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): June 2, 2015 (June 1, 2015)
Global Net Lease, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Maryland | 000-55202 | 45-2771978 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
405 Park Avenue, 14 th Floor New York, New York 10022 |
(Address, including zip code, of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 415-6500 |
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Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
Amendment to Advisory Agreement
Concurrently with the listing of its shares on the New York Stock Exchange on June 2, 2015 (the “ Listing ”), Global Net Lease, Inc. (the “ Company ”) entered into the Fourth Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement (the “ Advisory Agreement ”) by and among the Company, Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “ Operating Partnership ”) and Global Net Lease Advisors, LLC (the “ Advisor ”). The Advisory Agreement represents the culmination of a process that began on April 9, 2015, when the Advisor, through its financial advisor, presented a proposal to amend the existing advisory agreement (the “ Proposal ”) to the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”). In response to the Proposal, the Board formed a special committee (the “ Special Committee ”), consisting entirely of independent directors to, among other things, evaluate the Proposal. The Special Committee retained independent legal counsel and two financial advisors, Moelis & Company LLC (“ Moelis ”) and Robert A. Stanger & Co., Inc., (“ Stanger ”) to assist it in the process. The Special Committee and its advisors and counsel conducted an extensive process to evaluate the Proposal, including meeting 12 times. The process culminated in the Special Committee recommending on May 28, 2015, that the Board authorize the Company to enter into the Advisory Agreement. The Special Committee based its recommendation, in part on an opinion delivered by Stanger to the Special Committee and the Board which, subject to the various assumptions and qualifications set forth in the opinion, expressed Stanger’s opinion that the financial terms of the Advisory Agreement are fair, from a financial point of view, to the Company.
Compensation . Under the terms of the Advisory Agreement, the Company has agreed to pay the Advisor: (i) a base fee of $18.0 million per annum payable in cash monthly in advance (“ Minimum Base Management Fee ”); (ii) plus a variable fee, payable monthly in advance in cash, equal to 1.25% of the cumulative net proceeds realized by the Company from the issuance of any common equity, including any common equity issued in exchange for or conversion of preferred stock or exchangeable notes, as well as, from any other issuances of common, preferred, or other forms of equity of the Company, including units of any operating partnership (“ Variable Base Management Fee ”); and (iii) an incentive fee (“ Incentive Compensation ”), 50% payable in cash and 50% payable in shares of the Company’s common stock (which shares are subject to certain lockup restrictions), equal to: (a) 15% of the Company’s Core AFFO (as defined in the Advisory Agreement) per weighted average share outstanding for the applicable period (“ Core AFFO Per Share ”) in excess of an incentive hurdle based on an annualized Core AFFO Per Share of $0.73, plus (b) 10% of the Core AFFO Per Share in excess of an incentive hurdle of an annualized Core AFFO Per Share of $0.95. The $0.73 and $0.95 incentive hurdles are subject to annual increases of 1% to 3%. The Base Management Fee and the Incentive Compensation are each subject to an annual adjustment.
The per annum aggregate amount of the Minimum Base Management Fee and Variable Base Management Fee (collectively, the “ Base Management Fee ”) that may be paid under the Advisory Agreement will also be subject to varying caps based on assets under management (“ AUM ”), as defined in the Advisory Agreement.
In additionthe per annum aggregate amount of the Base Management Fee and the Incentive Compensation to be paid under the Advisory Agreement is capped at (a) 1.25% of the AUM for the previous year if AUM is less than or equal to Five Billion Dollars ($5,000,000,000); (b) 0.95% if the AUM is equal to or exceeds $15.0 billion; or (c) a percentage equal to: (A) 1.25% less (B) (i) a fraction, (x) the numerator of which is the AUM for such specified period less Five Billion Dollars $5.0 billion and (y) the denominator of which is $10.0 billion multiplied by (ii) 0.30% if AUM is greater than $5.0 billion but less than $15.0 billion. The Variable Base Management Fee is also subject to reduction if there is a sale or sales of one or more Investments in a single or series of related transactions exceeding $200.0 million and, the special distribution(s) related thereto.
Term and Termination. The Advisory Agreement has an initial term of 20 years (“ Initial Term ”), with automatic renewals for consecutive 5-year terms (“ Automatic Renewal Terms ”) unless: (i) terminated by the Board due to unsatisfactory performance by the Advisor (as described below in more detail); (ii) terminated in connection with a change of control of the Advisor (“ Advisor Change of Control ”); (iii) terminated in connection with a change of control of the Company (“ Company Change of Control ”); (iv) terminated by the Board for “cause” as defined in the Advisory Agreement; or (v) not renewed by either the Company or the Advisor on 12 months notice prior to the expiration of the then-current term.
“Cause” includes, among other things and as more specifically set forth in the Advisory Agreement, (i) breaches of any material provision of the agreement by the Advisor that are uncured for 60 days after written notice thereof; (ii) bankruptcy or similar proceeding involving the Advisor or its dissolution; (iii) an act of fraud by the Advisor against the Company, or acts constituting bad faith, willful misconduct, gross negligence or reckless disregard in the performance of its duties under the agreement; (iv) certain actions or inactions by the Advisor that cause the Company to fail to qualify as a REIT, pay dividends authorized by the Board, default on a mortgage or other financing in an amount in excess of $50.0 million materially restate its financial statements, or receive an opinion qualified as to scope of audit or going concern from the Company’s independent public accounting firm resulting in a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (v) any of (A) the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Investment Officer or a Chief Financial Officer of the Advisor (collectively, the “ Advisor Key Officers ”), or (B) Nicholas Schorsch, William Kahane, Michael Weil, or Peter Budko (if then serving as either an officer or director of the Advisor or an affiliate that controls the Advisor), is convicted (including a plea of nolo contendere ) of a felony; provided, however, that such conviction (including a plea of nolo contendere ) (i) relates to facts and circumstances occurring while serving in such capacity or, except as already disclosed to or known by the Company, occurring prior to such service, (ii) in the reasonable and good faith discretion of a majority of the Board’s independent directors is likely to materially and adversely affect (1) the performance of the Advisor’s duties under the Advisory Agreement or (2) the Company.
An Advisor Change of Control will be deemed to occur, generally, when (i) any person (with exceptions ) becomes the “beneficial owner,” directly or indirectly, of securities of the Advisor representing 50% or more of its securities then outstanding which are entitled to vote then outstanding; (ii) the Advisor is the subject of any merger, organization, business combination or consolidation with or into any other company resulting in new ownership of more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Advisor or other surviving company or the parent, as applicable; or (iii) the consummation of a sale or disposition by the Advisor of all or substantially all of its assets, resulting in new ownership of more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Advisor or acquiror or the parent, as applicable.
However, if any of the Advisor Key Officers or at least a majority of the board of directors of the Advisor immediately before the event remain in their existing capacity or in a substantially similar capacity with the Advisor, as applicable, immediately after such event, then no Advisor Change of Control will be deemed to have occurred; provided, further, that in no event will an Advisor Change of Control be deemed to have occurred in connection with an initial public offering pursuant to a firm commitment underwriting by a nationally recognized investment banking firm that results in the equity securities of the Advisor (or any of its direct or indirect parent entities) being listed on The New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ.
In the event of a Company Change of Control, the Advisor will be entitled to receive a termination fee in an amount equal to the fees received by the Advisor during the last 12 full calendar months prior to the Company Change of Control multiplied by a factor based on the number of years into the term of the Advisory Agreement in which the Company Change of Control occurs equal to: (i) 2.0x for year one provided, however, that such termination fee does not exceed the sum of (A) $18.0 million and (B) the Advisor’s actual out-of-pocket costs paid to employees or non-affiliate third parties (exclusive of any severance or other payments made to any employee of the Advisor employee who accepts new employment with any of the Advisor’s affiliates); (ii) 2.0x for year two; (iii) 2.5x for years three through 10; (iv) 2.0x for years 11 through 15; (v) 1.5x for years 16 through the expiration of the agreement.
The Board will have the right, commencing in the third quarter of 2016, to subject the Advisors to certain annual performance standards. Subject to written notice and cure rights, the Company will have the right to terminate the Advisory Agreement if these performance standards are not satisfied.
In the event the Advisory Agreement is terminated as a result of the failure to satisfy the performance standard, the Advisor will be entitled to receive a termination fee equal to 50% of the termination fee it would be entitled to receive upon a termination as a result of a Company Change of Control as if the Company Change of Control occurred on the date of the termination of the Advisory Agreement by the Company. The Advisor will not be entitled to a termination fee if either the Company or the Advisor delivers notice no later than 365 days prior to the expiration of the Initial Term or Automatic Renewal Term of its intention not to renew the Advisory Agreement.
A Company Change of Control will be deemed to arise, generally, upon the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries are sold, leased, transferred conveyed or otherwise disposed of (including by liquidation or dissolution of the Company or a subsidiary) in one or more related transactions to any unaffiliated person(s); (ii) any unaffiliated person, other than the Advisor or its affiliates, acquire beneficial ownership of 35% or more of the Company’s combined voting power in one or more related transactions, whether by way of purchase, acquisition, tender, exchange or other similar offer or recapitalization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, share exchange, scheme of arrangement or other business combination transaction; or (iii) other than with respect to a transaction involving the Advisor or its affiliates, the consummation of any recapitalization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, share exchange, scheme of arrangement or other business combination transaction if the beneficial owners of the voting stock or equivalent voting interest in the Company prior to the consummation of such transaction do not beneficially own more than 35% voting stock or equivalent voting interest of the entity resulting from such transaction (including, without limitation, an entity that, as a result of such transaction, owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership interests in the Company immediately prior to such transaction.
The Board will have the ability to change individual members of the Advisor’s senior management team if the Board believes in its reasonable good faith judgment that a member of the team is underperforming for a significant period. The Company will pay all its costs and expenses and will reimburse the Advisor or its affiliates for expenses of the Advisor and its affiliates incurred on behalf of the Company, excepting only those expenses that are specifically the responsibility of the Advisor under the Advisory Agreement.
The Advisory Agreement contains customary indemnification provisions relating to the Company’s obligation to indemnify the Advisor and its affiliates, as well as its directors, officers, employees, partners, and members.
This summary description of the material terms of the Advisory Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the Advisory Agreement attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Operating Partnership
Effective as of June 2, 2015, the Company, as general partner of its Operating Partnership, executed a Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Operating Partnership (the “ Second 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 Second 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 minimis capital contribution, (ii) the distribution by the Operating Partnership of more than a de minimis 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.
This summary of the material terms of the Second Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the Second Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 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 June 2, 2015 (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 hereto as Exhibit 10.3 and incorporated herein by reference.
See also Items 2.03 and 5.02 below, which is incorporated by reference herein.
Indemnification Agreements
On June 2, 2015, the Company entered into indemnification agreements (“ Indemnification Agreements ”) with certain of the Company’s the directors, officers and service providers. The Company also expects to enter into similar indemnification agreements with its future directors and officers.
The Company entered into Indemnification Agreement with P. Sue Perrotty, William M. Kahane, Abby M. Wenzel, Edward G. Rendell, Scott J. Bowman, Andrew Winer, Patrick J. Goulding, the Advisor, AR Capital, LLC and RCS Capital Corporation (each, an “ Indemnitee ”). The Indemnification Agreements replace and supersed previous indemnification agreements, and were entered into in connection with the Listing in order to permit the Company to indemnify the Indemnitees to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law from and against all judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement and expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such Indemnitee that may result or arise in connection with such Indemnitee serving in his or her capacity as a present or former director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or as a director, trustee, officer, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that such person is or was serving in such capacity at the request of the Company. The Indemnification Agreements further provide that, subject to the limitations set forth in each Indemnification Agreement, the Company will, without requiring a preliminary determination of the Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement of indemnification under the Indemnification Agreement, advance all reasonable expenses to each Indemnitee incurred by or on behalf of such Indemnitee in connection with any proceeding the Indemnitee is or is threatened to be made a party to.
The Indemnification Agreements provide that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification unless it is established by clear and convincing evidence that (a) the act or omission of Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and (i) was committed in bad faith or (ii) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. The Indemnification Agreements further limit the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification in cases where (a) the proceeding was one by or in the right of the Company and the Indemnitee was adjudged, in a final adjudication of the proceeding not subject to further appeal, to be liable to the Company, (b) the Indemnitee was adjudged, in a final adjudication of the proceeding not subject to further appeal, to be liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received in any proceeding charging improper personal benefit to the Indemnitee, or (c) the proceeding was brought by the Indemnitee, except in certain circumstances.
The Indemnification Agreements also provide that, except for a proceeding brought by the Indemnitee, the Company has the right to defend the Indemnitee in any proceeding which may give rise to indemnification under the Indemnification Agreement. The Indemnification Agreements grant the Indemnitee the right to separate counsel at the Company’s expense in certain proceedings involving separate defenses, counterclaims or other conflicts of interest and in proceedings in which the Company fails to assume the defense of the Indemnitee in a timely manner. The Indemnification Agreements further provide that the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to acquire directors and officers liability insurance covering the Indemnitee or any claim made against the Indemnitee by reason of his or her service to the Company and maintain insurance in the event of a change of control.
This summary description of the material terms of the Indemnification Agreements is qualified in its entirety by the form of Indemnification Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.4 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant |
Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement
On June 1, 2015, the “ Company ”), Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “ Operating Partnership ”) and certain of their subsidiaries entered into the Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “ Seventh Amendment ”), which amended that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2013 (as amended, the “ Credit Facility ”), among the Operating Partnership, as borrower, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries and the subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership, as guarantors, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent. The Seventh Amendment, among other things, (i) permits the issuance of a listing note to Global Net Lease Special Limited Partner, LLC, an affiliate of the Advisor, following Listing, (ii) permits the entry into the OPP and the issuance of LTIP Units (each as defined below) to the Advisor thereunder and (iii) permits certain additional restricted payments, including in connection with the Company’s previously announced tender offer.
This summary of the material terms of the Seventh Amendment is qualified in its entirety by the Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement attached as Exhibit 10.2 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 |
Multi-Year Outperformance Plan Agreement
In connection with the Listing, the Company and the Operating Partnership have entered into a Multi-Year Outperformance Agreement (the “ OPP ”) with the Advisor.
Under the OPP, Advisor will be issued LTIP units in the Operating Partnership with a maximum award value equal to 5% of the Company’s market capitalization (the “ OPP Cap ”) on the date of Listing (the “ Effective Date ”). The LTIP units will be structured as profits interests in the Operating Partnership. The Advisor will be eligible to earn a number of LTIP units with a value equal to a portion of the OPP Cap based on the Company’s achieving certain levels of total return to its stockholders (“ Total Return ”) on both an absolute basis and a relative basis measured against a peer group of companies, as set forth below, for a three-year period commencing on the Effective Date (the “ Performance Period ”). In addition, Advisor may “lock-in” a portion of the OPP Cap based on the attainment of pro-rata performance hurdles, as set forth below, during each 12-month period in the Performance Period (each such period, an “ One Year Period ” and during the initial 24-month period of the Performance Period (the “ Two-Year Period ”). Each of the relevant performance periods will be evaluated separately based on performance through the end of the relevant performance period.
Three-Year Period |
Each
One-
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Two-Year
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Absolute Component : 4% of any excess Total Return attained above an absolute total stockholder return hurdle measured from the beginning of such period as follows: | 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 achieving cumulative Total Return measured from the beginning of the period: | |||
100% of the Relative Component will be earned if cumulative Total Return achieved is at least: | 18% | 6% | 12% |
50% of the Relative Component will be earned if cumulative Total Return achieved is: | 0% | 0% | 0% |
0% of the Relative Component will be earned if cumulative Total Return achieved is less than: | 0% | 0% | 0% |
a percentage from 50% to 100% of the Relative Component 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 Chambers Street Properties, Gramercy Property Trust Inc., Lexington Realty Trust, Select Income REIT, and W.P. Carey Inc.
The maximum “lock-in” amount for any given One-Year Period is 25% of the OPP Cap. The maximum “lock-in” amount for the Two-Year Period is 60% of the OPP Cap. Accordingly, any “lock-in” amount for the Two-Year Period may supersede and negate any awards for the first two One-Year Periods. Any LTIP Units that are unearned at the end of the Performance Period will be forfeited.
Subject to Advisor’s continued service through each vesting date, one third of any earned LTIP units will vest on each of the third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the Effective Date. Any earned and vested LTIP Units may be converted into OP Units of the Operating Partnership in accordance with the terms and conditions of the partnership agreement of the Operating Partnership.
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 by the Company or in the event the Company incurs a change in control, in either case prior to the end of the Performance 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 Performance Period.
This summary of the OPP is qualified in its entirety by the OPP attached as Exhibit 10.5 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01. | Other Events |
Listing Note
In connection with the Listing, the Company, as the general partner of the Operating Partnership, was required, subject to the terms of the Second Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement, to cause the Operating Partnership to cause the Operating Partnership to issue a note (the “ Listing Note ”) to the Special Limited Partner, to evidence the Operating Partnership’s obligation to distribute to the Special Limited Partner an aggregate amount (the “ Listing Amount ”) equal to 15% of the difference (to the extent the result is a positive number) between:
· | the sum of (i) the “market value” (as defined in the Listing Note) of all of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock plus (ii) the sum of all distributions or dividends (from any source) paid by the Company to its stockholders prior to the Listing; and | |
· | the sum of (i) the total amount raised in the Company’s initial public offering (our “ IPO ”) and its distribution reinvestment plan (the “ DRIP ”) prior to the Listing (“ Gross Proceeds ”) plus (ii) the total amount of cash that, if distributed to those stockholders who purchased Shares in the IPO and under the DRIP, would have provided those stockholders a 6% cumulative, non-compounded, pre-tax annual return (based on a 365-day year) on the Gross Proceeds. |
The “market value” used to calculate the Listing Amount will not be determinable until the end of a measurement period of 30 consecutive trading days, commencing on the 180 th day following the Listing, unless another liquidity event, such as a merger, occurs prior to the end of the measurement period. If another liquidity event occurs prior to the end of the measurement period, the Listing Note provides for appropriate adjustment to the calculation of the Listing Amount. The Special Limited Partner will have the right to receive distributions of “Net Sales Proceeds,” as defined in the Listing Note, until the Listing Note is paid in full; provided that, the Special Limited Partner has the right, but not the obligation, to convert the entire special limited partner interest into OP Units. OP Units are convertible for the cash value of a corresponding number of shares of common stock or, at the option of the Operating Partnership, a corresponding number of shares of common stock in accordance with the terms contained in the Second Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement.
This summary of the material terms of the Listing Note is qualified in its entirety by the Listing Note attached as Exhibit 10.6 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Reaffirmation of Current Monthly Distributions and Change to Payment Dates
The Company intends to continue payment of monthly distributions at an annualized rate of $0.71 per share. Historically, the Company has calculated its monthly distribution based upon daily record and distribution declaration dates so that its stockholders would be entitled to be paid distributions beginning with the month in which their shares were purchased. Following the Listing, the Company will pay distributions on the 15th day of each month to stockholders of record as of close of business on the 8th day of such month.
Upon the Listing, the Company anticipates that: (i) it will pay the May 2015 distribution no later than June 5, 2015 to stockholders of record at the close of business each day during the previous month (i.e., May); (ii) it will pay distributions for the period beginning June 1, 2015 through and including the day prior to the Listing to stockholders of record on the close of business each day during such period, such distribution to be paid within 5 days of the day of Listing; (iii) for the limited period commencing on the day of Listing through June 8, 2015, the Company will pay a distribution of $0.00194506 per share per day on June 15, 2015, to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 8, 2015; and (iv) in respect of the June 2015 distribution, on July 15, 2015, it will pay a distribution of $0.059166667 per share to stockholders of record at the close of business on July 8, 2015.
Press Release
The Company issued a press release on June 2, 2015 announcing the commencement of the Company’s tender offer. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
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 | |
4.1 | Second Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, Inc., dated June 2, 2015 | |
10.1 | Fourth Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement dated June 1, 2015 | |
10.2 | Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2015 | |
10.3 | Contribution and Exchange Agreement dated as of June 2, 2015 | |
10.4 | Form of Indemnification Agreement | |
10.5 | Multi-Year Outperformance Agreement dated as of June 2, 2015 | |
10.6 | Listing Note Agreement dated as of June 2, 2015 | |
99.1 | Press Release announcing the commencement of the Company’s tender offer dated June 2, 2015 |
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.
Date: June 2, 2015 | By: | /s/ Scott J. Bowman | |||
Name: | Scott J. Bowman | ||||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
Exhibit 4.1
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
GLOBAL NET LEASE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
(a Delaware limited partnership)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page | ||
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 | 20 |
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 | 27 |
4.04 | Capital Accounts | 27 |
4.05 | Percentage Interests | 27 |
4.06 | No Interest on Contributions | 28 |
4.07 | Return of Capital Contributions | 28 |
4.08 | No Third-Party Beneficiary | 28 |
ARTICLE V NET INCOME AND NET LOSS; DISTRIBUTIONS | 28 | |
5.01 | Allocations | 28 |
5.02 | Distribution of Cash | 35 |
5.03 | REIT Distribution Requirements | 38 |
5.04 | No Right to Distributions in Kind | 38 |
5.05 | Limitations on Distributions | 38 |
5.06 | Distributions Upon Liquidation | 38 |
5.07 | Substantial Economic Effect / Savings Clause | 39 |
ARTICLE VI RIGHTS, OBLIGATIONS AND POWERS OF THE GENERAL PARTNER | 40 | |
6.01 | Management of the Partnership | 40 |
6.02 | Delegation of Authority | 42 |
6.03 | Indemnification and Exculpation of Indemnitees | 43 |
6.04 | Liability of the General Partner | 44 |
6.05 | Partnership Obligations | 45 |
6.06 | Outside Activities | 46 |
6.07 | Employment or Retention of Affiliates | 46 |
6.08 | General Partner Activities | 46 |
6.09 | Title to Partnership Assets | 47 |
6.10 | Redemption of General Partner’s Partnership Units | 47 |
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ARTICLE VII CHANGES IN GENERAL PARTNER | 47 | |
7.01 | Transfer of the General Partner’s Partnership Interest | 47 |
7.02 | Merger of General Partner | 48 |
7.03 | Admission of a Substitute or Additional General Partner | 49 |
7.04 | Effect of Bankruptcy, Withdrawal, Death or Dissolution of General Partner | 50 |
7.05 | Removal of General Partner | 50 |
ARTICLE VIII RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE LIMITED PARTNERS | 51 | |
8.01 | Management of the Partnership | 51 |
8.02 | Power of Attorney | 52 |
8.03 | Limitation on Liability of Limited Partners | 52 |
8.04 | OP Unit Redemption Right | 52 |
8.05 | Registration | 55 |
ARTICLE IX TRANSFERS OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS | 60 | |
9.01 | Purchase for Investment | 60 |
9.02 | Restrictions on Transfer of Partnership Units | 60 |
9.03 | Admission of Substitute Limited Partner | 62 |
9.04 | Rights of Assignees of Partnership Units | 63 |
9.05 | Effect of Bankruptcy, Death, Incompetence or Termination of a Limited Partner | 63 |
9.06 | Joint Ownership of Partnership Units | 63 |
ARTICLE X BOOKS AND RECORDS; ACCOUNTING; TAX MATTERS | 64 | |
10.01 | Books and Records | 64 |
10.02 | Custody of Partnership Funds; Bank Accounts | 64 |
10.03 | Fiscal and Taxable Year | 64 |
10.04 | Annual Tax Information and Report | 64 |
10.05 | Tax Matters Partner; Tax Elections; Special Basis Adjustments | 64 |
10.06 | Reports to Limited Partners | 66 |
ARTICLE XI AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT; MERGER | 66 | |
11.01 | Amendment of Agreement | 66 |
11.02 | Merger of Partnership | 67 |
ARTICLE XII CLASS B UNITS | 67 | |
12.01 | Designation and Number | 67 |
12.02 | Special Provisions | 67 |
12.03 | Voting | 68 |
12.04 | Conversion of Class B Units | 69 |
12.05 | Profits Interests | 70 |
ARTICLE XIII LTIP UNITS | 72 | |
13.01 | LTIP Units | 72 |
13.02 | Conversion of LTIP Units | 77 |
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ARTICLE XIV GENERAL PROVISIONS | 79 | |
18.01 | Notices | 79 |
18.02 | Survival of Rights | 79 |
18.03 | Additional Documents | 80 |
18.04 | Severability | 80 |
18.05 | Entire Agreement | 80 |
18.06 | Pronouns and Plurals | 80 |
18.07 | Headings | 80 |
18.08 | Counterparts | 80 |
18.09 | Governing Law | 80 |
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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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
GLOBAL NET LEASE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
RECITALS
THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (this “ Agreement ”) of GLOBAL NET LEASE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P. (the “ Partnership ”), is entered into among GLOBAL NET LEASE, 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 June 2, 2015.
WHEREAS, the General Partner formed the Partnership as a limited partnership on July 12, 2011 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, which certificate was amended on October 7, 2011.
WHEREAS, the parties entered into the Agreement of Limited Partnership on April 20, 2012 (the “ Original Agreement ”) and amended and restated the Original Agreement on July 2, 2013, as amended by the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2013, and the Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Agreement, dated as of April 15, 2015 (the “ 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 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 Amended and Restated Agreement is hereby amended, restated, superseded and replaced in its entirety and the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
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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, are the 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.
“ Affected Gain ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(f)(ii).
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“ Affiliate ” means, (a) with respect to any individual Person, any member of the immediate family of sucgh Person or a trust established for the benefit of such member, (b) any Person that, directly or indirectly, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, (c) 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 (d) 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 Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, as it may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.
“ Amended and Restated Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“ Asset Sale ” has the meaning set forth in the Listing Note.
“ 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;
over
(b) the sum of the following:
(i) all operating costs and expenses paid, 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 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 paid to the General Partner or its Affiliates during such period; and
(viii) the amount of any new reserve 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.
“ 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.
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“ 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 U.S. 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 U.S. 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 U.S. 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 U.S. 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 U.S. 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.
“ Equity Plans ” means that certain Amended and Restated Incentive Restricted Share Plan of the General Partner adopted by the Board of Directors on April 8, 2015, as amended from time to time, that certain Stock Option Plan Plan of the General Partner adopted by the Board of Directors on April 20, 2012, and any other equity plan of the General Partner.
“ 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 Preamble, and any successor as general partner of the Partnership.
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“ 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.
“ 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 U.S. 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) 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.
“ Initial Limited Partner ” means the Special Limited Partner.
“ IRS ” means the Internal Revenue Service of the United States (or any successor organization).
“ Liability Shortfall ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(f)(iv).
“ Limited Partner ” means a Person identified on Schedule A as holding a Limited Partner Interest, 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.
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“ 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.
“ Liquidity Event ” has the meaning set forth in the Listing Note.
“ Listing ” means the listing of the REIT Shares on a national securities exchange.
“ Listing Amount ” has the meaning set forth in the Listing Note.
“ Listing Note ” means that certain Listing Note Agreement, entered into June 2, 2015, 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.
“ 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.
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“ Market Value ” has the meaning set forth in the Listing Note.
“ Merger ” has the meaning set forth in the Listing Note.
“ 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 U.S. 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;
(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 U.S. 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 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 may reflect the market capitalization of the General Partner (increased by the amount of any Partnership liabilities).
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“ 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.
“ 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 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 OP 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 Global Net Lease, Inc. 2015 Advisor Multi-Year Outperformance Agreement.
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“ Participant ” has the meaning set forth in the Equity Plans.
“ 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).
“ 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 Global Net Lease 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, 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.
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“ 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).
“ 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.
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“ 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).
“ 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 the Person identified on Schedule A as holding the Special Limited Partner Interest, which shall cause such Person to 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), 5.02(b)(i)(B)(3) and 5.02(d) (and any corresponding allocations of income, gain, loss and deduction under this Agreement).
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“ 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.
“ 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.
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“ 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.
“ 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 “Global Net Lease 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.
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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 Global Net Lease, 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.
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.
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(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.
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 GLOBAL NET LEASE 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.
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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.
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) Redemptions or Repurchases of Shares . If the General Partner shall redeem or repurchase shares of any class of its shares of common stock, the purchase price thereof and all costs incurred in connection with such redemption or 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 or repurchase 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.
(d) Equity Plans . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if at any time or from time to time:
(i) restricted REIT Shares are issued in accordance with the terms of the Equity Plans, the General Partner shall: (A) be deemed to have contributed to the Partnership as a Capital Contribution an amount equal to the Value of a REIT Share multiplied by the number of restricted REIT Shares issued by the General Partner to the recipient of such restricted REIT Shares, and (B) cause the Partnership to issue to the General Partner a number of OP Units equal to the number of restricted REIT Shares delivered by the General Partner to such recipient of restricted REIT Shares divided by the Conversion Factor, which OP Units shall be subject to the same or substantially similar restrictions and other conditions (including forfeiture) imposed on the restricted REIT Shares including restrictions as to the payment of distributions, if any.
(ii) Options (as such term is defined in the Equity Plans) granted in connection with the General Partner’s Equity Plans are exercised, the General Partner shall: (A) as soon as practicable after such exercise, contribute to the Partnership as a Capital Contribution an amount equal to the exercise price paid to the General Partner by such exercising party in connection with the exercise of the Options, (B) be deemed to have contributed to the Partnership as a Capital Contribution an amount equal to the excess of the Value of a REIT Share (as of the Business Day immediately preceding the date on which the purchase of the REIT Shares by such exercising party is consummated) over the amount per REIT Share contributed in respect of the exercise of such Options pursuant to clause (A) above multiplied by the number of REIT shares delivered by the General Partner to such exercising party, and (C) cause the Partnership to issue to the General Partner a number of OP Units equal to the number of REIT Shares delivered by the General Partner to such exercising party divided by the Conversion Factor.
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(iii) REIT Shares are issued to or acquired by a Participant in the General Partner’s Equity Plans in connection with Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Units or any Other Stock-Based Awards (as such terms are defined in the Equity Plans), the General Partner shall: (A) contribute to the Partnership as a Capital Contribution any amount paid to the General Partner by such Participant in connection with the receipt of such REIT Shares, (B) be deemed to have contributed to the Partnership as a Capital Contribution an amount equal to the excess of the Value of a REIT Share (as of the Business Day immediately preceding the date on which the REIT Shares are issued to or acquired by such Participant) over the amount per REIT Share contributed pursuant to clause (A) above multiplied by the number of REIT shares delivered by the General Partner to such Participant, and (C) cause the Partnership to issue to the General Partner a number of OP Units equal to the number of REIT Shares delivered by the General Partner to such Participant divided by the Conversion Factor.
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. The General Partner shall not issue any debt securities or notes or otherwise obtain funds from outside borrowings unless the General Partner lends to the Partnership (i) the proceeds of, or consideration received for, such debt securities, notes or outside borrowings on the same terms and conditions, including interest rate and repayment schedule, as shall be applicable with respect to or incurred in connection with the issuance of such debt securities or notes or in connection with otherwise obtaining funds from outside borrowings, and (ii) the proceeds of, or consideration received from, any subsequent exercise, exchange or conversion thereof (if applicable).
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.
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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.
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 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 or LTIP Units in accordance with Section 5.02(a)(i);
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(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
(iii) thereafter , to the Partners holding OP Units, Class B Units 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 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 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 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 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 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 or LTIP Units until each such Partner’s Capital Account with respect to their OP Units, Class B Units 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 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 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.
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(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), the Initial Limited Partner shall be entitled to allocations of Depreciation until the cumulative amount of Depreciation allocated to the Initial Limited Partner pursuant to this Section 5.01(c)(i) for all years equals $10,000,000; provided , that (A) the Initial Limited Partner shall notify the Partnership in writing, within fifteen (15) days after the end of the year to which the allocation of Depreciation relates, of the amount of Depreciation the Initial Limited Partner elects to have allocated to it for such year, (B) the amount of Depreciation the Initial Limited Partner may elect to be allocated pursuant to this Section 5.01(c)(i) for any year shall not exceed $10,000,000 minus the amount of Depreciation specially allocated pursuant to this Section 5.01(c)(i) (or the corresponding provision of the Amended and Restated Agreement) to the Initial Limited Partner for all prior years, and (C) if the amount of Depreciation the Partnership is able to allocate in a year is less than the amount the Initial Limited Partner has elected for such year, the Partnership shall notify the Initial Limited Partner as early as reasonably practicable but in no event later than five (5) days prior to the date it issues K-1’s for such year.
(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 Initial Limited Partner to the extent of the cumulative amount of Depreciation allocated to the Initial Limited Partner pursuant to Section 5.01(c)(i).
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(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.
(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).
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(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.
(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.
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(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.
(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.
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(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.
(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 U.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 U.S. 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.
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(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:
(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 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 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 ”);
(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 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 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)
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(i) (A) 15% to the Special Limited Partner, and (B) 85% to the Partners holding OP Units, Class B Units 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 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
(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.
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(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.
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) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in accordance with Section 736 of the Code, so long as the Special Limited Partner is entitled to distributions pursuant to the Listing Note and has not contributed its Special Limited Partner Interest in accordance with Section 8.05, the Special Limited Partner shall continue to be treated as a partner of the Partnership in respect of its Special Limited Partner Interest until the Partnership has satisfied its obligations with respect to the Listing Note.
(f) 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.
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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 U.S. 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; ; 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.
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 Initial 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 Initial 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 Initial Limited Partner pursuant to Section 5.01(c)(i) over the cumulative amount of Net Property Gain that has been allocated to the Initial 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 Initial 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 Initial 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 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;
(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;
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(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;
(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 U.S. 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;
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(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 U.S. 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.
(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.
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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.
(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.
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(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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
(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.
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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
(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.
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(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:
(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
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(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 U.S. 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.
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.
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(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.
(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 (other than the General Partner, any of its Affiliates or related parties or any officer, director, employee, agent or trustee of the General Partner, the Partnership of anyof their Affiliates or related parties, in their capacity as such) shall not participate in the management or control (within the meaning of the Act) 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.
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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.
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 Initial 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.
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(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 U.S. 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.
(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).
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(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.
(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.
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8.05 Exchange of Special Limited Partner Interest .
(a) On and after such time as the Listing Amount is determined, 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 Listing Amount divided by (ii) the product of (A) in the case of a Listing or an Asset Sale that is a Liquidity Event, the Value of one REIT Share on the date of the contribution, or in the case of a Merger, the Market Value of one REIT Share pursuant to the terms of the applicable transaction document, multiplied by (B) the Conversion Factor. Only a whole number of OP Units will 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 at the time of contribution pursuant to this Section 8.05. 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 shall be exchangeable for cash or, at the option of the Partnership, for REIT Shares pursuant to Section 8.04; provided, that such OP Units (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any OP Units issued to the Special Limited Partner as a result of any merger, consolidation or other business combination or reorganization to which the Partnership or the General Partner is a party) shall have been outstanding for at least two years (or such lesser time as determined by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion), which period shall include the period that the Special Limited Partner held the Special Limited Partner Interest prior to its conversion to OP Units pursuant to Section 8.05(a).
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;
(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
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(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.
(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.
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(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.
(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.
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(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 Special Limited Partner may Transfer any of its OP Units to its Members (as defined in the limited liability company agreement of the Special Limited Partner, dated June 1, 2015, by and among the signatories thereto, as amended from time to time), without the consent of the General Partner.
(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 XII or any restriction on the transfer of LTIP Units contained in Article XIII 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.
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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.
(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.
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(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.
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.
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(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:
(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.
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(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 shall make a Safe Harbor Election (as provided in Section 10.05(e)), 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 U.S. 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 shall make a Safe Harbor Election (as provided in Section 10.05(e)), 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 U.S. 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 Amended and Restated 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.
[ SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS ]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunder affixed their signatures to this Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, all as of the 2 nd day of Jun, 2015.
GENERAL PARTNER : | |
GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. |
By: | /s/ Scott J. Bowman | ||
Name: | Scott Bowman | ||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
SPECIAL LIMITED PARTNER: | |
GLOBAL NET LEASE SPECIAL LIMITED PARTNER, LLC |
By: | AR Capital Global Holdings, LLC, its Managing Member | |
By: | AR Capital, LLC, its sole member |
By: | /s/ William M. Kahane | ||
Name: | William M. Kahane | ||
Title: | Manager |
[Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership]
SCHEDULE A
(As of June 2, 2015)
Partner | Type of Interest | Type of Units |
Number of
Partnership Units |
Percentage
Interest |
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Global Net Lease, Inc. | General Partner Interest | OP Units | 22,222 | [____] | %* | ||||||||
Address: | |||||||||||||
405 Park Avenue | Limited Partner Interest | OP Units | [____] | [____] | % | ||||||||
New York, New York 10022 | |||||||||||||
Global Net Lease Advisors, LLC | Limited Partner Interest | OP Units | [____] | [____] | % | ||||||||
Address: | Limited Partner Interest | Class B Units | [____] | [____] | % | ||||||||
405 Park Avenue | |||||||||||||
New York, New York 10022 | Limited Partner Interest | LTIP Units | [____] | [____] | % | ||||||||
Global Net Lease Special Limited Partner, LLC | Special Limited Partner Interest | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
Address: | |||||||||||||
405 Park Avenue | |||||||||||||
New York, New York 10022 | |||||||||||||
TOTALS |
$ |
[_____] |
[_______] |
100 | % |
Exhibit 1 |
EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF OP UNIT REDEMPTION RIGHT
In accordance with Section 8.04 of the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership (as amended, the “Agreement”) of Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P., the undersigned hereby irrevocably (i) presents for redemption ___________ OP Units in Global Net Lease 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 Global Net Lease, Inc. (the “ General Partner ”) and Global Net Lease 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 Global Net Lease, Inc. (the “ General Partner ”) and Global Net Lease 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 Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “ Partnership ”) set forth below into OP Units in accordance with the terms of the Second 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
Global Net Lease 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 Second 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 |
Exhibit 10.1
FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
ADVISORY AGREEMENT
by and among
GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.,
GLOBAL NET LEASE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
and
GLOBAL NET LEASE ADVISORS, LLC
Dated as of June 2, 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section 1. | Definitions. | 1 |
Section 2. | Appointment and Duties of the Advisor. | 13 |
Section 3. | Additional Activities of the Advisor; Non-Solicitation; Restrictions; Changes in Management. | 19 |
Section 4. | Bank Accounts. | 21 |
Section 5. | Records; Confidentiality. | 21 |
Section 6. | Compensation. | 22 |
Section 7. | Expenses of the Company. | 28 |
Section 8. | Limits of the Advisor’s Responsibility. | 32 |
Section 9. | No Joint Venture. | 34 |
Section 10. | Term; Renewal; Termination Upon Change of Control. | 34 |
Section 11. | Assignments. | 35 |
Section 12. | Annual Performance Standards. | 36 |
Section 13. | Termination for Cause. | 37 |
Section 14. | Action Upon Termination. | 39 |
Section 15. | Release of Money or Other Property Upon Written Request. | 39 |
Section 16. | Representations and Warranties. | 40 |
Section 17. | Restricted Shares. | 43 |
Section 18. | Miscellaneous. | 45 |
FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED ADVISORY AGREEMENT, dated as of June 2, 2015, by and between Global Net Lease, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “ Company ”), Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Operating Partnership ”) and Global Net Lease Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Advisor ”).
WITNESSETH :
WHEREAS, the Company is the general partner of the Operating Partnership;
WHEREAS, the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Advisor previously entered into that certain Third Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement, dated as of July 15, 2013, as amended by that First Amendment dated as of April 4, 2015 (collectively, the “ Existing Advisory Agreement ”);
WHEREAS, the Advisor proposed a long-term extension of the term and the reduction and restructuring on the fees paid under the Existing Advisory Agreement;
WHEREAS, in response to the Advisor’s proposal, the Company’s board of directors (the “ Board ”) created a special committee of the Board (the “Special Committee”) to evaluate the Company’s strategic alternatives with respect to the Existing Advisory Agreement;
WHEREAS, on the recommendation of the Special Committee (after its negotiations with the Advisor and the Special Committee’s consultation with its own financial advisors), the Company desires to retain the Advisor to administer the business activities and day-to-day operations of the Company and the Operating Partnership and to perform services for the Company and the Operating Partnership in the manner and on the terms set forth herein and the Advisor wishes to be retained to provide such services; and
WHEREAS, the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Advisor wish to amend and restate the Existing Advisory Agreement in its entirety as set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. | Definitions. |
(a) | The following terms shall have the meanings set forth in this Section 1(a) : |
“2%/25% Guidelines” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 7(d).
“ 40 Act ” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
“ Acquisition Expenses ” means any and all out-of-pocket expenses actually incurred by the Company, the Operating Partnership, the Advisor or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with the selection, evaluation, acquisition, origination, making or development of an Investment, including all third-party legal fees and expenses, communications, brokerage fees, costs of appraisals, accounting fees and expenses, title insurance premiums and costs of performing due diligence.
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“ Advisor ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble and shall include any successor in interest thereto.
“ Advisor Change of Control ” means the occurrence of any of the following events:
(A) | any “person” (as defined in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and as modified in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) other than (A) any employee benefit plan of the Advisor or any of its Subsidiaries, (B) a company owned, directly or indirectly, by stockholders of the Advisor in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Advisor, or (C) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Advisor representing 50% or more of its securities which are entitled to vote which are then outstanding; provided , however , if (i) any of the Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Investment Officer, or Chief Financial Officer of the Advisor immediately before the event (collectively, the “Advisor Key Officers”) remain in their existing capacity with the Advisor or in a substantially similar capacity with the Advisor immediately after such event, or (ii) a majority of the board of directors or similar governing body established at the Advisor, immediately before the event remain in such capacity with the Advisor or in a substantially similar capacity with the Advisor immediately after such event, then no Advisor Change of Control shall be deemed to have occurred; provided , further , that in no event shall an Advisor Change of Control be deemed to have occurred in connection with a Qualified Public Offering; |
(B) | the consummation of any merger, organization, business combination or consolidation of the Advisor, as applicable, or one of its respective subsidiaries with or into any other company, other than a merger, reorganization, business combination or consolidation which would result in the holders of the voting securities of the Advisor, outstanding immediately prior thereto holding securities which represent immediately after such merger, reorganization, business combination or consolidation more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Advisor or the surviving company or the parent of such surviving company; provided , however , if (i) any of the Advisor Key Officers remain in their existing capacity with the Advisor or in a substantially similar capacity with the Advisor or surviving entity immediately after such event, or (ii) a majority of the board of directors or similar governing body established at the Advisor, immediately before the event remain in such capacity with the Advisor or in a substantially similar capacity with the Advisor immediately after such event, then no Advisor Change of Control shall be deemed to have occurred; or |
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(C) | the consummation of a sale or disposition by the Advisor of all or substantially all of its assets, other than a sale or disposition if the holders of the voting securities of such entity outstanding immediately prior thereto hold securities immediately thereafter which represent more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the acquiror, or parent of the acquiror, of such assets provided , however , if (i) any of the Advisor Key Officers remain in their existing capacity with the Advisor or in a substantially similar capacity with the Advisor or the acquiring entity immediately after such event, or (ii) a majority of the board of directors or similar governing body established at the Advisor, immediately before the event remain in such capacity with the Advisor or in a substantially similar capacity with the Advisor immediately after such event, then no Advisor Change of Control shall be deemed to have occurred. |
“ Advisor Indemnified Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(a) .
“ Advisor Investment Committee ” means the investment committee formed by the Advisor, the members of which shall consist of officers and directors of the Advisor and may change from time to time.
“ Advisor Issuer ” means the Advisor or any of its direct or indirect parent entities.
“Advisor Key Officers” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Part (A) of the definition of “Advisor Change of Control” .
“ Advisor Permitted Disclosure Parties ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a) .
“Advisory Compensation” means the sum of the Base Management Fee and the Incentive Compensation.
“ Advisory Compensation Limit” means an amount, determined on each anniversary of the Effective Date for the preceding year, equal to (i) the AUM for the preceding year multiplied by (ii):
(A) | If such AUM is less than or equal to Five Billion Dollars ($5,000,000,000), 1.25%; |
(B) | If such AUM is greater than Five Billion Dollars ($5,000,000,000) but less than Fifteen Billion Dollars ($15,000,000,000), the Variable Advisory Compensation Fee Cap Percentage for such preceding year; or |
(C) | If such AUM is equal to or exceeds Fifteen Billion Dollars ($15,000,000,000), 0.95%. |
“ Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, (i) any Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such specified Person, (ii) any executive officer or general partner of such specified Person, (iii) any member of the board of directors or board of managers (or bodies performing similar functions) of such specified Person, and (iv) any legal entity for which such specified Person acts as an executive officer or general partner. For purposes of this definition, the terms “controlling”, “controlled by”, or “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 the ownership of voting securities, by contract or credit arrangement, as trustee or executor, or otherwise.
“ Agreement ” means this Advisory Agreement, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
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“Annual BMF Calculation” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6(c)(iv) .
“Annual Performance Standards” means the annual performance standards for the Advisor set in accordance with Section 12 .
“Annual Subordinated Performance Fee” has the meaning set forth in the Existing Advisory Agreement.
“AUM” means, for a specified period, an amount equal to (A) (i) the aggregate Cost of the Investments at the beginning of such period (before reserves for depreciation or bad debts, or similar non-cash reserves) plus (ii) the aggregate Cost of the Investments at the end of such period (before reserves for depreciation or bad debts, or similar non-cash reserves) divided by (B) two (2).
“ AUM Test Year ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(c)(vi).
“ Automatic Renewal Term ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10(a) .
“ Bankruptcy Code ” means Title 11 of the United States Code, as may be amended from time to time, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
“ Base Management Fee ” means an amount per year equal to the sum of (a) the Minimum Base Management Fee and (b) the Variable Base Management Fee.
“ Base Management Fee Limit ” means an amount, determined on each anniversary of the Effective Date for the preceding year, equal to (i) the AUM for the preceding year multiplied by (ii) (such multiplying factor, the “ Factor ”):
(A) | If such AUM is equal to or less than Three Billion Dollars ($3,000,000,000), 0.75%; |
(B) | If such AUM is greater than Three Billion Dollars ($3,000,000,000) but is less than Fourteen Billion Six Hundred Sixty Million Dollars ($14,660,000,000), the Variable Base Management Fee Cap Percentage for such preceding year; |
(C) | If such AUM is equal to or exceeds Fourteen Billion Six Hundred Sixty Million Dollars ($14,660,000,000), 0.40%; |
provided , however , that , notwithstanding anything in Part (B) and Part (C) to the contrary, the Factor shall not be less than 0.50% unless a majority of the Independent Directors has then determined (based upon market fee comparables of advisory contracts and market comparables of total general and administrative expense ratios and advisory fee ratios then available to them and determined in accordance with Section 6(c)(vi) (such comparables, the “ Market Comparables ”)) that a Factor equal to 0.50% is not consistent in all material respects with the Market Comparables, in which case the Independent Directors shall set the Factor in accordance with Section 6(c)(vi), which shall be no less than the Factor determined in accordance with this definition but for this proviso and which shall be no greater than 0.50%.
“ Board ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
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“ Business Day ” means any day except a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are not required to be open.
“Cause” has the meaning set forth in Section 13(a) .
“ Change Factor ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Company Change of Control Fee.”
“ Charter ” means that certain Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Company, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
“ Claim ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(c) .
“ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“ Common Stock ” means the common stock, par value $0.01, of the Company.
“ Company ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Company Change of Control ” means (a) the consummation of any sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (including by way of liquidation or dissolution of the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries), in a single transaction or in a related series of transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any other unaffiliated Person(s) other than the Advisor or its Affiliates; (b) any unaffiliated Person(s), other than the Advisor or its Affiliates, becoming, in a single transaction or in a related series of transactions, whether by way of purchase, acquisition, tender, exchange or other similar offer or recapitalization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, share exchange, scheme of arrangement or other business combination transaction, the beneficial owner of more than thirty-five percent (35%) of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting stock or equivalent voting interest the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; or (c) other than with respect to a transaction involving the Advisor or its Affiliates, the consummation of any recapitalization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, share exchange, scheme of arrangement or other business combination transaction immediately following which the beneficial owners of the voting stock or equivalent voting interest the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction do not beneficially own more than thirty-five percent (35%) of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting stock or equivalent voting interest of such Person entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or Persons performing a similar function) of the entity resulting from such transaction (including an entity that, as a result of such transaction, owns such Person or all or substantially all of the assets of such Person and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, either directly or indirectly through one or more subsidiaries of such entity) in substantially the same proportion as their beneficial ownership of the voting stock or equivalent voting interest of such Person entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or Persons performing a similar function) immediately prior to such transaction.
“ Company Change of Control Fee ” means an amount equal to (i) the Advisory Compensation paid to the Advisor for the 12-month period preceding the date of the Company Change of Control Notice multiplied by (ii) (such multiplying factor, the “ Change Factor ”):
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(A) | if the Company Change of Control occurs at any point in time beginning on the Effective Date up to and through the first anniversary of the Effective Date, 2.0; provided , however , that the Company Change of Control Fee shall not exceed the sum of (i) Eighteen Million Dollars ($18,000,000) and (ii) the Advisor’s actual out-of-pocket costs paid to employees or non-Affiliate third parties (which, for the avoidance of doubt, do not include any severance or other payments made to any employee of the Advisor employee who accepts new employment with any Affiliate of the Advisor). |
(B) | if the Company Change of Control occurs at any point in time beginning after the first anniversary of the Effective Date up to and through the second anniversary of the Effective Date, 2.0; |
(C) | if the Company Change of Control occurs at any point in time beginning after the second anniversary of the Effective Date up to and through the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date, 2.5; |
(D) | if the Company Change of Control occurs at any point in time beginning after the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date up to and through the fifteenth anniversary of the Effective Date, 2.0; or |
(E) | if the Company Change of Control occurs at any point in time beginning after the fifteenth anniversary of the Effective Date (including during any Automatic Renewal Term), 1.5. |
“ Company Indemnified Party ” has meaning set forth in Section 8(b) .
“ Conduct Policies ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(k) .
“ Confidential Information ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a) .
“ Core AFFO ” means Net Income adjusted for the following items (to the extent they are included in Net Income): (a) real estate related depreciation and amortization; (b) Net Income from unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures; (c) one-time costs that the Advisor deems to be non-recurring; (d) non-cash equity compensation (other than any Restricted Share Payments); (e) other non-cash income and expense items; (f) non-cash dividends related to the Class B Units of the Operating Partnership and certain non-cash interest expenses related to securities that are convertible to Common Stock; (g) gains (or losses) from the sale of Investments; (h) impairment losses on real estate; (i) acquisition and transaction related costs; (j) straight-line rent; (k) amortization of above and below market leases and liabilities; (l) amortization of deferred financing costs; (m) accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on debt investments; (n) mark-to-market adjustments included in Net Income; (o) unrealized gains or losses resulting from consolidation from, or deconsolidation to, equity accounting, and (p) consolidated and unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures.
“ Core AFFO Per Share” means, with respect to a specified period (A) the Core AFFO of the Company for the specified period, divided by (B) the weighted average outstanding shares of Common Stock on a fully diluted basis for such period.
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“ Cost ” means, with respect to an Investment, the amount actually paid for such Investment plus (i) the Acquisition Expenses in connection with such Investment (inclusive of any Insourced Acquisition Expenses paid under the Existing Advisory Agreement with respect to Investments acquired prior to the Effective Date), (ii) any other capitalized expenses directly related to such Investment, and (iii) with respect to Investments acquired by the Company prior to the Effective Date the sum of (A) any Acquisition Fee (as defined in the Existing Advisory Agreement) paid by the Company to the Advisor with respect to such Investment under the Existing Advisory Agreement and (B) any Financing Coordination Fee (as defined in the Existing Advisory Agreement) paid prior to the Effective Date by the Company to the Advisor with respect to such Investment under the Existing Advisory Agreement.
“ Disclosure Materials ” means, collectively (a) this Agreement and the Schedules to this Agreement and (b) all reports required to be filed by the Company under the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, together with any materials filed or furnished by the Company under the Exchange Act, whether or not any such materials were required to be filed or furnished, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein.
“Divestiture Distributions” means the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of Special Distributions actually made by the Company to the Stockholders in connection with a Portfolio Divestiture Event and (ii) amounts paid by the Company to the Stockholders in connection with any repurchase by the Company of Common Stock in connection with a Portfolio Divestiture Event.
“ Effective Date ” means the date first written above.
“European Investments” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3(g).
“Excess Amount” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 7(d).
“ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“ Existing Advisory Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Expense Year” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 7(d).
“ Factor ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Base Management Fee.
“ GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in effect in the United States on the date such principles are applied.
“ Gain ” means the amount, if any, by which cash proceeds actually received by the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with the Sale of an Investment exceed (A) for Investments acquired by the Company prior to the Effective Date, (i) the enterprise value of the Company as determined based on the average closing price of the shares of Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange during the 30 consecutive trading days during which such shares of Common Stock are eligible for trading beginning on the date which is 180 days after trading in such shares of Common Stock first commences on the New York Stock Exchange multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the day trading of such shares of Common Stock first commenced on the New York Stock Exchange plus the total of all debt obligations and preferred stock outstanding less cash and cash equivalents plus minority interests as of the most current available balance sheet as of Effective Date multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Cost of such Investment and the denominator of which is the Cost of all Investments (including such Investment subject to such sale) held as of the Effective Date, or (B) for Investments acquired by the Company on or after the Effective Date, such Investment’s Cost.
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“ Governing Instruments ” means, with regard to any entity, the charter, the articles of incorporation, or certificate of incorporation and the bylaws in the case of a corporation, the partnership agreement in the case of a general or limited partnership, the certificate of formation and operating agreement or limited liability company agreement in the case of a limited liability company, the declaration of trust or other comparable trust instrument in the case of a trust, or similar governing documents, in each case as the same may be amended from time to time.
“ Incentive Compensation ” means an amount per year equal to (i) fifteen percent (15%) of the Core AFFO Per Share in excess of the Incentive Fee Lower Hurdle multiplied by the weighted average outstanding shares of Common Stock on a fully diluted basis for such period, plus (ii) ten percent (10%) of the Core AFFO Per Share in excess of the Incentive Fee Upper Hurdle multiplied by the weighted average outstanding shares of Common Stock on a fully diluted basis for such period (in each case, subject to equitable adjustment if the Company (A) pays a dividend or makes a distribution on its shares of capital stock in Common Stock, (B) subdivides its outstanding Common Stock into a greater number of shares, (C) combines its outstanding Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (D) issues any shares of capital stock by reclassification of its Common Stock).
“Incentive Fee Escalator” means, beginning on the first (1 st ) anniversary of the Effective Date, an amount equal to not less than one percent (1%) and not greater than three percent (3%) with the exact amount within such range determined in accordance with Section 6(e)(iii).
“Incentive Fee Hurdles” means, collectively, the Incentive Fee Lower Hurdle and the Incentive Fee Upper Hurdle.
“ Incentive Fee Lower Hurdle ” means (as of the Effective Date, notwithstanding the Listing Tender Adjustment not being calculated until later), the Core AFFO Per Share in an annualized amount equal the product obtained by multiplying (A) $0.73 by (B) the Listing Tender Adjustment, as the same shall be increased each year by the Incentive Fee Escalator for such year.
“ Incentive Fee Upper Hurdle ” means (as of the Effective Date, notwithstanding the Listing Tender Adjustment not being calculated until later), the Core AFFO Per Share in an annualized amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying (A) $0.95 by (B) the Listing Tender Adjustment, as the same shall be increased each year by the Incentive Fee Escalator for such year.
“ Indemnified Losses ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(a) .
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“ Indemnified Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(b) .
“ Independent Director ” means a member of the Board who is “independent” in accordance with the Company’s Governing Instruments and the rules of The New York Stock Exchange or such other securities exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are listed.
“ Initial Public Offering ” means an initial public offering of the equity securities of the issuer registered on Form S-1 (or any successor form) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“ Initial Term ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10(a) .
“ Insourced Acquisition Expenses ” means, with respect to any Investment, any and all expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the selection and acquisition of an Investment, which expenses shall be deemed to equal .5% of the Cost of such Investment.
“ Investment Guidelines ” means the investment guidelines approved by the Board, as the same may be amended, restated, modified, supplemented or waived pursuant to the approval of a majority of the entire Board (which must include a majority of the Independent Directors) and the Advisor Investment Committee.
“ Investments” means, collectively, the following investments owned from time to time by the Company, the Operating Partnership or any of their respective Subsidiaries, directly, through one or more subsidiaries or through a Joint Venture: (A) real property, which consists of (i) land only, (ii) land, including the buildings located thereon or (iii) buildings only, (B) mortgage loans and other types of debt financing investments, including mezzanine loans, B-notes, bridge loans, convertible debt, wraparound mortgage loans, construction mortgage loans, loans on leasehold interests, and participation in such loans and (C) such other investments as the Board or the Advisor designates as Investments to the extent such investments could be classified as Investments.
“ Joint Ventures ” means the joint venture or partnership or other similar arrangements (other than between or among the Company and its Subsidiaries or between or among two or more of the Company’s Subsidiaries) in which the Company or its Subsidiaries is a co-venturer, member, partner or other equity holder, which are established to own investments.
“ Last Appraiser ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(g) .
“Listing Tender” means the Company’s offer to purchase from its Stockholders up to One Hundred Twenty Five Million Dollars ($125,000,000) of shares of Common Stock at a price of $10.50 per share, as further described in the Company’s public filings.
“Listing Tender Adjustment” means a fraction the numerator of which is (A) 180,422,152, and the denominator of which is (B) (i) 180,422,152 less (ii) an amount equal to the number of shares of Common Stock acquired by the Company in connection with the Listing Tender during the Listing Tender Period as finally calculated by the Company no later than ten (10) Business Days after the end of the Listing Tender Period.
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“ Listing Tender Period” means the twenty (20) day period (or such longer period as may be determined by the Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors) beginning on the earlier of (i) the commencement of the Listing Tender and (ii) ten (10) Business Days after the Effective Date).
“Loss” means the amount, if any, by which the cash proceeds actually received by the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with the Sale of an Investment are less than (A) for Investments acquired by the Company prior to the Effective Date, (i) the enterprise value of the Company as determined based on the average closing price of the shares of Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange during the 30 consecutive trading days during which such shares of Common Stock are eligible for trading beginning on the date which is 180 days after trading in such shares of Common Stock first commences on the New York Stock Exchange multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the day trading of such shares of Common Stock first commenced on the New York Stock Exchange plus the total of all debt obligations and preferred stock outstanding less cash and cash equivalents plus minority interests as of the most current available balance sheet as of Effective Date multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Cost of such Investment and the denominator of which is the Cost of all Investments (including such Investment subject to such sale) held as of the Effective Date, or (B) for Investments acquired by the Company on or after the Effective Date, such Investment’s Cost.
“ Market Comparables ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Base Management Fee Limit.”
“Minimum Base Management Fee” means an amount equal to Eighteen Million Dollars ($18,000,000.00).
“Moor Park” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3(g).
“Moor Park Agreements” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3(g).
“Net Income” means net income computed in accordance with GAAP, including non-recurring items.
“ New York Stock Exchange ” means the registered national securities exchange operated by NYSE Regulation, Inc.
“Overpayment” means the amount by which the Company pays the Advisor with respect to any fee, reimbursement, or other obligation, in excess of the amount required to be paid under this Agreement.
“ Party ” shall mean any of the Company, the Operating Partnership, or the Advisor. “Parties” shall mean any combination of two or more of the Company, the Operating Partnership, or the Advisor.
”Performance Review” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 12 .
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“Performance Cure Period” means the six (6) month period immediately following the receipt or deemed receipt by the Advisor of a Warning Notice.
“ Person ” means any natural person, corporation, partnership, association, limited liability company, estate, trust, joint venture, any federal, state, county or municipal government or any bureau, department or agency thereof or any other legal entity and any fiduciary acting in such capacity on behalf of the foregoing.
“Portfolio Divestiture Event” means the making of Divestiture Distributions in connection with the Sale or Sales of one or more Investments in a single transaction or series of related transactions, which Divestiture Distributions, in the aggregate, exceed an amount equal to Two Hundred Million Dollars ($200,000,000.00) in any continuous twelve (12) month period.
“Qualified Public Offering ” means an Initial Public Offering pursuant to a firm commitment underwriting by a nationally recognized investment banking firm that results in the equity securities of the Advisor Issuer being listed on The New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ.
“ Regulation FD ” means Regulation FD as promulgated by the SEC.
“ REIT ” means a “real estate investment trust” as defined under the Code.
“Restricted Shares” means the shares of Common Stock paid to the Advisor in connection with the Company’s payment of the Incentive Compensation in accordance with Section 6(e) .
“Restricted Share Payment” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6(e)(i).
“Sale ” or “Sales” means, other than in connection with a Company Change of Control, (i) any transaction or series of transactions whereby: (A) the Company or the Operating Partnership sells, grants, transfers, conveys or relinquishes its ownership of any Investment or portion thereof, including the lease of any Investment consisting of the building only, and including any event with respect to any Investment which gives rise to a significant amount of insurance proceeds or condemnation awards; (B) the Company or Operating Partnership sells, grants, transfers, conveys or relinquishes its ownership of all or substantially all of the interest of the Company or Operating Partnership in any Joint Venture in which it is a co-venturer or partner; (C) any Joint Venture in which the Company or Operating Partnership as a co-venturer or partner sells, grants, transfers, conveys or relinquishes its ownership of any Investment or portion thereof, including any event with respect to any Investment which gives rise to insurance claims or condemnation awards; or (D) the Company or Operating Partnership sells, grants, conveys or relinquishes its interest in any Investment, or portion thereof, including any event with respect to any Investment, which gives rise to a significant amount of insurance proceeds or similar awards, but (ii) shall not include any transaction or series of transactions specified in clause (i)(A), (i)(B), or (i)(C) above in which the proceeds of such transaction or series of transactions are reinvested in one or more Investments within 180 days thereafter.
“ SEC ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
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“ Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“ Special Committee ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“ Special Distributions ” means all distributions in respect of the Common Stock which the Board specifically delineates as “Special Distributions”.
“ Stockholders ” means the holders of record of the Common Stock as maintained on the books and records of the Company or its transfer agent.
“ Subsidiary ” means (i) any subsidiary of a Party, (ii) any partnership the general partner of which is a Party or any subsidiary of a Party (including with respect to the Company, the Operating Partnership), and (iii) any limited liability company the managing member or manager of which is a Party or any subsidiary of a Party.
“ Target Assets ” means the types of assets and investment strategy (including any region or country-specific foreign investment strategies) described under “Item 1. Business” on the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, subject to, and including any changes to the Company’s Investment Guidelines.
“ Total Operating Expenses ” means all costs and expenses paid or incurred by the Company, as determined under GAAP, that are in any way related to the operation of the Company or to Company business, including the Base Management Fee, but excluding (i) the expenses of raising capital such as organization and offering expenses, legal, audit, accounting, underwriting, brokerage, listing, registration, and other fees, printing and other such expenses and tax incurred in connection with the issuance, distribution, transfer, registration and listing of the shares, (ii) interest payments, (iii) taxes, (iv) non-cash expenditures such as depreciation, amortization and bad debt reserves, (v) Incentive Compensation, and (vi) fees and expenses connected with the acquisition, financing, disposition, management and ownership of real estate interests, mortgage loans or other property (including the costs of foreclosure, insurance premiums, legal services, maintenance, repair and improvement of property).
“ Valuation Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(g) .
“Variable Advisory Compensation Fee Cap Percentage” means, in respect of the specified period, an amount, expressed as a percentage, equal to (A) 1.25% less (B) (i) a fraction (expressed as a percentage), (x) the numerator of which is the AUM for such specified period less Five Billion Dollars ($5,000,000,000) and (y) the denominator of which is Ten Billion Dollars ($10,000,000,000) multiplied by (ii) 0.30%; provided, however, in no event shall the Variable Base Management Fee Cap Percentage be less than 0.00%.
“ Variable Base Management Fee ” means an amount (which may be adjusted in accordance with Section 6(c)(ii) ) equal to 1.25% of the sum of: (a) the cumulative net proceeds of all common equity issued by the Company on or after the Effective Date; (b) any equity of the Company issued in exchange for or conversion of preferred stock or exchangeable notes based on the stock price at the date of issuance on or after the Effective Date; and (c) any other issuances of common, preferred, or other forms of equity of the Company, including units in an operating partnership (excluding equity based compensation but including issuances related to an acquisition, investment, joint-venture or partnership) on or after the Effective Date. For purposes of this Agreement, the issuances described in this definition will be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable month.
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“Variable Base Management Fee Cap Percentage” means, in respect of the specified period, an amount, expressed as a percentage, equal to (A) 0.75% less (B) (i) a fraction (expressed as a percentage), (x) the numerator of which is the AUM for such specified period less Three Billion Dollars ($3,000,000,000) and (y) the denominator of which is Eleven Billion Six Hundred Sixty Million Dollars ($11,660,000,000) multiplied by (ii) 0.35%; provided, however, in no event shall the Variable Base Management Fee Cap Percentage be less than 0.00%.
“Vendor” means any Person hired or engaged directly or indirectly by the Advisor for or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary to provide services to the Company or any Subsidiary.
“Warning Notice” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 12(c).
(b) As used herein, accounting terms relating to the Company and the Subsidiaries, if any, not defined in Section 1(a) and accounting terms partly defined in Section 1(a) , to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP.
(c) The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
(d) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms. The words include, includes and including shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.”
Section 2. | Appointment and Duties of the Advisor. |
(a) The Company hereby appoints the Advisor to manage the Investments and day-to-day operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, subject at all times to the further terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and to the supervision of, and such further limitations or parameters as may be imposed from time to time by, the Board. The Advisor hereby covenants and agrees to perform each of the duties set forth herein; provided , that funds are made available by the Company to the extent required in Section 7(b) . The appointment of the Advisor shall be exclusive to the Advisor, except to the extent that the Advisor elects, in its reasonable judgment, subject to the terms of this Agreement, to cause certain duties of the Advisor as set forth herein to be provided by Affiliates or third parties. Except as set forth in Section 11(a), the Advisor shall not delegate broad acquisition management duties and shall not assign a percentage of its fees payable under this Agreement to any third party. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2(a) to the contrary, however, the Advisor shall retain ultimate responsibility for the performance of all matters entrusted to it pursuant to this Agreement.
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(b) The Advisor, in its capacity as manager of the Investments and the day-to-day operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, at all times will be subject to the supervision and direction of the Board, will act in a manner that is compliant with the provisions of the Governing Instruments of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries and will have only such functions and authority as the Board may delegate to it, including managing the Company’s business affairs in conformity with the Investment Guidelines and other policies that are approved and adopted by the Board. The Company and the Advisor hereby acknowledge the recommendation by the Advisor and the approval by the Board, of the Investment Guidelines, including, but not limited to the Company’s investment strategy with respect to the Target Assets. The Company and the Advisor hereby acknowledge and agree that, during the term of this Agreement, any proposed changes to the Company’s investment strategy that would modify or expand the Target Assets may only be recommended by the Advisor and shall require the approval of the Board (which must include a majority of the Independent Directors) and the Advisor.
(c) The Advisor will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Company (which, for purposes of the Advisor’s responsibilities in this Agreement, includes its Subsidiaries) and will perform (or cause to be performed), subject to the further terms of this Agreement, such services and activities relating to the investments and operations of the Company as may be appropriate, which may include:
(i) forming the Advisor Investment Committee, which will have the following responsibilities: (A) proposing modifications to the Investment Guidelines to the Board, (B) reviewing the Company’s investment portfolio for compliance with the Investment Guidelines on a quarterly basis, (C) reviewing the diversification of the Company’s investment portfolio and the Company’s hedging and financing strategies on a quarterly basis, and (D) conducting or overseeing the provision of the services set forth in this Section 2 ;
(ii) serving as the Company’s consultant with respect to the periodic review of the Investment Guidelines and other parameters for the Investments, financing activities and operations, any modification to which will be approved by a majority of the Independent Directors;
(iii) investigating, analyzing and selecting possible investment opportunities and acquiring, financing, retaining, selling, restructuring or disposing of investments consistent with the Investment Guidelines;
(iv) with respect to prospective purchases, sales or exchanges of investments, conducting negotiations on the Company’s behalf with sellers, purchasers and brokers and, if applicable, their respective agents and representatives;
(v) overseeing property management duties performed on the Company’s behalf by Affiliates of the Advisor, the costs and expenses of which will be borne by the Company to the extent set forth in Section 7(b)(vii) ;
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(vi) with respect to prospective lease transactions, conducting negotiations on the Company’s behalf with current and prospective tenants;
(vii) analyzing prospective opportunities to reposition properties for alternative uses or make capital improvements or in order to retain existing tenants or attract new tenants to the applicable Investments;
(viii) serving as the Company’s consultant with respect to decisions regarding any of its financings or borrowings undertaken by it, including (1) sourcing financing alternatives, (2) assisting it in developing criteria for debt and equity financing that is specifically tailored to its investment objectives, and (3) advising it with respect to obtaining appropriate financing for the Investments;
(ix) causing the Company to retain, and supervising on the Company’s behalf, independent contractors that provide investment banking, securities brokerage, mortgage brokerage, other financial services, due diligence services, underwriting review services, legal and accounting services, and all other services (including transfer agent and registrar services) as may be required relating to the Company’s operations or investments (or potential investments), but in no event in such a manner so that the Advisor shall be acting as broker-dealer or underwriter;
(x) coordinating and managing operations of any Joint Venture or co-investment interests held by the Company and conducting all matters with the Joint Venture or co-investment partners;
(xi) providing executive and administrative personnel, office space and office services required in rendering services to the Company;
(xii) administering the day-to-day operations and performing and supervising the performance of such other administrative functions necessary to the Company’s management as may be agreed upon by the Advisor and the Board, including the collection of revenues and the payment of the Company’s debts and obligations, obtaining insurance in accordance with customary industry practice for the Investments, at the sole cost and expense of the Company as provided in Section 7(b)(xii) (which insurance, to the extent related to one or more Investments (and not simply the Company, its officers or directors as a whole) may name the Advisor and its Affiliates as additional insureds) and maintenance of appropriate computer services to perform such administrative functions;
(xiii) communicating on the Company’s behalf with the holders of any of the Company’s equity or debt securities as required to satisfy the reporting and other requirements of any governmental bodies or agencies or trading markets and to maintain effective relations with such holders;
(xiv) counseling the Company in connection with policy decisions to be made by the Board;
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(xv) counseling the Company regarding the maintenance of the Company’s qualification as a REIT and monitoring compliance with the various REIT qualification tests and other rules set out in the Code and Treasury Regulations thereunder and causing the Company to qualify for taxation as a REIT;
(xvi) furnishing reports and statistical and economic research to the Company regarding the Company’s activities and services performed for the Company by the Advisor;
(xvii) monitoring the operating performance of the Investments and providing periodic reports with respect thereto to the Board, including comparative information with respect to such operating performance and budgeted or projected operating results;
(xviii) investing and reinvesting any moneys and securities of the Company (including investing in short-term investments pending investment in other investments, payment of fees, costs and expenses, or payments of dividends or distributions to the Stockholders and Company’s partners) and advising the Company as to the Company’s capital structure and capital raising;
(xix) causing the Company to retain qualified accountants and legal counsel, as applicable, to assist in developing appropriate accounting procedures and systems, internal controls and other compliance procedures and testing systems with respect to accounting best practices, financial reporting obligations and compliance with the provisions of the Code applicable to REITs and, if applicable, taxable REIT subsidiaries, and to conduct quarterly compliance reviews with respect thereto;
(xx) assisting the Company in qualifying to do business in all applicable jurisdictions and to obtain and maintain all appropriate licenses;
(xxi) assisting the Company in complying with all regulatory requirements and industry best practices applicable to the Company or its business activities, including (A) preparing or causing to be prepared all financial statements required under applicable regulations and contractual undertakings and all reports and documents, if any, required under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, or by The New York Stock Exchange providing the officers of the Company and the Board with timely updates related to the overall regulatory environment affecting the Company, as well as managing compliance with such matters and assisting the Company in establishing compliance best practices; (B) consulting with the officers of the Company and the Board relating to the corporate governance structure and appropriate policies and procedures related thereto, (C) overseeing all reporting, record keeping, internal controls and similar matters in a manner to allow the Company to comply with applicable law including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as well as industry best practices with respect thereto, and (D) notifying the Board of all proposed material transactions before they are completed;
(xxii) assisting the Company in taking all necessary action to enable the Company to make required tax filings and reports, including soliciting Stockholders for required information to the extent required by the provisions of the Code applicable to REITs;
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(xxiii) handling and resolving all claims, disputes or controversies (including all litigation, arbitration, settlement or other proceedings or negotiations) in which the Company may be involved or to which the Company may be subject arising out of the Company’s day-to-day operations (other than with the Advisor or its Affiliates), subject to such limitations or parameters as may be imposed from time to time by the Board;
(xxiv) causing expenses incurred by the Company or on the Company’s behalf to be commercially reasonable or commercially customary and within any budgeted parameters or expense guidelines set by the Board from time to time;
(xxv) advising the Company with respect to and structuring long-term financing vehicles for the Company’s portfolio of Investments, and offering and selling securities publicly or privately in connection with any such structured financing;
(xxvi) providing the Company with portfolio management;
(xxvii) arranging marketing materials, advertising, industry group activities (such as conference participations and industry organization memberships) and other promotional efforts designed to promote the Company’s business;
(xxviii) performing such other services as may be required from time to time for management and other activities relating to the Company’s properties and business, as the Board shall reasonably request or the Advisor shall deem appropriate under the particular circumstances; and
(xxix) causing the Company to comply with all applicable laws and to do all things reasonably necessary to assure its ability to render the services described in this Agreement.
(d) The Advisor may retain, for and on behalf of the Company, and at the sole cost and expense of the Company to the extent provided in Section 7(b), such Persons as the Advisor deems necessary or advisable in connection with the management and operations of the Company. In performing its duties under this Section 2 , the Advisor shall be entitled to rely reasonably on qualified experts and professionals (including accountants, legal counsel and other professional service providers) hired by the Advisor at the Company’s sole cost and expense to the extent required by Section 7(b)).
(e) The Advisor shall refrain from any action that (i) in its reasonable judgment made in good faith, is not in compliance with the Investment Guidelines, (ii) would adversely and materially affect the qualification of the Company as a REIT under the Code or the Company’s status as an entity excluded from investment company status under the 40 Act, or (iii) would violate any law, rule or regulation of any governmental body or agency having jurisdiction over the Company or of any exchange on which the securities of the Company may be listed or that would otherwise not be permitted by the applicable Governing Instruments. If the Advisor is ordered to take any action by the Board, the Advisor shall promptly notify the Board if it is the Advisor’s judgment that such action would adversely and materially affect such status or violate any such law, rule or regulation or Governing Instruments. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Advisor nor any of its Affiliates shall be liable to the Company, the Board, or the Stockholders for any act or omission by the Advisor or any of its Affiliates, except as provided in Section 8 .
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(f) The Company agrees to take all actions reasonably required to permit and enable the Advisor to carry out its duties and obligations under this Agreement, including all steps reasonably necessary to allow the Advisor to file any registration statement or other filing required to be made under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, The New York Stock Exchange rules and regulations, the Code or other applicable law, rule or regulation on behalf of the Company in a timely manner. The Company further agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to make available to the Advisor all resources, information and materials reasonably requested by the Advisor to enable the Advisor to satisfy its obligations hereunder, including its obligations to deliver financial statements and any other information or reports with respect to the Company.
(g) As frequently as the Advisor may deem reasonably necessary or advisable, or at the direction of the Board, the Advisor shall prepare, or, to the extent provided by an unrelated third-party performing a function for which the Advisor has not customarily employed “in-house” professional staff, at the sole cost and expense of the Company, cause to be prepared, with respect to any reports and other information relating to any proposed or consummated investment as may be reasonably requested by the Company. In this respect, the following shall apply:
(i) The Advisor shall prepare, or, to the extent provided by an unrelated third-party performing a function for which the Advisor has not customarily employed “in-house” professional staff, at the sole cost and expense of the Company, cause to be prepared, all reports, financial or otherwise, with respect to the Company reasonably required by the Board in order for the Company to comply with its Governing Instruments, or any other materials required to be filed with any governmental body or agency, and shall prepare, or, at the sole cost and expense of the Company, cause to be prepared, all materials and data necessary to complete such reports and other materials, including an annual audit of the Company’s books of account by a nationally recognized independent accounting firm.
(ii) The Advisor shall prepare, or, to the extent provided by an unrelated third-party performing a function for which the Advisor has not customarily employed “in-house” professional staff, at the sole cost and expense to the Company, cause to be prepared, regular reports for the Board to enable the Board to review the Company’s acquisitions, portfolio composition and characteristics, credit quality, performance and compliance with the Investment Guidelines and policies approved by the Board.
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(h) Officers, employees and agents of the Advisor and its Affiliates may serve as directors, officers, agents, nominees or signatories for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, to the extent permitted by their respective Governing Instruments, by any resolutions duly adopted by the Board. When executing documents or otherwise acting in such capacities for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, such Persons shall indicate in what capacity they are executing on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Without limiting the foregoing, while this Agreement is in effect, the Advisor will provide the Company with a management team, including a Chief Executive Officer, a President, a Chief Investment Officer and a Chief Financial Officer, or similar positions, along with appropriate support personnel, to provide the management services to be provided by the Advisor to the Company hereunder, who shall devote such of their time to the management of the Company as necessary and appropriate, commensurate with the level of activity of the Company from time to time.
(i) The Advisor, at its sole cost and expense, shall provide personnel for service on the Advisor Investment Committee.
(j) The Advisor shall, utilizing its existing employees and available staff at no additional expense to the Company, assist the Company with the Company’s internal audit, compliance and control services as may be required for the Company to comply with applicable law (including the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002), regulation (including SEC regulations), the rules and requirements of The New York Stock Exchange and as otherwise reasonably requested by the Company or its Board from time to time.
(k) The Advisor acknowledges receipt of the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “ Conduct Policies ”) and agrees to require the Persons who provide services to the Company to comply with such Conduct Policies in the performance of such services hereunder or such comparable policies as shall in substance hold such Persons to at least the standards of conduct set forth in the Conduct Policies.
(l) To the extent applicable, the Advisor, at its sole cost and expense, shall maintain any required registrations of the Advisor or any applicable Affiliates with the SEC under the 40 Act or with any state securities authority in any state in which the Advisor or such Affiliates are required to be registered as an investment advisor under applicable state securities laws.
(m) The Advisor, at its sole cost and expense, shall maintain customary “errors and omissions” insurance coverage and other customary insurance coverage in respect of its normal business operations (including its performance under this Agreement), naming the Company as an additional insured.
Section 3. Additional Activities of the Advisor; Non-Solicitation; Restrictions; Changes in Management.
(a) Except as provided in Section 3(b) , Section 3(d) , or the Investment Guidelines, nothing in this Agreement shall (i) prevent the Advisor or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective officers, directors or employees, from engaging in other businesses or from rendering services of any kind to any other Person, whether or not the investment objectives or policies of any such other Person are similar to those of the Company or (ii) in any way bind or restrict the Advisor or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective officers, directors or employees from buying, selling or trading any securities or commodities for their own accounts or for the account of others for whom the Advisor or any of its Affiliates, officers, directors or employees may be acting.
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(b) While information and recommendations supplied to the Company shall, in the Advisor’s reasonable and good faith judgment, be appropriate under the circumstances and in light of the investment objectives and policies of the Company, they may be different from the information and recommendations supplied by the Advisor or any Affiliate of the Advisor to others. The Company shall be entitled to equitable treatment under the circumstances in receiving information, recommendations and any other services, but the Company recognizes that (except as provided in Section 3(e) and Section 3(f) ) it is not entitled to receive preferential treatment as compared with the treatment given by the Advisor or any Affiliate of the Advisor to others. The Company shall have the benefit of the Advisor’s best judgment and effort in rendering services hereunder and, in furtherance of the foregoing, the Advisor shall not undertake activities that, in its good faith judgment, will adversely affect the performance of its obligations under this Agreement.
(c) In the event of a non-renewal of the Initial Term or any Automatic Renewal Term under this Agreement by the Company pursuant to Section 10(b), for a period of one (1) years from and after the date of such termination of this Agreement, the Company shall not (and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not), without the consent of the Advisor, solicit any employee of the Advisor or any of its Affiliates on the date of such termination or any Person who shall have been employed by the Advisor or any of its Affiliates at any time within the one (1) year period immediately preceding the date on which such Person commences employment with or is otherwise retained by the Company or its Subsidiaries; provided , however , that such restrictions shall not apply to the Company’s use of a bona fide search firm or the solicitation of any former employee whose employment was terminated by the Advisor or any of its Affiliates prior to the commencement of such solicitation. The Company acknowledges and agrees that, in addition to any damages, the Advisor shall be entitled to equitable relief for any violation of this Section 3(c) by the Company or its Subsidiaries, including injunctive relief.
(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Advisor may provide services similar to those set forth in Section 2 to up to two (2) additional “investment vehicles” (which may be a REIT or other Person that acquires real property with a focus on sale-leaseback transaction involving single-tenant net-leased commercial properties primarily in the United States and/or Europe), but shall not provide any such services to any other investment vehicles or any other REITs.
(e) The Advisor, which along with the Company and American Realty Capital Global Trust II (“Global II”), are parties to an Investment Opportunity Allocation Agreement dated September 17, 2014, (the “Investment Opportunity Allocation Agreement”) by which the Company is afforded certain priority in connection with being presented with investment opportunities concerning sale-leaseback transactions involving single-tenant net-leased commercial properties primarily in the United States and Europe, shall not enter into any agreement with any other investment vehicle without first entering into an additional written agreement with each of the Company, Global II, and such other Person, the terms of which (in respect to the Company and its rights) shall be substantially similar to those set forth in the Investment Opportunity Allocation Agreement. This Agreement shall not amend or in any way modify the Investment Opportunity Allocation Agreement.
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(f) After consultation with the Advisor, if a majority of the Independent Directors (in their reasonable good faith judgment) determines that a member or multiple members of the Advisor’s senior management team (being defined as any of the Advisor Key Officers has or have underperformed in her, his, or their duties with respect to those services being provided by the Advisor to the Company or its Subsidiaries, a majority of the Independent Directors may direct that the Advisor replace such individual(s), whereupon the Advisor shall replace such individual(s) as soon as is practicable (taking into consideration the time that it may take to recruit an appropriate replacement). Such individual(s) shall be replaced by individual(s) selected and proposed by the Advisor who shall be approved by a majority of the Independent Directors.
(g) The Advisor has entered into an Amended and Restated Service Provider Agreement with Moor Park Capital Partners LLP, a UK limited liability partnership incorporated in the United Kingdom (“ Moor Park ”) a Property Management and Leasing Agreement dated as of October 22, 2012 with Moor Park, and an Amended and Restated Performance Related Distribution Agreement dated January 23, 2015 with Moor Park Capital Global Advisors Limited, a Jersey limited liability company dated October 22, 2012, pursuant to which Moor Park and its Affiliate manage and operate all of the Investments constituting real property located in Europe (the “ European Investments ”) subject to the Advisor’s oversight (collectively, the “ Moor Park Agreements ”). During the Term, the Advisor shall obtain the prior written consent of the Board (including a majority of the Independent Directors) prior to (i) entering into a service provider agreement or property management and leasing agreement with any Person other than Moor Park for the management and operation of the European Investments, or (ii) internalizing the acquisition and management of the European Investments.
Section 4. Bank Accounts .
At the direction of the Board, the Advisor may establish and maintain one or more bank accounts in the name of the Company or any Subsidiary, and may collect and deposit into any such account or accounts, and disburse funds from any such account or accounts, under such policies, terms and conditions as the Company may establish and the Board may approve. The Advisor shall from time to time render appropriate accountings of such collections and payments to the Board and, upon request, shall provide information regarding such accountings to the auditors of the Company or any Subsidiary.
Section 5. Records; Confidentiality.
(a) The Advisor shall maintain appropriate books of accounts and records relating to services performed hereunder, and such books of account and records shall be accessible for inspection by representatives of the Company or any Subsidiary at any time during normal business hours. The Advisor shall keep confidential any and all non-public information, written or oral, obtained by it in connection with the services rendered hereunder (“ Confidential Information ”) and shall not use Confidential Information except in furtherance of its duties under this Agreement or disclose Confidential Information, in whole or in part, to any Person other than (i) to its Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives or advisors who need to know such Confidential Information for the purpose of rendering services hereunder, (ii) to appraisers, financing sources and others in the ordinary course of the Company’s business ((i) and (ii) collectively, “ Advisor Permitted Disclosure Parties ”), (iii) to the extent required in connection with any governmental or regulatory filings of the Company, or filings with The New York Stock Exchange or other applicable securities exchanges or markets, or disclosure or presentations to Company investors (subject to compliance with Regulation FD), (iv) to governmental officials having jurisdiction over the Company, (v) as requested by law or legal process to which the Advisor or any Person to whom disclosure is permitted hereunder is a party, or (vi) with the consent of the Company. The Advisor agrees to inform each of its Advisor Permitted Disclosure Parties of the non-public nature of the Confidential Information and to obtain agreement from such Persons to treat such Confidential Information in accordance with the terms hereof, and to advise the Company of any such disclosures made in accordance with subsections (iii), (iv), and (v) of this Section 5(a) .
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(b) Nothing herein shall prevent any Advisor Permitted Disclosure Party from disclosing Confidential Information (i) upon the order of any court or administrative agency, (ii) upon the request or demand of, or pursuant to any law or regulation to, any regulatory agency or authority, (iii) to the extent reasonably required in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder, or (iv) to its legal counsel or independent auditors; provided , however , that with respect to clauses (i) and (ii), it is agreed that, so long as not legally prohibited, the Advisor will provide the Company with prompt written notice of such order, request or demand so that the Company may seek, at its sole expense, an appropriate protective order and/or waive the Advisor Permitted Disclosure Party compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. If, failing the entry of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, the Advisor Permitted Disclosure Party is required to disclose Confidential Information, the Advisor Permitted Disclosure Party may disclose only that portion of such information that is legally required without liability hereunder; provided , that the Advisor Permitted Disclosure Party agrees to obtain reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such information.
(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each of the following shall be deemed to be excluded from provisions hereof: any Confidential Information that (A) is available to the public from a source other than the Advisor, (B) is released in writing by the Company to the public (except to the extent exempt under Regulation FD) or to Persons who are not under similar obligation of confidentiality to the Company, or (C) is obtained by the Advisor from a third party which, to the best of the Advisor’s knowledge, does not constitute a breach by such third party of an obligation of confidence with respect to the Confidential Information disclosed. The provisions of this Agreement shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement for a period of one year.
Section 6. Compensation.
(a) For the services rendered under this Agreement, the Company shall pay the Base Management Fee and the Incentive Compensation to the Advisor. Other than (i) accrued but unpaid fees under the Existing Advisory Agreement (including, to the extent approved by the Board (including a majority of the Independent Directors) in respect to the Company’s common stock being listed for trade on The New York Stock Exchange and the consummation of the Listing Tender, the Annual Subordinated Performance Fee, to the extent determined to be payable by the Board including a majority of Independent Directors), (ii) reimbursements for accrued but unpaid expenses under the Existing Advisory Agreement and (iii) as otherwise expressly set forth herein, the Advisor will not receive any compensation for the period prior to the Effective Date under the Existing Advisory Agreement. For avoidance of doubt (notwithstanding Section 11(a) of the Existing Advisory Agreement), no Acquisition Fees (as defined in the Existing Advisory Agreement) shall be payable to the Advisor in respect to any Investment that may be acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary following the Effective Date.
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(b) The Parties acknowledge that the Base Management Fee is intended to compensate the Advisor for certain expenses not otherwise reimbursable under Section 7(b) in order for the Advisor to provide the Company the services to be rendered under this Agreement.
(c) The Base Management Fee shall be calculated and paid as follows:
(i) The Company shall pay the Base Management Fee to the Advisor or its permitted assignees as compensation for services rendered in connection with this Agreement. The Base Management Fee shall be payable monthly, in advance in cash, in an amount equal to one-twelfth of the Base Management Fee. The Advisor shall calculate each monthly installment of the Base Management Fee, and deliver such calculation to the Company within ten (10) days following the last day of each calendar month for which a Base Management Fee is payable. The Company shall pay the Advisor each installment of the Base Management Fee within five (5) Business Days after the delivery to the Company of such computations.
(ii) Reduction in Base Management Fee . Upon a Portfolio Divestiture Event, the amount of the Variable Base Management Fee will be reduced by an amount equal to (A) the Divestiture Distributions multiplied by (B) 1.25%.
(iii) Minimum Base Management Fee . For the avoidance of doubt, during the Term, in no event shall the Base Management Fee paid to the Advisor in any continuous twelve (12) month period immediately preceding an anniversary of the Effective Date be less than the Minimum Base Management Fee. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 10 or Section 13 , prior to an anniversary of the Effective Date, the Advisor shall only be entitled to a portion of the Minimum Base Management Fee pro-rated for the portion of the year elapsed since the anniversary of the Effective Date immediately preceding such termination.
(iv) Limit on Base Management Fee . In no event shall the Base Management Fee paid to the Advisor over any twelve (12) month period preceding an anniversary of the Effective Date exceed the Base Management Fee Limit.
(v) Reconciliation . No later than thirty (30) days after the first anniversary of the Effective Date and annually thereafter, the Advisor shall calculate and provide to the Company a reconciliation showing the difference, if any, between the amount of the Base Management Fee actually paid to the Advisor in the preceding year and the amount which should have been paid pursuant to this Agreement (the “ Annual BMF Calculation ”). If the Annual BMF Calculation (as finally determined in accordance with Section 6(h)) shows that the Company has paid more than required under this Section 6(c) (a “Base Fee Excess”), the Advisor shall return and repay to the Company such Base Fee Excess in cash within fifteen (15) Business Days after the final determination of the Annual BMF Calculation. If the Annual BMF Calculation shows that the Company has not paid the amount required under this Section 6(c) (a “Base Fee Deficiency”) the Company shall pay the Advisor the portion of the Base Fee Deficiency that the Board does not dispute within five (5) Business Days after the receipt of the Annual BMF Calculation, and the balance of the Base Fee Deficiency shall be paid within five (5) Business Days after such amount has been finally determined in accordance with Section 6(h).
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(vi) Base Management Fee Limit . No later than thirty (30) days after each anniversary of the Effective Date (each, an “ AUM Test Year ”) in which AUM during an AUM Test Year is equal to or exceeds Ten Billion Dollars ($10,000,000,000), a majority of the Independent Directors, in their good faith reasonable judgment, after consultation with the Advisor and the Company’s management, shall determine the comparables comprising the Market Comparables and the Factors (determined in accordance with the definition of “Base Management Fee Limit”) to be used for the following period. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that then existing Market Comparables are insufficient, in themselves, to determine the Factors, the Independent Directors, in their good faith reasonable judgment, after consultation with the Advisor and the Company’s management shall make such determination based upon information then available.
(d) The Incentive Compensation shall be calculated on an annual basis but shall be payable throughout the course of a year, in quarterly installments, in arrears which installments, subject to a final year-end adjustment as set forth in Section 6(e)(vi), as the Board (including a majority of the Independent directors) shall reasonably determine. The Advisor shall compute each installment of the Incentive Compensation within forty-five (45) days after the end of the fiscal quarter with respect to which such installment is payable. A copy of the computations made by the Advisor to calculate such installment shall thereafter promptly be delivered to the Board and, upon such delivery, payment of such installment of the Incentive Compensation shown therein shall be due and payable no later than the date which is fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of delivery to the Board of such computations. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the Company fails to pay dividends previously authorized by the Board (in good faith and in accordance with applicable law) and as has been announced to the public due to a legal prohibition or primarily as a result of an action or inaction of the Advisor, the Company shall have no obligation to pay the Incentive Compensation to the Advisor for so long as the Company remains unable to pay dividends; provided , however , that for the avoidance of doubt, the Incentive Compensation due to the Advisor during such period shall be paid to the Advisor promptly, and in any event within five (5) business days, following the date on which the Company is no longer prohibited from paying such dividends.
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(e) Each installment of the Incentive Compensation shall be payable as follows:
(i) fifty percent (50%) of the Incentive Compensation will be payable in Restricted Shares (each a “Restricted Share Payment”); provided , however , the percentage of the Incentive Compensation payable in Restricted Shares is subject to the following: (1) the ownership of such shares by the Advisor does not violate the limit on ownership of Common Stock set forth in the Company’s Governing Instruments, after giving effect to any waiver from such limit that the Board may grant (in its sole absolute discretion) to the Advisor in the future, (2) the Company’s issuance of such shares to the Advisor complies with all applicable restrictions, registration requirements or exemptions therefrom under U.S. federal securities laws and the rules of The New York Stock Exchange and (3) although the Restricted Shares will be considered fully vested when paid, those Restricted Shares paid in each Restricted Share Payment shall be subject to a lockup on resale that will be released in equal one third installments on each anniversary of the applicable Restricted Share Payment. On each issuance, the Advisor will enter into a lockup letter with the Company in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. The Advisor shall be entitled to receive all dividends and other distributions paid in respect of all such Restricted Shares whether or not such Restricted Shares are then subject to the restriction contained in the lockup letter; and
(ii) the balance of the Incentive Compensation not paid in Restricted Shares will be payable in cash.
(iii) No later than thirty (30) days after each anniversary of the Effective Date, a majority of the Independent Directors, in their good faith reasonable judgment, after consultation with the Advisor and the Company’s management, shall set the Incentive Fee Escalator for each of the Incentive Fee Hurdles and make the adjusted Incentive Fee Hurdles known to the Advisor by delivery of written notice of the same. The Incentive Fee Hurdles as so increased by an Incentive Fee Escalator shall take effect at the start of the next fiscal quarter for the Company and shall remain in effect until again so increased.
(iv) In the event that any of the Company’s financial statements are restated, which restated financial statement or statements indicate that the Incentive Compensation paid by the Company was an Overpayment, the Advisor shall pay to the Company an amount of cash equal to the Overpayment within ten (10) Business days after the Advisor and the Company reach an agreement on the amount of such Overpayment, which agreement must be reached within thirty (30) Business Days of such restatement.
(v) The Advisor, in respect to any Common Stock now or hereafter owned by it, shall not vote or consent in its capacity as a Stockholder on matters, resolutions, actions or proposals submitted to the Stockholders regarding (A) the removal of the Advisor or any of its Affiliates as the Advisor or (B) any transaction between the Company and the Advisor or any Affiliate of the Advisor.
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(vi) Reconciliation . No later than sixty (60) days after the end of the Company’s fiscal year during the term hereof, the Advisor shall calculate and provide to the Company a reconciliation showing the difference, if any, between the amount of the Incentive Compensation actually paid to the Advisor in the preceding year and the amount which should have been paid pursuant to this Agreement (the “Annual Incentive Calculation”). If, subject to dispute as set forth in Section 6(h) , the Annual Incentive Calculation shows that the Company has paid more than required under this Section 6(e) (an “Incentive Compensation Excess”), the Advisor shall repay to the Company such Incentive Compensation Excess in 50% in cash and 50% in Restricted Shares (with such Restricted Shares having the value they had at the time of issuance and adjusted in respect of any dividend or other distribution received with respect to such Restricted Shares to allow recoupment of the same) within five (5) Business Days after the delivery of the Annual Incentive Calculation to the Company. If, subject to dispute as set forth in Section 6(h) , the Annual Incentive Calculation shows that the Company has not paid the amount required under this Section 6(e) (an “Incentive Compensation Deficiency”) the Company shall pay the Advisor the Incentive Compensation Deficiency, if any, within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the Annual Incentive Calculation.
(f) The number of Restricted Shares payable as the Incentive Compensation to be issued to the Advisor will be equal to the dollar amount of the portion of the then due Incentive Compensation payable in shares of Restricted Shares determined as follows:
(i) if the Common Stock is traded on a securities exchange, the value shall be deemed to be the average of the closing prices of the Common Stock on such exchange on the five (5) Business Days prior to the date on which the monthly installment of the Incentive Compensation is paid;
(ii) if the Common Stock is not traded on a securities exchange but is actively traded over-the-counter, the value shall be deemed to be the average of the closing bids or sales prices, as applicable, on the five (5) Business Days prior to the date on which the quarterly installment of the Incentive Compensation is paid; and
(iii) if the Common Stock is neither traded on a securities exchange nor actively traded over-the-counter, the value shall be the fair market value thereof, as reasonably determined in good faith by the Board (including a majority of the Independent Directors) of the Company.
(g) If at any time the Advisor shall, in connection with a determination of the value of the Common Stock made by the Board pursuant to Section 6(f)(iii) , (i) dispute such determination in good faith by more than five percent (5%), and (ii) such dispute cannot be resolved between the Independent Directors and the Advisor within ten (10) Business Days after the Advisor provides written notice to the Company of such dispute (the “ Valuation Notice ”), then the matter shall be resolved by an independent appraiser of recognized standing selected jointly by the Independent Directors and the Advisor within not more than twenty (20) days after the Valuation Notice. In the event the Independent Directors and the Advisor cannot agree with respect to such selection within the aforesaid twenty (20) day time-frame, the Independent Directors shall select one such independent appraiser and the Advisor shall select one independent appraiser within five (5) Business Days after the expiration of the twenty (20) day period, with one additional such appraiser (the “ Last Appraiser ”) to be selected by the appraisers so designated within five (5) Business Days after their selection. Any valuation decision made by the Last Appraiser shall be deemed final and binding upon the Board and the Advisor and shall be delivered to the Advisor and the Board within not more than fifteen (15) days after the selection of the Last Appraiser. The expenses of the appraisal shall be paid by the Party with the estimate which deviated the furthest from the final valuation decision made by the independent appraisers.
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(h) In the event the a majority of the Independent Directors makes a determination that disputes the Advisor’s calculation(s) as to (i) the Base Management Fee (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Base Management Fee Limit and the Advisory Compensation Limit), (ii) the Incentive Compensation (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Advisory Compensation Limit), or (iii) any expenses for which the Advisor claims reimbursement under the terms of this Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Excess Amount), prior to payment or reimbursement of any disputed fees, costs or expenses, the Company will, within ten (10) days of such determination, provide written notice (a “Payment Dispute Notice”) to the Advisor disputing the amount set forth in the relevant computation or calculation submitted to it by the Advisor for payment (the “Payment Dispute”), in which case, the Company and the Advisor shall negotiate in good faith to reach an agreement on such Payment Dispute. If the Parties are unable to reach agreement on the Payment Dispute within thirty (30) calendar days of the date of delivery of the relevant payment Dispute Notice or such date as the Parties otherwise agree (the “Negotiation Period”) then such Payment Dispute shall be determined by agreement between the independent certified public accounting firms (the “Accountants”) of each of the Advisor or the Company who will have ten (10) days from the end of the Negotiation Period (the “Accountant Review Period”) to agree as to settlement of the Payment Dispute. If the Accountants cannot agree to settlement of the Payment Dispute, they shall agree to a third-party accounting firm (the “Neutral”) within two (2) days of the end of the Accountant Review Period, and the Neutral shall finally determine the payment no later than fifteen (15) after its selection by the Accountants. Each Party shall pay the cost and fees of its own Accountant and the parties will split the cost and fees of the Neutral.
(i) If an Overpayment is agreed to have occurred by any of (i) the Parties, (ii) the Accountants, or (iii), the Neutral, the Advisor shall pay the Overpayment to Company within thirty (30) days of such determination. The character of any payment made pursuant to this clause (i) shall be of the same form and composition as the Overpayment and, in the case of payments in the form of Restrictive Shares, shall be of the same value of such Restrictive Shares at the time of issuance and adjusted in respect of any dividends or other distributions received with respect to such Restrictive Shares to allow recoupment of the same.
(ii) If any of (i) the Parties, (ii) the Accountants, or (iii) the Neutral agree that the Company has failed to pay the Advisor the amounts required under this Agreement, the Company shall pay that amount to the Advisor within thirty (30) days of such determination.
(i) Fee on Gain from Sale of Investments . In connection with the Sale of any Investment, subject to the terms of this Section 6(i), the Company will pay to the Advisor a fee in connection with net Gain recognized by the Company in connection such sale (the “ Gain Fee ”). The Gain Fee shall be calculated at the end of each month and paid, to the extent due, with the next installment of the Base Management Fee. The Gain Fee will be calculated by aggregating all of the Gains and Losses from the preceding month.
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(i) If, over the course of a month, the Gains exceed the Losses (a “ Net Monthly Gain ”), the Net Monthly Gain shall be multiplied by .15 and the resulting product shall be paid by the Company to the Advisor together with the next installment of the Base Management Fee.
(ii) If, over the course of a month, Losses exceed Gains (a “ Net Monthly Loss ”), the Net Monthly Loss shall be carried forward to the next month, and together with any Losses resulting in such immediately succeeding month, shall be applied against future Gains until exhausted.
(iii) In no event shall the Advisor have any responsibility to pay to the Advisor in the event that there are accumulated Net Monthly Losses.
(iv) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Company be under any obligation to pay the Gain Fee, if any, until payment of the first installment of the Base Management Fee which is at least two hundred and eleven (211) days after the trading of the Common Shares of the Company first commences on the New York Stock Exchange. All Gains and Losses which otherwise would be recognized prior to such date, shall be treated as if realized in the month in which the date two hundred and eleven (211) days after the date on which the Company’s Common Stock first commences trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
(j) Limit on Advisory Compensation . In no event shall the Advisory Compensation paid to the Advisor over any twelve (12) month period preceding an anniversary of the Effective Date exceed the Advisory Compensation Limit. For the avoidance of doubt, the amounts due to the Advisor under Section 6(i) , if any, shall not be factored in for purposes of determining whether the Advisory Compensation Limit has been met.
Section 7. Expenses of the Company.
(a) The Advisor shall be responsible (without reimbursement from the Company) for the expenses related to:
(i) any and all employees, contractors, and other personnel of the Advisor and, other than as expressly provided in this Agreement, its Affiliates who provide services to the Company pursuant to this Agreement (including each of the officers of the Company and any directors of the Company who are also directors, officers, employees or agents of the Advisor or any of its Affiliates), including salaries, bonus and other wages, payroll taxes and the cost of employee benefit plans of such personnel, and costs of insurance with respect to such personnel;
(ii) All fees and compensation paid to Moor Park under the Moor Park Agreement;
(iii) Expenses relating to the Advisor’s back office bookkeeping, administration, and human resources needs;
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(iv) Rent and general overhead incurred by the Advisor in connection with its own operations;
(v) Travel expenses incurred by officers, directors, employees, and agents for the Advisor, other than as provided in Section 7(b)(xvii) ;
(vi) Professional services fees (e.g., investment banker fees, legal fees, and accounting fees) incurred with respect to the Advisor for the operation of its business;
(vii) The Advisor’s insurance expenses for its employees and the operation of its business, other than as provided in Section 7(b)(iii)(B) ; and
(viii) The Advisor’s information technology, hardware, software, and licenses relating thereto inclusive of the $800,000 - $1,000,000 in presently contemplated information technology hardware and software expenses; and
(ix) Any expense that, by the terms of this Agreement, is stated to be the sole cost and expense of the Advisor.
(b) Subject to Section 2(c)(xxiv) , other than costs and expenses specifically enumerated in Section 7(a) , the Company shall, without duplication, pay directly or reimburse the Advisor for all the costs and expenses paid or incurred by the Advisor or its Affiliates in connection with the services it provides to the Company and the Operating Partner pursuant to this Agreement, including:
(i) expenses in connection with the issuance of securities of the Company and transaction costs incident to the acquisition, disposition and financing of the investments of the Company and its Subsidiaries;
(ii) costs of legal, tax, accounting, consulting, auditing and other similar services rendered for the Company by third-party providers retained by the Advisor; provided, however, the Company shall have no obligation reimburse the Advisor for third parties engaged in roles for which the Advisor already has “in-house” professionals tasked with operation of the Company’s business in its ordinary course;
(iii) (A) the compensation and expenses of the Company’s directors and (B) the cost of liability insurance to indemnify the Company’s officers and directors; provided, however, that the Advisor shall not be responsible for any cost or expense of such liability insurance if such liability insurance also covers the Advisor’s officers and directors;
(iv) costs associated with the establishment and maintenance of any of the Company’s credit facilities, other financing arrangements, or other indebtedness of the Company (including (A) expenses as deemed reasonably necessary by the Company to establish any hedge with respect to such facilities, arrangements or indebtedness, (B) commitment fees, (C) accounting fees, (D) legal fees, and (E) closing and other similar costs) or any of the Company’s securities offerings;
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(v) expenses connected with communications to holders of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ securities and other bookkeeping and clerical work (excluding amounts paid to professionals employed by the Advisor) necessary in maintaining relations with holders of such securities and in complying with the continuous reporting and other requirements of governmental bodies or agencies, including all costs of preparing and filing required reports with the SEC, the costs payable by the Company to any transfer agent and registrar in connection with the listing and/or trading of the Company’s securities on any exchange, the fees payable by the Company to any such exchange in connection with its listing, costs of preparing, printing and mailing the Company’s annual report to the Stockholders and proxy materials with respect to any meeting of the Stockholders;
(vi) without duplication of amounts reimbursed under Section 7(b)(i), Acquisition Expenses incurred in connection with the purchase, financing, refinancing, sale or other disposition of an investment or establishment and maintenance of any of the Company’s securitizations or any of the Company’s securities offerings;
(vii) without reimbursing the Advisor for expenses the Advisor is required to pay under Section 7(a), salaries and benefits of on-site real property personnel and direct expenses relating to the operation of a property including on-site office and maintenance supplies, advertising and promotional costs, business licenses and permits, contractual vendor costs, including for landscaping and pest control, utility expenses, real estate and other taxes, property insurance, capital improvements and professional fees of third-party consultants, including tax consultants, architects, and property managers;
(viii) costs and expenses incurred with respect to market information systems and publications, including maintenance of a website for the Company (but only if Advisor is then having its own website maintained by a third-party), research publications and materials, and settlement, clearing and custodial fees and expenses (or a pro rata portion of any such costs and expenses for such items or fees and expenses if utilized for not only Company, but also for others);
(ix) compensation and expenses of the Company’s custodian and transfer agent, if any;
(x) the costs of maintaining the Company and its Subsidiaries’ compliance with all federal, state and local rules and regulations or any other regulatory agency;
(xi) all taxes and license fees incurred in respect to the Company or its Investments;
(xii) all insurance costs incurred in connection with the operation of the Company’s business except for the costs attributable to the insurance that the Advisor elects to carry for itself and its personnel;
(xiii) all third-party costs and expenses related to acquiring and disposing of Investments, including all such appraisal, reporting, audit, rating agency, and legal fees to the extent not otherwise reimbursed by this Section 7(b) .
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(xiv) expenses relating to any office(s) or office facilities, including information technology facilities, disaster backup recovery sites and facilities, maintained for the Company or the Investments of the Company and its Subsidiaries to the extent separately maintained from the office(s) and facilities of the Advisor or an Affiliate;
(xv) expenses connected with the payments of interest, dividends or distributions in cash or any other form authorized or caused to be made by the Board to or on account of holders of the Company’s securities or of the Subsidiaries, including in connection with any dividend reinvestment plan;
(xvi) any judgment or settlement of pending or threatened proceedings (whether civil, criminal or otherwise) against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or against any trustee, director, partner, member or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in his or her capacity as such for which the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or the Advisor is required to indemnify such trustee, director, partner, member or officer by any court or governmental agency;
(xvii) reasonable travel and accommodation expenses incurred by the Advisor in connection with its (or its designees’) attendance of any Company Board meetings, Stockholder meetings, Advisor Investment Committee meetings, industry conferences, investor conferences or meetings, or road shows to the extent such travel and accommodation expenses are reasonably in furtherance of the services the Advisor provides hereunder or otherwise incurred at the direction of the Company;
(xviii) all of the Company’s New York Stock Exchange related fees, including data fees related thereto; and
(xix) third-party expenses incurred in connection with the Company’s annual stockholders meeting (e.g., proxy solicitation).
(c) Costs and expenses incurred by the Advisor on behalf of the Company shall be reimbursed monthly to the Advisor. The Advisor shall prepare a written statement in reasonable detail documenting the costs and expenses of the Company and those incurred by the Advisor on behalf of the Company during each month, and shall deliver such written statement to the Company within thirty (30) days after the end of each month. Unless the Company disputes the same, the Company shall pay all amounts payable to the Advisor pursuant to this Section 7(c) within twenty-five (25) Business Days after the receipt of the written statement without demand, deduction, offset or delay. Cost and expense reimbursement to the Advisor shall be subject to adjustment at the end of each calendar year in connection with the annual audit of the Company (the “Annual Expense Adjustment”). Within thirty (30) days of each year end, the Advisor shall submit to the Company a calculation of the Annual Expense Adjustment (the “Expense Adjustment Calculation”) which shall include reasonably detailed invoices for amounts for which the Advisor sought reimbursement throughout the course of the year, and, if the Advisor determines that it received from the Company expenses exceeding the amount to which it was entitled to reimbursement, the Advisor shall refund the difference to the Company at the time it submits the Annual Expense Adjustment Calculation. In the event the Expense Adjustment Calculation shows that Advisor was not fully reimbursed for those items to which it is entitled to reimbursement under this Section 7 , the Company shall pay the difference between the amount of the Annual Expense Adjustment Calculation and the total amount reimbursed to the Advisor over the course of the preceding year within thirty (30) days of receipt of the Expense Adjustment Calculation. The provisions of this Section 7 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement to the extent such expenses have previously been incurred or are incurred in connection with such expiration or termination. In the event the Company disputes any expense which with the Advisor seeks reimbursement hereunder, such dispute shall be governed by the terms of Section 6(h) .
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(d) Limit on Expenses . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, t he Company shall not (i) directly pay or (ii) reimburse the Advisor for Total Operating Expenses incurred on the Company’s behalf in accordance this Agreement at the end of any month in which the Total Operating Expenses directly paid or reimbursed by the Company under Section 7(b) for the twelve (12) consecutive months then ended (the “ Expense Year ”) exceeds the greater of two percent (2%) of AUM or twenty-five percent (25%) of Net Income (the “ 2%/25% Guidelines ”) at the end of the applicable twelve (12) month period (such excess, the “ Excess Amount ”) unless the Excess Amount is otherwise approved by the Board. If the Board does not approve the Excess Amount, the Advisor shall be required to pay the Excess Amount for the applicable Expense Year. Alternatively, if the Company has reimbursed the Advisor for expenses during the applicable Expense Year, the Company may, at its option, subtract the applicable Excess Amount from amounts to be reimbursed to the Advisor in subsequent twelve (12) month periods but shall, in any event, continue to pay all expenses set forth in Section 7(b).
Section 8. Limits of the Advisor’s Responsibility.
(a) The Advisor assumes no responsibility under this Agreement other than to render the services called for hereunder in good faith to the best of its abilities and shall not be responsible for any action of the Board in following or declining to follow any advice or recommendations of the Advisor, including as set forth in the Investment Guidelines. The Advisor and its Affiliates, and the directors, officers, employees, partners, members, stockholders, other equity holders, agents and representatives of the Advisor and its Affiliates (each, a “ Advisor Indemnified Party ”), will not be liable to the Company, any Subsidiary, the Board, the Stockholders or any Subsidiary’s stockholders, partners or members for any acts or omissions by any Advisor Indemnified Party performed in accordance with and pursuant to this Agreement, except by reason of any act or omission constituting bad faith, willful misconduct, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties under this Agreement on the part of such Advisor Indemnified Party. The Company shall, to the full extent lawful (and to the extent not inconsistent with applicable law and the Company’s Governing Instruments), reimburse, indemnify and hold harmless each Advisor Indemnified Party, of and from any and all expenses, losses, damages, liabilities, demands, charges and claims of any nature whatsoever (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) (collectively “ Indemnified Losses ”) in respect of or arising from any acts or omissions of such Advisor Indemnified Party performed in good faith under this Agreement and not constituting bad faith, willful misconduct, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of duties on the part of such Advisor Indemnified Party under this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall advance funds to an Advisor Indemnified Party for reasonable legal fees and other reasonable costs and expenses incurred as a result of any claim, suit, action or proceeding for which indemnification is being sought; provided , that such Advisor Indemnified Party undertakes to repay the advanced funds to the Company, together with the applicable legal rate of interest thereon, in cases in which such Advisor Indemnified Party is found pursuant to a final and non-appealable order or judgment to not be entitled to indemnification.
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(b) The Advisor shall, to the full extent lawful, reimburse, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the Stockholders and the directors and officers of the Company and each Person, if any, controlling the Company (each, a “ Company Indemnified Party ”; an Advisor Indemnified Party and a Company Indemnified Party are each sometimes hereinafter referred to as an “ Indemnified Party ”) of and from any and all Indemnified Losses in respect of or arising from (i) any acts or omissions of the Advisor constituting bad faith, willful misconduct, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of duties of the Advisor under this Agreement or (ii) any claims by the Advisor’s employees relating to the terms and conditions of their employment by the Advisor.
(c) In case any such claim, suit, action or proceeding (a “ Claim ”) is brought against any Indemnified Party in respect of which indemnification may be sought by such Indemnified Party pursuant hereto, the Indemnified Party shall give prompt written notice thereof to the indemnifying party, which notice shall include all documents and information in the possession of or under the control of such Indemnified Party reasonably necessary for the evaluation and/or defense of such Claim and shall specifically state that indemnification for such Claim is being sought under Section 8; provided , however , that the failure of the Indemnified Party to so notify the indemnifying party shall not limit or affect such Indemnified Party’s rights other than pursuant to Section 8. Upon receipt of such notice of Claim (together with such documents and information from such Indemnified Party), the indemnifying party shall, at its sole cost and expense, in good faith defend any such Claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party, which counsel may, without limiting the rights of such Indemnified Party pursuant to the next succeeding sentence of this Section 8(c) , also represent the indemnifying party in such investigation, action or proceeding. In the alternative, such Indemnified Party may elect to conduct the defense of the Claim, if (i) such Indemnified Party reasonably determines that the conduct of its defense by the indemnifying party could be materially prejudicial to its interests, (ii) the indemnifying party refuses to assume such defense (or fails to give written notice to the Indemnified Party within ten (10) days of receipt of a notice of Claim that the indemnifying party assumes such defense), or (iii) the indemnifying party shall have failed, in such Indemnified Party’s reasonable judgment, to defend the Claim in good faith. The indemnifying party may settle any Claim against such Indemnified Party without such Indemnified Party’s consent; provided , (i) such settlement is without any Indemnified Losses whatsoever to such Indemnified Party, (ii) the settlement does not include or require any admission of liability or culpability by such Indemnified Party and (iii) the indemnifying party obtains an effective written release of liability for such Indemnified Party from the party to the Claim with whom such settlement is being made, which release must be reasonably acceptable to such Indemnified Party, and a dismissal with prejudice with respect to all claims made by the party against such Indemnified Party in connection with such Claim. The applicable Indemnified Party shall reasonably cooperate with the indemnifying party, at the indemnifying party’s sole cost and expense, in connection with the defense or settlement of any Claim in accordance with the terms hereof. If such Indemnified Party is entitled pursuant to this Section 8(c) to elect to defend such Claim by counsel of its own choosing and so elects, then the indemnifying party shall be responsible for any good faith settlement of such Claim entered into by such Indemnified Party. Except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, no Indemnified Party may pay or settle any Claim and seek reimbursement therefor under this Section 8(c) .
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(d) The provisions of Section 8 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement.
Section 9. No Joint Venture .
The Company and the Advisor are not partners or joint venturers with each other and nothing herein shall be construed to make them such partners or joint venturers or impose any liability as such on either of them.
Section 10. Term; Renewal; Termination Upon Change of Control.
(a) Effectiveness and Term . This Agreement shall become effective on the Effective Date and shall continue in operation, unless terminated in accordance with the terms hereof, until the twentieth (20 th ) anniversary of the Effective Date (the “ Initial Term ”). After the Initial Term, this Agreement shall be deemed renewed automatically for consecutive five (5) year periods (each an “ Automatic Renewal Term ” and together with the Initial Term, the “ Term ”) unless the Company or the Advisor elects not to renew this Agreement in accordance with Section 10(b).
(b) Non-Renewal by Company or Advisor . No later than three hundred sixty-five (365) days prior to the expiration of the Initial Term or the then current Automatic Renewal Term, (i) either the Company, upon a determination made by a majority of the Independent Directors, or (ii) the Advisor may deliver written notice to the other Party informing it of such Party’s intention to decline to renew this Agreement, whereupon this Agreement shall not be renewed in accordance with Section 10(a) and this Agreement shall thereupon terminate effective upon the end of the Initial Term or an Automatic Renewal Term, as the case may be.
(c) Advisor Change of Control . The Company may immediately terminate this Agreement upon providing written notice to the Advisor following an Advisor Change of Control unless such Advisor Change of Control constitutes a permissible assignment under Section 11 .
(d) Company Change of Control . The Company may terminate this Agreement immediately upon providing written notice of termination to the Advisor subsequent to a Company Change of Control (a “Company Change of Control Notice”). In the event the Company elects to terminate this Agreement as a result of a Company Change of Control, the Advisor shall continue to provide the services, and shall continue to be paid the compensation and reimbursements, set forth herein for a period of six (6) months following the date the Company delivered the Company Change of Control Notice to the Advisor, unless this Agreement is terminated during such period of time on account of Cause. Furthermore, in the event the Company elects to terminate this Agreement as a result of a Company Change of Control, the Company shall pay the Advisor the Company Change of Control Fee on the first Business Day that is six (6) months after the date of on which the Company delivered the Company Change of Control Notice.
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If the Company otherwise would have the right to terminate this Agreement on account of Cause, notwithstanding the fact that a Company Change of Control may have occurred and the fact that the Company has exercised its right to terminate this Agreement on account of a Company Change of Control, so long as the Company follows the applicable procedure to terminate this Agreement for Cause, no Company Change of Control Fee shall be paid to the Advisor. For further avoidance of doubt, if either the Company or the Advisor has delivered notice of its intention not to renew this Agreement in accordance with Section 10(b), no Company Change of Control fee shall be due to the Advisor in the event a Company Change of Control occurs prior to the expiration of this Agreement.
(e) No Further Liability . Except as set forth in this Section 10 , a nonrenewal of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10 shall be without any further liability or obligation of either party to the other, except as provided in Section 3(c) , Section 5 , Section 7 , Section 7 and Section 15 .
(f) Advisor Cooperation . The Advisor shall cooperate with the Company in executing an orderly transition of the management of the Company’s consolidated assets to a new manager.
Section 11. Assignments.
(a) Assignments by the Advisor . This Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment, in whole or in part, by the Advisor, unless such assignment is previously consented to in writing by a majority of the Independent Directors as determined in their sole, absolute and subjective discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing (but subject to Section 10(c)), the Advisor may, without the written consent of the Company, assign this Agreement in connection with a transaction that results in an Advisor Change of Control under Part (C) of the definition of “Advisor Change of Control”. Furthermore, the Advisor may, without the approval of the Independent Directors, delegate to one or more of its Affiliates the performance of any of its responsibilities hereunder so long as it remains liable for any such Affiliate’s performance, in each case so long as assignment or delegation does not require the Company’s approval under the 40 Act (but if such approval is required, the Company shall not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay its consent). Any assignment by the Advisor permitted by this Section 11(a) shall bind the assignee under this Agreement in the same manner as the Advisor is bound. In addition, the assignee shall execute and deliver to the Company a counterpart of this Agreement naming such assignee as the Advisor. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall preclude any pledge, hypothecation or other transfer of any amounts payable to the Advisor under this Agreement.
(b) Assignments by the Company . Without derogating from the Company’s rights as set forth in Section 10(d) , this Agreement shall not be assigned by the Company without the prior written consent of the Advisor, except in the case of assignment by the Company to another REIT or other organization which is a successor (by merger, consolidation, purchase of assets, or other transaction) to the Company, in which case such successor organization shall be bound under this Agreement and by the terms of such assignment in the same manner as the Company is bound under this Agreement.
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Section 12. Annual Performance Standards.
(a) Within the thirty (30) day period following the release of earnings for the second fiscal quarter of 2016, a majority of the Independent Directors, after discussions with the Advisor, shall determine Annual Performance Standards for the period commencing April 1, 2016 and ending March 31, 2017 (the “Performance Review”). All Annual Performance Standards shall be reasonable and achievable (as determined in good faith by the Independent Directors in their reasonable judgment and shall be limited to those matters which the Independent Directors can reasonably expect to be affected by the Advisor (e.g., financial and operational performance such as increasing the percentage of “investment grade” tenants, terms of key lease renewals, and focusing upon or discontinuing focus in certain markets) and will not include those matters reasonably expected to be beyond the control of the Advisor (e.g., the stock price of the Common Stock and total return to the Stockholders). No later than April 30, 2017, and each April 30th thereafter, the Independent Directors shall determine, in good faith, (i) whether the Advisor had satisfactorily achieved the Annual Performance Standards for the immediately preceding year based primarily on actions or inactions of the Advisor; and (ii) the Annual Performance Standards for the next year.
(b) In the event a majority of the Independent Directors determines that the Advisor succeeded in achieving the immediately preceding year’s Annual Performance Standards, when providing notice of such determination to the Advisor, the Company shall provide Annual Performance Standards for the immediately following year to the Advisor.
(c) In the event a majority of the Independent Directors determines that the Advisor has failed to achieve the Annual Performance Standards for the immediately preceding year, the Board shall promptly, and in any event within fifteen (15) Business Days, submit written notice of the same to the Advisor (the “Warning Notice”). The Warning Notice shall (A) inform the Advisor of the basis of such determination, (B) provide that the Advisor will have until the expiration of the Performance Cure Period to cure its performance to the reasonable satisfaction of a majority of Independent Directors, and (C) provide the Annual Performance Standards for the immediately following year (it being acknowledge and agreed that provision of the Annual Performance Standards for the immediately following year in the Warning Notice will not limit the Company’s right to otherwise terminate this Agreement).
(d) If, after expiration of the Performance Cure Period, the Advisor has not cured its performance to the reasonable satisfaction of a majority of the Independent Directors, the Company shall have the option to terminate this Agreement by providing written notice of such termination to the Advisor together with a payment of an amount equal to one-half of the Company Change of Control Fee that would be due if the date of (i) the Company Change of Control Notice and (ii) the Company Change of Control were the date such written notice of termination was received by the Advisor; provided , however , that , solely for the purposes of this Section 12(d), the Change Factor for any Company Change of Control Fee applicable to the period up to and through the second anniversary of the Effective Date shall be 2.5 (and not 2.0, as set forth in Parts A and B of the definition of “Company Change of Control Fee”).
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Section 13. Termination for Cause.
(a) The Company may terminate this Agreement, without any obligation to pay any termination fee, effective upon sixty (60) days’ prior written notice of termination from the Company to the Advisor if any of the following events occur (any such events, “ Cause ”):
(i) the Advisor, its agents or its assignees breaches any material provision of this Agreement and such material breach shall continue for a period of 60 days after written notice thereof specifying such material breach and requesting that the same be remedied in such 60 day period (or 75 days after written notice of such material breach if the Advisor takes steps to cure such material breach within 60 days of the written notice);
(ii) the Advisor (x) commences any case, proceeding or other action under the Bankruptcy Code and all other liquidation, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, conservatorship, moratorium, receivership, insolvency, rearrangement, reorganization or similar debtor relief laws of the US or other applicable jurisdictions in effect from time to time, seeking (A) to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or (B) to adjudicate it as bankrupt or insolvent, or (C) reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to it or its debts, or (D) appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its assets, (y) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or (z) is involuntarily subject to any case, proceeding or other action referenced in item (x) above;
(iii) the dissolution of the Advisor;
(iv) the Advisor commits fraud against the Company, misappropriates or embezzles funds of the Company, or acts, or fails to act, in a manner constituting bad faith, willful misconduct, gross negligence or reckless disregard in the performance of its duties under this Agreement; provided , however , that if any of the actions or omissions described in this clause (iv) are caused by an employee and/or officer of the Advisor or one of its Affiliates and the Advisor takes all necessary and appropriate action against such property and cures the damage caused by such actions or omissions within 30 days of the Advisor’s actual knowledge of its commission or omission, the Company shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this clause (iv);
(v) the Company fails to qualify as a REIT under the Code primarily as a result of an action or inaction of the Advisor (unless, pursuant to the Company’s Governing Instruments, a majority of the Independent Directors has determined that it is no longer in the best interest of the Company to continue to be qualified as a REIT (in which case the failure to qualify as a REIT shall not entitle the company to terminate this Agreement));
(vi) any of (A) the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Investment Officer or the Chief Financial Officer of the Advisor or (B) Nicholas Schorsch, William Kahane, Michael Weil, or Peter Budko (if then serving as either an officer or director of the Advisor or an Affiliate that directly controls the Advisor), is convicted (including a plea of nolo contendere ) of a felony; provided , however , that such conviction (including a plea of nolo contendere ) (i) relates to facts and circumstances occurring while serving in such capacity or, except as already disclosed to or known by the Company, occurring prior to such service, and (ii) in the reasonable and good faith discretion of a majority of the Independent Directors is likely to materially and adversely affect (1) the performance of the Advisor’s duties hereunder or (2) the Company;
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(vii) the Company fails to pay dividends previously authorized in good faith by the Board and all other duties under applicable law and announced to the public, primarily as a result of an action or inaction of the Advisor, which failure remains uncured for a period of thirty (30) days following written notice by the Company to the Advisor of such failure;
(viii) the Company or any Subsidiary shall be in material default under any mortgage, line of credit, repurchase agreement, or any other financing agreement or arrangement in an amount in excess of Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000), and (i) such default is primarily due to the action(s) or inaction(s) of the Advisor, (ii) such default remains uncured for more than thirty (30) days following written notice thereof by the applicable lender, (iii) such default is not due to the fact that the Company has insufficient funds to satisfy its obligations thereunder, and (iv) the facts and circumstances underlying such default were not authorized by a majority of the Independent Directors;
(ix) there is a material restatement of the Company’s or any Subsidiaries’ financial statements that was primarily caused by the action or inaction of the Advisor, and which the Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors, in their reasonable discretion, deems will cause a material adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(x) the independent public accounting firm for the Advisor or the Company or any Subsidiary provides an opinion qualified as to scope of audit or going concern or a reference of similar import or fails to state that said financial statements fairly present the financial condition and results of operations of the Advisor or the Company or any Subsidiary as of the end of and for any quarterly financial period in accordance with GAAP, where such event was primarily caused by action or inaction of the Advisor and (A) which the Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors, in their reasonable discretion, deems will cause a material adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole , and (B) to the extent caused by an employee of the Advisor, (I) such employee is not promptly terminated by the Advisor and (II) following the termination of such employee, a clean opinion or an unqualified opinion is not promptly issued by an independent public accounting firm; or
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(xi) any material Vendor (irrespective of whether consented to by the Company, the Board, or the Special Committee) engages in any act of fraud, misappropriation of funds or embezzlement against the Company or any Subsidiary or materially breaches its agreement with the Company or any Subsidiary, which breach is materially detrimental to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and, in each case, the Advisor fails to use commercially reasonable efforts to terminate such Vendor (after acquiring actual knowledge of such fraud, misappropriation, embezzlement or material breach and after receiving written notice from the Company that such Vendor should be terminated in accordance with this Section 14(a)(xi)) under the applicable agreement between the Vendor and the Company or such Subsidiary and promptly secure a replacement Vendor or provide a reasonably acceptable plan to replace such Vendor.
(b) The Advisor may terminate this Agreement effective upon 60 days’ prior written notice of termination to the Company in the event that the Company shall default in the performance or observance of any material term, condition or covenant contained in this Agreement and such default shall continue for a period of 30 days after written notice thereof specifying such default and requesting that the same be remedied in such 30-day period.
(c) The Advisor may terminate this Agreement if the Company becomes required to register as an investment company under the 40 Act, with such termination shall be deemed to have occurred immediately before such event.
Section 14. Action Upon Termination .
From and after the effective date of termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10 , Section 11(a), Section 12 , or Section 13 , the Advisor shall not be entitled to compensation for further services hereunder, but shall be paid all compensation accruing to the date of termination plus Incentive Compensation through and including the last day of the month during which the termination of this Agreement occcurred. Upon any such termination, the Advisor shall forthwith:
(a) after deducting any accrued compensation and reimbursement for its expenses to which it is then entitled, pay over to the Company or a Subsidiary all money collected and held for the account of the Company or a Subsidiary pursuant to this Agreement;
(b) 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 with respect to the Company and any Subsidiaries; and
(c) deliver to the Board all property and documents of the Company and any Subsidiaries then in the custody of the Advisor.
Section 15. Release of Money or Other Property Upon Written Request.
The Advisor agrees that any money or other property of the Company (which such term, for the purposes of this Section 15 , shall be deemed to include any of and all its Subsidiaries, if any) held by the Advisor shall be held by the Advisor as custodian for the Company, and the Advisor’s records shall be appropriately and clearly marked to reflect the ownership of such money or other property by the Company. Upon the receipt by the Advisor of a written request signed by a duly authorized officer of the Company requesting the Advisor to release to the Company any money or other property then held by the Advisor for the account of the Company under this Agreement, the Advisor shall release such money or other property to the Company within a reasonable period of time, but in no event later than 60 days following such request. Upon delivery of such money or other property to the Company, the Advisor shall not be liable to the Company, the Board, the Stockholders or the Company’s partners for any acts or omissions by the Company in connection with the money or other property released to the Company in accordance with this Section 15 . The Company shall indemnify the Advisor, its directors, officers, stockholders, employees and agents against any and all Indemnified Losses which arise in connection with the Advisor’s proper release of such money or other property to the Company in accordance with the terms of this Section 15 . Indemnification pursuant to this provision shall be in addition to any right of the Advisor to indemnification under Section 8 . Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 15 , within sixty (60) days following the termination of this Agreement, the Advisor shall, without requiring the request of the Company, return to the Company all money and other property of the Company held by the Advisor.
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Section 16. Representations and Warranties.
(a) The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Advisor as follows:
(i) The Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland, has the corporate power and authority and the legal right to own and operate its assets, to lease any property it may operate as lessee and to conduct the business in which it is now engaged and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation and in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except for failures to be so qualified, authorized or licensed that could not in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the business operations, assets or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, if any, taken as a whole.
(ii) The Company has the corporate power and authority and the legal right to make, deliver and perform this Agreement and all obligations required hereunder and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize this Agreement on the terms and conditions hereof and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and all obligations required hereunder. No consent of any other Person, including Stockholders and creditors of the Company, and no license, permit, approval or authorization of, exemption by, notice or report to, or registration, filing or declaration with, any governmental authority is required by the Company in connection with this Agreement or the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement and all obligations required hereunder. This Agreement has been, and each instrument or document required hereunder will be, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Company, and this Agreement constitutes, and each instrument or document required hereunder when executed and delivered hereunder will constitute, the legally valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.
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(iii) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the documents or instruments required hereunder will not violate any provision of any existing law or regulation binding on the Company, or any order, judgment, award or decree of any court, arbitrator or governmental authority binding on the Company, or the Governing Instruments of, or any securities issued by, the Company or of any mortgage, indenture, lease, contract or other agreement, instrument or undertaking to which the Company is a party or by which the Company or any of its assets may be bound, the violation of which would have a material adverse effect on the business operations, assets or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, if any, taken as a whole, and will not result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any lien or any of its property, assets or revenues pursuant to the provisions of any such mortgage, indenture, lease, contract or other agreement, instrument or undertaking.
(b) The Operating Partnership hereby represents and warrants to the Advisor as follows:
(i) The Operating Partnership is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland, has the power and authority and the legal right to own and operate its Investments, to lease any property it may operate as lessee and to conduct the business in which it is now engaged and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation and in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except for failures to be so qualified, authorized or licensed that could not in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the business operations, Investments or financial condition of the Operating Partnership and its Subsidiaries, if any, taken as a whole.
(ii) The Operating Partnership has the power and authority and the legal right to make, deliver and perform this Agreement and all obligations required hereunder and has taken all necessary actions to authorize this Agreement on the terms and conditions hereof and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and all obligations required hereunder. No consent of any other Person, including partners and creditors of the Operating Partnership, and no license, permit, approval or authorization of, exemption by, notice or report to, or registration, filing or declaration with, any governmental authority is required by the Operating Partnership in connection with this Agreement or the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement and all obligations required hereunder. This Agreement has been, and each instrument or document required hereunder will be, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Operating Partnership, and this Agreement constitutes, and each instrument or document required hereunder when executed and delivered hereunder will constitute, the legally valid and binding obligation of the Operating Partnership enforceable against the Operating Partnership in accordance with its terms.
(iii) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the documents or instruments required hereunder will not violate any provision of any existing law or regulation binding on the Operating Partnership, or any order, judgment, award or decree of any court, arbitrator or governmental authority binding on the Operating Partnership, or the Governing Instruments of, or any securities issued by, the Operating Partnership or of any mortgage, indenture, lease, contract or other agreement, instrument or undertaking to which the Operating Partnership is a party or by which the Operating Partnership or any of its Investments may be bound, the violation of which would have a material adverse effect on the business operations, Investments or financial condition of the Operating Partnership and its Subsidiaries, if any, taken as a whole, and will not result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any lien or any of its property, Investments or revenues pursuant to the provisions of any such mortgage, indenture, lease, contract or other agreement, instrument or undertaking.
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(c) The Advisor hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
(i) The Advisor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, has the limited liability company power and authority and the legal right to own and operate its assets, to lease the property it operates as lessee and to conduct the business in which it is now engaged and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation and in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except for failures to be so qualified, authorized or licensed that could not in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the business operations, assets or financial condition of the Advisor.
(ii) The Advisor has the limited liability company power and authority and the legal right to make, deliver and perform this Agreement and all obligations required hereunder and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize this Agreement on the terms and conditions hereof and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and all obligations required hereunder. No consent of any other Person, including members and creditors of the Advisor, and no license, permit, approval or authorization of, exemption by, notice or report to, or registration, filing or declaration with, any governmental authority is required by the Advisor in connection with this Agreement or the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement and all obligations required hereunder. This Agreement has been, and each instrument or document required hereunder will be, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Advisor, and this Agreement constitutes, and each instrument or document required hereunder when executed and delivered hereunder will constitute, the legally valid and binding obligation of the Advisor enforceable against the Advisor in accordance with its terms.
(iii) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the documents or instruments required hereunder will not violate any provision of any existing law or regulation binding on the Advisor, or any order, judgment, award or decree of any court, arbitrator or governmental authority binding on the Advisor, or the Governing Instruments of, or any securities issued by, the Advisor or of any mortgage, indenture, lease, contract or other agreement, instrument or undertaking to which the Advisor is a party or by which the Advisor or any of its assets may be bound, the violation of which would have a material adverse effect on the business operations, assets or financial condition of the Advisor, and will not result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any lien or any of its property, assets or revenues pursuant to the provisions of any such mortgage, indenture, lease, contract or other agreement, instrument or undertaking.
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Section 17. Restricted Shares.
The following shall apply with respect to Restricted Shares issued to the Advisor in connection with the Company’s payment of the Incentive Compensation:
(a) No Public Sale or Distribution . Advisor, to the extent it is issued any Restricted Shares, will acquire all such Restricted Shares issued to it for its own account and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered under the Securities Act or under an exemption from such registration and in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws, and the Advisor does not have a present arrangement to effect any distribution of the Restricted Shares to or through any person or entity; provided , however , that by making the representations herein, but subject to Section 6(e)(i), the Advisor does not agree to hold any of the Restricted Shares for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Restricted Shares at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption under the Securities Act.
(b) Advisor Status . At the time the Advisor is paid the Restricted Shares, it will be, and at the date hereof it is, either (A) a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act or (B) an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501 promulgated under Regulation D of the Securities Act.
(c) General Solicitation . The Advisor is not acquiring the Restricted Shares as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Restricted Shares published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media, broadcast over television or radio, disseminated over the Internet or presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general advertisement.
(d) Access to Information . The Advisor acknowledges that it has reviewed the Disclosure Materials, and all other materials the Advisor deemed necessary for the purpose of making the decision by which part of the Incentive Compensation may be paid to it by Restricted Shares and has been afforded: (a) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the Company’s business, management and financial affairs and terms and conditions of the Restricted Shares and the merits and risks of accepting the Restricted Shares as payment for a portion of the Incentive Compensation; (b) access to information (including material non-public information) about the Company and its Subsidiaries and their respective financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (c) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment. The Advisor has evaluated the risks associated with being paid the Restricted Shares, understands there are substantial risks of loss incidental to the investment and has determined that it is a suitable investment for it.
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(e) No Government Review . The Advisor understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed upon or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Restricted Shares or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Restricted Shares nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the Restricted Shares to be issued to the Advisor (if any) in partial payment of the Incentive Compensation.
(f) Prohibited Transactions; Confidentiality . The Advisor has not, directly or indirectly, and no Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with the Advisor has engaged in any purchases or sales in the securities, including derivatives, of the Company (including any Short Sales (a “Transaction” ) involving any of the Company’s securities) since the time that the Advisor was first contacted by the Company, the agent or any other Person regarding an investment in the Company. The Advisor covenants that neither it nor any Person regarding an investment in the Company. The Advisor covenants that neither it nor any Person acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with the Advisor will engage, directly or indirectly, in any Transactions in the securities of the Company (including Short Sales) prior to the time the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed. “Short Sales” include all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 promulgated under Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act and all types of direct and indirect stock pledges, forward sales contracts, options, puts, calls, short sales, swaps, derivatives and similar arrangements (including on a total return basis), and sales and other transactions through non-U.S. broker-dealers or foreign regulated brokers.
(g) Restricted Securities . The Advisor understands that the Restricted Shares, characterized as “restricted securities” under the U.S. federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Company in a transaction not involving a public offering and that under such laws and applicable regulations such securities may be resold without registration under Securities Act only in certain limited circumstances.
(h) No Legal, Tax or Investment Advice . The Advisor understands that nothing in this Agreement or any other materials presented by or on behalf of the Company to the Advisor in connection with the purchase of the Restricted Shares constitutes legal, tax or investment advice. The Advisor has consulted such legal, tax and investment advisors as it, in its sole discretion, has deemed necessary or appropriate in connection with its being paid the Restricted Shares.
(i) Certain Information . The Advisor acknowledges that the Company may have material, non-public information not known to the Advisor regarding the Restricted Shares and the Company, including information received by the Company on a privileged basis from the attorneys and financial advisors representing the Company and the Board. The Advisor understands, based on its experience, the disadvantage to which the Advisor is subject due to the disparity of information between the Company and the Advisor and, notwithstanding this, the Advisor has deemed it appropriate to enter into this Agreement and engage in the transactions contemplated hereby.
(j) Restrictive Legends . Any certificate or other document issued in respect of any Restricted Shares issued to the Advisor shall be endorsed with the legend set forth below, as appropriate:
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(i) “THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED, OR HYPOTHECATED (1) ABSENT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION THEREOF UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (2) ABSENT AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, WHICH OPINION IS REASONABLY SATISFACTORY IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE TO THE COMPANY AND ITS COUNSEL, TO THE EFFECT THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR THAT SUCH TRANSACTION COMPLIES WITH THE RULES PROMULGATED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE, OR (3) EXCEPT IN A TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT;” and
(ii) Any legend required by any applicable state securities law.
The Company shall maintain a copy of this Agreement and any amendments thereto on file in its principal offices, and will make such copy available during normal business hours for inspection to any Party hereto or will provide such copy to each Party or any transferee upon its or their request.
Section 18. Miscellaneous.
(a) Notices . All notices, requests, communications and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto to be effective shall be in writing (including by facsimile), and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when delivered against receipt or upon actual receipt of (i) personal delivery, (ii) delivery by reputable overnight courier, (iii) delivery by facsimile transmission with telephonic confirmation or (iv) delivery by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed as set forth below (or to such other address as may be hereafter notified by the respective parties hereto in accordance with this Section 18 ):
The Company: |
Global Net Lease, Inc.
with a copies to:
Proskauer Rose LLP
and |
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Proskauer Rose LLP
70 West Madison Suite 3800
Chicago, IL 60602-4342
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The Advisor: |
Global Net Lease Advisors, LLC
with a copies to:
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP 1285 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019-6064 Facsimile: (212) 757-3990 Attention: Jeffrey D. Marell |
(b) Binding Nature of Agreement; Successors and Assigns; No Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns as provided herein. Except as provided in this Agreement with respect to indemnification of Indemnified Parties hereunder, nothing in this Agreement shall confer any rights upon any Person other than the parties hereto and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns.
(c) Integration . This Agreement and the agreements and plans to which this Agreement expressly refers contain 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 and/or usage of the trade inconsistent with any of the terms hereof.
(d) Amendments . This Agreement, nor any terms hereof, may not be amended, supplemented or modified except in an instrument in writing executed by the parties hereto.
(e) GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT LOCATED IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY ACTION OR JUDGMENT RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN SUCH COURT.
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(f) WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND, THEREFORE, EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT TO ANY ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.
(g) Survival of Representations and Warranties . All representations and warranties made hereunder, and in any document, certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith, shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
(h) No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies . No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of a party hereto, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
(i) Costs and Expenses . Each party hereto shall bear its own costs and expenses (including the fees and disbursements of counsel and accountants) incurred in connection with the negotiations and preparation of and the closing under this Agreement, and all matters incident thereto. If any party hereto initiates any legal action arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party all reasonable attorneys’ fees, expert witness fees and expenses incurred by the prevailing party in connection therewith.
(j) Company Liability . Only the Company, and not any Subsidiary (other than the Operating Partnership), shall be liable under this Agreement to the Advisor. For the avoidance of doubt, no Subsidiary (other than the Operating Partnership) shall have any personal liability under this Agreement to the Advisor.
(k) Section Headings . The section and subsection headings in this Agreement are for convenience in reference only and shall not be deemed to alter or affect the interpretation of any provisions hereof.
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(l) Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed (including by facsimile transmission) with counterpart signature pages or in any number of separate counterparts, and all of which taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.
(m) Severability . Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this Advisory Agreement as of the date first written above.
GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Scott J. Bowman | |
Name: Scott J. Bowman | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer |
GLOBAL NET LEASE | ||
OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P. | ||
By: Global Net Lease, Inc., its General Partner | ||
By: | /s/ Scott J. Bowman | |
Name: Scott J. Bowman | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer |
GLOBAL NET LEASE | |||
ADVISORS, LLC | |||
By: | /s/ Scott J. Bowman | ||
Name: Scott J. Bowman | |||
Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit A
Lockup Letter
LOCK-UP AGREEMENT
[__]/[__]/[____] | |
Global Net Lease, Inc. | |
405 Park Avenue | |
New York, New York 10022 |
Global Net Lease Advisors, LLC
405 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Fourth Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement (the “ Advisory Agreement ”), dated as of June 2, 2015, by and among Global Net Lease, Inc. (the “ Company ”), Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. and Global Net Lease Advisors, LLC. The undersigned hereby agrees that during the Lock-Up Periods (as defined below), the undersigned will not offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, any of the [_____] shares of common stock, par value $0.01 (the “ Common Stock ”), of the Company received on or about [__]/[__]/[____] as part of the undersigned’s Incentive Compensation (as defined in the Advisory Agreement) or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any such Common Stock (such Common Stock and such other securities, collectively, the “ Securities ”), enter into a transaction which would have the same effect, or enter into any swap, hedge or other arrangement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Securities, whether any such aforementioned transaction is to be settled by delivery of the Securities or such other securities, in cash or otherwise, or publicly disclose the intention to make any such offer, sale, pledge or disposition, or to enter into any such transaction, swap, hedge or other arrangement, without, in each case, the prior written consent of the Company.
The Lock-Up Periods will commence on the date hereof and continue until:
(i) | With respect to one-third (1/3 rd ) of the Securities, the date that is one (1) year from the date hereof (such period, the “ First Lock-Up Period ”); |
(ii) | With respect to one-third (1/3 rd ) of the Securities, the date that is two (2) years from the date hereof (such period, the “ Second Lock-Up Period ”); and |
(iii) | With respect to one-third (1/3 rd ) of the Securities, the date that is three (3) years from the date hereof (collectively with the First Lock-Up Period and the Second Lock-Up Period, the “ Lock-Up Periods ”). |
For the avoidance of doubt, the expiration of any Lock-Up Period as set forth herein shall not derogate from any independent lock-ups or restrictions on trading that the undersigned may be subject to, including, without limitation, in respect of the Company’s trading policies or otherwise.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the undersigned may transfer Securities (i) as a distribution to limited partners, members or stockholders of the undersigned or (ii) to the undersigned’s affiliates or to any investment fund or other entity controlled or managed by the undersigned; provided that in each case, the transferee agrees to be bound in writing by the terms of this Lock-Up Agreement prior to such transfer.
In furtherance of the foregoing, the Company and its transfer agent and registrar are hereby authorized to decline to make any transfer of shares of Securities if such transfer would constitute a violation or breach of this Lock-Up Agreement.
This Lock-Up Agreement shall be binding on the undersigned and the successors, heirs, personal representatives and assigns of the undersigned. This Lock-Up Agreement may be amended, amended and restated or terminated, and any provision of this Lock-Up Agreement may be waived, solely upon the written consent of the Company’s Board of Directors, which consent shall include a majority vote of the independent directors. This agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
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Very truly yours, | |||
GLOBAL NET LEASE ADVISORS, LLC | |||
By: | |||
Name: | |||
Title: |
Acknowledged: | |||
GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. | |||
By: | |||
Name: | |||
Title: |
Schedule I
Annual Performance Standards
[see attached]
Exhibit 10.2
Execution Version
SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) dated as of June 1, 2015, among GLOBAL NET LEASE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership (“ Borrower ”), GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .), a Maryland corporation (“ Parent ”), ARC GLOBAL HOLDCO, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ International Holdco ”), the SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS party hereto (the “ Subsidiary Guarantors ”; Parent, International Holdco and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors, individually, a “ Guarantor Party ” and, collectively, the “ Guarantor Parties ”), the LENDERS (defined below) party hereto, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).
RECITALS:
A. Borrower, the Administrative Agent and certain lenders (together with their respective successors and assigns, the “ Lenders ”) are parties to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of July 25, 2013, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of November 22, 2013, that certain letter agreement regarding updated schedules dated as of November 22, 2013, that certain letter agreement regarding updated schedules dated as of December 20, 2013, that certain letter agreement regarding updated schedules dated as of January 15, 2014, that certain Omnibus Amendment to Loan Documents dated as of March 26, 2014, that certain letter agreement regarding updated schedules dated as of April 17, 2014, that certain Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of June 24, 2014, that certain letter agreement regarding updated schedules dated as of June 24, 2014, that certain Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of July 29, 2014, that certain letter agreement regarding updated schedules dated as of July 30, 2014, that certain letter agreement regarding updated schedules dated as of August 25, 2014, that certain Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of October 16, 2014, that certain letter agreement regarding updated schedules dated as of October 22, 2014, that certain letter agreement regarding updated schedules dated as of December 12, 2014, that certain Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of December 16, 2014, that certain letter agreement regarding updated schedules dated as of January 16, 2015, that certain letter agreement regarding updated schedules dated as of March 19, 2015, and that certain letter agreement regarding updated schedules dated as of April 10, 2015 (as so amended, the “ Credit Agreement ”; and except as otherwise herein expressly provided, each initially capitalized term used herein has the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Agreement).
B. The Guarantor Parties are party to that certain Guaranty in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank dated as of July 25, 2013.
C. The parties hereto desire to amend the Credit Agreement as set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Amendment of Credit Agreement . Effective as of the Effective Date (defined below), the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a) The definition of “Advisor” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
““ Advisor ” means Global Net Lease Advisors, LLC (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company.”
(b) The definition of “Borrower” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
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““ Borrower ” means Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership.”
(c) The definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (i) replacing the word “and” immediately preceding sub-clause (b)(viii)(B) with a comma and (ii) inserting a new sub-clause (b)(viii)(C) immediately following sub-clause (b)(viii)(B) as follows:
“and (C) the Tender Offer Transaction and any related transactions, including the listing of Equity Interests of the REIT, the issuance of the Incentive Listing Note and the entry into the Outperformance Agreement,”
(d) Clause (d) of the definition of “Consolidated Fixed Charges” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“(d) Restricted Payments (other than Restricted Payments made under the Outperformance Agreement or the Incentive Listing Note) paid in cash with respect to preferred Equity Interests of such Person during such Measuring Period.”
(e) The second sentence of the definition of “Consolidated Interest Expense” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“Consolidated Interest Expense shall exclude (a) interest rate hedge termination payments or receipts, (b) loan prepayment costs, (c) upfront loan fees, (d) interest expense covered by an interest reserve established under a loan facility, (e) any interest expense under any construction loan or construction activity that under GAAP is required to be capitalized, (f) any interest expense in respect of any convertible Indebtedness in excess of the cash coupon on such convertible Indebtedness and (g) any interest expense in respect of the Incentive Listing Note.”
(f) The definition of “Consolidated Total Debt” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
““ Consolidated Total Debt ” means, as of any date of determination, (1) the REIT’s consolidated pro rata share of Indebtedness (excluding intracompany Indebtedness) which includes all GAAP Indebtedness (adjusted to eliminate increases or decreases arising from ASC-805) including recourse and non-recourse mortgage debt, letters of credit, net obligations under uncovered interest rate contracts, contingent obligations to the extent the obligations are binding, unsecured debt, capitalized lease obligations (including ground leases), guarantees of indebtedness (excluding traditional carve-outs relating to non-recourse debt obligations) and subordinated debt, (2) the REIT’s pro rata share of preferred obligations that are structurally senior to the Obligations and (3) the REIT’s Ownership Share of Consolidated Total Debt of its Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (calculated on a basis consistent with clauses (1) and (2) above).”
(g) The definition of “FFO” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in in its entirety and replaced with the following:
““ FFO ” means “Funds From Operations” as such term is defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts as of the Effective Date (or, if approved by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, as such meaning may be updated from time to time), as adjusted by acquisition and transaction related costs and expenses for acquisitions and transactions that were consummated or unconsummated and impairment of real estate assets for the REIT and its Subsidiaries, plus any interest expense in respect of any convertible Indebtedness in excess of the cash coupon on such convertible Indebtedness, plus any non-cash charges.”
(h) The following definition of “Gross Proceeds” is hereby added to Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement:
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““ Gross Proceeds ” means the aggregate purchase price of all shares of common stock of the REIT 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 of the REIT for which reduced selling commissions are paid to (i) Realty Capital Securities, LLC, or any successor dealer manager to the REIT or (ii) a broker-dealer (where net proceeds to the REIT are not reduced) shall be deemed to be the full amount of the offering price per share of common stock of the REIT pursuant to the registration statement for such offering without reduction.”
(i) The following definition of “Incentive Listing Note” is hereby added to Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement:
““ Incentive Listing Note ” means the convertible note, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being acknowledged that the draft Incentive Listing Note attached as Exhibit L-1 is reasonably satisfactory to it) to be issued by the Borrower to the Special Limited Partner to redeem the Special Limited Partner’s interest in the Borrower, in an amount equal to (a) fifteen percent (15%) of the amount, if any, by which (i) the sum of (A) the average closing price of the shares of common stock over the thirty (30) consecutive trading days during which the shares of the REIT’s common stock are eligible for trading beginning one hundred eighty (180) days after trading in the shares of common stock first commences or commenced multiplied by the number of shares of the REIT’s common stock outstanding on the day trading first commences or commenced plus (B) the sum of all distributions of money or other property by the REIT to the holders of its common stock, including distributions that may constitute a return of capital for U.S. federal income tax purposes, prior to listing, exceeds (ii) the sum of (Y) the total Gross Proceeds in all public offerings of shares of common stock of the REIT plus (Z) the total amount of cash that, if distributed to the holders of its common stock of the REIT who purchased shares of common stock in any offering, would have provided such holders of its common stock a six percent (6.0%) cumulative, non-compounded, pre-tax annual return (based on a 365-day year) on the Gross Proceeds raised in all such offerings as of the listing, minus (b) the aggregate amount of distributions made to the Special Limited Partner, pursuant to the partnership agreement of the Borrower, from the net proceeds of asset sales prior to the determination of the amount calculated pursuant to clause (a)(i)(A) above. The Incentive Listing Note may be converted into operating partnership units of the Borrower pursuant to the terms thereof and the terms of the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P., as in effect on the Seventh Amendment Effective Date.”
(j) The following sentence is hereby added after the last sentence of the definition of “Indebtedness” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement:
“Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Indebtedness” shall not include the Incentive Listing Note.”
(k) The definition of “Loan Documents” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in in its entirety and replaced with the following:
““ Loan Documents ” means this Agreement (including without limitation, schedules and exhibits thereto), the Notes, the Guaranty, the Letter of Credit documents, the Security Documents, the Subordination Agreement, any letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Arrangers, the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders and any agreements entered into in connection therewith, including amendments, modifications or supplements thereto or waivers thereof.”
(l) The following definition of “Modified Funds From Operations” is hereby added to Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement:
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““ Modified Funds From Operations ” means, with respect to any fiscal quarter, the FFO of the REIT and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal quarter, adjusted for the following items, as applicable, included in the determination of GAAP net income for such fiscal quarter (without duplication of any adjustments included in FFO 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. Modified Funds from Operations for any period in excess of one fiscal quarter shall be calculated by aggregating the Modified Funds from Operations for all fiscal quarters included in such period.”
(m) The following definition of “Outperformance Agreement” is hereby added to Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement:
““ Outperformance Agreement ” means the 2015 Advisor Multi-Year Outperformance Agreement, to be entered into among the REIT, the Borrower and the Advisor and in form and substance substantially consistent with the draft Outperformance Agreement attached as Exhibit L-2, as amended or otherwise modified from time to time.”
(n) Clause (a) of the definition of “Permitted Transfer” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“(a) any direct or indirect Disposition of Equity Interests in the REIT or the Borrower so long as no Change in Control occurs;”
(o) The definition of “REIT” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in in its entirety and replaced with the following:
““ REIT ” means Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc.) , a Maryland corporation.”
(p) The following definition of “Seventh Amendment Effective Date” is hereby added to Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement:
““ Seventh Amendment Effective Date ” means May [●], 2015.”
(q) The definition of “Special Limited Partner” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
““ Special Limited Partner ” means Global Net Lease Special Limited Partner, LLC (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Special Limited Partnership, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company.”
(r) The following definition of “Subordination Agreement” is hereby added to Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement:
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““ Subordination Agreement ” means that certain Subordination Agreement, to be entered into among the Borrower, the Special Limited Partner and the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lenders) and in the form and substance of Exhibit L-3, as amended or otherwise modified from time to time.”
(s) The following definition of “Tender Offer Transaction” is hereby added to Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement:
““ Tender Offer Transaction ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.08.”
(t) The definition of “Total Funded Debt” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
““ Total Funded Debt ” means, as of any date, Consolidated Total Debt excluding deferred income taxes, security deposits, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and any prepaid rents, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP.”
(u) Section 3.21 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“SECTION 3.21 Executive Offices; Places of Organization . As of the Seventh Amendment Effective Date, the principal offices, chief executive offices and principal places of business of the REIT and the Borrower are located at c/o American Realty Capital, 405 Park Avenue, 14 th Floor, New York, New York 10022.”
(v) Section 5.08 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“SECTION 5.08 Use of Proceeds . The proceeds of the Loans will be used only (a) to purchase or lease Real Property or other assets pursuant to investment guidelines of the REIT, (b) for operating expenses, capital improvements, equity investments, acquisitions, repayments of indebtedness, working capital and debt service for the Loan Parties and their subsidiaries and (c) for other general corporate purposes (including for the purpose of any tender offer in conjunction with listing Equity Interests of the REIT on a nationally listed exchange (the “ Tender Offer Transaction ”) and for the repurchase of any Equity Interests of the Borrower in conjunction with such tender offer). No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulations T, U and X. Letters of Credit will be issued only to support payment and performance obligations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business.”
(w) The last sentence of section 5.15(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“Each Subordinated Creditor agrees to make no claim for, or receive payment with respect to, such Subordinated Debt until all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations to the extent no claim giving rise thereto has been asserted) and the obligations under the Guaranty have been fully discharged in cash, unless at the time of such claim or payment (i) no Default and no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the Borrower and the REIT will remain in pro forma compliance with the covenants set forth in Section 6.07 immediately after giving effect to any such payment.”
(x) Section 6.06(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
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“(a) in respect of (i) the fiscal year of the Borrower ending December 31, 2013, any Restricted Payment in the form of cash and (ii) each fiscal year of the Borrower thereafter, any Restricted Payment in the form of cash to the extent all Restricted Payments in the form of cash in any such fiscal year and made pursuant to this clause (a)(ii) do not exceed 95% of the aggregate amount of Modified Funds From Operations of the REIT and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year;”
(y) Section 6.06(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“(c) Restricted Payments to its equity owners pursuant to Section 5.02 of the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P., as of the Seventh Amendment Effective Date;”
(z) Section 6.06(i) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“(i) the REIT, the Borrower and each other Loan Party may make Restricted Payments in connection with (i) 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 the REIT, the Borrower or such other Loan Party and (ii) the implementation of, or pursuant to, the Outperformance Agreement;”
(aa) The word “and” following the semicolon at the end of Section 6.06(k) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted.
(bb) The period at the end of Section 6.06(l) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with a semicolon.
(cc) The following is hereby added to the Credit Agreement as new Sections 6.06(m) and (n) thereof:
“(m) the Borrower and the REIT may consummate the Tender Offer Transaction, and make Restricted Payments to fund the consideration therefor; and
(n) for the avoidance of doubt, to the extent constituting a Restricted Payment, Borrower may make payments of the Incentive Listing Note to the extent not in contravention of the Subordination Agreement, including, without limitation, (x) the conversion thereof into operating partnership units pursuant to the terms thereof and the terms of the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P., as of the Seventh Amendment Effective Date and (y) the transfer of such operating partnership units from the Special Limited Partner to its executive officers and employees and to the holders of Equity Interests of AR Capital, LLC, or their respective successors, assigns, heirs or estates.”
(dd) Section 6.07(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“(c) Minimum Consolidated Tangible Net Worth . The Consolidated Tangible Net Worth shall not be less than the sum of (i) $30,856,000 plus (ii) an amount equal to eighty-five percent (85%) of the aggregate amount of any net cash proceeds of any Equity Issuances received by the REIT or the Borrower after the Effective Date (other than proceeds received within ninety (90) days after the redemption, retirement or repurchase of ownership or equity interests in the Borrower or the REIT, up to the amount paid by the Borrower or the REIT in connection with such redemption, retirement or repurchase, where, for the avoidance of doubt, the net effect is that the Consolidated Tangible Net Worth shall not have increased as a result of any such proceeds); provided, however, if the Tender Offer Transaction is consummated, then from and after the date the Tender Offer Transaction is consummated, the Consolidated Tangible Net Worth shall not be less than the sum of (x) $1,250,000,000 plus (y) an amount equal to eighty-five percent (85%) of the aggregate amount of any net cash proceeds of any Equity Issuances received by the REIT or the Borrower after the date the Tender Offer Transaction is consummated (other than proceeds received within ninety (90) days after the redemption, retirement or repurchase of ownership or equity interests in the Borrower or the REIT, up to the amount paid by the Borrower or the REIT in connection with such redemption, retirement or repurchase, where, for the avoidance of doubt, the net effect is that the Consolidated Tangible Net Worth shall not have increased as a result of any such proceeds).”
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(ee) The word “and” following the semicolon at the end of Section 6.08(f) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted.
(ff) The period at the end of Section 6.08(g) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with a semicolon.
(gg) The following is hereby added to the Credit Agreement as new Sections 6.08(h) and (i) thereof:
“(h) subject to the execution and delivery of the Subordination Agreement, the issuance of the Incentive Listing Note and the performance of the obligations thereunder; and
(i) the entry into the Outperformance Agreement and the performance of the obligations thereunder.”
(hh) The following is hereby added to the Credit Agreement as new Section 6.23 thereof:
“SECTION 6.23 Incentive Listing Note . The Incentive Listing Note shall not be (a) modified, amended or waived in any respect without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed (it being acknowledged that any failure to consent to any modification, amendment or waiver to the Incentive Listing Note that would increase the Borrower’s payment obligations thereunder or waive a condition to payment shall not be unreasonable) or (b) except as permitted in accordance with Section 6.06 and to the extent not in contravention of the Subordination Agreement, paid, prepaid, amortized, purchased, retired, redeemed or otherwise acquired without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, which may be withheld by the Administrative Agent in its sole and absolute discretion.”
(ii) The word “or” following the semicolon at the end of subparagraph (r) under Article VII of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted.
(jj) The word “or” is hereby added following the semicolon at the end of subparagraph (s) under Article VII of the Credit Agreement.
(kk) The following is hereby added to the Credit Agreement as new subparagraph (t) under Article VII thereof:
“(t) any default, material misrepresentation or breach of warranty in the Subordination Agreement by the Borrower or the Special Limited Partner;”
(ll) Exhibits L-1, L-2 and L-3 attached hereto are hereby added and attached to the Credit Agreement as Exhibits L-1, L-2 and L-3 thereto.
Section 2. Amendments to Organizational Documents .
(a) The Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lenders) hereby (x) acknowledges the REIT changing its name from American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc. to Global Net Lease, Inc., and (y) consents to the amendment to the REIT’s Organizational Documents attached hereto as Annex A .
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(b) The Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lenders) hereby (x) acknowledges the Borrower changing its name from American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P., to Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P., and (y) agrees than an amendment to the Borrower’s Organizational Documents that does not materially deviate in form and substance from the draft amendment attached hereto as Annex B is not materially adverse to and has no substantive effect on the rights or interests of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank in conjunction with the Loans or Letters of Credit or under the Loan Documents.
Section 3. Amendment to Advisory Agreement . The Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lenders) hereby agrees that an amendment to the advisory agreement between Parent, Borrower and the Advisor that does not materially deviate in form and substance from the draft amended and restated agreement attached hereto as Annex C is not materially adverse to the interests of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
Section 4. Effective Date . The “Effective Date” shall be the date on which all of the following have been satisfied:
(a) the Administrative Agent shall have received signed counterparts of this Agreement from (i) Borrower and the Guarantor Parties and (ii) Lenders constituting Required Lenders;
(b) the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that amended and restated articles of incorporation for the REIT, reflecting the change in the REIT’s name from American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc. to Global Net Lease, Inc. have been filed with the appropriate office of the State of Maryland; and
(c) the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that an amended and restated certificate of limited partnership for the Borrower, reflecting the change in the Borrower’s name from American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P. to Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. has been filed with the appropriate office of the State of Delaware;
(d) the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that a UCC-1 Financing Statement Amendment made by Borrower, as debtor, in favor of Administrative Agent, as secured party, reflecting the change in the Borrower’s name from American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P. to Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. has been filed with the appropriate office of the State of Delaware; and
(e) the Administrative Agent shall have been paid all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including reasonable legal fees for the Administrative Agent’s outside counsel, due to it pursuant to the transaction contemplated herein and all reasonable outstanding out-of-pocket fees and expenses, if any, that have been invoiced to Borrower to date.
Section 5. Borrower’s Representations . Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, as follows:
(a) each of the representations and warranties of Borrower contained or incorporated in the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Agreement, or any of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof (except if any such representation or warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, then as of such specific date);
(b) as of the date hereof and immediately after giving effect to this Agreement, no Default and no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;
(c) Borrower’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, and the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, are within the limited partnership powers of Borrower and have been duly authorized by all necessary limited partnership action under Borrower’s Organizational Documents, and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Borrower and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); and
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(d) Borrower’s execution and delivery of this Agreement (i) does not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except for such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (ii) does not violate any Applicable Law or regulation or the Organizational Documents of Borrower or any order of any Governmental Authority and (iii) does not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon Borrower or any of its assets.
Section 6. Guarantor Parties’ Representations . Each Guarantor Party hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, as follows:
(a) each of the representations and warranties of such Guarantor Party contained or incorporated in the Guaranty or any of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof (except if any such representation or warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, then as of such specific date);
(b) as of the date hereof and immediately after giving effect to this Agreement, such Guarantor Party is in compliance with its obligations under the Guaranty and each of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party;
(c) such Guarantor Party’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, and the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, are within the corporate, partnership or limited liability company powers, as applicable, of such Guarantor Party and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership or limited liability company action, as applicable, under such Guarantor Party’s Organizational Documents, and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Guarantor Party and constitutes, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Guarantor Party, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); and
(d) such Guarantor Party’s execution and delivery of this Agreement (i) does not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except for such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (ii) does not violate any Applicable Law or regulation or the Organizational Documents of such Guarantor Party or any order of any Governmental Authority and (iii) does not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon such Guarantor Party or any of its assets.
Section 7. Ratifications .
(a) Borrower hereby (i) reaffirms, ratifies, confirms, and acknowledges its obligations under the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby) and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party and agrees to continue to be bound thereby and perform thereunder and (ii) agrees and acknowledges that the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby) and the other Loan Documents and all of Borrower’s obligations thereunder are and remain in full force and effect and, except as expressly provided herein, have not been affected, modified or amended.
(b) Each Guarantor Party hereby (i) reaffirms, ratifies, confirms, and acknowledges its obligations under the Guaranty and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party and agrees to continue to be bound thereby and perform thereunder and (ii) agrees and acknowledges that the Guaranty and the other Loan Documents and all of its obligations thereunder are and remain in full force and effect and, except as expressly provided herein, have not been affected, modified or amended.
Section 8. Miscellaneous .
(a) GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(b) Amendments, Etc . The terms of this Agreement may be waived, modified and amended only by an instrument in writing duly executed by the party hereto against whom enforcement of such waiver, modification or amendment is sought (provided that, subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement, the Administrative Agent may execute any such waiver, modification or amendment on behalf of the Lenders). Any such waiver, modification or amendment shall be binding upon Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.
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(c) Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of Borrower, the Guarantor Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.
(d) Captions . The captions and section headings appearing herein are included solely for convenience of reference and are not intended to affect the interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.
(e) Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument and any of the parties hereto may execute this Agreement by signing any such counterpart. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile or email transmission shall be effective as manual delivery of an executed counterpart hereof.
(f) Severability . Any provision hereof which is 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.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.
BORROWER : | |||
GLOBAL NET LEASE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership | |||
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | ||
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | ||
Name: | Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
PARENT : | |||
Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation | |||
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | ||
Name: | Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
INTERNATIONAL HOLDCO : | |||
ARC GLOBAL HOLDCO, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | |||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | ||
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | ||
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | ||
Name: | Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS : | ||
ARC KSFTWPA001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC PPHHTKY001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC CWARANE001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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ARC CWGRDMI001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC CWRVTIL001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC CWSALKS001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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ARC CWUVLOH001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC CWVININ001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC CWWPKMN001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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ARC WWHWCMI001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC GEGRDMI001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC GSFRNTN001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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ARC TFDPTIA001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | |||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | ||
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | ||
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | ||
Name: Patrick Goulding | |||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | |||
ARC NOWILND001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | |||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | ||
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | ||
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | ||
Name: Patrick Goulding | |||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | |||
ARC GSDVRDE001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | |||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | ||
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | ||
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | ||
Name: Patrick Goulding | |||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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ARC GSGTNPA001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC GSMSSTX001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC GSDALTX001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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ARC GSIFLMN001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC NOPLNTX001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC NNMFBTN001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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ARC DRINDIN001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC VALWDCO001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC LPSBDIN001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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ARC GBLMESA001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC NSSNJCA001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC FEAMOTX001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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ARC FECPEMA001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC FESANTX001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC SZPTNNJ001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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ARC WNBRNMO001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC VCLIVMI001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC ATSNTTX001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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ARC PNEREPA001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC PNSCRPA001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC CTFTMSC001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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ARC TFKMZMI001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC SWWSVOH001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC MKMDNNJ001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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ARC FD73SLB001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC GRRALNC001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC GRMSAAZ001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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ARC GRLBKTX001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC GRLOUKY001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC WMWSLNC001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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ARC SANPLFL001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC DG40PCK001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC FEWTRNY001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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ARC FEBHMNY001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC FEWNAMN001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC FSMCHIL001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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ARC SLSTCCA001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC AMWCHKS001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC FEBILMA001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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ARC DINCNOH001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC WIODSTX001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC CJHSNTX002, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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ARC FESALUT001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC MPSTLMO001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC KUSTHMI001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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ARC FELEXKY001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | |||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | ||
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | ||
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | ||
Name: Patrick Goulding | |||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | |||
ARC GECINOH001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | |||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | ||
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | ||
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | ||
Name: Patrick Goulding | |||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | |||
ARC DNDUBOH001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | |||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | ||
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | ||
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | ||
Name: Patrick Goulding | |||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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ARC FELKCLA001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC FD34PCK001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC SPHRSNJ001 Urban Renewal Entity, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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ARC CJHSNTX001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
ARC OGHDGMD001, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member | |
By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc .) , a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Patrick Goulding | |
Name: Patrick Goulding | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT: | |||
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | |||
By: | /s/ Rita Lai | ||
Name: | Rita Lai | ||
Title: | Senior Credit Banker | ||
LENDERS: | |||
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | |||
By: | /s/ Rita Lai | ||
Name: | Rita Lai | ||
Title: | Senior Credit Banker |
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REGIONS BANK | |||
By: | /s/ Michael R. Mellott | ||
Name: | Michael R. Mellott | ||
Title: | Director |
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CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | ||
By: | /s/ Frederick H. Denecke | |
Name: Frederick H. Denecke | ||
Title: Senior Vice President |
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COMERICA BANK | |||
By: | /s/ Charles Weddell | ||
Name: | Charles Weddell | ||
Title: | Vice President |
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BARCLAYS BANK PLC | |||
By: | /s/ Christine Aharonian | ||
Name: | Christine Aharonian | ||
Title: | Vice President |
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EXHIBIT L-1 – FORM OF INCENTIVE LISTING NOTE
[see attached]
EXHIBIT L-2 – FORM OF OUTPERFORMANCE AGREEMENT
[see attached]
EXHIBIT L-3 – FORM OF SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT
[see attached]
ANNEX A – AMENDMENTS TO THE REIT’S ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS
[see attached]
ANNEX B – FORM OF AMENDMENT TO THE BORROWER’S ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS
[see attached]
ANNEX C – FORM OF ADVISORY AGREEMENT AMENDMENT
[see attached]
Exhibit 10.3
CONTRIBUTION AND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
This CONTRIBUTION AND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), is made and entered into as of June 2, 2015, by and between Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Operating Partnership ”), and Global Net Lease Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Advisor ”).
WHEREAS, the Operating Partnership is the operating subsidiary of Global Net Lease, 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 the New York Stock 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 16.4(b) of the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Operating Partnership, dated as of July 2, 2013, 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.
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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.
GLOBAL NET LEASE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P. | |||
By: | GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC., its general partner | ||
By: | /s/ Scott J. Bowman | ||
Name: Scott J. Bowman | |||
Title: Chief Executive Officer | |||
GLOBAL NET LEASE ADVISORS, LLC | |||
By: | Global Net Lease Special Limited Partner, LLC, its Member | ||
By: | American Realty Capital Global Holdings, LLC its Managing Member | ||
By: | /s/ William M. Kahane | ||
Name: | William M. Kahane | ||
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
Exhibit 10.4
FORM OF INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the _____ day of _________, 2015, by and between Global Net Lease, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and __________ (“Indemnitee”).
WHEREAS, at the request of the Company, Indemnitee currently serves as a director, officer or service provider of the Company and may, therefore, be subjected to claims, suits or proceedings arising as a result of his or her service; and
WHEREAS, as an inducement to Indemnitee to serve or continue to serve as a director, officer or service provider, the Company has agreed to indemnify Indemnitee and to advance expenses and costs incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any such claims, suits or proceedings, to the maximum extent permitted by law; and
WHEREAS, the parties by this Agreement desire to set forth their agreement regarding indemnification and advance of expenses;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, the Company and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement:
(a) “Change in Control” means a change in control of the Company occurring after the Effective Date of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or in response to any similar item on any similar schedule or form) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirement; provided, however, that, without limitation, such a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred if, after the Effective Date (i) any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 15% or more of the combined voting power of all of the Company’s then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors without the prior approval of at least two-thirds of the members of the Board of Directors in office immediately prior to such person’s attaining such percentage interest; (ii) the Company is a party to a merger, consolidation, sale of assets, plan of liquidation or other reorganization not approved by at least two-thirds of the members of the Board of Directors then in office, as a consequence of which members of the Board of Directors in office immediately prior to such transaction or event constitute less than a majority of the Board of Directors thereafter; or (iii) at any time, a majority of the members of the Board of Directors are not individuals (A) who were directors as of the Effective Date or (B) whose election by the Board of Directors or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then in office who were directors as of the Effective Date or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved.
(b) “Corporate Status” means the status of a person as a present or former director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or as a director, trustee, officer, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that such person is or was serving in such capacity at the request of the Company. As a clarification and without limiting the circumstances in which Indemnitee may be serving at the request of the Company, service by Indemnitee shall be deemed to be at the request of the Company: (i) if Indemnitee serves or served as a director, trustee, officer, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise (1) of which a majority of the voting power or equity interest is owned directly or indirectly by the Company or (2) the management of which is controlled directly or indirectly by the Company and (ii) if, as a result of Indemnitee’s service to the Company or any of its affiliated entities, Indemnitee is subject to duties by, or required to perform services for, an employee benefit plan or its participants or beneficiaries, including as deemed fiduciary thereof.
(c) “Disinterested Director” means a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification and/or advance of Expenses is sought by Indemnitee.
(d) “Effective Date” means the date set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
(e) “Expenses” means any and all reasonable and out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees and costs, retainers, court costs, arbitration and mediation costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and any other disbursements or expenses incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in or otherwise participating in a Proceeding. Expenses shall also include Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding including, without limitation, the premium for, security for and other costs relating to any cost bond supersedeas bond or other appeal bond or its equivalent.
(f) “Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to or participant or witness in the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification or advance of Expenses hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.
(g) “Proceeding” means any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing, claim, demand, discovery request or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, whether brought by or in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether of a civil (including intentional or unintentional tort claims), criminal, administrative or investigative (formal or informal) nature, including any appeal therefrom, except one pending or completed on or before the Effective Date, unless otherwise specifically agreed in writing by the Company and Indemnitee. If Indemnitee reasonably believes that a given situation may lead to or culminate in the institution of a Proceeding, such situation shall also be considered a Proceeding.
Section 2. Services by Indemnitee . Indemnitee will serve as a director, officer or service provider of the Company. However, this Agreement shall not impose any independent obligation on Indemnitee or the Company to continue Indemnitee’s service to the Company. This Agreement shall not be deemed an employment contract between the Company (or any other entity) and Indemnitee.
Section 3. General . The Company shall indemnify, and advance Expenses to, Indemnitee (a) as provided in this Agreement and (b) otherwise to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law in effect on the Effective Date and as amended from time to time; provided, however, that no change in Maryland law shall have the effect of reducing the benefits available to Indemnitee hereunder based on Maryland law as in effect on the Effective Date. The rights of Indemnitee provided in this Section 3 shall include, without limitation, the rights set forth in the other sections of this Agreement, including any additional indemnification permitted by the Maryland General Corporation Law (the “MGCL”), including, without limitation, Section 2-418(g) of the MGCL.
Section 4. Standard for Indemnification . If, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement and all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any such Proceeding unless it is established by clear and convincing evidence that (a) the act or omission of Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (i) was committed in bad faith or (ii) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (b) Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (c) in the case of any criminal Proceeding, Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.
Section 5. Certain Limits on Indemnification . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (other than Section 6), Indemnitee shall not be entitled to:
(a) indemnification hereunder if the Proceeding was one by or in the right of the Company and Indemnitee is adjudged, in a final adjudication of the Proceeding not subject to further appeal, to be liable to the Company;
(b) indemnification hereunder if Indemnitee is adjudged, in a final adjudication of the Proceeding not subject to further appeal, to be liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received in any Proceeding charging improper personal benefit to Indemnitee, whether or not involving action in the Indemnitee’s Corporate Status; or
(c) indemnification or advance of Expenses hereunder if the Proceeding was brought by Indemnitee, unless: (i) the Proceeding was brought to enforce indemnification under this Agreement, and then only to the extent in accordance with and as authorized by Section 12 of this Agreement, or (ii) the Company’s charter or Bylaws, a resolution of the stockholders entitled to vote generally in the election of directors or of the Board of Directors or an agreement approved by the Board of Directors to which the Company is a party expressly provide otherwise.
Section 6. Court-Ordered Indemnification . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, a court of appropriate jurisdiction, upon application of Indemnitee and such notice as the court shall require, may order indemnification of Indemnitee by the Company in the following circumstances:
(a) if such court determines that Indemnitee is entitled to reimbursement under Section 2-418(d)(1) of the MGCL, the court shall order indemnification, in which case Indemnitee shall be entitled to recover the Expenses of securing such reimbursement; or
(b) if such court determines that Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances, whether or not Indemnitee (i) has met the standards of conduct set forth in Section 2-418(b) of the MGCL or (ii) has been adjudged liable for receipt of an improper personal benefit under Section 2-418(c) of the MGCL, the court may order such indemnification contemplated by Section 2-418(d)(2)(ii) of the MGCL.
Section 7. Indemnification for Expenses of an Indemnitee Who is Wholly or Partly Successful . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, and without limiting any such provision, to the extent that Indemnitee was or is, by reason of his or her Corporate Status, made a party to (or otherwise becomes a participant in) any Proceeding and is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of such Proceeding, Indemnitee shall be indemnified for all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee under this Section 7 for all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with each such claim, issue or matter, allocated on a reasonable and proportionate basis. For purposes of this Section 7, and without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.
Section 8. Advance of Expenses for an Indemnitee . If, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any Proceeding, the Company shall, without requiring a preliminary determination of Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to indemnification hereunder, advance all Expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding. The Company shall make such advance within ten days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements requesting such advance from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding and may be in the form of, in the reasonable discretion of the Indemnitee (but without duplication) (a) payment of such Expenses directly to third parties on behalf of Indemnitee, (b) advance of funds to Indemnitee in an amount sufficient to pay such Expenses or (c) reimbursement to Indemnitee for Indemnitee’s payment of such Expenses. Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee and shall include or be preceded or accompanied by a written affirmation by Indemnitee and a written undertaking by or on behalf of Indemnitee, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A or in such form as may be required under applicable law as in effect at the time of the execution thereof. To the extent that Expenses advanced to Indemnitee do not relate to a specific claim, issue or matter in the Proceeding, such Expenses shall be allocated on a reasonable and proportionate basis. The undertaking required by this Section 8 shall be an unlimited general obligation by or on behalf of Indemnitee and shall be accepted without reference to Indemnitee’s financial ability to repay such advanced Expenses and without any requirement to post security therefor.
Section 9. Indemnification and Advance of Expenses as a Witness or Other Participant . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is or may be, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, made a witness or otherwise asked to participate in any Proceeding, whether instituted by the Company or any other person, and to which Indemnitee is not a party, Indemnitee shall be advanced and indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith within ten days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements requesting any such advance or indemnification from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding. Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee. In connection with any such advance of Expenses, the Company may require Indemnitee to provide an undertaking and affirmation substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Section 10. Procedure for Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification .
(a) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request, including therein or therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary or appropriate to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification. Indemnitee may submit one or more such requests from time to time and at such time(s) as Indemnitee deems appropriate in Indemnitee’s sole discretion. The officer of the Company receiving any such request from Indemnitee shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board of Directors in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification.
(b) Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 10(a) above, a determination, if required by applicable law, with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall promptly be made in the specific case: (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Independent Counsel, in a written opinion to the Board of Directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee, which Independent Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitee and approved by the Board of Directors in accordance with Section 2-418(e)(2)(ii) of the MGCL, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld; or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of Disinterested Directors or, if such a quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors consisting solely of one or more Disinterested Directors, (B) if Independent Counsel has been selected by the Board of Directors in accordance with Section 2-418(e)(2)(ii) of the MGCL and approved by Indemnitee, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, by Independent Counsel, in a written opinion to the Board of Directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee or (C) if so directed by the Board of Directors, by the stockholders of the Company, other than directors or officers who are parties to the Proceeding. If it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall make payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten days after such determination. Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary or appropriate to such determination in the discretion of the Board of Directors or Independent Counsel if retained pursuant to clause (ii)(B) of this Section 10(b). Any Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination shall be borne by the Company (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Company shall indemnify and hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom.
(c) The Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of Independent Counsel, if one is appointed.
Section 11. Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings .
(a) In making any determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person or persons or entity making such determination shall presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 10(a) of this Agreement, and the Company shall have the burden of overcoming that presumption in connection with the making of any determination contrary to that presumption.
(b) The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, or entry of an order of probation prior to judgment, does not create a presumption that Indemnitee did not meet the requisite standard of conduct described herein for indemnification.
(c) The knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any other director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or any other director, trustee, officer, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining any other right to indemnification under this Agreement.
Section 12. Remedies of Indemnitee .
(a) If (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 10(b) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advance of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Sections 8 or 9 of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(b) of this Agreement within 60 days after receipt by the Company of the request for indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Sections 7 or 9 of this Agreement within ten days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor, or (v) payment of indemnification pursuant to any other section of this Agreement or the charter or Bylaws of the Company is not made within ten days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication in an appropriate court located in the State of Maryland, or in any other court of competent jurisdiction, of Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification or advance of Expenses. Alternatively, Indemnitee, at Indemnitee’s option, may seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Indemnitee shall commence a proceeding seeking an adjudication or an award in arbitration within 180 days following the date on which Indemnitee first has the right to commence such proceeding pursuant to this Section 12(a); provided, however, that the foregoing clause shall not apply to a proceeding brought by Indemnitee to enforce his or her rights under Section 7 of this Agreement. Except as set forth herein, the provisions of Maryland law (without regard to its conflicts of laws rules) shall apply to any such arbitration. The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration.
(b) In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12, Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to indemnification or advance of Expenses, as the case may be, under this Agreement and the Company shall have the burden of proving that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advance of Expenses, as the case may be. If Indemnitee commences a judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to this Section 12, Indemnitee shall not be required to reimburse the Company for any advances pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement until a final determination is made with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification (as to which all rights of appeal have been exhausted or lapsed). The Company shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all of the provisions of this Agreement.
(c) If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(b) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12, absent a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification that was not disclosed in connection with the determination.
(d) In the event that Indemnitee is successful in seeking, pursuant to this Section 12, a judicial adjudication of or an award in arbitration to enforce Indemnitee’s rights under, or to recover damages for breach of, this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to recover from the Company, and shall be indemnified by the Company for, any and all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in such judicial adjudication or arbitration. If it shall be determined in such judicial adjudication or arbitration that Indemnitee is entitled to receive part but not all of the indemnification or advance of Expenses sought, the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such judicial adjudication or arbitration shall be appropriately prorated.
(e) Interest shall be paid by the Company to Indemnitee at the maximum rate allowed to be charged for judgments under the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland for amounts which the Company pays or is obligated to pay for the period (i) commencing with either the tenth day after the date on which the Company was requested to advance Expenses in accordance with Sections 8 or 9 of this Agreement or the 60 th day after the date on which the Company was requested to make the determination of entitlement to indemnification under Section 10(b) of this Agreement, as applicable, and (ii) and ending on the date such payment is made to Indemnitee by the Company.
Section 13. Defense of the Underlying Proceeding .
(a) Indemnitee shall notify the Company promptly in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, request or other document relating to any Proceeding which may result in the right to indemnification or the advance of Expenses hereunder and shall include with such notice a description of the nature of the Proceeding and a summary of the facts underlying the Proceeding. The failure to give any such notice shall not disqualify Indemnitee from the right, or otherwise affect in any manner any right of Indemnitee, to indemnification or the advance of Expenses under this Agreement unless the Company’s ability to defend in such Proceeding or to obtain proceeds under any insurance policy is materially and adversely prejudiced thereby, and then only to the extent the Company is thereby actually so prejudiced.
(b) Subject to the provisions of the last sentence of this Section 13(b) and of Section 13(c) below, the Company shall have the right to defend Indemnitee in any Proceeding which may give rise to indemnification hereunder; provided, however, that the Company shall notify Indemnitee of any such decision to defend within 15 calendar days following receipt of notice of any such Proceeding under Section 13(a) above. The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Indemnitee, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, consent to the entry of any judgment against Indemnitee or enter into any settlement or compromise which (i) includes an admission of fault of Indemnitee, (ii) does not include, as an unconditional term thereof, the full release of Indemnitee from all liability in respect of such Proceeding, which release shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee, or (iii) would impose any Expense, judgment, fine, penalty or limitation on Indemnitee. This Section 13(b) shall not apply to a Proceeding brought by Indemnitee under Section 12 of this Agreement.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13(b) above, if in a Proceeding to which Indemnitee is a party by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, (i) Indemnitee reasonably concludes, based upon an opinion of counsel approved by the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, that Indemnitee may have separate defenses or counterclaims to assert with respect to any issue which may not be consistent with other defendants in such Proceeding, (ii) Indemnitee reasonably concludes, based upon an opinion of counsel approved by the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, that an actual or apparent conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest exists between Indemnitee and the Company, or (iii) if the Company fails to assume the defense of such Proceeding in a timely manner, Indemnitee shall be entitled to be represented by separate legal counsel of Indemnitee’s choice, subject to the prior approval of the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, at the expense of the Company. In addition, if the Company fails to comply with any of its obligations under this Agreement or in the event that the Company or any other person takes any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any Proceeding to deny or to recover from Indemnitee the benefits intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall have the right to retain counsel of Indemnitee’s choice, subject to the prior approval of the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, at the expense of the Company (subject to Section 12(d) of this Agreement), to represent Indemnitee in connection with any such matter.
Section 14. Non-Exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Subrogation .
(a) The rights of indemnification and advance of Expenses as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the charter or Bylaws of the Company, any agreement or a resolution of the stockholders entitled to vote generally in the election of directors or of the Board of Directors, or otherwise. Unless consented to in writing by Indemnitee, no amendment, alteration or repeal of the charter or Bylaws of the Company, this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in his or her Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal, regardless of whether a claim with respect to such action or inaction is raised prior or subsequent to such amendment, alteration or repeal. No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right or remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right or remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prohibit the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.
(b) In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights.
Section 15. Insurance . (a) The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to acquire directors and officers liability insurance, on terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors, with the advice of counsel, covering Indemnitee or any claim made against Indemnitee by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status and covering the Company for any indemnification or advance of Expenses made by the Company to Indemnitee for any claims made against Indemnitee by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status. In the event of a Change in Control, the Company shall maintain in force any and all directors and officers liability insurance policies that were maintained by the Company immediately prior to the Change in Control for a period of six years with the insurance carrier or carriers and through the insurance broker in place at the time of the Change in Control; provided, however, (i) if the carriers will not offer the same policy and an expiring policy needs to be replaced, a policy substantially comparable in scope and amount shall be obtained and (ii) if any replacement insurance carrier is necessary to obtain a policy substantially comparable in scope and amount, such insurance carrier shall have an AM Best rating that is the same or better than the AM Best rating of the existing insurance carrier; provided, further, however, in no event shall the Company be required to expend in the aggregate in excess of 250% of the annual premium or premiums paid by the Company for directors and officers liability insurance in effect on the date of the Change in Control. In the event that 250% of the annual premium paid by the Company for such existing directors and officers liability insurance is insufficient for such coverage, the Company shall spend up to that amount to purchase such lesser coverage as may be obtained with such amount.
(b) Without in any way limiting any other obligation under this Agreement, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee for any payment by Indemnitee which would otherwise be indemnifiable hereunder arising out of the amount of any deductible or retention and the amount of any excess of the aggregate of all judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with a Proceeding over the coverage of any insurance referred to in Section 15(a). The purchase, establishment and maintenance of any such insurance shall not in any way limit or affect the rights or obligations of the Company or Indemnitee under this Agreement except as expressly provided herein, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the Indemnitee shall not in any way limit or affect the rights or obligations of the Company under any such insurance policies. If, at the time the Company receives notice from any source of a Proceeding to which Indemnitee is a party or a participant (as a witness or otherwise) the Company has director and officer liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of such Proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies.
(c) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the Company or any insurance carrier of the Company with respect to any Proceeding.
Section 16. Coordination of Payments . The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable or payable or reimbursable as Expenses hereunder if and to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such payment under any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise.
Section 17. Contribution . If the indemnification provided in this Agreement is unavailable in whole or in part and may not be paid to Indemnitee for any reason, other than for failure to satisfy the standard of conduct set forth in Section 4 or due to the provisions of Section 5, then, in respect to any Proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding), to the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying and holding harmless Indemnitee, shall pay, in the first instance, the entire amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for Expenses, judgments, penalties, and/or amounts paid or to be paid in settlement, in connection with any Proceeding without requiring Indemnitee to contribute to such payment, and the Company hereby waives and relinquishes any right of contribution it may have at any time against Indemnitee.
Section 18. Reports to Stockholders . To the extent required by the MGCL, the Company shall report in writing to its stockholders the payment of any amounts for indemnification of, or advance of Expenses to, Indemnitee under this Agreement arising out of a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company with the notice of the meeting of stockholders of the Company next following the date of the payment of any such indemnification or advance of Expenses or prior to such meeting.
Section 19. Duration of Agreement; Binding Effect .
(a) This Agreement shall continue until and terminate on the later of (i) the date that Indemnitee shall have ceased to serve as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or as a director, trustee, officer, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other foreign or domestic corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that such person is or was serving in such capacity at the request of the Company and (ii) the date that Indemnitee is no longer subject to any actual or possible Proceeding (including any rights of appeal thereto and any Proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement).
(b) The indemnification and advance of Expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Agreement shall be binding upon and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company), shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or a director, trustee, officer, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that such person is or was serving in such capacity at the request of the Company, and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s spouse, assigns, heirs, devisees, executors and administrators and other legal representatives.
(c) The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all, substantially all or a substantial part, of the business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.
(d) The Company and Indemnitee agree that a monetary remedy for breach of this Agreement, at some later date, may be inadequate, impracticable and difficult of proof, and further agree that such breach may cause Indemnitee irreparable harm. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree that Indemnitee may enforce this Agreement by seeking injunctive relief and/or specific performance hereof, without any necessity of showing actual damage or irreparable harm and that by seeking injunctive relief and/or specific performance, Indemnitee shall not be precluded from seeking or obtaining any other relief to which Indemnitee may be entitled. Indemnitee shall further be entitled to such specific performance and injunctive relief, including temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions and permanent injunctions, without the necessity of posting bonds or other undertakings in connection therewith. The Company acknowledges that, in the absence of a waiver, a bond or undertaking may be required of Indemnitee by a court, and the Company hereby waives any such requirement of such a bond or undertaking.
Section 20. Severability . If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, void, illegal or otherwise unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section, paragraph or sentence of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law; (b) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section, paragraph or sentence of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.
Section 21. Identical Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. One such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought shall be sufficient to evidence the existence of this Agreement.
Section 22. Headings . The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.
Section 23. Modification and Waiver . No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor, unless otherwise expressly stated, shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.
Section 24. Notices . All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (i) delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, on the day of such delivery, or (ii) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date on which it is so mailed:
(a) If to Indemnitee, to the address set forth on the signature page hereto.
(b) If to the Company, to:
Global Net Lease, Inc.
405 Park Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Attn: General Counsel
or to such other address as may have been furnished in writing to Indemnitee by the Company or to the Company by Indemnitee, as the case may be.
Section 25. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Maryland, without regard to its conflicts of laws rules.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. | |||
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Name: | |||
Title: | |||
INDEMNITEE | |||
Name: | |||
Address: |
EXHIBIT A
AFFIRMATION AND UNDERTAKING TO REPAY EXPENSES ADVANCED
To: The Board of Directors of Global Net Lease, Inc.
Re: Affirmation and Undertaking
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This Affirmation and Undertaking is being provided pursuant to that certain Indemnification Agreement, dated the _____ day of __________, 2015, by and between Global Net Lease, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned Indemnitee (the “Indemnification Agreement”), pursuant to which I am entitled to advance of Expenses in connection with [Description of Proceeding] (the “Proceeding”).
Terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings specified in the Indemnification Agreement.
I am subject to the Proceeding by reason of my Corporate Status or by reason of alleged actions or omissions by me in such capacity. I hereby affirm my good faith belief that at all times, insofar as I was involved as a director of the Company, in any of the facts or events giving rise to the Proceeding, I (1) did not act with bad faith or active or deliberate dishonesty, (2) did not receive any improper personal benefit in money, property or services and (3) in the case of any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that any act or omission by me was unlawful.
In consideration of the advance by the Company for Expenses incurred by me in connection with the Proceeding (the “Advanced Expenses”), I hereby agree that if, in connection with the Proceeding, it is established that (1) an act or omission by me was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (a) was committed in bad faith or (b) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty or (2) I actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (3) in the case of any criminal proceeding, I had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful, then I shall promptly reimburse the portion of the Advanced Expenses, relating to the claims, issues or matters in the Proceeding as to which the foregoing findings have been established.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Affirmation and Undertaking on this _____ day of _______________, 20____.
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Name:
Exhibit 10.5
GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.
2015 ADVISOR MULTI-YEAR OUTPERFORMANCE AGREEMENT
This 2015 ADVISOR MULTI-YEAR OUTPERFORMANCE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) made as of June 2, 2015 (the “ Grant Date ”), by and among GLOBAL NET LEASE INC., a Maryland corporation (the “ Company ”), its subsidiary Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. , a Delaware limited partnership and the entity through which the Company conducts substantially all of its operations (the “ Partnership ”), and Global Net Lease Advisors, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company, the Company’s manager (the “ Advisor ”).
RECITALS
The Advisor provides services to the Company pursuant to the Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement by and among the Company, the Partnership and the Advisor, dated as of November 7, 2012, as amended from time to time.
The Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”), or a committee of the Board designated by 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 a Committee appointed by the Board from time to time to administer the Plan (the “ Committee ”); provided that all powers of the Committee hereunder can be exercised by the full Board if the Board so elects. To the extent that no Committee exists that has the authority to administer this Agreement, the functions of the Committee shall be exercised by the Board and the Board shall be considered the “Committee” hereunder. 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.
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2. Definitions . The definitions for certain terms used herein are set forth in Exhibit A .
3. Outperformance Award .
a. On the Grant Date the Advisor was granted the Award, consisting of 9,041,801 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 or the Company; 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:
(i) one-third (1/3) on June 2, 2018;
(ii) one-third (1/3) on June 2, 2019; and
(iii) one-third (1/3) on June 2, 2020.
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 in accordance with the terms of the Partnership Agreement.
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 or the Company 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. 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 common stock in accordance with the terms of the Partnership Agreement.
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b. In the event the Company terminates 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 non-forfeitable 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 common stock in accordance with the terms of the Partnership Agreement.
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 common stock in accordance with the terms of the Partnership Agreement; 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 common stock in accordance with the terms of the Partnership Agreement.
d. In the event of a Change in Control after the Final Valuation Date, , subject to the Continuous Service of the Advisor through the date of such Change in Control, any then unvested Award LTIP Units shall be fully (100%) vested and non-forfeitable 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 common stock in accordance with the terms of the Partnership Agreement.
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.
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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 difference of (i) the quotient of (A) 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 (B) the Conversion Factor minus (ii) any amounts previously distributed by the Partnership with respect to such Award LTIP Unit.
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 B 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 the Company, 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, 14 th Floor, 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, foreign, or other 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, local, foreign, or other 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. 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.
l. 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.
m. 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.
n. 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.
[Signature page follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the 2 nd day of June, 2015.
GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Scott J. Bowman | |||
Name: Scott J. Bowman | ||||
Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||||
Global Net Lease Operating
Partnership, L.P. |
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By: Global Net Lease, Inc., its general partner | ||||
By: | /s/ Scott J. Bowman | |||
Name: Scott J. Bowman | ||||
Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||||
Global Net Lease Advisors, LLC | ||||
By: | /s/ Scott J. Bowman | |||
Name: Scott J. Bowman | ||||
Title: Chief Executive Officer |
[Signature Page to Outperformance Award Agreement]
EXHIBIT A
DEFINITIONS
“ 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 based on the Common Stock Price repurchased or redeemed since the Effective Date plus the value of any Additional Shares based on the Common Stock Price 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 based on the Common Stock Price repurchased or redeemed since the prior Valuation Date plus the value of any Additional Shares based on the Common Stock Price 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 each 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.
Exhibit A - 1 |
“ 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%) ( e.g. , if the Company achieved a TRS Percentage of three percent (3%), the value of any award would be reduced by a factor of twenty-five percent (25%)); 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:
Exhibit A - 2 |
(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
(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 the Effective Date, $10.50 and, as of any other 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.
Exhibit A - 3 |
“ 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 June 2, 2015.
“ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“ 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, 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%) ( e.g. , if the Company achieved a TRS Percentage of nine percent (9%), the value of any award would be reduced by a factor of twenty-five percent (25%)); 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 June 2, 2018.
“ First Valuation Date ” means June 2, 2016.
Exhibit A - 4 |
“ Initial Market Cap ” means (A) $10.50 multiplied by (B) the number of Initial Shares outstanding on the Effective Date.
“ Initial Shares ” means the sum of (A) all shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the applicable date (including any vested and nonvested restricted shares of Common Stock issued under any other incentive plan maintained by the Company prior to the applicable date), plus (B) any shares of Common Stock representing the REIT Shares Amount for all Partnership Units outstanding as of the applicable date (assuming such Partnership Units were converted, exercised, exchange or redeemed for OP Units as of the applicable 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 percent (3%) of the Company’s Initial Market Cap), based on the level of achievement of: (x) 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%) ( e.g. , if the Company achieved a TRS Percentage of six percent (6%), the value of any award would be reduced by a factor of twenty-five percent (25%)); 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.
Exhibit A - 5 |
“ Maximum Total Outperformance Amount ” means five percent (5%) of the Company’s Initial Market Cap. 1
“ OP Units ” has the meaning set forth in the Partnership Agreement.
“ Partnership Agreement ” means the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, dated as of June 2, 2015, among the Company, as general partner, the Advisor, as a limited partner, and any limited partners that are admitted from time to time to the Partnership and listed on Schedule 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 Chambers Street Properties, Gramercy Property Trust Inc., Lexington Realty Trust, Select Income REIT, and W. P. Carey Inc.
“ 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 an independent 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 calculated in the same manner as the Threshold Amount provided that instead of the TRS Percentage the Peer Group Return Percentage shall be utilized in calculating the Threshold Amount.
“ Second Valuation Date ” means June 2, 2017.
“ 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.
1 Estimated to be approximately $86 million.
Exhibit A - 6 |
“ Threshold Amount ” means for each measurement period an amount equal to the difference between (I) the sum of (A) the Initial Shares outstanding at the beginning of the measurement period multiplied by the initial Common Stock Price at the beginning of the measurement period, plus an amount equal to (i) a seven percent (7%) non-compounded TRS Percentage for each annual measurement period, (ii) a fourteen percent (14%) TRS Percentage for purposes of calculating Interim Absolute TRS and (iii) a twenty-one percent (21%) TRS Percentage for purposes of calculating the Final Absolute TRS Amount, plus (B) the Additional Shares issued during the applicable measurement period multiplied by the Common Stock Price on the date of issuance, plus an amount equal to the proportional required return (based on a non-compounded daily rate of .0001918) on the Additional Shares based on the required TRS Percentage for the applicable measurement period, minus (II) the Buyback Shares during the applicable measurement period multiplied by the Common Stock Price on the buyback date, plus an amount equal to the proportional required return (based on a non-compounded daily rate of .0001918) on the Buyback Shares based on the applicable required TRS Percentage for the applicable measurement period.
“ 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, 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 beginning of the applicable measuring period 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).
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“ 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.
“ Transactional Change of Control ” means (A) a Change of Control described in clause (i) of the definition thereof where the Person makes a tender offer for Common Stock, (B) a Change of Control described in clause (ii) of the definition thereof where the Company is not the surviving entity, or (C) a Change of Control described in clause (iii) of the definition thereof.
“ Transfer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7 hereof.
“ TRS Percentage ” means, with respect to the Company, the cumulative total percentage return per share achieved by one share of the Company’s Common Stock for each applicable measurement period, assuming contemporaneous reinvestment in Common Stock of all dividends and other distributions, as calculated by an independent consultant engaged by the Committee, which calculation shall be approved by the Committee in its reasonable discretion.
“ Valuation Date ” means the First Valuation Date, the Second Valuation Date and the Final Valuation Date, as applicable.
Exhibit A - 8 |
EXHIBIT B
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: Global Net Lease 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 Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “ Partnership ”). |
3. | The date on which the LTIP Units were transferred is [●], 2015. The taxable year to which this election relates is calendar year 2015. |
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 Global Net Lease, Inc. |
Dated: | Name: |
Exhibit B - 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 Global Net Lease, 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 [●], 2016 to [●], 2018 (or earlier in certain circumstances). Under the time-based vesting hurdles, one-third (1/3) of the LTIP Units will vest on June 2, 2018, one-third (1/3) of the LTIP Units will vest on June 2, 2019, and the remaining one-third (1/3) of the LTIP Units will vest on June 2, 2020, 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 B - 2 |
Exhibit 10.6
LISTING NOTE AGREEMENT
This Listing Note Agreement (the “ Listing Note ”) is entered into by and between Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (f/k/a American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.) (the “ Partnership ”) and Global Net Lease Special Limited Partner, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ SLP ”) this second day of June, 2015. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed to as the applicable term in the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. dated as of June 2, 2015 (the “ OP Agreement ”).
WHEREAS, the SLP is a special limited partner of the Partnership which is governed by the OP Agreement;
WHEREAS, Global Net Lease, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “ Company ”), is the general partner of the Partnership;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5.1(c) of the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership dated as of July 2, 2013, the Company, as General Partner of the OP, was required to cause the Partnership to make certain distributions to the SLP with respect to its Special Limited Partner Interest upon a Listing; and
WHEREAS, a Listing occurred on June 2, 2015;
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 incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof.
2. | Redemption . |
The Partnership hereby agrees to distribute to the SLP, with respect to its Special Limited Partner Interest, an aggregate amount (referred to herein as the “ Listing Amount ”) equal to (a) 15% of an amount equal to the difference (to the extent the result is a positive number) of (i) the sum of (I) the Market Value plus (II) the sum of all distributions or dividends (from any source) paid by the Company to its stockholders prior to the Occurrence Date, exceeds (ii) the sum of (I) the total Gross Proceeds plus (II) the total amount of cash that, if distributed to the stockholders who purchased shares of Common Stock in any Offering or Offerings, would have provided such stockholders a Priority Return on the Gross Proceeds as of the Occurrence Date minus (b) any distributions received by the SLP pursuant to Section 5.02(b) of the OP Agreement prior to the Occurrence Date or Section 3 hereof. The parties hereto understand that the Listing Amount is not be determinable until Market Value is determined. 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 any Asset Sale, after the date of this Listing Note but before the Market Value is determined and that is not a Liquidity Event, the Partnership shall make the distributions required by Section 5.02(b) of the OP Agreement, in accordance therewith.
4. | Conversion and Exchange of Special Limited Partner Interest . |
(a) | Conversion . On and after such time as the Listing Amount is determined, 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 Listing Amount divided by (ii) the product of (A) in the case of a Listing or an Asset Sale that is a Liquidity Event, the Value of one REIT Share (as defined in the OP Agreement) on the date of the contribution, or in the case of a Merger, the Market Value of one share of the Company’s Common Stock pursuant to the terms of the applicable transaction document multiplied by (B) the Conversion Factor. Only a whole number of OP Units will 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 at the time of contribution. 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 Section 4(a) above shall be exchangeable for cash or, at the option of the Partnership, for shares of the Company’s Common Stock pursuant to Section 8.04 of the OP Agreement; provided , that such OP Units (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any OP Units issued to the SLP as a result of any merger, consolidation or other business combination or reorganization to which the Partnership or the Company is a party) shall have been outstanding for at least two years (or such lesser time as determined by the Company in its sole and absolute discretion), which period shall include the period that the SLP held the Special Limited Partner Interest prior to its conversion to OP Units pursuant to Section 4(a) . |
(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. |
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5. | Subordination . This Listing Note and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby are subordinated in the manner and to the extent set forth in that certain Subordination Agreement (as amended, restated, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time, the “ Subordination Agreement ”), dated as of June 1, 2015, between the Partnership, SLP and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as agent, to the “Obligations” (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. |
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 an amount equal to the Listing Amount. 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 Company 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 Company 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. |
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11. | Definitions . |
(a) | “ 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. |
(b) | “ Common Stock ” means the common stock of the Company, $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. |
(c) | “ General Partner ” means the Company. |
(d) | “ Gross Proceeds ” means the aggregate purchase price of all shares of Common Stock sold for the account of the Company through an Offering prior to the Occurrence Date, 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) any other broker-dealer (where net proceeds to the Company 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. |
(e) | “ Liquidity Event ” means: (1) an Asset Sale involving all or substantially all of the Assets owned directly or indirectly by the Company and distribution of the Net Sales Proceeds to the holders of the Company’s Common Stock; (2) a Listing; or (3) a Merger, in which the holders of the Company’s Common Stock receive securities of another entity that are listed and trading on a national securities exchange prior to, or that become listed on a national securities exchange concurrent with consummation of the Merger, as applicable. |
(f) |
“
Listing
” means the commencement of trading of the shares of the Company’s
Common Stock on a national securities exchange. |
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(g) | “ Market Value ” means: (1) in the case of a Listing, the average closing price of the shares of Common Stock over the Measurement Period multiplied by the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock outstanding on the day trading first commences or commenced upon a Listing; (2) in the case of a Merger, the value accorded to the shares of the Company’s Common Stock in the applicable transaction documents governing the Merger multiplied by the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger; and (3) in the case of an Asset Sale that is a Liquidity Event, the Net Sales Proceeds distributed to the holders of the Common Stock. Notwithstanding (1) above, if a definitive agreement relating to a Merger or an Asset Sale that is a Liquidity Event shall be entered into after the shares of the Company’s Common Stock become Listed, but before the Measurement Period shall be completed, then Market Value shall be determined with reference to the Merger or, in the case of an Asset Sale that is a Liquidity Event, the Net Sale Proceeds distributed to the holders of the Company’s shares of Common Stock. |
(h) | “ Measurement Period ” means the period of thirty (30) consecutive trading days during which the shares of Common Stock are eligible for trading beginning on the hundred and eightieth (180 th ) day after trading in the shares of Common Stock first commences or commenced on a national securities exchange. |
(i) | “ Merger ” means any merger, reorganization, business combination, share exchange or acquisition by any Person or related group of Persons of beneficial ownership of all or substantially all of the shares of the Company’s Common Stock in one or more related transactions, or another similar transaction involving the Company, pursuant to which the holders of the Company’s Common Stock receive cash or the securities of another issuer that are listed on a national securities exchange, as full or partial consideration for their shares of Common Stock. |
(j) | “ Net Sales Proceeds ” means the aggregate proceeds paid in cash received by the Company or the Partnership in connection with an Asset Sale, net of (i) direct costs (including legal and accounting fees, disposition 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 Company or 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 Company or the Company or the Partnership in connection with the 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 Company or 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.” |
(k) | “ Occurrence Date ” means the occurrence of a Liquidity Event which is deemed to occur (x) in the case of a Listing, on the date that trading in the shares of the Company’s Common Stock commences; (y) in the case of a Merger, the effective time of the Merger; and (z) in the case of an Asset Sale, upon distribution of the Net Sales Proceeds to the holders of the Company’s Common Stock. |
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(l) | “ Offerings ” means the public offering of shares of Common Stock pursuant to a Registration Statement filed with, and declared effective by, the Securities and Exchange Commission prior to the Occurrence Date of a Liquidity Event. |
(m) | “ Organization and Offering Expenses ” means all expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Company in connection with or in preparing the Company for registration of and subsequently offering and distributing its shares of Common Stock in an Offering or Offerings, 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. |
(n) | “ Priority Return ” means a 6% cumulative, non-compounded, pre-tax annual return (based on a 365-day year). |
(o) | “ Registration Statement ” means the Registration Statement on Form S-11or Form S-3, including shares to be issued pursuant to the distribution reinvestment plan or “DRP,” 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 . |
(a) | 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. |
(b) | 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 Listing 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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(c) | 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 Company, and shall inure to the benefit of the SLP and its successors by operation of law. |
(d) | 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. |
(e) | 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. |
(f) | Severability . Any provision of this Listing Note that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions 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 : | |||
GLOBAL NET
LEASE Operating
Partnership, L.P. |
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By: | Global Net Lease, Inc. | ||
its General Partner | |||
By: | /s/ Scott J. Bowman | ||
Name: Scott J. Bowman | |||
Title: Chief Executive Officer | |||
Address for Notices: | |||
Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P.
405 Park Avenue New York, New York 10022 Facsimile No.: (212) 421-5799 Attention: Scott Bowman |
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AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED:
SLP :
Global Net Lease Special Limited Partner, LLC
By: | AR Capital Global Holdings, LLC, | |
its Managing Member | ||
By: | AR Capital, LLC | |
its Member | ||
By: | /s/ William M. Kahane | |
Name: William M. Kahane | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
Address for Notices:
Global Net Lease Special Limited Partner, LLC
405 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Facsimile No.: (212) 421-5799
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Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Global Net Lease Announces Tender Offer
New York, New York, June 2, 2015 – Global Net Lease, Inc. (NYSE: GNL) (“GNL”) (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc.) 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 11,904,761 shares of its common stock at a price equal to $10.50 per share (net to the seller in cash, less any applicable withholding taxes and without interest), or up to $125 million worth of common stock.
GNL intends to fund the tender offer with cash on hand and funds available under its existing unsecured revolving credit facility. The tender offer will expire at 12:00 midnight, Eastern Time, on June 29, 2015, 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 (“SEC”).
About Global Net Lease, Inc.
Global Net Lease, Inc. is a NYSE-listed, Maryland real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on acquiring a diversified global portfolio of commercial properties, with an emphasis on sale-leaseback transactions involving single tenant, mission critical income producing net-leased assets across Western Europe and the United States. Additional information about GNL can be found on its website at www.globalnetlease.com.
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 GNL. 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 GNL 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 GNL 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 “may,” “will,” “seeks,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “should” or similar expressions 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 GNL’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 3, 2015. Further, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and GNL 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
Media Inquiries: Investor Inquiries:
Anthony J. DeFazio SVP of Public Relations DDCworks tdefazio@ddcworks.com Ph: (484-342-3600) |
Andrew G. Backman Managing Director Investor & Public Relations abackman@arlcap.com Ph: (212-415-6500) |
Scott J. Bowman Chief Executive Officer Global Net Lease, Inc. sbowman@arlcap.com Ph: (212-415-6500) |