Agents shall not have any additional rights or obligations under the Loan Documents, except for those rights, if any, as a Lender.

 

§ 18.9               Mandatory Assignment .  In the event Borrower requests that any amendment, modification or waiver be made to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents which request is approved by the Agent but is not approved by one or more of the Lenders or such Lender fails to respond within ten (10) days after the first date on which such consent was solicited in writing from the Lenders by the Agent (any such non-consenting or non-responding Lender shall hereafter be referred to as the “ Non-Consenting Lender ”), then, within thirty (30) days after the expiration of such ten (10) day period (or, if earlier, Borrower’s receipt of notice of such disapproval by such Non-Consenting Lender), Borrower shall have the right as to such Non-Consenting Lender, to be exercised by delivery of written notice delivered to the Agent and the Non-Consenting Lender within thirty (30) days of the earlier of expiration of such period or receipt of such notice, to elect to cause the Non-Consenting Lender to transfer all of its interests, rights and

 

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obligations under this Agreement (including all of its Commitment Percentage and Commitment and the same portion of the Loan at the time owing to it and the Notes held by it) (collectively, the “ Transferred Interest ”) to a Lender or a Replacement Lender.  The Agent shall promptly (but in any event, no later than five (5) Business Days after receipt of such notice from Borrower) notify the remaining Lenders (each such notice, the “ Lender Offer Notice ”) that each of such Lenders shall have the right, but not the obligation, to acquire a portion of the Transferred Interest, pro rata based upon their relevant Commitment Percentages, of the Non-Consenting Lender (or if any of such Lenders does not elect to purchase its pro rata share, then to such remaining Lenders in such proportion as approved by the Agent).  In the event that the Lenders do not elect to acquire all of the Non-Consenting Lender’s Transferred Interest within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of the Lender Offer Notice, then Borrower may endeavor to find a new Lender or Lenders to acquire such remaining portion of the Transferred Interest, such Lender or Lenders to be subject to the approval of the Agent, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld (such Lender, the “ Replacement Lender ”).  Upon any such purchase of the Transferred Interest of the Non-Consenting Lender, the Non-Consenting Lender’s interests in the Obligations and its rights hereunder and under the Loan Documents shall terminate at the date of purchase, and the Non-Consenting Lender shall promptly execute and deliver any and all documents reasonably requested by the Agent to surrender and transfer such Transferred Interest, including, without limitation, an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement and such Non-Consenting Lender’s original Note (if any).  Notwithstanding anything in this § 18.10 to the contrary, any Lender or other Lender assignee acquiring some or all of the Transferred Interest of the Non-Consenting Lender must consent to the proposed amendment, modification or waiver.  The purchase price to be paid by the acquiring Lenders for the Non-Consenting Lender’s Transferred Interest shall equal the principal owed to such Non-Consenting Lender, and Borrower shall pay to such Non-Consenting Lender in addition thereto and as a condition to such sale any and all other amounts outstanding and owed by Loan Parties to the Non-Consenting Lender hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, including all accrued and unpaid interest or fees which would be owed to such Non-Consenting Lender hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents if the Loan were to be repaid in full on the date of such purchase of the Non-Consenting Lender’s Transferred Interest.  No registration fee under § 18.2 shall be required in connection with such assignment.  If such Non-Consenting Lender does not execute and deliver to the Agent a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance and/or any other documentation necessary to reflect such replacement within a period of time deemed reasonable by the Agent (but in any event, no later than five (5) Business Days) after the later of (i) the date on which the Replacement Lender executes and delivers such Assignment and Acceptance and/or such other documentation and (ii) the date on which the Non-Consenting Lender receives all payments required to be paid to it by this § 18.10, then such Non-Consenting Lender shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Acceptance and/or such other documentation as of such date and Borrower shall be entitled (but not obligated) to execute and deliver such Assignment and Acceptance and/or such other documentation on behalf of such assigning Lender.

 

SECTION 19

 

NOTICES

 

Each notice, demand, election or request (hereinafter in this § 19 referred to as “ Notice ”) must be in writing and shall be deemed to have been properly given or served by personal delivery or by sending same by overnight courier or by depositing same in the United States Mail, postpaid and registered or certified, return receipt requested, and addressed as follows:

 

If to the Agent or RBC:

 

Royal Bank of Canada
20 King Street, 4
th  Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5H 1C4

Attn:  Manager, Agency Services Group
Telecopy No.:  (416) 842-4023

 

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With a copy to:

 

Shearman & Sterling LLP
599 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York  10022
Attn:  Malcolm K. Montgomery, Esq. 
Telecopy No.:  (646) 848-7587

 

If to Loan Parties:

 

CoreSite L.P.
1001 17th Street, Suite 500

Denver, CO  80202

Attn:                     Mr. Adam Post

Telecopy No.:  (855) 232-0594

 

CoreSite L.P.
1001 17th Street, Suite 500

Denver, CO  80202

Attn:                     General Counsel

Telecopy No.:  (855) 232-0594

 

With a copy to:

 

Latham & Watkins LLP
885 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10022
Attn:  Dara Denberg, Esquire

 

With a copy to:

 

Latham & Watkins LLP
555 Eleventh Street, NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004-1304
Attn:  Jeffrey R. Chenard, Esquire

 

to any Lender which is a party hereto, at the address for such Lender set forth on its signature page hereto, and to any Lender which may hereafter become a party to this Agreement, at such address as may be designated by such Lender.  Each Notice shall be effective upon being personally delivered or upon being sent by overnight courier or upon being deposited in the United States Mail as aforesaid, or if transmitted by telegraph, telecopy, telefax or telex is permitted, upon being sent and confirmation of receipt.  The time period in which a response to such Notice must be given or any action taken with respect thereto (if any), however, shall commence to run from the date of receipt if personally delivered or sent by overnight courier, or if so deposited in the United States Mail, the earlier of three (3) Business Days following such deposit or the date of receipt as disclosed on the return receipt.  Rejection or other refusal to accept or the inability to deliver because of changed address for which no notice was given shall be deemed to be receipt of the Notice sent.  By giving at least fifteen (15) days prior Notice thereof, Loan Parties, a Lender or the Agent shall have the right from time to time and at any time during the term of this Agreement to change their respective addresses and each shall have the right to specify as its address any other address within the United States of America.  For purposes of this Agreement, delivery by Agent or any Lender of any notice to Borrower shall constitute delivery of such notice to all Loan Parties.

 

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SECTION 20

 

RELATIONSHIP

 

Neither the Agent nor any Lender has any fiduciary relationship with or fiduciary duty to Loan Parties or their respective Subsidiaries arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder, and the relationship between each Lender and the Agent, and Loan Parties is solely that of a lender and borrower or guarantor, as applicable, and nothing contained herein or in any of the other Loan Documents shall in any manner be construed as making the parties hereto partners, joint ventures or any other relationship other than lender and borrower or guarantor.

 

SECTION 21

 

GOVERNING LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND SERVICE

 

THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SECTION 5-1401.  BORROWER, THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS AGREE THAT ANY SUIT FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE BROUGHT IN ANY COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING ANY FEDERAL COURT SITTING THEREIN).  BORROWER, THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS FURTHER ACCEPT, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS AND ANY RELATED APPELLATE COURT AND IRREVOCABLY (i) AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ANY JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND (ii) WAIVE ANY OBJECTION ANY OF THEM MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE AS TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH A COURT OR THAT SUCH A COURT IS AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.  BORROWER, THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS FURTHER AGREE THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH SUIT MAY BE MADE UPON BORROWER BY MAIL AT THE ADDRESS SPECIFIED IN § 19 HEREOF.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, IN ADDITION TO THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR ANY FEDERAL COURT SITTING THEREIN, THE AGENT OR ANY LENDER MAY BRING ACTION(S) FOR ENFORCEMENT ON A NONEXCLUSIVE BASIS WHERE ANY ASSETS OF BORROWER EXIST AND BORROWER CONSENTS TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS AND THE SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH SUIT BEING MADE UPON BORROWER BY MAIL AT THE ADDRESS SPECIFIED IN § 19 HEREOF.

 

SECTION 22

 

HEADINGS

 

The captions in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not define or limit the provisions hereof.

 

SECTION 23

 

COUNTERPARTS

 

This Agreement and any amendment hereof may be executed in several counterparts and by each party on a separate counterpart, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.  In proving this Agreement it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforcement is

 

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sought.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by telecopier or by email with a pdf or similar attachment shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 24

 

ENTIRE AGREEMENT, ETC.

 

This Agreement and the Loan Documents is intended by the parties as the final, complete and exclusive statement of the transactions evidenced by this Agreement and the Loan Documents.  All prior or contemporaneous promises, agreements and understandings, whether oral or written, are deemed to be superseded by this Agreement and the Loan Documents, and no party is relying on any promise, agreement or understanding not set forth in this Agreement and the Loan Documents.  Neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated, except as provided in § 27.

 

SECTION 25

 

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL AND CERTAIN DAMAGE CLAIMS

 

EACH OF BORROWER, THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF ANY DISPUTE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, ANY NOTE OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, ANY RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER OR THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS.  BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO CLAIM OR RECOVER IN ANY SUCH LITIGATION ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES AND TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, PUNITIVE OR ANY DAMAGES OTHER THAN, OR IN ADDITION TO, ACTUAL DAMAGES.  BORROWER (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY LENDER OR THE AGENT HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH LENDER OR THE AGENT WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVERS AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS TO WHICH THEY ARE PARTIES BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS CONTAINED IN THIS § 25.  BORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THIS § 25 WITH LEGAL COUNSEL AND THAT BORROWER AGREES TO THE FOREGOING AS ITS FREE, KNOWING AND VOLUNTARY ACT.

 

SECTION 26

 

DEALINGS WITH LOAN PARTIES

 

The Agent, the Lenders and their affiliates may accept deposits from, extend credit to, invest in, act as trustee under indentures of, serve as financial advisor of, and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust or other business with Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates regardless of the capacity of the Agent or the Lender hereunder.  The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, RBC or its Affiliates may receive information regarding such Persons (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Person) and acknowledge that the Agent shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them.

 

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SECTION 27

 

CONSENTS, AMENDMENTS, WAIVERS, ETC.

 

Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, any consent or approval required or permitted by this Agreement may be given, and any term of this Agreement or of any other instrument related hereto or mentioned herein may be amended, and the performance or observance by Borrower of any terms of this Agreement or such other instrument or the continuance of any Default or Event of Default may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) with, but only with, the written consent of the Required Lenders.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment, waiver or consent shall result in:  (a) a reduction in the rate of interest on the Notes (other than a reduction or waiver of default interest) without the written consent of each Lender entitled to receive such amount; provided , however , that for the avoidance of doubt, an amendment to any financial covenant hereunder (or any defined term used therein), even if the effect of such amendment would be to reduce the rate of interest on any Advance, shall require the consent of the Required Lenders; (b) an increase in the amount of the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender; (c) a forgiveness, reduction, or waiver of the principal of any unpaid Advance or any interest thereon or fee payable under the Loan Documents due to the Lenders (or any of them) (other than a reduction or waiver of default interest) without the written consent of each Lender entitled to receive such payment; provided , however , that for the avoidance of doubt, an amendment to any financial covenant hereunder (or any defined term used therein), even if the effect of such amendment would be to reduce the rate of interest on any Advance or reduce any fee payable hereunder, shall require the written consent of the Required Lenders; (d) a change in the amount of any fee payable to a Lender hereunder without the written consent of each Lender entitled to receive such payment; (e) the postponement of any date fixed for any payment of principal of or interest on the Loan or fee payable under the Loan Documents due to the Lenders (or any of them) without the written consent of each Lender entitled to receive such payment; (f) an extension of the Maturity Date with respect to the Commitment and Advances of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender; (g) a change in the manner of distribution of any payments to the Lenders or the Agent without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby; (h) the release of Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor except as otherwise provided in §5.2 or §5.4; (i) an amendment of the definition of Required Lenders or of any requirement for consent by all of the Lenders without the written consent of all Lenders; (j) any modification to require a Lender to fund a pro rata share of a request for an advance of the Loan made by Borrower other than based on its Commitment Percentage without the written consent of all Lenders; (k) an amendment to this § 27 without the written consent of all Lenders; (l) an amendment or modification to the definition of Unencumbered Asset Pool Availability (or any defined term referenced therein) which would result in an increase in availability derived from Leased Assets without the written consent of all Lenders; or (m) an amendment of any provision of this Agreement or the Loan Documents which requires the approval of all of the Lenders or the Required Lenders to require a lesser number of Lenders to approve such action without the written consent of all Lenders.  The provisions of § 14 may not be amended without the written consent of the Agent.  No waiver shall extend to or affect any obligation not expressly waived or impair any right consequent thereon.  No course of dealing or delay or omission on the part of the Agent or any Lender in exercising any right shall operate as a waiver thereof or otherwise be prejudicial thereto.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x) the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender more adversely than other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.

 

The provisions in §§ 5.1 through 5.4, § 6, §§ 7.2 through 7.22, § 8, § 9 and § 12.1 of this Agreement, including, in each case, any associated definitions in § 1.1, contain essentially the same provisions with respect to REIT, Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries as those contained in §§ 5.1 through 5.4, § 6,  §§ 7.2

 

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through 7.22, § 8, § 9 and § 12.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement and in the associated definitions in the Existing Credit Agreement (the “ Revolver Provisions ”).  In the event that there is (x) an approval by the “ Required Lenders ” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) of the addition of Eligible Real Estate in the calculation of Unencumbered Asset Pool Value which does not meet one or more of the Unencumbered Property conditions set forth in § 5.1, or (y) a proposal to modify, waive or restate, or request a consent or approval with respect to, the Revolver Provisions (including any associated definitions) of the Existing Credit Agreement in writing (which may include a written waiver of an existing actual or potential default or event of default that is intended to be eliminated by such modification, restatement or waiver) (each of the foregoing in clauses (x) and (y), a “ Proposed Modification ”), then (A) any Lender under this Agreement shall be deemed to have automatically approved the Proposed Modification hereunder of any corresponding Revolver Provisions contained in this Agreement for purposes of determining if the requisite approvals hereunder have been obtained if such Lender or an Affiliate of such Lender approved the Proposed Modification under the Existing Credit Agreement in its capacity as a “ Lender ” under the Existing Credit Agreement and (B) in the case that the Lenders under this Agreement described in clause (A) above constitute the Required Lenders hereunder, then simultaneously with the agreement to or granting of such Proposed Modification under the Existing Credit Agreement, this Agreement shall be deemed modified or restated, or such waiver, consent or approval granted, in a manner consistent with the Proposed Modifications under the Existing Credit Agreement, unless such modification, restatement, waiver, consent or approval requires the consent of each Lender or each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby under the terms of this § 27.  If requested by Borrower or the Agent, Borrower, REIT, Loan Parties and each approving Lender (including any Lender deemed to have approved pursuant to this § 27) shall execute and deliver a written amendment to, restatement of, or waiver, consent or approval under, this Agreement memorializing such modification, restatement, waiver, consent or approval.

 

SECTION 28

 

SEVERABILITY

 

The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and if any one clause or provision hereof shall be held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in any jurisdiction, then such invalidity or unenforceability shall affect only such clause or provision, or part thereof, in such jurisdiction, and shall not in any manner affect such clause or provision in any other jurisdiction, or any other clause or provision of this Agreement in any jurisdiction.

 

SECTION 29

 

TIME OF THE ESSENCE

 

Time is of the essence with respect to each and every covenant, agreement and obligation of Loan Parties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

SECTION 30

 

NO UNWRITTEN AGREEMENTS

 

THE LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.  THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.  ANY ADDITIONAL TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES ARE SET FORTH BELOW.

 

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SECTION 31

 

REPLACEMENT NOTES

 

Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to Borrower of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any Note, and in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction, upon delivery of an indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory to Borrower or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of the applicable Note, Borrower will execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a replacement Note, identical in form and substance to the applicable Note and dated as of the date of the applicable Note and upon such execution and delivery all references in the Loan Documents to such Note shall be deemed to refer to such replacement Note.

 

SECTION 32

 

NO THIRD PARTIES BENEFITED

 

This Agreement and the other Loan Documents are made and entered into for the sole protection and legal benefit of Loan Parties, the Lenders, the Agent and their permitted successors and assigns, and no other Person shall be a direct or indirect legal beneficiary of, or have any direct or indirect cause of action or claim in connection with, this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.  All conditions to the performance of the obligations of the Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement, including the obligation to make Advances, are imposed solely and exclusively for the benefit of the Agent and the Lenders and no other Person shall have standing to require satisfaction of such conditions in accordance with their terms or be entitled to assume that the Agent and the Lenders will refuse to make Advances in the absence of strict compliance with any or all thereof and no other Person shall, under any circumstances, be deemed to be a beneficiary of such conditions, any and all of which may be freely waived in whole or in part by the Agent and the Lenders at any time if in their sole discretion they deem it desirable to do so.  In particular, the Agent and the Lenders make no representations and assume no obligations as to third parties concerning the quality of the construction by Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries of any development or the absence therefrom of defects.

 

SECTION 33

 

PATRIOT ACT

 

Each Lender and the Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies Loan Parties that, pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies Loan Parties, which information includes names and addresses and other information that will allow such Lender or the Agent, as applicable, to identify Loan Parties in accordance with the Patriot Act.

 

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SECTION 34

 

[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.]

 

SECTION 35

 

[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

 

SECTION 36

 

[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

 

SECTION 37

 

[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

 

SECTION 38

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CONSENT TO BAIL-IN OF EEA FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender that is an EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the writedown and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

 

(i)            the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any Lender that is an EEA Financial Institution; and

 

(ii)           the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

 

(A)          a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

 

(B)          a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or

 

(C)          the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.

 

[Balance of page intentionally left blank.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by its duly authorized representatives as of the date first set forth above.

 

 

BORROWER :

 

 

 

CORESITE, L.P. , a Delaware limited partnership, by its general partner, CoreSite Realty Corporation, a Maryland corporation

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeffrey S. Finnin

 

 

Name:

Jeffrey S. Finnin

 

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

(SEAL)

 

[ Signature Page to Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement ]

 



 

 

AGENT :

 

 

 

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA , as Agent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Rodica Dutka

 

 

Name:

Rodica Dutka

 

 

Title:

Manager, Agency

 

Royal Bank of Canada

20 King Street West, 4 th  Floor

Toronto, Ontario M5H 1C4

Attention:  Manager, Agency Services Group

Facsimile:  (416) 842-4023

 

 

LENDERS :

 

 

 

 

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA , as Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Rina Kansagra

 

 

Name:

Rina Kansagra

 

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

Royal Bank of Canada

200 Vesey Street

New York, NY 10281

Attention:  Manager, Loans Administration

Telephone:  (877) 332-7455

Facsimile:  (212) 428-2372

 

[ Signature Page to Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement ]

 



 

 

REGIONS BANK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kerri L. Raines

 

 

Name:

Kerri L. Raines

 

 

Title:

Senior Vice President

 

Regions Bank

6805 Morrison Boulevard, Suite 100

Charlotte, NC 28211

Attention: Kerri Raines

Telephone: (704) 362-3564

Facsimile: (704) 362-3594

 

[ Signature Page to Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement ]

 



 

 

THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK, NEW YORK

 

BRANCH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Annie Dorval

 

 

Name:

Annie Dorval

 

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

The Toronto-Dominion Bank, New York Branch

 

 

 

c/o TD Securities

 

 

 

 

[ Signature Page to Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement ]

 



 

 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ricky Nahal

 

 

 

 Name:

 Ricky Nahal

 

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

1800 Century Park East, 12 th  Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90067

Attention: Kevin A. Stacker

Telephone: (310) 789-3768

Facsimile: (310) 789-8999

 

[ Signature Page to Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement ]

 



 

 

COBANK, ACB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jacqueline Bove

 

 

Name:

Jacqueline Bove

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 

CoBank, ACB

6340 S. Fiddlers Green Circle

Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Attention:  Jackie Bove

Telephone:  (303) 740-4154

Facsimile:  (303) 224-2677

 

[ Signature Page to Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement ]

 



 

 

CITIBANK, N.A.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ John C. Rowland

 

 

Name:

John C. Rowland

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 

Citibank, N.A.

388 Greenwich Street, 6 th  Floor

New York, NY 10013

Attention:  John C. Rowland

Telephone: (212) 816-4947

 

[ Signature Page to Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement ]

 



 

 

SUNTRUST BANK

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Alexander H. Rownd

 

 

Name:

Alexander H. Rownd

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 

SunTrust Bank

303 Peachtree St. NE, 22nd Floor

Atlanta, GA 30308

Attention: Alexander H. Rownd

Telephone: 404-813-0510

Facsimile: 404-813-2000

 

[ Signature Page to Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement ]

 



 

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Dennis Kwan

 

 

Name:

Dennis Kwan

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 

Bank of America, N.A.

555 California Street, 6th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94104

Attention:  Dennis Kwan

Telephone: 415-913-4697
Facsimile:  415-503-5055

 

[ Signature Page to Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement ]

 



 

 

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Brandon K. Fiddler

 

 

Name:

 Brandon K. Fiddler

 

 

Title:

Senior Vice President

 

PNC Bank, National Association

1075 Peachtree St. NE

Ste 1800

Atlanta, GA 30309

Attention:  Brandon Fiddler

Telephone: 404.495.6367
Facsimile:  404.495.6099

 

[ Signature Page to Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement ]

 



 

EXHIBIT A

 

FORM OF TERM LOAN NOTE

 

$

, 2017

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Maker”), hereby promises to pay to                                     (“Payee”), or order, in accordance with the terms of that certain Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement, dated as of [           ], 2017, as from time to time in effect, among CoreSite, L.P., Royal Bank of Canada, for itself and as Agent, and such other Lenders as may be from time to time named therein (the “Loan Agreement”), to the extent not sooner paid, on or before the Maturity Date, the principal sum of                   ($          ), with daily interest from the date thereof, computed as provided in the Loan Agreement, on the principal amount hereof from time to time unpaid, at a rate per annum on each portion of the principal amount which shall at all times be equal to the rate of interest applicable to such portion in accordance with the Loan Agreement, and with interest on overdue principal and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, on overdue installments of interest and late charges at the rates provided in the Loan Agreement.  Interest shall be payable on the dates specified in the Loan Agreement, except that all accrued interest shall be paid at the stated or accelerated maturity hereof or upon the prepayment in full hereof.  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Loan Agreement.

 

Payments hereunder shall be made to the Agent for the Payee at 200 Vesey Street, 12 th  Floor, New York, New York 10281-8098, or at such other address as Agent may designate from time to time, or made by wire transfer in accordance with wiring instructions provided by the Agent.

 

This Note is one of one or more Notes evidencing borrowings under and is entitled to the benefits and subject to the provisions of the Loan Agreement.  The principal of this Note may be due and payable in whole or in part prior to the Maturity Date and is subject to mandatory prepayment in the amounts and under the circumstances set forth in the Loan Agreement, and may be prepaid in whole or from time to time in part, all as set forth in the Loan Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Note to the contrary, all agreements between the undersigned Maker and the Lenders and the Agent, whether now existing or hereafter arising and whether written or oral, are hereby limited so that in no contingency, whether by reason of acceleration of the maturity of any of the Obligations or otherwise, shall the interest contracted for, charged or received by the Lenders exceed the maximum amount permissible under applicable law.  If, from any circumstance whatsoever, interest would otherwise be payable to the Lenders in excess of the maximum lawful amount, the interest payable to the Lenders shall be reduced to the maximum amount permitted under applicable law; and if from any circumstance the Lenders shall ever receive anything of value deemed interest by applicable law in excess of the maximum lawful amount, an amount equal to any excessive interest shall be applied to the reduction of the principal balance of the Obligations of the undersigned Maker and to the payment of interest or, if such excessive interest exceeds the unpaid balance of principal of the Obligations of the undersigned Maker, such excess shall be refunded to the undersigned Maker.  All interest paid or agreed to be paid to the Lenders shall, to the extent permitted by

 

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applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated and spread throughout the full period until payment in full of the principal of the Obligations of the undersigned Maker (including the period of any renewal or extension thereof) so that the interest thereon for such full period shall not exceed the maximum amount permitted by applicable law.  This paragraph shall control all agreements between the undersigned Maker and the Lenders and the Agent.

 

In case an Event of Default shall occur, the entire principal amount of this Note may become or be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in said Loan Agreement.

 

This Note shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, including, without limitation, New York General Obligations Law § 5-1401.

 

The undersigned Maker and all guarantors and endorsers, to the extent permitted by applicable law, hereby waive presentment, demand, notice, protest, notice of intention to accelerate the indebtedness evidenced hereby, notice of acceleration of the indebtedness evidenced hereby and all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance and enforcement of this Note, except as specifically otherwise provided in the Loan Agreement, and assent to extensions of time of payment or forbearance or other indulgence without notice.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has by its duly authorized officer executed this Note on the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

CORESITE, L.P. , a Delaware limited partnership, by its general partner, CoreSite Realty Corporation, a Maryland corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

(SEAL)

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT

 

THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT (“Joinder Agreement”) is executed as of                   , 20  , by                                , a                            (“Joining Party”), and delivered to Royal Bank of Canada, as Agent, pursuant to § 5.3 of the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement, dated as of [      ], 2017, as from time to time in effect (the “Loan Agreement”), among CoreSite, L.P. (the “Borrower”), Royal Bank of Canada, for itself and as Agent, and the other Lenders from time to time party thereto.  Terms used but not defined in this Joinder Agreement shall have the meanings defined for those terms in the Loan Agreement.

 

RECITALS

 

A.            Joining Party is required, pursuant to § 5.3 of the Loan Agreement, to become an additional Subsidiary Guarantor under that certain Second Amended and Restated Guaranty dated as of [      ], 2017 (the “Guaranty”).

 

B.            Joining Party expects to realize direct and indirect benefits as a result of the availability to Borrower of the Loan under the Loan Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, Joining Party agrees as follows:

 

AGREEMENT

 

Joinder .  By this Joinder Agreement, Joining Party hereby becomes a “Subsidiary Guarantor” under the Loan Agreement, the Guaranty and the other Loan Documents with respect to all the Obligations of Borrower now or hereafter incurred under the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents.  Joining Party agrees that Joining Party is and shall be bound by, and hereby assumes, all representations, warranties, covenants, terms, conditions, duties and waivers applicable to a Subsidiary Guarantor under the Loan Agreement, the Guaranty and the other Loan Documents.

 

Representations and Warranties of Joining Party .  Joining Party represents and warrants to Agent that, as of the Effective Date (as defined below), except as disclosed in writing by Joining Party to Agent on or prior to the date hereof and approved by the Agent in writing (which disclosures shall be deemed to amend the Schedules and other disclosures delivered as contemplated in the Loan Agreement), the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects as applied to Joining Party as a Subsidiary Guarantor on and as of the Effective Date as though made on that date.  As of the Effective Date, all covenants and agreements in the Loan Documents of the Subsidiary Guarantors are true and correct with respect to Joining Party and no Default or Event of Default shall exist or might exist upon the Effective Date in the event that Joining Party becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor.

 

Joint and Several .  Joining Party hereby agrees that, as of the Effective Date, the Loan Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents heretofore delivered to the Agent and the

 

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Lenders shall be a joint and several obligation of Joining Party to the same extent as if initially executed and delivered by Joining Party, and upon request by Agent, will promptly become a party to the Loan Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents to confirm such obligation.

 

Further Assurances .  Joining Party agrees to execute and deliver such other instruments and documents and take such other action, as the Agent may reasonably request, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Joinder Agreement.

 

GOVERNING LAW .  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION UNDER, AND SHALL, PURSUANT TO NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW § 5-1401, BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts which shall together constitute but one and the same agreement.

 

The effective date (the “Effective Date”) of this Joinder Agreement is                  , 20  .

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Joining Party has executed this Joinder Agreement under seal as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

“JOINING PARTY”

 

 

 

, a

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

[SEAL]

 

 

ACKNOWLEDGED:

 

 

 

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as Agent

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Its:

 

 

[Printed Name and Title]

 

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

FORM OF REQUEST FOR ADVANCE

 

Royal Bank of Canada, as Agent
20 King Street West, 4th Floor

Toronto, Ontario M5H 1C4

Attention: Manager, Agency Services Group

Facsimile: (416) 842-4023

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Pursuant to the provisions of § 2.7 of the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement, dated as of [             ], 2017 (as the same may hereafter be amended, the “Loan Agreement”), among CoreSite, L.P. (the “Borrower”), Royal Bank of Canada for itself and as Agent, and the other Lenders from time to time party thereto, the undersigned Borrower hereby requests and certifies as follows:

 

1.             Advance .  The undersigned Borrower hereby requests an Advance of the Loan under the Loan Agreement:

 

Principal Amount:  $            
Type (LIBOR Rate, Base Rate):
Drawdown Date:
Interest Period for LIBOR Rate Advance:

 

by credit to the general account of Borrower with the Agent at the Agent’s Head Office.

 

Use of Proceeds .  Such Loan shall be used for purposes permitted by § 2.9 of the Loan Agreement.

 

No Default .  The undersigned Authorized Officer or chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of Borrower certifies that Borrower and Guarantors are in compliance with all covenants under the Loan Documents after giving effect to the making of the Advance requested hereby and no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.  Attached hereto is an Unencumbered Asset Pool Certificate setting forth a calculation of the Unencumbered Asset Pool Availability after giving effect to the Advance requested hereby.  No condemnation proceedings are pending or, to the undersigned knowledge, threatened against any Eligible Real Estate Asset.

 

Representations True .  The undersigned Authorized Officer or chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of Borrower certifies, represents and agrees that each of the representations and warranties made by or on behalf of Borrower or its respective Subsidiaries (if applicable), contained in the Loan Agreement, in the other Loan Documents or in any document or instrument delivered pursuant to or in connection with the Loan Agreement was true in all material respects as of the date on which it was made and, is true in all material respects as of the date hereof and shall also be true at and as of the Drawdown Date for the Advance requested

 

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hereby, with the same effect as if made at and as of such Drawdown Date, except to the extent of changes resulting from transactions permitted by the Loan Documents (it being understood and agreed that any representation or warranty which by its terms is made as of a specified date shall be required to be true and correct only as of such specified date).

 

Other Conditions .  The undersigned chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of Borrower certifies, represents and agrees that all other conditions to the making of the Advance requested hereby set forth in the Loan Agreement have been satisfied.

 

Definitions .  Terms defined in the Loan Agreement are used herein with the meanings so defined.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this request this       day of              , 20  .

 

 

CORESITE, L.P. , a Delaware limited partnership,
by its general partner, CoreSite Realty Corporation,
a Maryland corporation

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

(SEAL)

 

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EXHIBIT D

 

FORM OF UNENCUMBERED ASSET POOL CERTIFICATE

 

UNENCUMBERED ASSET POOL  WORKSHEET

 

A.

Unencumbered Asset Pool Value: (i) (a) 60% of the Capitalized Value of the Unencumbered Assets Pool (excluding the Leased Assets) plus (b) the Leased Asset NOI Amount less (ii) all Unsecured Debt

 

$

 

B.

Consolidated Unsecured Debt Yield Coverage Ratio Test: (i) The maximum principal amount of the Advances which would not cause the Consolidated Unsecured Debt Yield to be less than 14% plus (ii) the Leased Asset NOI Amount

 

$

 

 

[See Attached Spreadsheet]

 

 

C.

Unencumbered Asset Pool Availability(1): Lesser of A or B

 

$

 

 


(1)               Provided that the Unencumbered Asset Pool Availability resulting from Eligible Real Estate Assets which are ground leases and/or Leased Assets shall not at any time exceed thirty percent (30%) of the Unencumbered Asset Pool Availability.

 

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EXHIBIT E

 

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

Royal Bank of Canada, as Agent
20 King Street West, 4th Floor

Toronto, Ontario M5H 1C4

Attention: Manager, Agency Services Group

Facsimile: (416) 842-4023

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement dated as of [           ], 2017 (as the same may hereafter be amended, the “Loan Agreement”) by and among CoreSite, L.P. (“Borrower”), Royal Bank of Canada for itself and as Agent and the other Lenders from time to time party thereto.  Terms defined in the Loan Agreement and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the Loan Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, REIT is furnishing to you herewith (or has most recently furnished to you) the consolidated financial statements of REIT for the fiscal period ended                 (the “Balance Sheet Date”).  Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and present fairly the consolidated financial position in all material respects of REIT at the date thereof and the results of its operations for the periods covered thereby.

 

This certificate is submitted in compliance with requirements of § 2.11(d), § 5.1(a), § 5.2(b), § 7.4(c), § 8.1, § 10.12 or § 11.3 of the Loan Agreement.  If this certificate is provided under a provision other than § 7.4(c), the calculations provided below are made using the consolidated financial statements of REIT as of the Balance Sheet Date adjusted in the best good faith estimate of REIT to give effect to the making of an Advance, acquisition or disposition of property or other event that occasions the preparation of this certificate; and the nature of such event and the estimate of REIT of its effects are set forth in reasonable detail in an attachment hereto.  The undersigned is an Authorized Officer or chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of Borrower.

 

The undersigned has no knowledge of any Default or Event of Default.  (Note:  If the signer does have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default, the form of certificate should be revised to specify the Default or Event of Default, the nature thereof and the actions taken, being taken or proposed to be taken by Borrower with respect thereto.)

 

The undersigned is providing the attached information to demonstrate compliance as of the date hereof with the covenants described in the attachment hereto.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this Compliance Certificate this       day of            , 20  .

 

 

CORESITE, L.P. , a Delaware limited partnership,
by its general partner, CoreSite Realty Corporation,
a Maryland corporation

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

(SEAL)

 

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APPENDIX TO COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

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WORKSHEET

 

GROSS ASSET VALUE

 

A.

 

Capitalized Value of all Stabilized Properties (other than the Leased Assets)

 

$

 

 

B.

 

Adjusted Net Income of the Leased Assets multiplied by eight

 

$

 

 

C.

 

Book Value of Development Properties and Construction In Process

 

$

 

 

D.

 

Book Value of Land Assets

 

$

 

 

E.

 

Aggregate of Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents and Specified Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

$

 

 

F.

 

Pro rata share of Gross Asset Value attributable to such assets owned by Unconsolidated Affiliates

 

$

 

 

G.

 

Gross Asset Value equals sum of A plus B plus C plus D plus E plus F

 

$

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT F

 

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT

 

THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated                     , by and between                              (“Assignor”), and                              (“Assignee”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, Assignor is a party to that certain Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement, dated as of [      ], 2017, by and among CORESITE, L.P. (“Borrower”), the other lenders that are or may become a party thereto, and ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, individually and as Agent (the “Loan Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, Assignor desires to transfer to Assignee [Describe assigned Commitment] under the Loan Agreement and its rights with respect to the Commitment assigned and its Outstanding Advances with respect thereto;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the sum of Ten and No/100 Dollars ($10) and other good and valuable considerations, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Assignor and Assignee hereby agree as follows:

 

1.             Definitions .  Terms defined in the Loan Agreement and used herein without definition shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Loan Agreement.

 

2.             Assignment .

 

(a)           Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and in consideration of the payment to be made by Assignee to Assignor pursuant to Paragraph 5 of this Agreement, effective as of the “Assignment Date” (as defined in Paragraph 7 below), Assignor hereby irrevocably sells, transfers and assigns to Assignee, without recourse, a portion of its Note in the amount of $                representing a $                Commitment, and a corresponding interest in and to all of the other rights and obligations under the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents relating thereto (the assigned interests being hereinafter referred to as the “Assigned Interests”), including Assignor’s share of all outstanding Advances with respect to the Assigned Interests and the right to receive interest and principal on and all other fees and amounts with respect to the Assigned Interests, all from and after the Assignment Date, all as if Assignee were an original Lender under and signatory to the Loan Agreement having a Commitment Percentage equal to the amount of the respective Assigned Interests.

 

(b)           Assignee, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, hereby assumes all obligations of Assignor with respect to the Assigned Interests from and after the Assignment Date as if Assignee were an original Lender under and signatory to the Loan Agreement, which obligations shall include, but shall not be limited to, the obligation to make Advances to Borrower with respect to the Assigned Interests and to indemnify the Agent as provided therein (such obligations, together with all other obligations set forth in the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Assigned Obligations”).

 

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Assignor shall have no further duties or obligations with respect to, and shall have no further interest in, the Assigned Obligations or the Assigned Interests.

 

3.             Representations and Requests of Assignor.

 

(a)           Assignor represents and warrants to Assignee (i) that it is legally authorized to, and has full power and authority to, enter into this Agreement and perform its obligations under this Agreement; (ii) that as of the date hereof, before giving effect to the assignment contemplated hereby the principal face amount of Assignor’s Note is $            , and (iii) that it has forwarded to the Agent the Note held by Assignor.  Assignor makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Loan Documents or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness or sufficiency of any Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto or in connection with the Loan, the collectability of the Advances, the continued solvency of the Loan Parties or the continued existence, sufficiency or value of the Unencumbered Asset Pool or any assets of the Loan Parties which may be realized upon for the repayment of the Loan, or the performance or observance by the Loan Parties of any of their respective obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party or any other instrument or document delivered or executed pursuant thereto or in connection with the Loan; other than that it is the legal and beneficial owner of, or has the right to assign, the interests being assigned by it hereunder and that such interests are free and clear of any adverse claim.

 

(b)           Assignor requests that the Agent obtain replacement notes for each of Assignor and Assignee as provided in the Loan Agreement.

 

4.             Representations of Assignee .  Assignee makes and confirms to the Agent, Assignor and the other Lenders all of the representations, warranties and covenants of a Lender under Articles 14 and 18 of the Loan Agreement.  Without limiting the foregoing, Assignee (a) represents and warrants that it is legally authorized to, and has full power and authority to, enter into this Agreement and perform its obligations under this Agreement; (b) confirms that it has received copies of such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement; (c) agrees that it has and will, independently and without reliance upon Assignor, any other Lender or the Agent and based upon such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in evaluating the Advances, the Loan Documents, the creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and the value of the assets of the Loan Parties and taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents; (d) appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents; (e) agrees that, by this Assignment, Assignee has become a party to and will perform in accordance with their terms all the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender; (f) represents and warrants that Assignee does not control, is not controlled by, is not under common control with and is otherwise free from influence or control by, the Loan Parties or REIT, (g) represents and warrants that Assignee is subject to control, regulation or examination by a state or federal regulatory agency, and (h) agrees that if Assignee is not incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any State, it has on or prior to the date hereof delivered to Borrower

 

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and Agent certification as to its exemption (or lack thereof) from deduction or withholding of any United States federal income taxes.  Assignee agrees that Borrower may rely on the representation contained in § 4(h).

 

5.             Payments to Assignor .  In consideration of the assignment made pursuant to Paragraph 1 of this Agreement, Assignee agrees to pay to Assignor on the Assignment Date, an amount equal to $             representing the aggregate principal amount outstanding of the Advances owing to Assignor under the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents with respect to the Assigned Interests.

 

6.             Payments by Assignor .  Assignor agrees to pay the Agent on the Assignment Date the registration fee required by § 18.2 of the Loan Agreement.

 

7.             Effectiveness .

 

(a)           The effective date for this Agreement shall be                 (the “Assignment Date”).  Following the execution of this Agreement, each party hereto shall deliver its duly executed counterpart hereof to the Agent for acceptance and recording in the Register by the Agent.

 

(b)           Upon such acceptance and recording and from and after the Assignment Date, (i) Assignee shall be a party to the Loan Agreement and, to the extent of the Assigned Interests, have the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder, and (ii) Assignor shall, with respect to the Assigned Interests, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under the Loan Agreement.

 

(c)           Upon such acceptance and recording and from and after the Assignment Date, the Agent shall make all payments in respect of the rights and interests assigned hereby accruing after the Assignment Date (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to Assignee.

 

(d)           All outstanding LIBOR Rate Advances shall continue in effect for the remainder of their applicable Interest Periods and Assignee shall accept the currently effective interest rates on its Assigned Interest of each LIBOR Rate Advance.

 

8.             Notices .  Assignee specifies as its address for notices and its Lending Office for all assigned Advances, the offices set forth below:

 

Notice Address:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attn:

 

 

 

Facsimile:

 

 

 

 

Domestic Lending Office:

Same as above

 

 

 

 

Eurodollar Lending Office:

Same as above

 

 

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9.             Payment Instructions .  All payments to Assignee under the Loan Agreement shall be made as provided in the Loan Agreement in accordance with the separate instructions delivered to Agent.

 

10.          Governing Law .  THIS AGREEMENT IS INTENDED TO TAKE EFFECT AS A SEALED INSTRUMENT FOR ALL PURPOSES AND TO BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REFERENCE TO CONFLICT OF LAWS).

 

11.          Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts which shall together constitute but one and the same agreement.

 

12.          Amendments .  This Agreement may not be amended, modified or terminated except by an agreement in writing signed by Assignor and Assignee, and consented to by Agent.

 

13.          Successors .  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns as permitted by the terms of Loan Agreement.

 

[signatures on following page]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, intending to be legally bound, each of the undersigned has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.

 

 

ASSIGNEE:

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNOR:

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

RECEIPT ACKNOWLEDGED AND

 

ASSIGNMENT CONSENTED TO BY:

 

 

 

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as Agent

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT G

 

FORM OF CONVERSION/CONTINUATION REQUEST

 

Royal Bank of Canada, as Agent
20 King Street West, 4th Floor

Toronto, Ontario M5H 1C4

Attention: Manager, Agency Services Group

Facsimile: (416) 842-4023

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Pursuant to the provisions of § 4.1 of the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement, dated as of [         ], 2017 (as the same may hereafter be amended, the “Loan Agreement”), among CoreSite, L.P. (“Borrower”), Royal Bank of Canada for itself and as Agent and the other Lenders from time to time party thereto, the undersigned Borrower hereby requests and certifies as follows:

 

1.              Conversion/Continuation .  The undersigned Borrower hereby [irrevocably](2) requests a conversion or continuation of an outstanding Advance of the Loan under § 4.1 of the Loan Agreement, and in connection with that request sets forth below the information relating to such conversion or continuation (the “Proposed Advance”):

 

(a)            The Business Day of the Proposed Advance is              , 20  .

 

(b)            The Proposed Advance will be composed of [Base Rate Loans] [LIBOR Rate Loans].

 

(c)            The aggregate amount of the Advance to be converted or continued is $              and consists of [Base Rate Loans] [LIBOR Rate Loans].

 

(d)            The Proposed Advance consists of [a conversion to [Base Rate Loans] [LIBOR Rate Loans]] [a continuation of [Base Rate Loans] [LIBOR Rate Loans]].

 

(e)            [The Interest Period for each LIBOR Rate Loan made as part of the proposed Advance is [     month[s]].](3)

 

2.              Compliance .  The undersigned Authorized Officer of Borrower or REIT hereby, certifies, represents and agrees in his capacity as an officer of Borrower or REIT, as applicable, and not individually, that all conditions to the making of the conversion and/or continuation requested hereby set forth in the Loan Agreement have been satisfied.

 

3.              Definitions .  Terms defined in the Loan Agreement are used herein with the meanings so defined.

 


(2)  Please include only to extent conversion from Base Rate Advance to LIBOR Rate Advance.

 

(3)  Please include only to extent continued or converted loan will be LIBOR Rate Advance.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this request this       day of              , 20   .

 

 

CORESITE, L.P. , a Delaware limited partnership,
by its general partner, CoreSite Realty Corporation, a
Maryland corporation

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

(SEAL)

 

Exh. G- 2


Exhibit 10.2

 

THIRD AMENDMENT TO THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

This Third Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (this “ Amendment ”) is made as of this 19 th  day of April, 2017, among CORESITE, L.P. , a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Borrower ”), KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , as Administrative Agent (the “ Agent ”), on behalf of itself and certain other lenders (each a “ Lender ” and collectively, the “ Lenders ”) and the Lenders party thereto. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement set forth below shall have the same meaning herein.

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower the Agent and the Lenders have entered into a certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 24, 2015, as amended pursuant to that certain First Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of February 2, 2016 and that certain Second Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 15, 2016 (as amended and in effect, the “ Credit Agreement ”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders have agreed to further amend the Credit Agreement as set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and agreements herein contained, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

 

1.                                       The definition of “2014 Term Loan Agreement” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following is substituted in its stead:

 

2014 Term Loan Agreement.   That certain Term Loan Agreement dated as of January 31, 2014, as amended and restated by that certain Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement dated as of April 19, 2017 by and among CoreSite, L.P., as borrower, and the Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent for itself and on behalf of other lenders and the lenders party thereto as amended, restated, extended, supplemented and otherwise modified from time to time and as refinanced and replaced from time to time, to the extent such refinancing or replacement is designated by Parent Borrower in writing to the Agent as a refinancing or replacement of the 2014 Term Loan Agreement.

 

2.                                       The following definitions are hereby deleted from Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement:

 

CoreSite 900.  See § 5.3.

 

CoreSite 2901. See § 5.3.

 

CoreSite McCarthy. See § 5.3.

 

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3.                                       The definition of “Senior Notes” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the “,” following “2023” and adding the following new clause thereto “and Parent Borrower’s $175,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.91% Senior Notes due 2024, each”.

 

4.                                       The definition of “Subsidiary Guarantors” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting  “CoreSite Real Estate 900 N. Alameda, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, CoreSite Real Estate 2901 Coronado, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, CoreSite Real Estate 1656 McCarthy, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company,” and replacing it with “CoreSite Real Estate 900 N. Alameda, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, CoreSite Real Estate 2901 Coronado, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, CoreSite Real Estate 1656 McCarthy, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership,”.

 

5.                                       Section 4.4(c) of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by (i) adding “W-8BEN-E,” in section (x) after “Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN,” and (ii) adding “or W-8BEN-E” in section (y) after “Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN” in both instances.

 

6.                                       Section 5.3 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by deleting the proviso Without limiting the foregoing, each of CoreSite Real Estate 1656 McCarthy, L.L.C. (“CoreSite McCarthy”), CoreSite Real Estate 2901 Coronado, L.L.C. (“CoreSite 2901”) and CoreSite Real Estate 900 N. Alameda, L.L.C. (“CoreSite 900”) may transfer any Eligible Real Estate currently owned by such entities to any Subsidiary of such entities, and upon any such transfer, such Subsidiary shall become a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to the terms and documentation required under this Section 5.3.”

 

7.                                       Section 5.4 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by deleting the proviso “In addition to the foregoing, upon the transfer of any Eligible Real Estate owned by any of CoreSite McCarthy, CoreSite 2901 or CoreSite 900 to a Subsidiary of any of such entities as provided in Section 5.3 above, upon the joinder of such Subsidiary as a Subsidiary Guarantor as provided pursuant to the terms of Section 5.3 above, CoreSite McCarthy, CoreSite 2901 or CoreSite 900, as applicable, shall be automatically released from its obligations under the Guaranty and shall no longer be a Subsidiary Guarantor.”

 

8.                                       Section 8.7(a) of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by adding “or Treasury Regulations Section 1.337(d)-7” after “Treasury Regulations Section 1.337(d)-6”.

 

9.                                       Representations and Warranties .

 

(a)                                  The Loan Parties hereby represent, warrant and covenant with Agent and Lenders that, as of the date hereof:

 

(i)                                      All representations and warranties made in the Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents remain and continue to be true and correct in all material respects, except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly refer to an earlier date.

 

(ii)                                   To the knowledge of the Loan Parties, there exists no Default or Event of Default under any of the Loan Documents.

 

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10.                                This Amendment, which may be executed in multiple counterparts, constitutes the entire agreement of the parties regarding the matters contained herein and shall not be modified by any prior oral or written discussions.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by telecopy or other electronic imaging transmission (e.g. PDF by email) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.  The Borrower hereby ratifies, confirms and reaffirms all of the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, and each of the other Loan Documents, and further acknowledges and agrees that all of the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement shall remain in full force and effect except as expressly provided in this Amendment.

 

11.                                Any determination that any provision of this Amendment or any application hereof is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect and in any instance shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of such provision in any other instance, or the validity, legality or enforceability of any other provisions of this Amendment.

 

12.                                This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, including, without limitation, New York General Obligations Law Section 5-1401.

 

[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]

 

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It is intended that this Amendment take effect as an instrument under seal as of the date first written above.

 

 

BORROWER :

 

 

 

CORESITE, L.P. , a Delaware limited partnership, by its general partner, CoreSite Realty Corporation, a Maryland corporation

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeffrey S. Finnin

 

Name:

Jeffrey S. Finnin

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

[SIGNATURES CONTINUE ON FOLLOWING PAGE]

 

Signature page to Third Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 



 

 

AGENT AND LENDERS :

 

 

 

KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , individually and as Agent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jessica Lauerhass

 

Name:

Jessica Lauerhass

 

Title:

Assistant Vice President

 

 

 

 

KeyBank National Association

 

225 Franklin Street

 

Boston, Massachusetts 02110

 

Attention: Gregory W. Lane

 

Telephone:

617-385-6212

 

Facsimile:

617-385-6293

 

Signature page to Third Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 



 

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Dennis Kwan

 

Name:

Dennis Kwan

 

Title:

Vice President

 

Signature page to Third Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 



 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kevin A. Stacker

 

Name:

Kevin A. Stacker

 

Title:

Senior Vice President

 

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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Rina Kansagra

 

Name:

Rina Kansagra

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

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PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Brandon K. Fiddler

 

Name:

Brandon K. Fiddler

 

Title:

Senior Vice President

 

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REGIONS BANK

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ John Fulton

 

Name:

John Fulton

 

Title:

AVP

 

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COBANK, ACB

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jacqueline Bove

 

Name:

Jacqueline Bove

 

Title:

Vice President

 

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CITIBANK, N.A.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ John C. Rowland

 

Name:

John C. Rowland

 

Title:

Vice President

 

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TORONTO DOMINION (TEXAS) LLC

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Lexanne Cooper

 

Name:

Lexanne Cooper

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jason Rinne

 

Name:

Jason Rinne

 

Title:

Director

 

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Exhibit 10.3

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

CORESITE, L.P.

 

$175,000,000 3.91% Senior Notes due April 20, 2024

 


 

NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 


 

Dated April 20, 2017

 

 

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

SECTION

 

HEADING

 

PAGE

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 1.

 

AUTHORIZATION OF NOTES

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 2.

 

SALE AND PURCHASE OF NOTES

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Section 2.1.

 

Notes

 

1

Section 2.2.

 

Parent Guaranty

 

1

Section 2.3.

 

Subsidiary Guaranties

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 3.

 

CLOSING

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 4.

 

CONDITIONS TO CLOSING

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

Section 4.1.

 

Representations and Warranties

 

2

Section 4.2.

 

Performance; No Default

 

2

Section 4.3.

 

Compliance Certificates

 

3

Section 4.4.

 

Opinions of Counsel

 

3

Section 4.5.

 

Purchase Permitted by Applicable Law, Etc.

 

3

Section 4.6.

 

Sale of Other Notes

 

3

Section 4.7.

 

Payment of Special Counsel Fees

 

4

Section 4.8.

 

Private Placement Number

 

4

Section 4.9.

 

Changes in Corporate Structure

 

4

Section 4.10.

 

Subsidiary Guaranty

 

4

Section 4.11.

 

Funding Instructions

 

4

Section 4.12.

 

Most Favored Lender Notice

 

4

Section 4.13.

 

Proceedings and Documents

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 5.

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

Section 5.1.

 

Organization; Power and Authority

 

4

Section 5.2.

 

Authorization, Etc.

 

5

Section 5.3.

 

Disclosure

 

6

Section 5.4.

 

Organization and Ownership of Shares of Subsidiaries; Affiliates

 

6

Section 5.5.

 

Financial Statements; Material Liabilities

 

7

Section 5.6.

 

Compliance with Laws, Other Instruments, Etc.

 

7

Section 5.7.

 

Governmental Authorizations, Etc.

 

7

Section 5.8.

 

Litigation; Observance of Agreements, Statutes and Orders

 

7

Section 5.9.

 

Taxes

 

8

Section 5.10.

 

Title to Property; Leases

 

8

Section 5.11.

 

Licenses, Permits, Etc.

 

8

Section 5.12.

 

Compliance with Employee Benefit Plans

 

9

Section 5.13.

 

Private Offering by the Issuer

 

10

Section 5.14.

 

Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations

 

10

Section 5.15.

 

Existing Indebtedness; Future Liens

 

10

 

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Section 5.16.

 

Foreign Assets Control Regulations, Etc.

 

11

Section 5.17.

 

Status under Certain Statutes

 

11

Section 5.18.

 

Environmental Matters

 

12

Section 5.19.

 

Notes and Guaranties Rank Pari Passu

 

12

Section 5.20.

 

Real Estate Investment Trust Status

 

12

Section 5.21.

 

Solvency

 

12

Section 5.22.

 

No Bankruptcy Filing

 

13

Section 5.23.

 

No Fraudulent Intent

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 6.

 

REPRESENTATIONS OF THE PURCHASERS

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

Section 6.1.

 

Purchase for Investment

 

13

Section 6.2.

 

Source of Funds

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 7.

 

INFORMATION AS TO THE PARENT AND THE ISSUER

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

Section 7.1.

 

Financial and Business Information

 

15

Section 7.2.

 

Officer’s Certificate

 

18

Section 7.3.

 

Visitation

 

19

Section 7.4.

 

Electronic Delivery

 

19

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 8.

 

PAYMENT AND PREPAYMENT OF THE NOTES

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

Section 8.1.

 

Maturity

 

20

Section 8.2.

 

Optional Prepayments with Make-Whole Amount

 

20

Section 8.3.

 

Allocation of Partial Prepayments

 

21

Section 8.4.

 

Maturity; Surrender, Etc.

 

21

Section 8.5.

 

Purchase of Notes

 

21

Section 8.6.

 

Make-Whole Amount

 

22

Section 8.7.

 

Change of Control

 

23

Section 8.8.

 

Payments Due on Non-Business Days

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 9.

 

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

Section 9.1.

 

Compliance with Laws

 

24

Section 9.2.

 

Insurance

 

25

Section 9.3.

 

Maintenance of Properties

 

25

Section 9.4.

 

Payment of Taxes and Claims

 

25

Section 9.5.

 

Legal Existence, Etc.

 

25

Section 9.6.

 

Books and Records

 

26

Section 9.7.

 

Pari Passu Ranking

 

26

Section 9.8.

 

Subsidiary Guarantors

 

26

Section 9.9.

 

Maintenance of Status

 

27

Section 9.10.

 

Most Favored Lender Status

 

27

Section 9.11.

 

Parent Covenants

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 10.

 

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

Section 10.1.

 

Transactions with Affiliates

 

30

 

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Section 10.2.

 

Merger, Consolidation, Etc.

 

30

Section 10.3.

 

Line of Business

 

31

Section 10.4.

 

Terrorism Sanctions Regulations

 

31

Section 10.5.

 

Liens

 

32

Section 10.6.

 

Sales of Assets

 

33

Section 10.7.

 

Limitation on Subsidiary Indebtedness

 

33

Section 10.8.

 

Consolidated Total Unsecured Indebtedness

 

34

Section 10.9.

 

Minimum Consolidated Tangible Net Worth

 

34

Section 10.10.

 

Consolidated Total Indebtedness to Gross Asset Value

 

34

Section 10.11.

 

Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Fixed Charges

 

34

Section 10.12.

 

Secured Indebtedness to Gross Asset Value

 

34

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 11.

 

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

35

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 12.

 

REMEDIES ON DEFAULT, ETC.

 

37

 

 

 

 

 

Section 12.1.

 

Acceleration

 

37

Section 12.2.

 

Other Remedies

 

38

Section 12.3.

 

Rescission

 

38

Section 12.4.

 

No Waivers or Election of Remedies, Expenses, Etc.

 

39

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 13.

 

REGISTRATION; EXCHANGE; SUBSTITUTION OF NOTES

 

39

 

 

 

 

 

Section 13.1.

 

Registration of Notes

 

39

Section 13.2.

 

Transfer and Exchange of Notes

 

39

Section 13.3.

 

Replacement of Notes

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 14.

 

PAYMENTS ON NOTES

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

Section 14.1.

 

Place of Payment

 

40

Section 14.2.

 

Payment by Wire Transfer

 

40

Section 14.3.

 

FATCA and Other Tax Information

 

41

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 15.

 

EXPENSES, ETC.

 

41

 

 

 

 

 

Section 15.1.

 

Transaction Expenses

 

41

Section 15.2.

 

Certain Taxes

 

42

Section 15.3.

 

Survival

 

42

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 16.

 

SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; ENTIRE AGREEMENT

 

42

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 17.

 

AMENDMENT AND WAIVER

 

43

 

 

 

 

 

Section 17.1.

 

Requirements

 

43

Section 17.2.

 

Solicitation of Holders of Notes

 

43

Section 17.3.

 

Binding Effect, Etc.

 

44

Section 17.4.

 

Notes Held by Issuer, Etc.

 

44

 

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SECTION 18.

 

NOTICES

 

44

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 19.

 

REPRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS

 

45

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 20.

 

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

 

45

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 21.

 

SUBSTITUTION OF PURCHASER

 

46

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 22.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

47

 

 

 

 

 

Section 22.1.

 

Successors and Assigns

 

47

Section 22.2.

 

Accounting Terms

 

47

Section 22.3.

 

Severability

 

48

Section 22.4.

 

Construction, Etc.

 

48

Section 22.5.

 

Counterparts

 

48

Section 22.6.

 

Governing Law

 

48

Section 22.7.

 

Jurisdiction and Process; Waiver of Jury Trial

 

49

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 23.

 

PARENT GUARANTY

 

49

 

 

 

 

 

Section 23.1.

 

Parent Guaranty

 

49

Section 23.2.

 

Obligations Absolute and Unconditional

 

50

Section 23.3.

 

Subrogation

 

52

Section 23.4.

 

Preference

 

52

Section 23.5.

 

Marshalling

 

52

 

 

 

 

 

Signature

 

 

 

54

 

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SCHEDULE A

Defined Terms

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 1

Form of 3.91% Senior Note due April 20, 2024

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 2.3

Form of Subsidiary Guaranty

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 4.4(a)(i)

Form of Opinion of Special Counsel for the Parent, the Issuer and the Initial Subsidiary Guarantors

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 4.4(a)(ii)

Form of Opinion of Special Counsel for the Parent

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 4.4(b)

Form of Opinion of Special Counsel for the Purchasers

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 4.9

Changes in Corporate Structure

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 5.3

Disclosure Materials

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 5.4

Subsidiaries of the Issuer and Ownership of Subsidiary Stock

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 5.5

Financial Statements

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 5.15

Existing Indebtedness

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 10

Eligible Real Estate

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 11

Existing Credit Facilities

 

 

 

PURCHASER SCHEDULE

Information Relating to Purchasers

 

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CORESITE, L.P.

1001 17th Street, Suite 500

Denver, Colorado 80202

 

$175,000,000 3.91% Senior Notes due April 20, 2024

 

April 20, 2017

 

TO EACH OF THE PURCHASERS LISTED IN

THE PURCHASER SCHEDULE HERETO:

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Each of CORESITE, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Issuer ”), and CORESITE REALTY CORPORATION, a Maryland corporation (the “ Parent ”) (in respect of Sections 22.6, 22.7 and 23 hereof), agrees with each of the Purchasers as follows:

 

SECTION 1.                                           AUTHORIZATION OF NOTES .

 

The Issuer will authorize the issue and sale of $175,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.91% Senior Notes due April 20, 2024 (the “ Notes ”).  The Notes shall be substantially in the form set out in Schedule 1.  Certain capitalized and other terms used in this Agreement are defined in Schedule A and, for purposes of this Agreement, the rules of construction set forth in Section 22.4 shall govern.

 

SECTION 2.                                           SALE AND PURCHASE OF NOTES .

 

Section 2.1.                                 Notes .  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Issuer will issue and sell to each Purchaser and each Purchaser will purchase from the Issuer, at the Closing provided for in Section 3, Notes in the principal amount specified opposite such Purchaser’s name in the Purchaser Schedule at the purchase price of 100% of the principal amount thereof.  The Purchasers’ obligations hereunder are several and not joint obligations and no Purchaser shall have any liability to any Person for the performance or non-performance of any obligation by any other Purchaser hereunder.

 

Section 2.2.                                 Parent Guaranty .  The payment by the Issuer of its obligations hereunder and under the Notes and the performance by the Issuer of its obligations under this Agreement will be unconditionally guaranteed by the Parent, pursuant and subject to the terms of the parent guaranty contained in Section 23 hereof (the “ Parent Guaranty ”).

 

Section 2.3.                                 Subsidiary Guaranties .  The payment by the Issuer of all amounts due on the Notes and all of its other payment obligations under this Agreement may from time to time be absolutely and unconditionally guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to and subject to the terms of the Subsidiary Guaranty of each Subsidiary Guarantor, which shall be substantially in the form of Schedule 2.3 attached hereto (as amended, modified or supplemented

 



 

from time to time, each a “ Subsidiary Guaranty ,” and collectively, the “ Subsidiary Guaranties ”), and otherwise in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.8 hereof.

 

SECTION 3.                                           CLOSING .

 

The sale and purchase of the Notes to be purchased by each Purchaser shall occur at the offices of Chapman and Cutler LLP, 111 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603, at 10:00 a.m., Central time, at a closing (the “ Closing ”) on April 20, 2017 or on such other Business Day thereafter on or prior to April 24, 2017 as may be agreed upon by the Issuer and the Purchasers.  At the Closing the Issuer will deliver to each Purchaser the Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser in the form of a single Note (or such greater number of Notes in denominations of at least $100,000 as such Purchaser may request) dated the date of the Closing and registered in such Purchaser’s name (or in the name of its nominee), against delivery by such Purchaser to the Issuer or its order of immediately available funds in the amount of the purchase price therefor by wire transfer of immediately available funds for the account of the Issuer set forth in the funding instructions delivered by the Issuer in accordance with Section 4.11.  If at the Closing the Issuer shall fail to tender such Notes to any Purchaser as provided above in this Section 3, or any of the conditions specified in Section 4 shall not have been fulfilled to such Purchaser’s satisfaction, such Purchaser shall, at its election, be relieved of all further obligations under this Agreement, without thereby waiving any rights such Purchaser may have by reason of such failure by the Issuer to tender such Notes or any of the conditions specified in Section 4 not having been fulfilled to such Purchaser’s satisfaction.

 

SECTION 4.                                           CONDITIONS TO CLOSING .

 

Each Purchaser’s obligation to purchase and pay for the Notes to be sold to such Purchaser at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment to such Purchaser’s satisfaction, prior to or at the Closing, of the following conditions:

 

Section 4.1.                                 Representations and Warranties .  The representations and warranties of the Issuer in this Agreement and of each Initial Subsidiary Guarantor in the Subsidiary Guaranty shall be correct when made and at the Closing.

 

Section 4.2.                                 Performance; No Default .  The Parent and the Issuer shall have performed and complied with all agreements and conditions contained in this Agreement, and each Initial Subsidiary Guarantor shall have performed and complied with all agreements and conditions contained in the Subsidiary Guaranty, in each case, required to be performed or complied with by it prior to or at the Closing.  Before and after giving effect to the issue and sale of the Notes (and the application of the proceeds thereof as contemplated by Section 5.14), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.  None of the Parent, the Issuer nor any Subsidiary shall have entered into any transaction since the date of the Parent’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 that would have been prohibited by Section 10 had such Section applied since such date.

 

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Section 4.3.                                 Compliance Certificates .

 

(a)                                  Officer’s Certificate .  The Parent, on behalf of the Issuer and each Initial Subsidiary Guarantor, shall have delivered to such Purchaser an Officer’s Certificate, dated the date of the Closing, certifying that the conditions specified in Sections 4.1, 4.2 and 4.9 have been fulfilled.

 

(b)                                   Secretary’s Certificate .  The Parent, on behalf of the Issuer and each Initial Subsidiary Guarantor, shall have delivered to such Purchaser a certificate of its Secretary or Assistant Secretary, dated the date of the Closing, certifying as to (i) the resolutions attached thereto and other corporate, limited partnership or limited liability company proceedings, as applicable, relating to the authorization, execution and delivery of the Notes, this Agreement and the Subsidiary Guaranty, as applicable, and (ii) such entity’s organizational documents as then in effect.

 

Section 4.4.                                 Opinions of Counsel .  Such Purchaser shall have received opinions in form and substance satisfactory to such Purchaser, dated the date of the Closing (a) from (i) Latham & Watkins LLP, special counsel for the Parent, the Issuer and the Initial Subsidiary Guarantors, covering the matters set forth in Schedule 4.4(a)(i) and covering such other matters incident to the transactions contemplated hereby as such Purchaser or its counsel may reasonably request and (ii) Venable LLP, special Maryland counsel for the Parent, covering the matters set forth in Schedule 4.4(a)(ii) and covering such other customary matters incident to the transactions contemplated hereby as such Purchaser or its counsel may reasonably request (and the Parent, the Issuer and the Initial Subsidiary Guarantors hereby instruct their counsels to deliver such opinions to the Purchasers) and (b) from Chapman and Cutler LLP, the Purchasers’ special counsel in connection with such transactions, substantially in the form set forth in Schedule 4.4(b) and covering such other matters incident to such transactions as such Purchaser may reasonably request.

 

Section 4.5.                                 Purchase Permitted by Applicable Law, Etc .  On the date of the Closing such Purchaser’s purchase of Notes shall (a) be permitted by the laws and regulations of each jurisdiction to which such Purchaser is subject, without recourse to provisions (such as section 1405(a)(8) of the New York Insurance Law) permitting limited investments by insurance companies without restriction as to the character of the particular investment, (b) not violate any applicable law or regulation (including Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) and (c) not subject such Purchaser to any tax, penalty or liability under or pursuant to any applicable law or regulation, which law or regulation was not in effect on the date hereof.  If requested by such Purchaser at least ten Business Days prior to the date of the Closing, such Purchaser shall have received an Officer’s Certificate certifying as to such matters of fact as such Purchaser may reasonably specify to enable such Purchaser to determine whether such purchase is so permitted.

 

Section 4.6.                                 Sale of Other Notes .  Contemporaneously with the Closing the Issuer shall sell to each other Purchaser and each other Purchaser shall purchase the Notes to be purchased by it at the Closing as specified in the Purchaser Schedule.

 

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Section 4.7.                                 Payment of Special Counsel Fees .  Without limiting Section 15.1, the Issuer shall have paid on or before the Closing the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of the Purchasers’ special counsel referred to in Section 4.4 to the extent reflected in a statement of such counsel rendered to the Issuer at least one Business Day prior to the Closing.

 

Section 4.8.                                 Private Placement Number .  A Private Placement Number issued by Standard & Poor’s CUSIP Service Bureau (in cooperation with the SVO) shall have been obtained for the Notes.

 

Section 4.9.                                 Changes in Corporate Structure .  Except as set forth in Schedule 4.9, none of the Parent, the Issuer or any Initial Subsidiary Guarantor shall have changed its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, as applicable, or been a party to any merger or consolidation or succeeded to all or any substantial part of the liabilities of any other entity, at any time following the date of the most recent financial statements referred to in Schedule 5.5.

 

Section 4.10.                                Subsidiary Guaranty .  Each Initial Subsidiary Guarantor shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered the Subsidiary Guaranty and such Purchaser shall have received a copy thereof.

 

Section 4.11.                                Funding Instructions .  At least three Business Days prior to the date of the Closing, each Purchaser shall have received written instructions signed by a Responsible Officer on letterhead of the Issuer directing the manner of payment of the purchase price for the Notes and setting forth (a) the name and address of the transferee bank, (b) such transferee bank’s ABA number and (c) the account name and number into which the purchase price for the Notes is to be deposited.

 

Section 4.12.                                Most Favored Lender Notice .  Each Purchaser shall have received a Most Favored Lender Notice with respect to any Additional Covenants as of the date of the Closing.

 

Section 4.13.                                Proceedings and Documents .  All corporate, limited partnership, limited liability company and other proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all documents and instruments incident to such transactions shall be reasonably satisfactory to such Purchaser and its special counsel, and such Purchaser and its special counsel shall have received all such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents as such Purchaser or such special counsel may reasonably request.

 

SECTION 5.                                           REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ISSUER .

 

The Issuer represents and warrants to each Purchaser that:

 

Section 5.1.                                 Organization; Power and Authority .  (a) The Parent is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required by law, other than those jurisdictions as to which the failure to be so qualified or in good standing could not, individually or in the

 

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aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  The Parent has the corporate power and authority to own or hold under lease the properties it purports to own or hold under lease, to transact the business it transacts and proposes to transact, to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform the provisions hereof.

 

(b)                                   The Issuer is a limited partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and is duly qualified as a foreign limited partnership and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required by law, other than those jurisdictions as to which the failure to be so qualified or in good standing could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  The Issuer has the limited partnership power and authority to own or hold under lease the properties it purports to own or hold under lease, to transact the business it transacts and proposes to transact, to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Notes and to perform the provisions hereof and thereof.

 

(c)                                   Each Initial Subsidiary Guarantor is a limited liability company or limited partnership, as the case may be, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and is duly qualified as a foreign limited liability company or limited partnership, as the case may be, and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required by law, other than those jurisdictions as to which the failure to be so qualified or in good standing could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Each Initial Subsidiary Guarantor has the limited liability company or limited partnership power and authority, as the case may be, to own or hold under lease the properties it purports to own or hold under lease, to transact the business it transacts and proposes to transact, to execute and deliver the Subsidiary Guaranty and to perform the provisions thereof.

 

Section 5.2.                                 Authorization, Etc .  (a) This Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Parent, and this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Parent enforceable against the Parent in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) (the “ Enforceability Exceptions ”).

 

(b)                                   This Agreement and the Notes have been duly authorized by all necessary limited partnership action on the part of the Issuer, and this Agreement constitutes, and upon execution and delivery thereof each Note will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Issuer enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions.

 

(c)                                   The Subsidiary Guaranty has been duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company or limited partnership action, as the case may be, on the part of each Initial Subsidiary Guarantor, and the Subsidiary Guaranty constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Initial Subsidiary Guarantor enforceable against such Initial Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions.

 

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Section 5.3.                                 Disclosure .  The public filings of the Parent made with the SEC since December 31, 2016 fairly describe, in all material respects, the general nature of the business and principal properties of the Parent, the Issuer and the Subsidiaries.  The financial statements listed in Schedule 5.5 and the documents, certificates or other writings delivered to the Purchasers, including any public filings made with the SEC by the Parent since December 31, 2016, in each case identified in Schedule 5.3 hereof (collectively, the “ Disclosure Documents ”), taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made; provided that, with respect to projections, estimates and other forward-looking information, the Issuer represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by it to be reasonable at the time.  Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Documents, since December 31, 2016, there has been no change in the financial condition, operations, business or properties of the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary except changes that could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  There is no fact known to the Issuer that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect that has not been set forth herein or in the Disclosure Documents.

 

Section 5.4.                                 Organization and Ownership of Shares of Subsidiaries; Affiliates .  (a) Schedule 5.4 contains (except as noted therein) as of the date hereof complete and correct lists of (i) of the Issuer’s Subsidiaries, showing, as to each Subsidiary, the name thereof, the jurisdiction of its organization, and the percentage of shares of each class of its capital stock or similar Equity Interests outstanding owned by the Issuer and each Subsidiary and whether such Subsidiary is an Initial Subsidiary Guarantor, (ii) the Issuer’s Affiliates, other than Subsidiaries and (iii) the directors and senior officers of the Parent and the Issuer.

 

(b)                                   All of the outstanding shares of capital stock or similar Equity Interests of each Subsidiary shown in Schedule 5.4 as being owned by the Issuer and its Subsidiaries have been validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned by the Issuer or another Subsidiary free and clear of any Lien that is prohibited by this Agreement.

 

(c)                                   Each Subsidiary is a corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company or other legal entity duly organized, validly existing and, where applicable, in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company or other legal entity and, where applicable, is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required by law, other than those jurisdictions as to which the failure to be so qualified or in good standing could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Each such Subsidiary has the corporate, limited partnership, limited liability company or other power and authority to own or hold under lease the properties it purports to own or hold under lease and to transact the business it transacts and proposes to transact.

 

(d)                                   No Subsidiary of the Issuer is subject to any legal, regulatory, contractual or other restriction (other than customary limitations imposed by corporate law or similar statutes and customary limitations imposed by the terms of agreements governing Non-Recourse Indebtedness) restricting the ability of such Subsidiary to pay dividends out of profits or make

 

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any other similar distributions of profits to the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary that owns outstanding shares of capital stock or similar Equity Interests of such Subsidiary.

 

Section 5.5.                                 Financial Statements; Material Liabilities .  The Issuer has delivered or made available to each Purchaser copies of the financial statements of the Parent and its Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 5.5.  All of such financial statements (including in each case the related schedules and notes) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates specified in such Schedule and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the respective periods so specified and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved except as set forth in the notes thereto (subject, in the case of any interim financial statements, to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes).  The Parent and its Subsidiaries do not have any Material liabilities that are not disclosed in the Disclosure Documents.

 

Section 5.6.                                 Compliance with Laws, Other Instruments, Etc .  The execution, delivery and performance by the Parent of this Agreement, the Issuer of this Agreement and the Notes and each Initial Subsidiary Guarantor of the Subsidiary Guaranty will not (i) contravene, result in any breach of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any Lien in respect of any property of the Parent, the Issuer or any Initial Subsidiary Guarantor under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan, purchase or credit agreement, lease, corporate charter or by-laws, shareholders agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which the Parent, the Issuer or any Initial Subsidiary Guarantor is bound or by which the Parent, the Issuer or any Initial Subsidiary Guarantor or any of their respective properties may be bound or affected, (ii) conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any order, judgment, decree or ruling of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority applicable to the Parent, the Issuer or any Initial Subsidiary Guarantor or (iii) violate any provision of any statute or other rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority applicable to the Parent, the Issuer or any Initial Subsidiary Guarantor.

 

Section 5.7.                                 Governmental Authorizations, Etc .  No consent, approval or authorization of, or registration, filing or declaration with, any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by (a) the Parent of this Agreement or (b) the Issuer of this Agreement and the Notes, in each case except for consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations, filings and declarations which have been duly obtained, taken, given or made and are in full force and effect.

 

Section 5.8.                                 Litigation; Observance of Agreements, Statutes and Orders .  (a) All Material litigation affecting the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary is disclosed in “Part I—Item 3. Legal Proceedings” of the Parent’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 and listed in Schedule 5.3 hereto. Except as disclosed thereon, there are no actions, suits, investigations or proceedings pending or, to the best knowledge of the Issuer, threatened in writing against or affecting the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary or any property of the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary in any court or before any arbitrator of any kind or before or by any Governmental Authority that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b)                                   None of the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary is (i) in default under any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, (ii) in violation of any order, judgment, decree or ruling of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority or (iii) in violation of any applicable law, ordinance, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority (including Environmental Laws, the USA PATRIOT Act or any of the other laws and regulations that are referred to in Section 5.16), which default or violation could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 5.9.                                 Taxes .  Each of the Parent, the Issuer and each Subsidiary has filed all material tax returns that are required to have been filed in any jurisdiction, and have paid all taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns and all other taxes and assessments levied upon them or their properties, assets, income or franchises, to the extent such taxes and assessments have become due and payable and before they have become delinquent, except for any taxes and assessments (i) the amount of which, individually or in the aggregate, is not Material or (ii) the amount, applicability or validity of which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which the Parent, the Issuer or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, has established adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP.  The Issuer knows of no reasonable basis for any other tax or assessment that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of each of the Parent, the Issuer and the Subsidiaries in respect of U.S. federal, state or other taxes for all fiscal periods are adequate in all Material respects.  The U.S. federal income tax liabilities of the Parent, the Issuer and the Subsidiaries have been finally determined (whether by reason of completed audits or the statute of limitations having run) for all fiscal years up to and including the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.

 

Section 5.10.                                Title to Property; Leases .  The Parent, the Issuer and the Subsidiaries have good and sufficient title to their respective owned properties that individually or in the aggregate are Material, including all such properties reflected in the most recent audited balance sheet referred to in Section 5.5 or purported to have been acquired by the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary after such date (except as sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business), in each case free and clear of Liens prohibited by this Agreement.  All leases that individually or in the aggregate are Material are valid and subsisting and are in full force and effect in all material respects.

 

Section 5.11.                                Licenses, Permits, Etc .  (a) The Parent, the Issuer and the Subsidiaries own or possess all licenses, permits, franchises, authorizations, patents, copyrights, proprietary software, service marks, trademarks and trade names, or rights thereto, that individually or in the aggregate are Material, without known conflict with the rights of others.

 

(b)                                   To the best knowledge of the Issuer, no product or service of the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary infringes in any material respect any license, permit, franchise, authorization, patent, copyright, proprietary software, service mark, trademark, trade name or other right owned by any other Person.

 

(c)                                   To the best knowledge of the Issuer, there is no Material violation by any Person of any right of the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary with respect to any license, permit, franchise,

 

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authorization, patent, copyright, proprietary software, service mark, trademark, trade name or other right owned or used by the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary.

 

Section 5.12.                                Compliance with Employee Benefit Plans .  (a) The Issuer and each ERISA Affiliate have operated and administered each Plan in compliance with all applicable laws except for such instances of noncompliance as have not resulted in and could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  Neither the Issuer nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any liability pursuant to Title I or IV of ERISA (other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under section 4007 of ERISA) or the penalty or excise tax provisions of the Code relating to employee benefit plans (as defined in section 3 of ERISA), and no event, transaction or condition has occurred or exists that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in the incurrence of any such liability by the Issuer or any ERISA Affiliate, or in the imposition of any Lien on any of the rights, properties or assets of the Issuer or any ERISA Affiliate, in either case pursuant to Title I or IV of ERISA or to section 430(k) of the Code or to any such penalty or excise tax provisions under the Code or federal law or section 4068 of ERISA or by the granting of a security interest in connection with the amendment of a Plan, other than such liabilities or Liens as would not be individually or in the aggregate Material.

 

(b)                                   The present value of the aggregate benefit liabilities under each of the Plans (other than Multiemployer Plans), determined as of the end of such Plan’s most recently ended plan year on the basis of the actuarial assumptions specified for funding purposes in such Plan’s most recent actuarial valuation report, did not exceed the aggregate current value of the assets of such Plan allocable to such benefit liabilities.  The term “ benefit liabilities ” has the meaning specified in section 4001 of ERISA and the terms “ current value ” and “ present value ” have the meaning specified in section 3 of ERISA.

 

(c)                                   The Issuer and its ERISA Affiliates have not incurred withdrawal liabilities under section 4201 or 4204 of ERISA in respect of Multiemployer Plans that individually or in the aggregate are Material.

 

(d)                                   The expected postretirement benefit obligation (determined as of the last day of the Issuer’s most recently ended fiscal year in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 715-60, without regard to liabilities attributable to continuation coverage mandated by section 4980B of the Code) of the Parent and its Subsidiaries is not Material.

 

(e)                                   The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the issuance and sale of the Notes hereunder will not involve any transaction that is subject to the prohibitions of section 406 of ERISA or in connection with which a tax could be imposed pursuant to section 4975(c)(1)(A)-(D) of the Code.  The representation by the Issuer to each Purchaser in the first sentence of this Section 5.12(e) is made in reliance upon and subject to the accuracy of such Purchaser’s representation in Section 6.2 as to the sources of the funds to be used to pay the purchase price of the Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser.

 

(f)                                   The Parent, the Issuer and their Subsidiaries do not have any Non-U.S. Plans.

 

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Section 5.13.                                Private Offering by the Issuer .  None of the Parent, the Issuer or any Initial Subsidiary Guarantor nor anyone acting on their behalf has offered the Notes, the Parent Guaranty, the Subsidiary Guaranty or any similar Securities for sale to, or solicited any offer to buy the Notes, the Parent Guaranty, the Subsidiary Guaranty or any similar Securities from, or otherwise approached or negotiated in respect thereof with, any Person other than the Purchasers and not more than ten other Institutional Investors, each of which has been offered the Notes at a private sale for investment.  None of the Parent, the Issuer or any Initial Subsidiary Guarantor nor anyone acting on its behalf has taken, or will take, any action that would subject the issuance or sale of the Notes or the execution and delivery of the Parent Guaranty or the Subsidiary Guaranty to the registration requirements of section 5 of the Securities Act or to the registration requirements of any securities or blue sky laws of any applicable jurisdiction.

 

Section 5.14.                                Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations .  The Issuer will apply the proceeds of the sale of the Notes hereunder to repay certain outstanding Indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.  No part of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes hereunder will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of buying or carrying any margin stock within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (12 CFR 221), or for the purpose of buying or carrying or trading in any Securities under such circumstances as to involve the Issuer in a violation of Regulation X of said Board (12 CFR 224) or to involve any broker or dealer in a violation of Regulation T of said Board (12 CFR 220).  Margin stock does not constitute more than 10% of the value of the consolidated assets of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries and the Issuer does not have any present intention that margin stock will constitute more than 25% of the value of such assets.  As used in this Section, the terms “ margin stock ” and “ purpose of buying or carrying ” shall have the meanings assigned to them in said Regulation U.

 

Section 5.15.                                Existing Indebtedness; Future Liens .  (a) Except as described therein, Schedule 5.15 sets forth a complete and correct list of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Parent, the Issuer and the Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2016 (including descriptions of the obligors and obligees (or the agent, trustee or other entity acting in a similar capacity on behalf of the obligees), principal amounts outstanding, any collateral therefor and any Guaranties thereof), since which date there has been no Material change in the amounts, interest rates, sinking funds, installment payments or maturities of the Indebtedness of the Parent, the Issuer or the Subsidiaries.  None of the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary is in default and no waiver of default is currently in effect, in the payment of any principal or interest on any Indebtedness of the Parent, the Issuer or such Subsidiary and no event or condition exists with respect to any Indebtedness of the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary that would permit (or that with notice or the lapse of time, or both, would permit) one or more Persons to cause such Indebtedness to become due and payable before its stated maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment.

 

(b)                                   Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.15, none of the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary has agreed or consented to cause or permit any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to be subject to a Lien that secures Indebtedness or to cause or permit in the future (upon the happening of a contingency or otherwise) any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to be subject to a Lien that secures Indebtedness.

 

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(c)                                   None of the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary is a party to, or otherwise subject to any provision contained in, any instrument evidencing Indebtedness of the Parent, the Issuer or such Subsidiary, any agreement relating thereto or any other agreement (including its charter or any other organizational document) which limits the amount of, or otherwise imposes restrictions on the incurring of, Indebtedness of the Issuer, except as disclosed in Schedule 5.15.

 

Section 5.16.                                Foreign Assets Control Regulations, Etc .  (a) None of the Parent, the Issuer or any Controlled Entity (i) is a Blocked Person, (ii) has been notified that its name appears or may in the future appear on a State Sanctions List or (iii) is a target of sanctions that have been imposed by the United Nations or the European Union.

 

(b)                                   None of the Parent, the Issuer or any Controlled Entity (i) has violated, been found in violation of, or been charged or convicted under, any applicable U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Anti-Corruption Laws or (ii) to the Issuer’s knowledge, is under investigation by any Governmental Authority for possible violation of any U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

(c)                                   No part of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes hereunder:

 

(i)                                      constitutes or will constitute funds obtained on behalf of any Blocked Person or will otherwise be used by the Issuer or any Controlled Entity, directly or indirectly, (A) in connection with any investment in, or any transactions or dealings with, any Blocked Person, (B) for any purpose that would cause any Purchaser to be in violation of any U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws or (C) otherwise in violation of any U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws;

 

(ii)                                   will be used, directly or indirectly, in violation of, or cause any Purchaser to be in violation of, any applicable Anti-Money Laundering Laws; or

 

(iii)                                will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of making any improper payments, including bribes, to any Governmental Official or commercial counterparty in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in each case which would be in violation of, or cause any Purchaser to be in violation of, any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

(d)                                   Each of the Parent and the Issuer has established procedures and controls which its reasonably believes are adequate (and otherwise comply with applicable law) to ensure that the Parent, the Issuer and each Controlled Entity is and will continue to be in compliance with all applicable U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

Section 5.17.                                Status under Certain Statutes .  None of the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary is subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005, the ICC Termination Act of 1995 or the Federal Power Act.

 

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Section 5.18.                                Environmental Matters .  (a) None of the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary have knowledge of any claim or has received any written notice of any claim, and no proceeding has been instituted asserting any claim against the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary or any of their respective real properties now or formerly owned, leased or operated by any of them, alleging any damage to the environment or violation of any Environmental Laws, except, in each case, such as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)                                   None of the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary have knowledge of any facts which would give rise to any claim, public or private, of violation of Environmental Laws or damage to the environment emanating from, occurring on or in any way related to real properties now or formerly owned, leased or operated by any of them or to other assets or their use, except, in each case, such as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)                                   None of the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary have stored any Hazardous Substances on real properties now or formerly owned, leased or operated by any of them in a manner which is contrary to any Environmental Law that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(d)                                   None of the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary have disposed of any Hazardous Substances in a manner which is contrary to any Environmental Law that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(e)                                   All buildings on all real properties now owned, leased or operated by the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary are in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws, except where failure to comply could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 5.19.                                Notes and Guaranties Rank Pari Passu .  The payment obligations of the Issuer under this Agreement and, upon issuance, the Notes and the payment obligations of each Guarantor under its Note Guaranty will rank at least pari passu in right of payment with all other unsecured and unsubordinated Indebtedness (actual or contingent) of the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, including, without limitation, all Unsecured Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, described on Schedule 5.15 hereto, which is not therein designated as subordinated Indebtedness.

 

Section 5.20.                                Real Estate Investment Trust Status .  The Parent is qualified as a Real Estate Investment Trust under the Code.  The shares of common Equity Interests of the Parent are listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

 

Section 5.21.                                Solvency.   As of the date of the Closing and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Note Guaranties, including issuance of the Notes hereunder, the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.

 

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Section 5.22.                                No Bankruptcy Filing.   None of the Parent, the Issuer nor any Initial Subsidiary Guarantor is contemplating either the filing of a petition by it under any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency laws or the liquidation of its assets or property, and the Issuer has no knowledge of any Person contemplating the filing of any such petition against it, the Parent or any Initial Subsidiary Guarantor.

 

Section 5.23.                                No Fraudulent Intent.   Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Note Guaranties nor the performance of any actions required hereunder or thereunder is being undertaken by the Parent, the Issuer or any Initial Subsidiary Guarantor with or as a result of any actual intent by any of such Persons to hinder, delay or defraud any entity to which any of such Persons is now or will hereafter become indebted.

 

SECTION 6.                                           REPRESENTATIONS OF THE PURCHASERS .

 

Section 6.1.                                 Purchase for Investment .  (a) Each Purchaser severally represents that it is purchasing the Notes for its own account or for one or more separate accounts maintained by such Purchaser or for the account of one or more pension or trust funds and not with a view to the distribution thereof, provided that the disposition of such Purchaser’s or their property shall at all times be within such Purchaser’s or their control.  Each Purchaser understands that the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and may be resold only if registered pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act or if an exemption from registration is available, except under circumstances where neither such registration nor such an exemption is required by law, and that the Issuer is not required to register the Notes.

 

(b)                                   Each Purchaser severally represents that it is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of subparagraph (a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act acting for its own account (and not for the account of others) or as a fiduciary or agent for others (which others are also “accredited investors”). Each Purchaser further severally represents that such Purchaser has had the opportunity to ask questions of the Issuer and received answers concerning the terms and conditions of the sale of the Notes.

 

Section 6.2.                                 Source of Funds .  Each Purchaser severally represents that at least one of the following statements is an accurate representation as to each source of funds (a “ Source ”) to be used by such Purchaser to pay the purchase price of the Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser hereunder:

 

(a)           the Source is an “insurance company general account” (as the term is defined in the U.S. Department of Labor’s Prohibited Transaction Exemption (“ PTE ”) 95-60) in respect of which the reserves and liabilities (as defined by the annual statement for life insurance companies approved by the NAIC (the “ NAIC Annual Statement ”)) for the general account contract(s) held by or on behalf of any employee benefit plan together with the amount of the reserves and liabilities for the general account contract(s) held by or on behalf of any other employee benefit plans maintained by the same employer (or affiliate thereof as defined in PTE 95-60) or by the same employee organization in the general account do not exceed 10% of the total reserves and liabilities

 

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of the general account (exclusive of separate account liabilities) plus surplus as set forth in the NAIC Annual Statement filed with such Purchaser’s state of domicile; or

 

(b)           the Source is a separate account that is maintained solely in connection with such Purchaser’s fixed contractual obligations under which the amounts payable, or credited, to any employee benefit plan (or its related trust) that has any interest in such separate account (or to any participant or beneficiary of such plan (including any annuitant)) are not affected in any manner by the investment performance of the separate account; or

 

(c)            the Source is either (i) an insurance company pooled separate account, within the meaning of PTE 90-1 or (ii) a bank collective investment fund, within the meaning of the PTE 91-38 and, except as disclosed by such Purchaser to the Issuer in writing pursuant to this clause (c), no employee benefit plan or group of plans maintained by the same employer or employee organization beneficially owns more than 10% of all assets allocated to such pooled separate account or collective investment fund; or

 

(d)           the Source constitutes assets of an “investment fund” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14 (the “ QPAM Exemption ”)) managed by a “qualified professional asset manager” or “QPAM” (within the meaning of Part VI of the QPAM Exemption), no employee benefit plan’s assets that are managed by the QPAM in such investment fund, when combined with the assets of all other employee benefit plans established or maintained by the same employer or by an affiliate (within the meaning of Part VI(c)(1) of the QPAM Exemption) of such employer or by the same employee organization and managed by such QPAM, represent more than 20% of the total client assets managed by such QPAM, the conditions of Part I(c) and (g) of the QPAM Exemption are satisfied, neither the QPAM nor a Person controlling or controlled by the QPAM maintains an ownership interest in the Issuer that would cause the QPAM and the Issuer to be “related” within the meaning of Part VI(h) of the QPAM Exemption and (i) the identity of such QPAM and (ii) the names of any employee benefit plans whose assets in the investment fund, when combined with the assets of all other employee benefit plans established or maintained by the same employer or by an affiliate (within the meaning of Part VI(c)(1) of the QPAM Exemption) of such employer or by the same employee organization, represent 10% or more of the assets of such investment fund, have been disclosed to the Issuer in writing pursuant to this clause (d); or

 

(e)            the Source constitutes assets of a “plan(s)” (within the meaning of Part IV(h) of PTE 96-23 (the “ INHAM Exemption ”)) managed by an “in-house asset manager” or “INHAM” (within the meaning of Part IV(a) of the INHAM Exemption), the conditions of Part I(a), (g) and (h) of the INHAM Exemption are satisfied, neither the INHAM nor a Person controlling or controlled by the INHAM (applying the definition of “control” in Part IV(d)(3) of the INHAM Exemption) owns a 10% or more interest in the Issuer and (i) the identity of such INHAM and (ii) the name(s) of the employee benefit plan(s) whose assets constitute the Source have been disclosed to the Issuer in writing pursuant to this clause (e); or

 

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(f)              the Source is a governmental plan; or

 

(g)             the Source is one or more employee benefit plans, or a separate account or trust fund comprised of one or more employee benefit plans, each of which has been identified to the Issuer in writing pursuant to this clause (g); or

 

(h)            the Source does not include assets of any employee benefit plan, other than a plan exempt from the coverage of ERISA.

 

As used in this Section 6.2, the terms “ employee benefit plan ,” “ governmental plan ,” and “ separate account ” shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in section 3 of ERISA.

 

SECTION 7.                                           INFORMATION AS TO THE PARENT AND THE ISSUER .

 

Section 7.1.                                 Financial and Business Information .  The Issuer shall deliver to each holder of a Note that is an Institutional Investor:

 

(a)            Quarterly Statements — within 60 days (or such shorter period as is the earlier of (x) 15 days greater than the period applicable to the filing of the Parent’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “ Form 10-Q ”) with the SEC regardless of whether the Parent is subject to the filing requirements thereof and (y) the date by which such financial statements are required to be delivered under the Primary Credit Facility or the date on which such corresponding financial statements are delivered under the Primary Credit Facility if such delivery occurs earlier than such required delivery date) after the end of each quarterly fiscal period in each fiscal year of the Parent (other than the last quarterly fiscal period of each such fiscal year), copies of,

 

(i)                           a consolidated unaudited balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter, and

 

(ii)                           consolidated unaudited statements of income or operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, for such quarter and (in the case of the second and third quarters) for the portion of the fiscal year ending with such quarter,

 

setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding periods in the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP applicable to quarterly financial statements generally, and certified by a Senior Financial Officer of the Parent as fairly presenting, in all material respects, the financial position of the companies being reported on and their results of operations and cash flows, subject to changes resulting from year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes, provided that delivery within the time period specified above of copies of the Parent’s Form 10-Q prepared in accordance with the requirements therefor and filed with the SEC in accordance with Section 7.4 shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Section 7.1(a);

 

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(b)           Annual Statements — within 120 days (or such shorter period as is the earlier of (x) 15 days greater than the period applicable to the filing of the Parent’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “ Form 10-K ”) with the SEC regardless of whether the Parent is subject to the filing requirements thereof and (y) the date by which such financial statements are required to be delivered under the Primary Credit Facility or the date on which such corresponding financial statements are delivered under the Primary Credit Facility if such delivery occurs earlier than such required delivery date) after the end of each fiscal year of the Parent, copies of

 

(i)                           a consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such year, and

 

(ii)                           consolidated statements of income or operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such year,

 

setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP, and accompanied by an opinion thereon (without a “going concern” or similar qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of the audit on which such opinion is based (except for a qualification or an exception to the extent related to the maturity or refinancing of the loans under the Primary Credit Facility or the Notes)) of independent public accountants of recognized national standing, which opinion shall state that such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the companies being reported upon and their results of operations and cash flows and have been prepared in conformity with GAAP, and that the examination of such accountants in connection with such financial statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, and that such audit provides a reasonable basis for such opinion in the circumstances; provided that delivery within the time period specified above of copies of the Parent’s Form 10-K for such fiscal year prepared in accordance with the requirements therefor and filed with the SEC in accordance with Section 7.4, together with an opinion of independent public accountants as described above, shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Section 7.1(b);

 

(c)            SEC and Other Reports — if, and for so long as, (i) the Parent is not required to file reports with the SEC or (ii) a Default or Event of Default exists, promptly upon their becoming available, one copy of (i) each financial statement, report, notice or proxy statement sent by the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary (x) to its principal lending banks as a whole (excluding information sent to such banks in the ordinary course of administration of a bank facility, such as information relating to pricing and borrowing availability) or (y) to its public Securities holders generally, and (ii) each regular or periodic report, each registration statement (without exhibits except as expressly requested by such holder), and each prospectus and all amendments thereto filed by the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary with the SEC and of all press releases and other statements made available generally by the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary to the public concerning developments that are Material;

 

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(d)           Notice of Default or Event of Default — promptly, and in any event within five days after a Responsible Officer of the Issuer becoming aware of the existence of any Default or Event of Default or that any Person has given any notice, or taken any action with respect to, a claimed default hereunder or that any Person has given any notice or taken any action with respect to a claimed default of the type referred to in Section 11(f), a written notice specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action the Issuer is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto;

 

(e)            ERISA Matters — if, and for so long as, (i) the Parent is not required to file reports with the SEC or (ii) a Default or Event of Default exists, promptly, and in any event within five days after a Responsible Officer of the Issuer becoming aware of any of the following, a written notice setting forth the nature thereof and the action, if any, that the Issuer or an ERISA Affiliate proposes to take with respect thereto:

 

(i)                           with respect to any Plan, any reportable event, as defined in section 4043(c) of ERISA and the regulations thereunder, for which notice thereof has not been waived pursuant to such regulations as in effect on the date hereof;

 

(ii)                           the institution by the PBGC, or the threatening by the PBGC of the institution of, proceedings under section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan, or the receipt by the Issuer or any ERISA Affiliate of a notice from a Multiemployer Plan that such action has been taken by the PBGC with respect to such Multiemployer Plan; or

 

(iii)                            any event, transaction or condition that results in the incurrence of any liability by the Issuer or any ERISA Affiliate pursuant to Title I or IV of ERISA (other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under section 4007 of ERISA) or the penalty or excise tax provisions of the Code relating to employee benefit plans, or in the imposition of any Lien on any of the rights, properties or assets of the Issuer or any ERISA Affiliate pursuant to Title I or IV of ERISA or such penalty or excise tax provisions, if such liability or Lien, taken together with any other such liabilities or Liens then existing, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(f)             Notices from Governmental Authority — if, and for so long as, (i) the Parent is not required to file reports with the SEC or (ii) a Default or Event of Default exists, promptly, and in any event within 30 days of receipt thereof, copies of any notice to the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary from any Governmental Authority relating to any order, ruling, statute or other law or regulation that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(g)            Resignation or Replacement of Auditors — if, and for so long as, (i) the Parent is not required to file reports with the SEC or (ii) a Default or Event of Default exists, within ten days following the date on which the Parent’s auditors resign or the Parent elects to change auditors, as the case may be, notification thereof, together with such further information as the Required Holders may reasonably request; and

 

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(h)           Requested Information — with reasonable promptness, such other data and information relating to the business, operations, affairs, financial condition, assets or properties of the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary or relating to the ability of the Issuer to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Notes or any Guarantor to perform its obligations under its Note Guaranty as from time to time may be reasonably requested by any such holder of a Note; provided that, except as set forth in Section 22.2 or as would otherwise be required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.1(c), so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, none of the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary shall be required to prepare or deliver monthly financial statements or any other financial statements other than those (i) described in Section 7.1(a) and (b) above, or (ii) included in the Parent’s Form 10-Q and Form 10-K.

 

Section 7.2.                                 Officer’s Certificate .  Each set of financial statements delivered to a holder of a Note pursuant to Section 7.1(a) or Section 7.1(b) shall be accompanied by a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer of the Parent:

 

(a)           Covenant Compliance — setting forth the information from such financial statements that is required in order to establish whether the Issuer was in compliance with the requirements of Sections 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11 and 10.12 and any Incorporated Covenant during the quarterly or annual period covered by the financial statements then being furnished (including with respect to each such provision that involves mathematical calculations, the information from such financial statements that is required to perform such calculations), and detailed calculations of the maximum or minimum amount, ratio or percentage, as the case may be, permissible under the terms of such Section, and the calculation of the amount, ratio or percentage then in existence and a list of properties included in the Unencumbered Asset Pool.  In the event that the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary has made an election to measure any financial liability using fair value (which election is being disregarded for purposes of determining compliance with this Agreement pursuant to Section 22.2) as to the period covered by any such financial statement, such Senior Financial Officer’s certificate as to such period shall include a reconciliation from GAAP with respect to such election;

 

(b)           Event of Default — certifying that such Senior Financial Officer has reviewed the relevant terms hereof and has made, or caused to be made, under his or her supervision, a review of the transactions and conditions of the Parent, the Issuer and the Subsidiaries from the beginning of the quarterly or annual period covered by the statements then being furnished to the date of the certificate and that such review shall not have disclosed the existence during such period of any condition or event that constitutes a Default or an Event of Default or, if any such condition or event existed or exists (including any such event or condition resulting from the failure of the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary to comply with any Environmental Law), specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action the Parent, the Issuer or such Subsidiary shall have taken or proposes to take with respect thereto; and

 

(c)            Subsidiary Guarantors — setting forth a list of all Subsidiaries that are Subsidiary Guarantors and certifying that each Subsidiary that is required to be a

 

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Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to Section 9.8 is a Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case, as of the date of such Senior Financial Officer’s certificate.

 

Section 7.3.                                 Visitation .  The Issuer shall permit, and will cause the Parent to permit, the representatives of each holder of a Note that is an Institutional Investor:

 

(a)           No Default — if no Default or Event of Default then exists, at the expense of such holder and upon reasonable prior notice to the Parent or the Issuer, as the case may be, to visit the principal executive offices of the Parent or the Issuer, to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Parent, the Issuer and the Subsidiaries with the Parent’s or the Issuer’s officers, and (with the consent of the Parent or the Issuer, as the case may be, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld) its independent public accountants (it being understood and agreed that only one such request for a discussion with the Parent’s independent public accountants shall be made per fiscal year by all holders of Notes and such discussion shall be held on or around the end of the SAS 100 review period and that a Senior Financial Officer of the Parent or the Issuer, as the case may be, shall receive reasonable prior notice of, and shall be entitled (but not required) to be present at, any such meeting), and (with the consent of the Parent or the Issuer, as the case may be, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld) to visit the other offices and properties of the Parent, the Issuer and each Subsidiary, all at such reasonable times and as often as may be reasonably requested in writing; provided that only one such visit or one such discussion shall be made per fiscal year by each holder of Notes; and

 

(b)           Default — if a Default or Event of Default then exists, at the expense of the Issuer to visit and inspect any of the offices or properties of the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary, to examine all their respective books of account, records, reports and other papers, to make copies and extracts therefrom and to discuss their respective affairs, finances and accounts with their respective officers and independent public accountants (and by this provision the Issuer authorizes and has caused the Parent to authorize said accountants to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Parent, the Issuer and the Subsidiaries ( provided , that representatives of the Parent and the Issuer shall receive reasonable prior notice of, and shall be entitled (but not required) to be present at, any such discussion), all at such times and as often as may be requested.

 

Section 7.4.                                 Electronic Delivery .  Financial statements, opinions of independent certified public accountants, other information and Officer’s Certificates that are required to be delivered by the Issuer pursuant to Sections 7.1 and 7.2 shall be deemed to have been delivered if the Issuer satisfies or causes to be satisfied any of the following requirements with respect such financial statements, opinions of independent certified public accountants, other information and Officer’s Certificates, as the case may be:

 

(a)           such financial statements satisfying the requirements of Section 7.1(a) or (b) and related Officer’s Certificate satisfying the requirements of Section 7.2 and any other information required under paragraphs (c) through (h) of Section 7.1 are delivered to each holder of a Note by e-mail at the e-mail address set forth in such holder’s

 

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Purchaser Schedule or as communicated from time to time in a separate writing delivered to the Issuer;

 

(b)           the Parent shall have timely filed such Form 10-Q or Form 10-K, satisfying the requirements of Section 7.1(a) or Section 7.1(b), as the case may be, with the SEC on EDGAR and shall have made such form available on its home page on the Internet, which is located at www.coresite.com as of the date of this Agreement;

 

(c)            such financial statements satisfying the requirements of Section 7.1(a) or Section 7.1(b) and related Officer’s Certificate satisfying the requirements of Section 7.2 and any other information required under paragraphs (c) through (h) of Section 7.1 are timely posted by or on behalf of the Parent on IntraLinks or on any other similar website to which each holder of Notes has free access; or

 

(d)           the Parent shall have filed any of the items referred to in Section 7.1(c) with the SEC on EDGAR and shall have made such items available on its home page on the Internet or on IntraLinks or on any other similar website to which each holder of Notes has free access;

 

provided, however , that in no case shall access to such financial statements, other information and Officer’s Certificates be conditioned upon any waiver or other agreement or consent (other than confidentiality provisions consistent with Section 20 of this Agreement); provided further , that in the case of any of paragraphs (b), (c) or (d), the Issuer shall have given each holder of a Note prior written notice, which may be by e-mail or in accordance with Section 18, of such posting or filing in connection with each delivery; provided further , that upon request of any holder to receive paper copies of such forms, financial statements, other information and Officer’s Certificates or to receive them by e-mail, the Issuer will promptly e-mail them or deliver such paper copies, as the case may be, to such holder.

 

SECTION 8.                                           PAYMENT AND PREPAYMENT OF THE NOTES .

 

Section 8.1.                                 Maturity .  As provided therein, the entire unpaid principal balance of each Note shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date thereof.

 

Section 8.2.                                 Optional Prepayments with Make-Whole Amount .  The Issuer may, at its option, upon notice as provided below, prepay at any time all, or from time to time any part of, the Notes, in an amount not less than 5% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding in the case of a partial prepayment, at 100% of the principal amount so prepaid, and the Make-Whole Amount determined for the prepayment date with respect to such principal amount ( provided that no Make-Whole Amount shall be due if such Notes are prepaid during the last 30 days prior to the Maturity Date of such Notes).  The Issuer will give each holder of Notes written notice of each optional prepayment under this Section 8.2 not less than ten days and not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for such prepayment unless the Issuer and the Required Holders agree to another time period pursuant to Section 17.  Each such notice shall specify such date (which shall be a Business Day), the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be prepaid on such date, the principal amount of each Note held by such holder to be prepaid (determined in

 

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accordance with Section 8.3) and the interest to be paid on the prepayment date with respect to such principal amount being prepaid, and shall be accompanied by a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer of the Issuer as to the estimated Make-Whole Amount, if any, for such Notes due in connection with such prepayment (calculated as if the date of such notice were the date of the prepayment), setting forth the details of such computation.  Any such notice of prepayment delivered in connection with a refinancing, the proceeds of which are to be used to make such prepayment, may be made, if expressly so stated in such notice to be, contingent upon the consummation of such refinancing and may be revoked by the Issuer in the event such refinancing is not consummated; provided that such notice of revocation is in writing. Two Business Days prior to such prepayment, the Issuer shall deliver to each holder of Notes a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer of the Issuer specifying the calculation of such Make-Whole Amount, if any, as of the specified prepayment date.

 

Section 8.3.                                       Allocation of Partial Prepayments .  (a) In the case of each partial prepayment of Notes pursuant to Section 8.2, the principal amount of the Notes to be prepaid shall be allocated among all of the Notes at the time outstanding in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the respective unpaid principal amounts thereof not theretofore called for prepayment.

 

(b)                                   Any prepayments pursuant to Section 8.7 shall be applied only to the Notes of the holders electing to participate in such prepayment.

 

Section 8.4.                                       Maturity; Surrender, Etc .      In the case of each prepayment of Notes pursuant to this Section 8, the principal amount of each Note to be prepaid shall, subject to the penultimate sentence of Section 8.2, mature and become due and payable on the date fixed for such prepayment, together with interest on such principal amount accrued to such date and the applicable Make-Whole Amount, if any.  From and after such date, unless the Issuer shall fail to pay such principal amount when so due and payable, together with the interest and Make-Whole Amount, if any, as aforesaid, interest on such principal amount shall cease to accrue.  Any Note paid or prepaid in full shall be surrendered to the Issuer and cancelled and shall not be reissued, and no Note shall be issued in lieu of any prepaid principal amount of any Note.

 

Section 8.5.                                       Purchase of Notes .  The Issuer will not and will not permit any of its Affiliates to purchase, redeem, prepay or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of the outstanding Notes except (a) upon the payment or prepayment of the Notes in accordance with this Agreement and the Notes or (b) pursuant to a written offer to purchase any outstanding Notes made by the Issuer or an Affiliate pro rata to the holders of the Notes at the time outstanding upon the same terms and conditions.  Any such offer shall provide each holder with sufficient information to enable it to make an informed decision with respect to such offer, and shall remain open for at least ten Business Days.  If the holders of more than 50% of the principal amounts of the Notes then outstanding accept such offer, the Issuer shall promptly notify the remaining holders of Notes of such fact and the expiration date for the acceptance by holders of Notes of such offer shall be extended by the number of days necessary to give each such remaining holder at least five Business Days from its receipt of such notice to accept such offer.  The Issuer will promptly cancel all Notes acquired by it or any Affiliate pursuant to any

 

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payment, prepayment or purchase of Notes pursuant to this Agreement and no Notes may be issued in substitution or exchange for any such Notes.

 

Section 8.6.                                       Make-Whole Amount .

 

Make-Whole Amount ” means, with respect to any Note, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Discounted Value of the Remaining Scheduled Payments with respect to the Called Principal of such Note over the amount of such Called Principal, provided that the Make-Whole Amount may in no event be less than zero.  For the purposes of determining the Make-Whole Amount, the following terms have the following meanings:

 

Called Principal ” means, with respect to any Note, the principal of such Note that is to be prepaid pursuant to Section 8.2 or has become or is declared to be immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 12.1, as the context requires.

 

Discounted Value ” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, the amount obtained by discounting all Remaining Scheduled Payments with respect to such Called Principal from their respective scheduled due dates to the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, in accordance with accepted financial practice and at a discount factor (applied on the same periodic basis as that on which interest on such Note is payable) equal to the Reinvestment Yield with respect to such Called Principal.

 

Reinvestment Yield ” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, the sum of (a) 0.50% plus (b) the yield to maturity implied by the “Ask Yield(s)” reported as of 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the second Business Day preceding the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, on the display designated as “Page PX1” (or such other display as may replace Page PX1) on Bloomberg Financial Markets for the most recently issued actively traded on-the-run U.S. Treasury securities (“ Reported ”) having a maturity equal to the Remaining Average Life of such Called Principal as of such Settlement Date.  If there are no such U.S. Treasury securities Reported having a maturity equal to such Remaining Average Life, then such implied yield to maturity will be determined by (a) converting U.S. Treasury bill quotations to bond equivalent yields in accordance with accepted financial practice and (b) interpolating linearly between the “Ask Yields” Reported for the applicable most recently issued actively traded on-the-run U.S. Treasury securities with the maturities (1) closest to and greater than such Remaining Average Life and (2) closest to and less than such Remaining Average Life.  The Reinvestment Yield shall be rounded to the number of decimal places as appears in the interest rate of the applicable Note.

 

If such yields are not Reported or the yields Reported as of such time are not ascertainable (including by way of interpolation), then “ Reinvestment Yield ” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, the sum of (x) 0.50% plus (y) the yield to maturity implied by the U.S. Treasury constant maturity yields reported, for the latest day for which such yields have been so reported as of the second Business Day preceding the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (or any comparable successor publication) for the U.S. Treasury constant maturity having a term equal to the Remaining Average Life of such Called Principal as of such Settlement Date.  If there is no such

 

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U.S. Treasury constant maturity having a term equal to such Remaining Average Life, such implied yield to maturity will be determined by interpolating linearly between (1) the U.S. Treasury constant maturity so reported with the term closest to and greater than such Remaining Average Life and (2) the U.S. Treasury constant maturity so reported with the term closest to and less than such Remaining Average Life.  The Reinvestment Yield shall be rounded to the number of decimal places as appears in the interest rate of the applicable Note.

 

Remaining Average Life ” means, with respect to any Called Principal, the number of years obtained by dividing (i) such Called Principal into (ii) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the principal component of each Remaining Scheduled Payment with respect to such Called Principal by (b) the number of years, computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months and calculated to two decimal places, that will elapse between the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal and the scheduled due date of such Remaining Scheduled Payment.

 

Remaining Scheduled Payments ” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, all payments of such Called Principal and interest thereon that would be due after the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal if no payment of such Called Principal were made prior to its scheduled due date, provided that if such Settlement Date is not a date on which interest payments are due to be made under such Note, then the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued to such Settlement Date and required to be paid on such Settlement Date pursuant to Section 8.2 or Section 12.1.

 

Settlement Date ” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, the date on which such Called Principal is to be prepaid pursuant to Section 8.2 or has become or is declared to be immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 12.1, as the context requires.

 

Section 8.7.                                       Change of Control .

 

(a)                                  Notice of Change of Control.  The Issuer will, no later than ten Business Days after any Responsible Officer of the Issuer has knowledge of the occurrence of any Change of Control give written notice of such Change of Control to each holder of Notes.  If a Change of Control Prepayment Event has occurred, such notice shall contain and constitute an offer by the Issuer to prepay Notes as described in paragraph (b) of this Section 8.7 and shall be accompanied by the certificate described in paragraph (e) of this Section 8.7.

 

(b)                                   Offer to Prepay Notes.   The offer to prepay Notes contemplated by paragraph (a) of this Section 8.7 shall be an offer to prepay, in accordance with and subject to this Section 8.7, all, but not less than all, the Notes held by each holder (in this case only, “holder” in respect of any Note registered in the name of a nominee for a disclosed beneficial owner shall mean such beneficial owner) on a date (which date shall be a Business Day) specified in such offer (the “ Proposed Prepayment Date ”).  Such date shall be not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days after the date of such offer (if the Proposed Prepayment Date shall not be specified in such offer, the Proposed Prepayment Date shall be the Business Day nearest to the 45th day after the date of such offer).

 

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(c)                                   Acceptance; Rejection.   A holder of Notes may accept or reject the offer to prepay made pursuant to this Section 8.7 by causing a notice of such acceptance or rejection to be delivered to the Issuer at least ten Business Days prior to the Proposed Prepayment Date.  A failure by a holder of Notes to respond to an offer to prepay made pursuant to this Section 8.7, or to accept an offer as to all of the Notes held by the holder, in each case on or before the tenth Business Day preceding the Proposed Prepayment Date shall be deemed to constitute a rejection of such offer by such holder.

 

(d)                                   Prepayment.   Prepayment of the Notes to be prepaid pursuant to this Section 8.7 shall be at 100% of the principal amount of such Notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon (but without any make-whole, premium, penalty or Make-Whole Amount whatsoever or howsoever described).

 

(e)                                   Officer’s Certificate.  Each offer to prepay the Notes pursuant to this Section 8.7 shall be accompanied by a certificate, executed by a Senior Financial Officer of the Issuer and dated the date of such offer, specifying: (i) the Proposed Prepayment Date; (ii) that such offer is made pursuant to this Section 8.7; (iii) the principal amount of each Note offered to be prepaid; (iv) the interest that would be due on each Note offered to be prepaid, accrued to the Proposed Prepayment Date; (v) that the conditions of this Section 8.7 required to be fulfilled prior to the giving of notice have been fulfilled; and (vi) in reasonable detail, the nature and date or proposed date of the Change of Control Prepayment Event.

 

Section 8.8.                                       Payments Due on Non-Business Days .   Anything in this Agreement or the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding, (x) except as set forth in clause (y), any payment of interest on any Note that is due on a date that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day without including the additional days elapsed in the computation of the interest payable on such next succeeding Business Day; and (y) any payment of principal of or Make-Whole Amount on any Note (including principal due on the Maturity Date of such Note) that is due on a date that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and shall include the additional days elapsed in the computation of interest payable on such next succeeding Business Day.

 

SECTION 9.                                           AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS .

 

The Issuer covenants that so long as any of the Notes are outstanding:

 

Section 9.1.                                       Compliance with Laws .  Without limiting Section 10.4, the Issuer will, and will cause the Parent and each Subsidiary to, comply with all laws, ordinances or governmental rules or regulations to which each of them is subject (including ERISA, Environmental Laws, the USA PATRIOT Act and the other laws and regulations that are referred to in Section 5.16) and will obtain and maintain in effect all licenses, certificates, permits, franchises and other governmental authorizations necessary to the ownership of their respective properties or to the conduct of their respective businesses, in each case to the extent necessary to ensure that non-compliance with such laws, ordinances or governmental rules or regulations or failures to obtain or maintain in effect such licenses, certificates, permits, franchises and other governmental

 

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authorizations could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 9.2.                                       Insurance .  The Issuer will, and will cause the Parent and each Subsidiary to, maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurers, insurance with respect to their respective properties and businesses against such casualties and contingencies, of such types, on such terms and in such amounts (including deductibles, co-insurance and self-insurance, if adequate reserves are maintained with respect thereto) as is customary in the case of entities of established reputations engaged in the same or a similar business and similarly situated to the extent necessary to ensure that non-maintenance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 9.3.                                       Maintenance of Properties .  The Issuer will, and will cause the Parent and each Subsidiary to, maintain and keep, or cause to be maintained and kept, their respective properties in good repair, working order and condition (other than ordinary wear and tear), so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly conducted at all times in all Material respects; provided that this Section 9.3 shall not prevent the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary from discontinuing the operation and the maintenance of any of its properties if such discontinuance is desirable in the conduct of its business and the Issuer has concluded that such discontinuance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 9.4.                                       Payment of Taxes and Claims .  The Issuer will, and will cause the Parent and each Subsidiary to, file all material tax returns required to be filed in any jurisdiction and to pay and discharge all taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns and all other taxes, assessments, governmental charges, or levies imposed on them or any of their properties, assets, income or franchises, to the extent the same have become due and payable and before they have become delinquent and all claims for which sums have become due and payable that have or might become a Lien on properties or assets of the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary, provided that none of the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary need pay any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim if (i) the amount, applicability or validity thereof is contested by the Parent, the Issuer or such Subsidiary on a timely basis in good faith and in appropriate proceedings, and the Parent, the Issuer or such Subsidiary has established adequate reserves therefor in accordance with GAAP on the books of the Parent, the Issuer or such Subsidiary or (ii) the nonpayment of all such taxes, assessments, charges, levies and claims would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 9.5.                                       Legal Existence, Etc .  Subject to Section 10.2, the Issuer will, and will cause the Parent to, at all times preserve and keep its limited partnership or corporate existence, as the case may be, in full force and effect.  Subject to Sections 10.2 and 10.6, the Issuer will, and will cause the Parent to, at all times preserve and keep in full force and effect the limited liability company, limited partnership or other organizational existence of each of its Subsidiaries (unless merged into the Parent, the Issuer, a Subsidiary Guarantor or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary) and all rights and franchises of the Parent, the Issuer and Subsidiaries unless, in the good faith judgment of the Parent or the Issuer, the termination of or failure to preserve

 

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and keep in full force and effect such corporate existence, right or franchise could not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 9.6.                                       Books and Records .  The Issuer will, and will cause the Parent and each Subsidiary to, maintain proper books of record and account in conformity with GAAP and in conformity in all material respects with all applicable requirements of any Governmental Authority having legal or regulatory jurisdiction over the Parent, the Issuer or such Subsidiary, as the case may be.  The Issuer will, and will cause the Parent and each Subsidiary to, keep books, records and accounts which, in reasonable detail, accurately reflect in all material respects all transactions and dispositions of assets.  the Parent, the Issuer and the Subsidiaries have devised a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that their respective books, records, and accounts accurately reflect all transactions and dispositions of assets and the Issuer will, and will cause the Parent and each Subsidiary to, continue to maintain such system.

 

Section 9.7.                                       Pari Passu Ranking .  The Issuer will ensure that its payment obligations under this Agreement and the Notes, and the payment obligations of each Guarantor under its Note Guaranty, will at all times rank at least pari passu , without preference or priority, with all other unsecured and unsubordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer and such Guarantor, as applicable.

 

Section 9.8.                                       Subsidiary Guarantors .  (a) The Issuer may, and may cause the Parent to, at its election (but subject to Section 9.8(c)), at any time or from time to time, cause any Subsidiary which is not then a Subsidiary Guarantor to become a Subsidiary Guarantor if the following conditions are satisfied:

 

(i)                           each holder of a Note shall have received an executed Subsidiary Guaranty or joinder to an existing Subsidiary Guaranty from such Subsidiary Guarantor;

 

(ii)                           to the extent required by or otherwise delivered pursuant to a Principal Credit Facility, each holder of a Note shall have received an opinion or opinions of counsel in all applicable jurisdictions to the combined effect that such Subsidiary Guaranty of such Subsidiary Guarantor has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Subsidiary Guarantor and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable against such Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with its terms, all as subject to any exceptions and assumptions of the type set forth in the opinions referenced in Section 4.4 and as are reasonable under the circumstances;

 

(iii)                            to the extent required by or otherwise delivered pursuant to a Principal Credit Facility, each holder of a Note shall have received a certificate of the Secretary (or other appropriate officer or person) of the new Subsidiary Guarantor as to due authorization, charter documents, board resolutions and the incumbency of officers and containing representations and warranties on behalf of such Subsidiary Guarantor to the same effect, mutatis mutandis , as those contained in Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.6, 5.7, 5.19, 5.21 and 5.22 of this Agreement (but with respect to such Subsidiary Guarantor and such Subsidiary Guaranty rather than the Issuer);

 

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(iv)                          to the extent required to be paid pursuant to a Principal Credit Facility, all reasonable fees and expenses of the holders of the Notes, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees of not more than one special counsel representing all of the holders of the Notes in all applicable jurisdictions, incurred in connection with the execution and delivery of the Subsidiary Guaranty shall be paid or payable by the Issuer; and

 

(v)                          to the extent required by or otherwise delivered pursuant to a Principal Credit Facility, each holder of a Note shall have received a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer of the Issuer that at such time and immediately after giving effect to such Subsidiary Guaranty no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

(b)                                   Subject to Section 9.8(c), at the election of the Issuer and by written notice to each holder of Notes, any Subsidiary Guarantor, including any Initial Subsidiary Guarantor, may be discharged from all of its obligations and liabilities under its Subsidiary Guaranty and shall be automatically released from its obligations thereunder without the need for the execution or delivery of any other document by the holders or any other Person, provided , in each case, that (i) after giving effect to such release and discharge no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) no amount is then due and payable under such Subsidiary Guaranty and (iii) each holder of Notes shall have received a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer of the Issuer to the foregoing effect and setting forth the information (including reasonably detailed computations) reasonably required to establish compliance with the foregoing requirements.

 

(c)                                   The Issuer agrees that so long as any Subsidiary is a guarantor or borrower under or with respect to any Principal Credit Facility, such Subsidiary shall at all such times be a Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.8(a).

 

Section 9.9.                                       Maintenance of Status .  The Issuer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Parent to at all times remain qualified as a Real Estate Investment Trust under the Code and to remain in compliance in all material respects with all provisions necessary to the qualification of the Parent as a Real Estate Investment Trust under the Code.

 

Section 9.10.                                Most Favored Lender Status .  (a) If at any time the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor is a party to, shall enter into or shall assume or otherwise become bound or obligated under any Principal Credit Facility (or any amendment thereto) that contains an Additional Covenant, then the Issuer shall provide a Most Favored Lender Notice in respect of such Additional Covenant.  Such Additional Covenant shall be deemed automatically incorporated by reference into this Agreement, mutatis mutandis , as if set forth in full herein, effective as of the date when such Additional Covenant shall have become effective under such Principal Credit Facility (unless such date is prior to the date of the Closing, in which case such covenant will be deemed incorporated effective as of the date of the Closing) and any event of default in respect of any such Additional Covenant so included herein shall be deemed to be an Event of Default under Section 11(c) (after giving effect to any grace or cure provisions under such Principal Credit Facility).  Thereafter, upon the request of any holder of a Note, the Issuer

 

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shall enter into any additional agreement or amendment to this Agreement reasonably requested by such holder to further evidence any of the foregoing.

 

(b)                                   (i) Any Additional Covenant incorporated into this Agreement (herein referred to as an “ Incorporated Covenant ”) pursuant to this Section 9.10 shall be deemed automatically amended herein to reflect any subsequent amendments made to such Additional Covenant under the applicable Principal Credit Facility ( provided that, if a Default or an Event of Default then exists and the amendment of such Incorporated Covenant would make such covenant less restrictive on the Issuer, then the prior written consent thereto of the Required Holders shall be required as a condition to such amendment) and (ii) any Incorporated Covenant shall be deemed automatically deleted from this Agreement at such time as such Additional Covenant is deleted or otherwise removed from the applicable Principal Credit Facility or such applicable Principal Credit Facility shall be terminated ( provided that, if a Default or an Event of Default then exists, then the prior written consent thereto of the Required Holders shall be required as a condition to such deletion or removal); provided, however , that if any fee or other consideration is paid to the lenders under such Principal Credit Facility for such amendment or deletion, the equivalent of such fee or other consideration shall be paid to the holders of the Notes upon the effectiveness of such amendment or deletion.  Upon the occurrence of any event described in clause (i) of the preceding sentence, upon the request of the Issuer or any holder of Notes, the holders of Notes and the Issuer shall enter into any additional agreement or amendment to this Agreement reasonably requested by the Issuer or a holder of Notes, as the case may be, evidencing the amendment of any such Incorporated Covenant.  Upon the occurrence of any event described in clause (ii) of the second preceding sentence, upon the request of the Issuer, the holders of Notes shall enter into any additional agreement or amendment to this Agreement reasonably requested by the Issuer evidencing the deletion and termination of any such Incorporated Covenant.

 

(c)                                   Most Favored Lender Notice ” means, in respect of any Additional Covenant, a written notice to each of the holders of the Notes (and in the case of any Note registered in the name of a nominee for a disclosed beneficial owner, to such beneficial owner, rather than such nominee, on the date of such notice) delivered promptly, and in any event within ten Business Days after the inclusion of such Additional Covenant in any Principal Credit Facility, from a Responsible Officer referring to the provisions of this Section 9.10 and setting forth a reasonably detailed description of such Additional Covenant and related explanatory calculations, as applicable.

 

(d)                                   For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the financial covenants herein or the related definitions used therein contained in this Agreement as in effect on the date of this Agreement be deemed or construed to be modified, excluded or terminated by operation of the terms of this Section 9.10, and, in the event an Additional Covenant is modified, excluded or terminated under the applicable Principal Credit Facility, only any such Incorporated Covenant and related definitions used therein shall be so modified, excluded or terminated pursuant to the terms hereof; provided that, if at any time after the date of this Agreement a change or modification, or proposed change or modification, of an accounting principle or standard, including GAAP, results or would result in a classification or reclassification of an obligation, including in connection with the implementation of Accounting Standards Update 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or any successor

 

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provision thereto, and the Primary Credit Facility is amended as a result, each financial covenant herein and the related definitions used therein shall be deemed automatically amended, mutatis mutandis , to reflect all changes and modifications made to the respective covenant under the Primary Credit Facility that corresponds to such financial covenant. In connection with any amendment to this Agreement pursuant to this paragraph (d), the Issuer shall provide a Most Favored Lender Notice which meets the requirements of paragraph (c) of this Section 9.10.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, as used in this paragraph (d), the term “financial covenant” shall mean the covenants of the Issuer contained in Sections 10.6 through 10.12 hereof as in effect on the date of this Agreement.

 

Section 9.11.                                Parent Covenants .  The Issuer shall cause the Parent to comply with the following covenants:

 

(a)                         The Parent shall have as its sole business purpose owning ownership interests of the Issuer, performing duties as the general partner of the Issuer, making equity investments in the Issuer and doing and performing any and all acts and things in service of the foregoing, and shall not engage in any business or activities other than those described in this Section 9.11(a); provided that the Parent may make additional investments in other entities at any time; provided further , that if investments by the Parent (exclusive of ownership interests in the Issuer) in the aggregate at any time exceed 5% of the Parent’s gross assets (defined as consolidated total assets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries plus accumulated depreciation), the Issuer shall (i) so notify the holders of the Notes in connection with its delivery of financial statements pursuant to Section 7.1(a) and (b), making reference in such notice to this Section 9.11(a), and (ii) upon the written request of the Required Holders, thereafter provide to each holder of a Note which is an Institutional Investor, for such time as the Parent’s investments (exclusive of ownership interests in the Issuer) exceed such threshold (together with each delivery of financial statements required by Sections 7.1(a) and (b)) an unaudited consolidated balance sheet and an unaudited consolidated statement of operations of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries, excluding footnotes, for the relevant date and period.

 

(b)                          The Parent shall promptly contribute or otherwise downstream to the Issuer any net assets received by the Parent from third parties (including, without limitation, the proceeds from any Equity Offering).

 

(c)                          The Parent shall not make or permit to be made, by voluntary or involuntary means, any transfer or encumbrance of its interest in the Issuer, or any dilution of its interest in the Issuer; provided, however , that the interests of the Parent in the Issuer may be diluted as a direct result of the acquisition by the Issuer or its Subsidiaries of additional Real Estate, either by acquiring title to such Real Estate directly in the name of the Issuer or any such Subsidiary or by acquiring direct or indirect ownership interests in a partnership, corporation or limited liability company that owns directly such Real Estate (subject in all respects to compliance by the Issuer and its Subsidiaries with the terms of this Agreement), the sales price of which is paid in whole or in part by the issuance of additional interests in the Issuer so long as the Parent at all

 

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times owns not less than 33% of the economic, voting and beneficial interest in the Issuer and shall be the sole general partner of the Issuer; provided further , that this paragraph shall not apply to any Plan of the Parent or any unit redemptions of the Issuer by The Carlyle Group.

 

(d)                          The Parent shall not dissolve, liquidate or otherwise wind up its business, affairs or assets.

 

SECTION 10.                                    NEGATIVE COVENANTS .

 

So long as any of the Notes are outstanding, the Issuer covenants that:

 

Section 10.1.                                Transactions with Affiliates .  The Issuer will not, and will not permit the Parent or any Subsidiary to, enter into directly or indirectly any Material transaction or Material group of related transactions (including the purchase, lease, sale or exchange of properties of any kind or the rendering of any service) with any Affiliate (other than the Parent, the Issuer or a Subsidiary Guarantor or, in the case of a Subsidiary which is not a Subsidiary Guarantor, another Subsidiary which is not a Subsidiary Guarantor), except in the ordinary course and pursuant to the reasonable requirements of the Parent’s, the Issuer’s or such Subsidiary’s business and upon fair and reasonable terms not materially less favorable to the Parent, the Issuer or such Subsidiary than would be obtainable in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate.

 

Section 10.2.                                Merger, Consolidation, Etc .  The Issuer will not, and will not permit the Parent to, consolidate with or merge with any other Person or convey, transfer or lease (as lessor) all or substantially all of its assets in a single transaction or series of transactions to any Person except:

 

(a)                         the Parent may consolidate with or merge with, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its assets in a single transaction or series of related transactions to, any other Person if (i) the successor formed by such consolidation or the survivor of such merger or the Person that acquires by conveyance, transfer or lease all or substantially all of the assets of the Parent as an entirety, as the case may be (the “ Surviving Parent ”), shall be a solvent corporation, business, trust, limited partnership or limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof (including the District of Columbia), (ii) if the Parent is not the Surviving Parent, such Surviving Parent shall have executed and delivered to each holder of any Notes its assumption of the due and punctual performance and observance of each covenant and condition of this Agreement to be performed or observed by the Parent, (iii) such Surviving Parent shall have caused to be delivered to each holder of any Notes an opinion of nationally recognized independent counsel, or other independent counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders, to the effect that all agreements or instruments effecting such assumption are enforceable in accordance with their terms and comply with the terms hereof, (iv) each of the Subsidiary Guarantors shall have confirmed and ratified in writing reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders its obligations under its Subsidiary Guaranty, and (v) immediately before and after giving

 

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effect to any such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

 

(b)                          the Issuer may consolidate with or merge with, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its assets in a single transaction or series of related transactions to, any other Person if (i) the successor formed by such consolidation or the survivor of such merger or the Person that acquires by conveyance, transfer or lease all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer as an entirety, as the case may be (the “ Surviving Company ”), shall be a solvent corporation, business trust, limited partnership or limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof (including the District of Columbia), (ii) if the Issuer is not the Surviving Company, the Surviving Company shall have executed and delivered to each holder of any Notes its assumption of the due and punctual performance and observance of each covenant and condition of the this Agreement and the Notes to be performed or observed by the Issuer, (iii) such Surviving Company shall have caused to be delivered to each holder of any Notes an opinion of nationally recognized independent counsel, or other independent counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders, to the effect that all agreements or instruments effecting such assumption are enforceable in accordance with their terms and comply with the terms hereof, (iv) each of the Parent and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall have confirmed and ratified in writing reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders its obligations under the Parent Guaranty and Subsidiary Guaranty, respectively, and (v) immediately before and after giving effect to any such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

No such conveyance, transfer or lease of all or substantially all of the assets of the Parent or the Issuer shall have the effect of releasing the Parent, the Issuer or any Surviving Parent or Surviving Company or any other Person that becomes the surviving or continuing Person in the manner prescribed in this Section 10.2 from its liability under this Agreement, a Note Guaranty and the Notes, as applicable.

 

Section 10.3.                                Line of Business .  The Issuer will not, and will not permit the Parent or any Subsidiary to, engage in any business if, as a result, the general nature of the business in which the Parent, the Issuer and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, would then be engaged would be substantially changed from the general nature of the business in which the Parent, the Issuer and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are engaged on the date of this Agreement.

 

Section 10.4.                                Terrorism Sanctions Regulations .  The Issuer will not, and will not permit the Parent or any Controlled Entity to (a) become (including by virtue of being owned or controlled by a Blocked Person), own or control a Blocked Person or (b) directly or indirectly have any investment in or engage in any dealing or transaction (including any investment, dealing or transaction involving the proceeds of the Notes) with any Person if such investment, dealing or transaction (i) would cause any Purchaser or any holder to be in violation of, or subject to sanctions under, any U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws or any similar laws, regulations or orders adopted by any state within the United States of America, or (ii) is prohibited by or subject to sanctions under any U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws.

 

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Section 10.5.                                Liens .  The Issuer will not, and will not permit the Parent or any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or permit to exist (upon the happening of a contingency or otherwise) any Lien on or with respect to any property or asset included in the Unencumbered Asset Pool (including any document or instrument in respect of goods or accounts receivable) of the Parent, the Issuer or any such Subsidiary, whether now owned or held or hereafter acquired, or any income or profits therefrom, or assign or otherwise convey any right to receive income or profits, except:

 

(a)                         Liens securing Indebtedness of the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary outstanding under or pursuant to the Primary Credit Facility so long as the Notes (and any Guaranty delivered in connection therewith) shall concurrently be secured equally and ratably with such Indebtedness pursuant to documentation reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders in substance and in form, including an intercreditor agreement and opinions of counsel to the Issuer and/or any such Subsidiary, as the case may be, from counsel that is reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders;

 

(b)                                Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges which are not yet due and payable or the payment of which is not at the time required by Section 9.4;

 

(c)                                 carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and other like Liens, arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 30 days or are being contested by the Parent, the Issuer or such Subsidiary on a timely basis in good faith and in appropriate proceedings in compliance with Section 9.4;

 

(d)                                pledges and deposits made in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, pensions or other employee benefits and other social security laws or regulations;

 

(e)                                 other Liens incidental to the normal course of the business of the Parent, the Issuer and the Subsidiaries or the ownership of their property, including deposits and Liens with respect to the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case which are not securing Indebtedness;

 

(f)                                covenants, easements, zoning restrictions, rights of way, governmental permitting and operation restrictions, restrictions on the use of real property and defects and irregularities in the title thereto, landlord’s or lessor’s liens, purchase money security interests and similar encumbrances on real property imposed by law incidental to the ownership of property or assets or as arising in the ordinary course of business that do not materially detract from the value of the affected property;

 

(g)                                 any attachment or judgment Lien, unless the judgment it secures shall not, within 60 days after entry thereof, have been discharged or execution thereof stayed pending appeal, or shall not have been discharged within 60 days after the expiration of such stay;

 

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(h)                                  the rights of tenants or subtenants under Leases in the ordinary course of business;

 

(i)                                      any option, contract or other agreement to sell an asset, provided such sale is otherwise permitted by this Agreement; and

 

(j)                                     with respect to any Leased Asset, any (x) reversionary interest or title of lessor or sublessor under the applicable Lease or (y) Lien, easement, restriction or encumbrance to which the interest or title of such lessor or sublessor may be subject.

 

Section 10.6.                                Sales of Assets .  Except as permitted in Section 10.2, the Issuer will not, and will not permit the Parent or any Subsidiary to, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of (including by way of merger, consolidation or amalgamation) any of the assets of the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary included in the Unencumbered Asset Pool; provided, however , that any Subsidiary may sell, lease or otherwise dispose of such assets if (a) such assets are sold, leased or otherwise disposed of to the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary or (b) at such time and after giving effect thereto (including (i) any concurrent repayment of unsubordinated Indebtedness of the Parent, the Issuer and/or a Subsidiary (other than Indebtedness owing to the Parent, the Issuer or a Subsidiary)) or (ii) the acquisition of productive assets used or useful in carrying on the business of the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

Section 10.7.                                Limitation on Subsidiary Indebtedness .   The Issuer will not, and will cause the Parent not to, permit any Subsidiary (which is not a Subsidiary Guarantor) to create, assume, incur or guarantee or otherwise be or become liable in respect of any Indebtedness other than:

 

(a)                         Indebtedness of any Subsidiaries outstanding as of the date of this Agreement and described on Schedule 5.15 hereto;

 

(b)                          Indebtedness of any Person which becomes a Subsidiary of the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary after the date of Closing and which is outstanding on the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or such Person is at such time contractually bound, in writing to incur such Indebtedness);

 

(c)                          any replacement, extension or renewal of any Indebtedness permitted by paragraphs (a) or (b) above (without increase in the principal amount thereof);

 

(d)                          any Indebtedness of Subsidiaries owing to the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor;

 

(e)                          any classification or reclassification of an obligation, including a lease, as debt as a result of a change or modification of an accounting principal or standard, including GAAP;

 

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(f)                         current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business but not incurred through (i) the borrowing of money, or (ii) the obtaining of credit except for credit on an open account basis customarily extended and in fact extended in connection with normal purchases of goods and services;

 

(g)                           Indebtedness in respect of taxes, assessments, governmental charges or levies and claims for labor, materials and supplies to the extent that payment therefor shall not at the time be required to be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.4;

 

(h)                          Indebtedness in respect of judgments only to the extent, for the period and for an amount not resulting in an Event of Default;

 

(i)                           endorsements for collection, deposit or negotiation and warranties of products or services, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business; and

 

(j)                               Unsecured Indebtedness not otherwise permitted by the foregoing, provided that after giving effect thereto the aggregate principal amount of all unpaid Indebtedness permitted pursuant to this clause (j) does not exceed 10% of Gross Asset Value determined as of the date of such creation, assumption, incurrence or guarantee.

 

Section 10.8.                                Consolidated Total Unsecured Indebtedness.   The Issuer shall not permit at any time Consolidated Total Unsecured Indebtedness to exceed Unencumbered Asset Pool Availability.

 

Section 10.9.                                Minimum Consolidated Tangible Net Worth.   The Issuer shall not permit Consolidated Tangible Net Worth to be less than the sum of (i) $1,277,009,816.00, plus (ii)  80% of the sum of (A) any additional Net Offering Proceeds after the date of the Closing, plus (B) the value of interests in the Issuer or interests in the Parent issued upon the contribution of assets to the Issuer or its Subsidiaries after the date of the Closing (with such value determined at the time of contribution).

 

Section 10.10.                         Consolidated Total Indebtedness to Gross Asset Value.   The Issuer shall not permit at any time Consolidated Total Indebtedness to exceed 60% of Gross Asset Value.

 

Section 10.11.                         Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Fixed Charges.   The Issuer shall not permit the ratio of Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA determined for the most recently ended calendar quarter to Consolidated Fixed Charges for the most recently ended calendar quarter annualized, to be less than 1.70 to 1.00.

 

Section 10.12.                         Secured Indebtedness to Gross Asset Value.  The Issuer shall not permit at any time Secured Indebtedness to exceed 40% of Gross Asset Value.

 

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SECTION 11.                                    EVENTS OF DEFAULT .

 

An “ Event of Default ” shall exist if any of the following conditions or events shall occur and be continuing:

 

(a)                         the Issuer defaults in the payment of any principal or Make-Whole Amount, if any, on any Note when the same becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or at a date fixed for prepayment or by declaration or otherwise; or

 

(b)                          the Issuer defaults in the payment of any interest on any Note for more than five Business Days after the same becomes due and payable; provided that such failure shall not be an Event of Default if it occurs solely from any technical or administrative difficulties relating solely to the transfer of such amount and such failure is remedied within seven Business Days after the due date for payment; or

 

(c)                          the Issuer defaults in the performance of or compliance with any term contained in Section 7.1(d) or Section 10 or any Incorporated Covenant; or

 

(d)                          the Issuer or any Guarantor defaults in the performance of or compliance with any term contained herein (other than those referred to in Sections 11(a), (b) and (c)) or in any Note Guaranty and such default is not remedied within 30 days after the earlier of (i) a Responsible Officer obtaining actual knowledge of such default and (ii) the Issuer receiving written notice of such default from any holder of a Note (any such written notice to be identified as a “notice of default” and to refer specifically to this Section 11(d)); or

 

(e)                          (i) any representation or warranty made in writing by or on behalf of the Parent or the Issuer or by any officer of the Parent or the Issuer in this Agreement or any writing furnished in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby proves to have been false or incorrect in any material respect on the date as of which made, or (ii) any representation or warranty made in writing by or on behalf of any Subsidiary Guarantor or by any officer of such Subsidiary Guarantor in any Subsidiary Guaranty or any writing furnished in connection with such Subsidiary Guaranty proves to have been false or incorrect in any material respect on the date as of which made; or

 

(f)                         (i) the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary is in default (as principal or as guarantor or other surety) in the payment of any principal of or premium or make-whole amount or interest (in an amount of at least $100,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment)) on any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder and under any Subsidiary Guaranty) that is outstanding in an aggregate principal amount of at least $25,000,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment) in the case of Recourse Indebtedness or $50,000,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment) in the case of Non-Recourse Indebtedness beyond any period of grace provided with respect thereto, or (ii) the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary is in default in the performance of or compliance with any term of any evidence of any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder and under any Subsidiary Guaranty) in an aggregate

 

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outstanding principal amount of at least $25,000,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment) in the case of Recourse Indebtedness or $50,000,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment) in the case of Non-Recourse Indebtedness or of any mortgage, indenture or other agreement relating thereto or any other condition exists, and as a consequence of such default or condition such Indebtedness has become, or has been declared (or one or more Persons are entitled to declare such Indebtedness to be), due and payable before its stated maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment, or (iii) as a consequence of the occurrence or continuation of any event or condition (other than the passage of time or the right of the holder of Indebtedness to convert such Indebtedness into Equity Interests), (x) the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary has become obligated to purchase or repay Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder and under and Subsidiary Guaranty) before its regular maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment in an aggregate outstanding principal amount of at least $25,000,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment) in the case of Recourse Indebtedness or $50,000,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment) in the case of Non-Recourse Indebtedness, or (y) one or more Persons have the right to require the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary so to purchase or repay such Indebtedness; or

 

(g)                           the Parent, the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary (i) is generally not paying, or admits in writing its inability to pay, its debts as they become due, (ii) files, or consents by answer or otherwise to the filing against it of, a petition for relief or reorganization or arrangement or any other petition in bankruptcy, for liquidation or to take advantage of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar law of any jurisdiction, (iii) makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (iv) consents to the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers with respect to it or with respect to any substantial part of its property, (v) is adjudicated as insolvent or to be liquidated or (vi) takes corporate action for the purpose of any of the foregoing; or

 

(h)                          a court or other Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction enters an order appointing, without consent by either the Parent, the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary, a custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers with respect to it or with respect to any substantial part of its property, or constituting an order for relief or approving a petition for relief or reorganization or any other petition in bankruptcy or for liquidation or to take advantage of any bankruptcy or insolvency law of any jurisdiction, or ordering the dissolution, winding-up or liquidation of the Parent, the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary, or any such petition shall be filed against the Parent, the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary and such petition shall not be dismissed within 60 days; or

 

(i)                           any event occurs with respect to the Parent, the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary which under the laws of any jurisdiction is analogous to any of the events described in Section 11(g) or Section 11(h), provided that the applicable grace period, if any, which shall apply shall be the one applicable to the relevant proceeding which most closely corresponds to the proceeding described in Section 11(g) or Section 11(h); or

 

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(j)                          one or more final judgments or orders for the payment of money aggregating in excess of $50,000,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment) (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance), including any such final order enforcing a binding arbitration decision, are rendered against one or more of the Parent, the Issuer and its Subsidiaries and which judgments are not, within 60 days after entry thereof, bonded, discharged or stayed pending appeal, or are not discharged within 60 days after the expiration of such stay; or

 

(k)                          if (i) any Plan shall fail to satisfy the minimum funding standards of ERISA or the Code for any plan year or part thereof or a waiver of such standards or extension of any amortization period is sought or granted under section 412 of the Code, (ii) a notice of intent to terminate any Plan shall have been or is reasonably expected to be filed with the PBGC or the PBGC shall have instituted proceedings under ERISA section 4042 to terminate or appoint a trustee to administer any Plan or the PBGC shall have notified the Issuer or any ERISA Affiliate that a Plan may become a subject of any such proceedings, (iii) the aggregate “amount of unfunded benefit liabilities” (within the meaning of section 4001(a)(18) of ERISA) under all Plans, determined in accordance with Title IV of ERISA, shall exceed $50,000,000, (iv) the Issuer or any ERISA Affiliate shall have incurred or is reasonably expected to incur any liability pursuant to Title I or IV of ERISA or the penalty or excise tax provisions of the Code relating to employee benefit plans, (v) the Issuer or any ERISA Affiliate withdraws from any Multiemployer Plan or (vi) the Issuer or any Subsidiary establishes or amends any employee welfare benefit plan that provides post-employment welfare benefits in a manner that would increase the liability of the Issuer or any Subsidiary thereunder; and any such event or events described in clauses (i) through (vi) above, either individually or together with any other such event or events, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  As used in this Section 11(k), the terms “ employee benefit plan ” and “ employee welfare benefit plan ” shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in section 3 of ERISA; or

 

(l)                           any Note Guaranty shall cease to be in full force and effect, any Note Guarantor or any Person acting on behalf of any Note Guarantor shall contest in any manner in writing the validity, binding nature or enforceability of any Note Guaranty, or the obligations of any Guarantor under any Note Guaranty are not or cease to be legal, valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with the terms of such Note Guaranty.

 

SECTION 12.                                    REMEDIES ON DEFAULT, ETC .

 

Section 12.1.                                Acceleration .  (a) If an Event of Default with respect to the Issuer described in Section 11(g), (h) or (i) (other than an Event of Default described in clause (i) of Section 11(g) or described in clause (vi) of Section 11(g) by virtue of the fact that such clause encompasses clause (i) of Section 11(g)) has occurred, all the Notes then outstanding shall automatically become immediately due and payable.

 

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(b)                                   If any other Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Required Holders may at any time at their option, by notice or notices to the Issuer, declare all the Notes then outstanding to be immediately due and payable.

 

(c)                                   If any Event of Default described in Section 11(a) or (b) has occurred and is continuing, any holder or holders of Notes at the time outstanding affected by such Event of Default may at any time, at its or their option, by notice or notices to the Issuer, declare all the Notes held by it or them to be immediately due and payable.

 

Upon any Notes becoming due and payable under this Section 12.1, whether automatically or by declaration, such Notes will forthwith mature and the entire unpaid principal amount of such Notes, plus (x) all accrued and unpaid interest thereon (including interest accrued thereon in respect of any Notes at the Default Rate) and (y) the Make-Whole Amount, if any, determined in respect of such principal amount (to the full extent permitted by applicable law), shall all be immediately due and payable, in each and every case without presentment, demand, protest or further notice, all of which are hereby waived.  The Issuer acknowledges, and the parties hereto agree, that each holder of a Note has the right to maintain its investment in the Notes free from repayment by the Issuer (except as herein specifically provided for) and that the provision for payment of a Make-Whole Amount by the Issuer in the event that the Notes are prepaid or are accelerated as a result of an Event of Default, is intended to provide compensation for the deprivation of such right under such circumstances.

 

Section 12.2.                                Other Remedies .  If any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and irrespective of whether any Notes have become or have been declared immediately due and payable under Section 12.1, the holder of any Note at the time outstanding may proceed to protect and enforce the rights of such holder by an action at law, suit in equity or other appropriate proceeding, whether for the specific performance of any agreement contained herein or in any Note or Note Guaranty, or for an injunction against a violation of any of the terms hereof or thereof, or in aid of the exercise of any power granted hereby or thereby or by law or otherwise.

 

Section 12.3.                                Rescission .  At any time after any Notes have been declared due and payable pursuant to Section 12.1(b) or (c), the Required Holders, by written notice to the Issuer, may rescind and annul any such declaration and its consequences if (a) the Issuer has paid all overdue interest on the Notes, all principal of and Make-Whole Amount, if any, on any Notes that are due and payable and are unpaid other than by reason of such declaration, and all interest on such overdue principal and Make-Whole Amount, if any, and (to the extent permitted by applicable law) any overdue interest in respect of the Notes, at the Default Rate, (b) neither the Issuer nor any other Person shall have paid any amounts which have become due solely by reason of such declaration, (c) all Events of Default and Defaults, other than nonpayment of amounts that have become due solely by reason of such declaration, have been cured or have been waived pursuant to Section 17 and (d) no judgment or decree has been entered for the payment of any monies due pursuant hereto or to the Notes.  No rescission and annulment under this Section 12.3 will extend to or affect any subsequent Event of Default or Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

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Section 12.4.                                No Waivers or Election of Remedies, Expenses, Etc .  No course of dealing and no delay on the part of any holder of any Note in exercising any right, power or remedy shall operate as a waiver thereof or otherwise prejudice such holder’s rights, powers or remedies.  No right, power or remedy conferred by this Agreement, any Note Guaranty or any Note upon any holder thereof shall be exclusive of any other right, power or remedy referred to herein or therein or now or hereafter available at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise.  Without limiting the obligations of the Issuer under Section 15, the Issuer will pay to the holder of each Note on demand such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover all reasonable and documented costs and expenses of such holder incurred in any enforcement or collection under this Section 12, including reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees, expenses and disbursements.

 

SECTION 13.                                    REGISTRATION; EXCHANGE; SUBSTITUTION OF NOTES .

 

Section 13.1.                                Registration of Notes .  The Issuer shall keep at its principal executive office a register for the registration and registration of transfers of Notes.  The name and address of each holder of one or more Notes, each transfer thereof and the name and address of each transferee of one or more Notes shall be registered in such register.  If any holder of one or more Notes is a nominee, then (a) the name and address of the beneficial owner of such Note or Notes shall also be registered in such register as an owner and holder thereof and (b) at any such beneficial owner’s option, either such beneficial owner or its nominee may execute any amendment, waiver or consent pursuant to this Agreement.  Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Person in whose name any Note shall be registered shall be deemed and treated as the owner and holder thereof for all purposes hereof, and the Issuer shall not be affected by any notice or knowledge to the contrary.  The Issuer shall give to any holder of a Note that is an Institutional Investor promptly upon request therefor, a complete and correct copy of the names and addresses of all registered holders of Notes.

 

Section 13.2.                                Transfer and Exchange of Notes .  Upon surrender of any Note to the Issuer at the address and to the attention of the designated officer (all as specified in Section 18(iii)), for registration of transfer or exchange (and in the case of a surrender for registration of transfer accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed by the registered holder of such Note or such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing and accompanied by the relevant name, address and other information for notices of each transferee of such Note or part thereof), within ten Business Days thereafter, the Issuer shall execute and deliver, at the Issuer’s expense (except as provided below), one or more new Notes (as requested by the holder thereof) in exchange therefor, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of the surrendered Note.  Each such new Note shall be payable to such Person as such holder may request and shall be substantially in the form of Schedule 1.  Each such new Note shall be dated and bear interest from the date to which interest shall have been paid on the surrendered Note or dated the date of the surrendered Note if no interest shall have been paid thereon.  The Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any stamp, documentary or similar tax, charge or governmental charge imposed in respect of any such transfer of Notes.  Notes shall not be transferred in denominations of less than $100,000, provided that if necessary to enable the registration of transfer by a holder of its entire holding of Notes, one Note may be in a denomination of less than $100,000.  Any transferee, by its acceptance of a Note registered

 

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in its name (or the name of its nominee), shall be deemed to have made the representation set forth in Section 6.2.

 

Section 13.3.                                Replacement of Notes .  Upon receipt by the Issuer at the address and to the attention of the designated officer (all as specified in Section 18(iii)) of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the ownership of and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any Note (which evidence shall be, in the case of an Institutional Investor, notice from such Institutional Investor of such ownership and such loss, theft, destruction or mutilation), and

 

(a)                         in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it ( provided that if the holder of such Note is, or is a nominee for, an original Purchaser or another holder of a Note with a minimum net worth of at least $100,000,000 or a Qualified Institutional Buyer, such Person’s own unsecured agreement of indemnity shall be deemed to be satisfactory), or

 

(b)                          in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation thereof,

 

within ten Business Days thereafter, the Issuer at its own expense shall execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Note, dated and bearing interest from the date to which interest shall have been paid on such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note or dated the date of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note if no interest shall have been paid thereon.

 

SECTION 14.                                    PAYMENTS ON NOTES .

 

Section 14.1.                                Place of Payment .  Subject to Section 14.2, payments of principal, Make-Whole Amount, if any, and interest becoming due and payable on the Notes shall be made in New York, New York at the principal office of Citibank, N.A. in such jurisdiction.  The Issuer may at any time, by notice to each holder of a Note, change the place of payment of the Notes so long as such place of payment shall be either the principal office of the Issuer in such jurisdiction or the principal office of a bank or trust company in such jurisdiction.

 

Section 14.2.                                Payment by Wire Transfer .  So long as any Purchaser or its nominee shall be the holder of any Note, and notwithstanding anything contained in Section 14.1 or in such Note to the contrary, the Issuer will pay all sums becoming due on such Note for principal, Make-Whole Amount, if any, interest and all other amounts becoming due hereunder by the method and at the address specified for such purpose below such Purchaser’s name in the Purchaser Schedule, or by such other method or at such other address as such Purchaser shall have from time to time specified to the Issuer in writing for such purpose, without the presentation or surrender of such Note or the making of any notation thereon, except that upon written request of the Issuer made concurrently with or reasonably promptly after payment or prepayment in full of any Note, such Purchaser shall surrender such Note for cancellation, reasonably promptly after any such request, to the Issuer at its principal executive office or at the place of payment most recently designated by the Issuer pursuant to Section 14.1.  Prior to any sale or other disposition of any Note held by a Purchaser or its nominee, such Purchaser will, at its election, either endorse thereon the amount of principal paid thereon and the last date to which interest has been paid thereon or surrender such Note to the Issuer in exchange for a new

 

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Note or Notes pursuant to Section 13.2.  The Issuer will afford the benefits of this Section 14.2 to any Institutional Investor that is the direct or indirect transferee of any Note purchased by a Purchaser under this Agreement and that has made the same agreement relating to such Note as the Purchasers have made in this Section 14.2.

 

Section 14.3.                                FATCA and Other Tax Information.   By acceptance of any Note, the holder of such Note agrees that such holder will with reasonable promptness duly complete and deliver to the Issuer a properly executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9, W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI, W-8EXP or W-8IMY, as applicable, in each case together with any required attachments and establishing a complete exemption from U.S. federal withholding tax with respect to payments in connection with the Notes and Note Guaranties under the law in effect as of the date of this Agreement.  In addition, by acceptance of any Note, the holder of such Note agrees that such holder will with reasonable promptness duly complete and deliver to the Issuer, or to such other Person as may be reasonably requested by the Issuer, from time to time (a) in the case of any such holder that is a United States Person, such holder’s United States tax identification number or other forms reasonably requested by the Issuer necessary to establish such holder’s status as a United States Person under FATCA and as may otherwise be necessary for the Issuer to comply with its obligations under FATCA and (b) in the case of any such holder that is not a United States Person, such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation as may be necessary for the Issuer to comply with its obligations under FATCA and to determine that such holder has complied with such holder’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount (if any) to deduct and withhold from any such payment made to such holder.  Nothing in this Section 14.3 shall require any holder to provide information that is confidential or proprietary to such holder unless the Issuer is required to obtain such information under FATCA and, in such event, the Issuer shall treat any such information it receives as confidential. Each holder agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification under then-current law or promptly notify the Issuer in writing of its legal inability to do so.

 

SECTION 15.                                    EXPENSES, ETC .

 

Section 15.1.                                Transaction Expenses .   Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Issuer will pay all costs and expenses (including reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees of one special counsel for the holders, taken as a whole, and, if reasonably required by the Required Holders, one local or other counsel for the holders, taken as a whole) incurred by the Purchasers and each other holder of a Note in connection with such transactions and in connection with any amendments, waivers or consents under or in respect of this Agreement, any Note Guaranty or the Notes (whether or not such amendment, waiver or consent becomes effective), including: (a) the costs and expenses incurred in enforcing or defending (or determining whether or how to enforce or defend) any rights under this Agreement, any Note Guaranty or the Notes or in responding to any subpoena or other legal process or informal investigative demand issued in connection with this Agreement, any Note Guaranty or the Notes, or by reason of being a holder of any Note, (b) the costs and expenses, including fees of one financial advisor for all of Purchasers and the holders of the Notes, as a whole, incurred in connection with the insolvency or bankruptcy of the Parent, the Issuer or any

 

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Subsidiary or in connection with any work-out or restructuring of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Notes and any Note Guaranty and (c) the costs and expenses incurred in connection with the initial filing of this Agreement and all related documents and financial information with the SVO, provided that such costs and expenses under this clause (c) shall not exceed $5,000.  The Issuer will pay, and will save each Purchaser and each other holder of a Note harmless from, (i) all claims in respect of any fees, costs or expenses, if any, of brokers and finders (other than those, if any, retained by a Purchaser or other holder in connection with its purchase of the Notes) and (ii) any and all wire transfer fees that any bank deducts from any payment under such Note to such holder or otherwise charges to a holder of a Note with respect to a payment under such Note; provided such holder shall have submitted a request for such deducted amount within 30 days of the receipt of the related payment under its Note.

 

Section 15.2.                                Certain Taxes.  The Issuer agrees to pay all stamp, documentary or similar taxes or fees which may be payable in respect of the execution and delivery or the enforcement of this Agreement or any Note Guaranty or the execution and delivery (but not the transfer) or the enforcement of any of the Notes in the United States of America or any other jurisdiction where the Issuer or any Note Guarantor has assets or of any amendment of, or waiver or consent under or with respect to, this Agreement or any Note Guaranty or of any of the Notes, and to pay any value added tax due and payable in respect of reimbursement of costs and expenses by the Issuer pursuant to this Section 15, and will save each holder of a Note to the extent permitted by applicable law harmless against any loss or liability resulting from nonpayment or delay in payment of any such tax or fee required to be paid by the Issuer hereunder.

 

Section 15.3.                                Survival .   The obligations of the Issuer under this Section 15 will survive the payment or transfer of any Note, the enforcement, amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, any Note Guaranty or the Notes, and the termination of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 16.                                    SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; ENTIRE AGREEMENT .

 

All representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Notes, the purchase or transfer by any Purchaser of any Note or portion thereof or interest therein and the payment of any Note, and may be relied upon, by any subsequent holder of a Note, regardless of any investigation made at any time by or on behalf of such Purchaser or any other holder of a Note.  All statements contained in any certificate or other instrument delivered by or on behalf of the Issuer pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed representations and warranties of the Issuer under this Agreement.  Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement, the Notes and any Note Guaranty embody the entire agreement and understanding between each Purchaser and the Issuer and supersede all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof.

 

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SECTION 17.                                    AMENDMENT AND WAIVER .

 

Section 17.1.                                Requirements .   This Agreement and the Notes may be amended, and the observance of any term hereof or of the Notes may be waived (either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Issuer and the Required Holders and, solely with respect to Section 23, the Parent, except that:

 

(a)                         no amendment or waiver of any of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 21 hereof, or any defined term (as it is used therein), will be effective as to any Purchaser unless consented to by such Purchaser in writing; and

 

(b)                          no amendment or waiver may, without the written consent of each Purchaser and the holder of each Note at the time outstanding, (i) subject to Section 12 relating to acceleration or rescission, change the amount or time of any prepayment or payment of principal of, or reduce the rate or change the time of payment or method of computation of (x) interest on the Notes or (y) the Make-Whole Amount, (ii) change the percentage of the principal amount of the Notes the holders of which are required to consent to any amendment or waiver or (iii) amend any of Sections 8 (except as set forth in the second sentence of Section 8.2), 11(a), 11(b), 12, 17, 20 or 23.

 

Section 17.2.                                Solicitation of Holders of Notes .

 

(a)                                  Solicitation.  The Issuer will provide each holder of a Note with sufficient information, sufficiently far in advance of the date a decision is required, to enable such holder to make an informed and considered decision with respect to any proposed amendment, waiver or consent in respect of any of the provisions hereof or of the Notes or any Note Guaranty.  The Issuer will deliver executed or true and correct copies of each amendment, waiver or consent effected pursuant to this Section 17 or any Note Guaranty to each holder of a Note promptly following the date on which it is executed and delivered by, or receives the consent or approval of, the requisite holders of Notes.

 

(b)                                   Payment.  The Issuer will not directly or indirectly pay or cause to be paid any remuneration, whether by way of supplemental or additional interest, fee or otherwise, or grant any security or provide other credit support, to any holder of a Note as consideration for or as an inducement to the entering into by such holder of any waiver or amendment of any of the terms and provisions hereof or of any Note Guaranty or any Note unless such remuneration is concurrently paid, or security is concurrently granted or other credit support concurrently provided, on the same terms, ratably to each holder of a Note even if such holder did not consent to such waiver or amendment.

 

(c)                                   Consent in Contemplation of Transfer .  Any consent given pursuant to this Section 17 or any Note Guaranty by a holder of a Note that has transferred or has agreed to transfer its Note to (i) the Parent, (ii) the Issuer, (iii) any Subsidiary or any other Affiliate or (iv) any other Person in connection with, or in anticipation of, such other Person acquiring, making a tender offer for or merging with the Issuer and/or any of its Affiliates, in each case in connection with such consent, shall be void and of no force or effect except solely as to such

 

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holder, and any amendments effected or waivers granted or to be effected or granted that would not have been or would not be so effected or granted but for such consent (and the consents of all other holders of Notes that were acquired under the same or similar conditions) shall be void and of no force or effect except solely as to such holder.

 

Section 17.3.                      Binding Effect, Etc .   Any amendment or waiver consented to as provided in this Section 17 or any Note Guaranty applies equally to all holders of Notes and is binding upon them and upon each future holder of any Note and upon the Issuer without regard to whether such Note has been marked to indicate such amendment or waiver.  No such amendment or waiver will extend to or affect any obligation, covenant, agreement, Default or Event of Default not expressly amended or waived or impair any right consequent thereon.  No course of dealing between the Issuer and any holder of a Note and no delay in exercising any rights hereunder or under any Note or Note Guaranty shall operate as a waiver of any rights of any holder of such Note.

 

Section 17.4.                      Notes Held by Issuer, Etc .  Solely for the purpose of determining whether the holders of the requisite percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding approved or consented to any amendment, waiver or consent to be given under this Agreement, any Note Guaranty or the Notes, or have directed the taking of any action provided herein or in any Note Guaranty or the Notes to be taken upon the direction of the holders of a specified percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, Notes directly or indirectly owned by the Parent, the Issuer or any Affiliate shall be deemed not to be outstanding.

 

SECTION 18.                                    NOTICES .

 

Except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 7.4, all notices and communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and sent (a) by telecopy if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by an internationally recognized overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), (b) by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested (postage prepaid) or (c) by an internationally recognized overnight delivery service (charges prepaid).  Any such notice must be sent:

 

(i)                           if to any Purchaser or its nominee, to such Purchaser or nominee at the address specified for such communications in the Purchaser Schedule, or at such other address as such Purchaser or nominee shall have specified to the Issuer in writing,

 

(ii)                           if to any other holder of any Note, to such holder at such address as such other holder shall have specified to the Issuer in writing, or

 

(iii)                            if to the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor, to the Issuer at its address set forth at the beginning hereof to the attention of (1) Mr. Adam Post and (2) the General Counsel, or at such other address as the Issuer shall have specified to the holder of each Note in writing, with a copy to:

 

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Latham & Watkins LLP

555 Eleventh Street NW, Suite 1000

Washington, D.C.  20004

Attention:  Patrick H. Shannon

Attention:  Brandon J. Bortner

 

Notices under this Section 18 will be deemed given only when actually received.

 

SECTION 19.                                    REPRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS .

 

This Agreement and all documents relating hereto, including (a) consents, waivers and modifications that may hereafter be executed, (b) documents received by any Purchaser at the Closing (except the Notes themselves) and (c) financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished to any Purchaser, may be reproduced by such Purchaser by any photographic, photostatic, electronic, digital or other similar process and such Purchaser may destroy any original document so reproduced.  The Issuer agrees and stipulates that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding (whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by such Purchaser in the regular course of business) and any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence.  This Section 19 shall not prohibit the Issuer or any holder of Notes from contesting any such reproduction to the same extent that it could contest the original, or from introducing evidence to demonstrate the inaccuracy of any such reproduction.

 

SECTION 20.                                    CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION .

 

For the purposes of this Section 20, “ Confidential Information ” means information delivered to any Purchaser by or on behalf of the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary in connection with the transactions contemplated by or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement that is proprietary in nature and that was clearly marked or labeled or otherwise adequately identified when received by such Purchaser as being confidential information of the Parent, the Issuer or such Subsidiary, provided that such term does not include information that (a) was publicly known or otherwise known to such Purchaser prior to the time of such disclosure, (b) subsequently becomes publicly known through no act or omission by such Purchaser or any Person acting on such Purchaser’s behalf, (c) otherwise becomes known to such Purchaser other than through disclosure by the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary or (d) constitutes financial statements delivered to such Purchaser under Section 7.1 that are otherwise publicly available.  Each Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of such Confidential Information in accordance with procedures adopted by such Purchaser in good faith to protect confidential information of third parties delivered to such Purchaser, provided that such Purchaser may deliver or disclose Confidential Information to (i) its directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, trustees and affiliates (to the extent such disclosure reasonably relates to the administration of the investment represented by its Notes and such recipient is notified of its obligation to maintain the confidentiality of such information), (ii) its auditors, financial advisors and other professional advisors who agree to hold confidential the Confidential Information substantially in accordance

 

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with this Section 20, (iii) any other holder of any Note, (iv) any Institutional Investor to which it sells or offers to sell such Note or any part thereof or any participation therein (if such Person has agreed in writing prior to its receipt of such Confidential Information to be bound by this Section 20), (v) any Person from which it offers to purchase any Security of the Parent or the Issuer (if such Person has agreed in writing prior to its receipt of such Confidential Information to be bound by this Section 20), (vi) any federal or state regulatory authority having jurisdiction over such Purchaser, (vii) the NAIC or the SVO or, in each case, any similar organization, or any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information about such Purchaser’s investment portfolio or (viii) any other Person to which such delivery or disclosure may be necessary or appropriate (w) to effect compliance with any law, rule, regulation or order applicable to such Purchaser, (x) in response to any subpoena or other legal process, (y) in connection with any litigation to which such Purchaser is a party or (z) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the extent such Purchaser may reasonably determine such delivery and disclosure to be necessary or appropriate in the enforcement or for the protection of the rights and remedies under such Purchaser’s Notes, this Agreement or any Note Guaranty ( provided with respect to subclauses (w) (except where required disclosure of the purchase of the Notes is to be made to any supervisory or regulatory body during the normal course of its exercise of its regulatory or supervisory function over such Purchaser as an insurance company and consistent with such Purchaser’s usual practice), (x) and (y) that, unless specifically prohibited by applicable law, rule, regulation or order, such Purchaser shall use its reasonable best efforts to notify the Issuer of such pending disclosure and, to the extent practicable, the opportunity to seek a protective order or to pursue such further legal action as may be necessary to preserve the privileged nature and confidentiality of the Confidential Information.  Each holder of a Note, by its acceptance of a Note, will be deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to be entitled to the benefits of this Section 20 as though it were a party to this Agreement.  On reasonable request by the Issuer in connection with the delivery to any holder of a Note of information required to be delivered to such holder under this Agreement or requested by such holder (other than a holder that is a party to this Agreement or its nominee), such holder will enter into an agreement with the Issuer embodying this Section 20.

 

In the event that as a condition to receiving access to information relating to the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary in connection with the transactions contemplated by or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement, any Purchaser or holder of a Note is required to agree to a confidentiality undertaking (whether through IntraLinks, another secure website, a secure virtual workspace or otherwise) which is different from this Section 20, this Section 20 shall not be amended thereby and, as between such Purchaser or such holder and the Issuer, this Section 20 shall supersede any such other confidentiality undertaking.

 

SECTION 21.                                    SUBSTITUTION OF PURCHASER .

 

Each Purchaser shall have the right to substitute any one of its Affiliates or another Purchaser or any one of such other Purchaser’s Affiliates (a “ Substitute Purchaser ”) as the purchaser of the Notes that it has agreed to purchase hereunder, by written notice to the Issuer, which notice shall be signed by both such Purchaser and such Substitute Purchaser, shall contain such Substitute Purchaser’s agreement to be bound by this Agreement and shall contain a confirmation by such Substitute Purchaser of the accuracy with respect to it of the

 

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representations set forth in Section 6.  Upon receipt of such notice, any reference to such Purchaser in this Agreement (other than in this Section 21), shall be deemed to refer to such Substitute Purchaser in lieu of such original Purchaser.  In the event that such Substitute Purchaser is so substituted as a Purchaser hereunder and such Substitute Purchaser thereafter transfers to such original Purchaser all of the Notes then held by such Substitute Purchaser, upon receipt by the Issuer of notice of such transfer, any reference to such Substitute Purchaser as a “Purchaser” in this Agreement (other than in this Section 21), shall no longer be deemed to refer to such Substitute Purchaser, but shall refer to such original Purchaser, and such original Purchaser shall again have all the rights of an original holder of the Notes under this Agreement.

 

SECTION 22.                                    MISCELLANEOUS .

 

Section 22.1.                                Successors and Assigns .   All covenants and other agreements contained in this Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns (including any subsequent holder of a Note) whether so expressed or not, except that, other than as set forth in Section 10.2, the Issuer may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder or under the Notes without the prior written consent of each holder.  Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

Section 22.2.                                Accounting Terms .   (a) All accounting terms used herein which are not expressly defined in this Agreement have the meanings respectively given to them in accordance with GAAP.  Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, (i) all computations made pursuant to this Agreement shall be made in accordance with GAAP and (ii) all financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP.  For purposes of determining compliance with this Agreement (including Section 9, Section 10 and the definition of “Indebtedness”), any election by the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary to measure any financial liability using fair value (as permitted by Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 825-10-25 — Fair Value Option , International Accounting Standard 39 — Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement or any similar accounting standard) shall be disregarded and such determination shall be made as if such election had not been made.

 

(b)                                   Except as provided in paragraph (d) of Section 9.10, if at any time any adopted change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any this Agreement, and either the Issuer or the Required Holders shall so request, the holders of the Notes and the Parent and the Issuer shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Holders and in any event for a period not to exceed 90 days following such initial request); provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Issuer shall provide to the holders of the Notes financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation

 

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between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP.

 

Section 22.3.                                Severability .   Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall (to the full extent permitted by law) not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

Section 22.4.                                Construction, Etc .   Each covenant contained herein shall be construed (absent express provision to the contrary) as being independent of each other covenant contained herein, so that compliance with any one covenant shall not (absent such an express contrary provision) be deemed to excuse compliance with any other covenant.  Where any provision herein refers to action to be taken by any Person, or which such Person is prohibited from taking, such provision shall be applicable whether such action is taken directly or indirectly by such Person.

 

Defined terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined.  Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms.  The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.”  The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.”  Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein) and, for purposes of the Notes, shall also include any such notes issued in substitution therefor pursuant to Section 13, (b) subject to Section 22.1, any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Sections and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Sections of, and Schedules to, this Agreement and (e) any reference to any law or regulation herein shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

 

Section 22.5.                                Counterparts .   This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original but all of which together shall constitute one instrument.  Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies hereof, each signed by less than all, but together signed by all, of the parties hereto.

 

Section 22.6.                                Governing Law .   This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.

 

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Section 22.7.                                Jurisdiction and Process; Waiver of Jury Trial (a) Each of the Parent and the Issuer irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Notes.  To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Issuer irrevocably waives and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, any claim that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

 

(b)                                   Each of the Parent and the Issuer agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, that a final judgment in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section 22.7(a) brought in any such court shall be conclusive and binding upon it subject to rights of appeal, as the case may be, and may be enforced in the courts of the United States of America or the State of New York (or any other courts to the jurisdiction of which it or any of its assets is or may be subject) by a suit upon such judgment.

 

(c)                                   Each of the Parent and the Issuer consents to process being served by or on behalf of any holder of Notes in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section 22.7(a) by mailing a copy thereof by registered, certified, priority or express mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, return receipt or delivery confirmation requested, to it at its address specified in Section 18 or at such other address of which such holder shall then have been notified pursuant to said Section.  Each of the Parent and the Issuer agrees that such service upon receipt (i) shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon it in any such suit, action or proceeding and (ii) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be taken and held to be valid personal service upon and personal delivery to it.  Notices hereunder shall be conclusively presumed received as evidenced by a delivery receipt furnished by the U.S. Postal Service or any reputable commercial delivery service.

 

(d)                                   Nothing in this Section 22.7 shall affect the right of any holder of a Note to serve process in any manner permitted by law, or limit any right that the holders of any of the Notes may have to bring proceedings against the Issuer in the courts of any appropriate jurisdiction or to enforce in any lawful manner a judgment obtained in one jurisdiction in any other jurisdiction.

 

(e)                                   THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION BROUGHT ON OR WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTES OR ANY OTHER DOCUMENT EXECUTED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH.

 

SECTION 23.                                    PARENT GUARANTY .

 

Section 23.1.                                Parent Guaranty .  The Parent hereby, jointly and severally, together with the Subsidiary Guarantors under the Subsidiary Guaranty, absolutely and unconditionally guaranties to the holders from time to time of the Notes: (i) the full and prompt payment of the principal of all of the Notes and of the interest thereon at the rate therein stipulated and the Make-Whole Amount (if any), when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether by lapse of time, upon redemption or prepayment, by extension or by acceleration or declaration, or

 

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otherwise (including (to the extent legally enforceable) interest due on overdue payments of principal, Make-Whole Amount (if any) or interest at the rate set forth in the Notes) and all other amounts from time to time owing by the Issuer under this Agreement and under the Notes (including, without limitation, costs and expenses), (ii) the full and prompt performance and observance by the Issuer of each and all of the obligations, covenants and agreements required to be performed or observed by the Issuer under the terms of the Notes and this Agreement and (iii) the full and prompt payment, upon demand by any holder of the Notes, of all costs and expenses, legal or otherwise (including attorneys’ fees) and such expenses, if any, as shall have been expended or incurred in the protection or enforcement of any right or privilege under the Notes or this Agreement, including, without limitation, in any consultation or action in connection therewith, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 15.1 of this Agreement.  The guaranty of the Notes herein provided for is a guaranty of the immediate and timely payment of the principal and interest on the Notes and the Make-Whole Amount (if any) as and when the same are due and payable and shall not be deemed to be a guaranty only of the collectability of such payments and therefore each holder of the Notes may sue the Parent directly upon such principal, interest and Make-Whole Amount (if any) becoming so due and payable.

 

Section 23.2.                                Obligations Absolute and Unconditional .  The obligations of the Parent under this Agreement shall be absolute and unconditional and shall remain in full force and effect until the entire principal, interest and Make-Whole Amount (if any) on the Notes and all other sums due pursuant to Section 23.1 shall have been paid, and such obligations shall not be affected, modified or impaired upon the happening from time to time of any circumstance or occurrence, including, without limitation, the following, whether or not with notice to or the consent of the Parent:

 

(a)                         the extension of the time for payment of any principal of, or interest (or Make-Whole Amount, if any) on any Note owing or payable on such Note or of the time of or for performance of any obligations, covenants or agreements under or arising out of this Agreement or the extension or the renewal of any thereof;

 

(b)                          the modification or amendment of any obligation, covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement or the Notes;

 

(c)                          the power or authority or the lack of power or authority of the Issuer to issue the Notes or to execute and deliver this Agreement;

 

(d)                          the existence or continuance of the Issuer as a legal entity;

 

(e)                          any failure to present the Notes for payment or to demand payment thereof, or to give the Issuer or the Parent notice of dishonor for non-payment of the Notes, when and as the same may become due and payable, or notice of any failure on the part of the Issuer to do any act or thing or to perform or to keep any covenant or agreement by it to be done, kept or performed under the terms of the Notes or this Agreement;

 

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(f)                         any failure, omission, delay or lack on the part of the holders of the Notes to enforce, assert or exercise any right, power or remedy conferred on the holders of the Notes in this Agreement or the Notes or any other act or acts on the part of the holders from time to time of the Notes;

 

(g)                           the acceptance of any security or any guaranty, the advance of additional money to the Issuer, or any sale, release, substitution or exchange of any security;

 

(h)                          the waiver, compromise, settlement, release or termination of any or all of the obligations, covenants or agreements of the Issuer contained in this Agreement or the payment, performance or observance thereof;

 

(i)                           the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, sale or other disposition of all or substantially all the assets, marshalling of assets and liabilities, receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, reorganization or arrangement under bankruptcy or similar laws, composition with creditors or readjustment of, or other similar procedures affecting the Issuer, the Parent or any of the assets of any of them, or any allegation or contest of the validity of this Agreement or the disaffirmance of this Agreement in any such proceeding;

 

(j)                          the invalidity or unenforceability of the Notes or this Agreement, or the obligations of the Issuer or the Parent under the Notes or this Agreement;

 

(k)                          the default or failure of the Parent or the Issuer fully to perform any of its covenants or obligations set forth in this Agreement or the failure to give notice thereof;

 

(l)                           the failure of the Parent to receive any benefit or consideration from or as a result of its execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement;

 

(m)                         any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Parent or the Issuer in respect of the obligations of the Parent or the Issuer under this Agreement (other than payment and performance in full);

 

provided that the specific enumeration of the above-mentioned acts, failures or omissions shall not be deemed to exclude any other acts, failures or omissions, though not specifically mentioned above, it being the purpose and intent of this paragraph that the obligations of the Parent hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be discharged, impaired or varied except by the payment to the holders thereof of the principal of, Make-Whole Amount (if any) and interest on the Notes, and of all other sums due and owing to the holders of the Notes pursuant to this Agreement, and then only to the extent of such payments.  All rights of the holder of any Note pursuant thereto or to this Agreement may be transferred or assigned at any time or from time to time and shall be considered to be transferred or assigned upon the transfer of such Note, whether with or without the consent of or notice to the Parent or the Issuer.  Without limiting the foregoing, it is understood that repeated and successive demands may be made and recoveries may be had hereunder as and when, from time to time, the Issuer shall default under the terms of the Notes or this Agreement and that notwithstanding recovery

 

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hereunder for or in respect of any given default or defaults by the Issuer under the Notes or this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall apply to each and every subsequent default.

 

Section 23.3.                      Subrogation .  To the extent of any payments made under this Agreement, the Parent shall be subrogated to the rights of the holder of the Notes receiving such payments, but the Parent covenants and agrees that such right of subrogation shall be subordinate in right of payment to the rights of any holders of the Notes for which full payment has not been made or provided for and, to that end, the Parent agrees not to claim or enforce any such right of subrogation or any right of set-off or any other right which may arise on account of any payment made by the Parent in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, any right of reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of any holder of the Notes against the Issuer or the Parent, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statue or common law, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from the Issuer or the Parent, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security on account of such claim, remedy or right, unless and until all of the Notes owned by Persons other than the Parent or any of its Affiliates and all other sums due or payable under this Agreement have been fully paid and discharged or payment therefor has been provided.  If any amount shall be paid to the Parent in violation of the preceding sentence at any time prior to the indefeasible cash payment in full of the Notes and all other amounts payable under this Agreement, such amounts shall be held in trust for the benefit of the holders of the Notes and shall forthwith be paid to the holders of the Notes to be credited and applied to the amounts due or to become due with respect to the Notes and all other amounts payable under this Agreement, whether matured or unmatured.

 

Section 23.4.                      Preference .  The Parent agrees that to the extent the Issuer or any other Person on behalf of the Issuer makes any payment on the Notes, which payment or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, voided, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered, rescinded or is required to be retained by or repaid to a trustee, liquidator, receiver or any other Person under any bankruptcy code, common law or equitable cause, then and to the extent of such payment, the obligation or the part thereof intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect with respect to the Parent’s obligations hereunder, as if said payment had not been made.  The liability of the Parent hereunder shall not be reduced or discharged, in whole or in part, by any payment to any holder of the Notes from any source that is thereafter paid, returned or refunded in whole or in part by reason of the assertion of a claim of any kind relating thereto, including any claim for breach of contract, breach of warranty, preference, illegality, invalidity or fraud asserted by any account debtor or by any other Person.

 

Section 23.5.                      Marshalling .  None of the holders of the Notes shall be under any obligation (a) to marshal any assets in favor of the Parent or in payment of any or all of the liabilities of the Issuer under or in respect of the Notes or the obligation of the Parent hereunder or (b) to pursue any other remedy that the Parent may or may not be able to pursue itself and that may lessen the Parent’s burden or any right to which the Parent hereby expressly waives.  The obligations of the Parent under this Agreement rank pari passu in right of payment with all other Indebtedness (actual or contingent) of the Parent which is not secured or the subject of any

 

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statutory trust or preference or which is not expressly subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness.

 

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If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign the form of agreement on a counterpart of this Agreement and return it to the Issuer, whereupon this Agreement shall become a binding agreement among you, the Parent and the Issuer.

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

CORESITE REALTY CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ Jeffrey S. Finnin

 

 

  Jeffrey S. Finnin

 

 

  Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

CORESITE, L.P.

 

by its general partner,

 

CoreSite Realty Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ Jeffrey S. Finnin

 

 

  Jeffrey S. Finnin

 

 

  Chief Financial Officer

 

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This Agreement is hereby

accepted and agreed to as

of the date hereof.

 

 

ATHENE ANNUITY AND LIFE COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

By:

Athene Asset Management, L.P., its investment adviser

 

By:

AAM GP Ltd., its general partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ Roger D. Fors

 

 

Name:

Roger D. Fors

 

 

Title:

Senior Vice President, Fixed Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STRUCTURED ANNUITY REINSURANCE COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

By:

Athene Asset Management, L.P., its investment adviser

 

By:

AAM GP Ltd., its general partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ Roger D. Fors

 

 

Name:

Roger D. Fors

 

 

Title:

Senior Vice President, Fixed Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATHENE ANNUITY & LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

 

 

 

 

 

By:

Athene Asset Management, L.P., its investment adviser

 

By:

AAM GP Ltd., its general partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ Roger D. Fors

 

 

Name:

Roger D. Fors

 

 

Title:

Senior Vice President, Fixed Income

 



 

This Agreement is hereby

accepted and agreed to as

of the date hereof.

 

 

HOMESTEADERS LIFE COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ Kevin L. Kubik

 

 

Name:

Kevin L. Kubik

 

 

Title:

Vice President-Investments Homesteaders Life Company

 



 

This Agreement is hereby

accepted and agreed to as

of the date hereof.

 

 

THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

By:

Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company, LLC, its investment adviser

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ Mark E. Kishler

 

 

Name:

Mark E. Kishler

 

 

 

 

 

 

Its:

Managing Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

 

for its Group Annuity Separate Account

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ Mark E. Kishler

 

 

Name:

Mark E. Kishler

 

 

 

 

 

 

Its:

Authorized Representative

 



 

This Agreement is hereby

accepted and agreed to as

of the date hereof.

 

 

THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ Annette M. Teders

 

 

Name:

Annette M. Teders

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OHIO NATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ Annette M. Teders

 

 

Name:

Annette M. Teders

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 



 

This Agreement is hereby

accepted and agreed to as

of the date hereof.

 

 

UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

 

 

 

 

By:

Prudential Private Placement Investors,

 

 

L.P. (as Investment Advisor)

 

 

 

 

By:

Prudential Private Placement Investors, Inc. (as its General Partner)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David Levine

 

 

 

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FARMERS NEW WORLD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

 

 

 

 

By:

Prudential Private Placement Investors,

 

 

L.P. (as Investment Advisor)

 

 

 

 

By:

Prudential Private Placement Investors, Inc. (as its General Partner)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David Levine

 

 

 

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRUDENTIAL RETIREMENT INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY

 

 

 

 

By:

PGIM, Inc., as investment manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David Levine

 

 

 

Vice President

 



 

This Agreement is hereby

accepted and agreed to as

of the date hereof.

 

 

TEACHERS INSURANCE AND ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ Chris Miller

 

 

Name:

Chris Miller

 

 

Title:

Director

 



 

DEFINED TERMS

 

As used herein, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below or set forth in the Section hereof following such term:

 

Additional Covenant ” means any financial covenant (whether constituting a covenant or an event of default) by the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor under a Principal Credit Facility, in each case that is not otherwise included in this Agreement on the date hereof (together with all definitions and interpretive provisions from such Principal Credit Facility to the extent used in relation thereto). The term “financial covenant” as used in this definition means, (a) in respect of any Principal Credit Facility, an obligation or condition which (i) (A) relates specifically to one or more numerical measures of the financial condition or results of operations of the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary or (B) limits the incurrence of Indebtedness by the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary (including any restriction on external borrowings) or imposes conditions or limitations on loans by the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary to the Parent, the Issuer or any other Subsidiary and (ii) if not complied with or not maintained could give rise to the lender or lenders under such Principal Credit Facility having the right to demand payment of outstanding Indebtedness thereunder before its stated maturity or terminate any unused commitment to make loans thereunder prior to the stated expiration of such commitment and (b) in respect of the Primary Credit Facility as in effect on June 15, 2016, Section 8.7 (Distributions) and any successor provision thereto.  For the avoidance of doubt, financial covenants in any Principal Credit Facility, from time to time, which correspond with the covenants set forth in Sections 10.6 through 10.12 hereof shall not be deemed to be “Additional Covenants.”

 

Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA ” means, on any date of determination, the sum of (a) the Consolidated EBITDA for the prior fiscal quarter most recently ended, multiplied by four, less (b) the Capital Reserve.

 

Adjusted Net Operating Income ” means, on any date of determination, the sum of (a) the Net Operating Income for the prior fiscal quarter most recently ended, multiplied by four, less (b) the Capital Reserve.

 

Affiliate ” means, at any time, and with respect to any Person, any other Person that at such time directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries Controls, or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such first Person, and, with respect to the Issuer, shall include any Person beneficially owning or holding, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of any class of voting or equity interests of the Issuer or any Subsidiary or any Person of which the Issuer and its Subsidiaries beneficially own or hold, in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of any class of voting or equity interests.  Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any reference to an “Affiliate” is a reference to an Affiliate of the Issuer.

 

Agreement ” means this Note Purchase Agreement, including all Schedules attached to this Agreement, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and includes, in respect of the Parent, the Parent Guaranty.

 

SCHEDULE A
(to Note Purchase Agreement)

 



 

Anti-Corruption Laws means any law or regulation in a U.S. or any non-U.S. jurisdiction regarding bribery or any other corrupt activity, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the U.K. Bribery Act 2010.

 

Anti-Money Laundering Laws means any law or regulation in a U.S. or any non-U.S. jurisdiction regarding money laundering, drug trafficking, terrorist-related activities or other money laundering predicate crimes, including the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970 (otherwise known as the Bank Secrecy Act) and the USA PATRIOT Act.

 

Blocked Person ” means (a) a Person whose name appears on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons published by OFAC, (b) a Person, entity, organization, country or regime that is blocked or a target of sanctions that have been imposed under U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws or (c) a Person that is an agent, department or instrumentality of, or is otherwise beneficially owned by, controlled by or acting on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any Person, entity, organization, country or regime described in clause (a) or (b).

 

Building ” means, with respect to each Eligible Real Estate Asset or parcel of Real Estate, all of the buildings, structures and improvements now or hereafter located thereon.

 

Business Day ” means (a) for the purposes of Section 8.6 only, any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York City are required or authorized to be closed, and (b) for the purposes of any other provision of this Agreement, any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York, New York or Denver, Colorado are required or authorized to be closed.

 

Capital Reserve ” means, for any period and with respect to any improved Real Estate, an amount equal to $0.25 multiplied by the total square footage of the Buildings in such Real Estate.  If the term Capital Reserve is used without reference to any specific Real Estate, then the amount shall be determined on an aggregate basis with respect to all Real Estate of the Issuer, the Subsidiary Guarantors and their respective Subsidiaries and a proportionate share of all Real Estate of all Unconsolidated Affiliates.  The Capital Reserve shall be calculated based on the total square footage of the Buildings owned (or ground leased) at the end of each fiscal quarter, less the square footage of unoccupied space held for development or redevelopment.

 

Capitalization Rate ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Primary Credit Facility from time to time, and, if for any reason no Primary Credit Facility then exists or such term is no longer used therein, the Capitalization Rate most recently in effect.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the “Capitalization Rate” at any time be less than 7.50%.

 

Capitalized Lease ” means a lease under which the discounted future rental payment obligations of the lessee or the obligor are required to be capitalized on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP.

 

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Capitalized Value ” means the Adjusted Net Operating Income for any Stabilized Property divided by the Capitalization Rate.

 

Cash Equivalents ” means as of any date, (i) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government or any agency or instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than one year from such date, (ii) time deposits and certificates of deposits having maturities of not more than one year from such date and issued by any domestic commercial bank having, (A) senior long term unsecured debt rated at least A- or the equivalent thereof by S&P or A3 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s and (B) capital and surplus in excess of $100,000,000, (iii) commercial paper rated at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s and in either case maturing within 120 days from such date and (iv) shares of any money market mutual fund rated at least AA- or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least Aa3 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s.

 

Change of Control ” means an event or series of events:

 

(a)                         by which any Person (including a Person’s Affiliates and associates) or group (as that term is understood under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), other than The Carlyle Group, shall have acquired beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of a percentage (based on voting power, in the event different classes of stock or voting interests shall have different voting powers) of the voting stock or voting interests of the Parent or the Issuer equal to at least 50%; or

 

(b)                          which constitutes a “change of control” under the Primary Credit Facility from time to time.

 

Change of Control Prepayment Event ” occurs if, within the period of 90 days from and including the date on which a Change of Control occurs, either (a) a Rating Downgrade in respect of that Change of Control occurs or (b) at such time there is no rating of the Notes by a Rating Agency and the Issuer fails to obtain (whether by failing to seek a rating at its own discretion or otherwise) a rating of the Notes from a Rating Agency of at least Investment Grade.

 

Closing ” is defined in Section 3.

 

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time.

 

Confidential Information ” is defined in Section 20.

 

Consolidated ” means, with reference to any term defined herein, that term as applied to the accounts of a Person and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

 

Consolidated EBITDA ” means, with respect to any period, an amount equal to the EBITDA of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis.

 

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Consolidated Fixed Charges ” means, for any fiscal quarter, annualized, the sum of (a) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period, plus (b) all regularly scheduled principal payments made with respect to Indebtedness of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries during such period, other than any balloon, bullet or similar principal payment which repays such Indebtedness in full, plus (c) all Preferred Distributions paid during such period.  The Issuer’s Equity Percentage in the fixed charges of its Unconsolidated Affiliates shall be included in the determination of fixed charges.

 

Consolidated Interest Expense ” means, for any period, without duplication, (a) total Interest Expense of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP for such period, plus (b) the Issuer’s Equity Percentage of Interest Expense of its Unconsolidated Affiliates for such period.

 

Consolidated Tangible Net Worth ” means the amount by which Gross Asset Value exceeds Consolidated Total Indebtedness.

 

Consolidated Total Indebtedness ” means all Indebtedness of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis and shall include (without duplication), such Person’s Equity Percentage of the Indebtedness of its Unconsolidated Affiliates.

 

Consolidated Total Unsecured Indebtedness ” means all Unsecured Indebtedness determined on a consolidated basis and shall include (without duplication), the Issuer’s Equity Percentage of the Indebtedness of its Unconsolidated Affiliates outstanding at any time which is not Secured Indebtedness.

 

Consolidated Unsecured Indebtedness Yield ” means the quotient (expressed as a percentage) of Adjusted Net Operating Income from the Unencumbered Asset Pool (excluding any Leased Assets) divided by Unsecured Indebtedness.

 

Construction In Process ” means costs incurred for any build-outs, redevelopment, construction or tenant improvements of a Data Center Property that is not a Development Property.

 

Control ” means 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; and the terms “ Controlled ” and “ Controlling ” shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

Controlled Entity ” means (a) any of the Subsidiaries of the Parent and any of their or the Parent’s respective Controlled Affiliates and (b) if the Parent has a parent company, such parent company and its Controlled Affiliates.

 

Data Center Property ” means any asset that operates or is intended to operate, at least in part, as a telecommunications infrastructure building or an information technology infrastructure building.

 

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Default ” means an event or condition the occurrence or existence of which would, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both, become an Event of Default.

 

Default Rate ” means that rate of interest per annum that is the greater of (a) 2% above the rate of interest stated in clause (a) of the first paragraph of the Notes or (b) 2% over the rate of interest publicly announced by Citibank, N.A. in New York, New York as its “base” or “prime” rate.

 

Derivatives Contract ” means any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement.  Not in limitation of the foregoing, the term “Derivatives Contract” includes any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement, including any such obligations or liabilities under any such master agreement.

 

Derivatives Termination Value ” means, in respect of any one or more Derivatives Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement applicable to such Derivatives Contract(s), (a) for any date on or after the date such Derivatives Contracts have been closed out or terminated and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a) the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Derivatives Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market quotations or other valuations provided by any recognized dealer in, or the counterparty to, such Derivatives Contract(s) (which, in either case, may include the agent or any lender under the Primary Credit Facility).

 

Development Property ” means Real Estate currently under development that has not become a Stabilized Property or on which the improvements related to the development have not been completed, provided that such a Development Property on which all improvements related to the development of such Real Estate have been substantially completed (excluding tenant improvements) for at least 18 months shall cease to constitute a Development Property notwithstanding the fact that such Property has not become a Stabilized Property, and shall be considered a Stabilized Property for the purposes of the calculation of Gross Asset Value.

 

Disclosure Documents ” is defined in Section 5.3.

 

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EBITDA ” means, with respect to a Person for any period (without duplication), the net income (or loss), excluding the effects of straight lining of rents and acquisition lease accounting, before (i) interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, as reported by such Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and (ii) any other non-cash expense to the extent not actually paid as a cash expense (including any expense associated with asset retirement obligation under GAAP).  EBITDA shall exclude extraordinary gains and losses (including but not limited to gains (and losses) on the sale of assets) and distributions to minority owners.  EBITDA attributable to Equity Interests shall be excluded but EBITDA shall include a Person’s Equity Percentage of net income (or loss) from Unconsolidated Affiliates plus its Equity Percentage of interest, depreciation and amortization expense from Unconsolidated Affiliates.

 

EDGAR means the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System or any successor SEC electronic filing system for such purposes.

 

Eligible Real Estate ” means Real Estate:

 

(a)                         which is (i) wholly owned (directly or indirectly) in fee, (ii) leased under a ground lease acceptable to the Required Holders in their reasonable discretion, or (iii) a Leased Asset with a remaining term (including of right tenant extensions) of at least 20 years as of the date hereof and is otherwise acceptable to the Required Holders in their reasonable discretion), in each instance with such easements, rights-of-way and other similar appurtenances required for the operation of the fee or leasehold property, by the Issuer or a Subsidiary Guarantor;

 

(b)                          which is located within the 50 States of the United States of America or the District of Columbia;

 

(c)                          which is improved by an income-producing Data Center Property and designated as a Stabilized Property;

 

(d)                          as to which all of the representations set forth in Section 6 of the Primary Credit Facility as in effect on June 15, 2016 concerning Eligible Real Estate Assets are true and correct except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and

 

(e)                          as to which the Required Holders have received all Eligible Real Estate Qualification Documents, or will receive them prior to inclusion of such Real Estate in the Unencumbered Asset Pool.

 

Eligible Real Estate Asset ” means (i) on the date of the Closing, the Eligible Real Estate set forth on Schedule 10 and (ii) after the date of the Closing, any Real Estate described in clause (i) which then remains Eligible Real Estate and any other Real Estate which has become and then remains Eligible Real Estate and is included in the Unencumbered Asset Pool from time to time pursuant to Article V of the Primary Credit Facility as in effect on June 15, 2016.  For

 

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purposes of this definition, it is acknowledged and agreed that the Wilshire Property which is a Leased Asset shall be deemed an “Eligible Real Estate Asset.”

 

Eligible Real Estate Qualification Documents ” is defined in Schedule 1.2 of the Primary Credit Facility as in effect on June 15, 2016.

 

Enforceability Exceptions ” is defined in Section 5.2.

 

Environmental Laws ” means any and all federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the protection of the environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including those related to Hazardous Substances.

 

Equity Interest ” means, with respect to any Person, any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, any warrant, option or other right for the purchase or other acquisition from such Person of any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, any security convertible into or exchangeable for any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrant, right or option for the purchase or other acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and any other ownership or profit interest in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such share, warrant, option, right or other interest is authorized or otherwise existing on any date of determination.

 

Equity Offering ” means the issuance and sale after the date of the Closing by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries or the Parent of any equity securities of such Person.

 

Equity Percentage ” means the aggregate ownership percentage of the Issuer or a Subsidiary Guarantor or their respective Subsidiaries in each Unconsolidated Affiliate.

 

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.

 

ERISA Affiliate ” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that is treated as a single employer together with the Issuer under section 414 of the Code.

 

Event of Default ” is defined in Section 11.

 

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.

 

FATCA ” means (a) sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), together with any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, (b) any treaty, law or regulation of any other jurisdiction, or

 

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relating to an intergovernmental agreement between the United States of America and any other jurisdiction, which (in either case) facilitates the implementation of the foregoing clause (a), and (c) any agreements entered into pursuant to section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.

 

Fitch ” means Fitch, Inc., and any successor thereto.

 

Form 10-K ” is defined in Section 7.1(b).

 

Form 10-Q ” is defined in Section 7.1(a).

 

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the United States of America.

 

Governmental Authority ” means

 

(a)                         the government of

 

(i)                           the United States of America or any state or other political subdivision thereof, or

 

(ii)                           any other jurisdiction in which the Issuer or any Subsidiary conducts all or any part of its business, or which asserts jurisdiction over any properties of the Issuer or any Subsidiary, or

 

(b)                          any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of, or pertaining to, any such government.

 

Governmental Official ” means any governmental official or employee, employee of any government-owned or government-controlled entity, political party, any official of a political party, candidate for political office, official of any public international organization or anyone else acting in an official capacity.

 

Gross Asset Value ” means, on a consolidated basis for the Issuer and its Subsidiaries, the sum of (without duplication with respect to any Real Estate):

 

(a)                         the Capitalized Value of any Stabilized Properties (other than the Leased Assets) owned by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries; plus

 

(b)                          for the Leased Assets, the Adjusted Net Operating Income of the Leased Assets multiplied by eight;

 

(c)                          the book value determined in accordance with GAAP of all Development Properties and Construction In Process with respect to Real Estate owned or leased by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries; plus

 

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(d)                          the aggregate amount of (x) all Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries and (y) Specified Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries, as of the date of determination; plus

 

(e)                          the book value determined in accordance with GAAP of Land Assets of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries.

 

Gross Asset Value will be adjusted, as appropriate, for acquisitions, dispositions and other changes to the portfolio during the calendar quarter most recently ended prior to a date of determination.  In the Issuer’s discretion, any Development Property which becomes a Stabilized Property and all newly acquired properties may be valued at GAAP book value for up to 90 days, with such properties thereafter being included in the calculation of Gross Asset Value in accordance with clauses (a) through (d) above.  All income, expense and value associated with assets included in Gross Asset Value disposed of during the calendar quarter period most recently ended prior to a date of determination will be eliminated from calculations.  Additionally, without limiting or affecting any other provision hereof, Gross Asset Value shall not include any income or value associated with Real Estate which is not operated or intended to be operated principally as a Data Center Property.  Gross Asset Value will be adjusted to include an amount equal to the Issuer’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ pro rata share (based upon such Person’s Equity Percentage in such Unconsolidated Affiliate) of the Gross Asset Value attributable to any of the items listed above in this definition owned by such Unconsolidated Affiliate.

 

Guaranty ” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation (except the endorsement in the ordinary course of business of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection) of such Person guaranteeing or in effect guaranteeing any indebtedness, dividend or other obligation of any other Person in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including obligations incurred through an agreement, contingent or otherwise, by such Person:

 

(a)                         to purchase such indebtedness or obligation or any property constituting security therefor;

 

(b)                          to advance or supply funds (i) for the purchase or payment of such indebtedness or obligation, or (ii) to maintain any working capital or other balance sheet condition or any income statement condition of any other Person or otherwise to advance or make available funds for the purchase or payment of such indebtedness or obligation;

 

(c)                          to lease properties or to purchase properties or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of such indebtedness or obligation of the ability of any other Person to make payment of the indebtedness or obligation; or

 

(d)                          otherwise to assure the owner of such indebtedness or obligation against loss in respect thereof.

 

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In any computation of the indebtedness or other liabilities of the obligor under any Guaranty, the indebtedness or other obligations that are the subject of such Guaranty shall be assumed to be direct obligations of such obligor.

 

Hazardous Substance ” means (a) asbestos, flammable materials, explosives, radioactive substances, polychlorinated biphenyls, other carcinogens, oil and other petroleum products, radon gas or urea formaldehyde; (b) chemicals, gases, solvents, pollutants or contaminants that could be a detriment or pose a danger to the environment or to the health or safety of any person; and (c) any other hazardous or toxic materials, wastes and substances which are defined, determined or identified as such in any past, present or future federal, state or local laws, by-laws, rules, regulations, codes or ordinances or any legally binding judicial or administrative interpretation thereof in concentrations which violate Environmental Laws.

 

holder ” means, with respect to any Note, the Person in whose name such Note is registered in the register maintained by the Issuer pursuant to Section 13.1, provided, however , that if such Person is a nominee, then for the purposes of Sections 7, 12, 17.2 and 18 and any related definitions in this Schedule A, “holder” shall mean the beneficial owner of such Note whose name and address appears in such register.

 

Incorporated Covenant ” is defined in Section 9.10(b).

 

Indebtedness ” means, with respect to a Person, at the time of computation thereof, all of the following (without duplication):

 

(a)                         all obligations of such Person in respect of money borrowed (other than trade debt incurred in the ordinary course of business which is not more than 180 days past due);

 

(b)                          all obligations of such Person for money borrowed (i) represented by notes payable, or drafts accepted, in each case representing extensions of credit, (ii) evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments or (iii) constituting purchase money indebtedness, conditional sales contracts, title retention debt instruments or other similar instruments, upon which interest charges are customarily paid or that are issued or assumed as full or partial payment for property or services rendered;

 

(c)                          obligations of such Person as a lessee or obligor under a Capitalized Lease;

 

(d)                          all reimbursement obligations of such Person under any letters of credit or acceptances (whether or not the same have been presented for payment);

 

(e)                          all Off-Balance Sheet Obligations of such Person;

 

(f)                         all obligations of such Person in respect of any purchase obligation, repurchase obligation, takeout commitment or forward equity commitment, in each case

 

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evidenced by a binding agreement (excluding any such obligation to the extent the obligation can be satisfied by the issuance of Equity Interests);

 

(g)                           net obligations under any Derivatives Contract not entered into as a hedge against existing Indebtedness, in an amount not in excess of the Derivatives Termination Value thereof;

 

(h)                          all Indebtedness of other Persons which such Person has guaranteed or is otherwise recourse to such Person (except for guaranties of customary exceptions for fraud, misapplication of funds, environmental indemnities, violation of “special purpose entity” covenants, and other similar exceptions to recourse liability until a claim is made and an action is commenced with respect thereto, and then shall be included only to the extent of the amount of such claim), including liability of a general partner in respect of liabilities of a partnership in which it is a general partner which would constitute “Indebtedness” hereunder, any obligation to supply funds to or in any manner to invest directly or indirectly in a Person, to maintain working capital or equity capital of a Person or otherwise to maintain net worth, solvency or other financial condition of a Person, to purchase indebtedness, or to assure the owner of indebtedness against loss, including through an agreement to purchase property, securities, goods, supplies or services for the purpose of enabling the debtor to make payment of the indebtedness held by such owner or otherwise;

 

(i)                           all Indebtedness of another Person secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property or assets owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Indebtedness or other payment obligation; and

 

(j)                          such Person’s pro rata share of the Indebtedness (based upon its Equity Percentage in such Unconsolidated Affiliates) of any Unconsolidated Affiliate of such Person.

 

“Indebtedness” shall be adjusted to remove any impact of intangibles pursuant to ASC 805, as codified by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in June of 2009, and shall be adjusted to remove (a) the impact from Asset Retirement Obligations pursuant to ASC 410, as codified by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in June of 2009, and (b) any potential impact from the exposure draft issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in August of 2010 related to Leases (Topic 840).

 

INHAM Exemption ” is defined in Section 6.2(e).

 

Initial Subsidiary Guarantors ” means CoreSite Real Estate 70 Innerbelt, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, CoreSite Real Estate 900 N. Alameda, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, CoreSite Real Estate 2901 Coronado, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, CoreSite Real Estate 1656 McCarthy, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, CoreSite Real Estate 427 S. LaSalle, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, CoreSite Real Estate 2972 Stender,

 

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L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, CoreSite Real Estate 12100 Sunrise Valley Drive L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, CoreSite Real Estate 2115 NW 22nd Street, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, CoreSite One Wilshire, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, CoreSite Real Estate 55 S. Market Street, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company .

 

Institutional Investor ” means (a) any Purchaser of a Note, (b) any holder of a Note holding (together with one or more of its affiliates) more than 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, (c) any bank, trust company, savings and loan association or other financial institution, any pension plan, any investment company, any insurance company, any broker or dealer or any other similar financial institution or entity, regardless of legal form, and (d) any Related Fund of any holder of any Note.

 

Interest Expense ” means for any period with respect to the Issuer and its Subsidiaries, without duplication, (a) interest (whether accrued or paid) actually payable (without duplication), excluding non-cash interest expense but including capitalized interest not funded under a construction loan, together with the interest portion of payments actually payable on Capitalized Leases, plus (b) the Issuer’s and its respective Subsidiaries’ Equity Percentage of Interest Expense of their Unconsolidated Affiliates for such period.

 

Investment Grade ” means a rating of “BBB-” or higher by S&P or Fitch or “Baa3” or higher by Moody’s (as applicable), or their respective equivalents for the time being, or better.

 

Investment ”  means, with respect to any Person, all shares of capital stock, evidences of Indebtedness and other securities issued by any other Person and owned by such Person, all loans, advances or extensions of credit to, or contributions to the capital of, any other Person, all purchases of the securities or business or integral part of the business of any other Person and commitments and options to make such purchases, all interests in real property and all other investments; provided, however , that the term “Investment” shall not include (i) equipment, inventory and other tangible personal property acquired in the ordinary course of business or (ii) current trade and customer accounts receivable for services rendered in the ordinary course of business and payable in accordance with customary trade terms.

 

Issuer ” is defined in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

 

Land Assets ” means land with respect to which the commencement of grading, construction of improvements (other than improvements that are not material and are temporary in nature) or infrastructure has not yet commenced and for which no such work is reasonably scheduled to commence within the following 12 months.

 

lease ” means leases, licenses and agreements, whether written or oral, relating to the use or occupation of space in any Building or of any Real Estate.

 

Leased Assets ” means Real Estate (or a portion thereof) leased by the Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor or a Subsidiary thereof under a lease which does not constitute a ground lease.

 

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Leased Asset NOI Amount ” means the Adjusted Net Operating Income of each Leased Asset in the Unencumbered Asset Pool multiplied by four.

 

Leased Rate ” means, with respect to Real Estate at any time, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (a) the Net Rentable Area of such Real Estate actually leased by tenants that are not affiliated with the Issuer and paying rent at rates not materially less than rates generally prevailing at the time the applicable lease was entered into, pursuant to binding leases as to which no default has occurred and has continued unremedied for 30 or more days to (b) the aggregate Net Rentable Area of such Real Estate.

 

Lien ” means, with respect to any Person, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance, or any interest or title of any vendor, lessor, lender or other secured party to or of such Person under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or finance lease (as defined by GAAP), upon or with respect to any property or asset of such Person.

 

Make-Whole Amount ” is defined in Section 8.6.

 

Material ” means material in relation to the business, operations, affairs, financial condition, assets, properties or prospects of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

 

Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, affairs, financial condition, assets or properties of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Issuer to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Notes, (c) the ability of any Note Guarantor to perform its obligations under its Note Guaranty or (d) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, the Notes or any Note Guaranty.

 

Maturity Date ” with respect to any Note is defined in the first paragraph of such Note.

 

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or any successor.

 

Most Favored Lender Notice ” is defined in Section 9.10(c).

 

Multiemployer Plan ” means any Plan that is a “multiemployer plan” (as such term is defined in section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA).

 

NAIC ” means the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any successor thereto.

 

Net Offering Proceeds ” means the gross cash proceeds received by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries or the Parent as a result of an Equity Offering, less the customary and reasonable costs, expenses and discounts paid by the Issuer or such Subsidiary or the Parent in connection therewith.

 

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Estate for such period received in the ordinary course of business from tenants in occupancy (excluding pre-paid rents and revenues and security deposits except to the extent applied in satisfaction of tenants’ obligations for rent) minus (b) all expenses paid or accrued and related to the ownership, operation or maintenance of such Real Estate for such period, including taxes, assessments and the like, insurance, utilities, payroll costs, maintenance, repair and landscaping expenses, marketing expenses, and general and administrative expenses (excluding general overhead expenses of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries and any asset management fees), minus (c) management expenses of such Real Estate equal to 3% of the gross revenues from such Real Estate, minus (d) all rents, common area reimbursements and other income for such Real Estate received from tenants in default of obligations under their lease or with respect to leases as to which the tenant or any guarantor thereunder is subject to any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution, liquidation or similar debtor relief proceeding unless such tenant has expressly assumed its obligations under the applicable lease in such proceeding.

 

Net Rentable Area ” means, with respect to any Real Estate, the “Net Rentable Operating Square Footage” as defined in the Parent’s most recent Form 10-K.

 

Non-Recourse Exclusions ” means, with respect to any Non-Recourse Indebtedness of any Person, any usual and customary exclusions from the non-recourse limitations governing such Indebtedness, including exclusions for claims that (i) are based on fraud, intentional misrepresentation, misapplication or misappropriation of funds, gross negligence or willful misconduct, (ii) result from intentional mismanagement of or waste at the Real Property securing such Non-Recourse Indebtedness, (iii) arise from the presence of Hazardous Substances on the Real Property securing such Non-Recourse Indebtedness (whether contained in a loan agreement, promissory note, indemnity agreement or other document) or (iv) are the result of any unpaid real estate taxes and assessments (whether contained in a loan agreement, promissory note, indemnity agreement or other document).

 

Non-Recourse Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness of the Issuer, its Subsidiaries or an Unconsolidated Affiliate which is secured by one or more parcels of Real Estate (other than an Eligible Real Estate Asset) or interests therein or equipment and which is not a general obligation of the Issuer or such Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate, the holder of such Indebtedness having recourse solely to the parcels of Real Estate, or interests therein, securing such Indebtedness, the leases thereon and the rents, profits and equity thereof or equipment, as applicable (except for recourse against the general credit of the Issuer or its Subsidiaries or an Unconsolidated Affiliate for any Non-Recourse Exclusions), provided that in calculating the amount of Non-Recourse Indebtedness at any time, the amount of any Non-Recourse Exclusions which are the subject of a claim and action shall not be included in the Non-Recourse Indebtedness but shall constitute recourse Indebtedness.  Non-Recourse Indebtedness shall also include Indebtedness of a Subsidiary of the Issuer that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor or of an Unconsolidated Affiliate which is a special purpose entity that is recourse solely to such Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate, which is not cross-defaulted to other Indebtedness of the Issuer and the Subsidiary Guarantors and which does not constitute Indebtedness of any other Person (other than such Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate which is the obligor thereunder).

 

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Non - U.S. Plan ” means any plan, fund or other similar program that (a) is established or maintained outside the United States of America by the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary primarily for the benefit of employees of the Parent, the Issuer or one or more Subsidiaries residing outside the United States of America, which plan, fund or other similar program provides, or results in, retirement income, a deferral of income in contemplation of retirement or payments to be made upon termination of employment, and (b) is not subject to ERISA or the Code.

 

Note Guarantor ” means the Parent and each Subsidiary Guarantor.

 

Note Guaranty ” means the Parent Guaranty and each Subsidiary Guaranty.

 

Notes ” is defined in Section 1.

 

OFAC ” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

 

OFAC Sanctions Program ” means any economic or trade sanction that OFAC is responsible for administering and enforcing.  A list of OFAC Sanctions Programs may be found at www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Pages/Programs.aspx.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Obligations ” means liabilities and obligations of the Issuer, any Subsidiary or any other Person in respect of “off-balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in the SEC Off-Balance Sheet Rules) which the Issuer would be required to disclose in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section of the Issuer’s report on Form 10-Q or Form 10-K (or their equivalents) which the Issuer is required to file with the SEC or would be required to file if it were subject to the jurisdiction of the SEC (or any Governmental Authority substituted therefore having jurisdiction over the Issuer).  As used in this definition, the term “SEC Off-Balance Sheet Rules” means the Disclosure in Management’s Discussion and Analysis About Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, Securities Act Release No. 33-8182, 68 Fed. Reg. 5982 (Feb. 5, 2003) (codified at 17 CFR pts. 228, 229 and 249).

 

Officer’s Certificate ” means, with respect to any Person, a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer or of any other officer of such Person whose responsibilities extend to the subject matter of such certificate.

 

Parent ” is defined in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

Parent Guaranty ” is defined in Section 2.2.

 

PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA or any successor thereto.

 

Person ” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, trust, unincorporated organization, business entity or Governmental Authority.

 

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Plan ” means an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in section 3(3) of ERISA) subject to Title I of ERISA that is or, within the preceding five years, has been established or maintained, or to which contributions are or, within the preceding five years, have been made or required to be made, by the Issuer or any ERISA Affiliate or with respect to which the Issuer or any ERISA Affiliate may have any liability.

 

Preferred Distributions ” means, for any period and without duplication, all Distributions paid, declared but not yet paid or otherwise due and payable during such period on Preferred Securities issued by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries or the Parent.  Preferred Distributions shall not include dividends or distributions (a) paid or payable solely in Equity Interests of identical class payable to holders of such class of Equity Interests; or (b) paid or payable to the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries. As used in this definition, “Distribution” means any (a) dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any Equity Interest of such Person, now or hereafter outstanding; (b) redemption, conversion, exchange, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any Equity Interest of such Person now or hereafter outstanding; and (c) payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire any Equity Interests of such Person now or hereafter outstanding.

 

Preferred Securities ” means, with respect to any Person, Equity Interests in such Person, which are entitled to preference or priority over any other Equity Interest in such Person in respect of the payment of dividends or distribution of assets upon liquidation, or both.

 

Primary Credit Facility ” means the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated June 24, 2015 , among the Parent, the Issuer, as parent borrower, certain Subsidiaries of the Issuer, as subsidiary borrowers, KeyBank National Association, as administrative agent, and the other financial institutions party thereto, as amended by that certain First Amendment thereto, dated as of February 2, 2016, that certain Second Amendment thereto, dated as of June 15, 2016, that certain Third Amendment thereto, dated as of April 19, 2017, and as further amended, replaced, restated or otherwise modified and in effect.

 

Principal Credit Facility ” means:

 

(a)           the Primary Credit Facility;

 

(b)           each existing credit, loan or borrowing facility or note purchase agreement (individually a “facility”) identified in Schedule 11 prior to closing, and each renewal or extension of such facility; and

 

(c)           any other facility (including any renewal or extension of a then existing facility) entered into on or after the date of the closing by the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary in a principal amount equal to or greater than $50,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency), but excluding any such facility entered into solely for cash management or similar purposes in the ordinary course of business that provides a netting or cash pooling arrangement by and among the Parent, the Issuer and the Subsidiaries in respect of the Indebtedness under such facility.  If any such facility entered into after the

 

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date of the Closing provides for both a cash management netting arrangement as described above and other Indebtedness not subject to netting arrangements, the determination of whether such facility constitutes a Principal Credit Facility will be based solely upon the principal amount of such other Indebtedness.

 

property ” or “ properties ” means, unless otherwise specifically limited, real or personal property of any kind, tangible or intangible, choate or inchoate.

 

PTE ” is defined in Section 6.2(a).

 

Purchaser ” or “ Purchasers ” means each of the purchasers that has executed and delivered this Agreement to the Issuer and such Purchaser’s successors and assigns (so long as any such assignment complies with Section 13.2), provided, however , that any Purchaser of a Note that ceases to be the registered holder or a beneficial owner (through a nominee) of such Note as the result of a transfer thereof pursuant to Section 13.2 shall cease to be included within the meaning of “Purchaser” of such Note for the purposes of this Agreement upon such transfer.

 

Purchaser Schedule ” means the Purchaser Schedule to this Agreement listing the Purchasers of the Notes and including their notice and payment information.

 

Qualified Institutional Buyer ” means any Person who is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of such term as set forth in Rule 144A(a)(1) under the Securities Act.

 

QPAM Exemption ” is defined in Section 6.2(d).

 

Rating Agency ” means S&P, Fitch or Moody’s or any of their respective rating agency subsidiaries and their successors.

 

Rating Downgrade ” shall be deemed to have occurred if the rating assigned to the Notes by any Rating Agency (whether provided at the invitation of the Parent or the Issuer or of its own volition), which is current immediately before the time the Change of Control, (i) if Investment Grade, is either lowered by such Rating Agency such that it is no longer Investment Grade or withdrawn and not replaced by (or another existing rating is not reaffirmed with) an Investment Grade rating of another Rating Agency or, (ii) if below Investment Grade, is not raised to Investment Grade by such Rating Agency or withdrawn and not replaced by (or another existing rating is not reaffirmed with) an Investment Grade rating of another Rating Agency.

 

Real Estate ” means all real property at any time owned or leased (as lessee or sublessee) by the Issuer, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries, including the Eligible Real Estate Assets.

 

Recourse Indebtedness ” means, as of any date of determination, any Indebtedness (whether secured or unsecured) which is recourse to the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries.  Recourse Indebtedness shall not include Non-Recourse Indebtedness.

 

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Related Fund ” means, with respect to any holder of any Note, any fund or entity that (a) invests in Securities or bank loans, and (b) is advised or managed by such holder, the same investment advisor as such holder or by an affiliate of such holder or such investment advisor.

 

Required Holders ” means at any time on or after the Closing, the holders of more than 50% in principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding (exclusive of Notes then owned by the Issuer or any of its Affiliates).

 

Responsible Officer ” means, with respect to any Person, any Senior Financial Officer and any other officer of such Person with responsibility for the administration of the relevant portion of this Agreement.

 

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Company, or its successors or assigns.

 

SEC ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or any successor thereto.

 

Secured Indebtedness ” means, with respect the Issuer and the Subsidiary Guarantors or any of their Subsidiaries as of any given date, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of such Persons on a consolidated basis outstanding at such date and that is secured in any manner by any Lien.

 

Securities ” or “ Security ” shall have the meaning specified in section 2(a)(1) of the Securities Act.

 

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.

 

Senior Financial Officer ” means, with respect to any Person, the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or comptroller of such Person.

 

Significant Subsidiary ” means at any time any Subsidiary that would at such time constitute a “significant subsidiary” (as such term is defined in Regulation S-X of the SEC as in effect on the date of the Closing) of the Issuer; provided that each Subsidiary Guarantor shall be deemed to be a “Significant Subsidiary.”

 

Solvent ” means, when used with respect to any Person, that (a) the fair value and the fair salable value of its assets (excluding any Indebtedness due from any Affiliate of such Person) are each in excess of the fair valuation of its total liabilities (including all contingent liabilities computed at the amount which, in light of all facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that could reasonably be expected to become an actual and matured liability); (b) such Person is able to pay its debts or other obligations in the ordinary course as they mature; and (c) such Person has capital not unreasonably small to carry on its business and all business in which it proposes to be engaged.

 

Source ” is defined in Section 6.2.

 

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Specified Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents ” means as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) the aggregate amount of cash and (b) the aggregate amount of Cash Equivalents (valued at fair market value), where the specified asset is subject to an escrow, reserve, Lien or claim in favor of a Person solely with respect to, and associated with, Indebtedness not prohibited hereunder.

 

Stabilized Property ” means a completed project that has achieved a Leased Rate of at least 75%, provided that a Development Property on which all improvements related to the development of such Real Estate have been substantially completed (excluding tenant improvements) for at least 18 months shall constitute a Stabilized Property.  Additionally, any Development Property which has a Capitalized Value exceeding or equal to its undepreciated GAAP book value shall constitute a Stabilized Property.  Once a project becomes a Stabilized Property, it shall remain a Stabilized Property.

 

State Sanctions List ” means a list that is adopted by any state Governmental Authority within the United States of America pertaining to Persons that engage in investment or other commercial activities in Iran or any other country that is a target of economic sanctions imposed under U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws.

 

Subsidiary ” means, as to any Person, any other Person in which such first Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such first Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries owns sufficient equity or voting interests to enable it or them (as a group) ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, to elect a majority of the directors (or Persons performing similar functions) of such second Person, and any partnership or joint venture if more than a 50% interest in the profits or capital thereof is owned by such first Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such first Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries (unless such partnership or joint venture can and does ordinarily take major business actions without the prior approval of such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries).  Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any reference to a “Subsidiary” is a reference to a Subsidiary of the Issuer.

 

Subsidiary Guarantor ” means each Initial Subsidiary Guarantor and any Subsidiary that has executed and delivered a Subsidiary Guaranty pursuant to Section 9.8.

 

Subsidiary Guaranty ” is defined in Section 2.3.

 

Substitute Purchaser ” is defined in Section 21.

 

SVO ” means the Securities Valuation Office of the NAIC or any successor to such Office.

 

The Carlyle Group ” means, collectively,   Carlyle Realty Partners III, L.P., Carlyle Realty Partners IV, L.P. and Carlyle Realty Partners V, L.P., and each of their respective Affiliates (other than their respective portfolio companies).

 

Unconsolidated Affiliate ” means, in respect of any Person, any other Person in whom such Person holds an Investment, (a) whose financial results would not be consolidated under

 

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GAAP with the financial results of such first Person on the consolidated financial statements of such first Person, or (b) which is not a Subsidiary of such first Person.

 

Unencumbered Asset Pool ” means all of the Eligible Real Estate Assets owned by the Issuer or a Subsidiary Guarantor for which:

 

(a)        such assets (and the income therefrom and proceeds thereof) are not subject to any Liens securing Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness owing to the Issuer or a Subsidiary Guarantor);

 

(b)        the Equity Interests of each Person that directly owns or ground leases an interest in such assets (the “ Direct Owner ”), and those of each Subsidiary of the Issuer that directly or indirectly owns any Equity Interests of each Direct Owner (each an “ Indirect Owner ”), are not junior in any manner to any other class of Equity Interests in such Person or subject to any Liens securing Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness owing to the Issuer or a Subsidiary Guarantor); and

 

(c)        no Direct Owner or Indirect Owner of such assets shall have any Indebtedness (other than (i) the obligations under the Notes or a Guaranty, (ii) the “Obligations” under the Primary Credit Facility, (iii) obligations in respect of other unsecured Indebtedness permitted under this Agreement, and (iv) obligations under Indebtedness owing to the Issuer or a Subsidiary Guarantor).

 

Unencumbered Asset Pool Availability ” means the amount which is the least of (a) the maximum principal amount which would not cause Unsecured Indebtedness to be greater than the Unencumbered Asset Pool Value, and (b) the aggregate of (i) the maximum principal amount which would not cause the Consolidated Unsecured Indebtedness Yield to be less than 14%, plus (ii) the Leased Asset NOI Amount; provided further that the Unencumbered Asset Pool Availability resulting from Eligible Real Estate Assets which are ground leases and/or Leased Assets shall not at any time exceed 30% of the Unencumbered Asset Pool Availability.

 

Unencumbered Asset Pool Value ” means the aggregate of (a) 0.60 multiplied by the Capitalized Value of the Unencumbered Asset Pool (excluding the Leased Assets), plus (b) the Leased Asset NOI Amount.

 

United States Person ” has the meaning set forth in section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

 

Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents ” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) the aggregate amount of Unrestricted cash and (b) the aggregate amount of Unrestricted Cash Equivalents (valued at fair market value).  As used in this definition, “Unrestricted” means the specified asset is not subject to any escrow, reserves or Liens or claims of any kind in favor of any Person.

 

Unsecured Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness of the Issuer and the Subsidiary Guarantors and their respective Subsidiaries outstanding at any time which is not Secured Indebtedness.

 

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U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws ” means those laws, executive orders, enabling legislation or regulations administered and enforced by the United States of America pursuant to which economic sanctions have been imposed on any Person, entity, organization, country or regime, including the Trading with the Enemy Act, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the Iran Sanctions Act, the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act and any other OFAC Sanctions Program.

 

USA PATRIOT Act ” means U.S. Public Law 107-56, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.

 

Wholly Owned Subsidiary ” means, at any time, any Subsidiary all of the Equity Interests (except directors’ qualifying shares) and voting interests of which are owned by any one or more of the Issuer and the Issuer’s other Wholly Owned Subsidiaries at such time.

 

Wilshire Property ” means the premises leased by CoreSite One Wilshire, L.L.C. (f/k/a CRG West One Wilshire, L.L.C.) in the building located at 624 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California pursuant to that certain lease dated August 1, 2007 entered into between CRG West One Wilshire, L.L.C. as tenant and Hines Reit One Wilshire LP as landlord and its permitted successors and assigns.

 

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[FORM OF NOTE]

 

CORESITE, L.P.

 

3.91% SENIOR NOTE DUE APRIL 20, 2024

 

No. [     ]

[Date]

$[       ]

PPN 21871@ AB6

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, CoreSite, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (herein called the “ Issuer ”), hereby promises to pay to [            ], or registered assigns, the principal sum of [                     ] DOLLARS (or so much thereof as shall not have been prepaid) on April 20, 2024 (the “ Maturity Date ”), with interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) (a) on the unpaid balance hereof at the rate of 3.91% per annum from the date hereof, payable semiannually, on the 15th day of June and December in each year, commencing with the June 15 or December 15 next succeeding the date hereof (or, in the case of Notes issued on or before June 15, 2017, December 15, 2017), and on the Maturity Date, until the principal hereof shall have become due and payable, and (b) to the extent permitted by law, (x) on any overdue payment of interest and (y) during the continuance of an Event of Default, on such unpaid balance and on any overdue payment of any Make-Whole Amount, at a rate per annum from time to time equal to the greater of (i) 5.91% or (ii) 2.00% over the rate of interest publicly announced by Citibank, N.A. from time to time in New York, New York as its “base” or “prime” rate, payable semiannually as aforesaid (or, at the option of the registered holder hereof, on demand).

 

Payments of principal of, interest on and any Make-Whole Amount with respect to this Note are to be made in lawful money of the United States of America at Citibank, N.A. or at such other place as the Issuer shall have designated by written notice to the holder of this Note as provided in the Note Purchase Agreement referred to below.

 

This Note is one of the Senior Notes (herein called the “ Notes ”) issued pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement, dated April 20, 2017 (as from time to time amended, the “ Note Purchase Agreement ”), among the Issuer, CoreSite Realty Corporation, a Maryland corporation, and the respective Purchasers named therein and is entitled to the benefits thereof.  Each holder of this Note will be deemed, by its acceptance hereof, to have (i) agreed to the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section 20 of the Note Purchase Agreement and (ii) made the representation set forth in Section 6.2 of the Note Purchase Agreement.  Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used in this Note shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Note Purchase Agreement.

 

This Note is a registered Note and, as provided in the Note Purchase Agreement, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed, by the registered holder hereof or such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, a new Note for a like principal amount will be issued to, and registered in the name of,

 

SCHEDULE 1
(to Note Purchase Agreement)

 



 

the transferee.  Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Issuer may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment and for all other purposes, and the Issuer will not be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

This Note is subject to optional prepayment, in whole or from time to time in part, at the times and on the terms specified in the Note Purchase Agreement, but not otherwise.

 

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the principal of this Note may be declared or otherwise become due and payable in the manner, at the price (including any applicable Make-Whole Amount) and with the effect provided in the Note Purchase Agreement.

 

This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the Issuer and the holder of this Note shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.

 

 

CORESITE, L.P.

 

by its general partner,

 

CoreSite Realty Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

By

 

 

 

Jeffrey S. Finnin

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of April 20, 2017

 

relating to

 

$175,000,000 3.91% SENIOR NOTES DUE APRIL 20, 2024

 

of

 

CORESITE, L.P.

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 2.3

(to Note Purchase Agreement)

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

SECTION

 

HEADING

 

PAGE

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 1.

 

GUARANTY

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 2.

 

OBLIGATIONS ABSOLUTE

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 3.

 

WAIVER

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 4.

 

OBLIGATIONS UNIMPAIRED

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 5.

 

SUBROGATION AND SUBORDINATION

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 6.

 

REINSTATEMENT OF GUARANTY

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 7.

 

[RESERVED]

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 8.

 

[RESERVED]

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 9.

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF EACH GUARANTOR

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 9.1.

 

Organization; Power and Authority

 

6

 

Section 9.2.

 

Authorization, Etc.

 

6

 

Section 9.3.

 

Compliance with Laws, Other Instruments, Etc.

 

7

 

Section 9.4.

 

Governmental Authorizations, Etc.

 

7

 

Section 9.5.

 

Guaranties Rank Pari Passu

 

7

 

Section 9.6.

 

Solvency

 

7

 

Section 9.7.

 

No Bankruptcy Filing

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 10.

 

[RESERVED]

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 11.

 

TERM OF GUARANTY AGREEMENT

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 12.

 

SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; ENTIRE AGREEMENT

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 13.

 

AMENDMENT AND WAIVER

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 13.1.

 

Requirements

 

8

 

Section 13.2.

 

Solicitation of Holders of Notes

 

8

 

Section 13.3.

 

Binding Effect, Etc.

 

9

 

Section 13.4.

 

Notes Held by Issuer, Etc.

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 14.

 

NOTICES

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 15.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

9

 

i



 

 

Section 15.1.

 

Successors and Assigns; Joinder

 

9

 

Section 15.2.

 

Severability

 

10

 

Section 15.3.

 

Construction, Etc.

 

10

 

Section 15.4.

 

Further Assurances

 

10

 

Section 15.5.

 

Governing Law

 

10

 

Section 15.6.

 

Jurisdiction and Process; Waiver of Jury Trial

 

10

 

Section 15.7.

 

Reproduction of Documents; Execution

 

11

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

 

Form of Guarantor Supplement

 

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SUBSIDIARY G UARANTY A GREEMENT

 

T HIS SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY AGREEMENT, dated as of April 20, 2017 (this “ Guaranty Agreement ”), is made by each of the undersigned (each an “ Initial Subsidiary Guarantor ” and, together with each of the other signatories hereto, the “ Initial Subsidiary Guarantors ” and, together with any other entities from time to time party hereto pursuant to Section 15.1 hereof, the “ Guarantors ”) in favor of the Purchasers (as defined below) and the other holders from time to time of the Notes (as defined below).  The Purchasers and such other holders are herein collectively called the “ holders ” and individually a “ holder .”

 

P RELIMINARY S TATEMENTS :

 

I.                     Each of CoreSite, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Issuer ”), and CoreSite Realty Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the “ Parent ”), is entering into a Note Purchase Agreement dated April 20, 2017 (as amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time, the “ Note Purchase Agreement ”) with the Persons listed on the signature pages thereto (the “ Purchasers ”) simultaneously with the delivery of this Guaranty Agreement.  Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings specified in the Note Purchase Agreement unless otherwise defined herein.

 

II.                     The Issuer has authorized the issuance of, and proposes to issue and sell pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement, $175,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.91% Senior Notes due April 20, 2024 (the “ Initial Notes ”).  The Initial Notes and any other Notes that may from time to time be issued pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement (including any notes issued in substitution for any of the Notes) are herein collectively called the “ Notes ” and each individually a “ Note .”

 

III.                    It is a condition to the purchase of the Notes under the Note Purchase Agreement that this Guaranty Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by each Initial Subsidiary Guarantor and shall be in full force and effect.

 

IV.                      Each Guarantor will receive direct and/or indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Note Purchase Agreement.  The governing body of each Guarantor has determined that the incurrence of such obligations is in the best interests of such Guarantor.

 

N OW THEREFORE, in order to induce, and in consideration of, the execution and delivery of the Note Purchase Agreement and the purchase of the Notes by each of the Purchasers, each Guarantor hereby covenants and agrees with, and represents and warrants to each of the holders as follows:

 



 

SECTION 1.                                           G UARANTY .

 

Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably, unconditionally and jointly and severally with the other Guarantors guarantees to each holder the due and punctual payment in full of (a) the principal of, Make-Whole Amount, if any, and interest on (including, without limitation, interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), and any other amounts due under, the Notes when and as the same shall become due and payable (whether at stated maturity or by required or optional prepayment or by acceleration or otherwise) and (b) any other sums which may become due under the terms and provisions of the Notes or the Note Purchase Agreement (all such obligations described in clauses (a) and (b) above are herein called the “ Guaranteed Obligations ”).  The guaranty in the preceding sentence is an absolute, present and continuing guaranty of payment and not of collectibility and is in no way conditional or contingent upon any attempt to collect from the Issuer or any other guarantor of the Notes (including, without limitation, any other Guarantor hereunder) or upon any other action, occurrence or circumstance whatsoever.  In the event that the Issuer shall fail so to pay any of such Guaranteed Obligations when due, each Guarantor agrees to pay the same when due to the holders entitled thereto, without demand, presentment, protest or notice of any kind, in lawful money of the United States of America, pursuant to the requirements for payment specified in the Notes and the Note Purchase Agreement.  Each default in payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall give rise to a separate cause of action hereunder and separate suits may be brought hereunder as each cause of action arises.  Each Guarantor agrees that the Notes issued in connection with the Note Purchase Agreement may (but need not) make reference to this Guaranty Agreement.

 

Each Guarantor agrees to pay and to indemnify and save each holder harmless from and against any loss, cost or expense (including attorneys’ fees) which such holder may incur as a result of (x) any breach by such Guarantor, by any other Guarantor or by the Issuer or the Parent of any warranty, covenant, term or condition in, or the occurrence of any default under, this Guaranty Agreement, the Notes or the Note Purchase Agreement, together with all expenses resulting from the compromise or defense of any claims or liabilities arising as a result of any such breach or default, (y) any legal action commenced to challenge the validity or enforceability of this Guaranty Agreement, the Notes or the Note Purchase Agreement and (z) enforcing or defending (or determining whether or how to enforce or defend) the provisions of this Guaranty Agreement; provided that the foregoing indemnity obligations shall not expand the scope of the Guaranteed Obligations hereunder; provided further that, for the avoidance of doubt, the scope of costs and expenses covered by this sentence shall be no more than the costs and expenses reimbursable under the Note Purchase Agreement.

 

Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges and agrees that such Guarantor’s liability hereunder is joint and several with each other Guarantor and any other Person(s) who may guarantee the obligations and Indebtedness under and in respect of the Notes and the Note Purchase Agreement.

 

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of such time with regard to such Guarantor, then this Guaranty Agreement shall be automatically amended to reduce the Guaranteed Obligations of such Guarantor to the Maximum Guaranteed Amount.  Such amendment shall not require the written consent of any Guarantor or any holder and shall be deemed to have been automatically consented to by each Guarantor and each holder.  Each Guarantor agrees that the Guaranteed Obligations may at any time exceed the Maximum Guaranteed Amount without affecting or impairing the obligation of such Guarantor.  “ Maximum Guaranteed Amount ” means as of the date of determination with respect to a Guarantor, the lesser of (a) the amount of the Guaranteed Obligations outstanding on such date and (b) the maximum amount that would not render such Guarantor’s liability under this Guaranty Agreement subject to avoidance under Section 548 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (or any successor provision) or any comparable provision of applicable state law.

 

SECTION 2.                                           O BLIGATIONS A BSOLUTE .

 

The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall be primary, absolute, irrevocable and unconditional, irrespective of the validity or enforceability of the Notes or the Note Purchase Agreement, shall not be subject to any counterclaim, setoff, deduction or defense based upon any claim such Guarantor may have against the Issuer or any holder or otherwise, and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be released, discharged or in any way affected by, any circumstance or condition whatsoever (whether or not such Guarantor shall have any knowledge or notice thereof), including, without limitation: (a) any amendment to, modification of, supplement to or restatement of the Notes or the Note Purchase Agreement (it being agreed that the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall apply to the Notes and the Note Purchase Agreement as so amended, modified, supplemented or restated) or any assignment or transfer of any thereof or of any interest therein, or any furnishing, acceptance or release of any security for the Notes or the addition, substitution or release of any other Guarantor or any other Person primarily or secondarily liable in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations; (b) any waiver, consent, extension, indulgence or other action or inaction under or in respect of the Notes or the Note Purchase Agreement; (c) any bankruptcy, insolvency, arrangement, reorganization, readjustment, composition, liquidation or similar proceeding with respect to the Issuer or its property; (d) any merger, amalgamation or consolidation of any Guarantor or of the Issuer into or with any other Person or any sale, lease or transfer of any or all of the assets of any Guarantor or of the Issuer to any Person; (e) any failure on the part of the Issuer for any reason to comply with or perform any of the terms of any other agreement with any Guarantor; (f) any failure on the part of any holder to obtain, maintain, register or otherwise perfect any security; or (g) any other event or circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor (whether or not similar to the foregoing), and in any event however material or prejudicial it may be to any Guarantor or to any subrogation, contribution or reimbursement rights any Guarantor may otherwise have.  Each Guarantor covenants that its obligations hereunder will not be discharged except by indefeasible payment in full in cash of all of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other obligations hereunder.

 

SECTION 3.                                           W AIVER .

 

Each Guarantor unconditionally waives to the fullest extent permitted by law, (a) notice of acceptance hereof, of any action taken or omitted in reliance hereon and of any default by the

 

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Issuer in the payment of any amounts due under the Notes or the Note Purchase Agreement, and of any of the matters referred to in Section 2 hereof; (b) all notices which may be required by statute, rule of law or otherwise to preserve any of the rights of any holder against such Guarantor, including, without limitation, presentment to or demand for payment from the Issuer, the Parent or any Guarantor with respect to any Note, notice to the Issuer, the Parent or to any Guarantor of default or protest for nonpayment or dishonor and the filing of claims with a court in the event of the bankruptcy of the Issuer; (c) any right to require any holder to enforce, assert or exercise any right, power or remedy including, without limitation, any right, power or remedy conferred in the Note Purchase Agreement or the Notes; (d) any requirement for diligence on the part of any holder; and (e) any other act or omission or thing or delay in doing any other act or thing which might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of such Guarantor or otherwise operate as a discharge of such Guarantor or in any manner lessen the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder other than the indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

SECTION 4.                                           O BLIGATIONS UNIMPAIRED .

 

Each Guarantor authorizes the holders, without notice or demand to such Guarantor or any other Guarantor and without affecting its obligations hereunder, from time to time, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Notes and the Note Purchase Agreement: (a) to renew, compromise, extend, accelerate or otherwise change the time for payment of, all or any part of the Notes or the Note Purchase Agreement; (b) to change any of the representations, covenants, events of default or any other terms or conditions of or pertaining to the Notes or the Note Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, decreases or increases in amounts of principal, rates of interest, the Make-Whole Amount or any other obligation; (c) to take and hold security for the payment of the Notes or the Note Purchase Agreement, for the performance of this Guaranty Agreement or otherwise for the Indebtedness guaranteed hereby and to exchange, enforce, waive, subordinate and release any such security; (d) to apply any such security and to direct the order or manner of sale thereof as the holders in their sole discretion may determine; (e) to obtain additional or substitute endorsers or guarantors or release any other Guarantor or any other Person primarily or secondarily liable in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations; (f) to exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against the Issuer, any Guarantor or any other Person; and (g) to apply any sums, by whomsoever paid or however realized, to the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other obligations owed hereunder.  The holders shall have no obligation to proceed against any additional or substitute endorsers or guarantors or to pursue or exhaust any security provided by the Issuer, such Guarantor or any other Guarantor or any other Person or to pursue any other remedy available to the holders.

 

If an event permitting the acceleration of the maturity of the principal amount of any Notes shall exist and such acceleration shall at such time be prevented or the right of any holder to receive any payment on account of the Guaranteed Obligations shall at such time be delayed or otherwise affected by reason of the pendency against the Issuer, any Guarantor or any other guarantors of a case or proceeding under a bankruptcy or insolvency law, such Guarantor agrees that, for purposes of this Guaranty Agreement and its obligations hereunder, the maturity of such principal amount shall be deemed to have been accelerated with the same effect as if the holder

 

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thereof had accelerated the same in accordance with the terms of the Note Purchase Agreement, and such Guarantor shall forthwith pay such accelerated Guaranteed Obligations.

 

SECTION 5.                                           S UBROGATION AND SUBORDINATION .

 

(a)                     Each Guarantor will not exercise any rights which it may have acquired by way of subrogation under this Guaranty Agreement, by any payment made hereunder or otherwise, or accept any payment on account of such subrogation rights, or any rights of reimbursement, contribution or indemnity or any rights or recourse to any security for the Notes or this Guaranty Agreement unless and until all of the Guaranteed Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash.

 

(b)                      Each Guarantor hereby subordinates the payment of all Indebtedness and other obligations of the Issuer or any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations owing to such Guarantor, whether now existing or hereafter arising, including, without limitation, all rights and claims described in clause (a) of this Section 5, to the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all of the Guaranteed Obligations.  If the Required Holders so request in accordance with the terms of the Notes and the Note Purchase Agreement, any such Indebtedness or other obligations shall be enforced and performance received by such Guarantor as trustee for the holders and the proceeds thereof shall be paid over to the holders promptly, in the form received (together with any necessary endorsements) to be applied to the Guaranteed Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, as may be directed by the Required Holders, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of any Guarantor under this Guaranty Agreement.

 

(c)                      If any amount or other payment is made to or accepted by any Guarantor in violation of any of the preceding clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 5, such amount shall be deemed to have been paid to such Guarantor for the benefit of, and held in trust for the benefit of, the holders and shall be paid over to the holders promptly, in the form received (together with any necessary endorsements) to be applied to the Guaranteed Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, as may be directed by the Required Holders in accordance with the Notes and the Note Purchase Agreement, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of such Guarantor under this Guaranty Agreement.

 

(d)                      Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Note Purchase Agreement and that its agreements set forth in this Guaranty Agreement (including this Section 5) are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

 

(e)                      Each Guarantor hereby agrees that, to the extent that a Guarantor shall have paid an amount hereunder to any holder that is greater than the net value of the benefits received, directly or indirectly, by such paying Guarantor as a result of the issuance and sale of the Notes (such net value, its “ Proportionate Share ”), such paying Guarantor shall, subject to Section 5(a) and 5(b), be entitled to contribution from any Guarantor that has not paid its Proportionate Share of the Guaranteed Obligations.  Any amount payable as a contribution under this Section 5(e) shall be determined as of the date on which the related payment is made by such Guarantor seeking contribution and each Guarantor acknowledges that the right to contribution hereunder shall

 

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constitute an asset of such Guarantor to which such contribution is owed.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 5(e) shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Guarantor to the holders of the Notes hereunder or under the Notes, the Note Purchase Agreement or any other document, instrument or agreement executed in connection therewith, and each Guarantor shall remain jointly and severally liable for the full payment of the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

SECTION 6.                                           R EINSTATEMENT OF GU ARANTY .

 

This Guaranty Agreement shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if and to the extent at any time payment, in whole or in part, of any of the sums due to any holder on account of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by a holder upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Issuer or any other guarantors, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers with respect to the Issuer or any other guarantors or any part of its or their property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.

 

SECTION 7.                                           [RESERVED] .

 

SECTION 8.                                           [RESERVED] .

 

SECTION 9.                                           R EPRESENTATIONS AND W ARRANTIES OF E ACH G UARANTOR .

 

Each Guarantor represents and warrants to each holder as follows:

 

Section 9.1.                                 O rganization ; P ower and A uthority .  Such Guarantor is a corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership or other legal entity, as the case may be, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership or other legal entity, as the case may be, and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required by law, other than those jurisdictions as to which the failure to be so qualified or in good standing could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Such Guarantor has the corporate, limited liability company, limited partnership or other legal entity power and authority, as the case may be, to own or hold under lease the properties it purports to own or hold under lease, to transact the business it transacts and proposes to transact, to execute and deliver this Guaranty Agreement and to perform the provisions hereof.

 

Section 9.2.                                 A uthorization , E tc .  This Guaranty Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company, limited partnership or other legal entity  action, as the case may be, on the part of such Guarantor, and this Guaranty Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Guarantor enforceable against such Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions.

 

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Section 9.3.                                 C ompliance with L aws , O ther I nstruments , E tc .  The execution, delivery and performance by such Guarantor of this Guaranty Agreement will not (a) contravene, result in any breach of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any Lien in respect of any property of such Guarantor under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan, purchase or credit agreement, lease, organizational documents or any other agreement or instrument to which such Guarantor is bound or by which such Guarantor or any of its respective properties may be bound or affected; (b) conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any order, judgment, decree or ruling of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority applicable to such Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries; or (c) violate any provision of any statute or other rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority applicable to such Guarantor.

 

Section 9.4.                                 G overnmental A uthorizations , E tc .  No consent, approval or authorization of, or registration, filing or declaration with, any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by such Guarantor of this Guaranty Agreement, except for consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations, filings and declarations which have been duly obtained, taken, given or made and are in full force and effect.

 

Section 9.5.                                 Guaranties Rank Pari Passu .  The payment obligations of each Guarantor under this Guaranty Agreement will rank at least pari passu in right of payment with all other unsecured and unsubordinated Indebtedness (actual or contingent) of such Guarantor, including, without limitation, all Unsecured Indebtedness of such Guarantor described on Schedule 5.15 to the Note Purchase Agreement, which is not therein designated as subordinated Indebtedness.

 

Section 9.6.                                 S olvency .  Upon the execution and delivery hereof, such Guarantor will be Solvent.

 

Section 9.7.                                 No Bankruptcy Filing .  Such Guarantor is not contemplating either the filing of a petition by it under any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency laws or the liquidation of its assets or property, and such Guarantor has no knowledge of any Person contemplating the filing of any such petition against it.

 

SECTION 10.                                    [RESERVED] .

 

SECTION 11.                                    T ERM OF G UARANTY A GREEMENT .

 

Except as provided in Section 9.8 of the Note Purchase Agreement, this Guaranty Agreement and all guarantees, covenants and agreements of each Guarantor contained herein shall continue in full force and effect and shall not be discharged until such time as all of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other obligations hereunder shall be indefeasibly paid in full in cash and shall be subject to reinstatement pursuant to Section 6.

 

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SECTION 12.                                    S URVIVAL OF R EPRESENTATIONS AND W ARRANTIES ; E NTIRE A GREEMENT .

 

All representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Guaranty Agreement and may be relied upon by any subsequent holder, regardless of any investigation made at any time by or on behalf of any Purchaser or any other holder.  All statements contained in any certificate or other instrument delivered by or on behalf of a Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty Agreement shall be deemed representations and warranties of such Guarantor under this Guaranty Agreement.  Subject to the preceding sentence, this Guaranty Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding between each holder and the Guarantors and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof.

 

SECTION 13.                                    A MENDMENT AND W AIVER .

 

Section 13.1.                      R equirements .  Except as otherwise provided in the fourth paragraph of Section 1 of this Guaranty Agreement, this Guaranty Agreement may be amended, and the observance of any term hereof may be waived (either retroactively or prospectively), with (and only with) the written consent of each Guarantor and the Required Holders, except that no amendment or waiver of any of the provisions of Sections 1 through 6 or 11 or 13 hereof (except to the extent provided in the fourth paragraph of Section 1 or Section 11 of this Guaranty Agreement) or any defined term as used therein will be effective as to any holder unless consented to by such holder in writing.

 

Section 13.2.                      S olicitation of H olders of N otes .

 

(a)                     Solicitation Each Guarantor will provide each holder of the Notes (irrespective of the amount of Notes then owned by it) with sufficient information, sufficiently far in advance of the date a decision is required, to enable such holder to make an informed and considered decision with respect to any proposed amendment, waiver or consent in respect of any of the provisions hereof.  Each Guarantor will deliver executed or true and correct copies of each amendment, waiver or consent effected pursuant to the provisions of this Section 13.2 to each holder promptly following the date on which it is executed and delivered by, or receives the consent or approval of, the requisite holders of Notes.

 

(b)                      Payment The Guarantors will not directly or indirectly pay or cause to be paid any remuneration, whether by way of supplemental or additional interest, fee or otherwise, or grant any security or provide other credit support, to any holder as consideration for or as an inducement to the entering into by any holder of any waiver or amendment of any of the terms and provisions hereof unless such remuneration is concurrently paid, or security is concurrently granted or other credit support concurrently provided, on the same terms, ratably to each holder even if such holder did not consent to such waiver or amendment.

 

(c)                      Consent in Contemplation of Transfer .  Any consent given pursuant to this Section 13 by a holder that has transferred or has agreed to transfer its Note to (i) the Parent, (ii) the Issuer, (iii) any Subsidiary or any other Affiliate or (iv) any other Person in connection with, or in anticipation of, such other Person acquiring, making a tender offer for or merging with the

 

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Issuer and/or any of its Affiliates, in each case in connection with such consent, shall be void and of no force or effect except solely as to such holder, and any amendments effected or waivers granted or to be effected or granted that would not have been or would not be so effected or granted but for such consent (and the consents of all other holders of Notes that were acquired under the same or similar conditions) shall be void and of no force or effect except solely as to such holder.

 

Section 13.3.                      B inding E ffect, Etc .  Any amendment or waiver consented to as provided in this Section 13 applies equally to all holders and is binding upon them and upon each future holder and upon each Guarantor without regard to whether any Note has been marked to indicate such amendment or waiver.  No such amendment or waiver will extend to or affect any obligation, covenant or agreement not expressly amended or waived or impair any right consequent thereon.  No course of dealing between a Guarantor and any holder nor any delay in exercising any rights hereunder shall operate as a waiver of any rights of any holder.

 

Section 13.4.                      N otes H eld b y Issuer, E tc .  Solely for the purpose of determining whether the holders of the requisite percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding approved or consented to any amendment, waiver or consent to be given under this Guaranty Agreement, or have directed the taking of any action provided herein to be taken upon the direction of the holders of a specified percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, Notes directly or indirectly owned by the Parent, the Issuer or any Affiliate shall be deemed not to be outstanding.

 

SECTION 14.                                    N OTICES .

 

All notices and communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and sent (a) by telecopy if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by a recognized overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), (b) by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested (postage prepaid) or (c) by a recognized overnight delivery service (with charges prepaid).  Any such notice must be sent:

 

(a)                         if to any Guarantor, to the Issuer at its address set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement, or such other address as such Guarantor shall have specified to the holders in writing, or

 

(b)                          if to any holder, to such holder at the addresses specified for such communications set forth in the Purchaser Schedule to the Note Purchase Agreement, or such other address as such holder shall have specified to the Guarantors in writing.

 

SECTION 15.                                    MISCELLANEOUS .

 

Section 15.1.                      Successors and Assigns; Joinder .  All covenants and other agreements contained in this Guaranty Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns whether so expressed or not.  It is agreed and understood that any Person may become a Guarantor hereunder by executing a Guarantor Supplement substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto and delivering the same to the

 

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holders.  Any such Person shall thereafter be a “Guarantor” for all purposes under this Guaranty Agreement.

 

Section 15.2.                      Severability .  Any provision of this Guaranty Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall (to the full extent permitted by law) not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

Section 15.3.                      Construction, Etc .  Each covenant contained herein shall be construed (absent express provision to the contrary) as being independent of each other covenant contained herein, so that compliance with any one covenant shall not (absent such express contrary provision) be deemed to excuse compliance with any other covenant.  Where any provision herein refers to action to be taken by any Person, or which such Person is prohibited from taking, such provision shall be applicable whether such action is taken directly or indirectly by such Person.

 

The section and subsection headings in this Guaranty Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall neither be deemed to be a part of this Guaranty Agreement nor modify, define, expand or limit any of the terms or provisions hereof.  All references herein to numbered sections, unless otherwise indicated, are to sections of this Guaranty Agreement.  Words and definitions in the singular shall be read and construed as though in the plural and vice versa, and words in the masculine, neuter or feminine gender shall be read and construed as though in either of the other genders where the context so requires.

 

Section 15.4.                      Further Assurances .  Each Guarantor agrees to execute and deliver all such instruments and take all such action as the Required Holders may from time to time reasonably request in accordance with the terms of the Notes and the Note Purchase Agreement in order to effectuate fully the purposes of this Guaranty Agreement.

 

Section 15.5.                      Governing Law .  This Guaranty Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.

 

Section 15.6.                      Jurisdiction and Process; Waiver of Jury Trial .  (a) Each Guarantor irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Guaranty Agreement.  To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Guarantor irrevocably waives and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, any claim that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

 

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(b)                      Each Guarantor consents to process being served by or on behalf of any holder in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section 15.6(a) by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to it at its address specified in Section 14 or at such other address of which such holder shall then have been notified pursuant to Section 14.  Each Guarantor agrees that such service upon receipt (i) shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon it in any such suit, action or proceeding and (ii) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be taken and held to be valid personal service upon and personal delivery to it.  Notices hereunder shall be conclusively presumed received as evidenced by a delivery receipt furnished by the United States Postal Service or any reputable commercial delivery service.

 

(c)                      Nothing in this Section 15.6 shall affect the right of any holder to serve process in any manner permitted by law, or limit any right that the holders may have to bring proceedings against any Guarantor in the courts of any appropriate jurisdiction or to enforce in any lawful manner a judgment obtained in one jurisdiction in any other jurisdiction.

 

(d)                      THE GUARANTORS AND THE HOLDERS HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION BROUGHT ON OR WITH RESPECT TO THIS GUARANTY AGREEMENT OR OTHER DOCUMENT EXECUTED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH.

 

Section 15.7.                      R eproduction of D ocuments ; E xecution .  This Guaranty Agreement may be reproduced by any holder by any photographic, photo static, electronic, digital, or other similar process and such holder may destroy any original document so reproduced.  Each Guarantor agrees and stipulates that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding (whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by such holder in the regular course of business) and any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence.  This Section 15.7 shall not prohibit any Guarantor or any other holder of Notes from contesting any such reproduction to the same extent that it could contest the original, or from introducing evidence to demonstrate the inaccuracy of any such reproduction.  A facsimile or electronic transmission of the signature page of a Guarantor shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof and shall be admissible into evidence for all purposes.

 

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I N WITNESS WHEREOF, each Initial Subsidiary Guarantor has caused this Guaranty Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date and year first above written.

 

 

CORESITE ONE WILSHIRE, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

Jeffrey S. Finnin

 

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CORESITE REAL ESTATE 55 S. MARKET STREET, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

  Jeffrey S. Finnin

 

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CORESITE REAL ESTATE 70 INNERBELT, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

Jeffrey S. Finnin

 

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CORESITE REAL ESTATE 427 S. LASALLE, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

Jeffrey S. Finnin

 

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

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CORESITE REAL ESTATE 900 N. ALAMEDA, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

CORESITE REAL ESTATE 900 N. ALAMEDA GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, its general partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

Jeffrey S. Finnin

 

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

CORESITE REAL ESTATE 1656 MCCARTHY, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

CORESITE REAL ESTATE 1656 MCCARTHY GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, its general partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

Jeffrey S. Finnin

 

 

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

CORESITE REAL ESTATE 2115 NW 22ND STREET, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

Jeffrey S. Finnin

 

 

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

CORESITE REAL ESTATE 2901 CORONADO, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

CORESITE REAL ESTATE 2901 CORONADO GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, its general partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

Jeffrey S. Finnin

 

 

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

[Signature Page to Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement]

 



 

 

CORESITE REAL ESTATE 2972 STENDER L.P., a Delaware limited partnership,

 

 

 

 

By:

CORESITE REAL ESTATE 2972 STENDER GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, its general partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

Jeffrey S. Finnin

 

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

CORESITE REAL ESTATE 12100 SUNRISE VALLEY DRIVE L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

Jeffrey S. Finnin

 

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

[Signature Page to Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement]

 



 

EXHIBIT A

 

FORM OF GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENT

 

THIS GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENT (the “ Guarantor Supplement ”), dated as of [          , 20  ] is made by [          ], a [            ] (the “ Additional Guarantor ”), in favor of the holders from time to time of the Notes issued pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement described below:

 

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:

 

I.       Pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement dated April 20, 2017 (as amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time, the “ Note Purchase Agreement ”), by and among each of CoreSite, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Issuer ”), CoreSite Realty Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the “ Parent ”), and the Persons listed on the signature pages thereto (the “ Purchasers ”), the Issuer has issued and sold $175,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.91% Senior Notes due April 20, 2024 (the “ Initial Notes ”).  The Initial Notes and any other notes that may from time to time be issued pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement (including any notes issued in substitution for any of the Notes) are herein collectively called the “ Notes ” and individually a “ Note .”

 

II.       The Issuer is required pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement to cause the Additional Guarantor to deliver this Guarantor Supplement in order to cause the Additional Guarantor to become a Guarantor under the Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement dated as of April 20, 2017 executed by certain Subsidiaries of the Issuer (together with each entity that from time to time becomes a party thereto by executing a Guarantor Supplement pursuant to Section 15.1 thereof, collectively, the “ Guarantors ”) in favor of each holder from time to time of any of the Notes (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Guaranty Agreement ”).

 

III.      The Additional Guarantor has received and will receive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the Issuer’s compliance with the terms and conditions of the Note Purchase Agreement and the Notes issued thereunder.

 

IV.       Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the definitions set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the funds advanced to the Issuer by the Purchasers under the Note Purchase Agreement and the Notes and to enable the Issuer to comply with the terms of the Note Purchase Agreement, the Additional Guarantor hereby covenants, represents and warrants to the holders as follows:

 

1.        The Additional Guarantor hereby becomes a Guarantor (as defined in the Guaranty Agreement) for all purposes of the Guaranty Agreement.  Without limiting the foregoing, the Additional Guarantor hereby (a) jointly and severally with the other

 



 

Guarantors under the Guaranty Agreement, guarantees to the holders from time to time of the Notes the prompt payment in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) and the full and prompt performance of all Guaranteed Obligations (as defined in Section 1 of the Guaranty Agreement) in the same manner and to the same extent as is provided in the Guaranty Agreement; (b) accepts and agrees to perform and observe all of the covenants set forth therein; (c) waives the rights set forth in Section 3 of the Guaranty Agreement; (d) makes the representations and warranties set forth in Section 9 of the Guaranty Agreement as of the date hereof; and (e) waives the rights, submits to jurisdiction and waives service of process as described in Section 15.6 of the Guaranty Agreement.

 

2.        Notice of acceptance of this Guarantor Supplement and of the Guaranty Agreement, as supplemented hereby, is hereby waived by the Additional Guarantor.

 

3.        The address for notices and other communications to be delivered to the Additional Guarantor shall be made pursuant to Section 14 of the Guaranty Agreement or as set forth below.

 

This Guarantor Supplement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the law of a jurisdiction other than such State.

 

*    *    *    *    *

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Additional Guarantor has caused this Guarantor Supplement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date and year first above written.

 

 

[N AME OF GUARANTOR]

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

Notice Address for such Guarantor:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A- 3



 

FORM OF OPINION OF SPECIAL COUNSEL

 

FOR THE PARENT, THE ISSUER AND THE INITIAL SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS

 

SCHEDULE 4.4(a)(i)

(to Note Purchase Agreement)

 



 

FORM OF OPINION OF SPECIAL MARYLAND COUNSEL FOR THE PARENT

 

SCHEDULE 4.4(a)(ii)

(to Note Purchase Agreement)

 



 

FORM OF OPINION OF SPECIAL COUNSEL
FOR THE PURCHASERS

 

[To Be Provided on a Case by Case Basis]

 

SCHEDULE 4.4(b)

(to Note Purchase Agreement)

 



 

CHANGES IN CORPORATE STRUCTURE

 

None.

 

SCHEDULE 4.9

(to Note Purchase Agreement)

 



 

DISCLOSURE MATERIALS

 

The Parent’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, filed with the SEC on February 10, 2017

 

The Parent’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 9, 2017

 

Investor Presentation dated April 2017, which was posted to IntraLinks on March 29, 2017

 

SCHEDULE 5.3

(to Note Purchase Agreement)

 



 

SUBSIDIARIES OF THE ISSUER AND

OWNERSHIP OF SUBSIDIARY STOCK

 

(i)                                    Subsidiaries:

 

Name

 

Jurisdiction
of Formation

 

Direct or Indirect
Ownership Interest

 

Subsidiary
Guarantor

 

CoreSite, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

99.00

%(1)

No

 

Comfluent Acquisition, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

No

 

CoreSite 1099 14th Street NW, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

No

 

CoreSite 1275 K Street, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

No

 

CoreSite 32 Avenue of the Americas, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

No

 

CoreSite Coronado Stender, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

No

 

CoreSite Data Center Services, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

No

 

CoreSite Denver, L.L.C.

 

Colorado

 

100.00

%

No

 

CoreSite Development Services, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

No

 

CoreSite One Wilshire, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

Yes

 

CoreSite Real Estate 12100 Sunrise Valley Drive L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

Yes

 

CoreSite Real Estate 1656 McCarthy GP, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

No

 

CoreSite Real Estate 1656 McCarthy, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

No

 

CoreSite Real Estate 1656 McCarthy, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

Yes

 

CoreSite Real Estate 2 Emerson Lane, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

No

 

CoreSite Real Estate 2115 NW 22nd Street, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

Yes

 

CoreSite Real Estate 2901 Coronado GP, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

No

 

CoreSite Real Estate 2901 Coronado, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

No

 

CoreSite Real Estate 2901 Coronado, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

Yes

 

CoreSite Real Estate 2950 Stender GP, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

No

 

CoreSite Real Estate 2950 Stender, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

No

 

CoreSite Real Estate 2972 Stender G.P., L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

No

 

CoreSite Real Estate 2972 Stender, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

Yes

 

CoreSite Real Estate 3001 Coronado GP, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

No

 

CoreSite Real Estate 3001 Coronado, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

No

 

CoreSite Real Estate 3032 Coronado G.P., L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

No

 

CoreSite Real Estate 3032 Coronado, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

No

 

CoreSite Real Estate 3045 Stender, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

No

 

CoreSite Real Estate 3045 Stender GP, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

No

 

CoreSite Real Estate 427 S. LaSalle, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

Yes

 

CoreSite Real Estate 55 S. Market Street, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

Yes

 

CoreSite Real Estate 70 Innerbelt, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

Yes

 

CoreSite Real Estate 900 N. Alameda GP, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

No

 

CoreSite Real Estate 900 N. Alameda, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

No

 

CoreSite Real Estate 900 N. Alameda, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

Yes

 

CoreSite Real Estate Sunrise Technology Park, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

No

 

US Colo Holding Company, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

100.00

%

No

 

 


(1)           The remaining 1.00% ownership interest is held by the Parent.

 

SCHEDULE 5.4
(to Note Purchase Agreement)

 



 

(ii)                                     Affiliates:

 

Name

 

Jurisdiction of Formation

 

Guarantor

CoreSite Realty Corporation

 

Maryland

 

Yes

 

(iii)          The Parent’s and the Issuer’s Directors and Senior Officers:

 

Directors of the Parent

 

James A. Attwood, Jr.

Kelly C. Chambliss

Michael R. Koehler

Robert G. Stuckey

Paul E. Szurek

J. David Thompson

David A. Wilson

 

Senior Officers of the Parent

 

Name

 

Title

Paul E. Szurek

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

Jeffrey S. Finnin

 

Chief Financial Officer

Derek S. McCandless

 

Senior Vice President, Legal, General Counsel and Secretary

Steven J. Smith

 

Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing

Dominic M. Tobin

 

Senior Vice President, Field Operations and Network Engineering

Brian P. Warren

 

Senior Vice President, Engineering and Product

 

Directors of the Issuer

 

None.

 

Senior Officers of the Issuer

 

None.

 

5.4-2

 



 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The Parent’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, filed with the SEC on February 10, 2017

 

SCHEDULE 5.5

(to Note Purchase Agreement)

 



 

EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS

(as of December 31, 2016)

 

OBLIGOR(S)

 

DESCRIPTION OF INDEBTEDNESS

 

INTEREST
RATE(S)

 

COLLATERAL

 

FINAL
MATURITY

 

OUTSTANDING
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

 

CoreSite, L.P., as parent borrower, and CoreSite Real Estate 70 Innerbelt, L.L.C., CoreSite Real Estate 900 N. Alameda, L.P., CoreSite Real Estate 2901 Coronado, L.P., CoreSite Real Estate 1656 McCarthy, L.P., CoreSite Real Estate 427 S. LaSalle, L.L.C., CoreSite Real Estate 2972 Stender, L.P., CoreSite Real Estate 12100 Sunrise Valley Drive, L.L.C., CoreSite Real Estate 2115 NW 22nd Street, L.L.C., CoreSite One Wilshire, L.L.C. and CoreSite Real Estate 55 S. Market Street, L.L.C., as subsidiary guarantors (the “ Subsidiary Guarantors ”) and Coresite Realty Corporation, as guarantor (the “ Parent Guarantor ”)

 

Revolving Credit Facility pursuant to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “ Credit Agreement ”)

 

 

2.32

%(1)

None

 

June 24, 2019

 

$

194.0 million

(5)

 

 

2019 Senior Unsecured Term Loan

 

 

3.23

%(2)

None

 

January 31, 2019

 

$

100.0 million

(6)

 

 

2020 Senior Unsecured Term Loan pursuant to the Credit Agreement

 

 

2.60

%(3)

None

 

June 24, 2020

 

$

150.0 million

 

 

 

2021 Senior Unsecured Term Loan pursuant to the Credit Agreement

 

 

2.27

%(4)

None

 

February 2, 2021

 

$

100.0 million

 

Coresite, L.P., as issuer, the Parent Guarantor and the Subsidiary Guarantors

 

4.19% Senior Notes due June 15, 2023

 

4.19

%

None

 

June 15, 2023

 

$

150.0 million

 

 


(1)                Borrowings under the revolving credit facility bear interest at a variable rate per annum equal to either (i) LIBOR plus 155 basis points to 225 basis points, or (ii) a base rate plus 55 basis points to 125 basis points, each depending on the Issuer’s leverage ratio. At December 31, 2016, the Issuer’s leverage ratio was 23.3% and the interest rate was LIBOR plus 155 basis points.

 

(2)                The borrowings under this term loan bear interest at a variable rate per annum equal to either (i) LIBOR plus 175 basis points to 265 basis points, or (ii) a base rate plus 75 basis points to 165 basis points, each depending on the Issuer’s leverage ratio. At December 31, 2016, the Issuer’s leverage ratio was 23.3% and the interest rate was LIBOR plus 175 basis points. The Issuer entered into a swap agreement with respect to this term loan to swap the variable interest rate associated with 100% of the principal amount of such term loan to a fixed rate of approximately 3.23% per annum at the Issuer’s current leverage ratio.

 

(3)                The borrowings under this term loan bear interest at a variable rate per annum equal to either (i) LIBOR plus 150 basis points to 220 basis points, or (ii) a base rate plus 50 basis points to 120 basis points, each depending on the Issuer’s leverage ratio. At December 31, 2016, the Issuer’s leverage ratio was 23.3% and the interest rate was LIBOR plus 150 basis points. The Issuer entered into a swap agreement with respect to this term loan to swap the variable interest rate associated with 50% of the principal amount of such term loan to a fixed rate of approximately 2.93% per annum at the Issuer’s current leverage ratio. The interest rate on the remaining 50% of the principal amount of such term loan is based on LIBOR plus the applicable spread. The effective interest rate as of December 31, 2016 was 2.60%.

 

(4)                The borrowings under this term loan bear interest at a variable rate per annum equal to either (i) LIBOR plus 150 basis points to 220 basis points, or (ii) a base rate plus 50 basis points to 120 basis points, each depending on the Issuer’s leverage ratio. At December 31, 2016, the Issuer’s leverage ratio was 23.3% and the interest rate was LIBOR plus 150 basis points.

 

SCHEDULE 5.15
(to Note Purchase Agreement)

 



 

(5)                As of the date hereof, after giving effect to the offering of the Notes, there is no amount outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility.

 

(6)                On April 19, 2017, the commitments under this term loan were increased from $100.0 million to $200.0 million and borrowed in full, and the maturity extended from January 31, 2019 to April 19, 2022.

 

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ELIGIBLE REAL ESTATE

 

1.               1656 McCarthy Blvd.
Milpitas, CA

 

2.               900 N. Alameda Street
Los Angeles, CA

 

3.               2901 Coronado Drive
Santa Clara, CA

 

4.               70 Innerbelt Road
Somerville, MA

 

5.               427 S. LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL

 

6.               2972 Stender Way

Santa Clara, CA

 

7.               624 S. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA

 

8.               12100 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston, VA

 

9.               2115 NW 22nd Street
Miami, FL

 

10.        55 S. Market Street
San Jose, CA

 

SCHEDULE 10

(to Note Purchase Agreement)

 



 

EXISTING CREDIT FACILITIES

 

Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement, among CoreSite, L.P., as borrower, Royal Bank of Canada, the other lenders party thereto and other lenders that may become parties thereto, Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent, Regions Bank, as syndication agent, and RBC Capital Markets, Regions Capital Markets, TD Securities (USA) LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint book managers, dated as of April 19, 2017.

 

Note Purchase Agreement, among CoreSite, L.P., as issuer, CoreSite Realty Corporation, as parent guarantor, and the purchasers party thereto, dated as of June 15, 2016 and as amended through April 20, 2017.

 

SCHEDULE 11

(to Note Purchase Agreement)

 


 


 

CORESITE, L.P.

1001 17th Street, Suite 500

Denver, Colorado 80202

 

INFORMATION RELATING TO PURCHASERS

 

NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOTES
TO BE PURCHASED

 

 

ATHENE ANNUITY AND LIFE COMPANY

$1,000,000

 

Name in which to register Note(s)

 

GERLACH & CO F/B/O ATHENE ANNUITY AND LIFE COMPANY

 

 

 

Payment on Account of Note

 

 

 

 

 

Method

 

Federal Funds Wire Transfer

 

 

 

Wiring Instructions

 

Citibank NA

 

 

ABA number: 021000089

 

 

Concentration A/C#: 36112805

 

 

FFC Account #: 214453

 

 

Account Name: Athene Annuity and Life Co – Non-Modco

 

 

Citi’s SWIFT address: CITIUS33

 

 

 

 

 

Reference: Please reference the Name of Company, Description of Security, PPN, Due Date and Application (as among principal, make-whole and interest) of the payment being made.

 

 

 

Address for all Notices, including Financials, Compliance and Requests

 

PREFERRED REMITTANCE :

privateplacements@atheneLP.com

 

 

 

Athene Annuity and Life Company

 

 

c/o Athene Asset Management L.P.

 

 

Attn: Private Fixed Income

 

 

7700 Mills Civic Parkway

 

 

West Des Moines, IA 50266

 

 

 

Instructions for Delivery of Notes

 

Citibank NA

 

 

Attn: Keith Whyte

 

 

399 Park Ave

 

 

Level B Vault

 

 

New York, NY 10022

 

 

A/C Number: 214453

 

 

 

Tax Identification Number

 

42-0175020 (Athene Annuity and Life Company)

 

 

13-6021155 (Gerlach & Co.)

 

PURCHASER SCHEDULE
(to Note Purchase Agreement)

 



 

NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOTES
TO BE PURCHASED

 

 

STRUCTURED ANNUITY REINSURANCE COMPANY

$2,000,000

 

Name in which to register Note(s)

 

GERLACH & CO F/B/O STRUCTURED ANNUITY REINSURANCE COMPANY

 

 

 

Payment on Account of Note

 

 

 

 

 

Method

 

Federal Funds Wire Transfer

 

 

 

Wiring Instructions

 

Citibank NA

 

 

ABA number:  021000089

 

 

Concentration A/C#:  36112805

 

 

FFC Account #:  214475

 

 

Account Name:  Structured Annuity Reinsurance Company (STAR)

 

 

Citi’s SWIFT address: CITIUS33

 

 

 

 

 

Reference:  Please reference the Name of Company, Description of Security, PPN, Due Date and Application (as among principal, make-whole and interest) of the payment being made.

 

 

 

Address for all Notices, including Financials, Compliance and Requests

 

PREFERRED REMITTANCE :

privateplacements@athenelp.com

 

 

 

Structured Annuity Reinsurance Company

 

 

c/o Athene Asset Management L.P.

 

 

Attn: Private Fixed Income

 

 

7700 Mills Civic Parkway

 

 

West Des Moines, IA  50266

 

 

 

Instructions for Delivery of Notes

 

Citibank NA

 

 

Attn: Keith Whyte

 

 

399 Park Ave

 

 

Level B Vault

 

 

New York, NY  10022

 

 

A/C Number:  214475

 

 

 

Tax Identification Number

 

46-2091695 (Structured Annuity Reinsurance Company)

 

 

13-6021155 (Gerlach & Co.)

 

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF

NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

 

 

ATHENE ANNUITY & LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

$3,000,000

 

Name in which to register Note(s)

 

GERLACH & CO F/B/O ATHENE ANNUITY & LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

 

 

 

Payment on Account of Note

 

 

 

 

 

Method

 

Federal Funds Wire Transfer

 

 

 

Wiring Instructions

 

Citibank NA

 

 

ABA number:  021000089

 

 

Concentration A/C #:  36112805

 

 

FFC Account #:  215321

 

 

Account Name:  AANY – MOD – AAM

 

 

Citi’s SWIFT address: CITIUS33

 

 

 

 

 

Reference:  Please reference the Name of Company, Description of Security, PPN, Due Date and Application (as among principal, make-whole and interest) of the payment being made.

 

 

 

Address for all Notices, including Financials, Compliance and Requests

 

PREFERRED REMITTANCE :

privateplacements@athenelp.com

 

 

 

Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Company of New York

 

 

c/o Athene Asset Management L.P.

 

 

Attn: Private Fixed Income

 

 

7700 Mills Civic Parkway

 

 

West Des Moines, IA  50266

 

 

 

Instructions for Delivery of Notes

 

Citibank NA

 

 

Attn: Keith Whyte

 

 

399 Park Ave

 

 

Level B Vault

 

 

New York, NY  10022

 

 

A/C Number:  215321

 

 

 

Tax Identification Number

 

13-2570714 (Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Company of New York)

 

 

13-6021155 (Gerlach & Co.)

 

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOTES
TO BE PURCHASED

 

 

HOMESTEADERS LIFE COMPANY

$1,000,000

Attention: Investment Department

 

5700 Westown Parkway

 

West Des Moines, Iowa 50266

 

Telephone Number: 515-440-7727

 

Fax Number: 515-440-7692

 

 

 

Email:

 

dwatters@homesteaderslife.com

 

LStange@Homesteaderslife.com

 

 

Security Delivery

 

Deliver bonds to Name and Address of Purchaser above, to Attention: Lisa Stange, Investments

 

Payments

 

All payments on or in respect of the Equipment Notes to be made by Fed wire transfer of immediately available funds (identifying each payment with name of the Issuer (and the Credit, if any), the Private Placement Number preceded by “DPP” and the payment as principal, interest, or premium) in the format as follows:

 

Bank

=

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

 

 

ABA #121000248

Account

=

Trust Wire Clearing

 

 

BAN: 0000840245

 

 

 

OBI

=

FFC:  20973800 Homesteaders Life Company

[Name of Bond Issuer]

DPP – [Insert Private Placement Number] —

Payment Due Date (MM/DD/YY) —

P        (enter “P” and the amount of principal being remitted, for example, P50000000.00) —

I         (enter “I” and the amount of interest being remitted, for example, I225000.00)

 

Notices

 

All notices of scheduled payments and written confirmation of each such payment, to be addressed:

 

4



 

Homesteaders Life Company

Deanna Watters

5700 Westown Parkway

West Des Moines, Iowa 50266

Telephone: 515-440-7855

Telecopy: 515-440-7692

 

All financial reports, compliance certificates and all other written communications, including notice of prepayments to be addressed as first provided above.

 

Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued:

Wells Fargo Bank, NA For benefit of: Homesteaders Life Company

 

Taxpayer I.D. Number:  42-0316600

 

5


 


 

NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOTES
TO BE PURCHASED

 

 

I.                      THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

$32,637,000

 

II.                 All payments on account of Notes held by such Purchaser shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds, providing sufficient information to identify the source of the transfer, the amount of the dividend and/or redemption (as applicable) and the identity of the security as to which payment is being made.

 

Please contact our Treasury & Investment Operations Department to securely obtain wire transfer instructions for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company .

 

E-mail:  payments@northwesternmutual.com

Phone: (414) 665-1679

 

III.            All notices with respect to confirmation of payments on account of the Notes shall be delivered or mailed to:

 

The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company

720 East Wisconsin Avenue

Milwaukee, WI 53202

Attention: Investment Operations

E-mail: payments@northwesternmutual.com

Phone: (414) 665-1679

 

IV.             All other communications including any permitted electronic delivery of financial and business information (or any notices related thereto) shall be delivered or mailed to:

 

The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company

720 East Wisconsin Avenue

Milwaukee, WI 53202

Attention: Securities Department

E-mail: privateinvest@northwesternmutual.com

 

V.                  Address for delivery of Closing Documents and Notes:

 

The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company

720 East Wisconsin Avenue

Milwaukee, WI 53202

Attention:  Justin Szalanski

 

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VI.             If posted to IntraLinks or another document repository/hosted website, send to:

 

Email: preautodownload@northwesternmutual.com

 

VII.        Tax Identification No.: 39-0509570

 

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOTES
TO BE PURCHASED

 

 

I.                      THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY FOR ITS GROUP ANNUITY SEPARATE ACCOUNT

$363,000

 

II.                 All payments on account of Notes held by such Purchaser shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds, providing sufficient information to identify the source of the transfer, the amount of the dividend and/or redemption (as applicable) and the identity of the security as to which payment is being made.

 

Please contact our Treasury & Investment Operations Department to securely obtain wire transfer instructions for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company for its Group Annuity Separate Account .

 

E-mail:  payments@northwesternmutual.com

 

Phone: (414) 665-1679

 

III.            All notices with respect to confirmation of payments on account of the Notes shall be delivered or mailed to:

 

The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company

for its Group Annuity Separate Account

720 East Wisconsin Avenue

Milwaukee, WI 53202

Attention: Investment Operations

E-mail: payments@northwesternmutual.com

Phone: (414) 665-1679

 

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IV.             All other communications including any permitted electronic delivery of financial and business information (or any notices related thereto) shall be delivered or mailed to:

 

The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company

for its Group Annuity Separate Account

720 East Wisconsin Avenue

Milwaukee, WI 53202

Attention: Securities Department

E-mail: privateinvest@northwesternmutual.com

 

V.                  Address for delivery of Closing Documents and Notes:

 

The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company

720 East Wisconsin Avenue

Milwaukee, WI 53202

Attention:  Justin Szalanski

 

VI.             If posted to IntraLinks or another document repository/hosted website, send to:

 

Email: preautodownload@northwesternmutual.com

 

VII.        Tax Identification No.: 39-0509570

 

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

 

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOTES
 TO BE PURCHASED

 

 

 

THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
One Financial Way
Cincinnati, OH 45242
Attention: Investment Department

 

$3,000,000

 

Address for payments on account of the Notes:

 

By bank wire transfer of Federal or

other immediately available funds

(identifying each payment as to issuer,

security (including interest rate and maturity date), and principal or interest) to:

 

U.S. Bank N.A. (ABA #042-000013)

5th & Walnut Streets

Cincinnati, OH 45202

 

For credit to The Ohio National Life

Insurance Company’s Account No. 910-275-7

 

All notices and communications, including

notices with respect to payments and written

confirmation of each such payment, to be

addressed:

 

THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

 

One Financial Way

Cincinnati, OH 45242

Attention: Investment Department

With a copy to:

privateplacements@ohionational.com

 

Tax identification No.: 31-0397080

 

Fax number: 513-794-4506

 

Original notes to be delivered to:

 

THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

 

One Financial Way

Cincinnati, OH 45242

Attention: Investment Department

 

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

 

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOTES
 TO BE PURCHASED

 

 

 

OHIO NATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION
One Financial Way
Cincinnati, OH 45242
Attention: Investment Department

 

$2,000,000

 

Address for payments on account of the Notes:

 

By bank wire transfer of Federal or

other immediately available funds

(identifying each payment as to issuer,

security, and principal or interest) to:

 

U.S. Bank N.A. (ABA #042-000013)

5th & Walnut Streets

Cincinnati, OH 45202

 

For credit to Ohio National Life

Assurance Corporation’s Account No. 865-215-8

 

All notices and communications, including

notices with respect to payments and written

confirmation of each such payment, to be

addressed:

 

OHIO NATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION

 

One Financial Way

Cincinnati, OH 45242

Attn: Investment Department

With a copy to:

privateplacements@ohionational.com

 

Tax identification No.: 31-0962495

 

Fax number: 513-794-4506

 

Original notes to be delivered to:

OHIO NATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION

One Financial Way

Cincinnati, OH 45242

Attention: Investment Department

 

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

 

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOTES
 TO BE PURCHASED

 

 

 

UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

 

$20,000,000

 

(1)

 

All payments on account of Notes held by such purchaser shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds for credit to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beneficiary Name:

 

U.S. Bank as Paying Agent for Prudential as Admin Agent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beneficiary Address:

 

214 N. Tryon St 26th Floor Charlotte, NC 28201

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Primary Bank Name:

 

U.S. Bank as Paying Agent for Prudential as Admin Agent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Primary ABA Number:

 

091000022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Account Name:

 

Paying Agent DDA - CoreSite, L.P.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Account Number:

 

104791306624

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFC:

 

189586-700

 

(2)                       Address for all communications and notices:

 

Prudential Private Placement Investors, L.P.

c/o Prudential Capital Group

Four Embarcadero Center
Suite 2700
San Francisco, CA 94111

 

Attention:  Managing Director

cc:  Vice President and Corporate Counsel

 

and for all notices relating solely to scheduled principal and interest payments and written confirmations of wire transfers to :

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank

14201 Dallas Parkway - 13th Floor

Dallas, TX 75254-2917

 

Attention:  Income Processing - G. Ruiz

a/c: FFC: United of Omaha, a/c: G09588, Cusip/PPN (21871@ AB6), Security Name,
Principal & Interest Breakdown

 

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(3)                       Address for Delivery of Notes:

 

(a)               Send physical security by nationwide overnight delivery service to:

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank
4 Chase Metrotech Center, 3rd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11245-0001

 

Attention:  Physical Receive Department

 

Please include in the cover letter accompanying the Notes a reference to the Purchaser’s account number (United of Omaha Life Insurance Company; Account Number: FFC: United of Omaha, a/c: G09588, Cusip/PPN (21871@ AB6), Security Name, Principal & Interest Breakdown).

 

(b)               Send copy by email to:

 

James Evert
james.evert@prudential.com
(415) 291-5055

 

(4)                       Tax Identification No.: 47-0322111

 

(5)                       Email addresses for electronic delivery:

 

david.levine@prudential.com and pcgsanfrancisco@prudential.com

 

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

 

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOTES
 TO BE PURCHASED

 

 

 

FARMERS NEW WORLD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

 

$10,000,000

 

(1)

 

All payments on account of Notes held by such purchaser shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds for credit to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beneficiary Name:

 

U.S. Bank as Paying Agent for Prudential as Admin Agent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beneficiary Address:

 

214 N. Tryon St 26th Floor Charlotte, NC 28201

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Primary Bank Name:

 

U.S. Bank as Paying Agent for Prudential as Admin Agent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Primary ABA Number:

 

091000022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Account Name:

 

Paying Agent DDA - CoreSite, L.P.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Account Number:

 

104791306624

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFC:

 

189586-700

 

(2)                       Address for all communications and notices:

 

Prudential Private Placement Investors, L.P.

c/o Prudential Capital Group

Four Embarcadero Center
Suite 2700
San Francisco, CA 94111

 

Attention:  Managing Director

cc:  Vice President and Corporate Counsel

 

and for all notices relating solely to scheduled principal and interest payments and written confirmations of wire transfers to :

 

investment.accounting@farmersinsurance.com

 

or

 

Farmers Insurance Company

Attention:  Investment Accounting Team

4680 Wilshire Blvd., 4th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90010

 

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and

 

investments.operations@farmersinsurance.com

 

or

 

Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

Attention:  Investment Operations Team

3003 77th Avenue Southeast, 5th Floor

Mercer Island, WA 98040-2837

 

(3)                       Address for Delivery of Notes:

 

(a)               Send physical security by nationwide overnight delivery service to:

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
4 Chase Metrotech Center, 3rd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11245-0001

 

Attention:  Physical Receive Department
Brian Cavanaugh
Telephone:  (718) 242-0264

 

If sending by messenger:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
4 Chase Metrotech Center
1st Floor, Window 5
Brooklyn, NY 11245-0001

 

Attention:  Physical Receive Department
(Use Willoughby Street Entrance)

 

Please include in the cover letter accompanying the Notes a reference to the Purchaser’s account number (“P58834 - Farmers New World Life Private Placement”) and CUSIP information.

 

(b)               Send copy by email to:

 

James Evert
james.evert@prudential.com
(415) 291-5055

 

(4)                       Tax Identification No.: 91-0335750

 

(5)                       Email addresses for electronic delivery:

 

david.levine@prudential.com and pcgsanfrancisco@prudential.com

 

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

 

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

 

 

 

 

 

PRUDENTIAL RETIREMENT INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY

 

$35,000,000

 

 

 

 

(1)

All payments on account of Notes held by such purchaser shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds for credit to:

 

 

 

 

 

Beneficiary Name:

 

U.S. Bank as Paying Agent for Prudential as Admin Agent

 

 

 

 

 

Beneficiary Address:

 

214 N. Tryon St 26th Floor Charlotte, NC  28201

 

 

 

 

 

Primary Bank Name:

 

U.S. Bank as Paying Agent for Prudential as Admin Agent

 

 

 

 

 

Primary ABA Number:

 

091000022

 

 

 

 

 

Account Name:

 

Paying Agent DDA - CoreSite, L.P.

 

 

 

 

 

Account Number:

 

104791306624

 

 

 

 

 

FFC:

 

189586-700

 

 

 

 

(2)

Address for all communications and notices:

 

 

 

 

 

Prudential Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company

c/o Prudential Capital Group

Four Embarcadero Center

Suite 2700

San Francisco, CA 94111

 

Attention:  Managing Director

cc:  Vice President and Corporate Counsel

 

and for all notices relating solely to scheduled principal and interest payments and written confirmations of wire transfers to :

 

Prudential Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company

c/o PGIM, Inc.

Prudential Tower

655 Broad Street

14th Floor - South Tower

Newark, NJ 07102

 

Attention:  PIM Private Accounting Processing Team

 

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Email: Pim.Private.Accounting.Processing.Team@prudential.com

 

 

(3)

Address for Delivery of Notes:

 

 

 

 

(a)

Send physical security by nationwide overnight delivery service to:

 

PGIM, Inc.

655 Broad Street

14th Floor - South Tower

Newark, NJ 07102

 

Attention:  Michael Iacono - Trade Management Manager

 

 

 

 

(b)

Send copy by email to:

 

James Evert

james.evert@prudential.com

(415) 291-5055

 

 

 

(4)

Tax Identification No.: 06-1050034

 

 

(5)

Email addresses for electronic delivery:

 

david.levine@prudential.com and pcgsanfrancisco@prudential.com

 

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

 

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

 

 

 

 

 

TEACHERS INSURANCE AND ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

8500 Andrew Carnegie Boulevard

Charlotte, North Carolina 28262

 

$65,000,000

 

Payments

 

All payments on or in respect of the Notes shall be made in immediately available funds on the due date by electronic funds transfer, through the Automated Clearing House System, to:

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

ABA # 021-000-021

Account Number: 900-9-000200

Account Name:  TIAA

For Further Credit to the Account Number: G07040

Reference:  PPN: 21871@ AB6/CoreSite, L.P.

Maturity Date:  April 20, 2024/Interest Rate: 3.91%/P&I Breakdown

 

Payment Notices

 

All notices with respect to payments and prepayments of the Notes shall be sent to:

 

Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America

730 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10017

Attention: Securities Accounting Division

Phone: (212) 916-5504

Email: jpiperato@tiaa.org or mwolfe@tiaa.org

 

With a copy to:

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

P.O. Box 35308

Newark, New Jersey 07101

 

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And to:

 

Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America

8500 Andrew Carnegie Boulevard

Charlotte, North Carolina 28262

Attention: Global Private Markets

Telephone:             (704) 988-4349 (Ho Young Lee)

(704) 988-1000 (General Number)

Facsimile:               (704) 988-4916

Email:                     hoyoung.lee@tiaainvestments.com

 

Contemporaneous written confirmation of any electronic funds transfer shall be sent to the above addresses setting forth (1) the full name, private placement number, interest rate and maturity date of the Notes, (2) allocation of payment between principal, interest, Make-Whole Amount, other premium or any special payment and (3) the name and address of the bank from which such electronic funds transfer was sent.

 

Other Notices and Communications

 

All other notices and communications shall be delivered or mailed to:

 

Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America

8500 Andrew Carnegie Boulevard

Charlotte, North Carolina 28262

Attention: Global Private Markets

Telephone:             (704) 988-4349 (Ho Young Lee)

(704) 988-1000 (General Number)

Facsimile:               (704) 988-4916

Email:                     hoyoung.lee@tiaainvestments.com

 

Taxpayer Identification Number :  13-1624203

 

Physical Delivery of Notes:

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

4 Chase Metrotech Center

3 rd  Floor

Brooklyn, New York 11245-0001

Attention: Physical Receive Department

For TIAA A/C #G07040

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

CoreSite Realty Corporation Closes $275 Million of New Financing in Two Separate Transactions

 

Increases available liquidity to support on-going growth initiatives across the portfolio

 

Denver, CO — April 20, 2017 — CoreSite Realty Corporation (NYSE:COR) (“CoreSite”), a premier provider of secure, reliable, high-performance data center and interconnection solutions across the U.S., today announced that it has executed two separate financing transactions resulting in additional liquidity of $275 million, which will be used to pay down all outstanding amounts on the revolving portion of its existing credit facility and for general corporate purposes.

 

The first transaction results in an incremental $100 million of liquidity by expanding the existing $100 million senior unsecured term loan of CoreSite’s operating partnership, CoreSite, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), originally scheduled to mature in 2019, to $200 million. The expanded term loan has a new five-year term maturing in April 2022, and bears interest at a variable rate. Royal Bank of Canada will serve as administrative agent and RBC Capital Markets LLC, Regions Capital Markets, TD Securities (USA) LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC served as joint lead arrangers and joint book managers.

 

In addition, the Operating Partnership issued and sold an aggregate principal amount of $175 million of its 3.91% Senior Notes due April 20, 2024 (the “Notes”) in a private placement to certain “accredited investors.” Interest on the Notes is payable semiannually, on the 15th day of June and December in each year, commencing on December 15, 2017. The Notes were issued pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Operating Partnership and are jointly and severally guaranteed by CoreSite and each of the Operating Partnership’s subsidiaries that guarantees indebtedness under the Operating Partnership’s senior unsecured credit facility.

 

“The successful execution of the expanded term loan and private placement offering allows us to improve our overall liquidity position, extend our debt maturity profile, and maintain both financial flexibility and a balance between fixed and variable-priced instruments in our capital structure,” said Jeff Finnin, Chief Financial Officer at CoreSite. “We believe our proven record of growth, solid risk management and strong returns on capital have allowed us to continue to raise attractively priced debt capital to support our growth and development plans. We would like to thank our lending institutions for their continued support of CoreSite and our team of professionals in completing both financings.”

 

The Notes and the guaranties thereof have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold absent registration under the Securities Act, or pursuant to an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

 

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

 

About CoreSite

 

CoreSite Realty Corporation (NYSE:COR) delivers secure, reliable, high-performance data center and interconnection solutions to a growing customer ecosystem across eight key North American markets. More than 1,000 of the world’s leading enterprises, network operators, cloud providers, and supporting service providers choose CoreSite to connect, protect and optimize their performance-sensitive data, applications and computing workloads. Our scalable, flexible solutions and 400+ dedicated employees consistently deliver unmatched data center options — all of which leads to a best-in-class customer experience and lasting relationships.

 

CoreSite Contact

 

Greer Aviv

Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications

303-405-1012

Greer.Aviv@CoreSite.com

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “intends,” “plans,” “pro forma,” “estimates” or “anticipates” or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases that are predictions of or indicate future events or trends and that do not relate solely to historical matters. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and contingencies, many of which are beyond CoreSite’s control that may cause actual results to differ significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. These risks include, without limitation: any adverse developments in local economic conditions or the demand for data center space in these markets; operational difficulties, including difficulties relating to information systems, internal processes and information security; significant industry competition; financial market fluctuations; and other factors affecting the real estate industry generally. All forward-looking statements reflect CoreSite’s good faith beliefs, assumptions and expectations, but they are not guarantees of future performance. Furthermore, CoreSite disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, of new information, data or methods, future events or other changes. For a further discussion of these and other factors that could cause CoreSite’s future results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in CoreSite’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K, and other risks described in documents subsequently filed by CoreSite from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.