UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  April 15, 2014 (April 14, 2014)

 

New York REIT, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Maryland   000-54689   27-1065431
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)       Identification No.)

 

405 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(Address, including zip code, of Principal Executive Offices)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 415-6500

 

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:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 
 

 

Item 1.01         Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

Amendments to Advisory Agreement

 

On April 15, 2014, New York REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) amended and restated the Fifth Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement (as amended and restated, the “Sixth Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement”) by and among the Company, New York Recovery Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”) and New York Recovery Advisors, LLC (“Advisor”), which, among other things, provides that:

 

(i)          effective upon the Listing (as described below), the Asset Management Fee (as defined in the Sixth Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement) shall be reduced from 0.75% per annum of the Cost of Assets (as defined in the Sixth Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement) to (i) 0.50 % per annum of the Cost of Assets up to $3.0 billion and (ii) 0.40% of the Cost of Assets above $3.0 billion;

 

(ii)         effective upon the Listing, the Asset Management Fee shall be payable in the form of cash, OP Units, and shares of restricted common stock of the Company, or a combination thereof, at the Advisor’s election; and

 

(iii)        the Acquisition Fee and Financing Coordination Fee (both as defined in the Sixth Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement) will terminate 180 days after April 15, 2014 (the “Fee Termination Date”), except for Acquisition Fees with respect to properties under contract, letter of intent or under negotiation as of the Fee Termination Date.

 

The Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) previously approved the Sixth Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement on March 31, 2014, as disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 1, 2014. The description of the Sixth Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement in this Current Report on Form 8-K is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Sixth Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Operating Partnership

 

Effective as of April 15, 2014, the Company, as general partner of its Operating Partnership, executed a Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Operating Partnership (the “Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement”) with the limited partners party thereto to conform more closely with agreements of limited partnership of other operating partnerships controlled by real estate investment trusts whose securities are publicly traded and listed, and to add long term incentive plan units (“LTIP Units”) as a new class of units of limited partnership in the Operating Partnership to the existing common units (“OP Units”). Pursuant to the Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement, the LTIP Units were created. The Company may at any time cause the Operating Partnership to issue LTIP Units to members of the Company’s senior management team. These LTIP Units will be earned and will vest on such terms as are determined by the Company’s Compensation Committee (the “Committee”). In general, LTIP Units are a special class of units entitled to receive profit distributions. Upon issuance and prior to being fully earned, holders of LTIP Units are entitled to receive per unit profit distributions equal to ten percent (10%) of per unit profit distributions on the outstanding OP Units. After LTIP Units are fully earned, a holder of LTIP Units first will be entitled to receive a catch-up of the other ninety percent (90%) of per unit profit distributions not previously distributed, and, subsequently, they will be entitled to receive the same per unit profit distributions as the other outstanding OP Units. However, as profits interests, LTIP Units initially will not have full parity, on a per unit basis, with the OP Units with respect to liquidating distributions, and a holder of LTIP Units would receive nothing if the Operating Partnership were liquidated immediately after the LTIP Unit is awarded. Upon the occurrence of specified events, LTIP Units can over time achieve full parity with the OP Units and therefore accrete to an economic value for the holder equivalent to the OP Units. In order for LTIP Units to have full parity with the OP Units, the capital accounts of the holders of LTIP Units with respect to such LTIP Units would have to be equalized (on a per unit basis) with the capital accounts of the holders of the OP Units. This capital account equalization per unit would occur through special allocations of net increases in valuation (if any) of the Company’s assets upon the occurrence of certain revaluation events permitted under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and Treasury regulations, including: (i) the acquisition of an additional interest in the Operating Partnership by a new or existing partner in exchange for more than a  de minimus  capital contribution, (ii) the distribution by the Operating Partnership of more than a  de minimus  amount of property as consideration for an interest in the Operating Partnership, (iii) the liquidation of the Operating Partnership, (iv) the redemption or conversion of LTIP Units into OP Units or the Company’s common stock or (v) at such other times as the Company reasonably determines to be necessary or desirable to comply with Treasury regulations (including the issuance of new LTIP Units). LTIP Units cannot achieve immediate full parity with OP Units under any circumstances at the time of grant of such LTIP Units. Upon equalization of the capital accounts and full vesting of the LTIP Units, the LTIP Unit will be convertible into an OP Unit at any time.

 

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This summary of the material terms of the Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement attached as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Contribution and Exchange Agreement

 

In connection with the Listing, the Advisor, as the holder of a class of common units of equity ownership of the Operating Partnership, referred to as “Class B Units,” has the right to make a capital contribution to the Operating Partnership in exchange for OP Units.  Pursuant to a Contribution and Exchange Agreement entered into between the Advisor and the Operating Partnership, dated April 15, 2014 (the “Contribution and Exchange Agreement”), the Advisor contributed $750,000 in cash to the Operating Partnership in exchange for 83,333 OP Units of the Operating Partnership.

 

This summary description of the material terms of the Contribution and Exchange Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the Contribution and Exchange Agreement attached as Exhibit 10.6 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

See also Items 2.03, 3.03 and 5.02 below, which are incorporated by reference herein.

 

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

 

Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

On April 14, 2014, the Company, through its Operating Partnership, entered into the secured second amended and restated credit agreement with Capital One, National Association and the other lenders party thereto (the “Amended Facility”). The Amended Facility allows for total borrowings of up to $705.0 million with a $305.0 million term loan component and a $400.0 million revolving loan component. The Amended Facility contains an “accordion feature” to allow the Company, under certain circumstances, to increase the aggregate loan borrowings to up to $1.0 billion of total borrowings. Availability of borrowings is based on a pool of eligible unencumbered real estate assets. The Amended Facility, among other things, (i) permits the issuance of a listing note (the “Note”) to New York Recovery Special Limited Partnership, LLC, an affiliate of the Advisor, following the Listing, (ii) modifies the distribution covenant to account for the suspension of the Company’s dividend reinvestment program (“DRIP”), (iii) permits the issuance of LTIP Units to the Advisor and (iv) permits the Company to make additional restricted payments, including in connection with the Company’s previously announced tender offer. The Company, certain of its subsidiaries and certain subsidiaries of its Operating Partnership have guaranteed or may guarantee the obligations under the Amended Facility.

  

Borrowings under the Amended Facility will bear interest at the rate of: (a) adjusted LIBOR with respect to Eurodollar rate loans plus a margin of 150 to 225 basis points, depending on our leverage ratio; or (b) with respect to base rate loans, a margin of 50 to 125 basis points, depending on our leverage ratio, plus the greatest of (i) the fluctuating annual rate of interest announced from time to time by Capital One, National Association as its ‘‘prime rate;’’ (ii) the federal funds rate plus 0.5%; and (iii) LIBOR plus a margin of 1.0%. The Amended Facility contains various covenants, including financial covenants with respect to consolidated leverage, net worth, fixed charge coverage, variable debt ratio, recourse debt to total asset value, secured debt to total asset value and the absence of any material adverse change.

 

The Amended Facility provides for monthly interest payments for each Base Rate loan and periodic payments for each LIBOR loan, based upon the applicable LIBOR loan period, with all principal outstanding being due on the maturity date. The Amended Facility may be prepaid at any time, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty. In the event of a default, the lenders have the right to terminate their obligations under the Amended Facility and to accelerate the payment on any unpaid principal amount of all outstanding loans. The Company, certain of its subsidiaries and certain subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership have guaranteed or may guarantee the obligations under the Amended Facility. The loans under the Amended Facility are secured by mortgages on certain real estate properties included in the borrowing base and pledges of equity interests in certain of the Operating Partnership’s subsidiaries.

 

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This summary of the material terms of the Amended Facility is qualified in its entirety by the Amended Facility attached as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders

 

Amendment and Suspension of Distribution Reinvestment Plan

 

On March 31, 2014, as previously disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 1, 2014, the Company entered into that certain First Amendment to Distribution Reinvestment Plan of American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc. (the “DRIP Amendment”) to amend the Company’s DRIP to permit the Company to suspend the DRIP and suspended the DRIP. The description of the DRIP Amendment in this Current Report on Form 8-K is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the DRIP Amendment attached as Exhibit 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

Amendment to Employee and Director Incentive Restricted Share Plan

 

On March 31, 2014, as previously disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 1, 2014, the Company adopted that certain First Amendment to Employee and Director Incentive Restricted Share Plan of American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc. (the “Incentive Plan Amendment”) to increase the number of shares of Company capital stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Capital Stock”), available for awards thereunder from 5% of the Company’s outstanding shares of Capital Stock on a fully diluted basis at any time, not to exceed 7,500,000 shares of Capital Stock, to 10% of the Company’s outstanding shares of Capital Stock on a fully diluted basis at any time. The description of the Incentive Plan Amendment in this Current Report on Form 8-K is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Incentive Plan Amendment attached as Exhibit 10.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Multi-Year Outperformance Plan Agreement

 

On April 15, 2014, the Company entered into a Multi-Year Outperformance Agreement (the “OPP”) with the Operating Partnership and the Advisor in connection with the listing of the Company’s common shares (the “Common Stock”) on the New York Stock Exchange (the “Listing”). The Board’s approval of the general terms of the OPP was previously disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 1, 2014,

 

Under the OPP, the Advisor was issued 8,880,579 LTIP Units in the Operating Partnership with a maximum award value on the issuance date equal to 5% of the Company’s market capitalization on April 15, 2014 (the “Effective Date”) determined based on a price of $9.00 per share of Common Stock (the “OPP Cap”). The LTIP Units are structured as profits interest in the Operating Partnership. Advisor will be eligible to earn a number of LTIP Units with a value equal to a portion of the OPP Cap upon the first, second and third anniversaries of the Effective Date based on the Company’s achievement of certain levels of total return to its stockholders (“Total Return”), including both share price appreciation and common stock distributions, as measured against both an absolute hurdle and a peer group of companies, as set forth below, for the three-year performance period commencing on the Effective Date (the “Three-Year Period”); each 12-month period during the Three-Year Period (the “One-Year Periods”); and the initial 24-month period of the Three-Year Period (the “Two-Year Period”), as follows:

 

    Performance
Period
  Annual
Period
  Interim
Period
Absolute Component:   4% of any excess Total Return attained above an absolute hurdle measured from the beginning of such period:   21%   7%   14%
Relative Component:   4% of any excess Total Return attained above the Total Return for the performance period of the Peer Group*, subject to a ratable sliding scale factor as follows based on achievement of cumulative Total Return measured from the beginning of such period:            
         100% will be earned if cumulative Total Return achieved is at least:     18%   6%   12%
         50% will be earned if cumulative Total Return achieved is:    0%   0%   0%
☐        0% will be earned if cumulative Total Return achieved is less than:    0%   0%   0%
         a percentage from 50% to 100% calculated by linear interpolation will be earned if the cumulative Total Return achieved is between:    0% - 18%   0% - 6%   0%- 12%

 

*The “Peer Group” is comprised of the companies in the SNL US REIT Office Index.

 

The potential outperformance award is calculated at the end of each One-Year Period, the Two-Year Period and the Three-Year Period. The award earned for the Three-Year Period is based on the formula in the table above less any awards earned for the Two-Year Period and One-Year Periods, but not less than zero; the award earned for the Two-Year Period is based on the formula in the table above less any award earned for the first and second One-Year Period, but not less than zero. Any LTIP Units that are unearned at the end of the Performance Period will be forfeited.

 

Subject to the Advisor’s continued service through each vesting date, 1/3 of any earned LTIP units will vest on each of the third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the Effective Date. Until such time as the LTIP Units are fully earned in accordance with the provisions of the OPP, the LTIP Units are entitled to distributions equal to 10% of the distributions made on the units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership (‘‘OP Units’’). After the LTIP Units are fully earned, they are entitled to a catch-up distribution and then the same distributions as the OP Units. At the time the Advisor’s capital account with respect to the LTIP Units is economically equivalent to the average capital account balance of the OP Units and has been earned and has been vested for 30 days, the applicable LTIP Units will automatically convert into OP Units on a one-to-one basis.

 

The OPP provides for early calculation of LTIP Units earned and for the accelerated vesting of any earned LTIP Units in the event Advisor is terminated or in the event the Company incurs a change in control, in either case prior to the end of the Three-Year Period. The OPP also provides for accelerated vesting of earned LTIP Units in the event Advisor is terminated or in the event of a change in control of the Company on or following the end of the Three-Year Period.

 

This summary of the OPP is qualified in its entirety by the form of Multi-Year Outperformance Agreement attached as Exhibit 10.5 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

 

Amendments to Bylaws

 

On April 15, 2014, the Board approved an amendment and restatement of the Company’s Bylaws (as amended and restated, the “Bylaws”). Prior to the listing of the Company’s common stock on the NYSE on April 15, 2014, the Company operated as a non-traded REIT subject to the NASAA Statement of Policy Regarding Real Estate Investment Trusts (the “NASAA REIT Guidelines”), as a result of which the original Bylaws contained numerous provisions that are not applicable to exchange-traded REITs and other companies, including the Company’s competitors. The original Bylaws were amended and restated effective as of the date of approval to, among other things:

 

· Remove reference to the month of the annual meeting of stockholders.

 

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· Establish procedures for stockholders to call a special meeting of stockholders. The procedures address issues relating to (a) an increase in the percentage of shares entitled to require a special meeting of stockholders from 10% (as required by the NASAA REIT Guidelines to a majority, (b) delivery and contents of the initial notices from stockholders requesting a special meeting, (c) the fixing of a record date for determining stockholders entitled to request a special meeting and stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting, (d) responsibility for the costs of preparing and mailing notice of the meeting, (e) setting the time, date and place of special stockholders meetings, (f) revocation of requests for special stockholders meetings and (g) verifying the validity of a stockholder request for a special meeting.
· (a) Clarify that notice of stockholders meetings may be given by electronic transmission, (b) provide for “householding” of notices, as permitted by the Maryland General Corporation Law (“MGCL”) and federal proxy rules, (c) provide that a minor irregularity in providing notice of a stockholders meeting will not affect the validity of the meeting and (d) clarify that the Company may postpone or cancel a stockholders meeting.
· Provide that directors will be elected by a plurality of the votes cast.
· More fully develop the advance notice provisions for stockholder nominations for directors and stockholder business proposals. The amendments (a) expand the information required to be disclosed by the stockholder making a proposal or nomination, including without limitation (i) the extent to which the stockholder proponent has entered into any hedging transaction or other arrangement with the effect or intent of mitigating or otherwise managing benefit, loss or risk of share price changes or increasing or decreasing the proponent’s voting power in the stock of the Company or any affiliate of the Company, and (ii) the proponent’s investment strategy or objective and any related disclosure document that the proponent has provided to its investors and other information as may be required by the Company and (b) require, as part of the existing verification process, that the stockholder, upon request, update information provided to the Company and notify the Company of any change in such information.
· Clarify the method by which a director may resign from the Board.
· Delete the NASAA REIT Guidelines requirement that independent directors nominate replacements for vacancies among the independent directors’ positions.
· Delete the section providing for no director liability for losses which occur by reason of the failure of the bank, trust company, savings and loan association or other institution with whom moneys or stock have been deposited.
· Delete the section providing that, unless required by law, no director is obligated to give any bond or surety for the performance of his or her duties.
· Delete the NASAA REIT Guidelines requirement that all Board committees be comprised of a majority of independent directors. While NYSE rules require that the Company’s committees be comprised of independent directors in order for the Company to list its shares of common stock, the NYSE definition of independence is much less restrictive than the NASAA REIT Guidelines definition.
· Clarify that the Board may designate the Chairman of the Board as an executive or non-executive chairman and that the Chairman of the Board shall not, solely by reason of the Bylaws, be an officer of the Company.
· Clarify that a stockholder is not entitled to a stock certificate unless the Board determines that certificates will be issued.
· Clarify that a stockholders meeting may be postponed without further notice to a date not more than 120 days after the record date originally fixed for the meeting.
· Provide that, unless the Company consents in writing to an alternative forum, the state and federal courts in Baltimore, Maryland are the exclusive forum for certain litigation, including (a) derivative actions on behalf of the Company, (b) actions asserting claims of breach of any duty owed by any director, officer or employee of the Company, (c) actions asserting a claim against the Company or any director, officer or other employee arising under the MGCL, the Bylaws or the Company’s charter and (d) actions governed by the internal affairs doctrine.

   

This summary of the material changes to the Bylaws is qualified in its entirety by the Bylaws attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events

 

Subordinated Listing Distribution

 

In connection with the Listing, the Company, as the general partner of the Operating Partnership, was required, subject to the terms of the Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement, to cause the Operating Partnership to redeem the special limited partner’s interest in the Operating Partnership by issuing a note equal to 15% of the amount, if any, by which (a) the average market value of the Company’s outstanding common stock for the period 180 days to 210 days after Listing, plus distributions paid by the Company prior to Listing, exceeds (b) the sum of the total amount of capital raised from stockholders during the Company’s prior offering and the amount of cash flow necessary to generate a 6% annual cumulative, non-compounded return to such stockholders. The note gives the special limited partner the right to receive distributions of net sales proceeds until the note is paid in full; provided that, the special limited partner has the right, but not the obligation to convert all, or a portion of the special limited partner interest into OP Units. OP Units are convertible into shares of our common stock in accordance with the terms governing conversion of OP Units into shares of common stock and contained in the OP Agreement.

 

This summary of the material terms of the form of Note is qualified in its entirety by the form of Note attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Press Releases

 

On April 15, 2014, the Company issued a press release announcing the Listing, the increase of the financing capacity of the Company’s credit facility and the scheduled appearance of Nicholas S. Schorsch, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, on Bloomberg Television. The Company also issued a press release on April 15, 2014 announcing the commencement of the Company’s tender offer. Copies of such press release are attached as Exhibit 99.2 and Exhibits 99.3, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

The statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company and members of its management team, as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based, and generally are identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “seeks,” “strives,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “should” or similar expressions. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements, including as a result of those factors set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time, unless required by law.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)           Exhibits

 

  Exhibit No.   Description
3.1   Amended and Restated Bylaws of New York REIT, Inc. dated April 15, 2014
4.1   Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of New York Recovery Operating Partnership, L.P. dated April 15, 2014
10.1   Sixth Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement by and among New York REIT, Inc., New York Recovery Operating Partnership, L.P. and New York Recovery Advisors, LLC dated as of April 15, 2014
10.2  

Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 14, 2014 by and among New York Recovery Operating Partnership, L.P., as borrower, New York REIT, Inc. as the REIT and guarantor, the lenders party thereto and Capital One, National Association, as administrative agent

10.3   First Amendment to the Distribution Reinvestment Plan of American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc. dated as of March 31, 2014
10.4   First Amendment to Employee and Director Incentive Restricted Share Plan of American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc. dated as of March 31, 2014
10.5   2014 Advisor Multi-Year Outperformance Agreement by and among New York REIT, Inc., New York Recovery Operating Partnership, L.P. and New York Recovery Advisors, LLC made as of April 15, 2014
10.6   Contribution and Exchange Agreement dated as of April 15, 2014
99.1   Listing Note Agreement dated as of April 15, 2014
99.2   Press Release regarding Listing, credit facility increase and press appearance dated April 15, 2014
99.3   Press Release regarding tender offer commencement dated April 15, 2014

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  NEW YORK REIT, INC.
     
Date: April 15, 2014 By: /s/ Nicholas S. Schorsch
  Nicholas S. Schorsch
  Chief Executive Officer and
  Chairman of the Board of Directors

 

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NEW YORK REIT, INC.

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

 

ARTICLE I

 

OFFICES

 

Section 1.           PRINCIPAL OFFICE . The principal office of the Corporation in the State of Maryland shall be located at such place as the Board of Directors may designate.

 

Section 2.           ADDITIONAL OFFICES . The Corporation may have additional offices, including a principal executive office, at such places as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require.

 

ARTICLE II

 

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

 

Section 1.           PLACE . All meetings of stockholders shall be held at the principal executive office of the Corporation or at such other place as shall be set in accordance with these Bylaws and stated in the notice of the meeting.

 

Section 2.           ANNUAL MEETING . An annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors and the transaction of any business within the powers of the Corporation shall be held on the date and at the time and place set by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 3.         SPECIAL MEETINGS .

 

(a)           General . Each of the chairman of the board, chief executive officer, president and Board of Directors may call a special meeting of stockholders. Except as provided in subsection (b)(4) of this Section 3, a special meeting of stockholders shall be held on the date and at the time and place set by the chairman of the board, chief executive officer, president or Board of Directors, whoever has called the meeting. Except as otherwise provided in the charter of the Corporation (the “ Charter ”), subject to subsection (b) of this Section 3, a special meeting of stockholders shall also be called by the secretary of the Corporation to act on any matter that may properly be considered at a meeting of stockholders upon the written request of stockholders entitled to cast not less than a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast on such matter at such meeting.

 

 
 

 

(b)           Stockholder-Requested Special Meetings .

 

(1)         Any stockholder of record seeking to have stockholders request a special meeting shall, by sending written notice to the secretary (the “ Record Date Request Notice ”) by registered mail, return receipt requested, request the Board of Directors to fix a record date to determine the stockholders entitled to request a special meeting (the “ Request Record Date ”). The Record Date Request Notice shall set forth the purpose of the meeting and the matters proposed to be acted on at it, shall be signed by one or more stockholders of record as of the date of signature (or their agents duly authorized in a writing accompanying the Record Date Request Notice), shall bear the date of signature of each such stockholder (or such agent) and shall set forth all information relating to each such stockholder and each matter proposed to be acted on at the meeting that would be required to be disclosed in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the election of directors in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), or would otherwise be required in connection with such a solicitation, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A (or any successor provision) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “ Exchange Act ”). Upon receiving the Record Date Request Notice, the Board of Directors may fix a Request Record Date. The Request Record Date shall not precede and shall not be more than ten days after the close of business on the date on which the resolution fixing the Request Record Date is adopted by the Board of Directors. If the Board of Directors, within ten days after the date on which a valid Record Date Request Notice is received, fails to adopt a resolution fixing the Request Record Date, the Request Record Date shall be the close of business on the tenth day after the first date on which a Record Date Request Notice is received by the secretary.

 

(2)         In order for any stockholder to request a special meeting to act on any matter that may properly be considered at a meeting of stockholders, one or more written requests for a special meeting (collectively, the “ Special Meeting Request ”) signed by stockholders of record (or their agents duly authorized in a writing accompanying the request) as of the Request Record Date entitled to cast not less than a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast on such matter at such meeting (the “ Special Meeting Percentage ”) shall be delivered to the secretary. In addition, the Special Meeting Request shall (a) set forth the purpose of the meeting and the matters proposed to be acted on at it (which shall be limited to those lawful matters set forth in the Record Date Request Notice received by the secretary), (b) bear the date of signature of each such stockholder (or such agent) signing the Special Meeting Request, (c) set forth (i) the name and address, as they appear in the Corporation’s books, of each stockholder signing such request (or on whose behalf the Special Meeting Request is signed), (ii) the class, series and number of all shares of stock of the Corporation which are owned (beneficially or of record) by each such stockholder and (iii) the nominee holder for, and number of, shares of stock of the Corporation owned beneficially but not of record by such stockholder, (d) be sent to the secretary by registered mail, return receipt requested, and (e) be received by the secretary within 60 days after the Request Record Date. Any requesting stockholder (or agent duly authorized in a writing accompanying the revocation of the Special Meeting Request) may revoke his, her or its request for a special meeting at any time by written revocation delivered to the secretary.

 

(3)         The secretary shall inform the requesting stockholders of the reasonably estimated cost of preparing and mailing or delivering the notice of the meeting (including the Corporation’s proxy materials). The secretary shall not be required to call a special meeting upon stockholder request and such meeting shall not be held unless, in addition to the documents required by paragraph (2) of this Section 3(b), the secretary receives payment of such reasonably estimated cost prior to the preparation and mailing or delivery of such notice of the meeting.

 

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(4)         In the case of any special meeting called by the secretary upon the request of stockholders (a “ Stockholder-Requested Meeting ”), such meeting shall be held at such place, date and time as may be designated by the Board of Directors; provided , however, that the date of any Stockholder-Requested Meeting shall be not more than ninety (90) days after the record date for such meeting (the “ Meeting Record Date ”); and provided further that if the Board of Directors fails to designate, within ten days after the date that a valid Special Meeting Request is actually received by the secretary (the “ Delivery Date ”), a date and time for a Stockholder-Requested Meeting, then such meeting shall be held at 2:00 p.m., local time, on the 90 th day after the Meeting Record Date or, if such 90 th day is not a Business Day (as defined below), on the first preceding Business Day; and provided further that in the event that the Board of Directors fails to designate a place for a Stockholder-Requested Meeting within ten days after the Delivery Date, then such meeting shall be held at the principal executive office of the Corporation. In fixing a date for a Stockholder-Requested Meeting, the Board of Directors may consider such factors as it deems relevant, including, without limitation, the nature of the matters to be considered, the facts and circumstances surrounding any request for the meeting and any plan of the Board of Directors to call an annual meeting or a special meeting. In the case of any Stockholder-Requested Meeting, if the Board of Directors fails to fix a Meeting Record Date that is a date within thirty (30) days after the Delivery Date, then the close of business on the 30 th day after the Delivery Date shall be the Meeting Record Date. The Board of Directors may revoke the notice for any Stockholder-Requested Meeting in the event that the requesting stockholders fail to comply with the provisions of paragraph (3) of this Section 3(b).

 

(5)         If written revocations of the Special Meeting Request have been delivered to the secretary and the result is that stockholders of record (or their agents duly authorized in writing), as of the Request Record Date, entitled to cast less than the Special Meeting Percentage have delivered, and not revoked, requests for a special meeting on the matter to the secretary: (i) if the notice of meeting has not already been delivered, the secretary shall refrain from delivering the notice of the meeting and send to all requesting stockholders who have not revoked such requests written notice of any revocation of a request for a special meeting on the matter, or (ii) if the notice of meeting has been delivered and if the secretary first sends to all requesting stockholders who have not revoked requests for a special meeting on the matter written notice of any revocation of a request for the special meeting and written notice of the Corporation’s intention to revoke the notice of the meeting or for the chairman of the meeting to adjourn the meeting without action on the matter, (A) the secretary may revoke the notice of the meeting at any time before ten days before the commencement of the meeting or (B) the chairman of the meeting may call the meeting to order and adjourn the meeting without acting on the matter. Any request for a special meeting received after a revocation by the secretary of a notice of a meeting shall be considered a request for a new special meeting.

 

(6)         The chairman of the board, chief executive officer, president or Board of Directors may appoint regionally or nationally recognized independent inspectors of elections to act as the agent of the Corporation for the purpose of promptly performing a ministerial review of the validity of any purported Special Meeting Request received by the secretary. For the purpose of permitting the inspectors to perform such review, no such purported Special Meeting Request shall be deemed to have been received by the secretary until the earlier of (i) five Business Days after actual receipt by the secretary of such purported request and (ii) such date as the independent inspectors certify to the Corporation that the valid requests received by the secretary represent, as of the Request Record Date, stockholders of record entitled to cast not less than the Special Meeting Percentage. Nothing contained in this paragraph (6) shall in any way be construed to suggest or imply that the Corporation or any stockholder shall not be entitled to contest the validity of any request, whether during or after such five Business Day period, or to take any other action (including, without limitation, the commencement, prosecution or defense of any litigation with respect thereto, and the seeking of injunctive relief in such litigation).

 

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(7)         For purposes of these Bylaws, “ Business Day ” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close

 

Section 4.         NOTICE . Except as otherwise provided in the Charter, not less than ten (10) nor more than ninety (90) days before each meeting of stockholders, the secretary shall give to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting and to each stockholder not entitled to vote who is entitled to notice of the meeting notice in writing or by electronic transmission stating the time and place of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting or as otherwise may be required by any statute, the purpose for which the meeting is called, by mail, by presenting it to such stockholder personally, by leaving it at the stockholder’s residence or usual place of business or by any other means permitted by Maryland law. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the United States mail addressed to the stockholder at the stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid. If transmitted electronically, such notice shall be deemed to be given when transmitted to the stockholder by an electronic transmission to any address or number of the stockholder at which the stockholder receives electronic transmissions. The Corporation may give a single notice to all stockholders who share an address, which single notice shall be effective as to any stockholder at such address, unless such stockholder objects to receiving such single notice or revokes a prior consent to receiving such single notice. Failure to give notice of any meeting to one or more stockholders, or any irregularity in such notice, shall not affect the validity of any meeting fixed in accordance with this Article II or the validity of any proceedings at any such meeting

 

Subject to Section 11(a) of this Article II, any business of the Corporation may be transacted at an annual meeting of stockholders without being specifically designated in the notice, except such business as is required by any statute to be stated in such notice. No business shall be transacted at a special meeting of stockholders except as specifically designated in the notice. The Corporation may postpone or cancel a meeting of stockholders by making a public announcement (as defined in Section 11(c)(3) of this Article II) of such postponement or cancellation prior to the meeting. Notice of the date, time and place to which the meeting is postponed shall be given not less than ten (10) days prior to such date and otherwise in the manner set forth in this Section 4.

 

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Section 5.       ORGANIZATION AND CONDUCT . Every meeting of stockholders shall be conducted by an individual appointed by the Board of Directors to be chairman of the meeting or, in the absence of such appointment or appointed individual, by the chairman of the board or, in the case of a vacancy in the office or absence of the chairman of the board, by one of the following officers present at the meeting in the following order: the vice chairman of the board, if there is one, the chief executive officer, the president, the vice presidents in their order of rank and seniority, the secretary or, in the absence of such officers, a chairman chosen by the stockholders by the vote of a majority of the votes cast by stockholders present in person or by proxy. The secretary or, in the secretary’s absence, an assistant secretary or, in the absence of both the secretary and assistant secretaries, an individual appointed by the Board of Directors or, in the absence of such appointment, an individual appointed by the chairman of the meeting shall act as secretary. In the event that the secretary presides at a meeting of stockholders, an assistant secretary or, in the absence of all assistant secretaries, an individual appointed by the Board of Directors or the chairman of the meeting shall record the minutes of the meeting. The order of business and all other matters of procedure at any meeting of stockholders shall be determined by the chairman of the meeting. The chairman of the meeting may prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and take such action as, in the discretion of the chairman and without any action by the stockholders, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting, including, without limitation, (a) restricting admission to the time set for the commencement of the meeting; (b) limiting attendance at the meeting to stockholders of record of the Corporation, their duly authorized proxies and such other individuals as the chairman of the meeting may determine; (c) limiting participation at the meeting on any matter to stockholders of record of the Corporation entitled to vote on such matter, their duly authorized proxies and other such individuals as the chairman of the meeting may determine; (d) limiting the time allotted to questions or comments; (e) determining when and for how long the polls should be opened and when the polls should be closed; (f) maintaining order and security at the meeting; (g) removing any stockholder or any other individual who refuses to comply with meeting procedures, rules or guidelines as set forth by the chairman of the meeting; (h) concluding a meeting or recessing or adjourning the meeting, whether or not a quorum is present, to a later date and time and at a place announced at the meeting; and (i) complying with any state and local laws and regulations concerning safety and security. Unless otherwise determined by the chairman of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.

 

Section 6.          QUORUM . At any meeting of stockholders, the presence in person or by proxy of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at such meeting on any matter shall constitute a quorum; but this section shall not affect any requirement under any statute or the Charter for the vote necessary for the approval of any matter. If such quorum is not established at any meeting of the stockholders, the chairman of the meeting may adjourn the meeting sine die or from time to time to a date not more than 120 days after the original record date without notice other than announcement at the meeting. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified.

 

The stockholders present either in person or by proxy, at a meeting which has been duly called and at which a quorum has been established, may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal from the meeting of enough stockholders to leave fewer than would be required to establish a quorum.

 

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Section 7.           VOTING . Except as otherwise provided in the Charter, a plurality of all the votes cast at a meeting of stockholders duly called and at which a quorum is present shall be sufficient to elect a director. Each share may be voted for as many individuals as there are directors to be elected and for whose election the holder is entitled to vote. A majority of the votes cast at a meeting of stockholders duly called and at which a quorum is present shall be sufficient to approve any other matter which may properly come before the meeting, unless more than a majority of the votes cast is required by statute or by the Charter. Unless otherwise provided by statute or by the Charter, each outstanding share, regardless of class, entitles the holder thereof to cast one (1) vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of stockholders. Voting on any question or in any election may be viva voce unless the chairman of the meeting shall order that voting be by ballot or otherwise.

 

Section 8.           PROXIES . A holder of record of shares of stock of the Corporation may cast votes in person or by proxy executed by the stockholder or by the stockholder’s duly authorized agent in any manner permitted by law. Such proxy or evidence of authorization of such proxy shall be filed with the secretary of the Corporation before or at the meeting. No proxy shall be valid more than eleven (11) months after its date unless otherwise provided in the proxy.

 

Section 9.           VOTING OF STOCK BY CERTAIN HOLDERS . Stock of the Corporation registered in the name of a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other entity, if entitled to be voted, may be voted by the president or a vice president, managing member, manager, general partner or trustee thereof, as the case may be, or a proxy appointed by any of the foregoing individuals, unless some other person who has been appointed to vote such stock pursuant to a bylaw or a resolution of the governing body of such corporation or other entity or agreement of the partners of a partnership presents a certified copy of such bylaw, resolution or agreement, in which case such person may vote such stock. Any trustee or fiduciary, in such capacity, may vote stock registered in such trustee’s or fiduciary’s name, either in person or by proxy.

 

Shares of stock of the Corporation directly or indirectly owned by it shall not be voted at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares entitled to be voted at any given time, unless they are held by it in a fiduciary capacity, in which case they may be voted and shall be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares at any given time.

 

The Board of Directors may adopt by resolution a procedure by which a stockholder may certify in writing to the Corporation that any shares of stock registered in the name of the stockholder are held for the account of a specified person other than the stockholder. The resolution shall set forth the class of stockholders who may make the certification, the purpose for which the certification may be made, the form of certification and the information to be contained in it; if the certification is with respect to a record date, the time after the record date within which the certification must be received by the Corporation; and any other provisions with respect to the procedure which the Board of Directors considers necessary or desirable. On receipt by the Corporation of such certification, the person specified in the certification shall be regarded as, for the purposes set forth in the certification, the holder of record of the specified stock in place of the stockholder who makes the certification.

 

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Section 10.          INSPECTORS . The Board of Directors or the chairman of the meeting may appoint, before or at the meeting, one or more inspectors for the meeting and any successor to the inspector. Except as otherwise provided by the chairman of the meeting, the inspectors, if any, shall (i) determine the number of shares of stock represented at the meeting, in person or by proxy, and the validity and effect of proxies, (ii) receive and tabulate all votes, ballots or consents, (iii) report such tabulation to the chairman of the meeting, (iv) hear and determine all challenges and questions arising in connection with the right to vote, and (v) do such acts as are proper to fairly conduct the election or vote. Each such report shall be in writing and signed by the inspector or by a majority of them if there is more than one (1) inspector acting at such meeting. If there is more than one (1) inspector, the report of a majority shall be the report of the inspectors. The report of the inspector or inspectors on the number of shares represented at the meeting and the results of the voting shall be prima facie evidence thereof.

 

Section 11.       ADVANCE NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDER NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR AND OTHER STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS.

 

(a)        Annual Meetings of Stockholders .

 

(1)         Nominations of individuals for election to the Board of Directors and the proposal of other business to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders (i) pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting, (ii) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (iii) by any stockholder of the Corporation who was a stockholder of record both at the time of giving of notice by the stockholder as provided for in this Section 11(a) and at the time of the annual meeting, who is entitled to vote at the meeting in the election of each individual so nominated or on any such other business and who has complied with this Section 11(a).

 

(2)         For any nomination or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (iii) of paragraph (a)(1) of this Section 11, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the secretary of the Corporation and any such other business must otherwise be a proper matter for action by the stockholders. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice shall set forth all information required under this Section 11 and shall be delivered to the secretary at the principal executive office of the Corporation not earlier than the 150 th day nor later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the 120 th day prior to the first anniversary of the date of the proxy statement (as defined in Section 11(c)(3) of this Article II) for the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced or delayed by more than thirty (30) days from the first anniversary of the date of the preceding year’s annual meeting, in order for notice by the stockholder to be timely, such notice must be so delivered not earlier than the 150 th day prior to the date of such annual meeting and not later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the later of the 120 th day prior to the date of such annual meeting, as originally convened, or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made. The public announcement of a postponement or adjournment of an annual meeting shall not commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

 

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(3)         Such stockholder’s notice shall set forth:

 

(i)          as to each individual whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director (each a “ Proposed Nominee ”), all information relating to the Proposed Nominee that would be required to be disclosed in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the election of the Proposed Nominee as a director in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), or would otherwise be required in connection with such solicitation, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A (or any successor provision) under the Exchange Act (including the Proposed Nominee’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected);

 

(ii)         as to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a description of such business, the stockholder’s reasons for proposing such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person (as defined below), individually or in the aggregate, including any anticipated benefit to the stockholder or the Stockholder Associated Person therefrom;

 

(iii)        as to the stockholder giving the notice, any Proposed Nominee and any Stockholder Associated Person,

 

(A)         the class, series and number of all shares of stock or other securities of the Corporation or any affiliate thereof (collectively, the “ Company Securities ”), if any, which are owned (beneficially or of record) by such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person, the date on which each such Company Security was acquired and the investment intent of such acquisition, and any short interest (including any opportunity to profit or share in any benefit from any decrease in the price of such stock or other security) in any Company Securities of any such person,

 

(B)         the nominee holder for, and number of, any Company Securities owned beneficially but not of record by such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person,

 

(C)         whether and the extent to which such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person, directly or indirectly (through brokers, nominees or otherwise), is subject to or during the last six (6) months has engaged in any hedging, derivative or other transaction or series of transactions or entered into any other agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any short interest, any borrowing or lending of securities or any proxy or voting agreement), the effect or intent of which is to (I) manage risk or benefit of changes in the price of (x) Company Securities or (y) any security of any entity that was listed in the Peer Group in the Stock Performance Graph in the most recent annual report to security holders of the Corporation (a “ Peer Group Company ”) for such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person or ( II ) increase or decrease the voting power of such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person in the Corporation or any affiliate thereof (or, as applicable, in any Peer Group Company) disproportionately to such person’s economic interest in the Company Securities (or, as applicable, in any Peer Group Company) and

 

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(D)         any substantial interest, direct or indirect (including, without limitation, any existing or prospective commercial, business or contractual relationship with the Corporation), by security holdings or otherwise, of such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person, in the Corporation or any affiliate thereof, other than an interest arising from the ownership of Company Securities where such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person receives no extra or special benefit not shared on a pro rata basis by all other holders of the same class or series;

 

(iv)        as to the stockholder giving the notice, any Stockholder Associated Person with an interest or ownership referred to in clauses (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph (3) of this Section 11(a) and any Proposed Nominee,

 

(A)         the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s stock ledger, and the current name and business address, if different, of each such Stockholder Associated Person and any Proposed Nominee and

 

(B)         the investment strategy or objective, if any, of such stockholder and each such Stockholder Associated Person who is not an individual and a copy of the prospectus, offering memorandum or similar document, if any, provided to investors or potential investors in such stockholder and each such Stockholder Associated Person;

 

(v)         the name and address of any person who contacted or was contacted by the stockholder giving the notice or any Stockholder Associated Person about the Proposed Nominee or other business proposal prior to the date of such stockholder’s notice; and

 

(vi)        to the extent known by the stockholder giving the notice, the name and address of any other stockholder supporting the nominee for election or reelection as a director or the proposal of other business on the date of such stockholder’s notice.

 

(4)         Such stockholder’s notice shall, with respect to any Proposed Nominee, be accompanied by a certificate executed by the Proposed Nominee (i) certifying that such Proposed Nominee (a) is not, and will not become, a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation in connection with service or action as a director that has not been disclosed to the Corporation and (b) will serve as a director of the Corporation if elected; and (ii) attaching a completed Proposed Nominee questionnaire (which questionnaire shall be provided by the Corporation, upon request, to the stockholder providing the notice and shall include all information relating to the Proposed Nominee that would be required to be disclosed in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the election of the Proposed Nominee as a director in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), or would otherwise be required in connection with such solicitation, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A (or any successor provision) under the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder, or would be required pursuant to the rules of any national securities exchange on which any securities of the Corporation are listed or over-the-counter market on which any securities of the Corporation are traded).

 

(5)         Notwithstanding anything in this subsection (a) of this Section 11 to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors is increased, and there is no public announcement of such action at least 130 days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the proxy statement (as defined in Section 11(c)(3) of this Article II) for the preceding year’s annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 11(a) shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the secretary at the principal executive office of the Corporation not later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the tenth day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.

 

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(6)         For purposes of this Section 11, “Stockholder Associated Person” of any stockholder shall mean (i) any person acting in concert with such stockholder, (ii) any beneficial owner of shares of stock of the Corporation owned of record or beneficially by such stockholder (other than a stockholder that is a depositary) and (iii) any person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such stockholder or such Stockholder Associated Person.

 

(b)           Special Meetings of Stockholders . Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting. Nominations of individuals for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected only (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (ii) provided that the special meeting has been called in accordance with Section 3(a) of this Article II for the purpose of electing directors, by any stockholder of the Corporation who is a stockholder of record both at the time of giving of notice provided for in this Section 11 and at the time of the special meeting, who is entitled to vote at the meeting in the election of each individual so nominated and who has complied with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 11. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one (1) or more individuals to the Board of Directors, any stockholder may nominate an individual or individuals (as the case may be) for election as a director as specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting, if the stockholder’s notice, containing the information required by paragraphs (a)(3) and (4) of this Section 11, is delivered to the secretary at the principal executive office of the Corporation not earlier than the 120 th day prior to such special meeting and not later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the later of the 90 th day prior to such special meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting. The public announcement of a postponement or adjournment of a special meeting shall not commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

 

(c)           General .

 

(1)         If information submitted pursuant to this Section 11 by any stockholder proposing a nominee for election as a director or any proposal for other business at a meeting of stockholders shall be inaccurate in any material respect, such information may be deemed not to have been provided in accordance with this Section 11. Any such stockholder shall notify the Corporation of any inaccuracy or change (within two (2) Business Days of becoming aware of such inaccuracy or change) in any such information. Upon written request by the secretary or the Board of Directors, any such stockholder shall provide, within five (5) Business Days of delivery of such request (or such other period as may be specified in such request), (A) written verification, satisfactory, in the discretion of the Board of Directors or any authorized officer of the Corporation, to demonstrate the accuracy of any information submitted by the stockholder pursuant to this Section 11, and (B) a written update of any information (including, if requested by the Corporation, written confirmation by such stockholder that it continues to intend to bring such nomination or other business proposal before the meeting) submitted by the stockholder pursuant to this Section 11 as of an earlier date. If a stockholder fails to provide such written verification or written update within such period, the information as to which written verification or a written update was requested may be deemed not to have been provided in accordance with this Section 11.

 

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(2)         Only such individuals who are nominated in accordance with this Section 11 shall be eligible for election by stockholders as directors, and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with this Section 11. The chairman of the meeting shall have the power to determine whether a nomination or any other business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with this Section 11.

 

(3)         For purposes of this Section 11, “the date of the proxy statement” shall have the same meaning as “the date of the company’s proxy statement released to shareholders” as used in Rule 14a-8(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act, as interpreted by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. “Public announcement” shall mean disclosure (i) in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press, Business Wire, PR Newswire or other widely circulated news or wire service or (ii) in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act.

 

(4)         Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 11, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of state law and of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 11. Nothing in this Section 11 shall be deemed to affect any right of a stockholder to request inclusion of a proposal in, or the right of the Corporation to omit a proposal from, any proxy statement filed by the Corporation with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 14a-8 (or any successor provision) under the Exchange Act. Nothing in this Section 11 shall require disclosure of revocable proxies received by the stockholder or Stockholder Associated Person pursuant to a solicitation of proxies after the filing of an effective Schedule 14A by such stockholder or Stockholder Associated Person under Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

Section 12.          STOCKHOLDERS’ CONSENT IN LIEU OF MEETING . Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting if a unanimous consent setting forth the action is given in writing or by electronic transmission by each stockholder entitled to vote on the matter and filed with the minutes of proceedings of the stockholders.

 

Section 13.          CONTROL SHARE ACQUISITION ACT . Notwithstanding any other provision of the Charter or these Bylaws, Title 3, Subtitle 7 of the Maryland General Corporation Law (the “ MGCL ”) (or any successor statute) shall not apply to any acquisition by any person of shares of stock of the Corporation. This section may be repealed, in whole or in part, at any time, whether before or after an acquisition of control shares and, upon such repeal, may, to the extent provided by any successor bylaw, apply to any prior or subsequent control share acquisition.

 

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ARTICLE III

 

DIRECTORS

 

Section 1.           GENERAL POWERS . The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed under the direction of its Board of Directors.

 

Section 2.           NUMBER, TENURE AND RESIGNATION . At any regular meeting or at any special meeting called for that purpose, a majority of the entire Board of Directors may establish, increase or decrease the number of directors, provided that the number thereof shall never be less than the minimum number required by the MGCL or the Charter, nor more than fifteen (15), and further provided that the tenure of office of a director shall not be affected by any decrease in the number of directors. Any director of the Corporation may resign at any time by delivering his or her resignation to the Board of Directors, the chairman of the board or the secretary. Any resignation shall take effect immediately upon its receipt or at such later time specified in the resignation. The acceptance of a resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective unless otherwise stated in the resignation.

 

Section 3.           ANNUAL AND REGULAR MEETINGS . An annual meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held immediately after and at the same place as the annual meeting of stockholders, no notice other than this Bylaw being necessary. In the event such meeting is not so held, the meeting may be held at such time and place as shall be specified in a notice given as hereinafter provided for special meetings of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may provide, by resolution, the time and place for the holding of regular meetings of the Board of Directors without other notice than such resolution.

 

Section 4.           SPECIAL MEETINGS . Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by or at the request of the chairman of the board, the chief executive officer, the president or a majority of the directors then in office. The person or persons authorized to call special meetings of the Board of Directors may fix any place as the place for holding any special meeting of the Board of Directors called by them. The Board of Directors may provide, by resolution, the time and place for the holding of special meetings of the Board of Directors without other notice than such resolution.

 

Section 5.           NOTICE . Notice of any special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be delivered personally or by telephone, electronic mail, facsimile transmission, courier or United States mail to each director at his or her business or residence address. Notice by personal delivery, telephone, electronic mail or facsimile transmission shall be given at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the meeting. Notice by United States mail shall be given at least three (3) days prior to the meeting. Notice by courier shall be given at least two (2) days prior to the meeting. Telephone notice shall be deemed to be given when the director or his or her agent is personally given such notice in a telephone call to which the director or his or her agent is a party. Electronic mail notice shall be deemed to be given upon transmission of the message to the electronic mail address given to the Corporation by the director. Facsimile transmission notice shall be deemed to be given upon completion of the transmission of the message to the number given to the Corporation by the director and receipt of a completed answer-back indicating receipt. Notice by United States mail shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the United States mail properly addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. Notice by courier shall be deemed to be given when deposited with or delivered to a courier properly addressed. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any annual, regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors need be stated in the notice, unless specifically required by statute or these Bylaws.

 

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Section 6.           QUORUM . A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum for transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors, provided that, if less than a majority of such directors is present at such meeting, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice, and provided further that if, pursuant to applicable law, the Charter or these Bylaws, the vote of a majority or other percentage of a particular group of directors is required for action, a quorum must also include a majority or such other percentage of such group.

 

The directors present at a meeting which has been duly called and at which a quorum was established may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal from the meeting of enough directors to leave fewer than were required to establish a quorum.

 

Section 7.           VOTING . The action of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the action of the Board of Directors, unless the concurrence of a greater proportion is required for such action by applicable law, the Charter, or these Bylaws. If enough directors have withdrawn from a meeting to leave fewer than were required to establish a quorum but the meeting is not adjourned, the action of the majority of that number of directors necessary to constitute a quorum at such meeting shall be the action of the Board of Directors, unless the concurrence of a greater proportion is required for such action by applicable law, the Charter or these Bylaws.

 

Section 8.           ORGANIZATION . At each meeting of the Board of Directors, the chairman of the board or, in the absence of the chairman, the vice chairman of the board, if any, shall act as chairman of the meeting. In the absence of both the chairman and vice chairman of the board, the chief executive officer or, in the absence of the chief executive officer, the president or, in the absence of the president, a director chosen by a majority of the directors present shall act as chairman of the meeting. The secretary or, in his or her absence, an assistant secretary of the Corporation or, in the absence of the secretary and all assistant secretaries, an individual appointed by the chairman of the meeting shall act as secretary of the meeting.

 

Section 9.           TELEPHONE MEETINGS . Directors may participate in a meeting by means of a conference telephone or other communications equipment if all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time. Participation in a meeting by these means shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.

 

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Section 10.          CONSENT BY DIRECTORS WITHOUT A MEETING . Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting, if a consent in writing or by electronic transmission to such action is given by each director and is filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors.

 

Section 11.          VACANCIES . If for any reason any or all the directors cease to be directors, such event shall not terminate the Corporation or affect these Bylaws or the powers of the remaining directors hereunder. Except as may be provided by the Board of Directors in setting the terms of any class or series of preferred stock, any vacancy on the Board of Directors may be filled only by a majority of the remaining directors, even if the remaining directors do not constitute a quorum, and any director elected to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the full term of the directorship in which the vacancy occurred and until a successor is elected and qualifies.

 

Section 12.          COMPENSATION . Directors shall not receive any stated salary for their services as directors but, by resolution of the Board of Directors, may receive compensation per year and/or per meeting and/or per visit to real property or other facilities owned or leased by the Corporation and for any service or activity they performed or engaged in as directors. Directors may be reimbursed for expenses of attendance, if any, at each annual, regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof and for their expenses, if any, in connection with each property visit and any other service or activity they performed or engaged in as directors; but nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any directors from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.

 

Section 13.          RELIANCE . Each director and officer of the Corporation shall, in the performance of his or her duties with respect to the Corporation, be entitled to rely on any information, opinion, report or statement, including any financial statement or other financial data, prepared or presented by an officer or employee of the Corporation whom the director or officer reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented, by a lawyer, certified public accountant or other person, as to a matter which the director or officer reasonably believes to be within the person’s professional or expert competence, or with respect to a director, by a committee of the Board of Directors on which the director does not serve, as to a matter within its designated authority, if the director reasonably believes the committee to merit confidence.

 

Section 14.          RATIFICATION . The Board of Directors or the stockholders may ratify and make binding on the Corporation any action or inaction by the Corporation or its officers to the extent that the Board of Directors or the stockholders could have originally authorized the matter. Moreover, any action or inaction questioned in any stockholders’ derivative proceeding or any other proceeding on the ground of lack of authority, defective or irregular execution, adverse interest of a director, officer or stockholder, non-disclosure, miscomputation, the application of improper principles or practices of accounting or otherwise may be ratified, before or after judgment, by the Board of Directors or by the stockholders and, if so ratified, shall have the same force and effect as if the questioned action or inaction had been originally duly authorized, and such ratification shall be binding upon the Corporation and its stockholders and shall constitute a bar to any claim or execution of any judgment in respect of such questioned action or inaction.

 

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Section 15.          CERTAIN RIGHTS OF DIRECTORS . A director who is not also an officer of the Corporation shall have no responsibility to devote his or her full time to the affairs of the Corporation. Any director or officer, in his or her personal capacity or in a capacity as an affiliate, employee or agent of any other person, or otherwise, may have business interests and engage in business activities similar to, in addition to or in competition with those of or relating to the Corporation.

 

Section 16.          EMERGENCY PROVISIONS . Notwithstanding any other provision in the Charter or these Bylaws, this Section 16 shall apply during the existence of any catastrophe, or other similar emergency condition, as a result of which a quorum of the Board of Directors under Article III of these Bylaws cannot readily be obtained (an “ Emergency ”). During any Emergency, unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, (i) a meeting of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof may be called by any director or officer by any means feasible under the circumstances; (ii) notice of any meeting of the Board of Directors during such an Emergency may be given less than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the meeting to as many directors and by such means as may be feasible at the time, including publication, television or radio; and (iii) the number of directors necessary to constitute a quorum shall be one-third of the entire Board of Directors.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

COMMITTEES

 

Section 1.           NUMBER, TENURE AND QUALIFICATIONS . The Board of Directors may appoint from among its members committees, composed of one (1) or more directors, to serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

 

Section 2.           POWERS . The Board of Directors may delegate to committees appointed under Section 1 of this Article IV any of the powers of the Board of Directors, except as prohibited by law.

 

Section 3.           MEETINGS . Notice of committee meetings shall be given in the same manner as notice for special meetings of the Board of Directors. A majority of the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the committee. The act of a majority of the committee members present at a meeting shall be the act of such committee. The Board of Directors may designate a chairman of any committee, and such chairman or, in the absence of a chairman, any two (2) members of any committee (if there are at least two (2) members of the committee) may fix the time and place of its meeting unless the Board shall otherwise provide. In the absence of any member of any such committee, the members thereof present at any meeting, whether or not they constitute a quorum, may appoint another director to act in the place of such absent member. Each committee shall keep minutes of its proceedings.

 

Section 4.           TELEPHONE MEETINGS . Members of a committee of the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting by means of a conference telephone or other communications equipment if all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time. Participation in a meeting by these means shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.

 

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Section 5.           CONSENT BY COMMITTEES WITHOUT A MEETING . Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of a committee of the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting, if a consent in writing or by electronic transmission to such action is given by each member of the committee and is filed with the minutes of proceedings of such committee.

 

Section 6.           VACANCIES . Subject to the provisions hereof, the Board of Directors shall have the power at any time to change the membership of any committee, to fill any vacancy, to designate an alternate member to replace any absent or disqualified member or to dissolve any such committee.

 

ARTICLE V

 

OFFICERS

 

Section 1.           GENERAL PROVISIONS . The officers of the Corporation shall include a president, a secretary and a treasurer and may include a chairman of the board, a vice chairman of the board, a chief executive officer, one or more vice presidents, a chief operating officer, a chief financial officer, one or more assistant secretaries and one or more assistant treasurers. In addition, the Board of Directors may from time to time elect such other officers with such powers and duties as it shall deem necessary or desirable. The officers of the Corporation shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors, except that the chief executive officer or president may from time to time appoint one or more vice presidents, assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers or other officers. Each officer shall serve until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until his or her death, or his or her resignation or removal in the manner hereinafter provided. Any two (2) or more offices, except president and vice president, may be held by the same person. Election of an officer or agent shall not of itself create contract rights between the Corporation and such officer or agent.

 

Section 2.           REMOVAL AND RESIGNATION . Any officer or agent of the Corporation may be removed, with or without cause, by the Board of Directors if in its judgment the best interests of the Corporation would be served thereby, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed. Any officer of the Corporation may resign at any time by delivering his or her resignation to the Board of Directors, the chairman of the board, the chief executive officer, the president or the secretary. Any resignation shall take effect immediately upon its receipt or at such later time specified in the resignation. The acceptance of a resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective unless otherwise stated in the resignation. Such resignation shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the Corporation.

 

Section 3.           VACANCIES . A vacancy in any office may be filled by the Board of Directors for the balance of the term.

 

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Section 4.           CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER . The Board of Directors may designate a chief executive officer. In the absence of such designation, the chairman of the board shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation. The chief executive officer shall have general responsibility for implementation of the policies of the Corporation, as determined by the Board of Directors, and for the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation. He or she may execute any deed, mortgage, bond, contract or other instrument, except in cases where the execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors or by these Bylaws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation or shall be required by law to be otherwise executed; and in general shall perform all duties incident to the office of chief executive officer and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors from time to time.

 

Section 5.           CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER . The Board of Directors may designate a chief operating officer. The chief operating officer shall have the responsibilities and duties as determined by the Board of Directors or the chief executive officer.

 

Section 6.           CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER . The Board of Directors may designate a chief financial officer. The chief financial officer shall have the responsibilities and duties as determined by the Board of Directors or the chief executive officer.

 

Section 7.           CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD . The Board of Directors may designate from among its members a chairman of the board, who shall not, solely by reason of these Bylaws, be an officer of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may designate the chairman of the board as an executive or non-executive chairman. The chairman of the board shall preside over the meetings of the Board of Directors. The chairman of the board shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to him or her by these Bylaws or the Board of Directors.

 

Section 8.           PRESIDENT . In the absence of a chief executive officer, the president shall in general supervise and control all of the business and affairs of the Corporation. In the absence of a designation of a chief operating officer by the Board of Directors, the president shall be the chief operating officer. He or she may execute any deed, mortgage, bond, contract or other instrument, except in cases where the execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors or by these Bylaws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation or shall be required by law to be otherwise executed; and in general shall perform all duties incident to the office of president and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors from time to time.

 

Section 9.           VICE PRESIDENTS . In the absence of the president or in the event of a vacancy in such office, the vice president (or in the event there be more than one (1) vice president, the vice presidents in the order designated at the time of their election or, in the absence of any designation, then in the order of their election) shall perform the duties of the president and when so acting shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the president; and shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to such vice president by the chief executive officer, the president or the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may designate one (1) or more vice presidents as executive vice president, senior vice president or vice president for particular areas of responsibility.

 

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Section 10.          SECRETARY . The secretary shall (a) keep the minutes of the proceedings of the stockholders, the Board of Directors and committees of the Board of Directors in one (1) or more books provided for that purpose; (b) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws or as required by law; (c) be custodian of the corporate records and of the seal of the Corporation; (d) keep a register of the post office address of each stockholder which shall be furnished to the secretary by such stockholder; (e) have general charge of the stock transfer books of the Corporation; and (f) in general perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the chief executive officer, the president or the Board of Directors.

 

Section 11.          TREASURER . The treasurer shall have the custody of the funds and securities of the Corporation, shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, shall deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors and in general perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the chief executive officer, the president or the Board of Directors. In the absence of a designation of a chief financial officer by the Board of Directors, the treasurer shall be the chief financial officer of the Corporation.

 

The treasurer shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the president and Board of Directors, at the regular meetings of the Board of Directors or whenever it may so require, an account of all his or her transactions as treasurer and of the financial condition of the Corporation.

 

Section 12.          ASSISTANT SECRETARIES AND ASSISTANT TREASURERS . The assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers, in general, shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by the secretary or treasurer, respectively, or by the chief executive officer, the president or the Board of Directors.

 

Section 13.          COMPENSATION . The compensation of the officers shall be fixed from time to time by or under the authority of the Board of Directors and no officer shall be prevented from receiving such compensation by reason of the fact that he or she is also a director.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

CONTRACTS, CHECKS AND DEPOSITS

 

Section 1.           CONTRACTS . The Board of Directors may authorize any officer or agent to enter into any contract or to execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Any agreement, deed, mortgage, lease or other document shall be valid and binding upon the Corporation when duly authorized or ratified by action of the Board of Directors and executed by an authorized person.

 

Section 2.           CHECKS AND DRAFTS . All checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the Corporation shall be signed by such officer or agent of the Corporation in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors.

 

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Section 3.           DEPOSITS . All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited or invested from time to time to the credit of the Corporation as the Board of Directors, the chief executive officer, the president, the chief financial officer or any other officer designated by the Board of Directors may determine.

 

ARTICLE VII

 

STOCK

 

Section 1.           CERTIFICATES . Except as may be otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, stockholders of the Corporation are not entitled to certificates representing the shares of stock held by them. In the event that the Corporation issues shares of stock represented by certificates, such certificates shall be in such form as prescribed by the Board of Directors or a duly authorized officer, shall contain the statements and information required by the MGCL and shall be signed by the officers of the Corporation in any manner permitted by the MGCL. In the event that the Corporation issues shares of stock without certificates, to the extent then required by the MGCL, the Corporation shall provide to the record holders of such shares a written statement of the information required by the MGCL to be included on stock certificates. There shall be no differences in the rights and obligations of stockholders based on whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

 

Section 2.           TRANSFERS . All transfers of shares of stock shall be made on the books of the Corporation, by the holder of the shares, in person or by his or her attorney, in such manner as the Board of Directors or any officer of the Corporation may prescribe and, if such shares are certificated, upon surrender of certificates duly endorsed. The issuance of a new certificate upon the transfer of certificated shares is subject to the determination of the Board of Directors that such shares shall no longer be represented by certificates. Upon the transfer of any uncertificated shares, the Corporation shall provide to the record holders of such shares, to the extent then required by the MGCL, a written statement of the information required by the MGCL to be included on stock certificates.

 

The Corporation shall be entitled to treat the holder of record of any share of stock as the holder in fact thereof and, accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise expressly provided by the laws of the State of Maryland.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, transfers of shares of any class or series of stock will be subject in all respects to the Charter and all of the terms and conditions contained therein.

 

Section 3.           REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATE . Any officer of the Corporation may direct a new certificate or certificates to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, destroyed, stolen or mutilated, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate to be lost, destroyed, stolen or mutilated; provided, however, if such shares have ceased to be certificated, no new certificate shall be issued unless requested in writing by such stockholder and the Board of Directors has determined that such certificates may be issued. Unless otherwise determined by an officer of the Corporation, the owner of such lost, destroyed, stolen or mutilated certificate or certificates, or his or her legal representative, shall be required, as a condition precedent to the issuance of a new certificate or certificates, to give the Corporation a bond in such sums as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Corporation.

 

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Section 4.           FIXING OF RECORD DATE . The Board of Directors may set, in advance, a record date for the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or determining stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or the allotment of any other rights, or in order to make a determination of stockholders for any other proper purpose. Such date, in any case, shall not be prior to the close of business on the day the record date is fixed and shall be not more than ninety (90) days and, in the case of a meeting of stockholders, not less than ten (10) days, before the date on which the meeting or particular action requiring such determination of stockholders of record is to be held or taken.

 

When a record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at any meeting of stockholders has been set as provided in this section, such record date shall continue to apply to the meeting if adjourned or postponed, except if the meeting is adjourned or postponed to a date more than 120 days after the record date originally fixed for the meeting, in which case a new record date for such meeting may be determined as set forth herein.

 

Section 5.           STOCK LEDGER . The Corporation shall maintain at its principal office or at the office of its counsel, accountants or transfer agent, an original or duplicate stock ledger containing the name and address of each stockholder and the number of shares of each class held by such stockholder.

 

Section 6.           FRACTIONAL STOCK; ISSUANCE OF UNITS . The Board of Directors may authorize the Corporation to issue fractional stock or authorize the issuance of scrip, all on such terms and under such conditions as it may determine. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Charter or these Bylaws, the Board of Directors may issue units consisting of different securities of the Corporation. Any security issued in a unit shall have the same characteristics as any identical securities issued by the Corporation, except that the Board of Directors may provide that for a specified period securities of the Corporation issued in such unit may be transferred on the books of the Corporation only in such unit.

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

ACCOUNTING YEAR

 

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall end on December 31 st of each calendar year, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors by a duly adopted resolution.

 

ARTICLE IX

 

DISTRIBUTIONS

 

Section 1.           AUTHORIZATION . Dividends and other distributions upon the stock of the Corporation may be authorized by the Board of Directors, subject to the provisions of law and the Charter. Dividends and other distributions may be paid in cash, property or stock of the Corporation, subject to the provisions of law and the Charter.

 

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Section 2.           CONTINGENCIES . Before payment of any dividends or other distributions, there may be set aside out of any assets of the Corporation available for dividends or other distributions such sum or sums as the Board of Directors may from time to time, in its absolute discretion, think proper as a reserve fund for contingencies, for equalizing dividends, for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation or for such other purpose as the Board of Directors shall determine, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve.

 

ARTICLE X

 

INVESTMENT POLICY

 

Subject to the provisions of the Charter, the Board of Directors may from time to time adopt, amend, revise or terminate any policy or policies with respect to investments by the Corporation as it shall deem appropriate in its sole discretion.

 

ARTICLE XI

 

SEAL

 

Section 1.           SEAL . The Board of Directors may authorize the adoption of a seal by the Corporation. The seal shall contain the name of the Corporation and the year of its incorporation and the words “Incorporated Maryland.” The Board of Directors may authorize one or more duplicate seals and provide for the custody thereof.

 

Section 2.           AFFIXING SEAL . Whenever the Corporation is permitted or required to affix its seal to a document, it shall be sufficient to meet the requirements of any law, rule or regulation relating to a seal to place the word “(SEAL)” adjacent to the signature of the person authorized to execute the document on behalf of the Corporation.

 

ARTICLE XII

 

INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCE OF EXPENSES

 

To the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time and the Charter, the Corporation shall indemnify and, without requiring a preliminary determination of the ultimate entitlement to indemnification, shall pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding to (a) any individual who is a present or former director or officer of the Corporation and who is made or threatened to be made a party to, or witness in, the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity or (b) any individual who, while a director or officer of the Corporation and at the request of the Corporation, serves or has served as a director, officer, partner, trustee, member or manager of another corporation, real estate investment trust, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise and who is made or threatened to be made a party to, or witness in, the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity. The rights to indemnification and advance of expenses provided by the Charter and these Bylaws shall vest immediately upon election of a director or officer. The Corporation may, with the approval of its Board of Directors, provide such indemnification and advance for expenses to an individual who served a predecessor of the Corporation in any of the capacities described in (a) or (b) above and to any employee or agent of the Corporation or a predecessor of the Corporation. The indemnification and payment or reimbursement of expenses provided in these Bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of or limit in any way other rights to which any person seeking indemnification or payment or reimbursement of expenses may be or may become entitled under any bylaw, resolution, insurance, agreement or otherwise.

 

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Neither the amendment nor repeal of this Article, nor the adoption or amendment of any other provision of the Charter or these Bylaws inconsistent with this Article, shall apply to or affect in any respect the applicability of the preceding paragraph with respect to any act or failure to act which occurred prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption.

 

ARTICLE XIII

 

WAIVER OF NOTICE

 

Whenever any notice of a meeting is required to be given pursuant to the Charter or these Bylaws or pursuant to applicable law, a waiver thereof in writing or by electronic transmission, given by the person or persons entitled to such notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice. Neither the business to be transacted at nor the purpose of any meeting need be set forth in the waiver of notice of such meeting, unless specifically required by statute. The attendance of any person at any meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where such person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

 

ARTICLE XIV

 

EXCLUSIVE FORUM FOR CERTAIN LITIGATION

 

Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland, or, if that Court does not have jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Baltimore Division, shall be the sole and exclusive forum for (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (b) any action asserting a claim of breach of any duty owed by any director or officer or other employee of the Corporation to the Corporation or to the stockholders of the Corporation, (c) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or any director or officer or other employee of the Corporation arising pursuant to any provision of the MGCL, the Charter or these Bylaws, or (d) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or any director or officer or other employee of the Corporation that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine.

 

ARTICLE XV

 

AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS

 

The Board of Directors shall have the exclusive power to adopt, alter or repeal any provision of these Bylaws and to make new Bylaws.

 

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FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

 

OF

 

NEW YORK RECOVERY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.

(a Delaware limited partnership)

 

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE I DEFINED TERMS 1
   
ARTICLE II FORMATION OF PARTNERSHIP 19
2.01 Formation of the Partnership 19
2.02 Name 19
2.03 Registered Office and Agent; Principal Office 19
2.04 Term and Dissolution 20
2.05 Filing of Certificate and Perfection of Limited Partnership 21
2.06 Certificates Describing Partnership Units 21
     
ARTICLE III BUSINESS OF THE PARTNERSHIP 22
   
ARTICLE IV CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACCOUNTS 22
4.01 Capital Contributions 22
4.02 Additional Capital Contributions and Issuances of Additional Partnership Units 22
4.03 Additional Funding 26
4.04 Capital Accounts 26
4.05 Percentage Interests 26
4.06 No Interest on Contributions 26
4.07 Return of Capital Contributions 26
4.08 No Third-Party Beneficiary 27
     
ARTICLE V NET INCOME AND NET LOSS; DISTRIBUTIONS 27
5.01 Allocations 27
5.02 Distribution of Cash 33
5.03 REIT Distribution Requirements 36
5.04 No Right to Distributions in Kind 36
5.05 Limitations on Distributions 36
5.06 Distributions Upon Liquidation 36
5.07 Substantial Economic Effect  / Savings Clause 37
     
ARTICLE VI RIGHTS, OBLIGATIONS AND POWERS OF THE GENERAL PARTNER 38
6.01 Management of the Partnership 38
6.02 Delegation of Authority 41
6.03 Indemnification and Exculpation of Indemnitees 41
6.04 Liability of the General Partner 42
6.05 Partnership Obligations 43
6.06 Outside Activities 44
6.07 Employment or Retention of Affiliates 44
6.08 General Partner Activities 45
6.09 Title to Partnership Assets 45
6.10 Redemption of General Partner’s Partnership Units 45

 

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ARTICLE VII CHANGES IN GENERAL PARTNER 45
7.01 Transfer of the General Partner’s Partnership Interest 45
7.02 Merger of General Partner 46
7.03 Admission of a Substitute or Additional General Partner 47
7.04 Effect of Bankruptcy, Withdrawal, Death or Dissolution of General Partner 48
7.05 Removal of General Partner 49
     
ARTICLE VIII RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE LIMITED PARTNERS 50
8.01 Management of the Partnership 50
8.02 Power of Attorney 50
8.03 Limitation on Liability of Limited Partners 50
8.04 OP Unit Redemption Right 51
8.05 Registration 53
     
ARTICLE IX TRANSFERS OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS 58
9.01 Purchase for Investment 58
9.02 Restrictions on Transfer of Partnership Units 58
9.03 Admission of Substitute Limited Partner 60
9.04 Rights of Assignees of Partnership Units 61
9.05 Effect of Bankruptcy, Death, Incompetence or Termination of a Limited Partner 61
9.06 Joint Ownership of Partnership Units 61
     
ARTICLE X BOOKS AND RECORDS; ACCOUNTING; TAX MATTERS 62
10.01 Books and Records 62
10.02 Custody of Partnership Funds; Bank Accounts 62
10.03 Fiscal and Taxable Year 62
10.04 Annual Tax Information and Report 62
10.05 Tax Matters Partner; Tax Elections; Special Basis Adjustments 63
10.06 Reports to Limited Partners 64
     
ARTICLE XI AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT; MERGER 64
11.01 Amendment of Agreement 64
11.02 Merger of Partnership 65
     
ARTICLE XII CLASS B UNITS 65
12.01 Designation and Number 65
12.02 Special Provisions 65
12.03 Voting 66
12.04 Conversion of Class B Units 67
12.05 Profits Interests 68
     
ARTICLE XIII LTIP UNITS 70
13.01 LTIP Units 70
13.02 Conversion of LTIP Units 75

 

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ARTICLE XIV GENERAL PROVISIONS 77
18.01 Notices 77
18.02 Survival of Rights 77
18.03 Additional Documents 78
18.04 Severability 78
18.05 Entire Agreement 78
18.06 Pronouns and Plurals 78
18.07 Headings 78
18.08 Counterparts 78
18.09 Governing Law 78

 

SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS

 

SCHEDULE A — Partners, Capital Contributions and Percentage Interests

EXHIBIT A — Notice of Exercise of OP Unit Redemption Right

EXHIBIT B-1 — Certification of Non-Foreign Status (For Redeeming Limited Partners That Are Entities)

EXHIBIT B-2 — Certification of Non-Foreign Status (For Redeeming Limited Partners That Are Individuals)

EXHIBIT C — Notice of Election by Partner to Convert LTIP Units into OP Units

EXHIBIT D — Notice of Election by Partnership to Force Conversion of LTIP Units into OP Units

 

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OF
NEW YORK RECOVERY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.

RECITALS

 

THIS FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (this “ Agreement ”) of NEW YORK RECOVERY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P. (the “ Partnership ”), is entered into among New York REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation (in its capacity as general partner of the Partnership, together with its successors and permitted assigns that are admitted to the Partnership as a general partner of the Partnership in accordance with the terms hereof, the “ General Partner ”), the Limited Partners listed on Schedule A and any other limited partner or general partner that is admitted from time to time to the Partnership and listed on Schedule A attached hereto, on April 15, 2014.

 

WHEREAS, the General Partner formed the Partnership as a limited partnership on November 4, 2009 pursuant to the Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act of the State of Delaware and filed a Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

 

WHEREAS, the parties entered into the Agreement of Limited Partnership on February 10, 2010 (the “ Original Agreement ”), amended and restated the Original Agreement on April 8, 2010 (the “ First Amended and Restated Agreement ”), amended and restated the First Amended and Restated Agreement on September 2, 2010 (the “S econd Amended and Restated Agreement ”) and amended and restated the Second Amended and Restated Agreement on November 12, 2012, as amended through the date hereof (the “ Third Amended and Restated Agreement ”).

 

WHEREAS, as of the date of this Agreement the General Partner is listing the REIT Shares for trading on NYSE and implementing an outperformance plan pursuant to which the Partnership will issue LTIP Units (as defined herein).

 

WHEREAS, the General Partner desires to amend and restate the Third Amended and Restated Agreement in its entirety with this Agreement.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, of mutual covenants between the parties hereto, and of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Third Amended and Restated Agreement is hereby amended, restated, superseded and replaced in its entirety and the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I
DEFINED TERMS

 

The following defined terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings specified below:

 

 
 

 

Act ” means the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

Additional Funds ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.03.

 

Additional Securities ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(a)(ii).

 

Adjusted Capital Account Deficit ” means, with respect to any Partner, the negative balance, if any, in such Partner’s Capital Account as of the end of any relevant fiscal year, determined after giving effect to the following adjustments:

 

(a)          credit to such Capital Account any portion of such negative balance which such Partner (i) is treated as obligated to restore to the Partnership pursuant to the provisions of Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) of the Regulations, or (ii) is deemed to be obligated to restore to the Partnership pursuant to the penultimate sentences of Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5) of the Regulations; and

 

(b)          debit to such Capital Account the items described in Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6) of the Regulations.

 

“Adjustment Events ” means the following events: (a) the Partnership makes a distribution on all outstanding OP Units in Partnership Units, (b) the Partnership subdivides the outstanding OP Units into a greater number of units or combines the outstanding OP Units into a smaller number of units, or (c) the Partnership issues any Partnership Units in exchange for its outstanding OP Units by way of a reclassification or recapitalization of its OP Units. For the avoidance of doubt, the following events shall not be Adjustment Events: (x) the issuance of Partnership Units in a financing, reorganization, acquisition or other similar business transaction, (y) the issuance of Partnership Units pursuant to any employee benefit or compensation plan or distribution reinvestment plan, or (z) the issuance of any Partnership Units to the General Partner in respect of a capital contribution to the Partnership of proceeds from the sale of securities by the General Partner.

 

Administrative Expenses ” means (a) all administrative and operating costs and expenses incurred by the Partnership, (b) administrative costs and expenses of the General Partner, including any salaries or other payments to directors, officers or employees of the General Partner, and any accounting and legal expenses of the General Partner, which expenses, the Partners have agreed, shall be treated as expenses of the Partnership and not the General Partner, and (c) to the extent not included in clauses (a) or (b) above, REIT Expenses; provided , however , that Administrative Expenses shall not include any administrative costs and expenses incurred by the General Partner that are attributable to Properties or interests in a Subsidiary that are owned by the General Partner other than through its ownership interest in the Partnership.

 

Advisors Limited Partner ” means New York Recovery Advisors, LLC, its successors and assigns.

 

Affected Gain ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(f)(ii).

 

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Affiliate ” means, (a) any Person that, directly or indirectly, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, (b) any other Person that owns, beneficially, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of the outstanding capital stock, shares or equity interests of such Person, or (c) any officer, director, employee, partner, member, manager or trustee of such Person or any Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person (excluding trustees and Persons serving in similar capacities who are not otherwise an Affiliate of such Person). For the purposes of this definition, “control” (including the correlative meanings of the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, through the ownership of voting securities or partnership interests or otherwise.

 

Aggregate Share Ownership Limit ” has the meaning set forth in the Charter.

 

Agreed Value ” means the fair market value of a Partner’s non-cash Capital Contribution as of the date of contribution as agreed to by such Partner and the General Partner. The names and addresses of the Partners, number of Partnership Units issued to each Partner, and the Agreed Value of non-cash Capital Contributions as of the date of contribution are set forth on Schedule A , as it may be amended or restated from time to time.

 

Agreement ” means this Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, as it may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.

 

Available Cash ” means, with respect to the applicable period of measurement (i.e., any period (other than the first period in which this calculation of Available Cash is being made) beginning on the first day of the fiscal year, quarter or other period commencing immediately after the last day of the fiscal year, quarter or other applicable period for purposes of the prior calculation of Available Cash for or with respect to which a distribution has been made, and ending on the last day of the fiscal year, quarter or other applicable period immediately preceding the date of the calculation), the excess, if any, as of such date, of

 

(a)         the gross cash receipts of the Partnership for such period from all sources whatsoever, including the following:

 

(i)          all rents, revenues, income and proceeds derived by the Partnership from its operations, including distributions received by the Partnership from any Entity in which the Partnership has an interest;

 

(ii)         all proceeds and revenues received by the Partnership on account of any sales of any Property or as a refinancing of or payment of principal, interest, costs, fees, penalties or otherwise on account of any borrowings or loans made by the Partnership or financings or refinancings of any property of the Partnership;

 

(iii)        the amount of any insurance proceeds and condemnation awards received by the Partnership;

 

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(iv)        all Capital Contributions and loans received by the Partnership from its Partners;

 

(v)         all cash amounts previously reserved by the Partnership, to the extent such amounts are no longer needed for the specific purposes for which such amounts were reserved; and

 

(vi)        the proceeds of liquidation of the Property in accordance with this Agreement;

 

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(b)         the sum of the following:

 

(i)          all operating costs and expenses, including taxes and other expenses of the Properties and capital expenditures made during such period (without deduction, however, for any capital expenditures, charges for Depreciation or other expenses not paid in cash or expenditures from reserves described in clause (viii) below);

 

(ii)         all costs and expenses expended or paid during such period in connection with the sale or other disposition, or financing or refinancing, of Property or the recovery of insurance or condemnation proceeds;

 

(iii)        all fees provided for under this Agreement;

 

(iv)        all debt service, including principal and interest, paid during such period on all indebtedness (including under any line of credit) of the Partnership;

 

(v)         all capital contributions, advances, reimbursements, loans or similar payments made to any Person in which the Partnership has an interest;

 

(vi)        all loans made by the Partnership in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

 

(vii)       all reimbursements to the General Partner or its Affiliates during such period; and

 

(viii)      the amount of any new reserve or reserves or increase in reserves established during such period which the General Partner determines is necessary or appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Available Cash shall not include any cash received or reductions in reserves, or take into account any disbursements made or reserves established, after commencement of the dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership.

 

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Average Class B Economic Capital Account Balance ” means, with respect to a Limited Partner owning Class B Units, an amount equal to the quotient of (a) the Class B Economic Capital Account Balance of such Limited Partner divided by (b) the number of Class B Units owned by such Limited Partner.

 

Average LTIP Economic Capital Account Balance ” means, with respect to a Limited Partner owning LTIP Units, an amount equal to the quotient of (a) the LTIP Economic Capital Account Balance of such Limited Partner divided by (b) the number of LTIP Units owned by such Limited Partner.

 

Board of Directors ” means the Board of Directors of the General Partner.

 

Business Day ” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or a day on which state or federally chartered banking institutions in New York, New York are not required to be open.

 

Capital Account ” means with respect to any Partner, the Capital Account maintained for such Partner in accordance with the following provisions:

 

(a)          to each Partner’s Capital Account there shall be credited:

 

(i)          such Partner’s Capital Contributions;

 

(ii)         such Partner’s distributive share of Net Income, Net Property Gain and any items in the nature of income or gain which are specially allocated to such Partner pursuant to Sections 5.01(c) and 5.01(d); and

 

(iii)        the amount of any Partnership liabilities assumed by such Partner or which are secured by any asset distributed to such Partner;

 

(b)          to each Partner’s Capital Account there shall be debited:

 

(i)          the amount of cash and the Gross Asset Value of any property distributed to such Partner pursuant to any provision of this Agreement;

 

(ii)         such Partner’s distributive share of Net Loss, Net Property Loss and any items in the nature of expenses or losses which are specially allocated to such Partner pursuant to Sections 5.01(c), 5.01(d) and 15.05(d); and

 

(iii)        the amount of any liabilities of such Partner assumed by the Partnership or which are secured by any asset contributed by such Partner to the Partnership; and

 

(c)          if all or a portion of a Partnership Interest is transferred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the transferee shall succeed to the Capital Account of the transferor to the extent it relates to the transferred Partnership Interest.

 

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The foregoing provisions and the other provisions of this Agreement relating to the maintenance of Capital Accounts are intended to comply with Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2 of the Regulations, and shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with such Regulations. If the General Partner shall reasonably determine that it is prudent to modify the manner in which the Capital Accounts, or any debits or credits thereto (including debits or credits relating to liabilities which are secured by contributed or distributed assets or which are assumed by the Partnership, the General Partner or any Limited Partner) are computed in order to comply with such Regulations, the General Partner may make such modification; provided , however , that all allocations of Partnership income, gain, loss and deduction continue to have “substantial economic effect” within the meaning of Section 704(b) of the Code and that no Limited Partner is materially adversely affected by any such modification.

 

Capital Account Limitation ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.02(b) hereof.

 

Capital Contribution ” means the total amount of cash, cash equivalents, and the Agreed Value of any Property (less any liabilities assumed with respect to such Property) or other asset contributed or agreed to be contributed, as the context requires, to the Partnership by each Partner pursuant to the terms of the Agreement. Any reference to the Capital Contribution of a Partner shall include the Capital Contribution made by a predecessor holder of the Partnership Interest of such Partner.

 

Cash Amount ” means an amount of cash per OP Unit equal to the Value of the REIT Shares Amount on the date of receipt by the Partnership and the General Partner of a Notice of Redemption.

 

Cash Available for Distribution ” means the Available Cash other than Net Sales Proceeds.

 

Certificate ” means any instrument or document that is required under the laws of the State of Delaware, or any other jurisdiction in which the Partnership conducts business, to be signed and sworn to by the Partners (either by themselves or pursuant to the power-of-attorney granted to the General Partner in Section 8.02 hereof) and filed for recording in the appropriate public offices within the State of Delaware or such other jurisdiction to perfect or maintain the Partnership as a limited partnership, to effect the admission, withdrawal or substitution of any Partner of the Partnership, or to protect the limited liability of the Limited Partners as limited partners under the laws of the State of Delaware or such other jurisdiction.

 

Change of Control ” means, as to the General Partner, the occurrence of any of the following:

 

(a)          any “person” as such term is used in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as modified and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof except that such term shall not include (A) the General Partner or any Subsidiaries of the General Partner, (B) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner, (C) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, (D) any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the General Partner in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of common shares of the General Partner, or (E) any person or group as used in Rule 13d-1(b) under the Exchange Act, is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, directly or indirectly, of securities of the General Partner representing at least 35% of the combined voting power or common shares of the General Partner;

 

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(b)         during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of Directors or whose election by the Board of Directors or nomination for election by the General Partner’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two thirds (2/3) of the Board of Directors then still in office cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof;

 

(c)          there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the General Partner or any Subsidiary of the General Partner with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the General Partner outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or any parent thereof) in combination with the ownership of any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the General Partner or any Subsidiary of the General Partner, more than 50% of the combined voting power and common shares of the General Partner or such surviving entity or any parent thereof outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; or

 

(d)          there is consummated an agreement for the sale or disposition by the General Partner of all or substantially all of the General Partner’s assets (or any transaction having a similar effect, including a liquidation) other than a sale or disposition by the General Partner of all or substantially all of the General Partner’s assets to an entity, more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power and common shares of which is owned by stockholders of the General Partner in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the common shares of the General Partner immediately prior to such sale.

 

Charter ” means the charter of the General Partner, as in effect from time to time.

 

Class B Conversion Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.04(a).

 

Class B Economic Capital Account Balances ” mean the Capital Account balances of the Class B Units holders to the extent attributable to their ownership of Class B Units reduced by any forfeiture allocations in accordance with Section 15.05(d) due to the forfeiture of any Class B Units.

 

Class B Unit ” means a Partnership Unit which is designated as a Class B Unit of the Partnership.

 

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and as hereafter amended from time to time. Reference to any particular provision of the Code shall mean that provision in the Code at the date hereof and any successor provision of the Code.

 

Commission ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Common Units ” means any class or series of Partnership Interest that does not have a priority or preference in the payment of distributions in the distribution of assets upon any Liquidation, including OP Units, Class B Units and LTIP Units.

 

Concurrent LTIP Distribution ” has the meaning provided in Section 5.02(a)(ii).

 

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Concurrent Manager Distribution ” has the meaning provided in Section 5.02(a)(ii).

 

Constituent Person ” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.04(d).

 

Contributed Property ” means each property, partnership interest, contract right or other asset, in such form as may be permitted by the Act, contributed or deemed contributed to the Partnership by any Partner, including any interest in any successor partnership occurring as a result of a termination of the Partnership pursuant to Section 708 of Code.

 

Conversion Factor ” means 1.0, provided , that in the event that the General Partner (a) declares or pays a dividend on its outstanding REIT Shares in REIT Shares or makes a distribution to all holders of its outstanding REIT Shares in REIT Shares, (b) subdivides its outstanding REIT Shares or (c) combines its outstanding REIT Shares into a smaller number of REIT Shares, the Conversion Factor shall be adjusted by multiplying the Conversion Factor by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of REIT Shares issued and outstanding on the record date for such dividend, distribution, subdivision or combination (assuming for such purposes that such dividend, distribution, subdivision or combination has occurred as of such time), and the denominator of which shall be the actual number of REIT Shares (determined without the above assumption) issued and outstanding on such date and, provided further , that in the event that an entity other than an Affiliate of the General Partner shall become General Partner pursuant to any merger, consolidation or combination of the General Partner with or into another entity (the “ Successor Entity ”), the Conversion Factor shall be adjusted by multiplying the Conversion Factor by the number of shares of the Successor Entity into which one REIT Share is converted pursuant to such merger, consolidation or combination, determined as of the date of such merger, consolidation or combination. Any adjustment to the Conversion Factor shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such event retroactive to the record date, if any, for such event; provided , however , that if the General Partner receives a Notice of Redemption after the record date, but prior to the effective date of such dividend, distribution, subdivision or combination, the Conversion Factor shall be determined as if the General Partner had received the Notice of Redemption immediately prior to the record date for such dividend, distribution, subdivision or combination.

 

Defaulting Limited Partner ” means a Limited Partner or the Special Limited Partner, as applicable, that has failed to pay any amount owed to the Partnership under a Partnership Loan within 15 days after demand for payment thereof is made by the Partnership.

 

Depreciation ” means, for each fiscal year or other period, an amount equal to the depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction allowable for federal income tax purposes with respect to an asset for such fiscal year or other period, except that (a) with respect to any asset the Gross Asset Value of which differs from its adjusted tax basis for federal income tax purposes at the beginning of such fiscal year or other period and which difference is being eliminated by use of the “remedial method” as defined by Section 1.704-3(d) of the Regulations, Depreciation for such fiscal year or other period shall be the amount of book basis recovered for such fiscal year or other period under the rules prescribed by Section 1.704-3(d)(2) of the Regulations, and (b) with respect to any other asset the Gross Asset Value of which differs from its adjusted tax basis for federal income tax purposes at the beginning of such fiscal year or other period, Depreciation shall be an amount which bears the same ratio to such beginning Gross Asset Value as the federal income tax depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction for such fiscal year or other period bears to such beginning adjusted tax basis; provided , however , that in the case of clause (b) above, if the adjusted tax basis for federal income tax purposes of an asset at the beginning of such fiscal year or other period is zero, Depreciation shall be determined with reference to such beginning Gross Asset Value using any reasonable method selected by the General Partner.

 

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Distributable Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(d).

 

Distribution Triggering Event ” means the time at which the Partnership covers the payment of distributions on OP Units, that correspond with the General Partner’s cash dividends declared in respect of the REIT Shares, for the six immediately preceding months from the funds from operations (as defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts from time to time), as determined in good faith for the General Partner, adjusted to exclude acquisition-related fees and expenses.

 

Entity ” means any general partnership, limited partnership, corporation, joint venture, trust, business trust, real estate investment trust, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, cooperative or association.

 

Event of Bankruptcy ” as to any Person means (a) the filing of a petition for relief as to such Person as debtor or bankrupt under the Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended, or similar provision of law of any jurisdiction (except if such petition is contested by such Person and has been dismissed within 90 days); (b) the insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person as finally determined by a court proceeding; (c) the filing by such Person of a petition or application to accomplish the same or for the appointment of a receiver or a trustee for such Person or a substantial part of his assets; or (d) the commencement of any proceedings relating to such Person as a debtor under any other reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, adjustment of debt or liquidation law of any jurisdiction, whether now in existence or hereinafter in effect, either by such Person or by another, provided , that if such proceeding is commenced by another, such Person indicates his approval of such proceeding, consents thereto or acquiesces therein, or such proceeding is contested by such Person and has not been finally dismissed within 90 days.

 

Excepted Holder Limit ” has the meaning set forth in the Charter.

 

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Forced Conversion ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.02(c) hereof.

 

Forced Conversion Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.02(c) hereof.

 

General Partner ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

 

General Partner Loan ” means a loan extended by the General Partner to a Defaulting Limited Partner in the form of a payment on a Partnership Loan by the General Partner to the Partnership on behalf of the Defaulting Limited Partner.

 

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General Partner Interest ” means the Partnership Interests held by the General Partner in its capacity as the general partner of the Partnership, which Partnership Interest is an interest as a general partner under the Act. The General Partner Interest may be expressed as a number of Partnership Units. A number of OP Units held by the General Partner equal to one-tenth of one percent (0.1%) of all outstanding Partnership Units shall be deemed to be the General Partner Interest. All other Partnership Units owned by the General Partner and any Partnership Units owned by any Affiliate or Subsidiary of the General Partner shall be considered to constitute a Limited Partnership Interest.

 

Gross Asset Value ” means, with respect to any asset of the Partnership, such asset’s adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes, except as follows:

 

(a)         the initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Partner to the Partnership shall be the gross fair market value of such asset, without reduction for liabilities, as determined by the contributing Partner and the Partnership on the date of contribution thereof;

 

(b)         if the General Partner determines that an adjustment is necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Partners, the Gross Asset Values of all Partnership assets shall be adjusted in accordance with Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f) and (g) of the Regulations to equal their respective gross fair market values, without reduction for liabilities, as reasonably determined by the General Partner, as of the following times:

 

(i)          Capital Contribution (other than a de minimis Capital Contribution) to the Partnership by a new or existing Partner as consideration for a Partnership Interest;

 

(ii)         the distribution by the Partnership to a Partner of more than a de minimis amount of Partnership assets as consideration for the repurchase or redemption of a Partnership Interest;

 

(iii)        the liquidation of the Partnership within the meaning of Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g) of the Regulations; and

 

(iv)        the grant of an interest in the Partnership (other than a de minimis interest) as consideration for the provision of services to or for the benefit of the Partnership by an existing Partner acting in a partner capacity, or by a new Partner acting in a partner capacity or in anticipation of becoming a Partner by such Partner;

 

(c)         the Gross Asset Values of Partnership assets distributed to any Partner shall be the gross fair market values of such assets (taking Section 7701(g) of the Code into account) without reduction for liabilities, as determined by the General Partner as of the date of distribution; and

 

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(d)          the Gross Asset Values of Partnership assets shall be increased (or decreased) to reflect any adjustments to the adjusted basis of such assets pursuant to Sections 734(b) or 743(b) of the Code, but only to the extent that such adjustments are taken into account in determining Capital Accounts pursuant to Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m) of the Regulations (as set forth in Section 5.01(d)(vi)); provided , however , that Gross Asset Values shall not be adjusted pursuant to this paragraph (d) to the extent that the General Partner determines that an adjustment pursuant to paragraph (b) above is necessary or appropriate in connection with a transaction that would otherwise result in an adjustment pursuant to this paragraph (d).

 

At all times, Gross Asset Values shall be adjusted by any Depreciation taken into account with respect to the Partnership’s assets for purposes of computing Net Income and Net Loss.

 

Indemnified Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.05(f).

 

Indemnifying Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.05(f).

 

Indemnitee ” means (i) any Person made a party to a proceeding by reason of its status as (A) the General Partner or (B) a director, manager or member of the General Partner or an officer or employee of the Partnership or the General Partner, and (ii) such other Persons (including Affiliates of the General Partner or the Partnership) as the General Partner may designate from time to time (whether before or after the event giving rise to potential liability), in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

Independent Director ” means a director of the General Partner who meets NYSE requirements for an independent director as set forth from time to time.

 

Liability Shortfall ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(f)(iv).

 

Limited Partner ” means any Person named as a Limited Partner on Schedule A attached hereto, as it may be amended or restated from time to time, and any Person who becomes a Substitute Limited Partner or any additional Limited Partner, in such Person’s capacity as a limited partner in the Partnership.

 

Limited Partnership Interest ” means a Partnership Interest held by a Limited Partner at any particular time representing a fractional part of the Partnership Interest of all Limited Partners, and includes any and all benefits to which the holder of such a Limited Partnership Interest may be entitled as provided in this Agreement and in the Act, together with the obligations of such Limited Partner to comply with all the provisions of this Agreement and of the Act. Limited Partnership Interests may be expressed as a number of OP Units or other Partnership Units.

 

Liquidation ” means (a) a dissolution or winding up of the General Partner or the Partnership, whether voluntary or involuntary, (b) a consolidation or merger of the General Partner or the Partnership with and into one or more entities which are not affiliates of the General Partner or the Partnership which results in a Change in Control, or (c) a sale, transfer or other disposition (other than a deemed disposition pursuant to Section 708(b)(1)(B) of the Code and the Regulations thereunder) of all or substantially all of the General Partner’s or the Partnership’s assets or a related series of transactions that, taken together, result in the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the General Partner’s or the Partnership’s assets other than to an affiliate of the General Partner or the Partnership.

 

Listing ” means the listing of the REIT Shares on a national securities exchange.

 

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Listing Amount ” has the meaning set forth in the Listing Note.

 

Listing Note ” means that certain Listing Note Agreement, entered into April 7, 2014, between the Partnership and the Special Limited Partner as evidence of the Special Limited Partner’s right to receive, as a result of the Listing, an aggregate amount of distributions of Net Sales Proceeds equal to the Listing Amount, less any amounts distributed to the Special Limited Partner prior to the date of the Listing.

 

LTIP Award ” means each or any, as the context requires, LTIP Award issued under the OPP Agreement or otherwise having the economic rights and entitlements and such other rights and entitlements, and subject to the vesting, forfeiture and additional restrictions on transfer, as set forth in the applicable LTIP Award, including any amendments thereto.

 

LTIP Conversion Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.02(b).

 

LTIP Conversion Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.02(b) hereof.

 

LTIP Conversion Right ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.02(a) hereof.

 

LTIP Economic Capital Account Balances ” mean the Capital Account balances of the LTIP Units holders to the extent attributable to their ownership of LTIP Units reduced by any forfeiture allocations in accordance with Sections 13.01(c)(ii) and 13.01(e)(iv) due to the forfeiture of any LTIP Units.

 

LTIP Unit ” means a Partnership Unit which is designated as an LTIP Unit and which has the rights, preferences and other privileges designated in Section 5.01(c)(iv) and Article XVI hereof and elsewhere in this Agreement in respect of holders of LTIP Units. The allocation of LTIP Units among the Partners shall be set forth on Schedule A, as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

LTIP Unit Distribution Participation Date ” means the date as of which an LTIP Unit is earned pursuant to the terms of an OPP Agreement.

 

LTIP Unitholder ” means a Partner that holds LTIP Units.

 

Majority in Interest ” means the Limited Partners holding more than fifty percent (50%) of the Percentage Interests of the Limited Partners.

 

Net Income ” or “ Net Loss ” means, for each fiscal year or other applicable period, an amount equal to the Partnership’s taxable income or loss for such year or period as determined for federal income tax purposes by the General Partner, determined in accordance with Section 703(a) of the Code (for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss or deduction required to be stated separately pursuant to Section 703(a) of the Code shall be included in taxable income or loss), adjusted as follows:

 

(a)          by including as an item of gross income any tax-exempt income received by the Partnership and not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Income or Net Loss;

 

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(b)          by treating as a deductible expense any expenditure of the Partnership described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code (or which is treated as a Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditure pursuant to Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i) of the Regulations) and not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Income or Net Loss, including amounts paid or incurred to organize the Partnership (unless an election is made pursuant to Section 709(b) of the Code) or to promote the sale of interests in the Partnership and by treating deductions for any losses incurred in connection with the sale or exchange of Partnership property disallowed pursuant to Section 267(a)(1) or 707(b) of the Code as expenditures described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code;

 

(c)          by taking into account Depreciation in lieu of depreciation, depletion, amortization and other cost recovery deductions taken into account in computing taxable income or loss;

 

(d)          by computing gain or loss resulting from any disposition of Partnership property with respect to which gain or loss is recognized for federal income tax purposes by reference to the Gross Asset Value of such property rather than its adjusted tax basis;

 

(e)          if an adjustment of the Gross Asset Value of any Partnership asset which requires that the Capital Accounts of the Partnership be adjusted pursuant to Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(e), (f) and (g) of the Regulations, by taking into account the amount of such adjustment as if such adjustment represented additional Net Income or Net Loss pursuant to Section 5.01;

 

(f)          by excluding Net Property Gain and Net Property Loss; and

 

(g)          by not taking into account in computing Net Income or Net Loss items specially allocated to the Partners pursuant to Sections 5.01(c), 5.01(d), 15.05(d) and 13.01(e)(iv).

 

Net Investment ” means the excess, if any, of the total amount of Capital Contributions over any proceeds or property used to redeem Partnership Interests.

 

Net Property Gain ” or “ Net Property Loss ” means, for each fiscal year or other applicable period, an amount equal to the Partnership’s net taxable gain or loss for such year or period from the disposition of Property, including the net capital gain realized in connection with the actual or hypothetical sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership, including but not limited to net capital gain realized in connection with an adjustment of the Gross Asset Value of any Property which requires that the Capital Accounts of the Partners be adjusted pursuant to Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(e), (f) and (g) of the Regulations. For these purposes, the Gross Asset Value of the Property shall reflect the market capitalization of the General Partner (increased by the amount of any Partnership liabilities).

 

Net Sales Proceeds ” means the net proceeds from the sale or other disposition of Property, as determined by the General Partner.

 

Nonrecourse Deductions ” has the meaning set forth in Sections 1.704-2(b)(1) and 1.704-2(c) of the Regulations.

 

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Nonrecourse Liabilities ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.704-2(b)(3) of the Regulations.

 

Notice of Redemption ” means the Notice of Exercise of OP Unit Redemption Right substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto.

 

NYSE ” means The New York Stock Exchange.

 

Offer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02(a) hereof.

 

OP Unit ” means a Partnership Unit which is designated by the General Partner as an OP Unit of the Partnership.

 

OP Unit Economic Balance ” means the quotient of (a) the aggregate Capital Account balance attributable to the OP Units outstanding, plus the amount of any Partner Minimum Gain or Partnership Minimum Gain, in either case to the extent attributable to the ownership of OP Units and computed on a hypothetical basis after taking into account all allocations through the date on which any allocation is made under Section 5.01(c), divided by (b) the number of OP Units outstanding.

 

OP Unit Redemption Amount ” means either the Cash Amount or the REIT Shares Amount, as selected by the Partnership pursuant to Section 8.04(a) or the General Partner pursuant to Section 8.04(b) hereof.

 

OP Unit Redemption Right ” has the meaning provided in Section 8.04(a) hereof.

 

OP Unit Transaction ” shall mean a transaction to which the Partnership or the General Partner shall be a party, including, without limitation a merger, consolidation, unit exchange, self tender offer for all or substantially all OP Units or other business combination or reorganization, or sale of all or substantially all of the Partnership’s assets (but excluding any transaction which constitutes an Adjustment Event) in each case as a result of which OP Units shall be exchanged for or converted into the right, or the holders of such Units shall otherwise be entitled, to receive cash, securities or other property or any combination thereof.

 

OPP Agreement ” means any outperformance award agreement adopted by and among the General Partner, the Partnership and any grantee thereunder, including the New York REIT, Inc. 2014 Advisor Multi-Year Outperformance Agreement.

 

Partner ” means the General Partner or any Limited Partner, and “Partners” means the General Partner and the Limited Partners.

 

Partner Nonrecourse Debt ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.704-2(b)(4) of the Regulations.

 

Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain ” has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(i). A Partner’s share of Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain shall be determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(5).

 

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Partner Nonrecourse Deductions ” has the meaning set forth in Sections 1.704-2(i)(1) and (2) of the Regulations, and the amount of Partner Nonrecourse Deductions with respect to a Partner Nonrecourse Debt for a Partnership taxable year shall be determined in accordance with the rules of Section 1.704-2(i)(2) of the Regulations.

 

Partnership ” means New York Recovery Operating Partnership, L.P., a limited partnership formed under the Act and pursuant to this Agreement, and any successor thereto.

 

Partnership Interest ” means an ownership interest in the Partnership held by either a Limited Partner or the General Partner, and includes any and all benefits to which the holder of such a Partnership Interest may be entitled as provided in this Agreement and in the Act, together with all obligations of such Person to comply with the terms and provisions of this Agreement and of the Act. A Partnership Interest may be expressed as a number of OP Units, Class B Units, LTIP Units or other Partnership Units.

 

Partnership Loan ” means a loan from the Partnership to the Partner on the day the Partnership pays over the excess of the Withheld Amount over the Distributable Amount to a taxing authority.

 

Partnership Minimum Gain ” has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(d). In accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(d), the amount of Partnership Minimum Gain is determined by first computing, for each Partnership nonrecourse liability, any gain the Partnership would realize if it disposed of the property subject to that liability for no consideration other than full satisfaction of the liability, and then aggregating the separately computed gains. A Partner’s share of Partnership Minimum Gain shall be determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(g)(1).

 

Partnership Record Date ” means the record date established by the General Partner for the distribution of cash pursuant to Section 5.02 hereof, which record date shall be the same as the record date established by the General Partner for a distribution to its stockholders of some or all of its portion of such distribution.

 

Partnership Unit ” means a fractional, undivided share of the Partnership Interests of all Partners issued hereunder, and includes OP Units, Class B Units, LTIP Units and any other class or series of Partnership Units that may be established after the date hereof. The number of Partnership Units outstanding and the Percentage Interests represented by such Partnership Units, if any, are set forth on Schedule A hereto, as it may be amended or restated from time to time. The ownership of Partnership Units may be evidenced by a certificate in a form approved by the General Partner.

 

Percentage Interest ” means the percentage determined by dividing the number of Partnership Units of a Partner by the sum of the number of Partnership Units of all Partners (other than the Preferred Units).

 

Person ” means any individual or Entity.

 

Precontribution Gain ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(f)(iii).

 

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Property ” means any property or other investment in which the Partnership, directly or indirectly, holds an ownership interest.

 

Redemption Shares ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.05(a) hereof.

 

Redeeming Limited Partner ” has the meaning provided in Section 8.04(a).

 

Registration Statement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.05(a).

 

Regulations ” means the U.S. federal income tax regulations issued under the Code, as amended and as hereafter amended from time to time. Reference to any particular provision of the Regulations shall mean that provision of the Regulations on the date hereof and any successor provision of the Regulations.

 

REIT ” means a real estate investment trust under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code.

 

REIT Expenses ” means (a) costs and expenses relating to the formation and continuity of existence and operation of the General Partner and any Subsidiaries thereof (which Subsidiaries shall, for purposes hereof, be included within the definition of the General Partner), including taxes, fees and assessments associated therewith, any and all costs, expenses or fees payable to any director, officer or employee of the General Partner, and reasonable expenses incurred to maintain the General Partner’s qualification as a REIT, (b) costs and expenses relating to any public offering and registration, or private offering, of securities by the General Partner, and all statements, reports, fees and expenses incidental thereto, including, without limitation, underwriting discounts and selling commissions applicable to any such offering of securities, and any costs and expenses associated with any claims made by any holders of such securities or any underwriters or placement agents thereof, (c) costs and expenses associated with any repurchase of any securities by the General Partner, (d) costs and expenses associated with the preparation and filing of any periodic or other reports and communications by the General Partner under federal, state or local laws or regulations, including filings with the Commission, (e) costs and expenses associated with compliance by the General Partner with laws, rules and regulations promulgated by any regulatory body, including the Commission and any securities exchange, (f) costs and expenses associated with compensation of the employees of the General Partner (including, without limitation, health, vision, dental, disability and life insurance benefits), (g) costs and expenses associated with any 401(k) plan, incentive plan, bonus plan or other plan providing for compensation for the employees of the General Partner, (h) costs and expenses incurred by the General Partner relating to any issuing or redemption of Partnership Interests and (i) all other operating or administrative costs of the General Partner incurred in the ordinary course of its business on behalf of or in connection with the Partnership.

 

REIT Requirements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(a)(xxiv).

 

REIT Share ” means one share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the General Partner (or Successor Entity, as the case may be).

 

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REIT Shares Amount ” means the number of REIT Shares equal to the product of (X) the number of OP Units offered for redemption by a Redeeming Limited Partner, multiplied by (Y) the Conversion Factor as adjusted to and including the Specified Redemption Date; provided , that in the event the General Partner issues to all holders of REIT Shares rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities entitling the holders of REIT Shares to subscribe for or purchase additional REIT Shares, or any other securities or property (collectively, the “ Rights ”), and such Rights have not expired at the Specified Redemption Date, then the REIT Shares Amount shall also include such Rights issuable to a holder of the REIT Shares Amount on the record date fixed for purposes of determining the holders of REIT Shares entitled to Rights.

 

Restriction Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.04(f).

 

Rights ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “REIT Shares Amount” contained herein.

 

S-3 Eligible Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.05(a).

 

Safe Harbor ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.05(e).

 

Safe Harbor Election ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.05(e).

 

Safe Harbor Interest ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.05(e).

 

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Separate Registration Rights Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.05.

 

Service ” means the Internal Revenue Service.

 

Special Limited Partner ” means New York Recovery Special Limited Partnership, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which shall be a limited partner of the Partnership and recognized as such under applicable Delaware law, but not a “Limited Partner” within the meaning of this Agreement.

 

Special Limited Partner Interest ” means the interest of the Special Limited Partner in the Partnership representing its right as the holder of an interest in distributions described in Sections 5.02(b)(i)(A) and 5.02(c) (and any corresponding allocations of income, gain, loss and deduction under this Agreement).

 

Specified Redemption Date ” means the first business day of the month that is at least 60 calendar days after the receipt by the General Partner of a Notice of Redemption.

 

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation or other entity of which a majority of (i) the voting power of the voting equity securities or (ii) the outstanding equity interests is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person.

 

Subsidiary Partnership ” means any partnership or limited liability company in which the General Partner, the Partnership or a wholly owned subsidiary of the General Partner or the Partnership owns a partnership or limited liability company interest.

 

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Substitute Limited Partner ” means any Person admitted to the Partnership as a Limited Partner pursuant to Section 9.03 hereof.

 

Successor Entity ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Conversion Factor” contained herein.

 

Survivor ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02(b).

 

Tax Items ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(f)(i).

 

Tax Matters Partner ” has the meaning set forth within Section 6231(a)(7) of the Code.

 

Trading Day ” means a day on which the principal national securities exchange on which a security is listed or admitted to trading is open for the transaction of business or, if a security is not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

 

Transaction ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02(a).

 

Transfer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.02(a).

 

TRS ” means a taxable REIT subsidiary (as defined in Section 856(l) of the Code) of the General Partner.

 

Unvested LTIP Units ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.01(c)(i) hereof.

 

Value ” means, with respect to any security, the average of the daily market price of such security for the ten consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding the date of such valuation. The market price for each such Trading Day shall be: (i) if the security is listed or admitted to trading on NYSE or any national securities exchange, the last reported sale price, regular way, on such day, or if no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices, regular way, on such day, (ii) if the security is not listed or admitted to trading on NYSE or any national securities exchange, the last reported sale price on such day or, if no sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such day, as reported by a reliable quotation source designated by the General Partner, or (iii) if the security is not listed or admitted to trading on NYSE or any national securities exchange and no such last reported sale price or closing bid and asked prices are available, the average of the reported high bid and low asked prices on such day, as reported by a reliable quotation source designated by the General Partner, or if there shall be no bid and asked prices on such day, the average of the high bid and low asked prices, as so reported, on the most recent day (not more than ten days prior to the date in question) for which prices have been so reported; provided , that if there are no bid and asked prices reported during the ten days prior to the date in question, the value of the security shall be determined by the General Partner acting in good faith on the basis of such quotations and other information as it considers, in its reasonable judgment, appropriate. In the event the security includes any additional rights, then the value of such rights shall be determined by the General Partner acting in good faith on the basis of such quotations and other information as it considers, in its reasonable judgment, appropriate.

 

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Vested LTIP Units ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.01(c)(i) hereof.

 

“Withheld Amount ” means any amount required to be withheld by the Partnership with respect to a Partner and paid over to any taxing authority as a result of any allocation or distribution of income to a Partner or any other transaction.

 

ARTICLE II
FORMATION OF PARTNERSHIP

 

2.01        Formation of the Partnership . The Partnership was formed as a limited partnership pursuant to the provisions of the Act and the Original Agreement and continued upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement. Except as expressly provided herein to the contrary, the rights and obligations of the Partners and administration and termination of the Partnership shall be governed by the Act. The Partnership Interest of each Partner shall be personal property for all purposes.

 

2.02        Name . The Name of the Partnership shall be “New York Recovery Operating Partnership, L.P.” and the Partnership’s business may be conducted under any other name or names deemed advisable by the General Partner, including the name of the General Partner or any Affiliate thereof. The words “Limited Partnership,” “LP,” “L.P.” or “Ltd.” or similar words or letters shall be included in the Partnership’s name where necessary for the purposes of complying with the laws of any jurisdiction that so requires. The General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion may change the name of the Partnership at any time and from time to time and shall notify the Partners of such change in the next regular communication by the Partnership to the Partners. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement and without the consent of any Limited Partner or other Person, the General Partner may amend this Agreement and the Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership to reflect any change in the name of the Partnership.

 

2.03        Registered Office and Agent; Principal Office . The address of the registered office of the Partnership in the State of Delaware is located at Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, DE 19808, and the registered agent for service of process on the Partnership in the State of Delaware at such address is the Corporation Service Company, a Delaware corporation. The General Partner may, from time to time, designate a new registered agent and/or registered office for the Partnership and, notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, may amend this Agreement and the Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership to reflect such designation without the consent of the Limited Partners or any other Person. The principal office of the Partnership is located at: c/o New York REIT, Inc., 405 Park Avenue, New York, New York, 10022 or such other place as the General Partner may from time to time designate by notice to the Limited Partners. The Partnership may maintain offices at such other place or places as the General Partner deems necessary or desirable.

 

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2.04       Term and Dissolution .

 

 

(a)         The term of the Partnership shall continue in full force and effect until the Partnership is dissolved and its affairs are wound up upon the first to occur of any of the following events:

 

(i)          the occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy as to a General Partner or the dissolution, death, removal or withdrawal of a General Partner or any other event that results in the General Partner ceasing to be a general partner of the Partnership under the Act unless (A) the business of the Partnership is continued pursuant to Section 7.04(b) hereof, or (B) at the time of the occurrence of such event there is at least one remaining general partner of the Partnership who is hereby authorized to and does carry on the business of the Partnership;

 

(ii)         the passage of 90 days after the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership ( provided , that if the Partnership receives an installment obligation as consideration for such sale or other disposition, the Partnership shall continue, unless sooner dissolved under the provisions of this Agreement, until such time as such installment obligations are paid in full);

 

(iii)        the redemption of all Limited Partnership Interests, unless the General Partner determines to continue the Partnership by the admission of one or more additional Limited Partners effective as of such redemption;

 

(iv)        the election in writing by the General Partner that the Partnership should be dissolved;

 

(v)         at any time there are no limited partners of the Partnership, unless the business of the Partnership is continued in accordance with the Act; or

 

(vi)        the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Partnership under Section 17-802 of the Act.

 

(b)         Upon dissolution of the Partnership (unless the business of the Partnership is continued pursuant to Section 7.04(b) hereof), the General Partner (or, if dissolution of the Partnership should occur by reason of Section 2.04(a)(i) or the General Partner is unable to act as liquidator, a liquidating trustee of the Partnership or other representative designated by a Majority in Interest) shall proceed to wind up the affairs of the Partnership, liquidate the Partnership’s assets and apply and distribute the proceeds thereof in accordance with Section 5.06 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the General Partner or the liquidating trustee, as the case may be, may, subject to the Act, either (i) defer liquidation of, or withhold from distribution for a reasonable time, any assets of the Partnership (including those necessary to satisfy the Partnership’s debts and obligations), or (ii) distribute the assets to the Partners in kind.

 

(c)         The Partnership shall terminate when (i) all of the assets of the Partnership, after payment of or due provision for all debts, liabilities and obligations of the Partnership shall have been distributed to the Partners in the manner provided for in this Agreement and (ii) the Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership shall have been canceled in the manner required by the Act.

 

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2.05         Filing of Certificate and Perfection of Limited Partnership . The General Partner shall execute, acknowledge, record and file at the expense of the Partnership any Certificate (including the Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership) and any and all amendments thereto and all requisite fictitious name statements and notices in such places and jurisdictions as may be necessary to cause the Partnership to be treated as a limited partnership under, and otherwise to comply with, the laws of each state or other jurisdiction in which the Partnership conducts business.

 

2.06        Certificates Describing Partnership Units . The Partnership Interests shall not be evidenced by certificates unless requested by a Partner. At the request of a Partner, the General Partner, at its option, may issue a certificate evidencing such Partner’s Partnership Interests, including the class or series and number of Partnership Units owned and the Percentage Interest represented by such Partnership Units as of the date of such certificate. Any such certificate (i) shall be in form and substance as determined by the General Partner, (ii) shall not be negotiable and (iii) shall bear a legend to the following effect:

 

THIS CERTIFICATE IS NOT NEGOTIABLE. THE PARTNERSHIP UNITS REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE GOVERNED BY AND TRANSFERABLE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF NEW YORK RECOVERY Operating Partnership , L.P., AS AMENDED, SUPPLEMENTED OR RESTATED FROM TIME TO TIME.

 

Each certificate evidencing Partnership Interests shall be executed by manual or facsimile signature of the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership. The Partnership shall maintain books for the purpose of registering the transfer of Partnership Interests. In connection with a Partner’s transfer in accordance with this Agreement of any Partnership Interests, the certificate(s) evidencing the Partnership Interests, if any, shall be delivered to the Partnership for cancellation, and the Partnership shall thereupon issue a new certificate to the transferee evidencing the Partnership Interests that were transferred and, if applicable, the Partnership shall issue a new certificate to the transferor evidencing any Partnership Interests registered in the name of the transferor that were not transferred.

 

Each Partnership Interest shall constitute a “security” within the meaning of, and governed by, (i) Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code (including Section 8-102(a)(15) thereof) as in effect from time to time in the State of Delaware, and (ii) the corresponding provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code of any other applicable jurisdiction that now or hereafter substantially includes the 1994 revisions to Article 8 thereof as adopted by the American Law Institute and the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and approved by the American Bar Association on February 14, 1995.

 

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ARTICLE III
BUSINESS OF THE PARTNERSHIP

 

The purpose and nature of the business to be conducted by the Partnership is (i) to conduct any business that may be lawfully conducted by a limited partnership organized pursuant to the Act, (ii) to enter into any partnership, joint venture or other similar arrangement for the purpose of engaging in any of the foregoing or the ownership and disposition of interests in any entity engaged in any of the foregoing and (iii) to do anything necessary or incidental to the foregoing; provided , however , that any business to be conducted by the Partnership shall be limited to and conducted in such a manner as to permit the General Partner at all times to qualify as a REIT, unless the General Partner otherwise ceases to, or the Board of Directors determines that the General Partner shall no longer, qualify as a REIT. In connection with the foregoing, and without limiting the General Partner’s right in its sole and absolute discretion to cease qualifying as a REIT, the Partners acknowledge that the General Partner has elected REIT status and the General Partner’s continued qualification as a REIT and the avoidance of income and excise taxes on the General Partner inure to the benefit of all the Partners and not solely to the General Partner. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Partners agree that the General Partner may terminate or revoke its status as a REIT under the Code at any time. The General Partner shall also be empowered to do any and all acts and things necessary or prudent to ensure that the Partnership will not be classified as a “publicly traded partnership” taxable as a corporation for purposes of Section 7704 of the Code.

 

ARTICLE IV
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACCOUNTS

 

4.01        Capital Contributions . The General Partner and each Limited Partner has made (or shall be deemed to have made) a Capital Contribution to the Partnership in exchange for the Partnership Units set forth opposite such Partner’s name on Schedule A hereto, as it may be amended or restated from time to time by the General Partner to the extent necessary to reflect accurately sales, exchanges or other Transfers, redemptions, Capital Contributions, the issuance of additional Partnership Units or similar events having an effect on a Partner’s ownership of Partnership Units.

 

4.02        Additional Capital Contributions and Issuances of Additional Partnership Units . Except as provided in this Section 4.02 or in Section 4.03 hereof, the Partners shall have no right or obligation to make any additional Capital Contributions or loans to the Partnership. The General Partner may contribute additional capital to the Partnership, from time to time, and receive additional Partnership Interests, in the form of Partnership Units, in respect thereof, in the manner contemplated in this Section 4.02.

 

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(a)          Issuances of Additional Partnership Units .

 

(i)           General . As of the effective date of this Agreement, the Partnership shall have three classes of Partnership Units, entitled “OP Units,” “Class B Units” and “LTIP Units” respectively. The Class B Units and LTIP Units shall have the same rights, privileges and preferences as the OP Units, except as set forth in Articles XII and XIII hereof. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement, the General Partner is hereby authorized to cause the Partnership to issue such additional Partnership Interests, in the form of Partnership Units, for any Partnership purpose at any time or from time to time to the Partners (including the General Partner and/or the Limited Partner) or to other Persons, and admit such Persons as additional general partners of the Partnership pursuant to Section 7.03 or additional Limited Partners pursuant to this Section 4.02, for such consideration, or in connection with the performance of past, present or future services to the Partnership, and on such terms and conditions as shall be established by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion, all without the approval of any Limited Partners or any other Person. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement, a Person shall be deemed admitted to the Partnership as an additional Limited Partner upon the written consent of the General Partner and the execution of a counterpart to this Agreement by such Person. The General Partner’s determination that consideration is adequate shall be conclusive insofar as the adequacy of consideration relates to whether the Partnership Units are validly issued and fully paid. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement, any additional Partnership Units issued thereby may be issued in one or more classes, or one or more series of any of such classes, with such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, powers, preferences and duties, including rights, powers, preferences and duties senior and superior to the then-outstanding Partnership Units held by the Limited Partners, all as shall be determined by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion and without the approval of any Limited Partner or other Person, including, without limitation, (i) the allocations of items of Partnership income, gain, loss, deduction and credit to each such class or series of Partnership Units; (ii) the right of each such class or series of Partnership Units to share in Partnership distributions; (iii) the rights of each such class or series of Partnership Units upon dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership; and (iv) the right, if any, of the holder of each such class or series of Partnership Units to vote on Partnership matters; provided , however , that no additional Partnership Units shall be issued to the General Partner (or any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the General Partner) unless:

 

(1)         (A) the additional Partnership Units are issued in connection with an issuance of REIT Shares of or other interests in the General Partner, which shares or interests have designations, preferences and other rights, all such that the economic interests are substantially similar to the designations, preferences and other rights of the additional Partnership Units issued to the General Partner (or any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the General Partner) by the Partnership in accordance with this Section 4.02 and (B) the General Partner (or any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the General Partner) shall make a Capital Contribution to the Partnership in an amount equal to the consideration received by the General Partner from the issuance of such REIT Shares or other interests in the General Partner;

 

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(2)         (A) the additional Partnership Units are issued in connection with an issuance of REIT Shares of or other interests in the General Partner pursuant to a taxable share dividend declared by the General Partner, which shares or interests have designations, preferences and other rights, all such that the economic interests are substantially similar to the designations, preferences and other rights of the additional Partnership Units issued to the General Partner (or any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the General Partner) by the Partnership in accordance with this Section 4.02, (B) if the General Partner allows the holders of its REIT Shares to elect whether to receive such dividend in REIT Shares, other interests of the General Partner or cash, the Partnership will give the Limited Partners (excluding the General Partner or any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the General Partner) the same election to elect to receive (I) Partnership Units or cash or, (II) at the election of the General Partner, REIT Shares or cash, and (C) if the Partnership issues additional Partnership Units pursuant to this Section 4.02(a)(i)(2), then an amount of income equal to the value of the Partnership Units received will be allocated to those holders of OP Units that elect to receive additional Partnership Units;

 

(3)         the additional Partnership Units are issued in exchange for property owned by the General Partner (or any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the General Partner) with a fair market value, as determined by the General Partner, in good faith, equal to the value of the Partnership Units; or

 

(4)         the additional Partnership Units are issued to all Partners in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests.

 

Without limiting the foregoing, the General Partner is expressly authorized to cause the Partnership to issue Partnership Units for less than fair market value, so long as the General Partner concludes in good faith that such issuance is in the best interests of the General Partner and the Partnership.

 

Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the General Partner may amend this Agreement in any manner in connection with the creation, authorization and/or issuance of any additional Partnership Interests, all without the approval of the Limited Partners or any other Person.

 

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(ii)          Upon Issuance of Additional Securities . The General Partner shall not issue any additional REIT Shares (other than REIT Shares issued in connection with an exchange pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof or a taxable share dividend as described in Section 4.02(a)(i)(2) hereof) or Rights (collectively, “ Additional Securities ”) other than to all holders of REIT Shares, unless (A) the General Partner shall cause the Partnership to issue to the General Partner (or any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the General Partner) Partnership Units or Rights having designations, preferences and other rights, all such that the economic interests are substantially similar to those of the Additional Securities, and (B) the General Partner (or any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the General Partner) contributes the proceeds from the issuance of such Additional Securities and from any exercise of Rights contained in such Additional Securities to the Partnership; provided , however , that the General Partner is allowed to issue Additional Securities in connection with an acquisition of Property to be held directly by the General Partner (or any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the General Partner), but if and only if, such direct acquisition and issuance of Additional Securities have been approved by a majority of the Independent Directors. Without limiting the foregoing, the General Partner is expressly authorized to issue Additional Securities for less than fair market value, and the General Partner is authorized to cause the Partnership to issue to the General Partner (or any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the General Partner) corresponding Partnership Units, so long as (x) the General Partner concludes in good faith that such issuance is in the best interests of the Partnership and (y) the General Partner (or any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the General Partner) contributes all proceeds from such issuance to the Partnership, including without limitation, the issuance of REIT Shares and corresponding Partnership Units pursuant to a share purchase plan providing for purchases of REIT Shares at a discount from fair market value or pursuant to share awards, including share options that have an exercise price that is less than the fair market value of the REIT Shares, either at the time of issuance or at the time of exercise, and restricted or other share awards approved by the Board of Directors. For example, in the event the General Partner issues REIT Shares for a cash purchase price and the General Partner (or any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the General Partner) contributes all of the proceeds of such issuance to the Partnership as required hereunder, the General Partner (or any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the General Partner) shall be issued a number of additional Partnership Units equal to the product of (A) the number of such REIT Shares issued by the General Partner, the proceeds of which were so contributed, multiplied by (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is 100%, and the denominator of which is the Conversion Factor in effect on the date of such contribution.

 

(b)           Certain Contributions of Proceeds of Issuance of REIT Shares . In connection with any and all issuances of REIT Shares, the General Partner (or any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the General Partner) shall make Capital Contributions to the Partnership of the proceeds therefrom, provided , that if the proceeds actually received and contributed by the General Partner (or any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the General Partner) are less than the gross proceeds of such issuance as a result of any underwriter’s discount, commissions, placement fees or other expenses paid or incurred in connection with such issuance, then the General Partner (or any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the General Partner) shall make a Capital Contribution to the Partnership constituting the sum of (i) such net proceeds and (ii) an intangible asset in an amount equal to the capitalized costs of the General Partner relating to such issuance of REIT Shares or other interests in the General Partner. Upon any such Capital Contribution by the General Partner (or any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the General Partner), the Capital Account of the General Partner (or any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the General Partner) shall be increased by the amount of its Capital Contribution as described in the previous sentence.

 

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(c)           Repurchases of Shares . If the General Partner shall repurchase shares of any class of its shares of common stock, the purchase price thereof and all costs incurred in connection with such repurchase shall be reimbursed to the General Partner by the Partnership pursuant to Section 6.05 hereof and the General Partner shall cause the Partnership to redeem an equivalent number of Partnership Units of the appropriate class or series held by the General Partner (which, in the case of REIT Shares, shall be a number equal to the quotient of the number of such REIT Shares divided by the Conversion Factor) in the manner provided in Section 6.10 hereof.

 

4.03        Additional Funding . If the General Partner determines that it is in the best interests of the Partnership to provide for additional Partnership funds (“ Additional Funds ”) for any Partnership purpose, the General Partner may (a) cause the Partnership to obtain such funds from outside borrowings, or (b) elect to have the General Partner or any of its Affiliates provide such Additional Funds to the Partnership through loans or otherwise.

 

4.04        Capital Accounts . A separate Capital Account shall be established and maintained for each Partner.

 

4.05        Percentage Interests . If the number of outstanding OP Units, Class B Units, LTIP Units or other class or series of Partnership Units increases or decreases during a taxable year, each Partner’s Percentage Interest shall be adjusted by the General Partner effective as of the effective date of each such increase or decrease to a percentage equal to the number of OP Units, Class B Units, LTIP Units or other class or series of Partnership Units held by such Partner divided by the aggregate number of OP Units, Class B Units, LTIP Units or other class or series of Partnership Units, as applicable, outstanding after giving effect to such increase or decrease. If the Partners’ Percentage Interests are adjusted pursuant to this Section 4.05, the Net Income and Net Loss for the taxable year in which the adjustment occurs shall be allocated between the part of the year ending on the effective date of such adjustment and the part of the year beginning on the following day either (i) as if the taxable year had ended on the date of the adjustment or (ii) based on the number of days in each part. The General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, shall determine which method shall be used to allocate Net Income and Net Loss for the taxable year in which the adjustment occurs. The allocation of Net Income and Net Loss for the earlier part of the year shall be based on the Percentage Interests before adjustment, and the allocation of Net Income and Net Loss for the later part shall be based on the adjusted Percentage Interests.

 

4.06        No Interest on Contributions . No Partner shall be entitled to interest on its Capital Contribution.

 

4.07        Return of Capital Contributions . No Partner shall be entitled to withdraw any part of its Capital Contribution or its Capital Account or to receive any distribution from the Partnership, except as specifically provided in this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided herein, there shall be no obligation to return to any Partner or withdrawn Partner any part of such Partner’s Capital Contribution for so long as the Partnership continues in existence.

 

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4.08        No Third-Party Beneficiary . No creditor or other third party (other than an Indemnitee) having dealings with the Partnership shall have the right to enforce the right or obligation of any Partner to make Capital Contributions or loans or to pursue any other right or remedy hereunder or at law or in equity, it being understood and agreed that the provisions of this Agreement shall be solely for the benefit of, and may be enforced solely by, the parties hereto, Indemnitees and their respective successors and assigns. To the fullest extent permitted by law, none of the rights or obligations of the Partners herein set forth to make Capital Contributions or loans to the Partnership shall be deemed an asset of the Partnership for any purpose by any creditor or other third party, nor may such rights or obligations be sold, transferred or assigned by the Partnership or pledged or encumbered by the Partnership to secure any debt or other obligation of the Partnership or of any of the Partners. In addition, it is the intent of the parties hereto that no distribution to any Limited Partner shall be deemed a return of money or other property in violation of the Act. However, if any court of competent jurisdiction holds that, notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement, any Limited Partner is obligated to return such money or property, such obligation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the obligation of such Limited Partner and not of the General Partner. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a deficit Capital Account of a Partner shall not be deemed to be a liability of such Partner nor an asset or property of the Partnership.

 

ARTICLE V
NET INCOME AND NET LOSS; DISTRIBUTIONS

 

5.01        Allocations .

 

(a)          Allocations of Net Income and Net Loss . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement and subject to Sections 12.02(b) and 13.01(c)(iii), after giving effect to the special allocations in Sections 5.01(c) and 5.01(d), Net Income, Net Loss and, to the extent necessary, individual items of income, gain, loss or deduction, of the Partnership, without duplication, shall be allocated among the Partners as follows:

 

(i)           first , to the Partners holding OP Units, Class B Units and/or LTIP Units pro rata and pari passu to the extent of and in proportion to the distribution of Cash Available for Distribution to such Partners with respect to their OP Units, Class B Units and/or LTIP Units in accordance with Section 5.02(a)(i);

 

(ii)          second , to the Partners holding LTIP Units pro rata to the extent of and in proportion to the distribution of Cash Available for Distribution to such Partners with respect to their LTIP Units in accordance with Section 5.02(a)(ii); and

 

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(iii)         thereafter , to the Partners holding OP Units, Class B Units and/or LTIP Units pro rata and pari passu in accordance with each such Partner’s respective Percentage Interest with respect to such OP Units, Class B Units and/or LTIP Units; provided , that for the avoidance of doubt, Net Loss, and to the extent necessary, individual items of loss or deductions shall be allocated (A) first to the Partners holding OP Units, Class B Units and/or LTIP Units pro rata and pari passu in accordance with each such Partner’s respective Percentage Interest with respect to such OP Units, Class B Units and/or LTIP Units until such Partners have received cumulative allocations of Net Loss equal to the cumulative amount of Net Income allocated to them pursuant to this Section 5.01(a)(iii), (B) then to the Partners holding LTIP Units to the extent of and in a manner that has the effect of reversing the allocations of Net Income to such Partners pursuant to Section 5.01(a)(ii), (C) then to the Partners holding OP Units, Class B Units and/or LTIP Units to the extent of and in a manner that has the effect of reversing the allocations of Net Income to such Partners pursuant to Section 5.01(a)(i), (D) then to the Partners holding OP Units, Class B Units and/or LTIP Units pro rata and pari passu in accordance with each such Partner’s respective Percentage Interest with respect to such OP Units, Class B Units and/or LTIP Units until each such Partner’s Capital Account with respect to their OP Units, Class B Units and/or LTIP Units has been reduced to zero, but not below zero ( provided , further , that if the Capital Account of one or more such Partners, but not all such Partners, has been reduced to zero, any remaining Net Loss, and to the extent necessary, individual item of loss or deduction shall be allocated to the remaining Partners holding OP Units, Class B Units and/or LTIP Units in the same manner as in this Section 5.01(a)(iii)(D) until the Capital Account of all such Partners with respect to such OP Units, Class B Units and/or LTIP Units has been reduced to zero), and (E) thereafter to the General Partner.

 

(b)          Allocations of Net Property Gain and Net Property Loss . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, after giving effect to the special allocations in Sections 5.01(c) and 5.01(d), Net Property Gain, Net Property Loss and, to the extent necessary, individual items of gain or loss comprising Net Property Gain and Net Property Loss of the Partnership, without duplication, shall be allocated among the Partners in a manner such that the Capital Account of each Partner immediately after making such allocation, is, as nearly as possible, equal proportionately to (i) the distributions that would be made to such Partner pursuant to Section 5.02(b) if the Partnership were dissolved, its affairs wound up and its assets sold for cash equal to their Gross Asset Value, as determined in the reasonable discretion of the General Partner, all Partnership liabilities were satisfied (limited with respect to each nonrecourse liability to the Gross Asset Value of the assets securing such liability), and the net assets of the Partnership were distributed in accordance with Section 5.02(b) to the Partners immediately after making such allocation, minus (ii) such Partner’s share of Partnership Minimum Gain and Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain and the amount, if any and without duplication, that the Partner would be obligated to contribute to the capital of the Partnership, all computed immediately prior to the hypothetical sale of assets.

 

(c)          Special Allocations

 

(i)           Special Allocations of Depreciation . Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Sections 5.01, after giving effect to the regulatory allocations in Section 5.01(d), but prior to any allocations under Sections 5.01(a)(i) and 5.01(b), Depreciation shall be allocated to the Advisors Limited Partner until the cumulative amount of Depreciation allocated to the Advisors Limited Partner pursuant to this Section 5.01(c)(i) for all years equals $50,000,000.

 

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(ii)          Special Allocations of Net Property Gain . Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Sections 5.01, after giving effect to the regulatory allocations in Section 5.01(d) and to the extent not previously allocated pursuant to Section 5.01(d)(ii), but prior to any allocations under Section 5.01(b), Net Property Gain and, to the extent necessary, individual items of income and gain comprising Net Property Gain of the Partnership, shall be allocated to the Advisors Limited Partner to the extent of the cumulative amount of Depreciation allocated to the Advisors Limited Partner pursuant to Section 5.01(c)(i).

 

(iii)         Special Allocations Regarding Class B Units . Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Sections 5.01, after giving effect to the regulatory allocations in Section 5.01(d) and the special allocations in Section 5.01(c)(ii), but prior to any allocations under Section 5.01(b), Net Property Gain and, to the extent necessary, individual items of income and gain comprising Net Property Gain of the Partnership, shall be allocated to the Partners holding Class B Units until their Class B Economic Capital Account Balances are equal to (A) the OP Unit Economic Balance, multiplied by (B) the number of their Class B Units; provided , that no such Net Property Gain and, to the extent necessary, individual items of income and gain comprising Net Property Gain of the Partnership, will be allocated with respect to any particular Class B Unit unless and to the extent that the OP Unit Economic Balance exceeds the OP Unit Economic Balance in existence at the time such Class B Unit was issued. Any allocations made pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 5.01(c)(iii) shall be made among the holders of Class B Units in proportion to the amounts required to be allocated to each under this Section 5.01(c)(iii). The parties agree that the intent of this Section 5.01(c)(iii) is to make the Capital Account balance associated with each Class B Unit to be economically equivalent to the Capital Account balance associated with the OP Units outstanding (on a per-unit basis), but only if and to the extent that the Capital Account balance associated with the OP Units outstanding, without regard to the allocations under this Section 5.01(c)(iii), has increased on a per-unit basis since the issuance of the relevant Class B Unit. To the extent Net Property Loss is allocated to Partners holding Class B Units pursuant to Section 5.01(b), such Net Property Loss shall be allocated among the Partners holding Class B Units in a manner that reverses the allocation of Net Property Gain to such Partner pursuant to this Section 5.01(c)(iii).

 

(iv)         Special Allocations Regarding the Special Limited Partner Interest . Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Sections 5.01, after giving effect to the regulatory allocations in Section 5.01(d), and to the extent not previously allocated pursuant to Section 5.01(d)(ii), and the special allocations in Section 5.01(c)(iii), but prior to any allocations under Section 5.01(b), Net Property Gain and, to the extent necessary, individual items of income and gain comprising Net Property Gain of the Partnership, and Liquidating Gain shall be allocated to the Special Limited Partner until the Special Limited Partner has received aggregate allocations of income for all fiscal years equal to the Listing Amount.

 

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(v)          Special Allocations Regarding LTIP Units . Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Sections 5.01, after giving effect to the regulatory allocations in Section 5.01(d) and the special allocations in Sections 5.01(c)(ii) and 5.01(c)(iv), but prior to any allocations under Section 5.01(b), Net Property Gain and, to the extent necessary, individual items of income and gain comprising Net Property Gain of the Partnership, shall be allocated to the LTIP Unitholders until their LTIP Economic Capital Account Balances are equal to (i) the OP Unit Economic Balance, multiplied by (ii) the number of their LTIP Units; provided that no such Net Property Gain and, to the extent necessary, individual items of income and gain comprising Net Property Gain of the Partnership, will be allocated with respect to any particular LTIP Unit unless and to the extent that the OP Unit Economic Balance exceeds the OP Unit Economic Balance in existence at the time such LTIP Unit was issued. Any allocations made pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 5.01(c)(v) shall be made among the LTIP Unitholders in proportion to the amounts required to be allocated to each under this Section 5.01(c)(v). The parties agree that the intent of this Section 5.01(c)(v) is to make the Capital Account balance associated with each LTIP Unit to be economically equivalent to the Capital Account balance associated with the OP Units outstanding (on a per-unit basis), but only if and to the extent that the Capital Account balance associated with the OP Units outstanding, without regard to the allocations under this Section 5.01(c)(v), has increased on a per-unit basis since the issuance of the relevant LTIP Unit. To the extent Net Property Loss is allocated to LTIP Unitholders pursuant to Section 5.01(b), such Net Property Loss shall be allocated among the LTIP Unitholders in a manner that reverses the allocation of Net Property Gain to the LTIP Unitholders pursuant to this Section 5.01(c)(v).

 

(d)          Regulatory Allocations .

 

(i)           Minimum Gain Chargeback (Nonrecourse Liabilities) . Except as otherwise provided in Section 1.704-2(f) of the Regulations, if there is a net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain for any Partnership fiscal year, each Partner shall be specially allocated items of Partnership income and gain for such year (and, if necessary, subsequent years) in an amount equal to such Partner’s share of the net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain to the extent required by Section 1.704-2(f) of the Regulations. The items to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance with Sections 1.704-2(f) and (i) of the Regulations. This Section 5.01(d)(i) is intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirement in said section of the Regulations and shall be interpreted consistently therewith. Allocations pursuant to this Section 5.01(d)(i) shall be made in proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each Partner pursuant hereto.

 

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(ii)          Partner Minimum Gain Chargeback . Except as otherwise provided in Section 1.704-2(i)(4) of the Regulations, if there is a net decrease in Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain during any fiscal year, each Partner who has a share of the Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain, determined in accordance with Section 1.704-2(i)(5) of the Regulations, shall be specially allocated items of Partnership income and gain for such year (and, if necessary, subsequent years) in an amount equal to that Partner’s share of the net decrease in the Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain to the extent and in the manner required by Section 1.704-2(i) of the Regulations. The items to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance with Sections 1.704-2(i)(4) and (j)(2) of the Regulations. This Section 5.01(d)(ii) is intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirement with respect to Partner Nonrecourse Debt contained in said section of the Regulations and shall be interpreted consistently therewith. Allocations pursuant to this Section 5.01(d)(ii) shall be made in proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each Partner pursuant hereto.

 

(iii)         Qualified Income Offset . If a Partner unexpectedly receives any adjustments, allocations or distributions described in Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) or (6) of the Regulations, and such Partner has an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit, items of Partnership income (including gross income) and gain shall be specially allocated to such Partner in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate the Adjusted Capital Account Deficit as quickly as possible as required by the Regulations. This Section 5.01(d)(iii) is intended to constitute a “qualified income offset” under Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) of the Regulations and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

 

(iv)         Nonrecourse Deductions . Nonrecourse Deductions for any fiscal year or other applicable period shall be allocated to the Partners in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests.

 

(v)          Partner Nonrecourse Deductions . Partner Nonrecourse Deductions for any fiscal year or other applicable period with respect to a Partner Nonrecourse Debt shall be specially allocated to the Partner that bears the economic risk of loss for such Partner Nonrecourse Debt (as determined under Sections 1.704-2(b)(4) and 1.704-2(i)(1) of the Regulations)

 

(vi)         Section 754 Adjustment . To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any asset of the Partnership pursuant to Section 734(b) of the Code or Section 743(b) of the Code is required, pursuant to Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m) of the Regulations, to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts, the amount of such adjustment to the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) and such gain or loss shall be specially allocated among the Partners in a manner consistent with the manner in which each of their respective Capital Accounts are required to be adjusted pursuant to such section of the Regulations.

 

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(vii)        Capital Account Deficits . If any Partner has an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit at the end of any fiscal year or other applicable period which is in excess of the amount such Partner is obligated to restore pursuant to the penultimate sentences of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5), such Partner shall be specially allocated items of Partnership income and gain in the amount of such excess as quickly as possible, provided , that an allocation pursuant to this Section 5.01(d)(vii) shall be made only if and to the extent that such Partner would have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit in excess of such amount after all other allocations provided for under this Agreement have been made as if Section 5.01(d)(iii) and this Section 5.01(d)(vii) were not in this Agreement.

 

(e)          Allocations Between Transferor and Transferee . If a Partner transfers any part or all of its Partnership Interest, the distributive shares of the various items of Net Income and Net Loss allocable among the Partners during such fiscal year of the Partnership shall be allocated between the transferor and the transferee Partner either (i) as if the Partnership’s fiscal year had ended on the date of the transfer or (ii) based on the number of days of such fiscal year that each was a Partner without regard to the results of Partnership activities in the respective portions of such fiscal year in which the transferor and the transferee were Partners. The General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, shall determine which method shall be used to allocate the distributive shares of the various items of Net Income and Net Loss between the transferor and the transferee Partner.

 

(f)           Tax Allocations .

 

(i)           Items of Income or Loss . Except as is otherwise provided in this Section 5.01, an allocation of Net Income, Net Loss, Net Property Gain or Net Property Loss to a Partner shall be treated as an allocation to such Partner of the same share of each item of income, gain, loss, deduction and item of tax-exempt income or Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditure (or item treated as such expenditure pursuant to Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i) of the Regulations) (“ Tax Items ”) that is taken into account in computing Net Income, Net Loss, Net Property Gain or Net Property Loss.

 

(ii)          Section 1245/1250 Recapture . Subject to Section 5.01(f)(iii) below, if any portion of gain from the sale of Partnership assets is treated as gain which is ordinary income by virtue of the application of Sections 1245 or 1250 of the Code (“ Affected Gain ”), then such Affected Gain shall be allocated among the Partners in the same proportion that the depreciation and amortization deductions giving rise to the Affected Gain were allocated. This Section 5.01(f)(ii) shall not alter the amount of Net Income or Net Property Gain (or items thereof) allocated among the Partners, but merely the character of such Net Income or Net Property Gain (or items thereof). For purposes hereof, in order to determine the proportionate allocations of depreciation and amortization deductions for each fiscal year or other applicable period, such deductions shall be deemed allocated on the same basis as Net Income, Net Loss, Net Property Gain and Net Property Loss for such respective period.

 

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(iii)         Precontribution Gain, Revaluations . With respect to any Contributed Property, the Partnership shall use any permissible method contained in the Regulations promulgated under Section 704(c) of the Code selected by the General Partner, in its sole discretion, to take into account any variation between the adjusted basis of such asset and the fair market value of such asset as of the time of the contribution (“ Precontribution Gain ”). Each Partner hereby agrees to report income, gain, loss and deduction on such Partner’s federal income tax return in a manner consistent with the method used by the Partnership. If any asset has a Gross Asset Value which is different from the Partnership’s adjusted basis for such asset for federal income tax purposes because the Partnership has revalued such asset pursuant to Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f) of the Regulations, the allocations of Tax Items shall be made in accordance with the principles of Section 704(c) of the Code and the Regulations and the methods of allocation promulgated thereunder. The intent of this Section 5.01(f)(iii) is that each Partner who contributed to the capital of the Partnership a Contributed Property will bear, through reduced allocations of depreciation, increased allocations of gain or other items, the tax detriments associated with any Precontribution Gain. This Section 5.01(f)(iii) is to be interpreted consistently with such intent.

 

(iv)         Excess Nonrecourse Liability Safe Harbor . Pursuant to Section 1.752-3(a)(3) of the Regulations, solely for purposes of determining each Partner’s proportionate share of the “excess nonrecourse liabilities” of the Partnership (as defined in Section 1.752-3(a)(3) of the Regulations), the Partners’ respective interests in Partnership profits shall be determined under any permissible method reasonably determined by the General Partner; provided , however , that each Partner who has contributed an asset to the Partnership shall be allocated, to the extent possible, a share of “excess nonrecourse liabilities” of the Partnership which results in such Partner being allocated nonrecourse liabilities in an amount which is at least equal to the amount of income required to be allocated to such Partner pursuant to Section 704(c) of the Code and the Regulations promulgated thereunder (the “ Liability Shortfall ”). If there is an insufficient amount of nonrecourse liabilities to be able to allocate to each Partner nonrecourse liabilities equal to the Liability Shortfall, nonrecourse liabilities shall be allocated to each Partner in pro rata in accordance with each such Partner’s Liability Shortfall.

 

5.02        Distribution of Cash .

 

(a)           Cash Available for Distribution . Subject to the other provisions of this Article V, the General Partner shall cause the Partnership to distribute Cash Available for Distribution, at such times and in such amounts as are, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, determined by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion, to the Partners who are Partners on the Partnership Record Date with respect to such quarter (or other distribution period), as follows:

 

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(i)           first , if such Partnership Record Date is prior to the LTIP Unit Distribution Participation Date, 100% to the Partners holding OP Units, Class B Units and/or LTIP Units, pro rata and pari passu in proportion to each such Partner’s respective Percentage Interest with respect to such OP Units, Class B Units and/or LTIP Units; provided , however , that distributions to the LTIP Unitholders with respect to an LTIP Unit shall be in an amount equal to the product of (A) the distributions per OP Unit to be paid to the holders of OP Units pursuant to this Section 5.02(a)(i) multiplied by (B) ten (10%) percent (the “ Concurrent LTIP Distribution ”) with the balance of the distribution that would have otherwise been payable to the LTIP Unitholders but for the effect of this proviso being distributed to the Partners holding OP Units and/or Class B Units in proportion to each such Partner’s respective Percentage Interest;

 

(ii)          second , following the LTIP Unit Distribution Participation Date, 100% to the LTIP Unitholders pro rata until such time as the LTIP Unitholders have received distributions per LTIP Unit pursuant to this Section 5.02(a)(ii) equal to the difference of (A) the cumulative distributions paid on each OP Unit prior to the LTIP Unit Distribution Participation Date and during the period the LTIP Unitholder held such LTIP Unit, minus (B) the Concurrent LTIP Distribution paid on such LTIP Units; and

 

(iii)         thereafter , 100% to the Partners holding OP Units, Class B Units and/or LTIP Units pro rata and pari passu in proportion to each such Partner’s respective Percentage Interest with respect to such OP Units, Class B Units and/or LTIP Units.

 

(b)          Net Sales Proceeds . Subject to the other provisions of this Article V, the General Partner shall cause the Partnership to distribute Net Sales Proceeds, at such times and in such amounts as are, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, determined by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion, to the Partners who are Partners on the Partnership Record Date with respect to such quarter (or other distribution period)

 

(i)         (A) 15% to the Special Limited Partner, and (B) 85% to the Partners holding OP Units, Class B Units and/or LTIP Units pro rata and pari passu in proportion to each such Partner’s respective Percentage Interest with respect to such OP Units, Class B Units and/or LTIP Units; provided , that:

 

(1)         to the extent the Average Class B Economic Capital Account Balance of a holder of Class B Units is less than the OP Unit Economic Balance, the Percentage Interest of such Partner holding Class B Units with respect to such Class B Units shall be reduced for purposes of determining its proportionate share of distributions pursuant to this Section 5.02(b) to equal such Partner’s Percentage Interest with respect to its Class B Units multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is such Partner’s Average Class B Economic Capital Account Balance, and the denominator of which is the OP Unit Economic Balance;

 

(2)         to the extent the Average LTIP Economic Capital Account Balance of a holder of LTIP Units is less than the OP Unit Economic Balance, the Percentage Interest of such Partner holding LTIP Units with respect to such LTIP Units shall be reduced for purposes of determining its proportionate share of distributions pursuant to this Section 5.02(b) to equal such Partner’s Percentage Interest with respect to its LTIP Units multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is such Partner’s Average LTIP Economic Capital Account Balance, and the denominator of which is the OP Unit Economic Balance; and

 

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(3)         the aggregate amount of distributions of Net Sales Proceeds to the Special Limited Partner pursuant to clause (A) shall not exceed the Listing Amount.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, any decrease in the Percentage Interest of a Partner with respect to its Class B Units or LTIP Units shall result in a corresponding increase in the Percentage Interests of Partners with respect to their OP Units (and LTIP Units to the extent such LTIP Units are eligible for conversion pursuant to Section 13.02(b) but have not been converted).

 

(c)          If a new or existing Partner acquires additional Partnership Units in exchange for a Capital Contribution on any date other than a Partnership Record Date, the cash distribution attributable to such additional Partnership Units relating to the Partnership Record Date next following the issuance of such additional Partnership Units shall be reduced in the proportion to (i) the number of days that such additional Partnership Units are held by such Partner bears to (ii) the number of days between such Partnership Record Date and the immediately preceding Partnership Record Date.

 

(d)          Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the General Partner is authorized to take any action that it determines to be necessary or appropriate to cause the Partnership to comply with any withholding requirements established under the Code or any other federal, state or local law including, without limitation, pursuant to Sections 1441, 1442, 1445 and 1446 of the Code. To the extent that the Partnership is required to withhold and pay over to any taxing authority any amount with respect to a Partner or the Special Limited Partner, either (i) if the actual amount to be distributed to the Partner or the Special Limited Partner (the “ Distributable Amount ”) equals or exceeds the Withheld Amount, the entire Distributable Amount shall be treated as a distribution of cash to such Partner or the Special Limited Partner, or (ii) if the Distributable Amount is less than the Withheld Amount, the Distributable Amount shall be treated as a distribution of cash to such Partner or the Special Limited Partner and the excess of the Withheld Amount over the Distributable Amount shall be treated as a Partnership Loan from the Partnership to the Partner or the Special Limited Partner on the day the Partnership pays over such amount to a taxing authority. A Partner and the Special Limited Partner shall repay a Partnership Loan upon the demand of the Partnership or, alternatively, through withholding by the Partnership with respect to subsequent distributions to the applicable Partner, the Special Limited Partner, or assignee of such Partner or the Special Limited Partner. In the event that a Limited Partner or the Special Limited Partner fails to pay any amount owed to the Partnership with respect to the Partnership Loan within 15 days after demand for payment thereof is made by the Partnership on the Limited Partner or the Special Limited Partner, as applicable, the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, may elect to make the payment to the Partnership on behalf of such Defaulting Limited Partner. In such event, on the date of payment, the General Partner shall be deemed to have extended a General Partner Loan to the Defaulting Limited Partner in the amount of the payment made by the General Partner and the General Partner shall succeed to all rights and remedies of the Partnership against the Defaulting Limited Partner as to that amount. Without limitation, the General Partner shall have the right to receive any distributions that otherwise would be made by the Partnership to the Defaulting Limited Partner until such time as the General Partner Loan has been paid in full, and any such distributions so received by the General Partner shall be treated as having been received by the Defaulting Limited Partner and immediately paid to the General Partner.

 

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Any amounts treated as a Partnership Loan or a General Partner Loan pursuant to this Section 5.02(d) shall bear interest at the lesser of (i) 300 basis points above the base rate on corporate loans at large United States money center commercial banks, as published from time to time in The Wall Street Journal , or (ii) the maximum lawful rate of interest on such obligation, such interest to accrue from the date the Partnership or the General Partner, as applicable, is deemed to extend the loan until such loan is repaid in full.

 

(e)          In no event may a Partner receive a distribution of cash with respect to a Partnership Unit if such Partner is entitled to receive a cash dividend as the holder of record of a REIT Share for which all or part of such Partnership Unit has been or is being redeemed.

 

5.03        REIT Distribution Requirements . The General Partner shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Partnership to distribute amounts sufficient to enable the General Partner to pay distributions to its stockholders that will allow the General Partner to (i) meet its distribution requirement for qualification as a REIT as set forth in Section 857 of the Code and (ii) avoid any federal income or excise tax liability imposed by the Code, other than to the extent the General Partner elects to retain and pay income tax on its net capital gain.

 

5.04        No Right to Distributions in Kind . No Partner shall be entitled to demand property other than cash in connection with any distributions by the Partnership.

 

5.05         Limitations on Distributions . Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Agreement, no Partner shall have the right to receive, and the Partnership and the General Partner shall not have the right to make, a distribution that violates the Act or other applicable law.

 

5.06        Distributions Upon Liquidation .

 

(a)         Upon liquidation of the Partnership, after the satisfaction of all the debts and obligations of the Partnership, to the extent permitted by law, whether by payment or the making of reasonable provision for payment thereof, any remaining assets of the Partnership shall be distributed, subject to Section 5.07(b), to all Partners (including the Special Limited Partner) with positive Capital Accounts in accordance with their respective positive Capital Accounts.

 

(b)         For purposes of Section 5.06(a), the Capital Account of each Partner (including the Special Limited Partner) shall be determined after making all adjustments in accordance with Sections 5.01, 5.02 and 5.07(b) resulting from Partnership operations and from all sales and dispositions of all or any part of the Partnership’s assets.

 

(c)         Any distributions pursuant to this Section 5.06 shall be made within a reasonable time as determined by the General Partner in its sole discretion. To the extent deemed advisable by the General Partner, appropriate arrangements (including the use of a liquidating trust) may be made to assure that adequate funds are available to satisfy any contingent debts or obligations of the Partnership.

 

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(d)         If any Partner (other than the Advisors Limited Partner) has a deficit balance in its Capital Account (after giving effect to all contributions, distributions and allocations for all taxable years, including the year during which such liquidation occurs), such Partner shall have no obligation to make any contribution to the capital of the Partnership with respect to such deficit, and such deficit shall not be considered a debt owed to the Partnership or to any other Person for any purpose whatsoever. If the Advisors Limited Partner has a deficit balance in its Capital Account attributable to and to the extent of the special allocation of Depreciation to such Partner provided for in Section 5.01(c)(i) (after giving effect to all contributions, distributions and allocations for all taxable years, including the year liquidation occurs), such Limited Partner shall restore and contribute to the capital of the Partnership the amount necessary to restore such deficit balance to zero, but not to exceed the excess of the cumulative amount of Depreciation that has been specially allocated to the Advisors Limited Partner pursuant to Section 5.01(c)(i) over the cumulative amount of Net Property Gain that has been allocated to the Advisors Limited Partner in accordance with Section 5.01(c)(ii). This deficit restoration obligation is intended to comply with Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(b)(3) of the Regulations and shall be satisfied before the later to occur of (x) the end of the taxable year in which the Partnership (or the interest of the Advisors Limited Partner, as the case may be) is liquidated, or (y) ninety (90) days after the date of the liquidation of the Partnership (or the interest of the Advisors Limited Partner), which amount shall be paid to creditors of the Partnership or, if the amount contributed exceeds the amount due creditors, shall be distributed to the Partners with positive Capital Account balances.

 

5.07        Substantial Economic Effect / Savings Clause .

 

(a)          It is the intent of the Partners (including the Special Limited Partner) that the allocations of Net Income, Net Loss, Net Property Gain and Net Property Loss under the Agreement have “substantial economic effect” (or be consistent with the Partners’ and the Special Limited Partner’s interests in the Partnership in the case of the allocation of losses attributable to nonrecourse debt) within the meaning of Section 704(b) of the Code as interpreted by the Regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. Article V and other relevant provisions of this Agreement shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with such intent.

 

(b)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, it is the intent of the Partners (including the Special Limited Partner) that the allocation provisions of Section 5.01 produce final Capital Account balances of the Partners (including the Special Limited Partner) equal to the amount such Partners would receive with respect to their OP Units, Class B Units, LTIP Units and/or the Special Limited Partner Interest pursuant to Section 5.02(b). To the extent the allocation provisions of Section 5.01 would fail to produce such final Capital Account balances, (y) such provisions shall be amended by the General Partner if and to the extent necessary to produce such result and (z) Net Income, Net Loss, Net Property Gain, Net Property Loss and, to the extent necessary, individual items of income, gain, loss and deduction, of the Partnership for prior open years shall be reallocated by the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, among the Partners (including the Special Limited Partner) to the extent it is not possible to achieve such result with allocations of Net Income, Net Loss, Net Property Gain, Net Property Loss and, to the extent necessary, individual items of income, gain, loss and deduction, of the Partnership for the current year and future years. This Section 5.07(b) shall control notwithstanding any reallocation or adjustment of taxable Net Income, Net Loss, Net Property Gain, Net Property Loss and, to the extent necessary, individual items of income, gain, loss and deduction, of the Partnership by the Service or any other taxing authority. The General Partner shall have the authority to amend this Agreement without the consent of the Limited Partners or the Special Limited Partner, as it reasonably considers advisable, to make the allocations and adjustments described in this Section 5.07(b).

 

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ARTICLE VI
RIGHTS, OBLIGATIONS AND POWERS OF THE GENERAL PARTNER

 

6.01        Management of the Partnership .

 

(a)         Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the General Partner shall have full, complete and exclusive discretion to manage and control the business of the Partnership for the purposes herein stated, and shall make all decisions affecting the business and assets of the Partnership. Subject to the restrictions specifically contained in this Agreement, the powers of the General Partner shall include, without limitation, the authority to take the following actions on behalf of the Partnership:

 

(i)          to acquire, purchase, own, operate, lease and dispose of any real property and any other property or assets including, but not limited to, notes and mortgages that the General Partner determines are necessary or appropriate in the business of the Partnership;

 

(ii)         to construct buildings and make other improvements on the properties owned or leased by the Partnership;

 

(iii)        to authorize, issue, sell, redeem or otherwise purchase any Partnership Units or any securities (including secured and unsecured debt obligations of the Partnership, debt obligations of the Partnership convertible into any class or series of Partnership Units, or Rights relating to any class or series of Partnership Units) of the Partnership;

 

(iv)        to borrow or lend money for the Partnership, issue or receive evidences of indebtedness in connection therewith, refinance, increase the amount of, modify, amend or change the terms of, or extend the time for the payment of, any such indebtedness, and secure indebtedness by mortgage, deed of trust, pledge or other lien on the Partnership’s assets;

 

(v)         to pay, either directly or by reimbursement, for all operating costs and general administrative expenses of the Partnership to third parties or to the General Partner or its Affiliates as set forth in this Agreement;

 

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(vi)        to guarantee or become a co-maker of indebtedness of any Subsidiary of the General Partner or the Partnership, refinance, increase the amount of, modify, amend or change the terms of, or extend the time for the payment of, any such guarantee or indebtedness, and secure such guarantee or indebtedness by mortgage, deed of trust, pledge or other lien on the Partnership’s assets;

 

(vii)       to use assets of the Partnership (including, without limitation, cash on hand) for any purpose consistent with this Agreement, including, without limitation, payment, either directly or by reimbursement, of all operating costs and general and administrative expenses of the General Partner, the Partnership or any Subsidiary of either, to third parties or to the General Partner as set forth in this Agreement;

 

(viii)      to lease all or any portion of any of the Partnership’s assets, whether or not the terms of such leases extend beyond the termination date of the Partnership and whether or not any portion of the Partnership’s assets so leased are to be occupied by the lessee, or, in turn, subleased in whole or in part to others, for such consideration and on such terms as the General Partner may determine;

 

(ix)         to prosecute, defend, arbitrate or compromise any and all claims or liabilities in favor of or against the Partnership, on such terms and in such manner as the General Partner may reasonably determine, and similarly to prosecute, settle or defend litigation with respect to the Partners, the Partnership or the Partnership’s assets;

 

(x)          to file applications, communicate and otherwise deal with any and all governmental agencies having jurisdiction over, or in any way affecting, the Partnership’s assets or any other aspect of the Partnership’s business;

 

(xi)         to make or revoke any election permitted or required of the Partnership by any taxing authority;

 

(xii)        to maintain such insurance coverage for public liability, fire and casualty, and any and all other insurance for the protection of the Partnership, for the conservation of Partnership assets, or for any other purpose convenient or beneficial to the Partnership, in such amounts and such types, as it shall determine from time to time;

 

(xiii)       to determine whether or not to apply any insurance proceeds for any property to the restoration of such property or to distribute the same;

 

(xiv)      to establish one or more divisions of the Partnership, to hire and dismiss employees of the Partnership or any division of the Partnership, and to retain legal counsel, accountants, consultants, real estate brokers and such other persons as the General Partner may deem necessary or appropriate in connection with the Partnership business and to pay therefor such reasonable remuneration as the General Partner may deem reasonable and proper;

 

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(xv)       to retain other services of any kind or nature in connection with the Partnership business, and to pay therefor such remuneration as the General Partner may deem reasonable and proper;

 

(xvi)      to negotiate and conclude agreements on behalf of the Partnership with respect to any of the rights, powers and authority conferred upon the General Partner;

 

(xvii)     to maintain accurate accounting records and to file promptly all federal, state and local income tax returns on behalf of the Partnership;

 

(xviii)    to distribute Partnership cash or other Partnership assets in accordance with this Agreement;

 

(xix)       to form or acquire an interest in, and contribute property to, any further limited or general partnerships, joint ventures or other relationships that it deems desirable (including, without limitation, the acquisition of interests in, and the contributions of property to, its Subsidiaries and any other Person in which it has an equity interest from time to time);

 

(xx)        to establish Partnership reserves for working capital, capital expenditures, contingent liabilities or any other valid Partnership purpose;

 

(xxi)       subject to Section 11.02, to merge, consolidate or combine the Partnership with or into another Person;

 

(xxii)      to do any and all acts and things necessary or prudent to ensure that the Partnership will not be classified as a “publicly traded partnership” taxable as a corporation under Section 7704 of the Code;

 

(xxiii)     to take such other action, execute, acknowledge, swear to or deliver such other documents and instruments, and perform any and all other acts that the General Partner deems necessary or appropriate for the formation, continuation and conduct of the business and affairs of the Partnership and to possess and enjoy all of the rights and powers of a general partner as provided by the Act; and

 

(xxiv)    to take such other action, execute, acknowledge, swear to or deliver such other documents and instruments, and perform any and all other acts that the General Partner deems necessary or appropriate such that the General Partner shall continue to satisfy the requirements for qualification as a REIT under the Code and Regulations (“ REIT Requirements ”) and avoid any federal income or excise tax liability; provided , however , the General Partner shall not be bound to comply with this covenant to the extent any distributions required to be made in order to satisfy the REIT Requirements would violate the Act or other applicable law or contravene the terms of any notes, mortgages or other types of debt obligations to which the Partnership may be subject in conjunction with borrowed funds.

 

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(b)          Except as otherwise provided herein or in the Act, to the extent the duties of the General Partner require expenditures of funds to be paid to third parties, the General Partner shall not have any obligations hereunder except to the extent that Partnership funds are reasonably available to it for the performance of such duties, and nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize or require the General Partner, in its capacity as such, to expend its individual funds for payment to third parties or to undertake any individual liability or obligation on behalf of the Partnership.

 

6.02        Delegation of Authority . The General Partner may delegate any or all of its powers, rights and obligations hereunder, and may appoint, employ, contract or otherwise deal with any Person for the transaction of the business of the Partnership, which Person may, under supervision of the General Partner, perform any acts or services for the Partnership as the General Partner may approve.

 

6.03        Indemnification and Exculpation of Indemnitees .

 

(a)          To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Partnership shall indemnify an Indemnitee from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines, settlements, and other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, that relate to the operations of the Partnership as set forth in this Agreement in which any Indemnitee may be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, unless it is established that: (i) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and either was committed in bad faith or was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (ii) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (iii) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. The parties hereto agree, that the termination of any proceeding by judgment, order or settlement does not create a presumption that the Indemnitee did not meet the requisite standard of conduct set forth in this Section 6.03(a). The parties hereto agree, that the termination of any proceeding by conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, or an entry of an order of probation prior to judgment, creates a rebuttable presumption that the Indemnitee acted in a manner contrary to that specified in this Section 6.03(a). Any indemnification pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall be made only out of the assets of the Partnership.

 

(b)          The Partnership shall reimburse an Indemnitee for reasonable expenses incurred by an Indemnitee who is a party to a proceeding in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding upon receipt by the Partnership of (i) a written affirmation by the Indemnitee of the Indemnitee’s good faith belief that the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the Partnership as authorized in this Section 6.03 has been met, and (ii) a written undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay the amount if it shall ultimately be determined that the standard of conduct has not been met.

 

(c)          The indemnification provided by this Section 6.03 shall be in addition to any other rights to which an Indemnitee or any other Person may be entitled under any agreement, pursuant to any vote of the Partners, as a matter of law or otherwise, and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to serve in such capacity.

 

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(d)          The Partnership may purchase and maintain insurance, as an expense of the Partnership, on behalf of the Indemnitees and such other Persons as the General Partner shall determine, against any liability that may be asserted against or expenses that may be incurred by such Person in connection with the Partnership’s activities, regardless of whether the Partnership would have the power to indemnify such Person against such liability under the provisions of this Agreement.

 

(e)          For purposes of this Section 6.03, the Partnership shall be deemed to have requested an Indemnitee to serve as fiduciary of an employee benefit plan whenever the performance by it of its duties to the Partnership also imposes duties on, or otherwise involves services by, it to the plan or participants or beneficiaries of the plan; excise taxes assessed on an Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit plan pursuant to applicable law shall constitute fines within the meaning of this Section 6.03; and actions taken or omitted by the Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit plan in the performance of its duties for a purpose reasonably believed by it to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the plan shall be deemed to be for a purpose that is not opposed to the best interests of the Partnership.

 

(f)          In no event may an Indemnitee subject the Limited Partners to personal liability by reason of the indemnification provisions set forth in this Agreement.

 

(g)          An Indemnitee shall not be denied indemnification in whole or in part under this Section 6.03 because the Indemnitee had an interest in the transaction with respect to which the indemnification applies if the transaction was otherwise permitted by the terms of this Agreement.

 

(h)          The provisions of this Section 6.03 are for the benefit of the Indemnitees, their heirs, successors, assigns and administrators and shall not be deemed to create any rights for the benefit of any other Persons.

 

(i)          Any amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 6.03 or any provision hereof shall be prospective only and shall not in any way affect the indemnification of an Indemnitee by the Partnership under this Section 6.03 as in effect immediately prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when claims relating to such matters may arise or be asserted.

 

6.04        Liability of the General Partner .

 

(a)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, no Indemnitee shall be liable for monetary damages to the Partnership or any Partners for losses sustained or liabilities incurred as a result of errors in judgment or mistakes of fact or law or of any act or omission if any such party acted in good faith. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or otherwise applicable provision of law or equity, the General Partner shall not be in breach of any duty (fiduciary or otherwise) that the General Partner may owe to the Limited Partners or the Partnership or any other Persons bound by this Agreement provided the General Partner, acting in good faith, abides by the terms of this Agreement.

 

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(b)          Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or otherwise applicable provision of law or equity, the Limited Partners and the Special Limited Partner expressly acknowledge that the General Partner is acting for the benefit of the Partnership, the Limited Partners and the General Partner’s stockholders collectively, and that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the General Partner has no duty (fiduciary or otherwise) and is under no obligation to consider the separate interests of the Limited Partners or the Special Limited Partner (including, without limitation, the tax consequences to Limited Partners or the Special Limited Partner or the tax consequences of some, but not all, of the Limited Partners) in deciding whether to cause the Partnership to take (or decline to take) any actions. In the event of a conflict between the interests of the stockholders of the General Partner on the one hand and the Limited Partners or the Special Limited Partner on the other, the General Partner shall endeavor in good faith to resolve the conflict in a manner not adverse to either the stockholders of the General Partner, the Limited Partners or the Special Limited Partner; provided , however , that for so long as the General Partner owns a controlling interest in the Partnership, any such conflict that the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, determines cannot be resolved in a manner not adverse to either the stockholders of the General Partner, the Limited Partners or the Special Limited Partner shall be resolved in favor of the stockholders of the General Partner. The General Partner shall not be liable to the Limited Partners, the Special Limited Partner or the Partnership for monetary damages for losses sustained, liabilities incurred or benefits not derived by the Limited Partners, the Special Limited Partner or the Partnership in connection with such decisions.

 

(c)          Subject to its obligations and duties as General Partner set forth in Section 6.01 hereof, the General Partner may exercise any of the powers granted to it under this Agreement and perform any of the duties imposed upon it hereunder either directly or by or through its agents. The General Partner shall not be responsible or liable to the Limited Partners, the Special Limited Partner or the Partnership for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such agent appointed by it in good faith.

 

(d)          Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement or the Act, any action of the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership or any decision of the General Partner to refrain from acting on behalf of the Partnership, undertaken in the good faith belief that such action or omission is necessary or advisable in order (i) to protect the ability of the General Partner to continue to qualify as a REIT or (ii) to prevent the General Partner from incurring any taxes under Section 857, Section 4981 or any other provision of the Code, is expressly authorized under this Agreement and is deemed approved by all of the Limited Partners and the Special Limited Partner.

 

(e)          Any amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 6.04 or any provision hereof shall be prospective only and shall not in any way affect the limitations on the General Partner’s or any of its officer’s, director’s, agent’s or employee’s liability to the Partnership, the Special Limited Partner and the Limited Partners under this Section 6.04 as in effect immediately prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when claims relating to such matters may arise or be asserted.

 

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6.05       Partnership Obligations .

 

(a)          Except as provided in this Section 6.05 and elsewhere in this Agreement (including the provisions of Articles V and VI hereof regarding distributions, payments and allocations to which it may be entitled), the General Partner shall not be compensated for its services as general partner of the Partnership.

 

(b)          All Administrative Expenses shall be obligations of the Partnership, and the General Partner shall be entitled to reimbursement by the Partnership for any expenditure (including Administrative Expenses) incurred on behalf of the Partnership that shall be made other than out of the funds of the Partnership.

 

6.06       Outside Activities . Subject to Section 6.08 hereof, the Charter and any agreements entered into by the General Partner or its Affiliates with the Partnership or a Subsidiary, any officer, director, employee, agent, trustee, Affiliate or stockholders of the General Partner and the General Partner shall be entitled to and may have business interests and engage in business activities in addition to those relating to the Partnership, including business interests and activities substantially similar or identical to those of the Partnership, and the doctrine of corporate opportunity or any analogous doctrine shall not apply to such business interest or activities. Neither the Partnership nor any of the Limited Partners shall have any rights by virtue of this Agreement in any such business ventures, interest or activities. None of the Limited Partners nor any other Person bound by this Agreement shall have any rights by virtue of this Agreement or the partnership relationship established hereby in any such business ventures, interests or activities, and the General Partner, (i) shall have no duty or obligation (fiduciary or otherwise) pursuant to this Agreement to offer any interest in any such business ventures, interests and activities to the Partnership or any Limited Partner, even if such opportunity is of a character that, if presented to the Partnership or any Limited Partner, could be taken by such Person, and (ii) shall not be liable to the Partnership or to the Limited Partners for breach of any fiduciary or other duty existing at law, in equity or otherwise by reason of the fact that the General Partner pursues or acquires for, or directs such business ventures, interests or activities to another Person or does not communicate such opportunity or information to the Partnership.

 

6.07       Employment or Retention of Affiliates .

 

(a)          Any Affiliate of the General Partner may be employed or retained by the Partnership and may otherwise deal with the Partnership (whether as a buyer, lessor, lessee, manager, furnisher of goods or services, broker, agent, lender or otherwise) and may receive from the Partnership any compensation, price or other payment therefor that the General Partner determines to be fair and reasonable.

 

(b)          The Partnership may lend or contribute to its Subsidiaries or other Persons in which it has an equity investment, and such Persons may borrow funds from the Partnership, on terms and conditions established in the sole and absolute discretion of the General Partner. The foregoing authority shall not create any right or benefit in favor of any Subsidiary or any other Person.

 

(c)          The Partnership may transfer assets to joint ventures, other partnerships, corporations or other business entities in which it is or thereby becomes a participant upon such terms and subject to such conditions as the General Partner deems are consistent with this Agreement and applicable law.

 

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6.08        General Partner Activities . The General Partner agrees that, generally, all business activities of the General Partner, including activities pertaining to the acquisition, development, ownership of or investment in single tenant freestanding commercial real estate and related assets, shall be conducted through the Partnership or one or more Subsidiary Partnerships; provided , however , that, subject to Section 4.02(a)(ii), the General Partner may make direct acquisitions or undertake business activities if such acquisitions or activities are made in connection with the issuance of Additional Securities by the General Partner or the business activity has been approved by a majority of the Independent Directors.

 

6.09        Title to Partnership Assets . Title to Partnership assets, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, shall be deemed to be owned by the Partnership as an entity, and no Partner, individually or collectively, shall have any ownership interest in such Partnership assets or any portion thereof. Title to any or all of the Partnership assets may be held in the name of the Partnership, the General Partner or one or more nominees, as the General Partner may determine, including Affiliates of the General Partner. The General Partner hereby declares and warrants that any Partnership assets for which legal title is held in the name of the General Partner or any nominee or Affiliate of the General Partner shall be held by the General Partner for the use and benefit of the Partnership in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement; provided , however , that the General Partner shall use its best efforts to cause beneficial and record title to such assets to be vested in the Partnership as soon as reasonably practicable. All Partnership assets shall be recorded as the property of the Partnership in its books and records, irrespective of the name in which legal title to such Partnership assets is held.

 

6.10         Redemption of General Partner’s Partnership Units . In the event the General Partner redeems or repurchases any REIT Shares, then the General Partner shall cause the Partnership to purchase from the General Partner a number of Partnership Units as determined based on the application of the Conversion Factor on the same terms that the General Partner redeemed such REIT Shares. Moreover, if the General Partner makes a cash tender offer or other offer to acquire REIT Shares, then the General Partner shall cause the Partnership to make a corresponding offer to the General Partner to acquire an equal number of Partnership Units held by the General Partner. In the event any REIT Shares are redeemed or repurchased by the General Partner pursuant to such offer, the Partnership shall redeem or repurchase an equivalent number of the General Partner’s Partnership Units for an equivalent purchase price based on the application of the Conversion Factor.

 

ARTICLE VII
CHANGES IN GENERAL PARTNER

 

7.01       Transfer of the General Partner’s Partnership Interest .

 

(a)          The General Partner shall not transfer all or any portion of its General Partner Interests, and the General Partner shall not withdraw as General Partner, except as provided in or in connection with a transaction contemplated by Section 7.01(c) hereof.

 

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(b)         The General Partner agrees that its General Partner Interest will at all times be in the aggregate at least 0.1% of the Partnership Interests.

 

(c)          Notwithstanding anything in this Section 7.01, the General Partner may transfer all or any portion of its General Partner Interest to any wholly owned Subsidiary of the General Partner that is (i) a state law corporation or is eligible to make, and has validly made, an election pursuant to Treas. Regs. Sec. 301.7701-3 to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes (ii) a TRS, or (iii) an entity that is wholly owned by the General Partner and treated as disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and following a transfer of all of its General Partner Interest, may withdraw as General Partner. In the event that the General Partner transfers its entire General Partner Interest and the transferee is admitted to the Partnership as a substitute General Partner in accordance with this Agreement, such transferee shall be deemed admitted to the Partnership as a General Partner immediately prior to the transfer and such transferee shall continue the business of the Partnership without dissolution.

 

7.02       Merger of General Partner .

 

(a)          Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.02(b) or (c) hereof, the General Partner shall not engage in any merger, consolidation or other combination with or into another Person or sale of all or substantially all of its assets (other than in connection with a change in the General Partner’s state of incorporation or organizational form), in each case which results in a Change of Control of the General Partner (a “ Transaction ”), unless at least one of the following conditions is met:

 

(i)          the consent of a Majority in Interest (other than the Percentage Interest held by the General Partner or any Subsidiary of the General Partner) is obtained;

 

(ii)         as a result of such Transaction, all Limited Partners will receive, or have the right to receive, for each Partnership Unit held by such Limited Partners an amount of cash, securities or other property equal in value to the product of the Conversion Factor and the greatest amount of cash, securities or other property paid in the Transaction to a holder of one REIT Share in consideration of one REIT Share, provided , that if, in connection with such Transaction, a purchase, tender or exchange offer (“ Offer ”) shall have been made to and accepted by the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding REIT Shares, each holder of Partnership Units (other than the General Partner and any Subsidiary of the General Partner) shall be given the option to exchange its Partnership Units for the greatest amount of cash, securities or other property that such Limited Partner would have received had it (A) exercised its OP Unit Redemption Right pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof and (B) sold, tendered or exchanged pursuant to the Offer the REIT Shares received upon exercise of the OP Unit Redemption Right immediately prior to the expiration of the Offer; or

 

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(iii)        the General Partner is the surviving entity in the Transaction and either (A) the holders of REIT Shares do not receive cash, securities or other property in the Transaction or (B) all Limited Partners receive for each Partnership Unit held by such Limited Partners an amount of cash, securities or other property (expressed as an amount per REIT Share) that is no less in value than the product of the Conversion Factor and the greatest amount of cash, securities or other property (expressed as an amount per REIT Share) received in the Transaction by any holder of REIT Shares.

 

(b)          Notwithstanding Section 7.02(a) hereof, the General Partner may merge with or into or consolidate with another entity if immediately after such merger or consolidation (i) substantially all of the assets of the successor or surviving entity (the “ Survivor ”), other than Partnership Units held by the General Partner, are contributed, directly or indirectly, to the Partnership as a Capital Contribution in exchange for Partnership Units with a fair market value equal to the value of the assets so contributed as determined by the Survivor in good faith and (ii) the Survivor expressly agrees to assume all obligations of the General Partner hereunder. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement and without the consent of any other person, upon such contribution and assumption, (i) for all purposes of this Agreement, if the General Partner is not the Survivor, the Survivor, shall be deemed to be the “General Partner” hereunder and shall be deemed to be admitted as the general partner of the Partnership, upon its execution of a counterpart to this Agreement, effective simultaneously with the merger or consolidation, (ii) the Survivor shall continue the business of the Partnership without dissolution, and (iii) the Survivor shall have the right and duty to amend this Agreement as set forth in this Section 7.02(b) or in any other manner, if applicable, to reflect the change in the general partner of the Partnership. The Survivor shall in good faith arrive at a new method for the calculation of the Cash Amount, the REIT Shares Amount and Conversion Factor for a Partnership Unit after any such merger or consolidation so as to approximate the existing method for such calculation as closely as reasonably possible. Such calculation shall take into account, among other things, the kind and amount of securities, cash and other property that was receivable upon such merger or consolidation by a holder of REIT Shares or options, warrants or other rights relating thereto, and which a holder of Partnership Units could have acquired had such Partnership Units been exchanged immediately prior to such merger or consolidation. Such amendment to this Agreement shall provide for adjustment to such method of calculation, which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided for with respect to the Conversion Factor. The Survivor also shall in good faith modify the definition of REIT Shares and make such amendments to Section 8.04 hereof so as to approximate the existing rights and obligations set forth in Section 8.04 hereof as closely as reasonably possible. The above provisions of this Section 7.02(b) shall similarly apply to successive mergers or consolidations permitted hereunder.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Section 7.02, the General Partner may engage in a transaction required by law or by the rules of any national securities exchange or over-the-counter interdealer quotation system on which the REIT Shares are listed or traded.

 

7.03          Admission of a Substitute or Additional General Partner . A Person shall be admitted as a substitute or additional General Partner of the Partnership only if the following terms and conditions are satisfied:

 

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(a)          the Person to be admitted as a substitute or additional General Partner shall have accepted and agreed to be bound by all the terms and provisions of this Agreement by executing a counterpart hereof, and an amendment to the Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership evidencing the admission of such Person as a General Partner shall have been filed with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware;

 

(b)          if the Person to be admitted as a substitute or additional General Partner is a corporation or a partnership, it shall have provided the Partnership with evidence satisfactory to counsel for the Partnership of such Person’s authority to become a General Partner and to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement; and

 

(c)          counsel for the Partnership shall have rendered an opinion (relying on such opinions from other counsel as may be necessary) that the admission of the Person to be admitted as a substitute or additional General Partner is in conformity with the Act, that none of the actions taken in connection with the admission of such Person as a substitute or additional General Partner will cause (i) the Partnership to be classified other than as a partnership for federal income tax purposes, or (ii) the loss of any Limited Partner’s limited liability.

 

7.04        Effect of Bankruptcy, Withdrawal, Death or Dissolution of General Partner .

 

(a)          Upon the occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy as to the General Partner (and its removal pursuant to Section 7.05(a) hereof) or the withdrawal, removal or dissolution of the General Partner or any other event that results in the General Partner ceasing to be a general partner of the Partnership under the Act, the Partnership shall be dissolved and its affairs wound up unless the business of the Partnership is continued pursuant to Section 7.04(b) hereof. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, any successor to the General Partner by merger or consolidation in compliance with Section 7.02(b) shall, without further act of any Person, be the General Partner hereunder, and such merger or consolidation shall not constitute a transfer for purposes of this Agreement and the Partnership shall continue without dissolution.

 

(b)          Following the occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy as to the General Partner (and its removal pursuant to Section 7.05(a) hereof) or the withdrawal, removal or dissolution of the General Partner or any other event that resulting the General Partner ceasing to be a general partner of the Partnership under the Act, the Partnership shall not be dissolved or wound up if the Limited Partners, within 90 days after such occurrence, elect to continue the business of the Partnership for the balance of the term specified in Section 2.04 hereof by selecting effective as of such occurrence, subject to Section 7.03 hereof in writing or vote, a substitute General Partner by consent of a Majority in Interest. Any substitute General Partner selected by the Limited Partners in accordance with this Section 7.05(b) and admitted to the Partnership in accordance with Section 7.03, shall be deemed admitted to the Partnership effective simultaneously with the occurrence of the event that caused the General Partner to cease to be a general partner of the Partnership. If the Limited Partners elect to continue the business of the Partnership and admit a substitute General Partner, the relationship with the Partners and of any Person who has acquired an interest of a Partner in the Partnership shall be governed by this Agreement.

 

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7.05       Removal of General Partner .

 

(a)          Upon the occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy as to, or the dissolution of, the General Partner, the General Partner shall be deemed to be removed automatically. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Limited Partners may not remove the General Partner, with or without cause.

 

(b)          If the General Partner has been removed pursuant to this Section 7.05 and the Partnership is continued pursuant to Section 7.04 hereof, the General Partner shall promptly transfer and assign its General Partner Interest in the Partnership to the substitute General Partner approved by a Majority in Interest in accordance with Section 7.04(b) hereof and otherwise be admitted to the Partnership in accordance with Section 7.03 hereof. At the time of assignment, the removed General Partner shall be entitled to receive from the substitute General Partner the fair market value of the General Partner Interest of such removed General Partner as reduced by any damages caused to the Partnership by such General Partner. Such fair market value shall be determined by an appraiser mutually agreed upon by the General Partner and a Majority in Interest within ten days following the removal of the General Partner. In the event that the parties are unable to agree upon an appraiser, the removed General Partner and a Majority in Interest each shall select an appraiser. Each such appraiser shall complete an appraisal of the fair market value of the removed General Partner’s General Partner Interest within 30 days of the General Partner’s removal, and the fair market value of the removed General Partner’s General Partner Interest shall be the average of the two appraisals; provided , however , that if the higher appraisal exceeds the lower appraisal by more than 20% of the amount of the lower appraisal, the two appraisers, no later than 40 days after the removal of the General Partner, shall select a third appraiser who shall complete an appraisal of the fair market value of the removed General Partner’s General Partner Interest no later than 60 days after the removal of the General Partner. In such case, the fair market value of the removed General Partner’s General Partner Interest shall be the average of the two appraisals closest in value.

 

(c)          The General Partner Interest of a removed General Partner, during the time after default until transfer under Section 7.05(b) hereof, shall be converted to that of a special Limited Partner; provided , however , such removed General Partner shall not have any rights to participate in the management and affairs of the Partnership, and shall not be entitled to any portion of the income, expense, profit, gain or loss allocations or cash distributions allocable or payable, as the case may be, to the Limited Partners. Instead, such removed General Partner shall receive and be entitled only to retain distributions or allocations of such items that it would have been entitled to receive in its capacity as General Partner, until the transfer is effective pursuant to Section 7.05(b) hereof.

 

(d)          Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, for so long as the General Partner is treated as a REIT, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the General Partner shall not be removed unless (a) the General Partner’s economic interest in the Partnership shall be simultaneously transferred to another entity that is either (i) not an Affiliate of the General Partner or (ii) a TRS or (b) such removal would not otherwise result in the Partnership having only one partner for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

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(e)          All Partners shall have given and hereby do give such consents, shall take such actions and shall execute such documents as shall be legally necessary and sufficient to effect all the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.05.

 

ARTICLE VIII
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE LIMITED PARTNERS

 

8.01       Management of the Partnership . The Limited Partners shall not participate in the management or control of Partnership business nor shall they transact any business for the Partnership, nor shall they have the power to sign for or bind the Partnership, such powers being vested solely and exclusively in the General Partner. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, none of the actions taken by any of the Limited Partners hereunder shall constitute participation in the control of the business of the Partnership within the meaning of the Act.

 

8.02       Power of Attorney . Each Limited Partner and the Special Limited Partner hereby irrevocably appoints the General Partner its true and lawful attorney-in-fact, who may act for each Limited Partner and in its name, place and stead, and for its use and benefit, to sign, acknowledge, swear to, deliver, file or record, at the appropriate public offices, any and all documents, certificates and instruments as may be deemed necessary or desirable by the General Partner to carry out fully the provisions of this Agreement and the Act in accordance with their terms, including duly adapted amendments hereto, which power of attorney is coupled with an interest and shall survive and not be affected by the subsequent death, dissolution or legal incapacity of the Limited Partner, or the transfer by the Limited Partner of any part or all of its Partnership Interest. This power of attorney may be exercised by such attorney-in-fact for all Limited Partners (or any of them) by a single signature of the General Partner acting as attorney-in-fact with or without listing all of the Limited Partners executing an instrument.

 

8.03       Limitation on Liability of Limited Partners . No Limited Partner, in its capacity as such, shall be liable for any debts, liabilities, contracts or obligations of the Partnership. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or under the Act, a Limited Partner shall be liable to the Partnership only to make payments of its Capital Contribution, if any, as and when due hereunder. After its Capital Contribution is fully paid, no Limited Partner shall, except as otherwise required by the Act or as otherwise provided for herein, be required to make any further Capital Contributions or other payments or lend any funds to the Partnership.

 

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8.04       OP Unit Redemption Right .

 

(a)          Subject to Sections 8.04(b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) hereof, the penultimate sentence of this Section 8.04(a), and the provisions of any agreements between the Partnership and one or more Limited Partners with respect to OP Units held by them, each Limited Partner shall have the right (the “ OP Unit Redemption Right ”) to require the Partnership to redeem on a Specified Redemption Date all or a portion of the OP Units held by such Limited Partner at a redemption price equal to and in the form of the OP Unit Redemption Amount to be paid by the Partnership, provided , that such OP Units (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any OP Units issued to such Limited Partners as a result of any merger, consolidation or other business combination or reorganization to which the Partnership and/or the General Partner is a party) shall have been outstanding for at least one year (or such lesser time as determined by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion), which period shall include the period that Partnership Units that were converted into such OP Units were held, and subject to any restriction agreed to in writing between the Redeeming Limited Partner and the General Partner. The OP Unit Redemption Right shall be exercised pursuant to a Notice of Exercise of Redemption Right in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A delivered to the Partnership (with a copy to the General Partner) by the Limited Partner who is exercising the OP Unit Redemption Right (the “ Redeeming Limited Partner ”); provided , however , that the Partnership shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, have the option to deliver either the Cash Amount or the REIT Shares Amount; provided , further , that the Partnership shall not be obligated to satisfy such OP Unit Redemption Right if the General Partner elects to purchase the OP Units subject to the Notice of Redemption; and provided , further , that no Limited Partner may deliver more than two Notices of Redemption during each calendar year. A Limited Partner may not exercise the OP Unit Redemption Right for less than one thousand (1,000) OP Units or, if such Limited Partner holds less than one thousand (1,000) OP Units, all of the OP Units held by such Limited Partner. The Advisors Limited Partner shall not be permitted to exercise the OP Unit Redemption Right unless and until such Partner does not have a deficit balance in its Capital Account. The Redeeming Limited Partner shall have no right, with respect to any OP Units so redeemed, to receive any distribution paid with respect to OP Units if the record date for such distribution is on or after the Specified Redemption Date.

 

(b)          Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8.04(a) hereof, a Limited Partner that exercises the OP Unit Redemption Right shall be deemed to have offered to sell the OP Units described in the Notice of Redemption to the General Partner, and the General Partner may, in its sole and absolute discretion, elect to purchase directly and acquire such OP Units by paying to the Redeeming Limited Partner either the Cash Amount or the REIT Shares Amount, as elected by the General Partner (in its sole and absolute discretion), on the Specified Redemption Date, whereupon the General Partner shall acquire the OP Units offered for redemption by the Redeeming Limited Partner and shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as the owner of such OP Units. If the General Partner shall elect to exercise its right to purchase OP Units under this Section 8.04(b) with respect to a Notice of Redemption, it shall so notify the Redeeming Limited Partner within five business days after the receipt by the General Partner of such Notice of Redemption.

 

In the event the General Partner shall exercise its right to purchase OP Units with respect to the exercise of a OP Unit Redemption Right, the Partnership shall have no obligation to pay any amount to the Redeeming Limited Partner with respect to such Redeeming Limited Partner’s exercise of such OP Unit Redemption Right, and each of the Redeeming Limited Partner, the Partnership and the General Partner shall treat the transaction between the General Partner and the Redeeming Limited Partner for federal income tax purposes as a sale of the Redeeming Limited Partner’s OP Units to the General Partner. Each Redeeming Limited Partner agrees to execute such documents as the General Partner may reasonably require in connection with the issuance of REIT Shares upon exercise of the OP Unit Redemption Right.

 

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(c)          Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8.04(a) and 8.04(b) hereof, a Limited Partner shall not be entitled to exercise the OP Unit Redemption Right if the delivery of REIT Shares to such Limited Partner on the Specified Redemption Date by the General Partner pursuant to Section 8.04(b) hereof (regardless of whether or not the General Partner would in fact exercise its rights under Section 8.04(b) hereof) would (i) result in such Limited Partner or any other Person owning, directly or indirectly, REIT Shares in excess of the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit or any Excepted Holder Limit (each as defined in Charter) and calculated in accordance therewith, except as provided in the Charter, (ii) result in REIT Shares being owned by fewer than 100 persons (determined without reference to any rules of attribution), (iii) result in the General Partner being “closely held” within the meaning of Section 856(h) of the Code, (iv) cause the General Partner to own, actually or constructively, 10% or more of the ownership interests in a tenant (other than a TRS) of the General Partner’s, the Partnership’s or a Subsidiary Partnership’s real property, within the meaning of Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code, (v) otherwise cause the General Partner to fail to qualify as a REIT, or (vi) cause the acquisition of REIT Shares by such Limited Partner to be “integrated” with any other distribution of REIT Shares or OP Units for purposes of complying with the registration provisions of the Securities Act. The General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion and without the consent of any other Partner or Person, may waive the restriction on redemption set forth in this Section 8.04(c).

 

(d)          Any Cash Amount to be paid to a Redeeming Limited Partner pursuant to this Section 8.04 shall be paid on the Specified Redemption Date; provided , however , that the General Partner may elect to cause the Specified Redemption Date to be delayed for up to an additional 90 days to the extent required for the General Partner to cause additional REIT Shares to be issued to provide financing to be used to make such payment of the Cash Amount. Any REIT Share Amount to be paid to a Redeeming Limited Partner pursuant to this Section 8.04 shall be paid on the Specified Redemption Date; provided , however , that the General Partner may elect to cause the Specified Redemption Date to be delayed for up to an additional 60 days to the extent required for the General Partner to cause additional REIT Shares to be issued. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the General Partner agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to cause the closing of the acquisition of redeemed OP Units hereunder to occur as quickly as reasonably possible.

 

(e)          Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the General Partner is authorized to take any action that it determines to be necessary or appropriate to cause the Partnership to comply with any withholding requirements established under the Code or any other federal, state or local law that apply upon a Redeeming Limited Partner’s exercise of the OP Unit Redemption Right. If a Redeeming Limited Partner believes that it is exempt from such withholding upon the exercise of the OP Unit Redemption Right, such Partner must furnish the General Partner with a FIRPTA Certificate in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-1 or Exhibit B-2 and any other documentation reasonably requested by the General Partner. If the Partnership or the General Partner is required to withhold and pay over to any taxing authority any amount upon a Redeeming Limited Partner’s exercise of the OP Unit Redemption Right and if the OP Unit Redemption Amount equals or exceeds the Withheld Amount, the Withheld Amount shall be treated as an amount received by such Partner in redemption of its OP Units. If, however, the OP Unit Redemption Amount is less than the Withheld Amount, the Redeeming Limited Partner shall not receive any portion of the OP Unit Redemption Amount, the OP Unit Redemption Amount shall be treated as an amount received by such Partner in redemption of its OP Units, and the Partner shall contribute the excess of the Withheld Amount over the OP Unit Redemption Amount to the Partnership before the Partnership is required to pay over such excess to a taxing authority.

 

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(f)          Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the General Partner shall place appropriate restrictions on the ability of the Limited Partners to exercise their OP Unit Redemption Rights as and if deemed necessary to ensure that the Partnership does not constitute a “publicly traded partnership” under Section 7704 of the Code. If and when the General Partner determines that imposing such restrictions is necessary, the General Partner shall give prompt written notice thereof (a “ Restriction Notice ”) to each of the Limited Partners, which notice shall be accompanied by a copy of an opinion of counsel to the Partnership that states that, in the opinion of such counsel, restrictions are desirable in order to avoid the Partnership being treated as a “publicly traded partnership” under Section 7704 of the Code.

 

8.05       Exchange of Special Limited Partner Interest .

 

(a)          On and after such time as the Listing Amount is determinable, the Special Limited Partner shall have the right, but not the obligation, to contribute the entire Special Limited Partner Interest to the Partnership in exchange for OP Units in a transaction intended to qualify as a contribution of property pursuant to Section 721 of the Code. The Special Limited Partner shall provide written notice to the General Partner of its intention to contribute the Special Limited Partner Interest at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which the contribution is to occur. The maximum number of OP Units issuable upon a contribution of the entire Special Limited Partner Interest shall be equal to the quotient of (i) the net amount of the Partnership’s remaining obligation to make distributions to the Special Limited Partner of the Listing Amount pursuant to Section 5.02(b) on the date of the contribution divided by (ii) the product of (A) the Value of one REIT Share on the date of the contribution multiplied by (B) the Conversion Factor. Only a whole number of OP Units may be issuable upon a contribution of the entire Special Limited Partner Interest. The Special Limited Partner covenants and agrees with the Partnership that the Special Limited Partner Interest shall be free and clear of all liens. The contribution of all or a portion of the Special Limited Partner Interest shall occur automatically after the close of business on the applicable date of contribution, as of which time the Special Limited Partner shall be credited on the books and records of the Partnership with the issuance as of the opening of business on the next day of the number of OP Units issuable upon such contribution.

 

(b)          OP Units issuable upon a contribution of the Special Limited Partner Interest as set forth in this Section 8.05(a) shall be exchangeable for cash or, at the option of the Partnership, for REIT Shares pursuant to Section 8.04.

 

8.06       Registration . Subject to the terms of any agreement between the General Partner and a Limited Partner with respect to OP Units held by such Limited Partner that includes provisions relating to registration rights (each a “ Separate Registration Rights Agreement ”):

 

(a)           Shelf Registration of REIT Shares . Following the date on which the General Partner becomes eligible to use a registration statement on Form S-3 for the registration of securities under the Securities Act (the “ S-3 Eligible Date ”) and within the time period that may be agreed by the General Partner and a Limited Partner, the General Partner shall file with the Commission a shelf registration statement under Rule 415 of the Securities Act (a “ Registration Statement ”), or any similar rule that may be adopted by the Commission, covering (i) the issuance of REIT Shares issuable upon redemption of the OP Units held by such Limited Partner (“ Redemption Shares ”) and/or (ii) the resale by the holder of the Redemption Shares, with respect to OP Units issued prior to the S-3 Eligible Date; provided , however , that the General Partner shall be required to file only two such registrations in any 12-month period. In connection therewith, the General Partner will:

 

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(1)         use its reasonable best efforts to have such Registration Statement declared effective;

 

(2)         furnish to each holder of Redemption Shares such number of copies of prospectuses, and supplements or amendments thereto, and such other documents as such holder reasonably requests;

 

(3)         register or qualify the Redemption Shares covered by the Registration Statement under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any holder of Redemption Shares shall reasonably request, and do such other reasonable acts and things as may be required of it to enable such holders to consummate the sale or other disposition in such jurisdictions of the Redemption Shares; provided , however , that the General Partner shall not be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or consent to a general or unlimited service or process in any jurisdictions in which it would not otherwise be required to be qualified or so consent or (ii) qualify as a dealer in securities; and

 

(4)         otherwise use its reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission.

 

The General Partner further agrees to supplement or make amendments to each Registration Statement, if required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form utilized by the General Partner or by the Securities Act or rules and regulations thereunder for such Registration Statement. Each Limited Partner agrees to furnish to the General Partner, upon request, such information with respect to the Limited Partner as may be required to complete and file the Registration Statement.

 

In connection with and as a condition to the General Partner’s obligations with respect to the filing of a Registration Statement pursuant to this Section 8.05, each Limited Partner agrees with the General Partner that:

 

(x)          it will not offer or sell its Redemption Shares until (A) such Redemption Shares have been included in a Registration Statement and (B) it has received copies of a prospectus, and any supplement or amendment thereto, as contemplated by Section 8.05(a) hereof, and receives notice that the Registration Statement covering such Redemption Shares, or any post-effective amendment thereto, has been declared effective by the Commission;

 

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(y)          if the General Partner determines in its good faith judgment, after consultation with counsel, that the use of the Registration Statement, including any post effective amendment thereto, or the use of any prospectus contained in such Registration Statement would require the disclosure of important information that the General Partner has a bona fide business purpose for preserving as confidential or the disclosure of which would impede the General Partner’s ability to consummate a significant transaction, upon written notice of such determination by the General Partner, the rights of each Limited Partner to offer, sell or distribute its Redemption Shares pursuant to such Registration Statement or prospectus or to require the General Partner to take action with respect to the registration or sale of any Redemption Shares pursuant to a Registration Statement (including any action contemplated by this Section 8.05) will be suspended until the date upon which the General Partner notifies such Limited Partner in writing (which notice shall be deemed sufficient if given through the issuance of a press release) that suspension of such rights for the grounds set forth in this paragraph is no longer necessary; provided , however , that the General Partner may not suspend such rights for an aggregate period of more than 90 days in any 12-month period; and

 

(z)          in the case of the registration of any underwritten equity offering proposed by the General Partner (other than any registration by the General Partner on Form S-8, or a successor or substantially similar form, of (A) an employee share option, share purchase or compensation plan or of securities issued or issuable pursuant to any such plan or (B) a dividend reinvestment plan), each Limited Partner will agree, if requested in writing by the managing underwriter or underwriters administering such offering, not to effect any offer, sale or distribution of any REIT Shares or Redemption Shares (or any option or right to acquire REIT Shares or Redemption Shares) during the period commencing on the tenth day prior to the expected effective date (which date shall be stated in such notice) of the registration statement covering such underwritten primary equity offering or, if such offering shall be a “take-down” from an effective shelf registration statement, the tenth day prior to the expected commencement date (which date shall be stated in such notice) of such offering, and ending on the date specified by such managing underwriter in such written request to the Limited Partners; provided , however , that no Limited Partner shall be required to agree not to effect any offer, sale or distribution of its Redemption Shares for a period of time that is longer than the greater of 90 days or the period of time for which any senior executive of the General Partner is required so to agree in connection with such offering. Nothing in this paragraph shall be read to limit the ability of any Limited Partner to redeem its OP Units in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

(b)           Listing on Securities Exchange . If the General Partner lists or maintains the listing of REIT Shares on any securities exchange or national market system, it shall, at its expense and as necessary to permit the registration and sale of the Redemption Shares hereunder, list thereon, maintain and, when necessary, increase such listing to include such Redemption Shares.

 

(c)           Registration Not Required . Notwithstanding the foregoing, the General Partner shall not be required to file or maintain the effectiveness of a registration statement relating to Redemption Shares after the first date upon which, in the opinion of counsel to the General Partner, all of the Redemption Shares covered thereby could be sold by the holders thereof pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or any successor rule thereto.

 

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(d)           Allocation of Expenses . The Partnership shall pay all expenses in connection with the Registration Statement, including without limitation (i) all expenses incident to filing with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., (ii) registration fees, (iii) printing expenses, (iv) accounting and legal fees and expenses, except to the extent holders of Redemption Shares elect to engage accountants or attorneys in addition to the accountants and attorneys engaged by the General Partner or the Partnership, which fees and expenses for such accountants or attorneys shall be for the account of the holders of the Redemption Shares, (v) accounting expenses incident to or required by any such registration or qualification and (vi) expenses of complying with the securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdictions in connection with such registration or qualification; provided , however , neither the Partnership nor the General Partner shall be liable for (A) any discounts or commissions to any underwriter or broker attributable to the sale of Redemption Shares, or (B) any fees or expenses incurred by holders of Redemption Shares in connection with such registration that, according to the written instructions of any regulatory authority, the Partnership or the General Partner is not permitted to pay.

 

(e)          Indemnification .

 

(i)          In connection with the Registration Statement, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the General Partner and the Partnership agree to indemnify holders of Redemption Shares within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable costs of investigation) caused by any untrue, or alleged untrue, statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus or prospectus (as amended or supplemented if the General Partner shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto) or caused by any omission or alleged omission, to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are caused by any untrue statement, alleged untrue statement, omission, or alleged omission based upon information furnished to the General Partner by the Limited Partner or the holder of Redemption Shares for use therein. The General Partner and each officer, director and controlling Person of the General Partner and the Partnership shall be indemnified by each Limited Partner or holder of Redemption Shares covered by the Registration Statement for all such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable costs of investigation) caused by any untrue, or alleged untrue, statement or any omission, or alleged omission, based upon information furnished to the General Partner or the Partnership by the Limited Partner or the holder for use therein.

 

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(ii)         Promptly upon receipt by a party indemnified under this Section 8.05(e) of notice of the commencement of any action against such indemnified party in respect of which indemnity or reimbursement may be sought against any indemnifying party under this Section 8.05(e), such indemnified party shall notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement of such action, but the failure to so notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it of any liability that it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 8.05(e) unless such failure shall materially adversely affect the defense of such action. In case notice of commencement of any such action shall be given to the indemnifying party as above provided, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in and, to the extent it may wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense of such action at its own expense, with counsel chosen by it and reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party. The indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel (other than reasonable costs of investigation) shall be paid by the indemnified party unless (i) the indemnifying party agrees to pay the same, (ii) the indemnifying party fails to assume the defense of such action with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party or (iii) the named parties to any such action (including any impleaded parties) have been advised by such counsel that representation of such indemnified party and the indemnifying party by the same counsel would be inappropriate under applicable standards of professional conduct (in which case the indemnified party shall have the right to separate counsel and the indemnifying party shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such separate counsel, provided , that the indemnifying party shall not be liable for more than one separate counsel). No indemnifying party shall be liable to any indemnified party for any settlement entered into without its consent.

 

(f)           Contribution .

 

(i)          If for any reason the indemnification provisions contemplated by Section 8.05(e) hereof are either unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then the party that would otherwise be required to provide indemnification or the indemnifying party (in either case, for purposes of this Section 8.05(f), the “ Indemnifying Party ”) in respect of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the party that would otherwise be entitled to indemnification or the indemnified party (in either case, for purposes of this Section 8.05(f), the “ Indemnified Party ”) as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expense, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact related to information supplied by the Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party.

 

(ii)         The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8.05(f) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the holders were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. No Person determined to have committed a fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

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(iii)        The contribution provided for in this Section 8.05(f) shall survive the termination of this Agreement and shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Indemnified Party.

 

(g)          Conflict . With respect to any Limited Partner, in the event of a conflict between the provisions of this Section 8.05 and any Separate Registration Rights Agreement, the provisions of the Separate Registration Rights Agreement shall control.

 

ARTICLE IX
TRANSFERS OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS

 

9.01       Purchase for Investment .

 

(a)          Each Limited Partner, by its signature below or by its subsequent admission to the Partnership, hereby represents and warrants to the General Partner and to the Partnership that the acquisition of such Limited Partner’s Partnership Units is made for investment purposes only and not with a view to the resale or distribution of such Partnership Units.

 

(b)          Subject to the provisions of Section 9.02 hereof, each Limited Partner agrees that such Limited Partner will not Transfer such Limited Partner’s Partnership Units or any fraction thereof, whether voluntarily or by operation of law or at judicial sale or otherwise, to any Person who does not make the representations and warranties to the General Partner set forth in Section 9.01(a) hereof.

 

9.02       Restrictions on Transfer of Partnership Units .

 

(a)          Subject to the provisions of Sections 9.02(b), (c) and (d) hereof, to the fullest extent permitted by law, no Limited Partner may offer, sell, assign, hypothecate, pledge or otherwise transfer all or any portion of such Limited Partner’s Partnership Units, or any of such Limited Partner’s economic rights as a Limited Partner, whether voluntarily or by operation of law or at judicial sale or otherwise (collectively, a “ Transfer ”) without the consent of the General Partner, which consent may be granted or withheld in its sole and absolute discretion. The General Partner may require, as a condition of any Transfer to which it consents, that the transferor assume all costs incurred by the Partnership in connection therewith.

 

(b)          No Limited Partner may withdraw from the Partnership other than as a result of a permitted Transfer ( i.e. , a Transfer consented to as contemplated by clause (a) above or clause (c) below or a Transfer pursuant to Section 9.05 hereof) of all of such Limited Partner’s Partnership Units pursuant to this Article IX or pursuant to a redemption of all of such Limited Partner’s OP Units pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof. Upon the permitted Transfer or redemption of all of a Limited Partner’s OP Units, such Limited Partner shall cease to be a Limited Partner.

 

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(c)          Subject to Sections 9.02(d), (e) and (f) hereof, a Limited Partner may Transfer, with the consent of the General Partner, all or a portion of such Limited Partner’s Partnership Units to (i) such Limited Partner’s parent or parent’s spouse, (ii) such Limited Partner’s spouse, (iii) such Limited Partner’s natural or adopted descendant or descendants, (iv) such Limited Partner’s spouse of such Limited Partner’s descendant, (v) such Limited Partner’s brother or sister, (vi) a trust created by such Limited Partner for the primary benefit of such Limited Partner and/or any such Person(s) described in (i) through (v) above, of which trust such Limited Partner or any such Person(s) or bank or other commercial entity in the business of acting as a fiduciary in its ordinary course of business and having an equity capitalization of at least $100,000,000 is a trustee, (vii) a corporation, partnership or limited liability company controlled by a Person or Persons named in (i) through (v) above, or (viii) if the Limited Partner is an entity, its beneficial owners.

 

(d)          No Limited Partner may effect a Transfer of its Partnership Units, in whole or in part, if, in the opinion of legal counsel for the Partnership, such proposed Transfer would require the registration of the Partnership Units under the Securities Act or would otherwise violate any applicable federal or state securities or blue sky law (including investment suitability standards).

 

(e)          No Transfer by a Limited Partner of its Partnership Units, in whole or in part, may be made to any Person if the General Partner determines, in its commercially reasonable discretion, that (i) such Transfer would result in the Partnership being treated as an association taxable as a corporation (other than a qualified REIT subsidiary within the meaning of Section 856(i) of the Code), (ii) it would adversely affect the ability of the General Partner to continue to qualify as a REIT or subject the General Partner to any additional taxes under Section 857, Section 4981 or any other provision of the Code or (iii) such Transfer is effectuated through an “established securities market” or a “secondary market (or the substantial equivalent thereof)” within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code; provided , that if the General Partner secures an opinion of qualified United States tax counsel that the Partnership would, if such Transfer were completed, satisfy one or more provisions under Section 7704 of the Code and the Regulations promulgated thereunder such that the Partnership would not be treated as a “publicly traded partnership” for U.S. federal income tax purposes, then such Transfer shall not be prohibited by this Section 9.02(e).

 

(f)          To the fullest extent permitted by law, any purported Transfer in contravention of any of the provisions of this Article IX shall be void ab initio and ineffectual and shall not be binding upon, or recognized by, the General Partner or the Partnership.

 

(g)          Prior to the consummation of any Transfer under this Article IX, the transferor and/or the transferee shall deliver to the General Partner such opinions, certificates and other documents as the General Partner shall request in connection with such Transfer.

 

(h)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 9.02, the Advisors Limited Partner may Transfer any of its OP Units to its Members (as defined in the limited liability company agreement of the Advisors Limited Partner, dated April 7, 2014, by and among the signatories thereto, as amended from time to time), without the consent of the General Partner.

 

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(i)          The Partners hereby acknowledge and agree that a Partner who holds Class B Units or LTIP Units shall not Transfer such Class B Units or LTIP Units other than, and subject to any restriction on the transfer of Class B Units contained in Article XV or any restriction on the transfer of LTIP Units contained in Article XVI or the terms of an applicable OPP Agreement, (i) pursuant to Section 9.02(c) hereof, (ii) by operation of law to the estate of a Partner who held such LTIP Units immediately prior to his or her death or (iii) to the Partnership or the General Partner.

 

9.03       Admission of Substitute Limited Partner .

 

(a)          Subject to the other provisions of this Article IX, an assignee of the Partnership Units of a Limited Partner (which shall be understood to include any purchaser, transferee, donee or other recipient of any disposition of such Partnership Units) shall be deemed admitted as a Limited Partner of the Partnership only with the consent of the General Partner, which consent may be given or withheld by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion, and upon the satisfactory completion of the following:

 

(i)          The assignee shall have accepted and agreed to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement by executing a counterpart or an amendment thereof, including a revised Schedule A , and such other documents or instruments as the General Partner may require in order to effect the admission of such Person as a Limited Partner.

 

(ii)         The assignee shall have delivered a letter containing the representation set forth in Section 9.01(a) hereof and the representations and warranties set forth in Section 9.01(b) hereof.

 

(iii)        If the assignee is a corporation, partnership or trust, the assignee shall have provided the General Partner with evidence satisfactory to counsel for the Partnership of the assignee’s authority to become a Limited Partner under the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

 

(iv)        The assignee shall have executed a power of attorney containing the terms and provisions set forth in Section 8.02 hereof.

 

(v)         The assignee shall have paid or reimbursed, and shall hold harmless the General Partner and the Partnership for, all legal fees and other expenses of the Partnership and the General Partner and filing and publication costs in connection with its substitution as a Limited Partner, including any applicable transfer taxes or withholding taxes.

 

(vi)        The assignee shall have obtained the prior written consent of the General Partner to its admission as a Substitute Limited Partner, which consent may be given or denied in the exercise of the General Partner’s sole and absolute discretion.

 

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(b)          For the purpose of allocating Net Income and Net Loss and distributing cash received by the Partnership, a Substitute Limited Partner shall be treated as having become, and appearing in the records of the Partnership as, a Limited Partner on the later of the date specified in the transfer documents or the date on which the General Partner has received all necessary instruments of transfer and substitution.

 

(c)          The General Partner and the Substitute Limited Partner shall cooperate with each other by preparing the documentation required by this Section 9.03 and making all official filings and publications. The Partnership shall take all such action as promptly as practicable after the satisfaction of the conditions in this Article IX to the admission of such Person as a Limited Partner of the Partnership.

 

9.04       Rights of Assignees of Partnership Units .

 

(a)          Subject to the provisions of Sections 9.01 and 9.02 hereof, except as required by operation of law, the Partnership shall not be obligated for any purposes whatsoever to recognize the assignment by any Limited Partner of its Partnership Units until the Partnership has received notice thereof.

 

(b)          Any Person who is the assignee of all or any portion of a Limited Partner’s Partnership Units, but does not become a Substitute Limited Partner and desires to make a further assignment of such Partnership Units, shall be subject to all the provisions of this Article IX to the same extent and in the same manner as any Limited Partner desiring to make an assignment of its Partnership Units.

 

9.05       Effect of Bankruptcy, Death, Incompetence or Termination of a Limited Partner . To the fullest extent permitted by law, the occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy as to a Limited Partner, the death of a Limited Partner or a final adjudication that a Limited Partner is incompetent (which term shall include, but not be limited to, insanity) shall not, in and of itself, cause the termination or dissolution of the Partnership, and the business of the Partnership shall continue, and such Limited Partner’s personal representative (as defined in the Act) shall have the rights of such Limited Partner for the purpose of settling or managing such Limited Partner’s estate property and such power as the bankrupt, deceased or incompetent Limited Partner possessed to assign all or any part of such Limited Partner’s Partnership Units and to join with the assignee in satisfying conditions precedent to the admission of the assignee as a Substitute Limited Partner.

 

9.06       Joint Ownership of Partnership Units . A Partnership Unit may be acquired by two individuals as joint tenants with right of survivorship, provided , that such individuals either are married or are related and share the same home as tenants in common. The written consent or vote of both owners of any such jointly held Partnership Unit shall be required to constitute the action of the owners of such Partnership Unit; provided , however , that the written consent of only one joint owner will be required if the Partnership has been provided with evidence satisfactory to the counsel for the Partnership that the actions of a single joint owner can bind both owners under the applicable laws of the state of residence of such joint owners. Upon the death of one owner of a Partnership Unit held in a joint tenancy with a right of survivorship, the Partnership Unit shall become owned solely by the survivor as a Limited Partner and not as an assignee. The Partnership need not recognize the death of one of the owners of a jointly-held Partnership Unit until it shall have received notice of such death. Upon notice to the General Partner from either owner, the General Partner shall cause the Partnership Unit to be divided into two equal Partnership Units, which shall thereafter be owned separately by each of the former owners.

 

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ARTICLE X
BOOKS AND RECORDS; ACCOUNTING; TAX MATTERS

 

10.01     Books and Records . At all times during the continuance of the Partnership, the General Partner shall keep or cause to be kept at the Partnership’s specified office true and complete books of account in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, including: (a) a current list of the full name and last known business address of each Partner, (b) a copy of the Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership and all certificates of amendment thereto, (c) copies of the Partnership’s U.S. federal, state and local income tax returns and reports, (d) copies of this Agreement and any financial statements of the Partnership for the three most recent years and (e) all documents and information required under the Act. Any Limited Partner or its duly authorized representative, for any purpose reasonably related to such Limited Partner’s interest as a limited partner in the Partnership, upon paying the costs of collection, duplication and mailing, shall be entitled to inspect or copy such records during ordinary business hours.

 

10.02     Custody of Partnership Funds; Bank Accounts .

 

(a)          All funds of the Partnership not otherwise invested shall be deposited in one or more accounts maintained in such banking or brokerage institutions as the General Partner shall determine, and withdrawals shall be made only on such signature or signatures as the General Partner may, from time to time, determine.

 

(b)          All deposits and other funds not needed in the operation of the business of the Partnership may be invested by the General Partner. The funds of the Partnership shall not be commingled with the funds of any other Person except for such commingling as may necessarily result from an investment in those investment companies permitted by this Section 10.02(b).

 

10.03     Fiscal and Taxable Year . The fiscal and taxable year of the Partnership shall be the calendar year unless otherwise required by the Code.

 

10.04     Annual Tax Information and Report . Within 75 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Partnership, the General Partner shall furnish to each Person who was a Limited Partner at any time during such year and the Special Limited Partner the tax information necessary to file such Limited Partner’s or the Special Limited Partner’s, as applicable, tax returns as shall be reasonably required by law.

 

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10.05     Tax Matters Partner; Tax Elections; Special Basis Adjustments .

 

(a)          The General Partner shall be the Tax Matters Partner of the Partnership. As Tax Matters Partner, the General Partner shall have the right and obligation to take all actions authorized and required, respectively, by the Code for the Tax Matters Partner. The General Partner shall have the right to retain professional assistance in respect of any audit of the Partnership by the Service and all out-of-pocket expenses and fees incurred by the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership as Tax Matters Partner shall constitute Partnership expenses. In the event the General Partner receives notice of a final Partnership adjustment under Section 6223(a)(2) of the Code, the General Partner shall either (i) file a court petition for judicial review of such final adjustment within the period provided under Section 6226(a) of the Code, a copy of which petition shall be mailed to all Limited Partners and the Special Limited Partner on the date such petition is filed, or (ii) mail a written notice to all Limited Partners and the Special Limited Partner, within such period, that describes the General Partner’s reasons for determining not to file such a petition.

 

(b)         All elections and determinations required or permitted to be made by the Partnership under the Code or any applicable state or local tax law shall be made by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

(c)          In the event of a transfer of all or any part of the Partnership Interest of any Partner, the Partnership, at the option of the General Partner, may elect pursuant to Section 754 of the Code to adjust the basis of the Properties. Notwithstanding anything contained in Article V of this Agreement, any adjustments made pursuant to Section 754 shall affect only the successor in interest to the transferring Partner and in no event shall be taken into account in establishing, maintaining or computing Capital Accounts for the other Partners for any purpose under this Agreement unless an adjustment to Capital Accounts is permitted under the Regulations promulgated under Section 704 of the Code. Each Partner will furnish the Partnership with all information necessary to give effect to such election.

 

(d)          In the event that the General Partner shall be removed or replaced pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, the successor to the General Partner shall assume the obligations of this Section 10.05 .

 

(e)          The Partners, intending to be legally bound, hereby authorize the Partnership to make an election (the “ Safe Harbor Election ”) to have the “liquidation value” safe harbor provided in Proposed Treasury Regulation § 1.83-3(1) and the Proposed Revenue Procedure set forth in Internal Revenue Service Notice 2005-43, as such safe harbor may be modified when such proposed guidance is issued in final form or as amended by subsequently issued guidance (the “ Safe Harbor ”), apply to any interest in the Partnership transferred to a service provider while the Safe Harbor Election remains effective, to the extent such interest meets the Safe Harbor requirements (collectively, such interests are referred to as “ Safe Harbor Interests ”). The Tax Matters Partner is authorized and directed to execute and file the Safe Harbor Election on behalf of the Partnership and the Partners. The Partnership and the Partners (including any Person to whom an interest in the Partnership is transferred in connection with the performance of services) hereby agree to comply with all requirements of the Safe Harbor (including forfeiture allocations) with respect to all Safe Harbor Interests and to prepare and file all U.S. federal income tax returns reporting the tax consequences of the issuance and vesting of Safe Harbor Interests consistent with such final Safe Harbor guidance. The Partnership is also authorized to take such actions as are necessary to achieve, under the Safe Harbor, the effect that the election and compliance with all requirements of the Safe Harbor referred to above would be intended to achieve under Proposed Treasury Regulation § 1.83-3, including amending this Agreement.

 

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10.06     Reports to Limited Partners .

 

(a)          If the General Partner is required to furnish an annual report to its stockholders containing financial statements of the General Partner, the General Partner will, at the same time and in the same manner, furnish such annual report to each Limited Partner and the Special Limited Partner.

 

(b)          Any Partner and the Special Limited Partner shall further have the right to a private audit of the books and records of the Partnership, provided , that such audit is made for Partnership purposes, at the sole expense of the Partner or the Special Limited Partner desiring it and is made during normal business hours.

 

ARTICLE XI
AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT; MERGER

 

11.01     Amendment of Agreement .

 

(a)          Except as otherwise provided herein, the General Partner’s written consent shall be required for any amendment to this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided herein, the General Partner, without the consent of the Limited Partners, the Special Limited Partner or any other Person, may amend this Agreement in any respect; provided , however , that the following amendments shall require the written consent of a Majority in Interest:

 

(i)          any amendment affecting the operation of the Conversion Factor or the OP Unit Redemption Right (except as otherwise provided herein) in a manner that adversely affects the Limited Partners or the Special Limited Partner in any material respect;

 

(ii)         any amendment that would adversely affect the rights of the Limited Partners or the Special Limited Partner in any material respect to receive the distributions payable to them hereunder, other than with respect to the issuance of additional Partnership Units pursuant to Section 4.02 hereof;

 

(iii)        any amendment that would alter the Partnership’s allocations of Net Income and Net Loss to the Limited Partners or the Special Limited Partner, other than with respect to the issuance of additional Partnership Units pursuant to Section 4.02 hereof;

 

(iv)        any amendment that would impose on the Limited Partners or the Special Limited Partner any obligation to make additional Capital Contributions to the Partnership; or

 

(v)         any amendment to this Article XI.

 

(b)          Notwithstanding Section 11.01(a) hereof, this Agreement shall not be amended without the consent of the Special Limited Partner if such amendment would adversely affect the Special Limited Partner.

 

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11.02     Merger of Partnership .

 

Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement, the General Partner, without the consent of the Limited Partners, the Special Limited Partner or any other Person, may (i) merge or consolidate the Partnership with or into any other domestic or foreign partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, corporation or other Person or (ii) sell all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership in a transaction pursuant to Section 7.02(a) or (b) hereof and may amend this Agreement in any manner or adopt a new limited partnership agreement for the Partnership in connection with any such transaction consistent with the provisions of this Article XI.

 

ARTICLE XII
CLASS B UNITS

 

12.01     Designation and Number .

 

(a)          A series of Partnership Units in the Partnership, designated as the “Class B Units,” is hereby established. Except as set forth in this Article XII, Class B Units shall have the same rights, privileges and preferences as the OP Units. Subject to the provisions of this Article XII and the special provisions of Section 5.01(c)(iii), Class B Units shall be treated as Partnership Units, with all of the rights, privileges and obligations attendant thereto.

 

(b)          It is intended that the Partnership shall maintain at all times a one-to-one correspondence between Class B Units and OP Units for conversion and other purposes. If an Adjustment Event occurs, then the General Partner shall make a corresponding adjustment to the Class B Units to maintain a one-for-one conversion and economic equivalence ratio between OP Units and Class B Units. If more than one Adjustment Event occurs, the adjustment to the Class B Units need be made only once using a single formula that takes into account each and every Adjustment Event as if all Adjustment Events occurred simultaneously. If the Partnership takes an action affecting the OP Units other than actions specifically described in the definition of Adjustment Events and, in the opinion of the General Partner such action would require an adjustment to the Class B Units to maintain the one-to-one correspondence described above, the General Partner shall have the right to make such adjustment to the Class B Units, to the extent permitted by law, in such manner and at such time as the General Partner, in its sole discretion, may determine to be appropriate under the circumstances. If an adjustment is made to the Class B Units as herein provided, the Partnership shall promptly file in the books and records of the Partnership an officer’s certificate setting forth such adjustment and a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment, which certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the correctness of such adjustment absent manifest error. Promptly after the filing of such certificate, the Partnership shall mail a notice to each holder of Class B Units setting forth the adjustment to his, her or its Class B Units and the effective date of such adjustment.

 

12.02     Special Provisions . Class B Units shall be subject to the following special provisions:

 

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(a)           Distributions . The holders of Class B Units shall be entitled to (i) current distributions of Cash Available for Distribution pursuant to Section 5.02(a), (ii) distributions, if any, of Net Sales Proceeds pursuant to Section 5.02(b), and (iii) distributions in liquidation of the Partnership pursuant to Section 5.06.

 

(b)           Allocations . Holders of Class B Units shall be entitled to certain special allocations of Net Property Gain under Section 5.01(c)(iii). Except in connection with Net Property Gain, holders of Class B Units shall be allocated Net Income no greater than the amount of distributions made pursuant to Section 5.02(a).

 

(c)           Redemption . The OP Unit Redemption Right provided to Limited Partners under Section 8.04 hereof shall not apply with respect to Class B Units unless and until the Class B Units are converted to OP Units as provided in Section 12.04.

 

12.03     Voting .

 

(a)          Holders of Class B Units shall (x) have the same voting rights as the Limited Partners, with the Class B Units voting as a single class with the OP Units and having one vote per Class B Unit; and (y) have the additional voting rights that are expressly set forth below. So long as any Class B Units remain outstanding, the Partnership shall not, without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the Class B Units outstanding at the time, given in person or by proxy, either in writing or at a meeting (voting separately as a class), amend, alter or repeal, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, the provisions of this Agreement applicable to Class B Units so as to materially and adversely affect any right, privilege or voting power of the Class B Units or the holders of Class B Units as such, unless such amendment, alteration, or repeal affects equally, ratably and proportionately the rights, privileges and voting powers of the Limited Partners; but subject, in any event, to the following provisions:

 

(i)          With respect to any OP Unit Transaction, so long as the Class B Units are treated in accordance with Section 12.04(d) hereof, the consummation of such OP Unit Transaction shall not be deemed to materially and adversely affect such rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Class B Units or the holders of Class B Units as such; and

 

(ii)         Any creation or issuance of any Partnership Units or of any class or series of Partnership Interest including additional OP Units or Class B Units whether ranking senior to, junior to, or on a parity with the Class B Units with respect to distributions and the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, shall not be deemed to materially and adversely affect such rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Class B Units or the holders of Class B Units as such.

 

(b)          The foregoing voting provisions will not apply if, at or prior to the time when the act with respect to which such vote would otherwise be required, all outstanding Class B Units shall have been converted into OP Units.

 

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12.04     Conversion of Class B Units .

 

(a)           Conversion . At such time as the Class B Economic Capital Account Balance attributable to a Class B Unit is equal to the OP Unit Economic Balance, each such balance determined on a per unit basis as of the effective date of conversion (the “ Class B Conversion Date ”), such Class B Unit shall automatically convert into one fully paid and non-assessable OP Unit, giving effect to all adjustments (if any) made pursuant to Section 12.01 hereof; provided , that a Class B Unit shall not be convertible into OP Units if the Class B Economic Capital Account Balance attributable to such Class B Unit is negative. Each holder of Class B Units covenants and agrees with the Partnership that all Class B Units to be converted pursuant to this Section 12.04 shall be free and clear of all liens. The conversion of Class B Units shall occur automatically after the close of business on the applicable Conversion Date without any action on the part of such holder of Class B Units, as of which time such holder of Class B Units shall be credited on the books and records of the Partnership with the issuance as of the opening of business on the next day of the number of OP Units issuable upon such conversion. For purposes of determining the Class B Economic Capital Account Balance attributable to a Class B Unit, allocations pursuant to Section 5.01(c)(iii) shall be made in such a manner so as to allow the greatest number of Class B Units to convert pursuant to this Section 12.04 at any time.

 

(b)          Adjustment to Gross Asset Value .

 

(i)          The General Partner shall provide the holders of Class B Units the opportunity but not the obligation to make Capital Contributions to the Partnership in exchange for OP Units in order to cause an adjustment to the Gross Asset Value of the Partnership’s assets within the meaning of paragraph (b)(i) of the definition of Gross Asset Value up to two (2) times each fiscal year including if the Partnership or the General Partner shall be a party to any OP Unit Transaction; provided , that the General Partner shall give each holder of Class B Units written notice of such OP Unit Transaction at least thirty (30) days prior to entering into any definitive agreement pursuant to which the OP Unit Transaction would be consummated;

 

(ii)         For purposes of clause (i) of this Section 12.04(b), the value of each OP Unit issued in order to cause an adjustment to the Gross Asset Value of the Partnership’s assets shall be an amount equal to the product of (y) the Value of one REIT Share as of the date the holder of Class B Units makes a Capital Contribution to the Partnership multiplied by (z) the Conversion Factor.

 

(iii)        For the avoidance of doubt, the issuance of Class B Units shall be treated as an event allowing for an adjustment to the Gross Asset Value of the Partnership’s assets within the meaning of paragraph (b)(iv) of the definition of Gross Asset Value.

 

(c)          Impact of Conversion for Purposes of Section 5.01(c)(iii) . For purposes of making future allocations under Section 5.01(c)(iii), the portion of the Class B Economic Capital Account Balance of the applicable holder of Class B Units that is treated as attributable to his, her or its Class B Units shall be reduced, as of the date of conversion, by the product of the number of Class B Units converted and the OP Unit Economic Balance.

 

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(d)          OP Unit Transactions . Immediately prior to or concurrent with an OP Unit Transaction the maximum number of Class B Units then eligible for conversion (in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.04(a)) shall automatically be converted into an equal number of OP Units, giving effect to all adjustments (if any) made pursuant to Section 12.01 hereof, taking into account any allocations that occur in connection with the OP Unit Transaction or that would occur in connection with the OP Unit Transaction if the assets of the Partnership were sold at the OP Unit Transaction price or, if applicable, at a value determined by the General Partner in good faith using the value attributed to the Partnership Units in the context of the OP Unit Transaction (in which case the Conversion Date shall be the effective date of the OP Unit Transaction). In anticipation of such OP Unit Transaction, the Partnership shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each holder of Class B Units to be afforded the right to receive in connection with such OP Unit Transaction in consideration for the OP Units into which his, her or its Class B Units will be converted the same kind and amount of cash, securities and other property (or any combination thereof) receivable upon the consummation of such OP Unit Transaction by a holder of the same number of OP Units, assuming such holder of OP Units is not a Person with which the Partnership consolidated or into which the Partnership merged or which merged into the Partnership or to which such sale or transfer was made, as the case may be (a “ Constituent Person ”), or an affiliate of a Constituent Person. In the event that holders of OP Units have the opportunity to elect the form or type of consideration to be received upon consummation of the OP Unit Transaction, prior to such OP Unit Transaction the General Partner shall give prompt written notice to each holder of Class B Units of such election, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to afford the holders of Class B Units the right to elect, by written notice to the General Partner, the form or type of consideration to be received upon conversion of each Class B Unit held by such holder into OP Units in connection with such OP Unit Transaction. If a holder of Class B Units fails to make such an election, such holder (and any of its transferees) shall receive upon conversion of each Class B Unit held by him, her or it (or by any of his, her or its transferees) the same kind and amount of consideration that a holder of an OP Unit would receive if such OP Unit holder failed to make such an election. The Partnership shall use commercially reasonable effort to cause the terms of any OP Unit Transaction to be consistent with the provisions of this Section 12.04(d) and to enter into an agreement with the successor or purchasing entity, as the case may be, for the benefit of any holders of Class B Units whose Class B Units will not be converted into OP Units in connection with the OP Unit Transaction that will (i) contain provisions enabling the holders of Class B Units that remain outstanding after such OP Unit Transaction to convert their Class B Units into securities as comparable as reasonably possible under the circumstances to the OP Units and (ii) preserve as far as reasonably possible under the circumstances the distribution, special allocation, conversion, and other rights set forth in this Agreement for the benefit of the holders of Class B Units.

 

12.05     Profits Interests .

 

(a)          Class B Units are intended to qualify as a “profits interest” in the Partnership issued to a new or existing Partner in a partner capacity for services performed or to be performed to or for the benefit of the Partnership within the meaning of Rev. Proc. 93-27, 1993-2 C.B. 343, and Rev. Proc. 2001-43, 2001-2 C.B. 191, the Code, the Regulations, and other future guidance provided by the IRS with respect thereto, and the allocations under Section 5.01(c)(iii) shall be interpreted in a manner that is consistent therewith.

 

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(b)          The Partners agree that the General Partner may make a Safe Harbor Election, on behalf of itself and of all Partners, to have the Safe Harbor apply irrevocably with respect to Class B Units transferred in connection with the performance of services by a Partner in a partner capacity. The Safe Harbor Election shall be effective as of the date of issuance of such Class B Units. If such election is made, (i) the Partnership and each Partner agree to comply with all requirements of the Safe Harbor with respect to all interests in the Partnership transferred in connection with the performance of services by a Partner in a partner capacity, whether such Partner was admitted as a Partner or as the transferee of a previous Partner, and (ii) the General Partner shall cause the Partnership to comply with all record-keeping requirements and other administrative requirements with respect to the Safe Harbor as shall be required by proposed or final regulations relating thereto.

 

(c)          The Partners agree that if a Safe Harbor Election is made by the General Partner, (A) each Class B Unit issued hereunder is a Safe Harbor Interest, (B) each Class B Unit represents a profits interest received for services rendered or to be rendered to or for the benefit of the Partnership by such holder of Class B Units in his, her or its capacity as a Partner or in anticipation of becoming a Partner, and (C) the fair market value of each Class B Unit issued by the Partnership upon receipt by such holder of Class B Units as of the date of issuance is zero (plus the amount, if any, of any Capital Contributions made to the Partnership by such holder of Class B Units in connection with the issuance of such Class B Unit), representing the liquidation value of such interest upon receipt (with such valuation being consented to and hereby approved by all Partners).

 

(d)          Each Partner, by signing this Agreement or by accepting such transfer, hereby agrees (A) to comply with all requirements of any Safe Harbor Election made by the General Partner with respect to each holder of Class B Units’ Safe Harbor Interest, (B) that each holder of Class B Units shall take into account of all items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit associated with its Class B Units as if they were fully vested in computing its federal income tax liability for the entire period during which it holds the Class B Units, (C) that neither the Partnership nor any Partner shall claim a deduction (as wages, compensation or otherwise) for the fair market value of such Class B Units issued to a holder of such Class B Units, either at the time of grant of the Class B Units or at the time the Class B Units becomes substantially vested, and (D) that to the extent that such profits interest is forfeited after the date hereof, the Partnership shall make special forfeiture allocations of gross items of income, deduction or loss (including, as may be permitted by or under Regulations (or other rules promulgated) to be adopted, notional items of income, deduction or loss) in accordance with the Regulations to be adopted under Sections 704(b) and 83 of the Code.

 

(e)          The General Partner shall file or cause the Partnership to file all returns, reports and other documentation as may be required, as reasonably determined by the General Partner, to perfect and maintain any Safe Harbor Election made by the General Partner with respect to granting of each holder of Class B Units’ Safe Harbor Interest.

 

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(f)          The General Partner is hereby authorized and empowered, without further vote or action of the Partners, to amend this Agreement to the extent necessary or helpful in accordance with the advice of Partnership tax counsel or accountants to sustain the Partnership’s position that (A) it has complied with the Safe Harbor requirements in order to provide for a Safe Harbor Election and it has ability to maintain the same, or (B) the issuance of the Class B Units is not a taxable event with respect to the holders of Class B Units, and the General Partner shall have the authority to execute any such amendment by and on behalf of each Partner pursuant to the power of attorney granted by this Agreement. Any undertaking by any Partner necessary or desirable to (A) enable or preserve a Safe Harbor Election or (B) otherwise to prevent the issuance of Class B Units from being a taxable event with respect to the holders of Class B Units may be reflected in such amendments and, to the extent so reflected, shall be binding on each Partner.

 

(g)          Each Partner agrees to cooperate with the General Partner to perfect and maintain any Safe Harbor Election, and to timely execute and deliver any documentation with respect thereto reasonably requested by the General Partner, at the expense of the Partnership.

 

(h)          No Transfer of any interest in the Partnership by a Partner shall be effective unless prior to such Transfer, the assignee or intended recipient of such interest shall have agreed in writing to be bound by the provisions of Section 10.05(e) and this Section 12.05, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the General Partner.

 

(i)          The provisions of this Section 12.05 shall apply regardless of whether or not a holder of Class B Units files an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code.

 

(j)          The General Partner may amend this Section 12.05 as it deems necessary or appropriate to maximize the tax benefit of the issuance of Class B Units to any holder of Class B Units if there are changes in the law or Regulations concerning the issuance of partnership interests for services.

 

ARTICLE XIII
LTIP UNITS

 

13.01     LTIP Units .

 

(a)           Issuance of LTIP Units . Pursuant to an OPP Agreement or otherwise, the General Partner may, from time to time, issue LTIP Units to Persons who have provided, or will provide, services to the Partnership or the General Partner for such consideration (if any) as the General Partner may determine to be appropriate, and admit such Persons as Limited Partners. Subject to the following provisions of this Section 13.01 and the special provisions of Sections 13.02 and 5.01(c)(iv) hereof, LTIP Units shall be treated as Partnership Units, with all of the rights, privileges and obligations attendant thereto. For purposes of computing the Partners’ Percentage Interests, LTIP Unitholders shall be treated as holders of OP Units and LTIP Units shall be treated as OP Units. It is intended that the Partnership shall maintain at all times a one-to-one correspondence between LTIP Units and OP Units for conversion, distribution and other purposes, including without limitation complying with the following procedures:

 

(i)          If an Adjustment Event occurs, then the General Partner shall make a corresponding adjustment to the LTIP Units to maintain a one-for-one conversion and economic equivalence ratio between OP Units and LTIP Units. If more than one Adjustment Event occurs, the adjustment to the LTIP Units need be made only once using a single formula that takes into account each and every Adjustment Event as if all Adjustment Events occurred simultaneously.

 

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(ii)         If the Partnership takes an action affecting the OP Units other than actions specifically described in the definition of Adjustment Events and, in the opinion of the General Partner such action would require an adjustment to the LTIP Units to maintain the one-to-one correspondence described above, the General Partner shall have the right to make such adjustment to the LTIP Units, to the extent permitted by law and by any OPP Agreement, in such manner and at such time as the General Partner, in its sole discretion, may determine to be appropriate under the circumstances.

 

(iii)        If an adjustment is made to the LTIP Units as herein provided, the Partnership shall promptly file in the books and records of the Partnership an officer’s certificate setting forth such adjustment and a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment, which certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the correctness of such adjustment absent manifest error. Promptly after the filing of such certificate, the Partnership shall mail a notice to each LTIP Unitholder setting forth the adjustment to his or her LTIP Units and the effective date of such adjustment.

 

(b)         Priority . Subject to the provisions of this Section 13.01 and the special provisions of Sections 13.02 and 5.01(c)(iv), the LTIP Units shall rank pari passu with the OP Units as to the payment of regular and special periodic or other distributions and, subject to Section 5.06 hereof, distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up. As to the payment of distributions upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, any class or series of OP Units or Partnership Interests which by its terms specifies that it shall rank junior to, on a parity with, or senior to the OP Units shall also rank junior to, or pari passu with, or senior to, respectively, the LTIP Units.

 

(c)          Special Provisions . LTIP Units shall be subject to the following special provisions:

 

(i)           LTIP Awards . LTIP Units may, in the sole discretion of the General Partner, be issued subject to vesting, forfeiture and additional restrictions on transfers pursuant to the terms of an OPP Agreement. The terms of any OPP Agreement may be modified by the General Partner from time to time in its sole discretion, subject to any restrictions on amendment imposed by the relevant OPP Agreement pursuant to which such LTIP Award was issued. LTIP Units that have vested under the terms of an OPP Agreement are referred to as “ Vested LTIP Units ”; all other LTIP Units shall be treated as “ Unvested LTIP Units .”

 

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(ii)          Forfeiture . Unless otherwise specified in the OPP Agreement, upon the occurrence of any event specified in a OPP Agreement as resulting in either the right of the Partnership or the General Partner to repurchase LTIP Units at a specified purchase price or some other forfeiture of any LTIP Units, if the Partnership or the General Partner exercises such right of repurchase or forfeiture in accordance with the applicable OPP Agreement, the relevant LTIP Units shall immediately, and without any further action, be treated as cancelled and no longer outstanding for any purpose. Unless otherwise specified in the OPP Agreement, no consideration or other payment shall be due with respect to any LTIP Units that have been forfeited, other than any distributions declared with respect to a Partnership Record Date prior to the effective date of the forfeiture. In connection with any repurchase or forfeiture of LTIP Units, the LTIP Economic Capital Account Balance of the LTIP Unitholder with respect to remaining LTIP Units, if any, shall be reduced by the amount, if any, by which it exceeds the target balance contemplated by Section 5.01(c)(iv), with respect to such remaining LTIP Units.

 

(iii)         Allocations . LTIP Unitholders shall be entitled to certain special allocations of Net Property Gain under Sections 5.01(c)(iv). Except in connection with Net Property Gain, LTIP Unitholders shall be allocated Net Income no greater than the amount of distributions made pursuant to Section 5.02(a).

 

(iv)         Redemption . The OP Unit Redemption Right provided to Limited Partners under Section 8.04 hereof shall not apply with respect to LTIP Units unless and until the LTIP Units are converted to OP Units as provided in clause (v) below and Section 13.02.

 

(v)          Conversion to OP Units . Vested LTIP Units are eligible to be converted into OP Units in accordance with Section 13.02.

 

(vi)         Legend . Any certificate evidencing an LTIP Unit shall bear an appropriate legend indicating that additional terms, conditions and restrictions on transfer, including without limitation any LTIP Award, apply to the LTIP Unit.

 

(d)          Voting . LTIP Unitholders shall (a) have the same voting rights as the Limited Partners, with the LTIP Units voting as a single class with the OP Units and having one vote per LTIP Unit; and (b) have the additional voting rights that are expressly set forth below. So long as any LTIP Units remain outstanding, the Partnership shall not, without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the LTIP Units outstanding at the time, given in person or by proxy, either in writing or at a meeting (voting separately as a class), amend, alter or repeal, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, the provisions of this Agreement applicable to LTIP Units so as to materially and adversely affect any right, privilege or voting power of the LTIP Units or the LTIP Unitholders as such, unless such amendment, alteration, or repeal affects equally, ratably and proportionately the rights, privileges and voting powers of the Limited Partners; but subject, in any event, to the following provisions:

 

(i)          With respect to any OP Unit Transaction, so long as the LTIP Units are treated in accordance with Section 13.02(f), the consummation of such OP Unit Transaction shall not be deemed to materially and adversely affect such rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the LTIP Units or the LTIP Unitholders as such; and

 

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(ii)         Any creation or issuance of any Partnership Units or of any class or series of Partnership Interest including without limitation additional OP Units or LTIP Units whether ranking senior to, junior to, or on a parity with the LTIP Units with respect to distributions and the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, shall not be deemed to materially and adversely affect such rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the LTIP Units or the LTIP Unitholders as such.

 

The foregoing voting provisions will not apply if, at or prior to the time when the act with respect to which such vote would otherwise be required, all outstanding LTIP Units shall have been converted into OP Units.

 

(e)          Liquidation Value of LTIP Units upon Issuance, and Safe Harbor Election .

 

(i)          LTIP Units are intended to qualify as a “profits interest” in the Partnership issued to a new or existing Partner in a partner capacity for services performed or to be performed to or for the benefit of the Partnership within the meaning of Rev. Proc. 93-27, 1993-2 C.B. 343, and Rev. Proc. 2001-43, 2001-2 C.B. 191, the Code, the Regulations, and other future guidance provided by the IRS with respect thereto, and the allocations under Section 5.01(c)(iv) shall be interpreted in a manner that is consistent therewith.

 

(ii)         The Partners agree that the General Partner may make a Safe Harbor Election, on behalf of itself and of all Partners, to have the Safe Harbor apply irrevocably with respect to LTIP Units transferred in connection with the performance of services by a Partner in a partner capacity. The Safe Harbor Election shall be effective as of the date of issuance of such LTIP Units. If such election is made, (A) the Partnership and each Partner agree to comply with all requirements of the Safe Harbor with respect to all interests in the Partnership transferred in connection with the performance of services by a Partner in a partner capacity, whether such Partner was admitted as a Partner or as the transferee of a previous Partner, and (B) the General Partner shall cause the Partnership to comply with all record-keeping requirements and other administrative requirements with respect to the Safe Harbor as shall be required by proposed or final regulations relating thereto.

 

(iii)        The Partners agree that if a Safe Harbor Election is made by the General Partner, (A) each LTIP Unit issued hereunder is a Safe Harbor Interest, (B) each LTIP Unit represents a profits interest received for services rendered or to be rendered to or for the benefit of the Partnership by the LTIP Unitholder in his or her capacity as a Partner or in anticipation of becoming a Partner, and (C) the fair market value of each LTIP Unit issued by the Partnership upon receipt by the LTIP Unitholder as of the date of issuance is zero (plus the amount, if any, of any Capital Contributions made to the Partnership by such LTIP Unitholder in connection with the issuance of such LTIP Unit), representing the liquidation value of such interest upon receipt (with such valuation being consented to and hereby approved by all Partners).

 

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(iv)        Each Partner, by signing this Agreement or by accepting such transfer, hereby agrees (A) to comply with all requirements of any Safe Harbor Election made by the General Partner with respect to each LTIP Unitholder’s Safe Harbor Interest, (B) that each LTIP Unitholder shall take into account of all items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit associated with its LTIP Units as if they were fully vested in computing its federal income tax liability for the entire period during which it holds the LTIP Units, (C) that neither the Partnership nor any Partner shall claim a deduction (as wages, compensation or otherwise) for the fair market value of such LTIP Units issued to a holder of such LTIP Units, either at the time of grant of the LTIP Units or at the time the LTIP Units become substantially vested, and (D) that to the extent that such profits interest is forfeited after the date hereof, the Partnership shall make special forfeiture allocations of gross items of income, deduction or loss (including, as may be permitted by or under Regulations (or other rules promulgated) to be adopted, notional items of income, deduction or loss) in accordance with the Regulations to be adopted under Sections 704(b) and 83 of the Code.

 

(v)         The General Partner shall file or cause the Partnership to file all returns, reports and other documentation as may be required, as reasonably determined by the General Partner, to perfect and maintain any Safe Harbor Election made by the General Partner with respect to granting of each LTIP Unitholder’s Safe Harbor Interest.

 

(vi)        The General Partner is hereby authorized and empowered, without further vote or action of the Partners, to amend this Agreement to the extent necessary or helpful in accordance with the advice of Partnership tax counsel or accountants to sustain the Partnership’s position that (A) it has complied with the Safe Harbor requirements in order to provide for a Safe Harbor Election and it has ability to maintain the same, or (B) the issuance of the LTIP Units is not a taxable event with respect to the LTIP Unitholders, and the General Partner shall have the authority to execute any such amendment by and on behalf of each Partner pursuant to the power of attorney granted by this Agreement. Any undertaking by any Partner necessary or desirable to (A) enable or preserve a Safe Harbor Election or (B) otherwise to prevent the issuance of LTIP Units to LTIP Unitholders from being a taxable event may be reflected in such amendments and, to the extent so reflected, shall be binding on each Partner.

 

(vii)       Each Partner agrees to cooperate with the General Partner to perfect and maintain any Safe Harbor Election, and to timely execute and deliver any documentation with respect thereto reasonably requested by the General Partner, at the expense of the Partnership.

 

(viii)      No Transfer of any interest in the Partnership by a Partner shall be effective unless prior to such Transfer, the assignee or intended recipient of such interest shall have agreed in writing to be bound by the provisions of this Section 13.01(e), in a form reasonably satisfactory to the General Partner.

 

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(ix)         The provisions of this Section 13.01(e) shall apply regardless of whether or not an LTIP Unitholder files an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code.

 

(x)          The General Partner may amend this Section 13.01(e) as it deems necessary or appropriate to maximize the tax benefit of the issuance of LTIP Units to any LTIP Unitholder if there are changes in the law or Regulations concerning the issuance of partnership interests for services.

 

13.02     Conversion of LTIP Units .

 

(a)           Conversion Right . Subject to Section 13.02(b), an LTIP Unitholder shall have the right (the “ LTIP Conversion Right ”), at his or her option, at any time to convert all or a portion of his or her Vested LTIP Units into OP Units; provided , however , that a holder may not exercise the LTIP Conversion Right for less than one thousand (1,000) Vested LTIP Units or, if such holder holds less than one thousand Vested LTIP Units, all of the Vested LTIP Units held by such holder. LTIP Unitholders shall not have the right to convert Unvested LTIP Units into OP Units until they become Vested LTIP Units; provided , however , that when an LTIP Unitholder is notified of the expected occurrence of an event that will cause his or her Unvested LTIP Units to become Vested LTIP Units, such LTIP Unitholder may give the Partnership an LTIP Conversion Notice conditioned upon and effective as of the time of vesting and such LTIP Conversion Notice, unless subsequently revoked by the LTIP Unitholder, shall be accepted by the Partnership subject to such condition. The General Partner shall have the right at any time to cause a conversion of Vested LTIP Units into OP Units. In all cases, the conversion of any LTIP Units into OP Units shall be subject to the conditions and procedures set forth in this Section 13.02.

 

(b)           Exercise by an LTIP Unitholder . A holder of Vested LTIP Units may convert such LTIP Units into an equal number of fully paid and non-assessable OP Units, giving effect to all adjustments (if any) made pursuant to Section 13.01 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may a holder of Vested LTIP Units convert a number of Vested LTIP Units that exceeds (x) the LTIP Economic Capital Account Balance of such Limited Partner, divided by (y) the OP Unit Economic Balance, in each case as determined as of the effective date of conversion (the “ Capital Account Limitation ”). In order to exercise his or her LTIP Conversion Right, an LTIP Unitholder shall deliver a notice (an “ LTIP Conversion Notice ”) in the form attached as Exhibit C to the Agreement (with a copy to the General Partner) not less than ten nor more than 60 days prior to a date (the “ LTIP Conversion Date ”) specified in such LTIP Conversion Notice; provided , however , that if the General Partner has not given to the LTIP Unitholders notice of a proposed or upcoming OP Unit Transaction at least 30 days prior to the effective date of such OP Unit Transaction, then LTIP Unitholders shall have the right to deliver an LTIP Conversion Notice until the earlier of (x) the tenth day after such notice from the General Partner of a OP Unit Transaction or (y) the third business day immediately preceding the effective date of such OP Unit Transaction. An LTIP Conversion Notice shall be provided in the manner provided in Section 18.01 hereof. Each LTIP Unitholder covenants and agrees with the Partnership that all Vested LTIP Units to be converted pursuant to this Section 13.02(b) shall be free and clear of all liens. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, a holder of LTIP Units may deliver a Notice of Redemption pursuant to Section 8.04(a) hereof relating to those OP Units that will be issued to such holder upon conversion of such LTIP Units into OP Units in advance of the LTIP Conversion Date; provided , however , that the redemption of such OP Units by the Partnership shall in no event take place until after the LTIP Conversion Date. For clarity, it is noted that the objective of this paragraph is to put an LTIP Unitholder in a position where, if he or she so wishes, the OP Units into which his or her Vested LTIP Units will be converted can be redeemed by the Partnership simultaneously with such conversion, with the further consequence that, if the General Partner elects to assume the Partnership’s redemption obligation with respect to such OP Units under Section 8.04(b) hereof by delivering to such holder REIT Shares rather than cash, then such holder can have such REIT Shares issued to him or her simultaneously with the conversion of his or her Vested LTIP Units into OP Units. The General Partner and LTIP Unitholder shall reasonably cooperate with each other to coordinate the timing of the events described in the foregoing sentence.

 

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(c)           Forced Conversion . The Partnership, at any time at the election of the General Partner, may cause any number of Vested LTIP Units held by an LTIP Unitholder to be converted (a “ Forced Conversion ”) into an equal number of OP Units, giving effect to all adjustments (if any) made pursuant to Section 13.01 hereof; provided , however , that the Partnership may not cause Forced Conversion of any LTIP Units that would not at the time be eligible for conversion at the option of such LTIP Unitholder pursuant to Section 13.02(b) hereof. In order to exercise its right of Forced Conversion, the Partnership shall deliver a notice (a “ Forced Conversion Notice ”) in the form attached as Exhibit D to the applicable LTIP Unitholder not less than ten nor more than 60 days prior to the LTIP Conversion Date specified in such Forced Conversion Notice. A Forced Conversion Notice shall be provided in the manner provided in Section 18.01 hereof.

 

(d)           Completion of Conversion . A conversion of Vested LTIP Units for which the holder thereof has given an LTIP Conversion Notice or the Partnership has given a Forced Conversion Notice shall occur automatically after the close of business on the applicable LTIP Conversion Date without any action on the part of such LTIP Unitholder, as of which time such LTIP Unitholder shall be credited on the books and records of the Partnership with the issuance as of the opening of business on the next day of the number of OP Units issuable upon such conversion.

 

(e)           Impact of Conversion for Purposes of Section 5.01(c)(iv) . For purposes of making future allocations under Section 5.01(c)(iv) hereof and applying the Capital Account Limitation, the portion of the LTIP Economic Capital Account Balance of the applicable LTIP Unitholder shall be reduced, as of the date of conversion, by the product of the number of LTIP Units converted and the OP Unit Economic Balance.

 

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(f)           OP Unit Transactions . If the Partnership or the General Partner shall be a party to any OP Unit Transaction, then the General Partner shall, immediately prior to the OP Unit Transaction, exercise its right to cause a Forced Conversion with respect to the maximum number of LTIP Units then eligible for conversion, taking into account any allocations that occur in connection with the OP Unit Transaction or that would occur in connection with the OP Unit Transaction if the assets of the Partnership were sold at the OP Unit Transaction price or, if applicable, at a value determined by the General Partner in good faith using the value attributed to the Partnership Units in the context of the OP Unit Transaction (in which case the LTIP Conversion Date shall be the effective date of the OP Unit Transaction). In anticipation of such Forced Conversion and the consummation of the OP Unit Transaction, the Partnership shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each LTIP Unitholder to be afforded the right to receive in connection with such OP Unit Transaction in consideration for the OP Units into which his or her LTIP Units will be converted the same kind and amount of cash, securities and other property (or any combination thereof) receivable upon the consummation of such OP Unit Transaction by a holder of the same number of OP Units, assuming such holder of OP Units is not a Constituent Person, or an affiliate of a Constituent Person. In the event that holders of OP Units have the opportunity to elect the form or type of consideration to be received upon consummation of the OP Unit Transaction, prior to such OP Unit Transaction the General Partner shall give prompt written notice to each LTIP Unitholder of such election, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to afford the LTIP Unitholders the right to elect, by written notice to the General Partner, the form or type of consideration to be received upon conversion of each LTIP Unit held by such holder into OP Units in connection with such OP Unit Transaction. If an LTIP Unitholder fails to make such an election, such holder (and any of its transferees) shall receive upon conversion of each LTIP Unit held him or her (or by any of his or her transferees) the same kind and amount of consideration that a holder of a OP Unit would receive if such OP Unit holder failed to make such an election. Subject to the rights of the Partnership and the General Partner under any OPP Agreement, the Partnership shall use commercially reasonable effort to cause the terms of any OP Unit Transaction to be consistent with the provisions of this Section 13.02(f) and to enter into an agreement with the successor or purchasing entity, as the case may be, for the benefit of any LTIP Unitholders whose LTIP Units will not be converted into OP Units in connection with the OP Unit Transaction that will (i) contain provisions enabling the holders of LTIP Units that remain outstanding after such OP Unit Transaction to convert their LTIP Units into securities as comparable as reasonably possible under the circumstances to the OP Units and (ii) preserve as far as reasonably possible under the circumstances the distribution, special allocation, conversion, and other rights set forth in this Agreement for the benefit of the LTIP Unitholders.

 

ARTICLE XIV
GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

14.01     Notices . All communications required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered personally or upon deposit in the United States mail, registered, postage prepaid return receipt requested, to the Partners and the Special Limited Partner at the addresses set forth in Schedule A attached hereto, as it may be amended or restated from time to time; provided , however , that any Partner and the Special Limited Partner may specify a different address by notifying the General Partner in writing of such different address. Notices to the General Partner and the Partnership shall be delivered at or mailed to the Partnership’s office address set forth in Section 2.03 hereof. The General Partner and the Partnership may specify a different address by notifying the Limited Partners and the Special Limited Partner in writing of such different address.

 

14.02     Survival of Rights . Subject to the provisions hereof limiting transfers, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Partners, the Special Limited Partner and the Partnership and their respective legal representatives, successors, transferees and assigns.

 

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14.03     Additional Documents . Each Partner and the Special Limited Partner agree to perform all further acts and execute, swear to, acknowledge and deliver all further documents that may be reasonable, necessary, appropriate or desirable to carry out the provisions of this Agreement or the Act.

 

14.04     Severability . If any provision of this Agreement shall be declared illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, then such provision shall be deemed to be severable from this Agreement (to the extent permitted by law) and in any event such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the remainder hereof.

 

14.05     Entire Agreement . This Agreement and exhibits attached hereto constitute the entire Agreement of the Partners and supersede all prior written agreements and prior and contemporaneous oral agreements, understandings and negotiations with respect to the subject matter hereof. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Partners and the Special Limited Partner acknowledge that the First Amended Agreement is hereby superseded in its entirety and this Agreement amends and restates any prior agreement of limited partnership of the Partnership.

 

14.06     Pronouns and Plurals . When the context in which words are used in the Agreement indicates that such is the intent, words in the singular number shall include the plural and the masculine gender shall include the neuter or female gender as the context may require.

 

14.07     Headings . The Article headings or sections in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be used in construing the scope of this Agreement or any particular Article.

 

14.08     Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original copy and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument binding on all parties hereto, notwithstanding that all parties shall not have signed the same counterpart.

 

14.09     Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunder affixed their signatures to this Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, all as of the 15 th day of April, 2014.

 

  GENERAL PARTNER:
   
  New York REIT, Inc.
     
  By: /s/ Nicholas S. Schorsch
    Name: Nicholas S. Schorsch
    Title: Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the
Board of Directors
     
  INITIAL LIMITED PARTNER:
   
  NE YORK RECOVERY ADVISORS, LLC
     
  By: New York Recovery Special Limited
Partnership, LLC, its Member
     
  By: American Realty Capital III, LLC, its
Managing Member
     
  By: /s/ William M. Kahane
    Name: William M. Kahane
    Title:   Authorized Signatory
     
  SPECIAL LIMITED PARTNER:
   
  NEW YORK RECOVERY SPECIAL LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP, LLC
     
  By: American Realty Capital III, LLC, its
Managing Member
     
  By: /s/ William M. Kahane
    Name: William M. Kahane
    Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership]

 

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EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF OP UNIT REDEMPTION RIGHT

 

In accordance with Section 8.04 of the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership (as amended, the “Agreement”) of New York Recovery Operating Partnership, L.P., the undersigned hereby irrevocably (i) presents for redemption ___________ OP Units in New York Recovery Operating Partnership, L.P. in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and the OP Unit Redemption Right referred to in Section 8.04 thereof, (ii) surrenders such OP Units and all right, title and interest therein and (iii) directs that the Cash Amount or REIT Shares Amount (as defined in the Agreement) as determined by the Partnership deliverable upon exercise of the OP Unit Redemption Right be delivered to the address specified below, and if REIT Shares (as defined in the Agreement) are to be delivered, such REIT Shares be registered or placed in the name(s) and at the address(es) specified below.

 

Dated: __________ ___, ___
Name of Limited Partner:

 

  (Signature of Limited Partner)
   
  (Mailing Address)
   
  (City) (State) (Zip Code)
   
  Signature Guaranteed by:

 

If REIT Shares are to be issued, issue to:
Please insert social security or identifying number:
Name:

 

Exhibit A- 1
 

 

EXHIBIT B-1
CERTIFICATION OF NON-FOREIGN STATUS
(FOR REDEEMING LIMITED PARTNERS THAT ARE ENTITIES)

 

Under Section 1445(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”), in the event of a disposition by a non-U.S. person of a partnership interest in a partnership in which (i) 50% or more of the value of the gross assets consists of United States real property interests (“ USRPIs ”), as defined in Section 897(c) of the Code, and (ii) 90% or more of the value of the gross assets consists of USRPIs, cash, and cash equivalents, the transferee will be required to withhold 10% of the amount realized by the non-U.S. person upon the disposition. To inform New York REIT, Inc. (the “ General Partner ”) and New York Recovery Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “ Partnership ”) that no withholding is required with respect to the redemption by ___________ (“ Partner ”) of its OP Units in the Partnership, the undersigned hereby certifies the following on behalf of Partner:

 

1. Partner is not a foreign corporation, foreign partnership, foreign trust, or foreign estate, as those terms are defined in the Code and the Treasury regulations thereunder.

 

2. Partner is not a disregarded entity as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.1445-2(b)(2)(iii).

 

3. The U.S. employer identification number of Partner is ____________.

 

4. The principal business address of Partner is: ___________________, ____________ and Partner’s place of incorporation is ___________.

 

5. Partner agrees to inform the General Partner if it becomes a foreign person at any time during the three-year period immediately following the date of this notice.

 

6. Partner understands that this certification may be disclosed to the Internal Revenue Service by the General Partner and that any false statement contained herein could be punished by fine, imprisonment, or both.

 

  PARTNER:
       
   
       
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  
         

 

Exhibit B-1- 1
 

 

Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this certification and, to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is true, correct, and complete, and I further declare that I have authority to sign this document on behalf of Partner.

 

Date:

 

  Name:
   
  Title:

 

Exhibit B-1- 2
 

 

EXHIBIT B-2
CERTIFICATION OF NON-FOREIGN STATUS
(FOR REDEEMING LIMITED PARTNERS THAT ARE INDIVIDUALS)

 

Under Section 1445(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”), in the event of a disposition by a non-U.S. person of a partnership interest in a partnership in which (i) 50% or more of the value of the gross assets consists of United States real property interests (“ USRPIs ”), as defined in Section 897(c) of the Code, and (ii) 90% or more of the value of the gross assets consists of USRPIs, cash, and cash equivalents, the transferee will be required to withhold 10% of the amount realized by the non-U.S. person upon the disposition. To inform New York REIT, Inc. (the “ General Partner ”) and New York Recovery Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “ Partnership ”) that no withholding is required with respect to my redemption of my OP Units in the Partnership, I, ____________, hereby certify the following:

 

7. I am not a nonresident alien for purposes of U.S. income taxation.

 

8. My U.S. taxpayer identification number (social security number) is _____________.

 

9. My home address is: _______________________________________.

 

10. I agree to inform the General Partner promptly if I become a nonresident alien at any time during the three-year period immediately following the date of this notice.

 

11. I understand that this certification may be disclosed to the Internal Revenue Service by the General Partner and that any false statement contained herein could be punished by fine, imprisonment, or both.

 

  Name:

 

Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this certification and, to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is true, correct, and complete.

 

Date:

 

  Name:
   
  Title:

 

Exhibit B-2- 1
 

 

EXHIBIT C

NOTICE OF ELECTION BY PARTNER TO CONVERT
LTIP UNITS INTO OP UNITS

 

The undersigned holder of LTIP Units hereby irrevocably (i) elects to convert the number of LTIP Units in New York Recovery Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “Partnership”) set forth below into OP Units in accordance with the terms of the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, as amended; and (ii) directs that any cash in lieu of OP Units that may be deliverable upon such conversion be delivered to the address specified below. The undersigned hereby represents, warrants, and certifies that the undersigned (a) has title to such LTIP Units, free and clear of the rights or interests of any other person or entity other than the Partnership; (b) has the full right, power, and authority to cause the conversion of such LTIP Units as provided herein; and (c) has obtained the consent to or approval of all persons or entities, if any, having the right to consent or approve such conversion.

 

Name of Holder:  
  (Please Print: Exact Name as Registered with Partnership)

 

Number of LTIP Units to be Converted:    

 

Date of this Notice:    

 

   
  (Signature of Holder: Sign Exact Name as Registered with Partnership)
   
   
  (Street Address)
   
   
  (City) (State) (Zip Code)
       
  Signature Guaranteed by:    

 

Exhibit C- 1
 

 

EXHIBIT D

NOTICE OF ELECTION BY PARTNERSHIP TO FORCE CONVERSION OF
LTIP UNITS INTO OP UNITS

 

New York Recovery Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “Partnership”) hereby irrevocably elects to cause the number of LTIP Units held by the holder of LTIP Units set forth below to be converted into OP Units in accordance with the terms of the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, as amended.

 

Name of Holder:  
  (Please Print: Exact Name as Registered with Partnership)

 

Number of LTIP Units to be Converted:    

 

Date of this Notice:    

 

Exhibit D- 1

 

 

 

SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED ADVISORY AGREEMENT
BY AND AMONG NEW YORK REIT, INC.
(f/k/a AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL NEW YORK RECOVERY REIT, INC.),
NEW YORK RECOVERY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
AND
NEW YORK RECOVERY ADVISORS, LLC

Dated as of April 15, 2014

 

 

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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1. DEFINITIONS 1
     
2. APPOINTMENT 7
     
3. DUTIES OF THE ADVISOR 7
     
4. AUTHORITY OF ADVISOR 9
     
5. FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIP 9
     
6. NO PARTNERSHIP OR JOINT VENTURE 9
     
7. BANK ACCOUNTS 9
     
8. RECORDS; ACCESS 10
     
9. LIMITATIONS ON ACTIVITIES 10
     
10. FEES 10
     
11. EXPENSES 13
     
12. OTHER SERVICES 14
     
13. REIMBURSEMENT TO THE ADVISOR 14
     
14. OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE ADVISOR 15
     
15. THE AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL NAME 16
     
16. TERM OF AGREEMENT 16
     
17. TERMINATION BY THE PARTIES 16
     
18. ASSIGNMENT TO AN AFFILIATE 16
     
19. PAYMENTS TO AND DUTIES OF ADVISOR UPON TERMINATION 16
     
20. INCORPORATION OF THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND THE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT 17
     
21. INDEMNIFICATION BY THE COMPANY AND THE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP 17
     
22. INDEMNIFICATION BY ADVISOR 18
     
23. NOTICES 18
     
24. MODIFICATION 19

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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25. SEVERABILITY 19
     
26. GOVERNING LAW 19
     
27. ENTIRE AGREEMENT 19
     
28. NO WAIVER 20
     
29. PRONOUNS AND PLURALS 20
     
30. HEADINGS 20
     
31. EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS 20

 

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SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED ADVISORY AGREEMENT

 

THIS SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED ADVISORY AGREEMENT, dated as of April 15, 2014 (this “ Agreement ”), is entered into among New York REIT, Inc. (f/k/a American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc.), a Maryland corporation (the “ Company ”), New York Recovery Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Operating Partnership ”), and New York Recovery Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

WITNESSETH

 

WHEREAS, the parties (i) entered into the Advisory Agreement on February 17, 2010 (the “ Original Agreement ”), (ii) amended and restated the Original Agreement on April 8, 2010 (such amended and restated agreement, the “ Amended and Restated Agreement ”), (iii) amended and restated the Amended and Restated Agreement on September 2, 2010 (such amended and restated agreement, the “ Second Amended and Restated Agreement ”), (iv) amended the Second Amended and Restated Agreement on June 23, 2011 (such amendment, the “ First Amendment ”) and on April 13, 2012 (such amendment, the “ Second Amendment ”), (v) amended and restated the Second Amended and Restated Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment and the Second Amendment, on August 7, 2012 (such amended and restated agreement, the “ Third Amended and Restated Agreement ”), (vi) amended and restated the Third Amended and Restated Agreement on November 12, 2012 (such amended and restated agreement, the “ Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement ”), (vii) amended the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement on May 15, 2013 (such amendment, the “ May 15 Amendment ”); and (viii) amended and restated the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement, as amended by the May 15 Amendment, on June 17, 2013 (such amended and restated agreement, the “ Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement ”).

 

WHEREAS, the parties have agreed to make certain amendments and desire to amend and restate the Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement, in its entirety;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree that the Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement, hereby is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

1.          DEFINITIONS . As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the definitions set forth below; provided , however , that in no event is this Agreement intended to modify any substantive provision of the Articles of Incorporation. Except as provided in Section 10(i) , in the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Articles of Incorporation, the terms of the Articles of Incorporation shall control.

 

2%/25% Guidelines has the meaning set forth in Section 13 .

 

Acquisition Expenses has the meaning set forth in the Articles of Incorporation.

 

Acquisition Fee means the fee payable to the Advisor and its Affiliates pursuant to Section 10(a) .

 

Advisor means New York Recovery Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, any successor advisor to the Company and the Operating Partnership, or any Person to which New York Recovery Advisors, LLC or any successor advisor subcontracts all or substantially all its functions, including but not limited to directing or performing the day-to-day business affairs of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Person hired or retained by New York Recovery Advisors, LLC to perform property management and related services for the Company or the Operating Partnership that is not hired or retained to perform all or substantially all the functions of New York Recovery Advisors, LLC, including but not limited to directing or performing the day-to-day business affairs of the Company, shall not be deemed to be an Advisor.

 

 
 

 

Affiliate or “ Affiliated means with respect to any Person, (i) any other Person directly or indirectly owning, controlling or holding, with the power to vote, ten percent (10%) or more of the outstanding voting securities of such Person; (ii) any other Person ten percent (10%) or more of whose outstanding voting securities are directly or indirectly owned, controlled or held, with the power to vote, by such Person; (iii) any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person; (iv) any executive officer, director, trustee or general partner of such Person; and (v) any legal entity for which such Person acts as an executive officer, director, trustee or general partner. For purposes of this definition, the terms “controls,” “is controlled by,” or “is under common control with” shall mean the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of an entity, whether through ownership or voting rights, by contract or otherwise.

 

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth at the head of this Agreement, and such term shall include any amendment or supplement hereto from time to time.

 

Amended and Restated Agreement ” has the meaning set forth at the head of this Agreement.

 

Articles of Incorporation ” means the charter of the Company, as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

Asset ” has the meaning set forth in the Articles of Incorporation.

 

Asset Management Fee means the fee payable to the Advisor and its Affiliates pursuant to Section 10(d) .

 

Average Invested Assets has the meaning set forth in the Articles of Incorporation. For an equity interest owned in a Joint Venture, the calculation of Average Invested Assets shall take into consideration the underlying Joint Venture’s aggregate book value for the equity interest.

 

Board of Directors or “ Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

By-laws means the by-laws of the Company, as amended and as the same are in effect from time to time.

 

Cause ” means (i) fraud, criminal conduct, willful misconduct or illegal or negligent breach of fiduciary duty by the Advisor, or (ii) if any of the following events occurs: (A) the Advisor shall breach any material provision of this Agreement, and after written notice of such breach, shall not cure such default within 30 days or have begun action within 30 days to cure the default which shall be completed with reasonable diligence; (B) the Advisor shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent by a court of competent jurisdiction, or an order shall be made by a court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, or trustee of the Advisor, for all or substantially all its property by reason of the foregoing, or if a court of competent jurisdiction approves any petition filed against the Advisor for reorganization, and such adjudication or order shall remain in force or unstayed for a period of 30 days; or (C) the Advisor shall institute proceedings for voluntary bankruptcy or shall file a petition seeking reorganization under the federal bankruptcy laws, or for relief under any law for relief of debtors, or shall consent to the appointment of a receiver for itself or for all or substantially all its property, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts, generally, as they become due.

 

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Change of Control means a change of control of the Company of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to the disclosure requirements of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), as enacted and in force on the date hereof, whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirements; provided , however , that, without limitation, a Change of Control shall be deemed to have occurred if: (i) any “person” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, as enacted and in force on the date hereof) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as that term is defined in Rule 13d-3, as enacted and in force on the date hereof, under the Exchange Act) of securities of the Company representing 9.8% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s securities then outstanding; (ii) there occurs a merger, consolidation or other reorganization of the Company which is not approved by the Board of Directors; (iii) there occurs a sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition of substantially all the assets of the Company to another Person, which disposition is not approved by the Board of Directors; or (iv) there occurs a contested proxy solicitation of the Stockholders that results in the contesting party electing candidates to a majority of the Board of Directors’ positions next up for election.

 

Common Stock ” means the shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share.

 

Company ” has the meaning set forth at the head of this Agreement.

 

Competitive Real Estate Commission means a real estate or brokerage commission for the purchase or sale of a Property which is reasonable, customary and competitive in light of the size, type and location of the Property.

 

Contract Purchase Price ” has the meaning set forth in the Articles of Incorporation.

 

Contract Sales Price means the total consideration received by the Company for the sale of an Asset.

 

Cost of Assets ” means, with respect to all Assets in the aggregate, the purchase price, including Acquisition Expenses, capital expenditures and other customarily capitalized costs, but excluding Acquisition Fees.

 

Dealer Manager means Realty Capital Securities, LLC, or such other Person selected by the Board of Directors to act as the dealer manager for an Offering.

 

Dealer Manager Fee means the fee from the sale of Shares in a Primary Offering, payable to the Dealer Manager for serving as the dealer manager of such Primary Offering.

 

Director means a director of the Company.

 

Distributions means any distributions of money or other property by the Company to Stockholders, including distributions that may constitute a return of capital for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

Excess Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13 .

 

Exchange Act ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Change of Control.”

 

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Expense Year has the meaning set forth in Section 13 .

 

Fee Termination Date ” means the date that is 180 calendar days after Listing.

 

Financing Coordination Fee ” means the fee payable to the Advisor and its Affiliates pursuant to Section 10(e) .

 

FINRA ” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.

 

First Amendment ” has the meaning set forth at the head of this Agreement.

 

Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement ” has the meaning set forth at the head of this Agreement.

 

Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement ” has the meaning set forth at the head of this Agreement.

 

GAAP ” means United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.

 

Good Reason ” means: (i) any failure to obtain a satisfactory agreement from any successor to the Company or the Operating Partnership to assume and agree to perform obligations under this Agreement; or (ii) any material breach of this Agreement of any nature whatsoever by the Company or the Operating Partnership.

 

Gross Proceeds means the aggregate purchase price of all Shares sold for the account of the Company through an Offering, without deduction for Selling Commissions, volume discounts, any marketing support and due diligence expense reimbursement or Organization and Offering Expenses. For the purpose of computing Gross Proceeds, the purchase price of any Share for which reduced Selling Commissions are paid to the Dealer Manager or a Soliciting Dealer (where net proceeds to the Company are not reduced) shall be deemed to be the full amount of the offering price per Share pursuant to the Prospectus for such Offering without reduction.

 

Indemnitee has the meaning set forth in Section 21 .

 

Independent Director has the meaning set forth in the Articles of Incorporation.

 

Insourced Acquisition Expenses” means Acquisition Expenses incurred in connection with services performed by the Advisor or any of its Affiliates, including legal advisory expenses, due diligence expenses, personnel expenses, acquisition-related administrative and advisory expenses, survey, property, contract review expenses, travel and communications expenses and other closing costs.

 

Joint Ventures means the joint venture or partnership or other similar arrangements (other than between the Company and the Operating Partnership) in which the Company or the Operating Partnership or any of their subsidiaries is a co-venturer, limited liability company member, limited partner or general partner, which are established to acquire or hold Assets.

 

Listing means the commencement of trading in the Common Stock on a national securities exchange or the trading of the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market.

 

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Management Agreement means the Amended and Restated Management Agreement, dated as of September 2, 2010, among the Company, the Operating Partnership and New York Recovery Properties, LLC, as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

May 15 Amendment ” has the meaning set forth at the head of this Agreement.

 

Memorandum means the private placement memorandum of the Company prepared in connection with the Private Offering, as amended or supplemented to date.

 

Mortgages ” has the meaning set forth in the Articles of Incorporation.

 

NASAA REIT Guidelines means the Statement of Policy Regarding Real Estate Investment Trusts as revised and adopted by the North American Securities Administrators Association on May 7, 2007, as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

Net Assets ” has the meaning set forth in the Articles of Incorporation.

 

Net Income means, for any period, the Company’s total revenues applicable to such period, less the total expenses applicable to such period other than additions to reserves for depreciation, bad debts or other similar non-cash reserves and excluding any gain from the sale of the Assets.

 

Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 23 .

 

Offering means any public offering and sale of Shares pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act.

 

Operating Partnership ” has the meaning set forth at the head of this Agreement.

 

Operating Partnership Agreement means the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Operating Partnership dated as of November 12, 2012, among the Company, New York Recovery Special Limited Partnership, LLC and the Advisor, as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

OP Units means units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership.

 

Organization and Offering Expenses ” has the meaning set forth in the Articles of Incorporation.

 

Original Agreement ” has the meaning set forth at the head of this Agreement.

 

Person has the meaning set forth in the Articles of Incorporation.

 

Preferred Stock means the shares of the Company's Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share. Notwithstanding all references to the Preferred Stock in this Agreement, the parties acknowledge that on November 14, 2011, the Company exercised its option to convert all the Preferred Stock into Common Stock, such conversion was effective on December 15, 2011, and no Preferred Stock is outstanding as of the date hereof.

 

Primary Offering means the portion of an Offering other than the Shares offered pursuant to the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan.

 

Private Offering means the private offering of Preferred Stock pursuant to the Memorandum.

 

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Property ” or “ Properties ” has the meaning set forth in the Articles of Incorporation.

 

Property Disposition Fee means the fee payable to the Advisor pursuant to Section 10(c) .

 

Prospectus means the same as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(10) of the Securities Act, including a preliminary prospectus and an offering circular as described in Rule 253 of the General Rules under the Securities Act.

 

REIT has the meaning set forth in the Articles of Incorporation.

 

Sale or “ Sales has the meaning set forth in the Articles of Incorporation.

 

SEC ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Second Amended and Restated Agreement ” has the meaning set forth at the head of this Agreement.

 

Second Amendment ” has the meaning set forth at the head of this Agreement.

 

Securities ” has the meaning set forth in the Articles of Incorporation.

 

Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, or any successor statute thereto. Reference to any provision of the Securities Act shall mean such provision as in effect from time to time, as the same may be amended, and any successor provision thereto, as interpreted by any applicable regulations as in effect from time to time.

 

Selling Commission means the fee payable to the Dealer Manager and reallowable to Soliciting Dealers with respect to Shares sold by them in a Primary Offering.

 

Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the Articles of Incorporation.

 

Soliciting Dealers means broker-dealers that are members of FINRA, or that are exempt from broker-dealer registration, and that, in either case, have executed soliciting dealer or other agreements with the Dealer Manager to sell Shares.

 

Sponsor means American Realty Capital III, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

Stockholders means the holders of record of the Shares as maintained on the books and records of the Company or its transfer agent.

 

Subordinated Participation Interest ” means a profits interest in the Operating Partnership in accordance with the terms of the Operating Partnership Agreement.

 

Termination Date means the date of termination of this Agreement.

 

Third Amended and Restated Agreement ” has the meaning set forth at the head of this Agreement.

 

Total Operating Expenses has the meaning set forth in the Articles of Incorporation. The definition of “Total Operating Expenses” set forth above is intended to encompass only those expenses which are required to be treated as Total Operating Expenses under the NASAA REIT Guidelines. As a result, and notwithstanding the definition set forth above, any expense of the Company which is not part of Total Operating Expenses under the NASAA REIT Guidelines shall not be treated as part of Total Operating Expenses for purposes hereof.

 

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2.           APPOINTMENT . The Company and the Operating Partnership hereby appoint the Advisor to serve as their advisor to perform the services set forth herein on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and subject to the supervision of the Board, and the Advisor hereby accepts such appointment.

 

3.           DUTIES OF THE ADVISOR . The Advisor will use its reasonable best efforts to present to the Company and the Operating Partnership potential investment opportunities and to provide a continuing and suitable investment program consistent with the investment objectives and policies of the Company as determined and adopted from time to time by the Board. In performance of this undertaking, subject to the supervision of the Board and consistent with the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation, By-laws and the Operating Partnership Agreement, the Advisor, directly or indirectly, will:

 

(a)          serve as the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s investment and financial advisor;

 

(b)          provide the daily management for the Company and the Operating Partnership and perform and supervise the various administrative functions necessary for the day-to-day management of the operations of the Company and the Operating Partnership;

 

(c)          investigate, select and, on behalf of the Company and the Operating Partnership, engage and conduct business with and supervise the performance of such Persons as the Advisor deems necessary to the proper performance of its obligations hereunder (including consultants, accountants, correspondents, lenders, technical advisors, attorneys, brokers, underwriters, corporate fiduciaries, escrow agents, depositaries, custodians, agents for collection, insurers, insurance agents, banks, builders, developers, property owners, real estate management companies, real estate operating companies, securities investment advisors, mortgagors, the registrar and the transfer agent and any and all agents for any of the foregoing), including Affiliates of the Advisor and Persons acting in any other capacity deemed by the Advisor necessary or desirable for the performance of any of the foregoing services (including entering into contracts in the name of the Company and the Operating Partnership with any of the foregoing);

 

(d)          consult with the officers and Directors of the Company and assist the Directors in the formulation and implementation of the Company’s financial policies, and, as necessary, furnish the Board with advice and recommendations with respect to the making of investments consistent with the investment objectives and policies of the Company and in connection with any borrowings proposed to be undertaken by the Company or the Operating Partnership;

 

(e)          subject to the provisions of Section 4 (i) participate in formulating an investment strategy and asset allocation framework; (ii) locate, analyze and select potential investments; (iii) structure and negotiate the terms and conditions of transactions pursuant to which acquisitions and dispositions of investments will be made; (iv) research, identify, review and recommend acquisitions and dispositions of investments to the Board and make investments on behalf of the Company and the Operating Partnership in compliance with the investment objectives and policies of the Company; (v) arrange for financing and refinancing and make other changes in the asset or capital structure of, and dispose of, reinvest the proceeds from the sale of, or otherwise deal with, investments; (vi) enter into leases and service contracts for Properties and, to the extent necessary, perform all other operational functions for the maintenance and administration of such Properties; (vii) actively oversee and manage investments for purposes of meeting the Company’s investment objectives and reviewing and analyzing financial information for each of the investments and the overall portfolio; (viii) select Joint Venture partners, structure corresponding agreements and oversee and monitor these relationships; (ix) oversee, supervise and evaluate Affiliated and non-Affiliated property managers who perform services for the Company or the Operating Partnership; (x) oversee Affiliated and non-Affiliated Persons with whom the Advisor contracts to perform certain of the services required to be performed under this Agreement; (xi) manage accounting and other record-keeping functions for the Company and the Operating Partnership, including reviewing and analyzing the capital and operating budgets for the Properties and generating an annual budget for the Company; (xii) recommend various liquidity events to the Board when appropriate; and (xiii) source and structure Mortgages;

 

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(f)           upon request, provide the Board with periodic reports regarding prospective investments;

 

(g)          make investments in, and dispositions of, investments within the discretionary limits and authority as granted by the Board;

 

(h)          negotiate on behalf of the Company and the Operating Partnership with banks or other lenders for loans to be made to the Company, the Operating Partnership or any of their subsidiaries, and negotiate with investment banking firms and broker-dealers on behalf of the Company, the Operating Partnership or any of their subsidiaries, or negotiate private sales of Shares or obtain loans for the Company, the Operating Partnership or any of their subsidiaries, but in no event in such a manner that the Advisor shall be acting as broker-dealer or underwriter; provided , however , that any fees and costs payable to third parties incurred by the Advisor in connection with the foregoing shall be the responsibility of the Company, the Operating Partnership or any of their subsidiaries;

 

(i)           obtain reports (which may, but are not required to, be prepared by the Advisor or its Affiliates), where appropriate, concerning the value of investments or contemplated investments of the Company and the Operating Partnership;

 

(j)           from time to time, or at any time reasonably requested by the Board, make reports to the Board of its performance of services to the Company and the Operating Partnership under this Agreement, including reports with respect to potential conflicts of interest involving the Advisor or any of its Affiliates;

 

(k)          provide the Company and the Operating Partnership with all necessary cash management services;

 

(l)           deliver to, or maintain on behalf of, the Company copies of all appraisals obtained in connection with the investments in any Properties as may be required to be obtained by the Board;

 

(m)         notify the Board of all proposed material transactions before they are completed;

 

(n)          effect any private placement of OP Units, tenancy-in-common (TIC) or other interests in investments as may be approved by the Board;

 

(o)          perform investor relations and Stockholder communications functions for the Company;

 

(p)          render such services as may be reasonably determined by the Board of Directors consistent with the terms and conditions herein;

 

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(q)          maintain the Company’s accounting and other records and assist the Company in filing all reports required to be filed by it with the SEC, the Internal Revenue Service and other regulatory agencies; and

 

(r)          do all things reasonably necessary to assure its ability to render the services described in this Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else that may be to the contrary in this Agreement, the Advisor may delegate any of the foregoing duties to any Person so long as the Advisor or its Affiliate remains responsible for the performance of the duties set forth in this Section 3

 

4.           AUTHORITY OF ADVISOR

 

(a)          Pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (including the restrictions included in this Section 4 and in Section 9 ), and subject to the continuing and exclusive authority of the Board over the supervision of the Company, the Company, acting on the authority of the Board of Directors, hereby delegates to the Advisor the authority to perform the services described in Section 3 .

 

(b)          Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, all investments will require the prior approval of the Board, any particular Directors specified by the Board or any committee of the Board specified by the Board, as the case may be.

 

(c)          If a transaction requires approval by the Independent Directors, the Advisor will deliver to the Independent Directors all documents and other information reasonably required by them to evaluate properly the proposed transaction.

 

(d)          The Board may, at any time upon the giving of Notice to the Advisor, modify or revoke the authority set forth in this Section 4 ; provided , however , that such modification or revocation shall be effective upon receipt by the Advisor and shall not be applicable to investment transactions to which the Advisor has committed the Company or the Operating Partnership prior to the date of receipt by the Advisor of such notification.

 

5.           FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIP . The Advisor, as a result of its relationship with the Company and the Operating Partnership pursuant to this Agreement, has a fiduciary responsibility and duty to the Company, the Stockholders and the partners in the Operating Partnership.

 

6.           NO PARTNERSHIP OR JOINT VENTURE . Except as provided in Section 10(h) , the parties to this Agreement are not partners or joint venturers with each other and nothing herein shall be construed to make them partners or joint venturers or impose any liability as such on either of them.

 

7.           BANK ACCOUNTS . The Advisor may establish and maintain one or more bank accounts in the name of the Company or the Operating Partnership and may collect and deposit into any such account or accounts, and disburse from any such account or accounts any money on behalf of the Company or the Operating Partnership, under such terms and conditions as the Board may approve; provided , that no funds shall be commingled with the funds of the Advisor; and, upon request, the Advisor shall render appropriate accountings of such collections and payments to the Board and to the auditors of the Company.

 

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8.          RECORDS; ACCESS . The Advisor shall maintain appropriate records of all its activities hereunder and make such records available for inspection by the Directors and by counsel, auditors and authorized agents of the Company, at any time and from time to time. The Advisor shall at all reasonable times have access to the books and records of the Company and the Operating Partnership.

 

9.          LIMITATIONS ON ACTIVITIES . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Advisor shall refrain from taking any action which, in its sole judgment, or in the sole judgment of the Company, made in good faith, would (a) adversely affect the status of the Company as a REIT, unless the Board has determined that REIT qualification is not in the best interests of the Company and its Stockholders, (b) subject the Company to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or (c) violate any law, rule, regulation or statement of policy of any governmental body or agency having jurisdiction over the Company, the Operating Partnership or the Shares, or otherwise not be permitted by the Articles of Incorporation or By-laws, except if such action shall be ordered by the Board, in which case the Advisor shall notify promptly the Board of the Advisor’s judgment of the potential impact of such action and shall refrain from taking such action until it receives further clarification or instructions from the Board. In such event, the Advisor shall have no liability for acting in accordance with the specific instructions of the Board so given.

 

10.         FEES

 

(a)           Acquisition Fee . The Company shall pay an Acquisition Fee to the Advisor and its Affiliates as compensation for the review and evaluation of potential investments in Assets. If the Advisor is terminated without Cause pursuant to Section 17 , the Advisor or its Affiliates shall be entitled to an Acquisition Fee for any Asset acquired after the Termination Date for which a contract to acquire such Asset had been entered into at or prior to the Termination Date. The total Acquisition Fee payable to the Advisor or its Affiliates shall equal one percent (1.0%) of the Contract Purchase Price of each Asset acquired. The purchase price allocable for an Asset held through a Joint Venture shall equal the product of (i) the Contract Purchase Price of the Asset and (ii) the direct or indirect ownership percentage in the Joint Venture held directly or indirectly by the Company or the Operating Partnership. For purposes of this section, “ownership percentage” shall be the percentage of capital stock, membership interests, partnership interests or other equity interests held by the Company or the Operating Partnership, without regard to classification of such equity interests. The Company shall pay to the Advisor or its Affiliates the Acquisition Fee promptly upon the closing of the purchase of the Asset. In addition, if during the period ending two years after the close of the initial Offering, the Company sells an Asset and then reinvests in other Assets, the Company will pay to the Advisor or its Affiliates one percent (1.0%) of the Contract Purchase Price. Notwithstanding the above, the Company shall not agree to pay, and the Advisor and its affiliates shall have no right to, any Acquisition Fees associated with the review and evaluation of investments in Assets which are completed after the Fee Termination Date; provided that the Company shall pay, and the Advisor and its affiliates shall be entitled to an Acquisition Fee with respect to the review and evaluation of potential investments in Assets that are completed after the Fee Termination Date and which were either under negotiation, under contract, or were the subject of a signed letter of intent (regardless of whether the letter was binding) on a date prior to the Fee Termination Date.

 

(b)         Limitation on Total Acquisition Fees, Financing Coordination Fees and Acquisition Expenses .

 

(i)          The total of all “Acquisition Fees” (as defined in the Articles of Incorporation), Financing Coordination Fees and Acquisition Expenses payable in connection with the Company’s portfolio of Assets, in the aggregate, shall not exceed an amount equal to four and one-half percent (4.5%) of the aggregate Contract Purchase Price of the Company’s total portfolio of Assets.

 

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(ii)         The total of all “Acquisition Fees” (as defined in the Articles of Incorporation), Financing Coordination Fees and Acquisition Expenses payable in connection with any investment or any reinvestment shall be reasonable and shall not exceed an amount equal to four and one-half percent (4.5%) of the Contract Purchase Price of the Asset; provided , however , that a majority of the Directors (including a majority of the Independent Directors) not otherwise interested in the transaction may approve fees and expenses in excess of this limit if they determine the transaction to be commercially competitive, fair and reasonable to the Company.

 

(iii)        The “Acquisition Fees” (as defined in the Articles of Incorporation) and Financing Coordination Fees shall terminate on the Fee Termination Date; provided, however , that “Acquisition Fees” (as defined in the Articles of Incorporation) and Financing Coordination Fees shall remain payable with respect to the review and evaluation of potential investments in Assets and which were either under negotiation, under contract, or were the subject of a signed letter of intent (regardless of whether the letter was binding) on a date prior to the Fee Termination Date.

 

(c)          Property Disposition Fee . In connection with a Sale of one or more Properties in which the Advisor provides a substantial amount of services, as determined by the Independent Directors, the Company shall pay to the Advisor a Property Disposition Fee up to the lesser of (i) two percent (2.0%) of the Contract Sales Price of such Property and (ii) one-half (½) of the Competitive Real Estate Commission paid if a non-Affiliate is also involved; provided , however , that in no event may the Property Disposition Fee, when added to all other real estate commissions paid to non-affiliates of the Advisor in connection with such Sale, exceed the lesser of six percent (6.0%) of the Contract Sales Price and a Competitive Real Estate Commission.

 

(d)          Asset Management Fee .

 

(i)          Commencing with the date of this Agreement, the Company shall pay an Asset Management Fee to the Advisor and its Affiliates as compensation for services rendered in connection with the management of the Company’s Assets in an amount equal to 0. 50% per annum of the Cost of Assets plus costs and expenses incurred by the Advisor or any Affiliate of the Advisor in providing asset management services; provided that if the Cost of Assets exceed $3.0 billion on the applicable determination date, then the Asset Management Fee shall be equal to 0.50% per annum of the Cost of Assets up to $3.0 billion and 0.40% per annum of the Cost of Assets in excess of $3.0 billion.

 

(ii)         The Asset Management Fee will be payable in monthly installments on the first business day of each month in the amount of 0.04167% of the Cost of Assets as of such date, provided that if the Cost of Assets exceed $3.0 billion on the applicable determination date, the monthly installments shall be 0.04167% of the Cost of Assets up to $3.0 billion and 0.0333% of the Cost of Assets in excess of $3.0 billion.

 

(e)          Financing Coordination Fee . Until the Fee Termination Date, the Company shall pay a Financing Coordination Fee to the Advisor and its Affiliates for services provided in connection with the origination or refinancing of Mortgages the Company obtains, the proceeds of which are used to acquire Assets, or that are assumed directly or indirectly, in connection with the acquisition of Assets, in an amount equal to 0.75% of the amount made available and/or outstanding under any such Mortgage, including any assumed Mortgage. The Advisor may reallow some of or all this Financing Coordination Fee to reimburse third parties with whom it may subcontract to procure any such Mortgage. The Company shall pay the Advisor the Financing Coordination Fee with respect to services provided in connection with the origination or refinancing of Mortgages the Company obtains, that are completed after the Fee Termination Date and which were under negotiation, under contract or were the subject of a signed letter of intent (regardless of whether the letter was binding) on a date prior to the Fee Termination Date.

 

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(f)           Payment of Fees .

 

(i)          In connection with the Acquisition Fee, Property Disposition Fee and Financing Coordination Fee, the Company shall pay such fees to the Advisor or its assignees in cash, in Shares, or a combination of both, the form of payment to be determined in the sole discretion of the Advisor.

 

(ii)         Commencing with the date of this Agreement, the Asset Management Fee shall be payable in the form determined, at the discretion of the Advisor in cash, OP Units, Shares, or any combination thereof. Each OP Unit or Share shall be valued at a trading price of a Share, on the applicable national securities exchange, as determined by the Advisor and the Company.

 

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(g)           Exclusion of Certain Transactions .

 

(i)          If the Company or the Operating Partnership shall propose to enter into any transaction in which the Advisor or any Affiliate thereof has a direct or indirect interest, then such transaction shall be approved by a majority of the Board (including a majority of the Independent Directors) not otherwise interested in such transaction as fair and reasonable to the Company and on terms and conditions not less favorable to the Company than those available from unaffiliated third parties.

 

(ii)         Neither the Company nor the Operating Partnership shall make loans to the Advisor or any Affiliate thereof except Mortgages pursuant to Section 9.3(iii) of the Articles of Incorporation (or any successor provision) or loans to wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company. Neither the Advisor nor any Affiliate thereof shall make loans to the Company or the Operating Partnership, or to Joint Ventures, unless approved by a majority of the Directors (including a majority of the Independent Directors) not otherwise interested in such transaction as fair, competitive, and commercially reasonable, and no less favorable to the Company or Operating Partnership, as applicable, than comparable loans between unaffiliated parties.

 

(iii)        The Company and the Operating Partnership may enter into Joint Ventures with the Advisor or its Affiliates, provided that (a) a majority of Directors (including a majority of Independent Directors) not otherwise interested in the transaction approves the transaction as being fair and reasonable to the Company or Operating Partnership, as applicable, and (b) the investment by the Company or Operating Partnership, as applicable, is on substantially the same terms as those received by other joint venturers.

 

(iv)        If the Board elects to internalize any management services provided by the Advisor, neither the Company nor the Operating Partnership shall pay any compensation or other remuneration to the Advisor or its Affiliates in connection with such internalization of management services.

 

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(h)          [Intentionally Omitted]

 

(i)           Waiver of Certain Fees Under Articles of Incorporation . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the first paragraph of Section 1 or in Section 20 , the Advisor hereby waives the following fees: (i) the subordinated incentive listing fee provided for in Section 8.7 of the Articles of Incorporation; (ii) the subordinated participation in net sales proceeds provided for in Section 8.8 of the Articles of Incorporation; and (iii) the subordinated termination fee provided for in Section 8.9 of the Articles of Incorporation.

 

11.         EXPENSES

 

(a)          In addition to the compensation paid to the Advisor pursuant to Section 10 , the Company or the Operating Partnership shall pay directly or reimburse the Advisor for all the expenses paid or incurred by the Advisor or its Affiliates in connection with the services it provides to the Company and the Operating Partnership pursuant to this Agreement, including the following:

 

(i)          Organization and Offering Expenses and expenses related to the Private Offering, including (A) third-party due diligence fees related to the Primary Offering of up to one-half percent (0.5%) of the Gross Proceeds raised in all Primary Offerings, and (B) third-party due diligence fees related to the Private Offering of up to one-half percent (0.5%) of the Gross Proceeds raised in the Private Offering, in each case as set forth in detailed and itemized invoices; provided , however , that the Company will not reimburse the Advisor to the extent that such reimbursement would cause (A) the total amount of Organization and Offering Expenses paid by the Company and the Operating Partnership to exceed one and one-half percent (1.5%) of the Gross Proceeds raised in all Primary Offerings, or (B) the total amount of the expenses related to the Private Offering to exceed one and one-half percent (1.5%) of the Gross Proceeds raised in the Private Offering;

 

(ii)        Acquisition Expenses, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 10(b) ;

 

(iii)        the actual cost of goods and services used by the Company and obtained from entities not Affiliated with the Advisor;

 

(iv)        interest and other costs for loans, including discounts, points and other similar fees;

 

(v)         taxes and assessments on income of the Company or Assets;

 

(vi)        costs associated with insurance required in connection with the business of the Company or by the Board;

 

(vii)      expenses of managing and operating Assets owned by the Company, whether payable to an Affiliate of the Company or a non-affiliated Person;

 

(viii)     all expenses in connection with payments to the Directors for attending meetings of the Board and Stockholders;

 

(ix)       expenses associated with a Listing, if applicable, or with the issuance and distribution of Shares, such as selling commissions and fees, advertising expenses, taxes, legal and accounting fees, listing and registration fees;

 

(x)         expenses connected with payments of Distributions;

 

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(xi)         expenses of organizing, revising, amending, converting, modifying or terminating the Company, the Operating Partnership or any subsidiary thereof or the Articles of Incorporation, By-laws or governing documents of the Operating Partnership or any subsidiary of the Company or the Operating Partnership;

 

(xii)        expenses of maintaining communications with Stockholders, including the cost of preparation, printing, and mailing of annual reports and other Stockholder reports, proxy statements and other reports required by governmental entities;

 

(xiii)       administrative service expenses, including all costs and expenses incurred by the Advisor or its Affiliates in fulfilling its duties hereunder, including reasonable salaries and wages, benefits and overhead of all employees directly involved in the performance of such services; provided , however , that no reimbursement shall be made for costs of such employees of the Advisor or its Affiliates to the extent that such employees perform services for which the Advisor receives a separate fee; and

 

(xiv)      audit, accounting and legal fees.

 

(b)          Expenses incurred by the Advisor on behalf of the Company and the Operating Partnership and payable pursuant to this Section 11 shall be reimbursed no less than monthly to the Advisor.

 

(c)          For the avoidance of doubt, the Advisor hereby acknowledges that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Insourced Acquisition Expenses shall be due, payable or reimbursable to the Advisor or any of its Affiliates during the acquisition stage of an Offering.

 

12.         OTHER SERVICES . Should the Board request that the Advisor or any director, officer or employee thereof render services for the Company and the Operating Partnership other than those set forth in Section 3 , such services shall be separately compensated at such customary rates and in such customary amounts as are agreed upon by the Advisor and the Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors, subject to the limitations contained in the Articles of Incorporation, and shall not be deemed to be services pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

13.         REIMBURSEMENT TO THE ADVISOR . The Company shall not reimburse the Advisor at the end of any fiscal quarter in which Total Operating Expenses incurred by the Advisor for the four consecutive fiscal quarters then ended (the “ Expense Year ”) exceed (the “ Excess Amount ”) the greater of two percent (2%) of Average Invested Assets or twenty-five percent (25%) of Net Income (the “ 2%/25% Guidelines ”) for such year. Any Excess Amount paid to the Advisor during a fiscal quarter shall be repaid to the Company or, at the option of the Company, subtracted from the Total Operating Expenses reimbursed during the subsequent fiscal quarter. If there is an Excess Amount in any Expense Year and the Independent Directors determine that such excess was justified based on unusual and nonrecurring factors which they deem sufficient, then the Excess Amount may be carried over and included in Total Operating Expenses in subsequent Expense Years and reimbursed to the Advisor in one or more of such years; provided , that there shall be sent to the Stockholders a written disclosure of such fact, together with an explanation of the factors the Independent Directors considered in determining that such excess expenses were justified. Such determination shall be reflected in the minutes of the meetings of the Board. All figures used in the foregoing computation shall be determined in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis.

 

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14.         OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE ADVISOR . Except as set forth in this Section 14 , nothing herein contained shall prevent the Advisor or any of its Affiliates from engaging in or earning fees from other activities, including the rendering of advice to other Persons (including other REITs) and the management of other programs advised, sponsored or organized by the Sponsor or its Affiliates; nor shall this Agreement limit or restrict the right of any director, officer, member, partner, employee or stockholder of the Advisor or any of its Affiliates to engage in or earn fees from any other business or to render services of any kind to any other Person and earn fees for rendering such services; provided , however , that the Advisor must devote sufficient resources to the Company’s business to discharge its obligations to the Company under this Agreement. The Advisor may, with respect to any investment in which the Company is a participant, also render advice and service to each and every other participant therein, and earn fees for rendering such advice and service. Specifically, it is contemplated that the Company may enter into Joint Ventures or other similar co-investment arrangements with certain Persons, and pursuant to the agreements governing such Joint Ventures or arrangements, the Advisor may be engaged to provide advice and service to such Persons, in which case the Advisor will earn fees for rendering such advice and service.

 

The Advisor shall report to the Board the existence of any condition or circumstance, existing or anticipated, of which it has knowledge, which creates or could create a conflict of interest between the Advisor’s obligations to the Company and its obligations to or its interest in any other Person. Before the Advisor may take advantage of an investment opportunity for its own account or recommend it to others, the Advisor is obligated to present such opportunity to the Company if (a) such opportunity is compatible with the Company’s investment objectives and policies, (b) such opportunity is of a character which could be taken by the Company, and (c) the Company has the financial resources to take advantage of such opportunity.

 

If an investment opportunity becomes available that is suitable for both the Company and a public or private entity with which the Advisor or its Affiliates are affiliated for which both entities have sufficient uninvested funds, and the requirements of the preceding paragraph have been satisfied, then the entity that has had the longest period of time elapse since it was offered an investment opportunity will first be offered the investment opportunity. An investment opportunity will not be considered suitable for an entity if the 2%/25% Guidelines could not be satisfied if the entity were to make the investment. In determining whether or not an investment opportunity is suitable for more than one entity, the Board and the Advisor will examine such factors, among others, as the cash requirements of each entity, the effect of the acquisition both on diversification of each entity’s investments by type of property and geographic area and on diversification of the tenants of its properties, the policy of each entity relating to leverage of properties, the anticipated cash flow of each entity, the income tax effects of the purchase to each entity, the size of the investment and the amount of funds available to each program and the length of time such funds have been available for investment. If a subsequent development, such as a delay in the closing of the acquisition of such investment or a delay in the construction of a property, causes any such investment, in the opinion of the Board and the Advisor, to be more appropriate for an entity other than the entity that committed to make the investment, the Advisor may determine that the other entity affiliated with the Advisor or its Affiliates will make the investment. It shall be the duty of the Board, including the Independent Directors, to ensure that the method used by the Advisor for the allocation of the acquisition of investments by two or more affiliated programs seeking to acquire similar types of Assets is applied fairly to the Company.

 

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15.         THE AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL NAME . The Advisor and its Affiliates have or may have a proprietary interest in the names “American Realty Capital,” “ARC” and “AR Capital.” The Advisor hereby grants to the Company, to the extent of any proprietary interest the Advisor may have in any of the names “American Realty Capital,” “ARC” and “AR Capital,” a non-transferable, non-assignable, non-exclusive, royalty-free right and license to use the names “American Realty Capital,” “ARC” and “AR Capital” during the term of this Agreement. The Company agrees that the Advisor and its Affiliates will have the right to approve of any use by the Company of the names “American Realty Capital,” “ARC” and “AR Capital,” such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Accordingly, and in recognition of this right, if at any time the Company ceases to retain the Advisor or one of its Affiliates to perform advisory services for the Company, the Company will promptly after receipt of written request from the Advisor, cease to conduct business under or use the names “American Realty Capital,” “ARC” and “AR Capital” or any derivative thereof and the Company shall change its name and the names of any of its subsidiaries to a name that does not contain the names “American Realty Capital,” “ARC” and “AR Capital” or any other word or words that might, in the reasonable discretion of the Advisor, be susceptible of indication of some form of relationship between the Company and the Advisor or any its Affiliates. At such time, the Company also will make any changes to any trademarks, servicemarks or other marks necessary to remove any references to the words “American Realty Capital,” “ARC” and “AR Capital.” Consistent with the foregoing, it is specifically recognized that the Advisor or one or more of its Affiliates has in the past and may in the future organize, sponsor or otherwise permit to exist other investment vehicles (including vehicles for investment in real estate) and financial and service organizations having any of the names “American Realty Capital,” “ARC” and “AR Capital” as a part of their name, all without the need for any consent (and without the right to object thereto) by the Company. Neither the Advisor nor any of its Affiliates makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, with respect to the names “American Realty Capital,” “ARC” and “AR Capital” licensed hereunder or the use thereof (including without limitation as to whether the use of the names “American Realty Capital,” “ARC” and “AR Capital” will be free from infringement of the intellectual property rights of third parties). Notwithstanding the preceding, the Advisor represents and warrants that it is not aware of any pending claims or litigation or of any claims threatened in writing regarding the use or ownership of the names “American Realty Capital,” “ARC” and “AR Capital.”

 

16.         TERM OF AGREEMENT . This Agreement shall continue in force for a period of one year from the date hereof and thereafter may be renewed for an unlimited number of successive one-year periods upon mutual consent of the parties.

 

17.         TERMINATION BY THE PARTIES . This Agreement may be terminated upon 60 days’ written notice (a) by the Independent Directors or the Advisor, without Cause and without penalty, (b) by the Advisor for Good Reason, or (c) by the Advisor upon a Change of Control; provided , that termination of this Agreement with Cause shall be upon 45 days’ written notice. The provisions of Sections 19 through 31 of this Agreement shall survive termination of this Agreement.

 

18.         ASSIGNMENT TO AN AFFILIATE . This Agreement may be assigned by the Advisor to an Affiliate with the approval of a majority of the Directors (including a majority of the Independent Directors). The Advisor may assign any rights to receive fees or other payments under this Agreement to any Person without obtaining the approval of the Directors. This Agreement shall not be assigned by the Company or the Operating Partnership without the consent of the Advisor, except in the case of an assignment by the Company or the Operating Partnership to a Person which is a successor to all the assets, rights and obligations of the Company or the Operating Partnership, in which case such successor Person shall be bound hereunder and by the terms of said assignment in the same manner as the Company or the Operating Partnership, as applicable, is bound by this Agreement.

 

19.        PAYMENTS TO AND DUTIES OF ADVISOR UPON TERMINATION

 

(a)           Amounts Owed . After the Termination Date, the Advisor shall be entitled to receive from the Company or the Operating Partnership within 30 days after the effective date of such termination all amounts then accrued and owing to the Advisor, including all its interest in the Company’s income, losses, distributions and capital by payment of an amount equal to the then-present fair market value of the Advisor’s interest, subject to the 2%/25% Guidelines to the extent applicable.

 

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(b)          Advisor’s Duties . The Advisor shall promptly upon termination of this Agreement:

 

(i)          pay over to the Company and the Operating Partnership all money collected and held for the account of the Company and the Operating Partnership pursuant to this Agreement, after deducting any accrued compensation and reimbursement for its expenses to which it is then entitled;

 

(ii)         deliver to the Board a full accounting, including a statement showing all payments collected by it and a statement of all money held by it, covering the period following the date of the last accounting furnished to the Board;

 

(iii)        deliver to the Board all assets, including all Assets, and documents of the Company and the Operating Partnership then in the custody of the Advisor; and

 

(iv)        cooperate with the Company and Board in making an orderly transition of the advisory function.

 

20.         INCORPORATION OF THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND THE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT . Except as provided in Section 10(i) , to the extent that the Articles of Incorporation or the Operating Partnership Agreement imposes obligations or restrictions on the Advisor or grants the Advisor any rights which are not set forth in this Agreement, the Advisor shall abide by such obligations or restrictions and such rights shall inure to the benefit of the Advisor with the same force and effect as if they were set forth herein.

 

21.         INDEMNIFICATION BY THE COMPANY AND THE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP

 

(a)          The Company and the Operating Partnership shall indemnify and hold harmless the Advisor and its Affiliates, as well as their respective officers, directors, equity holders, members, partners, stockholders, other equity holders and employees (collectively, the “ Indemnitees ,” and each, an “ Indemnitee ”), from all liability, claims, damages or losses arising in the performance of their duties hereunder, and related expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, to the extent such liability, claims, damages or losses and related expenses are not fully reimbursed by insurance, and to the extent that such indemnification would not be inconsistent with the laws of the State of New York, the Articles of Incorporation or the provisions of Section II.G of the NASAA REIT Guidelines. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and the Operating Partnership shall not provide for indemnification of an Indemnitee for any loss or liability suffered by such Indemnitee, nor shall they provide that an Indemnitee be held harmless for any loss or liability suffered by the Company and the Operating Partnership, unless all the following conditions are met:

 

(i)          the Indemnitee has determined, in good faith, that the course of conduct that caused the loss or liability was in the best interest of the Company and the Operating Partnership;

 

(ii)         the Indemnitee was acting on behalf of, or performing services for, the Company or the Operating Partnership;

 

(iii)        such liability or loss was not the result of negligence or misconduct by the Indemnitee; and

 

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(iv)       such indemnification or agreement to hold harmless is recoverable only out of the Company’s Net Assets and not from the Stockholders.

 

(b)          Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Indemnitee shall not be indemnified by the Company or the Operating Partnership for any loss, liability or expense arising from or out of an alleged violation of federal or state securities laws by such Indemnitee unless one or more of the following conditions are met:

 

(i)          there has been a successful adjudication on the merits of each count involving alleged securities law violations as to the Indemnitee;

 

(ii)         such claims have been dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction as to the Indemnitee; or

 

(iii)        a court of competent jurisdiction approves a settlement of the claims against the Indemnitee and finds that indemnification of the settlement and the related costs should be made, and the court considering the request for indemnification has been advised of the position of the SEC and of the published position of any state securities regulatory authority in which Securities were offered or sold as to indemnification for violation of securities laws.

 

(c)         The Company or the Operating Partnership may pay or reimburse reasonable legal expenses and other costs incurred by an Indemnitee in advance of final disposition of a proceeding only if: (i) the proceeding relates to acts or omissions with respect to the performance of duties or services on behalf of the Company or the Operating Partnership; (ii) the Indemnitee provides the Company or the Operating Partnership with a written affirmation of the Indenmitee’s good faith belief that the Indemnitee has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the Company or the Operating Partnership as authorized by this Section 21 ; (iii) the proceeding was initiated by a third party who is not a Stockholder or, if by a Stockholder acting in his or her capacity as such, a court of competent jurisdiction approves such advancement; and (iv) the Indemnitee provides the Company or the Operating Partnership with a written undertaking to repay the amount paid or reimbursed by the Company or the Operating Partnership, together with the applicable legal rate of interest, if it is ultimately determined that the Indemnitee did not comply with the requisite standard of conduct.

 

22.         INDEMNIFICATION BY ADVISOR . The Advisor shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the Operating Partnership from contract or other liability, claims, damages, taxes or losses and related expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, to the extent that such liability, claims, damages, taxes or losses and related expenses are not fully reimbursed by insurance and are incurred by reason of the Advisor’s bad faith, fraud, willful misfeasance, intentional misconduct, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its duties; provided , however , that the Advisor shall not be held responsible for any action of the Board in following or declining to follow any advice or recommendation given by the Advisor.

 

23.         NOTICES . Any notice, report or other communication (each a “ Notice ”) required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing unless some other method of giving such Notice is required by the Articles of Incorporation or By-laws, and shall be given by being delivered by hand, by courier or overnight carrier or by registered or certified mail to the addresses set forth below:

 

To the Company:

New York REIT, Inc.
405 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Nicholas S. Schorsch,
Chief Executive Officer

 

with a copy to:

 

Proskauer Rose LLP
Eleven Times Square
New York, New York 10036
Attention: Peter M. Fass, Esq.

 

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To the Operating Partnership:

New York Recovery Operating Partnership, L.P.
405 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Nicholas S. Schorsch

 

with a copy to:

 

Proskauer Rose LLP
Eleven Times Square
New York, New York 10036
Attention: Peter M. Fass, Esq.

   
To the Advisor:

New York Recovery Advisors, LLC
405 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Nicholas S. Schorsch

 

with a copy to:

 

Proskauer Rose LLP
Eleven Times Square
New York, New York 10036
Attention: Peter M. Fass, Esq.

 

Any party may at any time give Notice in writing to the other parties of a change in its address for the purposes of this Section 23 .

 

24.         MODIFICATION . This Agreement shall not be amended, supplemented, terminated, or discharged, in whole or in part, except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto, or their respective successors or assignees.

 

25.         SEVERABILITY . The provisions of this Agreement are independent of and severable from each other, and no provision shall be affected or rendered invalid or unenforceable by virtue of the fact that for any reason any other or others of them may be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part.

 

26.         GOVERNING LAW . The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York as at the time in effect, without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof.

 

27.         ENTIRE AGREEMENT . This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, inducements and conditions, express or implied, oral or written, of any nature whatsoever with respect to the subject matter hereof. The express terms hereof control and supersede any course of performance or usage of the trade inconsistent with any of the terms hereof.

 

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28.         NO WAIVER . Neither the failure nor any delay on the part of a party to exercise any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise of the same or of any other right, remedy, power or privilege, nor shall any waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any occurrence be construed as a waiver of such right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any other occurrence. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and is signed by the party asserted to have granted such waiver.

 

29.         PRONOUNS AND PLURALS . Whenever the context may require, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa.

 

30.         HEADINGS . The titles of sections and subsections contained in this Agreement are for convenience only, and they neither form a part of this Agreement nor are they to be used in the construction or interpretation hereof.

 

31.         EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS . This Agreement may be executed (including by facsimile, PDF or other electronic transmission) with counterpart signature pages or in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original as against any party whose signature appears thereon, and all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  NEW YORK REIT, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Nicholas S. Schorsch
    Name:  Nicholas S. Schorsch
    Title:    Chief Executive Officer and
    Chairman of the Board of Directors
     
  NEW YORK RECOVERY OPERATING
PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
     
  By: New York REIT, Inc. its General Partner
     
  By: /s/ Nicholas S. Schorsch
    Name:  Nicholas S. Schorsch
    Title:    Chief Executive Officer and
    Chairman of the Board of Directors
     
  NEW YORK RECOVERY ADVISORS, LLC
     
  By: New York Recovery Special Limited Partnership, LLC its Member
     
  By: American Realty Capital III, LLC
    its Managing Member
     
  By: /s/ William M. Kahane
    Name: William M. Kahane
    Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

Execution Version

 

 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

dated as of

 

April 14, 2014

 

by and among

 

New York Recovery Operating Partnership, L.P. ,
as Borrower,

 

NEW YORK REIT, INC. ,
as the REIT and a Guarantor

 

The LENDERS party hereto ,
as Lenders,

 

The SWINGLINE LENDER party hereto ,
as Swingline Lender,

 

CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, RBS CITIZENS, N.A., SunTrust
Robinson Humphrey, Inc., BARCLAYS BANK PLC and U.S. BANK
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Joint Lead Arrangers,

 

CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ,
as Administrative Agent and L/C Issuer,

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
and
BARCLAYS BANK PLC ,
as Syndication Agents,

 

CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
and
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ,
as Joint Bookrunners

 

and

 

RBS CITIZENS, N.A. and SUNTRUST BANK
as Documentation Agents

 

 
 

 

Table of Contents

 

Page

 

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS 1
Section 1.01 Defined Terms 1
Section 1.02 Terms Generally 47
Section 1.03 Accounting Terms; GAAP 48
ARTICLE II THE CREDITS 48
Section 2.01 The Commitments 48
Section 2.02 Loans and Borrowings 49
Section 2.03 Requests for Borrowings 50
Section 2.04 Letter of Credit Borrowings 51
Section 2.05 Funding of Borrowings 61
Section 2.06 Interest Elections 61
Section 2.07 Termination and Conversion of the Commitments 62
Section 2.08 Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt 63
Section 2.09 Prepayment of Loans 65
Section 2.10 Fees 66
Section 2.11 Interest 68
Section 2.12 Alternate Rate of Interest 69
Section 2.13 Increased Costs 69
Section 2.14 Break Funding Payments 71
Section 2.15 Taxes 71
Section 2.16 Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Setoffs 75
Section 2.17 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders 79
Section 2.18 Use of Proceeds 79
Section 2.19 Swingline Loans 79
Section 2.20 Extension of Revolving Maturity Date 82
Section 2.21 Swap Agreements 83
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 84
Section 3.01 Organization; Powers 85
Section 3.02 Authorization; Enforceability 85
Section 3.03 Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts 85

 

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Section 3.04 Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Effect 85
Section 3.05 Properties 86
Section 3.06 Litigation, Environmental and Labor Matters 87
Section 3.07 Compliance With Laws and Agreements 89
Section 3.08 [Reserved] 89
Section 3.09 Taxes 90
Section 3.10 ERISA 90
Section 3.11 Disclosure 90
Section 3.12 Use of Credit 91
Section 3.13 Solvency 91
Section 3.14 No Default 92
Section 3.15 Insurance 92
Section 3.16 Security Interests and Liens 92
Section 3.17 Organizational Documents 93
Section 3.18 Principal Offices; Place of Organization 93
Section 3.19 No Burdensome Restrictions 93
Section 3.20 Brokers’ Fees 93
Section 3.21 REIT and Tax Status 93
Section 3.22 Borrowing Base Properties 93
Section 3.23 Anti-Money Laundering/International Trade Law Compliance 95
Section 3.24 Fiscal Year; Fiscal Quarters 96
ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS 96
Section 4.01 Closing Date 97
Section 4.02 Credit Event 98
ARTICLE V AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS 99
Section 5.01 Financial Statements and Other Information 99
Section 5.02 Notices of Material Events 101
Section 5.03 Existence; Conduct of Business 102
Section 5.04 Payment of Obligations 102
Section 5.05 Insurance; Property Maintenance 103

 

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Section 5.06 Books and Records; Inspection 103
Section 5.07 Compliance with Laws 104
Section 5.08 Use of Proceeds 104
Section 5.09 Operating Accounts 104
Section 5.10 Organizational Documents 104
Section 5.11 UCC Searches 104
Section 5.12 Environmental Laws 104
Section 5.13 Maintenance of REIT Status 105
Section 5.14 Communication with Accountants 105
Section 5.15 Patriot Act Compliance 105
Section 5.16 Further Assurances 106
Section 5.17 Material Contracts 106
Section 5.18 Collateral Matters; Liens and Security Interest; Release of Pledge 106
Section 5.19 Alterations 111
Section 5.20 Special Purpose Entity 111
Section 5.21 Ground Leases 111
ARTICLE VI NEGATIVE COVENANTS 112
Section 6.01 Financial Covenants 112
Section 6.02 Liens 116
Section 6.03 Fundamental Changes 116
Section 6.04 Indebtedness 118
Section 6.05 Transactions with Affiliates; Joint Ventures 118
Section 6.06 Restrictive Agreements 119
Section 6.07 Fiscal Year; Fiscal Quarters 119
Section 6.08 Employees 119
Section 6.09 ERISA 119
Section 6.10 Asset Sales 119
Section 6.11 Prohibited Transfers; REIT Covenants 120
Section 6.12 Management Fees 120

 

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Section 6.13 Subsidiaries 120
Section 6.14 Taxation of Borrower 121
Section 6.15 Line of Business; Investments 121
Section 6.16 Zoning 122
Section 6.17 No Joint Assessment; Separate Lots 123
Section 6.18 Special Purpose Entity 123
Section 6.19 Borrowing Base Properties; Ground Leases 123
Section 6.20 Advisory Agreement 124
ARTICLE VII EVENTS OF DEFAULT 124
Section 7.01 Events of Default 124
ARTICLE VIII THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT 128
Section 8.01 Appointment, Powers and Immunities 128
Section 8.02 Reliance by Administrative Agent 129
Section 8.03 Defaults 130
Section 8.04 Intentionally Omitted 135
Section 8.05 Rights as a Lender 135
Section 8.06 Standard of Care; Indemnification 135
Section 8.07 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders 136
Section 8.08 Failure to Act 137
Section 8.09 Resignation of Administrative Agent 137
Section 8.10 Consents Under Loan Documents 139
Section 8.11 Authorization 141
Section 8.12 Administrative Fee 142
Section 8.13 Defaulting Lenders 142
Section 8.14 Liability of Administrative Agent 149
Section 8.15 Transfer of Agency Function 149
Section 8.16 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim 149
Section 8.17 Several Obligations; No Liability, No Release 150
Section 8.18 No Reliance on Administrative Agent’s Customer Identification Program 150

 

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Section 8.19 Lenders with Titles 150
Section 8.20 Arranger; Bookrunner 150
ARTICLE IX BORROWING BASE PROPERTIES 151
Section 9.01 Borrowing Base Properties 151
Section 9.02 Exclusion Events 158
Section 9.03 Addition and Removal of Borrowing Base Properties 159
ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS 163
Section 10.01 Notices 163
Section 10.02 No Deemed Waivers; Remedies Cumulative 165
Section 10.03 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver 165
Section 10.04 Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc 167
Section 10.05 Successors and Assigns 167
Section 10.06 Survival 172
Section 10.07 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness 172
Section 10.08 Severability 173
Section 10.09 Set-off 173
Section 10.10 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc 174
Section 10.11 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL 174
Section 10.12 Headings 175
Section 10.13 No Broker 175
Section 10.14 Obligations of the Credit Parties Independent; Joint and Several 175
Section 10.15 Confidentiality 175
Section 10.16 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility 176
Section 10.17 Additional Commitments 177
Section 10.18 Amendments 180
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SCHEDULE I - Commitments
SCHEDULE II - Principal Offices; Places of Organization
SCHEDULE III - Initial Borrowing Base Properties and Subsidiary Guarantors
SCHEDULE IV - Disclosed Litigation
SCHEDULE V - Applicable Margin
SCHEDULE VI - Special Purpose Entity
SCHEDULE VII - Insurance Requirements for Borrowing Base Properties
SCHEDULE VIII - Employer Identification Numbers
SCHEDULE IX - Organization Chart; Subsidiaries
SCHEDULE X - Environmental Matters
SCHEDULE 3.16(c) - Equity Interests in Corporations or Entities other than the Subsidiary Guarantors and the 163 Entities
SCHEDULE 6.12 - Management Agreements

 

 

EXHIBIT A - Form of Revolving Note
EXHIBIT B - Form of Swingline Note
EXHIBIT C - Form of Term Note
EXHIBIT D - Form of Assignment and Assumption
EXHIBIT E - Form of Borrowing Base Certificate
EXHIBIT F - Form of Compliance Certificate
EXHIBIT G - Form of Solvency Certificate
EXHIBIT H - Form of Borrowing Request

 

 

 

 
 

 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of April 14, 2014, is made by and among New York Recovery Operating Partnership, L.P. , a Delaware limited partnership (“ Borrower ”), NEW YORK REIT, INC. (formerly known as American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc.), a Maryland corporation and the sole general partner of Borrower (the “ REIT ”), the LENDERS party hereto listed on the signature pages of this Agreement under the heading “LENDERS” (each a “ Lender ” and, collectively, the “ Lenders ”), CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”) and as a Joint Lead Arranger and a Joint Bookrunner, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , as a Joint Lead Arranger, a Syndication Agent and a Joint Bookrunner, RBS CITIZENS, N.A. , as a Joint Lead Arranger and a Documentation Agent, BARCLAYS BANK PLC , as a Joint Lead Arranger and Syndication Agent, SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY, INC. as a Joint Lead Arranger and SUNTRUST BANK as a Documentation Agent.

 

Borrower, the REIT, Administrative Agent and certain Lenders were parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2013 (the “ Original Closing Date ”; such Credit Agreement is referred to herein as the “ Original Credit Agreement ”), pursuant to which Administrative Agent and the Lenders agreed to (i) make revolving loans to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount of up to $110,000,000.00, and (ii) make term loans to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount of up to $110,000,000.00.

 

Borrower, the REIT, Administrative Agent and certain Lenders amended and restated the Original Credit Agreement in its entirety pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2013 (the “ Amended Closing Date ”; such Credit Agreement is referred to herein as the “ Amended Credit Agreement ”), pursuant to which Administrative Agent and the Lenders agreed to (i) make revolving loans to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount of up to $50,000,000.00, and (ii) make term loans to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount of up to $340,000,000.00.

 

Borrower and the REIT have requested that the Revolving Loan Commitment be increased to $400,000,000.00 and the Term Loan Commitment be decreased to $305,000,000.00.

 

In connection with the foregoing request, the Amended Credit Agreement is hereby further amended and restated in its entirety pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.01 Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

 

Accepting Lender ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.17(b) .

 

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Acquisition Cost ” as to any Real Property shall mean the purchase price, prior to any adjustment for closing costs, rents and other accounts receivable, expenses including real estate taxes and other customary pro-rations, paid by Borrower, the REIT or applicable Subsidiary thereof to acquire such Real Property.

 

Additional Commitment Amount ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.17 .

 

Additional Commitment Notice ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.17(b) .

 

Adjusted LIBOR Rate ” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the LIBOR Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.

 

Adjusted Borrowing Base Net Operating Income ” for any Borrowing Base Property for the four (4) fiscal quarters most recently ended, means the Net Operating Income of such Borrowing Base Property for such period (as adjusted pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.01(d) ) less Capital Reserves attributable to such period.

 

Adjusted Net Operating Income ” for any Real Property the value of which is included in the calculation of Total Asset Value for the four (4) fiscal quarters most recently ended means the Net Operating Income of such Real Property for such period less Capital Reserves attributable to such period.

 

Administrative Agent ” means Capital One, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder, or any successor Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to Article VIII .

 

Administrative Agent’s Account ” means an account designated by Administrative Agent in a notice to Borrower and the Lenders.

 

Administrative Questionnaire ” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form to be supplied by Administrative Agent to Borrower.

 

Advanced Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.13(d) .

 

Advanced Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(d) .

 

Advisor ” means New York Recovery Advisors, LLC.

 

Advisory Agreement ” means the Fifth Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement dated as of June 17, 2013 by and among REIT, the Borrower and the Advisor.

 

Affiliate ” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.

 

Agent Parties ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01(f) .

 

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Aggregate Commitments ” means the combined Revolving Loan Commitments and Term Loan Commitments of all of the Lenders, which as of the Effective Date, total $705,000,000.00, as such Aggregate Commitments may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.07 or (b) increased three (3) additional times by up to $295,000,000 to up to $1,000,000,000.00 pursuant to Section 10.17 .

 

Amended Closing Date ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

 

Amended Credit Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

 

Anti-Terrorism Laws ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.23(f) .

 

Applicable Margin ” means, (a) prior to the occurrence of a Credit Rating Election Event, the amount set forth opposite the indicated Consolidated Leverage Ratio in the grid set forth on Schedule V , and (b) from and after the occurrence of a Credit Rating Election Event, the Applicable Margin shall be the amount set forth opposite the indicated Rating on Schedule V as determined by the higher of the two ratings from S&P or Moody’s from time to time; provided that (i) in the event that the two ratings are two tiers apart, the tier corresponding to the midpoint of the ratings shall apply, and (ii) in the event that the ratings are more than two tiers apart, the tier that is two tiers below the higher of the two ratings shall apply. If only one of S&P and Moody’s shall have assigned a rating, the Applicable Margin shall be determined by the sole rating then in effect. If neither S&P nor Moody’s shall have assigned a rating, or if the rating shall have been withdrawn, and provided that a Credit Rating Election Event shall have occurred, the Applicable Margin shall be determined based on a rating of <BBB-/Baa3 as set forth opposite the indicated rating on Schedule V .

 

Applicable Percentage ” means, with respect to any Lender, the percentage of the total Commitments and Term Loans represented by such Lender’s Commitment and Term Loans. If the Commitments have terminated or expired, the “Applicable Percentage” of each Lender shall be the ratio, expressed as a percentage of (A) the sum of the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans, L/C Obligations and Term Loans owing to such Lender as of such date to (B) the sum of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans, L/C Obligations and Term Loans owing to all Lenders as of such date.

 

Appraisal ” means an appraisal of a Real Property commissioned and engaged by Administrative Agent and paid for by Borrower or the REIT, prepared by an independent third-party MAI licensed appraiser selected by Administrative Agent and licensed in the State in which the Real Property is located, which appraisal must comply in all respects with the standards for real estate appraisal established pursuant to Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (“ FIRREA ”), and otherwise be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent.

 

Appraised Value ” as to any Real Property shall mean, as of any date of determination (i) in the case of any Borrowing Base Property, the “as-is” appraised value of such Real Property reflected in the Appraisal thereof most recently obtained by and approved by Administrative

 

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Agent pursuant to Section 4.01(i) , Section 9.01(b)(vii) , Section 9.01(b)(viii) or Section 9.03(a) and (ii) in the case of any other Real Property, the “as-is” appraised value of such Real Property reflected in the Appraisal thereof most recently obtained by and approved by Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(c) or Section 9.01(b) , as applicable.

 

Approved Fund ” means any entity that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

 

Approved Ground Lease ” means, at any time, any ground lease (whether related to an interest in land alone or an interest in land and the improvements located thereon) with respect to any Real Property which is on terms and conditions that are reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent, and: (a) under which a Subsidiary Guarantor is the lessee or holds equivalent rights (including, without limitation, as a sublessee), (b) that has a remaining term of not less than forty (40) years (assuming the exercise of any extension options that are exercisable at the Subsidiary Guarantor’s option) or be subject to a purchase option in favor of the Subsidiary Guarantor that is exercisable in the sole discretion of the Subsidiary Guarantor and is for a nominal purchase price, (c) under which any required rental payment, principal or interest payment or other payment due under such lease or sublease, as applicable, from the Subsidiary Guarantor to the ground lessor is not more than thirty (30) days past due, (d) where no party to such lease or sublease, as applicable, is the subject of an Insolvency Proceeding, (e) where the Subsidiary Guarantor’s interest in the Real Property or the lease or sublease, as applicable, is not subject to any Lien (other than Permitted Exceptions), (f) contains provisions which create an obligation of the lessor to give the holder of any (i) recorded or unrecorded mortgage lien on such leased property or (ii) security interest in the Equity Interests of the owner of such leased property (provided such lessor has received written notice of either such lien or security interest) written notice of any defaults on the part of the Subsidiary Guarantor and agreement of such lessor that such lease will not be terminated until such holder has had a reasonable opportunity to cure such defaults (after foreclosure, if necessary for such cure), and fails to do so, (g) contains provisions which permit the use of such Real Property for its then-current use, (h) contains provisions which provide for such other rights customarily required by mortgagees making a loan secured by the interest of the holder of the leasehold estate demised pursuant to a ground lease or sublease, and (i) under which there exists no default or event of default by a ground lessor, which default or event of default has caused or otherwise resulted in or could reasonably be expected to cause or otherwise result in any material interference with the Subsidiary Guarantor’s occupancy or other rights under the applicable ground lease or sublease.

 

Approved Uses ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18 .

 

Asset ” means, with respect to any Credit Party, any Real Property or other investment assets owned directly or indirectly by such Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries from time to time.

 

Assignment and Assumption ” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by

 

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Section 10.05 ), and accepted by Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit D or any other form approved by Administrative Agent.

 

Assignment of Agreements ” means, collectively, each Assignment of Agreements, Licenses, Permits and Contracts from each Subsidiary Guarantor and the 163 Washington SPE to Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and Administrative Agent’s counsel.

 

Auto-Extension Letter of Credit ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(b)(iii) .

 

Base Rate ” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate for such day plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the Prime Rate for such day and (c) the sum of (i) the LIBOR Rate (for a one month Interest Period) plus (ii) 1%. Each change in any interest rate provided for herein based upon the Base Rate resulting from a change in the Base Rate shall take effect at the time of such change in the Base Rate. For purposes of this definition, LIBOR referred to above shall be the rate for deposits in U.S. dollars for a one-month period in the London interbank market, as determined by Administrative Agent based on quotes or other information available to it, and shall not be required to be determined strictly in accordance with the requirements of the definition of “LIBOR” and the notice and other provisions applicable thereto as set forth herein.

 

Base Rate Borrowing ” or “ Base Rate Loan ” refer to, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate.

 

Black Walnut Partner ” means Black Walnut 163 Wash LLC.

 

Board ” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.

 

Borrower ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

 

Borrowing ” means Loans of the same Type made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing comprising one or more Loans that have been converted or continued shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Loan or Loans.

 

Borrowing Base ” shall mean during any fiscal quarter or portion thereof, the lesser of:

 

(a) the Aggregate Commitments;

 

(b) the Value-Based Borrowing Base Limit; and

 

(c) the DSCR-Based Borrowing Base Limit.

 

Borrowing Base Addition ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03 .

 

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Borrowing Base Approval Lenders ” means, at any time, non-Defaulting Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures, Term Credit Exposures and unused Commitments representing more than 75% of the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures, Term Credit Exposures and unused Commitments of non-Defaulting Lenders at such time; provided that if there are only two (2) Lenders, “ Borrowing Base Approval Lenders ” shall mean all Lenders that are non-Defaulting Lenders and if there are only three (3) Lenders, “ Borrowing Base Approval Lenders ” shall mean at least two (2) Lenders having at least 75% of the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures, Term Credit Exposures and unused Commitments of non-Defaulting Lenders at such time (unless there is only one (1) Lender that is a non-Defaulting Lender, in which case “ Borrowing Base Approval Lenders ” shall be that one (1) Lender).

 

Borrowing Base Asset Value ” shall mean with respect to any Borrowing Base Property:

 

(a) until August 20, 2015, the lesser of (i) the Acquisition Cost for such Borrowing Base Property or (ii) the Appraised Value of such Borrowing Base Property as determined prior to the addition of such Borrowing Base Property to the Borrowing Base pursuant to Section 9.01(b)(vii) or, if applicable, as subsequently determined pursuant to Section 9.01(b)(ix) ; and

 

(b) from and after August 20, 2015, at Borrower’s election, either the Estimated Value of such Borrowing Base Property or the Appraised Value of such Borrowing Base Property; provided that the Appraised Value of such Borrowing Base Property shall be utilized at Borrower’s election in this clause (b) only if (A) no Default or Event of Default exists, (B) an updated Appraisal shall have been obtained by Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.01(b)(viii) or 9.01(b)(ix) during the period of twenty-four (24) months from and after the date of value indicated in the original Appraisal for such Borrowing Base Property, and (C) Borrower has elected pursuant to Section 9.01(b)(xi) to calculate the Borrowing Base Asset Values for all Borrowing Base Properties, subject to the exceptions described therein, based on their Appraised Values.

 

Borrowing Base Certificate ” means a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit E and appropriately completed.

 

Borrowing Base Property ” means, as of any date of determination, each Real Property that is located in Bronx County, Kings County, New York County or Queens County in the State of New York:

 

(a) that is set forth on Schedule III hereto (as such schedule may be updated from time to time in accordance with Section 9.03 to the extent that such Real Property has not otherwise been removed as a “Borrowing Base Property” pursuant to the other criteria for qualification as set forth in this definition and the other provisions of this Agreement);

 

(b) that is 100% owned in fee simple by, or 100% ground leased pursuant to an Approved Ground Lease by, a Subsidiary that is (i) 100% owned directly or indirectly by Borrower (other than with respect to the Asset known as 163 Washington Street, Brooklyn, New York, as to which the 163 Washington SPE shall be 100% owned directly by the 163 Washington JV, the 163 Washington JV shall be 97.93% owned by the 163

 

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Washington Member, and the 163 Washington Member shall be 99.45% owned by Borrower), (ii) controlled by Borrower, (iii) a Special Purpose Entity or a 163 Entity, and (iv) on the Original Closing Date or the Effective Date, a Subsidiary Guarantor or an entity that shall have become a Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with Section 9.03 ;

 

(c) with respect to which neither (i) such Real Property is subject to any Lien or Negative Pledge (other than Permitted Exceptions) nor (ii) any Equity Interest of any applicable Subsidiary Guarantor or the 163 Washington Member therein (including the lease thereof or any indirect interest owned by Borrower), is subject to any Lien or Negative Pledge (other than Permitted Exceptions);

 

(d) with respect to which Borrower has certified to Administrative Agent that, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, such Real Property is free from any material structural (based on a third party property condition report) or environmental (based on a third party Phase I environmental site assessment report) issues; and

 

(e) that is in compliance with the provisions of Section 9.01(b) hereof and as to which no Exclusion Event has occurred.

 

Borrowing Base Removal ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03 .

 

Borrowing Request ” means a request by Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03 .

 

Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required to close by law or executive order.

 

Capital Lease Obligations ” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP. For purposes hereof, all ground leases shall be deemed to be “Capital Lease Obligations.”

 

Capital One ” means Capital One, National Association.

 

Capital Reserves ” means, on the date of any determination, an amount equal to the product of thirty cents ($0.30) and the total rentable square footage of the applicable Property on an annual basis.

 

Capitalization Rate ” means (i) with respect to Borrowing Base Properties located in New York County, New York State, six and three quarters percent (6.75%) and (ii) with respect to Borrowing Base Properties located in any county other than New York County, New York State, seven and one quarter percent (7.25%).

 

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Cash Collateralize ” means, to pledge and deposit with or deliver to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Issuing Bank or the Revolving Lenders, as collateral for L/C Obligations or obligations of Revolving Lenders to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account balances or, if Administrative Agent and L/C Issuer shall agree in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent and L/C Issuer. “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.

 

Cash Equivalents ” means any of the following types of Investments, to the extent owned by the REIT or any of its Subsidiaries free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens created under the Collateral Documents and other Liens permitted hereunder):

 

(a) readily marketable obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition thereof; provided that the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged in support thereof;

 

(b) time deposits with, or insured certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances of, any commercial bank that (i) (A) is a Lender or (B) is organized under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia or is the principal banking subsidiary of a bank holding company organized under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and is a member of the Federal Reserve System, (ii) issues (or the parent of which issues) commercial paper rated as described in clause (c) of this definition and (iii) has combined capital and surplus of at least $1,000,000,000, in each case with maturities of not more than 90 days from the date of acquisition thereof;

 

(c) commercial paper in an aggregate amount of no more than $10,000,000 per issuer outstanding at any time issued by any Person organized under the laws of any state of the United States of America and rated at least “Prime-1” (or the then equivalent grade) by Moody’s or at least “A-1” (or the then equivalent grade) by S&P, in each case with maturities of not more than 180 days from the date of acquisition thereof;

 

(d) bonds or other obligations having a short-term unsecured debt rating of not less than A+ by S&P and P+ by Moody’s and having a longer term debt rating of not less than A by S&P and A1 by Moody’s issued by or by authority of any state of the United States

 

(e) repurchase agreements having a term not greater than thirty (30) days and fully secured by securities described in the foregoing clauses (a), (b), (c) or (d) with banks described in the foregoing clause (b) or with financial institutions or other corporations having total assets in excess of $500,000,000; and

 

(f) shares of any money market mutual fund rated at least AAA or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least Aaa or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s, and the portfolios of which are limited solely to Investments of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this definition.

 

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CEA ” shall mean the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C.§1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

 

CERCLA ” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980.

 

CERCLIS ” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Information System maintained by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

 

CFTC ” shall mean the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

 

Change in Control ” means an event or series of events by which:

 

(a) Prior to the Internalization, the Advisor, or a replacement advisor consented to in writing by the Required Lenders, shall fail to be the advisor of the Borrower;

 

(b) Prior to the Internalization, the Advisor shall no longer be Controlled by Nicholas S. Schorsch and William M. Kahane or other Persons consented to in writing by the Required Lenders;

 

(c) After the Internalization, if any of Nicholas S. Schorsch, William M. Kahane, William G. Stanley, Scott J. Bowman, Robert H. Burns, Edward M. Weil, Jr., Michael A. Happel or Gregory W. Sullivan (collectively, the “ Required Individuals ”), shall die or become disabled or otherwise cease to be active on a daily basis in the management of the REIT or serve as board members of the REIT, and such event results in fewer than four (4) Required Individuals being active on a daily basis in the management of the REIT or serving as board members of the REIT; provided, that it will constitute a “Change of Control” if (A) Nicholas S. Schorsch and William M. Kahane both no longer serve as board members, or (B) Michael A. Happel and Gregory W. Sullivan shall cease to be active on a daily basis in the management of the REIT, in each case for any reason other than death or disability; provided , further , that if fewer than four (4) Required Individuals shall continue to be active on a daily basis in the management of the REIT or serve as board members of the REIT as provided above, it shall not be a “Change of Control” (subject to the preceding proviso) if a replacement executive of comparable experience and reasonably satisfactory to the Agent shall have been retained within three (3) months of such event such that there are not fewer than four (4) Required Individuals (including such replacement executive) active in the daily management of the REIT or serving as Board Members of the REIT (unless subject to death or disability); or

 

(d) Borrower ceases to have the sole responsibility for managing and administering the day-to-day business and affairs of any Subsidiary Guarantor or any 163 Entity; or otherwise ceases to own, directly or indirectly, (i) one hundred percent (100%) of the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary Guarantor, or (ii) with respect to the 163 Washington Member, ninety-nine point four five percent (99.45%) of the Equity Interests in the 163 Washington Member, in each case free and clear of any Liens (other than Liens in favor of Administrative Agent) unless Borrower removes the Borrowing Base

 

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Property owned by such Subsidiary Guarantor or the 163 Washington Member from the Borrowing Base Asset Value in accordance with Article IX ; or

 

(e) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its Subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all Equity Interests that such person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an “option right”)), directly or indirectly, of thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the Equity Interests of the REIT entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the REIT on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such Equity Interests that such person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right); or

 

(f) during any period of twelve (12) consecutive months ending after the Effective Date, individuals who at the beginning of any such twelve (12) month period constituted the Board of Directors of the REIT (together with any new directors whose election by such Board or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the REIT was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved but excluding any director whose initial nomination for, or assumption of office as, a director occurs as a result of an actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents for the election or removal of one or more directors by any person or group other than a solicitation for the election of one or more directors by or on behalf of the Board of Directors) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of the REIT of Borrower then in office; or

 

(g) The REIT shall cease to (i) either be the sole general partner of, or wholly own and control the general partner of, Borrower or (ii) own, directly or indirectly, greater than fifty percent (50%) of the Equity Interests of Borrower.

 

Change in Law ” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in implementation thereof 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 be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.

 

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CIP Regulations ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.18 .

 

Closing Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01 .

 

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and as it may be further amended from time to time, any successor statutes thereto, and applicable U.S. Department of Treasury regulations issued pursuant thereto in temporary or final form.

 

Collateral ” means, collectively, (i) the collateral covered by the definition of “Collateral” as set forth in the Pledge and (ii) the collateral covered by the definition of “Mortgaged Property” as set forth in the Mortgage.

 

Commitment ” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.07 , or (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 10.05 or (e) increased from time to time pursuant to Section 10.17 . As of the Effective Date, the initial amount of each Lender’s Commitment is set forth on Schedule I , and to the extent hereinafter assigned pursuant to Section 10.05 hereof, it will be set forth in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as applicable, a copy of which shall be delivered to Borrower.

 

Communications ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01(f) .

 

Competitor ” means a Person other than a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund or an Eligible Institution that is or is an Affiliate of a real estate investment trust (other than the REIT or any mortgage real estate investment trust) which is primarily engaged in the business of acquiring assets of a similar size, type and quality as the REIT in New York City.

 

Compliance Certificate ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(e) .

 

Connection Income Taxes ” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

 

Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA ” means, for the four (4) fiscal quarters most recently ended, Consolidated EBITDA, less the Capital Reserve applicable to such period.

 

Consolidated EBITDA ” means an amount, for the four (4) fiscal quarters most recently ended, equal to the following amounts: (a) Consolidated Net Income for such period (including Borrower’s pro rata share (direct or indirect) of Consolidated Net Income generated from Real Property for each of the four preceding fiscal quarters, after adjusting for straight-lining of rents, and without reduction for preferred dividend payments, plus (b) the sum of the following (without duplication, except as set forth below, and to the extent reflected as a charge in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period): (i) income tax expense, (ii) interest expenses, amortization or write-off of debt discount and debt issuance costs and commissions, discounts and other fees and charges associated with Indebtedness, (iii) depreciation and

 

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amortization expenses, (iv) amortization of intangibles (including goodwill) and organization costs, (v) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring expenses or losses (including, whether or not otherwise includable as a separate item in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, losses on sales of assets outside of the ordinary course of business and costs and expenses incurred during such fiscal quarter with respect to acquisitions, whether or not consummated), (vi) any other non-cash charges, and (vii) all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, minus (c) the sum of the following (to the extent included in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such fiscal quarter): (i) interest income (except to the extent deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income); (ii) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring income or gains (including, whether or not otherwise includable as a separate item in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such fiscal quarter, gains on the sales of assets outside of the ordinary course of business); (iii) any other non-cash income; and (iv) any cash payments made during such fiscal quarter in respect of items described in clause (b)(v) above subsequent to the fiscal quarter in which the relevant non-cash expenses or losses were reflected as a charge in the statement of Consolidated Net Income. Consolidated EBITDA of Borrower shall only include Borrower’s Equity Percentage of the foregoing items of its Subsidiaries that are not wholly-owned Subsidiaries of Borrower.

 

Consolidated Entity ” means the REIT, Borrower and any member of the Consolidated Group.

 

Consolidated Fixed Charges ” means, on a consolidated basis, for the Consolidated Group for the four (4) fiscal quarters most recently ended, the sum (without duplication) of (a) Consolidated Interest Expense, (b) provision for cash income taxes made on a consolidated basis in respect of such period, (c) scheduled principal amortization payments due during such period on account of Indebtedness (excluding balloon payments), and (d) Restricted Payments payable in cash with respect to Disqualified Capital Stock and preferred Equity Interests of such Person during such period.

 

Consolidated Group ” means the REIT and all Persons whose financial results are consolidated with the REIT for financial reporting purposes under GAAP.

 

Consolidated Interest Expense ” means, for the four (4) fiscal quarters most recently ended, without duplication, the amount of interest expense, determined in accordance with GAAP, of the Consolidated Group for such fiscal quarter attributable to Consolidated Total Debt during such period (excluding amortization or write-off of debt issuance costs and commissions). Consolidated Interest Expense shall exclude any interest expense in respect of any convertible Indebtedness in excess of the cash coupon on such convertible Indebtedness.

 

Consolidated Leverage Ratio ” means, as of the date of determination, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (a) Consolidated Total Debt to (b) Total Asset Value.

 

Consolidated Net Income ” means, for any Person for the four (4) fiscal quarters most recently ended, the consolidated net income (or loss) of such Person for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (except that in determining such consolidated net income, net income shall include such Person’s pro rata share of the net income of any

 

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unconsolidated partnership, joint venture or Affiliate in which such Person directly or indirectly holds any interest solely to the extent either actually received in the form of dividends or similar distributions or, if cumulative and calculated in arrears, as to which such Person’s pro rata share of such net income is no more than three (3) fiscal quarters in arrears of actual payment or such longer period as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent); provided that in calculating Consolidated Net Income of the REIT for period, there shall be excluded (a) the income (or deficit) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary or is merged into or consolidated with the REIT or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) the income (or deficit) of any Person (other than a Consolidated Entity) in which any Consolidated Entity has an ownership interest, except to the extent that any such income is either actually received by such Consolidated Entity in the form of dividends or similar distributions or, if cumulative and calculated in arrears, as to which such Person’s pro rata share of such net income is no more than ninety (90) days in arrears of actual payment, and (c) the undistributed earnings of any Subsidiary of any Consolidated Entity to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary is not at the time permitted by the terms of any Contractual Obligation (other than under any Loan Document) or Legal Requirement applicable to such Subsidiary.

 

Consolidated Net Worth ” shall mean with respect to any Person, as of any date of determination, such Person’s net worth, as determined in accordance with GAAP (except that in determining such net worth, Indebtedness shall include such Person’s pro rata share of the Indebtedness of any unconsolidated partnership, joint venture or Affiliate in which such Person directly or indirectly holds any interest plus any Recourse or contingent obligations, directly or indirectly, of such Person with respect to any Indebtedness of such unconsolidated partnership, joint venture or Affiliate in excess of its proportionate share), all determined on a consolidated basis.

 

Consolidated Total Debt ” means the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of the REIT and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis and shall include, as of any date of determination, without duplication, the sum of (a) the Indebtedness of the Consolidated Group outstanding as of such date, as determined in accordance with GAAP (but adjusted to eliminate increases or decreases arising from ASC-805), and (b) the applicable pro rata share of any member of the Consolidated Group of the outstanding Indebtedness as of such date of any unconsolidated partnership, joint venture or Affiliate in which such member owns a direct or indirect Equity Interest as would be shown on a consolidated balance sheet of REIT and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, but in any event excluding (x) any Indebtedness (including such Indebtedness of an Unconsolidated Affiliate) of the type described in clauses (iii) and (v) of the definition thereof, (y) security deposits, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and prepaid rents, any intracompany debt, and to the extent not payable Indebtedness of the type described in clauses (vii) and (viii) of the definition thereof and (z) and Indebtedness of the type described in clause (ix) of the definition thereof related to clauses (x) or (y) above.

 

Contingent Non-Recourse Obligation ” means, as to any Person, any Contingent Obligation of that Person with respect to customary carve-outs for fraud, misrepresentation, bankruptcy, misapplication or misappropriation of funds, waste, environmental claims and liabilities and other circumstances customarily excluded by institutional commercial real estate lenders from exculpation provisions or included in separate indemnification agreements or

 

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guarantees in connection with non-recourse Indebtedness created, incurred, suffered or assumed in compliance with this Agreement, except if (a) the party entitled to enforce such guaranty or indemnity has commenced or is continuing efforts to enforce such guaranty or indemnity and either (i) has obtained an initial judgment or order with respect to such enforcement action in such party’s favor (notwithstanding any rights of appeal), or (ii) such Person is not actively defending such enforcement action in good faith, (b) the guarantor’s obligations with respect thereto have become liquidated or (c) with respect to any Contingent Obligation pursuant to which the obligor is obligated to pay all or any portion of the principal of the Indebtedness of another Person as a result of the commencement or conduct of any voluntary or involuntary Insolvency Proceeding with respect to that Person (or any actions of such Person, such obligor or their affiliates in connection with the commencement or conduct of any such voluntary or involuntary Insolvency Proceeding), such voluntary or involuntary Insolvency Proceeding with respect to that Person shall have been commenced.

 

Contingent Obligation ” means, as to any Person, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien), but only to the extent of the value of the property encumbered by such Lien; provided that the term Contingent Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith.

 

Contractual Obligation ” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, undertaking, contract, mortgage, deed of trust, indenture, or other instrument, document or agreement to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

 

Control ” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “ Controlling ” and “ Controlled ” have meanings correlative thereto.

 

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Controlled Group ” means the REIT, Borrower and all Persons (whether or not incorporated) under a “controlled group of corporations” (within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code) with the REIT or Borrower which maintains, sponsors or contributes to a “defined benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(35) of ERISA) or a “multiemployer pension plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(37)(A) of ERISA).

 

Covered Entity ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.23(f) .

 

Credit Exposure ” means the combined Revolving Credit Exposure and Term Credit Exposure. The Credit Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be the sum of its Revolving Loan Applicable Percentage of the total Revolving Credit Exposure plus its Term Loan Applicable Percentage of the total Term Credit Exposure at such time.

 

Credit Party ” means each of Borrower and each Guarantor (including each Subsidiary Guarantor and each 163 Entity).

 

Credit Rating Election Date ” means the date on which the Credit Rating Election Event occurs.

 

Credit Rating Election Event ” means a one-time irrevocable election upon written notice to Administrative Agent (and Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders thereof) to utilize the rating of the REIT in determining the Applicable Margin as set forth in the definition thereof which election occurs following the date that (a) the REIT obtains an Investment Grade Rating during the term of this Agreement, and (b) Administrative Agent shall have received an updated Compliance Certificate.

 

Debt Service ” means, with respect to any particular period during the term of this Agreement, scheduled payments of interest and principal due with respect to an outstanding principal balance equal to the sum of the outstanding principal balance of the Loans plus the L/C Obligations on the last day of such period based on a 30-year mortgage-style amortization schedule and an assumed interest rate equal to the greater of (a) the yield in effect as of the last day of such period on U.S. Treasury obligations having a maturity corresponding to ten (10) years from the date of determination (and, if no such maturity shall so exactly correspond, yields for the two most closely corresponding published maturities shall be calculated as of such determination date, and the yield for a maturity corresponding to ten (10) years from the date of determination, interpolated or extrapolated (as applicable) from such yields on a straight-line basis (rounding, in the case of relevant periods, to the nearest month), shall be utilized), plus two and three quarters percent (2.75%), and (b) six percent (6.0%).

 

Debt Service Coverage Ratio ” means, as of any date, the ratio calculated and submitted by Borrower, of (i) the Adjusted Borrowing Base Net Operating Income for the four (4) fiscal quarters most recently ended, to (ii) the Debt Service with respect to such period.

 

Default ” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or a condition which, after any applicable notice from Administrative Agent to Borrower or, following the expiration of any applicable cure period therefor, would become an Event of Default.

 

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Default Rate ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(c) .

 

Defaulting Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.13 .

 

Disqualified Capital Stock ” shall mean with respect to any Person any Equity Interest of such Person that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or otherwise (including upon the occurrence of any event), is required to be redeemed or is redeemable for cash at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part (including by operation of a sinking fund), or is exchangeable for Indebtedness (other than at the option of such Person), in whole or in part, at any time.

 

Dollars ” or “ $ ” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.

 

Domestic Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of any political subdivision of the United States.

 

DRIP ” has the meaning set forth in clause (E) of the definition of Permitted Distributions.

 

DSCR-Based Borrowing Base Limit ” shall mean as of any date the maximum principal amount of Loans and L/C Liabilities that would be available to be outstanding under this Agreement as would result in a Pro Forma Debt Service Coverage Ratio for the four (4) fiscal quarters most recently ended equal to 1.40:1.00, where the Pro Forma Debt Service Coverage Ratio calculation is based on the Adjusted Borrowing Base Net Operating Income for all Borrowing Base Properties for such period, and the Pro Forma Debt Service for such period.

 

Effective Date ” means the date of this Agreement.

 

Eligible Contract Participant ” shall mean an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the CEA and regulations thereunder.

 

Eligibility Date shall mean, with respect to Borrower or any Guarantor and each Swap, the date on which this Agreement or any Loan Document becomes effective with respect to such Swap Contract (for the avoidance of doubt, the Eligibility Date shall be the effective date of such Swap Contract if this Agreement or any Loan Document is then in effect with respect to Borrower or any Guarantor, and otherwise it shall be the Original Closing Date).

 

Eligible Institution ” means any of (i) a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States, or any State thereof, and having (x) total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000 and (y) a combined capital and surplus of at least $250,000,000; (ii) a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country which is a member of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (“ OECD ”), or a political subdivision of any such country, and having (x) total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000 and (y) a combined capital and surplus of at least $250,000,000, provided that such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the country in which it is organized or another country which is also a member of OECD; (iii) a life insurance company organized under the laws of any State of the United States, or organized under the laws of any country and licensed as a life insurer by any State within the United States and having admitted assets of at least $1,000,000,000; (iv) a nationally recognized

 

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investment banking company or other financial institution in the business of making loans, or an Affiliate thereof (other than any Person which is directly or indirectly a Borrower or Guarantor or directly or indirectly an Affiliate of Borrower or Guarantor) organized under the laws of any State of the United States, and licensed or qualified to conduct such business under the laws of any such State and having (1) total assets of at least $1,000,000,000 and (2) a net worth of at least $250,000,000; (v) an Approved Fund; or (vi) any Affiliate of Capital One, any other Person into which, or with which, Capital One is merged, consolidated or reorganized, or which is otherwise a successor to Capital One by operation of law, or which acquires all or substantially all of the assets of Capital One, any other Person which is a successor to the business operations of Capital One and engages in substantially the same activities, or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing.

 

Environmental Indemnity Agreement ” means, collectively, each Environmental Indemnity Agreement made by each Subsidiary Guarantor (or, in the case of 163 Washington, made by the 163 Washington SPE) and the REIT in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and Administrative Agent’s counsel.

 

Environmental Laws ” means, collectively, any Legal Requirement pertaining to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning environmental regulation, contamination or clean-up, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, the Hazardous Substances Transportation Act, the Solid Waste Disposal Act, the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substance Control Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, any state super-lien and environmental clean-up statutes (including with respect to Toxic Mold), and all amendments to and regulations in respect of the foregoing laws.

 

Environmental Liability ” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of any Credit Party or their Affiliates resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials in violation of any Environmental Law, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment in violation of any Environmental Law or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

Equity Interests ” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the subscriptions, warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, subscriptions, warrants,

 

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options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination, and all related voting rights, rights to information and other rights attributable to such shares, subscriptions, warrants, options, rights or other interests.

 

Equity Interest Release Event ” means the earliest to occur of the following events: (a) the REIT or Borrower obtaining Investment Grade Ratings from both S&P and Moody’s, and providing written notice to Administrative Agent of such event together with a Compliance Certificate, or (b) the occurrence of a Credit Rating Election Event.

 

Equity Issuance ” means the issuance or sale by any Person of any of its Equity Interests or any capital contribution to such Person by the holders of its Equity Interests.

 

Equity Percentage ” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s percentage share of the Equity Interests of any other Person.

 

ERISA ” means the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

ERISA Affiliate ” means all members of a Controlled Group and all trades and business (whether or not incorporated) under common control and all other entities which, together with Borrower, are treated as a single employer under any or all of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.

 

Estimated Value ” means, for any Borrowing Base Property or Real Property, on the date of any determination, (i) in the case of a Borrowing Base Property, the Adjusted Borrowing Base Net Operating Income for such Borrowing Base Property, divided by the applicable Capitalization Rate therefor and (ii) in the case of Real Property that is not a Borrowing Base Property, the Adjusted Net Operating Income for such Real Property, divided by the applicable Capitalization Rate therefor.

 

Eurodollar ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loans, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBOR Rate.

 

Event of Default ” has the meaning set forth in Article VII .

 

Excluded Swap Obligation ” means, with respect to any Credit Party, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guaranty of such Credit Party of, or the grant by such Credit Party of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guaranty thereof) is or becomes illegal under the CEA or any rule, regulation or order of the CFTC (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Credit Party’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the CEA and the regulations thereunder at the time the Guaranty of such Credit Party or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing or in any other provision of this Agreement or any Loan Document, the foregoing is subject to the following provisos: (a) If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such

 

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Guaranty or security interest is or becomes illegal under the CEA, or any rule, regulations or order of the CFTC, solely as a result of the failure by such Borrower or Guarantor for any reason to qualify as an Eligible Contract Participant on the Eligibility Date for such Swap; (b) if a guarantee of a Swap Obligation would cause such obligation to be an Excluded Swap Obligation but the grant of a security interest would not cause such obligation to be an Excluded Swap Obligation, such Swap Obligation shall constitute an Excluded Swap Obligation for purposes of the guaranty but not for purposes of the grant of the security interest; and (c) if there is more than one Credit Party executing this Agreement or the Loan Documents and a Swap Obligation would be an Excluded Swap Obligation with respect to one or more of such Persons, but not all of them, this definition of Excluded Swap Obligation with respect to each such Person shall only be deemed applicable to (i) the particular Swap Obligations that constitute Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Person, and (ii) the particular Person with respect to which such Swap Obligations constitute Excluded Swap Obligations.

 

Excluded Taxes ” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to Administrative Agent or any Lender or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to Administrative Agent or any Lender, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of Administrative Agent or such Lender being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by Borrower under Section 2.17(b) ) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.15 , amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to Administrative Agent’s or such Lender’s failure to comply with Section 2.15(f) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

 

Exclusion Event ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.02 .

 

Existing Facility ” means that certain credit facility, in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $40,000,000 at any one time, made pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2012, among the Borrower, Capital One National Association, as the administrative agent, and the lenders thereto, as same may have been amended or modified from time to time.

 

Facility Fee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(b) .

 

FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version) and any current or future regulations (whether final, temporary or proposed) or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any law implementing an intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with FATCA.

 

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Federal Funds Rate ” means, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for the immediately preceding Business Day shall be applicable, as determined by Administrative Agent, or such other commercial bank as selected by Administrative Agent.

 

Fee Letter ” means that certain fee letter agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among Borrower and Administrative Agent with respect to certain fees payable by Borrower in connection with the Loans, as the same may be modified or amended from time to time, the terms of which shall expressly survive the Closing Date.

 

FFO Distribution Allowance ” means, for the REIT, with respect to (i) the period consisting of the first, second and third fiscal quarters of the REIT following the Original Closing Date, a cumulative amount equal to 95% of Modified Funds From Operations for such period, (ii) for each quarter thereafter, a cumulative amount equal to 95% of Modified Funds From Operations for such quarters, (iii) for each quarterly period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters after the date on which a DRIP is terminated or suspended in connection with the REIT becoming listed on a public exchange for an initial public offering of shares in the REIT, one hundred ten percent (110%) of Modified Funds From Operations for a maximum period of twelve (12) months from the date of such suspension of the DRIP (provided that no Default or Event of Default has occurred), it being agreed that until three (3) fiscal quarters following April 1, 2014 have occurred, the aggregate amount of such distributions shall be determined by using the quarters elapsed from April 1, 2014 and annualizing such amount in a manner reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent, and (iv) for each quarterly period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters thereafter, a cumulative amount equal to 95% of Modified Funds From Operations for such period.

 

First Extended Revolving Maturity Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.20(a) .

 

Fitch ” means Fitch Ratings and any successor thereto.

 

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” means, for the four (4) fiscal quarters most recently ended, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for such period to (ii) Consolidated Fixed Charges for such period.

 

Foreign Lender ” means (a) if Borrower is a U.S. Person, a Lender that is not a U.S. Person, and (b) if Borrower is not a U.S. Person, a Lender that is resident or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which Borrower is resident for tax purposes. For purposes of this definition, the United States, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.

 

Form W-8BEN ” means Form W-8BEN of the Department of the Treasury of the United States of America.

 

Form W-8ECI ” means Form W-8ECI of the Department of the Treasury of the United States of America.

 

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Form W-8IMY ” means Form W-8IMY of the Department of the Treasury of the United States of America.

 

Fronting Exposure ” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to the L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Loan Applicable Percentage of the outstanding L/C Obligations other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to the Swingline Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Loan Applicable Percentage of outstanding Swingline Loans other than Swingline Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders.

 

Fundamental Change ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.03(a) .

 

Funds From Operations ” means, with respect to any fiscal quarter, the REIT’s net income (or loss) computed in accordance with GAAP (except that such net income (or loss) shall include the REIT’s pro rata share of any net income (or loss) in any unconsolidated Subsidiaries), excluding gains or losses from sales of property and asset impairment write-downs, plus depreciation and amortization, after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures determined in a manner consistent with the “white paper” issued in April 2002 by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, and after adjustments for costs and expenses incurred during such fiscal quarter with respect to acquisitions, whether or not consummated.

 

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as of the date of the applicable financial report.

 

Governmental Lists ” means (i) the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons Lists maintained by Office of Foreign Assets Control (“ OFAC ”), (ii) any other list of terrorists, terrorist organizations or narcotics traffickers maintained pursuant to any of the Rules and Regulations of OFAC that Administrative Agent notified Borrower in writing is now included in “Governmental Lists”, or (iii) any similar lists maintained by the United States Department of State, the United States Department of Commerce or any other government authority or pursuant to any executive order of the President of the United States of America that Administrative Agent notified Borrower in writing is now included in “Governmental Lists”.

 

Governmental Authority ” means the government of the United States of America 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 administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

 

Guaranteed Obligations ” has the meaning set forth in each of the Guaranties.

 

Guarantor ” means, collectively and jointly and severally, the REIT, each Subsidiary Guarantor (excluding, for the purposes of this definition, the 163 Washington Member).

 

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Guaranties ” means, collectively, the Guaranty (REIT) and the Subsidiary Guaranty, and “ Guaranty ” means any one of the Guaranties.

 

Guaranty (REIT) ” means that certain Guaranty (REIT), dated as of the Original Closing Date, made by the REIT in favor of Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, as the same has been reaffirmed by the REIT as of the Effective Date.

 

Hazardous Materials ” means any explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes, substances, materials or other pollutants which are included under or regulated by Environmental Laws, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes hazardous, toxic and/or dangerous substances, and toxic mold or fungus of a type that poses a risk to human health or the environment or would negatively impact the value of any Real Property (“ Toxic Mold ”).

 

Hedge Obligation ” means (a) 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, and (b) 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 (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “ Master Agreement ”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

 

Hedge Termination Value ” means, in respect of any one or more Hedge Obligations, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Hedge Obligations, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out 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 Hedge Obligations, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Hedge Obligations (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).

 

Honor Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(c)(i) .

 

Incentive Listing Distribution ” shall mean the amount of the promissory note to be issued to the Special Limited Partner in connection with the listing of the REIT’s common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (the “ Listing ”) equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the amount, if any, by which (i) the sum of (A) the market value of the REIT’s outstanding common stock plus (B) distributions paid by the REIT prior to Listing, exceeds (ii) the sum of the total amount of

 

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capital raised from stockholders during the REIT’s prior offering and the amount of cash flow necessary to generate a 6% annual cumulative, non-compounded return to such stockholders. For purposes of this definition, the market value of the REIT’s common stock will be calculated based on the average market value of the REIT’s shares issued and outstanding at Listing over the 30 trading days beginning 180 days after such shares are first listed or included for quotation.

 

Incentive Listing Note ” means the convertible note to be issued in the amount of the Incentive Listing Distribution which shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders.

 

Included Properties ” shall mean each of the Assets consisting of improved Real Property (other than a Borrowing Base Property) the value of which is included in any calculation of Total Asset Value that is delivered to or made by Administrative Agent under this Agreement.

 

Included Property Asset Value ” shall mean with respect to any Included Property:

 

(a) until August 20, 2015, the lesser of (i) the Acquisition Cost for such Included Property or (ii) the Appraised Value of such Included Property as determined pursuant to an Appraisal obtained by Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(c)(ii) or, if applicable, as subsequently determined pursuant to Section 6.01(c)(iv) ; and

 

(b) from and after August 20, 2015, at Borrower’s election pursuant to Section 6.01(c)(v) , either the Estimated Value of such Included Property or the Appraised Value of such Included Property; provided that the Appraised Value of such Included Property shall be utilized at Borrower’s election only if (A) no Default or Event of Default exists, (B) an updated Appraisal shall have been obtained by Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(c)(iii) or 6.01(c)(iv) when required during the period of twenty-four (24) months from and after the date of value indicated in the original Appraisal for such Borrowing Base Property, and (C) Borrower has elected pursuant to Section 6.01(c)(v) to calculate the Included Property Asset Values for all Included Properties based on their Appraised Values.

 

Indebtedness ” means, as to any Person, at a particular time, all items which constitute, without duplication, (i) indebtedness for borrowed money or the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business and not past due for more than ninety (90) days after the date on which such trade account was created), (ii) indebtedness evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, (iii) obligations with respect to any conditional sale or title retention agreement, (iv) the maximum amount of all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments, (v) all liabilities secured by any lien on any property owned by such Person even though such Person has not assumed or otherwise become liable for the payment thereof (other than carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, repairmen’s or other like non-consensual statutory Liens arising in the ordinary course of business, and only to the extent of the value of the property encumbered by such Lien), (vi) Capital Lease Obligations, (vii) all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any Equity Interest in such Person at any time prior to the date that is twelve (12) months after the Term Maturity Date (excluding any such obligation to the extent the obligation can be satisfied solely by the issuance

 

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of Equity Interests), (viii) indebtedness arising under any Hedge Obligation, and (ix) all Contingent Obligations of such Person with respect to liabilities of the type referenced in clauses (i) through (viii) above (other than Contingent Non-Recourse Obligations). For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include such Person’s pro rata share of the Indebtedness of any unconsolidated partnership, joint venture or Affiliate in which such Person holds any direct or indirect Equity Interests, plus any Recourse or contingent obligations, directly or indirectly, of such Person with respect to any Indebtedness of such unconsolidated partnership, joint venture or Affiliate in excess of its proportionate share. For these purposes, the amount of any net obligation under any Hedge Obligation on any date shall be deemed to be the applicable Hedge Termination Value thereof as of such date. “Indebtedness” includes, without limitation, L/C Obligations and Loans outstanding under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Indebtedness” shall not include the Incentive Listing Note or a Permitted Incentive Listing Note Distribution permitted pursuant to the terms hereof and made in connection therewith.

 

Indemnified Taxes ” means (a) Taxes other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan Document, and (b) to the extent not described in (a), Other Taxes.

 

Indemnitee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.03(b) .

 

Information ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.15 .

 

Insolvency Proceeding ” means (a) any case, action or proceeding before any court or other Governmental Authority relating to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, dissolution, winding-up or relief of debtors, or (b) any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, composition, marshalling of assets for creditors or other, similar arrangement in respect of its creditors generally or any substantial portion of its creditors; in each case as undertaken under U.S. Federal, State or foreign law.

 

Interest Election Request ” means a request by Borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.06 .

 

Interest Payment Date ” means (i) with respect to any Loan that is a Base Rate Loan (other than a Swingline Loan), on the last day of each Interest Period thereof (or if such day is not a Business Day, on the Business Day immediately succeeding such Interest Period), (ii) with respect to any Loan that is a Eurodollar Loan, on the last day of each Interest Period thereof (or if such day is not a Business Day, on the Business Day immediately succeeding such Interest Period) provided that if the Interest Period selected is six (6) months, the Interest Payment Date shall occur on the first (1 st ) day of every third (3 rd ) calendar month (or if such day is not a Business Day, on the next Business Day) and (iii) with respect to any Swingline Loan, the day that such Loan is required to be repaid.

 

Interest Period ” means, (A) with respect to any Loan that is a Base Rate Loan, the period commencing on (and including) the date such Base Rate Loan is made (or converted from a Eurodollar Loan) and ending on (but excluding) the first (1 st ) day in the next calendar month and, thereafter, each period commencing on (and including) the first (1 st ) day of each calendar

 

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month and ending on (but excluding) the first (1 st ) day in the next calendar month, and (B) with respect to any Loan that is a Eurodollar Loan, each period commencing on (and including) the date such Eurodollar Loan is made or (in the event of a continuation) the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period for such Loan and ending on (but excluding) the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one (1), two (2), three (3), or six (6) months thereafter, as Borrower may elect; provided that (i) if any Interest Period is scheduled to end on a day that is not a Business Day, then the Interest Period will end on (but exclude) the next succeeding Business Day, unless the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another calendar month, in which event such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day; (ii) any Interest Period scheduled to end after the Maturity Date shall end on the Maturity Date (and if the Maturity Date is a day that is not a Business Day, then the final Interest Period will end on the next Business Day unless such Business Day is the first day of the next calendar month in which case the Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day); and (iii) any Interest Period 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 calendar month at the end of such Interest Period.

 

Internalization ” means any transaction or series of related transactions (including, without limitation, mergers, consolidations, stock or other ownership interest purchases or modifications of agreements) whereby (1) the Advisor ceases to provide the services contemplated under the Advisory Agreement (or such services are reduced), and (2) REIT or any of its wholly owned Subsidiaries subsequently is to perform all of the duties previously performed by the Advisor.

 

Investment ” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, incurrence of a Contingent Obligation in relation to or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person and any arrangement pursuant to which the investor guarantees Indebtedness of such other Person, (c) the purchase of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit, or (d) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of interests in Real Property. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.

 

Investment Grade Borrowing Base Property ” means any Borrowing Base Property that is a Single Tenant Asset, the lessee of which is (i) an Investment Grade Tenant or (ii) a tenant whose obligations under its net lease for such Borrowing Base Property are guaranteed by an Investment Grade Guarantor.

 

Investment Grade Guarantor ” means any guarantor of a net lease of a Borrowing Base Property that has an Investment Grade Rating.

 

Investment Grade Rating ” means a Rating of BBB- or better from S&P or Baa3 or better from Moodys.

 

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Investment Grade Tenant ” means any tenant under a net lease of a Borrowing Base Property that has an Investment Grade Rating.

 

IRS ” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

 

Issuer Documents ” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the L/C Issuer and Borrower (or any Subsidiary) or in favor of the L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit.

 

Joinder Agreement ” means a Joinder Agreement substantially in the form attached to the Subsidiary Guaranty.

 

L/C Advance ” means, with respect to each Revolving Lender, such Revolving Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Revolving Loan Applicable Percentage.

 

L/C Borrowing ” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made.

 

L/C Credit Extension ” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the increase of the amount thereof.

 

L/C Issuer ” means Capital One in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.

 

L/C Obligations ” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

 

Lease ” means a lease, sublease, license, concession agreement or other agreement or other agreement (not including any ground lease) providing for the use or occupancy of any portion of any Real Property owned or leased by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor or other Subsidiary, including all amendments, supplements, restatements, assignments and other modifications thereto.

 

Lease-Back Master Lease ” means a lease, sublease or other agreement with respect to any Real Property entered into by a Subsidiary Guarantor or 163 Entity, as the lessor, and the Person that sold such Real Property to such Subsidiary Guarantor or 163 Entity (or the principals or affiliates of such Person) pursuant to which such Person has agreed to pay rent or other charges with respect to all or a portion of such Real Property for the term of such lease, sublease or other agreement.

 

Legal Requirements ” means all statutes, laws, rules, orders, regulations, ordinances, judgments, decrees and injunctions of Governmental Authorities affecting any Credit Party, any

 

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Loan Document or all or part of any Borrowing Base Property or the construction, ownership, use, alteration or operation thereof, whether now or hereafter enacted and in force, and all permits, licenses and authorizations and regulations relating thereto.

 

Lenders ” means the Persons listed on Schedule I and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption in accordance with the terms hereof, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption in accordance with the terms hereof. Unless the context requires otherwise, the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” include the Swingline Lender.

 

Lender Funding Amount ” means an advance of the Loans, an unreimbursed Protective Advance, any Unreimbursed Amount, any participation funded by a Lender in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans, or any other amount that a Lender is required to fund under this Agreement.

 

Letter of Credit ” means any letter of credit issued hereunder, under the Original Credit Agreement or under the Amended Credit Agreement. For purposes of clarification, a Letter of Credit may only be a standby letter of credit only.

 

Letter of Credit Application ” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the L/C Issuer.

 

Letter of Credit Expiration Date ” means a day not later than the earlier of (i) twelve (12) months after its date of issuance and (ii) the fifth (5 th ) Business Day prior to the Revolving Maturity Date (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day); provided, however, that any such Letter of Credit may provide for renewal thereof for additional periods of up to twelve (12) months on customary terms (which in no event shall extend beyond the date referred to in clause (ii) of the foregoing).

 

Letter of Credit Fee ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(g) .

 

Letter of Credit Sublimit ” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $20,000,000 and (b) the Revolving Loan Commitments (minus the Revolving Credit Exposure) as of such date.

 

LIBOR Rate ” means, with respect to any Interest Period, the rate for deposits in U.S. Dollars for a period of one (1), two (2), three (3) or six (6) months, as may be elected by Borrower pursuant to Section 2.06 and to the extent available to all Lenders, which appears on the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or 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, as determined by Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interests rates applicable to Dollar deposits in the London interbank market) as of 11:00 a.m., London, England, time, on the Business Day that is at least two (2) London Banking Days preceding the Reset Date for such Interest Period. If such rate does not appear on the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or any applicable successor or substitute page), then LIBOR for that Interest Period will be determined as if the parties had specified “USD-LIBOR-Reference Banks” as the applicable rate.

 

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Lien ” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, deed of trust, lien (statutory or otherwise), pledge, hypothecation, easement, preference, capital lease, assignment, security interest or any other encumbrance, charge or transfer of, or any agreement to enter into, grant or create any of the foregoing which is automatic upon the occurrence of any other events, on or affecting all or any part of such asset or any interest therein, or any direct or indirect interest in Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any 163 Entity, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, and mechanic’s, materialmen’s and other similar liens and encumbrances.

 

Liquid Assets ” means (i) assets in the form of cash, cash equivalents, obligations of (or fully guaranteed as to principal and interest by) the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided the full faith and credit of the United States supports such obligation or guarantee) in each case free and clear of all liens, pledges, set-off rights or other encumbrances, and (ii) unused and undrawn Revolving Loan Borrowing Base Availability hereunder.

 

Listing ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Incentive Listing Distribution.

 

Loan Documents ” means each of this Agreement, the Notes, the Pledge, the Mortgages, any other Security Documents, each Assignment of Agreements, each Environmental Indemnity Agreement, the Guaranty, each Subordination of Management Agreement, the Waiver, and the other instruments or agreements made or entered into by any of the Credit Parties with or in favor of any or all of the Secured Parties in connection with the Transactions, and any supplements or amendments to or waivers of any of the foregoing executed and delivered from time to time.

 

Loans ” means the loans made by the Lenders to Borrower pursuant to this Agreement.

 

London Banking Day ” means any day on which commercial banks are open for general business (including dealings in foreign exchange and foreign currency deposits) in London, England.

 

Major Lease ” means any future new Lease or amendment to a Lease for space at any Borrowing Base Property for a tenant under one or more Leases (leased by such tenant and/or its Affiliates) (a) which when taken together cover in the aggregate until such time as there are at least eight (8) Borrowing Base Properties, ten percent (10%) or more rentable square feet of the applicable Borrowing Base Property, and thereafter fifteen percent (15%) or more rentable square feet of the applicable Borrowing Base Property, and (b) which requires pursuant to the terms thereof that the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor deliver an SNDA executed by the Administrative Agent.

 

Management Agreement ” the management agreement for any Borrowing Base Property, between a Subsidiary Guarantor, the 163 Washington SPE and a Manager, pursuant to which such Manager is to manage a Borrowing Base Property, as same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with a Subordination of Management Agreement.

 

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Manager ” means the Person acting as the manager of any Borrowing Base Property pursuant to a Management Agreement, and any successor, assignee or replacement manager appointed by Borrower with Administrative Agent’s consent.

 

Margin Stock ” means “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board.

 

Material Adverse Effect ” means any event, matter, condition or circumstance which (i) has or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, results of operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of any Credit Party and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (ii) would materially impair the ability of any Credit Party or any other Person to perform or observe its obligations under or in respect of the Loan Documents, or (iii) affects the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or the perfection or priority of any Lien granted to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders under any of the Security Documents.

 

Maturity Date ” means, with respect to Revolving Loans, the Revolving Maturity Date, and with respect to Term Loans, the Term Maturity Date, as applicable.

 

Maximum Loan Amount ” means, from time to time, the aggregate of all Commitments (whether funded or unfunded), as such Commitments may be reduced at Borrower’s option pursuant to Section 2.07 or increased pursuant to Section 10.17 hereof.

 

Modified Funds From Operations ” means, with respect to any fiscal quarter, the REIT’s Funds From Operations for such quarter, adjusted for the following items, as applicable, included in the determination of GAAP net income for such quarter (without duplication of any adjustments included in Funds From Operations for such quarter): acquisition fees and expenses; amounts relating to amortization of above and below market leases and liabilities (which are adjusted in order to reflect such payments from a GAAP accrual basis to a cash basis of disclosing the rent and lease payments); accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on debt investments; mark-to-market adjustments included in net income; non-recurring expenses; gains or losses included in net income from the extinguishment or sale of debt, hedges, foreign exchange, derivatives or securities holdings where trading of such holdings is not a fundamental attribute of the business plan, unrealized gains or losses resulting from consolidation from, or deconsolidation to, equity accounting, and after adjustments for consolidated and unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures, determined in a manner consistent with the Investment Program Association’s Guideline 2010-01 (it being understood that Modified Funds From Operations shall not include an adjustment for amounts relating to deferred rent receivables), Supplemental Performance Measure for Publicly Registered, Non-Listed REITs: Modified Funds from Operations, or the Practice Guideline, issued in November 2010; and other non-cash charges.

 

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.

 

Mortgage ” means, collectively, each deed of trust, mortgage or similar real property security instrument encumbering a Borrowing Base Property in favor of the Administrative Agent, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and Administrative Agent’s counsel.

 

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Mortgaged Borrowing Base Property ” means, collectively, the first seven (7) Real Properties which became Borrowing Base Properties pursuant hereto, together with any substitution for any of such Borrowing Base Properties in accordance with the terms of Section 9.03(b) .

 

Multiemployer Plan ” means a “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section 3(37)(A) of ERISA and to which any member of the Controlled Group makes, is making, or is obligated to make contributions or, during the preceding three calendar years, has made, or been obligated to make, contributions.

 

Negative Pledge ” means any covenant, agreement or arrangement in favor of the creditor of any Person whereby that Person has agreed with respect to itself or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, (i) not to sell, dispose of or create any Lien upon any of the assets of such Person or its subsidiaries or affiliates or (ii) not to incur or grant in favor of any Person other than such creditor any covenant not to sell or dispose of, or create any Lien upon, the assets of such Person or its subsidiaries or affiliates.

 

Net Equity Proceeds ” means, with respect to the sale or issuance of any Equity Interest by the REIT, the excess of (i) the sum of the cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such transaction over (ii) the underwriting discounts and commissions, and other reasonable and customary out-of-pocket expenses, incurred by the REIT, in connection therewith.

 

Net Operating Income ” means, with respect to any Real Property for any period, property rental and other income (as determined in accordance with GAAP) attributable to such property accruing for such period (adjusted to eliminate the straight lining of rents) minus (b) the amount of all expenses (as determined in accordance with GAAP) incurred in connection with and directly attributable to the ownership and operation of such property for such period, including without limitation, management fees (which shall be assumed to be the higher of (i) the actual management fees payable or (ii) three percent (3%) of gross revenues from the property) and amounts accrued for the payment of real estate taxes and insurance premiums, but excluding any general and administrative expenses related to the operation of the REIT, Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any 163 Entity, any interest expense or other debt service charges and any non-cash charges such as depreciation or amortization of financing costs. Net Operating Income shall be adjusted to remove any impact from straight line rent leveling adjustments as required under GAAP and amortization of deferred market rent into income pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards number 141.

 

Non-Extension Notice Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(b)(iii) .

 

Non-Pro Rata Advance ” means a Protective Advance or a disbursement under the Loans with respect to which fewer than all Lenders have funded their respective Applicable Percentage in breach of their obligations under this Agreement.

 

Non-Qualifying Party ” shall mean Borrower or any Guarantor that on the applicable Eligibility Date fails for any reason to qualify as an Eligible Contract Participant.

 

Non-Recourse ” means, with reference to any obligation or liability, any obligations or liability for which a Person, as obligor thereunder, is not liable or obligated other than as to such

 

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Person’s interest in a specifically identified asset only, subject to such limited exceptions to the non-recourse nature of such obligation or liability for customary carve-outs for fraud, misrepresentation, bankruptcy, misapplication or misappropriation of funds, waste, environmental claims and liabilities, the non-payment of taxes and assessments, insolvency proceedings and other circumstances customarily excluded by institutional commercial real estate lenders from exculpation provisions or included in separate indemnification agreements or guarantees.

 

Notes ” means the Revolving Notes, the Term Notes, and the Swingline Note.

 

Notices ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01(a) .

 

NPL ” means the National Priorities List under CERCLA.

 

Obligations ” means all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of every nature of any Credit Party, including (i) under a Swap Contract and (ii) the Guaranteed Obligations, from time to time owing to any Lender under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which such Credit Party is a party, including principal, interest, fees (including fees of external counsel), and expenses whether now or hereafter existing under the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Obligations of a Credit Party shall not include any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Credit Party.

 

Occupancy Rate ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.01(b)(iv) .

 

163 Entity ” or “ 163 Entities ” means, singularly or collectively as the context may require, the 163 Washington Member, the 163 Washington JV and the 163 Washington SPE.

 

163 Washington ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.18(iii) .

 

163 Washington JV Agreement ” means that certain Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2012, by and between Borrower and the Black Walnut Partner.

 

163 Washington JV ” means 163 Washington Avenue NYRR JV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

163 Washington Member ” means 163 Washington Avenue NYRR JV Member, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

163 Washington SPE ” means ARC NYWSHAV001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

Option Rights ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.16(f) .

 

Organizational Documents ” shall mean (a) for any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation, the bylaws, any certificate of determination or instrument relating to the rights of preferred shareholders of such corporation, any shareholder rights agreement, any subscription agreements for such corporation, and any amendments thereto, (b) for any limited liability

 

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company, the articles of organization or certificates of formation and any certificate relating thereto and the limited liability company (or operating) agreement of such limited liability company, any subscription agreements for such limited liability company, and any amendments thereto, and (c) for any partnership (general or limited), the certificate of limited partnership or other certificate pertaining to such partnership and the partnership agreement of such partnership (which must be a written agreement), any subscription agreements for such partnership, and any amendments thereto.

 

Original Closing Date ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

 

Original Credit Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

 

Other Connection Taxes ” means, with respect to Administrative Agent or any Lender, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between Administrative Agent or such Lender and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from Administrative Agent or such Lender having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

 

Other Taxes ” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.17 ).

 

Outperformance Plan Agreement ” means the Multi-Year Outperformance Plan Agreement to be entered into by the Borrower and the Advisor on or about April 15, 2014 in connection with the Listing.

 

Participant ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.05(e) .

 

Participant Register ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.05(e)(iii) .

 

Patriot Act ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.15 .

 

PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any entity succeeding to any or all of its functions under ERISA.

 

Permitted Distributions ” means any of the following Restricted Payments:

 

(A) Restricted Payments by each Subsidiary Guarantor or 163 Entity to Borrower;

 

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(B) Dividend payments or other Restricted Payments declared and made by the REIT and payable solely in the capital stock of the REIT so long as no Change of Control shall result therefrom;

 

(C) Cash payments by the REIT, Borrower and each Subsidiary which are made in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares in connection with the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Interests of the REIT, Borrower or any Subsidiary;

 

(D) Restricted Payments in connection with the implementation of or pursuant to any retirement, health, stock option and other benefit plans, bonus plans, performance-based incentive plans, and other similar forms of compensation for the benefit of the directors, officers and employees of REIT, Borrower and the Subsidiaries, provided that in no event shall such Restricted Payments made in connection with any of the foregoing exceed (i) $5,000,000 in the aggregate for any given fiscal year for any period that there are less than five (5) Borrowing Base Properties, or (ii) the FFO Distribution Allowance when there are five (5) or more Borrowing Base Properties;

 

(E) Dividends or distributions to the REIT to allow the REIT to make payments in connection with dividend reinvestment programs (“ DRIP’s ”) and share repurchase programs, provided that in no event shall such Restricted Payments made in connection with this clause (E) exceed $65,000,000 in the aggregate for any fiscal year and provided that no such dividends or distributions will be permitted following the occurrence and during the continuance of any Default or Event of Default hereunder;

 

(F) Restricted Payments by the REIT, Borrower or any Credit Party of assets other than Borrowing Base Properties (or the Equity Interest of any Subsidiary which is not a 163 Entity and the sole assets of which are not Borrowing Base Properties) provided that (i) such assets are acquired in connection with a Fundamental Change, (ii) such Restricted Payment shall be made within one year of such Fundamental Change, (iii) immediately prior thereto, and immediately thereafter and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default has occurred or would result therefrom and (iv) Borrower and REIT will remain in pro forma compliance with the covenants set forth in this Section 6.01 after giving effect to such Restricted Payment;

 

(G) The purchase, redemption or acquisition by Borrower or the REIT of Equity Interests issued by it solely with the proceeds received from the substantially concurrent issue of new shares of its common Equity Interests or other Equity Interests, provided that such purchase, redemption or acquisition is limited to the amount of such proceeds so received;

 

(H) Restricted Payments by the REIT or Borrower (or dividends or distributions to the REIT by Borrower) to allow the REIT to make any (i) cash settlement payments and (ii) cash interest payments, in each case in accordance with

 

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the terms of any series of convertible Indebtedness of the REIT or the Borrower and issued by the REIT or Borrower and otherwise permitted hereunder; or

 

(I) Restricted Payments by the Borrower to the Special Limited Partner in respect of the Incentive Listing Note consisting of (i) the issuance of operating partnership units to the Special Limited Partner upon the conversion thereof (except any portion thereof that is converted into operating partnership units pursuant to the terms set forth in Borrower’s Organizational Documents as in the effect on the date hereof), and (ii) Permitted Incentive Listing Note Distributions permitted pursuant to the terms hereof;

 

(J) Restricted Payments to the Advisor by the Borrower in respect of LTIP units pursuant to the Outperformance Plan Agreement; and

 

(K) Restricted Payments by the REIT for any given fiscal quarter or consecutive fiscal quarters in cash to the holders of its Equity Interests during such fiscal quarter or quarters in an amount which payments, together with any Restricted Payments made pursuant to clause (D) above, would not exceed the greater of (i) so long as no Default or Event of Default exists or would result therefrom, the FFO Distribution Allowance for such quarter or quarters or (ii) so long as no Default or Event of Default as described in Section 7.01(a) , 7.01(f) , or 7.01(g) shall exist or would result therefrom and neither the Revolving Loans nor the Term Loans shall have become due and payable (whether upon stated maturity or acceleration or otherwise), the amount necessary for the REIT to maintain REIT Status.

 

Permitted Exceptions ” means (i) Liens 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 which are being contested as permitted under this Agreement, (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, (iii) with respect to each Borrowing Base Property, encumbrances consisting of easements, right of way, zoning restrictions, restrictions on the use of real property affecting a Borrowing Base Property, and other minor non-monetary liens or encumbrances none of which interferes materially with the use thereof in the ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor (or, in the case of 163 Washington, the business of the 163 Washington SPE) or, (iv) with respect to each Approved Ground Lease, encumbrances on the underlying fee estate and Liens thereon, provided that the holder of such Liens shall be a party to an instrument which shall provide customary non-disturbance protections reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, (v) Liens in respect of judgments not constituting an Event of Default, (vi) Liens securing assessments or charges payable to a property owner association or similar entity, which assessments are not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, and for which adequate reserves with respect thereto, to the extent required by GAAP, are maintained on the books of the applicable Person, (vii) assignments to a reverse Section 1031 exchange trust, (viii) Liens on assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries securing obligations under Swap

 

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Contracts, and (ix) other covenants, conditions, restrictions, easements and other exceptions to title affecting a Borrowing Base Property as reasonably approved by Administrative Agent.

 

Permitted Incentive Listing Note Distributions ” shall mean the principal payments to be made on the Incentive Listing Note pursuant to the terms set forth in Borrower’s Organizational Documents as in effect on the date hereof, but only if such payments (1) shall be made solely from the net sales proceeds from the sale of a Property in compliance with Section 6.03(a) , (2) shall not be made when any Default or Event of Default exists and shall not result in non-compliance by the Credit Parties with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including without limitation, the financial covenants contained in Section 6.01 , after giving effect to such distribution, (3) shall not otherwise be required to be applied pursuant to Section 2.09(b) hereof, and (4) are made in compliance with the Special Limited Partner Subordination Agreement and at a time when no breach or default thereunder on the part of the Special Limited Partner exists.

 

Permitted Share Repurchase ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(c)(vii) .

 

Person ” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

 

Plan ” means (i) an employee benefit (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) or other plan established or maintained by Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate for or on behalf of their employees or to which Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions for or on behalf of their employees and (ii) which is subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code.

 

Plan Asset Regulation ” means Department of Labor Regulation Section 2510.3-101, 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA.

 

Platform ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01(d) .

 

Pledge ” means, collectively, the Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of the Original Closing Date (as reaffirmed by Borrower on the Effective Date), made by Borrower in favor of Administrative Agent and, each additional Pledge and Security Agreement delivered by Borrower pursuant to Article IX hereof.

 

Post-Foreclosure Plan ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.03(f) .

 

Prepayment Trigger Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09(b)(i) .

 

Prime Rate ” means the rate of interest from time to time announced by Capital One at its principal office as its prime commercial lending rate, it being understood that such prime commercial rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate being charged by Capital One to any customer and such rate is set by Capital One based upon various factors including Capital One’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors. Any change in such prime rate announced by Capital One shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the announcement of such change.

 

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Pro Forma Debt Service ” means, with respect to any particular period during the Loan term, the pro forma payments of interest and principal that would be due with respect to a loan in an amount that is being measured pursuant to the definition of “DSCR-Based Borrowing Base Limit” in this Agreement, based on a 30-year mortgage-style amortization schedule and an assumed interest rate equal to the greater of (a) the yield in effect as of the last day of such period on U.S. Treasury obligations having a maturity corresponding to ten (10) years from the date of determination (and, if no such maturity shall so exactly correspond, yields for the two most closely corresponding published maturities shall be calculated as of such determination date, and the yield for a maturity corresponding to ten (10) years from the date of determination, interpolated or extrapolated (as applicable) from such yields on a straight-line basis (rounding, in the case of relevant periods, to the nearest month), shall be utilized), plus two and three quarters percent (2.75%), and (b) six percent (6.0%).

 

Pro Forma Debt Service Coverage Ratio ” means, as of any date, the ratio calculated and submitted by Borrower of (i) the Adjusted Borrowing Base Net Operating Income to (ii) the Pro Forma Debt Service with respect to such period; provided, however, if Administrative Agent determines the Debt Service Coverage Ratio at any time other than upon the delivery by Borrower of a Borrowing Base Certificate as and when required hereunder, then Administrative Agent shall calculate the Debt Service Coverage Ratio based upon the information provided by Borrower pursuant to Section 5.01 hereof.

 

Prohibited Person ” means any Person:

 

(i) listed in the Annex to, or otherwise subject to the provisions of, the Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financing, effective September 24, 2001, and relating to Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (the “ Executive Order ”);

 

(ii) that is owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, any person or entity that is listed to the Annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, the Executive Order;

 

(iii) with whom any Lender is prohibited from dealing or otherwise engaging in any transaction by any terrorism or money laundering law, including the Executive Order;

 

(iv) who is known to Borrower to commit, threaten or conspire to commit or support “terrorism”, as defined in the Executive Order;

 

(v) that is named as a “specially designated national and blocked person” on the most current list published by the U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control at its official website, http://www.treas.gov.ofac/t11sdn.pdf or at any replacement website or other replacement official publication of such list;

 

(vi) that is named on the consolidated list of asset freeze targets by the United Nations, the European Union and the United Kingdom (maintained by the Asset Freezing Unit of the United Kingdom Treasury: http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uklfinancialsanctions);

 

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(vii) that is named on the most current lists pertaining to EU-Regulations Nos. 2580/2001 and/or 881/2002;

 

(viii) that violates any of the criminal laws of the United States of America or of any of the several states, or commits any act that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States of America or any of the several states, relating to terrorism or the laundering of monetary instruments, including any offense under (a) the criminal laws against terrorism; (b) the criminal laws against money laundering, (c) the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended, (d) the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986, as amended, or the (e) Patriot Act; or

 

(ix) who is known to Borrower to be an Affiliate of or affiliated with a Person listed above.

 

Property ” means, collectively and severally, any and all Real Property and all personal property owned or occupied by the subject Person. “ Property ” shall include all Equity Interests owned by the subject Person in a Subsidiary.

 

Proposed Modification ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.03(b) .

 

Proposed Modification Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.03(b) .

 

Protective Advance ” means, collectively, (i) any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Administrative Agent in connection with any Default to the extent any such expenses have not been paid by Borrower or Guarantor (including, without limitation, any recording charges or mortgage recording taxes that are payable in connection with the recordation of any Mortgage following any Default or Event of Default in accordance herewith, and any charges incurred for title insurance policies insuring the Lien of any Mortgage that is recorded following any Default or Event of Default in accordance herewith) and (ii) any advances or disbursements made in respect of real estate taxes and assessments (including special assessments or payments in lieu of real estate taxes), maintenance costs, ground rent, insurance premiums or other items (including capital items) which Administrative Agent or Required Lenders determine are necessary to preserve the Lien (or priority of the Lien) of any Collateral from any intervening lien or forfeiture, or to protect any Collateral or Borrowing Base Property from any loss, or casualty, waste or other impairment, diminution or reduction in value (including, without limitation, advances or disbursements for the completion of any applicable alterations or improvements which have theretofore been commenced or are deemed necessary for the leasing, marketing or maintenance of the subject Borrowing Base Property for its permitted use or to preserve, protect, sell, operate, manage, lease, improve, maintain, repair, defend or dispose of any Collateral or Borrowing Base Property or any portion thereof), whether or not the amount necessary to be advanced for such purposes exceeds the amount of the applicable Mortgage, if any.

 

Public Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01(e) .

 

Qualified ECP Loan Guarantor ” shall mean Borrower or each Guarantor that on the Eligibility Date is (a) a corporation, partnership, proprietorship, organization, trust, or other entity other than a “commodity pool” as defined in Section 1a(10) of the CEA and CFTC

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regulations thereunder that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 or (b) an Eligible Contract Participant that can cause another person to qualify as an Eligible Contract Participant on the Eligibility Date under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the CEA by entering into or otherwise providing a “letter of credit or keepwell, support, or other agreement” for purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the CEA.

 

Qualified Plan ” means a pension plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) intended to be tax-qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and which any member of the Controlled Group sponsors, maintains, or to which it makes, is making or is obligated to make contributions, or in the case of a multiple employer plan (as described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA) has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding period covering at least five (5) plan years, but excluding any Multiemployer Plan.

 

Quarterly Dates ” means the last Business Day of March, June, September and December in each year, the first of which shall be the first such day after the Original Closing Date.

 

Rate Contracts ” means interest rate and currency swap agreements, cap, floor and collar agreements, interest rate insurance, currency spot and forward contracts and other agreements or arrangements designed to provide protection against fluctuations in interest or currency exchange rates.

 

Real Property ” means any Asset consisting of real property.

 

Real Property Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness secured by a Lien on any Real Property.

 

Recourse ” means, with reference to any obligation or liability, any direct or indirect liability or obligation that is not Non-Recourse to the obligor thereunder.

 

Recycled Mortgages ” means the initial Mortgages encumbering the Borrowing Base Properties known as 163 Washington Street, Brooklyn, New York, 216 West 18th Street, New York, New York, and 1440 Broadway, New York, New York that secure only the Term Loans, as more fully described in Section 5.18(a)(iii) .

 

Reference Banks ” means major banks in the London interbank market selected by Administrative Agent.

 

Register ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.05(c) .

 

REIT ” means New York REIT, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc.), a Maryland corporation, which is the general partner of Borrower.

 

REIT Status ” means, with respect to any Person, (a) the qualification and taxation of such Person as a real estate investment trust under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code, and (b) the qualification and taxation of such Person as a real estate investment trust under analogous provisions of state and local law in each state and jurisdiction in which such Person owns property, operates or conducts business.

 

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Related Parties ” means, with respect to any Lender, such Lender’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Lender.

 

Remediation Threshold ” means, with respect to each individual Borrowing Base Property, any amount in excess of the lesser of (i) 5% of the Borrowing Base Asset Value of such Borrowing Base Property and (ii) $5,000,000 which is required to be expended in connection with any individual remediation activity or the resolution of any liability set forth in Section 3.06(b)(iii) through (vii) .

 

REOC ” means a “Real Estate Operating Company” within the meaning of Regulation Section 2510.3101(e) of the Plan Asset Regulation.

 

Reportable Compliance Event ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.23(f) .

 

Required Individuals ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Change of Control”.

 

Required Lenders ” means, at any time, non-Defaulting Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures, Term Credit Exposures and unused Commitments representing more than 66⅔% of the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures, Term Credit Exposures and unused Commitments of non-Defaulting Lenders at such time; provided that if there are only two (2) Lenders, “ Required Lenders ” shall mean all Lenders that are non-Defaulting Lenders and if there are only three (3) Lenders, “ Required Lenders ” shall mean at least two (2) Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures, Term Credit Exposures and unused Commitments representing more than 66⅔% of the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures, Term Credit Exposures and unused Commitments of non-Defaulting Lenders at such time (unless there is only one (1) Lender that is a non-Defaulting Lender, in which case “ Required Lenders ” shall be that one (1) Lender).

 

Required Payment ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(d) .

 

Required Revolving Lenders ” means, at any time, Revolving Lenders that are non-Defaulting Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Revolving Loan Commitments representing more than 66⅔% of the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Revolving Loan Commitments of non-Defaulting Lenders that are Revolving Lenders at such time; provided that if there are only two (2) Revolving Lenders, “ Required Revolving Lenders ” shall mean all Revolving Lenders that are non-Defaulting Lenders and if there are only three (3) Revolving Lenders, “ Required Revolving Lenders ” shall mean at least two (2) Revolving Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Revolving Loan Commitments representing more than 66⅔% of the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Revolving Loan Commitments of non-Defaulting Lenders that are Revolving Lenders at such time (unless there is only one (1) Revolving Lender that is a non-Defaulting Lender, in which case “ Required Revolving Lenders ” shall be that one (1) Revolving Lender).

 

Required Term Lenders ” means, at any time, Term Lenders that are non-Defaulting Lenders having Term Credit Exposures and unused Term Loan Commitments representing more than 66⅔% of the sum of the total Term Credit Exposures and unused Term Loan Commitments of non-Defaulting Lenders that are Term Lenders at such time; provided that if there are only

 

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two (2) Term Lenders, “ Required Term Lenders ” shall mean all Term Lenders that are non-Defaulting Lenders and if there are only three (3) Term Lenders, “ Required Term Lenders ” shall mean at least two (2) Term Lenders having Term Credit Exposures and unused Term Loan Commitments representing more than 66⅔% of the sum of the total Term Credit Exposures and unused Term Loan Commitments of non-Defaulting Lenders that are Term Lenders at such time (unless there is only one (1) Term Lender that is a non-Defaulting Lender, in which case “ Required Term Lenders ” shall be that one (1) Term Lender).

 

Reset Date ” means the first day of each Interest Period.

 

Resigning Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.09 .

 

Responsible Officer ” means, with respect to any Person, the president, chief financial officer, the senior vice president or treasurer of such Person.

 

Restricted Payment ” means, with respect to any Person, any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, Equity Interests or other property) with respect to any capital stock or other Equity Interest of such Person, or any payment (whether in cash, Equity Interests or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such capital stock or other Equity Interest, or on account of any return of capital to such Person’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent holder thereof).

 

Revolving Borrowing ” means Revolving Loans of the same Type made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Revolving Loans which are Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect. For purposes hereof, the date of a Revolving Borrowing comprising one or more Revolving Loans that have been converted or continued shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Revolving Loan or Revolving Loans.

 

Revolving Borrowing Request ” means a request by Borrower for a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03 .

 

Revolving Credit Exposure ” means, with respect to any Revolving Lender at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Loans, L/C Obligations (after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by Borrower of Unreimbursed Amounts) and Swingline Exposure at such time.

 

Revolving Lender ” means a Lender having a Revolving Loan Commitment, or if the Revolving Loan Commitments have terminated, holding any Revolving Loans or participations in any Letter of Credit or Swingline Loan.

 

Revolving Loan ” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.01 .

 

Revolving Loan Applicable Percentage ” means, with respect to any Revolving Lender, the percentage of the total Revolving Loan Commitments represented by such Revolving

 

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Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment; provided, however, that if at the time of determination the Revolving Loan Commitments have terminated or been reduced to zero, the “Revolving Loan Applicable Percentage” of each Lender shall be the ratio, expressed as a percentage of (A) the sum of the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and L/C Obligations owing to such Revolving Lender as of such date to (B) the sum of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and L/C Obligations of all Revolving Lenders as of such date.

 

Revolving Loan Borrowing Base Availability ” at any time shall mean the amount by which (i) the Borrowing Base exceeds (ii) the Term Credit Exposure at such time.

 

Revolving Loan Commitment ” means, with respect to each Revolving Lender, the commitment of such Revolving Lender to make Revolving Loans, to acquire participations in Letters of Credit hereunder, and to make or participate in Swingline Loans, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.09 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Revolving Lender pursuant to Section 10.05 . The initial amount of each Revolving Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment is set forth on Schedule I , or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Revolving Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Revolving Loan Commitments is $400,000,000.00. The Revolving Loan Commitments may be increased pursuant to Section 10.17 hereof.

 

Revolving Maturity Date ” means, with respect to the Revolving Loans, August 20, 2016, as the same may be extended pursuant to Section 2.20 (or such earlier date as the Revolving Loan Commitments shall have been terminated in accordance with the terms hereof).

 

Revolving Notes ” means the promissory notes provided for in Section 2.08(f) in the form set forth in Exhibit A and all promissory notes delivered in substitution or exchange therefor, in each case as the same shall be modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time.

 

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor thereto.

 

Sanctioned Country ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.23(f) .

 

Sanctioned Person ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.23(f) .

 

Second Extended Revolving Maturity Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.20(b) .

 

Secured Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness for borrowed money of a Person that is secured by a Lien on any Real Estate or on any Equity Interests in any other Person owning Real Estate, provided that if such Indebtedness is Non-Recourse the portion of such Indebtedness included in Secured Indebtedness shall not exceed the sum of the aggregate value of the assets securing such Indebtedness, plus the aggregate value of any improvements to such assets.

 

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Secured Party ” or “ Secured Parties ” means each of the Lenders and Administrative Agent.

 

Security Documents ” means, collectively, the Pledge, the Mortgage and all UCC financing statements required by this Agreement, the Pledge and/or the Mortgage to be filed with respect to the security interests in accounts and other property created pursuant to this Agreement, the Pledge and/or the Mortgage.

 

Single Tenant Asset ” means either (i) improved Real Property the entirety of which has been leased to a single tenant (or group of affiliated tenants); (ii) improved Real Property consisting of a distribution facility; or (iii) improved Real Property consisting of a parking facility.

 

Senior Loans ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.13(h) .

 

SNDA ” means a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement to be executed by the Administrative Agent, a Subsidiary Guarantor and the applicable tenant under a Lease at a Borrowing Base Property.

 

Solvency ” or “ Solvent ” as to any Person means that such Person (a) is not “insolvent” within the meaning of Section 101(32) of the Bankruptcy Code or Section 271 of the Debtor and Creditor Law of the State of New York and (b) is in compliance with the representations and warranties that are set forth in Section 3.13 hereof determined as if such Person were a “Credit Party” referenced therein.

 

Solvency Certificate ” means a certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G .

 

Special Advance Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.13(c) .

 

Special Limited Partner ” means New York Recovery Special Limited Partnership, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

Special Limited Partner Subordination Agreement ” means that certain Subordination Agreement, dated as of April 15, 2014, among the Special Limited Partner, Borrower, the REIT and Administrative Agent.

 

Special Purpose Entity ” shall have the meaning set forth on Schedule VI hereto

 

Statutory Reserve Rate ” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board to which Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the Adjusted LIBOR Rate, for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D. Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall

 

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be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

 

Subordination of Management Agreement ” means, collectively, each Subordination of Management Agreement delivered by each Manager to Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and Administrative Agent’s counsel.

 

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person (the “ parent ”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the Equity Interests are, as of such date, directly or indirectly owned, controlled or held, or (b) that is, as of such date, otherwise Controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent. Unless otherwise specified, “Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of Borrower.

 

Subsidiary Guarantor ” means each wholly owned Subsidiary of the Borrower that is either the sole fee owner or the ground or master lessee of a Borrowing Base Property from time to time. The Subsidiary Guarantors described on Schedule III hereto on the Effective Date are the Subsidiary Guarantors as of the Effective Date. Subsidiary Guarantors may be released and Subsidiaries may be added as Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to Section 9.03 .

 

Subsidiary Guaranty ” means the Subsidiary Guaranty executed by each Subsidiary Guarantor (or as to which a Subsidiary Guarantor has executed a Joinder Agreement) in favor of Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent.

 

Swap Contract ” means any “swap” (as defined in Section 1a(47) of the CEA and regulations thereunder) entered into by Borrower with any person who is, or was on the Original Closing Date or on the date such Swap Contract was entered into, Administrative Agent, any Lender or Affiliate of any Lender and which is secured by the Collateral, other than (a) a swap entered into, or subject to the rules of, a board of trade designated as a contract market under Section 5 of the CEA, or (b) a commodity option entered into pursuant to CFTC Regulation 32.3(a).

 

Swap Obligation ” means any obligation to pay or perform under any Swap Contract or transaction thereunder.

 

Swingline Exposure ” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time. The Swingline Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall be its Revolving Loan Applicable Percentage of the total Swingline Exposure at such time.

 

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Swingline Lender ” means Capital One, in its capacity as lender of Swingline Loans hereunder.

 

Swingline Loan ” means a loan made by Swingline Lender pursuant to Section 2.19 .

 

Swingline Note ” means the promissory note evidencing the Swingline Loan in the form set forth in Exhibit B and all promissory notes delivered in substitution or exchange therefor, in each case as the same shall be modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time.

 

Tangible Net Worth ” shall mean with respect to any Person, as of any date of determination, such Person’s net worth, as determined in accordance with GAAP plus accumulated depreciation and amortization (except that in determining such net worth, Indebtedness shall include, without duplication, such Person’s pro rata share of the Indebtedness of any unconsolidated partnership, joint venture or Affiliate in which such Person directly or indirectly holds any interest), minus (to the extent included when determining such Person’s net worth in accordance with GAAP): (a) the amount of any write-up in the book value of any assets reflected in any balance sheet resulting from revaluation thereof or any write up in excess of the cost of such assets acquired and (b) the aggregate of all amounts appearing on the assets side of any such balance sheet for franchises, licenses, permits, patents, patent applications, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, goodwill, treasury stock, experimental or organizational expenses and other like assets which would be classified as intangible assets under GAAP (excluding acquired intangible lease assets and amortization in respect thereof), all determined on a consolidated basis.

 

Taxes ” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including back-up withholding), assessments, fees, or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority.

 

Term Borrowing ” means Term Loans of the same Type made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Term Loans which are Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect. For purposes hereof, the date of a Term Borrowing comprising one or more Term Loans that have been converted or continued shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Term Loan or Term Loans.

 

Term Borrowing Request ” means a request by Borrower for a Term Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03 .

 

Term Credit Exposure ” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans outstanding at such time. The Term Credit Exposure of any Term Lender at any time shall be its Term Loan Applicable Percentage of the total Term Credit Exposure at such time.

 

Term Lender ” means a Lender having a Term Loan Commitment, or if the Term Loan Commitments have terminated, holding any Term Loans.

 

Term Loan ” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.02 and any other term loans incurred pursuant to Section 10.17 .

 

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Term Loan Applicable Percentage ” means, with respect to any Term Lender, the ratio, expressed as a percentage of (a) during any period during which Borrower may make Term Borrowings pursuant to Section 2.03(b) or Section 10.17(c) , (i) (x) the amount of such Term Lender’s Term Loan Commitment plus (y) the amount of such Term Lender’s outstanding Term Loans to (ii) (x) the aggregate amount of the Term Loan Commitments of all Term Lenders plus (y) aggregate amount of all outstanding Term Loans and (b) during any period following the termination of Borrower’s right to may make Term Borrowings pursuant to Section 2.03(b) or Section 10.17(c) , or if the Term Loan Commitments have terminated or expired, (i) the amount of such Term Lender’s outstanding Term Loans to (ii) the aggregate amount of all outstanding Term Loans.

 

Term Loan Borrowing Base Availability ” at any time shall mean the amount by which (i) the Borrowing Base exceeds (ii) the Revolving Credit Exposure at such time.

 

Term Loan Commitment ” means, with respect to each Term Lender, the commitment of such Term Lender to make Term Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Term Lender’s Term Loan Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Term Lender pursuant to Section 10.05 . The initial amount of each Term Lender’s Term Loan Commitment is set forth on Schedule I , or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Term Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Term Loan Commitments is $305,000,000.00. The Term Loan Commitments may be increased pursuant to Section 10.17 hereof.

 

Term Loan Exposure ” means, with respect to any Term Lender at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Term Lender’s Term Loans at such time.

 

Term Maturity Date ” means, with respect to the Term Loans, August 20, 2018 (or such earlier date as the Term Loan Commitments shall have been terminated in accordance with the terms hereof).

 

Term Notes ” means the promissory notes provided for in Section 2.08(f) in the form set forth in Exhibit C and all promissory notes delivered in substitution or exchange therefor, in each case as the same shall be modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time.

 

Threshold Amount ” shall mean (a) Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000) with respect to any Indebtedness or obligations in respect of Hedge Termination Value that are Non-Recourse, and (b) Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000) with respect to any Indebtedness or obligations in respect of Hedge Termination Value that are Recourse.

 

Total Asset Value ” means, for any Person, as of the date of determination, the sum of (a) for any Asset of that Person that is improved Real Property, the lower of the (i) Acquisition Cost for such Real Property and (ii) the Appraised Value of such Real Property (provided that the Appraised Value of such Real Property may only be used in the calculation of Total Asset Value if the date of value indicated in the applicable Appraisal is not more than twenty-four (24) months prior to the date on which the Total Asset Value is being determined, and only if a new Appraisal is not then required of the applicable Real Property pursuant to Section 6.01(c) ), (b)

 

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the cash and Cash Equivalents of that Person, (c) actual cost (purchase price) for each parcel of vacant, unimproved Real Property owned by that Person, (d) any mortgage notes receivable by such Person as determined in accordance with GAAP, (e) the actual cost of construction in process and (f) with respect to the Assets of such Person of the type described in Section 6.15(b) , (d) , (e) , (f) , (g) , (h) and (i), either the value thereof as determined in accordance with GAAP or, if applicable, the value based on one of the valuation methodologies set forth in clauses (a)-(e) above to the extent same are applicable to the Assets of such Person of the type described in Section 6.15(b) , (d) , (e) , (f) , (g) , (h) and (i) . Total Asset Value with respect to Borrower shall only include Borrower’s Equity Percentage of the foregoing items of its Subsidiaries that are not wholly-owned Subsidiaries of Borrower.

 

Toxic Mold ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Hazardous Materials.

 

Trade Payables ” means unsecured trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business that (A) are not evidenced by a note, (B) do not exceed, at any time, a maximum aggregate amount of 3% of the Maximum Loan Amount and (C) are paid within sixty (60) days of the date an invoice therefor is delivered to the REIT, Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor or the 163 Washington SPE, as the case may be.

 

Transactions ” means the execution, delivery and performance by the Credit Parties of the Loan Documents to which they are parties, the establishment of the credit facilities hereunder, the borrowing of Loans, the use of the proceeds thereof or the granting of Liens on the Collateral under the Loan Documents.

 

Type ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBOR Rate or the Base Rate.

 

UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York.

 

UCC Searches ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(h) .

 

Unpaid Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.13(d) .

 

Unreimbursed Amount ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(c)(i) .

 

Unused Commitment Fee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(a) .

 

USD-LIBOR-Reference Banks ” means, with respect to any Interest Period, the rates at which deposits in U.S. Dollars are offered by the Reference Banks at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on the day that is two (2) London Banking Days preceding the Reset Date for such Interest Period to prime banks in the London interbank market for a period of one month, two months, three months or six months, as elected by Borrower pursuant to Section 2.06 , commencing on that Reset Date and in an amount equal to the portion of the principal amount outstanding under the Notes as to which Borrower has made such election pursuant to Section 2.06 . Administrative Agent will request the principal London office of each of the Reference Banks to provide a quotation of its rate. If at least two (2) such quotations are provided, the rate for that Reset Date will be the arithmetic mean of the quotations. Notwithstanding the foregoing,

 

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if fewer than two (2) quotations are provided as requested, the rate for that Reset Date will be the arithmetic mean of the rates quoted by major banks in New York City, selected by Administrative Agent, at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on that Reset Date for loans in U.S. Dollars to leading European banks for a period of one month, two months or three months, as elected by Borrower pursuant to Section 2.06 , commencing on that Reset Date, and in an amount equal to the portion of the principal amount outstanding under the Notes as to which Borrower has made such election pursuant to Section 2.06 .

 

U.S. Person ” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

 

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(f)(ii)(B)(III) .

 

Value-Based Borrowing Base Limit ” shall mean the sum of sixty percent (60%) of the Borrowing Base Asset Value of all Borrowing Base Properties located in New York County, New York State and fifty-five percent (55%) of the Borrowing Base Asset Value of all Borrowing Base Properties that are not located in New York County, New York State.

 

Variable Rate Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness for borrowed money that bears interest at a variable rate without benefit of a Rate Contract.

 

VCOC ” means a “venture capital operating company” within the meaning of Section 2510.3-101(d) of the Plan Asset Regulation.

 

Waiver ” means that certain Waiver Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2013, entered into by and among Borrower, the REIT, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent.

 

Withholding Agent ” means any Credit Party or Administrative Agent.

 

Worldwide Plaza Investment ” means the investment by a Subsidiary in a non-wholly owned entity that is the indirect beneficial owner of One Worldwide Plaza located at 350 W 50th St, New York, New York.

 

Section 1.02 Terms Generally . The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) unless otherwise noted herein, all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of,

 

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and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (e) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

 

Section 1.03 Accounting Terms; GAAP .

 

(a) GAAP . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time.

 

(b) Changes in GAAP . If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the REIT, Borrower or Required Lenders shall so request, Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the REIT and Borrower 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 Required Lenders); 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 REIT and Borrower shall provide to Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP.

 

(c) Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities . All references herein to consolidated financial statements of the REIT or Borrower or to the determination of any amount for the REIT or Borrower on a consolidated basis or any similar reference shall, in each case, be deemed to include each variable interest entity that the REIT or Borrower is required to consolidated pursuant to FASB ASC 810 as if such variable interest entity were a Subsidiary as defined herein, provided further that for all purposes in calculating consolidated covenants hereunder the REIT shall be deemed to own one hundred percent (100%) of the Equity Interests in Borrower.

 

(d) Financial Standards . All financial computations required of a Person under this Agreement shall be calculated without giving effect to any election under Accounting Standards Codification 825-10-25 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the REIT, Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined therein.

 

(e) Rounding . Any financial ratios required to be maintained by Borrower pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).

 

ARTICLE II

THE CREDITS

 

Section 2.01 The Commitments .

 

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(a) Revolving Loan Commitments . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender agrees to make Revolving Loans to Borrower from time to time in U.S. dollars in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in (i) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding the lesser of such Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment and such Lender’s Revolving Loan Applicable Percentage of the aggregate Revolving Loan Borrowing Base Availability or (ii) the total Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the lesser of the total Revolving Loan Commitments and the aggregate Revolving Loan Borrowing Base Availability then in effect. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow the Revolving Loans. The outstanding amount of Revolving Loans as of the Effective Date is $0.00.

 

(b) Term Loan Commitments .

 

(i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender agrees to make Term Loans to Borrower from time to time in U.S. Dollars in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in (A) such Lender’s Term Credit Exposure exceeding the lesser of such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment and such Lender’s Term Loan Applicable Percentage of the aggregate Term Loan Borrowing Base Availability or (B) the total Term Credit Exposures exceeding the lesser of the total Term Loan Commitments and the aggregate Term Loan Borrowing Base Availability then in effect. Borrower may not reborrow the Term Loans and no amount prepaid or repaid in respect of the Term Loans may be reborrowed.

 

(ii) If the Term Loan is increased pursuant to Section 10.17 hereof, the full amount of the Term Loan as so increased must be borrowed by Borrower pursuant to the terms of this Agreement within six (6) months from the date of any Additional Commitment Notice.

 

(iii) The outstanding amount of Term Borrowings as of the Effective Date is $305,000,000.00.

 

Section 2.02 Loans and Borrowings .

 

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

 

(b) Type of Loans . Subject to Section 2.12 , each Borrowing shall be, at Borrower’s election, comprised entirely of Eurodollar Loans or Base Rate Loans as Borrower may request in accordance herewith. Each Lender at its option may make any Eurodollar Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of Borrower to repay

 

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such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Each Swingline Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan.

 

(c) Minimum Amounts; Limitation on Number of Borrowings . At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be not less than $1,000,000.00; provided that a Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is required to finance the repayment of any Swingline Loan. Each Swingline Loan shall be in an amount that is not less than $500,000.00. Borrowings of more than one Type may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of five (5) Eurodollar Borrowings outstanding.

 

(d) Limitations on Lengths of Interest Periods . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Borrower shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert to or continue as a Eurodollar Borrowing, any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested therefor would end after the Maturity Date.

 

Section 2.03 Requests for Borrowings .

 

(a) Requests for Revolving Borrowings . To request a Revolving Borrowing (other than a Swingline Borrowing, which shall be governed by the terms of Section 2.19 ), Borrower shall notify Administrative Agent of such request in a signed written notice in the form of the Borrowing Request attached hereto as Exhibit H (which signed written notice may be delivered to Administrative Agent by (i) email to patricia.visone@capitalone.com and agency@capitalone.com or (ii) facsimile transmission to 888-246-3710, or to any such other email addresses or facsimile numbers as Administrative Agent may designate in a written notice to Borrower pursuant to Section 10.01 hereof) not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, with respect to Eurodollar Loans, three (3) Business Days before the date of the proposed Revolving Borrowing; with respect to Base Rate Loans, one (1) Business Day before the date of the proposed Revolver Borrowing. Each written Revolving Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02(c) :

 

(i) that the requested Borrowing shall be a Revolving Borrowing;

 

(ii) the aggregate amount of the requested Revolving Borrowing;

 

(iii) the date of such Revolving Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;

 

(iv) whether the requested Borrowing shall be a Eurodollar Loan or a Base Rate Loan; and

 

(v) the location and number of Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.05 .

 

(b) Requests for Term Borrowings . To request a Term Borrowing, Borrower shall notify Administrative Agent of such request in a signed written notice in the form of the Borrowing Request attached hereto as Exhibit H (which signed written notice may be delivered to Administrative Agent by (i) email to patricia.visone@capitalone.com and

 

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agency@capitalone.com or (ii) facsimile transmission to 888-246-3710, or to any such other email addresses or facsimile numbers as Administrative Agent may designate in a written notice to Borrower pursuant to Section 10.01 hereof) not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, with respect to Eurodollar Loans, three (3) Business Days before the date of the proposed Revolving Borrowing; with respect to Base Rate Loans, one (1) Business Day before the date of the proposed Revolver Borrowing. Each written Term Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02(c) :

 

(i) that the requested Borrowing shall be a Term Borrowing;

 

(ii) the aggregate amount of the requested Term Borrowing;

 

(iii) the date of such Term Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;

 

(iv) whether the requested Borrowing shall be a Eurodollar Loan or a Base Rate Loan; and

 

(v) the location and number of Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.05 .

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (A) Borrower’s rights to make Term Borrowings with respect to any Additional Commitment Amount pursuant to Section 10.17(c) shall expire six (6) months after the delivery of the applicable Additional Commitment Notice therefor, and (B) Borrower shall be permitted to make one single Term Borrowing in connection with each Additional Commitment Amount that Borrower elects to be provided in the form of additional Term Loan Commitments.

 

(c) General Borrowing Requirements .

 

(i) Together with each Borrowing Request, a Responsible Officer of Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent a duly executed Borrowing Base Certificate as of such date.

 

(ii) Each Eurodollar Borrowing shall be based upon an Adjusted LIBOR Rate determined as of two (2) Business Days prior to commencement of such Interest Period. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Borrower shall not be required to provide a Term Borrowing Request for the first Term Borrowing, as contemplated by Section 2.01(b) . Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.

 

Section 2.04 Letter of Credit Borrowings .

 

(a) The Letter of Credit Commitment .

 

(i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) the L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the Revolving Lenders set forth

 

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in this Section 2.04 , (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Original Closing Date until the fifth (5 th ) Business Day prior to the Revolving Maturity Date (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), to issue Letters of Credit for the account of Borrower, and to amend or extend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with subsection (b) below, and (2) to honor drawings under the Letters of Credit; and (B) except as otherwise provided in Section 8.13(k) , the Revolving Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of Borrower and any drawings thereunder; provided that after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, (x) the total Revolving Credit Exposure shall not exceed the lesser of the total Revolving Loan Commitments and the aggregate Revolving Loan Borrowing Base Availability then in effect, (y) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Revolving Lender shall not exceed the lesser of such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment and such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the aggregate Revolving Loan Borrowing Base Availability, and (z) the L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit. Each request by Borrower for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by Borrower that the L/C Credit Extension so requested complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed by Borrower and terminated.

 

(ii) The L/C Issuer shall not be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:

 

(A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the L/C Issuer from issuing the Letter of Credit, or any Legal Requirements or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or request that the L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or the Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer with respect to the Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Original Closing Date, or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Original Closing Date and which the L/C Issuer in good faith deems material to it;

 

(B) the issuance of the Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the L/C Issuer applicable to letters of credit generally;

 

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(C) except as otherwise agreed by Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, the Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than $100,000;

 

(D) such Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars; or

 

(E) such Letter of Credit would have an expiry date beyond the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; and the L/C Issuer shall not issue a Letter of Credit that would have an expiry date beyond the Letter of Credit Expiration Date without the written approval of each of the Revolving Lenders.

 

(iii) The L/C Issuer shall not amend any Letter of Credit if the L/C Issuer would not be permitted at such time to issue the Letter of Credit in its amended form (or as so extended) under the terms hereof.

 

(iv) The L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) the L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue the Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to the Letter of Credit.

 

(v) The L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to Administrative Agent in Article VIII with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in Article VIII included the L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to the L/C Issuer.

 

(b) Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension Letters of Credit .

 

(i) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of Borrower delivered to the L/C Issuer (with a copy to Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the L/C Issuer and Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least three (3) Business Days (or such later date and time as Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of

 

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the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (G) the purpose and nature of the requested Letter of Credit; and (H) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may reasonably require. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (W) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (X) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (Y) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (Z) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may reasonably require. Additionally, Borrower shall furnish to the L/C Issuer and Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the L/C Issuer or Administrative Agent may reasonably require, which shall include all applicable documentation as would be required to be delivered in connection with a Borrowing of a Revolving Loan in the same amount as the requested Letter of Credit.

 

(ii) Within three (3) Business Days following receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer shall confirm with Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from Borrower and, if not, the L/C Issuer shall provide Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the L/C Issuer has received written notice from any Revolving Lender or Administrative Agent, at least one Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in Article IV shall not then be satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of Borrower or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with the L/C Issuer’s usual and customary business practices; provided that L/C Issuer shall not be required to issue a Letter of Credit, if immediately after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans, together with the aggregate amount of all L/C Obligations, would exceed the aggregate amount of the Revolving Loan Commitments at such time or the Revolving Loan Borrowing Base Availability. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Loan Applicable Percentage times the amount of such Letter of Credit.

 

(iii) If Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer may, in its sole discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “ Auto-Extension Letter of Credit ”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit

 

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the L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “ Non-Extension Notice Date ”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the L/C Issuer for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Revolving Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided, however, that the L/C Issuer shall not permit any such extension if (A) the L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation, at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of clause (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.04(a) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date (1) from Administrative Agent that the Required Lenders have elected not to permit such extension or (2) from Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing the L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.

 

(iv) Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the L/C Issuer shall also deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.

 

(c) Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations .

 

(i) Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall notify Borrower and Administrative Agent thereof. Not later than 11:00 a.m. on the first Business Day following the date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit (each such date, an “ Honor Date ”), Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer through Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing. If Borrower fails to so reimburse the L/C Issuer by such time, Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the “ Unreimbursed Amount ”), and the amount of such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Loan Applicable Percentage thereof. In such event, Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Loan to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.03 for the principal amount of Revolving Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Aggregate Commitments. Any notice given by the L/C Issuer or Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.04(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing;

 

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provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.

 

(ii) Each Revolving Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) make funds available (and Administrative Agent may apply cash collateral provided for this purpose) for the account of the L/C Issuer at Administrative Agent’s Office in an amount equal to its Revolving Loan Applicable Percentage of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.04(c)(iii) , each Revolving Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Revolving Loan to Borrower in such amount. Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the L/C Issuer.

 

(iii) With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Loan for any reason, Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. In such event, each Revolving Lender’s payment to Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Revolving Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.04 .

 

(iv) Until each Revolving Lender funds its Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) to reimburse the L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Loan Applicable Percentage of such amount shall be solely for the account of the L/C Issuer.

 

(v) Each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.04(c) , shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the L/C Issuer, Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, (C) the failure of any other Revolving Lender to make Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the L/C Issuer, (D) the financial condition of Borrower or any other Credit Party, (E) the termination of the Revolving Loan Commitments, or (F) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by the L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.

 

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(vi) If any Revolving Lender fails to make available to Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Revolving Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by the time specified in Section 2.04(c)(ii) , then, without limiting the other provisions of this Agreement, the L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Revolving Lender (acting through Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the L/C Issuer in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing. If such Revolving Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Loan included in the relevant borrowing or L/C Advance in respect of the relevant L/C Borrowing, as the case may be. A certificate of the L/C Issuer submitted to any Revolving Lender (through Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Nothing contained in this Section 2.04(c)(vi) shall be deemed or otherwise construed to impose any additional liability upon Borrower for any default by any Revolving Lender in the performance of its obligations under this Section 2.04(c) .

 

(d) Repayment of Participations .

 

(i) At any time after the L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Revolving Lender such Revolving Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.04(c) , if Administrative Agent receives for the account of the L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from Borrower or otherwise), Administrative Agent shall distribute to such Revolving Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof in the same funds as those received by Administrative Agent.

 

(ii) If any payment received by Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Revolving Lender shall pay to Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer its Revolving Loan Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Revolving Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Revolving Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

 

(e) Obligations Absolute . The obligation of Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be

 

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absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:

 

(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other Loan Document;

 

(ii) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that the REIT, Borrower or any Subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;

 

(iii) any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged or fraudulent, or proving to be invalid or insufficient in any material respect, or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any material respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;

 

(iv) any payment by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; provided that the payment by the L/C Issuer does not constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct of the L/C Issuer or its agents or employees; or any payment made by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any applicable Insolvency Proceedings; or

 

(v) any consequences arising from causes beyond the control of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

 

Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, Borrower shall immediately notify the L/C Issuer. Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.

 

(f) Role of L/C Issuer . Each Lender and Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuer, Administrative Agent, any of their respective Affiliates nor any correspondent, participant or

 

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assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Lenders; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Issuer Document. Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided, however, that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the L/C Issuer, Administrative Agent, any of their respective Affiliates nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.04(e) ; provided , however , that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, Borrower may have a claim against the L/C Issuer, and the L/C Issuer may be liable to Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by Borrower which Borrower proves were caused by the L/C Issuer’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or the L/C Issuer’s willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.

 

(g) Letter of Credit Fees . Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender in accordance with its Revolving Loan Applicable Percentage a Letter of Credit fee (the “ Letter of Credit Fee ”) for each Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Loans that are Revolving Loans. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 2.04(j) . Letter of Credit Fees shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears commencing on the first Quarterly Date to occur after the Original Closing Date; provided that all such fees shall be payable on the date on which the Commitments terminate and any such fees accruing after the date on which the Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, while any Event of Default exists, all Letter of Credit Fees shall accrue at the Default Rate.

 

(h) Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuer . Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of the L/C Issuer relating to Letters of Credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.

 

(i) Conflict with Issuer Documents . In the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall control subject to the terms of the International Standby Practices 1998, and any subsequent official revision thereof or

 

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the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (2007 Revision), International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600, and any subsequent official revision.

 

(j) Computation of Daily Amount . Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided , however , that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.

 

(k) Replacement of the L/C Issuer . The L/C Issuer may be replaced at any time by written agreement among Borrower, Administrative Agent, the replaced L/C Issuer and the successor L/C Issuer or in accordance with Section 8.08 . Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement of the L/C Issuer. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for account of the replaced L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.04(g) . From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i) the successor L/C Issuer shall have all the rights and obligations of the L/C Issuer under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term “L/C Issuer” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous L/C Issuer, or to such successor and all previous L/C Issuers, as the context shall require. After the replacement of an L/C Issuer hereunder, the replaced L/C Issuer shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an L/C Issuer under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.

 

(l) Cash Collateral for Letters of Credit .

 

(i) Certain Credit Support Events . If as of the expiration or termination of the Revolving Loan Commitment, any L/C Obligations for any reason remain outstanding, or if the Borrower shall be required to provide Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 7.01 , Borrower shall immediately Cash Collateralize all L/C Obligations in an amount equal to 105% thereof. Borrower shall also Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations to the extent required pursuant to Section 2.09(d) and Section 8.13 .

 

(ii) Grant of Security Interest . Borrower hereby grants to (and subjects to the control of) Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all Cash Collateral provided pursuant to Section 2.04(l)(i) , deposit accounts and all balances therein, and all other property so provided as collateral pursuant hereto, and in all proceeds of the foregoing, all as security for the obligations to which such Cash Collateral may be applied pursuant to clause (c) below. If at any time Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than Administrative Agent as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the amount required, Borrower will, promptly upon demand by Administrative Agent,

 

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pay or provide to Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency. All Cash Collateral (other than credit support not constituting funds subject to deposit) shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts at Administrative Agent. Borrower shall pay on demand therefor from time to time all customary account opening, activity and other administrative fees and charges in connection with the maintenance and disbursement of Cash Collateral.

 

(iii) Application . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided by Borrower hereunder in respect of Letters of Credit or other L/C Obligations shall be held and applied to the satisfaction of the specific L/C Obligations and other obligations for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may be provided for herein, except as provided in Section 2.09(d) . If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, when the Unreimbursed Amount and all L/C Obligations equal zero, the remaining amount of the Cash Collateral shall be applied to the other Obligations, in the order for payments or recoveries upon the Loans, as provided in this Agreement, or if no Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations) are outstanding, to the Borrower.

 

Section 2.05 Funding of Borrowings . Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 12:00 noon, New York City time, to the account of Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders. Provided that the conditions to the advance of the applicable Borrowing set forth herein are satisfied, Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to Borrower by either promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account of Borrower maintained with Administrative Agent and designated by Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request or, upon the request by Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request, disbursing such amounts as designated by Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request.

 

Section 2.06 Interest Elections .

 

(a) Elections by Borrower for Borrowings . Each Borrowing made prior to the Effective Date shall be continued with the Interest Period previously elected by Borrower. Each Borrowing subsequent to the Effective Date initially shall be of the Interest Period specified in the applicable Borrowing Request. Thereafter, Borrower may elect to convert any such Borrowing to a Borrowing of a different Interest Period or to continue such Borrowing as a Borrowing of the same Interest Period, as provided in this Section. Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.

 

(b) Notice of Elections . To make an election pursuant to this Section, Borrower shall notify Administrative Agent of such election in a written notice signed by

 

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Borrower (which signed written notice may be delivered via facsimile or email transmission to the numbers and/or email addresses set forth in Section 2.03 ) by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if Borrower were requesting a Borrowing to be made on the effective date of such election.

 

(c) Information in Interest Election Requests . Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02 :

 

(i) the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clause (iii) of this paragraph shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);

 

(ii) the Interest Period therefore after giving effect to such election; and

 

(iii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day.

 

(d) Notice by Administrative Agent to Lenders . Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.

 

(e) Failure to Elect; Events of Default . If Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurodollar Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless Borrower has advised Administrative Agent at least three (3) Business Days prior to the end of the applicable Interest Period that such Borrowing will be repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be continued as a one (1) month Eurodollar Borrowing based upon an Adjusted LIBOR Rate determined as of two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such new Interest Period. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, so notifies Borrower, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing (i) no outstanding Borrowing by Borrower may be continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each Eurodollar Borrowing shall be converted to a Base Rate Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.

 

Section 2.07 Termination and Conversion of the Commitments .

 

(a) Voluntary Termination or Conversion . Borrower may, at any time terminate all or any portion of the Commitments. Any such termination and/or conversion shall be irrevocable and permanent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower may not reduce the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments below $50,000,000 unless Borrower is terminating the Revolving Commitments in full.

 

(b) Notice of Voluntary Termination or Conversion . Borrower shall notify Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or convert the Commitments or Loans under

 

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paragraph (a) of this Section at least three (3) Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and whether it pertains to a Revolving Loan Commitments, Term Loan Commitments, or both, and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any notice, Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by Borrower pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable provided that a notice of termination of the Commitments delivered by Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or the receipt of proceeds from a sale of a Real Property, in which case such notice may be revoked by Borrower within ninety (90) days of the delivery of such notice (by notice from Borrower to Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied.

 

(c) Effect of Termination or Conversion .

 

(i) Each reduction of the Revolving Loan Commitments or conversion of the Revolving Loans shall be made ratably among the Revolving Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Loan Commitments.

 

(ii) Each reduction of the Term Loan Commitments or conversion of the Term Loans shall be made ratably among the Term Lenders in accordance with their respective Term Loan Commitments.

 

Section 2.08 Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt .

 

(a) Repayment . Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to (i) the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders the outstanding principal amount of the Loans on the Maturity Date and (ii) to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Advance in accordance with the time periods set forth in Section 2.19(a) ; provided that on each date that any Borrowing is made, the Borrower shall repay all Swingline Loans then outstanding.

 

(b) Manner of Payment . Prior to any repayment of any Borrowings hereunder, Borrower shall select the Borrowing or Borrowings to be paid and shall notify Administrative Agent of such selection in writing signed by Borrower (which signed written notice may be delivered via facsimile or email transmission to the numbers and/or email addresses set forth in Section 2.03 ) not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three (3) Business Days before the scheduled date of such repayment in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing and one (1) Business Day before the scheduled date of such repayment in the case of a Base Rate Borrowing; provided that, subject to the provisions of Article VIII , each repayment of Borrowings shall be applied to repay any outstanding Base Rate Borrowings of Borrower before any other Borrowings of Borrower. If Borrower fails to make a timely selection of the Borrowing or Borrowings to be repaid or prepaid, such payment shall be applied, first, to pay any outstanding Base Rate Borrowings of Borrower and, second, to other Borrowings of Borrower in the order of the remaining duration of their respective Interest Periods (the Borrowing with the shortest remaining Interest Period to be repaid first). Each payment of a Borrowing shall be applied first to repay any Swingline Loan, as applicable, second , to repay any outstanding Revolving Loans (other than any Swingline Loan) without reduction of Revolving Loan Commitments, and third , to repay the Term Loan. Whenever any payment due hereunder

 

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shall be stated to be due on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the first Business Day thereafter. All such payments shall be made irrespective of, and without any deduction, set-off or counterclaim whatsoever and are payable without relief from valuation and appraisement laws and with all costs and charges incurred in the collection or enforcement thereof, including attorneys’ fees and court costs. All payments (other than the initial funding of the Loan) by any Lender shall be made to Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. New York City time on the day such payment is due, to Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders by deposit to such account as Administrative Agent may designate by written notice to Borrower.

 

(c) Maintenance of Loan Accounts by Lenders . Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.

 

(d) Maintenance of Loan Accounts by Administrative Agent . Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount and Type of each Revolving Loan and Term Loan made hereunder, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from Borrower to each Revolving Lender and Term Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Revolving Lenders and the Term Lenders and each Revolving Lender’s and Term Lender’s, respectively, share thereof.

 

(e) Effect of Entries . The failure to make entries for the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (c) or (d) of this Section or the failure of any Lender or Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts shall not in any manner affect the obligations of any Credit Party to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

(f) Promissory Notes . Borrower shall execute and deliver to each Lender (i) a promissory note payable to the order of such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) in the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment and in the form set forth in Exhibit A , (ii) a promissory note payable to the order of such Lender, if such Lender is a Swingline Lender (or, if requested by such Swingline Lender, to such Swingline Lender and its registered assigns) in the amount of such Swingline Lender’s Swingline Loan and in the form set forth in Exhibit B , and (iii) a promissory note payable to the order of such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) in the amount of such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment and in the form set forth in Exhibit C . In the event of any assignment pursuant to Section 10.05 hereof, Borrower agrees to promptly execute and deliver replacement promissory notes in the forms of Exhibit A , Exhibit B , and Exhibit C , as applicable, to the assignee and, if the assignor is retaining any portion of the Loans, to the assignor, in order to evidence the amount of the Revolving Loan Commitment, Swingline Loan Commitment, and Term Loan Commitment, respectively, of each such applicable Lender following the assignment. In connection with and as a condition precedent to the execution and delivery of such replacement promissory notes by Borrower, the assignor shall be obligated to return the existing promissory note(s) to Borrower. Upon payment of the principal of and interest on the Loans and all Unreimbursed Amounts and fees, the expiration of the

 

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Commitments and the reduction of all L/C Obligations to zero, each Lender either shall return to Borrower each of the original promissory notes delivered to it marked “PAID IN FULL”.

 

Section 2.09 Prepayment of Loans .

 

(a) Optional Prepayments . Subject to the payment of any amounts required by Section 2.14 hereof, Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part without fees or penalty, subject to the requirements of this Section; provided that Borrower shall notify Administrative Agent (and, in the case of a prepayment of a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender) in writing signed by Borrower of any optional prepayment hereunder (which signed written notice may be delivered via facsimile or email transmission to the numbers and/or email addresses set forth in Section 2.03 ) (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three (3) Business Days before the date of prepayment or (ii) in the case of prepayment of a Base Rate Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, one (1) Business Day before the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid and whether the prepayment is to be applied to prepay outstanding Revolving Loans, Term Loans, or an outstanding Swingline Loan; provided that, if a notice of prepayment is given in connection with a conditional notice of termination of the Commitments as contemplated by Section 2.07 or is otherwise conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or the receipt of proceeds from a sale of a Real Property, then such notice of prepayment may be revoked if such notice of termination is revoked (in the case of a notice of termination of Commitments, in accordance with Section 2.07 ). Promptly following receipt of any such notice relating to a Borrowing, Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of a Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section 2.02 , except as necessary to apply fully the required amount of a mandatory prepayment. Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied to repay (i) all outstanding Revolving Loans (other than Swingline Loans) ratably, (ii) all outstanding Term Loans ratably or (iii) any Swingline Loans, as applicable. Prepayments shall be accompanied by (A) accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.11 and (B) any payments due pursuant to Section 2.14 , and shall be made in the manner specified in Section 2.08(b) . Each prepayment of the Revolving Loans shall be made ratably among the Revolving Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Loan Commitments. Each prepayment of the Term Loans shall be made ratably among the Term Lenders in accordance with their respective Term Loan Exposures.

 

(b) Mandatory Prepayments .

 

(i) If, on any day (a “ Prepayment Trigger Date ”), the total Credit Exposures exceed the Borrowing Base (including as a consequence of an Exclusion Event or a reduction in the total Commitments), then Borrower shall prepay Loans or, if required below, Cash Collateralize Letters of Credit in the amount of such excess. Amounts to be applied pursuant to this paragraph to the partial prepayment of Loans or to Cash Collateralize Letters of Credit shall be applied, first , to repay any Swingline Loan, second , to reduce outstanding Revolving Loans (other than any Swingline Loan) (with no reduction of

 

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Revolving Loan Commitments), third , to repay the Term Loan, and fourth , to Cash Collateralize Letters of Credit, as applicable.

 

(ii) Borrower shall pay all Loans and Cash Collateralize all Letters of Credit immediately upon the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

(A) the Maturity Date; or

 

(B) the acceleration of the Loans upon an Event of Default as provided in Article VII .

 

Each such mandatory prepayment pursuant to clause (b)(ii) shall be applied, first , to repay any Swingline Loan, second , to reduce outstanding Revolving Loans (other than any Swingline Loan) without reducing Revolving Loan Commitments, third , to repay the Term Loan, and fourth , to Cash Collateralize Letters of Credit.

 

Prepayments pursuant to this Section 2.09(b) shall be accompanied by (i) accrued interest to the extent required by this Section 2.09 or Section 2.11 and (ii) any payments due pursuant to Section 2.14 , and shall be made in the manner specified in Section 2.08(b) .

 

(c) [Intentionally Omitted] .

 

(d) Application of Cash Collateral . Administrative Agent shall have the right, but not the obligation, at any time after the acceleration of the Loans upon an Event of Default as provided in Article VII , with the consent of the L/C Issuer, to apply all sums used to Cash Collateralize Letters of Credit pursuant to this Agreement towards the repayment of the Loans, in such order and in such manner as Administrative Agent shall elect in its sole and absolute discretion, so long as such repayment is applied, first , to repay any Swingline Loans, second , to repay any outstanding Revolving Loans (other than any Swingline Loan), and third , to repay the Term Loans.

 

Section 2.10 Fees .

 

(a) Unused Commitment Fee . On each Quarterly Date from and after the Effective Date and until the earlier of (X) the Credit Rating Election Date, or (Y) the Revolving Maturity Date, Borrower agrees to pay to Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender (other than the Swingline Lender in its capacity as such), in arrears, an unused commitment fee (the “ Unused Commitment Fee ”), which shall be equal to the following:

 

(i) The product of:

 

(A) the daily unused amount of the Revolving Loan Commitment of such Revolving Lender (excluding amounts drawn for these purposes and any amounts drawn as Swingline Loans) for each day during the calendar quarter in which such Quarterly Date or Revolving Maturity Date falls, and

 

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(B) a rate per annum, for each such day, of (i) 0.15% if the daily unused amounts of the Revolving Loan Commitments of all Revolving Lenders on such day represents a total Revolving Credit Exposure of all Revolving Lenders equal to or in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the total Revolving Loan Commitments or (ii) 0.25% if the daily unused amounts of the Revolving Loan Commitments of all Revolving Lenders on such day represents a total Revolving Credit Exposure of all Revolving Lenders that is less than fifty percent (50%) of the total Revolving Loan Commitments.

 

(b) Facility Fee . On each Quarterly Date from and after the Credit Rating Election Date and on the Revolving Maturity Date (in each case, so long as the Applicable Margin is still determined by reference to the rating), Borrower agrees to pay to Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender (other than the Swingline Lender in its capacity as such), in arrears, a facility fee (the “ Facility Fee ”), which shall be equal to the following:

 

(i) The product of:

 

(A) the aggregate average daily amount of the Revolving Loan Commitment of such Revolving Lender (whether or not utilized) for each day during the calendar quarter in which such Quarterly Date or Revolving Maturity Date falls on and after the Credit Rating Election Date, and

 

(B) a rate per annum, for each such day, equal to the applicable Facility Fee as determined based upon the relevant rating of the REIT or Borrower as set forth below:

 

Rating Facility Fee
A-/A3 12.5 bps
BBB+/Baa1 15 bps
BBB/Baa2 20 bps
BBB-/Baa3 25 bps
<BBB-/Baa3 30 bps

 

 

All Unused Commitment Fees shall begin to accrue on the Original Closing Date and shall continue to accrue through but not including the earlier of the Credit Rating Election Date or the Revolving Maturity Date. All Facility Fees shall begin to accrue on the Credit Rating Election Date and shall continue to accrue through the Revolving Maturity Date. The Unused Commitment Fees and Facility Fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). For purposes of computing Unused Commitment Fees and Facility Fees, the Revolving Loan Commitment of a Lender shall be deemed to be used to the extent of the outstanding Revolving Loans (and Letters of Credit) of such Lender, respectively.

 

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(c) Payment of Fees . All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to Administrative Agent for distribution, in the case of Unused Commitment Fees and Facility Fees, to the Lenders entitled thereto. Fees paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances.

 

Section 2.11 Interest .

 

(a) Base Rate Loans . The Loans comprising each Base Rate Borrowing shall bear interest at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin.

 

(b) Eurodollar Loans . The Loans comprising each Eurodollar Borrowing shall bear interest at the Adjusted LIBOR Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Margin.

 

(c) Default Interest . Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time during the continuance of an Event of Default, all amounts payable hereunder and under the Loan Documents shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, (i) in respect to overdue Obligations other than Letter of Credit fees at a rate per annum equal to the interest rate applicable to each such amount pursuant to this Agreement plus two percent (2.0%) per annum, (ii) in respect of overdue Letter of Credit Fees, the rate otherwise applicable thereto plus two percent (2.0%) per annum (each such sum being the applicable “ Default Rate ”), or (iii) the maximum interest rate permissible by applicable Legal Requirements if the applicable Default Rate is greater than such interest rate.

 

(d) Payment of Interest . Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan and upon termination of the applicable Revolving Loan Commitments or Term Loan Commitments; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan, accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Eurodollar Borrowing prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Borrowing shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.

 

(e) Computation . All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Base Rate, LIBOR Rate or Adjusted LIBOR Rate shall be determined by Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(f) Restatement of Consolidated Net Worth . If, as a result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the financial statements of the REIT or for any other reason, the REIT, Borrower, Administrative Agent or the Lenders determine that (i) the Consolidated Net Worth as reported as of the most recent calendar quarter for which reporting has been provided by the REIT or Borrower pursuant to Section 5.01 hereof was inaccurate at any time in respects that would have required a higher Applicable Margin to be paid, then Borrower shall be obligated to pay to Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lenders or L/C Issuer, as the case

 

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may be, within three (3) Business Days after demand by Administrative Agent (or, after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding with respect to any Credit Party, automatically and without further action by Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer), 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. This paragraph shall not limit the rights of Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, under this Agreement. Borrower’s obligations under this paragraph shall survive the termination of the Commitments and the repayment of all Obligations hereunder.

 

Section 2.12 Alternate Rate of Interest .

 

If prior to the commencement of the Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing:

 

(a) Administrative Agent reasonably determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBOR Rate or the LIBOR Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period;

 

(b) Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBOR Rate or the LIBOR Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period; or

 

(c) Administrative Agent is advised by a Lender that it has become unlawful for such Lender to honor its obligation to make or maintain Eurodollar Loans hereunder;

 

then Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to Borrower and the Lenders as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until Administrative Agent notifies Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Borrowing shall be ineffective (in the case of clause (c) above, only as to the affected Lender), (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as a Base Rate Borrowing (in the case of clause (c) above, only as to the affected Lender); provided that if the circumstances giving rise to such notice do not affect all the Lenders, then requests by Borrower for Eurodollar Borrowings may be made to Lenders that are not affected thereby and (iii) if in accordance with clause (c) above any Lender determines that it is no longer lawful for such Lender or its applicable lending office (subject to Section 2.17(a) ) to maintain any existing Eurodollar Loans, or to continue to charge interest rates based upon the LIBOR Rate, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to Borrower through Administrative Agent, any obligation of such Lender to continue Eurodollar Loans shall be suspended until such Lender notifies Administrative Agent and Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist and, in such event, all Eurodollar Loans of such Lender shall be converted to Base Rate Loans, either on the last day of the Interest Period thereof, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Loans.

 

Section 2.13 Increased Costs .

 

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(a) Increased Costs Generally . If any Change in Law shall:

 

(A) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender;

 

(B) subject any Lender to any Taxes (other than (I) Indemnified Taxes, (II) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (III) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or

 

(C) impose on any Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Loans made by such Lender;

 

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to Administrative Agent or such Lender of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender, Borrower will pay to such Lender, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

 

(b) Capital Requirements . If any Lender determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or any lending office of such Lender or such Lender’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by such Lender to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

 

(c) Certificates for Reimbursement . A certificate of a Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section shall be delivered to Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt thereof.

 

(d) Delay in Requests . Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than 270 days prior to the date that such Lender notifies Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to

 

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such increased costs or reductions, and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 270-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

 

Section 2.14 Break Funding Payments . In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert or prepay any Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under Section 2.09(a) or is revoked in accordance herewith), or (d) the assignment of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by Borrower pursuant to Section 2.17 , then, in any such event, Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the actual, out-of-pocket loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. In the case of a Eurodollar Loan, such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the LIBOR Rate that would have been applicable to such Loan, for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan), over (ii) the amount of interest which would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for dollar deposits of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the Eurodollar market. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within thirty (30) days after receipt thereof.

 

Section 2.15 Taxes .

 

(a) Payments Free of Taxes . Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable Legal Requirements. If any applicable Legal Requirements (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) require the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Legal Requirements and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the Credit Party shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) Administrative Agent or the applicable Lender receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

 

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(b) Payment of Other Taxes by Borrower . Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Legal Requirements, or at the option of Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

 

(c) Indemnification by Borrower . Borrower shall indemnify Administrative Agent and each Lender, within ten (10) days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by Administrative Agent or such Lender or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to Administrative Agent or such Lender and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to Administrative Agent), or by Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(d) Indemnification by the Lenders . Each Lender shall severally indemnify Administrative Agent, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that Borrower has not already indemnified Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of Borrower to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.05(e) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to Administrative Agent under this paragraph (d).

 

(e) Evidence of Payments . As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Credit Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 2.15 , such Credit Party shall deliver to Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent.

 

(f) Status of Lenders .

 

(i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation

 

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prescribed by applicable Legal Requirements or reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent as will enable Borrower or Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 2.15(f)(ii)(A) , (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

 

(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that Borrower is a U.S. Borrower,

 

(A) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower or Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

 

(B) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower or Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

 

(I) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed originals of Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

 

(II) executed originals of Form W-8ECI;

 

(III) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled

 

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foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “ U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ”) and (y) executed originals of Form W-8BEN; or

 

(IV) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of Form W-8IMY, accompanied by Form W-8ECI, Form W-8BEN, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

 

(C) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower or Administrative Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable Legal Requirements as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Legal Requirements to permit Borrower or Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

 

(D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable Legal Requirements (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent as may be necessary for Borrower and Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment.

 

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 Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

 

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(g) Treatment of Certain Refunds . If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.15 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.15 ), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (g) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (g) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

 

(h) Survival . Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.15 shall survive the resignation or replacement of Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.

 

Section 2.16 Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Setoffs .

 

(a) Payments by Borrower . Each Credit Party shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest or fees or under Section 2.13 , Section 2.14 or Section 2.15 , or otherwise) or under any other Loan Document (except to the extent otherwise provided therein) prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without set-off or counterclaim; provided that if a new Loan is to be made by any Lender on a date Borrower is to repay any principal of an outstanding Loan of such Lender, such Lender shall apply the proceeds of such new Loan to the payment of the principal to be repaid and only an amount equal to the difference between the principal to be borrowed and the principal to be repaid shall be made available by such Lender to Administrative Agent as provided in Section 2.05 or paid by Borrower to Administrative Agent pursuant to this paragraph, as the case may be. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to Administrative Agent at Administrative Agent’s Account, except as otherwise expressly provided in the relevant Loan Document, and except that payments pursuant to Section 2.13 , Section 2.14 , Section 2.15 and Section 10.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment

 

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shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. All payments hereunder or under any other Loan Document (except to the extent otherwise provided therein) shall be made in dollars.

 

(b) Application of Insufficient Payments . If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties.

 

(c) Pro Rata Treatment . Except to the extent otherwise provided herein: (i) each Revolving Borrowing shall be made from the Revolving Lenders, each Term Borrowing shall be made from the Term Lenders, each payment of commitment fee under Section 2.10 shall be made for the account of the Revolving Lenders and the Term Lenders, as applicable, and each termination or reduction of the amount of the Revolving Loan Commitments and Term Loan Commitments under Section 2.07 shall be applied to the respective Revolving Loan Commitments and Term Loan Commitments of the Revolving Lenders and Term Lenders, respectively, pro rata according to the amounts of their respective Revolving Loan Commitments and Term Loan Commitments; (ii) each Revolving Borrowing shall be allocated pro rata among the Revolving Lenders according to the amounts of their respective Revolving Loan Commitments (in the case of the making of Revolving Loans) or their respective Revolving Loans (in the case of conversions and continuations of Revolving Loans); (iii) each Term Borrowing shall be allocated pro rata among the Term Lenders according to the amounts of their respective Term Loan Commitments (in the case of the making of Term Loans) or their respective Term Loans (in the case of conversions and continuations of Term Loans); (iv) each payment or prepayment of principal of Revolving Loans by Borrower shall be made for the account of the Revolving Lenders pro rata in accordance with the respective unpaid principal amounts of the Revolving Loans held by them; (v) each payment or prepayment of principal of Term Loans by Borrower shall be made for the account of the Term Lenders pro rata in accordance with the respective unpaid principal amounts of the Term Loans held by them; (vi) each payment of interest on Revolving Loans by Borrower shall be made for the account of the Revolving Lenders pro rata in accordance with the amounts of interest on such Revolving Loans then due and payable to the respective Revolving Lenders; and (vii) each payment of interest on Term Loans by Borrower shall be made for the account of the Term Lenders pro rata in accordance with the amounts of interest on such Term Loans then due and payable to the respective Term Lenders. If at any time while an Event of Default exists, any Revolving Lender or Term Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Revolving Loans or Term Loans, respectively, resulting in such Revolving Lender or Term Lender, as applicable, receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Revolving Loans or Term Loans, as applicable, and accrued interest thereon then due than the proportion received by any other Revolving Lender or Term Lender, as applicable, then the Revolving Lender or Term Lender, as applicable, receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Revolving Loans or Term Loans, as applicable, of other Revolving Lenders or Term Lenders, as applicable, to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Revolving Lenders or Term Lenders, as applicable, ratably in accordance with the

 

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aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Revolving Loans or Term Loans; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by a Credit Party pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to a Credit Party or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). Further, if any proceeds from the realization upon any of the Recycled Mortgages are recovered prior to the recordation of the Second Amended and Restated Mortgages referenced in Section 5.18(a)(iii) (or, if the Second Amended and Restated Mortgages referenced in Section 5.18(a)(iii) have been recorded, but the grant or recordation thereof is subsequently avoided as a result of any Insolvency Proceeding, at any time), and, as a result of the realization of such proceeds, the Term Lenders shall have received payment of a pro rata portion of the Term Loans or accrued interest thereon that is greater than the pro rata portion of the Revolving Loans or accrued interest thereon that is recovered by the Revolving Lenders, then the Term Lenders, as applicable, receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Revolving Loans of the Revolving Lenders, to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such proceeds shall be shared by the Revolving Lenders or Term Lenders, as applicable, ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Revolving Loans or Term Loans; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, (ii) the provisions of this sentence shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by a Credit Party pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement, and (iii) upon the repayment or prepayment of the Revolving Loans so acquired by the Term Lenders and interest thereon, their participation in such Revolving Loans shall cease (it being understood that the Term Lenders shall not, as a result of such participation, acquire or assume any obligations on account of the Revolving Loan Commitments of the Revolving Lenders). Each of Borrower and Guarantor consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable Legal Requirements, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against Borrower or Guarantor rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of Borrower or Guarantor in the amount of such participation.

 

(d) Non-Receipt of Funds by Administrative Agent . Unless Administrative Agent shall have been notified by a Lender or Borrower (in either case, the “ Payor ”) prior to the date on which the Payor is to make payment to Administrative Agent of (in the case of a Lender) the proceeds of a Loan to be made by such Lender hereunder or (in the case of Borrower) a payment to Administrative Agent for account of any Lender hereunder (in either case, such payment being herein called the “ Required Payment ”), which notice shall be effective upon receipt, that the Payor does not intend to make the Required Payment to Administrative Agent, Administrative Agent may assume that the Required Payment has been made and may, in reliance upon such assumption (but shall not be required to), make the amount thereof available to the intended recipient(s) on such date; and, if the Payor has not in fact made the Required Payment to Administrative Agent, the recipient(s) of such payment shall, on demand, repay to

 

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Administrative Agent the amount so made available together with interest thereon in respect of each day during the period commencing on the date (the “ Advance Date ”) such amount was so made available by Administrative Agent until the date Administrative Agent recovers such amount at a rate per annum equal to (a) the Federal Funds Rate for such day in the case of payments returned to Administrative Agent by any of the Lenders or (b) the applicable interest rate due hereunder with respect to payments returned by Borrower to Administrative Agent and, if such recipient(s) shall fail promptly to make such payment, Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such amount, on demand, from the Payor, together with interest as aforesaid; provided that if neither the recipient(s) nor the Payor shall return the Required Payment to Administrative Agent within three (3) Business Days of the Advance Date, then, retroactively to the Advance Date, the Payor and the recipient(s) shall each be obligated to pay interest on the Required Payment as follows:

 

(i) if the Required Payment shall represent a payment to be made by Borrower to the Lenders, Borrower and the recipient(s) shall each be obligated retroactively to the Advance Date to pay interest in respect of the Required Payment at the Default Rate (without duplication of the obligation of Borrower under Section 2.11 to pay interest on the Required Payment at the Default Rate), it being understood that the return by the recipient(s) of the Required Payment to Administrative Agent shall not limit such obligation of Borrower under Section 2.11 to pay interest at the Default Rate in respect of the Required Payment; and

 

(ii) if the Required Payment shall represent proceeds of a Loan to be made by the Lenders to Borrower, the Payor and Borrower shall each be obligated retroactively to the Advance Date to pay interest in respect of the Required Payment at the applicable interest rate due hereunder with respect to such Loan, it being understood that the return by Borrower of the Required Payment to Administrative Agent shall not limit any claim Borrower may have against the Payor in respect of such Required Payment and shall not relieve such Payor of any obligation it may have hereunder or under any other Loan Documents to Borrower and no advance by Administrative Agent to Borrower under this Section 2.16 shall release any Lender of its obligation to fund such Loan except as set forth in the following sentence. If any such Lender shall thereafter advance any such Required Payment to Administrative Agent, such Required Payment shall be deemed such Lender’s applicable Loan to Borrower.

 

(e) Certain Deductions by Administrative Agent . If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.05 or Section 2.16 , then Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.

 

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Section 2.17 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders .

 

(a) Designation of a Different Lending Office . If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.13 , or if Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.15 , or if LIBOR becomes unavailable under Section 2.12(c) , then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.12(c) , Section 2.13 or Section 2.15 , as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

 

(b) Replacement of Lenders . If (i) any Lender is unable to make or maintain Eurodollar Loans pursuant to Section 2.12(c) , (ii) any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.13 , (iii) Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.15 , or (iv) any Lender defaults in its obligation to fund Loans hereunder, then Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 10.05 ), including, without limitation, the obligation to obtain the approval of Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swingline Lender where applicable), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an Eligible Institution that shall assume all of such obligations (which assignee, subject to in Section 10.05 , may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (A) Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of Administrative Agent, which consent shall not be required if the assignee is Administrative Agent, (B) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or Borrower (in the case of all other amounts) and (C) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.13 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.15 , such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

 

Section 2.18 Use of Proceeds . Borrower shall use or has used (as applicable) the proceeds of the Loans solely for (a) the amendment and restatement of the Amended Credit Agreement, (b) to fund property-level working capital expenditures, (c) to fund future acquisitions of Real Property and related assets (to the extent permitted hereunder) (collectively, “ Approved Uses ”), (d) for other legal purposes in furtherance of the foregoing and (e) for general corporate purposes, all in accordance with, and subject to the limitations and restrictions contained in, Borrower’s Organizational Documents.

 

Section 2.19 Swingline Loans .

 

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(a) Agreement to Make Swingline Loans . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans to Borrower from time to time, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans exceeding $25,000,000 or (ii) the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the total Revolving Loan Commitments; provided that the Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan. Swingline Loans shall not be outstanding for more than ten (10) days during any calendar month. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Swingline Loans. Each Swingline Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan.

 

(b) Notice of Swingline Loans by Borrower . To request a Swingline Loan, Borrower shall notify Administrative Agent of such request in writing, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the day of a proposed Swingline Loan. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the requested date (which shall be a Business Day) and amount of the requested Swingline Loan. Administrative Agent will promptly advise the Swingline Lender of any such notice received from Borrower. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender agrees to make each Swingline Loan available to Borrower either by means of a credit to the general deposit account of Borrower with the Swingline Lender or, at the request of Borrower, by disbursing the proceeds of the Swingline Loan to the Borrower, (or, in the case of a Swingline Loan made to finance the reimbursement of an L/C Borrowing as provided in Section 2.04(c) , by remittance to the L/C Issuer) in either case on the requested date of such Swingline Loan by 3:00 p.m. New York City time.

 

(c) Repayment of Swingline Loans; Participations by Lenders in Swingline Loans . Borrower agrees to repay each Swingline Loan within 5 Business Days after the date such Swingline Loan was made; provided, that the proceeds of a Swingline Loan may not be used to pay a Swingline Loan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower shall repay the entire outstanding principal amount of, and all accrued but unpaid interest on, the Swingline Loans on the Revolving Maturity Date (or such earlier date as Swingline Lender and Borrower may agree in writing). In lieu of demanding repayment of any outstanding Swingline Loan from Borrower, Swingline Lender may, on behalf of Borrower (which hereby irrevocably directs Swingline Lender to act on its behalf), request a Borrowing of Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans from the Revolving Lenders in an amount equal to the principal balance of such Swingline Loan. Swingline Lender shall give notice to Administrative Agent of any such borrowing of Revolving Loans not later than 11:00 a.m., New York time, at least one Business Day prior to the proposed date of such Borrowing. Promptly after receipt of such notice of borrowing of Revolving Loans from Swingline Lender under the immediately preceding sentence, Administrative Agent shall notify each Revolving Lender of the proposed Borrowing. Not later than 12:00 noon, New York time, on the proposed date of such Borrowing, each Revolving Lender will make available to Administrative Agent for the account of Swingline Lender, in immediately available funds, the proceeds of the Revolving Loan to be made by such Revolving Lender. Administrative Agent shall pay the proceeds of such Revolving Loans to Swingline Lender, which shall apply such proceeds to repay such Swingline Loan. If the Revolving Lenders are prohibited from making Revolving Loans required to be made under this subsection for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation, the existence of any of the Defaults or Events of Default described in Section 7.01(f) or (g) , the Swingline Lender may by one (1) Business Day’s prior written notice

 

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given to Administrative Agent require the Revolving Lenders to acquire participations in all or a portion of the Swingline Loans outstanding. Such notice shall specify the aggregate amount of Swingline Loans in which Revolving Lenders will participate. Promptly upon receipt of such notice, Administrative Agent will give notice thereof to each Revolving Lender, specifying in such notice such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Loan Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Loans. Each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees, upon receipt of notice as provided above in this paragraph, to pay to Administrative Agent, for the account of the Swingline Lender, such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Loan Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Loans. Each Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this paragraph is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including (A) the occurrence and continuance of a Default, (B) reduction or termination of the Revolving Loan Commitments, (C) the failure of any other Revolving Lender to make Loans or acquire participations in Swingline Loans, or (D) the financial condition of Borrower or any other Credit Party, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each Revolving Lender shall comply with its obligation under this paragraph by wire transfer of immediately available funds, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.05 with respect to Revolving Loans made by such Revolving Lender (and Section 2.05 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Revolving Lenders), and Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Swingline Lender the amounts so received by it from the Revolving Lenders. If such amount is not in fact made available to Swingline Lender by any Revolving Lender, Swingline Lender shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender, together with accrued interest thereon for each day from the date of demand thereof, at the Federal Funds Rate. If such Lender does not pay such amount forthwith upon Swingline Lender’s demand therefor, and until such time as such Lender makes the required payment, Swingline Lender shall be deemed to continue to have outstanding Swingline Loans in the amount of such unpaid participation obligation for all purposes of the Loan Documents (other than those provisions requiring the other Revolving Lenders to purchase a participation therein). Further, such Lender shall be deemed to have assigned any and all payments made of principal and interest on its Revolving Loans, and any other amounts due it hereunder, to Swingline Lender to fund Swingline Loans in the amount of the participation in Swingline Loans that such Lender failed to purchase pursuant to this Section until such amount has been purchased (as a result of such assignment or otherwise). Administrative Agent shall notify Borrower of any participations in any Swingline Loan acquired pursuant to this paragraph, and thereafter payments in respect of such Swingline Loan shall be made to Administrative Agent and not to the Swingline Lender. Any amounts received by the Swingline Lender from Borrower (or other party on behalf of Borrower) in respect of a Swingline Loan after receipt by the Swingline Lender of the proceeds of a sale of participations therein shall be promptly remitted to Administrative Agent; any such amounts received by Administrative Agent shall be promptly remitted by Administrative Agent to the Revolving Lenders that shall have made their payments pursuant to this paragraph and to the Swingline Lender, as their interests may appear; provided that any such payment so remitted shall be repaid to the Swingline Lender or to Administrative Agent, as applicable, if and to the extent such payment is required to be refunded to Borrower for any reason. The purchase of participations in a Swingline Loan pursuant to this paragraph shall not relieve Borrower of any default in the payment thereof.

 

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Section 2.20 Extension of Revolving Maturity Date .

 

(a) Not less than sixty (60) days and no earlier than one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the original Revolving Maturity Date, Borrower may request in writing that Administrative Agent extend the Revolving Maturity Date (if not previously terminated) to August 20, 2017 (the end of such period and such date being the “ First Extended Revolving Maturity Date ”).

 

(b) If the Revolving Maturity Date has been extended to the First Extended Revolving Maturity Date, not less than sixty (60) days and no earlier than one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the First Extended Revolving Maturity Date, Borrower may request in writing that Administrative Agent extend the Revolving Maturity Date (if not previously terminated) to August 20, 2018 (the end of such period and such date being the “ Second Extended Revolving Maturity Date ”).

 

(c) Each Revolving Lender agrees that the Revolving Maturity Date of the Loans shall be extended following a request from Borrower pursuant to clause (a) or (b) above subject to satisfaction of the following terms and conditions:

 

(i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such extension and after giving effect thereto;

 

(ii) the Credit Exposure shall not exceed the Borrowing Base, and the Revolving Credit Exposure shall not exceed the Revolving Loan Borrowing Base Availability;

 

(iii) in connection with each extension of the original Revolving Maturity Date pursuant to clause (a) or (b) above, Borrower shall, on the original Revolving Maturity Date (in connection with extension of the original Revolving Maturity Date pursuant to clause (a) above), and on the First Extended Revolving Maturity Date (in connection with extension of the Revolving Maturity Date pursuant to clause (b) above), pay to Administrative Agent (for the pro rata benefit of the Revolving Lenders based on their respective Applicable Percentage as of such date) an extension fee equal to 0.20% of the Revolving Loan Commitments;

 

(iv) REIT, Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors and each 163 Entity shall deliver to Administrative Agent a Solvency Certificate executed on behalf of REIT, Borrower, each of the Subsidiary Guarantors and each 163 Entity (with respect to the Solvency of REIT, Borrower, each Subsidiary Guarantor and each 163 Entity both before and after giving effect to such extension) and a certificate of REIT, Borrower, each Subsidiary Guarantor and each 163 Entity dated as of the original Revolving Maturity Date (in connection with extension of the original Revolving Maturity Date pursuant to clause (a) above), and on the First Extended Revolving Maturity Date (in connection with extension of the Revolving Maturity Date pursuant to clause (b) above), signed by a Responsible Officer (i) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by such Person approving or consenting to

 

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such extension and updated financial projections for Borrower and the REIT through the First Extended Revolving Maturity Date or Second Extended Revolving Maturity Date, as applicable, and (ii) certifying that, before and after giving effect to such extension, (A) the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of the date of such extension, provided, that any representation or warranty which is qualified by materiality or “material adverse effect” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects, and (B) no Default or Event of Default exists; and all of the certifications contained in each of the foregoing certificates shall be true and correct;

 

(v) Borrower, REIT, each of the Subsidiary Guarantors shall deliver to Administrative Agent such reaffirmations of their respective obligations under the Loan Documents (after giving effect to the extension), including, without limitation, (A) reaffirmations of each Pledge after giving effect to such extension, and (B) reaffirmations of each of the Subsidiary Guaranties, all of which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent; and

 

(vi) Borrower shall have paid any costs or expenses incurred by Administrative Agent with respect to such extension and the documents to be delivered in connection therewith.

 

Section 2.21 Swap Agreements .

 

(a) Borrower has hedged the floating interest expense of $80,000,000 of the Term Loans prior to the date hereof pursuant to a Swap Contract, which Swap Contract has been assigned to Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.21(b) below. If at any time one (1) month LIBOR shall be equal to or higher than thirty (30) basis points for two (2) consecutive quarters (based upon the reporting provided by Borrower pursuant to Section 5.01 hereof), Borrower shall hedge the floating interest expense of the remaining outstanding balance of the Term Loans through the Term Maturity Date by purchasing and maintaining one or more Swap Contracts which fix/cap one-month LIBOR at no higher than two percent (2%) on or before the date which is thirty (30) days after notice from Administrative Agent; provided, however, that if there shall thereafter be more than one Term Borrowing, Borrower shall be required to enter into one or more additional Swap Contracts upon the final Term Borrowing, in an aggregate notional amount equal to the outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan when the Swap Contract is executed, all upon terms and subject to such other conditions as shall be reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent. In the event that any portion of an Additional Commitment Amount is structured as an increase in the Term Loan Commitment pursuant to Section 10.17 , Borrower shall hedge the floating interest expense of the outstanding balance of such portion of the Additional Commitment Amount through the Term Maturity Date by purchasing and maintaining one or more Swap Contracts on or before the date of the Borrowing under such portion of the Additional Commitment Amount, in an aggregate notional amount equal to such portion of the Additional Commitment Amount, all upon terms and subject to such conditions as shall be reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

 

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(b) All of Borrower’s obligations under any Swap Contract required to be maintained under this Section 2.21 shall be secured by the lien of the Security Documents on a pari passu basis with the Revolving Loans, Term Loans and other sums evidenced or secured by the Loan Documents. Borrower’s interest in any Swap Contract shall be assigned to Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders pursuant to documentation satisfactory to Administrative Agent in form and substance; provided , however , that so long as no Event of Default exists, Borrower shall retain the right to receive payments, provide direction to the counterparty under such Swap Contract and to make decisions with respect to any such Swap Contract which is so assigned to the Administrative Agent. Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to procure that such acknowledgment includes such counterparty’s agreement to (i) pay directly into the operating account referenced in Section 5.09 all sums payable by such counterparty pursuant to the Swap Contract and (ii) provide Administrative Agent with the ability to cure any Borrower defaults under such Swap Contract and to maintain such Swap Contract in full force and effect after the occurrence of any Borrower default or other termination event thereunder caused by Borrower, and shall otherwise be satisfactory to Administrative Agent in form and substance.

 

(c) Borrower shall promptly execute and deliver to Administrative Agent such confirmations and similar documents as may be reasonably requested by Administrative Agent in connection with any Swap Contract.

 

(d) Any Swap Contracts are independent agreements governed by the written provisions thereof, which shall remain in full force and effect unaffected by any repayment, prepayment, acceleration, reduction, increase or change in the terms of the Loan, except as otherwise expressly provided in such Swap Contract, and any payoff statement from Administrative Agent relating to the Loan shall not apply to such Swap Contract except as otherwise expressly provided in such payoff statement.

 

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (i) no Swap Obligations of any Non-Qualifying Party (including, without limitation, through the exercise of rights of setoff or the realization upon any collateral pledged to the Administrative Agent in favor of the L/C Issuer and the Lenders by such Credit Party) shall be paid with amounts received from such Non-Qualifying Party under its Guaranty (including sums received as a result of the exercise of remedies with respect to such Guaranty) or from the proceeds of such Non-Qualifying Party’s Collateral if such Swap Obligations would constitute Excluded Swap Obligations, provided, however, that to the extent possible and not inconsistent with applicable law appropriate adjustments shall be made with respect to payments and/or the proceeds of Collateral from Borrower and/or Guarantors that are Eligible Contract Participants with respect to such Swap Obligations to preserve the allocation to Obligations otherwise set forth herein, and (ii) none of the Collateral pledged by any Credit Party shall secure any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Credit Party.]

 

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

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Each of the REIT and Borrower represents and warrants to (and, where applicable, agrees with) each of the Secured Parties that:

 

Section 3.01 Organization; Powers . Each Credit Party is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has all requisite corporate, partnership or limited liability company, as the case may be, power and authority to own its property and assets and to carry on its business as now conducted and, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required.

 

Section 3.02 Authorization; Enforceability . The Transactions are within the respective organizational powers of each Credit Party and have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational action. Each Credit Party has duly executed and delivered each Loan Document to which it is a party or any Loan Document that it is executing in a representative capacity on behalf of another party, in each case with full power and authority, and each such Loan Document constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Credit Party enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (a) an applicable Insolvency Proceeding, (b) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights and (c) the application of general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

Section 3.03 Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts . The Transactions (a) do not require any material consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except for (i) such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and (ii) filings and recordings in respect of the Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents, (b) will not violate in any material way any applicable Legal Requirements or regulation or the Organizational Documents of any Credit Party or any order of any Governmental Authority, (c) will not violate or result in a material default under any Organizational Document, material indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon any Credit Party or any of their Assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by any such Person, and (d) except for the Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents, will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than, in connection with Liens on Real Property, any Permitted Exceptions) on any asset of any Credit Party.

 

Section 3.04 Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Effect .

 

(a) Financial Condition . REIT has furnished to Administrative Agent the REIT’s audited consolidated balance sheet and statements of income, shareholder’s equity and cash flows, which includes consolidating supplemental financial statements that show REIT’s financial position separate from all other properties owned by Guarantor, as of December 31, 2013. Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of Borrower and Guarantor, as of such date and for such period in accordance with GAAP, except as otherwise expressly noted therein.

 

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(b) No Material Adverse Effect . Since (i) in the case of any representations given by Borrower prior to any delivery of financial statements pursuant to Section 5.01 , the date of the financial statements referred to in Section 3.04(a) or (ii) in the case of any representations given by Borrower after the delivery of financial statements pursuant to Section 5.01 , the date of delivery of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant thereto, there has been no event, act or condition that has caused a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.05 Properties .

 

(a) Subsidiary Guarantor Property Generally . Each applicable Subsidiary Guarantor has good record and marketable title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests pursuant to an Approved Ground Lease in, all of the Borrowing Base Properties owned by it and all other real property necessary in the ordinary conduct of its business, and the 163 Washington SPE has good record and marketable title in fee simple to the Asset known as 163 Washington Street, Brooklyn, New York, in each case free and clear of all Liens whatsoever, in each case except for Permitted Exceptions and such other Liens as are permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents. None of the Permitted Exceptions, individually or in the aggregate, materially interfere with the benefits of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage or any Borrowing Base Property, materially and adversely affect the value of such Borrowing Base Property, impair the use or operations of such Borrowing Base Property or otherwise would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower holds an indirect 97.39% Equity Interest in the 163 Washington SPE free and clear of all Liens whatsoever. To the extent a Borrowing Base Property is leased by a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to an Approved Ground Lease, (i) such lease is in full force and effect and remains unmodified except as disclosed to the Administrative Agent and as is permitted under this Agreement; (ii) no rights in favor of the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor lessee have been waived, canceled or surrendered; (iii) all rental and other charges due and payable thereunder have been paid in full (except to the extent such payment is not yet overdue or are subject to dispute in good faith); (iv) no Subsidiary Guarantor or other Consolidated Entity is in default under or has received any notice of default with respect to such Approved Ground Lease; (v) no lessor under such a ground lease is in material default thereunder; (vi) a true and correct copy of such ground lease (together with any amendments, modifications, restatements or supplements thereof), and of the current address for the lessor to which all notices and payments under such lease are to be addressed, has been delivered to the Administrative Agent; (vii) no material rights in favor of the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor lessee have been waived, canceled or surrendered (other than as the Administrative Agent has been notified); (viii) no Subsidiary Guarantor or other Consolidated Entity is in default under or has received any notice of default with respect to such Approved Ground Lease; (ix) to such Subsidiary Guarantor’s knowledge, there exists no adverse claims as to such Subsidiary Guarantor’s title or right to possession of the leasehold premises referenced therein; (x) such Subsidiary Guarantor lessee has delivered to the lessor thereunder notice of the encumbrance of its interest in favor of Administrative Agent pursuant to the applicable Mortgage; and (xi) if such Approved Ground Lease is a sub-lease, each of the representations and warranties contained in clauses (i) through (x) above are true and correct both as to such Approved Ground Lease and as to each superior lease to such sublease (as if each reference therein to “such lease” or “ground lease” were to mean and refer to such superior lease, and as if each reference therein to the lessee (or Subsidiary Guarantor as lessee) or lessor were to mean and refer to the lessee and lessor, respectively, under each such superior lease).

 

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(b) Credit Party Property Generally . Each Credit Party has good title to all its real and personal property material to its business, except for any defects that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c) Intellectual Property . Each Credit Party owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks, trade names, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property material to its business, and the use thereof by such Credit Party does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any defects of title or infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.06 Litigation, Environmental and Labor Matters .

 

(a) Actions, Suits and Proceedings . Except as disclosed in Schedule IV , there are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of Borrower, threatened in writing against or affecting any Consolidated Entity (i) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) that involve this Agreement, any other Loan Document, any Organizational Document of any Credit Party or the Transactions.

 

(b) Environmental Matters .

 

(i) The Consolidated Entities conduct in the ordinary course of business a review of the effect of existing Environmental Laws and claims alleging potential liability or responsibility for violation of any Environmental Law on their respective businesses, operations and properties, and as a result thereof the REIT and Borrower has reasonably concluded that such Environmental Laws and claims could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or to have a (a) material adverse effect with respect to the financial condition or the operations of any Borrowing Base Property, (b) material adverse effect on the Borrowing Base Asset Value of any Borrowing Base Property, or (c) material adverse effect on the ownership of any Borrowing Base Property.

 

(ii) (A) None of the properties currently or to the knowledge of the Borrower, formerly owned or operated by the REIT, the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof is listed or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, proposed for listing on the NPL or on the CERCLIS or any analogous state or local list, (B) there are no and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, never have been any underground or above-ground storage tanks or any surface impoundments, septic tanks, pits, sumps or lagoons in which Hazardous Materials are being or have been transported, treated, stored or disposed of by the REIT, the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof on any property currently owned or operated by the REIT, the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof or, to the best of the knowledge of the Borrower, on any property formerly owned or operated by the REIT, the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof; (C) to the knowledge of the Borrower, there is no friable asbestos or asbestos-containing material on any property currently

 

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owned or operated by the REIT, the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof; and (D) Hazardous Materials have not been transported, released, discharged or disposed of by the REIT, the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof on any property currently or formerly owned or operated by the REIT, the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof in violation of applicable Environmental Laws except in each case under this Section 3.06(b)(ii)(A) through (D) above as would otherwise not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or to have a (a) material adverse effect with respect to the financial condition or the operations of any Borrowing Base Property, (b) material adverse effect on the Borrowing Base Asset Value of any Borrowing Base Property, or (c) material adverse effect on the ownership of any Borrowing Base Property.

 

(iii) None of the REIT, the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof is undertaking, or has completed within the last three (3) years (except to the extent set forth on Schedule X hereto), either individually or together with other potentially responsible parties, any investigation or assessment or remedial or response action relating to any actual or threatened release, discharge or disposal of Hazardous Materials at any site, location or operation which investigation, assessment, remedial or response action has exceeded or would exceed the Remediation Threshold to complete, either voluntarily or pursuant to the order of any Governmental Authority or the requirements of any Environmental Law; and all Hazardous Materials generated, used, treated, handled or stored at, or transported to or from, any property currently or, to the knowledge of Borrower, formerly owned or operated by the REIT, the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof have been disposed of in a manner not reasonably expected to result in material liability in excess of the Remediation Threshold to the REIT, the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

 

(iv) Each of the Borrowing Base Properties and all operations of Borrower and the applicable Subsidiary at such Borrowing Base Properties are in material compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, there is no material violation of any Environmental Law with respect to such Borrowing Base Properties or the businesses located thereon, and there are no conditions relating to such Borrowing Base Properties or the businesses that could reasonably be expected to give rise to material liability to the REIT, Borrower or any Subsidiary under any applicable Environmental Law which, in each case, would require amounts in excess of the Remediation Threshold to remedy.

 

(v) None of the Borrowing Base Properties contains, or, to the knowledge of Borrower, has previously contained, any Hazardous Materials at, on or under such Borrowing Base Properties in amounts or concentrations that constitute a material violation of, or could reasonably be expected to give rise to material liability to the REIT, Borrower or any Subsidiary under applicable Environmental Laws which would require amounts in excess of the Remediation Threshold to remediate.

 

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(vi) Neither the REIT, nor the Borrower nor any Subsidiary thereof has received any written notice of, or inquiry from any Governmental Authority regarding, any violation, alleged violation, non-compliance, liability or potential liability regarding environmental matters or compliance with applicable Environmental Laws (in each case to the extent that the remedy for such violation, alleged violation, non-compliance, liability, or potential liability would reasonably be expected to exceed the Remediation Threshold) with regard to any of its Borrowing Base Properties or the businesses located thereon that remains outstanding or unresolved, nor does any Responsible Officer of the REIT have knowledge or reason to believe that any such notice shall be received or is being threatened.

 

(vii) No judicial proceeding or governmental or administrative action is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Responsible Officers of the REIT, threatened, under any applicable Environmental Law that is reasonably expected to give rise to a material liability in excess of the Remediation Threshold under Environmental Laws to which the REIT, the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof is or will be named as a party, nor are there any consent decrees or other decrees, consent orders, administrative orders or other orders, or other administrative or judicial requirements outstanding under any Environmental Law with respect to the REIT, the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, the Borrowing Base Properties or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, the businesses located thereon that would reasonably be expected to give rise to a material liability to the REIT, the Borrower or any Subsidiary under applicable Environmental Laws in excess of the Remediation Threshold.

 

(c) Labor Matters . There is (a) no significant unfair labor practice complaint pending against the REIT or Borrower or, to Borrower’s knowledge, threatened in writing against the REIT or Borrower, before the National Labor Relations Board, and no significant grievance or significant arbitration proceeding arising out of or under any collective bargaining agreement is pending on the Effective Date against the REIT or Borrower or, to Borrower’s knowledge, threatened in writing against the REIT or Borrower which, in either case, would result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (b) no significant strike, labor dispute, slowdown or stoppage is pending against the REIT or Borrower or, to Borrower’s knowledge, threatened in writing against the REIT or Borrower which would result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.07 Compliance With Laws and Agreements .

 

Each Credit Party is in compliance in all material respects with all laws, rules, regulations, orders, judgments, writs and decrees of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property and all indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.08 [Reserved]

 

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Section 3.09 Taxes . Borrower, the REIT and the Subsidiaries thereof have filed all Federal and other material tax returns and reports required to be filed. All tax returns filed by Borrower, the REIT and their Subsidiaries are complete and correct in all material respects. Borrower, the REIT and their Subsidiaries have paid all Federal and other material Taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges for which they are liable (whether or not reflected on any tax returns) and have fully satisfied any Taxes, assessments, fees, and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their income or assets or otherwise due and payable, except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP and no Notice of Lien has been filed or recorded. There is no proposed Tax assessment against Borrower, the REIT or any Subsidiary thereof which would, if the assessment were made, have a Material Adverse Effect or (a) material adverse effect with respect to the financial condition or the operations of any Borrowing Base Property, (b) material adverse effect on the Borrowing Base Asset Value of any Borrowing Base Property, or (c) material adverse effect on the ownership of any Borrowing Base Property. In addition, Borrower, the REIT and the Subsidiaries thereof have no primary, secondary or other liability for Taxes of any kind arising with respect to any individual, trust, corporation, partnership or other entity (other than Borrower, the REIT, and the Subsidiaries) as to which Borrower, the REIT or any Subsidiary thereof is directly or indirectly liable for Taxes of any kind incurred by such individual or entity either as a transferee, or pursuant to Code section 1.1502-6, or pursuant to any other Legal Requirement. Neither the REIT, nor Borrower nor any Subsidiary thereof is (nor has it ever been) a party to any tax sharing agreement. As of the Effective Date, each Credit Party’s true and correct U.S. taxpayer identification number is set forth on Schedule VIII .

 

Section 3.10 ERISA .

 

(a) No Consolidated Entity has any employees as of the Effective Date.

 

(b) No Consolidated Entity is or will be an “employee benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, (ii) none of the assets of any Credit Party constitutes or will constitute “plan assets” of one or more such plans within the meaning of the Plan Asset Regulation, (iii) no Consolidated Entity is or will be a “governmental plan” within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA, and (iv) transactions by or with any Consolidated Entity are not and will not be subject to state statutes regulating investment of, and fiduciary obligations with respect to, governmental plans. As of the Effective Date, neither Borrower, nor any member of the Controlled Group maintains, sponsors or contributes to a “defined benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(35) of ERISA) or a “multiemployer pension plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(37)(A) of ERISA).

 

(c) Neither the Transactions nor the use of the Facility will constitute a nonexempt prohibited transaction (as such term is defined in Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) that could subject any Secured Party to any Tax or penalty on prohibited transactions imposed under Section 4975 of the Code or Section 502(i) of ERISA or any similar state law.

 

Section 3.11 Disclosure . To Borrower’s knowledge, all information heretofore (or, if any financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) , since the most recent

 

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such delivery), furnished by any Credit Party to any Secured Party for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any Transaction contemplated hereby is true and accurate in all material respects on the date as of which such information is stated or deemed stated. The Credit Parties have disclosed to the Lenders in writing any and all facts of which they have actual knowledge which materially and adversely affect or in the future could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect, the business, operations or financial condition of Borrower, taken as a whole, or Guarantor, taken as a whole, or the ability of any Credit Party to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents in any material respect.

 

Section 3.12 Use of Credit .

 

(a) Borrower is not engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of buying or carrying Margin Stock, and no part of the proceeds of any extension of credit hereunder will be used to buy or carry any Margin Stock (other than in connection with share repurchases otherwise permitted hereunder).

 

(b) None of the REIT, the Borrower, any Person Controlling the REIT or the Borrower, or any Subsidiary, is or is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

Section 3.13 Solvency . On the Effective Date and the date of each Borrowing, after giving effect to the Transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents occurring on such date, each of the Credit Parties are and will at all times be Solvent. No Credit Party has entered in to the Transactions or executed this Agreement or any other Loan Document with the actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud any creditor. Each Credit Party has received reasonably equivalent value in exchange for its obligations under the Loan Documents. After giving effect to any Borrowing or the issuance of any Letter of Credit, the fair saleable value of the Credit Parties’ assets exceeds and will, immediately following the making of any such Borrowing or the issuance of any Letter of Credit, exceed the Credit Parties’ total liabilities, including subordinated, unliquidated, disputed and contingent liabilities. The Credit Parties’ assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry out their business as conducted or as proposed to be conducted, nor will their assets constitute unreasonably small capital immediately following the making of any Borrowing or the issuance of any Letter of Credit. The Credit Parties do not intend to incur debt and liabilities (including contingent liabilities and other commitments) beyond their ability to pay such debt and liabilities as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be received by the Credit Parties and the amounts to be payable on or in respect of obligations of Credit Parties). No petition under the Bankruptcy Code or any state insolvency laws has been filed against any Credit Party in the last seven (7) years, and neither the REIT, nor Borrower nor any other Credit Party in the last seven (7) years has ever made an assignment for the benefit of creditors or taken advantage of any insolvency act for the benefit of debtors. No Credit Party is contemplating either the filing of a petition by it under the Bankruptcy Code or any state insolvency laws or the liquidation of all or a major portion of its assets or property, and no Credit Party has actual knowledge of any Person contemplating the filing of any such petition against it or any other Credit Party.

 

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Section 3.14 No Default . No Credit Party is in default under any of the terms or provisions of any Organizational Document. No Credit Party is in default in any material respect beyond any applicable grace period under or with respect to any other material agreement, instrument or undertaking to which it is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound in any respect, the existence of which default is likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.15 Insurance . Each Credit Party currently maintains all insurance that is required to be maintained by Section 5.05 .

 

Section 3.16 Security Interests and Liens .

 

(a) The Security Documents create, as security for the Obligations, valid and enforceable, first priority security interests in and to all of the respective Collateral, perfected in accordance with the terms of the Pledge, as to the Pledge, and perfected as of recording, to the extent permitted in accordance with the terms hereof, as to the Mortgages, in favor of Administrative Agent as agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable Insolvency Proceeding, or general principles of equity, whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law. Other than in connection with (i) any future change in such a Credit Party’s name or the location in which Borrower is organized or registered or (ii) with respect to the Liens of the Mortgages, recording of the Mortgages in accordance with the terms hereof, no further recordings or filings are or will be required in connection with the creation, perfection or enforcement of such security interests and Liens, other than the filing of continuation statements in accordance with applicable Legal Requirements.

 

(b) The Borrower has no Subsidiaries other than those disclosed on Schedule IX , and all of the outstanding Equity Interests in such Subsidiaries have been validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and are owned by Borrower free and clear of all Liens other than the Liens arising under the Pledge Agreement.

 

(c) The Borrower has no equity investments in any other corporation or entity other than the Subsidiary Guarantors and the 163 Entities except as (i) set forth on Schedule 3.16(c) , or (ii) as may hereafter be disclosed to the Administrative Agent on a schedule attached to a Borrowing Request, Borrowing Base Certificate or Compliance Certificate submitted to the Administrative Agent.

 

(d) All of the outstanding Equity Interests in the Subsidiary Guarantors have been validly issued, and are fully paid and nonassessable and are owned by Borrower free and clear of all Liens other than the Liens arising under the Pledge Agreement, subject to the indirect ownership of less than five percent (5%) of the 163 Washington Member by third parties. Borrower’s direct ninety-nine point four five percent (99.45%) Equity Interest in the 163 Washington Member, its indirect ninety-seven point three nine percent (97.39%) Equity Interest in the 163 Washington JV and Borrower’s indirect ninety-seven point three nine percent (97.39%) Equity Interest in the 163 Washington SPE are fully paid and nonassessable and are owned by Borrower free and clear of all Liens.

 

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(e) The corporate capital and ownership structure of the REIT, the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries (as of the most recent update of such schedule in accordance with Section 6.03 hereof) is as described in Schedule IX . The REIT and Borrower have no Subsidiaries except as disclosed in Schedule IX .

 

(f) No Subsidiary Guarantor or 163 Entity has outstanding any securities convertible into or exchangeable for its Equity Interests nor does any such Subsidiary Guarantor or 163 Entity have outstanding any rights to subscribe for or to purchase or any options for the purchase of, or any agreements providing for the issuance (contingent or otherwise) of, or any calls, commitments or claims of any character relating to its Equity Interests, except as set forth in the 163 Washington JV Agreement or in the operating agreement of 163 Washington Avenue NYRR JV, LLC (collectively, the “ Option Rights ”).

 

Section 3.17 Organizational Documents . The organizational documents delivered pursuant to Section 4.01(d) constitute, as of the Effective Date, true, correct, and complete copies of all of the Organizational Documents (together with all amendments and modifications thereof) of each Credit Party.

 

Section 3.18 Principal Offices; Place of Organization . The principal office, chief executive office and principal place of business of each Credit Party as of the Effective Date is located at the address specified in Schedule II . The jurisdiction of organization of each Credit Party is the jurisdiction specified in Schedule II .

 

Section 3.19 No Burdensome Restrictions . No Credit Party is a party to any agreement or instrument or subject to any other obligation or restriction under any Organizational Document, as the case may be, which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.20 Brokers’ Fees . Borrower hereby represents that no Credit Party has dealt with any financial advisors, brokers, underwriters, placement agents, agents or finders in connection with the Loan.

 

Section 3.21 REIT and Tax Status . The REIT currently has REIT Status and has maintained REIT Status on a continuous basis since its initial election to be taxed as a real estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Borrower is not an association taxable as a corporation under the Code.

 

Section 3.22 Borrowing Base Properties . Each Real Property listed on Schedule III fully qualifies as a Borrowing Base Property. With respect to each Borrowing Base Property (including each Real Property which shall be added as a Borrowing Base Property in accordance with the terms hereof, whether upon the Original Closing Date, the Effective Date or pursuant to Section 9.03(a) ):

 

(a) Other than Permitted Exceptions, there are no claims for payment for work, labor or materials affecting any Borrowing Base Property which are or may become a Lien prior to, or of equal priority with, the Liens created by the Loan Documents.

 

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(b) Each Borrowing Base Property is being, and will continue to be, used exclusively for one or more of the uses permitted pursuant to Section 9.01(b)(iii) and in accordance with such Section 9.01(b)(iii) , and other appurtenant and related uses;

 

(c) All material certifications, permits, licenses and approvals, including without limitation, certificates of completion and occupancy permits, required for the legal use, occupancy and operation of each Borrowing Base Property as an office building (with ground floor retail uses) have been obtained and are in full force and effect. The Borrower shall (or cause the applicable Subsidiary to) keep and maintain all material certifications, permits, licenses and approvals, in full force and effect. The use being made of each Borrowing Base Property is in material conformity with any applicable certificate of occupancy issued for such Borrowing Base Property.

 

(d) The operation of each Borrowing Base Property by the Borrower or applicable Subsidiary does not involve a violation of (a) any Legal Requirement or (b) any building permits, restrictions of record, any agreement affecting any such property or part thereof, and any judgment, decree or order applicable to such property, except any violations that would not reasonably be expected to materially interfere with the current use and value of such Borrowing Base Property or to cause such property to no longer qualify as a Borrowing Base Property.

 

(e) (i) Except as disclosed in any estoppel certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent, the rent rolls delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(d) were, as of the Original Closing Date, and are, as of the Effective Date, true, correct and complete in all material respects and the Leases referred to thereon were, as of the Original Closing Date, and are, as of the Effective Date, all valid and in full force and effect; (ii) the Leases and any Lease Back Master Leases (including modifications thereto) are in writing, and there are no oral agreements with respect thereto; (iii) the copies of each of the Leases and any Lease Back Master Leases (if any) delivered to the Administrative Agent are true, correct and complete in all material respects and have not been modified (or further modified); (iv) to the knowledge of any Credit Party, no defaults exist under any of the Leases or any Lease Back Master Leases by any party (including any guarantor) thereto that, individually or in the aggregate with respect to all such defaults that could reasonably be expected to have a (a) material adverse effect with respect to the financial condition or the operations of such Borrowing Base Property, (b) material adverse effect on the Borrowing Base Asset Value of such Borrowing Base Property, (c) material adverse effect on the ownership of such Borrowing Base Property, or that would involve more than $1,000,000 or take longer than three (3) months to repair or remediate, and, as of the Effective Date, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, no material default exists under any of the Leases; (v) no Credit Party has any knowledge of any presently effective notice of termination or notice of default given by any tenant in writing under any other Leases or any Lease Back Master Leases that individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a (a) material adverse effect with respect to the financial condition or the operations of such Borrowing Base Property, (b) material adverse effect on the Borrowing Base Asset Value of such Borrowing Base Property, (c) material adverse effect on the ownership of such Borrowing Base Property, or that would involve more than $1,000,000 or take longer than three (3) months to repair or remediate; (vi) no Credit Party has made any presently effective assignment or pledge of any of the Leases, the rents or any interests therein except to the Administrative Agent; (vii) no tenant or other party

 

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has an option or right of first refusal to purchase all or any portion of any Borrowing Base Property, except for the rights in favor of a Subsidiary Guarantor under an Approved Ground Lease; (viii) no tenant has the right to terminate any Lease or any Lease Back Master Leases prior to expiration of the stated term of such Lease or any Lease Back Master Leases (except as a result of counterparty breach, casualty, condemnation or other customary basis of a right to terminate); and (ix) no tenant has prepaid more than one month’s rent in advance (except for bona fide security deposits and estimated payments of operating expenses, Taxes and other pass-throughs paid by tenants pursuant to their Leases or any Lease Back Master Leases not prepaid more than one month prior to the date such estimated payments are due or prepayments of rent made in the ordinary course of business).

 

(f) No portion of any Borrowing Base Property is located in a flood hazard area as designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or, if in a flood zone, flood insurance is maintained therefor in full compliance with the provisions of the applicable Mortgage.

 

(g) None of the Borrowing Base Properties have been affected by any fire, explosion, accident, strike, lockout or other labor dispute, drought, storm, hail, earthquake, embargo, act of God or of the public enemy or other casualty (whether or not covered by insurance) that has not previously been repaired or that, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a (a) material adverse effect with respect to the financial condition or the operations of such Borrowing Base Property, (b) material adverse effect on the Borrowing Base Asset Value of such Borrowing Base Property, or (c) material adverse effect on the ownership of such Borrowing Base Property, or that would involve more than $1,000,000 or take longer than three (3) months to repair or remediate.

 

In the event that any of the representations or warranties set forth in this Section 3.22 are inaccurate with respect to any Borrowing Base Property, it shall constitute a Default only in the event that Borrower, if required by the Required Lenders, has not removed such Borrowing Base Property in accordance with Section 9.03(b) within thirty (30) days following delivery to the Borrower of written notice of such breach (provided that during such thirty (30) day period such Borrowing Base Property shall not be included in the calculations of Borrowing Base Value for the purposes of Section 4.02 hereof).

 

Section 3.23 Anti-Money Laundering/International Trade Law Compliance .

 

(a) No Covered Entity (i) is a Sanctioned Person; (ii) has any of its assets in a Sanctioned Country or in the possession, custody or control of a Sanctioned Person; or (iii) does business in or with, or derives any of its operating income from investments in or transactions with, any Sanctioned Country or Sanctioned Person in violation of any law, regulation, order or directive enforced by any Compliance Authority;

 

(b) None of the proceeds of any Borrowing will be used to fund any operations in, finance any investments or activities in, or, make any payments to, a Sanctioned Country or Sanctioned Person in violation of any law, regulation, order or directive enforced by any Compliance Authority;

 

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(c) The funds used to repay the Loans or the Existing Financing are not derived from any unlawful activity; and

 

(d) Each Covered Entity is in compliance with, and no Covered Entity engages in any dealings or transactions prohibited by, any Legal Requirements, including but not limited to any Anti-Terrorism Laws.

 

(e) The REIT and Borrower covenant and agree that Borrower shall immediately notify Administrative Agent in writing upon the occurrence of a Reportable Compliance Event.

 

(f) As used herein: “ Anti-Terrorism Laws ” means any Legal Requirements relating to terrorism, trade sanctions programs and embargoes, import/export licensing, money laundering, or bribery, all as amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time; “Compliance Authority” means each and all of the (a) U.S. Treasury Department/Office of Foreign Assets Control, (b) U.S. Treasury Department/Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, (c) U.S. State Department/Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, (d) U.S. Commerce Department/Bureau of Industry and Security, (e) U.S. Internal Revenue Service, (f) U.S. Justice Department, and (g) U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; “ Covered Entity ” means each Credit Party, its affiliates and subsidiaries, all owners of the foregoing, and all brokers or other agents of any Credit Party acting in any capacity in connection with the Transactions; “ Reportable Compliance Event ” means that any Covered Entity becomes a Sanctioned Person, or is indicted, arraigned, investigated or custodially detained, or receives an inquiry from any Governmental Authority, in connection with any Anti-Terrorism Law or any predicate crime to any Anti-Terrorism Law, or self-discovers facts or circumstances implicating any aspect of its operations with the actual or possible violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law; “ Sanctioned Country ” means a country subject to a sanctions program maintained by any Compliance Authority; and “ Sanctioned Person ” means any individual person, group, regime, entity or thing listed or otherwise recognized as a specially designated, prohibited, sanctioned or debarred person or entity, or subject to any limitations or prohibitions (including but not limited to the blocking of property or rejection of transactions), under any order or directive of any Compliance Authority or otherwise subject to, or specially designated under, any sanctions program maintained by any Compliance Authority.

 

Section 3.24 Fiscal Year; Fiscal Quarters . Each Credit Party’s fiscal year ends on December 31 st and each Credit Party’s fiscal quarters end on the respective last day of each calendar quarter of each year.

 

All of the representations and warranties in this Article III and elsewhere in the Loan Documents shall be deemed to have been relied upon by Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders notwithstanding any investigation heretofore or hereafter made by Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender or on their respective behalves.

 

ARTICLE IV

CONDITIONS

 

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Section 4.01 Closing Date . The obligations of the Lenders to make an advance of any Revolving Loan or Term Loan hereunder (other than the initial advance of the Term Loan made on the Original Closing Date pursuant to the Credit Agreement) shall not become effective until the date (the “ Closing Date ”) on which (i) Administrative Agent shall have received each of the following documents and (ii) each of the other conditions listed below is satisfied, the satisfaction of such conditions to be satisfactory to Administrative Agent (and to the extent specified below, to each Lender) in form and substance (or such condition shall have been waived in accordance with Section 10.02) :

 

(a) Agreement . From each party hereto either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to Administrative Agent (which may include either an electronic transmission of a .pdf of a signed signature page to this Agreement or a telecopy transmission of a signed signature page to this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.

 

(b) Notes . The Notes duly completed and executed by Borrower for each applicable Lender.

 

(c) Opinion of Counsel to Borrower . A favorable written opinion (addressed to Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer, the Swingline Lender, and the Lenders and dated the Effective Date) of counsel for the Credit Parties, covering such matters relating to the Credit Parties, this Agreement or the Transactions as Administrative Agent and/or the Required Lenders shall reasonably request (and each of the Credit Parties hereby instructs such counsel to deliver such opinion to the Lenders and Administrative Agent).

 

(d) Organizational Documents . To the extent not previously delivered on the Original Closing Date, such documents and certificates as Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and good standing of the Credit Parties, the authorization of the Transactions, and any other matters relevant hereto, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, including the Organizational Documents of such Persons, as amended, modified or supplemented through the Effective Date, certified to be true, correct and complete by a Responsible Officer of Borrower and Guarantor, respectively, as of the Effective Date.

 

(e) Security Documents . To the extent not previously delivered on the Original Closing Date, each of the Security Documents, duly executed and delivered by each Credit Party that is a party thereto. In addition, Borrower shall have taken such other action (including delivering to Administrative Agent, for filing, appropriately completed and duly executed copies of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements) as Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in order to perfect the security interests created pursuant to the Security Documents other than the Mortgage.

 

(f) Financial Information . Administrative Agent shall have received all available financial information with respect to the Credit Parties reasonably requested by it.

 

(g) Consents . To the extent not previously delivered on the Original Closing Date, copies of all consents, licenses and approvals, if any, required in connection with the

 

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execution, delivery and performance by the Credit Parties, and the validity and enforceability, of the Loan Documents, or in connection with any of the Transactions contemplated thereby, and such consents, licenses and approvals shall be in full force and effect in all material respects.

 

(h) UCC Searches . Satisfactory reports of UCC (collectively, the “ UCC Searches ”), tax lien, judgment and litigation searches conducted by a search firm reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent with respect to the Collateral and the Credit Parties, in each of the locations reasonably requested by Administrative Agent.

 

(i) Borrowing Base Properties . To the extent not previously delivered on the Original Closing Date, such materials and information with respect to the initial Borrowing Base Properties as Administrative Agent (on its own behalf or on behalf of any Lender) shall reasonably require, including title updates and copies of Borrower’s existing environmental reports, engineering reports in Borrower’s possession, custody or reasonable control, and Appraisals, and such other materials and information as would be required in connection with the addition of a property to the Borrowing Base pursuant to Section 9.03(a) .

 

(j) [Intentionally Omitted].

 

(k) Other Documents . Such other documents as Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request.

 

The obligations of any Lender to make an extension of credit hereunder are also subject to the payment by the Credit Parties of such fees, expenses and other consideration as the Credit Parties shall have agreed to pay to any Lender or Administrative Agent in connection herewith, including all fees required pursuant to the Fee Letter and the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of Morrison & Foerster LLP, counsel to Administrative Agent, in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the extensions of credit hereunder (to the extent that statements for such fees and expenses have been delivered to the Credit Parties).

 

Administrative Agent shall notify the Credit Parties and the Lenders of the Closing Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.

 

Section 4.02 Credit Event . The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan or of the L/C Issuer to issue or extend any Letter of Credit on the occasion of any Borrowing (including, without limitation, any Borrowing that occurs upon or after the Effective Date) is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

 

(a) receipt by Administrative Agent of a Borrowing Request and Borrowing Base Certificate pursuant to Section 2.03 ;

 

(b) immediately after such Borrowing or issuance (i) the Credit Exposure will not exceed the Borrowing Base; (ii) the Term Loan Credit Exposure will not exceed the Term Loan Borrowing Base Availability; (iii) the Revolving Loan Credit Exposure will not exceed the Revolving Loan Borrowing Base Availability; (iv) with respect to each Term Lender, such Term Lender’s Term Loan Applicable Percentage of the Term Loan Credit Exposure will not exceed such Term Lender’s Term Loan Commitment; and (v) with respect to each Revolving Lender,

 

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such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Loan Applicable Percentage of the Revolving Loan Credit Exposure will not exceed such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment;

 

(c) the representations and warranties of Borrower contained in this Agreement and the representations and warranties of Borrower and Guarantor in the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Borrowing or issuance both before and after giving effect to the making of such Loans, except to the extent that any representation or warranty relates to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date and except with respect to any representations or warranties contained in Section 3.22 hereof which are inaccurate but for which the thirty (30) day period provided thereunder for Borrower to remove the applicable Borrowing Base Property has not yet expired;

 

(d) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or issuance, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

 

(e) [Intentionally Omitted];

 

(f) [Intentionally Omitted];

 

(g) receipt by Administrative Agent of a completed Borrowing Base Certificate dated the date that the applicable request for Borrowing or issuance of a Letter of Credit is given pursuant to Section 2.03 which shall be true and correct as of the date of such applicable Borrowing or issuance;

 

(h) [Intentionally Omitted]; and

 

(i) the Solvency of each Credit Party both before and after giving effect to the making of the Loan and issuance or extension of any Letter of Credit, and the delivery by Borrower, the REIT and, if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, each Subsidiary Guarantor or 163 Entity, of a Solvency Certificate.

 

Each Borrowing shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by each Credit Party on the date thereof as to the matters specified in the preceding sentence.

 

ARTICLE V

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated, the principal of and interest on each Loan and all Unreimbursed Amounts and fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full, and all L/C Obligations shall equal zero, each of the REIT and Borrower covenants and agrees with the Secured Parties that:

 

Section 5.01 Financial Statements and Other Information . Each of the REIT and Borrower shall furnish to Administrative Agent and each Lender:

 

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(a) as soon as available, but in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the REIT (or, if earlier, within fifteen (15) days after the filing of the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission), a copy of the audited consolidated balance sheet of the REIT and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such year and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity (where applicable) and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous year, and accompanied by the opinion of a nationally-recognized independent public accounting firm stating that such consolidated financial statements present fairly the financial position for the periods indicated, in conformity with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with prior years which shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit; provided , however , that the obligations to deliver the financial statements described in this Section 5.01(a) may be satisfied by furnishing to the Agent a copy of its annual report on Form 10-K in respect of such fiscal year together with the financial statements required to be attached thereto, provided REIT is required to file such annual report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission and such filing is actually made;

 

(b) as soon as available, but not later than forty five (45) days after the end of each of the first three (3) fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (or, if earlier, within fifteen (15) days after the date required to be filed with the SEC), a copy of the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of each of the REIT and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such quarter and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity (where applicable) and cash flows for the period commencing on the first day and ending on the last day of such quarter, and accompanied by a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer stating that such financial statements are complete and correct and present fairly the financial position for the periods indicated, in conformity with GAAP for interim financial statements applied on a basis consistent with prior quarters; provided , however , that the obligations to deliver the financial statements described in this Section 5.01(b) may be satisfied by furnishing to the Agent a copy of its annual report on Form 10-Q in respect of such fiscal year together with the financial statements required to be attached thereto, provided REIT is required to file such annual report on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission and such filing is actually made;

 

(c) (i) within sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal quarter and (ii) upon any Borrowing Base Addition or Borrowing Base Removal in accordance with Article IX , a Borrowing Base Certificate reflecting the results from the operations during such fiscal quarter or after giving effect to such Borrowing Base Addition or Borrowing Base Removal, respectively;

 

(d) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 5.01(a) and 5.01(b) above, a rent roll with respect to the Borrowing Base Properties and operating statements for the trailing four (4) quarters for the Borrowing Base Properties accompanied by a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer certifying that the information contained therein is complete and correct to the knowledge of Borrower;

 

(e) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 5.01(a) and 5.01(b) above, a compliance certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit F (a “ Compliance Certificate ”), signed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower and of REIT (i) stating that, to the best of such officers’ knowledge, each of the Credit Parties, during

 

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such period, has observed or performed in all material respects all of its covenants and other agreements, and satisfied in all material respects every condition contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to be observed, performed or satisfied by it, and that such officers have no knowledge of any Default or Event of Default except as specified in such certificate; (ii) showing in detail the calculations supporting such statement for such period in respect of the covenants in Section 6.01 ; and (iii) showing in detail the calculation of the Borrowing Base for such period on an asset-by-asset basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein and without limiting the Lenders’ other rights and remedies, if such Compliance Certificate is not provided on the due date therefor, Borrower shall be prohibited from any further Borrowings and from requesting the issuance of any further Letters of Credit under this Agreement until such Compliance Certificate is provided;

 

(f) promptly and in any event within five (5) Business Days after the same are available, copies of any report, proxy statement, financial statement, periodical or special report which the REIT files with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor or similar Governmental Authority;

 

(g) promptly after the same are received, copies of all reports which the independent certified public accountants of Borrower or the REIT deliver to Borrower or the REIT; and

 

(h) such additional financial and other information as Administrative Agent (acting on its own behalf or on behalf of any Lender) may from time to time reasonably request.

 

Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or to maintain paper copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the REIT or Borrower with any such request by a Lender for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.

 

Section 5.02 Notices of Material Events . Each of REIT and Borrower shall promptly (and in no event later than ten (10) days after REIT or Borrower has knowledge of the same) notify Administrative Agent and each Lender of:

 

(a) Default; Event of Default . The occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;

 

(b) Litigation . The commencement of, or any material development in, any litigation, arbitration or proceeding affecting Borrower, the REIT, or any Subsidiary (including any Subsidiary Guarantor or any 163 Entity) (i) in which the amount of damages claimed is $1,000,000 or more, (ii) which, if adversely determined, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or to have a (a) material adverse effect with respect to the financial condition or the operations of any Borrowing Base Property, (b) material adverse effect on the Borrowing Base Asset Value of any Borrowing Base Property, (c) material adverse effect on the ownership of any Borrowing Base Property, (iii) in which the relief sought is an injunction or other stay of the performance of any Loan Document or (iv) required to be reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act;

 

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(c) Environmental Matters . (i) Any enforcement, cleanup, removal or other governmental or regulatory actions instituted or threatened in writing against Borrower, the REIT, or any Subsidiary (including any Subsidiary Guarantor or 163 Entity) or any of their Properties pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws that would be expected to result in a liability to any of them in excess of the Remediation Threshold, and (ii) any environmental condition of the Properties of Borrower, the REIT, or any Subsidiary that could reasonably be anticipated to cause such Properties (or any portion thereof) to be subject to any material restrictions on ownership, occupancy, transferability or use under any applicable Environmental Laws;

 

(d) Legal Compliance . Any material written notice received from any Governmental Authority asserting that any Borrowing Base Property is not in compliance with any Requirements of Law; and

 

(e) Exclusion Events . Promptly and in any event within five (5) Business Days after Borrower or Guarantor obtains actual knowledge of the occurrence of an Exclusion Event, a notice setting forth the Exclusion Event.

 

Each notice pursuant to this section shall be accompanied by a written statement, signed by a Responsible Officer, setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and the provisions of this Agreement affected, and stating what action Borrower or the REIT proposes to take with respect thereto. Each notice under Section 5.02(a) shall describe with particularity the clause or provision of this Agreement or other Loan Document that has been breached or violated.

 

Section 5.03 Existence; Conduct of Business . Each of the REIT and Borrower shall do or cause to be done and cause each Credit Party to do or cause to be done, all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises material to the conduct of its business; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 6.03 . Each of Borrower and Guarantor shall continue to engage only in business of the same general type as conducted by Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable, as of such date that such Credit Party becomes a party hereto or as may be contemplated in their respective Organizational Documents.

 

Section 5.04 Payment of Obligations . Each of the REIT and Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary (including any Subsidiary Guarantor or 163 Entity) to, pay and discharge as the same shall become due and payable and otherwise comply with, all their respective obligations and liabilities, including (a) all Tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges or levies upon it or its Properties, unless the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP are being maintained by the REIT, Borrower or such Person, (b) all lawful claims which, if unpaid, would by law become a Lien upon its Properties (other than, in connection with any Real Property, Permitted Exceptions), including Properties constituting Collateral, (c) all Indebtedness, as and when due and payable, but subject to any subordination provisions contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness, and (d) all Contractual Obligations, provided that no such payment need be made nor obligation observed if the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 5.05 Insurance; Property Maintenance .

 

(a) Insurance . Each of the REIT and Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary (including any Subsidiary Guarantor or 163 Entity) to, maintain insurance with respect to their activities and properties with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of the Borrower, in such amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where the REIT and Borrower operate. All insurance related to the Borrowing Base Properties shall at all times comply with the requirements attached hereto as Schedule VII .

 

(b) Property Maintenance . Each of the REIT and Borrower shall maintain, and shall cause each Subsidiary (including any Subsidiary Guarantor or 163 Entity) to maintain, and preserve all of their Properties, including Properties constituting Collateral and Borrowing Base Properties, in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof, except, in each case, where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or to have a (a) material adverse effect with respect to the financial condition or the operations of any Borrowing Base Property, (b) material adverse effect on the Borrowing Base Asset Value of any Borrowing Base Property, or (c) material adverse effect on the ownership of any Borrowing Base Property.

 

(c) Each of the REIT and Borrower shall use, and shall cause each Subsidiary to use, the standard of care typical in the industry in the operation and maintenance of its Real Properties and other property.

 

Section 5.06 Books and Records; Inspection . Each of the REIT and Borrower shall maintain, and shall cause each Subsidiary (including any Subsidiary Guarantor or 163 Entity) to maintain, proper books of record and account, in which materially full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP consistently applied shall be made of all financial transactions and matters involving the Properties and business of Borrower, the REIT and each Subsidiary (including any Subsidiary Guarantor or 163 Entity). Each of the REIT and Borrower shall permit, and shall cause each Subsidiary (including any Subsidiary Guarantor or 163 Entity) to permit, representatives and independent contractors of Administrative Agent (which may be accompanied by representatives and independent contractors of one or more Lenders) and, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, representatives and independent contractors of Administrative Agent or any Lender to visit and inspect any of their respective Real Properties, to conduct audits of the Collateral, to examine their respective corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss their respective affairs, finances and accounts with their respective directors, officers, and independent public accountants, all at the expense of Borrower and at any time during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon no less than forty-eight (48) hours advance notice to Borrower and no more often than once in any period of twelve (12) consecutive months unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; provided , however , when an Event of Default exists, Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may visit and inspect at the expense of Borrower such Properties at any time during business hours and without advance notice. Administrative Agent and each Lender

 

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shall use its reasonable efforts to minimize interference or disturbance to the possession, occupancy and operations of any lessee or other occupant of any Property when exercising its rights under this Section 5.06 .

 

Section 5.07 Compliance with Laws . Each of the REIT and Borrower shall comply, and shall cause each Subsidiary (including any Subsidiary Guarantor or 163 Entity) to comply, with all Requirements of Law of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over it or its business, including, without limitation, all securities laws and regulations, except where the failure to comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 5.08 Use of Proceeds . The proceeds of the Loans will be used only for Approved Uses. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulations T, U and X.

 

Section 5.09 Operating Accounts . Borrower hereby agrees that it shall at all times maintain its operating account at Capital One in an account selected by Borrower. Borrower hereby authorizes Administrative Agent to automatically debit Borrower’s designated account maintained by Borrower for the payment of any amounts due hereunder, or under any Mortgage, or under the Loan Documents, or under any Swap Contract; provided that if sufficient funds are not available in such account for any such payment, it shall not constitute an Event of Default unless Borrower has failed to pay the full amount of such payment when due (subject to any applicable cure or grace period in Section 7.01 ). Debits for monthly interest payments shall be made on each Interest Payment Date as aforesaid unless other arrangements are agreed to in writing.

 

Section 5.10 Organizational Documents . The Credit Parties will be managed and operated materially in accordance with their respective Organizational Documents.

 

Section 5.11 UCC Searches . At any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower shall pay for UCC Searches ordered by Administrative Agent with respect to the Collateral or the Credit Parties.

 

Section 5.12 Environmental Laws . Each of the REIT and Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary (including any Subsidiary Guarantor or 163 Entity) to, conduct its operations and keep and maintain its Properties in material compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws. Upon the written request of Administrative Agent (on its own behalf or on behalf of any Lender), the REIT and Borrower shall submit, and cause any Subsidiary to submit, to Administrative Agent, at Borrower’s sole cost and expense (except as set forth below), at reasonable intervals, but no more frequently than once every twelve (12) months unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, a report providing an update of the status of any environmental, health or safety compliance, hazard or liability issue identified in any notice or report required pursuant to Section 5.02(c) ; provided , however , unless either (a) an Event of Default has occurred, or (b) Administrative Agent has a reasonable basis to require such updated report, then Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be responsible for the cost of such report.

 

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Section 5.13 Maintenance of REIT Status . The REIT shall maintain REIT Status. From and after the date of any Listing of its shares on a national stock exchange by the REIT, the REIT shall at all times maintain a Listing of its shares on a national stock exchange.

 

Section 5.14 Communication with Accountants . Each of the REIT and Borrower authorizes Administrative Agent to communicate directly with Borrower’s independent accountants and authorizes such accountants to disclose to Administrative Agent any and all financial statements and other information of any kind with respect to the business, financial condition and other affairs of the REIT or Borrower, as long as, if no Event of Default exists, Administrative Agent promptly notifies the REIT or Borrower of such discussions and provided that if no Event of Default exists, Administrative Agent shall only engage in such communications once per calendar year (but shall not be so limited from and after the occurrence of an Event of Default).

 

Section 5.15 Patriot Act Compliance .

 

(a) Each of the REIT and Borrower shall comply and cause each Subsidiary to comply with the Patriot Act (as defined below) and all applicable requirements of governmental authorities having jurisdiction over the REIT, Borrower or any such Subsidiary or any of their Property relating to money laundering and terrorism. In the event that the REIT, Borrower or any Subsidiary fails to comply with the Patriot Act or any such requirements of governmental authorities, then Administrative Agent may, at its option, cause such Credit Party to comply therewith and any and all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Administrative Agent in connection therewith shall be secured by the Security Documents and shall be immediately due and payable. For purposes hereof, the term “Patriot Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-56), as the same may be amended from time to time, and corresponding provisions of future laws.

 

(b) The Patriot Act and federal regulations issued with respect thereto require all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record certain information that identifies individuals or business entities which open an “account” with such financial institution. Consequently, each Lender (for itself and/or as Administrative Agent for all Lenders hereunder) may from time-to-time request, and each of the REIT and Borrower shall provide to such Lender or Administrative Agent, the REIT’s and Borrower’s name, address, tax identification number and/or such other identification information as shall be necessary for Lender to comply with federal law. An “account” for this purpose may include, without limitation, a deposit account, cash management service, a transaction or asset account, a credit account, a loan or other extension of credit, and/or other financial services product.

 

(c) Neither the REIT, nor Borrower, nor any Subsidiary, nor any partner in Borrower or any Subsidiary or member of such partner nor any owner holding more than five percent (5%) of a direct or indirect interest in the REIT, Borrower or any Subsidiary (a) is listed on any Government Lists, (b) is a Prohibited Person, (c) has been previously indicted for or convicted of any felony involving a crime or crimes of moral turpitude, or (d) is currently under investigation by any governmental authority for alleged criminal activity.

 

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Section 5.16 Further Assurances . Promptly upon reasonable request by the Administrative Agent, or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, each of the REIT and Borrower shall (and shall cause each Credit Party to): (a) correct any material defect or error that may be discovered in any Loan Document or in the execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation thereof, and (b) do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record, re-record, file, re-file, register and re-register any and all such further acts, deeds, certificates, assurances and other instruments as the Administrative Agent, or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, may reasonably require from time to time in order to (i) carry out more effectively the purposes of the Loan Documents, (ii) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, subject the properties, assets, rights or interests of any Credit Party to the Liens now or hereafter intended to be covered by any of the Security Documents, (iii) perfect and maintain the validity, effectiveness and priority of any of the Security Documents and any of the Liens intended to be created thereunder and (iv) assure, convey, grant, assign, transfer, preserve, protect and confirm more effectively unto the Secured Parties the rights granted or now or hereafter intended to be granted to the Secured Parties under any Loan Document or under any other instrument executed in connection with any Loan Document to which any Credit Party is or is to be a party, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to do so.

 

Section 5.17 Material Contracts . Each of the REIT and Borrower shall (a) perform and observe and cause each Subsidiary (including each Subsidiary Guarantor and 163 Entity) to perform and observe, all the material terms and provisions of each material contract to be performed or observed by it, except to the extent the failure to so perform or observe would not have a Material Adverse Effect and would not have a (i) material adverse effect with respect to the financial condition or the operations of any Borrowing Base Property, (ii) material adverse effect on the Borrowing Base Asset Value of any Borrowing Base Property, and (iii) material adverse effect on the ownership of any Borrowing Base Property, and (b) obtain the prior written approval of Administrative Agent prior to entering into, or causing any Subsidiary Guarantor (or the 163 Washington SPE) to enter into, any reciprocal easement or similar agreement, ground lease or any other material agreement affecting any Borrowing Base Property.

 

Section 5.18 Collateral Matters; Liens and Security Interest; Release of Pledge .

 

(a) To secure performance by Borrower of its Obligations:

 

(i) Borrower has granted to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of each of the Lenders, an exclusive, perfected first priority security interest and Lien in and to all of the outstanding Equity Interests now or hereafter held by Borrower in each Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to the Pledge (for the avoidance of doubt, and subject to clause (ix) below, with respect to the 163 Washington Member such security interest shall include only Borrower’s 99.45% Equity Interest in 163 Washington JV);

 

(ii) In connection with the replacement of any of the Borrowing Base Properties or Borrowing Base Addition pursuant to Article IX hereof, Borrower shall be required to deliver an additional Pledge and the other Loan Documents as required by the terms of such Article IX .

 

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(iii) Borrower has caused each Subsidiary Guarantor and the 163 Washington SPE, and shall cause each Subsidiary Guarantor which hereafter owns any of the Mortgaged Borrowing Base Properties (including the Borrowing Base Properties as of the Original Closing Date and the Effective Date), to grant to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of each of the Lenders, an exclusive, separate mortgage lien on each of the Mortgaged Borrowing Base Properties pursuant to the applicable Mortgages, which upon recordation thereof shall be first priority, perfected mortgage Liens and which Mortgages shall be, upon the execution and delivery thereof to Administrative Agent, effective and legally binding but such Mortgages shall not be recorded until after a Default or Event of Default occurs, at which time Administrative Agent is hereby irrevocably and unconditionally authorized (subject as between Administrative Agent and the Lenders, to Section 8.03 ) to (i) cause each such Mortgage to be recorded in the appropriate records, together with any UCC Financing Statements required to be filed in connection therewith, and to take any other steps it deems necessary or appropriate in order to perfect Administrative Agent's first priority mortgage lien in and to the Borrowing Base Properties and (ii) take such steps as Administrative Agent may require to perfect collateral assignments of all personalty, all in accordance with the terms thereof, in each case subject only to any applicable Permitted Exceptions. All mortgage, recording, stamp, intangible or other similar Taxes required to be paid by Borrower, Subsidiary Guarantor, the 163 Washington SPE, or any other Person under applicable Legal Requirements in connection with the execution, delivery, recordation, filing, registration, perfection or enforcement of any Mortgage (all of which are Indemnified Taxes hereunder) shall be paid by Borrower, Subsidiary Guarantor or the 163 Washington SPE, as applicable, immediately when due. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Credit Parties acknowledge that (A) with respect to the Borrowing Base Properties known as 163 Washington Street, Brooklyn, New York (“ 163 Washington ”) and 216 West 18 th Street, New York, New York, the Mortgages on those properties have been delivered and recorded upon the Original Closing Date and initially secure only the Term Loans and interest and fees thereon and (B) with respect to the Borrowing Base Property known as 1440 Broadway, New York, New York, the Mortgage on that property was assigned to Administrative Agent on the Amended Closing Date and initially secures only the Term Loans and interest and fees thereon. Such Mortgages are sometimes referred to herein as the “ Recycled Mortgages .” Upon the Original Closing Date, the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor and the 163 Washington SPE, with respect to 163 Washington and 216 West 18 th Street, New York, New York, and on the Effective Date, the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor, with respect to 1440 Broadway, New York, New York, owning such Mortgaged Borrowing Base Properties executed and delivered amended and restated mortgages in respect of such Mortgaged Borrowing Base Properties, and such amended and restated mortgages secure both the Term Loans and Revolving Loans and interest and fees thereon and all other Obligations and may, in accordance with Section 8.03 , be recorded after a Default or an Event of Default occurs, and upon such recording will replace the Recycled Mortgages.

 

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(iv) In connection with the addition of any property to the Borrowing Base pursuant to Section 9.03 hereof (including the Borrowing Base Properties as of the Original Closing Date and the Effective Date), Borrower shall be required to deliver to Administrative Agent a Mortgage as required by the terms of such Article IX , to be held by Administrative Agent on the same terms as required by Section 5.18(a)(iii) hereof.

 

(v) From time to time upon the reasonable request of Administrative Agent, Borrower shall promptly cause the Subsidiary Guarantors and the 163 Washington SPE to deliver the Mortgages, dated a then-current date, to Administrative Agent, each re-executed by the respective Subsidiary Guarantor and the 163 Washington SPE and newly acknowledged, it being expressly understood that, notwithstanding any requirement by a Governmental Authority or pursuant to any Legal Requirement that a mortgage must be recently acknowledged to be recorded, the Mortgages originally delivered to Administrative Agent shall continue to grant to Administrative Agent a first priority mortgage lien in and to the Borrowing Base Properties.

 

(vi) Upon recordation of any Mortgage in accordance with the terms hereof, including the Recycled Mortgages which were recorded upon the Original Closing Date and/or the Amended Closing Date, Borrower has delivered, with respect to the Recycled Mortgages, and shall deliver, with respect to all other Mortgages, to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a title insurance policy insuring such Mortgage, and such co-insurance and/or re-insurance as Administrative Agent may reasonably require. The title insurance policy insuring each Mortgage shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent. Borrower shall pay for reasonable and documented fees and expenses for Administrative Agent's title insurance policy, title and lien searches, intangibles taxes, personal property taxes, recording fees and due diligence expenses.

 

(vii) For the avoidance of doubt, except for the Recycled Mortgages which were recorded upon the Original Closing Date and/or the Amended Closing Date, the Mortgages shall not be recorded if no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is then continuing but each Mortgage shall, as of the date of each such Mortgage and at all times while it is held by Administrative Agent pursuant hereto, (i) nonetheless be effective and (ii) upon recordation thereof in accordance with the terms hereof grant to Administrative Agent a first priority mortgage lien in and to the Borrowing Base Property described therein, which shall be subject to no exceptions other than Permitted Exceptions.

 

(viii) Borrower shall deliver such security agreements, financing statements, assignments and other Security Documents (all of which shall be deemed part of the Security Documents), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, as Administrative Agent acting on behalf of the Lenders may reasonably request from time to time for the purpose of granting to, or maintaining or perfecting in favor of, the Lenders, first and exclusive

 

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security interests in the Equity Interests of the Subsidiary Guarantors (and the 163 Washington Member) and when required hereunder, the Mortgages, together with other reasonable assurances as to the enforceability and priority of the Lenders' Liens and assurances of due recording and documentation of copies of the Security Documents, as Administrative Agent may reasonably require to avoid material impairment of the Liens and security interests granted or purported to be granted pursuant to this Section 5.18 , provided that such documents do not increase Borrower's obligations or liabilities under the Loan Documents or decrease Borrower's rights or remedies under the Loan Documents.

 

(ix) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 5.18(a) , solely with respect to 163 Washington, Borrower covenants and agrees that in the event that Borrower hereafter acquires the Black Walnut Partner’s Equity Interest in the 163 Washington Member (whether pursuant to the terms of the 163 Washington JV Agreement or otherwise), Borrower shall (ii) deliver an additional Pledge and the other Loan Documents as required by the terms of Article IX with respect to the remaining Equity Interest so acquired in 163 Washington Member, and (ii) deliver such security agreements, financing statements, assignments and other Security Documents (including any opinions of counsel reasonably requested by Administrative Agent) as are required pursuant to Section 5.18(a)(viii) above with respect to such Pledge. In the event that Borrower so acquires the Black Walnut Partner’s Equity Interest in the 163 Washington JV, any reference in any representation, covenant or agreement contained herein or exception thereto which relates to the Equity Interests held by the Black Walnut Partner as of the Effective Date shall be of no further force and effect.

 

(b) Each of the REIT and Borrower shall cause (i) all Real Property interests related to the Borrowing Base Properties, (ii) all personal property (including, without limitation, any and all construction drawings, construction plans and architectural renderings relating thereto) owned by the Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any of the 163 Entities to the extent applicable and relating to any Borrowing Base Properties (other than vehicles subject to certificates of title) and (iii) all of the Pledged Interests to, in each case, be subject at all times to first priority, perfected, as to the Pledge, and perfected and title insured as of recording in accordance with the terms hereof, as to the Mortgages, and, in the case of the Real Property interest in each Borrowing Base Property (whether leased or owned), Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent at all times as required pursuant to this Agreement and the Loan Documents, to secure the Obligations pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Security Documents or, with respect to any such property acquired subsequent to the Original Closing Date, such other additional security documents as the Administrative Agent shall request and as it shall then be entitled to obtain hereunder and under the Loan Documents, subject in any case only to Permitted Exceptions;

 

(c) With respect to any Collateral described in the foregoing clause (b), Borrower shall deliver, shall cause each Subsidiary Guarantor or 163 Entity to deliver or shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any other Person to deliver, such other documentation as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in connection with the

 

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foregoing, including, without limitation, appropriate UCC-1 financing statements, real estate title insurance policies, surveys, environmental reports in Borrower’s, the REIT’s or each Subsidiary Guarantor’s or 163 Entity’s possession, custody or control, landlord’s waivers, certified resolutions and other organizational and authorizing documents of such Person, favorable opinions of counsel to such Person (which shall cover, among other things, the legality, validity, binding effect and enforceability of the documentation referred to above and, at all times as required pursuant to this Agreement and the Loan Documents, the perfection of the Administrative Agent’s Liens thereunder) and other items of the types required to be delivered pursuant to Section 4.01(a) , all in form, content and scope satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

 

(d) Each of the REIT and Borrower shall indemnify and/or reimburse (as applicable) the Administrative Agent for any and all reasonable and out-of-pocket costs, expenses, losses, claims, fees or other amounts paid or incurred by the Administrative Agent to the extent paid or incurred in connection with the filing or recording of any documents, agreement or instruments related to the Collateral, the protection of any of the Collateral, its rights and interests therein or the Borrower’s or any Subsidiary Guarantor’s or any of the 163 Entities’ underlying rights and interests therein or the enforcement of any of its other rights with respect to the Collateral; provided, that the reimbursement and indemnity obligations set forth in this clause (c) shall be in addition to and in furtherance of all other reimbursement or indemnity obligations of the REIT, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries referenced herein or in any other Loan Document.

 

(e) Each of the REIT and Borrower shall pay all Taxes, charges, filing, registration and recording fees, excises and levies payable with respect to the Notes or the Liens created or secured by the Loan Documents, other than Excluded Taxes. If there shall be enacted any Law (i) affecting any Lien on any Borrowing Base Property, or (ii) changing existing Laws of taxation of mortgages, deeds of trust, security deeds, or debts secured by real property, or changing the manner of collecting any such Taxes, the REIT and Borrower shall promptly pay to the Administrative Agent, on demand, all Taxes, costs and charges for which the Administrative Agent or any Lender is or may be liable as a result thereof (other than Excluded Taxes); however, if such payment would be prohibited by Law or would render the Loans usurious, then instead of collecting such payment, the Administrative Agent may (and on the request of the Required Lenders shall) declare all amounts owing under the Loan Documents to be immediately due and payable.

 

(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence of an Equity Interest Release Event, the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to release the security interest and Lien in and to all of the outstanding Equity Interests then granted by each Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to the Pledge (provided that no Mortgage delivered by such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be released or terminated); provided , however , that from and after such release, in the event that any Subsidiary shall provide a guaranty of the obligations of another Person that is Recourse, Borrower shall cause such Subsidiary to simultaneously enter into and deliver a Subsidiary Guaranty in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders and to become a Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder (and shall provide such opinions of counsel as Administrative Agent shall reasonably request in connection with such Subsidiary Guaranty).

 

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Section 5.19 Alterations . Borrower shall obtain the Administrative Agent’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, to any alterations to any improvements upon any Borrowing Base Property that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or to have a (a) material adverse effect with respect to the financial condition or the operations of such Borrowing Base Property, (b) material adverse effect on the Borrowing Base Asset Value of such Borrowing Base Property, or (c) material adverse effect on the ownership of such Borrowing Base Property, or that would involve more than $10,000,000 to complete, other than (i) tenant improvement work performed pursuant to the terms of any Lease executed on or before the Effective Date, and (ii) tenant improvement work performed pursuant to the terms and provisions of a Lease and not adversely affecting any structural component of any improvements, any utility or HVAC system contained in any improvements or the exterior of any building constituting a part of any improvements at any Borrowing Base Property, and in the case of any such alterations, shall discharge all mechanic’s liens resulting from such alterations within thirty (30) days of becoming aware of same.

 

Section 5.20 Special Purpose Entity . Each Subsidiary Guarantor and the 163 Washington SPE shall at all times be, and the REIT and Borrower shall cause each Subsidiary Guarantor and the 163 Washington SPE to at all times be, a Special Purpose Entity.

 

Section 5.21 Ground Leases . With respect to any Borrowing Base Property that is subject to an Approved Ground Lease, each of the REIT and Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary Guarantor to:

 

(a) Diligently perform and observe in all material respects all of the terms, covenants, and conditions of such Approved Ground Lease as tenant under such Approved Ground Lease within any time periods required therein for such performance;

 

(b) Promptly notify Administrative Agent of (i) the giving to the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor of any notice of any default by such Subsidiary Guarantor under such Approved Ground Lease and deliver to Administrative Agent a true copy of each such notice within five (5) Business Days of such Subsidiary Guarantor’s receipt thereof, (ii) the obtaining of any knowledge of any bankruptcy, reorganization, or insolvency of the landlord under such Approved Ground Lease or of the receipt of any notice thereof, and deliver to Administrative Agent a true copy of such notice within five (5) Business Days of the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor’s receipt and (iii) the commencement of any judicial or arbitration proceeding relating to such Approved Ground Lease. If the trustee in bankruptcy of the lessor under the Approved Ground Lease or the lessor as debtor-in-possession rejects any Approved Ground Lease, such Subsidiary Guarantor shall obtain the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent before it exercises its right to elect to treat the Approved Ground Lease as terminated or to remain in possession for the balance of the terms of the Ground Lease pursuant to Section 365(f) of the Bankruptcy Code; and

 

(c) Exercise any individual option to extend or renew the term of an Approved Ground Lease within the window provided in such Approved Ground Lease for the exercise thereof upon demand by Administrative Agent made at any time but not less than thirty (30) days prior to the last day upon which any such option may be exercised.

 

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If the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor shall default in the performance or observance of any term, covenant, or condition of any Approved Ground Lease on the part of such Subsidiary Guarantor and shall fail to cure the same prior to the expiration of any applicable cure period provided thereunder, then Administrative Agent, subject to the terms thereof, shall have the right, but shall be under no obligation, to pay any sums and to perform any act or take any action as may be appropriate to cure the same, to the end that the rights of such Subsidiary Guarantor in, to, and under such Approved Ground Lease shall be kept unimpaired and free from default. If the landlord under any Approved Ground Lease shall deliver to Administrative Agent a copy of any notice of default under such Acceptable Ground Lease, then such notice shall constitute full protection to Administrative Agent for any action taken or omitted to be taken by Administrative Agent, in good faith, in reliance thereon.

 

ARTICLE VI

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

Until the Commitments have expired or terminated, the principal of and interest on each Loan and all Unreimbursed Amounts and fees payable hereunder have been paid in full, and all L/C Obligations shall equal zero, each of the REIT and Borrower covenants and agrees with the Secured Parties that:

 

Section 6.01 Financial Covenants .

 

(a) Borrower . The REIT and Borrower shall not permit:

 

(i) The Credit Exposure at any time to exceed sixty percent (60%) of the Borrowing Base Asset Values of all Borrowing Base Properties; or

 

(ii) The Debt Service Coverage Ratio for any fiscal quarter to be less than 1.40:1.00; or

 

(iii) There to be less than (A) five (5) Borrowing Base Properties at any time after December 31, 2014, (B) seven (7) Borrowing Base Properties at any time after December 31, 2015, or (C) ten (10) Borrowing Base Properties at any time after December 31, 2016.

 

provided, however, that upon a violation of this Section 6.01(a) by the Borrower, no Default shall exist hereunder unless the Borrower has failed to cure such Default within five (5) days of receiving notice of such Default.

 

(b) REIT . The REIT agrees as follows:

 

(i) Consolidated Leverage Ratio . The Consolidated Leverage Ratio of the REIT and its consolidated Subsidiaries shall not exceed sixty percent (60%) at any time; provided , however , that if, on any date, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio exceeds sixty percent (60%), there shall be a thirty (30) day grace period to cure such breach provided that (i) the REIT delivers written notice of the failure to comply with such ratio within three (3) Business Days after a Responsible

 

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Officer of the REIT obtains knowledge of such failure; (ii) at all times during such grace period, such ratio does not exceed sixty-five percent (65%); (iii) on the tenth (10 th ) Business Day following the commencement of such grace period, and on each tenth (10 th ) Business Day thereafter through the end of such grace period, the REIT shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an officer’s certificate of a Responsible Officer that certifies as to the amount of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of such date, which certificate shall be accompanied by calculations in respect thereof in such detail as may be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and (iv) such grace period shall only be available a maximum of four (4) times throughout the term of the Loans, and no more than two (2) times in any four (4) consecutive calendar quarters. The foregoing grace period shall immediately terminate in the event that any of the conditions in clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) is not satisfied, time being of the essence.

 

(ii) Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio . The Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the most recent fiscal quarter shall not be less than 1.50:1.00.

 

(iii) Tangible Net Worth . The Tangible Net Worth of the REIT and its consolidated Subsidiaries shall not be less than $900,000,000.

 

(iv) Recourse Indebtedness Ratio . The ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (i) Indebtedness of the Consolidated Group that is Recourse (excluding the Indebtedness under this Agreement and the Loan Documents) to (ii) Total Asset Value shall not exceed ten percent (10%) as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter.

 

(v) Secured Leverage Ratio . The ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (i) the Secured Indebtedness of the REIT and its consolidated Subsidiaries to (ii) Total Asset Value shall not exceed (A) prior to the occurrence of a Credit Rating Election Event, sixty percent (60%) as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter, and (B) from and after the occurrence of a Credit Rating Election Event, forty percent (40%) as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter.

 

(vi) Unhedged Variable Rate Indebtedness . The ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (i) the Indebtedness of the REIT and its consolidated Subsidiaries that is Variable Rate Indebtedness (exclusive of the Indebtedness under this Agreement and the Loan Documents) to (ii) Total Asset Value shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter.

 

(vii) Restricted Payments . The REIT shall not, directly or indirectly, and shall not permit any member of the Consolidated Group, directly or indirectly, to make any Restricted Payment, except (A) Permitted Distributions, and (B) the REIT may, and Borrower may, on a one-time basis to be exercised during the period outlined below and subject to prior written notice to Administrative Agent, make dividends or distributions to the REIT on a

 

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maximum of two (2) separate occasions to allow the REIT to make payments in connection with share repurchase programs in an amount not to exceed $250,000,000 in the aggregate (plus the purchase of any outstanding fractional shares in an amount not to exceed $250,000 in the aggregate (collectively, a “ Permitted Share Repurchase ”), provided that the following conditions are satisfied in connection with any such Permitted Share Repurchase:

 

(A) no Default or Event of Default then exists and no Default or Event of Default shall result from any such Permitted Share Repurchase;

 

(B) such payments shall be made solely in connection with (and for the purpose of supporting) the process of listing the shares of the REIT on a national securities exchange, whether pursuant to an initial public offering or otherwise and must be made within six (6) months of such listing; and

 

(C) from and after the date upon which Borrower provides written notice of its intent to undertake a Permitted Share Repurchase, the REIT shall, at all times until all of the Loans have been paid in full, maintain Liquid Assets having a market value of at least Forty Million and No/100 Dollars ($40,000,000) in the aggregate.

 

(c) Provisions relative to the Calculation of Total Asset Value . For purposes of the calculation of Total Asset Value under this Agreement:

 

(i) The Appraised Value of any Borrowing Base Property the value of which is included in the calculation of Total Asset Value shall be determined in accordance with the other applicable provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 9.01(b) .

 

(ii) An Appraisal shall be required for each Included Property that is not a Borrowing Base Property unless the Borrower elects that the Total Asset Value shall be calculated based on the Estimated Value of such Property pursuant to the terms hereof, provided that any Appraisal obtained within six (6) months prior to the date that the value of such Included Property is first included in the Total Asset Value (with respect to any Included Property the value of which is first included in the Total Asset Value subsequent to the Effective Date) and that is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion shall satisfy the requirements of this clause (ii), subject to the provisions of Sections 6.01(c)(iii) and (iv) .

 

(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in clause (ii) above, in Administrative Agent’s reasonable discretion, a new Appraisal may be required, at Borrower’s expense, for each Included Property commencing (i) August 20, 2015 (with respect to any Included Property the value of which was included in the Total Asset Value as of the Original Closing Date), (ii) twenty four (24)

 

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months from the date that the value of any improved Real Property is thereafter included in the Total Asset Value (with respect to any such subsequently-added Included Property), and (iii) twenty four (24) months from the date of any Appraisal of such Included Property obtained pursuant to this Section 6.01(c)(iii) . Borrower may, at its election and expense, also request that Administrative Agent obtain a new Appraisal of any improved Real Property at any time. For purposes of this Section 6.01(c)(iii) , an Appraisal that has a date of value that is no earlier than six (6) months prior to the end of any applicable 24-month period described in this Section 6.01(c)(v) shall, if it is approved by Administrative Agent and complies with the requirements of this Agreement, be deemed to satisfy the requirements herein for a new Appraisal to be obtained commencing on each such 24-month period.

 

(iv) If the Net Operating Income for any Included Property shall decrease (A) by more than five percent (5%) from one fiscal quarter to the next and the Net Operating Income of such Included Property for the next succeeding fiscal quarter does not make up for such decline in Net Operating Income or (B) ten percent (10%) or more from the Net Operating Income of such Included Property for the previous calendar year, then a new Appraisal for such Included Property shall be required to be obtained at Borrower’s cost.

 

(v) For purposes of determining the Appraised Value of any Included Property hereunder, the most recent Appraisal thereof obtained by and accepted by Administrative Agent in compliance herewith shall govern the determination of the Appraised Value thereof, so long as such Appraisal remains current and a new Appraisal is not required to be obtained for such Included Property pursuant to Section 6.01(c)(iii) or (iv) . If at any time, a new Appraisal of any Included Property is required, but such new Appraisal has not timely been obtained by Administrative Agent, then the Included Property Asset Value of such Included Property shall equal the lesser of the Acquisition Cost of such Included Property or the Estimated Value thereof. In addition, unless Borrower elects to calculate the Included Property Asset Values for all Included Properties based on their Appraised Values, the Included Property Asset Value of each such Included Property for which an appraisal has not been obtained as required hereby shall equal the lesser of the Acquisition Cost of such Included Property or the Estimated Value thereof.

 

(vi) Borrower may elect, pursuant to the definition of “Included Property Asset Value,” to require the determination of the component of the definition of Included Property Asset Value referenced in clause (b) of the definition thereof to be based upon the Estimated Values of the Included Property or the Appraised Value of each Included Property only once per fiscal quarter, in connection with the delivery by Borrower to Administrative Agent of the Compliance Certificate that is due to be delivered during such fiscal quarter, and such election shall be made on an “all or none” basis such that, if Borrower elects to require such determination to be based on Appraised Values, such election must be made as to all Included Properties, and if Borrower elects to require such

 

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determination to be based on Estimated Values, such election must be made as to all Included Properties (provided, however, that in the event that Borrower obtains an updated Appraisal pursuant to Section 9.01(b)(viii) Borrower shall be permitted to require that such determination be made on the basis of such updated Appraised Value); and provided, further, that if the Appraised Value of one or more Included Properties cannot be calculated solely because Appraisals have been ordered but have not yet been delivered for such Included Properties as required hereby, the Included Property Asset Value may nonetheless be determined according to the Estimated Value of each such affected Included Property and the Appraised Value of all other Included Properties until such time as an Appraisal for such affected Included Property has been obtained as provided herein.

 

(vii) With respect to the calculation of Total Asset Value, if the REIT, Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries have made Investments in Assets of the types referred to in Section 6.15(b) through (g) that have values that exceed the portion of the Total Asset Value that Investments in Assets of those types are permitted to have pursuant to Section 6.15(b) through (g) , then the Total Asset Value shall be calculated without regard to the portion of the values of those Investments that exceed the portion of the Total Asset Value that Investments in Assets of those types are permitted to have pursuant to Section 6.15(a) through (g) .

 

(d) Provision Relative to Calculation of certain Financial Covenants . For the purpose of calculating the Estimated Values and covenants set forth in this Section 6.01 that contain calculations dependent upon the Adjusted Borrowing Base Net Operating Income or Adjusted Net Operating Income of any Asset, and in connection with any related definitions set forth in Section 1.01 that are used in such calculations, to the extent any such covenant (or definition) references a trailing four (4) fiscal quarters calculation methodology, but a particular Asset that is included as part of the calculation has not been owned by the applicable Person for such four (4) fiscal quarters, the Adjusted Borrowing Base Net Operating Income or Adjusted Net Operating Income of the Applicable Asset shall be annualized, based on the Adjusted Borrowing Base Net Operating Income or Adjusted Net Operating Income, respectively, of such Asset for the applicable quarters during its period of ownership.

 

Section 6.02 Liens . Each Credit Party shall not create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien or Negative Pledge (other than (i) the Lien of the Security Documents and (ii) in connection with any Borrowing Base Property, any Permitted Exceptions) on (a) the Assets constituting the Borrowing Base Properties, (b) the legal or beneficial interest in any Subsidiary Guarantor, any of the 163 Entities or in Borrower or (c) the other Collateral for the Loans and Obligations.

 

Section 6.03 Fundamental Changes .

 

(a) Mergers, Consolidations, Disposal of Assets, Etc . No Credit Party shall merge or consolidate, or liquidate, wind-up or dissolve (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), terminate, discontinue its business or convey, lease, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of, in one

 

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transaction or series of transactions, all or substantially all of its business or property, whether now or hereafter acquired, except that, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom: (i) any Credit Party may dispose of a Property owned by such Credit Party in the ordinary course of business and for fair value; provided that if such Property is a Borrowing Base Property, then Borrower shall have complied with Section 9.03(b) ; and (ii) REIT or Borrower may, directly or indirectly, merge or consolidate with any other Person so long as (A) REIT or Borrower shall be the survivor thereof; (B) Borrower shall have given the Administrative Agent and the Lenders at least 30 days’ prior written notice of such consolidation or merger; (C) REIT and Borrower shall have provided to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent (on its own behalf or on behalf of any Lender) requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act; (D) the Administrative Agent has not advised Borrower that such merger or consolidation would result in a violation of any concentration or lending limits applicable by law or regulation applicable to the Administrative Agent or any such Lender; (E) immediately prior thereto, and immediately thereafter and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default has occurred or would result therefrom; and (F) at the time of consummation of the merger, Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent for distribution to each of the Lenders a Compliance Certificate, calculated on a pro forma basis based on information then available to the Borrower, evidencing the continued compliance by the Credit Parties with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including without limitation, the financial covenants contained in Section 6.01 , after giving effect to such consolidation or merger (each of clause (i) - (ii), a “ Fundamental Change ”). Nothing in this Section shall be deemed to prohibit (i) subject to Section 9.01(c) , the leasing of all or portions of Assets in the ordinary course of business for occupancy by the tenants thereunder, or (ii) subject to compliance with the provisions of Article IX hereof, the sale of Assets in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business.

 

(b) Restriction on Amendments . At least twenty (20) days prior to amending (or causing or permitting to be amended), modifying or waiving any of the provisions of any of the Organizational Documents of any Credit Party in any material respect, the REIT and Borrower shall deliver a written notice (the “ Proposed Modification Notice ”) to Administrative Agent setting forth the specific details of the proposed amendment, modification and/or waiver (each, a “ Proposed Modification ”), provided, however, that such notice requirement shall be deemed met as of the Effective Date in connection with the name change of each of the REIT, Borrower, Advisor, Special Limited Partner and New York Recovery Properties, LLC, respectively, and related changes to the Organizational Documents of each of the foregoing in connection with the Listing; provided , further , however , that after the Listing has occurred and the foregoing name changes have been completed Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent such amendments to financing statements, replacement acknowledgements, consents and notifications in connection with the Pledged Collateral as Administrative Agent shall reasonably require to document such name changes. Any Proposed Modification which will materially and adversely affect the Administrative Agent will require the prior written consent of Administrative Agent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed; provided , however, that the Required Lenders’ consent in their sole and absolute discretion shall be required for any Proposed Modification which would materially and adversely affect the Lenders or Administrative Agent, including a modification that would adversely affect

 

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the Collateral for the Loans or repayment of any of the Obligations. Neither Borrower nor Guarantor will change its chief executive office or place of organization unless the applicable party shall have provided Administrative Agent with thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of such change (but in any event, within the period required pursuant to the UCC) and there shall have been taken such action, reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, as may be necessary to maintain the security interest in, and the Liens upon, the Collateral granted under the Security Documents at all times fully perfected, as to the Pledge (at all times prior to the release thereof pursuant to Section 5.18(f )), and perfected as of recording in accordance with the terms hereof, as to the Mortgages, and in full force and effect.

 

Section 6.04 Indebtedness . Borrower, each Subsidiary of Borrower that holds any interest in any Subsidiary Guarantor, each of the 163 Entities and each Subsidiary Guarantor shall not create, incur, assume, suffer to exist, or otherwise become or remain directly or indirectly liable with respect to, any Indebtedness except (a) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Agreement and (b) Trade Payables. The foregoing covenant does not limit the ability of Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors and that do not hold any interest in any Subsidiary Guarantor (other than the 163 Entities) from creating, incurring, assuming, suffering to exist or otherwise becoming or remaining directly or indirectly liable with respect any Indebtedness so long as neither Borrower, nor any Subsidiary Guarantor, nor any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor (other than the 163 Entities) and that holds any interest in any Subsidiary Guarantor nor any 163 Entity has any obligations with respect thereto.

 

Section 6.05 Transactions with Affiliates; Joint Ventures .

 

(a) Transactions with Affiliates . No Credit Party shall enter into any transaction with any Affiliate of Borrower or of any such Person, except (i) as expressly permitted by this Agreement, (ii) in the ordinary course of business and pursuant to the reasonable requirements of the business of Borrower or such Person, (iii) reasonable and customary fees paid to, and indemnification arrangements with, members of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of any of the Credit Parties or the issuance of directors’ or nominees’ qualifying shares, (iv) compensation and indemnification arrangements for directors (or equivalent), officers and employees of REIT, Borrower and the Subsidiaries, including retirement, health, option and other benefit plans, bonuses, performance-based incentive plans, and other similar forms of compensation, the granting of Equity Interests to directors (or equivalent), officers and employees of REIT, Borrower and the Subsidiaries in connection with the implementation of any such arrangement, and the funding of any such arrangement, (v) Restricted Payments permitted under Section 6.01(b)(vii) , (vi) Investments permitted under Section 6.15 , (vii) any Permitted Incentive Listing Note Distribution permitted hereunder and the issuance of the Incentive Listing Note, provided that such Incentive Listing Note shall be permitted only to the extent that such Incentive Listing Note (A) includes no accrual of additional amounts on the outstanding principal obligations thereunder, and (B) is not secured by any collateral from Borrower or the REIT, (viii) entry by Borrower into the Outperformance Plan Agreement and any issuance of LTIP units as set forth therein, and (ix) transactions between or among Borrower and the Subsidiaries permitted under Section 6.03 not involving any other Affiliate; in each case, upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to such Person than would obtain in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person not such an Affiliate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower shall not enter into any amendment or replacement of,

 

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prepayment, redemption or defeasance of the Incentive Listing Note unless the consent of the Required Lenders has been obtained.

 

(b) Joint Ventures . No Subsidiary Guarantor or 163 Entity shall enter into any joint venture or other co-ownership relationship for any Asset with any Person (other than with respect to the Asset known as 163 Washington Street, Brooklyn, New York, in which third parties own less than a 5% indirect interest).

 

Section 6.06 Restrictive Agreements . No Credit Party shall directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon the ability of such Credit Party to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien or Negative Pledge (other than, in connection with any Real Property, any Permitted Exceptions or, with respect to 163 Washington, restrictions pursuant to the organizational documents of any of the 163 Entities as in effect on the Original Closing Date) upon any of the Collateral.

 

Section 6.07 Fiscal Year; Fiscal Quarters . No Credit Party shall change its fiscal year or any of its fiscal quarters, without Administrative Agent’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed.

 

Section 6.08 Employees . No Credit Party shall employ or engage any employees at any time unless such employees are engaged by a Credit Party in connection with such Credit Party’s normal business operations or in the ordinary course of owning and operating any Property and with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 

Section 6.09 ERISA . (a) No Credit Party shall take any action, or omit to take any action, which would (i) cause any of such Credit Party’s Assets to be subject to Title I of ERISA and/or Section 4975 of the Code or (ii) cause the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents to be a nonexempt prohibited transaction (as such term is defined in Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) that could subject Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders, on account of any Loan or execution of the Loan Documents hereunder, to any tax or penalty on prohibited transactions imposed under Section 4975 of the Code or Section 502(i) of ERISA.

 

(b) During the term of the Loans, no Credit Party shall maintain, sponsor or become obligated to contribute to a “defined benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(35) of ERISA) or a Multiemployer Plan.

 

Section 6.10 Asset Sales . No Credit Party shall transfer, voluntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, any Borrowing Base Property other than in compliance with the requirements for Borrowing Base Removal set forth in Section 9.03(b) . No Credit Party shall transfer, voluntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, any Asset other than a Borrowing Base Property during the occurrence of any Event of Default or at any other time if such transfer would cause any Credit Party to be in violation of any of the covenants set forth in Section 6.01 ; provided , however , that the following transfers or other dispositions shall not be prohibited: (i) transfers or dispositions with respect to Assets other than Borrowing Base Properties during the continuance of an Event of Default in the event that a purchase and sale agreement has been entered into for

 

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any such Asset with a Person that is not an Affiliate of Borrower and upon arms’-length terms and all of the sales proceeds therefrom are immediately after such sale delivered to Administrative Agent to be applied toward repayment of the Loans and other Obligations then due and owing, with any remaining amount to be returned to Borrower; (ii) transfers or dispositions of obsolete or worn out property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business; (iii) transfers or dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business; (iv) any transfer of real property due to condemnation and (v) transfers or dispositions permitted by Section 6.03 .

 

Section 6.11 Prohibited Transfers; REIT Covenants .

 

(a) Transfers of Guarantor Equity Interest . The REIT shall not (i) transfer, voluntarily, involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, all or any part of its Equity Interest in Borrower in any respect that would result in a Change of Control without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, in their sole and absolute discretion; (ii) cause, permit or suffer to exist any Lien, whether directly or indirectly, upon all or any portion of its interest in Borrower or any rights to distributions therefrom, or grant any Negative Pledge with respect thereto; or (iii) fail for any reason whatsoever, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, to be the sole general partner of Borrower.

 

(b) Transfers of Borrower Equity Interests . Except in connection with a Borrowing Base Removal in accordance with Article IX , Borrower shall not transfer, voluntarily, involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, all or any part of its Equity Interest in any Subsidiary Guarantor or 163 Entity without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, in their sole and absolute discretion.

 

(c) Principal Subsidiary . The REIT shall not undertake any act, acquire any Investment, enter into any transaction, dispose of any asset or otherwise cause or permit any transaction to occur whereby Borrower ceases to be the principal Subsidiary of the REIT through which the REIT directly or indirectly holds all or substantially all of its Assets.

 

Section 6.12 Management Fees . No Credit Party shall pay property management or similar fees in connection with the Transactions, provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit Subsidiary Guarantors or the 163 Entities from paying management, investment advisory fees or similar fees in connection with the management of the Borrowing Base Properties and, provided further, that nothing herein shall prohibit any payments pursuant to the agreements set forth on Schedule 6.12 hereto.

 

Section 6.13 Subsidiaries . The REIT and Borrower shall not fail to cause each of the Subsidiary Guarantors and each of the 163 Entities at all times to be a Special Purpose Entity and a wholly-owned (except with respect to the 163 Entities as to which third parties hold less than 5% of the Equity Interests) Domestic Subsidiary (whether direct or indirect) of the Borrower. The REIT and the Borrower shall not fail to cause (a) Borrower to own a direct 99.45% Equity Interest in the 163 Washington Member , (b) Borrower to own an indirect 97.39% Equity Interest in the 163 Washington JV, or (c) Borrower to own an indirect 97.39% Equity Interest in the 163 Washington SPE.

 

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Section 6.14 Taxation of Borrower . Borrower shall at all times be taxed as a partnership under the Code and not as an association taxable as a corporation. Each Subsidiary Guarantor and 163 Entity shall be treated as an entity disregarded from Borrower for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

Section 6.15 Line of Business; Investments . Neither the REIT nor Borrower shall, nor shall the REIT or Borrower permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to, enter into or acquire any Investment other than, or engage in any material line of business substantially different from, Investments in Real Properties (to the extent permitted hereunder and in accordance with this Agreement) which are used as offices, retail space, and multifamily housing, parking or distribution facilities or any combination thereof, and any business activities substantially related or incidental thereto. Neither the REIT nor the Borrower shall, nor permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to, make any Investments, or engage in any business, other than:

 

(a) Investments by the REIT or Borrower in Real Properties (to the extent permitted hereunder and in accordance with this Agreement) which are used as offices, retail space, multifamily housing, parking facilities (so long as they are operated by a third-party operator) or distribution facilities which meet the conditions set forth in Section 9.01(b)(v) hereof, or any combination thereof, and any business activities substantially related or incidental thereto;

 

(b) Investments by the REIT or Borrower in non-wholly owned Subsidiaries and unconsolidated Affiliates; provided that such Investments in the aggregate for the REIT, Borrower, Subsidiary Guarantors and the 163 Entities (excluding the Worldwide Plaza Investment) shall not collectively exceed fifteen percent (15%) of Total Asset Value (provided that the Worldwide Plaza Investment shall be included for the purpose of determining Total Asset Value);

 

(c) Investments by the REIT or Borrower in undeveloped or unimproved Real Property; provided that such Investments in the aggregate for the REIT, Borrower, Subsidiary Guarantors and the 163 Entities shall not collectively exceed five percent (5%) of Total Asset Value; and

 

(d) Investments by the REIT or Borrower in underdeveloped, partially constructed, or partially improved Real Property; provided that such Investments in the aggregate for the REIT, Borrower, Subsidiary Guarantors and the 163 Entities shall not collectively exceed ten percent (10%) of Borrower’s Total Asset Value;

 

(e) Investments by the REIT or Borrower in loans secured, in whole or in part, by a first-lien mortgage or deed of trust upon Real Property, provided that such Investments in the aggregate for the REIT and Borrower shall not collectively exceed ten percent (10%) of Total Asset Value;

 

(f) Investments by the REIT or Borrower in Real Property which is operated as stabilized hotels; provided that such Investments in the aggregate for the REIT or Borrower shall not collectively exceed ten percent (10%) of Total Asset Value;

 

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(g) Investments in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents or other short term liquid Investments approved by the Administrative Agent;

 

(h) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, provided that such Investments in the aggregate for the REIT, Borrower and Subsidiaries shall not collectively exceed five percent (5%) of Total Asset Value;

 

(i) Investments by the REIT or Borrower permitted under applicable law in the publicly traded Equity Interests of real estate investment trust or other real estate companies conducting business, services or activities substantially similar or related to those engaged in by the REIT and its Subsidiaries on the Original Closing Date not to at any time exceed five percent (5%) of Total Asset Value; and

 

(j) Investments by the REIT or Borrower (i) in the ordinary course of business constituting 100% of the Equity Interests in any Person the assets of which (other than immaterial assets) constitute real property assets and which Investments do not constitute or include the assumption of Indebtedness of such Person or a Guarantee or Indebtedness of such Person (in each case other than Non-Recourse Indebtedness) or (ii) constituting all of the Equity Interests in any other Person so long as (A) unless the assets of such Person (other than immaterial assets) constitute real property assets which are otherwise permitted to be acquired by the REIT or Borrower un this Section 6.16 , Borrower shall have given the Administrative Agent and the Lenders at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of such Investment, (B) immediately prior thereto, and immediately thereafter and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default has occurred or would resulted therefrom, and (C) prior to consummating such Investment, Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent for distribution to each of the Lenders a Compliance Certificate, calculated on a pro forma basis based on information then available to Borrower, evidencing the continued compliance by the Loan Parties with the financial covenants contained in Section 9 , after giving effect to such Investment.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the aggregate amount of the Investments described in clauses (b) through (f) above (excluding the Worldwide Plaza Investment) shall not exceed in the aggregate for the REIT, Borrower, Subsidiary Guarantors and the 163 Entities twenty percent (20%) of Total Asset Value (provided that the Worldwide Plaza Investment shall be included for the purpose of determining Total Asset Value).

 

Section 6.16 Zoning . Each of the REIT and Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary Guarantor or any 163 Entity to, without the Administrative Agent’s prior written consent, seek, make, suffer, consent to or acquiesce in any material change or variance in any zoning or land use laws or other conditions of any Borrowing Base Property or any portion thereof. The Borrower shall not use or permit the use of any portion of any Borrowing Base Property in any manner that could result in such use becoming a non-conforming use under any zoning or land use law or any other Laws, or amend or modify any agreements relating to zoning or land use matters or permit the joinder or merger of lots for zoning, land use or other purposes, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned provided that such change could not reasonably

 

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be expected to adversely affect the value of such Borrowing Base Property. Further, without the Administrative Agent’s prior written consent, the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary Guarantor or any 163 Entity to, file or subject any part of any Borrowing Base Property to any declaration of condominium or co-operative or convert any part of any Borrowing Base Property to a condominium, co-operative or other direct or indirect form of multiple ownership and governance.

 

Section 6.17 No Joint Assessment; Separate Lots . The REIT and Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary Guarantor or any 163 Entity to, suffer, permit or initiate the joint assessment of any Borrowing Base Property with any other real property constituting a separate tax lot in any respect which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on such Borrowing Base Property.

 

Section 6.18 Special Purpose Entity . No Subsidiary Guarantor or 163 Entity shall, and the REIT and Borrower shall not permit any Subsidiary Guarantor or 163 Entity to, directly or indirectly make any change, amendment or modification to its organizational documents, or otherwise take any action which could result in any Subsidiary Guarantor or 163 Entity not being a Special Purpose Entity.

 

Section 6.19 Borrowing Base Properties; Ground Leases . Each of the REIT and Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any other Credit Party to, directly or indirectly:

 

(a) use or occupy or conduct any activity on, or knowingly permit the use or occupancy of or the conduct of any activity on any Borrowing Base Properties by any tenant, in any manner which violates any Legal Requirement or which could reasonably be expected to have a (a) material adverse effect with respect to the financial condition or the operations of such Borrowing Base Property, (b) material adverse effect on the Borrowing Base Asset Value of such Borrowing Base Property, (c) material adverse effect on the ownership of such Borrowing Base Property, or which makes void, voidable, or cancelable any insurance then in force with respect thereto or makes the maintenance of insurance in accordance with Section 5.05 commercially unreasonable (including by way of increased premium);

 

(b) Without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), (i) impose any material easement, restrictive covenant, or encumbrance upon any Borrowing Base Property, or (ii) execute or file any subdivision plat or condominium declaration affecting any Borrowing Base Property;

 

(c) Without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), permit any drilling or exploration for or extraction, removal or production of any mineral, hydrocarbon, gas, natural element, compound or substance (including sand and gravel) from the surface or subsurface of any Borrowing Base Property regardless of the depth thereof or the method of mining or extraction thereof;

 

(d) Without the prior consent of the Required Lenders, surrender the leasehold estate created by any Approved Ground Lease or terminate or cancel any Approved Ground Lease or materially modify, change, supplement, alter, or amend any Approved Ground Lease, either orally or in writing; or

 

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(e) Enter into any Contractual Obligations related to any Borrowing Base Property providing for the payment of a management fee (or any other similar fee) to anyone other than a Credit Party if, with respect thereto, Administrative Agent has reasonably required that such fee be subordinated to the Obligations in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, and a reasonably acceptable subordination agreement has not yet been obtained.

 

Section 6.20 Advisory Agreement . Prior to the Internalization, amend or modify the Advisory Agreement in a manner that either (i) increases the monetary obligations of the Borrower thereunder other than to a de minimus extent or (ii) materially reduces the Borrower’s rights thereunder, in either case without the prior written consent of the Agent and the Required Lenders, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

ARTICLE VII

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

Section 7.01 Events of Default . If any of the following events (each an “Event of Default”) shall occur:

 

(a) Borrower shall fail to (i) pay as and when due and payable any principal on any of the Loans or Obligations (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), or (ii) pay when due any interest on any of the Loans or Obligations or (iii) pay when due any fees or any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document, and such failure to pay interest, fees or such other amounts described in clause (ii) or (iii) shall continue for five (5) days after written notice thereof has been given to Borrower by Administrative Agent;

 

(b) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Credit Party in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any amendment or modification hereof or thereof, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any amendment or modification hereof or thereof, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made;

 

(c) (i) any Credit Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 5.01 (provided that in the case of a failure to comply with Sections 5.01(a) , (b) , (c) , (d) , (f) , (g) or (j) Administrative Agent shall have given the applicable Borrower five (5) days’ prior written notice of such failure), Section 5.02 , Section 5.08 , Section 5.09 , Section 5.18 , Section 5.21 , Section 6.03(a) or in Article VI , (ii) Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 7(c)(iv) , 7(c)(v) or 7(c)(vi) of the Pledge or (iii) any Guarantor shall fail to pay when due any monetary obligations due to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Lenders under any Guaranty to which such Guarantor is party;

 

(d) any Credit Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those specified in the other subsections of

 

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this Section 7.01 ) or any other Loan Document (except to the extent a shorter time period is provided for in the applicable Loan Document) and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) or more days after notice thereof from Administrative Agent to such Credit Party; provided that in the case of any such default which is susceptible to cure but cannot be cured within thirty (30) days through the exercise of reasonable diligence, if such Credit Party commences such cure within the initial thirty (30) day period and diligently prosecutes same to completion, such period of thirty (30) days shall be extended for such additional period of time as may be reasonably necessary to cure same, provided such additional period shall in no event exceed one hundred twenty (120) days;

 

(e) a payment default by a Credit Party under any Swap Contract or the failure to pay any obligations arising as a result of a “Termination Event” under any Swap Contract as to which a Credit Party is the “Affected Party” in each case beyond applicable notice or cure periods set forth in any such Swap Contract;

 

(f) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of any Credit Party or its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any Insolvency Proceeding or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for any Credit Party or for a substantial part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for a period of sixty (60) or more days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;

 

(g) any Credit Party shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any Insolvency Proceeding, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in Section 7.01(g) , (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for such Credit Party or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

 

(h) either REIT or the Borrower shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due;

 

(i) one or more final judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $15,000,000 shall be rendered against any Consolidated Entity alone or any combination thereof, and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of forty-five (45) consecutive days during which either (i) execution shall not be effectively stayed or bonded or (ii) a reputable insurance company has not accepted liability therefor (other than requiring payment of the applicable deductible);

 

(j) any Consolidated Entity (A) fails to make any payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise), after the expiration of any applicable grace periods, in respect of any Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation (other than Indebtedness hereunder and Indebtedness under Swap Contracts) having an aggregate principal amount (including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or

 

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syndicated credit arrangement) of more than the Threshold Amount, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event occurs, the effect of which default or other event is to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or the beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Contingent Obligation (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to be demanded or to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity, or such Contingent Obligation to become payable or cash collateral in respect thereof to be demanded; provided that this clause (j) shall not apply to any redemption, conversion or settlement of any convertible Indebtedness of REIT or the Borrower (and cash in lieu of fractional shares or units) pursuant to its terms unless such redemption, conversion or settlement results from a default thereunder or an event of a type that otherwise constitutes an Event of Default or the required amount payable in respect of such redemption, conversion or settlement is not timely paid;

 

(k) the written assertion by any Governmental Authority against any Consolidated Entity of (or there shall have been asserted against any Consolidated Entity) any claims or liabilities, whether accrued, absolute or contingent, based on or arising from the generation, storage, transport, handling or disposal of Hazardous Materials by such Consolidated Entity or any of its Subsidiaries or predecessors that, in the reasonable judgment of Administrative Agent, are reasonably likely to be determined adversely to such Consolidated Entity, and the amount thereof (either individually or in the aggregate) will have a Material Adverse Effect (insofar as such amount is payable by such Consolidated Entity but after deducting any portion thereof that is reasonably expected to be paid by other creditworthy Persons jointly and severally liable therefor);

 

(l) subject to the provisions of Article IX , the Liens created by the Security Documents shall at any time not constitute a valid and perfected Lien, as to the Pledge, or a valid and perfected Lien as of the time of recording to the extent permitted herein, on the collateral intended to be covered thereby (to the extent perfection by filing, registration, recordation or possession is required herein or therein) in favor of Administrative Agent, free and clear of all other Liens (other than Liens under the respective Security Documents and Permitted Exceptions), or, except for expiration, any of the Security Documents shall for whatever reason be terminated or cease to be in full force and effect, or the enforceability thereof shall be contested by any Credit Party;

 

(m) any Guaranty shall for any reason be revoked or invalidated, or otherwise cease to be in full force and effect, or any Guarantor shall contest in any manner the validity or enforceability thereof or deny that it has any further liability or obligation thereunder;

 

(n) any Credit Party with ERISA investors who have made a capital contribution shall fail or cease to qualify as a REOC or a VCOC or otherwise meet an exception under the Plan Assets Regulations which would prevent the assets of such Credit Party from being subject to Title I of ERISA and/or Section 4975 of the Code;

 

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(o) any event shall occur which gives rise to a nonexempt prohibited transaction (as such term is defined in Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) involving any plan (as such term is defined in the Plan Asset Regulation) that is a Consolidated Entity that could subject Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders, on account of any Loan or any other transaction contemplated by the Loan Documents, to any Tax or penalty on prohibited transactions imposed under Section 4975 of the Code or Section 502(i) of ERISA;

 

(p) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or levied against all or any material part of the Collateral or any Borrowing Base Property or any of the other material assets of the REIT or the Borrower, and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within thirty (30) days after its issue or levy;

 

(q) a Change in Control shall occur;

 

(r) the Borrower fails for any reason or cause whatsoever to procure a Swap Contract as and when required to do so under Section 2.21 hereof;

 

(s) any Default with respect to Borrower’s obligations under Section 5.18(a)(ix) which is not remedied within five (5) days;

 

(t) any breach or default on the part of the Special Limited Partner under the Special Limited Partner Subordination Agreement; or

 

(u) the Special Limited Partner Subordination Agreement shall for any reason be revoked or invalidated, or otherwise cease to be in full force and effect, or any Credit Party or the Special Limited Partner shall contest in any manner the validity or enforceability thereof or deny that it has any further liability or obligation thereunder.

 

then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to a Credit Party described in Section 7.01(f) or Section 7.01(g) ), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Credit Parties, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments (other than the respective obligations of the Revolving Lenders to participate in outstanding L/C Obligations) and any obligations of the Issuing Bank to issue, amend or renew Letters of Credit, to be terminated, whereupon the same shall terminate immediately, (ii) declare the Loans and Obligations then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans and Obligations so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Credit Parties accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Credit Parties, (iii) record the Mortgages, (iv) require that Borrower Cash Collateralize all outstanding Letters of Credit (in an amount equal to 105% of the stated amount thereof), (iv) with respect to a default under Section 7.01(r) hereof, exercise all rights and remedies available to it under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or otherwise, including the right (but not the obligation) of Administrative Agent to procure or otherwise enter into one or more Swap Contracts with a counterparty for and on behalf of Borrower without such

 

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action constituting a cure of such Event of Default and without waiving Administrative Agent's or Lenders' rights arising out of or in connection with such Event of Default, provided that if Administrative Agent shall enter into a Swap Contract in accordance with its right to do so pursuant to this Section 7.01 , then (A) the terms and provisions of any such Swap Contract, including the term thereof, shall be determined by Administrative Agent in its sole and absolute discretion and (B) Borrower shall pay all of Administrative Agent's costs and expenses in connection therewith, and (v) exercise all of the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, whether provided at law or in equity, including its rights and remedies under this Agreement (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 5.18 ) and/or the Security Documents; and in case of any event with respect to the REIT or the Borrower described in Section 7.01(f) or Section 7.01(g) , (A) the Commitments (other than the respective obligations of the Revolving Lenders to participate in outstanding L/C Obligations) and any obligations of the Issuing Bank to issue, amend or renew Letters of Credit shall automatically terminate; (B) the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Credit Parties accrued hereunder, shall automatically become due and payable (such automatic events being deemed an acceleration hereunder), without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Credit Parties, (iii) Administrative Agent thereupon may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, record the Mortgages; (iv) Borrower shall automatically be required to Cash Collateralize all outstanding Letters of Credit (in an amount equal to 105% of the stated amount thereof), and (iv) all of the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, whether provided at law or in equity, including their rights and remedies under this Agreement (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 5.18 ) and/or the Security Documents, shall thereupon immediately be exercisable. The Loans are fully recourse to the Borrower and the Guarantors, and Administrative Agent and the Lenders are expressly permitted to enforce the liability and obligation of the Credit Parties to perform and observe the obligations contained in the Loan Documents by any action or proceeding wherein, without limitation, a money judgment or specific performance shall be sought against any Credit Party, or any other appropriate action or proceeding to enable the Agent and the Lenders to enforce and realize upon its interest and rights under the Loan Documents or any other collateral that may be given to Lenders pursuant to the Loan Documents.

 

ARTICLE VIII

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

 

Section 8.01 Appointment, Powers and Immunities . Each Lender hereby appoints and authorizes Administrative Agent to act as its administrative agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents with such powers as are specifically delegated to Administrative Agent by the terms of this Agreement and of the other Loan Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Administrative Agent (which term as used in this sentence and in Section 8.05 and the first sentence of Section 8.06 shall include reference to its Affiliates and its own and its Affiliates’ officers, directors, employees and agents):

 

(a) shall have no duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents, and shall not by reason of this Agreement or any other Loan Document be a trustee for any Lender except to the extent that Administrative

 

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Agent acts as an agent with respect to the receipt or payment of funds, nor shall Administrative Agent have any fiduciary duty to any Credit Party nor shall any Lender have any fiduciary duty to any Credit Party or any other Lender;

 

(b) shall not be responsible to the Lenders for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, or in any certificate or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by any of them under, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of the Loan Documents or any other document referred to or provided for therein or for any failure by any Credit Party or any other Person to perform any of its obligations thereunder;

 

(c) shall not be responsible for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it under any Loan Document or under any other document or instrument referred to or provided for therein or in connection therewith, except to the extent any such action taken or omitted violates Administrative Agent’s standard of care set forth in the first sentence of Section 8.06 ;

 

(d) shall not, except to the extent expressly instructed by the Required Lenders with respect to collateral security under the Loan Documents, be required to initiate or conduct any litigation or collection proceedings hereunder or under any other Loan Document; and

 

(e) shall not be required to take any action which is contrary to the Loan Documents or applicable Legal Requirements.

 

The relationship between Administrative Agent and each Lender is a contractual relationship only, and nothing herein shall be deemed to impose on Administrative Agent any obligations other than those for which express provision is made herein or in the other Loan Documents. Administrative Agent may employ agents and attorneys, and may delegate all or any part of its obligations hereunder, to third parties and shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any such agents, attorneys in fact or third parties selected by it in good faith. Administrative Agent may deem and treat the payee of a Note as the holder thereof for all purposes hereof unless and until a notice of the assignment or transfer thereof shall have been filed with Administrative Agent, any such assignment or transfer to be subject to the provisions of Section 10.05 . Except as provided in Section 8.08 and 8.09 , the provisions of this Article VIII are solely for the benefit of Administrative Agent, the Lenders, and the L/C Issuer and no Credit Party shall have any rights as a third-party beneficiary of any of the provisions of this Article VIII and Administrative Agent and the Lenders may modify, amend or waive such provisions of this Article VIII in their sole and absolute discretion.

 

Section 8.02 Reliance by Administrative Agent . Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon any certification, notice or other communication (including, without limitation, any thereof by telephone, telecopy, telegram or cable) reasonably believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by or on behalf of the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel, independent accountants and other experts selected by Administrative Agent. As to any matters not expressly provided for by this Agreement or any other Loan Document, Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in

 

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refraining from acting, hereunder or thereunder in accordance with instructions given by the Required Lenders, and such instructions of the Required Lenders and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding on all of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer.

 

Section 8.03 Defaults .

 

(a) Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default unless Administrative Agent has received notice from a Lender, the L/C Issuer or any Credit Party specifying such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “ Notice of Default .” In the event that Administrative Agent receives such a notice of the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default, Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer. Within ten (10) days of delivery of such notice of Default or Event of Default from Administrative Agent to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer (or such shorter period of time as Administrative Agent determines is necessary), Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer shall consult with each other to determine a proposed course of action. Administrative Agent shall (subject to Section 8.07 ) take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be directed by the Required Lenders, including recording of the Mortgages as permitted hereunder, provided that, (A) unless and until Administrative Agent shall have received such directions, Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, including decisions (1) to make Protective Advances that Administrative Agent determines are necessary to protect or maintain any Collateral, (2) to record the Mortgages as permitted hereunder, and (3) to foreclose on any Collateral or exercise any other remedy, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable in the interest of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer except to the extent that this Agreement expressly requires that such action be taken, or not be taken, only with the consent or upon the authorization of all of the Lenders; provided, however, that no actions approved by the Required Lenders shall violate the Loan Documents or applicable Legal Requirements; and, provided, further, that if, as a result of a Revolving Maturity Date that is not a Term Maturity Date, an Event of Default shall have occurred as a result of Borrower’s failure to pay the Revolving Loans on the Revolving Maturity Date, Administrative Agent shall, at the direction of either the Required Lenders or the Required Revolving Lenders, promptly accelerate all Obligations under this Agreement that have not theretofore become due and payable and demand Borrower to Cash Collateralize the Letters of Credit. Each of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer acknowledges and agrees that neither any individual Lender nor the L/C Issuer may separately enforce or exercise any of the provisions of any of the Loan Documents (including the Notes) other than through Administrative Agent. Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders and the L/C Issuer of all material actions which Administrative Agent takes in accordance with the provisions of this Section 8.03(a) and shall continue to consult with the Lenders and the L/C Issuer with respect to all of such actions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Required Lenders shall at any time direct that a different or additional remedial action be taken from that already undertaken by Administrative Agent, including the commencement of foreclosure proceedings, such different or additional remedial action shall be taken in lieu of or in addition to, the prosecution of such action taken by Administrative Agent; provided that all actions already taken by Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 8.03(a) shall be valid and binding on each Lender and the L/C Issuer; and, provided further that no such direction shall involve any countermand of any direction given by the Required Revolving Lenders to accelerate all obligations under this Agreement All cash proceeds (other than cash

 

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proceeds subject to the provisions of Section 8.03(j) received from any enforcement actions, including, without limitation, the cash proceeds of a foreclosure sale of any Collateral and the proceeds of any recoveries under any of the Notes or Guaranties, shall be applied, first , to the payment or reimbursement of Administrative Agent for expenses incurred in accordance with the provisions of Sections 8.03(b) , 8.03(c) , and 8.03(d) and 8.05 and to the payment of the Administrative Fee (as such term is defined in the Fee Letter) and other servicing fees to the extent not paid by Borrower pursuant to Section 8.11 , second , to the payment or reimbursement of the Lenders for expenses incurred in accordance with the provisions of Sections 8.03(b) , 8.03(c) , and 8.03(d) and 8.05 ; third , to the payment or reimbursement of the Lenders for any advances made pursuant to Section 8.03(b) or 8.03(g) ; fourth , pari passu to the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentage, unless an Unpaid Amount is owed pursuant to Section 8.12 , in which event such Unpaid Amount shall be deducted from the portion of such proceeds of the Defaulting Lender and be applied to payment of such Unpaid Amount to the Special Advance Lender, to pay any Indebtedness of Borrower under any Swap Contract provided by Administrative Agent or any Affiliate and to Cash Collateralize all L/C Obligations.

 

(b) All losses incurred in connection with the Loans (including with respect to interest (including interest at the Default Rate) and other sums payable pursuant to the Notes), the enforcement thereof or the realization of the security therefor, shall be borne by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages. The Lenders shall promptly, upon request by Administrative Agent, remit to Administrative Agent their respective Applicable Percentages of (i) Protective Advances, (ii) any other expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement of the Security Documents or other Loan Documents, and (iii) any expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the Loans not paid or provided for by Borrower. Protective Advances as described in clause (ii) of the definition of the term “Protective Advances” shall not exceed $2,500,000 annually unless approved by the Required Lenders in advance. Each Lender’s Applicable Percentage of any Protective Advance shall constitute obligatory advances of that Lender under this Agreement, shall be payable by each Lender on demand by Administrative Agent and secured by the Collateral, and if unpaid by any Lender as set forth below and not reimbursed by Borrower, its Applicable Percentage thereof shall bear interest at the rate applicable to such amount under the Loans or, if no longer applicable, at the Base Rate. Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender in writing of its Applicable Percentage of each Protective Advance.  Upon receipt of notice from Administrative Agent of its making of a Protective Advance, each Lender shall make the amount of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Protective Advance available to Administrative Agent, in same day funds, to such account of Administrative Agent as Administrative Agent may designate, (i) on or before 3:00 p.m. New York time on the day Administrative Agent provides Lenders with notice of the making of such Protective Advance if Administrative Agent provides such notice on or before 12:00 p.m. (Administrative Agent’s Time), or (ii) on or before 12:00 p.m. on the Business Day immediately following the day Administrative Agent provides Lenders with notice of the making of such advance if Administrative Agent provides notice after 12:00 p.m. New York time.

 

(c) If, at the direction of the Required Lenders or otherwise as provided in Section 8.03(a) , any action(s) is brought to collect on the Notes or enforce any Security Document or any other Loan Document, such action shall (to the extent permitted under applicable Legal Requirements and the decisions of the court in which such action is brought) be

 

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an action brought by Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, collectively, to collect on all or a portion of the Notes or enforce any Security Document or any other Loan Document and counsel selected by Administrative Agent shall prosecute any such action on behalf of Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, and Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer shall consult and cooperate with each other in the prosecution thereof. If requested by Administrative Agent, each Lender and the L/C Issuer shall join as a party in any such lawsuit or proceeding. The out-of-pocket costs and expenses of any such action shall be borne by the Lenders in accordance with each of their respective Applicable Percentage, without limiting the REIT’s and Borrower’s Obligations on account thereof.

 

(d) If, at the direction of the Required Lenders or otherwise as provided in Section 8.03(a) , any action(s) is brought to foreclose any Collateral, such action shall (to the extent permitted under applicable Legal Requirements and the decisions of the court in which such action is brought) be an action brought by Administrative Agent on behalf and for the benefit of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, collectively, to foreclose all or a portion of the Collateral and collect on the Notes. Counsel selected by Administrative Agent shall prosecute any such foreclosure on behalf of Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, and Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer shall consult and cooperate with each other in the prosecution thereof and Administrative Agent shall provide periodic updates to the Lenders regarding material developments in the prosecution thereof. All decisions concerning the appointment of a receiver, the conduct of such receivership, the conduct of such foreclosure action, the acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, the bid on behalf of Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer at the foreclosure sale of any Collateral, the manner of taking and holding title to any Collateral (other than as set forth in Section 8.03(e) below), the sale of any Collateral after foreclosure pursuant to Section 8.03(f) , and the commencement and conduct of any deficiency judgment proceeding shall be made by Administrative Agent subject to this Article VIII . The out-of-pocket costs and expenses of foreclosure to the extent not paid by Borrower or Guarantor will be borne by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentage. If requested by Administrative Agent, each Lender and the L/C Issuer shall join as a party in any such lawsuit or proceeding brought to foreclose the Mortgage and collect on the Notes.

 

(e) If (i) any Borrowing Base Property (or any part thereof) is acquired by Administrative Agent or its nominee as a result of a foreclosure or the acceptance of a deed or assignment in lieu of foreclosure or (ii) the Pledged Interests (as such term is defined in the Pledge) of any Subsidiary Guarantor (or the 163 Washington Member) is acquired by Administrative Agent or its nominee as a result of a foreclosure or the acceptance of a conveyance in lieu of foreclosure, or any such Borrowing Base Property or Pledged Interest is retained in satisfaction of all or any part of the Obligations, the title to such Borrowing Base Property or Pledged Interests shall be held as directed by the Required Lenders and acceptable to Administrative Agent provided title is held in an entity or structure which limits the liability of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer to third parties and is a “pass-through” entity or structure for U.S. federal income tax purposes (including, without limitation, a limited liability company of which Administrative Agent (or a nominee or subsidiary of Administrative Agent, as administrative agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer) is the manager and the Lenders and the L/C Issuer (or their permitted assignees) are the members in proportion to their Applicable Percentage, which shall be formed pursuant to a form of limited liability company

 

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agreement approved by Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders prior to the completion of such foreclosure, which agreement shall include provisions in all material respects similar to this Section 8.03 and Article VIII in relation to the duties, rights and immunities of Administrative Agent (or a nominee or subsidiary of Administrative Agent, in its capacity as the manager thereunder) and rights and obligations of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer), or, in the absence of such direction of the Required Lenders, at the sole option of Administrative Agent, be held in the name of Administrative Agent, or a nominee or subsidiary of Administrative Agent, as administrative agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer. In the event any Lender fails to execute and deliver such agreement in accordance with and after written request therefor from Administrative Agent, each such Lender hereby grants to Administrative Agent a power of attorney to execute and deliver such agreement on its behalf and to take on its behalf any other actions as may reasonably be required to form and qualify such company, which power of attorney is coupled with an interest and irrevocable.

 

(f) During the continuance of an Event of Default, and after any Borrowing Base Property (or any part thereof) is acquired by Administrative Agent or its nominee as a result of a foreclosure or the acceptance of a deed or assignment in lieu of foreclosure, Administrative Agent shall prepare for the approval of the Required Lenders a recommended course of action for any Borrowing Base Property or Pledged Interests (a “ Post-Foreclosure Plan ”). Subject to its standard of care contained herein, Administrative Agent (or a nominee or subsidiary of Administrative Agent, as administrative agent, for the account of, and ratable benefit of, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer) shall manage, operate, repair, administer, complete, construct, restore or otherwise deal with each Borrowing Base Property acquired or controlled as a result of foreclosure upon a Mortgage or an acquisition of Pledged Interests, and shall administer all transactions relating thereto, substantially in accordance with the Post-Foreclosure Plan, including, without limitation, employing a management agent, leasing agent and other agents, contractors and employees, including agents for the sale of any Borrowing Base Property, and the collecting of rents and other sums from any Borrowing Base Property and paying the expenses of any Borrowing Base Property. Once approved by Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, Administrative Agent shall use commercially reasonable efforts, consistent with its standard of care contained in this Article VIII , to operate and maintain, or cause to be operated and maintained, the Borrowing Base Property in accordance with the Post-Foreclosure Plan in all material respects (subject to the effect of force majeure events, fire, earthquake, floods, explosion, actions of the elements, other accidents or casualty, declared or undeclared war, riots, mob violence, acts of terrorism, inability to procure or a general shortage of labor, equipment, facilities, energy, materials or supplies in the open market, the effect of orders of Governmental Authorities, laws, rules, regulations or other cause beyond the reasonable control of Administrative Agent) and shall be authorized to make expenditures and pay expenses in accordance with the Post-Foreclosure Plan. It is understood and agreed that Administrative Agent is not warranting that the results contemplated by the Post-Foreclosure Plan shall be realized. If the Required Lenders shall fail to approve of the proposed Post-Foreclosure Plan, however, the following shall apply: (i) if the proposed Post-Foreclosure Plan is the initial Post-Foreclosure Plan, then Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, may approve an interim plan to govern the operations of the Borrowing Base Property until the Required Lenders approve the first plan; and, (ii) if the proposed Post-Foreclosure Plan is other than the plan referred to in the preceding clause (i), then the Borrowing Base Property shall be operated under the most recent Post-Foreclosure Plan until a new Post-Foreclosure Plan shall be

 

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approved by the Required Lenders, subject to adjustments as Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate to take into account emergency or serious maintenance situations at any Borrowing Base Property, any tenant improvement costs and leasing commissions for leases executed after approval of the most recently approved budget and any expenditures for any Borrowing Base Property required by applicable Legal Requirements, which, if not made, may result in the imposition of a fine or penalty or other sanction against the Lenders, Administrative Agent or entity that holds title to any Borrowing Base Property for the benefit of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer. Administrative Agent shall not make any material changes to the approved Post-Foreclosure Plan without the consent of the Required Lenders.

 

(g) Upon demand therefor from time to time, each Lender shall contribute its Applicable Percentage of all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Administrative Agent pursuant to the approved Post-Foreclosure Plan in connection with the construction, operation, management, maintenance, leasing and sale of the Collateral. In addition, Administrative Agent shall render or cause to be rendered to each Lender, on a periodic basis (but in any event once per calendar quarter), an income and expense statement for the Collateral, and each Lender shall promptly contribute its Applicable Percentage of any operating loss for the Collateral, and such other expenses and operating reserves as Administrative Agent shall deem reasonably necessary pursuant to and in accordance with the approved Post-Foreclosure Plan.

 

(h) To the extent there is net operating income from the Collateral, Administrative Agent shall, in accordance with the approved Post-Foreclosure Plan, determine the amount and timing of distributions in accordance with Section 8.03(j) .

 

(i) The Lenders and the L/C Issuer acknowledge and agree that if title to the Collateral is obtained by Administrative Agent or its nominee or limited liability company as provided above, the Collateral will not be held as a permanent investment but will be liquidated and the proceeds of such liquidation will be distributed in accordance with the Post-Foreclosure Plan as soon as practicable. Administrative Agent shall undertake to sell the Collateral, at such price and upon such terms and conditions as the Required Lenders reasonably shall determine to be most advantageous to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer. Any purchase money mortgage or deed of trust taken in connection with the disposition of the Collateral in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence shall name Administrative Agent, as Agent for the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, as the beneficiary or mortgagee; provided, however, that purchase money financing shall not be provided in connection with the disposition of the Collateral without the prior consent of each Lender. If purchase money financing is so provided, then, Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall enter into an agreement with respect to such purchase money mortgage or deed of trust defining the rights and obligations of Administration Agent and the rights and obligations of the Lenders in the same Applicable Percentage as provided hereunder, which agreement shall be in all material respects similar to this Article insofar as the same is appropriate or applicable and shall contain such other terms and conditions as may be satisfactory to each of the Lenders.

 

(j) All cash proceeds received with respect to the Collateral after so acquiring title to or taking possession of the Collateral or the Pledged Interests, including cash proceeds from the rental, operation and management of the Collateral and the proceeds of a sale of the Collateral or the Pledged Interests, shall be applied, first , to the payment of the Agency Fee to

 

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the extent not paid by Borrower pursuant to Section 8.12 and any unpaid Servicing Fees and to the payment or reimbursement of Administrative Agent for expenses incurred in accordance with the provisions of this Article VIII or for any other sums then due to Administrative Agent hereunder; second , to the payment of operating expenses with respect to the Collateral; third , to the establishment of reasonable reserves for the operation of the Collateral, including, without limitation, to fund any capital improvement, leasing and other reserves; fourth , to the payment or reimbursement of the Lenders for any advances made pursuant to Section 8.03(b) or (g) ; fifth , in accordance with clauses first through fourth of Section 8.03(a) ; and sixth , pari passu to the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages.

 

Section 8.04 Intentionally Omitted .

 

Section 8.05 Rights as a Lender . With respect to its Commitment and the Loans made by it, Capital One (and any successor acting as Administrative Agent) in its capacity as a Lender hereunder shall have the same rights and powers hereunder as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not acting as Administrative Agent, and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless the context otherwise indicates, include Administrative Agent in its individual capacity. Capital One (and any successor acting as Administrative Agent) and its Affiliates may (without having to account therefor to any Lender) lend money to, enter into any Swap Contract or other “swap agreement” as defined in 11 U.S.C. 101 with, make investments in and generally engage in any kind of lending, trust or other business with any Credit Party (and any of their Affiliates) as if it were not acting as Administrative Agent, and without providing to the Lenders any opportunity to review or approve of any decisions to be made by it with respect thereto and Capital One and its Affiliates may accept fees and other consideration from any Credit Party for services in connection with this Agreement or otherwise without having to account for the same to the Lenders. Further, Administrative Agent and any affiliate may accept fees and other consideration from any Credit Party for services in connection with this Agreement and otherwise without having to account for the same to the other Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, Capital One or its affiliates may receive information regarding the Credit Parties, other loan parties, other subsidiaries and other Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Person) and acknowledge that Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them.

 

Section 8.06 Standard of Care; Indemnification . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Loan Documents or this Article VIII , in performing its duties under the Loan Documents, Administrative Agent will exercise the same degree of care as it normally exercises in connection with real estate loans that it syndicates and administers, but Administrative Agent shall have no further responsibility to any Lender or the L/C Issuer except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct which results in actual loss to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, and, except to such extent, Administrative Agent shall have no responsibility to any Lender or the L/C Issuer. The Lenders agree to indemnify Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed under Section 10.03 , but without limiting the obligations of Borrower under Section 10.03 ratably, in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages, for any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind and nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against Administrative Agent (including any of the foregoing that arise from any

 

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claims or assertions of any Lender) arising out of or by reason of any investigation in or in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any other documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (including, without limitation, the costs and expenses that Borrower is obligated to pay under Section 10.03 , but excluding, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, normal administrative costs and expenses incident to the performance of its agency duties hereunder) or the enforcement of any of the terms hereof or thereof or of any such other documents or any action taken or omitted by Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents, provided that no Lender shall be liable for any of the foregoing to the extent they arise from Administrative Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment provided, however, that no action taken in accordance with the directions of the Required Lenders (or, where applicable, Required Revolving Lenders or Required Term Lenders) shall be deemed to constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct for purposes of this Section 8.06 . Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by Borrower and without limiting the obligation of Borrower to do so) promptly upon demand for its ratable share of any out-of-pocket expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of the counsel to Administrative Agent) incurred by Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, administration, or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings, or otherwise) of, or legal advice with respect to the rights or responsibilities of the parties under, the Loan Documents, any suit or action brought by Administrative Agent to enforce the terms of the Loan Documents and/or collect any obligation of Borrower hereunder, any “lender liability” suit or claim brought against Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders and/or the L/C Issuer, and any claim or suit brought against Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders and/or the L/C Issuer arising under any Environmental Laws as a result of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents. Such out-of-pocket expenses (including counsel fees) shall be advanced by the Lenders on the request of Administrative Agent, notwithstanding any claim or assertion that Administrative Agent is not entitled to indemnification hereunder, upon receipt of an undertaking by Administrative Agent that Administrative Agent will reimburse the Lenders if it is actually and finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that Administrative Agent is not so entitled to indemnification. The agreements in this Section shall survive the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder or under the other Loan Documents and the termination of this Agreement. If Borrower shall reimburse Administrative Agent for any of the foregoing amounts following payment by any Lender to Administrative Agent in respect of such amount pursuant to this Section 8.06 , then Administrative Agent shall share such reimbursement on a ratable basis with each Lender making any such payment in accordance with each such Lender’s respective Applicable Percentage.

 

Section 8.07 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders . Each of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer expressly acknowledges and agrees that neither Administrative Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, counsel, attorneys-in-fact or other affiliates has made any representations or warranties to such Lender or L/C Issuer and that no act by Administrative Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of any Credit Party or any of their Affiliates, shall be deemed to constitute any such representation or warranty by Administrative Agent to any Lender or L/C Issuer. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer, for itself, agrees that it has, independently and without reliance on Administrative Agent or any other

 

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Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis of the Credit Parties and their Affiliates and decision to enter into this Agreement and that it will, independently and without reliance upon Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own analysis and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document. Subject to the provisions of the first sentence of Section 8.06 , Administrative Agent shall not be required to keep itself informed as to the performance or observance by any Credit Party of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or any other document referred to or provided for herein or therein or to inspect the Borrowing Base Property or the books of the Credit Parties or any of their Affiliates. Except for notices, reports and other documents and information expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders or the L/C Issuer by Administrative Agent hereunder or as otherwise agreed by Administrative Agent and the Lenders or the L/C Issuer, Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender or the L/C Issuer with any credit or other information concerning the affairs, financial condition or business of the Credit Parties or any of their Affiliates that may come into the possession of Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates. Without limiting the foregoing, Administrative Agent shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Credit Parties or any of their Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. Administrative Agent shall, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have no obligation whatsoever to the Lenders or the L/C Issuer or to any other Person to assure that any Borrowing Base Property or Collateral exists or is owned by Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor or the 163 Washington SPE or is cared for, protected or insured or that the Liens granted to Administrative Agent herein or pursuant hereto have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise or to continue exercising at all or in any manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to Administrative Agent in this Article VIII or in any of the Loan Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of any Borrowing Base Property or Collateral, or any act, omission or event related thereto, Administrative Agent shall have no duty or liability whatsoever to the Lenders or the L/C Issuer, except for actual loss to the extent resulting from its gross negligence or willful misconduct that results in actual loss to a Lender.

 

Section 8.08 Failure to Act . Except for action expressly required of Administrative Agent hereunder, and under the other Loan Documents, Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully justified in failing or refusing to act hereunder and thereunder unless it shall receive further assurances to its satisfaction from the Lenders of their indemnification obligations under Section 8.06 against any and all liability and expense that may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action.

 

Section 8.09 Resignation of Administrative Agent . Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving notice thereof to the Lenders and Borrower and such resignation shall be effective as of the date indicated in such notice. The Required Lenders may remove Administrative Agent at any time for gross negligence or willful misconduct by giving at least thirty (30) Business Days’ prior written notice and cure period to Administrative Agent, Borrower and all other Lenders if such gross negligence or willful misconduct is not cured by

 

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Administrative Agent within such cure period. Upon any such resignation or removal, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent that shall be a Person that (a) meets the qualifications of an Eligible Institution, (b) unless an Event of Default as described in Section 7.01(a) , 7.01(f) or 7.01(g) exists, is not a Competitor, and (c) so long as no Event of Default exists, is otherwise reasonably acceptable to Borrower, it being understood that any Lender who has executed this Agreement on the Effective Date shall be deemed an acceptable successor Administrative Agent that satisfies (a), (b) and (c) above. If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent’s giving of notice of resignation or its receipt of notice of removal, then the retiring or removed Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent; provided that if Administrative Agent shall notify Borrower and the Lenders that no Person has accepted such appointment within such thirty (30) day period, then Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal shall nonetheless become effective and (1) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that, in the case of any Collateral held by Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such Collateral (and be entitled, with respect thereto, to all of the rights of Administrative Agent hereunder) until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed and has accepted such Collateral); (2) all payments and communications provided to be made to or through Administrative Agent shall instead be made to each Lender directly in accordance with its Applicable Percentage; and (3) all determinations, approvals and communications provided to be made by Administrative Agent shall instead be made by the Required Lenders (except for such determinations, approvals and communications as are required pursuant to the provisions of Section 8.10 to be made by each of the Lenders or by each affected Lender in which case such determinations, approvals and communications shall be made by each Lender or each affected Lender, as applicable, directly), until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent and such successor accepts such appointment as provided for above in this Section. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) or removed Administrative Agent, and the retiring (or retired) or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section 8.09 ). The fees payable by Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between Borrower and such successor. During the period from the delivery by Administrative Agent of its notice of resignation until the effectiveness of its discharge from its duties and obligations hereunder, and at all times thereafter, the provisions of this Article VIII and Section 10.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its subagents and their respective Affiliates in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was acting as Administrative Agent and during any period following its resignation as Administrative Agent pending the acceptance by a successor Administrative Agent of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder. Any resignation by an Administrative Agent shall also constitute the resignation as the L/C Issuer and as Swingline Lender by the Lender then acting as Administrative Agent (“ Resigning Lender ”). Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment

 

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as Administrative Agent hereunder (i) Resigning Lender shall be discharged from all duties and obligations of the L/C Issuer and Swingline Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (ii) the Lender designated as replacement Administrative Agent shall become the successor L/C Issuer and as the successor L/C Issuer, it shall issue or cause to be issued Letters of Credit backstopping or in substitution for all Letters of Credit issued by Resigning Lender as the L/C Issuer outstanding at the time of such succession (which letters of credit issued in substitution shall be deemed to be Letters of Credit issued hereunder) or make other arrangements satisfactory to the Resigning Lender to effectively assume the obligations of the Resigning Lender with respect to such Letters of Credit and (ii) the Lender designated as replacement Administrative Agent shall purchase from the Resigning Lender any Swingline Loans that are outstanding immediately prior to such acceptance.

 

Section 8.10 Consents Under Loan Documents . Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, any amendment, waiver or consent, to be effective, shall require the consent or agreement in writing of the Required Lenders and Administrative Agent, on the one hand, and the Borrower or applicable Credit Party, on the other hand, and any such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Administrative Agent nor the Required Lenders shall agree to the following (provided that no Lender’s consent shall be required for any of the following which are otherwise required or contemplated under the Loan Documents):

 

(a) increase the Commitment of any Lender (provided that no such increase shall be deemed to result from the operation of the provisions of this Agreement which contain indemnification obligations of such Lender or obligations of such Lender with respect to the funding of Protective Advances or other sums as more fully provided in Sections 8.03 , 8.05 and 8.12 hereof) without the consent of each Lender affected thereby;

 

(b) reduce the principal amount of the Loans or reduce the interest rate thereon (exclusive of interest at the Default Rate to the extent it is in excess of interest at the non-Default Rate) or reduce any extension fee payable pursuant to Section 2.20(c)(iii) or the Unused Commitment Fee or the Facility Fee without the consent of each Lender affected thereby;

 

(c) extend any stated payment date for principal of or interest on the Loans payable to any Lender or waive any material condition to the extension of the Maturity Date provided for in Section 2.20 without the consent of each Lender affected thereby;

 

(d) release any Credit Party or any other party from liability under the Loan Documents (except for any assigning Lender pursuant to Section 10.05(b) and any resigning Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.08 and provided that any decision to waive or modify any affirmative, negative or financial covenant shall not be deemed a “release” for these purposes and may be granted by the Required Lenders) without the consent of each Lender (except that no such consent shall be required, and Administrative Agent is hereby authorized, to release each Credit Party (A) as expressly provided in the Loan Documents and (B) upon payment of the Loans and termination of the Commitments in full in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents);

 

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(e) release or subordinate in whole or in part any portion of the Collateral given as security for the Loans without the consent of each Lender (except that no such consent shall be required, and Administrative Agent is hereby authorized, to release any Lien covering the Collateral under the Pledge or the Mortgage or other Loan Documents (A) as expressly provided in the Loan Documents and (B) upon payment of the Loans and all Unreimbursed Amounts and fees, termination of the Commitments in full and reduction of all L/C Obligations to zero, in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents); or

 

(f) modify any of the provisions of this Section 8.10 , the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision in the Loan Documents specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights thereunder or make any determination or grant any consent thereunder without the consent of each Lender.

 

Provided, however, that: (A) any modification or supplement of Article VIII , or of any of the rights or duties of Administrative Agent hereunder, and the waiver of the performance or observance by Borrower or any other Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any such terms (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) shall require the consent of Administrative Agent, (B) any modification or supplement of any term of this Agreement or of any other Loan Document relating to any rights or obligations of the Lender then providing any Swap Contract hereunder and the waiver of the performance or observance by Borrower or any other Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any such terms (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) shall require the consent of Administrative Agent and the Lender then providing any Swap Contract hereunder; (C) any modification or supplement of any term of this Agreement or of any other Loan Document relating to any rights or obligations in respect of Sole Lead Arranger or Sole Bookrunner and any waiver of the performance or observance by Borrower or any other Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any such terms (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) shall require the consent of Sole Lead Arranger or Sole Bookrunner, respectively; (D) any modification or supplement of any term of this Agreement or of any other Loan Document relating to the rights or obligations of the Revolving Lenders, and not any other Lenders, and any waiver of the performance or observance by Borrower or any other Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any such terms (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) shall require, and may be granted with, and only with, the written consent of the Required Revolving Lenders); (E) any modification or supplement of any term of this Agreement or of any other Loan Document relating to the rights or obligations of the Term Lenders, and not any other Lenders, and any waiver of the performance or observance by Borrower or any other Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any such terms (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) shall require, and may be granted with, and only with, the written consent of the Required Term Lenders; (F) 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; (G) Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to enter into modifications or

 

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amendments to the Loan Documents which are ministerial in nature, including the preparation and execution of Uniform Commercial Code forms, Assignments and Assumptions and, if applicable, subordination and non-disturbance agreements with tenants at the Borrowing Base Property; (H) any modification or supplement of any term of this Agreement or of any other Loan Document relating to the Letters of Credit, the L/C Obligations or any of the rights or duties of the L/C Issuer hereunder and any waiver of the performance or observance by Borrower or any other Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any such terms (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) shall require the consent of the L/C Issuer; and (I) any modification or supplement of any term of this Agreement or of any other Loan Document relating to the Swingline Loans or any of the rights or duties of Swingline Lender hereunder and any waiver of the performance or observance by Borrower or any other Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any such terms (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) shall require the consent of Swingline Lender. If Administrative Agent solicits any consents or approvals from the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents, each Lender shall within ten (10) Business Days of receiving such request, give Administrative Agent written notice of its consent or approval or denial thereof; provided that, if any Lender does not respond within such ten (10) Business Days, such Lender shall be deemed to have authorized Administrative Agent to vote such Lender’s interest with respect to the matter which was the subject of Administrative Agent’s solicitation as Administrative Agent elects. Any such solicitation by Administrative Agent for a consent or approval shall be in writing and shall include a description of the matter or thing as to which such consent or approval is requested and shall include Administrative Agent’s recommended course of action or determination in respect thereof.

 

Section 8.11 Authorization . Administrative Agent is hereby authorized by the Lenders to execute, deliver and perform in accordance with the terms of each of the Loan Documents to which Administrative Agent is or is intended to be a party and each Lender agrees to be bound by all of the agreements of Administrative Agent contained in such Loan Documents. Borrower shall be entitled to rely on all written agreements, approvals and consents received from Administrative Agent as being that also of the Lenders, without obtaining separate acknowledgment or proof of authorization of same. The Lenders, L/C Issuer and Swingline Lender further authorize Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion:

 

(a) to transfer or release any Lien on any Collateral (i) upon termination of the Commitments and payment and satisfaction in full of all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations) and the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit (other than Letters of Credit as to which other arrangements reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer shall have been made), (ii) that is sold or to be sold as part of or in connection with any sale permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document, (iii) subject to Section 8.10 , if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by Required Lenders, (iv) in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.03(b) , or (v) after foreclosure or other acquisition of title if approved by Required Lenders; and

 

(b) to release any Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under any Subsidiary Guaranty if such Person ceases to own a Borrowing Base Property.

 

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In its capacity, Administrative Agent is a “representative” of the Lenders, Swingline Lender and L/C Issuer within the meaning of the term “secured party” as defined in the New York Uniform Commercial Code. Each Lender, Swingline Lender and L/C Issuer authorizes Administrative Agent to enter into each of the Security Documents to which it is a party.

 

Upon request by Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing Administrative Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to this Section 8.11 .

 

Section 8.12 Administrative Fee . So long as the Commitments are in effect and until payment in full of all obligations under this Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents, Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent, for its sole account, the Administrative Fee in accordance with the Fee Letter.

 

Section 8.13 Defaulting Lenders .

 

(a) A Lender shall be a “ Defaulting Lender ” hereunder if it (a) shall for any reason fail to (i) make any respective Loan required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement unless such Lender notifies Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing within two (2) Business Days of the day on which such Loan was required to be funded that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that one or more material conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with the applicable Default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, after giving effect to any valid waivers of such conditions precedent granted hereunder), (ii) pay to Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans), or (iii) pay its Applicable Percentage of any advance pursuant to Sections 8.03 , 8.06 or 8.09 , or any Protective Advance, or otherwise made or requested by Administrative Agent to be made in connection with the exercise by Administrative Agent of any of its remedies hereunder, or of any indemnification payment required pursuant to Section 8.06 , and such failure shall continue for a period of two (2) Business Days following the delivery of written notice thereof by Administrative Agent to such Lender; (b) shall assign or transfer its interest hereunder or in or to its Loan or Commitment in violation of Section 10.05 ; (c) shall exercise any rights of set-off in violation of Section 10.09 ; (d) has notified Borrower or Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender, as applicable, 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 a Loan 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); (e) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after written request by Administrative Agent or Borrower, to confirm in writing to Administrative 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 (e) upon receipt of such written confirmation by Administrative Agent and Borrower); or (f) 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,

 

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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; 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 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 Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under one or more of clauses (a) through (f) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender upon delivery of written notice of such determination to Borrowers and each Lender and the L/C Issuer. If for any reason a Lender fails to make timely payment to Administrative Agent of any amount required to be paid to Administrative Agent hereunder (without giving effect to any notice or cure periods), in addition to other rights and remedies which Administrative Agent or Borrower may have under the immediately preceding provisions or otherwise, Administrative Agent shall be entitled (i) to collect interest from such Defaulting Lender on such delinquent payment for the period from the date on which the payment was due until the date on which the payment is made at the Federal Funds Rate, (ii) to withhold or setoff and to apply in satisfaction of the defaulted payment and any related interest, any amounts otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (iii) to bring an action or suit against such Defaulting Lender in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover the defaulted amount and any related interest. Any amounts received by Administrative Agent in respect of a Defaulting Lender’s Loans shall not be paid to such Defaulting Lender and shall be held uninvested by Administrative Agent and either applied against the purchase price of such Loan under the following Section 8.13(b) or paid to such Defaulting Lender upon the Defaulting Lender’s curing of its default.

 

(b) Any Lender who is not a Defaulting Lender shall have the right, but not the obligation, in its sole discretion, to acquire by assignment all of a Defaulting Lender’s Commitments. Any Lender desiring to exercise such right shall give written notice thereof to Administrative Agent and Borrower no sooner than two (2) Business Days and not later than five (5) Business Days after such Defaulting Lender became a Defaulting Lender. If more than one Lender exercises such right, each such Lender shall have the right to acquire an amount of such Defaulting Lender’s Commitments in proportion to the respective Commitments of the Lenders exercising such right. If after such fifth (5 th ) Business Day, the Lenders have not elected to acquire all of the Commitments of such Defaulting Lender, then Borrower may (but shall not be obligated to), by giving written notice thereof to Administrative Agent, such Defaulting Lender and the other Lenders, demand that such Defaulting Lender assign its Commitments to an Eligible Institution subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.05 (including, without limitation, obtaining all approvals that are required to be obtained thereunder from Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swingline Lender for such assignment) for the purchase price provided for below. Upon any such assignment, the Defaulting Lender’s interest in the Loan and its rights hereunder (but not its liability in respect thereof or under the Loan Documents to the extent the same relate to the period prior to the effective date of the purchase) shall terminate on the date of purchase, and the Defaulting Lender shall promptly execute all

 

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documents reasonably requested to surrender and transfer such interest to the purchaser or assignee thereof, including an appropriate Assignment and Acceptance Agreement and, notwithstanding Section 10.05 , shall pay to Administrative Agent an assignment fee in the amount of $10,000. The purchase price for the Commitments of a Defaulting Lender shall be equal to the amount of the principal balance of the Loan outstanding and owed by Borrower to the Defaulting Lender plus interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to such Defaulting Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. Prior to payment of such purchase price to a Defaulting Lender, Administrative Agent shall apply against such purchase price any amounts retained by Administrative Agent pursuant to the last sentence of the immediately preceding Section 8.13(a) . So long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, (i) the Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loans unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect to such Swingline Loan and (ii) the L/C Issuer shall be required to issue, extend, renew or increase any Letter of Credit unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect thereto.

 

(c) If a Defaulting Lender shall for any reason fail to (i) make any respective Loan required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or to pay to Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans) or (ii) pay its Applicable Percentage of a Protective Advance, any of the other Lenders may, but shall not be obligated to, make all or a portion of the Defaulting Lender’s Loan or amount or Applicable Percentage of such advance, provided that such Lender gives the Defaulting Lender and Administrative Agent prior notice of its intention to do so. The right to make such advances in respect of the Defaulting Lender shall be exercisable first by the Lender holding the greatest Applicable Percentage and thereafter to each of the Lenders in descending order of their respective Applicable Percentage of the Loans or in such other manner as the Required Lenders (excluding the Defaulting Lender) may agree on. Any Lender making all or any portion of the Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the applicable Loan or advance in accordance with the foregoing terms and conditions shall be referred to as a “ Special Advance Lender ”.

 

(d) In any case where a Lender becomes a Special Advance Lender, the Special Advance Lender shall be deemed to have purchased, and the Defaulting Lender shall be deemed to have sold, a senior participation in the Defaulting Lender’s respective Loans to the extent of the amount so advanced or disbursed (the “ Advanced Amount ”) bearing interest (including interest at the Default Rate, if applicable). It is expressly understood and agreed that each of the respective obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including advancing Loans, losses incurred in connection with the Loan, costs and expenses of enforcement, advancing to preserve the Collateral or to preserve and protect the Borrowing Base Property, shall be without regard to any adjustment in the Applicable Percentage occasioned by the acts of a Defaulting Lender. The Special Advance Lender shall be entitled to an amount (the “ Unpaid Amount ”) equal to the applicable Advanced Amount, plus any unpaid interest due and owing with respect thereto, less any repayments thereof made by the Defaulting Lender immediately upon demand. The Defaulting Lender shall have the right to repurchase the senior participation in its Loan from the Special Advance Lender, pro rata if there is more than one Special Advance Lender, at any time by the payment of the Unpaid Amount.

 

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(e) A Special Advance Lender shall (i) give notice to the Defaulting Lender, Administrative Agent and each of the other Lenders (provided that failure to deliver said notice to any party other than the Defaulting Lender shall not constitute a default under this Agreement) of the Advance Amount and the percentage of the Special Advance Lender’s senior participation in the Defaulting Lender’s Loan and (ii) in the event of the repayment of any of the Unpaid Amount by the Defaulting Lender, give notice to the Defaulting Lender and Administrative Agent of the fact that the Unpaid Amount has been repaid (in whole or in part), the amount of such repayment and, if applicable, the revised percentage of the Special Advance Lender’s senior participation. Provided that Administrative Agent has received notice of such participation, Administrative Agent shall have the same obligations to distribute interest, principal and other sums received by Administrative Agent with respect to a Special Advance Lender’s senior participation as Administrative Agent has with respect to the distribution of interest, principal and other sums under this Agreement; and at the time of making any distributions to the Lenders, shall make payments to the Special Advance Lender with respect to a Special Advance Lender’s senior participation in the Defaulting Lender’s Loan out of the Defaulting Lender’s share of any such distributions.

 

(f) A Defaulting Lender shall immediately pay to a Special Advance Lender all sums of any kind paid to or received by the Defaulting Lender from Borrower, whether pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or in connection with the realization of the security therefor until the Unpaid Amount is fully repaid. Notwithstanding the fact that the Defaulting Lender may temporarily hold such sums, the Defaulting Lender shall be deemed to hold same as a trustee for the benefit of the Special Advance Lender, it being the express intention of the Lenders that the Special Advance Lender shall have an ownership interest in such sums to the extent of the Unpaid Amount.

 

(g) Each Defaulting Lender shall indemnify, defend and hold Administrative Agent and each of the other Lenders harmless from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses and interest at the Default Rate) which they may sustain or incur by reason of the Defaulting Lender’s failure or refusal to abide by its obligations under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Administrative Agent shall, after payment of any amounts due to any Special Advance Lender pursuant to the terms of Section 8.13(c) above, set-off against any payments due to such Defaulting Lender for the claims of Administrative Agent and the other Lenders pursuant to this indemnity.

 

(h) Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, until such time as a Defaulting Lender has funded its Applicable Percentage of any advance described in Sections 8.03 , 8.06 , 8.09 , or prior Loan disbursement which was previously a Non-Pro Rata Advance (including through the funding thereof on its behalf by a Special Advance Lender), or all other Lenders have received payment in full (whether by repayment or prepayment) of the amounts due in respect of such Non-Pro Rata Advance, all of the indebtedness and obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender hereunder shall be subordinated in right of payment, as provided in the following sentence, to the prior payment in full of all principal, interest and fees in respect of all Non-Pro Rata Advances in which the Defaulting Lender has not funded its Applicable Percentage (including through the funding thereof on its behalf by a Special Advance Lender) (such principal, interest and fees being referred to as “ Senior Loans ”). All amounts paid

 

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by Borrower and otherwise due to be applied to the indebtedness and obligations owing to the Defaulting Lender pursuant to the terms hereof shall be distributed by Administrative Agent to the other Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentage of the Loan (recalculated for purposes hereof to exclude the Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Loan), until all Senior Loans have been paid in full. This provision governs only the relationship among Administrative Agent, each Defaulting Lender, and the other Lenders; nothing hereunder shall limit the obligations of Borrower under this Agreement. The provisions of this paragraph shall apply and be effective regardless of whether a Default occurs and is then continuing, and notwithstanding (i) any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, (ii) any instruction of Borrower as to its desired application of payments or (iii) the suspension of such Defaulting Lender’s right to vote on matters which are subject to the consent or approval of Required Lenders or all Lenders. The failure of any Defaulting Lender to timely receive any amounts otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents on account of the provisions of this paragraph shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default.

 

(i) Except as provided in Section 8.10(F) , a Defaulting Lender shall have no voting rights or rights to grant any consent or approval whatsoever under this Agreement or any other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, under Section 8.10 of this Agreement) and shall not be considered in the calculation of “Required Lenders” so long as it is a Defaulting Lender. This Section shall remain effective with respect to a Defaulting Lender until such time as the Defaulting Lender shall no longer be in default of any of its obligations under this Agreement by curing such default with the consent of the non-Defaulting Lenders.  Such Defaulting Lender nonetheless shall be bound by any amendment to or waiver of any provision of, or any consent, approval or other action granted, taken or omitted to be taken by Administrative Agent and/or the non-Defaulting Lenders under any Loan Document which is made subsequent to that Lender’s becoming a Defaulting Lender and prior to such cure or waiver.

 

(j) Certain Fees .

 

(i) No Revolving Lender that is a Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any fee payable under Sections 2.04(g) or 2.10 for any period during which that Revolving Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).

 

(ii) Each Revolving Lender that is a Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive the fee payable under Section 2.04(g) for any period during which that Revolving Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its Revolving Loan Applicable Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant Section 8.13(l) .

 

(iii) With respect to any fee not required to be paid to any Revolving Lender that is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to the immediately preceding clauses (i) or (ii) , Borrower shall (x) pay to each Revolving Lender that is Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such

 

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Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations or Swingline Loans that has been reallocated to such Revolving Lender that is Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 8.13(k) , (y) pay to the L/C Issuer and Swingline Lender, as applicable, the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to the L/C Issuer’s or Swingline Lender’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.

 

(k) Reallocation of Participations to Reduce Fronting Exposure . All or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations and Swingline Loans shall be reallocated among the Revolving Lenders that are Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Loan Applicable Percentages (determined without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment) but only to the extent that (x) no Default shall exist at such time and (y) such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment. No reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Revolving Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation.

 

(l) Cash Collateral, Repayment of Swingline Loans .

 

(i) If the reallocation described in Section 8.13(k) cannot, or can only partially, be effected, Borrower shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under law, (x) first, prepay Swingline Loans in an amount equal to Swingline Lender’s resulting Fronting Exposure and (y) second, Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in this subsection.

 

(ii) At any time that there shall exist a Revolving Lender that is a Defaulting Lender, within one (1) Business Day following the written request of Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer (with a copy to Administrative Agent), Borrower shall Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender (determined after giving effect to Section 8.13(k) and any Cash Collateral provided by such Defaulting Lender) in an amount not less than the aggregate Fronting Exposure of the L/C Issuer with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time.

 

(iii) Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grant to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Issuing Bank, and agree to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such Cash Collateral as security for the Defaulting Lenders’ obligation to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations, to be applied pursuant to the immediately following clause (iv) . If at any time Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the aggregate Fronting Exposure

 

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of the L/C Issuer with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time, Borrower will, promptly upon demand by Administrative Agent, pay or provide to Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency (after giving effect to any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender).

 

(iv) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under this Section in respect of Letters of Credit shall be applied to the satisfaction of the Defaulting Lender’s obligation to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may otherwise be provided for herein.

 

(v) Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce the L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure shall no longer be required to be held as Cash Collateral pursuant to this subsection following (x) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Revolving Lender), or (y) the determination by Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided that the Person providing Cash Collateral and L/C Issuer may (but shall not be obligated to) agree that Cash Collateral shall be held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations and provided further that to the extent that such Cash Collateral was provided by Borrower, such Cash Collateral shall remain subject to the security interest granted pursuant to the Loan Documents.

 

(m) Defaulting Lender Cure . If Borrower, Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank agree in writing that a Revolving Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, Administrative 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 (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that such Revolving Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Revolving Loans of the other Revolving Lenders or take such other actions as Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans to be held pro rata by the Revolving Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Loan Applicable Percentages (determined without giving effect to Section 8.13(k) ), whereupon such 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 Borrower while that Revolving 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.

 

(n) New Swingline Loans/Letters of Credit . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, so long as any Revolving Lender is a Defaulting Lender, (i) Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loans unless it is satisfied that it

 

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will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect to such Swingline Loan and (ii) the L/C Issuer shall not be required to issue, extend, renew or increase any Letter of Credit unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect thereto.

 

Section 8.14 Liability of Administrative Agent . Administrative Agent shall not have any liabilities or responsibilities to Borrower on account of the failure of any Lender (other than Administrative Agent in its capacity as a Lender) to perform its obligations hereunder or to any Lender on account of the failure of Borrower to perform its obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document.

 

Section 8.15 Transfer of Agency Function . Without the consent of Borrower or any Lender, Administrative Agent may at any time or from time to time transfer its functions as Administrative Agent hereunder to any of its Affiliates or offices wherever located in the United States; provided that Administrative Agent shall promptly notify Borrower and the Lenders thereof.

 

Section 8.16 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim . In case of the pendency of any proceeding under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, as amended from time to time, or other similar debtor relief laws or any other judicial proceeding relative to Borrower, Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the Loans shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

 

(1) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loan and all other obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders and Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders and Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders and Administrative Agent under Section 2.02 and Section 10.03 ) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

 

(2) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims for the account of the Lenders and to distribute the same in accordance with this Agreement;

 

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to Administrative Agent and, if Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, to pay to Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due Administrative Agent under Article II and Section 10.03 .

 

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the obligations or the rights of any Lender or to authorize Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or in any such proceeding.

 

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Section 8.17 Several Obligations; No Liability, No Release . Notwithstanding that certain of the Loan Documents now or hereafter may have been or will be executed only by or in favor of Administrative Agent in its capacity as such, and not by or in favor of Lenders, any and all obligations on the part of Administrative Agent (if any) to make any advances of the Loans or reimbursements for other Lender Funding Amounts shall constitute the several (and not joint) obligations of the respective Lenders on a ratable basis, according to their respective Revolving Loan Applicable Percentages and Term Loan Applicable Percentages.  Except as may be specifically provided in this Agreement, no Lender shall have any liability for the acts of any other Lender.  No Lender shall be responsible to Borrower or any other person for any failure by any other Lender to fulfill its obligations to make advances of the Loans or reimbursements for other Lender Funding Amounts, nor to take any other action on its behalf hereunder or in connection with the financing contemplated herein.  The failure of any Lender to pay to Administrative Agent its Applicable Percentage of a Lender Funding Amount shall not relieve any other Lender of any obligation hereunder to pay to Administrative Agent its Applicable Percentage of such Lender Funding Amounts as and when required herein, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so fund its Applicable Percentage of the Lender Funding Amount.  In furtherance of the foregoing, Lenders shall comply with their obligation to pay Administrative Agent their Applicable Percentage of such Lender Funding Amounts regardless of (i) the occurrence of any Event of Default hereunder or under any Loan Document; (ii) any failure of consideration, absence of consideration, misrepresentation, fraud, or any other event, failure, deficiency, breach or irregularity of any nature whatsoever in the Loan Documents; or (iii) any bankruptcy, insolvency or other like event with regard to Borrower or any Guarantor.  The obligations of Lenders to pay to such Lender Funding Amounts are in all regards independent of any claims between Administrative Agent and any Lender.

 

Section 8.18 No Reliance on Administrative Agent’s Customer Identification Program . Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that neither such Lender, nor any of its Affiliates, participants or assignees, may rely on Administrative Agent to carry out such Lender’s, Affiliate’s, participant’s or assignee’s customer identification program, or other obligations required or imposed under or pursuant to the Patriot Act or the regulations thereunder, including the regulations contained in 31 CFR 1020.220 (as hereafter amended or replaced, the “ CIP Regulations ”), or any other Anti-Terrorism Law, including any programs involving any of the following items relating to or in connection with any Credit Party or any other loan parties, their Affiliates or their agents, the Loan Documents or the transactions hereunder or contemplated hereby: (i) any identity verification procedures, (ii) any recordkeeping, (iii) comparisons with Government Lists, (iv) customer notices or (v) other procedures required under the CIP Regulations or such other Anti-Terrorism Law.

 

Section 8.19 Lenders with Titles . Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Documentation Agents and Syndication Agents listed on the cover page of this Agreement shall not have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity as a Lender.

 

Section 8.20 Arranger; Bookrunner . Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, neither the Sole Lead Arranger nor the Sole Bookrunner listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan

 

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Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or a Lender hereunder.

 

ARTICLE IX

BORROWING BASE PROPERTIES

 

Section 9.01 Borrowing Base Properties .

 

(a) At all times, the REIT and Borrower shall maintain the Borrowing Base Properties in accordance with this Article IX and the other terms and conditions of the Loan Documents.

 

(b) In addition to the other requirements that are set forth in the definition of “Borrowing Base Property,” in order for a Real Property to qualify as a Borrowing Base Property, it shall comply with the following conditions at all times:

 

(i) Such Borrowing Base Property shall be wholly owned by a Subsidiary Guarantor (other than the Borrowing Base Property known as 163 Washington Street, Brooklyn, New York, which shall be wholly owned by the 163 Washington SPE) that complies with the covenants and provisions of this Agreement relating to Subsidiary Guarantors and the 163 Entities; provided , however , that a Borrowing Base Property may, with Administrative Agent’s written consent, be leased to a Subsidiary Guarantor under an Approved Ground Lease;

 

(ii) The representations and warranties contained in Sections 3.05(a) , 3.06(b) , 3.22 , and 3.23 shall at all times be true and correct with respect to such Borrowing Base Property and such Borrowing Base Property shall be in compliance with the covenants set forth in Section 9.01(c) ;

 

(iii) Such Borrowing Base Property shall be an income producing, multi-family, mixed-use, retail, distribution, parking or office property, provided that parking facilities shall be permitted only if operated by a third-party operator and distribution facilities shall be permitted only to the extent they meet the conditions set forth in clause (v) of this Section 9.01(b) ;

 

(iv) At least eighty percent (80%) of the (x) units in any multi-family Borrowing Base Property, and (y) net rentable square footage of any other type of Borrowing Base Property (other than a parking facility), shall be subject to executed Leases from tenants in occupancy who are not in default beyond the expiration of all applicable notice and grace periods under their Lease and not in bankruptcy (the “ Occupancy Rate ”); provided , however , that if (A) on any date, the Occupancy Rate is less than eighty percent (80%), there shall be a grace period of two (2) fiscal quarters to increase such occupancy provided that (i) Borrower delivers written notice of the failure to comply with such occupancy requirement within three (3) Business Days after a Responsible Officer of Borrower obtains knowledge of such failure, and (ii) at all times during such

 

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grace period, the Occupancy Rate does not fall below seventy percent (70%) at any time and (B) on any date, the Occupancy Rate is less than seventy percent (70%), there shall be a grace period of two (2) fiscal quarters (which shall be concurrent with and not in addition to the two (2) fiscal quarter grace period referred to in clause (A), above) to increase such occupancy provided that (i) Borrower delivers written notice of the failure to comply with such occupancy requirement within three (3) Business Days after a Responsible Officer of Borrower obtains knowledge of such failure, (ii) at all times during such grace period, the Occupancy Rate does not fall below fifty percent (50%) at any time, and (iii) during the pendency of such grace period, the percentage applicable in calculating the Value-Based Borrowing Base Limit for the applicable Borrowing Base Property shall be reduced by fifty percent (50%); thereafter, and in the event any Borrowing Base Property has an Occupancy Rate below fifty percent (50%) at any time, such Borrowing Base Property shall be removed from the Borrowing Base pursuant to Section 9.03 ;

 

(v) If such Borrowing Base Property is a distribution facility, it shall be an Investment Grade Borrowing Base Property having at least eight (8) years remaining on the term of the Lease to the applicable tenant at the time such facility is added to the Borrowing Base (excluding any extension options) and where the applicable tenant shall be in occupancy, not in default beyond the expiration of all applicable notice and grace periods under its Lease and not in bankruptcy;

 

(vi) If such Borrowing Base Property is a Single Tenant Asset, then the remaining Lease term related thereto shall be no less than six (6) years (excluding any extension options);

 

(vii) An Appraisal shall be required for each Borrowing Base Property during the term of this Agreement within six (6) months prior to the date that any Borrowing Base Property is added to the Borrowing Base in accordance with the Loan Documents (which respect to Borrowing Base Properties added after the Original Closing Date), and that in each case that is acceptable to Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion, subject to the provisions of Sections 9.01(b)(viii) and (ix) ;

 

(viii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in clause (vii) above, in Administrative Agent’s sole discretion, a new Appraisal may be required, at Borrower’s expense, for each Borrowing Base Property commencing (i) August 20, 2015 (with respect to each initial Borrowing Base Property that is added to the Borrowing Base upon the Original Closing Date), (ii) twenty four (24) months after the date that any Borrowing Base Property is thereafter added to the Borrowing Base (with respect to any such subsequently-added Borrowing Base Property), and (iii) twenty four (24) months after the date of any Appraisal obtained pursuant to this Section 9.01(viii) . Borrower may, at its election and expense, also request a new Appraisal at any of such times. For purposes of this Section 9.01(b)(viii) , an Appraisal that has a date of value that is no earlier than

 

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six (6) months prior to the end of any applicable 24-month period described in this Section 9.01(b)(viii) shall, if it is approved by Administrative Agent and complies with the requirements of this Agreement, be deemed to satisfy the requirements herein for a new Appraisal to be obtained commencing on each such 24-month period.

 

(ix) If the Net Operating Income for any Borrowing Base Property shall decrease (A) by more than five percent (5%) from one fiscal quarter to the next and the Net Operating Income of such Borrowing Base Property for the next succeeding fiscal quarter does not make up for such decline in Net Operating Income or (B) ten percent (10%) or more from the Net Operating Income of such Borrowing Base Property for the previous calendar year, then a new Appraisal for such Borrowing Base Property shall be required to be obtained at Borrower’s cost.

 

(x) For purposes of determining the Appraised Value of any Borrowing Base Property hereunder, the most recent Appraisal thereof obtained by in accordance with the terms hereof shall govern the determination of the Appraised Value thereof; provided, however that if a new Appraisal is not required to be obtained for such Borrowing Base Property pursuant to Section 9.01(b)(viii) or (ix) , until such time as the new Appraisal shall have been obtained in accordance with this Agreement, then the Borrowing Base Asset Value of such Borrowing Base Property shall equal the lesser of the Acquisition Cost of such Borrowing Base Property or the Estimated Value thereof.

 

(xi) Borrower may elect, pursuant to the definition of “Borrowing Base Asset Value,” to require the determination of the component of the definition of Borrowing Base Asset Value referenced in clause (b) of the definition thereof to be based upon the Estimated Values of the Borrowing Base Properties or the Appraised Values of the Borrowing Base Properties only once per fiscal quarter, in connection with the delivery by Borrower to Administrative Agent of the Borrowing Base Certificate that is due to be delivered during such fiscal quarter, and such election shall be made on an “all or none” basis such that, if Borrower elects to require such determination to be based on Appraised Values, such election must be made as to all Borrowing Base Properties, and if Borrower elects to require such determination to be based on Estimated Values, such election must be made as to all Borrowing Base Properties (provided, however, that in the event that Borrower obtains an updated Appraisal pursuant to Section 9.01(b)(viii) Borrower shall be permitted to required that such determination be made on the basis of such updated Appraised Value); provided, further, that if the Appraised Value of one or more Borrowing Base Properties cannot be calculated solely because Appraisals have been ordered but have not yet been delivered for such Borrowing Base Property, as required hereby, the Borrowing Base Appraised Value may nonetheless be determined according to the Estimated Value of each such affected Borrowing Base Property and the Appraised Value of all other Borrowing Base Properties until such time as an Appraisal for such affected Borrowing Base Property has been obtained as provided herein.

 

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(xii) The survey for such Borrowing Base Property delivered to the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement shall be prepared in accordance with the 2011 Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/ASM Land Title Surveys. Except for those matters reflected on such survey or in the title policy for such Borrowing Base Property delivered to the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement or as otherwise disclosed to the Administrative Agent, as of the date such Real Property is accepted as a Borrowing Base Property, there shall not be any construction or commencement of construction on such Borrowing Base Property of any new external structures, or additions or extensions thereto, or other external improvements, whether to existing structures or not. Except as may be disclosed on the surveys delivered pursuant to this Agreement and in the title policy for such Borrowing Base Property: (i) none of the material improvements comprising part of such Borrowing Base Property shall be outside the boundaries of such Borrowing Base Property (or building restriction or setback lines applicable thereto); (ii) no material improvements on adjoining properties shall encroach upon such Borrowing Base Property; and (iii) no material improvements comprising part of such Borrowing Base Property shall encroach upon or violate any easements or any other encumbrance upon such Borrowing Base Property, in each case other than minor encumbrances which could not reasonably be expected to have a (x) material adverse effect with respect to the financial condition or the operations of such Borrowing Base Property, (y) material adverse effect on the Borrowing Base Asset Value of such Borrowing Base Property, or (z) material adverse effect on the ownership of such Borrowing Base Property.

 

(xiii) All transfer taxes, deed stamps, intangible taxes or other amounts in the nature of transfer taxes required to be paid by any Credit Party under applicable legal requirements currently in effect in connection with the transfer of such Borrowing Base Property to the Borrower, any transfer of a controlling interest in the Borrower or the formation of the REIT, as applicable, shall have been paid or will be paid prior to delinquency. All mortgage, mortgage recording, stamp, intangible or other similar tax required to be paid by any Credit Party under applicable legal requirements currently in effect in connection with the execution, delivery, recordation, filing, registration, perfection or enforcement of any of the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the Mortgage, shall have been paid prior to delinquency.

 

(xiv) The Borrower shall have delivered to Administrative Agent copies of all Leases and all unrecorded easement agreements, reciprocal easement agreements, management agreements and material agreements in Borrower’s possession or custody which affect in any material respect the Borrower’s interest in such Borrowing Base Property.

 

(xv) Borrower shall have received no notice of any condemnation proceeding involving such Borrowing Base Property or any portion thereof or parking facility used in connection therewith, nor shall any portion of such Borrowing Base Property or any parking facility used in connection therewith be

 

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damaged due to fire or other casualty, except those proceedings or casualties that could not reasonably be expected to materially interfere with the current use and value of such Borrowing Base Property or to cause such property to otherwise no longer qualify as a Borrowing Base Property.

 

(xvi) Such Borrowing Base Property shall have adequate rights of access to public ways and is currently served by adequate electric, gas, water, sewer, sanitary sewer and storm drain facilities. All public utilities necessary to the use and enjoyment of such Borrowing Base Property as intended to be used and enjoyed shall be located in the public right-of-way abutting such Borrowing Base Property or in private easements or license areas benefitting such Borrowing Base Property.

 

(xvii) No Credit Party shall have suffered, permitted or initiated the joint assessment of such Borrowing Base Property with any other real property constituting a tax lot separate and apart from the tax lot comprising such Borrowing Base Property.

 

(xviii) As of the date of its inclusion as a Borrowing Base Property, such Borrowing Base Property, including all buildings, improvements, parking facilities, sidewalks, storm drainage systems, roofs, plumbing systems, HVAC systems, fire protection systems, electrical systems, equipment, elevators, exterior sidings and doors, landscaping, irrigation systems and all structural components, shall be in good condition, order and repair in all material respects subject to reasonable and customary wear and tear; and there shall exist no structural or other material defects or damages in such Borrowing Base Property, whether latent or otherwise, and no Credit Party shall have received written notice from any insurance company or bonding company of any defects or inadequacies in such Borrowing Base Property, or any part thereof, which would, in either case, adversely affect the insurability of the same or cause the imposition of extraordinary premiums or charges thereon or of any termination or threatened termination of any policy of insurance or bond.

 

(xix) The Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a true and correct copy of the Management Agreement that is in effect with respect to such Borrowing Base Property. The Management Agreement with respect to such Borrowing Base Property delivered to the Administrative Agent shall be the only Management Agreement related to such Borrowing Base Property, and shall be in full force and effect with no default or event of default, in either case beyond all applicable notice and grace periods, existing thereunder.

 

(xx) To the knowledge of Borrower, no portion of such Borrowing Base Property shall have been purchased with proceeds of any illegal activity and no part of the proceeds of any Credit Extension will be used in connection with any illegal activity.

 

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(c) The REIT and Borrower hereby covenant and agrees with respect to any Borrowing Base Property (i) to comply with Sections 5.05 , 5.12 , 5.18 , 5.19 , 5.21 , 6.02 , 6.11 , and 6.18 , and (ii) as follows:

 

(i) Leases . The REIT and Borrower shall not, and shall not permit the Subsidiary Guarantor or any 163 Entity to, enter into, amend, modify, supplement or terminate any Major Lease without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, other than (A) modifications that do not affect the economic terms or length of the term of such Lease, and (B) modifications that do not materially affect the obligations of the tenants thereunder (other than modifications that would increase the obligations of any such tenant and are more favorable to the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor or such 163 Entity, as applicable), and any SNDA required to be delivered in connection with a Major Lease shall be on the Administrative Agent’s standard form with such revisions as are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. Prior to seeking the Administrative Agent’s consent to any Major Lease required hereunder, Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a copy of such Major Lease together with, in the case of each Major Lease after the Administrative Agent has first approved a Major Lease, a blackline to show changes from such first Major Lease approved by the Administrative Agent (except that no blackline will be required with respect to an amendment, modification or other document that is not a new Lease), along with appropriate and reasonable financial or other information which shall allow the Administrative Agent to evaluate the creditworthiness of the proposed tenant. With respect to the approval of a Major Lease requiring the Administrative Agent’s consent under this Section 9.01(c)(i) , such approval or consent shall be deemed granted in the event that (a) the Administrative Agent fails to respond within seven (7) Business Days following the Administrative Agent’s receipt of a written request for such approval or consent (such seven (7) Business Day period, the “ First Notice Period ”), which request for approval or consent (i) is accompanied by all information necessary for the Administrative Agent to consider such request, (ii) is submitted in a package or envelope marked in bold and capitalized font, “ PRIORITY - REQUEST FOR APPROVAL – RESPONSE REQUIRED WITHIN SEVEN (7) BUSINESS DAYS ”, and (iii) includes the following at the header of the first page in bold and capitalized font, “ PRIORITY - REQUEST FOR APPROVAL – RESPONSE REQUIRED WITHIN SEVEN (7) BUSINESS DAYS ”; and (b) the Administrative Agent fails to respond within five (5) Business Days following the Administrative Agent’s receipt of a second written request for such approval or consent following the expiration of the First Notice Period, which request for approval or consent (i) is accompanied by all information necessary for the Administrative Agent to consider such request, (ii) is submitted in a package or envelope marked in bold and capitalized font, “ PRIORITY - REQUEST FOR APPROVAL – RESPONSE REQUIRED WITHIN THREE (3) BUSINESS DAYS – FAILURE TO RESPOND WILL RESULT IN APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST ”, and (iii) includes the following at the header of the first page in bold and capitalized font, “ PRIORITY - REQUEST FOR APPROVAL – RESPONSE REQUIRED WITHIN THREE (3) BUSINESS DAYS –

 

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FAILURE TO RESPOND WILL RESULT IN APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST ”. Any response by the Administrative Agent requesting additional information in order to evaluate any such request for approval of a Major Lease shall be deemed disapproval of such request unless otherwise expressly specified by the Administrative Agent. If all of the foregoing conditions of this Section 9.01(c)(i) are satisfied (and Borrower has written evidence of delivery of such notices to all of the parties required to be provided notices on behalf of the Administrative Agent), then the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have consented to such Major Lease. Each of the requests for approval to Administrative Agent under this Section 9.01(c)(i) may be delivered pursuant to electronic mail provided that requests are delivered to all three (3) of Paul Verdi (at Paul.Verdi@capitalone.com), Patricia Visone (at patricia.visone@capitalone.com ) and Capital One Syndications (at syndicationportfoliomanager@capitalone.com), provided that copies of such requests are also provided pursuant to Section 10.01 hereof.

 

(ii) Management Contracts . The REIT and Borrower shall obtain the prior written approval of Administrative Agent prior to entering into, or causing any Subsidiary Guarantor or 163 Entity to enter into, any property management agreement or replacing or terminating the property manager for any Borrowing Base Property.

 

(d) In calculating the Value-Based Borrowing Base Limit and DSCR-Based Borrowing Base Limit, unless Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, in each of their sole and absolute discretion, shall agree otherwise, the following requirements shall apply, and adjustments shall be made to the Borrowing Base (calculated in accordance with the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate delivered hereunder) in order for the amount of such Borrowing Base to comply with the following requirements:

 

(i) The Borrowing Base Asset Values of Single Tenant Assets that are not Investment Grade Borrowing Base Properties shall not comprise more than thirty percent (30%) of the aggregate Borrowing Base Asset Values of all Borrowing Base Properties;

 

(ii) The Borrowing Base Asset Values of Single Tenant Assets that are Investment Grade Borrowing Base Properties shall not comprise more than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Borrowing Base Asset Values of all Borrowing Base Properties;

 

(iii) Cash rent generated from any single tenant (or group of affiliated tenants) or from any single distribution facility or parking facility shall not account for more than twenty percent (20%) of the cash rent of the Borrowing Base assets in the Borrowing Base measured for any period, whether for purposes of determining the Estimated Values of the Borrowing Base Properties or for purposes of determining the DSCR-Based Borrowing Base Limit or otherwise;

 

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(iv) The Borrowing Base Asset Value of no single Borrowing Base Property shall comprise more than 35% of the aggregate Borrowing Base Asset Values of all Borrowing Base Properties;

 

(v) The Adjusted Borrowing Base Net Operating Income derived from Borrowing Base Properties subject to an Approved Ground Lease shall not comprise more than thirty percent (30%) of the aggregate Adjusted Borrowing Base Net Operating Income of all Borrowing Base Properties measured for any period, whether for purposes of determining the Estimated Values of the Borrowing Base Properties or for purposes of determining the DSCR-Based Borrowing Base Limit or otherwise;

 

(vi) A minimum of fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Borrowing Base Asset Values of the Borrowing Base Properties shall be comprised of the Borrowing Base Asset Values of Borrowing Base Properties located in New York County, New York State;

 

(vii) The rents that are included in the Adjusted Borrowing Base Net Operating Income of the Borrowing Base Properties for any fiscal quarter that are derived from Lease-Back Master Leases shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the aggregate rents that are included in the Adjusted Borrowing Base Net Operating Income of the Borrowing Base Properties for such fiscal quarter;

 

(viii) Administrative Agent shall have the right to mark to market any rents that are derived from Lease-Back Master Leases that are included in the Adjusted Borrowing Base Net Operating Income of the Borrowing Base Properties for any fiscal quarter.

 

Section 9.02 Exclusion Events . Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if any Real Property previously qualifying as a Borrowing Base Property ceases to meet the criteria for qualification as such, as set forth in the definition of “Borrowing Base Property” (inclusive of the requirements of Section 9.01(b)) , or if any of the following events shall occur:

 

(a) any violation of Environmental Law with respect to such Borrowing Base Property, or presence of Hazardous Materials on, about or under such Borrowing Base Property, regardless of the time when it arose, which could reasonably be expected to have a (a) material adverse effect with respect to the financial condition or the operations of such Borrowing Base Property, (b) material adverse effect on the Borrowing Base Asset Value of such Borrowing Base Property, or (c) material adverse effect on the ownership of such Borrowing Base Property, or that would involve more than $5,000,000 or take longer than six (6) months to repair or remediate (measured from the date that all required permits pertaining thereto have been obtained) or such repairs or remediation would be completed after the Maturity Date;

 

(b) Any of the Black Walnut JV Partner or 163 Washington Avenue, LLC shall exercise any of their Option Rights and as a result thereof 163 Washington shall be owned 100%, directly or indirectly, by either such Person;

 

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(c) (i) any default by any Subsidiary Guarantor or 163 Entity, as tenant under any applicable Approved Ground Lease, in the observance or performance of any material term, covenant, or condition of any applicable Approved Ground Lease on the part of such Subsidiary Guarantor or 163 Entity to be observed or performed and said default is not cured following the expiration of any applicable grace and notice periods therein provided, or (ii) the leasehold estate created by any applicable Approved Ground Lease shall be surrendered or (iii) any applicable Approved Ground Lease shall cease to be in full force and effect or (iv) any applicable Approved Ground Lease shall be terminated or canceled for any reason or under any circumstances whatsoever, or any of the material terms, covenants or conditions of any applicable Approved Ground Lease shall be modified, changed, supplemented, altered, or amended in any manner not otherwise permitted hereunder without the consent of Administrative Agent; or

 

(d) The improvements comprising a Borrowing Base Property have been damaged (ordinary wear and tear excepted) and not repaired or are the subject of any pending or, to any Credit Party’s knowledge, threatened condemnation or adverse zoning proceeding, except as could not reasonably be expected to cause a (a) material adverse effect with respect to the financial condition or the operations of such Borrowing Base Property, (b) material adverse effect on the Borrowing Base Asset Value of such Borrowing Base Property, (c) material adverse effect on the ownership of such Borrowing Base Property, or to involve more than $5,000,000 or take longer than six (6) months to repair or remediate (measured from the date of receipt of insurance proceeds with respect to such damage or event) or to be completed after the Maturity Date;

 

(any such condition or event, an “ Exclusion Event ”) such property shall be immediately removed from all financial covenant and Borrowing Base-related calculations contained herein, and the applicable provisions of Section 9.03(b) shall apply. Any such property shall immediately cease to be a “Borrowing Base Property” hereunder, Schedule III attached hereto shall be deemed to have been immediately amended to remove such Real Property from the list of Borrowing Base Properties and the Borrower shall be required, within five (5) Business Days after such property ceases to qualify as a Borrowing Base Property, to satisfy all of the conditions set forth in Article IX with respect to a Borrowing Base Removal with respect to such property; provided, however, that, if any Real Property removed as a Borrowing Base Property as a result of an Exclusion Event or because it ceases to meet the criteria for qualification as such, as set forth in the definition of “Borrowing Base Property”, subsequently meets such criteria for qualification, and provided that any applicable Exclusion Event shall have been cured, repaired or remedied to the reasonable satisfaction of Administrative Agent, such Real Property shall thereafter be included once again as a Borrowing Base Property, provided that the conditions set forth in Section 9.03 (other than those which remain in effect from its prior inclusion as a Borrowing Base Property) are satisfied.

 

Section 9.03 Addition and Removal of Borrowing Base Properties . At any time after the Effective Date hereof, Borrower shall have the right to cause one or more Real Properties to be released as a Borrowing Base Property (a “ Borrowing Base Removal ”) or to be added as a Borrowing Base Property (a “ Borrowing Base Addition ”), provided that no Default or Event of Default shall exist or shall result therefrom and that each of the following conditions are satisfied:

 

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(a) The Real Properties listed on Schedule III are the initial Borrowing Base Properties on the Effective Date. In connection with a Borrowing Base Addition, upon the satisfaction of the following conditions, Schedule III attached hereto shall be deemed to have been immediately amended to add the applicable Real Properties to the list of Borrowing Base Properties set forth therein:

 

(i) At least ten (10) Business Days prior to the date on which Borrower intends for the Borrowing Base Addition to occur, Borrower shall provide (or shall have provided) to Administrative Agent (A) the Real Property location, (B) the Real Property purchase price, (C) either (1) if either not yet acquired, directly or indirectly, or acquired within six (6) months of Borrower’s intended date for the Borrowing Base Addition to occur, pro forma revenues and expenses for the Real Property breaking out the first ninety (90) days following the acquisition of such Real Property and the existing occupancy level of the Real Property, along with the applicable purchase and sale agreement, or (2) if such Real Property has been owned, directly or indirectly, for more than six (6) months, then the financial statements required pursuant to Sections 5.01(a) and (b) hereof, along with the applicable deed, in each case reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, (D) UCC Searches relating to such Real Property;

 

(ii) Immediately subsequent to the proposed Borrowing Base Addition, the REIT and Borrower shall remain in compliance with the financial covenants contained in Section 6.01 ;

 

(iii) Such Real Property shall comply with the criteria for qualification as a Borrowing Base Property as set forth in the definition of “Borrowing Base Property” inclusive of the requirements of Section 9.01(b) hereof, and Borrower shall have delivered to Administrative Agent a Borrowing Base Certificate and an officer’s certificate of a Responsible Officer certifying as to the compliance of such Real Property with such criteria and containing such detail in respect thereof as Administrative Agent may require;

 

(iv) Administrative Agent shall have received and approved (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed) all due diligence reasonably required by Administrative Agent with respect to such Real Property, a title commitment if the Real Property has not yet been acquired or a title policy if the Real Property has been acquired and an updated title report if the Real Property has been owned for more than six (6) months, an Appraisal, survey, engineering and Phase I environmental site assessment reports (together with reliance letters in favor of Administrative Agent with respect thereto or reports addressed directly to Administrative Agent), UCC Searches and rent rolls;

 

(v) Administrative Agent shall have received and approved Organizational Documents with respect to any new Subsidiary Guarantor, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed;

 

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(vi) Borrower shall execute and deliver to Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, a Pledge with respect to Borrower’s Equity Interests in the new Subsidiary Guarantor, substantially in the form of the Pledge executed and delivered on the Original Closing Date;

 

(vii) If required by Section 5.18 hereof or by Section 9.03(b) below, the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor which owns the proposed Borrowing Base Property shall, execute and deliver to Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, a Mortgage encumbering the proposed Borrowing Base Addition in accordance with Section 5.18 hereof, substantially in the form of the Mortgages executed and delivered on the Original Closing Date;

 

(viii) Any new Subsidiary Guarantor shall execute and deliver to Administrative Agent a Joinder Agreement;

 

(ix) Administrative Agent shall have received (A) written opinions from Borrower’s counsel covering the enforceability, perfection and due authorization of the new Pledge, the Joinder Agreement (including the Guaranty as modified by such Joinder Agreement) and the new Mortgage, if applicable, in form and substance substantially similar to each applicable opinion of counsel delivered on behalf of Borrower or Guarantor on the Original Closing Date or the Effective Date and covering such other matters as Administrative Agent shall reasonably request and (B) such financing statements or other documents necessary in order to perfect the security interest created pursuant to such new Pledge and Mortgage, if applicable, as Administrative Agent shall reasonably request;

 

(x) If such Real Property is held pursuant to an Approved Ground Lease, Administrative Agent shall have received true and correct copies of such Approved Ground Lease and any guarantees thereof; and (ii) to the extent required by Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion, recognition agreements and estoppel certificates executed by the lessor under such Approved Ground Lease, in form and content reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, as applicable;

 

(xi) Administrative Agent shall have received a current property conditions report performed by an engineer reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent;

 

(xii) Administrative Agent shall have received such additional information that Administrative Agent (on its own behalf or on behalf of any Lender) reasonably requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations; and

 

(xiii) The approval of the Required Lenders to the addition of such Real Property as a Borrowing Base Property shall have been obtained.

 

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(b) In connection with a Borrowing Base Removal:

 

(i) Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a Borrowing Base Certificate that reflects the removal of such property from the Borrowing Base;

 

(ii) Upon the removal of any Borrowing Base Property, based upon the then most recent information provided by Borrower to Administrative Agent and each Lender pursuant to Section 5.01 hereof, and the Borrowing Base Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 9.03(b)(i) , and after adjusting that information to exclude the Net Operating Income and value attributable to the Borrowing Base Property to be so removed, and recalculating the Value – Based Borrowing Base Limit and DSCR – Based Borrowing Base Limit, the REIT and Borrower shall be in compliance with the financial covenants contained in Section 6.01 ;

 

(iii) The Real Properties that remain in the Borrowing Base shall be in compliance with the requirements in the definition of “Borrowing Base Property” and the covenants set forth in Section 9.01(b) hereof; and

 

(iv) Immediately subsequent to the proposed Borrowing Base Removal, and after giving effect to the adjustments referenced in Section 9.03(b)(i) , Borrower shall be in compliance with the prepayment covenants contained in Section 2.09(b) .

 

Upon a Borrowing Base Removal in compliance with this Section 9.03(b) , Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders promptly shall release in writing the applicable Pledge of interests in the Subsidiary Guarantor that owns such removed Borrowing Base Property and the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor from the Guaranty, shall return any Mortgage that was theretofore delivered with respect to such Borrowing Base Property, and shall execute and file all documents necessary to effectuate such releases, including, without limitation, a termination of the UCC financing statement filed in connection with the applicable Pledge; provided , that if the Borrowing Base Removal is of a Borrowing Base Property which was any of the Mortgaged Borrowing Base Properties, then, simultaneously with or before such Borrowing Base Removal, Borrower shall cause one or more Real Properties to be added to the Borrowing Base in compliance with the requirements for a Borrowing Base Addition, in accordance with the terms hereof, having equal or greater Borrowing Base Asset Value and Adjusted Borrowing Base Net Operating Income to the Real Property that is to be removed and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, shall, in connection therewith, satisfy all of the conditions of Section 9.03 , including, without limitation, Section 9.03(a)(iii) and provide a Mortgage pursuant to Section 9.03(a)(vii ) (which mortgage shall be recorded as a replacement Recycled Mortgage if the Borrowing Base Property which was removed was the subject of a Recycled Mortgage), and such Borrowing Base Addition shall be considered one of the Mortgaged Borrowing Base Properties.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Borrowing Base Removal shall be permitted without Administrative Agent’s and Required Lender’s consent if such Borrowing Base Removal shall result in (i) there being less than five (5) Borrowing Base Properties or (ii)

 

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the total Borrowing Base Asset Value of the Borrowing Base Properties being less than Six Hundred Million Dollars ($600,000,000).

 

ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 10.01 Notices .

 

(a) All notices, consents, approvals and requests required or permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document (a “ Notice ”) shall be given in writing and shall be effective for all purposes if either hand delivered with receipt acknowledged, or delivered by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service (such as Federal Express), or by certified or registered United States mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or, with respect to routine or administrative notices (but specifically excluding notices of Default, Events of Default or acceleration of the Loan) by electronic mail, in each case addressed as follows (or to such other address or Person as a party shall designate from time to time by notice to the other party): If to Borrower or Guarantor, to it at c/o American Realty Capital, 405 Park Avenue, 15 th Floor, New York, New York 10022, Attention: General Counsel, with a copy to c/o American Realty Capital, 405 Park Avenue, 15 th Floor, New York, New York 10022, Attention: Jesse C. Galloway; if to Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender or L/C Issuer: Capital One, National Association, 275 Broadhollow Road, Melville, New York 11747, Attention: Patricia Visone, with a copy to Capital One, National Association, 90 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10016, Attention: Paul Verdi, and with a copy to Morrison & Foerster LLP, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104, Attention: Jeffrey J. Temple, Esq.; if to any Lender, to the address set forth on the signature page hereto for such Lender or at its address (or facsimile number) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire. A notice shall be deemed to have been given: in the case of hand delivery, at the time of delivery; in the case of registered or certified mail, when delivered or the first attempted delivery on a Business Day; in the case of overnight delivery, upon the first attempted delivery on a Business Day; or, in the case of electronic mail (as set forth in Section 10.01(c) below).

 

(b) Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by Administrative Agent. Administrative Agent or the REIT or Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

 

(c) Unless Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgment from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgment), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient, at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i), of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii) above, if such notice, email

 

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or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.

 

(d) Each of the REIT and Borrower agrees that Administrative Agent and Sole Bookrunner may, but shall not be obligated to, make the Communications (as defined below) available to the Lenders by posting the Communications on Debt Domain, IntraLinks, Syndtrak or a substantially similar electronic transmission system (the “ Platform ”).

 

(e) Each of the REIT and Borrower hereby acknowledges that certain of the Lenders (each, a “ Public Lender ”) may have personnel who do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the REIT, Borrower or their Affiliates, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Persons’ securities. Each of the REIT and Borrower hereby agrees that (i) all Communications that are to be made available to Public Lenders shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (ii) by marking Communications “PUBLIC,” the REIT and Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the L/C Issuer, the Joint Lead Arrangers and Sole Bookrunner to treat such Communications as not containing any material non-public information with respect to the REIT, Borrower or any Affiliate thereof or their respective securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws; (iii) all Communications marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through the Platform; and (iv) Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers and Sole Bookrunner shall be entitled to treat any Communications that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform designated as “Non-Public Information.”

 

(f) The Platform is provided “as is” and “as available.” The Agent Parties (as defined below) do not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the Communications or the adequacy of the Platform and expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in the Communications. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including, without limitation, any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third-party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by any Agent Party in connection with the Communications or the Platform. In no event shall Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers, Sole Bookrunner or any of their Affiliates (collectively, the “ Agent Parties ”) have any liability to Borrower, any Lender or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of Borrower’s or Agent Party’s transmission or posting of Borrower Materials through the Platform or via email, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent Party; provided, however, that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability to Borrower, any Lender or any other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages). “ Communications ” means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of Borrower or any Guarantor pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed to Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers, Sole Bookrunner, the L/C

 

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Issuer or any Lender by means of electronic communications pursuant to this Section, including through the Platform.

 

Section 10.02 No Deemed Waivers; Remedies Cumulative . (a) No failure or delay by Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by any Credit Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by this Section 10.02 , and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or issuance of any Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.

 

(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, any covenant calculation or financial formula required to be calculated and submitted under this Agreement by Borrower and/or the REIT, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any 163 Entity to the Administrative Agent (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 5.01 or Section 6.01 hereof) shall not be deemed automatically approved by the Administrative Agent and shall be subject to the right of the Administrative Agent to review and reasonably contest any such calculation with respect to manifest error, subject to Borrower’s right to resubmit any such deliverable with such errors or miscalculations corrected.

 

Section 10.03 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver .

 

(a) Costs and Expenses . Each of the REIT and Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, including the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for Administrative Agent, in connection with the preparation of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the Transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated) or in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the Syndication, any Borrowing Base Addition or Borrowing Base Removal, (ii) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the L/C Issuer in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any draw thereunder, (iii) all reasonable and actual out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit, (iii) and all reasonable out-of-pocket costs, expenses, Taxes

 

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(other than Excluded Taxes), assessments and other charges incurred in connection with any filing, registration, recording or perfection of any security interest contemplated by any Security Document or any other document referred to therein, (iv) all reasonable and actual out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender, that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Agent or the Lenders in any manner arising out of any breach by the Subordinate Lender of its obligations under the Subordination Agreement, and (v) such sums as any court may adjudge to be reasonable attorney costs in any action or proceeding which arises out of, or which relates to the Subordination Agreement, including any alleged tort action, regardless of which party commences such action or proceeding, to the extent that Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender is the prevailing party in any such action or proceeding.

 

(b) Indemnification by Borrower Group . Each of the REIT and Borrower shall indemnify Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer, Swingline Lender, each Lender and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “ Indemnitee ”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all actual, out-of-pocket losses, claims, damages (excluding consequential damages, other than to the extent such damages are awarded to a third-party), liabilities and actual related out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or the consummation of the Transactions contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, any claim asserted against any Indemnitee by the Black Walnut Partner or 163 Washington Avenue, LLC), (ii) any Loan to Borrower or Letter of Credit issued for the account of Borrower or the use of the proceeds therefrom, (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials (not including any Hazardous Materials which are initially placed on a property after Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates or agents has taken possession, control or custody of, or title to, the applicable property) on or from any property owned or operated by a Credit Party, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to a Credit Party, (iv) misappropriation or misapplication by any Credit Party or any Affiliate of any Credit Party of any operating revenues, cash flow or other revenue derived from or in respect of any Asset, including security deposits, insurance proceeds, condemnation awards, or any rental, sales or other income derived directly or indirectly from any Asset; (v) fraud or misrepresentation or inaccurate certification by any Credit Party or any Affiliate of any Credit Party made at any time in connection with the Loan Documents or the Loans; (vi) intentional interference by any Credit Party or any Affiliate of any Credit Party with Administrative Agent’s (or the Lenders’ or the L/C Issuer’s) exercise of its rights under any of the Loan Documents; (vii) commission of waste to or of any Real Property or any portion thereof by any Credit Party or any Affiliate of any Credit Party or failure to maintain any Real Property by any Credit Party in the manner required by the Loan Documents, (viii) any claim by any Person that such Person acted on behalf of Borrower in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and/or (ix) any actual claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, (A) be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and

 

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nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or its shareholders, directors, officers, Affiliates or subsidiaries or (B) include any consequential damages or punitive damages. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 10.03 shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent claims on damages arising from a non-Tax claim.

 

(c) [Reserved] .

 

Section 10.04 Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc . To the extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, no party hereto shall assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any other party hereto or any Related Party thereof, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the Transactions, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof.

 

(a) Payments . All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than ten (10) days after written demand therefor.

 

Section 10.05 Successors and Assigns .

 

(a) Assignments Generally . The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that (i) no Credit Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by a Credit Party without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (c) of this Section) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

(b) Assignments by Lenders .

 

(i) Each Lender may assign any of its Loans, its Note and its Commitment (but only with the consent of Administrative Agent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld if the proposed assignee is an Eligible Institution and shall not be required if the Lender assigning its Loan is Administrative Agent), provided that:

 

(A) no such consent by Administrative Agent shall be required in the case of any assignment by any Lender to another Lender (provided such other Lender is not a Defaulting Lender) or an Affiliate of the assigning Lender or another Lender (provided such other Lender is not a Defaulting Lender) except to the extent that Administrative Agent has reserved the right to consent to further assignments to a Lender in

 

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connection with the granting of its consent to the initial assignment to such Lender;

 

(B) except to the extent Administrative Agent shall otherwise consent, any such partial assignment (other than to another Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender) shall be in an amount at least equal to $10,000,000 or, if less, the entire amount of the assigning Lender’s Loans and Commitment;

 

(C) each such assignment (including an assignment to another Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender) by a Lender of its Loans or Commitment shall be made in such manner so that the same portion of its Loans and Commitment is assigned to the respective assignee;

 

(D) upon execution and delivery by the assignee (even if already a Lender) to Borrower and Administrative Agent of an Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such assignee agrees to become a “Lender” hereunder (if not already a Lender) having the Commitment and Loans specified in such instrument, and upon consent thereto by Administrative Agent to the extent required above, the assignee shall have, to the extent of such assignment (unless otherwise consented to by Administrative Agent), the obligations, rights and benefits of a Lender hereunder holding the Commitment and Loans (or portions thereof) assigned to it (in addition to the Commitment and Loans, if any, theretofore held by such assignee) and the assigning Lender shall, to the extent of such assignment, be released from the Commitment (or portion thereof) so assigned. Upon each such assignment the assigning Lender shall pay Administrative Agent a processing and recording fee of $3,500 and the reasonable fees and disbursements of Administrative Agent’s counsel incurred in connection therewith. The assignee, if it is not already a Lender, shall deliver to Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire;

 

(E) the consent of the L/C Issuer and the Swingline Lender shall be required for any assignment in respect of a Revolving Commitment; and

 

(F) the consent of Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment unless (x) an Event of Default shall exist at the time of such assignment or (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided that Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to Administrative Agent within seven (7) Business Days after having received notice thereof; and provided, further, that unless an Event of Default as described in Section 7.01(a) , 7.01(f) or 7.01(g) exists, the consent of Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or

 

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delayed) shall be required for any assignment to a Competitor; provided that Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to Administrative Agent within seven (7) Business Days after having received notice thereof.

 

(ii) From and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.13 , Section 2.14 , Section 2.15 and Section 10.03 ); provided , however , that in no event shall such assigning Lender be released with respect to any defaults by or liabilities of such Lender under the Loan Documents which accrued prior to such assignment. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 10.05(b) shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with Section 10.05(e) .

 

(iii) The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable Legal Requirements, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

 

(iv) Certain Additional Payments . In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, 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 Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, 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 Borrower and Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans 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 Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, Swingline Lender and each other Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans in accordance with its Revolving Loan

 

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Applicable Percentage and Term Loan Applicable Percentage, as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable law 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.

 

(c) Maintenance of Register by Administrative Agent . Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amount of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Credit Parties, Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by any Credit Party, by the L/C Issuer and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

 

(d) Effectiveness of Assignment . Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, and consented to, if required, by the Borrower, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.

 

(e) Participations .

 

(i) Any Lender may, without the consent of any Credit Party or Administrative Agent, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a “ Participant ”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, (iii) Borrower, Administrative Agent and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (iv) provided, further, that unless an Event of Default as described in Section 7.01(a) , 7.01(f) or 7.01(g) exists, the consent of Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any participation to a Competitor; provided that Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such participation unless it shall object thereto by written notice to Administrative Agent within seven (7)

 

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Business Days after having received written notice thereof. 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 the other Loan Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 10.02(a) that affects such Participant. Subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of this Section, Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.13 , Section 2.14 and Section 2.15 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.09 as though it were a Lender; provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.16(c) as though it were a Lender.

 

(ii) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.13 or  Section 2.15 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. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.15 unless Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of Borrower, to comply with Section 2.15(e) as though it were a Lender.

 

(iii) Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “ Participant Register ”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the Code. 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, Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register

 

(f) Certain Pledges . Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any such pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest;

 

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provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

 

(g) No Assignments to the Credit Parties or Affiliates . Anything in this Section to the contrary notwithstanding, no Lender may assign or participate any interest in any Loan held by it hereunder to any Credit Party or any of its Affiliates or Subsidiaries of any Credit Party without the prior consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender.

 

(h) Syndication . Each of the REIT and Borrower acknowledges that Administrative Agent intends to syndicate a portion of the Commitments to one or more Lenders (the “ Syndication ”) and in connection therewith, the REIT and Borrower shall take all actions as Administrative Agent may reasonably request to assist Administrative Agent in its Syndication effort. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the REIT and Borrower shall, at the reasonable request of Administrative Agent (i) facilitate the review of the Loans, the Borrowing Base Properties and the other collateral for the Loans by any prospective Lender; (ii) assist Administrative Agent and otherwise cooperate with Administrative Agent in the preparation of information offering materials (which assistance may include reviewing and commenting on drafts of such information materials and drafting portions thereof); (iii) deliver updated information on Borrower, Guarantor, the Borrowing Base Properties and the other collateral for the Loans; (iv) make representatives of the REIT and Borrower available to meet with prospective Lenders at tours of the Borrowing Base Properties and bank meetings at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice; (v) facilitate direct contact between the senior management and advisors of the REIT and Borrower and any prospective Lender at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice; (vi) use its best efforts to ensure that the Syndication efforts of Administrative Agent benefit materially from their existing banking relationships; and (vii) provide Administrative Agent with all information reasonably deemed necessary by it to complete the Syndication successfully.

 

Section 10.06 Survival . All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Credit Parties herein and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of any Loans, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that Administrative Agent, or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Section 2.13 , Section 2.14 , Section 2.15 , Section 10.03 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the Transactions, the repayment of the Loans and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.

 

Section 10.07 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to

 

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Administrative Agent constitute the entire contract between and among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01 , this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by Administrative Agent and when Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this Agreement and any Loan Document shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable Legal Requirements, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

 

Section 10.08 Severability . Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

Section 10.09 Set-off . If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and the L/C Issuer and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, after obtaining the prior written consent of the Required Lenders exercised in their sole discretion, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender or the L/C Issuer to or for the credit or the account of any Borrower or Guarantor against any and all of the obligations of the REIT, Borrower or such Credit Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or the L/C Issuer shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of the REIT, Borrower or such Credit Party may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office of such Lender or the L/C Issuer different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness; provided that 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 Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement applicable to payments and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to Administrative 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 the L/C Issuer under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender and the L/C Issuer may have.

 

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Section 10.10 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc .

 

(a) THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTES AND THE LOAN DOCUMENTS WERE NEGOTIATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE PROCEEDS OF THE NOTES DELIVERED PURSUANT HERETO WERE DISBURSED FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WHICH STATE THE PARTIES AGREE HAS A SUBSTANTIAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE PARTIES AND TO THE UNDERLYING TRANSACTION EMBODIED HEREBY, AND IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE, THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTE AND THE LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE AND ANY APPLICABLE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, EXCEPT THAT AT ALL TIMES THE PROVISIONS FOR THE CREATION, PERFECTION, AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE LIENS CREATED PURSUANT TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED, IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAW OF SUCH STATE, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN THE VALIDITY AND THE ENFORCEABILITY OF ALL LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE OBLIGATIONS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EACH OF THE REIT AND BORROWER HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM TO ASSERT THAT THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION GOVERNS THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AND THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

 

(b) ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE L/C ISSUER, ANY LENDER, THE REIT OR BORROWER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE INSTITUTED IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW AND EACH PARTY HERETO WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, AND EACH OF THE REIT AND HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING.

 

Section 10.11 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY AGREES NOT TO ELECT A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ISSUE TRIABLE OF RIGHT BY JURY, AND WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY FULLY TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH RIGHT SHALL NOW OR HEREAFTER EXIST WITH REGARD TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR TRANSACTIONS, OR ANY CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER ACTION ARISING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS GIVEN KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY BY EACH PARTY HERETO, AND IS INTENDED TO ENCOMPASS INDIVIDUALLY EACH INSTANCE AND

 

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EACH ISSUE AS TO WHICH THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY WOULD OTHERWISE ACCRUE. EITHER PARTY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH IN ANY PROCEEDING AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THIS WAIVER BY THE OTHER.

 

Section 10.12 Headings . Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

 

Section 10.13 No Broker . Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby represent to Borrower that neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender Party has dealt with, and the REIT and Borrower represent to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and each Lender that they have not dealt with, any broker or finder with respect to the Transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or otherwise in connection with the Loan Documents.

 

Section 10.14 Obligations of the Credit Parties Independent; Joint and Several . The obligations of each Credit Party under the Loan Documents are independent of the obligations of the other Credit Party, and a separate action or actions may be brought or prosecuted against each of the Credit Parties irrespective of whether action is brought against the other Credit Party or whether the other Credit Party be joined in any such action or actions. The obligations of the REIT and Borrower under this Agreement with respect to the representations, warranties and covenants made by both of them are joint and several.

 

Section 10.15 Confidentiality . Each of Administrative Agent and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and shall agree to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority, (c) to the extent required by applicable Legal Requirements or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any eligible assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective eligible assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Credit Parties and their obligations, (g) with the consent of Borrower or (h) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to Administrative Agent or any Lender on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Credit Parties; provided that Information may not in any circumstance be disclosed to a Competitor. For the purposes of this Section, “ Information ” means all information received from or on behalf of the Credit Parties relating to the Credit Parties, their Subsidiaries or Affiliates or their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to Administrative Agent or any Lender on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by the Credit Parties; provided that, in the case of information received from the Credit Parties after the Original Closing Date, such

 

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information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. 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.

 

Section 10.16 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility . In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated by the Loan Documents, Borrower acknowledges and agrees that: (i) the credit facilities provided for under this Agreement and any related arranging or other services in connection therewith (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification of any Loan Document) are an arm’s-length commercial transaction between Borrower, the Guarantors, the other Credit Parties and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the L/C Issuer, the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Sole Bookrunner, on the other hand, and Borrower is capable of evaluating and understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents (including any amendment, waiver or other modification thereof); (ii) in connection with the process leading to such transactions, each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the L/C Issuer, the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Sole Bookrunner is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the financial advisor, agent or fiduciary for Borrower, the Guarantors, any other Credit Party or any of the respective Affiliates, stockholders, creditors or employees or any other Person; (iii) neither the Administrative Agent, nor any of the Lenders, nor the L/C Issuer, nor the Sole Bookrunner, nor either of the Joint Lead Arrangers has assumed or will assume an advisory, agency or fiduciary responsibility in favor of Borrower, the Guarantors or any other Credit Party with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto, including with respect to any amendment, waiver or other modification of any Loan Document (irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the L/C Issuer, the Sole Bookrunner or the Joint Lead Arrangers has advised or is currently advising Borrower, the Guarantors, any other Credit Party or any of their respective Affiliates on other matters) and neither the Administrative Agent, nor any of the Lenders, nor the L/C Issuer, nor the Sole Bookrunner, nor either of the Joint Lead Arrangers has any obligation to Borrower, the Guarantors, any other Credit Party or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth in the Loan Documents; (iv) the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the L/C Issuer, the Sole Bookrunner and the Joint Lead Arrangers and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of Borrower, the Guarantors, the other Credit Parties and their respective Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent, nor any of the Lenders, nor the L/C Issuer, nor the Sole Bookrunner, nor either of the Joint Lead Arrangers has any obligation to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any advisory, agency or fiduciary relationship; and (v) the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the L/C Issuer, the Sole Bookrunner and the Sole Lead Arranger have not provided and will not provide any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby (including any amendment, waiver or other modification of any Loan Document) and Borrower has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate. Borrower hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the L/C Issuer, the Sole Bookrunner and the Joint Lead Arrangers with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty.

 

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Section 10.17 Additional Commitments . Borrower shall have the right, no more than two (2) times during the term of the Loan, to request that Administrative Agent permit additional Revolving Loan Commitments and/or Term Loan Commitments to be added under the terms of this Agreement in excess of the Lenders’ then outstanding Revolving Loan Commitments and Term Loan Commitments in a minimum increment of at least Twenty Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000.00) in excess of the Lenders’ then outstanding Revolving Loan Commitments and Term Loan Commitments (the requested amount being, the “ Additional Commitment Amount ”), subject to the following:

 

(a) The aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Commitments shall not exceed One Billion Dollars ($1,000,000,000.00).

 

(b) Any such request shall be made by Borrower giving written notice (the “ Additional Commitment Notice ”) to Administrative Agent, which notice shall set forth such details with respect thereto as are reasonably requested by Administrative Agent, including, without limitation, whether the Additional Commitment Amount shall increase the then outstanding Revolving Loan Commitments or the then outstanding Term Loan Commitments. Upon receipt of the Additional Commitment Notice, Administrative Agent shall notify the then existing non-Defaulting Lenders of the terms of such Additional Commitment Notice and each such Lender’s pro rata share (in proportion to the Applicable Percentages of the non-Defaulting Lenders) of the proposed Additional Commitment Amount and whether such Additional Commitment Amount shall increase the then outstanding Revolving Loan Commitments or Term Loan Commitments. If any Lender rejects the offer to increase its respective Revolving Loan Commitments or Term Loan Commitments or accepts only a portion thereof, which each Lender may do in its sole and absolute discretion, Administrative Agent shall further offer the rejected shares (or rejected portions thereof) to the non-Defaulting Lenders that have accepted the proposed increase in their Commitments (each an “ Accepting Lender ”), pro rata in proportion to the sum of their then existing Commitments plus any additional portion of the Additional Commitment Amount which they have previously accepted. If any Lender shall not respond to a request by Administrative Agent pursuant to this clause (b) within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of an offer (including any offer for a portion of the Additional Commitment Amount rejected by another Lender), such Lender shall be deemed to have rejected such offer. No Defaulting Lender may accept any portion of any Additional Commitment Amount. Administrative Agent shall notify Borrower of all acceptances and rejections with respect to the Additional Commitment Amount by the Lenders. If such acceptances are satisfactory to Borrower, the Commitments of the Accepting Lenders shall be increased by their respective portions of the Additional Commitment Amount without the consent of any other Lender, subject, however, to (i) no Default or Event of Default being in existence at such time, (ii) Borrower issuing additional or substitute Notes to the Accepting Lenders and reaffirming its obligations under the original Notes and Loan Documents, as amended pursuant to this Section 10.17 , (iii) with respect to any Additional Commitment Amount that results in an increase in the Revolving Loan Commitments, the Accepting Lenders that have agreed to increase their respective Revolving Loan Commitments paying to Administrative Agent (on behalf of the other Lenders) the aggregate amount determined by Administrative Agent to be necessary so that each Accepting Lender’s pro rata share of outstanding Revolving Loans and participations in L/C Obligations and Swingline Loans matches the ratio of its increased Revolving Commitment to the aggregate amount of all increased Revolving Commitments after

 

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giving effect to such Additional Commitment Amount and, after giving effect to their receipt of such payment, the other Revolving Lenders’ pro rata shares of outstanding Revolving Loans and participations in L/C Obligations and Swingline Loans matches the ratio of their respective Revolving Commitments to the aggregate amount of all increased Revolving Commitments after giving effect to such Additional Commitment Amount, (iv) Borrower, the Accepting Lenders and Administrative Agent executing such other documents evidencing such adjustments in the Commitments and the Loans (including, without limitation, modifications to the Security Documents) as shall be reasonably acceptable to Borrower, the Accepting Lenders and Administrative Agent and, if the Additional Commitment Amount involves an increase in the Revolving Loan Commitments, the Swingline Lender and the L/C Issuer, (v) the Guarantors executing and delivering reaffirmations of the Guaranties in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, (vi) Borrower paying all of Administrative Agent’s reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the foregoing, (vii) Borrower paying to Administrative Agent such fees as are due pursuant to the Fee Letter, and (viii) the understanding that, with respect to any Additional Commitment Amount that results in an increase in the Term Loan Commitments, the only Term Loan Lenders that shall have any obligation to fund such Additional Commitment Amount shall be the Accepting Lenders that increase their Term Loan Commitments, which shall be several obligations of such Accepting Lenders and which funding shall be in proportion to the respective shares of such Additional Commitment Amount that such Accepting Lenders were allocated in response to the Additional Commitment Notice. Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the applicable Lenders their share of any payments received from the Accepting Lenders in accordance with clause (vii) of the immediately preceding sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Additional Commitment Amount shall become effective under this Section 10.17 unless, (i) on the date of such effectiveness, (x) Administrative Agent shall have received such customary certificates, documents and opinion letters as it may reasonably request, (y) the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 shall be satisfied, and (z) the REIT and Borrower shall be in pro forma compliance with the covenants set forth in Section 6.01 after giving effect to any Loans to be made on such date and the Additional Commitment Amount, and the application of the proceeds therefrom as if made and applied on such date, and, Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate certifying as to the satisfaction of each of clauses (x), (y) and (z) dated such date (including calculations in reasonable detail showing pro forma compliance with the covenants in Section 6.01 ) and executed by a Responsible Officer of the REIT and Borrower. The Administrative Agent shall provide written notice to all of the Lenders when the Additional Commitment Amount becomes effective. Each of the REIT and Borrower agrees to take such further reasonable action as may reasonably be requested by Administrative Agent in connection with any request pursuant to this Section 10.17 .

 

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the Lenders do not accept increases in their aggregate Commitments in the full amount of the Additional Commitment Amount in accordance with clause (b) above, Borrower may designate one or more proposed lenders to Administrative Agent (and, if such Additional Commitment Amount would involve an increase in the Revolving Commitments, the Swingline Lender and the L/C Issuer) to become Lenders under this Agreement with respect to such balance of the Additional Commitment Amount, subject in each case to the prior consent by Administrative Agent (and, if such Additional Commitment Amount would involve an increase in the Revolving Commitments, the Swingline Lender and the L/C Issuer), which approvals shall not be

 

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unreasonably withheld or delayed if such proposed lenders meet the standards of an Eligible Institution. If such proposed lenders are so approved, such lenders shall become additional Lenders under this Agreement in accordance with their respective Commitments without the consent of any other Lenders, subject, however, to (i) no Default or Event of Default being in existence at such time, (ii) Borrower issuing new Notes to the new Lenders and reaffirming its obligations under the original Notes and Loan Documents, as amended pursuant to this Section 10.17 , (iii) with respect to any Additional Commitment Amount that results in an increase in the Revolving Loan Commitments, such New Lenders that have agreed to provide Revolving Loan Commitments and Accepting Lenders paying to Administrative Agent (on behalf of the other Lenders) the aggregate amount determined by Administrative Agent to be necessary so that such new Lender’s and, if applicable, Accepting Lenders’ respective pro rata shares of outstanding Revolving Loans and participations in L/C Obligations and Swingline Loans matches the ratio of their Revolving Commitments as so increased to the aggregate amount of all increased Revolving Commitments after giving effect to such Additional Commitment Amount and, after giving effect to their receipt of such payment, the other Revolving Lenders’ pro rata shares of outstanding Revolving Loans and participations in L/C Obligations and Swingline Loans matches the ratio of their respective Revolving Commitments to the aggregate amount of all increased Revolving Commitments after giving effect to such Additional Commitment Amount, (iv) Borrower, the new Lenders, any Accepting Lenders (if applicable) and Administrative Agent executing such other documents evidencing the addition of the new Lenders as Lenders hereunder and the adjustment of the Commitments and the Loans (including, without limitation, modifications to the Security Documents) as shall be reasonably acceptable to Borrower, the new Lenders, the Accepting Lenders and Administrative Agent and, if the Additional Commitment Amount involves an increase in the Revolving Loan Commitments, the Swingline Lender and the L/C Issuer, (v) the Guarantors executing and delivering reaffirmations of the Guaranties in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, (vi) Borrower paying all of Administrative Agent’s reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the foregoing, (vii) Borrower paying to the Joint Lead Arrangers, the Sole Bookrunner, the new Lenders and the Accepting Lenders such fees as are due in connection with the Additional Commitment Amount and (viii) the understanding that, with respect to any Additional Commitment Amount that results in an increase in the Term Loan Commitments, the only Term Loan Lenders that shall have any obligation to fund such Additional Commitment Amount shall be the new Lenders that have been approved pursuant to this Section 10.17(c) and any Accepting Lenders that are Term Loan Lenders, which shall be several obligations of such new Lenders and Accepting Lenders and which funding shall be in proportion to the respective shares of such Additional Commitment Amount that such new Lender and Accepting Lenders were allocated in response to the Additional Commitment Notice. Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the applicable Lenders their share of any payments received from the Accepting Lenders in accordance with clause (vii) of the immediately preceding sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Additional Commitment Amount shall become effective under this Section 10.17 unless, (i) on the date of such effectiveness, (x) Administrative Agent shall have received such customary certificates, documents and opinion letters as it may reasonably request, (y) the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 shall be satisfied, and (z) the REIT and Borrower shall be in pro forma compliance with the covenants set forth in Section 6.01 after giving effect to any Loans to be made on such date and the Additional Commitment Amount, and the application of the proceeds therefrom as if made and applied on

 

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such date, and, Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate certifying as to the satisfaction of each of clauses (x), (y) and (z) dated such date (including calculations in reasonable detail showing pro forma compliance with the covenants in Section 6.01 ) and executed by a Responsible Officer of the REIT and Borrower. The Administrative Agent shall provide written notice to all of the Lenders when the Additional Commitment Amount becomes effective.

 

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, each Lender hereby authorizes Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lenders) to enter into amendments and modifications of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to the extent necessary to reflect the adjustment of the Commitments and the Loans, the addition of new Lenders and the other matters contemplated by this Section.

 

Section 10.18 Amendments . No amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Borrower and any other Credit Parties party thereto.

 

[Signature pages follow.]

  

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

 

  BORROWER :
   
  NEW YORK RECOVERY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P. ,
a Delaware limited partnership
   
  By: New York REIT, Inc.,
a Maryland corporation, its general partner
     
     
    By: /s/ Jesse C. Galloway  
      Name:  Jesse C. Galloway  
      Title:  Authorized Signatory  
 
 
 
(Signatures continue on following pages.)

 

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  ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, L/C ISSUER AND SWINGLINE LENDER
   
  CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ,
as Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Swingline Lender
   
   
  By: /s/ Patricia Visone
    Name: Patricia Visone
    Title: Vice President

 

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  LENDERS
   
  CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ,
as a Lender
   
   
  By: /s/ Patricia Visone
    Name: Patricia Visone
    Title: Vice President

 

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  LENDERS
   
  U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ,
as a Lender
   
   
  By: /s/ Gordon J. Clough
    Name: Gordon J. Clough
    Title: Vice President

 

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  LENDERS
   
  KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ,
as a Lender
   
   
  By: /s/ Sara Smith
    Name: Sara Smith
    Title: AVP

 

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  LENDERS
   
  TD BANK, N.A. ,
as a Lender
   
   
  By: /s/ Aaron C. Miller
    Name: Aaron C. Miller
    Title: VP

 

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  LENDERS
   
  PEOPLE’S UNITED BANK ,
as a Lender
   
   
  By: /s/ Thomas Buffa
    Name: Thomas Buffa
    Title: SVP

 

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  LENDERS
   
  JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. ,
as a Lender
   
   
  By: /s/ Rita Lai
    Name: Rita Lai
    Title: Authorized Signer

 

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  LENDERS
   
  SUNTRUST BANK ,
as a Lender
   
   
  By: /s/ Michael Kauffman
    Name: Michael Kauffman
    Title: SVP
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  LENDERS
   
  BARCLAYS BANK PLC ,
as a Lender
   
   
  By: /s/ Craig J. Malloy
    Name: Craig J. Malloy
    Title: Director

 

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  LENDERS
   
  RBS CITIZENS, N.A. ,
as a Lender
   
   
  By: /s/ Brad Bindas
    Name: Brad Bindas
    Title: Senior Vice President
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EXHIBIT A

[Form of Revolving Note]

 

PROMISSORY NOTE

 

$_______________ _______ __, 201[_]
New York, New York
 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, NEW YORK RECOVERY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Borrower ”), hereby promises to pay to the order of __________________ (the “ Lender ”), in accordance with the Credit Agreement referred to below, the principal sum of _______________ Dollars (or such lesser amount as shall equal the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans made by the Lender to Borrower under the Credit Agreement), in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds, on the dates and in the principal amounts provided in the Credit Agreement, and to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each such Loan, at such office, in like money and funds, for the period commencing on the date of such Loan until such Loan shall be paid in full, at the rates per annum and on the dates provided in the Credit Agreement.

 

This Note is one of the Revolving Notes referred to in the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of [____ ___], 2014 (as modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among Borrower, New York REIT, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc.), the lenders party thereto (including the Lender) and Capital One, National Association, as Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Swingline Lender, and evidences Loans made by the Lender thereunder. Terms used but not defined in this Note have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

The Credit Agreement provides for the acceleration of the maturity of this Note upon the occurrence of certain events and for prepayments of Loans upon the terms and conditions specified therein.

 

Should the indebtedness represented by this Note or any part thereof be collected at law or in equity, or in bankruptcy, receivership or any other court proceeding (whether at the trial or appellate level), or should this Note be placed in the hands of attorneys for collection upon default, Borrower agrees to pay, in addition to the principal, interest and other sums due and payable hereon, all costs of collecting or attempting to collect this Note, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements.

 

All parties to this Note, whether principal, surety, guarantor or endorser, hereby waive presentment for payment, demand (except as set forth in the Credit Agreement), protest, notice of protest and notice of dishonor.

 

Except as permitted by Section 10.05 of the Credit Agreement, this Note may not be assigned by the Lender.

 

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In the event that this Note is transferred by the Lender to another party, Borrower shall not be required to recognize such transfer until Borrower has been sent a notice of the transfer of this Note by the transferor and the transferee.

 

This Note may only be amended by an instrument in writing executed by Borrower and the Lender.

 

This Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

 

 

 

 

  BORROWER :
   
  NEW YORK RECOVERY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P. , a Delaware limited partnership
   
  By: New York REIT, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc.),
a Maryland corporation, its general partner
    By:  
    Name:
    Title:
       

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

[Form of Swingline Note]

 

SWINGLINE PROMISSORY NOTE

 

$25,000,000.00 _______ __, 201[_]
New York, New York
 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, NEW YORK RECOVERY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Borrower ”), hereby promises to pay to the order of CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (the “ Swingline Lender ”), in accordance with the Credit Agreement referred to below, the principal sum of TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS (or such lesser amount as shall equal the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Swingline Loans made by the Swingline Lender to Borrower under the Credit Agreement), in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds, on the dates and in the principal amounts provided in the Credit Agreement, and to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each such Swingline Loan, at such office, in like money and funds, for the period commencing on the date of such Swingline Loan until such Swingline Loan shall be paid in full, at the rates per annum and on the dates provided in the Credit Agreement.

 

This Swingline Note is one of the Swingline Notes referred to in the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of [____ ___], 2014 (as modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among Borrower, New York REIT, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc.), the lenders party thereto (including the Swingline Lender) and Capital One, National Association, as Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Swingline Lender, and, among other things, evidences Swingline Loans made by the Swingline Lender thereunder. Terms used but not defined in this Swingline Note have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

The Credit Agreement provides for the acceleration of the maturity of this Swingline Note upon the occurrence of certain events and for prepayments of Swingline Loans upon the terms and conditions specified therein.

 

Should the indebtedness represented by this Swingline Note or any part thereof be collected at law or in equity, or in bankruptcy, receivership or any other court proceeding (whether at the trial or appellate level), or should this Swingline Note be placed in the hands of attorneys for collection upon default, Borrower agrees to pay, in addition to the principal, interest and other sums due and payable hereon, all costs of collecting or attempting to collect this Swingline Note, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements.

 

All parties to this Swingline Note, whether principal, surety, guarantor or endorser, hereby waive presentment for payment, demand (except as set forth in the Credit Agreement), protest, notice of protest and notice of dishonor.

 

Except as permitted by Section 10.05 of the Credit Agreement, this Swingline Note may not be assigned by the Swingline Lender.

 

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In the event that this Swingline Note is transferred by the Swingline Lender to another party, Borrower shall not be required to recognize such transfer until Borrower has been sent a notice of the transfer of this Swingline Note by the transferor and the transferee.

 

This Swingline Note may only be amended by an instrument in writing executed by Borrower and the Swingline Lender.

 

This Swingline Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

 

 

 

  NEW YORK RECOVERY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P. ,
a Delaware limited partnership
 


By: New York REIT, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty
Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc.),
a Maryland corporation, its general partner



By: ________________________________

Name:

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

[Form of Term Note]

 

PROMISSORY NOTE

 

$_______________ _______ __, 201[_]
New York, New York
 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, NEW YORK RECOVERY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Borrower ”), hereby promises to pay to the order of __________________ (the “ Lender ”), in accordance with the Credit Agreement referred to below, the principal sum of _______________ Dollars (or such lesser amount as shall equal the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans made by the Lender to Borrower under the Credit Agreement), in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds, on the dates and in the principal amounts provided in the Credit Agreement, and to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each such Loan, at such office, in like money and funds, for the period commencing on the date of such Loan until such Loan shall be paid in full, at the rates per annum and on the dates provided in the Credit Agreement.

 

This Note is one of the Term Notes referred to in the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of [____ ___], 2014 (as modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among Borrower, New York REIT, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc.), the lenders party thereto (including the Lender) and Capital One, National Association, as Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Swingline Lender, and evidences Loans made by the Lender thereunder. Terms used but not defined in this Note have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

The Credit Agreement provides for the acceleration of the maturity of this Note upon the occurrence of certain events and for prepayments of Loans upon the terms and conditions specified therein.

 

Should the indebtedness represented by this Note or any part thereof be collected at law or in equity, or in bankruptcy, receivership or any other court proceeding (whether at the trial or appellate level), or should this Note be placed in the hands of attorneys for collection upon default, Borrower agrees to pay, in addition to the principal, interest and other sums due and payable hereon, all costs of collecting or attempting to collect this Note, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements.

 

All parties to this Note, whether principal, surety, guarantor or endorser, hereby waive presentment for payment, demand (except as set forth in the Credit Agreement), protest, notice of protest and notice of dishonor.

 

Except as permitted by Section 10.05 of the Credit Agreement, this Note may not be assigned by the Lender.

 

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In the event that this Note is transferred by the Lender to another party, Borrower shall not be required to recognize such transfer until Borrower has been sent a notice of the transfer of this Note by the transferor and the transferee.

 

This Note may only be amended by an instrument in writing executed by Borrower and the Lender.

 

This Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

 

 

  NEW YORK RECOVERY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P. ,
a Delaware limited partnership
 


By: New York REIT, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty
Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc.),
a Maryland corporation, its general partner



By: ________________________________

Name:

Title:

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT D

 

[Form of Assignment and Assumption]

 

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

 

This Assignment and Assumption (the “ Assignment and Assumption ”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [ Insert name of Assignor ] (the “ Assignor ”) and [ Insert name of Assignee ] (the “ Assignee ”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, the “ Credit Agreement ”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.

 

For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a [Revolving] [Term] Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below (including any letters of credit included in such facilities) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable Legal Requirements, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as the “ Assigned Interest ”). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.

 

1. Assignor:    
       
2. Assignee:    
      [and is an Affiliate of [ identify Lender ] 1 ]
       
3. Borrower:   New York Recovery Operating Partnership, L.P.
       
4. Administrative Agent:   Capital One, National Association, as Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement

 

_____________________

1 Select as applicable

 
 

 

       
5. Credit Agreement:   The $705,000,0000 (increasable to $1,000,000,000) Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April [___], 2014 among Borrower, New York REIT, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc.), the Lenders parties thereto, and Capital One, National Association, as Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Swingline Lender
       
6. Assigned Revolving Loan Interest:
 
Revolving Loan Commitment Aggregate Amount
of Revolving Loan Commitment /
Revolving Loans for
all Revolving
Lenders
Amount of
Revolving Loan Commitment /
Revolving Loans
Assigned
Percentage Assigned
of Revolving Loan
Commitment /
Revolving Loans 2
  $ $ %
  $ $ %
  $ $ %
   
7. Assigned Term Loan Interest:
   
Term Loan Commitment Aggregate Amount
of Term Loan
Commitment / Term
Loans for all Term
Lenders
Amount of Term
Loan Commitment
/ Term Loans
Assigned
Percentage Assigned
of Term Loan
Commitment / Term
Loans 3
  $ $ %
  $ $ %
  $ $ %
               

Effective Date: _____________ ___, 20___ [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]

 

________________________

 

2 Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder.

3 Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder.

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The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:

 

      ASSIGNOR
         
      [NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
         
         
      By:  
        Name:
        Title:
         
         
      ASSIGNEE
         
      [NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
         
         
      By:  
        Name:
        Title:
           
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Consented 4  to and Accepted:
 
CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent
 
 
By:  
  Name:
  Title:
   
[Consented to and] 5 Accepted:
 
CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender
   
   
By:  
  Title:
   
   
   
Consented to: 6
NEW YORK RECOVERY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P. ,
a Delaware limited partnership

By: New York REIT, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty
Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc.),
a Maryland corporation, its general partner
 
By:  
  Name:
  Title:
   
   

 

 

_______________________________

4 To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.

5 To be added only if the consent of the Swing Line Lender or L/C Issuer is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.

6 To be added only if the consent of the Borrower is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.

 

 

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ANNEX 1

 

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

 

1. Representations and Warranties .

 

1.1 Assignor . The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

 

1.2. Assignee . The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it satisfies the requirements, if any, specified in the Credit Agreement that are required to be satisfied by it in order to acquire the Assigned Interest and become a Lender, (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and (v) if it is a Foreign Lender, attached to the Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

 

2. Payments . From and after the Effective Date, Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.

 

 
 

 

 

3. General Provisions . This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

 

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EXHIBIT E

 

[Form of Borrowing Base Certificate]

 

BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE

 

 

 

 
 

EXHIBIT F

 

[Form of Compliance Certificate]

 

 

 

 
 

EXHIBIT G
[Form of Solvency Certificate]

 

 

 

 
 

EXHIBIT H
[Form of Borrowing Request]

 

 
 

 

FIRST AMENDMENT TO

DISTRIBUTION REINVESTMENT PLAN OF

AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL NEW YORK RECOVERY REIT, INC.

 

WHEREAS , American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc. (the “ Company ”) maintains the Distribution Reinvestment Plan of American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc. (the “ Plan ”);

 

WHEREAS , pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) may at any time amend the Plan; and

 

WHEREAS , the Company desires to amend the Plan as set forth herein;

 

NOW, THEREFORE , pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan, effective as of March 31, 2014, Sections 11(b) and 11(c) of the Plan are hereby amended in their entirety to read as follows:

 

“(b) The Administrator may terminate a Participant’s individual participation in the Plan and the Company may terminate the Plan itself, at any time by providing ten (10) days’ prior written notice to a Participant, or to all Participants, as the case may be. The Administrator may suspend a Participant’s individual participation in the Plan and the Company may suspend the Plan itself, at any time.

 

(c) After termination or suspension of the Plan or termination or suspension of a Participant’s participation in the Plan, the Administrator will send to each Participant a check for the amount of any Distributions in the Participant’s account that have not been invested in Shares. Any future Distributions with respect to such former Participant’s Shares made after the effective date of the termination or suspension of the Participant’s participation will be sent directly to the former Participant.”

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Board has approved the amendment to the Plan as set forth herein and authorized the undersigned officer of the Company to execute this amendment and the undersigned has caused this amendment to be executed this 31 st day of March, 2014.

 

  AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL NEW YORK RECOVERY REIT, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Nicholas S. Schorsch
    Name: Nicholas S. Schorsch
    Title: Chief Executive Officer and
    Chairman of the Board of Directors

 

 

 

FIRST AMENDMENT TO

EMPLOYEE AND DIRECTOR

INCENTIVE RESTRICTED SHARE PLAN OF

AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL NEW YORK RECOVERY REIT, INC.

 

WHEREAS , American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc. (the “ Company ”) maintains the Employee and Director Incentive Restricted Share Plan of American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc. (the “ Plan ”);

 

WHEREAS , pursuant to Section 9 of the Plan, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) may at any time amend the Plan; and

 

WHEREAS , the Company desires to amend the Plan as set forth herein;

 

NOW, THEREFORE , pursuant to Section 9 of the Plan, effective as of March 31, 2014, the first sentence of Section 3 of the Plan is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

 

“The total number of Shares that may be issued under Awards shall not exceed 10.0% of the Company’s outstanding Shares on a fully diluted basis at any time.”

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Board has approved the amendment to the Plan as set forth herein and authorized the undersigned officer of the Company to execute this amendment and the undersigned has caused this amendment to be executed this 31 st day of March, 2014.

 

  AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL NEW
YORK RECOVERY REIT, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Nicholas S. Schorsch
    Name: Nicholas S. Schorsch
    Title: Chief Executive Officer and
    Chairman of the Board of Directors

 

 

 

 

NEW YORK REIT, INC.
2014 ADVISOR MULTI-YEAR OUTPERFORMANCE AGREEMENT

 

This 2014 ADVISOR MULTI-YEAR OUTPERFORMANCE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) made as of April 15, 2014 (the “ Grant Date ”), by and among NEW YORK REIT, INC., a Maryland corporation (the “ Company ”), its subsidiary NEW YORK RECOVERY Operating Partnership, L.P. , a Delaware limited partnership and the entity through which the Company conducts substantially all of its operations (the “ Partnership ”), and NEW YORK RECOVERY ADVISORS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the Company’s manager (the “ Advisor ”).

 

RECITALS

 

The Advisor provides services to the Company pursuant to the Sixth Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement by and among the Company, the Partnership and the Advisor, dated as of April 15, 2014.

 

The Compensation Committee (the “ Committee ”) of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) approved this Agreement to provide the Advisor with the incentive compensation described in this Agreement (the “ Award ”) and thereby provide additional incentive for the Advisor to promote the progress and success of the business of the Company and its affiliates, including the Partnership. This Agreement evidences the Award and is subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Partnership Agreement (as defined herein).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the Company, the Partnership and the Advisor agree as follows:

 

1.           Administration . The Award granted under this Agreement shall be administered by the Committee; provided that all powers of the Committee hereunder can be exercised by the full Board if the Board so elects. The Committee shall have the discretionary authority to make all determinations regarding the Award, including, without limitation, the interpretation and construction of the Award and the determination of relevant facts; provided such determinations are made in good faith and are consistent with the purpose and intent of the Award. Except as expressly provided herein, no such action by the Committee shall adversely affect the rights of the Advisor to any earned and outstanding Award LTIP Units (as defined below). Subject to the terms hereof, all decisions made by the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including the Company, the Partnership and the Advisor. No member of the Committee, nor any other member of the Board or any officer or employee of the Company acting on behalf of the Committee, shall be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation taken or made in good faith with respect to the Award, and all members of the Committee and each other member of the Board and any officer or employee of the Company acting on their behalf shall, to the extent permitted by law, be fully indemnified and protected by the Company in respect of any such action, determination or interpretation.

 

 
 

 

2.           Definitions . As used herein:

 

Additional Shares ” means (without double-counting), as of a particular date of determination, the sum of (A) the number of shares of Common Stock plus (B) the REIT Shares Amount for all Partnership Units (assuming that such Partnership Units were converted, exercised, exchanged or redeemed for OP Units as of such date of determination at the applicable conversion, exercise, exchange or redemption rate (or rate deemed applicable by the Committee if there is no such stated rate) and such OP Units were then tendered to the Partnership for redemption pursuant to the Partnership Agreement as of such date) other than those Partnership Units held by the Company, in the case of each (A) and (B), to the extent issued after the Effective Date and on or before such date of determination in a capital raising transaction, in exchange for assets or securities, or upon the acquisition of another entity; provided , that for the avoidance of doubt, this definition of “Additional Shares” shall exclude: (i) shares of Common Stock issued after the Effective Date upon exercise of stock options or upon the exchange (directly or indirectly) of LTIP Units or other Partnership Units issued to employees, non-employee directors, consultants, advisors or other persons or entities as incentive or other compensation, (ii) shares of Common Stock awarded after the Effective Date to employees or other persons or entities in exchange for services provided or to be provided to the Company or any of its affiliates, and (iii) all Initial Shares.

 

Adjusted Market Cap ” means (A) the Company’s Initial Market Cap minus the value of any Buyback Shares repurchased or redeemed since the Effective Date plus the value of any Additional Shares issued after the Effective Date (prorated to reflect the number of days they were outstanding since the Effective Date) with respect to the calculation of (i) the Annual Amount on the First Valuation Date, (ii) the Interim Amount, (iii) the Final Absolute TRS Amount and (iv) the Final Relative TRS Amount, and (B) the Company’s Adjusted Market Cap calculated pursuant to (A) as of the prior Valuation Date minus the value of any Buyback Shares repurchased or redeemed since the prior Valuation Date plus the value of any Additional Shares issued after the prior Valuation Date (prorated to reflect the number of days they were outstanding since the prior Valuation Date) with respect to the calculation of the Annual Amount on the Second Valuation Date and the Final Valuation Date.

 

Annual Absolute TRS ” means, as of the each Valuation Date and provided the Company’s TRS Percentage exceeds seven percent (7%) for the period commencing on (A) the Effective Date with respect to the First Valuation Date and (B) the prior Valuation Date with respect to the Second Valuation Date and the Final Valuation Date, a dollar amount equal to four percent (4%) of the dollar amount by which, if any, the amount of the Company’s Total Return, determined as of such date, exceeds the Threshold Amount, determined as of such date.

 

Annual Amount means, as of a Valuation Date, an amount equal to up to one and one-quarter percent (1.25%) of the Company’s Initial Market Cap based on the level of achievement of Annual Absolute TRS and Annual Relative TRS as of such Valuation Date for the period commencing on (A) the Effective Date with respect to the First Valuation Date and (B) the prior Valuation Date with respect to the Second Valuation Date and the Final Valuation Date.

 

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Annual Relative TRS ” means, as of each Valuation Date, a dollar amount equal to four percent (4%) of any amount by which the Company’s Total Return for the period commencing on (A) the Effective Date with respect to the First Valuation Date and (B) the prior Valuation Date with respect to the Second Valuation Date and the Final Valuation Date, exceeds the Relative Threshold Amount as of such date; provided , that the amount so earned will be subject to reduction in accordance with a ratable sliding scale factor so that (A) if the Company’s TRS Percentage for the applicable period is six percent (6%) or more, there will be no reduction to Annual Relative TRS for such period; (B) Annual Relative TRS for such period shall be reduced by fifty percent (50%) if such TRS Percentage for the applicable period is zero percent (0%); (C) Annual Relative TRS for such period shall be reduced based on a linear interpolation between the foregoing reduction factors if the Company’s TRS Percentage for the applicable period is between zero percent (0%) and six percent (6%); and (D) Annual Relative TRS for such period shall be reduced by one hundred percent (100%) if the TRS Percentage for the applicable period is below zero percent (0%).

 

Award OP Units ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7 hereof.

 

Award LTIP Units ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) hereof.

 

Beneficial Owner ” has the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.

 

Buyback Shares ” means (without double-counting), as of a particular date of determination, (A) shares of Common Stock or (B) the REIT Shares Amount for Partnership Units (assuming that such Partnership Units were converted, exercised, exchanged or redeemed for OP Units as of such date of determination at the applicable conversion, exercise, exchange or redemption rate (or rate deemed applicable by the Committee if there is no such stated rate) and such OP Units were then tendered to the Partnership for redemption pursuant to the Partnership Agreement as of such date), other than those Partnership Units held by the Company, in the case of each (A) and (B), to the extent repurchased by the Company after the Effective Date and on or before such date of determination in a stock buyback transaction or in a redemption of Partnership Units for cash pursuant to the Partnership Agreement; provided , that for the avoidance of doubt, this definition of “Buyback Shares” shall exclude: (i) shares of Common Stock issued after the Effective Date upon exercise of stock options or upon the exchange (directly or indirectly) of LTIP Units or other Partnership Units issued to employees, non-employee directors, consultants, advisors or other persons or entities as incentive or other compensation, and (ii) shares of Common Stock awarded after the Effective Date to employees or other persons or entities in exchange for services provided or to be provided to the Company or any of its affiliates.

 

Change of Control ” means and includes any of the following events:

 

(i)          any Person is or becomes Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing thirty percent (30%) or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of the Company, excluding (A) any Person who becomes such a Beneficial Owner in connection with a transaction described in clause (x) of subsection (ii) below and (B) any Person who becomes such a Beneficial Owner through the issuance of such securities with respect to purchases made directly from the Company; or

 

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(ii)         the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other Person or the issuance of voting securities of the Company in connection with a merger or consolidation of the Company (or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company) pursuant to applicable stock exchange requirements, other than (x) a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or any parent thereof) seventy percent (70%) or more of the combined voting power of the securities of the Company or such surviving entity or any parent thereof outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or (y) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing thirty percent (30%) or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of the Company; or

 

(iii)        the consummation of a sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or

 

(iv)        persons who, as of the Effective Date, constitute the Board (the “ Incumbent Directors ”) cease for any reason, including, without limitation, as a result of a tender offer, proxy contest, merger or similar transaction, to constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming a director of the Company subsequent to such date shall be considered an Incumbent Director if such person’s election was approved by or such person was nominated for election a vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any payment that is triggered upon a Change in Control, a transaction shall not be deemed to be a Change in Control unless such transaction constitutes a “change in control event” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.

 

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Common Stock ” means the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, either currently existing or authorized hereafter.

 

Common Stock Price ” means, as of a particular date, the average of the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock over the fifteen (15) consecutive trading days ending on, and including, such date (or, if such date is not a trading day, the most recent trading day immediately preceding such date); provided, however, that if such date is the date upon which a Transactional Change of Control occurs, the Common Stock Price as of such date shall be equal to the fair value, as determined by the Committee, of the total consideration paid or payable in the transaction resulting in the Transactional Change of Control for one share of Common Stock.

 

Continuous Service ” means the Advisor’s continuous service as manager of the Company without interruption or termination.

 

Conversion Factor ” has the meaning set forth in the Partnership Agreement.

 

Effective Date ” means April 15, 2014.

 

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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Fair Market Value ” means, as of any given date, the fair market value of a security determined by the Committee using any reasonable method and in good faith (such determination will be made in a manner that satisfies Section 409A of the Code and in good-faith as required by Section 422(c)(1) of the Code); provided that (A) if such security is admitted to trading on a national securities exchange, the fair market value of such security on any date shall be the closing sale price reported for such security on the principal stock exchange or, if applicable, any other national exchange on which the security is traded or admitted to trading on such date on which a sale was reported; and (B) if such security is admitted to quotation on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System (“ NASDAQ ”) or a successor quotation system, the fair market value of such security on any such date shall be the average of the highest bid and lowest asked prices for such security on the system on such date on which both the bid and asked prices were reported.

 

Final Absolute TRS Amount ” means, as of the Final Valuation Date and provided the Company’s TRS Percentage exceeds twenty-one percent (21%) for the period commencing on the Effective Date through the Final Valuation Date, a dollar amount equal to four percent (4%) of the dollar amount by which, if any, the amount of the Company’s Total Return, determined as of such date, exceeds the Threshold Amount, determined as of such date.

 

Final Relative TRS Amount ” means, as of the Final Valuation Date, a dollar amount equal to four percent (4%) of any amount by which the Company’s Total Return for the period commencing on the Effective Date through the Final Valuation Date exceeds the Relative Threshold Amount as of such date; provided , that the amount so earned will be subject to reduction in accordance with a ratable sliding scale factor so that (A) if the Company’s TRS Percentage for the period commencing on the Effective Date through the Final Valuation Date is eighteen percent (18%) or more, there will be no reduction to the Final Relative TRS Amount; (B) the Final Relative TRS Amount shall be reduced by fifty percent (50%) if such TRS Percentage is zero percent (0%); (C) the Final Relative TRS Amount shall be reduced based on a linear interpolation between the foregoing reduction factors if the Company’s TRS Percentage is between zero percent (0%) and eighteen percent (18%); and (D) the Final Relative TRS Amount shall be reduced by one hundred percent (100%)if such TRS Percentage is below zero percent (0%).

 

Final Valuation Date ” means April 15, 2017.

 

First Valuation Date ” means April 15, 2015.

 

Initial Market Cap ” means (A) $9 multiplied by (B) the number of Initial Shares outstanding on the Effective Date.

 

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Initial Shares ” means the sum of (A) all shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the Effective Date (including any vested and nonvested restricted shares of Common Stock issued under any other incentive plan maintained by the Company prior to the Effective Date), plus (B) any shares of Common Stock representing the REIT Shares Amount for all Partnership Units outstanding as of the Effective Date (assuming such Partnership Units were converted, exercised, exchange or redeemed for OP Units as of the Effective Date at the applicable conversion, exercise, exchange or redemption rate (or rate deemed applicable by the Committee if there is no such stated rate) and such OP Units were then tendered to the Partnership for redemption pursuant to the Partnership Agreement as of such date) other than Partnership Units held by the Company; provided, that for the avoidance of doubt, this definition of “Initial Shares” shall exclude shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of stock options or upon the exchange (directly or indirectly) of LTIP Units or other Partnership Units issued to employees, non-employee directors, consultants, advisors or other persons or entities as incentive or other compensation.

 

Interim Amount means, as of the Second Valuation Date, an amount equal to (A) up to three percent (3%) of the Company’s Initial Market Cap, less (B) any amount of the Annual Amount achieved through the Second Valuation Date (such that the maximum level of achievement through the Second Valuation Date shall not exceed three (3%) of the Company’s Initial Market Cap), based on the level of achievement of: (x) as of the Second Valuation Date and provided the Company’s TRS Percentage exceeds fourteen percent (14%) for the period commencing on the Effective Date, a dollar amount equal to four percent (4%) of the dollar amount by which, if any, the amount of the Company’s Total Return, determined as of such date, exceeds the Threshold Amount, determined as of such date (“ Interim Absolute TSR ”), and (y) as of the Second Valuation Date, a dollar amount equal to four percent (4%) of any amount by which the Company’s Total Return for the period commencing on the Effective Date, exceeds the Relative Threshold Amount as of such date (“ Interim Relative TRS ”); provided , that the amount so earned will be subject to reduction in accordance with a ratable sliding scale factor so that (A) if the Company’s TRS Percentage for the applicable period is twelve percent (12%) or more, there will be no reduction to Interim Relative TRS for such period; (B) Interim Relative TRS for such period shall be reduced by fifty percent (50%) if such TRS Percentage for the applicable period is zero percent (0%); (C) Interim Relative TRS for such period shall be reduced based on a linear interpolation between the foregoing reduction factors if the Company’s TRS Percentage for the applicable period is between zero percent (0%) and twelve percent (12%); and (D) Interim Relative TRS for such period shall be reduced by one hundred percent (100%) if the TRS Percentage for the applicable period is below zero percent (0%). For the avoidance of doubt, any Interim Amount will be determined based on the formula in the preceding sentence which provides for a reduction for any Annual Amounts determined at the First and Second Valuation Dates, but not less than zero.

 

LTIP Units means LTIP Units, as such term is defined in the Partnership Agreement.

 

Market Cap ” means (A) Initial Market Cap with respect to the calculation of (i) the Annual Amount on the First Valuation Date, (ii) the Interim Amount, (iii) the Final Absolute TRS Amount and (iv) the Final Relative TRS Amount, and (B) Adjusted Market Cap calculated as of the prior Valuation Date with respect to the calculation of the Annual Amount on the Second Valuation Date and the Final Valuation Date.

 

Maximum Total Outperformance Amount ” means five percent (5%) of the Company’s Initial Market Cap.

 

OP Units ” has the meaning set forth in the Partnership Agreement.

 

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Partnership Agreement ” means the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, dated as of April 15, 2014, among the Company, as general partner, New York Recovery Special Limited Partnership, LLC, as special limited partner, the Advisor, as the initial limited partner, and any limited partners that are admitted from time to time to the Partnership and listed on Exhibit A thereto, as amended, restated or supplemented from time to time.

 

Partnership Units ” has the meaning set forth in the Partnership Agreement.

 

Peer Group ” means each of the companies in the SNL US REIT Office Index.

 

Peer Group Return Percentage ” means, the median percentage return to stockholders of the Peer Group (A) for the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the First Valuation Date with respect to the calculation of Annual Relative TRS for the First Valuation Date, (B) for the period commencing on the day after the prior Valuation Date and ending on the next Valuation Date with respect to calculation of Annual Relative TRS for the Second Valuation Date and the Final Valuation Date and (C) for the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the Second Valuation Date and the Final Valuation Date with respect to calculating Interim Relative TRS and Final Relative TRS, respectively; in each case as calculated by a consultant engaged by the Committee and as approved by the Committee in its reasonable discretion.

 

Person ” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, trust, unincorporated organization, other entity or “group” (as defined in the Exchange Act).

 

REIT Shares Amount has the meaning set forth in the Partnership Agreement.

 

Relative Threshold Amount ” means an amount equal to (A) the Company’s Market Cap multiplied by (B) the Peer Group Return Percentage.

 

Second Valuation Date ” means April 15, 2016.

 

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Subsidiary ” means any corporation or other entity (other than the Company) in which the Company has more than a fifty percent (50%) interest, either directly or indirectly.

 

Threshold Amount ” means an amount equal to (A) with respect to Annual Absolute TRS, seven percent (7%) of the value of the Company’s Adjusted Market Cap for the period commencing on (x) the Effective Date with respect to the First Valuation Date and (y) the prior Valuation Date with respect to the Second Valuation Date and the Final Valuation Date, (B) with respect to Interim Absolute TRS, fourteen percent (14%) of the value of the Company’s Adjusted Market Cap for the period commencing on the Effective Date, and (C) with respect to the Final Absolute TRS Amount, twenty-one percent (21%) of the value of the Company’s Adjusted Market Cap for the period commencing on the Effective Date.

 

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Total Outperformance Amount ” means, as of the Final Valuation Date, a dollar amount equal to the algebraic sum of: (A) the Final Absolute TRS Amount, (B) the Final Relative TRS Amount, (C) the Annual Amounts determined as of each Valuation Date and (D) the Interim Amount; provided that (i) if the resulting amount is a negative number, the Total Outperformance Amount shall be zero, and (ii) in no event shall the Total Outperformance Amount exceed the Maximum Total Outperformance Amount. For the avoidance of doubt, the Total Outperformance Amount is based on (i) the Annual Amounts granted at the First, Second and Final Valuation Dates, plus (ii) the Interim Amount less any Annual Amounts granted at the First and Second Valuation Dates, plus (iii) the sum of the Final Absolute TRS Amount plus the Final Relative TRS Amount, less any Annual Amounts granted at the First, Second and Third Valuation Dates and any Interim Amount granted at the Second Valuation Date, but not less than zero and not greater than the Maximum Total Outperformance Amount.

 

Total Return ” means (without double-counting), as of a particular date of determination, a dollar amount equal to the sum of: (A) the Total Shares as of such date of determination multiplied by the Common Stock Price as of such date, (“ Current Market Cap ”), minus (B) (x) the Initial Market Cap with respect to the calculation of (i) the Annual Amount on the First Valuation Date, (ii) the Interim Amount, (iii) the Final Absolute TRS Amount and (iv) the Final Relative TRS Amount, and (y) the Adjusted Market Cap calculated as of the prior Valuation Date with respect to the calculation of the Annual Amount on the Second Valuation Date and the Final Valuation Date, plus (C) an amount equal to the sum of the total dividends and other distributions declared between the Effective Date and such date of determination so long as the “ex-dividend” date with respect thereto falls prior to such date of determination (excluding dividends and distributions paid in the form of additional shares of Common Stock or Partnership Units), in respect of the Total Shares as of such date of determination (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that such total dividends and distributions shall be calculated by reference to actual securities outstanding as of each record date with respect to each applicable dividend or distribution payment date, and not by multiplying the aggregate amount of distributions paid on one OP Unit that was outstanding as of the Effective Date between the Effective Date and such date of determination by the number of Total Shares as of the date of determination).

 

Total Shares ” means (without double-counting), as of a particular date of determination, the algebraic sum of: (A) the Initial Shares, plus (B) the Additional Shares, minus (C) all Buyback Shares repurchased or redeemed between the Effective Date and such date of determination.

 

Total OPP Unit Equivalent ” means the aggregate of the (i) sum of Annual OPP Unit Equivalents and the Interim OPP Unit Equivalent (the “Earned Annual and Interim OPP Unit Equivalents”) and (ii) the excess (if any) of the Final OPP Unit Equivalent over the Earned Annual and Interim OPP Unit Equivalents.

 

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Transactional Change of Control ” means (A) a Change of Control described in clause (a) of the definition thereof where the Person makes a tender offer for Common Stock, (B) a Change of Control described in clause (b) of the definition thereof where the Company is not the surviving entity, or (C) a Change of Control described in clause (c) of the definition thereof.

 

Transfer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7 hereof.

 

TRS Percentage ” means the Company’s Total Return divided by the Market Cap, with the result multiplied by 100 and expressed as a percentage.

 

Valuation Date ” means the First Valuation Date, the Second Valuation Date and the Final Valuation Date, as applicable.

 

3. Outperformance Award .

 

a.           On the Grant Date the Advisor was granted the Award, consisting of 8,880,579 LTIP Units (the “ Award LTIP Units ”), which will be subject to forfeiture and vesting to the extent provided in this Section 3 and Section 4 hereof.

 

b.           As soon as practicable following each Valuation Date, but as of such Valuation Date, the Committee will determine the applicable Annual Amount and divide the resulting dollar amount by the Common Stock Price calculated as of the applicable Valuation Date (appropriately adjusted to the extent that the Conversion Factor is greater or less than 1.0); the resulting number of unit equivalents determined for each Valuation Date referred to herein as the “ Annual OPP Unit Equivalent ”.

 

c.           As soon as practicable following the Second Valuation Date, but as of the Second Valuation Date, the Committee will determine the Interim Amount and divide the resulting dollar amount by the Common Stock Price calculated as of the Second Valuation Date (appropriately adjusted to the extent that the Conversion Factor is greater or less than 1.0); the resulting number of unit equivalents determined as of the Second Valuation Date referred to herein as the “ Interim OPP Unit Equivalent ”.

 

d.           As soon as practicable following the Final Valuation Date, but as of the Final Valuation Date, the Committee will:

 

(i)          determine the Final Absolute TRS Amount;

 

(ii)         determine the Final Relative TRS Amount;

 

(iii)        determine the Total Outperformance Amount; and

 

(iv)        divide the resulting dollar amounts by the Common Stock Price calculated as of the Final Valuation Date (appropriately adjusted to the extent that the Conversion Factor is greater or less than 1.0); the resulting number of unit equivalents determined as of the Final Valuation Date referred to herein as the “ Final OPP Unit Equivalent.

 

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If the Total OPP Unit Equivalent is smaller than the number of Award LTIP Units previously issued to the Advisor, as of the Final Valuation Date, the Advisor shall forfeit the number of Award LTIP Units equal to the difference without payment of any consideration by the Partnership; thereafter the term Award LTIP Units will refer only to the Award LTIP Units that were not so forfeited and neither the Advisor nor any of its successors, members or their respective assigns or personal representatives will have any further rights or interests in the Award LTIP Units that were so forfeited. If the Total OPP Unit Equivalent is greater than the number of Award LTIP Units previously issued to the Advisor: (A) the Company shall cause the Partnership to issue to the Advisor, as of the Final Valuation Date, a number of additional LTIP Units equal to the difference; (B) such additional LTIP Units shall be added to the Award LTIP Units previously issued, if any, and thereby become part of this Award; and (C) the Company and the Partnership shall take such action as is necessary to accomplish the grant of such additional LTIP Units; provided that such issuance will be subject to the Advisor executing and delivering such documents, comparable to the documents executed and delivered in connection with this Agreement, as the Company and/or the Partnership reasonably request in order to comply with all applicable legal requirements, including, without limitation, federal and state securities laws. If the Total OPP Unit Equivalent is the same as the number of Award LTIP Units previously issued to the Advisor, then there will be no change to the number of Award LTIP Units under this Award.

 

e.           If any of the Award LTIP Units have been earned based on performance as provided in Sections 3(b), (c) and (d), subject to Section 4 hereof, the Award LTIP Units shall become vested in the following amounts and at the following times, provided that the Continuous Service of the Advisor must continue through the applicable vesting date or the accelerated vesting date provided in Section 4 hereof, as applicable:

 

(i)          one-third (1/3) on April 15, 2017;

 

(ii)         one-third (1/3) on April 15, 2018; and

 

(iii)        one-third (1/3) on April 15, 2019.

 

f.            Within thirty (30) days following each vesting date under Section 3(e) , the Advisor, in its sole discretion, shall be entitled to convert such Award LTIP Units that vested on such date into OP Units.

 

g.           Any Award LTIP Units that do not become vested pursuant to Section 3(e) or Section 4 hereof shall, without payment of any consideration by the Partnership automatically and without notice be forfeited and be and become null and void, and neither the Advisor nor any of its successors, heirs, assigns, members or their respective assigns or personal representatives will thereafter have any further rights or interests in such forfeited Award LTIP Units.

 

4. Termination/ Change of Control .

 

a.           In the event the Company terminates the Advisor’s Continuous Service for any reason prior to the Final Valuation Date, the calculations provided in Sections 3(b), (c) and (d) hereof shall be performed as of the Valuation Date next following such termination (and if such Valuation Date is not the Final Valuation Date, on the Final Valuation Date as well) as if the termination of Continuous Service had not occurred and the Advisor shall be fully (100%) vested in the Total OPP Unit Equivalent as so determined. In the event the Advisor terminates its Continuous Service prior to the Final Valuation Date, the calculations described in the preceding sentence shall be performed as of the Valuation Date next following such termination and the Advisor shall be fully (100%) vested in the Total OPP Unit Equivalent as determined on such date. In either case, within thirty (30) days of the date such calculations are completed, the Advisor, in its sole discretion, shall be entitled to convert the Total OPP Unit Equivalent so determined into OP Units or their equivalent in cash.

 

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b.           In the event of a termination of the Advisor’s Continuous Service for any reason after the Final Valuation Date, any then unvested Award LTIP Units shall be fully (100%) vested and nonforfeitable hereunder. Within thirty (30) days of the date such termination, the Advisor, in its sole discretion, shall be entitled to convert such Award LTIP Units into OP Units or their equivalent in cash.

 

c.           In the event of a Change in Control prior to the Final Valuation Date, (i) the Advisor shall become fully (100%) vested in any Award LTIP Units that had been earned but were unvested prior to the Change in Control and within thirty (30) days of the date such Change in Control, the Advisor, in its sole discretion, shall be entitled to convert such Earned Annual and Interim OPP Units into OP Units or their equivalent in cash; and (ii) the calculations provided in Sections 3(b), (c) and (d) hereof shall be performed as of the Valuation Date next following such Change in Control (and if such Valuation Date is not the Final Valuation Date, on the Final Valuation Date as well) and the Advisor shall be fully (100%) vested in the Total OPP Unit Equivalent as so determined and within thirty (30) days of the date such calculations are completed, the Advisor, in its sole discretion, shall be entitled to convert the number of Award LTIP Units so determined into OP Units or their equivalent in cash.

 

d.           In the event of a Change in Control after the Final Valuation Date, any then unvested Award LTIP Units shall be fully (100%) vested and nonforfeitable hereunder. Within thirty (30) days of the date such Change in Control, the Advisor, in its sole discretion, shall be entitled to convert such Award LTIP Units into OP Units or their equivalent in cash.

 

5.           Rights of Advisor . The Advisor shall have no rights with respect to this Agreement (and the Award evidenced hereby) unless the Advisor shall have accepted this Agreement prior to the close of business on the Effective Date by signing and delivering to the Partnership a copy of this Agreement. Upon acceptance of this Agreement by the Advisor, the Partnership Agreement shall be amended to reflect the issuance to the Advisor of the Award LTIP Units so accepted. Thereupon, the Advisor shall have all the rights of a Limited Partner of the Partnership with respect to the Award LTIP Units, as set forth in the Partnership Agreement, subject, however, to the restrictions and conditions specified herein. Award LTIP Units constitute and shall be treated for all purposes as the property of the Advisor, subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Partnership Agreement.

 

6. Distributions .

 

a.           The Advisor shall be entitled to receive distributions with respect to the Award LTIP Units to the extent provided for in the Partnership Agreement, as modified hereby.

 

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b.           The LTIP Unit Distribution Participation Date (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) with respect to any Award LTIP Unit shall be the date as of which such Award LTIP Unit is earned pursuant to Sections 3(b), (c) and (d) , and on such date, the Partnership will pay the Advisor, for each Award LTIP Unit earned, an amount in cash equal to the quotient of (i) the per unit amount of all distributions paid with respect to each OP Unit on or after the Effective Date and before the date on which such Award LTIP Unit is earned (other than those with respect to which an adjustment was made pursuant to Section 8 hereof) divided by (ii) the Conversion Factor.

 

c.           All distributions paid with respect to Award LTIP Units shall be fully vested and non-forfeitable when paid, whether or not the underlying LTIP Units have been earned based on performance or have become vested based on the passage of time as provided in Section 3 or Section 4 hereof.

 

7.           Restrictions on Transfer . Except as otherwise permitted by the Committee in its sole discretion, none of the Award LTIP Units granted hereunder nor any of the OP Units of the Partnership into which such Award LTIP Units may be converted (the “ Award OP Units ”) shall be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, given away or in any other manner disposed of, encumbered, whether voluntarily or by operation of law (each such action a “ Transfer ”). The transferee in any Transfers of Award LTIP Units or Award OP Units permitted by the Committee must agree in writing with the Company and the Partnership to be bound by all the terms and conditions of this Agreement and that subsequent transfers shall be prohibited except those in accordance with this Section 7 . Additionally, all Transfers of Award LTIP Units or Award OP Units must be in compliance with all applicable securities laws (including, without limitation, the Securities Act) and the applicable terms and conditions of the Partnership Agreement. In connection with any Transfer of Award LTIP Units or Award OP Units, the Partnership may require the Advisor to provide an opinion of counsel, satisfactory to the Partnership, that such Transfer is in compliance with all federal and state securities laws (including, without limitation, the Securities Act). Any attempted Transfer of Award LTIP Units or Award OP Units not in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Section 7 shall be null and void, and the Partnership shall not reflect on its records any change in record ownership of any Award LTIP Units or Award OP Units as a result of any such Transfer, shall otherwise refuse to recognize any such Transfer and shall not in any way give effect to any such Transfer of any Award LTIP Units or Award OP Units. Except as provided in this Section 7 , this Agreement is personal to the Advisor, is non-assignable and is not transferable in any manner, by operation of law or otherwise.

 

8.           Changes in Capital Structure . If (i) the Company shall at any time be involved in a merger, consolidation, dissolution, liquidation, reorganization, exchange of shares, sale of all or substantially all of the assets or stock of the Company or other transaction similar thereto, (ii) any reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, significant repurchases of stock, or other similar change in the capital stock of the Company, (iii) any cash dividend or other distribution to holders of share of Common Stock or OP Units shall be declared and paid other than in the ordinary course, or (iv) any other extraordinary corporate event shall occur that in each case in the good faith judgment of the Committee necessitates action by way of equitable or proportionate adjustment in the terms of this Agreement or the Award LTIP Units to avoid distortion in the value of this Award, the Committee shall make equitable or proportionate adjustment and take such other action as it deems necessary to maintain the Advisor’s rights hereunder so that they are substantially proportionate to the rights existing under this Award and the terms of the Award LTIP Units prior to such event, including, without limitation: (A) interpretations of or modifications to any defined term in this Agreement; (B) adjustments in any calculations provided for in this Agreement, and (C) substitution of other awards. All adjustments made by the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive.

 

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9.           Miscellaneous .

 

a.            Amendments . This Agreement may be amended or modified only with the consent of the Company and the Partnership acting through the Committee; provided that any such amendment or modification that adversely affects the rights of the Advisor hereunder must be consented to by the Advisor to be effective as against it. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended in writing signed only by the Company and the Partnership to correct any errors or ambiguities in this Agreement and/or to make such changes that do not adversely affect the Advisor’s rights hereunder.

 

b.            Legend . The records of the Partnership evidencing the Award LTIP Units shall bear an appropriate legend, as determined by the Partnership in its sole discretion, to the effect that such Award LTIP Units are subject to restrictions as set forth herein and in the Partnership Agreement.

 

c.            Compliance With Law . The Partnership and the Advisor will make reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable securities laws. In addition, notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, no Award LTIP Units will become vested or be paid at a time that such vesting or payment would result in a violation of any such law.

 

d.            Advisor Representations; Registration .

 

(i)          The Advisor hereby represents and warrants that (A) it understands that it is responsible for consulting its own tax advisor with respect to the application of the U.S. federal income tax laws, and the tax laws of any state, local or other taxing jurisdiction to which the Advisor is or by reason of this Award may become subject, to its particular situation; (B) the Advisor has not received or relied upon business or tax advice from the Company, the Partnership or any of their respective Affiliates (as defined in the Partnership Agreement), employees, agents, consultants or advisors, in their capacity as such; (C) the Advisor provides services to the Partnership on a regular basis and in such capacity has access to such information, and has such experience of and involvement in the business and operations of the Partnership, as the Advisor believes to be necessary and appropriate to make an informed decision to accept this Award; (D) Award LTIP Units are subject to substantial risks; (E) the Advisor has been furnished with, and has reviewed and understands, information relating to this Award; (F) the Advisor has been afforded the opportunity to obtain such additional information as it deemed necessary before accepting this Award; and (G) the Advisor has had an opportunity to ask questions of representatives of the Partnership and the Company, or persons acting on their behalf, concerning this Award.

 

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(ii)         The Advisor hereby acknowledges that: (A) there is no public market for Award LTIP Units or Award OP Units and neither the Partnership nor the Company has any obligation or intention to create such a market; (B) sales of Award LTIP Units and Award OP Units are subject to restrictions under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws; and (C) because of the restrictions on transfer or assignment of Award LTIP Units and Award OP Units set forth in the Partnership Agreement and in this Agreement, the Advisor may have to bear the economic risk of its ownership of the Award LTIP Units covered by this Award for an indefinite period of time.

 

e.            Section 83(b) Election . In connection with each separate issuance of LTIP Units under this Award pursuant to Section 3 hereof, the Advisor may elect to include in gross income in the year of transfer the applicable Award LTIP Units pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and to supply the necessary information in accordance with the regulations promulgated thereunder. The Advisor agrees to file such election (or to permit the Partnership to file such election on the Advisor’s behalf) within thirty (30) days after the Grant Date with the IRS Service Center where the Advisor files its personal income tax returns, provide a copy of such election to the Partnership, and to file a copy of such election with the Advisor’s U.S. federal income tax return for the taxable year in which the LTIP Units are awarded to the Advisor. So long as the Advisor holds any Award LTIP Units, the Advisor shall disclose to the Partnership in writing such information as may be reasonably requested with respect to ownership of LTIP Units as the Partnership may deem reasonably necessary to ascertain and to establish compliance with provisions of the Code applicable to the Partnership or to comply with requirements of any other appropriate taxing authority.

 

f.             Severability . If, for any reason, any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement not so held invalid, and each such other provision shall to the full extent consistent with law continue in full force and effect. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid in part, such invalidity shall in no way affect the rest of such provision not held so invalid, and the rest of such provision, together with all other provisions of this Agreement, shall to the full extent consistent with law continue in full force and effect.

 

g.            Governing Law . This Agreement is made under, and will be construed in accordance with, the laws of State of Delaware, without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws of such state.

 

h.            No Obligation to Continue Service as a Consultant or Advisor . Neither the Company nor any affiliate is obligated by or as a result of this Agreement to continue to have the Advisor as a consultant, advisor or other service provider and this Agreement shall not interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any affiliate to terminate the Advisor’s service relationship at any time.

 

i.             Notices . Any notice to be given to the Company shall be addressed to the Secretary of the Company at 405 Park Avenue, New York, New York, 10022, and any notice to be given the Advisor shall be addressed to the Advisor at the Advisor’s address as it appears on the records of the Company, or at such other address as the Company or the Advisor may hereafter designate in writing to the other.

 

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j.             Withholding and Taxes . The Advisor shall be solely responsible for all federal, state, local or foreign taxes or any taxes under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act with respect to this Award. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time the Company or Partnership are required to withhold any such taxes, the Advisor shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee regarding the payment of any United States federal, state or local or foreign taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to such amount; provided , however, that if any Award LTIP Units or Award OP Units are withheld (or returned), the number of Award LTIP Units or Award OP Units so withheld (or returned) shall be limited to the number which have a fair market value on the date of withholding equal to the aggregate amount of such liabilities based on the minimum statutory withholding rates for federal, state, local and foreign income tax and payroll tax purposes that are applicable to such supplemental taxable income. The obligations of the Company under this Agreement will be conditional on such payment or arrangements, and the Company and its affiliates shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment otherwise due to the Advisor.

 

k.           Excise Tax . In the event that the Advisor becomes entitled to any amounts under this Agreement that will be subject to the tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, the provisions of Section 8 of the Company’s Equity Plan will apply to such amounts.

 

l.             Headings . The headings of paragraphs hereof are included solely for convenience of reference and shall not control the meaning or interpretation of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

m.            Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts with the same effect as if each of the signing parties had signed the same document. All counterparts shall be construed together and constitute the same instrument.

 

n.            Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and any successors to the Company and the Partnership, on the one hand, and any successors to the Advisor, on the other hand, by will or the laws of descent and distribution, but this Agreement shall not otherwise be assignable or otherwise subject to hypothecation by the Advisor.

 

o.            Section 409A . This Agreement shall be construed, administered and interpreted in accordance with a good faith interpretation of Section 409A of the Code. Any provision of this Agreement that is inconsistent with Section 409A of the Code, or that may result in penalties under Section 409A of the Code, shall be amended, with the reasonable cooperation of the Advisor and the Company and the Partnership, to the extent necessary to exempt it from, or bring it into compliance with, Section 409A of the Code. Any payment to Advisor made pursuant to Section 9(k) will be made in a manner intended to comply with Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(1)(v).

 

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the 15 th day of April, 2014.

 

  NEW YORK REIT, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Nicholas S. Schorsch
    Name: Nicholas S. Schorsch
    Title: Chief Executive Officer and
    Chairman of the Board of Directors
     
  NEW YORK RECOVERY Operating Partnership, L.P.
     
  By: New York REIT, Inc., its general partner
     
  By: /s/ Nicholas S. Schorsch
    Name: Nicholas S. Schorsch
    Title: Chief Executive Officer and
    Chairman of the Board of Directors
     
  NEW YORK RECOVERY ADVISORS, LLC
     
  By: New York Recovery Special Limited
  Partnership, LLC its Member
   
  By: American Realty Capital III, LLC
  its Managing Member
     
  By: /s/ William M. Kahane
  Name: William M. Kahane
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Outperformance Award Agreement]

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

ELECTION TO INCLUDE IN GROSS INCOME IN YEAR OF TRANSFER OF
PROPERTY PURSUANT TO SECTION 83(b) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

 

The undersigned hereby makes an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the property described below and supplies the following information in accordance with the regulations promulgated thereunder:

 

1. The name, address and taxpayer identification number of the undersigned are:

Name: New York Recovery Advisors LLC (the “ Taxpayer ”)

Address: ___________________________________________________________________________

Social Security No./Taxpayer Identification No.: ___-__-____

 

2. Description of property with respect to which the election is being made: ______ LTIP Units in New York Recovery Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “ Partnership ”).

 

3. The date on which the LTIP Units were transferred is April 15, 2014. The taxable year to which this election relates is calendar year 2014.

 

4. Nature of restrictions to which the LTIP Units are subject:

 

(a) With limited exceptions, until the LTIP Units vest, the Taxpayer may not transfer in any manner any portion of the LTIP Units without the consent of the Partnership.

 

(b) The Taxpayer’s LTIP Units vest in accordance with the vesting provisions described in the Schedule attached hereto. Unvested LTIP Units are forfeited in accordance with the vesting provisions described in the Schedule attached hereto.

 

5. The fair market value at time of transfer (determined without regard to any restrictions other than restrictions which by their terms will never lapse) of the LTIP Units with respect to which this election is being made was $____ per LTIP Unit.

 

6. The amount paid by the Taxpayer for the LTIP Units was $0 per LTIP Unit.

 

7. A copy of this statement has been furnished to the Partnership and New York REIT, Inc.

Dated:  _________________________________   Name: ____________________________

 

Exhibit A - 1
 

 

SCHEDULE TO EXHIBIT B

 

Vesting Provisions of LTIP Units

 

The LTIP Units are subject to time-based and performance-based vesting with the final vesting percentage equaling the product of the time-based vesting percentage and the performance-based vesting percentage. Performance-based vesting will be from 0% to 100% based (i) 50% on New York REIT, Inc.’s (the “ Company’s ”) per-share total return to shareholders and (ii) 50% on total return against the total percentage return to stock holders of a specified peer group, in each case for the period from April 15, 2014 to April 15, 2017 (or earlier in certain circumstances). Under the time-based vesting hurdles, one-third (1/3) of the LTIP Units will vest on April 15, 2017, one-third (1/3) of the LTIP Units will vest on April 15, 2018, and the remaining one-third (1/3) of the LTIP Units will vest on April 15, 2019, provided that the Taxpayer continues its service relationship with the Company and the Partnership through such dates, subject to acceleration in the event of certain extraordinary transactions or termination of the Taxpayer’s service relationship with the Company under specified circumstances. Unvested LTIP Units are subject to forfeiture in the event of failure to vest based on the determination of the performance-based percentage or the passage of time.

 

Schedule A - 2

  

CONTRIBUTION AND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

 

This CONTRIBUTION AND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), is made and entered into as of April 15, 2014, by and between New York Recovery Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Operating Partnership ”), and New York Recovery Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Advisor ”).

 

WHEREAS, the Operating Partnership is the operating subsidiary of New York REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “ REIT ”), and the REIT is the sole general partner thereof.

 

WHEREAS, on the date of this Agreement, the REIT is listing its shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, on a national securities exchange (the “ Listing ”).

 

WHEREAS, in connection with a Listing, the Advisor, as the holder of Class B Units in the Operating Partnership has the right, pursuant to Section 16.04(b) of the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Operating Partnership, dated as of November 12, 2012, and as amended up to but not including the date hereof (the “ Partnership Agreement ”), to make capital contributions to the Operating Partnership in exchange for a number of OP Units in the Operating Partnership (“ OP Units ”).

 

WHEREAS, the Advisor has chosen to make a capital contribution to the Operating Partnership in an amount, and for a number of OP Units, to be agreed to in good faith by the Operating Partnership and the Advisor.

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to consummate the contribution and exchange in accordance with the terms set forth below.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the representations, warranties, covenants and other terms contained in this Agreement, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I.
CONTRIBUTION AND EXCHANGE

 

Section 1.1.   CONTRIBUTION TRANSACTIONS .  The Advisor hereby agrees to contribute $750,000.00 in cash (the “ Cash Consideration ”) to the Operating Partnership in exchange for the consideration set forth in Section 1.2 with such contribution effective on the date of this Agreement immediately prior to the amendment and restatement of the Partnership Agreement on the date hereof (the “ Amended Partnership Agreement ”).

 

Section 1.2.   CONSIDERATION .  The Advisor hereby irrevocably agrees to accept, in exchange for the Cash Consideration, a number of OP Units equal to 83,333, with an aggregate value equivalent to the Cash Consideration.

 

Section 1.3.   ISSUANCE OF OP UNITS .  The Operating Partnership shall, in exchange for the Cash Consideration contributed by the Advisor, issue to the Advisor a number of OP Units equal to 83,333, with an aggregate value equivalent to the Cash Consideration.  No fractional OP Units shall be issued pursuant to this Agreement.  The ownership of such OP Units by the Advisor shall be reflected in the Amended Partnership Agreement.

 

 
 

 

Section 1.4.   TAX TREATMENT OF THE EXCHANGE .  The parties hereto intend and agree to treat, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the contribution of the Cash Consideration in exchange for OP Units effectuated pursuant to this Agreement as contributions to a partnership pursuant to Section 721 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and no party shall maintain any position to the contrary on any tax return or otherwise.  Furthermore, the parties hereto intend and agree that, consistent with the definition of “Gross Asset Value” contained in the Partnership Agreement, the contribution by the Advisor of the Cash Consideration in exchange for OP Units pursuant to the terms of this Agreement is a “book-up” event pursuant to which the Gross Asset Value of the Operating Partnership’s assets should be adjusted to reflect the relative economic interests of the Partners, and that such adjustment in Gross Asset Value of the Operating Partnership’s assets shall result in a corresponding adjustment, if any, to the Capital Accounts of the Partners including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Capital Account of the Advisor.

 

ARTICLE II.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP

 

The Operating Partnership hereby represents, warrants and agrees with the Advisor that:

 

Section 2.1.   ORGANIZATION; AUTHORITY .  The Operating Partnership is a limited partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.  The Operating Partnership has all requisite power and authority to enter this Agreement and to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby, and to own, lease or operate its property and to carry on its business as presently conducted and, to the extent required under applicable law, is qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the character of its property make such qualification necessary, other than in such jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified would not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the Operating Partnership.

 

Section 2.2.   DUE AUTHORIZATION .  The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Operating Partnership have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action of the Operating Partnership.  This Agreement and each agreement, document and instrument executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Operating Partnership pursuant to this Agreement constitute, or when executed and delivered will constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Operating Partnership, each enforceable against the Operating Partnership in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights and general principles of equity.

 

Section 2.3.   CONSENTS AND APPROVALS .  No consent, waiver, approval or authorization of, or filing with, any Person or governmental authority or under any applicable laws is required to be obtained by the Operating Partnership in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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Section 2.4.   NO VIOLATION .  None of the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, any agreement contemplated hereby between the parties to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby between the parties to this Agreement does or will, with or without the giving of notice, lapse of time, or both, violate, conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute a default under (a) the organizational documents of the Operating Partnership, (b) any term or provision of any judgment, order, writ, injunction, or decree binding on the Operating Partnership, or (c) any other material agreement to which the Operating Partnership is a party.

 

Section 2.5.   VALIDITY OF OP UNITS .  The issuance of the OP Units to the Advisor pursuant to this Agreement will have been duly authorized by the Operating Partnership and, when issued against the consideration therefor, will be validly issued by the Operating Partnership, free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens created by the Partnership Agreement).

 

ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ADVISOR

 

The Advisor hereby represents, warrants and agrees with the Operating Partnership that:

 

Section 3.1.   ORGANIZATION; AUTHORITY .  The Advisor is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.  The Advisor has all requisite power and authority to enter this Agreement and to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby, and to own, lease or operate its property and to carry on its business as presently conducted and, to the extent required under applicable law, is qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the character of its property make such qualification necessary, other than in such jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified would not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the Advisor.

 

Section 3.2.   DUE AUTHORIZATION .  The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Advisor have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action of the Advisor.  This Agreement and each agreement, document and instrument executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Advisor pursuant to this Agreement constitute, or when executed and delivered will constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Advisor, each enforceable against the Advisor in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights and general principles of equity.

 

Section 3.3.   CONSENTS AND APPROVALS .  No consent, waiver, approval or authorization of, or filing with, any Person or governmental authority or under any applicable laws is required to be obtained by the Advisor in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Section 3.4.   NO VIOLATION .  None of the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, any agreement contemplated hereby between the parties to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby between the parties to this Agreement does or will, with or without the giving of notice, lapse of time, or both, violate, conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute a default under (a) the organizational documents of the Advisor, (b) any term or provision of any judgment, order, writ, injunction, or decree binding on the Advisor, or (c) any other material agreement to which the Advisor is a party.

 

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ARTICLE IV.
GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Section 4.1.   DEFINITIONS .  Capitalized terms used herein that are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Partnership Agreement.

 

Section 4.2.   COUNTERPARTS .  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party.

 

Section 4.3.   ENTIRE AGREEMENT; THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES .  This Agreement, including, without limitation, the exhibits and schedules hereto, constitute the entire agreement and supersede each prior agreement and understanding, whether written or oral, among the parties regarding the subject matter of this Agreement.  This Agreement is not intended to confer any rights or remedies on any Person other than the parties hereto.

 

Section 4.4.   GOVERNING LAW .  This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, regardless of any Laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof.

 

Section 4.5.   ASSIGNMENT .  This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall be enforceable by and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns; provided, however, that this Agreement may not be assigned (including by operation of law) by either party without the prior written consent of the other party and any attempted assignment without such consent shall be null and void and of no force and effect.

 

Section 4.6.   JURISDICTION .  The parties hereto hereby (a) submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, State of New York, with respect to any dispute arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby to the extent such courts would have subject matter jurisdiction with respect to such dispute, and (b) irrevocably waive, and agree not to assert by way of motion, defense, or otherwise, in any such action, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the action is brought in an inconvenient forum, or that the venue of the action is improper.

 

Section 4.7.   SEVERABILITY .  Each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted so as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable under applicable law in any jurisdiction, then such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision, and this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been included herein.

 

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Section 4.8.   DESCRIPTIVE HEADINGS .  The descriptive headings herein are inserted for convenience only and are not intended to be part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

Section 4.9.   NO PERSONAL LIABILITY CONFERRED .  This Agreement shall not create or permit any personal liability or obligation on the part of any officer, director, partner, member, employee or shareholder of the parties hereto.

 

Section 4.10.   FURTHER ASSURANCES .  Each of the parties shall, without further consideration, take such action and execute and deliver such documents as may be necessary to carry out this Agreement.

 

Section 4.11.   AMENDMENTS .  This Agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified only by written instrument signed by all the parties hereto.

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be signed by their respective duly authorized officers or representatives as of the date first written above.

 

  NEW YORK RECOVERY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
     
  By: NEW YORK REIT, INC., Its general partner
     
  By: /s/ Nicholas S. Schorsch  
    Name: Nicholas S. Schorsch
    Title: Chief Executive Officer and
    Chairman of the Board of Directors
     
  NEW YORK RECOVERY ADVISORS, LLC
     
  By: New York Recovery Special Limited Partnership, LLC its
  Member
     
  By: American Realty Capital III, LLC
  its Managing Member
     
  By: /s/ William M. Kahane  
  Name: William M. Kahane
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

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LISTING NOTE AGREEMENT

 

This Listing Note Agreement (the “Listing Note”) is entered into by and between New York Recovery Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”) and New York Recovery Special Limited Partnership, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “SLP”) this 15 th day of April, 2014. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed to as the applicable term in the OP Agreement (defined below).

 

WHEREAS, the SLP is a special limited partner of the Partnership which is governed by the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of New York Recovery Operating Partnership, L.P. dated as of April 15, 2014 (the “OP Agreement.”)

 

WHEREAS, New York REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation, is the general partner of the Partnership (the “REIT”).

 

WHEREAS, upon a Listing (as defined in the OP Agreement), the REIT is required to cause the Partnership to make certain distributions to the SLP with respect to the SLP’s special limited partnership interest (the “Special Limited Partner Interest”) all as set forth in Section 5.02 of the OP Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, a Listing occurred on April 15, 2014 (the “Listing Date”);

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, and other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties do hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Recitals .

 

The recitals to this Listing Note are hereby incorporated by reference herein.

 

2. Redemption .

 

The Partnership hereby agrees to distribute to the SLP with respect to its Special Limited Partner Interest an aggregate amount equal to the difference between (i) 15% of the amount, if any, referred to herein as the “Listing Amount,” by which (a) the sum of (I) the Market Value of all issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock plus (II) the sum of all distributions paid by the REIT to its stockholders prior to Listing, exceeds (b) the sum of (I) the total Gross Proceeds in all Offerings plus (II) the total amount of cash that, if distributed to the stockholders who purchased shares of Common Stock in an Offering, would have provided such stockholders a Priority Return on the Gross Proceeds raised in all such Offerings minus (ii) any distributions received by the SLP pursuant to Section 5.02(b) of the OP Agreement prior to the Listing Date. The parties hereto understand that the Listing Amount is not determinable until such time as identified in the definition of Market Value. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in accordance with Section 736 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the “Code”), this Listing Note shall be disregarded for applicable income tax purposes and the SLP shall continue to be treated as a partner of the Partnership in respect of its Special Limited Partner Interest for such purposes until the Partnership has satisfied all of its obligations under this Listing Note. Without limiting the foregoing, there shall be no other obligations to pay or accrue any other amounts (including interest) with respect to the Listing Note, other than the Listing Amount; provided , that any cash or property paid to the Special Limited Partner with respect to such interest shall be reported to the Special Limited Partner on Internal Revenue Service Schedule K-1 to Form 1065 (or such successor schedule or form).

 

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3. Distributions in respect of the Listing Amount .

 

Upon closing the sale of any asset generating Net Sales Proceeds the Partnership shall distribute, in accordance with Section 5.02 of the OP Agreement, Net Sales Proceeds to the SLP in respect of the Listing Amount until the SLP has received distributions (in whatever form), in the aggregate, equal to the Listing Amount.

 

4. Conversion and Exchange of Special Limited Partner Interest .

 

(a) Conversion . On and after such time as the Listing Amount is determinable, the SLP shall have the right, but not the obligation, to contribute the entire Special Limited Partner Interest to the Partnership in exchange for OP Units in a transaction intended to qualify as a contribution of property pursuant to Section 721 of the Code. The SLP shall provide written notice to the General Partner of its intention to contribute the Special Limited Partner Interest at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which the contribution is to occur. The maximum number of OP Units issuable upon a contribution of the entire Special Limited Partner Interest shall be equal to the quotient of (i) the net amount of the Partnership’s remaining obligation to make distributions to the SLP of the Listing Amount pursuant to Section 5.02(b) of the OP Agreement on the date of the contribution divided by (ii) the product of (A) the Value of one REIT Share on the date of the contribution multiplied by (B) the Conversion Factor. Only a whole number of OP Units may be issuable upon a contribution of the entire Special Limited Partner Interest. The SLP covenants and agrees with the Partnership that the Special Limited Partner Interest shall be free and clear of all liens. The contribution of the entire Special Limited Partner Interest shall occur automatically after the close of business on the applicable date of contribution, as of which time the SLP shall be credited on the books and records of the Partnership with the issuance as of the opening of business on the next day of the number of OP Units issuable upon such contribution.

 

(b) Exchange . OP Units issuable upon a contribution of the Special Limited Partner Interest in (a) above shall be exchangeable for cash or, at the option of the Partnership, for REIT Shares pursuant to Section 8.04 of the OP Agreement.

 

(c) OP Agreement . Except as otherwise set forth herein, this Listing Note, and the SLP’s rights in respect thereof shall be governed by, and subject to, the terms and conditions of the OP Agreement.

 

5. Subordination . This Listing Note and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby are subordinate in the manner and to the extent set forth in that certain Subordination and Standstill Agreement (as amended, restated, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time, the “Subordination Agreement”), dated as of April 15, 2014, between the Partnership, the SLP and Capital One, National Association, as Agent, to the “Senior Debt” (as defined therein), and the SLP, and any successor holder of this Listing Note, irrevocably agrees to be bound by the provisions of the Subordination Agreement, including, without limitation, any restrictions contained in the Subordination Agreement with respect to payments made under the Listing Note.

 

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6. Lost or Mutilated Note . If this Listing Note shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Partnership shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of this Listing Note (if mutilated), or in lieu of or in substitution for this Listing Note (if lost, stolen or destroyed), a new listing note but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of the Listing Note.

 

7. Cancellation . This Listing Note shall be of no further force or effect once the SLP has received equal to the Listing Amount in accordance with the OP Agreement. After all distributions have been paid, the SLP shall surrender this Listing Note to the Partnership for cancellation.

 

8. Costs of Enforcement . In the event of the breach by the Partnership or the REIT of any provision of this Listing Note or the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined below), the SLP shall be entitled to proceed to protect and enforce its rights hereunder by appropriate judicial proceedings and the SLP shall be entitled to exercise all other rights and remedies available at law or in equity. The Partnership and the REIT shall be obligated, jointly and severally, to reimburse the SLP for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with the protection and enforcement of its rights hereunder and collection of all amounts owing hereunder plus reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses.

 

9. Events of Default . For purposes of this Listing Note, an “ Event of Default ” will be deemed to have occurred if:

 

(a) the Partnership fails to pay any distributions in respect of the Listing Note or take any other actions in respect thereof, all as set forth herein or in the OP Agreement;

 

(b) a Change of Control occurs with respect to the Partnership; or

 

(c) an Event of Bankruptcy occurs with respect to the Partnership.

 

10. Remedies Upon an Event of Default . The Partnership shall, within five (5) Business Days after becoming aware thereof, notify the SLP of the occurrence of any Event of Default. If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the SLP shall be entitled to declare all amounts under this Listing Note due and payable irrespective of whether the Partnership has sold an asset or assets generating Net Sales Proceeds, by a notice in writing to the Partnership.

 

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11. Definitions .

 

(d) Asset Sale ” means any transaction or series of transactions whereby: (i) the Partnership directly or indirectly (except as described in other subsections of this definition) sells, grants, transfers, conveys, or relinquishes its direct or indirect ownership of any real estate asset, real estate related loan or other investment or portion thereof, including any event with respect to any real estate asset that gives rise to a significant amount of insurance proceeds or condemnation awards; (ii) the Partnership directly or indirectly (except as described in other subsections of this definition) sells, grants, transfers, conveys, or relinquishes its ownership of all or substantially all the direct or indirect interest of the Partnership in any joint venture in which it is a co-venturer, member or partner; (iii) any joint venture directly or indirectly (except as described in other subsections of this definition) in which the Partnership as a co-venturer, member or partner sells, grants, transfers, conveys, or relinquishes its direct or indirect ownership of any real estate asset or portion thereof, including any event with respect to any real estate asset which gives rise to insurance claims or condemnation awards; or (iv) the Partnership directly or indirectly (except as described in other subsections of this definition) sells, grants, conveys or relinquishes its direct or indirect interest in any real estate related loan or portion thereof (including with respect to any real estate related loan, all payments thereunder or in satisfaction thereof other than regularly scheduled interest payments) and any event which gives rise to a significant amount of insurance proceeds or similar awards in connection therewith; or (v) the Partnership directly or indirectly (except as described in other subsections of this definition) sells, grants, transfers, conveys, or relinquishes its direct or indirect ownership of any other investment asset not previously described in this definition or any portion thereof.

 

(e) Common Stock ” means the common stock of the REIT, $0.01 par value per share. The term “Common Stock” shall, as the context requires, be deemed to refer to the class or series of Common Stock that correspond to the class or series of Partnership Interests for which the reference to Common Stock is made.

 

(f) General Partner ” means the REIT.

 

(g) Gross Proceeds ” means the aggregate purchase price of all shares of Common Stock sold for the account of the REIT through an Offering, without deduction for Organization and Offering Expenses. For the purpose of computing Gross Proceeds, the purchase price of any share of Common Stock for which reduced selling commissions are paid to (i) Realty Capital Securities, LLC or any successor dealer manager to the General Partner or (ii) a broker-dealer (where net proceeds to the General Partner are not reduced) shall be deemed to be the full amount of the offering price per share of Common Stock pursuant to the Registration Statement for such Offering without reduction.

 

(h) Market Value ” means the value calculated based on the average market value of the shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding at Listing over the 30 days beginning 180 days after the shares of Common Stock are first listed or included for quotation.

 

(i) Net Sales Proceeds ” means the aggregate proceeds paid in cash received by the Partnership in connection with any Asset Sale, net of (i) direct costs (including legal and accounting fees, sales commissions and underwriting discounts and all title and recording expenses), (ii) all federal, state, provincial, foreign and local taxes required to be accrued as a liability as a consequence thereof, (iii) all payments made by the Partnership on any indebtedness that is secured by the assets subject to such Asset Sale in accordance with the terms of any lien upon or with respect to such assets or that must, by the terms of such lien or by applicable law, be repaid out of the proceeds from such Asset Sale and (iv) a reasonable reserve for the after-tax costs of any indemnification payments (fixed or contingent) attributable to seller’s indemnities to the purchaser undertaken by the Partnership in connection with such Asset Sale. Upon release from reserve or escrow or payment of any amounts referred to in clause (iv) above that are released or paid to the Partnership or any reduction in the amount of taxes required to be accrued pursuant to clause (ii) above resulting in a payment to the Partnership, such amounts shall then be deemed to be “Net Sales Proceeds”.

 

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(j) Offerings ” means the public offering of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Registration Statement.

 

(k) Organization and Offering Expenses ” means all expenses incurred by or on behalf of the REIT in connection with or in preparing the REIT for registration of and subsequently offering and distributing its shares of Common Stock to the public, which may include total underwriting and brokerage discounts and commission expenses; expenses for printing, engraving and mailing; compensation of employees while engaged in sales activity; charges of transfer agents, registrars, trustees, escrow holders, depositaries and experts; and expenses of qualification of the sale of the securities under federal and state laws, including taxes and fees, accountants’ and attorneys’ fees.

 

(l) Priority Return ” means a 6% cumulative, non-compounded, pre-tax annual return (based on a 365-day year).

 

(m) Registration Statement ” means the Registration Statement on Form S-11 filed by the General Partner with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and any amendments thereof at any time made, relating to the Common Stock.

 

12. Miscellaneous .

 

(n) Notices . All notices, requests, demands, waivers and other communications required or permitted to be given under this Listing Note shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given only if delivered (i) personally against written receipt, (ii) by facsimile transmission against facsimile confirmation, (iii) mailed by prepaid first class certified mail, return receipt requested, or (iv) mailed by prepaid overnight courier to the addresses set forth on the signature pages hereof. All such notices, requests, demands, waivers and other communications shall be deemed to have been given, (x) in the case of clauses (i) and (ii) above, on the date of such delivery and (y) in the case of clauses (iii) and (iv) above, when received.

 

(o) Amendments; Waivers .

 

(i) This Listing Note may be altered, amended or waived only by prior written agreement signed by the party or parties against whom enforcement of any alteration, amendment or waiver is sought.

 

(ii) No failure or delay by either party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Listing Note shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. Except as otherwise provided herein, no action taken pursuant to this Note shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by the party taking such action of compliance with any agreements contained in this Listing Note. The waiver by any party of a breach of any provision hereunder shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any prior or subsequent breach of the same or any other provision hereunder.

 

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(p) Successors and Assigns . Neither party may assign or transfer this Listing Note or any of its obligations or benefits under this Listing Note (other than by operation of law) in any manner whatsoever without the prior written consent of the other party. The provisions hereof shall be binding upon the legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns of the Partnership and the REIT, and shall inure to the benefit of the SLP and its successors by operation of law.

 

(q) Governing Law . This Listing Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof that would require the application of any other law.

 

(r) Entire Agreement . This Listing Note and the other agreements and instruments referred to herein embody the final, entire agreement among the parties hereto and supersede any and all prior commitments, agreements, representations, and understandings, whether written or oral, relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof and may not be contradicted or varied evidence of prior, contemporaneous, or subsequent oral agreements or discussions of the parties hereto. There are no oral agreements among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

(s) Severability . Any provision of this Listing Note that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jursidiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Listing Note or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. The application of such invalid or unenforceable provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable shall be valid and be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. To the extent any provision of this Listing Note is determined to be prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the Partnership and the SLP agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to substitute one or more valid, legal and enforceable provisions that, insofar as practicable, implement the purposes and intent of the prohibited or unenforceable provision.

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Listing Note as of the day and year first above written.

 

  THE PARTNERSHIP :
     
  NEW YORK RECOVERY OPERATING
PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
     
  By:   NEW YORK REIT, INC.
    its General Partner
     
  By: /s/ Nicholas S. Schorsch
    Nicholas S. Schorsch
    Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
  of Directors
     
  Address for Notices:
     
  New York Recovery Operating Partnership, L.P.
  405 Park Avenue
  New York, New York 10022
  Facsimile No.:  (212) 421-5799
  Attention:  Nicholas S. Schorsch

 

AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED:

 

SLP :

 

NEW YORK RECOVERY SPECIAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, LLC

 

By: American Realty Capital III, LLC,
  its Managing Member
   
By: /s/ William M. Kahane
  Name: William M. Kahane
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

Address for Notices:

 

New York Recovery Special Limited Partnership, LLC
405 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Facsimile No.: (212) 421-5799
Attention: William M. Kahane

 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

New York REIT, Inc. to Begin Trading on NYSE

 

Company Receives $315 Million of Additional Financing Commitments
Bringing Capacity of its Senior Corporate Credit Facility to $705 Million  

 

Chairman and CEO Nicholas S. Schorsch to appear on Bloomberg Television Today
to Discuss NYSE Listing

 

New York, New York, April 15, 2014  – New York REIT, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc., “NYRT” or the “Company”) (NYSE: NYRT), announced today that it will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), having completed the listing process for its shares of common stock on NYSE. Trading of the Company’s stock will officially commence this morning under the ticker symbol “NYRT.”

 

NYRT also announced that it has increased its senior corporate credit facility to $705 million of total financing capacity, having recently arranged $315 million of new commitments.

 

NYRT’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Nicholas S. Schorsch will appear on Bloomberg Television’s Taking Stock with Pimm Fox at 5:00 p.m. EST today to discuss NYRT’s listing of its common stock on the NYSE.

Mr. Schorsch, commented, “NYRT’s successful listing on the NYSE marks another important milestone for the Company and provides it more efficient access to the capital markets which will help drive its future growth, while also creating a liquidity opportunity for our shareholders.”

 

Michael A. Happel, President of NYRT, added, “In addition to today’s listing on the NYSE, we are also pleased to have added two new participants to our lending group in our senior corporate facility, helping to increase total commitments by $315 million. With total financing capacity of up to $705 million, we expect to have ample flexibility to fund our portfolio's expansion through strategic acquisitions. We believe the increased commitments from our existing lenders are a direct reflection of the overall credit quality of our portfolio and a clear vote of confidence in our management team. We are proud to join other leading companies on the NYSE.”

 

Since commencing its initial public offering in September 2010, NYRT has built a portfolio of 23 high quality properties located in New York City. As of December 31, 2013, NYRT’s properties aggregated 3.1 million square feet, with an average occupancy of 94.2% and an average remaining lease term of 10.2 years.

 

 
 

  

About NYRT

 

NYRT is a Maryland corporation that qualified as a real estate investment trust for tax purposes beginning in the taxable year ended December 31, 2010.

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

The statements in this press release that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the outcome to be materially different. In addition, words such as “will,” “should,” “may,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect” and “intend” indicate a forward-looking statement, although not all forward-looking statements include these words. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of NYRT’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2014. Further, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and NYRT undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time, unless required by law.

 

Contacts  
   
Anthony J. DeFazio Nicholas A. Radesca
DDCworks New York REIT, Inc.
tdefazio@ddcworks.com NRadesca@arlcap.com
Ph: (484) 342-3600 Ph: (212) 415-6500
   
Andrew G. Backman, Managing Director
Investor Relations / Public Relations
RCS Capital Corporation
abackman@rcscapital.com
Ph: (917) 475-2135

  

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

New York REIT Announces Tender Offer

 

New York, New York, April 15, 2014  – New York REIT, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc., “NYRT”) (NYSE: NYRT), announced today that, in conjunction with the listing of its shares of common stock on the New York Stock Exchange, it has commenced a concurrent tender offer to purchase up to 23,255,814 shares of its common stock at a price equal to $10.75 per share (net to the seller in cash, less any applicable withholding taxes and without interest), or up to $250 million worth of common stock. NYRT intends to fund the tender offer with cash on hand and funds available under NYRT’s unsecured revolving credit facility.

 

The tender offer will expire at 12:00 midnight, Eastern Time, on May 12, 2014, unless the tender offer is extended or withdrawn. To tender shares, stockholders must follow the procedures described in the Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal and the other documents related to the tender offer filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

 

About NYRT

 

NYRT is a Maryland corporation that qualified as a real estate investment trust for tax purposes beginning in the taxable year ended December 31, 2010.

 

Important Notice/Forward Looking Statements

 

This press release is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell any shares of NYRT. The full details of the tender offer, including complete instructions on how to tender shares, are included in the Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal and related materials, which NYRT will be distributing to stockholders shortly and filing with the SEC. Stockholders are urged to read carefully the Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal and other related materials when they are available because they contain important information, including the terms and conditions of the tender offer. Stockholders may obtain free copies of the Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal and other related materials filed by NYRT with the SEC at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov  or by contacting American National Stock Transfer, LLC, the information agent for the tender offer, at (877) 373-2522 (toll-free).

 

 
 

 

The statements in this press release that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the outcome to be materially different. In addition, words such as “will,” “should,” “may,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect” and “intend” indicate a forward-looking statement, although not all forward-looking statements include these words. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of NYRT’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2014. Further, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and NYRT undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time, unless required by law.

 

Contacts  
   
Anthony J. DeFazio Nicholas A. Radesca
DDCworks New York REIT, Inc.
tdefazio@ddcworks.com NRadesca@arlcap.com   
Ph: (484) 342-3600 Ph: (212) 415-6500
   
Andrew G. Backman, Managing Director
Investor Relations / Public Relations
RCS Capital Corporation
abackman@rcscapital.com
Ph: (917) 475-2135