UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

April 1, 2019

 

BROOKFIELD DTLA FUND OFFICE

TRUST INVESTOR INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
001-36135
(Commission
File Number)
46-2616226
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

250 Vesey Street, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10281
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

212-417-7000

 

N/A

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

 

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

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
   
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 8.01 Other Events

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K is filed solely for the purpose of filing the attached exhibits with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits:

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
10.1   Limited Liability Company Agreement of Brookfield DTLA Fund Properties II LLC
10.2   Limited Liability Company Agreement of Brookfield DTLA Fund Properties III LLC
10.3   Loan Agreement dated as of February 6, 2018 by and between BOP FIGat7th LLC, as Borrower, and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, as Lender
10.4   Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of March 29, 2018, by and among EYP Realty, LLC, as Borrower, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, New York Branch, as Documentation Agent and the Financial Institutions now or hereafter signatories hereto and their assignees pursuant to Section 13.12, as Lenders
10.5   Mezzanine Loan Agreement dated as of March 29, 2018 by and among EYP Mezzanine LLC, as Borrower, and RVP Mezz Debt 1 LLC, as Lender
10.6   Loan Agreement dated as of September 21, 2018 among North Tower, LLC, as Borrower, the Financial Institutions party hereto and their Assignees under Section 18.15, as Lenders, Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Natixis, New York Branch, as Joint Lead Arranger
10.7   Mezzanine A Loan Agreement dated as of September 21, 2018 between North Tower Mezzanine, LLC, as Borrower, and Mirae Asset Daewoo Co., Ltd., as Lender
10.8   Mezzanine B Loan Agreement dated as of September 21, 2018 between North Tower Mezzanine II, LLC, as Borrower, and Citi Global Markets Realty Corp., as Lender
10.9   Loan Agreement dated as of November 5, 2018 by and among Maguire Properties– 355 S. Grand, LLC, as Borrower, Landesbank Hessen-Thürigen Girozentrale, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent, Barclays Bank PLC, as Syndication Agent, Landesbank Hessen-Thürigen Girozentrale, Barclays Bank PLC and Natixis, New York Branch, as Joint Lead Arrangers. Landesbank Hessen-Thürigen Girozentrale as Hedge Coordinator, and the Financial Institutions now or hereafter signatories hereto and their assignees, as Lenders

 

 

 

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
10.10   Limited Guaranty made as of November 5, 2018 by Brookfield DTLA Holdings LLC (“Guarantor”) in favor of Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders (together with its successors and assigns, “Administrative Agent”) and each of the Lenders party to the Loan Agreement

 

 

 

 

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.

 

  BROOKFIELD DTLA FUND OFFICE TRUST INVESTOR INC.
 
   
  /s/ MICHELLE L. CAMPBELL
  Name: Michelle L. Campbell
  Title: Senior Vice President, Secretary

 

Dated:   As of April 1, 2019

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

 

OF

 

BROOKFIELD DTLA FUND PROPERTIES II LLC

     

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

      Page
ARTICLE 1. DEFINED TERMS 1
  Section 1.1 Definitions 1
  Section 1.2 Rules of Construction 11
ARTICLE 2. ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS 11
  Section 2.1 Organization 11
  Section 2.2 Name 11
  Section 2.3 Registered Office and Agent; Principal Office 11
  Section 2.4 Power of Attorney 12
  Section 2.5 Term 13
ARTICLE 3. PURPOSE   13
  Section 3.1 Purpose and Business 13
  Section 3.2 Powers 13
  Section 3.3 Company Only for Purposes Specified 14
ARTICLE 4. CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS 14
  Section 4.1 Capital Contributions of the Members 14
  Section 4.2 Loans by Third Parties 14
  Section 4.3 Additional Funding and Capital Contributions 14
  Section 4.4 Other Contribution Provisions 16
  Section 4.5 No Preemptive Rights 16
ARTICLE 5. DISTRIBUTIONS 16
  Section 5.1 Requirement and Characterization of Distributions 16
  Section 5.2 Distributions in Kind 17
  Section 5.3 Distributions Upon Liquidation 17
  Section 5.4 Distributions to Reflect Issuance of Additional Company Interests 18
  Section 5.5 Accrual 18
  Section 5.6 Redemption 18
ARTICLE 6. ALLOCATIONS 18
  Section 6.1 Capital Accounts 18
  Section 6.2 Allocations. 19
  Section 6.3 Additional Allocation Provisions 20
ARTICLE 7. MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF BUSINESS 22
  Section 7.1 Management 22
  Section 7.2 Certificate of Formation of the Company 26
  Section 7.3 Restrictions on Managing Member’s Authority; Amendments 26
  Section 7.4 Reimbursement of the Managing Member 28
  Section 7.5 Outside Activities of the Managing Member 28
  Section 7.6 Contracts with Affiliates 28
  Section 7.7 Indemnification 29
  Section 7.8 Liability of the Managing Member 31
  Section 7.9 Other Matters Concerning the Managing Member 31
  Section 7.10 Title to Company Assets 32

 

     

 

 

  Section 7.11 Reliance by Third Parties 33
  Section 7.12 Officers 33
ARTICLE 8. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF MEMBERS 33
  Section 8.1 Limitation of Liability 33
  Section 8.2 Management of Business 34
  Section 8.3 Outside Activities of Members 34
  Section 8.4 Return of Capital 34
  Section 8.5 Rights of Members Relating to the Company 34
ARTICLE 9. BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS 35
  Section 9.1 Records and Accounting 35
  Section 9.2 Fiscal Year 35
  Section 9.3 Reports 35
ARTICLE 10. TAX MATTERS 36
  Section 10.1 Preparation of Tax Returns 36
  Section 10.2 Tax Elections 36
  Section 10.3 Tax Matters Member 36
  Section 10.4 Organizational Expenses 37
  Section 10.5 Withholding 38
  Section 10.6 Tax Classification 38
ARTICLE 11. TRANSFERS AND WITHDRAWALS 38
  Section 11.1 Transfer 38
  Section 11.2 Transfer of Managing Member’s Company Interest 39
  Section 11.3 Members’ Rights to Transfer 39
  Section 11.4 Substituted Members 39
  Section 11.5 General Provisions 40
ARTICLE 12. ADMISSION OF MEMBERS 40
  Section 12.1 Admission of Successor Managing Member 40
  Section 12.2 Admission of Additional Members 40
  Section 12.3 Amendment of Agreement and Certificate of Limited Company 41
ARTICLE 13. DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION 41
  Section 13.1 Dissolution 41
  Section 13.2 Winding Up 42
  Section 13.3 Capital Contribution Obligation 43
  Section 13.4 Compliance with Timing Requirements of Regulations 43
  Section 13.5 Deemed Distribution and Recontribution 43
  Section 13.6 Rights of Members 44
  Section 13.7 Notice of Dissolution 44
  Section 13.8 Cancellation of Certificate of Formation 44
  Section 13.9 Reasonable Time for Winding-Up 44
  Section 13.10 Waiver of Partition 44
ARTICLE 14. CONSENTS   44
  Section 14.1 Action by the Members 44
ARTICLE 15. GENERAL PROVISIONS 45
  Section 15.1 Addresses and Notice 45
  Section 15.2 Titles and Captions 45

 

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  Section 15.3 Pronouns and Plurals 45
  Section 15.4 Further Action 45
  Section 15.5 Binding Effect 46
  Section 15.6 Creditors 46
  Section 15.7 Waiver 46
  Section 15.8 Counterparts 46
  Section 15.9 Applicable Law 46
  Section 15.10 Invalidity of Provisions 46
  Section 15.11 Entire Agreement 46

 

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A Initial Capital Contributions

 

SCHEDULES

 

Schedule A Officers

 

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LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

OF

BROOKFIELD DTLA FUND PROPERTIES II LLC

 

THIS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) of Brookfield DTLA Fund Properties II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), dated as of October 15, 2013, is entered into by and among MPG Office LLC, a Maryland limited liability company (the “ Managing Member ”) and the Persons whose names are set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto, as the Members, together with any other Persons who become Members in the Company as provided herein.

 

WHEREAS, the Company was formed under the provisions of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6 Del. C. §18-101, et seq. (as amended from time to time, the “ Act ”), by the filing of a Certificate of Formation of the Company (the “ Certificate ”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 10, 2013.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, effective as of the date hereof, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1.

DEFINED TERMS

 

Section 1.1             Definitions .

 

The following definitions shall be for all purposes, unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary, applied to the terms used in this Agreement.

 

Act ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Additional Funds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.A .

 

Additional Member ” means a Person admitted to the Company as a Member pursuant to Section 12.2 and who is shown as such on the books and records of the Company.

 

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

 

(i) decrease such deficit by any amounts which such Member is obligated to restore pursuant to this Agreement or is deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) or the penultimate sentence of each of Regulations Sections 1.704-2(i)(5) and 1.704-2(g); and

 

(ii) increase such deficit by the items described in Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6).
     

 

 

The foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account Deficit is intended to comply with the provisions of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

 

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person. Control of any Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Available Cash ” means, with respect to any period for which such calculation is

 

being made,

 

(i) the sum of:

 

a. the Company’s Net Income or Net Loss (as the case may be) for such period,

 

b.             Depreciation and all other noncash charges deducted in determining Net Income or Net Loss for such period,

 

c.             the amount of any reduction in reserves of the Company referred to in clause (ii)(f) below (including, without limitation, reductions resulting because the Managing Member determines such amounts are no longer necessary),

 

d.            the excess of the net proceeds from the sale, exchange, disposition, or refinancing of Company property for such period over the gain (or loss, as the case may be) recognized from any such sale, exchange, disposition, or refinancing during such period (excluding any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or a related series of transactions that, taken together, result in the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company), and

 

e.            all other cash received by the Company for such period that was not included in determining Net Income or Net Loss for such period;

 

(ii) less the sum of:

 

a. all principal debt payments made during such period by the Company,

  

b. capital expenditures made by the Company during such period,

 

c.             investments in any entity (including loans made thereto) to the extent that such investments are not otherwise described in clauses (ii)(a) or (b),

 

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d.           all other expenditures and payments not deducted in determining Net Income or Net Loss for such period,

 

e.           any amount included in determining Net Income or Net Loss for such period that was not received by the Company during such period,

 

f.            the amount of any increase in reserves established during such period which the Managing Member determines are necessary or appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion, and

 

g.           the amount of any working capital accounts and other cash or similar balances which the Managing Member determines to be 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 Company.

 

Brookfield DTLA ” means Brookfield DTLA Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

Business Day ” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to be closed.

 

Capital Account ” means, with respect to any Member, the capital account of such Member maintained pursuant to Section 6.1, including all additions and subtractions thereto pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Capital Contribution ” means, with respect to any Member, the amount of money and the initial Gross Asset Value of any property (other than money) contributed to the Company by such Member (net of any liabilities assumed by the Company relating to such property and any liability to which such property is subject).

 

Certificate ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time or any successor statute thereto. Any reference herein to a specific section or sections of the Code shall be deemed to include a reference to any corresponding provision of future law.

 

Company ” means the limited liability company formed under the Act and pursuant to this Agreement, and any successor thereto.

 

Company Interest ” or “ Interest ” means, an ownership interest in the Company of a Member and includes any and all benefits to which such Member may be entitled as provided in this Agreement, together with all obligations of such Member to comply with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, the Certificate and the Act. There may be one or more classes or series of Company Interests as determined by the Managing Member, subject to the terms of this Agreement.

 

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Company Minimum Gain ” shall have the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(2), and the amount of Company Minimum Gain, as well as any net increase or decrease in Company Minimum Gain, for a Company Year shall be determined in accordance with the rules of Regulations Section 1.704-2(d).

 

Company Record Date ” means the record date established by the Managing Member for the distribution of Available Cash with respect to Company Interests pursuant to Section 5.1 .

 

Company Year ” means the fiscal year of the Company, which shall be the calendar year.

 

Consent ” means the consent to, approval of, or vote on a proposed action by a Member given in accordance with Article 14 .

 

Debt ” means, as to any Person, as of any date of determination, (i) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services; (ii) all amounts owed by such Person to banks or other Persons in respect of reimbursement obligations under letters of credit, surety bonds, guarantees and other similar instruments guaranteeing payment or other performance of obligations by such Person; (iii) all indebtedness for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services secured by any lien on any property owned by such Person, to the extent attributable to such Person’s interest in such property, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment thereof; and (iv) lease obligations of such Person which, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, should be capitalized.

 

Depreciation ” means, for each fiscal year or other period, an amount equal to the depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction allowable with respect to an asset for such year or other period, except that if the Gross Asset Value of an asset differs from its adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes at the beginning of such year or other period, Depreciation shall be an amount which bears the same ratio to such beginning Gross Asset Value as the federal income tax depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction for such year or other period bears to such beginning adjusted tax basis; provided , however , that if the federal income tax depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction for such year is zero, Depreciation shall be determined with reference to such beginning Gross Asset Value using any reasonable method selected by the Managing Member.

 

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder and any successor statute thereto.

 

Gross Asset Value ” means, with respect to any asset:

 

(a)          the initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Member to the Company subsequent to the date hereof shall be the fair market value of such asset, as agreed to by the contributing Member and the Managing Member (as maintained in the books and records of the Company from time to time);

 

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(b)          the Gross Asset Value of all Company assets shall be adjusted to equal their respective fair market values (taking Section 7701(g) of the Code into account) as of the following times:

 

(i)            the acquisition of an additional interest in the Company by any new or existing Member in exchange for more than a de minimis Capital Contribution or in connection with the performance of services;

 

(ii)           the distribution by the Company to a Member of more than a de minimis, amount of Company assets as consideration for an interest in the Company, but only if, in the case of either (i) or (ii), the Members reasonably determine that such adjustment is necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Members in the Company;

 

(iii)          the liquidation of the Company; and/or

 

(iv) the forfeiture by a defaulting Member of its interest;

 

(c) the Gross Asset Value of any Company asset distributed to any Member

 

shall be the fair market value (taking Section 7701(g) of the Code into account) of such asset on the date of distribution as determined by the Managing Member in good faith;

 

(d)           the Gross Asset Values of Company assets shall be increased (or decreased) to reflect any adjustments to the adjusted basis of such Company assets pursuant to Section 732(d), Section 734(b) or Section 743(b) of the Code, but only to the extent that such adjustments are taken into account in determining Capital Accounts pursuant to Treas. Reg. section 1.704- 1(b)(2)(iv)(m) and 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f); provided, however, that Gross Asset Values shall not be adjusted pursuant to this subsection (d) to the extent that the Members determine that an adjustment pursuant to subsection (b) of this definition is necessary or appropriate in connection with a transaction that would otherwise result in an adjustment pursuant to this subsection (d).

 

(e)           if the Gross Asset Value of any Company asset has been determined or adjusted pursuant to subsection (a), (b), (c) or (d), such Gross Asset Value shall thereafter be adjusted by the Depreciation that would be taken into account with respect to such asset for purposes of computing gains or losses from the disposition. of such asset; and

 

(f)           Gross Asset Value of any Company asset that was not contributed by a Member means the adjusted basis of such Company asset for federal income tax purposes.

 

Indemnitee ” means (i) any Person subject to a claim or demand or made or threatened to be made a party to, or involved or threatened to be involved in, an action, suit or proceeding by reason of his or her status as (A) the Managing Member or (B) a director or officer, employee or agent of the Company or the Managing Member, and (ii) such other Persons (including Affiliates of the Managing Member or the Company) as the Managing Member may designate from time to time (whether before or after the event giving rise to potential liability), in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

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Initial Capital Contribution ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.

 

IRS ” means the Internal Revenue Service, which administers the internal revenue laws of the United States.

 

Liquidating Event ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.1 .

 

Managing Member ” means MPG Office LLC, a Maryland limited liability company or its successor as the managing member of the Company.

 

Member ” means any Person named as a Member in Exhibit A attached hereto, as such Exhibit may be amended from time to time, or any Substituted Member or Additional Member reflected in the books and records of the Company, in such Person’s capacity as a Member in the Company.

 

Member Minimum Gain ” means an amount, with respect to each Member Nonrecourse Debt, equal to the Company Minimum Gain that would result if such Member Nonrecourse Debt were treated as a Nonrecourse Liability, determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(3).

 

Member Nonrecourse Debt ” shall have the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(4).

 

Member Nonrecourse Deductions ” shall have the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(2), and the amount of Member Nonrecourse Deductions with respect to a Member Nonrecourse Debt for a Company Year shall be determined in accordance with the rules of Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(2).

 

MM New Securities ” means (i) any rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities having the right to subscribe for or purchase additional interests in the Managing Member, or (ii) any Debt issued by the Managing Member that provides any of the rights described in clause (i).

 

MM Series A Preferred Units ” means the 7.625% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Company Units issued by the Managing Member.

 

Net Income ” and “ Net Loss ” shall mean, for each taxable year of the Company or other period, an amount equal to the Company's taxable income or loss, as the case may be, for such taxable year or period, determined in accordance with Section 703(a) of the Code (for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss and deduction required to be stated separately pursuant to Section 703(a)(1) of the Code shall be included in taxable income or loss), with the following adjustments:

 

(a)          any income of the Company that is exempt from federal income tax and not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Income or Net Loss pursuant to this subparagraph shall be added to such taxable income or loss;

 

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(b)          any expenditures of the Company described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code or treated as Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code expenditures pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i), and not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Income or Net Loss pursuant to this definition shall be subtracted from such taxable income or loss;

 

(c)          in the event the Gross Asset Value of any /Company asset is adjusted pursuant to subparagraph (b) or (c) of the definition thereof, the amount of such adjustment shall be taken into account as gain or loss from the disposition of such asset for purposes of computing Net Income or Net Loss;

 

(d)          gain or loss resulting from the disposition of any Company asset with respect to which gain or loss is recognized for federal income tax purposes shall be computed by reference to the Gross Asset Value of the asset disposed of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of such asset differs from its Gross Asset Value;

 

(e)          in lieu of the Depreciation taken into account in computing such taxable income or loss, there shall be taken into account Depreciation for such taxable year of the Company or other period, computed in accordance with the definition thereof;

 

(f)          to the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company asset pursuant to Section 734(b) of the Code is required, pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as a result of a distribution other than in liquidation of a Member's interest in the Company, the amount of such adjustment 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) from the disposition of such asset and shall be taken into account for purposes of computing Net Income or Net Loss; and

 

(g)         notwithstanding any other provision of this definition, any items which are specially allocated pursuant to Section 3 below shall not be taken into account in computing Net Income and Net Loss.

 

Nonrecourse Deductions ” shall have the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(1), and the amount of Nonrecourse Deductions for a Company Year shall be determined in accordance with the rules of Regulations Section 1.704-2(c).

 

Nonrecourse Liability ” shall have the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.752-1(a)(2).

 

Person ” means an individual or a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization, association or other entity.

 

Plan Asset Regulation ” means the regulations promulgated by the United States Department of Labor in Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 2510, Section 101.3, and any successor regulations thereto.

 

Properties ” means such interests in real property and personal property including without limitation, fee interests, interests in ground leases, interests in joint ventures, interests in mortgages, and Debt instruments as the Company may hold from time to time.

 

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Properties Holding ” means Brookfield DTLA Fund Properties Holding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

Properties Holding Distribution Waiver ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1 .

 

Regulations ” means the Treasury Regulations promulgated under the Code, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).

 

Regulatory Allocations ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.A(viii) .

 

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder and any successor statute thereto.

 

Series A Interest ” means the Interest in the Company initially issued to the Managing Member in consideration of its Initial Capital Contribution.

 

Series A Junior Liquidation Capital ” means an amount equal to $189,202,528.52.

 

Series A Junior Preferred Return ” means, with respect to the Series A Interest, a return, calculated in the nature of interest, at a rate equal to 11% per annum (compounding quarterly) on the Series A Junior Unreturned Liquidation Capital. For any partial quarterly period, the amount of the Series A Junior Preferred Return shall be prorated and computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

 

Series A Junior Unpaid Preferred Return ” means, as of any date, with respect to the Series A Interest, the aggregate accrued Series A Junior Preferred Return as of such date, minus the aggregate distributions made pursuant to Section 5.1(5) and all other distributions or payments made to the holders of the Series A Interest on the relevant Record Date on account of the Series A Junior Preferred Return (including in connection with a full or partial redemption of the Series A Interest pursuant to Section 5.6 ).

 

Series A Junior Unreturned Liquidation Capital ” means, as of any date, with respect to the Series A Interest, (i) the Series A Junior Liquidation Capital, minus (ii) the aggregate amount distributed by the Company to the holders of the Series A Interest on the relevant Record Date pursuant to Section 5.1(6) and all other distributions or payments made to the holders of the Series A Interest on account of the Series A Junior Liquidation Capital (including in connection with a full or partial redemption of the Series A Interest pursuant to Section 5.6 ).

 

Series A Preferred Accrual ” means an amount equal to $91,958,753.70.

 

Series A Senior Liquidation Capital ” means an amount equal to $243,259,250.00.

 

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Series A Senior Preferred Return ” means, with respect to the Series A Interest, a return, calculated in the nature of interest, at a rate equal to 7.625% per annum (cumulative, non-compounding) on the Series A Senior Unreturned Liquidation Capital. For any partial quarterly period, the amount of the Series A Senior Preferred Return shall be prorated and computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

 

Series A Senior Unpaid Preferred Return ” means, as of any date, with respect to the Series A Interest, the sum of (i) the Series A Preferred Accrual plus (ii) the aggregate accrued Series A Senior Preferred Return as of such date, minus the aggregate distributions made to the holders of the Series A Interest on the relevant Record Date pursuant to Section 5.1(3) and all other distributions or payments made to the holders of the Series A Interest on account of the Series A Senior Preferred Return or Series A Preferred Accrual (including in connection with a full or partial redemption of the Series A Interest pursuant to Section 5.6 ).

 

Series A Senior Unreturned Liquidation Capital ” means, as of any date, with respect to the Series A Interest, (i) the Series A Senior Liquidation Capital, minus (ii) the aggregate amount distributed by the Company to the holders of the Series A Interest on the relevant Record Date pursuant to Section 5.1(4) and all other distributions or payments made to the holders of the Series A Interest on account of the Series A Senior Liquidation Capital (including in connection with a full or partial redemption of the Series A Interest pursuant to Section 5.6 ).

 

Series A-1 Interest ” means the Interest in the Company initially issued, if issued at the sole direction of the Managing Member, to Properties Holding in consideration of its Initial Capital Contribution, if any, all as set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

Series A-1 Liquidation Capital ” means an amount equal to $225,737,271.00.

 

Series A-1 Preferred Accrual ” means an amount equal to $85,334,958.92.

 

Series A-1 Preferred Return ” means, with respect to the Series A-1 Interest, a return, calculated in the nature of interest, at a rate equal to 7.625% per annum (cumulative, non-compounding) on the Series A-1 Unreturned Liquidation Capital. For any partial quarterly period, the amount of the Series A-1 Preferred Return shall be prorated and computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

 

Series A-1 Unpaid Preferred Return ” means, as of any date, with respect to the Series A Interest, the sum of (i) the Series A-1 Preferred Accrual plus (ii) the aggregate accrued Series A-1 Preferred Return as of such date, minus the aggregate distributions made to the holders of the Series A-1 Interest on the relevant Record Date pursuant to Section 5.1(3) and all other distributions or payments made to the holders of the Series A-1 Interest on account of the Series A-1 Preferred Return or Series A-1 Preferred Accrual (including in connection with a full or partial redemption of the Series A-1 Interest pursuant to Section 5.6 ).

 

Series A-1 Unreturned Liquidation Capital ” means, as of any date, with respect to the Series A Interest, (i) the Series A-1 Liquidation Capital minus (ii) the aggregate amount distributed by the Company to the holders of the Series A-1 Interest on the relevant Record Date pursuant to Section 5.1(4) and all other distributions or payments (deemed or otherwise) made to the holders of the Series A-1 Interest on account of the Series A-1 Liquidation Capital (including in connection with a full or partial redemption of the Series A Interest pursuant to Section 5.6 ).

 

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Series B Financing Commitment ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.A.

 

Series B Interest ” means the Interest in the Company initially issued to Brookfield DTLA in consideration of its Initial Capital Contribution and the Series B Financing Commitment.

 

Series B Liquidation Capital ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Series B Preferred Return Rate.

 

Series B Preferred Return ” means, with respect to the Series B Interest, a return, calculated in the nature of interest, at a rate equal to the Series B Preferred Return Rate on the Series B Unreturned Preferred Capital. For any partial quarterly period, the amount of the Series B Preferred Return shall be prorated and computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

 

Series B Preferred Return Rate ” means, with respect to each additional Capital Contribution made by the holders of the Series B Interest in respect of the Series B Financing Commitment pursuant to Section 4.3 (the aggregate amount of such additional Capital Contributions, the “ Series B Liquidation Capital ”), a rate, compounded quarterly, equal to the market rate of return at the time of such additional Capital Contribution, as determined by the holders of the Series B Interest in its or their good faith judgment based on all of the then current facts and circumstances.

 

Series B Unpaid Preferred Return ” means, as of any date, with respect to the Series B Interest, the aggregate accrued Series B Preferred Return as of such date, minus the aggregate distributions made to the holders of the Series B Interest on the relevant Record Date pursuant to Section 5.1(1) and all other distributions or payments made to the holders of the Series B Interest on account of the Series B Preferred Return.

 

Series B Unreturned Preferred Capital ” means, as of any date, with respect to the Series B Interest, (i) the Series B Liquidation Capital, minus (ii) the aggregate amount distributed by the Company to the holders of the Series B Interest on the relevant Record Date pursuant to Section 5.1(2) and all other distributions or payments made to the holders of the Series B Interest on account of the Series B Liquidation Capital.

 

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture 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.

 

Substituted Member ” means a Person who is admitted as a Member to the Company pursuant to Section 11.4 .

 

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Section 1.2            Rules of Construction

 

Words used herein, regardless of the number or any gender used, shall be deemed and construed to include any other number, singular or plural, and any other gender, masculine, feminine or neuter, as the context requires, and, as used herein, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the words “hereof,” “herein,” and “hereunder” and words of similar import shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provisions hereof. References herein to any Article, Section, Schedule or Exhibit shall be to an Article, a Section, a Schedule or an Exhibit, as the case may be, hereof unless otherwise specifically provided. The word “or” is not exclusive. The use herein of the word “include” or “including”, when following any general statement, term or matter, shall not be construed to limit such statement, term or matter to the specific items or matters set forth immediately following such word or to similar items or matters, whether or not non-limiting language (such as “without limitation” or “but not limited to” or words of similar import) is used with reference thereto, but rather shall be deemed to refer to all other items or matters that fall within the broadest possible scope of such general statement, term or matter.

 

ARTICLE 2.

ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS

 

Section 2.1            Organization

 

The Company is a limited liability company formed pursuant to the provisions of the Act and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Except as expressly provided herein; the rights and obligations of the Company and the administration and termination of the Company shall be governed by the Act. The Company Interest of each Member shall be personal property for all purposes.

 

Section 2.2            Name

 

The name of the Company is Brookfield DTLA Fund Properties II LLC. The Company’s business may be conducted under any other name or names deemed advisable by the Managing Member, including the name of the Company or any Affiliate thereof. The words “ Limited Liability Company, ” “ LLC ” or similar words or letters shall be included in the Company’s name where necessary for the purposes of complying with the laws of any jurisdiction that so requires. The Managing Member in its sole and absolute discretion may change the name of the Company at any time and from time to time and shall notify the Members of such change in the next regular communication to the Members.

 

Section 2.3            Registered Office and Agent; Principal Office

 

The name and address of the registered office and registered agent of the Company in the State of Delaware are Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19808. The address of the principal office of the Company in the State of Delaware is c/o Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19808. The principal office of the Company is located at c/o Brookfield Office Properties Inc., Brookfield Place, 250 Vesey Street, 15 th Floor, New York, NY 10281, or such other place as the Managing Member may from time to time designate by notice to the other Members. The Company may maintain offices at such other place or places within or outside the State of Delaware as the Managing Member deems advisable.

 

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Section 2.4            Power of Attorney

 

A.           Each Member constitutes and appoints the Managing Member, and authorized officers and attorneys-in-fact of each, and each of those acting singly, in each case with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority in its name, place and stead to:

 

(1)          execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record in the appropriate public offices (a) all certificates, documents and other instruments (including, without limitation, this Agreement and the Certificate and all amendments or restatements thereof) that the Managing Member deems appropriate or necessary to form, qualify or continue the existence or qualification of the Company as a limited liability company in the State of Delaware and in all other jurisdictions in which the Company may conduct business or own property; (b) all instruments that the Managing Member deems appropriate or necessary to reflect any amendment, change, modification or restatement of this Agreement in accordance with its terms; (c) all conveyances and other instruments or documents that the Managing Member deems appropriate or necessary to reflect the dissolution and liquidation of the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation, a certificate of cancellation; (d) all instruments relating to the admission, withdrawal, removal or substitution of any Member pursuant to, or other events described in, Articles 11 , 12 or 13 or the Capital Contribution of any Member; and (e) all certificates, documents and other instruments relating to the determination of the rights, preferences and privileges of Company Interests; and

 

(2)          execute, swear to, acknowledge and file all ballots, consents, approvals, waivers, certificates and other instruments appropriate or necessary, in the sole and absolute discretion of the Managing Member to make, evidence, give, confirm or ratify any vote, consent, approval, agreement or other action which is made or given by the Members hereunder or is consistent with the terms of this Agreement or appropriate or necessary, in the sole discretion of the Managing Member, to effectuate the terms or intent of this Agreement.

 

Nothing contained herein shall be construed as authorizing the Managing Member to amend this Agreement except in accordance with Section 7.3 or as may be otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement.

 

B.           The foregoing power of attorney is hereby declared to be irrevocable and a power coupled with an interest, in recognition of the fact that each of the Members will be relying upon the power of the Managing Member to act as contemplated by this Agreement in any filing or other action by it on behalf of the Company, and it shall survive and not be affected by the subsequent incapacity of any Member and the transfer of all or any portion of such Member’s Interests and shall extend to such Member’s heirs, successors, assigns and personal representatives. Each such Member hereby agrees to be bound by any representation made by the Managing Member, acting in good faith pursuant to such power of attorney; and each such Member hereby waives any and all defenses which may be available to contest, negate or disaffirm the action of the Managing Member, taken in good faith under such power of attorney. Each Member shall execute and deliver to the Managing Member, within 15 days after receipt of the Managing Member’s request therefor, such further designation, powers of attorney and other instruments as the Managing Member, as the case may be, deems necessary to effectuate this Agreement and the purposes of the Company.

 

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Section 2.5            Term

 

The term of the Company shall continue until dissolved pursuant to the provisions of Article 13 or as otherwise provided by law.

 

ARTICLE 3.

PURPOSE

 

Section 3.1            Purpose and Business

 

The purpose and nature of the business to be conducted by the Company is (i) to conduct any business that may be lawfully conducted by a limited liability company organized pursuant to the Act, provided , however , that such business shall be limited to and conducted in such a manner as to permit the managing member of the Managing Member at all times to be classified as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, unless the managing member of the Managing Member ceases to qualify as a REIT for reasons other than the conduct of the business of the Company, (ii) to enter into any partnership, joint venture, company, real estate investment trust or other similar arrangement to engage in any business described in the foregoing clause (i) or to own interests in any entity engaged, directly or indirectly, in any such business and (iii) to do anything necessary or incidental to the foregoing.

 

Section 3.2            Powers

 

The Company is empowered to do any and all acts and things necessary, appropriate, proper, advisable, incidental to or convenient for the furtherance and accomplishment of the purposes and business described herein and for the protection and benefit of the Company, including, without limitation, full power and authority, directly or through its ownership interest in other entities, to enter into, perform and carry out contracts of any kind, borrow money and issue evidences of indebtedness, whether or not secured by mortgage, deed of trust, pledge or other lien, acquire, own, manage, improve and develop real property, and lease, sell, transfer and dispose of real property; provided , however , notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall not take, or refrain from taking, any action which, in the judgment of the Managing Member, in its sole and absolute discretion, (i) could adversely affect the ability of the managing member of the Managing Member to continue to qualify as a REIT, (ii) absent the consent of the Managing Member, which may be given or withheld in its sole and absolute discretion, could subject the managing member of the Managing Member to any taxes under Section 857 or Section 4981 of the Code, or (iii) could violate any law or regulation of any governmental body or agency having jurisdiction over the Managing Member or its securities, unless any such action (or inaction) under the foregoing clauses (i) or (ii) shall have been specifically consented to by the Managing Member in writing.

 

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Section 3.3            Company Only for Purposes Specified

 

The Company shall be a limited liability company only for the purposes specified in Section 3.1 . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, no Member shall have any authority to act for, bind, commit or assume any obligation or responsibility on behalf of the Company, its properties or any other Member. No Member, in its capacity as a Member under this Agreement, shall be responsible or liable for any indebtedness or obligation of another Member, nor shall the Company be responsible or liable for any indebtedness or obligation of any Member, incurred either before or after the execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Member, except as to those responsibilities, liabilities, indebtedness or obligations incurred pursuant to and as limited by the terms of this Agreement and the Act.

 

ARTICLE 4.

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS

 

Section 4.1            Capital Contributions of the Members

 

At the time of their respective execution of this Agreement, the Members shall make or shall have made Capital Contributions as set forth in Exhibit A to this Agreement (with respect to each Member, such Member’s “ Initial Capital Contribution ”). Except as required by law, as otherwise provided in Sections 4.3 , 4.4 and 10.5 , or as otherwise agreed to by any Member and the Managing Member, no Member shall be required or permitted to make any additional Capital Contributions or loans to the Company.

 

Section 4.2            Loans by Third Parties

 

Subject to Section 4.3 , the Company may incur Debt, or enter into other similar credit, guarantee, financing or refinancing arrangements for any purpose (including, without limitation, in connection with any further acquisition of Properties) with any Person that is not the Managing Member upon such terms as the Managing Member determines appropriate; provided   that , the Company shall not incur any Debt that is recourse to the Managing Member, except to the extent otherwise agreed to by the Managing Member in its sole discretion.

 

Section 4.3            Additional Funding and Capital Contributions

 

A.           Additional Funds . The Managing Member may, at any time and from time to time determine that the Company requires additional funds (“ Additional Funds ”) for the acquisition of additional Properties or for such other Company purposes as the Managing Member may determine. The holder (or holders, pro rata in accordance with their respective portion of Series B Interests) of the Series B Interest shall be required to, and hereby commits to, make one or more Capital Contributions to the Company in cash or property after the date hereof in an amount not to exceed $260,000,000 when such funds are required by the Company and called as provided in this Agreement (the “ Series B Financing Commitment ”), which amounts when contributed as any Capital Contributions to the Company pursuant to this Section 4.3 shall increase the Series B Liquidation Capital by the amount of such Capital Contribution. If the Managing Member determines Additional Funds are needed by the Company, it shall deliver a written notice to the holder (or holders, pro rata in accordance with their respective portion of Series B Interests) of the Series B Interest requesting Additional Capital Contributions in an amount not to exceed the aggregate Series B Financing Commitment, and such holder or holders shall be required to fund such amount (jointly and severally) within ten (10) Business Days after request therefor. Following the funding of the entire Series B Financing Commitment, Additional Funds may be raised by the Company, at the election of the Managing Member, in any manner provided in, and in accordance with, this Section 4.3 . No Member shall have any preemptive, preferential or similar right or rights to subscribe for or acquire any Company Interest.

 

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B.             Issuance of Additional Company Interests . Following the funding of the entire Series B Financing Commitment, the Managing Member, in its sole and absolute discretion, may raise all or any portion of the Additional Funds by accepting additional Capital Contributions of cash. The Managing Member may also accept additional Capital Contributions of real property or any other non-cash assets. In connection with any such additional Capital Contributions (of cash or property), the Managing Member is hereby authorized to cause the Company from time to time to issue to Members (including the Managing Member) or other Persons (including, without limitation, in connection with the contribution of property to the Company) other Company Interests 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, and duties, including rights, powers, and duties senior to then existing Company Interests, all as shall be determined by the Managing Member in its sole and absolute discretion subject to Delaware law, and as set forth by amendment to this Agreement, including without limitation, (i) the allocations of items of Company income, gain, loss, deduction, and credit to such class or series of Company Interests; (ii) the right of each such class or series of Company Interests to share in Company distributions; (iii) the rights of each such class or series of Company Interests upon dissolution and liquidation of the Company; and (iv) the right to vote; provided , that no such other Company Interests shall be issued to the Managing Member unless either (a) (1) the additional Company Interests are issued in connection with the grant, award, or issuance of interests of the Managing Member pursuant to Section 4.3.C below, which interests have designations, preferences, and other rights (except voting rights) such that the economic interests attributable to such interests are substantially similar to the designations, preferences and other rights of the additional Company Interests issued to the Managing Member in accordance with this Section 4.3.B , and (2) the Managing Member shall make a Capital Contribution to the Company in an amount equal to the net proceeds raised in connection with such issuance, or (b) the additional Company Interests are issued to all Members holding Company Interests in the same class in proportion to their respective percentage interests in such class. In the event that the Company issues additional Company Interests pursuant to this Section 4.3.B , the Managing Member shall make such revisions to this Agreement as it determines are necessary to reflect the issuance of such additional Company Interests.

 

C.              Issuance of MM Interests or Other Securities by the Managing Member . The Managing Member shall not issue any additional interests to its members or MM New Securities unless (i) the Managing Member shall cause the Company to issue to the Managing Member, Company Interests or rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities of the Company having designations, preferences and other rights, all such that the economic interests thereof are substantially similar to those of the additional interests or MM New Securities issued by the Managing Member and (ii) the Managing Member shall make a Capital Contribution of the net proceeds from the issuance of such additional interests or MM New Securities, as the case may be, and from the exercise of the rights contained in such additional MM New Securities, as the case may be. Without limiting the foregoing, the Managing Member is expressly authorized to issue additional interests or MM New Securities for no tangible value or for less than fair market value, and the Managing Member is expressly authorized to cause the Company to issue to the Managing Member corresponding Company Interests, so long as (x) the Managing Member concludes in good faith that such issuance of Company Interests is in the interests of the Company; and (y) the Managing Member contributes all proceeds, if any, from such issuance and exercise to the Company.

 

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Section 4.4            Other Contribution Provisions

 

In the event that any Member is admitted to the Company and is given (or is treated as having received) a Capital Account in exchange for services rendered to the Company, such transaction shall be treated by the Company and the affected Member as if the Company had compensated such Member in cash, and the Member had contributed such cash to the capital of the Company. In addition, with the consent of the Managing Member, in its sole discretion, one or more Members may enter into agreements with the Company, in the form of a guarantee or contribution agreement, which have the effect of providing a guarantee of certain obligations of the Company.

 

Section 4.5            No Preemptive Rights

 

Except to the extent expressly granted by the Company pursuant to another agreement, no Person shall have any preemptive, preferential or other similar right with respect to (i) additional Capital Contributions or loans to the Company or (ii) issuance or sale of any Company Interests.

 

ARTICLE 5.

DISTRIBUTIONS

 

Section 5.1            Requirement and Characterization of Distributions

 

Subject to this Section 5.1 and Section 5.6 , the Managing Member may cause the Company to distribute quarterly all, or such portion as the Managing Member may in its discretion determine, Available Cash generated by the Company in the manner and order that follows:

 

(1)           first, to the holders of the Series B Interest with respect to each such holder of the Series B Interest, until the Series B Unpaid Preferred Return is reduced to zero;

 

(2)          second, to the holders of the Series B Interest with respect to each such holder of the Series B Interest, until the Series B Unreturned Preferred Capital is reduced to zero;

 

(3)          third, to the holders of the Series A Interest with respect to each such holder of the Series A Interest and to the holders of the Series A-1 Interest with respect to each such holder of the Series A-1 Interest, in proportion to the amount of outstanding Series A Senior Unpaid Preferred Return and the amount of outstanding Series A-1 Unpaid Preferred Return, in each case owed to such holder, until the sum of the Series A Senior Unpaid Preferred Return and the Series A-1 Unpaid Preferred Return for all holders is reduced to zero;

 

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(4)           fourth, if such distribution is (a) in connection with a Liquidating Event, (b) in connection with a redemption pursuant to Section 5.6 or (c) at the election of the Managing Member, to the holders of the Series A Interest with respect to each such holder of the Series A Interest and to the holders of the Series A-1 Interest with respect to each such holder of the Series A-1 Interest, in proportion to the amount of outstanding Series A Senior Unreturned Liquidation Capital and the amount of outstanding Series A-1 Unreturned Liquidation Capital in each case owed to such holder, until the sum of the Series A Senior Unreturned Liquidation Capital and the Series A-1 Unreturned Liquidation Capital for all holders is reduced to zero;

 

(5)           fifth, 47.66% to the holders of the Series A Interest with respect to each such holder of the Series A Interest and 52.34% to the holders of the Series B Interest with respect to each such holder of the Series B Interest, until the Series A Junior Unpaid Preferred Return is reduced to zero;

 

(6)           sixth, 47.66% to the holders of the Series A Interest with respect to each such holder of the Series A Interest and 52.34% to the holders of the Series B Interest with respect to each such holder of the Series B Interest, until the Series A Junior Unreturned Liquidation Capital is reduced to zero; and

 

(7)           seventh, the remainder to the holders of the Series B Interest with respect to each such holder of the Series B Interest.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Properties Holding (if and for so long as it is a Member) shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to waive receipt on one or more occasions of any distributions made to it with respect to its Series A-1 Interest (any such election, the “ Properties Holding Distribution Waiver ”), in which case the distributions that would but for this provision have been made to Properties Holdings shall instead be distributed pursuant to the subsequent provisions (in priority) set forth in this Section 5.1 . Any amounts waived pursuant to the Properties Holding Distribution Waiver shall not reduce the Series A-1 Unpaid Preferred Return or the Series A-1 Unreturned Liquidation Capital.

 

Section 5.2            Distributions in Kind

 

Except as expressly provided herein, no right is given to any Member to demand and receive property other than cash. The Managing Member may determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, to make a distribution in-kind to the Members of Company assets, and such assets shall be distributed in such a fashion as to ensure that the fair market value is distributed and allocated in accordance with Articles 5 , 6 and 10 .

 

Section 5.3            Distributions Upon Liquidation

 

Notwithstanding Section 5.1 , proceeds from a Liquidating Event shall be distributed to the Members in accordance with Section 13.2 .

 

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Section 5.4            Distributions to Reflect Issuance of Additional Company Interests

 

In the event that the Company issues additional Company Interests to the Managing Member or any Additional Member pursuant to Section 4.3.B or 4.3.C , the Managing Member shall make such revisions to this Article 5 as it determines are necessary to reflect the issuance of such additional Company Interests. In the absence of any agreement to the contrary, an Additional Member shall be entitled to the distributions set forth in Section 5.1 (without regard to this Section 5.4 ) with respect to the period during which the closing of its contribution to the Company occurs, multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days from and after the date of such closing through the end of the applicable period, and the denominator of which is the total number of days in such period.

 

Section 5.5            Accrual

 

Notwithstanding Section 5.1 above, distributions on the Series A Interests, Series A-1 Interests and Series B Interests will accrue whether or not the terms and provisions set forth in this Article 5 at any time prohibit the current payment of distributions and whether or not the Company has earnings, whether or not there are funds legally available for the payment of such distributions and whether or not such distributions are authorized.

 

Section 5.6            Redemption

 

Notwithstanding Section 5.1 above, if, pursuant to Section 13.4 of the Managing Member’s operating agreement, the Managing Member redeems the MM Series A Preferred Units, the Company shall distribute to the holders of the Series A Interest in respect of the Series A Interest, pro rata with respect to each such holder of the Series A Interest, immediately prior to such redemption, an amount of Available Cash equal to the redemption price payable by the Managing Member to the holder of the MM Series A Preferred Units with respect to such redemption. In no event, however, shall the amount paid to the holders of the Series A Interest pursuant to this Section 5.6 exceed the maximum amount payable to the holders of the Series A Interest with respect to its or their Series A Interest pursuant to Section 5.1 above as of the date of any distribution paid under this Section 5.6 . Unless the Managing Member determines otherwise, if any amount is paid to the holders of the Series A Interest pursuant to this Section 5.6 , the Company will make a proportionate payment, determined under the principles of Sections 5.1(3) and (4) , to the holders of the Series A-1 Interest.

 

ARTICLE 6.

ALLOCATIONS

 

Section 6.1            Capital Accounts.

 

A.           A separate Capital Account shall be maintained for each Member in accordance with Section 704(b) of the Code and United States Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2. Subject to the preceding sentence, each Member's opening Capital Account balance: (A) shall be credited with (i) the amount of all cash and the Gross Asset Value of all property contributed by such Members to the capital of the Company and (ii) the amount of Net Income (and any individual items of gross income) allocated to such Member pursuant to this Article 6, and (B) shall be debited with (i) the amount of all cash and the Gross Asset Value of all property distributed by the Company to such Member and (ii) the amount of any Net Losses (and any individual items of gross loss) allocated to such Member pursuant to this Article 6. Each Member shall have a single Capital Account which shall reflect all interests of such Member (regardless of class or time of acquisition). Notwithstanding the foregoing, sub-accounts shall be maintained for each Member who is a member of more than one class of Members, which sub-accounts shall reflect the amounts credited or charged with respect to each class of Units held by such Member. Any and all references to the Capital Accounts of a particular class of Members in Sections 6.2 or 6.3 of this Agreement shall, with respect to any Member who is a member of more than one class of Members, be deemed to refer to the sub-account maintained for such Member which reflects amounts credited or charged with respect to such class of Units held by such Member.

 

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B.            Immediately prior to decreasing a Member's Capital Account to reflect any distribution of a Company asset to it (other than cash), all Members' Capital Accounts shall be adjusted to reflect the manner in which the unrealized income, gain, loss and deduction inherent in such Company asset (that has not been reflected in the Capital Accounts previously) would be allocated among the Members if there were a taxable disposition of such Company asset for its Gross Asset Value.

 

C.            Any permitted transferee of an interest in the Company shall succeed to the Capital Account relating to the interest transferred.

 

D.            Whenever it is necessary to determine the Capital Account of any Member, the Capital Account of such Member shall be determined after giving effect to all allocations pursuant to this Article 6 and all contributions and distributions made prior to the time as of which such determination is to be made.

 

Section 6.2            Allocations.

 

A.           Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.3 , Net Income and Net Loss (and, if necessary, individual items of gross income or loss) for the year shall be allocated among the Members in a manner such that, to the extent possible, the Capital Account balance of each Member at the end of such taxable year, including short taxable years, shall be equal to the excess (which may be negative) of:

 

(1)           the amount that would be distributed to such Member if (a) the company were to sell the assets of the company for their Gross Asset Values, (b) all Company liabilities were settled in cash according to their terms (limited, with respect to each Nonrecourse Liability, to the Gross Asset Values of the assets securing such liability), and (c) the net proceeds thereof were distributed in full pursuant to Section 5.1, over

 

(2)           the sum of (a) the amount, if any, without duplication, that such Member would be obligated to contribute to the capital of the Company, (b) such Member's share of Company Minimum Gain and (c) such Member's share of Member Minimum Gain determined pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(5), all computed as of the date of the hypothetical sale described in (1) above.

 

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B.           For tax purposes, all items of income, gain, loss, deduction, expense and credit (other than tax items corresponding to items allocated pursuant to Section 6.2(D)) shall be allocated to the Members in the same manner as is Net Income and Net Loss; provided, however, that, in accordance with Section 704(c) of the Code, the Regulations promulgated thereunder and Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(i), items of income, gain, loss, deduction, expense and credit with respect to any property whose Gross Asset Value differs from its adjusted basis for tax purposes (including Regulations Section 1.752-7) liabilities shall, solely for tax purposes, be allocated among the Members in accordance with the method determined by the tax matters member so as to take account of both the amount and character of such variation.

 

Section 6.3            Additional Allocation Provisions

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article 6 :

 

A.            Regulatory Allocations .

 

(i)           Minimum Gain Chargeback . Except as otherwise provided in Regulations Section 1.704-2(f), notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.2 , or any other provision of this Article 6 , if there is a net decrease in Company Minimum Gain during any fiscal year, each Member shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain for such year (and, if necessary, subsequent years) in an amount equal to such Member’s share of the net decrease in Company Minimum Gain, as determined under Regulations Section 1.704-2(g). Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each Member pursuant thereto. The items to be allocated shall be determined in accordance with Regulations Sections 1.704-2(f)(6) and 1.704-2(j)(2). This Section 6.3.A(i) is intended to qualify as a “ minimum gain chargeback ” within the meaning of Regulation Section 1.704-2(f) which shall be controlling in the event of a conflict between such Regulation and this Section 6.3.A(i) .

 

(ii)            Member Minimum Gain Chargeback . Except as otherwise provided in Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4), and notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.2 , or any other provision of this Article 6 (except Section 6.3.A(i) ), if there is a net decrease in Member Minimum Gain attributable to a Member Nonrecourse Debt during any fiscal year, each Member who has a share of the Member Minimum Gain attributable to such Member Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(5), shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain for such year (and, if necessary, subsequent years) in an amount equal to such Member’s share of the net decrease in Member Minimum Gain attributable to such Member Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4). Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each Member pursuant thereto. The items to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance with Regulations Sections 1.704-2(i)(4) and 1.704-2(j)(2). This Section 6.3.A(ii) is intended to qualify as a “chargeback of partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain” within the meaning of Regulation Section 1.704-2(i) which shall be controlling in the event of a conflict between such Regulation and this Section 6.3.A(ii) .

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(iii)           Nonrecourse Deductions and Member Nonrecourse Deductions . Any Nonrecourse Deductions for any fiscal year shall be specially allocated to the Members in the same manner in which such items would have been allocated pursuant to Section 6.2 . Any Member Nonrecourse Deductions for any fiscal year shall be specially allocated to the Member(s) who bears the economic risk of loss with respect to the Member Nonrecourse Debt to which such Member Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable, in accordance with Regulations Sections 1.704-2(b)(4) and 1.704-2(i).

 

(iv)           Qualified Income Offset . If any Member unexpectedly receives an adjustment, allocation or distribution described in Regulations Section 1.704 1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) or (6), items of Company income and gain shall be allocated, in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d), to the Member in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate, to the extent required by such Regulations, the Adjusted Capital Account Deficit of the Member as quickly as possible provided that an allocation pursuant to this Section 6.3.A(iv) shall be made if and only to the extent that such Member would have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit after all other allocations provided in this Article 6 have been tentatively made as if this Section 6.3.A(iv) were not in this Agreement. It is intended that this Section 6.3.A(iv) qualify and be construed as a “ qualified income offset ” within the meaning of Regulations 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d), which shall be controlling in the event of a conflict between such Regulations and this Section 6.3.A(iv) .

 

(v)           Gross Income Allocation . In the event any Member has a deficit Capital Account at the end of any fiscal year which is in excess of the sum of (1) the amount (if any) such Member is obligated to restore to the Company, and (2) the amount such Member is deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) or the penultimate sentences of Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5), each such Member shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain in the amount of such excess as quickly as possible, provided , that an allocation pursuant to this Section 6.3.A(v) shall be made if and only to the extent that such Member would have a deficit Capital Account in excess of such sum after all other allocations provided in this Article 6 have been tentatively made as if this Section 6.3.A(v) and Section 6.3.A(iv) were not in this Agreement.

 

(vi)          Limitation on Allocation of Net Loss . To the extent any allocation of Net Loss would cause or increase an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit as to any Member, such allocation of Net Loss shall be reallocated among the other Members in accordance with their respective Capital Account balances.

 

(vii)           Section 754 Adjustment . To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company asset pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b) is required, pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) or Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as the result of a distribution to a Member in complete liquidation of his interest in the Company, the amount of such adjustment to the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) and such gain or loss shall be specially allocated to the Members in accordance with their interests in the Company in the event that Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) applies, or to the Members to whom such distribution was made in the event that Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) applies.

 

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(viii)         Curative Allocation . The allocations set forth in Sections 6.3.A(i) , (ii) , (iii) , (iv) , (v) , (vi) , and (vii) (the “ Regulatory Allocations ”) are intended to comply with certain regulatory requirements, including the requirements of Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 6.1 and 6.2 , the Regulatory Allocations shall be taken into account in allocating other items of income, gain, loss and deduction among the Members so that, to the extent possible, the net amount of such allocations of other items and the Regulatory Allocations to each Member shall be equal to the net amount that would have been allocated to each such Member if the Regulatory Allocations had not occurred.

 

B.            For purposes of determining a Member’s proportional share of the “excess nonrecourse liabilities” of the Company within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.752-3(a)(3), each Member’s interest in Company profits shall be the same as such Member’s share of items of income that are attributable to Available Cash.

 

ARTICLE 7.

MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF BUSINESS

 

Section 7.1           Management

 

A.            Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all management powers over the business and affairs of the Company are and shall be exclusively vested in the Managing Member, and no Member shall have any right to participate in or exercise control or management power over the business and affairs of the Company. The Managing Member may not be removed by the Members with or without cause, except with the consent of the Managing Member. In addition to the powers now or hereafter granted a managing member of a limited liability company under applicable law or which are granted to the Managing Member under any other provision of this Agreement, the Managing Member, subject to the other provisions hereof including Section 7.3 , shall have full power and authority to do all things deemed necessary or desirable by it to conduct the business of the Company, to exercise all powers set forth in Section 3.2 and to effectuate the purposes set forth in Section 3.1 , including, without limitation:

 

(1)          the making of any expenditures, the lending or borrowing of money, the assumption or guarantee of, or other contracting for, indebtedness and other liabilities, the issuance of evidences of indebtedness (including the securing of same by mortgage, deed of trust or other lien or encumbrance on all or any of the Company’s assets) and the incurring of any obligations it deems necessary for the conduct of the activities of the Company;

 

(2)          the making of tax, regulatory and other filings, or rendering of periodic or other reports to governmental or other agencies having jurisdiction over the business or assets of the Company, the registration of any class of securities of the Company under the Exchange Act, and the listing of any debt securities of the Company on any exchange;

 

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(3)          the acquisition, disposition, mortgage, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or exchange of any assets of the Company or the merger or other combination of the Company with or into another entity;

 

(4)          the acquisition, disposition, mortgage, pledge, encumbrance or hypothecation of all or any assets of the Company, and the use of the assets of the Company (including, without limitation, cash on hand) for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement and on any terms it sees fit, including, without limitation, the financing of the conduct or the operations of the Managing Member or the Company, the lending of funds to other Persons (including, without limitation, the Managing Member or any Subsidiaries of the Company) and the repayment of obligations of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries and any other Person in which it has an equity investment, and the making of capital contributions to its Subsidiaries;

 

(5)          the management, operation, leasing, landscaping, repair, alteration, demolition or improvement of any real property or improvements owned by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company;

 

(6)          the negotiation, execution, and performance of any contracts, leases, conveyances or other instruments that the Managing Member considers useful or necessary to the conduct of the Company’s operations or the implementation of the Managing Member’s powers under this Agreement, including contracting with contractors, developers, consultants, accountants, legal counsel, other professional advisors and other agents and the payment of their expenses and compensation out of the Company’s assets;

 

(7)          the distribution of Company cash or other Company assets in accordance with this Agreement;

 

(8)          the establishment of one or more divisions of the Company, the selection and dismissal of employees of the Company (including, without limitation, employees having titles such as “president , ” “vice president,” “secretary” and “treasurer”), and agents, outside attorneys, accountants, consultants and contractors of the Company, the determination of their compensation and other terms of employment or hiring, including waivers of conflicts of interest and the payment of their expenses and compensation out of the Company’s assets;

 

(9)          the maintenance of such insurance for the benefit of the Company and the Members and directors and officers of the Company or the Managing Member as it deems necessary or appropriate;

 

(10)         the formation of, or acquisition of an interest in, and the contribution of property to, any further limited or general partnerships, real estate investment trusts, corporations, joint ventures or other relationships that it deems desirable (including, without limitation, the acquisition of interests in, and the contributions of property to any Subsidiary and any other Person in which it has an equity investment from time to time);

 

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(11)         the control of any matters affecting the rights and obligations of the Company, including the settlement, compromise, submission to arbitration or any other form of dispute resolution, or abandonment of, any claim, cause of action, liability, debt or damages, due or owing to or from the Company, the commencement or defense of suits, legal proceedings, administrative proceedings, arbitration or other forms of dispute resolution, and the representation of the Company in all suits or legal proceedings, administrative proceedings, arbitrations or other forms of dispute resolution, the incurring of legal expense, and the indemnification of any Person against liabilities and contingencies to the extent permitted by law;

 

(12)         the undertaking of any action in connection with the Company’s direct or indirect investment in any Person (including, without limitation, contributing or loaning Company funds to, incurring indebtedness on behalf of, or guarantying the obligations of any such Persons);

 

(13)        subject to the other provisions in this Agreement, the determination of the fair market value of any Company property distributed in kind using such reasonable method of valuation as it may adopt, provided , that such methods are otherwise consistent with requirements of this Agreement;

 

(14)         the management, operation, leasing, landscaping, repair, alteration, demolition or improvement of any real property or improvements owned by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or any Person in which the Company has made a direct or indirect equity investment;

 

(15)         holding, managing, investing and reinvesting cash and other assets of the Company;

 

(16)         the collection and receipt of revenues and income of the Company;

 

(17)         the exercise, directly or indirectly through any attorney-in-fact acting under a general or limited power of attorney, of any right, including the right to vote, appurtenant to any asset or investment held by the Company;

 

(18)         the exercise of any of the powers of the Managing Member enumerated in this Agreement on behalf of or in connection with any Subsidiary of the Company or any other Person in which the Company has a direct or indirect interest, or jointly with any such Subsidiary or other Person;

 

(19)        the exercise of any of the powers of the Managing Member enumerated in this Agreement on behalf of any Person in which the Company does not have an interest pursuant to contractual or other arrangements with such Person;

 

(20)        the making, execution and delivery of any and all deeds, leases, notes, deeds to secure debt, mortgages, deeds of trust, security agreements, conveyances, contracts, guarantees, warranties, indemnities, waivers, releases or legal instruments or agreements in writing necessary or appropriate in the judgment of the Managing Member for the accomplishment of any of the powers of the Managing Member enumerated in this Agreement;

 

(21)         the right to nominate and approve any nomination of directors to the board of each Subsidiary (including any Subsidiary that is a REIT);

 

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(22)        the issuance of additional Company interests, as appropriate, in connection with the contribution of Additional Funds pursuant to Section 4.3 ; and

 

(23)        the amendment and restatement of Exhibit A hereto to reflect accurately at all times the Capital Contributions and percentage interests of the Members as the same are adjusted from time to time to the extent necessary to reflect redemptions, Capital Contributions, the admission of any Additional Member or any Substituted Member or otherwise, which amendment and restatement, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, shall not be deemed an amendment to this Agreement, as long as the matter or event being reflected in Exhibit A hereto otherwise is authorized by this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Managing Member may, in lieu of making an amendment and restatement of Exhibit A to reflect the foregoing, elect to update the books and records of the Company to reflect any changes that would need to be made to Exhibit A, and any such changes shall be deemed to modify Exhibit A without a requisite amendment or restatement.

 

B.            Each of the Members agrees that the Managing Member is authorized to execute, deliver and perform the above-mentioned agreements and transactions on behalf of the Company without any further act, approval or vote of the Members, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement (except as provided in Section 7.3 ), the Act or any applicable law, rule or regulation to the fullest extent permitted under the Act or other applicable law, rule or regulation. The execution, delivery or performance by the Managing Member or the Company of any agreement authorized or permitted under this Agreement shall not constitute a breach by the Managing Member of any duty that the Managing Member may owe the Company or the Members or any other Persons under this Agreement or of any duty stated or implied by law or equity.

 

C.            At all times from and after the date hereof, the Managing Member may cause the Company to obtain and maintain (i) casualty, liability and other insurance on the properties of the Company or its Subsidiaries and (ii) liability insurance for the Indemnities hereunder.

 

D.           At all times from and after the date hereof, the Managing Member may cause the Company to establish and maintain working capital and other reserves in such amounts as the Managing Member, in its sole and absolute discretion, deems appropriate and reasonable from time to time.

 

E.            In exercising its authority under this Agreement, the Managing Member may, but shall be under no obligation to, take into account the tax consequences to any Member (including the Managing Member) of any action taken (or not taken) by the Managing Member. The Managing Member and the Company shall not have liability to a Member under this Agreement as a result of an income tax liability incurred by such Member as a result of an action (or inaction) by the Managing Member pursuant to its authority under this Agreement.

 

F.            Except as otherwise provided herein, to the extent the duties of the Managing Member require expenditures of funds to be paid to third parties, the Managing Member shall not have any obligations hereunder except to the extent that Company funds are reasonably available to it for the performance of such duties, and nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize or require the Managing Member, 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 Company.

 

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G.            Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, (i) under no circumstance shall any Member or the Managing Member owe any fiduciary duties or obligations (whether express, implied or otherwise) to any other Member and (ii) any and all such duties and obligations (and any and all claims which may be based thereon) are hereby expressly waived and relinquished by each Member. Notwithstanding the forgoing waivers, each Member and the Managing Member is and shall be subject to the implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

 

Section 7.2            Certificate of Formation of the Company

  

To the extent that such action is determined by the Managing Member to be reasonable and necessary or appropriate, the Managing Member shall file amendments to and restatements of the Certificate and do all the things to maintain the Company as a limited liability company (or an entity in which the members have limited liability) under the laws of the State of Delaware and to maintain the Company’s qualification to do business as a foreign limited liability company in each other state, the District of Columbia or other jurisdiction, in which the Company may elect to do business or own property. The Managing Member shall not be required, before or after filing, to deliver or mail a copy of the Certificate or any amendment thereto to any Member. The Managing Member shall use all reasonable efforts to cause to be filed such other certificates or documents as may be reasonable and necessary or appropriate for the formation, continuation, qualification and operation of a limited liability company (or an entity in which the members have limited liability) in the State of Delaware, any other state, or the District of Columbia or other jurisdiction, in which the Company may elect to do business or own property.

 

Section 7.3            Restrictions on Managing Member’s Authority; Amendments

 

A.           The Managing Member may not take any action in contravention of an express prohibition or limitation of this Agreement without the prior written Consent of the Members.

 

B.            The Managing Member shall not, without the prior written Consent of the other Members, amend, modify or terminate this Agreement; provided, however, the Managing Member shall have the exclusive power to amend this Agreement as may be required to facilitate or implement any of the following purposes:

 

(1)          to add to the obligations of the Managing Member or surrender any right or power granted to the Managing Member or any Affiliate of the Managing Member for the benefit of the Members;

 

(2)          subject to Section 7.3 , to reflect the issuance of additional Company Interests pursuant to Sections 4.3.B , 5.4  and 6.2B . or the admission, substitution, termination, or withdrawal of Members in accordance with this Agreement (which may be effected through the replacement of Exhibit A with an amended Exhibit A );

 

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(3)          subject to Section 7.3 , to set forth or amend the designations, rights, powers, duties, and preferences of the holders of any additional Company Interests issued pursuant to Article 4 ;

 

(4)          to reflect a change that is of an inconsequential nature that does not adversely affect the Members in any material respect, or to cure any ambiguity, correct or supplement any provision in this Agreement not inconsistent with law or with other provisions, or make other changes with respect to matters arising under this Agreement that will not be inconsistent with law or with the provisions of this Agreement;

 

(5)          to satisfy any requirements, conditions, or guidelines contained in any order, directive, opinion, ruling or regulation of a federal or state agency or contained in federal or state law;

 

(6)          to reflect such changes as are reasonably necessary for the managing member of the Managing Member to maintain its status as a REIT, including changes which may be necessitated due to a change in applicable law (or an authoritative interpretation thereof) or a ruling of the IRS; and

 

(7)          to modify, as set forth in the definition of “ Capital Account, ” the manner in which Capital Accounts are computed.

 

The Managing Member will provide notice to the Members when any action under this Section 7.3.A is taken. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement shall not be amended with respect to any Member adversely affected, and no action may be taken by the Managing Member, without the Consent of such Member adversely affected if such amendment or action would (i) modify the limited liability of a Member, (ii) alter rights of the Member to receive distributions pursuant to Article 5 , the allocations specified in Article 6 or otherwise under this Agreement, or (iii) amend this paragraph. This paragraph does not require unanimous consent of all Members adversely affected unless the amendment is to be effective against all Members adversely affected.

 

C.            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Managing Member shall not take any action with respect to the following matters without the approval of the holders of the Series A-1 Interest if and for so long as Properties Holding has made its Initial Capital Contribution and is still entitled to receive distributions on the Series A-1 Interest in the Company under Section 5.1 :

 

(1) any material amendment or modification to this Agreement;

 

(2) the issuance, terms and pricing of any additional Company Interests;

 

(3)          the making of any distributions by the Company with respect to the Series B Interests (other than in accordance with Section 5.1 ) or any other interests that are junior as to distributions or upon liquidation to the Series A Interest or the Series A-1 Interest;

 

(4)          the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into any other Person; and

 

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(5)          a sale of all or substantially all of the aggregate assets of the Company held indirectly through Brookfield DTLA Fund Properties III LLC or all of the aggregate interests of the Company in Brookfield DTLA Fund Properties III LLC.

 

Section 7.4            Reimbursement of the Managing Member

 

A.           Except as provided in this Section 7.4 and elsewhere in this Agreement (including the provisions of Articles 5 and 6 regarding distributions, payments and allocations to which it may be entitled), the Managing Member shall not be compensated for its services as managing member of the Company.

 

B.           The Company shall be responsible for and shall pay all expenses relating to the Company’s and the Managing Member’s organization, the ownership of its assets and its operations. The Managing Member is hereby authorized to pay compensation for accounting, administrative, legal, technical, management and other services rendered to the Company. Except to the extent provided in this Agreement, the Managing Member and its Affiliates shall be reimbursed on a monthly basis, or such other basis as the Managing Member may determine in its sole and absolute discretion, for all expenses that the Managing Member and its Affiliates incur relating to the ownership and operation of, or for the benefit of, the Company (including, without limitation, administrative expenses); provided , that the amount of any such reimbursement shall be reduced by any interest earned by the Managing Member with respect to bank accounts or other instruments or accounts held by it on behalf of the Company. The Members acknowledge that all such expenses of the Managing Member are deemed to be for the benefit of the Company. Such reimbursement shall be in addition to any reimbursement made as a result of indemnification pursuant to Section 7.7 hereof. In the event that certain expenses are incurred for the benefit of the Company and other entities (including the Managing Member), such expenses will be allocated to the Company and such other entities in such a manner as the Managing Member in its sole and absolute discretion deems fair and reasonable. All payments and reimbursements hereunder shall be characterized for federal income tax purposes as expenses of the Company incurred on its behalf, and not as expenses of the Managing Member.

 

C.           If and to the extent any reimbursements to the Managing Member pursuant to this Section 7.4 constitute gross income of the Managing Member (as opposed to the repayment of advances made by the Managing Member on behalf of the Company), such amounts shall constitute guaranteed payments within the meaning of Section 707(c) of the Code, shall be treated consistently therewith by the Company and all Members, and shall not be treated as distributions for purposes of computing the Members’ Capital Accounts.

 

Section 7.5           Outside Activities of the Managing Member . Without the Consent of the Members, the Managing Member shall not, directly or indirectly, enter into or conduct any business, other than in connection with the ownership, acquisition and disposition of Company Interests and the management of the business of the Company.

 

Section 7.6            Contracts with Affiliates

 

A.           The Company may lend or contribute to Persons in which it has an equity investment, and such Persons may borrow funds from the Company, on terms and conditions established in the sole and absolute discretion of the Managing Member. The foregoing authority shall not create any right or benefit in favor of any Person.

 

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B.            Except as provided in Section 7.3, the Company 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 consistent with this Agreement and applicable law as the Managing Member in its sole discretion deems advisable.

 

C.            The Managing Member, in its sole and absolute discretion and without the approval of the Members, may propose and adopt on behalf of the Company employee benefit plans funded by the Company for the benefit of employees of the Managing Member, the Company, Subsidiaries of the Company or any Affiliate of any of them in respect of services performed, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the Company, the Managing Member, or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries.

 

Section 7.7            Indemnification

 

A.            To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company shall indemnify an Indemnitee from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, expenses (including 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 Company 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 the act or failure to act of the Indemnitee constitutes willful misconduct or recklessness. Without limitation, the foregoing indemnity shall extend to any liability of any Indemnitee, pursuant to a loan guaranty or otherwise, for any indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (including, without limitation, any indebtedness which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company has assumed or taken subject to), and the Managing Member is hereby authorized and empowered, on behalf of the Company, to enter into one or more indemnity agreements consistent with the provisions of this Section 7.7 in favor of any Indemnitee having or potentially having liability for any such indebtedness. 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 7.7.A . The termination of any proceeding by conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, or any 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 7.7.A . Any indemnification pursuant to this Section 7.7 shall be made only out of the assets of the Company, and any insurance proceeds from the liability policy covering the Managing Member and any Indemnitee, and neither the Managing Member nor any Member shall have any obligation to contribute to the capital of the Company or otherwise provide funds to enable the Company to fund its obligations under this Section 7.7 , except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed to by such Member and the Company.

 

B.            Reasonable expenses incurred by an Indemnitee who is a party to a proceeding may be paid or reimbursed by the Company in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding upon receipt by the Company 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 Company as authorized in this Section 7.7 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.

 

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C.            The indemnification provided by this Section 7.7 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 Members, as a matter of law or otherwise, and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to serve in such capacity unless otherwise provided in a written agreement pursuant to which such Indemnitee is indemnified.

 

D.            The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, purchase and maintain insurance, on behalf of the Indemnitees and such other Persons as the Managing Member shall determine, against any liability that may be asserted against or expenses that may be incurred by such Person in connection with the Company’s activities, regardless of whether the Company would have the power to indemnify such Person against such liability under the provisions of this Agreement.

 

E.            For purposes of this Section 7.7 , the Company 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 Company 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 Section 7.7 ; 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 which is not opposed to the best interests of the Company.

 

F.            In no event may an Indemnitee subject the Members 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 7.7  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 7.7 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. Any amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 7.7 or any provision hereof shall be prospective only and shall not in any way affect the limitations on the Company’s liability to any Indemnitee under this Section 7.7 as in effect immediately prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted.

 

I.             If and to the extent any reimbursements to the Managing Member pursuant to this Section 7.7  constitute gross income of the Managing Member (as opposed to the repayment of advances made by the Managing Member on behalf of the Company) such amounts shall constitute guaranteed payments within the meaning of Section 707(c) of the Code, shall be treated consistently therewith by the Company and all Members, and shall not be treated as distributions for purposes of computing the Members’ Capital Accounts.

 

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J.            Any indemnification hereunder is subject to, and limited by, the provisions of the Act.

 

K.           In the event the Company is made a party to any litigation or otherwise incurs any loss or expense as a result of or in connection with any Member’s personal obligations or liabilities unrelated to Company business, such Member shall indemnify and reimburse the Company for all such loss and expense incurred, including legal fees, and the Company interest of such Member may be charged therefor. The liability of a Member under this Section 7.7.K shall not be limited to such Member’s Company Interest, but shall be enforceable against such Member personally.

 

Section 7.8            Liability of the Managing Member

 

A.           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, none of the Managing Member nor any of its officers, directors, agents or employees shall be liable or accountable in damages or otherwise to the Company, any Members, or their successors or assigns, for losses sustained, liabilities incurred or benefits not derived as a result of errors in judgment or mistakes of fact or law or any act or omission if the Managing Member acted in good faith.

 

B.           Subject to its obligations and duties as Managing Member set forth in Section 7.1.A, the Managing Member may exercise any of the powers granted to it by this Agreement and perform any of the duties imposed upon it hereunder either directly or by or through its agents. The Managing Member shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such agent appointed by it in good faith.

 

C.           Any amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 7.8 or any provision hereof shall be prospective only and shall not in any way affect the limitations on the liability of the Managing Member and any of its officers, directors, agents and employee’s liability to the Company and the Members under this Section 7.8 as in effect immediately prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted.

 

Section 7.9            Other Matters Concerning the Managing Member

 

A.           The Managing Member may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.

 

B.           The Managing Member may consult with legal counsel, accountants, appraisers, management consultants, investment bankers and other consultants and advisers selected by it, and any act taken or omitted to be taken in reliance upon the opinion of such Persons as to matters which such Managing Member reasonably believes to be within such Person’s professional or expert competence shall be conclusively presumed to have been done or omitted in good faith and in accordance with such opinion.

 

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C.           The Managing Member shall have the right, in respect of any of its powers or obligations hereunder, to act through any of its duly authorized officers and a duly appointed attorney or attorneys-in-fact. Each such attorney shall, to the extent provided by the Managing Member in the power of attorney, have full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and duty which is permitted or required to be done by the Managing Member hereunder.

 

D.          Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement or any non-mandatory provision of the Act, (i) the Company shall be operated in such a manner that will enable the managing member of the Managing Member, for so long as the managing member of the Managing Member has determined to qualify as a REIT, to continue to qualify as a REIT, and (ii) any action of the Managing Member on behalf of the Company or any decision of the Managing Member to refrain from acting on behalf of the Company, undertaken in the good faith belief that such action or omission is necessary or advisable in order to protect the ability of the managing member of the Managing Member, for so long as the managing member of the Managing Member has determined to qualify as a REIT, to (x) continue to qualify as a REIT or (y) avoid the managing member of the Managing Member incurring any taxes under Section 857 or Section 4981 of the Code, is expressly authorized under this Agreement.

 

Section 7.10          Title to Company Assets

 

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

 

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Section 7.11          Reliance by Third Parties

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, subject to Section 7.3 , any Person dealing with the Company shall be entitled to assume that the Managing Member has full power and authority to encumber, sell or otherwise use in any manner any and all assets of the Company and to enter into any contracts on behalf of the Company, and such Person shall be entitled to deal with the Managing Member as if it were the Company’s sole party in interest, both legally and beneficially. Each Member (other than the Managing Member) hereby waives any and all defenses or other remedies which may be available against such Person to contest, negate or disaffirm any action of the Managing Member in connection with any such dealing. In no event shall any Person dealing with the Managing Member or its representatives be obligated to ascertain that the terms of this Agreement have been complied with or to inquire into the necessity or expedience of any act or action of the Managing Member or its representatives. Each and every certificate, document or other instrument executed on behalf of the Company by the Managing Member or its representatives shall be conclusive evidence in favor of any and every Person relying thereon or claiming thereunder that (i) at the time of the execution and delivery of such certificate, document or instrument, this Agreement was in full force and effect, (ii) the Person executing and delivering such certificate, document or instrument was duly authorized and empowered to do so for and on behalf of the Company and (iii) such certificate, document or instrument was duly executed and delivered in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement and is binding upon the Company.

 

Section 7.12          Officers

 

A.           The current officers of the Company designated by the Managing Member are listed on Schedule A hereto. Any additional or successor officers of the Company shall be chosen by the Managing Member. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. The Managing Member may appoint such other officers and agents as it shall deem necessary or advisable who shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Managing Member. The officers of the Company shall hold office until their successors are chosen and qualified. Any officer may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the Managing Member.

 

B.           The officers set forth on Schedule A hereto, to the extent of their powers set forth in this Agreement or otherwise vested in them by action of the Managing Member not inconsistent with this Agreement, are agents of the Company for the purpose of the Company’s business and the actions of the officers taken in accordance with such powers shall bind the Company.

 

ARTICLE 8.

RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF MEMBERS

 

Section 8.1            Limitation of Liability

 

The Members shall have no liability under this Agreement except as expressly provided in this Agreement or under the Act.

 

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Section 8.2            Management of Business

 

Except as provided in Section 7.3 , no Member (other than the Managing Member, any of its Affiliates or any officer, director, employee, partner, agent or trustee of the Managing Member, the Company or any of their Affiliates, in their capacity as such) shall take part in the operations, management or control (within the meaning of the Act) of the Company’s business or transact any business in the Company’s name or have the power to sign documents for or otherwise bind the Company. The transaction of any such business by the Managing Member, any of its Affiliates or any officer, director, employee, partner, agent or trustee of the Managing Member, the Company or any of their Affiliates, in their capacity as such, shall not affect, impair or eliminate the limitations on the liability of the other Members under this Agreement.

 

Section 8.3            Outside Activities of Members

 

Any Member and any officer, director, employee, agent, trustee, Affiliate or stockholder of any Member shall be entitled to and may have business interests and engage in business activities in addition to those relating to the Company, including business interests and activities in direct competition with the Company or that are enhanced by the activities of the Company. Neither the Company nor any Members shall have any rights by virtue of this Agreement in any business ventures of any Member. Subject to such agreements, none of the Members nor any other Person shall have any rights by virtue of this Agreement or the partnership relationship established hereby in any business ventures of any other Person, other than the Members benefiting from the business conducted by the Managing Member, and such Person shall have no obligation pursuant to this Agreement to offer any interest in any such business ventures to the Company, any Member or any such other Person, even if such opportunity is of a character which, if presented to the Company, any Member or such other Person, could be taken by such Person.

 

Section 8.4            Return of Capital

 

No Member shall be entitled to the withdrawal or return of his or her Capital Contribution, except to the extent of distributions made pursuant to this Agreement or upon termination of the Company as provided herein. No Member shall have priority over any other Member either as to the return of Capital Contributions, or as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, or as to profits, losses, distributions or credits.

 

Section 8.5            Rights of Members Relating to the Company

 

A.         In addition to other rights provided by this Agreement or by the Act, each Member shall have the right, for a purpose reasonably related to such Member’s interest in the Company, upon written demand with a statement of the purpose of such demand and at such Member’s expense:

 

(1)          to obtain a copy of the Company’s federal, state and local income tax returns for each Company Year;

 

(2)          to obtain a current list of the name and last known business, residence or mailing address of each Member;

 

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(3)          to obtain a copy of this Agreement and the Certificate and all amendments thereto, together with executed copies of all powers of attorney pursuant to which this Agreement, the Certificate and all amendments thereto have been executed; and

 

(4)          to obtain true and full information regarding the amount of cash and a description and statement of any other property or services contributed by each Member and which each Member has agreed to contribute in the future, and the date on which each became a Member.

 

B.            Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 8.5 , the Managing Member may keep confidential from the Members, for such period of time as the Managing Member determines in its sole and absolute discretion to be reasonable, any information that (i) the Managing Member believes to be in the nature of trade secrets or other information the disclosure of which the Managing Member in good faith believes is not in the best interests of the Company or (ii) the Company or the Managing Member is required by law or by agreements with unaffiliated third parties to keep confidential.

 

ARTICLE 9.

BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS

 

Section 9.1            Records and Accounting

 

The Managing Member shall keep or cause to be kept at the principal office of the Company appropriate books and records with respect to the Company’s business, including without limitation, all books and records necessary to provide to the Members any information, lists and copies of documents required to be provided pursuant to Section 9.3 . Any records maintained by or on behalf of the Company in the regular course of its business may be kept on, or be in the form of any information storage device, provided , that the records so maintained are convertible into clearly legible written form within a reasonable period of time. The books of the Company shall be maintained, for financial and tax reporting purposes, on an accrual basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Section 9.2            Fiscal Year

 

The fiscal year and taxable year of the Company shall be the calendar year.

 

Section 9.3            Reports

 

A.           As soon as practicable, but in no event later than 120 days after the close of each Company Year, the Managing Member shall cause to be mailed to each Member as of the close of the Company Year, an annual report containing financial statements of the Company, or of the Managing Member if such statements are prepared solely on a consolidated basis with the Managing Member, for such Company Year, presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

 

B.           As soon as practicable, but in no event later than 45 days after the close of each calendar quarter (except the last calendar quarter of each year), the Managing Member shall cause to be mailed to each Member as of the last day of the calendar quarter, a report containing unaudited financial statements of the Company, or of the Managing Member, if such statements are prepared solely on a consolidated basis with the applicable law or regulation, or as the Managing Member determines to be appropriate.

 

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ARTICLE 10.

TAX MATTERS

 

Section 10.1          Preparation of Tax Returns

 

The Managing Member shall arrange for the preparation and timely filing of all returns of Company income, gains, deductions, losses and other items required of the Company for federal and state income tax purposes and shall use all reasonable efforts to furnish, within 90 days of the close of each taxable year, the tax information reasonably required by Members for federal and state income tax reporting purposes. Each Member shall promptly provide the Managing Member with any information reasonably requested by the Managing Member relating to any contributed Property contributed (directly or indirectly) by such Member to the Company.

 

Section 10.2          Tax Elections

 

Except as otherwise provided herein, the Managing Member shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine whether to make any available election pursuant to the Code, including the election under Section 754 of the Code. The Managing Member shall have the right to seek to revoke any such election (including without limitation, any election under Section 754 of the Code) upon the Managing Member’s determination in its sole and absolute discretion that such revocation is the best interests of the Members.

 

Section 10.3          Tax Matters Member

 

A.           The Managing Member shall be the “ tax matters member ” of the Company for federal income tax purposes. Pursuant to Section 6223(c) of the Code, upon receipt of notice from the IRS of the beginning of an administrative proceeding with respect to the Company, the tax matters member shall furnish the IRS with the name, address and profit interest of each of the Members; provided , however , that such information is provided to the Company by the Members.

 

B. The tax matters member is authorized, but not required:

 

(1)           to enter into any settlement with the IRS with respect to any administrative or judicial proceedings for the adjustment of Company items required to be taken into account by a Member for income tax purposes (such administrative proceedings being referred to as a “ tax audit ” and such judicial proceedings being referred to as “ judicial review ”), and in the settlement agreement the tax matters member may expressly state that such agreement shall bind all Members, except that such settlement agreement shall not bind any Member (i) who (within the time prescribed pursuant to the Code and Regulations) files a statement with the IRS providing that the tax matters member shall not have the authority to enter into a settlement agreement on behalf of such Member or (ii) who is a “ notice partner ” (as defined in Section 6231 of the Code) or a member of a “ notice group ” (as defined in Section 6223(b)(2) of the Code);

 

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(2)          in the event that a notice of a final administrative adjustment at the Company level of any item required to be taken into account by a Member for tax purposes (a “ final adjustment ”) is mailed to the tax matters member, to seek judicial review of such final adjustment, including the filing of a petition for readjustment with the Tax Court or the United States Claims Court, or the filing of a complaint for refund with the District Court of the United States for the district in which the Company’s principal place of business is located;

 

(3)          to intervene in any action brought by any other Member for judicial review of a final adjustment;

 

(4)          to file a request for an administrative adjustment with the IRS at any time and, if any part of such request is not allowed by the IRS, to file an appropriate pleading (petition or complaint) for judicial review with respect to such request;

 

(5)          to enter into an agreement with the IRS to extend the period for assessing any tax which is attributable to any item required to be taken into account by a Member for tax purposes, or an item affected by such item; and

 

(6)          to take any other action on behalf of the Members of the Company in connection with any tax audit or judicial review proceeding to the extent permitted by applicable law or regulations.

 

The taking of any action and the incurring of any expense by the tax matters member in connection with any such proceeding, except to the extent required by law, is a matter in the sole and absolute discretion of the tax matters member and the provisions relating to indemnification of the Managing Member set forth in Section 7.7 shall be fully applicable to the tax matters member in its capacity as such.

 

C.           The tax matters member shall receive no compensation for its services. All third party costs and expenses incurred by the tax matters member in performing its duties as such (including legal and accounting fees) shall be borne by the Company. Nothing herein shall be construed to restrict the Company from engaging an accounting firm to assist the tax matters member in discharging its duties hereunder, so long as the compensation paid by the Company for such services is reasonable.

 

Section 10.4           Organizational Expenses

 

The Company shall elect to deduct expenses, if any, incurred by it in organizing the Company ratably over a 180-month period as provided in Section 709 of the Code.

 

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Section 10.5          Withholding

 

Each Member hereby authorizes the Company to withhold from or pay on behalf of or with respect to such Member any amount of federal, state, local, or foreign taxes that the Managing Member determines that the Company is required to withhold or pay with respect to any amount distributable or allocable to such Member pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, any taxes required to be withheld or paid by the Company pursuant to Sections 1441, 1442, 1445 or 1446 of the Code. Any amount paid on behalf of or with respect to a Member shall constitute a receivable of the Company from such Member, which receivable shall be paid by such Member within 15 days after notice from the Managing Member that such payment must be made unless (i) the Company withholds such payment from a distribution which would otherwise be made to the Member or (ii) the Managing Member determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, that such payment may be satisfied out of the available funds of the Company which would, but for such payment, be distributed to the Member. Any amounts withheld pursuant to the foregoing clauses (i) or (ii) shall be treated as having been distributed to such Member. Each Member hereby unconditionally and irrevocably grants to the Company a security interest in such Member’s Company Interest to secure such Member’s obligation to pay to the Company any amounts required to be paid pursuant to this Section 10.5 . Any amounts payable by a Member hereunder shall bear interest at 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 , plus two percentage points (but not higher than the maximum lawful rate) from the date such amount is due ( i.e ., 15 days after demand) until such amount is paid in full. Each Member shall take such actions as the Company or the Managing Member shall request in order to perfect or enforce the security interest created hereunder.

 

Section 10.6          Tax Classification

 

The Members intend for the Company to be treated as partnership, and not as an association taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal, state and local tax purposes. Unless the Managing Member determines otherwise, neither the Members nor the Managing Member will take any position inconsistent with such treatment (on any tax return or otherwise).

 

ARTICLE 11.

TRANSFERS AND WITHDRAWALS

 

Section 11.1          Transfer

 

A.           The term “ transfer, ” when used in this Article 11 with respect to a Company Interest, shall be deemed to refer to a transaction by which a Member purports to assign its Company Interest to another Person, and includes a sale, assignment, gift (outright or in trust), pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation, mortgage, exchange or any other disposition by law or otherwise. No part of the interest of a Member shall be subject to the claims of any creditor, any spouse for alimony or support, or to legal process, and may not be voluntarily or involuntarily alienated or encumbered except as may be specifically provided for in this Agreement or consented to by the Managing Member.

 

B.            No Company Interest shall be transferred, in whole or in part, except in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Article 11 . Any transfer or purported transfer of a Company Interest not made in accordance with this Article 11 shall be null and void ab initio unless otherwise consented to by the Managing Member in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

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Section 11.2           Transfer of Managing Member’s Company Interest . The Managing Member shall not withdraw from the Company and shall not transfer all or any portion of its direct interest in the Company (whether by sale, statutory merger or consolidation, liquidation or otherwise) without the consent of the other Members, which may be given or withheld by each Member in its sole and absolute discretion. Nothing herein shall restrict any transfers of all or any portion of the interests in the Managing Member by its direct or indirect members, partners, shareholders and other debt or equity investors.

 

Section 11.3           Members’ Rights to Transfer

 

A.           No Member shall transfer all or any portion of its Company Interest to any transferee without the consent of the Managing Member, which consent may be withheld in its sole and absolute discretion. Nothing herein shall restrict any transfers of all or any portion of the interests in any Member by its direct or indirect members, partners, shareholders and other debt or equity investors.

 

Section 11.4           Substituted Members

 

A.           No Member shall have the right to substitute a transferee as a Member in his or her place. The Managing Member shall, however, have the right to consent to the admission of a transferee of the interest of a Member pursuant to this Section 11.4 as a Substituted Member, which consent may be given or withheld by the Managing Member in its sole and absolute discretion. The Managing Member’s failure or refusal to permit a transferee of any such interests to become a Substituted Member shall not give rise to any cause of action against the Company or any Member.

 

B.           A transferee who has been admitted as a Substituted Member in accordance with this Article 11 shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the restrictions and liabilities of a Member under this Agreement. The admission of any transferee as a Substituted Member shall be subject to the transferee executing and delivering to the Company an acceptance of all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including without limitation, the provisions of Section 2.4 and such other documents or instruments as may be required to effect the admission), each in form and substance satisfactory to the Managing Member).

 

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Section 11.5           General Provisions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, no Transfer shall be permitted or recognized by the Company if such Transfer: (i) would violate any applicable law or any agreement to which the Company or any of the Company’s assets are bound (including any agreement with a lender); (ii) would cause the Company to fail to be treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes; (iii) would not, if effective, comply with all applicable federal, state or foreign law regulating securities (including, without limitation, the Securities Act or any other Securities Laws), or would require the registration of any securities under any of the foregoing; or (iv) would not, if effective, comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations and other requirements of governmental authorities, including, without limitation, Executive Order 13224 (September 23, 2001), the rules and regulations of the Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of Treasury, and any enabling legislation or other Executive Orders in respect thereof. No transferee of all or any portion of any Company Interest shall be admitted as a substitute Member unless (A) such Interest is transferred in compliance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement, and (B) such transferee shall have executed and delivered to the Company such instruments necessary to effectuate the admission of such transferee as a Member and to confirm the agreement of such transferee to be bound by all the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement with respect to such Interest. Any Transfer in violation of this Section 11.5 shall be void ab initio as to the transfer of those Interests that would cause such violation, and the intended transferee shall acquire no rights in such Interests. All reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) incurred by the Company in connection with any Transfer of any Interest and, if applicable, the admission of any transferee as a Member shall be paid by such transferee.

 

ARTICLE 12.

ADMISSION OF MEMBERS

 

Section 12.1           Admission of Successor Managing Member

 

A successor to all of the Managing Member’s Interest pursuant to Section 11.2 who is proposed to be admitted as a successor Managing Member shall be admitted to the Company as the Managing Member, effective upon such transfer. Any such transferee shall carry on the business of the Company without dissolution. In each case, the admission shall be subject to the successor Managing Member executing and delivering to the Company an acceptance of all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and such other documents or instruments as may be required to effect the admission.

 

Section 12.2           Admission of Additional Members

 

A.           After the admission to the Company of the initial Members on the date hereof, a Person who makes a Capital Contribution to the Company in accordance with this Agreement shall be admitted to the Company as an Additional Member only upon furnishing to the Managing Member (i) evidence of acceptance in form satisfactory to the Managing Member of all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the power of attorney granted in Section 2.4 and (ii) such other documents or instruments as may be required in the discretion of the Managing Member in order to effect such Person’s admission as an Additional Member.

 

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B.            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 12.2 , no Person shall be admitted as an Additional Member without the consent of the Managing Member, which consent may be given or withheld in the Managing Member’s sole and absolute discretion. The admission of any Person as an Additional Member shall become effective on the date upon which the name of such Person is recorded on the books and records of the Company, following the receipt of the Capital Contribution in respect of such Member and the consent of the Managing Member to such admission. If any Additional Member is admitted to the Company on any day other than the first day of a Company Year, then Net Income, Net Losses, each item thereof and all other items allocable among Members for such Company Year shall be allocated among such Member and all other Members by taking into account their varying interests during the Company Year using a method selected by the Managing Member that is in accordance with Section 706(d) of the Code. All distributions of Available Cash with respect to which the Company Record Date is before the date of such admission shall be made solely to Members other than the Additional Member and, except as otherwise agreed to by the Additional Members and the Managing Member, all distributions of Available Cash thereafter shall be made to all Members including such Additional Member.

 

Section 12.3          Amendment of Agreement and Certificate of Limited Company

 

For the admission to the Company of any Member, the Managing Member shall take all steps necessary and appropriate under the Act to amend the books and records of the Company and, if required by law, shall prepare and file an amendment to the Certificate and may for this purpose exercise the power of attorney granted pursuant to Section 2.4 .

 

ARTICLE 13.

DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION

 

Section 13.1          Dissolution

 

The Company shall not be dissolved by the admission of Substituted Members or Additional Members or by the admission of a successor Managing Member in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Upon the withdrawal of the Managing Member, any successor Managing Member (selected as described in Section 13.1.B below) shall continue the business of the Company. The Company shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up, upon the first to occur of any of the following (each a “ Liquidating Event ”):

 

A. the expiration of its term as provided in Section 2.5 ;

 

B.           an event of withdrawal of the Managing Member, as defined in the Act, unless, within 90 days after the withdrawal, all of the remaining Members agree in writing, in their sole and absolute discretion, to continue the business of the Company and to the appointment, effective as of the date of withdrawal, of a substitute Managing Member;

   

C.            an election to dissolve the Company made by the Managing Member, in its sole and absolute discretion;

 

D. entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Act;

 

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E.            any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or a related series of transactions that, taken together, result in the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; and

 

F.            a final and non-appealable judgment is entered by a court of competent jurisdiction ruling that the Managing Member is bankrupt or insolvent, or a final and non-appealable order for relief is entered by a court with appropriate jurisdiction against the Managing Member, in each case under any federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency laws as now or hereafter in effect, unless prior to the entry of such order or judgment all of the remaining Members agree in writing to continue the business of the Company and to the appointment, effective as of a date prior to the date of such order or judgment, of a substitute Managing Member.

 

Section 13.2           Winding Up

 

A.            Upon the occurrence of a Liquidating Event, the Company shall continue solely for the purposes of winding-up its affairs in an orderly manner, liquidating its assets, and satisfying the claims of its creditors and Members. No Member shall take any action that is inconsistent with, or not necessary to or appropriate for, the winding-up of the Company’s business and affairs. The Managing Member shall be responsible for overseeing the winding-up and dissolution of the Company and shall take full account of the Company’s liabilities and property and the Company property shall be liquidated as promptly as is consistent with obtaining the fair value thereof, and the proceeds therefrom shall be applied and distributed in the following order:

 

(1)          First, to the payment and discharge of all of the Company’s debts and liabilities to creditors other than the Members;

 

(2)          Second, to the payment and discharge of all of the Company’s debts and liabilities to the Members; and

 

(3)         The balance, if any, to the Members in accordance with Section 5.1 .

 

The Managing Member shall not receive any additional compensation for any services performed pursuant to this Article 13 other than reimbursement of its expenses as provided in Section 7.4 .

 

B.            Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13.2.A which require liquidation of the assets of the Company, but subject to the order of priorities set forth therein, if prior to or upon dissolution of the Company the Managing Member determines that an immediate sale of part or all of the Company’s assets would be impractical or would cause undue loss to the Members, the Managing Member may, in its sole and absolute discretion, defer for a reasonable time the liquidation of any assets except those necessary to satisfy liabilities of the Company (including to those Members as creditors) and/or distribute to the Members, in lieu of cash, as tenants in common and in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.2.A , undivided interests in such Company assets as the Managing Member deems not suitable for liquidation. Any such distributions in shall be made only if, in the good faith judgment of the Managing Member, such distributions in-kind are in the best interest of the Members, and shall be subject to such conditions relating to the disposition and management of such properties as the Managing Member deems reasonable and equitable and to any agreements governing the operation of such properties at such time. The Managing Member shall determine the fair market value of any property distributed in kind using such reasonable method of valuation as it may adopt.

 

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Section 13.3          Capital Contribution Obligation If any Member has a deficit balance in his or her Capital Account (after giving effect to all contributions, distributions and allocations for the taxable years, including the year during which such liquidation occurs), such Member shall have no obligation to make any contribution to the capital of the Company with respect to such deficit, and such deficit at any time shall not be considered a debt owed to the Company or to any other Person for any purpose whatsoever, except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed to by such Member and the Company.

 

Section 13.4          Compliance with Timing Requirements of Regulations

 

In the discretion of the Managing Member, a pro rata portion of the distributions that would otherwise be made to the Managing Member and Members pursuant to this Article 13 may be:

 

(1)          distributed to a trust established for the benefit of the Managing Member and Members for the purposes of liquidating Company assets, collecting amounts owed to the Company, and paying any contingent or unforeseen liabilities or obligations of the Company or of the Managing Member arising out of or in connection with the Company. The assets of any such trust shall be distributed to the Managing Member and Members from time to time, in the reasonable discretion of the Managing Member, in the same proportions and the amount distributed to such trust by the Company would otherwise have been distributed to the Managing Member and Members pursuant to this Agreement; or

 

(2)           withheld or escrowed to provide a reasonable reserve for Company liabilities (contingent or otherwise) and to reflect the unrealized portion of any installment obligations owed to the Company, provided, that such withheld or escrowed amounts shall be distributed to the Managing Member and Members in the manner and priority set forth in Section 13.2.A as soon as practicable

 

Section 13.5          Deemed Distribution and Recontribution

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article 13 , in the event the Company is liquidated within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g) but no Liquidating Event has occurred, the Company’s property shall not be liquidated, the Company’s liabilities shall not be paid or discharged, and the Company’s affairs shall not be wound up. Instead, the Company shall be deemed to have contributed all of its assets and liabilities to a new company in exchange for an interest in the new company. Immediately thereafter, the Company shall be deemed to distribute interests in the new company to the Members in proportion to their respective interests in the Company in liquidation of the Company.

 

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Section 13.6          Rights of Members

 

Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Member shall look solely to the assets of the Company for the return of his Capital Contribution and shall have no right or power to demand or receive property from the Managing Member. No Member shall have priority over any other Member as to the return of his Capital Contributions, distributions or allocations.

 

Section 13.7          Notice of Dissolution

 

In the event a Liquidating Event occurs or an event occurs that would, but for provisions of Section 13.1 , result in a dissolution of the Company, the Managing Member shall, within 30 days thereafter, provide written notice thereof to each of the Members and to all other parties with whom the Company regularly conducts business (as determined in the discretion of the Managing Member) and shall publish notice thereof in a newspaper of general circulation in each place in which the Company regularly conducts business (as determined in the discretion of the Managing Member).

 

Section 13.8          Cancellation of Certificate of Formation

 

Upon the completion of the liquidation of the Company cash and property as provided in Section 13.2 , the Company shall be terminated and the Certificate and all qualifications of the Company as a foreign limited liability company in jurisdictions other than the State of Delaware shall be cancelled and such other actions as may be necessary to terminate the Company shall be taken.

 

Section 13.9          Reasonable Time for Winding-Up

 

A reasonable time shall be allowed for the orderly winding-up of the business and affairs of the Company and the liquidation of its assets pursuant to Section 13.2 , in order to minimize any losses otherwise attendant upon such winding-up, and the provisions of this Agreement shall remain in effect between the Members during the period of liquidation.

 

Section 13.10        Waiver of Partition

 

Each Member hereby waives any right to partition of the Company property.

 

ARTICLE 14.

CONSENTS

 

Section 14.1          Action by the Members

 

A.          Meetings of the Members may be called by the Managing Member. Notice of any such meeting shall be given to all Members not less than two days nor more than 30 days prior to the date of such meeting. The notice shall state the nature of the business to be transacted. Members may vote in person or by proxy at such meeting. Whenever the vote or Consent of the Members or of the Members is permitted or required under this Agreement, such vote or Consent may be given at a meeting of Members.

 

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B.           Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Members may be taken without a meeting if a written consent setting forth the action so taken is signed by the Members expressly required by this Agreement for the action in question. Such consent may be in one instrument or in several instruments, and shall have the same force and effect as a vote of the percentage interests of the Members (expressly required by this Agreement). An action so taken shall be deemed to have been taken at a meeting held on the effective date so certified.

 

C.            Each Member may authorize any Person or Persons to act for him by proxy on all matters in which a Member is entitled to participate, including waiving notice of any meeting, or voting or participating at a meeting. Every proxy must be signed by the Member or his attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of 11 months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy. Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the Member executing it.

 

D.           Each meeting of Members shall be conducted by the Managing Member or such other Person as the Managing Member may appoint pursuant to such rules for the conduct of the meeting as the Managing Member or such other Person deems appropriate.

 

ARTICLE 15.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Section 15.1           Addresses and Notice

 

Any notice, demand, request or report required or permitted to be given or made to a Member under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given or made when delivered in person or when sent by first class United States mail or by other means of written communication to the Member at the address set forth in Exhibit A or such other address as the Members shall notify the Managing Member in writing.

 

Section 15.2          Titles and Captions

 

All article or section titles or captions in this Agreement are for convenience only. They shall not be deemed part of this Agreement and in no way define, limit, extend or describe the scope or intent of any provisions hereof Except as specifically provided otherwise, references to “Articles” and “Sections” are to Articles and Sections of this Agreement.

 

Section 15.3          Pronouns and Plurals

 

Whenever the context may require, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa.

 

Section 15.4          Further Action

 

The parties shall execute and deliver all documents, provide all information and take or refrain from taking action as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.

 

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Section 15.5          Binding Effect

 

This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.

 

Section 15.6          Creditors

 

None of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of, or shall be enforceable by, any creditor of the Company.

 

Section 15.7          Waiver

 

No failure or delay by any party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon any breach thereof shall constitute waiver of any such breach or any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition.

 

Section 15.8          Counterparts

 

This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one agreement binding on all the parties hereto, notwithstanding that all such parties are not signatories to the original or the same counterpart. Each party shall become bound by this Agreement immediately upon affixing its signature hereto.

 

Section 15.9          Applicable Law

 

This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law.

 

Section 15.10        Invalidity of Provisions

 

If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected thereby.

 

Section 15.11        Entire Agreement

 

This Agreement contains the entire understanding and agreement among the Members with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any other prior written or oral understandings or agreements among them with respect thereto.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Limited Liability Company Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  MANAGING MEMBER:
   
  MPG OFFICE LLC
       
  By: Brookfield DTLA Fund Office Trust Inc., its managing member
     
  By: /s/ G. Mark Brown
  Name: G. Mark Brown
  Title: Global Chief Investment Officer
     
  MEMBERS:
   
  BROOKFIELD DTLA HOLDINGS LLC
       
  By: Brookfield DTLA GP LLC, its managing member
         
    By: BOP Management Inc., its sole member
         
    By: /s/ G. Mark Brown
    Name: G. Mark Brown
    Title: Global Chief Investment Officer
         
  BROOKFIELD DTLA FUND PROPERTIES HOLDING LLC
         
  By: Brookfield DTLA Holdings LLC, its managing member
         
    By: Brookfield DTLA GP LLC, its managing member
         
      By: BOP Management Inc., its sole member
         
      By: /s/ G. Mark Brown
      Name: G. Mark Brown
      Title: Global Chief Investment Officer

 

[Signature Page to the LLC Agreement of New OP]

     

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

Initial Capital Contributions

 

    Initial Capital     Initial Company
Member   Contribution     Interest
           
Managing Member   $ 432,461,778.52     100% Series A Interest
             
Properties Holding   $ 225,737,271.00     100% Series A-1 Interest
             
Brookfield DTLA   $ 207,815,992.94     100% Series B Interest

 

     

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

Officers

 

Officer   Title
     
Mitchell E. Rudin   President and Chief Executive Officer, US Commercial Operations
     
G. Mark Brown   Global Chief Investment Officer
     
Paul Schulman   Chief Operating Officer, US Commercial Operations
     
Edward F. Beisner   Senior Vice President and Controller
     
Kathleen G. Kane   Senior Vice President and General Counsel
     
Michael McNamera   Senior Vice President, Head of U.S. Acquisitions and Dispositions
     
Jonathan A. Kramer   Vice President, Associate Counsel
     
Michelle L. Campbell   Vice President, Secretary
     
Phyllis F. Moore   Assistant Secretary

 

     

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

 

OF

 

BROOKFIELD DTLA FUND PROPERTIES III LLC

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

  Page
   
ARTICLE 1. DEFINED TERMS 1
Section 1.1 Definitions 1
Section 1.2 Rules of Construction 9
ARTICLE 2. ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS 10
Section 2.1 Organization 10
Section 2.2 Name 10
Section 2.3 Registered Office and Agent; Principal Office 10
Section 2.4 Power of Attorney 10
Section 2.5 Term 11
ARTICLE 3. PURPOSE 12
Section 3.1 Purpose and Business 12
Section 3.2 Powers 12
Section 3.3 Company Only for Purposes Specified 12
ARTICLE 4. CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS 13
Section 4.1 Capital Contributions of the Members 13
Section 4.2 Loans by Third Parties 13
Section 4.3 Issuance of Additional Company Interests 13
Section 4.4 Other Contribution Provisions 14
Section 4.5 No Preemptive Rights 14
ARTICLE 5. DISTRIBUTIONS 15
Section 5.1 Requirement and Characterization of Distributions 15
Section 5.2 Distributions in Kind 15
Section 5.3 Distributions Upon Liquidation 15
Section 5.4 Distributions to Reflect Issuance of Additional Company Interests 15
Section 5.5 Accrual 16
ARTICLE 6. ALLOCATIONS 16
Section 6.1 Capital Accounts 16
Section 6.2 Allocations 17
Section 6.3 Additional Allocation Provisions 17
ARTICLE 7. MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF BUSINESS 20
Section 7.1 Management 20
Section 7.2 Certificate of Formation of the Company 23
Section 7.3 Restrictions on Managing Member’s Authority; Amendments 24
Section 7.4 Reimbursement of the Managing Member 25
Section 7.5 Outside Activities of the Managing Member 26
Section 7.6 Contracts with Affiliates 26
Section 7.7 Indemnification 27
Section 7.8 Liability of the Managing Member 28
Section 7.9 Other Matters Concerning the Managing Member 29
Section 7.10 Title to Company Assets 30
Section 7.11 Reliance by Third Parties 30
Section 7.12 Officers 30

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 8. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF MEMBERS 31
Section 8.1 Limitation of Liability 31
Section 8.2 Management of Business 31
Section 8.3 Outside Activities of Members 31
Section 8.4 Return of Capital 31
Section 8.5 Rights of Members Relating to the Company 32
ARTICLE 9. BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS 32
Section 9.1 Records and Accounting 32
Section 9.2 Fiscal Year 32
Section 9.3 Reports 33
ARTICLE 10. TAX MATTERS 33
Section 10.1 Preparation of Tax Returns 33
Section 10.2 Tax Elections 33
Section 10.3 Tax Matters Member 33
Section 10.4 Organizational Expenses 35
Section 10.5 Withholding 35
Section 10.6 Tax Classification 35
ARTICLE 11. TRANSFERS AND WITHDRAWALS 36
Section 11.1 Transfer 36
Section 11.2 Transfer of Managing Member’s Company Interest 36
Section 11.3 Members’ Rights to Transfer 36
Section 11.4 Substituted Members 36
Section 11.5 General Provisions 37
ARTICLE 12. ADMISSION OF MEMBERS 37
Section 12.1 Admission of Successor Managing Member 37
Section 12.2 Admission of Additional Members 38
Section 12.3 Amendment of Agreement and Certificate of Limited Company 38
ARTICLE 13. DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION 38
Section 13.1 Dissolution 38
Section 13.2 Winding Up 39
Section 13.3 Capital Contribution Obligation 40
Section 13.4 Compliance with Timing Requirements of Regulations 40
Section 13.5 Deemed Distribution and Recontribution 41
Section 13.6 Rights of Members 41
Section 13.7 Notice of Dissolution 41
Section 13.8 Cancellation of Certificate of Formation 41
Section 13.9 Reasonable Time for Winding-Up 41
Section 13.10 Waiver of Partition 41
ARTICLE 14. CONSENTS 42
Section 14.1 Action by the Members 42
ARTICLE 15. GENERAL PROVISIONS 42
Section 15.1 Addresses and Notice 42
Section 15.2 Titles and Captions 42
Section 15.3 Pronouns and Plurals 43
Section 15.4 Further Action 43
Section 15.5 Binding Effect 43
Section 15.6 Creditors 43

 

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Section 15.7 Waiver 43
Section 15.8 Counterparts 43
Section 15.9 Applicable Law 43
Section 15.10 Invalidity of Provisions 43
Section 15.11 Entire Agreement 44

 

EXHIBIT A

 

Exhibit A Capital Contributions

 

SCHEDULE A

 

Schedule A Officers

 

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LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

OF

BROOKFIELD DTLA FUND PROPERTIES III LLC

 

THIS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) of Brookfield DTLA Fund Properties III LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), dated as of October 15, 2013, is entered into by and among Brookfield DTLA Fund Properties II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Managing Member ”) and the Persons whose names are set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto, as the Members, together with any other Persons who become Members in the Company as provided herein.

 

WHEREAS, the Company was formed under the provisions of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6 Del. C. §18-101, et seq. (as amended from time to time, the “ Act ”), by the filing of a Certificate of Formation of the Company (the “ Certificate ”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 10, 2013.

 

WHEREAS, prior to the effectiveness of this agreement, Brookfield DTLA and DTLA Fund Properties Holding Inc. (“ Properties Holding ”) initially contributed assets to the Company in exchange for 100% of the Common Interest and 100% of the Senior Preferred Interest in the Company pursuant to that certain contribution agreement by and among Brookfield DTLA, Properties Holding and the Company dated as of the date hereof;

 

AND WHEREAS, following the contributions described in the immediately preceding paragraph and prior to the effectiveness of this agreement, Properties Holding subsequently contributed all of its Common Interest in the Company to the Managing Member pursuant to that certain contribution agreement by and among Properties Holding and the Company, dated as of the date hereof, and Brookfield DTLA subsequently contributed all of its Common Interest in the Company to the Managing Member pursuant to that certain contribution agreement by and among Brookfield DTLA and the Company, dated as of the date hereof;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, effective as of the date hereof, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1.

DEFINED TERMS

 

Section 1.1            Definitions .

 

The following definitions shall be for all purposes, unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary, applied to the terms used in this Agreement.

 

Act ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Additional Funds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.A .

 

Additional Member ” means a Person admitted to the Company as a Member pursuant to Section 12.2 and who is shown as such on the books and records of the Company.

 

 

 

 

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

 

(i) decrease such deficit by any amounts which such Member is obligated to restore pursuant to this Agreement or is deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) or the penultimate sentence of each of Regulations Sections 1.704-2(i)(5) and 1.704-2(g); and

 

(ii) increase such deficit by the items described in Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6).

 

The foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account Deficit is intended to comply with the provisions of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

 

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person. Control of any Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Available Cash ” means, with respect to any period for which such calculation is being made,

 

(i) the sum of:

 

a. the Company’s Net Income or Net Loss (as the case may be) for such period,

 

b.             Depreciation and all other noncash charges deducted in determining Net Income or Net Loss for such period,

 

c.             the amount of any reduction in reserves of the Company referred to in clause (ii)(f) below (including, without limitation, reductions resulting because the Managing Member determines such amounts are no longer necessary),

 

d.             the excess of the net proceeds from the sale, exchange, disposition, or refinancing of Company property for such period over the gain (or loss, as the case may be) recognized from any such sale, exchange, disposition, or refinancing during such period (excluding any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or a related series of transactions that, taken together, result in the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company), and

 

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e.             all other cash received by the Company for such period that was not included in determining Net Income or Net Loss for such period;

 

(ii) less the sum of:

 

a.             all principal debt payments made during such period by the Company,

 

b.             capital expenditures made by the Company during such period,

 

c.             investments in any entity (including loans made thereto) to the extent that such investments are not otherwise described in clauses (ii)(a) or (b),

 

d.             all other expenditures and payments not deducted in determining Net Income or Net Loss for such period,

 

e.             any amount included in determining Net Income or Net Loss for such period that was not received by the Company during such period,

 

f.             the amount of any increase in reserves established during such period which the Managing Member determines are necessary or appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion, and

 

g.             the amount of any working capital accounts and other cash or similar balances which the Managing Member determines to be 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 Company.

 

Brookfield DTLA ” means Brookfield DTLA Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

Business Day ” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to be closed.

 

Capital Account ” means, with respect to any Member, the capital account of such Member maintained pursuant to Section 6.1, including all additions and subtractions thereto pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Capital Contribution ” means, with respect to any Member, the amount of money and the initial Gross Asset Value of any property (other than money) contributed to the Company by such Member (net of any liabilities assumed by the Company relating to such property and any liability to which such property is subject).

 

Certificate ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

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Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time or any successor statute thereto. Any reference herein to a specific section or sections of the Code shall be deemed to include a reference to any corresponding provision of future law.

 

Common Interest ” means an Interest in the Company entitled to a portion of residual distributions pursuant to Section 5.1(3)(b) after the Senior Preferred Unpaid Return and the Senior Preferred Unreturned Liquidation Capital have been reduced to zero.

 

Common Interest Holder ” means the holder or holders of the Common Interest.

 

Company ” means the limited liability company formed under the Act and pursuant to this Agreement, and any successor thereto.

 

Company Interest ” or “ Interest ” means, an ownership interest in the Company of a Member and includes any and all benefits to which such Member may be entitled as provided in this Agreement, together with all obligations of such Member to comply with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, the Certificate and the Act. There may be one or more classes or series of Company Interests as determined by the Managing Member, subject to the terms of this Agreement.

 

Company Minimum Gain ” shall have the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(2), and the amount of Company Minimum Gain, as well as any net increase or decrease in Company Minimum Gain, for a Company Year shall be determined in accordance with the rules of Regulations Section 1.704-2(d).

 

Company Record Date ” means the record date established by the Managing Member for the distribution of Available Cash with respect to Company Interests pursuant to Section 5.1 .

 

Company Year ” means the fiscal year of the Company, which shall be the calendar year.

 

Consent ” means the consent to, approval of, or vote on a proposed action by a Member given in accordance with Article 14 .

 

Debt ” means, as to any Person, as of any date of determination, (i) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services; (ii) all amounts owed by such Person to banks or other Persons in respect of reimbursement obligations under letters of credit, surety bonds, guarantees and other similar instruments guaranteeing payment or other performance of obligations by such Person; (iii) all indebtedness for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services secured by any lien on any property owned by such Person, to the extent attributable to such Person’s interest in such property, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment thereof; and (iv) lease obligations of such Person which, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, should be capitalized.

 

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Depreciation ” means, for each fiscal year or other period, an amount equal to the depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction allowable with respect to an asset for such year or other period, except that if the Gross Asset Value of an asset differs from its adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes at the beginning of such year or other period, Depreciation shall be an amount which bears the same ratio to such beginning Gross Asset Value as the federal income tax depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction for such year or other period bears to such beginning adjusted tax basis; provided , however , that if the federal income tax depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction for such year is zero, Depreciation shall be determined with reference to such beginning Gross Asset Value using any reasonable method selected by the Managing Member.

 

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder and any successor statute thereto.

 

Gross Asset Value ” means, with respect to any asset:

 

(a)           the initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Member to the Company subsequent to the date hereof shall be the fair market value of such asset, as agreed to by the contributing Member and the Managing Member (as maintained in the books and records of the Company from time to time);

 

(b)           the Gross Asset Value of all Company assets shall be adjusted to equal their respective fair market values (taking Section 7701(g) of the Code into account) as of the following times:

 

(i)            the acquisition of an additional interest in the Company by any new or existing Member in exchange for more than a de minimis Capital Contribution or in connection with the performance of services;

 

(ii)           the distribution by the Company to a Member of more than a de minimis, amount of Company assets as consideration for an interest in the Company, but only if, in the case of either (i) or (ii), the Members reasonably determine that such adjustment is necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Members in the Company;

 

(iii)          the liquidation of the Company; and/or

 

(iv)          the forfeiture by a defaulting Member of its interest;

 

(c)           the Gross Asset Value of any Company asset distributed to any Member shall be the fair market value (taking Section 7701(g) of the Code into account) of such asset on the date of distribution as determined by the Managing Member in good faith;

 

(d)           the Gross Asset Values of Company assets shall be increased (or decreased) to reflect any adjustments to the adjusted basis of such Company assets pursuant to Section 732(d), Section 734(b) or Section 743(b) of the Code, but only to the extent that such adjustments are taken into account in determining Capital Accounts pursuant to Treas. Reg. section 1.704- 1(b)(2)(iv)(m) and 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f); provided, however, that Gross Asset Values shall not be adjusted pursuant to this subsection (d) to the extent that the Members determine that an adjustment pursuant to subsection (b) of this definition is necessary or appropriate in connection with a transaction that would otherwise result in an adjustment pursuant to this subsection (d).

 

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(e)           if the Gross Asset Value of any Company asset has been determined or adjusted pursuant to subsection (a), (b), (c) or (d), such Gross Asset Value shall thereafter be adjusted by the Depreciation that would be taken into account with respect to such asset for purposes of computing gains or losses from the disposition. of such asset; and

 

(f)           Gross Asset Value of any Company asset that was not contributed by a Member means the adjusted basis of such Company asset for federal income tax purposes.

 

Indemnitee ” means (i) any Person subject to a claim or demand or made or threatened to be made a party to, or involved or threatened to be involved in, an action, suit or proceeding by reason of his or her status as (A) the Managing Member or (B) a director or officer, employee or agent of the Company or the Managing Member, and (ii) such other Persons (including Affiliates of the Managing Member or the Company) as the Managing Member may designate from time to time (whether before or after the event giving rise to potential liability), in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

Initial Capital Contribution ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.

 

IRS ” means the Internal Revenue Service, which administers the internal revenue laws of the United States.

 

Liquidating Event ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.1 .

 

Managing Member ” means Brookfield DTLA Fund Properties II LLC or its successor as the managing member of the Company.

 

Member ” means any Person named as a Member in Exhibit A attached hereto, as such Exhibit may be amended from time to time, or any Substituted Member or Additional Member reflected in the books and records of the Company, in such Person’s capacity as a Member in the Company.

 

Member Minimum Gain ” means an amount, with respect to each Member Nonrecourse Debt, equal to the Company Minimum Gain that would result if such Member Nonrecourse Debt were treated as a Nonrecourse Liability, determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(3).

 

Member Nonrecourse Debt ” shall have the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(4).

 

Member Nonrecourse Deductions ” shall have the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(2), and the amount of Member Nonrecourse Deductions with respect to a Member Nonrecourse Debt for a Company Year shall be determined in accordance with the rules of Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(2).

 

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MM New Securities ” means (i) any rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities having the right to subscribe for or purchase additional interests in the Managing Member, or (ii) any Debt issued by the Managing Member that provides any of the rights described in clause (i).

 

Net Income ” and “ Net Loss ” shall mean, for each taxable year of the Company or other period, an amount equal to the Company's taxable income or loss, as the case may be, for such taxable year or period, determined in accordance with Section 703(a) of the Code (for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss and deduction required to be stated separately pursuant to Section 703(a)(1) of the Code shall be included in taxable income or loss), with the following adjustments:

 

(a)           any income of the Company that is exempt from federal income tax and not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Income or Net Loss pursuant to this subparagraph shall be added to such taxable income or loss;

 

(b)           any expenditures of the Company described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code or treated as Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code expenditures pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i), and not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Income or Net Loss pursuant to this definition shall be subtracted from such taxable income or loss;

 

(c)           in the event the Gross Asset Value of any /Company asset is adjusted pursuant to subparagraph (b) or (c) of the definition thereof, the amount of such adjustment shall be taken into account as gain or loss from the disposition of such asset for purposes of computing Net Income or Net Loss;

 

(d)           gain or loss resulting from the disposition of any Company asset with respect to which gain or loss is recognized for federal income tax purposes shall be computed by reference to the Gross Asset Value of the asset disposed of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of such asset differs from its Gross Asset Value;

 

(e)           in lieu of the Depreciation taken into account in computing such taxable income or loss, there shall be taken into account Depreciation for such taxable year of the Company or other period, computed in accordance with the definition thereof;

 

(f)            to the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company asset pursuant to Section 734(b) of the Code is required, pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as a result of a distribution other than in liquidation of a Member's interest in the Company, the amount of such adjustment 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) from the disposition of such asset and shall be taken into account for purposes of computing Net Income or Net Loss; and

 

(g)           notwithstanding any other provision of this definition, any items which are specially allocated pursuant to Section 3 below shall not be taken into account in computing Net Income and Net Loss.

 

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New Securities ” means (i) any rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities having the right to subscribe for or purchase additional interests in the Managing Member, or (ii) any Debt issued by the Managing Member that provides any of the rights described in clause (i).

 

Nonrecourse Deductions ” shall have the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(1), and the amount of Nonrecourse Deductions for a Company Year shall be determined in accordance with the rules of Regulations Section 1.704-2(c).

 

Nonrecourse Liability ” shall have the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.752-1(a)(2).

 

Percentage Interest ” means, with respect to each Common Interest Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, equal to (i) the Common Interest Holder’s respective Capital Contributions divided by (ii) the sum of the Capital Contributions of all Common Interest Holders.

 

Person ” means an individual or a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization, association or other entity.

 

Plan Asset Regulation ” means the regulations promulgated by the United States Department of Labor in Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 2510, Section 101.3, and any successor regulations thereto.

 

Properties ” means such interests in real property and personal property including without limitation, fee interests, interests in ground leases, interests in joint ventures, interests in mortgages, and Debt instruments as the Company may hold from time to time.

 

REIT Manager ” means Brookfield DTLA Fund Office Trust Inc., a Maryland corporation, as managing member of MPG Office LLC, a Maryland limited liability company, as managing member of the Managing Member.

 

Regulations ” means the Treasury Regulations promulgated under the Code, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).

 

Regulatory Allocations ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.A(viii) .

 

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder and any successor statute thereto.

 

Senior Preferred Interest ” means the Interest in the Company initially issued to Brookfield DTLA in consideration in part of its Initial Capital Contribution.

 

Senior Preferred Liquidation Capital ” means an amount equal to $240,000,000.

 

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Senior Preferred Return ” means, with respect to the Senior Preferred Interest, a return, calculated in the nature of interest, at a rate equal to 7% per annum (compounding quarterly) on an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Senior Preferred Unreturned Liquidation Capital plus (ii) the Senior Preferred Unpaid Return. For any partial quarterly period, the amount of the Senior Preferred Return shall be prorated and computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

 

Senior Preferred Unpaid Return ” means, as of any date, with respect to the Senior Preferred Interest, the aggregate accrued Senior Preferred Return as of such date, minus the aggregate distributions made to the holders of the Senior Preferred Interest on the relevant Record Date pursuant to Section 5.1(1) and all other distributions or payments made to the holders of Senior Preferred Interest on account of the Senior Preferred Return.

 

Senior Preferred Unreturned Liquidation Capital ” means, as of any date, with respect to the Senior Preferred Interest, (i) the Senior Preferred Liquidation Capital, minus (ii) the aggregate amount distributed by the Company to the holders of the Senior Preferred Interest on the relevant Record Date pursuant to Section 5.1(2) and all other distributions or payments made to the holders of the Senior Preferred Interest on account of the Senior Preferred Liquidation Capital.

 

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture 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.

 

Substituted Member ” means a Person who is admitted as a Member to the Company pursuant to Section 11.4 .

 

Section 1.2            Rules of Construction

 

Words used herein, regardless of the number or any gender used, shall be deemed and construed to include any other number, singular or plural, and any other gender, masculine, feminine or neuter, as the context requires, and, as used herein, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the words “hereof,” “herein,” and “hereunder” and words of similar import shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provisions hereof. References herein to any Article, Section, Schedule or Exhibit shall be to an Article, a Section, a Schedule or an Exhibit, as the case may be, hereof unless otherwise specifically provided. The word “or” is not exclusive. The use herein of the word “include” or “including”, when following any general statement, term or matter, shall not be construed to limit such statement, term or matter to the specific items or matters set forth immediately following such word or to similar items or matters, whether or not non-limiting language (such as “without limitation” or “but not limited to” or words of similar import) is used with reference thereto, but rather shall be deemed to refer to all other items or matters that fall within the broadest possible scope of such general statement, term or matter.

 

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ARTICLE 2.

ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS

 

Section 2.1            Organization

 

The Company is a limited liability company formed pursuant to the provisions of the Act and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Except as expressly provided herein; the rights and obligations of the Company and the administration and termination of the Company shall be governed by the Act. The Company Interest of each Member shall be personal property for all purposes.

 

Section 2.2            Name

 

The name of the Company is Brookfield DTLA Fund Properties III LLC. The Company’s business may be conducted under any other name or names deemed advisable by the Managing Member, including the name of the Company or any Affiliate thereof. The words “ Limited Liability Company, ” “ LLC ” or similar words or letters shall be included in the Company’s name where necessary for the purposes of complying with the laws of any jurisdiction that so requires. The Managing Member in its sole and absolute discretion may change the name of the Company at any time and from time to time and shall notify the Members of such change in the next regular communication to the Members.

 

Section 2.3            Registered Office and Agent; Principal Office

 

The name and address of the registered office and registered agent of the Company in the State of Delaware are Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19808. The address of the principal office of the Company in the State of Delaware is c/o Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19808. The principal office of the Company is located at c/o Brookfield Office Properties Inc., Brookfield Place, 250 Vesey Street, 15 th Floor, New York, NY 10281, or such other place as the Managing Member may from time to time designate by notice to the other Members. The Company may maintain offices at such other place or places within or outside the State of Delaware as the Managing Member deems advisable.

 

Section 2.4            Power of Attorney

 

A.          Each Member constitutes and appoints the Managing Member, and authorized officers and attorneys-in-fact of each, and each of those acting singly, in each case with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority in its name, place and stead to:

 

(1)           execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record in the appropriate public offices (a) all certificates, documents and other instruments (including, without limitation, this Agreement and the Certificate and all amendments or restatements thereof) that the Managing Member deems appropriate or necessary to form, qualify or continue the existence or qualification of the Company as a limited liability company in the State of Delaware and in all other jurisdictions in which the Company may conduct business or own property; (b) all instruments that the Managing Member deems appropriate or necessary to reflect any amendment, change, modification or restatement of this Agreement in accordance with its terms; (c) all conveyances and other instruments or documents that the Managing Member deems appropriate or necessary to reflect the dissolution and liquidation of the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation, a certificate of cancellation; (d) all instruments relating to the admission, withdrawal, removal or substitution of any Member pursuant to, or other events described in, Articles 11 , 12 or 13 or the Capital Contribution of any Member; and (e) all certificates, documents and other instruments relating to the determination of the rights, preferences and privileges of Company Interests; and

 

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(2)           execute, swear to, acknowledge and file all ballots, consents, approvals, waivers, certificates and other instruments appropriate or necessary, in the sole and absolute discretion of the Managing Member to make, evidence, give, confirm or ratify any vote, consent, approval, agreement or other action which is made or given by the Members hereunder or is consistent with the terms of this Agreement or appropriate or necessary, in the sole discretion of the Managing Member, to effectuate the terms or intent of this Agreement.

 

Nothing contained herein shall be construed as authorizing the Managing Member to amend this Agreement except in accordance with Section 7.3 or as may be otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement.

 

B.           The foregoing power of attorney is hereby declared to be irrevocable and a power coupled with an interest, in recognition of the fact that each of the Members will be relying upon the power of the Managing Member to act as contemplated by this Agreement in any filing or other action by it on behalf of the Company, and it shall survive and not be affected by the subsequent incapacity of any Member and the transfer of all or any portion of such Member’s Interests and shall extend to such Member’s heirs, successors, assigns and personal representatives. Each such Member hereby agrees to be bound by any representation made by the Managing Member, acting in good faith pursuant to such power of attorney; and each such Member hereby waives any and all defenses which may be available to contest, negate or disaffirm the action of the Managing Member, taken in good faith under such power of attorney. Each Member shall execute and deliver to the Managing Member, within 15 days after receipt of the Managing Member’s request therefor, such further designation, powers of attorney and other instruments as the Managing Member, as the case may be, deems necessary to effectuate this Agreement and the purposes of the Company.

 

Section 2.5            Term

 

The term of the Company shall continue until dissolved pursuant to the provisions of Article 13 or as otherwise provided by law.

 

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ARTICLE 3.

PURPOSE

 

Section 3.1            Purpose and Business

 

The purpose and nature of the business to be conducted by the Company is (i) to conduct any business that may be lawfully conducted by a limited liability company organized pursuant to the Act, provided , however , that such business shall be limited to and conducted in such a manner as to permit the REIT Manager at all times to be classified as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, unless the REIT Manager ceases to qualify as a REIT for reasons other than the conduct of the business of the Company, (ii) to enter into any partnership, joint venture, company, real estate investment trust or other similar arrangement to engage in any business described in the foregoing clause (i) or to own interests in any entity engaged, directly or indirectly, in any such business and (iii) to do anything necessary or incidental to the foregoing.

 

Section 3.2            Powers

 

The Company is empowered to do any and all acts and things necessary, appropriate, proper, advisable, incidental to or convenient for the furtherance and accomplishment of the purposes and business described herein and for the protection and benefit of the Company, including, without limitation, full power and authority, directly or through its ownership interest in other entities, to enter into, perform and carry out contracts of any kind, borrow money and issue evidences of indebtedness, whether or not secured by mortgage, deed of trust, pledge or other lien, acquire, own, manage, improve and develop real property, and lease, sell, transfer and dispose of real property; provided , however , notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall not take, or refrain from taking, any action which, in the judgment of the Managing Member, in its sole and absolute discretion, (i) could adversely affect the ability of the REIT Manager to continue to qualify as a REIT, (ii) absent the consent of the Managing Member, which may be given or withheld in its sole and absolute discretion, could subject the Managing Member to any taxes under Section 857 or Section 4981 of the Code, or (iii) could violate any law or regulation of any governmental body or agency having jurisdiction over the REIT Manger, Managing Member or their respective securities, unless any such action (or inaction) under the foregoing clauses (i) or (ii) shall have been specifically consented to by the REIT Manager or Managing Member in writing, as applicable.

 

Section 3.3            Company Only for Purposes Specified

 

The Company shall be a limited liability company only for the purposes specified in Section 3.1 . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, no Member shall have any authority to act for, bind, commit or assume any obligation or responsibility on behalf of the Company, its properties or any other Member. No Member, in its capacity as a Member under this Agreement, shall be responsible or liable for any indebtedness or obligation of another Member, nor shall the Company be responsible or liable for any indebtedness or obligation of any Member, incurred either before or after the execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Member, except as to those responsibilities, liabilities, indebtedness or obligations incurred pursuant to and as limited by the terms of this Agreement and the Act.

 

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ARTICLE 4.

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS

 

Section 4.1            Capital Contributions of the Members

 

At the time of their respective execution of this Agreement, the Members shall make or shall have made Capital Contributions as set forth in Exhibit A to this Agreement (with respect to each Member, such Member’s “ Initial Capital Contribution ”). Except as required by law, as otherwise provided in Sections 4.3 , 4.4 and 10.5 , or as otherwise agreed to by the Members, no Member shall be required or permitted to make any additional Capital Contributions or loans to the Company.

 

Section 4.2            Loans by Third Parties

 

Subject to Section 4.3 , the Company may incur Debt, or enter into other similar credit, guarantee, financing or refinancing arrangements for any purpose (including, without limitation, in connection with any further acquisition of Properties) with any Person that is not the Managing Member upon such terms as the Managing Member determines appropriate; provided   that , the Company shall not incur any Debt that is recourse to the Managing Member, except to the extent otherwise agreed to by the Managing Member in its sole discretion.

 

Section 4.3            Issuance of Additional Company Interests .

 

A.           Additional Funds . The Managing Member may, at any time and from time to time determine that the Company requires additional funds (“ Additional Funds ”) for the acquisition of additional Properties or for such other Company purposes as the Managing Member may determine. Additional Funds may be raised by the Company, at the election of the Managing Member, in any manner provided in, and in accordance with, this Section 4.3 . No Member shall have any preemptive, preferential or similar right or rights to subscribe for or acquire any Company Interest.

 

B.           The Managing Member, in its sole and absolute discretion, may raise all or any portion of the Additional Funds by accepting additional Capital Contributions of cash. The Managing Member may also accept additional Capital Contributions of real property or any other non-cash assets. In connection with any such additional Capital Contributions (of cash or property), the Managing Member is hereby authorized to cause the Company from time to time to issue to Members (including the Managing Member) or other Persons (including, without limitation, in connection with the contribution of property to the Company) other Company Interests 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, and duties, including rights, powers, and duties senior to then existing Company Interests, all as shall be determined by the Managing Member in its sole and absolute discretion subject to Delaware law, and as set forth by amendment to this Agreement, including without limitation, (i) the allocations of items of Company income, gain, loss, deduction, and credit to such class or series of Company Interests; (ii) the right of each such class or series of Company Interests to share in Company distributions; (iii) the rights of each such class or series of Company Interests upon dissolution and liquidation of the Company; and (iv) the right to vote; provided, that no such other Company Interests shall be issued to the Managing Member unless either (a) (1) the additional Company Interests are issued in connection with the grant, award, or issuance of interests of the Managing Member pursuant to Section 4.3.C below, which interests have designations, preferences, and other rights (except voting rights) such that the economic interests attributable to such interests are substantially similar to the designations, preferences and other rights of the additional Company Interests issued to the Managing Member in accordance with this Section 4.3.B, and (2) the Managing Member shall make a Capital Contribution to the Company in an amount equal to the net proceeds raised in connection with such issuance, or (b) the additional Company Interests are issued to all Members holding Company Interests in the same class in proportion to their respective percentage interests in such class. In the event that the Company issues additional Company Interests pursuant to this Section 4.3.B, the Managing Member shall make such revisions to this Agreement as it determines are necessary to reflect the issuance of such additional Company Interests.

 

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C.            Issuance of MM Interests or Other Securities by the Managing Member . The Managing Member shall not issue any additional interests to its members or MM New Securities unless (i) the Managing Member shall cause the Company to issue to the Managing Member, Company Interests or rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities of the Company having designations, preferences and other rights, all such that the economic interests thereof are substantially similar to those of the additional interests or MM New Securities issued by the Managing Member and (ii) the Managing Member shall make a Capital Contribution of the net proceeds from the issuance of such additional interests or MM New Securities, as the case may be, and from the exercise of the rights contained in such additional MM New Securities, as the case may be. Without limiting the foregoing, the Managing Member is expressly authorized to issue additional interests or MM New Securities for no tangible value or for less than fair market value, and the Managing Member is expressly authorized to cause the Company to issue to the Managing Member corresponding Company Interests, so long as (x) the Managing Member concludes in good faith that such issuance of Company Interests is in the interests of the Company; and (y) the Managing Member contributes all proceeds, if any, from such issuance and exercise to the Company.

 

Section 4.4            Other Contribution Provisions

 

In the event that any Member is admitted to the Company and is given (or is treated as having received) a Capital Account in exchange for services rendered to the Company, such transaction shall be treated by the Company and the affected Member as if the Company had compensated such Member in cash, and the Member had contributed such cash to the capital of the Company. In addition, with the consent of the Managing Member, in its sole discretion, one or more Members may enter into agreements with the Company, in the form of a guarantee or contribution agreement, which have the effect of providing a guarantee of certain obligations of the Company.

 

Section 4.5            No Preemptive Rights

 

Except to the extent expressly granted by the Company pursuant to another agreement, no Person shall have any preemptive, preferential or other similar right with respect to (i) additional Capital Contributions or loans to the Company or (ii) issuance or sale of any Company Interests.

 

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ARTICLE 5.

DISTRIBUTIONS

 

Section 5.1            Requirement and Characterization of Distributions

 

Subject to this Section 5.1 and Section 5.6 , the Managing Member may cause the Company to distribute quarterly all, or such portion as the Managing Member may in its discretion determine, Available Cash generated by the Company as follows:

 

(1)           first, to the holders of Senior Preferred Interest with respect to each such holder of Senior Preferred Interest, until the Senior Preferred Unpaid Return is reduced to zero;

 

(2)           second, to the holders of Senior Preferred Interest with respect to each such holder of Senior Preferred Interest, until the Senior Preferred Unreturned Capital is reduced to zero;

 

(3)           third, thereafter pari passu:

 

(a)           4% to the holders of the Senior Preferred Interest with respect to each such holder of the Senior Preferred Interest; and

 

(b)           96% to the holders of the Common Interests pro rata in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests.

 

Section 5.2            Distributions in Kind

 

Except as expressly provided herein, no right is given to any Member to demand and receive property other than cash. The Managing Member may determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, to make a distribution in-kind to the Members of Company assets, and such assets shall be distributed in such a fashion as to ensure that the fair market value is distributed and allocated in accordance with Articles 5 , 6 and 10 .

 

Section 5.3            Distributions Upon Liquidation

 

Notwithstanding Section 5.1 , proceeds from a Liquidating Event shall be distributed to the Members in accordance with Section 13.2 .

 

Section 5.4            Distributions to Reflect Issuance of Additional Company Interests

 

In the event that the Company issues additional Company Interests to the Managing Member or any Additional Member pursuant to Section 4.3.B or 4.3.C , the Managing Member shall make such revisions to this Article 5 as it determines are necessary to reflect the issuance of such additional Company Interests. In the absence of any agreement to the contrary, an Additional Member shall be entitled to the distributions set forth in Section 5.1 (without regard to this Section 5.4 ) with respect to the period during which the closing of its contribution to the Company occurs, multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days from and after the date of such closing through the end of the applicable period, and the denominator of which is the total number of days in such period.

 

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Section 5.5            Accrual

 

Notwithstanding Section 5.1 above, distributions on the Senior Preferred Interest will accrue whether or not the terms and provisions set forth in this Article 5 at any time prohibit the current payment of distributions and whether or not the Company has earnings, whether or not there are funds legally available for the payment of such distributions and whether or not such distributions are authorized.

 

ARTICLE 6.

ALLOCATIONS

 

Section 6.1            Capital Accounts

 

A.           A separate Capital Account shall be maintained for each Member in accordance with Section 704(b) of the Code and United States Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2. Subject to the preceding sentence, each Member's opening Capital Account balance: (A) shall be credited with (i) the amount of all cash and the Gross Asset Value of all property contributed by such Members to the capital of the Company and (ii) the amount of Net Income (and any individual items of gross income) allocated to such Member pursuant to this Article 6, and (B) shall be debited with (i) the amount of all cash and the Gross Asset Value of all property distributed by the Company to such Member and (ii) the amount of any Net Losses (and any individual items of gross loss) allocated to such Member pursuant to this Article 6. Each Member shall have a single Capital Account which shall reflect all interests of such Member (regardless of class or time of acquisition). Notwithstanding the foregoing, sub-accounts shall be maintained for each Member who is a member of more than one class of Members, which sub-accounts shall reflect the amounts credited or charged with respect to each class of Units held by such Member. Any and all references to the Capital Accounts of a particular class of Members in Sections 6.2 or 6.3 of this Agreement shall, with respect to any Member who is a member of more than one class of Members, be deemed to refer to the sub-account maintained for such Member which reflects amounts credited or charged with respect to such class of Units held by such Member.

 

B.           Immediately prior to decreasing a Member's Capital Account to reflect any distribution of a Company asset to it (other than cash), all Members' Capital Accounts shall be adjusted to reflect the manner in which the unrealized income, gain, loss and deduction inherent in such Company asset (that has not been reflected in the Capital Accounts previously) would be allocated among the Members if there were a taxable disposition of such Company asset for its Gross Asset Value.

 

C.           Any permitted transferee of an interest in the Company shall succeed to the Capital Account relating to the interest transferred.

 

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D.           Whenever it is necessary to determine the Capital Account of any Member, the Capital Account of such Member shall be determined after giving effect to all allocations pursuant to this Article 6 and all contributions and distributions made prior to the time as of which such determination is to be made.

 

Section 6.2            Allocations

 

A.           Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.3 , Net Income and Net Loss (and, if necessary, individual items of gross income or loss) for the year shall be allocated among the Members in a manner such that, to the extent possible, the Capital Account balance of each Member at the end of such taxable year, including short taxable years, shall be equal to the excess (which may be negative) of:

 

(1)           the amount that would be distributed to such Member if (a) the company were to sell the assets of the company for their Gross Asset Values, (b) all Company liabilities were settled in cash according to their terms (limited, with respect to each Nonrecourse Liability, to the Gross Asset Values of the assets securing such liability), and (c) the net proceeds thereof were distributed in full pursuant to Section 5.1, over

 

(2)           the sum of (a) the amount, if any, without duplication, that such Member would be obligated to contribute to the capital of the Company, (b) such Member's share of Company Minimum Gain and (c) such Member's share of Member Minimum Gain determined pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(5), all computed as of the date of the hypothetical sale described in (1) above.

 

B.           For tax purposes, all items of income, gain, loss, deduction, expense and credit (other than tax items corresponding to items allocated pursuant to Section 6.2(D)) shall be allocated to the Members in the same manner as is Net Income and Net Loss; provided, however, that, in accordance with Section 704(c) of the Code, the Regulations promulgated thereunder and Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(i), items of income, gain, loss, deduction, expense and credit with respect to any property whose Gross Asset Value differs from its adjusted basis for tax purposes (including Regulations Section 1.752-7) liabilities shall, solely for tax purposes, be allocated among the Members in accordance with the method determined by the tax matters member so as to take account of both the amount and character of such variation.

 

Section 6.3            Additional Allocation Provisions

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article 6 :

 

(i)             Minimum Gain Chargeback . Except as otherwise provided in Regulations Section 1.704-2(f), notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.2 , or any other provision of this Article 6 , if there is a net decrease in Company Minimum Gain during any fiscal year, each Member shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain for such year (and, if necessary, subsequent years) in an amount equal to such Member’s share of the net decrease in Company Minimum Gain, as determined under Regulations Section 1.704-2(g). Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each Member pursuant thereto. The items to be allocated shall be determined in accordance with Regulations Sections 1.704-2(f)(6) and 1.704-2(j)(2). This Section 6.3.A(i) is intended to qualify as a “ minimum gain chargeback ” within the meaning of Regulation Section 1.704-2(f) which shall be controlling in the event of a conflict between such Regulation and this Section 6.3.A(i) .

 

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(ii)             Member Minimum Gain Chargeback . Except as otherwise provided in Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4), and notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.2 , or any other provision of this Article 6 (except Section 6.3.A(i) ), if there is a net decrease in Member Minimum Gain attributable to a Member Nonrecourse Debt during any fiscal year, each Member who has a share of the Member Minimum Gain attributable to such Member Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(5), shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain for such year (and, if necessary, subsequent years) in an amount equal to such Member’s share of the net decrease in Member Minimum Gain attributable to such Member Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4). Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each Member pursuant thereto. The items to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance with Regulations Sections 1.704-2(i)(4) and 1.704-2(j)(2). This Section 6.3.A(ii) is intended to qualify as a “chargeback of partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain” within the meaning of Regulation Section 1.704-2(i) which shall be controlling in the event of a conflict between such Regulation and this Section 6.3.A(ii) .

 

(iii)           Nonrecourse Deductions and Member Nonrecourse Deductions . Any Nonrecourse Deductions for any fiscal year shall be specially allocated to the Members in the same manner in which such items would have been allocated pursuant to Section 6.2 . Any Member Nonrecourse Deductions for any fiscal year shall be specially allocated to the Member(s) who bears the economic risk of loss with respect to the Member Nonrecourse Debt to which such Member Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable, in accordance with Regulations Sections 1.704-2(b)(4) and 1.704-2(i).

 

(iv)           Qualified Income Offset . If any Member unexpectedly receives an adjustment, allocation or distribution described in Regulations Section 1.704 1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) or (6), items of Company income and gain shall be allocated, in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d), to the Member in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate, to the extent required by such Regulations, the Adjusted Capital Account Deficit of the Member as quickly as possible provided that an allocation pursuant to this Section 6.3.A(iv) shall be made if and only to the extent that such Member would have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit after all other allocations provided in this Article 6 have been tentatively made as if this Section 6.3.A(iv) were not in this Agreement. It is intended that this Section 6.3.A(iv) qualify and be construed as a “ qualified income offset ” within the meaning of Regulations 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d), which shall be controlling in the event of a conflict between such Regulations and this Section 6.3.A(iv) .

 

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(v)            Gross Income Allocation . In the event any Member has a deficit Capital Account at the end of any fiscal year which is in excess of the sum of (1) the amount (if any) such Member is obligated to restore to the Company, and (2) the amount such Member is deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) or the penultimate sentences of Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5), each such Member shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain in the amount of such excess as quickly as possible, provided , that an allocation pursuant to this Section 6.3.A(v) shall be made if and only to the extent that such Member would have a deficit Capital Account in excess of such sum after all other allocations provided in this Article 6 have been tentatively made as if this Section 6.3.A(v) and Section 6.3.A(iv) were not in this Agreement.

 

(vi)           Limitation on Allocation of Net Loss . To the extent any allocation of Net Loss would cause or increase an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit as to any Member, such allocation of Net Loss shall be reallocated among the other Members in accordance with their respective Capital Account balances.

 

(vii)          Section 754 Adjustment . To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company asset pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b) is required, pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) or Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as the result of a distribution to a Member in complete liquidation of his interest in the Company, the amount of such adjustment to the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) and such gain or loss shall be specially allocated to the Members in accordance with their interests in the Company in the event that Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) applies, or to the Members to whom such distribution was made in the event that Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) applies.

 

(viii)         Curative Allocation . The allocations set forth in Sections 6.3.A(i) , (ii) , (iii) , (iv) , (v) , (vi) , and (vii) (the “ Regulatory Allocations ”) are intended to comply with certain regulatory requirements, including the requirements of Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 6.1 and 6.2 , the Regulatory Allocations shall be taken into account in allocating other items of income, gain, loss and deduction among the Members so that, to the extent possible, the net amount of such allocations of other items and the Regulatory Allocations to each Member shall be equal to the net amount that would have been allocated to each such Member if the Regulatory Allocations had not occurred.

 

B.           For purposes of determining a Member’s proportional share of the “excess nonrecourse liabilities” of the Company within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.752-3(a)(3), each Member’s interest in Company profits shall be the same as such Member’s share of items of income that are attributable to Available Cash.

 

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ARTICLE 7.

MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF BUSINESS

 

Section 7.1            Management

 

A.          Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all management powers over the business and affairs of the Company are and shall be exclusively vested in the Managing Member, and no Member shall have any right to participate in or exercise control or management power over the business and affairs of the Company. The Managing Member may not be removed by the Members with or without cause, except with the consent of the Managing Member. In addition to the powers now or hereafter granted a managing member of a limited liability company under applicable law or which are granted to the Managing Member under any other provision of this Agreement, the Managing Member, subject to the other provisions hereof including Section 7.3 , shall have full power and authority to do all things deemed necessary or desirable by it to conduct the business of the Company, to exercise all powers set forth in Section 3.2 and to effectuate the purposes set forth in Section 3.1 , including, without limitation:

 

(1)           the making of any expenditures, the lending or borrowing of money, the assumption or guarantee of, or other contracting for, indebtedness and other liabilities, the issuance of evidences of indebtedness (including the securing of same by mortgage, deed of trust or other lien or encumbrance on all or any of the Company’s assets) and the incurring of any obligations it deems necessary for the conduct of the activities of the Company;

 

(2)           the making of tax, regulatory and other filings, or rendering of periodic or other reports to governmental or other agencies having jurisdiction over the business or assets of the Company, the registration of any class of securities of the Company under the Exchange Act, and the listing of any debt securities of the Company on any exchange;

 

(3)           the acquisition, disposition, mortgage, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or exchange of any assets of the Company or the merger or other combination of the Company with or into another entity;

 

(4)           the acquisition, disposition, mortgage, pledge, encumbrance or hypothecation of all or any assets of the Company, and the use of the assets of the Company (including, without limitation, cash on hand) for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement and on any terms it sees fit, including, without limitation, the financing of the conduct or the operations of the Managing Member or the Company, the lending of funds to other Persons (including, without limitation, the Managing Member or any Subsidiaries of the Company) and the repayment of obligations of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries and any other Person in which it has an equity investment, and the making of capital contributions to its Subsidiaries;

 

(5)           the management, operation, leasing, landscaping, repair, alteration, demolition or improvement of any real property or improvements owned by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company;

 

(6)           the negotiation, execution, and performance of any contracts, leases, conveyances or other instruments that the Managing Member considers useful or necessary to the conduct of the Company’s operations or the implementation of the Managing Member’s powers under this Agreement, including contracting with contractors, developers, consultants, accountants, legal counsel, other professional advisors and other agents and the payment of their expenses and compensation out of the Company’s assets;

 

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(7)           the distribution of Company cash or other Company assets in accordance with this Agreement;

 

(8)           the establishment of one or more divisions of the Company, the selection and dismissal of employees of the Company (including, without limitation, employees having titles such as “president , ” “vice president,” “secretary” and “treasurer”), and agents, outside attorneys, accountants, consultants and contractors of the Company, the determination of their compensation and other terms of employment or hiring, including waivers of conflicts of interest and the payment of their expenses and compensation out of the Company’s assets;

 

(9)           the maintenance of such insurance for the benefit of the Company and the Members and directors and officers of the Company or the Managing Member as it deems necessary or appropriate;

 

(10)         the formation of, or acquisition of an interest in, and the contribution of property to, any further limited or general partnerships, real estate investment trusts, corporations, joint ventures or other relationships that it deems desirable (including, without limitation, the acquisition of interests in, and the contributions of property to any Subsidiary and any other Person in which it has an equity investment from time to time);

 

(11)         the control of any matters affecting the rights and obligations of the Company, including the settlement, compromise, submission to arbitration or any other form of dispute resolution, or abandonment of, any claim, cause of action, liability, debt or damages, due or owing to or from the Company, the commencement or defense of suits, legal proceedings, administrative proceedings, arbitration or other forms of dispute resolution, and the representation of the Company in all suits or legal proceedings, administrative proceedings, arbitrations or other forms of dispute resolution, the incurring of legal expense, and the indemnification of any Person against liabilities and contingencies to the extent permitted by law;

 

(12)         the undertaking of any action in connection with the Company’s direct or indirect investment in any Person (including, without limitation, contributing or loaning Company funds to, incurring indebtedness on behalf of, or guarantying the obligations of any such Persons);

 

(13)         subject to the other provisions in this Agreement, the determination of the fair market value of any Company property distributed in kind using such reasonable method of valuation as it may adopt, provided , that such methods are otherwise consistent with requirements of this Agreement;

 

(14)         the management, operation, leasing, landscaping, repair, alteration, demolition or improvement of any real property or improvements owned by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or any Person in which the Company has made a direct or indirect equity investment;

 

(15)         holding, managing, investing and reinvesting cash and other assets of the Company;

 

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(16)         the collection and receipt of revenues and income of the Company;

 

(17)         the exercise, directly or indirectly through any attorney-in-fact acting under a general or limited power of attorney, of any right, including the right to vote, appurtenant to any asset or investment held by the Company;

 

(18)         the exercise of any of the powers of the Managing Member enumerated in this Agreement on behalf of or in connection with any Subsidiary of the Company or any other Person in which the Company has a direct or indirect interest, or jointly with any such Subsidiary or other Person;

 

(19)         the exercise of any of the powers of the Managing Member enumerated in this Agreement on behalf of any Person in which the Company does not have an interest pursuant to contractual or other arrangements with such Person;

 

(20)         the making, execution and delivery of any and all deeds, leases, notes, deeds to secure debt, mortgages, deeds of trust, security agreements, conveyances, contracts, guarantees, warranties, indemnities, waivers, releases or legal instruments or agreements in writing necessary or appropriate in the judgment of the Managing Member for the accomplishment of any of the powers of the Managing Member enumerated in this Agreement;

 

(21)         the right to nominate and approve any nomination of directors to the board of each Subsidiary (including any Subsidiary that is a REIT);

 

(22)         the issuance of additional Company interests, as appropriate, in connection with the contribution of Additional Funds pursuant to Section 4.3 ; and

 

(23)         the amendment and restatement of Exhibit A hereto to reflect accurately at all times the Capital Contributions and percentage interests of the Members as the same are adjusted from time to time to the extent necessary to reflect redemptions, Capital Contributions, the admission of any Additional Member or any Substituted Member or otherwise, which amendment and restatement, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, shall not be deemed an amendment to this Agreement, as long as the matter or event being reflected in Exhibit A hereto otherwise is authorized by this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Managing Member may, in lieu of making an amendment and restatement of Exhibit A to reflect the foregoing, elect to update the books and records of the Company to reflect any changes that would need to be made to Exhibit A , and any such changes shall be deemed to modify Exhibit A without a requisite amendment or restatement.

 

B.           Each of the Members agrees that the Managing Member is authorized to execute, deliver and perform the above-mentioned agreements and transactions on behalf of the Company without any further act, approval or vote of the Members, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement (except as provided in Section 7.3 ), the Act or any applicable law, rule or regulation to the fullest extent permitted under the Act or other applicable law, rule or regulation. The execution, delivery or performance by the Managing Member or the Company of any agreement authorized or permitted under this Agreement shall not constitute a breach by the Managing Member of any duty that the Managing Member may owe the Company or the Members or any other Persons under this Agreement or of any duty stated or implied by law or equity.

 

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C.           At all times from and after the date hereof, the Managing Member may cause the Company to obtain and maintain (i) casualty, liability and other insurance on the properties of the Company or its Subsidiaries and (ii) liability insurance for the Indemnities hereunder.

 

D.           At all times from and after the date hereof, the Managing Member may cause the Company to establish and maintain working capital and other reserves in such amounts as the Managing Member, in its sole and absolute discretion, deems appropriate and reasonable from time to time.

 

E.           In exercising its authority under this Agreement, the Managing Member may, but shall be under no obligation to, take into account the tax consequences to any Member (including the Managing Member) of any action taken (or not taken) by the Managing Member. The Managing Member and the Company shall not have liability to a Member under this Agreement as a result of an income tax liability incurred by such Member as a result of an action (or inaction) by the Managing Member pursuant to its authority under this Agreement.

 

F.           Except as otherwise provided herein, to the extent the duties of the Managing Member require expenditures of funds to be paid to third parties, the Managing Member shall not have any obligations hereunder except to the extent that Company funds are reasonably available to it for the performance of such duties, and nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize or require the Managing Member, 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 Company.

 

G.           Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, (i) under no circumstance shall any Member or the Managing Member owe any fiduciary duties or obligations (whether express, implied or otherwise) to any other Member and (ii) any and all such duties and obligations (and any and all claims which may be based thereon) are hereby expressly waived and relinquished by each Member. Notwithstanding the forgoing waivers, each Member and the Managing Member is and shall be subject to the implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

 

Section 7.2            Certificate of Formation of the Company

 

To the extent that such action is determined by the Managing Member to be reasonable and necessary or appropriate, the Managing Member shall file amendments to and restatements of the Certificate and do all the things to maintain the Company as a limited liability company (or an entity in which the members have limited liability) under the laws of the State of Delaware and to maintain the Company’s qualification to do business as a foreign limited liability company in each other state, the District of Columbia or other jurisdiction, in which the Company may elect to do business or own property. The Managing Member shall not be required, before or after filing, to deliver or mail a copy of the Certificate or any amendment thereto to any Member. The Managing Member shall use all reasonable efforts to cause to be filed such other certificates or documents as may be reasonable and necessary or appropriate for the formation, continuation, qualification and operation of a limited liability company (or an entity in which the members have limited liability) in the State of Delaware, any other state, or the District of Columbia or other jurisdiction, in which the Company may elect to do business or own property.

 

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Section 7.3            Restrictions on Managing Member’s Authority; Amendments

 

A.           The Managing Member may not take any action in contravention of an express prohibition or limitation of this Agreement without the prior written Consent of the Members.

 

B.           The Managing Member shall not, without the prior written Consent of the other Members, amend, modify or terminate this Agreement; provided, however, the Managing Member shall have the exclusive power to amend this Agreement as may be required to facilitate or implement any of the following purposes:

 

(1)           to add to the obligations of the Managing Member or surrender any right or power granted to the Managing Member or any Affiliate of the Managing Member for the benefit of the Members;

 

(2)           subject to Section 7.3 , to reflect the issuance of additional Company Interests pursuant to Sections 4.3.B , 5.4 and 6.2B . or the admission, substitution, termination, or withdrawal of Members in accordance with this Agreement (which may be effected through the replacement of Exhibit A with an amended Exhibit A );

 

(3)           subject to Section 7.3 , to set forth or amend the designations, rights, powers, duties, and preferences of the holders of any additional Company Interests issued pursuant to Article 4 ;

 

(4)           to reflect a change that is of an inconsequential nature that does not adversely affect the Members in any material respect, or to cure any ambiguity, correct or supplement any provision in this Agreement not inconsistent with law or with other provisions, or make other changes with respect to matters arising under this Agreement that will not be inconsistent with law or with the provisions of this Agreement;

 

(5)           to satisfy any requirements, conditions, or guidelines contained in any order, directive, opinion, ruling or regulation of a federal or state agency or contained in federal or state law;

 

(6)           to reflect such changes as are reasonably necessary for the REIT Manager to maintain its status as a REIT, including changes which may be necessitated due to a change in applicable law (or an authoritative interpretation thereof) or a ruling of the IRS; and

 

(7)           to modify, as set forth in the definition of “ Capital Account, ” the manner in which Capital Accounts are computed.

 

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The Managing Member will provide notice to the Members when any action under this Section 7.3.A is taken. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement shall not be amended with respect to any Member adversely affected, and no action may be taken by the Managing Member, without the Consent of such Member adversely affected if such amendment or action would (i) modify the limited liability of a Member, (ii) alter rights of the Member to receive distributions pursuant to Article 5 , the allocations specified in Article 6 or otherwise under this Agreement, or (iii) amend this paragraph. This paragraph does not require unanimous consent of all Members adversely affected unless the amendment is to be effective against all Members adversely affected.

 

(C)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Managing Member shall not take any action with respect to the following matters without the approval of the holders of the Senior Preferred Interest if and for so long as Brookfield DTLA has made its Initial Capital Contribution and is still entitled to receive distributions on the Senior Preferred Interest in the Company under Section 5.1 :

 

(1)           any material amendment or modification to this Agreement;

 

(2)           the issuance, terms and pricing of any additional Company Interests;

 

(3)           the making of any distributions by the Company with respect to any interests that are junior as to distributions (other than in accordance with Section 5.1 ) or upon liquidation to the Senior Preferred Interests;

 

(4)           the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into any other Person; and

 

(5)           a sale of all or substantially all of the aggregate assets of the Company.

 

Section 7.4            Reimbursement of the Managing Member

 

A.           Except as provided in this Section 7.4 and elsewhere in this Agreement (including the provisions of Articles 5 and 6 regarding distributions, payments and allocations to which it may be entitled), the Managing Member shall not be compensated for its services as managing member of the Company.

 

B.           The Company shall be responsible for and shall pay all expenses relating to the Company’s and the Managing Member’s organization, the ownership of its assets and its operations. The Managing Member is hereby authorized to pay compensation for accounting, administrative, legal, technical, management and other services rendered to the Company. Except to the extent provided in this Agreement, the Managing Member and its Affiliates shall be reimbursed on a monthly basis, or such other basis as the Managing Member may determine in its sole and absolute discretion, for all expenses that the Managing Member and its Affiliates incur relating to the ownership and operation of, or for the benefit of, the Company (including, without limitation, administrative expenses); provided , that the amount of any such reimbursement shall be reduced by any interest earned by the Managing Member with respect to bank accounts or other instruments or accounts held by it on behalf of the Company. The Members acknowledge that all such expenses of the Managing Member are deemed to be for the benefit of the Company. Such reimbursement shall be in addition to any reimbursement made as a result of indemnification pursuant to Section 7.7 hereof. In the event that certain expenses are incurred for the benefit of the Company and other entities (including the Managing Member), such expenses will be allocated to the Company and such other entities in such a manner as the Managing Member in its sole and absolute discretion deems fair and reasonable. All payments and reimbursements hereunder shall be characterized for federal income tax purposes as expenses of the Company incurred on its behalf, and not as expenses of the Managing Member.

 

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C.           If and to the extent any reimbursements to the Managing Member pursuant to this Section 7.4 constitute gross income of the Managing Member (as opposed to the repayment of advances made by the Managing Member on behalf of the Company), such amounts shall constitute guaranteed payments within the meaning of Section 707(c) of the Code, shall be treated consistently therewith by the Company and all Members, and shall not be treated as distributions for purposes of computing the Members’ Capital Accounts.

 

Section 7.5            Outside Activities of the Managing Member . Without the Consent of the Members, the Managing Member shall not, directly or indirectly, enter into or conduct any business, other than in connection with the ownership, acquisition and disposition of Company Interests and the management of the business of the Company.

 

Section 7.6            Contracts with Affiliates

 

A.          The Company may lend or contribute to Persons in which it has an equity investment, and such Persons may borrow funds from the Company, on terms and conditions established in the sole and absolute discretion of the Managing Member. The foregoing authority shall not create any right or benefit in favor of any Person.

 

B.           Except as provided in Section 7.3 , the Company 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 consistent with this Agreement and applicable law as the Managing Member in its sole discretion deems advisable.

 

C.           The Managing Member, in its sole and absolute discretion and without the approval of the Members, may propose and adopt on behalf of the Company employee benefit plans funded by the Company for the benefit of employees of the Managing Member, the Company, Subsidiaries of the Company or any Affiliate of any of them in respect of services performed, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the Company, the Managing Member, or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries.

 

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Section 7.7            Indemnification

 

A.           To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company shall indemnify an Indemnitee from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, expenses (including 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 Company 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 the act or failure to act of the Indemnitee constitutes willful misconduct or recklessness. Without limitation, the foregoing indemnity shall extend to any liability of any Indemnitee, pursuant to a loan guaranty or otherwise, for any indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (including, without limitation, any indebtedness which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company has assumed or taken subject to), and the Managing Member is hereby authorized and empowered, on behalf of the Company, to enter into one or more indemnity agreements consistent with the provisions of this Section 7.7 in favor of any Indemnitee having or potentially having liability for any such indebtedness. 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 7.7.A . The termination of any proceeding by conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, or any 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 7.7.A . Any indemnification pursuant to this Section 7.7 shall be made only out of the assets of the Company, and any insurance proceeds from the liability policy covering the Managing Member and any Indemnitee, and neither the Managing Member nor any Member shall have any obligation to contribute to the capital of the Company or otherwise provide funds to enable the Company to fund its obligations under this Section 7.7 , except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed to by such Member and the Company.

 

B.           Reasonable expenses incurred by an Indemnitee who is a party to a proceeding may be paid or reimbursed by the Company in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding upon receipt by the Company 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 Company as authorized in this Section 7.7 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 7.7 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 Members, as a matter of law or otherwise, and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to serve in such capacity unless otherwise provided in a written agreement pursuant to which such Indemnitee is indemnified.

 

D.           The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, purchase and maintain insurance, on behalf of the Indemnitees and such other Persons as the Managing Member shall determine, against any liability that may be asserted against or expenses that may be incurred by such Person in connection with the Company’s activities, regardless of whether the Company would have the power to indemnify such Person against such liability under the provisions of this Agreement.

 

E.           For purposes of this Section 7.7 , the Company 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 Company 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 Section 7.7 ; 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 which is not opposed to the best interests of the Company.

 

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F.           In no event may an Indemnitee subject the Members 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 7.7 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 7.7 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. Any amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 7.7 or any provision hereof shall be prospective only and shall not in any way affect the limitations on the Company’s liability to any Indemnitee under this Section 7.7 as in effect immediately prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted.

 

I.           If and to the extent any reimbursements to the Managing Member pursuant to this Section 7.7 constitute gross income of the Managing Member (as opposed to the repayment of advances made by the Managing Member on behalf of the Company) such amounts shall constitute guaranteed payments within the meaning of Section 707(c) of the Code, shall be treated consistently therewith by the Company and all Members, and shall not be treated as distributions for purposes of computing the Members’ Capital Accounts.

 

J.           Any indemnification hereunder is subject to, and limited by, the provisions of the Act.

 

K.           In the event the Company is made a party to any litigation or otherwise incurs any loss or expense as a result of or in connection with any Member’s personal obligations or liabilities unrelated to Company business, such Member shall indemnify and reimburse the Company for all such loss and expense incurred, including legal fees, and the Company interest of such Member may be charged therefor. The liability of a Member under this Section 7.7.K shall not be limited to such Member’s Company Interest, but shall be enforceable against such Member personally.

 

Section 7.8            Liability of the Managing Member

 

A.           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, none of the Managing Member nor any of its officers, directors, agents or employees shall be liable or accountable in damages or otherwise to the Company, any Members, or their successors or assigns, for losses sustained, liabilities incurred or benefits not derived as a result of errors in judgment or mistakes of fact or law or any act or omission if the Managing Member acted in good faith.

 

B.           Subject to its obligations and duties as Managing Member set forth in Section 7.1.A , the Managing Member may exercise any of the powers granted to it by this Agreement and perform any of the duties imposed upon it hereunder either directly or by or through its agents. The Managing Member shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such agent appointed by it in good faith.

 

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C.           Any amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 7.8 or any provision hereof shall be prospective only and shall not in any way affect the limitations on the liability of the Managing Member and any of its officers, directors, agents and employee’s liability to the Company and the Members under this Section 7.8 as in effect immediately prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted.

 

Section 7.9            Other Matters Concerning the Managing Member

 

A.          The Managing Member may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.

 

B.           The Managing Member may consult with legal counsel, accountants, appraisers, management consultants, investment bankers and other consultants and advisers selected by it, and any act taken or omitted to be taken in reliance upon the opinion of such Persons as to matters which such Managing Member reasonably believes to be within such Person’s professional or expert competence shall be conclusively presumed to have been done or omitted in good faith and in accordance with such opinion.

 

C.           The Managing Member shall have the right, in respect of any of its powers or obligations hereunder, to act through any of its duly authorized officers and a duly appointed attorney or attorneys-in-fact. Each such attorney shall, to the extent provided by the Managing Member in the power of attorney, have full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and duty which is permitted or required to be done by the Managing Member hereunder.

 

D.          Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement or any non-mandatory provision of the Act, (i) the Company shall be operated in such a manner that will enable the REIT Manager, for so long as the REIT Manager has determined to qualify as a REIT, to continue to qualify as a REIT, and (ii) any action of the Managing Member on behalf of the Company or any decision of the Managing Member to refrain from acting on behalf of the Company, undertaken in the good faith belief that such action or omission is necessary or advisable in order to protect the ability of the REIT Manager, for so long as the REIT Manager has determined to qualify as a REIT, to (a) continue to qualify as a REIT or (b) avoid the Managing Member incurring any taxes under Section 857 or Section 4981 of the Code, is expressly authorized under this Agreement.

 

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Section 7.10          Title to Company Assets

 

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

 

Section 7.11          Reliance by Third Parties

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, subject to Section 7.3 , any Person dealing with the Company shall be entitled to assume that the Managing Member has full power and authority to encumber, sell or otherwise use in any manner any and all assets of the Company and to enter into any contracts on behalf of the Company, and such Person shall be entitled to deal with the Managing Member as if it were the Company’s sole party in interest, both legally and beneficially. Each Member (other than the Managing Member) hereby waives any and all defenses or other remedies which may be available against such Person to contest, negate or disaffirm any action of the Managing Member in connection with any such dealing. In no event shall any Person dealing with the Managing Member or its representatives be obligated to ascertain that the terms of this Agreement have been complied with or to inquire into the necessity or expedience of any act or action of the Managing Member or its representatives. Each and every certificate, document or other instrument executed on behalf of the Company by the Managing Member or its representatives shall be conclusive evidence in favor of any and every Person relying thereon or claiming thereunder that (i) at the time of the execution and delivery of such certificate, document or instrument, this Agreement was in full force and effect, (ii) the Person executing and delivering such certificate, document or instrument was duly authorized and empowered to do so for and on behalf of the Company and (iii) such certificate, document or instrument was duly executed and delivered in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement and is binding upon the Company.

 

Section 7.12          Officers

 

A.          The current officers of the Company designated by the Managing Member are listed on Schedule A hereto. Any additional or successor officers of the Company shall be chosen by the Managing Member. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. The Managing Member may appoint such other officers and agents as it shall deem necessary or advisable who shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Managing Member. The officers of the Company shall hold office until their successors are chosen and qualified. Any officer may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the Managing Member.

 

B.           The officers set forth on Schedule A hereto, to the extent of their powers set forth in this Agreement or otherwise vested in them by action of the Managing Member not inconsistent with this Agreement, are agents of the Company for the purpose of the Company’s business and the actions of the officers taken in accordance with such powers shall bind the Company.

 

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ARTICLE 8.

RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF MEMBERS

 

Section 8.1            Limitation of Liability

 

The Members shall have no liability under this Agreement except as expressly provided in this Agreement or under the Act.

 

Section 8.2            Management of Business

 

Except as provided in Section 7.3 , no Member (other than the Managing Member, any of its Affiliates or any officer, director, employee, partner, agent or trustee of the Managing Member, the Company or any of their Affiliates, in their capacity as such) shall take part in the operations, management or control (within the meaning of the Act) of the Company’s business or transact any business in the Company’s name or have the power to sign documents for or otherwise bind the Company. The transaction of any such business by the Managing Member, any of its Affiliates or any officer, director, employee, partner, agent or trustee of the Managing Member, the Company or any of their Affiliates, in their capacity as such, shall not affect, impair or eliminate the limitations on the liability of the other Members under this Agreement.

 

Section 8.3            Outside Activities of Members

 

Any Member and any officer, director, employee, agent, trustee, Affiliate or stockholder of any Member shall be entitled to and may have business interests and engage in business activities in addition to those relating to the Company, including business interests and activities in direct competition with the Company or that are enhanced by the activities of the Company. Neither the Company nor any Members shall have any rights by virtue of this Agreement in any business ventures of any Member. Subject to such agreements, none of the Members nor any other Person shall have any rights by virtue of this Agreement or the partnership relationship established hereby in any business ventures of any other Person, other than the Members benefiting from the business conducted by the Managing Member, and such Person shall have no obligation pursuant to this Agreement to offer any interest in any such business ventures to the Company, any Member or any such other Person, even if such opportunity is of a character which, if presented to the Company, any Member or such other Person, could be taken by such Person.

 

Section 8.4            Return of Capital

 

No Member shall be entitled to the withdrawal or return of his or her Capital Contribution, except to the extent of distributions made pursuant to this Agreement or upon termination of the Company as provided herein. No Member shall have priority over any other Member either as to the return of Capital Contributions, or as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, or as to profits, losses, distributions or credits.

 

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Section 8.5            Rights of Members Relating to the Company

 

A.           In addition to other rights provided by this Agreement or by the Act, each Member shall have the right, for a purpose reasonably related to such Member’s interest in the Company, upon written demand with a statement of the purpose of such demand and at such Member’s expense:

 

(1)           to obtain a copy of the Company’s federal, state and local income tax returns for each Company Year;

 

(2)           to obtain a current list of the name and last known business, residence or mailing address of each Member;

 

(3)           to obtain a copy of this Agreement and the Certificate and all amendments thereto, together with executed copies of all powers of attorney pursuant to which this Agreement, the Certificate and all amendments thereto have been executed; and

 

(4)           to obtain true and full information regarding the amount of cash and a description and statement of any other property or services contributed by each Member and which each Member has agreed to contribute in the future, and the date on which each became a Member.

 

B.           Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 8.5 , the Managing Member may keep confidential from the Members, for such period of time as the Managing Member determines in its sole and absolute discretion to be reasonable, any information that (i) the Managing Member believes to be in the nature of trade secrets or other information the disclosure of which the Managing Member in good faith believes is not in the best interests of the Company or (ii) the Company or the Managing Member is required by law or by agreements with unaffiliated third parties to keep confidential.

 

ARTICLE 9.

BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS

 

Section 9.1            Records and Accounting

 

The Managing Member shall keep or cause to be kept at the principal office of the Company appropriate books and records with respect to the Company’s business, including without limitation, all books and records necessary to provide to the Members any information, lists and copies of documents required to be provided pursuant to Section 9.3 . Any records maintained by or on behalf of the Company in the regular course of its business may be kept on, or be in the form of any information storage device, provided , that the records so maintained are convertible into clearly legible written form within a reasonable period of time. The books of the Company shall be maintained, for financial and tax reporting purposes, on an accrual basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Section 9.2            Fiscal Year

 

The fiscal year and taxable year of the Company shall be the calendar year.

 

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Section 9.3            Reports

 

A.          As soon as practicable, but in no event later than 120 days after the close of each Company Year, the Managing Member shall cause to be mailed to each Member as of the close of the Company Year, an annual report containing financial statements of the Company, or of the Managing Member if such statements are prepared solely on a consolidated basis with the Managing Member, for such Company Year, presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

 

B.           As soon as practicable, but in no event later than 45 days after the close of each calendar quarter (except the last calendar quarter of each year), the Managing Member shall cause to be mailed to each Member as of the last day of the calendar quarter, a report containing unaudited financial statements of the Company, or of the Managing Member, if such statements are prepared solely on a consolidated basis with the applicable law or regulation, or as the Managing Member determines to be appropriate.

 

ARTICLE 10.

TAX MATTERS

 

Section 10.1          Preparation of Tax Returns

 

The Managing Member shall arrange for the preparation and timely filing of all returns of Company income, gains, deductions, losses and other items required of the Company for federal and state income tax purposes and shall use all reasonable efforts to furnish, within 90 days of the close of each taxable year, the tax information reasonably required by Members for federal and state income tax reporting purposes. Each Member shall promptly provide the Managing Member with any information reasonably requested by the Managing Member relating to any contributed Property contributed (directly or indirectly) by such Member to the Company.

 

Section 10.2          Tax Elections

 

Except as otherwise provided herein, the Managing Member shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine whether to make any available election pursuant to the Code, including the election under Section 754 of the Code. The Managing Member shall have the right to seek to revoke any such election (including without limitation, any election under Section 754 of the Code) upon the Managing Member’s determination in its sole and absolute discretion that such revocation is the best interests of the Members.

 

Section 10.3          Tax Matters Member

 

A.          The Managing Member shall be the “ tax matters member ” of the Company for federal income tax purposes. Pursuant to Section 6223(c) of the Code, upon receipt of notice from the IRS of the beginning of an administrative proceeding with respect to the Company, the tax matters member shall furnish the IRS with the name, address and profit interest of each of the Members; provided , however , that such information is provided to the Company by the Members.

 

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B.           The tax matters member is authorized, but not required:

 

(1)           to enter into any settlement with the IRS with respect to any administrative or judicial proceedings for the adjustment of Company items required to be taken into account by a Member for income tax purposes (such administrative proceedings being referred to as a “ tax audit ” and such judicial proceedings being referred to as “ judicial review ”), and in the settlement agreement the tax matters member may expressly state that such agreement shall bind all Members, except that such settlement agreement shall not bind any Member (i) who (within the time prescribed pursuant to the Code and Regulations) files a statement with the IRS providing that the tax matters member shall not have the authority to enter into a settlement agreement on behalf of such Member or (ii) who is a “ notice partner ” (as defined in Section 6231 of the Code) or a member of a “ notice group ” (as defined in Section 6223(b)(2) of the Code);

 

(2)           in the event that a notice of a final administrative adjustment at the Company level of any item required to be taken into account by a Member for tax purposes (a “ final adjustment ”) is mailed to the tax matters member, to seek judicial review of such final adjustment, including the filing of a petition for readjustment with the Tax Court or the United States Claims Court, or the filing of a complaint for refund with the District Court of the United States for the district in which the Company’s principal place of business is located;

 

(3)           to intervene in any action brought by any other Member for judicial review of a final adjustment;

 

(4)           to file a request for an administrative adjustment with the IRS at any time and, if any part of such request is not allowed by the IRS, to file an appropriate pleading (petition or complaint) for judicial review with respect to such request;

 

(5)           to enter into an agreement with the IRS to extend the period for assessing any tax which is attributable to any item required to be taken into account by a Member for tax purposes, or an item affected by such item; and

 

(6)           to take any other action on behalf of the Members of the Company in connection with any tax audit or judicial review proceeding to the extent permitted by applicable law or regulations.

 

The taking of any action and the incurring of any expense by the tax matters member in connection with any such proceeding, except to the extent required by law, is a matter in the sole and absolute discretion of the tax matters member and the provisions relating to indemnification of the Managing Member set forth in Section 7.7 shall be fully applicable to the tax matters member in its capacity as such.

 

C.           The tax matters member shall receive no compensation for its services. All third party costs and expenses incurred by the tax matters member in performing its duties as such (including legal and accounting fees) shall be borne by the Company. Nothing herein shall be construed to restrict the Company from engaging an accounting firm to assist the tax matters member in discharging its duties hereunder, so long as the compensation paid by the Company for such services is reasonable.

 

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Section 10.4          Organizational Expenses

 

The Company shall elect to deduct expenses, if any, incurred by it in organizing the Company ratably over a 180-month period as provided in Section 709 of the Code.

 

Section 10.5          Withholding

 

Each Member hereby authorizes the Company to withhold from or pay on behalf of or with respect to such Member any amount of federal, state, local, or foreign taxes that the Managing Member determines that the Company is required to withhold or pay with respect to any amount distributable or allocable to such Member pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, any taxes required to be withheld or paid by the Company pursuant to Sections 1441, 1442, 1445 or 1446 of the Code. Any amount paid on behalf of or with respect to a Member shall constitute a receivable of the Company from such Member, which receivable shall be paid by such Member within 15 days after notice from the Managing Member that such payment must be made unless (i) the Company withholds such payment from a distribution which would otherwise be made to the Member or (ii) the Managing Member determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, that such payment may be satisfied out of the available funds of the Company which would, but for such payment, be distributed to the Member. Any amounts withheld pursuant to the foregoing clauses (i) or (ii) shall be treated as having been distributed to such Member. Each Member hereby unconditionally and irrevocably grants to the Company a security interest in such Member’s Company Interest to secure such Member’s obligation to pay to the Company any amounts required to be paid pursuant to this Section 10.5 . Any amounts payable by a Member hereunder shall bear interest at 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 , plus two percentage points (but not higher than the maximum lawful rate) from the date such amount is due ( i.e ., 15 days after demand) until such amount is paid in full. Each Member shall take such actions as the Company or the Managing Member shall request in order to perfect or enforce the security interest created hereunder.

 

Section 10.6          Tax Classification

 

The Members intend for the Company to be treated as partnership, and not as an association taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal, state and local tax purposes. Unless the Managing Member determines otherwise, neither the Members nor the Managing Member will take any position inconsistent with such treatment (on any tax return or otherwise).

 

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ARTICLE 11.

TRANSFERS AND WITHDRAWALS

 

Section 11.1          Transfer

 

A.          The term “ transfer, ” when used in this Article 11 with respect to a Company Interest, shall be deemed to refer to a transaction by which a Member purports to assign its Company Interest to another Person, and includes a sale, assignment, gift (outright or in trust), pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation, mortgage, exchange or any other disposition by law or otherwise. No part of the interest of a Member shall be subject to the claims of any creditor, any spouse for alimony or support, or to legal process, and may not be voluntarily or involuntarily alienated or encumbered except as may be specifically provided for in this Agreement or consented to by the Managing Member.

 

B.           No Company Interest shall be transferred, in whole or in part, except in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Article 11 . Any transfer or purported transfer of a Company Interest not made in accordance with this Article 11 shall be null and void ab initio unless otherwise consented to by the Managing Member in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

Section 11.2          Transfer of Managing Member’s Company Interest . The Managing Member shall not withdraw from the Company and shall not transfer all or any portion of its direct interest in the Company (whether by sale, statutory merger or consolidation, liquidation or otherwise) without the consent of the other Members, which may be given or withheld by each Member in its sole and absolute discretion. Nothing herein shall restrict any transfers of all or any portion of the interests in the Managing Member by its direct or indirect members, partners, shareholders and other debt or equity investors.

 

Section 11.3          Members’ Rights to Transfer

 

A.          No Member shall transfer all or any portion of its Company Interest to any transferee without the consent of the Managing Member, which consent may be withheld in its sole and absolute discretion. Nothing herein shall restrict any transfers of all or any portion of the interests in any Member by its direct or indirect members, partners, shareholders and other debt or equity investors.

 

Section 11.4          Substituted Members

 

A.          No Member shall have the right to substitute a transferee as a Member in his or her place. The Managing Member shall, however, have the right to consent to the admission of a transferee of the interest of a Member pursuant to this Section 11.4 as a Substituted Member, which consent may be given or withheld by the Managing Member in its sole and absolute discretion. The Managing Member’s failure or refusal to permit a transferee of any such interests to become a Substituted Member shall not give rise to any cause of action against the Company or any Member.

 

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B.          A transferee who has been admitted as a Substituted Member in accordance with this Article 11 shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the restrictions and liabilities of a Member under this Agreement. The admission of any transferee as a Substituted Member shall be subject to the transferee executing and delivering to the Company an acceptance of all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including without limitation, the provisions of Section 2.4 and such other documents or instruments as may be required to effect the admission), each in form and substance satisfactory to the Managing Member).

 

Section 11.5          General Provisions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, no Transfer shall be permitted or recognized by the Company if such Transfer: (i) would violate any applicable law or any agreement to which the Company or any of the Company’s assets are bound (including any agreement with a lender); (ii) would cause the Company to fail to be treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes; (iii) would not, if effective, comply with all applicable federal, state or foreign law regulating securities (including, without limitation, the Securities Act or any other Securities Laws), or would require the registration of any securities under any of the foregoing; or (iv) would not, if effective, comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations and other requirements of governmental authorities, including, without limitation, Executive Order 13224 (September 23, 2001), the rules and regulations of the Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of Treasury, and any enabling legislation or other Executive Orders in respect thereof. No transferee of all or any portion of any Company Interest shall be admitted as a substitute Member unless (A) such Interest is transferred in compliance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement, and (B) such transferee shall have executed and delivered to the Company such instruments necessary to effectuate the admission of such transferee as a Member and to confirm the agreement of such transferee to be bound by all the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement with respect to such Interest. Any Transfer in violation of this Section 11.5 shall be void ab initio as to the transfer of those Interests that would cause such violation, and the intended transferee shall acquire no rights in such Interests. All reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) incurred by the Company in connection with any Transfer of any Interest and, if applicable, the admission of any transferee as a Member shall be paid by such transferee.

 

ARTICLE 12.

ADMISSION OF MEMBERS

 

Section 12.1          Admission of Successor Managing Member

 

A successor to all of the Managing Member’s Interest pursuant to Section 11.2 who is proposed to be admitted as a successor Managing Member shall be admitted to the Company as the Managing Member, effective upon such transfer. Any such transferee shall carry on the business of the Company without dissolution. In each case, the admission shall be subject to the successor Managing Member executing and delivering to the Company an acceptance of all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and such other documents or instruments as may be required to effect the admission.

 

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Section 12.2          Admission of Additional Members

 

A.          After the admission to the Company of the initial Members on the date hereof, a Person who makes a Capital Contribution to the Company in accordance with this Agreement shall be admitted to the Company as an Additional Member only upon furnishing to the Managing Member (i) evidence of acceptance in form satisfactory to the Managing Member of all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the power of attorney granted in Section 2.4 and (ii) such other documents or instruments as may be required in the discretion of the Managing Member in order to effect such Person’s admission as an Additional Member.

 

B.           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 12.2 , no Person shall be admitted as an Additional Member without the consent of the Managing Member, which consent may be given or withheld in the Managing Member’s sole and absolute discretion. The admission of any Person as an Additional Member shall become effective on the date upon which the name of such Person is recorded on the books and records of the Company, following the receipt of the Capital Contribution in respect of such Member and the consent of the Managing Member to such admission. If any Additional Member is admitted to the Company on any day other than the first day of a Company Year, then Net Income, Net Losses, each item thereof and all other items allocable among Members for such Company Year shall be allocated among such Member and all other Members by taking into account their varying interests during the Company Year using a method selected by the Managing Member that is in accordance with Section 706(d) of the Code. All distributions of Available Cash with respect to which the Company Record Date is before the date of such admission shall be made solely to Members other than the Additional Member and, except as otherwise agreed to by the Additional Members and the Managing Member, all distributions of Available Cash thereafter shall be made to all Members including such Additional Member.

 

Section 12.3          Amendment of Agreement and Certificate of Limited Company

 

For the admission to the Company of any Member, the Managing Member shall take all steps necessary and appropriate under the Act to amend the books and records of the Company and, if required by law, shall prepare and file an amendment to the Certificate and may for this purpose exercise the power of attorney granted pursuant to Section 2.4 .

 

ARTICLE 13.

DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION

 

Section 13.1          Dissolution

 

The Company shall not be dissolved by the admission of Substituted Members or Additional Members or by the admission of a successor Managing Member in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Upon the withdrawal of the Managing Member, any successor Managing Member (selected as described in Section 13.1.B below) shall continue the business of the Company. The Company shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up, upon the first to occur of any of the following (each a “ Liquidating Event ”):

 

A.           the expiration of its term as provided in Section 2.5 ;

 

B.           an event of withdrawal of the Managing Member, as defined in the Act, unless, within 90 days after the withdrawal, all of the remaining Members agree in writing, in their sole and absolute discretion, to continue the business of the Company and to the appointment, effective as of the date of withdrawal, of a substitute Managing Member;

 

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C.           an election to dissolve the Company made by the Managing Member, in its sole and absolute discretion;

 

D.           entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Act;

 

E.           any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or a related series of transactions that, taken together, result in the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; and

 

F.           a final and non-appealable judgment is entered by a court of competent jurisdiction ruling that the Managing Member is bankrupt or insolvent, or a final and non-appealable order for relief is entered by a court with appropriate jurisdiction against the Managing Member, in each case under any federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency laws as now or hereafter in effect, unless prior to the entry of such order or judgment all of the remaining Members agree in writing to continue the business of the Company and to the appointment, effective as of a date prior to the date of such order or judgment, of a substitute Managing Member.

 

Section 13.2          Winding Up

 

A.          Upon the occurrence of a Liquidating Event, the Company shall continue solely for the purposes of winding-up its affairs in an orderly manner, liquidating its assets, and satisfying the claims of its creditors and Members. No Member shall take any action that is inconsistent with, or not necessary to or appropriate for, the winding-up of the Company’s business and affairs. The Managing Member shall be responsible for overseeing the winding-up and dissolution of the Company and shall take full account of the Company’s liabilities and property and the Company property shall be liquidated as promptly as is consistent with obtaining the fair value thereof, and the proceeds therefrom shall be applied and distributed in the following order:

 

(1)           First, to the payment and discharge of all of the Company’s debts and liabilities to creditors other than the Members;

 

(2)           Second, to the payment and discharge of all of the Company’s debts and liabilities to the Members; and

 

(3)           The balance, if any, to the Members in accordance with Section 5.1 .

 

The Managing Member shall not receive any additional compensation for any services performed pursuant to this Article 13 other than reimbursement of its expenses as provided in Section 7.4 .

 

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B.           Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13.2.A which require liquidation of the assets of the Company, but subject to the order of priorities set forth therein, if prior to or upon dissolution of the Company the Managing Member determines that an immediate sale of part or all of the Company’s assets would be impractical or would cause undue loss to the Members, the Managing Member may, in its sole and absolute discretion, defer for a reasonable time the liquidation of any assets except those necessary to satisfy liabilities of the Company (including to those Members as creditors) and/or distribute to the Members, in lieu of cash, as tenants in common and in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.2.A , undivided interests in such Company assets as the Managing Member deems not suitable for liquidation. Any such distributions in shall be made only if, in the good faith judgment of the Managing Member, such distributions in-kind are in the best interest of the Members, and shall be subject to such conditions relating to the disposition and management of such properties as the Managing Member deems reasonable and equitable and to any agreements governing the operation of such properties at such time. The Managing Member shall determine the fair market value of any property distributed in kind using such reasonable method of valuation as it may adopt.

 

Section 13.3          Capital Contribution Obligation

 

If any Member has a deficit balance in his or her Capital Account (after giving effect to all contributions, distributions and allocations for the taxable years, including the year during which such liquidation occurs), such Member shall have no obligation to make any contribution to the capital of the Company with respect to such deficit, and such deficit at any time shall not be considered a debt owed to the Company or to any other Person for any purpose whatsoever, except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed to by such Member and the Company.

 

Section 13.4            Compliance with Timing Requirements of Regulations

 

In the discretion of the Managing Member, a pro rata portion of the distributions that would otherwise be made to the Managing Member and Members pursuant to this Article 13 may be:

 

(1)           distributed to a trust established for the benefit of the Managing Member and Members for the purposes of liquidating Company assets, collecting amounts owed to the Company, and paying any contingent or unforeseen liabilities or obligations of the Company or of the Managing Member arising out of or in connection with the Company. The assets of any such trust shall be distributed to the Managing Member and Members from time to time, in the reasonable discretion of the Managing Member, in the same proportions and the amount distributed to such trust by the Company would otherwise have been distributed to the Managing Member and Members pursuant to this Agreement; or

 

(2)           withheld or escrowed to provide a reasonable reserve for Company liabilities (contingent or otherwise) and to reflect the unrealized portion of any installment obligations owed to the Company, provided, that such withheld or escrowed amounts shall be distributed to the Managing Member and Members in the manner and priority set forth in Section 13.2.A as soon as practicable.

 

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Section 13.5          Deemed Distribution and Recontribution

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article 13 , in the event the Company is liquidated within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g) but no Liquidating Event has occurred, the Company’s property shall not be liquidated, the Company’s liabilities shall not be paid or discharged, and the Company’s affairs shall not be wound up. Instead, the Company shall be deemed to have contributed all of its assets and liabilities to a new company in exchange for an interest in the new company. Immediately thereafter, the Company shall be deemed to distribute interests in the new company to the Members in proportion to their respective interests in the Company in liquidation of the Company.

 

Section 13.6          Rights of Members

 

Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Member shall look solely to the assets of the Company for the return of his Capital Contribution and shall have no right or power to demand or receive property from the Managing Member. No Member shall have priority over any other Member as to the return of his Capital Contributions, distributions or allocations.

 

Section 13.7          Notice of Dissolution

 

In the event a Liquidating Event occurs or an event occurs that would, but for provisions of Section 13.1 , result in a dissolution of the Company, the Managing Member shall, within 30 days thereafter, provide written notice thereof to each of the Members and to all other parties with whom the Company regularly conducts business (as determined in the discretion of the Managing Member) and shall publish notice thereof in a newspaper of general circulation in each place in which the Company regularly conducts business (as determined in the discretion of the Managing Member).

 

Section 13.8          Cancellation of Certificate of Formation

 

Upon the completion of the liquidation of the Company cash and property as provided in Section 13.2 , the Company shall be terminated and the Certificate and all qualifications of the Company as a foreign limited liability company in jurisdictions other than the State of Delaware shall be cancelled and such other actions as may be necessary to terminate the Company shall be taken.

 

Section 13.9          Reasonable Time for Winding-Up

 

A reasonable time shall be allowed for the orderly winding-up of the business and affairs of the Company and the liquidation of its assets pursuant to Section 13.2 , in order to minimize any losses otherwise attendant upon such winding-up, and the provisions of this Agreement shall remain in effect between the Members during the period of liquidation.

 

Section 13.10        Waiver of Partition

 

Each Member hereby waives any right to partition of the Company property.

 

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ARTICLE 14.

CONSENTS

 

Section 14.1          Action by the Members

 

A.          Meetings of the Members may be called by the Managing Member. Notice of any such meeting shall be given to all Members not less than two (2) days nor more than thirty (30) days prior to the date of such meeting. The notice shall state the nature of the business to be transacted. Members may vote in person or by proxy at such meeting. Whenever the vote or Consent of the Members or of the Members is permitted or required under this Agreement, such vote or Consent may be given at a meeting of Members.

 

B.           Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Members may be taken without a meeting if a written consent setting forth the action so taken is signed by the Members expressly required by this Agreement for the action in question. Such consent may be in one instrument or in several instruments, and shall have the same force and effect as a vote of the percentage interests of the Members (expressly required by this Agreement). An action so taken shall be deemed to have been taken at a meeting held on the effective date so certified.

 

C.           Each Member may authorize any Person or Persons to act for him by proxy on all matters in which a Member is entitled to participate, including waiving notice of any meeting, or voting or participating at a meeting. Every proxy must be signed by the Member or his attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of 11 months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy. Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the Member executing it.

 

D.           Each meeting of Members shall be conducted by the Managing Member or such other Person as the Managing Member may appoint pursuant to such rules for the conduct of the meeting as the Managing Member or such other Person deems appropriate.

 

ARTICLE 15.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Section 15.1          Addresses and Notice

 

Any notice, demand, request or report required or permitted to be given or made to a Member under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given or made when delivered in person or when sent by first class United States mail or by other means of written communication to the Member at the address set forth in Exhibit A or such other address as the Members shall notify the Managing Member in writing.

 

Section 15.2          Titles and Captions

 

All article or section titles or captions in this Agreement are for convenience only. They shall not be deemed part of this Agreement and in no way define, limit, extend or describe the scope or intent of any provisions hereof Except as specifically provided otherwise, references to “Articles” and “Sections” are to Articles and Sections of this Agreement.

 

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Section 15.3          Pronouns and Plurals

 

Whenever the context may require, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa.

 

Section 15.4          Further Action

 

The parties shall execute and deliver all documents, provide all information and take or refrain from taking action as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.

 

Section 15.5          Binding Effect

 

This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.

 

Section 15.6          Creditors

 

None of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of, or shall be enforceable by, any creditor of the Company.

 

Section 15.7          Waiver

 

No failure or delay by any party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon any breach thereof shall constitute waiver of any such breach or any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition.

 

Section 15.8          Counterparts

 

This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one agreement binding on all the parties hereto, notwithstanding that all such parties are not signatories to the original or the same counterpart. Each party shall become bound by this Agreement immediately upon affixing its signature hereto.

 

Section 15.9          Applicable Law

 

This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law.

 

Section 15.10        Invalidity of Provisions

 

If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected thereby.

 

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Section 15.11        Entire Agreement

 

This Agreement contains the entire understanding and agreement among the Members with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any other prior written or oral understandings or agreements among them with respect thereto.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Limited Liability Company Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  MANAGING MEMBER:
   
  BROOKFIELD DTLA FUND PROPERTIES II LLC
   
  By: MPG Office LLC, its managing member
     
    By: Brookfield DTLA Fund Office Trust Inc., its managing member
       
    By: G. Mark Brown
    Name: G. Mark Brown
    Title: Global Chief Investment Officer
   
  MEMBER:
   
  BROOKFIELD DTLA HOLDINGS LLC
     
  By: Brookfield DTLA GP LLC, its managing member
     
    By: BOP Management Inc., its sole member
       
    By: G. Mark Brown
    Name: G. Mark Brown
    Title: Global Chief Investment Officer

 

[Signature Page to the LLC Agreement of DTLA OP]

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

Capital Contributions

 

    Capital     Company
Member   Contribution     Interest
           
Managing Member   $ 342,704,793.60     100% Common Interest
Brookfield DTLA   $ 254,279,366.40     100% Senior Preferred Interest

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

Officers

 

Officer   Title
     
Mitchell E. Rudin   President and Chief Executive Officer, US Commercial Operations
     
G. Mark Brown   Global Chief Investment Officer
     
Paul Schulman   Chief Operating Officer, US Commercial Operations
     
Edward F. Beisner   Senior Vice President and Controller
     
Kathleen G. Kane   Senior Vice President and General Counsel
     
Michael McNamera   Senior Vice President, Head of U.S. Acquisitions and Dispositions
     
Jonathan A. Kramer   Vice President, Associate Counsel
     
Michelle L. Campbell   Vice President, Secretary
     
Phyllis F. Moore   Assistant Secretary

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.3

 

 

  

LOAN AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of February 6, 2018

 

By and Between

 

BOP FIGat7th LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

as Borrower,

and

 

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,

a New York corporation,

as Lender

 

Property:

Figat7th,

735 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles CA

 

Loan Amount: $58,500,000

 

 

  

 

 

 

LOAN AGREEMENT

 

THIS LOAN AGREEMENT (as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Agreement ”), dated as of February 6, 2018 (the “ Execution Date ”), by and between METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY , a New York corporation, having an address at One MetLife Way, Whippany, NJ 07981-1449 (together with its successors and assigns, “ Lender ”), and BOP FIGat7th LLC , a Delaware limited liability company, having an address at c/o Brookfield Property Partners, L.P., 250 Vesey Street, 15 th Floor, New York, NY 10281-1023 (“ Borrower ”).

 

All capitalized terms used herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in Article I hereof.

 

WITNESSETH :

 

WHEREAS , Borrower desires to obtain the Loan from Lender; and

 

WHEREAS , Lender is willing to make the Loan to Borrower, subject to and in accordance with the conditions and terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the covenants set forth in this Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree, represent and warrant as follows:

 

I.             DEFINITIONS; PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION

 

Section 1.1     Definitions .

 

For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided:

 

Accelerated Loan Amount ” shall mean, the Secured Indebtedness, and all other sums evidenced and/or secured by the Loan Documents, including without limitation any applicable prepayment fees.

 

Actions ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.2.

 

Advance Date ” shall mean the date funds are first disbursed to Borrower under the Loan.

 

Affiliate ” shall mean, as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, is in Control of, is Controlled by or is under common ownership or Control with such Person.

 

Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto.

 

ALTA ” shall mean American Land Title Association or any successor thereto.

 

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Approved Plans and Specifications ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.3(a) .

 

Architect ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.3(a) .

 

Assignment of Leases ” shall mean that certain first priority Assignment of Leases, dated as of the date hereof, from Borrower, as assignor, to Lender, as assignee, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Assignment of Management Agreement ” shall mean that certain Assignment and Subordination of Management Agreement dated as of the date hereof by Borrower and Manager in favor of Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

BAM ” means Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., an Ontario corporation.

 

Bankruptcy Code ” shall mean Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy”, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute or statutes and all rules and regulations from time to time promulgated thereunder, and any comparable foreign laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or creditors’ rights.

 

Basic Transfer ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.1 .

 

Borrower ” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto.

 

Borrower Party ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.20(a) .

 

Borrower’s Constituents ” means the Persons who hold any direct or indirect interest in Borrower, irrespective of the number of tiers through which such interests are held, including without limitation the partners, members, shareholders, trustees and beneficiaries of Borrower, and each of their respective direct and indirect constituents (provided however, that unless otherwise expressly stated herein, representations and covenants herein pertaining to Borrower’s Constituents do not apply with respect to Excluded Constituents.

 

Borrower’s Second Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.9(b) .

 

BPY ” means Brookfield Property Partners, a Bermuda limited partnership.

 

Broker ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.19 .

 

Business Day ” shall mean any day, Monday through Friday, on which Lender is conducting normal business operations.

 

Business Income ” shall mean the sum of (i) the total anticipated gross income from occupancy of the Property, (ii) the amount of all charges (such as, but not limited to, operating expenses, insurance premiums, and taxes) that are the obligation of Tenants or occupants to Borrower, (iii) the fair market rental value of any portion of the Property occupied by Borrower, and (iv) any other amounts payable to Borrower or to any affiliate of Borrower pursuant to the Leases.

 

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Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and as it may be further amended from time to time, any successor statutes thereto, and applicable U.S. Department of Treasury regulations issued pursuant thereto in temporary or final form.

 

Collateral ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Pledge Agreement.

 

Condemnation ” shall mean a temporary or permanent taking by reason of any condemnation or similar eminent domain proceeding or by grant or conveyance in lieu of condemnation or eminent domain.

 

Condemnation Proceeds ” shall mean any and all compensation, awards, damages, proceeds and payments or relief for the Condemnation paid in connection with a Condemnation in respect of all or any part of the Property.

 

Contractor ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.3(a) .

 

Control ” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management, policies or activities of a Person (subject to the rights of others to approve significant decisions), whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. The definition is to be construed to apply equally to variations of the word “ Control ” including “ Controlled ,” “ Controlling ” or “ Controlled by .”

 

Controlling Person ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.2(iii) .

 

Customary Negotiated Modifications ” shall have the meaning set forth in Exhibit B .

 

Default Rate ” shall mean an annual rate equal to the Interest Rate plus four percent (4%).

 

Environmental Indemnity ” shall mean that certain Unsecured Indemnity Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, executed by Borrower in favor of Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

EPI ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.1(a)(3) .

 

ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

Event of Default ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1 .

 

Excluded Constituents ” means Borrower’s Constituents who both (i) hold no managerial or controlling position or interest in Borrower or in any entity that directly or indirectly Controls Borrower, and (ii) whose only direct and indirect interests in Borrower are as holders of publicly traded shares, limited partnership interests and/or limited liability company interests, in each case aggregating less than 20 percent of the direct or indirect equity in Borrower.

 

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Execution Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

 

Existing Leases ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.16(a) .

 

Foreclosure ” whether or not capitalized, means as the context requires, a judicial or non-judicial foreclosure of real property in accordance with applicable law, which may include a unified sale of real and personal property, and may include any public or private sale or disposition pursuant to Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code.

 

Full Replacement Cost ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.1(a)(1) .

 

GAAP ” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (or agencies with similar functions of comparable stature and authority within the accounting profession), or in such other statements by such entity as may be in general use by significant segments of the U.S. accounting profession.

 

General Transfer Requirements ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.2(iii) .

 

Governmental Authority ” shall mean any court, board, agency, commission, office or authority of any nature whatsoever or any governmental unit (federal, state, county, district, municipal, city, foreign or otherwise) whether now or hereafter in existence.

 

Guaranty ” shall mean any Guaranty of Recourse Obligations, whether dated as of the date hereof or subsequently, executed by Liable Party in favor of Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Hazardous Materials ” shall include without limitation:

 

(i)       Those substances included within the definitions of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous materials,” “toxic substances,” or “solid waste” in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. Sections 9601 et seq .), as amended by Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (Publ. L. 99-499 100 Stat. 1613), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. Sections 6901 et seq .), and the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. Sections 1801 et seq ., and in the regulations promulgated pursuant to said laws, all as amended;

 

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(ii)        Any material, waste or substance which is included within any of the following: (a) any of the definitions of “acutely hazardous waste,” “extremely hazardous waste,” “hazardous waste,” “infectious waste,” “retrograde material,” “volatile organic compound” or “waste” pursuant to Cal. Health & Safety Code Section 25110 et seq.; (b) any chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity as published pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, Cal. Health & Safety Code Sections 25249.5 et seq.; (c) the definition of “hazardous substance” pursuant to Cal. Health & Safety Code Section 25281; (d) the definition of “hazardous substance” as used in the Carpenter Presley Tanner Hazardous Substance Account Act, Cal. Health & Safety Code, Sections 25300 et seq.; (e) either of the definitions of “hazardous materials” or “hazardous substances” pursuant to Cal. Health & Safety Code Section 25501; (f) the definition of “hazardous material” pursuant to Cal. Health & Safety Code Section 25411; (g) the definition of “asbestos” pursuant to Cal. Health & Safety Code Section 25918; (h) either of the definitions of “air contaminant” or “air pollutant” as used in Cal. Health & Safety Code Sections 39000 et seq.; (i) “waste” or “hazardous substance” pursuant to Cal. Water Code Section 13050; and (j) mold under such conditions or circumstances as would require abatement to render or maintain the Property in condition fit for its intended use;

 

(iii)       Any material, waste or substance which is (A) petroleum, (B) asbestos, (C) polychlorinated biphenyls, (D) designated as a “hazardous substance” pursuant to Section 311 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 1251 et seq . (33 U.S.C. Section 1321) or listed pursuant to Section 307 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Section 1317); (E) a chemical substance or mixture regulated under the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, 15 U.S.C. Sections 2601 et seq .; (F) flammable explosives; or (G) radioactive materials;

 

(iv)       Those substances listed in the United States Department of Transportation Table (49 CFR 172.101 and amendments thereto) or by the Environmental Protection Agency (or any successor agency) as hazardous substances (40 CFR Part 302 and amendments thereto); and

 

(v)        Such other substances, materials and wastes which are or become regulated as hazardous or toxic under applicable local, state or federal law, or the United States government, or which are classified as hazardous or toxic under federal, state, or local laws or regulations.

 

IFRS ” shall mean International Financial Reporting Standards as promulgated by the International Accounting Standards Board.

 

Impairment of the Security ” shall mean either or both of the following: (i) Lender determines in its reasonable discretion that the combination of rental income insurance and the rent projected to be paid under Leases with respect to which no termination rights are triggered by the applicable casualty or Condemnation (taking into account the applicable circumstances) will not be sufficient to maintain a debt service coverage ratio of not less than 1.20 (as reasonably calculated by Lender) throughout the Restoration and any applicable period of re-leasing; and/or (ii) the casualty or damage exceeds the Materiality Threshold and the time to substantially complete Restoration of the Property is reasonably estimated by Lender to extend beyond the 60th day prior to maturity of the Loan.

 

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Impositions ” shall mean real estate and other taxes and assessments which may be payable, assessed, levied, imposed upon or become a lien on or against any portion of the Property.

 

Improvements ” shall have the meanings set forth in the granting clauses of the Security Instrument and the Parking Parcels Security Instrument, as applicable. Further, except where expressly provided otherwise, the term “Improvements” as used herein includes the Parking Structure and related improvements.

 

Insolvent Entity ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1(c) .

 

Insurance Proceeds ” shall mean all insurance proceeds payable to Borrower or Parking Sub in connection with the Property whether or not such insurance coverage is specifically required under the terms of this Agreement.

 

Interest Rate ” shall mean a rate per annum equal to 3.88%.

 

Investor ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1 .

 

Late Charge ” shall mean an amount equal to four cents ($0.04) for each dollar that is overdue.

 

Lease ” shall mean all leases and all other agreements for possession of all or any portion of the Property, including all of the same now or hereafter existing, and all extensions, modifications, amendments, expansions and renewals of any of the same and all Lease Guaranties.

 

Lease Guaranty ” shall mean every guarantee of any obligation under any Lease, including all modifications and amendments to such guaranties.

 

Leasing Guidelines ” shall mean the Leasing Guidelines attached to this Agreement as Exhibit B , as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement by Lender.

 

Lender ” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

 

Lender’s Address for Insurance Notification ” shall mean: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, its affiliates and/or successors and assigns, One MetLife Way, Whippany, New Jersey 07981-1449, Attention: Real Estate Investors Insurance Manager.

 

Liable Party ” shall mean Brookfield DTLA Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and any other Person now or hereafter executing any guaranty (that is accepted by Lender) of any of Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents.

 

Liens and Encumbrances ” shall mean any lien or encumbrance on the Property or the Collateral, including deeds of trust, mortgages, security interests, conditional sales, mechanic liens, tax liens or assessment liens (including any tax liens or assessment liens to secure repayment of any loan or other financing including, without limitation, any Property-Assessed Clean Energy loan) regardless of whether or not they are subordinate to the lien created by the Security Instrument, the Parking Parcels Security Instrument, and/or the Pledge Agreement.

 

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Loan ” shall mean, collectively, the indebtedness evidenced by the Note with interest at the rates set forth herein, all additional advances or fundings made by Lender, and any other amounts required to be paid by Borrower under any of the Loan Documents.

 

Loan Amount ” shall equal $58,500,000.

 

Loan Documents ” shall mean, collectively, this Agreement, the Note, the Security Instrument, the Assignment of Leases, the Parking Parcels Security Instrument, the Parking Parcels Assignment of Leases, the Pledge Agreement, the Assignment of Management Agreement and any and all other documents now or hereafter executed and/or delivered to and accepted by Lender for the purpose of evidencing or securing the Loan (except the Environmental Indemnity and the Guaranty, if any), as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. The Environmental Indemnity and the Guaranty, if any, are not Loan Documents and shall survive repayment of the Loan or other termination of the Loan Documents to the extent set forth therein.

 

Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement dated as of September 10, 2014 by and among EYP Realty, LLC, Maguire Properties – 777 Tower, LLC, Maguire Properties – 755 S. Figueroa, LLC and Borrower recorded as Instrument No. 20140962892 in the Official Records of Los Angeles County.

 

Management Agreement ” shall mean the Management and Leasing Agreement, dated as of September 10, 2014, together with all amendments thereto prior to the date hereof, entered into by and between Borrower and Manager, and all amendments thereto entered into in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, pursuant to which the Manager is to provide management and other services with respect to the Property.

 

Manager ” shall mean Brookfield Properties Management (CA) Inc., a Delaware corporation, or any other manager approved in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents.

 

Material Adverse Change ” shall mean a material adverse change in (i) the condition (financial, physical or otherwise) of the Property and/or (ii) the financial condition of Borrower or Parking Sub that, taken as a whole, would reasonably be expected to impair the ability of either of them to perform its material obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party.

 

Material Agreements ” shall mean any contract and agreement relating to the ownership, management, development, use, operation, leasing, maintenance, repair or improvement of the Property (other than the S-1 Lease, the Management Agreement and the Leases) under which there is an obligation of Borrower to pay more than $250,000 per annum, which agreement, if terminated, would require a termination fee or similar consideration in an amount equal to or greater than $250,000.

 

Materiality Threshold ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 .

 

Maturity Date ” shall mean March 1, 2023.

 

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MetLife ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.28 .

 

“Monthly Installment” shall mean equal monthly installments of interest only at the Interest Rate each in the amount of $189,150.00.

 

Net Condemnation Proceeds ” shall mean all Condemnation Proceeds less the cost, if any, to Lender of recovering the Condemnation Proceeds including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, and adjusters’ fees.

 

Net Insurance Proceeds ” shall mean Insurance Proceeds less the cost, if any, to Lender of recovering the Insurance Proceeds including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, and adjusters’ fees.

 

Note ” shall mean that certain Promissory Note, dated as of the date hereof, in the original principal amount of Fifty-Eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars and 00/100 ($58,500,000), made by Borrower in favor of Lender, as the same may be hereinafter amended, consolidated, split, severed, restated, replaced (whether by one or more replacement notes), supplemented, renewed, extended or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

O&M Agreement ” shall mean an Operations and Maintenance Agreement with respect to the Property, if any, reviewed and approved by Lender in connection with underwriting the Loan.

 

Other Charges ” shall mean all ground rents, maintenance charges, impositions other than Impositions, and any other charges, including, without limitation, vault charges and license fees for the use of vaults, chutes and similar areas adjoining the Property, now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against the Property or any part thereof.

 

Parking Parcels ” means Lot 5 and Lot 6 in each case designated as such on Tract Map 32622 recorded in the Official Records in Book 1098 pages 83 through 86 of maps.

 

Parking Parcels Assignment of Leases ” shall mean that certain Assignment of Leases dated as of the date hereof from Parking Sub, as assignor, to Lender, as assignee, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Parking Parcels Security Instrument ” shall mean that certain Deed of Trust, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing dated as of the date hereof executed and delivered by Parking Sub as security for the Loan and encumbering the Parking Parcels, as the same may be amended, consolidated, split, spread, severed, restated, replaced, supplemented, renewed, extended or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Parking Structure ” means the parking structure which rests on Lot 4 and extends through Lot 5, Lot 6, Lot 7 and Lot 8 (and may be expanded to Lot 9), in each case designated as such on Tract Map 32622 recorded in the Official Records in Book 1098 pages 83 through 86 of maps.

 

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Parking Sub ” means BOP Figat7th Parking LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

Parking Sub Transfer ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.1 .

 

Permitted Encumbrances ” shall mean (i) liens for Impositions not yet due and payable or liens arising after the date hereof which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings that are promptly instituted and diligently conducted in compliance with Section 5.3 hereof (including mechanics liens and other statutory liens, in each case satisfying the foregoing criteria); (ii) immaterial easements and rights of way, the exercise of rights under which do not adversely affect the current use and operation of the Property; (iii) those property specific exceptions to title recorded in the real estate records of the county where the Property is located and contained in Schedule B-1 of the title insurance policy or policies which have been approved by Lender; (iv) liens in favor of Lender under the Security Instrument, the Parking Parcels Security Instrument, and the other Loan Documents; (v) rights of existing and future Tenants, as tenants only, pursuant to Leases existing as of the date hereof or entered into in accordance with Section 5.1.9 ; (vi) liens of Permitted Equipment Financing; and (vii) such other title exceptions as Lender (and, if applicable, the applicable Rating Agencies) may approve in writing in their sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Permitted Encumbrances shall not include any tax liens or assessment liens to secure repayment of any loan or other financing including, without limitation, any Property-Assessed Clean Energy loan.

 

Permitted Equipment Financing ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.3 .

 

Permitted Indebtedness ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.3 .

 

Person ” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, estate, trust, unincorporated association, any other entity, any federal, state, county or municipal government or any bureau, department or agency thereof and any fiduciary acting in such capacity on behalf of any of the foregoing.

 

Personal Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Security Instrument.

 

Plan ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.5 .

 

Pledge Agreement ” shall mean that certain Pledge and Security Agreement of even date herewith by Borrower in favor of Lender.

 

Pledged Certificate ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Pledge Agreement.

 

Policies ” and “ Policy ” shall mean all insurance provided for in Section 6.1.1(b) and obtained under valid and enforceable policies.

 

Post-Closing Agreement ” shall mean that certain Post-Closing Agreement of even date herewith by Borrower in favor of Lender.

 

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Premiums ” shall mean all premiums for the insurance policies required under this Agreement.

 

Prepayment Fee ” shall be the greater of (A) the Prepayment Ratio (as hereinafter defined) multiplied by (x – y), where (x) is the present value of all remaining payments of principal and interest including the outstanding principal due on the Maturity Date, discounted at the rate which, when compounded monthly, is equivalent to the Treasury Rate plus 50 basis points compounded semi-annually, and (y) is the amount of the principal then outstanding immediately prior to the prepayment, or (B) one percent (1%) of the amount of the principal being prepaid.

 

Prepayment Ratio ” shall mean a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the amount of principal being prepaid, and the denominator of which shall be the principal then outstanding immediately prior to the prepayment.

 

Property ” shall mean the fee and leasehold estates of Borrower, the Improvements thereon and all personal property owned by Borrower and encumbered by the Security Instrument, together with all rights pertaining to such property and Improvements, all as more particularly described in the granting clauses of the Security Instrument and the property description attached thereto. Further, except where expressly provided otherwise, the term “Property” as used herein includes the Parking Parcels.

 

Property Condition Report ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.6 .

 

Rating Agencies ” shall mean any nationally recognized statistical rating agency which has assigned a rating to any Securities.

 

REA ” shall mean that certain Amended and Restated Owners’ Operating and Reciprocal Easement Agreement dated June 20, 1986 by and among Seventh Street Plaza Associates, The Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles, California, and PPLA Plaza Limited Partnership (the “Original REA”) recorded as Instrument No. 87-885291 in the official records of Los Angeles County, California, as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Owners’ Operating and Reciprocal Easement Agreement dated December 5, 1990 (“Amendment No. 1”) and as further amended by that certain Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated Owners’ Operating and Reciprocal Easement Agreement dated January 1, 1993, as the same may be further amended.

 

Remedial Work ” shall mean any investigation or monitoring of site conditions or any cleanup, containment, restoration, removal or other remedial work.

 

Rent Roll ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.16(a) .

 

Rents and Profits ” shall mean collectively all present and future income, rents, revenue, profits, proceeds, accounts receivables and other benefits from the Property and all deposits made with respect to the Property, including, but not limited to, any security given to utility companies by Borrower, any advance payment of real estate taxes or assessments, or insurance premiums made by Borrower and all claims or demands relating to such deposits and other security, including claims for refunds of tax payments or assessments, and all Insurance Proceeds.

 

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Request for Payment ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.3(b)(ii) .

 

Required Insurance ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.1(f) .

 

Requirements ” shall mean all laws, ordinances, orders, covenants, conditions and restrictions (including the REA) and other requirements relating to land and building design and construction, use and maintenance, that may now or hereafter pertain to or affect the Property or any part of the Property or the Use, including, without limitation, planning, zoning, subdivision, environmental, air quality, flood hazard, fire safety, handicapped facilities, building, parking, health, fire, traffic, safety, wetlands, coastal and other governmental or regulatory rules, laws, ordinances, statutes, codes and requirements applicable to the Property, including permits, licenses and/or certificates that may be necessary from time to time to comply with any of the these requirements.

 

Requirements for Restoration ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.3 .

 

Requirements of Environmental Laws ” means all requirements of environmental, ecological, health, or industrial hygiene laws or regulations or rules of common law related to the Property, including, without limitation, all requirements imposed by any environmental permit, law, rule, order, or regulation of any federal, state, or local executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, or administrative agency, which relate to (i) exposure to Hazardous Materials; (ii) pollution or protection of the air, surface water, ground water, land; (iii) solid, gaseous, or liquid waste generation, treatment, storage, disposal, or transportation; or (iv) regulation of the manufacture, processing, distribution and commerce, use, or storage of Hazardous Materials.

 

Restoration ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.1(b) .

 

Restoration Funds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.3(a) .

 

S-1 Lease ” shall mean that certain Lease dated as of January 31, 2018 by and between EYP Realty, LLC and Borrower pertaining to certain space located on the S-1 level of Lot 1 of Tract 71804 (per the subdivision map recorded in Book 1379, Pages 42 to 48, in the real property records of the County of Los Angeles) comprised of (i) truck docks, elevator area, and trash compactor area of approximately 4,501 square feet and any equipment associated with the truck dock and loading facilities (e.g., bay doors, dock pads, bumpers, etc.), and (ii) chiller room containing approximately 815 square feet.

 

S-1 Lessor ” shall mean EYP Realty, LLC as the current lessor under the S-1 Lease, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity.

 

Secondary Financing ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2 .

 

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Secured Indebtedness ” shall mean, collectively, the indebtedness evidenced by the Note with interest at the rates set forth herein, all additional advances or fundings made by Lender, and any other amounts required to be paid by Borrower under any of the Loan Documents.

 

Securities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1 .

 

Security Instrument ” shall mean that certain first priority Deed of Trust, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of the date hereof, executed and delivered by Borrower as security for the Loan and encumbering the Property, as the same may be amended, consolidated, split, spread, severed, restated, replaced, supplemented, renewed, extended or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Servicer ” shall mean a servicer, if any, selected by Lender to service the Loan.

 

Special Purpose Entity ” shall have the meaning in Provision 5.1.16 .

 

Standard Lease Form ” shall have the meaning set forth in Exhibit B .

 

State ” shall mean the state where the Property is located.

 

Sub-REA ” shall mean the Reciprocal Easement and Cost Sharing Agreement dated as of September 10, 2014 by and between EYP Realty, LLC, Borrower and Parking Sub, recorded as Instrument No. 201440962893 in the Official Records of Los Angeles County.

 

Target Lease ” means that certain Lease dated November 1, 2010 between Target Corporation and EYP Realty, LLC, as the same has been amended.

 

Tenant ” shall mean any Person obligated by contract or otherwise to pay monies (including a percentage of gross income, revenue or profits) under any Lease now or hereafter affecting all or any part of the Property.

 

Terms Letter ” shall mean that certain letter agreement dated as of January 19, 2018 between Borrower and Lender.

 

Title Insurance Policies ” shall mean (i) an ALTA mortgagee title insurance policy in the form acceptable to Lender issued with respect to the Property (other than the Parking Parcels) and insuring the lien of the Security Instrument, together with such endorsements and affirmative coverage as Lender may require, and (ii) an ALTA mortgagee title insurance policy in the form acceptable to Lender issued with respect to the Parking Parcels and insuring the lien of the Parking Parcels Security Instrument, together with such endorsements and affirmative coverage as Lender may require.

 

Transfer ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1 .

 

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Treasury Rate ” shall mean the annualized yield on securities issued by the United States Treasury having a maturity equal to the remaining stated term of the Loan, as quoted in the Federal Reserve Statistical Release H. 15 (519) under the heading “U.S. Government Securities - Treasury Constant Maturities” for the date which is five (5) Business Days prior to the date on which prepayment is being made. If this rate is not available as of the date of prepayment, the Treasury Rate shall be determined by interpolating between the yield on securities of the next longer and next shorter maturity. If the Treasury Rate is no longer published, Lender shall select a comparable rate.

 

UCC ” or “ Uniform Commercial Code ” ” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the jurisdiction(s) whose law applies with respect to any applicable provision herein where either of those terms is used.

 

Unsecured Obligations ” means any obligations evidenced by or arising under the Environmental Indemnity.

 

Use ” shall mean a Class ‘A’ retail center comprised of 2 buildings with a total of approximately 328,283 square feet and a total of 510 parking spaces on an approximately 3.85 acre site located in Downtown Los Angeles, California.

 

Work ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.3(a) .

 

Section 1.2     Principles of Construction . All references to sections and schedules are to sections and schedules in or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any reference in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, the Guaranty, if any, or the Environmental Indemnity to any Loan Document shall be deemed to mean such Loan Document, Guaranty, if any, or Environmental Indemnity (as applicable) as the same may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, replaced and/or restated from time to time (and, in the case of any note or other instrument, to any instrument issued in substitution therefor). Unless otherwise specified, 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. Unless otherwise specified, all meanings attributed to defined terms herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms so defined.

 

II.           THE LOAN

 

Section 2.1     The Loan .

 

2.1.1       Agreement to Lend and Borrow . Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, Lender shall make the Loan to Borrower and Borrower shall accept the Loan from Lender on the Advance Date.

 

2.1.2       Single Disbursement to Borrower . Borrower shall receive only one disbursement hereunder in respect of the Loan and any amount borrowed and repaid hereunder in respect of the Loan may not be reborrowed.

 

2.1.3       The Note . The Loan shall be evidenced by the Note and shall be repaid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Note.

 

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Section 2.2     Interest Rate .

 

2.2.1       Payment of Principal and Interest . Principal and interest under this Agreement and the Note shall be payable as follows:

 

(a)          Interest on the funded portion of the Loan Amount shall accrue from the Advance Date at the Interest Rate. Interest for the month in which the Advance Date occurs shall be paid in advance on the Advance Date. The Monthly Installment of interest only shall be paid by Borrower to Lender on the first day of each calendar month thereafter until the Maturity Date.

 

(b)          On the Maturity Date, a final payment in the aggregate amount of the unpaid principal sum evidenced by the Note, all accrued and unpaid interest, and all other unpaid amounts of the Secured Indebtedness shall become immediately payable in full.

 

(c)          Borrower acknowledges and agrees that a substantial portion of the original Loan Amount shall be outstanding and due on the Maturity Date.

 

(d)          Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a thirty (30) day month and a three hundred sixty (360) day year, except that (i) if the Advance Date occurs on a date other than the first day of a calendar month, interest payable for the period commencing on the Advance Date and ending on the last day of the month in which the Advance Date occurs shall be calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a 365 day or 366 day year, as applicable, and (ii) if the Maturity Date occurs on a date other than the last day of the month, interest payable for the period commencing on the first day of the month in which the Maturity Date occurs and ending on the Maturity Date shall be calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a 365 day or 366 day year, as applicable.

 

Section 2.3     Application of Payments . At the election of Lender, and to the extent permitted by law, all payments shall be applied in the order selected by Lender to any expenses, prepayment fees, late charges, escrow deposits and other sums due and payable under the Loan Documents, and to unpaid interest at the Interest Rate or at the Default Rate, as applicable. The balance of any payments shall be applied to reduce the then unpaid Loan Amount.

 

Section 2.4     Security . The covenants of the Security Instrument, the Parking Parcels Security Instrument, and the Pledge Agreement are incorporated by reference into this Agreement. The Note shall evidence, and the Security Instrument, the Parking Parcels Security Instrument, and the Pledge Agreement shall secure, the Secured Indebtedness.

 

Section 2.5     Late Charge . If any payment of interest is not paid within seven (7) days after the due date, Lender shall have the option to charge Borrower the Late Charge. The Late Charge is for the purpose of defraying the expenses incurred in connection with handling and processing delinquent payments and is payable in addition to any other remedy Lender may have. Unpaid Late Charges shall become part of the Secured Indebtedness and shall be added to any subsequent payments due under the Loan Documents.

 

Section 2.6     Acceleration Upon Event of Default . At the option of Lender, at any time when an Event of Default exists, the Accelerated Loan Amount shall become immediately due and payable.

 

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Section 2.7     Interest Upon Event of Default . The Accelerated Loan Amount shall bear interest at the Default Rate which shall never exceed the maximum rate of interest permitted to be contracted for under the laws of the State. The Default Rate shall commence upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and shall continue until all Events of Default are cured.

 

Section 2.8     Limitation on Interest . The agreements made by Borrower with respect to this Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents are expressly limited so that in no event shall the amount of interest received, charged or contracted for by Lender exceed the highest lawful amount of interest permissible under the laws applicable to the Loan. If at any time performance of any provision of this Agreement, the Note or the other Loan Documents results in the highest lawful rate of interest permissible under applicable laws being exceeded, then the amount of interest received, charged or contracted for by Lender shall automatically and without further action by any party be deemed to have been reduced to the highest lawful amount of interest then permissible under applicable laws. If Lender shall ever receive, charge or contract for, as interest, an amount which is unlawful, at Lender’s election, the amount of unlawful interest shall be refunded to Borrower (if actually paid) or applied to reduce the then unpaid Loan Amount. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws, any amounts contracted for, charged or received under the Loan Documents included for the purpose of determining whether the Interest Rate would exceed the highest lawful rate shall be calculated by allocating and spreading such interest to and over the full stated term of the Loan.

 

Section 2.9     Prepayment . Borrower shall not have the right to prepay all or any portion of the Loan Amount at any time during the term of this Loan except as expressly set forth in this Section 2.9 or in Section 8.1.3 . During the 120-day period prior to the Maturity Date, Borrower may prepay the Loan without a Prepayment Fee on 10 days’ prior written notice to Lender. In addition, commencing on March 1, 2020, Borrower may prepay the Loan with a Prepayment Fee on 10 days’ prior written notice to Lender. No more than two times during any calendar year, Borrower may rescind its notice of intention to prepay in writing, which notice of rescission shall be provided to Lender no less than 5 days prior to the date specified in Borrower's prepayment notice as the prepayment date, provided that Borrower shall be responsible for any actual out-of-pocket third-party costs and expenses incurred as a result of such rescission. Thereafter in such calendar year, any prepayment notice given by Borrower shall be irrevocable and may not be withdrawn, and the Accelerated Loan Amount shall become due and payable on the date specified in such prepayment notice.

 

2.9.1       Prepayment Fee . Any tender of payment by Borrower or any other person or entity of the Secured Indebtedness, other than as expressly provided in the Loan Documents, shall constitute a prohibited prepayment. If a prepayment of all or any part of the Secured Indebtedness is made following (i) an Event of Default and an acceleration of the Maturity Date, or (ii) in connection with a purchase of the Property or a repayment of the Secured Indebtedness at any time before, during or after, a judicial or non-judicial foreclosure or sale of the Property, in each case to the extent occurring before the 120 th day prior to the originally scheduled Maturity Date, then to compensate Lender for the loss of the investment, Borrower shall pay to Lender an amount equal to the Prepayment Fee. No prepayment fee or premium shall be payable in connection with a mandatory repayment of the Loan upon a casualty or Condemnation.

 

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2.9.2       Waiver of Right to Prepay Note Without Prepayment Fee . Borrower acknowledges that Lender has relied upon the anticipated investment return under the Note and this Agreement in entering into transactions with, and in making commitments to, third parties and that the tender of any prohibited prepayment or any permitted prepayment which pursuant to the terms of the Note and this Agreement requires a Prepayment Fee, shall include the Prepayment Fee. Borrower agrees that the determination of the Interest Rate was based on the intent, expectation and agreement (and the Interest Rate would have been higher without such agreement) of Borrower and Lender that the amounts advanced under the Note and this Agreement would not be prepaid during the term of the Loan, or if any such prepayment would occur, the Prepayment Fee would apply (except as expressly permitted by the terms of the Note and this Agreement). Borrower also agrees that the Prepayment Fee represents the reasonable estimate of Lender and Borrower of a fair average compensation for the loss that may be sustained by Lender as a result of a prepayment of the Loan and it shall be paid without prejudice to the right of Lender to collect any other amounts provided to be paid under the Loan Documents.

 

BORROWER EXPRESSLY (A) WAIVES ANY RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE UNDER CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 2954.10 OR OTHER APPLICABLE LAW, IF ANY, TO PREPAY THE LOAN, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, WITHOUT FEE OR PENALTY, UPON ACCELERATION OF THE MATURITY DATE OF THE LOAN, AND (B) AGREES THAT IF, FOR ANY REASON, A PREPAYMENT OF THE LOAN IS MADE, UPON OR FOLLOWING ANY ACCELERATION OF THE MATURITY DATE OF THE LOAN BY LENDER ON ACCOUNT OF ANY DEFAULT BY BORROWER UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY TRANSFER, FURTHER ENCUMBRANCE OR DISPOSITION WHICH IS PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY THIS AGREEMENT, THE SECURITY INSTRUMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, THEN BORROWER SHALL BE OBLIGATED TO PAY LENDER CONCURRENTLY THE PREPAYMENT FEE. BY EXECUTING THE NOTE AND THIS AGREEMENT, BORROWER AGREES THAT LENDER’S AGREEMENT TO MAKE THE LOAN AT THE INTEREST RATE AND FOR THE TERM SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT CONSTITUTES ADEQUATE CONSIDERATION FOR THIS WAIVER AND AGREEMENT.

 

Borrower’s Initials: JK  

 

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III.          TAXES, LIENS AND ENCUMBRANCES AND OTHER CHARGES .

 

Section 3.1     Payment of Impositions . Unless otherwise paid to Lender as provided in Section 5.1.14 , Borrower shall pay all Impositions. Subject to Borrower’s right to contest as set forth in Section 5.3 , the Impositions shall be paid not later than ten (10) days before the dates on which the particular Imposition would become delinquent and Borrower shall produce to Lender receipts of the imposing authority, or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender, evidencing the payment of the Imposition in full. In the event of the passage, after the Execution Date, of any law which deducts from the value of the Property, for the purposes of taxation, any lien or security interest encumbering the Property, or changing in any way the existing laws regarding the taxation of mortgages, deeds of trust and/or security agreements or debts secured by these instruments, or changing the manner for the collection of any such taxes, and the law has the effect of imposing payment of any Impositions upon Lender, at Lender's option, the Secured Indebtedness shall immediately become due and payable. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Lender's election to accelerate the Loan shall not be effective if (1) Borrower is permitted by law (including, without limitation, applicable interest rate laws) to, and actually does, pay the Imposition or the increased portion of the Imposition and (2) Borrower agrees in writing to pay or reimburse Lender for the payment of any such Imposition which becomes payable at any time when the Loan is outstanding.

 

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IV.         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Section 4.1     Borrower Representations . Borrower represents and warrants as of the date hereof that:

 

4.1.1      Organization .

 

(a)         The execution of the Loan Documents and the Environmental Indemnity have been duly authorized and there is no provision in the organizational documents of Borrower or Parking Sub requiring further consent for such action by any other Person.

 

(b)         Borrower and Parking Sub each is duly organized, validly existing and is in good standing under the laws of the state of its formation and is qualified to do business in the State, and each of them has all necessary licenses, authorizations, registrations, permits and/or approvals to own its properties and to carry on its business as presently conducted.

 

(c)         The execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents and the Environmental Indemnity will not result in Borrower’s or Parking Sub’s being in default under any provision of its organizational documents or of any deed of trust, mortgage, lease, credit or other agreement to which it is a party or which affects it or the Property or the Collateral.

 

(d)         The Loan Documents and the Environmental Indemnity have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Borrower (and Parking Sub as applicable), and constitute valid and binding obligations of Borrower (or Parking Sub as applicable) which are enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws limiting the rights of creditors generally.

 

4.1.2       Litigation . None of Borrower, Parking Sub, nor to the knowledge of Borrower, any of Borrower’s Constituents is involved in any litigation, arbitration, or other proceeding or governmental investigation pending which if determined adversely would materially adversely affect Borrower’s or Parking Sub’s ability to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents or the Environmental Indemnity.

 

4.1.3       Agreements . Neither Borrower nor Parking Sub is in default with respect to any order or decree of any court or any order, regulation or demand of any Governmental Authority, which default would be reasonably likely to materially and adversely affect the condition (financial or other) or operations of the Property or Borrower or Parking Sub or either of their ability to perform its obligations hereunder or under the Loan Documents or the Environmental Indemnity. To Borrower’s knowledge, neither Borrower nor Parking Sub is in default of its material obligations under any instruments and agreements affecting the Property, whether or not of record, including without limitation all covenants and agreements by and between Borrower and/or Parking Sub and any governmental or regulatory agency pertaining to the development, use or operation of the Property.

 

4.1.4       Consents . No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or Governmental Authority is required for the execution, delivery and performance by Borrower or Parking Sub of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or the Environmental Indemnity or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, other than those which have been obtained by Borrower.

 

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4.1.5       No Plan Assets . (i) Each of Borrower and Parking Sub is acting on its own behalf and neither of them is an employee benefit plan as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, which is subject to Title 1 of ERISA, nor a plan as defined in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Code (each of the foregoing hereinafter referred to collectively as a “ Plan ”); (ii) neither Borrower’s nor Parking Sub’s assets constitute “plan assets” of one or more such Plans within the meaning of Department of Labor Regulation Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA.

 

4.1.6      Compliance . Except as otherwise disclosed in the Property Condition Assessment Report dated January 17, 2018 prepared by EBI Consulting and obtained by Lender in connection with the Loan (the “ Property Condition Report ”) , the Improvements and their Use comply in all material respects with (and no notices of violation have been received in connection with) all Requirements, and Borrower and Parking Sub shall at all times comply in all material respects with all present or future Requirements affecting or relating to the Property and/or the Use.

 

4.1.7      Zoning . The zoning approval for the Property and the Parking Structure is not dependent upon the ownership or use of any property which is not encumbered by the Security Instrument or the Parking Parcels Security Instrument or adequately provided for in the REA and Sub-REA.

 

4.1.8      Financial Information . All financial statements, including, without limitation, the statements of cash flow and income and operating expense, that have been prepared by Borrower or its Affiliates and delivered to Lender in respect of the Property and/or in connection with the Loan (i) are true and correct in all material respects as of the date of such reports, (ii) in all material respects accurately represent the financial condition of the Property as of the date of such reports, and (iii) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP or IFRS throughout the periods covered. Neither Borrower nor Parking Sub has any contingent liabilities, liabilities for taxes, unusual forward or long-term commitments or unrealized or anticipated losses from any unfavorable commitments that are known to Borrower and which are, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably likely to have a materially adverse effect on the Property or the operation thereof, except as referred to or reflected in the most recent financial statements of Borrower delivered to Lender. Since the date of such financial statements, there has been no material adverse change in the financial condition, operations or business of Borrower, Parking Sub or the Property from that set forth in the financial statements.

 

4.1.9       Casualty and Condemnation . Except as expressly approved by Lender in writing, to Borrower’s knowledge, no casualty or damage to any part of the Property that would cost more than $50,000 to restore or replace has occurred which has not been fully restored or replaced. To Borrower’s knowledge, no part of the Property has been taken in Condemnation or other similar proceeding or transferred in lieu of Condemnation. Neither Borrower nor Parking Sub has received notice of any proposed Condemnation or other similar proceeding affecting the Property. To Borrower’s knowledge, there is no pending proceeding for the total or partial condemnation of the Property.

 

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4.1.10    Enforceability . The Loan Documents and the Environmental Indemnity are not subject to any right of rescission, set off, counterclaim or defense by Borrower or Parking Sub, including the defense of usury, nor to Borrower’s knowledge, would the operation of any of the terms of the Loan Documents or the Environmental Indemnity, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render the Loan Documents or the Environmental Indemnity unenforceable, and neither Borrower nor Parking Sub has asserted any right of rescission, set off, counterclaim or defense with respect thereto.

 

4.1.11   Assignment of Leases . Other than Compass Bank whose assignment will be released contemporaneously herewith, no Person other than Lender has any assignment, lien or security interest in the Leases or any portion of the Rents and Profits due and payable or to become due and payable thereunder.

 

4.1.12    Insurance . Borrower has obtained and has delivered to Lender evidence of all of the Policies, with all premiums having been paid if the same have become due and payable thereunder, reflecting the insurance coverages, amounts and other requirements set forth in this Agreement.  No claims have been made under any of the Policies except for claims that have been concluded and claims that have been disclosed to Lender in writing, and to Borrower’s knowledge no Person, including Borrower, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of any of the Policies.

 

4.1.13    Licenses . All authorizations, permits, licenses, including, without limitation liquor licenses, if any, and operating permits, required to allow the Property to be used for the Use are in full force and effect.

 

4.1.14    [Reserved] .

 

4.1.15     Physical Condition . To Borrower’s knowledge, except as disclosed in the Property Condition Report, the Property is in good repair and condition, free of any material damage. Construction of the Improvements on the Property is complete.

 

4.1.16    Leases .

 

(a)         The rent roll attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “ Rent Roll ”) accurately lists all Leases affecting the Property as of the Execution Date. Borrower has delivered or made available to Lender true, correct and complete copies of all existing Leases, including all existing modifications and amendments, and including all existing Lease Guaranties (collectively, “ Existing Leases ”). All written agreements between the landlord and Tenant or between the landlord and any guarantor pertaining to any of such Leases are set forth in writing and are included in such copies that have been so delivered.

 

(b)         To Borrower’s knowledge, there are no monetary defaults or material non-monetary defaults by Borrower under the Existing Leases. To the best of Borrower’s knowledge, there are no monetary defaults or material non-monetary defaults by any Tenants under the Existing Leases nor by any guarantors under the existing Lease Guaranties except to the extent such default is expressly identified as such in the Rent Roll that is attached hereto as Exhibit C . The Existing Leases, including the existing Lease Guaranties, are in full force and effect.

 

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(c)          To the Borrower’s knowledge, none of the Tenants now occupying 10% or more of the rentable space at the Property or having a current Lease affecting 10% or more of such rentable space is the subject of any bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency proceeding or any other debtor-creditor proceeding.

 

(d)          No Existing Lease may be amended, terminated or canceled unilaterally by a Tenant, and no Tenant may be released from its obligations, except in the event of (i) material damage to, or destruction of, the Property, (ii) Condemnation, (iii) the exercise by the Tenant thereunder of an express termination option set forth in the Lease, and (iv) the exercise by the Tenant thereunder of an express termination right set forth in the Lease in the event of an interruption in utilities or services required to be provided by landlord under the Lease.

 

(e)          Except only for rent and additional rent for the current month and as disclosed on the Rent Roll, or, with respect to security deposits except as set forth in the Leases or in any estoppels delivered to Lender on or prior to the Execution Date, Borrower has not accepted any payment of rent more than one month in advance of its due date, nor any security deposit in an amount exceeding one month’s rent.

 

4.1.17    Filing and Recording Taxes . All transfer taxes, deed stamps, intangible taxes or other amounts in the nature of transfer taxes required to be paid by Borrower or Parking Sub under applicable Requirements in connection with the transfer of the Property to Borrower or Parking Sub have been paid or are being paid simultaneously herewith. All mortgage, mortgage recording, stamp, intangible or other similar tax required to be paid under applicable Requirements in connection with the execution, delivery, recordation, filing, registration, perfection or enforcement of any of the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the Security Instrument and the Parking Parcels Security Instrument, have been paid or are being paid simultaneously herewith. To Borrower’s knowledge, no Impositions are delinquent.

 

4.1.18    Special Purpose Entity/Separateness .

 

(a)         Borrower represents to its knowledge that it has not and Parking Sub has not in the past taken any action that would have violated any covenant in Provision 5.1.16 if such covenant then had been in effect.

 

(b)        The Property has “single asset real estate” status as defined by Section 101(51)(B) of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

(c)        The representations and warranties set forth in this Provision 4.1.18 shall survive for so long as any amount remains payable to Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

4.1.19    Solvency . Borrower (a) has not entered into the transaction contemplated by this Agreement or any Loan Document or the Environmental Indemnity with the actual intent to hinder, delay, or defraud any creditor and (b) has received reasonably equivalent value in exchange for its obligations under the Loan Documents and the Environmental Indemnity. Giving effect to the Loan, the fair saleable value of Borrower’s assets exceeds and will, immediately following the making of the Loan, exceed Borrower’s total liabilities, including, without limitation, subordinated, unliquidated, disputed and contingent liabilities. Borrower’s assets do not and, immediately following the making of the Loan will not, constitute unreasonably small capital to carry out its business as conducted or as proposed to be conducted.

 

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4.1.20    Organizational Chart . The organizational chart attached as Exhibit D hereto, relating to Borrower and certain Affiliates and other parties, is true and correct on and as of the date hereof and shows all Persons (other than Excluded Constituents, and other than intermediate entities that directly or indirectly are wholly owned by BPY or BAM) holding direct or indirect ownership interests in Borrower and Parking Sub. Borrower has delivered to Lender true and correct copies of all Borrower’s organizational documents. Except as expressly approved by Lender in writing, there have been no changes in Borrower’s Constituents since the date executed versions of such organizational documents were delivered to Lender. The foregoing representation expressly excludes any transfers of publicly traded shares which are traded on a national exchange and any transfers with respect to holders of direct or indirect interests in Liable Party which interest holders are not controlling, controlled by or under common control with BPY and/or BAM. The foregoing representation is made only as of the date hereof, and as of any other date on which the Loan Documents expressly require Borrower to remake the representations and warranties set forth in the Loan Documents (provided that Borrower may update such deliveries if required to renew such representation after the Execution Date).

 

4.1.21    Material Agreements . Attached hereto as Schedule 4.1.21 is a list of all Material Agreements, true and complete copies of each of which have been delivered to Lender.

 

4.1.22    No Other Debt . Neither Borrower nor Parking Sub has borrowed or received debt financing (other than permitted pursuant to this Agreement) that has not been heretofore repaid in full.

 

4.1.23    No Bankruptcy Filing . Neither Borrower nor Parking Sub, nor to Borrower’s knowledge, any of Borrower’s Constituents, is involved in any bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, dissolution or liquidation proceeding, and to the best knowledge of Borrower, no such proceeding is contemplated or threatened (provided that this representation is not made with respect to Excluded Constituents).

 

4.1.24    Full and Accurate Disclosure . No information contained in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Environmental Indemnity, or in any written statement furnished by Borrower or Parking Sub pursuant to the terms of this Agreement contains any untrue statement of a material fact. There is no fact or circumstance presently known to Borrower with respect to the current operation and management of the Property (specifically excluding information regarding general market conditions) which has not been disclosed to Lender and which materially adversely affects, or is reasonably likely to materially adversely affect, the Property, Borrower, Parking Sub, or any of Borrower’s or Parking Sub’s business, operations or condition (financial or otherwise).

 

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4.1.25    Foreign Person . Borrower represents and warrants that: (i) neither Borrower nor Parking Sub, nor any direct partner, member or stockholder of Borrower or Parking Sub, and no holder of any direct legal or beneficial interest in Borrower or Parking Sub is or will be held by, a “foreign person” within the meaning of Sections 1445 and 7701 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and (ii) no holder of any legal or beneficial interest in a partner, member or stockholder of Borrower or Parking Sub, which is a subsidiary of Liable Party, is or will be held, directly or indirectly by, a “foreign person” within the meaning of Sections 1445 and 7701 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, provided that the representations and covenants in this clause (ii) shall not apply to Excluded Constituents.

 

4.1.26    No Change in Facts or Circumstances; Disclosure . There has been no material adverse change from the conditions shown in the Terms Letter or in the materials submitted in connection with the Terms Letter or in the credit rating or financial condition of Liable Party, Borrower or Parking Sub. Where materials have been provided and subsequently have been replaced, this representation applies to the most recent replacement and not to any item that was replaced. Where materials have been provided and subsequently have been updated or supplemented, this representation applies to the materials as so updated or supplemented.

 

4.1.27    Management Agreement . Borrower has provided to Lender a true, correct and complete copy of the Management Agreement. The Management Agreement is in full force and effect and no event of default has occurred thereunder nor to Borrower’s knowledge has any event under the Management Agreement occurred which, but for the giving of notice, or passage of time, or both would be an event of default thereunder. All fees currently due and payable to Manager pursuant to the Management Agreement have been paid in full.

 

4.1.28    Non-Relationship . Neither Borrower nor Parking Sub nor any partner, director, member or officer of Borrower or Parking Sub nor, to Borrower’s knowledge, any of Borrower’s Constituents is (a) a director or officer of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“ MetLife ”), (b) a parent, son or daughter of a director or officer of MetLife, or a descendent of any of them, (c) a stepparent, adopted child, stepson or stepdaughter of a director or officer of MetLife, or (d) a spouse of a director or officer of MetLife.

 

4.1.29    US Patriot Act . None of Borrower, Parking Sub nor any partner, member or shareholder of Borrower or Parking Sub is, and no legal or beneficial interest in a partner, member or shareholder of Borrower or Parking Sub is or will be held, directly or indirectly, by a person or entity that appears on a list of individuals and/or entities for which transactions are prohibited by the U.S. Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control or any similar list maintained by any other Governmental Authority, with respect to which entering into transactions with such person or entity would violate the USA Patriot Act or regulations or any Presidential Executive Order or any other similar applicable law, ordinance, order, rule or regulation, and Borrower shall provide evidence as reasonably requested by Lender from time to time, to confirm compliance. Borrower’s representations under this Section shall not be applicable to Excluded Constituents.

 

4.1.30    Criminal Acts . Neither Borrower nor Parking Sub, nor, to Borrower’s knowledge, any of Borrower’s Constituents has been convicted of, or been indicted for a felony criminal offense.

 

4.1.31    No Defaults . None of Borrower, Parking Sub, nor to Borrower’s knowledge any of Borrower’s Constituents is in default under any mortgage, deed of trust, note, loan or credit agreement, which such default would materially adversely affect Borrower’s ability to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents.

 

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4.1.32    Parking Sub Organization Borrower has delivered to Lender true and complete copies of all of Parking Sub’s organizational documents, which consist only of those documents that are specifically identified in the Pledge Agreement. No document or instrument that creates or evidences any interest (including any equity or voting interest or assignment of either or both) in Parking Sub exists or ever has existed except only the documents specifically identified above, and the pledge in favor of Compass Bank that is being released contemporaneously herewith, a certain Certificate No. 1 that had been delivered to Compass Bank and that Compass Bank reports as having been lost, and a certain Certificate No 2 that is being delivered to Lender contemporaneously herewith.

 

4.1.33    Personal Property . Borrower owns the Personal Property free from any lien, security interest, encumbrance or adverse claim, except for Permitted Encumbrances and as otherwise expressly approved by Lender in writing. The Personal Property has been purchased by Borrower solely for the purpose of carrying on Borrower’s business. To Borrower’s knowledge, the Personal property has not been bought or used for personal, family, or household purposes.

 

4.1.34    S-1 Lease . Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Lender the following with respect to the S-1 Lease:

 

(a)          Recording; Modification . The S-1 Lease and a memorandum of the same has been duly executed by Borrower and S-1 Lessor. Said memorandum shall be duly recorded in the Official Records of Los Angeles County substantially contemporaneously with the Security Instrument. The S-1 Lease permits the interest of Borrower to be encumbered by the Security Instrument or the S-1 Lessor has approved and consented to the encumbrance of the Property by the Security Instrument. There have not been amendments or modifications to the terms of the S-1 Lease since recordation of the S-1 Lease or memorandum thereof.

 

(b)          No Liens . Except for the Permitted Encumbrances, Borrower’s leasehold interest in the S-1 Lease is not subject to any Liens and Encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the Security Instrument other than S-1 Lessor’s related fee interest.

 

(c)          S-1 Lease Assignable . Borrower’s interest in the S-1 Lease is assignable without the consent of the S-1 Lessor to Lender, the purchaser at any foreclosure sale or the transferee under an assignment in lieu of foreclosure in connection with the foreclosure of the lien of the Security Instrument or transfer of Borrower’s leasehold estate by assignment in lieu of foreclosure. Thereafter, the S-1 Lease is further assignable by such transferee and its successors and assigns without the consent of the S-1 Lessor.

 

(d)          Default . As of the date hereof, the S-1 Lease is in full force and effect and no default has occurred under the S-1 Lease and there is no existing condition which, but for the passage of time or the giving of notice, could result in a default under the terms of the S-1 Lease. All rents, additional rents and other sums due and payable as of the date hereof under the S-1 Lease have been paid in full. Neither Borrower nor, to Borrower’s knowledge, the S-1 Lessor under the S-1 Lease has commenced any action or given or received any notice for the purpose of terminating the S-1 Lease.

 

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(e)          Notice . The S-1 Lease requires the S-1 Lessor to give notice of any default by Borrower to Lender so long as Lender provides S-1 Lessor with any notice required pursuant to the terms of the S-1 Lease. The S-1 Lease further provides that notice of termination given under the S-1 Lease is not effective against Lender unless a copy of the notice has been delivered to Lender in the manner described in the S-1 Lease.

 

(f)           Cure . Lender is permitted the opportunity (including, where necessary, additional time needed by Lender in the exercise of its reasonable diligence to gain possession of the interest of Borrower under the S-1 Lease) to cure any default under the S-1 Lease, which is curable after the receipt of notice of the default before the S-1 Lessor thereunder may terminate the S-1 Lease, in each case in the manner described in the S-1 Lease.

 

(g)          New Lease . The S-1 Lease requires the S-1 Lessor to enter into a new lease upon termination of the S-1 Lease for any reason, including rejection or disaffirmation of the S-1 Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding in the manner described in the S-1 Lease.

 

4.1.35    O&M Agreement . The O&M Agreement, if any, is in full force and effect and there is no material default thereunder by any party thereto.

 

4.1.36    REA, Sub-REA and Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement . Each of the REA, the Sub-REA and the Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement is in full force and effect and neither Borrower nor, to Borrower’s knowledge, any other party to the REA or the Sub-REA or the Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement, is in default under any of such documents, and to Borrower’s knowledge no notices of default have been given thereunder. The REA has not been modified, amended or supplemented, except by the Sub-REA and by the Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement and as set forth in the definition of REA herein. The Sub-REA and the Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement has not been modified, amended or supplemented. The “Retail OREA” (as defined in the REA) has expired and is no longer of any force or effect. There are no “Majors” (as defined in the REA) having Leases at the Property or having rights under the REA.

 

Section 4.2     Warranty of Title . Borrower is the sole legal and beneficial owner of, and has good title to, the Collateral, free and clear of any Liens and Encumbrances. Upon (a) the execution and delivery to Lender of the Pledge Agreement, (b) the filing of any UCC financing statements contemplated by the Pledge Agreement and (c) the taking of possession by Lender or its agent of the original, executed and delivered Pledged Certificate and Assignment of Interest, Lender will have a perfected, first priority security interest in all of the Collateral.

 

V.          BORROWER COVENANTS

 

Section 5.1     Borrower Affirmative Covenants . From the date hereof until payment of the Secured Indebtedness in full, Borrower hereby covenants and agrees with Lender that:

 

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5.1.1       Existence; Compliance with Requirements . Borrower shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its and Parking Sub’s existence, rights, licenses, permits and franchises, and will comply (and cause Parking Sub to comply) with all present and future Requirements affecting or relating to Borrower, Parking Sub, the Property and/or the Use. Neither Borrower nor Parking Sub shall use or permit the use of the Property, or any part thereof, for any illegal purpose. Borrower shall furnish to Lender, on request, proof of compliance with the Requirements.

 

5.1.2       Litigation .

 

(a)          Borrower shall immediately notify Lender of the commencement, or receipt of written notice, of any and all actions or proceedings or other material matter or claim (i) affecting the Property (other than insured claims that are within policy limits), and/or (ii) affecting the interest of Lender under the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, any written notices given or received by Borrower or with respect to the Property under the REA (collectively, “ Actions ”). Borrower shall appear in and defend any Actions and (subject to the provisions of Section 6.1.2 herein or other provisions of the Loan Documents to the contrary) Borrower may settle any such Actions, except that Trustor shall not: (i) enter into any settlement for an amount of more than $4,000,000 that is not covered by insurance and within applicable policy limits without Lender’s prior written approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (ii) settle any Action in which Lender has been named without obtaining releases of Lender in form and substance satisfactory to Lender.

 

(b)          Lender shall have the right, after reasonable advance notice to Borrower and the failure of the Borrower to take appropriate action (except that such failure shall not be required where Lender is named as a party to the applicable Action), at the cost and expense of Borrower, to institute, maintain and participate in Actions and take such other action, as it may deem appropriate in the good faith exercise of its discretion to preserve or protect the Property and/or the interest of Lender under the Loan Documents. Any money paid by Lender under this Section shall be reimbursed to Lender in accordance with Section 7.6 of the Security Instrument. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Borrower would be obligated hereunder to indemnify Lender for costs or liabilities incurred in the settlement of an Action, then absent an Event of Default, Lender shall not settle the same without Borrower’s consent, which consent Borrower shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition.

 

5.1.3       Evidence of Compliance; Access to Property . Upon request, Borrower shall deliver to Lender evidence of compliance with the representations and warranties of Borrower set forth in Sections 4.1.5, 4.1.25, 4.1.28 and 4.1.29 of this Agreement satisfactory to Lender in its reasonable discretion. Lender shall have the right upon reasonable prior notice, at any time and from time to time during normal business hours, subject to the rights of Tenants, to enter the Property in order to ascertain Borrower's compliance with the Loan Documents, to examine the condition of the Property, to perform an appraisal, to undertake surveying or engineering work, and to inspect premises occupied by tenants. Borrower shall reasonably cooperate with Lender performing these inspections. Lender shall be accompanied by a representative of Borrower in such entry provided that Borrower makes such representative available upon such prior reasonable notice, and in any event, within two Business Days after notice of Lender’s intent to enter the Property. Lender’s rights hereunder include its rights under California Civil Code Section 2929.5, as such Section may be amended from time to time. Borrower shall pay all costs incurred by Lender in connection with any such inspections, except as may otherwise be provided in such Section 2929.5.

 

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5.1.4      Books and Records; Financial Reporting . Borrower shall keep adequate books and records of account in accordance with GAAP or IFRS, or in accordance with other methods acceptable to Lender in its sole discretion, consistently applied and furnish to Lender (which may be furnished in electronic format):

 

(a)         quarterly certified rent rolls signed and dated by Borrower, detailing the names of all tenants of the Improvements, the portion of Improvements occupied by each tenant, the base rent and any other charges payable under each Lease and the term of each Lease, including the expiration date, and any other information as is reasonably required by Lender, within forty-five (45) days after the end of each fiscal quarter;

 

(b)         a quarterly operating statement of the Property and quarterly year-to-date operating statements detailing the total revenues received, total expenses incurred, total cost of all capital improvements, total debt service and total cash flow, to be prepared and certified by Borrower (as being true and correct in all material respects) in the form reasonably required by Lender, and if Borrower has obtained the same (although Borrower has no obligation to do so), any quarterly operating statement prepared by an independent certified public accountant, within thirty to sixty (30 to 60) days after the close of each fiscal quarter of Borrower;

 

(c)         an annual balance sheet and profit and loss statement of Borrower prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP or IFRS (or in such other form reasonably acceptable to Lender), prepared and certified by Borrower (as being true and correct in all material respects), as the case may be, or if required by Lender at any time during which an Event of Default exists, audited financial statements for Borrower and Liable Party prepared by an independent certified public accountant acceptable to Lender within one hundred twenty (120) days after the close of each fiscal year of Borrower and Liable Party, as the case may be;

 

(d)         an annual operating budget presented on a monthly basis consistent with the annual operating statement described above for the Property including cash flow projections for the upcoming one (1) year period and all proposed capital replacements and improvements at least fifteen (15) days prior to the start of each calendar year (provided that Borrower shall not be required to obtain Lender’s approval with respect to any such budget in the absence of a continuing Event of Default);

 

(e)         any financial statements required pursuant to the Guaranty, if any.

 

5.1.5      Property Reports . Upon request from Lender or its representatives and designees, Borrower shall furnish the following in a timely manner to Lender (which may be furnished in electronic format):

 

(a)         a property management report for the Property, showing the number of inquiries made and/or rental applications received from Tenants or prospective tenants and deposits received from Tenants and any other information requested by Lender, in reasonable detail and certified by Borrower (or an officer, general partner, member or principal of Borrower if Borrower is not an individual) to be true and complete in all material respects, but no more frequently than quarterly; and

 

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(b)          an accounting of all security deposits held in connection with any Lease of any part of the Property, including the name and identification number of the accounts in which such security deposits are held, the name and address of the financial institutions in which such security deposits are held and the name of the person to contact at such financial institution, along with any authority or release necessary for Lender to obtain information regarding such accounts directly from such financial institutions.

 

5.1.6        Additional Financial or Management Information; Right to Audit .

 

(a)          Borrower shall furnish Lender with such other additional financial or management information (including state and federal tax returns, if any) as may, from time to time, be reasonably required by Lender in form and substance satisfactory to Lender.

 

(b)          Borrower shall furnish Lender and its agents convenient facilities for the examination and audit of any such books and records.

 

(c)           Lender and its representatives shall have the right upon five (5) days’ prior written notice to examine and audit the records, books, management and other papers of Borrower, Parking Sub, and of any guarantor or indemnitor which reflect upon their financial condition and/or the income, expenses and operations of the Property, at the Property or at any office regularly maintained by Borrower or any guarantor or indemnitor where the books and records are located. Lender shall have the right upon reasonable prior notice to make copies and extracts from the foregoing records and other papers. Any such review undertaken in the absence of an Event of Default shall be at Lender’s expense.

 

5.1.7        Title to the Property . Borrower covenants to warrant and forever defend Lender and the Trustee under the Security Instrument and the Parking Parcels Security Instrument and their respective interests in the Property from and against all persons claiming any interest in the Property, subject to the Permitted Encumbrances (provided, however, that the foregoing exception shall not reduce Borrower’s obligation to comply with Section 5.3 if applicable to such Permitted Encumbrances).

 

5.1.8        Estoppel Statements .

 

(a)          Within ten (10) Business Days after a request by Lender, Borrower shall furnish an acknowledged written statement in form satisfactory to Lender (i) setting forth the amount of the Secured Indebtedness, (ii) stating either that no offsets or defenses exist against the Secured Indebtedness, or if any offsets or defenses are alleged to exist, their nature and extent, (iii) whether any Event of Default then exists under the Loan Documents, and (iv) any other matters as Lender may reasonably request (provided the same do not increase the cost to, or liability or obligation of, or decrease the rights of Borrower or Liable Party).

 

(b)          Borrower shall exercise reasonable efforts to obtain an deliver to Lender, upon request, estoppel certificates from each party under each of the REA, Sub-REA, Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement, and S-1 Lease addressing such matters pertaining thereto as Lender may reasonably request, provided that Borrower shall not be required to deliver such certificates more frequently than once in any 12-month period.

 

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5.1.9        Leases and Other Agreements Affecting the Property .

 

(a)          Borrower shall perform all material obligations of landlord under any and all Leases. Without limitation, Borrower shall cause Parking Sub to perform all such obligations under Leases of the Parking Parcels. Borrower agrees to furnish Lender true, correct and complete executed copies of all future Leases.

 

(b)          Borrower shall not, without the prior written consent of Lender, (i) enter into or extend any Lease unless the Lease complies with the Leasing Guidelines which are attached hereto as Exhibit “B” , (provided that Lender shall not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay its approval of new Leases), or (ii) cancel or terminate any Leases except in the case of a default under the applicable Lease unless Borrower has entered into new Leases covering all of the premises of the Leases being terminated or surrendered (provided, however, that Borrower may otherwise terminate or accept surrender of Leases which comply with the Leasing Guidelines so long as the aggregate of all premises under Leases so terminated or surrendered in accordance with this parenthetical, and which premises have not been re-leased, does not exceed 7,500 square feet at any time), or (iii) modify or amend any Leases, or consent to any assignment or subletting with respect thereto, unless both the original Lease (and, if a modification or amendment, the Lease as modified) complies with the Leasing Guidelines, or (iv) accept payment of advance rents or security deposits in an amount in excess of one month's rent or (v) enter into any options granting a right to purchase the Property. Without Lender’s prior written consent, Parking Sub shall not enter into, modify or terminate any Lease with respect to the Parking Parcels.

 

Any requests for Lender's approval of a Lease or Lease amendment or other matter with respect to which Lender’s approval is required under this Section 5.1.9 shall be made in writing and shall include (w) a cover letter which states at the top of the letter in bold, capitalized letters the following: “PLEASE TAKE NOTICE. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A LEASE [OR LEASE AMENDMENT] [OR OTHER MATTER/SPECIFY] FOR THE FIGat7TH LOAN IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. YOU HAVE TEN (10) DAYS FROM THE DATE YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE ACCOMPANYING LEASE [OR LEASE AMENDMENT] [OR OTHER MATTER/SPECIFY]. IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND WITHIN SUCH TEN (10) DAYS, YOU MAY BE DEEMED TO HAVE APPROVED THE LEASE [OR LEASE AMENDMENT] [OR OTHER MATTER/SPECIFY]", and (x) a copy of the proposed Lease or Lease amendment or documentation evidencing such other matter, along with such other information as may be reasonably necessary to evaluate Borrower’s request. Lender shall approve or disapprove such submitted Lease or Lease amendment within ten (10) days after receipt by Lender of such request and related documentation. If Lender shall fail to disapprove of any such submitted Lease or Lease amendment for which Lender's approval has been requested within such ten (10) day period, Borrower shall submit a second notice in writing to Lender (" Borrower's Second Notice ") which shall include (y) a cover letter which states at the top of the letter in bold, capitalized letters the following: "PLEASE TAKE NOTICE. THIS IS THE SECOND AND FINAL REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A LEASE [OR LEASE AMENDMENT][OR OTHER MATTER/SPECIFY] FOR THE FIGat7 TH LOAN IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND WITHIN FIVE (5) DAYS FROM THE DATE YOU RECEIVE THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE APPROVED THE LEASE [OR LEASE AMENDMENT] [OR OTHER MATTER/SPECIFY]", and (z) a copy of the proposed Lease or Lease amendment, or documentation evidencing such other matter, along with such other information as may be reasonably necessary to evaluate Borrower’s request. If Lender shall fail to disapprove of any such submitted Lease or Lease amendment or other matter for which Lender's approval has been requested within such five (5) day period, Lender shall be conclusively deemed to have approved such submitted Lease or Lease amendment or other matter, provided, however, any deemed approval of Lender to a submitted Lease or Lease amendment or other matter shall be effective only if such Lease or Lease amendment or agreement reflecting such other matter is signed by both Borrower as landlord and the applicable tenant, (or, if such other matter is not the subject of such an agreement, such other matter is effected) within thirty (30) days of the date of the Borrower's Second Notice and such Lease or Lease amendment is made, or such other matter is effected, on terms that in all material respects are the same as were contained in the Lease or Lease amendment or documentation regarding such other matter submitted with Borrower's Second Notice. Any deemed approval of Lender to a submitted Lease or Lease amendment or other matter shall not constitute Lender's consent to any provision of such submitted Lease or Lease amendment or agreement reflecting such other matter and such deemed approval shall not obligate Lender to take any further action relating to such Lease or Lease amendment or other matter, including but not limited to issuing a subordination, nondisturbance and attornment agreement.

 

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(c)          Each Lease affecting the Property entered into on or after the date hereof shall be absolutely subordinate to the lien of the Security Instrument and shall also contain a provision, satisfactory to Lender, to the effect that in the event of the judicial or non-judicial foreclosure of the Property, at the election of the acquiring foreclosure purchaser, the particular Lease shall not be terminated and the tenant shall attorn to the purchaser, and that if requested to do so, the tenant shall enter into a new Lease for the balance of the term upon the same terms and conditions. If Lender requests, Borrower shall cause a tenant or tenants to enter into subordination and attornment agreements or nondisturbance agreements with Lender on forms which have been approved by Lender. If Borrower requests, Lender shall enter into Lender’s standard form of subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement with any tenant whose Lease Lender has reviewed and approved in writing. (For avoidance of doubt, the immediately preceding sentence shall not apply to Leases which Lender has been deemed to approve in accordance with Provision 5.1.9(b) above.) Borrower shall pay Lender’s out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with Lender’s grant of any nondisturbance agreement after the Execution Date.

 

(d)          Borrower covenants and agrees that all contracts and agreements relating to the Property and entered into after the Execution Date requiring the payment of leasing commissions, management fees or other similar compensation shall (i) provide that the obligation will not be enforceable against Lender (except as otherwise set forth in any agreement between Lender and the applicable counterparty), and (ii) be subordinate to the lien of the Security Instrument. Borrower will provide Lender with evidence of Borrower's compliance with this Section upon request. Lender acknowledges that certain Management and Leasing Agreement dated as of September 10, 2014 between Borrower and Brookfield Properties Management (CA) Inc.

 

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5.1.10    Material Agreements . Borrower and Parking Sub each shall (a) promptly perform and/or observe all of the material covenants and agreements required to be performed and observed by it under each Material Agreement to which it is a party, and do all things necessary to preserve and to keep unimpaired its rights thereunder unless such failure to perform or observe is not reasonably expected to result in a material adverse effect on Borrower, Parking Sub or the Property, (b) promptly notify Lender in writing of the giving of any notice of any default by any party under any Material Agreement of which it is aware and (c) promptly enforce the performance and observance of all of the material covenants and agreements required to be performed and/or observed by the other party under each Material Agreement to which it is a party in a commercially reasonable manner unless such failure to enforce is not reasonably expected to result in a material adverse effect on Borrower, Parking Sub or the Property.

 

5.1.11    Performance by Borrower . Borrower and Parking Sub each shall in a timely manner observe, perform and fulfill each and every covenant, term and provision of each Loan Document and the Environmental Indemnity to which it is a party.

 

5.1.12    Maintenance of the Property . Borrower, at its sole cost and expense, shall keep the Property in good order, condition and repair, and make all necessary structural and non-structural, ordinary and extraordinary repairs to the Property and the Improvements.

 

5.1.13    Use . Borrower shall use, or cause to be used, the Property continuously for the Use. Borrower shall not use, or permit the use of, the Property for any other use without the prior written consent of Lender. Neither Parking Sub nor Borrower shall file or record a declaration of condominium, master mortgage or deed of trust or any other similar document evidencing the imposition of a so-called “condominium regime” whether superior or subordinate to the Security Instrument or the Parking Parcels Security Instrument, and Borrower shall not permit any part of the Property to be converted to, or operated as, a “cooperative apartment house” whereby the tenants or occupants participate in the ownership, management or control of any part of the Property.

 

5.1.14    Escrow Deposits . Without limiting the effect of Section 3.1 and Section 6.1 , Borrower shall pay to Lender monthly on the same date that the monthly installment is payable under the Note, an amount equal to 1/12th of the amounts Lender reasonably estimates are necessary to pay the following, on an annualized basis, (1) all Impositions and (2) Premiums until such time each year as Borrower has deposited an amount equal to the annual charges for these items, and within 10 days after demand from time to time, Borrower shall pay to Lender any additional amounts necessary to pay the Premiums and Impositions. Except when escrow deposits for the same are not required hereunder, Borrower will furnish to Lender bills for Impositions and Premiums thirty (30) days before Impositions become delinquent and such Premiums become due for payment. No amounts paid as Impositions or Premiums shall be deemed to be trust funds and these funds may be commingled with the general funds of Lender without any requirement to pay interest to Borrower on account of these funds. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, Lender shall have the right, at its election, to apply any amounts held under this Section in reduction of the Secured Indebtedness, or in payment of the Premiums or Impositions for which the amounts were deposited.

 

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However, with respect to deposits of Premiums only, Borrower shall not be required to make these deposits unless (i) Borrower fails to deliver the required receipts or proof of insurance, as applicable, within 10 Business Days after written notice from Lender where Borrower shall have failed to furnish either of the following as and when specified: (A) draft form certificates of insurance satisfying the requirements of the Loan Documents or a letter from Borrower’s broker providing reasonable assurance that conforming replacement insurance will be timely obtained, which draft certificates or letter shall be delivered not later than 10 days before the dates on which any premiums would become delinquent or the date any required policy is scheduled to expire, or (B) certificates evidencing issuance and payment of premiums for the replacement insurance satisfying the requirements of the Loan Documents, which certificates shall be delivered at least one Business Day prior such scheduled expiration date, or (ii) there is an Event of Default, or (iii) Borrower no longer owns the Property (unless, in connection with estate planning transfers of title under Provision 8.1.2 (i)(a) herein, the successor borrower satisfies the BPY/BAM Ownership and Control Criteria), or (iv) there has been a change in Borrower or in the direct or indirect owners thereof, which change is not permitted under Article VIII hereof (unless Lender has consented in writing to such change (which consent Lender may grant or withhold in its sole discretion), and the BPY/BAM Ownership and Control Criteria remain satisfied, except only that the minimum percentage ownership requirement set forth in clause (iii) of the definition thereof need not be satisfied).

 

In addition, with respect to deposits of Impositions, Borrower shall not be required to make these deposits unless one or more of the conditions specified in clauses (ii), (iii) or (iv) of the preceding paragraph occurs.

 

5.1.15    Personal Property . Borrower will notify Lender of, and will protect and defend the Personal Property against all claims and demands of all persons at any time claiming any rights or interest in the Personal Property (except with respect to Permitted Encumbrances), and will protect, defend and indemnify Lender against, all claims and demands of all persons at any time claiming any rights or interest in the Personal Property. The Personal Property shall be used solely for the purpose of carrying on Borrower’s business.

 

5.1.16    Special Purpose Entity/Separateness .

 

(a)          Borrower covenants that it shall not, and that Parking Sub shall not: (i) engage in business other than owning, holding, leasing, managing, operating, maintaining, financing, selling, transferring or exchanging the Property, and in the case of Borrower also owning the Collateral and Controlling Parking Sub; (ii) acquire or own any material asset other than the Property and incidental personal property; (iii) maintain assets in a way difficult to segregate and identify, or commingle its assets with the assets of any other person or entity; (iv) fail to hold itself out to the public as a legal entity separate from any other; (v) to the extent cash flow at the Property is sufficient, fail to maintain capital sufficient for the conduct of its business (and Borrower represents that as of the date hereof Borrower has and reasonably expects to maintain capital sufficient for such purposes); (vi) fail to conduct business solely in its name or fail to maintain records, accounts or bank accounts separate from any other person or entity; (vii) file or consent to a petition pursuant to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation or reorganization statutes, or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors without the unanimous consent of its partners or members, as applicable; (viii) incur additional indebtedness except for Permitted Indebtedness; (x) dissolve, liquidate, consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of its assets; or (xi) modify, amend or revise its organizational documents with respect to any matters that are the subject of this Provision 5.1.16(a) or in any other material respect. “ Special Purpose Entity ” means an entity satisfying the foregoing requirements. Borrower shall continue to be a Special Purpose Entity.

 

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(b)          The Property shall continue to have “single asset real estate” status as defined by Section 101(51)(B) of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

(c)          The covenants set forth in this Section 5.1.16 shall survive for so long as any amount remains payable to Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

5.1.17    S-1 Lease Covenants .

 

(a)          Borrower shall, at its sole cost and expense, promptly and timely perform and observe all the material terms, covenants and conditions required to be performed and observed by Borrower as lessee under the S-1 Lease (including, but not limited to, the payment of all rent, additional rent, percentage rent and other charges required to be paid under the S-1 Lease).

 

(b)          If Borrower shall be in material default under the S-1 Lease, then, subject to the terms of the S-1 Lease, Lender, after reasonable advance notice to Borrower and Borrower failing to cure, shall have the right (but not the obligation) to cause any default or defaults under the S-1 Lease to be remedied and otherwise exercise any and all rights of Borrower under the S-1 Lease, as may be necessary to prevent or cure any default provided such actions are necessary to protect Lender’s interest under the Loan Documents, and Lender shall have the right to enter all or any portion of the Property at such times and in such manner as Lender deems necessary, subject to the terms of the S-1 Lease, to prevent or to cure any such default.

 

(c)          The actions or payments of Lender to cure any default by Borrower under the S-1 Lease shall not remove or waive, as between Borrower and Lender, the default that occurred under this Agreement by virtue of the default by Borrower under the S-1 Lease. All sums expended by Lender to cure any such default shall be paid by Borrower to Lender, upon demand, with interest on such sum at the rate set forth in this Agreement from the date such sum is expended to and including the date the reimbursement payment is made to Lender. All such indebtedness shall be deemed to be secured by the Security Instrument and the Parking Parcels Security Instrument.

 

(d)          Borrower shall notify Lender promptly in writing of the occurrence of any default by S-1 Lessor or the receipt by Borrower of any notice (written or otherwise) from S-1 Lessor under the S-1 Lease noting or claiming the occurrence of any default by Borrower under the S-1 Lease. Borrower shall promptly deliver to Lender a copy of any such written notice of default.

 

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(e)          Within ten (10) days after receipt of written demand by Lender, Borrower shall obtain (unless the S-1 Lessor is not an Affiliate of Borrower, in which case Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain) from S-1 Lessor and furnish to Lender, but not more than once in any 12-month period so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is then continuing, the estoppel certificate of S-1 Lessor stating the date through which rent has been paid and whether or not there are any defaults thereunder and specifying the nature of such claimed defaults, if any.

 

(f)          Borrower shall promptly execute, acknowledge and deliver to Lender such instruments as may reasonably be required to permit Lender to cure any default under the S-1 Lease to the extent provided herein or permit Lender to take such other action permitted hereunder and required to enable Lender to cure or remedy the matter in default and preserve the security interest of Lender under the Loan Documents with respect to the Property.

 

(g)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement with respect to the S-1 Lease:

 

(i)          The lien of the Security Instrument attaches to all of Borrower’s rights and remedies at any time arising under or pursuant to Subsection 365(h) of the Bankruptcy Code, including, without limitation, all of Borrower’s rights, as debtor, to remain in possession of the Property.

 

(ii)         Borrower shall not, without Lender’s written consent, elect to treat the S-1 Lease as terminated under subsection 365(h)(l) of the Bankruptcy Code. Any such election made without Lender’s prior written consent shall be void.

 

(iii)        As security for the Secured Indebtedness, Borrower unconditionally assigns, transfers and sets over to Lender all of Borrower’s claims and rights to the payment of damages arising from any rejection by S-1 Lessor of the S-1 Lease under the Bankruptcy Code. Lender and Borrower shall proceed jointly or in the name of Borrower in respect of any claim, suit, action or proceeding relating to the rejection of the S-1 Lease, including, without limitation, the right to file and prosecute any proofs of claim, complaints, motions, applications, notices and other documents in any case in respect of S-1 Lessor under the Bankruptcy Code. This assignment constitutes a present, irrevocable and unconditional assignment of the foregoing claims, rights and remedies, and shall continue in effect until all of the Secured Indebtedness shall have been satisfied and discharged in full. Any amounts received by Lender or Borrower as damages arising out of the rejection of the S-1 Lease as aforesaid shall be applied to all costs and expenses of Lender (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) actually incurred in connection with the exercise of any of its rights or remedies in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement.

 

(iv)        If, pursuant to subsection 365(h) of the Bankruptcy Code, Borrower seeks to offset, against the rent reserved in the S-1 Lease, the amount of any damages caused by the nonperformance by S-1 Lessor of any of its obligations thereunder after the rejection by S-1 Lessor of the S-1 Lease under the Bankruptcy Code, then Borrower shall not effect any offset of the amounts so objected to by Lender. If Lender has failed to object as aforesaid within ten (10) days after notice from Borrower in accordance with the first sentence of this subsection, Borrower may proceed to offset the amounts set forth in Borrower’s notice.

 

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(v)         If any action, proceeding, motion or notice shall be commenced or filed in respect of S-1 Lessor of all or any part of the Property in connection with any case under the Bankruptcy Code, Lender and Borrower shall cooperatively conduct and control any such litigation with counsel agreed upon between Borrower and Lender in connection with such litigation. Borrower shall, upon demand, pay to Lender all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) actually paid or actually incurred by Lender in connection with the cooperative prosecution or conduct of any such proceedings. All such costs and expenses shall be secured by the Lien of the Security Instrument.

 

Borrower shall promptly after obtaining knowledge of such filing notify Lender orally of any filing by or against S-1 Lessor of a petition under the Bankruptcy Code. Borrower shall thereafter promptly give written notice of such filing to Lender, setting forth any information available to Borrower as to the date of such filing, the court in which such petition was filed, and the relief sought in such filing. Borrower shall promptly deliver to Lender any and all notices, summonses, pleadings, applications and other documents received by Borrower in connection with any such petition and any proceedings relating to such petition.

 

Section 5.2            Negative Covenants . From the date hereof until the Secured Indebtedness is paid in full, Borrower hereby covenants and agrees with Lender that:

 

5.2.1       Liens and Encumbrances . Subject to Borrower’s right to contest liens under Section 5.3 below, without the prior written consent of Lender, to be exercised in Lender's sole and absolute discretion, other than the Permitted Encumbrances, neither Borrower nor Parking Sub shall create, place or allow to remain any Liens and Encumbrances on the Property, including deeds of trust, mortgages, security interests, conditional sales, mechanic liens, tax liens or assessment liens regardless of whether or not they are subordinate to the lien created by the Security Instrument or the Parking Parcels Security Instrument. If any Liens and Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances are recorded against the Property or any part of the Property, Borrower shall obtain a discharge and release of any such Liens and Encumbrances within thirty (30) days after receipt of notice of their existence, or such earlier time as is at least thirty (30) days prior to the foreclosure thereof. Without modifying the second reference to thirty (30) days in the preceding sentence, the first reference to thirty (30) days in said sentence shall be replaced by ninety-five (95) days only with respect to mechanics liens as to which both (i) no action has been commenced to foreclose the same, and (ii) individually and in the aggregate, the claimed amounts thereunder do not exceed $500,000 at any time.

 

5.2.2       Change in Business . Neither Borrower nor Parking Sub shall enter into any line of business other than the ownership and operation of the Property, and in the case of Borrower, ownership and management of Parking Sub.

 

5.2.3       Affiliate Transactions . Neither Borrower nor Parking Sub shall enter into, or be a party to, any transaction or agreement with an Affiliate of Borrower or Parking Sub or any of the partners of Borrower or Parking Sub except if such transaction or agreement (i) is in the ordinary course of business, (ii) is on terms which are materially no less favorable to Borrower, Parking Sub or such Affiliate than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with an unrelated third party, and (iii) can be terminated on not more than 30 days’ notice without payment of any termination fee or similar consideration except to the extent that such notice, fee or consideration is customary in arms’-length contracts of the same type in the same market.

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5.2.4       Zoning, Adjacent Development, REA . Without the prior written consent of Lender, neither Borrower nor Parking Sub shall (i) initiate or acquiesce in a change in the zoning classification of and/or restrictive covenants affecting the Property or seek any variance under existing zoning ordinances, (ii) use or permit the use of the Property in a manner which may result in the Use becoming a non-conforming use under applicable zoning ordinances, or (iii) subject the Property to restrictive covenants. Without the prior written consent of Lender, which will not be withheld unreasonably, neither Borrower nor Parking Sub shall amend or modify the REA, the Sub-REA, or the Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement. Borrower will not own, cause or consent to any development or use (and Borrower shall not suffer to occur any such development or use by any if its Affiliates) of retail space in excess of 200,000 square feet in the aggregate on any of the property that presently is subject to the REA, other than the portion of the Property comprised of Lot 3 of Tract No. 71804 as per Map recorded in Book 1379, Pages 42 through 48, in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County.

 

5.2.5       Assets . Neither Borrower nor Parking Sub shall purchase or own any property other than the Property and any property necessary or incidental to the ownership and operation of the Property. Parking Sub shall not purchase or own any property other than the Parking Parcels and any property necessary or incidental to the ownership and operation of the Parking Parcels.

 

5.2.6       No Joint Assessment . Neither Borrower nor Parking Sub shall suffer, permit or initiate the joint assessment of the Property with any other real property constituting a tax lot separate from the Property.

 

5.2.7       Principal Place of Business; Chief Executive Office; Books and Records . Neither Borrower nor Parking Sub shall (i) change its name from its name as set forth herein or (ii) change its principal place of business from the address given for Borrower set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof without, in each instance, (A) giving Lender at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice thereof and (B) taking all action required by Lender for the purpose of perfecting and/or protecting the Lien and security interest of Lender created pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. At the request of Lender, Borrower and Parking Sub each shall execute a certificate in form reasonably satisfactory to Lender listing the trade names under which Borrower intends to operate the Property.

 

5.2.8       ERISA . Neither Borrower nor Parking Sub shall be reconstituted as a Plan or as an entity whose assets constitute “plan assets.”

 

5.2.9       Material Agreements . Neither Borrower nor Parking Sub shall, without Lender’s prior written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld: (a) enter into any Material Agreement, (b) surrender or terminate any Material Agreement to which it is a party if the termination of such Material Agreement would reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on Borrower, Parking Sub or the Property), (c) increase or consent to the increase of the amount of any fees or charges payable by Borrower under any Material Agreement, except for such increases as are expressly provided for therein, or (d) modify, change, supplement, alter or amend, or waive or release any of its rights and remedies under any Material Agreement if such modification, change, supplement, alteration, amendment or release is reasonable expected to result in a material adverse effect on Borrower, Parking Sub or the Property. Borrower will not enter into any Material Agreement that would cause the sum of all termination fees and similar consideration provided for under all Material Agreements then in effect to exceed $1,000,000.

 

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5.2.10     Improvements . Borrower and Parking Sub shall abstain from, and not knowingly permit, the commission of physical waste to the Property. Neither Borrower nor Parking Sub shall remove or alter in any material manner, the structure or character of any Improvements (other than to comply with the Requirements) without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld with respect to alterations to the plaza level that do not diminish rental income.

 

5.2.11     Personal Property . Neither Borrower nor Parking Sub shall remove the Personal Property without the prior written consent of Lender, except items of Personal Property which are consumed or worn out in ordinary usage which shall be promptly replaced by Borrower with other Personal Property of value equal to or greater than the value of the replaced Personal Property.

 

5.2.12     S-1 Lease Negative Covenants .

 

(a)          Borrower shall not, without Lender’s written consent, fail to exercise any option or right to renew or extend the term of the S-1 Lease in accordance with the terms of the S-1 Lease, and shall give immediate written notice to Lender and shall execute, acknowledge, deliver and record any document reasonably requested by Lender to evidence the Lien of the Security Instrument on such extended or renewed lease term; provided , however , Borrower shall not be required to exercise any such option or right to renew or extend to the extent Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of Lender (which consent may be withheld by Lender in its sole and absolute discretion) allowing Borrower to forego exercising such option or right to renew or extend. If Borrower shall fail to exercise any such option or right as aforesaid, Lender may exercise the option or right as Borrower’s agent and attorney-in-fact as provided above in Lender’s own name or in the name of and on behalf of a nominee of Lender, as Lender may determine in the exercise of its sole and absolute discretion.

 

(b)          Borrower shall not waive, excuse, condone or in any way release or discharge S-1 Lessor of or from S-1 Lessor’s obligations, covenants and/or conditions under the S-1 Lease without the prior written consent of Lender.

 

(c)          Borrower shall not, without Lender’s prior written consent, surrender, terminate, forfeit, or suffer or permit the surrender, termination or forfeiture of, or change, modify or amend the S-1 Lease. Consent to one amendment, change, agreement or modification shall not be deemed to be a waiver of the right to require consent to other, future or successive amendments, changes, agreements or modifications.

 

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(d)          Neither Borrower nor Parking Sub shall acquire the S-1 Lessor’s interest in the S-1 Lease unless: (i) Borrower executes any and all documents or instruments which Lender may reasonably require to subject the fee interest to the lien of the Security Instrument; (ii) Borrower delivers to Lender, without any cost or expense to Lender, such endorsements to the Title Insurance Policies, hazard insurance endorsements or certificates and other similar materials as Lender may reasonably deem necessary at the time of the acquisition of the fee interest, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender; and (iii) Borrower furnishes an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to Lender with respect to such matters as Lender may reasonably request. Any acquisition of S-1 Lessor’s interest in the S-1 Lease by Borrower or Parking Sub shall be accomplished by Borrower in such a manner so as to avoid a merger of the interests of lessor and lessee in such S-1 Lease, unless consent to such merger is granted in writing by Lender.

 

Section 5.3           Right to Contest . Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to require Borrower to pay, or cause to be paid, any Imposition, to satisfy any lien, or to comply with any legal requirement, so long as Borrower is in good faith, and by proper legal proceedings, where appropriate, diligently contesting the validity, amount or application thereof, provided that in each case, at the time of the commencement of any such action or proceeding, and during the pendency of such action or proceeding (i) no Event of Default shall exist and be continuing hereunder, (ii) Borrower shall keep Lender apprised of the status of such contest, (iii) if Borrower is not providing security as provided in clause (v) below, adequate reserves, as reasonably determined by Lender (but in no event less than the amount of the security that would be required if clause (v) hereof were applicable thereto), with respect thereto are maintained on Borrower's books in accordance with GAAP or IFRS, (iv) unless such contest is in the form of a request for a refund of amounts previously paid, such contest operates to suspend collection or enforcement as the case may be, of the contested Imposition or lien and such contest is maintained and prosecuted continuously and with diligence or, in the case of an Imposition or lien, such Imposition or lien is bonded (with the effect under applicable statute that the applicable Imposition or lien is lifted from the Property), and (v) in the case of Impositions and liens in excess of $500,000 individually, or in the aggregate, during such contest, Borrower shall provide security reasonably acceptable to Lender (which may include the deposit of such amount with Lender) in an amount equal to 110% of (A) the amount of Borrower's obligations being contested plus (B) any additional interest, charge or penalty arising (or reasonably likely to arise) from such contest; provided, that the required amount of such security or reserve shall be reduced by any cash deposit required by applicable law in connection with such contest, which deposit has been made by Borrower with the appropriate governmental authority. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the creation of any such reserves or the furnishing of any bond or other security, Borrower promptly shall comply with any contested legal requirement or shall pay any contested Imposition or lien, and compliance therewith or payment thereof shall not be deferred, if, at any time the Property or any portion thereof shall be, in Lender's reasonable judgment, in imminent danger of being forfeited or lost or if, in Lender’s reasonable judgment, Lender is likely to be subject to civil or criminal damages, or other fines or penalties as a result thereof. If such action or proceeding is terminated or discontinued adversely to Borrower, Borrower shall deliver to Lender reasonable evidence of Borrower's compliance with such contested Imposition, lien or legal requirement, as the case may be.

 

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At such time as the applicable Imposition, lien or other legal requirement has been paid, complied with, or otherwise fully and finally adjudicated as not applicable to Borrower or the Property, or otherwise discharged and evidence of the same reasonably satisfactory to Lender has been provided to Lender, Borrower shall be entitled to a prompt return of any such security so deposited with Lender, less any costs and expenses of Lender incurred in connection therewith or with the underlying contest.

 

VI.          INSURANCE, CASUALTY AND CONDEMNATION

 

Section 6.1            Insurance .

 

6.1.1      Insurance Policies .

 

(a)          During the term of the Loan, Borrower shall maintain or cause to be maintained, insurance policies and certificates of insurance in types and amounts described below all of which must comply with those provisions set forth below ; provided that Borrower’s obligation to provide insurance policies (as opposed to certificates of insurance) shall be limited as set forth in Section 6.1.1(g) hereof. In no event shall such policies be terminated or otherwise allowed to lapse. Borrower shall be responsible for its own deductibles. Borrower shall also pay for any insurance, or any increase of policy limits, not described in this Section 6.1.1 which Borrower requires for its own protection or for compliance with government statutes. Borrower's insurance shall be primary and without contribution from any insurance procured by Lender including, without limitation, any insurance obtained by Lender pursuant to Section 6.1.1 (f) hereof.

 

Borrower shall obtain and maintain, or cause to be maintained, insurance for Borrower and the Property (which for avoidance of doubt, includes the Parking Parcels) providing at least the following coverages:

 

(1)        comprehensive "All Risk" property insurance, including wind/hail and earthquake on the improvements and the personal property, in each case (A) in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the " Full Replacement Cost ," which shall mean actual replacement value (exclusive of costs of excavations, foundations, underground utilities and footings) with a waiver of depreciation except flood, named storm, and earthquake may be sublimited; (B) that have no co-insurance provisions or contain an agreed amount endorsement with respect to the improvements and the personal property waiving all co-insurance provisions; (C) providing for no deductible in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) for all such insurance coverage save for flood, named storm, and earthquake which may have deductibles no greater than 5%, (D) containing an "Ordinance or Law Coverage" or "Enforcement" endorsement or its equivalent in amounts acceptable to Lender if any of the improvements or the use of the Property shall at any time constitute legal nonconforming structures or uses and (E) containing no margin clause unless approved by Lender. In addition, Borrower shall obtain: if any portion of the improvements is currently or at any time in the future located in a federally designated "special flood hazard area", flood hazard insurance in an amount of insurance which is available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 or the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994, as amended. In addition Difference in Conditions (DIC) insurance and/or excess insurance from and against all losses, damages, costs, expenses, claims and liabilities related to or arising from acts of flood, in an amount as required by Lender, if Lender determines at any time that any part of the Property is located in Flood Zone A or V. (i); Additionally, “All Risk” insurance shall include coverage for Named Storm for properties located in a Tier 1 Wind Counties.

 

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(2)         commercial general liability insurance against claims for personal injury, bodily injury, death or property damage occurring upon, in or about the Property, such insurance (A) to be on the so-called "occurrence" form with a limit of not less than Two Million and No/100 Dollars ($2,000,000.00) in the aggregate and One Million and No/100 Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per occurrence, (B) to continue at not less than the aforesaid limit unless required to be changed by Lender in writing by reason of changed economic conditions making such protection inadequate; and (C) to cover at least the following hazards: (1) premises and operations; (2) products and completed operations; (3) independent contractors; and (4) contractual liability for all insured contracts.

 

(3)         business income insurance (A) with loss payable to Lender in excess of the Materiality Threshold; (B) covering all risks required to be covered by the insurance provided for in provision 6.1.1(a)(1) above; (C) in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the projected gross income from the Property and including additional time to restore the Borrower’s gross income to the level that would have existed had no Casualty occurred for a period of twenty-four (24) months from the date of such Casualty (assuming such Casualty had not occurred) and notwithstanding that the policy may expire at the end of such period; and with an Extended Period of Indemnity (“ EPI ”) of 12 months.

 

(4)         at all times during which structural construction, repairs or alterations are being made with respect to the Improvements, and only if the Property and Liability coverage forms do not otherwise apply, (A) owner controlled insurance program, contractor controlled insurance program, owner's contingent or protective liability insurance (or its equivalent) covering claims related to construction, repairs or alternations made which are not covered by or under the terms or provisions of the above mentioned commercial general liability insurance policy; and (B) the insurance provided for in provision 6.1.1(a)(1) above written in a so-called builder's risk completed value form in amounts reasonably acceptable to Lender (1) on a non-reporting basis, (2) against all property risks insured against pursuant to this Section 6.1.1 , (3) including permission to occupy the Property, and (4) with an agreed amount endorsement waiving co-insurance provisions.

 

(5)         if applicable, Garage Keepers Liability insurance with limits of not less than $1,000,000.

 

(6)         if applicable, Workers’ Compensation insurance with respect to any employees of Borrower, as required by any Governmental Authority or Legal Requirement, and employer's liability insurance with a limit of at least $1,000,000 per accident and per disease per employee, and $1,000,000 for disease in the aggregate in respect of any work or operations on or about the Property, or in connection with the Property or its operations (if applicable).

 

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(7)        boiler and machinery insurance or Equipment Breakdown Coverage, insurance covering the major components of the central heating, air conditioning and ventilating systems, boilers, other pressure vessels, high pressure piping and machinery, elevators and escalators, if any, and other similar equipment installed in the Improvements, in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the full replacement cost of all equipment installed in, on or at the Improvements on terms consistent with the commercial property insurance policy required under provisions 6.1.1(a)(1) and (3) above;

 

(8) umbrella and/or excess liability insurance in an amount not less than Fifty Million and No/100 Dollars ($50,000,000.00) per occurrence on terms consistent with the commercial general liability insurance policy required under provision 6.1.1(a)(2) above;

 

(9)          if applicable, automobile liability coverage for all owned and non-owned vehicles, including rented and leased vehicles containing minimum limits per occurrence of One Million and No/100 Dollars ($1,000,000.00);

 

(10)        if located in a seismic zone 3 or 4 (or equivalent as determined by the United States Geological Survey), insurance from or against all losses, damages, costs, expenses, claims and liabilities related to or arising from earthquake on such form of insurance policy and in such amount as required by Lender equal to the probable maximum loss of the Property (or, if a blanket policy is used, the probable maximum loss equal to the 475 year return period) and provided that the deductible for earthquake coverage shall not exceed the greater of (i) $250,000 or (ii) five percent (5%) of the Full Replacement Cost.

 

(11) Terrorism insurance for Certified Acts of Terrorism (as such terms are defined in TRIPRA) in an amount equal to the full replacement cost of the Property (plus twelve months of business interruption coverage). Borrower shall be required to carry insurance for Certified Acts of Terrorism throughout the term of the Loan as required by the preceding sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if TRIPRA or subsequent extension, reauthorization of similar statute is no longer in effect, then Borrower shall only be required to obtain a policy insuring the Property with a policy limit sufficient to cover an amount equal to two times the Property’s pro rata share (based on the total insurable value) of all risk property and casualty premium per annum for the blanket policy during the then current insurance period (without giving effect to any costs attributed to terrorism insurance).

 

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(12)        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, with respect to insurance required to be maintained by Borrower pursuant to provision 6.1.1(a)(1) hereof, Liberty IC Casualty LLC (" Liberty ") shall be an acceptable insurer of perils of terrorism and acts of terrorism so long as (i) the policy issued by Liberty has (a) no aggregate limit and (b) a deductible of no greater than that as calculated pursuant to TRIPRA, (ii) other than the deductible, the portion of such insurance which is not reinsured by TRIPRA, is reinsured by an insurance carrier rated no less than "A" or better by S&P or “A2”or better by Moody’s or, for insurance companies that are not rated by S&P or Moody’s a general policy rating of “A-” or better and a financial class of “A:X” or better by A.M. Best Company, Inc. At Lender's sole discretion, coverage may be provided by an AM Best "Excellent" rated company with a financial size of "VIII", so long as the carriers below "X" do not make up more than 10% of the total Property insurance program and are not in the primary or first excess layer of coverage. Further, Borrower shall cause such re-insurance agreements to provide a cut-through endorsement acceptable to Lender, (iv) Liberty shall be licensed in the District of Columbia (iii) TRIPRA or a similar federal statute is in effect and provides that the federal government must reinsure that portion of any terrorism insurance claim above (a) the applicable deductible payable by Liberty and (b) those amounts which are reinsured pursuant to clause (ii) above, (iv) Liberty is not the subject of a bankruptcy or similar insolvency proceeding; (v) no Governmental Authority issues any statement, finding or decree that insurers of perils of terrorism similar to Liberty i.e., captive insurers arranged similar to Liberty) do not qualify for the payments or benefits of TRIPRA; (viii) the Insurance Premiums payable to Liberty shall be based on the current market conditions for such coverage and approved by the licensing state and (ix) the organizational documents of Liberty shall not be materially amended without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. In the event that Liberty is providing insurance coverage (A) to other properties immediately adjacent to the Property, and/or (B) to other properties owned by a Person(s) who is not an Affiliate of Borrower, and such insurance is not subject to the same reinsurance and other requirements as set forth herein, then Lender may reasonably re-evaluate the limits and deductibles of the insurance required to be provided by Liberty hereunder. In the event any of the foregoing conditions are not satisfied, Liberty shall not be deemed an acceptable insurer of Terrorism Losses.

 

(b)          All insurance required in this Section 6.1.1 shall be obtained under valid and enforceable policies (collectively, the “ Policies ”). The insurance companies must be authorized to do business in New York State and the State and be approved by Lender. The insurance companies must have a general policy rating of A.M. Best “Excellent” or better and a financial class of X or better by A.M. Best. So called “Cut-through” endorsements shall not be permitted (except only as expressly stated above with respect to terrorism insurance provided by Liberty, if applicable). If there are any Securities (as defined in Section 12.01) issued with respect to this Loan which have been assigned a rating by a credit rating agency approved by Lender (a " Rating Agency "), the insurance company shall have a claims paying ability rating by such Rating Agency equal to or greater than the rating of the highest class of the Securities. Borrower shall deliver evidence satisfactory to Lender of payment of premiums due under the insurance policies once the same become due and payable. At Lender's sole discretion, coverage may be provided by an AM Best "Excellent" rated company with a financial size of "VIII", so long as the carriers below "X" do not make up more than 10% of the total Property insurance program and are not in the primary or first excess layer of coverage.

 

(c)          All Policies provided for or contemplated by this Section 6.1.1 shall contain a waiver of subrogation in favor of Lender and name Borrower as the insured and, except for the referenced in provision 6.1.1(a)(6) above, in the case of liability coverages, shall include Lender as the additional insured, as its interests may appear and in the case of property coverages, shall name Lender as the mortgagee and loss payee as its interests may appear.

 

(d)          If any policy referred to in this Section 6.1.1 is written on a blanket basis, a summary of locations and their insurable values shall be provided of those locations within a ¼ mile of the Property, as required by Lender. If the Property is located in an area for potential catastrophic loss Borrower shall provide Lender with a Natural Hazard Loss Analysis Report not less than once every three years. This report is to be completed by a recognized risk modeling company (e.g. RMS, EQE, AIR, etc.) approved by Lender.

 

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(e)          All Policies provided for in this Section 6.1.1 shall contain clauses or endorsements to the effect that:

 

(1)        no act or negligence of Borrower, or anyone acting for Borrower, or of any tenant or other occupant, or failure to comply with the provisions of any Policy, which might otherwise result in a forfeiture of the insurance or any part thereof, shall in any way affect the validity or enforceability of the insurance insofar as Lender is concerned;

 

(2)        the Policies shall not be materially changed (other than to increase the coverage provided thereby) or canceled without at least thirty (30) days’ notice to Lender and any other party included therein as an additional insured; and

 

(3)        Lender shall not be liable for any Insurance Premiums thereon or subject to any assessments thereunder unless Lender so chooses to pay any Insurance Premiums that become payable prior to any proceeds distributed.

 

(f)          Subject to Section 6.1.1(g) as to when certificates of insurance may be delivered in lieu of complete insurance policies, Borrower shall be required during the term of the Loan to continue to provide Lender with original renewal policies or replacements of the insurance policies referenced in Subsection 6.1.1(a) . If Borrower fails to obtain or maintain insurance policies and coverages as required by this Section 6.1.1 (“ Required Insurance ”) then Lender shall have the right but shall not have the obligation immediately, to procure any Required Insurance at Borrower's cost.

 

(g)          If Certificates of Insurance, and applicable portions of the policies if requested, are provided in forms satisfactory to Lender, Lender will accept Certificates of Insurance evidencing insurance policies referenced in this Section 6.1.1 all of which must be satisfactory to Lender, instead of requiring the actual policies. Lender shall be provided with renewal Certificates of Insurance, or Binders, prior to each expiration. To the extent the Certificates of Insurance and applicable portions of the policies provided by Borrower are unacceptable to Lender, upon request, Borrower shall provide to Lender copies of the policies, and any endorsements thereto. Lender shall retain copies of such policies (as distinguished from Certificates of Insurance) confidential, provided that Lender may disclose the same: (a) to Lender’s Affiliates, Investors, participants, successors and/or assigns, (b) to any regulatory authority, rating agencies, auditors or governmental or quasi-governmental agencies having jurisdiction over Lender, and (c) as required by law, in the case that such policies must be disclosed pursuant to law. The failure of Borrower to maintain the insurance required under this Article VI shall not constitute a waiver of Borrower’s obligation to fulfill these requirements.

 

(h)          All binders, policies, endorsements, certificates, and cancellation notices are to be sent to the Lender's Address for Insurance Notification as set forth in the Defined Terms until changed by notice from Lender.

 

6.1.2       Adjustment of Claims . In the event of any damage, destruction or Condemnation, provided that no Event of Default or Impairment of the Security exists, then Borrower shall have the right to settle, adjust or compromise the applicable claims against either the insurer or the condemning authority (a) without Lender’s consent where the total loss is reasonably estimated by Lender to be equal to or less than the Materiality Threshold and (b) subject to the reasonable approval of Lender where the total loss is greater than the Materiality Threshold. In all other cases, Borrower hereby authorizes and empowers Lender to settle, adjust or compromise any claims for damage to, or loss or destruction of, all or a portion of the Property, regardless of whether there are Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation proceeds available or whether any such Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation proceeds, as applicable, are sufficient in amount to fully compensate for such damage, loss or destruction.

 

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6.1.3       Assignment to Lender . The provisions of Sections 3.2 of the Security Instrument and of the Parking Parcels Security Instrument are hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement to the same extent and with the same force as if fully set forth herein.

 

Section 6.2            Casualty and Condemnation .

 

6.2.1       Casualty .

 

(a)          Borrower shall give to Lender prompt written notice of any casualty to the Property whether or not required to be insured against, if Borrower’s reasonable estimate of the cost of the Restoration exceeds $1,000,000. The notice shall describe the nature and cause of the casualty and the extent of the damage to the Property. Borrower covenants and agrees to commence and diligently pursue to completion the Restoration.

 

(b)          Borrower assigns to Lender all Insurance Proceeds which Borrower is entitled to receive in connection with a casualty whether or not such insurance is required under this Agreement. In the event of any damage to or destruction of the Property, and provided (1) an Event of Default does not currently exist, and (2) Lender has reasonably determined that (i) there has not been an Impairment of the Security, and (ii) the repair, restoration and rebuilding of any portion of the Property that has been partially damaged or destroyed (the “ Restoration ”) can be accomplished in compliance with all applicable Requirements to substantially the same condition, character and general utility as nearly as possible to that existing prior to the casualty and at least equal in value as that existing prior to the casualty, the Net Insurance Proceeds shall be applied to the Cost of Restoration in accordance with the terms of this Article VI. In the event of any casualty with respect to which Lender reasonably estimates the cost of Restoration to exceed $4,000,000 (the “ Materiality Threshold ”) Lender shall hold and disburse the Insurance Proceeds less the actual out-of-pocket cost, if any, to Lender of recovering the Insurance Proceeds including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, and adjusters' fees (the “ Net Insurance Proceeds ”) to the Restoration. In the event of any damage or destruction of the Property with respect to which Lender reasonably estimates the cost of restoration to be equal to or less than the Materiality Threshold, Borrower shall be entitled to hold the Net Insurance Proceeds and apply the same to the Restoration, and any Net Insurance Proceeds remaining after completion of such Restoration shall be retained by Borrower.

 

(c)          If the Net Insurance Proceeds are to be used for the Restoration in accordance with this Article VI, and to the extent Lender is entitled to hold the Net Insurance Proceeds in accordance with the Loan Documents, Borrower shall comply with Lender’s Requirements For Restoration as set forth in Section 6.2.3 . Upon Borrower’s satisfaction and completion of the Requirements For Restoration and upon confirmation that there is no Event of Default then existing, Lender shall pay any remaining Restoration Funds then held by Lender to Borrower.

 

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(d)          In the event that the conditions for Restoration set forth in this Section 6.2.1 have not been met, Lender may, at its option, apply the Net Insurance Proceeds to the reduction of the Secured Indebtedness in such order as Lender may determine (and without payment of any Prepayment Fee in connection with such application of Net Insurance Proceeds). After payment in full of the Secured Indebtedness, any remaining Restoration Funds shall be paid to Borrower.

 

6.2.2       Condemnation .

 

(a)          If the Property or any part of the Property is taken by reason of any Condemnation, Lender shall be entitled to all Condemnation Proceeds. Borrower shall give to Lender prompt written notice of any written notice received by Borrower regarding any pending or threatened Condemnation action. Claims with respect to any Condemnation shall be settled in accordance with Section 6.1.2 hereof.

 

(b)          Borrower assigns to Lender all Condemnation Proceeds which Borrower is entitled to receive. In the event of any Condemnation, and provided (1) an Event of Default does not currently exist, and (2) Lender has determined that (i) there has not been an Impairment of the Security, and (ii) the Restoration of any portion of the Property that has not been taken can be accomplished in compliance with all Requirements substantially to the same condition, character and general utility as nearly as possible to that existing prior to the taking and at least equal in value as that existing prior to the taking, then Borrower shall commence and diligently pursue to completion the Restoration, and the Net Condemnation Proceeds shall be applied to the cost of Restoration in accordance with the terms of this Article. In the event of any damage or destruction of the Property with respect to which Lender reasonably estimates the cost of restoration to exceed the Materiality Threshold, Lender shall hold and disburse the Net Condemnation Proceeds. In the event of any damage or destruction of the Property with respect to which Lender reasonably estimates the cost of restoration to be equal to or less than the Materiality Threshold, Borrower shall be entitled to hold the Net Condemnation Proceeds and apply the same to the Restoration.

 

(c)          In the event the Net Condemnation Proceeds are to be used for the Restoration, and to the extent Lender is entitled to hold the Net Condemnation Proceeds in accordance with this Section, Borrower shall comply with Lender’s Requirements For Restoration as set forth in Section 6.2.3 . Upon Borrower’s satisfaction and completion of the Requirements For Restoration and upon confirmation that there is no Event of Default then existing, Lender shall pay any remaining Restoration Funds then held by Lender to Borrower.

 

(d)          In the event that the conditions for Restoration set forth in this Section 6.2.2 have not been met, Lender may, at its option, apply the Net Condemnation Proceeds to the reduction of the Secured Indebtedness in such order as Lender may determine (and without payment of any Prepayment Fee in connection with such application of Net Condemnation Proceeds). After payment in full of the Secured Indebtedness, any remaining Restoration Funds shall be paid to Borrower.

 

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6.2.3       Requirements For Restoration . Unless otherwise expressly agreed in a writing signed by Lender, the following are the “ Requirements For Restoration ” that are applicable for a Restoration that exceeds the Materiality Threshold:

 

(a)          If the Net Insurance Proceeds or Net Condemnation Proceeds are to be used for the Restoration, prior to the commencement of any Restoration work (the “ Work ”), Borrower shall provide Lender for its review and written approval (which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed): (i) complete plans and specifications for the Work, which (A) have been approved by all required governmental authorities, (B) have been approved by an architect or other professional with expertise in the applicable area, in either case reasonably satisfactory to Lender (the “ Architect ”) and (C) are accompanied by Architect's signed statement of the total estimated cost of the Work (the “ Approved Plans and Specifications ”); (ii) to the extent Lender is entitled to hold the Net Insurance Proceeds or Net Condemnation Proceeds in accordance with the Loan Documents, the amount of money which Lender reasonably determines will be sufficient when added to the Net Insurance Proceeds or Net Condemnation Proceeds to pay the entire cost of the Restoration (collectively referred to as the “ Restoration Funds ”); (iii) evidence that the Approved Plans and Specifications and the Work are in compliance with applicable Requirements; (iv) an executed contract for construction with a contractor reasonably satisfactory to Lender (the “ Contractor ”) in a form approved by Lender in writing (which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); and (v) a surety bond or other protection acceptable to Lender in Lender’s sole discretion. In the event a surety bond is provided, such bond shall be reasonably satisfactory to Lender in form and amount and shall be signed by a surety reasonably acceptable to Lender.

 

(b)          Borrower shall not commence the Work, other than temporary work to protect the Property or prevent interference with business, until Borrower shall have complied with the requirements of subsection (a) of this Section 6.2.3 . So long as there does not currently exist an Event of Default and the following conditions have been complied with or, in Lender’s reasonable discretion, waived, Lender shall disburse the Restoration Funds in increments to Borrower, from time to time as the Work progresses:

 

(i)          Architect shall supervise the Work to confirm compliance with the Approved Plans and Specifications.

 

(ii)         Lender shall disburse the Restoration Funds directly or through escrow with a title company selected by Borrower and approved by Lender, upon not less than ten (10) days’ prior written notice from Borrower to Lender and Borrower’s delivery to Lender of (A) Borrower’s written request for payment (a “ Request for Payment ”) accompanied by a certificate by Architect in a form reasonably satisfactory to Lender which states that (a) all of the Work completed to that date has been completed in substantial compliance with the Approved Plans and Specifications and in accordance with applicable Requirements, (b) the amount requested has been paid or is then due and payable and is properly a part of the cost of the Work, and (c) when added to all sums previously paid by Lender, the requested amount does not exceed the value of the Work completed to the date of such certificate; and (B) evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that the balance of the Restoration Funds remaining after making the payments shall be sufficient to pay the balance of the cost of the Work. Each Request for Payment shall be accompanied by (x) waivers of liens covering that part of the Work previously paid for (except where no lien right exists because of the nature of the work), if any (y) a title search or by other evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that no mechanic’s or materialmen’s liens or other similar liens for labor or materials supplied in connection with the Work have been filed against the Property and not discharged of record (unless the same are being contested in compliance with Section 5.3) , and (z) an endorsement to the Title Insurance Policies, as applicable, insuring that no encumbrance exists on or affects the Property other than the Permitted Encumbrances.

 

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(iii)        The final Request for Payment shall be accompanied by (i) a final certificate of occupancy (or a temporary certificate of occupancy if all conditions thereto are satisfactory to Lender in its reasonable discretion) or other evidence of approval of appropriate Governmental Authorities for the use and occupancy of the Improvements, (ii) evidence that the Restoration has been completed in accordance with the Approved Plans and Specifications and all Requirements, (iii) evidence that the costs of the Restoration have been paid in full, and (iv) evidence that no mechanic’s or similar liens for labor or material supplied in connection with the Restoration are outstanding against the Property (or, if they are, that the same are being contested in compliance with this Section 5.3 hereof), including final waivers of liens covering all of the Work (except for those liens being contested in compliance with Section 5.3 hereof) and an endorsement to the Title Insurance Policies as applicable insuring that no encumbrance exists on or affects the Property other than the Permitted Encumbrances.

 

(c)          If (i) within ninety (90) days after days after the occurrence of any damage, destruction or condemnation, with respect to which Lender reasonably estimates the cost of Restoration to exceed the Materiality Threshold, Borrower fails to submit to Lender and receive Lender's approval of plans and specifications or fails to deposit with Lender the additional amount necessary to accomplish the Restoration as provided in subparagraph (a) above (provided that if Borrower is unable to submit the plans and specification within such 90 day period, Borrower shall have such period of time as is reasonably required to provide the same, so long as Borrower has promptly commenced and pursues with diligence the completion and delivery of such plans and specifications), or (ii) after such plans and specifications are approved by all such governmental authorities and Lender, Borrower fails to commence promptly or diligently continue to completion the Restoration, or (iii) unless the same are being contested in compliance with Section 5.3 , Borrower becomes delinquent in payment to mechanics, materialmen or others for the costs incurred in connection with the Restoration for any reason other than Lender’s failure to disburse Net Proceeds in accordance with this Agreement, or (iv) there exists an Event of Default, then, in addition to all of the rights herein set forth and after ten (10) days’ written notice of the non-fulfillment of one or more of these conditions, Lender may apply the Restoration Funds to reduce the Secured Indebtedness in such order as Lender may determine, and at Lender’s option and in its sole discretion, Lender may declare the Secured Indebtedness immediately due and payable together with the Prepayment Fee.

 

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VII.        PROPERTY MANAGEMENT; leasing agreements

 

Section 7.1            The Management Agreement . Borrower shall use diligent efforts to cause Manager to manage the Property in all material respects in accordance with the Management Agreement. Borrower shall (i) diligently perform and observe all of the material terms, covenants and conditions of the Management Agreement on the part of Borrower to be performed and observed and (ii) promptly notify Lender of any notice to Borrower of any default by Borrower in the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of the Management Agreement on the part of Borrower to be performed and observed. If Borrower defaults in the performance or observance of any material term, covenant or condition of the Management Agreement on the part of Borrower to be performed or observed, then, without limiting Lender’s other rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, the Environmental Indemnity or the Guaranty, if any, and without waiving or releasing Borrower from any of its obligations hereunder or under the Management Agreement, Lender shall have the right upon prior written notice to Borrower and Borrower failing to cure such default, but shall be under no obligation, to pay any sums and to perform any act as may be appropriate to cause all the material terms, covenants and conditions of the Management Agreement on the part of Borrower to be performed or observed.

 

Section 7.2            Prohibition Against Termination or Modification . Borrower shall not surrender, terminate, cancel, modify, renew or extend the Management Agreement, or enter into any other agreement relating to the management or operation of the Property with Manager or any other Person, or consent to the assignment by the Manager of its interest under the Management Agreement (other than to an Affiliate of Borrower), in each case without the express consent of Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). If at any time Lender consents to the appointment of a new manager, such manager and Borrower shall, as a condition of Lender’s consent, execute an assignment and subordination of management agreement in the form then used by Lender.

 

Section 7.3            Replacement of Manager . Lender shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to require Borrower to replace the Manager upon prior notice with a Person reasonably approved by Lender upon the occurrence of any one or more of the following events: (i) at any time following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default and/or (ii) Manager shall become insolvent or a debtor in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding (unless within sixty (60) days after the happening of any such event, any such proceeding shall have been stayed, vacated or dismissed).

 

Section 7.4            Leasing Agreements . Borrower will deliver to Lender copies of any exclusive listing agreements pertaining to leasing at the Property promptly after execution of the same.

 

VIII.       CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP, PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FINANCING AND ADDITIONAL OBLIGATIONS

 

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Section 8.1            Transfers of the Property and Interests in Borrower .

 

8.1.1       Transfers . Borrower shall not cause or permit: (i) the Property or any direct or indirect interest in the Property, to be conveyed, transferred, assigned, encumbered, sold or otherwise disposed of; or (ii) any transfer, assignment or conveyance of any direct or indirect interest in Borrower or in any of Borrower’s Constituents; or (iii) any merger, reorganization, dissolution or other change in the ownership structure of Borrower or any of Borrower’s Constituents, including, without limitation, any conversion of Borrower or Parking Sub from one form of entity to another; or (iv) any amendment, supplement, restatement or change of any kind with respect to any certificate of formation, operating agreement, or other organizational or governing document of Parking Sub, in each case which would have the result that, after foreclosure under the Pledge Agreement, Lender would not have acquired through such foreclosure exclusive ownership of 100% of all voting, management, control, beneficial and economic rights and interests in and to Parking Sub, which change is not entirely undone promptly after written request by Lender with no loss of rights by Lender; (v) any other condition or event caused by Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower after which Borrower does not own (or the Collateral does not include) exclusive ownership of 100% of all voting, management, control, beneficial and economic rights and interests in and to Parking Sub; (vi) any other condition or event when or after which Parking Sub does not own exclusive fee simple title to the Parking Parcels, subject to Permitted Encumbrances; or (vii) the acquisition by Borrower, Parking Sub or any Affiliate of any interest in the Parking Parcels superior to the interest that Parking Sub holds as of the Execution Date. “ Transfer ” means any Basic Transfer or any Parking Sub Transfer. “ Basic Transfer ” means any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (iii) above. “ Parking Sub Transfer ” means any of the matters described in clauses (iv) through (vii) above. Without limitation, pursuant to clause (i) above, any extinguishment or termination of the S-1 Lease (whether by foreclosure of any lien or otherwise) shall constitute a Transfer, except only a termination of the S-1 Lease that occurs when, without violation of the Loan Documents, the Target Lease is terminated.

 

8.1.2      Certain Permitted Basic Transfers . Subject to satisfaction of the General Transfer Requirements, the foregoing prohibitions on Transfers shall not be applicable to:

 

(i)           (a) Basic Transfers of ownership as a result of the death, or in connection with estate planning, of a natural person to a spouse, son or daughter or descendant of either, or to a stepson or stepdaughter or descendant of either, provided that in all cases the BPY/BAM Ownership and Control Criteria shall be satisfied, (b) granting of leasehold estates pursuant to Leases executed in accordance with the loan documents, and (c) dispositions of obsolete personal property that is replaced with property of substantially equivalent value and utility.

 

(ii)         Basic Transfers of direct or indirect ownership interests in Liable Party or in Borrower (including without limitation Basic Transfers of shares by so-called “accommodation shareholders” in REITS), in one or more transactions, so long as after giving effect to the Basic Transfers, the BPY/BAM Ownership and Control Criteria shall be satisfied.

 

(iii)        The issuance, exchange, redemption or other Basic Transfer of common, preferred or other beneficial ownership interests in BPY or BAM, whether through the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ national market, or other national or international exchange or otherwise.

 

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Each of the Transfers permitted above shall further be subject to the following conditions: (a) after giving effect to the Transfer, the entity that comprises the Borrower shall continue to be able to make the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.1.5 , 4.1.25 , 4.1.28 and 4.1.29 of this Agreement, and Borrower shall furnish to Lender such information as Lender reasonably requests in order for Lender to conduct due diligence, satisfactory to Lender, with respect to OFAC, (b) Borrower shall pay all actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with the Transfer, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, and (c) with respect to any Transfer pursuant to clause (ii) , Lender shall receive written notice thereof not later than thirty (30) days after to such transfer, and (d) Lender shall be satisfied that such Transfer shall occur in all respects in compliance with the S-1 Lease and that no default under or surrender or termination of the S-1 Lease shall occur as a result of such Transfer (the foregoing conditions in clauses (a) through (d) , inclusive, shall constitute and be referred to collectively as the “ General Transfer Requirements ”). Any Transfer pursuant to and in accordance with this provision will not relieve Borrower of its obligations under the Note or any other Loan Documents or the Environmental Indemnity, or Liable Party of its obligations under the Guaranty.

 

BPY/BAM Ownership and Control Criteria ” will be deemed satisfied only if (i) BPY and/or BAM owns such entity interests as are sufficient to confer and maintain Structural Control of Liable Party, and BPY and/or BAM possesses Specially Defined Control and Structural Control of Liable Party, and (ii) Liable Party owns such entity interests as are sufficient to confer and maintain Structural Control of Borrower and Parking Sub, and Liable Party possesses Specially Defined Control and Structural Control of Borrower and Parking Sub, and (iii) BPY and/or BAM owns, directly or indirectly (including through funds controlled by BPY and/or BAM), at least twenty-five (25%) percent of the ownership interests in Borrower.

 

Specially Defined Control ” means, as to any Person (the “ Subject Person ”), the possession by another Person (the “ Controlling Person ”) of the legal right and ability, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise (including, if such offices confer such rights, by being a managing member, general partner, officer or director of the Subject Person) to both (A) direct or cause the direction of the management, policies, business and affairs of the Subject Person, and (B) conduct (or cause the conduct of) the day to day business operations of the Subject Person, in each case, if applicable, subject to the rights of third-party investors to approve or consent to major decisions customarily required by institutional investors, so long as such consent or approval rights do not prevent BPY and/or BAM from continuing to maintain and operate the property in the manner maintained and operated prior to the Transfer in which such consent or approval rights were acquired.

 

Structural Control ” means that the Controlling Person in question has ownership and control of voting securities or contract rights sufficient to maintain Specially Defined Control over the Subject Person, and that such Controlling Person cannot be removed or otherwise lose such ownership or control by the actions of one or more of the other holders of voting securities and applicable contract rights, other than removal for bad faith actions or bad faith omissions of such Controlling Person.

 

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8.1.3       One-Time Right to Transfer . In addition to the foregoing permitted Basic Transfers, Borrower shall have a one-time right to Transfer the Property, subject to the following conditions: (i) there shall be no Event of Default at the time of the Transfer, (ii) Lender in its reasonable discretion shall have approved the transferee’s identity, financial statements and condition, credit history, experience, and past dealings with Lender, (iii) the transferee shall be able to make the ERISA and OFAC representations set forth in the Loan Documents, (iv) the debt yield based on the net operating income, in the opinion of Lender, derived from the Property shall be no less than 8.7% (net operating income divided by outstanding Loan amount), (v) the loan-to-value ratio of the Property at the time of the Transfer shall not be greater than 60% pursuant to an MAI appraisal by an appraiser retained by Lender, (vi) Borrower or the transferee shall pay a fee equal to 0.25% of the outstanding principal balance of the Note at the time of the assumption, (vii) the transferee shall expressly assume the Loan Documents and the Environmental Indemnity Agreement in a manner satisfactory to Lender and an additional Liable Party acceptable to Lender shall execute the Guaranty with respect to recourse events arising or occurring from and after the date of the Transfer and with respect to the Environmental Indemnity as to events or circumstances arising or occurring before and after the date of the Transfer, which additional Liable Party must have (in the aggregate if more than one) a net worth of not less than $60,000,000 independent of its interest in the Property, (viii) the transferee or its sponsor must have a net worth not less than $100,00,000 independent of its interest in the Property, (ix) the transferee or its sponsor must be experienced in the ownership, management and leasing of properties similar to the Property, (x) Lender shall receive such documents and instruments as Lender shall require in order that Lender shall have a first-priority deed of trust on the Parking Parcels or a first-lien security interest in all equity and voting rights in the owner of the Parking Parcels, in all respects satisfactory to Lender in its sole discretion, (xi) Lender shall be satisfied that such Transfer shall occur in all respects in compliance with the S-1 Lease and that no default under or surrender or termination of the S-1 Lease shall occur as a result of such Transfer, (xii) Borrower or transferee shall pay all costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with the Transfer, including title insurance premiums, documentation costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees, and (xi) if the Loan has been securitized, Lender shall have received confirmation that the assumption of the Loan by the transferee will not result in an adverse change in the rating of the Securities by the Rating Agency. No Transfer shall release Borrower or Liable Party from their obligations under the Loan Documents, the Environmental Indemnity or the Guaranty with respect to events arising or occurring prior to the date of Transfer (but such parties shall otherwise be released for matters arising on or after such Transfer). If all of the requirements set forth above are satisfied other than the debt yield requirement under clause (iv) and/or the loan-to value ratio requirement under clause (v) , then Borrower shall have the right to satisfy those requirements at the time of the Transfer either (a) by prepaying a portion of the principal balance of the Loan sufficient that such requirements are satisfied, provided that such Transfer and prepayment occurs on or after March 1, 2020 and together with such prepayment Borrower also pays the applicable Prepayment Fee, prorated based on the amount of the partial prepayment (but in any event such fee shall not be less than 1.00% of the amount being prepaid), or (b) by delivering to Lender good funds in an amount equal to such prepayment amount (but not including the prorated Prepayment Fee) and executing and delivering to Lender such documents as Lender may require to create and perfect in favor of Lender a first-priority security interest in such funds and to authorize Lender to hold the same as additional security for all obligations under the Loan Documents until the Secured Indebtedness is paid in full.

 

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Section 8.2            Prohibition on Additional Financing . Borrower shall not incur or permit the incurring of (a) any financing in addition to the Loan (other than Permitted Equipment Financing) that is secured by a lien, security interest or other encumbrance of any part of the Property (including any loan or financing which is repaid by assessments or other taxes related to the Property including without limitation any Property-Assessed Clean Energy loan) or (b) any pledge, security interest, or other encumbrance of a partnership, member, shareholder or beneficial interest or other direct or indirect interest which Liable Party or any subsidiary thereof holds in Borrower, or which Borrower holds in Parking Sub (collectively “ Secondary Financing ”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, pledges of indirect interests in Borrower shall not be prohibited if (i) a foreclosure, enforcement or other realization of such pledge would not violate the provisions of Section 8.1 hereof, and (ii) such pledge is not a pledge of a direct interest in Borrower or Parking Sub or of Borrower’s direct member or members.

 

Section 8.3            Restrictions on Additional Obligations . During the term of the Loan, Parking Sub shall not, without the prior written consent of Lender, become liable with respect to any indebtedness or other obligation except for (a) Leases to the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles, California existing as of the Execution Date, and (b) other liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of owning and operating the Parking Parcels, including trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business of owning and operating the Property (provided that such indebtedness is paid within 90 days of when due) and taxes not yet due and payable, and (c) Permitted Equipment Financing (as defined below). During the term of the Loan, Borrower shall not, without the prior written consent of Lender, become liable with respect to any indebtedness or other obligation except for (i) the Loan, (ii) Leases existing as of the Execution Date or entered into in the ordinary course of owning and operating the Property for the Use and in accordance with Section 5.1.9 hereof (including tenant improvement allowances and tenant improvements with respect thereto), (iii) other liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of owning and operating the Property for the Use, including trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business of owning and operating the Property (provided that such indebtedness is paid within 90 days of when due) and taxes not yet due and payable, (iv) liabilities or indebtedness disclosed in writing to and approved by Lender on or before the Execution Date, and (v) any other single item of indebtedness or liability (including equipment financing or capital leasing) which does not exceed $200,000 or, when aggregated with other items of indebtedness or liabilities of Borrower and Parking Sub (including equipment financing and capital leasing), does not exceed $400,000 (the equipment financing and capital leasing permitted pursuant to this clause (v) may be referred to as “ Permitted Equipment Financing ”, and the matters described in the foregoing clauses (a), (b), (c) and (i) through and including (v), collectively, the “ Permitted Indebtedness ”). Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, except for the Secured Indebtedness, “Permitted Indebtedness” shall not include any debt for borrowed money, including any debt evidenced by a note, nor any liability or indebtedness that is secured by any interest in any of Parking Sub, Borrower, or the Property except only Permitted Encumbrances.

 

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Section 8.4            Statements Regarding Ownership .

 

8.4.1       Borrower represents that as of the date hereof, the BPY/BAM Ownership and Control Criteria are satisfied. Borrower covenants that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, the Unsecured Indemnity or the Guaranty, except only after the occurrence of Transfer under Section 8.1.3 above, the BPY/BAM Ownership and Control Criteria at all times shall remain satisfied until the Loan has been fully and indefeasibly repaid.

 

8.4.2       Borrower agrees to submit or cause to be submitted to Lender within ten (10) days after any written request by Lender (but not more often than twice in any twelve month period), a certificate prepared by counsel and signed by Borrower stating that the BPY/BAM Ownership and Control Criteria are satisfied (or if not, stating that they are not), and briefly stating the material facts as to each entity in the chain of ownership between BPY and/or BAM and Borrower that are relevant to such conclusion. The level of detail in such certificate shall be substantially similar to the detail in the certificate with respect to the foregoing accepted by Lender in connection with the closing of the Loan.

 

8.4.3       Within ten (10) days after any written request by Lender, Borrower shall, subject to any limitations imposed by Provision 8.4.5 , provide to Lender organizational documents for any of Borrower’s Constituents, to the extent Lender reasonably determines that such organizational documents are required to comply with law or to verify compliance with law (including, without limitation, the U.S. Patriot Act and limitations and requirements imposed by the U.S. Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control).

 

8.4.4       Further, within ten (10) days after any written request by Lender, Borrower shall, subject to any limitations imposed by Provision 8.4.5 , provide to Lender organizational documents for any of Borrower’s Constituents if: (i) the certificate described in this Section 8.4 is not delivered as and when required hereunder, or (ii) upon review of such certificate, Lender has reasonable questions regarding the ownership and control of Borrower or Liable Party, and such organizational documents are reasonably required to verify that no Transfer or change in control has occurred in violation of this Agreement; provided that in connection with the foregoing, so long as BPY and/or BAM retains Specially Defined Control of Borrower, Parking Sub and Liable Party, Lender shall not be entitled to receive organizational documents for any of Borrower’s Constituents which are Excluded Constituents or are not Affiliates of BPY and/or BAM (and for purposes hereof “Affiliates” shall include any entities in which BPY and/or BAM directly or indirectly owns an equity interest or a non-equity managing interest).

 

8.4.5       In providing organizational documents as may be required under Provisions 8.4.3 and 8.4.4 , Borrower shall be entitled to redact such organizational documents as necessary to protect Borrower’s (and Borrower’s Constituents’) confidential information, so long as Lender’s objectives as described in this Section 8.4 can, as determined by Lender in Lender’s reasonable discretion, be satisfied by the documents in the form delivered. Furthermore, in the event such documents are provided in accordance with Provision 8.4.4 , Borrower shall be required only to provide: (i) all provisions establishing control of the entity (including definitions for any defined terms used therein), and (ii) a certificate from Borrower in favor of Lender confirming that all provisions governing control of applicable entity have been provided.

 

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IX.         [Reserved]

 

X.          PARTICIPATION AND SALE OF LOAN

 

Section 10.1          Sale of Loan/Participation . Lender may sell, transfer or assign all or any portion of its interest or one or more participation interests in the Loan, the Loan Documents, the Guaranty, if any, and the Environmental Indemnity at any time and from time to time, including, without limitation, its rights and obligations as servicer of the Loan. Lender may issue mortgage pass-through certificates or other securities evidencing a beneficial interest in a rated or unrated public offering or private placement, including depositing the Loan Documents, the Guaranty, if any, and the Environmental Indemnity with a trust that may issue securities (the “ Securities ”). Lender may forward to each purchaser, transferee, assignee, servicer, participant or investor in the Loan or in the Securities (collectively, the “ Investor ”) or any prospective Investor or any Rating Agency rating the Securities, all documents and information which Lender now has or may hereafter acquire relating to the Loan, Borrower, Parking Sub, any Liable Party and the Property, whether furnished by Borrower, Parking Sub, any Liable Party or otherwise, as Lender determines necessary or desirable. If Lender securitizes, sells or grants a participation in the Loan, divides the Loan, or otherwise requires Borrower to act in compliance with this Section 10.01, then, as between Lender and Borrower, Lender will pay all of its costs and expenses and will pay the reasonable costs and expenses of Borrower incurred in any such transactions which costs and expenses exceed $5,000 in the aggregate for all such transactions. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (i) Borrower shall not incur costs and expenses in excess of such amount without obtaining the prior written approval of Lender, and (ii) if Lender declines to approve any such reasonable additional costs and expenses, Borrower shall not be in default hereunder for failing to cooperate in a manner which reasonably necessitated such expenses.

 

Section 10.2          Splitting of the Mortgage . The provisions of Sections 5.2 of the Security Instrument and the Parking Parcels Security Instrument are hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement to the same extent and with the same force as if fully set forth herein.

 

Section 10.3          Cooperation . Borrower will cooperate with Lender and the Rating Agencies (at no material cost to Borrower) in furnishing such information and providing such other assistance and reports as Lender may reasonably request in connection with any such transaction. In addition, Borrower acknowledges that Lender may release or disclose to prospective Investors and the Rating Agencies originals or copies of the Loan Documents, the Guaranty, if any, the Environmental Indemnity, title information, engineering reports, financial statements, operating statements, appraisals, Leases, rent rolls, and all other materials, documents and information in Lender’s possession or which Lender is entitled to receive under the Loan Documents, the Guaranty, if any, and the Environmental Indemnity with respect to the Loan, Borrower, any Liable Party or the Property. Borrower shall also furnish to prospective Investors or the Rating Agencies any and all information concerning the Property, the Leases, the financial condition of Borrower or any Liable Party as may be requested by Lender, any prospective Investor or any Rating Agency in connection with any sale, transfer or participation interest.

 

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XI.         DEFAULTS

 

Section 11.1          Event of Default .

 

Any of the following shall be deemed to be a material breach of Borrower’s covenants in this Agreement and shall constitute a default (“ Event of Default ”):

 

(a)          The failure of Borrower to pay any installment of principal, interest or principal and interest, any required escrow deposit or any other sum required to be paid under any Loan Document, whether to Lender or otherwise, within seven (7) days of the due date of such payment;

 

(b)          Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 11.1 , the failure of Borrower or Parking Sub to perform or observe any other term, provision, covenant, condition or agreement under any Loan Document or the Environmental Indemnity, or the failure of Liable Party to perform or observe any term, provision, covenant, condition or agreement under the Guaranty, within (i) the cure period specified therefor in such document, or, (ii) if no such cure period is specified then for a period of more than thirty (30) days after receipt of notice of such failure, however, if such failure is incapable of being cured within such thirty (30) days, Borrower shall have such period of time as is reasonably required to cure (but not to exceed a total of ninety (90) days), so long as (A) cure is commenced with such thirty (30) day period, (B) Borrower continues to diligently pursue such cure in good faith and (C) Lender’s security for the Loan is not, in the reasonable judgment of Lender, impaired as a result of the existence of such failure);

 

(c)          The filing by Borrower, Parking Sub or Liable Party (an “ Insolvent Entity ”) of a voluntary petition or application for relief in bankruptcy, the filing against an Insolvent Entity of an involuntary petition or application for relief in bankruptcy which is not dismissed within ninety (90) days, or an Insolvent Entity’s adjudication as a bankrupt or insolvent, or the filing by an Insolvent Entity of any petition, application for relief or answer seeking or acquiescing in any reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief for itself under any present or future federal, state or other statute, law, code or regulation relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or other relief for debtors, or an Insolvent Entity’s seeking or consenting to or acquiescing in the appointment of any trustee, custodian, conservator, receiver or liquidator of an Insolvent Entity or of all or any substantial part of the Property or of any or all of the Rents and Profits, or the making by an Insolvent Entity of any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the admission in writing by an Insolvent Entity of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due;

 

(d)          If any warranty, representation, certification, financial statement or other information made or furnished at any time pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents or the Indemnity Agreement or the Guaranty by Borrower, Parking Sub or Liable Party shall be materially false or misleading;

 

(e)          If Borrower shall suffer or permit the Property, or any part of the Property, to be used in a manner that is reasonably likely to (1) impair Borrower's title to the Property (or Parking Sub’s title to the Parking Parcels), (2) create rights of adverse use or possession, or (3) constitute an implied dedication of any part of the Property;

 

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(f)          If Borrower shall default under Sections 4 or 6 of the Environmental Indemnity, which default is not cured within 10 Business Days after receipt of notice of such default;

 

(g)          If any breach or default shall occur under Section 5.2.1, Section 8.1, Section 8.2, Section 4.1.18, or Section 5.1.16;

 

(h)          If Borrower shall default under the REA, the Sub-REA or the Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement which default results in a permanent or material temporary reduction in parking spaces allocated to the Property under the REA, the Sub-REA or the Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement;

 

(i)          If any modification or amendment to the REA, the Sub-REA or the Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement occurs without Lender’s prior written consent, and is not entirely undone within 10 Business Days after written notice from Lender;

 

(j)          If Borrower (or any Person who votes under the REA, the Sub-REA or the Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement on behalf of the Property and/or the Parking Parcels) shall, without Lender’s prior written consent: (i) vote to materially alter the Parking Structure in a manner which materially and adversely affects the parking available to the Property (provided that loss of even one parking space shall be deemed a material adverse effect if it results in the failure of the Property to comply with Requirements), or (ii) vote not to rebuild such Parking Structure following a casualty or condemnation.

 

(k)          If (A) Borrower fails in the payment of any rent, additional rent or other charge mentioned in or made payable by the S-1 Lease as and when such rent or other charge is payable beyond any applicable notice and cure period (unless waived by the S-1 Lessor), (B) there occurs any other default by Borrower, as tenant under the S-1 Lease, in the observance or performance of any term, covenant or condition of the S-1 Lease on the part of Borrower, to be observed or performed beyond any applicable notice and cure period (unless waived by the S-1 Lessor), (C) if any one or more of the events referred to in the S-1 Lease occurs that would cause the S-1 Lease to terminate without notice or action by the S-1 Lessor or that would entitle the S-1 Lessor to terminate the S-1 Lease and the term thereof by giving notice to Borrower, as tenant thereunder (unless waived by the S-1 Lessor), (D) if the leasehold estate created by the S-1 Lease is surrendered or the S-1 Lease is terminated or canceled for any reason or under any circumstances whatsoever without the consent of Lender or (E) if any of the terms, covenants or conditions of the S-1 Lease are in any manner be modified, changed, supplemented, altered, or amended without the consent of Lender except as otherwise permitted by this Agreement.

 

If more than one of the foregoing paragraphs shall describe the same condition or event, then Lender shall have the right to select which paragraph or paragraphs shall apply. In any such case, Lender shall have the right (but not the obligation) to designate the paragraph or paragraphs which provide for no notice or for a shorter time to cure (or for no time to cure).

 

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Section 11.2          Remedies . The provisions of Articles 7 of the Security Instrument and of the Parking Parcels Security Instrument are hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement to the same extent and with the same force as if fully set forth herein.

 

Section 11.3          Duration of Events of Default . If any Event of Default occurs (irrespective of whether or not the same consists of an ongoing condition, a one-time occurrence, or otherwise), the same shall be deemed to continue at all times thereafter; provided, however, that such Event of Default shall cease to continue only if Lender shall accept, in writing, performance of the defaulted obligation or shall execute and deliver a written agreement in which Lender expressly states that such Event of Default has ceased to continue. Borrower shall have no right to cure any Event of Default, and Lender shall not be obligated under any circumstances whatsoever to accept such cure or performance or to execute and deliver any such writing. Without limitation, this Section shall govern in any case where reference is made in the Loan Documents, the Guaranty, if any, and/or the Environmental Indemnity to (i) any “cure” (whether by use of such word or otherwise) of any Event of Default, (ii) “during an Event of Default,” “the continuance of an Event of Default” or “after an Event of Default has ceased” (in each case, whether by use of such words or otherwise), or (iii) any condition or event which continues beyond the time when the same becomes an Event of Default. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that an Event of Default exists by reason of a breach in payment of principal, interest, Impositions, Premiums, or advances that Borrower shall have the right to cure as expressly provided in California Civil Code Section 2924c(a)(1), and if Borrower shall cure said breach in accordance with the requirements of said statute, then such Event of Default as to said breach shall be deemed cured and shall cease to continue hereunder.

 

XII.        MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 12.1          Successors and Assigns; Terminology . This Agreement applies to Lender, Liable Parties and Borrower, and their heirs, legatees, devisees, administrators, executors, successors and assigns. All covenants, promises and agreements in this Agreement, by or on behalf of Borrower, shall inure to the benefit of the legal representatives, successors and assigns of Lender. The term “Borrower” shall include both the original Borrower and any subsequent owner or owners of any of the Property. The term “Liable Party” shall include both the original Liable Party, and any subsequent or substituted Liable Party. In this Agreement, whenever the context so requires, the masculine gender includes the feminine and/or neuter, and the singular number includes the plural.

 

Section 12.2          Lender’s Discretion . Whenever pursuant to this Agreement Lender exercises any right given to it to approve or disapprove, or any arrangement or term is to be satisfactory to Lender or any financial ratio is to be calculated or determined, the decision of Lender to approve or disapprove or to decide whether arrangements or terms are satisfactory or not satisfactory or Lender’s calculation or determination shall (except as is otherwise expressly herein provided) be in the sole discretion of Lender and shall be final and conclusive.

 

Section 12.3          Governing Law . This Agreement, the Note, the other Loan Documents, the Guaranty, if any, and the Environmental Indemnity, their construction, interpretation, and enforcement, and the rights of Borrower and Lender, shall be determined under, governed by, and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State, without regard to principles of conflicts of law.

 

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Section 12.4          Modification . No modification, amendment, extension, discharge, termination or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or of any other Loan Document, nor consent to any departure by Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance, and for the purpose, for which given. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no notice to, or demand on Borrower, shall entitle Borrower to any other or future notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances.

 

Section 12.5          Notices . All notices, demands and requests given or required to be given by, pursuant to, or relating to, this Agreement shall be in writing. All notices shall be deemed to have been properly given if mailed by United States registered or certified mail, with return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or by United States Express Mail or other comparable overnight courier service to the parties at its address hereinafter set forth, or to such other address as such party may hereafter specify in accordance with the provisions of this Section 12.5 . Any notice shall be deemed to have been received upon receipt or refusal to accept delivery, in each case as shown on the return receipt or the receipt of United States Express Mail or such overnight commercial courier service.

 

If to Lender: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
  Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
  One MetLife Way
  Whippany, NJ 07981-1449
  Attention:  Senior Managing Director, Real Estate Investments
  Re:  Figat7th, Los Angeles, CA
   
with a copy to: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
  425 Market Street, Suite 1050
  San Francisco, California 94105
  Attention:  Associate General Counsel, Real Estate Investments
  Re: Figat7th, Los Angeles, CA
   
with a copy to: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
  333 South Hope Street, Suite 3650
  Los Angeles, California 90071
  Attention: Regional Director/Officer in Charge
  Re:  Figat7th, Los Angeles, CA
   
If to Borrower: BOP Figat7th LLC
  c/o Brookfield Property Partners, L.P.
  250 Vesey Street, 15 th Floor
  New York, NY10281-1023
  Attention:  Jason Kirschner

 

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with a copy to: BOP Figat7th LLC
  c/o Brookfield Property Partners, L.P.
  250 Vesey Street, 15 th Floor
  New York, NY10281-1023
  Attention:  General Counsel
   
with a copy to: Goodwin
  100 Northern Avenue
  Boston, MA 02210
  Attention:  Samuel Richardson

 

Section 12.6          Waiver of Jury Trial . To the fullest extent permitted by law, Borrower and Lender HEREBY WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY in any action, proceeding and/or hearing on any matter whatsoever arising out of, or in any way connected with, the Note, the Security Instrument, the Parking Parcels Security Instrument, or any of the other Loan Documents, or the enforcement of any remedy under any law, statute, or regulation. Neither party will seek to consolidate any such action in which a jury has been waived, with any other action in which a jury trial cannot or has not been waived. Each party has received the advice of counsel with respect to this waiver.

 

Section 12.7          Headings . The Article and/or Section headings and the Table of Contents in this Agreement are inserted only as a matter of convenience and for reference, and in no way define, limit, or describe the scope or intent of any provisions of this Agreement

 

Section 12.8          Severability . If any provision of this Agreement should be held unenforceable or void, then that provision shall be separated from the remaining provisions and shall not affect the validity of this Agreement except that if the unenforceable or void provision relates to the payment of any monetary sum, then, Lender may, at its option, declare the Secured Indebtedness immediately due and payable.

 

Section 12.9          Preferences . Lender shall have the continuing and exclusive right to apply or reverse and reapply any and all payments by Borrower to any portion of the obligations of Borrower hereunder. To the extent Borrower makes a payment or payments to Lender, which payment or proceeds or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, then, to the extent of such payment or proceeds received, the obligations hereunder or part thereof intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continue in full force and effect, as if such payment or proceeds had not been received by Lender.

 

Section 12.10          Waiver of Notice . Borrower shall not be entitled to any notices of any nature whatsoever from Lender except with respect to matters for which this Agreement or the other Loan Documents specifically and expressly provide for the giving of notice by Lender to Borrower and except with respect to matters for which Borrower is not, pursuant to applicable Requirements, permitted to waive the giving of notice. Borrower hereby expressly waives the right to receive any notice from Lender with respect to any matter for which this Agreement or the other Loan Documents do not specifically and expressly provide for the giving of notice by Lender to Borrower.

 

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Section 12.11          Reserved .

 

Section 12.12          Expenses . The provisions of Sections 7.6 and 7.7 of the Security Instrument and of the Parking Parcels Security Instrument are hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement to the same extent and with the same force as if fully set forth herein.

 

Section 12.13          Schedules and Exhibits Incorporated . The Schedules and Exhibits annexed hereto are hereby incorporated herein as a part of this Agreement with the same effect as if set forth in the body hereof.

 

Section 12.14          No Joint Venture or Partnership; No Third-Party Beneficiaries .

 

(a)          Borrower and Lender intend that the relationships created hereunder and under the other Loan Documents be solely that of borrower and lender. Nothing herein or therein is intended to create a joint venture, partnership, tenancy in common, or joint tenancy relationship between Borrower and Lender nor to grant Lender any interest in the Property other than that of mortgagee, beneficiary or lender.

 

(b)          This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Environmental Indemnity are solely for the benefit of Lender and nothing contained in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Environmental Indemnity shall be deemed to confer upon anyone other than Lender and Borrower any right to insist upon or to enforce the performance or observance of any of the obligations contained herein or therein. All conditions to the obligations of Lender to make the Loan hereunder are imposed solely and exclusively for the benefit of Lender and no other Person shall have standing to require satisfaction of such conditions in accordance with their terms or be entitled to assume that Lender will refuse to make the Loan in the absence of strict compliance with any or all thereof and no other Person shall under any circumstances be deemed to be a beneficiary of such conditions, any or all of which may be freely waived in whole or in part by Lender if, in Lender’s sole discretion, Lender deems it advisable or desirable to do so.

 

Section 12.15          Publicity . All news releases, publicity or advertising through any media intended to reach the general public which refers to the Loan Documents or the financing evidenced by the Loan Documents or to Borrower or Lender or any of their Affiliates shall be subject to the prior approval of Lender and Borrower.

 

Section 12.16          Waiver of Marshalling of Assets . To the fullest extent permitted by law, Borrower, for itself and its successors and assigns, waives all rights to a marshalling of the assets of Borrower, Borrower’s partners and others with interests in Borrower, and of the Property, and shall not assert any right under any laws pertaining to the marshalling of assets, the sale in inverse order of alienation, homestead exemption, the administration of estates of decedents, or any other matters whatsoever to defeat, reduce or affect the right of Lender under the Loan Documents to a sale of the Property for the collection of the Secured Indebtedness without any prior or different resort for collection or of the right of Lender to the payment of the Secured Indebtedness out of the net proceeds of the Property in preference to every other claimant whatsoever.

 

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Section 12.17          Waiver of Offsets/Defenses/Counterclaims . Borrower hereby waives the right to assert a counterclaim, other than a mandatory or compulsory counterclaim, in any action or proceeding brought against it by Lender or its agents or otherwise to offset any obligations to make the payments required by the Loan Documents or the Environmental Indemnity. No failure by Lender to perform any of its obligations hereunder shall be a valid defense to, or result in any offset against, any payments which Borrower is obligated to make under any of the Loan Documents or the Environmental Indemnity.

 

Section 12.18          Conflict; Construction of Documents; Reliance . In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and any of the other Loan Documents or the Environmental Indemnity, the provisions of this Agreement shall control. The parties hereto acknowledge that they were represented by competent counsel in connection with the negotiation, drafting and execution of the Loan Documents and the Environmental Indemnity and that such Loan Documents and the Environmental Indemnity shall not be subject to the principle of construing their meaning against the party which drafted same. Borrower acknowledges that, with respect to the Loan, Borrower shall rely solely on its own judgment and advisors in entering into the Loan without relying in any manner on any statements, representations or recommendations of Lender or any parent, subsidiary or Affiliate of Lender. Lender shall not be subject to any limitation whatsoever in the exercise of any rights or remedies available to it under any of the Loan Documents, the Environmental Indemnity or any other agreements or instruments that govern the Loan by virtue of the ownership by it or any parent, subsidiary or Affiliate of Lender of any equity interest any of them may acquire in Borrower, and Borrower hereby irrevocably waives the right to raise any defense or take any action on the basis of the foregoing with respect to Lender’s exercise of any such rights or remedies. Borrower acknowledges that Lender and its Affiliates engage in the business of real estate financings and other real estate transactions and investments which may be viewed as adverse to or competitive with the business of Borrower or its Affiliates.

 

Section 12.19          Brokers and Financial Advisors . Borrower hereby represents that it has dealt with no financial advisors, brokers, underwriters, placement agents, agents or finders in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Borrower shall indemnify, defend and hold Lender harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, costs and expenses of any kind (including Lender’s reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) in any way relating to or arising from a claim by any Person that such Person acted on behalf of Borrower or Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated herein. The provisions of this Section 12.19 shall survive the expiration and termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Secured Indebtedness.

 

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Section 12.20          Exculpation .

 

(a)          Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, except as provided in this Section 12.20 , Lender will look solely to the Property and the security under the Loan Documents for the repayment of the Loan and will not enforce a deficiency judgment against Borrower. However, nothing contained in this Section shall limit the rights of Lender to proceed against Liable Party under the Guaranty or against Borrower, (i) [Reserved]; (ii) to recover actual damages for fraud, intentional material misrepresentation, or intentional physical waste; (iii) to recover any Condemnation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds or other similar funds which have been misapplied by Borrower or which, under the terms of the Loan Documents, should have been paid to Lender; (iv) to recover any tenant security deposits, tenant letters of credit or other deposits paid to Borrower or prepaid rents for a period of more than 30 days in advance of their respective due dates which have not been delivered to Lender or otherwise applied pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents; (v) to recover Rents and Profits received by Borrower after the first day of the month in which an Event of Default occurs and prior to the date Lender acquires title to the Property which have not been applied to the Loan or in accordance with the Loan Documents to operating and maintenance expenses of the Property; (vi) to recover all amounts due and payable pursuant to the Environmental Indemnity; (vii) to recover all amounts due and payable pursuant to Sections 7.6 and 7.7 of the Security Instrument or of the Parking Parcels Security Instrument and any amount expended by Lender in connection with the foreclosure of the Security Instrument, the Parking Parcels Security Instrument, and the Pledge Agreement, provided that if the foreclosure of the Security Instrument, the Parking Parcels Security Instrument, and the Pledge Agreement is uncontested then Borrower’s liability hereunder for the costs thereof shall be limited to any such costs in excess of $25,000 (the Guaranty will apply to this clause (vii) only to the extent that Borrower hinders or delays Lender’s exercise of remedies in bad faith); (viii) to recover costs and actual damages arising from Borrower’s failure to pay any Premiums or Impositions in the event Borrower is not required to deposit such amounts with Lender pursuant to Section 5.2.14 of this Agreement, except where such failure to pay is due to insufficiency of available funds of Borrower where during the six-month period prior to such failure to pay and at all times thereafter all Borrower’s funds were used for expenses (other than costs of disputes with Lender) of the Property that are permitted to be incurred under the Loan Documents, and none of Borrower’s funds were distributed to any owner of Borrower, and, in the case of failure to pay Premiums Borrower provided prior written notice to Lender stating expressly that it would not be able to fund such payment of Premiums; (ix) to recover costs and actual damages arising from Borrower’s failure to comply with Sections 4.1.5, or 5.2.8 of this Agreement pertaining to ERISA; (x) to recover any actual damages, costs, expenses or liabilities, including attorneys' fees, incurred by Lender and arising from any breach or enforcement of any "environmental provision" (as defined in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 736, as such Section may be amended from time to time) relating to the Property or any portion thereof; (xi) to recover costs and actual damages arising from any unpermitted Transfer or Secondary Financing which occurs to the extent consisting of leases of space in the Property in violation of the Loan Documents; (xii) to recover all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by Lender as a consequence of Borrower’s amending the S-1 Lease without Lender’s consent, which consent Lender may withhold in its sole discretion; (xiii) to recover any loss (including diminution in value), liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), incurred by Lender and arising from Borrower’s voting (or any vote being cast on behalf of the Property) under the REA, the Sub-REA or the Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement without Lender’s prior written consent as to such vote, and/or (xiv) to recover any loss (including diminution in value), liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), incurred by Lender and arising from Borrower’s failure to execute and deliver an amendment to the Sub-REA as required under the Post-Closing Agreement or Borrower’s failure to obtain and deliver any recordable written consent and subordination to such amendment from any property owner or holder of any mortgage or deed of trust as required by the Post-Closing Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower (and Liable Party under the Guaranty) shall not be liable under the foregoing clause (xiv) if Borrower is prevented from performing its obligation to execute and deliver the referenced amendment because of Lender’s failure to comply with its obligation under the Post-Closing Agreement to negotiate such amendment reasonably and diligently after Borrower shall have given written notice to Lender specifying in reasonable detail Borrower’s reasons for alleging that Lender is not so negotiating reasonably and diligently.

 

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The limitation of liability set forth in this Section 12.20 shall not apply, and the Loan shall be fully recourse to Borrower in the event that prior to the full, final and indefeasible repayment of the Secured Indebtedness, Borrower commences a voluntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding or an involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding is commenced against Borrower and is not dismissed within 90 days of filing. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, neither Borrower nor Liable Party shall be personally liable for payment of the Secured Indebtedness merely by reason of an involuntary bankruptcy (irrespective of its duration) as to which the following conditions are satisfied (1) such involuntary bankruptcy is not solicited, procured or supported by Borrower or any Borrower Party; and (2) none of the Borrower nor any Borrower Party shall propose or support any plan of reorganization which in any way modifies or seeks to modify any provisions of the Loan Documents or any of Lender's rights under the Loan Documents or the Environmental Indemnity, without the prior written consent of Lender, which may be withheld in Lender’s sole and absolute discretion. “Full, final and indefeasible repayment of the Secured Indebtedness” as used above shall be deemed to occur only if the Secured Indebtedness is lawfully and fully repaid in United States currency under such circumstances that no part of such payment can be lawfully set aside or clawed back, or lawfully rendered void, or lawfully adjudicated to violate the rights of any Person who as a consequence thereof would have remedies against Lender, whether as a preference, fraudulent conveyance or otherwise.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the limitation on liability set forth in this Section 12.20 shall not apply, and the Loan shall be fully recourse to Borrower in the event there is a Transfer or Secondary Financing, except any Transfer or Secondary Financing that (a) is permitted by the Loan Documents, (b) is otherwise approved by Lender in writing, (c) consists of mechanics liens which have not been foreclosed, or other involuntary liens which have not been foreclosed, (d) leases of space in the Property in violation of the Loan Documents, or (e) the granting of easements and licenses entered into in the ordinary course of business that (1) do not and would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the value of the Property or operations thereat, (2) do not and would not reasonably be expected to adversely affect the ability of the Borrower to lease retail space at the Property, and (3) do not and would not affect the validity, priority or enforceability of the Loan Documents, (f) comprised of a UCC sale or realization upon the Collateral, or a foreclosure sale or mutually agreed deed in lieu of foreclosure, in each case under the Loan Documents (the date on which any of the foregoing in this clause (e) occurs, a “ Transfer Date ”) nor any Transfer or Secondary Financing after the Transfer Date, (g) any transfer or loss of any certificate evidencing an equity interest in Parking Sub once such certificate is in the possession of Lender or its agents, or (h) any transfer or loss resulting from any claim by a Person that such Person holds a beneficial interest in the Parking Sub as a result of holding the certificate of membership interest in the Parking Sub (Certificate Number 001) previously pledged to Compass Bank.

 

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Also notwithstanding the foregoing, the Loan shall be fully recourse to Borrower and the Liable Party in the event that the S-1 Lease is terminated without the consent of Lender, which consent Lender may withhold in its sole discretion, or is modified in a manner that would interfere with Lender’s ability (after foreclosure, deed in lieu, or appointment of a receiver) to provide to Target Corporation or its successor all of its rights under the Target Lease or a successor Lease to the extent on the same terms, provided that recourse under this sentence shall not apply with respect to any such modification or termination that is entirely and effectively undone with no loss of rights against Target Corporation (or any successor tenant occupying all or any portion of the Target Lease space).

 

Also notwithstanding the foregoing, in any case where Borrower or Liable Party is the tenant under any Lease or is a guarantor of any Lease, nothing in this Section 12.20 shall limit the rights of Lender or its successors to enforce such Lease and/or guaranty of Lease against Borrower and/or Liable Party if applicable, after foreclosure of the Security Instrument or Parking Parcels Security Instrument, as applicable (or deed in lieu thereof) or during such time as Lender or a receiver shall be entitled to enforce the Assignment of Leases or Parking Parcels Assignment of Leases as applicable.

 

In addition, without limitation of the limits on recourse set forth herein, this section shall not waive any rights which Lender would have under any provisions of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to file a claim for the full amount of the Secured Indebtedness or to require that the Property shall continue to secure all of the Secured Indebtedness.

 

Borrower Party ” means Borrower, Liable Party, and any other entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with either of them, and “ Borrower Parties ” means any two or more of them.

 

(b)          Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein or any other Loan Documents or the Environmental Indemnity (and this provision shall in all cases supersede all contradictory provisions and agreements contained herein or in the Loan Documents and/or the Environmental Indemnity), none of Borrower’s Constituents (other than Borrower and Liable Party) nor any of the officers, directors or employees of Borrower or of any of Borrower’s Constituents (including Excluded Constituents)(collectively the “ Up-Tier Borrower Parties ”) shall be personally liable for, and Lender shall not seek damages, money judgments, deficiency judgment or personal judgment against any of the Up-Tier Borrower Parties for, the enforcement of any of the obligations of Borrower or any other party hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents or the Environmental Indemnity.

 

Where this Section 12.20 states that Lender may proceed against Liable Party, or that Liable Party shall be liable, or that any obligation shall be recourse to Liable Party, the same refers to Lender’s rights against Liable Party under the Guaranty.

 

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Section 12.21          Prior Agreements . This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Environmental Indemnity contain the entire agreement of the parties hereto and thereto in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and all prior agreements among or between such parties, whether oral or written, including, without limitation, the loan application, are superseded by the terms of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Environmental Indemnity.

 

Section 12.22          Liability of Borrower . The obligations of Borrower under this Agreement, the Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents are subject to the limitations on recourse set forth in Section 12.20 .

 

Section 12.23          Obligations of Borrower for Parking Sub . Where this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents includes any provision that would be the obligation of Parking Sub if such document were executed by Parking Sub (such as where this Agreement says that “Parking Sub shall ...” or “Parking Sub will ...” or “Parking Sub shall not...” or “Parking Sub will not ...”), the same shall constitute the obligation of Borrower to cause the thing required of Parking Sub to occur (or not to occur as applicable). To the extent that Parking Sub executes and delivers any documents to Lender in connection with the Loan, all obligations of Parking Sub thereunder shall be the joint and several obligations of Borrower and Parking Sub. All representations in this Agreement and in any of the other Loan Documents pertaining to Parking Sub are representations made by Borrower. As between Borrower and Lender, all actions and inactions of Parking Sub shall be attributed to Borrower to the same effect as if the same had been done or not done by Borrower. All things known to Borrower shall be deemed known to Parking Sub. All notices received by (or effectively given to) Borrower shall be deemed received (or effectively given) to Parking Sub.

 

Section 12.24          Joint and Several Liability . If more than one Person has executed this Agreement as “Borrower,” the representations, covenants, warranties and obligations of all such Persons hereunder shall be joint and several.

 

Section 12.25          Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of duplicate originals and each duplicate original shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall constitute a single agreement.

 

Section 12.26          Time Of The Essence . Time shall be of the essence with respect to all of Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Environmental Indemnity.

 

Section 12.27          No Merger . In the event that Lender should become the owner of the Property, there shall be no merger of the estate created by the Security Instrument with the fee estate in the Property.

 

Section 12.28          Certain Obligations Not Secured . Anything to the contrary herein or elsewhere notwithstanding, no lien or security interest under this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Assignment of Leases, the Parking Parcels Security Instrument, the Parking Parcels Assignment of Leases or any other of the Loan Documents shall secure the Environmental Indemnity or the Guaranty or any obligations of any Liable Party.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their duly authorized representatives, all as of the date of this Agreement.

 

  LENDER :
   
   METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY , a New York corporation
     
  By: /s/ Jacqueline A. Denning
    Name: Jacqueline A. Denning
    Title: Managing Director

 

[ Signatures continue on next page ]

 

Signature Page

 

LOAN AGREEMENT

 

 

  BORROWER :
   
  BOP FIGat7th LLC ,
  a Delaware limited liability company
     
  By: /s/ Jason Kirschner
    Name: Jason Kirschner
    Title: Senior Vice President, Finance

 

Signature Page

 

LOAN AGREEMENT

 

 

SCHEDULE 4.1.21

 

MATERIAL AGREEMENTS

 

None.

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY

 

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

 

THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, IN THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

 

PARCEL 1:

 

LOT 3 OF TRACT NO. 71804 , IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 1379 PAGES 42 TO 48, INCLUSIVE OF MAPS , IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY.

 

EXCEPT FROM SAID LAND ALL MINERALS, GAS, OIL, PETROLEUM, NAPTHA AND OTHER HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES IN AND UNDER THAT PORTION OF SAID LAND, INCLUDED WITHIN THAT PORTION OF THE JACKINS TRACT IN BOOK 2 PAGE 71 OF MAPS , DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

 

LOT 16 AND THE EASTERLY 10 FEET OF LOT 17 TOGETHER WITH THAT PORTION OF SAID LAND WHICH WOULD PASS BY OPERATIONS OF LAW WITH THE CONVEYANCE OF SAID LOT 16 AND THE EASTERLY 10 FEET OF LOT 17 TOGETHER WITH ALL NECESSARY AND CONVENIENT RIGHTS TO EXPLORE FOR, DEVELOP, PRODUCE, EXTRACT AND TAKE THE SAME INCLUDING THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO DIRECTIONALLY DRILL INTO AND THROUGH SAID LAND FROM OTHER LANDS AND INTO THE SUBSURFACE OR OTHER LANDS, SUBJECT TO THE EXPRESS LIMITATIONS THAT ANY AND ALL OPERATIONS FOR THE EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, EXTRACTION AND TAKING OF ANY OF SAID SUBSTANCES SHALL BE CARRIED ON AT LEVELS BELOW THE DEPTH OF 500 FEET FROM THE SURFACE OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY BY MEANS OF MINES, WELLS, DERRICKS, AND/OR OTHER EQUIPMENT FROM THE SURFACE LOCATIONS ON ADJOINING OR NEIGHBORING LAND LYING OUTSIDE OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY AND SUBJECT FURTHER TO THE EXPRESS LIMITATIONS THAT THE FOREGOING RESERVATIONS SHALL IN NO WAY BE INTERPRETED TO INCLUDE ANY RIGHTS OF ENTRY IN AND UPON THE SURFACE OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED STRIP OF LAND, AS RESERVED BY MARY E. MC KENNEY, A MARRIED WOMAN ALSO KNOWN AS MARY ELIZABETH MC KENNEY, IN DEED RECORDED SEPTEMBER 24, 1968 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 560 .

 

 

 

 

EXCEPT FROM SAID LOT, ALL OIL, GAS, AND MINERAL SUBSTANCES, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO EXPLORE FOR AND EXTRACT SUCH SUBSTANCES, PROVIDED THAT THE SURFACE OPENING OF ANY WELL, HOLE, SHAFT OR OTHER MEANS OF EXPLORING FOR, REACHING OR EXTRACTING SUCH SUBSTANCES SHALL NOT BE LOCATED WITHIN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA AS RECORDED IN BOOK M5077 PAGE 558 OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY RECORDS, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND SHALL NOT PENETRATE ANY PART OR PORTION OF SAID PROJECT AREA WITHIN 500 FEET OF THE SURFACE THEREOF, AS RESERVED IN DEED RECORDED JUNE 7, 1982 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 82-576233 .

 

PARCEL 1A:

 

LOT 4 OF AMENDED TRACT 32622 , IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 1098 PAGE 83 TO 86 INCLUSIVE OF MAPS IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY.

 

EXCEPT FROM SAID LOT 4, ALL OIL, GAS, AND MINERAL SUBSTANCES, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO EXPLORE FOR AND EXTRACT SUCH SUBSTANCES, PROVIDED THAT THE SURFACE OPENING OF ANY WELL, HOLE, SHAFTS OR OTHER MEANS OF EXPLORING FOR, REACHING OR EXTRACTING SUCH SUBSTANCES SHALL NOT BE LOCATED WITHIN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA AS RECORDED IN BOOK M5077 PAGE 558 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS COUNTY RECORDER, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND SHALL NOT PENETRATE ANY PART OR PORTION OF SAID PROJECT AREA WITHIN 500 FEET OF THE SURFACE THEREOF, AS RESERVED IN DEED RECORDED JUNE 7, 1982 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 82-576233 .

 

PARCEL 2:

 

EASEMENTS FOR PARKING, INGRESS AND EGRESS FOR PEDESTRIANS AND AUTOMOBILES, UTILITIES, SUPPORT, CONSTRUCTION, LOADING DOCKS AND OTHER MATTERS UPON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN AND AS PROVIDED IN THAT CERTAIN AMENDED AND RESTATED OWNERS' OPERATING AND RECIPROCAL EASEMENT AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG SEVENTH STREET PLAZA ASSOCIATES, THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, AND PPLA PLAZA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, DATED JUNE 20, 1986 AND RECORDED JUNE 04, 1987 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 87-885291 , OFFICIAL RECORDS, SAID AGREEMENT BEING AMENDED BY AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED OWNERS' OPERATING AND RECIPROCAL EASEMENT AGREEMENT, DATED DECEMBER 5, 1990, BY AND BETWEEN PPLA PLAZA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND SOUTH FIGUEROA PLAZA ASSOCIATES, A CALIFORNIA GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO SEVENTH STREET PLAZA ASSOCIATES, A CALIFORNIA GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, FORMERLY KNOWN AS OXFORD-PRUDENTIAL JOINT VENTURE, RECORDED DECEMBER 21, 1990 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 90-2108281 , AND RE-RECORDED APRIL 30, 1991 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 91-619078 , BOTH OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, AND BY AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED OWNERS' OPERATING AND RECIPROCAL EASEMENT AGREEMENT, DATED JANUARY 1, 1993, BY AND AMONG PPLA PLAZA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, SOUTH FIGUEROA PLAZA ASSOCIATES, A CALIFORNIA GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO SEVENTH STREET PLAZA ASSOCIATES, A CALIFORNIA GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, FORMERLY KNOWN AS OXFORD-PRUDENTIAL JOINT VENTURE, AND THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, RECORDED JANUARY 30, 1995 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 95-150496, OFFICIAL RECORDS .

 

 

 

 

PARCEL 3:

 

EASEMENTS FOR PEDESTRIAN INGRESS AND EGRESS, ENCROACHMENTS, CONSTRUCTION, UTILITIES AND SUPPORT, LOADING DOCKS, PARKING TURNAROUND, ACCESS, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, RESTORATION AND REPLACEMENT, AND CONDENSED WATER AND OTHER MATTERS UPON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN AND AS PROVIDED IN THAT CERTAIN RECIPROCAL EASEMENT AND COST SHARING AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG EYP REALTY, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, BOP FIGAT7TH LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AND BOP FIGAT7TH PARKING LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, DATED SEPTEMBER 10, 2014, AND RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2014 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 2014-0962893, OF OFFICIAL RECORDS .

 

PARCEL 4:

 

EASEMENTS AS CREATED BY THAT CERTAIN DOCUMENT ENTITLED “AMENDED AND RESTATED LOT 4 CO-OWNERSHIP AGREEMENT”, DATED SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 EXECUTED BY EYP REALTY, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, BOP FIGAT7TH LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AND MAGUIRE PROPERTIES – 777 TOWER, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AND MAGUIRE PROPERTIES – 755 S. FIGUEROA LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, SUBJECT TO ALL THE TERMS, PROVISION(S) AND CONDITIONS THEREIN CONTAINED, RECORDED SEPTEMBER 11, 2014 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 2014-0962892, OF OFFICIAL RECORDS .

 

PARCEL 5:

 

WATER SUPPLY EASEMENTS AS CREATED BY THAT CERTAIN GRANT DEED DATED SEPTEMBER 5, 2014 EXECUTED BY EYP REALTY, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY IN FAVOR OF BOP FIGAT7TH LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, SUBJECT TO ALL THE TERMS, PROVISION(S) AND CONDITIONS THEREIN CONTAINED, RECORDED SEPTEMBER 11, 2014 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 2014-0962887, OF OFFICIAL RECORDS .

 

 

 

 

PARCEL 6:

 

THOSE CERTAIN AREAS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS TRUCK DOCKS, STORAGE, ELEVATOR AREA, AND TRASH COMPACTOR AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 4,501 SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA LOCATED ON THE S-1 LEVEL AND IDENTIFIED ON EXHIBIT A (OF THE LEASE REFERRED TO IN SCHEDULE A, AS SPACE S1-10, AND ANY EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRUCK DOCK AND LOADING FACILITIES (E.G. BAY DOORS, DOCK PADS, BUMPERS, ETC.); AND THAT CERTAIN CHILLER ROOM CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 815 SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA LOCATED ON THE ON THE S-1 LEVEL AND IDENTIFIED ON EXHIBIT A OF THE LEASE REFERRED TO IN SCHEDULE A AS SPACE S1-20, WHICH ARE SITUATED ON A PORTION OF LOT 1 OF TRACT NO. 71804 , IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 1379 PAGES 42 TO 48, INCLUSIVE OF MAPS , IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY.

 

APN: 5144-009-095

 

PARCEL 7:

 

LOTS 5 AND 6 OF AMENDED TRACT 32622 , IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 1098 PAGES 83 TO 86 INCLUSIVE OF MAPS THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY.

 

PARCEL 8:

 

AN EASEMENT FOR PEDESTRIAN INGRESS, EGRESS, ENCROACHMENTS, CONSTRUCTION, UTILITIES, SUPPORT, LOADING DOCK, PARKING TURNAROUND, ACCESS, MAINTENANCE, RESTORATION, AND CONDENSER WATER, AS CREATED BY A DOCUMENT ENTITLED “RECIPROCAL EASEMENT AND COST SHARING AGREEMENT”, DATED SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 EXECUTED BY EYP REALTY, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, BOP FIGAT7TH LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AND BOP FIGAT7TH PARKING LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, SUBJECT TO ALL THE TERMS, PROVISION(S) AND CONDITIONS THEREIN CONTAINED, RECORDED SEPTEMBER 11, 2014 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 2014-0962893, OF OFFICIAL RECORDS.

 

 

 

 

PARCEL 9:

 

EASEMENTS FOR PARKING, INGRESS AND EGRESS FOR PEDESTRIANS AND AUTOMOBILES, UTILITIES, SUPPORT, CONSTRUCTION, LOADING DOCKS AND OTHER MATTERS UPON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN AND AS PROVIDED IN THAT CERTAIN AMENDED AND RESTATED OWNERS' OPERATING AND RECIPROCAL EASEMENT AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG SEVENTH STREET PLAZA ASSOCIATES, THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, AND PPLA PLAZA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, DATED JUNE 20, 1986 AND RECORDED JUNE 04, 1987 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 87-885291 , OFFICIAL RECORDS, SAID AGREEMENT BEING AMENDED BY AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED OWNERS' OPERATING AND RECIPROCAL EASEMENT AGREEMENT, DATED DECEMBER 5, 1990, BY AND BETWEEN PPLA PLAZA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND SOUTH FIGUEROA PLAZA ASSOCIATES, A CALIFORNIA GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO SEVENTH STREET PLAZA ASSOCIATES, A CALIFORNIA GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, FORMERLY KNOWN AS OXFORD-PRUDENTIAL JOINT VENTURE, RECORDED DECEMBER 21, 1990 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 90-2108281 , AND RE-RECORDED APRIL 30, 1991 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 91-619078 , BOTH OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, AND BY AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED OWNERS' OPERATING AND RECIPROCAL EASEMENT AGREEMENT, DATED JANUARY 1, 1993, BY AND AMONG PPLA PLAZA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, SOUTH FIGUEROA PLAZA ASSOCIATES, A CALIFORNIA GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO SEVENTH STREET PLAZA ASSOCIATES, A CALIFORNIA GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, FORMERLY KNOWN AS OXFORD-PRUDENTIAL JOINT VENTURE, AND THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, RECORDED JANUARY 30, 1995 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 95-150496, OFFICIAL RECORDS .

 

APN: 5144-009-083, 084

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

LEASING GUIDELINES

 

Leasing Guidelines ” shall mean the guidelines reasonably approved in writing by Lender, from time to time, with respect to the leasing of the Property. The following are the initial Leasing Guidelines:

 

(a) All Leases shall be on the standard form of lease reasonably approved by Lender in writing (or if the tenant is a regional or national retail chain, on its form of lease), subject to Customary Negotiated Modifications;

 

(b) All Leases shall have an initial term of not more than 13 years;

 

(c) None of the Leases shall have an initial premises of more than 10,000 square feet;

 

(d) All Leases shall have an annual minimum rent payable at least equal to the then prevailing market rental rate for comparable leases similar in context to the subject lease, including without limitation, with respect to any rent concessions, free rent or tenant improvements, size and creditworthiness and bargaining power of the prospective tenant and location, view and height of the space covered by a proposed lease;

 

(e) No Lease shall be executed without consent of the Lender during the continuance of an Event of Default; and

 

(f) All payments of rent, additional rent or any other amounts due from a tenant to a landlord under any Lease shall be made in money of the United States of America that at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of all obligations.

 

Customary Negotiated Modifications ” shall mean modifications (other than with respect to mortgagee protection provisions) negotiated on a case-by-case basis with specific tenants that are customary in the market for comparable leases.

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

RENT ROLL

 

Exhibit C – Page 1  

 

 

 

EXHIBIT D

 

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.4

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT
between

 

EYP REALTY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,
as Borrower

 

and

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent,

 

WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC,
as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner

 

Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, New York Branch ,
as Documentation Agent

 

and

 

THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS NOW OR HEREAFTER SIGNATORIES HERETO
AND THEIR ASSIGNEES PURSUANT TO SECTION 13.12, as Lenders

 

Entered into as of March 29, 2018

 

WFB LOAN NO. 1010723

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS 1
     
1.1 DEFINED TERMS 1
1.2 SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS INCORPORATED 21
1.3 PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION 22
     
ARTICLE 2. LOAN 22
     
2.1 LOAN 22
2.2 LOAN FEES 22
2.3 LOAN DOCUMENTS 22
2.4 EFFECTIVE DATE 23
2.5 MATURITY DATE 23
2.6 INTEREST ON THE LOAN; LOAN PAYMENT; LATE FEES 23
2.7 PAYMENTS 26
2.8 FULL REPAYMENT AND RECONVEYANCE 27
2.9 LENDERS’ ACCOUNTING 27
2.10 DEFAULTING LENDERS 28
2.11 TAXES; FOREIGN LENDERS 29
2.12 ADDITIONAL COSTS; CAPITAL ADEQUACY 33
2.13 COMPENSATION 35
2.14 TREATMENT OF AFFECTED LOANS 35
2.15 PRO RATA TREATMENT 36
2.16 SHARING OF PAYMENTS 36
     
ARTICLE 3. DISBURSEMENT 36
     
3.1 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT 36
3.2 ACCOUNT, PLEDGE AND ASSIGNMENT 39
3.3 FUNDS TRANSFER DISBURSEMENTS 39
     
ARTICLE 4. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS 40
     
4.1 PRESERVATION OF EXISTENCE AND SIMILAR MATTERS 40
4.2 COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW 40
4.3 MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTY 40
4.4 PAYMENT OF TAXES AND CLAIMS 40
4.5 INSPECTIONS 41
4.6 USE OF PROCEEDS 41
4.7 MATERIAL CONTRACTS 41
4.8 DAMAGES; INSURANCE AND CONDEMNATION PROCEEDS 41
4.9 THE IMPROVEMENTS 45
     
ARTICLE 5. INSURANCE 46
     
5.1 REQUIRED INSURANCE 46
5.2 GENERAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS 48
     
ARTICLE 6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 50
     
6.1 AUTHORITY/ENFORCEABILITY 50
6.2 BINDING OBLIGATIONS 50

 

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6.3 FORMATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS 50
6.4 NO VIOLATION 51
6.5 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS 51
6.6 LITIGATION 51
6.7 FINANCIAL CONDITION 51
6.8 NO MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE 51
6.9 SURVEY 52
6.10 ACCURACY 52
6.11 TAX LIABILITY 52
6.12 TITLE TO ASSETS; NO LIENS 52
6.13 MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT 52
6.14 UTILITIES 52
6.15 FEDERAL RESERVE REGULATIONS 52
6.16 LEASES 52
6.17 BUSINESS LOAN 53
6.18 PHYSICAL CONDITION 53
6.19 FLOOD ZONE 53
6.20 CONDEMNATION 53
6.21 NOT A FOREIGN PERSON 53
6.22 SEPARATE LOTS 53
6.23 AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT COMPLIANCE 53
6.24 ERISA 53
6.25 INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT 54
6.26 OFAC 54
6.27 SOLVENCY 54
6.28 ASSESSMENTS 54
6.29 USE OF PROPERTY 54
6.30 NO OTHER OBLIGATIONS 54
6.31 REA Representations 55
6.32 Co-Ownership Agreement Representations. 55
6.33 Mezzanine Loan. 55
6.34 AFFILIATE DEBT 55
6.35 LABOR 55
6.36 ANTI-CORRUPTION LAWS AND SANCTIONS. 56
     
ARTICLE 7. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 56
     
7.1 SPECIAL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 56
7.2 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COVENANTS 57
7.3 INSPECTION BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT 57
7.4 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INDEMNITY 57
7.5 LEGAL EFFECT 58
7.6 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPAIRMENT 58
     
ARTICLE 8. CASH MANAGEMENT 58
     
8.1 ESTABLISHMENT OF PROPERTY ACCOUNT 58
8.2 DEPOSITS INTO PROPERTY ACCOUNT 59
8.3 ACCOUNT NAME 59
8.4 ELIGIBLE ACCOUNTS 59
8.5 DISBURSEMENTS FROM THE PROPERTY ACCOUNT 59
8.6 SWEEP ACCOUNT 61

 

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8.7 SOLE DOMINION AND CONTROL 61
8.8 SECURITY INTEREST 61
8.9 RIGHTS ON DEFAULT 61
8.10 FINANCING STATEMENT; FURTHER ASSURANCES 61
8.11 BORROWER’S OBLIGATION NOT AFFECTED 62
8.12 DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS 62
8.13 Additional Provisions Relating to AccountS 62
     
ARTICLE 9. ADDITIONAL COVENANTS OF BORROWER 63
     
9.1 EXPENSES 63
9.2 ERISA COMPLIANCE 63
9.3 LEASING 64
9.4 APPROVAL OF LEASES 66
9.5 OFAC 67
9.6 FURTHER ASSURANCES 67
9.7 ASSIGNMENT 68
9.8 MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT 68
9.9 COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW 68
9.10 SPECIAL COVENANTS; SINGLE PURPOSE ENTITY 68
9.11 SECURITY DEPOSITS AND DRAWS UNDER TENANT LETTER OF CREDIT 71
9.12 PAYMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES, ETC 73
9.13 DSCR 73
9.14 COMPLIANCE WITH ANTI-CORRUPTION LAWS AND SANCTIONS. 74
9.15 ESCROW FUND 74
9.16 INTEREST RATE PROTECTION AGREEMENTS 75
9.17 GUARANTOR COVENANTS 76
9.18 RESTRICTED PAYMENTS 77
9.19 Mezzanine loan documents 77
9.20 REA Covenants 77
9.21 Co-Ownership Agreement Covenants. 77
     
ARTICLE 10. REPORTING COVENANTS 79
     
10.1 FINANCIAL INFORMATION 79
10.2 BOOKS AND RECORDS 81
10.3 INTENTIONALLY DELETED 81
10.4 INTENTIONALLY DELETED 81
10.5 INTENTIONALLY DELETED 81
10.6 KNOWLEDGE OF DEFAULT; ETC 81
10.7 LITIGATION, ARBITRATION OR GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION 81
10.8 ENVIRONMENTAL NOTICES 81
     
ARTICLE 11. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES 82
     
11.1 DEFAULT 82
11.2 ACCELERATION UPON DEFAULT; REMEDIES 85
11.3 DISBURSEMENTS TO THIRD PARTIES 87
11.4 COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT; REPAYMENT OF FUNDS ADVANCED 87
11.5 RIGHTS CUMULATIVE, NO WAIVER 87
11.6 PROVISIONS REGARDING LETTERS OF CREDIT 87

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(continued)

 

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ARTICLE 12. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT; INTERCREDITOR PROVISIONS 88
     
12.1 APPOINTMENT AND AUTHORIZATION 88
12.2 WELLS FARGO AS A LENDER 89
12.3 COLLATERAL MATTERS; PROTECTIVE ADVANCES 89
12.4 POST-FORECLOSURE PLANS 91
12.5 APPROVALS OF LENDERS 91
12.6 NOTICE OF EVENTS OF DEFAULT 91
12.7 ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S RELIANCE 92
12.8 INDEMNIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT 92
12.9 LENDER CREDIT DECISION, ETC 93
12.10 SUCCESSOR ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT 93
12.11 WITHHOLDING TAX 94
12.12 TITLED AGENTS 94
12.13 LENDER ACTION 95
12.14 SETOFF 95
     
ARTICLE 13. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 95
     
13.1 INDEMNITY 95
13.2 FORM OF DOCUMENTS 95
13.3 NO THIRD PARTIES BENEFITED 95
13.4 NOTICES 96
13.5 ATTORNEY-IN-FACT 96
13.6 ACTIONS 96
13.7 RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES 96
13.8 DELAY OUTSIDE LENDER’S CONTROL 96
13.9 ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND EXPENSES; ENFORCEMENT 97
13.10 IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FUNDS 97
13.11 AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS 97
13.12 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS 98
13.13 STAMP, INTANGIBLE AND RECORDING TAXES 102
13.14 LENDER’S DISCRETION 102
13.15 ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT 102
13.16 TAX SERVICE 103
13.17 WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY 103
13.18 SEVERABILITY 103
13.19 TIME 103
13.20 HEADINGS 103
13.21 GOVERNING LAW 104
13.22 USA PATRIOT ACT NOTICE; COMPLIANCE 104
13.23 ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT DELIVERIES 105
13.24 INTEGRATION; INTERPRETATION 105
13.25 JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY 106
13.26 COUNTERPARTS 106
13.27 LIMITED RECOURSE 106
13.28 REMEDIES OF BORROWER 106
13.29 CONFLICTS 106
13.30 CONSTRUCTION OF DOCUMENTS 106
13.31 AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT 106

 

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EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
 

SCHEDULE I – PRO RATA SHARES

SCHEDULE II – EXISTING LEASES/RENT ROLL

SCHEDULE III – LITIGATION DISCLOSURE

SCHEDULE IV – ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTS

SCHEDULE V – REAs

 

EXHIBIT A – DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY

EXHIBIT B – DOCUMENTS

EXHIBIT C – FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT D – LIBOR NOTICE

EXHIBIT E – DISBURSEMENT INSTRUCTION AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT F – TENANT DIRECTION LETTER

EXHIBIT G – ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

EXHIBIT H – SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT I-1 - FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

EXHIBIT I-2 - FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

EXHIBIT I-3 - FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

EXHIBIT I-4 - FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT J - FORM OF APPROVED SUB-REA AMENDMENT

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”) dated as of March 29, 2018, by and among EYP REALTY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Borrower (“ Borrower ”), each of the financial institutions initially a signatory hereto together with their assignees under Section 13.12 (“ Lenders ”), WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as contractual representative of the Lenders to the extent and in the manner provided in Article 12 (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”), Wells Fargo Securities LLC, as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner, and Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, New York Branch, as Documentation Agent.

 

RECITALS

 

A. On November 27, 2013 (the “ Original Closing Date ”), Borrower, Administrative Agent and each of the financial institutions signatory thereto entered into that certain Loan Agreement (as amended prior to the date hereof, the “ Original Loan Agreement ”), pursuant to which Lenders made a mortgage loan to Borrower on the terms and conditions set forth therein.

 

B. Borrower owns the real property (together with the improvements now or hereafter existing thereon, collectively, the “ Property ”) commonly known as 725 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, California, and more particularly described in Exhibit A hereto.

 

C. Borrower has requested that Lenders and Administrative Agent modify the terms of the Original Loan Agreement and Lenders and Administrative Agent are willing to do so on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree that the Original Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS

 

1.1           DEFINED TERMS . The following capitalized terms generally used in this Agreement shall have the meanings defined or referenced below. Certain other capitalized terms used only in specific sections of this Agreement are defined in such sections.

 

Acceptable Issuer ” – shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Letter of Credit.

 

Acceptable Counterparty ” – shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.16(a).

 

Account Collateral ” – means: (i) the Property Account, the Sweep Account, the Security Deposit Account and all Cash, checks, drafts, certificates and instruments, if any, from time to time deposited or held in such accounts from time to time; (ii) all interest, dividends, Cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise payable in respect of, or in exchange for, any or all of the foregoing; and (iii) to the extent not covered by clauses (i) and (ii) above, all “proceeds” (as defined under the UCC as in effect in the jurisdiction in which any of such accounts is located) of any or all of the foregoing.

 

ADA ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 6.23.

 

Additional Costs ” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.12(b).

 

 

 

 

Administrative Agent ” or “ Agent ” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any successor Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to Section 12.10.

 

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, (a) in the case of any such Person which is a partnership or limited liability company, any general partner or managing member in such partnership or limited liability company, respectively, (b) any other Person which is directly or indirectly controlled by, controls or is under common control with such Person or one or more of the Persons referred to in the preceding clause (a), and (c) any other Person who is a senior executive officer, director or trustee of such Person or any Person referred to in the preceding clauses (a) and (b); provided, however, in no event shall the Administrative Agent, the Lenders or any of their Affiliates be an Affiliate of Borrower.

 

Agreement ” shall have the meaning given to such term in the preamble hereto.

 

Alteration Threshold ” shall mean $7,500,000.00.

 

Alternate Rate ” is a rate of interest per annum equal to three percent (3%) in excess of the applicable Effective Rate in effect from time to time.

 

Annual Budget ” shall mean the operating budget, including all planned capital expenditures and leasing costs, for the Property prepared by the Borrower for the applicable fiscal year or other period.

 

Anti-Corruption Laws ” means: (a) the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; (b) the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, as amended; (c) any anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws, regulations or ordinances in the European Union; and (d) any other anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws, regulations or ordinances in any jurisdiction in which Borrower or any member of the Borrowing Group is located or doing business.

 

Anti-Money Laundering Laws ” means applicable laws, regulations or ordinances in (i) the European Union or (ii) any jurisdiction in which Borrower or any member of the Borrowing Group is located or doing business that relates to money laundering, any predicate crime to money laundering, or any financial record keeping and reporting requirements related thereto.

 

Applicable Law ” means all applicable provisions of constitutions, statutes, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority, including all orders and decrees of all courts, tribunals and arbitrators and shall include, as to any entity, the charter and by-laws, partnership agreement or other organizational or governing documents of such entity, and any law, rule or regulation, Permit, or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such entity or any of its property or to which such entity or any of its property is subject, including without limitation, applicable securities laws, any certificate of occupancy and any zoning ordinance, building, environmental or land use requirement or Permit or occupational safety or health law, rule or regulation applicable to the Property.

 

Applicable LIBOR Rate ” means the rate of interest, equal to the sum of : (a) one and sixty-five one hundredths percent (1.65%) plus (b) LIBOR.

 

Appraisal ” means, with respect to the Property, an M.A.I. appraisal commissioned by and addressed to the Administrative Agent (acceptable to the Administrative Agent as to form, substance and appraisal date), prepared by a professional appraiser acceptable to the Administrative Agent, having at least the minimum qualifications required under FIRREA, and determining both the “as is” market value of the Property as between a willing buyer and a willing seller and the “stabilized value” of the Property.

 

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Approved Annual Budget ” shall have the meaning given in Section 10.1(e).

 

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

 

Assignee ” shall have the meaning given in Section 13.12(c).

 

Assignment and Assumption Agreement ” means an Assignment and Assumption Agreement among a Lender, an Assignee and the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit C .

 

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

 

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

 

BAM ” Brookfield Asset Management Inc., a Canada corporation.

 

Bankruptcy Code ” means the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 USC § 101-1330) as now or hereafter amended or recodified.

 

Base Rate ” means (a) the sum of: (i) the LIBOR Market Index Rate and (ii) 1.65% or (b) if for any reason the LIBOR Market Index Rate is unavailable (for the avoidance of doubt, other than due to the occurrence of the circumstances which permit the implementation of the Replacement Rate hereunder and the implementation of such Replacement Rate), the sum of: (i) the Federal Funds Rate and (ii) the Federal Funds Rate Spread. For purposes of determining the Base Rate, the Base Rate shall be reset daily based upon changes in the LIBOR Market Index Rate or the Federal Funds Rate, as applicable.

 

Base Rate Loan ” means a Loan bearing interest at a rate based on the Base Rate.

 

Benefit Arrangement ” means at any time an employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA which is not a Plan or a Multiemployer Plan and which is maintained or otherwise contributed to by any member of the ERISA Group.

 

Border Zone Property ” - means any property designated as “border zone property” under the provisions of California Health and Safety Code, Sections 25220 et seq ., or any regulation adopted in accordance therewith.

 

Borrower ” shall have the meaning given in the preamble hereto and shall include the Borrower’s successors and permitted assigns.

 

Borrower Related Parties ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 13.27.

 

Borrowing Group ” means, individually and collectively: (a) Borrower, (b) any Affiliate or subsidiary of Borrower including, without limitation, any Affiliate or subsidiary that owns any collateral securing any part of the Loan, any Guaranty or any Loan Document, (c) any Guarantor and (d) any officer, director or employee of any of the foregoing.

 

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BPO ” means Brookfield Office Properties, Inc. (f/k/a Brookfield Properties Corporation), a Canadian corporation.

 

BPY ” means Brookfield Property Partners L.P., a Bermuda limited partnership.

 

Business Day ” means (a) any day of the week other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which the offices of Administrative Agent in New York, New York are authorized or required to close and (b) with respect to all notices and determinations in connection with, and payments of principal and interest on, any LIBOR Rate Loan, any day that is a Business Day described in clause (a) and that is also a London Banking Day.

 

Calculated Debt Service ” means, as of the applicable date of determination, the sum of (x) the greatest of: (a) the amount of interest and principal actually paid on account of the Loan during the preceding three (3) months, annualized, (b) the amount obtained by multiplying the outstanding principal balance of the Loan by a debt constant based on the return on the then current 10-year U.S. Treasury Bond plus 1.65%, or (c) the amount obtained by multiplying the outstanding principal balance of the Loan by a debt constant of 6.0% plus (y) Mezzanine Calculated Debt Service.

 

Cash ” shall mean coin or currency of the United States of America or immediately available funds, including such funds delivered by wire transfer.

 

Capitalized Lease Obligation ” means obligations under a lease (to pay rent or other amounts under any lease or other arrangement conveying the right to use) (excluding Leases) that are required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP. The amount of a Capitalized Lease Obligation is the capitalized amount of such obligation determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Casualty ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 4.8(a).

 

Casualty Threshold means $7,500,000.00.

 

Change of Control ” means any event (whether by management changes in Borrower or the Guarantor or in any direct or indirect owner thereof, contractual agreement or otherwise) which results in neither BPO, BAM nor BPY having Control over Borrower, excluding however any such event that results from a Mezzanine Loan Enforcement Action.

 

Co-Ownership Agreement ” means that certain Amended and Restated Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement, dated as of September 10, 2014, by and among Borrower, BOP FigAt7th LLC, Maguire Properties – 777 Tower, LLC, and Maguire Properties – 755 S. Figueroa, LLC, together with all amendments, restatements, memoranda or other modifications thereof made pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents.

 

Collateral ” means the Property, Improvements and any personal property or other collateral with respect to which a Lien or security interest is granted to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, pursuant to the Loan Documents.

 

Commitment ” means, as to each Lender, the amount for such Lender set forth on Schedule I .

 

Connection Income Taxes ” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

 

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Control ” (and the correlative terms “controlled by” and “controlling”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management and policies of the business and affairs of the entity in question by reason of the ownership of beneficial interests, by contract or otherwise (notwithstanding that other Persons may have the right to participate in or veto significant management decisions).

 

Creditor’s Rights Laws ” means with respect to any Person, any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, conservatorship, arrangement, adjustment, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to its debts or debtors.

 

Deed of Trust ” means that certain Deed of Trust, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of the Original Closing Date, by Borrower to Chicago Title Company, as trustee for the benefit of Administrative Agent, as beneficiary for the benefit of the lenders, as amended by that certain Modification of Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of September 10, 2014, as further amended by that certain Second Modification of Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing of even date herewith, as hereafter further amended, supplemented, replaced or modified.

 

Default ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 11.1.

 

Defaulting Lender ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.10.

 

Derivatives Termination Value ” means, in respect of any one or more Interest Rate Protection Agreements, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement or provision relating thereto, (a) for any date on or after the date such Interest Rate Protection Agreement has been terminated or closed out, the termination amount or value determined in accordance therewith, and (b) for any date prior to the date such Interest Rate Protection Agreement has been terminated or closed out, the then-current mark-to-market value for such Interest Rate Protection Agreement, determined based upon one or more mid-market quotations or estimates provided by any recognized dealer in derivatives contracts (which may include the any Lender, or any Affiliate thereof).

 

Designated Account ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 8.5.

 

Designated Account Balance ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 10.1(d).

 

Disbursement Instruction Agreement ” means a form substantially in the form of Exhibit E to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 3.3, as the same may be amended, restated or modified from time to time with the prior written approval of the Administrative Agent.

 

Dollars ” and “ $ ” mean the lawful money of the United States of America.

 

DSCR ” shall mean, for any date of determination, the ratio of (i) NOI, divided by (ii) Calculated Debt Service.

 

DSCR Certificate ” shall mean a certificate from an officer of Borrower setting forth in reasonable detail (including as to each such separate item of Gross Operating Income and Operating Expenses) the calculation of DSCR for the applicable fiscal quarter and any calculations related thereto.

 

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DSCR Collateral Amount ” shall mean, as of any date of calculation, the amount of any cash deposit, Sweep Guaranty or Letter of Credit that has been delivered by Borrower and is then held by Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, as collateral for the Loan pursuant to Section 9.13.

 

DSCR Event ” means any time that the DSCR (calculated at the end of the immediately preceding quarter) is less than the Minimum DSCR.

 

EEA Financial Institution ” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

 

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

 

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

 

Effective Date ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.4.

 

Effective Rate ” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.6(e).

 

Eligible Account ” means a separate and identifiable account from all other funds held by the holding institution that is either (a) an account or accounts maintained with a federal or State chartered depository institution or trust company which complies with the definition of Eligible Institution or (b) a segregated trust account or accounts maintained with a federal or State chartered depository institution or trust company acting in its fiduciary capacity which, in the case of a State chartered depository institution or trust company, is subject to regulations substantially similar to 12 C.F.R.§9.10(b), having in either case a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or State authority. An Eligible Account will not be evidenced by a certificate of deposit, passbook or other instrument.

 

Eligible Assignee ” means (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, (c) an Approved Fund and (d) any other Person (other than a natural person) approved by (i) the Administrative Agent and (ii) unless a Default exists, Borrower (each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include Borrower or Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries or Mezzanine Lender (unless Mezzanine Lender purchases the Loan pursuant to and in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement) or any of Mezzanine Lender’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries.

 

Eligible Institution ” means (i) Wells Fargo or (ii) a depository institution or trust company, insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, (a) the short term unsecured debt obligations or commercial paper of which are rated at least A-1 by S&P, P-1 by Moody’s and F-1 by Fitch in the case of accounts in which funds are held for thirty (30) days or less, or (b) the long term unsecured debt obligations of which are rated at least “A+” by Fitch and S&P and “Aa3” by Moody’s in the case of accounts in which funds are held for more than thirty (30) days.

 

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Environmental Laws ” means any Applicable Law relating to environmental protection or the manufacture, storage, remediation, disposal or clean-up of Hazardous Materials including, without limitation, the following: Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.; Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.; Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.; National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.; regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency, any applicable rule of common law and any judicial interpretation thereof relating primarily to the environment or Hazardous Materials, and any analogous or comparable state or local laws, regulations or ordinances that concern Hazardous Materials or protection of the environment.

 

Environmental Reports ” means the environmental reports described on Schedule IV attached hereto.

 

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

 

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as in effect from time to time, any successor statute and any applicable regulations or guidelines promulgated thereunder.

 

ERISA Affiliate ” means any entity that is considered a single employer with Borrower or is required to be aggregated with Borrower, pursuant to Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 4001(b) of ERISA.

 

Escrow Fund ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 9.15.

 

Escrow Fund Deficiency Amount ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 9.15.

 

Excess Cash Flow ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 8.5(b).

 

Excluded Taxes ” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to an Applicable Law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.11, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.11(g) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

 

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Executive Order ” shall have the meaning given to such term in the definition of “Prohibited Person.”

 

Existing Leases ” means the Leases set forth on Schedule II attached hereto.

 

Extended Triggering Event Termination ” shall mean a Triggering Event Termination shall have occurred, there shall be no Default or other outstanding Triggering Events with respect to which a Triggering Event Termination shall not have occurred and the DSCR has remained at a level above the applicable Minimum DSCR for either (i) the calendar quarter immediately following the calendar quarter which gave rise to such Triggering Event Termination or (ii) two (2) consecutive calendar quarters at any time following the occurrence of such Triggering Event Termination.

 

FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

Federal Funds Rate ” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal Funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal Funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal Funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent; provided, however, that if the Federal Funds Rate determined as provided above would be less than one quarter of one percent (0.25%), then the Federal Funds Rate shall be deemed to be one quarter of one percent (0.25%).

 

Federal Funds Rate Spread ” means, in connection with any use of the Federal Funds Rate for the Base Rate, the greater of (i) the difference (expressed as the number of basis points) obtained by subtracting (x) the Federal Funds Rate, determined as of the date for which LIBOR was last available from (y) the per annum interest rate payable hereunder in respect of a LIBOR Loan, in each case determined as of the date for which LIBOR was last available, and (ii) zero.

 

Fees ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.2.

 

FIRREA ” means the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

Fitch ” means Fitch, Inc.

 

Foreign Lender ” means a Lender that is not a U.S. person.

 

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

 

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as of the date of the applicable financial report.

 

Governmental Approvals ” means all authorizations, consents, approvals, licenses and exemptions of, registrations and filings with, and reports to, all Governmental Authorities.

 

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Governmental Authority ” means any national, state or local government (whether domestic or foreign), any political subdivision thereof or any other governmental, quasi-governmental, judicial, administrative, public or statutory instrumentality, authority, body, agency, bureau, commission, board, department or other entity (including, without limitation, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Comptroller of the Currency or the Federal Reserve Board, any central bank or any comparable authority) or any arbitrator with authority to bind a party at law.

 

Gross Operating Income ” shall mean the sum of any and all amounts, payments, fees, rentals, additional rentals, expense reimbursements (including, without limitation, all reimbursements by tenants, lessees, licensees and other users of the Property and Improvements) discounts or credits to the Borrower, income, proceeds of business interruption insurance, interest and other monies directly or indirectly received by or on behalf of or credited to Borrower from any Person with respect to Borrower’s ownership, use, development, operation, leasing, franchising, marketing or licensing of the Property and Improvements, including, without limitation, from parking operations.  With respect to all financial reporting, Gross Operating Income shall be computed in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards but without taking into account straight-lining of rents, and, additionally, there shall be added to Gross Operating Income in the calculation of the same the amount of rent that would be payable under any Lease that includes “free rent” concessions to the tenant for the period immediately after the commencement of the term of such Lease as if the tenant had instead paid the full amount of rent during such free rent period.

 

Guarantor ” means Brookfield DTLA Holdings LLC, and any other Person which, in any manner, is or becomes obligated to Lenders under any guaranty now or hereafter executed with respect to the Loan (collectively or severally as the context thereof may suggest or require).

 

Guaranty ” means each of (i) the Limited Guaranty referred to in the list of “Loan Documents” on Exhibit B hereto and (ii) to the extent delivered, the Sweep Guaranty.

 

Hazardous Materials ” means all or any of the following: (a) substances that are defined or listed in, or otherwise classified pursuant to, any applicable Environmental Laws as “hazardous substances”, “hazardous materials”, “hazardous wastes”, “toxic substances”, “related substances”, “industrial solid wastes” or “pollutants”; (b) oil, petroleum or petroleum derived substances, natural gas, natural gas liquids or synthetic gas and drilling fluids, produced waters and other wastes associated with the exploration, development or production of crude oil, natural gas or geothermal resources; (c) any radioactive materials; (d) asbestos in any form; (e) toxic mold and (f) oil or dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in excess of fifty parts per million.

 

Hazardous Materials Claims ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 7.1(c).

 

Hazardous Materials Laws ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 7.1(b).

 

Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement ” means a Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement executed by the Borrower and the Guarantor in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.

 

Improvements ” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Deed of Trust.

 

Indemnified Taxes ” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower or any other Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in the immediately preceding clause (a), Other Taxes.

 

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Intercreditor Agreement ” means the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, executed by Administrative Agent, on behalf of Lenders, and Mezzanine Lender.

 

Interest Period ” shall mean (a) for the initial interest period hereunder, the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on April 1, 2018, and (b) for each interest period thereafter, the period commencing on the first (1st) day of a calendar month and continuing to, but not including, the first (1st) day of the next calendar month; provided, that (i) if any Interest Period would otherwise end after the Maturity Date, such Interest Period shall end on the Maturity Date; and (ii) each Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day shall end on the immediately following Business Day.

 

Interest Period Commencement Date ” means the date upon which an Interest Period commences.

 

Interest Rate Protection Agreement ” means any rate swap entered into between Borrower and an Acceptable Counterparty, including, without limitation, the Swap Contract.

 

Internal Revenue Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Investment Grade ” means a rating of at least BBB- by S&P or its equivalent by Fitch and/or Moody’s.

 

Lease ” means any agreement for the leasing, subleasing, licensing or other occupancy of any portion of the Property.

 

Lender ” means each financial institution from time to time party hereto as a “Lender”, together with its respective successors and permitted assigns. With respect to matters requiring the consent or approval of all Lenders at any given time, all then existing Defaulting Lenders will be disregarded and excluded, and, for voting purposes only, “all Lenders” shall be deemed to mean “all Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders.”

 

Letter of Credit ” means a transferable, irrevocable, unconditional, standby letter of credit in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, issued or confirmed by a financial institution with a long term debt obligation rating of “A-” or better as assigned by S&P (or a comparable long term debt obligation rating from another Rating Agency) and otherwise satisfactory to Administrative Agent (the “ Acceptable Issuer ”). The Letter of Credit shall be payable upon presentation of a sight draft only to the order of Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders. The Letter of Credit shall have an initial expiration date of not less than one (1) year and shall be automatically renewed for successive twelve (12) month periods (unless such Letter of Credit provides that the Acceptable Issuer may elect not to renew the Letter of Credit upon written notice to the beneficiary at least thirty (30) days prior to its expiration date) and provide for multiple draws. The Letter of Credit shall be transferable by Administrative Agent and its successors and assigns at a New York City bank.

 

LIBO Rate Period ” means the period commencing on the first (1 st ) Business Day of a calendar month and continuing to, but not including, the first (1 st ) Business Day of the next calendar month; provided, however, that no LIBO Rate Period shall extent beyond the Maturity Date.

 

LIBOR ” is, subject to the implementation of a Replacement Rate, the rate of interest per annum determined by Administrative Agent on the basis of the rate for United States dollar deposits for delivery on the first (1st) day of each LIBO Rate Period, for a period approximately equal to such LIBO Rate Period, as published by the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited, a United Kingdom company, at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of the LIBO Rate Period (or if not so published, then as determined by Administrative Agent from another recognized source or interbank quotation); provided, however, that if LIBOR determined as provided above would be less than one quarter of one percent (0.25%), then LIBOR shall be deemed to be one quarter of one percent (0.25%).  

 

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LIBOR Loan ” means a Loan bearing interest at a rate based on LIBOR.

 

LIBOR Market Index Rate ” means, for any day, LIBOR as of that day for one-month deposits in U.S. Dollars at approximately 12:00 p.m. Eastern time for such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day). The LIBOR Market Index Rate shall be determined on a daily basis.

 

LIBOR Notice ” is a written notice in the form shown on Exhibit D hereto which requests a LIBOR Loan bearing interest at LIBOR for a particular Interest Period.

 

Lien ” as applied to the property of any Person means: (a) any security interest, encumbrance, mortgage, deed to secure debt, deed of trust, assignment of leases or rents, pledge, lien, hypothecation, assignment, charge, lien (statutory or other, including a mechanic’s, materialmen’s, landlord’s or similar lien) or lease constituting a Capitalized Lease Obligation, conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or other security title or encumbrance of any kind in respect of any property of such Person, or upon the income, rents or profits therefrom; (b) any arrangement, express or implied, under which any property of such Person is transferred, sequestered or otherwise identified for the purpose of subjecting the same to the payment or performance of any indebtedness or other obligation in priority to the payment of the general, unsecured creditors of such Person; (c) the filing of any financing statement under the UCC or its equivalent in any jurisdiction; and (d) any agreement by such Person to grant, give or otherwise convey any of the foregoing.

 

Loan ” means the loan that Lenders agree to make and Borrower agrees to borrow pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement in the original principal amount of TWO HUNDRED THIRTY MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($230,000,000).

 

Loan Account ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.9.

 

Loan Documents ” means those documents, as hereafter amended, supplemented, replaced or modified, properly executed and in recordable form, if necessary, listed in Exhibit B as Loan Documents.

 

Loan Party ” means the Borrower, Mezzanine Borrower, Guarantor, and any other person or entity that is an Affiliate of the Borrower that is obligated under the Loan Documents, Mezzanine Loan Documents or Other Related Documents.

 

LTV ” means the percentage obtained by dividing (a) the maximum principal balance of the Loan and the Mezzanine Loan by (b) the value of the Property based on an Appraisal dated not more than ninety (90) days prior to the Effective Date (which shall be the “as is” market value for the Property).

 

Major Lease ” means any office Lease in excess of 100,000 net rentable square feet.

 

Manager ” means Brookfield Properties Management (CA) Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

Management Agreement ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 6.13.

 

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Material Adverse Effect ” means a materially adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or business prospects of the Borrower, (b) the ability of the Borrower or Guarantor to perform their respective obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party, (c) the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents, (d) the rights and remedies of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents or (e) the timely payment of the principal of or interest on the Loan or other amounts payable in connection therewith.

 

Material Contract ” means any contract or other arrangement (other than Loan Documents, Leases, REAs that are expressly described on Schedule V attached hereto and the Co-Ownership Agreement), whether written or oral, to which Borrower is a party or is bound (including recorded encumbrances upon Borrower’s Property), as to which the breach, nonperformance, cancellation or failure to renew by any party thereto could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Maturity Date ” means November 27, 2020.

 

Mezzanine Borrower ” means EYP Mezzanine, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

Mezzanine Calculated Debt Service ” means “Calculated Debt Service,” as defined in the Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

 

Mezzanine Lender ” means RVP Mezz Debt 1 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its successors and assigns.

 

Mezzanine Loan ” means the loan in the original principal amount of Thirty-Five Million Dollars $35,000,000 made by Mezzanine Lender to Mezzanine Borrower, which loan is secured or to be secured by a pledge of Mezzanine Borrower’s ownership interest in Borrower pursuant to the terms of the Mezzanine Loan Documents (as defined below).

 

Mezzanine Loan Agreement ” means that certain Mezzanine Loan Agreement dated of even date herewith, between Mezzanine Borrower, as borrower, and Mezzanine Lender, as lender.

 

Mezzanine Loan Documents ” means those documents executed in connection with the Mezzanine Loan.

 

Mezzanine Loan Enforcement Action ” means the exercise by Mezzanine Lender of its rights and/or remedies under the Mezzanine Loan Documents.

 

Mezzanine Loan Liens ” means the Liens in favor of the holder of the Mezzanine Loan created pursuant to the Mezzanine Loan Documents.

 

Minimum DSCR ” means the DSCR at the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower that is at least 1.00x.

 

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

 

Net Proceeds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.8.

 

Net Worth ” means, for any Person, on any date of determination, an amount equal to the excess of the aggregate total assets of such Person at such time less the total aggregate liabilities of such Person at such time, determined in accordance with GAAP, International Financial Reporting Standards or other accounting methods reasonably approved by Administrative Agent. For purposes of Section 9.17(a), GAAP with adjustments to reflect properties at fair value will be deemed acceptable.

 

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NOI ” means, as of any date of calculation, an amount obtained by subtracting (a) Operating Expenses during the trailing 6-month period, annualized, from (b) Gross Operating Income during the trailing 6-month period, annualized, excluding any payments received under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Agent shall, in Agent’s reasonable discretion, adjust (x) the Gross Operating Income to the extent the same does not reflect normalized results (e.g., Agent may exclude non-recurring income, including, without limitation, any termination fees), and (y) Operating Expenses, to reflect any expenses, such as Taxes and insurance, which are paid unevenly throughout the year.

 

For purposes of calculating NOI, Gross Operating Income shall be adjusted to exclude income from any Lease with a tenant (i) who is more than 60 days delinquent in (a) its base rental obligations under its Lease or (b) other material monetary payments to Borrower under its Lease (except to the extent such obligations are subject to a bona fide, unresolved dispute by the tenant), (ii) whose Lease has expired on or prior to, or will expire within thirty (30) days after, the date of calculation, and has not been renewed (provided, however, if a replacement Lease has been entered into by Borrower and a replacement tenant in accordance with this Agreement for all or any portion of the space covered by the expiring Lease, then the annualized rent for such replacement lease shall be included), (iii) who has filed a petition for relief under the Bankruptcy Code, or under any other present or future state or federal law regarding bankruptcy, reorganization or other debtor relief law which has not been dismissed or discharged; (iv) who has filed any pleading (or filed an answer in any involuntary proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or other debtor relief law) which admitted the petition’s material allegations regarding its insolvency (unless the applicable proceeding has been dismissed or discharged); (v) who has delivered a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors (unless the applicable proceeding has been dismissed or discharged); (vi) who has applied for (or an appointment occurred of), a receiver, trustee, custodian or liquidator of it or a substantial portion of its property (unless the applicable proceeding has been dismissed or discharged); or (vii) who has failed to effect a full dismissal of any involuntary petition under the Bankruptcy Code or under any other debtor relief law that was filed against it and 60 days have passed since such filing.

 

Non-Pro Rata Advance ” shall mean a Protective Advance with respect to which fewer than all Lenders have funded their respective Pro Rata Shares in breach of their obligations under this Agreement.

 

Note ” or “ Notes ” means each Promissory Note, collectively in the principal amount of the Loan, executed by Borrower and payable to a Lender, together with such other replacement notes as may be issued from time to time pursuant to Section 13.12, as hereafter amended, supplemented, replaced or modified.

 

Obligations ” means, individually and collectively: (a) the aggregate principal balance of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, the Loan; and (b) all other indebtedness, liabilities, obligations and covenants of Borrower owing to the Administrative Agent or any Lender of every kind, nature and description, under or in respect of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, fees and indemnification obligations, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or not due, contractual or tortious, liquidated or unliquidated, and whether or not evidenced by any promissory note.

 

OFAC ” means the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.

 

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Operating Expenses ” means the total of all expenditures, computed in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards, of whatever kind relating to the operation, maintenance and management of the Property that are incurred on a regular monthly or other periodic basis, including without limitation or duplication, the following expenses: (i) Taxes and assessments imposed upon the Property and Improvements; (ii) bond assessments; (iii) insurance premiums for casualty insurance (including, without limitation, earthquake, windstorm and terrorism coverage) and liability insurance carried in connection with the Property and Improvements, provided, however, if any, insurance is maintained as part of a blanket policy covering the Property and Improvements and other properties, the insurance premium included in this subparagraph shall be the premium fairly allocable to the Property and Improvements; and (iv) operating expenses incurred by Borrower for the management, operation, cleaning, leasing, maintenance and repair of the Property and Improvements (including, without limitation, management fees equal to the greater of (x) two and a half percent (2.5%) of Gross Operating Income from operations of the Property and (y) actual management fees paid and any payments required to be made under or pursuant to the Co-Ownership Agreement or any REA). Operating Expenses shall not include any interest or principal payments on the Loan or the Mezzanine Loan, other amounts payable to Administrative Agent or Lenders under the Loan Documents or the Mezzanine Loan Documents (other than repayments by Borrower to the Administrative Agent and Lenders of Protective Advances made by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in respect of Operating Expenses), amounts paid or reserved for lease-up costs or capital expenditures, any allowance for depreciation, extraordinary non-recurring expenses, income and franchise Taxes of Borrower, amortization and other non-cash expenditures, bank charges, corporate overhead costs allocated or charged to the Property, or audit and other fees incurred in connection with the requirements set forth in the Loan Documents or Mezzanine Loan Documents, or national or regional marketing expenses allocated to the Property (but not direct marketing expenses solely attributable to the Property), or bad debt expenses not incurred during the trailing six month period as of the applicable date of determination.

 

Operating Statement ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 10.5.

 

Optional Minimum DSCR Prepayment ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 9.13(a).

 

Organizational Documents ” means (i) with respect to a corporation, such Person’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws, (ii) with respect to a partnership, such Person’s certificate of limited partnership and partnership agreement, and (iii) with respect to a limited liability company, such Person’s certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement.

 

Original Closing Date ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Recital A .

 

Other Connection Taxes ” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

 

Other Related Documents ” means those documents, as hereafter amended, supplemented, replaced or modified from time to time, properly executed and in recordable form, if necessary, listed in Exhibit B as Other Related Documents.

 

Other Taxes ” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment.

 

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Patriot Act ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.26.

 

Payment Date ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.6(a).

 

Participant ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 13.12.

 

Permit ” means any permit, approval, authorization, license, variance or permission required from a Governmental Authority under Applicable Law.

 

Permitted Easement ” means easements and other similar encumbrances (or amendments thereto) (i) approved by Administrative Agent or (ii) entered into by Borrower in the ordinary course of business for use, access, water and sewer lines, telephones and telegraph lines, electric lines or other utilities or for other similar purposes, provided that no such easement or other similar encumbrance shall materially impair the use, operation or value of the Property or otherwise have a Material Adverse Effect; provided that in no event shall a Permitted Easement be deemed to include an “easement of light and air” or a transfer of any air or development rights or, unless otherwise approved by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion, parking rights.

 

Permitted Investments ” means any one or more of the following “cash,” “cash items,” or “government securities” within the meaning of Section 856(c)(4)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code: (i) direct obligations of United States of America, or any agency thereof, or obligations fully guaranteed as to payment of principal and interest by the United States of America, or any agency thereof, provided such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America, and provided, however, that any such investment must have a predetermined fixed dollar amount of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change; (ii) deposit accounts with or certificates of deposit which are (a) fully FDIC-insured issued by any bank or trust company organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and short term unsecured certificates of deposits and time deposits which are rated A 1 or better by Standard & Poor’s Corporation or P 1 or better by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., in each case maturing not more than 90 days from the date of acquisition thereof, and (b) in the case of certificates of deposit, are negotiable and have a ready secondary market in which such investment can be disposed of; and (iii) money market funds that are subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, 15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq., and comply with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 thereof.

 

Permitted Liens ” means:

 

(a) Liens (other than environmental Liens and any Lien imposed under ERISA) for taxes, assessments or charges of any Governmental Authority for claims not yet delinquent or which are contested in accordance with Section 4.4 of this Agreement;

 

(b) All matters of record shown on the Title Policy as exceptions to Lenders’ coverage thereunder;

 

(c) Customary equipment leases or financing with respect to equipment permitted pursuant to Section 9.10(e);

 

(d) Liens in favor of Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, under the Deed of Trust or any other Loan Document;

 

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(e) Leases of the Improvements existing as of the date hereof or entered into in accordance with the terms hereof;

 

(f) Non-disturbance agreements with tenants or subtenants (i) entered into as of the date hereof, (ii) required to be entered into under a Lease in effect on the date hereof (or hereafter approved by Administrative Agent), and (iii) entered into by Borrower (A) where if the sublease being non-disturbed became a direct lease with Borrower, such lease would not be a lease requiring the consent of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, (B) where Administrative Agent has consented in writing to Borrower entering into such non-disturbance or (C) where Administrative Agent has entered into a non-disturbance agreement with respect to the sublease in question;

 

(h) Permitted Easements;

 

(i) Liens approved by the Requisite Lenders; and

 

(j) the Mezzanine Loan Liens.

 

Permitted Transfer ” means (i) transfers of direct or indirect equity interests in the Borrower, provided that (a) BPO, BAM and/or BPY shall at all times Control Borrower, (b) BPO, BAM and/or BPY shall at all times following such transfer own, directly or indirectly, at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the membership interests in Borrower, (c) BPO, BAM and/or BPY and/or one or more Qualified Institutional Investors shall at all times following such transfer own, directly or indirectly, at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the membership interests in Borrower, (d) Guarantor shall at all times own, directly or indirectly, twenty-five (25)% of the membership interests of Borrower, and (e) for each proposed transferee under this clause (i) that, together with its Affiliates, will hold, directly or indirectly, ten percent (10%) or more of the direct or indirect equity interests in the Guarantor, such transferee shall have satisfied each Lender’s reasonable and customary Patriot Act requirements; (ii) transfers of (A) direct or indirect ownership interests in BPO, BAM and BPY and (B) ownership interests held by (x) the Series A Preferred Shareholders in Brookfield DTLA Fund Office Trust, Inc. or (y) the accommodation shareholders of any real estate investment trust in Borrower’s organizational structure; (iii) T ransfers of ownership interests in Borrower to the Mezzanine Lender, and the granting of Mezzanine Loan Liens, in accordance with and subject to the provisions of the Mezzanine Loan Documents; and (iv) a Mezzanine Loan Enforcement Action .

 

Person ” means any natural person, corporation, limited partnership, general partnership, joint stock company, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, joint venture, association, company, trust, bank, trust company, land trust, business trust or other organization, whether or not a legal entity, or any other nongovernmental entity, or any Governmental Authority.

 

Potential Default ” means an event, circumstance or condition which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, would constitute a Default.

 

Prepayment Date ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.7(c)(i).

 

Previous Loan Documents ” means all of those certain Loan Documents as defined in that certain Loan Agreement, dated January 28, 2004 (as the same has been amended, assigned and supplemented prior to the date hereof), by and between Borrower and Eurohypo AG, a New York Branch (“ Previous Lender ”), entered into in connection with that certain mortgage loan from Previous Lender to Borrower in the original principal amount of $120,000,000.00.

 

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Prohibited Person ” shall mean any Person:

 

(a)          listed in the Annex to, or otherwise a target of, the Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financing, effective September 24, 2001, and relating to Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (the “ Executive Order ”);

 

(b)          that is owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, any Person that is listed in the Annex to, or is otherwise a target of, the Executive Order;

 

(c)          with whom Administrative Agent or any Lender is prohibited from dealing or otherwise engaging in any transaction by any terrorism or money laundering law, including the Executive Order;

 

(d)          that is named as a “specially designated national and blocked person” on the most current list published by the U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control at its official website or at any replacement website or other replacement official publication of such list; or

 

(e)          who is an Affiliate of a Person listed above.

 

Property ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Recital B .

 

Property Account ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 8.1(a).

 

Property Account Agreement ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 8.1(a).

 

Property Account Bank ” means Wells Fargo, or another Eligible Institution acceptable to Administrative Agent.

 

Property Condition Report ” means the Property Condition Report by EBI Consulting prepared for Wells Fargo Bank, dated January 26, 2018, Project Number 1118000294, RETECHS Number WF-LA-17-105726-0001-05C.

 

Property Taxes ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 9.12.

 

Pro Rata Share ” means, as to each Lender, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (a) the amount of such Lender’s Commitment to (b) the aggregate amount of the Commitments of all Lenders hereunder.

 

Protective Advance ” means all sums expended as determined by the Administrative Agent: (a) to protect the validity, enforceability, perfection or priority of the liens in any of the Collateral and the instruments evidencing the Obligations; (b) during the continuance of a Default, to prevent the value of any Collateral from being materially diminished (assuming the lack of such a payment within the necessary time frame could potentially cause such Collateral to lose value); or (c) during the continuance of a Default, to protect any of the Collateral from being materially damaged, impaired, mismanaged or taken.

 

Qualified Institutional Investor ” means any one of the following Persons:

 

(i) a pension fund, pension trust or pension account or sovereign wealth fund that (a) has total real estate assets of at least $1 Billion and (b) is managed by a Person who controls at least $1 Billion of real estate equity assets; or

 

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(ii) a pension fund advisor who (a) immediately prior to such transfer, controls at least $1 Billion of real estate equity assets and (b) is acting on behalf of one or more pension funds that, in the aggregate, satisfy the requirements of clause (i) of this definition; or

 

(iii) an insurance company which is subject to supervision by the insurance commissioner, or a similar official or agency, of a state or territory of the United States (including the District of Columbia) (a) with a Net Worth, as of a date no more than six (6) months prior to the date of the transfer, of at least $500 Million and (b) who, immediately prior to such transfer, controls real estate equity assets of at least $1 Billion; or

 

(iv) a corporation organized under the banking laws of the United States or any state or territory of the United States (including the District of Columbia) (a) with a combined capital and surplus of at least $500 Million and (b) who, immediately prior to such transfer, controls real estate equity assets of at least $1 Billion; or

 

(v) any Person (a) with a long-term unsecured debt rating from the Rating Agencies of at least Investment Grade or (b) who (i) owns directly or indirectly or operates at least eight (8) properties of a type, quality and size similar to the Property, totaling in the aggregate no less than 2 million square feet of gross leasable space (exclusive of the Property), (ii) has a Net Worth, as of a date no more than six (6) months prior to the date of such transfer, of at least $500 Million and (iii) immediately prior to such transfer, has real estate equity investments of at least $1 Billion.

 

Rating Agencies ” shall mean each of S&P, Moody’s, and Fitch, and any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency which has been approved by Administrative Agent in writing.

 

REA ” shall mean, individually and/or collectively (as the context may require), each material reciprocal easement, covenant, condition and restriction agreement or similar agreement affecting the Property (or any portion thereof) as more particularly described on Schedule V attached hereto and any future material reciprocal easement or similar agreement affecting the Property (or any portion thereof) entered into in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof.

 

Recipient ” means (a) the Administrative Agent and (b) any Lender, as applicable.

 

Regulatory Change ” means, with respect to any Lender, any change effective after the Effective Date in Applicable Law (including without limitation, Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) or the adoption or making after such date of any interpretation, directive or request applying to a class of banks, including such Lender, of or under any Applicable Law (whether or not having the force of law and whether or not failure to comply therewith would be unlawful) by any Governmental Authority or monetary authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof or compliance by any Lender with any request or directive; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives thereunder issued in connection therewith or in implementation thereof shall be deemed to be a “Regulatory Change”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives concerning capital adequacy promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the US or foreign regulatory authorities shall, in each case, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented shall be deemed to be a “Regulatory Change”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.

 

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Requisite Lenders ” means, as of any date, Lenders (which must include the Lender then acting as Administrative Agent) having at least 66-2/3% of the aggregate amount of the Commitments, or, if the Commitments have been terminated or reduced to zero, Lenders holding at least 66-2/3% of the principal amount outstanding under the Loan, provided that (a) in determining such percentage at any given time, all then existing Defaulting Lenders will be disregarded and excluded and the Pro Rata Shares of the Lenders shall be redetermined, for voting purposes only, to exclude the Pro Rata Shares of such Defaulting Lenders, and (b) at all times when two or more Lenders are party to this Agreement, the term “Requisite Lenders” shall in no event mean less than two Lenders that are not Affiliates of each other.

 

Restoration ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 4.8.

 

Restricted Payment ” means: (a) any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any shares of any class of stock or other Equity Interest of Borrower now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend payable solely in shares of that class of stock to the holders of that class; (b) any redemption, conversion, exchange, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any shares of any class of stock or other Equity Interest of Borrower now or hereafter outstanding; (c) any payment or prepayment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, redemption, conversion, exchange, purchase, retirement, defeasance, sinking fund or similar payment with respect to, any indebtedness (other than the Loan or with respect to trade payables to unaffiliated third parties incurred in the ordinary course of operating the Property); and (d) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire any Equity Interests of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the payment of an Operating Expense be deemed a Restricted Payment. For the purposes of clarity, the term “Restricted Payment” does not include any payments to Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Mezzanine Loan Agreement that are permitted hereunder or any other disbursements that are expressly permitted by this Agreement.

 

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

 

Sanction ” or “ Sanctions ” means individually and collectively, respectively, the economic or financial sanctions, sectoral sanctions, secondary sanctions, trade embargoes and anti-terrorism laws administered or enforced from time to time by: (a) the United States of America, including those administered by OFAC, the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Department of Commerce, or through any existing or future Executive Order, (b) the United Nations Security Council, (c) the European Union, (d) the United Kingdom, (e) Canada, or (f) any other government authorities with jurisdiction over any Person within the Borrowing Group.

 

Sanctioned Person ” means any Person that is a target of Sanctions, including without limitation, a Person that is: (a) listed on OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List; (b) listed on OFAC’s Consolidated Non-Specially Designated Nationals List; (c) a legal entity that is deemed by OFAC to be a Sanctions target based on the ownership of such legal entity by Sanctioned Person(s); or (d) a Person that is a Sanctions target pursuant to any territorial or country-based Sanctions program.

 

Security Deposit Account ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 9.11(a).

 

Severed Loan Documents ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 11.2(f).

 

Significant Lease ” means any office Lease in excess of 50,000 net rentable square feet that is not a Major Lease.

 

Sponsor ” shall mean Brookfield Property Partners L.P. (or any successor thereto by merger, consolidation or amalgamation or a purchaser, assignee or transferee of all or substantially all of its assets) and/or Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (or any successor thereto by merger, consolidation or amalgamation or a purchaser, assignee or transferee of all or substantially all of its assets).

 

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Sponsor BFP Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary of Sponsor that owns a direct or indirect interest in Borrower.

 

Spread Maintenance Premium ” shall mean an amount equal to the amount that would have been payable if the amount so prepaid had accrued interest at one and sixty-five one hundredths percent (1.65%) per annum, calculated from the Prepayment Date through the first Payment Date that would have occurred following the twelve (12) month anniversary of the Effective Date.

 

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

 

Survey ” means that certain ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey made by PSOMAS, dated June 20, 1986, last revised March [27], 2018, project number 1EYP010100.

 

Swap Contract ” means a separate Interest Rate Protection Agreement, in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent, dated as of December 3, 2013, together with all documents and agreements relating thereto, including any ISDA Master Agreement, Schedule and/or Confirmation, together with all modifications, extensions, renewals and replacements thereof.

 

Sweep Account ” means an account with and controlled by Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders into which all Excess Cash Flow shall be transferred in accordance with Section 8.5(b).

 

Sweep Guaranty ” means a principal repayment guaranty from Guarantor in an amount equal to the Optional Minimum DSCR Prepayment, in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent.

 

Sweep Guaranty Termination Event ” means (i) any breach of the covenant set forth in Section 9.17(b) of this Agreement or (ii) the occurrence of a default described in Section 11.1(o)(a) of this Agreement.

 

Taxes ” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority in the nature of a tax, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

 

Tenant Letter of Credit ” means any letter of credit provided to Borrower, as landlord, by a tenant under a Lease as security for, or payment of, any tenant obligations under such Lease.

 

Termination Payment ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 9.3(d).

 

Termination Payment Escrow ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 9.3(d).

 

Titled Agent ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 12.12.

 

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Title Policy ” means ALTA Lender’s Policy of Title Insurance as issued by Chicago Title Insurance Company to Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, Policy No. CA FBSC IMP 72307 1 13 00016971, as endorsed pursuant to that certain Special Loan Date-Down Endorsement.

 

Transfer ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 9.7.

 

Triggering Event ” means (i) the occurrence of a DSCR Event and notice from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower and Property Account Bank that the same has occurred and is continuing; provided, that no such notice shall be required if Borrower shall have notified Administrative Agent in writing of the existence of such Triggering Event, or (ii) the occurrence of a Sweep Guaranty Termination Event.

 

Triggering Event Termination ” shall mean, provided that there shall be no Default, with respect to a Triggering Event, such time as the DSCR has been restored to a level above the Minimum DSCR for at least one calendar quarter following the occurrence of a Triggering Event; provided, that the requirement for a calendar quarter of DSCR above the applicable Minimum DSCR pursuant to this clause shall not apply if (A) the amount of cash or Letter of Credit or Sweep Guaranty delivered to Administrative Agent as security for the Loan following the related DSCR Event in accordance with Section 9.13(b) hereof or (B) permitted partial prepayment of principal made by Borrower following the related DSCR Event, in each case, increases the DSCR to above the applicable Minimum DSCR for the calendar quarter preceding the date of the delivery of such security or making of such prepayment (for such purposes determined as if the amount of the Loan had been reduced by the amount of such security or prepayment at the beginning of such quarter period, in which event the Triggering Event Termination shall be deemed to have occurred immediately upon the delivery of such security or the making of such prepayment).

 

TRIPRA ” means the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007.

 

U.S. Person ” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

UCC ” or “ Uniform Commercial Code ” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York.

 

Wells Fargo ” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and its successors by merger or consolidation.

 

Withholding Agent ” means (a) the Borrower, (b) any other Loan Party and (c) the Administrative Agent, as applicable.

 

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

 

1.2           SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS INCORPORATED . Schedules I , II , III , IV , and V and Exhibits A , B , C , D E , F , G , H , I-1 , I-2 , I-3 and I-4 all attached hereto, are hereby incorporated into this Agreement.

 

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1.3           PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION . Unless otherwise indicated, all accounting terms, ratios and measurements shall be interpreted or determined in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards, as in effect on the Effective Date; provided that, if at any time any change in GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Borrower or the Administrative Agent shall so request, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards (subject to the approval of the Requisite Lenders); provided further that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards prior to such change therein and (ii) the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards. References in this Agreement to “Sections”, “Articles”, “Exhibits” and “Schedules” are to sections, articles, exhibits and schedules herein and hereto unless otherwise indicated. References in this Agreement to any document, instrument or agreement (a) shall include all exhibits, schedules and other attachments thereto, (b) shall include all documents, instruments or agreements issued or executed in replacement thereof, to the extent permitted hereby and (c) shall mean such document, instrument or agreement, or replacement or predecessor thereto, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time to the extent not otherwise stated herein or prohibited hereby and in effect at any given time. All uses of the word “including” shall mean “including, without limitation” unless the context shall indicate otherwise. Unless otherwise specified, 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. Wherever from the context it appears appropriate, each term stated in either the singular or plural shall include the singular and plural, and pronouns stated in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender shall include the masculine, the feminine and the neuter. Unless explicitly set forth to the contrary, a reference to “Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of Borrower or a Subsidiary of such Subsidiary and a reference to an “Affiliate” means an Affiliate of Borrower. Titles and captions of Articles, Sections, subsections and clauses in this Agreement are for convenience only, and neither limit nor amplify the provisions of this Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to time are references to Eastern time. The use of the phrases “a Default exists”, “upon and during the continuance of a Default” or similar phrases in the Loan Documents shall mean that a Default shall continue to exist until Borrower has cured all Defaults existing at such time, which Defaults shall include, without limitation, failure by Borrower to pay the entire unpaid principal amount of the Loan and all other amounts payable under the Loan Documents following an acceleration of the Loan as provided herein.

 

ARTICLE 2. LOAN

 

2.1           LOAN . By and subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Lenders agree to lend to the Borrower, and the Borrower agrees to borrow from Lenders, the principal sum of TWO HUNDRED THIRTY MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($230,000,000.00), said sum to be evidenced by the Notes. The Notes shall be secured, in part, by the Deed of Trust encumbering certain real property and improvements as described therein. No amounts repaid with respect to the Loan may be re-borrowed.

 

2.2           LOAN FEES . The Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent, on the Effective Date, a loan fee as set forth in separate letter agreements between Borrower and Administrative Agent and Administrative Agent and Lenders.

 

2.3           LOAN DOCUMENTS . The Borrower shall execute and deliver to Administrative Agent (or cause to be executed and delivered) concurrently with this Agreement each of the documents, properly executed and in recordable form, as applicable, described in Exhibit B as Loan Documents, together with those documents described in Exhibit B as Other Related Documents.

 

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2.4           EFFECTIVE DATE . The “ Effective Date ” of delivery and transfer to Administrative Agent of the security under the Loan Documents and of the Borrower’s, Administrative Agent’s and Lenders’ obligations under the Loan Documents shall be the date as of which this Agreement is executed, set forth on page 1 hereof.

 

2.5           MATURITY DATE . All sums due and owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be repaid in full on or before the Maturity Date. All payments due to Administrative Agent and Lenders under this Agreement, whether at the Maturity Date or otherwise, shall be paid in Dollars in immediately available funds.

 

2.6           INTEREST ON THE LOAN; LOAN PAYMENT; LATE FEES .

 

(a)           Payments . Borrower shall make the following payments of interest and principal to Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders in the manner provided for in Section 2.7:

 

(i)          Interest accrued on the outstanding principal balance of the Loan shall be due and payable in arrears, in the manner provided in Section 2.7, on the first day of each month (each, a “ Payment Date ”) commencing with the first payment due on April 1, 2018.

 

(ii)         Intentionally omitted.

 

(iii)        On the Maturity Date, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders the entire outstanding principal amount of the Loan, all accrued interest thereon, and all other sums payable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents.

 

(b)           Default Interest . Notwithstanding the rates of interest specified in Sections 2.6(e) and the payment dates specified in Section 2.6(a), at Requisite Lenders’ discretion at any time following the occurrence and during the continuance of any Default, the principal balance of the Loan then outstanding and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any interest payments on the Loan not paid when due, shall bear interest payable upon demand at the Alternate Rate. All other amounts due Administrative Agent or Lenders (whether directly or for reimbursement) under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents if not paid when due, or if no time period is expressed, if not paid within ten (10) days after demand, shall likewise, at the option of Requisite Lenders, bear interest from and after demand at the Alternate Rate.

 

(c)           Late Fee . Borrower acknowledges that late payment to Administrative Agent will cause Administrative Agent and Lenders to incur costs not contemplated by this Agreement. Such costs include, without limitation, processing and accounting charges. Therefore, if Borrower fails timely to pay any sum due and payable hereunder through the Maturity Date (other than payment of the entire outstanding balance of the Loan on the Maturity Date or on any accelerated date of payment thereof, including as a result of the exercise of any remedies by Administrative Agent or Lenders after a Default), unless waived by Administrative Agent, a late charge of four cents ($.04) for each dollar of any such principal payment, interest or other charge due hereon and which is not paid within fifteen (15) days (i) after such payment is due in the case of regularly scheduled payments of interest or (ii) after Borrower’s receipt of notice from Administrative Agent, shall be charged by Administrative Agent (for the benefit of Lenders) and paid by Borrower for the purpose of defraying the expense incident to handling such delinquent payment. Borrower, Lenders and Administrative Agent agree that this late charge represents a reasonable sum considering all of the circumstances existing on the date hereof and represents a fair and reasonable estimate of the costs that Administrative Agent and Lenders will incur by reason of late payment. Borrower, Lenders and Administrative Agent further agree that proof of actual damages would be costly and inconvenient. Acceptance of any late charge shall not constitute a waiver of the default with respect to the overdue installment, and shall not prevent Administrative Agent or any Lender from exercising any of the other rights available hereunder or any other Loan Document. Such late charge shall be paid without prejudice to any other rights of Administrative Agent or any other Lender.

 

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(d)           Computation of Interest . Interest shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in the period during which interest or fees accrue and a year of three hundred sixty (360) days on the principal balance of the Loan outstanding from time to time. In computing interest on the Loan, the date of the making of a disbursement of the Loan shall be included and the date of payment shall be excluded. Notwithstanding any provision in this Section 2.6, interest in respect of the Loan shall not exceed the maximum rate permitted by applicable law.

 

(e)           Effective Rate . The “ Effective Rate ” upon which interest shall be calculated for the Loan shall, from and after the Effective Date, be one or more of the following:

 

(i)          Provided no Default exists:

 

(A)         For those portions of the principal balance of the Loan which are LIBOR Loans, the Effective Rate for the Interest Period thereof shall be the Applicable LIBOR Rate for the Interest Period selected by Borrower with respect to each LIBOR Loan and set in accordance with the provisions hereof.

 

(B)         If (i) LIBOR becomes unavailable, reasonably unascertainable, illegal, or fails to adequately reflect the cost of making LIBOR Loans (and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary), (ii) LIBOR is no longer a widely recognized benchmark rate for newly originated loans in the US syndicated loan market, or (iii) a governmental authority with jurisdiction has specified a date after which LIBOR shall no longer be used for determining rates in the US syndicated loan market, then Administrative Agent may (in consultation with the Borrower and as determined by the Administrative Agent to be generally in accordance with similar situations in other transactions in which it is serving as administrative agent or otherwise consistent with market practice generally), establish a replacement interest rate (the “ Replacement Rate ”), which Replacement Rate shall become effective five (5) Business Days after delivery to the Lenders of an amendment hereto providing for such Replacement Rate unless Requisite Lenders object to such Replacement Rate. If any of the conditions in clauses (i) through (iii) of this subsection (B) exist, and either: (a) Administrative Agent has proposed a Replacement Rate that has been objected to by Requisite Lenders, or (b) Administrative Agent has not yet proposed a Replacement Rate; then upon written notice sent by Administrative Agent to Borrower and Lenders, LIBOR shall be replaced with an interest rate equal to the sum of: (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus (b) the Federal Funds Rate Spread, without the need for consent from Borrower or the Lenders, or a written amendment to the Loan Documents.

 

(C)         For those portions of the principal balance of the Loan that shall constitute a Base Rate Loan, the Effective Rate shall be the Base Rate.

 

(ii)         During such time as a Default exists; or from and after the date on which all sums owing under the Notes become due and payable by acceleration or otherwise; or from and after the Maturity Date, then at the option of Requisite Lenders in each case, the interest rate applicable to the then outstanding principal balance of the Loan shall be the Alternate Rate.

 

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(f)           Selection of LIBOR . Provided no Default exists, Borrower, at its option and upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein, may request the Applicable LIBOR Rate as the Effective Rate for calculating interest on a portion or portions of the unpaid principal balance and for the period selected in accordance with and subject to the following procedures and conditions, provided, however, that Borrower may not have in effect at any one time more than four (4) LIBOR Loans:

 

(i)          Borrower shall deliver to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, 600 South 4th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55415, Attention: Thomas Noonan (Loan No. 1010723), or such other addresses as Administrative Agent shall designate, an original or facsimile LIBOR Notice no later than 12:00 P.M. (Eastern time), and not less than three (3) nor more than five (5) Business Days prior to the proposed Interest Period for each LIBOR Loan. Any LIBOR Notice pursuant to this subsection (i) is irrevocable.

 

Administrative Agent is authorized to rely upon the telephonic request and acceptance of Jason Kirschner, G. Mark Brown and Edward Beisner as Borrower’s duly authorized agents, or such additional or replacement authorized agents as the Borrower shall designate in writing to Administrative Agent. Borrower’s telephonic notices, requests and acceptances shall be directed to such officers of Administrative Agent as Administrative Agent may from time to time designate.

 

(ii)         Borrower may, with a timely and complying LIBOR Notice, elect to continue a LIBOR Loan at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, provided, however, that the aggregate amount of the advance being converted into or continued as a LIBOR Loan shall comply with the definition thereof as to Dollar amount. The continuation of a LIBOR Loan shall occur on the last Business Day of the Interest Period relating to such LIBOR Loan. Each LIBOR Notice shall specify (A) the amount of the LIBOR Loan, (B) the Interest Period and (C) the Interest Period Commencement Date.

 

(iii)        Upon receipt of a LIBOR Notice in the proper form requesting a LIBOR Loan advance under subsections (i) and (ii) above, Administrative Agent shall determine the Applicable LIBOR Rate applicable to the Interest Period for such LIBOR Loan three (3) Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period. Each determination by Administrative Agent of the Applicable LIBOR Rate shall be conclusive and binding upon the parties hereto in the absence of manifest error. Administrative Agent shall deliver to Borrower and each Lender (by facsimile) an acknowledgment of receipt and confirmation of the LIBOR Notice and the Applicable LIBOR Rate; provided, however, that failure to provide such acknowledgment of receipt and confirmation of the LIBOR Notice to Borrower or any Lender shall not affect the validity of such rate.

 

(iv)        Borrower may not select a LIBOR Loan for an Interest Period that extends past the Maturity Date.

 

(v)         After the occurrence and during the continuance of any Default, no portion of the Loan shall be made or continued as, or converted into, a LIBOR Loan.

 

(g)           Purchase, Sale and Matching of Funds . Calculation of all amounts payable to a Lender under this Article with respect to a LIBOR Loan shall be made as though such Lender had actually funded LIBOR Loans through the purchase of deposits in the relevant market bearing interest at the rate applicable to such LIBOR Loans in an amount equal to the amount of the LIBOR Loans and having a maturity comparable to the relevant Interest Period; provided, however, that each Lender may fund each of its LIBOR Loans in any manner it sees fit and the foregoing assumption shall be used only for calculation of amounts payable under this Article.

 

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2.7           PAYMENTS .

 

(a)           Manner and Time of Payment . All payments of principal, interest and fees hereunder payable to Administrative Agent or the Lenders shall be made without condition or reservation of right and free of set-off or counterclaim, in Dollars and by wire transfer (pursuant to Administrative Agent’s written wire transfer instructions) of immediately available funds, to Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender as applicable, not later than 2:00 P.M. (Eastern time) on the date due; and funds received by Administrative Agent after that time and date shall be deemed to have been paid on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

(b)           Payments on Non-Business Days . Whenever any payment to be made by Borrower hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day which is not a Business Day, payments shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be included in the computation of the payment of interest hereunder and of any fees due under this Agreement, as the case may be.

 

(c)           Voluntary Prepayment .

 

(i)          Borrower shall be entitled to repay the outstanding principal amount of the Loan in whole or in part at any time subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent: (a) Borrower shall provide Administrative Agent written notice of the date of the prepayment and such notice shall have been received by Administrative Agent not later than 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) at least three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment (the “ Prepayment Date ”; and, the date three (3) Business Days prior to the Prepayment Date being referred to as the “ Prepayment Notice Cut Off Time ”), provided, however, that such notice may be revoked at any time prior to the date of prepayment specified in such notice; if such notice is revoked after the Prepayment Notice Cut Off Time or Borrower otherwise fails to make the prepayment in the amount and on the date specified in a notice that has not been revoked, then Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, promptly upon demand any amount due under Section 2.13 that would have been payable if the amount set forth in such notice had been prepaid on the date specified in such notice and, without limitation to the foregoing, Administrative Agent shall have the right to convert any such amount specified in any such notice which is a LIBOR Loan to a Base Rate Loan until such time as Borrower shall have selected the applicable rate for such portion of the Loan; (b) Borrower, at the time of such prepayment, shall have paid to Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, the Spread Maintenance Premium (if applicable; provided , that, no Spread Maintenance Premium or any other penalty or premium shall be due and payable in connection with a mandatory prepayment in connection with a condemnation or casualty at the Property) and any amount due under Section 2.13 incurred by the Lenders in connection with such prepayment; and (c) if an Interest Rate Protection Agreement is then in place, Borrower, at the time of such prepayment, shall have paid any and all early termination fees and other amounts due in connection with such prepayment to the applicable counterparty (collectively, “ IRPA Termination Fees ”).

 

(d)           Prepayment of the Mezzanine Loan . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any of the other Loan Documents, in no event shall Borrower permit Mezzanine Borrower or any other Person to prepay (which shall include, without limitation, any prepayment in connection with any acceleration of the Mezzanine Loan) the Mezzanine Loan in whole or in part without the prior written approval of Administrative Agent and all the Lenders, unless the Loan is contemporaneously prepaid in full in accordance with Section 2.7(c).

 

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2.8           FULL REPAYMENT AND RECONVEYANCE . Upon receipt of all sums owing and outstanding under the Loan Documents, Administrative Agent shall promptly issue a full satisfaction of the lien of the Deed of Trust and all of the Loan Documents shall terminate and Borrower shall have no further obligations or liabilities thereunder, except any such obligations or liabilities which by their express terms survive repayment in full of the Loan and the termination of the Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent shall, at Borrower’s expense, execute all instruments of termination, notices and other documents reasonably requested by Borrower to evidence the same and to put third parties on notice thereof. Any Collateral then held by Administrative Agent shall promptly be delivered to the Borrower. Upon the written request and at the sole cost and expense of Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall cooperate with Borrower to effect an assignment of the Notes and the Deed of Trust in connection with the repayment in full of the Loan (in lieu of satisfaction) in the following manner: (i) the Lenders shall assign the Note (or an affidavit of lost Note, with respect to any Lender whose Note shall have been lost, stolen, misplaced or destroyed) and the Deed of Trust, each without recourse, covenant or warranty of any nature, express or implied, to such new lender designated by Borrower; (ii) any such assignment shall be conditioned on the following: (a) payment by Borrower of the reasonable third-party costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders incurred in connection therewith (including attorneys’ fees and expenses for the preparation, delivery and performance of such an assignment); (b) such an assignment is not then prohibited by any federal, state or local law, rule, regulation or order or by any Governmental Authority; and (c) Borrower shall provide such other opinions, documents, items and information which a prudent lender would require to effectuate such assignment; and (iii) Borrower shall be responsible for all mortgage recording Taxes, recording fees and other similar charges payable in connection with any such assignment. The assignment of the Notes and the Deed of Trust to the new lender shall be accomplished by an escrow closing conducted through an escrow agent satisfactory to Administrative Agent (it being understood that a nationally recognized title company is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and pursuant to an escrow agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent. Provided each Lender shall have been provided reasonable advance prior notice from Administrative Agent, each Lender shall provide its respective Note (or a lost Note affidavit, as provided above) to Administrative Agent, in escrow and with appropriate endorsements, for the purpose of effectuating the foregoing assignment. Administrative Agent shall have no liability to Borrower or any other Person for any Lender’s failure to deliver its Note (or lost Note affidavit), and the failure to deliver such Note or affidavit, or Assignment of the Note and Deed of Trust as contemplated hereby, shall not affect or limit Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement or create any right, offset, defense or counterclaim for the benefit of Borrower or any Guarantor with respect to the payment or performance of such obligations.

 

2.9           LENDERS’ ACCOUNTING . In addition to its requirements under Section 13.12(c), Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself, the Lenders and the Borrower, shall maintain a loan account (the “ Loan Account ”) on its books in which shall be recorded (a) the names and addresses and the Pro Rata Shares of the commitment of each of the Lenders, and principal amount of the Loan owing to each Lender from time to time, and (b) all repayments of principal and payments of accrued interest, as well as payments of fees required to be paid pursuant to this Agreement. All entries in the Loan Account shall be deemed final, binding and conclusive in all respects as to all matters reflected therein (absent manifest error). All entries in the Loan Account shall be made in accordance with Administrative Agent’s customary accounting practices as in effect from time to time. Monthly or at such other interval as is customary with Administrative Agent’s practice, Administrative Agent will render a statement of the Loan Account to Borrower and will deliver a copy thereof to each Lender. Each such statement shall be deemed final, binding and conclusive upon Borrower in all respects as to all matters reflected therein (absent manifest error).

 

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2.10          DEFAULTING LENDERS .

 

(a)          If for any reason any Lender (a “ Defaulting Lender ”) shall fail or refuse to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which it is a party within the time period specified for performance of such obligation or, if no time period is specified, if such failure or refusal continues for a period of three (3) Business Days after notice from the Administrative Agent, then, in addition to the rights and remedies that may be available to the Administrative Agent or the Borrower under this Agreement or Applicable Law, such Defaulting Lender’s right to participate in the administration of the Loan, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including without limitation, any right to vote in respect of, to consent to or to direct any action or inaction of the Administrative Agent or to be taken into account in the calculation of Requisite Lenders, shall be suspended during the pendency of such failure or refusal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Defaulting Lender must consent to any increase to its Commitment, except in connection with any protective advance. If for any reason a Lender fails to make timely payment to the Administrative Agent of any amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent hereunder (without giving effect to any notice or cure periods), in addition to other rights and remedies which the Administrative Agent or the Borrower may have under the immediately preceding provisions or otherwise, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled (i) to collect interest from such Defaulting Lender on such delinquent payment for the period from the date on which the payment was due until the date on which the payment is made at the Federal Funds Rate, (ii) to withhold or set off and to apply in satisfaction of the defaulted payment and any related interest, any amounts otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (iii) to bring an action or suit against such Defaulting Lender in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover the defaulted amount and any related interest. Any amounts received by the Administrative Agent in respect of a Defaulting Lender’s interest in the Loans shall not be paid to such Defaulting Lender and shall be held uninvested by the Administrative Agent and either applied against the purchase price of such interest under the following subsection (b) or paid to such Defaulting Lender upon the Defaulting Lender’s curing of its default.

 

(b)           Purchase or Cancellation of Defaulting Lender’s Loans . Any Lender who is not a Defaulting Lender shall have the right, but not the obligation, in its sole discretion, to acquire by assignment all of a Defaulting Lender’s interest in the Loan owing under this Agreement. Any Lender desiring to exercise such right shall give written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower no sooner than two (2) Business Days and not later than five (5) Business Days after such Defaulting Lender became a Defaulting Lender. If more than one Lender exercises such right, each such Lender shall have the right to acquire an amount of such Defaulting Lender’s interest in the Loan owing under this Agreement in proportion to the Commitments of the Lenders exercising such right. If after such fifth Business Day, the Lenders have not elected to acquire all of the Defaulting Lender’s interest in the Loan, then the Borrower may (provided no Default exists), by giving written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent, such Defaulting Lender and the other Lenders, demand that such Defaulting Lender assign its interest in the Loan to an Eligible Assignee subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.12 for the purchase price provided for below. Upon any such assignment, the Defaulting Lender’s interest in the Loan and its rights hereunder (but not its liability in respect thereof or under the Loan Documents to the extent the same relate to the period prior to the effective date of the purchase) shall terminate on the date of purchase, and the Defaulting Lender shall promptly execute all documents reasonably requested to surrender and transfer such interest to the purchaser or assignee thereof, including an appropriate Assignment and Assumption Agreement and, notwithstanding Section 13.12, shall pay to the Administrative Agent an assignment fee in the amount of $10,000. The purchase price for the interest of a Defaulting Lender in the Loan shall be equal to (i) the amount of the principal balance of such Defaulting Lender’s interest in the Loan outstanding and owed by the Borrower to such Defaulting Lender, plus (ii) accrued and unpaid interest (without giving effect to the Alternate Rate, if applicable at such time), less (iii) any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender. Prior to payment of such purchase price to a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent shall apply against such purchase price any amounts retained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the last sentence of the immediately preceding subsection (a). The Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any amount owed to it by the Borrower under the Loan Documents which accrued prior to the date of the default by the Defaulting Lender, to the extent the same are received by the Administrative Agent from or on behalf of the Borrower. There shall be no recourse against any Lender or the Administrative Agent for the payment of such sums except to the extent of the receipt of payments from any other party or in respect of the Loan.

 

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(c)          Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, until such time as a Defaulting Lender has funded its Pro Rata Share of a Protective Advance or prior Loan disbursements which was previously a Non-Pro Rata Advance, or all other Lenders have received payment in full (whether by repayment or prepayment) of the amounts due in respect of such Non-Pro Rata Advance, all of the indebtedness and obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender hereunder shall be subordinated in right of payment, as provided in the following sentence, to the prior payment in full of all principal, interest and fees in respect of all Non-Pro Rata Advances in which the Defaulting Lender has not funded its Pro Rata Share (such principal, interest and fees being referred to as “ Senior Loans ”). All amounts paid by Borrower and otherwise due to be applied to the indebtedness and obligations owing to the Defaulting Lender pursuant to the terms hereof shall be distributed by Administrative Agent to the other Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares (recalculated for purposes hereof to exclude the Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share), until all Senior Loans have been paid in full. This provision governs only the relationship among Administrative Agent, each Defaulting Lender, and the other Lenders; nothing hereunder shall limit the obligations of Borrower under this Agreement. The provisions of this Section shall apply and be effective regardless of whether a Default occurs and is then continuing, and notwithstanding (a) any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, (b) any instruction of Borrower as to its desired application of payments or (c) the suspension of such Defaulting Lender’s right to vote on matters which are subject to the consent or approval of Requisite Lenders or all Lenders. In addition, the Defaulting Lender shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Administrative Agent and each of the other Lenders from and against any and all liabilities and costs, plus interest thereon at the Alternate Rate, which they may sustain or incur by reason of or as a direct consequence of the Defaulting Lender’s failure or refusal to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

2.11          TAXES; FOREIGN LENDERS .

 

(a)           FATCA . For purposes of this Section, the term “Applicable Law” includes FATCA.

 

(b)           Payments Free of Taxes . Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower or any other Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by Applicable Law. If any Applicable Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the Borrower or other applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

 

(c)           Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower . The Borrower and the other Loan Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

 

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(d)           Indemnification by the Borrower . The Borrower and the other Loan Parties shall jointly and severally indemnify each Recipient, within 10 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(e)           Indemnification by the Lenders . Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower or another Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties to do so) and (ii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this subsection.

 

(f)           Evidence of Payments . As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by the Borrower or any other Loan Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section, the Borrower or such other Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

(g)           Status of Lenders.

 

(i)          Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in the immediately following clauses (ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D)) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

 

(ii)         Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

 

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(A)         any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), 2 executed originals of IRS Form W-9 (or any successor form) certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

 

(B)         any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

 

(I)         in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

 

(II)        executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;

 

(III)       in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN; or

 

(IV)        to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-2 or Exhibit I-3 , IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

 

(C)         any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by Applicable Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by Applicable Law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

 

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(D)         if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by Applicable Law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by Applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

 

Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

 

(h)           Treatment of Certain Refunds . If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.11 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.11), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (h) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (h), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (h) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

 

(i)           Survival . Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.11 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.

 

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2.12          ADDITIONAL COSTS; CAPITAL ADEQUACY .

 

(a)           Capital Adequacy . If any Lender or any Participant in the Loan determines that compliance with any law or regulation or with any guideline or request from any central bank or other Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law) affects or would affect the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by such Lender or such Participant, or any corporation controlling such Lender or such Participant, as a consequence of, or with reference to, such Lender’s or such Participant’s or such corporation’s Commitment or its making or maintaining its respective portion of the Loan or participation (as applicable) below the rate which such Lender or such Participant or such corporation controlling such Lender or such Participant could have achieved but for such compliance (taking into account the policies of such Lender or such Participant or such corporation with regard to capital), then the Borrower shall, from time to time, within thirty (30) calendar days after written demand by such Lender or such Participant, pay to such Lender or such Participant additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender or such Participant or such corporation controlling such Lender or such Participant to the extent that such Lender or such Participant determines such increase in capital is allocable to such Lender’s or such Participant’s respective interest in the Loan. This Section 2.12(a) shall not apply to Taxes which shall be governed by Section 2.12(b).

 

(b)           Additional Costs. In addition to, and not in limitation of the immediately preceding clause (a), the Borrower shall promptly pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of a Lender from time to time such amounts as such Lender may reasonably determine to be necessary to compensate such Lender for any costs incurred by such Lender that it determines are attributable to its making or maintaining of any LIBOR Loans or its obligation to make any LIBOR Loans hereunder, any reduction in any amount receivable by such Lender under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in respect of any of such LIBOR Loans or such obligation or the maintenance by such Lender of capital in respect of its LIBOR Loans or its Commitments (such increases in costs and reductions in amounts receivable being herein called “ Additional Costs ”), resulting from any Regulatory Change that: (i) subjects any Recipient to any Taxes under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in respect of any of such portions of the Loan or its Commitments (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes), or (ii) imposes or modifies any reserve, special deposit or similar requirements (including without limitation, Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or other similar reserve requirement applicable to any other category of liabilities or category of extensions of credit or other assets by reference to which the interest rate on portions of the Loan is determined) relating to any extensions of credit or other assets of, or any deposits with or other liabilities of, or other credit extended by, or any other acquisition of funds by, such Lender (or its parent corporation), or any commitment of such Lender (including, without limitation, the Commitments of such Lender hereunder) or (iii) has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on capital of such Lender to a level below that which such Lender could have achieved but for such Regulatory Change (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies with respect to capital adequacy).

 

(c)           Lender’s Suspension of LIBOR Loans. Without limiting the effect of the provisions of the immediately preceding subsections (a) and (b), if by reason of any Regulatory Change, any Lender either (i) incurs Additional Costs based on or measured by the excess above a specified level of the amount of a category of deposits or other liabilities of such Lender that includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on LIBOR Loans is determined as provided in this Agreement or a category of extensions of credit or other assets of such Lender that includes LIBOR Loans or (ii) becomes subject to restrictions on the amount of such a category of liabilities or assets that it may hold, then, if such Lender so elects by notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the obligation of such Lender to make or continue, or to convert Base Rate Loans into, LIBOR Loans hereunder shall be suspended until such Regulatory Change ceases to be in effect (in which case the provisions of Section 2.14 shall apply).

 

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(d)           Notification and Determination of Additional Costs . Each of the Administrative Agent, each Lender, and each Participant, as the case may be, agrees to notify the Borrower of any event occurring after the Effective Date entitling the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Participant to compensation under any of the preceding subsections of this Section as promptly as practicable; provided, however, that the failure of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Participant to give such notice shall not release the Borrower from any of its obligations hereunder; provided further, that Borrower shall not be responsible for any such compensation incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender, such Participant or Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower of the event giving rise to such increased costs. The Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Participant, as the case may be, agrees to furnish to the Borrower (and in the case of a Lender or a Participant to the Administrative Agent as well) a certificate setting forth the basis and amount of each request for compensation under this Section. Determinations by the Administrative Agent, such Lender, or such Participant, as the case may be, of the effect of any Regulatory Change and of the amount(s) payable pursuant to this Section 2.12 shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. Borrower’s obligations under Sections 2.12(a) and 2.12(b) shall survive repayment of the Loan and termination of the Loan Documents.

 

(e)           Suspension of LIBOR Loans . Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, if, on or prior to the determination of LIBOR for any Interest Period, subject to Section 2.6(e)(i)(B) hereof:

 

(i)          the Administrative Agent reasonably determines (which determination shall be conclusive) that quotations of interest rates for the relevant deposits referred to in the definition of LIBOR are not being provided in the relevant amounts or for the relevant maturities for purposes of determining rates of interest for LIBOR Loans as provided herein or is otherwise unable to determine LIBOR, or

 

(ii)         the Administrative Agent reasonably determines (which determination shall be conclusive) that the relevant rates of interest referred to in the definition of LIBOR upon the basis of which the rate of interest for LIBOR Loans for such Interest Period is to be determined are not likely to adequately cover the cost to any Lender of making or maintaining LIBOR Loans for such Interest Period;

 

then the Administrative Agent shall give the Borrower and each Lender prompt notice thereof and, so long as such condition remains in effect, the Lenders shall be under no obligation to, and shall not, make additional LIBOR Loans, continue LIBOR Loans or convert Loans into LIBOR Loans and the Borrower shall, on the last day of each current Interest Period for each outstanding LIBOR Loan, either prepay such LIBOR Loan or convert such LIBOR Loan into a Base Rate Loan.

 

(f)           Illegality . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any Lender shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding) that it is unlawful for such Lender to honor its obligation to make or maintain LIBOR Loans hereunder, then such Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower thereof (with a copy of such notice to the Administrative Agent) and such Lender’s obligation to make or continue, or to convert any Base Rate Loans into, LIBOR Loans shall be suspended, until such time as such Lender may again make and maintain its LIBOR Loans (in which case the provisions of Section 2.14 shall be applicable).

 

(g)           Change in Branch Office . Each Lender will use reasonable efforts (consistent with legal and regulatory restrictions and internal policies of such Lender) to avoid or reduce any increased or additional costs payable by the Borrower under Sections 2.11 and 2.12, including, if requested by the Borrower, a transfer or assignment of such Lender’s interest in the Loan to a branch, office or Affiliate of such Lender in another jurisdiction, or a redesignation of its lending office with respect to such LIBOR Loans, provided that the transfer or assignment or redesignation (A) would not result in any additional costs, expenses or risk to such Lender that are not reimbursed by Borrower and (B) would not be disadvantageous in any respect to a Lender as determined by such Lender in its good faith discretion.

 

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2.13          COMPENSATION . The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, such amount or amounts as Administrative Agent shall determine in its sole discretion shall be sufficient to compensate such Lender for any loss, cost or expense attributable to:

 

(a)          any payment or prepayment (whether mandatory or optional) of a LIBOR Loan or conversion of a LIBOR Loan made by such Lender for any reason (including, without limitation, acceleration) on a date other than the last day of the Interest Period for such LIBOR Loan; or

 

(b)          Not in limitation of the foregoing, such compensation shall include, without limitation; in the case of a LIBOR Loan, an amount equal to the then present value of (A) the amount of interest that would have accrued on such LIBOR Loan for the remainder of the Interest Period at the rate applicable to such LIBOR Loan, less (B) the amount of interest that would accrue on the same LIBOR Loan for the same period if LIBOR were set on the date on which such LIBOR Loan was repaid, prepaid or converted or the date on which the Borrower failed to borrow, convert into or continue such LIBOR Loan calculating present value by using as a discount rate LIBOR quoted on such date. Determinations by a Lender of the amount payable pursuant to this Section 2.13 shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. Borrower’s obligations under Sections 2.12(a) and 2.12(b) shall survive repayment of the Loan and termination of the Loan Documents.

 

2.14          TREATMENT OF AFFECTED LOANS .

 

(a)          If the obligation of any Lender to make LIBOR Loans or to continue, or to convert Base Rate Loans into, LIBOR Loans shall be suspended then such Lender’s LIBOR Loans shall be automatically converted into Base Rate Loans on the last day(s) of the then current Interest Period(s) for LIBOR Loans (or, such earlier date specified herein and, unless and until such Lender gives notice as provided below that the circumstances that gave rise to such conversion no longer exist);

 

(b)          to the extent that such Lender’s LIBOR Loans have been so converted, all payments and prepayments of principal that would otherwise be applied to such Lender’s LIBOR Loans shall be applied instead to its Base Rate Loans; and

 

(c)          all interest in the Loan that would otherwise be made or continued by such Lender as LIBOR Loans shall be made or continued instead as Base Rate Loans, and all Base Rate Loans of such Lender that would otherwise be converted into LIBOR Loans shall remain as Base Rate Loans.

 

(d)          If such Lender gives notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) that the circumstances that gave rise to the conversion of such Lender’s LIBOR Loans pursuant to this Section no longer exist (which such Lender agrees to do promptly upon such circumstances ceasing to exist) at a time when LIBOR Loans made by other Lenders are outstanding, then such Lender’s Base Rate Loans shall be automatically converted, on the first day(s) of the next succeeding Interest Period(s) for such outstanding LIBOR Loans, to the extent necessary so that, after giving effect thereto, all interests in the Loan held by the Lenders holding LIBOR Loans and by such Lender are held pro rata (as to principal amounts and Interest Periods) in accordance with their respective Commitments.

 

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2.15          PRO RATA TREATMENT . Except to the extent otherwise provided herein: (a) each borrowing from Lenders under Section 2.1 shall be made from the Lenders according to their Pro Rata Shares; (b) each payment or prepayment of principal of Loan by the Borrower shall be made for the account of the Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares; (c) each payment of interest on Loan by the Borrower shall be made for the account of the Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares; and (d) the conversion and continuation of Loan (other than conversions provided for by Section 2.14) shall be made among the Lenders according to their Pro Rata Shares. Any payment or prepayment of principal or interest made during the existence of a Default shall be made for the account of the Lenders in accordance with the order set forth in Section 11.2.

 

2.16          SHARING OF PAYMENTS . If a Lender shall obtain payment of any principal of, or interest on, the Loan under this Agreement or shall obtain payment on any other Obligation owing by the Borrower or any other Loan Party through the exercise of any right of set-off, banker’s lien, counterclaim or similar right or otherwise or through voluntary prepayments directly to a Lender or other payments made by the Borrower or any other Loan Party to a Lender not in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and such payment should be distributed to the Lenders in accordance with Section 2.15 or Section 11.2, such Lender shall promptly purchase from such other Lenders participations in (or, if and to the extent specified by such Lender, direct interests in) the LIBOR Loans made by the other Lenders or other Obligations owed to such other Lenders in such amounts, and make such other adjustments from time to time as shall be equitable, to the end that all the Lenders shall share the benefit of such payment (net of any reasonable expenses which may actually be incurred by such Lender in obtaining or preserving such benefit) in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.15 or Section 11.2, as applicable. To such end, all the Lenders shall make appropriate adjustments among themselves (by the resale of participations sold or otherwise) if such payment is rescinded or must otherwise be restored. The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation (or direct interest) in the Loan or other Obligations owed to such other Lenders may exercise all rights of set-off, banker’s lien, counterclaim or similar rights with the respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct holder of an interest in the Loan in the amount of such participation. Nothing contained herein shall require any Lender to exercise any such right or shall affect the right of any Lender to exercise and retain the benefits of exercising, any such right with respect to any other indebtedness or obligation of the Borrower.

 

ARTICLE 3. DISBURSEMENT

 

3.1           CONDITIONS PRECEDENT . As conditions precedent to the making of the Loan, each of the following conditions shall be satisfied prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the closing of the Loan (provided that the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Administrative Agent and Lenders shall mean that each of such conditions are deemed satisfied as of such date):

 

(a)          Administrative Agent shall have received and approved documentation regarding Borrower’s and Guarantor’s capital structure, any other documents or agreements of any kind reasonably requested by Administrative Agent concerning the financial condition of Borrower or Guarantor (in the form previously delivered to Administrative Agent), and Administrative Agent shall have approved the current financial condition of Borrower and Guarantor.

 

(b)          Administrative Agent shall have received and approved, from Borrower, and Guarantor copies certified as true and complete of the following documents from the applicable governmental authority: (i) the articles or certificate of incorporation, certificate of partnership, or certificate of limited liability company, as applicable; and (ii) good standing certificates or certificates of existence from the jurisdictions in which each such Person is organized and/or qualified to do business dated not more than thirty (30) days prior to the Effective Date. Administrative Agent shall have received and approved true and complete copies of the by-laws, partnership agreement or operating agreement, as applicable, of Borrower, and Guarantor, certified as of the Effective Date as complete and correct copies thereof by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, general partner, manager or other authorized representative reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent, of such Person.

 

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(c)          The Borrower shall have executed and delivered to Administrative Agent or shall have caused to be executed and delivered to Administrative Agent all Loan Documents and Other Related Documents, which Loan Documents and Other Related Documents shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent and Administrative Agent shall have received and approved all other documents, instructions, policies, and forms of evidence or other materials requested by Administrative Agent under the terms of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, including without limitation, policies (or certificates satisfactory to Administrative Agent) of insurance as may be required by Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(d)          Administrative Agent shall have received and approved a current survey of the Property and prepared by a licensed surveyor acceptable to Administrative Agent and title insurer who shall certify such survey to Administrative Agent, Lenders and the title insurer.

 

(e)          Administrative Agent shall have received and approved UCC, tax and judgment lien searches on the Property, Collateral, the Borrower and Guarantor, as requested by Administrative Agent, showing no liens or violations, dated not more than thirty (30) days prior to the Effective Date.

 

(f)          Administrative Agent shall have received the Title Policy, which shall be in form and substance and with endorsements acceptable to Administrative Agent and which shall, among other things, insure the first priority lien of the Deed of Trust, subject only to such exceptions as Administrative Agent shall have approved in its sole and absolute discretion, and address such other matters as Administrative Agent may require.

 

(g)          Administrative Agent shall have received and approved the Borrower’s standard form of lease, if any, to be used in connection with the Property.

 

(h)          Administrative Agent’s internal loan committee shall have given final internal credit and underwriting approval for the Loan.

 

(i)           Administrative Agent shall have received an Appraisal confirming to the satisfaction of Administrative Agent that the LTV does not exceed seventy percent (70%).

 

(j)           Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of the resolutions, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, of the Borrower and Guarantor, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents and Other Related Documents to which such Person is a party and the transactions contemplated thereby, certified as of the Effective Date by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, general partner, manager or other authorized representative reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent, as applicable, which certificates shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent and shall state that the resolutions thereby certified have not been amended, modified, revoked or rescinded.

 

(k)          No litigation or other proceeding shall be filed, pending or threatened in writing against the Property, Borrower or Guarantor which are reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(l)          No law, rule, regulation or court or administrative decision is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(m)         Administrative Agent shall be satisfied that no material adverse change has occurred to Borrower, Guarantor or the Property, including without limitation that there has not occurred: (i) a material decline in the financial condition of Borrower or any Guarantor; (ii) the downgrading of Borrower’s or any Guarantor’s credit rating; (iii) a materially adverse change in the physical condition of the Property; or (iv) a change in market conditions which could affect the value and/or leasing of the Property.

 

(n)          Administrative Agent shall have reviewed and approved the Management Agreement.

 

(o)          Administrative Agent shall have received payment for all fees, costs and expenses required to be paid by Borrower under this Agreement.

 

(p)          Administrative Agent shall have received environmental reports and property condition report for the Improvements satisfactory to it in its sole discretion.

 

(q)          The Borrower shall have delivered to Administrative Agent all opinions from counsel as Administrative Agent may reasonably require, including, without limitation, due execution and authority opinions and enforceability opinions, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent.

 

(r)          The Borrower shall have delivered all insurance certificates with respect to the policies required hereunder.

 

(s)          Administrative Agent shall have received and approved all Existing Leases affecting the Property as of the date hereof and Borrower shall have delivered to Administrative Agent a certified copy of the rent roll for the Property.

 

(t)          Administrative Agent shall have received an executed estoppel certificate from Ernst & Young U.S. LLP, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent.

 

(u)          Administrative Agent shall have received a chart showing the organizational structure of the Borrower and Guarantor that is certified by Borrower to be true and correct and that is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

 

(v)         Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that the Property complies with applicable zoning and land use laws (which evidence may include, if requested by Administrative Agent, a third party zoning report).

 

(w)         All Property Taxes then due and payable shall have been paid.

 

(x)          All Liens, other than Permitted Liens, upon the Collateral shall have been discharged (regardless of whether insured by the Title Policy delivered to Administrative Agent).

 

(y)          Intentionally omitted.

 

(z)          The Borrower and the Guarantor shall have satisfied Administrative Agent’s Patriot Act requirements.

 

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(aa)        Administrative Agent shall have received an operating statement of the Borrower for the year ending December 31, 2017, and the quarter ending September 30, 2017.

 

(bb)       Administrative Agent shall have received copies of all Material Contracts.

 

(cc)       Administrative Agent shall be satisfied that the DSCR shall be equal to or greater than 1.25x.

 

(dd)       Administrative Agent shall have received any other documentation or information that it shall have reasonably requested.

 

Unless set forth in writing to the contrary in a separate instrument delivered to Borrower prior to closing, the making of its Loans by a Lender shall constitute a confirmation by such Lender to the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders that insofar as such Lender is concerned the Borrower has satisfied the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.1.

 

3.2           ACCOUNT, PLEDGE AND ASSIGNMENT . As additional security for Borrower’s performance under the Loan Documents, Borrower hereby irrevocably pledges and assigns to Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, all monies at any time deposited in its Property Account, Security Deposit Account, or any other escrow or account that may, from time to time, be required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement, and the including all interest earned, all certificates, instruments and securities, if any, from time to time. It is hereby acknowledged, that any monies invested, if applicable, shall be invested solely in Permitted Investments. All disbursements shall be held by the Borrower solely for the purpose for which the funds have been disbursed. The Lenders have no obligation to monitor or determine Borrower’s use or application of the disbursements. Any monies delivered to Borrower from such accounts may be retained, applied and distributed by Borrower free of the lien of the Loan Documents.

 

3.3           FUNDS TRANSFER DISBURSEMENTS . The Borrower hereby authorizes Administrative Agent to disburse the proceeds of the Loan made by Lenders or any of their Affiliates pursuant to the Loan Documents as requested by an authorized representative of Borrower to any of the accounts designated in the Disbursement Instruction Agreement. Borrower agrees to be bound by any transfer request: (i) authorized or transmitted by Borrower; or (ii) made in Borrower’s name and accepted by Administrative Agent in good faith and in compliance with these transfer instructions, even if not properly authorized by Borrower. Borrower further agrees and acknowledges that Administrative Agent may rely solely on any bank routing number or identifying bank account number or name provided by Borrower to effect a wire of funds transfer even if the information provided by Borrower identifies a different bank or account holder than named by Borrower. Administrative Agent is not obligated or required in any way to take any actions to detect errors in information provided by Borrower. If Administrative Agent takes any actions in an attempt to detect errors in the transmission or content of transfer requests or takes any actions in an attempt to detect unauthorized funds transfer requests, Borrower agrees that no matter how many times Administrative Agent takes these actions Administrative Agent will not in any situation be liable for failing to take or correctly perform these actions in the future and such actions shall not become any part of the transfer disbursement procedures authorized under this provision, the Loan Documents, or any agreement between Administrative Agent and Borrower. Borrower agrees to notify Administrative Agent of any errors in the transfer of any funds or of any unauthorized or improperly authorized transfer requests within fourteen (14) days after Administrative Agent’s confirmation to Borrower of such transfer. Administrative Agent will, in its sole discretion, determine the funds transfer system and the means by which each transfer will be made. Administrative Agent may delay or refuse to accept a funds transfer request if the transfer would: (a) violate the terms of this authorization, (b) require use of a bank unacceptable to Administrative Agent or any Lender or prohibited by government authority; (c) cause Administrative Agent or any Lender to violate any Federal Reserve or other regulatory risk control program or guideline; or (d) otherwise cause Administrative Agent or any Lender to violate any applicable law or regulation. Neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall be liable to Borrower or any other parties for: (i) errors, acts or failures to act of others, including other entities, banks, communications carriers or clearinghouses, through which Borrower’s transfers may be made or information received or transmitted, and no such entity shall be deemed an agent of Administrative Agent or any Lender, (ii) any loss, liability or delay caused by fires, earthquakes, wars, civil disturbances, power surges or failures, acts of government, labor disputes, failures in communications networks, legal constraints or other events beyond Administrative Agent or any Lender’s control, or (iii) any special, consequential, indirect or punitive damages, whether or not (a) any claim for these damages is based on tort or contract or (b) Administrative Agent or any Lender or Borrower knew or should have known the likelihood of these damages in any situation. Neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender makes any representations or warranties other than those expressly made in this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE 4. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

From the date hereof and until payment and performance in full of all Obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents, unless the Requisite Lenders shall otherwise consent, Borrower hereby covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:

 

4.1           PRESERVATION OF EXISTENCE AND SIMILAR MATTERS . Borrower shall, and shall cause Guarantor to, preserve and maintain its respective existence, rights, franchises, licenses and privileges in the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation and qualify and remain qualified and authorized to do business in each jurisdiction in which the character of its properties or the nature of its business requires such qualification and authorization and where the failure to be so authorized and qualified could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.2           COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW . Borrower shall, and shall cause Guarantor to, comply with Applicable Law, including the obtaining of all Governmental Approvals, the failure with which to comply could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.3           MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTY . In addition to the requirements of any of the other Loan Documents, Borrower shall (a) protect and preserve the Property and Collateral and maintain such Property and Collateral in good repair, working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and (b) from time to time make or cause to be made all needed and appropriate repairs, renewals, replacements and additions to the Property, so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly and advantageously conducted at all times.

 

4.4           PAYMENT OF TAXES AND CLAIMS . Borrower shall pay and discharge prior to delinquency (a) all Taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or upon any properties belonging to it, and (b) all lawful claims of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen and landlords for labor, materials, supplies and rentals which, if unpaid, might become a Lien on any properties of such Person; provided, however, that this Section shall not require the payment or discharge of any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings which operate to suspend the collection thereof and for which adequate reserves have been established on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards, provided, further, however, that, in the event of any Taxes or claims that become a Lien on the Property, Borrower shall only be permitted to not pay such tax or claim if, and so long as, (a) Borrower shall have notified Administrative Agent of same within ten (10) days of obtaining actual knowledge of such Lien; (b) Borrower shall diligently and in good faith contest the same by appropriate legal proceedings which shall operate to prevent the foreclosure or collection of the same and the sale of the Property or any party thereof, to satisfy the same; (c) upon request of Administrative Agent, Borrower shall have furnished to Administrative Agent a cash deposit, or a Letter of Credit, in the amount of such Taxes or other claims, plus a reasonable additional sum to pay all costs, interest and penalties that may be imposed or incurred in connection therewith, to assure payment of the matters under contest and to prevent any sale or forfeiture of the Property or any part hereof; (d) Borrower shall promptly upon final determination thereof pay the amount of any such Taxes or other claims so determined, together with all costs, interest and penalties which may be payable in connection therewith; (e) the failure to pay the Taxes or other claims does not constitute a default under any other deed of trust, mortgage or security interest covering or affecting any part of the Property; and (f) notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower shall immediately upon request of Administrative Agent pay (and if Borrower shall fail so to do, Administrative Agent may, but shall not be required to, pay or cause to be discharged or bonded against) any such Taxes or other claims notwithstanding such contest, if in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent, the Property or any part thereof or interest therein may be in danger of being sold, forfeited, foreclosed, terminated, canceled or lost. Administrative Agent may pay over any cash deposit or the proceeds of any Letter of Credit to the claimant entitled thereto at any time when, in the judgment of Administrative Agent, the entitlement of such claimant is established.

 

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4.5           INSPECTIONS . Borrower will, and will cause Guarantor to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities, including, with respect to the Borrower, the disbursement and use of proceeds of the Loan. Borrower will, and will cause Guarantor to, permit representatives of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to visit and inspect its respective Property, subject to the right of tenants, to examine and make copies of or abstracts from any of their respective books and records and to discuss their respective affairs, finances and accounts with their respective officers, employees and independent public accountants (in Borrower’s presence if a Default does not then exist), all at such reasonable times during business hours and as often as may reasonably be requested and so long as no Default exists, with reasonable prior notice. Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the Administrative Agent for its costs and expenses incurred in connection with the exercise of its rights under this Section only if such exercise occurs while a Default exists.

 

4.6           USE OF PROCEEDS . Borrower will use the proceeds of the Loan to pay off existing mortgage financing secured by the Property and as otherwise not prohibited by this Agreement. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit Guarantor, to use any part of such proceeds to purchase or carry, or to reduce or retire or refinance any credit incurred to purchase or carry, any margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any such margin stock.

 

4.7           MATERIAL CONTRACTS . Borrower shall duly and punctually perform and comply with any and all material representations, warranties, covenants and agreements expressed as binding upon Borrower under any Material Contract in which Borrower is a party or is bound. The Borrower shall not do or knowingly permit to be done anything to impair materially the value of any of the Material Contracts.

 

4.8           DAMAGES; INSURANCE AND CONDEMNATION PROCEEDS .

 

(a)          If the Property shall be damaged or destroyed, in whole or in part, by fire or other casualty (a “ Casualty ”), Borrower shall give prompt notice of such damage to Administrative Agent, where the cost to repair and restore is in excess of the Casualty Threshold, and shall as soon as reasonably practicable commence and thereafter prosecute with reasonable diligence the completion of the restoration of the Property as nearly as possible to the condition the Property was in immediately prior to such Casualty with such alterations thereto as may be required by law (the “ Restoration ”). Borrower shall pay all costs of such Restoration whether or not such costs are covered by insurance. Administrative Agent may participate in any settlement discussions with any insurance companies (and shall approve the final settlement, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) with respect to any Casualty in which the Net Proceeds or the costs of completing the Restoration are equal to or greater than the Casualty Threshold and Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent all instruments required by Administrative Agent to permit such participation.

 

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(b)          Borrower shall promptly give Administrative Agent notice upon becoming aware of the same, of the actual or threatened commencement of any proceeding for the condemnation of the Property (a “ Condemnation ”) and shall deliver to Administrative Agent copies of any and all papers served in connection with such proceedings. Administrative Agent may participate in any such proceedings, and Borrower shall from time to time deliver to Administrative Agent all instruments requested by it to permit such participation. Borrower shall, at its expense, diligently prosecute, as would then be customary and commercially reasonable, any such proceedings, and shall consult with Administrative Agent, its attorneys and experts, and cooperate with them in the carrying on or defense of any such proceedings. Notwithstanding any taking by any public or quasi-public authority through condemnation or otherwise (including, but not limited to, any transfer made in lieu of or in anticipation of the exercise of such taking), Borrower shall continue to pay the Loan at the time and in the manner provided for its payment hereunder and the Loan shall not be reduced until any award shall have been actually received and, to the extent permitted, applied by Administrative Agent, after the deduction of expenses of collection, to the reduction or discharge of the Loan. If any portion of the Property is taken by a condemning authority, Borrower shall as soon as reasonably practicable commence and thereafter prosecute with reasonable diligence the Restoration of the remaining portion of the Improvements (or cause the same to be done) to a complete, self-contained architectural unit in good condition and repair that is, to the extent possible with such exercise of reasonable diligence, as nearly as possible to the condition the Property was in immediately prior to such Casualty with such alterations thereto as may be required by law.

 

(c)          The following provisions shall apply in connection with the Restoration of the Property:

 

(i)          If the Net Proceeds shall be less than the Casualty Threshold, the Net Proceeds may be retained by Borrower and, if received by Administrative Agent and Administrative Agent is not prohibited from doing so under the terms of any Permitted Lien, will be disbursed by Administrative Agent to Borrower upon receipt, and Borrower shall first hold and apply such Net Proceeds (less any expenses of collection) to the Restoration in accordance with whichever of paragraph (a) or (b) above is applicable thereto.

 

(ii)         If the Net Proceeds are equal to or greater than the Casualty Threshold, provided no Default exists, the Administrative Agent shall, at its sole discretion (subject to the Borrower’s rights under 4.8(c)(iii)), make the Net Proceeds available for the Restoration in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4.8. The term “ Net Proceeds ” for purposes of this Section 4.8 shall mean: (i) the net amount of all insurance proceeds received by Administrative Agent as a result of such damage or destruction, after deduction of its reasonable costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable counsel fees), if any, in collecting same (“ Insurance Proceeds ”), or (ii) the net amount of the award, after deduction of its reasonable costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable counsel fees), if any, in collecting same (“ Condemnation Proceeds ”), whichever the case may be.

 

(iii)        The Net Proceeds shall be made available to the Borrower for Restoration provided that each of the following conditions are met:

 

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(A)         No Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

 

(B)         (1) in the event the Net Proceeds are Insurance Proceeds, less than forty percent (40%) of the total floor area of the Improvements on the Property has been damaged, destroyed or rendered unusable as a result of such Casualty or (2) in the event the Net Proceeds are Condemnation Proceeds, less than ten percent (10%) of the land constituting the Property is taken, and such land is located along the perimeter or periphery of the Property, and no portion of the Improvements is located on such land;

 

(C)         The Borrower shall commence the Restoration as soon as reasonably practicable (but in no event later than sixty (60) days after such Casualty or Condemnation, whichever the case may be, occurs) and shall diligently pursue the same to satisfactory completion;

 

(D)         the Administrative Agent shall be satisfied that the Restoration will be completed on or before the earlier of (1) the Maturity Date, (2) such time as may be required under all Applicable Law in order to repair and restore the Property to the condition it was in immediately prior to such Casualty or to as nearly as possible the condition it was in immediately prior to such Condemnation, as applicable, or (3) the expiration of any business interruption insurance coverage (unless Borrower has deposited with the Administrative Agent sufficient funds (such amount to be determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) to hold and apply in the same manner as business interruption insurance until the Restoration is completed (any such cash deposit hereby pledged to Administrative Agent as additional collateral for the Obligations and may be applied to the payment thereof anytime during the continuance of a Default in such order of priority as the Administrative Agent may elect);

 

(E)         the Property and the use thereof after the Restoration will be in compliance in all material respects with and permitted under all applicable legal requirements;

 

(F)         the Restoration shall be done and completed by the Borrower in an expeditious and diligent fashion and in compliance with all applicable legal requirements;

 

(G)         the Administrative Agent shall be satisfied that any operating deficits, including all scheduled payments of principal and interest under the Loan, which will be incurred with respect to the Property as a result of the occurrence of any such Casualty or Condemnation, whichever the case may be, will be covered out of (1) the Net Proceeds, (2) the insurance coverage referred to in Section 5, if applicable, or (3) other funds of Borrower;

 

(I)         such Casualty or Condemnation, as applicable, does not result in the loss of access to the Property;

 

(J)         Borrower shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Administrative Agent a signed detailed budget approved in writing by Borrower’s architect or engineer stating the entire cost of completing the Restoration, which budget shall be acceptable to Administrative Agent;

 

(K)         the Net Proceeds together with any cash or cash equivalents deposited by the Borrower with the Administrative Agent are sufficient in Administrative Agent’s discretion to cover the cost of the Restoration;

 

(L)         the Management Agreement with respect to the Property in effect as of the date of the occurrence of such Casualty or Condemnation, whichever the case may be, shall (1) remain in full force and effect during the Restoration and shall not otherwise terminate as a result of the Casualty or Condemnation or the Restoration or (2) if terminated, shall have been replaced with a replacement Management Agreement with a Manager acceptable to the Administrative Agent, prior to the opening or reopening of the Property or any portion thereof for business with the public;

 

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(M)         the Administrative Agent shall be satisfied in its reasonable discretion that following the completion of the Restoration, the DSCR shall be equal to or greater than the Minimum DSCR upon completion or the Administrative Agent shall be satisfied in its reasonable discretion that following completion of the Restoration, the NOI shall be equal to, or greater than, the NOI immediately prior to the Casualty or Condemnation;

 

(iv)        The Net Proceeds shall be held by Administrative Agent in an interest-bearing account and invested solely in Permitted Investments and, until disbursed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4.8, shall constitute additional security for the Loan. The Net Proceeds shall be disbursed by Administrative Agent to, or as directed by, the Borrower from time to time during the course of the Restoration, upon receipt of evidence satisfactory to Administrative Agent that (A) all materials installed and work and labor performed (except to the extent that they are to be paid for out of the requested disbursement) in connection with the Restoration have been paid for in full, and (B) there exists no notices of pendency, stop orders, mechanic’s or materialman’s liens or notices of intention to file same, or any other liens or encumbrances of any nature whatsoever on the Property which have not either been fully bonded to the satisfaction of Administrative Agent and discharged of record or in the alternative fully insured to the satisfaction of Administrative Agent by the title company issuing the applicable Title Policy. When the cost to complete Restoration is less than the Casualty Threshold, all remaining Net Proceeds shall be disbursed to the Borrower.

 

(v)         In the event the total cost of Restoration is equal to or greater than the Casualty Threshold, all plans and specifications required in connection with the Restoration, shall be subject to prior review and acceptance in all respects by Administrative Agent and by an independent consulting engineer selected by Administrative Agent (the “ Casualty Consultant ”). Administrative Agent shall have the use of the plans and specifications and all permits, licenses and approvals required or obtained in connection with the Restoration. In the event the total cost of the Restoration exceeds $20,000,000, the identity of the contractors, material subcontractors and materialmen engaged in the Restoration as well as the contracts under which they have been engaged, shall be subject to prior review and acceptance by Administrative Agent and the Casualty Consultant. Unless otherwise approved by Administrative Agent each such contract shall require retainage of ten percent (10%) of the costs actually incurred until substantial completion of the related contractor’s work. All costs and expenses incurred by Administrative Agent in connection with making the Net Proceeds available for the Restoration including, without limitation, reasonable counsel fees and disbursements and the Casualty Consultant’s fees, shall be paid by Borrower.

 

(vi)        In no event shall Administrative Agent be obligated to make disbursements of the Net Proceeds in excess of an amount equal to the costs actually incurred from time to time for work in place as part of the Restoration, as certified by the Casualty Consultant, minus the Casualty Retainage. The term “ Casualty Retainage ” shall mean an amount equal to the amount required to be held back by Borrower from contractors, subcontractors and materialmen engaged in the Restoration pursuant to their respective contracts. The Casualty Retainage shall not be released until the Casualty Consultant certifies to Administrative Agent that the Restoration has been completed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4.8(vi) and that all approvals necessary for the reoccupancy and use of the Property have been obtained from all appropriate Governmental Authorities, and Administrative Agent receives evidence satisfactory to Administrative Agent that the costs of the Restoration have been paid in full or will be paid in full out of the Casualty Retainage; provided , however , that Administrative Agent will release the portion of the Casualty Retainage being held with respect to any contractor, subcontractor or materialman engaged in the Restoration as of the date upon which the Casualty Consultant certifies to Administrative Agent that the contractor, subcontractor or materialman has satisfactorily completed all work and has supplied all materials in accordance with the provisions of the contractor’s, subcontractor’s or materialman’s contract, the contractor, subcontractor or materialman delivers the lien waivers and evidence of payment in full of all sums due to the contractor, subcontractor or materialman as may be reasonably requested by Administrative Agent or by the title company issuing the Title Policy for the Property, and Administrative Agent receives an endorsement to such Title Policy insuring the continued priority of the Lien of the applicable Deed of Trust and evidence of payment of any premium payable for such endorsement. If required by Administrative Agent, the release of any such portion of the Casualty Retainage shall be approved by the surety company, if any, which has issued a payment or performance bond with respect to the contractor, subcontractor or materialman.

 

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(vii)       Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to make disbursements of the Net Proceeds more frequently than once every calendar month.

 

(viii)      If at any time the Net Proceeds or the undisbursed balance thereof shall not, in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent in consultation with the Casualty Consultant, if any, be sufficient to pay in full the balance of the costs which are estimated by the Casualty Consultant to be incurred in connection with the completion of the Restoration, Borrower shall deposit the deficiency (the “ Net Proceeds Deficiency ”) with Administrative Agent before any further disbursement of the Net Proceeds shall be made. The Net Proceeds Deficiency deposited with Administrative Agent shall be held by Administrative Agent and shall be disbursed for costs actually incurred in connection with the Restoration on the same conditions applicable to the disbursement of the Net Proceeds, and until so disbursed pursuant to this Section 4.8(c) shall constitute additional security for the Loan and other obligations under the Loan Documents.

 

(ix)         The excess, if any, of the Net Proceeds and the remaining balance, if any, of the Net Proceeds Deficiency deposited with Administrative Agent after the Casualty Consultant certifies to Administrative Agent that the Restoration has been completed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4.8(c), and the receipt by Administrative Agent of evidence satisfactory to Administrative Agent that all costs incurred in connection with the Restoration have been paid in full, shall be remitted by Administrative Agent to Borrower, provided no Default shall have occurred and shall be continuing under the Loan, this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.

 

(d)          All Net Proceeds not required (i) to be made available for the Restoration in accordance with either Section 4.8 (a) or (b) (due to the fact that Borrower has not satisfied one or more of the provisions of such Sections) or (ii) to be returned to Borrower as excess Net Proceeds pursuant to Section 4.8(c) may be retained and applied by Administrative Agent toward the payment of the Loan whether or not then due and payable in such order, priority and proportions as Administrative Agent in its sole discretion shall deem proper, or, at the discretion of Administrative Agent, the same may be paid, either in whole or in part, to Borrower for such purposes as Administrative Agent shall approve, in its discretion.

 

4.9           THE IMPROVEMENTS . Borrower covenants: (a) not to remove or demolish the Property or Collateral or any part thereof, not to alter, restore or add to the Property or Collateral and not to initiate or acquiesce in any change in any zoning or other land classification which affects the Property without Administrative Agent’s prior written consent or as provided hereunder except for (i) tenant improvement work provided for in any Lease and (ii) any alteration of the Property, the cost of which in the aggregate does not exceed the Alteration Threshold and is not reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (b) to complete or restore promptly and in good and workmanlike manner the Property and Collateral, or any part thereof which may be damaged or destroyed, without regard to whether the Administrative Agent elects to require that insurance proceeds be used to reduce the Loan as provided in Section 4.8; (c) to comply with all covenants, conditions, restrictions and equitable servitudes, whether public or private, of every kind and character which affect the Property or Collateral and pertain to acts committed or conditions existing thereon, including, without limitation, any work, alteration, improvement or demolition mandated by such laws, covenants or requirements unless such failure to comply is not reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (d) not to commit or permit waste of the Property or Collateral.

 

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ARTICLE 5. INSURANCE

 

5.1           REQUIRED INSURANCE . At all times during this Agreement except as expressly provided to the contrary, while any obligation of Borrower under any Loan Document remains outstanding:

 

(a)           All-Risk/Special Causes of Loss Insurance . Borrower shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, property insurance covering (i) 100% of the insurable replacement cost value of the Improvements (excluding costs of footings, foundations, excavations and underground utilities); and (ii) 100% of the insurable replacement cost value of all tenant improvements and betterments that any agreement requires the Borrower to insure against all risks of loss customarily covered by so-called “All-Risk” or Special Causes of Loss policies as generally available in the insurance market at the closing date. Any All-Risk or special causes of loss insurance policy shall contain an agreed amount endorsement or a coinsurance waiver endorsement and a replacement cost value endorsement without reduction for depreciation. The policies shall cover at least the following perils: building collapse, fire, flood, tsunami, back-up of sewers and drains, water damage, windstorm, earthquake, earth movement, impact of vehicles and aircraft, lightning, malicious mischief, and vandalism (earthquake and earth movement may have sub-limits and deductibles as are acceptable to Administrative Agent and Named Windstorm and flood may have sub-limits and deductibles as are reasonable and commercially available (in each case, even if higher than the deductible set forth in the next sentence)). The property deductible shall not exceed $500,000 per claim or other such amount accepted and approved by the Administrative Agent. Such insurance policy shall name Borrower as an Insured or Additional Insured for its benefit and the benefit of the Lenders and shall also include Administrative Agent as mortgagee lender loss payee for its benefit and the benefit of the Lenders under a non-contributing standard mortgagee clause or equivalent endorsement reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent for real property.

 

(b)           Flood Insurance . If any of the Improvements are located in an area designated as “flood prone” or a “special flood hazard area” under the regulations for the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, and if not otherwise insured under coverage required in Section 5.1(a) above, Borrower shall maintain at least the maximum coverage for the Property available under the federal flood insurance plan. Administrative Agent may require additional flood insurance coverage, including business income or rents (if any). Regardless of the flood zone, the minimum amount of coverage required by this subsection for loss caused by floods shall not be less than $20,000,000 or such other amount as is acceptable to Administrative Agent.

 

(c)           Boiler and Machinery Insurance . Borrower shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, comprehensive boiler and machinery insurance covering all mechanical and electrical equipment located within or used in connection with the operation of the Property against physical damage, business income and rent loss (if applicable), extra expense, and expediting expense. Boiler and Machinery Insurance shall be provided on a replacement cost value basis, to a minimum limit of 100% of the replacement cost of the Improvements (excluding costs of footings, foundations, excavations and underground utilities).

 

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(d)           Business Income and Rent Loss Insurance . As an extension to its All-Risk Insurance, Earthquake Insurance, Flood Insurance and Boiler and Machinery Insurance, Borrower shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, business income and rent loss insurance on an “actual loss sustained” basis. Borrower shall maintain Business Income and Rent Loss Insurance equal to at least twelve (12) months of Borrower’s actual or projected Gross Operating Income, including percentage rent, escalations, and all other recurring sums payable by tenants under leases or otherwise derived from Borrower’s operation of the Property and Improvements. In addition, Business Income and Rent Loss Insurance shall be endorsed to include an extended period of indemnity of three hundred sixty five (365) days. Such insurance policy shall include Administrative Agent as Lender Loss Payee for its benefit and the benefit of the Lenders as respects business income/loss of rents (if any).

 

(e)           Building Law and Ordinance Coverage . Borrower shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, building law and ordinance coverage insurance covering the loss of the undamaged portion of the Improvements and additional expense of demolition and increased cost of construction, including, without limitation, increased costs that arise from any changes in laws, statutes, rules, regulations or codes that would be covered by a standard ISO Property Form with respect to such restoration, in an amount as is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

 

(f)           Earthquake Insurance . If the Improvements are located in Alaska, California, Pacific Northwest, New Madrid zone, or any other designated, high-hazard earthquake zone, Borrower shall maintain earthquake insurance on the Improvements, including loss of income or rents in a minimum amount at least equal to the percent damage estimate of total insurable values for the property based on results of the PML Study indicating the expected loss from an event in a 500 year return period, if placed on a stand-alone basis, or for the regional portfolio, if multiple locations are insured. The seismic study shall be completed by a firm satisfactory to Administrative Agent. Such insurance shall have deductibles satisfactory to Administrative Agent, but not more than 5% of the location insurable Values.

 

(g)           Borrower’s Liability Insurance . Borrower shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, the following insurance for personal injury, bodily injury, death, accident and property damage: (i) commercial general liability insurance; (ii) owned (if any), hired, and non-owned automobile liability insurance; (iii) statutory workers’ compensation and employer’s liability insurance as required by law, and (iv) umbrella or excess liability insurance. Liability insurance shall be written on the so-called “occurrence” form and shall provide coverage of at least $50,000,000 per occurrence and $50,000,000 in the annual aggregate, per location, or, if any liability insurance also covers other locations with a shared aggregate limit, then the minimum Liability Insurance shall be increased to $75,000,000. Liability Insurance under clauses 5.1(f)(i) and (iv) above shall include coverage for liability arising from premises and operations, elevators, escalators, independent contractors, contractual liability (including, without limitation, any liability assumed under any leases (except for any exception thereto in the standard ISO Form)), and products and completed operations. All Liability Insurance, except workers’ compensation, employer’s liability and automobile, shall include Administrative Agent as an “Additional Insured” for its benefit and the benefit of the Lenders by an endorsement reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent. Administrative Agent acknowledges that the form of endorsement delivered by Borrower and agreed to by the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Effective Date is acceptable. Such insurance shall be primary and any other insurance maintained by the additional insured which Lender is not insured under shall be excess only and not contributing with this insurance.

 

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(h)           Terrorism (Certified and Non-Certified) . Borrower shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, at all times, terrorism insurance for Certified Acts of Terrorism (as such terms are defined in TRIPRA for so long as TRIPRA remains in effect) in an amount equal to the full replacement cost of the respective Improvements (plus twelve months of business interruption coverage and including a 365-day extended period of indemnity). Borrower shall also maintain, or cause to be maintained, at all times, Certified Acts of Terrorism coverage on the general liability and umbrella liability policies for the full limits required for the Loan with no sub limits applying. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein and with respect to insurance required to be maintained by Borrower pursuant to this Section 5.1(h) hereof, Liberty IC Casualty LLC (“Liberty”) shall be an acceptable insurer of perils of terrorism and acts of terrorism so long as (i) the policy issued by Liberty has (a) no aggregate limit and (b) a deductible of no greater than that as calculated pursuant to TRIPRA, (ii) other than the deductible, the portion of such insurance which is not reinsured by TRIPRA, is reinsured by an insurance carrier rated no less than “A:X” by AM Best or “A” as by Standard and Poor’s, (iii) TRIPRA or a similar federal statute is in effect and provides that the federal government must reinsure that portion of any terrorism insurance claim above (a) the applicable deductible payable by Liberty and (b) those amounts which are reinsured pursuant to clause (ii) above, (iv) Liberty is not the subject of a bankruptcy or similar insolvency proceeding and (v) no Governmental Authority issues any statement, finding or decree that insurers of perils of terrorism similar to Liberty (i.e., captive insurers arranged similar to Liberty) do not qualify for the payment or benefits of TRIPRA. In the event that Liberty is providing insurance coverage (A) to other properties immediately adjacent to the Property, and/or (B) to other properties owned by a Person(s) who is not an Affiliate of Borrower, and such insurance is not subject to the same reinsurance and other requirements of this Section 5.1(h), then the Administrative Agent may reasonably re-evaluate the limits and deductibles of the insurance required to be provided by Liberty hereunder and Borrower shall provide insurance coverage consistent with such reasonably re-evaluated limits and deductibles promptly following Administrative Agent’s written request therefore. In the event any of the foregoing conditions are not satisfied, Liberty shall not be deemed an acceptable insurer of terrorism losses. In the event that TRIPRA should cease to be in effect at any time, and not be replaced by similar legislation, Borrower’s obligations under this Section 5.1(h) shall be limited to an obligation to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the coverage described in this Section 5.1(h), and, in such event, (i) the amount of the terrorism insurance coverage to be obtained shall be the lesser of (A) the amount described in the first sentence of this Section 5.1(h) or (B) the principal balance of the Loan then outstanding, and (ii) Borrower shall not be required to spend on terrorism insurance coverage more than two (2) times the amount of the then-current All-Risk premium for the Property (including the applicable terrorism insurance charge). If at any time the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that it desires to purchase additional terrorism insurance for the improvements (at the sole cost and expense of the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders), the Borrower shall cooperate with the Administrative Agent and use commercially reasonable efforts to assist Administrative Agent in obtaining such insurance policy (including, without limitation, being listed as the named insured under any such additional policy); provided, however, such additional terrorism insurance shall not affect the obligations of any underlying existing insurance policy.

 

(i)           Other Insurance . Borrower shall maintain such other types and amounts of insurance for the Improvements and its operations as Administrative Agent shall from time to time reasonably require, consistent with insurance commonly maintained for comparable properties.

 

5.2           GENERAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS .

 

(a)           Documentation . Borrower shall cause Administrative Agent to be included as “Lender Loss Payee” and “Mortgagee” for its benefit and the benefit of the Lenders on a standard noncontributory mortgagee endorsement or its equivalent, in either case reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, for all property damage insurance. Borrower shall cause Administrative Agent to be included as “Additional Insured” for its benefit and the benefit of the Lenders, or as otherwise required, on all liability insurance policies provided by Borrower and Borrower’s contractors (except with respect to workers’ compensation, employer’s liability and automobile liability). Borrower shall provide such additional evidence of Administrative Agent’s interest under any required insurance as Administrative Agent or Lender shall reasonably require from time to time (but in no event shall a copy of the insurance policy be required to be given to the Administrative Agent).

 

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(b)           Policy Requirements . Borrower shall obtain all required insurance, or cause all required insurance to be obtained, from insurers authorized to do business in the state where the Property and Improvements are located with an “A-:X” or better financial strength rating by AM Best (except as provided otherwise with respect to Liberty in Section 5.1(g) above, Administrative Agent may in its discretion permit Borrower to maintain required insurance policies with insurance companies which do not meet the foregoing requirements (an “otherwise rated insurer”), provided Borrower obtains a so-called “cut-through” endorsement (that is, an endorsement which permits recovery against the provider of such endorsement) with respect to any otherwise rated insurer from an insurance company which meets the claims paying ability ratings required above. Administrative Agent may (but have no obligation to), at its sole discretion, accept insurers that do not meet the minimum requirements stated herein. Required insurance shall contain such provisions as Administrative Agent reasonably deems necessary or desirable to protect its interest, including endorsements stating that neither Borrower, Administrative Agent nor any other party shall be deemed a coinsurer. Borrower shall pay the insurance premiums, or cause all insurance premiums to be paid, for all required insurance when due and payable. Borrower shall not finance or permit the refinancing of insurance premiums under any arrangement that could (if any premium loan payment is not made) result in the premature cancellation of any required insurance. Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent, promptly after request therefor, certificates of insurance evidencing all required insurance. Before any policy expires (time being of the essence), the Borrower shall deliver evidence of renewal in compliance with the Loan Documents. If at any time Administrative Agent has not timely received satisfactory written evidence that Borrower maintains or has caused to be maintained all required insurance, then without limiting Administrative Agent’s rights or remedies hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, if such evidence is not delivered to Administrative Agent within three (3) Business Days after notice of such failure to timely deliver such required evidence of insurance, Administrative Agent may (but shall have absolutely no obligation to) obtain such insurance and pay the premium therefor, and the Borrower shall, on demand, reimburse Administrative Agent, for all expenses incurred in connection therewith. Such amounts shall bear interest at the Alternate Rate from the date such cost or expense was incurred through the date of payment to Administrative Agent; any such amounts together with interest thereon calculated at the Alternate Rate shall be deemed to constitute a portion of the indebtedness owing to Lenders hereunder and be secured by the liens, claims and security interests provided to Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents and shall be immediately due and payable upon demand by Administrative Agent.

 

(c)           Blanket Coverage . Any required insurance may be provided under a blanket policy or policies covering any the Property and Improvements and other property and assets not part of the Property, provided that any such blanket policy otherwise complies with the requirements hereunder.

 

(d)           Protection of Lenders’ Interest . To the extent commercially obtainable, in each insurance policy (or an endorsement thereto), the carrier shall: (a) agree not to cancel or terminate such policy without giving Administrative Agent thirty (30) days’ prior written notice (ten (10) days’ notice for nonpayment of premium); (b) waive any right to claim any premiums and commissions against Administrative Agent or any Lender, provided that the policy need not waive the requirement that the premium be paid in order for a claim to be paid to the insured; and (c) allow Administrative Agent or any Lender to pay premiums to continue such policy upon notice of cancellation for nonpayment. Every property insurance policy shall provide that as to Administrative Agent’s interest, such policy shall remain valid and shall insure Administrative Agent regardless of any: (1) named insured’s act, failure to act, negligence, or violation of warranties, declarations, or conditions; (2) occupancy or use of the Improvements for purposes more hazardous than those permitted; or (3) Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s exercise of any of their respective rights or remedies hereunder or under any of the Loan Documents. Administrative Agent reserves the right for them or their designated representative to review full and complete copies of Borrower’s insurance policies required hereunder. Such policy review to take place at a location of mutual consent within seven (7) days of Administrative Agent’s written request. It is agreed that such request shall take place only in the event of a direct damage claim to one of the locations that are the subject of this agreement, or a significant third party claim resulting from the operations at one of the locations that is the subject of this agreement.

 

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(e)           No Separate Insurance . Borrower may not carry separate insurance, concurrent in kind or form or contributing in the event of loss, with any required insurance. The Borrower may, however, carry insurance for the Improvements, in addition to required insurance, but only if such additional insurance: (a) does not violate or entitle the carrier to assert any defense or disclaim any primary coverage under any required insurance; (b) mutually benefits Borrower and Administrative Agent, as their interests may appear; and (c) otherwise complies with this agreement.

 

(f)           Intentionally Omitted .

 

(g)           Transfers . In the event of foreclosure of the Deed of Trust or other transfer of title to any Collateral in extinguishment in whole or in part of the indebtedness owing to Lenders, and regardless of whether Administrative Agent shall have sought a deficiency judgment with respect thereto, all right, title and interest of Borrower in and to the policies of required insurance that are not blanket policies then in force concerning the Collateral, the Property or the Improvements and all proceeds payable thereunder shall thereupon vest in the purchaser at such foreclosure or Administrative Agent or other transferee in the event of such other transfer of title.

 

ARTICLE 6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

As a material inducement to Lenders’ entry into this Agreement, Borrower represents and warrants to Administrative Agent and each Lender as of the Effective Date that:

 

6.1           AUTHORITY/ENFORCEABILITY . Borrower is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing in the jurisdiction in which it is organized. Borrower is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where it is required to be so qualified in connection with its respective Property, its businesses and operations. Borrower has the limited liability company power and authority to enter into each of the Loan Documents being entered into on the date hereof to which it is a party and to perform its obligations thereunder. Borrower is in compliance with all Applicable Law applicable to its organization, existence and transaction of business, other than Applicable Law, the noncompliance with which, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and has all necessary rights and powers to own and operate the Property and Improvements as contemplated by the Loan Documents.

 

6.2           BINDING OBLIGATIONS . Borrower has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of Borrower and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of Borrower enforceable against Borrower in accordance with their respective terms, subject only to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting rights of creditors generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

6.3           FORMATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS . Borrower has delivered to Administrative Agent all formation and organizational documents of Borrower and of Guarantor, and all such formation and organizational documents remain in full force and effect and have not been amended or modified since they were delivered to Administrative Agent. The Borrower shall immediately provide Administrative Agent with copies of any amendments or modifications of the formation or organizational documents. Attached hereto as Exhibit G is a true and correct organizational chart of Borrower.

 

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6.4           NO VIOLATION . The execution, delivery, and performance under the Loan Documents by Borrower does not: (a) require any consent or approval not heretofore obtained under any partnership agreement, operating agreement, articles of incorporation, bylaws or other document; (b) violate any Applicable Law applicable to the Borrower, the Property and Improvements or any other statute, law, regulation or ordinance or any order or ruling of any court or Governmental Authority; (c) conflict with, or constitute a breach or default or permit the acceleration of obligations under any agreement, contract, lease, or other document by which the Borrower is or the Property and Improvements are bound or regulated; or (d) violate any statute, law, regulation or ordinance, or any order of any court or Governmental Authority.

 

6.5           COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS . Borrower has, and at all times shall have obtained, all material permits, licenses, exemptions, and approvals necessary to occupy and operate the Property and Improvements, and shall maintain compliance in all material respects with all Applicable Law applicable to the Property and Improvements and all other applicable statutes, laws, regulations and ordinances necessary for the transaction of its business. The Property is a legal parcel lawfully created in full compliance with all subdivision laws and ordinances or is exempt therefrom.

 

6.6           LITIGATION . Except as disclosed on Schedule III attached hereto, there are no uninsured claims, actions, suits, or proceedings pending, or to Borrower’s knowledge threatened, against Borrower or Guarantor or affecting the Collateral, the Property or Improvements that is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

6.7           FINANCIAL CONDITION . All financial statements and information heretofore delivered to Administrative Agent by the Borrower, including, without limitation, information relating to the financial condition of the Borrower, the Property, the Improvements, the partners, joint venturers or members of Borrower, and/or Guarantor, fairly and accurately represent the financial condition of the subject thereof as of the date thereof and have been prepared (except as noted therein) in accordance with GAAP consistently applied. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that Administrative Agent and Lenders may request and obtain additional information from third parties regarding any of the above, including, without limitation, credit reports. Notwithstanding the use of generally accepted accounting principles, the calculation of liabilities shall NOT include any fair value adjustments to the carrying value of liabilities to record such liabilities at fair value pursuant to electing the fair value option election under FASB ASC 825-10-25 (formerly known as FAS 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities) or other FASB standards allowing entities to elect fair value option for financial liabilities. Therefore, the amount of liabilities shall be the historical cost basis, which generally is the contractual amount owed adjusted for amortization or accretion of any premium or discount. The value of Borrower’s personal property does not exceed 15% of the value of all of its assets.

 

6.8           NO MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE . To the best of the Borrower’s knowledge, there has been no material adverse change in the financial condition of Borrower and/or Guarantor since the dates of the latest financial statements furnished to Administrative Agent and, except as otherwise disclosed to Administrative Agent in writing, Borrower has not entered into any material transaction which is not disclosed in such financial statements. Borrower is not party to any agreement or instrument or subject to any restriction affecting Borrower or the Property, or Borrower’s business, properties or assets, operations or condition, financial or otherwise, that is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. Borrower is not in default in any material respect in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the material obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any Material Contract.

 

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6.9           SURVEY . To the knowledge of Borrower, there are no encroachments of the Property onto any other property, except as revealed in the Survey.

 

6.10          ACCURACY . All reports, documents, instruments, information and forms of evidence in each case prepared by Borrower and delivered to Administrative Agent concerning the Loan or the Property are in all material respects accurate, correct and sufficiently complete to give Administrative Agent and Lenders true and accurate knowledge of their subject matter as of the date provided to Administrative Agent.

 

6.11          TAX LIABILITY . Borrower has filed all required federal, state, county and municipal tax returns and, to Borrower’s best knowledge, has paid all taxes and assessments owed and payable, and Borrower has no knowledge of any basis for any additional payment with respect to any such taxes and assessments. Without limitation to the foregoing, all transfer taxes, deed stamps, intangible taxes or other amounts in the nature of transfer taxes required to be paid by any Person under Applicable Law currently in effect in connection with the transfer of the Property to the Borrower have been paid. All mortgage, mortgage recording, stamp, intangible or other similar tax required to be paid by any Person under Applicable Law currently in effect in connection with the execution, delivery, recordation, filing, registration, perfection or enforcement of any of the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the Deed of Trust, have been paid.

 

6.12          TITLE TO ASSETS; NO LIENS . Borrower has good and indefeasible title to its respective Property, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances except Permitted Liens.

 

6.13          MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT . Borrower is not a party or subject to any management agreement with respect to the Property, except for the Management and Leasing Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2013, between Brookfield Properties Management (CA), Inc., as “Property Manager,” and Borrower, as “Owner” (the “ Management Agreement ”).

 

6.14          UTILITIES . All utility services, including, without limitation, gas, water, sewage, electrical and telephone, necessary for the use and operation of the Property and Improvements are available at or within the boundaries of the Property.

 

6.15          FEDERAL RESERVE REGULATIONS . No part of the proceeds of the Loan shall be used for the purpose of purchasing or acquiring any “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or for any other purpose which would be inconsistent with such Regulation U or any other Regulations of such Board of Governors, or for any purposes prohibited by Applicable Law or by the terms and conditions of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

 

6.16          LEASES . (a) The rent roll attached hereto as Schedule II is true, correct and complete in all material respects; (b) Borrower has delivered to Administrative Agent true and correct copies of all of its Existing Leases; (c) all Existing Leases are in full force and effect, unmodified except as disclosed to Administrative Agent, and are, in all material respects, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, and to Borrower’s knowledge, except as may be set forth in the Rent Roll or tenant estoppel certificates, no material breach or default, or event which would constitute a material breach or default after notice or the passage of time, or both, exists under any Existing Leases on the part of any party; (d) to Borrower’s knowledge, except as may be set forth in the Rent Roll, the tenant estoppel certificates or the Leases, no rent or other payment under any Existing Lease has been paid by any tenant for more than one (1) month in advance of the due date thereof; and (e) except as may be set forth in the Rent Roll or tenant estoppel certificates, none of the landlord’s, nor to Borrower’s knowledge, tenant’s, interests under any of the Existing Leases has been transferred or assigned.

 

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6.17          BUSINESS LOAN . The Loan is a business loan transaction in the stated amount solely for the purpose of carrying on the business of Borrower and none of the proceeds of the Loan will be used for the personal, family or agricultural purposes of the Borrower.

 

6.18          PHYSICAL CONDITION . Except as disclosed in the Property Condition Report, to Borrower’s best knowledge, the Property, including, without limitation, all buildings, improvements, parking facilities, sidewalks, storm drainage systems, roofs, plumbing systems, HVAC systems, fire protection systems, electrical systems, equipment, elevators, exterior sidings and doors, landscaping, irrigation systems and all structural components thereon or used in connection therewith, are in good condition, order and repair in all material respects; there exists no structural or other material defects or damages in the Property, whether latent or otherwise, and Borrower has not received notice from any insurance company or bonding company of any defects or inadequacies in the Property, or any part thereof, which would adversely affect the insurability of the same or cause the imposition of extraordinary premiums or charges thereon or of any termination or threatened termination of any policy of insurance or bond. The Property is free from material damage caused by fire or other casualty. Except as disclosed in the Property Condition Report, all liquid and solid waste disposal, septic and sewer systems located on the Property are in a good and safe condition and repair and in material compliance with Applicable Law.

 

6.19          FLOOD ZONE . None of the Improvements on the Property are located in an area as identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an area having special flood hazards or, if so located, the flood insurance required pursuant to Section 5.1(b) is in full force and effect.

 

6.20          CONDEMNATION . No condemnation or other similar proceeding has been commenced or, to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, is threatened or contemplated with respect to all or any portion of the Property or for the relocation of roadways providing access to the Property.

 

6.21          NOT A FOREIGN PERSON . The Borrower is not a “foreign person” within the meaning of §1445(f)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

6.22          SEPARATE LOTS . The Property, other than any easement areas benefitting the Property, is comprised of one (1) or more parcels which constitute a separate tax lot or lots and does not constitute a portion of any other tax lot not a part of the Property. For the avoidance of doubt, pursuant to the Co-Ownership Agreement, Borrower is responsible for 28.25% of the real estate taxes with respect to Parcel 2 (as set forth on Exhibit A).

 

6.23          AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT COMPLIANCE . The Improvements are maintained in compliance in all material respects with all of the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act, of July 26, 1990, Pub. L. No. 101-336, 104 Stat. 327, 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et. seq., as may be amended from time to time (the “ ADA ”).

 

6.24          ERISA . Neither the Borrower nor any of its ERISA Affiliates maintains or has any obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise, with respect to any “employee benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, that is subject to Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

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(a)          None of: (i) the assets of the Borrower; or (ii) the assets of Guarantor are, pursuant to any provision of ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code, considered for any purpose of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code to be, directly or indirectly, the assets of any Plan (“ plan assets ”). Assuming that, except for the funds that a Lender may be considered to receive from Borrower, no part of the Loan funds are plan assets prior to the disbursement of such funds to the Borrower, and assuming that Lender’s interest in the Loan is not a plan asset, neither the execution or delivery of this Agreement or of any of the other Loan Documents by the Borrower or Guarantor, nor the performance by Borrower or Guarantor of their obligations under this Agreement or under any of the other Loan Documents, nor any transaction contemplated under this Agreement or under any of the other Loan Documents, nor the exercise by Administrative Agent and Lenders of any of their rights or remedies under this Agreement or under any of the other Loan Documents is or will be a “prohibited transaction” within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

6.25          INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT . The Borrower is not: (a) an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; or (b) a “holding company” or a “subsidiary company” of a “holding company” or an “affiliate” of either a “holding company” or a “subsidiary company” within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.

 

6.26          OFAC . The Borrower represents and warrants that none of the Borrower, Guarantor or any of their respective Affiliates is a Prohibited Person, and the Borrower, Guarantor and their respective Affiliates are in full compliance with all applicable orders, rules, regulations and recommendations of The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Each Loan Party is in compliance, in all material respects, with The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. No. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “ Patriot Act ”).

 

6.27          SOLVENCY . The Borrower: (a) has not entered into the transaction or any Loan Document with the actual intent to hinder, delay, or defraud any creditor; and (b) has received reasonably equivalent value in exchange for its obligations under the Loan Documents. Giving effect to the Loan, the fair saleable value of Borrower’s assets exceeds and will, immediately following the making of the Loan, exceed Borrower’s total liabilities, including subordinated, unliquidated, disputed and contingent liabilities. The fair saleable value of Borrower’s assets is and will, immediately following the making of the Loan, be greater than Borrower’s probable liabilities, including the maximum amount of its contingent liabilities on its debts as such debts become absolute and matured. Borrower’s assets do not and, immediately following the making of the Loan will not, constitute unreasonably small capital to carry out its business as conducted or as proposed to be conducted. Borrower does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur indebtedness and liabilities (including contingent liabilities and other commitments) beyond its ability to pay such indebtedness and liabilities as they mature.

 

6.28          ASSESSMENTS . To Borrower’s knowledge, there are no pending or proposed special or other assessments for public improvements or otherwise affecting the Property, nor are there any contemplated improvements to the Property that may result in such special or other assessments.

 

6.29          USE OF PROPERTY . The Property is used exclusively for office purposes and other appurtenant and related uses, including parking and retail.

 

6.30          NO OTHER OBLIGATIONS . Borrower has no contingent or actual obligations not related to the Property.

 

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6.31          REA Representations . With respect to each REA, if any, Borrower hereby represents that (a) to Borrower’s knowledge, each REA is in full force and effect and has not been amended, restated, replaced or otherwise modified (except, in each case, as expressly set forth herein), (b) there are no material defaults under any REA by any party thereto beyond any applicable notice and cure period, (c) all material sums due and payable under each REA have been paid in full and (d) to Borrower’s knowledge, no party to any REA has commenced any action or given or received any written notice for the purpose of terminating any REA.

 

6.32          Co-Ownership Agreement Representations. Borrower is a party to the Co-Ownership Agreement and the Co-Ownership Agreement is in full force and effect and has not been amended or modified and Borrower has not assigned its interest thereunder (except as may have occurred pursuant to the Loan Documents). Borrower is in compliance in all material respects under the Co-Ownership Agreement. No other party to the Co-Ownership Agreement is in default, where the same would have a Material Adverse Effect (or would do so after the giving of the requisite notice thereunder). Borrower has no knowledge of any notice of termination or default given with respect to the Co-Ownership Agreement. There are no set offs, claims, counterclaims or defenses being asserted or capable of being asserted after giving the requisite notice, if any, required under the Co-Ownership Agreement where the same would have a Material Adverse Effect, or otherwise known by Borrower for the enforcement of the obligations under the Co-Ownership Agreement. All common charges, shared expenses and other sums due under the Co-Ownership Agreement have been paid to the extent they are payable to the date hereof. Borrower enjoys the quiet and peaceful possession of the Property granted by the Co-Ownership Agreement subject to and in accordance with the Co-Ownership Agreement.

 

6.33          Mezzanine Loan . T he Mezzanine Loan has been fully advanced. The outstanding principal balance of the Mezzanine Loan is $35,000,000.00. No breach, violation or Default (as defined in the Mezzanine Loan Agreement) has occurred under the Mezzanine Loan Documents which remains uncured or unwaived and no circumstance, event or condition has occurred or exists which, with the giving of notice and/or the expiration of the applicable period would constitute a Default (as defined in the Mezzanine Loan Agreement) under the Mezzanine Loan Documents. Each and every representation and warranty of Mezzanine Borrower and/or any guarantor or indemnitor under any of the Mezzanine Loan Documents, made to Mezzanine Lender contained in any one or more of the Mezzanine Loan Documents is true, correct, complete and accurate in all material respects as of the date hereof.

 

6.34          AFFILIATE DEBT . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Borrower hereby represents and warrants that, as of the Effective Date, any and all debt for borrowed money that Borrower owes to any Affiliate is fully subordinated to the Loan and has a term of at least five (5) years.

 

6.35          LABOR . To the best of Borrower’s knowledge, no organized work stoppage or labor strike is pending or threatened by employees and other laborers at the Property. Borrower (i) is not involved in or threatened with any labor dispute, grievance or litigation relating to labor matters involving any employees and other laborers at the Property, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, including, without limitation, violation of any federal, state or local labor, safety or employment laws (domestic or foreign) and/or charges of unfair labor practices or discrimination complaints, (ii) has not engaged in any unfair labor practices within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act or the Railway Labor Act and (iii) is not a party to, or bound by, any collective bargaining agreement or union contract with respect to employees and other laborers at the Property that will be binding on the Property upon a transfer of ownership (an “ Organized Labor Agreement ”) and no such agreement or contract is currently being negotiated by Borrower or any of its Affiliates.

 

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6.36          ANTI-CORRUPTION LAWS AND SANCTIONS . Neither (i) Borrower, Sponsor or any Sponsor BFP Subsidiary nor (ii) to Borrower’s knowledge, any Person within the Borrowing Group not listed in (i) above is: (a) a Sanctioned Person; or (b) controlled by or acting on behalf of a Sanctioned Person. Borrower, Sponsor and each Sponsor BFP Subsidiary and, to Borrower’s knowledge, any other Person within the Borrowing Group (a) is in compliance with all Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws and (b) has not received notice from or made a voluntary disclosure to any governmental entity regarding a possible violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The provisions in this Section shall prevail and control over any contrary provisions in this Agreement or in any related documents. In entering into the Loan Documents to which it is a party, each Loan Party is acting solely for its own account and no natural person owns, directly or indirectly, more than twenty-five percent (25%) of a beneficial interest or voting interest in Borrower.

 

ARTICLE 7. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

 

7.1           SPECIAL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES . Without in any way limiting the other representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement, and after reasonable investigation and inquiry, the Borrower hereby specially represents and warrants to the best of its knowledge as of the date of this Agreement as follows:

 

(a)           Hazardous Materials . Except as set forth in those certain reports listed on Schedule IV attached hereto, the Property and Improvements are not and have not been a site for the use, generation, manufacture, storage, treatment, release, threatened release, discharge, disposal, transportation or presence of any Hazardous Materials under the Hazardous Materials Laws, as described below, and/or other applicable environmental laws, ordinances and regulations. “Hazardous Materials” shall not include commercially reasonable amounts of such materials used or stored in the ordinary course of ownership, operation, maintenance and use of the Property which are used and stored in accordance with all applicable environmental laws, ordinances and regulations.

 

(b)           Hazardous Materials Laws . Except as set forth in those certain reports listed on Schedule IV attached hereto, the Property and Improvements are in compliance in all material respects with all laws, ordinances and regulations relating to Hazardous Materials (“ Hazardous Materials Law s”), including, without limitation: the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 7401 et seq .; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. Section 1251 et seq .; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq .; the Comprehensive Environment Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (including the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, “ CERCLA ”), 42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq .; the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. Section 2601 et seq .; the Occupational Safety and Health Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. Section 651, the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. Section 11001 et seq .; the Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended, 30 U.S.C. Section 801 et seq .; the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 300f et seq .; and all comparable state and local laws, laws of other jurisdictions or orders and regulations.

 

(c)           Border Zone Property . The Property has not been designated as Border Zone Property under the provisions of California Health and Safety Code, Sections 25220 et seq . and there has been no occurrence or condition on any real property adjoining or in the vicinity of the Property that is reasonably expected to cause the Property or any part thereof to be designated as Border Zone Property.

 

(d)           Hazardous Materials Claims . There are no written claims or actions (“ Hazardous Materials Claims ”) pending or threatened against Borrower, the Property or Improvements by any Governmental Authority, governmental agency or by any other person or entity relating to Hazardous Materials or pursuant to the Hazardous Materials Laws.

 

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7.2           HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COVENANTS . The Borrower agrees as follows:

 

(a)           No Hazardous Activities . The Borrower shall not cause or permit the Property or Improvements to be used as a site for the use, generation, manufacture, storage, treatment, release, discharge, disposal, transportation or presence of any Hazardous Materials.

 

(b)           Compliance . The Borrower shall comply and the Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all other Persons to comply in all material respects with all Hazardous Materials Laws relating to the Property and Improvements.

 

(c)           Notices . The Borrower shall immediately notify Administrative Agent in writing of: (i) the discovery of any Hazardous Materials on, under or about the Property and Improvements; (ii) any knowledge by Borrower that the Property and Improvements do not comply with any Hazardous Materials Laws; (iii) any Hazardous Materials Claims.

 

(d)           Remedial Action . In response to the presence of any Hazardous Materials on, under or about the Property or Improvements, the Borrower shall immediately take, at Borrower’s sole expense, all remedial action required by any Hazardous Materials Laws (or the applicable Governmental Authority exercising jurisdiction thereover) or any judgment, consent decree, settlement or compromise in respect to any Hazardous Materials Claims.

 

7.3           INSPECTION BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT . Upon reasonable prior notice to Borrower, Administrative Agent, its employees and agents, may from time to time (whether before or after the commencement of a nonjudicial or judicial foreclosure proceeding) enter and inspect the Property and Improvements for the purpose of determining the existence, location, nature and magnitude of any past or present release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into, onto, beneath or from the Property and Improvements.

 

7.4           HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INDEMNITY . BORROWER HEREBY AGREES TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS IN EACH SUCH PARTY’S CAPACITY AS SUCH FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LOSSES, DAMAGES, LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, ACTIONS, JUDGMENTS, COURT COSTS AND LEGAL OR OTHER EXPENSES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND EXPENSES) (INCLUDING IN EACH CASE LOSSES FOR DIMINUTION IN VALUE, BUT NOT OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES AND EXCLUDING LOSSES INCURRED AS A RESULT OF LENDER’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OR ANY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FIRST INTRODUCED TO A PROPERTY AFTER THE DATE LENDER, ITS DESIGNEE or AGENT acQuires possession of the propertY, it being acknowledgeD and agreed By BORROWER that a receiver or custodian appointed BY A COURT SHALL under no circumstances be considered to be an agent of lender ) WHICH ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND/OR ANY LENDER ACTUALLY INCURS AS A DIRECT CONSEQUENCE OF THE USE, GENERATION, MANUFACTURE, STORAGE, DISPOSAL, THREATENED DISPOSAL, TRANSPORTATION OR PRESENCE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN, ON, UNDER OR ABOUT THE PROPERTY OR IMPROVEMENTS. BORROWER SHALL IMMEDIATELY PAY TO ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND/OR ANY LENDER, UPON DEMAND, ANY AMOUNTS OWING UNDER THIS INDEMNITY, TOGETHER WITH INTEREST FROM THE DATE THE INDEBTEDNESS ARISES UNTIL PAID AT THE RATE OF INTEREST APPLICABLE TO THE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THE LOAN. BORROWER’S DUTY AND OBLIGATIONS TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER SHALL SURVIVE THE CANCELLATION OF THE NOTES AND THE RELEASE, RECONVEYANCE OR PARTIAL RECONVEYANCE OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

 

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7.5           LEGAL EFFECT . Borrower and Administrative Agent agree that: (i) this Article is intended as Administrative Agent’s written request for information (and Borrower’s response) concerning the environmental condition of the real property security as required by California Code of Civil Procedure §726.5; and (ii) each provision in this Section (together with any indemnity applicable to a breach of any such provision) with respect to the environmental condition of the real property security is intended by Administrative Agent and Borrower to be an “environmental provision” for purposes of California Code of Civil Procedure §736. The term of the indemnity provided for herein will commence on the date hereof. Without in any way limiting the above, it is expressly understood that Borrower’s duty to indemnify the applicable indemnitees hereunder shall survive: (1) any judicial or non-judicial foreclosure under the Security Instrument, or transfer of the Property in lieu thereof; (2) the cancellation of the Note and the release, satisfaction or reconveyance or partial release, satisfaction or reconveyance of the Security Instrument; and (3) the satisfaction of all of Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents.

 

7.6           ENVIRONMENTAL IMPAIRMENT . If any portion of the Property is determined to be “environmentally impaired” (as “environmentally impaired” is defined in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 726.5(e)(3)) or to be an “affected parcel” (as “affected parcel” is defined in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 726.5(e)(1)), then, without otherwise limiting or in any way affecting Administrative Agent’s or the trustee’s rights and remedies under the Security Instrument, Administrative Agent may elect to exercise its right under California Code of Civil Procedure Section 726.5(a) to (1) waive its lien on such environmentally impaired or affected parcel or portion of the Property and (2) exercise (i) the rights and remedies of an unsecured creditor, including reduction of its claim against Borrower to judgment, and (ii) any other rights and remedies permitted by law. For purposes of determining Administrative Agent’s right to proceed as an unsecured creditor under California Code of Civil Procedure Section 726.5(a), Borrower shall be deemed to have willfully permitted or acquiesced in a release or threatened release of hazardous materials, within the meaning of California Code of Civil Procedure Section 726.5(d)(1), if the release or threatened release of hazardous materials was knowingly or negligently caused or contributed to by any lessee, occupant or user of any portion of the Property and Borrower knew or should have known of the activity by such lessee, occupant or user which caused or contributed to the release or threatened release. All costs and expenses, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, incurred by Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with any action commenced under this Section, including any action required by California Code of Civil Procedure Section 726.5(b) to determine the degree to which the Property is environmentally impaired, plus interest thereon at the default rate of interest set forth in the Note until paid, shall be added to the obligations secured by the Security Instrument and shall be due and payable to Lender upon its demand made at any time following the conclusion of such action.

 

ARTICLE 8. CASH MANAGEMENT

 

8.1           ESTABLISHMENT OF PROPERTY ACCOUNT . Borrower (i) has established, and hereby covenants to maintain, an account (the “ Property Account ”) with Property Account Bank into which Borrower shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, all its Gross Operating Income and forfeited Security Deposits and (ii) has executed an agreement with Administrative Agent and the Property Account Bank providing for the control of each such Property Account by Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent (the “ Property Account Agreement ”).

 

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8.2           DEPOSITS INTO PROPERTY ACCOUNT .

 

(a)          Borrower represents, warrants and covenants that (i) Borrower shall, or shall cause Manager to, immediately deposit all its respective cash constituting Gross Operating Income and all other moneys paid to or received by Borrower (including, without limitation, all amounts received by Borrower as agent for, or at the direction of, any Borrower Affiliate, which amounts Borrower hereby expressly agrees shall be collateral for the Loan) with respect to the use, ownership or operation of the Property into the Property Account, (ii) other than the Property Account, there shall be no other accounts maintained by Borrower or any other Person into which revenues from the use, ownership and operation of the Property is deposited, and (iii) neither the Borrower nor any other Person shall open any other such account with respect to the deposit of such revenue. Until deposited into the Property Account, any Gross Operating Income and all other moneys paid to or received by Borrower with respect to the use, ownership or operation of the Property shall be deemed to be Collateral and shall be held in trust by it for the benefit, and as the property, of the Lenders and shall not be commingled with any other funds or property of Borrower.

 

(b)          Borrower shall deliver a notice in the form of Exhibit F attached hereto (the “ Tenant Direction Letter ”) directly to each new tenant at the Property simultaneously with the execution of each such new tenant’s Lease. Borrower’s instruction to deliver all payments due under each tenant’s Lease as directed in the Tenant Direction Letters shall be irrevocable (until the Loan and all other amounts owed to Lenders and Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents are paid in full), except by written direction of Administrative Agent.

 

8.3           ACCOUNT NAME . The Property Account shall be in the name of EYP Realty, LLC.

 

8.4           ELIGIBLE ACCOUNTS . Unless otherwise approved by Administrative Agent, the Property Account shall at all times be maintained as an Eligible Account.

 

8.5           DISBURSEMENTS FROM THE PROPERTY ACCOUNT .

 

(a)          Prior to the occurrence of a Triggering Event (or after the receipt of notice from Administrative Agent that a Triggering Event Termination has occurred), all funds shall be disbursed by Property Account Bank on each Business Day to an account to be designated in writing by Borrower to the Property Account Bank or as otherwise designated by Borrower to the Property Account Bank from time to time (the “ Designated Account ”); provided , that if (i) no Triggering Event shall exist and (ii) Mezzanine Lender has notified Administrative Agent in writing that an Event of Default exists (under and as defined in the Mezzanine Loan Agreement), then, until Mezzanine Lender notifies Administrative Agent that such Event of Default (under and as defined in the Mezzanine Loan Agreement) has been cured, then all amounts shall be disbursed by Property Account Bank on each Business Day to Mezzanine Lender for application in accordance with the Mezzanine Loan Agreement. At the Borrower’s request, Administrative Agent agrees to promptly deliver notice to the Property Account Bank and Borrower that a Triggering Event Termination has occurred, upon Administrative Agent having received such information as would allow it to determine the same.

 

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(b)          Following the occurrence of a Triggering Event, (x) Borrower shall not be entitled to withdraw or receive a transfer of funds in the Property Account, (y) Administrative Agent shall be the sole Person authorized to withdraw or transfer funds in the Property Account, and (z) Administrative Agent shall apply all funds on deposit in the Property Account on each Payment Date in the following order of priority: (i) fees and expenses due to the Administrative Agent, (ii) amounts due to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in respect of Protective Advances, (iii) to pay interest, principal and other sums due on such date with respect to the Loan, including payments required to be paid pursuant to Section 2.6(a) and Section 9.15(a); (iv) any payments due to a counterparty under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement; (v) to pay Property Account Bank for fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Property Account established hereunder; (vi) to pay monthly Operating Expenses pursuant to the applicable Approved Annual Budget, less any amounts disbursed under Section 8.5(d) below for such monthly costs and expenses; (vii) provided that no Default shall then exist, to Mezzanine Lender, in an amount equal to pay currently due, regularly scheduled payments of interest under the Mezzanine Loan (it being understood and agreed that Administrative Agent shall not be required to release any funds to Mezzanine Lender for the payment of principal or other fees or expenses due under the Mezzanine Loan during the existence of a Trigger Period); (viii) to pay monthly leasing and capital expenditure costs of the Property pursuant to the applicable Approved Annual Budget, less any amounts disbursed under Section 8.5(d) below for such monthly costs and expenses; and (ix) the balance (“ Excess Cash Flow ”), if any, shall be deposited into the Sweep Account.

 

(c)          Within ten (10) Business Days after the occurrence of a Triggering Event described in clause (ii) of the definition of Triggering Event, Borrower shall deposit into the Sweep Account an amount equal to the amount of Excess Cash Flow that otherwise would have been deposited into the Sweep Account if a Triggering Event had existed during the period commencing on the date the Sweep Guaranty was delivered and ending on the date of the Sweep Guaranty Termination Event, as such amount is reasonably determined by Administrative Agent. Within five (5) Business Days after a Sweep Guaranty Termination Event, Borrower shall provide Lender with its good faith calculation of such amount, with reasonable backup, for Administrative Agent’s approval.

 

(d)          In addition to the application of funds set forth in Section 8.5(b), following the occurrence of a Triggering Event, the Administrative Agent shall make a disbursement to the Borrower on the first day of each month, in an amount up to the lesser of (A) the positive difference, if any, of (1) the amount of funds in the Property Account at such time less (2) the amount necessary to pay the items listed in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vii) of Section 8.5(b) on the next succeeding Payment Date and (B) Operating Expenses and leasing and capital expenditure costs of the Property set forth in the Approved Annual Budget for such month. If Borrower receives any amounts under this subsection (d) in excess of the amount of Operating Expenses and leasing and capital expenditure costs of the Property actually incurred by Borrower during the applicable month, Borrower shall not apply any portion of such excess towards anything other than amounts described in clauses (i)-(viii) of Section 8.5(b) above.

 

Notwithstanding anything contained herein, for purposes of this Section 8.5, Operating Expenses shall not include (i) management fees that exceed the lesser of (x) actual management fees owed or paid and (y) three percent (3%) of Gross Operating Income from operations of the Property; or (ii) any payments to Borrower Affiliates, excluding management fees payable to Manager under the Management Agreement.

 

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8.6           SWEEP ACCOUNT . Prior to a Extended Triggering Event Termination, all sums deposited in the Sweep Account shall remain on deposit therein as additional security for the payment of the Loan and payment and performance of all of Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) so long as no Default shall exist, (a) Administrative Agent shall not unreasonably withhold its consent to Borrower’s written request for a disbursement of funds from the Sweep Account to (x) fund any Escrow Fund Deficiency Amount, (y) pay expenses that exceed the amount budgeted therefor in the Approved Annual Budget, and (z) pay unanticipated expenditures necessary to preserve or protect the Property and (b) within five (5) Business Days’ of Borrower’s written request, Administrative Agent shall disburse funds to pay all or any portion of any Optional Minimum DSCR Prepayment and (ii) upon the occurrence of an Extended Triggering Event Termination, Administrative Agent shall (or shall instruct Property Account Bank to) disburse all sums accumulated in the Sweep Account, and in any other reserves established under Section 8.5 hereof, to the Designated Account.

 

8.7           SOLE DOMINION AND CONTROL . Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the Property Account is subject to the sole dominion, control and discretion of Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders, its authorized agents or designees, including Property Account Bank, subject to the terms hereof; and Borrower shall have no right of withdrawal with respect to Property Account except with the prior written consent of Administrative Agent or as otherwise provided herein.

 

8.8           SECURITY INTEREST . Borrower hereby grants to Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders a first priority security interest in the Property Account and the Account Collateral as additional security for the Loan. Borrower shall not change its name, identity or jurisdiction of organization without, in each case, giving Administrative Agent thirty (30) days prior written notice.

 

8.9           RIGHTS ON DEFAULT . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 8, but subject to Section 8.13(c), upon the occurrence of a Default, Administrative Agent shall promptly notify Property Account Bank and in writing of such Default and, without notice from Property Account Bank or Administrative Agent, while such Default shall continue (a) the Borrower shall have no further right in respect of (including, without limitation, the right to receive a transfer from) the Property Account and (b) Administrative Agent shall have all rights and remedies with respect to the Property Account and the Sweep Account and the amounts on deposit therein and the Account Collateral as described in this Agreement and in the Deed of Trust, in addition to all of the rights and remedies available to a secured party under the UCC, and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or in the Deed of Trust, Administrative Agent may apply the amounts of such Property Account or the Sweep Account as Administrative Agent determines in its sole discretion including, but not limited to, payment of the principal and all other sums that may be payable with respect to the Loan. If a Default is no longer continuing, Administrative Agent shall rescind such notice provided above under this Section 8.9 and the Borrower shall not be subject to the obligations set forth in this Section 8.9.

 

8.10          FINANCING STATEMENT; FURTHER ASSURANCES . Borrower hereby authorizes Administrative Agent to file, and upon Administrative Agent’s request, shall execute and deliver to Administrative Agent for filing, a financing statement or statements under the UCC in connection with the Property Account and the Account Collateral with respect thereto in the form required to properly perfect Lenders’ security interest therein. The Borrower agrees that at any time and from time to time, at the expense of Borrower, Borrower will promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that may be necessary or desirable, or that Administrative Agent may reasonably request, in order to perfect and protect any security interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable Property Account Bank or Administrative Agent to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any Property Account or Account Collateral.

 

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8.11          BORROWER’S OBLIGATION NOT AFFECTED . The insufficiency of funds on deposit in the Property Account shall not absolve Borrower of the obligation to make any payments, as and when due pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and such obligations shall be separate and independent, and not conditioned on any event or circumstance whatsoever.

 

8.12          DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS . Borrower represents and warrants to Administrative Agent and each Lender as of the Effective Date and continuing thereafter that:

 

(a)          This Agreement creates a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the UCC) in the Property Account and upon establishment thereof, the Sweep Account, in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, which security interests are prior to all other Liens and are enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from Borrower;

 

(b)          Borrower and Administrative Agent agree that each Property Account and upon establishment thereof, the Sweep Account, is and shall be maintained (i) as a “deposit account” (as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(29) of the UCC), (ii) in such a manner that Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders shall have control (within the meaning of Section 9-104(a)(2) of the UCC) over the Property Account and (iii) such that neither Borrower nor Manager shall have any right of withdrawal from the Property Account and upon establishment thereof, the Sweep Account, and no Account Collateral shall be released to Borrower or Manager from the Property Account. Unless otherwise approved by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, the Designated Account, the Property Account and the Sweep Account shall be maintained with Wells Fargo. Without limitation of the foregoing, Borrower shall only establish and maintain the Property Account with a financial institution (other than Wells Fargo or an Affiliate thereof) that has executed an agreement substantially in the form of the Property Account Agreement or in such other form reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

 

(c)          The Borrower owns and has good and marketable title to the Property Account free and clear of any Lien or claim of any Person;

 

(d)          Other than the security interest granted to Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement, the Borrower has not pledged, assigned, or sold, granted a security interest in, or otherwise conveyed the Property Account; and

 

(e)          The Property Account is not in the name of any Person other than the Borrower or Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders.

 

8.13          Additional Provisions Relating to AccountS .

 

(a)          Upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event or upon a Default, Borrower shall immediately transfer any funds on deposit in the Designated Account to the Property Account and shall promptly provide a DSCR Certificate.

 

(b)          Borrower may not use any of its Gross Operating Income for purposes other than the payment of Operating Expenses, payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts due under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, payments under Interest Rate Protection Agreements, leasing and capital expenditure costs with respect to the Property, in each case, in accordance with the Approved Annual Budget (it being understood that other than payments pursuant to the Management Agreement and those incurred in accordance with the Approved Annual Budget that comply with the provisions of Section 10.1(e), the Borrower shall not make any payments to any Affiliate of any Loan Party). The Borrower shall provide an accounting of its funds in each DSCR Certificate delivered in accordance with Section 10.1(a).

 

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(c)          It is acknowledged by the Parties that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any amounts invested pursuant to this Article 8 at all times shall be invested solely in Permitted Investments.

 

ARTICLE 9. ADDITIONAL COVENANTS OF BORROWER

 

9.1           EXPENSES . The Borrower shall immediately pay Administrative Agent upon demand all costs and expenses incurred by Administrative Agent (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) in connection with: (a) the preparation of this Agreement, all other Loan Documents and Other Related Documents contemplated hereby; (b)  the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and administration of any consents, amendments, waivers or other modifications to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, Other Related Documents and any other documents or matters; (c) securing the Borrower’s compliance with any requests made pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement; (d) the filing and recording fees and expenses, title insurance and reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for providing to Lender all required legal opinions, and other similar expenses incurred in creating and perfecting the Liens in favor of Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and Other Related Documents; (e) enforcing or preserving any rights, in response to third party claims or the prosecuting or defending of any action or proceeding or other litigation, in each case against, under or affecting the Borrower, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, Other Related Documents, the Property or any other security given for the Loan; and (f) the enforcement or satisfaction by Administrative Agent or Lenders of any of Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Other Related Documents or in connection with any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided under this Agreement in the nature of a “work out” or of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings. For all purposes of this Agreement, Administrative Agent’s and Lenders’ costs and expenses shall include, without limitation, all appraisal fees incurred for (x) provided that no Default exists, no more than two appraisals obtained during the term of the Loan (in addition to any appraisal delivered in connection with the closing of the Loan) and (y) all appraisals obtained after and during the continuation of a Default, cost engineering and inspection fees, reasonable legal fees and expenses, accounting fees, environmental consultant fees, auditor fees, UCC filing fees, UCC vendor fees and the cost to Lenders of any title insurance premiums, title surveys, reconveyance and notary fees (to the extent Administrative Agent is permitted to procure such items hereunder) and/or (following the occurrence and during the continuance of Default) all costs incurred by Administrative Agent in connection with Section 11.2 hereof. The Borrower recognizes and agrees that formal written Appraisals of the Property and Improvements by a licensed independent appraiser may be required by Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s internal procedures and/or federal regulatory reporting requirements on an annual and/or specialized basis. If any of the services described above are provided by an employee of Administrative Agent if Wells Fargo is acting as Administrative Agent, Administrative Agent’s costs and expenses for such services shall be calculated in accordance with Administrative Agent’s standard charge for such services, which charges shall be commercially reasonable and without duplication to any third-party costs in connection with the same service.

 

9.2           ERISA COMPLIANCE . The Borrower shall at all times comply with the provisions of ERISA with respect to any retirement or other employee benefit plan to which it is a party as employer, and as soon as possible after Borrower knows, or has reason to know, that any Reportable Event (as defined in ERISA) with respect to any such plan of the Borrower has occurred, it shall furnish to Administrative Agent a written statement setting forth details as to such Reportable Event and the action, if any, which Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto, together with a copy of the notice of such Reportable Event furnished to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

 

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9.3           LEASING .

 

(a)          The Borrower covenants and agrees at Borrower’s sole cost and expense to: (a) perform the material obligations of lessor contained in the Leases and use commercially reasonable efforts to enforce by all available remedies, at the discretion of Borrower, performance by the lessees of the material obligations of the lessees contained in the Leases; (b) (x) give Administrative Agent prompt written notice of any default in the payment of base rent or any other material default which occurs with respect to any of the Major Leases and Significant Leases and (y) use commercially reasonable efforts to give Administrative Agent prompt written notice of any default in the payment of base rent or any other material default which occurs with respect to any other Leases, whether the default be that of the lessee or of the lessor; and (c) exercise Borrower’s diligent efforts to keep all portions of the Property that are capable of being leased, leased at all times at rentals commensurate with current market rates for similarly situated property. The Borrower shall not, without the Administrative Agent’s prior written consent or as otherwise permitted by any provision of this Loan Agreement: (i) execute any other assignment relating to any of the Leases; (ii) collect rentals more than one (1) month in advance of the time when it becomes due; (iii) consent to any assignment by any lessee under any office lease other than in accordance with the provisions of the Lease in question; or (iv) subordinate or agree to subordinate any of the Leases to any other deed of trust or encumbrance. Any attempted action in violation of this Section 9.3(a), Section 9.3(b), Section 9.3(c) or Section 9.4 of this Agreement shall be null and void. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in no event shall Borrower enter into any Modification that adversely affects the economic terms of a Lease based on lessee’s or lessee’s Affiliates relationship or business dealing with Borrower or any Borrower’s Affiliate unrelated to the Property.

 

(b)          With respect to executed Leases (including Leases entered into after the Effective Date), the Borrower shall not, without (1) Requisite Lenders’ prior written consent if such Lease is a Major Lease, or (2) the Administrative Agent’s prior written consent with respect to any other Lease: (i) permit or allow any change, amendment, modification, assignment, surrender, renewal, extension or termination (each a “ Modification ”) of any Lease (provided that notwithstanding the foregoing with respect to Modifications that are not terminations or surrenders of a Lease, Requisite Lenders’ or Administrative Agent’s consent, as applicable, shall not be unreasonably withheld and provided further that only the Administrative Agent’s consent shall be needed for Modifications to any Lease that do not affect the economic or other material terms of such Lease, increase the landlord’s obligations thereunder or decrease the tenant’s obligations thereunder); (ii) waive any of the Borrower’s rights or remedies, other than such rights which are de minimis in nature; or (iii) otherwise consent to any material change in the obligations, duties or liabilities of a tenant; provided however that Requisite Lenders’ or Administrative Agent’s prior written consent, as applicable, shall not be required (1) for any Modification of any Lease entered into after the date hereof that did not require Requisite Lenders’ or Administrative Agent’s consent as of the execution thereof and that would not have required Requisite Lenders’ or Administrative Agent’s consent if the modified terms had been part of the original lease terms (or if such Lease as modified would have been permitted hereunder as a new Lease (after obtaining the approval of Administrative Agent or the Requisite Lender that would be applicable to such new Lease), or (2) any Modification of any Existing Lease, so long as such modification does not (y) reduce the amount (except (I) with respect to any amounts (other than base rent) that are past due, in accordance with Borrower’s customary operating procedures or in good faith settlement of any claims and (II) with respect to any amounts (other than base rent) that have not yet become due, discounts, in Borrower’s good faith judgment, that are commercially reasonable and, with respect to clause (II), in no event to exceed $10,000 in the aggregate with respect to all Leases on a monthly basis) or change the timing for payment of rent of such Existing Lease, or otherwise result in such Existing Lease having materially less favorable terms or (z) change the term of such Existing Lease, provided, however any Modification to an Existing Lease shall be permitted if such Existing Lease as modified would have been permitted hereunder as a new Lease (after obtaining the approval of Administrative Agent or the Requisite Lender that would be applicable to such new Lease)), or (3) any Modification evidencing lease renewal options allowing for renewal at the greater of (i) the rent payable prior to the execution of such option and (ii) fair market rent.

 

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(c)          Administrative Agent’s consent shall not be required for Borrower to terminate or accept a surrender of any Lease that is not a Major Lease or a Significant Lease where either (i) there is a bona fide default by the tenant thereunder in the payment of base rent or otherwise in material default or (ii) such termination or surrender in Borrower’s good faith judgment is commercially reasonable. Additionally, the Requisite Lenders and Administrative Agent, as applicable, shall not unreasonably withhold their consent to a termination or acceptance of a surrender of a Lease that is a Major Lease or Significant Lease, respectively (A) where such termination or surrender is by reason of the bona fide default by the tenant in the payment of base rent or other material default or (B) where another creditworthy tenant is willing to lease the related space and the net effective rent that would be paid by the replacement tenant would exceed the net effective rent being paid by the tenant whose Lease is being terminated or surrendered for each of the remaining years of such Lease.

 

(d)          Any sums received by Borrower in consideration of any termination, in full or in part, or any reduction in term, or the release or discharge of any lessee of any Lease, but only if a Default exists or such funds exceed $500,000 from any such termination (hereafter, a “ Termination Payment ”), shall be promptly delivered to Administrative Agent to hold in escrow (the “ Termination Payment Escrow ”) and shall be disbursed in accordance with this Section 9.3(d). Any funds not required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the preceding sentence shall, except during the existence of a Triggering Event or a Default, be deposited in the Borrower’s Designated Account. Borrower hereby grants to Administrative Agent as agent for the Lenders a first perfected security interest in the Termination Payment Escrow. The Termination Payments will be held in a separate interest bearing account, which account shall provide for interest at then prevailing market rates and all interest thereon shall be for the benefit of Borrower and shall be added to and remain in the Termination Payment Escrow; provided, however, that nothing herein shall require that interest be earned at the highest prevailing rates. Provided no Default exists and is continuing, Borrower may request a disbursement from the Termination Payment Escrow for payment of tenant improvement costs, tenant improvement allowances and/or leasing commissions with the approval of Administrative Agent, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed and such approval shall not be required and shall be deemed to have been given if the provision for making such payment (and the terms of such payments) is contained in a Lease which exists on the date hereof or that has been entered into in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, provided no Triggering Event or Default exists and is continuing, any Termination Payment that is not applied in accordance with the preceding sentence shall be returned to the Borrower once all of the space with respect to which the Termination Payment was paid has been re-leased pursuant to Lease(s) entered into in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the tenant thereunder has taken possession of all of its space and commenced payment of its full base minimum rent, the Administrative Agent has received an estoppel letter with respect to each new Lease in form reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and all obligations of Borrower with respect to the construction of tenant improvements, and the payment of tenant improvement allowances and leasing commissions have been fully performed, provided, however, if at such time a Default shall have occurred and be continuing, such amount shall not be returned to Borrower and shall instead be applied or used by Administrative Agent pursuant to the immediately succeeding sentence. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default, Administrative Agent may, in addition to all other remedies permitted under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, at law or in equity, charge, set-off and otherwise apply against the obligations and liabilities of Borrower under the Loan Documents or any part thereof, all or any part of the funds on deposit in the Termination Payment Escrow. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 9.3(d) is subject to Section 8.13(c).

 

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9.4           APPROVAL OF LEASES .

 

(a)          Borrower may enter into any Leases provided that all the following requirements are satisfied:

 

(i)          (A) If the Lease is a Major Lease, Requisite Lenders’ prior written approval and (B) if the Lease is a Significant Lease, Administrative Agent’s prior written approval shall have first been obtained pursuant to Section 9.4(b), at Borrower’s sole cost and expense;

 

(ii)         The Lease shall be prepared on the Borrower’s standard form of lease agreement, which has been approved by Administrative Agent (with changes as are commercially reasonable taking into consideration the size, credit and bargaining power of the related tenant) or other form required by the tenant (which, as modified in negotiations with the tenant, is commercially reasonable taking into consideration the size, credit and bargaining power of the tenant);

 

(iii)        The Lease shall be to a tenant who will occupy its premises for the conduct of its and its affiliates’ business and not as a master lease primarily for the subletting of space to others (it being understood that Leases to tenants who lease “office suites” (i.e., tenants who conduct a similar business to Regus Corporation) that are not Affiliates of Borrower or Guarantor are not prohibited by this clause (iii));

 

(iv)        The Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Lease together with the delivery of the financial statements required by Section 10.1(a) and shall certify to Administrative Agent Borrower’s compliance with this Section 9.4;

 

(v)         [Reserved.]

 

(vi)        The Lease shall be subordinate to the Loan and the Deed of Trust (which subordination may be subject to the delivery by Administrative Agent of a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement in accordance with the provisions of 9.4(c) below);

 

(vii)       No purchase option, master lease options, or rights of first refusal for the sale of the Property shall be permitted without Administrative Agent’s prior written approval, which may be withheld in its sole and absolute discretion; and

 

(viii)      The Lease shall provide for rental rates and other material economic terms comparable to existing local market rates and terms (taking into account the type and quality of the tenant) as of the date such Lease is executed by Borrower, shall be an arms-length transaction with a bona fide, independent third party tenant (other than leases to the Manager on comparable terms and covering comparable space with those in place on the date hereof), and shall not have a Material Adverse Effect on the value or quality of the Property.

 

If any of the conditions to entering into a Lease as set forth in this Section 9.4(a) are not satisfied, the consent of the (A) the Requisite Lenders if such Lease is a Major Lease and (B) the Administrative Agent with respect to any other Lease shall be required.

 

(b)          Borrower may not enter into any new Major Lease or Significant Lease for space in the Improvements unless the following conditions are satisfied: (i) Borrower shall have obtained the consent of (A) Requisite Lenders in the case of a Major Lease and (B) the Administrative Agent in the case of a Significant Lease, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld if the proposed tenant is creditworthy (as determined by Requisite Lenders or Administrative Agent, as applicable, in their reasonable discretion) and the provisions of Sections 9.4(a)(ii) and (viii) have been complied with and (ii) such Major Lease or Significant Lease complies with the provisions of Sections 9.4(a)(i), (iii), (vi) (subject to Sections 9.4(c) below) and (vii).

 

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(c)          At Borrower’s request and at Borrower’s sole cost and expense, Administrative Agent shall promptly execute a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H with such changes as may be requested by tenants and are reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent for each Lease, provided that the terms and conditions of such Lease (including, any non-Major Lease, consent for which is not required hereunder) have been approved by Administrative Agent, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

(d)          Borrower shall promptly reimburse Administrative Agent for all costs and expenses incurred by Administrative Agent (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees and costs) in connection with Administrative Agent’s review and approval of any new Lease or any Modification of an existing Lease or any other related Lease documentation required to be reviewed and/or approved by Administrative Agent or Requisite Lenders under this Section 9.4 (including, without limitation, any costs and expenses of Administrative Agent and its counsel (but not any other Lender’s counsel) incurred in connection with the preparation and negotiation of any subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement).

 

(e)          Borrower shall have the right to request approval to the material economic and non-economic terms of a proposed Lease or Modification which would be subject to Administrative Agent’s or Requisite Lenders’ approval hereunder, and upon approval of such terms, Administrative Agent or Requisite Lenders, as applicable, shall not unreasonably withhold consent to the final Lease documentation provided such Lease or Modification is consistent with such agreed upon terms and in any event Administrative Agent or Requisite Lenders, as applicable, shall not have the right to withhold consent to such Lease or Modification based upon objection to any of the previously approved terms.

 

(f)          Any failure of Administrative Agent or any Lender, as applicable, to respond to Borrower’s written request for consent or approval made to Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.3 or this Section 9.4 within ten (10) Business Days (or fifteen (15) Business Days if Requisite Lenders’ consent is required) of the date of any such request shall be deemed to constitute Administrative Agent’s or such Lender’s consent or approval, as applicable, provided that Borrower’s request (i) is made in accordance with the notice provisions of this Agreement; (ii) is accompanied by a copy of the Lease, memorandum, modification, amendment or other document or instrument for which consent or approval is being requested and (iii) states prominently in bold capital letters that Administrative Agent’s or Lender’s failure to respond within such time period may result in deemed consent or approval.

 

9.5           OFAC . At all times throughout the term of the Loan, the Borrower, Guarantor and their respective Affiliates shall be in full compliance with all applicable orders, rules, regulations and recommendations of The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

 

9.6           FURTHER ASSURANCES . Upon Administrative Agent’s request and at Borrower’s sole cost and expense, the Borrower shall execute, acknowledge and deliver any other instruments and perform any other acts necessary, desirable or proper, as reasonably determined by Administrative Agent, to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or to perfect and preserve any Liens created by the Loan Documents. The Borrower shall cooperate with the Administrative Agent and any Lender with respect to any proceedings arising out of or relating to the Property, the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Loan or the Loan Documents before any court, board or other Governmental Authority which may in any way adversely affect the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder or any rights obtained by Administrative Agent or such Lender under any of the Loan Documents and, in connection therewith, permit the Administrative Agent and any Lender, at its election, to participate in any such proceedings. The Borrower shall cooperate with the Administrative Agent and any Lender in obtaining for the Administrative Agent or any Lender the benefits of any insurance proceeds lawfully or equitably payable to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the Property.

 

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9.7           ASSIGNMENT . Without the prior written unanimous consent of each Lender (which consent may be withheld in their sole and absolute discretion), and except for Permitted Transfers or Permitted Liens, the Borrower shall not, whether the same occurs directly, indirectly, by operation of Law (other than as a result of a condemnation) or otherwise (any of the following being a “ Transfer ”): (a) sell, assign, convey, transfer, pledge, mortgage or hypothecate (or permit or suffer the occurrence of any sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, pledge, mortgaging or hypothecation of): (i) all or any portion of the Property or the Borrower’s interest in all or any portion of the Collateral (including, without limitation, the Transfer or lease of any zoning, development or air rights with respect to the Property); (ii) any direct or indirect interest in Borrower or (iii) Borrower’s interest under any of the Loan Documents; or (b) cause, or permit to occur, a Change of Control. Any Transfer not otherwise permitted by this Section 9.7 shall be void. In this regard, the Borrower acknowledges that Lenders would not make this Loan except in reliance on Borrower’s and Guarantor’s expertise, reputation, prior experience in developing and constructing commercial real property and Lenders’ knowledge of Borrower and Guarantor. Borrower shall pay any and all out-of-pocket costs incurred by Administrative Agent in connection with any Permitted Transfer (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses). The parties acknowledge that entering into Leases shall not constitute a Transfer. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a lease of all or substantially all of Borrower’s property to a tenant who will not occupy the leased premises for the conduct of its and its affiliates’ business shall constitute a Transfer requiring the prior written consent of each Lender.

 

9.8           MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT . At all times hereunder, Borrower shall require the Manager of the Property to perform in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the Management Agreement and shall not materially amend, modify or alter the Management Agreement or the responsibilities of such Manager or the liabilities of the Borrower under the Management Agreement without Administrative Agent’s prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The Borrower shall execute, upon Administrative Agent’s request, an assignment of Borrower’s rights under the Management Agreement to Administrative Agent as additional security for Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and shall cause the Manager to consent to any such assignment (which consent shall include, among other things, a subordination of any of its fees or compensation provided in the Management Agreement as set forth in the Assignment of Agreements). In no event shall Manager be entitled to receive a management fee in excess of 3% of Revenues (as currently defined in the Management Agreement) of the Property (including the proceeds of any business interruption insurance).

 

9.9           COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW . Borrower shall comply in all material respects with Applicable Law applicable to it or its properties, including without limitation, the ADA.

 

9.10          SPECIAL COVENANTS; SINGLE PURPOSE ENTITY . Borrower represents and warrants that it at all times since its formation has been, and covenants and agrees that until the Loan has been paid in full it shall, and its Organizational Documents shall provide that it shall, continue to be, a Special Purpose Entity. A Special Purpose Entity means a corporation, limited liability company or a limited partnership, which at all times since its formation has and, on and after the date hereof, shall:

 

(a)          not own (and has not owned) any asset or property other than (i) the Property, and (ii) such property as may be necessary for or incidental to its business purposes set forth in Section 9.10(b) below and (iii) cash, accounts receivable associated with its business purposes set forth in Section 9.10(b) below and other ordinary course investments of funds;

 

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(b)          not engage (and has not engaged) in any business, directly or indirectly, other than the ownership, development, operation, leasing, financing and management of the Property and conduct and operate its business as presently conducted and operated;

 

(c)          not amend, alter, change or repeal the “Special Purpose Provisions” as set forth in, and as defined in, Borrower’s limited liability company agreement without the consent of Administrative Agent, nor amend, modify or otherwise change the Organizational Documents of Borrower without the prior consent of Administrative Agent in any manner that (i) violates the single purpose covenants set forth in this Section 9.10, or (ii) amends, modifies or otherwise changes any provision thereof that by its terms cannot be modified at any time when the Loan is outstanding or by its terms cannot be modified without Requisite Lenders’ consent;

 

(d)          maintain relationships comparable to an arm’s-length transaction with its Affiliates and enter into transactions with its Affiliates only on a commercially reasonable basis and on terms similar to those of an arm’s-length transaction;

 

(e)          not incur, create or assume any indebtedness, secured or unsecured, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent (including guaranteeing any obligation), other than (i) the indebtedness created by the Loan Documents, the Previous Loan Documents, or any Interest Rate Protection Agreement, (ii) unsecured trade payables and operational debt not evidenced by a note; (iii) Borrower’s obligations under any permitted Leases, (iv) Borrower’s obligations with respect to tenant improvements, tenant allowances or leasing commissions with respect to permitted Leases and (v) customary equipment leases and financing; provided that any indebtedness incurred pursuant to subclauses (ii) and (v) shall (1) be incurred in the ordinary course of the business of operating the Property, and (2) not exceed, in the aggregate, three percent (3%) of the outstanding principal balance of the Loan;

 

(f)          not make any loans or advances to any Person (other than advances to any tenant for purposes relating to its Lease or any contractors or subcontractors) nor acquire debt obligations or securities of any Person;

 

(g)          remain solvent and pay its debts and liabilities (including, as applicable, shared personnel and overhead expenses) from its assets (to the extent of available cash flow);

 

(h)          pay its own liabilities and expenses only out of its own funds and not the funds of any other Person (to the extent of available cash flow);

 

(i)          comply with and observe in all material respects the laws of the state of its formation as they relate to its organizational functions and responsibilities and other organizational formalities in order to maintain its separate existence;

 

(j)          maintain all of its books, records and bank accounts separate from those of any other Person;

 

(k)          prepare separate financial statements, showing its assets and liabilities separate and apart from those of any other Person, and not have its assets listed on the financial statement of any other Person; provided, however, Borrower’s assets may be included in a consolidated financial statement with its Affiliates provided that appropriate notations shall be made on such consolidated financial statement to indicate the separateness of Borrower and its Affiliates and to indicate that none of any such Affiliate’s assets and credit are available to satisfy the debts and other obligations of Borrower;

 

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(l)          file its own tax returns, if any, as may be required under Applicable Law, to the extent not treated as a “disregarded entity”, and pay any Taxes so required to be paid under Applicable Law unless such taxes are contested in accordance with Section 4.4 of this Agreement;

 

(m)         maintain its books, records, resolutions and agreements as official records;

 

(n)          be, and at all times hold itself out to the public and all other Persons as a legal entity separate and distinct from any other entity (including any Affiliate or any constituent party of Borrower);

 

(o)          conduct its business in its own name and correct any known misunderstanding regarding its separate identity;

 

(p)          not identify itself or any of its Affiliates as a division or part of the other;

 

(q)          intentionally deleted;

 

(r)          maintain adequate capital for the normal obligations reasonably foreseeable in a business of its size and character and in light of its contemplated business operations, provided that this subsection (r) shall not be deemed to require any Person to make additional capital contributions to Borrower;

 

(s)          not commingle its funds and other assets with assets of any Affiliate or constituent party or any other Person and hold all of its assets in its own name;

 

(t)          maintain its assets in such a manner that it will not be materially costly or difficult to segregate, ascertain or identify its individual asset or assets, as the case may be, from those of any other Person;

 

(u)          except in connection with the Previous Loan Documents or for the pledge of assets to Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders in connection with the Loan, (i) not pledge its assets for the benefit of any other Person, (ii) not guarantee or become obligated for the debts of any other Person, and (iii) not hold itself out to be responsible for or have its credit available to satisfy the debts or obligations of any other Person;

 

(v)         not permit any constituent party independent access to its bank accounts;

 

(w)          maintain a sufficient number of employees, if any, in light of its contemplated business operations;

 

(x)          not form, acquire or hold an interest in any subsidiary;

 

(y)          allocate fairly and reasonably any overhead expenses that are shared with any Affiliate, including paying for office space and services that are performed by any employee of any Affiliate on behalf of Borrower;

 

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(z)          to the fullest extent permitted by law, not seek or effect or cause any constituent party to seek or effect the liquidation, dissolution, winding up, consolidation or merger, in whole or in part, or the sale of substantially all of the assets of Borrower;

 

(aa)       not fund the operations of any of its Affiliates or pay their expenses;

 

(bb)      keep careful records of all transactions by and between Borrower and its Affiliates and all such transactions shall be completely and accurately documented and payables shall be accurately and timely recorded;

 

(cc)       obtain, from and after the Effective Date, the prior unanimous written consent of all other managing members/directors to (i) file or consent to the filing of any bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization case or proceeding involving Borrower; institute any proceedings under any applicable insolvency law or otherwise seek any relief for Borrower under any laws relating to the relief from debts or protection of debtors generally; (ii) seek or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator, custodian or any similar official for Borrower or a substantial portion of its properties; (iii) make any assignment for the benefit of Borrower’s creditors, as the case may be; or (iv) take any action in furtherance of the foregoing.

 

9.11          SECURITY DEPOSITS AND DRAWS UNDER TENANT LETTER OF CREDIT .

 

(a)          Borrower shall deposit (x) into a blocked account with and controlled by Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders (the “ Security Deposit Account ”) all security deposits under all Leases and (y) with Administrative Agent, all Tenant Letters of Credit under all Leases, provided that, unless a Default is then existing, Borrower shall only be obligated to deliver security deposits and/or Tenant Letters of Credit with respect to any Lease that, in the aggregate, are equal to or greater than $500,000. As additional security for Borrower’s performance under the Loan Documents, the Borrower hereby irrevocably pledges and assigns to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, the Security Deposit Account and all monies at any time deposited therein. Borrower’s assignment of leases and rents pursuant to the Deed of Trust shall expressly be understood to include, as additional security for the Loan, any lease guaranty which Borrower receives in conjunction with a Lease. To the extent Borrower possesses or receives Tenant Letters of Credit, Borrower shall (i) deliver to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, an assignment of proceeds of letter of credit and issuer’s consent executed by Borrower and the issuer of such Tenant Letter of Credit assigning to Administrative Agent Borrower’s rights to proceeds from draws under such Tenant Letter of Credit as additional security for the Loan and (ii) provide to Administrative Agent each original Tenant Letter of Credit in connection with such Lease along with an executed transfer of beneficiary document ( provided , however , that such transfer document shall not be presented to the issuer thereof except following a foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure under the Deed of Trust or a failure by Borrower to comply with the requirements of subsection (c) or (d) below) provided that unless a Default is then existing, each Borrower shall only be obligated to comply with the provision of this sentence with respect to any Tenant Letter of Credit which, together with any cash security deposit delivered by the related tenant is equal to or greater than $500,000. Pursuant to such assignment of proceeds, all draws under applicable Tenant Letters of Credit shall be deposited (upon payment by the applicable issuing bank with respect to such Tenant Letter of Credit) by Administrative Agent into the Security Deposit Account. Any draws under Tenant Letters of Credit and the tenant security deposits referenced above shall remain in the Security Deposit Account pending disposition of such draws and/or security deposits in a manner consistent with this Agreement. Borrower hereby grants to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, a security interest in Tenant Letters of Credit in connection with Leases and all proceeds thereof. Borrower’s obligation to deposit and hold with Administrative Agent any security deposit (including the proceeds of any draw on a Tenant Letter of Credit), and any interest thereof, shall be subject to Applicable Law with respect to Tenant security deposits. For avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower shall deposit (x) into the Security Deposit Account all security deposits and (y) with Administrative Agent, all Tenant Letters of Credit under all Leases while any Default exists.

 

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(b)          Provided there is no Default or Triggering Event then existing by Borrower under this Agreement, Borrower may request a withdrawal of funds from the Security Deposit Account for application in respect of tenant defaults under the applicable Lease and to cover any losses, costs or other claims which Borrower certifies in writing to Administrative Agent are recoverable from the applicable tenant’s Tenant Letter of Credit or security deposit, and Administrative Agent shall disburse to Borrower from the Tenant Security Account such requested amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing, from time to time Administrative Agent may require an accounting from the Borrower of funds in the Security Deposit Account, and in the event that Borrower’s accounting discloses a balance in the Security Deposit Account less than the aggregate amount of security deposits collected and draws under Tenant Letters of Credit to be held in the Security Deposit Account in accordance with paragraph (a) above (less any amounts legitimately applied in accordance with this Section 9.11), the Borrower shall promptly, but in any event within five (5) days and prior to any further disbursements from the Security Deposit Account by Administrative Agent, fund additional monies into the Security Deposit Account such that no discrepancy remains. For the avoidance of doubt, this Article 9, including Sections 9.11(a) and (b), is subject to Section 8.13(c).

 

(c)          The Borrower shall (i) promptly notify Administrative Agent of any event or condition which permits a draw under a Tenant Letter of Credit held by Administrative Agent hereunder, (ii) provide to Administrative Agent a copy of the notice of lease default, as applicable, and (iii) in a timely manner request a draw from the applicable issuing bank of such Tenant Letter of Credit. Additionally, if an issuing bank of a Tenant Letter of Credit held by Administrative Agent hereunder notifies Borrower that such issuing bank will not renew a Tenant Letter of Credit (or if the applicable tenant has failed to provide a replacement letter of credit not later than sixty (60) days prior to the expiration thereof or such lesser period of time as may be provided in the Lease), then Borrower shall (x) provide Administrative Agent prompt written notice of such nonrenewal or failure, and (y) timely draw the full amount under such Tenant Letter of Credit (with the proceeds thereof to be deposited directly into the Security Deposit Account). The Borrower shall not amend or terminate any Tenant Letter of Credit held by Administrative Agent hereunder without Administrative Agent’s prior approval, except such amendments or terminations as are expressly required under the terms of the Lease (or other agreement entered into with tenant regarding the Tenant Letter of Credit), and, if pursuant to the terms of the Lease (or other agreement entered into with tenant regarding the Tenant Letter of Credit) the amount or other terms thereof are to change, Administrative Agent will, upon Borrower’s request, promptly deliver the Tenant Letter of Credit to Borrower to allow Borrower to timely effectuate such change in the Tenant Letter of Credit and Borrower shall deliver the amended or replacement Tenant Letter of Credit to Administrative Agent within two (2) Business Days of Administrative Agent’s delivery of the original Tenant Letter of Credit (as such time period may be extended by the period the issuer bank holds the same to effectuate such change).

 

(d)          The procedures for a draw under a Tenant Letter of Credit held by Administrative Agent hereunder shall be as follows: No later than four (4) Business Days following written notice of an event or condition which permits a draw under a Tenant Letter of Credit held by Administrative Agent hereunder (with all documentation and certifications as required by this Section 9.11 from the Borrower pursuant to subsection (c) above), Administrative Agent shall either (i) return the relevant Tenant Letter of Credit to the Borrower so that the Borrower can draw the full amount which may be drawn thereunder when such credit may be drawn (and, in any event not later than twenty (20) days prior to the expiration thereof), or (ii) present such Tenant Letter of Credit to the issuing bank directly, in which case the Borrower shall concurrently provide to such issuing bank any required draw request or other documentation so that the full amount which may be drawn thereunder is drawn, in either such case with the proceeds of such draw to be deposited (upon payment by the applicable issuing bank with respect to such Tenant Letter of Credit) by Administrative Agent into the Security Deposit Account. Immediately following any partial draw by Borrower under a Tenant Letter of Credit held by Administrative Agent hereunder, the Borrower shall return (or cause to be returned) the original Tenant Letter of Credit to Lender to be held by Administrative Agent in accordance with this Section 9.11. The Borrower also shall take such other actions consistent with the foregoing as may reasonably be requested by Administrative Agent with respect to such Tenant Letters of Credit held by Administrative Agent hereunder.

 

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(e)          Upon satisfaction of the Loan in full, any Tenant Letters of Credit or tenant security deposits held by Administrative Agent shall be returned to Borrower. In addition, following expiration or termination of any Lease, any Tenant Letters of Credit or tenant security deposits (and any interest thereon) held by Administrative Agent with respect to such terminated Lease shall be returned to Borrower to the extent that Borrower is obligated to return same to tenant. Additionally, if any other event has occurred pursuant to which a tenant’s security deposit (including any interest thereon) or Tenant Letter of Credit (or any portion thereof) is required to be returned to a tenant, whether pursuant to its Lease (or other agreement with such tenant covering the same) or by operation of law, Administrative Agent agrees to timely do so whether or not a Default then exists.

 

(f)          Administrative Agent agrees that it will return to Borrower any cash security deposit (including any interest thereon) and/or Tenant Letter of Credit that was originally delivered to Administrative Agent by reason of the occurrence of a Default, if such Default is no longer existing and Administrative Agent would not otherwise be entitled to hold such security deposit or Tenant Letter of Credit if such Default had not occurred.

 

(g)          Borrower hereby represents to and for the benefit of Administrative Agent and Lenders that nothing contained in this Section 9.11 conflicts with the terms of any Lease, and Borrower shall not enter into any New Lease that conflicts with the terms of this Section 9.11. In addition, the indemnity provisions contained in Section 13.1 of this Agreement shall apply to and include any claims against Administrative Agent or Lenders by tenants or issuers of Tenant Letters of Credit held by Administrative Agent hereunder, or by any person or entity on their behalf.

 

9.12          PAYMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES, ETC . The Borrower shall pay all Taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents and other charges, including vault charges and license fees for the use of vaults, chutes and similar areas adjoining the Property, now or hereafter levied or assessed against the Property (“ Property Taxes ”) prior to the date upon which any fine, penalty, interest or cost may be added thereto or imposed by law for the nonpayment thereof. The Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent, upon request, receipted bills, cancelled checks and other evidence reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent evidencing the payment of the Property Taxes prior to the date upon which any fine, penalty, interest or cost may be added thereto or imposed by law for the nonpayment thereof.

 

9.13          DSCR .

 

(a)          Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Borrower shall have the option to avoid a Triggering Event caused by a DSCR Event, or if such Triggering Event has occurred, Borrower at any time thereafter shall have the option to satisfy the definition of Triggering Event Termination, in either case, by (a) prepaying a portion of the Loan equal to an amount which, had the Loan been prepaid by such amount on the date of the DSCR Event, would result in the DSCR being equal to or greater than the applicable Minimum DSCR for the immediately preceding calendar quarter (the “ Optional Minimum DSCR Prepayment ”), (b) depositing with Administrative Agent cash or a Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the Optional Minimum DSCR Prepayment which shall be held by Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders as additional security for the Loan or (c) delivering a fully executed and enforceable Sweep Guaranty to Administrative Agent. After the occurrence of a Sweep Guaranty Termination Event, any Sweep Guaranty delivered prior to such date shall terminate upon Borrower’s compliance with Section 8.5(c) of this Agreement.

 

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(b)          In connection with any prepayment made pursuant to Section 9.13(a) above, Borrower shall (i) pay to Administrative Agent any amount owing under Section 2.13 hereof incurred by the Lenders in connection with such prepayment, provided that Administrative Agent shall use reasonable efforts to apply such prepayment in a manner that minimizes any amounts owing under Section 2.13 hereof and (ii) pay any IRPA Termination Fees.

 

(c)          If, as of any date that the DSCR is calculated under Section 9.13(a), the DSCR Collateral Amount then held by Administrative Agent shall exceed the DSCR Collateral Amount that Administrative Agent needs to hold to ensure continued compliance by Borrower with Section 9.13(a) (such excess, “ DSCR Collateral Excess ”), then, provided no Default shall occur and be continuing, Administrative Agent shall return an amount equal to all DSCR Collateral Excess that has existed for two consecutive calendar quarters to Borrower within five (5) Business Days of Borrower’s request therefor.

 

9.14          COMPLIANCE WITH ANTI-CORRUPTION LAWS AND SANCTIONS . Neither the Borrower nor, to the Borrower’s knowledge (after due care and inquiry), (i) any other Person within the Borrowing Group or (ii) any Person acting at the specific direction of Borrower or its Affiliates with respect to the matters prohibited by this Section 9.14 shall: (a) use any of the Loan proceeds for the purpose of providing financing to or otherwise making funds directly or indirectly available to any Sanctioned Person or in any other manner, in each case, as would be prohibited by Sanctions or would otherwise cause Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower, or any entity affiliated with Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower, to be in breach of any Sanction; or (b) fund any repayment of the Loan with proceeds derived from any transaction that would be prohibited by Sanctions or would otherwise cause Lender or Borrower, or any entity affiliated with Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower, to be in breach of any Sanction. Borrower shall notify Administrative Agent in writing not more than one (1) Business Day after becoming aware of any breach of this Section.

 

9.15          ESCROW FUND .

 

(a)          If a Triggering Event shall have occurred and be continuing, Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent on each Payment Date (a) one twelfth of an amount which would be sufficient to pay the Property Taxes payable, or reasonably estimated by Administrative Agent to be payable, during the next ensuing twelve (12) months and (b) if the liability or casualty policies of insurance maintained by Borrower covering the Property shall not constitute an approved blanket or umbrella Policy pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof, one twelfth of an amount which would be sufficient to pay the insurance premiums due for the renewal of the coverage afforded by the policies of the insurance required pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof upon the expiration thereof (the amounts in (a) and (b) above shall be called the “ Escrow Fund ”). During any time the foregoing sentence shall be in effect, Borrower agrees to notify Administrative Agent promptly of any changes to the amounts, schedules and instructions for payment of any Property Taxes and insurance premiums of which it has obtained knowledge (to the extent such premiums are required to be escrowed hereunder) and authorizes Administrative Agent or its agent to obtain the bills for Property Taxes directly from the appropriate taxing authority. The Escrow Fund and the payments of interest or principal or both, payable pursuant to Section 2.6(a) shall be added together and shall be paid as an aggregate sum by Borrower to Administrative Agent. Administrative Agent will apply the Escrow Fund to payments of Property Taxes and insurance premiums (to the extent such premiums are required to be escrowed hereunder) required to be made by Borrower pursuant to Sections 9.14 and 5.1 hereof. If the amount of the Escrow Fund shall exceed the amounts due for Property Taxes and insurance premiums pursuant to Sections 9.14 and 5.1 hereof, Administrative Agent shall, at Borrower’s election, credit such excess against future payments to be made to the Escrow Fund or deposit such excess funds into the Sweep Account. In allocating such excess, Administrative Agent may deal with the person shown on the records of Administrative Agent to be the owner of the Property. If at any time prior to a Triggering Event Termination Administrative Agent reasonably determines that the Escrow Fund together with the amounts required to be paid by Borrower pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 9.15 is not sufficient to pay the items set forth in (a) and (b) above, to the extent funds in the Sweep Account are insufficient Borrower shall promptly pay to Administrative Agent, upon demand, an amount which Administrative Agent shall estimate as sufficient to make up the deficiency (such amount, an “ Escrow Fund Deficiency Amount ”). The Escrow Fund shall not constitute a trust fund. Upon an Extended Triggering Event Termination, Administrative Agent shall disburse all sums in the Escrow Fund to an account designated by Borrower in writing and any obligation to make any payment under this Section 9.15 shall terminate, subject to such obligations again arising if a subsequent Triggering Event shall have occurred and be continuing. The Escrow Fund shall be a separate interest bearing account, which account shall provide for interest at then prevailing market rates and all interest thereon shall be for the benefit of Borrower and shall be added to and remain in the Escrow Fund; provided, however, that nothing herein shall require that interest be earned at the highest prevailing rates.

 

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(b)          Borrower shall have the right to deliver a Letter of Credit in lieu of making payments to the Escrow Fund subject to the following terms and conditions: the aggregate amount of any such Letter of Credit deposited with respect to the Escrow Fund shall at all times be at least equal to the aggregate amount that Borrower would be required to deposit in the Escrow Fund over the next twelve (12) month period; in the event that a Letter of Credit is delivered in lieu of any portion of the Escrow Fund, Borrower shall be responsible for the payment of Property Taxes, and Lenders shall not be responsible therefor; and each Letter of Credit delivered under this Section shall be additional security for the payment of the Loan and all sums payable with respect to the Loan under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Any amounts invested pursuant to this Section 9.15 shall be invested solely in Permitted Investments.

 

9.16          INTEREST RATE PROTECTION AGREEMENTS .

 

(a)          Borrower shall, by no later than April 6, 2018, obtain, and thereafter maintain in effect, an Interest Rate Protection Agreement which (i) has a term that expires no earlier than the date that is 45 days prior to the Maturity Date; provided , that Borrower shall be permitted to provide Interest Rate Protection Agreements with successive terms of 1 year, so long as Borrower obtains a replacement Interest Rate Protection Agreement satisfying the requirements of this Section 9.16 on or before the expiration date of the then-existing Interest Rate Protection Agreement, (ii) has a notional amount at all times equal to or greater than 100% of the outstanding principal amount of the Loan, (iii) is on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (iv) fixes (by the Borrower paying to the counterparty a fixed rate payment) one month LIBOR (without taking into account any Reserve Percentage) or any applicable Replacement Rate at a rate not to exceed 3.50%. If the counterparty under the Interest Rate Protection Agreement is not Wells Fargo or an Affiliate of Wells Fargo, the counterparty must be reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and must at all times maintain a long term unsecured debt rating or counterparty rating from S&P of “A-” or higher (Wells Fargo or its Affiliate, as counterparty under any such Interest Rate Protection Agreement, or any such other counterparty, shall be referred to herein as an “ Acceptable Counterparty ”). If the counterparty under the Interest Rate Protection Agreement is Wells Fargo, an Affiliate of Wells Fargo or any other Lender, all breakage amounts due under or pursuant to the applicable Interest Rate Protection Agreement shall be guaranteed by Guarantor (or another creditworthy entity acceptable to Administrative Agent), pursuant to a guaranty in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent.

 

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(b)          Borrower hereby collaterally assigns to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, all of their right, title and interest in any and all payments under each Interest Rate Protection Agreement, and shall (i) deliver to Administrative Agent an executed counterpart of each such Interest Rate Protection Agreement, (ii) obtain the consent of the Acceptable Counterparty to such collateral assignment (as evidenced by the Acceptable Counterparty’s execution of such collateral assignment of interest rate protection agreement) and (iii) provide to Administrative Agent and the Lenders any additional documentation reasonably requested by Administrative Agent to confirm or perfect such security instrument.

 

(c)          If, at any time during the term of the Loan, the counterparty to the Interest Rate Protection Agreement then in effect ceases to be an Acceptable Counterparty, or if the Interest Rate Protection Agreement is terminated for any reason, then, within ten (10) Business Days after notice from the Administrative Agent, Borrower shall (i) obtain a replacement Interest Rate Protection Agreement satisfying the requirements of Section 9.16(a) above, with a counterparty that is an Acceptable Counterparty and (ii) satisfy the requirements of Section 9.16(b) above with regard to such replacement Interest Rate Protection Agreement. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Borrower shall obtain a replacement Interest Rate Protection Agreement satisfying the requirements of Section 9.16(a) above and satisfy the requirements of Section 9.16(b) above on or before the expiration date of any then-existing Interest Rate Protection Agreement.

 

(d)          At any time that Borrower obtains a replacement Interest Rate Protection Agreement as set forth in clause (c) above, Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent a legal opinion or opinions from counsel to the applicable Acceptable Counterparty (which counsel may be internal counsel) in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent; provided, however, that a legal opinion shall not be required if Wells Fargo is the Acceptable Counterparty.

 

(e)          [Intentionally Omitted]

 

(f)          Any Interest Rate Protection Agreement provided by an Acceptable Counterparty (other than Wells Fargo or its Affiliates or any other Lender) shall in no event be secured by the Collateral or any interest therein.

 

(g)          If Borrower purchases from Wells Fargo any swap in connection with the Loan, Borrower shall, upon receipt from Wells Fargo, execute promptly all documents evidencing such transaction, including without limitation, the ISDA Master Agreement, the Schedule to the ISDA Master Agreement and the ISDA Confirmation.

 

(h)          Administrative Agent acknowledges that the Swap Contract with Wells Fargo satisfies the requirements of this Section 9.16 with respect to a notional amount equal to $175,794,144.20.

 

9.17          GUARANTOR COVENANTS .

 

(a)          Guarantor shall maintain, as of the last day of each fiscal quarter of Guarantor, a Net Worth of at least $500,000,000, with the value of Guarantor’s real estate assets in connection with the foregoing Net Worth calculation being adjusted to reflect fair values consistent with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards; and

 

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(b)          at any time that a Sweep Guaranty is in effect, Guarantor shall maintain, as of the last day of each fiscal quarter of Guarantor, a maximum leverage ratio of 65% with respect to all of Guarantor’s assets in the aggregate.

 

Property values in connection with the foregoing leverage ratio calculations shall be calculated using the most recent appraisals ordered by Guarantor or Administrative Agent (at Borrower’s sole cost and expense), which appraisals shall be reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and shall not be more than three years old at the time of such calculation. In addition, the calculation of liabilities in connection with the foregoing Net Worth and leverage ratio calculations shall NOT include any fair value adjustments to the carrying value of liabilities to record such liabilities at fair value pursuant to electing the fair value option election under FASB ASC 825-10-25 (formerly known as FAS 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities) or other FASB standards allowing entities to elect fair value option for financial liabilities. Therefore, the amount of liabilities shall be the historical cost basis, which generally is the contractual amount owed adjusted for amortization or accretion of any premium or discount.

 

9.18          RESTRICTED PAYMENTS . Borrower shall not make a Restricted Payment at any time a Triggering Event, Potential Default or Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

9.19          Mezzanine loan documents . Borrower shall not permit any Mezzanine Loan Document to be modified, changed, supplemented, altered or amended without Administrative Agent’s prior written consent. Borrower shall provide Administrative Agent with copies of all notices and other material correspondence received or sent by Mezzanine Borrower in accordance with the Mezzanine Loan Documents.

 

9.20          REA Covenants . Borrower shall (a) promptly perform and/or observe, in all material respects, all of the covenants and agreements required to be performed and observed by it under any REA and do all things reasonably necessary to preserve and to keep unimpaired its material rights thereunder, where the failure to do so would result in a Material Adverse Effect; (b) promptly notify Administrative Agent of any material default under any REA of which it has received written notice; (c) [Intentionally omitted]; (d) enforce the performance and observance of all of the material covenants and material agreements required to be performed and/or observed under any REA in a commercially reasonable manner, where the failure to do so would result in a Material Adverse Effect; (e) cause the Property to be operated, in all material respects, in accordance with any REA; and (f) not, without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed (i) enter into any new REA, execute modifications to any then-existing REA or terminate any REA, if such new REA, such modification or such termination will have a Material Adverse Effect; provided , that Administrative Agent shall not withhold its consent to Borrower entering into an amendment on the form attached hereto as Exhibit J , so long as no material amendments or modifications are made to such form prior to execution, or (ii) following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, exercise any rights, make any decisions, grant any approvals or otherwise take any action under any REA.

 

9.21          DISREGARDED ENTITY . Neither Borrower nor any member thereof shall take any action (including but not limited to making any election) which would cause Borrower to fail to be treated, for federal income tax purposes, as a disregarded entity within the meaning of Treasury Regulations §301.7701-2.

 

9.22          Co-Ownership Agreement Covenants. Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that:

 

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(a)          Borrower shall not, without Requisite Lenders’ prior written consent, amend, modify or materially supplement the Co-Ownership Agreement except (i) to the extent the Loan Documents expressly permit any of the foregoing and (ii) where the same would have no more than a de minimus effect.

 

(b)          Borrower shall pay all charges and other sums to be paid by Borrower pursuant to the terms of the Co-Ownership Agreement as the same shall become due and payable and prior to the expiration of any applicable grace period therein provided. After prior written notice to Administrative Agent, Borrower, at its own expense, may contest in a commercially reasonable manner (which may include, but shall not require, a contest by appropriate legal proceeding), in good faith and with reasonable diligence considering the nature of the claim, the amount or validity or application in whole or in part of any charges required to be paid or services performed by Borrower pursuant to the Co-Ownership Agreement, provided that (i) no Default has occurred and is continuing; (ii) the Property and no part thereof or interest therein will be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost; (iii) the Co-Ownership Agreement will not be in danger of being terminated; and (iv) Borrower shall promptly upon final determination thereof pay the amount of any such charges, together with all costs, interest and penalties which may be payable in connection therewith. Borrower shall not be deemed to be in breach of the first sentence of this Section 9.21(b) (and no Default shall arise by reason thereof) if the payment in question is being contested pursuant to the procedures set forth above.

 

(c)          Borrower shall (i) comply, in all material respects, with all of the terms, covenants and conditions on Borrower’s part to be complied with pursuant to terms of the Co-Ownership Agreement, and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each other Person that is a party to the Co-Ownership Agreement to comply, in all material respects, with all of the terms, covenants and conditions on such Person’s part to be complied with pursuant to terms of the Co-Ownership Agreement where the failure to do so would have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(d)          Borrower shall take all actions or use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each other Person that is a party to the Co-Ownership Agreement to take all actions, as may be necessary from time to time to preserve and maintain the Co-Ownership Agreement in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations.

 

(e)          Borrower shall not, without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent, as determined in its sole discretion, take (and hereby assigns to Administrative Agent any right it may have to take) any action to terminate, surrender, or accept any termination or surrender of, the Co-Ownership Agreement or the Property. Borrower will promptly provide Administrative Agent with a copy of all notices of default given or received by it under the Co-Ownership Agreement at the address listed in this Agreement, or any other address which Administrative Agent from time to time may provide in writing to it.

 

(f)          Borrower shall not, without Administrative Agent’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), consent to the appointment of a depository for insurance or condemnation proceeds or exercise any right it may have to grant consent (or withhold its consent) to any request by any party to the Co-Ownership Agreement which request would have an adverse effect on the value or the utility of the Property.

 

(g)          Except for Permitted Liens, Borrower shall not assign (other than to Administrative Agent) or encumber Property or, except to the extent permitted under the Co-Ownership Agreement and solely to the extent Borrower has a right of consent or approval thereover, permit any other Person to assign or encumber any interests under the Co-Ownership Agreement other than such Person’s separate tenancy-in-common interest therein.

 

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(h)          If Administrative Agent, its nominee, designee, successor, or assignee acquires title and/or rights of Borrower under the Co-Ownership Agreement by reason of foreclosure of the Deed of Trust, deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, such party shall (x) succeed to all of the rights of and benefits accruing to Borrower under the Co-Ownership Agreement, and (y) be entitled to exercise all of the rights and benefits accruing to Borrower under the Co-Ownership Agreement. At such time as Administrative Agent shall request, Borrower agrees to execute and deliver to Administrative Agent such documents as Administrative Agent and its counsel may reasonably require in order to insure that the provisions of this Section will be validly and legally enforceable and effective against Borrower and all parties claiming by, through, under or against Borrower.

 

(i)          Borrower shall not commence any proceeding or take any action to terminate the Co-Ownership Agreement or partition the tenancy-in-common without the prior written consent of Requisite Lenders. Borrower hereby waives its right of partition while the Loan is outstanding. The unenforceability of the waiver of the right to partition shall not affect, impair or limit the right of Administrative Agent to declare a Default with respect to any partition or action for partition.

 

ARTICLE 10. REPORTING COVENANTS

 

10.1         FINANCIAL INFORMATION .

 

(a)          Until such time as the Loan shall have been paid in full, the Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent, as soon as available, but in no event later than one hundred twenty (120) days after each fiscal year end which shall at all times be a calendar year, a current annual financial statement (including, without limitation, an income and expense statement, a cash flow statement and a balance sheet, together with supporting property schedules) of the Borrower, in form, content, substance and reasonable detail acceptable to Administrative Agent. Each such annual financial statement shall be accompanied by a certificate of Borrower stating that each such annual financial statement is true, correct, accurate, and complete and presents fairly the financial condition and results of the operations of Borrower and the Property being reported upon and has been prepared in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards. In addition to the foregoing, Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent as soon as available but no later than ninety (90) days after the closing date of each fiscal quarter, a quarterly financial statement (including, without limitation, an income and expense statement, a cash flow statement and a balance sheet), accompanied by a certificate of Borrower stating that each such quarterly financial statement is true, correct, accurate, and complete and presents fairly the financial condition and results of the operations of Borrower and the Property being reported upon and has been prepared in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards. Within sixty (60) days after the closing date of each fiscal quarter, the Borrower shall deliver an operating statement for the Property, a rent roll for the previous fiscal quarter, copies of Leases executed during the previous fiscal quarter, and a DSCR Certificate for the purposes of determining whether any prepayment, delivery of collateral or other action may be required pursuant to Sections 9.13(a) – (c) hereof. Except as otherwise agreed to by Administrative Agent, all such financial information shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards, consistently applied. In addition, the Borrower shall provide to Administrative Agent, not later than thirty (30) days prior to the fiscal year end, operating and capital budgets for the Property and Improvements for the next calendar year, which budgets shall show projected Gross Operating Income, Operating Expenses and capital expenditures, each on a monthly basis.

 

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(b)           Guarantor Reporting . Until such time as the Loan shall have been paid in full, the Guarantor shall deliver to Administrative Agent, as soon as available, but in no event later than one-hundred twenty (120) days after each fiscal year end, which shall end as of the last day of a calendar quarter, a current annual financial statement (including, without limitation, an income and expense statement, a cash flow statement and a balance sheet, together with supporting property schedules) of Guarantor, audited by a Big Four accounting firm (or such other firm as may be reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent), in form, substance and detail as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent. Each annual financial statement shall be accompanied by a certificate of Guarantor stating that each such annual financial statement is true, correct, accurate, and complete and presents fairly the financial condition and results of the operations of Guarantor and has been prepared in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards as of the date of the applicable financial report. In addition to the foregoing, the Guarantor shall deliver to Administrative Agent as soon as available but no later than ninety (90) days after the closing date of each fiscal quarter, a quarterly financial statement (including, without limitation, an income and expense statement, a cash flow statement and a balance sheet), in form, substance and detail reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent, accompanied by a certificate of Guarantor stating that each such quarterly financial statement is true, correct, accurate, and complete and presents fairly the financial condition and results of the operations of Guarantor and has been prepared in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards as of the date of the applicable financial report. Concurrently with delivery of the annual and quarterly financial statements referred to above, the Guarantor shall deliver a compliance certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation of the Guarantor’s Net Worth for such fiscal quarter (or in the case of the annual financial statements, the last fiscal quarter of such fiscal year). Except as otherwise agreed to by Administrative Agent, all such financial information shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards as of the date of the applicable financial report, consistently applied.

 

(c)           Certificate of Borrower and Guarantor . Together with each delivery of any financial statement pursuant to Section 10.1(a) or Section 10.1(b), Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable, shall provide the certificate of a financial officer or other authorized signatory that such person has reviewed the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and has made a review in reasonable detail of the transactions and condition of Borrower or the Guarantor, as applicable, during the accounting period covered by financial statements as he or she deems appropriate with respect to the giving of such certificate, and that such review has not disclosed the existence during or at the end of such accounting period, and that such person does not have knowledge of the existence of any condition or event which constitutes a Default or a material Potential Default as of the date of such certificate, or, if any such condition or event existed or exists, specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action has been taken, is being taken and is proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

 

(d)           Other Information . Promptly upon Administrative Agent’s request, Borrower shall provide such other information (including but not limited to leasing status reports) as Administrative Agent or Lenders may reasonably require.

 

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(e)           Budget . For the partial year period commencing on the Effective Date, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the Borrower shall submit to the Administrative Agent an Annual Budget for the Property not later than thirty (30) days prior to the commencement of such fiscal year in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. From and after the occurrence of a Triggering Event and until a Triggering Event Termination, such Annual Budget shall be subject to Administrative Agent’s written approval (each such Annual Budget, after it has been approved in writing by the Administrative Agent shall be hereinafter referred to as an “ Approved Annual Budget ”). So long as no Triggering Event has occurred and is continuing, such Annual Budget shall not be subject to Administrative Agent’s approval, and shall be deemed to be an Approved Annual Budget for the purposes of this Agreement until the occurrence of a Triggering Event. Upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event, Borrower shall provide to Administrative Agent (within five (5) Business Days after the occurrence of such Triggering Event) an Annual Budget for the remainder of the then-current fiscal year, and such Annual Budget shall not be deemed to be an Approved Budget until approved by Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion. These approval provisions will then apply until a Triggering Event Termination. In the event that the Administrative Agent objects to a proposed Annual Budget (or a modification to an Approved Annual Budget) submitted by the Borrower for approval, the Administrative Agent shall advise Borrower of such objections within fifteen (15) days after receipt thereof (and deliver to Borrower a reasonably detailed description of such objections) and the Borrower shall promptly revise such Annual Budget and resubmit the same to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall advise the Borrower of any objections to such revised Annual Budget within ten (10) days after receipt thereof (and deliver to Borrower a reasonably detailed description of such objections) and Borrower shall promptly revise the same in accordance with the process described in this subsection until the Administrative Agent approves the Annual Budget. Failure of Administrative Agent to object to an Annual Budget within the time frames described above shall be deemed to be approval of such Annual Budget as an Approved Annual Budget; provided the Borrower’s request states prominently in bold capital letters that Administrative Agent’s failure to respond with such time period may result in deemed consent or approval. Until such time that the Administrative Agent approves a proposed Annual Budget, the Administrative Agent will disburse funds from the Property Account that are available to pay Operating Expenses and leasing and capital expenditure costs in accordance with Sections 8.5(b)(vi), 8.5(d) and 8.6 to the extent Administrative Agent has approved such expenditures, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided that amounts necessary to pay Property Taxes, insurance premiums, utilities expenses and other non-discretionary expenses shall be deemed to have been approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

(f)          Borrower shall provide Administrative Agent with prompt notice upon becoming aware of any DSCR Event or any failure of the Guarantor to be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 9.17.

 

10.2         BOOKS AND RECORDS . The Borrower shall maintain complete books of account and other records for the Property and Improvements and for disbursement and use of the proceeds of the Loan, and the same shall be available for inspection and copying by Administrative Agent or any Lender upon reasonable prior notice. Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the Administrative Agent for its costs and expenses incurred in connection with the exercise of their rights under this Section while a Default exists.

 

10.3         INTENTIONALLY OMITTED .

 

10.4         INTENTIONALLY OMITTED .

 

10.5         INTENTIONALLY OMITTED .

 

10.6         KNOWLEDGE OF DEFAULT; ETC . The Borrower shall promptly, upon obtaining knowledge thereof, report in writing to Administrative Agent the occurrence of any Default.

 

10.7         LITIGATION, ARBITRATION OR GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION . The Borrower shall promptly, upon obtaining knowledge thereof, report in writing to Administrative Agent, (i) the institution of, or threat in writing of, any material proceeding against or affecting Borrower or the Property, including any eminent domain or other condemnation proceedings affecting the Property, or (ii) any material development in any proceeding already disclosed, which, in either case, has a Material Adverse Effect, which notice shall contain such information as may be reasonably available to Borrower to enable Administrative Agent and its counsel to evaluate such matters.

 

10.8         ENVIRONMENTAL NOTICES . Borrower shall notify Administrative Agent, in writing, as soon as practicable, and in any event within ten (10) days after Borrower’s learning thereof, of any notice required pursuant to Section 7.2(c).

 

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ARTICLE 11. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

 

11.1         DEFAULT . The occurrence of any one or more of the following shall constitute an event of default (“ Default ”) under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Guaranty and the Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement:

 

(a)           Monetary . Borrower’s failure to pay when due any sums payable under Section 2.6(a); or

 

(b)           Other Monetary . Borrower’s failure to pay when due any sums payable under this Agreement, the Notes, the Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement and any of the other Loan Documents other than those set forth in Section 11.1(a) and such failure continues for five (5) Business Days after written notice by Administrative Agent; or

 

(c)           Performance of Obligations . Borrower’s or Guarantor’s failure to perform in any material respect any obligation (other than those specified in clauses (a) and (b), and clauses (d) through (o) of this Section 11.1) that it is required to perform under any of the Loan Documents or the Guaranty or the Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement and the continuance of such failure for thirty (30) days after written notice thereof from Administrative Agent; provided, however, other than with respect to a failure to deliver any documents or information to the Administrative Agent which Borrower or the Guarantor is required to under the Loan Documents or the Guaranty or the Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement (including, but not limited to, pursuant to Section 10.1 of this Agreement), if such failure cannot be cured by Borrower or Guarantor, as the case may be, within such thirty (30) day period with reasonable diligence, then said thirty (30) day period shall be extended for such additional time period as Borrower or Guarantor shall require to cure the same, provided that such party commences to cure within such thirty (30) day period and thereafter continues with reasonable diligence to cure the same, but in no event shall such additional period exceed ninety (90) days; or

 

(d)           Liens, Material Damage . (i) Subject to Borrower’s right to contest as provided in the second proviso of Section 4.4, if the Property becomes subject to any mechanic’s, materialman’s or other Lien, except a Permitted Lien, and such Lien is not discharged (by payment or bonding) within forty five (45) days after Borrower obtains knowledge of such Lien, or (ii) any material damage to, or loss, theft or destruction of, any Collateral, whether or not insured, or any strike, lockout, labor dispute, embargo, condemnation, act of God or public enemy, or other casualty which causes, for more than thirty (30) consecutive days beyond the coverage period of any applicable business interruption insurance, or, if such event is not covered by business interruption insurance, for ninety (90) consecutive days, the cessation or substantial curtailment of revenue producing activities of Borrower, but only if any such event or circumstance could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

(e)           Representations and Warranties . The material breach of any representation or warranty of Borrower or the Guarantor in any of the Loan Documents or the Guaranty or the Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document prepared or certified by Borrower or Guarantor and furnished pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Documents or the Guaranty or the Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement, provided that in the event of an unintentional breach of a representation or warranty which exists due to circumstances or conditions which are capable of being cured within thirty (30) days, Borrower or Guarantor, as the case may be, shall have thirty (30) days from the date of Administrative Agent’s delivery of notice of the breach in which to cure the breach; however, if such breach has not or would not reasonably be likely to cause a Material Adverse Effect and such breach cannot be cured by Borrower or Guarantor, as the case may be, within such thirty (30) day period with reasonable diligence, then said thirty (30) day period shall be extended for such additional time period as Borrower or Guarantor, as the case may be, shall require to cure the same, provided that such party commences such cure within such thirty (30) day period and thereafter continues with reasonable diligence to cure the same, but in no event shall such additional period exceed sixty (60) days; or

 

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(f)           Voluntary Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Dissolution . (i) The filing of a petition by Borrower or Mezzanine Borrower for relief under the Bankruptcy Code, or under any other present or future state or federal law regarding bankruptcy, reorganization or other debtor relief law; (ii) the filing of any pleading or an answer by Borrower or Mezzanine Borrower in any involuntary proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or other debtor relief law which admits the jurisdiction of the court or the petition’s material allegations regarding Borrower’s insolvency; (iii) a general assignment by Borrower or Mezzanine Borrower for the benefit of creditors; or (iv) Borrower or Mezzanine Borrower applying for, or the appointment of, a receiver, trustee, custodian or liquidator of Borrower or Mezzanine Borrower or any of its property; or

 

(g)           Involuntary Bankruptcy . The failure of Borrower or Mezzanine Borrower to effect a full dismissal of any involuntary petition under the Bankruptcy Code or under any other debtor relief law that is filed against Borrower or Mezzanine Borrower or in any way restrains or limits Borrower, Administrative Agent or Lenders regarding the Loan, the Property or the Improvements, prior to the earlier of the entry of any court order granting relief sought in such involuntary petition, or ninety (90) days after the date of filing of such involuntary petition; or

 

(h)           Guarantors . The occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 11.1(f) or Section 11.1(g) as to Guarantor; or

 

(i)           Transfer . The occurrence of any Transfer other than a Permitted Transfer, Permitted Lien or Permitted Easement without the prior written consent of each Lender; or

 

(j)           Loss of Priority . The failure at any time of the Deed of Trust to be a valid first lien upon the Property or other Collateral described therein (subject to Permitted Liens), other than as a result of any release or reconveyance of such Deed of Trust with respect to all or any portion of the Property and Improvements pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement; or

 

(k)           Revocation of Loan Documents . Borrower or Guarantor shall disavow, revoke or terminate the Guaranty, the Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement or any Loan Document to which it is a party or shall otherwise challenge or contest in any action, suit or proceeding in any court or before any Governmental Authority the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document, the Guaranty or the Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement; or

 

(l)           Interest Rate Protection Agreement . If any of the following events shall occur: (1) the occurrence of a default by Borrower, which default shall continue beyond the applicable notice and grace period, under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement now or hereafter entered into between Borrower, Administrative Agent, any Lender or another financial institution in connection with the Loan, including, without limitation, the Swap Contract; or (2) without limitation to the provisions of the preceding clause (1), the failure of the Borrower to comply with its obligations under Section 9.16(c) within the time periods proscribed therein; or

 

(m)          Judgment . One or more final, non-appealable judgment or judgments are entered against the Borrower in an aggregate amount greater than $3,500,000 which is not paid, bonded or otherwise satisfied in full within ninety (90) days following the date such judgment was entered; provided, however that any such judgment shall not be a Default under this Section 11.1(m) if and for long as (i) the amount of such judgment is covered by a valid and binding policy of insurance between the defendant and an insurer (such insurer meeting the rating requirement set forth in Section 5.2(b) hereof), covering payment thereof and (ii) the insurer has been notified of and has not disputed the claim made for payment of, the amount of such judgment, provided, further, however, that if any such judgment shall constitute a Lien on the Property, the provisions of Section 11.1(d) shall apply; or

 

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(n)           Guaranties . The occurrence of a default under the Guaranty or the Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement, beyond any applicable notice and cure period set forth therein, if any; or

 

(o)           Sweep Guaranty Cross-Default . If any Sweep Guaranty remains outstanding, (a) the occurrence of any default beyond any applicable notice and cure period of any obligation of Guarantor greater than $25,000,000 under any loan or line of credit pursuant to which Guarantor is a debtor and (b) in connection with the resultant Sweep Guaranty Termination Event, Borrower fails to comply with its obligations set forth in Section 8.5(c) of this Agreement; or

 

(p)           Guarantor Financial Covenants . Either (i) the Guarantor shall at any time fail to comply with the financial covenants set forth in Section 9.17(a) or (ii) the Guarantor shall at any time fail to comply with the financial covenants set forth in Section 9.17(b) and, in connection with the resultant Sweep Guaranty Termination Event, Borrower fails to comply with its obligations set forth in Section 8.5(c) of this Agreement; or

 

(q)           Co-Ownership Agreement . If Borrower defaults under the Co-Ownership Agreement beyond the expiration of applicable notice and grace periods, if any, thereunder which such default results in a Material Adverse Effect or if the Co-Ownership Agreement is canceled, terminated or surrendered or expires pursuant to its terms, unless in such case Borrower shall within thirty (30) days thereafter cause the Co-Ownership Agreement to be reinstated or continued, as the case may be; or

 

(r)           Partition . If Borrower or any other Person commences any proceeding or takes any action to terminate the Co-Ownership Agreement or partition the tenancy-in-common described therein without the prior written consent of Requisite Lenders and, if a Person other than Borrower, the same is not dismissed within ninety (90) days of its commencement; or

 

(s)           Breach of Sanctions Provisions . The failure of any representation or warranty of Borrower, or Borrower’s failure to perform or observe any covenant, contained in either of those Sections of this Agreement entitled “Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions” or “Compliance With Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions”; or

 

(t)           Money Laundering . The indictment, arraignment, custodial detention or conviction of Borrower, Sponsor, Guarantor, BPO or any Sponsor BFP Subsidiary, or any officer or director thereof, on any charge of violating any Anti-Money Laundering Laws, to the extent such indictment, arraignment, custodial detention or conviction is reasonably expected to, in the opinion of Administrative Agent, result in a Material Adverse Event or subject Administrative Agent or any Lender to liability by any Governmental Authority.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any Default result from Borrower’s failure to pay any amount if both (i) Administrative Agent is expressly obligated pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents to release funds to Borrower to pay such amount and (ii) Administrative Agent breaches, and continues to be in breach of, such obligation.

 

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11.2         ACCELERATION UPON DEFAULT; REMEDIES .

 

(a)           Automatic Acceleration . Upon the occurrence of a Default specified in Sections 11.1(f) or 11.1(g), the principal of, and all accrued interest on, the Loan and the Notes at the time outstanding, and all of the other Obligations of Borrower, including, but not limited to, the other amounts owed to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents shall become immediately and automatically due and payable by Borrower without presentment, demand, protest, or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by Borrower.

 

(b)           Acceleration . If any other Default shall exist, the Administrative Agent may, and at the direction of the Requisite Lenders shall, declare the principal of, and accrued interest on, the Loans and the Notes at the time outstanding and all of the other Obligations, including, but not limited to, the other amounts owed to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by Borrower.

 

(c)           Loan Documents . The Requisite Lenders may direct the Administrative Agent to, and the Administrative Agent if so directed shall, exercise any and all of its rights under any and all of the other Loan Documents. Upon any such acceleration, Administrative Agent may, and at the direction of Requisite Lenders, shall, in addition to all other remedies permitted under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and at law or equity, apply any sums in the Property Account, the Sweep Account, Escrow Fund and the Security Deposit Account to the sums owing under the Loan Documents and any and all obligations of Lenders to fund further disbursements under the Loan shall terminate.

 

(d)           Appointment of Receiver . To the extent permitted by Applicable Law while a Default is continuing, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to the appointment of a receiver for the assets and properties of the Borrower, without notice of any kind whatsoever and without regard to the adequacy of any security for the Obligations or the solvency of any party bound for its payment, to take possession of all or any portion of the Collateral, and/or the business operations of the Borrower and to exercise such power as the court shall confer upon such receiver.

 

(e)           Marshaling . None of the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall be under any obligation to marshal any assets in favor of any Loan Party or any other party or against or in payment of any or all of the Obligations. To the extent that any Loan Party makes a payment or payments to the Administrative Agent and/or any Lender and the Administrative Agent or any Lender enforces their security interests or exercises their rights of setoff, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or setoff or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, then to the extent of such recovery, the Obligations, or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied, and all Liens, rights and remedies therefore, shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

 

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(f)           Remedy Procedures.

 

(i)          Nothing contained herein or in any other Loan Document shall be construed as requiring the Administrative Agent or the Lenders to resort to the Property or any other Collateral for satisfaction of the Obligations in preference or priority to any other Collateral, and Administrative Agent and the Lenders may seek satisfaction out of the Property or all of the other Collateral or any part thereof, in its absolute discretion in respect of the Obligations. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have the right to partially foreclose the Deed of Trust in any manner and for any amounts secured by the Deed of Trust then due and payable as determined by the Administrative Agent or Lenders in their sole discretion. Notwithstanding one or more partial foreclosures, the Property shall remain subject to the Deed of Trust to secure payment of sums secured by the Deed of Trust and not previously recovered. In addition, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have the right, from time to time during the continuance of a Default, to sever the Notes and the other Loan Documents into one or more separate notes, Deed of Trust and other security documents (the “ Severed Loan Documents ”) in such denominations as the Administrative Agent or Lenders shall determine in their sole discretion for purposes of evidencing and enforcing its rights and remedies hereunder. The Borrower shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders from time to time, promptly after request, a severance agreement and such other documents as the Administrative Agent or the Lenders shall request in order to effect the severance described in the preceding sentence, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. The Borrower hereby absolutely and irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its true and lawful attorney, coupled with an interest, in its name and stead to make and execute all documents necessary or desirable to effect the aforesaid severance, Borrower ratifying all that its said attorney shall do by virtue thereof.

 

(ii)         Without limitation to the foregoing, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default, Administrative Agent shall have the right to institute a proceeding or proceedings for the total or partial foreclosure of the Deed of Trust whether by court action, power of sale or otherwise, under any applicable provision of law, for all or any part of the Obligations, and the lien and the security interest created by the Deed of Trust shall continue in full force and effect without loss of priority as a lien and security interest securing the payment of that portion of the Obligations then due and payable but still outstanding.  Administrative Agent shall be permitted to enforce payment and performance of the Obligations and exercise any and all rights and remedies under the Loan Documents, or as provided by law or at equity, by one or more proceedings, whether contemporaneous, consecutive or both, to be determined by Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, in the State or county in which the Property is located.  The enforcement of the Deed of Trust in any one State or county, whether by court action, foreclosure, power of sale or otherwise, shall not prejudice or in any way limit or preclude enforcement by court action, foreclosure, power of sale or otherwise, any other Loan Document through one or more additional proceedings in that State or county or in any other State or county.  Any and all sums received by Administrative Agent in connection with the enforcement of the Deed of Trust shall be applied to the Obligations in such order and priority as Administrative Agent shall determine, in its sole discretion.

 

(g)           Order of Payments . If a Default exists and maturity of any of the Obligations has been accelerated or the Maturity Date has occurred, all payments received by the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, in respect of any principal of or interest on the Obligations or any other amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder or thereunder, shall be applied in the following order and priority:

 

(i)          amounts due to the Administrative Agent in respect of expenses due under Section 9.1 until paid in full;

 

(ii)         amounts due to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in respect of Protective Advances;

 

(iii)        payments of interest on the Loan, to be applied for the ratable benefit of the Lenders;

 

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(iv)        payments of principal on the Loan and payments of the Derivatives Termination Value in respect of all Interest Rate Protection Agreements entered into pursuant to Section 9.16 with Wells Fargo, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates, as the case may be, to be applied for the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the applicable counterparties;

 

(v)         amounts due to the Administrative Agent and Lenders pursuant to Section 13.1;

 

(vi)        any amount remaining after application as provided above, shall be paid (i) if the Mezzanine Loan has not been repaid in full, to Mezzanine Lender, and (ii) if the Mezzanine Loan has been repaid in full, to Borrower or whomever else may be legally entitled thereto.

 

11.3         DISBURSEMENTS TO THIRD PARTIES . Upon the occurrence of a Default occasioned by Borrower’s failure to pay money to a third party as required by this Agreement, Administrative Agent may but shall not be obligated to make such payments. The Borrower shall immediately repay such funds upon written demand of Administrative Agent. In either case, the Default with respect to which any such payment has been made by Administrative Agent or Lenders shall not be deemed cured until such deposit or repayment (as the case may be) has been made by Borrower to Administrative Agent.

 

11.4         COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT; REPAYMENT OF FUNDS ADVANCED . All costs of enforcement and collection (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) and any other funds expended by Administrative Agent or any Lender in the exercise of its rights or remedies under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be payable by the Borrower to Administrative Agent upon demand, together with interest at the rate applicable to the principal balance of the Loan from the date the funds were expended.

 

11.5         RIGHTS CUMULATIVE, NO WAIVER . All Administrative Agent’s and Lenders’ rights and remedies provided in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with those granted by law or at equity, are cumulative and may be exercised by Administrative Agent or Lenders at any time. Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s exercise of any right or remedy shall not constitute a cure of any Default unless all sums then due and payable to Lenders under the Loan Documents are repaid and Borrower has cured all other Defaults. No waiver shall be implied from any failure of Administrative Agent or any Lender to take, or any delay by Administrative Agent or any Lender in taking, action concerning any Default or failure of condition under the Loan Documents, or from any previous waiver of any similar or unrelated Default or failure of condition. Any waiver or approval under any of the Loan Documents must be in writing and shall be limited to its specific terms.

 

11.6         PROVISIONS REGARDING LETTERS OF CREDIT .

 

(a)           Default . A Default shall occur if Borrower shall have any reimbursement or similar obligation with respect to a Letter of Credit, or if Borrower shall fail to (i) replace or extend any Letter of Credit prior to the expiration thereof or (ii) replace any outstanding Letter of Credit within ten (10) Business Days of Administrative Agent’s notice that such Letter of Credit fails to meet the requirements set forth in the definition of Letter of Credit. Administrative Agent shall not be required to exercise its rights under Section 11.6(c) below in order to prevent any such a Default from occurring and neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall be liable for any losses due to the insolvency of the issuer of the Letter of Credit as a result of any failure or delay by Administrative Agent in the exercise of such rights; provided, however, if (notwithstanding the absence of any obligation of Administrative Agent to do so) Administrative Agent shall successfully draw upon any Letter of Credit and at the time of such draw no Default shall exist, then Administrative Agent shall hold the proceeds of such draw as additional security for the Loan on behalf of the Lenders and shall apply such proceeds on the same terms and conditions as originally applied to Administrative Agent’s right to draw and apply the proceeds of the related Letter of Credit.

 

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(b)           Security for Debt . Each Letter of Credit delivered under this Agreement shall be additional security for the payment of the Loan and all sums payable with respect to the Loan under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. While a Default exists, Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders shall have the right, at its option, to draw on any Letter of Credit and to apply all or any part thereof to the payment of interest, principal and all other sums payable with respect to the Obligations under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents in such order, proportion or priority as Administrative Agent may determine or to hold such proceeds as security for the Loan.

 

(c)           Additional Rights of Administrative Agent . In addition to any other right Administrative Agent may have to draw upon a Letter of Credit pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Administrative Agent shall have the additional right to draw in full any Letter of Credit: (a) with respect to any evergreen Letter of Credit, if Administrative Agent or any Lender shall have received a notice from the issuer that the Letter of Credit will not be renewed and a substitute Letter of Credit is not provided at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the date on which the outstanding Letter of Credit is scheduled to expire; (b) with respect to any Letter of Credit with a stated expiration date, if Administrative Agent has not received a notice from the issuer that it has renewed the Letter of Credit at least thirty (30) days prior to the date on which such Letter of Credit is scheduled to expire and a substitute Letter of Credit is not provided at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the date on which the outstanding Letter of Credit is scheduled to expire; or (c) if Administrative Agent or any Lender shall have received notice that the bank issuing the Letter of Credit shall cease to be an Acceptable Issuer and Borrower has not, within ten (10) Business Days after notice thereof, obtained a new Letter of Credit with an Acceptable Issuer.

 

ARTICLE 12. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT; INTERCREDITOR PROVISIONS

 

12.1         APPOINTMENT AND AUTHORIZATION . Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as contractual representative on such Lender’s behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are specifically delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Not in limitation of the foregoing, each Lender authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent to enter into the Loan Documents for the benefit of the Lenders. Each Lender hereby agrees that, except as otherwise set forth herein, any action taken by the Requisite Lenders in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or the Loan Documents, and the exercise by the Requisite Lenders of the powers set forth herein or therein, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be authorized and binding upon all of the Lenders. Nothing herein shall be construed to deem the Administrative Agent a trustee or fiduciary for any Lender or to impose on the Administrative Agent duties or obligations other than those expressly provided for herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the use of the terms “Administrative Agent”, “agent” and similar terms in the Loan Documents with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any Applicable Law. Instead, use of such terms is merely a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. The Administrative Agent shall deliver to each Lender, promptly upon receipt thereof by the Administrative Agent, copies of each of the financial statements, certificates, notices and other documents delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article 10. The Administrative Agent will furnish to any Lender, upon the request of such Lender, a copy (or, where appropriate, an original) of any document, instrument, agreement, certificate or notice furnished to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, any Loan Party or any other Affiliate of the Borrower, pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document not already delivered to such Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any such other Loan Document. As to any matters not expressly provided for by the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, enforcement or collection of any of the Obligations), the Administrative Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the instructions of the Requisite Lenders (or all of the Lenders if explicitly required under any other provision of this Agreement), and such instructions shall be binding upon all Lenders and all holders of any of the Obligations; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action which exposes the Administrative Agent to personal liability or which is contrary to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or Applicable Law. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent may exercise any right or remedy it or the Lenders may have under any Loan Document upon the occurrence of a Default unless the Requisite Lenders have directed the Administrative Agent otherwise. Without limiting the foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Administrative Agent as a result of the Administrative Agent acting or refraining from acting under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in accordance with the instructions of the Requisite Lenders, or where applicable, all the Lenders.

 

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12.2         WELLS FARGO AS A LENDER . Wells Fargo, as a Lender, shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and any other Loan Document, as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent; and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated, include Wells Fargo in each case in its individual capacity. Wells Fargo and its affiliates may each accept deposits from, maintain deposits or credit balances for, invest in, lend money to, act as trustee under indentures of, serve as financial advisor to, and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other affiliate thereof as if it were any other bank and without any duty to account therefore to the other Lenders. Further, the Administrative Agent and any affiliate may accept fees and other consideration from the Borrower for services in connection with this Agreement or otherwise without having to account for the same to the other Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, Wells Fargo or its affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, other Loan Parties, other Subsidiaries and other Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Person) and acknowledge that the Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them.

 

12.3         COLLATERAL MATTERS; PROTECTIVE ADVANCES .

 

(a)          Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent, without the necessity of any notice to or further consent from any Lender, from time to time prior to a Default, to take any action with respect to any Collateral or Loan Documents which may be necessary to perfect and maintain perfected the Liens upon the Collateral granted pursuant to any of the Loan Documents.

 

(b)          The Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to release any Lien granted to or held by the Administrative Agent upon all or any portion of the Collateral (i) upon termination of the Commitments and payment and satisfaction in full of all of the Obligations; (ii) as expressly permitted by, but only in accordance with, the terms of the applicable Loan Document; or (iii) if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by each Lender. Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this section.

 

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(c)          Upon any sale or transfer of Collateral which is expressly permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and upon at least five (5) business days’ prior written request by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall (and is hereby irrevocably authorized by the Lenders to) execute such documents as may be necessary to evidence the release of the Liens granted to the Administrative Agent for its benefit and the benefit of the Lenders, herein or pursuant hereto upon the Collateral that was sold or transferred; provided, however, that (i) the Administrative Agent shall not be required to execute any such document on terms which, in the Administrative Agent’s opinion, would expose the Administrative Agent to liability or create any obligation or entail any consequence other than the release of such Liens without recourse or warranty and (ii) such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect or impair the Obligations or any Liens upon (or Obligations of the Borrower or any other Loan Party in respect of) all interests retained by the Borrower or any other Loan Party, including (without limitation) the proceeds of such sale or transfer, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral. In the event of any sale or transfer of Collateral, or any foreclosure with respect to any of the Collateral, the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to deduct all of the expenses reasonably incurred by the Administrative Agent from the proceeds of any such sale, transfer or foreclosure.

 

(d)          The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Lenders or to any other Person to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other subsidiary or is cared for, protected or insured or that the Liens granted to the Administrative Agent herein or pursuant hereto have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise or to continue exercising at all or in any manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to the Administrative Agent in this Section or in any of the Loan Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission or event related thereto, the Administrative Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion, and that the Administrative Agent shall have no duty or liability whatsoever to the Lenders, except to the extent resulting from its gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

(e)          The Administrative Agent may make, and shall be reimbursed by the Lenders (in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares) to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower for, Protective Advances during any one calendar year with respect to the Property that is Collateral up to the sum of (i) amounts expended to pay real estate Taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon such property; (ii) amounts expended to pay insurance premiums for policies of insurance related to such property and (iii) $500,000. Protective Advances in excess of said sum during any calendar year that is Collateral shall require the consent of the Requisite Lenders. The Borrower agrees to pay on demand all Protective Advances.

 

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12.4         POST-FORECLOSURE PLANS .

 

If all or any portion of the Collateral is acquired by the Administrative Agent as a result of a foreclosure or the acceptance of a deed or assignment in lieu of foreclosure, or is retained in satisfaction of all or any part of the Obligations, the title to any such Collateral, or any portion thereof, shall be held in the name of the Administrative Agent or a nominee or subsidiary of the Administrative Agent, as Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of all Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall prepare a recommended course of action for such Collateral (a “ Post-Foreclosure Plan ”), which shall be subject to the approval of the Requisite Lenders. In accordance with the approved Post-Foreclosure Plan, the Administrative Agent shall manage, operate, repair, administer, complete, construct, restore or otherwise deal with the Collateral acquired, and shall administer all transactions relating thereto, including, without limitation, employing a management agent, leasing agent and other agents, contractors and employees, including agents for the sale of such Collateral, and the collecting of rents and other sums from such Collateral and paying the expenses of such Collateral. Actions taken by the Administrative Agent with respect to the Collateral, which are not specifically provided for in the approved Post-Foreclosure Plan or reasonably incidental thereto, shall require the written consent of the Requisite Lenders by way of supplement to such Post-Foreclosure Plan. Upon demand therefor from time to time, each Lender will contribute its share (based on its Pro Rata Share) of all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the approved Post-Foreclosure Plan in connection with the construction, operation, management, maintenance, leasing and sale of such Collateral. In addition, the Administrative Agent shall render or cause to be rendered to each Lender, on a monthly basis, an income and expense statement for such Collateral, and each Lender shall promptly contribute its Pro Rata Share of any operating loss for such Collateral, and such other expenses and operating reserves as the Administrative Agent shall deem reasonably necessary pursuant to and in accordance with the approved Post-Foreclosure Plan. To the extent there is net operating income from such Collateral, the Administrative Agent shall, in accordance with the approved Post-Foreclosure Plan, determine the amount and timing of distributions to the Lenders. All such distributions shall be made to the Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares. The Lenders acknowledge and agree that if title to any Collateral is obtained by the Administrative Agent or its nominee, such Collateral will not be held as a permanent investment but will be liquidated and the proceeds of such liquidation will be distributed in accordance with Section 11.2 as soon as practicable. The Administrative Agent shall undertake to sell such Collateral, at such price and upon such terms and conditions as the Requisite Lenders reasonably shall determine to be most advantageous to the Lenders. Any purchase money mortgage or deed of trust taken in connection with the disposition of such Collateral in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence shall name the Administrative Agent, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders, as the beneficiary or mortgagee. In such case, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall enter into an agreement with respect to such purchase money mortgage or deed of trust defining the rights of the Lenders in the same Pro Rata Shares as provided hereunder, which agreement shall be in all material respects similar to this Article insofar as the same is appropriate or applicable.

 

12.5         APPROVALS OF LENDERS . All communications from the Administrative Agent to any Lender requesting such Lender’s determination, consent, approval or disapproval (a) shall be given in the form of a written notice to such Lender, (b) shall be accompanied by a description of the matter or issue as to which such determination, approval, consent or disapproval is requested, or shall advise such Lender where information, if any, regarding such matter or issue may be inspected, or shall otherwise describe the matter or issue to be resolved, (c) shall include, if reasonably requested by such Lender and to the extent not previously provided to such Lender, written materials and a summary of all oral information provided to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower in respect of the matter or issue to be resolved, and (d) shall include the Administrative Agent’s recommended course of action or determination in respect thereof. Unless a Lender shall give written notice to the Administrative Agent that it specifically objects to the recommendation or determination of the Administrative Agent (together with a reasonable written explanation of the reasons behind such objection) within ten (10) Business Days (or such lesser or greater period as may be specifically required under the express terms of the Loan Documents) of receipt of such communication, such Lender shall be deemed to have conclusively approved of or consented to such recommendation or determination.

 

12.6         NOTICE OF EVENTS OF DEFAULT . The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of a Default unless the Administrative Agent has received notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing with reasonable specificity such Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” If any Lender (excluding the Lender which is also serving as the Administrative Agent) becomes aware of any Default, it shall promptly send to the Administrative Agent such a “notice of default”. Further, if the Administrative Agent receives such a “notice of default,” the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders.

 

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12.7         ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S RELIANCE . Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents, employees or counsel shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except for its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with its duties expressly set forth herein or therein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent: may consult with legal counsel (including its own counsel or counsel for the Borrower or any other Loan Party), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents, employees or counsel: (a) makes any warranty or representation to any Lender, or any other Person and shall be responsible to any Lender, or any other Person for any statement, warranty or representation made or deemed made by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Person in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (b) shall have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the satisfaction of any conditions precedent under this Agreement or any Loan Document on the part of the Borrower or other Persons or inspect the property, books or records of the Borrower or any other Person; (c) shall be responsible to any Lender for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto or any Collateral covered thereby or the perfection or priority of any Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders; (d) shall have any liability in respect of any recitals, statements, certifications, representations or warranties contained in any of the Loan Documents or any other document, instrument, agreement, certificate or statement delivered in connection therewith; and (e) shall incur any liability under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by acting upon any notice, consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by telephone, telecopy or electronic mail) believed by it to be genuine and signed, sent or given by the proper party or parties. The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under the Loan Documents by or through agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney-in-fact that it selects in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

12.8         INDEMNIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT . Regardless of whether the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are consummated, each Lender agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so) pro rata in accordance with such Lender’s respective Pro Rata Share, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent but not as a “Lender”) in any way relating to or arising out of the Loan Documents, any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents (collectively, “ Indemnifiable Amounts ”); provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such Indemnifiable Amounts to the extent resulting from the Administrative Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment; provided, however, that no action taken in accordance with the directions of the Requisite Lenders (or all of the Lenders, if expressly required hereunder) shall be deemed to constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct for purposes of this Section. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so) promptly upon demand for its ratable share of any out of pocket expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of the counsel to the Administrative Agent) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, administration, or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings, or otherwise) of, or legal advice with respect to the rights or responsibilities of the parties under, the Loan Documents, any suit or action brought by the Administrative Agent to enforce the terms of the Loan Documents and/or collect any Obligations, any “lender liability” suit or claim brought against the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders, and any claim or suit brought against the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders arising under any Hazardous Materials Laws. Such out of pocket expenses (including counsel fees) shall be advanced by the Lenders on the request of the Administrative Agent notwithstanding any claim or assertion that the Administrative Agent is not entitled to indemnification hereunder upon receipt of an undertaking by the Administrative Agent that the Administrative Agent will reimburse the Lenders if it is actually and finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Administrative Agent is not so entitled to indemnification. The agreements in this Section shall survive the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder or under the other Loan Documents and the termination of this Agreement. If Borrower shall reimburse the Administrative Agent for any Indemnifiable Amount following payment by any Lender to the Administrative Agent in respect of such Indemnifiable Amount pursuant to this Section, the Administrative Agent shall share such reimbursement on a ratable basis with each Lender making any such payment.

 

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12.9         LENDER CREDIT DECISION, ETC . Each of the Lenders expressly acknowledges and agrees that neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, counsel, attorneys-in-fact or other affiliates has made any representations or warranties to such Lender and that no act by the Administrative Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary or Affiliate, shall be deemed to constitute any such representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent to any Lender. Each of the Lenders acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any other Lender or counsel to the Administrative Agent, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents or counsel, and based on the financial statements of Borrower, the other Loan Parties, and other Affiliates, and inquiries of such Persons, its independent due diligence of the business and affairs of Borrower, the other Loan Parties, and other Persons, its review of the Loan Documents, the legal opinions required to be delivered to it hereunder, the advice of its own counsel and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit and legal analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Each of the Lenders also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any other Lender or counsel to the Administrative Agent or any of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, and based on such review, advice, documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent shall not be required to keep itself informed as to the performance or observance by the Borrower or any other Loan Party of the Loan Documents or any other document referred to or provided for therein or to inspect the properties or books of, or make any other investigation of, the Borrower, any other Loan Party. Except for notices, reports and other documents and information expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall have no duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Affiliate thereof which may come into possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or other Affiliates. Each of the Lenders acknowledges that the Administrative Agent’s legal counsel in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is only acting as counsel to the Administrative Agent and is not acting as counsel to any Lender.

 

12.10        SUCCESSOR ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT . The Administrative Agent may resign at any time as Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents by giving written notice thereof to the Lenders and Borrower. The Requisite Lenders and the Borrower may, upon 30 days’ prior written notice, remove the Administrative Agent as administrative agent if the Administrative Agent (i) is found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment to have committed gross negligence or willful misconduct in the course of performing its duties hereunder or (ii) has become or is insolvent or has become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee or custodian appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment. Upon any such removal or resignation, the Requisite Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent which appointment shall, provided no Default or Potential Default exists, be subject to the Borrower’s approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed (except that Borrower shall, in all events, be deemed to have approved each Lender and any of its affiliates as a successor Administrative Agent). If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence in connection with the resignation of the current Administrative Agent, and shall have accepted such appointment, within thirty (30) days after the current Administrative Agent’s giving of notice of resignation, then the current Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which shall be a Lender, if any Lender shall be willing to serve, and otherwise shall be an Eligible Assignee. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the current Administrative Agent, and the current Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents. After any Administrative Agent’s removal or resignation hereunder as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article 12 shall continue to inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent may assign its rights and duties under the Loan Documents to any of its affiliates by giving Borrower and each Lender prior written notice.

 

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12.11        WITHHOLDING TAX . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent required by law (as determined by the Administrative Agent in its good faith discretion), the Administrative Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding tax. Without limiting or expanding the obligations of the Loan Parties under Section 2.11, each Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, and shall make payable in respect thereof within 30 calendar days after demand therefor, against any and all Taxes and any and all related losses, claims, liabilities and expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent) incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent by the Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental Authority as a result of the failure of the Administrative Agent to properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of such Lender for any reason (including, without limitation, because the appropriate form was not delivered or not property executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstance that rendered an exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax ineffective). A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due the Administrative Agent under this Section 12.11. The agreements in this Section 12.11 shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of any Loan and all other amounts payable under the Loan Documents.

 

12.12        TITLED AGENTS . Each of the Lead Arranger, Documentation Agent and Bookrunner (each a “ Titled Agent ”) in each such respective capacity, assumed no responsibility or obligation hereunder, including, without limitation, for servicing, enforcement or collection of the Loan nor any duties as an agent hereunder for the Lenders. The titles given to the Titled Agents are solely honorific and imply no fiduciary responsibility on the part of the Titled Agents to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Borrower or any other Loan Party and the use of such titles does not impose on the Titled Agents any duties or obligations greater than those of any other Lender or entitle the Titled Agents to any rights other than those to which any other Lender is entitled.

 

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12.13        LENDER ACTION . Each Lender agrees that it will not take any action, nor institute any actions or proceedings, against Borrower or any other obligor under the Loan Documents, in each case, with respect to exercising claims against or rights in the Collateral, and agrees that all remedies against the Collateral shall be exercised by the Administrative Agent, subject to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

12.14        SETOFF . Subject to Section 2.16 and in addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under Applicable Law and not by way of limitation of any such rights, the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Participant is hereby authorized by the Borrower, at any time or from time to time while a Default exists, without notice to the Borrower or to any other Person, any such notice being hereby expressly waived, but in the case of a Lender or a Participant subject to receipt of the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Requisite Lenders exercised in their sole discretion, to set off and to appropriate and to apply any and all deposits (general or special, including, but not limited to, indebtedness evidenced by certificates of deposit, whether matured or unmatured) and any other indebtedness at any time held or owing by the Administrative Agent, such Lender, such Participant or any affiliate of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against and on account of any of the Obligations, irrespective of whether or not any or all of the Loan and all other Obligations have been declared to be, or have otherwise become, due and payable as permitted by Section 11.2, and although such Obligations shall be contingent or unmatured.

 

ARTICLE 13. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

13.1         INDEMNITY . The Borrower hereby agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent and each Lender, their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, successors and assigns (in their capacities as such) from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, claims, actions, judgments, court costs and reasonable legal fees or other expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses) which Administrative Agent or any Lender may incur as a direct consequence of: (a) the purpose to which Borrower applies the Loan proceeds; (b) the failure of Borrower or guarantor to perform any obligations as and when required by this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any Other Related Document; (c) any failure at any time of Borrower’s representations or warranties to be true and correct; or (d) any act or omission by Borrower, constituent partner or member of Borrower, any contractor, subcontractor or material supplier, engineer, architect or other person or entity with respect to the Property. Borrower shall pay to such Administrative Agent or such Lender within ten (10) days after demand thereof any amounts owing under this indemnity, together with interest from the date the indebtedness arises until paid at the rate of interest applicable to the principal balance of the loan. Borrower’s duty and obligations to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall survive cancellation of the notes and the release, reconveyance or partial reconveyance of any or all of the Deed of Trust.

 

13.2         FORM OF DOCUMENTS . The form and substance of all documents, instruments, and forms of evidence to be delivered to Administrative Agent under the terms of this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or Other Related Documents shall be subject to Administrative Agent’s approval and shall not be modified, superseded or terminated in any respect without Administrative Agent’s prior written approval.

 

13.3         NO THIRD PARTIES BENEFITED . No person other than Administrative Agent, Lenders and Borrower and their permitted successors and assigns shall have any right of action under any of the Loan Documents or Other Related Documents.

 

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13.4         NOTICES . All notices, demands, or other communications under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Other Related Documents shall be in writing, shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service (with a reputable overnight courier service), or mailed by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, and shall be delivered to the appropriate party at the address set forth on the signature page of this Agreement (subject to change from time to time by written notice to all other parties to this Agreement). All communications shall be deemed served upon delivery, or (a) if mailed, upon the first to occur of receipt or the expiration of three (3) days after the deposit in the United States Postal Service mail, postage prepaid and addressed to the address of Borrower or Administrative Agent and Lenders at the address specified or (b) if sent by hand or overnight courier service, upon the first to occur of receipt or one (1) Business Day after being deposited with the courier service; provided, however, that non-receipt of any communication as the result of any change of address of which the sending party was not notified or as the result of a refusal to accept delivery shall be deemed receipt of such communication.

 

13.5         ATTORNEY-IN-FACT . Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes Administrative Agent, as Borrower’s attorney-in-fact, which agency is coupled with an interest, to execute and/or record in Administrative Agent’s or Borrower’s name any notices, instruments or documents that Administrative Agent deems appropriate in its reasonable judgment to protect Lenders’ interest under any of the Loan Documents or Other Related Documents; provided, that prior to a Default, Administrative Agent shall give Borrower at least five (5) Business Days’ notice before exercising such power of attorney and no such action taken shall increase Borrower’s obligations or liabilities hereunder.

 

13.6         ACTIONS . The Borrower agrees that Administrative Agent or any Lender, in exercising the rights, duties or liabilities of Administrative Agent, Lenders or Borrower under the Loan Documents or Other Related Documents, may commence, appear in or defend, as is appropriate to protect its interest in the Collateral or to prevent a Material Adverse Effect, any action or proceeding purporting to affect the Property, the Improvements, the Loan Documents or the Other Related Documents and Borrower shall, within ten (10) days after demand, reimburse Administrative Agent or such Lender for all such expenses so incurred or paid by Administrative Agent or such Lender, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses and court costs.

 

13.7         RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES . The relationship of Borrower, Administrative Agent and Lenders under the Loan Documents and Other Related Documents is, and shall at all times remain, solely that of borrower and lender, and Administrative Agent and Lenders neither undertake nor assumes any responsibility or duty to Borrower or to any third party with respect to the Property or Improvements, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Other Related Documents.

 

13.8         DELAY OUTSIDE LENDER’S CONTROL . No Lender or Administrative Agent shall be liable in any way to Borrower or any third party for Administrative Agent’s or such Lender’s failure to perform or delay in performing under the Loan Documents (and Administrative Agent or any Lender may suspend or terminate all or any portion of Administrative Agent’s or such Lender’s obligations under the Loan Documents) if such failure to perform or delay in performing results directly or indirectly from, or is based upon, the action, inaction, or purported action, of any governmental or local authority, or because of war, rebellion, insurrection, strike, lock-out, boycott or blockade (whether presently in effect, announced or in the sole judgment of Administrative Agent or such Lender deemed probable), or from any Act of God or other cause or event beyond Administrative Agent’s or such Lender’s control.

 

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13.9         ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND EXPENSES; ENFORCEMENT . If any attorney is engaged by Administrative Agent or any Lender to enforce or defend any provision of this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or Other Related Documents, or as a consequence of any Default under the Loan Documents or Other Related Documents, with or without the filing of any legal action or proceeding, and including, without limitation, any fees and expenses incurred in any bankruptcy proceeding of Borrower, then Borrower shall immediately pay to Administrative Agent or such Lender, upon demand, the amount of all reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses and all costs incurred by Administrative Agent or such Lender in connection therewith, together with interest thereon from the date of such demand until paid at the rate of interest applicable to the principal balance of the Loan. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, in no event shall Borrower be responsible for paying or reimbursing any Lender other than Administrative Agent for any attorney’s fees or costs or other out of pocket third party expenses except pursuant to this Section 13.9 and in connection with Borrower’s indemnity obligations under Section 13.1.

 

13.10        IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FUNDS . Unless otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, all amounts payable by Borrower to Administrative Agent or any Lender shall be payable only in United States Dollars, in immediately available funds.

 

13.11        AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS .

 

(a)           Generally . Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, (i) any consent or approval required or permitted by this Agreement or in any Loan Document to be given by the Lenders may be given, (ii) any term of this Agreement or of any other Loan Document may be amended, (iii) the performance or observance by the Borrower or any other Loan Party of any terms of this Agreement or such other Loan Document may be waived, and (iv) the continuance of any Default may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) with, but only with, the written consent of the Requisite Lenders (or the Administrative Agent at the written direction of the Requisite Lenders), and, in the case of an amendment to any Loan Document, the written consent of each Loan Party which is party thereto. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the Administrative Agent, shall be authorized on behalf of all the Lenders, without the necessity of any notice to, or further consent from, any Lender, to waive the imposition of the late fees provided in Section 2.6(c), up to a maximum of 3 times per calendar year. Borrower may rely on any consent, approval or waiver executed and delivered by Administrative Agent without any duty of inquiry as to whether any additional required consents of Lenders have been obtained. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, Wells Fargo shall at all times while it remains Administrative Agent, until the occurrence of a Default, retain a portion of the Loan in a principal amount equal to no less than the lesser of (i) $50,000,000 and (ii) the highest principal amount that is then held by any Lender other than Wells Fargo.

 

(b)           Unanimous Consent . Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing, and signed by all of the Lenders (or the Administrative Agent at the written direction of the Lenders), do any of the following:

 

(i)          subject the Lenders to any additional obligations or increase the commitment of any Lender;

 

(ii)         reduce the principal of, or interest rates that have accrued or that will be charged on the outstanding principal amount of, the Loan;

 

(iii)        reduce the amount of any fees payable to the Lenders hereunder;

 

(iv)        postpone any date fixed for any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Loan (including, without limitation, the Maturity Date) or for the payment of fees or any other monetary Obligations of Borrower or Guarantor;

 

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(v)         modify or amend the organizational documents of Borrower in any manner that could be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(vi)        change the Pro Rata Shares;

 

(vii)       amend this Section or amend the definitions of the terms used in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents insofar as such definitions affect the substance of this Section;

 

(viii)      modify the definition of the term “Requisite Lenders” or modify in any other manner the number or percentage of the Lenders required to make any determinations or waive any rights hereunder or to modify any provision hereof;

 

(ix)         release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty except as permitted, and in accordance with, the Loan Documents;

 

(x)          waive a Default under Section 11.1(a) or (b);

 

(xi)         release or dispose of any Collateral unless released or disposed of as permitted by, and in accordance with, the Loan Documents; or

 

(xii)        subordinate the lien of the Deed of Trust other than to a Permitted Easement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent shall have the sole right to approve, in its reasonable discretion, the subordination of the lien of any Deed of Trust to any Permitted Easement.

 

(c)           Amendment of Administrative Agent’s Duties, Etc . No amendment, waiver or consent unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent, in addition to the Lenders required hereinabove to take such action, shall affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or Other Related Documents. No waiver shall extend to or affect any obligation not expressly waived or impair any right consequent thereon and any amendment, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose set forth therein. No course of dealing or delay or omission on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right shall operate as a waiver thereof or otherwise be prejudicial thereto. Except as otherwise explicitly provided for herein or in any other Loan Document, no notice to or demand upon the Borrower shall entitle the Borrower to other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

 

13.12        SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS .

 

(a)           Generally . The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights under this Agreement without the prior written consent of all the Lenders (and any such assignment or transfer to which all of the Lenders have not consented shall be void).

 

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(b)           Participations . Any Lender may at any time grant to an affiliate of such Lender, or one or more banks or other financial institutions (each a “ Participant ”) participating interests in its Commitments or the Obligations owing to such Lender. Except as expressly stated herein, no Participant shall have any rights or benefits under this Agreement or any other Loan Document. In the event of any such grant by a Lender of a participating interest to a Participant, such Lender shall remain responsible for the performance of its obligations hereunder, and the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement pursuant to which any Lender may grant such a participating interest shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right and responsibility to enforce the obligations of the Borrower hereunder including, without limitation, the right to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided, however, such Lender may agree with the Participant that it will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to (i) increase such Lender’s Commitment, (ii) extend the date fixed for the payment of principal on the Loans or portions thereof owing to such Lender, (iii) reduce the rate at which interest is payable thereon, (iv) release any Collateral (except as expressly provided in the Loan Documents) or (v) release Guarantor from any liability under the Guaranty (except as expressly provided in the Loan Documents). An assignment or other transfer which is not permitted by subsection (c) or (d) below shall be given effect for purposes of this Agreement only to the extent of a participating interest granted in accordance with this subsection (b). A Participant, through the applicable participating Lender, shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.11 in the same manner as if it were an Assignee so long as such Participant shall have complied with the requirements of Section 2.11, and, provided, further, that no Participant shall be entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant to Section 2.11 than the participating Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the direct or indirect participation sold to the Participant (and without duplication of amounts payable to such participating Lender). Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant's interest in the Loans, Commitments or other obligations under any Loan Document from time to time (the " Participant Register "). The obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents are registered obligations within the meaning of Sections 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code and any related regulations and any other relevant or successor provisions of the Internal Revenue Code or such regulations (and shall be construed as such) and the right, title and interest of each Participant in and to such obligations shall be transferable only upon notation of such transfer in the Participant Register. No Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant's interest in any Commitments, Loans, or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, or other obligation is in registered form under Sections 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

 

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(c)           Assignments . Any Lender may with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld) at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees (each an “ Assignee ”) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Notes; provided, however, (i) any partial assignment shall be in an amount at least equal to $15,000,000, and after giving effect to such assignment the assigning Lender retains a Commitment, or if the Commitments have been terminated, holds Notes having an aggregate outstanding principal balance, of at least $15,000,000, (ii) if the assigning Lender holds and/or owns an interest in any Interest Rate Protection Agreement or has any obligation with respect thereto, and after giving effect to such assignment such Lender will hold no further Commitment under this Agreement, such Lender shall undertake such assignment only contemporaneously with an assignment by such Lender of its interest in the Interest Rate Protection Agreement to the Assignee or another Lender (or Affiliate thereof) provided that unless a Default shall have occurred and is continuing, in no event shall the foregoing result in a change of the counterparty under the Interest Rate Protection Agreement without the Borrower’s prior written approval) and (iii) each such assignment shall be effected by means of an Assignment and Assumption Agreement. Upon execution and delivery of such instrument and payment by such Assignee to such transferor Lender of an amount equal to the purchase price agreed between such transferor Lender and such Assignee, such Assignee shall be deemed to be a Lender party to this Agreement and shall have all the rights and obligations of a Lender with a Commitment and/or Loans, as the case may be, as set forth in such Assignment and Assumption Agreement, and the transferor Lender shall be released from its obligations hereunder to a corresponding extent, and no further consent or action by any party shall be required. Upon the consummation of any assignment pursuant to this subsection (c), the transferor Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall make appropriate arrangements so the new Notes are issued to the Assignee and such transferor Lender, as appropriate, and shall update Schedule I attached hereto. In connection with any such assignment, the transferor Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent an administrative fee for processing such assignment in the amount of $4,500.00 (or $7,500.00 in the case of an assignment by a Defaulting Lender). Anything in this Section to the contrary notwithstanding, no Lender may assign or participate any interest in any Loan held by it hereunder to Borrower, or any of its respective affiliates or Subsidiaries. Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each assignment delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amount (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by Borrower and any Lender at any time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. The obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents are registered obligations and the right, title and interest of Lender and its Assignees in and to such obligations shall be transferable only upon notation of such transfer in the Register. This Section 13.12(c) shall be construed so that such obligations are at all times maintained in “registered from” within the meaning of Sections 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code and any related regulations (and any other relevant or successor provisions of the Internal Revenue Code or such regulations).

 

(d)           Federal Reserve Bank Assignments . In addition to the assignments and participations permitted under the foregoing provisions of the Section, and without the need to comply with any of the formal or procedural requirements of this Section, any Lender may at any time and from time to time, pledge and assign all or any portion of its rights under all or any of the Loan Documents and Other Related Documents to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from its obligation thereunder.

 

(e)           Information to Assignee, Etc . A Lender may furnish any information concerning the Borrower, any subsidiary or any other Loan Party in the possession of such Lender from time to time to Assignees and Participants (including prospective Assignees and Participants). In connection with such negotiation, execution and delivery, Borrower authorizes Administrative Agent and Lenders to communicate all information and documentation related to the Loan (whether to Borrower or to any Participant, Assignee, legal counsel, appraiser or other necessary party) directly by e-mail, fax, or other electronic means used to transmit information.

 

(f)           Interest Rate Protection Agreement . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall not, without Borrower’s prior written consent (unless a Default exists), take any action which may (i) cause the Interest Rate Protection Agreement to no longer be secured by the collateral which secures the Loan (on the same terms in all relevant respects and on a pari passu and pro rata basis with the principal of such Loan) or (ii) give rise to an Additional Termination Event under the Interest Rate Protection Agreement.

 

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(g)           Pledge . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein and subject to Section 2.10 , each Lender may make a pledge if its interest in this Agreement, the Note or any other Loan Document (a “ Pfandbrief Pledge ”) to a trustee, administrator or receiver or their respective nominees, collateral agents or collateral trustees (herein sometimes referred to as a “ Pfandbrief Trustee ”) without obtaining the consent of Borrower, Administrative Agent or any other Lender to the extent such transfer is required by the German Pfandbrief Act or respective regulations in order to create a Pfandbrief using the collateral granted to such Lender under the Loan Documents. A Lender that makes a Pfandbrief Pledge is referred to herein as a “ Pledging Lender .” Such Pfandbrief Trustee shall be permitted to fully exercise its rights and remedies against the Pledging Lender (including, but not limited to, foreclosing on the Pledging Lender’s Notes) and realize on any and all collateral granted by such Pledging Lender to the Pfandbrief Trustee in accordance with this Section. Any Pfandbrief Pledge or acquisition of the interest of the Pledging Lender pursuant thereto is referred to herein as a “ Pfandbrief Transfer ,” and the interest of the Pledging Lender that is subject to such Pfandbrief Transfer is referred to herein as a “ Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest .” As a pre-condition to Pfandbrief Trustee taking title to the Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest following such exercise of rights and remedies under its Pfandbrief Pledge, the Pfandbrief Trustee shall enter into an assignment and assumption agreement whereby the Pfandbrief Trustee assumes all of the obligations of the Pledging Lender under this Agreement and the Loan Documents with respect to the Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest from and after the date of such assignment. Any further pledge or assignment following the acquisition of a Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest by the Pfandbrief Trustee, or any acquisition of such interest by any Person other than the Pfandbrief Trustee (each, an “ Additional Transfer ”), shall be subject to all of the requirements set forth in this Section 13.12(g) and shall require the prior written consent of Administrative Agent and Borrower in accordance with this Agreement. Neither a Pfandbrief Transfer nor any Additional Transfer (except, in the case of any such Additional Transfer that complies with the terms and provisions of this Agreement pursuant to which the Pledging Lender (or its successor in interest as the case may be) would be released from its obligations accruing from and after the Additional Transfer) shall result in the release of the Pledging Lender (or its successor in interest as the case may be) from any of its obligations under the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the Pfandbrief Transfer or any Additional Transfer, Administrative Agent, any Lender and Borrower shall each be entitled to deal exclusively with the Pledging Lender as the “Lender” with respect to the Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest (and, accordingly, Administrative Agent, each Lender and Borrower shall be entitled to exclusively rely upon any certification, notice, document, authorization, instruction or other communication (including any thereof by telephone, telecopy, telegram or cable) made or given by the Pledging Lender notwithstanding any contrary or conflicting certification, notice, document, authorization, instruction or other communication made or given by the Pfandbrief Trustee or any other transferee or assignee pursuant to any Additional Transfer, unless such Additional Transfer or assignment is in accordance with the Loan Documents), and the Pledging Lender (and not the Pfandbrief Trustee or any other transferee or assignee) shall have the sole and exclusive right and power to exercise any and all rights of a Lender (whether contractual or otherwise) under, pursuant to or contemplated by this Agreement with respect to the Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest (including, without limitation, the right to grant any and all discretionary approvals, consents and voting rights under this Agreement that relate to the Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest), except (i) in the case of an Additional Transfer that complies with the terms and provisions of this Agreement pursuant to which the Pledging Lender would be released from its obligations accruing from and after the Additional Transfer, the transferee or assignee shall succeed to the rights and powers originally held by the Pledging Lender to exercise any and all approval, consent and voting rights under this Agreement with respect to the Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest; (ii) in case a Sachwalter is appointed for the Pledging Lender by a German court at the request of the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, then Administrative Agent, any Lender and Borrower (x) following a foreclosure or other exercise of rights under the Pfandbrief Pledge, shall be entitled to deal exclusively with the Pfandbrief Trustee (acting at the direction of such Sachwalter) with respect to any and all approval, consent and voting rights under this Agreement with respect to the Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest (provided that the Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest has not been transferred or assigned pursuant to an Additional transfer which complies with the terms and provisions of this Agreement pursuant to which the Pledging Lender would be released from its obligations accruing from and after the Additional Transfer) and (y) in all other cases (other than as provided in clause (iii) below), shall be entitled to deal exclusively with the Pledging Lender with respect to any and all approval, consent and voting rights under this Agreement with respect to the Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest (provided that the Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest has not been transferred or assigned pursuant to an Additional Transfer which complies with the terms and provisions of this Agreement pursuant to which the Pledging Lender would be released from its obligations accruing from and after the Additional Transfer); and (iii) in any case where, following a foreclosure, for so long as the Pfandbrief Trustee holds the Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest but no Sachwalter has yet been appointed, Administrative Agent, any Lender and Borrower shall be entitled to deal exclusively with the Pfandbrief Trustee with respect to the Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest so foreclosed upon, in connection with any and all approval, consent and voting rights under this Agreement with respect to the Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest, but only to the extent that the Pledging Lender had any such approval, consent or voting rights under the terms of this Agreement. The pledgee or transferee of any interest pursuant to the Pfandbrief Transfer, any foreclosure on the Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest or any Additional Transfer shall be bound by the provisions of this Agreement and the Loan Documents as if it were a “Lender” hereunder or thereunder. No Pfandbrief Transfer, nor any foreclosure on the Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest, nor any Additional Transfer, shall affect or change in any way any of the rights or obligations with respect to the Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest, and the interest acquired by the Pfandbrief Trustee pursuant to the Pfandbrief Transfer, and the interest acquired by any other transferee or assignee pursuant to any Additional Transfer, shall remain subject to all rights, defenses, offsets, claims and counterclaims which Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower may have against the Pledging Lender. Without limiting the foregoing, any rights or claims of the Pfandbrief Trustee or any transferee or assignee of the Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest pursuant to any Additional Transfer as against Administrative Agent shall be subject to the same limitations and exculpations as are set forth with respect to the rights and claims of a “Lender” as against Administrative Agent contained in this Agreement. The Pledging Lender shall promptly reimburse Administrative Agent for any and all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Administrative Agent in connection with any Pfandbrief Transfer or Additional Transfer.

 

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13.13        STAMP, INTANGIBLE AND RECORDING TAXES .

 

The Borrower will pay any and all stamp, excise, intangible, registration, recordation and similar Taxes, fees or charges and shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay in the payment or omission to pay any such Taxes, fees or charges, which may be payable or determined to be payable in connection with the execution, delivery, recording, performance or enforcement of this Agreement, the Notes and any of the other Loan Documents, the amendment, supplement, modification or waiver of or consent under this Agreement, the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents or the perfection of any rights or Liens under this Agreement, the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents.

 

13.14        LENDER’S DISCRETION . Whenever pursuant to this Agreement, Administrative Agent or any Lender exercises any right given to it to approve or disapprove, or any arrangement or term is to be satisfactory to Administrative Agent or any Lender, the decision of Administrative Agent or any Lender to approve or disapprove or to decide whether arrangements or terms are satisfactory or not satisfactory shall (except as is otherwise specifically herein provided) be in the sole discretion of Administrative Agent or any Lender, and with respect to any determination that is in the sole discretion of Administrative Agent or any Lender, shall be final and conclusive absent manifest error, in the case of numerical calculations.

 

13.15        ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT . Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default, Administrative Agent may designate an agent or independent contractor to exercise any of Administrative Agent’s rights under this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents and Other Related Documents (acknowledging that Administrative Agent shall not engage such parties to perform ministerial services which Administrative Agent performs on a routine basis). Any reference to Administrative Agent in any of the Loan Documents or Other Related Documents shall include Administrative Agent’s and Administrative Agent’s agents, employees or independent contractors. Borrower shall pay the costs of such agent or independent contractor either directly to such person or to Administrative Agent in reimbursement of such costs, as applicable.

 

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13.16        TAX SERVICE . Administrative Agent, on behalf of Lenders, is authorized to secure, at Borrower’s expense, a tax service contract with a third party vendor which shall provide tax information on the Property and Improvements satisfactory to Administrative Agent.

 

13.17        WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY . EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION (a) ARISING UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY PRESENT OR FUTURE MODIFICATION THEREOF OR (b) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS (AS NOW OR HEREAFTER MODIFIED) OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO OR THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION IS NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE; AND EACH PARTY HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF ANY RIGHT THEY MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY.

 

13.18        SEVERABILITY . If any provision or obligation under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or Other Related Documents shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severed from the Loan Documents and the Other Related Documents and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations shall remain in full force as though the invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision had never been a part of the Loan Documents or Other Related Documents, provided , however , that if the rate of interest or any other amount payable under the Notes or this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the right of collectability therefor, are declared to be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable, Lenders’ obligations to make advances under the Loan Documents shall not be enforceable by Borrower.

 

13.19        TIME . Time is of the essence of each and every term of this Agreement.

 

13.20        HEADINGS . All article, section or other headings appearing in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and Other Related Documents are for convenience of reference only and shall be disregarded in construing this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents and Other Related Documents.

 

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13.21        GOVERNING LAW .

 

(a)          THIS AGREEMENT WAS NEGOTIATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND MADE BY BORROWER AND ACCEPTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND LENDERS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE PROCEEDS OF THE LOAN WERE DISBURSED FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WHICH STATE THE PARTIES AGREE HAS A SUBSTANTIAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE PARTIES AND TO THE UNDERLYING TRANSACTION EMBODIED HEREBY, AND IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE, THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE (WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS) AND ANY APPLICABLE LAW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. BORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ALL OF THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER, AND UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY CLAIM TO ASSERT THAT THE LAW OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK GOVERNS THIS AGREEMENT, AND THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

 

(b)          BORROWER HEREBY CONSENTS FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, GENERALLY, UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS IN THE COUNTY AND STATE OF NEW YORK WITH RESPECT TO ANY PROCEEDING RELATING TO ANY MATTER, CLAIM OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY. EACH BORROWER FURTHER CONSENTS, GENERALLY, UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS OF THE COUNTY AND STATE IN WHICH ANY OF THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN RESPECT OF ANY PROCEEDING RELATING TO ANY MATTER, CLAIM OR DISPUTE ARISING WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PROPERTY. BORROWER FURTHER IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS, GENERALLY, UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY, AT THE ADDRESSES SET FORTH IN SECTION 13.4 HEREOF IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THE AFORESAID PROCEEDINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES APPLICABLE TO SUCH PROCEEDINGS AND/OR PURSUANT TO THE LAST PARAGRAPH HEREOF. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW HAVE OR HAVE IN THE FUTURE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN RESPECT OF ANY OF THE AFORESAID PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT IN THE COURTS REFERRED TO ABOVE AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM IN ANY SUCH COURT THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR LENDER TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO COMMENCE PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE PROCEED AGAINST BORROWER IN ANY JURISDICTION.

 

(c)          PROCESS MAY BE SERVED BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO BORROWER AT ITS ADDRESS REFERRED TO ABOVE.

 

13.22        USA PATRIOT ACT NOTICE; COMPLIANCE .

 

(a)          In order for the Administrative Agent to comply with “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation, the Patriot Act, prior to any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States of America becoming a party hereto, the Administrative Agent may request, and such Lender shall provide to the Administrative Agent, its name, address, tax identification number and/or such other identification information as shall be necessary for the Administrative Agent to comply with federal law.

 

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(b)          The Patriot Act and federal regulations issued with respect thereto require all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record certain information that identifies individuals or business entities which open an “account” with such financial institution. Consequently, a Lender (for itself and/or as Administrative Agent for all Lenders hereunder) may from time-to-time request, and the Borrower shall, and shall cause the other Loan Parties, to provide to such Lender, such Loan Party’s name, address, tax identification number and/or such other identification information as shall be necessary for such Lender to comply with federal law. An “account” for this purpose may include, without limitation, a deposit account, cash management service, a transaction or asset account, a credit account, a loan or other extension of credit, and/or other financial services product.

 

13.23        ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT DELIVERIES . Documents required to be delivered pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be delivered by electronic communication and delivery, including, the Internet, e-mail or intranet websites to which the Administrative Agent and each Lender have access (including a commercial, third-party website such as www.Edgar.com <http://www.Edgar.com> or a website sponsored or hosted by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower) provided that (A) the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Article 3 and (B) the Lender has not notified the Administrative Agent or Borrower that it cannot or does not want to receive electronic communications. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic delivery pursuant to procedures approved by it for all or particular notices or communications. Documents or notices delivered electronically shall be deemed to have been delivered twenty-four (24) hours after the date and time on which the Administrative Agent or Borrower posts such documents or the documents become available on a commercial website and the Administrative Agent or Borrower notifies each Lender of said posting and provides a link thereto provided if such notice or other communication is not sent or posted during the normal business hours of the recipient, said posting date and time shall be deemed to have commenced as of 9:00 a.m. on the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance the Borrower shall be required to provide paper copies of the certificates required by Section 10.1 hereof to the Administrative Agent and shall deliver paper copies of any documents to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender that requests such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender. Except for the certificates required by Section 10.1 hereof, the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or to maintain paper copies of the documents delivered electronically, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower with any such request for delivery. Each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it of paper copies and maintaining its paper or electronic documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, no notice (including, without limitation, any default notice) given to, or made by (including any required deliveries by), Borrower or Guarantor under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall be covered by this Section 13.23.

 

13.24        INTEGRATION; INTERPRETATION . The Loan Documents and Other Related Documents contain or expressly incorporate by reference the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the matters contemplated therein and supersede all prior negotiations or agreements, written or oral. The Loan Documents and Other Related Documents shall not be modified except by written instrument executed by all parties. Any reference to the Loan Documents or Other Related Documents includes any amendments, renewals or extensions now or hereafter approved by Administrative Agent in writing.

 

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13.25        JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY . The liability of the Borrower and all other persons and entities obligated in any manner under this Agreement, any of the Loan Documents or Other Related Documents, other than Administrative Agent and/or Lenders, shall be joint and several.

 

13.26        COUNTERPARTS . To facilitate execution, this document may be executed in as many counterparts as may be convenient or required. It shall not be necessary that the signature of, or on behalf of, each party, or that the signature of all persons required to bind any party, appear on each counterpart. All counterparts shall collectively constitute a single document. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this document to produce or account for more than a single counterpart containing the respective signatures of, or on behalf of, each of the parties hereto. Any signature page to any counterpart may be detached from such counterpart without impairing the legal effect of the signatures thereon and thereafter attached to another counterpart identical thereto except having attached to it additional signature pages.

 

13.27        LIMITED RECOURSE . The members and other direct or indirect owners of Borrower and their officers, directors, partners, members, shareholders, principals, managers, trustees, agents and affiliates (collectively, “ Borrower Related Parties ”) shall have no personal liability for and none of their assets shall be subject to a claim arising out of the obligations of Borrower hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents or otherwise with respect to the Loan and the Loan Documents (other than the Guaranty and the Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement, in each case, to the extent that any such Borrower Related Party is a party thereto, and as more particularly set forth in such documents).

 

13.28        REMEDIES OF BORROWER . In the event that a claim or adjudication is made that Administrative Agent, any Lender or their respective agents have acted unreasonably or unreasonably delayed acting in any case where by law or under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Administrative Agent, any Lender or their respective agents, as the case may be, has an obligation to act reasonably or promptly, Borrower agrees that neither Administrative Agent, any Lender or their or their respective agents shall be liable for any monetary damages, and Borrower’s sole remedies shall be limited to commencing an action seeking injunctive relief or declaratory judgment. The parties hereto agree that any action or proceeding to determine whether Administrative Agent or any Lender has acted reasonably shall be determined by an action seeking declaratory judgment.

 

13.29        CONFLICTS . In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the other Loan Documents and the Other Related Documents, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.

 

13.30        CONSTRUCTION OF DOCUMENTS . The parties hereto acknowledge that they were represented by competent counsel in connection with the negotiation, drafting and execution of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be subject to the principle of construing their meaning against the party which drafted same.

 

13.31        AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT . The Original Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety by the terms of this Agreement.

 

13.32        ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT TO BAIL-IN OF EEA FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each Lender acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower, Administrative Agent and Lenders have executed this Agreement as of the date appearing on the first page of this Agreement.

 

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT   Administrative Agent’s Address :
     
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent   Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Real Estate – New York
      150 East 42nd Street, 37th Floor
By: /s/ Jesse Lee   New York, New York, 10017
Name: Jesse Lee   Attention:  Jesse Lee
Its: Vice President   (Loan No. 1010723)
     
      with a copy to:
       
      Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
      Minneapolis Loan Center
      608 2nd Ave. South, 11th Floor
      Minneapolis, MN 55402
      Attn: Mark Halfmann
      (Loan No. 1010723)
     
      with a copy to:
       
      Riemer & Braunstein LLP
      Seven Times Square, Suite 2506
      New York, New York 10036
      Attention:  Jonathan Baumstark, Esq.

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement]

 

 

 

 

BORROWER   Borrower’s Address :
     
EYP REALTY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company   EYP Realty, LLC
      c/o Brookfield Properties, Inc.
By: /s/ Jason Kirschner   Brookfield Place
Name: Jason Kirschner   250 Vesey Street, 15th Floor
Its: Senior Vice President, Finance   New York, New York 10281
      Attention:  Jason Kirschner
       
      with a copy to:
       
      EYP Realty, LLC
      c/o Brookfield Properties, Inc.
      Brookfield Place
      250 Vesey Street, 15th Floor
      New York, New York 10281
      Attention:  General Counsel
       
      with a copy to:
       
      Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
      One Liberty Plaza
      New York, New York 10006
      Attention: Steven Wilner

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement]

 

 

 

 

 

LENDER   Lender’s Address :
     
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Lender   Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
    Commercial Real Estate – New York
By: /s/ Jesse Lee   150 East 42nd Street, 37th Floor
Name: Jesse Lee   New York, New York, 10017
Its: Vice President   Attention:  Jesse Lee
      (Loan No. 1010723)
       
      with a copy to:
       
      Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
      Minneapolis Loan Center
      608 2nd Ave. South, 11th Floor
      Minneapolis, MN 55402
      Attn:  Mark Halfmann
      (Loan No. 1010723)
       
      with a copy to:
       
      Riemer & Braunstein LLP
      Seven Times Square, Suite 2506
      New York, New York 10036
      Attention:  Jonathan Baumstark, Esq.

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement]

 

 

 

 

LENDER   Lender’s Address :
     
AOZORA BANK, LTD., as Lender   Aozora Bank, Ltd.
      6-1-1, Kojimachi
By: /s/ James J. Haines   Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8660
Name: James J. Haines   Japan
Its: General Manager   Attention: Kazuyuki Homma
      Tel: +81-3-6752-1149
      Fax: +81-3-6752-1435
      Email: ML_RESDI@aozorabank.co.jp

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement]

 

 

 

 

LENDER   Lender’s Address :
     
LANDESBANK BADEN –WÜRTTEMBERG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as Lender   Landesbank Baden –Württemberg, New York Branch
      280 Park Avenue
By: /s/ ALEXANDER JOERG   31 st Floor, West Building
Name: ALEXANDER JOERG   New York,  New York 10017
Its: MANAGING DIRECTOR   Attention: Alex Joerg
       
      with a copy to:
       
By: /s/ Rayna Karaivanov   Landesbank Baden –Württemberg, New York Branch
Name: Rayna Karaivanov   280 Park A venue
Its: AVP   31st Floor, West Building
Relationship Manager   New York, New York 10017
    Attention: William Gonzalez

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement]

 

 

 

 

LENDER   Lender’s Address :
     
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCAITION, as Lender    
       
By: /s/ Brian P Kelly    
Name: Brian P Kelly    
Its: Senior Vice President    

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement]

 

 

 

 

Schedule I – Pro Rata Shares

 

Lender   Commitment     Pro Rata Share  
             
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association   $ 104,229,717.56       45.3172685043 %
                 
Landesbank Baden-Wurttemberg, New York Branch   $ 45,000,000.00       19.5652173913 %
                 
PNC Bank, National Association   $ 40,385,141.22       17.5587570522 %
                 
Aozora Bank, Ltd.   $ 40,385,141.22       17.5587570522 %
                 
TOTALS   $ 230,000,000.00       100 %

 

Schedule I- 1

 

 

Schedule II – Existing Leases/Rent Rolls

 

(See attached)

 

Schedule II- 1

 

 

Schedule III – Litigation Disclosure

 

None

 

Schedule III- 1

 

 

Schedule IV – Environmental Reports

 

Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, Ernst & Young Plaza, EBI Project No. 1118000209, January 26, 2018, EBI Consulting

 

Schedule IV- 1

 

 

Schedule V – REAs

 

Amended and Restated Owners’ Operating and Reciprocal Easement Agreement, by and among South Figueroa Plaza Associates (as successor-in-interest to Seventh Street Plaza Associates), the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles, California and PPLA Plaza Limited Partnership, dated June 20, 1986, and recorded in the Recorder’s Office of Los Angeles County, California as document 87-885291

 

Reciprocal Easement and Cost Sharing Agreement, dated September 10, 2014 executed by EYP Realty, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, BOP FIGat7th LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and BOP FIGat7th Parking LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and recorded September 11, 2014 as Instrument No. 2014-0962893, of Official Records.

 

Schedule V- 1

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY

 

THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

 

PARCEL 1:

 

LOTS 1, 2 AND 4 OF TRACT 71804, IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 1379 PAGES 42 TO 48 INCLUSIVE OF MAPS IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY.

 

EXCEPT THEREFROM ALL MINERALS, GAS, OIL, PETROLEUM, NAPTHA AND OTHER HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES IN AND UNDER THAT PORTION OF SAID LAND, INCLUDED WITHIN THAT PORTION OF THE JACKINS TRACT IN BOOK 2 PAGE 71 OF MAPS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

 

LOT 16 AND THE EASTERLY 10 FEET OF LOT 17 TOGETHER WITH THAT PORTION OF SAID LAND WHICH WOULD PASS BY OPERATIONS OF LAW WITH THE CONVEYANCE OF SAID LOT 16 AND THE EASTERLY 10 FEET OF LOT 17 TOGETHER WITH ALL NECESSARY AND CONVENIENT RIGHTS TO EXPLORE FOR, DEVELOP, PRODUCE, EXTRACT AND TAKE THE SAME INCLUDING THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO DIRECTIONALLY DRILL INTO AND THROUGH SAID LAND FROM OTHER LANDS AND INTO THE SUBSURFACE OR OTHER LANDS, SUBJECT TO THE EXPRESS LIMITATIONS THAT ANY AND ALL OPERATIONS FOR THE EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, EXTRACTION AND TAKING OF ANY OF SAID SUBSTANCES SHALL BE CARRIED ON AT LEVELS BELOW THE DEPTH OF 500 FEET FROM THE SURFACE OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY BY MEANS OF MINES, WELLS, DERRICKS, AND/OR OTHER EQUIPMENT FROM THE SURFACE LOCATIONS ON ADJOINING OR NEIGHBORING LAND LYING OUTSIDE OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY AND SUBJECT FURTHER TO THE EXPRESS LIMITATIONS THAT THE FOREGOING RESERVATIONS SHALL IN NO WAY BE INTERPRETED TO INCLUDE ANY RIGHTS OF ENTRY IN AND UPON THE SURFACE OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED STRIP OF LAND, AS RESERVED BY MARY E. MC KENNEY, A MARRIED WOMAN ALSO KNOWN AS MARY ELIZABETH MC KENNEY, IN DEED RECORDED SEPTEMBER 24, 1968 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 560.

 

EXCEPT FROM SAID LOT, ALL OIL, GAS, AND MINERAL SUBSTANCES, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO EXPLORE FOR AND EXTRACT SUCH SUBSTANCES, PROVIDED THAT THE SURFACE OPENING OF ANY WELL, HOLE, SHAFT OR OTHER MEANS OF EXPLORING FOR, REACHING OR EXTRACTING SUCH SUBSTANCES SHALL NOT BE LOCATED WITHIN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA AS RECORDED IN BOOK M5077 PAGE 558 OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY RECORDS, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND SHALL NOT PENETRATE ANY PART OR PORTION OF SAID PROJECT AREA WITHIN 500 FEET OF THE SURFACE THEREOF, AS RESERVED IN DEED RECORDED JUNE 7, 1982 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 82-576233.

 

Exhibit A- 1

 

 

PARCEL 2:

 

EASEMENTS FOR PARKING, INGRESS AND EGRESS FOR PEDESTRIANS AND AUTOMOBILES, UTILITIES, SUPPORT, CONSTRUCTION, LOADING DOCKS AND OTHER MATTERS UPON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN AND AS PROVIDED IN THAT CERTAIN AMENDED AND RESTATED OWNERS' OPERATING AND RECIPROCAL EASEMENT AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG SEVENTH STREET PLAZA ASSOCIATES, THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, AND PPLA PLAZA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, DATED JUNE 20, 1986 AND RECORDED JUNE 04, 1987 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 87-885291 , OFFICIAL RECORDS, SAID AGREEMENT BEING AMENDED BY AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED OWNERS' OPERATING AND RECIPROCAL EASEMENT AGREEMENT, DATED DECEMBER 5, 1990, BY AND BETWEEN PPLA PLAZA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND SOUTH FIGUEROA PLAZA ASSOCIATES, A CALIFORNIA GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO SEVENTH STREET PLAZA ASSOCIATES, A CALIFORNIA GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, FORMERLY KNOWN AS OXFORD-PRUDENTIAL JOINT VENTURE, RECORDED DECEMBER 21, 1990 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 90-2108281 ,AND RE-RECORDED APRIL 30, 1991 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 91-619078, BOTH OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, AND BY AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED OWNERS' OPERATING AND RECIPROCAL EASEMENT AGREEMENT, DATED JANUARY 1, 1993, BY AND AMONG PPLA PLAZA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, SOUTH FIGUEROA PLAZA ASSOCIATES, A CALIFORNIA GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO SEVENTH STREET PLAZA ASSOCIATES, A CALIFORNIA GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, FORMERLY KNOWN AS OXFORD-PRUDENTIAL JOINT VENTURE, AND THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, RECORDED JANUARY 30, 1995 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 95-150496, OFFICIAL RECORDS.

 

PARCEL 3:

 

EASEMENTS FOR PEDESTRIAN INGRESS AND EGRESS, ENCROACHMENTS, CONSTRUCTION, UTILITIES AND SUPPORT, LOADING DOCK, PARKING TURNAROUND, ACCESS, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, RESTORATION AND REPLACEMENT, AND CONDENSED WATER AND OTHER MATTERS UPON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN AND AS PROVIDED IN THAT CERTAIN RECIPROCAL EASEMENT AND COST SHARING AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG EYP REALTY, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, BOP FIGAT7TH LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AND BOP FIGAT7TH PARKING LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY,, DATED SEPTEMBER 10, 2014, AND RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2014 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 2014-0962893 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS.

 

PARCEL 4:

 

AN UNDIVIDED 28.25 PERCENT INTEREST IN AND TO LOT 4 OF AMENDED TRACT 32622, IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 1098 PAGE 83 TO 86 INCLUSIVE OF MAPS THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY.

 

EXCEPT FROM SAID LOT 4, ALL OIL, GAS, AND MINERAL SUBSTANCES, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO EXPLORE FOR AND EXTRACT SUCH SUBSTANCES, PROVIDED THAT THE SURFACE OPENING OF ANY WELL, HOLE, SHAFTS OR OTHER MEANS OF EXPLORING FOR, REACHING OR EXTRACTING SUCH SUBSTANCES SHALL NOT BE LOCATED WITHIN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA AS RECORDED IN BOOK M5077 PAGE 558 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS COUNTY RECORDER, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND SHALL NOT PENETRATE ANY PART OR PORTION OF SAID PROJECT AREA WITHIN 500 FEET OF THE SURFACE THEREOF, AS RESERVED IN DEED RECORDED JUNE 7, 1982 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 82-576233.

 

Exhibit A- 2

 

 

PARCEL 5:

 

LOT 7 OF AMENDED TRACT 32622, IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 1098 PAGES 83 TO 86 INCLUSIVE OF MAPS IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY.

 

EXCEPT THEREFROM ALL MINERALS, GAS, OIL, PETROLEUM, NAPTHA AND OTHER HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES IN AND UNDER THAT PORTION OF SAID LAND, INCLUDED WITHIN THAT PORTION OF THE JACKINS TRACT IN BOOK 2 PAGE 71 OF MAPS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

 

EXCEPT FROM SAID LOT, ALL OIL, GAS, AND MINERAL SUBSTANCES, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO EXPLORE FOR AND EXTRACT SUCH SUBSTANCES, PROVIDED THAT THE SURFACE OPENING OF ANY WELL, HOLE, SHAFT OR OTHER MEANS OF EXPLORING FOR, REACHING OR EXTRACTING SUCH SUBSTANCES SHALL NOT BE LOCATED WITHIN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA AS RECORDED IN BOOK M5077 PAGE 558 OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY RECORDS, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND SHALL NOT PENETRATE ANY PART OR PORTION OF SAID PROJECT AREA WITHIN 500 FEET OF THE SURFACE THEREOF, AS RESERVED IN DEED RECORDED JUNE 7, 1982 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 82-576233.

 

Exhibit A- 3

 

 

EXHIBIT B – DOCUMENTS

 

1.             Loan Documents . The documents listed below in this Section 1 and amendments, modifications and supplements thereto which have received the prior written consent of Lender, together with any documents executed in the future that are approved by Lender and that recite that they are “ Loan Documents ” for purposes of this Agreement are collectively referred to herein as the Loan Documents.

 

1.1           This Agreement.

 

1.2          The Promissory Notes dated as of the Original Closing Date, even date herewith or such other date, as applicable, in the aggregate principal amount of $230,000,000 made by Borrower payable to each of the Lenders in the amounts set forth on Schedule I.

 

1.3           Deed of Trust, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing dated as of the Original Closing Date, as amended by that certain Modification of Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of September 10, 2014, as further amended by that certain Second Modification of Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing of even date herewith, each executed by Borrower, as Grantor, to Chicago Trust Company, as Trustee, and Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, as Beneficiary, as hereafter amended, supplemented, replaced or modified.

 

1.4           Assignment of Leases and Rents dated as of the Original Closing Date dated as of the Original Closing Date, as amended by that certain Modification of Assignment of Leases and Rents, dated as of September 10, 2014, as further amended by that certain Second Modification of Assignment of Leases and Rents, of even date herewith, each executed by Borrower, as assignor, and Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, as assignee, as hereafter amended, supplemented, replaced or modified.

 

1.5           Assignment of Management Agreement with Manager’s Consent dated as of the Original Closing Date executed by Borrower and Manager.

 

1.6           Property Account Agreement dated as of the Original Closing Date executed by Borrower, Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.

 

1.7           Uniform Commercial Code - National Financing Statements - Form UCC-1 and Fixture Filing for Borrower.

 

1.8           Omnibus Amendment to Loan Documents dated as of even date herewith, executed by Borrower, Guarantor, Administrative Agent and Lenders.

 

2.              Other Related Documents (Which Are Not Loan Documents) :

 

2.1           Disbursement Instruction Agreement executed by Borrower.

 

2.2           Limited Guaranty (Secured Loan) dated as of the Original Closing Date executed by Guarantor, as Guarantor, in favor of Administrative Agent and Lenders.

 

2.3           Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement (Unsecured) dated as of the Original Closing Date herewith made by and among Guarantor and Borrower, collectively, as Indemnitor, and Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders.

 

Exhibit B- 1

 

 

2.4           The Opinion Letter of Goodwin Proctor LLP, Counsel to Borrower and Guarantor, dated as of the Original Closing Date and delivered in connection with the original closing.

  

2.5           The Opinion Letter of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Counsel to Borrower and Guarantor, dated as of the date hereof.

 

2.6           Officer’s Certificates and Certificates of Incumbency delivered by Borrower and Guarantor in connection with the original closing and the closing of this Agreement.

 

2.7           Corporate Resolutions authorizing execution of the Loan Documents, the Guaranties and the Indemnities dated as of the Original Closing Date and/or even date herewith, as applicable.

 

2.8           The organizational documents of Borrower and Guarantor, including, without limitation, limited liability company agreements, partnership agreements, certificates of incorporation, limited partnership certificates, by-laws and other similar documents and instruments.

 

Exhibit B- 2

 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

 

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

 

THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is dated as of ________ __, ____, between __________________ (“ Assignor ”) and _________________ (“ Assignee ”).

 

RECITALS:

 

A.           Assignor is a Lender under the Loan Agreement dated as of ________ (as from time to time amended, supplemented or restated, the “ Loan Agreement ”), by and among EYP REALTY, LLC as Borrower, the persons named therein as Lenders and such other Persons as may become Lenders in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent (“ Administrative Agent ”). (Capitalized terms used in this Agreement without definition have the same meanings as in the Loan Agreement.)

 

B.           Currently, Assignor’s Pro Rata Share of the Loan is equal to __________% and Assignee’s Pro Rata Share of the Loan is equal to _________%.

 

C.           Assignor desires to assign to Assignee, and Assignee desires to accept and assume, [all/a portion of] the rights and obligations of Assignor under the Loan Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.             Assignment .

 

(a)          Effective on the Assignment Effective Date (as defined in Section 3 below), Assignor hereby assigns to Assignee the Assigned Share (as defined below) of [all/a portion of] of Assignor’s rights, title, interest and obligations under the Loan Agreement and other Loan Documents, including without limitation those relating to Assignor’s Pro Rata Share of the Loan. The Assigned Share of all such rights, title, interest and obligations is referred to collectively as the “ Assigned Rights and Obligations ”.

 

(b)          The “ Assigned Share ” means the portion of Assignor’s Pro Rata Share in the Loan being assigned hereby, such portion being equal to _______% of the Loan (or $__________ of Commitment). The new Pro Rata Share of Loan being held by Assignee (after giving effect to the assignment hereunder), and the Pro Rata Share in the Loan retained by Assignor, shall be as specified on the signature pages of this Agreement.

 

2.             Assumption . Effective on the Assignment Effective Date and subject to Section 13.12(c) of the Loan Agreement, Assignee hereby accepts the foregoing assignment of, and hereby assumes from Assignor, the Assigned Rights and Obligations.

 

3.             Effectiveness . This Agreement shall become effective on a date (the “ Assignment Effective Date ”) selected by Assignor, which shall be on or as soon as practicable after the execution and delivery of counterparts of this Agreement by Assignor, Assignee, Administrative Agent and Borrower. Assignor shall promptly notify Assignee, Administrative Agent and Borrower in writing of the Assignment Effective Date.

 

Exhibit C- 1

 

 

4.             Payments on Assignment Effective Date . In consideration of the assignment by Assignor to Assignee, and the assumption by Assignee, of the Assigned Rights and Obligations, on the Assignment Effective Date Assignee shall pay to Assignor such amounts as are specified in any written agreement or exchange of letters between them and additionally shall pay to Administrative Agent an assignment processing fee of $________

 

5.            Allocation and Payment of Interest and Fees .

 

(a)           Administrative Agent shall pay to Assignee all interest and other amounts (including Fees, except as otherwise provided in the written agreement referred to in Section 4 above) not constituting principal that are paid by or on behalf of Borrower pursuant to the Loan Documents and are attributable to the Assigned Rights and Obligations (“ Borrower Amounts” ), that accrue on and after the Assignment Effective Date. If Assignor receives or collects any such Borrower Amounts, Assignor shall promptly pay them to Assignee.

 

(b)           Administrative Agent shall pay to Assignor all Borrower Amounts that accrue before the Assignment Effective Date (or otherwise pursuant to the written agreement referred to in Section 4 above) when and as the same are paid by Administrative Agent to the other Lenders. If Assignee receives or collects any such Borrower Amounts, Assignee shall promptly pay such amounts to Assignor.

 

(c)            Unless specifically assumed by Assignee, Assignor shall be responsible and liable for all reimbursable liabilities and costs and indemnification obligations which accrue under Section 12.12 of the Loan Agreement prior to the Assignment Effective Date, and such liability shall survive the Assignment Effective Date.

 

6.             Administrative Agent Liability . Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any allocation or payment to either Assignor or Assignee subsequently determined to be erroneous, unless resulting from Administrative Agent’s willful misconduct or gross negligence.

 

7.             Representations and Warranties .

 

(a)           Each of Assignor and Assignee represents and warrants to the other and to Administrative Agent as follows:

 

(i)          It has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Agreement and to fulfill its obligations under, and to consummate the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement;

 

(ii)         The making and performance of this Agreement and all documents required to be executed and delivered by it hereunder do not and will not violate any law or regulation applicable to it;

 

(iii)         This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable in accordance with its terms; and

 

(iv)         All approvals, authorizations or other actions by, or filings with, any Governmental Authority necessary for the validity or enforceability of its obligations under this Agreement have been made or obtained.

 

Exhibit C- 2

 

 

(b)          Assignor represents and warrants to Assignee that Assignor owns the Assigned Rights and Obligations free and clear of any Lien or other encumbrance.

 

(c)          Assignee represents and warrants to Assignor as follows:

 

(i)          Assignee is and shall continue to be an “Eligible Assignee” as defined in the Loan Agreement;

 

(ii)         Assignee has made and shall continue to make its own independent investigation of the financial condition, affairs and creditworthiness of Borrower and any other Loan Party; and

 

(iii)        Assignee has received copies of the Loan Documents and such other documents, financial statements and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement.

 

8.             No Assignor Responsibility . Assignor makes no representation or warranty regarding, and assumes no responsibility to Assignee for:

 

(a)           the execution (by any party other than Assignor), effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, collectability or sufficiency of the Loan Documents or any representations, warranties, recitals or statements made in the Loan Documents or in any financial or other written or oral statement, instrument, report, certificate or any other document made or furnished or made available by Assignor to Assignee or by or on behalf of any Loan Party to Assignor or Assignee in connection with the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby;

 

(b)           the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or agreements contained in any of the Loan Documents or as to the existence or possible existence of any Default or Potential Default under the Loan Documents; or

 

(c)            the accuracy or completeness of any information provided to Assignee, whether by Assignor or by or on behalf of any Loan Party.

 

Assignor shall have no initial or continuing duty or responsibility to make any investigation of the financial condition, affairs or creditworthiness of any of the Loan Parties, in connection with the assignment of the Assigned Rights and Obligations or to provide Assignee with any credit or other information with respect thereto, whether coming into its possession before the date hereof or at any time or times thereafter.

 

9.             Assignee Bound by Loan Agreement . Effective on the Assignment Effective Date, Assignee (a) shall be deemed to be a party to the Loan Agreement and as such, shall be directly liable to Borrower for any failure by Assignee to comply with Assignee’s assumed obligations thereunder, including, without limitation, Assignee’s obligation to fund its Pro Rata Share of the Loan in accordance with provisions of the Loan Agreement and be subject to Section 13.12(c) of the Loan Agreement, (b) agrees to be bound by the Loan Agreement to the same extent as it would have been if it had been an original Lender thereunder, (c) agrees to perform in accordance with their respective terms all of the obligations which are required under the Loan Documents to be performed by it as a Lender, and (d) agrees to maintain its status as an Eligible Assignee. Assignee appoints and authorizes Administrative Agent to take such actions as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Loan Documents as are delegated to Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.

 

Exhibit C- 3

 

 

10.           Assignor Released From Loan Agreement . Effective on the Assignment Effective Date, Assignor shall be released from the Assigned Rights and Obligations; provided, however, that Assignor shall retain all of its rights to indemnification under the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents for any events, acts or omissions occurring before the Assignment Effective Date, and, to the extent not assumed by Assignee, Assignor shall continue to be responsible for the liabilities and obligations described in Section 5(c) of this Agreement.

 

11.           New Notes . On or promptly after the Assignment Effective Date, Borrower, Administrative Agent, Assignor and Assignee shall make appropriate arrangements so that new Notes executed by the Borrower, dated the Assignment Effective Date and in the amount of the respective Pro Rata Shares of Assignor and Assignee in the original Loan amount, after giving effect to this Agreement, are issued to Assignor and Assignee, in exchange for the surrender by Assignor and Assignee to Borrower of any applicable outstanding Notes, marked “Exchanged”.

 

12.           General .

 

(a)           No term or provision of this Agreement may be amended, waived or terminated orally, but only by an instrument signed by the parties hereto.

 

(b)           This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts. Each set of executed counterparts shall be an original. Executed counterparts may be delivered by facsimile transmission.

 

(c)           If Assignor has not assigned its entire remaining Pro Rata Share of the Loan to Assignee, Assignor may at any time and from time to time grant to others, subject to applicable provisions in the Loan Agreement, assignments of or participation in all of Assignor’s remaining Pro Rata Share of the Loan.

 

(d)          This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Neither Assignor nor Assignee may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other and Administrative Agent. The preceding sentence shall not limit the right of Assignee to grant to others a participation in all or part of the Assigned Rights and Obligations subject to the terms of the Loan Agreement.

 

(e)           All payments to Assignor or Assignee hereunder shall, unless otherwise specified by the party entitled thereto, be made in United States dollars, in immediately available funds, and to the address or account specified on the signature pages of this Agreement. The address of Assignee for notice purposes under the Loan Agreement shall be as specified on the signature pages of this Agreement.

 

(f)            If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof will not be affected or impaired in any way.

 

(g)           Each party shall bear its own expenses in connection with the preparation and execution of this Agreement.

 

Exhibit C- 4

 

 

(h)           This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

(i)            [Foreign Withholding. On or before the Assignment Effective Date, Assignee shall comply with the provisions of Section 2.11 of the Loan Agreement.]

 

(REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK)

 

Exhibit C- 5

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

  ASSIGNOR :  
     
    By:  
    Name:  
    Its:  
       
    Pro Rata Share:   %
    Share of Original Loan: $    
           
    Payment Instruction :
     
     
     
    ABA No.:  
    Account No.:  
    Reference:  
    Loan No. :  
    Attn :  
    Telephone:  
    Facsimile:  
       
  ASSIGNEE :  
     
    By:  
    Name:  
    Its:  
       
    Pro Rata Share:   %
    Share of Original Loan: $    
           
    Payment Instruction :
     
     
     
    ABA No.:  
    Account No.:  
    Reference:  
    Loan No. :  
    Attn :  
    Telephone:  
    Facsimile:  

 

Exhibit C- 6

 

 

  ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:
   
  BORROWER : EYP REALTY, LLC,
    a Delaware limited liability company
     
    By:  
    Name:  
    Its:  
       
       
  ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT : WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
     
    By:  
    Name:  
    Its:  

 

Exhibit C- 7

 

 

EXHIBIT D – LIBOR NOTICE

 

TODAY’S DATE:     LOAN MATURITY DATE: ORIGINAL MATURITY DATE
TO:

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

DISBURSEMENT AND OPERATIONS CENTER

FAX # (310) 615-1014 or (310) 615-1016

ATTENTION: RATE OPTION DESK

  LOAN ADMINISTRATOR: LOAN ADMINISTRATOR
  RELATIONSHIP MANAGER: RELATIONSHIP MANAGER
     
           

 

BORROWER INTEREST RATE OPTION REQUEST

Rate Quote Line (888) 293-2362 x:472 Use One Form Per Transaction

 

LOAN #:   BORROWER NAME:  

 

RATE SET DATE:   LIBOR COMMENCEMENT DATE:   (1350)
INTEREST PERIOD (TERM):   (i.e.  1, 2, 3 months , etc. as allowed per Loan Agreement)
             

 

INDEX: LIBOR RATE: % + SPREAD ABOVE LIBOR = #’s% (1350)
      Quote   Spread   Applicable Rate  
                   

 

LIBOR PORTION EXPIRING ON:     $

 

1. AMOUNT ROLLING OVER $ FROM OBLGN#:      
             
2. ADD: AMT TRANSFERRED FROM BASE RATE, RESET DAILY PORTION $ FROM OBLGN#:

 

 

TO OBLGN# :

 

 

        (5522)   (5020)
3. ADD: AMT TRANSFERRED FROM OTHER LIBOR PORTION $ FROM OBLGN#:

 

 

TO OBLGN# :

 

 

        (5522)   (5020)
  ADD: AMT TRANSFERRED FROM OTHER LIBOR PORTION $ FROM OBLGN#:

 

 

TO OBLGN# :

 

 

        (5522)   (5020)

 

Exhibit D- 1

 

 

4. LESS: AMT TRANSFERRED TO BASE RATE PORTION $ FROM OBLGN#:

 

 

TO OBLGN# :

 

 

        (5522)   (5020)
             
  TOTAL LIBOR PORTION: $

 

ADMINISTRATION  FEE DUE: $0.00    
CHARGE FEES TO DDA#:   YES, charge DDA DDA#:  
    NO, to be remitted PLEASE REMIT FEE TO:  2120 E. Park Place, Suite 100, El Segundo, CA  90245
 
                     

Borrower confirms, represents and warrants to Administrative Agent and each Lender, (a) that this selection of a LIBOR Loan is subject to the terms and conditions of the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement between Borrower, WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as “Administrative Agent”, and various Lenders, dated as of _________ (the “ Loan Agreemen t”) and the other Loan Documents defined therein, and (b) that terms, words and phrases used but not defined in this Notice have the meanings attributed thereto in the Loan Agreement, and (c) that no Default exists under the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

REQUESTED BY (as allowed per documents):   TELEPHONE #: (  )
PRINT NAME:   FAX #: (  )
         

 

Exhibit D- 2

 

 

EXHIBIT E – DISBURSEMENT INSTRUCTION AGREEMENT

 

(See attached)

 

Exhibit E- 1

 

 

DISBURSEMENT INSTRUCTION AGREEMENT

 

Borrower: EYP Realty, LLC

   

 

Lender: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for itself and on behalf of the Lenders

 

 

Loan: Loan number 1010723 made pursuant to that certain Loan Agreement dated November 27, 2013 between Borrower and Lender, as amended from time to time

 

 

Effective Date: November 27, 2013

 

 

Check applicable box:

 

þ      New – This is the first Disbursement Instruction Agreement submitted in connection with the Loan.

Replace Previous Agreement – This is a replacement Disbursement Instruction Agreement. All prior instructions submitted in connection with this Loan are cancelled as of the Effective Date set forth above.

 

 

This Agreement must be signed by the Borrower and is used for the following purposes:

 

(1) to designate an individual or individuals with authority to request disbursements of Loan proceeds, whether at the time of Loan closing/origination or thereafter;
(2) to designate an individual or individuals with authority to request disbursements of funds from Restricted Accounts (as defined in the Terms and Conditions attached to this Agreement), if applicable; and
(3) to provide Lender with specific instructions for wiring or transferring funds on Borrower’s behalf.

 

Any of the disbursements, wires or transfers described above is referred to herein as a “Disbursement.”

 

Specific dollar amounts for Disbursements must be provided to Lender at the time of the applicable Disbursement in the form of a signed closing statement, an email instruction or other written communication (each, a “Disbursement Request”) from an applicable Authorized Representative (as defined in the Terms and Conditions attached to this Agreement).

 

A new Disbursement Instruction Agreement must be completed and signed by the Borrower if (i) all or any portion of a Disbursement is to be transferred to an account or an entity not described in this Agreement or (ii) Borrower wishes to add or remove any Authorized Representatives.

 

See the Additional Terms and Conditions attached hereto for additional information and for definitions of certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement.

 

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Closing Disbursement Authorizes: Lender is authorized to accept one or more Disbursement Requests from any of the individuals named below (each, a “ Closing Disbursement Authorizer ”) to disburse Loan proceeds on or about the date of the Loan origination/closing and to initiate Disbursements in connection therewith (each, a “ Closing Disbursement ”):

 

  Individual’s Name Title
1. Edward F. Beisner Senior VP and Controller
2. Mark C. Phillips VP, Regional Counsel
3. Jason Kirschner VP, Finance

 

Describe Restrictions, if any, on the authority of the Closing Disbursement Authorizes (dollar amount limits, wire/deposit destinations, etc.):

N/A

 

If there are no restrictions described here, any Closing Disbursement Authorizer may submit a Disbursement Request for all available Loan proceeds.

 

 

 

Permitted Wire Transfers : Disbursement Requests for the Closing Disbursement(s) to be made by wire transfer must specify the amount and applicable Receiving Party. Each Receiving Party included in any such Disbursement Request must be listed below. Lender is authorized to use the wire instructions that have been provided directly to Lender by the Receiving Party or Borrower and attached as the Closing Exhibit. All wire instructions must contain the information specified on the Closing Exhibit.

 

  Names of Receiving Parties for the Closing Disbursement(s) (may include as many parties as needed; wire instructions for each Receiving Party must be attached as the Closing Exhibit)
1. Chicago Title Company
2.  
3.  

 

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Borrower acknowledges that all of the information in this Agreement is correct and agrees to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Additional Terms and Conditions on the following page.

 

EYP REALTY, LLC,  
a Delaware limited liability company  
     
BY: /s/ Jason Kirschner  
     
Name: Jason Kirschner  
     
Title: Vice President, Finance  

 

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Additional Terms and Conditions to the Disbursement Instruction Agreement

 

Definitions. The following capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

“Authorized Representative” means any or all of the Closing Disbursement Authorizers, Subsequent Disbursement Authorizers and Restricted Account Disbursement Authorizers, as applicable.

Receiving Bank ” means the financial institution where a Receiving Party maintains its account.

Receiving Party ” means the ultimate recipient of funds pursuant to a Disbursement Request.

“Restricted Account” means an account at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. associated with the Loan to which Borrower’s access is restricted.

 

Capitalized terms used in these Additional Terms and Conditions to Disbursement Instruction Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the body of the Agreement.

 

Disbursement Requests. Lender must receive Disbursement Requests in writing. Verbal requests are not accepted. Disbursement Requests will only be accepted from the applicable Authorized Representatives designated in the Disbursement Instruction Agreement. Disbursement Requests will be processed subject to satisfactory completion of Lender’s customer verification procedures. Lender is only responsible for making a good faith effort to execute each Disbursement Request and may use agents of its choice to execute Disbursement Requests. Funds disbursed pursuant to a Disbursement Request may be transmitted directly to the Receiving Bank, or indirectly to the Receiving Bank through another bank, government agency, or other third party that Lender considers to be reasonable. Lender will, in its sole discretion, determine the funds transfer system and the means by which each Disbursement will be made. Lender may delay or refuse to accept a Disbursement Request if the Disbursement would: (i) violate the terms of this Agreement; (ii) require use of a bank unacceptable to Lender or prohibited by government authority; (iii) cause Lender to violate any Federal Reserve or other regulatory risk control program or guideline; or (iv) otherwise cause Lender to violate any applicable law or regulation.

 

Limitation of Liability. Lender shall not be liable to Borrower or any other parties for: (i) errors, acts or failures to act of others, including other entities, banks, communications carriers or clearinghouses, through which Borrower’s requested Disbursements may be made or information received or transmitted, and no such entity shall be deemed an agent of Lender; (ii) any loss, liability or delay caused by fires, earthquakes, wars, civil disturbances, power surges or failures, acts of government, labor disputes, failures in communications networks, legal constraints or other events beyond Lender’s control; or (iii) any special, consequential, indirect or punitive damages, whether or not (A) any claim for these damages is based on tort or contract or (B) Lender or Borrower knew or should have known the likelihood of these damages in any situation. Lender makes no representations or warranties other than those expressly made in this Agreement. IN NO EVENT WILL LENDER BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IF A DISBURSEMENT REQUEST IS EXECUTED BY LENDER IN GOOD FAITH AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT.

 

Reliance on Information Provided . Lender is authorized to rely on the information provided by Borrower or any Authorized Representative in or in accordance with this Agreement when executing a Disbursement Request until Lender has received a new Agreement signed by Borrower. Borrower agrees to be bound by any Disbursement Request: (i) authorized or transmitted by Borrower; or (ii) made in Borrower’s name and accepted by Lender in good faith and in compliance with this Agreement, even if not properly authorized by Borrower. Lender may rely solely (i) on the account number of the Receiving Party, rather than the Receiving Party’s name, and (ii) on the bank routing number of the Receiving Bank, rather than the Receiving Bank’s name, in executing a Disbursement Request. Lender is not obligated or required in anyway to take any actions to detect errors in information provided by Borrower or an Authorized Representative. If Lender takes any actions in an attempt to detect errors in the transmission or content of transfers or requests or takes any actions in an attempt to detect unauthorized Disbursement Requests, Borrower agrees that, no matter how many times Lender takes these actions, Lender will not in any situation be liable for failing to take or correctly perform these actions in the future, and such actions shall not become any part of the Disbursement procedures authorized herein, in the Loan Documents, or in any agreement between Lender and Borrower.

 

International Disbursements . A Disbursement Request expressed in US Dollars will be sent in US Dollars, even if the Receiving Party or Receiving Bank is located outside the United States. Lender will not execute Disbursement Requests expressed in foreign currency unless permitted by the Loan Agreement.

 

Errors . Borrower agrees to notify Lender of any errors in the Disbursement of any funds or of any unauthorized or improperly authorized Disbursement Requests within fourteen (14) days after Lender’s confirmation to Borrower of such Disbursement. If Lender is notified that it did not disburse the full amount requested in a Disbursement Request, Lender’s sole liability will be to promptly disburse the amount of the stated deficiency. If Lender disburses an amount in excess of the amount requested in a Disbursement Request, Lender will only be liable for such excess amount to the extent that Borrower does not receive the benefit of such amount.

 

Finality of Disbursement Requests. Disbursement Requests will be final and will not be subject to stop payment or recall; provided that Lender may, at Borrower’s request, make an effort to effect a stop payment or recall but will incur no liability whatsoever for its failure or inability to do so.

 

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EXHIBIT F – TENANT DIRECTION LETTER

 

[ BORROWER LETTERHEAD ]

[ Date ]

 

To: [ Tenant Name (“Tenant”) ]  
Re: [ Describe Lease (the “Lease” )]  

 

Dear [Tenant]:

 

__________________, a ________________ (“ Landlord ”), the owner of the property commonly known as 725 South Figueroa Street located in Los Angeles, California (the “ Project ”) has granted a security interest in the Project to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (together with its successors and assigns, “ Lender ”).

 

Effective immediately, Landlord hereby unconditionally and irrevocably authorizes, directs and instructs you to send all payments of rent due under the Lease (including without limitation base rent, additional rent, any amounts due for operating expenses and real estate taxes, and, if applicable, rent due as a percentage of sales receipts) and all other sums payable by you under the Lease directly to the following address:

 

[_________________

_________________]

 

OR BANK WIRE TRANSFER AS FOLLOWS:

Account # __________________

Wire Routing # 121000248

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Loan #_________________


You are to continue making all payments due under the Lease as directed in this letter until you receive written instructions to do otherwise from Lender. These payment instructions are provided to you pursuant to a deposit account arrangement between your Landlord and Lender. Please note that the Landlord has granted a lien on the Property to Lender pursuant to the Deed of Trust and that all leases and rents from the Property, including security deposits, have been collaterally assigned to the Lender. Please note that Lender is neither a mortgagee-in-possession nor a receiver of rents, and Lender has not assumed any obligations of your Landlord under the Lease. Therefore, you should continue to send all communications regarding the Lease or landlord issues in the manner specified in your lease and not to Lender. Lender has no obligation with respect to any such notice, and notice to Lender will not be deemed effective notice to your Landlord under the Lease.

 

Very truly yours,

 

[Signature]

Acknowledged and Agreed to:

 

[Tenant signature block]

 

Exhibit F- 1

 

 

EXHIBIT G ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF BORROWER AND GUARANTOR

 

(See attached)

 

Exhibit G- 1

 

 

EXHIBIT H SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE
AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT

 

RECORDING REQUESTED BY
AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO:

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
150 East 42nd Street, 37th Floor

New York, New York, 10017

Attention: Jesse Lee

 

SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT; ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF LEASE ASSIGNMENT,
ATTORNMENT AND NON-DISTURBANCE AGREEMENT
(Lease To Mortgage)

 

THIS SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT; ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF LEASE ASSIGNMENT, ATTORNMENT AND NON-DISTURBANCE AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made _______________________, 20__, by and between EYP REALTY, LLC a Delaware limited liability company, having an address at c/o Brookfield Properties Management LLC, Three World Financial Center, 200 Vesey Street, New York, NY 10281 (“Owner”), _______________________________________________ having an address at __________________________________________________________ (“Lessee”) and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION having an address at 150 East 42 nd Street, 37 th Floor, New York, New York 10017 (“Administrative Agent”).

 

RECITALS

 

1. Pursuant to the terms and provisions of a lease dated _________________________ (as amended to date, and as the same may hereafter be amended, the “Lease”), Owner, as “Lessor,” granted to Lessee a leasehold estate in and to a portion of the building located on the land described on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (which land, together with all improvements now or hereafter located on the land, is defined as the “Property”).

 

2. In connection with the development of the Property, Owner has entered into a Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto (“Lenders”).

 

3. The Property is to be encumbered by one or more mortgages, deeds of trust or similar security agreements (collectively, the “Mortgage”) securing, among other things, one or more promissory notes (collectively, the “Note”) in favor of the Lenders party to the Loan Agreement, which Note is payable with interest and upon the terms and conditions described therein and evidences a loan or loans to be made by the Lenders (the “Loan”).

 

4. As a condition to making the Loan secured by the Mortgage, Administrative Agent and the Lenders require that the Mortgage be unconditionally and at all times remain a lien on the Property, prior and superior to all the rights of Lessee under the Lease and that the Lessee specifically and unconditionally subordinate the Lease to the lien of the Mortgage.

 

Exhibit H- 1

 

 

5. Owner and Lessee have agreed to the subordination, attornment and other agreements herein in favor of Administrative Agent.

 

NOW THEREFORE, for valuable consideration, Owner and Lessee hereby agree for the benefit of Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows:

 

SUBORDINATION . Owner and Lessee hereby agree that:

 

1.1 Prior Lien . The Mortgage securing the Note in favor of each of the Lenders party to the Loan Agreement, and any modifications, renewals, increases, consolidations, supplements or extensions thereof, shall unconditionally be and at all times remain a lien on the Property prior and superior to the Lease;

 

1.2 Intentionally Deleted ; and

 

1.3 Whole Agreement . This Agreement shall be the whole agreement and only agreement with regard to the subordination of the Lease to the lien of the Mortgage and shall supersede and cancel, but only insofar as would affect the priority between the Mortgage and the Lease, any prior agreements as to such subordination, including, without limitation, those provisions, if any, contained in the Lease which provide for the subordination of the Lease to a deed or deeds of trust or to a mortgage or mortgages.

 

AND FURTHER, Lessee individually declares, agrees and acknowledges for the benefit of Administrative Agent, that:

 

1.4 Use of Proceeds . Administrative Agent, in making disbursements pursuant to the Note, the Mortgage or the Loan Agreement with respect to the Property, is under no obligation or duty to, nor has Administrative Agent represented that it will, see to the application of such proceeds by the person or persons to whom Administrative Agent disburses such proceeds, and any application or use of such proceeds for purposes other than those provided for in such agreement or agreements shall not defeat this agreement to subordinate in whole or in part;

 

1.5 Waiver, Relinquishment and Subordination . Lessee intentionally and unconditionally waives, relinquishes and subordinates all of Lessee’s right, title and interest in and to the Property to the lien of the Mortgage and understands that in reliance upon, and in consideration of, this waiver, relinquishment and subordination, specific loans and advances are being and will be made by Administrative Agent and, as part and parcel thereof, specific monetary and other obligations are being and will be entered into which would not be made or entered into but for said reliance upon this waiver, relinquishment and subordination.

 

ASSIGNMENT . Lessee acknowledges and consents to the assignment of the Lease by Lessor in favor of Administrative Agent and the Lenders.

 

ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS . Lessee covenants and agrees that, during all such times as Administrative Agent is the beneficiary under the Mortgage:

 

1.6 Modification, Termination and Cancellation . Except where Lender’s consent to such modification, amendment, termination or cancellation is not required pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, Lessee will not consent to any modification, amendment, termination or cancellation of the Lease (in whole or in part) without Administrative Agent’s prior written consent.

 

Exhibit H- 2

 

 

1.7 Notice of Default . Lessee will notify Administrative Agent in writing concurrently with any notice given to Lessor of any default by Lessor under the Lease, and Lessee agrees that Administrative Agent has the right (but not the obligation) to cure any breach or default specified in such notice within the time periods set forth below and Lessee will not declare a default of the Lease, as to Administrative Agent, if Administrative Agent cures such default within thirty (30) days from and after the expiration of the time period provided in the Lease for the cure thereof by Lessor; provided, however, that if such default cannot with diligence be cured by Administrative Agent within such thirty (30) day period, the commencement of action by Administrative Agent within such thirty (30) day period to remedy the same shall be deemed sufficient so long as Administrative Agent pursues such cure with diligence (but in any event not more than one hundred and twenty (120) days);

 

1.8 No Advance Rents . Lessee will make no payments or prepayments of rent more than one (1) month in advance of the time when the same become due under the Lease; and

 

1.9 Assignment of Rents . Upon receipt by Lessee of written notice from Administrative Agent that Administrative Agent has elected to terminate the license granted to Lessor to collect rents, as provided in the Mortgage, and directing the payment of rents by Lessee to Administrative Agent, Lessee shall comply with such direction to pay and shall not be required to determine whether Lessor is in default under the Loan and/or the Mortgage.

 

ATTORNMENT . In the event of a foreclosure under the Mortgage, Lessee agrees for the benefit of Administrative Agent (including for this purpose any transferee of Administrative Agent or any transferee of Lessor’s title in and to the Property by Administrative Agent’s exercise of the remedy of sale by foreclosure under the Mortgage) as follows:

 

1.10 Payment of Rent . Lessee shall pay to Administrative Agent all rental payments required to be made by Lessee pursuant to the terms of the Lease for the duration of the term of the Lease;

 

1.11 Continuation of Performance . Lessee shall be bound to Administrative Agent in accordance with all of the provisions of the Lease for the balance of the term thereof, and Lessee hereby attorns to Administrative Agent as its landlord, such attornment to be effective and self-operative without the execution of any further instrument immediately upon Administrative Agent succeeding to Lessor’s interest in the Lease and giving written notice thereof to Lessee;

 

1.12 No Offset . Administrative Agent shall not be liable for, nor subject to (a) any accrued obligation of Lessor or any act or omission of Lessor; (b) any offsets or defenses which Lessee may have by reason of any act or omission of Lessor under the Lease except as expressly provided in the Lease; nor (c) for the return of any sums which Lessee may have paid to Lessor under the Lease as and for security deposits, advance rentals or otherwise, except to the extent that such sums are actually delivered by Lessor to Administrative Agent; and

 

1.13 Subsequent Transfer . If Administrative Agent, by succeeding to the interest of Lessor under the Lease, should become obligated to perform the covenants of Lessor thereunder, then, upon any further transfer of Lessor’s interest by Administrative Agent, all of such obligations shall terminate as to Administrative Agent.

 

Exhibit H- 3

 

 

NON-DISTURBANCE . In the event of a foreclosure under the Mortgage, so long as there shall then exist no breach, default, or event of default on the part of Lessee under the Lease beyond the expiration of any notice and grace periods under the Lease that would permit the Lessor thereunder to terminate the same, Administrative Agent agrees for itself and its successors and assigns (including any Purchaser at a foreclosure sale) that the leasehold interest of Lessee under the Lease shall not be extinguished or terminated by reason of such foreclosure, but rather the Lease shall continue in full force and effect and Administrative Agent shall recognize and accept Lessee as tenant under the Lease subject to the terms and provisions of the Lease except as modified by this Agreement; provided , however , that Lessee and Administrative Agent agree that the following provisions of the Lease (if any) shall not be binding on Administrative Agent: (i) any obligation to complete any construction work required to be done by Lessor (or any liability arising therefrom or to reimburse Lessee for any construction work done by Lessee); (ii) any option to purchase with respect to the Property; (iii) any right of first refusal with respect to the Property; and (iv) any provision requiring Administrative Agent to expend any monies to restore casualty or condemnation damage in excess of available insurance proceeds or condemnation proceeds with respect to a casualty or condemnation occurring prior to the date of foreclosure.

 

MISCELLANEOUS .

 

1.14 Heirs, Successors, Assigns and Transferees . The covenants herein shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the heirs, successors and assigns of the parties hereto; and

 

1.15 Notices . All notices or other communications required or permitted to be given pursuant to the provisions hereof shall be deemed served upon delivery or, if mailed, upon the first to occur of receipt or the expiration of three (3) days after deposit in United States Postal Service, certified mail, postage prepaid and addressed to the address of Lessee or Administrative Agent appearing below:

 

“OWNER” “ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT”
   
c/o Brookfield Properties Management, LLC
Three World Financial Center
200 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10281
Attention:  General Counsel

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
150 East 42nd Street, 37th Floor

New York, New York, 10017

Attention: Jesse Lee

 
“LESSEE”  
   
Address:  

 

Exhibit H- 4

 

 

provided , however , any party shall have the right to change its address for notice hereunder by the giving of written notice thereof to the other party in the manner set forth in this Agreement; and

 

1.16 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute and be construed as one and the same instrument; and

 

1.17 Remedies Cumulative . All rights of Administrative Agent herein to collect rents on behalf of Lessor under the Lease are cumulative and shall be in addition to any and all other rights and remedies provided by law and by other agreements between Administrative Agent and Lessor or others; and

 

1.18 Paragraph Headings . Paragraph headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and are not to be construed as part of this Agreement or in any way limiting or applying the provisions hereof.

 

1.19 Satisfaction of Lease Non-Disturbance Agreement Conditions . Lessee acknowledges that this Agreement satisfies any condition or requirement in the Lease relating to proffer or execution of an agreement of non-disturbance in connection with the Mortgage.

 

INCORPORATION . Exhibit A and Lease Guarantor’s Consent are attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.

 

Exhibit H- 5

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

NOTICE: THIS SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT CONTAINS A PROVISION WHICH ALLOWS THE PERSON OBLIGATED ON YOUR REAL PROPERTY SECURITY TO OBTAIN A LOAN A PORTION OF WHICH MAY BE EXPENDED FOR OTHER PURPOSES THAN IMPROVEMENT OF THE LAND.
 
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT, PRIOR TO THE EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE PARTIES CONSULT WITH THEIR ATTORNEYS WITH RESPECT HERETO.

 

  “OWNER”
   
  EYP REALTY, LLC
     
  By:  
  Title:  
  Its:  

 

  “ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT”
   
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                           
  By:  
  Title:  
  Its:  
     
 

“LESSEE”

 

[__________________________]

     
  By:  
  Title:  
  Its:  

 

(ALL SIGNATURES MUST BE ACKNOWLEDGED)

 

Exhibit H- 6

 

 

LEASE GUARANTOR’S CONSENT

 

The undersigned (“Lease Guarantor”) consents to the foregoing Subordination Agreement; Acknowledgment of Lease Assignment, Attornment and Non-Disturbance Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby and reaffirms its obligations under the lease guaranty (“Lease Guaranty”) dated _________________________. Lease Guarantor further reaffirms that its obligations under the Lease Guaranty are separate and distinct from Lessee’s obligations.

 

Dated as of:       “LEASE GUARANTOR”
      [_________________________]
                             
      By:  
      Title:
      Its:

 

Exhibit H- 7

 

 

EXHIBIT A TO SNDA
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY

 

EXHIBIT A to Subordination Agreement; Acknowledgment of Lease Assignment, Attornment and Non-Disturbance Agreement dated as of ___________________________, 200___ executed by _____________________, a ________________________, as “Owner,” __________________________________________________, as “Lessee,” and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as “Administrative Agent.”

 

[ADD LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY]

 

Exhibit A- 1

 

 

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

STATE OF   )    
         
    ) ss.    
         
COUNTY OF   )    

 

On the ___ day of ______________ in the year 201[_] before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said state, personally appeared ________________________, proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument, the individual, or the person upon behalf of which the individual acted, executed the instrument.

 

WITNESS my hand and official seal.

 

Signature _________________________________(Seal)

 

Signature of Notary Public

 

Exhibit A- 2

 

 

LESSEE’S ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

STATE OF   )    
         
    ) ss.    
         
COUNTY OF   )    

 

On the ___ day of ______________ in the year 201[_] before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said state, personally appeared ________________________, proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument, the individual, or the person upon behalf of which the individual acted, executed the instrument.

 

WITNESS my hand and official seal.

 

Signature _________________________________(Seal)

 

Signature of Notary Public

 

Exhibit A- 3

 

 

OWNER’S ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

STATE OF   )    
         
    ) ss.    
         
COUNTY OF   )    

 

On the ___ day of ______________ in the year 201[_] before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said state, personally appeared ________________________, proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument, the individual, or the person upon behalf of which the individual acted, executed the instrument.

 

WITNESS my hand and official seal.

 

Signature _________________________________(Seal)

 

Signature of Notary Public

 

Exhibit A- 4

 

 

EXHIBIT I-1

 

[FORM OF]

 

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

 

Reference is hereby made to the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of [ ] (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Loan Agreement ”), among [ ], and each lender from time to time party thereto.

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.11 of the Loan Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

 

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Loan Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement.

 

[NAME OF LENDER]  
     
By:    
  Name:      
  Title:      

 

Date: ________ __, 20[    ]

 

Exhibit I- 1

 

 

EXHIBIT I-2

 

[FORM OF]

 

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

 

Reference is hereby made to the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of [ ] (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Loan Agreement ”), among [ ], and each lender from time to time party thereto.

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.11 of the Loan Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

 

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Loan Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement.

 

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT ]  
     
By:    
  Name:      
  Title:      

 

Date: ________ __, 20[   ]

 

Exhibit I- 2

 

 

EXHIBIT I-3

 

[FORM OF]

 

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

 

Reference is hereby made to the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of [ ] (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Loan Agreement ”), among [ ], and each lender from time to time party thereto.

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.11 of the Loan Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect to such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

 

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Loan Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement.

 

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT ]  
     
By:    
  Name:      
  Title:      

 

Date: ________ __, 20[    ]

 

Exhibit I- 3

 

 

EXHIBIT I-4

 

[FORM OF]

 

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

 

Reference is hereby made to the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of [ ] (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Loan Agreement ”), among [ ], and each lender from time to time party thereto.

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.11 of the Loan Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

 

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Loan Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement.

 

[NAME OF LENDER]  
     
By:    
  Name:      
  Title:      

 

Date: ________ __, 20[   ]

 

Exhibit I- 4

 

 

EXHIBIT J

 

FORM OF APPROVED SUB-REA AMENDMENT

 

FIRST AMENDMENT TO

RECIPROCAL EASEMENT AND COST SHARING AGREEMENT

 

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO RECIPROCAL EASEMENT AND COST SHARING AGREEMENT (this " Amendment ") is made and entered into as of March ___, 2018 by and among EYP REALTY, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns as described in Article 1 herein, " Office Owner ") BOP FIGAT7TH LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns as described in Article 1 herein and also sometimes including Retail Owner Subsidiary as provided in the fourth Recital below, " Retail Owner "), and BOP FIGAT7TH PARKING LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns as described in Article 1 herein, " Retail Owner Subsidiary ").

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS , Office Owner, Retail Owner and Retail Owner Subsidiary are parties to that certain Reciprocal Easement and Cost Sharing Agreement dated as of September 10, 2014, recorded in the Official Records of Los Angeles County, California as Instrument No. 20140962893 (the " Original Sub-REA "), which memorializes certain of their rights and obligations under the REA (as defined below) and provides for easements, covenants and restrictions with respect to the Office Parcels (as defined below) and the Retail Parcels (as defined below) (collectively, the " Parcels "), which easements, covenants and restrictions run with the Parcels and be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of Office Owner and Retail Owner and every part thereof and interest therein.

 

WHEREAS, immediately prior to execution of the Original Sub-REA, Office Owner owned (a) that certain real property known as Lot 1 (" Lot 1 ") of Amended Tract No. 32622, as per Map recorded in Book 1098, Pages 83 through 86, inclusive of Maps (the " Original Tract Map ") in the Official Records of Los Angeles County, California (the " Official Records "), which Lot 1 generally consists of an office building (" Tower 1 ") located at 725 South Figueroa Street, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, a retail shopping center (the " Retail Center ") located at 735 South Figueroa Street, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, and certain common areas and underground parking and loading dock facilities; (b) an undivided 43% interest in Lot 4 (" Lot 4 ") of the Original Tract Map, upon which Lot 4 is constructed a free-standing parking structure, located at 945 West 8 th Street, Los Angeles, California (the " Parking Structure "), and (c) Lots 5 (" Lot 5 ") 6 (" Lot 6 "), and 7 (" Lot 7 ") of the Original Tract Map, which Lots are air parcels located above said Lot 4 and within which floors of the Parking Structure are located (the " Parking Parcels ").

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Tract No. 71804 as per Map recorded on August 7, 2014 in Book 1379, Pages 42 through 48 in the Official Records (the " Tract Map "), which Tract Map is attached to the Original Sub-REA as Exhibit A, Office Owner has subdivided Lot 1 into the following four lots: (a) Lot 1 of the Tract Map, which is the land underlying the Tower 1 Parcel, Center Parcel and Tower 1 Parking Parcel (as hereafter defined), and upon which, among other facilities, a driveway providing ingress/egress to the Parking Structure, the subterranean loading dock ramp and loading dock facilities are located (the " Commercial Land Parcel "); (b) Lot 2 of the Tract Map, which Lot 2 is an air parcel upon which the Tower 1 is located (the " Tower 1 Parcel "); (c) Lot 3 of the Tract Map, which Lot 3 is an air parcel upon which the Retail Center, certain common areas and vehicular parking are located (the " Center Parcel "); and (d) Lot 4 of the Tract Map upon which the executive parking for Tower 1 is located (the " Tower 1 Parking Parcel ").

 

Exhibit J- 1

 

 

WHEREAS , Office Owner now owns the Tower 1 Parcel, the Commercial Land Parcel, the Tower 1 Parking Parcel, Lot 7, and an undivided 28.25% interest in Lot 4 (collectively, the " Office Parcels "), and has conveyed (a) the Center Parcel and an undivided 14.75% interest in Lot 4 (collectively, the " Retail Owner Parcels ") to Retail Owner, and (b) Lot 5 and Lot 6, (collectively, the " Retail Parking ") to Retail Owner Subsidiary (a wholly owned subsidiary of Retail Owner). For purposes of this Amendment references to " Retail Owner " shall include the Retail Owner Subsidiary to the extent applicable to the Retail Parking; and the Retail Owner Parcels and Retail Parking shall be collectively referred to in this Amendment as the " Retail Parcels ."

 

WHEREAS , CRA/LA, a Designated Local Authority, as successor-in-interest to the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles (the " CRA ") holds a leasehold interest in Lot 5 and Lot 6 and a fee interest for a term of years in the improvements contained within Lot 5 and Lot 6.

 

WHEREAS , Office Owner's predecessor in interest to Lot 1 and the Parking Parcels, PPLA Plaza Limited Partnership, a California limited partnership (" PPLA "), Seventh Street Plaza Associates, a California joint venture and predecessor (" SSPA "), and the CRA, entered into that certain Amended and Restated Owners' Operating and Reciprocal Easement Agreement (the " Original REA ") dated as of June 20, 1986 and recorded on the June 4, 1987 as Instrument No. 87-885291 in the Official Records, which Original REA has been amended pursuant to (i) that certain Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Owners' Operating and Reciprocal Easement Agreement dated December 5, 1990, by and between PPLA and South Figueroa Plaza Associates, a California general partnership and successor in interest to SSPA (" SFPA "), and recorded on December 21, 1990 as Instrument No, 90-2108281 in the Official Records and rerecorded on April 30, 1991 as Instrument No, 91-619078 in the Official Records (the " REA First Amendment ") and (ii) that certain Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated Owners' Operating and Reciprocal Easement Agreement dated January 1, 1993, by and among PPLA, SFPA and the CRA, and recorded on January 30, 1995 as Instrument No. 95-150496 in the Official Records (the " REA Second Amendment "; the Original REA, as amended by the REA First Amendment and REA Second Amendment is referred to herein as the " REA ").

 

WHEREAS , the REA encumbers (a) the Office Parcels, (b) the Retail Parcels, (c) Lot 2 of the Original Tract Map (upon which is currently constructed an office building located at 777 South Figueroa Street, City of Los Angeles, State of California, " Tower 2 "), (d) the remaining 57% interest in Lot 4, (e) Lot 3 of the Original Tract Map (currently undeveloped) (" Lot 3 "), (f) Lot 8 of the Original Tract Map, which Lot 8 is an air parcel located above said Lot 4 within which floors of the Parking Structure are located, (g) Lot 9 of the Original Tract Map (currently undeveloped), which is an air parcel above Lot 4 and within which it was contemplated, in connection with the development of an office building on Lot 3, that floors of the Parking Structure would be located, and (h) Lot 10 of the Original Tract Map (currently undeveloped), which is an air parcel above a portion of the Center Parcel.

 

WHEREAS , Office Owner, Retail Owner and Retail Parking Owner desire to amend the Original Sub-REA as set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Office Owner, Retail Owner and Retail Parking Owner agree as follows:

 

Exhibit J- 2

 

 

ARTICLE 1.

DEFINITIONS

 

All capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the REA or the Sub-REA as applicable. In addition to any other terms herein defined, the following capitalized terms set forth in this Amendment, shall have the following meanings:

 

" Affiliate " means as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, is in Control of, is Controlled by or is under common ownership or Control with such Person.

 

" Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement " means that certain Amended and Restated Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement dated as of September 10, 2014 by and among Office Owner, Retail Owner, Maguire Properties – 777 Tower, LLC, and Maguire Properties – 755 S Figueroa, LLC, recorded in the Official Records of Los Angeles County as Instrument No. 20140962892.

 

" Office Owner " means EYP REALTY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors and assigns as owners of the Office Parcels, subject to Section 2.4 below.

 

" Person " means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, estate, trust, unincorporated association, any other entity, any federal, state, county or municipal government or any bureau, department, or agency thereof and any fiduciary acting in such capacity on behalf of any of the foregoing.

 

" Retail Owner " means BOP FIGAT7TH LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors and assigns as owners of the Retail Owner Parcels, and sometimes includes Retail Owner Subsidiary and its successors and assigns as owners of the Retail Parking.

 

" Retail Owner Subsidiary " means BOP FIGAT7TH PARKING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors and assigns as owners of the Retail Parking.

 

ARTICLE 2.

AMENDMENT PROVISIONS

 

2.1          To the extent, if any, that the Retail Owner presently has any voting or consent rights under the REA, the Sub-REA or Lot-4 Co-Ownership Agreement, this Amendment does not diminish those rights; provided, however, that this Section 2.1 will be subject to Section 2.2 below.

 

2.2          As among the owners of the Lots, as to any matter under the REA, the Sub-REA or the Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement as to which the owner of Lot 1 (or its Parking Parcels) has the right to act, vote, or consent (each such matter, a " Voting Matter "), the Office Owner (and not Retail Owner) will exercise such rights, subject to the remaining provisions of this Section 2.2.

 

A.            Office Owner will not exercise its rights with respect to a Voting Matter of the following types without obtaining the prior written consent of the Retail Owner, which the Retail Owner will not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay (the consent or denial of consent by Retail Owner to be referred to herein as a " Retail Voting Directive "):

 

1.       If the Voting Matter will (i) have an adverse impact on the maintenance, use during construction, structural integrity or safety of any of the Retail Parcels (other than, in each case, any temporary interference with the same or any relocation of any access areas resulting from or in connection the development, construction of any improvements, repair or alteration of any of the Lots or any portion thereof) or (ii) result in the imposition of a special maintenance obligation on the Retail Owner (unless another owner is or agrees to be responsible for the payment thereof);

 

Exhibit J- 3

 

 

2.       If the Voting Matter pertains to the development of Lot 10 of the Original Tract Map;

 

3.       If the Voting Matter pertains to the development of Phase III (as defined in the REA), and the development of Phase III would impose a special maintenance obligation on any of the Retail Parcels for which the Retail Owner (as distinguished from one of the other owners) would be solely responsible;

 

4.       If the Voting Matter pertains to parking and would result in either (i) the number of parking spaces in the Parking Structure allocated to the Retail Owner being less than 510 unless alternative parking spaces are provided that are approved in writing by Retail Owner, which approval the Retail Owner will not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay, or (ii) a material and adverse effect on the Retail Owner's use, operation or maintenance of the Retail Parcels (other than temporary interference with the same during the development, construction, repair, alteration or maintenance of any portion of the Project or during an emergency); or

 

5.       If the Voting Matter (i) pertains to termination, amendments, or modifications of the REA and (ii) would have a material adverse effect on the Retail Parcels or on the use, operation, or maintenance thereof.

 

B.           In each case in subsection A of this Section 2.2 in which the Retail Owner fails to respond within 10 business days of receipt to the written request of the Office Owner for a Retail Voting Directive, and further fails to respond within 5 business days of receipt to a second written request of the Office Owner for a Retail Voting Directive, then the Office Owner may, but shall not be required to, deem the Retail Owner's consent to have been given and such deemed consent shall be considered a Retail Voting Directive. In each case in subsection A of this Section 2.2 in which the Retail Voting Directive is to withhold Retail Owner's consent to a Voting Matter and Office Owner objects to such withholding of consent based on the fact that Retail Owner's withholding of consent would have a material adverse effect on the use, operation or maintenance of the Office Parcels, and Office Owner and Retail Owner shall be unable to resolve the matter, then either of them shall have the right to have the same resolved using the same arbitration procedure as is set forth in the REA, and the arbitrators shall be instructed to resolve the matter based on the equities. To the extent that the arbitrators confirm that Retail Owner's consent to a Voting Matter was duly withheld, then the Retail Owner's withholding of consent to the extent of the confirmation of the arbitrators shall be considered a Retail Voting Directive. The arbitrators shall have the right to require that the non-prevailing party pay the reasonable costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees and expenses, of the prevailing party, all as determined by the arbitrators.

 

C.            Retail Owner shall indemnify, defend, and hold Office Owner harmless from and against any and all claims, suits, liabilities, losses, costs, and expenses made by or incurred by Office Owner to parties that are neither a party to the Original Sub-REA or a party to the REA to the extent resulting from any Retail Voting Directive. In the event that Office Owner is not an Affiliate of Retail Owner and Office Owner fails to seek Retail Owner's consent when required under subsection A of this Section 2.2, or Office Owner fails to comply with a Retail Voting Directive, then Office Owner shall indemnify, defend and hold Retail Owner harmless from and against any and all claims, suits, liabilities, losses, costs and expenses made by or incurred to parties that are neither a party to the Original Sub-REA or a party to the REA to the extent caused by such failure or refusal.

 

Exhibit J- 4

 

 

2.3           Office Owner shall, if requested by Retail Owner and at Retail Owner's sole cost and expense (which shall include, without limitation, compensation for the reasonable market value of all services provided in connection with the same to the extent that such costs exceed that which Office Owner may incur in collection of corresponding amounts owed Office Owner), make commercially reasonable efforts to assist Retail Owner in billing and collecting from the owners of other Lots (e.g., outside of Lot 1) off the Original Tract Map such owners' shares of operating, maintenance and other costs that are incurred by Retail Owner and, under the REA, are to be paid by such other owners; provided, however, that Office Owner shall not be required to either bring suit or assert a lien on the non-paying owner's Lot to enforce such rights under the REA. If despite Office Owner's commercially reasonable efforts an owner of any of the other Lots fails to pay such amounts, then upon receipt of Retail Owner's written demand, Office Owner shall promptly assign such claim to Retail Owner. To the extent any party to the REA or Sub-REA fails to pay any amounts due by such party under the REA or Sub-REA, as applicable (a " Non-Paying Owner ") and the failure to so pay results in a lien on any parcel other than a parcel owned by the Non-Paying Owner, and if fewer than 30 days remain prior to the scheduled foreclosure sale under such lien, then the owner of such parcel shall have the right to pay such lien (irrespective of the merits of the underlying claim) and to lien the Non-Paying Owner's parcel to secure the repayment of such amounts.

 

2.4           In the event that all of the Office Parcels at any time shall not be held only by one Person, unless and until a Office Designation Agreement (as defined herein) is recorded, the owner of the Tower 1 Parcel shall have the exclusive right to act as "Office Owner" hereunder and to bind all owners of all of the Office Parcels with respect to all Voting Matters, and the Retail Owner (and all other Persons having interests under the REA, the Sub-REA or the Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement) shall be entitled to deal with said owner of the Tower 1 Parcel on behalf of all of the owners of the Office Parcels with respect to the REA, the Sub-REA and the Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement. An " Office Designation Agreement " shall be a recorded document (which may be an amendment to the Sub-REA if it contains such terms) under which all of such the owners of the Office Parcels shall act exclusively through one of them with respect to the REA, the Sub-REA and the Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement, and the Retail Owner shall be entitled to deal with only one of such owners, as designated in the Office Designation Agreement, on behalf of all of them with respect to the REA, the Sub-REA and the Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement.

 

2.5          In the event that all of the Retail Parcels at any time shall not be held only by one Person, unless and until a Retail Designation Agreement (as defined herein) is recorded, the owner of the Center Parcel shall have the exclusive right to act as "Retail Owner" hereunder and to bind all owners of all of the Retail Parcels with respect to all Voting Matters, and the Office Owner (and all other Persons having interests under the REA, the Sub-REA or the Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement) shall be entitled to deal with said owner of the Center Parcel on behalf of all of the owners of the Retail Parcels with respect to the REA, the Sub-REA and the Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement. A " Retail Designation Agreement " shall be a recorded document (which may be an amendment to the Sub-REA if it contains such terms) under which all of such the owners of the Retail Parcels shall act exclusively through one of them with respect to the REA, the Sub-REA and the Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement, and the Office Owner shall be entitled to deal with only one of such owners, as designated in the Retail Designation Agreement, on behalf of all of them with respect to the REA, the Sub-REA and the Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement.

 

ARTICLE 3.
AMENDMENT

 

This Amendment modifies and amends the Original Sub-REA. To the extent that any provision in this Amendment is inconsistent with any provision of the Original Sub-REA, this Amendment controls. Subject to the foregoing, all provisions of the Original Sub-REA as amended hereby are applicable to this Amendment, including without limitation the provisions for protection of mortgagees. This Amendment and the Original Sub-REA as amended hereby together comprise one integrated Agreement. Any reference in the Original Sub-REA to itself, to the extent pertaining to any time from and after execution and delivery hereof, shall be deemed to refer to said integrated Agreement comprised of this Amendment and the Original Sub-REA as amended hereby. This Amendment shall not be binding upon any institutional mortgagee that holds a lien on any of the Parcels as of the date hereof unless and until such mortgagee shall execute and deliver its consent hereto.

 

Exhibit J- 5

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the first written above.

 

OFFICE OWNER  
   
EYP REALTY, LLC,  
A Delaware limited liability company  
     
By:    
Name:    
Title:    
     
RETAIL OWNER  
   
BOP FIGAT7TH LLC,  
a Delaware limited liability company  
     
By:    
Name:    
Title:    
     
RETAIL OWNER SUBSIDIARY  
   
BOP FIGAT7TH PARKING LLC,  
a Delaware limited liability company  
     
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

Exhibit J- 6

 

 

Acknowledgement

 

A Notary Public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.

 

STATE OF _____________   )    
    )    
COUNTY OF _____________   )    

 

On ________________, 2018 before me, ______________________________________, a notary public, personally appeared _________________________________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.

 

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of ______________ that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

 

WITNESS my hand and official seal.  
   
   
Notary Public  

 

Exhibit J- 7

 

 

Acknowledgement

 

A Notary Public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.

 

STATE OF _____________   )    
    )    
COUNTY OF _____________   )    

 

On __________________, 2018 before me, ___________________________________, a notary public, personally appeared _________________________________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.

 

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of _____________ that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

 

WITNESS my hand and official seal.  
   
   
Notary Public  

 

Exhibit J- 8

 

 

Acknowledgement

 

A Notary Public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.

 

STATE OF _____________   )    
    )    
COUNTY OF _____________   )    

 

On __________________, 2018 before me, ____________________________________, a notary public, personally appeared _________________________________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.

 

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of _____________ that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

 

WITNESS my hand and official seal.  
   
   
Notary Public  

 

Exhibit J- 9

 

 

MORTGAGEE CONSENT

 

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a New York corporation, as beneficiary under that certain Deed of Trust, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated February 6, 2018, and recorded February 7, 2018 in the Official Records of Los Angeles County, California, and as beneficiary under that certain Deed of Trust, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing (Parking Parcels), dated February 6, 2018, and recorded February 7, 2018 in the Official Records of Los Angeles County, California, hereby consents to the terms and provisions of the First Amendment to Reciprocal Easement and Cost Sharing Agreement, attached hereto, and to the Reciprocal Easement and Cost Sharing Agreement as amended thereby and referred to therein including, without limitation, the terms of Article 9 thereof, and declares that, subject to Article 9, the lien and charge of those Deeds of Trust are and shall be subordinate to the First Amendment to Reciprocal Easement and Cost Sharing Agreement attached hereto and to the Reciprocal Easement and Cost Sharing Agreement as amended thereby and referred to therein. Nothing herein shall be deemed to constitute Metropolitan Life Insurance Company's consent to or waiver of any restrictions on transfer of all or any portion of the property encumbered by said Deeds of Trust as may be set forth in said Deeds of Trust or in the related loan documents.

 

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY ,
a New York corporation

 

By:    
Name:    
Title:  

 

Exhibit J- 10

 

 

Acknowledgement

 

A Notary Public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.

 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA   )    
    ) ss:    
COUNTY OF _____________   )    

 

On ___________________, 2018 before me, __________________________ (here insert name of the officer), Notary Public, personally appeared _________________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.

 

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

 

WITNESS my hand and official seal.  
   
   
Notary Public  
[Seal]  

 

Exhibit J- 11

 

 

MORTGAGEE CONSENT

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, and as beneficiary under that certain Deed of Trust, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated November 27, 2013, and recorded on December 2, 2013 at Instrument No. 20131693516 in the Official Records of Los Angeles County, California, as amended by that certain Partial Reconveyance and Modification of Deed of Trust, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of the date hereof and recorded on ____________ at Instrument No. ___________ in the Official Records of Los Angeles County, California (as so amended, the "Wells Fargo Deed of Trust"), hereby consents to the terms and provisions of the First Amendment to Reciprocal Easement and Cost Sharing Agreement attached hereto, and to the to Reciprocal Easement and Cost Sharing Agreement as amended thereby and referred to therein, including, without limitation, the terms of Article 9 thereof, and subordinates the lien of the Wells Fargo Deed of Trust to the First Amendment to Reciprocal Easement and Cost Sharing Agreement attached hereto, and to the to Reciprocal Easement and Cost Sharing Agreement as amended thereby and referred to therein. Nothing herein shall be deemed to constitute Wells Fargo Bank's consent to or waiver of any restrictions on transfer of all or any portion of the property encumbered by the Wells Fargo Deed of Trust as may be set forth in the Wells Fargo Deed of Trust or in the related loan documents.

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ,
as Administrative Agent

 

By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

Exhibit J- 12

 

 

Acknowledgement

 

A Notary Public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.

 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA   )    
    ) ss:    
COUNTY OF _____________ )    

 

On ___________________, 2018 before me, __________________________ (here insert name of the officer), Notary Public, personally appeared _________________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.

 

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

 

WITNESS my hand and official seal.    
     
     
Notary Public    
[Seal]    

 

Exhibit J- 13

 

Exhibit 10.5

 

MEZZANINE LOAN AGREEMENT

 

between

 

EYP MEZZANINE, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,

 

as Borrower

 

and

 

RVP MEZZ DEBT 1 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

as Lender

 

Entered into as of March 29, 2018

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
     
ARTICLE 1.  DEFINITIONS 1
     
1.1 DEFINED TERMS 1
1.2 SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS INCORPORATED 20
1.3 PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION 20
     
ARTICLE 2.  LOAN 21
     
2.1 LOAN 21
2.2 INTENTIONALLY OMITTED 21
2.3 LOAN DOCUMENTS 21
2.4 EFFECTIVE DATE 21
2.5 MATURITY DATE 21
2.6 INTEREST ON THE LOAN; LOAN PAYMENT; LATE FEES 21
2.7 PAYMENTS 23
2.8 FULL REPAYMENT AND RECONVEYANCE 25
2.9 INTENTIONALLY OMITTED 25
2.10 INTENTIONALLY OMITTED 25
2.11 TAXES; FOREIGN LENDERS 25
2.12 ADDITIONAL COSTS; CAPITAL ADEQUACY 29
2.13 COMPENSATION 32
2.14 TREATMENT OF AFFECTED LOANS 32
2.15 INTENTIONALLY OMITTED 32
2.16 iNTENTIONALLY OMITTED 32
     
ARTICLE 3.  DISBURSEMENT 32
     
3.1 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT 32
3.2 ACCOUNT, PLEDGE AND ASSIGNMENT 35
3.3 FUNDS TRANSFER DISBURSEMENTS 36
     
ARTICLE 4.  AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS 36
     
4.1 PRESERVATION OF EXISTENCE AND SIMILAR MATTERS 36
4.2 COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW 37
4.3 MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTY 37
4.4 PAYMENT OF TAXES AND CLAIMS 37
4.5 INSPECTIONS 38
4.6 USE OF PROCEEDS 38
4.7 MATERIAL CONTRACTS 38
4.8 DAMAGES; INSURANCE AND CONDEMNATION PROCEEDS 38
4.9 Restoration 39
4.10 Rights of Lender 39
4.11 THE IMPROVEMENTS 39
     
ARTICLE 5.  INSURANCE 40
     
5.1 REQUIRED INSURANCE 40
5.2 INTENTIONALLY OMITTED 40

 

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(continued)

 

    Page
     
ARTICLE 6.  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 40
     
6.1 AUTHORITY/ENFORCEABILITY 40
6.2 BINDING OBLIGATIONS 41
6.3 FORMATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS 41
6.4 NO VIOLATION 41
6.5 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS 41
6.6 LITIGATION 41
6.7 FINANCIAL CONDITION 42
6.8 NO MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE 42
6.9 SURVEY 42
6.10 ACCURACY 42
6.11 TAX LIABILITY 42
6.12 TITLE TO ASSETS; NO LIENS 43
6.13 MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT 43
6.14 UTILITIES 43
6.15 FEDERAL RESERVE REGULATIONS 43
6.16 LEASES 44
6.17 BUSINESS LOAN 44
6.18 PHYSICAL CONDITION 44
6.19 FLOOD ZONE 44
6.20 CONDEMNATION 44
6.21 NOT A FOREIGN PERSON 45
6.22 SEPARATE LOTS 45
6.23 AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT COMPLIANCE 45
6.24 ERISA 45
6.25 INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT 45
6.26 OFAC 45
6.27 SOLVENCY 46
6.28 ASSESSMENTS 46
6.29 USE OF PROPERTY 46
6.30 NO OTHER OBLIGATIONS 46
6.31 REA Representations 46
6.32 Co-Ownership Agreement Representations 46
6.33 Mortgage Loan 47
6.34 AFFILIATE DEBT 47
6.35 LABOR 47
6.36 ANTI-CORRUPTION LAWS AND SANCTIONS 47
6.37 MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS 48
6.38 DISREGARDED ENTITY Status 48
6.39 CODE REGULATIONS 48
     
ARTICLE 7.  HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 48
     
7.1 SPECIAL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 48
7.2 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COVENANTS 49
7.3 INSPECTION BY LENDER 50
7.4 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INDEMNITY 50
7.5 LEGAL EFFECT 51
7.6 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPAIRMENT 51

 

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(continued)

 

    Page
     
ARTICLE 8.  CASH MANAGEMENT 51
     
8.1 DEPOSIT ACCOUNT AGREEMENT 51
8.2 security interest 52
     
ARTICLE 9.  ADDITIONAL COVENANTS OF BORROWER 52
     
9.1 EXPENSES 52
9.2 ERISA COMPLIANCE 53
9.3 LEASING 53
9.4 APPROVAL OF LEASES 54
9.5 OFAC 56
9.6 FURTHER ASSURANCES 56
9.7 ASSIGNMENT 57
9.8 MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT 57
9.9 COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW 57
9.10 SPECIAL COVENANTS; SINGLE PURPOSE ENTITY 57
9.11 intentionally omitted 60
9.12 PAYMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES, ETC 60
9.13 intentionally omitted 60
9.14 COMPLIANCE WITH ANTI-CORRUPTION LAWS AND SANCTIONS 60
9.15 escrow fund 61
9.16 INTEREST RATE PROTECTION AGREEMENTS 61
9.17 GUARANTOR COVENANTS 63
9.18 RESTRICTED PAYMENTS 63
9.19 Mortgage loan documents 63
9.20 REA Covenants 63
9.21 Co-Ownership Agreement Covenants 64
9.22 MORTGAGE BORROWER COVENANTS 65
     
ARTICLE 10.  REPORTING COVENANTS 66
     
10.1 FINANCIAL INFORMATION 66
10.2 BOOKS AND RECORDS 68
10.3 INTENTIONALLY DELETED 68
10.4 INTENTIONALLY DELETED 68
10.5 INTENTIONALLY DELETED 68
10.6 KNOWLEDGE OF DEFAULT; ETC 68
10.7 LITIGATION, ARBITRATION OR GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION 68
10.8 intentionally omitted 68
     
ARTICLE 11.  DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES 69
     
11.1 DEFAULT 69
11.2 ACCELERATION UPON DEFAULT; REMEDIES 72
11.3 DISBURSEMENTS TO THIRD PARTIES 73
11.4 COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT; REPAYMENT OF FUNDS ADVANCED 74
11.5 RIGHTS CUMULATIVE, NO WAIVER 74
11.6 INTENTIONALLY OMITTED 74
     
ARTICLE 12.  THE LENDER 74
     
12.1 Reimbursement for Protective Advances 74
12.2 SETOFF 74

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(continued)

 

    Page
     
ARTICLE 13.  MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 75
     
13.1 INDEMNITY 75
13.2 FORM OF DOCUMENTS 75
13.3 NO THIRD PARTIES BENEFITED 75
13.4 NOTICES 75
13.5 ATTORNEY-IN-FACT 76
13.6 ACTIONS 76
13.7 RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES 76
13.8 DELAY OUTSIDE LENDER’S CONTROL 76
13.9 ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND EXPENSES; ENFORCEMENT 76
13.10 IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FUNDS 76
13.11 AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS 77
13.12 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS 77
13.13 STAMP, INTANGIBLE AND RECORDING TAXES 79
13.14 LENDER’S DISCRETION 79
13.15 LENDER 80
13.16 TAX SERVICE 80
13.17 WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY 80
13.18 SEVERABILITY 80
13.19 TIME 80
13.20 HEADINGS 80
13.21 GOVERNING LAW 81
13.22 USA PATRIOT ACT NOTICE; COMPLIANCE 82
13.23 INTEGRATION; INTERPRETATION 82
13.24 JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY 82
13.25 COUNTERPARTS 82
13.26 LIMITED RECOURSE 82
13.27 REMEDIES OF BORROWER 83
13.28 CONFLICTS 83
13.29 CONSTRUCTION OF DOCUMENTS 83
13.30 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT TO BAIL-IN OF EEA FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 83
13.31 INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT 84
13.32 MORTGAGE LOAN DEFAULTS 84
13.33 DISCUSSIONS WITH MORTGAGE LENDER 86

 

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EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES

 

SCHEDULE I – INTENTIONALLY OMITTED

SCHEDULE II – EXISTING LEASES/RENT ROLL

SCHEDULE III – LITIGATION DISCLOSURE

SCHEDULE IV – ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTS

SCHEDULE V – REAs

SCHEDULE VI – LEASE DISCLOSURES

 

EXHIBIT A – DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY

EXHIBIT B – DOCUMENTS

EXHIBIT C – INTENTIONALLY OMITTED

EXHIBIT D – INTENTIONALLY OMITTED

EXHIBIT E – INTENTIONALLY OMITTED

EXHIBIT F – INTENTIONALLY OMITTED

EXHIBIT G – ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

EXHIBIT H – INTENTIONALLY OMITTED

EXHIBIT I-1 - FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

EXHIBIT I-2 - FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

EXHIBIT I-3 - FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

EXHIBIT I-4 - FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

EXHIBIT J - FORM OF APPROVED SUB-REA AMENDMENT

 

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MEZZANINE LOAN AGREEMENT

 

THIS MEZZANINE LOAN AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”) dated as of March 29, 2018 by and among EYP MEZZANINE, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Borrower ”) and RVP MEZZ DEBT 1 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, “ Lender ”).

 

RECITALS

 

B. Borrower owns one hundred percent (100%) of the limited liability company interests in EYP Realty, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Mortgage Borrower ”). Mortgage Borrower owns certain real property described in Exhibit A hereto (“ Property ”).

 

C. Borrower has requested from Lender a mezzanine loan and Lender has agreed to loan to Borrower the amount described herein on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, Borrower and Lender agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS

 

1.1            DEFINED TERMS . The following capitalized terms generally used in this Agreement shall have the meanings defined or referenced below. Certain other capitalized terms used only in specific sections of this Agreement are defined in such sections.

 

Acceptable Counterparty ” – shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.16(a).

 

Accounts ” has the meaning given to that term in Section 8.2.

 

Account Collateral ” – means: (i) any Accounts and all Cash, checks, drafts, certificates and instruments, if any, from time to time deposited or held in such accounts from time to time; (ii) all interest, dividends, Cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise payable in respect of, or in exchange for, any or all of the foregoing; and (iii) to the extent not covered by clauses (i) and (ii) above, all “proceeds” (as defined under the UCC as in effect in the jurisdiction in which any of such accounts is located) of any or all of the foregoing.

 

ADA ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 6.23.

 

Additional Costs ” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.12(b).

 

Agent ” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any successor Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

 

 

 

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, (a) in the case of any such Person which is a partnership or limited liability company, any general partner or managing member in such partnership or limited liability company, respectively, (b) any other Person which is directly or indirectly controlled by, controls or is under common control with such Person or one or more of the Persons referred to in the preceding clause (a), and (c) any other Person who is a senior executive officer, director or trustee of such Person or any Person referred to in the preceding clauses (a) and (b); provided, however, in no event shall the Lender or any of its Affiliates be an Affiliate of Borrower or the Mortgage Borrower.

 

Agreement ” shall have the meaning given to such term in the preamble hereto.

 

Alternate Rate ” is a rate of interest per annum equal to three percent (3%) in excess of the applicable Effective Rate in effect from time to time.

 

Annual Budget ” shall mean the operating budget, including all planned capital expenditures and leasing costs, for the Property prepared by the Mortgage Borrower for the applicable fiscal year or other period.

 

Anti-Corruption Laws ” means: (a) the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; (b) the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, as amended; (c) any anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws, regulations or ordinances in the European Union; and (d) any other anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws, regulations or ordinances in any jurisdiction in which Borrower or any member of the Borrowing Group is located or doing business.

 

Anti-Money Laundering Laws ” means applicable laws, regulations or ordinances in (i) the European Union or (ii) any jurisdiction in which Borrower or any member of the Borrowing Group is located or doing business that relates to money laundering, any predicate crime to money laundering, or any financial record keeping and reporting requirements related thereto.

 

Applicable Law ” means all applicable provisions of constitutions, statutes, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority, including all orders and decrees of all courts, tribunals and arbitrators and shall include, as to any entity, the charter and by-laws, partnership agreement or other organizational or governing documents of such entity, and any law, rule or regulation, Permit, or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such entity or any of its property or to which such entity or any of its property is subject, including without limitation, applicable securities laws, any certificate of occupancy and any zoning ordinance, building, environmental or land use requirement or Permit or occupational safety or health law, rule or regulation applicable to the Property.

 

Applicable LIBOR Rate ” means the rate of interest, equal to the sum of : (a) four and fifty five one hundredths percent (4.55%) plus (b) LIBOR.

 

Appraisal ” means, with respect to the Property, an M.A.I. appraisal commissioned by Agent and addressed to the Lender (acceptable to the Lender as to form, substance and appraisal date), prepared by a professional appraiser acceptable to the Lender, having at least the minimum qualifications required under FIRREA, and determining both the “as is” market value of the Property as between a willing buyer and a willing seller and the “stabilized value” of the Property.

 

Approved Annual Budget ” shall have the meaning given in Section 10.1(e).

 

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

 

Assignee ” shall have the meaning given in Section 13.12(c).

 

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

 

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

 

BAM ” Brookfield Asset Management Inc., a Canada corporation.

 

Bankruptcy Code ” means the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 USC § 101-1330) as now or hereafter amended or recodified.

 

Base Rate ” means the sum of: (i) the Federal Funds Rate plus (ii) the Federal Funds Rate Spread. For purposes of determining the Base Rate, the Base Rate shall be reset daily based upon changes in the Federal Funds Rate.

 

Base Rate Loan ” means a Loan bearing interest at a rate based on the Base Rate.

 

Benefit Arrangement ” means at any time an employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA which is not a Plan or a Multiemployer Plan and which is maintained or otherwise contributed to by any member of the ERISA Group.

 

Borrower ” shall have the meaning given in the preamble hereto and shall include the Borrower’s successors and permitted assigns.

 

Borrower Related Parties ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 13.27.

 

Borrowing Group ” - means, individually and collectively: (a) Borrower, (b) any Affiliate or subsidiary of Borrower including, without limitation, any Affiliate or subsidiary that owns any collateral securing any part of the Loan, any Guaranty or any Loan Document, (c) any Guarantor and (d) any officer, director or employee of any of the foregoing.

 

BPO ” means Brookfield Office Properties, Inc. (f/k/a Brookfield Properties Corporation), a Canadian corporation.

 

BPY ” means Brookfield Property Partners L.P., a Bermuda limited partnership.

 

Business Day ” means (a) any day of the week other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which the offices of Lender in New York, New York are authorized or required to close and (b) with respect to all notices and determinations in connection with, and payments of principal and interest on, any LIBOR Rate Loan, any day that is a Business Day described in clause (a) and that is also a London Banking Day.

 

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Calculated Debt Service ” means, as of the applicable date of determination, the sum of (x) the greatest of: (a) the amount of interest and principal actually paid on account of the Loan during the preceding three (3) months, annualized, (b) the amount obtained by multiplying the outstanding principal balance of the Loan by a debt constant based on the return on the then current 10-year U.S. Treasury Bond plus 4.55%, or (c) the amount obtained by multiplying the outstanding principal balance of the Loan by a debt constant of 6.0% plus (y) Mortgage Calculated Debt Service.

 

Cash ” shall mean coin or currency of the United States of America or immediately available funds, including such funds delivered by wire transfer.

 

Capitalized Lease Obligation ” means obligations under a lease (to pay rent or other amounts under any lease or other arrangement conveying the right to use) (excluding Leases) that are required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP. The amount of a Capitalized Lease Obligation is the capitalized amount of such obligation determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Change of Control ” means any event (whether by management changes in Mortgage Borrower, Borrower or the Guarantor or in any direct or indirect owner thereof, contractual agreement or otherwise) which results in neither BPO, BAM nor BPY having Control over Mortgage Borrower or the Borrower.

 

Co-Ownership Agreement ” means that certain Amended and Restated Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement, dated as of September 10, 2014, by and among Borrower, BOP FigAt7th LLC, Maguire Properties – 777 Tower, LLC, and Maguire Properties – 755 S. Figueroa, LLC, together with all amendments, restatements, memoranda or other modifications thereof made pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents.

 

Collateral ” means the (i) the Collateral as defined in the Pledge Agreement and (ii) all other collateral for the Loan granted in the Loan Documents.

 

Commitment ” means, the amount for the Lender set forth on Schedule I .

 

Connection Income Taxes ” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

 

Control ” (and the correlative terms “controlled by” and “controlling”) - means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management and policies of the business and affairs of the entity in question by reason of the ownership of beneficial interests, by contract or otherwise (notwithstanding that other Persons may have the right to participate in or veto significant management decisions).

 

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Creditor’s Rights Laws ” means with respect to any Person, any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, conservatorship, arrangement, adjustment, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to its debts or debtors.

 

Debt ” has the meaning set forth in the Pledge Agreement.

 

Deed of Trust ” has the meaning set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Default ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 11.1.

 

Dollars ” and “ $ ” mean the lawful money of the United States of America.

 

DSCR ” means “DSCR” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

DSCR Certificate ” shall mean a certificate from an officer of Borrower setting forth in reasonable detail (including as to each such separate item of Gross Operating Income and Operating Expenses) the calculation of DSCR for the applicable fiscal quarter and any calculations related thereto.

 

DSCR Collateral Amount ” shall mean, as of any date of calculation, the amount of any cash deposit, Sweep Guaranty or Letter of Credit that has been delivered by Borrower or Mortgage Borrower and is then held by Mortgage Lender as collateral for the Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 9.13 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement or, if the Mortgage Loan has been paid in full and the Loan is outstanding, delivered by Borrower and is then held by Lender as collateral for the Loan.

 

DSCR Event ” means any time that the DSCR (calculated at the end of the immediately preceding quarter) is less than the Minimum DSCR.

 

EEA Financial Institution ” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

 

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

 

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

 

Effective Date ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.4.

 

Effective Rate ” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.6(e).

 

Eligible Assignee ” means (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, (c) an Approved Fund and (d) any other Person (other than a natural person) approved by Lender .

 

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Environmental Laws ” means any Applicable Law relating to environmental protection or the manufacture, storage, remediation, disposal or clean-up of Hazardous Materials including, without limitation, the following: Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.; Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.; Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.; National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.; regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency, any applicable rule of common law and any judicial interpretation thereof relating primarily to the environment or Hazardous Materials, and any analogous or comparable state or local laws, regulations or ordinances that concern Hazardous Materials or protection of the environment.

 

Environmental Reports ” means the environmental reports described on Schedule IV attached hereto.

 

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

 

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as in effect from time to time, any successor statute and any applicable regulations or guidelines promulgated thereunder.

 

ERISA Affiliate ” means any entity that is considered a single employer with Borrower or Mortgage Borrower or is required to be aggregated with Borrower or Mortgage Borrower pursuant to Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 4001(b) of ERISA.

 

Excluded Taxes ” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to Lender or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to Lender, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of Lender being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or its applicable Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b)  U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to an Applicable Law in effect on the date on which (i) Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment or (ii) Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.11, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to Lender’s assignor immediately before Lender became a party hereto or to Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to Lender’s failure to comply with Section 2.11(g) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

 

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Executive Order ” shall have the meaning given to such term in the definition of “Prohibited Person.”

 

Existing Leases ” means the Leases set forth on Schedule II attached hereto.

 

FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

Federal Funds Rate ” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal Funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal Funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Lender from three Federal Funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Lender; provided, however, that if the Federal Funds Rate determined as provided above would be less than one quarter of one percent (0.25%), then the Federal Funds Rate shall be deemed to be one quarter of one percent (0.25%).

 

Federal Funds Rate Spread ” means, in connection with any use of the Federal Funds Rate for the Base Rate, the greater of (i) the difference (expressed as the number of basis points) obtained by subtracting (x) the Federal Funds Rate, determined as of the date LIBOR was last available from (y) the per annum interest rate payable hereunder in respect of a LIBOR Loan as of the date for which LIBOR was last available (i.e., the Applicable LIBOR Rate), and (ii) zero.

 

FIRREA ” means the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

Fitch ” means Fitch, Inc.

 

Foreign Lender ” means a Lender that is not a U.S. person.

 

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

 

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as of the date of the applicable financial report.

 

Governmental Approvals ” means all authorizations, consents, approvals, licenses and exemptions of, registrations and filings with, and reports to, all Governmental Authorities.

 

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Governmental Authority ” means any national, state or local government (whether domestic or foreign), any political subdivision thereof or any other governmental, quasi-governmental, judicial, administrative, public or statutory instrumentality, authority, body, agency, bureau, commission, board, department or other entity (including, without limitation, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Comptroller of the Currency or the Federal Reserve Board, any central bank or any comparable authority) or any arbitrator with authority to bind a party at law.

 

Gross Operating Income ” shall mean the sum of any and all amounts, payments, fees, rentals, additional rentals, expense reimbursements (including, without limitation, all reimbursements by tenants, lessees, licensees and other users of the Property and Improvements) discounts or credits to the Borrower, income, proceeds of business interruption insurance, interest and other monies directly or indirectly received by or on behalf of or credited to Borrower from any Person with respect to Borrower’s ownership, use, development, operation, leasing, franchising, marketing or licensing of the Property and Improvements, including, without limitation, from parking operations.  With respect to all financial reporting, Gross Operating Income shall be computed in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards but without taking into account straight-lining of rents, and, additionally, there shall be added to Gross Operating Income in the calculation of the same the amount of rent that would be payable under any Lease that includes “free rent” concessions to the tenant for the period immediately after the commencement of the term of such Lease as if the tenant had instead paid the full amount of rent during such free rent period.

 

Guarantor ” means Brookfield DTLA Holdings LLC, and any other Person which, in any manner, is or becomes obligated to Lenders under any guaranty now or hereafter executed with respect to the Loan (collectively or severally as the context thereof may suggest or require).

 

Guaranty ” means the Limited Guaranty referred to in the list of “Loan Documents” on Exhibit B hereto.

 

Hazardous Materials ” means all or any of the following: (a) substances that are defined or listed in, or otherwise classified pursuant to, any applicable Environmental Laws as “hazardous substances”, “hazardous materials”, “hazardous wastes”, “toxic substances”, “related substances”, “industrial solid wastes” or “pollutants”; (b) oil, petroleum or petroleum derived substances, natural gas, natural gas liquids or synthetic gas and drilling fluids, produced waters and other wastes associated with the exploration, development or production of crude oil, natural gas or geothermal resources; (c) any radioactive materials; (d) asbestos in any form; (e) toxic mold and (f) oil or dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in excess of fifty parts per million.

 

Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement ” means a Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement executed by the Borrower and the Guarantor in favor of the Lender.

 

Improvements ” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Deed of Trust.

 

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Indemnified Taxes ” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower or any other Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in the immediately preceding clause (a), Other Taxes.

 

Intercreditor Agreement ” – means the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, executed by the Agent, for the benefit of the Mortgage Lenders, and Lender.

 

Interest Period ” shall mean (a) for the initial interest period hereunder, the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on April 1, 2018, and (b) for each interest period thereafter, the period commencing on the first (1st) day of a calendar month and continuing to, but not including, the first (1st) day of the next calendar month; provided, that (i) if any Interest Period would otherwise end after the Maturity Date, such Interest Period shall end on the Maturity Date; and (ii) each Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day shall end on the immediately following Business Day.

 

Interest Period Commencement Date ” means the date upon which an Interest Period commences.

 

Interest Rate Protection Agreement ” means any rate cap entered into between Borrower and an Acceptable Counterparty meeting the terms of this Agreement.

 

Internal Revenue Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Investment Grade ” means a rating of at least BBB- by S&P or its equivalent by Fitch and/or Moody’s.

 

Lease ” means any agreement for the leasing, subleasing, licensing or other occupancy of any portion of the Property.

 

Lender ” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto, together with its successors and permitted assigns.

 

LIBOR ” is, the rate of interest per annum determined by Lender on the basis of the rate for United States dollar deposits for delivery on the first (1st) day of each Interest Period, for a period approximately equal to such Interest Period, as published by the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited, a United Kingdom company, at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of the Interest Period (or if not so published, then as determined by Lender from another recognized source or interbank quotation); provided, however, that if LIBOR determined as provided above would be less than one quarter of one percent (0.25%), then LIBOR shall be deemed to be one quarter of one percent (0.25%).  

 

LIBOR Loan ” means the Loan at any time in which it bears interest at a rate based on LIBOR.

 

LIBOR Market Index Rate ” means, for any day, LIBOR as of that day for one-month deposits in U.S. Dollars at approximately 12:00 p.m. Eastern time for such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day). The LIBOR Market Index Rate shall be determined on a daily basis.

 

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Lien ” as applied to the property of any Person means: (a) any security interest, encumbrance, mortgage, deed to secure debt, deed of trust, assignment of leases or rents, pledge, lien, hypothecation, assignment, charge, lien (statutory or other, including a mechanic’s, materialmen’s, landlord’s or similar lien) or lease constituting a Capitalized Lease Obligation, conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or other security title or encumbrance of any kind in respect of any property of such Person, or upon the income, rents or profits therefrom; (b) any arrangement, express or implied, under which any property of such Person is transferred, sequestered or otherwise identified for the purpose of subjecting the same to the payment or performance of any indebtedness or other obligation in priority to the payment of the general, unsecured creditors of such Person; (c) the filing of any financing statement under the UCC or its equivalent in any jurisdiction; and (d) any agreement by such Person to grant, give or otherwise convey any of the foregoing.

 

Liquidation Event ” – means (i) any casualty to all or any portion of the Property, (ii) any condemnation of all or any portion of the Property, (iii) a Transfer of the Property in connection with realization thereon by Mortgage Lender following a Default under the Mortgage Loan, including without limitation a foreclosure sale, or (iv) any refinancing of the Property or the Mortgage Loan.

 

Loan ” means the loan that Lenders agree to make and Borrower agrees to borrow pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement in the original principal amount of THIRTY-FIVE MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($35,000,000).

 

Loan Account ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.9.

 

Loan Documents ” means those documents, as hereafter amended, supplemented, replaced or modified, properly executed and in recordable form, if necessary, listed in Exhibit B as Loan Documents.

 

Loan Party ” means the Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Guarantor, and any other person or entity that is an Affiliate of the Borrower that is obligated under the Loan Documents, Mortgage Loan Documents or Other Related Documents.

 

LTV ” means the percentage obtained by dividing (a) the maximum principal balance of the Loan and the Mortgage Loan by (b) the value of the Property based on an Appraisal dated not more than ninety (90) days prior to the Effective Date (which shall be the “as is” market value for the Property).

 

Major Lease ” means any office Lease in excess of 100,000 net rentable square feet.

 

Manager ” means Brookfield Properties Management (CA) Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

Management Agreement ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 6.13.

 

Material Adverse Effect ” means a materially adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or business prospects of the Borrower, (b) the ability of the Borrower or Guarantor to perform their respective obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party, (c) the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents, (d) the rights and remedies of the Lender under any of the Loan Documents or (e) the timely payment of the principal of or interest on the Loan or other amounts payable in connection therewith.

 

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Material Contract ” means any contract or other arrangement (other than Loan Documents, Leases, REAs that are expressly described on Schedule V attached hereto and the Co-Ownership Agreement), whether written or oral, to which Borrower is a party or is bound (including recorded encumbrances upon Mortgage Borrower’s Property), as to which the breach, nonperformance, cancellation or failure to renew by any party thereto could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Maturity Date ” means November 27, 2020.

 

Mezzanine Deposit Account Agreement ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 8.1.

 

Minimum DSCR ” means the DSCR at the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower that is at least 1.00x.

 

Moody’s ” - means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

 

Mortgage Borrower ” – means, EYP Realty, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

Mortgage Calculated Debt Service ” means “Calculated Debt Service,” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Mortgage Lender ” means, collectively, the financial institutions from time to time party to the Mortgage Loan Agreement as a “Lender”, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

Mortgage Loan ” means the loan in the original principal amount of Two Hundred Thirty Million Dollars $230,000,000 made by Mortgage Lender to Mortgage Borrower, which loan is secured or to be secured by the Deed of Trust.

 

Mortgage Loan Agreement ” means that certain Mortgage Loan Agreement dated of even date herewith, between Mortgage Borrower, as borrower, Mortgage Lender, as lender, Agent, Wells Fargo Securities LLC, as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner, and Landesbank Baden Wartenberg, New York Branch, as documentation agent.

 

Mortgage Loan Default ” means a “Default” under and as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Mortgage Loan Documents ” means those documents executed in connection with the Mortgage Loan.

 

Mortgage Loan Liens ” means the Liens in favor of the holder of the Mortgage Loan created pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

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Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service ” means with respect to any Liquidation Event, all amounts paid to or received by or on behalf of Mortgage Borrower in connection with such Liquidation Event, including, without limitation, proceeds of any sale, refinancing or other disposition or liquidation, less (i) in the event of a Liquidation Event consisting of a casualty or condemnation, Lender’s and/or Mortgage Lender’s reasonable costs incurred in connection with the recovery thereof, (ii) in the event of a Liquidation Event consisting of a casualty or condemnation, the costs incurred by Mortgage Borrower in connection with a restoration of all or any portion of the Property made in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Documents, (iii) in the event of a Liquidation Event consisting of a casualty or condemnation or a Transfer, amounts required or permitted to be deducted therefrom and amounts paid pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents to Mortgage Lender, (iv) in the event of a Liquidation Event consisting of a casualty or condemnation, those proceeds paid to Mortgage Borrower pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement, (v) in the case of a foreclosure sale, disposition or transfer of the Property in connection with realization thereon following a Default under the Mortgage Loan, reasonable and customary costs and expenses of such sale or other disposition (including attorneys’ fees and brokerage commissions), (vi) in the case of a foreclosure sale, costs and expenses incurred by Mortgage Lender under the Mortgage Loan Documents as Mortgage Lender shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for under the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents and (vii) in the case of a refinancing of the Mortgage Loan, costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) of such refinancing, and (viii) the amount of any prepayments required pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents in connection with any such Liquidation Event.

 

Net Proceeds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.8.

 

Net Worth ” means, for any Person, on any date of determination, an amount equal to the excess of the aggregate total assets of such Person at such time less the total aggregate liabilities of such Person at such time, determined in accordance with GAAP, International Financial Reporting Standards or other accounting methods reasonably approved by Lender. For purposes of Section 9.17(a), GAAP with adjustments to reflect properties at fair value will be deemed acceptable.

 

NOI ” means “NOI” as defined the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Note ” means that certain Promissory Note (Mezzanine Loan) in the original principal amount of the Loan, executed by Borrower and payable to the order of Lender, as hereafter amended, supplemented, replaced or modified.

 

Obligations ” means, individually and collectively: (a) the aggregate principal balance of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, the Loan; and (b) all other indebtedness, liabilities, obligations and covenants of Borrower owing to the Lender of every kind, nature and description, under or in respect of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, fees and indemnification obligations, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or not due, contractual or tortious, liquidated or unliquidated, and whether or not evidenced by any promissory note.

 

OFAC ” means the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.

 

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Operating Expenses ” means the total of all expenditures, computed in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards, of whatever kind relating to the operation, maintenance and management of the Property that are incurred on a regular monthly or other periodic basis, including without limitation or duplication, the following expenses: (i) Taxes and assessments imposed upon the Property and Improvements; (ii) bond assessments; (iii) insurance premiums for casualty insurance (including, without limitation, earthquake, windstorm and terrorism coverage) and liability insurance carried in connection with the Property and Improvements, provided, however, if any, insurance is maintained as part of a blanket policy covering the Property and Improvements and other properties, the insurance premium included in this subparagraph shall be the premium fairly allocable to the Property and Improvements; and (iv) operating expenses incurred by Mortgage Borrower for the management, operation, cleaning, leasing, maintenance and repair of the Property and Improvements (including, without limitation, management fees equal to the greater of (x) two and a half percent (2.5%) of Gross Operating Income from operations of the Property and (y) actual management fees paid) and any payments required to be made under or pursuant to the Co-Ownership Agreement or any REA. Operating Expenses shall not include any interest or principal payments on the Loan or the Mortgage Loan, other amounts payable to Lender under the Loan Documents or Mortgage Lender under the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than repayments by Borrower to the Lender of Protective Advances made by the Lender in respect of Operating Expenses), amounts paid or reserved for lease-up costs or capital expenditures, any allowance for depreciation, extraordinary non-recurring expenses, income and franchise Taxes of Mortgage Borrower, amortization and other non-cash expenditures, bank charges, corporate overhead costs allocated or charged to the Property, or audit and other fees incurred in connection with the requirements set forth in the Loan Documents or Mortgage Loan Documents, or national or regional marketing expenses allocated to the Property (but not direct marketing expenses solely attributable to the Property), or bad debt expenses not incurred during the trailing six month period as of the applicable date of determination.

 

Operating Statement ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 10.5.

 

Optional Minimum DSCR Prepayment ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 9.13(a).

 

Organizational Documents ” means (i) with respect to a corporation, such Person’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws, (ii) with respect to a partnership, such Person’s certificate of limited partnership and partnership agreement, and (iii) with respect to a limited liability company, such Person’s certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement.

 

Other Connection Taxes ” means, with respect to Lender, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between Lender and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from Lender having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

 

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Other Related Documents ” means those documents, as hereafter amended, supplemented, replaced or modified from time to time, properly executed and in recordable form, if necessary, listed in Exhibit B as Other Related Documents.

 

Other Taxes ” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment.

 

Owner’s Title Policy ” means that certain ALTA owner’s policy of title insurance together with the mezzanine financing endorsement, issued in connection with the closing of the Loan insuring the Mortgage Borrower as the owner of the Property.

 

Participant ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 13.12

 

Patriot Act ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.26.

 

Payment Date ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.6(a).

 

Permit ” means any permit, approval, authorization, license, variance or permission required from a Governmental Authority under Applicable Law.

 

Permitted Easement ” means easements and other similar encumbrances (or amendments thereto) (i) approved by Lender or (ii) entered into by Mortgage Borrower in the ordinary course of business for use, access, water and sewer lines, telephones and telegraph lines, electric lines or other utilities or for other similar purposes, provided that no such easement or other similar encumbrance shall materially impair the use, operation or value of the Property or otherwise have a Material Adverse Effect; provided that in no event shall a Permitted Easement be deemed to include an “easement of light and air” or a transfer of any air or development rights or, unless otherwise approved by the Lender in its reasonable discretion, parking rights.

 

Permitted Investments ” means any one or more of the following “cash,” “cash items,” or “government securities” within the meaning of Section 856(c)(4)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code: (i) direct obligations of United States of America, or any agency thereof, or obligations fully guaranteed as to payment of principal and interest by the United States of America, or any agency thereof, provided such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America, and provided, however, that any such investment must have a predetermined fixed dollar amount of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change; (ii) deposit accounts with or certificates of deposit which are (a) fully FDIC-insured issued by any bank or trust company organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and short term unsecured certificates of deposits and time deposits which are rated A 1 or better by Standard & Poor’s Corporation or P 1 or better by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., in each case maturing not more than 90 days from the date of acquisition thereof, and (b) in the case of certificates of deposit, are negotiable and have a ready secondary market in which such investment can be disposed of; and (iii) money market funds that are subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, 15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq., and comply with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 thereof.

 

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Permitted Liens ” means:

 

(a) Liens (other than environmental Liens and any Lien imposed under ERISA) for taxes, assessments or charges of any Governmental Authority for claims not yet delinquent or which are contested in accordance with Section 4.4 of this Agreement;

 

(b) All matters of record shown on the Owner’s Title Policy as exceptions to Mortgage Borrower’s coverage thereunder;

 

(c) Customary equipment leases or financing with respect to equipment permitted pursuant to Section 9.10(e);

 

(d) Liens in favor of Agent, for the benefit of Mortgage Lenders, under the Deed of Trust or any other Mortgage Loan Document;

 

(e) Leases of the Improvements existing as of the date hereof or entered into in accordance with the terms hereof;

 

(f) Non-disturbance agreements with tenants or subtenants (i) entered into as of the date hereof, (ii) required to be entered into under a Lease in effect on the date hereof (or hereafter approved by Lender), and (iii) entered into by Mortgage Borrower (A) where if the sublease being non-disturbed became a direct lease with Mortgage Borrower, such lease would not be a lease requiring the consent of the Lender, (B) where Lender has consented in writing to Mortgage Borrower entering into such non-disturbance or (C) where Lender has entered into a non-disturbance agreement with respect to the sublease in question;

 

(h) Permitted Easements;

 

(i) Liens approved by the Lender; and

 

(j) the Mortgage Loan Liens.

 

Permitted Transfer ” means (i) transfers of direct or indirect equity interests in the Borrower, provided that (a) BPO, BAM and/or BPY shall at all times Control Borrower, (b) BPO, BAM and/or BPY shall at all times following such transfer own, directly or indirectly, at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the membership interests in Borrower, (c) BPO, BAM and/or BPY and/or one or more Qualified Institutional Investors shall at all times following such transfer own, directly or indirectly, at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the membership interests in Borrower, (d) Guarantor shall at all times own, directly or indirectly, twenty-five percent (25)% of the membership interests of Borrower and (e) for each proposed transferee under this clause (i) that, together with its Affiliates, will hold, directly or indirectly, ten percent (10%) or more of the direct or indirect equity interests in the Guarantor, such transferee shall have satisfied Lender’s reasonable and customary Patriot Act requirements, and (ii) transfers of (A) direct or indirect ownership interests in BPO, BAM and BPY and (B) ownership interests held by (x) the Series A Preferred Shareholders in Brookfield DTLA Fund Office Trust, Inc. or (y) the accommodation shareholders of any real estate investment trust in Borrower’s organizational structure.

 

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Person ” means any natural person, corporation, limited partnership, general partnership, joint stock company, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, joint venture, association, company, trust, bank, trust company, land trust, business trust or other organization, whether or not a legal entity, or any other nongovernmental entity, or any Governmental Authority.

 

Pledge Agreement ” means that certain Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of the date hereof, executed and delivered by Borrower to Lender as security for the Loan, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Potential Default ” means an event, circumstance or condition which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, would constitute a Default.

 

Prepayment Date ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.7(c)(i).

 

Prohibited Person ” shall mean any Person:

 

(a)          listed in the Annex to, or otherwise a target of, the Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financing, effective September 24, 2001, and relating to Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (the “ Executive Order ”);

 

(b)          that is owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, any Person that is listed in the Annex to, or is otherwise a target of, the Executive Order;

 

(c)          with whom Lender is prohibited from dealing or otherwise engaging in any transaction by any terrorism or money laundering law, including the Executive Order;

 

(d)          that is named as a “specially designated national and blocked person” on the most current list published by the U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control at its official website or at any replacement website or other replacement official publication of such list; or

 

(e)          who is an Affiliate of a Person listed above.

 

Property ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Recital B .

 

Property Condition Report ” means the Property Condition Report by EBI Consulting prepared for Wells Fargo Bank, dated January 26, 2018, Project Number 1118000294 RETECHS Number WF-LA-17-105726-0001-05C.

 

Property Taxes ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 9.12.

 

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Protective Advance ” means (a) all sums expended as determined by Lender to protect the validity, enforceability, perfection or priority of the liens in any of the Collateral and the instruments evidencing the Obligations; or (b) any advances made by Lender to protect the Collateral and/or the Property.

 

Qualified Institutional Investor ” means any one of the following Persons:

 

(i) a pension fund, pension trust or pension account or sovereign wealth fund that (a) has total real estate assets of at least $1 Billion and (b) is managed by a Person who controls at least $1 Billion of real estate equity assets; or

 

(ii) a pension fund advisor who (a) immediately prior to such transfer, controls at least $1 Billion of real estate equity assets and (b) is acting on behalf of one or more pension funds that, in the aggregate, satisfy the requirements of clause (i) of this definition; or

 

(iii) an insurance company which is subject to supervision by the insurance commissioner, or a similar official or agency, of a state or territory of the United States (including the District of Columbia) (a) with a Net Worth, as of a date no more than six (6) months prior to the date of the transfer, of at least $500 Million and (b) who, immediately prior to such transfer, controls real estate equity assets of at least $1 Billion; or

 

(iv) a corporation organized under the banking laws of the United States or any state or territory of the United States (including the District of Columbia) (a) with a combined capital and surplus of at least $500 Million and (b) who, immediately prior to such transfer, controls real estate equity assets of at least $1 Billion; or

 

(v) any Person (a) with a long-term unsecured debt rating from the Rating Agencies of at least Investment Grade or (b) who (i) owns directly or indirectly or operates at least eight (8) properties of a type, quality and size similar to the Property, totaling in the aggregate no less than 2 million square feet of gross leasable space (exclusive of the Property), (ii) has a Net Worth, as of a date no more than six (6) months prior to the date of such transfer, of at least $500 Million and (iii) immediately prior to such transfer, has real estate equity investments of at least $1 Billion.

 

Rating Agencies ” shall mean each of S&P, Moody’s, and Fitch, and any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency which has been approved by Lender in writing.

 

REA ” shall mean, individually and/or collectively (as the context may require), each material reciprocal easement, covenant, condition and restriction agreement or similar agreement affecting the Property (or any portion thereof) as more particularly described on Schedule V attached hereto and any future material reciprocal easement or similar agreement affecting the Property (or any portion thereof) entered into in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof.

 

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Regulatory Change ” means, with respect to Lender, any change effective after the Effective Date in Applicable Law (including without limitation, Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) or the adoption or making after such date of any interpretation, directive or request applying to a class of banks, including Lender, of or under any Applicable Law (whether or not having the force of law and whether or not failure to comply therewith would be unlawful) by any Governmental Authority or monetary authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof or compliance by Lender with any request or directive; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives thereunder issued in connection therewith or in implementation thereof shall be deemed to be a “Regulatory Change”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives concerning capital adequacy promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the US or foreign regulatory authorities shall, in each case, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented shall be deemed to be a “Regulatory Change”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.

 

Restoration ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 4.8.

 

Restricted Payment ” means: (a) any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any shares of any class of stock or other Equity Interest of Borrower now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend payable solely in shares of that class of stock to the holders of that class; (b) any redemption, conversion, exchange, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any shares of any class of stock or other Equity Interest of Borrower now or hereafter outstanding; (c) any payment or prepayment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, redemption, conversion, exchange, purchase, retirement, defeasance, sinking fund or similar payment with respect to, any indebtedness (other than the Loan or with respect to trade payables to unaffiliated third parties incurred in the ordinary course of operating the Property); and (d) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire any Equity Interests of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the payment of an Operating Expense be deemed a Restricted Payment.

 

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

 

Sanction ” or “ Sanctions ” means individually and collectively, respectively, the economic or financial sanctions, sectoral sanctions, secondary sanctions, trade embargoes and anti-terrorism laws administered or enforced from time to time by: (a) the United States of America, including those administered by OFAC, the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Department of Commerce, or through any existing or future Executive Order, (b) the United Nations Security Council, (c) the European Union, (d) the United Kingdom, or (e) any other governmental authorities with jurisdiction over any Person within the Borrowing Group.

 

Sanctioned Person ” means any Person that is a target of Sanctions, including without limitation, a Person that is: (a) listed on OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List; (b) listed on OFAC’s Consolidated Non-Specially Designated Nationals List; (c) a legal entity that is deemed by OFAC to be a Sanctions target based on the ownership of such legal entity by Sanctioned Peron(s); or (d) a Person that is a Sanctions target pursuant to any territorial or country-based Sanctions program.

 

Severed Loan Documents ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 11.2(f).

 

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Significant Lease ” means any office Lease in excess of 50,000 net rentable square feet that is not a Major Lease.

 

Sponsor ” – shall mean Brookfield Property Partners L.P. (or any successor thereto by merger, consolidation or amalgamation or a purchaser, assignee or transferee of all or substantially all of its assets) and/or Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (or any successor thereto by merger, consolidation or amalgamation or a purchaser, assignee or transferee of all or substantially all of its assets).

 

Sponsor BFP Subsidiary ” – means a Subsidiary of Sponsor that owns a direct or indirect interest in Borrower.

 

Spread Maintenance Premium ” shall mean an amount equal to the amount that would have been payable if the amount so prepaid had accrued interest at 4.55% per annum, calculated from the Prepayment Date through the earlier of (i) the first Payment Date that would have occurred following the twelve (12) month anniversary of such Prepayment Date, and (ii) the Maturity Date.

 

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

 

Survey ” means that certain ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey made by PSOMAS, dated June 20, 1986, last revised March 28, 2018, project number 1EYP010100.

 

Taxes ” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority in the nature of a tax, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

 

Transfer ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 9.7.

 

TRIPRA ” means the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007.

 

U.S. Person ” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

UCC ” or “ Uniform Commercial Code ” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York.

 

UCC Financing Statements ” means the UCC financing statements executed in connection with the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents and filed in the applicable filing offices.

 

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UCC Policy ” means, with respect to the Collateral, an Eagle 9 UCC title insurance policy as issued by the Title Company, in such form and including such endorsements and requirements as Lender may require, and insuring the lien of the Pledge Agreement encumbering the Collateral.

 

Wells Fargo ” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and its successors by merger or consolidation.

 

Withholding Agent ” means (a) the Borrower, (b) any other Loan Party and (c) the Lender, as applicable.

 

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

 

1.2            SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS INCORPORATED . Schedules I , II , III , IV , and V and Exhibits A , B , C , D E , F , G , H , I-1 , I-2 , I-3 and I-4 all attached hereto, are hereby incorporated into this Agreement.

 

1.3            PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION . Unless otherwise indicated, all accounting terms, ratios and measurements shall be interpreted or determined in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards, as in effect on the Effective Date; provided that, if at any time any change in GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Borrower or the Lender shall so request, the Lender and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards (subject to the approval of the Lender); provided further that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards prior to such change therein and (ii) the Borrower shall provide to the Lender financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards. References in this Agreement to “Sections”, “Articles”, “Exhibits” and “Schedules” are to sections, articles, exhibits and schedules herein and hereto unless otherwise indicated. References in this Agreement to any document, instrument or agreement (a) shall include all exhibits, schedules and other attachments thereto, (b) shall include all documents, instruments or agreements issued or executed in replacement thereof, to the extent permitted hereby and (c) shall mean such document, instrument or agreement, or replacement or predecessor thereto, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time to the extent not otherwise stated herein or prohibited hereby and in effect at any given time. All uses of the word “including” shall mean “including, without limitation” unless the context shall indicate otherwise. Unless otherwise specified, 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. Wherever from the context it appears appropriate, each term stated in either the singular or plural shall include the singular and plural, and pronouns stated in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender shall include the masculine, the feminine and the neuter. Unless explicitly set forth to the contrary, a reference to “Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of Borrower or a Subsidiary of such Subsidiary and a reference to an “Affiliate” means an Affiliate of Borrower. Titles and captions of Articles, Sections, subsections and clauses in this Agreement are for convenience only, and neither limit nor amplify the provisions of this Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to time are references to Eastern time. The use of the phrases “a Default exists”, “upon and during the continuance of a Default” or similar phrases in the Loan Documents shall mean that a Default shall continue to exist until Borrower has cured all Defaults existing at such time, which Defaults shall include, without limitation, failure by Borrower to pay the entire unpaid principal amount of the Loan and all other amounts payable under the Loan Documents following an acceleration of the Loan as provided herein.

 

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ARTICLE 2. LOAN

 

2.1            LOAN . By and subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Lender agrees to lend to the Borrower, and the Borrower agrees to borrow from Lender, the principal sum of THIRTY-FIVE MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($35,000,000.00), said sum to be evidenced by the Note. The Note shall be secured, in part, by a Pledge Agreement of the Equity Interest in the Mortgage Borrower. No amounts repaid with respect to the Loan may be re-borrowed. All of the Mortgage Loan Proceeds have been advanced to Mortgage Borrower and will be used in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Agreement, as in effect on the date hereof.

 

2.2            INTENTIONALLY OMITTED .

 

2.3            LOAN DOCUMENTS . The Borrower shall execute and deliver to Lender (or cause to be executed and delivered) concurrently with this Agreement each of the documents, properly executed and in recordable form, as applicable, described in Exhibit B as Loan Documents, together with those documents described in Exhibit B as Other Related Documents.

 

2.4            EFFECTIVE DATE . The “ Effective Date ” of delivery and transfer to Lender of the security under the Loan Documents and of the Borrower’s and Lender’s obligations under the Loan Documents shall be the date as of which this Agreement is executed, set forth on page 1 hereof.

 

2.5            MATURITY DATE . All sums due and owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be repaid in full on or before the Maturity Date. All payments due to Lender under this Agreement, whether at the Maturity Date or otherwise, shall be paid in Dollars in immediately available funds.

 

2.6            INTEREST ON THE LOAN; LOAN PAYMENT; LATE FEES .

 

(a)           Payments . Borrower shall make the following payments of interest and principal to Lender in the manner provided for in Section 2.7:

 

(i)          Interest accrued on the outstanding principal balance of the Loan shall be due and payable in arrears, in the manner provided in Section 2.7, on the first day of each month (each, a “ Payment Date ”) commencing with the first payment due on April 1, 2018.

 

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(ii)         Intentionally omitted.

 

(iii)        On the Maturity Date, the Borrower shall pay to the Lender the entire outstanding principal amount of the Loan, all accrued interest thereon, and all other sums payable to the Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents.

 

(b)           Default Interest . Notwithstanding the rates of interest specified in Sections 2.6(e) and the payment dates specified in Section 2.6(a), at Lender’s discretion at any time following the occurrence and during the continuance of any Default, the principal balance of the Loan then outstanding and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any interest payments on the Loan not paid when due, shall bear interest payable upon demand at the Alternate Rate. All other amounts due Lender (whether directly or for reimbursement) under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents if not paid when due, or if no time period is expressed, if not paid within ten (10) days after demand, shall likewise, at the option of Lender, bear interest from and after demand at the Alternate Rate.

 

(c)           Late Fee . Borrower acknowledges that late payment to Lender will cause Lender to incur costs not contemplated by this Agreement. Such costs include, without limitation, processing and accounting charges. Therefore, if Borrower fails timely to pay any sum due and payable hereunder through the Maturity Date (other than payment of the entire outstanding balance of the Loan on the Maturity Date or on any accelerated date of payment thereof, including as a result of the exercise of any remedies by Lender after a Default), unless waived by Lender, a late charge of four cents ($.04) for each dollar of any such principal payment, interest or other charge due hereon and which is not paid within fifteen (15) days (i) after such payment is due in the case of regularly scheduled payments of interest or (ii) after Borrower’s receipt of notice from Lender, shall be charged by Lender and paid by Borrower for the purpose of defraying the expense incident to handling such delinquent payment. Borrower and Lender agree that this late charge represents a reasonable sum considering all of the circumstances existing on the date hereof and represents a fair and reasonable estimate of the costs that Lender will incur by reason of late payment. Borrower and Lender further agree that proof of actual damages would be costly and inconvenient. Acceptance of any late charge shall not constitute a waiver of the default with respect to the overdue installment, and shall not prevent Lender from exercising any of the other rights available hereunder or any other Loan Document. Such late charge shall be paid without prejudice to any other rights of Lender.

 

(d)           Computation of Interest . Interest shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in the period during which interest or fees accrue and a year of three hundred sixty (360) days on the principal balance of the Loan outstanding from time to time. In computing interest on the Loan, the date of the making of a disbursement of the Loan shall be included and the date of payment shall be excluded. Notwithstanding any provision in this Section 2.6, interest in respect of the Loan shall not exceed the maximum rate permitted by applicable law.

 

(e)           Effective Rate . The “ Effective Rate ” upon which interest shall be calculated for the Loan shall, from and after the Effective Date, be one or more of the following:

 

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(i)          Provided no Default exists, the Effective Rate shall be the Applicable LIBOR Rate for the Interest Period; provided, however, (x) unless clause (y) below is applicable, in the event that the LIBOR rate or any replacement benchmark rate is no longer available, the Base Rate shall apply, or (y) if Lender determines that LIBOR is no longer the industry standard, then it shall be replaced by a benchmark rate (with an appropriate spread adjustment to address the change in benchmark, as determined by Lender) that Lender then commonly utilizes (and that Lender then determines is also commonly utilized by other major commercial real estate lenders) as a LIBOR replacement on floating rate loans secured by commercial real estate where it holds a similar right to declare a replacement. The new rates shall take effect on the first day of the next succeeding Interest Period. Lender’s determinations under the preceding sentence shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(ii)         During such time as a Default exists; or from and after the date on which all sums owing under the Note becomes due and payable by acceleration or otherwise; or from and after the Maturity Date, then at the option of Lender in each case, the interest rate applicable to the then outstanding principal balance of the Loan shall be the Alternate Rate.

 

(f)           Intentionally Omitted .

 

(g)           Purchase, Sale and Matching of Funds . Calculation of all amounts payable to Lender under this Article with respect to a LIBOR Loan shall be made as though Lender had actually funded a LIBOR Loan through the purchase of deposits in the relevant market bearing interest at the rate applicable to such LIBOR Loan in an amount equal to the amount of the LIBOR Loan and having a maturity comparable to the relevant Interest Period; provided, however, that Lender may fund a LIBOR Loan in any manner it sees fit and the foregoing assumption shall be used only for calculation of amounts payable under this Article.

 

2.7            PAYMENTS .

 

(a)           Manner and Time of Payment . All payments of principal, interest and fees hereunder payable to Lender shall be made without condition or reservation of right and free of set-off or counterclaim, in Dollars and by wire transfer (pursuant to Lender’s written wire transfer instructions) of immediately available funds, to Lender, for the account of Lender, not later than 2:00 P.M. (Eastern time) on the date due; and funds received by Lender after that time and date shall be deemed to have been paid on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

(b)           Payments on Non-Business Days . Whenever any payment to be made by Borrower hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day which is not a Business Day, payments shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be included in the computation of the payment of interest hereunder and of any fees due under this Agreement, as the case may be.

 

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(c)           Voluntary Prepayment .

 

(i)          Borrower shall be entitled to repay the outstanding principal amount of the Loan in whole or in part at any time subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent: (a) Borrower shall provide Lender written notice of the date of the prepayment and such notice shall have been received by Lender not later than 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) at least three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment (the “ Prepayment Date ”; and, the date three (3) Business Days prior to the Prepayment Date being referred to as the “ Prepayment Notice Cut Off Time ”), provided, however, that such notice may be revoked at any time prior to the date of prepayment specified in such notice; if such notice is revoked after the Prepayment Notice Cut Off Time or Borrower otherwise fails to make the prepayment in the amount and on the date specified in a notice that has not been revoked, then Borrower shall pay to Lender, for the account of Lender, promptly upon demand any amount due under Section 2.13 that would have been payable if the amount set forth in such notice had been prepaid on the date specified in such notice; (b) Borrower, at the time of such prepayment, shall have paid to Lender, for the account of Lender, the Spread Maintenance Premium (if applicable; provided , that, no Spread Maintenance Premium or any other penalty or premium shall be due and payable in connection with a mandatory prepayment in connection with a condemnation or casualty at the Property) and any amount due under Section 2.13 incurred by the Lender in connection with such prepayment; and (c) if an Interest Rate Protection Agreement is then in place, Borrower, at the time of such prepayment, shall have paid any and all early termination fees and other amounts due in connection with such prepayment to the applicable counterparty (collectively, “ IRPA Termination Fees ”).

 

(d)           Prepayment of the Mortgage Loan . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any of the other Loan Documents, in no event shall Borrower permit Mortgage Borrower or any other Person to prepay (which shall include, without limitation, any prepayment in connection with any acceleration of the Mortgage Loan) the Mortgage Loan in whole or in part without the prior written approval of Lender unless the Loan is contemporaneously prepaid in full in accordance with Section 2.7(c).

 

(e)           Prepayments After Default . After (A) the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default and (B) any acceleration of the Debt, the Spread Maintenance Premium, if any, shall, in all cases, be deemed a portion of the Debt due and owing hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. Without limitation of the foregoing, if, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default, (x) payment of all or any part of the Debt is tendered by Borrower (voluntarily or involuntarily), a purchaser at foreclosure, or any other Person, (y) Lender obtains a recovery of all or a portion of the Debt (through an exercise of remedies hereunder or under the other Loan Documents or otherwise pursuant to Applicable Law), or (z) the Debt is deemed satisfied (in whole or in part) through an exercise of remedies hereunder or under the other Loan Documents or at law, in each case, the Spread Maintenance Premium , if any, in addition to the outstanding principal balance, all accrued and unpaid interest, and other amounts payable under the Loan Documents, shall be deemed due and payable hereunder.

 

(f)           Liquidation Events . In the event of any Liquidation Event, Borrower shall cause the related Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service to be deposited directly into an account designated by Lender. On each date on which Lender actually receives a distribution of Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service, if such date is a Payment Date, such Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service shall be applied to the outstanding principal balance of the Note in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of such Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service, together with interest that would have accrued on such amount through the next Payment Date and all other sums then due. In the event Lender receives a distribution of Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service on a date other than a Payment Date, such amounts shall be held by Lender as collateral security for the Loan in an interest bearing account, with such interest accruing to the benefit of Borrower, and shall be applied by Lender on the next Payment Date. Borrower shall immediately notify Lender of any Liquidation Event once Borrower has knowledge of such event. Borrower shall be deemed to have knowledge of (i) a sale (other than a foreclosure sale) of the Property on the date on which a contract of sale for such sale is entered into, and a foreclosure sale, on the date notice of such foreclosure sale is given, and (ii) a refinancing of the Property, on the date on which a commitment for such refinancing is entered into.

 

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2.8            FULL REPAYMENT AND RECONVEYANCE . Upon receipt of all sums owing and outstanding under the Loan Documents, Lender shall promptly terminate the UCC Financing Statements, all of the Loan Documents shall terminate and Borrower shall have no further obligations or liabilities thereunder, except any such obligations or liabilities which by their express terms survive repayment in full of the Loan and the termination of the Loan Documents. The Lender shall, at Borrower’s expense, execute all instruments of termination, notices and other documents reasonably requested by Borrower to evidence the same and to put third parties on notice thereof. Any Collateral then held by Lender shall promptly be delivered to the Borrower. Upon the written request and at the sole cost and expense of Borrower, the Lender shall cooperate with Borrower to effect an assignment of the Note in connection with the repayment in full of the Loan (in lieu of satisfaction) in the following manner: (i) the Lender shall assign the Note (or an affidavit of lost Note, with respect to Lender if its Note shall have been lost, stolen, misplaced or destroyed) and the Pledge Agreement, each without recourse, covenant or warranty of any nature, express or implied, to such new lender designated by Borrower; (ii) any such assignment shall be conditioned on the following: (a) payment by Borrower of the reasonable third-party costs and expenses of the Lender incurred in connection therewith (including attorneys’ fees and expenses for the preparation, delivery and performance of such an assignment); (b) such an assignment is not then prohibited by any federal, state or local law, rule, regulation or order or by any Governmental Authority; and (c) Borrower shall provide such other opinions, documents, items and information which a prudent lender would require to effectuate such assignment; and (iii) Borrower shall be responsible for all mortgage recording Taxes, recording fees and other similar charges payable in connection with any such assignment. The assignment of the Note and the Pledge Agreement to the new lender shall be accomplished by an escrow closing conducted through an escrow agent satisfactory to Lender (it being understood that a nationally recognized title company is satisfactory to the Lender) and pursuant to an escrow agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender. Provided Lender shall have been provided reasonable advance prior notice, Lender shall provide its Note (or a lost Note affidavit, as provided above) to be held in escrow and with appropriate endorsements, for the purpose of effectuating the foregoing assignment. Lender shall have no liability to Borrower or any other Person for Lender’s failure to deliver its Note (or lost Note affidavit), and the failure to deliver such Note or affidavit, or Assignment of the Note and Pledge Agreement as contemplated hereby, shall not affect or limit Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement or create any right, offset, defense or counterclaim for the benefit of Borrower or any Guarantor with respect to the payment or performance of such obligations.

 

2.9            INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.

 

2.10          INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.

 

2.11          TAXES; FOREIGN LENDERS .

 

(a)           FATCA . For purposes of this Section, the term “Applicable Law” includes FATCA.

 

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(b)           Payments Free of Taxes . Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower or any other Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by Applicable Law. If any Applicable Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the Borrower or other applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the Lender receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

 

(c)           Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower . The Borrower and the other Loan Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law, or at the option of the Lender timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

 

(d)           Indemnification by the Borrower . The Borrower and the other Loan Parties shall jointly and severally indemnify Lender, within 10 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by Lender or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to Lender and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(e)           Intentionally Omitted.

 

(f)            Evidence of Payments . As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by the Borrower or any other Loan Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section, the Borrower or such other Loan Party shall deliver to the Lender the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Lender.

 

(g)           Status of Lender . If Lender is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document, Lender shall deliver to the Borrower, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, Lender shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower as will enable the Borrower to determine whether or not Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in the immediately following clauses (ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D)) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

 

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(i)          Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

 

(A)         Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), 2 executed originals of IRS Form W-9 (or any successor form) certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

 

(B)         any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

 

(I)           in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

 

(II)         executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;

 

(III)        in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN; or

 

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(IV)        to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-2 or Exhibit I-3 , IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

 

(C)         any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by Applicable Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by Applicable Law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

 

(D)         if a payment made to Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by Applicable Law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by Applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

 

Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower in writing of its legal inability to do so.

 

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(h)           Treatment of Certain Refunds . If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.11 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.11), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (h) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (h), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (h) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

 

(i)           Survival . Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.11 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Lender or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, the Lender, the termination of the Loan and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.

 

2.12          ADDITIONAL COSTS; CAPITAL ADEQUACY .

 

(a)           Capital Adequacy . If Lender or any Participant in the Loan determines that compliance with any law or regulation or with any guideline or request from any central bank or other Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law) affects or would affect the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by Lender or such Participant, or any corporation controlling Lender or such Participant, as a consequence of, or with reference to, Lender’s or such Participant’s or such corporation’s Commitment or its making or maintaining its respective portion of the Loan or participation (as applicable) below the rate which Lender or such Participant or such corporation controlling Lender or such Participant could have achieved but for such compliance (taking into account the policies of Lender or such Participant or such corporation with regard to capital), then the Borrower shall, from time to time, within thirty (30) calendar days after written demand by Lender or such Participant, pay to Lender or such Participant additional amounts sufficient to compensate Lender or such Participant or such corporation controlling Lender or such Participant to the extent that Lender or such Participant determines such increase in capital is allocable to Lender’s or such Participant’s respective interest in the Loan. This Section 2.12(a) shall not apply to Taxes which shall be governed by Section 2.12(b)

 

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(b)           Additional Costs. In addition to, and not in limitation of the immediately preceding clause (a), the Borrower shall promptly pay to the Lender for the account of Lender from time to time such amounts as Lender may reasonably determine to be necessary to compensate Lender for any costs incurred by Lender that it determines are attributable to its making or maintaining of a LIBOR Loan or its obligation to make a LIBOR Loan hereunder, any reduction in any amount receivable by Lender under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in respect of such LIBOR Loan or such obligation or the maintenance by Lender of capital in respect of its LIBOR Loan or its Commitments (such increases in costs and reductions in amounts receivable being herein called “ Additional Costs ”), resulting from any Regulatory Change that: (i) subjects Lender to any Taxes under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in respect of any of such portions of the Loan or its Commitments (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes), or (ii) imposes or modifies any reserve, special deposit or similar requirements (including without limitation, Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or other similar reserve requirement applicable to any other category of liabilities or category of extensions of credit or other assets by reference to which the interest rate on portions of the Loan is determined) relating to any extensions of credit or other assets of, or any deposits with or other liabilities of, or other credit extended by, or any other acquisition of funds by, Lender (or its parent corporation), or any commitment of Lender (including, without limitation, the Commitments of Lender hereunder) or (iii) has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on capital of Lender to a level below that which Lender could have achieved but for such Regulatory Change (taking into consideration Lender’s policies with respect to capital adequacy).

 

(c)           Lender’s Suspension of LIBOR Loans. Without limiting the effect of the provisions of the immediately preceding subsections (a) and (b), if by reason of any Regulatory Change, Lender either (i) incurs Additional Costs based on or measured by the excess above a specified level of the amount of a category of deposits or other liabilities of Lender that includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on a LIBOR Loan or any Loan based on a replacement benchmark rate is determined as provided in this Agreement or a category of extensions of credit or other assets of Lender that includes LIBOR Loans or (ii) becomes subject to restrictions on the amount of such a category of liabilities or assets that it may hold, then, if Lender so elects by notice to the Borrower, the obligation of Lender to make a LIBOR Loan or any Loan based on a replacement benchmark rate hereunder shall be suspended and the Loan shall be converted automatically to a Base Rate Loan on the first day of the next succeeding Interest Period or such earlier period required by law until such Regulatory Change ceases to be in effect (in which case the provisions of Section 2.14 shall apply).

 

(d)           Notification and Determination of Additional Costs . The Lender and each Participant, as the case may be, agrees to notify the Borrower of any event occurring after the Effective Date entitling the Lender or such Participant to compensation under any of the preceding subsections of this Section as promptly as practicable; provided, however, that the failure of the Lender or any Participant to give such notice shall not release the Borrower from any of its obligations hereunder; provided further, that Borrower shall not be responsible for any such compensation incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that Lender or such Participant notifies the Borrower of the event giving rise to such increased costs. The Lender and each Participant, as the case may be, agrees to furnish to the Borrower a certificate setting forth the basis and amount of each request for compensation under this Section. Determinations by the Lender or such Participant, as the case may be, of the effect of any Regulatory Change and of the amount(s) payable pursuant to this Section 2.12 shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. Borrower’s obligations under Sections 2.12(a) and 2.12(b) shall survive repayment of the Loan and termination of the Loan Documents.

 

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(e)           Suspension of LIBOR Loans or Loans based on a Replacement Benchmark Rate . Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, except as provided in Section 2.6(e)(i) with respect to the anticipated replacement of LIBOR with a new benchmark rate, if, on or prior to the determination of LIBOR or a Loan based on a replacement benchmark rate for any Interest Period:

 

(i)          the Lender reasonably determines (which determination shall be conclusive) that quotations of interest rates for the relevant deposits referred to in the definition of LIBOR or in respect of a Loan based on a replacement benchmark rate are not being provided in the relevant amounts or for the relevant maturities for purposes of determining rates of interest for a LIBOR Loan or a Loan based on a replacement benchmark rate as provided herein or is otherwise unable to determine LIBOR or replacement benchmark rate, or

 

(ii)         the Lender reasonably determines (which determination shall be conclusive) that the relevant rates of interest referred to in the definition of LIBOR or in respect of a Loan based on a replacement benchmark rate upon the basis of which the rate of interest for a LIBOR Loan or Loan based on a replacement benchmark rate for such Interest Period is to be determined are not likely to adequately cover the cost to Lender of making or maintaining a LIBOR Loan or Loan based on a replacement benchmark rate for such Interest Period;

 

then the Lender shall give the Borrower prompt notice thereof and, so long as such condition remains in effect, the Lender shall be under no obligation to make a LIBOR Loan or Loan based on a replacement benchmark rate and the Loan shall be converted automatically to a Base Rate Loan on the first day of the next succeeding Interest Period or such earlier period as required by law until such time, if any, as Lender shall determine that the event(s) or circumstances(s) which resulted in such conversion shall no longer be applicable (in which case the provisions of Section 2.14 shall apply).

 

(f)           Illegality . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if Lender shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding) that it is unlawful for Lender to honor its obligation to make or maintain a LIBOR Loan or replacement benchmark rate Loan hereunder, then Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower thereof and the obligation of Lender to make a LIBOR Loan or replacement benchmark rate Loan shall be cancelled and the Loan shall be converted automatically to a Base Rate Loan on the first day of the next succeeding Interest Period or such earlier period as required by law, until such time as Lender may again make and maintain a LIBOR Loan or replacement benchmark rate Loan (in which case the provisions of Section 2.14 shall be applicable).

 

(g)           Intentionally Omitted . 1

 

 

1 Change in branch office provision not applicable to Lender since it has one location.

 

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2.13          COMPENSATION . The Borrower shall pay to the Lender for the account of Lender, upon the request of the Lender, such amount or amounts as Lender shall determine in its sole discretion shall be sufficient to compensate Lender for any loss, cost or expense attributable to:

 

(a)          any payment or prepayment (whether mandatory or optional) of a LIBOR Loan (or Loan based upon the replacement benchmark rate) or conversion of a LIBOR Loan (or Loan based upon the replacement benchmark rate) made by Lender for any reason (including, without limitation, acceleration) on a date other than the last day of the Interest Period for such LIBOR Loan (or Loan based upon the replacement benchmark rate); or

 

(b)          Not in limitation of the foregoing, such compensation shall include, without limitation; in the case of a LIBOR Loan (or Loan based upon the replacement benchmark rate), an amount equal to the then present value of (A) the amount of interest that would have accrued on such LIBOR Loan (or Loan based upon the replacement benchmark rate) for the remainder of the Interest Period at the rate applicable to such LIBOR Loan (or Loan based upon the replacement benchmark rate), less (B) the amount of interest that would accrue on the same LIBOR Loan (or Loan based upon the replacement benchmark rate) for the same period if LIBOR or the replacement benchmark rate were set on the date on which such LIBOR Loan (or Loan based upon the replacement benchmark rate) was repaid, prepaid or converted or the date on which the Borrower failed to borrow, convert into or continue such LIBOR Loan (or Loan based upon the replacement benchmark rate) calculating present value by using as a discount rate LIBOR or the replacement benchmark rate quoted on such date. Determinations by Lender of the amount payable pursuant to this Section 2.13 shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. Borrower’s obligations under Sections 2.12(a) and 2.12(b) shall survive repayment of the Loan and termination of the Loan Documents.

 

2.14          TREATMENT OF AFFECTED LOANS .

 

(a)           If Lender gives notice to the Borrower that the circumstances that gave rise to the conversion of a LIBOR Loan (or Loan based upon the replacement benchmark rate) no longer exist (which Lender agrees to do promptly upon such circumstances ceasing to exist) then Lender’s Base Rate Loan shall be automatically converted, on the first day of the next succeeding Interest Period to a LIBOR Loan or Loan based on the replacement benchmark rate, as applicable. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall Borrower have the right to elect to convert a LIBOR Loan or Loan based on the replacement benchmark rate, as applicable, to a Base Rate Loan.

 

2.15          INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.

 

2.16          iNTENTIONALLY OMITTED.

 

ARTICLE 3. DISBURSEMENT

 

3.1            CONDITIONS PRECEDENT . As conditions precedent to the making of the Loan, each of the following conditions shall be satisfied prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the closing of the Loan (provided that the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Lender shall mean that each of such conditions are deemed satisfied as of such date):

 

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(a)          Lender shall have received and approved documentation regarding Borrower’s, Mortgage Borrower’s and Guarantor’s capital structure, any other documents or agreements of any kind reasonably requested by Lender concerning the financial condition of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower or Guarantor (in the form previously delivered to Lender), and Lender shall have approved the current financial condition of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower and Guarantor.

 

(b)          Lender shall have received and approved, from Borrower, Mortgage Borrower and Guarantor copies certified as true and complete of the following documents from the applicable governmental authority: (i) the articles or certificate of incorporation, certificate of partnership, or certificate of limited liability company, as applicable; and (ii) good standing certificates or certificates of existence from the jurisdictions in which each such Person is organized and/or qualified to do business dated not more than thirty (30) days prior to the Effective Date. Lender shall have received and approved true and complete copies of the by-laws, partnership agreement or operating agreement, as applicable, of Borrower, and Guarantor, certified as of the Effective Date as complete and correct copies thereof by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, general partner, manager or other authorized representative reasonably acceptable to Lender, of such Person.

 

(c)          The Borrower shall have executed and delivered to Lender or shall have caused to be executed and delivered to Lender all Loan Documents and Other Related Documents, which Loan Documents and Other Related Documents shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Lender and Lender shall have received and approved all other documents, instructions, policies, and forms of evidence or other materials requested by Lender under the terms of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, including without limitation, policies (or certificates satisfactory to Lender) of insurance as may be required by Lender pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(d)          Lender shall have received and approved a current survey of the Property and prepared by a licensed surveyor acceptable to Lender and title insurer who shall certify such survey to Lender and the title insurer.

 

(e)          Lender shall have received and approved UCC, tax and judgment lien searches on the Property, Collateral, the Borrower, Mortgage Borrower and Guarantor, as requested by Lender, showing no liens or violations, dated not more than thirty (30) days prior to the Effective Date.

 

(f)          (A) the UCC Policy, together with any endorsements which Lender may require, insuring the principal amount of the Loan and the validity of the lien of the Collateral, subject to no other liens, and (B) the Owner’s Title Policy, together with any endorsements which Lender may require, including, but not limited to the mezzanine financing endorsement, insuring the Mortgage Borrower as the owner of the Property;

 

(g)          Lender’s internal loan committee shall have given final internal credit and underwriting approval for the Loan.

 

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(h)          Lender shall have received an Appraisal confirming to the satisfaction of Lender that the LTV does not exceed seventy percent (70%).

 

(i)           Lender shall have received a copy of the resolutions, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, of the Borrower and Guarantor, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents and Other Related Documents to which such Person is a party and the transactions contemplated thereby, certified as of the Effective Date by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, general partner, manager or other authorized representative reasonably acceptable to Lender, as applicable, which certificates shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Lender and shall state that the resolutions thereby certified have not been amended, modified, revoked or rescinded.

 

(j)           No litigation or other proceeding shall be filed, pending or threatened in writing against the Property, Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, or Guarantor which are reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(k)          No law, rule, regulation or court or administrative decision is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(l)           Lender shall be satisfied that no material adverse change has occurred to Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Guarantor or the Property, including without limitation that there has not occurred: (i) a material decline in the financial condition of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, or any Guarantor; (ii) the downgrading of Borrower’s Mortgage Borrower’s, or any Guarantor’s credit rating; (iii) a materially adverse change in the physical condition of the Property; or (iv) a change in market conditions which could affect the value and/or leasing of the Property.

 

(m)         Lender shall have reviewed and approved the Management Agreement.

 

(n)          Lender shall have received payment for all fees, costs and expenses required to be paid by Borrower under this Agreement.

 

(o)          Lender shall have received environmental reports and property condition report for the Improvements satisfactory to it in its sole discretion.

 

(p)          The Borrower shall have delivered to Lender all opinions from counsel as Lender may reasonably require, including, without limitation, due execution and authority opinions and enforceability opinions, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender.

 

(q)          The Borrower shall have delivered all insurance certificates with respect to the policies required under the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

(r)           Lender shall have received and approved all Existing Leases affecting the Property as of the date hereof and Borrower shall have delivered to Lender a certified copy of the rent roll for the Property.

 

(s)          Lender shall have received an executed estoppel certificate from Ernst & Young U.S. LLP which is satisfactory to Lender.

 

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(t)           Lender shall have received a chart showing the organizational structure of the Borrower and Guarantor that is certified by Borrower to be true and correct and that is reasonably acceptable to Lender.

 

(u)          Lender shall have received evidence that the Property complies with applicable zoning and land use laws (which evidence may include, if requested by Lender, a third party zoning report).

 

(v)          All Property Taxes then due and payable shall have been paid.

 

(w)         All Liens upon the Collateral shall have been discharged (regardless of whether insured by the Owner’s Title Policy delivered to Lender).

 

(x)          The Borrower and the Guarantor shall have satisfied Lender’s Patriot Act requirements.

 

(y)          Lender shall have received an operating statement of the Borrower for the year ending December 31, 2017, and the quarter ending September 30, 2017.

 

(z)          Lender shall have received copies of all Material Contracts.

 

(aa)        Lender shall be satisfied that the DSCR shall be equal to or greater than 1.25x.

 

(bb)       Lender shall have received any other documentation or information that it shall have reasonably requested.

 

Unless set forth in writing to the contrary in a separate instrument delivered to Borrower prior to closing, the making of the Loan by Lender shall constitute a confirmation by Lender to the Lender that insofar as Lender is concerned the Borrower has satisfied the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.1.

 

3.2            ACCOUNT, PLEDGE AND ASSIGNMENT . As additional security for Borrower’s performance under the Loan Documents, Borrower hereby irrevocably pledges and assigns to Lender, all monies at any time deposited in any escrow or account that may, from time to time, be required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement, and the including all interest earned, all certificates, instruments and securities, if any, from time to time. It is hereby acknowledged, that any monies invested, if applicable, shall be invested solely in Permitted Investments. All disbursements shall be held by the Mortgage Borrower or Borrower, as applicable, solely for the purpose for which the funds have been disbursed. The Lender has no obligation to monitor or determine Borrower’s or Mortgage Borrower’s use or application of the disbursements. Any monies delivered to Borrower or Mortgage Borrower from such accounts may be retained, applied and distributed by Borrower or Mortgage Borrower free of the lien of the Loan Documents.

 

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3.3            FUNDS TRANSFER DISBURSEMENTS . Borrower agrees to be bound by any transfer request: (i) authorized or transmitted by Borrower; or (ii) made in Borrower’s name and accepted by Lender in good faith and in compliance with these transfer instructions, even if not properly authorized by Borrower. Borrower further agrees and acknowledges that Lender may rely solely on any bank routing number or identifying bank account number or name provided by Borrower to effect a wire of funds transfer even if the information provided by Borrower identifies a different bank or account holder than named by Borrower. Lender is not obligated or required in any way to take any actions to detect errors in information provided by Borrower. If Lender takes any actions in an attempt to detect errors in the transmission or content of transfer requests or takes any actions in an attempt to detect unauthorized funds transfer requests, Borrower agrees that no matter how many times Lender takes these actions Lender will not in any situation be liable for failing to take or correctly perform these actions in the future and such actions shall not become any part of the transfer disbursement procedures authorized under this provision, the Loan Documents, or any agreement between Lender and Borrower. Borrower agrees to notify Lender of any errors in the transfer of any funds or of any unauthorized or improperly authorized transfer requests within fourteen (14) days after Lender’s confirmation to Borrower of such transfer. Lender will, in its sole discretion, determine the funds transfer system and the means by which each transfer will be made. Lender may delay or refuse to accept a funds transfer request if the transfer would: (a) violate the terms of this authorization, (b) require use of a bank unacceptable to Lender or prohibited by government authority; (c) cause Lender to violate any Federal Reserve or other regulatory risk control program or guideline; or (d) otherwise cause Lender to violate any applicable law or regulation. Lender shall not be liable to Borrower or any other parties for: (i) errors, acts or failures to act of others, including other entities, banks, communications carriers or clearinghouses, through which Borrower’s transfers may be made or information received or transmitted, and no such entity shall be deemed an agent of Lender, (ii) any loss, liability or delay caused by fires, earthquakes, wars, civil disturbances, power surges or failures, acts of government, labor disputes, failures in communications networks, legal constraints or other events beyond Lender’s control, or (iii) any special, consequential, indirect or punitive damages, whether or not (a) any claim for these damages is based on tort or contract or (b) Lender or Borrower knew or should have known the likelihood of these damages in any situation. Lender does not make any representations or warranties other than those expressly made in this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE 4. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

From the date hereof and until payment and performance in full of all Obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents, unless the Lender shall otherwise consent, Borrower hereby covenants and agrees with the Lender that:

 

4.1            PRESERVATION OF EXISTENCE AND SIMILAR MATTERS . Borrower shall, and shall cause Mortgage Borrower and Guarantor to, preserve and maintain its respective existence, rights, franchises, licenses and privileges in the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation and qualify and remain qualified and authorized to do business in each jurisdiction in which the character of its properties or the nature of its business requires such qualification and authorization and where the failure to be so authorized and qualified could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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4.2            COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW . Borrower shall and shall cause Mortgage Borrower and Guarantor to, comply with Applicable Law, including the obtaining of all Governmental Approvals, the failure with which to comply could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.3            MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTY . In addition to the requirements of any of the other Loan Documents, Borrower shall and shall cause Mortgage Borrower to (a) protect and preserve the Property and Collateral and maintain such Property and Collateral in good repair, working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and (b) from time to time make or cause to be made all needed and appropriate repairs, renewals, replacements and additions to the Property, so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly and advantageously conducted at all times.

 

4.4            PAYMENT OF TAXES AND CLAIMS . Borrower shall and shall cause Mortgage Borrower to pay and discharge prior to delinquency (a) all Taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or upon any properties belonging to it, and (b) all lawful claims of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen and landlords for labor, materials, supplies and rentals which, if unpaid, might become a Lien on any properties of such Person; provided, however, that this Section shall not require the payment or discharge of any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings which operate to suspend the collection thereof and for which adequate reserves have been established on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards, provided, further, however, that, in the event of any Taxes or claims that become a Lien on the Property, Borrower or Mortgage Borrower shall only be permitted to not pay such tax or claim if, and so long as, (a) Borrower shall have notified Lender of same within ten (10) days of obtaining actual knowledge of such Lien; (b) Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to diligently and in good faith contest the same by appropriate legal proceedings which shall operate to prevent the foreclosure or collection of the same and the sale of the Property or any party thereof, to satisfy the same; (c) upon request of Lender, Borrower shall have furnished to Lender a cash deposit, or a Letter of Credit, in the amount of such Taxes or other claims, plus a reasonable additional sum to pay all costs, interest and penalties that may be imposed or incurred in connection therewith, to assure payment of the matters under contest and to prevent any sale or forfeiture of the Property or any part hereof; (d) Borrower shall promptly upon final determination thereof pay the amount of any such Taxes or other claims so determined, together with all costs, interest and penalties which may be payable in connection therewith; (e) the failure to pay the Taxes or other claims does not constitute a default under any other deed of trust, mortgage or security interest covering or affecting any part of the Property; and (f) notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower shall immediately upon request of Lender pay (and if Borrower shall fail so to do, Lender may, but shall not be required to, pay or cause to be discharged or bonded against) any such Taxes or other claims notwithstanding such contest, if in the reasonable opinion of Lender, the Property or any part thereof or interest therein may be in danger of being sold, forfeited, foreclosed, terminated, canceled or lost. Lender may pay over any cash deposit or the proceeds of any Letter of Credit to the claimant entitled thereto at any time when, in the judgment of Lender, the entitlement of such claimant is established.

 

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4.5            INSPECTIONS . Borrower will, and will cause Mortgage Borrower and Guarantor to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities, including, with respect to the Borrower, the disbursement and use of proceeds of the Loan. Borrower will, and will cause Mortgage Borrower and Guarantor to, permit representatives of the Lender to visit and inspect its respective Property, subject to the right of tenants, to examine and make copies of or abstracts from any of their respective books and records and to discuss their respective affairs, finances and accounts with their respective officers, employees and independent public accountants (in Borrower’s presence if a Default does not then exist), all at such reasonable times during business hours and as often as may reasonably be requested and so long as no Default exists, with reasonable prior notice. Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the Lender for its costs and expenses incurred in connection with the exercise of its rights under this Section only if such exercise occurs while a Default exists.

 

4.6            USE OF PROCEEDS . The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit Guarantor, to use any part of such proceeds to purchase or carry, or to reduce or retire or refinance any credit incurred to purchase or carry, any margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any such margin stock.

 

4.7            MATERIAL CONTRACTS . Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to duly and punctually perform and comply with any and all material representations, warranties, covenants and agreements expressed as binding upon Mortgage Borrower under any Material Contract in which Mortgage Borrower is a party or is bound. The Borrower shall not cause Mortgage Borrower to do or knowingly permit to be done anything to impair materially the value of any of the Material Contracts.

 

4.8            DAMAGES; INSURANCE AND CONDEMNATION PROCEEDS .

 

(a)          If the Property shall be damaged or destroyed, in whole or in part, by fire or other casualty (a “ Casualty ”), Borrower shall give prompt notice of such damage to Lender, where the cost to repair and restore is in excess of the Casualty Threshold, and shall as soon as reasonably practicable commence and thereafter cause Mortgage Borrower to prosecute with reasonable diligence the completion of the restoration of the Property as nearly as possible to the condition the Property was in immediately prior to such Casualty with such alterations thereto as may be required by law (the “ Restoration ”). Borrower shall pay all costs of such Restoration whether or not such costs are covered by insurance.

 

(b)          Borrower shall promptly give Lender notice upon becoming aware of the same, of the actual or threatened commencement of any proceeding for the condemnation of the Property (a “ Condemnation ”) and shall deliver to Lender copies of any and all papers served in connection with such proceedings. Lender may participate in any such proceedings, and Borrower shall from time to time deliver to Lender all instruments requested by it to permit such participation. Borrower shall, at its expense, diligently prosecute, as would then be customary and commercially reasonable, any such proceedings, and shall consult with Lender, its attorneys and experts, and cooperate with them in the carrying on or defense of any such proceedings. Notwithstanding any taking by any public or quasi-public authority through condemnation or otherwise (including, but not limited to, any transfer made in lieu of or in anticipation of the exercise of such taking), Borrower shall continue to pay the Loan at the time and in the manner provided for its payment hereunder and the Loan shall not be reduced until any award shall have been actually received and, to the extent permitted, applied by Lender, after the deduction of expenses of collection, to the reduction or discharge of the Loan. If any portion of the Property is taken by a condemning authority, Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to as soon as reasonably practicable commence and thereafter prosecute with reasonable diligence the Restoration of the remaining portion of the Improvements (or cause the same to be done) to a complete, self-contained architectural unit in good condition and repair that is, to the extent possible with such exercise of reasonable diligence, as nearly as possible to the condition the Property was in immediately prior to such Casualty with such alterations thereto as may be required by law.

 

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4.9            Restoration

 

Borrower shall, or shall cause Mortgage Borrower to, deliver to Lender all reports, plans, specifications, documents and other materials that are delivered to Mortgage Lender under the Mortgage Loan Agreement in connection with a restoration of the Property after a Casualty or Condemnation. If any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards are to be disbursed by Mortgage Lender for restoration, Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Lender copies of all written correspondence delivered to and received from Mortgage Lender that relates to the restoration and release of the insurance proceeds or condemnation awards.

 

Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, all insurance proceeds and condemnation awards will be made available to Mortgage Borrower in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Agreement. In the event the Mortgage Loan has been paid in full and Lender receives any insurance proceeds or condemnation award, Lender shall either apply such proceeds to the Debt or for the restoration of the Property in accordance with the same terms and conditions contained in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

4.10          Rights of Lender

 

Borrower shall obtain the approval of Lender for each matter requiring the approval of Mortgage Lender under the provisions of the Mortgage Loan Agreement with respect to Restoration after Casualty and Condemnation, with each reference in any such provisions to the "Loan" to include the Mortgage Loan and the Loan, and the reference in any such provisions to the "Maturity Date" to mean the Maturity Date, as defined herein. If the Mortgage Lender does not require the deposit by the Mortgage Borrower of the "Net Proceeds Deficiency" pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement, Lender shall have the right to demand that Borrower make a deposit of said "Proceeds Deficiency" in accordance with the terms of such Section (as if each reference therein to "Borrower" and "Lender" referred to Borrower and Lender, respectively).

 

4.11          THE IMPROVEMENTS . Borrower covenants to cause Mortgage Borrower: (a) not to remove or demolish the Property or Collateral or any part thereof, not to alter, restore or add to the Property or Collateral and not to initiate or acquiesce in any change in any zoning or other land classification which affects the Property without Lender’s prior written consent or as provided hereunder except for (i) tenant improvement work provided for in any Lease and (ii) any alteration of the Property, the cost of which in the aggregate does not exceed the Alteration Threshold and is not reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (b) to complete or restore promptly and in good and workmanlike manner the Property and Collateral, or any part thereof which may be damaged or destroyed, without regard to whether the Lender elects to require that insurance proceeds be used to reduce the Loan as provided in Section 4.9; (c) to comply with all covenants, conditions, restrictions and equitable servitudes, whether public or private, of every kind and character which affect the Property or Collateral and pertain to acts committed or conditions existing thereon, including, without limitation, any work, alteration, improvement or demolition mandated by such laws, covenants or requirements unless such failure to comply is not reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (d) not to commit or permit waste of the Property or Collateral.

 

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ARTICLE 5. INSURANCE

 

5.1            REQUIRED INSURANCE . At all times during this Agreement except as expressly provided to the contrary, while any obligation of Borrower under any Loan Document remains outstanding, Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to maintain all insurance as required by the Mortgage Loan Documents. In addition, Borrower shall cause the Lender to be included as additional insured under each of the insurance policies described in Section 5.1 (d) and (g) of the Mortgage Loan Agreement. Borrower shall provide Lender with evidence of all insurance required hereunder simultaneously with Mortgage Borrower’s provision of such evidence to Mortgage Lender.

 

5.2            INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.

 

ARTICLE 6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

As a material inducement to Lenders’ entry into this Agreement, Borrower represents and warrants to Lender and each Lender as of the Effective Date that:

 

6.1            AUTHORITY/ENFORCEABILITY . Borrower is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing in the jurisdiction in which it is organized. Borrower is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where it is required to be so qualified in connection with its respective Property, its businesses and operations. Borrower has the limited liability company power and authority to enter into each of the Loan Documents being entered into on the date hereof to which it is a party and to perform its obligations thereunder. Borrower is in compliance with all Applicable Law applicable to its organization, existence and transaction of business and has all necessary rights and powers to own the Collateral as contemplated by the Loan Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, Borrower has sufficient control over Mortgage Borrower to cause Mortgage Borrower to (i) take any action on Mortgage Borrower’s part required by the Loan Documents and (ii) refrain from taking any action prohibited by the Loan Documents. Upon the realization of the Collateral under the Pledge Agreement, Lender or any other party succeeding to Borrower’s interest in the Collateral described in the Pledge Agreement would have such control. Mortgage Borrower is in compliance with all Applicable Law applicable to its organization, existence and transaction of business other than Applicable Law, the noncompliance with which, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and has all necessary rights and powers to own and operate the Property and Improvements as contemplated by the Loan Documents.

 

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6.2            BINDING OBLIGATIONS . Borrower has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of Borrower and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of Borrower enforceable against Borrower in accordance with their respective terms, subject only to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting rights of creditors generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

6.3            FORMATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS. Borrower has delivered to Lender all formation and organizational documents of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower and of Guarantor, and all such formation and organizational documents remain in full force and effect and have not been amended or modified since they were delivered to Lender. The Borrower shall immediately provide Lender with copies of any amendments or modifications of the formation or organizational documents. Attached hereto as Exhibit G is a true and correct organizational chart of Borrower.

 

6.4            NO VIOLATION . The execution, delivery, and performance under the Loan Documents by Borrower does not: (a) require any consent or approval not heretofore obtained under any partnership agreement, operating agreement, articles of incorporation, bylaws or other document; (b) violate any Applicable Law applicable to the Borrower and the Mortgage Borrower, the Property, the Collateral and Improvements or any other statute, law, regulation or ordinance or any order or ruling of any court or Governmental Authority; (c) conflict with, or constitute a breach or default or permit the acceleration of obligations under any agreement, contract, lease, or other document by which the Borrower, the Mortgage Borrower, the Property, the Collateral or the Improvements are bound or regulated; or (d) violate any statute, law, regulation or ordinance, or any order of any court or Governmental Authority.

 

6.5            COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS . Borrower has, and at all times, or shall have caused Mortgage Borrower to have obtained, all material permits, licenses, exemptions, and approvals necessary to occupy and operate the Property and Improvements, and shall cause Mortgage Borrower to maintain compliance in all material respects with all Applicable Law applicable to the Property and Improvements and all other applicable statutes, laws, regulations and ordinances necessary for the transaction of its business. The Property is a legal parcel lawfully created in full compliance with all subdivision laws and ordinances or is exempt therefrom.

 

6.6            LITIGATION . Except as disclosed on Schedule III attached hereto, there are no uninsured claims, actions, suits, or proceedings pending, or to Borrower’s knowledge threatened, against Borrower, Mortgage Borrower or Guarantor or affecting the Collateral, the Property or Improvements that is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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6.7            FINANCIAL CONDITION . All financial statements and information heretofore delivered to Lender by the Borrower, including, without limitation, information relating to the financial condition of the Borrower, the Property, the Improvements, the partners, joint venturers or members of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower and/or Guarantor, fairly and accurately represent the financial condition of the subject thereof as of the date thereof and have been prepared (except as noted therein) in accordance with GAAP consistently applied. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that Lender may request and obtain additional information from third parties regarding any of the above, including, without limitation, credit reports. Notwithstanding the use of generally accepted accounting principles, the calculation of liabilities shall NOT include any fair value adjustments to the carrying value of liabilities to record such liabilities at fair value pursuant to electing the fair value option election under FASB ASC 825-10-25 (formerly known as FAS 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities) or other FASB standards allowing entities to elect fair value option for financial liabilities. Therefore, the amount of liabilities shall be the historical cost basis, which generally is the contractual amount owed adjusted for amortization or accretion of any premium or discount. The value of Borrower’s personal property does not exceed 15% of the value of all of its assets.

 

6.8            NO MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE . To the best of the Borrower’s knowledge, there has been no material adverse change in the financial condition of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower and/or Guarantor since the dates of the latest financial statements furnished to Lender and, except as otherwise disclosed to Lender in writing, Borrower has not entered into, and has not caused or permitted Mortgage Borrower to enter into, any material transaction which is not disclosed in such financial statements. Borrower is not party to any agreement or instrument or subject to any restriction affecting Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, the Collateral or the Property, or Borrower’s and/or Mortgage Borrower’s business, properties or assets, operations or condition, financial or otherwise, that is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. Borrower is not in default in any material respect in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the material obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any Material Contract.

 

6.9            SURVEY . To the knowledge of Borrower and Mortgage Borrower, there are no encroachments of the Property onto any other property, except as revealed in the Survey.

 

6.10          ACCURACY . All reports, documents, instruments, information and forms of evidence in each case prepared by Borrower and delivered to Lender concerning the Loan or the Property are in all material respects accurate, correct and sufficiently complete to give Lender and Lenders true and accurate knowledge of their subject matter as of the date provided to Lender.

 

6.11          TAX LIABILITY . Borrower has filed all required federal, state, county and municipal tax returns and, to Borrower’s best knowledge, has paid all taxes and assessments owed and payable, and Borrower has no knowledge of any basis for any additional payment with respect to any such taxes and assessments. All mortgage, mortgage recording, stamp, intangible or other similar tax required to be paid by any Person under Applicable Law currently in effect in connection with the execution, delivery, recordation, filing, registration, perfection or enforcement of any of the Mortgage Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the Deed of Trust, have been paid. Mortgage Borrower has filed all required federal, state, county and municipal tax returns and has paid all taxes and assessments owed and payable, and Borrower, on behalf of Mortgage Borrower, has no knowledge of any basis for any additional payment with respect to any such taxes and assessments.

 

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6.12          TITLE TO ASSETS; NO LIENS . Mortgage Borrower has good and indefeasible title to the Property, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances except Permitted Liens. The Permitted Liens do not and will not materially adversely affect or interfere with the value, or materially adversely affect or interfere with the current use or operation, of the Property or the ability of Borrower to repay the Note or any other amount owing under the Note, the Pledge Agreement, the Loan Agreement, or the other Loan Documents or to perform its obligations thereunder in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement, the Note, the Pledge Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Other than Mortgage Lender, no Person other than Mortgage Borrower holds any interest in any payments due under such Leases. Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to forever warrant, defend and preserve the title to the Property and to forever warrant and defend the same to Lender against the claims of all persons whomsoever, subject to Permitted Liens.

 

Borrower is the record and beneficial owner of, and has good and indefeasible title to, the Collateral, free and clear of all Liens whatsoever, other than that Lien in favor of Lender. The Pledge Agreement, together with the UCC Financing Statements relating to the Collateral when properly filed in the appropriate records, will create a valid, perfected first priority security interests in and to the Collateral, all in accordance with the terms thereof for which a Lien can be perfected by filing a UCC Financing Statement. For so long as the Lien of the Pledge Agreement is outstanding, Borrower shall forever warrant, defend and preserve such title and the validity and priority of the Lien of the Pledge Agreement and shall forever warrant and defend such title, validity and priority to Lender against the claims of all persons whomsoever.

 

6.13          MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT . Mortgage Borrower is not a party or subject to any management agreement with respect to the Property, except for the Management and Leasing Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2013, between Brookfield Properties Management (CA), Inc., as “Property Manager,” and Borrower, as “Owner” (the “ Management Agreement ”).

 

6.14          UTILITIES . All utility services, including, without limitation, gas, water, sewage, electrical and telephone, necessary for the use and operation of the Property and Improvements are available at or within the boundaries of the Property.

 

6.15          FEDERAL RESERVE REGULATIONS . No part of the proceeds of the Loan shall be used for the purpose of purchasing or acquiring any “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or for any other purpose which would be inconsistent with such Regulation U or any other Regulations of such Board of Governors, or for any purposes prohibited by Applicable Law or by the terms and conditions of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

 

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6.16          LEASES (a) The rent roll attached hereto as Schedule II is true, correct and complete in all material respects; (b) Borrower has delivered to Lender true and correct copies of all of its Existing Leases; (c) all Existing Leases are in full force and effect, unmodified except as disclosed to Lender, and are, in all material respects, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, and, except as may be set forth in the Rent Roll or tenant estoppel certificates, no breach or default, or event which would constitute a breach or default after notice or the passage of time, or both, exists under any Existing Leases on the part of landlord or, to Borrower’s knowledge, any tenant; (d) except as set forth on Schedule VI, neither Borrower nor Mortgage Borrower is in any dispute or proceeding with any tenant under a Lease; (e) except as set forth on Schedule VI, Borrower has not received any notice of termination or written notice of non-renewal with respect to any Lease; (f) except as may be set forth in the Rent Roll, the tenant estoppel certificates or the Leases, no rent or other payment under any Existing Lease has been paid by any tenant for more than one (1) month in advance of the due date thereof; (g) except as may be set forth in the Rent Roll or tenant estoppel certificates, none of the landlord’s nor, to Borrower’s knowledge, tenant’s interests under any of the Existing Leases has been transferred or assigned; (h) no tenant or other Person has any option, right of first refusal or offer, or any other preferential right to purchase all or any portion of, or interest in, the Property; (i) except as set forth on Schedule VI, all work to be performed by the landlord under each Lease has been performed as required and has been accepted by the applicable tenant; and (j) Schedule VI sets forth the outstanding amount of all free rent, tenant improvement allowances, leasing commissions, and cash inducements due for Leases executed on or prior to the date hereof.

 

6.17          BUSINESS LOAN . The Loan is a business loan transaction in the stated amount solely for the purpose of carrying on the business of Borrower and none of the proceeds of the Loan will be used for the personal, family or agricultural purposes of the Borrower.

 

6.18          PHYSICAL CONDITION . Except as disclosed in the Property Condition Report, to Borrower’s best knowledge, the Property, including, without limitation, all buildings, improvements, parking facilities, sidewalks, storm drainage systems, roofs, plumbing systems, HVAC systems, fire protection systems, electrical systems, equipment, elevators, exterior sidings and doors, landscaping, irrigation systems and all structural components thereon or used in connection therewith, are in good condition, order and repair in all material respects; there exists no structural or other material defects or damages in the Property, whether latent or otherwise, and Borrower has not received notice from any insurance company or bonding company of any defects or inadequacies in the Property, or any part thereof, which would adversely affect the insurability of the same or cause the imposition of extraordinary premiums or charges thereon or of any termination or threatened termination of any policy of insurance or bond. The Property is free from material damage caused by fire or other casualty. Except as disclosed in the Property Condition Report, all liquid and solid waste disposal, septic and sewer systems located on the Property are in a good and safe condition and repair and in material compliance with Applicable Law.

 

6.19          FLOOD ZONE . None of the Improvements on the Property are located in an area as identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an area having special flood hazards or, if so located, the flood insurance required pursuant to Section 5.1(b) is in full force and effect.

 

6.20          CONDEMNATION . No condemnation or other similar proceeding has been commenced or, to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, is threatened or contemplated with respect to all or any portion of the Property or for the relocation of roadways providing access to the Property.

 

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6.21          NOT A FOREIGN PERSON . The Borrower is not a “foreign person” within the meaning of §1445(f)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

6.22          SEPARATE LOTS . The Property, other than any easement areas benefitting the Property, is comprised of one (1) or more parcels which constitute a separate tax lot or lots and does not constitute a portion of any other tax lot not a part of the Property. For the avoidance of doubt, pursuant to the Co-Ownership Agreement, Borrower is responsible for 28.25% of the real estate taxes respect to Parcel 4 (as set forth on Exhibit A).

 

6.23          AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT COMPLIANCE . The Improvements are maintained in compliance in all material respects with all of the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act, of July 26, 1990, Pub. L. No. 101-336, 104 Stat. 327, 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et. seq., as may be amended from time to time (the “ ADA ”).

 

6.24          ERISA . Neither the Borrower nor any of its ERISA Affiliates maintains or has any obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise, with respect to any “employee benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, that is subject to Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

(a)          None of: (i) the assets of the Borrower; or (ii) the assets of Guarantor are, pursuant to any provision of ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code, considered for any purpose of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code to be, directly or indirectly, the assets of any Plan (“ plan assets ”). Assuming that, except for the funds that a Lender may be considered to receive from Borrower, no part of the Loan funds are plan assets prior to the disbursement of such funds to the Borrower, and assuming that Lender’s interest in the Loan is not a plan asset, neither the execution or delivery of this Agreement or of any of the other Loan Documents by the Borrower or Guarantor, nor the performance by Borrower or Guarantor of their obligations under this Agreement or under any of the other Loan Documents, nor any transaction contemplated under this Agreement or under any of the other Loan Documents, nor the exercise by Lender of any of its rights or remedies under this Agreement or under any of the other Loan Documents is or will be a “prohibited transaction” within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

6.25          INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT . The Borrower is not: (a) an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; or (b) a “holding company” or a “subsidiary company” of a “holding company” or an “affiliate” of either a “holding company” or a “subsidiary company” within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.

 

6.26          OFAC . The Borrower represents and warrants that none of the Borrower, Guarantor or any of their respective Affiliates is a Prohibited Person, and the Borrower, Guarantor and their respective Affiliates are in full compliance with all applicable orders, rules, regulations and recommendations of The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Each Loan Party is in compliance, in all material respects, with The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. No. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “ Patriot Act ”).

 

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6.27          SOLVENCY . The Borrower: (a) has not entered into the transaction or any Loan Document with the actual intent to hinder, delay, or defraud any creditor; and (b) has received reasonably equivalent value in exchange for its obligations under the Loan Documents. Giving effect to the Loan, the fair saleable value of Borrower’s assets exceeds and will, immediately following the making of the Loan, exceed Borrower’s total liabilities, including subordinated, unliquidated, disputed and contingent liabilities. The fair saleable value of Borrower’s assets is and will, immediately following the making of the Loan, be greater than Borrower’s probable liabilities, including the maximum amount of its contingent liabilities on its debts as such debts become absolute and matured. Borrower’s assets do not and, immediately following the making of the Loan will not, constitute unreasonably small capital to carry out its business as conducted or as proposed to be conducted. Borrower does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur indebtedness and liabilities (including contingent liabilities and other commitments) beyond its ability to pay such indebtedness and liabilities as they mature.

 

6.28          ASSESSMENTS . To Borrower’s knowledge, there are no pending or proposed special or other assessments for public improvements or otherwise affecting the Property, nor are there any contemplated improvements to the Property that may result in such special or other assessments.

 

6.29          USE OF PROPERTY . The Property is used exclusively for office purposes and other appurtenant and related uses, including parking and retail.

 

6.30          NO OTHER OBLIGATIONS . Borrower has no contingent or actual obligations not related to the Property.

 

6.31          REA Representations . With respect to each REA, if any, Borrower hereby represents that (a) to Borrower’s knowledge, each REA is in full force and effect and has not been amended, restated, replaced or otherwise modified (except, in each case, as expressly set forth herein), (b) there are no material defaults under any REA by any party thereto beyond any applicable notice and cure period, (c) all material sums due and payable under each REA have been paid in full and (d) to Borrower’s knowledge, no party to any REA has commenced any action or given or received any written notice for the purpose of terminating any REA.

 

6.32          Co-Ownership Agreement Representations . Mortgage Borrower is a party to the Co-Ownership Agreement and the Co-Ownership Agreement is in full force and effect and has not been amended or modified and Mortgage Borrower has not assigned its interest thereunder (except as may have occurred pursuant to the Loan Documents). Mortgage Borrower is in compliance in all material respects under the Co-Ownership Agreement. No other party to the Co-Ownership Agreement is in default, where the same would have a Material Adverse Effect (or would do so after the giving of the requisite notice thereunder). Mortgage Borrower has no knowledge of any notice of termination or default given with respect to the Co-Ownership Agreement. There are no set offs, claims, counterclaims or defenses being asserted or capable of being asserted after giving the requisite notice, if any, required under the Co-Ownership Agreement where the same would have a Material Adverse Effect, or otherwise known by Borrower for the enforcement of the obligations under the Co-Ownership Agreement. All common charges, shared expenses and other sums due under the Co-Ownership Agreement have been paid to the extent they are payable to the date hereof. Mortgage Borrower enjoys the quiet and peaceful possession of the Property granted by the Co-Ownership Agreement subject to and in accordance with the Co-Ownership Agreement.

 

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6.33          Mortgage Loan . The Mortgage Loan has been fully advanced. The outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan is $230,000,000. No breach, violation or Default (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) has occurred under the Mortgage Loan Documents which remains uncured or unwaived and no circumstance, event or condition has occurred or exists which, with the giving of notice and/or the expiration of the applicable period would constitute a Default (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) under the Mortgage Loan Documents. Each and every representation and warranty of Mortgage Borrower and/or any guarantor or indemnitor under any of the Mortgage Loan Documents, made to Mortgage Lender contained in any one or more of the Mortgage Loan Documents is true, correct, complete and accurate in all material respects as of the date hereof.

 

6.34          AFFILIATE DEBT . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Borrower hereby represents and warrants that, as of the Effective Date, any and all debt for borrowed money that Borrower owes to any Affiliate is fully subordinated to the Loan and has a term of at least five (5) years.

 

6.35          LABOR . To the best of Borrower’s knowledge, no organized work stoppage or labor strike is pending or threatened by employees and other laborers at the Property. Borrower (i) is not involved in or threatened with any labor dispute, grievance or litigation relating to labor matters involving any employees and other laborers at the Property, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, including, without limitation, violation of any federal, state or local labor, safety or employment laws (domestic or foreign) and/or charges of unfair labor practices or discrimination complaints, (ii) has not engaged in any unfair labor practices within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act or the Railway Labor Act and (iii) is not a party to, or bound by, any collective bargaining agreement or union contract with respect to employees and other laborers at the Property that will be binding on the Property upon a transfer of ownership (an “ Organized Labor Agreement ”) and no such agreement or contract is currently being negotiated by Borrower or any of its Affiliates.

 

6.36          ANTI-CORRUPTION LAWS AND SANCTIONS .

 

Neither (i) Borrower, Sponsor or any Sponsor BFP Subsidiary nor (ii) to Borrower’s knowledge, any Person within the Borrowing Group not listed in (i) above is: (a) a Sanctioned Person; (b) controlled by or acting on behalf of a Sanctioned Person; (c) under investigation for an alleged breach of Sanction(s) by a governmental authority that enforces Sanctions. Borrower, Sponsor and each Sponsor BFP Subsidiary and, to Borrower’s knowledge, any other Person within the Borrowing Group: is in compliance with all Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The provisions in this Section shall prevail and control over any contrary provisions in this Agreement or in any related documents. In entering into the Loan Documents to which it is a party, each Loan Party is acting solely for its own account and no natural person owns, directly or indirectly, more than twenty-five percent (25%) of a beneficial interest or voting interest in Borrower.

 

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6.37          MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS.

 

All of the representations and warranties contained in the Mortgage Loan Documents are hereby incorporated into this Agreement and deemed made hereunder as and when made thereunder and shall remain incorporated without regard to any waiver, amendment or other modification thereof by the Mortgage Lender or to whether the related Mortgage Loan Document has been repaid or otherwise terminated, unless otherwise consented to in writing by Lender.

 

6.38          DISREGARDED ENTITY Status .

 

None of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower or any member thereof shall take any action (including but not limited to making any election) which would cause Borrower or Mortgage Borrower to fail to be treated, for federal income tax purposes, as a disregarded entity within the meaning of Treasury Regulations §301.7701-2.

 

6.39          CODE REGULATIONS .

 

The parties hereto acknowledge that Lender intends to treat the Loan as real property within the meaning of Section 856(c)(4)(A) and 856(c)(5)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and to treat interest on the Loan as interest on an obligation secured by a mortgage on real property or on an interest in real property for purposes of Section 856(c)(3)(B) of the Code, all as consistent with Internal Revenue Service Revenue Procedure 2003-65.  In furtherance of the foregoing, after the date hereof Borrower shall, at Lender’s expense, take any action at the reasonable request of the Lender, or omit taking any action, in each case, as necessary in order to cause the Loan to constitute real property as described in the preceding sentence or cause any amounts received pursuant to the Loan to be considered as income qualifying under Section 856(c)(2) and 856(c)(3); provided, however, that Borrower shall not be required to take any action under this Section 6.39 that would materially increase Borrower’s obligations or materially decrease Borrower’s rights under the Loan Documents. For the avoidance of doubt, the Loan Documents as drafted as of the date hereof shall not cause the Loan to be in violation of the foregoing provisions.

 

ARTICLE 7. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

 

7.1            SPECIAL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES . Without in any way limiting the other representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement, and after reasonable investigation and inquiry, the Borrower hereby specially represents and warrants to the best of its knowledge as of the date of this Agreement as follows:

 

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(a)           Hazardous Materials . Except as set forth in those certain reports listed on Schedule IV attached hereto, the Property and Improvements are not and have not been a site for the use, generation, manufacture, storage, treatment, release, threatened release, discharge, disposal, transportation or presence of any Hazardous Materials under the Hazardous Materials Laws, as described below, and/or other applicable environmental laws, ordinances and regulations. “Hazardous Materials” shall not include commercially reasonable amounts of such materials used or stored in the ordinary course of ownership, operation, maintenance and use of the Property which are used and stored in accordance with all applicable environmental laws, ordinances and regulations.

 

(b)           Hazardous Materials Laws . Except as set forth in those certain reports listed on Schedule IV attached hereto, the Property and Improvements are in compliance in all material respects with all laws, ordinances and regulations relating to Hazardous Materials (“ Hazardous Materials Law s”), including, without limitation: the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 7401 et seq .; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. Section 1251 et seq .; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq .; the Comprehensive Environment Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (including the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, “ CERCLA ”), 42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq .; the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. Section 2601 et seq .; the Occupational Safety and Health Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. Section 651, the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. Section 11001 et seq .; the Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended, 30 U.S.C. Section 801 et seq .; the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 300f et seq .; and all comparable state and local laws, laws of other jurisdictions or orders and regulations.

 

(c)           Border Zone Property . The Property has not been designated as Border Zone Property under the provisions of California Health and Safety Code, Sections 25220 et seq . and there has been no occurrence or condition on any real property adjoining or in the vicinity of the Property that is reasonably expected to cause the Property or any part thereof to be designated as Border Zone Property.

 

(d)           Hazardous Materials Claims . There are no written claims or actions (“ Hazardous Materials Claims ”) pending or threatened against Mortgage Borrower, Borrower, the Property or Improvements by any Governmental Authority, governmental agency or by any other person or entity relating to Hazardous Materials or pursuant to the Hazardous Materials Laws.

 

7.2            HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COVENANTS . The Borrower agrees as follows:

 

(a)           No Hazardous Activities . The Borrower shall not cause or permit, and shall not cause Mortgage Borrower to cause or permit, the Property or Improvements to be used as a site for the use, generation, manufacture, storage, treatment, release, discharge, disposal, transportation or presence of any Hazardous Materials.

 

(b)           Compliance . The Borrower shall comply, and shall cause Mortgage Borrower to comply, and the Borrower shall, and shall cause Mortgage Borrower to, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all other Persons to comply in all material respects with all Hazardous Materials Laws relating to the Property and Improvements.

 

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(c)           Notices . The Borrower shall immediately notify Lender in writing of: (i) the discovery of any Hazardous Materials on, under or about the Property and Improvements; (ii) any knowledge by Borrower that the Property and Improvements do not comply with any Hazardous Materials Laws; (iii) any Hazardous Materials Claims.

 

(d)           Remedial Action . In response to the presence of any Hazardous Materials on, under or about the Property or Improvements, the Borrower shall immediately cause Mortgage Borrower to take, at Borrower’s sole expense, all remedial action required by any Hazardous Materials Laws (or the applicable Governmental Authority exercising jurisdiction thereover) or any judgment, consent decree, settlement or compromise in respect to any Hazardous Materials Claims.

 

7.3            INSPECTION BY LENDER . Upon reasonable prior notice to Borrower, Lender, its employees and agents, may from time to time (whether before or after the commencement of a nonjudicial or judicial foreclosure proceeding) enter and inspect the Property and Improvements for the purpose of determining the existence, location, nature and magnitude of any past or present release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into, onto, beneath or from the Property and Improvements.

 

7.4            HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INDEMNITY . BORROWER HEREBY AGREES TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS LENDER, AND ITS RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS IN EACH SUCH PARTY’S CAPACITY AS SUCH FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LOSSES, DAMAGES, LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, ACTIONS, JUDGMENTS, COURT COSTS AND LEGAL OR OTHER EXPENSES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND EXPENSES) (INCLUDING IN EACH CASE LOSSES FOR DIMINUTION IN VALUE, BUT NOT OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES AND EXCLUDING LOSSES INCURRED AS A RESULT OF LENDER’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OR ANY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FIRST INTRODUCED TO A PROPERTY AFTER THE DATE LENDER, ITS DESIGNEE or AGENT acQuires possession of the propertY, it being acknowledgeD and agreed By BORROWER that a receiver or custodian appointed BY A COURT SHALL under no circumstances be considered to be an agent of lender ) WHICH LENDER ACTUALLY INCURS AS A DIRECT CONSEQUENCE OF THE USE, GENERATION, MANUFACTURE, STORAGE, DISPOSAL, THREATENED DISPOSAL, TRANSPORTATION OR PRESENCE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN, ON, UNDER OR ABOUT THE PROPERTY OR IMPROVEMENTS. BORROWER SHALL IMMEDIATELY PAY TO LENDER, UPON DEMAND, ANY AMOUNTS OWING UNDER THIS INDEMNITY, TOGETHER WITH INTEREST FROM THE DATE THE INDEBTEDNESS ARISES UNTIL PAID AT THE RATE OF INTEREST APPLICABLE TO THE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THE LOAN. BORROWER’S DUTY AND OBLIGATIONS TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS LENDER SHALL SURVIVE THE CANCELLATION OF THE NOTES AND THE RELEASE OR PARTIAL RELEASE OF THE PLEDGE AGREEMENT.

 

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7.5            LEGAL EFFECT . Borrower and Lender that: (i) this Article is intended as Lender’s written request for information (and Borrower’s response) concerning the environmental condition of the real property security as required by California Code of Civil Procedure §726.5; and (ii) each provision in this Section (together with any indemnity applicable to a breach of any such provision) with respect to the environmental condition of the real property security is intended by Lender and Borrower to be an “environmental provision” for purposes of California Code of Civil Procedure §736. The term of the indemnity provided for herein will commence on the date hereof. Without in any way limiting the above, it is expressly understood that Borrower’s duty to indemnify the applicable indemnitees hereunder shall survive: (1) any judicial or non-judicial foreclosure under the Pledge Agreement, or transfer of the Collateral in lieu thereof; (2) the cancellation of the Note and the release, satisfaction or reconveyance or partial release, satisfaction or reconveyance of the Pledge Agreement; and (3) the satisfaction of all of Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents.

 

7.6            ENVIRONMENTAL IMPAIRMENT . If any portion of the Property is determined to be “environmentally impaired” (as “environmentally impaired” is defined in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 726.5(e)(3)) or to be an “affected parcel” (as “affected parcel” is defined in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 726.5(e)(1)), then, without otherwise limiting or in any way affecting Lender’s rights and remedies under the Pledge Agreement, Lender may elect to exercise its right under California Code of Civil Procedure Section 726.5(a) to (1) waive its lien on such environmentally impaired or affected parcel or portion of the Property and (2) exercise (i) the rights and remedies of an unsecured creditor, including reduction of its claim against Borrower to judgment, and (ii) any other rights and remedies permitted by law. For purposes of determining Lender’s right to proceed as an unsecured creditor under California Code of Civil Procedure Section 726.5(a), Borrower shall be deemed to have willfully permitted or acquiesced in a release or threatened release of hazardous materials, within the meaning of California Code of Civil Procedure Section 726.5(d)(1), if the release or threatened release of hazardous materials was knowingly or negligently caused or contributed to by any lessee, occupant or user of any portion of the Property and Borrower knew or should have known of the activity by such lessee, occupant or user which caused or contributed to the release or threatened release. All costs and expenses, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, incurred by Lender in connection with any action commenced under this Section, including any action required by California Code of Civil Procedure Section 726.5(b) to determine the degree to which the Property is environmentally impaired, plus interest thereon at the default rate of interest set forth in the Note until paid, shall be added to the obligations secured by the Pledge Agreement and shall be due and payable to Lender upon its demand made at any time following the conclusion of such action.

 

ARTICLE 8. CASH MANAGEMENT

 

8.1            DEPOSIT ACCOUNT AGREEMENT.

 

If, at any time during the term of the Loan, the Mortgage Loan ceases to be outstanding, then Lender may require Borrower to replace the existing deposit account agreement with a deposit account agreement with Lender and a deposit bank acceptable to Lender in its reasonable discretion substantially in the form of the existing deposit account agreement (the “ Mezzanine Deposit Account Agreement ”). In such event, Borrower shall cause all amounts on deposit in the accounts of Mortgage Lender to be transferred to the deposit account described in the Mezzanine Deposit Account Agreement, which amounts shall be held and disbursed by Lender in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement which deal with the disbursement of funds from the accounts of the Mortgage Lender as if such terms were set forth herein in their entirety.

 

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8.2            security interest.

 

As security for payment of the Obligations and the performance by Borrower of all other terms, conditions and provisions of the Loan Documents, Borrower hereby pledges and assigns to Lender and grants to Lender a security interest in, all of Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to any accounts established pursuant to this Agreement (collectively, the “ Accounts ”). Borrower shall not, without obtaining the prior written consent of Lender, further pledge, assign or grant any security interest in any Account, or permit any Lien to attach thereto, or any levy to be made thereon, or any UCC Financing Statements, except those naming Lender as the secured party, to be filed with respect thereto. This Agreement is, among other things, intended by the parties to be a security agreement for purposes of the UCC. The Accounts shall not constitute trust funds and may be commingled with other monies held by Lender. All interest which accrues on the funds in any Account shall accrue for the benefit of Borrower and shall be taxable to Borrower and shall be added to and disbursed in the same manner and under the same conditions as the principal sum on which said interest accrued. Upon repayment in full of the Obligations, all remaining funds in the Accounts, if any, shall be disbursed to Borrower.

 

ARTICLE 9. ADDITIONAL COVENANTS OF BORROWER

 

9.1            EXPENSES . The Borrower shall immediately pay Lender upon demand all costs and expenses incurred by Lender (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) in connection with: (a) the preparation of this Agreement, all other Loan Documents and Other Related Documents contemplated hereby; (b)  the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and administration of any consents, amendments, waivers or other modifications to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, Other Related Documents and any other documents or matters; (c) securing the Borrower’s compliance with any requests made pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement; (d) the filing and recording fees and expenses, title insurance and reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for providing to Lender all required legal opinions, and other similar expenses incurred in creating and perfecting the Liens in favor of Lender pursuant to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and Other Related Documents; (e) enforcing or preserving any rights, in response to third party claims or the prosecuting or defending of any action or proceeding or other litigation, in each case against, under or affecting the Borrower, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, Other Related Documents, the Collateral, the Property or any other security given for the Loan; and (f) the enforcement or satisfaction by Lender of any of Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Other Related Documents or in connection with any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided under this Agreement in the nature of a “work out” or of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings. For all purposes of this Agreement, Lender’s costs and expenses shall include, without limitation, all appraisal fees incurred for (x) provided that no Default exists, no more than two appraisals obtained during the term of the Loan (in addition to any appraisal delivered in connection with the closing of the Loan) and (y) all appraisals obtained after and during the continuation of a Default, cost engineering and inspection fees, reasonable legal fees and expenses, accounting fees, environmental consultant fees, auditor fees, UCC filing fees, UCC vendor fees and the cost to Lender of any title insurance premiums, title surveys, reconveyance and notary fees (to the extent Lender is permitted to procure such items hereunder) and/or (following the occurrence and during the continuance of Default) all costs incurred by Lender in connection with Section 11.2 hereof. The Borrower recognizes and agrees that formal written Appraisals of the Collateral, the Property and Improvements by a licensed independent appraiser may be required by Lender’s internal procedures and/or federal regulatory reporting requirements on an annual and/or specialized basis. If any of the services described above are provided by an employee of Lender, Lender’s costs and expenses for such services shall be calculated in accordance with Lender’s standard charge for such services, which charges shall be commercially reasonable and without duplication to any third-party costs in connection with the same service.

 

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9.2            ERISA COMPLIANCE . Borrower shall, and shall cause Mortgage Borrower to, at all times comply with the provisions of ERISA with respect to any retirement or other employee benefit plan to which it is a party as employer, and as soon as possible after Borrower or Mortgage Borrower knows, or has reason to know, that any Reportable Event (as defined in ERISA) with respect to any such plan of Borrower or Mortgage Borrower has occurred, it shall furnish to Lender a written statement setting forth details as to such Reportable Event and the action, if any, which Borrower or Mortgage Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto, together with a copy of the notice of such Reportable Event furnished to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

 

9.3            LEASING .

 

(a)          The Borrower covenants and agrees at Borrower’s sole cost and expense to cause Mortgage Borrower: (a) perform the material obligations of lessor contained in the Leases and use commercially reasonable efforts to enforce by all available remedies, at the discretion of Borrower, performance by the lessees of the material obligations of the lessees contained in the Leases; (b) (x) give Lender prompt written notice of any default in the payment of base rent or any other material default which occurs with respect to any of the Major Leases and Significant Leases and (y) use commercially reasonable efforts to give Lender prompt written notice of any default in the payment of base rent or any other material default which occurs with respect to any other Leases, whether the default be that of the lessee or of the lessor; and (c) exercise diligent efforts to keep all portions of the Property that are capable of being leased, leased at all times at rentals commensurate with current market rates for similarly situated property. The Borrower shall not, and shall not allow Mortgage Borrower to, without the Lender’s prior written consent or as otherwise permitted by any provision of this Loan Agreement: (i) execute any other assignment relating to any of the Leases; (ii) collect rentals more than one (1) month in advance of the time when it becomes due; (iii) consent to any assignment by any lessee under any office lease other than in accordance with the provisions of the Lease in question; or (iv) subordinate or agree to subordinate any of the Leases to any other deed of trust or encumbrance. Any attempted action in violation of this Section 9.3(a), Section 9.3(b), Section 9.3(c) or Section 9.4 of this Agreement shall be null and void. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in no event shall Borrower allow Mortgage Borrower to enter into any Modification that adversely affects the economic terms of a Lease based on lessee’s or lessee’s Affiliates relationship or business dealing with Borrower or any Borrower’s Affiliate unrelated to the Property.

 

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(b)          With respect to executed Leases (including Leases entered into after the Effective Date), the Borrower shall not, and shall not allow Mortgage Borrower to, without (1) Lender’ prior written consent if such Lease is a Major Lease, or (2) the Lender’s prior written consent with respect to any other Lease: (i) permit or allow any change, amendment, modification, assignment, surrender, renewal, extension or termination (each a “ Modification ”) of any Lease (provided that notwithstanding the foregoing with respect to Modifications that are not terminations or surrenders of a Lease, Lender’s consent, shall not be unreasonably withheld; (ii) waive any of the Borrower’s rights or remedies, other than such rights which are de minimis in nature; or (iii) otherwise consent to any material change in the obligations, duties or liabilities of a tenant; provided however that Lender’s prior written consent, shall not be required (1) for any Modification of any Lease entered into after the date hereof that did not require Lender’s consent as of the execution thereof and that would not have required Lender’s consent if the modified terms had been part of the original lease terms (or if such Lease as modified would have been permitted hereunder as a new Lease (after obtaining the approval of Lender that would be applicable to such new Lease), or (2) any Modification of any Existing Lease, so long as such modification does not (y) reduce the amount (except (I) with respect to any amounts (other than base rent) that are past due, in accordance with Borrower’s customary operating procedures or in good faith settlement of any claims and (II) with respect to any amounts (other than base rent) that have not yet become due, discounts, in Borrower’s good faith judgment, that are commercially reasonable and, with respect to clause (II), in no event to exceed $10,000 in the aggregate with respect to all Leases on a monthly basis) or change the timing for payment of rent of such Existing Lease, or otherwise result in such Existing Lease having materially less favorable terms or (z) change the term of such Existing Lease, provided, however any Modification to an Existing Lease shall be permitted if such Existing Lease as modified would have been permitted hereunder as a new Lease (after obtaining the approval of Lender that would be applicable to such new Lease)), or (3) any Modification evidencing lease renewal options allowing for renewal at the greater of (i) the rent payable prior to the execution of such option and (ii) fair market rent.

 

(c)          Lender’s consent shall not be required for Borrower or Mortgage Borrower to terminate or accept a surrender of any Lease that is not a Major Lease or a Significant Lease where either (i) there is a bona fide default by the tenant thereunder in the payment of base rent or otherwise in material default or (ii) such termination or surrender in Borrower’s or Mortgage Borrower’s good faith judgment is commercially reasonable. Additionally, the Lender shall not unreasonably withhold consent to a termination or acceptance of a surrender of a Lease that is a Major Lease or Significant Lease, respectively (A) where such termination or surrender is by reason of the bona fide default by the tenant in the payment of base rent or other material default or (B) where another creditworthy tenant is willing to lease the related space and the net effective rent that would be paid by the replacement tenant would exceed the net effective rent being paid by the tenant whose Lease is being terminated or surrendered for each of the remaining years of such Lease.

 

9.4            APPROVAL OF LEASES .

 

(a)          Borrower may cause Mortgage Borrower to enter into any Leases provided that all the following requirements are satisfied:

 

(i)          If the Lease is a Major Lease or Significant Lease, Lender’s prior written approval shall have first been obtained pursuant to Section 9.4(b), at Borrower’s sole cost and expense;

 

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(ii)         The Lease shall be prepared on the Mortgage Borrower’s standard form of lease agreement, which has been approved by Lender (with changes as are commercially reasonable taking into consideration the size, credit and bargaining power of the related tenant) or other form required by the tenant (which, as modified in negotiations with the tenant, is commercially reasonable taking into consideration the size, credit and bargaining power of the tenant);

 

(iii)        The Lease shall be to a tenant who will occupy its premises for the conduct of its and its affiliates’ business and not as a master lease primarily for the subletting of space to others (it being understood that Leases to tenants who lease “office suites” (i.e., tenants who conduct a similar business to Regus Corporation) that are not Affiliates of Borrower or Guarantor are not prohibited by this clause (iii));

 

(iv)        The Borrower shall or shall cause Mortgage Borrower to deliver to Lender a true and complete copy of such Lease together with the delivery of the financial statements required by Section 10.1(a) and shall certify to Lender Borrower’s compliance with this Section 9.4;

 

(v)         Intentionally omitted.

 

(v)         The Lease shall be subordinate to the Loan and the Deed of Trust (which subordination may be subject to the delivery by Lender of a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement in accordance with the provisions of 9.4(c) below);

 

(vi)        No purchase option, master lease options, or rights of first refusal for the sale of the Property shall be permitted without Lender’s prior written approval, which may be withheld in its sole and absolute discretion; and

 

(vii)       The Lease shall provide for rental rates and other material economic terms comparable to existing local market rates and terms (taking into account the type and quality of the tenant) as of the date such Lease is executed by Mortgage Borrower, shall be an arms-length transaction with a bona fide, independent third party tenant (other than leases to the Manager on comparable terms and covering comparable space with those in place on the date hereof), and shall not have a Material Adverse Effect on the value or quality of the Property.

 

If any of the conditions to entering into a Lease as set forth in this Section 9.4(a) are not satisfied, the consent of the Lender shall be required.

 

(b)          Borrower may not enter into or cause Mortgage Borrower to enter into any new Major Lease or Significant Lease for space in the Improvements unless the following conditions are satisfied: (i) Borrower shall have obtained the consent of Lender in the case of a Major Lease or a Significant Lease, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld if the proposed tenant is creditworthy (as determined by Lender, in its reasonable discretion) and the provisions of Sections 9.4(a)(ii) and (viii) have been complied with and (ii) such Major Lease or Significant Lease complies with the provisions of Sections 9.4(a)(i), (iii), (vi) (subject to Sections 9.4(c) below) and (vii).

 

(c)          Intentionally Omitted.

 

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(d)          Borrower shall promptly reimburse Lender for all costs and expenses incurred by Lender (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees and costs) in connection with Lender’s review and approval of any new Lease or any Modification of an existing Lease or any other related Lease documentation required to be reviewed and/or approved by Lender under this Section 9.4 (including, without limitation, any costs and expenses of Lender and its counsel (but not any other Lender’s counsel) incurred in connection with the preparation and negotiation of any subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement).

 

(e)          Borrower shall have the right to request approval to the material economic and non-economic terms of a proposed Lease or Modification which would be subject to Lender’s approval hereunder, and upon approval of such terms, Lender, shall not unreasonably withhold consent to the final Lease documentation provided such Lease or Modification is consistent with such agreed upon terms and in any event Lender, shall not have the right to withhold consent to such Lease or Modification based upon objection to any of the previously approved terms.

 

(f)          Any failure of Lender, to respond to Borrower’s written request for consent or approval made to Lender pursuant to Section 9.3 or this Section 9.4 within ten (10) Business Days of the date of any such request shall be deemed to constitute Lender’s consent or approval, as applicable, provided that Borrower’s request (i) is made in accordance with the notice provisions of this Agreement; (ii) is accompanied by a copy of the Lease, memorandum, modification, amendment or other document or instrument for which consent or approval is being requested and (iii) states prominently in bold capital letters that Lender’s failure to respond within such time period may result in deemed consent or approval.

 

9.5            OFAC . At all times throughout the term of the Loan, the Borrower, Guarantor and their respective Affiliates shall be in full compliance with all applicable orders, rules, regulations and recommendations of The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

 

9.6            FURTHER ASSURANCES . Upon Lender’s request and at Borrower’s sole cost and expense, the Borrower shall execute, acknowledge and deliver and shall cause Mortgage Borrower to execute, acknowledge and deliver, any other instruments and perform any other acts necessary, desirable or proper, as reasonably determined by Lender, to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or to perfect and preserve any Liens created by the Loan Documents. The Borrower shall cooperate with the Lender with respect to any proceedings arising out of or relating to the Property, the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Loan or the Loan Documents before any court, board or other Governmental Authority which may in any way adversely affect the rights of the Lender hereunder or any rights obtained by Lender under any of the Loan Documents and, in connection therewith, permit the Lender, at its election, to participate in any such proceedings. The Borrower shall cooperate with the Lender in obtaining for the Lender the benefits of any insurance proceeds lawfully or equitably payable to the Lender in connection with the Property.

 

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9.7            ASSIGNMENT . Without the prior written consent of Lender (which consent may be withheld in its sole and absolute discretion), and except for Permitted Transfers of Permitted Liens, the Borrower shall not, whether the same occurs directly, indirectly, by operation of Law (other than as a result of a condemnation) or otherwise (any of the following being a “ Transfer ”): (a) sell, assign, convey, transfer, pledge, mortgage or hypothecate (or permit or suffer the occurrence of any sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, pledge, mortgaging or hypothecation of): (i) all or any portion of the Property or the Borrower’s interest in all or any portion of the Collateral (including, without limitation, the Transfer or lease of any zoning, development or air rights with respect to the Property); (ii) any direct or indirect interest in Borrower or (iii) Borrower’s interest under any of the Loan Documents; or (b) cause, or permit to occur, a Change of Control. Any Transfer not otherwise permitted by this Section 9.7 shall be void. In this regard, the Borrower acknowledges that Lender would not make this Loan except in reliance on Borrower’s and Guarantor’s expertise, reputation, prior experience in developing and constructing commercial real property and Lender’s knowledge of Borrower and Guarantor. Borrower shall pay any and all out-of-pocket costs incurred by Lender in connection with any Permitted Transfer (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses). The parties acknowledge that entering into Leases shall not constitute a Transfer. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a lease of all or substantially all of Borrower’s property to a tenant who will not occupy the leased premises for the conduct of its and its affiliates’ business shall constitute a Transfer requiring the prior written consent of each Lender.

 

9.8            MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT . At all times hereunder, Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to require the Manager of the Property to perform in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the Management Agreement and shall not materially amend, modify or alter the Management Agreement or the responsibilities of such Manager or the liabilities of the Borrower under the Management Agreement without Lender’s prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The Borrower shall, and shall cause Mortgage Borrower to, execute, upon Lender’s request, an assignment of Mortgage Borrower’s rights under the Management Agreement to Lender as additional security for Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and shall cause the Manager to consent to any such assignment (which consent shall include, among other things, a subordination of any of its fees or compensation provided in the Management Agreement as set forth in the Assignment of Agreements). In no event shall Manager be entitled to receive a management fee in excess of 3% of Revenues (as currently defined in the Management Agreement) of the Property (including the proceeds of any business interruption insurance).

 

9.9            COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW . Borrower shall, and shall cause Mortgage Borrower to, comply in all material respects with Applicable Law applicable to it or its properties, including without limitation, the ADA.

 

9.10          SPECIAL COVENANTS; SINGLE PURPOSE ENTITY . Borrower represents and warrants that it at all times since its formation has been, and covenants and agrees that until the Loan has been paid in full it shall, and its Organizational Documents shall provide that it shall, continue to be, a Special Purpose Entity. A Special Purpose Entity means a corporation, limited liability company or a limited partnership, which at all times since its formation has and, on and after the date hereof, shall:

 

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(a)          not own (and has not owned) any asset or property other than (i) the Property, and (ii) such property as may be necessary for or incidental to its business purposes set forth in Section 9.10(b) below and (iii) cash, accounts receivable associated with its business purposes set forth in Section 9.10(b) below and other ordinary course investments of funds;

 

(b)          not engage (and has not engaged) in any business, directly or indirectly, other than the ownership, development, operation, leasing, financing and management of the Property and conduct and operate its business as presently conducted and operated;

 

(c)          not amend, alter, change or repeal the “Special Purpose Provisions” as set forth in, and as defined in, Borrower’s limited liability company agreement without the consent of Lender, nor amend, modify or otherwise change the Organizational Documents of Borrower without the prior consent of Lender in any manner that (i) violates the single purpose covenants set forth in this Section 9.10, or (ii) amends, modifies or otherwise changes any provision thereof that by its terms cannot be modified at any time when the Loan is outstanding or by its terms cannot be modified without Lender’ consent;

 

(d)          maintain relationships comparable to an arm’s-length transaction with its Affiliates and enter into transactions with its Affiliates only on a commercially reasonable basis and on terms similar to those of an arm’s-length transaction;

 

(e)          not incur, create or assume any indebtedness, secured or unsecured, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent (including guaranteeing any obligation), other than (i) the indebtedness created by the Loan Documents, or any Interest Rate Protection Agreement, (ii) unsecured trade payables and operational debt not evidenced by a note; (iii) Borrower’s obligations under any permitted Leases, (iv) Borrower’s obligations with respect to tenant improvements, tenant allowances or leasing commissions with respect to permitted Leases and (v) customary equipment leases and financing; provided that any indebtedness incurred pursuant to subclauses (ii) and (v) shall (1) be incurred in the ordinary course of the business of operating the Property, and (2) not exceed, in the aggregate, three percent (3%) of the outstanding principal balance of the Loan;

 

(f)           not make any loans or advances to any Person (other than advances to any tenant for purposes relating to its Lease or any contractors or subcontractors) nor acquire debt obligations or securities of any Person;

 

(g)          remain solvent and pay its debts and liabilities (including, as applicable, shared personnel and overhead expenses) from its assets (to the extent of available cash flow);

 

(h)          pay its own liabilities and expenses only out of its own funds and not the funds of any other Person (to the extent of available cash flow);

 

(i)           comply with and observe in all material respects the laws of the state of its formation as they relate to its organizational functions and responsibilities and other organizational formalities in order to maintain its separate existence;

 

(j)           maintain all of its books, records and bank accounts separate from those of any other Person;

 

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(k)          prepare separate financial statements, showing its assets and liabilities separate and apart from those of any other Person, and not have its assets listed on the financial statement of any other Person; provided, however, Borrower’s assets may be included in a consolidated financial statement with its Affiliates provided that appropriate notations shall be made on such consolidated financial statement to indicate the separateness of Borrower and its Affiliates and to indicate that none of any such Affiliate’s assets and credit are available to satisfy the debts and other obligations of Borrower;

 

(l)           file its own tax returns, if any, as may be required under Applicable Law, to the extent not treated as a “disregarded entity”, and pay any Taxes so required to be paid under Applicable Law unless such taxes are contested in accordance with Section 4.4 of this Agreement;

 

(m)         maintain its books, records, resolutions and agreements as official records;

 

(n)          be, and at all times hold itself out to the public and all other Persons as a legal entity separate and distinct from any other entity (including any Affiliate or any constituent party of Borrower);

 

(o)          conduct its business in its own name and correct any known misunderstanding regarding its separate identity;

 

(p)          not identify itself or any of its Affiliates as a division or part of the other;

 

(q)          intentionally deleted;

 

(r)           maintain adequate capital for the normal obligations reasonably foreseeable in a business of its size and character and in light of its contemplated business operations, provided that this subsection (r) shall not be deemed to require any Person to make additional capital contributions to Borrower;

 

(s)          not commingle its funds and other assets with assets of any Affiliate or constituent party or any other Person and hold all of its assets in its own name;

 

(t)           maintain its assets in such a manner that it will not be materially costly or difficult to segregate, ascertain or identify its individual asset or assets, as the case may be, from those of any other Person;

 

(u)          except in connection with the pledge of assets to Lender in connection with the Loan, (i) not pledge its assets for the benefit of any other Person, (ii) not guarantee or become obligated for the debts of any other Person, and (iii) not hold itself out to be responsible for or have its credit available to satisfy the debts or obligations of any other Person;

 

(v)          not permit any constituent party independent access to its bank accounts;

 

(w)         maintain a sufficient number of employees, if any, in light of its contemplated business operations;

 

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(x)          not form, acquire or hold an interest in any subsidiary;

 

(y)          allocate fairly and reasonably any overhead expenses that are shared with any Affiliate, including paying for office space and services that are performed by any employee of any Affiliate on behalf of Borrower;

 

(z)          to the fullest extent permitted by law, not seek or effect or cause any constituent party to seek or effect the liquidation, dissolution, winding up, consolidation or merger, in whole or in part, or the sale of substantially all of the assets of Borrower;

 

(aa)        not fund the operations of any of its Affiliates or pay their expenses;

 

(bb)       keep careful records of all transactions by and between Borrower and its Affiliates and all such transactions shall be completely and accurately documented and payables shall be accurately and timely recorded;

 

(cc)        obtain, from and after the Effective Date, the prior unanimous written consent of all other managing members/directors to (i) file or consent to the filing of any bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization case or proceeding involving Borrower; institute any proceedings under any applicable insolvency law or otherwise seek any relief for Borrower under any laws relating to the relief from debts or protection of debtors generally; (ii) seek or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator, custodian or any similar official for Borrower or a substantial portion of its properties; (iii) make any assignment for the benefit of Borrower’s creditors, as the case may be; or (iv) take any action in furtherance of the foregoing.

 

9.11          intentionally omitted.

 

9.12          PAYMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES, ETC . The Borrower shall or shall cause the Mortgage Borrower to pay all Taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents and other charges, including vault charges and license fees for the use of vaults, chutes and similar areas adjoining the Property, now or hereafter levied or assessed against the Property (“ Property Taxes ”) prior to the date upon which any fine, penalty, interest or cost may be added thereto or imposed by law for the nonpayment thereof. The Borrower shall deliver to Lender, upon request, receipted bills, cancelled checks and other evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender evidencing the payment of the Property Taxes prior to the date upon which any fine, penalty, interest or cost may be added thereto or imposed by law for the nonpayment thereof.

 

9.13          intentionally omitted.

 

9.14          COMPLIANCE WITH ANTI-CORRUPTION LAWS AND SANCTIONS .

 

Neither the Borrower nor, to Borrower’s knowledge (after due care and inquiry), (i) any other Person within the Borrowing Group or (ii) any Person acting at the specific direction of Borrower or its Affiliates with respect to the matters prohibited by this Section 9.14 shall: (a) use any of the Loan proceeds for the purpose of: providing financing to or otherwise making funds directly or indirectly available to any Sanctioned Person or in any other manner, in each case, as would be prohibited by Sanctions or would otherwise cause Lender or Borrower, or any entity affiliated with Lender or Borrower, to be in breach of any Sanction; or (b) fund any repayment of the Loan with proceeds derived from any transaction that would be prohibited by Sanctions or would otherwise cause Lender or Borrower, or any entity affiliated with Lender or Borrower, to be in breach of any Sanction. Borrower shall notify Lender in writing not more than one (1) Business Day after becoming aware of any breach of this Section.

 

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9.15          escrow fund.

 

Borrower shall not be required to make deposits into an escrow account with Lender for Property Taxes or insurance premiums, provided that Mortgage Borrower is required to and does make such deposits during the continuance of a Triggering Event under the Mortgage Loan; provided, however, in the event Mortgage Borrower does not make such deposits during the continuance of a Triggering Event under the Mortgage Loan, Lender after notice to and approval of Mortgage Lender may require Borrower to make such deposits with Lender hereunder substantially in accordance with the provisions of the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

9.16          INTEREST RATE PROTECTION AGREEMENTS .

 

(a)          Borrower shall, by no later than April 6, 2018, obtain, and thereafter maintain in effect, an Interest Rate Protection Agreement which (i) has a term that expires no earlier than the Maturity Date; provided , that Borrower shall be permitted to provide Interest Rate Protection Agreements with successive terms of 1 year, so long as Borrower obtains a replacement Interest Rate Protection Agreement satisfying the requirements of this Section 9.16 on or before the expiration date of the then-existing Interest Rate Protection Agreement, (ii) has a notional amount at all times equal to or greater than 100% of the outstanding principal amount of the Loan, (iii) is on terms reasonably acceptable to the Lender and (iv) has a strike price equal to 3.50%. If the counterparty under the Interest Rate Protection Agreement is not Wells Fargo or an Affiliate of Wells Fargo the counterparty must be reasonably acceptable to Lender and must at all times maintain a long term unsecured debt rating or counterparty rating from S&P of “A-” or higher (Wells Fargo or its Affiliate, as counterparty under any such Interest Rate Protection Agreement, or any such other counterparty, shall be referred to herein as an “ Acceptable Counterparty ”). If the counterparty under the Interest Rate Protection Agreement is Wells Fargo, an Affiliate of Wells Fargo or any other Lender, all breakage amounts due under or pursuant to the applicable Interest Rate Protection Agreement shall be guaranteed by Guarantor (or another creditworthy entity acceptable to Lender), pursuant to a guaranty in form and substance acceptable to Lender.

 

(b)          Borrower hereby collaterally assigns to Lender all of its right, title and interest in any and all payments under each Interest Rate Protection Agreement, and shall (i) deliver to Lender an executed counterpart of each such Interest Rate Protection Agreement, (ii) obtain the consent of the Acceptable Counterparty to such collateral assignment (as evidenced by the Acceptable Counterparty’s execution of such collateral assignment of interest rate protection agreement) and (iii) provide to Lender any additional documentation reasonably requested by Lender to confirm or perfect such security instrument.

 

(c)          If, at any time during the term of the Loan, the counterparty to the Interest Rate Protection Agreement then in effect ceases to be an Acceptable Counterparty, or if the Interest Rate Protection Agreement is terminated for any reason, then, within ten (10) Business Days after notice from the Lender, Borrower shall (i) obtain a replacement Interest Rate Protection Agreement satisfying the requirements of Section 9.16(a) above, with a counterparty that is an Acceptable Counterparty and (ii) satisfy the requirements of Section 9.16(b) above with regard to such replacement Interest Rate Protection Agreement. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Borrower shall obtain a replacement Interest Rate Protection Agreement satisfying the requirements of Section 9.16(a) above and satisfy the requirements of Section 9.16(b) above on or before the expiration date of any then-existing Interest Rate Protection Agreement.

 

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(d)          At any time that Borrower obtains a replacement Interest Rate Protection Agreement as set forth in clause (c) above, Borrower shall deliver to Lender a legal opinion or opinions from counsel to the applicable Acceptable Counterparty (which counsel may be internal counsel) in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender; provided, however, that a legal opinion shall not be required if Wells Fargo is the Acceptable Counterparty.

 

(e)          [Intentionally Omitted]

 

(f)           Any Interest Rate Protection Agreement provided by an Acceptable Counterparty (other than Lender or its Affiliates) shall in no event be secured by the Collateral or any interest therein.

 

(g)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 9.16 or elsewhere in this Agreement, if, at any time, the Loan is converted from a LIBOR Loan to a Base Rate Loan (each, a “ LIBOR Conversion ”), then within thirty (30) days after such LIBOR Conversion, Borrower shall enter into, make all payments under, and satisfy all conditions precedent to the effectiveness of, a Substitute Interest Rate Protection Agreement (and in connection therewith, but not prior to Borrower taking all the actions described in this clause (g), Borrower shall have the right to terminate any then-existing Interest Rate Protection Agreement). As used herein, “ Substitute Interest Rate Protection Agreement ” shall mean an interest rate cap agreement that (i) is commonly provided by borrowers to lenders of loans similar to the Loan with similar floating rate indexes, (ii) provides to Lender and Borrower (as determined by Lender in its sole but good faith discretion), for the term of the Substitute Interest Rate Protection Agreement, a hedge against rising interest rates that is no less beneficial to Borrower and Lender than that which was provided by the Interest Rate Protection Agreement being replaced by the Substitute Interest Rate Protection Agreement, (iii) satisfies the requirements set forth in Section 9.16(a) above, (iv) with respect to which Borrower has satisfied the requirements set forth in Section 9.16(b) and (d), and (v) with respect to which the requirements in Section 9.16(c) and (f) shall apply.

 

From and after the date of any LIBOR Conversion, all references to “Interest Rate Protection Agreement” and “Replacement Interest Rate Protection Agreement” herein (other than in the definition of “Interest Rate Protection Agreement” and the definition of “Replacement Interest Rate Protection Agreement”) shall be deemed to refer or relate, as applicable, to a Substitute Interest Rate Protection Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lender acknowledges and agrees that Borrower shall have the right, in lieu of delivering a new Substitute Interest Rate Protection Agreement to satisfy the foregoing, to modify the then existing Interest Rate Protection Agreement so that it satisfies the conditions set forth in the definition of “Substitute Interest Rate Protection Agreement” herein.

 

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9.17          GUARANTOR COVENANTS .

 

(a)          Guarantor shall maintain, as of the last day of each fiscal quarter of Guarantor, a Net Worth of at least $500,000,000, with the value of Guarantor’s real estate assets in connection with the foregoing Net Worth calculation being adjusted to reflect fair values consistent with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards; and

 

(b)          at any time that a Sweep Guaranty is in effect, Guarantor shall maintain, as of the last day of each fiscal quarter of Guarantor, a maximum leverage ratio of 65% with respect to all of Guarantor’s assets in the aggregate.

 

Property values in connection with the foregoing leverage ratio calculations shall be calculated using the most recent appraisals ordered by Guarantor or Lender (at Borrower’s sole cost and expense), which appraisals shall be reasonably acceptable to Lender and shall not be more than three years old at the time of such calculation. In addition, the calculation of liabilities in connection with the foregoing Net Worth and leverage ratio calculations shall NOT include any fair value adjustments to the carrying value of liabilities to record such liabilities at fair value pursuant to electing the fair value option election under FASB ASC 825-10-25 (formerly known as FAS 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities) or other FASB standards allowing entities to elect fair value option for financial liabilities. Therefore, the amount of liabilities shall be the historical cost basis, which generally is the contractual amount owed adjusted for amortization or accretion of any premium or discount.

 

9.18          RESTRICTED PAYMENTS . Borrower shall not make a Restricted Payment at any time a Triggering Event (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement), Potential Default or Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

9.19          Mortgage loan documents . Borrower shall not permit any Mortgage Loan Document to be modified, changed, supplemented, altered or amended without Lender’s prior written consent. Borrower shall provide Lender with copies of all notices and other material correspondence received or sent by Mortgage Borrower in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

9.20          REA Covenants . Borrower shall and shall cause Mortgage Borrower (a) promptly perform and/or observe, in all material respects, all of the covenants and agreements required to be performed and observed by it under any REA and do all things reasonably necessary to preserve and to keep unimpaired its material rights thereunder, where the failure to do so would result in a Material Adverse Effect; (b) promptly notify Lender of any material default under any REA of which it has received written notice; (c) [Intentionally omitted]; (d) enforce the performance and observance of all of the material covenants and material agreements required to be performed and/or observed under any REA in a commercially reasonable manner, where the failure to do so would result in a Material Adverse Effect; (e) cause the Property to be operated, in all material respects, in accordance with any REA; and (f) not, without the prior written consent of Lender, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed (i) enter into any new REA, execute modifications to any then-existing REA or terminate any REA, if such new REA, such modification or such termination will have a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, exercise any rights, make any decisions, grant any approvals or otherwise take any action under any REA. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, Borrower may cause Mortgage Borrower to enter into a modification to the Reciprocal Easement and Cost Sharing Agreement dated as of September 10, 2014, recorded in the Official Records of Los Angeles County, California as Instrument No. 20140962893, as amended, provided that such modification is in the form attached as Exhibit J hereto with no material amendments or modifications thereto.

 

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9.21          Co-Ownership Agreement Covenants. Borrower hereby covenants and agrees and shall cause Mortgage Borrower to covenant and agree that:

 

(a)          Borrower shall not and shall not allow Mortgage Borrower to, without Lender’s prior written consent, amend, modify or materially supplement the Co-Ownership Agreement except (i) to the extent the Loan Documents expressly permit any of the foregoing and (ii) where the same would have no more than a de minimis effect.

 

(b)          Borrower shall or shall cause Mortgage Borrower to pay all charges and other sums to be paid by Borrower or Mortgage Borrower pursuant to the terms of the Co-Ownership Agreement as the same shall become due and payable and prior to the expiration of any applicable grace period therein provided. After prior written notice to Lender, Borrower, at its own expense, may contest in a commercially reasonable manner (which may include, but shall not require, a contest by appropriate legal proceeding), in good faith and with reasonable diligence considering the nature of the claim, the amount or validity or application in whole or in part of any charges required to be paid or services performed by Borrower pursuant to the Co-Ownership Agreement, provided that (i) no Default has occurred and is continuing; (ii) the Property and no part thereof or interest therein will be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost; (iii) the Co-Ownership Agreement will not be in danger of being terminated; and (iv) Borrower shall promptly upon final determination thereof pay the amount of any such charges, together with all costs, interest and penalties which may be payable in connection therewith. Borrower shall not be deemed to be in breach of the first sentence of this Section 9.21(b) (and no Default shall arise by reason thereof) if the payment in question is being contested pursuant to the procedures set forth above.

 

(c)          Borrower shall or shall cause Mortgage Borrower to (i) comply, in all material respects, with all of the terms, covenants and conditions on Borrower’s part to be complied with pursuant to terms of the Co-Ownership Agreement, and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each other Person that is a party to the Co-Ownership Agreement to comply, in all material respects, with all of the terms, covenants and conditions on such Person’s part to be complied with pursuant to terms of the Co-Ownership Agreement where the failure to do so would have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(d)          Borrower shall or shall cause Mortgage Borrower to take all actions or use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each other Person that is a party to the Co-Ownership Agreement to take all actions, as may be necessary from time to time to preserve and maintain the Co-Ownership Agreement in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations.

 

(e)          Borrower shall not and shall not cause Mortgage Borrower to, without the prior written consent of Lender, as determined in its sole discretion, take (and hereby assigns to Lender any right it may have to take) any action to terminate, surrender, or accept any termination or surrender of, the Co-Ownership Agreement or the Property. Borrower will or will cause Mortgage Borrower to promptly provide Lender with a copy of all notices of default given or received by it under the Co-Ownership Agreement at the address listed in this Agreement, or any other address which Lender from time to time may provide in writing to it.

 

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(f)           Borrower shall not and shall not cause Mortgage Borrower to, without Lender’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), consent to the appointment of a depository for insurance or condemnation proceeds or exercise any right it may have to grant consent (or withhold its consent) to any request by any party to the Co-Ownership Agreement which request would have an adverse effect on the value or the utility of the Property.

 

(g)          Except for Permitted Liens, Borrower shall not and shall not cause Mortgage Borrower to assign (other than to Lender) or encumber Property or, except to the extent permitted under the Co-Ownership Agreement and solely to the extent Borrower has a right of consent or approval thereover, permit any other Person to assign or encumber any interests under the Co-Ownership Agreement other than such Person’s separate tenancy-in-common interest therein.

 

(h)          If Lender, its nominee, designee, successor, or assignee acquires title and/or rights of Mortgage Borrower under the Co-Ownership Agreement by reason of foreclosure of the Deed of Trust, deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, such party shall (x) succeed to all of the rights of and benefits accruing to Mortgage Borrower under the Co-Ownership Agreement, and (y) be entitled to exercise all of the rights and benefits accruing to Borrower under the Co-Ownership Agreement. At such time as Lender shall request, Mortgage Borrower agrees to execute and deliver to Lender such documents as Lender and its counsel may reasonably require in order to insure that the provisions of this section will be validly and legally enforceable and effective against Mortgage Borrower and all parties claiming by, through, under or against Mortgage Borrower.

 

(i)           Borrower shall not and shall not cause Mortgage Borrower to commence any proceeding or take any action to terminate the Co-Ownership Agreement or partition the tenancy-in-common without the prior written consent of Lender. Borrower hereby waives its right of partition while the Loan is outstanding. The unenforceability of the waiver of the right to partition shall not affect, impair or limit the right of Lender to declare a Default with respect to any partition or action for partition.

 

9.22          MORTGAGE BORROWER COVENANTS.

 

Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to comply with all obligations with which Mortgage Borrower has covenanted to comply under the Mortgage Loan Agreement and all other Mortgage Loan Documents whether or not the related Mortgage Loan Document has been repaid or otherwise terminated, unless otherwise consented to in writing by Lender. Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to promptly notify Lender of all notices received by Mortgage Borrower under or in connection with the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, any notice by the Mortgage Lender to Mortgage Borrower of any default by Mortgage Borrower in the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of the Mortgage Loan Documents on the part of Mortgage Borrower to be performed or observed, and deliver to Lender a true copy of each such notice, together with any other consents, notices, requests or other written correspondence between Mortgage Borrower and Mortgage Lender.

 

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ARTICLE 10. REPORTING COVENANTS

 

10.1          FINANCIAL INFORMATION .

 

(a)          Until such time as the Loan shall have been paid in full, the Borrower shall deliver to Lender, as soon as available, but in no event later than one hundred twenty (120) days after each fiscal year end which shall at all times be a calendar year, a current annual financial statement (including, without limitation, an income and expense statement, a cash flow statement and a balance sheet, together with supporting property schedules) of the Borrower, in form, content, substance and reasonable detail acceptable to Lender. Each such annual financial statement shall be accompanied by a certificate of Borrower stating that each such annual financial statement is true, correct, accurate, and complete and presents fairly the financial condition and results of the operations of Borrower and the Property being reported upon and has been prepared in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards. In addition to the foregoing, Borrower shall deliver to Lender as soon as available but no later than ninety (90) days after the closing date of each fiscal quarter, a quarterly financial statement (including, without limitation, an income and expense statement, a cash flow statement and a balance sheet), accompanied by a certificate of Borrower stating that each such quarterly financial statement is true, correct, accurate, and complete and presents fairly the financial condition and results of the operations of Borrower and the Property being reported upon and has been prepared in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards. Within sixty (60) days after the closing date of each fiscal quarter, the Borrower shall deliver an operating statement for the Property, a rent roll for the previous fiscal quarter, copies of Leases executed during the previous fiscal quarter, and a DSCR Certificate for the purposes of determining whether any prepayment, delivery of collateral or other action may be required pursuant to Sections 9.13(a) – (c) hereof. Except as otherwise agreed to by Lender, all such financial information shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards, consistently applied. In addition, the Borrower shall provide to Lender, not later than thirty (30) days prior to the fiscal year end, operating and capital budgets for the Property and Improvements for the next calendar year, which budgets shall show projected Gross Operating Income, Operating Expenses and capital expenditures, each on a monthly basis.

 

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(b)           Guarantor Reporting . Until such time as the Loan shall have been paid in full, the Guarantor shall deliver to Lender, as soon as available, but in no event later than one-hundred twenty (120) days after each fiscal year end, which shall end as of the last day of a calendar quarter, a current annual financial statement (including, without limitation, an income and expense statement, a cash flow statement and a balance sheet, together with supporting property schedules) of Guarantor, audited by a Big Four accounting firm (or such other firm as may be reasonably acceptable to Lender), in form, substance and detail as is reasonably acceptable to Lender. Each annual financial statement shall be accompanied by a certificate of Guarantor stating that each such annual financial statement is true, correct, accurate, and complete and presents fairly the financial condition and results of the operations of Guarantor and has been prepared in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards as of the date of the applicable financial report. In addition to the foregoing, the Guarantor shall deliver to Lender as soon as available but no later than ninety (90) days after the closing date of each fiscal quarter, a quarterly financial statement (including, without limitation, an income and expense statement, a cash flow statement and a balance sheet), in form, substance and detail reasonably acceptable to Lender, accompanied by a certificate of Guarantor stating that each such quarterly financial statement is true, correct, accurate, and complete and presents fairly the financial condition and results of the operations of Guarantor and has been prepared in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards as of the date of the applicable financial report. Concurrently with delivery of the annual and quarterly financial statements referred to above, the Guarantor shall deliver a compliance certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation of the Guarantor’s Net Worth for such fiscal quarter (or in the case of the annual financial statements, the last fiscal quarter of such fiscal year). Except as otherwise agreed to by Lender, all such financial information shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards as of the date of the applicable financial report, consistently applied.

 

(c)           Certificate of Borrower and Guarantor . Together with each delivery of any financial statement pursuant to Section 10.1(a) or Section 10.1(b), Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable, shall provide the certificate of a financial officer or other authorized signatory that such person has reviewed the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and has made a review in reasonable detail of the transactions and condition of Borrower or the Guarantor, as applicable, during the accounting period covered by financial statements as he or she deems appropriate with respect to the giving of such certificate, and that such review has not disclosed the existence during or at the end of such accounting period, and that such person does not have knowledge of the existence of any condition or event which constitutes a Default or a material Potential Default as of the date of such certificate, or, if any such condition or event existed or exists, specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action has been taken, is being taken and is proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

 

(d)           Other Information . Promptly upon Lender’s request, Borrower shall provide such other information (including but not limited to leasing status reports) as Lender may reasonably require. In addition to all of the aforementioned documents, Borrower shall deliver to Lender, as soon as available, all documents, reports and statements provided to the Mortgage Lender by Mortgage Borrower in connection with the Mortgage Loan and/or the Property and Improvements.

 

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(e)           Budget . For the partial year period commencing on the Effective Date, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the Borrower shall submit to the Lender an Annual Budget for the Property not later than thirty (30) days prior to the commencement of such fiscal year in form reasonably satisfactory to the Lender (in the same form as submitted for approval to Mortgage Lender). Borrower shall provide Lender with prompt notice upon becoming aware of any failure of the Guarantor to be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 9.17. From and after the occurrence of a Triggering Event and until a Triggering Event Termination, such Annual Budget shall be subject to Lender’s written approval (each such Annual Budget, after it has been approved in writing by the Lender shall be hereinafter referred to as an “ Approved Annual Budget ”). So long as no Triggering Event has occurred and is continuing, such Annual Budget shall not be subject to Lender’s approval, and shall be deemed to be an Approved Annual Budget for the purposes of this Agreement until the occurrence of a Triggering Event. Upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event, Borrower shall provide to Lender (within five (5) Business Days after the occurrence of such Triggering Event) an Annual Budget for the remainder of the then-current fiscal year, and such Annual Budget shall not be deemed to be an Approved Budget until approved by Lender in its reasonable discretion. These approval provisions will then apply until a Triggering Event Termination. In the event that the Lender objects to a proposed Annual Budget (or a modification to an Approved Annual Budget) submitted by the Borrower for approval, the Lender shall advise Borrower of such objections within fifteen (15) days after receipt thereof (and deliver to Borrower a reasonably detailed description of such objections) and the Borrower shall promptly revise such Annual Budget and resubmit the same to the Lender. The Lender shall advise the Borrower of any objections to such revised Annual Budget within ten (10) days after receipt thereof (and deliver to Borrower a reasonably detailed description of such objections) and Borrower shall promptly revise the same in accordance with the process described in this subsection until the Lender approves the Annual Budget. Failure of Lender to object to an Annual Budget within the time frames described above shall be deemed to be approval of such Annual Budget as an Approved Annual Budget; provided the Borrower’s request states prominently in bold capital letters that Lender’s failure to respond with such time period may result in deemed consent or approval.

 

10.2          BOOKS AND RECORDS . The Borrower shall maintain complete books of account and other records for the Collateral, the Property and Improvements and for disbursement and use of the proceeds of the Loan, and the same shall be available for inspection and copying by Lender upon reasonable prior notice. Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the Lender for its costs and expenses incurred in connection with the exercise of their rights under this Section while a Default exists.

 

10.3          INTENTIONALLY DELETED .

 

10.4          INTENTIONALLY DELETED .

 

10.5          INTENTIONALLY DELETED .

 

10.6          KNOWLEDGE OF DEFAULT; ETC . The Borrower shall promptly, upon obtaining knowledge thereof, report in writing to Lender the occurrence of any Default.

 

10.7          LITIGATION, ARBITRATION OR GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION . The Borrower shall promptly, upon obtaining knowledge thereof, report in writing to Lender, (i) the institution of, or threat in writing of, any material proceeding against or affecting Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, the Collateral or the Property, including any eminent domain or other condemnation proceedings affecting the Property, or (ii) any material development in any proceeding already disclosed, which, in either case, has a Material Adverse Effect, which notice shall contain such information as may be reasonably available to Borrower or Mortgage Borrower to enable Lender and its counsel to evaluate such matters.

 

10.8          intentionally omitted.

 

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ARTICLE 11. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

 

11.1          DEFAULT . The occurrence of any one or more of the following shall constitute an event of default (“ Default ”) under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Guaranty:

 

(a)           Monetary . Borrower’s failure to pay when due any sums payable under Section 2.6(a); or

 

(b)           Other Monetary . Borrower’s failure to pay when due any sums payable under this Agreement, the Hazardous Materials Indemnity, the Note, Agreement and any of the other Loan Documents other than those set forth in Section 11.1(a) and such failure continues for five (5) Business Days after written notice by Lender; or

 

(c)           Performance of Obligations . Any Borrower’s or Guarantor’s failure to perform in any material respect any obligation (other than those specified in clauses (a) and (b), and clauses (d) through (o) of this Section 11.1) that it is required to perform under any of the Loan Documents or the Guaranty and the continuance of such failure for thirty (30) days after written notice thereof from Lender; provided, however, other than with respect to a failure to deliver any documents or information to the Lender which Borrower or the Guarantor is required to under the Loan Documents or the Guaranty, if such failure cannot be cured by Borrower or Guarantor, as the case may be, within such thirty (30) day period with reasonable diligence, then said thirty (30) day period shall be extended for such additional time period as Borrower or Guarantor shall require to cure the same, provided that such party commences to cure within such thirty (30) day period and thereafter continues with reasonable diligence to cure the same, but in no event shall such additional period exceed ninety (90) days; or

 

(d)           Liens, Material Damage . (i) Subject to Borrower’s right to contest as provided in the second proviso of Section 4.4, if the Property becomes subject to any mechanic’s, materialman’s or other Lien, except a Permitted Lien, and such Lien is not discharged (by payment or bonding) within forty five (45) days after Borrower obtains knowledge of such Lien, or (ii) any material damage to, or loss, theft or destruction of, any Collateral, or the Property whether or not insured, or any strike, lockout, labor dispute, embargo, condemnation, act of God or public enemy, or other casualty which causes, for more than thirty (30) consecutive days beyond the coverage period of any applicable business interruption insurance, or, if such event is not covered by business interruption insurance, for ninety (90) consecutive days, the cessation or substantial curtailment of revenue producing activities of Borrower or Mortgage Borrower, but only if any such event or circumstance could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

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(e)           Representations and Warranties . The material breach of any representation or warranty of Borrower or the Guarantor in any of the Loan Documents or the Guaranty or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document prepared or certified by Borrower or Guarantor and furnished pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Documents or the Guaranty, provided that in the event of an unintentional breach of a representation or warranty which exists due to circumstances or conditions which are capable of being cured within thirty (30) days, Borrower or Guarantor, as the case may be, shall have thirty (30) days from the date of Lender’s delivery of notice of the breach in which to cure the breach; however, if such breach has not or would not reasonably be likely to cause a Material Adverse Effect and such breach cannot be cured by Borrower or Guarantor, as the case may be, within such thirty (30) day period with reasonable diligence, then said thirty (30) day period shall be extended for such additional time period as Borrower or Guarantor, as the case may be, shall require to cure the same, provided that such party commences such cure within such thirty (30) day period and thereafter continues with reasonable diligence to cure the same, but in no event shall such additional period exceed sixty (60) days; or

 

(f)            Voluntary Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Dissolution . (i) The filing of a petition by Borrower or Mortgage Borrower for relief under the Bankruptcy Code, or under any other present or future state or federal law regarding bankruptcy, reorganization or other debtor relief law; (ii) the filing of any pleading or an answer by Borrower or Mortgage Borrower in any involuntary proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or other debtor relief law which admits the jurisdiction of the court or the petition’s material allegations regarding Borrower’s insolvency; (iii) a general assignment by Borrower or Mortgage Borrower for the benefit of creditors; or (iv) Borrower applying for, or the appointment of, a receiver, trustee, custodian or liquidator of Borrower or Mortgage Borrower or any of its property; or

 

(g)           Involuntary Bankruptcy . The failure of Borrower or Mortgage Borrower to effect a full dismissal of any involuntary petition under the Bankruptcy Code or under any other debtor relief law that is filed against Borrower or Mortgage Borrower or in any way restrains or limits Borrower, Lenders regarding the Loan, the Collateral, the Property or the Improvements, prior to the earlier of the entry of any court order granting relief sought in such involuntary petition, or ninety (90) days after the date of filing of such involuntary petition; or

 

(h)           Partners; Guarantors . The occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 11.1(f) or Section 11.1(g) as to Guarantor; or

 

(i)            Transfer . The occurrence of any Transfer other than a Permitted Transfer, Permitted Lien or Permitted Easement without the prior written consent of Lender; or

 

(j)            Loss of Priority . The failure at any time of the UCC Financing Statements to be a valid first lien on the Collateral or any portion thereof, other than as a result of any termination of the UCC Financing Statements with respect to all or any portion of the Collateral pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement; or

 

(k)           Revocation of Loan Documents . Borrower or Guarantor shall disavow, revoke or terminate the Guaranty, or any Loan Document to which it is a party or shall otherwise challenge or contest in any action, suit or proceeding in any court or before any Governmental Authority the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or the Guaranty; or

 

(l)            Interest Rate Protection Agreement . If any of the following events shall occur: (1) the occurrence of a default by Mortgage Borrower or Borrower, which default shall continue beyond the applicable notice and grace period, under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement now or hereafter entered into by Mortgage Borrower or Borrower, including, without limitation, the Swap Contract (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement); or (2) without limitation to the provisions of the preceding clause (1), the failure of the Borrower to comply with its obligations under Section 9.16(c) within the time periods proscribed therein; or

 

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(m)          Judgment . One or more final, non-appealable judgment or judgments are entered against the Borrower or the Mortgage Borrower in an aggregate amount greater than $3,500,000 which is not paid, bonded or otherwise satisfied in full within ninety (90) days following the date such judgment was entered; provided, however that any such judgment shall not be a Default under this Section 11.1(m) if and for long as (i) the amount of such judgment is covered by a valid and binding policy of insurance between the defendant and an insurer (such insurer meeting the rating requirement set forth in Section 5.2(b) hereof), covering payment thereof and (ii) the insurer has been notified of and has not disputed the claim made for payment of, the amount of such judgment, provided, further, however, that if any such judgment shall constitute a Lien on the Property, the provisions of Section 11.1(d) shall apply; or

 

(n)           Guaranties . The occurrence of a default under the Guaranty or the Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement, beyond any applicable notice and cure period set forth therein, if any; or

 

(o)           Mortgage Loan . A Mortgage Loan Default shall occur, and shall not have been cured by Mortgage Borrower, or if Mortgage Borrower enters into or otherwise suffers or permits any amendment, waiver, supplement, termination, extension, renewal, replacement or other modification of any Mortgage Loan Document without the prior written consent of Lender; or

 

(p)           Guarantor Financial Covenants . Either (i) the Guarantor shall at any time fail to comply with the financial covenants set forth in Section 9.17(a) or (ii) the Guarantor shall at any time fail to comply with the financial covenants set forth in Section 9.17(b) and, in connection with the resultant Sweep Guaranty Termination Event, Borrower fails to comply with its obligations set forth in Section 8.5(c) of this Agreement; or

 

(q)           Co-Ownership Agreement . If Borrower or Mortgage Borrower defaults under the Co-Ownership Agreement beyond the expiration of applicable notice and grace periods, if any, thereunder which such default results in a Material Adverse Effect or if the Co-Ownership Agreement is canceled, terminated or surrendered or expires pursuant to its terms, unless in such case Borrower or Mortgage Borrower shall within thirty (30) days thereafter cause the Co-Ownership Agreement to be reinstated or continued, as the case may be; or

 

(r)            Partition . If Borrower or Mortgage Borrower any other Person commences any proceeding or takes any action to terminate the Co-Ownership Agreement or partition the tenancy-in-common described therein without the prior written consent of Lender and, if a Person other than Borrower or Mortgage Borrower, the same is not dismissed within ninety (90) days of its commencement; or

 

(s)           Breach of Sanctions Provisions . The failure of any representation or warranty of Borrower, or Borrower’s failure to perform or observe any covenant, contained in either of those Sections of this Agreement entitled “Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions” or “Compliance With Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions”; or

 

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(t)            Money Laundering . The (i) conviction of Mortgage Borrower, Borrower, Sponsor, Guarantor, BPO or any Sponsor BFP Subsidiary, or any officer or director thereof, on any charge of violating any Anti-Money Laundering Laws, or (ii) indictment, arraignment or custodial detention of Mortgage Borrower, Borrower, Sponsor, Guarantor, BPO or any Sponsor BFP Subsidiary, or any officer or director thereof, on any charge of violating any Anti-Money Laundering Laws, to the extent such indictment, arraignment or custodial detention is reasonably expected to, in the opinion of Lender, result in a Material Adverse Effect or to subject Lender to liability by any Governmental Authority.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any Default result from Borrower’s failure to pay any amount if both (i) Lender is expressly obligated pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents to release funds to Borrower to pay such amount and (ii) Lender breaches, and continues to be in breach of, such obligation.

 

11.2          ACCELERATION UPON DEFAULT; REMEDIES .

 

(a)           Automatic Acceleration . Upon the occurrence of a Default specified in Sections 11.1(f) or 11.1(g), the principal of, and all accrued interest on, the Loan and the Note at the time outstanding, and all of the other Obligations of Borrower, including, but not limited to, the other amounts owed to Lender under this Agreement, the Note or any of the other Loan Documents shall become immediately and automatically due and payable by Borrower without presentment, demand, protest, or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by Borrower.

 

(b)           Acceleration . If any other Default shall exist, the Lender may declare the principal of, and accrued interest on, the Loan and the Note at the time outstanding and all of the other Obligations, including, but not limited to, the other amounts owed to the Lender under this Agreement, the Note or any of the other Loan Documents to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by Borrower.

 

(c)           Loan Documents . The Lender may exercise any and all of its rights under any and all of the other Loan Documents. Upon any such acceleration, Lender may, in addition to all other remedies permitted under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and at law or equity, apply any sums in the Accounts to the sums owing under the Loan Documents and any and all obligations of Lenders to fund further disbursements under the Loan shall terminate.

 

(d)           Appointment of Receiver . To the extent permitted by Applicable Law while a Default is continuing, the Lender shall be entitled to the appointment of a receiver for the assets and properties of the Borrower, without notice of any kind whatsoever and without regard to the adequacy of any security for the Obligations or the solvency of any party bound for its payment, to take possession of all or any portion of the Collateral, and/or the business operations of the Borrower and to exercise such power as the court shall confer upon such receiver.

 

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(e)           Marshaling . The Lender shall not be under any obligation to marshal any assets in favor of any Loan Party or any other party or against or in payment of any or all of the Obligations. To the extent that any Loan Party makes a payment or payments to the Lender and the Lender enforces its security interests or exercises its rights of setoff, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or setoff or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, then to the extent of such recovery, the Obligations, or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied, and all Liens, rights and remedies therefore, shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

 

(f)            Remedy Procedures.

 

(i)          Nothing contained herein or in any other Loan Document shall be construed as requiring the Lender to resort to the Property or any other Collateral for satisfaction of the Obligations in preference or priority to any other Collateral, and Lender may seek satisfaction out of the Property or all of the other Collateral or any part thereof, in its absolute discretion in respect of the Obligations. The Lender shall have the right to foreclose on the Pledge Agreement in any manner and for any amounts secured by the Pledge Agreement then due and payable as determined by the Lender its sole discretion. The Borrower hereby absolutely and irrevocably appoints the Lender as its true and lawful attorney, coupled with an interest, in its name and stead to make and execute all documents necessary or desirable to effect the aforesaid severance, Borrower ratifying all that its said attorney shall do by virtue thereof.

 

(ii)         Without limitation to the foregoing, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default, Lender shall have the right to institute a proceeding or proceedings for the foreclosure of the Pledge Agreement whether by court action, power of sale or otherwise, under any applicable provision of law, for all or any part of the Obligations, and the lien and the security interest created by the Pledge Agreement shall continue in full force and effect without loss of priority as a lien and security interest securing the payment of that portion of the Obligations then due and payable but still outstanding.  Lender shall be permitted to enforce payment and performance of the Obligations and exercise any and all rights and remedies under the Loan Documents, or as provided by law or at equity, by one or more proceedings, whether contemporaneous, consecutive or both, to be determined by Lender, in its sole discretion, in the State or county in which the Property is located.  Any and all sums received by Lender in connection with the enforcement of the Pledge Agreement shall be applied to the Obligations in such order and priority as Lender shall determine, in its sole discretion.

 

(g)           Order of Payments . If a Default exists and maturity of any of the Obligations has been accelerated or the Maturity Date has occurred, all payments received by the Lender under any of the Loan Documents, in respect of any principal of or interest on the Obligations or any other amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder or thereunder, shall be applied in such order and priority as Lender shall determine, in its sole discretion.

 

11.3          DISBURSEMENTS TO THIRD PARTIES . Upon the occurrence of a Default occasioned by Borrower’s failure to pay money to a third party as required by this Agreement, Lender may but shall not be obligated to make such payments. The Borrower shall immediately repay such funds upon written demand of Lender. In either case, the Default with respect to which any such payment has been made by Lender shall not be deemed cured until such deposit or repayment (as the case may be) has been made by Borrower to Lender.

 

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11.4          COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT; REPAYMENT OF FUNDS ADVANCED . All costs of enforcement and collection (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) and any other funds expended by Lender in the exercise of its rights or remedies under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be payable by the Borrower to Lender upon demand, together with interest at the rate applicable to the principal balance of the Loan from the date the funds were expended.

 

11.5          RIGHTS CUMULATIVE, NO WAIVER . All Lender’s rights and remedies provided in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with those granted by law or at equity, are cumulative and may be exercised by Lender at any time. Lender’s exercise of any right or remedy shall not constitute a cure of any Default unless all sums then due and payable to Lender under the Loan Documents are repaid and Borrower has cured all other Defaults. No waiver shall be implied from any failure of Lender to take, or any delay by Lender in taking, action concerning any Default or failure of condition under the Loan Documents, or from any previous waiver of any similar or unrelated Default or failure of condition. Any waiver or approval under any of the Loan Documents must be in writing and shall be limited to its specific terms.

 

11.6          INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.

 

ARTICLE 12. THE LENDER

 

12.1          Reimbursement for Protective Advances . Lender may make, and shall be reimbursed in full by Borrower for, protective advances with respect to any amounts owed by Borrower in connection with the Collateral, or any amounts owed by Mortgage Borrower in connection with the Property and Improvements, including, among other things, payments required by Mortgage Borrower under the Mortgage Loan in connection with the Property, including Property Taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon the Property or Improvements, and amounts expended to pay insurance premiums for policies of insurance related to such Property, subject to any applicable Mortgage Borrower right to contest such item as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Documents. The Borrower agrees to pay on demand all Protective Advances.

 

12.2          SETOFF . In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under Applicable Law and not by way of limitation of any such rights, the Lender and such Participant is hereby authorized by the Borrower, at any time or from time to time while a Default exists, without notice to the Borrower or to any other Person, any such notice being hereby expressly waived, but in the case of a Lender or a Participant subject to receipt of the prior written consent of the Lender and the Lender exercised in its sole discretion, to set off and to appropriate and to apply any and all deposits (general or special, including, but not limited to, indebtedness evidenced by certificates of deposit, whether matured or unmatured) and any other indebtedness at any time held or owing by the Lender, any affiliate of Lender, or such Participant, to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against and on account of any of the Obligations, irrespective of whether or not any or all of the Loan and all other Obligations have been declared to be, or have otherwise become, due and payable as permitted by Section 11.2, and although such Obligations shall be contingent or unmatured.

 

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ARTICLE 13. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

13.1          INDEMNITY . The Borrower hereby agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Lender, its respective directors, officers, employees, agents, successors and assigns (in their capacities as such) from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, claims, actions, judgments, court costs and reasonable legal fees or other expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses) which Lender may incur as a direct consequence of: (a) the purpose to which Borrower applies the Loan proceeds; (b) the failure of Borrower or guarantor to perform any obligations as and when required by this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any Other Related Document; (c) any failure at any time of Borrower’s representations or warranties to be true and correct; or (d) any act or omission by Borrower, constituent partner or member of Borrower, any contractor, subcontractor or material supplier, engineer, architect or other person or entity with respect to the Property. Borrower shall pay to Lender within ten (10) days after demand thereof any amounts owing under this indemnity, together with interest from the date the indebtedness arises until paid at the rate of interest applicable to the principal balance of the loan. Borrower’s duty and obligations to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Lender shall survive cancellation of the notes.

 

13.2          FORM OF DOCUMENTS . The form and substance of all documents, instruments, and forms of evidence to be delivered to Lender under the terms of this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or Other Related Documents shall be subject to Lender’s approval and shall not be modified, superseded or terminated in any respect without Lender’s prior written approval.

 

13.3          NO THIRD PARTIES BENEFITED . No person other than Lender and Borrower and their permitted successors and assigns shall have any right of action under any of the Loan Documents or Other Related Documents.

 

13.4          NOTICES . All notices, demands, or other communications under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Other Related Documents shall be in writing, shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service (with a reputable overnight courier service), or mailed by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, and shall be delivered to the appropriate party at the address set forth on the signature page of this Agreement (subject to change from time to time by written notice to all other parties to this Agreement). All communications shall be deemed served upon delivery, or (a) if mailed, upon the first to occur of receipt or the expiration of three (3) days after the deposit in the United States Postal Service mail, postage prepaid and addressed to the address of Borrower or Lender at the address specified or (b) if sent by hand or overnight courier service, upon the first to occur of receipt or one (1) Business Day after being deposited with the courier service; provided, however, that non-receipt of any communication as the result of any change of address of which the sending party was not notified or as the result of a refusal to accept delivery shall be deemed receipt of such communication. Borrower shall forward to Lender, without delay, copies of all notices, letters and other communications delivered to the Property, Mortgage Borrower or Mortgage Lender in connection with the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

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13.5          ATTORNEY-IN-FACT . Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes Lender, as Borrower’s attorney-in-fact, which agency is coupled with an interest, to execute and/or record in Lender’s or Borrower’s name any notices, instruments or documents that Lender deems appropriate in its reasonable judgment to protect Lenders’ interest under any of the Loan Documents or Other Related Documents; provided, that prior to a Default, Lender shall give Borrower at least five (5) Business Days’ notice before exercising such power of attorney and no such action taken shall increase Borrower’s obligations or liabilities hereunder.

 

13.6          ACTIONS . The Borrower agrees that Lender, in exercising the rights, duties or liabilities of Lender or Borrower under the Loan Documents or Other Related Documents, may commence, appear in or defend, as is appropriate to protect its interest in the Collateral or to prevent a Material Adverse Effect, any action or proceeding purporting to affect the Property, the Improvements, the Loan Documents or the Other Related Documents and Borrower shall, within ten (10) days after demand, reimburse Lender for all such expenses so incurred or paid by Lender, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses and court costs.

 

13.7          RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES . The relationship of Borrower and Lender under the Loan Documents and Other Related Documents is, and shall at all times remain, solely that of borrower and lender, and Lender neither undertakes nor assumes any responsibility or duty to Borrower or to any third party with respect to the Property or Improvements, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Other Related Documents.

 

13.8          DELAY OUTSIDE LENDER’S CONTROL . Lender shall not be liable in any way to Borrower or any third party for Lender’s failure to perform or delay in performing under the Loan Documents (and Lender may suspend or terminate all or any portion of Lender’s obligations under the Loan Documents) if such failure to perform or delay in performing results directly or indirectly from, or is based upon, the action, inaction, or purported action, of any governmental or local authority, or because of war, rebellion, insurrection, strike, lock-out, boycott or blockade (whether presently in effect, announced or in the sole judgment of Lender deemed probable), or from any Act of God or other cause or event beyond Lender’s control.

 

13.9          ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND EXPENSES; ENFORCEMENT . If any attorney is engaged by Lender to enforce or defend any provision of this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or Other Related Documents, or as a consequence of any Default under the Loan Documents or Other Related Documents, with or without the filing of any legal action or proceeding, and including, without limitation, any fees and expenses incurred in any bankruptcy proceeding of Borrower, then Borrower shall immediately pay to Lender, upon demand, the amount of all reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses and all costs incurred by Lender in connection therewith, together with interest thereon from the date of such demand until paid at the rate of interest applicable to the principal balance of the Loan.

 

13.10       IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FUNDS . Unless otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, all amounts payable by Borrower to Lender shall be payable only in United States Dollars, in immediately available funds.

 

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13.11       AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS .

 

(a)           Generally . Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, (i) any consent or approval required or permitted by this Agreement or in any Loan Document to be given by the Lender may be given, (ii) any term of this Agreement or of any other Loan Document may be amended, (iii) the performance or observance by the Borrower or any other Loan Party of any terms of this Agreement or such other Loan Document may be waived, and (iv) the continuance of any Default may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) with, but only with, the written consent of the Lender, and, in the case of an amendment to any Loan Document, the written consent of each Loan Party which is party thereto.

 

(b)           Amendment of Lender’s Duties, Etc . No amendment, waiver or consent unless in writing and signed by the Lender shall affect the rights or duties of the Lender under this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or Other Related Documents. No waiver shall extend to or affect any obligation not expressly waived or impair any right consequent thereon and any amendment, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose set forth therein. No course of dealing or delay or omission on the part of the Lender in exercising any right shall operate as a waiver thereof or otherwise be prejudicial thereto. Except as otherwise explicitly provided for herein or in any other Loan Document, no notice to or demand upon the Borrower shall entitle the Borrower to other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

 

13.12       SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS .

 

(a)           Generally . The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Lender.

 

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(b)           Participations . Lender may at any time grant to an affiliate of Lender, or one or more banks or other financial institutions (each a “ Participant ”) participating interests in its Commitments or the Obligations owing to Lender. Except as expressly stated herein, no Participant shall have any rights or benefits under this Agreement or any other Loan Document. In the event of any such grant by a Lender of a participating interest to a Participant, Lender shall remain responsible for the performance of its obligations hereunder, and the Borrower shall continue to deal solely and directly with Lender in connection with Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement pursuant to which Lender may grant such a participating interest shall provide that Lender shall retain the sole right and responsibility to enforce the obligations of the Borrower hereunder including, without limitation, the right to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided, however, Lender may agree with the Participant that it will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to (i) increase Lender’s Commitment, (ii) extend the date fixed for the payment of principal on the Loans or portions thereof owing to Lender, (iii) reduce the rate at which interest is payable thereon, (iv) release any Collateral (except as expressly provided in the Loan Documents) or (v) release Guarantor from any liability under the Guaranty (except as expressly provided in the Loan Documents). An assignment or other transfer which is not permitted by subsection (c) or (d) below shall be given effect for purposes of this Agreement only to the extent of a participating interest granted in accordance with this subsection (b). A Participant, through the applicable participating Lender, shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.11 in the same manner as if it were an Assignee so long as such Participant shall have complied with the requirements of Section 2.11, and, provided, further, that no Participant shall be entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant to Section 2.11 than the participating Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the direct or indirect participation sold to the Participant (and without duplication of amounts payable to such participating Lender). Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant's interest in the Loans, Commitments or other obligations under any Loan Document from time to time (the " Participant Register "). The obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents are registered obligations within the meaning of Sections 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code and any related regulations and any other relevant or successor provisions of the Internal Revenue Code or such regulations (and shall be construed as such) and the right, title and interest of each Participant in and to such obligations shall be transferable only upon notation of such transfer in the Participant Register. No Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant's interest in any Commitments, Loans, or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, or other obligation is in registered form under Sections 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.

 

(c)           Assignments . Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees (each an “ Assignee ”) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Notes. Upon the consummation of any such assignment, Assignee shall be deemed to be a Lender party to this Agreement and shall have all the rights and obligations of a Lender and the transferor Lender shall be released from its obligations hereunder to a corresponding extent, and no further consent or action by any party shall be required. Upon the consummation of any assignment pursuant to this subsection (c), the transferor Lender and the Borrower shall make appropriate arrangements so the new Notes are issued to the Assignee and such transferor Lender, as appropriate, and shall update Schedule I attached hereto. Anything in this Section to the contrary notwithstanding, no Lender may assign or participate any interest in any Loan held by it hereunder to Borrower, or any of its respective affiliates or Subsidiaries. Lender, acting for this purpose as an agent of Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each assignment delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amount (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and Borrower and the Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by Borrower and Lender at any time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. The obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents are registered obligations and the right, title and interest of Lender and its Assignees in and to such obligations shall be transferable only upon notation of such transfer in the Register. This Section 13.12(c) shall be construed so that such obligations are at all times maintained in “registered from” within the meaning of Sections 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code and any related regulations (and any other relevant or successor provisions of the Internal Revenue Code or such regulations).

 

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(d)           Federal Reserve Bank Assignments . In addition to the assignments and participations permitted under the foregoing provisions of the Section, and without the need to comply with any of the formal or procedural requirements of this Section, Lender may at any time and from time to time, pledge and assign all or any portion of its rights under all or any of the Loan Documents and Other Related Documents to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release Lender from its obligation thereunder.

 

(e)           Information to Assignee, Etc . A Lender may furnish any information concerning the Borrower, any subsidiary or any other Loan Party in the possession of Lender from time to time to Assignees and Participants (including prospective Assignees and Participants). In connection with such negotiation, execution and delivery, Borrower authorizes Lender to communicate all information and documentation related to the Loan (whether to Borrower or to any Participant, Assignee, legal counsel, appraiser or other necessary party) directly by e-mail, fax, or other electronic means used to transmit information.

 

(f)           Intentionally Omitted .

 

13.13       STAMP, INTANGIBLE AND RECORDING TAXES .

 

The Borrower will pay any and all stamp, excise, intangible, registration, recordation and similar Taxes, fees or charges and shall indemnify the Lender against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay in the payment or omission to pay any such Taxes, fees or charges, which may be payable or determined to be payable in connection with the execution, delivery, recording, performance or enforcement of this Agreement, the Note and any of the other Loan Documents, the amendment, supplement, modification or waiver of or consent under this Agreement, the Note or any of the other Loan Documents or the perfection of any rights or Liens under this Agreement, the Note or any of the other Loan Documents.

 

13.14       LENDER’S DISCRETION . Whenever pursuant to this Agreement, Lender exercises any right given to it to approve or disapprove, or any arrangement or term is to be satisfactory to Lender, the decision of Lender to approve or disapprove or to decide whether arrangements or terms are satisfactory or not satisfactory shall (except as is otherwise specifically herein provided) be in the sole discretion of Lender, and with respect to any determination that is in the sole discretion of Lender, shall be final and conclusive absent manifest error, in the case of numerical calculations.

 

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13.15       LENDER . Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default, Lender may designate an agent or independent contractor to exercise any of Lender’s rights under this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents and Other Related Documents (acknowledging that Lender shall not engage such parties to perform ministerial services which Lender performs on a routine basis). Any reference to Lender in any of the Loan Documents or Other Related Documents shall include Lender’s, agents, employees or independent contractors. Borrower shall pay the costs of such agent or independent contractor either directly to such person or to Lender in reimbursement of such costs, as applicable.

 

13.16       TAX SERVICE . Lender, is authorized to secure, at Borrower’s expense, a tax service contract with a third party vendor which shall provide tax information on the Property, Collateral and Improvements satisfactory to Lender.

 

13.17       WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY . EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION (a) ARISING UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY PRESENT OR FUTURE MODIFICATION THEREOF OR (b) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS (AS NOW OR HEREAFTER MODIFIED) OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO OR THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION IS NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE; AND EACH PARTY HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF ANY RIGHT THEY MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY.

 

13.18       SEVERABILITY . If any provision or obligation under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or Other Related Documents shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severed from the Loan Documents and the Other Related Documents and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations shall remain in full force as though the invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision had never been a part of the Loan Documents or Other Related Documents, provided , however , that if the rate of interest or any other amount payable under the Note or this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the right of collectability therefor, are declared to be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable, Lenders’ obligations to make advances under the Loan Documents shall not be enforceable by Borrower.

 

13.19       TIME . Time is of the essence of each and every term of this Agreement.

 

13.20       HEADINGS . All article, section or other headings appearing in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and Other Related Documents are for convenience of reference only and shall be disregarded in construing this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents and Other Related Documents.

 

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13.21       GOVERNING LAW .

 

(a)          THIS AGREEMENT WAS NEGOTIATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND MADE BY BORROWER AND ACCEPTED BY LENDER AND LENDERS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE PROCEEDS OF THE LOAN WERE DISBURSED FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WHICH STATE THE PARTIES AGREE HAS A SUBSTANTIAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE PARTIES AND TO THE UNDERLYING TRANSACTION EMBODIED HEREBY, AND IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE, THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE (WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS) AND ANY APPLICABLE LAW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. BORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ALL OF THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER, AND UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY CLAIM TO ASSERT THAT THE LAW OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK GOVERNS THIS AGREEMENT, AND THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

 

(b)          BORROWER HEREBY CONSENTS FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, GENERALLY, UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS IN THE COUNTY AND STATE OF NEW YORK WITH RESPECT TO ANY PROCEEDING RELATING TO ANY MATTER, CLAIM OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY. BORROWER FURTHER CONSENTS, GENERALLY, UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS OF THE COUNTY AND STATE IN WHICH ANY OF THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN RESPECT OF ANY PROCEEDING RELATING TO ANY MATTER, CLAIM OR DISPUTE ARISING WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PROPERTY. BORROWER FURTHER IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS, GENERALLY, UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY, AT THE ADDRESSES SET FORTH IN SECTION 13.4 HEREOF IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THE AFORESAID PROCEEDINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES APPLICABLE TO SUCH PROCEEDINGS AND/OR PURSUANT TO THE LAST PARAGRAPH HEREOF. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW HAVE OR HAVE IN THE FUTURE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN RESPECT OF ANY OF THE AFORESAID PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT IN THE COURTS REFERRED TO ABOVE AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM IN ANY SUCH COURT THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF THE LENDER TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO COMMENCE PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE PROCEED AGAINST BORROWER IN ANY JURISDICTION.

 

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(c)          PROCESS MAY BE SERVED BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO BORROWER AT ITS ADDRESS REFERRED TO ABOVE.

 

13.22       USA PATRIOT ACT NOTICE; COMPLIANCE .

 

The Patriot Act and federal regulations issued with respect thereto require all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record certain information that identifies individuals or business entities which open an “account” with such financial institution. Consequently, a Lender may from time-to-time request, and the Borrower shall, and shall cause the other Loan Parties, to provide to Lender, such Loan Party’s name, address, tax identification number and/or such other identification information as shall be necessary for Lender to comply with federal law. An “account” for this purpose may include, without limitation, a deposit account, cash management service, a transaction or asset account, a credit account, a loan or other extension of credit, and/or other financial services product.

 

13.23       INTEGRATION; INTERPRETATION . The Loan Documents and Other Related Documents contain or expressly incorporate by reference the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the matters contemplated therein and supersede all prior negotiations or agreements, written or oral. The Loan Documents and Other Related Documents shall not be modified except by written instrument executed by all parties. Any reference to the Loan Documents or Other Related Documents includes any amendments, renewals or extensions now or hereafter approved by Lender in writing.

 

13.24       JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY . The liability of the Borrower and all other persons and entities obligated in any manner under this Agreement, any of the Loan Documents or Other Related Documents, other than Lender, shall be joint and several.

 

13.25       COUNTERPARTS . To facilitate execution, this document may be executed in as many counterparts as may be convenient or required. It shall not be necessary that the signature of, or on behalf of, each party, or that the signature of all persons required to bind any party, appear on each counterpart. All counterparts shall collectively constitute a single document. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this document to produce or account for more than a single counterpart containing the respective signatures of, or on behalf of, each of the parties hereto. Any signature page to any counterpart may be detached from such counterpart without impairing the legal effect of the signatures thereon and thereafter attached to another counterpart identical thereto except having attached to it additional signature pages.

 

13.26       LIMITED RECOURSE . The members and other direct or indirect owners of Borrower and their officers, directors, partners, members, shareholders, principals, managers, trustees, agents and affiliates (collectively, “ Borrower Related Parties ”) shall have no personal liability for and none of their assets shall be subject to a claim arising out of the obligations of Borrower hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents or otherwise with respect to the Loan and the Loan Documents (other than the Guaranty and the Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement, in each case, to the extent that any such Borrower Related Party is a party thereto, and as more particularly set forth in such documents).

 

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13.27       REMEDIES OF BORROWER . In the event that a claim or adjudication is made that Lender or its respective agents have acted unreasonably or unreasonably delayed acting in any case where by law or under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Lender or its respective agents, as the case may be, has an obligation to act reasonably or promptly, Borrower agrees that neither Lender nor its agents shall be liable for any monetary damages, and Borrower’s sole remedies shall be limited to commencing an action seeking injunctive relief or declaratory judgment. The parties hereto agree that any action or proceeding to determine whether Lender has acted reasonably shall be determined by an action seeking declaratory judgment.

 

13.28       CONFLICTS . In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the other Loan Documents and the Other Related Documents, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.

 

13.29       CONSTRUCTION OF DOCUMENTS . The parties hereto acknowledge that they were represented by competent counsel in connection with the negotiation, drafting and execution of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be subject to the principle of construing their meaning against the party which drafted same.

 

13.30       ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT TO BAIL-IN OF EEA FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each Lender acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

13.31       INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT.

 

(a)          Lender and Mortgage Lender are or will be parties to the Intercreditor Agreement memorializing their relative rights and obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Loan, Mortgage Borrower, Borrower, the Collateral and the Property. Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i) such Intercreditor Agreement is intended solely for the benefit of Lender and Mortgage Lender and (ii) Borrower and Mortgage Borrower are not intended third-party beneficiaries of any of the provisions therein and shall not be entitled to rely on any of the provisions contained therein. Lender and Mortgage Lender shall have no obligation to disclose to Borrower or Mortgage Borrower the contents of the Intercreditor Agreement. Borrower’s obligations hereunder are independent of such Intercreditor Agreement and remain unmodified by the terms and provisions thereof.

 

(b)          In the event Lender is required pursuant to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement to pay over any payment or distribution of assets, whether in cash, property or securities which is applied to the Debt, including, without limitation, any proceeds of the Property previously received by Lender on account of the Loan to the Mortgage Lender, then Borrower agrees to indemnify Lender for any amounts so paid, and any amount so paid shall continue to be owing pursuant to the Loan Documents as part of the Debt notwithstanding the prior receipt of such payment by Lender.

 

13.32       MORTGAGE LOAN DEFAULTS.

 

(a)          Without limiting the generality of the other provisions of this Agreement, and without waiving or releasing Borrower from any of its obligations hereunder, if there shall occur any default under the Mortgage Loan Documents or if Mortgage Lender asserts that Mortgage Borrower has defaulted in the performance or observance of any term, covenant or condition of the Mortgage Loan Documents (whether or not the same shall have continued beyond any applicable notice or grace periods, whether or not Mortgage Lender shall have delivered proper notice to Mortgage Borrower, and without regard to any other defenses or offset rights Mortgage Borrower may have against Mortgage Lender), Borrower hereby expressly agrees that Lender shall have the immediate right, without notice to or demand on Borrower or Mortgage Borrower, but shall be under no obligation: (i) to pay all or any part of the Mortgage Loan, and any other sums, that are then due and payable and to perform any act or take any action on behalf of Mortgage Borrower, as may be appropriate, to cause all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Mortgage Loan Documents on the part of Mortgage Borrower to be performed or observed thereunder to be promptly performed or observed; and (ii) to pay any other amounts and take any other action as Lender, in its sole and absolute discretion, shall deem advisable to protect or preserve the rights and interests of Lender in the Loan and/or the Collateral. Lender shall have no obligation to complete any cure or attempted cure undertaken or commenced by Lender. All sums so paid and the costs and expenses incurred by Lender in exercising rights under this Section (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ and other professional fees), with interest at the Alternate Rate, for the period from the date of demand by Lender to Borrower for such payments to the date of payment to Lender, shall constitute a portion of the Debt, shall be secured by the Pledge Agreement and shall be due and payable to Lender within two (2) Business Days following demand therefor.

 

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(b)          Borrower hereby grants, and shall cause Mortgage Borrower to grant, Lender and any Person designated by Lender the right to enter upon the Property at any time for the purpose of carrying out the rights granted to Lender under this Section 13.34 . Borrower shall not, and shall not cause or permit Mortgage Borrower or any other Person to impede, interfere with, hinder or delay, any effort or action on the part of Lender to cure any default or asserted default under the Mortgage Loan, or to otherwise protect or preserve Lender’s interests in the Loan and the Collateral, including the Property in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

(c)          Borrower hereby indemnifies Lender from and against all out-of-pocket liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, assessments, actions, or causes of action, judgments, suits, claims, demands, costs, expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ and other professional fees, whether or not suit is brought, and settlement costs), and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against Lender as a result of the foregoing actions. Lender shall have no obligation to Borrower, Mortgage Borrower or any other party to make any such payment or performance. Borrower shall not impede, interfere with, hinder or delay, and shall cause Mortgage Borrower to not impede, interfere with, hinder or delay, any effort or action on the part of Lender to cure any default or asserted default under the Mortgage Loan, or to otherwise protect or preserve Lender’s interests in the Loan and the Collateral following a default or asserted default under the Mortgage Loan.

 

(d)          If Lender shall receive a copy of any notice of default under the Mortgage Loan Documents sent by Mortgage Lender to Mortgage Borrower, such notice shall constitute full protection to Lender for any action taken or omitted to be taken by Lender, in good faith, in reliance thereon. As a material inducement to Lender making the Loan, Borrower hereby absolutely and unconditionally releases and waives all claims against Lender arising out of Lender’s exercise of its rights and remedies provided in this Section other than claims arising out of the fraud, illegal acts, gross negligence or willful misconduct of Lender. In the event that Lender makes any payment in respect of the Mortgage Loan, Lender shall be subrogated to all of the rights of Mortgage Lender under the Mortgage Loan Documents against the Property, in addition to all other rights it may have under the Loan Documents.

 

(e)          Any default under the Mortgage Loan which is cured by Lender, whether or not such cure is prior to the expiration of any applicable grace, notice or cure period under the Mortgage Loan Documents, shall constitute an immediate Default under this Agreement without any notice, grace or cure period otherwise applicable under this Agreement unless Borrower (x) reimburses Lender for reasonable all costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with such cure and (y) otherwise cures such default and/or Mortgage Lender accepts the cure of such default, in the case of each of (x) and (y) prior to the expiration of any notice, grace or cure period provided under the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

(f)           In the event that Lender makes any payment in respect of the Mortgage Loan, Lender shall be subrogated to all of the rights of Mortgage Lender under the Mortgage Loan Documents against the Property and Mortgage Borrower in addition to all other rights Lender may have under the Loan Documents or applicable law.

 

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13.33       DISCUSSIONS WITH MORTGAGE LENDER.

 

In connection with the exercise of its rights set forth in the Loan Documents, Lender shall have the right at any time to discuss the Property, the Mortgage Loan, the Loan or any other matter directly with Mortgage Lender or Mortgage Lender’s consultants, agents or representatives without notice to or permission from Borrower or any other Loan Party, nor shall Lender have any obligation to disclose such discussions or the contents thereof with Borrower or any other Loan Party.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower, and Lender have executed this Agreement as of the date appearing on the first page of this Agreement.

 

LENDER

 

RVP MEZZ DEBT 1 LLC , a Delaware limited

liability company

 

By: Regency Vista Park, LLC, a Delaware

limited liability company, its initial sole member

 

By: /s/ Robert Smith  
Name:    Robert Smith  
Title: Vice President  

Lender’s Address :

 

RVP Mezz Debt 1 LLC

c/o J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc.

270 Park Avenue, 7th Floor

New York, New York 10017

Attention: Candace D. Chao

 

and

 

RVP Mezz Debt 1 LLC

c/o J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc.

2029 Century Park E. Suite 4150

Los Angeles, California 90067

Attention: Steven Zaun

 

with a copy to:

 

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

180 Maiden Lane

New York, New York 10038

Attn: Diana Brummer, Esq.

 

[Signature Page to Mezzanine Loan Agreement]

 

 

 

  

BORROWER

 

EYP MEZZANINE, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company

 

By: /s/ Jason Kirschner  
Name:     Jason Kirschner  
Its: Senior Vice President, Finance  

Borrower’s Address :

 

EYP Mezzanine, LLC

c/o Brookfield Properties, Inc.

Brookfield Place

250 Vesey Street, 15th Floor

New York, New York 10281

Attention: Jason Kirschner

 

with a copy to:

 

EYP Mezzanine, LLC

c/o Brookfield Properties, Inc.

Brookfield Place

250 Vesey Street, 15th Floor

New York, New York 10281

Attention: General Counsel

 

with a copy to:

 

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
One Liberty Plaza
New York, New York 10006
Attention: Steven Wilner

 

[Signature Page to Mezzanine Loan Agreement]

 

 
 

 

Schedule I – Pro Rata Shares

 

Lender   Commitment     Pro Rata Share  
             
RVP MEZZ DEBT 1 LLC   $ 35,000,000.00       100 %
                 
TOTALS   $ 35,000,000.00       100 %

 

  Schedule I- 1  

 

 

Schedule II – Existing Leases/Rent Rolls

 

(See attached)

 

  Schedule II- 1  

 

 

Schedule III – Litigation Disclosure

 

None

 

  Schedule III- 1  

 

 

Schedule IV – Environmental Reports

 

Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, Ernst & Young Plaza, EBI Project No. 1118000209, January 26, 2018, EBI Consulting 

 

  Schedule IV- 1  

 

 

Schedule V – REA’s

 

Amended and Restated Owners’ Operating and Reciprocal Easement Agreement, by and among South Figueroa Plaza Associates (as successor-in-interest to Seventh Street Plaza Associates), the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles, California and PPLA Plaza Limited Partnership, dated June 20, 1986, and recorded in the Recorder’s Office of Los Angeles County, California as document 87-885291

 

Reciprocal Easement and Cost Sharing Agreement, dated September 10, 2014 executed by EYP Realty, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, BOP FIGat7th LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and BOP FIGat7th Parking LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and recorded September 11, 2014 as Instrument No. 2014-0962893, of Official Records. 

 

  Schedule V- 1  

 

 

Schedule VI – Lease Disclosures

 

[See attached] 

 

  Schedule VI- 1  

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY

 

THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, IN THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

 

PARCEL 1:

 

LOTS 1, 2 AND 4 OF TRACT 71804, IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 1379 PAGES 42 TO 48 INCLUSIVE OF MAPS IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY.

 

EXCEPT THEREFROM ALL MINERALS, GAS, OIL, PETROLEUM, NAPTHA AND OTHER HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES IN AND UNDER THAT PORTION OF SAID LAND, INCLUDED WITHIN THAT PORTION OF THE JACKINS TRACT IN BOOK 2 PAGE 71 OF MAPS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

 

LOT 16 AND THE EASTERLY 10 FEET OF LOT 17 TOGETHER WITH THAT PORTION OF SAID LAND WHICH WOULD PASS BY OPERATIONS OF LAW WITH THE CONVEYANCE OF SAID LOT 16 AND THE EASTERLY 10 FEET OF LOT 17 TOGETHER WITH ALL NECESSARY AND CONVENIENT RIGHTS TO EXPLORE FOR, DEVELOP, PRODUCE, EXTRACT AND TAKE THE SAME INCLUDING THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO DIRECTIONALLY DRILL INTO AND THROUGH SAID LAND FROM OTHER LANDS AND INTO THE SUBSURFACE OR OTHER LANDS, SUBJECT TO THE EXPRESS LIMITATIONS THAT ANY AND ALL OPERATIONS FOR THE EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, EXTRACTION AND TAKING OF ANY OF SAID SUBSTANCES SHALL BE CARRIED ON AT LEVELS BELOW THE DEPTH OF 500 FEET FROM THE SURFACE OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY BY MEANS OF MINES, WELLS, DERRICKS, AND/OR OTHER EQUIPMENT FROM THE SURFACE LOCATIONS ON ADJOINING OR NEIGHBORING LAND LYING OUTSIDE OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY AND SUBJECT FURTHER TO THE EXPRESS LIMITATIONS THAT THE FOREGOING RESERVATIONS SHALL IN NO WAY BE INTERPRETED TO INCLUDE ANY RIGHTS OF ENTRY IN AND UPON THE SURFACE OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED STRIP OF LAND, AS RESERVED BY MARY E. MC KENNEY, A MARRIED WOMAN ALSO KNOWN AS MARY ELIZABETH MC KENNEY, IN DEED RECORDED SEPTEMBER 24, 1968 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 560.

 

EXCEPT FROM SAID LOT, ALL OIL, GAS, AND MINERAL SUBSTANCES, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO EXPLORE FOR AND EXTRACT SUCH SUBSTANCES, PROVIDED THAT THE SURFACE OPENING OF ANY WELL, HOLE, SHAFT OR OTHER MEANS OF EXPLORING FOR, REACHING OR EXTRACTING SUCH SUBSTANCES SHALL NOT BE LOCATED WITHIN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA AS RECORDED IN BOOK M5077 PAGE 558 OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY RECORDS, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND SHALL NOT PENETRATE ANY PART OR PORTION OF SAID PROJECT AREA WITHIN 500 FEET OF THE SURFACE THEREOF, AS RESERVED IN DEED RECORDED JUNE 7, 1982 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 82-576233.

 

  Exhibit A- 1  

 

 

PARCEL 2:

 

EASEMENTS FOR PARKING, INGRESS AND EGRESS FOR PEDESTRIANS AND AUTOMOBILES, UTILITIES, SUPPORT, CONSTRUCTION, LOADING DOCKS, ENCROACHMENTS AND OTHER MATTERS UPON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN AND AS PROVIDED IN THAT CERTAIN AMENDED AND RESTATED OWNERS' OPERATING AND RECIPROCAL EASEMENT AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG SEVENTH STREET PLAZA ASSOCIATES, THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, AND PPLA PLAZA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, DATED JUNE 20, 1986 AND RECORDED JUNE 04, 1987 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 87-885291 , OFFICIAL RECORDS, SAID AGREEMENT BEING AMENDED BY AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED OWNERS' OPERATING AND RECIPROCAL EASEMENT AGREEMENT, DATED DECEMBER 5, 1990, BY AND BETWEEN PPLA PLAZA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND SOUTH FIGUEROA PLAZA ASSOCIATES, A CALIFORNIA GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO SEVENTH STREET PLAZA ASSOCIATES, A CALIFORNIA GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, FORMERLY KNOWN AS OXFORD-PRUDENTIAL JOINT VENTURE, RECORDED DECEMBER 21, 1990 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 90-2108281,AND RE-RECORDED APRIL 30, 1991 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 91-619078 , BOTH OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, AND BY AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED OWNERS' OPERATING AND RECIPROCAL EASEMENT AGREEMENT, DATED JANUARY 1, 1993, BY AND AMONG PPLA PLAZA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, SOUTH FIGUEROA PLAZA ASSOCIATES, A CALIFORNIA GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO SEVENTH STREET PLAZA ASSOCIATES, A CALIFORNIA GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, FORMERLY KNOWN AS OXFORD-PRUDENTIAL JOINT VENTURE, AND THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, RECORDED JANUARY 30, 1995 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 95-150496, OFFICIAL RECORDS.

 

PARCEL 3:

 

EASEMENTS FOR PEDESTRIAN INGRESS AND EGRESS, ENCROACHMENTS, CONSTRUCTION, UTILITIES AND SUPPORT, LOADING DOCK, PARKING TURNAROUND, ACCESS, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, RESTORATION AND REPLACEMENT, AND CONDENSED WATER AND OTHER MATTERS UPON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN AND AS PROVIDED IN THAT CERTAIN RECIPROCAL EASEMENT AND COST SHARING AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG EYP REALTY, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, BOP FIGAT7TH LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AND BOP FIGAT7TH PARKING LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, DATED SEPTEMBER 10, 2014, AND RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2014 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 2014-0962893 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS.

 

PARCEL 4:

 

AN UNDIVIDED 28.25 PERCENT INTEREST IN AND TO LOT 4 OF AMENDED TRACT 32622, IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 1098 PAGE 83 TO 86 INCLUSIVE OF MAPS THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY.

 

EXCEPT FROM SAID LOT 4, ALL OIL, GAS, AND MINERAL SUBSTANCES, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO EXPLORE FOR AND EXTRACT SUCH SUBSTANCES, PROVIDED THAT THE SURFACE OPENING OF ANY WELL, HOLE, SHAFTS OR OTHER MEANS OF EXPLORING FOR, REACHING OR EXTRACTING SUCH SUBSTANCES SHALL NOT BE LOCATED WITHIN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA AS RECORDED IN BOOK M5077 PAGE 558 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS COUNTY RECORDER, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND SHALL NOT PENETRATE ANY PART OR PORTION OF SAID PROJECT AREA WITHIN 500 FEET OF THE SURFACE THEREOF, AS RESERVED IN DEED RECORDED JUNE 7, 1982 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 82-576233.

 

PARCEL 5:

 

LOT 7 OF AMENDED TRACT 32622, IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 1098 PAGES 83 TO 86 INCLUSIVE OF MAPS IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY.

 

  Exhibit A- 2  

 

 

EXHIBIT B – DOCUMENTS

 

1.           Loan Documents . The documents listed below in this Section 1 and amendments, modifications and supplements thereto which have received the prior written consent of Lender, together with any documents executed in the future that are approved by Lender and that recite that they are “ Loan Documents ” for purposes of this Agreement are collectively referred to herein as the Loan Documents.

 

1.1          This Agreement.

 

1.2          Mezzanine Promissory Note dated as of the Closing Date, even date herewith or such other date, as applicable, in the aggregate principal amount of $35,000,000 made by Borrower payable to the Lender in the amounts set forth on Schedule I.

 

1.3          Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of the Closing Date executed by Borrower and Lender as hereafter amended, supplemented, replaced or modified.

 

1.4          UCC Financing Statements

 

1.5          Mezzanine Subordination of Management Agreement dated as of the Closing Date, executed by Borrower as hereafter amended, supplemented, replaced or modified

 

2.           Other Related Documents (Which Are Not Loan Documents) :

 

2.1          Mezzanine Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement (Unsecured) dated as of the Closing Date, executed by Borrower and Guarantor as hereafter amended, supplemented, replaced or modified.

 

2.2          Mezzanine Limited Guaranty dated as of the Closing Date, executed by Guarantor as hereafter amended, supplemented, replaced or modified.

 

2.3          The Opinion Letter of Iaffaldano, Shaw & Young LLP, Counsel to Borrower and Guarantor, dated as of the date hereof.

 

2.4           The Opinion Letter of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Counsel to Borrower and Guarantor, dated of the date hereof .

 

2.5          Officer’s Certificates and Certificates of Incumbency delivered by Borrower and Guarantor in connection with the original closing and the closing of this Agreement.

 

2.6          Corporate Resolutions authorizing execution of the Loan Documents, the Guaranties and the Indemnities dated as of the Original Closing Date and/or even date herewith, as applicable.

 

2.7          The organizational documents of Borrower and Guarantor, including, without limitation, limited liability company agreements, partnership agreements, certificates of incorporation, limited partnership certificates, by-laws and other similar documents and instruments. 

 

  Exhibit B- 1  

 

 

EXHIBIT D – Intentionally Omitted

 

  Exhibit D- 1  

 

 

EXHIBIT E – Intentionally Omitted

 

  Exhibit E- 1  

 

 

EXHIBIT F – INTENTIONALLY OMITTED

 

  Exhibit F- 1  

 

 

EXHIBIT G ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF BORROWER AND GUARANTOR

 

[TO BE ATTACHED]

 

  Exhibit G- 1  

 

 

EXHIBIT I-1

 

[FORM OF]

 

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

 

Reference is hereby made to the Loan Agreement dated as of [ ] (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Loan Agreement ”), among [ ], and each lender from time to time party thereto.

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.11 of the Loan Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

The undersigned has furnished the Lender and the Borrower with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Lender, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

 

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Loan Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement.

 

[NAME OF LENDER]  
   
By:    
  Name:    
  Title:    

 

Date: ________ __, 20[ ]

 

  EXHIBIT I- 1  

 

 

EXHIBIT I-2

 

[FORM OF]

 

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

 

Reference is hereby made to the Loan Agreement dated as of [ ] (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Loan Agreement ”), among [ ], and each lender from time to time party thereto.

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.11 of the Loan Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform Lender in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

 

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Loan Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement.

 

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT ]  
     
By:    
  Name:    
  Title:    

 

Date: ________ __, 20[ ]

 

  EXHIBIT I- 2  

 

 

EXHIBIT I-3

 

[FORM OF]

 

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

 

Reference is hereby made to the Loan Agreement dated as of [ ] (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Loan Agreement ”), among [ ], and each lender from time to time party thereto.

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.11 of the Loan Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect to such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

 

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Loan Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement.

 

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT ]  
   
By:    
  Name:    
  Title:    

 

Date: ________ __, 20[ ]

 

  EXHIBIT I- 3  

 

 

EXHIBIT I-4

 

[FORM OF]

 

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

 

Reference is hereby made to the Loan Agreement dated as of [ ] (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Loan Agreement ”), among [ ], and each lender from time to time party thereto.

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.11 of the Loan Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

The undersigned has furnished the Lender and the Borrower with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Lender, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

 

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Loan Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement.

 

[NAME OF LENDER]  
   
By:    
  Name:    
  Title:    

 

Date: ________ __, 20[ ]

 

  EXHIBIT I- 4  

 

 

EXHIBIT J

 

FIRST AMENDMENT TO

RECIPROCAL EASEMENT AND COST SHARING AGREEMENT

 

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO RECIPROCAL EASEMENT AND COST SHARING AGREEMENT (this " Amendment ") is made and entered into as of March ___, 2018 by and among EYP REALTY, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns as described in Article 1 herein, " Office Owner ") BOP FIGAT7TH LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns as described in Article 1 herein and also sometimes including Retail Owner Subsidiary as provided in the fourth Recital below, " Retail Owner "), and BOP FIGAT7TH PARKING LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns as described in Article 1 herein, " Retail Owner Subsidiary ").

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS , Office Owner, Retail Owner and Retail Owner Subsidiary are parties to that certain Reciprocal Easement and Cost Sharing Agreement dated as of September 10, 2014, recorded in the Official Records of Los Angeles County, California as Instrument No. 20140962893 (the " Original Sub-REA "), which memorializes certain of their rights and obligations under the REA (as defined below) and provides for easements, covenants and restrictions with respect to the Office Parcels (as defined below) and the Retail Parcels (as defined below) (collectively, the " Parcels "), which easements, covenants and restrictions run with the Parcels and be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of Office Owner and Retail Owner and every part thereof and interest therein.

 

WHEREAS, immediately prior to execution of the Original Sub-REA, Office Owner owned (a) that certain real property known as Lot 1 (" Lot 1 ") of Amended Tract No. 32622, as per Map recorded in Book 1098, Pages 83 through 86, inclusive of Maps (the " Original Tract Map ") in the Official Records of Los Angeles County, California (the " Official Records "), which Lot 1 generally consists of an office building (" Tower 1 ") located at 725 South Figueroa Street, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, a retail shopping center (the " Retail Center ") located at 735 South Figueroa Street, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, and certain common areas and underground parking and loading dock facilities; (b) an undivided 43% interest in Lot 4 (" Lot 4 ") of the Original Tract Map, upon which Lot 4 is constructed a free-standing parking structure, located at 945 West 8 th Street, Los Angeles, California (the " Parking Structure "), and (c) Lots 5 (" Lot 5 ") 6 (" Lot 6 "), and 7 (" Lot 7 ") of the Original Tract Map, which Lots are air parcels located above said Lot 4 and within which floors of the Parking Structure are located (the " Parking Parcels ").

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Tract No. 71804 as per Map recorded on August 7, 2014 in Book 1379, Pages 42 through 48 in the Official Records (the " Tract Map "), which Tract Map is attached to the Original Sub-REA as Exhibit A, Office Owner has subdivided Lot 1 into the following four lots: (a) Lot 1 of the Tract Map, which is the land underlying the Tower 1 Parcel, Center Parcel and Tower 1 Parking Parcel (as hereafter defined), and upon which, among other facilities, a driveway providing ingress/egress to the Parking Structure, the subterranean loading dock ramp and loading dock facilities are located (the " Commercial Land Parcel "); (b) Lot 2 of the Tract Map, which Lot 2 is an air parcel upon which the Tower 1 is located (the " Tower 1 Parcel "); (c) Lot 3 of the Tract Map, which Lot 3 is an air parcel upon which the Retail Center, certain common areas and vehicular parking are located (the " Center Parcel "); and (d) Lot 4 of the Tract Map upon which the executive parking for Tower 1 is located (the " Tower 1 Parking Parcel ").

 

  EXHIBIT J- 1  

 

 

WHEREAS , Office Owner now owns the Tower 1 Parcel, the Commercial Land Parcel, the Tower 1 Parking Parcel, Lot 7, and an undivided 28.25% interest in Lot 4 (collectively, the " Office Parcels "), and has conveyed (a) the Center Parcel and an undivided 14.75% interest in Lot 4 (collectively, the " Retail Owner Parcels ") to Retail Owner, and (b) Lot 5 and Lot 6, (collectively, the " Retail Parking ") to Retail Owner Subsidiary (a wholly owned subsidiary of Retail Owner). For purposes of this Amendment references to " Retail Owner " shall include the Retail Owner Subsidiary to the extent applicable to the Retail Parking; and the Retail Owner Parcels and Retail Parking shall be collectively referred to in this Amendment as the " Retail Parcels ."

 

WHEREAS , CRA/LA, a Designated Local Authority, as successor-in-interest to the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles (the " CRA ") holds a leasehold interest in Lot 5 and Lot 6 and a fee interest for a term of years in the improvements contained within Lot 5 and Lot 6.

 

WHEREAS , Office Owner's predecessor in interest to Lot 1 and the Parking Parcels, PPLA Plaza Limited Partnership, a California limited partnership (" PPLA "), Seventh Street Plaza Associates, a California joint venture and predecessor (" SSPA "), and the CRA, entered into that certain Amended and Restated Owners' Operating and Reciprocal Easement Agreement (the " Original REA ") dated as of June 20, 1986 and recorded on the June 4, 1987 as Instrument No. 87-885291 in the Official Records, which Original REA has been amended pursuant to (i) that certain Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Owners' Operating and Reciprocal Easement Agreement dated December 5, 1990, by and between PPLA and South Figueroa Plaza Associates, a California general partnership and successor in interest to SSPA (" SFPA "), and recorded on December 21, 1990 as Instrument No, 90-2108281 in the Official Records and rerecorded on April 30, 1991 as Instrument No, 91-619078 in the Official Records (the " REA First Amendment ") and (ii) that certain Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated Owners' Operating and Reciprocal Easement Agreement dated January 1, 1993, by and among PPLA, SFPA and the CRA, and recorded on January 30, 1995 as Instrument No. 95-150496 in the Official Records (the " REA Second Amendment "; the Original REA, as amended by the REA First Amendment and REA Second Amendment is referred to herein as the " REA ").

 

WHEREAS , the REA encumbers (a) the Office Parcels, (b) the Retail Parcels, (c) Lot 2 of the Original Tract Map (upon which is currently constructed an office building located at 777 South Figueroa Street, City of Los Angeles, State of California, " Tower 2 "), (d) the remaining 57% interest in Lot 4, (e) Lot 3 of the Original Tract Map (currently undeveloped) (" Lot 3 "), (f) Lot 8 of the Original Tract Map, which Lot 8 is an air parcel located above said Lot 4 within which floors of the Parking Structure are located, (g) Lot 9 of the Original Tract Map (currently undeveloped), which is an air parcel above Lot 4 and within which it was contemplated, in connection with the development of an office building on Lot 3, that floors of the Parking Structure would be located, and (h) Lot 10 of the Original Tract Map (currently undeveloped), which is an air parcel above a portion of the Center Parcel.

 

WHEREAS , Office Owner, Retail Owner and Retail Parking Owner desire to amend the Original Sub-REA as set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Office Owner, Retail Owner and Retail Parking Owner agree as follows:

 

  EXHIBIT J- 2  

 

 

ARTICLE 1.

DEFINITIONS

 

All capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the REA or the Sub-REA as applicable. In addition to any other terms herein defined, the following capitalized terms set forth in this Amendment, shall have the following meanings:

 

" Affiliate " means as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, is in Control of, is Controlled by or is under common ownership or Control with such Person.

 

" Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement " means that certain Amended and Restated Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement dated as of September 10, 2014 by and among Office Owner, Retail Owner, Maguire Properties – 777 Tower, LLC, and Maguire Properties – 755 S Figueroa, LLC, recorded in the Official Records of Los Angeles County as Instrument No. 20140962892.

 

" Office Owner " means EYP REALTY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors and assigns as owners of the Office Parcels, subject to Section 2.4 below.

 

" Person " means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, estate, trust, unincorporated association, any other entity, any federal, state, county or municipal government or any bureau, department, or agency thereof and any fiduciary acting in such capacity on behalf of any of the foregoing.

 

" Retail Owner " means BOP FIGAT7TH LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors and assigns as owners of the Retail Owner Parcels, and sometimes includes Retail Owner Subsidiary and its successors and assigns as owners of the Retail Parking.

 

" Retail Owner Subsidiary " means BOP FIGAT7TH PARKING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors and assigns as owners of the Retail Parking.

 

ARTICLE 2.

AMENDMENT PROVISIONS

 

2.1           To the extent, if any, that the Retail Owner presently has any voting or consent rights under the REA, the Sub-REA or Lot-4 Co-Ownership Agreement, this Amendment does not diminish those rights; provided, however, that this Section 2.1 will be subject to Section 2.2 below.

 

2.2           As among the owners of the Lots, as to any matter under the REA, the Sub-REA or the Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement as to which the owner of Lot 1 (or its Parking Parcels) has the right to act, vote, or consent (each such matter, a " Voting Matter "), the Office Owner (and not Retail Owner) will exercise such rights, subject to the remaining provisions of this Section 2.2.

 

A.           Office Owner will not exercise its rights with respect to a Voting Matter of the following types without obtaining the prior written consent of the Retail Owner, which the Retail Owner will not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay (the consent or denial of consent by Retail Owner to be referred to herein as a " Retail Voting Directive "):

 

1.          If the Voting Matter will (i) have an adverse impact on the maintenance, use during construction, structural integrity or safety of any of the Retail Parcels (other than, in each case, any temporary interference with the same or any relocation of any access areas resulting from or in connection the development, construction of any improvements, repair or alteration of any of the Lots or any portion thereof) or (ii) result in the imposition of a special maintenance obligation on the Retail Owner (unless another owner is or agrees to be responsible for the payment thereof);

 

  EXHIBIT J- 3  

 

 

2.          If the Voting Matter pertains to the development of Lot 10 of the Original Tract Map;

 

3.          If the Voting Matter pertains to the development of Phase III (as defined in the REA), and the development of Phase III would impose a special maintenance obligation on any of the Retail Parcels for which the Retail Owner (as distinguished from one of the other owners) would be solely responsible;

 

4.          If the Voting Matter pertains to parking and would result in either (i) the number of parking spaces in the Parking Structure allocated to the Retail Owner being less than 510 unless alternative parking spaces are provided that are approved in writing by Retail Owner, which approval the Retail Owner will not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay, or (ii) a material and adverse effect on the Retail Owner's use, operation or maintenance of the Retail Parcels (other than temporary interference with the same during the development, construction, repair, alteration or maintenance of any portion of the Project or during an emergency); or

 

5.          If the Voting Matter (i) pertains to termination, amendments, or modifications of the REA and (ii) would have a material adverse effect on the Retail Parcels or on the use, operation, or maintenance thereof.

 

B.           In each case in subsection A of this Section 2.2 in which the Retail Owner fails to respond within 10 business days of receipt to the written request of the Office Owner for a Retail Voting Directive, and further fails to respond within 5 business days of receipt to a second written request of the Office Owner for a Retail Voting Directive, then the Office Owner may, but shall not be required to, deem the Retail Owner's consent to have been given and such deemed consent shall be considered a Retail Voting Directive. In each case in subsection A of this Section 2.2 in which the Retail Voting Directive is to withhold Retail Owner's consent to a Voting Matter and Office Owner objects to such withholding of consent based on the fact that Retail Owner's withholding of consent would have a material adverse effect on the use, operation or maintenance of the Office Parcels, and Office Owner and Retail Owner shall be unable to resolve the matter, then either of them shall have the right to have the same resolved using the same arbitration procedure as is set forth in the REA, and the arbitrators shall be instructed to resolve the matter based on the equities. To the extent that the arbitrators confirm that Retail Owner's consent to a Voting Matter was duly withheld, then the Retail Owner's withholding of consent to the extent of the confirmation of the arbitrators shall be considered a Retail Voting Directive. The arbitrators shall have the right to require that the non-prevailing party pay the reasonable costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees and expenses, of the prevailing party, all as determined by the arbitrators.

 

C.           Retail Owner shall indemnify, defend, and hold Office Owner harmless from and against any and all claims, suits, liabilities, losses, costs, and expenses made by or incurred by Office Owner to parties that are neither a party to the Original Sub-REA or a party to the REA to the extent resulting from any Retail Voting Directive. In the event that Office Owner is not an Affiliate of Retail Owner and Office Owner fails to seek Retail Owner's consent when required under subsection A of this Section 2.2, or Office Owner fails to comply with a Retail Voting Directive, then Office Owner shall indemnify, defend and hold Retail Owner harmless from and against any and all claims, suits, liabilities, losses, costs and expenses made by or incurred to parties that are neither a party to the Original Sub-REA or a party to the REA to the extent caused by such failure or refusal.

 

  EXHIBIT J- 4  

 

 

2.3           Office Owner shall, if requested by Retail Owner and at Retail Owner's sole cost and expense (which shall include, without limitation, compensation for the reasonable market value of all services provided in connection with the same to the extent that such costs exceed that which Office Owner may incur in collection of corresponding amounts owed Office Owner), make commercially reasonable efforts to assist Retail Owner in billing and collecting from the owners of other Lots (e.g., outside of Lot 1) off the Original Tract Map such owners' shares of operating, maintenance and other costs that are incurred by Retail Owner and, under the REA, are to be paid by such other owners; provided, however, that Office Owner shall not be required to either bring suit or assert a lien on the non-paying owner's Lot to enforce such rights under the REA. If despite Office Owner's commercially reasonable efforts an owner of any of the other Lots fails to pay such amounts, then upon receipt of Retail Owner's written demand, Office Owner shall promptly assign such claim to Retail Owner. To the extent any party to the REA or Sub-REA fails to pay any amounts due by such party under the REA or Sub-REA, as applicable (a " Non-Paying Owner ") and the failure to so pay results in a lien on any parcel other than a parcel owned by the Non-Paying Owner, and if fewer than 30 days remain prior to the scheduled foreclosure sale under such lien, then the owner of such parcel shall have the right to pay such lien (irrespective of the merits of the underlying claim) and to lien the Non-Paying Owner's parcel to secure the repayment of such amounts.

 

2.4           In the event that all of the Office Parcels at any time shall not be held only by one Person, unless and until a Office Designation Agreement (as defined herein) is recorded, the owner of the Tower 1 Parcel shall have the exclusive right to act as "Office Owner" hereunder and to bind all owners of all of the Office Parcels with respect to all Voting Matters, and the Retail Owner (and all other Persons having interests under the REA, the Sub-REA or the Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement) shall be entitled to deal with said owner of the Tower 1 Parcel on behalf of all of the owners of the Office Parcels with respect to the REA, the Sub-REA and the Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement. An " Office Designation Agreement " shall be a recorded document (which may be an amendment to the Sub-REA if it contains such terms) under which all of such the owners of the Office Parcels shall act exclusively through one of them with respect to the REA, the Sub-REA and the Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement, and the Retail Owner shall be entitled to deal with only one of such owners, as designated in the Office Designation Agreement, on behalf of all of them with respect to the REA, the Sub-REA and the Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement.

 

2.5           In the event that all of the Retail Parcels at any time shall not be held only by one Person, unless and until a Retail Designation Agreement (as defined herein) is recorded, the owner of the Center Parcel shall have the exclusive right to act as "Retail Owner" hereunder and to bind all owners of all of the Retail Parcels with respect to all Voting Matters, and the Office Owner (and all other Persons having interests under the REA, the Sub-REA or the Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement) shall be entitled to deal with said owner of the Center Parcel on behalf of all of the owners of the Retail Parcels with respect to the REA, the Sub-REA and the Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement. A " Retail Designation Agreement " shall be a recorded document (which may be an amendment to the Sub-REA if it contains such terms) under which all of such the owners of the Retail Parcels shall act exclusively through one of them with respect to the REA, the Sub-REA and the Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement, and the Office Owner shall be entitled to deal with only one of such owners, as designated in the Retail Designation Agreement, on behalf of all of them with respect to the REA, the Sub-REA and the Lot 4 Co-Ownership Agreement.

 

  EXHIBIT J- 5  

 

 

ARTICLE 3.
AMENDMENT

 

This Amendment modifies and amends the Original Sub-REA. To the extent that any provision in this Amendment is inconsistent with any provision of the Original Sub-REA, this Amendment controls. Subject to the foregoing, all provisions of the Original Sub-REA as amended hereby are applicable to this Amendment, including without limitation the provisions for protection of mortgagees. This Amendment and the Original Sub-REA as amended hereby together comprise one integrated Agreement. Any reference in the Original Sub-REA to itself, to the extent pertaining to any time from and after execution and delivery hereof, shall be deemed to refer to said integrated Agreement comprised of this Amendment and the Original Sub-REA as amended hereby. This Amendment shall not be binding upon any institutional mortgagee that holds a lien on any of the Parcels as of the date hereof unless and until such mortgagee shall execute and deliver its consent hereto.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the first written above.

 

OFFICE OWNER  
   
EYP REALTY, LLC,  
A Delaware limited liability company  
     
By:            
Name:    
Title:    
     
RETAIL OWNER  
   
BOP FIGAT7TH LLC,  
a Delaware limited liability company  
     
By:    
Name:    
Title:    
     
RETAIL OWNER SUBSIDIARY  
   
BOP FIGAT7TH PARKING LLC,  
a Delaware limited liability company  
     
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

  

  EXHIBIT J- 6  

 

 

Acknowledgement

 

A Notary Public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.

 

STATE OF _____________ )
  )
COUNTY OF ___________ )

 

On ________________, 2018 before me, ______________________________________, a notary public, personally appeared _________________________________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.

 

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of ______________ that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

 

WITNESS my hand and official seal.  
   
   
Notary Public  

 

  EXHIBIT J- 7  

 

 

Acknowledgement

 

A Notary Public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.

 

STATE OF _____________ )
  )
COUNTY OF ___________ )

 

On __________________, 2018 before me, ___________________________________, a notary public, personally appeared _________________________________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.

 

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of _____________ that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

 

WITNESS my hand and official seal.  
   
   
Notary Public  

 

  EXHIBIT J- 8  

 

 

Acknowledgement

 

A Notary Public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.

 

STATE OF _____________ )
  )
COUNTY OF ___________ )

 

On __________________, 2018 before me, ____________________________________, a notary public, personally appeared _________________________________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.

 

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of _____________ that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

 

WITNESS my hand and official seal.  
   
   
Notary Public  

  

  EXHIBIT J- 9  

 

   

MORTGAGEE CONSENT

 

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a New York corporation, as beneficiary under that certain Deed of Trust, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated February 6, 2018, and recorded February 7, 2018 in the Official Records of Los Angeles County, California, and as beneficiary under that certain Deed of Trust, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing (Parking Parcels), dated February 6, 2018, and recorded February 7, 2018 in the Official Records of Los Angeles County, California, hereby consents to the terms and provisions of the First Amendment to Reciprocal Easement and Cost Sharing Agreement, attached hereto, and to the Reciprocal Easement and Cost Sharing Agreement as amended thereby and referred to therein including, without limitation, the terms of Article 9 thereof, and declares that, subject to Article 9, the lien and charge of those Deeds of Trust are and shall be subordinate to the First Amendment to Reciprocal Easement and Cost Sharing Agreement attached hereto and to the Reciprocal Easement and Cost Sharing Agreement as amended thereby and referred to therein. Nothing herein shall be deemed to constitute Metropolitan Life Insurance Company's consent to or waiver of any restrictions on transfer of all or any portion of the property encumbered by said Deeds of Trust as may be set forth in said Deeds of Trust or in the related loan documents.

 

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY ,
a New York corporation

 

By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

  EXHIBIT J- 10  

 

 

Acknowledgement

 

A Notary Public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.

 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )  
  ) ss:
county of_______________ )  

 

On ___________________, 2018 before me, __________________________ (here insert name of the officer), Notary Public, personally appeared _________________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.

 

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

 

WITNESS my hand and official seal.  
   
   
Notary Public  
[Seal]  

 

  EXHIBIT J- 11  

 

 

MORTGAGEE CONSENT

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, and as beneficiary under that certain Deed of Trust, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated November 27, 2013, and recorded on December 2, 2013 at Instrument No. 20131693516 in the Official Records of Los Angeles County, California, as amended by that certain Partial Reconveyance and Modification of Deed of Trust, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of the date hereof and recorded on ____________ at Instrument No. ___________ in the Official Records of Los Angeles County, California (as so amended, the "Wells Fargo Deed of Trust"), hereby consents to the terms and provisions of the First Amendment to Reciprocal Easement and Cost Sharing Agreement attached hereto, and to the to Reciprocal Easement and Cost Sharing Agreement as amended thereby and referred to therein, including, without limitation, the terms of Article 9 thereof, and subordinates the lien of the Wells Fargo Deed of Trust to the First Amendment to Reciprocal Easement and Cost Sharing Agreement attached hereto, and to the to Reciprocal Easement and Cost Sharing Agreement as amended thereby and referred to therein. Nothing herein shall be deemed to constitute Wells Fargo Bank's consent to or waiver of any restrictions on transfer of all or any portion of the property encumbered by the Wells Fargo Deed of Trust as may be set forth in the Wells Fargo Deed of Trust or in the related loan documents.

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ,
as Administrative Agent

 

By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

  EXHIBIT J- 12  

 

 

Acknowledgement

 

A Notary Public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.

 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )  
  ) ss:
county of_______________ )  

 

On ___________________, 2018 before me, __________________________ (here insert name of the officer), Notary Public, personally appeared _________________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.

 

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

 

WITNESS my hand and official seal.  
   
   
Notary Public  
[Seal]  

 

  EXHIBIT J- 13  

 

 

Exhibit 10.6

  

 

  

LOAN AGREEMENT

 

 

 

Dated as of September 21, 2018

 

Among

 

NORTH TOWER, LLC ,

as Borrower

 

THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PARTY HERETO AND THEIR
ASSIGNEES UNDER SECTION 18.15,
as Lenders,

 

CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent

 

and

 

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. and NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Joint Lead Arranger

 

 

 

 

table of contents

 

    Page Nos.
     
Article 1  DEFINITIONS; PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION 1
     
Section 1.1 Definitions 1
     
Section 1.2 Principles of Construction 44
     
Article 2  GENERAL TERMS 44
     
Section 2.1 Loan Commitment; Disbursement to Borrower 44
     
Section 2.2 The Loan 45
     
Section 2.3 Disbursement to Borrower 45
     
Section 2.4 The Note and the Other Loan Documents 45
     
Section 2.5 Interest Rate 45
     
Section 2.6 Loan Payments 55
     
Section 2.7 Prepayments 57
     
Section 2.8 Interest Rate Cap Agreement 59
     
Section 2.9 Extension of the Maturity Date 62
     
Section 2.10 Partial Release 63
     
Section 2.11 Pro Rata Treatment 66
     
Section 2.12 Sharing of Payments, Etc 66
     
Section 2.13 Several Obligations 66
     
Article 3  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 67
     
Section 3.1 Legal Status and Authority 67
     
Section 3.2 Validity of Documents 67
     
Section 3.3 Litigation 68
     
Section 3.4 Agreements 68
     
Section 3.5 Financial Condition 69
     
Section 3.6 Intentionally Omitted 69
     
Section 3.7 No Plan Assets 69
     
Section 3.8 Not a Foreign Person 69
     
Section 3.9 Intentionally Omitted 69
     
Section 3.10 Business Purposes 69
     
Section 3.11 Borrower’s Principal Place of Business 70
     
Section 3.12 Status of Property 70
     
Section 3.13 Financial Information 72

 

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Section 3.14 Condemnation 72
     
Section 3.15 Separate Lots 72
     
Section 3.16 Insurance 72
     
Section 3.17 Use of Property 72
     
Section 3.18 Leases and Rent Roll 73
     
Section 3.19 Filing and Recording Taxes 74
     
Section 3.20 Management Agreement 74
     
Section 3.21 Illegal Activity/Forfeiture 74
     
Section 3.22 Taxes 74
     
Section 3.23 Permitted Encumbrances 74
     
Section 3.24 Third Party Representations 74
     
Section 3.25 Non-Consolidation Opinion Assumptions 74
     
Section 3.26 Federal Reserve Regulations 75
     
Section 3.27 Investment Company Act 75
     
Section 3.28 Fraudulent Conveyance 75
     
Section 3.29 Embargoed Person 75
     
Section 3.30 Patriot Act and OFAC Regulations. 76
     
Section 3.31 Organizational Chart 76
     
Section 3.32 Bank Holding Company 76
     
Section 3.33 Intentionally Omitted 77
     
Section 3.34 Property Documents 77
     
Section 3.35 No Change in Facts or Circumstances; Disclosure 77
     
Article 4  BORROWER COVENANTS 78
     
Section 4.1 Existence 78
     
Section 4.2 Legal Requirements 78
     
Section 4.3 Maintenance and Use of Property 79
     
Section 4.4 Waste 79
     
Section 4.5 Property Taxes and Other Charges 80
     
Section 4.6 Litigation 81
     
Section 4.7 Access to Property 81
     
Section 4.8 Notice of Default 81
     
Section 4.9 Cooperate in Legal Proceedings 81
     
Section 4.10 Performance by Borrower 81
     
Section 4.11 Intentionally Omitted 81

 

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Section 4.12 Books and Records 81
     
Section 4.13 Estoppel Certificates 83
     
Section 4.14 Leases and Rents 84
     
Section 4.15 Management Agreement 86
     
Section 4.16 Payment for Labor and Materials 88
     
Section 4.17 Performance of Other Agreements 88
     
Section 4.18 Debt Cancellation 89
     
Section 4.19 ERISA 89
     
Section 4.20 No Joint Assessment 89
     
Section 4.21 Alterations 90
     
Section 4.22 Property Documents 91
     
Article 5  ENTITY COVENANTS 92
     
Section 5.1 Single Purpose Entity/Separateness 92
     
Section 5.2 Independent Manager 97
     
Section 5.3 Change of Name, Identity or Structure 98
     
Section 5.4 Business and Operations 98
     
Section 5.5 Recycled Entity 99
     
Article 6  NO SALE OR ENCUMBRANCE 99
     
Section 6.1 Transfer Definitions 99
     
Section 6.2 No Sale/Encumbrance 99
     
Section 6.3 Permitted Transfers 101
     
Section 6.4 Intentionally Omitted 102
     
Section 6.5 Intentionally Omitted 102
     
Section 6.6 Economic Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering, OFAC, Patriot Act and Transfers 102
     
Article 7  INSURANCE; CASUALTY; CONDEMNATION; RESTORATION 102
     
Section 7.1 Insurance 102
     
Section 7.2 Casualty 108
     
Section 7.3 Condemnation 109
     
Section 7.4 Restoration 109
     
Section 7.5 Distributions to Net Proceeds to Mezzanine Lender 114
     
Article 8  RESERVE FUNDS 114
     
Section 8.1 Intentionally Omitted 114
     
Section 8.2 Replacement Reserve Funds 114
     
Section 8.3 Leasing Reserve Funds 116

 

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Section 8.4 Operating Expense Funds 117
     
Section 8.5 Excess Cash Flow Funds 117
     
Section 8.6 Tax and Insurance Funds 118
     
Section 8.7 The Accounts Generally 119
     
Section 8.8 Letters of Credit 122
     
Section 8.9 Unfunded Obligations Reserve Funds 123
     
Section 8.10 Specified Tenant Space Leasing Reserve Funds 124
     
Article 9  CASH MANAGEMENT 124
     
Section 9.1 Establishment of Certain Accounts 124
     
Section 9.2 Deposits into the Restricted Account; Maintenance of Restricted Account 125
     
Section 9.3 Disbursements from the Cash Management Account 127
     
Section 9.4 Withdrawals from the Debt Service Account 128
     
Section 9.5 Withdrawals from the Mezzanine A Debt Service Account 128
     
Section 9.6 Withdrawals from the Mezzanine B Debt Service Account 128
     
Section 9.7 Payments Received Under this Agreement 128
     
Section 9.8 Distributions to Mezzanine Borrower 129
     
Section 9.9 Lender Reliance 129
     
Article 10  EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES 129
     
Section 10.1 Event of Default 129
     
Section 10.2 Remedies 133
     
Article 11  SECONDARY MARKET 136
     
Section 11.1 Securitization 136
     
Section 11.2 Disclosure 139
     
Section 11.3 Reserves/Escrows 142
     
Section 11.4 Intentionally Omitted 142
     
Section 11.5 Rating Agency Costs 142
     
Section 11.6 New Mezzanine Option 142
     
Section 11.7 Costs and Expenses 143
     
Article 12  INDEMNIFICATIONS 143
     
Section 12.1 General Indemnification 143
     
Section 12.2 Mortgage and Intangible Tax Indemnification 144
     
Section 12.3 ERISA Indemnification 144
     
Section 12.4 Duty to Defend, Legal Fees and Other Fees and Expenses 145
     
Section 12.5 Survival 145
     
Section 12.6 Environmental Indemnity 145

 

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Article 13  EXCULPATION 146
     
Section 13.1 Exculpation 146
     
Article 14  NOTICES 149
     
Section 14.1 Notices 149
     
Section 14.2 Funds Transfer Disbursements 150
     
Section 14.3 Electronic Delivery of Certain Information 151
     
Section 14.4 Possession of Documents 151
     
Article 15  FURTHER ASSURANCES 152
     
Section 15.1 Replacement Documents 152
     
Section 15.2 Recording of Security Instrument, etc 152
     
Section 15.3 Further Acts, etc 153
     
Section 15.4 Changes in Tax, Debt, Credit and Documentary Stamp Laws 153
     
Article 16  WAIVERS 154
     
Section 16.1 Remedies Cumulative; Waivers 154
     
Section 16.2 Modification, Waiver, Consents and Approvals in Writing 154
     
Section 16.3 Delay Not a Waiver 154
     
Section 16.4 Waiver of Trial by Jury 155
     
Section 16.5 Waiver of Notice 155
     
Section 16.6 Remedies of Borrower 155
     
Section 16.7 Marshalling and Other Matters 155
     
Section 16.8 Waiver of Statute of Limitations 156
     
Section 16.9 Waiver of Counterclaim 156
     
Section 16.10 Sole Discretion of Administrative Agent and Lenders 156
     
Article 17  MISCELLANEOUS 156
     
Section 17.1 Survival 156
     
Section 17.2 Governing Law 157
     
Section 17.3 Headings 158
     
Section 17.4 Severability 158
     
Section 17.5 Preferences 158
     
Section 17.6 Expenses 159
     
Section 17.7 Cost of Enforcement 160
     
Section 17.8 Schedules and Exhibits Incorporated 161
     
Section 17.9 Offsets, Counterclaims and Defenses 161

 

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Section 17.10 No Joint Venture or Partnership; No Third Party Beneficiaries; Non Liability of Administrative Agent and Lenders 161
     
Section 17.11 Publicity; Confidentiality 162
     
Section 17.12 Limitation of Liability 163
     
Section 17.13 Conflict; Construction of Documents; Reliance 164
     
Section 17.14 Entire Agreement

164

     
Section 17.15 Liability 164
     
Section 17.16 Duplicate Originals; Counterparts 164
     
Section 17.17 Brokers 165
     
Section 17.18 Set-Off 165
     
Section 17.19 Intercreditor Agreement 165
     
Section 17.20 Intentionally Omitted 166
     
Section 17.21 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions 166
     
Article 18  ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT; RELATIONS AMONG LENDERS 167
     
Section 18.1 Appointment and Authorization 167
     
Section 18.2 Citi as Lender 168
     
Section 18.3 Collateral Matters; Protective Advances 168
     
Section 18.4 Post-Foreclosure Plans 169
     
Section 18.5 Approval of Lenders 170
     
Section 18.6 Notice of Defaults 170
     
Section 18.7 Administrative Agent’s Reliance 171
     
Section 18.8 Indemnification of Administrative Agent 172
     
Section 18.9 Lender Credit Decision, Etc 172
     
Section 18.10 Successor Administrative Agent 173
     
Section 18.11 Titled Parties 173
     
Section 18.12 Amendment of Administrative Agent’s Duties, Etc 174
     
Section 18.13 Defaulting Lenders 174
     
Section 18.14 Participations 176
     
Section 18.15 Assignments 177
     
Section 18.16 Federal Reserve Bank Assignments; German Covered Bonds 177
     
Section 18.17 Information to Assignee, Etc 178
     
Section 18.18 Amendments and Waivers 178
     
Section 18.19 Servicer 180
     
Section 18.20 Removal of the Administrative Agent 180
     
Section 18.21 Intentionally Omitted 181

 

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Section 18.22 Loan Pledgees 181
     
Section 18.23 Intentionally Omitted 181
     
Section 18.24 Surveillance 181
     
Section 18.25 Intentionally Omitted 181
     
Section 18.26 Syndication Costs 181
     
Section 18.27 Tax Efficient Structuring. 182

 

SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS
Schedule I Proposed Terms of Amendment to Convene Lease
Schedule II Intentionally Omitted
Schedule III Organizational Chart
Schedule IV Description of REAs
Schedule V Intentionally Omitted
Schedule VI Commitment Amounts
Schedule VII Disclosures
Schedule VIII Unfunded Obligations
Schedule IX Permitted Alterations Project Description
   
Exhibit A Form of Notice Letter—Tenants
Exhibit B Atrium Parcel
Exhibit C Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement
Exhibit D Promissory Note
Exhibit E Form of Subordination, Non-Disturbance And Attornment Agreement

 

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LOAN AGREEMENT

 

THIS LOAN AGREEMENT , dated as of September 21, 2018 (as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Agreement ”), among CITIBANK, N.A. , having an address at 388 Greenwich Street, 6 th Floor, New York, New York 10013, as administrative agent, for the benefit of Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and/or assigns, “ Administrative Agent ”), EACH OF THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INITIALLY A SIGNATORY HERETO AND EACH OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTION WHO MAY BECOME A LENDER PURSUANT TO SECTION 18.15 HEREOF (together with their successors and permitted assigns, each a “ Lender ” and, collectively, “ Lenders ”), CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. (“ CGMI ”) and Natixis, New York Branch , a branch of Natixis S.A., a société anonyme à conseil d 'administration, organized and existing under the laws of France (“ Natixis ”; together with CGMI, “ Joint Lead Arranger ”), and NORTH TOWER, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company, having its principal place of business at 250 Vesey Street, New York, New York 10281 (together with its successors and/or assigns, “ Borrower ”).

 

RECITALS:

 

Borrower desires to obtain the Loan (defined below) from Lenders.

 

Lenders are willing to make the Loan to Borrower, subject to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (defined below).

 

In consideration of the making of the Loan by Lenders and the covenants, agreements, representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement, the parties hereto hereby covenant, agree, represent and warrant as follows:

 

Article 1

DEFINITIONS; PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION

 

Section 1.1            Definitions .

 

For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly required or unless the context clearly indicates a contrary intent:

 

Acceptable LLC ” shall mean a limited liability company formed under Delaware law which (i) has at least one springing member, which, upon the dissolution of all of the members or the withdrawal or the disassociation of all of the members from such limited liability company, shall immediately become the sole member of such limited liability company, and (ii) otherwise meets the Rating Agency criteria then applicable to such entities.

 

Account Collateral ” shall mean (i) the Accounts, and all cash, checks, drafts, certificates and instruments, if any, from time to time deposited or held in the Accounts from time to time; (ii) any and all amounts invested in Permitted Investments; (iii) all interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise payable in respect of, or in exchange for, any or all of the foregoing; and (iv) to the extent not covered by clauses (i) - (iii) above, all “proceeds” (as defined under the UCC as in effect in the State in which the Accounts are located) of any or all of the foregoing.

 

 

 

 

Accounts ” shall mean the Cash Management Account, the Debt Service Account, the Restricted Account, the Tax Account, the Insurance Account, the Replacement Reserve Account, the Leasing Reserve Account, the Specified Tenant Space Leasing Reserve Account, the Excess Cash Flow Account, the Operating Expense Account, the Unfunded Obligations Reserve Account, the Mezzanine Debt Service Account and any other account established by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

 

Act ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1 hereof.

 

Adjusted LIBOR Rate ” shall mean, with respect to the applicable Interest Accrual Period, the quotient of (i) LIBOR applicable to such Interest Accrual Period, divided by (ii) one (1) minus the Reserve Percentage (it being understood that the Reserve Percentage is currently zero):

 

Adjusted LIBOR Rate               = LIBOR  
  (1 – Reserve Percentage)  

 

Administrative Agent ” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph hereof.

 

Administrative Agent Questionnaire ” means the Administrative Agent Questionnaire completed by each Lender and delivered to Administrative Agent in a form supplied by Administrative Agent to Lenders from time to time.

 

Affiliate ” shall mean, as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, is in Control of, is Controlled by or is under common Control with such Person.

 

Affiliated Manager ” shall mean any Manager of the Property in which Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, Mezzanine B Borrower, Guarantor, any SPE Component Entity (if any) or any Affiliate of such entities has, directly or indirectly, any legal, beneficial or economic interest.

 

Aggregate Debt Service ” shall mean, with respect to any particular period of time, the sum of (a) Debt Service and (b) Mezzanine Debt Service.

 

Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph hereof.

 

Allocated Loan Amount ” shall mean $22,371,317.00.

 

ALTA ” shall mean American Land Title Association or any successor thereto.

 

Alteration Threshold ” shall mean an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the outstanding principal amount of the Loan.

 

Alternate Index Determination ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b)(iii) hereof.

 

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Alternate Index Rate ” shall mean, with respect to the applicable Interest Accrual Period, applicable LIBOR Successor Rate determined in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

Alternate Rate ” shall mean, with respect to the applicable Interest Accrual Period, the per annum rate of interest equal to the Alternate Index Rate plus the Alternate Rate Spread; provided , however , that the Alternate Rate shall not be less than the LIBOR Spread.

 

Alternate Rate Loan ” shall mean the Loan at such time as interest thereon accrues at a per annum floating rate of interest equal to the Alternate Rate.

 

Alternate Rate Spread ” shall mean, as the same may be reallocated pursuant to, and in accordance with, the restrictions and limitations contained in Section 11.1(b)(iv) hereof, in connection with any conversion of the Loan from (a) a LIBOR Loan to an Alternate Rate Loan, the spread to be determined as part of the applicable LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes, or (b) a Prime Rate Loan to an Alternate Rate Loan, the spread to be determined as part of the applicable LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes.

 

Appraisal ” shall mean an appraisal prepared in accordance with the requirements of FIRREA and USPAP, prepared by an independent third-party appraiser holding an MAI designation with experience appraising similar properties in Los Angeles, California, as the Property, who is state licensed or state certified if required under the laws of the State, who meets the requirements of FIRREA and USPAP and who otherwise is reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent.

 

Approved Accounting Method ” shall mean GAAP, federal tax basis accounting (consistently applied), International Financial Reporting Standards (solely with respect to Guarantor financial reporting), or such other method of accounting, consistently applied, as may be reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

 

Approved Annual Budget ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.12 hereof.

 

Approved Extraordinary Expense ” shall mean an operating expense of the Property not set forth on the Approved Annual Budget (and for the avoidance of doubt that is not an Approved Operating Expense) but that is approved by Administrative Agent in writing (which such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and approved by Mezzanine Lender in accordance with the Mezzanine Loan Documents (to the extent such approval is required under the Mezzanine Loan Documents). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall Administrative Agent’s approval be required for expenses attributable to emergencies involving an imminent threat of bodily injury or loss of life (including any structural damage to the Property that is reasonably expected to result in an imminent threat of bodily injury or loss of life).

 

Approved ID Provider ” shall mean each of CT Corporation, Corporation Service Company, National Registered Agents, Inc., Wilmington Trust Company, Stewart Management Company and Lord Securities Corporation; provided, that, (A) the foregoing shall be deemed Approved ID Providers unless and until disapproved by any Rating Agency and (B) additional national providers of Independent Managers may be deemed added to the foregoing hereunder to the extent approved in writing by Administrative Agent and the Rating Agencies.

 

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Approved Operating Expense ” shall mean an operating expense of the Property (i) set forth on the Approved Annual Budget, (ii) for real estate taxes, Insurance Premiums, electric, gas, oil, water, sewer or other utility service, (iii) actual property management fees due and payable to the Manager under the Management Agreement, such amount not to exceed two and three quarters percent (2.75%) of Net Rental Income or (iv) that has been approved by Administrative Agent, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

Assignee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 18.15 hereof.

 

Assignment and Assumption ” shall mean an Assignment and Assumption Agreement among a Lender, an Assignee and Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto and made a part hereof.

 

Assignment of Leases and Rents ” shall mean that certain first priority Assignment of Leases and Rents executed and delivered by Borrower as security for the Loan and encumbering the Property (or any portion thereof), as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Assignment of Management Agreement ” shall mean that certain Conditional Assignment of Management Agreement dated as of the date hereof among Administrative Agent, Borrower and Manager, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Atrium ” shall mean a portion of the Improvements located on the Atrium Parcel.

 

Atrium Parcel ” shall mean that certain portion of the Property as depicted on Exhibit B attached hereto.

 

Atrium REA ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.10 hereof.

 

Award ” shall mean any compensation paid by any Governmental Authority in connection with a Condemnation in respect of all or any part of the Property.

 

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

 

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

 

BAM ” shall mean Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Ontario, Canada.

 

Bank ” shall be deemed to refer to the bank or other institution maintaining the Restricted Account pursuant to the Restricted Account Agreement.

 

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Bankruptcy Code ” shall mean Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy”, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute or statutes and all rules and regulations from time to time promulgated thereunder, and any comparable foreign laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or creditors’ rights.

 

Bankruptcy Event ” shall mean the occurrence of any one or more of the following: (i) Borrower or any SPE Component Entity shall commence any case, proceeding or other action (A) under the Bankruptcy Code and/or any Creditors Rights Laws seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, liquidation or dissolution or (B) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its assets; (ii) Borrower or any SPE Component Entity shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors (except to Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders) or admit in writing in any legal proceeding (except when such admission is required under a legal proceeding), its insolvency or inability to pay its debts as they become due; (iii) any Restricted Party (or Affiliate thereof) shall file, or join or collude in the filing of, (A) an involuntary petition against Borrower or any SPE Component Entity under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Creditors Rights Laws, or shall solicit or cause to be solicited or shall collude with petitioning creditors for any involuntary petition under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Creditors Rights Laws against Borrower or any SPE Component Entity or (B) any case, proceeding or other action seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against all or any substantial part of Borrower’s or any SPE Component Entity’s assets; (iv) Borrower or any SPE Component Entity shall file an answer consenting to or otherwise acquiescing in (i.e., failing to object to such filing to the extent Borrower has standing and a good faith basis to object) or joining in any involuntary petition filed against it, by any other Person under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Creditors Rights Laws, or shall solicit or cause to be solicited or shall collude with petitioning creditors for any involuntary petition against it from any Person; (v) any Restricted Party (or Affiliate thereof) shall consent to or acquiesce in (i.e., failing to object to such filing to the extent such Restricted Party (or Affiliate thereof) has standing and a good faith basis to object) or shall join in an application for the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee, or examiner for Borrower or any SPE Component Entity or any portion of the Property; (vi) any Restricted Party (or Affiliate thereof) contests or opposes any motion made by Administrative Agent or Lenders to obtain relief from the automatic stay or seeks to reinstate the automatic stay in the event of any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Creditors Rights Laws involving Guarantor or its subsidiaries; or (vii) in the event Lenders receive less than the full value of their claim in any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Creditors Rights Laws with respect to Borrower or any SPE Component Entity, Guarantor or any of its Affiliates receiving an equity interest or other financial benefit of any kind as a result of a “new value” plan or equity contribution.

 

Borrower ” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph hereof.

 

Borrower Party ” and “ Borrower Parties ” shall mean each of Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, Mezzanine B Borrower, any SPE Component Entity, any Mezzanine SPE Component Entity, any Affiliated Manager and Guarantor.

 

BPY ” shall mean Brookfield Property Partners, L.P., a Bermuda limited partnership.

 

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Breakage Costs ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b)(vii) hereof.

 

Brookfield Acquisition Date ” shall mean October 15, 2013.

 

Business Day ” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday on which national banks are not open for general business in the State of New York or the State of California.

 

Cash Flow Adjustments ” shall mean adjustments made by Administrative Agent in its calculation of Underwritable Cash Flow and the components thereof, in each case, based upon Administrative Agent’s reasonable underwriting criteria, which such adjustments shall include, without limitation, adjustments (i) for (a) items of a non-recurring or extraordinary nature, (b) a credit loss/vacancy allowance equal to the greater of (1) the actual vacancy rate at the Property, and (2) five percent (5.0%) of the rentable area of the Property, and (c) imminent liabilities (of a recurring nature) and/or other expense increases (of a recurring nature) (including, without limitation, imminent increases to Taxes and Insurance Premiums); and (ii) to exclude rental income attributable to any Tenant (a) in bankruptcy that has not affirmed its Lease in the applicable bankruptcy proceeding pursuant to a final, non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction, (b) in default under its Lease beyond any applicable notice and cure periods, (c) whose tenancy at the Property is month-to-month and/or (d) under a Lease which expires, terminates and/or is rejected within thirty (30) days or less of the applicable date of calculation hereunder.

 

Cash Management Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1 hereof.

 

Casualty ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2 hereof.

 

Casualty Consultant ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.4 hereof.

 

Change in Law ” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

 

China Construction ” shall mean China Construction Bank Corporation, New York Branch, in its individual capacity as a Lender.

 

Citi ” shall mean Citibank, N.A., in its individual capacity as a Lender and not as Administrative Agent.

 

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Closing Date ” shall mean the date hereof.

 

Collateral Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement ” shall mean that certain Collateral Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement delivered in connection with the Interest Rate Cap Agreement and executed by Borrower in connection with the Loan for the benefit of Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Completion Guaranty ” shall mean that certain Completion Guaranty, dated as of the date hereof, from Guarantor to Administrative Agent (for the benefit of Lenders), as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Condemnation ” shall mean a temporary or permanent taking by any Governmental Authority as the result, in lieu or in anticipation, of the exercise of the right of condemnation or eminent domain, of all or any part of the Property, or any interest therein or right accruing thereto, including any right of access thereto or any change of grade affecting the Property or any part thereof.

 

Connection Income Taxes ” shall mean Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

 

Control ” shall mean the power to direct the management and policies of a Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities or other beneficial interests, by contract or otherwise, notwithstanding the rights of investors or partners or another Person to veto or affirmatively consent to specified major decisions. The terms “ Controlled ” and “ Controlling ” shall have correlative meanings.

 

Counterparty ” shall mean the counterparty under any Interest Rate Cap Agreement or Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement, which counterparty shall satisfy the Minimum Counterparty Rating.

 

Covered Rating Agency Information ” shall mean any Provided Information furnished to the Rating Agencies in connection with issuing, monitoring and/or maintaining the Securities.

 

Creditors Rights Laws ” shall mean any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, conservatorship, arrangement, adjustment, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to debts or debtors.

 

Crowdfunded Person ” means a Person capitalized primarily by monetary contributions (A) of less than $35,000 each from more than 35 investors who are individuals and (B) which are funded primarily (I) in reliance upon Regulation Crowdfunding promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and/or (II) through internet-mediated registries, platforms or similar portals, mail-order subscriptions, benefit events and/or other similar methods.

 

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Debt ” shall mean the Outstanding Principal Balance set forth in, and evidenced by, this Agreement and the Note together with all interest accrued and unpaid thereon and all other sums due to Administrative Agent on behalf of itself and Lenders and all sums (if any) due to Lenders in respect of the Loan under the Note, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, all costs and expenses payable to Administrative Agent and/or any Lender thereunder).

 

Debt Service ” shall mean, with respect to any particular period of time, scheduled principal (if applicable) and interest payments hereunder during such period of time.

 

Debt Service Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1 hereof.

 

Debt Service Coverage Ratio ” shall mean the ratio calculated by Administrative Agent as of any date of calculation, of (i) the Underwritable Cash Flow to (ii) the Aggregate Debt Service which would be due for a twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the date of calculation; provided, that, the foregoing shall be calculated by Administrative Agent assuming that the Loan and the Mezzanine Loan had been in place for the entirety of said period.

 

Debt Yield ” shall mean, as of any date of calculation, a ratio calculated by Administrative Agent and conveyed as a percentage in which: (i) the numerator is the Underwritable Cash Flow; and (ii) the denominator is the then outstanding principal balances of the Loan and the Mezzanine Loans combined.

 

Deemed Approval Requirements ” shall mean, with respect to any matter, that (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (either at the date of any notices specified below or as of the effective date of any deemed approval), (ii) Borrower shall have sent Administrative Agent a written request for approval with respect to such matter in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof (the “ Initial Notice ”), which such Initial Notice shall have been (A) accompanied by any and all required information and documentation relating thereto as may be reasonably required in order to approve or disapprove such matter (the “ Approval Information ”) and (B) marked in bold lettering with the following language: “ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S RESPONSE IS REQUIRED WITHIN TEN (10) BUSINESS DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF A LOAN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNDERSIGNED AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT” and the envelope containing the Initial Notice shall have been marked “PRIORITY-DEEMED APPROVAL MAY APPLY”; (iii) Administrative Agent shall have failed to have provided a substantive response in writing (which may be by e-mail) to the Initial Notice within the aforesaid time-frame; (iv) Borrower shall have submitted a second request for approval with respect to such matter in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof (the “ Second Notice ”), which such Second Notice shall have been (A) accompanied by the Approval Information and (B) marked in bold lettering with the following language: “ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S RESPONSE IS REQUIRED WITHIN FIVE (5) BUSINESS DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF A LOAN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNDERSIGNED AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT” and the envelope containing the Second Notice shall have been marked “PRIORITY-DEEMED APPROVAL MAY APPLY”; and (v) Administrative Agent shall have failed to have provided a substantive response in writing (which may be by e-mail) to the Second Notice within the aforesaid time-frame. For purposes of clarification, Administrative Agent requesting additional and/or clarified meaningful and material information (as determined by Administrative Agent in good faith), in addition to approving or denying any request (in whole or in part), shall be deemed a substantive response by Administrative Agent for purposes of the foregoing.

 

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Default ” shall mean the occurrence of any event hereunder or under the Note or the other Loan Documents which, but for the giving of notice or passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.

 

Default Trigger Period ” shall mean a period (A) commencing upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default and (B) expiring upon the cure (if applicable) or waiver by Lender in writing of such Event of Default; provided, however, such period shall not commence unless and until notice of commencement of such period is delivered to Borrower (provided that, to the extent Borrower is copied on any such notice, any notice given by Administrative Agent to Bank requesting that funds on deposit in the Restricted Account be transferred to the Cash Management Account shall be deemed to constitute a notice to Borrower of commencement of such period).

 

Default Rate ” shall mean, with respect to the Loan, a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) the Maximum Legal Rate, or (ii) four percent (4%) above the Interest Rate.

 

Defaulting Lender ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 18.13(a) hereof.

 

Defaulting Pfandbrief Lender ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 18.13(a) hereof.

 

Defaulting Pfandbrief Lender Consent Actions ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 18.13(a) hereof.

 

Determination Date ” shall mean, with respect to any Interest Accrual Period, the date that is (i) two (2) London Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Accrual Period (if the Loan is a LIBOR Loan) or (ii) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Accrual Period (if the Loan is an Alternate Rate Loan or a Prime Rate Loan).

 

Disclosure Documents ” shall mean, collectively and as applicable, any offering circular, prospectus, prospectus supplement, private placement memorandum or other offering document, in each case, in connection with a Securitization.

 

EEA Financial Institution ” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

 

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

 

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EEA Resolution Authority ” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee), which has authority to exercise any Write-Down and Conversion Powers.

 

Eligible Account ” shall mean a separate and identifiable account from all other funds held by the holding institution that is an account or accounts (or subaccounts thereof) maintained with a federal or state-chartered depository institution or trust company which complies with the definition of Eligible Institution. An Eligible Account will not be evidenced by a certificate of deposit, passbook or other instrument.

 

Eligible Assignee ” means any Person that is: (a) an Existing Lender; (b) an Affiliate or Fund Affiliate of an Existing Lender; (c) a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America, or any State thereof, respectively, and having total assets in excess of Five Hundred Million and No/100 Dollars ($500,000,000.00); (d) a savings and loan association or savings bank organized under the laws of the United States of America, or any State thereof, and having total assets in excess of Five Hundred Million and No/100 Dollars ($500,000,000.00); (e) a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country that is a member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development or has concluded special lending arrangements with the International Monetary Fund associated with its General Arrangements to Borrow, or a political subdivision of any such country, and having total assets in excess of Five Hundred Million and No/100 Dollars ($500,000,000.00), so long as such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the United States; (f) the central bank of any country that is a member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development; (g) a finance company, insurance company or other financial institution or fund (whether a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity) that is engaged in making, purchasing or otherwise investing in commercial loans in the ordinary course of its business and having total assets in excess of Five Hundred Million and No/100 Dollars ($500,000,000.00); and (h) any other Person approved by Administrative Agent (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided, however, that no Borrower Party or any Affiliate of any Borrower Party shall qualify as an Eligible Assignee under this definition.

 

Eligible Institution ” shall mean a depository institution or trust company insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation the short-term unsecured debt obligations or commercial paper of which are rated at least “A-1” by S&P, “P-1” by Moody’s and “F1” by Fitch in the case of accounts in which funds are held for thirty (30) days or less or, in the case of accounts in which funds are held for more than thirty (30) days, the long-term unsecured debt obligations of which are rated at least (i) “A” by S&P, (ii) “A” by Fitch (and the short-term deposits or short-term unsecured debt obligations or commercial paper of which are rated no less than “F1” by Fitch) and (iii) “A2” by Moody’s, or in the case of Letters of Credit, the long-term unsecured debt obligations of which are rated at least (i) “A+” by S&P (and the short-term deposits or short-term unsecured debt obligations or commercial paper of which are rated no less than “A-1” by S&P), (ii) “A+” by Fitch (and the short-term deposits or short-term unsecured debt obligations or commercial paper of which are rated no less than “F1” by Fitch) and (iii) “A1” by Moody’s (and the short-term deposits or short-term unsecured debt obligations or commercial paper of which are rated no less than “P-1” by Moody’s). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Bank of the West shall be deemed an Eligible Institution provided there has been no material adverse change to Bank of the West’s financial condition, operations or ability to conduct its business in the ordinary course subsequent to the Closing Date.

 

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Embargoed Person ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.29 hereof.

 

Environmental Indemnity ” shall mean that certain Environmental Indemnity Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, executed by Borrower and Guarantor in connection with the Loan for the benefit of Administrative Agent and the Indemnified Parties (as defined therein), as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Environmental Laws ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Environmental Indemnity.

 

Equity Collateral ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.6 hereof.

 

ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as the same may heretofore have been or shall be amended, restated, replaced or otherwise modified.

 

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

 

Event of Default ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1 hereof.

 

Excess Cash Flow ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.3 hereof.

 

Excess Cash Flow Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.5 hereof.

 

Excess Cash Flow Funds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.5 hereof.

 

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Exchange Act Filing ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1 hereof.

 

Excluded Taxes ” shall mean any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to Administrative Agent or any Lender or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to Administrative Agent or any Lender: (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Individual Loan Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Individual Loan Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by Borrower under Section 2.6(f) ) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.5(b)(iv) , amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.5(b)(x) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

 

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Exculpated Parties ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.1 hereof.

 

Existing Lender ” shall mean, individually and/or collectively, as the context may require, each Lender hereunder as of the date of determination.

 

Extended Maturity Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9 hereof.

 

Extension Option ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9 hereof.

 

Extension Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9 hereof.

 

FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the IRS Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the IRS Code.

 

Federal Funds Rate ” shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with member banks of the Federal Reserve System, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the next succeeding Business Day or, if such rate is not so published for any Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) charged to Citi on the applicable day, as determined by Administrative Agent.

 

FIRREA ” shall mean the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (as the same may have been or may hereafter be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified).

 

First Monthly Payment Date ” shall mean November 9, 2018.

 

Fitch ” shall mean Fitch, Inc.

 

Flood Insurance Acts ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1 hereof.

 

Force Majeure ” shall mean any delay that is beyond Borrower’s reasonable control (but lack of funds (in and of itself) shall not be deemed to constitute a cause beyond the reasonable control of Borrower) and is a delay due to acts of god (including, without limitation, any material adverse weather conditions or earthquakes that prohibit work for an extended period of time), governmental restriction, enemy actions, civil commotion, strike, work stoppage, shortage of labor or materials.

 

Foreign Lender ” shall mean each Lender that is not a U.S. Person.

 

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Free Rent Requirement ” means that the Lease in question either (i) has an initial term of fewer than twelve (12) years and provides for no more than twelve (12) months of free rent, (ii) has an initial term of more than twelve (12) years and provides for no more than x months of free rent (with “x” being equal to the number of years of the initial term of such Lease) or (iii) neither clause (i) nor clause (ii) applies (because the number of months of free rent exceed the requisite levels set forth in clause (i) and (ii) ) but Borrower either reserves with Administrative Agent a sum equal to the excess free rent or Guarantor provides a guaranty of such excess free rent to Administrative Agent (for the benefit of Lenders); provided , however , with respect to clause (iii) , if the excess free rent period burns off such that the remaining number of free rent months equals the number of years of the initial term of the Lease, then such Lease shall be deemed to satisfy the Free Rent Requirement even if Borrower has not provided a reserve or guaranty to Administrative Agent regarding such Lease. As used in this definition “initial term” is exclusive of unexercised extension options, and “excess free rent” means the rent that would have been paid if the extra months of free rent (i.e., above twelve (12) months for leases with a term of twelve (12) years or less and above “x” if clause (ii) applies) had not been provided for in such Lease.

 

Fund Affiliate ” shall mean, with respect to any Existing Lender that is a fund that invests in bank loans, any other fund that invests in bank loans and is advised or managed by the same investment advisor as such Existing Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor.

 

Garage Penthouse Lease ” shall mean that certain Garage Penthouse Lease between Maguire Partners-Crocker Properties South Tower, as landlord, and Maguire Partners-Crocker Properties Phase I, as tenant (as predecessor in interest to Borrower), dated as of December 20, 1982, as amended by that certain Amendment to Garage Penthouse Lease, dated as of April 22, 1998.

 

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

 

GDC ” shall mean Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, a California limited liability partnership together with any parent or affiliate thereof providing credit support or a guaranty under its lease (if any).

 

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Governmental Authority ” shall mean any court, board, agency, commission, office or other authority of any nature whatsoever for any governmental unit (federal, state, county, district, municipal, city or otherwise) whether now or hereafter in existence.

 

Guarantor ” shall mean Brookfield DTLA Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and any successor to and/or replacement of any of the foregoing Person, in each case, pursuant to and in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions of the Loan Documents.

 

Guaranty ” shall mean each of the Recourse Guaranty, the Completion Guaranty, the Unfunded Obligations Guaranty, the Specified Tenant Trigger Cure Guaranty (if delivered to Lender pursuant to the terms hereof) and any supplemental guaranty agreement delivered pursuant to the terms hereof following the Closing Date, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Improvements ” shall have the meaning set forth in the granting clause of the Security Instrument.

 

Indebtedness ” shall mean, for any Person, without duplication, (i) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, for amounts drawn under a letter of credit, or for the deferred purchase price of property for which such Person or its assets is liable, (ii) all unfunded amounts under a loan agreement, letter of credit, or other credit facility for which such Person would be liable if such amounts were advanced thereunder, (iii) all amounts required to be paid by such Person as a guaranteed payment to equity owners, including any mandatory redemption of shares of interests, (iv) all indebtedness (as described in any other clause of this definition) of another Person guaranteed by such Person, directly or indirectly, (v) all obligations under leases that constitute capital leases for which such Person is liable, (vi) all obligations of such Person under interest rate swaps, caps, floors, collars and other interest hedge agreements, in each case whether such Person is liable contingently or otherwise, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, or in respect of which obligations such Person otherwise assures a creditor against loss, and (vii) all obligations under any PACE Loans, in each case for which such Person is liable or its assets are liable, whether such Person (or its assets) is liable contingently or otherwise, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, or in respect of which obligations such Person otherwise assures a creditor against loss. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not be construed to prohibit Borrower from incurring the Permitted Alterations Obligations.

 

Indemnifiable Amounts ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.8 hereof.

 

Indemnified Parties ” shall mean (a) Administrative Agent and any Affiliate of Administrative Agent, (b) each Lender, (c) any successor owners or holders of the Loan or participations in the Loan pursuant to Sections 18.14 and/or 18.15 hereof, (d) any Servicer or prior Servicer of the Loan, (e) [reserved], (f) any trustees, custodians or other fiduciaries who hold or who have held a full or partial interest in the Loan for the benefit of any Investor or other third party, (g) any receiver or other fiduciary appointed in a foreclosure or other Creditors Rights Laws proceeding, (h) any officers, directors, shareholders, partners, members, employees, agents, authorized representatives, Affiliates or subsidiaries of any and all of the foregoing, and (i) the heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns of any and all of the foregoing (including, without limitation, any successors by merger, consolidation or acquisition of all or a substantial portion of the Indemnified Parties’ assets and business), in all cases whether during the term of the Loan or as part of or following a foreclosure of the Loan; provided , however , in no event shall the foregoing be deemed to include any Person (other than Administrative Agent, any Affiliate of Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Affiliates of Lender) that acquires the Property or any portion thereof (i) at a foreclosure sale or pursuant to a deed in lieu thereof or any similar transaction under applicable Legal Requirements or (ii) following an event described in foregoing clause (i) , from Administrative Agent, an Affiliate of Administrative Agent, Lender or an Affiliate of Lender.

 

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Indemnified Taxes ” means (a) all Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of Borrower under any Loan Document or (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a) , Other Taxes.

 

Independent Manager ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2 hereof.

 

Individual Loan Commitment ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the amount set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule VI attached hereto and made a part hereof or as set forth in the applicable Assignment and Assumption Agreement, as the same may be reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or as appropriate to reflect any assignments to or by any Lender effectuated in accordance with the provisions of Section 18.15 hereof).

 

Initial Maturity Date ” shall mean October 9, 2020.

 

ISDA ” shall mean the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, or any successor organization.

 

Insurance Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.6 hereof.

 

Insurance Payment Date ” shall mean, with respect to any applicable Policies, the date occurring thirty (30) days prior to the date the applicable Insurance Premiums associated therewith are due and payable.

 

Insurance Premiums ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1 hereof.

 

Interest Accrual Period ” shall mean the period beginning on (and including) the fifteenth (15th) day of each calendar month during the term of the Loan and ending on (and including) the fourteenth (14th) day of the next succeeding calendar month; provided, however, that (i) in the event a Securitization has not occurred, the Interest Accrual Period that would otherwise extend beyond the scheduled Maturity Date shall end on the scheduled Maturity Date and (ii) except as specifically provided in the preceding subclause (i) , no Interest Accrual Period shall be shortened by reason of any payment of the Loan prior to the expiration of such Interest Accrual Period.

 

Interest Bearing Accounts ” shall mean the following Reserve Accounts: the Tax Account, the Insurance Account, the Replacement Reserve Account, the Leasing Reserve Account, the Operating Expense Account, the Specified Tenant Space Leasing Reserve Account, the Excess Cash Flow Account, the Unfunded Obligations Reserve Account and any other account established by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (but specifically excluding the Cash Management Account, the Restricted Account, the Debt Service Account and the Mezzanine Debt Service Account).

 

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Interest Rate ” shall mean the rate or rates at which the outstanding principal amount of the Loan bears interest from time to time as determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.5 hereof.

 

Interest Rate Cap Agreement ” shall mean, as applicable, any interest rate cap agreement (together with the confirmation and schedules relating thereto) and any guaranty or other credit support relating thereto, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent between Borrower and Counterparty or any Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement, in each case which also satisfies the requirements set forth in Section 2.8 .

 

Interest Shortfall ” shall mean, with respect to any repayment or prepayment of the Loan after a Securitization (including a repayment on the Maturity Date), the interest which would have accrued on the Loan (absent such repayment or prepayment) from and including the date on which such repayment or prepayment occurs through and including the last day of the Interest Accrual Period during which such repayment or prepayment occurs (for the avoidance of doubt, no Interest Shortfall shall be payable with respect to any repayment or prepayment of the Loan prior to a Securitization).

 

Investor ” shall mean any investor or potential investor in the Loan (or any portion thereof or interest therein) in connection with any Secondary Market Transaction.

 

IRS ” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

 

IRS Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time or any successor statute.

 

Joint Lead Arranger ” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph hereof.

 

Land ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Security Instrument.

 

LBBW ” shall mean Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, New York Branch, in its individual capacity as a Lender.

 

Lease ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Security Instrument.

 

Lease Termination Payments ” shall mean all payments made to Borrower in connection with any rejection, termination, surrender, contraction, or cancellation of any Lease (including in any bankruptcy case) or any lease buy-out or surrender payment from any Tenant (including any payment relating to unamortized tenant improvements and/or leasing commissions).

 

Leasing Reserve Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.3 hereof.

 

Leasing Reserve Funds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.3 hereof.

 

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Leasing Reserve Monthly Deposit ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.3 hereof.

 

Legal Requirements ” shall mean all federal, state, county, municipal and other governmental statutes, laws, rules, orders, regulations, ordinances, judgments, decrees and injunctions of Governmental Authorities affecting Borrower or the Property or any part thereof, or the construction, use, alteration or operation thereof, or any part thereof, whether now or hereafter enacted and in force, including, without limitation, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and all Permits, authorizations and regulations relating thereto, and all covenants, agreements, restrictions and encumbrances contained in any instruments, either of record or known to Borrower, at any time in force affecting Borrower or the Property or any part thereof, including, without limitation, any which may (i) require repairs, modifications or alterations in or to the Property or any part thereof, or (ii) in any way limit the use and enjoyment thereof.

 

Lender ” and “ Lenders ” shall have the meanings set forth in the first paragraph hereof.

 

Lender Affiliate ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.2 hereof.

 

Lender Group ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.2 hereof.

 

Lending Office ” means, for each Lender, the office of such Lender specified in such Administrative Agent Questionnaire or in the applicable Assignment and Assumption Agreement, or such other office of such Lender as such Lender may notify Administrative Agent in writing from time to time.

 

Letter of Credit ” shall mean an irrevocable, unconditional, transferable (without payment of any transfer fee by the transferring or transferee beneficiary thereof), clean sight draft letter of credit (with Borrower as the applicant and sole obligor) acceptable to Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion (either an evergreen letter of credit or one which does not expire until at least sixty (60) days after the last Extended Maturity Date or payment of the subject obligation or completion of the subject activity for which such Letter of Credit was provided (as determined by Administrative Agent)) in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders and entitling Administrative Agent to draw thereon, in whole or in part, in New York, New York or such other domestic location approved by Administrative Agent or pursuant to procedures of the issuing bank provided that such issuing bank allows for draws (including partial draws) by facsimile, issued by an Eligible Institution or the U.S. agency or branch of a foreign Eligible Institution, to an applicant/obligor that is not Borrower.

 

Liabilities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.2 hereof.

 

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LIBOR ” shall mean, with respect to each Interest Accrual Period, the rate (expressed as a percentage per annum and rounded upward, as necessary, to the next nearest 1/1000 of 1%) equal to the rate reported for deposits in U.S. dollars, for a one-month period, that appears on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or the successor thereto) as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on the related Determination Date; provided that, (i) if such rate does not appear on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on such Determination Date, Administrative Agent shall request the principal London office of any four major reference banks in the London interbank market selected by Administrative Agent to provide such bank’s offered quotation (expressed as a percentage per annum) to prime banks in the London interbank market for deposits in U.S. dollars for a one-month period as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on such Determination Date for the amounts for a comparable loan at the time of such calculation and, if at least two such offered quotations are so provided, LIBOR shall be the arithmetic mean of such quotations; and (ii) if fewer than two such quotations in clause (i) are so provided, Administrative Agent shall request any three major banks in New York City selected by Administrative Agent to provide such bank’s rate (expressed as a percentage per annum) for loans in U.S. dollars to leading European banks for a one-month period as of approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time on the applicable Determination Date for the amounts for a comparable loan at the time of such calculation and, if at least two such rates are so provided, LIBOR shall be the arithmetic mean of such rates; and (iii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall LIBOR be less than zero percent (0.00%). Administrative Agent’s computation of LIBOR shall be conclusive and binding on Borrower and Lenders for all purposes, absent manifest error. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, (I) subject to subsection (iii) above, in the event LIBOR (as determined in accordance with the foregoing) for any applicable Interest Accrual Period is less than zero percent, LIBOR (for all purposes hereunder and under the other Loan Documents) shall be deemed to be zero percent for such Interest Accrual Period and (II) in no event shall Administrative Agent be required to disclose to Borrower or any other Person the identity, offered quotations or rates, in each case, of any of the reference banks or other banks referred to in this definition.

 

LIBOR Conversion ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(g) hereof.

 

LIBOR Loan ” shall mean the Loan at such time as interest thereon accrues at a rate of interest equal to the LIBOR Rate.

 

LIBOR Rate ” shall mean the sum of (i) the Adjusted LIBOR Rate and (ii) the LIBOR Spread.

 

LIBOR Spread ” shall mean 1.65%.

 

LIBOR Successor Rate ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b)(iii) hereof.

 

LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b)(iii) hereof.

 

Loan ” shall mean the loan made by Lenders to Borrower pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Loan Amount ” shall mean the sum of Four Hundred Million and No/100 Dollars ($400,000,000.00).

 

Loan Bifurcation ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1 hereof.

 

Loan Documents ” shall mean, collectively, this Agreement, the Note, the Security Instrument, the Environmental Indemnity, the Assignment of Leases and Rents, the Assignment of Management Agreement, the Collateral Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement, the Restricted Account Agreement, the Guaranty and all other documents executed and/or delivered by any Borrower Party in connection with the Loan, as each of the same may be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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London Business Day ” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in London, England, or in New York, New York, are not open for business.

 

Losses ” shall mean any and all actual claims, suits, liabilities (including, without limitation, strict liabilities), actions, proceedings, obligations, debts, damages (excluding punitive, consequential, exemplary and/or special damages except to the extent actually paid by such Person to a third party), losses, actual out-of-pocket costs, expenses, fines, penalties, charges, fees, judgments, awards, amounts paid in settlement of whatever kind or nature (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and other actual and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses); provided, however, under no circumstances shall Borrower be liable for any Loss resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Administrative Agent or any Lender.

 

Low Cash Flow Period ” shall mean a period (A) commencing upon the Debt Yield (tested quarterly) falling below (i) 6.25% during the initial term of the Loan and the first Extension Period, (ii) 6.50% during the second Extension Period, and (iii) 6.75% during the third Extension Period; and (B) expiring upon, the date that the Debt Yield is equal to or greater than (x) 6.25% during the initial term of the Loan and the first Extension Period, (y) 6.50% during the second Extension Period, and (z) 6.75% during the third Extension Period, in each case for one (1) calendar quarter.

 

LTV ” shall mean a percentage calculated by multiplying (i) a fraction, the numerator of which is the outstanding principal balance of the Loan and the Mezzanine Loans and the denominator of which is the then current “as-is” value of the Property, as such value is shown in a newly commissioned Appraisal obtained by Administrative Agent at Borrower’s cost and reasonably approved by Administrative Agent in form and substance by (ii) one hundred (100) percent.

 

Major Lease ” shall mean as to the Property (i) any Lease which, individually or when aggregated with all other leases at the Property with the same Tenant or its Affiliate, demises or, assuming the exercise of all expansion rights and similar rights to lease additional space contained in such lease, is expected to demise more than 75,000 rentable square feet at the Property, (ii) any Lease which contains any option, offer, right of first refusal or other similar entitlement to acquire all or any portion of the Property, (iii) any Specified Tenant Lease, (iv) any Lease entered into during the continuance of an Event of Default and (v) any instrument guaranteeing or providing credit support for any Lease meeting the requirements of (i), (ii), (iii) and/or (iv) above.

 

Management Agreement ” shall mean the management agreement entered into by and between Borrower and Manager, pursuant to which Manager is to provide management and other services with respect to the Property, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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Management Fee ” shall mean, for purposes of calculating Underwritable Cash Flow, as of any calculation date, the greater of:

 

(i)           two and three quarters percent (2.75%) of the sum of (a) Net Rental Income for the trailing twelve (12) month period up to and including the calculation date and (b) Other Operating Income for the trailing twelve (12) month period up to and including the calculation date; and

 

(ii)         actual management fees payable under the Management Agreement.

 

Manager ” shall mean (i) Brookfield Properties Management (CA) Inc., a Delaware corporation or (ii) such other Person selected as the manager of the Property in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

Material Action ” shall mean with respect to any Person, any action to consolidate or merge such Person with or into any Person, or sell all or substantially all of the assets of such Person, or to institute proceedings to have such Person be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent, or consent to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against such Person or file a petition seeking, or consent to, reorganization or relief with respect to such Person under any applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy, or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of such Person or a substantial part of its property, or make any assignment for the benefit of creditors of such Person, or admit in writing such Person’s inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or take action in furtherance of any such action, or, to the fullest extent permitted by law, dissolve or liquidate such Person.

 

Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean any event or condition which causes (i) a material impairment of the ability of any Person to perform any of its material obligations under any Loan Documents (including, without limitation, payment of principal and interest due hereunder), (ii) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of any Loan Document, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the use, value or operation of the Property taken as a whole (including the Underwritable Cash Flow).

 

Maturity Date ” shall mean the Initial Maturity Date, as such date may be extended pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.9 hereof, or such other date on which the final payment of the principal amount of the Loan becomes due and payable as herein provided, whether at such stated maturity date, by declaration of acceleration, or otherwise.

 

Maximum Legal Rate ” shall mean the maximum non-usurious interest rate, if any, that at any time or from time to time may be contracted for, taken, reserved, charged or received on the indebtedness evidenced by the Note and as provided for herein or the other Loan Documents, under the laws of such state or states whose laws are held by any court of competent jurisdiction to govern the interest rate provisions of the Loan.

 

Member ” is defined in Section 5.1 hereof.

 

Mezzanine A Borrower ” shall mean North Tower Mezzanine, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

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Mezzanine A Debt Service ” shall mean, with respect to any particular period of time, principal (if applicable) and interest payments due under the Mezzanine A Loan Agreement, the Mezzanine A Note and the other Mezzanine A Loan Documents.

 

Mezzanine A Lender ” shall mean Mirae Asset Daewoo Co., Ltd., together with its successors and assigns.

 

Mezzanine A Loan ” shall mean that certain loan made as of the date hereof by Mezzanine A Lender to Mezzanine A Borrower in the original principal amount of $65,000,000.00 and evidenced by the Mezzanine A Note.

 

Mezzanine A Loan Agreement ” shall mean that certain Mezzanine A Loan Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between Mezzanine A Borrower and Mezzanine A Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Mezzanine A Loan Documents ” shall mean all agreements executed and/or delivered in connection with the Mezzanine A Loan.

 

Mezzanine A Loan Event of Default ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Event of Default” in the Mezzanine A Loan Agreement.

 

Mezzanine A Debt Service Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(b) hereof.

 

Mezzanine A Note ” shall mean “Note” as defined in the Mezzanine A Loan Agreement.

 

Mezzanine A SPE Component Entity ” shall mean “SPE Component Entity” as defined in the Mezzanine A Loan Agreement.

 

Mezzanine A Trigger Period ” shall mean the period commencing on the date that Administrative Agent has received written notice from Mezzanine A Lender that a Mezzanine A Loan Event of Default exists and terminating on the date that Administrative Agent has received written notice from Mezzanine A Lender that a Mezzanine A Loan Event of Default no longer exists.

 

Mezzanine B Borrower ” shall mean North Tower Mezzanine II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

Mezzanine B Debt Service ” shall mean, with respect to any particular period of time, principal (if applicable) and interest payments due under the Mezzanine B Loan Agreement, the Mezzanine B Note and the other Mezzanine B Loan Documents.

 

Mezzanine B Lender ” shall mean Citigroup Global Markets Realty Corp., together with its successors and assigns.

 

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Mezzanine B Loan ” shall mean that certain loan made as of the date hereof by Mezzanine B Lender to Mezzanine B Borrower in the original principal amount of $35,000,000.00 and evidenced by the Mezzanine B Note.

 

Mezzanine B Loan Agreement ” shall mean that certain Mezzanine B Loan Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between Mezzanine B Borrower and Mezzanine B Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Mezzanine B Loan Documents ” shall mean all agreements executed and/or delivered in connection with the Mezzanine B Loan.

 

Mezzanine B Loan Event of Default ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Event of Default” in the Mezzanine B Loan Agreement.

 

Mezzanine B Debt Service Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(b) hereof.

 

Mezzanine B Note ” shall mean “Note” as defined in the Mezzanine B Loan Agreement.

 

Mezzanine B SPE Component Entity ” shall mean “SPE Component Entity” as defined in the Mezzanine B Loan Agreement.

 

Mezzanine B Trigger Period ” shall mean the period commencing on the date that Administrative Agent has received written notice from Mezzanine B Lender that a Mezzanine B Loan Event of Default exists and terminating on the date that Administrative Agent has received written notice from Mezzanine B Lender that a Mezzanine B Loan Event of Default no longer exists.

 

Mezzanine Borrowers ” shall mean Mezzanine A Borrower and Mezzanine B Borrower.

 

Mezzanine Debt Service ” shall mean, with respect to any particular period of time, Mezzanine A Debt Service and Mezzanine B Debt Service.

 

Mezzanine Foreclosure Event ” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: (i) the foreclosure (or assignment or other transfer in lieu of foreclosure) of the Mezzanine A Loan or (ii) the foreclosure (or assignment or other transfer in lieu of foreclosure) of the Mezzanine B Loan.

 

Mezzanine Lenders ” shall mean Mezzanine A Lender and Mezzanine B Lender.

 

Mezzanine Loans ” shall mean the Mezzanine A Loan and the Mezzanine B Loan.

 

Mezzanine Loan Agreement ” shall mean the Mezzanine A Loan Agreement and the Mezzanine B Loan Agreement.

 

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Mezzanine Loan Documents ” shall mean the Mezzanine A Loan Documents and the Mezzanine B Loan Documents.

 

Mezzanine Loan Event of Default ” shall mean a Mezzanine A Loan Event of Default or a Mezzanine B Loan Event of Default.

 

Mezzanine Debt Service Account ” shall mean a Mezzanine A Debt Service Account or a Mezzanine B Debt Service Account.

 

Mezzanine SPE Component Entity ” shall mean the Mezzanine A SPE Component Entity and the Mezzanine B SPE Component Entity, to the extent applicable.

 

Mezzanine Trigger Period ” shall mean a Mezzanine A Trigger Period or a Mezzanine B Trigger Period.

 

Minimum Counterparty Rating ” shall mean (1) (a) a long term credit rating from S&P of at least “A-,” which rating shall not include a “t” or otherwise reflect a termination risk, and (b) a long term credit rating from Moody’s of at least “A3”, which rating shall not include a “t” or otherwise reflect a termination risk or (2) such other ratings acceptable to Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.

 

Minimum Disbursement Amount ” shall mean Fifteen Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($15,000.00).

 

Minimum Ownership/Control Test ” shall mean that (A) Guarantor (directly or indirectly) Controls Borrower, (B) BPY and/or BAM (directly or indirectly) Controls Guarantor, (C) no less than fifty-one percent (51%) of the equity interests (direct or indirect) of Borrower are owned, in the aggregate, by Guarantor, (D) no less than twenty percent (20%) of the equity interests (direct or indirect) in Guarantor are owned, in the aggregate, by one or more of BPY and/or BAM, and (E) no less than twenty percent (20%) of the equity interests (direct or indirect) in Borrower are owned, in the aggregate, by one or more of BPY and/or BAM.

 

Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount ” shall mean, for the First Monthly Payment Date and for each Monthly Payment Date occurring thereafter, a payment equal to the amount of interest which has accrued and will accrue, in each case, during the Interest Accrual Period in which such Monthly Payment Date occurs computed at the Interest Rate in the manner set forth in Section 2.5 of this Agreement.

 

Monthly Insurance Deposit ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.6 hereof.

 

Monthly Payment Date ” shall mean the First Monthly Payment Date and the ninth (9 th ) day of every calendar month occurring thereafter during the term of the Loan.

 

Monthly Tax Deposit ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.6 hereof.

 

Moody’s ” shall mean Moody’s Investor Service, Inc.

 

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Natixis ” shall mean Natixis, New York Branch, a branch of Natixis S.A., a société anonyme à conseil d 'administration, organized and existing under the laws of France, in its individual capacity as a Lender and not as Joint Lead Arranger.

 

Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the applicable Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

 

Net Proceeds ” shall mean: (i) the net amount of all insurance proceeds payable as a result of a Casualty to the Property, after deduction of reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees), if any, in collecting such insurance proceeds, or (ii) the net amount of the Award, after deduction of reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees), if any, in collecting such Award.

 

Net Proceeds Deficiency ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.4 hereof.

 

Net Rental Income ” shall mean an amount (computed in accordance with the Approved Accounting Method) equal to the rental income actually collected at or in respect of the Property (whether by any Borrower, any Manager or otherwise) under Leases which are in full force and effect.

 

New Manager ” shall mean any Person replacing or becoming the assignee of the then current Manager, in each case, in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof.

 

New Mezzanine Borrower ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.6 hereof.

 

New Mezzanine Loan ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.6 hereof.

 

New Mezzanine Option ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.6 hereof.

 

New Non-Consolidation Opinion ” shall mean a substantive non-consolidation opinion provided by outside counsel to Borrower that is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and, after a Securitization, acceptable to the Rating Agencies and otherwise in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and, after a Securitization, acceptable to the Rating Agencies. For the avoidance of doubt, a New Non-Consolidation Opinion may contain the same exclusions regarding the Completion Guaranty and the Unfunded Obligation Guaranty as made in the Non-Consolidation Opinion.

 

Non-Conforming Policy ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1 hereof.

 

Non-Consolidation Opinion ” shall mean that certain substantive non-consolidation opinion delivered to Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders by Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. in connection with the closing of the Loan.

 

Note ” shall mean, individually and/or collectively, as the context may require, Note A-1, Note A-2, Note A-3, Note A-4, Note A-5, Note A-6, Note A-7, Note A-8, Note A-9, Note A-10, Note A-11 and any additional Promissory Notes substantially in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto and made a part hereof, made by Borrower in favor of a Lender which now, or may in the future become, a party hereto in an amount equal to such Lender’s Individual Loan Commitment, payable for the account of such Lender’s Lending Office, which Notes shall evidence the Loan and shall have an aggregate principal amount equal to such Lender’s Percentage Share of the Loan Amount, as each of the same may be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, severed, split, or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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Note A-1 ” shall mean shall mean that certain Promissory Note A-1 dated the date hereof in the principal amount of Seventy Million and 00/100 Dollars ($70,000,000.00), made by Borrower in favor of Citi, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, severed, split, or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Note A-2 ” shall mean shall mean that certain Promissory Note A-2 dated the date hereof in the principal amount of Thirty Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($30,250,000.00), made by Borrower in favor of LBBW, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, severed, split, or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Note A-3 ” shall mean shall mean that certain Promissory Note A-3 dated the date hereof in the principal amount of Twenty-Four Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($24,750,000.00), made by Borrower in favor of Citi, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, severed, split, or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Note A-4 ” shall mean shall mean that certain Promissory Note A-4 dated the date hereof in the principal amount of Twenty-Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($27,500,000.00), made by Borrower in favor of Citi, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, severed, split, or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Note A-5 ” shall mean shall mean that certain Promissory Note A-5 dated the date hereof in the principal amount of Twenty-Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($27,500,000.00), made by Borrower in favor of Citi, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, severed, split, or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Note A-6 ” shall mean shall mean that certain Promissory Note A-6 dated the date hereof in the principal amount of Sixty Million and 00/100 Dollars ($60,000,000.00), made by Borrower in favor of Natixis, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, severed, split, or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Note A-7 ” shall mean shall mean that certain Promissory Note A-7 dated the date hereof in the principal amount of Twenty-Four Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($24,750,000.00), made by Borrower in favor of LBBW, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, severed, split, or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Note A-8 ” shall mean shall mean that certain Promissory Note A-8 dated the date hereof in the principal amount of Twenty Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($20,250,000.00), made by Borrower in favor of Citi, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, severed, split, or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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Note A-9 ” shall mean shall mean that certain Promissory Note A-9 dated the date hereof in the principal amount of Twenty-Two Million Five Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($22,500,000.00), made by Borrower in favor of Natixis, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, severed, split, or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Note A-10 ” shall mean shall mean that certain Promissory Note A-10 dated the date hereof in the principal amount of Twenty-Two Million Five Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($22,500,000.00), made by Borrower in favor of Natixis, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, severed, split, or otherwise modified from time to time

 

Note A-11 ” shall mean shall mean that certain Promissory Note A-11 dated the date hereof in the principal amount of Seventy Million and 00/100 Dollars ($70,000,000.00), made by Borrower in favor of China Construction, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, severed, split, or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Oaktree ” shall mean Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, together with any parent or affiliate thereof providing credit support or a guaranty under its lease (if any).

 

Oaktree Lease ” shall mean, a Lease at the Property with Oaktree (including, without limitation, any guaranty or similar instrument furnished thereunder), as the same may have been or may hereafter be amended, restated, extended, renewed, replaced and/or otherwise modified.

 

Obligations ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 17.19 hereof.

 

OFAC ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.30 hereof.

 

Officer’s Certificate ” shall mean a certificate delivered to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, by Borrower which is signed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower and which, in all events, will be subject to the exculpation provisions in this Agreement.

 

Op Ex Monthly Deposit ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.4 hereof.

 

Operating Expense Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.4 hereof.

 

Operating Expense Funds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.4 hereof.

 

Operating Expenses ” shall mean the total of all expenditures (computed in accordance with the Approved Accounting Method) of whatever kind relating to the operation, maintenance and management of the Property that are incurred on a regular monthly or other periodic basis, including without limitation, (and without duplication) (a) general and administrative expenses, contract services, cleaning fees, utilities, ordinary repairs and maintenance, insurance, license fees, property taxes and assessments, advertising expenses, payroll and related taxes, computer processing charges, HVAC fees, elevator fees, parking fees, management fees (equal to the greater of two and three quarters percent (2.75%) of Net Rental Income and the management fees actually paid under the Management Agreement), operational equipment or other lease payments as reasonably approved by Administrative Agent, but specifically excluding (i) depreciation, amortization and any other non-cash items, (ii) the Aggregate Debt Service, (iii) non-recurring or extraordinary expenses, and (iv) deposits into the Reserve Funds; (b) normalized capital expenditures equal to $0.20 per square foot per annum; and (c) normalized tenant improvement and leasing commission expenditures equal to $1.25 per square foot per annum.

 

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Organizational Chart ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.31 hereof.

 

Other Charges ” shall mean all maintenance charges, impositions other than Taxes, and any other charges, vault charges and license fees for the use of vaults, chutes and similar areas adjoining the Property, now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against the Property or any part thereof.

 

Other Connection Taxes ” shall mean, with respect to Administrative Agent or any Lender, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

 

Other Operating Income ” shall mean income (computed in accordance with the Approved Accounting Method) that is actually collected, not classified as Net Rental Income and derived from the ownership and operation of the Property from whatever source, including, without limitation, common area maintenance, real estate tax recoveries from Tenants, utility recoveries from Tenants, other miscellaneous expense recoveries, percentage rent, forfeited deposits, and income from auctions following defaults under Leases, but specifically excluding sales, use and occupancy or other taxes on receipts required to be accounted for by Borrower to any Governmental Authority, refunds and uncollectible accounts, sales of furniture, fixtures and equipment, interest income (including any proceeds of any payments made under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement), insurance proceeds (other than business interruption or other loss of income insurance), Awards, Lease Termination Payments, unforfeited Security Deposits, and utility and other similar deposits. Other Operating Income shall not be diminished as a result of the Security Instrument or the creation of any intervening estate or interest in the Property or any part thereof.

 

Other Taxes ” shall mean all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.6(f) ).

 

Outstanding Lease Credits ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.9(a) hereof.

 

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Outstanding TI/LC Obligations ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.9(a) hereof.

 

Outstanding Principal Balance ” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the unpaid principal balance of the Loan.

 

PACE Loan ” shall mean (a) any “Property-Assessed Clean Energy loan” or (b) any other indebtedness, without regard to the name given to such indebtedness, which is (i) incurred for improvements to any Property for the purpose of increasing energy efficiency, increasing use of renewable energy sources, resource conservation, or a combination of the foregoing, and (ii) repaid through multi-year assessments against any Property.

 

Partial Release ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.10 hereof.

 

Participant ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 18.14(a) hereof.

 

Participant Register ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 18.14(a) hereof.

 

Patriot Act ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.30 hereof.

 

Percentage Share ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the ratio of such Lender’s Individual Loan Commitment to the Loan Amount. As of the date hereof, the Lenders’ respective Percentage Shares are set forth on Schedule VI attached hereto and made a part hereof.

 

Permits ” shall mean all necessary certificates, licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy, consents, and other approvals (governmental and otherwise) required under applicable Legal Requirements for the operation of the Property and the conduct of Borrower’s business (including, without limitation, all required zoning, building code, land use, environmental and other similar permits or approvals).

 

Permitted Alterations ” shall mean those alterations to the Atrium and retail components of the Improvements pursuant to one or more projects (provided that upon completion of any such project the Atrium and retail components of the Improvements shall be tenantable and in a condition equal to or better than such condition prior to commencement of such project), as may be elected by Borrower (Borrower being under no obligation hereunder to perform the same except as expressly required herein or any of the other Loan Documents following commencement of the same), which Permitted Alterations are particularly described on Schedule IX attached hereto, provided that the costs of such Permitted Alterations (1) shall not in the aggregate exceed $63,509,582.00 and (2) shall be paid by Borrower (or by its Affiliates) from excess cash flow and/or equity .

 

Permitted Alterations Obligations ” shall mean obligations under construction contracts entered into by Borrower solely in connection with the Permitted Alterations, provided such obligations are (1) unsecured, (2) not evidenced by a note, (3) on commercially reasonable terms and conditions, and (4) due not more than sixty (60) days past the date incurred and paid on or prior to such date.

 

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Permitted Encumbrances ” shall mean collectively, (a) the lien and security interests created by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (b) the lien and security interests created by the Mezzanine Loan Agreements and the other Mezzanine Loan Documents, (c) all liens, encumbrances and other matters disclosed in the Title Insurance Policy, (d) liens, if any, for Taxes and Other Charges imposed by any Governmental Authority not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement (or liens, if any, for Taxes and Other Charges which are permitted to exist pursuant to the terms of this Agreement without constituting an Event of Default hereunder), (e) existing Leases and new Leases entered into in accordance with this Agreement, (f) any Permitted Equipment Leases, (g) any workers’, mechanics’ or other similar liens on the Property arising in the ordinary course of business provided that any such lien is being contested in good faith in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement (or any workers’, mechanics’ or other similar liens, if any, which are permitted to exist pursuant to the terms of this Agreement without constituting an Event of Default hereunder), (h) immaterial easements, rights-of-way, encroachments, other similar immaterial restrictions on the use of real estate, minor title irregularities, in each case, so long as the same are entered into in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business (but in no event in connection with the borrowing of money or the obtaining of advances or credit) and do not (1) interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of Borrower and (2) have a Material Adverse Effect, and (i) such other title and survey exceptions as Administrative Agent has approved or may approve in writing in Administrative Agent’s sole discretion.

 

Permitted Equipment Leases ” shall mean equipment leases or other similar instruments entered into with respect to the Personal Property; provided, that, in each case, such equipment leases or similar instruments (i) are entered into on commercially reasonable terms and conditions in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business and (ii) relate to Personal Property which is (A) used in connection with the operation and maintenance of the Property in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business and (B) readily replaceable without material interference or interruption to the operation of the Property.

 

Permitted Investments ” shall mean any one or more of the following obligations or securities acquired at a purchase price of not greater than par, including those issued by Administrative Agent, Servicer, the trustee under any Securitization or any of their respective Affiliates, payable on demand or having a maturity date not later than the Business Day immediately prior to the first Monthly Payment Date following the date of acquiring such investment and meeting one of the appropriate standards set forth below:

 

(i)          obligations of, or obligations fully guaranteed as to payment of principal and interest by, the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof provided such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America including, without limitation, obligations of: the U.S. Treasury (all direct or fully guaranteed obligations), the Farmers Home Administration (certificates of beneficial ownership), the General Services Administration (participation certificates), the U.S. Maritime Administration (guaranteed Title XI financing), the Small Business Administration (guaranteed participation certificates and guaranteed pool certificates), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (local authority bonds) and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (guaranteed transit bonds); provided, however, that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if rated by S&P, must not have an “r” highlighter affixed to their rating, (C) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (D) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

 

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(ii)         Federal Housing Administration debentures;

 

(iii)        obligations of the following United States government sponsored agencies: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (debt obligations), the Farm Credit System (consolidated systemwide bonds and notes), the Federal Home Loan Banks (consolidated debt obligations), the Federal National Mortgage Association (debt obligations), the Financing Corp. (debt obligations), and the Resolution Funding Corp. (debt obligations); provided, however, that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if rated by S&P, must not have an “r” highlighter affixed to their rating, (C) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (D) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

 

(iv)        federal funds, unsecured certificates of deposit, time deposits, bankers’ acceptances and repurchase agreements with maturities of not more than 365 days of any bank, the short term obligations of which at all times are rated in the highest short term rating category by each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Rating Agencies, rated by at least one Rating Agency in the highest short term rating category and otherwise reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent); provided, however, that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if rated by S&P, must not have an “r” highlighter affixed to their rating, (C) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (D) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

 

(v)         fully Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation-insured demand and time deposits in, or certificates of deposit of, or bankers’ acceptances issued by, any bank or trust company, savings and loan association or savings bank, the short term obligations of which at all times are rated in the highest short term rating category by each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Rating Agencies, rated by at least one Rating Agency in the highest short term rating category and otherwise reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent); provided, however, that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if rated by S&P, must not have an “r” highlighter affixed to their rating, (C) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (D) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

 

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(vi)        debt obligations with maturities of not more than 365 days and at all times rated by each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Rating Agencies, rated by at least one Rating Agency and otherwise reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent) in its highest long-term unsecured rating category; provided, however, that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if rated by S&P, must not have an “r” highlighter affixed to their rating, (C) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (D) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

 

(vii)       commercial paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount obligations and interest-bearing obligations payable on demand or on a specified date not more than one year after the date of issuance thereof) with maturities of not more than 365 days and that at all times is rated by each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Rating Agencies, rated by at least one Rating Agency and otherwise reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent) in its highest long-term unsecured debt rating; provided, however, that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if rated by S&P, must not have an “r” highlighter affixed to their rating, (C) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (D) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

 

(viii)      units of taxable money market funds, which funds are regulated investment companies, seek to maintain a constant net asset value per share and invest solely in obligations backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, which funds have the highest ratings available from each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Rating Agencies, rated by at least one Rating Agency and otherwise reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent) for money market funds; and

 

(ix)         any other security, obligation or investment which has been approved as a Permitted Investment in writing by (a) Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) and (b) each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a written confirmation that the designation of such security, obligation or investment as a Permitted Investment will not, in and of itself, result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the initial, or, if higher, then current ratings assigned to the Securities by such Rating Agency;

 

provided , however , that no obligation or security shall be a Permitted Investment if (A) such obligation or security evidences a right to receive only interest payments or (B) the right to receive principal and interest payments on such obligation or security are derived from an underlying investment that provides a yield to maturity in excess of one hundred and twenty percent (120%) of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying investment.

 

Permitted Transfers ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.3 hereof.

 

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Person ” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, estate, trust, unincorporated association, any federal, state, county or municipal government or any bureau, department or agency thereof and any fiduciary acting in such capacity on behalf of any of the foregoing.

 

Personal Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in the granting clause of the Security Instrument.

 

Policies ” and “ Policy ” shall have the meanings specified in Section 7.1 hereof.

 

Prepayment Notice ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.7(a) hereof.

 

Prepayment Premium ” shall mean with respect to any repayment or prepayment of the Debt made (i) on or prior to the Prepayment Premium Date, an amount equal to the product of (a) the LIBOR Spread, Alternate Rate Spread, or Prime Rate Spread, as applicable (but in no event less than the LIBOR Spread) with respect to portion of the Loan being prepaid, (b) the amount of the Loan being prepaid, and (c) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days remaining from and including (A) prior to a Securitization, the date that such prepayment is made and (B) after a Securitization, the date that is the last day of the Interest Accrual Period during which such prepayment is made, in each case, through the last day of the Interest Accrual Period during which the Prepayment Premium Date occurs and the denominator of which is 360, and (ii) after the Prepayment Premium Date, an amount equal to zero dollars ($0.00). The amount of the Prepayment Premium shall be determined by Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion and shall be final and binding absent manifest error.

 

Prepayment Premium Date ” shall mean the Monthly Payment Date occurring in October 9, 2019.

 

Prime Index Rate ” shall mean, with respect to each Interest Accrual Period, the rate of interest published in The Wall Street Journal from time to time as the “Prime Rate” for the U.S. on the related Determination Date. If more than one “Prime Rate” for the U.S. is published in The Wall Street Journal for a day, the average of such “Prime Rates” shall be used, and such average shall be rounded up to the nearest 1/100th of one percent (0.01%). If The Wall Street Journal ceases to publish the “Prime Rate” for the U.S., Administrative Agent shall select an equivalent publication that publishes such “Prime Rate,” and if such “Prime Rates” are no longer generally published or are limited, regulated or administered by a governmental or quasigovernmental body, then Administrative Agent shall select a comparable interest rate index.

 

Prime Rate ” shall mean, with respect to each Interest Accrual Period, the per annum rate of interest equal to the Prime Index Rate plus the Prime Rate Spread; provided , however , that the Prime Rate shall not be less than the LIBOR Spread.

 

Prime Rate Loan ” shall mean the Loan at such time as interest thereon accrues at a rate of interest equal to the Prime Rate.

 

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Prime Rate Spread ” shall mean, as the same may be reallocated pursuant to, and in accordance with, the restrictions and limitations contained in Section 11.1(b)(iv) hereof, in connection with any conversion of the Loan from (a) a LIBOR Loan to a Prime Rate Loan, the greater of (i) the difference (expressed as the number of basis points) between (x) LIBOR plus the LIBOR Spread on the date that LIBOR was last applicable to the Loan and (y) the Prime Index Rate on the date that LIBOR was last applicable to the Loan, and (ii) zero (0), or (b) an Alternate Rate Loan to a Prime Rate Loan, the greater of (i) the difference (expressed as the number of basis points) between (x) LIBOR plus the Alternate Rate Spread on the date that LIBOR was last applicable to the Loan and (y) the Prime Index Rate on the date that LIBOR was last applicable to the Loan, and (ii) zero (0).

 

Prohibited Entity ” means any Person which (i) is a statutory trust or similar Person, (ii) owns a direct or indirect interest in Borrower or the Property through a tenancy-in-common or other similar form of ownership interest and/or (iii) is a Crowdfunded Person.

 

Pro Forma Rental Income ” shall mean pro forma Rents for a 12-month period under new Leases in full force and effect at the Property where (A) the Tenant under each such Lease has taken possession of its premises (which taking of possession, includes, without limitation, (x) all of the premises demised to such Tenant under the Lease being turned over to such Tenant for (i) occupancy or (ii) in order for such Tenant to complete any tenant improvements to be completed by such Tenant under the Lease and (y) such Tenant accepting the premises), and (C) the Tenant under each such Lease has no voluntary termination rights prior to the commencement of such Lease and its obligation to begin paying full unabated rent thereunder but, in all events, only if the Free Rent Requirement is satisfied with respect to the subject Lease. If rental income from any Lease is to be included in Pro Forma Rental Income, then the amount of such rental income will be Rents payable under the relevant Lease during the first 12 months of Lease term when full base rent is payable.

 

Prohibited Transfer ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 hereof.

 

Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Security Instrument but, from and after any release of any of the property described in the Security Instrument in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement, shall refer only to such portion of the “Property” as described in the Security Instrument that has not been released.

 

Property Document ” shall mean, individually or collectively (as the context may require), the following: the REA.

 

Property Document Event ” shall mean any event which would, directly or indirectly, cause a default termination right, right of first refusal, first offer or any other similar right, cause any termination fees to be due or would cause a Material Adverse Effect to occur under any Property Document (in each case, beyond any applicable notice and cure periods under the applicable Property Document); provided, however, any of the foregoing shall not be deemed a Property Document Event to the extent Administrative Agent’s prior written consent is obtained with respect to the same.

 

Protective Advances ” shall mean all sums actually expended as reasonably determined by Administrative Agent to be necessary or appropriate after any Borrower fails, when required hereunder: (a) to protect the validity, enforceability, perfection or priority of the liens on the Property and the instruments evidencing the Debt; (b) to prevent the value of the Property, or any portion thereof, from being materially diminished (assuming the lack of such a payment within the necessary time frame could potentially cause such Property to lose value); or (c) to protect the Property, or any portion thereof, from being materially damaged, impaired, mismanaged or taken, including, without limitation, any amounts expended in connection therewith in accordance with Sections 7.1(g) and 10.2(f) hereof.

 

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Provided Information ” shall mean any information provided by or on behalf of any Borrower Party in connection with the Loan, the Mezzanine Loans, the Property, such Borrower Party and/or any related matter or Person (but excluding in all events any summary of the terms of the Loan Documents).

 

Prudent Lender Standard ” shall, with respect to any matter, be deemed to have been met if the matter in question (i) prior to a Securitization, is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and (ii) after a Securitization, (A) if permitted by REMIC Requirements applicable to such matter, would be reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent or (B) if Administrative Agent discretion in the foregoing subsection (A) is not permitted under such applicable REMIC Requirements, would be acceptable to a prudent lender of securitized commercial mortgage loans.

 

Qualified Insurer ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1 hereof.

 

Qualified Management Agreement ” shall mean a management agreement with a Qualified Manager with respect to the Property in form and substance substantially similar to the Management Agreement, or such other form as is reasonably approved by Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned).

 

Qualified Manager ” shall mean (i) Brookfield Properties Management (CA) Inc., a Delaware corporation, (ii) a property management company majority owned and Controlled by BAM and/or BPY, or (iii) an Unaffiliated Qualified Manager.

 

Rating Agencies ” shall mean each of S&P, Moody’s, Fitch and any other nationally-recognized statistical rating agency designated by Administrative Agent (and any successor to any of the foregoing).

 

Rating Agency Condition ” shall be deemed to exist if (i) any Rating Agency fails to respond to any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to any applicable matter or otherwise elects (orally or in writing) not to consider any applicable matter or (ii) Administrative Agent (or its Servicer) is not required to and/or elects not to obtain (or cause to be obtained) a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to any applicable matter, in each case, pursuant to and in compliance with any pooling and servicing agreement(s) or similar agreement(s), in each case, relating to the servicing and/or administration of the Loan.

 

Rating Agency Confirmation ” shall mean (i) prior to a Securitization or if the Rating Agency Condition exists, that Administrative Agent has (in consultation with the Rating Agencies (if required by Administrative Agent)) approved the matter in question in writing based upon Administrative Agent’s good faith determination of applicable Rating Agency standards and criteria and (ii) from and after a Securitization (to the extent the Rating Agency Condition does not exist), a written affirmation from each of the Rating Agencies (obtained at Borrower’s sole cost and expense) that the credit rating of the Securities by such Rating Agency immediately prior to the occurrence of the event with respect to which such Rating Agency Confirmation is sought will not be qualified, downgraded or withdrawn as a result of the occurrence of such event, which affirmation may be granted or withheld in such Rating Agency’s sole and absolute discretion.

 

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REA ” shall mean, individually or collectively (as the context requires), each reciprocal easement or similar agreement affecting the Property (or any portion thereof) as more particularly described on Schedule IV hereto (if any), any Atrium REA (if entered into pursuant to the terms hereof), any amendment, restatement, replacement or other modification thereof, any future reciprocal easement or similar agreement affecting such Property (or any portion thereof) entered into in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof and any amendment, restatement, replacement or other modification thereof.

 

Recourse Guaranty ” shall mean that certain Limited Recourse Guaranty executed by Guarantor and dated as of the date hereof, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Register ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 18.8(a)(viii) hereof.

 

Registration Statement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.2 hereof.

 

Regulation AB ” shall mean Regulation AB under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as such Regulation may be amended from time to time.

 

Related Loan ” shall mean a loan to an Affiliate of Borrower or secured by a Related Property, that is included in a Securitization with the Loan (or any portion thereof or interest therein).

 

Related Property ” shall mean a parcel of real property, together with improvements thereon and personal property related thereto, that is “related” within the meaning of the definition of Significant Obligor, to the Property.

 

Release Price ” shall mean an amount equal to 110% of the Allocated Loan Amount with respect to the Atrium Parcel.

 

Remaining Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.10 hereof.

 

Remaining Unfunded Obligations ” means, as of the time of determination, the Unfunded Obligations minus (i) any reduction in the Outstanding Lease Credits since the Closing Date (which reductions shall be deemed to have occurred as and when specified in Schedule VIII ; provided that the applicable Outstanding Lease Credits are actually credited in accordance with the applicable Lease) and (ii) any payments made since the Closing Date in respect of the tenant improvement allowances and leasing commissions listed on Schedule VIII to this Agreement.

 

REMIC Opinion ” shall mean, as to any matter, an opinion as to the compliance of such matter with applicable REMIC Requirements (which such opinion shall be, in form and substance and from a provider, in each case, reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and acceptable to the Rating Agencies).

 

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REMIC Payment ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.3 hereof.

 

REMIC Requirements ” shall mean any applicable legal requirements relating to any REMIC Trust (including, without limitation, those relating to the continued treatment of the Loan (or the applicable portion thereof and/or interest therein) as a “qualified mortgage” held by such REMIC Trust, the continued qualification of such REMIC Trust as such under the IRS Code, the non-imposition of any tax on such REMIC Trust under the IRS Code (including, without limitation, taxes on “prohibited transactions and “contributions”) and any other constraints, rules and/or other regulations and/or requirements relating to the servicing, modification and/or other similar matters with respect to the Loan (or any portion thereof and/or interest therein) that may now or hereafter exist under applicable legal requirements (including, without limitation under the IRS Code)).

 

REMIC Trust ” shall mean any “real estate mortgage investment conduit” within the meaning of Section 860D of the IRS Code that holds any interest in all or any portion of the Loan.

 

Rent Roll ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.18 hereof.

 

Rent Loss Proceeds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1 hereof.

 

Rents ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Security Instrument.

 

Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(c) hereof.

 

Replacement Reserve Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2 hereof.

 

Replacement Reserve Funds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2 hereof.

 

Replacement Reserve Monthly Deposit ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2 hereof.

 

Replacements ” for any period shall mean replacements and/or alterations to the Property; provided, that, the same are (i) required to be capitalized according to the Approved Accounting Method and (ii) if (A) such replacement or alteration could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and/or would otherwise require consent under Section 4.21 , or (B) a Trigger Period is then continuing and such Replacements are not specified in detail in the then current Approved Annual Budget, reasonably approved by Administrative Agent.

 

Reporting Failure ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.12 hereof.

 

Required Financial Item ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.12 hereof.

 

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Requisite Lenders ” shall mean, as of any date, Lenders having greater than 66.6% of the aggregate amount of the Individual Loan Commitments; provided that (a) in determining such percentage at any given time, all then existing Defaulting Lenders (other than, solely with respect to the Defaulting Pfandbrief Lender Consent Actions, a Defaulting Pfandbrig Lender, but subject to Section 18.13(a) hereof) will be disregarded and excluded, and the Percentage Shares of the Loan of Lenders shall be redetermined, for voting purposes only, to exclude the Percentage Shares of the Loan of such Defaulting Lenders, and (b) at all times when two (2) or more Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders are party to this Agreement, the term “Requisite Lenders” shall in no event mean less than two (2) Lenders that are not Affiliates of each other.

 

Reserve Accounts ” shall mean the Tax Account, the Insurance Account, the Replacement Reserve Account, the Leasing Reserve Account, the Excess Cash Flow Account, the Operating Expense Account, the Specified Tenant Space Leasing Reserve Account and any other escrow account established by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (but specifically excluding the Cash Management Account, the Restricted Account, the Debt Service Account and the Mezzanine Debt Service Accounts).

 

Reserve Funds ” shall mean the Tax and Insurance Funds, the Replacement Reserve Funds, the Leasing Reserve Funds, the Excess Cash Flow Funds, the Operating Expense Funds, the Specified Tenant Space Leasing Reserve Funds and any other escrow funds established by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

 

Reserve Percentage ” shall mean the rates (expressed as a decimal) of reserve requirements applicable to Administrative Agent on the date two (2) London Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Accrual Period (including, without limitation, basic, supplemental, marginal and emergency reserves) under any regulations of any Governmental Authority as now and from time to time hereafter in effect, dealing with reserve requirements prescribed for Eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) (or against any other category of liabilities which includes deposits by reference to which LIBOR is determined or against any category of extensions of credit or other assets which includes loans by a non-United States office of a depository institution to United States residents or loans which charge interest at a rate determined by reference to such deposits). The determination of the Reserve Percentage shall be based on the assumption that Administrative Agent (or its Affiliate that is a Lender) funded one hundred percent (100%) of its Percentage Share of the Loan in the interbank Eurodollar market. In the event of any change in the rate of such Reserve Percentage during an Interest Accrual Period, or any variation in such requirements based upon amounts or kinds of assets or liabilities, or other factors, including, without limitation, the imposition of Reserve Percentages, or differing Reserve Percentages, on one or more but not all of the holders of the Loan or any participation therein, Administrative Agent may use any reasonable averaging and/or attribution methods which it deems appropriate and practical for determining the rate of such Reserve Percentage which shall be used in the computation of the Reserve Percentage. Administrative Agent’s computation of the Reserve Percentage shall be determined conclusively by Administrative Agent and shall be conclusive and binding on Borrower and each Lender for all purposes, absent manifest error.

 

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Responsible Officer ” means, with respect to a Person, the chairman of the board, president, chief operating officer, chief financial officer, treasurer, secretary, vice president or other duly authorized officer of such Person.

 

Restoration ” shall mean, following the occurrence of a Casualty or a Condemnation which is of a type necessitating the repair of the Property (or any portion thereof), the completion of the repair and restoration of the Property (or applicable portion thereof) as nearly as possible to the condition the Property (or applicable portion thereof) was in immediately prior to such Casualty or Condemnation, with such alterations as may be reasonably approved by Administrative Agent.

 

Restoration Retainage ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.4 hereof.

 

Restoration Threshold ” shall mean Fifteen Million and No/100 Dollars ($15,000,000.00).

 

Restricted Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1 hereof.

 

Restricted Account Agreement ” shall mean that certain Restricted Account Agreement by and among Borrower, Administrative Agent and Bank of the West, a California state banking corporation dated as of the date hereof, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

Restricted Party ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 hereof.

 

Sale or Pledge ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 hereof.

 

Sanctions ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.30 hereof.

 

“Scheduled Unavailability Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b)(iii) hereof.

 

Secondary Market Transaction ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1 hereof.

 

Securities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1 hereof.

 

Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Securitization ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1 hereof.

 

Security Deposits ” shall mean any advance deposits or any other deposits collected with respect to the Property, whether in the form of cash, letter(s) of credit or other cash equivalents (including, without limitation, such deposits made in connection with any Lease).

 

Security Instrument ” shall mean that certain first priority Deed of Trust and Security Agreement dated as of the date hereof, executed and delivered by Borrower as security for the Loan and encumbering the Property, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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Security Instrument Taxes ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.2 hereof.

 

Servicer ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.4 hereof.

 

Settlement Threshold ” shall mean Twenty-Five Million and No/100 Dollars ($25,000,000.00).

 

Severed Loan Documents ” shall have the meaning set forth in Article 10 hereof.

 

Significant Obligor ” shall have the meaning set forth in Item 1101(k) of Regulation AB under the Securities Act.

 

Single Purpose Entity ” shall mean an entity whose structure and organizational and governing documents are otherwise in form and substance acceptable to the Rating Agencies and satisfying the Prudent Lender Standard.

 

Special Member ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1 hereof.

 

Specified Tenant ” shall mean, as applicable, (i) GDC, (ii) Wells Fargo, (iii) any other lessee(s) of the Specified Tenant Space (or any portion thereof) whose lease (together with all other leases at the Property to the same tenant and to all affiliates of such tenant) covers fifteen percent (15%) or more of the total gross leasable space for the Property, and (iv) any parent or affiliate of any of the foregoing providing credit support or a guaranty under such tenant’s lease (if any).

 

Specified Tenant Cure Conditions ” shall mean each of the following, as applicable (i) in the event the Specified Tenant Trigger Period is due to the events described in clause (A)(i) of the definition of “Specified Tenant Trigger Period”, the applicable Specified Tenant has cured all defaults under the applicable Specified Tenant Lease (or such defaults have been waived by Borrower (x) in writing and without any conditions other than those of an immaterial nature and (y) otherwise in accordance with the terms hereof), (ii) in the event the Specified Tenant Trigger Period is due to the events described in clause (A)(ii) of the definition of “Specified Tenant Trigger Period”, the applicable Specified Tenant is in actual, physical possession of substantially all (i.e., 90% or more) of its Specified Tenant Space and not “dark” in such portion of the Specified Tenant Space and paying the full amount of rent due under its Specified Tenant Lease, (iii) in the event the Specified Tenant Trigger Period is due to the events described in clause (A)(iii) of the definition of “Specified Tenant Trigger Period”, the applicable Specified Tenant has revoked or rescinded all termination or cancellation notices with respect to the applicable Specified Tenant Lease and has re-affirmed the applicable Specified Tenant Lease is being in full force and effect and such Specified Tenant is paying full, unabated rent under the applicable Specified Tenant Lease (which re-affirmation may be part of the applicable Specified Tenant’s revocation or rescission described above or in the form of an estoppel certificate from such Specified Tenant), (iv) in the event the Specified Tenant Trigger Period is due to the applicable Specified Tenant’s failure to extend or renew the applicable Specified Tenant Lease in accordance with clause (A)(vi) of the definition of “Specified Tenant Trigger Period”, the applicable Specified Tenant has renewed or extended the applicable Specified Tenant Lease in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof and such Specified Tenant is paying full, unabated rent under the applicable Specified Tenant Lease, and (v) with respect to any applicable bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings involving the applicable Specified Tenant and/or the applicable Specified Tenant Lease, the applicable Specified Tenant is no longer insolvent or subject to any bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings and has assumed the applicable Specified Tenant Lease in the applicable bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding (and such assumption is not subject to challenge or appeal) .

 

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Specified Tenant Extension Deadline ” shall mean, with respect to each Specified Tenant Lease, the earlier to occur of (x) the date occurring twelve (12) months prior to the expiration of the then applicable term of such Specified Tenant Lease or (y) the renewal notice period provided to the applicable Specified Tenant under such Specified Tenant Lease.

 

Specified Tenant Lease ” shall mean, collectively and/or individually (as the context requires), each Lease at the Property with Specified Tenant (including, without limitation, any guaranty or similar instrument furnished thereunder), as the same may have been or may hereafter be amended, restated, extended, renewed, replaced and/or otherwise modified.

 

Specified Tenant Space ” shall mean that portion of the Property demised as of the date hereof to the initial Specified Tenants pursuant to the initial Specified Tenant Leases. References herein to “applicable portions” of the Specified Tenant Space (or words of similar import) shall be deemed to refer to the portion of the Specified Tenant Space demised pursuant to the applicable Specified Tenant Lease(s) entered into after the date hereof in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof.

 

Specified Tenant Space Leasing Reserve Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.10 hereof.

 

Specified Tenant Space Leasing Reserve Funds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.10 hereof.

 

Specified Tenant Trigger Cap ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Specified Tenant Trigger Period”.

 

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Specified Tenant Trigger Period ” shall mean a period (A) commencing upon the first to occur of (i) any Specified Tenant being in monetary default with respect to the payment of base rent for a period of forty-five (45) consecutive days or any other material default (monetary or non-monetary) beyond applicable notice and cure periods under the applicable Specified Tenant Lease, (ii) any Specified Tenant failing to be in actual, physical possession of substantially all (i.e., 90% or more) of its then current Specified Tenant Space and/or “going dark” in substantially all (i.e., 90% or more) of its then current Specified Tenant Space, (iii) any Specified Tenant giving notice that it is terminating its Lease for its Specified Tenant Space (except to the extent that both (1) Borrower is contesting, in good faith, the validity of such Specified Tenant’s alleged termination and (2) the terms of the Lease and the relevant facts support Borrower’s position (i.e., the Lease does not provide the termination right for which such Specified Tenant is attempting to exercise or the attempted exercise is not in conformance with the Lease)), (iv) any termination or cancellation of any Specified Tenant Lease (including, without limitation, rejection in any bankruptcy or similar insolvency proceeding) and/or any Specified Tenant Lease failing to otherwise be in full force and effect (except to the extent that Borrower is contesting, in good faith, such Specified Tenant’s assertion that its lease is not in full force and effect), (v) any bankruptcy or similar insolvency of Specified Tenant, and (vi) Specified Tenant failing to extend or renew the applicable Specified Tenant Lease on or prior the applicable Specified Tenant Extension Deadline in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions thereof and hereof; and (B) terminating upon the first to occur of Administrative Agent’s receipt of evidence reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent (which such evidence shall include, without limitation, a duly executed estoppel certificate from the applicable Specified Tenant in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent) of (1) the satisfaction of the Specified Tenant Cure Conditions, (2) Borrower leasing substantially all (i.e., 90% or more) of the applicable Specified Tenant Space in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof, the applicable Tenant under such Lease being in actual, physical occupancy of, and open to the public for business in, the space demised under its Lease and paying the full amount of the rent due under its Lease or (3) the amount reserved in Specified Tenant Space Leasing Reserve Account as a result of such Specified Tenant Trigger Period equals or exceeds $75 per square foot of the space leased by the applicable Specified Tenant on the Closing Date (the “ Specified Tenant Trigger Cap ”); provided, however, that Borrower may elect to satisfy the condition set forth in this subclause (3) either by (x) posting a Letter of Credit in the amount equal to the Specified Tenant Trigger Cap less the then current balance in the Specified Tenant Space Leasing Reserve Account or (y) having Guarantor provide a payment guaranty guaranteeing payment of an amount equal to the Specified Tenant Trigger Cap less the then current balance in the Specified Tenant Space Leasing Reserve Account (which guaranty shall be in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent) (the “ Specified Tenant Trigger Cure Guaranty ”).

 

SPE Component Entity ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1 hereof. For avoidance of doubt, on the Closing Date, the Borrower is an Acceptable LLC and therefore, no SPE Component Entity exists and, so long as Borrower continues to be an Acceptable LLC, no SPE Component Entity is required.

 

S&P ” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

 

State ” shall mean the state in which the Property or any part thereof is located.

 

Strike Rate ” shall mean (i) with respect to the initial term of the Loan, four and one-quarter percent (4.25%) and (ii) with respect to each Extension Period, a percentage rate equal to the percentage rate per annum which, when added to the LIBOR Spread, Alternate Rate Spread, or Prime Rate Spread, as applicable, would yield a Debt Service Coverage Ratio of at least 1.10:1.00.

 

Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(g) hereof.

 

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Survey ” shall mean that certain survey of the Property certified and delivered to Administrative Agent in connection with the closing of the Loan.

 

Tax Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.6 hereof.

 

Tax and Insurance Funds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.6 hereof.

 

Tax Payment Date ” shall mean, with respect to any applicable Taxes, the date occurring thirty (30) days prior to the date the same would be delinquent if not paid.

 

Taxes ” shall mean all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

 

Tenant ” shall mean any Person leasing, subleasing or otherwise occupying any portion of the Property under a Lease or other occupancy agreement.

 

Tenant Direction Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.2 hereof.

 

Testing Period ” shall mean, for purposes of calculating the Underwritable Cash Flow with respect to the Property, the trailing twelve (12) month period ending as of the last day of the calendar month immediately preceding the date of calculation.

 

Title Insurance Policy ” shall mean that certain ALTA mortgagee title insurance policy issued with respect to the Property and insuring the lien of the Security Instrument.

 

Trigger Period ” shall mean (a) a Default Trigger Period, (b) a Specified Tenant Trigger Period, (c) a Mezzanine Trigger Period, or (d) a Low Cash Flow Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Trigger Period shall not be deemed to expire in the event that a Trigger Period then exists for any other reason

 

True Up Payment ” shall mean a payment into the applicable Reserve Account of a sum which, together with any applicable monthly deposits into the applicable Reserve Account, will be sufficient to discharge the obligations and liabilities for which such Reserve Account was established as and when required by this Agreement. The amount of the True Up Payment shall be determined by Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion and shall be final and binding absent manifest error.

 

UCC ” or “ Uniform Commercial Code ” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State.

 

Unaffiliated Qualified Manager ” shall mean a property manager of the Property that is not an Affiliate of Borrower and that (A) is a reputable, nationally or regionally recognized management company having at least five (5) years’ experience in the management of similar Class “A” office properties, (B) at the time of its engagement as property manager has under management leasable square footage of the same property type as the Property located in major metropolitan markets in the United States equal to or greater than 5,000,000 leasable square feet of office space (excluding the Property) and (C) is not the subject of a bankruptcy or similar insolvency proceeding.

 

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Underwritable Cash Flow ” shall mean, as of any date of calculation, an amount calculated by Administrative Agent (subject in all cases to Administrative Agent’s Cash Flow Adjustments) equal to:

 

(i)          the sum of (a) Net Rental Income for the Testing Period, and (b) Other Operating Income for the Testing Period, and (c) Pro Forma Rental Income; less

 

(ii)         the sum of (a) Operating Expenses for the Testing Period, (b) if not included in Operating Expenses in clause (a) , the Management Fee during the Testing Period, and (c) if and only if not included in Operating Expenses in clause (a) , normalized capital expenditures equal to $0.20 per square foot per annum.

 

Administrative Agent’s calculation of Underwritable Cash Flow (including, without limitation, determination of items that do not qualify as Other Operating Income or Operating Expenses) shall be calculated by Administrative Agent in good faith based upon criteria that would reasonably be required by a prudent institutional commercial mortgage loan lender and shall be final absent manifest error.

 

Underwriter Group ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.2 hereof.

 

Unfunded Obligations ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.9(a) hereof.

 

Unfunded Obligations Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.9(a) hereof.

 

Unfunded Obligations Funds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.9(a) hereof.

 

Unfunded Obligations Guaranty ” shall mean that certain Unfunded Obligations Guaranty, dated as of the date hereof, from Guarantor to Administrative Agent (for the benefit of Lenders), as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Unfunded Obligations Reserve Waiver Requirements ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.9(a) hereof.

 

Updated Information ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1 hereof.

 

U.S. Obligations ” shall mean direct full faith and credit obligations of the United States of America that are not subject to prepayment, call or early redemption.

 

U.S. Person ” shall mean any person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the IRS Code.

 

USPAP ” shall mean the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.

 

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Withholding Agent ” means any Borrower or Administrative Agent, as applicable.

 

Wells Fargo ” shall mean Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, together with any parent or affiliate thereof providing credit support or a guaranty under its lease (if any).

 

Work Charge ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.16 hereof.

 

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

 

Section 1.2            Principles of Construction .

 

(a)          All references to sections and schedules are to sections and schedules in or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any reference in this Agreement or in any other Loan Documents to any Loan Documents shall be deemed to include references to such documents as the same may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, replaced and/or restated from time to time (and, in the case of any note or other instrument, to any instrument issued in substitution therefor). All uses of the word “including” shall mean “including, without limitation” unless the context shall indicate otherwise. Unless otherwise specified, 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. Unless otherwise specified, all meanings attributed to defined terms herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms so defined.

 

(b)          With respect to cross-references contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the Mezzanine Loan Documents or to any Mezzanine Loan Document (including with respect to any cross-references to defined terms therein) unless otherwise specifically provided herein, such cross-references shall be with respect to the Mezzanine Loan Documents or such Mezzanine Loan Document, as the case may be, in existence as of the date hereof.

 

(c)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, including references to the Mezzanine Loans or to capitalized terms being defined in the Mezzanine Loan Documents, nothing herein creates any obligation of Borrower with respect to any of the Mezzanine Loan Documents and Borrower has no obligations to comply with and shall not be liable under any Mezzanine Loan Document, and nothing herein creates any obligation of either Mezzanine Borrower with respect to any of the Loan Documents and neither Mezzanine Borrower has any obligation to comply with and shall not be liable under this Agreement or any Loan Document.

 

Article 2

GENERAL TERMS

 

Section 2.1            Loan Commitment; Disbursement to Borrower . Except as expressly and specifically set forth herein, Lenders have no obligation or other commitment to loan any funds to Borrower or otherwise make disbursements to Borrower. Borrower hereby waives any right Borrower may have to make any claim to the contrary.

 

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Section 2.2            The Loan . Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender hereby severally agrees to make and Borrower hereby agrees to accept such Lender’s Percentage Share of the Loan.

 

Section 2.3            Disbursement to Borrower . Borrower may request and receive only one borrowing hereunder in respect of the Loan and any amount borrowed and repaid hereunder in respect of the Loan may not be re - borrowed.

 

Section 2.4            The Note and the Other Loan Documents . The Loan shall be evidenced by the Note and this Agreement and secured by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

Section 2.5            Interest Rate .

 

(a)           Generally . Interest on the Outstanding Principal Balance shall accrue from the Closing Date at the Interest Rate until repaid in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof.

 

(b)           Determination of Interest Rate .

 

(i)          The Interest Rate with respect to the Loan shall be: (A) the LIBOR Rate with respect to the applicable Interest Accrual Period for a LIBOR Loan, (B) the Alternate Rate with respect to the applicable Interest Accrual Period if the Loan is an Alternate Rate Loan, or (C) the Prime Rate with respect to the applicable Interest Accrual Period if the Loan is a Prime Rate Loan.

 

(ii)         Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Loan shall be a LIBOR Loan and Borrower shall pay interest on the Outstanding Principal Balance at the LIBOR Rate for the applicable Interest Accrual Period. Any change in the rate of interest hereunder due to a change in the Interest Rate shall become effective as of the opening of business on the first day on which such change in the Interest Rate shall become effective. Each determination by Administrative Agent of the Interest Rate shall be conclusive and binding upon Borrower and each Lender for all purposes, absent manifest error.

 

(iii)         Conversion of Loan .

 

(A)         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that:

 

(i)         adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining LIBOR for any requested Interest Period, including, without limitation, because LIBOR is not available or published on a current basis and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or

 

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(ii)         the supervisor for the administrator of LIBOR or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which LIBOR shall no longer be made available, or used for determining the interest rate of loans (such specific date, the “ Scheduled Unavailability Date ”),

 

then, after such determination (such determination, an “ Alternative Index Determination ”) by the Administrative Agent (and provided that such determination shall have also been made by Administrative Agent with respect to other similarly situated loans), the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend this Agreement to replace LIBOR with an alternate benchmark rate (including any mathematical or other adjustments to the benchmark (if any) incorporated therein) that has been broadly accepted by the syndicated loan market in the United States in lieu of LIBOR (any such proposed rate, a “ LIBOR Successor Rate ”), together with any proposed LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 18.18, any such amendment shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on the fifth (5 th ) Business Day after the Administrative Agent shall have posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders unless, prior to such time, Lenders comprising Requisite Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent notice that such Requisite Lenders do not accept such amendment. If such amendment becomes effective as described in the preceding sentence, the Loan shall be converted, as of the first day of the next Interest Accrual Period, to an Alternate Rate Loan in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof; provided that the Loan shall be a Prime Rate Loan from the first day of the Interest Accrual Period first occurring after the Alternate Index Determination until the conversion to an Alternate Rate Loan on the first day of the next Interest Accrual Period after such amendment becomes effective. If no LIBOR Successor Rate has been determined and the circumstances under clause (A)(i) above exist, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain a LIBOR Loan shall be suspended.  The term “ LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes ” means, with respect to any proposed LIBOR Successor Rate, any conforming changes to the definition of Alternate Rate Spread, Interest Accrual Period, Determination Date, timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other administrative matters as may be appropriate, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, to reflect the adoption of such LIBOR Successor Rate and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such LIBOR Successor Rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent determines in consultation with the Borrower).

 

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(B)         In the event that Administrative Agent shall have reasonably determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon Borrower and each Lender absent manifest error) that the circumstances described in clause (A)(i) or (A)(ii) above exist and the Loan has not been converted to an Alternate Rate Loan as provided in clause (A) above, then Administrative Agent shall, if such determination shall have also been made by Administrative Agent with respect to other similarly situated loans, forthwith give notice by telephone of such determination, confirmed in writing, to Borrower and each Lender at least one (1) Business Day prior to the next Determination Date. If such notice is given, the LIBOR Loan shall be converted, as of the first day of the next Interest Accrual Period, to a Prime Rate Loan.

 

(C)         If, pursuant to the terms of clause (A) above, the Loan has been converted to an Alternate Rate Loan but thereafter Administrative Agent shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon Borrower and each Lender absent manifest error) that the Alternate Index is no longer broadly accepted by the syndicated loan market in the United States in lieu of LIBOR, then Administrative Agent shall, if such determination shall have also been made with respect to other similarly situated loans, forthwith give notice by telephone of such determination, confirmed in writing, to Borrower and each Lender at least one (1) Business Day prior to the next Determination Date. If such notice is given, the Alternate Rate Loan shall be converted, as of the first day of the next Interest Accrual Period, to a Prime Rate Loan.

 

(D)         If, pursuant to the terms of clauses (B) or (C) above, the Loan has been converted to a Prime Rate Loan, but thereafter Administrative Agent shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon Borrower and each Lender absent manifest error) that LIBOR can again be ascertained as provided in the respective definition thereof, Administrative Agent shall give notice by telephone of such determination, confirmed in writing, to Borrower and each Lender at least one (1) Business Day prior to the next Determination Date. If such notice is given, the Loan shall be converted, as of the first day of the next Interest Accrual Period, to a LIBOR Loan.

 

(E)         If, pursuant to the terms of clause (B) above, the Loan has been converted to a Prime Rate Loan, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may thereafter amend this Agreement to replace the Prime Rate with a LIBOR Successor Rate, together with any proposed LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 18.18, any such amendment shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on the fifth (5 th ) Business Day after the Administrative Agent shall have posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders unless, prior to such time, Lenders comprising Requisite Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent notice that such Requisite Lenders do not accept such amendment. If such amendment becomes effective as described in the preceding sentence, the Loan shall be converted, as of the first day of the next Interest Accrual Period, to an Alternate Rate Loan in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof.

 

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(F)         Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall Borrower have the right to convert the Loan to a LIBOR Loan, an Alternate Rate Loan or a Prime Rate Loan.

 

(iv)        Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of Borrower under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.5(b)(iv) ) the applicable recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made. Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by Borrower to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 2.5(b)(iv) , Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent. Borrower shall indemnify Administrative Agent and each Lender, within ten (10) days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.5(b)(iv) ) payable or paid by such recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to Administrative Agent), or by Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.5(b)(iv) shall survive the resignation or replacement of Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Individual Loan Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.

 

(v)         If any Change in Law shall hereafter make it unlawful for any Lender to make or maintain a LIBOR Loan as contemplated hereunder (A) the obligation of such Lender hereunder to make a LIBOR Loan or to convert an Alternate Rate Loan or a Prime Rate Loan to a LIBOR Loan shall be canceled forthwith and (B) any outstanding LIBOR Loan of such Lender shall be converted automatically to a Prime Rate Loan on the last day of the then current Interest Accrual Period or within such earlier period as required by law. Borrower hereby agrees to promptly pay to Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender, upon demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate such Lender for any reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by such Lender in making any conversion in accordance with this Agreement, including, without limitation, any interest or fees payable by such Lender to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to make or maintain the LIBOR Loan hereunder. Such notice (which shall be sent by Administrative Agent on behalf of such Lender) of such costs, as certified to Borrower, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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(vi)        In the event of any Change in Law:

 

(A)         shall hereafter impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, capital adequacy, special deposit, compulsory loan or similar requirement against assets held by, or deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, advances or loans by, or other credit extended by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of any Lender which is not otherwise included in the determination of LIBOR hereunder;

 

(B)         shall hereafter have the effect of reducing the rate of return on any Lender’s capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder to a level below that which such Lender could have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies with respect to capital adequacy) by any amount deemed by such Lender to be material;

 

(C)         shall hereafter impose on Administrative Agent and/or any Lender any other condition (other than Taxes) and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to Administrative Agent and/or any Lender of making, renewing or maintaining loans or extensions of credit or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder; or

 

(D)         shall subject Administrative Agent or any Lender to any Taxes (other than (I) Indemnified Taxes, (II) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes, and (III) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;

 

then, in any such case, Borrower shall promptly pay to Administrative Agent for its account or the account of such Lender, upon demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable, for such additional incurred cost or reduced amount receivable as determined by Administrative Agent or such Lender in good faith. If Administrative Agent or any Lender becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this subsection, Administrative Agent (or such Lender, as applicable) shall provide Borrower with not less than thirty (30) days’ written notice specifying in reasonable detail the event by reason of which it has become so entitled and the additional amount required to fully compensate Administrative Agent and/or such Lender for such additional cost or reduced amount. A certificate as to any additional costs or amounts payable pursuant to the foregoing sentence submitted by Administrative Agent (or any Lender) to Borrower shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. This provision shall survive payment of the Note and the satisfaction of all other obligations of Borrower under this Agreement and the Loan Documents.

 

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(vii)       Borrower agrees to indemnify Administrative Agent and each Lender and to hold Administrative Agent and each Lender harmless from any actual loss or expense which Administrative Agent and/or any Lender sustains or incurs as a consequence of (A) any default by Borrower in payment of the principal of or interest on a LIBOR Loan (or an Alternate Rate Loan or Prime Rate Loan, as applicable), including, without limitation, any such loss or expense arising from interest or fees payable by any Lender to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to maintain a LIBOR Loan (or an Alternate Rate Loan or Prime Rate Loan, as applicable) hereunder, (B) any prepayment (whether voluntary or mandatory) of the LIBOR Loan (or an Alternate Rate Loan or Prime Rate Loan, as applicable) on a day that is not the last day of an Interest Accrual Period, including, without limitation, such loss or expense arising from interest or fees payable by any Lender to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to maintain the LIBOR Loan (or an Alternate Rate Loan or Prime Rate Loan, as applicable) hereunder and (C) the conversion (for any reason whatsoever, whether voluntary or involuntary) of the Interest Rate from the LIBOR Rate to the Alternate Rate or the Prime Rate with respect to any portion of the outstanding principal amount of the Loan then bearing interest at the LIBOR Rate on a date other than the last day of an Interest Accrual Period, including, without limitation, such loss or expenses arising from interest or fees payable by any Lender to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to maintain a LIBOR Loan hereunder (the amounts referred to in clauses (A) , (B) and (C) are herein referred to collectively as the “ Breakage Costs ”); provided, however, Borrower shall not indemnify Administrative Agent or any Lender from any Breakage Costs arising from Administrative Agent’s or such Lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. This provision shall survive payment of the Note in full and the satisfaction of all other obligations of Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

(viii)      Neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall be entitled to claim compensation pursuant to this subsection for any Indemnified Taxes, Breakage Costs, increased cost or reduction in amounts received or receivable hereunder, or any reduced rate of return, which was incurred or which accrued more than one hundred and eighty (180) days before the date Administrative Agent (or such Lender) notified Borrower of the change in law, the circumstance resulting in the Breakage Costs or other circumstance on which such claim of compensation is based and delivered to Borrower a written statement setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for calculating the additional amounts owed to Administrative Agent and/or such Lender, as applicable, under this subsection, which statement shall be conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto absent manifest error.

 

(ix)         Administrative Agent and Lenders will use reasonable efforts (consistent with legal and regulatory restrictions) to maintain the availability of the LIBOR Loan and to avoid or reduce any increased or additional costs payable by Borrower under this Subsection 2.5(b) , including, if requested by Borrower, a transfer or assignment of the Loan to a branch, office or affiliate of the applicable Lender in another jurisdiction, or a redesignation of its Lending Office with respect to the Loan, in order to maintain the availability of the LIBOR Loan or to avoid or reduce such increased or additional costs, provided that the transfer or assignment or redesignation (A) would not result in any additional costs or expenses to the applicable Lender that are not reimbursed by Borrower and (B) would not be disadvantageous in any other material respect to the applicable Lender as determined by such Lender in its sole discretion. Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment to the extent that such Lender would also require its other borrowers under similarly situated loans in Lender’s particular portfolio (where the Loan is held) to pay for such designation or assignment.

 

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(x)          Tax Forms.

 

(A)         Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent as will enable Borrower or Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Sections 2.5(b)(x)(B) , 2.5(b)(x)(C) and 2.5(b)(x)(D) below) shall not be required if in Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

 

(B)         Any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower or Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax.

 

(C)         any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower or Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

 

(1)         in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Taxes pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty, as applicable executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E;

 

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(2)         executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;

 

(3)         in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the IRS Code, (x) a certificate substantially in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Borrower and Administrative Agent to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the IRS Code, (y) a “10 percent shareholder” of any Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the IRS Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “ U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable; or

 

(4)         to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable, provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

 

Any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower or Administrative Agent), executed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit Borrower or Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.

 

(D)         If a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the IRS Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the IRS Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent as may be necessary for Borrower and Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D) , “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

 

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(E)         If any Governmental Authority asserts that Administrative Agent did not properly withhold or backup withhold, as the case may be, any Tax or other amount from payments made to or for the account of any Lender, such Lender shall indemnify Administrative Agent therefor, including all penalties and interest, any Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on the amounts payable to Administrative Agent under this Section, and costs and expenses (including all fees and disbursements of any law firm or other external counsel and the allocated cost of internal legal services and all disbursements of internal counsel) of Administrative Agent. The obligation of each Lender under this Section shall survive the repayment of Debt, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, such Lender, the termination of the Individual Loan Commitments and the resignation or replacement of Administrative Agent. Each such Lender shall (x) deliver further copies of such forms or other appropriate certifications on or before the date that any such forms expire or become obsolete and after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent form delivered to Borrower and Administrative Agent and (y) obtain such extensions of the time for filing, and renew such forms and certifications thereof, as may be reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent upon reasonable prior notice.

 

(xi)         Each Lender shall severally indemnify Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that Borrower has not already indemnified Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of Borrower to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 18.14(a) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by Administrative Agent to Lender from any other source against any amount due to Administrative Agent under this Section 2.5(b)(xi) .

 

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(xii)        If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.5(b) (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.5(b) ), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 2.5(b) with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this Section 2.5(b)(xii) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.5(b)(xii) in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 2.5(b)(xii) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This Section 2.5(b)(xii) shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

 

(xiii)       For purposes of Sections 2.5(b)(iv) and (x) , the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.

 

(c)           Default Rate . In the event that, and for so long as, any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (i) the then Outstanding Principal Balance shall accrue interest at the Default Rate, calculated from the date the applicable Event of Default occurred, (ii) without limitation of any rights or remedies contained herein and/or in any other Loan Document, any interest accrued at the Default Rate in excess of the interest component of the Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount shall be due and payable on each Monthly Payment Date (and, from and after the Maturity Date, shall be due and payable immediately upon demand), and (iii) all references herein and/or in any other Loan Document to the “Interest Rate” shall be deemed to refer to the Default Rate.

 

(d)           Interest Calculation . Interest on the Outstanding Principal Balance shall be calculated by multiplying (a) the actual number of days elapsed in the period for which the calculation is being made by (b) a daily rate based on a three hundred sixty (360) day year (that is, the Interest Rate or the Default Rate, as then applicable, expressed as an annual rate divided by 360) by (c) the Outstanding Principal Balance. The accrual period for calculating interest due on each Monthly Payment Date shall be the Interest Accrual Period in which the related Monthly Payment Date occurs; provided, however, in the event a Securitization has not occurred, the accrual period for calculating interest due on the last Monthly Payment Date shall end on the scheduled Maturity Date. Borrower understands and acknowledges that such interest accrual requirement results in more interest accruing on the Loan than if either a thirty (30) day month and a three hundred sixty (360) day year or the actual number of days and a three hundred sixty-five (365) day year were used to compute the accrual of interest on the Loan.

 

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(e)           Usury Savings . This Agreement and the other Loan Documents are subject to the express condition that at no time shall Borrower be required to pay interest on the principal balance of the Loan (including, to the extent applicable, any Prepayment Premium and/or penalty) at a rate which could subject Lender to either civil or criminal liability as a result of being in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate. If by the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Borrower is at any time required or obligated to pay interest on the principal balance due hereunder (including, to the extent applicable, any Prepayment Premium and/or penalty) at a rate in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate, the Interest Rate or the Default Rate, as the case may be, and/or, to the extent applicable, any Prepayment Premium and/or penalty shall, in each case, be deemed to be immediately reduced to the Maximum Legal Rate and all previous payments in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate shall be deemed to have been payments in reduction of principal and not on account of the interest due hereunder. All sums paid or agreed to be paid to Lender for the use, forbearance, or detention of the sums due under the Loan, shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated, and spread throughout the full stated term of the Loan until payment in full so that the rate or amount of interest on account of the Loan (including, to the extent applicable, any Prepayment Premium and/or penalty) does not exceed the Maximum Legal Rate from time to time in effect and applicable to the Loan for so long as the Loan is outstanding.

 

Section 2.6            Loan Payments .

 

(a)          Borrower shall make a payment to Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender of interest only on the Closing Date for the period from (and including) the Closing Date through (and including) the fourteenth (14th) day of either (i) the month in which the Closing Date occurs (if the Closing Date occurs on or before the fourteenth (14th) day of such month, or (ii) the month following the month in which the Closing Date occurs (if the Closing Date occurs on or after the fifteenth (15th) day of the then current calendar month; provided, however, if the Closing Date is the fourteenth (14th) day of a calendar month, no such separate payment of interest shall be due. Borrower shall make a payment to Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender of interest in the amount of the Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount on the First Monthly Payment Date and on each Monthly Payment Date occurring thereafter to and including the Maturity Date. Each payment shall be applied first to accrued and unpaid interest and the balance to principal.

 

(b)          Reserved.

 

(c)          Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender on the Maturity Date the Outstanding Principal Balance, all accrued and unpaid interest, and all other amounts due hereunder and under the Note, the Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents (and after a Securitization, including, without limitation, the Interest Shortfall).

 

(d)          If any principal, interest or any other sum due under the Loan Documents, other than the payment of principal due on the Maturity Date, is not paid by Borrower on the date on which it is due, Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender upon demand an amount equal to the lesser of five percent (5%) of such unpaid sum or the maximum amount permitted by applicable law in order to defray the expense incurred by Administrative Agent and Lenders in handling and processing such delinquent payment and to compensate Administrative Agent and Lenders for the loss of the use of such delinquent payment. Any such amount shall be secured by the Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents. Any late payment charges received shall be applied to Note A-1, Note A-2, Note A-3, Note A-4, Note A-5, Note A-6, Note A-7, Note A-8, Note A-9, Note A-10 and Note A-11, pari passu and pro rata .

 

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(e)          

 

(i)          Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all payments and prepayments under this Agreement and the Note shall be made to Administrative Agent not later than 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the date when due and shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds at Administrative Agent’s office, and any funds received by Administrative Agent after such time shall, for all purposes hereof, be deemed to have been paid on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

(ii)         Each payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of a Lender under this Agreement or any Note shall be paid to such Lender promptly thereafter by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the wiring instructions provided by such Lender to the Administrative Agent from time to time, for the account of such Lender at the applicable Lending Office of such Lender.

 

(iii)        Whenever any payment to be made hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be stated to be due on a day which is not a Business Day, the due date thereof shall be deemed to be the immediately preceding Business Day.

 

(iv)        All payments required to be made by Borrower hereunder or under the Note or the other Loan Documents shall be made irrespective of, and without deduction for, any setoff, claim or counterclaim and shall be made irrespective of any defense thereto.

 

(f)          In the event Borrower is required to pay any Lender compensation for any Indemnified Taxes, increased cost or reduction in amounts received or receivable hereunder, pursuant to Section 2.5(b)(iv) , (v) or (vi) , then such Lender shall (at the request of Borrower) use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.5(b)(iv) , (v) or (vi) , as the case may be, in the future, and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment. In the event (A) Borrower is required to pay any Lender compensation for any Indemnified Taxes, increased cost or reduction in amounts received or receivable hereunder, pursuant to Section 2.5(b)(iv) , (v) or (vi) , and, in each case, such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different lending office in accordance with the first sentence of this Section 2.6(f) , (B) any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, or (C) any Lender refuses to consent to any amendment, waiver or other modification of any Loan Document requested by Borrower that requires unanimous consent of the Lenders and such amendment, waiver or other modification is consented to by Requisite Lenders, then Borrower may, at their sole expense and effort, upon three (3) Business Days’ notice to such Lender and Administrative Agent, require such Lender to transfer and assign, without recourse (in accordance with Section 18.15 ), all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Notes to an Eligible Assignee identified by Borrower that is reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent if such proposed Eligible Assignee agrees to assume all of the obligations of such requesting Lender hereunder from and after the date of such assignment, and to purchase all of such requesting Lender’s Percentage Share of the Loan hereunder for consideration equal to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such requesting Lender’s Percentage Share of the Loan, together with interest thereon to the date of such purchase (to the extent not paid by Borrower), and all other amounts accrued and payable hereunder to such requesting Lender as of the date of such transfer shall have been paid or satisfactory arrangements shall have been made for such payments, provided that, (x) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation or payments under Section 2.5(b)(iv) , (v) or (vi) , such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter and (y) in the case of any such assignment under Section 2.6(f)(C) , such assignment shall be to an Eligible Assignee that shall consent to such amendment, waiver or other modification of the requested Loan Document. Each Lender hereby grants to Administrative Agent an irrevocable power of attorney (which power is coupled with an interest) to execute and deliver, on behalf of such Lender, as assignor, any Assignment and Assumption Agreement necessary to effectuate any assignment of such Lender’s interests hereunder in the circumstances contemplated by this Section 2.6(f).

 

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(g)          All sums received pursuant to this Section 2.6 shall be applied to the payment of Note A-1, Note A-2, Note A-3, Note A-4, Note A-5, Note A-6, Note A-7, Note A-8, Note A-9, Note A-10 and Note A-11, pari passu and pro rata .

 

Section 2.7            Prepayments .

 

(a)           Voluntary Prepayment . Except as provided herein, Borrower shall not have the right to prepay the Loan in whole or in part. Borrower may at its option and upon prior notice to Administrative Agent as set forth herein, prepay the Debt in whole or in part on any Business Day (a “ Prepayment Date ”); provided that such prepayment is accompanied by payment of the Breakage Costs, the Prepayment Premium (if applicable) and the applicable Interest Shortfall. Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to accept any prepayment unless it is accompanied by payment of the Breakage Costs, the Prepayment Premium (if applicable) and the applicable Interest Shortfall due in connection therewith. As a condition to any voluntary prepayment, Borrower shall give Administrative Agent written notice (a “ Prepayment Notice ”) of its intent to prepay, which notice must be given at least ten (10) Business Days and not more than ninety (90) days prior to the Prepayment Date and must specify such proposed Prepayment Date. A Prepayment Notice given by Borrower to Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.7(a) may be revoked by written notice of revocation delivered to Lender no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the Prepayment Date specified in any such Prepayment Notice; provided that in connection with such revocation Borrower shall pay Administrative Agent all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Administrative Agent and Lenders, including, without limitation, any Breakage Costs or similar expenses incurred in connection with such anticipated prepayment. Concurrently with any voluntary prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.7(a) , a simultaneous pro-rata prepayment of each of the Mezzanine Loan shall be made and Borrower shall provide Administrative Agent evidence reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent of such prepayment of Mezzanine Loans.

 

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(b)           Mandatory Prepayment . On each date on which Administrative Agent actually receives a distribution of Net Proceeds, and if Administrative Agent does not make such Net Proceeds available to Borrower for Restoration or for disbursement as Rent Loss Proceeds (as applicable), in each case, in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof, Borrower shall, at Administrative Agent’s option, prepay the Debt in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of such Net Proceeds together with any applicable Interest Shortfall and any Breakage Costs. If such prepayment occurs after a Securitization, Borrower shall make the REMIC Payment as and to the extent required hereunder. No Prepayment Premium or penalty shall be due in connection with any prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.7(b) (including, without limitation, in connection with any REMIC Payment). Any prepayment received by Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.7(b) on a date other than a Monthly Payment Date shall be held by Administrative Agent as collateral security for the Loan in an interest bearing, Eligible Account at an Eligible Institution, with such interest accruing to the benefit of Borrower, and shall be applied by Administrative Agent on the next Monthly Payment Date, with any interest on such funds paid to Borrower on such date provided no Event of Default then exists. Upon payment in full of the Debt, Lender shall disburse all Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service to (a) first, in the event the Mezzanine A Loan is outstanding, Mezzanine A Lender; (b) second, in the event the Mezzanine A Loan has been paid in full and the Mezzanine B Loan is outstanding, Mezzanine B Lender; and (c) then, in the event the Mezzanine B Loan has been paid in full, Borrower.

 

(c)           Prepayments After Default . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, any prepayment of the Debt during the continuance of an Event of Default shall be applied to the Debt in such order and priority as set forth in Section 10.2(g) hereof or as Lenders shall otherwise determine in their sole discretion.

 

(d)           Prepayment of Mezzanine Loans . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any of the other Loan Documents, in no event shall any Mezzanine Loan be prepaid unless the Debt is contemporaneously prepaid ratably in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

(e)          All sums received pursuant to this Section 2.7 shall be applied to the payment of Note A-1, Note A-2, Note A-3, Note A-4, Note A-5, Note A-6, Note A-7, Note A-8, Note A-9, Note A-10 and Note A-11, pari passu and pro rata .

 

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Section 2.8            Interest Rate Cap Agreement .

 

(a)          Prior to or contemporaneously with the Closing Date, Borrower shall enter into an Interest Rate Cap Agreement with a LIBOR strike rate equal to the Strike Rate. The Interest Rate Cap Agreement (i) shall be in a form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent, (ii) shall, subject to Sections 2.8(c) and 2.8(e) below, at all times be with a Counterparty, (iii) shall at all times be for a duration at least equal to the end of the Interest Accrual Period in which the then current Maturity Date occurs, and (iv) shall at all times have a notional amount equal to or greater than the Outstanding Principal Balance and shall at all times provide for the applicable LIBOR strike rate to be equal to the Strike Rate. Borrower shall direct such Counterparty to deposit directly into the Cash Management Account any amounts due Borrower under such Interest Rate Cap Agreement so long as any portion of the Debt is outstanding, provided that the Debt shall be deemed to be outstanding if the Property is transferred by judicial or non-judicial foreclosure or deed-in-lieu thereof. Additionally, Borrower shall collaterally assign to Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders, pursuant to the Collateral Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement, all of its right, title and interest in and to the Interest Rate Cap Agreement (and any replacements thereof), including, without limitation, its right to receive any and all payments under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement (and any replacements thereof), and Borrower shall, and shall cause Counterparty to, deliver to Administrative Agent a fully executed Interest Rate Cap Agreement (which shall, by its terms, authorize the assignment to Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders and require that payments be deposited directly into the Cash Management Account).

 

(b)          Borrower shall comply in all material respects with all of its obligations under the terms and provisions of the Interest Rate Cap Agreement. All amounts paid by the Counterparty under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement to Borrower or Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders shall be deposited promptly into the Restricted Account. Borrower shall take all actions reasonably requested by Administrative Agent to enforce Administrative Agent’s and Lenders’ rights under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement in the event of a default by the Counterparty and shall not waive, amend or otherwise modify any of its rights thereunder.

 

(c)           In the event of any downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the rating of the Counterparty (other than a Counterparty that is an Affiliate of Administrative Agent or any Lender) by any Rating Agency below the Minimum Counterparty Rating, Borrower shall (i) replace the Interest Rate Cap Agreement not later than ten (10) Business Days following receipt of notice of such downgrade, withdrawal or qualification with an Interest Rate Cap Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent (and meeting the requirements set forth in this Section 2.8 ) (a “ Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement ”) from a Counterparty having a Minimum Counterparty Rating or (ii) if provided for in such Interest Rate Cap Agreement, cause the Counterparty to deliver collateral to secure Borrower’s exposure under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement in such amount and pursuant to such terms as are reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

 

(d)          In the event that Borrower fails to purchase and deliver to Administrative Agent the Interest Rate Cap Agreement or fails to maintain the Interest Rate Cap Agreement in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, Administrative Agent may purchase the Interest Rate Cap Agreement and the cost incurred by Administrative Agent in purchasing such Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall be paid by Borrower to Administrative Agent with interest thereon at the Default Rate from the date such cost was incurred by Administrative Agent until such cost is reimbursed by Borrower to Administrative Agent.

 

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(e)          E a c h I nter e st R a te C a p Ag r ee ment shall c ontain the foll o wing lan g u a ge or i t s e quival e nt: I n the event of any downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the rating of the Counterparty below (A) a long term rating of “A-” by S&P or (B) a long term rating of “A3” by Moody’s, the Counterparty must, within ten (10) business days, (x) post collateral on terms acceptable to each Rating Agency, Administrative Agent and Borrower, (y) find a replacement Counterparty, at the Counterparty’s sole cost and expense, acceptable to each Rating Agency, Administrative Agent and Borrower; provided that, notwithstanding such a downgrade, withdrawal or qualification, unless and until the Counterparty transfers the Interest Rate Cap Agreement to a replacement Counterparty pursuant to the foregoing clause (y) , the Counterparty will continue to perform its obligations under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement, or (z) deliver a guaranty (or replacement guaranty, as applicable) of the Counterparty’s obligations from a Counterparty having a Minimum Counterparty Rating in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent and each Rating Agency. Failure to satisfy the foregoing shall constitute an “Additional Termination Event” as defined by Section 5(b)(v) of the ISDA Master Agreement, with the Counterparty as the “Affected Party.” In the event that a Counterparty is required pursuant to the terms of an Interest Rate Cap Agreement to (i) deliver collateral as specified in the applicable Interest Rate Cap Agreement, (ii) find a replacement Counterparty or (iii) deliver a guaranty (or replacement guaranty, as applicable), Borrower covenants and agrees that Borrower shall seek Administrative Agent’s approval with respect thereto and shall not approve or consent to the foregoing unless and until Borrower receives Administrative Agent’s prior written approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), and shall, in its reasonable discretion, approve or consent to the foregoing upon receipt of Administrative Agent’s prior written approval.

 

(f)          With respect to each Interest Rate Cap Agreement, Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly obtain and deliver to Administrative Agent an opinion (upon which Administrative Agent, the Lenders and their respective successors and assigns may rely) from counsel (which counsel may be in house counsel for the Counterparty) for the Counterparty (other than a Counterparty that is an Affiliate of Administrative Agent) which shall provide, in relevant part, that:

 

(i)          the Counterparty is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and has the organizational power and authority to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, the Interest Rate Cap Agreement;

 

(ii)         the execution and delivery of the Interest Rate Cap Agreement by the Counterparty, and any other agreement which the Counterparty has executed and delivered pursuant thereto, and the performance of its obligations thereunder have been and remain duly authorized by all necessary action and do not contravene any provision of its certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or equivalent organizational documents) or any law, regulation or contractual restriction binding on or affecting it or its property;

 

(iii)        all consents, authorizations and approvals required for the execution and delivery by the Counterparty of the Interest Rate Cap Agreement, and any other agreement which the Counterparty has executed and delivered pursuant thereto, and the performance of its obligations thereunder have been obtained and remain in full force and effect, all conditions thereof have been duly complied with, and no other action by, and no notice to or filing with any governmental authority or regulatory body is required for such execution, delivery or performance; and

 

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(iv)        the Interest Rate Cap Agreement, and any other agreement which the Counterparty has executed and delivered pursuant thereto, has been duly executed and delivered by the Counterparty and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Counterparty, enforceable against the Counterparty in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

(g)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.8 , in Section 2.9(c) below or elsewhere in this Agreement, if, at any time, Administrative Agent converts the Loan from (I) a LIBOR Loan to either a Prime Rate Loan or an Alternate Rate Loan or (II) a Prime Rate Loan to an Alternate Rate Loan, or (III) an Alternate Rate Loan to a Prime Rate Loan, each in accordance with Section 2.5 above (each, a “ LIBOR Conversion ”), then:

 

(i)          within thirty (30) days after such LIBOR Conversion, Borrower shall enter into, make all payments under, and satisfy all conditions precedent to the effectiveness of, a Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement (and in connection therewith, but not prior to Borrower taking all the actions described in this clause (i) , Borrower shall have the right to terminate any then-existing Interest Rate Cap Agreement) provided that if interest rate protection agreements with respect to Prime Rate Loans or Alternate Rate Loans are not available at a commercially reasonable cost (as reasonably determined by Administrative Agent), Administrative Agent and Borrower may pursue another option that is mutually acceptable to each of Administrative Agent, the Requisite Lenders and Borrower that provides Administrative Agent equivalent protection from rising interest rates; and

 

(ii)         following such LIBOR Conversion (provided Administrative Agent has not converted the Loan back to a LIBOR Loan in accordance with Section 2.5(b)(iii) hereof), in lieu of satisfying the condition described in Section 2.9(c) with respect to any future Extension Period, Borrower shall instead enter into, make all payments under, and satisfy all conditions precedent to the effectiveness of a Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement on or prior to the first day of such Extension Period.

 

As used herein, “ Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement ” shall mean an interest rate cap agreement between a Counterparty and Borrower, obtained by Borrower and collaterally assigned to Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement and shall contain each of the following:

 

(A)         a term expiring no earlier than the end of the Interest Accrual Period in which the then current Maturity Date occurs (for the avoidance of doubt, taking into account any applicable Extension Option being exercised at such time);

 

(B)         the notional amount of the Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall initially be equal to or greater than the Outstanding Principal Balance;

 

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(C)         it provides that the only obligation of Borrower thereunder is the making of a single payment to the Counterparty thereunder upon the execution and delivery thereof;

 

(D)         it provides to Administrative Agent and Borrower (as determined by Administrative Agent in its sole but good faith discretion), for the term of the Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement, a hedge against rising interest rates that is no less beneficial to Borrower and Administrative Agent than (I) in the case of clause (g)(i) above, that which was provided by the Interest Rate Cap Agreement being replaced by the Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement and (II) in the case of clause (g)(ii) above, that which was intended to be provided by the Interest Rate Cap Agreement that, but for the operation of this Section 2.8(g) , would have been required to have been delivered by Borrower pursuant to Section 2.9(c) below as a condition to the requested Extension Period; and

 

(E)         without limiting any of the provisions of the preceding clauses (A) through (D) above, it satisfies all of the requirements set forth in Section 2.8(a) hereof (other than clause (v) thereof).

 

From and after the date of any LIBOR Conversion, all references to “Interest Rate Cap Agreement” and “Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement” herein (other than in the definition of “Interest Rate Cap Agreement”, the definition of “Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement” and as referenced in the first sentence of Section 2.8(a) hereof) shall be deemed to refer or relate, as applicable, to a Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement.

 

Section 2.9            Extension of the Maturity Date . Borrower shall have the option to extend the term of the Loan beyond the Initial Maturity Date for three (3) successive terms (the “ Extension Option ”) of one (1) year each (each, an “ Extension Period ”) to (i) October 9, 2021 if the first Extension Option is exercised, (ii) October 9, 2022 if the second Extension Option is exercised, and (iii) October 9, 2023 if the third Extension Option is exercised (each such date, the “ Extended Maturity Date ”) upon satisfaction of the following terms and conditions:

 

(a)          no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date that the applicable Extension Period is commenced;

 

(b)          Borrower shall notify Administrative Agent of its election to extend the applicable Maturity Date as aforesaid not earlier than ninety (90) days and no later than thirty (30) days prior to the applicable Maturity Date; provided , however , that Borrower shall be permitted to revoke such notice at any time up to thirty (30) days before the applicable Maturity Date provided that Borrower pays to Administrative Agent all actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Administrative Agent and Lenders in connection with such notice, including, without limitation, any Breakage Costs;

 

(c)          Borrower shall obtain and deliver to Administrative Agent prior to the date that the applicable Extension Period is commenced, a Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement, which Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall be effective commencing on the first day of the related Extension Period and shall have a maturity date not earlier than the last day of the Interest Accrual Period in which the related Extended Maturity Date shall occur;

 

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(d)          Borrower shall have paid to Administrative Agent all actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Administrative Agent on behalf of itself and Lenders and all actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses (if any) incurred by Lenders in connection with Borrower exercising the applicable Extension Option;

 

(e)          in connection with the third Extension Option, the Borrower shall have paid to Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders on the date the third Extension Period is commenced an extension fee in an amount equal to one quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the Outstanding Principal Balance;

 

(f)          in connection with the third Extension Option, Administrative Agent shall have determined that the lien free completion of the Permitted Alterations in accordance with Section 4.21 hereof, to the extent such construction previously commenced, shall have occurred (subject to any extension due to Force Majeure) prior to the date that the third Extension Period is commenced;

 

(g)          [Intentionally Omitted]; and

 

(h)          Borrower shall have delivered to Administrative Agent evidence that each of the Mezzanine A Loan and the Mezzanine B Loan has been extended or shall be concurrently extended through a date not earlier than the applicable Extended Maturity Date.

 

All references in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents to the Maturity Date shall mean the Extended Maturity Date in the event the applicable Extension Option is exercised.

 

Section 2.10          Partial Release .

 

Provided no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (other than a non-monetary Event of Default that affects or is otherwise related solely to the Atrium Parcel and which Event of Default will no longer continue to exist upon such release of the Atrium Parcel), Borrower shall have the right at any time prior to the Maturity Date to obtain the release (the “ Partial Release ”) of the Atrium Parcel from the lien of the Security Instrument thereon (and related Loan Documents) and the release of Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents with respect to the Atrium Parcel (other than those expressly stated to survive), upon the satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent:

 

(i)          Administrative Agent shall have received at least fifteen (15) Business Days (or a shorter period of time if permitted by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) prior written notice requesting the release of the Atrium Parcel;

 

(ii)         Borrower shall, in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.7(a) above, prepay the Loan in an amount equal to the Release Price (including, without limitation, any Prepayment Premium applicable thereto);

 

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(iii)        Borrower shall submit to Administrative Agent, not less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such release, a release of lien (and related Loan Documents) for the Atrium Parcel for execution by Administrative Agent. Such release shall be in a form appropriate in the State in which the Property is located and shall contain standard provisions, if any, protecting the rights of the releasing lenders. In addition, Borrower shall provide all other documentation in connection with such release as may be reasonably requested by Administrative Agent, together with an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such documentation is in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements;

 

(iv)        Borrower shall have delivered evidence that would be reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent that, immediately after giving effect to the release of the Atrium Parcel, the portion of the Property remaining encumbered by the Security Instrument (the “ Remaining Property ”) shall (A) not, as a result of such release, fail to comply in all material respects with all applicable Legal Requirements, including, without limitation, all applicable zoning and building laws, rules, ordinances and regulations, (B) be legally subdivided and (C) constitute one or more separate tax lots;

 

(v)         Borrower shall have delivered evidence reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent that Borrower has entered into a reciprocal easement agreement (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent) with the owner of the Atrium Parcel (the “ Atrium REA ”), which Atrium REA shall provide for easements, cross-easements and mutual or non-exclusive easements for ingress, egress, access, pedestrian walkways, parking, traffic flow, drainage, utilities and services shared by the Atrium Parcel and the Remaining Property, in each case, as deemed reasonably necessary by Administrative Agent; provided that Administrative Agent shall reasonably approve the Atrium REA upon satisfaction of certain conditions to be mutually agreed upon by Administrative Agent and Borrower in good faith. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon satisfaction of all conditions for the Partial Release set forth in this Section 2.10 and approval of the Atrium REA by Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms hereof, Administrative Agent shall subordinate the lien of the Security Instrument to the Atrium REA.

 

(vi)        Borrower shall provide an endorsement (to the extent such endorsement is available under the applicable Legal Requirements) to the Title Insurance Policy relating to the Remaining Property (which endorsement shall be issued by the title insurance company that issued the Title Insurance Policy): (i) confirming, in each case as of the effective date of the release of the Atrium Parcel, no change in the priority of the Security Instrument on the Remaining Property and insuring that there are no liens, mortgages, deeds of trust or other security instruments, as the case may be, not otherwise permitted by the Loan Documents, encumbering the Remaining Property, (ii) if not already part of the insured estate in the Title Insurance Policy (and such estate is not being released), insuring Lenders’ interest in any easements benefitting the Remaining Property created in connection with the release of the Atrium Parcel (including any easements granted under Section 2.10(v) above), (iii) [reserved], and (iv) insuring that the balance of the Remaining Property (excluding the Atrium Parcel) constitutes separate tax lots and has been legally subdivided;

 

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(vii)       Borrower shall have delivered to Administrative Agent evidence that would be reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent that the release of the Atrium Parcel will not violate any term or provision of any Lease in effect at the Remaining Property at the time of the release of the Atrium Parcel, which evidence may take the form of a certification from Borrower contained in the Officer’s Certificate referenced in Section 2.10(xiii) below;

 

(viii)      To the extent such survey is not delivered in connection with the closing of the Loan, Borrower shall have delivered, or caused to be delivered, a survey of the Atrium Parcel and the Remaining Property, which survey shall include a legal description of the Atrium Parcel and the Remaining Property and shall otherwise be in such form as would be reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent;

 

(ix)         Intentionally omitted;

 

(x)          As of the date of consummation of the Partial Release, after giving effect to the release of the Atrium Parcel from the lien of the Security Instrument, the LTV with respect to the remaining Property shall be no greater than the LTV as of the Closing Date (i.e., 74.627%);

 

(xi)         Borrower shall have (or shall have caused to be) paid or reimbursed Administrative Agent for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Administrative Agent (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) in connection with the release of the Atrium Parcel. Borrower shall pay all recording charges, filing fees, taxes or other expenses (including, without limitation, mortgage and intangibles taxes and documentary stamp taxes) payable in connection with the release of the Atrium Parcel. Borrower shall have paid all costs and expenses of the Rating Agencies incurred in connection with the release of the Atrium Parcel;

 

(xii)        If required by Administrative Agent after a Securitization, Borrower shall furnish Administrative Agent with an opinion of counsel that the release will not constitute a “significant modification” of the Loan under Section 1001 of the IRS Code or otherwise cause a tax to be imposed on a “prohibited transaction” by any REMIC, which opinion shall not contain any qualifications or assumptions other than qualifications and assumptions customary for such an opinion;

 

(xiii)       Intentionally omitted;

 

(xiv)      Borrower shall deliver all other documents and items as Administrative Agent may reasonably request and execute such documents and instruments as are typical for transactions similar to such release of the Atrium Parcel;

 

(xv)       All conditions precedent to the applicable Partial Release set forth in Section 2.10 of the applicable Mezzanine Loan Agreement have been complied with by Mezzanine Borrowers and Borrower shall have delivered, or cause to be delivered, to Administrative Agent evidence thereof; and

 

(xvi)      Borrower shall deliver an Officer’s Certificate certifying that all requirements set forth in this Section 2.10 have been satisfied.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.10 , if the Loan is included in a REMIC, the release of the Atrium Parcel shall not be permitted unless, immediately after the release of the Atrium Parcel, either (i) the ratio of the unpaid principal balance of the Loan to the value of the Remaining Property is equal to or less than 125% (such value to be determined, in Administrative Agent’s sole discretion, by any commercially reasonable method permitted to a REMIC) or (ii) the principal balance of the Loan is paid down by the least of the following amounts: (1) the net proceeds of the sale of the Atrium Parcel, (2) the fair market value of the Atrium Parcel at the time of the release of the Atrium Parcel, or (3) an amount such that the loan-to-value ratio of the Loan (as so determined by Lender) does not increase after the release of the Atrium Parcel, unless Administrative Agent receives an opinion of counsel that if such amount is not paid, the Securitization will not fail to maintain its status as a REMIC as a result of the release of the Atrium Parcel.

 

Administrative Agent shall, if requested by Borrower, confirm to the Mezzanine Lenders (which confirmation can be delivered via email) whether the conditions to the Partial Release set forth in this Section 2.10 have been satisfied (or waived).

 

Section 2.11          Pro Rata Treatment . Except to the extent otherwise provided herein: (a) any borrowing from Lenders under Section 2.2 shall be made from Lenders severally in accordance with their respective Percentage Shares, (b) each payment or prepayment of principal of the Loan by Borrower shall be made to Administrative Agent for the account of Lenders pro rata in accordance with the respective their respective Percentage Shares, and (c) each payment of interest on the Loan by Borrower shall be made to Administrative Agent for the account of Lenders pro rata in accordance with the amounts of interest on their Individual Loan Commitments then due and payable.

 

Section 2.12          Sharing of Payments, Etc . If a Lender shall obtain payment of any principal of its Note or of interest thereon through the exercise of any right of setoff, banker’s lien, counterclaim, or by any other means (including direct payment), and such payment results in such Lender receiving a greater payment than it would have been entitled to had such payment been paid directly to Administrative Agent for disbursement to Lenders, then such Lender shall immediately return such payment to Administrative Agent for disbursement to Lenders in accordance with the terms hereof. Should such Lender fail to return such payment to Administrative Agent within three (3) Business Days after receipt by such Lender, such Lender shall immediately purchase for cash from the other Lenders participations in the Loan in such amounts, and make such other adjustments from time to time as shall be equitable, to the end that all Lenders shall share ratably the benefit of such payment. To such end, Lenders shall make appropriate adjustments among themselves (by the resale of participations sold or otherwise) if such payment is rescinded or must otherwise be restored. Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation (or direct interest) in the Individual Loan Commitments owed to such other Lenders may exercise all rights of set-off, banker’s lien, counterclaim or similar rights with the respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct holder of the Loan in the amount of such participation. Nothing contained herein shall require any Lender to exercise any such right or shall affect the right of any Lender to exercise, and retain the benefits of exercising, any such right with respect to any other indebtedness or obligation of Borrower..

 

Section 2.13          Several Obligations . No Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to perform any obligation to be made or performed by such other Lender hereunder, nor shall Borrower be responsible for the failure of any Lender to perform any obligation to be made or performed by such Lender hereunder, and the failure of any Lender to perform any obligation to be made or performed by it hereunder shall not relieve the obligation of any other Lender to make or to perform any obligation to be made or performed by such other Lender. The liability of each Lender hereunder shall be several and not joint.

 

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Article 3

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Borrower represents and warrants to Administrative Agent and each Lender as of the Closing Date that:

 

Section 3.1            Legal Status and Authority . Borrower (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of formation; (b) is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in the State; and (c) has all necessary approvals, governmental and otherwise, and full power and authority to own, operate and lease the Property. Borrower has full power, authority and legal right to mortgage, grant, bargain, sell, pledge, assign, warrant, transfer and convey the Property pursuant to the terms hereof and to keep and observe all of the terms of this Agreement, the Note, the Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents on Borrower’s part to be performed.

 

Section 3.2            Validity of Documents .

 

(a)          (1) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Note, the Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents by Borrower and the borrowing evidenced by the Note and this Agreement (i) are within the power and authority of Borrower; (ii) have been authorized by all requisite organizational action of such parties; (iii) have received all necessary approvals and consents, corporate, governmental or otherwise; (iv) will not violate in any material respect, conflict with in any material respect, result in a material breach of or constitute (with notice or lapse of time, or both) a material default under any provision of law, any order or judgment of any court or Governmental Authority, any material license, certificate or other approval required to operate the Property, any applicable organizational documents of the Borrower, or any applicable material indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon Borrower or the Property, including, without limitation, the Management Agreement; (v) will not result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance whatsoever upon any of its assets, except the lien and security interest created hereby and by the other Loan Documents; and (vi) will not require any material authorization or license from, or any filing with, any Governmental Authority (except for filings or recordings necessary to give notice of or to perfect liens or security interests, including the recordation of the Security Instrument and the Assignment of Leases and Rents in the appropriate land records in the State and except for Uniform Commercial Code filings relating to the security interest created hereby), (2) this Agreement, the Note, the Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents have been duly executed and delivered by Borrower and (3) this Agreement, the Note, the Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of Borrower subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Creditors Rights Laws and general principles of equity. The Loan Documents are not subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense by Borrower or Guarantor, including the defense of usury, nor would the operation of any of the terms of the Loan Documents, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render the Loan Documents unenforceable (except as such enforcement may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Creditors Rights Laws, and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law)).

 

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(b)          (1) The execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which Guarantor is a party (i) are within the power and authority of Guarantor; (ii) have been authorized by all requisite organizational action of Guarantor; (iii) have received all necessary approvals and consents, corporate, governmental or otherwise; (iv) will not violate in any material respect, conflict with in any material respect, result in a material breach of or constitute (with notice or lapse of time, or both) a material default under any applicable organizational documents of Guarantor, or any applicable material indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon Guarantor; (v) will not result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance whatsoever upon any of Guarantor’s assets; and (vi) will not require any material authorization or license from, or any filing with, any Governmental Authority, (2) the Loan Documents to which Guarantor is a party have been duly executed and delivered by Guarantor and (3) the Loan Documents to which Guarantor is a party constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of Guarantor, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Creditors Rights Laws and general principles of equity.

 

(c)          Neither Borrower nor Guarantor has asserted any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense with respect to the Loan Documents.

 

Section 3.3            Litigation . Except as set forth on Schedule VII , there is no action, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation, in each case, judicial, administrative or otherwise (including any condemnation or similar proceeding) (herein, “ Litigation ”), pending and served (if service is required by applicable law) or, to Borrower’s knowledge, threatened in writing or contemplated against Borrower, the Property, or any portion thereof, which, if adversely determined, is reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule VII , there is no Litigation pending or threatened in writing or, to any Borrower’s knowledge, contemplated against or affecting the Guarantor or any Affiliated Manager which, if adversely determined, is reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.4            Agreements . Borrower is not a party to any agreement or instrument or subject to any restriction that is reasonably likely to cause a Material Adverse Effect. Borrower is not in default in any material respect in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which Borrower or the Property is bound which would result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule VII or in the financial statements of Borrower previously delivered to Administrative Agent in connection with the closing of the Loan, Borrower has no material financial obligations under any agreement or instrument to which Borrower is a party or by which Borrower or the Property is otherwise bound, other than (a) obligations incurred in the ordinary course of the operation of the Property (including any obligations under Leases) and (b) obligations under this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note and the other Loan Documents. There is no agreement or instrument to which Borrower is a party or by which Borrower is bound that would require the subordination in right of payment of any of Borrower’s obligations hereunder or under the Note to an obligation owed to another party.

 

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Section 3.5            Financial Condition .

 

(a)          Borrower is solvent and Borrower has received reasonably equivalent value for the granting of the Security Instrument. No proceeding under Creditors Rights Laws with respect to any Borrower Party has been initiated.

 

(b)          In the last ten (10) years, no (i) petition in bankruptcy has been filed by or against any Borrower Party (other than Borrower) and (ii) no Borrower Party (other than Borrower) has ever made any general assignment for the benefit of creditors or taken advantage of any Creditors Rights Laws. Since the Brookfield Acquisition Date and, to Borrower’s knowledge, in the last ten (10) years, no (i) petition in bankruptcy has been filed by or against Borrower and (ii) Borrower has never made any general assignment for the benefit of creditors or taken advantage of any Creditors Rights Laws.

 

(c)          No Borrower Party is contemplating either the filing of a petition by it under any Creditors Rights Laws or the liquidation of its assets or property and Borrower has no knowledge of any Person contemplating the filing of any such petition against any Borrower Party.

 

(d)          There exists no Sale or Pledge (or contemplated redemption or conversion) of any direct interests in Borrower other than pursuant to the Mezzanine A Loan Documents.

 

Section 3.6            Intentionally Omitted .

 

Section 3.7            No Plan Assets . As of the date hereof and until the Debt is repaid in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof, (a) Borrower is not and will not be an “employee benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) Borrower is not and will not be a “governmental plan” within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA, (c) transactions by or with Borrower hereunder or under the other Loan Documents are not and will not be in violation of any state statute regulating investments of, or fiduciary obligations with respect to, governmental plans and (d) none of the assets of Borrower constitutes or will constitute “plan assets” of one or more such plans within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA. As of the date hereof, neither Borrower, nor any member of a “controlled group of corporations” (within the meaning of Section 414 of the IRS Code), maintains, sponsors or contributes to a “defined benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(35) of ERISA) or a “multiemployer pension plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(37)(A) of ERISA).

 

Section 3.8            Not a Foreign Person . Borrower is not a “foreign person” within the meaning of § 1445(f)(3) of the IRS Code.

 

Section 3.9            Intentionally Omitted .

 

Section 3.10          Business Purposes . The Loan is solely for the business purpose of Borrower, and is not for personal, family, household, or agricultural purposes.

 

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Section 3.11          Borrower’s Principal Place of Business . Borrower’s principal place of business and its chief executive office as of the date hereof is 250 Vesey Street, New York, New York 10281. Borrower’s mailing address, as set forth in the opening paragraph hereof or as changed in accordance with the provisions hereof, is true and correct. Borrower’s organizational identification number, if any, assigned by the state of its incorporation or organization is 2860636. Borrower’s federal tax identification number is 95-4682715. Borrower is not subject to back-up withholding taxes.

 

Section 3.12          Status of Property .

 

(a)          Except as otherwise set forth in the zoning report delivered to Lender in connection with the closing of the Loan, to Borrower’s knowledge, Borrower has obtained all material Permits, all of which are in full force and effect as of the date hereof and not subject to revocation, suspension, forfeiture or modification.

 

(b)          Except as set forth on Schedule VII , the Property and the present and contemplated use and occupancy thereof are, to Borrower’s knowledge, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable zoning ordinances, building codes, land use laws, Environmental Laws and other similar Legal Requirements.

 

(c)          The Property is served by all utilities required for the current use thereof. To Borrower’s knowledge, all utility service is provided by public utilities and the Property has accepted or is equipped to accept such utility service.

 

(d)          To Borrower’s knowledge, all public roads and streets necessary for service of and access to the Property for the current use thereof have been completed, are serviceable and all-weather and are physically and legally open for use by the public. The Property has either direct access to such public roads or streets or access to such public roads or streets by virtue of a perpetual easement or similar agreement inuring in favor of Borrower and any subsequent owners of the Property.

 

(e)          The Property is served by public water and sewer systems.

 

(f)          The Property is free from damage caused by fire or other casualty (other than to a de minimis extent and which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect). Except as shown on any reports delivered by Borrower to Administrative Agent or obtained by Administrative Agent, in each case in connection with the closing of the Loan, to Borrower’s knowledge, the Property, including, without limitation, all buildings, improvements, parking facilities, sidewalks, storm drainage systems, roofs, plumbing systems, HVAC systems, septic and sewer systems, fire protection systems, electrical systems, equipment, elevators, exterior sidings and doors, landscaping, irrigation systems and all structural components, are in good operating condition and repair in all material respects; to Borrower’s knowledge, there exist no structural or latent defects or damages in the Property, and Borrower has not received notice from any insurance company or bonding company of any defects or inadequacies in the Property, or any part thereof, which would adversely affect the insurability of the same or cause the imposition of extraordinary premiums or charges thereon or of any termination or threatened termination of any policy of insurance or bond.

 

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(g)          To Borrower’s knowledge, all material costs and material expenses of any and all labor, materials, supplies and equipment due and payable (other than expenses due and payable in the ordinary course of Borrower’s current monthly payment cycle) in the construction of the Improvements have been paid in full. To Borrower’s knowledge, there are no mechanics’ or similar liens or claims which have been filed for work, labor or material (and, to Borrower’s knowledge, no rights are outstanding that under applicable Legal Requirements could give rise to any such liens) affecting the Property which are or may be prior to or equal to the lien of the Security Instrument. The parties agree that any time the representations made in this clause (g) are re-made (or deemed to have been re-made) by Borrower, such representations by Borrower shall be deemed to have excepted (i) any such costs and expenses that are being contested in good faith in accordance with (and subject to the terms and conditions of) Section 4.16(b) hereof and (ii) inchoate mechanic’s liens that may be asserted in connection with work recently completed and for which the statutory lien period has not expired.

 

(h)          Borrower has paid in full for, and is the owner or lessee of, all furnishings, fixtures and equipment (other than Tenants’ property or the property subject to a Permitted Equipment Lease) used in connection with the operation of the Property, free and clear of any and all security interests, liens or encumbrances, except the lien and security interest created by this Agreement, the Note, the Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents and other security interests, liens and encumbrances permitted pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(i)          Except as expressly disclosed on the Survey, no portion of the Improvements is located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or any successor thereto as an area having special flood hazards pursuant to the Flood Insurance Acts. No part of the Property consists of or is classified as wetlands, tidelands or swamp and overflow lands.

 

(j)          Except as disclosed on the Surveys, all the Improvements lie within the boundaries of the Land and any building restriction lines applicable to the Land.

 

(k)          Except as expressly disclosed on the Title Insurance Policy, to Borrower’s knowledge, there are no pending or proposed special or other assessments for public improvements or otherwise affecting the Property, nor are there any contemplated improvements to the Property that may result in such special or other assessments.

 

(l)          Borrower has not (i) made, ordered or contracted for any construction, repairs, alterations or improvements to be made on or to the Property which have not been completed and paid for in full, (ii) ordered materials for any such construction, repairs, alterations or improvements which have not been paid for in full or (iii) attached any fixtures to the Property which have not been paid for in full, in each case other than expenses which (1) are due and payable in the ordinary course of Borrower’s current monthly payment cycle, (2) will be paid in the ordinary course of Borrower’s current monthly payment cycle and (3) if unpaid, would not and could not result in Material Adverse Effect. To Borrower’s knowledge, there is no such construction, repairs, alterations or improvements ongoing at the Property as of the Closing Date. To Borrower’s knowledge, there are no outstanding or disputed claims for any Work Charges and there are no outstanding liens or security interests in connection with any Work Charges.

 

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(m)          Borrower has no direct employees. All other personnel employed at or in connection with the Property are the direct employees of Manager or its Affiliates.

 

Section 3.13          Financial Information . All financial data in respect to Borrower, Guarantor and/or the Property, including, without limitation, the balance sheets, statements of cash flow, statements of income and operating expense, occupancy statistics reports and rent rolls, that have been delivered to Administrative Agent or any Lender by Borrower or Guarantor or any Affiliate of Borrower or Guarantor or, to Borrower’s knowledge, by any other Person (a) are true in all material respects, (b) accurately represent the financial condition of Borrower, Guarantor or the Property, as applicable, as of the date of such reports, and (c) to the extent prepared or audited by an independent certified public accounting firm, have been prepared in accordance with the Approved Accounting Method throughout the periods covered, except as disclosed therein. Borrower does not have any contingent liabilities, liabilities for taxes, unusual forward or long-term commitments or unrealized or anticipated losses from any unfavorable commitments that are known to Borrower and reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, except as referred to or reflected in said financial statements. Since the date of such financial statements, there has been no materially adverse change in the financial condition, operations or business of Borrower or Guarantor from that set forth in said financial statements.

 

Section 3.14          Condemnation . No Condemnation or other proceeding has been commenced or, to Borrower’s best knowledge, is threatened in writing or, to Borrower’s knowledge, is contemplated with respect to all or any portion of the Property or for the relocation of the access to the Property.

 

Section 3.15          Separate Lots . The Property is assessed for real estate tax purposes as one or more wholly independent tax lot or lots, separate from any adjoining land or improvements not constituting a part of such lot or lots, and no other land or improvements is assessed and taxed together with the Property or any portion thereof.

 

Section 3.16          Insurance . Borrower has obtained and has delivered to Administrative Agent certified copies of all Policies or certificates of the Policies (or such other evidence reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent) reflecting the insurance coverages, amounts and other requirements set forth in this Agreement. There are no present claims of any material nature under any of the Policies, and to Borrower’s knowledge, no Person, including Borrower, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of any of the Policies.

 

Section 3.17          Use of Property . The Property is used exclusively as an office building with ancillary retail use and related parking, as set forth on the applicable Rent Roll.

 

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Section 3.18          Leases and Rent Roll . Except as disclosed in the certified rent roll for the Property delivered to Administrative Agent in connection with the closing of the Loan (the “ Rent Roll ”), in the “unpaid charge” (i.e. ageing reports) and in the operating statements and management summaries delivered to Administrative Agent in connection with the closing of the Loan, or in the Tenant estoppel certificates delivered by Tenants to Lender in connection with the closing of the Loan or as disclosed in Schedule VII , (a) Borrower is the sole owner of the entire lessor’s interest in the Leases; (b) the Leases to which Borrower is a party are valid and enforceable and in full force and effect (subject to laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity); (c) all of the Leases to which Borrower is a party are arms-length agreements with third parties not Controlled by Borrower; (d) neither Borrower nor, to Borrower’s knowledge, any other party under any Lease to which Borrower is a party is in monetary or material non-monetary default; (e) all Rents due have been paid in full and no Tenant is in arrears in its payment of Rent; (f) there are no subleases at the Property with any Affiliate of Borrower; (g) none of the Rents reserved in the Leases to which Borrower is a party are subject to any assignment, pledge or hypothecation, except pursuant to the Loan Documents; (h) none of the Rents have been collected for more than one (1) month in advance (except a Security Deposit shall not be deemed Rent collected in advance); (i) the premises demised under the Leases have been completed (to the extent Borrower, as landlord, is required to complete the same), all improvements, repairs, alterations or other work required to be furnished on the part of Borrower under the Leases have been completed, the Tenants under the Leases have accepted the premises demised thereunder and have taken possession of the same on a rent - paying basis and any payments, credits or abatements required to be given by Borrower to the Tenants under the Leases have been made in full; (j) there exist no offsets or defenses to the payment of any portion of the Rents and Borrower has no outstanding monetary obligation to any Tenant under any Lease; (k) Borrower has received no notice from any Tenant challenging the validity or enforceability of any Lease; (l) the copies of the Leases provided to Administrative Agent are true, correct and complete copies of such Leases; (m) the Leases are valid and enforceable against Borrower and the Tenants set forth therein; (n) no Lease contains an option to purchase, right of first refusal to purchase, right of first refusal to lease additional space at the Property, or any other similar provision; (o) no Person has any possessory interest in, or right to occupy, the Property except under and pursuant to a Lease and/or a Permitted Encumbrance; (p) all Security Deposits relating to the Leases are reflected on the Rent Roll and have been collected by Borrower; (q) no brokerage commissions or finders fees are currently due and payable regarding any Lease; (r) each Tenant under a Major Lease is in actual, physical occupancy of the premises demised under its Lease; (s) to Borrower’s knowledge, there are no actions or proceedings (voluntary or otherwise) pending against any Tenants or guarantors under Leases, in each case, under bankruptcy or similar insolvency laws or regulations; and (t) no event has occurred giving any Tenant the right to cease operations at its leased premises (i.e., “go dark”), terminate its Lease or pay reduced or alternative Rent to Borrower under any of the terms of such Lease, such as a co-tenancy provision. Prior to the Closing Date, Borrower has requested Tenant estoppel certificates from each Tenant. Borrower has made available to Administrative Agent true and correct copies of all Leases in effect with respect to the Property that have been requested by Administrative Agent (if any).

 

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Section 3.19          Filing and Recording Taxes . All mortgage, mortgage recording, stamp, intangible or other similar tax required to be paid by any Person under applicable Legal Requirements currently in effect in connection with the execution, delivery, recordation, filing, registration, perfection or enforcement of any of this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note and the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the Security Instrument, have been paid or will be paid, and, to Borrower’s knowledge, under current Legal Requirements, the Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents are enforceable in accordance with their terms by Administrative Agent (or any subsequent holder thereof) on behalf of Lenders, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Creditors Rights Laws, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

Section 3.20          Management Agreement . The Management Agreement is in full force and effect and there is no material default thereunder by any party thereto and, to Borrower’s knowledge, no event has occurred that, with the passage of time and/or the giving of notice would constitute a material default thereunder. As of the date hereof, no management fees under the Management Agreement are due and payable, other than the current monthly management fee.

 

Section 3.21          Illegal Activity/Forfeiture .

 

(a)          No portion of the Property, to Borrower’s knowledge, has been or will be purchased, improved, equipped or furnished with proceeds of any illegal activity and to Borrower’s knowledge, there are no illegal activities or activities relating to controlled substances at the Property.

 

(b)          To Borrower’s knowledge, there has not been and shall never be committed by Borrower or any other Person in occupancy of or involved with the operation or use of the Property any act or omission affording the federal government or any state or local government the right of forfeiture as against the Property or any part thereof or any monies paid in performance of Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement, the Note, the Security Instrument or the other Loan Documents. Borrower hereby covenants and agrees not to commit, permit or suffer to exist any act or omission affording such right of forfeiture.

 

Section 3.22          Taxes . Borrower has filed (or has obtained effective extensions for filing) all material federal and state, county, municipal, and city income, personal property and other tax returns required to have been filed by it and has paid all taxes and related liabilities which have become due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessments received by it, except as are being contested in good faith in accordance with (and subject to the terms and conditions of) Section 4.5(b) hereof. To Borrower’s knowledge, there is no basis for any material additional assessment in respect of any such taxes and related liabilities for prior years.

 

Section 3.23          Permitted Encumbrances . To Borrower’s knowledge, none of the Permitted Encumbrances, individually or in the aggregate, materially interferes with the benefits of the security intended to be provided by this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note and the other Loan Documents materially and adversely affects the value or marketability of the Property, materially impairs the use or the operation of the Property for its intended use or impairs Borrower’s ability to pay its obligations in a timely manner.

 

Section 3.24          Third Party Representations . Each of the representations and the warranties made by Guarantor in the other Loan Documents (if any) are true, complete and correct in all material respects.

 

Section 3.25          Non-Consolidation Opinion Assumptions . All of the factual assumptions made in the Non-Consolidation Opinion, including, but not limited to, any exhibits attached thereto and/or certificates delivered in connection therewith, are true, complete and correct in all material respects.

 

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Section 3.26          Federal Reserve Regulations . No part of the proceeds of the Loan will be used for the purpose of purchasing or acquiring any “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or for any other purpose which would be inconsistent with such Regulation U or any other Regulations of such Board of Governors, or for any purposes prohibited by Legal Requirements or by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note or the other Loan Documents.

 

Section 3.27          Investment Company Act . Borrower is not (a) an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; (b) a “holding company” or a “subsidiary company” of a “holding company” or an “affiliate” of either a “holding company” or a “subsidiary company” within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005, as amended; or (c) subject to any other federal or state law or regulation which purports to restrict or regulate its ability to borrow money.

 

Section 3.28          Fraudulent Conveyance . Borrower (a) has not entered into the Loan or any Loan Document with the actual intent to hinder, delay, or defraud any creditor and (b) received reasonably equivalent value in exchange for its obligations under the Loan Documents. Giving effect to the Loan, the fair saleable value of Borrower’s assets exceeds and will, immediately following the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, exceed Borrower’s total liabilities, including, without limitation, subordinated, unliquidated, disputed or contingent liabilities. The fair saleable value of Borrower’s assets is and will, immediately following the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, be greater than Borrower’s probable liabilities, including the maximum amount of its contingent liabilities or its debts as such debts become absolute and matured. Borrower’s assets do not and, immediately following the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents will not, constitute unreasonably small capital to carry out its business as conducted or as proposed to be conducted. Borrower does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts and liabilities (including, without limitation, contingent liabilities and other commitments) beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts to be payable on or in respect of obligations of Borrower).

 

Section 3.29          Embargoed Person . As of the date hereof and at all times throughout the term of the Loan, including after giving effect to any transfers of interests permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents, (a) none of the funds or other assets of any Borrower Party constitute (or will constitute) property of, or are (or will be) beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any Person or government that is the subject of economic sanctions or trade restrictions under U.S. law, including without limitation, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701 et seq., the Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq., and any Executive Orders or regulations promulgated thereunder with the result that transactions involving or the investment in any such Borrower Party (whether directly or indirectly) is prohibited by applicable law or the Loan made by Lenders is in violation of applicable law (“ Embargoed Person ”); (b) no Embargoed Person has (or will have) any interest of any nature whatsoever in any Borrower Party, with the result that the investment in any such Borrower Party (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by applicable law or the Loan is in violation of applicable law; and (c) none of the funds of any Borrower Party have been (or will be) derived from any unlawful activity with the result that transactions involving or the investment in any such Borrower Party (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by applicable law or the Loan is in violation of applicable law. Any violation of the clauses (a) , (b) or (c) above shall, at Administrative Agent’s option, constitute an Event of Default hereunder. The representations contained in this Section 3.29 shall not be deemed to apply to any Person whose ownership interests in any indirect owner of Borrower is solely through the ownership of shares of stock in such indirect owner of Borrower whose shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, or another nationally recognized stock exchange.

 

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Section 3.30          Patriot Act and OFAC Regulations . Borrower hereby represents and warrants that neither Borrower, SPE Component Entity or Guarantor and, to Borrower’s knowledge, any owner of ten percent (10%) or more of the direct and indirect interest in Borrower: (i) is a person who has been determined by competent authority to be subject to economic sanctions administered or enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“ OFAC ”) of the Department of the Treasury, the Department of State, or other relevant sanctions authority (“ Sanctions ”); (ii) has been previously indicted for or convicted of, or pled guilty or no contest to, any felony or crimes under the USA PATRIOT Act or other applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations and all Sanctions; (iii) has failed to operate under policies, procedures and practices, if any, that are in compliance with the USA PATRIOT Act and other applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations and Sanctions; (iv) is in receipt of any notice from OFAC, the Secretary of State or the Attorney General of the United States or any other department, agency or office of the United States, in each case, claiming a violation or possible violation of applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations and/or Sanctions; (v) is the subject of Sanctions, including those listed on OFAC’s Specially Designated National or Blocked Persons List or on any other Sanctions related list and those owned or controlled by or acting for or on behalf of such Person; (vi) is a Person who has been determined by competent authority to be subject to any of the prohibitions contained in the USA PATRIOT Act; or (vii) is owned or controlled by or acting on behalf of, in each case, any Person who has been determined to be subject to the prohibitions contained in the USA PATRIOT Act. Borrower covenants and agrees that in the event Borrower receives any notice that any Borrower Party or Person Controlling any Borrower Party, or any owner of ten percent (10%) or more of the direct or indirect interest in Borrower has become the subject of Sanctions or is indicted, arraigned, or custodially detained on charges involving Sanctions, money laundering or predicate crimes to money laundering, Borrower shall promptly notify Administrative Agent. It shall be an Event of Default hereunder if any Borrower Party or any other party to any Loan Document (other than Administrative Agent, a Lender or any third party that signs a collateral assignment or a subordination agreement) becomes the subject of Sanctions or is indicted, arraigned or custodially detained on charges involving Sanctions, money laundering or predicate crimes to money laundering. The representations contained in this Section 3.30 shall not be deemed to apply to any Person whose ownership interests in any indirect owner of Borrower is solely through the ownership of shares of stock in such indirect owner of Borrower whose shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, or another nationally recognized stock exchange.

 

Section 3.31          Organizational Chart . The organizational chart attached as Schedule III hereto (the “ Organizational Chart ”), relating to Borrower and certain Affiliates and other parties, is true and correct on and as of the date hereof.

 

Section 3.32          Bank Holding Company . Borrower is not a “bank holding company” or a direct or indirect subsidiary of a “bank holding company” as defined in the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and Regulation Y thereunder of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

 

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Section 3.33          Intentionally Omitted .

 

Section 3.34          Property Documents . With respect to each Property Document, Borrower hereby represents that (a) to Borrower’s knowledge, each such Property Document is in full force and effect and has not been amended, restated, replaced or otherwise modified (except, in each case, as expressly set forth herein or as disclosed on the Title Insurance Policy), (b) to Borrower’s knowledge, there are no material defaults under such Property Document by any party thereto and, to Borrower’s knowledge, no event has occurred which, but for the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a material default under any such Property Document which would have a Material Adverse Effect, (c) all common charges, rents, additional rents and other sums due and payable by Borrower under such Property Documents have been paid in full, except as is being contested in good faith in accordance with (and subject to the terms and conditions of) Section 4.2(d) hereof, (d) to Borrower’s knowledge, no party to any Property Document has commenced any action or given or received any notice for the purpose of terminating (or contemplating the termination of) such Property Document and (e) the representations made by Borrower or, to Borrower’s knowledge, by any other party in any estoppel or similar document delivered with respect to any Property Document in connection with the Loan are true, complete and correct and are hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.

 

Section 3.35          No Change in Facts or Circumstances; Disclosure .

 

All information submitted by Borrower or Guarantor or any Affiliate of Borrower or Guarantor or, to Borrower’s knowledge, by any other Person to Administrative Agent and Lenders and in all financial statements, occupancy statistics reports, rent rolls, reports, certificates and other documents submitted in connection with the Loan or in satisfaction of the terms thereof and all statements of fact made by Borrower and/or Guarantor in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents, are accurate, complete and correct in all material respects (as each may have been or may be updated or supplemented in writing through the Closing Date). To Borrower’s knowledge, there has been no material adverse change in any condition, fact, circumstance or event that would make any such information inaccurate, incomplete or otherwise misleading in any material respect or that is reasonably likely to cause a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Borrower agrees that, unless expressly provided otherwise, all of the representations and warranties of Borrower set forth in this Article 3 and elsewhere in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are made as of the date hereof but shall survive for so long as any portion of the Debt remains owing to Lenders. All representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to have been relied upon by Administrative Agent and Lenders notwithstanding any investigation heretofore or hereafter made by Administrative Agent and/or Lenders or on their behalf.

 

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Article 4

BORROWER COVENANTS

 

From the date hereof and until payment and performance in full of all obligations of Borrower under this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note and the other Loan Documents or the earlier release of the lien of the Security Instrument (and all related obligations) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note and the other Loan Documents, Borrower hereby covenants and agrees with Administrative Agent and each Lender that:

 

Section 4.1            Existence . Borrower will continuously maintain (a) its existence and shall not dissolve or permit its dissolution, (b) its rights to do business in the State and (c) its franchises and trade names, if any.

 

Section 4.2            Legal Requirements .

 

(a)          Borrower shall promptly comply in all material respects and shall cause the Property to comply in all material respects with all Legal Requirements applicable to the Property or the use thereof (which such covenant shall be deemed to (i) include Environmental Laws and (ii) require Borrower to keep all material Permits in full force and effect), unless (other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents regarding Environmental Laws, in which case Borrower shall comply and cause the Property to comply in all material respects) such failure to preserve, renew, keep or comply is not reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect).

 

(b)          Borrower shall from time to time, if requested by Administrative Agent (which request will be made only if Administrative Agent has a reasonable basis for believing the Property may not be in compliance with Legal Requirements), provide Administrative Agent with evidence reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent that the Property complies with all Legal Requirements in all material respects or is exempt from compliance with Legal Requirements.

 

(c)          Borrower shall give prompt notice to Administrative Agent of the receipt by Borrower of any notice alleging a violation of any Legal Requirements applicable to the Property, the result of which would be reasonably likely to cause a Material Adverse Effect, and of the commencement of any proceedings or investigations which relate to compliance with Legal Requirements.

 

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(d)          Borrower, at its own expense, may contest by appropriate legal proceeding, promptly initiated and conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the validity of any Legal Requirement, the applicability of any Legal Requirement to Borrower or the Property or any alleged violation of any Legal Requirement, or any alleged violation of a Property Document, provided that (i) no Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured; (ii) such proceeding shall be permitted under and be conducted in accordance with the provisions of any material instrument to which Borrower is subject and shall not constitute a default thereunder and such proceeding shall be permitted by and conducted in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements; (iii) neither the Property (nor any part thereof or interest therein) will be in imminent danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost, nor shall there be any risk of the lien of the Security Instrument being primed by any lien arising from any such alleged violation; (iv) Borrower shall promptly upon final determination thereof comply in all material respects with any such Legal Requirement determined to be valid or applicable or cure any material violation of any Legal Requirement; (v) such proceeding shall suspend the enforcement of the contested Legal Requirement against Borrower or the Property (or, alternatively, Borrower shall comply with such Legal Requirement during the pendency of the dispute); (vi) Borrower shall furnish such security as may be required in the proceeding, or as may be reasonably requested by Administrative Agent, to insure compliance with such Legal Requirement, together with all interest and penalties payable in connection therewith; and (vii) if the amount in dispute exceeds $500,000.00, Borrower shall have provided Administrative Agent with prior written notice of such contest or action. Administrative Agent may apply any such security or part thereof, as necessary to cause compliance with such Legal Requirement at any time when, in the reasonable judgment of Administrative Agent, the validity, applicability or violation of such Legal Requirement is finally established or the Property (or any part thereof or interest therein) shall be in imminent danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost or there shall be a risk of the lien of the Security Instrument being primed by any lien arising from any such alleged violation. Any security provided to Administrative Agent pursuant to clause (vi) above will be released to Borrower upon resolution of the dispute relating to compliance with the Legal Requirement and discharge of any sum owed by Borrower to resolve that dispute.

 

Section 4.3            Maintenance and Use of Property . Borrower shall cause the Property to be maintained in a good and safe condition and repair. The Improvements and the Personal Property shall not be removed, demolished or materially altered (except for normal replacement of the Personal Property) without the consent of Administrative Agent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, or as otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 4.21 hereof. Subject to the terms and conditions of Article VII hereof, Borrower shall perform (or shall cause to be performed) the prompt repair, replacement and/or rebuilding of any part of the Property which may be destroyed by any casualty, or become damaged, worn or dilapidated or which may be affected by any proceeding of the character referred to in Section 3.14 hereof and shall complete and pay for (or use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the completion and payment for in circumstances where a Tenant is obligated to perform the work pursuant to the terms of its Lease and is undertaking such work) any work at the Property at any time in the process of construction or repair on the Land. Subject to any alterations expressly permitted by this Agreement, Borrower shall operate the Property for the same uses as the Property is currently operated and Borrower shall not, without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent, (i) change the use of the Property from office or retail or (ii) initiate, join in, acquiesce in, or consent to any change in any private restrictive covenant, zoning law or other public or private restriction, limiting or defining the uses which may be made of the Property or any part thereof. If under applicable zoning provisions the use of all or any portion of the Property is or shall become a nonconforming use, Borrower will not cause or permit the nonconforming use to be discontinued or the nonconforming Improvement to be abandoned without the express written consent of Administrative Agent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

Section 4.4            Waste . Borrower shall not commit or knowingly suffer any waste of the Property or make any change in the use of the Property which will in any way materially increase the risk of fire or other hazard arising out of the operation of the Property, or knowingly take any action that would invalidate or give cause for cancellation of any Policy, or do or permit (to the extent within Borrower’s control to prevent) to be done thereon anything that would materially impair the value of the Property or the security for the Loan. Borrower will not, without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, permit any drilling or exploration for or extraction, removal, or production of any minerals from the surface or the subsurface of the Property, regardless of the depth thereof or the method of mining or extraction thereof.

 

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Section 4.5            Property Taxes and Other Charges .

 

(a)          Borrower shall pay (or cause to be paid) all Taxes and Other Charges now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against the Property or any part thereof prior to the date the same shall become delinquent, subject to Borrower’s right to contest any Taxes and Other Charges pursuant to Section 4.5(b) below; provided, however, prior to the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower’s obligation to directly pay such Taxes shall be suspended for so long as Borrower complies with the terms and provisions of Section 8.6 hereof. Borrower shall furnish to Administrative Agent receipts for the payment of such Taxes and the Other Charges prior to the date the same shall become delinquent (provided, however, that Borrower is not required to furnish such receipts for payment of Taxes in the event that such Taxes have been paid by Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.6 hereof). Subject to Borrower’s right to contest same pursuant to subsection (b) below, Borrower shall not suffer and shall promptly cause to be paid and discharged any lien or charge whatsoever which may be or become a lien or charge against the Property, and shall promptly pay for all utility services provided to the Property.

 

(b)          Borrower, at its own expense, may contest (or permit to be contested) by appropriate legal proceeding, promptly initiated and conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the amount or validity or application in whole or in part of any Taxes or Other Charges, provided that (i) no Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured; (ii) such proceeding shall be permitted under and be conducted in accordance with the provisions of any other instrument to which Borrower is subject and shall not constitute a default thereunder and such proceeding shall be permitted by and conducted in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements; (iii) neither the Property nor any part thereof or interest therein will be in imminent danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, canceled or lost; (iv) Borrower shall promptly upon final determination thereof (or, if required under applicable Legal Requirements, prior thereto in connection with such contest) pay the amount of any such Taxes or Other Charges, together with all costs, interest and penalties which may be payable in connection therewith; (v) such proceeding shall suspend the collection of such contested Taxes or Other Charges from the Property; (vi) Borrower shall furnish such security as may be required in the proceeding, or deliver to Administrative Agent such reserve deposits as may be reasonably requested by Administrative Agent (it being agreed that Administrative Agent shall take into account any amounts then on deposit in the Tax Account), to insure the payment of any such Taxes or Other Charges, together with all interest and penalties thereon; and (vii) if the amount in dispute exceeds $250,000.00, Borrower shall have provided Administrative Agent with prior written notice of such contest or action. Administrative Agent may pay over any such cash deposit or part thereof held by Administrative Agent to the claimant entitled thereto at any time when, in the reasonable judgment of Administrative Agent, the entitlement of such claimant is established or the Property (or part thereof or interest therein) shall be in imminent danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, canceled or lost. Without limiting Administrative Agent’s rights set forth in the preceding sentence, any such security provided to Administrative Agent pursuant to clause (vi) above will be released to Borrower to pay and discharge any sum ultimately determined to be owed by Borrower for disputed Taxes and Other Charges (with the remainder, if any, going to Borrower).

 

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Section 4.6            Litigation . Borrower shall give prompt written notice to Administrative Agent of any litigation or governmental proceedings pending or threatened in writing against Borrower which is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 4.7            Access to Property . Borrower shall permit agents, representatives and employees of Administrative Agent to inspect the Property or any part thereof at reasonable hours upon reasonable advance notice, subject to the rights of Tenants under their respective Leases.

 

Section 4.8            Notice of Default . Borrower shall promptly advise Administrative Agent of any material adverse change in Borrower’s and/or Guarantor’s condition (financial or otherwise) or of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default of which Borrower has knowledge.

 

Section 4.9            Cooperate in Legal Proceedings . Borrower shall cooperate in all reasonable respects with Administrative Agent with respect to any proceedings before any court, board or other Governmental Authority which may in any way affect the rights of Administrative Agent and/or any Lender hereunder or any rights obtained by Administrative Agent and/or any Lender under any of the Note, the Security Instrument or the other Loan Documents and, in connection therewith, permit Administrative Agent, at its election, to participate in any such proceedings.

 

Section 4.10          Performance by Borrower . Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that Borrower’s observance, performance and fulfillment of each and every covenant, term and provision to be observed and performed by Borrower under this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note and the other Loan Documents is a material inducement to Lenders in making the Loan.

 

Section 4.11          Intentionally Omitted .

 

Section 4.12          Books and Records .

 

(a)          Borrower shall furnish to Administrative Agent:

 

(i)          quarterly certified rent rolls within sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal quarter;

 

(ii)         quarterly operating statements of the Property detailing the revenues received, the expenses incurred and the components of Underwritable Cash Flow before and after Debt Service and major capital improvements for the period of calculation and containing appropriate year-to-date information, within sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal quarter;

 

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(iii)        within eighty-five (85) days after the close of each fiscal year of Borrower, (A) with respect to Borrower, an annual balance sheet, statement of cash flow, profit and loss statement and statement of change in financial position (each of which shall not include any Person other than Borrower), (B) an annual operating statement of the Property (detailing the revenues received, the expenses incurred and the components of Underwritable Cash Flow before and after Debt Service and major capital improvements for the period of calculation and containing appropriate year-to-date information) and (C) a revised version of the organizational chart delivered to Administrative Agent in connection with the Loan reflecting equity transfers (if any) consummated in accordance with Section 6.3 hereof (or a statement from a Responsible Officer of Borrower that no such equity transfer has occurred) since the most recent organizational chart delivered to Administrative Agent; and

 

(iv)        by no later than December 1 of each calendar year, an annual operating budget (the “ Annual Budget ”) for the next succeeding calendar year presented on a monthly basis consistent with the annual operating statement described above for the Property, including cash flow projections for the upcoming year and all proposed capital replacements and improvements, which such budget shall (A) until the occurrence and continuance of a Trigger Period, be provided to Administrative Agent and Lenders for informational purposes and (B) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Trigger Period, not take effect until approved by Administrative Agent (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) (after such approval has been given in writing, such approved budget shall be referred to herein, as the “ Approved Annual Budget ”). Until such time that Administrative Agent approves a proposed Annual Budget, (1) to the extent that an Approved Annual Budget does not exist for a prior calendar year, all operating expenses of the Property for the then current calendar year shall be deemed extraordinary expenses of the Property and shall be subject to Administrative Agent’s prior written approval (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and (2) to the extent that an Approved Annual Budget exists for a prior calendar year, the most recent Approved Annual Budget shall apply to the then current calendar year; provided, that such Approved Annual Budget shall be adjusted to reflect actual increases in Taxes, Insurance Premiums and utilities expenses. To the extent that the Deemed Approval Requirements are fully satisfied in connection with any Borrower request for Administrative Agent’s approval under this Section 4.12(a) and Administrative Agent thereafter fails to respond, Administrative Agent’s approval shall be deemed given with respect to the matter for which approval was requested.

 

(b)          Intentionally omitted.

 

(c)          Borrower shall, within ten (10) Business Days after Administrative Agent’s request therefor, furnish Administrative Agent (and shall cause Guarantor to furnish to Administrative Agent) with such other additional financial or management information relating to Borrower, Guarantor or the Property as may, from time to time, be reasonably requested by Administrative Agent; provided, however, that such additional information shall be obtained at no material expense to Borrower. During the continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower shall furnish to Administrative Agent and its agents reasonable facilities for the examination and audit of any such financial or management information.

 

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(d)          Borrower agrees that (i) Borrower shall keep adequate books and records of account and (ii) all Required Financial Items (defined below) to be delivered to Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 4.12 shall: (A) be complete and correct in all material respects; (B) [reserved]; (C) disclose all liabilities that are required to be reflected or reserved against; (D) be prepared (1) in the form reasonably required by Administrative Agent (it being agreed that the form of financial reports submitted to Administrative Agent in connection with the closing of the Loan shall be deemed acceptable to Administrative Agent) and certified by a Responsible Officer of Borrower, (2) in hardcopy and electronic formats and (3) in accordance with the Approved Accounting Method; and (E) within a reasonable period of time following request of Administrative Agent (on its own behalf or on behalf of any Lender), be audited (on a consolidated basis at the Guarantor-level) by an independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

 

(e)          Borrower acknowledges the importance to Lenders of the timely delivery of each of the items required by this Section 4.12 (each, a “ Required Financial Item ” and, collectively, the “ Required Financial Items ”). In the event Borrower fails to deliver to Administrative Agent any of the Required Financial Items within the time frame specified herein (each such event, a “ Reporting Failure ”) and such Reporting Failure continues for seven (7) Business Days after written demand is made for delivery of such Required Financial Item(s) (or such longer period of time agreed to by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion taking into account an explanation from Borrower as to why such Required Financial Item(s) cannot be timely delivered), the same shall, at Administrative Agent’s option, constitute an immediate Event of Default hereunder.

 

Section 4.13          Estoppel Certificates .

 

(a)          After request by Administrative Agent (on its own behalf or on behalf of any Lender), Borrower, within fifteen (15) Business Days after such request, shall furnish Administrative Agent (for the benefit of Lenders) or any proposed assignee of any Lender with a statement stating (i) the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Loan, (ii) the Interest Rate, (iii) the date installments of interest and/or principal were last paid, (iv) any offsets or defenses to the payment and performance of the Obligations, if any, and (v) that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents have not been modified or if modified, giving particulars of such modification. After request by Borrower not more than once in any calendar year, Administrative Agent shall within fifteen (15) Business Days furnish Borrower with a statement stating (i) the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Loan, (ii) the Interest Rate and (iii) that, to Administrative Agent’s knowledge, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents have not been modified or if modified, giving particulars of such modification.

 

(b)          Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to Administrative Agent (for the benefit of Lenders) or any proposed assignee of any Lender, upon request, estoppel certificates from each Tenant under any Lease in substantially the same form and substance delivered at closing or otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent (subject to requirements set forth in such Lease); provided, that Borrower shall not be required to deliver such certificates more frequently than one (1) time in any calendar year (except that prior to a Securitization Borrower will deliver up to two (2) estoppel certificates in any calendar year) .

 

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(c)          In connection with any Secondary Market Transaction, at Administrative Agent’s request, Borrower shall provide an estoppel certificate to any Investor or any prospective Investor in such form, substance and detail as Administrative Agent, such Investor or prospective Investor may reasonably require.

 

(d)          Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to Administrative Agent, within fifteen (15) Business Days of request, estoppel certificates from each party under any Property Document in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent; provided, that Borrower shall not be required to deliver such certificates more frequently than one (1) time in any calendar year (except that prior to a Securitization Borrower will deliver up to two (2) estoppel certificates in any calendar year) .

 

Section 4.14          Leases and Rents .

 

(a)          Borrower may, in the ordinary course of business without Administrative Agent’s consent, enter into, amend or modify any Lease provided that such Lease (i) provides for rental rates comparable in all material respects to existing local market rates for similar properties, (ii) is on commercially reasonable terms (unless otherwise consented to by Administrative Agent), (iii) is with unaffiliated, third parties (unless otherwise consented to by Administrative Agent), (iv) provides that the Tenant thereunder will attorn to Administrative Agent and any purchaser at a foreclosure sale and (v) does not contain any terms which are reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. Borrower shall have the right, without the consent or approval of Administrative Agent, to terminate or accept a surrender of any Lease that is not a Major Lease so long as such termination or surrender is (A) by reason of a Tenant default under the applicable Lease and (B) in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Borrower shall not, without the prior written approval of Administrative Agent (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), enter into, renew, extend, amend, or modify (other than to a de minimis extent), consent to any assignment of or subletting under, waive any provisions of, release any party to, terminate, reduce rents under, accept a surrender of space under, or shorten the term of, in each case, any Major Lease, except (x) in the case of any Major Lease other than any Specified Tenant Lease and the Oaktree Lease, to the extent that the terms of such Major Lease require Borrower to act reasonably in approving such action and withholding approval under the circumstances would be unreasonable (for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing proviso shall not be applicable to any Specified Tenant Lease and the Oaktree Lease, and Administrative Agent’s approval with respect to any Specified Tenant Lease and the Oaktree Lease shall be required as otherwise provided herein) and (y) to the extent that a Tenant under any Major Lease has, pursuant to the terms of its Lease, an unilateral right (without Borrower’s consent and/or approval) to effectuate such action.

 

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(b)          Borrower (i) shall observe and perform the obligations (other than those of a de minimis nature) imposed upon the lessor under the Leases in a commercially reasonable manner; (ii) shall enforce all terms, covenants and conditions (other than those of a de minimis nature) contained in the Leases upon the part of the Tenants thereunder to be observed or performed in a commercially reasonable manner, provided, however, Borrower shall not terminate or accept a surrender of a Major Lease without the Administrative Agent’s prior approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, further that to the extent that the Deemed Approval Requirements are fully satisfied in connection with a Borrower request for Administrative Agent consent under this clause (ii) and Administrative Agent thereafter fails to respond, Administrative Agent’s approval shall be deemed given; (iii) shall not collect any of the Rents more than one (1) month in advance (other than Security Deposits); (iv) shall not execute any assignment of Borrower’s interest in the Leases or the Rents (except as contemplated by the Loan Documents); (v) shall not, without the Administrative Agent’s prior written consent, alter, modify or change any Lease so as to change the amount of or payment date for rent, change the expiration date, grant any option for additional space or term, materially reduce the obligations of the Tenant or increase the obligations of lessor, in each case, to the extent the same would, individually or in the aggregate, (A) cause any such Lease to violate Section 4.14(a)(i) through (iii) above or (B) have a Material Adverse Effect; and (vi) shall hold all Security Deposits in accordance with Legal Requirements in all material respects. Upon request, Borrower shall furnish Administrative Agent with executed copies of all Leases.

 

(c)          Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Borrower shall provide to Administrative Agent any information regarding renewal, extension, amendment, modification, waiver of provisions of, termination, rental reduction of, surrender of space of, or shortening of the term of, any Major Lease (or at Administrative Agent’s reasonable request any Lease) during the term of the Loan within fifteen (15) days after the occurrence of any such event. Borrower further agrees to provide Administrative Agent with written notice of any Tenant under a Major Lease “going dark” under such Tenant’s Lease within fifteen (15) days after Borrower obtains knowledge that such Tenant “has gone dark”. Borrower agrees to provide Administrative Agent with written notice of any monetary or material non-monetary default under a Major Lease within fifteen (15) days after Borrower obtains knowledge of the occurrence of any such event of default. Borrower’s failure to provide any of the aforesaid notices shall, at Administrative Agent’s option, constitute an Event of Default.

 

(d)          Borrower shall notify Administrative Agent in writing, within two (2) Business Days following receipt thereof, of Borrower’s receipt of any Lease Termination Payment or other termination fee or payment paid by any Tenant under any Lease. During the continuance of a Trigger Period, any Lease Termination Payment paid by any Tenant at Property but only to the extent that such Lease Termination Payment paid by such Tenant exceeds Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($500,000.00), shall be deposited into the Leasing Reserve Account to be held and disbursed in accordance with Section 8.3 hereof; and Borrower covenants and agrees that, until deposited in accordance herewith, Borrower shall hold any such termination fee or payment in trust for the benefit of Lenders.

 

(e)          Intentionally omitted.

 

(f)          Administrative Agent, upon Borrower’s request and at Borrower’s sole cost and expense, shall execute and deliver a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement, in form and substance substantially similar to the form attached hereto as Exhibit E or otherwise reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent with any Tenant entering into a new Lease or a modification of a Lease with such commercially reasonable changes as may be requested by such Tenant and which are reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

 

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Section 4.15          Management Agreement .

 

(a)          Borrower shall (i) diligently and promptly perform, observe and enforce all of the terms, covenants and conditions (other than those of a de minimis nature) of the Management Agreement on the part of Borrower to be performed, observed and enforced, (ii) promptly notify Administrative Agent of any default (other than those of a de minimis nature) under the Management Agreement of which Borrower is aware; (iii) [reserved]; (iv) promptly give notice to Administrative Agent of any written notice or credible information that Borrower receives which indicates that Manager is terminating the Management Agreement or that Manager is otherwise discontinuing its management of the Property; and (v) promptly enforce the performance and observance of all of the covenants (other than those of a de minimis nature) required to be performed and observed by Manager under the Management Agreement.

 

(b)          Borrower shall not, without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (i) surrender, terminate or cancel the Management Agreement; (ii) consent to any assignment of the Manager’s interest under the Management Agreement (other than in accordance with Section 4.15(f) below); (iii) replace Manager or enter into any other management agreement with respect to the Property (other than in accordance with Section 4.15(f) below); (iv) increase or consent to the increase of the management fees or any other material fees or charges under the Management Agreement; or (v) otherwise modify, change, alter or amend, in any material respect, or waive or release any of its material rights and remedies under, the Management Agreement in any material respect.

 

(c)          During the continuance of an Event of Default under the Loan Documents, without limiting the generality of the other provisions of this Agreement, and without waiving or releasing Borrower from any of its obligations hereunder, Administrative Agent shall have the right, but shall be under no obligation, to pay any sums and to perform any act or take any action reasonably necessary to cause all the terms, covenants and conditions of the Management Agreement on the part of Borrower to be performed or observed to be promptly performed or observed on behalf of Borrower, to the end that the rights of Borrower in, to and under the Management Agreement shall be kept unimpaired and free from default. Upon prior written notice to Borrower, Administrative Agent and any Person designated by Administrative Agent shall have, and are hereby granted, the right to enter upon the Property during the continuance of an Event of Default for the purpose of taking any such action. If Manager shall deliver to Administrative Agent a copy of any notice sent to Borrower of default under the Management Agreement, such notice shall constitute full protection to Administrative Agent and Lenders for any action taken or omitted to be taken by Administrative Agent or any Lender in good faith, in reliance thereon. Borrower shall not permit Manager to sub-contract to a third party (other than an Affiliate) any or all of its management responsibilities under the Management Agreement, provided, that Manager may sub-contract to a Qualified Manager the management responsibilities of Manager under a Management Agreement pursuant to a sub-management agreement, provided, that (1) the fees and charges payable under any such sub-management agreement do not exceed the management fees and charges payable to Manager under such Management Agreement and are the sole obligation of Manager, (2) any sub-management agreement terminates in the event of a termination of the Management Agreement, and (3) Borrower shall have no obligations or liabilities under any such sub-management agreement .

 

(d)          Borrower shall, from time to time, use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from Manager under the Management Agreement such certificates of estoppel with respect to compliance by Borrower with the terms of the Management Agreement as may be requested by Administrative Agent (on its own behalf or on behalf of any Lender).

 

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(e)          In the event that the Management Agreement is scheduled to expire at any time during the term of the Loan, then, unless the Management Agreement is subject to automatic renewals without any action to be taken on the part of any Person (and the Management Agreement is in fact automatically extended) Borrower shall submit to Administrative Agent by no later than forty-five (45) days prior to such expiration a draft replacement management agreement for approval in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.

 

(f)          Borrower shall have the right to replace Manager or consent to the assignment of Manager’s rights under the Management Agreement, in each case, to the extent that (i) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) Administrative Agent receives, in the case of an assignment to a Manager who is not an Affiliated Manager, at least forty-five (45) days and, in the case of an assignment to an Affiliated Manager, at least fifteen (15) days prior written notice of the same, and consents (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) to such replacement (and the replacement Manager), (iii) the applicable New Manager is a Qualified Manager engaged pursuant to a Qualified Management Agreement, and (iv) all the other conditions relating to a termination of the Management Agreement and replacement of the Manager set forth in the Assignment of Management Agreement are satisfied. If and for so long as Manager is an Affiliate of Borrower, Borrower shall not permit Manager to resign as Manager or otherwise cease managing the Property until a New Manager approved by Administrative Agent is engaged to manage the Property in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof and of the other Loan Documents.

 

(g)          Without limitation of the foregoing, if the Management Agreement is terminated or expires pursuant to the Assignment of Management Agreement, ceases to be in full force or effect or is for any other reason no longer in effect (including, without limitation, in connection with any Sale or Pledge), then Administrative Agent may require Borrower to engage, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Assignment of Management Agreement, a New Manager to manage the Property, which such New Manager shall be a Qualified Manager and shall be engaged pursuant to a Qualified Management Agreement .

 

(h)          As conditions precedent to any engagement of a New Manager hereunder, (i) such New Manager and Borrower shall execute an assignment of management agreement in the form reasonably required by Administrative Agent and (ii) to the extent that a Non-Consolidation Opinion was previously delivered, to the extent that such New Manager is an Affiliated Manager, if requested in writing by Administrative Agent, Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders, a New Non-Consolidation Opinion with respect to such New Manager and new management agreement

 

(i)          Intentionally omitted.

 

(j)          Any reasonable out-of-pocket costs expended by Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 4.15 shall bear interest at the Default Rate from the date that is ten (10) Business Days after Administrative Agent demands payment from Borrower to the date of payment to Administrative Agent, shall be deemed to constitute a portion of the Debt, shall be secured by the lien of the Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents and shall be immediately due and payable upon demand by Administrative Agent or any Lender therefor .

 

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Section 4.16          Payment for Labor and Materials .

 

(a)          Subject to Section 4.16(b) below, Borrower will promptly pay (or cause to be paid) when due all bills and costs for labor, materials, and specifically fabricated materials incurred by Borrower in connection with the Property (any such bills and costs, a “ Work Charge ”), the failure of which to pay could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and in any event never permit to exist against the Property (or any part thereof) or against Borrower’s interest in the Property (or any part thereof) any lien or security interest, even though inferior to the liens and the security interests of the Loan Documents other than the liens or security interests created hereby and by the Security Instrument, except for the Permitted Encumbrances.

 

(b)          Borrower, at its own expense, may contest by appropriate legal proceeding, promptly initiated and conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the validity of any Work Charge, the applicability of any Work Charge to Borrower or to the Property or any alleged non-payment of any Work Charge and defer paying the same, provided that (i) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; (ii) such proceeding shall be permitted under and be conducted in accordance with the provisions of any instrument to which Borrower is subject and shall not constitute a default thereunder and such proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements; (iii) neither the Property nor any part thereof or interest therein will be in imminent danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost nor shall there be any risk of the lien of the Security Instrument being primed by any lien as a result of such Work Charge; (iv) Borrower shall promptly upon final determination thereof pay (or cause to be paid) any such contested Work Charge determined to be valid, applicable or unpaid; (v) such proceeding shall suspend the collection of such contested Work Charge from the Property or Borrower shall have paid the same (or shall have caused the same to be paid) under protest; and (vi) if the amount in dispute exceeds $500,000 and such Work Charge relates to the work which is not a Permitted Alteration (or if such work is a Permitted Alteration, but the Completion Guaranty is not in full force and effect), Borrower shall provide evidence reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent that such liabilities have been satisfactorily bonded over with third parties such or Borrower shall furnish (or cause to be furnished) such security as may be required in the proceeding, or as may be reasonably requested by Administrative Agent, to insure payment of such Work Charge, together with all interest and penalties payable in connection therewith. Administrative Agent may apply any such security or part thereof, as necessary to pay for such Work Charge at any time when, in the reasonable judgment of Administrative Agent, the validity, applicability or non-payment of such Work Charge is finally established or the Property (or any part thereof or interest therein) shall be in imminent danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost or there shall be any danger of the lien of the Security Instrument being primed by any lien as a result of such Work Charge.

 

Section 4.17          Performance of Other Agreements . Borrower shall observe and perform in all material respects each and every material term to be observed or performed by Borrower pursuant to the terms of any agreement or recorded instrument binding upon or applicable to the Property, or given by Borrower to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, for the purpose of further securing the Debt and any amendments, modifications or changes thereto.

 

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Section 4.18          Debt Cancellation . Borrower shall not cancel or otherwise forgive or release any claim or debt (other than termination of Leases in accordance herewith) owed to Borrower by any Person, except for adequate consideration and in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business.

 

Section 4.19          ERISA .

 

(a)          Borrower shall not engage in any transaction which would cause any obligation, or action taken or to be taken, hereunder (or the exercise by Administrative Agent or any Lender of any of its rights hereunder or under the other Loan Documents) to be a non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA.

 

(b)          Borrower further covenants and agrees to deliver to Administrative Agent such certifications or other evidence from time to time throughout the term of the Security Instrument, as requested by Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion, that (i) Borrower is not an “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, or other retirement arrangement, which is subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the IRS Code, or a “governmental plan” within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA; (ii) transactions with Borrower hereunder or under the other Loan Documents are not in violation state statutes regulating investments and fiduciary obligations with respect to governmental plans; and (iii) one or more of the following circumstances is true:

 

(A) Equity interests in Borrower are publicly offered securities, within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3 101(b)(2);

 

(B) Less than twenty-five percent (25%) of each outstanding class of equity interests in Borrower are held by “benefit plan investors” within the meaning of 29 C.F.R.§ 2510.3 101(f)(2); or

 

(C) Borrower qualifies as an “operating company” or a “real estate operating company” within the meaning of 29 C.F.R § 2510.3 101(c), (d) or (e) or an investment company registered under The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(c)          Borrower shall not maintain, sponsor, contribute to or become obligated to contribute to, or suffer or permit any member of Borrower’s “controlled group of corporations” to maintain, sponsor, contribute to or become obligated to contribute to a “defined benefit plan” or a “multiemployer pension plan”. The terms in quotes above are defined in Section 3.7 of this Agreement.

 

Section 4.20          No Joint Assessment . Borrower shall not suffer, permit or initiate the joint assessment of the Property with (a) any other real property constituting a tax lot separate from the Property, or (b) any portion of the Property which may be deemed to constitute personal property, or any other procedure whereby the lien of any taxes which may be levied against such personal property shall be assessed or levied or charged to the Property.

 

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Section 4.21          Alterations . The Administrative Agent’s prior approval (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed (other than in the case of an alteration that is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect)) shall be required in connection with any alterations to any Improvements (a) that is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, (b) the cost of which (including any related alteration, improvement or replacement) is reasonably anticipated to exceed the Alteration Threshold, or (c) that are structural in nature (other than, with respect to this clause (c) , ordinary course Replacements for which the following are each true: (1) the cost (including any related alteration, improvement or replacement) is not reasonably anticipated to exceed the applicable Alteration Threshold, (2) such Replacement is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (3) adequate funds for such Replacement are being reserved under Section 8.2 hereof). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Administrative Agent’s consent shall not be required in connection with (i) any Permitted Alterations that are not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect (it being acknowledged that the Permitted Alterations may result in disruption, from time to time, of the retail tenants that are located in the Atrium) and/or (ii) alterations required to be made pursuant to any Lease entered into in compliance with this Agreement and any Property Document that are not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. Prior to commencing any construction in connection with Permitted Alterations, Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent, for information purposes only, plans, specifications and a revised budget, and Borrower may make changes to any such plans, specifications and budgets previously delivered to Administrative Agent, without the consent of Administrative Agent, provided that (i) such changed plans, specifications and budgets are promptly delivered to Administrative Agent and (ii) Administrative Agent consent shall be required for modifications to the plans, specifications and budget for the Permitted Alterations that are reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect (it being acknowledged that the Permitted Alterations may result in disruption, from time to time, of the retail tenants that are located in the Atrium) or a material change in the overall use of the Property subject to Permitted Alterations, provided , further , Administrative Agent’s approval (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) shall be required for to the plans, specifications and budget for the Permitted Alterations if the budgeted construction costs (e.g., hard costs and unpaid architectural, design and permitting costs) for such Permitted Alterations are expected to exceed $63,509,582.00. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, from and after a Mezzanine Foreclosure Event, Borrower shall be prohibited from performing any Permitted Alterations without Administrative Agent’s consent unless, prior to the commencement of any such Permitted Alterations, Borrower shall have delivered to Administrative Agent as security for the payment of the costs of all Permitted Alterations and as additional security for Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents any of the following: (I) cash, (II) U.S. Obligations, (III) a completion bond reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent or (IV) a completion guaranty from a replacement guarantor (which guarantor and guaranty shall be acceptable to Administrative Agent in its sole and absolute discretion). To the extent any construction in connection with Permitted Alterations has commenced, Borrower shall diligently complete all Permitted Alterations in accordance with the most recent plans, specifications and budget previously delivered to, and approved by (to the extent such approval is required hereunder), Administrative Agent. If the total unpaid amounts incurred and to be incurred with respect to any alterations (other than the Permitted Alterations) to the Improvements shall at any time exceed the Alteration Threshold, Borrower shall promptly deliver to Administrative Agent as security for the payment of such amounts and as additional security for Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents any of the following: (i) cash, (ii) U.S. Obligations, (iii) other security reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent (provided that, if such alteration occurs after a Securitization, Administrative Agent shall have received a Rating Agency Confirmation as to the form and issuer of same), or (iv) a completion bond reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent (provided that, if such alteration occurs after a Securitization, Administrative Agent shall have received a Rating Agency Confirmation as to the form and issuer of same); provided, however, Administrative Agent shall not require any additional security if Guarantor has executed a guaranty with respect to the amount equal to the excess of the total unpaid amounts incurred and to be incurred with respect to such alterations to the Improvements over the Alteration Threshold; provided further, however, Borrower shall elect either (selection of which option shall be at Borrower’s election) (x) post such security with Administrative Agent or (y) provide the foregoing guaranty. Any such security provided to Administrative Agent will be released on a percentage basis equal to Borrower’s completion of the alteration for which the security was provided. If the alteration, improvement or replacement in question is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, to the extent that the Deemed Approval Requirements are fully satisfied in connection with any Borrower request for Administrative Agent’s consent or approval under this Section 4.21 with respect to such alteration, improvement or replacement and Administrative Agent thereafter fails to respond, Administrative Agent’s consent or approval, as applicable, shall be deemed given with respect to the matter for which approval was requested.

 

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Section 4.22          Property Documents. Borrower shall (i) promptly perform and/or observe, in all material respects, all of the covenants and agreements (other than those of a de minimis nature) required to be performed and observed by it under the Property Documents and do all things necessary to preserve and to keep unimpaired its material rights thereunder; (ii) promptly notify Administrative Agent of any material default under the Property Documents of which it is aware which is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) [reserved]; (iv) enforce the performance and observance of all of the covenants and agreements (other than those of a de minimis nature) required to be performed and/or observed under the Property Documents in a commercially reasonable manner; (v) cause the Property to be operated, in all material respects, in accordance with the Property Documents; and (vi) not, without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (A) enter into any new Property Document, (B) surrender, terminate or cancel any of the Property Documents, (C) reduce or consent to the reduction of the term of the Property Documents, (D) otherwise modify, change, supplement, alter or amend, or waive or release any of its rights and remedies under, or increase or consent to the increase of the amount of any charges payable by Borrower under the Property Documents if it could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (E) following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, exercise any rights, make any decisions, grant any approvals or otherwise take any action under the Property Documents if any of the foregoing could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Article 5

ENTITY COVENANTS

 

Section 5.1            Single Purpose Entity/Separateness .

 

(a)          Borrower will not and Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Administrative Agent and each Lender that Borrower has not since the date of its formation:

 

(i)          engage in any business or activity other than the ownership, operation, management, leasing, improvement and/or maintenance of the Property and activities incidental thereto;

 

(ii)         acquire or own any assets other than (A) the Property, (B) Borrower’s leasehold interest in the Garage Penthouse Lease (which interest has terminated as of the Closing Date) and (C) such incidental Personal Property as may be necessary for the ownership, leasing, improvement, maintenance and/or operation of Property and activities related or incidental thereto;

 

(iii)        merge into or consolidate with any Person, or, to the fullest extent permitted by law, dissolve, terminate, liquidate in whole or in part, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets or change its legal structure from a Delaware limited liability company, other than, in each case, such activities as are contemplated or permitted pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or of any of the other Loan Documents;

 

(iv)        fail to observe all organizational formalities, or fail to preserve its existence as an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (if applicable) under the applicable Legal Requirements of the jurisdiction of its organization or formation, or amend (except as otherwise expressly permitted hereunder), modify, terminate or fail to comply with the provisions of its organizational documents;

 

(v)         own any subsidiary, or make any investment in, any Person (other than, with respect to any SPE Component Entity, in Borrower);

 

(vi)        commingle its funds or assets with the funds or assets of any other Person;

 

(vii)       incur any Indebtedness, secured or unsecured, direct or contingent (including guaranteeing any obligation), other than (A) the Debt, (B) trade and operational indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business with trade creditors, provided such indebtedness is (1) unsecured, (2) not evidenced by a note, (3) on commercially reasonable terms and conditions, and (4) due not more than one hundred and sixty (60) days past the date incurred and paid on or prior to such date, (C) Permitted Equipment Leases, (D) indebtedness incurred prior to the Closing Date in connection with the ownership of the Property that has been indefeasibly repaid in full or is otherwise no longer owed by Borrower (contingent or otherwise) and/or (E) the Permitted Alterations Obligations; provided however, the aggregate amount of the indebtedness described in (B) and (C) shall not exceed at any time five percent (5%) of the outstanding principal amount of the Debt. No Indebtedness other than the Debt may be secured (senior, subordinate or pari passu ) by the Property;

 

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(viii)      fail to maintain all of its books of account, records, financial statements, accounting records, other entity documents and bank accounts separate and apart from those of any other Person (including, without limitation, any Affiliates). Borrower’s assets have not and will not be listed as assets on the financial statement of any other Person; provided , however , that Borrower’s assets may be included in a consolidated and/or combined financial statement of its Affiliates provided that, to the extent necessary to (i) prevent a substantive consolidation of the assets and liabilities of Borrower with the assets and liabilities of any other Person or (ii) deliver a Non-Consolidation Opinion when required under this Agreement: (1) appropriate notation shall be made on such consolidated financial statements to indicate the separateness of Borrower and such Affiliates and to indicate that Borrower’s assets and credit are not available to satisfy the debts and other obligations of such Affiliates or any other Person and (2) such assets shall be listed on Borrower’s own separate balance sheet. Borrower has maintained and will maintain its books of account, records, financial statements, accounting records, other entity documents, resolutions and agreements as official records;

 

(ix)         enter into any transaction, contract or agreement with any general partner, member, shareholder, principal or Affiliate, except (i) as may have been approved in writing by Administrative Agent in its sole and absolute discretion or (ii) upon terms and conditions that are intrinsically fair, commercially reasonable and substantially similar to those that would be available on an arm’s-length basis with unaffiliated third parties;

 

(x)          maintain its assets in such a manner that it will be costly or difficult to segregate, ascertain or identify its individual assets from those of any other Person;

 

(xi)         assume or guaranty the debts or obligations of any other Person, hold itself out to be responsible for the debts or obligations of any other Person, or otherwise pledge its assets or credit for the benefit of any other Person or hold out its assets or credit as being available to satisfy the debts or obligations of any other Person;

 

(xii)        make any loans or advances to any Persons;

 

(xiii)       fail to file its own tax returns separate from those of any other Person (unless prohibited by applicable Legal Requirements from doing so or except to the extent Borrower is treated as a “disregarded entity” for tax purposes and is not required to file such tax returns under applicable Legal Requirements) and pay any taxes so required to be paid by such Borrower under applicable Legal Requirements (to the extent there is sufficient cash flow from the Property to do so);

 

(xiv)      fail to (A) hold itself out to the public and identify itself, in each case, as a legal entity separate and distinct from any other Person and not as a division, department or part of any other Person, (B) conduct its business solely in its own name, (C) hold its assets in its own name or (D) correct any known misunderstanding regarding its separate identity;

 

(xv)       fail to maintain adequate capital for the normal obligations reasonably foreseeable in a business of its size and character and in light of its contemplated business operations (to the extent there exists sufficient cash flow from the Property to do so); provided, however, that no Person shall be required to make any direct or indirect additional capital contributions to Borrower in order to comply with the foregoing;

 

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(xvi)      without the prior unanimous written consent of all of its partners, shareholders or members, as applicable, the prior unanimous written consent of its board of directors or managers, as applicable, and the prior written consent of each Independent Manager (regardless of whether such Independent Manager is engaged at the Borrower or SPE Component Entity level), (a) file or consent to the filing of any petition, either voluntary or involuntary, to take advantage of any Creditors Rights Laws, (b) seek or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator or any similar official unless such appointment is sought by Administrative Agent, (c) take any action that might cause such entity to become insolvent, (d) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or (e) take any Material Action with respect to Borrower or any SPE Component Entity (provided, that, none of any member, shareholder or partner (as applicable) of Borrower or any SPE Component Entity or any board of directors or managers (as applicable) of Borrower or any SPE Component Entity may vote on or otherwise authorize the taking of any of the foregoing actions unless, in each case, there are at least two (2) Independent Managers then serving in such capacity in accordance with the terms of the applicable organizational documents and each of such Independent Managers has consented to such foregoing action);

 

(xvii)     fail to allocate fairly and reasonably shared expenses with its Affiliates (including, without limitation, shared office space) or fail to use separate stationery, invoices and checks bearing its own name (or, for so long as the Manager is acting on behalf of Borrower, the name of the Manager on behalf of Borrower);

 

(xviii)    fail to intend to remain solvent and pay its own liabilities (including, without limitation, salaries of its own employees, if any) only from its own funds or fail to maintain a sufficient number of employees (if any) in light of its contemplated business operations (in each case to the extent there exists sufficient cash flow from the Property to do so); provided, however, that no Person shall be required to make any direct or indirect additional capital contributions to Borrower in order to comply with the foregoing;

 

(xix)       acquire obligations or securities of its partners, members, shareholders or other Affiliates, as applicable;

 

(xx)        identify its partners, members, shareholders or other Affiliates, as applicable, as a division, department or part of it;

 

(xxi)       violate or cause to be violated the assumptions made with respect to Borrower and its principals in the Non-Consolidation Opinion or in any New Non-Consolidation Opinion;

 

(xxii)      hold itself out as having agreed to pay indebtedness incurred by any Affiliate;

 

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(xxiii)     hold out the assets or credit of any Affiliate as being available to satisfy any of its debts or obligations; or

 

(xxiv)    allow an Affiliate to act in its name, to the extent of its power to do so.

 

(b)          If Borrower is a partnership or limited liability company (other than an Acceptable LLC), each general partner (in the case of a partnership) and at least one member (in the case of a limited liability company) of Borrower, as applicable, shall be a corporation or an Acceptable LLC (each, an “ SPE Component Entity ”) whose sole asset is its interest in Borrower. Each SPE Component Entity (i) will at all times comply with each of the covenants, terms and provisions contained in Section 5.1(a)(iii) (vi) (inclusive) and (viii) (xxi) (inclusive) and, if such SPE Component Entity is an Acceptable LLC, Section 5.1(c) and (d) hereof, as if such representation, warranty or covenant was made directly by such SPE Component Entity; (ii) will not engage in any business or activity other than owning an interest in Borrower; (iii) will not acquire or own any assets other than its partnership, membership, or other equity ownership interest in Borrower; (iv) will at all times continue to own no less than a 0.5% direct equity ownership interest in Borrower; (v) will not incur any debt, secured or unsecured, direct or contingent (including guaranteeing any obligation); and (vi) will cause Borrower to comply with the provisions of this Section 5.1 .

 

(c)          In the event Borrower or any SPE Component Entity is an Acceptable LLC, the limited liability company agreement of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) (the “ LLC Agreement ”) shall provide that (i) upon the occurrence of any event that causes the last remaining member of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) (“ Member ”) to cease to be the member of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) (other than (A) upon an assignment by Member of all of its limited liability company interest in Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) and the admission of the transferee in accordance with the Loan Documents and the LLC Agreement or (B) the resignation of Member and the admission of an additional member of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and the LLC Agreement), any person acting as Independent Manager of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) shall, without any action of any other Person and simultaneously with the Member ceasing to be the member of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) automatically be admitted to Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) as a member with a zero percent (0%) economic interest (“ Special Member ”) and shall continue Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) without dissolution and (ii) Special Member may not resign from Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) or transfer its rights as Special Member unless (A) a successor Special Member has been admitted to Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) as a Special Member in accordance with requirements of Delaware law and (B) after giving effect to such resignation or transfer, there remains at least two (2) Independent Managers of such SPE Component Entity or Borrower (as applicable) in accordance with Section 5.2 below. The LLC Agreement shall further provide that (i) Special Member shall automatically cease to be a member of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) upon the admission to Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) of the first substitute member, (ii) Special Member shall be a member of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) that has no interest in the profits, losses and capital of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) and has no right to receive any distributions of the assets of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable), (iii) pursuant to the applicable provisions of the limited liability company act of the State of Delaware (the “ Act ”), Special Member shall not be required to make any capital contributions to Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) and shall not receive a limited liability company interest in Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable), (iv) Special Member, in its capacity as Special Member, may not bind Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) and (v) except as required by any mandatory provision of the Act, Special Member, in its capacity as Special Member, shall have no right to vote on, approve or otherwise consent to any action by, or matter relating to, Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) including, without limitation, the merger, consolidation or conversion of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable); provided, however, such prohibition shall not limit the obligations of Special Member, in its capacity as Independent Manager, to vote on such matters required by the Loan Documents or the LLC Agreement. In order to implement the admission to Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) of Special Member, Special Member shall execute a counterpart to the LLC Agreement. Prior to its admission to Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) as Special Member, Special Member shall not be a member of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable), but Special Member may serve as an Independent Manager of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable).

 

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(d)          In the event Borrower or any SPE Component Entity is an Acceptable LLC, the LLC Agreement shall further provide that (i) upon the occurrence of any event that causes the Member to cease to be a member of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) (other than upon continuation of the Company without dissolution upon (A) an assignment by the Member of all of its limited liability company interest in the Company and the admission of the transferee in accordance with this Agreement, or (B) the resignation of the member and the admission of an additional member of the Company in accordance with the terms of this Agreement) to the fullest extent permitted by law, the personal representative of Member shall, within ninety (90) days after the occurrence of the event that terminated the continued membership of Member in Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) agree in writing (A) to continue Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) and (B) to the admission of the personal representative or its nominee or designee, as the case may be, as a substitute member of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) effective as of the occurrence of the event that terminated the continued membership of Member in Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable), (ii) any action initiated by or brought against Member or Special Member under any Creditors Rights Laws shall not cause Member or Special Member to cease to be a member of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) and upon the occurrence of such an event, the business of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) shall continue without dissolution and (iii) each of Member and Special Member waives any right it might have to agree in writing to dissolve Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) upon the occurrence of any action initiated by or brought against Member or Special Member under any Creditors Rights Laws, or the occurrence of an event that causes Member or Special Member to cease to be a member of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable).

 

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Section 5.2            Independent Manager .

 

(a)          The organizational documents of Borrower (to the extent Borrower is a corporation or an Acceptable LLC) or the applicable SPE Component Entity, as applicable, shall provide that at all times there shall be at least two (2) duly appointed independent director s or managers of such entity (each, an “ Independent Manager ”) who each shall (I) not have been at the time of each such individual’s initial appointment, and shall not have been at any time during the preceding five years, and shall not be at any time while serving as Independent Manager, (i) a shareholder (or other equity owner) of, or an officer, director (other than in its capacity as Independent Manager), partner, member or employee of, Borrower, the applicable SPE Component Entity or any of their respective shareholders, partners, members, subsidiaries or Affiliates, (ii) a customer of, or supplier to, or other Person who derives any of its purchases or revenues from its activities with, Borrower, the applicable SPE Component Entity or any of their respective shareholders, partners, members, subsidiaries or Affiliates, (iii) a Person who Controls or is under common Control with any such shareholder, officer, director, partner, member, employee supplier, customer or other Person, (iv) a member of the immediate family of any such shareholder, officer, director, partner, member, employee, supplier, customer or other Person or (v) a trustee or similar Person in any proceeding under Creditors Rights Laws involving Borrower, the applicable SPE Component Entity or any of their respective shareholders, partners, members, subsidiaries or Affiliates; (II) have, at the time of their appointment, had at least three (3) years experience in serving as an independent director and (III) be employed by, in good standing with and engaged by Borrower in connection with, in each case, an Approved ID Provider. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Independent Manager shall also serve as an Independent Manager (as such term is defined in the applicable Mezzanine Loan Agreement) for any Mezzanine Borrower or any SPE Component Entity (as such term is defined in the applicable Mezzanine Loan Agreement) of any Mezzanine Borrower. A natural person who satisfies the foregoing definition of the “Independent Manager” other than clause (I)(ii)  shall not be disqualified from serving as an Independent Manager of Borrower or an SPE Component Entity if such individual is an independent director, independent manager or special manager provided by an Approved ID Provider that provides professional independent directors, independent managers and special managers and also provides other corporate services in the ordinary course of its business.

 

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(b)          The organizational documents of Borrower and each SPE Component Entity shall further provide that (I) the board of directors or managers of Borrower and each SPE Component Entity (if any) and the constituent equity owners of such entities (constituent equity owners, the “ Constituent Members ”) shall not take any action set forth in Section 5.1(a)(xvi) or any other action which, under the terms of any organizational documents of Borrower or any SPE Component Entity, requires the vote of the Independent Managers unless, in each case, at the time of such action there shall be at least two Independent Managers engaged as provided by the terms hereof and such Independent Managers vote in favor of or otherwise consent to such action; (II) any resignation, removal or replacement of any Independent Manager shall not be effective without (1) prior written notice to Administrative Agent and the Rating Agencies (which such prior written notice must be given on the earlier of five (5) days or three (3) Business Days prior to the applicable resignation, removal or replacement) and (2) evidence that the replacement Independent Manager satisfies the applicable terms and conditions hereof and of the applicable organizational documents (which such evidence must accompany the aforementioned notice); (III) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including Section 18-1101(c) of the Act and notwithstanding any duty otherwise existing at law or in equity, the Independent Managers shall consider only the interests of the Constituent Members and Borrower and each SPE Component Entity (including Borrower’s and each SPE Component Entity’s respective creditors) in acting or otherwise voting on the matters provided for herein and in Borrower’s and each SPE Component Entity’s organizational documents (which such fiduciary duties to the Constituent Members and Borrower and each SPE Component Entity (including Borrower’s and each SPE Component Entity’s respective creditors), in each case, shall be deemed to apply solely to the extent of their respective economic interests in Borrower or the applicable SPE Component Entity (as applicable) exclusive of (x) all other interests (including, without limitation, all other interests of the Constituent Members), (y) the interests of other Affiliates of the Constituent Members, Borrower and each SPE Component Entity and (z) the interests of any group of Affiliates of which the Constituent Members, Borrower or any SPE Component Entity is a part)); (IV) other than as provided in subsection (III) above, the Independent Managers shall not have any fiduciary duties to any Constituent Members, any directors of Borrower or any SPE Component Entity or any other Person; (V) the foregoing shall not eliminate the implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing under applicable law; (VI) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including Section 18-1101(e) of the Act, an Independent Manager shall not be liable to Borrower, any SPE Component Entity, any Constituent Member or any other Person for breach of contract or breach of duties (including fiduciary duties), unless the Independent Manager acted in bad faith or engaged in willful misconduct; and (VII) except as provided in the foregoing subsections (III) through (VI) , the Independent Managers shall, in exercising their rights and performing their duties under the applicable organizational documents, have a fiduciary duty of loyalty and care similar to that of a director of a business corporation organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

Section 5.3            Change of Name, Identity or Structure . Borrower shall not change (or permit to be changed) Borrower’s or any SPE Component Entity’s (a) name, (b) identity (including its trade name or names), (c) principal place of business set forth on the first page of this Agreement or (d) if not an individual, Borrower’s or any SPE Component Entity’s corporate, partnership or other structure or state of formation, without, in each case, notifying Administrative Agent of such change in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of such change and, in the case of a change in Borrower’s or any SPE Component Entity’s structure or state of formation, without first obtaining the prior written consent of Administrative Agent and, if required by Administrative Agent, a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect thereto. Borrower shall authorize Administrative Agent, prior to or contemporaneously with the effective date of any such change, to file any financing statement or financing statement change required by Administrative Agent to establish or maintain the validity, perfection and priority of the security interest granted herein. At the request of Administrative Agent, Borrower shall execute a certificate in form satisfactory to Administrative Agent listing the trade names under which Borrower or any applicable SPE Component Entity intends to operate the Property, and representing and warranting that Borrower or the applicable SPE Component Entity does business under no other trade name with respect to the Property.

 

Section 5.4            Business and Operations . Borrower will continue to engage in the businesses now conducted by it as and to the extent the same are necessary for the ownership, maintenance, management and operation of the Property. Borrower will qualify to do business and will remain in good standing under the laws of the State and each other applicable jurisdiction in which the Property is located, in each case, as and to the extent the same are required for the ownership, maintenance, management and operation of the Property.

 

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Section 5.5            Recycled Entity . Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Administrative Agent and each Lender that all representations and warranties set forth in that certain Borrower’s Recycled Entity Certification dated the date hereof executed by Borrower in favor of Administrative Agent are true, correct and not violated or breached.

 

Article 6

NO SALE OR ENCUMBRANCE

 

Section 6.1            Transfer Definitions . As used herein and in the other Loan Documents, “ Restricted Party ” shall mean Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, Mezzanine B Borrower Guarantor, any SPE Component Entity, any Mezzanine SPE Component Entity, any Affiliated Manager, or any shareholder, partner, member or non-member manager, or any direct or indirect legal or beneficial owner of Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, Mezzanine B Borrower, Guarantor, any SPE Component Entity, any Mezzanine SPE Component Entity any Affiliated Manager or any non-member manager; and a “ Sale or Pledge ” shall mean a voluntary or involuntary sale, conveyance, mortgage, grant, bargain, encumbrance, pledge, assignment, grant of any options with respect to, or any other transfer or disposition of (directly or indirectly, voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, and whether or not for consideration or of record) of a legal or beneficial interest.

 

Section 6.2            No Sale/Encumbrance .

 

(a)          It shall be an Event of Default if, without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent with Requisite Lender consent, a Sale or Pledge of the Property or any part thereof or any legal or beneficial interest therein (including, without limitation, the Loan and/or Loan Documents) occurs, a Sale or Pledge of an interest in any Restricted Party occurs and/or Borrower shall acquire any real property in addition to the real property owned by Borrower as of the Closing Date (each of the foregoing, collectively, a “ Prohibited Transfer ”), other than as permitted pursuant to the express terms of this Article 6. For the avoidance of doubt, entering into Leases pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, Permitted Encumbrances, a release of the Atrium Parcel in accordance with this Agreement, or the sale or disposition of obsolete personal property (which is replaced with personal property of the same or greater utility and value) shall not be considered “Prohibited Transfers”.

 

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(b)          A Prohibited Transfer shall include, but not be limited to, (i) an installment sales agreement wherein Borrower agrees to sell the Property or any part thereof for a price to be paid in installments; (ii) an agreement by Borrower leasing all or a substantial part of the Property for other than actual occupancy by a Tenant thereunder or a sale, assignment or other transfer of, or the grant of a security interest in, Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to any (A) Leases or any Rents or (B) Property Documents; (iii) if a Restricted Party is a corporation, any merger, consolidation or Sale or Pledge of such corporation’s stock or the creation or issuance of new stock in one or a series of transactions or the grant of options, warrants or other interests with respect to the stock of such corporation; (iv) if a Restricted Party is a limited or general partnership or joint venture, any merger or consolidation or the change, removal, resignation or addition of a general partner or the Sale or Pledge of the partnership interest of any general or limited partner or any profits or proceeds relating to such partnership interests or the creation or issuance of new limited partnership interests or the grant of options, warrants or other interests with respect to the partnership interests in such partnership; (v) if a Restricted Party is a limited liability company, any merger or consolidation or the change, removal, resignation or addition of a managing member or non-member manager (or if no managing member, any member) or the Sale or Pledge of the membership interest of any member or any profits or proceeds relating to such membership interest or the grant of options, warrants or other interests with respect to the membership interests in such limited liability company; (vi) if a Restricted Party is a trust or nominee trust, any merger, consolidation or the Sale or Pledge of the legal or beneficial interest in a Restricted Party or the creation or issuance of new legal or beneficial interests in a Restricted Party or the revocation, rescission or termination of a Restricted Party; (vii) [reserved]; (viii) any action for partition of the Property (or any portion thereof or interest therein) or any similar action instituted or prosecuted by (or at the behest of) Borrower or its Affiliates or consented to or acquiesced in by Borrower or its Affiliates, pursuant to any contractual agreement or other instrument or under applicable law (including, without limitation, common law) and/or any other action instituted by (or at the behest of) Borrower or its Affiliates or consented to or acquiesced in by Borrower or its Affiliates which results in a Property Document Event and/or (ix) the incurrence of any property-assessed clean energy loans or similar indebtedness with respect to Borrower and/or the Property, including, without limitation, if such loans or indebtedness are made or otherwise provided by any Governmental Authority and/or secured or repaid (directly or indirectly) by any taxes or similar assessments.

 

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Section 6.3            Permitted Transfers . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the following transfers and events (individually, a “ Permitted Transfer ” and collectively, the “ Permitted Transfers ”) shall not be deemed Prohibited Transfers and shall not require the prior written consent of Administrative Agent: (a) a Sale or Pledge (but not a pledge or encumbrance) by devise or descent or by operation of law upon the death of a Restricted Party or any member, partner or shareholder of a Restricted Party, (b) the Sale or Pledge (but not a pledge or encumbrance, other than a pledge of, in one or a series of transactions, not more than 49% of the ownership interests in a Restricted Party provided that such pledge is not (1) a pledge of any direct interests in Borrower or Mezzanine A Borrower and (2) made in connection with a mezzanine loan or any debt disguised as equity), in one or a series of transactions, of the stock, partnership interests or membership interests (as the case may be) in a Restricted Party, (c) any issuance of “accommodation shares” by (or any transfer of “accommodation shares” in) any direct or indirect owner of Guarantor that has elected (or intends to elect) to be treated as a real estate investment trust (for purposes of this provision, “accommodation shares” shall mean up to $125,000 in preferred shares (or such greater amount as hereinafter may be required under Section 856 of the IRS Code) issued by such direct or indirect owner of Guarantor to enable such direct or indirect owner of Guarantor to satisfy the 100 shareholder requirement under Section 856(a) of the IRS Code), (d) the sale, transfer or issuance of shares of common stock in any Restricted Party that is a publicly traded entity, provided such accommodation shares or shares of common stock, as applicable, are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, or another nationally recognized stock exchange, (e) the pledge of any interest in Borrower in connection with the Mezzanine A Loan and the exercise of any rights or remedies Mezzanine A Lender may have under the Mezzanine A Loan Documents and the pledge of any interest in Mezzanine A Borrower in connection with the Mezzanine B Loan and the exercise of any rights or remedies Mezzanine B Lender may have in connection with the Mezzanine B Loan, in each case in accordance with and subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable, or (f) the Sale or Pledge of any interest in Affiliated Manager so long as Affiliated Manager is Controlled by or under common Control with BAM and/or BPY; (provided, that, the foregoing provisions of clauses (a) , (b) , (c) , (d) , (e) and (f) above shall not be deemed to waive, qualify or otherwise limit Borrower’s obligation to comply (or to cause the compliance with) the other covenants set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, the covenants contained herein relating to ERISA matters)); provided, further, that, with respect to the transfers listed in clauses (a) , (b) , (c) and/or (f) above, (A) to the extent that any transfer results in the transferee (either itself or collectively with its affiliates) owning a 10% or greater (direct or indirect) equity interest in Borrower (unless such transferee together with its Affiliates owned 10% or more prior to such transfer), Administrative Agent shall receive, unless otherwise waived by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, not less than ten (10) Business Days prior written notice of such transfers with respect to any domestic Person or not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice of such transfer with respect to any foreign Person (provided, that, for purposes of clarification, with respect to the transfers contemplated in subsection (a) above, the aforesaid notice shall only be deemed to be required ten (10) days prior to the consummation of the applicable transfers made as a result of probate or similar process following such death (as opposed to prior notice of the applicable death)); (B) no such transfers shall result in a change in Control of Guarantor or Affiliated Manager; (C) after giving effect to such transfers, the Minimum Ownership/Control Test shall continue to be satisfied; (D) after giving effect to such transfers, the Property shall continue to be managed by Manager or a New Manager approved in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof; (E) in the case of the transfer of any direct equity ownership interests in Borrower or in any SPE Component Entity, such transfers shall be, unless otherwise waived by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, conditioned upon continued compliance with the relevant provisions of Article 5 hereof; (F) to the extent that a Non-Consolidation Opinion was previously delivered, in the case of (1) the transfer of the management of the Property (or any portion thereof) to a new Affiliated Manager in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof, (2) the addition and/or replacement of a Guarantor in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof and of the Guaranty or (3) the transfer of any equity ownership interests that results in any Person (individually or together with its Affiliates) owning more than forty-nine percent (49%) of the direct or indirect interests in Borrower or in any SPE Component Entity and such Person (individually or together with its Affiliates) did not own more than forty-nine percent (49%) of the direct or indirect interests in Borrower previously, such transfers shall be, unless otherwise waived by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, conditioned upon delivery to Administrative Agent of a New Non-Consolidation Opinion addressing such transfer, addition and/or replacement; (G) such transfers shall be conditioned upon Borrower’s ability to, after giving effect to the equity transfer in question (I) remake the representations contained herein relating to ERISA matters (and, upon Administrative Agent’s request, Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent an Officer’s Certificate containing such updated representations effective as of the date of the consummation of the applicable equity transfer) and (II) continue to comply with the covenants contained herein relating to ERISA matters; (H) such transfers shall be permitted pursuant to the terms of the Property Documents; and (I) if a transfer results in (1) the transferee owning direct or indirect interest in a Borrower in an amount which equals or exceeds ten percent (10%) (unless such transferee together with its Affiliates owned a direct or indirect interest in Borrower equal to or exceeding ten percent (10%) prior to such transfer) or (2) a change of Control of Borrower or Guarantor, Administrative Agent shall have received “KYC” searches (in form, scope and substance and from a provider, in each case, determined by and reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent). Upon request from Administrative Agent, Borrower shall promptly provide Administrative Agent with a revised version of the organizational chart delivered to Administrative Agent in connection with the Loan reflecting any equity transfer consummated in accordance with this Section 6.3 . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.3 , at all times during the term of the Loan, the Minimum Ownership/Control Test shall be required to be complied with.

 

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Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent all actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Administrative Agent and Lenders in connection with any transfer pursuant to this Section 6.3 .

 

Section 6.4            Intentionally Omitted .

 

Section 6.5            Intentionally Omitted .

 

Section 6.6            Economic Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering, OFAC, Patriot Act and Transfers . Borrower shall (and shall cause their direct and indirect constituent owners and Affiliates to) (a) at all times act so as to cause the representations and warranties contained in Sections 3.29 and 3.30 to remain true, correct and not violated or breached and (b) not permit a Prohibited Transfer to occur and shall cause the Minimum Ownership/Control Test in this Article 6 to be complied with at all times. Borrower hereby represents that, other than in connection with the Loan, the Loan Documents and any Permitted Encumbrances, as of the date hereof, there exists lien or encumbrance (i) on the Property or any part thereof or any legal or beneficial interest therein or (ii) on any interest in any Restricted Party (other than, as to Guarantor, liens or encumbrances as may be expressly indicated on the financial statements delivered to Administrative Agent in connection with the closing of the Loan; provided such liens or encumbrances do not and could not result in violation by Guarantor of any of the financial covenants in Section 26(d) of the Guaranty). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document (including, without limitation Sections 6.3 and 6.4 hereof), in no event shall Borrower or any SPE Component Entity be (I) a Prohibited Entity, (II) Controlled (directly or indirectly) by any Prohibited Entity or (II) more than 49% owned (directly or indirectly) by any Prohibited Entities (whether individually or in the aggregate), unless, in the case of each of the foregoing, Lender’s prior written consent is first obtained (which such consent shall be given or withheld in Lender’s sole discretion and may be conditioned on, among other things, Lender’s receipt of a Rating Agency Confirmation).

 

Article 7

INSURANCE; CASUALTY; CONDEMNATION; RESTORATION

 

Section 7.1            Insurance .

 

(a)          Borrower shall obtain and maintain, or cause to be obtained and maintained, insurance for Borrower and the Property providing at least the following coverages:

 

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(i)          insurance with respect to the Improvements and the Personal Property insuring against any peril now or hereafter included within the classification “All Risk” or “Special Perils” (including, without limitation, fire, lightning, windstorm, hail, terrorism), in each case (A) in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the “Full Replacement Cost,” which for purposes of this Agreement shall mean actual replacement cost exclusive of costs of excavations, foundations, underground utilities and footings (save for flood and earthquake which shall be reasonably sublimitted and for named storm which may be reasonably sublimited, but in no event less than $302,500,000 under the current blanket program structure), with a waiver of depreciation; (B) in an amount sufficient so that no co-insurance penalties shall apply; (C) providing for no deductible in excess of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($250,000), except flood and earthquake which may have deductibles up to 5% of the total insurable value of the Property at time of loss or as otherwise expressly and specifically permitted herein; (D) at all times insuring against at least those hazards that are commonly insured against under a “special causes of loss” form of policy, as the same shall exist on the date hereof, and together with any increase in the scope of coverage provided under such form after the date hereof; (E) providing coverage for contingent liability from Operation of Building Laws, Demolition Costs and Increased Cost of Construction Endorsements together with an “Ordinance or Law Coverage” endorsement; and (F) notwithstanding the above, terrorism may be purchased on a separate, stand-alone policy in lieu of being included within an “All Risks” or “Special Perils” policy as long as the same protections are afforded as required under this Subsection 7.1(a)(i) . The Full Replacement Cost shall be re-determined from time to time (but not more frequently than once in any twelve (12) calendar months) at the request of Administrative Agent. After the first appraisal, additional appraisals may be based on construction cost indices customarily employed in the trade. No omission on the part of Administrative Agent to request any such ascertainment shall relieve Borrower of any of its obligations under this Subsection;

 

(ii)         commercial general liability insurance against all claims for personal injury, bodily injury, death or property damage occurring upon, in or about the Property, such insurance (A) to be on the so-called “occurrence” form with a general aggregate limit of not less than $2,000,000 and a per occurrence limit of not less than $1,000,000, with a deductible or self-insured retention no greater than $250,000; (B) to continue at not less than the aforesaid limit until required to be changed by Administrative Agent in writing by reason of changed economic conditions making such protection inadequate; and (C) to cover at least the following hazards: (1) premises and operations; (2) products and completed operations on an “if any” basis; (3) independent contractors; (4) contractual liability for all insured contracts; (5) contractual liability covering the indemnities contained in Article 13 hereof to the extent the same is available; and (6) acts of terrorism;

 

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(iii)        loss of rents and/or business interruption insurance (A) with loss payable to Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders subject to the Restoration Threshold stated in Section 7.4 hereof; (B) covering all risks required to be covered by the insurance provided for in Subsection 7.1(a)(i) (including terrorism), (iv) and (vi) through (viii) ; (C) in an amount equal to 100% of the projected gross income from the Property for no-less than an 18-month restoration period; the amount of such business interruption/loss of rents insurance shall be determined prior to the Closing Date and at least once each year thereafter determined based on the projected gross income from the Property for the succeeding twelve (12) month period; and (D) containing an extended period of indemnity endorsement which provides that after the physical loss to the Improvements and the Personal Property has been repaired, the continued loss of income will be insured until such income either returns to the same level it was at prior to the loss, or the expiration of six (6) months from the date that the Property is repaired or replaced and operations are resumed, whichever first occurs, and notwithstanding that the policy may expire prior to the end of such period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Documents, to the extent that insurance proceeds are payable to Administrative Agent pursuant to this Subsection (the “ Rent Loss Proceeds ”) and Borrower is entitled to disbursement of Net Proceeds for Restoration in accordance with the terms hereof, (1) a Trigger Period shall be deemed to exist and (2) such Rent Loss Proceeds shall be deposited by Administrative Agent in the Cash Management Account and disbursed as provided in Article 9 hereof; provided, however, that (I) nothing herein contained shall be deemed to relieve Borrower of its obligations to pay the obligations secured hereunder on the respective dates of payment provided for in the Note except to the extent such amounts are actually paid out of the Rent Loss Proceeds and (II) in the event the Rent Loss Proceeds are paid in a lump sum in advance and Borrower is entitled to disbursement of such Rent Loss Proceeds in accordance with the terms hereof, Administrative Agent or Servicer shall hold such Rent Loss Proceeds in a segregated interest-bearing Eligible Account (which shall deemed to be included within the definition of the “Accounts” hereunder) and Administrative Agent or Servicer shall estimate the number of months required for Borrower to restore the damage caused by the applicable Casualty, shall divide the applicable aggregate Rent Loss Proceeds by such number of months and shall disburse such monthly installment of Rent Loss Proceeds from such Eligible Account into the Cash Management Account each month during the performance of such Restoration;

 

(iv)        at all times during which structural construction, repairs or alterations are being made with respect to the Improvements, and subject to subsection 7.1(c) below, (A) owner’s controlled insurance program, contractor’s controlled insurance program, owner’s contingent or protective liability insurance covering claims not covered by or under the terms or provisions of the above mentioned commercial general liability insurance policy; and (B) the insurance provided for in Subsection 7.1(a)(i) written in a so-called builder’s risk completed value form (1) on a non-reporting basis, (2) against all risks insured against pursuant to Subsection 7.1(a)(i) , (3) including permission to occupy the Property, and (4) with an agreed amount endorsement waiving co-insurance provisions;

 

(v)         workers’ compensation, subject to the statutory limits of the state in which the Property is located, and employer’s liability insurance with a limit of at least $1,000,000 per accident and per disease per employee, and $1,000,000 for disease in the aggregate in respect of any work or operations on or about the Property, or in connection with the Property or its operation (if applicable);

 

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(vi)        comprehensive boiler and machinery insurance (or equipment breakdown coverage), in each case, covering all mechanical and electrical equipment and pressure vessels and boilers in an amount not less than their replacement cost or in such other amount as shall be reasonably required by Administrative Agent;

 

(vii)       if any portion of the Improvements is at any time located in an area identified by (A) the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the Federal Register as an area having special flood hazards and/or (B) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or any successor thereto as an area having special flood hazards pursuant to the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 or the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994, as each may be amended, or any successor law (the “ Flood Insurance Acts ”), flood hazard insurance in an amount equal to the maximum limit of coverage available for the Property under the Flood Insurance Acts, plus such higher amount or other related and/or excess coverage as Administrative Agent may require, but in each case, required amounts will be no higher than amounts required by prudent lenders of similar loan types and sizes for commercial property similar to the Property located in or around the region in which the Property is located);

 

(viii)      earthquake, sinkhole and mine subsidence insurance, if Property is located within a Seismic Zone 3 or 4 and the probable maximum loss is 20% or greater, in amounts equal to the probable maximum loss of the Property as determined by an independent seismic or engineering study in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, provided that the insurance pursuant to this Subsection (viii) shall be on terms consistent with the all risk insurance policy required under Section 7.1(a)(i) ;

 

(ix)         umbrella and/or excess liability insurance in an amount not less than $100,000,000 per occurrence on terms consistent with the commercial general liability insurance policy required under subsection (ii) above;

 

(x)          intentionally Omitted;

 

(xi)         if applicable, automobile liability coverage for all owned and non-owned vehicles, including rented and leased vehicles containing minimum limits per occurrence, including umbrella coverage, of One Million and No/100 Dollars ($1,000,000); and

 

(xii)        such other insurance and in such amounts as (A) may be required pursuant to the terms of the Property Documents and (B) Administrative Agent from time to time may reasonably request against such other insurable hazards which at the time are commonly insured against for commercial property similar to the Property located in or around the region in which the Property is located.

 

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(b)          All insurance provided for in Subsection 7.1(a) hereof shall be obtained under valid and enforceable policies (the “ Policies ” or in the singular, the “ Policy ”), in such forms and, from time to time after the date hereof, in such amounts as may be satisfactory to Administrative Agent, issued by financially sound and responsible insurance companies authorized and admitted to do business in the state in which the Property is located and approved by Administrative Agent. The insurance companies must have a claims paying ability/financial strength rating of ”A-“ or better by S&P or “A3” or better by Moody’s or, for insurance companies that are not rated by S&P or Moody’s (which shall be permitted in similar participation amounts and placement within the overall program as on the Closing Date, or as otherwise approved by Administrative Agent), a general policy rating of “A” or better and a financial class of “X” or better by A.M. Best Company, Inc. (each such insurer shall be referred to below as a “ Qualified Insurer ”). Within 10 days of Administrative Agent’s request following a loss at the Property, Borrower shall deliver redacted certified copies of the Policies to Administrative Agent, provided the Policies are available. Prior to the expiration dates of the Policies or certificates theretofore furnished to Administrative Agent, certificates of insurance evidencing the renewal or successor Policies accompanied by evidence satisfactory to Administrative Agent of payment of the premiums due thereunder (the “ Insurance Premiums ”), shall be delivered by Borrower to Administrative Agent.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, Liberty IC Casualty LLC, a licensed captive insurance company, (“ Liberty ”) shall be an acceptable insurer of perils of terrorism and acts of terrorism, so long as (i) the policy issued by Liberty has (A) no aggregate limit, and (B) a deductible of no greater than that as calculated pursuant to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 (TRIPRA) or the then-current successor act, (ii) other than the $1,000,000 deductible, the portion of such insurance which is not reinsured by the government of the United States of America is reinsured by an insurance carrier or carriers rated no less than “A-” or better by S&P or “A3” or better by Moody’s (provided that Borrower shall cause such re-insurance agreements to provide a cut-through endorsement acceptable to Lender), (iii) TRIPRA or a similar federal statute is in effect and provides that the federal government must reinsure that portion of any terrorism insurance claim (A) above the applicable deductible payable by Liberty, and (B) as per the current TRIPRA legislation, (iv) Liberty shall be licensed in the District of Columbia; (v) Liberty is not the subject of a bankruptcy or similar insolvency proceeding, and (vi) no Governmental Authority issues any statement, finding, or decree that insurers of perils of terrorism similar to Liberty (i.e., captive insurers arranged similar to Liberty) do not qualify for the payments or benefits of TRIPRA. Coverage provided by Liberty shall have no deductible in excess of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence. In the event that Liberty is providing insurance coverage (i) to other properties in close proximity to the Property, and/or (ii) to other properties owned by a Person(s) who is not an Affiliate of Borrower, and such insurance is not subject to the same reinsurance and other requirements of this Section 7.1 , then Lender may reasonably re-evaluate the limits and deductibles of the insurance required to be provided by Liberty hereunder. In the event any of the foregoing conditions are not satisfied, Liberty shall not be deemed an acceptable insurer of terrorism losses. Borrower represents, warrants, and covenants to Lender, on behalf of Liberty, that the insurance premiums for the insurance coverages provided to Borrower by Liberty are fair market value insurance premiums

 

(c)          Borrower shall not obtain (or permit to be obtained) with regard to the Property (i) any umbrella or blanket liability or casualty Policy unless, in each case, such Policy is approved in advance in writing by Administrative Agent, the interest of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders is included therein as provided in this Agreement, such Policy is issued by a Qualified Insurer and such Policy includes such changes to the coverages and requirements set forth herein as may be required by Administrative Agent (including, without limitation, increases to the amount of coverages required herein) or (ii) separate insurance concurrent in form or contributing in the event of loss with that required in Subsection 7.1(a) to be furnished by, or which may be reasonably required to be furnished by, Borrower.

 

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(d)          All Policies of insurance provided for or contemplated by Subsection 7.1(a) shall name Borrower as the insured and, in the case of liability Policies (except for the Policies referenced in Subsections 7.1(a)(v) and (xi) ), shall include Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, as an additional insured, as their respective interests may appear, and, in the case of property damage Policies (including, but not limited to, terrorism, rental income, business interruption, boiler and machinery, earthquake and flood insurance), such Policies shall contain a standard noncontributing mortgagee clause in favor of Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, providing that the loss thereunder shall be payable to Administrative Agent for the account of Lenders, always subject to the Restoration Threshold stated in Section 7.4 hereof.

 

(e)          All property damage Policies provided for in Subsection 7.1(a) shall contain clauses or endorsements to the effect that:

 

(i)          the following shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the Policy insofar as Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders is concerned: (A) any act or negligence of Borrower, of anyone acting for Borrower or of any other Person named as an insured, additional insured and/or loss payee, (B) any foreclosure or other similar exercise of remedies and (C) the failure to comply with the provisions of the Policy which might otherwise result in a forfeiture of the insurance or any part thereof;

 

(ii)         the Policy shall not be cancelled without at least 30 days’ written notice (via certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to Administrative Agent and any other party included therein as an insured, save for 10 days’ notice for cancellation due to non-payment of premium;

 

(iii)        the issuer(s) of the Policy shall give written notice to Administrative Agent (via certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested) if the Policy has not been renewed prior to its expiration. If insurers will not provide said notice, the obligation will fall to the Borrower to inform of the same;

 

(iv)        not contain any clause or provision that would make Administrative Agent or any Lender liable for any Insurance Premiums thereon or subject to any assessments or commissions thereunder and that the related issuer(s) waive any related claims to the contrary; and

 

(v)         Administrative Agent shall, at its option and with no obligation to do so, have the right to directly pay Insurance Premiums in order to avoid cancellation, expiration and/or termination of the Policy due to non-payment of Insurance Premiums.

 

(f)          Intentionally Omitted.

 

(g)          If at any time Administrative Agent is not in receipt of written evidence that all insurance required hereunder is in full force and effect, Administrative Agent shall have the right, with written notice to Borrower to take such action as Administrative Agent deems necessary to protect its interest in the Property, including, without limitation, the obtaining of such levels of insurance coverage as stipulated in this Section 7.1 , and all expenses incurred by Administrative Agent in connection with such action or in obtaining such insurance and keeping it in effect shall be paid by Borrower to Administrative Agent upon demand and until paid shall be secured by the Security Instrument and shall bear interest at the Default Rate.

 

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(h)          Intentionally Omitted.

 

(i)          As an alternative to the Policies required to be maintained pursuant to the preceding provisions of this Section 7.1 , Borrower will not be in default under this Section 7.1 if Borrower maintains (or causes to be maintained) Policies which (i) have coverages, deductibles and/or other related provisions other than those specified above and/or (ii) are provided by insurance companies not meeting the credit ratings requirements set forth above (any such Policy, a “ Non-Conforming Policy ”), provided, that, prior to obtaining such Non-Conforming Policies (or permitting such Non-Conforming Policies to be obtained), Borrower shall have (1) received Administrative Agent’s prior written consent thereto and (2) if required by Administrative Agent, confirmed that Administrative Agent has received a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to any such Non-Conforming Policy. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Administrative Agent hereby reserves the right to deny its consent to any Non-Conforming Policy regardless of whether or not Administrative Agent has consented to the same on any prior occasion.

 

(j)          Borrower shall cooperate with Administrative Agent in obtaining for Administrative Agent for the account of Lenders the benefits of any Awards or insurance proceeds lawfully or equitably payable in connection with the Property, and Administrative Agent shall be reimbursed for any expenses incurred in connection therewith (including reasonable, actual attorneys’ fees and disbursements, and the payment by Borrower of the expense of an appraisal on behalf of Administrative Agent in case of a Casualty or Condemnation affecting the Property or any part thereto) out of such Awards or insurance proceeds. Any Net Proceeds related to such Awards or insurance proceeds shall be deposited with Administrative Agent and held and applied in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof.

 

(k)          Borrower hereby represents that the physical address(es) for each portion of the Improvements for all purposes (including, without limitation, insurance purposes) are as follows: 333 S Grand Ave and 330 S Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071.

 

Section 7.2            Casualty . If the Property shall be damaged or destroyed, in whole or in part, by fire or other casualty (a “ Casualty ”), Borrower shall give prompt notice of such damage to Administrative Agent (provided that such notice shall not be required in the case of non-material damage for which the costs of completing Restoration shall be less than $2,500,000) and shall promptly commence and diligently prosecute the completion of the Restoration of the Property and otherwise comply with the provisions of Section 7.4 . Borrower shall pay all costs of Restoration (including, without limitation, any applicable deductibles under the Policies) whether or not such costs are covered by the Net Proceeds. Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make proof of loss if not made promptly by Borrower.

 

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Section 7.3            Condemnation . Borrower shall promptly give Administrative Agent notice of the actual or threatened in writing commencement of any proceeding for the Condemnation of the Property of which Borrower has knowledge and shall deliver to Administrative Agent copies of any and all papers served in connection with such proceedings. Administrative Agent may participate in any such proceedings, and Borrower shall from time to time deliver to Administrative Agent all instruments reasonably requested by Administrative Agent to permit such participation. Borrower shall, at its expense, diligently prosecute any such proceedings, and shall consult with Administrative Agent, its attorneys and experts, and reasonably cooperate with them in the carrying on or defense of any such proceedings. Notwithstanding a n y ta k ing b y a n y pu b lic or q u a s i - public a uthori t y thr o u g h Con d e mnation or othe r wise (in c ludi n g without limitation any transfer made in lieu of or in anticipation of the exercise of such taking), Borrower shall continue to pay the Debt at the time and in the manner provided for its payment in the Note and in this Agreement and the Debt shall not be reduced until any Award shall have b ee n a c tual l y re ce iv e d a nd a ppli e d b y Administrative Agent , a ft e r the d e du c tion of e x p e nses of c oll ec tion, t o the r e d u c tion or discharge of the D e bt. Administrative Agent sh a ll not be limited to the int e r e st p a id on the A w a rd b y the c ond e mni n g a uthori t y but shall be e n t itled to r e ce ive out of the A wa rd int e r e st a t the r a te or r a tes p r ovided h e r e in or in the Not e . If the Proper t y or a n y p o rtion ther e of is tak e n b y a c ond e mni n g a uthori t y, Borrower shall promptly commence and diligently prosecute the Restoration of the Property (to the extent such Restoration is applicable) and otherwise comply with the provisions of Section 7.4 . Borrower shall pay all costs of Restoration whether or not such costs are covered by the Net Proceeds. If the Prop e r t y is sold, throu g h for ec losu r e or othe r wise, p r ior to the r e c e ipt b y Administrative Agent, for the benefit of L e n d e rs of the A w a rd, Administrative Agent shall h a ve the ri g ht, wh e ther or not a d e fi c iency ju d g ment on the Note shall h a ve b ee n so u g ht, r e c ov e r e d or d e nied, to r e c e ive the A w a rd, o r a portion ther e of suf f ic i e nt to pay the Debt. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary contained herein, if, in connection with any Casualty or Condemnation, after a Securitization a prepayment of the Debt (in whole or in part) is required under REMIC Requirements, (a) the applicable Net Proceeds shall be applied to the Debt in accordance with Section 7.4(c) hereof and (b) to the extent that the amount of the applicable Net Proceeds actually applied to the Debt in connection therewith is insufficient under REMIC Requirements, Borrower shall, within five (5) days of demand by Administrative Agent, prepay the principal amount of the Debt in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof in an amount equal to such insufficiency plus the amount of any then applicable Interest Shortfall (such prepayment, together with any related Interest Shortfall payment, collectively, the “ REMIC Payment ”). After a Securitization Administrative Agent may require Borrower to deliver a REMIC Opinion in connection with each of the foregoing.

 

Section 7.4            Restoration . The following provisions shall apply in connection with the Restoration of the Property:

 

(a)          If the Net Proceeds shall be less than the Restoration Threshold and the costs of completing the Restoration shall be less than the Restoration Threshold, the Net Proceeds will be disbursed to Borrower, provided that all of the conditions set forth in Section 7.4(b)(i) are met and Borrower delivers to Administrative Agent a written undertaking to expeditiously commence and to satisfactorily complete with due diligence the Restoration in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

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(b)          If the Net Proceeds are equal to or greater than the Restoration Threshold or the costs of completing the Restoration are equal to or greater than the Restoration Threshold, Administrative Agent shall make the Net Proceeds available for the Restoration in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.4 .

 

(i)          The Net Proceeds shall be made available for Restoration provided that each of the following conditions are met:

 

(A)         no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

 

(B)         (1) in the event the Net Proceeds are insurance proceeds, less than thirty percent (30%) of the total floor area of the Improvements on the Property has been damaged, destroyed or rendered unusable as a result of such Casualty or (2) in the event the Net Proceeds are condemnation proceeds, less than ten percent (10%) of the land constituting the Property is taken, and such land is located along the perimeter or periphery of the Property, and no portion of the Improvements is located on such land;

 

(C)         Leases demising in the aggregate a percentage amount equal to or greater than 75% of the total rentable space in the Property which has been demised under executed and delivered Leases in effect as of the date of the occurrence of the applicable Casualty or Condemnation, whichever the case may be, shall remain in full force and effect during and after the completion of the Restoration (other than Leases which automatically expire by their terms), notwithstanding the occurrence of any such Casualty or Condemnation, whichever the case may be;

 

(D)         Borrower shall commence (or shall cause the commencement of) the Restoration as soon as reasonably practicable (but in no event later than sixty (60) days after the issuance of a building permit with respect thereto) and shall diligently pursue the same to satisfactory completion;

 

(E)          Administrative Agent shall be satisfied that any operating deficits which will be incurred with respect to the Property as a result of the occurrence of any such Casualty or Condemnation will be covered out of (1) the Net Proceeds, (2) the insurance coverage referred to in Section 7.1(a)(iii) above, or (3) by other funds of Borrower;

 

(F)          Administrative Agent shall be satisfied that the Net Proceeds together with any other collateral, guaranties, any cash or cash equivalent deposited by Borrower with or delivered by Borrower to Administrative Agent are sufficient to cover the cost of the Restoration;

 

(G)         Administrative Agent shall be satisfied that, upon the completion of the Restoration, the debt yield for the Property (which debt yield shall be determined by Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion), shall be at least equal to the lesser of (1) (i) 6.25% during the initial term of the Loan and the first Extension Period, (ii) 6.50% during the second Extension Period, and (iii) 6.75% during the third Extension Period and (2) the Debt Yield as of the date immediately prior to the occurrence of the applicable Casualty or Condemnation;

 

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(H)          Administrative Agent shall be satisfied that the Restoration will be completed on or before the earliest to occur of (1) six (6) months prior to the Maturity Date, (2) such time as may be required under applicable Legal Requirements or (3) the expiration of the insurance coverage referred to in Section 7.1(a)(iii) above;

 

(I)         Administrative Agent shall be satisfied that, upon the completion of the Restoration, the Debt Service Coverage Ratio, shall be at least 1.00:1.00;

 

(J)         the Property and the use thereof after the Restoration will be in compliance with and permitted under all applicable Legal Requirements in all material respects and the Property Documents;

 

(K)         the Restoration shall be done and completed in an expeditious and diligent fashion and in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Legal Requirements and the Property Documents;

 

(L)         the Property Documents (other than those of a de minimis nature) will remain in full force and effect during and after the Restoration and a Property Document Event shall not occur as a result of the applicable Casualty, Condemnation and/or Restoration; and

 

(M)         after a Securitization, Administrative Agent shall be satisfied that making the Net Proceeds available for Restoration shall be permitted pursuant to REMIC Requirements and, in that regard, Administrative Agent may require Borrower to deliver a REMIC Opinion in connection therewith.

 

(ii)         The Net Proceeds shall be held by Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders and, until disbursed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.4(b) , shall constitute additional security for the Debt and other obligations under this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note and the other Loan Documents. The Net Proceeds (other than the Rent Loss Proceeds) shall be disbursed by Administrative Agent to, or as directed by, Borrower from time to time during the course of the Restoration, upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent that (A) all materials installed and work and labor performed (except to the extent that they are to be paid for out of the requested disbursement) in connection with the related Restoration item have been paid for in full, and (B) there exist no notices of pendency, stop orders, mechanic’s or materialman’s liens or notices of intention to file same, or any other liens or encumbrances of any nature whatsoever on the Property which (1) are not being contested by Borrower in accordance with the terms hereof, (2) have not either been fully bonded to the reasonable satisfaction of Administrative Agent and discharged of record or (3) in the alternative fully insured to the satisfaction of Administrative Agent by the title company issuing the Title Insurance Policy .

 

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(iii)        With respect to any Casualty in excess of the Restoration Threshold, all plans and specifications required in connection with the Restoration shall be subject to prior review and acceptance in all respects by Administrative Agent and by an independent consulting engineer selected by Administrative Agent (the “ Casualty Consultant ”), such acceptance of the plans and specifications not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Administrative Agent shall have the use of the plans and specifications and all permits, licenses and approvals required or obtained in connection with the Restoration. The identity of the contractors, subcontractors and materialmen engaged in the Restoration shall be subject to prior review and acceptance by Administrative Agent and the Casualty Consultant if the applicable contract is for an amount equal to or greater than $3,000,000. All reasonable and actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Administrative Agent in connection with making the Net Proceeds available for the Restoration including, without limitation, reasonable counsel fees and disbursements and the Casualty Consultant’s fees, shall be paid by Borrower. Borrower shall have the right to settle (i) all claims under the Policies which claims are less than the Settlement Threshold without Administrative Agent’s consent (provided, however, that Borrower shall consult with Administrative Agent with respect to any settlement discussions with any insurance companies) and (ii) all claims under the Policies which claims are equal or in excess of the Settlement Threshold jointly with Administrative Agent, provided that, in each case, (a) no Event of Default exists, (b) Borrower promptly and with commercially reasonable diligence negotiates a settlement of any such claims and (c) the insurer with respect to the Policy under which such claim is brought has not raised any act of the insured as a defense to the payment of such claim. If an Event of Default exists, Administrative Agent shall, at its election, have the exclusive right to settle or adjust any claims made under the Policies in the event of a Casualty. To the extent that the Deemed Approval Requirements are fully satisfied in connection with any Borrower request for Administrative Agent’s approval under this clause (iii) and Administrative Agent thereafter fails to respond, Administrative Agent’s approval shall be deemed given with respect to the matter for which approval was requested.

 

(iv)        In no event shall Administrative Agent be obligated to make disbursements of the Net Proceeds in excess of an amount equal to the costs actually incurred from time to time for work in place as part of the Restoration, as certified by the Casualty Consultant, minus the Restoration Retainage. The term “ Restoration Retainage ” as used in this Section 7.4(b) shall mean an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the costs actually incurred for work in place as part of the Restoration, as certified by the Casualty Consultant, until such time as the Casualty Consultant certifies to Administrative Agent that Net Proceeds representing fifty percent (50%) of the required Restoration have been disbursed. There shall be no Restoration Retainage with respect to costs actually incurred by Borrower for work in place in completing the last fifty percent (50%) of the required Restoration. The Restoration Retainage shall in no event, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth above in this Section 7.4(b) , be less than the amount actually held back by Borrower from contractors, subcontractors and materialmen engaged in the Restoration. The Restoration Retainage shall not be released until the Casualty Consultant certifies to Administrative Agent that the Restoration has been completed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.4(b) and that all approvals necessary for the re-occupancy and use of the Property have been obtained from all appropriate governmental and quasi-governmental authorities, and Administrative Agent receives evidence reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent that the costs of the Restoration have been paid in full or will be paid in full out of the Restoration Retainage, provided, however, that Administrative Agent will release the portion of the Restoration Retainage being held with respect to any contractor, subcontractor or materialman engaged in the Restoration as of the date upon which the Casualty Consultant certifies to Administrative Agent that the contractor, subcontractor or materialman has satisfactorily completed all work and has supplied all materials in accordance with the provisions of the contractor’s, subcontractor’s or materialman’s contract, and the contractor, subcontractor or materialman delivers the lien waivers and evidence of payment in full of all sums due to the contractor, subcontractor or materialman as may be reasonably requested by Administrative Agent or by the title company insuring the lien of the Security Instrument. If reasonably required by Administrative Agent , the release of any such portion of the Restoration Retainage shall be approved by the surety company, if any, which has issued a payment or performance bond with respect to the contractor, subcontractor or materialman.

 

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(v)          Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to make disbursements of the Net Proceeds more frequently than once every calendar month.

 

(vi)        If at any time the Net Proceeds or the undisbursed balance thereof shall not, in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent in consultation with the Casualty Consultant, be sufficient to pay in full the balance of the costs which are estimated by the Casualty Consultant to be incurred in connection with the completion of the Restoration (which Restoration for the purposes of this clause (vi) shall exclude the Atrium for so long as the Permitted Alterations have not been completed and the Completion Guaranty remains in full force and effect), Borrower shall deposit the deficiency (the “ Net Proceeds Deficiency ”) with Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, before any further disbursement of the Net Proceeds shall be made. If the Net Proceeds Deficiency is deposited with Administrative Agent, then such Net Proceeds Deficiency shall be held by Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, and shall be disbursed for costs actually incurred in connection with the Restoration on the same conditions applicable to the disbursement of the Net Proceeds, and until so disbursed pursuant to this Section 7.4(b) shall constitute additional security for the Debt and other obligations under this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note and the other Loan Documents.

 

(vii)       The excess, if any, of the Net Proceeds and the remaining balance, if any, of the Net Proceeds Deficiency deposited with Administrative Agent after the Casualty Consultant certifies to Administrative Agent that the Restoration has been completed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.4(b) , and the receipt by Administrative Agent of evidence reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent that all costs incurred in connection with the Restoration have been paid in full, shall be remitted by Administrative Agent to Borrower, provided no Event of Default shall have occurred and shall be continuing under this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note or any of the other Loan Documents. During a Trigger Period any Net Proceeds required to be disbursed to Borrower in accordance with this Section 7.4(b)(vii) shall be deposited by Administrative Agent into the Cash Management Account.

 

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(c)          All Net Proceeds not required (i) to be made available for the Restoration or (ii) to be returned to Borrower as excess Net Proceeds pursuant to Section 7.4(b)(vii) shall be retained and applied by Administrative Agent toward the payment of the Debt whether or not then due and payable in such order, priority and proportions as Administrative Agent in its discretion shall deem proper. Without limiting the provisions of the first sentence of this Section 7.4(c) , if Administrative Agent shall receive and retain Net Proceeds, the lien of the Security Instrument shall be reduced only by the amount thereof received and retained by Administrative Agent and actually applied by Administrative Agent in reduction of the Debt.

 

Section 7.5            Distributions to Net Proceeds to Mezzanine Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article VII , provided no Trigger Period has occurred and is continuing, to the extent that Borrower is entitled to a disbursement of Net Proceeds under Section 7.4(b)(vii) above for any purpose other than Restoration, Borrower hereby authorizes and directs Administrative Agent to pay the same to Mezzanine A Lender to the extent that Mezzanine A Lender is entitled to the same under the terms and conditions of the Mezzanine A Loan Documents and to Mezzanine B Lender to the extent that Mezzanine B Lender is entitled to the same under the terms and conditions of the Mezzanine B Loan Documents, and in each case, pursuant to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement. Borrower further (i) agrees that Administrative Agent shall be entitled to conclusively rely on Mezzanine Lender’s assertion that it is entitled to such Net Proceeds and (ii) hereby releases Administrative Agent and Lenders and indemnifies Administrative Agent and Lenders against any Losses that may be incurred by Administrative Agent and/or Lenders as a result of any Person claiming that Administrative Agent improperly remitted such Net Proceeds to Mezzanine Lender.

 

Article 8

RESERVE FUNDS

 

Section 8.1            Intentionally Omitted .

 

Section 8.2            Replacement Reserve Funds .

 

(a)          During a Trigger Period, Borrower shall deposit into an Eligible Account held by Administrative Agent or Servicer (the “ Replacement Reserve Account ”) on each Monthly Payment Date an amount equal to $23,437.67 (the “ Replacement Reserve Monthly Deposit ”) for the Replacements. Amounts deposited pursuant to this Section 8.2 are referred to herein as the “ Replacement Reserve Funds ”. Administrative Agent may reassess its estimate of the amount necessary for Replacements from time to time and, and may require Borrower to increase the monthly deposits required pursuant to this Section 8.2 upon thirty (30) days’ notice to Borrower if Administrative Agent determines in its reasonable discretion that an increase is necessary to maintain the Property in compliance with all Legal Requirements.

 

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(b)          Administrative Agent shall disburse Replacement Reserve Funds only for Replacements. Administrative Agent shall disburse to Borrower the Replacement Reserve Funds upon satisfaction by Borrower of each of the following conditions: (i) Borrower shall submit a request for payment to Administrative Agent at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which Borrower requests such payment be made and specifies the Replacements to be paid; (ii) on the date such request is received by Administrative Agent and on the date such payment is to be made, no Event of Default shall exist and remain uncured; (iii) Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate from Borrower (A) stating that the items to be funded by the requested disbursement are Replacements, (B) stating that all Replacements at the Property to be funded by the requested disbursement have been completed (or completed to the extent of the requested disbursement) in a good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements, such certificate to be accompanied by a copy of any license, permit or other approval required by any Governmental Authority in connection with the Replacements, if any, (C) identifying each Person that supplied materials or labor in connection with the Replacements to be funded by the requested disbursement; (D) stating that each such Person has been paid in full or will be paid in full upon such disbursement, such certificate to be accompanied by lien waivers from each general contractor and any other contractor performing work under a direct contract with Borrower (and, to the extent the same are received by Borrower, lien waivers from any subcontractor) for any work above Two Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($200,000) (which lien waivers may be conditioned on payment from the requested disbursement), invoices and/or other evidence of payment reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, and (E) stating that all previous disbursements of Replacement Reserve Funds have been used to pay for the previously identified Replacements; (iv) at Administrative Agent’s option, if the cost of any individual Replacement exceeds Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($500,000), a title search for the Property indicating that the Property is free from all liens, claims and other encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances; (v) at Administrative Agent’s option, if the cost of any individual Replacement exceeds Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($500,000) (or One Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($100,000) in the case of the Replacement of any life safety systems), Administrative Agent shall have received a report reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion from an architect or engineer approved by Administrative Agent in respect of such architect or engineer’s inspection of the required repairs; and (vi) Administrative Agent shall have received such other evidence as Administrative Agent shall reasonably request that the Replacements at the Property to be funded by the requested disbursement have been completed (or completed to the extent of the requested disbursement) and are paid for or will be paid upon such disbursement to Borrower. Administrative Agent shall not be required to disburse Replacement Reserve Funds more frequently than once each calendar month nor in an amount less than the Minimum Disbursement Amount (or a lesser amount if the total amount of Replacement Reserve Funds is less than the Minimum Disbursement Amount, in which case only one disbursement of the amount remaining in the account shall be made).

 

(c)          Nothing in this Section 8.2 shall (i) make Administrative Agent or any Lender responsible for making or completing the Replacements; (ii) require Administrative Agent or any Lender to expend funds in addition to the Replacement Reserve Funds to complete any Replacements; (iii) obligate Administrative Agent or any Lender to proceed with the Replacements; or (iv) obligate Administrative Agent or any Lender to demand from Borrower additional sums to complete any Replacements.

 

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(d)          Borrower shall permit Administrative Agent and Administrative Agent’s agents and representatives (including, without limitation, Administrative Agent’s engineer, architect, or inspector) or third parties to enter onto the Property upon reasonable advance notice during normal business hours (subject to the rights of Tenants under their Leases) to inspect the progress of any Replacements and all materials being used in connection therewith and to examine all plans and shop drawings relating to such Replacements. Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all contractors and subcontractors to cooperate with Administrative Agent or Administrative Agent’s representatives or such other Persons described above in connection with inspections described in this Section.

 

Section 8.3            Leasing Reserve Funds .

 

(a)          During a Trigger Period , Borrower shall deposit into an Eligible Account held by Administrative Agent or Servicer (the “ Leasing Reserve Account ”) (i) on each Monthly Payment Date the sum of $146,485.42 (the “ Leasing Reserve Monthly Deposit ”) for tenant improvements and leasing commissions that may be incurred following the date hereof and (ii) any Lease Termination Payment paid by any Tenant at Property but only to the extent that such Lease Termination Payment paid by such Tenant exceeds Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($500,000.00). Amounts deposited pursuant to this Section 8.3 are referred to herein as the “ Leasing Reserve Funds ”.

 

(b)          Administrative Agent shall disburse to Borrower the Leasing Reserve Funds upon satisfaction by Borrower of each of the following conditions: (i) Borrower shall submit a request for payment to Administrative Agent at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which Borrower requests such payment be made and specifies the tenant improvement costs and leasing commissions to be paid; (ii) on the date such request is received by Administrative Agent and on the date such payment is to be made, no Event of Default shall exist and remain uncured; (iii) Administrative Agent shall have reviewed and approved the Lease and related leasing commissions in respect of which Borrower is obligated to pay or reimburse certain tenant improvement costs and leasing commissions; (iv) Administrative Agent shall have received and approved a budget for tenant improvement costs and a schedule of leasing commissions payments and the requested disbursement will be used to pay all or a portion of such costs and payments; (v) Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate from Borrower stating either that such tenant improvement payment is required to be paid to the tenant under its Lease or, otherwise, (A) stating, to Borrower’s knowledge, that all tenant improvements at the Property to be funded by the requested disbursement have been completed (or completed to the extent of the requested disbursement) in good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, such certificate to be accompanied by a copy of any license, permit or other approval by any Governmental Authority required in connection with the tenant improvements, (B) identifying each Person that, to Borrower’s knowledge, supplied materials or labor in connection with the tenant improvements to be funded by the requested disbursement and (C) stating that each such Person has been paid in full or will be paid in full upon such disbursement, such certificate to be accompanied by lien waivers from each general contractor and any other contractor performing work under a direct contract with Borrower (and, to the extent the same are received by Borrower, lien waivers from any subcontractor) for any work above Two Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($200,000) (which lien waivers may be conditioned on payment from the requested disbursement), invoices and/or other evidence of payment reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent; (vi) at Administrative Agent’s option, if the cost of any individual tenant improvement exceeds Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($500,000), a title search for the Property indicating that the Property is free from all liens, claims and other encumbrances not previously approved by Administrative Agent; and (vii) Administrative Agent shall have received such other evidence as Administrative Agent shall reasonably request that the tenant improvements at the Property and/or leasing commissions to be funded by the requested disbursement have been completed (to the extent applicable), are due and payable and are paid for or will be paid upon such disbursement to Borrower. Administrative Agent shall not be required to disburse Leasing Reserve Funds more frequently than once each calendar month nor in an amount less than the Minimum Disbursement Amount (or a lesser amount if the total amount of Leasing Reserve Funds is less than the Minimum Disbursement Amount, in which case only one disbursement of the amount remaining in the account shall be made).

 

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Section 8.4            Operating Expense Funds. On each Monthly Payment Date occurring on and after the occurrence and continuance of a Trigger Period, to the extent funds are available after deposits required under clauses (i) through (vii) of Section 9.3(a) hereof are made in accordance with such Section 9.3(a) , Borrower shall deposit (or shall cause there to be deposited) into an Eligible Account held by Administrative Agent or Servicer (the “ Operating Expense Account ”) an amount equal to the aggregate amount of Approved Operating Expenses and Approved Extraordinary Expenses to be incurred by Borrower for the then current Interest Accrual Period (such amount, the “ Op Ex Monthly Deposit ”). Amounts deposited pursuant to this Section 8.4 are referred to herein as the “ Operating Expense Funds ”. Provided no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Administrative Agent shall disburse the Operating Expense Funds to Borrower to pay Approved Operating Expenses and/or Approved Extraordinary Expenses upon Borrower’s request (which such request shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate containing reasonable detail as to the applicable expenses to which the requested disbursement relates and attesting that such expense shall be paid with the requested disbursement).

 

Section 8.5            Excess Cash Flow Funds .

 

(a)          On each Monthly Payment Date occurring on and after the occurrence and continuance of a Trigger Period, Excess Cash Flow for the immediately preceding Interest Accrual Period (each such monthly deposit being herein referred to as the “ Monthly Excess Cash Flow Deposits ” and the amounts on deposit in the Excess Cash Flow Account being herein referred to as the “ Excess Cash Flow Funds ”) will be deposited into an Eligible Account with Administrative Agent or Servicer (the “ Excess Cash Flow Account ”) as required by Article IX of this Agreement .

 

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(b)          Provided no Trigger Period has occurred and is continuing, but a Mezzanine Trigger Period has occurred and is continuing, any Excess Cash Flow Funds remaining in the Excess Cash Flow Account upon the expiration of a Trigger Period shall be promptly disbursed to the Mezzanine A Debt Service Account. Provided no Trigger Period or Mezzanine A Trigger Period has occurred and is continuing, any Excess Cash Flow Funds remaining in the Excess Cash Flow Account shall be promptly disbursed to the Mezzanine B Debt Service Account. In the event that a Trigger Period no longer is continuing but a Mezzanine A Trigger Period then exists, any Excess Cash Flow Funds remaining in the Excess Cash Flow Account shall be promptly disbursed to Mezzanine A Lender. In the event that neither a Trigger Period nor a Mezzanine A Trigger Period is continuing but a Mezzanine B Trigger Period then exists, any Excess Cash Flow Funds remaining in the Excess Cash Flow Account shall be promptly disbursed to Mezzanine B Lender. Provided none of a Trigger Period, a Mezzanine A Trigger Period, or a Mezzanine B Trigger Period has occurred and is continuing, any Excess Cash Flow Funds remaining in the Excess Cash Flow Account shall be promptly disbursed to Borrower upon the expiration of any Trigger Period in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this clause (b) or in the definition of the Low Cash Flow Period, to the extent any funds on deposit in the Excess Cash Flow Account were deposited into the Excess Cash Flow Account during any time when a Low Cash Flow Period existed, such funds shall not be disbursed to Borrower (A) prior to the date that the Debt Yield is equal to or greater than (w) 6.25% during the initial term of the Loan and the first Extension Period, (y) 6.50% during the second Extension Period, and (z) 6.75% during the third Extension Period, in each case for two (2) consecutive calendar quarters (B) if any other Trigger Period exists.

 

Section 8.6            Tax and Insurance Funds . In addition to the initial deposits with respect to Taxes and, if applicable, Insurance Premiums made by Borrower to Administrative Agent on the Closing Date to be held in Eligible Accounts by Administrative Agent or Servicer and hereinafter respectively referred to as the “ Tax Account ” and the “ Insurance Account ”, during a Trigger Period, Borrower shall pay (or cause to be paid) to Administrative Agent on each Monthly Payment Date (a) one-twelfth of an amount which would be sufficient to pay the Taxes levied or assessed or imposed against the Property or any part thereof payable, or reasonably estimated by Administrative Agent to be payable, during the next ensuing twelve (12) months assuming that said Taxes are to be paid in full on each Tax Payment Date (the “ Monthly Tax Deposit ”), each of which such deposits shall be held in the Tax Account, and (b) at the option of Administrative Agent, if the liability or casualty Policy maintained by Borrower covering the Property shall not constitute an approved blanket or umbrella Policy pursuant to Subsection 7.1(c) hereof, or Administrative Agent shall require Borrower to obtain a separate Policy pursuant to Subsection 7.1(c) hereof, one-twelfth of an amount which would be sufficient to pay the Insurance Premiums due for the renewal of the coverage afforded by the Policies upon the expiration thereof (the “ Monthly Insurance Deposit ”), each of which such deposits shall be held in the Insurance Account (amounts held in the Tax Account and the Insurance Account are collectively herein referred to as the “ Tax and Insurance Funds ”). In the event Administrative Agent shall elect, after the Closing Date, to collect payments in escrow for Insurance Premiums or Taxes, Borrower shall make a True Up Payment with respect to the same into the applicable Reserve Account. Additionally, if, at any time, Administrative Agent reasonably determines that amounts on deposit in or scheduled to be deposited in (i) the Tax Account will be insufficient to pay all applicable Taxes in full on the Tax Payment Date and/or (ii) the Insurance Account will be insufficient to pay all applicable Insurance Premiums in full on the Insurance Payment Date, Borrower shall make a True Up Payment with respect to such insufficiency into the applicable Reserve Account. Borrower agrees to notify Administrative Agent promptly of any changes to the amounts, schedules and instructions for payment of any Taxes and Insurance Premiums of which it has or obtains knowledge and authorizes Administrative Agent or its agent to obtain the bills for Taxes directly from the appropriate taxing authority. Provided there are sufficient amounts in the Tax Account and Insurance Account, respectively, and no Event of Default exists, Administrative Agent shall be obligated to pay the Taxes and Insurance Premiums as they become due on their respective due dates on behalf of Borrower by applying the Tax and Insurance Funds to the payment of such Taxes and Insurance Premiums. If the amount of the Tax and Insurance Funds shall exceed the amounts due for Taxes and Insurance Premiums pursuant to Sections 4.5 and 7.1 hereof, Administrative Agent shall, in its discretion, return any excess to Borrower or credit such excess against the next payments to be made to the Tax and Insurance Funds.

 

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Section 8.7            The Accounts Generally .

 

(a)          Borrower grants to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, a first-priority perfected security interest in each of the Accounts and any and all sums now or hereafter deposited in the Accounts as additional security for payment of the Debt. Until expended or applied in accordance herewith, the Accounts and the funds deposited therein shall constitute additional security for the Debt. The provisions of this Section 8.7 (together with the other related provisions of the other Loan Documents) are intended to give Lenders, Administrative Agent and/or Servicer “control” of the Accounts and the Account Collateral and serve as a “security agreement” and a “control agreement” with respect to the same, in each case, within the meaning of the UCC. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the Accounts are subject to the sole dominion, control and discretion of Administrative Agent and Lenders, their authorized agents or designees, subject to the terms hereof, and Borrower shall have no right of withdrawal with respect to any Account except with the prior written consent of Administrative Agent or as otherwise provided herein. The funds on deposit in the Accounts shall not constitute trust funds and may be commingled with other monies held by Administrative Agent.

 

(b)          Borrower shall not, without obtaining the prior written consent of Administrative Agent, further pledge, assign or grant any security interest in the Accounts or the sums deposited therein or permit any lien to attach thereto, or any levy to be made thereon, or any UCC Financing Statements, except those naming Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, as the secured party, to be filed with respect thereto. Borrower hereby authorizes Administrative Agent to file a financing statement or statements under the UCC in connection with any of the Accounts and the Account Collateral in the form required to properly perfect Administrative Agent’s security interest therein. Borrower agrees that at any time and from time to time, at the expense of Borrower, Borrower will promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that may be reasonably necessary or desirable, or that Administrative Agent may reasonably request, in order to perfect and protect any security interest granted or purported to be granted hereby (including, without limitation, any security interest in and to any Permitted Investments) or to enable Administrative Agent, on behalf of Lenders, to exercise and enforce their rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any Account or Account Collateral; provided, however, the same shall not otherwise increase Borrower’s obligations or decrease any rights of Borrower under the Loan Documents, other than (i) to a de minimis extent, or (ii) to the extent necessary to correct any scrivener’s error in a manner consistent with the parties’ intention in connection with the Loan.

 

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(c)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, without notice from Administrative Agent or Servicer (i) Borrower shall have no rights in respect of the Accounts, (ii) Administrative Agent may liquidate and transfer any amounts then invested in Permitted Investments pursuant to the applicable terms hereof to the Accounts or reinvest such amounts in other Permitted Investments as Administrative Agent may reasonably determine is necessary to perfect or protect any security interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or pursuant to the other Loan Documents or to enable Administrative Agent and Lenders to exercise and enforce their rights and remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document with respect to any Account or any Account Collateral, and (iii) Administrative Agent and each Lender shall have all rights and remedies with respect to the Accounts and the amounts on deposit therein and the Account Collateral as described in this Agreement and in the Security Instrument, in addition to all of the rights and remedies available to a secured party under the UCC, and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or in the Security Instrument, may apply the amounts of such Accounts as Administrative Agent determines in its sole discretion including, without limitation, payment of the Debt.

 

(d)          The insufficiency of funds on deposit in the Accounts shall not absolve Borrower of the obligation to make any payments, as and when due pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and such obligations shall be separate and independent, and not conditioned on any event or circumstance whatsoever.

 

(e)          Borrower shall indemnify Administrative Agent and each Lender and hold Administrative Agent and each Lender harmless from and against any and all actions, suits, claims, demands, liabilities, actual losses, damages (excluding lost profits, diminution in value and other consequential damages, punitive damages and special damages except to the extent paid to a third party), obligations and costs and expenses (including litigation costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses of counsel; provided , however , that Borrower shall not be required to pay for more than one legal counsel in connection with its indemnification hereunder unless an actual or perceived conflict of interest exists or an indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or additional to those available to another indemnified party), in each case, for Administrative Agent and Lenders arising from or in any way connected with the Accounts, the sums deposited therein or the performance of the obligations for which the Accounts were established, except to the extent arising from the gross negligence, willful misconduct, illegal actors or fraud of Administrative Agent , any Lender, or their respective agents or employees. Borrower shall assign to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, all rights and claims Borrower may have against all Persons supplying labor, materials or other services which are to be paid from or secured by the Accounts; provided , however , that none of Administrative Agent or any Lender may pursue any such right or claim unless an Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured.

 

(f)          Borrower and Administrative Agent (or Servicer on behalf of Administrative Agent) shall maintain each applicable Account as an Eligible Account, except as otherwise expressly agreed to in writing by Administrative Agent and Borrower. In the event that Administrative Agent or Servicer no longer satisfies the criteria for an Eligible Institution, Borrower shall cooperate with Administrative Agent in transferring the applicable Accounts to an institution that satisfies such criteria. Borrower hereby grants Administrative Agent power of attorney (irrevocable for so long as the Loan is outstanding) with respect to any such transfers and the establishment of accounts with a successor institution, which shall be effective solely to the extent that an Event of Default exists or Borrower has failed to take such action within five (5) Business Days after Administrative Agent’s request.

 

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(g)          Interest accrued on any Account other than an Interest Bearing Account shall not be required to be remitted either to Borrower or to any Account and may instead be retained by Administrative Agent for the benefit of Servicer; provided, that Borrower shall not be responsible for payment of any federal, State or local income or other tax applicable to income earned from such Accounts. Funds deposited in the Interest Bearing Accounts shall be invested in Permitted Investments as provided for in Section 8.7(h) hereof. Interest accrued, if any, on sums on deposit in the Interest Bearing Accounts shall be remitted to and become part of the applicable Account. All such interest that so becomes part of the applicable Account shall be disbursed in accordance with the disbursement procedures contained herein applicable to such Account; provided , however , that Administrative Agent may, at its election, retain any such interest for its own account during the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default .

 

(h)          Sums on deposit in the Interest Bearing Accounts shall, upon Borrower’s written request, be invested in Permitted Investments selected by Administrative Agent or Servicer provided (i) such investments are then regularly offered by Administrative Agent (or Servicer on behalf of Administrative Agent) for accounts of this size, category and type (Borrower acknowledges that the Servicer or Administrative Agent may only offer as an investment opportunity the right to place funds on deposit in the applicable Accounts in an interest bearing account (bearing interest at the money market rate)), (ii) such investments are permitted by applicable federal, State and local rules, regulations and laws, (iii) the maturity date of the Permitted Investment is not later than the date on which sums in the Interest Bearing Accounts are required to be disbursed pursuant to the terms hereof, and (iv) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. All income earned from the aforementioned Permitted Investments shall be property of Borrower and Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs Administrative Agent (or Servicer on behalf of Administrative Agent) to hold any income earned from the aforementioned Permitted Investments as part of the applicable Interest Bearing Account. Borrower shall be responsible for payment of any federal, State or local income or other tax applicable to income earned from Permitted Investments. No other investments of the sums on deposit in the Interest Bearing Accounts shall be permitted. Neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall be liable for any loss sustained on the investment of any funds in the Interest Bearing Accounts.

 

(i)          Borrower acknowledges and agrees that it solely shall be, and shall at all times remain, liable to the institution holding each Account for all fees, charges, costs and expenses in connection with such Account, this Agreement and the enforcement hereof, including, without limitation, any monthly or annual fees or charges as may be assessed by such institution in connection with the administration of such Account.

 

(j)          Any amount remaining in the Reserve Funds after the Debt has been paid in full shall be promptly paid to (i) in the event the Mezzanine A Loan is outstanding, Mezzanine A Lender; (ii) in the event the Mezzanine B Loan is outstanding and the Mezzanine A Loan is no longer outstanding, Mezzanine B Lender and (iii) in the event both Mezzanine Loans have been indefeasibly paid in full, Borrower.

 

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Section 8.8            Letters of Credit .

 

(a)          This Section shall apply to any Letters of Credit which are permitted to be delivered pursuant to the express terms and conditions hereof. Other than in connection with any Letters of Credit delivered in connection with the closing of the Loan, Borrower shall give Administrative Agent no less than ten (10) days’ written notice of Borrower’s election to deliver a Letter of Credit together with a draft of the proposed Letter of Credit and Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent all of Administrative Agent’s reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses in connection therewith. No party other than Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders shall be entitled to draw on any such Letter of Credit. In the event that any disbursement of any Reserve Funds relates to a portion thereof provided through a Letter of Credit, any “disbursement” of said funds as provided above shall be deemed to refer to (i) Borrower providing Administrative Agent a replacement Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the original Letter of Credit posted less the amount of the applicable disbursement provided hereunder and (ii) Administrative Agent, after receiving such replacement Letter of Credit, returning such original Letter of Credit to Borrower; provided, that, no replacement Letter of Credit shall be required with respect to the final disbursement of the applicable Reserve Funds such that no further sums are required to be deposited in the applicable Reserve Funds.

 

(b)          Each Letter of Credit delivered hereunder shall be additional security for the payment of the Debt. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Administrative Agent shall have the right, at its option, to draw for the benefit of Lenders on any Letter of Credit and to apply all or any part thereof to the payment of the items for which such Letter of Credit was established or to apply each such Letter of Credit to payment of the Debt in such order, proportion or priority as Administrative Agent may determine. Any such application to the Debt shall be subject to the terms and conditions hereof relating to application of sums to the Debt. Administrative Agent shall have the additional rights to draw in full any Letter of Credit: (i) if Administrative Agent has received a notice from the issuing bank that the Letter of Credit will not be renewed and a substitute Letter of Credit is not provided at least fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the date on which the outstanding Letter of Credit is scheduled to expire; (ii) if Administrative Agent has not received a notice from the issuing bank that it has renewed the Letter of Credit at least fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the date on which such Letter of Credit is scheduled to expire and a substitute Letter of Credit is not provided at least fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the date on which the outstanding Letter of Credit is scheduled to expire; (iii) upon receipt of notice from the issuing bank that the Letter of Credit will be terminated (except if the termination of such Letter of Credit is permitted pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof or a substitute Letter of Credit is provided by no later than fifteen (15) Business Days prior to such termination); (iv) if Administrative Agent has received notice that the bank issuing the Letter of Credit shall cease to be an Eligible Institution and Borrower has not substituted a Letter of Credit from an Eligible Institution within fifteen (15) days after notice; and/or (v) if the bank issuing the Letter of Credit shall fail to (A) issue a replacement Letter of Credit in the event the original Letter of Credit has been lost, mutilated, stolen and/or destroyed or (B) consent to the transfer of the Letter of Credit to any Person designated by Administrative Agent. If Administrative Agent draws upon a Letter of Credit pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, provided no Event of Default exists, Administrative Agent shall apply all or any part thereof for the purposes for which such Letter of Credit was established. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the above, Administrative Agent is not obligated to draw any Letter of Credit upon the happening of an event specified in (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) above and shall not be liable for any losses sustained by Borrower due to the insolvency of the bank issuing the Letter of Credit if Administrative Agent has not drawn the Letter of Credit.

 

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Section 8.9            Unfunded Obligations Reserve Funds .

 

(a)           Deposits to Unfunded Obligations Account . Borrower hereby acknowledges that as of the Closing Date, (i) certain Tenants have outstanding free rent credits and operating expenses reimbursement credits pursuant to their Leases in the aggregate amount of $17,698,033.00 as described on Schedule VIII attached hereto (the “ Outstanding Lease Credits ”) and (ii) Borrower has outstanding tenant improvement allowances and leasing commission and related obligations in the aggregate amount of $11,989,801.00 as described on Schedule VIII attached hereto (the “ Outstanding TI/LC Obligations ” and, collectively with the Outstanding Lease Credits, the “ Unfunded Obligations ”). On the Closing Date, Borrower shall deposit into an Eligible Account held by Administrative Agent or Servicer (the “ Unfunded Obligations Account ”) an amount equal to $29,687,834.00, which amount shall be deposited with and held by Administrative Agent or Servicer to be applied in accordance with Section 8.9(b) below. Amounts deposited pursuant to this Section 8.9(a) are referred to herein as the “ Unfunded Obligations Funds ”. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) in the event, and for so long as, that the Unfunded Obligations Reserve Waiver Requirements are satisfied, Borrower shall not be required to make any of the deposits described in this Section 8.9(a) into the Unfunded Obligations Account as and when required hereunder and (2) to the extent that Administrative Agent or Servicer is holding any Unfunded Obligations Funds and provided no Event of Default exists, Administrative Agent or Servicer shall disburse such Unfunded Obligations Funds to Borrower in the event that the Unfunded Obligations Reserve Waiver Requirements are satisfied. For the purposes hereof “ Unfunded Obligations Reserve Waiver Requirements ” shall mean an occurrence of either of (a) Borrower delivering to Administrative Agent a Letter of Credit in an amount not less than the Remaining Unfunded Obligations; or (b) Borrower delivering to Administrative Agent the Unfunded Obligations Guaranty from Guarantor guaranteeing payment of an amount equal to the Remaining Unfunded Obligations. Administrative Agent hereby acknowledges and agrees that in connection with the closing of the Loan Borrower has delivered the Unfunded Obligations Guaranty to Administrative Agent and, therefore, the Unfunded Obligations Reserve Waiver Requirements are satisfied as of the Closing Date.

 

(b)           Disbursements of Unfunded Obligations Funds.

 

(i)          With respect to disbursements related to the Outstanding Lease Credits, provided no Event of Default hereunder exists, Administrative Agent shall make disbursements from the Outstanding Obligations Reserve Account in accordance with Schedule VIII attached hereto. Each such disbursement shall be made on the Monthly Payment Date relating to such month set forth on Schedule VIII attached hereto and shall be (i) if a Trigger Period does not exist, disbursed to Borrower and (ii) if a Trigger Period exists, deposited into the Cash Management Account and applied in the same manner as Rent pursuant to Section 9.3 hereof.

 

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(ii)         With respect to disbursements related to the Outstanding TI/LC Obligations, Administrative Agent shall disburse to Borrower the Outstanding Obligations Reserve Funds upon satisfaction by Borrower of each of the conditions set forth in Section 8.3(b) hereof.

 

(iii)        Administrative Agent shall not be required to disburse Outstanding Obligations Reserve Funds more frequently than once each calendar month nor in an amount less than the Minimum Disbursement Amount (or a lesser amount if the total amount of Leasing Reserve Funds is less than the Minimum Disbursement Amount, in which case only one disbursement of the amount remaining in the account shall be made).

 

Section 8.10          Specified Tenant Space Leasing Reserve Funds .

 

(a)          Borrower shall deposit into an Eligible Account held by Administrative Agent or Servicer (the “ Specified Tenant Space Leasing Reserve Account ”) on each Monthly Payment Date during the continuation of a Specified Tenant Trigger Period (provided no other Trigger Period exists) all Excess Cash Flow in accordance with Section 9.3(a)(xi) hereof for tenant improvements and leasing commissions that may be incurred in connection with the re-leasing of the Specified Tenant Space following the date hereof until such time as the amount reserved in the Specified Tenant Space Leasing Reserve Account equals or exceeds $75 per square foot leased by the applicable Specified Tenant on the Closing Date, at which time such Specified Tenant Trigger Period shall terminate. Amounts deposited pursuant to this Section 8.3 are referred to herein as the “ Specified Tenant Space Leasing Reserve Funds ”.

 

(b)          Administrative Agent shall disburse to Borrower the Specified Tenant Space Leasing Reserve Funds upon satisfaction by Borrower of each of the conditions set forth in Section 8.3(b) hereof.

 

(c)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in clause (b) above, provided neither a Trigger Period nor a Mezzanine Trigger Period has occurred and is continuing, any Specified Tenant Space Leasing Reserve Funds remaining in the Specified Tenant Space Leasing Reserve Account shall be promptly disbursed to Borrower upon the expiration of any Trigger Period in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof (except that, for the avoidance of doubt, if such Trigger Period was cured solely as a result of an event described in clause (B)(3) of the definition of “Specified Tenant Trigger Period”, the Specified Tenant Space Leasing Reserve Funds shall remain in Specified Tenant Space Leasing Reserve Account and be disbursed in accordance with clause (b) above).

 

Article 9

CASH MANAGEMENT

 

Section 9.1            Establishment of Certain Accounts .

 

(a)          Borrower shall, simultaneously herewith, establish an Eligible Account (the “ Restricted Account ”) pursuant to the Restricted Account Agreement in the name of Borrower for the sole and exclusive benefit of Administrative Agent (for the benefit of Lenders) into which Borrower shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, all revenue generated by the Property. Pursuant to the Restricted Account Agreement, funds on deposit in the Restricted Account shall be transferred on each Business Day to or at the direction of Borrower unless a Trigger Period exists, in which case such funds shall be transferred on each Business Day to the Cash Management Account.

 

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(b)          Upon the first occurrence of a Trigger Period, Administrative Agent, on Borrower’s behalf, shall establish an Eligible Account (the “ Cash Management Account ”) with Administrative Agent or Servicer, as applicable, in the name of Borrower for the sole and exclusive benefit of Administrative Agent (for the benefit of Lenders). Upon the first occurrence of a Trigger Period, Administrative Agent, on Borrower’s behalf, shall also establish with Administrative Agent or Servicer (i) an Eligible Account into which the amounts required for the payment of Debt Service under the Loan will be deposited (the “ Debt Service Account ”), (ii) an Eligible Account into which the amounts required for the payment of Mezzanine A Debt Service under the Mezzanine A Loan will be deposited (the “ Mezzanine A Debt Service Account ”) and (iii) an Eligible Account into which the amounts required for the payment of Mezzanine B Debt Service under the Mezzanine B Loan will be deposited (the “ Mezzanine B Debt Service Account ”).

 

Section 9.2            Deposits into the Restricted Account; Maintenance of Restricted Account .

 

(a)          Borrower represents, warrants and covenants that, so long as the Debt remains outstanding, (i) Borrower shall, or shall cause Manager to, within two (2) Business Days of receipt thereof, deposit all revenue derived from the Property and received by Borrower or Manager, as the case may be, into the Restricted Account; (ii) Borrower shall instruct Manager to immediately deposit (A) all revenue derived from the Property collected by Manager, if any, pursuant to the Management Agreement (or otherwise) into the Restricted Account and (B) all funds otherwise payable to Borrower by Manager pursuant to the Management Agreement (or otherwise in connection with the Property) into the Restricted Account; (iii) (A) on or before the Closing Date, Borrower shall have sent (and hereby represents that it has sent) a notice, substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, to all Tenants now occupying space at the Property directing them to pay all rent and other sums due under the Lease to which they are a party into the Restricted Account (such notice, the “ Tenant Direction Notice ”), (B) simultaneously with the execution of any Lease entered into on or after the date hereof in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof, Borrower shall furnish each Tenant under each such Lease the Tenant Direction Notice and (C) Borrower shall continue to send the aforesaid Tenant Direction Notices until each addressee thereof complies with the terms thereof; (iv) there shall be no other accounts (other than the Restricted Account) maintained by Borrower or any other Person into which revenues from the ownership and operation of the Property are directly deposited; and (v) neither Borrower nor any other Person shall open any other such account with respect to the direct deposit of income in connection with the Property. Until deposited into the Restricted Account, any Rents and other revenues from the Property held by Borrower shall be deemed to be collateral and shall be held in trust by it for the benefit, and as the property, of Lenders pursuant to the Security Instrument and shall not be commingled with any other funds or property of Borrower. Borrower warrants and covenants that, until the Loan is paid in full, it shall not rescind, withdraw or change any notices or instructions required to be sent by it pursuant to this Section 9.2 without Administrative Agent’s prior written consent.

 

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(b)          Borrower shall maintain the Restricted Account for so long as the Debt remains outstanding, which Restricted Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of Administrative Agent (for the benefit of Lenders) (subject to the terms hereof and of the Restricted Account Agreement). The Restricted Account shall have a title evidencing the foregoing in a manner reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent. Borrower hereby grants to Administrative Agent (for the benefit of Lenders) a first-priority security interest in the Restricted Account and all deposits at any time contained therein and the proceeds thereof and will take all actions reasonably necessary to maintain in favor of Administrative Agent (for the benefit of Lenders) a perfected first priority security interest in the Restricted Account. Borrower hereby authorizes Administrative Agent to file UCC Financing Statements and continuations thereof with respect to Administrative Agent’s (for the benefit of Lenders) security interest in the Restricted Account and all deposits at any time contained therein and the proceeds thereof. All costs and expenses for establishing and maintaining the Restricted Account (or any successor thereto) shall be paid by Borrower. All monies now or hereafter deposited into the Restricted Account shall be deemed additional security for the Debt. Borrower shall pay all sums due under and otherwise comply with the Restricted Account Agreement. Borrower shall not alter or modify either the Restricted Account or the Restricted Account Agreement, in each case without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent. Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the Restricted Account Agreement shall provide (and Borrower shall authorize and instruct Bank to provide) Administrative Agent online access to bank and other financial statements relating to the Restricted Account (including, without limitation, a listing of the receipts being collected therein). In connection with any Secondary Market Transaction, Administrative Agent shall have the right to cause the Restricted Account to be entitled with such other designation as Administrative Agent may select to reflect an assignment or transfer of Lenders’ rights and/or interests with respect to the Restricted Account. Administrative Agent shall provide Borrower with prompt written notice of any such renaming of the Restricted Account. Except for liens (if any) in favor of Bank pursuant to the Restricted Account Agreement, Borrower shall not further pledge, assign or grant any security interest in the Restricted Account or the monies deposited therein or permit any lien or encumbrance to attach thereto, or any levy to be made thereon, or any UCC Financing Statements, except those naming Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, as the secured party, to be filed with respect thereto. The Restricted Account (i) shall be an Eligible Account and (ii) shall not be commingled with other monies held by Borrower or Bank. Upon (A) Bank ceasing to be an Eligible Institution, (B) the Restricted Account ceasing to be an Eligible Account, (C) any resignation by Bank or termination of the Restricted Account Agreement by Bank or Administrative Agent and/or (D) the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower shall, within fifteen (15) days of Administrative Agent’s request, (1) cooperate with Administrative Agent to terminate the existing Restricted Account Agreement, (2) appoint a new Bank (which such Bank shall (I) be an Eligible Institution, (II) other than during the continuance of an Event of Default, be selected by Borrower and approved by Administrative Agent and (III) during the continuance of an Event of Default, be selected by Administrative Agent), (3) cause such Bank to open a new Restricted Account (which such account shall be an Eligible Account) and enter into a new Restricted Account Agreement with Administrative Agent on substantially the same terms and conditions as the previous Restricted Account Agreement and (4) send new Tenant Direction Notices and the other notices required pursuant to the terms hereof relating to such new Restricted Account Agreement and Restricted Account. Borrower constitutes and appoints Administrative Agent its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full power of substitution to complete or undertake any action required of Borrower under this Section 9.2 in the name of Borrower in the event an Event of Default exists or Borrower fails to do the same within five (5) days of receipt of written notice. Such power of attorney shall be deemed to be a power coupled with an interest and cannot be revoked.

 

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Section 9.3            Disbursements from the Cash Management Account .

 

(a)          On each Monthly Payment Date during a Trigger Period, Administrative Agent or Servicer, as applicable, shall allocate all funds, if any, on deposit in the Cash Management Account and disburse such funds in the following amounts and order of priority (so long as no Event of Default then exists):

 

(i)          First, funds sufficient to pay the Monthly Tax Deposit due for the then applicable Monthly Payment Date (if any) and any True Up Payments required to be made in the Tax Account (if any) shall be deposited in the Tax Account;

 

(ii)         Second, funds sufficient to pay the Monthly Insurance Deposit due for the then applicable Monthly Payment Date (if any) and any True Up Payments required to be made in the Insurance Account (if any) shall be deposited in the Insurance Account;

 

(iii)        Third, funds sufficient to pay any interest accruing at the Default Rate and late payment charges, if any, shall be deposited in the Debt Service Account;

 

(iv)        Fourth, funds sufficient to pay the Debt Service due on the then applicable Monthly Payment Date shall be deposited in the Debt Service Account;

 

(v)         Fifth, funds sufficient to pay the Replacement Reserve Monthly Deposit for the then applicable Monthly Payment Date, if any, shall be deposited in the Replacement Reserve Account;

 

(vi)        Sixth, funds sufficient to pay the Leasing Reserve Monthly Deposit for the then applicable Monthly Payment Date, if any, shall be deposited in the Leasing Reserve Account;

 

(vii)       Seventh, funds sufficient to pay any other amounts due and owing to Administrative Agent and/or Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof and/or of the other Loan Documents, if any, shall be deposited with or as directed by Administrative Agent;

 

(viii)      Eighth, funds sufficient to pay the Op Ex Monthly Deposit for the then-current Monthly Payment Date (if any) shall be deposited in the Operating Expense Account;

 

(ix)         Ninth, funds sufficient to pay the Mezzanine A Debt Service due on the then applicable Monthly Payment Date shall be deposited in the Mezzanine A Debt Service Account;

 

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(x)          Tenth, funds sufficient to pay the Mezzanine B Debt Service due on the then applicable Monthly Payment Date shall be deposited in the Mezzanine B Debt Service Account;

 

(xi)         Eleventh, during the continuation of a Specified Tenant Trigger Period (provided no other Trigger Period exists) all amounts remaining in the Cash Management Account after deposits for items (i) through (x) above (the “ Excess Cash Flow ”) shall be deposited in the Specified Tenant Space Leasing Reserve Account; and

 

(xii)        Twelfth, all Excess Cash Flow shall (i) to the extent that a Trigger Period (other than a Mezzanine Trigger Period or a Trigger Period caused solely by a Specified Tenant Trigger Period) has occurred and is continuing, be deposited in the Excess Cash Flow Account, (ii) to the extent that a Mezzanine A Trigger Period has occurred and is continuing and no other Trigger Period exists, be deposited in the Mezzanine A Debt Service Account, (iii) to the extent that both a Mezzanine A Trigger Period and a Mezzanine B Trigger Period have occurred and are continuing and no other Trigger Period exists, be deposited in the Mezzanine A Debt Service Account, (iv) to the extent that a Mezzanine B Trigger Period has occurred and is continuing and no other Trigger Period exists, be deposited in the Mezzanine B Debt Service Account, and (v) to the extent that no Trigger Period exists, be disbursed to Borrower.

 

Section 9.4            Withdrawals from the Debt Service Account . Prior to the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, funds on deposit in the Debt Service Account, if any, shall be used to pay Debt Service when due, together with any late payment charges or interest accruing at the Default Rate.

 

Section 9.5            Withdrawals from the Mezzanine A Debt Service Account . Prior to the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, funds on deposit in the Mezzanine A Debt Service Account, if any, shall be used to pay Mezzanine A Debt Service when due.

 

Section 9.6            Withdrawals from the Mezzanine B Debt Service Account . Prior to the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, funds on deposit in the Mezzanine B Debt Service Account, if any, shall be used to pay Mezzanine B Debt Service when due.

 

Section 9.7            Payments Received Under this Agreement . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, provided no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower’s obligations with respect to the monthly payment of Debt Service and amounts due for the Reserve Accounts shall (provided Administrative Agent is not prohibited from withdrawing or applying any funds in the applicable Accounts by operation of law or otherwise) be deemed satisfied to the extent sufficient amounts are deposited in applicable Accounts to satisfy such obligations on the dates each such payment is required, regardless of whether any of such amounts are so applied by Administrative Agent on behalf of Lenders .

 

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Section 9.8            Distributions to Mezzanine Borrower . All transfers of funds on deposit in the Cash Management Account to the Mezzanine A Debt Service Account or the Mezzanine B Debt Service Account or otherwise to or for the benefit of Mezzanine A Lender or Mezzanine B Lender pursuant to this Agreement, the Cash Management Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, the Mezzanine A Loan Documents or the Mezzanine B Loan Documents are intended by Borrower to constitute, and shall constitute, distributions from Borrower to the Mezzanine A Borrower or Mezzanine A Borrower, as applicable, and shall be recorded accordingly in the books and records of the Borrower and the applicable Mezzanine Borrower and comply with the separateness provisions set forth in Section 5.1 hereof. No provision of the Loan Documents, the Mezzanine A Loan Documents or the Mezzanine B Loan Documents shall create a debtor-creditor relationship between Borrower and Mezzanine A Lender or Mezzanine B Lender.

 

Section 9.9            Lender Reliance . Administrative Agent shall have no duty to confirm, inquire or determine whether a Mezzanine Loan Event of Default or Mezzanine Trigger Period has occurred. Administrative Agent may rely on any notice it believes in good faith to be genuine and given by Mezzanine A Lender and/or Mezzanine B Lender, as applicable.

 

Article 10

EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES

 

Section 10.1          Event of Default .

 

The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute an “ Event of Default ”:

 

(a)          if (A) any monthly Debt Service payment or the payment due on the Maturity Date is not paid when due, (B) any deposit to any of the Accounts required hereunder or under the other Loan Documents is not made within five (5) Business Days of the date when due or (C) any other portion of the Debt is not paid when due and such non-payment continues for five (5) Business Days following notice to Borrower that the same is due and payable, except to the extent that (i) sums sufficient to make such payment are available in the Cash Management Account (taking into account the priority of payment in Section 9.3 ) and (ii) Administrative Agent’s access to such sums is not restricted or constrained in any manner;

 

(b)          subject to Borrower’s right to contest Taxes or Other Charges as set forth herein, if any of the Taxes or Other Charges are not paid prior to delinquency except to the extent sums sufficient to pay such Taxes and Other Charges have been deposited with Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and Administrative Agent’s access to such sums is not restricted or constrained in any manner;

 

(c)          if (A) the Policies are not kept in full force and effect or (B) if evidence of the same is not delivered to Administrative Agent as provided in Section 7.1 hereof, and with respect to the evidence to be delivered pursuant to clause (B) , if such failure continues for ten (10) Business Days after written notice from Administrative Agent;

 

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(d)          any of the representations, covenants or provisions contained in Article 5 (other than Section 5.1(a)(xxi) , which is addressed in clause (j) below), Article 6 (but excluding failure to comply with the prior notice requirements set forth in the definition of “Permitted Transfer” in Section 6.3 of this Agreement), Section 3.34 , or Section 4.22 hereof are breached or violated; provided, however, that in the case of a breach under Section 3.34 , Section 4.22 or Section 5.1(a) , such breach shall not constitute an Event of Default hereunder if (i) such breach or violation was inadvertent, capable of being cured and could not be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) within ten (10) Business Days of the date Borrower becomes aware of such breach or violation, Borrower cures (or causes to be cured) such breach or violation and provides Administrative Agent with satisfactory evidence thereof and (iii) such breach or violation does not result in any material detriment to Lender;

 

(e)          if any representation or warranty made herein, in the Guaranty or in the Environmental Indemnity or in any other guaranty, or in any certificate, report, financial statement or other instrument or document furnished to Administrative Agent in connection with the Loan shall have been false or misleading in any material respect when made, unless the fact underlying such representation or warranty is capable of being cured (and is cured) by the Borrower within thirty (30) days after the Borrower’s knowledge thereof;

 

(f)          if (i) Borrower, any SPE Component Entity or Guarantor shall commence any case, proceeding or other action (A) under any Creditors Rights Laws seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, liquidation or dissolution, or (B) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its assets, or Borrower or any managing member or general partner of Borrower, any SPE Component Entity or Guarantor shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; (ii) there shall be commenced against Borrower or any managing member or general partner of Borrower, any SPE Component Entity or Guarantor any case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in clause (i) above (other than any case, action or proceeding already constituting an Event of Default by operation of the other provisions of this subsection) which (A) results in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (B) remains undismissed, undischarged or unbonded for a period of ninety (90) days; (iii) there shall be commenced against Borrower, any SPE Component Entity or Guarantor any case, proceeding or other action seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against all or any substantial part of its assets (other than any case, action or proceeding already constituting an Event of Default by operation of the other provisions of this subsection) which results in the entry of any order for any such relief which shall not have been vacated, discharged, or stayed or bonded pending appeal within ninety (90) days from the entry thereof; (iv) Borrower, any SPE Component Entity or Guarantor shall take any action in furtherance of, in collusion with respect to, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth in clause (i) , (ii) , or (iii) above; (v) Borrower, any SPE Component Entity or Guarantor shall admit in writing its insolvency or inability to, pay its debts as they become due; (vi) any Restricted Party is substantively consolidated with any other entity in connection with any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Creditors Rights Laws involving Borrower, any SPE Component Entity or Guarantor; or (vii) a Bankruptcy Event occurs;

 

(g)          if Borrower shall be in default beyond applicable notice and grace periods under any other mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt or other security agreement covering any part of the Property whether it be superior or junior in lien to the Security Instrument;

 

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(h)          if the Property becomes subject to any mechanic’s, materialman’s or other lien (other than a lien for any Taxes not then delinquent) and the lien shall remain undischarged of record (by payment, bonding or otherwise) for a period of thirty (30) days unless Borrower shall be contesting such lien (to the extent permitted in this Agreement) and in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements;

 

(i)          subject to Borrower’s right to contest Taxes as set forth herein, if any federal tax lien is filed against Borrower, any SPE Component Entity, Guarantor or the Property (or any portion thereof) and same is not discharged of record (by payment, bonding or otherwise) within thirty (30) days after same is filed (except that, if Borrower diligently and expeditiously proceeds to discharge the same, such thirty (30) day period shall be extended for an additional thirty (30) day period; provided, however, that if a foreclosure has commenced, Borrower must discharge same immediately);

 

(j)          if any of the factual assumptions contained in the Non-Consolidation Opinion, or in any New Non-Consolidation Opinion (including, without limitation, in any schedules thereto and/or certificates delivered in connection therewith) are untrue or shall become untrue, in each case, in any material respect; provided, however, that any such untrue assumption shall not constitute an Event of Default hereunder if (i) such untrue assumption was inadvertent, capable of being cured and could not be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) within ten (10) Business Days of the date Borrower becomes aware of such untrue assumption, Borrower cures (or causes to be cured) such untrue assumption and if required by Administrative Agent Borrower delivers a New Non-Consolidation Opinion or an update (from the original issuing firm) to the applicable existing Non-Consolidation Opinion confirming that such breach does not alter the opinions given therein;

 

(k)          if (A) any of the financial covenants in Section 26(d) of the Guaranty are breached or (B) any other default occurs under any guaranty or indemnity executed in connection herewith for the benefit of Administrative Agent and/or Lenders (including, without limitation, the Environmental Indemnity and/or the Guaranty) and such default continues after the expiration of applicable notice, grace and/or cure periods, if any; provided that any such breach or default described in (A) or (B) shall not constitute an Event of Default if (1) such breach or default was inadvertent, immaterial and non-recurring, (2) such breach or default is non-monetary in nature, and (3) such breach or default is curable and Borrower or Guarantor shall promptly cure such breach or default within five (5) calendar days of Borrower’s or Guarantor’s obtaining knowledge of such breach or default;

 

(l)          [intentionally omitted];

 

(m)          if, (A) at any time the Manager is not a Qualified Manager or (B) without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent in each case, the Management Agreement is canceled, terminated, surrendered, expires pursuant to its terms or otherwise ceases to be in full force and effect, in each case, in violation of the terms of this Agreement;

 

(n)          if any representation under Section 3.7 and/or covenant under Section 4.19 herein relating to ERISA matters is breached other than to a de minimis extent provided (A) such breach does not, when taken together with any other uncured breaches in the aggregate, give rise to a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or cause or result in a Material Adverse Effect) and (B) such breach is promptly remedied after knowledge of the same;

 

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(o)          if (A) Borrower shall fail (beyond any applicable notice or grace period) to pay any rent, additional rent or other charges payable under any Property Document as and when payable thereunder, (B) Borrower defaults under the Property Documents beyond the expiration of applicable notice and grace periods, if any, thereunder, (C) any of the Property Documents are amended, supplemented, replaced, restated or otherwise modified without Administrative Agent’s prior written consent or if Borrower consents to a transfer of any party’s interest thereunder without Administrative Agent’s prior written consent, (D) any Property Document and/or the estate created thereunder is canceled, rejected, terminated, surrendered or expires pursuant to its terms, unless in such case Borrower enters into a replacement thereof in accordance with the applicable terms and provisions hereof, or (E) a Property Document Event occurs, in each case, to the extent it has a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(p)          if Borrower shall fail to observe, perform or discharge any of Borrower’s obligations, covenants, conditions or agreements under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement and otherwise comply with the covenants set forth in Section 2.8 hereof and such failure is not cured within five (5) Business Days after Borrower’s knowledge thereof;

 

(q)          With respect to any default or breach of any term, covenant or condition of this Agreement not specified in subsections (a) through (p) above or not otherwise specifically specified as an Event of Default in this Agreement, if the same is not cured (i) within ten (10) Business Days after notice from Administrative Agent (in the case of any default which can be cured by the payment of a sum of money) or (ii) within thirty (30) days after notice from Administrative Agent (in the case of any other default or breach); provided, that, with respect to any default or breach specified in subsection (ii), if the same cannot reasonably be cured within such thirty (30) day period and Borrower shall have commenced to cure the same within such thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently and expeditiously proceeds to cure the same, such thirty (30) day period shall be extended for so long as it shall require Borrower in the exercise of due diligence to cure the same, it being agreed that no such extension shall be for a period in excess of ninety (90) days; or

 

(r)          if any default exists under any of the other Loan Documents beyond any applicable cure periods contained in such Loan Documents and (for the avoidance of doubt, without limiting any other Event of Default set forth in the Loan Documents) the same is not cured within ten (10) Business Days after notice from Administrative Agent or if any other such event shall occur or condition shall exist, if the effect of such event or condition is to accelerate the maturity of any portion of the Debt or to permit Administrative Agent to accelerate the maturity of all or any portion of the Debt.

 

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Section 10.2          Remedies .

 

(a)          To the extent permitted by applicable law, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default described in Section 10.1(f) above with respect to Borrower or any SPE Component Entity) and at any time thereafter Administrative Agent may, and shall at the direction of the Requisite Lenders, in addition to any other rights or remedies available to it and Lenders pursuant to this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note and the other Loan Documents or at law or in equity, take such action, without notice or demand except as is otherwise expressly required by the Loan Documents, that Administrative Agent or Requisite Lenders (if Administrative Agent is so directed by Requisite Lenders deem advisable to protect and enforce Administrative Agent’s and Lenders’ rights against Borrower and in the Property, including, without limitation, declaring the Debt to be immediately due and payable, and Administrative Agent, on behalf of Lenders, may enforce or avail itself of any or all rights or remedies provided in this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note and the other Loan Documents against Borrower and the Property, including, without limitation, all rights or remedies available at law or in equity. Upon any Event of Default described in Section 10.1(f) above with respect to Borrower or any SPE Component Entity, the Debt and all other obligations of Borrower under this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note and the other Loan Documents shall immediately and automatically become due and payable, without notice or demand, and Borrower hereby expressly waives any such notice or demand, anything contained herein or in the Security Instrument, the Note and the other Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding .

 

(b)          Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to the extent permitted by applicable law, all or any one or more of the rights, powers, privileges and other remedies available to Administrative Agent and Lenders against Borrower under this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note or the other Loan Documents executed and delivered by, or applicable to, Borrower or at law or in equity may be exercised by Administrative Agent, on behalf of Lenders at any time and from time to time, whether or not all or any of the Debt shall be declared due and payable, and whether or not Administrative Agent on behalf of Lenders shall have commenced any foreclosure proceeding or other action for the enforcement of Administrative Agent’s and Lenders’ rights and remedies under this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note or the other Loan Documents with respect to the Property. Any such actions taken by Administrative Agent on behalf of Lenders shall be cumulative and concurrent and may be pursued independently, singularly, successively, together or otherwise, at such time and in such order as Administrative Agent, on behalf of Lenders, has determined, or as Administrative Agent has otherwise been directed by the Requisite Lenders, in their sole discretion, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, without impairing or otherwise affecting the other rights and remedies of Administrative Agent and Lenders permitted by applicable law, equity or contract or as set forth herein or in the Security Instrument, the Note or the other Loan Documents. No delay or omission to exercise any remedy, right or power accruing upon an Event of Default shall impair any such remedy, right or power or shall be construed as a waiver thereof, but any such remedy, right or power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient. A waiver of one Default or Event of Default with respect to Borrower shall not be construed to be a waiver of any subsequent Default or Event of Default by Borrower or to impair any remedy, right or power consequent thereon.

 

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(c)          Administrative Agent shall have the right from time to time to partially foreclose the Security Instrument in any manner and for any amounts secured by the Security Instrument then due and payable as determined by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion including, without limitation, the following circumstances: (i) in the event Borrower defaults beyond any applicable grace period in the payment of one or more scheduled payments of principal and interest, Administrative Agent may foreclose (or shall at the direction of the Requisite Lenders) the Security Instrument to recover such delinquent payments, or (ii) in the event Administrative Agent elects (or is directed by the Requisite Lenders) to accelerate less than the entire Outstanding Principal Balance of the Loan, Administrative Agent may foreclose the Security Instrument to recover so much of the principal balance of the Loan as Administrative Agent may (or may be directed to pursuant to the terms hereof) accelerate and such other sums secured by the Security Instrument as Administrative Agent may elect (or may be directed to elect pursuant to the terms hereof). Notwithstanding one or more partial foreclosures, the Property shall remain subject to the Security Instrument to secure payment of sums secured by the Security Instrument and not previously recovered.

 

(d)          During the continuance of an Event of Default, Requisite Lenders shall have the right from time to time to sever the Note and the other Loan Documents into one or more separate notes, security instruments and other security documents (the “ Severed Loan Documents ”) in such denominations as Requisite Lenders shall determine in their sole discretion for purposes of evidencing and enforcing its rights and remedies provided hereunder. Borrower shall execute and deliver to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, from time to time, promptly after the request of Administrative Agent, a severance agreement and such other documents as Administrative Agent shall request in order to effect the severance described in the preceding sentence, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent. Borrower hereby absolutely and irrevocably appoints Administrative Agent as its true and lawful attorney, coupled with an interest, in its name and stead to make and execute all documents necessary or desirable to effect the aforesaid severance, such Borrower ratifying all that its said attorney shall do by virtue thereof; provided, however, Administrative Agent shall not make or execute any such documents under such power until three (3) days after notice has been given to Borrower by Administrative Agent of Administrative Agent’s intent to exercise its rights under such power. Borrower shall not be obligated to pay any costs or expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, execution, recording or filing of the Severed Loan Documents and the Severed Loan Documents shall not contain any representations, warranties or covenants not contained in the Loan Documents and any such representations and warranties contained in the Severed Loan Documents will be given by Borrower only as of the Closing Date.

 

(e)          To the extent permitted by applicable law and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, any amounts recovered from the Property or any other collateral for the Loan and/or paid to or received by Administrative Agent may, after an Event of Default, be applied by Administrative Agent toward the Debt in such order, priority and proportions as set forth in subsection(s) herein or as Requisite Lenders shall otherwise determine in their sole discretion.

 

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(f)          To the extent permitted by applicable law, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Administrative Agent may, but without any obligation to do so and without notice to or demand on Borrower and without releasing Borrower from any obligation hereunder or being deemed to have cured any Event of Default hereunder, make, do or perform any obligation of Borrower hereunder in such manner and to such extent as Administrative Agent may deem necessary. Administrative Agent is authorized to enter upon the Property for such purposes, or appear in, defend, or bring any action or proceeding to protect the Lenders’ interest in the Property for such purposes, and the actual out-of-pocket cost and expense thereof (including reasonable attorneys’ fees to the extent permitted by applicable law), with interest as provided in this Section 10.2 , shall constitute a portion of the Debt and shall be due and payable to Administrative Agent for itself or for the account of any Lender, as applicable upon demand. All such actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Administrative Agent and/or any Lender in remedying such Event of Default or such failed payment or act or in appearing in, defending, or bringing any action or proceeding shall bear interest at the Default Rate, for the period after such cost or expense was incurred into the date of payment to Administrative Agent for its own account or for the account of such Lender, as applicable. All such actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Administrative Agent and/or any Lender together with interest thereon calculated at the Default Rate shall be deemed to constitute a portion of the Debt and be secured by the liens, claims and security interests provided to Administrative Agent and Lenders under the Loan Documents and shall be immediately due and payable upon demand by Administrative Agent therefor.

 

(g)          Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Administrative Agent and Lenders in their sole discretion, if an Event of Default exists and maturity of the Debt has been accelerated, all payments received by Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, in respect of any principal of or interest on the Debt or any other amounts payable by Borrower hereunder or thereunder, shall be applied in the following order and priority:

 

(i)          First, to Administrative Agent in an amount equal to any Protective Advances that have not been reimbursed to Administrative Agent, and any other amounts due to Administrative Agent from Borrower pursuant to the terms hereof and the other Loan Documents, including, but not limited to, those costs and expenses due from Borrower pursuant to Sections 17.6 and 17.7 hereof;

 

(ii)         Second, to Lenders (other than any Defaulting Lender) in respect of fees and expenses due from Borrower pursuant to the terms hereof and the other Loan Documents;

 

(iii)        Third, to Lenders (other than any Defaulting Lender) for payments of interest (including, but not limited to, any interest accrued at the Default Rate) on each Individual Loan Commitment, to be applied for the ratable benefit of the Lenders;

 

(iv)        Fourth, to Lenders (other than any Defaulting Lender) for payments of principal on each Individual Loan Commitment, to be applied for the ratable benefit of the Lenders;

 

(v)         Fifth, to Lenders (other than any Defaulting Lender) for amounts due to Lenders pursuant to Article 12 hereof;

 

(vi)        Sixth, to Lenders (other than any Defaulting Lender) for payment of all other amounts due hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, if any, to be applied for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, in such order as Lenders may determine in their sole discretion;

 

(vii)       Seventh, to any Defaulting Lender for payment of any and all amounts due to such Defaulting Lender hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, any principal and interest due and payable to such Defaulting Lender; and

 

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(viii)      Eighth, any amount remaining after application as provided above shall be paid to the Borrower or, if Borrower is not legally entitled thereto, the Person legally entitled thereto.

 

Article 11

SECONDARY MARKET

 

Section 11.1          Securitization . Subject to Sections 11.7 and 18.14 hereof:

 

(a)          Administrative Agent shall have the right (i) to sell or otherwise transfer the Loan (or any portion thereof and/or interest therein), (ii) to sell participation interests in the Loan (or any portion thereof and/or interest therein) or (iii) to securitize the Loan (or any portion thereof and/or interest therein) in a single asset securitization or a pooled asset securitization. The transactions referred to in clauses (i) , (ii) and (iii) above shall hereinafter be referred to collectively as “ Secondary Market Transactions ” and the transactions referred to in clause (iii) shall hereinafter be referred to as a “ Securitization ”. Any certificates, notes or other securities issued in connection with a Securitization are hereinafter referred to as “ Securities ”.

 

(b)          If requested by Administrative Agent, Borrower shall assist Administrative Agent in satisfying the market standards to which Administrative Agent customarily adheres or which may be reasonably required in the marketplace or by the Rating Agencies in connection with any Secondary Market Transactions, including, without limitation and to the extent customary and reasonable as provided in this sentence, to:

 

(i)          provide (A) updated financial and other information reasonably available to Borrower with respect to the Property, the business operated at the Property, Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, Mezzanine B Borrower, Guarantor, SPE Component Entity, Mezzanine A SPE Component Entity, Mezzanine B SPE Component Entity and Manager, (B) updated budgets relating to the Property, and (C) updated appraisals, market studies, environmental reviews (Phase I’s and, if appropriate, Phase II’s), property condition reports and other due diligence investigations of the Property (the “ Updated Information ”), together, if customary, with appropriate verification of the Updated Information through letters of auditors or opinions of counsel reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and acceptable to the Rating Agencies and (D) revisions to and other agreements with respect to the Property Documents in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and acceptable to the Rating Agencies;

 

(ii)         to the extent such opinions were delivered to Lender in connection with the closing of the Loan (provided any such opinion was not waived by Administrative Agent with respect to the Loan), provide updated opinions of counsel, which may be relied upon by Administrative Agent, Lenders and their respective counsel, agents and representatives, as to substantive non-consolidation, fraudulent conveyance, matters of Delaware and federal bankruptcy law relating to limited liability companies, true sale, true lease and any other opinion customary in Secondary Market Transactions or required by the Rating Agencies with respect to the Property, Property Documents, Borrower and Borrower’s Affiliates, which counsel and opinions shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Administrative Agent and shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Rating Agencies;

 

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(iii)        provide updated, as of the closing date of the Secondary Market Transaction, representations and warranties made in the Loan Documents (which representations and warranties may be updated to reflect any change in facts and circumstances since the Closing Date, provided that such change in facts and circumstances is not due to a Default by Borrower under the Loan Documents); and

 

(iv)        execute such amendments to the Loan Documents, the Property Documents and Borrower’s or any SPE Component Entity’s organizational documents as may be reasonably requested by Administrative Agent or requested by the Rating Agencies or otherwise to effect any Secondary Market Transaction, including, without limitation, (A) to amend and/or supplement the Independent Manager provisions provided herein and therein, in each case, in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Rating Agencies, (B) bifurcating the Loan into two or more components and/or additional separate notes, re-allocating the Loan among existing components, reducing the number of components of the Loan, and/or creating additional separate notes and/or creating additional senior/subordinate note structure(s), including, without limitation, re-allocating the principal amounts and the LIBOR Spread, Alternate Rate Spread, and/or Prime Rate Spread (any of the foregoing, a “ Loan Bifurcation ”) and (C) to modify all operative dates (including but not limited to payment dates, interest period start dates and end dates, etc.) under the Loan Documents, by up to ten (10) days; provided , however , that Borrower shall not be required to so modify or amend any Loan Document or organizational document if such modification or amendment shall impose a Secondary Market Adverse Change on the Borrower or Guarantor. The term “ Secondary Market Adverse Change ” means (i) either Borrower’s or Guarantor’s liabilities or obligations under the Loan Documents are increased, or Borrower’s or Guarantor’s rights under the Loan Documents are decreased, in either case in any material respect (although change in the weighted average interest rate described in clause (ii) below shall not be deemed to increase any such liability or decrease any such rights in any material respect), (ii) any change in the weighted average interest rate (whether before or after the time of the proposed Loan Bifurcation or New Mezzanine Loan) (other than as a result of (x) payments and recoveries after an Event of Default and/or (y) application of proceeds following a Casualty or Condemnation), (iii) any change to the stated Maturity Date (other than as described in clause (C) above) and/or (iv) any change that would affect the amortization of the Loan.

 

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(c)          If, at the time a Disclosure Document is being prepared for a Securitization, Administrative Agent expects that Borrower alone or Borrower and one or more Affiliates of Borrower collectively, or the Property alone or the Property and Related Properties collectively, will be a Significant Obligor, Borrower shall furnish to Administrative Agent upon request (i) the selected financial data or, if applicable, net operating income, required under Item 1112(b)(1) of Regulation AB, if Administrative Agent expects that the principal amount of the Loan together with any Related Loans as of the cut-off date for such Securitization may, or if the principal amount of the Loan together with any Related Loans as of the cut-off date for such Securitization and at any time during which the Loan and any Related Loans are included in a Securitization does, equal or exceed ten percent (10%) (but less than twenty percent (20%)) of the aggregate principal amount of all mortgage loans included or expected to be included, as applicable, in the Securitization, or (ii) the financial statements required under Item 1112(b)(2) of Regulation AB, if Administrative Agent expects that the principal amount of the Loan together with any Related Loans as of the cut-off date for such Securitization may, or if the principal amount of the Loan together with any Related Loans as of the cut-off date for such Securitization and at any time during which the Loan and any Related Loans are included in a Securitization does, equal or exceed twenty percent (20%) of the aggregate principal amount of all mortgage loans included or expected to be included, as applicable, in the Securitization.  The financial data or financial statements set forth in the immediately preceding sentence shall be furnished to Administrative Agent (A) within ten (10) Business Days after notice from Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation of Disclosure Documents for the Securitization, (B) not later than thirty (30) days after the end of each fiscal quarter of Borrower and (C) not later than eighty (80) days after the end of each fiscal year of Borrower; provided, however, that Borrower shall not be obligated to furnish financial data or financial statements pursuant to clauses (B) or (C) of this sentence with respect to any period for which a filing pursuant to the Exchange Act in connection with or relating to the Securitization (an “ Exchange Act Filing ”) is not required.  If requested by Administrative Agent, Borrower shall furnish to Administrative Agent financial data and/or financial statements for any tenant of the Property (which are available to Borrower or can be obtained by Borrower in the exercise of commercially reasonable efforts) if, in connection with a Securitization, Administrative Agent expects there to be, with respect to such tenant or group of Affiliated tenants, a concentration within all of the mortgage loans included or expected to be included, as applicable, in the Securitization such that such tenant or group of Affiliated tenants would constitute a Significant Obligor.

 

(d)          All financial data and statements provided by Borrower hereunder shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP, and shall meet the requirements of Regulation AB and other applicable legal requirements.  All financial statements referred to in this Section shall be audited by independent accountants of Borrower acceptable to Administrative Agent in accordance with Regulation AB and all other applicable legal requirements, shall be accompanied by the manually executed report of the independent accountants thereon, which report shall meet the requirements of Regulation AB and all other applicable legal requirements, and shall be further accompanied by a manually executed written consent of the independent accountants, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent, to the inclusion of such financial statements in any Disclosure Document and any Exchange Act Filing and to the use of the name of such independent accountants and the reference to such independent accountants as “experts” in any Disclosure Document and Exchange Act Filing, all of which shall be provided at the same time as the related financial statements are required to be provided.  All financial data and statements (audited or unaudited) provided by Borrower under this Section shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate, which certification shall state that such financial statements meet the requirements set forth in the first sentence of this subsection (d) .

 

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(e)          If requested by Administrative Agent, Borrower shall provide Administrative Agent, promptly upon request, with any other or additional financial statements, or financial, statistical or operating information, as Administrative Agent shall determine to be required pursuant to Regulation AB or any amendment, modification or replacement thereto or other legal requirements in connection with any Disclosure Document or any Exchange Act Filing or as shall otherwise be reasonably requested by Administrative Agent.

 

(f)          In the event Administrative Agent determines, in connection with a Securitization, that the financial data and financial statements required in order to comply with Regulation AB or any amendment, modification or replacement thereto or other legal requirements are other than as provided herein, then notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, Administrative Agent may request, and Borrower shall promptly provide, such other financial data and financial statements as Administrative Agent determines to be necessary or appropriate for such compliance.

 

(g)          In connection with any anticipated Securitization, if requested by Administrative Agent, Borrower shall furnish to Administrative Agent:

 

(i)          monthly certified rent rolls within ten (10) days after the end of each calendar month; and

 

(ii)         monthly operating statements of the Property detailing the revenues received, the expenses incurred and the components of Underwritable Cash Flow before and after Debt Service and major capital improvements for the period of calculation and containing appropriate year-to-date information, within ten (10) days after the end of each calendar month.

 

Section 11.2          Disclosure .

 

(a)          Borrower (on its own behalf and on behalf of each other Borrower Party) understands that information provided to Administrative Agent by Borrower, any other Borrower Party and/or their respective agents, counsel and representatives may be (i) included in (A) the Disclosure Documents and (B) filings under the Securities Act and/or the Exchange Act and (ii) made available to Investors, the Rating Agencies and service providers, in each case, in connection with any Secondary Market Transaction.

 

(b)          Borrower shall indemnify Administrative Agent, Lenders and their officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives, agents and affiliates against any actual losses, claims, damages (excluding consequential, special and/or punitive damages except to the extent actually paid by such Person to a third party) or liabilities (collectively, the “ Liabilities ”) to which Administrative Agent, Lenders and/or their officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives, agents and/or affiliates are subject in connection with (x) any Disclosure Document and/or any Covered Rating Agency Information, in each case, insofar as such Liabilities arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement of any material fact in the Provided Information and (y) after a Securitization, any indemnity obligations incurred by Administrative Agent to Lenders or Servicer in connection with any Rating Agency Confirmation.  Borrower’s liability under this paragraph will be limited to Liability that arises out of, or is based upon, an untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon, and in conformity with, information furnished by or on behalf of Borrower in connection with the preparation of the Disclosure Document or otherwise in connection with the Loan, including, without limitation, financial statements of Borrower, operating statements and rent rolls with respect to the Property.

 

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(c)          Borrower shall provide in connection with each of (i) a preliminary and a final private placement memorandum or (ii) a preliminary and final prospectus or prospectus supplement, as applicable, an agreement (A) certifying that Borrower has examined such Disclosure Documents specified by Administrative Agent and that each such Disclosure Document, as it relates to Borrower, Mezzanine Borrower, Borrower Affiliates, the Property, Manager and Guarantor (but not the description of the Loan terms, the adequacy of which shall be determined by Lender in its discretion), does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, (B) indemnifying Administrative Agent and Lenders (and for purposes of this Section 11.2 , Administrative Agent and Lenders hereunder shall include their officers and directors), the Affiliate of Lender (“ Lender Affiliate ”) that has filed the registration statement relating to the Securitization (the “ Registration Statement ”), each of its directors, each of its officers who have signed the Registration Statement and each Person that controls the Affiliate within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively, the “ Lender Group ”), and Lender Affiliate, and any other placement agent or underwriter with respect to the Securitization, each of their respective directors and each Person who controls Lender Affiliate or any other placement agent or underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively, the “ Underwriter Group ”) for any Liabilities to which Administrative Agent, Lenders, the Lender Group or the Underwriter Group may become subject insofar as the Liabilities arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in such sections and (C) agreeing to reimburse Administrative Agent, Lenders, the Lender Group and/or the Underwriter Group for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by Administrative Agent, Lenders, the Lender Group and the Underwriter Group in connection with investigating or defending the Liabilities; provided , however , that Borrower will be liable in any such case under clauses (B) or (C) above only to the extent that any such Liability arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to Administrative Agent by or on behalf of Borrower in connection with the preparation of the Disclosure Document or in connection with the underwriting or closing of the Loan, including, without limitation, financial statements of Borrower, operating statements and rent rolls with respect to the Property; provided , further , that , (i) Borrower shall have been given a reasonable time to review and comment on any Disclosure Document and/or Covered Rating Agency Information in accordance with this Section 11.2(c) prior to the publication or distribution thereof and (ii) Borrower shall not be liable for any Liabilities arising from Lender’s failure to revise any Disclosure Document and/or Covered Rating Agency Information in accordance with Borrower’s comments thereto that have been delivered to Lender.  The indemnification provided for in clauses (B) and (C) above shall be effective whether or not the indemnification agreement described above is provided so long as Borrower has had the opportunity to review and comment on the Disclosure Document and/or Covered Rating Agency Information as described above.  The aforesaid indemnity will be in addition to any liability which Borrower may otherwise have.

 

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(d)          In connection with filings under Exchange Act and/or the Securities Act, Borrower shall (i) indemnify Administrative Agent, Lenders, the Lender Group and the Underwriter Group for Liabilities to which Administrative Agent, Lenders, the Lender Group or the Underwriter Group may become subject insofar as the Liabilities arise out of or are based upon the misrepresentation of a material fact in the Disclosure Document (provided Borrower shall not be liable for such Liabilities to the extent Borrower has had the opportunity to review and comment on the Disclosure Document as described in clause (c) above and Lender has  failed to revise any Disclosure Document in accordance with Borrower’s comments thereto that have been delivered to Lender) and (ii) reimburse Administrative Agent, Lender, the Lender Group or the Underwriter Group for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by Administrative Agent, Lender, the Lender Group or the Underwriter Group in connection with defending or investigating the Liabilities.

 

(e)          Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 11.2 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 11.2 , notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof (but the omission to so notify the indemnifying party will not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability which the indemnifying party may have to any indemnified party hereunder except to the extent that failure to notify causes prejudice to the indemnifying party).  In the event that any action is brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled, jointly with any other indemnifying party, to participate therein and, to the extent that it (or they) may elect by written notice delivered to the indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party.  After notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party under this Section 11.2 , such indemnifying party shall pay for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnifying party in connection with the defense thereof; provided, however, if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there are any legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties that are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel to assert such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party at the reasonable cost of the indemnifying party.

 

(f)          The liabilities and obligations of Borrower, Administrative Agent and Lenders under this Section 11.2 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the satisfaction and discharge of the Debt.  In the event Borrower and/or any Borrower Party fails to comply with the provisions of Section 11.1 and/or Section 11.2 within the timeframes specified therein and/or as otherwise required by Administrative Agent and such failure continues for five (5) Business Days after notice thereof from Administrative Agent to Borrower (or such longer period of time agreed to by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion taking into account an explanation from Borrower as to why such item(s) cannot be timely delivered), the same shall, at Administrative Agent’s option, constitute a breach of the terms thereof and/or an Event of Default.

 

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Section 11.3          Reserves/Escrows .  In the event that Securities are issued in connection with the Loan, all funds held by Administrative Agent in escrow or pursuant to reserves in accordance with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be deposited in “eligible accounts” at “eligible institutions” and, to the extent applicable, invested in “permitted investments” as then defined and required by the Rating Agencies.

 

Section 11.4          Intentionally Omitted .

 

Section 11.5          Rating Agency Costs .  In connection with any Rating Agency Confirmation or other Rating Agency consent, approval or review required hereunder (other than the initial review of the Loan by the Rating Agencies in connection with a Securitization), Borrower shall pay all reasonable, out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Administrative Agent, Lenders and Servicer and all costs and expenses of each Rating Agency in connection therewith, and, if applicable, shall pay any fees imposed by any Rating Agency in connection therewith.

 

Section 11.6          New Mezzanine Option .  Administrative Agent shall have the option (the “New Mezzanine Option”), subject to unanimous Lender consent, to create one or more additional mezzanine loans (each, a “New Mezzanine Loan”), provided, that (i) the total loan amounts for the Loan and the Mezzanine Loans and such New Mezzanine Loan shall equal the then outstanding amount of the Loan and the Mezzanine Loans immediately prior to Administrative Agent’s exercise of the New Mezzanine Option, and (ii) the weighted average interest rate of the Loan, the Mezzanine Loans and the New Mezzanine Loan shall, unless otherwise approved by Borrower, equal the Interest Rate (subject to any deviation attributable to the imposition of any rate of interest at the Default Rate or prepayments occurring pursuant to Section 2.7(b) or 2.7(c) hereof)..  Borrower shall, at Borrower’s sole cost and expense, cooperate with Administrative Agent in Administrative Agent’s exercise of the New Mezzanine Option in good faith and in a timely manner, which such cooperation shall include, but not be limited to, (i) executing such amendments to the Loan Documents (and causing Mezzanine Borrowers to execute such amendments to the applicable Mezzanine Loan Documents)  and Borrower’s, Mezzanine A Borrower’s, Mezzanine B Borrower’s, any SPE Component Entity’s or any Mezzanine SPE Component Entity’s organizational documents as may be reasonably requested by Administrative Agent or requested by the Rating Agencies, (ii) creating one or more Single Purpose Entities (the “ New Mezzanine Borrower ”), which such New Mezzanine Borrower shall (A) own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the equity ownership interests in Borrower (the “ Equity Collateral ”), and (B) together with such constituent equity owners of such New Mezzanine Borrower as may be designated by Administrative Agent, execute such agreements, instruments and other documents as may be required by Administrative Agent in connection with the New Mezzanine Loan (including, without limitation, a promissory note evidencing the New Mezzanine Loan and a pledge and security agreement pledging the Equity Collateral as security for the New Mezzanine Loan); and (iii) delivering such opinions, title endorsements, UCC title insurance policies, documents and/or instruments relating to the Property Documents and other materials as may be required by Administrative Agent or the Rating Agencies.  Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Administrative Agent shall have the right to apply all payments to the Debt during the continuance of an Event of Default in such order as Administrative Agent determines in its sole discretion and to require that (x) no sums shall be paid to Mezzanine Lenders under the Mezzanine Loans or the holder of the New Mezzanine Loan under the New Mezzanine Loan during the existence of an Event of Default, and (y) all Net Proceeds be applied to the Loan to the exclusion of the Mezzanine Loans and the New Mezzanine Loan.  Provided no Event of Default exists, prepayments of the Loan and the Mezzanine Loans made in connection with the Partial Release shall require a ratable prepayment of the New Mezzanine Loan. The rights and remedies of the holder of the Mezzanine A Loan, the Mezzanine A Loan and the New Mezzanine Loan shall be separate, distinct and in addition to the rights and remedies of Administrative Agent and Lenders under the Loan.

 

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Section 11.7          Costs and Expenses . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article 11 (but subject to Section 18.26 below), neither Borrower nor any of its direct or indirect owners shall be required to incur any material costs or expenses in the performance of Borrower’s obligations under Sections 11.1 or Section 11.6 above other than expenses of Borrower’s counsel, accountants and consultants.  

 

Article 12

 

INDEMNIFICATIONS

 

Section 12.1          General Indemnification .  Borrower shall, at its sole cost and expense, protect, defend, indemnify, release and hold harmless the Indemnified Parties from and against any and all Losses imposed upon or incurred by or asserted against any Indemnified Parties and directly or indirectly arising out of or in any way relating to any one or more of the following: (a) any accident, injury to or death of persons or loss of or damage to property occurring in, on or about the Property or any part thereof or on the adjoining sidewalks, curbs, adjacent property or adjacent parking areas, streets or ways; (b) any use, nonuse or condition in, on or about the Property or any part thereof or on the adjoining sidewalks, curbs, adjacent property or adjacent parking areas, streets or ways; (c) performance of any labor or services or the furnishing of any materials or other property in respect of the Property or any part thereof; (d) any failure of the Property (or any portion thereof) to be in compliance with any applicable Legal Requirements; (e) any and all claims and demands whatsoever which may be asserted against Administrative Agent or any Lender by reason of any alleged obligations or undertakings on its part to perform or discharge any of the terms, covenants, or agreements contained in any Lease, management agreement or any Property Document; (f) the payment of any commission, charge or brokerage fee to anyone (other than a broker or other agent retained by Administrative Agent or any Lender) which may be payable in connection with the funding of the Loan evidenced by the Note and secured by the Security Instrument; and/or (g) the holding or investing of the funds on deposit in the Accounts or the performance of any work or the disbursement of funds in each case in connection with the Accounts (the “ Indemnified Liabilities ”); provided, however, that Borrower shall not have any obligation hereunder (x) to the extent that any Indemnified Liabilities arise from the gross negligence, illegal acts, fraud or willful misconduct of Administrative Agent, Lenders or any other Indemnified Party or (y) any consequential, punitive and special damages except to the extent paid to a third party.  Any amounts payable to Administrative Agent or Lenders by reason of the application of this Section 12.1 shall become due and payable on the date that is ten (10) days after Borrower receives written notice from Administrative Agent that such Losses were sustained by Administrative Agent and/or Lenders and shall bear interest at the Default Rate from the date that is ten (10) days after the date Borrower receives notice from Administrative Agent that such Losses were sustained by Administrative Agent or Lenders  until such time as such amounts are paid.  Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Borrower shall have no liability for any Indemnified Liabilities imposed upon or incurred by or asserted against any Indemnified Parties to the extent that Borrower proves that such Indemnified Liabilities were caused by actions, conditions or events that first occurred or arose after the date that (i) Administrative Agent or Lender (or any purchaser at a foreclosure sale or Administrative Agent’s or Lender’s designee of a deed in lieu of foreclosure) actually acquired title to the Property pursuant to a foreclosure of the Security Instrument or a deed in lieu of foreclosure of the Security Instrument that has not been set aside, rescinded or invalidated, whereby Borrower is no longer the owner of the Property and to the extent that such Indemnified Liabilities were not caused by the actions of Borrower or any Affiliate or agent of Borrower, or (ii) Mezzanine A Lender (or any purchaser at a foreclosure sale or Mezzanine A Lender’s designee of an assignment in lieu of foreclosure) actually acquired title to the direct ownership interests in Borrower pursuant to a foreclosure of the Pledge Agreement (as defined in the Mezzanine A Loan Agreement) or an assignment in lieu of foreclosure of the Pledge Agreement (as defined in the Mezzanine A Loan Agreement) that has not been set aside, rescinded or invalidated, whereby Mezzanine A Borrower is no longer the 100% owner of Borrower and that such Indemnified Liabilities were not caused by the actions of Mezzanine A Borrower or any Affiliate or agent of Mezzanine A Borrower, or (iii) Mezzanine B Lender (or any purchaser at a foreclosure sale or Mezzanine B Lender’s designee of an assignment in lieu of foreclosure) actually acquired title to the direct ownership interests in Mezzanine A Borrower pursuant to a foreclosure of the Pledge Agreement (as defined in the Mezzanine B Loan Agreement) or an assignment in lieu of foreclosure of the Pledge Agreement (as defined in the Mezzanine B Loan Agreement) that has not been set aside, rescinded or invalidated, whereby Mezzanine B Borrower is no longer the 100% owner of Mezzanine A Borrower and that such Indemnified Liabilities were not caused by the actions of Mezzanine  B Borrower or any Affiliate or agent of Mezzanine B Borrower.  

 

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Section 12.2          Mortgage and Intangible Tax Indemnification .  Borrower shall, at its sole cost and expense, protect, defend, indemnify, release and hold harmless the Indemnified Parties from and against any and all Losses imposed upon or incurred by or asserted against any Indemnified Parties and directly or indirectly arising out of or in any way relating to any tax on the making and/or recording of the Security Instrument, the Note or any of the other Loan Documents (but excluding any income, franchise or other similar taxes imposed on Administrative Agent and/or Lenders).

 

Section 12.3          ERISA Indemnification .  Borrower shall, at its sole cost and expense, protect, defend, indemnify, release and hold harmless the Indemnified Parties from and against any and all Losses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in the investigation, defense, and settlement of Losses incurred in correcting any prohibited transaction, or in the sale of a prohibited loan, and in obtaining any individual prohibited transaction exemption under ERISA that may be required, in Administrative Agent’s sole discretion) that Administrative Agent and/or Lenders may incur, directly or indirectly, as a result of a default under Sections 3.7 or 4.19 of this Agreement.

 

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Section 12.4          Duty to Defend, Legal Fees and Other Fees and Expenses .  Upon written request by any Administrative Agent (for itself and/or on behalf of any other Indemnified Parties), Borrower shall defend Administrative Agent and/or any such Indemnified Parties (if requested by Administrative Agent, in the name of Administrative Agent and/or any such Indemnified Parties) to the extent required hereunder by attorneys and other professionals reasonably approved by the Indemnified Parties.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Administrative Agent may (for itself and/or on behalf of any other Indemnified Parties), in its sole discretion, engage its own attorneys and other professionals to defend or assist Administrative Agent and/or any such Indemnified Parties, and, at the option of Administrative Agent (on its own behalf and/or on behalf of any Indemnified Parties), its attorneys shall control the resolution of any claim or proceeding subject to Borrower’s right to consent to any settlement (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).  Borrower shall pay or, in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent, reimburse, the Administrative Agent for the payment of reasonable fees and disbursements of attorneys, engineers, environmental consultants, laboratories and other professionals in connection therewith; provided, however, Borrower shall not be obligated to pay for fees and disbursements of more than one set of legal professionals retained by Indemnified Parties with respect to any indemnified claim (in addition to Borrower’s own legal professionals) regardless of the number of Indemnified Parties; provided, however (i) Indemnified Parties, collectively, may retain multiple law firms and/or multiple lawyers at the same firm if Indemnified Parties reasonably determine that separate specialized legal counsel is required with respect to specific matters, but no Indemnified Parties shall have its own separate counsel except as provided in subclause (ii) of this clause and (ii) (x) any Indemnified Party may retain its own separate counsel, and Borrower shall pay for the out-of-pocket fees and disbursement of such counsel, if such Indemnified Parties, based upon the advice of counsel, has separate defenses that would be materially and adversely compromised if it were to retain the same counsel or, if based upon the advice of counsel, a conflict exists between Borrower and such Indemnified Parties or the Indemnified Parties, or, if during the continuance of an Event of Default, based upon the advice of counsel, a Lender has no further common interests and (y) any Indemnified Party may retain its own separate counsel at any time as described above at any time at its sole cost and expense.

 

Section 12.5          Survival .  The obligations and liabilities of Borrower under this Article 12 shall fully survive indefinitely notwithstanding any termination, satisfaction, assignment, entry of a judgment of foreclosure, exercise of any power of sale, or delivery of a deed in lieu of foreclosure of the Security Instrument.

 

Section 12.6          Environmental Indemnity .  Simultaneously herewith, Borrower and Guarantor have executed and delivered the Environmental Indemnity to Administrative Agent and Lenders, which Environmental Indemnity is not secured by the Security Instrument.

 

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Article 13

 

EXCULPATION

 

Section 13.1          Exculpation .

 

(a)          Subject to the qualifications below, no recourse shall be had against, and none of Administrative Agent or any Lender shall enforce the liability and obligation of Borrower to perform and observe the obligations contained in the Note, this Agreement, the Security Instrument or the other Loan Documents by any action or proceeding wherein a money judgment or any deficiency judgment or other judgment establishing personal liability shall be sought against, any Borrower Party or any direct or indirect principal, director, officer, employee, manager, beneficiary, parent, beneficial owner, shareholder, partner, member, trustee, agent, or Affiliate of any Borrower Party or any direct or indirect legal representatives, successors or assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “ Exculpated Parties ”), except that Administrative Agent, on behalf of Lenders, may bring a foreclosure action, an action for specific performance or any other appropriate action or proceeding to enforce the Note, this Agreement, the Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents, or to enable Administrative Agent to realize upon Lenders’ interest in the Property, the Rents, or any other collateral given to Administrative Agent, on behalf of Lenders, pursuant to the Loan Documents; provided, however, that, except as specifically provided herein, any judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be enforceable against Borrower only to the extent of Borrower’s interest in the Property, in the Rents and in any other collateral given to Lenders and Administrative Agent, on behalf of Lenders, and Administrative Agent and Lenders, by accepting the Note, this Agreement, the Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents, shall not sue for, seek or demand any deficiency judgment with respect to the Loan against Borrower or any of the Exculpated Parties in any such action or proceeding under or by reason of or under or in connection with the Note, this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the other Loan Documents or otherwise.  The provisions of this Section shall not, however, (1) constitute a waiver, release or impairment of any obligation evidenced or secured by any of the Loan Documents; (2) impair the right of Administrative Agent, on behalf of Lenders, to name any Borrower as a party defendant in any action or suit for foreclosure and sale under the Security Instrument; (3) affect the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or any guaranty in connection with the Loan (including, without limitation, the indemnities set forth in Article 12 hereof, the Guaranty and the Environmental Indemnity) made in connection with the Loan or any of the rights and remedies of Agent and Lenders thereunder; (4) intentionally omitted, (5) impair the right of Administrative Agent, on behalf of Lenders, to (A) obtain the appointment of a receiver and/or (B) enforce its rights and remedies provided in Articles 8 and 9 hereof; (6) impair the enforcement of the assignment of leases and rents contained in the Security Instrument and in any other Loan Documents; (7) constitute a prohibition against Administrative Agent, on behalf of Lenders, to seek a deficiency judgment against Borrower in order to fully realize the security granted by the Security Instrument or to commence any other appropriate action or proceeding in order for Administrative Agent to exercise Lenders’ remedies against the Property or any portion thereof; or (8) constitute a waiver of the right of Administrative Agent and Lenders to enforce the liability and obligation of Borrower, by money judgment or otherwise, to the extent of any actual Losses incurred by Administrative Agent and/or Lenders (including actual out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees and costs reasonably incurred) arising out of or in connection with the following:  

 

(i)          fraud or intentional misrepresentation by any Borrower Party in connection with the Loan;

 

(ii)         the willful misconduct of any Borrower Party in connection with the Loan;

 

(iii)        any litigation or other legal proceeding (including, the raising of defenses) related to the Debt filed or raised by any Borrower Party that delays, opposes, impedes, obstructs, hinders, enjoins or otherwise interferes with or frustrates the efforts of Administrative Agent or any Lender to exercise any rights and remedies available to Administrative Agent or any Lender as provided herein and in the other Loan Documents which is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be without merit or brought or raised, as applicable, in bad faith;

 

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(iv)        intentional physical waste to the Property in violation of the terms of this Agreement caused by any Borrower Party and/or the removal or disposal of any portion of the Property in violation of the terms of this Agreement during the continuance of an Event of Default;

 

(v)         the misappropriation or conversion by any Borrower Party, in contravention of the Loan Documents, of (A) any insurance proceeds paid by reason of any loss, damage or destruction to the Property, (B) any Awards or other amounts received in connection with the Condemnation of all or a portion of the Property, (C) any Rents, or (D) any Security Deposits or Rents collected in advance;

 

(vi)        to the extent there exists sufficient cash flow from the Property to pay Taxes or charges for labor or materials or other charges that create liens on any portion of the Property, Borrower’s failure to pay (or Borrower’s failure to cause payment of) such Taxes or charges (except to the extent (A) sums sufficient to pay such Taxes or charges have been deposited with Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or (B) such cash flow is not being made available to Borrower by Administrative Agent as a result of Administrative Agent’s exercise of its remedies under the Loan Documents) unless such Taxes or other charges are being contested as permitted hereunder;

 

(vii)       to the extent there exists sufficient cash flow from the Property to pay Insurance Premiums and/or to maintain the Policies in full force and effect, Borrower’s failure to pay (or Borrower’s failure to cause payment of) such Insurance Premiums and/or to maintain the Policies in full force and effect, in each case, as expressly provided herein (except to the (A) extent sums sufficient to pay such Insurance Premiums and/or to maintain the Policies have been deposited with Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or (B) such cash flow is not being made available to Borrower by Administrative Agent as a result of Administrative Agent’s exercise of its remedies under the Loan Documents);

 

(viii)      any Security Deposits which are not delivered to Administrative Agent on behalf of Lenders by a Borrower Party following a foreclosure of the Property or action in lieu thereof, except to the extent any such Security Deposits were applied in accordance with the terms and conditions of any of the applicable Leases prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default;

 

(ix)         if as a result of the actions or inactions of Borrower or its Affiliates (including, without limitation, Borrower failing to comply with the terms of such Property Document) any Property Document is (A) materially modified in a manner adverse to Administrative Agent or any Lender or Borrower, (B) terminated, (C) cancelled or (D) otherwise ceases to exist, except in each of the foregoing cases, if such action or inaction of Borrower or its Affiliates is permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and/or Administrative Agent has approved the same;

 

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(x)          any representation, warranty or covenant contained in Article 5 hereof is violated or breached; provided, however, that solely with respect to a breach of Section 5.1(a)(vii) that arise from Borrower’s failure to pay trade and operational indebtedness, such breach shall not result in recourse under the Loan pursuant to this clause (x) , if cash flow from the Property available to Borrower is not sufficient to pay such amounts;

 

(xi)         except as set forth in Section 13.1(b) below, (A) Borrower fails to obtain Lender’s prior consent to any Prohibited Transfer as required by this Agreement (other than a Permitted Transfer) or (B) any covenant contained in Section 6.6 hereof is violated or breached; and/or

 

(xii)        Borrower gives notice of termination of the Restricted Account Agreement other than in accordance with Section 8(d) of the Restricted Account Agreement in effect as of the Closing Date and the Restricted Account Agreement is terminated by Bank as a result of such notice.

 

(b)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Note or any of the Loan Documents, (A) Administrative Agent and Lenders shall not be deemed to have waived any right which Administrative Agent and Lenders may have under Section 506(a), 506(b), 1111(b) or any other provisions of the Bankruptcy Code to file a claim for the full amount of the Debt or to require that all collateral shall continue to secure all of the Debt owing to Administrative Agent and Lenders in accordance with the Loan Documents, and (B) the Debt shall be fully recourse to Borrower in the event that:

 

(i)          a Bankruptcy Event occurs;

 

(ii)         any voluntary Sale or Pledge of the Property (other than (i) an easement (except for an easement affecting the Property that interferes or impairs in a material way Borrower’s ability to use and operate the Property as currently used or that otherwise has a Material Adverse Effect), (ii) a covenant or restriction that (A) does not interfere with or impair in a material way Borrower’s ability to use and operate the Property as currently used and (B) does not have a Material Adverse Effect, and (iii) a Lease entered into at the Property (except for a lease of all or a majority of the Property, a ground lease, or a master lease)) or any direct or indirect interest in Borrower or Guarantor that results in a failure to comply with the Minimum Ownership/Control Test, in each case in violation of the terms of this Agreement (but excluding (x) any failure to comply with the requirements in any of clause (A) , (D) , (E) , (G) or (H) appearing in the definition of “Permitted Transfer” in Section 6.3 of this Agreement and (y) any violation as a result of a failure of a Mezzanine Lender to comply with the Intercreditor Agreement);

 

(iii)        if Borrower fails to obtain Administrative Agent’s prior consent (if and to the extent required under the Loan Documents) to (A) any subordinate financing or other voluntary liens encumbering the Property that are not considered Permitted Encumbrances hereunder or (B) any subordinate financing or other voluntary liens encumbering: (1) a direct interest in any subsidiary of Guarantor to the extent such subsidiary owns a direct or indirect interest in Borrower; or (2) a direct or indirect interest in Borrower if foreclosed upon would result in the Minimum Ownership/Control Test not being met; and/or

 

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(iv)        if any representation, warranty or covenant contained in Article 5 hereof is violated or breached and such violation or breach results in the substantive consolidation of the assets and liabilities of Borrower with the assets and liabilities of any other Person.

 

Article 14

 

NOTICES

 

Section 14.1          Notices .  All notices or other written communications hereunder shall be deemed to have been properly given (a) upon delivery, if delivered in person, (b) one (1) Business Day after having been deposited for overnight delivery with any reputable overnight courier service, or (c) three (3) Business Days after having been deposited in any post office or mail depository regularly maintained by the U.S.  Postal Service and sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:

 

If to Borrower: North Tower, LLC
  c/o Brookfield Property Group
  250 Vesey Street, 15 th Floor
  New York, New York 10281
  Attention:  Executive Vice President and General Counsel
   
With a copy to: c/o Brookfield Property Group
  Brookfield Place
  250 Vesey Street, 15 th Floor
  New York, New York 10281
  Attention: Jason Kirschner
   
With a copy to: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
333 S. Grand Ave, 49 th Floor
  Los Angeles, California 90071
  Attention:  Drew Flowers
   
If to Administrative Agent: Citibank N.A.
  388 Greenwich Street
  6th Floor
  New York, New York 10013
  Attention:  Ana Rosu Marmann
   
With a copy to: Citibank N.A.
  388 Greenwich Street
  6th Floor
  New York, New York 10013
  Attention:  Lynn Forsell
   
With a copy to: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
  200 Park Avenue
  New York, New York 10166
  Attention:  Brett L. Gross, Esq.
   
If to any other Lender: As set forth in the applicable
  Administrative Agent Questionnaire

 

or addressed as such party may from time to time designate by written notice to the other parties.

 

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Any party by notice to the other parties may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

 

Section 14.2          Funds Transfer Disbursements .  

 

(a)           Generally .  Borrower hereby authorizes Administrative Agent to disburse the proceeds of the Loan made by Lenders and any Reserve Funds being disbursed to Borrower pursuant to Article 8 hereof as requested by an authorized representative of Borrower to any of the accounts designated in the Transfer Authorizer Designation Form.  Borrower agrees to be bound by any transfer request: (i) authorized or transmitted by Borrower or (ii) made in Borrower’s name and reasonably accepted by Administrative Agent in good faith and in compliance with these transfer instructions, even if not properly authorized by Borrower.  Borrower further agrees and acknowledges that Administrative Agent may rely solely on any bank routing number or identifying bank account number or name provided by Borrower to effect a wire or funds transfer even if the information provided by Borrower identifies a different bank or account holder than named by Borrower.  Administrative Agent is not obligated or required in any way to take any actions to detect errors in information provided by Borrower.  If Administrative Agent takes any actions in an attempt to detect errors in the transmission or content of transfer or requests or takes any actions in an attempt to detect unauthorized funds transfer requests, Borrower agrees that no matter how many times Administrative Agent takes these actions Administrative Agent will not in any situation be liable for failing to take or correctly perform these actions in the future and such actions shall not become any part of the transfer disbursement procedures authorized under this provision, the Loan Documents, or any agreement between Administrative Agent and Borrower.  To the extent Borrower then has knowledge of any such errors, Borrower agrees to notify Administrative Agent of any errors in the transfer of any funds or of any unauthorized or improperly authorized transfer requests within fourteen (14) days after Administrative Agent’s confirmation to Borrower of such transfer.

 

(b)           Funds Transfer .  Administrative Agent will, in its sole discretion, determine the funds transfer system and the means by which each transfer will be made.  Administrative Agent may delay or refuse to accept a funds transfer request if the transfer would: (i) violate the terms of this authorization (ii) require use of a bank unacceptable to Administrative Agent or any Lender in its reasonable discretion or prohibited by any Governmental Authority; (iii) cause Administrative Agent or any Lender to violate any Federal Reserve or other regulatory risk control program or guideline, or (iv) otherwise cause Administrative Agent or any Lender to violate any applicable law or regulation.

 

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(c)           Limitation of Liability .  Except to the extent expressly provided herein, neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall be liable to Borrower or any other parties for (i) errors, acts or failures to act of others, including other entities, banks, communications carriers or clearinghouses, through which Borrower’s transfers may be made or information received or transmitted, and no such entity shall be deemed an agent of Administrative Agent or any Lender, (ii) any loss, liability or delay caused by fires, earthquakes, wars, civil disturbances, power surges or failures, acts of government, labor disputes, failures in communications networks, legal constraints or other events beyond Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s control, or (iii) any special, consequential, indirect or punitive damages, whether or not (x) any claim for these damages is based on tort or contract or (y) Administrative Agent, such Lender or Borrower knew or should have known the likelihood of these damages in any situation.  Neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender makes any representations or warranties other than those expressly set forth herein.

 

Section 14.3          Electronic Delivery of Certain Information .  If requested by Administrative Agent, documents required to be delivered by Borrower pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be delivered, in addition to the method set forth in Section 14.1 above, by electronic communication and delivery, including the Internet, e-mail or intranet websites to which Administrative Agent and each Lender have access (including a commercial, third-party website such as www.Edgar.com or a website sponsored or hosted by Administrative Agent), provided that no Lender has notified Administrative Agent that it cannot or does not want to receive electronic communications.  Administrative Agent may, in its reasonable discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic delivery pursuant to procedures approved by it for all or particular notices or communications. Documents or notices delivered electronically by Borrower may be posted by Administrative Agent on a commercial website and Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of said posting and shall provide a link thereto.  It being understood that the posting of said documents shall constitute notice and delivery of such documents to Lenders by Administrative Agent as required hereunder and delivery shall be deemed properly given pursuant to Section 14.1 as of the date of said posting by Administrative Agent.  Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance Borrower shall be required to provide paper copies of any Officer’s Certificate to Administrative Agent and shall deliver paper copies of all documents to Administrative Agent until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by Administrative Agent (on behalf of Lenders).  Except for the Officer’s Certificate, Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to maintain paper copies of the documents delivered electronically and, in any event, shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by Borrower with any such request for delivery.  Each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it of paper copies and maintaining its paper or electronic documents.

 

Section 14.4          Possession of Documents .  Each Lender shall maintain possession of its own Note.  Administrative Agent shall hold all other Loan Documents and related documents in its possession and maintain separate records and accounts with respect to the Loan, reflecting the interests of Lenders in the Loan, and shall permit Lenders (other than any Defaulting Lender) and their representatives access at all reasonable times during normal business hours to inspect such Loan Documents, related documents, records and accounts.

 

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Article 15

 

FURTHER ASSURANCES

 

Section 15.1          Replacement Documents .  Upon receipt of an affidavit of an officer of Administrative Agent or any Lender as to the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of the Note, this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents which is not of public record, and, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of the Note, this Agreement or such other Loan Document, Borrower will issue, in lieu thereof, a replacement thereof, dated the date of the Note, this Agreement or such other Loan Document, as applicable, in the same principal amount thereof and otherwise identical in form and substance; provided that in the case of lost Note, Borrower will execute a replacement note only if Lender or Lender’s custodian (at Lender’s option) shall provide to Borrower Lender’s (or Lender’s custodian’s) then standard form of lost note affidavit.  Under no circumstances shall any such action, replacement or reaffirmation increase Borrower’s obligations, or decrease Borrower’s rights, under the Loan Documents or modify any economic term thereof.

 

Section 15.2          Recording of Security Instrument, etc .  

 

(a)          Borrower forthwith upon the execution and delivery of the Security Instrument and thereafter, from time to time, will cause the Security Instrument and any of the other Loan Documents creating a lien or security interest or evidencing the lien hereof upon the Property and each instrument of further assurance to be filed, registered or recorded in such manner and in such places as may be required by any present or future law in order to publish notice of and fully to protect and perfect the lien or security interest hereof upon, and the interest of Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders in, the Property.  Borrower will pay all taxes (but excluding any income, franchise or other similar taxes imposed on Lender), filing, registration or recording fees, and all expenses incident to the preparation, execution, acknowledgment and/or recording of the Security Instrument, and any of the other Loan Documents creating or evidencing a lien or security interest on the Property and any instrument of further assurance, and any modification or amendment of the foregoing documents, and all federal, state, county and municipal taxes, duties, imposts, assessments and charges (but excluding any income, franchise or other similar taxes imposed on Lender) arising out of or in connection with the execution and delivery of the Security Instrument, any deed of trust or mortgage supplemental hereto, any security instrument with respect to the Property or any instrument of further assurance, and any modification or amendment of the foregoing documents, except where prohibited by applicable law so to do.  The foregoing taxes, fees, expenses, duties, imposts, assessments and charges, as applicable, are herein referred to as the “ Security Instrument Taxes ”.

 

(b)          Borrower represents that it has paid all Security Instrument Taxes (if any) imposed upon the execution and recordation of the Security Instrument.

 

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Section 15.3          Further Acts, etc .  Borrower will, at the cost of Borrower, and, except as may be otherwise provided in Article 11 of this Agreement, without expense to Administrative Agent or any Lender, do, execute, acknowledge and deliver all and every further acts, deeds, conveyances, deeds of trust, mortgages, assignments, notices of assignments, transfers and assurances as Administrative Agent shall, from time to time, reasonably require, for the better assuring, conveying, assigning, transferring, and confirming unto Lenders and/or Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, the property and rights hereby mortgaged, deeded, granted, bargained, sold, conveyed, confirmed, pledged, assigned, warranted and transferred or intended now or hereafter so to be, or which Borrower may be or may hereafter become bound to convey or assign to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, or for carrying out the intention or facilitating the performance of the terms of this Agreement or for filing, registering or recording the Security Instrument, or for complying with all Legal Requirements, provided, however, the same shall not otherwise increase Borrower’s obligations or decrease any rights of Borrower under the Loan Documents, other than (i) to a de minimis extent, or (ii) to the extent necessary to correct any scrivener’s error in a manner consistent with the parties’ intention in connection with the Loan.  Borrower, on demand, will execute and deliver, and in the event it shall fail to so execute and deliver within five (5) Business Days following written notice from Administrative Agent, hereby authorizes Administrative Agent to execute in the name of Borrower or without the signature of Borrower to the extent Administrative Agent may lawfully do so, one or more financing statements to evidence more effectively perfect the security interest of Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders in the Property.  Borrower grants to Administrative Agent an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest for the purpose of exercising and perfecting any and all rights and remedies available to Administrative Agent and Lenders at law and in equity, including without limitation, such rights and remedies available to Administrative Agent and Lenders pursuant to this Section 15.3 ; provided, however, Administrative Agent shall not execute any such documents under such power unless an Event of Default exists or Borrower has failed to do so after five (5) days written notice has been given to Borrower by Administrative Agent of Administrative Agent’s interest to exercise its rights under such power.

 

Section 15.4          Changes in Tax, Debt, Credit and Documentary Stamp Laws .

 

(a)          If any law is enacted or adopted or amended after the date of this Agreement which deducts the Debt from the value of the Property for the purpose of taxation and which imposes a tax, either directly or indirectly, on the Debt or Administrative Agent’s, for the benefit of Lenders, interest in the Property, Borrower will pay the tax, with interest and penalties thereon, if any.  If Administrative Agent is advised by counsel chosen by it that the payment of tax by Borrower would be unlawful or taxable to Administrative Agent or Lenders or unenforceable or provide the basis for a defense of usury then Administrative Agent shall have the option by written notice of not less than one hundred twenty (120) days to declare the Debt immediately due and payable without premium or penalty.

 

(b)          Intentionally omitted.

 

(c)          If at any time the United States of America, any State thereof or any subdivision of any such State shall require revenue or other stamps to be affixed to the Note, the Security Instrument, or any of the other Loan Documents or impose any other tax or charge on the same, Borrower will pay for the same, with interest and penalties thereon, if any, provided that in no event Borrower shall be required to pay any Excluded Taxes.

 

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Article 16

 

WAIVERS

 

Section 16.1          Remedies Cumulative; Waivers .

 

The rights, powers and remedies of Administrative Agent and Lenders under this Agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other right, power or remedy which Administrative Agent and Lenders may have against Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note or the other Loan Documents, or existing at law or in equity or otherwise.  Administrative Agent’s and Lender’s rights, powers and remedies may be pursued singularly, concurrently or otherwise, at such time and in such order as Administrative Agent and Lenders may determine in their sole discretion. To the extent permitted by applicable law, no delay or omission to exercise any remedy, right or power accruing upon an Event of Default shall impair any such remedy, right or power or shall be construed as a waiver thereof, but any such remedy, right or power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient.  A waiver of one Default or Event of Default with respect to Borrower shall not be construed to be a waiver of any subsequent Default or Event of Default by Borrower or to impair any remedy, right or power consequent thereon.

 

Section 16.2          Modification, Waiver, Consents and Approvals in Writing .

 

Subject to Section 18.18(d) , no modification, amendment, extension, discharge, termination or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note and the other Loan Documents, and no consent to any departure by Borrower from any of the requirements or provisions of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought, and then such waiver, consent or approval shall be effective only in the specific instance, and for the purpose, for which given.  Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no notice to, or demand on Borrower, shall entitle Borrower to any other or future notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances.

 

Section 16.3          Delay Not a Waiver .

 

To the extent permitted by applicable law, neither any failure nor any delay on the part of Administrative Agent or any Lender in insisting upon strict performance of any term, condition, covenant or agreement, or exercising any right, power, remedy or privilege under this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note or the other Loan Documents, or any other instrument given as security therefor, shall operate as or constitute a waiver thereof, nor shall a single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other future exercise, or the exercise of any other right, power, remedy or privilege.  In particular, and not by way of limitation, by accepting payment after the due date of any amount payable under this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note or the other Loan Documents, neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall be deemed to have waived any right either to require prompt payment when due of all other amounts due under this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note and the other Loan Documents, or to declare a default for failure to effect prompt payment of any such other amount.

 

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Section 16.4          Waiver of Trial by Jury .

 

BORROWER ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND LENDERS, HEREBY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, RELATING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THE LOAN, THE APPLICATION FOR THE LOAN, THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTE, THE SECURITY INSTRUMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER OR BORROWER.

 

Section 16.5          Waiver of Notice .

 

Borrower shall not be entitled to any notices of any nature whatsoever from Administrative Agent or Lenders except (a) with respect to matters for which this Agreement or the other Loan Documents specifically and expressly provides for the giving of notice by Administrative Agent or any Lender to Borrower and (b) with respect to matters for which Administrative Agent or any Lender are required by applicable law to give notice, and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower hereby expressly waives the right to receive any notice from Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect to any matter for which this Agreement and the other Loan Documents do not specifically and expressly provide for the giving of notice by Administrative Agent or any Lender to Borrower.

 

Section 16.6          Remedies of Borrower .

 

In the event that a claim or adjudication is made that Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their agents have acted unreasonably or unreasonably delayed acting in any case where by applicable law or under this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note and the other Loan Documents, such Lender, Administrative Agent or such agent, as the case may be, has an obligation to act reasonably or promptly, to the extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower agrees that Administrative Agent, Lenders and their agents shall not be liable for any monetary damages, and Borrower’s sole remedies shall be limited to commencing an action seeking injunctive relief or declaratory judgment.  The parties hereto agree that any action or proceeding to determine whether Administrative Agent or any Lender has acted reasonably shall be determined by an action seeking declaratory judgment. Administrative Agent and Lenders agree that, in such event, it shall cooperate in expediting any action seeking injunctive relief or declaratory judgment.

 

Section 16.7          Marshalling and Other Matters .

 

Borrower hereby waives, to the extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, the benefit of all appraisement, valuation, stay, extension, reinstatement and redemption laws now or hereafter in force and all rights of marshalling in the event of any sale under the Security Instrument of the Property or any part thereof or any interest therein.  Further, Borrower hereby expressly waives any and all rights of redemption from sale under any order or decree of foreclosure of the Security Instrument on behalf of Borrower, and on behalf of each and every person acquiring any interest in or title to the Property subsequent to the date of the Security Instrument and on behalf of all persons to the extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements.

 

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Section 16.8          Waiver of Statute of Limitations .

 

To the extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, Borrower hereby expressly waives and releases to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, the pleading of any statute of limitations as a defense to payment of the Debt or performance of its obligations hereunder, under the Note, Security Instrument or other Loan Documents.

 

Section 16.9          Waiver of Counterclaim .  To the extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower hereby waives the right to assert a counterclaim, other than a compulsory counterclaim, in any action or proceeding brought against it by Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their agents.

 

Section 16.10          Sole Discretion of Administrative Agent and Lenders.   Wherever pursuant to this Agreement (a) Administrative Agent and/or any Lender exercises any right given to it to approve or disapprove, (b) any arrangement or term is to be satisfactory to Administrative Agent and/or any Lender, or (c) any other decision or determination is to be made by Administrative Agent and/or any Lender, the decision to approve or disapprove all decisions that arrangements or terms are satisfactory or not satisfactory, and all other decisions and determinations made by Administrative Agent and/or any Lender, shall be in the sole discretion of Administrative Agent and/or such Lender, except, in each case, as may be otherwise expressly and specifically provided herein.

 

Article 17

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 17.1          Survival .  This Agreement and all covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made herein and in the certificates delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the making by Lenders of the Loan and the execution and delivery to Lenders of the Note, and shall continue in full force and effect so long as all or any of the Debt is outstanding and unpaid unless a longer period is expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note or the other Loan Documents, it being acknowledged, however, that the representations and warranties in this Agreement are made solely as of the date hereof unless remade pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or another Loan Document.  Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the legal representatives, successors and assigns of such party.  All covenants, promises and agreements in this Agreement, by or on behalf of Borrower, shall inure to the benefit of the legal representatives, successors and assigns of Administrative Agent and each Lender.

 

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Section 17.2          Governing Law .  THIS AGREEMENT WAS NEGOTIATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE LOAN WAS MADE BY LENDERS AND ACCEPTED BY BORROWER IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE PROCEEDS OF THE LOAN DELIVERED PURSUANT HERETO WERE DISBURSED FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WHICH STATE THE PARTIES AGREE HAS A SUBSTANTIAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE PARTIES AND TO THE UNDERLYING TRANSACTION EMBODIED HEREBY, AND IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE AND ANY DISPUTES, CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT LAW), THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTE AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE (WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS (OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW)) AND ANY APPLICABLE LAW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, EXCEPT THAT AT ALL TIMES MATTERS RELATING TO THE CREATION, PERFECTION AND PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LIENS AND SECURITY INTERESTS CREATED PURSUANT TO THE SECURITY INSTRUMENT AND THE ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED THEREIN IS LOCATED (WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF), IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAW OF SUCH STATE, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS (OTHER THAN §§ 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW)) SHALL GOVERN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE SECURITY INSTRUMENT, THE ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND ALL OF THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER.  TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BORROWER HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM TO ASSERT THAT THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION GOVERNS THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTE AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AND THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTE AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

 

ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER OR ANY BORROWER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS WILL, AT ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S OPTION, BE INSTITUTED IN (OR, IF PREVIOUSLY INSTITUTED, MOVED TO) ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT DESIGNATED BY LENDER IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NEW YORK.  TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, BORROWER HEREBY (I) WAIVES ANY OBJECTIONS WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE BASED ON VENUE AND/OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AND (II) IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING.  BORROWER, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE FOREGOING AGREEMENT, WAIVER AND SUBMISSION ARE MADE PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

 

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BORROWER DOES HEREBY DESIGNATE AND APPOINT:

 

NORTH TOWER, LLC

C/O BROOKFIELD PROPERTIES, INC.

250 VESSEY STREET, 15TH FLOOR

NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10281

ATTENTION: GENERAL COUNSEL

 

AS ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT TO ACCEPT AND ACKNOWLEDGE ON ITS BEHALF SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS WHICH MAY BE SERVED IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK, AND AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON SAID AGENT AT SAID ADDRESS AND NOTICE OF SAID SERVICE MAILED OR DELIVERED TO BORROWER IN THE MANNER PROVIDED HEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON BORROWER IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.  BORROWER (I) SHALL GIVE PROMPT NOTICE TO ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND LENDERS OF ANY CHANGED ADDRESS OF ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT HEREUNDER, (II) MAY AT ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME DESIGNATE A SUBSTITUTE AUTHORIZED AGENT WITH AN OFFICE IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK (WHICH SUBSTITUTE AGENT AND OFFICE SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS THE PERSON AND ADDRESS FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS), AND (III) SHALL PROMPTLY DESIGNATE SUCH A SUBSTITUTE IF ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT CEASES TO HAVE AN OFFICE IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK OR IS DISSOLVED WITHOUT LEAVING A SUCCESSOR.

 

Section 17.3          Headings .  The Article and/or Section headings in this Agreement are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose.

 

Section 17.4          Severability .  Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable Legal Requirements, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable Legal Requirements, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

 

Section 17.5          Preferences .  Administrative Agent and Lenders shall have the continuing and exclusive right to apply or reverse and reapply any and all payments by Borrower to any portion of the obligations of Borrower hereunder.  To the extent Borrower makes a payment or payments to Administrative Agent or any Lender, which payment or proceeds or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any Creditors Rights Laws, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, then, to the extent of such payment or proceeds received, the obligations hereunder or part thereof intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continue in full force and effect, as if such payment or proceeds had not been received by Administrative Agent or such Lender.

 

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Section 17.6          Expenses .  

 

(a)          Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein (including, without limitation, as expressly provided in Article 11 , Section 18.14 and Section 18.15 hereof), Borrower covenants and agrees to pay its own costs and expenses and pay, or, if Borrower fails to pay, to reimburse, Administrative Agent upon receipt of written notice from Administrative Agent for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable, actual attorneys’ fees and disbursements of counsel), in each case, for Administrative Agent and the Lenders in each case, incurred by Administrative Agent in accordance with this Agreement in connection with: (i) the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note and the other Loan Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and all the costs of furnishing all opinions by counsel for Borrower (including without limitation any opinions reasonably requested by Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date as to any legal matters arising under this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note and the other Loan Documents with respect to the Property); (ii) unless otherwise expressly provided in the Loan Documents, Administrative Agent’s actual out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with (x) seeking the consent of Lenders as required under this Agreement and (y) with any requests made by Borrower pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement; (iii) Administrative Agent’s ongoing performance and compliance with all agreements and conditions contained in this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note and the other Loan Documents on its part to be performed or complied with after the Closing Date (including, without limitation, those contained in Articles 8 and 9 hereof); (iv) the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and administration of any consents, amendments, waivers or other modifications to this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note and the other Loan Documents and any other documents or matters reasonably requested by (x) prior to the Closing Date, Administrative Agent and (y) after the Closing Date, Borrower; (v) securing Borrower’s compliance with any requests made pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement; and (vi) the filing and recording fees and expenses, title insurance and reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for providing to Administrative Agent and Lenders all required legal opinions, and other similar expenses incurred in creating and perfecting the lien in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders pursuant to this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note and the other Loan Documents; provided, however, that Borrower shall not be liable for the payment of any such costs and expenses to the extent the same arise by reason of the gross negligence, illegal acts, fraud or willful misconduct of Administrative Agent or any Lender.

 

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(b)          In addition, except as otherwise expressly set forth herein (including, without limitation, as expressly provided in Section 18.14 and Section 18.15 hereof), Borrower covenants and agrees to pay their own costs and expenses and pay, or, if Borrower fails to pay, to reimburse, Administrative Agent and/or any Lender, upon receipt of written notice from Administrative Agent (on its own behalf and/or on behalf of any Lender) for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable, actual attorneys’ fees and disbursements of, counsel), in each case, for Administrative Agent and the Lenders, in each case, incurred by Administrative Agent or such Lender in accordance with this Agreement in connection with: (i) unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, enforcing or preserving any rights, in response to third party claims or the prosecuting or defending of any action or proceeding or other litigation, in each case against, under or affecting Borrower, this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note, the other Loan Documents, the Property, or any other security given for the Loan; (ii) servicing the Loan (including, without limitation, enforcing any obligations of or collecting any payments due from Borrower under this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note and the other Loan Documents or with respect to the Property) or in connection with any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided under this Agreement in the nature of a “work-out” or of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings; and (iii) the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery, review, filing, recording or administration of any documentation associated with the exercise of any of Borrower’s rights hereunder and/or under the other Loan Documents regardless of whether or not any such right is consummated in each case, in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof); provided, however, that, with respect to each of subsections (i) though (iii) above, (A) none of the foregoing subsections shall be deemed to be mutually exclusive or limit any other subsection, (B) the same shall be deemed to (I) include, without limitation and in each case, any related special servicing fees, liquidation fees, modification fees, work-out fees and other similar costs or expenses payable to any Servicer, trustee and/or special servicer of the Loan (or any portion thereof and/or interest therein) and (II) exclude any requirement that Borrower directly pay the base monthly servicing fees due to any master servicer on account of the day to day, routine servicing of the Loan (provided, further, that the foregoing subsection (II) shall not be deemed to otherwise limit any fees, costs, expenses or other sums required to be paid to Administrative Agent or any Lender under this Section, the other terms and conditions hereof and/or of the other Loan Documents) and (C) Borrower shall not be liable for the payment of any such costs and expenses to the extent the same arise by reason of the gross negligence, illegal acts, fraud or willful misconduct of Administrative Agent or any Lender. Borrower shall not be required to pay for more than one legal counsel in connection with the foregoing unless an actual or perceived conflict of interest exists or Administrative Agent and/or any Lender shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or additional to those available to Administrative Agent or another Lender.  Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no special servicing fees or similar costs shall be due and payable by Borrower except to the extent attributable to periods when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Loan is in workout or forbearance or, after a Securitization, the Loan is otherwise is in “special servicing”.

 

Section 17.7          Cost of Enforcement .  In the event (a) that the Security Instrument is foreclosed in whole or in part, (b) of the bankruptcy, insolvency, rehabilitation or other similar proceeding in respect of any Borrower or any of its constituent Persons or an assignment by any Borrower or any of its constituent Persons for the benefit of its creditors, or (c) any Lender and/or Administrative Agent properly exercises any of their other remedies under this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note and the other Loan Documents, Borrower shall be chargeable with and agrees to pay all costs of collection and defense, including actual out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees and costs of, counsel, in each case, for Administrative Agent and the Lenders, incurred by Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower in connection therewith and in connection with any appellate proceeding or post judgment action involved therein, together with all required service or use taxes.

 

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Section 17.8          Schedules and Exhibits Incorporated .  The Schedules and Exhibits annexed hereto are hereby incorporated herein as a part of this Agreement with the same effect as if set forth in the body hereof.

 

Section 17.9          Offsets, Counterclaims and Defenses .  To the extent permitted by applicable law, any assignee of Lenders’ interest in and to this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note and the other Loan Documents shall take the same free and clear of all offsets, counterclaims (other than a compulsory counterclaim) or defenses which are unrelated to such documents and the Loan which Borrower may otherwise have against any assignor of such documents, and no such unrelated counterclaim or defense shall be interposed or asserted by Borrower in any action or proceeding brought by any such assignee upon such documents and any such right to interpose or assert any such unrelated offset, counterclaim or defense in any such action or proceeding is hereby expressly waived by Borrower.

 

Section 17.10          No Joint Venture or Partnership; No Third Party Beneficiaries; Non Liability of Administrative Agent and Lenders.

 

(a)          Borrower, Administrative Agent and Lenders intend that the relationships created under this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note and the other Loan Documents be solely that of borrower and lender.  Nothing herein or therein is intended to create a joint venture, partnership, tenancy-in-common, or joint tenancy relationship between Borrower, Administrative Agent and/or Lenders nor to grant Administrative Agent or any Lender any interest in the Property other than that of mortgagee, beneficiary or lender.

 

(b)          This Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note and the other Loan Documents are solely for the benefit of Administrative Agent, Lenders and Borrower and nothing contained in this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note or the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to confer upon anyone other than Administrative Agent, Lenders and Borrower any right to insist upon or to enforce the performance or observance of any of the obligations contained herein or therein.  All conditions to the obligations of Lenders to make the Loan hereunder are imposed solely and exclusively for the benefit of Lenders and no other Person (other than Administrative Agent) shall have standing to require satisfaction of such conditions in accordance with their terms or be entitled to assume that Lenders will refuse to make the Loan in the absence of strict compliance with any or all thereof and no other Person shall under any circumstances be deemed to be a beneficiary of such conditions (other than Administrative Agent), any or all of which may be freely waived in whole or in part by Lenders if, in Lenders’ sole discretion, Lenders deem it advisable or desirable to do so.

 

(c)          The general partners, members, principals and (if Borrower is a trust) beneficial owners of Borrower are experienced in the ownership and operation of properties similar to the Property, and Borrower and Lenders are relying solely upon such expertise and business plan in connection with the ownership and operation of the Property.  Borrower is not relying on Administrative Agent’s or Lenders’ expertise, business acumen or advice in connection with the Property.

 

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(d)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, neither Administrative Agent nor Lenders are undertaking the performance of (i) any obligations related to the Property (including, without limitation, under the Leases); or (ii) any obligations with respect to any agreements, contracts, certificates, instruments, franchises, permits, trademarks, licenses and other documents to which any Borrower Party and/or the Property is subject.

 

(e)          By accepting or approving anything required to be observed, performed or fulfilled or to be given to Administrative Agent and/or Lenders pursuant to this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note or the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, any officer’s certificate, balance sheet, statement of profit and loss or other financial statement, survey, appraisal, or insurance policy, neither Administrative Agent nor Lenders shall be deemed to have warranted, consented to, or affirmed the sufficiency, the legality or effectiveness of same, and such acceptance or approval thereof shall not constitute any warranty or affirmation with respect thereto by Administrative Agent or any Lender.

 

(f)          Borrower recognizes and acknowledges that in accepting this Agreement, the Note, the Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents, Administrative Agent and Lenders are expressly and primarily relying on the truth and accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Article 3 of this Agreement without any obligation to investigate the Property and notwithstanding any investigation of the Property by Administrative Agent or any Lender; that such reliance existed on the part of Administrative Agent and Lenders prior to the date hereof, that the warranties and representations are a material inducement to Lenders in making the Loan; and that Lenders would not be willing to make the Loan and accept this Agreement, the Note, the Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents in the absence of the warranties and representations as set forth in Article 3 of this Agreement.

 

(g)          Neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any fiduciary responsibilities to Borrower and no provision in this Agreement or in any of the other Loan Documents, and no course of dealing between or among any of the parties hereto, shall be deemed to create any fiduciary duty owing by Administrative Agent or any Lender to any Lender, Borrower, or any other Borrower Party.  Neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender undertakes any responsibility to Borrower to review or inform Borrower of any matter in connection with any phase of Borrower’s business or operations.

 

Section 17.11          Publicity; Confidentiality .

 

(a)           Publicity .  All news releases, publicity or advertising by Borrower, Administrative Agent or their Affiliates through any media intended to reach the general public which refers to this Agreement, the Note, the Security Instrument or the other Loan Documents or the financing evidenced by this Agreement, the Note, the Security Instrument or the other Loan Documents, to Lenders, Administrative Agent or any of their Affiliates shall be subject to the prior written approval of Administrative Agent or Borrower, as applicable, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, that (a) Borrower may issue a release stating that a financing has occurred which does not mention Administrative Agent or any Lender or any Affiliates of Lender, any of the material terms of the Loan (other than the Loan amount) or any Securities or Securitization or any prospective securitization or securities related to the Loan and (b) Administrative Agent and any Lender may commission advertisements in newspapers, trade publications or other written public advertisement media (including tombstone advertisements) which may include references to the Loan and the Property.  The foregoing shall not apply to any marketing materials that are prepared by or on behalf of Administrative Agent, Joint Lead Arrangers and/or any Lender in connection with a potential Secondary Market Transaction, it being agreed that Administrative Agent, Joint Lead Arrangers and each Lender shall have the right to issue, without Borrower’s approval, and Borrower hereby authorizes Administrative Agent, Joint Lead Arrangers and each Lender to issue, such marketing materials, term sheets and other materials as Administrative Agent, Joint Lead Arrangers and/or any Lender may deem reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with Administrative Agent’s, Joint Lead Arrangers and/or any Lender’s own marketing activities with respect to any potential Secondary Market Transaction, and such materials may describe the Loan in general terms or in detail and Administrative Agent’s, Joint Lead Arrangers’ and/or any Lender’s participation therein.

 

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(b)           Confidentiality .  Except as otherwise provided by Legal Requirements, Administrative Agent and each Lender shall keep all non-public information obtained pursuant to the requirements of this Agreement in accordance with its customary procedure for handling confidential information of this nature and in accordance with safe and sound banking practices but in any event may make disclosure: (a) to any of their respective Affiliates (provided any such Affiliate shall agree to keep such information confidential in accordance with the terms of this Section); (b) as reasonably requested by any bona fide Assignee, Participant or other transferee in connection with the contemplated transfer of any Note or participations therein as permitted hereunder (provided they shall agree to keep such information confidential in accordance with the terms of this Section); (c) as required or requested by any Governmental Authority or representative thereof or pursuant to legal process or in connection with any legal proceedings; (d) to the Administrative Agent’s or such Lender’s independent auditors and other professional advisors (provided they shall be notified of the confidential nature of the information and either have a legal obligation to keep such information confidential or agree to keep such information confidential in accordance with the terms of this Section); (e) if an Event of Default exists, to any other Person, as deemed reasonably necessary by Administrative Agent or Lenders in connection with the exercise by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders of rights hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents; and (f) to the extent such information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Borrower or any Affiliate

 

Section 17.12          Limitation of Liability .  No claim may be made by Borrower, or any other Person against Administrative Agent, any Lender or at their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, attorneys or agents of any of such Persons for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages in respect of any claim for breach of contract or any other theory of liability arising out of or related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any act, omission or event occurring in connection therewith; and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower hereby waives, releases and agrees not to sue upon any claim for any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor .

 

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Section 17.13          Conflict; Construction of Documents; Reliance.   In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Instrument, the Note or any of the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Agreement shall control.  The parties hereto acknowledge that they were represented by competent counsel in connection with the negotiation, drafting and execution of this Agreement, the Note, the Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents and this Agreement, the Note, the Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents shall not be subject to the principle of construing their meaning against the party which drafted same.  Borrower acknowledges that, with respect to the Loan, Borrower shall rely solely on its own judgment and advisors in entering into the Loan without relying in any manner on any statements, representations or recommendations of Administrative Agent or any Lender or any parent, subsidiary or Affiliate of Administrative Agent or any Lender.  Administrative Agent and Lenders shall not be subject to any limitation whatsoever in the exercise of any rights or remedies available to them under this Agreement, the Note, the Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents or any other agreements or instruments which govern the Loan by virtue of the ownership by Administrative Agent, Lenders or any parent, subsidiary or Affiliate of Administrative Agent or any Lender of any equity interest any of them may acquire in Borrower, and Borrower hereby irrevocably waives the right to raise any defense or take any action on the basis of the foregoing with respect to Administrative Agent’s and any Lender’s exercise of any such rights or remedies.  Borrower acknowledges that Administrative Agent and Lenders engage in the business of real estate financings and other real estate transactions and investments which may be viewed as adverse to or competitive with the business of Borrower or its Affiliates.

 

Section 17.14          Entire Agreement .  This Agreement, the Note, the Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents contain the entire agreement of the parties hereto and thereto in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and all prior agreements among or between such parties, whether oral or written between Borrower Administrative Agent and Lenders are superseded by the terms of this Agreement, the Note, the Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents.

 

Section 17.15          Liability .  If Borrower consists of more than one Person, the obligations and liabilities of each such Person hereunder shall be joint and several.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Borrower, Administrative Agent and Lenders and their respective successors and assigns forever.

 

Section 17.16          Duplicate Originals; Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in any number of duplicate originals and each duplicate original shall be deemed to be an original.  The failure of any party hereto to execute this Agreement, or any counterpart hereof, shall not relieve the other signatories from their obligations hereunder.

 

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Section 17.17          Brokers .  Borrower agrees (i) to pay any and all fees imposed or charged by all brokers, mortgage bankers and advisors (each a “ Broker ”) hired or contracted by any Borrower Party or their Affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) to indemnify and hold Administrative Agent and Lenders harmless from and against any and all claims, demands and liabilities for brokerage commissions, assignment fees, finder’s fees or other compensation whatsoever arising from this Agreement or the making of the Loan which may be asserted against Administrative Agent or any Lender by any Person (unless such Person is claiming a fee or compensation as a result of the actions of Administrative Agent and/or such Lender).  The foregoing indemnity shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Debt.  Borrower hereby represents and warrants that no Broker was engaged by any Borrower Party in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  Administrative Agent and each Lender hereby agree to pay any and all fees imposed or charged by any Broker hired solely by Administrative Agent or such Lender, respectively.  Borrower acknowledges and agrees that (a) any Broker is not an agent of Administrative Agent or any Lender and has no power or authority to bind Administrative Agent or Lenders, (b) Administrative Agent and Lenders are not responsible for any recommendations or advice given to any Borrower Party by any Broker, (c) Administrative Agent, Lenders and the Borrower Parties have dealt at arms-length with each other in connection with the Loan, (d) no fiduciary or other special relationship exists or shall be deemed or construed to exist among Administrative Agent, Lenders and the Borrower Parties and (e) none of the Borrower Parties shall be entitled to rely on any assurances or waivers given, or statements made or actions taken, by any Broker which purport to bind Administrative Agent and/or Lenders or modify or otherwise affect this Agreement or the Loan, unless Administrative Agent or a Lender has, in its sole discretion, as applicable, agreed in writing with any such Borrower Party to such assurances, waivers, statements, actions or modifications.  Borrower acknowledges and agrees that Administrative Agent and Lenders may, in their sole discretion, pay fees or compensation to any Broker in connection with or arising out of the closing and funding of the Loan.  Such fees and compensation, if any, (i) shall be in addition to any fees which may be paid by any Borrower Party to such Broker and (ii) create a potential conflict of interest for Broker in its relationship with the Borrower Parties.  Such fees and compensation, if applicable, may include a direct, one-time payment, servicing fees and/or incentive payments based on volume and size of financings involving Administrative Agent and/or Lenders and such Broker.

 

Section 17.18          Set-Off .  Subject to Section 2.12 hereof and in addition to any rights and remedies of Administrative Agent and any Lender provided by this Agreement and by law, Administrative Agent and each Lender is hereby authorized by Borrower, at any time while an Event of Default exists, without prior notice to Borrower or to any other Person, any such notice being hereby expressly waived by Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law, but in the case of a Lender subject to receipt of the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Requisite Lenders exercised in their sole discretion, to set off and to appropriate and to apply any and all deposits (general or special, including, but not limited to, indebtedness evidenced by certificates of deposit, whether matured or unmatured) and any other indebtedness at any time held or owing by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or any affiliate of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, to or for the credit or the account of Borrower against and on account of any of the Debt, irrespective of whether or not any or all of the Debt has been declared to be, or has otherwise become, due and payable as permitted hereunder, and although the Debt or the applicable portion thereof shall be contingent or unmatured.

 

Section 17.19          Intercreditor Agreement .  Lenders and Mezzanine Lenders are parties to a certain intercreditor agreement dated as of the date hereof (the “ Intercreditor Agreement ”) memorializing their relative rights and obligations with respect to the Loan, the Mezzanine A Loan, the Mezzanine B Loan, Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, Mezzanine B Borrower and the Property.  Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i) such Intercreditor Agreement is intended solely for the benefit of Lenders and Mezzanine Lenders and (ii) Borrower and Mezzanine Borrowers are not intended third-party beneficiaries of any of the provisions therein and shall not be entitled to rely on any of the provisions contained therein.  Administrative Agent, Lenders and Mezzanine Lenders shall have no obligation to disclose to Borrower the contents of the Intercreditor Agreement.  Borrower’s obligations hereunder are independent of such Intercreditor Agreement and remain unmodified by the terms and provisions thereof.

 

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Section 17.20          Intentionally Omitted .

 

Section 17.21          Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(iii)        the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.

 

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Article 18

 

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT; RELATIONS AMONG LENDERS

 

Section 18.1          Appointment and Authorization .  Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as contractual representative on such Lender’s behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are specifically delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Not in limitation of the foregoing, each Lender authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent to enter into the Loan Documents for the benefit of the Lenders.  Each Lender hereby agrees that, except as otherwise set forth herein, any action taken by the Requisite Lenders in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or the Loan Documents, and the exercise by the Requisite Lenders of the powers set forth herein or therein, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be authorized and binding upon all of the Lenders.  Nothing herein shall be construed to deem the Administrative Agent a trustee or fiduciary for any Lender or to impose on the Administrative Agent duties or obligations other than those expressly provided for herein.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the use of the terms “Administrative Agent”, “Agent”, “agent” and similar terms in the Loan Documents with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law.  Instead, use of such terms is merely a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties.  The Administrative Agent shall deliver to each Lender, promptly upon receipt thereof by Administrative Agent, full and complete copies of each of the financial statements, certificates, notices and other documents delivered to Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms hereof (including, without limitation, all certificates, policies, endorsements, documents and materials relating to the Borrower’s insurance coverage pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof) that the Borrower is not otherwise required to deliver directly to the Lenders.  The Administrative Agent will furnish to any Lender, upon the request of such Lender, a copy (or, where appropriate, an original) of any document, instrument, agreement, certificate or notice furnished to the Administrative Agent by any Borrower Party or any Affiliate thereof, pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document not already delivered to such Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any such other Loan Document.  As to any matters not expressly provided for by the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, enforcement of the Loan Documents or collection of the Debt), the Administrative Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the instructions of the Requisite Lenders (or the Requisite Lenders or all of the Lenders, as applicable, if explicitly required under any other provision of this Agreement), and such instructions shall be binding upon all Lenders and all holders of any of the Debt; provided , however , that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel exposes the Administrative Agent to personal liability or which is contrary to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or applicable law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law.  Not in limitation of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may exercise or may refrain from exercising any right or remedy it or the Lenders may have under any Loan Document during the continuance of an Event of Default unless the Requisite Lenders have directed the Administrative Agent otherwise and unless and until Administrative Agent shall have received directions from the Requisite Lenders, Administrative Agent may take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to any existing Event of Default as Administrative Agent shall determine in its sole discretion; provided that in the event Administrative Agent shall not have received direction from the Requisite Lenders with respect to commencing, or refraining from commencing, the exercise of remedies pursuant to this Agreement prior to the date that is sixty (60) days following the date on which the Administrative Agent has provided notice to the Lenders of such Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall commence the exercise of remedies in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  Furthermore, and without limiting the foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Administrative Agent as a result of the Administrative Agent acting or refraining from acting under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in accordance with the instructions of the Requisite Lenders pursuant to the terms hereof, or where applicable, the Requisite Lenders or all the Lenders.

 

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Section 18.2          Citi as Lender .  Citi, as a Lender, shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and any other Loan Document as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent; and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated, include Citi in each case in its individual capacity.  Citi and its affiliates may each accept deposits from, maintain deposits or credit balances for, invest in, lend money to, act as trustee under indentures of, serve as financial advisor to, and generally engage in any kind of business with any Borrower Party or any other affiliate thereof as if it were any other bank and without any duty to account therefor to the other Lenders.  Further, the Administrative Agent and any affiliate may accept fees and other consideration from the Borrower for services in connection with this Agreement and otherwise without having to account for the same to the other Lenders.  The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, Citi or its affiliates may receive information regarding Borrower, other Borrower Parties and affiliates thereof (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Person) and acknowledge that the Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them unless such information was delivered to Citi or any of its affiliates in such Person’s capacity as the Administrative Agent.

 

Section 18.3          Collateral Matters; Protective Advances.

 

(a)          Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent, without the necessity of any notice to or further consent from any Lender, from time to time prior to an Event of Default, to take any action with respect to the Property or Loan Documents which may be necessary to perfect and maintain perfected the Liens upon the Property granted pursuant to any of the Loan Documents .

 

(b)          Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to release any Lien granted to or held by the Administrative Agent upon the Property (i) upon indefeasible payment and satisfaction in full of the Debt (other than any inchoate surviving obligations); (ii) as expressly permitted by, but only in accordance with, the terms of the applicable Loan Document; and (iii) if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Requisite Lenders (or such greater number of Lenders as this Agreement or any other Loan Document may expressly provide).  Upon request by the Administrative Agent or Borrower at any time, the Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release the Property pursuant to this Section .

 

(c)          Upon any sale of the Property which is expressly permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and upon at least five (5) Business Days’ prior written request by Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall (and is hereby irrevocably authorized by the Lenders to) execute such documents as may be necessary to evidence the release of (and release of record) the Liens granted to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders herein or pursuant hereto upon the Property that was sold or transferred; provided , however , that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to execute any such document on terms which, in the Administrative Agent’s reasonable opinion, would expose the Administrative Agent to liability or create any obligation or entail any consequence other than the release of such Liens without recourse or warranty.  In the event of any sale or transfer of the Property, or any foreclosure with respect to the Property, the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to deduct all of the expenses reasonably incurred by the Administrative Agent from the proceeds of any such sale, transfer or foreclosure (including, without limitation, any transfer or similar taxes incurred in connection with any such sale or transfer of the Property) .

 

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(d)          The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Lenders or to any other Person to assure that the Property exists or is owned by the Borrower, any other Borrower Party or is cared for, protected or insured or that the Liens granted to the Administrative Agent herein or pursuant hereto have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise or to continue exercising at all or in any manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to the Administrative Agent in this Section or in any of the Loan Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Property, or any act, omission or event related thereto, the Administrative Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate (subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein), in its sole discretion (subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein), and that the Administrative Agent shall have no duty or liability whatsoever to the Lenders, except to the extent resulting from its gross negligence or willful misconduct .

 

(e)          The Administrative Agent may make, and shall be reimbursed by the Lenders (in accordance with their Percentage Shares) to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower for, Protective Advances with respect to the Property up to the sum of (i) amounts expended to pay Taxes imposed upon the Property; (ii) amounts expended to pay Insurance Premiums related to the Property; and (iii) $1,000,000.  Protective Advances in excess of said sum for the Property shall require the consent of the Requisite Lenders.  The Borrower agrees to pay on demand all Protective Advances.

 

Section 18.4          Post-Foreclosure Plans .  If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall obtain an appraisal of the Property, and in connection with any foreclosure proceedings, the Administrative Agent shall make an initial credit bid and subsequent credit bids in amounts not to exceed the lesser of (a) the fair market value of the Property as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent after taking into consideration such appraisal, and (b) the total outstanding amount of the Debt.  If all or any portion of the Property is acquired by the Administrative Agent as a result of a foreclosure or the acceptance of a deed or assignment in lieu of foreclosure, or is retained in satisfaction of all or any part of the Debt, the title to the Property, or any portion thereof, shall be held in the name of the Administrative Agent or a nominee or subsidiary of the Administrative Agent, as agent, for the ratable benefit of all Lenders.  The Administrative Agent shall prepare a recommended course of action for the Property (a “ Post-Foreclosure Plan ”), which shall be subject to the approval of the Requisite Lenders.  In accordance with the approved Post-Foreclosure Plan, the Administrative Agent shall manage, operate, repair, administer, complete, construct, restore or otherwise deal with the Property acquired, and shall administer all transactions relating thereto, including, without limitation, employing a property manager, leasing agent and other agents, contractors and employees, including agents for the sale of the Property, and the collecting of Rents and other sums from the Property and paying the expenses of such Property.  Actions taken by the Administrative Agent with respect to the Property, which are not specifically provided for in the approved Post-Foreclosure Plan or reasonably incidental thereto, shall require the written consent of the Requisite Lenders by way of supplement to such Post-Foreclosure Plan.  Upon demand therefor from time to time, each Lender will contribute its Percentage Share of all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the approved Post-Foreclosure Plan in connection with the construction, operation, management, maintenance, leasing and sale of the Property.  In addition, the Administrative Agent shall render or cause to be rendered to each Lender, on a monthly basis, an income and expense statement for the Property, and each Lender shall promptly (but no later than seven (7) Business Days from receipt of such statement) contribute its Percentage Share of any operating loss for the Property, and such other expenses and operating reserves as the Administrative Agent shall deem reasonably necessary pursuant to and in accordance with the approved Post-Foreclosure Plan.  To the extent there is net operating income from the Property, the Administrative Agent shall, in accordance with the approved Post-Foreclosure Plan, determine the amount and timing of distributions to the Lenders.  All such distributions shall be made to the Lenders in accordance with their respective Percentage Shares.  The Lenders acknowledge and agree that if title to the Property is obtained by the Administrative Agent or its nominee, the Property will not be held as a permanent investment but will be liquidated as soon as practicable.  The Administrative Agent shall undertake to sell the Property, at such price and upon such terms and conditions as the Requisite Lenders reasonably shall determine to be most advantageous to the Lenders.

 

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Section 18.5          Approval of Lenders .  All communications from the Administrative Agent to any Lender requesting such Lender’s determination, consent, approval or disapproval (a) shall be given in the form of a written notice to such Lender, (b) shall be accompanied by a description of the matter or issue as to which such determination, approval, consent or disapproval is requested, or shall advise such Lender where information, if any, regarding such matter or issue may be inspected, or shall otherwise describe the matter or issue to be resolved, (c) shall include, if reasonably requested by such Lender and to the extent not previously provided to such Lender, written materials and a summary of all oral information provided to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower in respect of the matter or issue to be resolved, and (d) shall include the Administrative Agent’s recommended course of action or determination in respect thereof.  Unless a Lender shall give written notice to Administrative Agent that it specifically objects to the recommendation or determination of Administrative Agent (together with a reasonable written explanation of the reasons behind such objection) within twelve (12) Business Days (or such lesser or greater period as may be specifically required under the express terms of the Loan Documents) of receipt of such communication, such Lender shall be deemed to have conclusively approved of or consented to such recommendation or determination; provided, however, that such deemed consent shall not apply to the matters set forth in Section 18.18(b) except if such Lender is a Defaulting Pfandbrief Lender.

 

Section 18.6          Notice of Defaults .  The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default unless the Administrative Agent has actual knowledge of such Default or Event of Default or has received notice from a Lender or a Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing with reasonable specificity such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.”  If any Lender (excluding any Lender which is also serving as the Administrative Agent) becomes aware of any Default or Event of Default, it shall promptly send to the Administrative Agent such a “notice of default”.  Further, if the Administrative Agent receives such a “notice of default,” the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders.  For purposes of this Section 18.6 , the actual knowledge of Administrative Agent shall be deemed to mean the actual collective knowledge of the officers, directors and employees of Administrative Agent that are primarily and directly responsible for the administration and servicing of the Loan.

 

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Section 18.7          Administrative Agent’s Reliance .  Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents, employees or counsel shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except for its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with its duties expressly set forth herein or therein.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent: may consult with legal counsel (including its own counsel or counsel for Borrower or any other Borrower Party), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts.  Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents, employees or counsel: (a) makes any warranty or representation to any Lender or any other Person or shall be responsible to any Lender or any other Person for any statement, warranty or representation made or deemed made by the Borrower, any other Borrower Party or any other Person in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (b) shall have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the satisfaction of any conditions precedent under this Agreement or any Loan Document on the part of the Borrower or other Persons or inspect the property, books or records of the Borrower or any other Person; (c) shall be responsible to any Lender for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto or the Property covered thereby or the perfection or priority of any Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders in any the Property; (d) shall have any liability in respect of any recitals, statements, certifications, representations or warranties contained in any of the Loan Documents or any other document, instrument, agreement, certificate or statement delivered in connection therewith; and (e) shall incur any liability under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by acting upon any notice, consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by telephone, telecopy or electronic mail) believed by it to be genuine and signed, sent or given by the proper party or parties.  The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under the Loan Documents by or through agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney-in-fact that it selects in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

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Section 18.8          Indemnification of Administrative Agent .  Regardless of whether the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are consummated, each Lender agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so, if any) pro rata in accordance with such Lender’s respective Percentage Share, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent but not as a “Lender”) in any way relating to or arising out of the Loan Documents, any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents (collectively, “ Indemnifiable Amounts ”); provided , however , that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such Indemnifiable Amounts to the extent resulting from the Administrative Agent’s gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud or intentional misrepresentation, in each case, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment; provided , however , that no action taken in accordance with the directions of the Requisite Lenders (or the Requisite Lenders or all of the Lenders, as applicable, if expressly required hereunder) shall be deemed to constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct for purposes of this Section.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by Borrower and without limiting the obligation of Borrower to do so) promptly upon demand for its Percentage Share of any out-of-pocket expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of the counsel to the Administrative Agent) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, administration, or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings, or otherwise) of, or legal advice with respect to the rights or responsibilities of the parties under, the Loan Documents, any suit or action brought by the Administrative Agent to enforce the terms of the Loan Documents and/or collect the Debt, any “lender liability” suit or claim brought against the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders, and any claim or suit brought against the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders arising under any Environmental Laws.  Such out-of-pocket expenses (including counsel fees) shall be advanced by the Lenders on the request of the Administrative Agent notwithstanding any claim or assertion that the Administrative Agent is not entitled to indemnification hereunder upon receipt of an undertaking by the Administrative Agent that the Administrative Agent will reimburse the Lenders if it is actually and finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Administrative Agent is not so entitled to indemnification.  The agreements in this Section shall survive the payment of the Loan and all other amounts payable hereunder or under the other Loan Documents and the termination of this Agreement.  If the Borrower shall reimburse the Administrative Agent for any Indemnifiable Amount following payment by any Lender to the Administrative Agent in respect of such Indemnifiable Amount pursuant to this Section, the Administrative Agent shall share such reimbursement on a ratable basis with each Lender making any such payment.

 

Section 18.9          Lender Credit Decision, Etc .  Each Lender expressly acknowledges and agrees that neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, counsel, attorneys-in-fact or other affiliates has made any representations or warranties to such Lender and that no act by the Administrative Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of Borrower, any other Borrower Party or any Affiliate of Borrower and/or any Borrower Party, shall be deemed to constitute any such representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent to any Lender.  Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any other Lender or counsel to the Administrative Agent, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents or counsel, and based on the financial statements of Borrower, the other Borrower Parties, and Affiliates of Borrower and/or any Borrower Party, and inquiries of such Persons, its independent due diligence of the business and affairs of Borrower, the other Borrower Parties, and other Persons, its review of the Loan Documents, the legal opinions required to be delivered to it hereunder, the advice of its own counsel and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit and legal analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.  Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any other Lender or counsel to the Administrative Agent or any of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, and based on such review, advice, documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents.  The Administrative Agent shall not be required to keep itself informed as to the performance or observance by Borrower or any other Borrower Party of the Loan Documents or any other document referred to or provided for therein or to inspect the properties or books of, or make any other investigation of, the Borrower, any other Borrower Party or any Affiliate of Borrower and/or any other Borrower Party.  Except for notices, reports and other documents and information expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall have no duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of Borrower, any other Borrower Party or any other Affiliate thereof which may come into possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or other Affiliates.  Each Lender acknowledges that the Administrative Agent’s legal counsel in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is only acting as counsel to the Administrative Agent and is not acting as counsel to such Lender except as may otherwise be agreed to in writing between such counsel and such Lender and consented to by Administrative Agent.

 

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Section 18.10          Successor Administrative Agent .  The Administrative Agent may resign at any time as Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents by giving written notice thereof to the Lenders and Borrower.  Upon any such resignation, the Requisite Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent, subject to the consent of Borrower (provided no Event of Default has occurred, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).  If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence, and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the current Administrative Agent’s giving of notice of resignation, then the current Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which shall be a Lender, if any Lender shall be willing to serve, and otherwise shall be an Eligible Assignee.  Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the current Administrative Agent, and the current Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents.  After any Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article 18 shall continue to inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents.  Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent may assign its rights and duties under the Loan Documents to any of its affiliates by giving the Borrower and each Lender prior written notice.  Each prior Administrative Agent will promptly upon request of the successor Administrative Agent and at the sole cost of Lenders execute and deliver, in recordable form, any assignment or other instrument necessary to give effect to, or evidence, its resignation and the transfer of its rights and duties in its capacity as the Administrative Agent hereunder.

 

Section 18.11          Titled Parties .  Joint Lead Arrangers assume no responsibility or obligation hereunder, including, without limitation, for servicing, enforcement or collection of any of the Loans, or any duties as an agent hereunder for the Lenders.  The title given to the Joint Lead Arranger is solely honorific and implies no fiduciary responsibility on the part of Joint Lead Arranger to Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Borrower or any other Borrower Party and the use of such titles does not impose on the Joint Lead Arrangers any duties or obligations greater than those of any other Lender or entitle the Joint Lead Arrangers to any rights other than those to which any other Lender is entitled.

 

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Section 18.12          Amendment of Administrative Agent’s Duties, Etc .  Subject to Section 18.18(d) , (i) no amendment, waiver or consent unless in writing and signed by Administrative Agent, in addition to all of the Lenders required hereinabove to take such action, shall affect the rights or duties of Administrative Agent to the Lenders under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, (ii) no waiver shall extend to or affect any obligation not expressly waived or impair any right consequent thereon and any amendment, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose set forth therein, and (iii) no course of dealing or delay or omission on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right shall operate as a waiver thereof or otherwise be prejudicial thereto.  Except as otherwise explicitly provided for herein or in any other Loan Document, no notice to or demand upon Borrower shall entitle Borrower to other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

 

Section 18.13          Defaulting Lenders.

 

(a)          If for any reason any Lender (a “ Defaulting Lender ”) shall (i) fail or refuse to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which it is a party within the time period specified for performance of such obligation and such failure continues for seven (7) Business Days after written notice to such Lender from Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms of this Section 18.13(a) (provided, that, with respect to any such obligation that cannot be satisfied by the payment of a sum of money, such Lender shall not be deemed a Defaulting Lender unless such failure continues for seven (7) Business Days after Administrative Agent shall have sent such Lender a second written notice of such Lender’s continuing failure to perform such obligation in accordance with the terms of this Section 18.13(a) ), (ii) become the subject of Bail-In Action or a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or (iii) solely for the purposes of this Section 18.13(a) and not for the purposes of any other provisions concerning a Defaulting Lender, acquire or have an Affiliate that acquires all or a portion of any Mezzanine Loan or any direct or indirect ownership interest in any Borrower Party (other than shares of common stock in any Borrower Party that is publicly traded), then, in addition to the rights and remedies that may be available to the Administrative Agent or the Borrower under this Agreement or applicable law, such Defaulting Lender’s right to participate in the administration of the Loan, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including without limitation, any right to vote in respect of, to consent to or to direct any action or inaction of the Administrative Agent or to be taken into account in the calculation of Requisite Lenders, Requisite Lenders or unanimous Lender consent, as applicable, shall be suspended during the pendency of such failure or refusal or while it is subject of Bail-In Action or a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code; provided , however , with respect to any Defaulting Pfandbrief Lender (defined below), so long as such Defaulting Pfandbrief Lender is not otherwise a Defaulting Lender pursuant to the definition of “Defaulting Lender”, subject to Section 18.5 hereof, (x) such Defaulting Pfandbrief Lender shall retain its consent rights with respect to the actions set forth in Sections 10.2, 18.4 and 18.18(b) and 18.18(c) hereof (collectively, the “ Defaulting Pfandbrief Lender Consent Actions ”) and (y) the portion of the outstanding principal amount of the Loan allocated to such Defaulting Pfandbrief Lender shall be included for such determination solely with respect to such Defaulting Pfandbrief Lender Consent Actions. Any notice sent by Administrative Agent to a Lender pursuant to this Section 18.13(a) shall be sent in accordance with Section 14.1 hereof and shall be marked in bold lettering with the following language:  “ YOUR RESPONSE IS REQUIRED WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF A LOAN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNDERSIGNED (AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT), THE BORROWER AND THE LENDERS THERETO ” and the envelope containing such written request shall have been marked “PRIORITY”. The term “ Defaulting Pfandbrief Lender ” shall mean a Lender that (I) is a Defaulting Lender solely due to events described in clause (ii) of the first sentence of this Section 18.13(a) and (II) has added its interest in the Loan into the cover pool for a German Pfandbrief.  

 

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(b)          If for any reason a Lender fails to make timely payment to the Administrative Agent of any amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent hereunder (without giving effect to any notice or cure periods), in addition to other rights and remedies which the Administrative Agent or Borrower may have under the immediately preceding provisions or otherwise, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled (i) to collect interest from such Defaulting Lender on such delinquent payment for the period from the date on which the payment was due until the date on which the payment is made at the Federal Funds Rate, (ii) to withhold or setoff and to apply in satisfaction of the defaulted payment and any related interest, any amounts otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (iii) to bring an action or suit against such Defaulting Lender in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover the defaulted amount and any related interest.  Any amounts received by the Administrative Agent in respect of a Defaulting Lender’s Individual Loan Commitment (other than a Defaulting Pfandbrief Lender) shall not be paid to such Defaulting Lender and shall be held by the Administrative Agent and paid to such Defaulting Lender upon the Defaulting Lender’s curing of its default.  Furthermore, a Defaulting Lender shall indemnify and hold harmless Administrative Agent and each of the other Lenders from any claim, loss, or costs incurred by Administrative Agent and/or the other Lenders as a result of a Defaulting Lender’s failure to comply with the requirements of this Agreement, including, without limitation, any and all additional losses, damages, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees) incurred by Administrative Agent and any Lender as a result of and/or in connection with (i) any enforcement action brought by Administrative Agent against a Defaulting Lender and (ii) any action brought against Administrative Agent and/or Lenders. The indemnification provided above shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

 

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Section 18.14          Participations.

 

(a)          Any Lender may at any time grant to an affiliate of such Lender, or one or more banks or other financial institutions (each a “ Participant ”) participating interests in the portion of the Debt owing to such Lender.  Except as otherwise expressly stated herein, no Participant shall have any rights or benefits under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.  In the event of any such grant by a Lender of a participating interest to a Participant, such Lender shall remain responsible for the performance of its obligations hereunder, and the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement pursuant to which any Lender may grant such a participating interest shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right and responsibility to enforce the obligations of the Borrower hereunder including, without limitation, the right to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided , however , such Lender may agree with the Participant that it will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to (i) increase such Lender’s Individual Loan Commitment, (ii) extend the date fixed for the payment of principal on the Loan or portions thereof owing to such Lender, or (iii) reduce the rate at which interest is payable thereon.  An assignment or other transfer which is not permitted by Section 18.15 below shall be given effect for purposes of this Agreement only to the extent of a participating interest granted in accordance with this Section 18.14 .  Subject to paragraph (b) of this Section 18.14 , the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Subsections 2.5(b)(iv) , (v) , (vi) , and (vii) to the same extent as if it were a Lender hereunder and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 18.15 .  Except as set forth in Section 18.26 below, no Borrower Party shall be liable or responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Participant, or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing in connection with any transaction contemplated pursuant to this Section 18.14 .  Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “ Participant Register ”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations.  The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

 

(b)          A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Subsection 2.5(b)(iv) , (v) , (vi) , or (vii) than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent and such written consent specifically includes an acknowledgement to the effect that the Participant will be entitled to a greater payment under the applicable Subsection(s) than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive.  A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.5(b)(iv) unless Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of Borrower, to comply with Section 2.5(b)(viii) and (x) as though it were a Lender.

 

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Section 18.15          Assignments.

 

(a)          Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees (each an “ Assignee ”) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Notes; provided , however , (i) unless otherwise waived by Administrative Agent, any partial assignment shall be in an amount at least equal to $15,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof such that, after giving effect to such assignment, the Assignee shall have an Individual Loan Commitment having an aggregate outstanding principal balance, of at least $15,000,000, (ii) each such assignment shall be effected by means of an Assignment and Assumption Agreement, (iii) if the Eligible Assignee is an Existing Lender or an Affiliate of the assigning Lender, the consent of Administrative Agent shall not be required, (iv) except as set forth in clause (iii) above, no such assignments shall be permitted without the consent of Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), and (v) except as set forth in Section 18.26 below, no Borrower Party shall be liable or responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Assignee, or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing in connection with any transaction contemplated pursuant to this Section 18.15 .  Upon execution and delivery of such instrument, payment by such Assignee to such transferor Lender of an amount equal to the purchase price agreed between such transferor Lender and such Assignee and receipt of any consent required hereunder, such Assignee shall be deemed to be a Lender party to this Agreement and shall have all the rights and obligations of a Lender with an Individual Loan Commitment as set forth in such Assignment and Assumption Agreement, and the transferor Lender shall be released from its obligations hereunder to a corresponding extent, and no further consent or action by any party shall be required.  Upon the consummation of any assignment pursuant to this Section 18.15 and if requested by the transferee Lender and/or the transferor Lender, the transferor Lender, the Administrative Agent and Borrower shall make appropriate arrangements so new substitute Notes are issued to the Assignee and such transferor Lender by Borrower, as appropriate.  In connection with any such assignment, the transferor Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent an administrative fee for processing such assignment in the amount of $3,500.00 for the account of Administrative Agent.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Lender may assign or participate any interest in any Loan held by it hereunder to Borrower, any other Borrower Party, any Mezzanine Lender or any of their respective affiliates.

 

(b)          The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption Agreement delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”).  The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement.  The Register shall be available for inspection by Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

 

Section 18.16          Federal Reserve Bank Assignments; German Covered Bonds .  In addition to the assignments and participations permitted under the foregoing Sections, and without the need to comply with any of the formal or procedural requirements of the foregoing Sections, any Lender may at any time and from time to time collaterally assign its interests in all or any portion of its rights under all or any of the Loan Documents without the Administrative Agent’s consent to (i) a Federal Reserve Bank or (ii) any Person which is a trustee, administrator or receiver (or their respective nominees, collateral agents or collateral trustees) of a mortgage pool securing covered mortgage bonds issued by an eligible German bank ( Pfandbriefbanken ), the bondholders (as a collective whole) thereof, or by any other Person otherwise permitted to issue covered mortgage bonds ( Hypothekenpfandbriefe ) under German Pfandbrief legislation, as such legislation may be amended and in effect from time to time, or any successor or substitute legislation; provided that any such Federal Reserve Bank or Person’s right to be a “Lender” in lieu of the Lender which assigned, pledged or otherwise transferred its interest to such Person shall be subject to all consents in Section 18.15(a) .  No such pledge, assignment or transfer shall release the assigning Lender from its obligations hereunder.  Borrower shall and shall cause each other Borrower Party (other than Guarantor) to execute within fifteen (15) Business Days after request therefor is made by Administrative Agent (on behalf of any Lender), any documents or any amendments, amendments and restatements and/or modifications to any Loan Documents (including, without limitation, amended, amended and restated, modified and/or additional promissory notes) and/or estoppel certificates reasonably requested by Agent in order to make the Loan Documents eligible under German Pfandbrief legislation, as such legislation may be amended and in effect from time to time, or any substitute or successor legislation, provided that in no event shall any such document or any amendment, amendment and restatement and/or modification and/or estoppel certificate reduce any Borrower Party’s rights or increase any Borrower Party’s obligations, in either case, other than to a de minimis or ministerial extent.

 

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Section 18.17          Information to Assignee, Etc .  Subject in all events to the provisions of Section 17.11(b) , a Lender may furnish any information concerning the Borrower, any other Borrower Party or any affiliate thereof in the possession of such Lender from time to time to Assignees and Participants (including prospective Assignees and Participants).

 

Section 18.18          Amendments and Waivers.  

 

(a)           Generally .  Except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 18.18(b) , (i) any consent or approval required or permitted by this Agreement or in any Loan Document to be given by the Lenders shall be givable, (ii) any term of this Agreement or of any other Loan Document (other than any fee letter solely between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) shall be amendable, (iii) the performance or observance by Borrower or any other Borrower Party of any terms of this Agreement or such other Loan Document (other than any fee letter solely between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) shall be waivable and (iv) the acceleration of the maturity of the Loan shall be rescindable with, but only with, the written consent of the Requisite Lenders (or the Administrative Agent at the written direction of the Requisite Lenders), and, in the case of an amendment to any Loan Document, the written consent of each Borrower Party which is party thereto.

 

(b)           Unanimous Consent .  Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything herein or in the other Loan Documents to the contrary, in addition to those matters herein and in the other Loan Documents that expressly require the unanimous consent of all of the Lenders, no amendment, waiver or consent (except with respect to any fee letter solely between the Borrower and Agent regarding fees owed only to the Administrative Agent) shall, unless in writing, and signed by all of the Lenders (or the Administrative Agent, at the written direction of the Lenders), but excluding any Defaulting Lender, do any of the following (it being acknowledged for the avoidance of doubt that all amendments of any Loan Document shall not be effective against any Borrower Party which is a party thereto unless the same shall be in a writing signed by such Borrower Party):

 

(i)          increase the Individual Loan Commitments of the Lenders (excluding any increase as a result of an assignment of any Individual Loan Commitments permitted under Section 18.15 hereof) or subject the Lenders to any additional obligations;

 

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(ii)         reduce the principal of, or interest rates that have accrued or that will be charged on the outstanding principal amount of the Loans; provided , however , that Administrative Agent may waive any obligation of Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate and/or late charges for periods of up to thirty (30) days, and only the consent of the Requisite Lenders shall be necessary to waive any obligation of Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate or late charges thereafter, or to amend the definition of “Default Rate”;

 

(iii)        reduce the amount of any fees payable to the Lenders hereunder;

 

(iv)        postpone any date fixed for any payment of principal and/or interest on the Loan or for the payment of any fees or any other payments due and payable by Borrower hereunder or under the other Loan Documents;

 

(v)         change the Percentage Shares (excluding any change as a result of an assignment of any Individual Loan Commitment permitted under Section 18.15 hereof);

 

(vi)        effect any Securitization of all or any portion of the Loan;

 

(vii)       amend this Article 18 or amend the definitions of the terms used in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents insofar as such definitions affect the substance of this Article 18 ;

 

(viii)      modify the definition of the term “Requisite Lenders” or modify in any other manner the number or percentage of the Lenders required to make any determinations or waive any rights hereunder or to modify any provision hereof;

 

(ix)         consent to any Sale or Pledge of (except as expressly permitted by the Loan Documents without consent) or consent to any other indebtedness secured by the Property or consent to any Sale or Pledge of the direct or indirect interest in Borrower (except as expressly permitted by the Loan Documents without consent);

 

(x)          release the Guarantor of its obligations under any guaranty entered into by Guarantor (except for such releases as may be required pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents);

 

(xi)         release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty or any of the other Loan Documents unless expressly permitted pursuant to the terms hereof or under the other Loan Documents;

 

(xii)        release any Property unless expressly permitted pursuant to the terms hereof or under the other Loan Documents; or

 

(xiii)       amend or otherwise waive the requirements of Section 10.2 hereof.

 

Wherever any approval, consent or direction herein or in any other Loan Document is required by “each Lender” or “Lenders” it shall mean that such approval, consent or direction must be agreed to by the unanimous consent of all of the Lenders (in each case, other than Defaulting Lenders).

 

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(c)           Requisite Lender Consent .  Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything herein or in the other Loan Documents to the contrary, no Event of Default shall be waivable (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), unless in writing, and signed by the Requisite Lenders (or the Administrative Agent, at the written direction of the Requisite Lenders).

 

(d)          Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything herein or in the Loan Documents to the contrary, (i) to the extent that this Agreement or the other Loan Documents condition a consent or approval upon Requisite Lenders’ or unanimous Lenders’ consent, it is agreed to hereunder that Borrower shall make all requests of such consent and approval of Administrative Agent (notwithstanding that Requisite Lenders’ or unanimous Lenders’ consent is required) and all communication with the Lenders with respect to such matter which Borrower has made a request shall be to and from the Administrative Agent, (ii) each Borrower Party shall be entitled to rely on any and all written communications of Administrative Agent with respect to any determinations or elections, exercise of rights and the granting of any consent, waiver or approval on behalf of the Lenders in all circumstances without the obligation or necessity of making any inquiry of any of the individual Lenders as to the authority of Administrative Agent with respect to such matter, and (iii) each Borrower Party shall be entitled to deal with Administrative Agent as the exclusive representative of the Lenders on all matters.  It is expressly understood that no Borrower Party shall be obligated or have the right to communicate or interface directly with any Lender or Lenders concerning any consents, approvals, modifications or amendments or waivers hereunder.  The agreements in this Section shall survive the payment of the Loan and all other amounts payable hereunder or under the other Loan Documents.

 

Section 18.19          Servicer .  At the option of Administrative Agent, the Loan may be serviced by a servicer/ trustee selected by Administrative Agent (collectively, the “ Servicer ”) and Administrative Agent may delegate all or any portion of its responsibilities under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to such Servicer pursuant to a servicing agreement between Administrative Agent and such Servicer (the “ Servicing Agreement ”).  Borrower shall be responsible for any reasonable set-up fees or any other initial costs relating to or arising under the Servicing Agreement, and for payment of the monthly servicing fee (the “ Servicing Fee ”) due to the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement, provided that such Servicing Fee shall be in an amount customary in the marketplace for commercial mortgage loans similar to the Loan; provided , however , at no time shall the Servicing Fee exceed a per annum rate equal to 0.01% of the then Outstanding Principal Balance.

 

Section 18.20          Removal of the Administrative Agent .  The Requisite Lenders (excluding any portion of the Loan held by the Administrative Agent or any Affiliate thereof) may remove Administrative Agent at any time in the event of Administrative Agent’s gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud or intentional misrepresentation, in each case, in the performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement, or if Administrative Agent becomes a Defaulting Lender, by giving at least thirty (30) Business Days’ prior written notice and cure period to Administrative Agent, Borrower and all other Lenders and the appointment by the Requisite Lenders of a successor Administrative Agent in accordance with the provisions of Section 18.10.  After any Administrative Agent’s removal hereunder as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article 18 shall continue to inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents.  Any removal of an Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 18.20 shall not in any way affect such Administrative Agent’s position as a Lender.

 

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Section 18.21          Intentionally Omitted .

 

Section 18.22          Loan Pledgees .  In addition to the assignments and participations permitted under the foregoing Sections, any Lender may at any time, without the Administrative Agent’s consent, pledge or collaterally assign all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Notes to an Eligible Assignee in connection with the extension of a credit facility to such Lender that will be secured by such Lender’s interests in the Loan and other mortgage loans held by such Lender (a “ Loan Pledgee ”).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Loan Pledgee may take actual title to any Lender’s interests in the Loan that were pledged or collaterally assigned pursuant to this Section 18.22 unless (i) such Loan Pledgee is an Eligible Assignee at the time it acquires actual title to such interests, (ii) Administrative Agent shall have received an Assignment and Assumption Agreement with respect to the transfer of such interests in the Loan that has been executed by such Lender and the Loan Pledgee and (iii) such transfer shall be in compliance with  all the requirements of Section 18.15 .  Upon satisfaction of the conditions in clauses (i) through (iii) in the preceding sentence, such Loan Pledgee shall be deemed to be a Lender party to this Agreement and shall have all the rights and obligations of a Lender with an Individual Loan Commitment as set forth in such Assignment and Assumption Agreement.

 

Section 18.23          Intentionally Omitted.

 

Section 18.24          Surveillance .  At the option of Administrative Agent, Administrative Agent may engage third party firms to engage in surveillance and re-underwritings of the Loan and to provide document sharing and virtual data rooms (including, Intralinks).  Other than in connection with the initial closing of the Loan, Borrower shall not be responsible for any fees in connection therewith.

 

Section 18.25          Intentionally Omitted .

 

Section 18.26          Syndication Costs .  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (A) Borrower shall pay all reasonable third party costs and expenses incurred by Administrative Agent or by any Borrower Party in connection with any sale or other transfer of the Loan (or any portion thereof and/or interest therein) by Citi and/or one or more of its Affiliates pursuant to this Article 18 occurring prior to the earlier of (i) January 21, 2019 or (ii) the date on which such sale or other transfer under this Article 18 occurs resulting in Citi and/or one or more of its Affiliates collectively holding an interest in the Loan equal to $100,000,000 or less and (B) thereafter, neither Borrower nor any of its direct or indirect owners shall be required to incur any material costs or expenses in the performance of Borrower’s obligations under this Article 18 in connection with any such sale or other transfer other than expenses of Borrower’s counsel, accountants and consultants.

 

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Section 18.27          Tax Efficient Structuring . Each Lender, in its sole and absolute discretion, shall use reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policy and legal and regulatory restrictions) to mitigate or remove the imposition of Taxes as may be achievable by means of the transfer of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to another lending office or otherwise as may be agreed by each of the Lenders in each Lender’s sole and absolute discretion; provided, however, that no Lender shall take any action in connection with the foregoing that has the effect of increasing any of Borrower’s costs in connection with the Loan, other than to a de minimis extent.  For the avoidance of doubt, no Lender shall be under any obligation to agree to or to enter into any such transfer, or to agree to or take any other action pursuant to this Section 18.27, except as such Lender may choose in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their duly authorized representatives, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

  BORROWER:
   
  NORTH TOWER, LLC,
  a Delaware limited liability company
   
  By: North Tower Mezzanine, LLC,
    a Delaware limited liability company,
    its Sole and Managing Member

 

  By: North Tower Mezzanine II, LLC,
    a Delaware limited liability company,
    its Sole and Managing Member

 

  By: /s/ Jason Kirschner
    Name: Jason Kirschner
    Title: Senior Vice President, Finance

 

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  LENDERS:
   
  CITIBANK, N.A.
   
  By: /s/ Ana Rosu Marmann
    Name: Ana Rosu Marmann
    Title: Authorized Signatory
   
  Address for notices and Lending Office:
   
  Citibank, N.A.
  388 Greenwich Street
  6th Floor
  New York, New York 10013

 

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  NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH
   
  By: /s/ Bruce Habig
    Name: Bruce Habig
    Title: Managing Director
   
  By: /s/ Timothy Bachman
    Name: Timothy Bachman
    Title: Executive Director
   
  Address for notices and Lending Office:
   
  Natixis, New York Branch
  1251 Avenue of the Americas
  New York, New York 10020
  Attention: Real Estate Administration

 

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  NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH
   
  By: /s/ Bruce Habig
    Name: Bruce Habig
    Title: Managing Director
       
  By: /s/ Timothy Bachman
    Name: Timothy Bachman
    Title: Executive Director

 

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  LENDER :
   
  CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK
  CORPORATION, NEW YORK
  BRANCH
   
  By: /s/ Jun Bi
    Name: Jun Bi
    Title: Deputy General Manager
   
  Applicable Lending Office and Address for Notices:
   
  1095 Avenue of the Americas, 33rd Floor
  New York, New York 10036
  Attention: Mitch Chang
  Email: mitch . chang @ ccbny . com

 

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  LANDESBANK BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG,
  NEW YORK BRANCH
   
  By: /s/ LISA KOMM
    Name: LISA KOMM
    Title: DIRECTOR
   
  By: /s/ ALEXANDER JOERG
    Name: ALEXANDER JOERG
    Title: MANAGIING DIRECTOR
   
  Assignee’s Applicable Lending Office and Address for
  Notices:
   
  Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, New York Branch
  280 Park Avenue, 31 st Floor, West Building
  New York, New York 10017
  Attention: Lisa Komm
  Telephone: (212) 584-1761
  Email: Lisa.Komm@LBBWus.com
   
  For Notices, copy to:
   
  Landesbank Baden-Württemberg
  Risk Management Real Estate North America 3 (5716/H)
  Am Hauptbahnhof 2
  70173 Stuttgart
  Germany
  Attention: Sonja Bredow
  Telephone: +49 (711) 127-74477
  Email: Sonja.Bredow@LBBW.de

  

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Loan Agreement 333 South Grand Refinance

 

 

 

 

  JOINT LEAD ARRANGERS:
   
  CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
   
  By: /s/ Ana Rosu Marmann
    Name: Ana Rosu Marmann
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

Loan Agreement 333 South Grand Refinance

 

 

 

 

  NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH
   
  By: /s/ Bruce Habig
    Name: Bruce Habig
    Title: Managing Director
   
  By: /s/Timothy Bachman
    Name: Timothy Bachman
    Title: Executive Director

 

  Address for notices and Lending Office:
   
  Natixis, New York Branch
  1251 Avenue of the Americas
  New York, New York 10020
  Attention: Real Estate Administration

 

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Loan Agreement 333 South Grand Refinance

 

 

 

 

  ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:
   
  CITIBANK, N.A.
   
  By: /s/ Ana Rosu Marmann
    Name: Ana Rosu Marmann
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

Loan Agreement 333 South Grand Refinance

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE I

 

INTENTIONALLY OMITTED

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE II

 

INTENTIONALLY OMITTED

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE III

 

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

 

(attached hereto)

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE Iv

 

DESCRIPTION OF REA’S

 

That certain Amended and Restated Reciprocal Easement and Operating Agreement executed by North Tower LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and Maguire Properties-355 S. Grand, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, dated as of September 20, 2018 and recorded on September 20, 2018 as Instrument no. 2018-0965383 in the official records of Los Angeles County, California.

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE V

 

INTENTIONALLY OMITTED

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE Vi

 

INDIVIDUAL LOAN COMMITMENT/

PRO RATA SHARE

 

LENDER INDIVIDUAL LOAN PRO RATA
  COMMITMENT SHARE
     
CITIBANK, N.A.

$170,000,000.00

42.50%

     
NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH

$105,000,000.00

26.25%

     

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION, NEW YORK BRANCH

$70,000,000.00

17.5%
     

LANDESBANK BADEN- WÜRTTEMBERG, NEW YORK BRANCH

$55,000,000.00

13.75%

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE VII

 

DISCLOSURES

 

NONE

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE VIII

 

UNFUNDED OBLIGATIONS

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE IX

 

Permitted Alterations Project Description

 

Brookfield is actively under construction in connection with the revitalization of the retail offerings directly serving 333 South Grand and 355 South Grand. Conceptually, Brookfield seeks to re-tenant the atrium in a manner which serves the 6 million sf of directly adjacent office users. To that end, Brookfield will seek amenity and food services which will activate the neighborhood and create a vibrant and contemporary environment. Additional services may include a bike room, a health and wellness center, and a tenant lounge replete with an outdoor roof deck and F&B component available to the tenants of the building.

 

A budget for the proposed work described herein appears on the following page.

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

[Form of Notice Letter - Tenants]

 

___________, 20[__]

 

[TENANT]

 

Re: [Describe Lease] (the “Lease”)

 

To Whom it May Concern:

 

A new cash management system has been adopted in connection with our loan from [_________________], its successors and/or assigns (“ Lender ”). Consequently, from and after the date of this letter, all payments due under the Lease should be delivered as follows:

 

(i) If by check, money order, or its equivalent, please mail such items to:

 

  [INSERT RESTRICTED ACCT. INFO]
   
   
   
   
Attention:  
   
Facsimile No.:  

 

(ii)         If by wire transfer to:

 

[INSERT RESTRICTED ACCT. INFO]

 

Payee:  
   
ABA Routing #:  
   
For Account:  
   
Account #:  
   
Bank Contact:  

 

This payment direction may not be rescinded or altered, except by a written direction signed by Lender or its agent.

 

 

 

 

We appreciate your cooperation.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  BORROWER:
   
  [_________________________________]
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

Atrium Parcel

 

(attached hereto)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement

 

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of __________ , 201__, among [NAME OF ASSIGNING BANK]. (“ Assignor ”), [NAME OF ASSIGNEE] (“ Assignee ”), [NAME OF BORROWER, a _____________________ (“ Borrower ”)] and [NAME OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT], as administrative agent for Lenders, as defined below (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, “ Administrative Agent ”).

 

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

 

1.          This Assignment and Assumption Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) relates to the Loan Agreement (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “ Loan Agreement ”) dated _____________ 201[_] among (“ Borrower ”), the lender(s) party thereto (each a “ Lender ” and, collectively, “ Lenders ”), [_________________] and [_____________________] as joint lead arranger and Administrative Agent. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Loan Agreement.

 

2.          Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Loan Agreement, Assignor has made an Individual Loan Commitment to Borrower in an aggregate principal amount of $______________ (“ Assignor’s Individual Loan Commitment ”).

 

3.          The aggregate outstanding principal amount under Assignor’s Individual Loan Commitment at the commencement of business on the date hereof is $_______________.

 

4.          Assignor desires to assign to Assignee all of the rights of Assignor under the Loan Agreement in respect of a portion of Assignor’s Individual Loan Commitment and the loan made pursuant thereto, such portion being in an amount equal to $_______________ (the “ Assigned Loan and Commitment ”), of which $_______________ is currently outstanding and Assignee desires to accept assignment of such rights and assume the corresponding obligations from Assignor on such terms.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1. Assignment . Assignor hereby assigns and sells to Assignee all of the rights of Assignor under the Loan Agreement in and to the Assigned Loan and Commitment, and Assignee hereby accepts such assignment from Assignor and assumes all of the obligations of Assignor under the Loan Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loan and Commitment. Upon the execution and delivery hereof by Assignor, Assignee, Administrative Agent (and, if applicable, Borrower), and the payment of the amount specified in Section 2 hereof required to be paid on the date hereof, (1) Assignee shall, as of the commencement of business on the date hereof, succeed to the rights and obligations of a Lender under the Loan Agreement with an Individual Loan Commitment in an amount equal to the Assigned Loan and Commitment and (2) the Individual Loan Commitment of Assignor shall, as of the commencement of business on the date hereof, be reduced correspondingly and Assignor released from its obligations under the Loan Agreement to the extent such obligations have been assumed by Assignee. Assignor represents and warrants that it (x) owns the Assigned Loan and Commitment free and clear of all liens and other encumbrances and (y) is legally authorized to enter into and perform this Agreement. Except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, the assignment provided for herein shall be without representation or warranty by, or recourse to, Assignor.

 

 

 

 

SECTION 2. Payments . As consideration for the assignment and sale contemplated in Section 1 hereof, Assignee shall pay to Assignor on the date hereof, in immediately available funds, an amount equal to the outstanding principal amount under the Assigned Loan and Commitment recited in paragraph 4 of the Preliminary Statement above. Each of Assignor and Assignee hereby agrees that if it receives any amount under the Loan Agreement which is for the account of the other party hereto, it shall receive the same for the account of such other party to the extent of such other party’s interest therein and shall promptly pay the same to such other party.

 

SECTION 3. Consents; Execution and Delivery of Note . This Agreement is conditioned upon the consent of Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 18.15 of the Loan Agreement. The execution of this Agreement by Borrower (if required) and Administrative Agent is evidence of this consent. Pursuant to Section 18.15 of the Loan Agreement, Borrower has agreed to execute and deliver Notes payable to Assignee and Assignor to evidence the assignment and assumption provided for herein. Assignee has designated as its Lending Office, and as its address for notices, the office identified as such below.

 

SECTION 4. Non-Reliance on Assignor . Assignor makes no representation or warranty in connection with, and shall have no responsibility with respect to, the solvency, financial condition, or statements of Borrower or any other party to any Loan Document, or the validity and enforceability of the obligations of Borrower or any other party to a Loan Document in respect of the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document. Assignee acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance on Assignor, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own analysis of the collateral for the Loan, credit analysis of the Borrower Parties and decision to enter into this Agreement and will continue to be responsible for making its own independent appraisal of the collateral for the Loan and of the business, affairs and financial condition of Borrower and the other parties to the Loan Documents.

 

SECTION 5. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York (without giving effect to New York’s principles of conflicts of law).

 

SECTION 6. Counterparts . This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

 

SECTION 7. Certain Representations and Agreements by Assignee . Assignee represents that it is legally authorized to enter into and perform this Agreement. In addition, Assignee hereby represents that it is entitled to receive any payments to be made to it under the Loan Agreement or hereunder without the withholding of any tax and agrees to furnish the evidence of such exemption as specified therein and otherwise to comply with the provisions of Section 2.5(b) of the Loan Agreement.

 

 

 

 

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

 

  [NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
   
  [NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
   
  Assignee’s Applicable Lending Office and
  Address for Notices
   
  [Assignee]
  [Address]
  Attention:
  Telephone: (___)
   
  Name:
  Title:
   
  [NAME OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT]
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT D

 

Form of Promissory Note

 

(see attached)

 

 

 

 

Loan No. [_____]

 

PROMISSORY NOTE  

 

$[_________ .00]

[______] [__], 2018

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, NORTH TOWER, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company, as maker, having its principal place of business at c/o Brookfield Office Properties Inc., Brookfield Place, 250 Vesey Street, New York, New York 10281-1023 (“ Borrower ”), as maker, hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the order of CITIBANK, N.A. , having an address at 388 Greenwich Street, 6 th Floor, New York, New York 10013 (together with its successors and/or assigns, “ Lender ”), or at such other place as the holder hereof may from time to time designate in writing, the principal sum of [_________________________] MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($[_________].00), in lawful money of the United States of America, or so much thereof as is advanced pursuant to that certain Loan Agreement dated of even date herewith among Borrower, the lenders party thereto (collectively, together with their respective successors and/or assigns, the “ Lenders ”), Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as lead arranger, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and/or assigns in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”) (as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Loan Agreement ”)  with interest thereon to be computed from the date of this Promissory Note (as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated and replaced from time to time, this “ Note ”) at the Interest Rate, and to be paid in accordance with the terms of this Note. All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Loan Agreement.

 

ARTICLE 1:  PAYMENT TERMS

 

Borrower agrees to pay the principal sum of this Note and interest on the unpaid principal sum of this Note from time to time outstanding at the rates and at the times specified in Article 2 of the Loan Agreement and the outstanding balance of the principal sum of this Note and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date.

 

ARTICLE 2:  DEFAULT AND ACCELERATION

 

The Debt shall without notice become immediately due and payable at the option of Lender upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default in accordance with Section 10.2 of the Loan Agreement.  

 

ARTICLE 3:  LOAN DOCUMENTS

 

This Note is secured by the Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents.  All of the terms, covenants and conditions contained in the Loan Agreement, the Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents are hereby made part of this Note to the same extent and with the same force as if they were fully set forth herein.  In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this Note and the Loan Agreement, the terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement shall govern.

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 4:  SAVINGS CLAUSE

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (a) all agreements and communications between Borrower and Lender are hereby and shall automatically be limited so that, after taking into account all amounts deemed to constitute interest, the interest contracted for, charged or received by Lender shall never exceed the Maximum Legal Rate, (b) in calculating whether any interest exceeds the Maximum Legal Rate, all such interest shall be amortized, prorated, allocated and spread over the full amount and term of all principal indebtedness of Borrower to Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, and (c) if through any contingency or event, Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, receives or is deemed to receive interest in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate, any such excess shall be deemed to have been applied toward the payment of the principal of any and all then outstanding indebtedness of Borrower to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, or if there is no such indebtedness, shall immediately be returned to Borrower.

 

ARTICLE 5:  NO ORAL CHANGE

 

This Note may not be modified, amended, waived, extended, changed, discharged or terminated orally or by any act or failure to act on the part of Borrower, Lender or Administrative Agent, but only by an agreement in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of any modification, amendment, waiver, extension, change, discharge or termination is sought.

 

ARTICLE 6:  WAIVERS

 

To the extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower and all others who may become liable for the payment of all or any part of the Debt do hereby jointly and severally waive presentment and demand for payment, notice of dishonor, notice of intention to accelerate, notice of acceleration, protest and notice of protest and non-payment and all other notices of any kind (except as expressly provided for in the Loan Documents).  To the extent permitted by applicable law, no release of any security for the Debt or extension of time for payment of this Note or any installment hereof, and no alteration, amendment or waiver of any provision of this Note, the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents made by agreement between Lender, Administrative Agent or any other Person shall release, modify, amend, waive, extend, change, discharge, terminate or affect the liability of Borrower or any other Person who may become liable for the payment of all or any part of the Debt under this Note, the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents.  To the extent permitted by applicable law, no notice to or demand on Borrower shall be deemed to be a waiver of the obligation of Borrower or of the right of Administrative Agent to take further action without further notice or demand as provided for in this Note, the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents.  If Borrower is a partnership or limited liability company, the agreements herein contained shall remain in force and be applicable, notwithstanding any changes in the individuals comprising the partnership or limited liability company, and the term “Borrower,” as used herein, shall include any alternate or successor partnership or limited liability company, but any predecessor partnership or limited liability company and their partners or members shall not thereby be released from any liability, other than in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions of the Loan Documents.  If Borrower is a corporation, the agreements contained herein shall remain in full force and be applicable notwithstanding any changes in the shareholders comprising, or the officers and directors relating to, the corporation, and the term “Borrower,” as used herein, shall include any alternative or successor corporation, but any predecessor corporation shall not be released from any liability hereunder, other than in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions of the Loan Documents.  (Nothing in the foregoing sentence shall be construed as a consent to, or a waiver of, any prohibition or restriction on transfers of interests in such partnership, limited liability company or corporation, which may be set forth in the Loan Agreement, the Security Instrument or any other Loan Document.)

 

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ARTICLE 7:  TRANSFER

 

Upon the transfer of this Note in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement, Borrower hereby waiving notice of any such transfer, except as expressly required under the Loan Agreement, Administrative Agent may deliver all the collateral mortgaged, granted, pledged or assigned pursuant to the Loan Documents, or any part thereof, to the transferee who shall thereupon become vested with all the rights herein or under applicable law given to Lender and Administrative Agent with respect thereto, and Lender and Administrative Agent shall thereafter forever be relieved and fully discharged from any liability or responsibility in the matter; but Lender and Administrative Agent shall retain all rights hereby given to it with respect to any liabilities and the collateral not so transferred.

 

ARTICLE 8:  EXCULPATION

 

The provisions of Article 13 of the Loan Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference into this Note to the same extent and with the same force as if fully set forth herein.

 

ARTICLE 9:  GOVERNING LAW

 

The governing law and related provisions contained in Section 17.2 of the Loan Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.

 

ARTICLE 10:  NOTICES

 

All notices or other written communications hereunder shall be delivered in accordance with Article 14 of the Loan Agreement.

 

ARTICLE 11:  LIABILITY

 

If Borrower consists of more than one Person, the obligations and liabilities of each such Person shall be joint and several.  

 

ARTICLE 12:  LOST NOTE

 

The provisions regarding replacement documents contained in Section 15.1 of the Loan Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , Borrower has duly executed this Note as of the day and year first above written.

 

  BORROWER :
   
  [___________________________]
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT E

 

Form of Subordination, Non-Disturbance And Attornment Agreement

 

(see attached)

 

 

 

 

RETURN TO :

 

______________________________

______________________________

______________________________

______________________________

 

SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT (hereinafter referred to as “ Agreement ”) made this ___ day of _______________, _______, among ______________________________ (together with its successors, assigns, designees and/or nominees, collectively hereinafter referred to as “ Lender ”), ______________________________ (hereinafter referred to as “ Tenant ”), and ___________________________, a _______________ (hereinafter referred to as “ Landlord ”).

 

RECITALS:

 

A.           Tenant is the tenant and lessee under a certain ____________________, as amended by_____________________ (as the same may now or hereafter be amended, restated, replaced or otherwise modified, collectively, the “ Lease ”) relating to the premises described in the Lease (hereinafter referred to as the “ Premises ”), located at the real property more particularly described on Exhibit A attached hereto (hereinafter referred to as the “ Property ”).

 

B.           Lender has made or will make a loan to Landlord (hereinafter referred to as the “ Loan ”), which such Loan is (i) secured by a deed of trust, mortgage or security deed (as the same may be amended, restated, extended, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Mortgage ”) and an assignment of leases and rents (as the same may be amended, restated, extended, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Assignment of Leases ”), in each case, from Landlord to Lender covering the Property including the Premises and (ii) evidenced by certain other documents and instruments by and among Lender and Landlord, among others (the same, together with the Mortgage and Assignment of Leases, collectively, the “ Loan Documents ”).

 

C.           Tenant has agreed that the Lease shall be subject and subordinate to the Loan and Loan Documents, provided Tenant is assured of continued occupancy of the Premises under the terms of the Lease.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the sum of Ten Dollars ($10.00) and other good and valuable considerations, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and notwithstanding anything in the Lease to the contrary, it is hereby agreed as follows:

 

 

 

 

1.           Subordination and Consent . Lender, Tenant and Landlord do hereby covenant and agree that the Lease with all rights, options, liens and charges created thereby (including, without limitation, any option or rights contained in the Lease, or otherwise existing, to acquire any or all of the Premises, or any superior leasehold interest therein), is and shall continue to be subject and subordinate in all respects to the lien and terms of the Loan Documents, and to any renewals, modifications, consolidations, replacements and extensions thereof and to all advancements made thereunder. Tenant acknowledges that Landlord will execute and deliver to Lender an assignment of the Lease as security for the Loan, and Tenant hereby expressly consents to such assignment. Tenant agrees that if there is a default by Landlord in the performance and observance of any of the terms of such Loan, Lender may, at its option, demand all rents due under the Lease be paid by Tenant directly to Lender at the address specified below, or as otherwise specified by Lender. Tenant agrees that upon Lender’s written request for payment of rent directly to Lender, Tenant will timely remit any and all payments due under the Lease directly to, and payable to the order of, Lender. Such payments to Lender will constitute performance of Tenant’s payment obligations under the Lease.

 

2.           Non-Disturbance . Lender does hereby agree with Tenant that, in the event Lender succeeds to Landlord’s interest in the Premises by foreclosure, conveyance in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, so long as Tenant complies with and performs its obligations under the Lease, (a) the Lease shall continue in full force and effect as a direct Lease between Lender and Tenant, upon and subject to all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Lease, for the balance of the term of the Lease, and Lender will not disturb the possession of Tenant, and (b) the Premises shall be subject to the Lease and Lender shall recognize Tenant as the tenant of the Premises for the remainder of the term of the Lease in accordance with the provisions thereof; provided, however, that Lender shall not be:

 

(i)          subject to any claims, offsets or defenses which Tenant might have against any prior landlord (including Landlord);

 

(ii)         liable for any act or omission of any prior landlord (including Landlord);

 

(iii)        bound by any rent or additional rent which Tenant might have paid for more than the current month or any security deposit or other prepaid charge paid to any prior landlord (including Landlord);

 

(iv)        bound by any amendment or modification of the Lease made without its written consent; or

 

(v)         liable for any deposit that Tenant may have given to any previous landlord (including Landlord) which has not, as such, been transferred to Lender.

 

Nothing contained herein shall prevent Lender from naming Tenant in any foreclosure or other action or proceeding initiated by Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents to the extent necessary under applicable law in order for Lender to avail itself of and complete the foreclosure or other remedy. Tenant acknowledges and agrees that it has no right or option of any nature whatsoever, whether pursuant to the Lease or otherwise, to purchase the Premises or the Property, or any portion thereof or any interest therein, and to the extent that Tenant has had, or hereafter acquires, any such right or option, the same is hereby acknowledged to be subject and subordinate to the lien and terms of the Loan Documents and is hereby waived and released as against Lender.

 

 

 

 

3.           Attornment . Tenant does hereby agree with Lender that, in the event Lender becomes the owner of the Property by foreclosure, conveyance in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, then Tenant shall attorn to and recognize Lender as the landlord under the Lease for the remainder of the term thereof, and Tenant shall perform and observe its obligations thereunder, subject only to the terms and conditions of the Lease. Tenant further covenants and agrees to execute and deliver upon request of Lender an appropriate agreement of attornment to Lender and any subsequent titleholder of the Premises.

 

4.           Lease Defaults . In the event Landlord shall fail to perform or observe any of the terms, conditions or agreements in the Lease, Tenant shall give written notice thereof to Lender and Lender shall have the right (but not the obligation) to cure such default. Tenant shall not take any action with respect to such default under the Lease, including without limitation any action in order to terminate, rescind or avoid the Lease or to withhold any rent or other monetary obligations thereunder, for a period of thirty (30) days following receipt of such written notice by Lender; provided, however, that in the case of any default which cannot with diligence be cured within said thirty (30) day period, if Lender shall proceed promptly to cure such default and thereafter prosecute the curing of such default with diligence and continuity, the time within which such default may be cured shall be extended for such period as may be necessary to complete the curing of such default with diligence and continuity.

 

5.           Obligations and Liability of Lender . Lender shall have no obligations nor incur any liability with respect to any warranties of any nature whatsoever, whether pursuant to the Lease or otherwise, including, without limitation, any warranties respecting use, compliance with zoning, hazardous wastes or environmental laws, Landlord’s title, Landlord’s authority, habitability, fitness for purpose or possession. Furthermore, in the event that Lender shall acquire Landlord’s interest in the Property, Lender shall have no obligation, nor incur any liability, beyond Lender’s then equity interest, if any, in the Property, and Tenant shall look exclusively to such equity interest of Lender, if any, in the Property for the payment and discharge of any obligations or liability imposed upon Lender hereunder, under the Lease (or under any new lease with Tenant), and Lender is hereby released and relieved of any other obligations or liability hereunder, under the Lease or under any such new lease. Lender shall not, either by virtue of the Loan Documents or this Agreement, be or become a mortgagee in possession or be or become subject to any liability or obligation under the Lease or otherwise until Lender shall have acquired the Landlord’s interest in the Property and then such liability or obligation of Lender under the Lease (as modified by the terms of this Agreement) shall extend only to those liability or obligations accruing subsequent to the date that Lender has acquired Landlord’s interest in the Property. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the Loan Documents nor this Agreement shall, prior to Lender’s acquisition of Landlord’s interest in the Property, operate to place responsibility for the control, care, management or repair of the Property upon Lender or impose upon Lender responsibility for the carrying out of any of the terms or conditions of the Lease, and Lender shall not be responsible or liable for any waste committed on either the Premises or the Property by any party whatsoever, for any dangerous or defective condition of the Property or for any negligence in the management, upkeep, repair or control of either the Premises or the Property.

 

6.           Severability . If any portion or portions of this Agreement shall be held invalid or inoperative, then all of the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect, and, so far as is reasonable and possible, effect shall be given to the intent manifested by the portion or portions held to be invalid or inoperative.

 

 

 

 

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

 

8.           Notices . So long as the Mortgage remains outstanding and unsatisfied, Tenant will mail or deliver to Lender, at the address and in the manner hereinbelow provided, a copy of all notices permitted or required to be given to the Landlord by Tenant under and pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Lease. All notices or other communications required or permitted to be given pursuant to the provisions hereof shall be in writing and shall be considered as properly given if (i) mailed to the addressee by first class United States mail, postage prepaid, registered or certified with return receipt requested, (ii) by delivering same in person to the addressee, or (iii) by delivery to a third party commercial delivery service for same day or next day delivery to the office of the addressee with proof of delivery. Notice so given shall be effective, as applicable, upon (i) the third (3rd) day following the day such notice is deposited with the U.S. Postal Service, (ii) delivery to the addressee, or (iii) upon delivery to such third party delivery service. Notice given in any other manner shall be effective only if and when received by the addressee. For purposes of notice, the addresses of the parties shall be:

 

Lender: ____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________

 

Landlord: ____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________

 

Tenant: ____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any party shall have the right to change its address for notice hereunder to any other location within the continental United States by the giving of thirty (30) days’ notice to the other parties in the manner set forth herein.

 

9.           Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors, successors-in-title and assigns. Without limitation of any provision contained herein, as used herein, the term (i) “landlord” refers to Landlord and to any successor to the interest of Landlord under the Lease and (ii) “Lender” refers to Lender and to any assignee of the note secured by the Mortgage and Lender’s servicer of the Loan, if any.

 

10.          Tenant’s Personal Property . In no event shall the Mortgage cover or encumber (and shall not be construed as subjecting in any manner to the lien thereof) any of Tenant’s moveable trade fixtures, business equipment, furniture, signs or other personal property at any time placed on or about the Premises.

 

 

 

 

11.          Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

12.          Headings . The headings, captions, and arrangements used in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Agreement under seal as of the date first above written.

 

  LENDER:
   
   
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    its Authorized Signatory
   
  TENANT:
   
   
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  By:  
    Name:
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  __________________, as guarantor of the obligations of Tenant under the Lease, has executed this Agreement under seal for the purpose of acknowledging and consenting to the same.
   
  GUARANTOR:
   
   
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  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

 

 

 

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This instrument was acknowledged before me on the ____ day of ________________, _________, by __________________, ___________________ of ________________________, a ________________________________, on behalf of said _________________.

 

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This instrument was ACKNOWLEDGED before me on _______________, __________, by _________________________________________, as _______________________________ of _________________________________________, a _________________________, on behalf of said ____________________.

 

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This instrument was ACKNOWLEDGED before me on _______________, __________, by _________________________________________, as _______________________________ of _________________________________________, a _________________________, on behalf of said ____________________.

 

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Exhibit 10.7

 

________________________________________________________

 

MEZZANINE A LOAN AGREEMENT

 ________________________________________________________

 

Dated as of September 21, 2018

 

Between

 

NORTH TOWER MEZZANINE, LLC ,

as Borrower

 

and

 

MIRAE ASSET DAEWOO CO., LTD.,
as Lender

 

     

 

 

table of contents

 

      Page Nos.
       
Article 1  DEFINITIONS; PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION   2
Section 1.1 Definitions   2
Section 1.2 Principles of Construction   31
Article 2  GENERAL TERMS   33
Section 2.1 Loan Commitment; Disbursement to Borrower   33
Section 2.2 The Loan   33
Section 2.3 Disbursement to Borrower   33
Section 2.4 The Note and the Other Loan Documents   33
Section 2.5 Interest Rate   33
Section 2.6 Loan Payments   42
Section 2.7 Prepayments   43
Section 2.8 Interest Rate Cap Agreement   45
Section 2.9 Extension of the Maturity Date   48
Section 2.10 Partial Release   49
Article 3  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES   52
Section 3.1 Legal Status and Authority   52
Section 3.2 Validity of Documents   52
Section 3.3 Litigation   53
Section 3.4 Agreements   53
Section 3.5 Financial Condition   54
Section 3.6 Collateral   54
Section 3.7 No Plan Assets   55
Section 3.8 Not a Foreign Person   55
Section 3.9 Other Indebtedness   55
Section 3.10 Business Purposes   55
Section 3.11 Borrower’s Principal Place of Business   55
Section 3.12 Status of Property   55
Section 3.13 Financial Information   57
Section 3.14 Condemnation   58
Section 3.15 Separate Lots   58
Section 3.16 Insurance   58

 

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Section 3.17 Use of Property   58
Section 3.18 Leases and Rent Roll   58
Section 3.19 Filing and Recording Taxes   59
Section 3.20 Management Agreement   59
Section 3.21 Illegal Activity/Forfeiture   59
Section 3.22 Taxes   60
Section 3.23 Intentionally Omitted   60
Section 3.24 Third Party Representations   60
Section 3.25 Non-Consolidation Opinion Assumptions   60
Section 3.26 Federal Reserve Regulations   60
Section 3.27 Investment Company Act   60
Section 3.28 Fraudulent Conveyance   60
Section 3.29 Embargoed Person   61
Section 3.30 Patriot Act and OFAC Regulations   61
Section 3.31 Organizational Chart   62
Section 3.32 Bank Holding Company   62
Section 3.33 No Contractual Obligations   62
Section 3.34 Property Documents   62
Section 3.35 No Change in Facts or Circumstances; Disclosure   63
Section 3.36 Mortgage Loan Representations and Warranties   63
Section 3.37 Affiliates   63
Article 4  BORROWER COVENANTS   64
Section 4.1 Existence   64
Section 4.2 Legal Requirements   64
Section 4.3 Maintenance and Use of Property   65
Section 4.4 Waste   66
Section 4.5 Property Taxes and Other Charges   66
Section 4.6 Litigation   67
Section 4.7 Access to Property   67
Section 4.8 Notice of Default   67
Section 4.9 Cooperate in Legal Proceedings   67
Section 4.10 Performance by Borrower   68
Section 4.11 Intentionally Omitted   68
Section 4.12 Books and Records   68

 

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Section 4.13 Estoppel Certificates   70
Section 4.14 Leases and Rents   71
Section 4.15 Management Agreement   72
Section 4.16 Payment for Labor and Materials   74
Section 4.17 Performance of Other Agreements   75
Section 4.18 Debt Cancellation   76
Section 4.19 ERISA   76
Section 4.20 No Joint Assessment   76
Section 4.21 Alterations   77
Section 4.22 Property Documents   78
Section 4.23 Intentionally Omitted   78
Section 4.24 Notices   78
Section 4.25 Special Distributions   79
Section 4.26 Curing   79
Section 4.27 Mortgage Borrower Covenants   80
Section 4.28 Limitations on Distributions   80
Section 4.29 No Contractual Obligations   80
Section 4.30 Limitation on Securities Issuances   81
Section 4.31 Other Limitations   81
Section 4.32 Material Agreements   81
Section 4.33 Acquisition of the Mortgage Loan   81
Section 4.34 Bankruptcy Related Covenants   82
Article 5  ENTITY COVENANTS   82
Section 5.1 Single Purpose Entity/Separateness   82
Section 5.2 Independent Manager   87
Section 5.3 Change of Name, Identity or Structure   89
Section 5.4 Business and Operations   89
Section 5.5 Recycled Entity   89
Section 5.6 Mortgage Borrower Recycled Entity   89
Section 5.7 Mortgage Borrower SPE Covenants   89
Article 6  NO SALE OR ENCUMBRANCE   90
Section 6.1 Transfer Definitions   90
Section 6.2 No Sale/Encumbrance   90
Section 6.3 Permitted Transfers   91

 

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Section 6.4 Intentionally Omitted   92
Section 6.5 Intentionally Omitted   92
Section 6.6 Economic Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering, OFAC, Patriot Act and Transfers   92
Article 7  INSURANCE; CASUALTY; CONDEMNATION; RESTORATION   92
Section 7.1 Insurance   92
Section 7.2 Casualty   93
Section 7.3 Condemnation   93
Section 7.4 Restoration   94
Section 7.5 Distributions to Net Proceeds to Mezzanine Lender   94
Article 8  INTENTIONALLY OMITTED   94
Article 9  CASH MANAGEMENT; reserves   95
Section 9.1 Cash Management; Reserves   95
Section 9.2 Unfunded Obligations Guaranty   95
Section 9.3 Specified Tenant Trigger Cure Guaranty   96
Section 9.4 Payments Received Under this Agreement   96
Article 10  EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES   96
Section 10.1 Event of Default   96
Section 10.2 Remedies   100
Article 11  SECONDARY MARKET   102
Section 11.1 Securitization   102
Section 11.2 Disclosure   106
Section 11.3 Reserves/Escrows   108
Section 11.4 Intentionally Omitted   108
Section 11.5 Rating Agency Costs   108
Section 11.6 New Mezzanine Option   108
Section 11.7 Costs and Expenses   109
Section 11.8 Syndication   109
Article 12  INDEMNIFICATIONS   114
Section 12.1 General Indemnification   114
Section 12.2 Mortgage and Intangible Tax Indemnification   115
Section 12.3 ERISA Indemnification   115
Section 12.4 Duty to Defend, Legal Fees and Other Fees and Expenses   115
Section 12.5 Survival   116
Section 12.6 Environmental Indemnity   116

 

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Article 13  EXCULPATION   116
Section 13.1 Exculpation   116
Article 14  NOTICES   120
Section 14.1 Notices   120
Article 15  FURTHER ASSURANCES   121
Section 15.1 Replacement Documents   121
Section 15.2 Filing of Financing Statements, etc   121
Section 15.3 Further Acts, etc   122
Section 15.4 Changes in Tax, Debt, Credit and Documentary Stamp Laws   122
Article 16  WAIVERS   123
Section 16.1 Remedies Cumulative; Waivers   123
Section 16.2 Modification, Waiver, Consents and Approvals in Writing   123
Section 16.3 Delay Not a Waiver   123
Section 16.4 Waiver of Trial by Jury   124
Section 16.5 Waiver of Notice   124
Section 16.6 Remedies of Borrower   124
Section 16.7 Marshalling and Other Matters   124
Section 16.8 Waiver of Statute of Limitations   125
Section 16.9 Waiver of Counterclaim   125
Section 16.10 Sole Discretion of Lender   125
Article 17  MISCELLANEOUS   125
Section 17.1 Survival   125
Section 17.2 Governing Law   126
Section 17.3 Headings   127
Section 17.4 Severability   127
Section 17.5 Preferences   127
Section 17.6 Expenses   127
Section 17.7 Cost of Enforcement   129
Section 17.8 Schedules and Exhibits Incorporated   129
Section 17.9 Offsets, Counterclaims and Defenses   129
Section 17.10 No Joint Venture or Partnership; No Third Party Beneficiaries; Non Liability of Lender   129
Section 17.11 Publicity; Confidentiality   131
Section 17.12 Limitation of Liability   131
Section 17.13 Conflict; Construction of Documents; Reliance   132

 

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Section 17.14 Entire Agreement   132
Section 17.15 Liability   132
Section 17.16 Duplicate Originals; Counterparts   132
Section 17.17 Brokers   133
Section 17.18 Set-Off   133
Section 17.19 Intercreditor Agreement   133
Section 17.20 Lender’s Discretion   134
Section 17.21 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions   134

 

SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS
Schedule I Intentionally Omitted
Schedule II Intentionally Omitted
Schedule III Organizational Chart
Schedule IV Description of REAs
Schedule V Intentionally Omitted
Schedule VI Intentionally Omitted
Schedule VII Disclosures
   
Exhibit A Intentionally Omitted
Exhibit B Atrium Parcel

 

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MEZZANINE A LOAN AGREEMENT

 

THIS MEZZANINE A LOAN AGREEMENT , dated as of September 21, 2018, (as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Agreement ”), between MIRAE ASSET DAWEOO CO., LTD. , having an address at 26, Eulji-ro 5-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul, the Republic of Korea (in its capacity as mezzanine Lender with respect to the Loan (as defined below) together with its successors and/or assigns, “ Lender ”) and NORTH TOWER MEZZANINE, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company, having its principal place of business at 250 Vesey Street, New York, New York 10281 (together with its successors and/or assigns, “ Borrower ”).

 

RECITALS:

 

Citibank, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent, for the benefit of certain lenders (“ Mortgage Lender ”), made a certain mortgage loan in the original principal amount of $400,000,000.00 (the “ Mortgage Loan ”) to North Tower, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Mortgage Borrower ”) pursuant to that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among Mortgage Borrower and Mortgage Lender and certain other parties thereto (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Mortgage Loan Agreement ”), and secured by, among other things, that certain Deed of Trust and Security Agreement dated as of the date hereof, executed and delivered by Mortgage Borrower as security for the Mortgage Loan and encumbering the Property, (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Security Instrument ”), by Mortgage Borrower in favor of Mortgage Lender pursuant to which Mortgage Borrower has granted to Mortgage Lender a first priority security interest on, among other things, the real property and other collateral as more fully described in the Security Instrument (collectively, the “ Property ”);

 

Borrower is the legal and beneficial owner of all of the interests in Mortgage Borrower, consisting of 100% of the limited liability company interests therein;

 

Borrower desires to obtain the Loan (defined below) from Lender;

 

As a condition precedent to the obligation of Lender to make the Loan to Borrower, Borrower has entered into that certain Mezzanine A Loan Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, in favor of Lender (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Pledge Agreement ”), pursuant to which Borrower has granted to Lender a first priority security interest in the Collateral (as hereinafter defined) as collateral security for the Debt (as hereinafter defined); and

 

Lender is willing to make the Loan to Borrower, subject to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (defined below).

 

In consideration of the making of the Loan by Lender and the covenants, agreements, representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement, the parties hereto hereby covenant, agree, represent and warrant as follows:

 

     

 

 

Article 1

DEFINITIONS; PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION

 

Section 1.1            Definitions .

 

For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly required or unless the context clearly indicates a contrary intent:

 

Acceptable LLC ” shall mean a limited liability company formed under Delaware law which (i) has at least one springing member, which, upon the dissolution of all of the members or the withdrawal or the disassociation of all of the members from such limited liability company, shall immediately become the sole member of such limited liability company, and (ii) otherwise meets the Rating Agency criteria then applicable to such entities.

 

Act ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1 hereof.

 

Adjusted LIBOR Rate ” shall mean, with respect to the applicable Interest Accrual Period, the quotient of (i) LIBOR applicable to such Interest Accrual Period, divided by (ii) one (1) minus the Reserve Percentage (it being understood that the Reserve Percentage is currently zero):

 

Adjusted LIBOR Rate =                LIBOR               
    (1 – Reserve Percentage)

  

Affiliate ” shall mean, as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, is in Control of, is Controlled by or is under common Control with such Person.

 

Affiliated Manager ” shall mean any Manager of the Property in which Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine B Borrower, Guarantor, any SPE Component Entity (if any) or any Affiliate of such entities has, directly or indirectly, any legal, beneficial or economic interest.

 

Aggregate Debt Service ” shall mean, with respect to any particular period of time, the sum of (a) Debt Service, (b) Mezzanine B Debt Service and (c) Mortgage Debt Service.

 

Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph hereof.

 

Allocated Loan Amount ” shall mean $3,635,339.00.

 

ALTA ” shall mean American Land Title Association or any successor thereto.

 

Alteration Threshold ” shall mean an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan.

 

Alternate Index Determination ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b)(iii) hereof.

 

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Alternate Index Rate ” shall mean, with respect to the applicable Interest Accrual Period, applicable LIBOR Successor Rate determined in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

Alternate Rate ” shall mean, with respect to the applicable Interest Accrual Period, the per annum rate of interest equal to the Alternate Index Rate plus the Alternate Rate Spread; provided , however , that the Alternate Rate shall not be less than the LIBOR Spread.

 

Alternate Rate Loan ” shall mean the Loan at such time as interest thereon accrues at a per annum floating rate of interest equal to the Alternate Rate.

 

Alternate Rate Spread ” shall mean, as the same may be reallocated pursuant to, and in accordance with, the restrictions and limitations contained in Section 11.1(b)(iv) hereof, in connection with any conversion of the Loan from (a) a LIBOR Loan to an Alternate Rate Loan, the spread to be determined as part of the applicable LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes, or (b) a Prime Rate Loan to an Alternate Rate Loan, the spread to be determined as part of the applicable LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes.

 

Appraisal ” shall mean an appraisal prepared in accordance with the requirements of FIRREA and USPAP, prepared by an independent third-party appraiser holding an MAI designation with experience appraising similar properties in Los Angeles, California, as the Property, who is state licensed or state certified if required under the laws of the State, who meets the requirements of FIRREA and USPAP and who otherwise is reasonably satisfactory to Lender. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence or anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Lender shall be deemed to have approved any Appraisal if Mortgage Lender approves such Appraisal pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Approved Accounting Method ” shall mean GAAP, federal tax basis accounting (consistently applied), International Financial Reporting Standards (solely with respect to Guarantor financial reporting), or such other method of accounting, consistently applied, as may be reasonably acceptable to Lender.

 

Approved Annual Budget ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.12 hereof.

 

Approved ID Provider ” shall mean each of CT Corporation, Corporation Service Company, National Registered Agents, Inc., Wilmington Trust Company, Stewart Management Company and Lord Securities Corporation; provided, that, (A) the foregoing shall be deemed Approved ID Providers unless and until disapproved by any Rating Agency and (B) additional national providers of Independent Managers may be deemed added to the foregoing hereunder to the extent approved in writing by Lender and the Rating Agencies.

 

Atrium ” shall mean a portion of the Improvements located on the Atrium Parcel.

 

Atrium Parcel ” shall mean that certain portion of the Property as depicted on Exhibit B attached hereto.

 

Atrium REA ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.10 hereof.

 

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Award ” shall mean any compensation paid by any Governmental Authority in connection with a Condemnation in respect of all or any part of the Property.

 

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

 

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

 

BAM ” shall mean Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Ontario, Canada.

 

Bankruptcy Code ” shall mean Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy”, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute or statutes and all rules and regulations from time to time promulgated thereunder, and any comparable foreign laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or creditors’ rights.

 

Bankruptcy Event ” shall mean the occurrence of any one or more of the following: (i) Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity and/or any SPE Component Entity shall commence any case, proceeding or other action (A) under the Bankruptcy Code and/or any Creditors Rights Laws seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, liquidation or dissolution or (B) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its assets; (ii) Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity and/or any SPE Component Entity shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors (except to Lender) or admit in writing in any legal proceeding (except when such admission is required under a legal proceeding), its insolvency or inability to pay its debts as they become due; (iii) any Restricted Party (or Affiliate thereof) shall file, or join or collude in the filing of, (A) an involuntary petition against Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity and/or any SPE Component Entity under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Creditors Rights Laws, or shall solicit or cause to be solicited or shall collude with petitioning creditors for any involuntary petition under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Creditors Rights Laws against Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity and/or any SPE Component Entity or (B) any case, proceeding or other action seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against all or any substantial part of Borrower’s, Mortgage Borrower’s, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity’s or any SPE Component Entity’s assets; (iv) Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity and/or any SPE Component Entity shall file an answer consenting to or otherwise acquiescing in (i.e., failing to object to such filing to the extent Borrower has standing and a good faith basis to object) or joining in any involuntary petition filed against it, by any other Person under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Creditors Rights Laws, or shall solicit or cause to be solicited or shall collude with petitioning creditors for any involuntary petition against it from any Person; (v) any Restricted Party (or Affiliate thereof) shall consent to or acquiesce in (i.e., failing to object to such filing to the extent such Restricted Party (or Affiliate thereof) has standing and a good faith basis to object) or shall join in an application for the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee, or examiner for Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity and/or any SPE Component Entity or any portion of the Property; (vi) any Restricted Party (or Affiliate thereof) contests or opposes any motion made by Lender to obtain relief from the automatic stay or seeks to reinstate the automatic stay in the event of any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Creditors Rights Laws involving Guarantor or its subsidiaries; or (vii) in the event Lender receives less than the full value of their claim in any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Creditors Rights Laws, with respect to Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity, or any SPE Component Entity, Guarantor or any of its Affiliates receiving an equity interest or other financial benefit of any kind as a result of a “new value” plan or equity contribution.

 

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Borrower ” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph hereof.

 

Borrower Party ” and “ Borrower Parties ” shall mean each of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine B Borrower, any SPE Component Entity, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity, any Mezzanine B SPE Component Entity, any Affiliated Manager and Guarantor.

 

BPY ” shall mean Brookfield Property Partners, L.P., a Bermuda limited partnership.

 

Breakage Costs ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b)(vii) hereof.

 

Brookfield Acquisition Date ” shall mean October 15, 2013.

 

Business Day ” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday on which national banks are not open for general business in the State of New York or the State of California.

 

Cash Flow Adjustments ” shall mean adjustments made by Lender in its calculation of Underwritable Cash Flow and the components thereof, in each case, based upon Lender’s reasonable underwriting criteria, which such adjustments shall include, without limitation, adjustments (i) for (a) items of a non-recurring or extraordinary nature, (b) a credit loss/vacancy allowance equal to the greater of (1) the actual vacancy rate at the Property, and (2) five percent (5.0%) of the rentable area of the Property, and (c) imminent liabilities (of a recurring nature) and/or other expense increases (of a recurring nature) (including, without limitation, imminent increases to Taxes and Insurance Premiums); and (ii) to exclude rental income attributable to any Tenant (a) in bankruptcy that has not affirmed its Lease in the applicable bankruptcy proceeding pursuant to a final, non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction, (b) in default under its Lease beyond any applicable notice and cure periods, (c) whose tenancy at the Property is month-to-month and/or (d) under a Lease which expires, terminates and/or is rejected within thirty (30) days or less of the applicable date of calculation hereunder.

 

Cash Management Provisions ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1 hereof.

 

Casualty ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2 hereof.

 

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Change in Law ” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

 

Closing Date ” shall mean the date hereof.

 

Co-Lender ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.8(a)(i) hereof.

 

Co-Lending Agreement ” shall mean the co-lending agreement entered into between Lender, individually as a Co-Lender and as Agent, and the other Co-Lenders in the event of a Syndication, as the same may be further supplemented modified, amended or restated.

 

Collateral ” shall mean the “Collateral” as such term is defined in the Pledge Agreement and shall also include all amounts on deposit in any account at any time pledged to Lender, if any.

 

Collateral Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement ” shall mean that certain Mezzanine A Loan Collateral Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement delivered in connection with the Interest Rate Cap Agreement and executed by Borrower in connection with the Loan for the benefit of Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Completion Guaranty ” shall mean that certain Mezzanine A Loan Completion Guaranty, dated as of the date hereof, from Guarantor to Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Condemnation ” shall mean a temporary or permanent taking by any Governmental Authority as the result, in lieu or in anticipation, of the exercise of the right of condemnation or eminent domain, of all or any part of the Property, or any interest therein or right accruing thereto, including any right of access thereto or any change of grade affecting the Property or any part thereof.

 

Connection Income Taxes ” shall mean Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

 

Control ” shall mean the power to direct the management and policies of a Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities or other beneficial interests, by contract or otherwise, notwithstanding the rights of investors or partners or another Person to veto or affirmatively consent to specified major decisions. The terms “ Controlled ” and “ Controlling ” shall have correlative meanings.

 

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Counterparty ” shall mean the counterparty under any Interest Rate Cap Agreement or Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement, which counterparty shall satisfy the Minimum Counterparty Rating.

 

Covered Rating Agency Information ” shall mean any Provided Information furnished to the Rating Agencies in connection with issuing, monitoring and/or maintaining the Securities.

 

Creditors Rights Laws ” shall mean any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, conservatorship, arrangement, adjustment, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to debts or debtors.

 

Crowdfunded Person ” means a Person capitalized primarily by monetary contributions (A) of less than $35,000 each from more than 35 investors who are individuals and (B) which are funded primarily (I) in reliance upon Regulation Crowdfunding promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and/or (II) through internet-mediated registries, platforms or similar portals, mail-order subscriptions, benefit events and/or other similar methods.

 

Debt ” shall mean the Outstanding Principal Balance set forth in, and evidenced by, this Agreement and the Note together with all interest accrued and unpaid thereon and all other sums due to Lender in respect of the Loan under the Note, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, all costs and expenses payable to Lender thereunder).

 

Debt Service ” shall mean, with respect to any particular period of time, scheduled principal (if applicable) and interest payments hereunder during such period of time.

 

Debt Service Coverage Ratio ” shall mean the ratio calculated by Lender as of any date of calculation, of (i) the Underwritable Cash Flow to (ii) the Aggregate Debt Service which would be due for a twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the date of calculation; provided, that, the foregoing shall be calculated by Lender assuming that the Loan, Mortgage Loan and the Mezzanine B Loan had been in place for the entirety of said period.

 

Debt Yield ” shall mean, as of any date of calculation, a ratio calculated by Lender and conveyed as a percentage in which: (i) the numerator is the Underwritable Cash Flow; and (ii) the denominator is the then outstanding principal balances of the Loan, the Mortgage Loan and the Mezzanine B Loan combined.

 

Deemed Approval Requirements ” shall mean, with respect to any matter, that (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (either at the date of any notices specified below or as of the effective date of any deemed approval), (ii) Borrower shall have sent Lender a written request for approval with respect to such matter in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof (the “ Initial Notice ”), which such Initial Notice shall have been (A) accompanied by any and all required information and documentation relating thereto as may be reasonably required in order to approve or disapprove such matter (the “ Approval Information ”) and (B) marked in bold lettering with the following language: “LENDER’S RESPONSE IS REQUIRED WITHIN TEN (10) BUSINESS DAYS [FIVE (5) BUSINESS DAYS WITH RESPECT TO THE APPROVAL OF EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES PURSUANT TO SECTION 4.12(b) HEREOF] OF RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF A LOAN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNDERSIGNED AND LENDER” and the envelope containing the Initial Notice shall have been marked “PRIORITY-DEEMED APPROVAL MAY APPLY”; (iii) Lender shall have failed to have provided a substantive response in writing (which may be by e-mail) to the Initial Notice within the aforesaid time-frame; (iv) Borrower shall have submitted a second request for approval with respect to such matter in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof (the “ Second Notice ”), which such Second Notice shall have been (A) accompanied by the Approval Information and (B) marked in bold lettering with the following language: “LENDER’S RESPONSE IS REQUIRED WITHIN FIVE (5) BUSINESS DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF A LOAN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNDERSIGNED AND LENDER” and the envelope containing the Second Notice shall have been marked “PRIORITY-DEEMED APPROVAL MAY APPLY”; and (v) Lender shall have failed to have provided a substantive response in writing (which may be by e-mail) to the Second Notice within the aforesaid time-frame. For purposes of clarification, Lender requesting additional and/or clarified meaningful and material information (as determined by Lender in good faith), in addition to approving or denying any request (in whole or in part), shall be deemed a substantive response by Lender for purposes of the foregoing.

 

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Default ” shall mean the occurrence of any event hereunder or under the Note or the other Loan Documents which, but for the giving of notice or passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.

 

Default Rate ” shall mean, with respect to the Loan, a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) the Maximum Legal Rate, or (ii) four percent (4%) above the Interest Rate.

 

Determination Date ” shall mean, with respect to any Interest Accrual Period, the date that is (i) two (2) London Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Accrual Period (if the Loan is a LIBOR Loan) or (ii) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Accrual Period (if the Loan is an Alternate Rate Loan or a Prime Rate Loan).

 

Disclosure Documents ” shall mean, collectively and as applicable, any offering circular, prospectus, prospectus supplement, private placement memorandum or other offering document, in each case, in connection with a Securitization.

 

EEA Financial Institution ” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

 

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

 

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EEA Resolution Authority ” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee), which has authority to exercise any Write-Down and Conversion Powers.

 

Embargoed Person ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.29 hereof.

 

Environmental Indemnity ” shall mean that certain Mezzanine A Loan Environmental Indemnity Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, executed by Borrower and Guarantor in connection with the Loan for the benefit of Lender and the Indemnified Parties (as defined therein), as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Environmental Laws ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Environmental Indemnity.

 

Equity Collateral ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.6 hereof.

 

ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as the same may heretofore have been or shall be amended, restated, replaced or otherwise modified.

 

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

 

Event of Default ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1 hereof.

 

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Exchange Act Filing ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1 hereof.

 

Excluded Taxes ” shall mean any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to any Lender or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to any Lender: (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan (other than pursuant to an assignment request by Borrower under Section 2.6(f) ) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.5(b)(iv) , amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.5(b)(x) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

 

Exculpated Parties ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.1 hereof.

 

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Extended Maturity Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9 hereof.

 

Extension Option ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9 hereof.

 

Extension Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9 hereof.

 

Extraordinary Expense ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.12 hereof.

 

FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the IRS Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the IRS Code.

 

Federal Funds Rate ” shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with member banks of the Federal Reserve System, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the next succeeding Business Day or, if such rate is not so published for any Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) charged to Citi on the applicable day, as determined by Lender.

 

FIRREA ” shall mean the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (as the same may have been or may hereafter be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified).

 

First Monthly Payment Date ” shall mean November 9, 2018.

 

Fitch ” shall mean Fitch, Inc.

 

Force Majeure ” shall mean any delay that is beyond Borrower’s reasonable control (but lack of funds (in and of itself) shall not be deemed to constitute a cause beyond the reasonable control of Borrower) and is a delay due to acts of god (including, without limitation, any material adverse weather conditions or earthquakes that prohibit work for an extended period of time), governmental restriction, enemy actions, civil commotion, strike, work stoppage, shortage of labor or materials.

 

Foreign Lender ” shall mean each Lender that is not a U.S. Person.

 

Free Rent Requirement ” means that the Lease in question either (i) has an initial term of fewer than twelve (12) years and provides for no more than twelve (12) months of free rent, (ii) has an initial term of more than twelve (12) years and provides for no more than x months of free rent (with “x” being equal to the number of years of the initial term of such Lease) or (iii) neither clause (i) nor clause (ii) applies (because the number of months of free rent exceed the requisite levels set forth in clause (i) and (ii) ) but Mortgage Borrower either reserves with Mortgage Lender a sum equal to the excess free rent or Guarantor provides a guaranty of such excess free rent to Mortgage Lender; provided , however , with respect to clause (iii) , if the excess free rent period burns off such that the remaining number of free rent months equals the number of years of the initial term of the Lease, then such Lease shall be deemed to satisfy the Free Rent Requirement even if Mortgage Borrower has not provided a reserve or guaranty to Mortgage Lender regarding such Lease. As used in this definition “initial term” is exclusive of unexercised extension options, and “excess free rent” means the rent that would have been paid if the extra months of free rent (i.e., above twelve (12) months for leases with a term of twelve (12) years or less and above “x” if clause (ii) applies) had not been provided for in such Lease.

 

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Garage Penthouse Lease ” shall mean that certain Garage Penthouse Lease between Maguire Partners-Crocker Properties South Tower, as landlord, and Maguire Partners-Crocker Properties Phase I, as tenant, dated as of December 20, 1982, as amended by that certain Amendment to Garage Penthouse Lease, dated as of April 22, 1998.

 

GAAP ” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as of the date of the applicable financial report. In the event of any change in GAAP after the date hereof which would affect in any material respect the computation of any financial covenant, ratio or other requirement set forth in any Loan Document, then upon the request of Lender, Borrower, Guarantor and Lender shall negotiate promptly, diligently and in good faith in order to amend the provisions of the Loan Documents such that such financial covenant, ratio or other requirement shall continue to provide substantially the same financial tests or restrictions of Borrower as in effect prior to such accounting change, as determined by Lender in its good faith judgment. Until such time as such amendment shall have been executed and delivered by Borrower, Guarantor and Lender, such financial covenants, ratio and other requirements, and all financial statements and other documents required to be delivered under the Loan Documents, shall be calculated and reported as if such change had not occurred.

 

GDC ” shall mean Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, a California limited liability partnership together with any parent or affiliate thereof providing credit support or a guaranty under its lease (if any).

 

Governmental Authority ” shall mean any court, board, agency, commission, office or other authority of any nature whatsoever for any governmental unit (federal, state, county, district, municipal, city or otherwise) whether now or hereafter in existence.

 

Guarantor ” shall mean Brookfield DTLA Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and any successor to and/or replacement of any of the foregoing Person, in each case, pursuant to and in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions of the Loan Documents.

 

Guaranty ” shall mean each of the Recourse Guaranty, the Completion Guaranty, the Unfunded Obligations Guaranty and any supplemental guaranty agreement delivered pursuant to the terms hereof following the Closing Date, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Improvements ” shall have the meaning set forth in the granting clause of the Security Instrument.

 

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Indebtedness ” shall mean, for any Person, without duplication, (i) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, for amounts drawn under a letter of credit, or for the deferred purchase price of property for which such Person or its assets is liable, (ii) all unfunded amounts under a loan agreement, letter of credit, or other credit facility for which such Person would be liable if such amounts were advanced thereunder, (iii) all amounts required to be paid by such Person as a guaranteed payment to equity owners, including any mandatory redemption of shares of interests, (iv) all indebtedness (as described in any other clause of this definition) of another Person guaranteed by such Person, directly or indirectly, (v) all obligations under leases that constitute capital leases for which such Person is liable, (vi) all obligations of such Person under interest rate swaps, caps, floors, collars and other interest hedge agreements, in each case whether such Person is liable contingently or otherwise, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, or in respect of which obligations such Person otherwise assures a creditor against loss, and (vii) all obligations under any PACE Loans, in each case for which such Person is liable or its assets are liable, whether such Person (or its assets) is liable contingently or otherwise, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, or in respect of which obligations such Person otherwise assures a creditor against loss.

 

Indemnified Parties ” shall mean (a) Lender and any Affiliate of Lender, (b) [reserved], (c) any successor owners or holders of the Loan or participations in the Loan pursuant to Section 11.8 hereof, (d) any Servicer or prior Servicer of the Loan, (e) [reserved], (f) any trustees, custodians or other fiduciaries who hold or who have held a full or partial interest in the Loan for the benefit of any Investor or other third party, (g) any receiver or other fiduciary appointed in a foreclosure or other Creditors Rights Laws proceeding, (h) any officers, directors, shareholders, partners, members, employees, agents, authorized representatives, Affiliates or subsidiaries of any and all of the foregoing, and (i) the heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns of any and all of the foregoing (including, without limitation, any successors by merger, consolidation or acquisition of all or a substantial portion of the Indemnified Parties’ assets and business), in all cases whether during the term of the Loan or as part of or following a foreclosure of the Loan; provided , however , in no event shall the foregoing be deemed to include any Person (other than Lender or any Affiliate of Lender) that acquires the Collateral or any portion thereof (i) at a foreclosure sale or pursuant to an assignment in lieu thereof or any similar transaction under applicable Legal Requirements or (ii) following an event described in foregoing clause (i) , from Lender or an Affiliate of Lender.

 

Indemnified Taxes ” means (a) all Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of Borrower under any Loan Document or (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a) , Other Taxes.

 

Independent Manager ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2 hereof.

 

Initial Maturity Date ” shall mean October 9, 2020.

 

ISDA ” shall mean the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, or any successor organization.

 

Insurance Premiums ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Intercreditor Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 17.19 hereof.

 

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Interest Accrual Period ” shall mean the period beginning on (and including) the fifteenth (15th) day of each calendar month during the term of the Loan and ending on (and including) the fourteenth (14th) day of the next succeeding calendar month; provided, however, that (i) in the event a Securitization has not occurred, the Interest Accrual Period that would otherwise extend beyond the scheduled Maturity Date shall end on the scheduled Maturity Date and (ii) except as specifically provided in the preceding subclause (i) , no Interest Accrual Period shall be shortened by reason of any payment of the Loan prior to the expiration of such Interest Accrual Period.

 

Interest Rate ” shall mean the rate or rates at which the outstanding principal amount of the Loan bears interest from time to time as determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.5 hereof.

 

Interest Rate Cap Agreement ” shall mean, as applicable, any interest rate cap agreement (together with the confirmation and schedules relating thereto) and any guaranty or other credit support relating thereto, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender between Borrower and Counterparty or any Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement, in each case which also satisfies the requirements set forth in Section 2.8 .

 

Interest Shortfall ” shall mean, with respect to any repayment or prepayment of the Loan after a Securitization (including a repayment on the Maturity Date), the interest which would have accrued on the Loan (absent such repayment or prepayment) from and including the date on which such repayment or prepayment occurs through and including the last day of the Interest Accrual Period during which such repayment or prepayment occurs (for the avoidance of doubt, no Interest Shortfall shall be payable with respect to any repayment or prepayment of the Loan prior to a Securitization).

 

Investor ” shall mean any investor or potential investor in the Loan (or any portion thereof or interest therein) in connection with any Secondary Market Transaction.

 

IRS ” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

 

IRS Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time or any successor statute.

 

Land ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Security Instrument.

 

Lease ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Security Instrument.

 

Lease Termination Payments ” shall mean all payments made to Mortgage Borrower in connection with any rejection, termination, surrender, contraction, or cancellation of any Lease (including in any bankruptcy case) or any lease buy-out or surrender payment from any Tenant (including any payment relating to unamortized tenant improvements and/or leasing commissions).

 

Leasing Reserve Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

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Legal Requirements ” shall mean all federal, state, county, municipal and other governmental statutes, laws, rules, orders, regulations, ordinances, judgments, decrees and injunctions of Governmental Authorities affecting Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, the Collateral or the Property or any part thereof, or the construction, use, alteration or operation thereof, or any part thereof, whether now or hereafter enacted and in force, including, without limitation, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and all Permits, authorizations and regulations relating thereto, and all covenants, agreements, restrictions and encumbrances contained in any instruments, either of record or known to Borrower, at any time in force affecting Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, the Collateral or the Property or any part thereof, including, without limitation, any which may (i) require repairs, modifications or alterations in or to the Property or any part thereof, or (ii) in any way limit the use and enjoyment thereof.

 

Lender ” shall have the meanings set forth in the first paragraph hereof.

 

Lender Affiliate ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.2 hereof.

 

Lender Group ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.2 hereof.

 

Liabilities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.2 hereof.

 

LIBOR ” shall mean, with respect to each Interest Accrual Period, the rate (expressed as a percentage per annum and rounded upward, as necessary, to the next nearest 1/1000 of 1%) equal to the rate reported for deposits in U.S. dollars, for a one-month period, that appears on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or the successor thereto) as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on the related Determination Date; provided that, (i) if such rate does not appear on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on such Determination Date, Lender shall request the principal London office of any four major reference banks in the London interbank market selected by Lender to provide such bank’s offered quotation (expressed as a percentage per annum) to prime banks in the London interbank market for deposits in U.S. dollars for a one-month period as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on such Determination Date for the amounts for a comparable loan at the time of such calculation and, if at least two such offered quotations are so provided, LIBOR shall be the arithmetic mean of such quotations; and (ii) if fewer than two such quotations in clause (i) are so provided, Lender shall request any three major banks in New York City selected by Lender to provide such bank’s rate (expressed as a percentage per annum) for loans in U.S. dollars to leading European banks for a one-month period as of approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time on the applicable Determination Date for the amounts for a comparable loan at the time of such calculation and, if at least two such rates are so provided, LIBOR shall be the arithmetic mean of such rates; and (iii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall LIBOR be less than zero percent (0.00%). Lender’s computation of LIBOR shall be conclusive and binding on Borrower for all purposes, absent manifest error. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, (I) subject to subsection (iii) above, in the event LIBOR (as determined in accordance with the foregoing) for any applicable Interest Accrual Period is less than zero percent, LIBOR (for all purposes hereunder and under the other Loan Documents) shall be deemed to be zero percent for such Interest Accrual Period and (II) in no event shall Lender be required to disclose to Borrower or any other Person the identity, offered quotations or rates, in each case, of any of the reference banks or other banks referred to in this definition.

 

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LIBOR Conversion ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(g) hereof.

 

LIBOR Loan ” shall mean the Loan at such time as interest thereon accrues at a rate of interest equal to the LIBOR Rate.

 

LIBOR Rate ” shall mean the sum of (i) the Adjusted LIBOR Rate and (ii) the LIBOR Spread.

 

LIBOR Spread ” shall mean 4.0%.

 

LIBOR Successor Rate ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b)(iii) hereof.

 

LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b)(iii) hereof

 

Liquidation Event ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b) hereof.

 

Loan ” shall mean the loan made by Lender to Borrower pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Loan Amount ” shall mean the sum of Sixty-Five Million and No/100 Dollars ($65,000,000.00).

 

Loan Bifurcation ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1 hereof.

 

Loan Documents ” shall mean, collectively, this Agreement, the Note, the Pledge Agreement, the Environmental Indemnity, the Subordination of Management Agreement, the Collateral Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement, the Restricted Account Agreement, the Guaranty and all other documents executed and/or delivered by any Borrower Party in connection with the Loan, as each of the same may be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

London Business Day ” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in London, England, or in New York, New York, are not open for business.

 

Losses ” shall mean any and all actual claims, suits, liabilities (including, without limitation, strict liabilities), actions, proceedings, obligations, debts, damages (excluding punitive, consequential, exemplary and/or special damages except to the extent actually paid by such Person to a third party), losses, actual out-of-pocket costs, expenses, fines, penalties, charges, fees, judgments, awards, amounts paid in settlement of whatever kind or nature (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and other actual and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses); provided, however, under no circumstances shall Borrower be liable for any Loss resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Lender.

 

LTV ” shall mean a percentage calculated by multiplying (i) a fraction, the numerator of which is the outstanding principal balance of the Loan, the Mortgage Loan and the Mezzanine B Loan and the denominator of which is the then current “as-is” value of the Property, as such value is shown in a newly commissioned Appraisal obtained by Lender at Borrower’s cost and reasonably approved by Lender in form and substance by (ii) one hundred (100) percent.

 

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Major Lease ” shall mean as to the Property (i) any Lease which, individually or when aggregated with all other leases at the Property with the same Tenant or its Affiliate, demises or, assuming the exercise of all expansion rights and similar rights to lease additional space contained in such lease, is expected to demise more than 75,000 rentable square feet at the Property, (ii) any Lease which contains any option, offer, right of first refusal or other similar entitlement to acquire all or any portion of the Property, (iii) any Specified Tenant Lease, (iv) any Lease entered into during the continuance of an Event of Default and (v) any instrument guaranteeing or providing credit support for any Lease meeting the requirements of (i), (ii), (iii) and/or (iv) above.

 

Management Agreement ” shall mean the management agreement entered into by and between Mortgage Borrower and Manager, pursuant to which Manager is to provide management and other services with respect to the Property, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Management Fee ” shall mean, for purposes of calculating Underwritable Cash Flow, as of any calculation date, the greater of:

 

(i)          two and three quarters percent (2.75%) of the sum of (a) Net Rental Income for the trailing twelve (12) month period up to and including the calculation date and (b) Other Operating Income for the trailing twelve (12) month period up to and including the calculation date; and

 

(ii)         actual management fees payable under the Management Agreement.

 

Manager ” shall mean (i) Brookfield Properties Management (CA) Inc., a Delaware corporation or (ii) such other Person selected as the manager of the Property in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

Material Action ” shall mean with respect to any Person, any action to consolidate or merge such Person with or into any Person, or sell all or substantially all of the assets of such Person, or to institute proceedings to have such Person be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent, or consent to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against such Person or file a petition seeking, or consent to, reorganization or relief with respect to such Person under any applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy, or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of such Person or a substantial part of its property, or make any assignment for the benefit of creditors of such Person, or admit in writing such Person’s inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or take action in furtherance of any such action, or, to the fullest extent permitted by law, dissolve or liquidate such Person.

 

Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean any event or condition which causes (i) a material impairment of the ability of any Person to perform any of its material obligations under any Loan Documents (including, without limitation, payment of principal and interest due hereunder), (ii) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of any Loan Document, (iii) a material adverse effect on the use, value or operation of the Property taken as a whole (including the Underwritable Cash Flow) or (iv) a material adverse effect on the Collateral.

 

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Material Agreements ” shall mean each contract and agreement relating to the ownership, management, development, use, operation, leasing, maintenance, repair or improvement of the Property under which there is an obligation of Mortgage Borrower to pay more than Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 ($750,000.00) per annum and which is not terminable upon sixty (60) days’ notice (other than the Management Agreement, the Leases, and any agreement relating to any construction permitted hereunder).

 

Maturity Date ” shall mean the Initial Maturity Date, as such date may be extended pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.9 hereof, or such other date on which the final payment of the principal amount of the Loan becomes due and payable as herein provided, whether at such stated maturity date, by declaration of acceleration, or otherwise.

 

Maximum Legal Rate ” shall mean the maximum non-usurious interest rate, if any, that at any time or from time to time may be contracted for, taken, reserved, charged or received on the indebtedness evidenced by the Note and as provided for herein or the other Loan Documents, under the laws of such state or states whose laws are held by any court of competent jurisdiction to govern the interest rate provisions of the Loan.

 

Member ” is defined in Section 5.1 hereof.

 

Mezzanine B Borrower ” shall mean North Tower Mezzanine II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

Mezzanine B Debt Service ” shall mean, with respect to any particular period of time, principal (if applicable) and interest payments due under the Mezzanine B Loan Agreement, the Mezzanine B Note and the other Mezzanine B Loan Documents.

 

Mezzanine B Lender ” shall mean Citigroup Global Markets Realty Corp., together with its successors and assigns.

 

Mezzanine B Loan ” shall mean that certain loan made as of the date hereof by Mezzanine B Lender to Mezzanine B Borrower in the original principal amount of $35,000,000.00 and evidenced by the Mezzanine B Note.

 

Mezzanine B Loan Agreement ” shall mean that certain Mezzanine B Loan Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between Mezzanine B Borrower and Mezzanine B Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Mezzanine B Loan Documents ” shall mean all agreements executed and/or delivered in connection with the Mezzanine B Loan.

 

Mezzanine B Loan Event of Default ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Event of Default” in the Mezzanine B Loan Agreement.

 

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Mezzanine B Note ” shall mean “Note” as defined in the Mezzanine B Loan Agreement.

 

Mezzanine B SPE Component Entity ” shall mean “SPE Component Entity” as defined in the Mezzanine B Loan Agreement.

 

Mezzanine Endorsement ” means a mezzanine endorsement to the Owner’s Policy delivered by Borrower to Lender in a form reasonably acceptable to Lender.

 

Mezzanine Foreclosure Event ” shall mean the foreclosure (or assignment or other transfer in lieu of foreclosure) of the Mezzanine B Loan.

 

Minimum Counterparty Rating ” shall mean (1) (a) a long term credit rating from S&P of at least “A-,” which rating shall not include a “t” or otherwise reflect a termination risk, and (b) a long term credit rating from Moody’s of at least “A3”, which rating shall not include a “t” or otherwise reflect a termination risk or (2) such other ratings acceptable to Lender in its sole discretion.

 

Minimum Ownership/Control Test ” shall mean that (A) Guarantor (directly or indirectly) Controls Borrower and Mortgage Borrower, (B) BPY and/or BAM (directly or indirectly) Controls Guarantor, (C) no less than fifty-one percent (51%) of the equity interests (direct or indirect) of each of Borrower and Mortgage Borrower are owned, in the aggregate, by Guarantor, (D) no less than twenty percent (20%) of the equity interests (direct or indirect) in Guarantor are owned, in the aggregate, by one or more of BPY and/or BAM, and (E) no less than twenty percent (20%) of the equity interests (direct or indirect) in each of Borrower and Mortgage Borrower are owned, in the aggregate, by one or more of BPY and/or BAM.

 

Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount ” shall mean, for the First Monthly Payment Date and for each Monthly Payment Date occurring thereafter, a payment equal to the amount of interest which has accrued and will accrue, in each case, during the Interest Accrual Period in which such Monthly Payment Date occurs computed at the Interest Rate in the manner set forth in Section 2.5 of this Agreement.

 

Monthly Payment Date ” shall mean the First Monthly Payment Date and the ninth (9 th ) day of every calendar month occurring thereafter during the term of the Loan.

 

Moody’s ” shall mean Moody’s Investor Service, Inc.

 

Mortgage Borrower ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

 

Mortgage Borrower Operating Agreement ” shall mean the limited liability company agreement of Mortgage Borrower, as the same may be amended from time to time to the extent permitted under the Mortgage Loan Agreement and this Agreement.

 

Mortgage Debt ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Debt” in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

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Mortgage Debt Service ” shall mean, with respect to any particular period of time, principal (if applicable) and interest payments due under the Mortgage Loan Agreement, the Mortgage Note and the other Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

Mortgage Lender ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

 

Mortgage Loan ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

 

Mortgage Loan Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

 

Mortgage Loan Documents ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Loan Documents” in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Mortgage Loan Event of Default ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Event of Default” in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Mortgage Loan Reserve Accounts ” shall mean the “Reserve Accounts” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Mortgage Loan Reserve Funds ” shall mean the “Reserve Funds” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Mortgage Loan Restoration Provisions ” shall mean the terms and conditions of the Mortgage Loan Agreement relating to Restoration in connection with a Casualty and/or Condemnation of the Property.

 

Mortgage Note ” shall mean “Note” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Mortgage SPE Component Entity ” shall mean any SPE Component Entity as such term is defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service ” shall have mean, with respect to any Liquidation Event, all amounts paid to or received by or on behalf of Mortgage Borrower in connection with such Liquidation Event, including, without limitation, proceeds of any sale, refinancing or other disposition or liquidation, less (i) Mortgage Lender’s and/or Lender’s reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with the recovery thereof, (ii) the costs incurred by Mortgage Borrower and/or Borrower in connection with a Restoration of all or any portion of the Property made in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Documents, (iii) amounts required or permitted to be deducted therefrom, and amounts paid, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents to Mortgage Lender, (iv) in the case of a foreclosure sale, disposition or transfer of the Property in connection with realization thereon following an Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, such reasonable and customary costs and expenses of sale or other disposition (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and brokerage commissions), (v) in the case of a foreclosure sale, such out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Mortgage Lender under the Mortgage Loan Documents as Mortgage Lender shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for under the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents and (vi) in the case of a refinancing of the Mortgage Loan, such costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) of such refinancing as shall be reasonably approved by Lender; provided, that in no event shall Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service include any amounts that are (x) not applied to the Loan or the Mortgage Loan in accordance with Section 2.7(b) and (y) distributed to the Mortgage Borrower in accordance with Sections 2.7(b) or 7.4 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

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Net Proceeds ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Net Proceeds Deficiency ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.4 hereof.

 

Net Rental Income ” shall mean an amount (computed in accordance with the Approved Accounting Method) equal to the rental income actually collected at or in respect of the Property (whether by Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any Manager or otherwise) under Leases which are in full force and effect.

 

New Manager ” shall mean any Person replacing or becoming the assignee of the then current Manager, in each case, in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof.

 

New Mezzanine Borrower ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.6 hereof.

 

New Mezzanine Loan ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.6 hereof.

 

New Mezzanine Option ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.6 hereof.

 

New Non-Consolidation Opinion ” shall mean a substantive non-consolidation opinion provided by outside counsel to Borrower that is reasonably acceptable to Lender and, after a Securitization, acceptable to the Rating Agencies and otherwise in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender and, after a Securitization, acceptable to the Rating Agencies. For the avoidance of doubt, a New Non-Consolidation Opinion may contain the same exclusions regarding the Completion Guaranty and the Unfunded Obligation Guaranty as made in the Non-Consolidation Opinion.

 

Non-Consolidation Opinion ” shall mean that certain substantive non-consolidation opinion delivered to Lender by Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. in connection with the closing of the Loan.

 

Note ” shall mean, that certain Mezzanine A Promissory Note of even date herewith in the principal amount of $65,000,000.00, made by Borrower in favor of Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, severed, split, or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Oaktree ” shall mean Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, together with any parent or affiliate thereof providing credit support or a guaranty under its lease (if any).

 

Oaktree Lease ” shall mean, a Lease at the Property with Oaktree (including, without limitation, any guaranty or similar instrument furnished thereunder), as the same may have been or may hereafter be amended, restated, extended, renewed, replaced and/or otherwise modified.

 

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OFAC ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.30 hereof.

 

Officer’s Certificate ” shall mean a certificate delivered to Lender by Borrower which is signed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower and which, in all events, will be subject to the exculpation provisions in this Agreement.

 

Operating Expenses ” shall mean the total of all expenditures (computed in accordance with the Approved Accounting Method) of whatever kind relating to the operation, maintenance and management of the Property that are incurred on a regular monthly or other periodic basis, including without limitation, (and without duplication) (a) general and administrative expenses, contract services, cleaning fees, utilities, ordinary repairs and maintenance, insurance, license fees, property taxes and assessments, advertising expenses, payroll and related taxes, computer processing charges, HVAC fees, elevator fees, parking fees, management fees (equal to the greater of two and three quarters percent (2.75%) of Net Rental Income and the management fees actually paid under the Management Agreement), operational equipment or other lease payments as reasonably approved by Lender, but specifically excluding (i) depreciation, amortization and any other non-cash items, (ii) the Aggregate Debt Service, (iii) non-recurring or extraordinary expenses, and (iv) deposits into the Reserve Funds; (b) normalized capital expenditures equal to $0.20 per square foot per annum; and (c) normalized tenant improvement and leasing commission expenditures equal to $1.25 per square foot per annum. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence or anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Lender shall accept Mortgage Lender’s determination of “Operating Expenses” as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Organizational Chart ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.31 hereof.

 

Organizational Documents ” shall mean (i) with respect to a corporation, such Person’s certificate of incorporation and by-laws, and any shareholder agreement, voting trust or similar arrangement applicable to any of such Person’s authorized shares of capital stock, (ii) with respect to a partnership, such Person’s certificate of limited partnership, partnership agreement, voting trusts or similar arrangements applicable to any of its partnership interests, (iii) with respect to a limited liability company, such Person’s certificate of formation, limited liability company agreement or other document affecting the rights of holders of limited liability company interests, and (iv) any and all agreements between any constituent member, partner or shareholder of the Person in question, including any contribution agreement or indemnification agreements. In each case, “Organizational Documents” shall include any indemnity, contribution, shareholders or other agreement among any of the owners of the entity in question.

 

Other Charges ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Other Connection Taxes ” shall mean, with respect to Lender, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

 

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Other Operating Income ” shall mean income (computed in accordance with the Approved Accounting Method) that is actually collected, not classified as Net Rental Income and derived from the ownership and operation of the Property from whatever source, including, without limitation, common area maintenance, real estate tax recoveries from Tenants, utility recoveries from Tenants, other miscellaneous expense recoveries, percentage rent, forfeited deposits, and income from auctions following defaults under Leases, but specifically excluding sales, use and occupancy or other taxes on receipts required to be accounted for by Mortgage Borrower or Borrower to any Governmental Authority, refunds and uncollectible accounts, sales of furniture, fixtures and equipment, interest income (including any proceeds of any payments made under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement), insurance proceeds (other than business interruption or other loss of income insurance), Awards, Lease Termination Payments, unforfeited Security Deposits, and utility and other similar deposits. Other Operating Income shall not be diminished as a result of the Security Instrument or the creation of any intervening estate or interest in the Property or any part thereof.

 

Other Taxes ” shall mean all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.6(f) ).

 

Owner’s Title Policy ” shall mean that certain ALTA extended coverage owner’s policy of title insurance issued in connection with the closing of the Mortgage Loan insuring the Mortgage Borrower as the owner of the Property.

 

Outstanding Principal Balance ” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the unpaid principal balance of the Loan.

 

PACE Loan ” shall mean (a) any “Property-Assessed Clean Energy loan” or (b) any other indebtedness, without regard to the name given to such indebtedness, which is (i) incurred for improvements to any Property for the purpose of increasing energy efficiency, increasing use of renewable energy sources, resource conservation, or a combination of the foregoing, and (ii) repaid through multi-year assessments against any Property.

 

Partial Release ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.10 hereof.

 

Participant ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.8(a)(ix) hereof.

 

Patriot Act ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.30 hereof.

 

Permits ” shall mean all necessary certificates, licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy, consents, and other approvals (governmental and otherwise) required under applicable Legal Requirements for the operation of the Property and the conduct of Mortgage Borrower’s business (including, without limitation, all required zoning, building code, land use, environmental and other similar permits or approvals).

 

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Permitted Alterations ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Permitted Encumbrances ” shall mean collectively, (a) the lien and security interests created by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (b) the lien and security interests created by the Mortgage Loan Agreement and the other Mortgage Loan Documents, (b) the lien and security interests created by the Mezzanine B Loan Agreement and the other Mezzanine B Loan Documents, (d) all liens, encumbrances and other matters disclosed in the Title Insurance Policy, (e) liens, if any, for Taxes and Other Charges imposed by any Governmental Authority not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement (or liens, if any, for Taxes and Other Charges which are permitted to exist pursuant to the terms of this Agreement without constituting an Event of Default hereunder), (f) existing Leases and new Leases entered into in accordance with this Agreement, (g) any Permitted Equipment Leases, (h) any workers’, mechanics’ or other similar liens on the Property arising in the ordinary course of business provided that any such lien is being contested in good faith in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement (or any workers’, mechanics’ or other similar liens, if any, which are permitted to exist pursuant to the terms of this Agreement without constituting an Event of Default hereunder), (i) immaterial easements, rights-of-way, encroachments, other similar immaterial restrictions on the use of real estate, minor title irregularities, in each case, so long as the same are entered into in the ordinary course of Mortgage Borrower’s business (but in no event in connection with the borrowing of money or the obtaining of advances or credit) and do not (1) interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of Borrower or Mortgage Borrower and (2) have a Material Adverse Effect, and (j) such other title and survey exceptions as Lender has approved or may approve in writing in Lender’s sole discretion.

 

Permitted Equipment Leases ” shall mean equipment leases or other similar instruments entered into with respect to the Personal Property; provided, that, in each case, such equipment leases or similar instruments (i) are entered into on commercially reasonable terms and conditions in the ordinary course of Mortgage Borrower’s business and (ii) relate to Personal Property which is (A) used in connection with the operation and maintenance of the Property in the ordinary course of Mortgage Borrower’s business and (B) readily replaceable without material interference or interruption to the operation of the Property.

 

Permitted Transfers ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.3 hereof.

 

Person ” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, estate, trust, unincorporated association, any federal, state, county or municipal government or any bureau, department or agency thereof and any fiduciary acting in such capacity on behalf of any of the foregoing.

 

Personal Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in the granting clause of the Security Instrument.

 

Pledge Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

 

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Policies ” and “ Policy ” shall have the meanings set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Prepayment Notice ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.7(a) hereof.

 

Prepayment Premium ” shall mean with respect to any repayment or prepayment of the Debt made (i) on or prior to the Prepayment Premium Date, an amount equal to the product of (a) the LIBOR Spread, Alternate Rate Spread or Prime Rate Spread, as applicable, (but in no event less than the LIBOR Spread) with respect to portion of the Loan being prepaid, (b) the amount of the Loan being prepaid, and (c) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days remaining from and including (A) prior to a Securitization, the date that such prepayment is made and (B) after a Securitization, the date that is the last day of the Interest Accrual Period during which such prepayment is made, in each case, through the last day of the Interest Accrual Period during which the Prepayment Premium Date occurs and the denominator of which is 360, and (ii) after the Prepayment Premium Date, an amount equal to zero dollars ($0.00). The amount of the Prepayment Premium shall be determined by Lender in its reasonable discretion and shall be final and binding absent manifest error.

 

Prepayment Premium Date ” shall mean the Monthly Payment Date occurring in October 9, 2019.

 

Prime Index Rate ” shall mean, with respect to each Interest Accrual Period, the rate of interest published in The Wall Street Journal from time to time as the “Prime Rate” for the U.S. on the related Determination Date. If more than one “Prime Rate” for the U.S. is published in The Wall Street Journal for a day, the average of such “Prime Rates” shall be used, and such average shall be rounded up to the nearest 1/100th of one percent (0.01%). If The Wall Street Journal ceases to publish the “Prime Rate” for the U.S., Lender shall select an equivalent publication that publishes such “Prime Rate,” and if such “Prime Rates” are no longer generally published or are limited, regulated or administered by a governmental or quasigovernmental body, then Lender shall select a comparable interest rate index

 

Prime Rate ” shall mean, with respect to each Interest Accrual Period, the per annum rate of interest equal to the Prime Index Rate plus the Prime Rate Spread; provided , however , that the Prime Rate shall not be less than the LIBOR Spread

 

Prime Rate Loan ” shall mean the Loan at such time as interest thereon accrues at a rate of interest based upon the Prime Rate.

 

Prime Rate Spread ” shall mean, as the same may be reallocated pursuant to, and in accordance with, the restrictions and limitations contained in Section 11.1(b)(iv) hereof, in connection with any conversion of the Loan from (a) a LIBOR Loan to a Prime Rate Loan, the greater of (i) the difference (expressed as the number of basis points) between (x) LIBOR plus the LIBOR Spread on the date that LIBOR was last applicable to the Loan and (y) the Prime Index Rate on the date that LIBOR was last applicable to the Loan, and (ii) zero (0), or (b) an Alternate Rate Loan to a Prime Rate Loan, the greater of (i) the difference (expressed as the number of basis points) between (x) LIBOR plus the Alternate Rate Spread on the date that LIBOR was last applicable to the Loan and (y) the Prime Index Rate on the date that LIBOR was last applicable to the Loan, and (ii) zero (0).

 

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Prohibited Entity ” means any Person which (i) is a statutory trust or similar Person, (ii) owns a direct or indirect interest in Borrower or the Property through a tenancy-in-common or other similar form of ownership interest and/or (iii) is a Crowdfunded Person.

 

Pro Forma Rental Income ” shall mean pro forma Rents for a 12-month period under new Leases in full force and effect at the Property where (A) the Tenant under each such Lease has taken possession of its premises (which taking of possession, includes, without limitation, (x) all of the premises demised to such Tenant under the Lease being turned over to such Tenant for (i) occupancy or (ii) in order for such Tenant to complete any tenant improvements to be completed by such Tenant under the Lease and (y) such Tenant accepting the premises), and (C) the Tenant under each such Lease has no voluntary termination rights prior to the commencement of such Lease and its obligation to begin paying full unabated rent thereunder but, in all events, only if the Free Rent Requirement is satisfied with respect to the subject Lease. If rental income from any Lease is to be included in Pro Forma Rental Income, then the amount of such rental income will be Rents payable under the relevant Lease during the first 12 months of Lease term when full base rent is payable.

 

Prohibited Transfer ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 hereof.

 

Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Security Instrument but, from and after any release of any of the property described in the Security Instrument in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement, shall refer only to such portion of the “Property” as described in the Security Instrument that has not been released.

 

Property Document ” shall mean, individually or collectively (as the context may require), the following: the REA.

 

Property Document Event ” shall mean any event which would, directly or indirectly, cause a default termination right, right of first refusal, first offer or any other similar right, cause any termination fees to be due or would cause a Material Adverse Effect to occur under any Property Document (in each case, beyond any applicable notice and cure periods under the applicable Property Document); provided, however, any of the foregoing shall not be deemed a Property Document Event to the extent Lender’s prior written consent is obtained with respect to the same.

 

Provided Information ” shall mean any information provided by or on behalf of any Borrower Party in connection with the Loan, the Mortgage Loan, the Mezzanine B Loan, the Property, such Borrower Party and/or any related matter or Person (but excluding in all events any summary of the terms of the Loan Documents).

 

Prudent Lender Standard ” shall, with respect to any matter, be deemed to have been met if the matter in question is reasonably acceptable to Lender.

 

Qualified Management Agreement ” shall mean a management agreement with a Qualified Manager with respect to the Property in form and substance substantially similar to the Management Agreement, or such other form as is reasonably approved by Lender (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned).

 

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Qualified Manager ” shall mean (i) Brookfield Properties Management (CA) Inc., a Delaware corporation, (ii) a property management company majority owned and Controlled by BAM and/or BPY, or (iii) an Unaffiliated Qualified Manager.

 

Rating Agencies ” shall mean each of S&P, Moody’s, Fitch and any other nationally-recognized statistical rating agency designated by Lender (and any successor to any of the foregoing).

 

Rating Agency Condition ” shall be deemed to exist if (i) any Rating Agency fails to respond to any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to any applicable matter or otherwise elects (orally or in writing) not to consider any applicable matter or (ii) Lender (or its Servicer) is not required to and/or elects not to obtain (or cause to be obtained) a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to any applicable matter, in each case, pursuant to and in compliance with any pooling and servicing agreement(s) or similar agreement(s), in each case, relating to the servicing and/or administration of the Loan.

 

Rating Agency Confirmation ” shall mean (i) prior to a Securitization or if the Rating Agency Condition exists, that Lender has (in consultation with the Rating Agencies (if required by Lender)) approved the matter in question in writing based upon Lender’s good faith determination of applicable Rating Agency standards and criteria and (ii) from and after a Securitization (to the extent the Rating Agency Condition does not exist), a written affirmation from each of the Rating Agencies (obtained at Borrower’s sole cost and expense) that the credit rating of the Securities by such Rating Agency immediately prior to the occurrence of the event with respect to which such Rating Agency Confirmation is sought will not be qualified, downgraded or withdrawn as a result of the occurrence of such event, which affirmation may be granted or withheld in such Rating Agency’s sole and absolute discretion.

 

REA ” shall mean, individually or collectively (as the context requires), each reciprocal easement or similar agreement affecting the Property (or any portion thereof) as more particularly described on Schedule IV hereto (if any), any Atrium REA (if entered into pursuant to the terms hereof), any amendment, restatement, replacement or other modification thereof, any future reciprocal easement or similar agreement affecting such Property (or any portion thereof) entered into in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof and any amendment, restatement, replacement or other modification thereof.

 

Recourse Guaranty ” shall mean that certain Mezzanine A Loan Limited Recourse Guaranty executed by Guarantor and dated as of the date hereof, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Registration Statement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.2 hereof.

 

Regulation AB ” shall mean Regulation AB under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as such Regulation may be amended from time to time.

 

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Related Collateral ” shall mean an asset that is “related” within the meaning of the definition of Significant Obligor, to the Collateral.

 

Related Loan ” shall mean a loan to an Affiliate of Borrower or secured by Related Collateral, that is included in a Securitization with the Loan (or any portion thereof or interest therein).

 

Release Price ” shall mean an amount equal to 110% of the Allocated Loan Amount with respect to the Atrium Parcel.

 

Remaining Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.10 hereof.

 

Remaining Unfunded Obligations ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

REMIC Trust ” shall mean any “real estate mortgage investment conduit” within the meaning of Section 860D of the IRS Code that holds any interest in all or any portion of the Loan.

 

Rent Roll ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.18 hereof.

 

Rents ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Security Instrument.

 

Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(c) hereof.

 

Reporting Failure ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.12 hereof.

 

Required Financial Item ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.12 hereof.

 

Reserve Percentage ” shall mean the rates (expressed as a decimal) of reserve requirements applicable to Lender on the date two (2) London Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Accrual Period (including, without limitation, basic, supplemental, marginal and emergency reserves) under any regulations of any Governmental Authority as now and from time to time hereafter in effect, dealing with reserve requirements prescribed for Eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) (or against any other category of liabilities which includes deposits by reference to which LIBOR is determined or against any category of extensions of credit or other assets which includes loans by a non-United States office of a depository institution to United States residents or loans which charge interest at a rate determined by reference to such deposits). The determination of the Reserve Percentage shall be based on the assumption that Lender funded one hundred percent (100%) of its Percentage Share of the Loan in the interbank Eurodollar market. In the event of any change in the rate of such Reserve Percentage during an Interest Accrual Period, or any variation in such requirements based upon amounts or kinds of assets or liabilities, or other factors, including, without limitation, the imposition of Reserve Percentages, or differing Reserve Percentages, on one or more but not all of the holders of the Loan or any participation therein, Lender may use any reasonable averaging and/or attribution methods which it deems appropriate and practical for determining the rate of such Reserve Percentage which shall be used in the computation of the Reserve Percentage. Lender’s computation of the Reserve Percentage shall be determined conclusively by Lender and shall be conclusive and binding on Borrower for all purposes, absent manifest error.

 

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Responsible Officer ” means, with respect to a Person, the chairman of the board, president, chief operating officer, chief financial officer, treasurer, secretary, vice president or other duly authorized officer of such Person.

 

Restoration ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Restricted Party ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 hereof.

 

Sale or Pledge ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 hereof.

 

Sanctions ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.30 hereof.

 

Scheduled Unavailability Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b)(iii) hereof

 

Secondary Market Adverse Change ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1 hereof.

 

Secondary Market Transaction ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1 hereof.

 

Securities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1 hereof.

 

Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Securitization ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1 hereof.

 

Security Deposits ” shall mean any advance deposits or any other deposits collected with respect to the Property, whether in the form of cash, letter(s) of credit or other cash equivalents (including, without limitation, such deposits made in connection with any Lease).

 

Security Documents ” shall mean, collectively, (i) the Pledge Agreement, (ii) an acknowledgement and consent to such Pledge Agreement by Mortgage Borrower, (iii) all Uniform Commercial Code financing statements required by this Agreement to be filed with respect to the security instruments in personal property created pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, from time to time, and (iv) all other documents and agreements executed or delivered to Lender by Borrower in connection with any of the foregoing documents.

 

Security Instrument ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

 

Security Instrument Taxes ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.2 hereof.

 

Servicer ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.4 hereof.

 

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Severed Loan Documents ” shall have the meaning set forth in Article 10 hereof.

 

Significant Obligor ” shall have the meaning set forth in Item 1101(k) of Regulation AB under the Securities Act.

 

Single Purpose Entity ” shall mean an entity whose structure and organizational and governing documents are otherwise in form and substance acceptable to the Rating Agencies and satisfying the Prudent Lender Standard.

 

Special Member ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1 hereof.

 

Specified Tenant ” shall mean, as applicable, (i) GDC, (ii) Wells Fargo, (iii) any other lessee(s) of the Specified Tenant Space (or any portion thereof) whose lease (together with all other leases at the Property to the same tenant and to all affiliates of such tenant) covers fifteen percent (15%) or more of the total gross leasable space for the Property, and (iv) any parent or affiliate of any of the foregoing providing credit support or a guaranty under such tenant’s lease (if any).

 

Specified Tenant Lease ” shall mean, collectively and/or individually (as the context requires), each Lease at the Property with Specified Tenant (including, without limitation, any guaranty or similar instrument furnished thereunder), as the same may have been or may hereafter be amended, restated, extended, renewed, replaced and/or otherwise modified.

 

Specified Tenant Space ” shall mean that portion of the Property demised as of the date hereof to the initial Specified Tenants pursuant to the initial Specified Tenant Leases. References herein to “applicable portions” of the Specified Tenant Space (or words of similar import) shall be deemed to refer to the portion of the Specified Tenant Space demised pursuant to the applicable Specified Tenant Lease(s) entered into after the date hereof in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof.

 

SPE Component Entity ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1 hereof. For avoidance of doubt, on the Closing Date, Borrower is an Acceptable LLC and therefore, no SPE Component Entity exists and, so long as Borrower continues to be an Acceptable LLC, no SPE Component Entity is required.

 

S&P ” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

 

State ” shall mean the state in which the Property or any part thereof is located.

 

Strike Rate ” shall mean (i) with respect to the initial term of the Loan, four and one-quarter percent (4.25%) and (ii) with respect to each Extension Period, a percentage rate equal to the percentage rate per annum which, when added to the LIBOR Spread, Alternate Rate Spread, or Prime Rate Spread, as applicable, would yield a Debt Service Coverage Ratio of at least 1.10:1.00.

 

Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(g) hereof.

 

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Subordination of Management Agreement ” shall mean that certain Mezzanine A Loan Subordination of Management Agreement dated as of the date hereof among Lender, Borrower, Mortgage Borrower and Manager, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Survey ” shall mean that certain survey of the Property certified and delivered to Lender in connection with the closing of the Loan.

 

Tax Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Taxes ” shall mean all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

 

Tenant ” shall mean any Person leasing, subleasing or otherwise occupying any portion of the Property under a Lease or other occupancy agreement.

 

Testing Period ” shall mean, for purposes of calculating the Underwritable Cash Flow with respect to the Property, the trailing twelve (12) month period ending as of the last day of the calendar month immediately preceding the date of calculation.

 

Title Insurance Policy ” shall mean that certain ALTA mortgagee title insurance policy issued with respect to the Property and insuring the lien of the Security Instrument.

 

Trigger Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

True Up Payment ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

UCC ” or “ Uniform Commercial Code ” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State.

 

UCC Title Insurance Policy ” shall mean, collectively, (i) with respect to the Collateral, a UCC title insurance policy in the form reasonably acceptable to Lender issued with respect to the Collateral and insuring the lien of the Pledge Agreement encumbering such Collateral and (ii) the Mezzanine Endorsement.

 

Unaffiliated Qualified Manager ” shall mean a property manager of the Property that is not an Affiliate of Borrower and that (A) is a reputable, nationally or regionally recognized management company having at least five (5) years’ experience in the management of similar Class “A” office properties, (B) at the time of its engagement as property manager has under management leasable square footage of the same property type as the Property located in major metropolitan markets in the United States equal to or greater than 5,000,000 leasable square feet of office space (excluding the Property) and (C) is not the subject of a bankruptcy or similar insolvency proceeding.

 

Underwritable Cash Flow ” shall mean, as of any date of calculation, an amount calculated by Lender (subject in all cases to Lender’s Cash Flow Adjustments) equal to:

 

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(i)          the sum of (a) Net Rental Income for the Testing Period, and (b) Other Operating Income for the Testing Period, and (c) Pro Forma Rental Income; less

 

(ii)         the sum of (a) Operating Expenses for the Testing Period, (b) if not included in Operating Expenses in clause (a) , the Management Fee during the Testing Period, and (c) if and only if not included in Operating Expenses in clause (a) , normalized capital expenditures equal to $0.20 per square foot per annum.

 

Lender’s calculation of Underwritable Cash Flow (including, without limitation, determination of items that do not qualify as Other Operating Income or Operating Expenses) shall be calculated by Lender in good faith based upon criteria that would reasonably be required by a prudent institutional commercial mortgage loan lender and shall be final absent manifest error.

 

Underwriter Group ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.2 hereof.

 

Unfunded Obligations Guaranty ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.2 hereof.

 

Updated Information ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1 hereof.

 

U.S. Obligations ” shall mean direct full faith and credit obligations of the United States of America that are not subject to prepayment, call or early redemption.

 

U.S. Person ” shall mean any person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the IRS Code.

 

USPAP ” shall mean the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.

 

Withholding Agent ” means any Borrower or Lender, as applicable.

 

Wells Fargo ” shall mean Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, together with any parent or affiliate thereof providing credit support or a guaranty under its lease (if any).

 

Work Charge ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.16 hereof.

 

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

 

Section 1.2            Principles of Construction .

 

(a)          All references to sections and schedules are to sections and schedules in or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any reference in this Agreement or in any other Loan Documents to any Loan Documents shall be deemed to include references to such documents as the same may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, replaced and/or restated from time to time (and, in the case of any note or other instrument, to any instrument issued in substitution therefor). All uses of the word “including” shall mean “including, without limitation” unless the context shall indicate otherwise. Unless otherwise specified, 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. Unless otherwise specified, all meanings attributed to defined terms herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms so defined.

 

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(b)          With respect to cross-references contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the Mortgage Loan Documents or to any Mortgage Loan Document (including with respect to any cross-references to defined terms therein) unless otherwise specifically provided herein, such cross-references shall be with respect to the Mortgage Loan Documents or such Mortgage Loan Document, as the case may be, in existence as of the date hereof.

 

(c)          With respect to cross-references contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the Mezzanine B Loan Documents or to any Mezzanine B Loan Document (including with respect to any cross-references to defined terms therein) unless otherwise specifically provided herein, such cross-references shall be with respect to the Mezzanine B Loan Documents or such Mezzanine B Loan Document, as the case may be, in existence as of the date hereof.

 

(d)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, including references to the Mortgage Loan and Mezzanine B Loans or to capitalized terms being defined in the Mortgage Loan Documents or Mezzanine B Loan Documents, nothing herein creates any obligation of Borrower with respect to any of the Mortgage Loan Documents or Mezzanine B Loan Documents and Borrower has no obligations to comply with and shall not be liable under any Mortgage Loan Document or Mezzanine B Loan Document, and nothing herein creates any obligation of either Mortgage Borrower or Mezzanine B Borrower with respect to any of the Loan Documents and neither Mortgage Borrower nor Mezzanine B Borrower has any obligation to comply with and shall not be liable under this Agreement or any Loan Document.

 

(e)          Notwithstanding anything stated herein to the contrary, any provisions in this Agreement cross-referencing or incorporating by reference provisions of the Mortgage Loan Documents shall be effective notwithstanding the termination of the Mortgage Loan Documents by payment in full of the Mortgage Loan or otherwise.

 

(f)          To the extent that any terms, provisions or definitions of any Mortgage Loan Documents that are incorporated herein by reference are incorporated into the Mortgage Loan Documents by reference to any other document or instrument, such terms, provisions or definitions that are incorporated herein by reference shall at all times be deemed to incorporate each such term, provision and definition of the applicable other document or instrument as the same is set forth in such other document or instrument as of the Closing Date, without regard to any amendments, restatements, replacements, supplements, waivers or other modifications to or of such other document or instrument occurring after the Closing Date, unless Lender expressly agrees that such term, provision or definition as appearing, incorporated into, or used in this Agreement have been revised.

 

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(g)          The words “Borrower shall cause” or “Borrower shall not permit” (or words of similar meaning) shall mean “Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to” or “Borrower shall not cause or permit Mortgage Borrower to”, as the case may be, to so act or not to so act, as applicable. Borrower and Lender hereby acknowledge and agree that, as to any clauses or provisions contained in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to the effect that (i) Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower act or to refrain from acting in any manner or (ii) Borrower shall cause to occur or not to occur, or otherwise be obligated in any manner with respect to, any matters pertaining to Mortgage Borrower, the Property or the Collateral, or (iii) other similar effect, such clause or provision, in each case, is intended to mean, and shall be construed as meaning, that Borrower has undertaken to act and is obligated to act only in its capacity as the sole member of Mortgage Borrower but not directly with respect to Mortgage Borrower, the Collateral or the Property or in any other manner which would violate any of the covenants contained in Article 5 hereof or other similar covenants contained in Borrower’s organizational documents.

 

Article 2

GENERAL TERMS

 

Section 2.1           Loan Commitment; Disbursement to Borrower . Except as expressly and specifically set forth herein, Lender has no obligation or other commitment to loan any funds to Borrower or otherwise make disbursements to Borrower. Borrower hereby waives any right Borrower may have to make any claim to the contrary.

 

Section 2.2           The Loan . Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, Lender hereby agrees to make and Borrower hereby agrees to accept the Loan on the Closing Date.

 

Section 2.3           Disbursement to Borrower . Borrower may request and receive only one borrowing hereunder in respect of the Loan and any amount borrowed and repaid hereunder in respect of the Loan may not be re - borrowed.

 

Section 2.4           The Note and the Other Loan Documents . The Loan shall be evidenced by the Note and this Agreement and secured by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

Section 2.5            Interest Rate .

 

(a)          Generally . Interest on the Outstanding Principal Balance shall accrue from the Closing Date at the Interest Rate until repaid in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof.

 

(b)          Determination of Interest Rate .

 

(i)          The Interest Rate with respect to the Loan shall be: (A) the LIBOR Rate with respect to the applicable Interest Accrual Period for a LIBOR Loan, (B) the Alternate Rate with respect to the applicable Interest Accrual Period if the Loan is an Alternate Rate Loan, or (C) the Prime Rate with respect to the applicable Interest Accrual Period if the Loan is a Prime Rate Loan.

 

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(ii)         Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Loan shall be a LIBOR Loan and Borrower shall pay interest on the Outstanding Principal Balance at the LIBOR Rate for the applicable Interest Accrual Period. Any change in the rate of interest hereunder due to a change in the Interest Rate shall become effective as of the opening of business on the first day on which such change in the Interest Rate shall become effective. Each determination by Lender of the Interest Rate shall be conclusive and binding upon Borrower for all purposes, absent manifest error.

 

(iii)         Conversion of Loan .

 

(A)         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, if Lender determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that:

 

(i) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining LIBOR for any requested Interest Period, including, without limitation, because LIBOR is not available or published on a current basis and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or

 

(ii) the supervisor for the administrator of LIBOR or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which LIBOR shall no longer be made available, or used for determining the interest rate of loans (such specific date, the “ Scheduled Unavailability Date ”),

 

then, after such determination (such determination, an “ Alternative Index Determination ”) by the Lender (and provided that such determination shall have also been made by Lender with respect to other similarly situated loans), the Lender and the Borrower may amend this Agreement to replace LIBOR with an alternate benchmark rate (including any mathematical or other adjustments to the benchmark (if any) incorporated therein) that has been broadly accepted by the syndicated loan market in the United States in lieu of LIBOR (any such proposed rate, a “ LIBOR Successor Rate ”), together with any proposed LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes and any such amendment shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on the fifth (5 th ) Business Day after such amendment has been agreed to by Borrower and Lender. If such amendment becomes effective as described in the preceding sentence, the Loan shall be converted, as of the first day of the next Interest Accrual Period, to an Alternate Rate Loan in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof; provided that the Loan shall be a Prime Rate Loan from the first day of the Interest Accrual Period first occurring after the Alternate Index Determination until the conversion to an Alternate Rate Loan on the first day of the next Interest Accrual Period after such amendment becomes effective. If no LIBOR Successor Rate has been determined and the circumstances under clause (A)(i) above exist, the obligation of Lender to make or maintain a LIBOR Loan shall be suspended.  The term “ LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes ” means, with respect to any proposed LIBOR Successor Rate, any conforming changes to the definition of Alternate Rate Spread, Interest Accrual Period, Determination Date, timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other administrative matters as may be appropriate, in the discretion of the Lender, to reflect the adoption of such LIBOR Successor Rate and to permit the administration thereof by Lender in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if Lender determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such LIBOR Successor Rate exists, in such other manner of administration as Lender determines in consultation with the Borrower).

 

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(B)         In the event that Lender shall have reasonably determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon Borrower absent manifest error) that the circumstances described in clause (A)(i) or (A)(ii) above exist and the Loan has not been converted to an Alternate Rate Loan as provided in clause (A) above, then Lender shall, if such determination shall have also been made by Lender with respect to other similarly situated loans, forthwith give notice by telephone of such determination, confirmed in writing, to Borrower at least one (1) Business Day prior to the next Determination Date. If such notice is given, the Alternate Rate Loan shall be converted, as of the first day of the next Interest Accrual Period, to a Prime Rate Loan.

 

(C)         If, pursuant to the terms hereof of clause (A) above, the Loan has been converted to an Alternate Rate Loan but thereafter Lender shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon Borrower absent manifest error) that Alternate Index is no longer broadly accepted by the syndicated loan market in the United States in lieu of LIBOR, then Lender shall, if such determination shall have also been made with respect to other similarly situated loans, forthwith give notice by telephone of such determination, confirmed in writing, to Borrower at least one (1) Business Day prior to the last day of the related Interest Accrual Period. If such notice is given, the related outstanding Prime Rate Loan shall be converted to a LIBOR Loan on the last day of the then current Interest Accrual Period.

 

(D)         If, pursuant to the terms of clauses (B) or (C) above, the Loan has been converted to a Prime Rate Loan, but thereafter Lender shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon Borrower absent manifest error) that LIBOR can again be ascertained as provided in the respective definition thereof, Lender shall give notice by telephone of such determination, confirmed in writing, to Borrower at least one (1) Business Day prior to the next Determination Date. If such notice is given, the Loan shall be converted, as of the first day of the next Interest Accrual Period, to a LIBOR Loan.

 

(E)         If, pursuant to the terms of clause (B) above, the Loan has been converted to a Prime Rate Loan, Lender and Borrower may thereafter amend this Agreement to replace the Prime Rate with a LIBOR Successor Rate, together with any proposed LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes and any such amendment shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on the fifth (5 th ) Business Day after such amendment has been agreed to by Borrower and Lender. If such amendment becomes effective as described in the preceding sentence, the Loan shall be converted, as of the first day of the next Interest Accrual Period, to an Alternate Rate Loan in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof.

 

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(F)         Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall Borrower have the right to convert the Loan to a LIBOR Loan, an Alternate Rate Loan or a Prime Rate Loan.

 

(iv)        Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of Borrower under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.5(b)(v) ) the applicable recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made. Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of Lender timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by Borrower to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 2.5(b)(v) , Borrower shall deliver to Lender the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to Lender. Borrower shall indemnify Lender, within ten (10) days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.5(b)(v) ) payable or paid by such recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to Borrower by Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.5(b)(v) shall survive any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, Lender and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.

 

(v)         If any Change in Law shall hereafter make it unlawful for Lender to make or maintain a LIBOR Loan as contemplated hereunder (A) the obligation of Lender hereunder to make a LIBOR Loan or to convert an Alternate Rate Loan or a Prime Rate Loan to a LIBOR Loan shall be canceled forthwith and (B) any outstanding LIBOR Loan of Lender shall be converted automatically to a Prime Rate Loan on the last day of the then current Interest Accrual Period or within such earlier period as required by law. Borrower hereby agrees to promptly pay to Lender, upon demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate Lender for any reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by Lender in making any conversion in accordance with this Agreement, including, without limitation, any interest or fees payable by Lender to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to make or maintain the LIBOR Loan hereunder. Such notice (which shall be sent by Lender) of such costs, as certified to Borrower, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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(vi)         In the event of any Change in Law:

 

(A)         shall hereafter impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, capital adequacy, special deposit, compulsory loan or similar requirement against assets held by, or deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, advances or loans by, or other credit extended by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of Lender which is not otherwise included in the determination of LIBOR hereunder;

 

(B)         shall hereafter have the effect of reducing the rate of return on Lender’s capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder to a level below that which Lender could have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration Lender’s policies with respect to capital adequacy) by any amount deemed by Lender to be material;

 

(C)         shall hereafter impose on Lender any other condition (other than Taxes) and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to Lender of making, renewing or maintaining loans or extensions of credit or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder; or

 

(D)         shall subject Lender to any Taxes (other than (I) Indemnified Taxes, (II) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes, and (III) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;

 

then, in any such case, Borrower shall promptly pay to Lender, upon demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate Lender, as applicable, for such additional incurred cost or reduced amount receivable as determined by Lender in good faith. If Lender becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this subsection, Lender shall provide Borrower with not less than thirty (30) days’ written notice specifying in reasonable detail the event by reason of which it has become so entitled and the additional amount required to fully compensate Lender for such additional cost or reduced amount. A certificate as to any additional costs or amounts payable pursuant to the foregoing sentence submitted by Lender to Borrower shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. This provision shall survive payment of the Note and the satisfaction of all other obligations of Borrower under this Agreement and the Loan Documents.

 

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(vii)       Borrower agrees to indemnify Lender and to hold Lender harmless from any actual loss or expense which Lender sustains or incurs as a consequence of (A) any default by Borrower in payment of the principal of or interest on a LIBOR Loan (or an Alternate Rate Loan or Prime Rate Loan, as applicable), including, without limitation, any such loss or expense arising from interest or fees payable by Lender to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to maintain a LIBOR Loan (or an Alternate Rate Loan or Prime Rate Loan, as applicable) hereunder, (B) any prepayment (whether voluntary or mandatory) of the LIBOR Loan (or an Alternate Rate Loan or Prime Rate Loan, as applicable) on a day that is not the last day of an Interest Accrual Period, including, without limitation, such loss or expense arising from interest or fees payable by Lender to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to maintain the LIBOR Loan (or an Alternate Rate Loan or Prime Rate Loan, as applicable) hereunder and (C) the conversion (for any reason whatsoever, whether voluntary or involuntary) of the Interest Rate from the LIBOR Rate to the Alternate Rate or the Prime Rate with respect to any portion of the outstanding principal amount of the Loan then bearing interest at the LIBOR Rate on a date other than the last day of an Interest Accrual Period, including, without limitation, such loss or expenses arising from interest or fees payable by Lender to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to maintain a LIBOR Loan hereunder (the amounts referred to in clauses (A) , (B) and (C) are herein referred to collectively as the “ Breakage Costs ”); provided, however, Borrower shall not indemnify Lender from any Breakage Costs arising from Lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. This provision shall survive payment of the Note in full and the satisfaction of all other obligations of Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

(viii)      Lender shall not be entitled to claim compensation pursuant to this subsection for any Indemnified Taxes, Breakage Costs, increased cost or reduction in amounts received or receivable hereunder, or any reduced rate of return, which was incurred or which accrued more than one hundred and eighty (180) days before the date Lender notified Borrower of the change in law, the circumstance resulting in the Breakage Costs or other circumstance on which such claim of compensation is based and delivered to Borrower a written statement setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for calculating the additional amounts owed to Lender, as applicable, under this subsection, which statement shall be conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto absent manifest error.

 

(ix)         Lender will use reasonable efforts (consistent with legal and regulatory restrictions) to maintain the availability of the LIBOR Loan and to avoid or reduce any increased or additional costs payable by Borrower under this Subsection 2.5(b) , including, if requested by Borrower, a transfer or assignment of the Loan to a branch, office or affiliate of Lender in another jurisdiction, or a redesignation of its Lending Office with respect to the Loan, in order to maintain the availability of the LIBOR Loan or to avoid or reduce such increased or additional costs, provided that the transfer or assignment or redesignation (A) would not result in any additional costs or expenses to Lender that are not reimbursed by Borrower and (B) would not be disadvantageous in any other material respect to Lender as determined by Lender in its sole discretion. Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment to the extent that such Lender would also require its other borrowers under similarly situated loans in Lender’s particular portfolio (where the Loan is held) to pay for such designation or assignment.

 

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(x)          Tax Forms.

 

(A)         Lender (if Lender is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document) shall deliver to Borrower, at the time or times reasonably requested by Borrower, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by Borrower as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, Lender, if reasonably requested by Borrower, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by Borrower as will enable Borrower to determine whether or not Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Sections 2.5(b)(x)(B) , 2.5(b)(x)(C) and 2.5(b)(x)(D) below) shall not be required if in Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of Lender.

 

(B)         Lender (if Lender is a U.S. Person) shall deliver to Borrower from time to time upon the reasonable request of Borrower, executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax.

 

(C)         Lender (if Lender is a Foreign Lender) shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to Borrower (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) from time to time upon the reasonable request of Borrower, whichever of the following is applicable:

 

(1)         in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Taxes pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty, as applicable executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E;

 

(2)         executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;

 

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(3)         in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the IRS Code, (x) a certificate substantially in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Borrower to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the IRS Code, (y) a “10 percent shareholder” of any Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the IRS Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “ U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable; or

 

(4)         to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable, provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

 

Lender (if Lender is a Foreign Lender) shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to Borrower (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) from time to time upon the reasonable request of Borrower, executed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit Borrower to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.

 

(D)         If a payment made to Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the IRS Code, as applicable), Lender shall deliver to Borrower at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by Borrower such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the IRS Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by Borrower as may be necessary for Borrower to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that Lender has complied with Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D) , “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

 

(E)         Lender shall (x) deliver further copies of such forms or other appropriate certifications on or before the date that any such forms expire or become obsolete and after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent form delivered to Borrower and (y) obtain such extensions of the time for filing, and renew such forms and certifications thereof, as may be reasonably requested by Borrower upon reasonable prior notice.

 

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(xi)         Intentionally Omitted.

 

(xii)        If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.5(b) (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.5(b) ), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 2.5(b) with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this Section 2.5(b)(xii) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.5(b)(xii) in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 2.5(b)(xii) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This Section 2.5(b)(xii) shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

 

(xiii)       For purposes of Sections 2.5(b)(iv) and (x) , the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.

 

(c)           Default Rate . In the event that, and for so long as, any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (i) the then Outstanding Principal Balance shall accrue interest at the Default Rate, calculated from the date the applicable Event of Default occurred, (ii) without limitation of any rights or remedies contained herein and/or in any other Loan Document, any interest accrued at the Default Rate in excess of the interest component of the Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount shall be due and payable on each Monthly Payment Date (and, from and after the Maturity Date, shall be due and payable immediately upon demand), and (iii) all references herein and/or in any other Loan Document to the “Interest Rate” shall be deemed to refer to the Default Rate.

 

(d)           Interest Calculation . Interest on the Outstanding Principal Balance shall be calculated by multiplying (a) the actual number of days elapsed in the period for which the calculation is being made by (b) a daily rate based on a three hundred sixty (360) day year (that is, the Interest Rate or the Default Rate, as then applicable, expressed as an annual rate divided by 360) by (c) the Outstanding Principal Balance. The accrual period for calculating interest due on each Monthly Payment Date shall be the Interest Accrual Period in which the related Monthly Payment Date occurs; provided, however, in the event a Securitization has not occurred, the accrual period for calculating interest due on the last Monthly Payment Date shall end on the scheduled Maturity Date. Borrower understands and acknowledges that such interest accrual requirement results in more interest accruing on the Loan than if either a thirty (30) day month and a three hundred sixty (360) day year or the actual number of days and a three hundred sixty-five (365) day year were used to compute the accrual of interest on the Loan.

 

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(e)           Usury Savings . This Agreement and the other Loan Documents are subject to the express condition that at no time shall Borrower be required to pay interest on the principal balance of the Loan (including, to the extent applicable, any Prepayment Premium and/or penalty) at a rate which could subject Lender to either civil or criminal liability as a result of being in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate. If by the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Borrower is at any time required or obligated to pay interest on the principal balance due hereunder (including, to the extent applicable, any Prepayment Premium and/or penalty) at a rate in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate, the Interest Rate or the Default Rate, as the case may be, and/or, to the extent applicable, any Prepayment Premium and/or penalty shall, in each case, be deemed to be immediately reduced to the Maximum Legal Rate and all previous payments in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate shall be deemed to have been payments in reduction of principal and not on account of the interest due hereunder. All sums paid or agreed to be paid to Lender for the use, forbearance, or detention of the sums due under the Loan, shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated, and spread throughout the full stated term of the Loan until payment in full so that the rate or amount of interest on account of the Loan (including, to the extent applicable, any Prepayment Premium and/or penalty) does not exceed the Maximum Legal Rate from time to time in effect and applicable to the Loan for so long as the Loan is outstanding.

 

Section 2.6            Loan Payments .

 

(a)          Borrower shall make a payment to Lender of interest only on the Closing Date for the period from (and including) the Closing Date through (and including) the fourteenth (14th) day of either (i) the month in which the Closing Date occurs (if the Closing Date occurs on or before the fourteenth (14th) day of such month, or (ii) the month following the month in which the Closing Date occurs (if the Closing Date occurs on or after the fifteenth (15th) day of the then current calendar month; provided, however, if the Closing Date is the fourteenth (14th) day of a calendar month, no such separate payment of interest shall be due. Borrower shall make a payment to Lender of interest in the amount of the Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount on the First Monthly Payment Date and on each Monthly Payment Date occurring thereafter to and including the Maturity Date. Each payment shall be applied first to accrued and unpaid interest and the balance to principal.

 

(b)          Reserved.

 

(c)          Borrower shall pay to Lender on the Maturity Date the Outstanding Principal Balance, all accrued and unpaid interest, and all other amounts due hereunder and under the Note, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents (and after a Securitization, including, without limitation, the Interest Shortfall).

 

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(d)          If any principal, interest or any other sum due under the Loan Documents, other than the payment of principal due on the Maturity Date, is not paid by Borrower on the date on which it is due, Borrower shall pay to Lender upon demand an amount equal to the lesser of five percent (5%) of such unpaid sum or the maximum amount permitted by applicable law in order to defray the expense incurred by Lender in handling and processing such delinquent payment and to compensate Lender for the loss of the use of such delinquent payment. Any such amount shall be secured by the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

(e)          

 

(i)          Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all payments and prepayments under this Agreement and the Note shall be made to Lender not later than 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the date when due and shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds at Lender’s office, and any funds received by Lender after such time shall, for all purposes hereof, be deemed to have been paid on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

(ii)         Intentionally Omitted.

 

(iii)        Whenever any payment to be made hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be stated to be due on a day which is not a Business Day, the due date thereof shall be deemed to be the immediately preceding Business Day.

 

(iv)        All payments required to be made by Borrower hereunder or under the Note or the other Loan Documents shall be made irrespective of, and without deduction for, any setoff, claim or counterclaim and shall be made irrespective of any defense thereto.

 

(f)          In the event Borrower is required to pay Lender compensation for any Indemnified Taxes, increased cost or reduction in amounts received or receivable hereunder, pursuant to Section 2.5(b)(iv) , (v) or (vi) , then Lender shall (at the request of Borrower) use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.5(b)(iv) , (v) or (vi) , as the case may be, in the future, and (ii) would not subject Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to Lender. Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

 

Section 2.7            Prepayments .

 

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(a)           Voluntary Prepayment . Except as provided herein, Borrower shall not have the right to prepay the Loan in whole or in part. Borrower may at its option and upon prior notice to Lender as set forth herein, prepay the Debt in whole or in part on any Business Day (a “ Prepayment Date ”); provided that such prepayment is accompanied by payment of the Breakage Costs, the Prepayment Premium (if applicable) and the applicable Interest Shortfall. Lender shall not be obligated to accept any prepayment unless it is accompanied by payment of the Breakage Costs, the Prepayment Premium (if applicable) and the applicable Interest Shortfall due in connection therewith. As a condition to any voluntary prepayment, Borrower shall give Lender written notice (a “ Prepayment Notice ”) of its intent to prepay, which notice must be given at least ten (10) Business Days and not more than ninety (90) days prior to the Prepayment Date and must specify such proposed Prepayment Date. A Prepayment Notice given by Borrower to Lender pursuant to this Section 2.7(a) may be revoked by written notice of revocation delivered to Lender no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the Prepayment Date specified in any such Prepayment Notice; provided that in connection with such revocation Borrower shall pay Lender all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Lender, including, without limitation, any Breakage Costs or similar expenses incurred in connection with such anticipated prepayment. Concurrently with any voluntary prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.7(a) , (i) a simultaneous pro-rata prepayment of the Mezzanine B Loan shall be made and Borrower shall provide Lender evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender of such prepayment of the Mezzanine B Loan and (ii) a simultaneous pro-rata prepayment of the Mortgage Loan shall be made and Borrower shall provide Lender evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender of such prepayment of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(b)           Mandatory Prepayment . In the event of (i) any Casualty to all or any portion of the Property, (ii) any Condemnation of all or any portion of the Property, (iii) a transfer of the Property in connection with the enforcement of remedies under the Mortgage Loan Documents after the occurrence of a Mortgage Loan Event of Default, including, without limitation, a foreclosure sale or public auction, or any Sale or Pledge of all or any portion of the Property that is prohibited by this Agreement, (iv) any refinancing of the Property or the Mortgage Loan or any payoff of the Mortgage Loan, or (v) the receipt by Mortgage Borrower of any excess proceeds realized under its owner’s title insurance policy after application of such proceeds by Mortgage Borrower to cure any title defect (each, a “ Liquidation Event ”), Borrower shall cause the related Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service to be remitted to Lender (or as directed by Lender) directly (or, if such direct remittance is not commercially practicable, paid to Lender (or as directed by Lender) promptly, but in no event later than within two (2) Business Days after receipt thereof). On each date on which Lender actually receives a distribution of Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service, and if Lender does not make such Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service available to Borrower for Restoration in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, Borrower shall apply any such Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service actually received by Borrower or Lender to prepay the outstanding principal balance of the Loan in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of such Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service (with s portion thereof being applied to any applicable Interest Shortfall). Any amounts of Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service in excess of the Debt shall be paid to Borrower. Once Borrower has knowledge that a Liquidation Event has occurred, Borrower shall, or shall cause Mortgage Borrower to, promptly deliver written notice of such Liquidation Event to Lender. Borrower shall be deemed to have knowledge of (i)(x) a sale (other than a foreclosure sale) of all or any portion of the Property on the date on which a contract of sale for such sale is entered into and (y) a foreclosure sale on the date notice of such foreclosure sale is given and (ii) a refinancing of all or any portion of the Property, on the date on which a commitment for such refinancing has been entered into. The provisions of this Section 2.7(b) shall not be construed to contravene in any manner the restrictions and other provisions regarding refinancing of the Mortgage Loan or the Sale or Pledge of the Property set forth in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

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(c)           Prepayments After Default . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, any prepayment of the Debt during the continuance of an Event of Default shall be applied to the Debt in such order and priority as set forth in Section 10.2(g) hereof or as Lender shall otherwise determine in their sole discretion.

 

(d)           Prepayment of Mortgage Loan and Mezzanine B Loan . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any of the other Loan Documents, in no event shall Borrower cause or permit the Mortgage Borrower to (i) voluntarily prepay the Mortgage Loan unless the Debt is contemporaneously prepaid ratably in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions of this Agreement or (ii) refinance the Mortgage Loan, unless it obtains the prior written consent of Lender, which consent may be granted or withheld in its sole and absolute discretion, provided that Lender’s consent shall not be required if the Loan shall be simultaneously refinanced or simultaneously repaid in full in accordance with the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any of the other Loan Documents, in no event shall the Mezzanine B Loan be voluntarily prepaid unless the Debt is contemporaneously prepaid ratably in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions of this Agreement. Any prepayment of the Mortgage Loan or the Mezzanine B Loan other than in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.7(d) shall, at Lender’s option, constitute an Event of Default.

 

Section 2.8            Interest Rate Cap Agreement .

 

(a)          Prior to or contemporaneously with the Closing Date, Borrower shall enter into an Interest Rate Cap Agreement with a LIBOR strike rate equal to the Strike Rate. The Interest Rate Cap Agreement (i) shall be in a form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender, (ii) shall, subject to Sections 2.8(c) and 2.8(e) below, at all times be with a Counterparty, (iii) shall at all times be for a duration at least equal to the end of the Interest Accrual Period in which the then current Maturity Date occurs, and (iv) shall at all times have a notional amount equal to or greater than the Outstanding Principal Balance and shall at all times provide for the applicable LIBOR strike rate to be equal to the Strike Rate. Borrower shall direct such Counterparty to deposit directly into an account designated by Lender in writing any amounts due Borrower under such Interest Rate Cap Agreement so long as any portion of the Debt is outstanding, provided that the Debt shall be deemed to be outstanding if the Collateral is transferred by foreclosure or assignment in lieu thereof. Additionally, Borrower shall collaterally assign to Lender, pursuant to the Collateral Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement, all of its right, title and interest in and to the Interest Rate Cap Agreement (and any replacements thereof), including, without limitation, its right to receive any and all payments under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement (and any replacements thereof), and Borrower shall, and shall cause Counterparty to, deliver to Lender a fully executed Interest Rate Cap Agreement (which shall, by its terms, authorize the assignment to Lender and require that payments be deposited directly into an account designated by Lender in writing).

 

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(b)          Borrower shall comply in all material respects with all of its obligations under the terms and provisions of the Interest Rate Cap Agreement. All amounts paid by the Counterparty under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement to Borrower or Lender shall be deposited promptly into an account designated by Lender in writing. Borrower shall take all actions reasonably requested by Lender to Lender’s rights under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement in the event of a default by the Counterparty and shall not waive, amend or otherwise modify any of its rights thereunder.

 

(c)          In the event of any downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the rating of the Counterparty (other than a Counterparty that is an Affiliate of Lender) by any Rating Agency below the Minimum Counterparty Rating, Borrower shall (i) replace the Interest Rate Cap Agreement not later than ten (10) Business Days following receipt of notice of such downgrade, withdrawal or qualification with an Interest Rate Cap Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender (and meeting the requirements set forth in this Section 2.8 ) (a “ Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement ”) from a Counterparty having a Minimum Counterparty Rating or (ii) if provided for in such Interest Rate Cap Agreement, cause the Counterparty to deliver collateral to secure Borrower’s exposure under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement in such amount and pursuant to such terms as are reasonably acceptable to Lender.

 

(d)          In the event that Borrower fails to purchase and deliver to Lender the Interest Rate Cap Agreement or fails to maintain the Interest Rate Cap Agreement in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, Lender may purchase the Interest Rate Cap Agreement and the cost incurred by Lender in purchasing such Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall be paid by Borrower to Lender with interest thereon at the Default Rate from the date such cost was incurred by Lender until such cost is reimbursed by Borrower to Lender.

 

(e)          Each Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall contain the following language or its equivalent: “In the event of any downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the rating of the Counterparty below (A) a long term rating of “A-” by S&P or (B) a long term rating of “A3” by Moody’s, the Counterparty must, within ten (10) business days, (x) post collateral on terms acceptable to each Rating Agency, Lender and Borrower, (y) find a replacement Counterparty, at the Counterparty’s sole cost and expense, acceptable to each Rating Agency, Lender and Borrower; provided that, notwithstanding such a downgrade, withdrawal or qualification, unless and until the Counterparty transfers the Interest Rate Cap Agreement to a replacement Counterparty pursuant to the foregoing clause (y) , the Counterparty will continue to perform its obligations under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement, or (z) deliver a guaranty (or replacement guaranty, as applicable) of the Counterparty’s obligations from a Counterparty having a Minimum Counterparty Rating in form and substance acceptable to Lender and each Rating Agency. Failure to satisfy the foregoing shall constitute an “Additional Termination Event” as defined by Section 5(b)(v) of the ISDA Master Agreement, with the Counterparty as the “Affected Party.” In the event that a Counterparty is required pursuant to the terms of an Interest Rate Cap Agreement to (i) deliver collateral as specified in the applicable Interest Rate Cap Agreement, (ii) find a replacement Counterparty or (iii) deliver a guaranty (or replacement guaranty, as applicable), Borrower covenants and agrees that Borrower shall seek Lender’s approval with respect thereto and shall not approve or consent to the foregoing unless and until Borrower receives Lender’s prior written approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), and shall, in its reasonable discretion, approve or consent to the foregoing upon receipt of Lender’s prior written approval.

 

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(f)          With respect to each Interest Rate Cap Agreement, Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly obtain and deliver to Lender an opinion (upon which Lender and its successors and assigns may rely) from counsel (which counsel may be in house counsel for the Counterparty) for the Counterparty (other than a Counterparty that is an Affiliate of Lender) which shall provide, in relevant part, that:

 

(i)          the Counterparty is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and has the organizational power and authority to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, the Interest Rate Cap Agreement;

 

(ii)         the execution and delivery of the Interest Rate Cap Agreement by the Counterparty, and any other agreement which the Counterparty has executed and delivered pursuant thereto, and the performance of its obligations thereunder have been and remain duly authorized by all necessary action and do not contravene any provision of its certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or equivalent organizational documents) or any law, regulation or contractual restriction binding on or affecting it or its property;

 

(iii)        all consents, authorizations and approvals required for the execution and delivery by the Counterparty of the Interest Rate Cap Agreement, and any other agreement which the Counterparty has executed and delivered pursuant thereto, and the performance of its obligations thereunder have been obtained and remain in full force and effect, all conditions thereof have been duly complied with, and no other action by, and no notice to or filing with any governmental authority or regulatory body is required for such execution, delivery or performance; and

 

(iv)        the Interest Rate Cap Agreement, and any other agreement which the Counterparty has executed and delivered pursuant thereto, has been duly executed and delivered by the Counterparty and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Counterparty, enforceable against the Counterparty in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

(g)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.8 , in Section 2.9(c) below or elsewhere in this Agreement, if, at any time, Lender converts the Loan from (I) a LIBOR Loan to either a Prime Rate Loan or an Alternate Rate Loan or (II) a Prime Rate Loan to an Alternate Rate Loan, or (III) an Alternate Rate Loan to a Prime Rate Loan, each in accordance with Section 2.5 above (each, a “ LIBOR Conversion ”), then:

 

(i)          within thirty (30) days after such LIBOR Conversion, Borrower shall enter into, make all payments under, and satisfy all conditions precedent to the effectiveness of, a Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement (and in connection therewith, but not prior to Borrower taking all the actions described in this clause (i) , Borrower shall have the right to terminate any then-existing Interest Rate Cap Agreement) provided that if interest rate protection agreements with respect to Prime Rate Loans or Alternate Rate Loans are not available at a commercially reasonable cost (as reasonably determined by Lender), Lender and Borrower may pursue another option that is mutually acceptable to both Lender and Borrower that provides Lender equivalent protection from rising interest rates; and

 

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(ii)          following such LIBOR Conversion (provided Lender has not converted the Loan back to a LIBOR Loan in accordance with Section 2.5(b)(iii) hereof), in lieu of satisfying the condition described in Section 2.9(c) with respect to any future Extension Period, Borrower shall instead enter into, make all payments under, and satisfy all conditions precedent to the effectiveness of a Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement on or prior to the first day of such Extension Period.

 

As used herein, “ Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement ” shall mean an interest rate cap agreement between a Counterparty and Borrower, obtained by Borrower and collaterally assigned to Lender pursuant to this Agreement and shall contain each of the following:

 

(A)         a term expiring no earlier than the end of the Interest Accrual Period in which the then current Maturity Date occurs (for the avoidance of doubt, taking into account any applicable Extension Option being exercised at such time);

 

(B)         the notional amount of the Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall initially be equal to or greater than the Outstanding Principal Balance;

 

(C)         it provides that the only obligation of Borrower thereunder is the making of a single payment to the Counterparty thereunder upon the execution and delivery thereof;

 

(D)         it provides to Lender and Borrower (as determined by Lender in its sole but good faith discretion), for the term of the Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement, a hedge against rising interest rates that is no less beneficial to Borrower and Lender than (I) in the case of clause (g)(i) above, that which was provided by the Interest Rate Cap Agreement being replaced by the Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement and (II) in the case of clause (g)(ii) above, that which was intended to be provided by the Interest Rate Cap Agreement that, but for the operation of this Section 2.8(g) , would have been required to have been delivered by Borrower pursuant to Section 2.9(c) below as a condition to the requested Extension Period; and

 

(E)         without limiting any of the provisions of the preceding clauses (A) through (D) above, it satisfies all of the requirements set forth in Section 2.8(a) hereof (other than clause (v) thereof).

 

From and after the date of any LIBOR Conversion, all references to “Interest Rate Cap Agreement” and “Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement” herein (other than in the definition of “Interest Rate Cap Agreement”, the definition of “Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement” and as referenced in the first sentence of Section 2.8(a) hereof) shall be deemed to refer or relate, as applicable, to a Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement.

 

Section 2.9            Extension of the Maturity Date . Borrower shall have the option to extend the term of the Loan beyond the Initial Maturity Date for three (3) successive terms (the “ Extension Option ”) of one (1) year each (each, an “ Extension Period ”) to (i) October 9, 2021 if the first Extension Option is exercised, (ii) October 9, 2022 if the second Extension Option is exercised, and (iii) October 9, 2023 if the third Extension Option is exercised (each such date, the “ Extended Maturity Date ”) upon satisfaction of the following terms and conditions:

 

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(a)          no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date that the applicable Extension Period is commenced;

 

(b)          Borrower shall notify Lender of its election to extend the applicable Maturity Date as aforesaid not earlier than ninety (90) days and no later than thirty (30) days prior to the applicable Maturity Date; provided , however , that Borrower shall be permitted to revoke such notice at any time up to thirty (30) days before the applicable Maturity Date provided that Borrower pays to Lender all actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with such notice, including, without limitation, any Breakage Costs;

 

(c)          Borrower shall obtain and deliver to Lender prior to the date that the applicable Extension Period is commenced, a Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement, which Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall be effective commencing on the first day of the related Extension Period and shall have a maturity date not earlier than the last day of the Interest Accrual Period in which the related Extended Maturity Date shall occur;

 

(d)          Borrower shall have paid to Lender all actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with Borrower exercising the applicable Extension Option;

 

(e)          in connection with the third Extension Option, the Borrower shall have paid to Lender on the date the third Extension Period is commenced an extension fee in an amount equal to one quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the Outstanding Principal Balance;

 

(f)          in connection with the third Extension Option, Lender shall have determined that the lien free completion of the Permitted Alterations in accordance with Section 4.21 hereof and Section 4.21 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement, to the extent such construction previously commenced, shall have occurred (subject to any extension due to Force Majeure) prior to the date that the third Extension Period is commenced;

 

(g)          [intentionally omitted]; and

 

(h)          Borrower shall have delivered to Lender evidence that each of the Mortgage Loan and the Mezzanine B Loan has been extended or shall be concurrently extended through a date not earlier than the applicable Extended Maturity Date.

 

All references in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents to the Maturity Date shall mean the Extended Maturity Date in the event the applicable Extension Option is exercised.

 

Section 2.10          Partial Release .

 

Provided no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (other than a non-monetary Event of Default that affects or is otherwise related solely to the Atrium Parcel and which Event of Default will no longer continue to exist upon such release of the Atrium Parcel), Borrower shall have the right at any time prior to the Maturity Date permit Mortgage Borrower to obtain the release (the “ Partial Release ”) of the Atrium Parcel from the lien of the Security Instrument thereon (and related Mortgage Loan Documents), upon the satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent:

 

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(i)          Lender shall have received at least fifteen (15) Business Days (or a shorter period of time if permitted by Lender in its sole discretion) prior written notice requesting the release of the Atrium Parcel;

 

(ii)         Borrower shall, in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.7(a) above, prepay the Loan in an amount equal to the Release Price (including, without limitation, any Prepayment Premium applicable thereto);

 

(iii)        Borrower shall provide all other documentation in connection with such release as may be reasonably requested by Lender, together with an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such documentation is in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements;

 

(iv)        Borrower shall have delivered evidence that would be reasonably satisfactory to Lender that, immediately after giving effect to the release of the Atrium Parcel, the portion of the Property remaining encumbered by the Security Instrument (the “ Remaining Property ”) shall (A) not, as a result of such release, fail to comply in all material respects with all applicable Legal Requirements, including, without limitation, all applicable zoning and building laws, rules, ordinances and regulations, (B) be legally subdivided and (C) constitute one or more separate tax lots; provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Lender shall be deemed to have approved the requirements of this subclause (iv) if Mortgage Lender approves the requirements set forth in Section 2.10(iv) of the Mortgage Loan Agreement;

 

(v)         Borrower shall have delivered evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that Mortgage Borrower has entered into a reciprocal easement agreement (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender) with the owner of the Atrium Parcel (the “ Atrium REA ”), which Atrium REA shall provide for easements, cross-easements and mutual or non-exclusive easements for ingress, egress, access, pedestrian walkways, parking, traffic flow, drainage, utilities and services shared by the Atrium Parcel and the Remaining Property, in each case, as deemed reasonably necessary by Lender; provided that Lender shall reasonably approve the Atrium REA upon satisfaction of certain conditions to be mutually agreed upon by Lender and Borrower in good faith.

 

(vi)        Borrower shall provide Lender with an endorsement (to the extent such endorsement is available under the applicable Legal Requirements) to the Owner’s Title Policy relating to the Remaining Property that adds easements benefitting the Remaining Property created in connection with the release of the Atrium Parcel (including any easements granted under Section 2.10(v) above) to the description of the insured estate (which endorsement shall be issued by the title insurance company that issued the Title Insurance Policy). Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to provide Mortgage Lender with an endorsement (to the extent such endorsement is available under the applicable Legal Requirements) to the Title Insurance Policy relating to the Remaining Property (which endorsement shall be issued by the title insurance company that issued the Title Insurance Policy): (i) confirming, in each case as of the effective date of the release of the Atrium Parcel, no change in the priority of the Security Instrument on the Remaining Property and insuring that there are no liens, mortgages, deeds of trust or other security instruments, as the case may be, not otherwise permitted by the Loan Documents, encumbering the Remaining Property, (ii) if not already part of the insured estate in the Title Insurance Policy (and such estate is not being released), insuring Lender’s interest in any easements benefitting the Remaining Property created in connection with the release of the Atrium Parcel (including any easements granted under Section 2.10(v) above), (iii) [reserved], and (iv) insuring that the balance of the Remaining Property (excluding the Atrium Parcel) constitutes separate tax lots and has been legally subdivided;

 

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(vii)      Borrower shall have delivered to Lender evidence that would be reasonably satisfactory to Lender that the release of the Atrium Parcel will not violate any term or provision of any Lease in effect at the Remaining Property at the time of the release of the Atrium Parcel, which evidence may take the form of a certification from Borrower contained in the Officer’s Certificate referenced in Section 2.10(xiii) below;

 

(viii)     To the extent such survey is not delivered in connection with the closing of the Loan, Borrower shall have delivered, or caused to be delivered, a survey of the Atrium Parcel and the Remaining Property, which survey shall include a legal description of the Atrium Parcel and the Remaining Property and shall otherwise be in such form as would be reasonably satisfactory to Lender; provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Lender shall be deemed to have approved the survey required to be delivered under this subclause (viii) if (a) Mortgage Lender approves such survey pursuant to Section 2.10(viii) of the Mortgage Loan Agreement and (b) such survey is certified to Lender;

 

(ix)        Intentionally omitted;

 

(x)         As of the date of consummation of the Partial Release, after giving effect to the release of the Atrium Parcel from the lien of the Security Instrument, the LTV with respect to the remaining Property shall be no greater than the LTV as of the Closing Date (i.e., 74.627%);

 

(xi)        Borrower shall have (or shall have caused to be) paid or reimbursed Lender for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Lender (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) in connection with the release of the Atrium Parcel. Borrower shall pay all recording charges, filing fees, taxes or other expenses (including, without limitation, mortgage and intangibles taxes and documentary stamp taxes) payable in connection with the release of the Atrium Parcel. Borrower shall have paid all costs and expenses of the Rating Agencies incurred in connection with the release of the Atrium Parcel;

 

(xii)       Intentionally omitted;

 

(xiii)      Intentionally omitted;

 

(xiv)      Borrower shall deliver (and shall causes Mortgage Borrower to deliver) all other documents and items as Lender may reasonably request and execute such documents and instruments as are typical for transactions similar to such release of the Atrium Parcel;

 

(xv)       All conditions precedent to the Partial Release set forth in Section 2.10 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement have been complied with by Mortgage Borrower and Borrower shall have delivered, or cause to be delivered, to Lender evidence thereof. All conditions precedent to the Partial Release set forth in Section 2.10 of the Mezzanine B Loan Agreement have been complied with by Mezzanine B Borrower and Borrower shall have delivered, or cause to be delivered, to Lender evidence thereof; and

 

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(xvi)      Borrower shall deliver an Officer’s Certificate certifying that all requirements set forth in this Section 2.10 have been satisfied.

 

Lender shall, if requested by Borrower, confirm to Mortgage Lender and Mezzanine B Lender (which confirmation can be delivered via email) whether the conditions to the Partial Release set forth in this Section 2.10 have been satisfied (or waived).

 

Article 3

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Borrower represents and warrants to Lender as of the Closing Date that:

 

Section 3.1            Legal Status and Authority . Borrower (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of formation; (b) is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in the State; and (c) has all necessary approvals, governmental and otherwise, and full power and authority to own the Collateral. Borrower has full power, authority and legal right to mortgage, grant, bargain, sell, pledge, assign, warrant, transfer and convey the Collateral pursuant to the terms hereof and to keep and observe all of the terms of this Agreement, the Note, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents on Borrower’s part to be performed.

 

Section 3.2            Validity of Documents .

 

(a)          (1) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Note, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents by Borrower and the borrowing evidenced by the Note and this Agreement (i) are within the power and authority of Borrower; (ii) have been authorized by all requisite organizational action of such parties; (iii) have received all necessary approvals and consents, corporate, governmental or otherwise; (iv) will not violate in any material respect, conflict with in any material respect, result in a material breach of or constitute (with notice or lapse of time, or both) a material default under any provision of law, any order or judgment of any court or Governmental Authority, any material license, certificate or other approval required to own the Collateral, any applicable organizational documents of the Borrower, or any applicable material indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon Borrower or the Collateral; (v) will not result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance whatsoever upon any of its assets, except the lien and security interest created hereby and by the other Loan Documents; and (vi) will not require any material authorization or license from, or any filing with, any Governmental Authority (except for Uniform Commercial Code filings relating to the security interest created hereby), (2) this Agreement, the Note, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been duly executed and delivered by Borrower and (3) this Agreement, the Note, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of Borrower subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Creditors Rights Laws and general principles of equity. The Loan Documents are not subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense by Borrower or Guarantor, including the defense of usury, nor would the operation of any of the terms of the Loan Documents, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render the Loan Documents unenforceable (except as such enforcement may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Creditors Rights Laws, and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law)).

 

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(b)          (1) The execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which Guarantor is a party (i) are within the power and authority of Guarantor; (ii) have been authorized by all requisite organizational action of Guarantor; (iii) have received all necessary approvals and consents, corporate, governmental or otherwise; (iv) will not violate in any material respect, conflict with in any material respect, result in a material breach of or constitute (with notice or lapse of time, or both) a material default under any applicable organizational documents of Guarantor, or any applicable material indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon Guarantor; (v) will not result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance whatsoever upon any of Guarantor’s assets; and (vi) will not require any material authorization or license from, or any filing with, any Governmental Authority, (2) the Loan Documents to which Guarantor is a party have been duly executed and delivered by Guarantor and (3) the Loan Documents to which Guarantor is a party constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of Guarantor, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Creditors Rights Laws and general principles of equity.

 

(c)          Neither Borrower nor Guarantor has asserted any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense with respect to the Loan Documents.

 

Section 3.3            Litigation . Except as set forth on Schedule VII , there is no action, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation, in each case, judicial, administrative or otherwise (including any condemnation or similar proceeding) (herein, “ Litigation ”), pending and served (if service is required by applicable law) or, to Borrower’s knowledge, threatened in writing or contemplated against Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, the Collateral, the Property, or any portion thereof, which, if adversely determined, is reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule VII , there is no Litigation pending or threatened in writing or, to any Borrower’s knowledge, contemplated against or affecting the Guarantor or any Affiliated Manager which, if adversely determined, is reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.4            Agreements . Neither Borrower nor Mortgage Borrower is a party to any agreement or instrument or subject to any restriction that is reasonably likely to cause a Material Adverse Effect. Neither Borrower nor Mortgage Borrower is in default in any material respect in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, the Collateral or the Property is bound which would result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule VII or in the financial statements of Borrower previously delivered to Lender in connection with the closing of the Loan, neither Borrower nor Mortgage Borrower has any material financial obligations under any agreement or instrument to which Borrower or Mortgage Borrower, as applicable, is a party or by which Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, the Collateral or the Property is otherwise bound, other than (a) obligations incurred in the ordinary course of ownership of the Collateral by Borrower or the operation of the Property (including any obligations under Leases) by Mortgage Borrower and (b) obligations of Borrower under this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents and obligations of Mortgage Borrower under the Mortgage Loan Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Mortgage Note and the other Mortgage Loan Documents. There is no agreement or instrument to which Borrower is a party or by which Borrower is bound that would require the subordination in right of payment of any of Borrower’s obligations hereunder or under the Note to an obligation owed to another party.

 

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Section 3.5            Financial Condition .

 

(a)          Borrower is solvent and Borrower has received reasonably equivalent value for the granting of the Pledge Agreement. No proceeding under Creditors Rights Laws with respect to any Borrower Party has been initiated.

 

(b)          In the last ten (10) years, no (i) petition in bankruptcy has been filed by or against any Borrower Party (other than Mortgage Borrower) and (ii) no Borrower Party (other than Mortgage Borrower) has ever made any general assignment for the benefit of creditors or taken advantage of any Creditors Rights Laws. Since the Brookfield Acquisition Date and, to Borrower’s knowledge, in the last ten (10) years, no (i) petition in bankruptcy has been filed by or against Mortgage Borrower and (ii) Mortgage Borrower has never made any general assignment for the benefit of creditors or taken advantage of any Creditors Rights Laws.

 

(c)          No Borrower Party is contemplating either the filing of a petition by it under any Creditors Rights Laws or the liquidation of its assets or property and Borrower has no knowledge of any Person contemplating the filing of any such petition against any Borrower Party.

 

(d)          There exists no Sale or Pledge (or contemplated redemption or conversion) of any direct interests in Borrower other than pursuant to the Mezzanine B Loan Documents.

 

Section 3.6            Collateral . Borrower is the record and beneficial owner of, and has good title to, the Collateral pledged by such Borrower under the Pledge Agreement free and clear of all Liens whatsoever except such other Liens as are permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents and the Liens created by the Loan Documents. The Collateral is not and will not be subject to any contractual restriction upon the transfer thereof (except for any such restriction contained in the Pledge Agreement and this Agreement). The Liens permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents in the aggregate do not materially and adversely affect the value or use of the Collateral. The Pledge Agreement, together with the delivery of the any certificate evidencing the Pledged Company Interests (as such term is defined in the Pledge Agreement) and the applicable UCC Financing Statement relating to the Collateral, when properly filed in the appropriate records and/or delivered to Lender (as applicable), will create (a) a valid, perfected first-priority security interest in the Collateral. No creditor of Borrower other than Lender has in its possession any certificates or other documents that constitute or evidence the Collateral or the possession of which would be required to perfect a security interest in the Collateral. The Pledged Interests have been duly authorized and validly issued and are not subject to any options to purchase or similar rights of any Person. Upon the Collateral being transferred by foreclosure or assignment in lieu thereof, the Lender will succeed to all of the rights, titles and interest of Borrower in Mortgage Borrower without the consent of any other Person and will, without the consent of any other Person, be admitted as the sole member in the Mortgage Borrower.

 

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Section 3.7            No Plan Assets . As of the date hereof and until the Debt is repaid in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof, (a) Borrower is not and will not be an “employee benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) Borrower is not and will not be a “governmental plan” within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA, (c) transactions by or with Borrower hereunder or under the other Loan Documents are not and will not be in violation of any state statute regulating investments of, or fiduciary obligations with respect to, governmental plans and (d) none of the assets of Borrower constitutes or will constitute “plan assets” of one or more such plans within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA. As of the date hereof, neither Borrower, nor any member of a “controlled group of corporations” (within the meaning of Section 414 of the IRS Code), maintains, sponsors or contributes to a “defined benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(35) of ERISA) or a “multiemployer pension plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(37)(A) of ERISA).

 

Section 3.8            Not a Foreign Person . Borrower is not a “foreign person” within the meaning of § 1445(f)(3) of the IRS Code.

 

Section 3.9            Other Indebtedness . Borrower has no material financial obligation (contingent or otherwise) under any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which Borrower is a party or by which Borrower or the Collateral is otherwise bound, other than the obligations under the Loan Documents.

 

Section 3.10          Business Purposes . The Loan is solely for the business purpose of Borrower, and is not for personal, family, household, or agricultural purposes.

 

Section 3.11          Borrower’s Principal Place of Business . Borrower’s principal place of business and its chief executive office as of the date hereof is 250 Vesey Street, New York, New York 10281. Borrower’s mailing address, as set forth in the opening paragraph hereof or as changed in accordance with the provisions hereof, is true and correct. Borrower’s organizational identification number, if any, assigned by the state of its incorporation or organization is 4317137. Borrower’s federal tax identification number is 20-8640400. Borrower is not subject to back-up withholding taxes.

 

Section 3.12          Status of Property .

 

(a)          Except as otherwise set forth in the zoning report delivered to Lender in connection with the closing of the Loan, to Borrower’s knowledge, Mortgage Borrower has obtained all material Permits, all of which are in full force and effect as of the date hereof and not subject to revocation, suspension, forfeiture or modification.

 

(b)          Except as set forth on Schedule VII , the Property and the present and contemplated use and occupancy thereof are, to Borrower’s knowledge, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable zoning ordinances, building codes, land use laws, Environmental Laws and other similar Legal Requirements.

 

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(c)          The Property is served by all utilities required for the current use thereof. To Borrower’s knowledge, all utility service is provided by public utilities and the Property has accepted or is equipped to accept such utility service.

 

(d)          To Borrower’s knowledge, all public roads and streets necessary for service of and access to the Property for the current use thereof have been completed, are serviceable and all-weather and are physically and legally open for use by the public. The Property has either direct access to such public roads or streets or access to such public roads or streets by virtue of a perpetual easement or similar agreement inuring in favor of Mortgage Borrower and any subsequent owners of the Property.

 

(e)          The Property is served by public water and sewer systems.

 

(f)          The Property is free from damage caused by fire or other casualty (other than to a de minimis extent and which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect). Except as shown on any reports delivered by Borrower to Lender or obtained by Lender, in each case in connection with the closing of the Loan, to Borrower’s knowledge, the Property, including, without limitation, all buildings, improvements, parking facilities, sidewalks, storm drainage systems, roofs, plumbing systems, HVAC systems, septic and sewer systems, fire protection systems, electrical systems, equipment, elevators, exterior sidings and doors, landscaping, irrigation systems and all structural components, are in good operating condition and repair in all material respects; to Borrower’s knowledge, there exist no structural or latent defects or damages in the Property, and neither Mortgage Borrower nor Borrower has received notice from any insurance company or bonding company of any defects or inadequacies in the Property, or any part thereof, which would adversely affect the insurability of the same or cause the imposition of extraordinary premiums or charges thereon or of any termination or threatened termination of any policy of insurance or bond.

 

(g)          To Borrower’s knowledge, all material costs and material expenses of any and all labor, materials, supplies and equipment due and payable (other than expenses due and payable in the ordinary course of Mortgage Borrower’s current monthly payment cycle) in the construction of the Improvements have been paid in full. To Borrower’s knowledge, there are no mechanics’ or similar liens or claims which have been filed for work, labor or material (and, to Borrower’s knowledge, no rights are outstanding that under applicable Legal Requirements could give rise to any such liens) affecting the Property which are or may be prior to or equal to the lien of the Security Instrument. The parties agree that any time the representations made in this clause (g) are re-made (or deemed to have been re-made) by Borrower, such representations by Borrower shall be deemed to have excepted (i) any such costs and expenses that are being contested in good faith in accordance with (and subject to the terms and conditions of) Section 4.16(b) hereof and (ii) inchoate mechanic’s liens that may be asserted in connection with work recently completed and for which the statutory lien period has not expired.

 

(h)          Mortgage Borrower has paid in full for, and is the owner or lessee of, all furnishings, fixtures and equipment (other than Tenants’ property or the property subject to a Permitted Equipment Lease) used in connection with the operation of the Property, free and clear of any and all security interests, liens or encumbrances, except the lien and security interest created by the Mortgage Loan Agreement, the Mortgage Note, the Security Instrument and the other Mortgage Loan Documents and other security interests, liens and encumbrances permitted pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

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(i)          Except as expressly disclosed on the Survey, no portion of the Improvements is located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or any successor thereto as an area having special flood hazards pursuant to the Flood Insurance Acts. No part of the Property consists of or is classified as wetlands, tidelands or swamp and overflow lands.

 

(j)          Except as disclosed on the Surveys, all the Improvements lie within the boundaries of the Land and any building restriction lines applicable to the Land.

 

(k)         Except as expressly disclosed on the Title Insurance Policy, to Borrower’s knowledge, there are no pending or proposed special or other assessments for public improvements or otherwise affecting the Property, nor are there any contemplated improvements to the Property that may result in such special or other assessments.

 

(l)          Neither Mortgage Borrower nor Borrower has (i) made, ordered or contracted for any construction, repairs, alterations or improvements to be made on or to the Property which have not been completed and paid for in full, (ii) ordered materials for any such construction, repairs, alterations or improvements which have not been paid for in full or (iii) attached any fixtures to the Property which have not been paid for in full, in each case other than expenses which (1) are due and payable in the ordinary course of Mortgage Borrower’s current monthly payment cycle, (2) will be paid in the ordinary course of Mortgage Borrower’s current monthly payment cycle and (3) if unpaid, would not and could not result in Material Adverse Effect. To Borrower’s knowledge, there is no such construction, repairs, alterations or improvements ongoing at the Property as of the Closing Date. To Borrower’s knowledge, there are no outstanding or disputed claims for any Work Charges and there are no outstanding liens or security interests in connection with any Work Charges.

 

(m)          Neither Borrower nor Mortgage Borrower has any direct employees. All other personnel employed at or in connection with the Property are the direct employees of Manager or its Affiliates.

 

Section 3.13          Financial Information . All financial data in respect to Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Guarantor, the Collateral and/or the Property, including, without limitation, the balance sheets, statements of cash flow, statements of income and operating expense, occupancy statistics reports and rent rolls, that have been delivered to Lender by Borrower, Mortgage Borrower or Guarantor or any Affiliate of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower or Guarantor or, to Borrower’s knowledge, by any other Person (a) are true in all material respects, (b) accurately represent the financial condition of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Guarantor, the Collateral or the Property, as applicable, as of the date of such reports, and (c) to the extent prepared or audited by an independent certified public accounting firm, have been prepared in accordance with the Approved Accounting Method throughout the periods covered, except as disclosed therein. Neither Mortgage Borrower nor Borrower has any contingent liabilities, liabilities for taxes, unusual forward or long-term commitments or unrealized or anticipated losses from any unfavorable commitments that are known to Borrower and reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, except as referred to or reflected in said financial statements. Since the date of such financial statements, there has been no materially adverse change in the financial condition, operations or business of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower or Guarantor from that set forth in said financial statements.

 

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Section 3.14         Condemnation . No Condemnation or other proceeding has been commenced or, to Borrower’s best knowledge, is threatened in writing or, to Borrower’s knowledge, is contemplated with respect to all or any portion of the Property or for the relocation of the access to the Property.

 

Section 3.15          Separate Lots . The Property is assessed for real estate tax purposes as one or more wholly independent tax lot or lots, separate from any adjoining land or improvements not constituting a part of such lot or lots, and no other land or improvements is assessed and taxed together with the Property or any portion thereof.

 

Section 3.16          Insurance . Borrower has obtained and has delivered to Lender certified copies of all Policies or certificates of the Policies (or such other evidence reasonably acceptable to Lender) reflecting the insurance coverages, amounts and other requirements set forth in this Agreement. There are no present claims of any material nature under any of the Policies, and to Borrower’s knowledge, no Person, including Borrower, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of any of the Policies.

 

Section 3.17          Use of Property . The Property is used exclusively as an office building with ancillary retail use and related parking, as set forth on the applicable Rent Roll.

 

Section 3.18          Leases and Rent Roll . Except as disclosed in the certified rent roll for the Property delivered to Lender in connection with the closing of the Loan (the “ Rent Roll ”), in the “unpaid charge” (i.e. ageing reports) and in the operating statements and management summaries delivered to Lender in connection with the closing of the Loan, or in the Tenant estoppel certificates delivered by Tenants to Mortgage Lender in connection with the closing of the Loan or as disclosed in Schedule VII , (a) Mortgage Borrower is the sole owner of the entire lessor’s interest in the Leases; (b) the Leases to which Mortgage Borrower is a party are valid and enforceable and in full force and effect (subject to laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity); (c) all of the Leases to which Mortgage Borrower is a party are arms-length agreements with third parties not Controlled by Borrower; (d) neither Mortgagee Borrower nor, to Borrower’s knowledge, any other party under any Lease to which Mortgage Borrower is a party is in monetary or material non-monetary default; (e) all Rents due have been paid in full and no Tenant is in arrears in its payment of Rent; (f) there are no subleases at the Property with any Affiliate of Borrower; (g) none of the Rents reserved in the Leases to which Mortgage Borrower is a party are subject to any assignment, pledge or hypothecation, except pursuant to the Loan Documents; (h) none of the Rents have been collected for more than one (1) month in advance (except a Security Deposit shall not be deemed Rent collected in advance); (i) the premises demised under the Leases have been completed (to the extent Mortgage Borrower, as landlord, is required to complete the same), all improvements, repairs, alterations or other work required to be furnished on the part of Mortgage Borrower under the Leases have been completed, the Tenants under the Leases have accepted the premises demised thereunder and have taken possession of the same on a rent - paying basis and any payments, credits or abatements required to be given by Mortgage Borrower to the Tenants under the Leases have been made in full; (j) there exist no offsets or defenses to the payment of any portion of the Rents and Mortgage Borrower has no outstanding monetary obligation to any Tenant under any Lease; (k) neither Mortgage Borrower nor Borrower has received any notice from any Tenant challenging the validity or enforceability of any Lease; (l) the copies of the Leases provided to Lender are true, correct and complete copies of such Leases; (m) the Leases are valid and enforceable against Mortgage Borrower and the Tenants set forth therein; (n) no Lease contains an option to purchase, right of first refusal to purchase, right of first refusal to lease additional space at the Property, or any other similar provision; (o) no Person has any possessory interest in, or right to occupy, the Property except under and pursuant to a Lease and/or a Permitted Encumbrance; (p) all Security Deposits relating to the Leases are reflected on the Rent Roll and have been collected by Mortgage Borrower; (q) no brokerage commissions or finders fees are currently due and payable regarding any Lease; (r) each Tenant under a Major Lease is in actual, physical occupancy of the premises demised under its Lease; (s) to Borrower’s knowledge, there are no actions or proceedings (voluntary or otherwise) pending against any Tenants or guarantors under Leases, in each case, under bankruptcy or similar insolvency laws or regulations; and (t) no event has occurred giving any Tenant the right to cease operations at its leased premises (i.e., “go dark”), terminate its Lease or pay reduced or alternative Rent to Mortgage Borrower under any of the terms of such Lease, such as a co-tenancy provision. Prior to the Closing Date, Mortgage Borrower has requested Tenant estoppel certificates from each Tenant. Borrower has made available (or caused to be made available) to Lender true and correct copies of all Leases in effect with respect to the Property that have been requested by Lender (if any).

 

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Section 3.19          Filing and Recording Taxes . All mortgage, mortgage recording, stamp, intangible or other similar tax required to be paid by any Person under applicable Legal Requirements currently in effect in connection with the execution, delivery, recordation, filing, registration, perfection or enforcement of any of (i) this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents and (ii) the Mortgage Loan Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Mortgage Note and the other Mortgage Loan Documents, have been paid or will be paid, and, to Borrower’s knowledge, under current Legal Requirements, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents are enforceable in accordance with their terms by Lender (or any subsequent holder thereof), except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Creditors Rights Laws, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

Section 3.20          Management Agreement . The Management Agreement is in full force and effect and there is no material default thereunder by any party thereto and, to Borrower’s knowledge, no event has occurred that, with the passage of time and/or the giving of notice would constitute a material default thereunder. As of the date hereof, no management fees under the Management Agreement are due and payable, other than the current monthly management fee.

 

Section 3.21          Illegal Activity/Forfeiture .

 

(a)          No portion of the Property or the Collateral, to Borrower’s knowledge, has been or will be purchased, improved, equipped or furnished with proceeds of any illegal activity and to Borrower’s knowledge, there are no illegal activities or activities relating to controlled substances at the Property.

 

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(b)          To Borrower’s knowledge, there has not been and shall never be committed by Mortgage Borrower, Borrower or any other Person in occupancy of or involved with the operation or use of the Property any act or omission affording the federal government or any state or local government the right of forfeiture as against the Property or any part thereof or any monies paid in performance of Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement, the Note, the Pledge Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Borrower hereby covenants and agrees not to commit, permit or suffer to exist any act or omission affording such right of forfeiture.

 

Section 3.22          Taxes . Each of Mortgage Borrower and Borrower has filed (or has obtained effective extensions for filing) all material federal and state, county, municipal, and city income, personal property and other tax returns required to have been filed by it and has paid all taxes and related liabilities which have become due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessments received by it, except as are being contested in good faith in accordance with (and subject to the terms and conditions of) Section 4.5(b) hereof. To Borrower’s knowledge, there is no basis for any material additional assessment in respect of any such taxes and related liabilities for prior years.

 

Section 3.23          Intentionally Omitted .

 

Section 3.24          Third Party Representations . Each of the representations and the warranties made by Guarantor in the other Loan Documents (if any) are true, complete and correct in all material respects.

 

Section 3.25        Non-Consolidation Opinion Assumptions . All of the factual assumptions made in the Non-Consolidation Opinion, including, but not limited to, any exhibits attached thereto and/or certificates delivered in connection therewith, are true, complete and correct in all material respects.

 

Section 3.26          Federal Reserve Regulations . No part of the proceeds of the Loan will be used for the purpose of purchasing or acquiring any “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or for any other purpose which would be inconsistent with such Regulation U or any other Regulations of such Board of Governors, or for any purposes prohibited by Legal Requirements or by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note or the other Loan Documents.

 

Section 3.27          Investment Company Act . Borrower is not (a) an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; (b) a “holding company” or a “subsidiary company” of a “holding company” or an “affiliate” of either a “holding company” or a “subsidiary company” within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005, as amended; or (c) subject to any other federal or state law or regulation which purports to restrict or regulate its ability to borrow money.

 

Section 3.28          Fraudulent Conveyance . Borrower (a) has not entered into the Loan or any Loan Document with the actual intent to hinder, delay, or defraud any creditor and (b) received reasonably equivalent value in exchange for its obligations under the Loan Documents. Giving effect to the Loan, the fair saleable value of Borrower’s assets exceeds and will, immediately following the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, exceed Borrower’s total liabilities, including, without limitation, subordinated, unliquidated, disputed or contingent liabilities. The fair saleable value of Borrower’s assets is and will, immediately following the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, be greater than Borrower’s probable liabilities, including the maximum amount of its contingent liabilities or its debts as such debts become absolute and matured. Borrower’s assets do not and, immediately following the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents will not, constitute unreasonably small capital to carry out its business as conducted or as proposed to be conducted. Borrower does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts and liabilities (including, without limitation, contingent liabilities and other commitments) beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts to be payable on or in respect of obligations of Borrower).

 

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Section 3.29          Embargoed Person . As of the date hereof and at all times throughout the term of the Loan, including after giving effect to any transfers of interests permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents, (a) none of the funds or other assets of any Borrower Party constitute (or will constitute) property of, or are (or will be) beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any Person or government that is the subject of economic sanctions or trade restrictions under U.S. law, including without limitation, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701 et seq., the Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq., and any Executive Orders or regulations promulgated thereunder with the result that transactions involving or the investment in any such Borrower Party (whether directly or indirectly) is prohibited by applicable law or the Loan made by Lender is in violation of applicable law (“ Embargoed Person ”); (b) no Embargoed Person has (or will have) any interest of any nature whatsoever in any Borrower Party, with the result that the investment in any such Borrower Party (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by applicable law or the Loan is in violation of applicable law; and (c) none of the funds of any Borrower Party have been (or will be) derived from any unlawful activity with the result that transactions involving or the investment in any such Borrower Party (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by applicable law or the Loan is in violation of applicable law. Any violation of the clauses (a) , (b) or (c) above shall, at Lender’s option, constitute an Event of Default hereunder. The representations contained in this Section 3.29 shall not be deemed to apply to any Person whose ownership interests in any indirect owner of Borrower is solely through the ownership of shares of stock in such indirect owner of Borrower whose shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, or another nationally recognized stock exchange.

 

Section 3.30          Patriot Act and OFAC Regulations . Borrower hereby represents and warrants that neither Borrower, SPE Component Entity or Guarantor and, to Borrower’s knowledge, any owner of ten percent (10%) or more of the direct and indirect interest in Borrower: (i) is a person who has been determined by competent authority to be subject to economic sanctions administered or enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“ OFAC ”) of the Department of the Treasury, the Department of State, or other relevant sanctions authority (“ Sanctions ”); (ii) has been previously indicted for or convicted of, or pled guilty or no contest to, any felony or crimes under the USA PATRIOT Act or other applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations and all Sanctions; (iii) has failed to operate under policies, procedures and practices, if any, that are in compliance with the USA PATRIOT Act and other applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations and Sanctions; (iv) is in receipt of any notice from OFAC, the Secretary of State or the Attorney General of the United States or any other department, agency or office of the United States, in each case, claiming a violation or possible violation of applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations and/or Sanctions; (v) is the subject of Sanctions, including those listed on OFAC’s Specially Designated National or Blocked Persons List or on any other Sanctions related list and those owned or controlled by or acting for or on behalf of such Person; (vi) is a Person who has been determined by competent authority to be subject to any of the prohibitions contained in the USA PATRIOT Act; or (vii) is owned or controlled by or acting on behalf of, in each case, any Person who has been determined to be subject to the prohibitions contained in the USA PATRIOT Act. Borrower covenants and agrees that in the event Borrower receives any notice that any Borrower Party or Person Controlling any Borrower Party, or any owner of ten percent (10%) or more of the direct or indirect interest in Borrower has become the subject of Sanctions or is indicted, arraigned, or custodially detained on charges involving Sanctions, money laundering or predicate crimes to money laundering, Borrower shall promptly notify Lender. It shall be an Event of Default hereunder if any Borrower Party or any other party to any Loan Document (other than Lender or any third party that signs a collateral assignment or a subordination agreement) becomes the subject of Sanctions or is indicted, arraigned or custodially detained on charges involving Sanctions, money laundering or predicate crimes to money laundering. The representations contained in this Section 3.30 shall not be deemed to apply to any Person whose ownership interests in any indirect owner of Borrower is solely through the ownership of shares of stock in such indirect owner of Borrower whose shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, or another nationally recognized stock exchange.

 

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Section 3.31        Organizational Chart . The organizational chart attached as Schedule III hereto (the “ Organizational Chart ”), relating to Borrower and certain Affiliates and other parties, is true and correct on and as of the date hereof.

 

Section 3.32          Bank Holding Company . Neither Mortgage Borrower nor Borrower is a “bank holding company” or a direct or indirect subsidiary of a “bank holding company” as defined in the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and Regulation Y thereunder of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

 

Section 3.33          No Contractual Obligations . As of the date of this Agreement, other than (i) the Loan Documents, (ii) the organizational documents of Borrower and the organizational documents of Mortgage Borrower (including, without limitation, the Mortgage Borrower Operating Agreement) and/or (iii) agreements to provide for independent manager services similar to the services provided by Corporation Service Company as of the Closing Date, Borrower is not bound by any agreement, instrument or undertaking and has no outstanding Indebtedness (other than the Debt). Mortgage Borrower has not entered into, or is bound by, any Material Agreement which continues in existence as of the Closing Date, except those previously disclosed in writing to Lender.

 

Section 3.34          Property Documents. With respect to each Property Document, Borrower hereby represents that (a) to Borrower’s knowledge, each such Property Document is in full force and effect and has not been amended, restated, replaced or otherwise modified (except, in each case, as expressly set forth herein or as disclosed on the Title Insurance Policy), (b) to Borrower’s knowledge, there are no material defaults under such Property Document by any party thereto and, to Borrower’s knowledge, no event has occurred which, but for the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a material default under any such Property Document which would have a Material Adverse Effect, (c) all common charges, rents, additional rents and other sums due and payable by Mortgage Borrower under such Property Documents have been paid in full, except as is being contested in good faith in accordance with (and subject to the terms and conditions of) Section 4.2(d) hereof, (d) to Borrower’s knowledge, no party to any Property Document has commenced any action or given or received any notice for the purpose of terminating (or contemplating the termination of) such Property Document and (e) the representations made by Borrower or, to Borrower’s knowledge, by any other party in any estoppel or similar document delivered with respect to any Property Document in connection with the Loan are true, complete and correct and are hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.

 

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Section 3.35          No Change in Facts or Circumstances; Disclosure .

 

All information submitted by Mortgage Borrower, Borrower or Guarantor or any Affiliate of Borrower or Guarantor or, to Borrower’s knowledge, by any other Person to Lender and in all financial statements, occupancy statistics reports, rent rolls, reports, certificates and other documents submitted in connection with the Loan or in satisfaction of the terms thereof and all statements of fact made by Mortgage Borrower, Borrower and/or Guarantor in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents or the Mortgage Loan Documents, are accurate, complete and correct in all material respects (as each may have been or may be updated or supplemented in writing through the Closing Date). To Borrower’s knowledge, there has been no material adverse change in any condition, fact, circumstance or event that would make any such information inaccurate, incomplete or otherwise misleading in any material respect or that is reasonably likely to cause a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Borrower agrees that, unless expressly provided otherwise, all of the representations and warranties of Borrower set forth in this Article 3 and elsewhere in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are made as of the date hereof but shall survive for so long as any portion of the Debt remains owing to Lender. All representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to have been relied upon by Lender notwithstanding any investigation heretofore or hereafter made by Lender or on its behalf.

 

Section 3.36          Mortgage Loan Representations and Warranties . All of the representations and warranties contained in the Mortgage Loan Documents are (i) true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and (ii) hereby incorporated into this Agreement and deemed made hereunder as and when made thereunder and shall remain incorporated without regard to any waiver, amendment or other modification thereof by Mortgage Lender or to whether the related Mortgage Loan Document has been repaid or otherwise terminated, unless otherwise consented to in writing by Lender.

 

Section 3.37          Affiliates . Borrower does not have any subsidiaries except Mortgage Borrower.

 

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Article 4

BORROWER COVENANTS

 

From the date hereof and until payment and performance in full of all obligations of Borrower under this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents or the earlier release of the lien of the Pledge Agreement (and all related obligations) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents, Borrower hereby covenants and agrees with Lender that (a) in each instance where the covenant relates to Borrower, as to itself, (b) in each instance where the covenant relates to Mortgage Borrower, in Borrower’s capacity as the sole member of Mortgage Borrower, and (c) in each instance where the performance or obligation relates to the Property, in Borrower’s capacity as the sole member of Mortgage Borrower:

 

Section 4.1            Existence . Borrower will continuously maintain (a) its existence and shall not dissolve or permit its dissolution, (b) its rights to do business in the State of Delaware and (c) its franchises and trade names, if any. Borrower will cause Mortgage Borrower to continuously maintain (a) its existence and shall not dissolve or permit its dissolution, (b) its rights to do business in the State and (c) its franchises and trade names, if any.

 

Section 4.2            Legal Requirements .

 

(a)          Borrower shall promptly comply, shall cause Mortgage Borrower to promptly comply in all material respects and shall cause the Property and the Collateral to comply in all material respects with all Legal Requirements applicable to the Property and/or the Collateral or the use thereof (which such covenant shall be deemed to (i) include Environmental Laws and (ii) require Mortgage Borrower and Borrower to keep all material Permits in full force and effect), unless (other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents regarding Environmental Laws, in which case Borrower shall comply, shall cause Mortgage Borrower to comply and cause the Property to comply in all material respects) such failure to preserve, renew, keep or comply is not reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect).

 

(b)          Borrower shall from time to time, if requested by Lender (which request will be made only Lender has a reasonable basis for believing the Property may not be in compliance with Legal Requirements), provide Lender with evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that each of Mortgage Borrower, the Collateral and the Property complies with all Legal Requirements in all material respects or is exempt from compliance with Legal Requirements.

 

(c)          Borrower shall give prompt notice to Lender of the receipt by Mortgage Borrower or Borrower of any notice alleging a violation of any Legal Requirements applicable to the Property and/or the Collateral, the result of which would be reasonably likely to cause a Material Adverse Effect, and of the commencement of any proceedings or investigations which relate to compliance with Legal Requirements.

 

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(d)          Borrower, at its own expense, may (or Borrower may permit Mortgage Borrower to) contest by appropriate legal proceeding, promptly initiated and conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the validity of any Legal Requirement, the applicability of any Legal Requirement to Mortgage Borrower, Borrower, the Collateral or the Property or any alleged violation of any Legal Requirement, or any alleged violation of a Property Document, provided that (i) no Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured; (ii) such proceeding shall be permitted under and be conducted in accordance with the provisions of any material instrument to which Mortgage Borrower or Borrower is subject and shall not constitute a default thereunder and such proceeding shall be permitted by and conducted in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements; (iii) neither the Property nor the Collateral (nor any part thereof or interest therein) will be in imminent danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost, nor shall there be any risk of the lien of the Security Instrument and/or the Pledge Agreement being primed by any lien arising from any such alleged violation; (iv) Borrower shall (or shall cause Mortgage Borrower to) promptly upon final determination thereof comply in all material respects with any such Legal Requirement determined to be valid or applicable or cure any material violation of any Legal Requirement; (v) such proceeding shall suspend the enforcement of the contested Legal Requirement against Mortgage Borrower, Borrower, the Collateral or the Property (or, alternatively, Borrower shall (or shall cause Mortgage Borrower to) comply with such Legal Requirement during the pendency of the dispute); (vi) Borrower shall (or shall cause Mortgage Borrower to) furnish such security as may be required pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement or, if Mortgage Lender shall have waived in writing such security, Borrower shall furnish such security as may be required in the proceeding, or as may be reasonably requested by Lender, to insure compliance with such Legal Requirement, together with all interest and penalties payable in connection therewith; and (vii) if the amount in dispute exceeds $500,000.00, Borrower shall have provided Lender with prior written notice of such contest or action. Lender may apply any such security or part thereof, as necessary to cause compliance with such Legal Requirement at any time when, in the reasonable judgment of Lender, the validity, applicability or violation of such Legal Requirement is finally established or the Property (or any part thereof or interest therein) and/or the Collateral (or any part thereof or interest therein) shall be in imminent danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost or there shall be a risk of the lien of the Security Instrument and/or the Pledge Agreement being primed by any lien arising from any such alleged violation. Any security provided to Lender pursuant to clause (vi) above will be released to Borrower upon resolution of the dispute relating to compliance with the Legal Requirement and discharge of any sum owed by Mortgage Borrower or Borrower to resolve that dispute.

 

Section 4.3            Maintenance and Use of Property . Borrower shall cause, and shall cause Mortgage Borrower to cause, the Property to be maintained in a good and safe condition and repair. The Improvements and the Personal Property shall not be removed, demolished or materially altered (except for normal replacement of the Personal Property) without the consent of Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, or as otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 4.21 hereof and Section 4.21 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions of Article VII of the Mortgage Loan Agreement, Borrower shall perform (or shall cause to be performed) the prompt repair, replacement and/or rebuilding of any part of the Property which may be destroyed by any casualty, or become damaged, worn or dilapidated or which may be affected by any proceeding of the character referred to in Section 3.14 hereof and shall complete and pay for (or use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the completion and payment for in circumstances where a Tenant is obligated to perform the work pursuant to the terms of its Lease and is undertaking such work) any work at the Property at any time in the process of construction or repair on the Land. Subject to any alterations expressly permitted by this Agreement, Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to operate the Property for the same uses as the Property is currently operated and Borrower shall not (and shall not permit Mortgage Borrower to), without the prior written consent of Lender, (i) change the use of the Property from office or retail or (ii) initiate, join in, acquiesce in, or consent to any change in any private restrictive covenant, zoning law or other public or private restriction, limiting or defining the uses which may be made of the Property or any part thereof. If under applicable zoning provisions the use of all or any portion of the Property is or shall become a nonconforming use, Borrower will not cause or permit (and shall not permit Mortgage Borrower to cause or permit) the nonconforming use to be discontinued or the nonconforming Improvement to be abandoned without the express written consent of Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

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Section 4.4            Waste . Borrower shall not commit or knowingly suffer (and shall not permit Mortgage Borrower to commit or knowingly suffer) any waste of the Property or make any change in the use of the Property which will in any way materially increase the risk of fire or other hazard arising out of the operation of the Property, or knowingly take any action that would invalidate or give cause for cancellation of any Policy, or do or permit (to the extent within Borrower’s control to prevent) to be done thereon anything that would materially impair the value of the Property or the security for the Loan. Borrower will not, without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, permit (and shall cause Mortgage Borrower not to permit) any drilling or exploration for or extraction, removal, or production of any minerals from the surface or the subsurface of the Property, regardless of the depth thereof or the method of mining or extraction thereof.

 

Section 4.5            Property Taxes and Other Charges .

 

(a)          Borrower shall pay (or cause to be paid) and shall cause Mortgage Borrower to pay (or cause to be paid) all Taxes and Other Charges now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against the Property (or any part thereof) or the Collateral (or any part thereof) prior to the date the same shall become delinquent, subject to Borrower’s right to contest any Taxes and Other Charges pursuant to Section 4.5(b) below; provided, however, prior to the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower’s obligation to directly pay such Taxes shall be suspended for so long as Borrower complies with the terms and provisions of Article 9 hereof and causes Mortgage Borrower to comply with the terms and provisions of Section 8.6 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement. Borrower shall furnish to Lender receipts for the payment of such Taxes and the Other Charges prior to the date the same shall become delinquent (provided, however, that Borrower is not required to furnish such receipts for payment of Taxes in the event that such Taxes have been paid by Mortgage Lender pursuant to Section 8.6 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement). Subject to Borrower’s right to contest same pursuant to subsection (b) below, Borrower shall not suffer and shall promptly cause to be paid and discharged any lien or charge whatsoever which may be or become a lien or charge against the Property or the Collateral, and shall cause Mortgage Borrower to promptly pay for all utility services provided to the Property.

 

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(b)          Borrower (or Mortgage Borrower), at its own expense, may contest (or permit to be contested) by appropriate legal proceeding, promptly initiated and conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the amount or validity or application in whole or in part of any Taxes or Other Charges, provided that (i) no Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured; (ii) such proceeding shall be permitted under and be conducted in accordance with the provisions of any other instrument to which Borrower or Mortgage Borrower is subject (including, without limitation, the Mortgage Loan Agreement) and shall not constitute a default thereunder and such proceeding shall be permitted by and conducted in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements; (iii) neither the Property (nor any part thereof or interest therein) nor any of the Collateral (nor any part thereof or interest therein) will be in imminent danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, canceled or lost; (iv) Borrower shall (or shall cause Mortgage Borrower to) promptly upon final determination thereof (or, if required under applicable Legal Requirements, prior thereto in connection with such contest) pay the amount of any such Taxes or Other Charges, together with all costs, interest and penalties which may be payable in connection therewith; (v) such proceeding shall suspend the collection of such contested Taxes or Other Charges from the Property or the Collateral, as applicable; (vi) Borrower shall (or shall cause Mortgage Borrower to) furnish such security as may be required pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement or, if Mortgage Lender shall have waived in writing such security, Borrower shall furnish such security as may be required in the proceeding, or as may be reasonably requested by Lender (it being agreed that Lender shall take into account any amounts then on deposit in the Tax Account), to insure the payment of any such Taxes or Other Charges, together with all interest and penalties thereon; and (vii) if the amount in dispute exceeds $250,000.00, Borrower shall have provided Lender with prior written notice of such contest or action. Lender may pay over any such cash deposit or part thereof held by Lender to the claimant entitled thereto at any time when, in the reasonable judgment of Lender, the entitlement of such claimant is established or the Property (or part thereof or interest therein) or the Collateral (or part thereof or interest therein) shall be in imminent danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, canceled or lost. Without limiting Lender’s rights set forth in the preceding sentence, any such security provided to Lender pursuant to clause (vi) above will be released to Borrower to pay and discharge any sum ultimately determined to be owed by Mortgage Borrower or Borrower for disputed Taxes and Other Charges (with the remainder, if any, going to Borrower).

 

Section 4.6            Litigation . Borrower shall give prompt written notice to Lender of any litigation or governmental proceedings pending or threatened in writing against Borrower or Mortgage Borrower which is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 4.7            Access to Property . Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to permit agents, representatives and employees of Lender to inspect the Property or any part thereof at reasonable hours upon reasonable advance notice, subject to the rights of Tenants under their respective Leases.

 

Section 4.8            Notice of Default . Borrower shall promptly advise Lender of any material adverse change in Mortgage Borrower’s, Borrower’s and/or Guarantor’s condition (financial or otherwise) or of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default of which Borrower has knowledge.

 

Section 4.9            Cooperate in Legal Proceedings . Borrower shall cooperate in all reasonable respects and shall cause Mortgage Borrower to cooperate in all reasonable respects with Lender with respect to any proceedings before any court, board or other Governmental Authority which may in any way affect the rights of Lender hereunder or any rights obtained by Lender under any of the Note, the Pledge Agreement or the other Loan Documents and, in connection therewith, permit Lender, at its election, to participate in any such proceedings.

 

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Section 4.10          Performance by Borrower . Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that Borrower’s observance, performance and fulfillment of each and every covenant, term and provision to be observed and performed by Borrower under this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents is a material inducement to Lender in making the Loan.

 

Section 4.11          Intentionally Omitted .

 

Section 4.12          Books and Records .

 

(a)          Borrower shall furnish to Lender:

 

(i)          quarterly certified rent rolls within sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal quarter;

 

(ii)         quarterly operating statements of the Property detailing the revenues received, the expenses incurred and the components of Underwritable Cash Flow before and after Debt Service and major capital improvements for the period of calculation and containing appropriate year-to-date information, within sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal quarter;

 

(iii)        within eighty-five (85) days after the close of each fiscal year of Borrower, (A) an annual balance sheet, statement of cash flow, profit and loss statement and statement of change in financial position of Mortgage Borrower and Borrower), (B) an annual operating statement of the Property (detailing the revenues received, the expenses incurred and the components of Underwritable Cash Flow before and after Debt Service and major capital improvements for the period of calculation and containing appropriate year-to-date information) and (C) a revised version of the organizational chart delivered to Lender in connection with the Loan reflecting equity transfers (if any) consummated in accordance with Section 6.3 hereof (or a statement from a Responsible Officer of Borrower that no such equity transfer has occurred) since the most recent organizational chart delivered to Lender; and

 

(iv)        by no later than December 1 of each calendar year, an annual operating budget (the “ Annual Budget ”) for the next succeeding calendar year presented on a monthly basis consistent with the annual operating statement described above for the Property, including cash flow projections for the upcoming year and all proposed capital replacements and improvements, which such budget shall (A) until the occurrence and continuance of a Trigger Period, be provided to Lender for informational purposes and (B) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Trigger Period (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement), not take effect until approved by Lender (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) (after such approval has been given in writing, such approved budget shall be referred to herein, as the “ Approved Annual Budget ”). Until such time that Lender approves a proposed Annual Budget, (1) to the extent that an Approved Annual Budget does not exist for a prior calendar year, all operating expenses of the Property for the then current calendar year shall be deemed extraordinary expenses of the Property and shall be subject to Lender’s prior written approval (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and (2) to the extent that an Approved Annual Budget exists for a prior calendar year, the most recent Approved Annual Budget shall apply to the then current calendar year; provided, that such Approved Annual Budget shall be adjusted to reflect actual increases in Taxes, Insurance Premiums and utilities expenses. To the extent that the Deemed Approval Requirements are fully satisfied in connection with any Borrower request for Lender’s approval under this Section 4.12(a) and Lender thereafter fails to respond, Lender’s approval shall be deemed given with respect to the matter for which approval was requested.

 

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(b)          In the event that, during the continuance of a Trigger Period, Mortgage Borrower must incur an extraordinary operating expense or capital expense not set forth in the Approved Annual Budget (each an “ Extraordinary Expense ”), then Borrower shall promptly deliver to Lender a reasonably detailed explanation of such proposed Extraordinary Expense for Lender’s approval, (which such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall Lender’s approval be required for (i) Extraordinary Expenses if there is no continuing Trigger Period or (ii) during the continuance of a Trigger Period, for expenses attributable to emergencies involving an imminent threat of bodily injury or loss of life (including any structural damage to the Property that is reasonably expected to result in an imminent threat of bodily injury or loss of life). To the extent that the Deemed Approval Requirements are fully satisfied in connection with any Borrower request for Lender’s approval under this Section 4.12(a) and Lender thereafter fails to respond, Lender’s approval shall be deemed given with respect to the matter for which approval was requested.

 

(c)          Borrower shall, within ten (10) Business Days after Lender’s request therefor, furnish Lender (and shall cause Guarantor to furnish to Lender) with such other additional financial or management information relating to Mortgage Borrower, Borrower, Guarantor, the Collateral or the Property as may, from time to time, be reasonably requested by Lender; provided, however, that such additional information shall be obtained at no material expense to Borrower. During the continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower shall furnish to Lender and its agents reasonable facilities for the examination and audit of any such financial or management information.

 

(d)          Borrower agrees that (i) Borrower shall keep (and shall cause Mortgage Borrower to keep) adequate books and records of account and (ii) all Required Financial Items (defined below) to be delivered to Lender pursuant to this Section 4.12 shall: (A) be complete and correct in all material respects; (B) [reserved]; (C) disclose all liabilities that are required to be reflected or reserved against; (D) be prepared (1) in the form reasonably required by Lender (it being agreed that the form of financial reports submitted to Lender in connection with the closing of the Loan shall be deemed acceptable to Lender) and certified by a Responsible Officer of Borrower, (2) in hardcopy and electronic formats and (3) in accordance with the Approved Accounting Method; and (E) within a reasonable period of time following request of Lender, be audited (on a consolidated basis at the Guarantor-level) by an independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to Lender.

 

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(e)          Borrower acknowledges the importance to Lender of the timely delivery of each of the items required by this Section 4.12 (each, a “ Required Financial Item ” and, collectively, the “ Required Financial Items ”). In the event Borrower fails to deliver to Lender any of the Required Financial Items within the time frame specified herein (each such event, a “ Reporting Failure ”) and such Reporting Failure continues for seven (7) Business Days after written demand is made for delivery of such Required Financial Item(s) (or such longer period of time agreed to by Lender in its sole discretion taking into account an explanation from Borrower as to why such Required Financial Item(s) cannot be timely delivered), the same shall, at Lender’s option, constitute an immediate Event of Default hereunder.

 

Section 4.13          Estoppel Certificates .

 

(a)          After request by Lender, Borrower, within fifteen (15) Business Days after such request, shall furnish Lender or any proposed assignee of Lender with a statement stating (i) the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Loan and the Mortgage Loan, (ii) the Interest Rate of the Loan and the Mortgage Loan, (iii) the date installments of interest and/or principal were last paid, (iv) any offsets or defenses to the payment and performance of the Obligations, if any, and (v) that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents have not been modified or if modified, giving particulars of such modification. After request by Borrower not more than once in any calendar year, Lender shall within fifteen (15) Business Days furnish Borrower with a statement stating (i) the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Loan, (ii) the Interest Rate and (iii) that, to Lender’s knowledge, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents have not been modified or if modified, giving particulars of such modification.

 

(b)          Borrower shall, or shall cause Mortgage Borrower to, use commercially reasonable efforts from time to time after request by Lender, to obtain from Mortgage Lender such certificates of estoppel with respect to compliance by Mortgage Borrower with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents as may be reasonably requested by Lender. In the event or to the extent that Mortgage Lender is not legally obligated to deliver such certificates of estoppel and is unwilling to deliver the same, or is legally obligated to deliver such certificates of estoppel but breaches such obligation, then Borrower shall not be in breach of this provision so long as Borrower furnishes to Lender an estoppel executed by Borrower and Mortgage Borrower and expressly representing to Lender, to Borrower’s knowledge, the information reasonably requested by Lender regarding compliance by Mortgage Borrower with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

(c)          Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to Lender or any proposed assignee of Lender, upon request, estoppel certificates from each Tenant under any Lease in substantially the same form and substance delivered at closing or otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender (subject to requirements set forth in such Lease); provided, that Borrower shall not be required to deliver such certificates more frequently than one (1) time in any calendar year (except that prior to a Securitization Borrower will deliver up to two (2) estoppel certificates in any calendar year).

 

(d)          In connection with any Secondary Market Transaction, at Lender’s request, Borrower shall provide an estoppel certificate to any Investor or any prospective Investor in such form, substance and detail as Lender, such Investor or prospective Investor may reasonably require.

 

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(e)          Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to Lender, within fifteen (15) Business Days of request, estoppel certificates from each party under any Property Document in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender; provided, that Borrower shall not be required to deliver such certificates more frequently than one (1) time in any calendar year (except that prior to a Securitization Borrower will deliver up to two (2) estoppel certificates in any calendar year).

 

Section 4.14          Leases and Rents .

 

(a)          Borrower may permit Mortgage Borrower, in the ordinary course of Mortgage Borrower’s business without Lender’s consent, enter into, amend or modify any Lease provided that such Lease (i) provides for rental rates comparable in all material respects to existing local market rates for similar properties, (ii) is on commercially reasonable terms (unless otherwise consented to by Lender), (iii) is with unaffiliated, third parties (unless otherwise consented to by Lender), (iv) provides that the Tenant thereunder will attorn to Mortgage Lender and any purchaser at a foreclosure sale and (v) does not contain any terms which are reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. Borrower shall have the right to permit Mortgage Borrower, without the consent or approval of Lender, to terminate or accept a surrender of any Lease that is not a Major Lease so long as such termination or surrender is (A) by reason of a Tenant default under the applicable Lease and (B) in the ordinary course of Mortgage Borrower’s business. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Borrower shall not permit Mortgage Borrower, without the prior written approval of Lender (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), to enter into, renew, extend, amend, or modify (other than to a de minimis extent), consent to any assignment of or subletting under, waive any provisions of, release any party to, terminate, reduce rents under, accept a surrender of space under, or shorten the term of, in each case, any Major Lease, except (x) in the case of any Major Lease other than any Specified Tenant Lease and the Oaktree Lease, to the extent that the terms of such Major Lease require Mortgage Borrower to act reasonably in approving such action and withholding approval under the circumstances would be unreasonable (for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing proviso shall not be applicable to any Specified Tenant Lease and the Oaktree Lease, and Lender’s approval with respect to any Specified Tenant Lease and the Oaktree Lease shall be required as otherwise provided herein) and (y) to the extent that a Tenant under any Major Lease has, pursuant to the terms of its Lease, an unilateral right (without Mortgage Borrower’s consent and/or approval) to effectuate such action.

 

(b)          Borrower (i) shall cause Mortgage Borrower to observe and perform the obligations (other than those of a de minimis nature) imposed upon the lessor under the Leases in a commercially reasonable manner; (ii) shall cause Mortgage Borrower to enforce all terms, covenants and conditions (other than those of a de minimis nature) contained in the Leases upon the part of the Tenants thereunder to be observed or performed in a commercially reasonable manner, provided, however, Borrower shall not permit Mortgage Borrower to terminate or accept a surrender of a Major Lease without Lender’s prior approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, further that to the extent that the Deemed Approval Requirements are fully satisfied in connection with a Borrower request for Lender’s consent under this clause (ii) and Lender thereafter fails to respond, Lender’s approval shall be deemed given; (iii) shall not permit Mortgage Borrower to collect any of the Rents more than one (1) month in advance (other than Security Deposits); (iv) shall not permit Mortgage Borrower to execute any assignment of Mortgage Borrower’s interest in the Leases or the Rents (except as contemplated by the Loan Documents); (v) shall not permit Mortgage Borrower, without the Lender’s prior written consent, to alter, modify or change any Lease so as to change the amount of or payment date for rent, change the expiration date, grant any option for additional space or term, materially reduce the obligations of the Tenant or increase the obligations of lessor, in each case, to the extent the same would, individually or in the aggregate, (A) cause any such Lease to violate Section 4.14(a)(i) through (iii) above or (B) have a Material Adverse Effect; and (vi) shall hold all Security Deposits in accordance with Legal Requirements in all material respects. Upon request, Borrower shall furnish Lender with executed copies of all Leases.

 

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(c)          Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Borrower shall provide to Lender any information regarding renewal, extension, amendment, modification, waiver of provisions of, termination, rental reduction of, surrender of space of, or shortening of the term of, any Major Lease (or at Lender’s reasonable request any Lease) during the term of the Loan within fifteen (15) days after the occurrence of any such event. Borrower further agrees to provide Lender with written notice of any Tenant under a Major Lease “going dark” under such Tenant’s Lease within fifteen (15) days after Mortgage Borrower or Borrower obtains knowledge that such Tenant “has gone dark”. Borrower agrees to provide Lender with written notice of any monetary or material non-monetary default under a Major Lease within fifteen (15) days after Mortgage Borrower or Borrower obtains knowledge of the occurrence of any such event of default. Borrower’s failure to provide any of the aforesaid notices shall, at Lender’s option, constitute an Event of Default.

 

(d)          Borrower shall notify Lender in writing, within two (2) Business Days following receipt thereof, of Mortgage Borrower’s receipt of any Lease Termination Payment or other termination fee or payment paid by any Tenant under any Lease. During the continuance of a Trigger Period, any Lease Termination Payment paid by any Tenant at Property but only to the extent that such Lease Termination Payment paid by such Tenant exceeds Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($500,000.00), shall be deposited into the Leasing Reserve Account (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) to be held and disbursed in accordance with Section 8.3 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement; and Borrower covenants and agrees that, until deposited in accordance herewith, Mortgage Borrower shall hold any such termination fee or payment in trust for the benefit of Mortgage Lender.

 

Section 4.15          Management Agreement .

 

(a)          Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to (i) diligently and promptly perform, observe and enforce all of the terms, covenants and conditions (other than those of a de minimis nature) of the Management Agreement on the part of Mortgage Borrower to be performed, observed and enforced, (ii) promptly notify Lender of any default (other than those of a de minimis nature) under the Management Agreement of which Mortgage Borrower is aware; (iii) [reserved]; (iv) promptly give notice to Lender of any written notice or credible information that Mortgage Borrower receives which indicates that Manager is terminating the Management Agreement or that Manager is otherwise discontinuing its management of the Property; and (v) promptly enforce the performance and observance of all of the covenants (other than those of a de minimis nature) required to be performed and observed by Manager under the Management Agreement.

 

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(b)          Borrower shall not, without the prior written consent of Lender (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) permit Mortgage Borrower to (i) surrender, terminate or cancel the Management Agreement; (ii) consent to any assignment of the Manager’s interest under the Management Agreement (other than in accordance with Section 4.15(f) below); (iii) replace Manager or enter into any other management agreement with respect to the Property (other than in accordance with Section 4.15(f) below); (iv) increase or consent to the increase of the management fees or any other material fees or charges under the Management Agreement; or (v) otherwise modify, change, alter or amend, in any material respect, or waive or release any of its material rights and remedies under, the Management Agreement in any material respect.

 

(c)          During the continuance of an Event of Default under the Loan Documents, without limiting the generality of the other provisions of this Agreement, and without waiving or releasing Borrower from any of its obligations hereunder, Lender shall have the right, but shall be under no obligation, to pay any sums and to perform any act or take any action reasonably necessary to cause all the terms, covenants and conditions of the Management Agreement on the part of Mortgage Borrower to be performed or observed to be promptly performed or observed on behalf of Mortgage Borrower, to the end that the rights of Mortgage Borrower in, to and under the Management Agreement shall be kept unimpaired and free from default. Upon prior written notice to Borrower, Lender and any Person designated by Lender shall have, and are hereby granted, the right to enter upon the Property during the continuance of an Event of Default for the purpose of taking any such action. If Manager shall deliver to Lender a copy of any notice sent to Mortgage Borrower of default under the Management Agreement, such notice shall constitute full protection to Lender for any action taken or omitted to be taken by Lender in good faith, in reliance thereon. Borrower shall not permit Mortgage Borrower to permit Manager to sub-contract to a third party (other than an Affiliate) any or all of its management responsibilities under the Management Agreement, provided, that Manager may sub-contract to a Qualified Manager the management responsibilities of Manager under a Management Agreement pursuant to a sub-management agreement, provided, that (1) the fees and charges payable under any such sub-management agreement do not exceed the management fees and charges payable to Manager under such Management Agreement and are the sole obligation of Manager, (2) any sub-management agreement terminates in the event of a termination of the Management Agreement, and (3) neither Mortgage Borrower nor Borrower shall have any obligations or liabilities under any such sub-management agreement.

 

(d)          Borrower shall, from time to time, use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from Manager under the Management Agreement such certificates of estoppel with respect to compliance by Mortgage Borrower with the terms of the Management Agreement as may be requested by Lender.

 

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(e)          In the event that the Management Agreement is scheduled to expire at any time during the term of the Loan, then, unless the Management Agreement is subject to automatic renewals without any action to be taken on the part of any Person (and the Management Agreement is in fact automatically extended) Borrower shall submit to Lender by no later than forty-five (45) days prior to such expiration a draft replacement management agreement for approval in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.

 

(f)          Borrower shall have the right to permit Mortgage Borrower to replace Manager or consent to the assignment of Manager’s rights under the Management Agreement, in each case, to the extent that (i) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) Lender receives, in the case of an assignment to a Manager who is not an Affiliated Manager, at least forty-five (45) days and, in the case of an assignment to an Affiliated Manager, at least fifteen (15) days prior written notice of the same, and consents (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) to such replacement (and the replacement Manager), (iii) the applicable New Manager is a Qualified Manager engaged pursuant to a Qualified Management Agreement and (iv) all the other conditions relating to a termination of the Management Agreement and replacement of the Manager set forth in the Assignment of Management Agreement are satisfied. If and for so long as Manager is an Affiliate of Borrower, Borrower shall not permit Mortgage Borrower to permit Manager to resign as Manager or otherwise cease managing the Property until a New Manager approved by Lender is engaged to manage the Property in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof and of the other Loan Documents.

 

(g)          Without limitation of the foregoing, if the Management Agreement is terminated or expires pursuant to the Subordination of Management Agreement, ceases to be in full force or effect or is for any other reason no longer in effect (including, without limitation, in connection with any Sale or Pledge), then Lender may require Borrower to cause Mortgage Borrower to engage, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Subordination of Management Agreement, a New Manager to manage the Property, which such New Manager shall be a Qualified Manager and shall be engaged pursuant to a Qualified Management Agreement.

 

(h)          As conditions precedent to any engagement of a New Manager hereunder, (i) such New Manager, Mortgage Borrower and Borrower shall execute a subordination of management agreement in the form reasonably required by Lender and (ii) to the extent that a Non-Consolidation Opinion was previously delivered, to the extent that such New Manager is an Affiliated Manager, if requested in writing by Lender, Borrower shall deliver to Lender, a New Non-Consolidation Opinion with respect to such New Manager and new management agreement

 

(i)          Intentionally omitted.

 

(j)          Any reasonable out-of-pocket costs expended by Lender pursuant to this Section 4.15 shall bear interest at the Default Rate from the date that is ten (10) Business Days after Lender demands payment from Borrower to the date of payment to Lender, shall be deemed to constitute a portion of the Debt, shall be secured by the lien of the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents and shall be immediately due and payable upon demand by Lender therefor.

 

Section 4.16          Payment for Labor and Materials .

 

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(a)          Subject to Section 4.16(b) below, Borrower will cause Mortgage Borrower to promptly pay (or cause to be paid) when due all bills and costs for labor, materials, and specifically fabricated materials incurred by Borrower in connection with the Property (any such bills and costs, a “ Work Charge ”), the failure of which to pay could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and in any event never permit to exist against the Property (or any part thereof) or against Mortgage Borrower’s interest in the Property (or any part thereof) any lien or security interest, even though inferior to the liens and the security interests of the Security Instrument other than the liens or security interests created by the Mortgage Loan Documents, except for the Permitted Encumbrances.

 

(b)          Borrower may, at its own expense, contest (or permit Mortgage Borrower, at its own expense, to contest) by appropriate legal proceeding, promptly initiated and conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the validity of any Work Charge, the applicability of any Work Charge to Mortgage Borrower or to the Property or any alleged non-payment of any Work Charge and defer paying the same, provided that (i) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; (ii) such proceeding shall be permitted under and be conducted in accordance with the provisions of any instrument to which Mortgage Borrower is subject and shall not constitute a default thereunder and such proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements; (iii) neither the Property nor any part thereof or interest therein will be in imminent danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost nor shall there be any risk of the lien of the Security Instrument being primed by any lien as a result of such Work Charge; (iv) Borrower shall promptly upon final determination thereof pay (or cause to be paid) any such contested Work Charge determined to be valid, applicable or unpaid; (v) such proceeding shall suspend the collection of such contested Work Charge from the Property or Borrower shall have paid the same (or shall have caused the same to be paid) under protest; and (vi) if the amount in dispute exceeds $500,000 and such Work Charge relates to the work which is not a Permitted Alteration (or if such work is a Permitted Alteration, but the Completion Guaranty is not in full force and effect), Borrower shall provide evidence reasonably acceptable to Lender that such liabilities have been satisfactorily bonded over with third parties such or Borrower shall furnish (or cause to be furnished) such security as may be required in the proceeding, or as may be reasonably requested by Lender (unless Mortgage Borrower has delivered such security to Mortgage Lender pursuant to Section 4.16(b) of the Mortgage Loan Agreement and Borrower has provided Lender with evidence of the same), to insure payment of such Work Charge, together with all interest and penalties payable in connection therewith. Lender may apply any such security or part thereof, as necessary to pay for such Work Charge at any time when, in the reasonable judgment of Lender, the validity, applicability or non-payment of such Work Charge is finally established or the Property (or any part thereof or interest therein) shall be in imminent danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost or there shall be any danger of the lien of the Security Instrument or the Pledge Agreement being primed by any lien as a result of such Work Charge.

 

Section 4.17          Performance of Other Agreements . Borrower shall and shall cause Mortgage Borrower to observe and perform in all material respects each and every material term to be observed or performed by Borrower and Mortgage Borrower pursuant to the terms of any agreement or recorded instrument binding upon or applicable to the Property or the Collateral, or given by Borrower to Lender for the purpose of further securing the Debt and any amendments, modifications or changes thereto.

 

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Section 4.18          Debt Cancellation . Borrower shall not cancel or otherwise forgive or release any claim or debt (other than termination of Leases in accordance with this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Agreement) owed to Borrower or Mortgage Borrower by any Person, except for adequate consideration and in the ordinary course of Borrower’s or Mortgage Borrower’s business.

 

Section 4.19          ERISA .

 

(a)          Borrower shall not engage in any transaction which would cause any obligation, or action taken or to be taken, hereunder (or the exercise by Lender of any of its rights hereunder or under the other Loan Documents) to be a non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA.

 

(b)          Borrower further covenants and agrees to deliver to Lender such certifications or other evidence from time to time throughout the term of the Loan, as requested by Lender in its reasonable discretion, that (i) Borrower is not an “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, or other retirement arrangement, which is subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the IRS Code, or a “governmental plan” within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA; (ii) transactions with Borrower hereunder or under the other Loan Documents are not in violation state statutes regulating investments and fiduciary obligations with respect to governmental plans; and (iii) one or more of the following circumstances is true:

 

(A) Equity interests in Borrower are publicly offered securities, within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3 101(b)(2);

 

(B) Less than twenty-five percent (25%) of each outstanding class of equity interests in Borrower are held by “benefit plan investors” within the meaning of 29 C.F.R.§ 2510.3 101(f)(2); or

 

(C) Borrower qualifies as an “operating company” or a “real estate operating company” within the meaning of 29 C.F.R § 2510.3 101(c), (d) or (e) or an investment company registered under The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(c)          Borrower shall not maintain, sponsor, contribute to or become obligated to contribute to, or suffer or permit any member of Borrower’s “controlled group of corporations” to maintain, sponsor, contribute to or become obligated to contribute to a “defined benefit plan” or a “multiemployer pension plan”. The terms in quotes above are defined in Section 3.7 of this Agreement.

 

Section 4.20          No Joint Assessment . Borrower shall not, and shall not permit Mortgage Borrower to, suffer, permit or initiate the joint assessment of the Property with (a) any other real property constituting a tax lot separate from the Property, or (b) any portion of the Property which may be deemed to constitute personal property, or any other procedure whereby the lien of any taxes which may be levied against such personal property shall be assessed or levied or charged to the Property.

 

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Section 4.21          Alterations . Lender’s prior approval (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed (other than in the case of an alteration that is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect)) shall be required in connection with any alterations to any Improvements (a) that is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, (b) the cost of which (including any related alteration, improvement or replacement) is reasonably anticipated to exceed the Alteration Threshold, or (c) that are structural in nature (other than, with respect to this clause (c) , ordinary course Replacements for which the following are each true: (1) the cost (including any related alteration, improvement or replacement) is not reasonably anticipated to exceed the applicable Alteration Threshold, (2) such Replacement is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (3) adequate funds for such Replacement are being reserved under the Mortgage Loan Agreement (unless Mortgage Borrower has delivered to Mortgage Lender such security pursuant to Section 4.21 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement and Borrower has provided Lender with evidence of the same)). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lender’s consent shall not be required in connection with (i) any Permitted Alterations that are not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect (it being acknowledged that the Permitted Alterations may result in disruption, from time to time, of the retail tenants that are located in the Atrium) and/or (ii) alterations required to be made pursuant to any Lease entered into in compliance with this Agreement and any Property Document that are not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. Prior to commencing any construction in connection with Permitted Alterations, Borrower shall deliver to Lender, for information purposes only, plans, specifications and a revised budget, and Borrower may permit Mortgage Borrower to make changes to any such plans, specifications and budgets previously delivered to Lender, without the consent of Lender, provided that (i) such changed plans, specifications and budgets are promptly delivered to Lender and (ii) Lender consent shall be required for modifications to the plans, specifications and budget for the Permitted Alterations that are reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect (it being acknowledged that the Permitted Alterations may result in disruption, from time to time, of the retail tenants that are located in the Atrium) or a material change in the overall use of the Property subject to Permitted Alterations, provided , further , Lender’s approval (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) shall be required for to the plans, specifications and budget for the Permitted Alterations if the budgeted construction costs (e.g., hard costs and unpaid architectural, design and permitting costs) for such Permitted Alterations are expected to exceed $63,509,582.00. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, from and after a Mezzanine Foreclosure Event, Borrower shall be prohibited from performing (or permitting Mortgage Borrower to perform) any Permitted Alterations without Lender’s consent unless, prior to the commencement of any such Permitted Alterations, Borrower shall have delivered to Lender as security for the payment of the costs of all Permitted Alterations and as additional security for Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents any of the following: (I) cash, (II) U.S. Obligations, (III) a completion bond reasonably acceptable to Lender or (IV) a completion guaranty from a replacement guarantor (which guarantor and guaranty shall be acceptable to Lender in its sole and absolute discretion). To the extent any construction in connection with Permitted Alterations has commenced, Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to diligently complete all Permitted Alterations in accordance with the most recent plans, specifications and budget previously delivered to, and approved by (to the extent such approval is required hereunder), Lender. If the total unpaid amounts incurred and to be incurred with respect to any alterations (other than the Permitted Alterations) to the Improvements shall at any time exceed the Alteration Threshold, Borrower shall promptly deliver to Lender (unless Mortgage Borrower has delivered to Mortgage Lender such security pursuant to Section 4.21 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement and Borrower has provided Lender with evidence of the same) as security for the payment of such amounts and as additional security for Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents any of the following: (i) cash, (ii) U.S. Obligations, (iii) other security reasonably acceptable to Lender (provided that, if such alteration occurs after a Securitization, Lender shall have received a Rating Agency Confirmation as to the form and issuer of same), or (iv) a completion bond reasonably acceptable to Lender (provided that, if such alteration occurs after a Securitization, Lender shall have received a Rating Agency Confirmation as to the form and issuer of same); provided, however, Lender shall not require any additional security if Guarantor has executed a guaranty with respect to the amount equal to the excess of the total unpaid amounts incurred and to be incurred with respect to such alterations to the Improvements over the Alteration Threshold; provided further, however, Borrower shall elect either (selection of which option shall be at Borrower’s election) (x) post such security with Lender or (y) provide the foregoing guaranty. Any such security provided to Lender will be released on a percentage basis equal to Mortgage Borrower’s completion of the alteration for which the security was provided. If the alteration, improvement or replacement in question is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, to the extent that the Deemed Approval Requirements are fully satisfied in connection with any Borrower request for Lender’s consent or approval under this Section 4.21 with respect to such alteration, improvement or replacement and Lender thereafter fails to respond, Lender’s consent or approval, as applicable, shall be deemed given with respect to the matter for which approval was requested.

 

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Section 4.22          Property Documents. Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to (i) promptly perform and/or observe, in all material respects, all of the covenants and agreements (other than those of a de minimis nature) required to be performed and observed by it under the Property Documents and do all things necessary to preserve and to keep unimpaired its material rights thereunder; (ii) promptly notify Lender of any material default under the Property Documents of which it is aware which is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) [reserved]; (iv) enforce the performance and observance of all of the covenants and agreements (other than those of a de minimis nature) required to be performed and/or observed under the Property Documents in a commercially reasonable manner; (v) cause the Property to be operated, in all material respects, in accordance with the Property Documents; and (vi) not, without the prior written consent of Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (A) enter into any new Property Document, (B) surrender, terminate or cancel any of the Property Documents, (C) reduce or consent to the reduction of the term of the Property Documents, (D) otherwise modify, change, supplement, alter or amend, or waive or release any of its rights and remedies under, or increase or consent to the increase of the amount of any charges payable by Mortgage Borrower under the Property Documents if it could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (E) following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, exercise any rights, make any decisions, grant any approvals or otherwise take any action under the Property Documents if any of the foregoing could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 4.23          Intentionally Omitted.

 

Section 4.24          Notices . Borrower shall give notice, or cause notice to be given to Lender promptly upon Borrower obtaining actual knowledge of any notice of default or event of default (including, without limitation, any Mortgage Loan Event of Default) by Mortgage Borrower under any Material Agreement or any Mortgage Loan Documents. Borrower shall deliver a true, correct and complete copy of all written notices, demands, requests or material correspondence (including electronically transmitted items) given or received by Mortgage Borrower, Guarantor or any Affiliate of the foregoing to or from Mortgage Lender or their respective agents.

 

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Section 4.25          Special Distributions . On each date on which amounts are required to be paid to Lender under any of the Loan Documents, Borrower shall, to the extent such action is permitted under the Mortgage Loan Documents, exercise its rights under the Mortgage Borrower Operating Agreement to cause Mortgage Borrower to make to Borrower a distribution in an aggregate amount such that Lender shall receive the amount required to be paid to Lender on such date, provided there is sufficient cash flow from operation of the Property and provided further that no direct or indirect constituent member of such entity or any Affiliate shall be required to make an additional capital contribution to satisfy such obligation. Notwithstanding the foregoing and for the avoidance of doubt, the insufficiency of cash flow from the operation of the Property shall not absolve Borrower of the obligation to make any payments as and when due pursuant to the Loan Documents, and such obligations shall be separate and independent and not conditioned on any event or circumstance whatsoever.

 

Section 4.26          Curing .

 

(a)          Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender shall have the right, but shall not have the obligation, to exercise Borrower’s rights, if any, as the sole member of Mortgage Borrower under the Mortgage Borrower Operating Agreement, to cause Mortgage Borrower (i) to cure a Mortgage Loan Event of Default and (ii) to satisfy any liens, claims or judgments against the Property if the same has resulted in a Mortgage Loan Event of Default. All sums so paid and the costs and expenses incurred by Lender in exercising rights under this Section 4.26 (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) (v) shall constitute additional advances of the Loan to Borrower, (w) shall increase the then unpaid principal, (x) shall bear interest at the Default Rate for the period from the date that such costs or expenses were incurred to the date of payment to Lender, (y) shall constitute a portion of the Debt, and (z) shall be secured by the Loan Documents. In the event that Lender makes any payment in respect of the Mortgage Loan in connection with the exercise of its rights pursuant to this Section, Lender shall be subrogated to all of the rights of Mortgage Lender under the Mortgage Loan Documents against the Property and Mortgage Borrower to the extent of such payment, without limitation to any other rights Lender may have under the Loan Documents or applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless and to the extent Lender has foreclosed on the Collateral pursuant to the Pledge Agreement and/or other Security Documents, any Mortgage Loan Event Default which is not cured prior to the expiration of any applicable grace, notice or cure period afforded to Mortgage Borrower under the Mortgage Loan Documents shall constitute an Event of Default hereunder, without regard to any subsequent payment or performance of any such obligations by Lender.

 

(b)          Borrower hereby indemnifies Lender from and against all actual liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, assessments, actions, or causes of action, judgments, suits, claims, demands, costs, expenses (including attorneys' and other professional fees, whether or not suit is brought, and settlement costs) and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against Lender as a result of the foregoing actions other than any liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, assessments, actions, or causes of action, judgments, suits, claims, demands, costs, expenses (including attorneys’ and other professional fees, whether or not suit is brought, and settlement costs) and disbursements resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Lender. Lender shall not have an obligation to Borrower, Guarantor, Mortgage Borrower or any other party to make any such payment or performance. Borrower shall not impede, interfere with, hinder or delay, and shall not permit Mortgage Borrower to impede, interfere with, hinder or delay, any effort or action on the part of Lender to cure any default or asserted default under the Mortgage Loan, or to otherwise protect or preserve Lender’s interests in the Loan and the Collateral following a Mortgage Loan Event of Default.

 

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(c)          If Lender shall receive a copy of any notice of default under the Mortgage Loan Documents sent by Mortgage Lender to Mortgage Borrower, such notice shall constitute full protection to Lender for any action taken or omitted to be taken by Lender, in good faith, in reliance thereon.

 

(d)          For the purpose of carrying out the provisions and exercising the rights, powers and privileges granted in this Section, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints Lender its true and lawful attorney-in-fact to, during the continuance of an Event of Default, execute, acknowledge and deliver any instruments and do and perform any acts such as are referred to in this Section in the name and on behalf of Borrower. This power of attorney is a power coupled with an interest and cannot be revoked.

 

Section 4.27          Mortgage Borrower Covenants . Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to comply with all obligations with which Mortgage Borrower has covenanted to comply under the Mortgage Loan Agreement and all other Mortgage Loan Documents (including, without limitation, those certain affirmative and negative covenants set forth in Article 4 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement) whether the Mortgage Loan has been repaid or the related Mortgage Loan Document terminated, unless otherwise consented to in writing by Lender (provided, that, in the event the Mortgage Loan is no longer outstanding, Borrower shall not be required to cause Mortgage Borrower to comply with provisions that are no longer relevant).

 

Section 4.28          Limitations on Distributions . Subject to Section 4.25 hereof, following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower shall not make any distributions to its members. If any distributions shall be received by Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower shall hold, or shall cause the same to be held, in trust for the benefit of Lender.

 

Section 4.29          No Contractual Obligations . Other than (i) the Loan Documents, (ii) the organizational documents of Borrower and the organizational documents of Mortgage Borrower, (iii) agreements to provide for independent manager services similar to the services provided by Corporation Service Company as of the Closing Date, and/or (iv) agreements, such as entity maintenance and/or accounting services agreements, that do not require the payment of any material sums, neither Borrower nor any of its assets shall be subject to any agreement, instrument or undertaking by which it or its assets are bound.

 

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Section 4.30          Limitation on Securities Issuances . None of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine B Borrower, nor any of their respective subsidiaries shall issue any limited liability company interests or other securities other than those that have been issued as of the date hereof.

 

Section 4.31          Other Limitations . Prior to the payment in full of the Debt, neither Borrower nor any of its Affiliates shall give its consent or approval to, or permit Mortgage Borrower to take, any of the following actions or items:

 

(a)          the distribution by Mortgage Borrower to Borrower of property other than cash;

 

(b)          a refinancing or other prepayment of the Mortgage Loan (unless the Loan shall be paid in full in accordance with this Agreement simultaneously therewith or otherwise as expressly permitted by Section 2.7(d) hereof);

 

(c)          or the modification, amendment, waiver or termination to or of or of any of the Mortgage Loan Documents or the Mortgage Borrower Operating Agreement or the other Organizational Documents of Mortgage Borrower (except to the extent such modifications and amendments are required to be made pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement or are otherwise not material and do not adversely affect Lender). Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to provide Lender with a copy of any amendment, waiver, modification or termination to or of the Mortgage Loan Documents within (5) days after the execution thereof whether or not the same is permitted pursuant to the terms hereof; or

 

(d)           except in accordance with Section 4.12 hereof, approve the terms of any Annual Budget.

 

Section 4.32          Material Agreements . Borrower shall not cause Mortgage Borrower to, without Lender’s prior written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed: (a) enter into, surrender or terminate (unless such termination is for cause or commercially reasonable under the circumstances and, in each case, otherwise is not prohibited under the Loan Documents or the Mortgage Loan Documents) any Material Agreement to which Mortgage Borrower is a party; or (b) otherwise materially modify, change, supplement, alter or amend, or waive or release any of its rights and remedies under any Material Agreement to which Mortgage Borrower is a party.

 

Section 4.33          Acquisition of the Mortgage Loan .

 

(a)          No Borrower Party or any Affiliate or any Person acting at any such Person’s request or direction, shall acquire or agree to acquire a lender’s interest in the Mortgage Loan, or any portion thereof or any interest therein, or any direct or indirect ownership interest in the holder of the Mortgage Loan, via purchase, transfer, exchange or otherwise, and any breach or attempted breach of this provision shall constitute an Event of Default hereunder. If, solely by operation of applicable subrogation law, Borrower shall have failed to comply with the foregoing, then Borrower: (i) shall immediately notify Lender of such failure; (ii) shall cause any and all such prohibited parties acquiring any interest in the Mortgage Loan Documents: (A) not to enforce the Mortgage Loan Documents; and (B) upon the request of Lender, to the extent any of such prohibited parties has or shall have the power or authority to do so, to promptly: (1) cancel the promissory note evidencing the Mortgage Loan, (2) reconvey and release the Lien securing the Mortgage Loan and any other collateral under the Mortgage Loan Documents, and (3) discontinue and terminate any enforcement proceeding(s) under the Mortgage Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing prohibition, (A) Borrower and/or any Affiliate of Borrower may be Investors in a Securitization of the Mortgage Loan (or any portion thereof or interest therein) and (B) nothing in this Section will prohibit an Affiliate of Borrower from purchasing an interest in a Person who owns a variety of real estate loans or a direct or indirect interest in a pool of real estate loans (of which the Loan composes a minority); provided that Borrower (i) shall notify Lender of such purchase promptly (but in no event later than within two (2) Business Days) upon obtaining knowledge thereof and (ii) shall cause any such Affiliate of Borrower acquiring any interest in the Mortgage Loan Documents, to the extent such Affiliate of Borrower has or shall have the power or authority to do so, not to enforce the Mortgage Loan Documents and, upon the request of Lender, discontinue and terminate any enforcement proceeding(s) under the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

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(b)          Lender shall have the right at any time to acquire all or any portion of the Mortgage Loan without notice or consent of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Guarantor or any other Borrower Party, in which event Lender shall have and may exercise all rights of Mortgage Lender thereunder (to the extent of its interest), including the right (i) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Mortgage Loan Event of Default, to declare that the Mortgage Loan is due and payable and (ii) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Mortgage Loan Event of Default, to accelerate the Mortgage Loan indebtedness in accordance with the terms thereof and (iii) to pursue all remedies against any obligor under the Mortgage Loan Documents in accordance with the terms thereof. In addition, to the extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower hereby expressly agrees that any counterclaims (other than a compulsory counterclaim), defenses or offsets of any kind which Mortgage Borrower or any other Person may have against Mortgage Lender relating to or arising out of the Mortgage Loan prior to the date of such assignment, shall be the personal obligation of Mortgage Lender and in no event shall Mortgage Borrower be entitled to bring, pursue or raise any such counterclaims, defenses or offsets against Lender or any Affiliate of Lender or any other Person as the successor holder of the Mortgage Loan or any interest therein from any liability that predates the assignment to Lender or provided that Mortgage Borrower may seek specific performance of its contractual rights under the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

Section 4.34          Bankruptcy Related Covenants. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower shall not, nor shall Borrower cause Mortgage Borrower to, seek substantive consolidation of Borrower or Mortgage Borrower into the bankruptcy estate of Guarantor in connection with a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or under any other federal, state or foreign insolvency law involving Guarantor.

 

Article 5

ENTITY COVENANTS

 

Section 5.1            Single Purpose Entity/Separateness .

 

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(a)          Borrower will not and Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Lender that Borrower has not since the date of its formation:

 

(i)          engage in any business or activity other than the ownership, operation, management of the Collateral and activities incidental thereto;

 

(ii)         acquire or own any assets other than the Collateral;

 

(iii)        merge into or consolidate with any Person, or, to the fullest extent permitted by law, dissolve, terminate, liquidate in whole or in part, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets or change its legal structure from a Delaware limited liability company, other than, in each case, such activities as are contemplated or permitted pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or of any of the other Loan Documents;

 

(iv)        fail to observe all organizational formalities, or fail to preserve its existence as an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (if applicable) under the applicable Legal Requirements of the jurisdiction of its organization or formation, or amend (except as otherwise expressly permitted hereunder), modify, terminate or fail to comply with the provisions of its organizational documents;

 

(v)         own any subsidiary, or make any investment in, any Person other than the Mortgage Borrower (and other than, with respect to any SPE Component Entity, in Borrower);

 

(vi)        commingle its funds or assets with the funds or assets of any other Person;

 

(vii)       incur any Indebtedness, secured or unsecured, direct or contingent (including guaranteeing any obligation), other than the Debt and Indebtedness not to exceed $10,000 and not material in the aggregate that is necessary to Borrower’s activities as a member of Mortgage Borrower. Other than Permitted Encumbrances, no Indebtedness other than the Mortgage Debt may be secured (subordinate or pari passu) by the Property. No Indebtedness other than the Debt may be secured (subordinate or pari passu) by the Collateral;

 

(viii)      fail to maintain all of its books of account, records, financial statements, accounting records, other entity documents and bank accounts separate and apart from those of any other Person (including, without limitation, any Affiliates). Borrower’s assets have not and will not be listed as assets on the financial statement of any other Person; provided , however , that Borrower’s assets may be included in a consolidated and/or combined financial statement of its Affiliates provided that, to the extent necessary to (i) prevent a substantive consolidation of the assets and liabilities of Borrower with the assets and liabilities of any other Person or (ii) deliver a Non-Consolidation Opinion when required under this Agreement: (1) appropriate notation shall be made on such consolidated financial statements to indicate the separateness of Borrower and such Affiliates and to indicate that Borrower’s assets and credit are not available to satisfy the debts and other obligations of such Affiliates or any other Person and (2) such assets shall be listed on Borrower’s own separate balance sheet. Borrower has maintained and will maintain its books of account, records, financial statements, accounting record, other entity documents, resolutions and agreements as official records;

 

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(ix)         enter into any transaction, contract or agreement with any general partner, member, shareholder, principal or Affiliate, except (i) as may have been approved in writing by Lender in its sole and absolute discretion or (ii) upon terms and conditions that are intrinsically fair, commercially reasonable and substantially similar to those that would be available on an arm’s-length basis with unaffiliated third parties;

 

(x)          maintain its assets in such a manner that it will be costly or difficult to segregate, ascertain or identify its individual assets from those of any other Person;

 

(xi)         assume or guaranty the debts or obligations of any other Person, hold itself out to be responsible for the debts or obligations of any other Person, or otherwise pledge its assets or credits for the benefit of any other Person or hold out its assets or credit as being available to satisfy the debts or obligations of any other Person;

 

(xii)        make any loans or advances to any Persons;

 

(xiii)       fail to file its own tax returns separate from those of any other Person (unless prohibited by applicable Legal Requirements from doing so or except to the extent Borrower is treated as a “disregarded entity” for tax purposes and is not required to file such tax returns under applicable Legal Requirements) and pay any taxes so required to be paid by such Borrower under applicable Legal Requirements (to the extent there is sufficient cash flow from the Property to do so);

 

(xiv)      fail to (A) hold itself out to the public and identify itself, in each case, as a legal entity separate and distinct from any other Person and not as a division, department or part of any other Person, (B) conduct its business solely in its own name, (C) hold its assets in its own name or (D) correct any known misunderstanding regarding its separate identity;

 

(xv)       fail to maintain adequate capital for the normal obligations reasonably foreseeable in a business of its size and character and in light of its contemplated business operations (to the extent there exists sufficient cash flow from the Property to do so); provided, however, that no Person shall be required to make any direct or indirect additional capital contributions to Borrower in order to comply with the foregoing;

 

(xvi)      without the prior unanimous written consent of all of its partners, shareholders or members, as applicable, the prior unanimous written consent of its board of directors or managers, as applicable, and the prior written consent of each Independent Manager (regardless of whether such Independent Manager is engaged at the Borrower or SPE Component Entity level), (a) file or consent to the filing of any petition, either voluntary or involuntary, to take advantage of any Creditors Rights Laws, (b) seek or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator or any similar official unless such appointment is sought by Lender, (c) take any action that might cause such entity to become insolvent, (d) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or (e) take any Material Action with respect to Borrower or any SPE Component Entity (provided, that, none of any member, shareholder or partner (as applicable) of Borrower or any SPE Component Entity or any board of directors or managers (as applicable) of Borrower or any SPE Component Entity may vote on or otherwise authorize the taking of any of the foregoing actions unless, in each case, there are at least two (2) Independent Managers then serving in such capacity in accordance with the terms of the applicable organizational documents and each of such Independent Managers has consented to such foregoing action);

 

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(xvii)     fail to allocate fairly and reasonably shared expenses with its Affiliates (including, without limitation, shared office space) or fail to use separate stationery, invoices and checks bearing its own name;

 

(xviii)    fail to intend to remain solvent and pay its own liabilities (including, without limitation, salaries of its own employees, if any) only from its own funds or fail to maintain a sufficient number of employees (if any) in light of its contemplated business operations (in each case to the extent there exists sufficient cash flow from the Property to do so); provided, however, that no Person shall be required to make any direct or indirect additional capital contributions to Borrower in order to comply with the foregoing;

 

(xix)       acquire obligations or securities of its partners, members, shareholders or other Affiliates, as applicable;

 

(xx)        identify its partners, members, shareholders or other Affiliates, as applicable, as a division, department or part of it;

 

(xxi)       violate or cause to be violated the assumptions made with respect to Borrower and its principals in the Non-Consolidation Opinion or in any New Non-Consolidation Opinion;

 

(xxii)      hold itself out as having agreed to pay indebtedness incurred by any Affiliate;

 

(xxiii)     hold out the assets or credit of any Affiliate as being available to satisfy any of its debts or obligations; or

 

(xxiv)    allow an Affiliate to act in its name, to the extent of its power to do so.

 

(b)          If Borrower is a partnership or limited liability company (other than an Acceptable LLC), each general partner (in the case of a partnership) and at least one member (in the case of a limited liability company) of Borrower, as applicable, shall be a corporation or an Acceptable LLC (each, an “ SPE Component Entity ”) whose sole asset is its interest in Borrower. Each SPE Component Entity (i) will at all times comply with each of the covenants, terms and provisions contained in Section 5.1(a)(iii) (vi) (inclusive) and (viii) (xxi) (inclusive) and, if such SPE Component Entity is an Acceptable LLC, Section 5.1(c) and (d) hereof, as if such representation, warranty or covenant was made directly by such SPE Component Entity; (ii) will not engage in any business or activity other than owning an interest in Borrower; (iii) will not acquire or own any assets other than its partnership, membership, or other equity ownership interest in Borrower; (iv) will at all times continue to own no less than a 0.5% direct equity ownership interest in Borrower; (v) will not incur any debt, secured or unsecured, direct or contingent (including guaranteeing any obligation); and (vi) will cause Borrower to comply with the provisions of this Section 5.1 .

 

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(c)          In the event Borrower or any SPE Component Entity is an Acceptable LLC, the limited liability company agreement of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) (the “ LLC Agreement ”) shall provide that (i) upon the occurrence of any event that causes the last remaining member of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) (“ Member ”) to cease to be the member of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) (other than (A) upon an assignment by Member of all of its limited liability company interest in Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) and the admission of the transferee in accordance with the Loan Documents and the LLC Agreement or (B) the resignation of Member and the admission of an additional member of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and the LLC Agreement), any person acting as Independent Manager of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) shall, without any action of any other Person and simultaneously with the Member ceasing to be the member of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) automatically be admitted to Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) as a member with a zero percent (0%) economic interest (“ Special Member ”) and shall continue Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) without dissolution and (ii) Special Member may not resign from Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) or transfer its rights as Special Member unless (A) a successor Special Member has been admitted to Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) as a Special Member in accordance with requirements of Delaware law and (B) after giving effect to such resignation or transfer, there remains at least two (2) Independent Managers of such SPE Component Entity or Borrower (as applicable) in accordance with Section 5.2 below. The LLC Agreement shall further provide that (i) Special Member shall automatically cease to be a member of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) upon the admission to Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) of the first substitute member, (ii) Special Member shall be a member of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) that has no interest in the profits, losses and capital of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) and has no right to receive any distributions of the assets of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable), (iii) pursuant to the applicable provisions of the limited liability company act of the State of Delaware (the “ Act ”), Special Member shall not be required to make any capital contributions to Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) and shall not receive a limited liability company interest in Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable), (iv) Special Member, in its capacity as Special Member, may not bind Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) and (v) except as required by any mandatory provision of the Act, Special Member, in its capacity as Special Member, shall have no right to vote on, approve or otherwise consent to any action by, or matter relating to, Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) including, without limitation, the merger, consolidation or conversion of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable); provided, however, such prohibition shall not limit the obligations of Special Member, in its capacity as Independent Manager, to vote on such matters required by the Loan Documents or the LLC Agreement. In order to implement the admission to Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) of Special Member, Special Member shall execute a counterpart to the LLC Agreement. Prior to its admission to Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) as Special Member, Special Member shall not be a member of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable), but Special Member may serve as an Independent Manager of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable).

 

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(d)          In the event Borrower or any SPE Component Entity is an Acceptable LLC, the LLC Agreement shall further provide that (i) upon the occurrence of any event that causes the Member to cease to be a member of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) (other than upon continuation of the Company without dissolution upon (A) an assignment by the Member of all of its limited liability company interest in the Company and the admission of the transferee in accordance with this Agreement, or (B) the resignation of the member and the admission of an additional member of the Company in accordance with the terms of this Agreement) to the fullest extent permitted by law, the personal representative of Member shall, within ninety (90) days after the occurrence of the event that terminated the continued membership of Member in Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) agree in writing (A) to continue Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) and (B) to the admission of the personal representative or its nominee or designee, as the case may be, as a substitute member of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) effective as of the occurrence of the event that terminated the continued membership of Member in Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable), (ii) any action initiated by or brought against Member or Special Member under any Creditors Rights Laws shall not cause Member or Special Member to cease to be a member of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) and upon the occurrence of such an event, the business of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) shall continue without dissolution and (iii) each of Member and Special Member waives any right it might have to agree in writing to dissolve Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) upon the occurrence of any action initiated by or brought against Member or Special Member under any Creditors Rights Laws, or the occurrence of an event that causes Member or Special Member to cease to be a member of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable).

 

Section 5.2            Independent Manager .

 

(a)          The organizational documents of Borrower (to the extent Borrower is a corporation or an Acceptable LLC) or the applicable SPE Component Entity, as applicable, shall provide that at all times there shall be at least two (2) duly appointed independent director s or managers of such entity (each, an “ Independent Manager ”) who each shall (I) not have been at the time of each such individual’s initial appointment, and shall not have been at any time during the preceding five years, and shall not be at any time while serving as Independent Manager, (i) a shareholder (or other equity owner) of, or an officer, director (other than in its capacity as Independent Manager), partner, member or employee of, Borrower, the applicable SPE Component Entity or any of their respective shareholders, partners, members, subsidiaries or Affiliates, (ii) a customer of, or supplier to, or other Person who derives any of its purchases or revenues from its activities with, Borrower, the applicable SPE Component Entity or any of their respective shareholders, partners, members, subsidiaries or Affiliates, (iii) a Person who Controls or is under common Control with any such shareholder, officer, director, partner, member, employee supplier, customer or other Person, (iv) a member of the immediate family of any such shareholder, officer, director, partner, member, employee, supplier, customer or other Person or (v) a trustee or similar Person in any proceeding under Creditors Rights Laws involving Borrower, the applicable SPE Component Entity or any of their respective shareholders, partners, members, subsidiaries or Affiliates; (II) have, at the time of their appointment, had at least three (3) years experience in serving as an independent director and (III) be employed by, in good standing with and engaged by Borrower in connection with, in each case, an Approved ID Provider. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Independent Manager shall also serve as an Independent Manager (as such term is defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement or the Mezzanine B Loan Agreement, as applicable) for Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine B Borrower or any SPE Component Entity (as such term is defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement or the Mezzanine B Loan Agreement, as applicable) of Mortgage Borrower or Mezzanine B Borrower. A natural person who satisfies the foregoing definition of the “Independent Manager” other than clause (I)(ii)  shall not be disqualified from serving as an Independent Manager of Borrower or an SPE Component Entity if such individual is an independent director, independent manager or special manager provided by an Approved ID Provider that provides professional independent directors, independent managers and special managers and also provides other corporate services in the ordinary course of its business.

 

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(b)          The organizational documents of Borrower and each SPE Component Entity shall further provide that (I) the board of directors or managers of Borrower and each SPE Component Entity (if any) and the constituent equity owners of such entities (constituent equity owners, the “ Constituent Members ”) shall not take any action set forth in Section 5.1(a)(xvi) or any other action which, under the terms of any organizational documents of Borrower or any SPE Component Entity, requires the vote of the Independent Managers unless, in each case, at the time of such action there shall be at least two Independent Managers engaged as provided by the terms hereof and such Independent Managers vote in favor of or otherwise consent to such action; (II) any resignation, removal or replacement of any Independent Manager shall not be effective without (1) prior written notice to Lender and the Rating Agencies (which such prior written notice must be given on the earlier of five (5) days or three (3) Business Days prior to the applicable resignation, removal or replacement) and (2) evidence that the replacement Independent Manager satisfies the applicable terms and conditions hereof and of the applicable organizational documents (which such evidence must accompany the aforementioned notice); (III) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including Section 18-1101(c) of the Act and notwithstanding any duty otherwise existing at law or in equity, the Independent Managers shall consider only the interests of the Constituent Members and Borrower and each SPE Component Entity (including Borrower’s and each SPE Component Entity’s respective creditors) in acting or otherwise voting on the matters provided for herein and in Borrower’s and each SPE Component Entity’s organizational documents (which such fiduciary duties to the Constituent Members and Borrower and each SPE Component Entity (including Borrower’s and each SPE Component Entity’s respective creditors), in each case, shall be deemed to apply solely to the extent of their respective economic interests in Borrower or the applicable SPE Component Entity (as applicable) exclusive of (x) all other interests (including, without limitation, all other interests of the Constituent Members), (y) the interests of other Affiliates of the Constituent Members, Borrower and each SPE Component Entity and (z) the interests of any group of Affiliates of which the Constituent Members, Borrower or any SPE Component Entity is a part)); (IV) other than as provided in subsection (III) above, the Independent Managers shall not have any fiduciary duties to any Constituent Members, any directors of Borrower or any SPE Component Entity or any other Person; (V) the foregoing shall not eliminate the implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing under applicable law; (VI) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including Section 18-1101(e) of the Act, an Independent Manager shall not be liable to Borrower, any SPE Component Entity, any Constituent Member or any other Person for breach of contract or breach of duties (including fiduciary duties), unless the Independent Manager acted in bad faith or engaged in willful misconduct; and (VII) except as provided in the foregoing subsections (III) through (VI) , the Independent Managers shall, in exercising their rights and performing their duties under the applicable organizational documents, have a fiduciary duty of loyalty and care similar to that of a director of a business corporation organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

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Section 5.3            Change of Name, Identity or Structure . Borrower shall not change (or permit to be changed) Borrower’s or any SPE Component Entity’s (a) name, (b) identity (including its trade name or names), (c) principal place of business set forth on the first page of this Agreement or (d) if not an individual, Borrower’s or any SPE Component Entity’s corporate, partnership or other structure or state of formation, without, in each case, notifying Lender of such change in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of such change and, in the case of a change in Borrower’s or any SPE Component Entity’s structure or state of formation, without first obtaining the prior written consent of Lender and, if required by Lender, a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect thereto. Borrower shall authorize Lender, prior to or contemporaneously with the effective date of any such change, to file any financing statement or financing statement change required by Lender to establish or maintain the validity, perfection and priority of the security interest granted herein. At the request of Lender, Borrower shall execute a certificate in form satisfactory to Lender listing the trade names under which Borrower or any applicable SPE Component Entity intends to own the Collateral, and representing and warranting that Borrower or the applicable SPE Component Entity does business under no other trade name with respect to the Collateral.

 

Section 5.4            Business and Operations . Borrower will continue to engage in the businesses now conducted by it as and to the extent the same are necessary for the ownership, management and operation of the Collateral. Borrower will qualify to do business and will remain in good standing under the laws of the State and each other applicable jurisdiction in which the Property is located, in each case, as and to the extent the same are required for the ownership, maintenance, management and operation of the Collateral.

 

Section 5.5            Recycled Entity . Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Lender that all representations and warranties set forth in that certain Borrower’s Recycled Entity Certification dated the date hereof executed by Borrower in favor of Lender are true, correct and not violated or breached.

 

Section 5.6            Mortgage Borrower Recycled Entity . Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Lender that all representations and warranties set forth in that certain Borrower’s Recycled Entity Certification dated the date hereof executed by Mortgage Borrower in favor of Mortgage Lender are true, correct and not violated or breached.

 

Section 5.7            Mortgage Borrower SPE Covenants . Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Lender that as of the date hereof all representations and warranties set forth in Article 5 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement are true, correct and not violated or breached. Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to comply with Article 5 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

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Article 6

NO SALE OR ENCUMBRANCE

 

Section 6.1            Transfer Definitions . As used herein and in the other Loan Documents, “ Restricted Party ” shall mean Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine B Borrower Guarantor, any SPE Component Entity, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity, any Mezzanine B SPE Component Entity, any Affiliated Manager, or any shareholder, partner, member or non-member manager, or any direct or indirect legal or beneficial owner of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine B Borrower, Guarantor, any SPE Component Entity, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity, any Mezzanine B SPE Component Entity, any Affiliated Manager or any non-member manager; and a “ Sale or Pledge ” shall mean a voluntary or involuntary sale, conveyance, mortgage, grant, bargain, encumbrance, pledge, assignment, grant of any options with respect to, or any other transfer or disposition of (directly or indirectly, voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, and whether or not for consideration or of record) of a legal or beneficial interest.

 

Section 6.2            No Sale/Encumbrance .

 

(a)          It shall be an Event of Default if, without the prior written consent of Lender, a Sale or Pledge of the Property (or any part thereof) or the Collateral (or any part thereof) or any legal or beneficial interest therein (including, without limitation, the Loan and/or Loan Documents) occurs, a Sale or Pledge of an interest in any Restricted Party occurs, a Fee Acquisition occurs and/or Borrower shall acquire any real property and/or Mortgage Borrower shall acquire any real property in addition to the real property owned by Mortgage Borrower as of the Closing Date (each of the foregoing, collectively, a “ Prohibited Transfer ”), other than as permitted pursuant to the express terms of this Article 6 . For the avoidance of doubt, entering into Leases pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, Permitted Encumbrances, a release of the Atrium Parcel in accordance with this Agreement, or the sale or disposition of obsolete personal property (which is replaced with personal property of the same or greater utility and value) shall not be considered “Prohibited Transfers”.

 

(b)          A Prohibited Transfer shall include, but not be limited to, (i) an installment sales agreement wherein Mortgage Borrower agrees to sell the Property or any part thereof or Borrower agrees to sell the Collateral or any part thereof for a price to be paid in installments; (ii) an agreement by Mortgage Borrower leasing all or a substantial part of the Property for other than actual occupancy by a Tenant thereunder or a sale, assignment or other transfer of, or the grant of a security interest in, Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to any of the Collateral or Mortgage Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to any (A) Leases or any Rents or (B) Property Documents; (iii) if a Restricted Party is a corporation, any merger, consolidation or Sale or Pledge of such corporation’s stock or the creation or issuance of new stock in one or a series of transactions or the grant of options, warrants or other interests with respect to the stock of such corporation; (iv) if a Restricted Party is a limited or general partnership or joint venture, any merger or consolidation or the change, removal, resignation or addition of a general partner or the Sale or Pledge of the partnership interest of any general or limited partner or any profits or proceeds relating to such partnership interests or the creation or issuance of new limited partnership interests or the grant of options, warrants or other interests with respect to the partnership interests in such partnership; (v) if a Restricted Party is a limited liability company, any merger or consolidation or the change, removal, resignation or addition of a managing member or non-member manager (or if no managing member, any member) or the Sale or Pledge of the membership interest of any member or any profits or proceeds relating to such membership interest or the grant of options, warrants or other interests with respect to the membership interests in such limited liability company; (vi) if a Restricted Party is a trust or nominee trust, any merger, consolidation or the Sale or Pledge of the legal or beneficial interest in a Restricted Party or the creation or issuance of new legal or beneficial interests in a Restricted Party or the revocation, rescission or termination of a Restricted Party; (vii) [reserved]; (viii) any action for partition of the Property (or any portion thereof or interest therein) or any similar action instituted or prosecuted by (or at the behest of) Borrower or its Affiliates or Mortgage Borrower or its Affiliates or consented to or acquiesced in by Borrower or its Affiliates or Mortgage Borrower or its Affiliates or, pursuant to any contractual agreement or other instrument or under applicable law (including, without limitation, common law) and/or any other action instituted by (or at the behest of) Borrower or its Affiliates or Mortgage Borrower or its Affiliates or consented to or acquiesced in by Borrower or its Affiliates or Mortgage Borrower or its Affiliates which results in a Property Document Event and/or (ix) the incurrence of any property-assessed clean energy loans or similar indebtedness with respect to Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, the Collateral and/or the Property, including, without limitation, if such loans or indebtedness are made or otherwise provided by any Governmental Authority and/or secured or repaid (directly or indirectly) by any taxes or similar assessments.

 

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Section 6.3            Permitted Transfers . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the following transfers and events (individually, a “ Permitted Transfer ” and collectively, the “ Permitted Transfers ”) shall not be deemed Prohibited Transfers and shall not require the prior written consent of Lender: (a) a Sale or Pledge (but not a pledge or encumbrance) by devise or descent or by operation of law upon the death of a Restricted Party or any member, partner or shareholder of a Restricted Party, (b) the Sale or Pledge (but not a pledge or encumbrance, other than a pledge of, in one or a series of transactions, not more than 49% of the ownership interests in a Restricted Party provided that such pledge is not (1) a pledge of any direct interests in Mortgage Borrower or Borrower and (2) made in connection with a mezzanine loan or any debt disguised as equity), in one or a series of transactions, of the stock, partnership interests or membership interests (as the case may be) in a Restricted Party, (c) any issuance of “accommodation shares” by (or any transfer of “accommodation shares” in) any direct or indirect owner of Guarantor that has elected (or intends to elect) to be treated as a real estate investment trust (for purposes of this provision, “accommodation shares” shall mean up to $125,000 in preferred shares (or such greater amount as hereinafter may be required under Section 856 of the IRS Code) issued by such direct or indirect owner of Guarantor to enable such direct or indirect owner of Guarantor to satisfy the 100 shareholder requirement under Section 856(a) of the IRS Code), (d) the sale, transfer or issuance of shares of common stock in any Restricted Party that is a publicly traded entity, provided such accommodation shares or shares of common stock, as applicable, are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, or another nationally recognized stock exchange, (e) the pledge of any interest in Borrower in connection with the Mezzanine B Loan and the exercise of any rights or remedies Mezzanine B Lender may have in connection with the Mezzanine B Loan, in each case in accordance with and subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable, or (f) the Sale or Pledge of any interest in Affiliated Manager so long as Affiliated Manager is Controlled by or under common Control with BAM and/or BPY; (provided, that, the foregoing provisions of clauses (a) , (b) , (c) , (d) , (e) and (f) above shall not be deemed to waive, qualify or otherwise limit Borrower’s obligation to comply (or to cause the compliance with) the other covenants set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, the covenants contained herein relating to ERISA matters)); provided, further, that, with respect to the transfers listed in clauses (a) , (b) , (c) and/or (f) above, (A) to the extent that any transfer results in the transferee (either itself or collectively with its affiliates) owning a 10% or greater (direct or indirect) equity interest in Borrower (unless such transferee together with its Affiliates owned 10% or more prior to such transfer), Lender shall receive, unless otherwise waived by Lender in its sole discretion, not less than ten (10) Business Days prior written notice of such transfers with respect to any domestic Person or not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice of such transfer with respect to any foreign Person (provided, that, for purposes of clarification, with respect to the transfers contemplated in subsection (a) above, the aforesaid notice shall only be deemed to be required ten (10) days prior to the consummation of the applicable transfers made as a result of probate or similar process following such death (as opposed to prior notice of the applicable death)); (B) no such transfers shall result in a change in Control of Guarantor or Affiliated Manager; (C) after giving effect to such transfers, the Minimum Ownership/Control Test shall continue to be satisfied; (D) after giving effect to such transfers, the Property shall continue to be managed by Manager or a New Manager approved in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof; (E) in the case of the transfer of any direct equity ownership interests in Borrower or in any SPE Component Entity, such transfers shall be, unless otherwise waived by Lender in its sole discretion, conditioned upon continued compliance with the relevant provisions of Article 5 hereof; (F) to the extent that a Non-Consolidation Opinion was previously delivered, in the case of (1) the transfer of the management of the Property (or any portion thereof) to a new Affiliated Manager in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof, (2) the addition and/or replacement of a Guarantor in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof and of the Guaranty or (3) the transfer of any equity ownership interests that results in any Person (individually or together with its Affiliates) owning more than forty-nine percent (49%) of the direct or indirect interests in Borrower or in any SPE Component Entity and such Person (individually or together with its Affiliates) did not own more than forty-nine percent (49%) of the direct or indirect interests in Borrower previously, such transfers shall be, unless otherwise waived by Lender in its sole discretion, conditioned upon delivery to Lender of a New Non-Consolidation Opinion addressing such transfer, addition and/or replacement; (G) such transfers shall be conditioned upon Borrower’s ability to, after giving effect to the equity transfer in question (I) remake the representations contained herein relating to ERISA matters (and, upon Lender’s request, Borrower shall deliver to Lender an Officer’s Certificate containing such updated representations effective as of the date of the consummation of the applicable equity transfer) and (II) continue to comply with the covenants contained herein relating to ERISA matters; (H) such transfers shall be permitted pursuant to the terms of the Property Documents; and (I) if a transfer results in (1) the transferee owning direct or indirect interest in a Borrower in an amount which equals or exceeds ten percent (10%) (unless such transferee together with its Affiliates owned a direct or indirect interest in Borrower equal to or exceeding ten percent (10%) prior to such Transfer) or (2) a change of Control of Borrower or Guarantor, Lender shall have received “KYC” searches (in form, scope and substance and from a provider, in each case, determined by and reasonably acceptable to Lender). Upon request from Lender, Borrower shall promptly provide Lender with a revised version of the organizational chart delivered to Lender in connection with the Loan reflecting any equity transfer consummated in accordance with this Section 6.3 . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.3 , at all times during the term of the Loan, the Minimum Ownership/Control Test shall be required to be complied with.

 

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Borrower shall pay to Lender all actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with any transfer pursuant to this Section 6.3 .

 

Section 6.4            Intentionally Omitted .

 

Section 6.5            Intentionally Omitted .

 

Section 6.6            Economic Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering, OFAC, Patriot Act and Transfers . Borrower shall (and shall cause their direct and indirect constituent owners and Affiliates to) (a) at all times act so as to cause the representations and warranties contained in Sections 3.29 and 3.30 to remain true, correct and not violated or breached and (b) not permit a Prohibited Transfer to occur and shall cause the Minimum Ownership/Control Test in this Article 6 to be complied with at all times. Borrower hereby represents that, other than in connection with the Loan, the Loan Documents and any Permitted Encumbrances, as of the date hereof, there exists lien or encumbrance (i) on the Property (or any part thereof), the Collateral (or any part thereof) or any legal or beneficial interest therein or (ii) on any interest in any Restricted Party (other than, as to Guarantor, liens or encumbrances as may be expressly indicated on the financial statements delivered to Lender in connection with the closing of the Loan; provided such liens or encumbrances do not and could not result in violation by Guarantor of any of the financial covenants in Section 26(d) of the Guaranty). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document (including, without limitation Sections 6.3 and 6.4 hereof), in no event shall Borrower or any SPE Component Entity be (I) a Prohibited Entity, (II) Controlled (directly or indirectly) by any Prohibited Entity or (II) more than 49% owned (directly or indirectly) by any Prohibited Entities (whether individually or in the aggregate), unless, in the case of each of the foregoing, Lender’s prior written consent is first obtained (which such consent shall be given or withheld in Lender’s sole discretion and may be conditioned on, among other things, Lender’s receipt of a Rating Agency Confirmation).

 

Article 7

INSURANCE; CASUALTY; CONDEMNATION; RESTORATION

 

Section 7.1            Insurance .

 

(a)          Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to obtain and maintain, or cause to be maintained, at all times during the term of the Loan the Policies required under Section 7.1 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement (regardless of whether the Mortgage Loan has been repaid in full or has otherwise been terminated or any such provision thereof has been waived by Mortgage Lender), including, without limitation, meeting all insurer requirements thereunder. In addition, Borrower shall cause Lender to be named as a named insured together with Mortgage Lender, as their interest may appear, under the Policies required under the Mortgage Loan Agreement. Borrower shall also cause all insurance policies required under this Section 7.1 to provide for at least the same prior notice to Lender in the event of policy cancellation or material changes as required to be provided to Mortgage Lender under the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement. Borrower shall provide Lender with evidence of all such insurance required hereunder on or before the date on which Mortgage Borrower is required to provide such evidence to Mortgage Lender. For purposes of this Agreement, Lender shall have the same approval rights over the insurance referred to above and in the Mortgage Loan Agreement (including, without limitation, the insurers, deductibles and coverages thereunder, as well as the right to require other reasonable insurance pursuant to Article 7 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement) as are provided in favor of the Mortgage Lender in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

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(b)          If at any time Lender is not in receipt of written evidence that all insurance required hereunder is in full force and effect, Lender shall have the same rights as Mortgage Lender pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement to take such action as Lender deems necessary to protect its indirect interest in the Property, including, without limitation, the obtaining of such insurance coverage as Lender in its sole discretion deems appropriate, and all expenses incurred by Lender in connection with such action or in obtaining such insurance and keeping it in effect shall be paid by Borrower to Lender upon demand and until paid shall be secured by the Pledge Agreement and shall bear interest at the Default Rate.

 

Section 7.2            Casualty . If the Property shall be damaged or destroyed, in whole or in part, by fire or other casualty (a “ Casualty ”), Borrower shall give prompt notice of such damage to Lender (provided that such notice shall not be required in the case of non-material damage for which the costs of completing Restoration shall be less than (i) if such damage is non-structural in nature, $1,000,000 and (ii) if such damage is structural in nature, $500,000) and shall cause Mortgage Borrower to promptly commence and diligently prosecute the completion of the Restoration of the Property and otherwise comply with the provisions of Section 7.4 hereof and Section 7.4 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement. Borrower shall pay or shall cause Mortgage Borrower to pay all costs of Restoration (including, without limitation, any applicable deductibles under the Policies) whether or not such costs are covered by the Net Proceeds. Lender may, but shall not be obligated to, make proof of loss if not made promptly by Borrower.

 

Section 7.3            Condemnation . Borrower shall promptly give Lender notice of the actual or threatened in writing commencement of any proceeding for the Condemnation of the Property of which Borrower has knowledge and shall deliver to Lender copies of any and all papers served in connection with such proceedings. Lender may participate in any such proceedings, and Borrower shall from time to time deliver to Lender all instruments reasonably requested by Lender to permit such participation. Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to, at its expense, diligently prosecute any such proceedings, and shall consult with Lender, its attorneys and experts, and reasonably cooperate with them in the carrying on or defense of any such proceedings. Notwithstanding any taking by any public or quasi-public authority through Condemnation or otherwise (including without limitation any transfer made in lieu of or in anticipation of the exercise of such taking), Borrower shall continue to pay the Debt at the time and in the manner provided for its payment in the Note and in this Agreement and the Debt shall not be reduced until any Award shall have been actually received and applied by Lender, after the deduction of expenses of collection, to the reduction or discharge of the Debt. Lender shall not be limited to the interest paid on the Award by the condemning authority but shall be entitled to receive out of the Award interest at the rate or rates provided herein or in the Note. If the Property or any portion thereof is taken by a condemning authority, Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to promptly commence and diligently prosecute the Restoration of the Property (to the extent such Restoration is applicable) and otherwise comply with the provisions of Section 7.4 hereof and Section 7.4 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement. Borrower shall pay all costs of Restoration whether or not such costs are covered by the Net Proceeds. If the Property is sold, through foreclosure or otherwise, prior to the receipt by Lender of the Award, Lender shall have the right, whether or not a deficiency judgment on the Note shall have been sought, recovered or denied, to receive the Award, or a portion thereof sufficient to pay the Debt.

 

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Section 7.4            Restoration . Borrower shall, or shall cause Mortgage Borrower to, deliver to Lender all reports, plans, specifications, documents and other materials that are delivered to Mortgage Lender under the Mortgage Loan Agreement in connection with the Restoration of any Individual Property after a Casualty or Condemnation. In addition, Borrower shall not permit Mortgage Borrower to take any action under Section 7.4 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement that requires Mortgage Lender’s consent without Borrower first obtaining Lender’s consent (it being agreed that if Mortgage Lender agrees to act reasonably under such Section 7.4, then Lender shall be reasonable hereunder with respect to such consent rights). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if at any time and for any reason the Mortgage Loan Restoration Provisions cease to exist or are waived or modified in any material respect (in each case, including, without limitation, due to any waiver, amendment or refinance) (such provisions, the “ Waived Restoration Provisions ”), to the extent permitted to do so pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents (if applicable), Borrower shall promptly (i) notify Lender of the same, (ii) execute any amendments to this Agreement and/or the Loan Documents implementing the Waived Restoration Provisions as may be reasonably required by Lender (provided such amendments are substantially similar to the provisions set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement relating to the same) and shall cause Mortgage Borrower to acknowledge and agree to the same and (iii) remit to Lender (and shall cause Mortgage Borrower to remit to Lender) any Net Proceeds related to the Waived Restoration Provisions.

 

Section 7.5            Distributions to Net Proceeds to Mezzanine Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article VII , provided no Trigger Period has occurred and is continuing, to the extent that Borrower is entitled to a disbursement of Net Proceeds under Section 7.4(b)(vii) above for any purpose other than Restoration, Borrower hereby authorizes and directs Lender to pay the same to Mezzanine B Lender to the extent that Mezzanine B Lender is entitled to the same under the terms and conditions of the Mezzanine B Loan Documents, and pursuant to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement. Borrower further (i) agrees that Lender shall be entitled to conclusively rely on Mezzanine B Lender’s assertion that it is entitled to such Net Proceeds and (ii) hereby releases Lender and indemnifies Lender against any Losses that may be incurred by Lender as a result of any Person claiming that Lender improperly remitted such Net Proceeds to Mezzanine B Lender.

 

Article 8

INTENTIONALLY oMITTED

 

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Article 9

CASH MANAGEMENT; reserves

 

Section 9.1            Cash Management; Reserves. If Mortgage Lender waives any reserves or escrow accounts required in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement, or waives any of the other provisions in Article 8 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement (including any obligation to do any construction work or otherwise) or any of the provisions in Article 9 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement (such terms and provisions in such Articles 8 and 9, collectively, the “ Cash Management Provisions ”), or if the Mortgage Loan is refinanced or paid off in full (without a prepayment of the Loan) and any of the Cash Management Provisions are not required under the new mortgage loan, if any, or the Cash Management Provisions cease to exist or are reduced, waived or modified in any respect, then Borrower shall, to the extent any portion of the Debt hereunder remains outstanding, if requested by Lender, cause any amounts that would have been deposited into any reserves or escrow accounts in accordance with the Cash Management Provisions to be paid to and deposited in an account controlled by Lender as though the applicable Cash Management Provisions were incorporated herein, mutatis mutandis , and all such other Cash Management Provisions shall be incorporated herein, mutatis mutandis (the “ Substitute Cash Management Provisions ”). In addition, if requested by Lender, Borrower shall execute any documents to evidence the implementation of the Substitute Cash Management Provisions with Lender so long as the Substitute Cash Management Provisions are substantially identical to the Cash Management Provisions. Borrower shall pledge the accounts established pursuant to the Substitute Cash Management Provisions to Lender as additional collateral for the Loan such that Lender has the same legal and economic rights and remedies as Mortgage Lender under the Cash Management Provisions, including, without limitation, the Cash Management Agreement and Section 9.3 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement; provided that in all events the disbursement and application of funds held in such accounts and reserves shall be substantially identical to that provided in the Cash Management Provisions. In addition, Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to comply in all respects with all of the Cash Management Provisions as required under the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Section 9.2            Unfunded Obligations Guaranty . On the Closing Date Borrower shall deliver to Lender a payment guaranty from Guarantor guaranteeing payment of an amount equal to the Remaining Unfunded Obligations (the “ Unfunded Obligations Guaranty ”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower shall not be required to deliver the Unfunded Obligations Guaranty if (i) Mortgage Borrower deposits into the Unfunded Obligations Account (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) the amounts required to be deposited by Mortgage Borrower pursuant to Section 8.9 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement or (ii) delivers to Mortgage Lender a letter of credit described in Section 8.9 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement and, in either case, Borrower shall have delivered, or cause to be delivered, to Lender evidence thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, if Mortgage Borrower elects to provide to Mortgage Lender the guaranty described in Section 8.9 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement, Borrower shall be required to deliver to Lender the Unfunded Obligations Guaranty as set forth above.

 

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Section 9.3            Specified Tenant Trigger Cure Guaranty . In the event Mortgage Borrower delivers to Mortgage Lender the Specified Tenant Trigger Cure Guaranty (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement), Borrower shall provide to Lender a payment guaranty from Guarantor, which guaranty shall be substantially in the form of, and shall guarantee payment of such amounts as are guaranteed by, the Specified Tenant Trigger Cure Guaranty delivered by Mortgage Borrower to Mortgage Lender.

 

Section 9.4            Payments Received Under this Agreement . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, provided no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower’s obligations with respect to the monthly payment of Debt Service shall (provided Mortgage Lender is not prohibited from withdrawing or applying any funds in the Mezzanine A Debt Service Account (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) by operation of law or otherwise) be deemed satisfied to the extent sufficient amounts are deposited in the Mezzanine A Debt Service Account to satisfy such obligations on the dates each such payment is required, regardless of whether any of such amounts are so applied by Mortgage Lender. The insufficiency of funds on deposit in the Accounts (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) shall not absolve Borrower of the obligation to make any payments, as and when due pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and such obligations shall be separate and independent, and not conditioned on any event or circumstance whatsoever.

 

Article 10

EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES

 

Section 10.1          Event of Default .

 

The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute an “ Event of Default ”:

 

(a)          if (A) any monthly Debt Service payment or the payment due on the Maturity Date is not paid when due, (B) any deposit to any of the Mortgage Loan Reserve Accounts required hereunder or under the other Loan Documents is not made within five (5) Business Days of the date when due or (C) any other portion of the Debt is not paid when due and such non-payment continues for five (5) Business Days following notice to Borrower that the same is due and payable, except to the extent that (i) sums sufficient to make such payment are available in the Cash Management Account (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) (taking into account the priority of payment in Section 9.3 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement) and (ii) Mortgage Lender’s access to such sums is not restricted or constrained in any manner;

 

(b)          subject to Borrower’s right to contest Taxes or Other Charges as set forth herein, if any of the Taxes or Other Charges are not paid prior to delinquency except to the extent sums sufficient to pay such Taxes and Other Charges have been deposited with Mortgage Lender in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement and Mortgage Lender’s access to such sums is not restricted or constrained in any manner;

 

(c)          if (A) the Policies are not kept in full force and effect or (B) if evidence of the same is not delivered to Lender as provided in Section 7.1 hereof and Section 7.1 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement, and with respect to the evidence to be delivered pursuant to clause (B) , if such failure continues for ten (10) Business Days after written notice from Lender;

 

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(d)          any of the representations, covenants or provisions contained in Article 5 (other than Section 5.1(a)(xxi) , which is addressed in clause (j) below), Article 6 (but excluding failure to comply with the prior notice requirements set forth in the definition of “Permitted Transfer” in Section 6.3 of this Agreement), Section 3.34 , or Section 4.22 hereof are breached or violated; provided, however, that in the case of a breach under Section 3.34 , Section 4.22 or Section 5.1(a) , such breach shall not constitute an Event of Default hereunder if (i) such breach or violation was inadvertent, capable of being cured and could not be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) within ten (10) Business Days of the date Borrower becomes aware of such breach or violation, Borrower cures (or causes to be cured) such breach or violation and provides Lender with satisfactory evidence thereof and (iii) such breach or violation does not result in any material detriment to Lender;

 

(e)          if any representation or warranty made herein, in the Guaranty or in the Environmental Indemnity or in any other guaranty, or in any certificate, report, financial statement or other instrument or document furnished to Lender in connection with the Loan shall have been false or misleading in any material respect when made, unless the fact underlying such representation or warranty is capable of being cured (and is cured) by the Borrower within thirty (30) days after the Borrower’s knowledge thereof;

 

(f)          if (i) Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any SPE Component Entity, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity or Guarantor shall commence any case, proceeding or other action (A) under any Creditors Rights Laws seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, liquidation or dissolution, or (B) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its assets, or Borrower or any managing member or general partner of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower or any managing member or general partner of Mortgage Borrower, any SPE Component Entity, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity or Guarantor shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; (ii) there shall be commenced against Borrower or any managing member or general partner of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower or any managing member or general partner of Mortgage Borrower, any SPE Component Entity, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity or Guarantor any case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in clause (i) above (other than any case, action or proceeding already constituting an Event of Default by operation of the other provisions of this subsection) which (A) results in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (B) remains undismissed, undischarged or unbonded for a period of ninety (90) days; (iii) there shall be commenced against Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any SPE Component Entity, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity or Guarantor any case, proceeding or other action seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against all or any substantial part of its assets (other than any case, action or proceeding already constituting an Event of Default by operation of the other provisions of this subsection) which results in the entry of any order for any such relief which shall not have been vacated, discharged, or stayed or bonded pending appeal within ninety (90) days from the entry thereof; (iv) Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any SPE Component Entity, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity or Guarantor shall take any action in furtherance of, in collusion with respect to, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth in clause (i) , (ii) , or (iii) above; (v) Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any SPE Component Entity, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity or Guarantor shall admit in writing its insolvency or inability to, pay its debts as they become due; (vi) any Restricted Party is substantively consolidated with any other entity in connection with any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Creditors Rights Laws involving Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any SPE Component Entity, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity or Guarantor; or (vii) a Bankruptcy Event occurs;

 

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(g)          if Mortgage Borrower shall be in default beyond applicable notice and grace periods under any other mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt or other security agreement covering any part of the Property whether it be superior or junior in lien to the Security Instrument;

 

(h)          if the Property becomes subject to any mechanic’s, materialman’s or other lien (other than a lien for any Taxes not then delinquent) and the lien shall remain undischarged of record (by payment, bonding or otherwise) for a period of thirty (30) days unless Borrower or Mortgage Borrower shall be contesting such lien (to the extent permitted in this Agreement and in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) and in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements;

 

(i)          subject to Borrower’s and Mortgage Borrower’s right to contest Taxes as set forth herein and in the Mortgage Loan Agreement, if any federal tax lien is filed against Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any SPE Component Entity, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity, Guarantor, the Collateral or the Property (or any portion thereof) and same is not discharged of record (by payment, bonding or otherwise) within thirty (30) days after same is filed (except that, if Borrower or Mortgage Borrower diligently and expeditiously proceeds to discharge the same, such thirty (30) day period shall be extended for an additional thirty (30) day period; provided, however, that if a foreclosure has commenced, Borrower must discharge (or cause Mortgage Borrower to discharge) same immediately);

 

(j)          if any of the factual assumptions contained in the Non-Consolidation Opinion, or in any New Non-Consolidation Opinion (including, without limitation, in any schedules thereto and/or certificates delivered in connection therewith) are untrue or shall become untrue, in each case, in any material respect; provided, however, that any such untrue assumption shall not constitute an Event of Default hereunder if (i) such untrue assumption was inadvertent, capable of being cured and could not be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) within ten (10) Business Days of the date Borrower becomes aware of such untrue assumption, Borrower cures (or causes to be cured) such untrue assumption and if required by Lender Borrower delivers a New Non-Consolidation Opinion or an update (from the original issuing firm) to the applicable existing Non-Consolidation Opinion confirming that such breach does not alter the opinions given therein;

 

(k)          if (A) any of the financial covenants in Section 26(d) of the Guaranty are breached or (B) any other default occurs under any guaranty or indemnity executed in connection herewith for the benefit of Lender (including, without limitation, the Environmental Indemnity and/or the Guaranty) and such default continues after the expiration of applicable notice, grace and/or cure periods, if any; provided that any such breach or default described in (A) or (B) shall not constitute an Event of Default if (1) such breach or default was inadvertent, immaterial and non-recurring, (2) such breach or default is non-monetary in nature, and (3) such breach or default is curable and Borrower or Guarantor shall promptly cure such breach or default within five (5) calendar days of Borrower’s or Guarantor’s obtaining knowledge of such breach or default;

 

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(l)           [intentionally omitted];

 

(m)          if any of the representations or covenants contained in Section 2.7(b) , Section 2.7(d) , Section 4.30 , or Section 4.33 hereof are breached or violated;

 

(n)          if any of the representations or covenants contained in Section 4.32 hereof are breached or violated and such breach or violation is not cured within thirty (30) days after Borrower’s knowledge thereof;

 

(o)          if, (A) at any time the Manager is not a Qualified Manager or (B) without the prior written consent of Lender in each case, the Management Agreement is canceled, terminated, surrendered, expires pursuant to its terms or otherwise ceases to be in full force and effect, in each case, in violation of the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Agreement;

 

(p)          if any representation under Section 3.7 and/or covenant under Section 4.19 herein relating to ERISA matters is breached other than to a de minimis extent provided (A) such breach does not, when taken together with any other uncured breaches in the aggregate, give rise to a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or cause or result in a Material Adverse Effect) and (B) such breach is promptly remedied after knowledge of the same;

 

(q)          if (A) Mortgage Borrower shall fail (beyond any applicable notice or grace period) to pay any rent, additional rent or other charges payable under any Property Document as and when payable thereunder, (B) Mortgage Borrower defaults under the Property Documents beyond the expiration of applicable notice and grace periods, if any, thereunder, (C) any of the Property Documents are amended, supplemented, replaced, restated or otherwise modified without Lender’s prior written consent or if Borrower or Mortgage Borrower consents to a transfer of any party’s interest thereunder without Lender’s prior written consent, (D) any Property Document and/or the estate created thereunder is canceled, rejected, terminated, surrendered or expires pursuant to its terms, unless in such case Mortgage Borrower enters into a replacement thereof in accordance with the applicable terms and provisions hereof and the Mortgage Loan Agreement or (E) a Property Document Event occurs, in each case, to the extent it has a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(r)          if Borrower shall fail to observe, perform or discharge any of Borrower’s obligations, covenants, conditions or agreements under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement and otherwise comply with the covenants set forth in Section 2.8 hereof and such failure is not cured within five (5) Business Days after Borrower’s knowledge thereof;

 

(s)          with respect to any default or breach of any term, covenant or condition of this Agreement not specified in subsections (a) through (r) above or not otherwise specifically specified as an Event of Default in this Agreement, if the same is not cured (i) within ten (10) Business Days after notice from Lender (in the case of any default which can be cured by the payment of a sum of money) or (ii) within thirty (30) days after notice from Lender (in the case of any other default or breach); provided, that, with respect to any default or breach specified in subsection (ii), if the same cannot reasonably be cured within such thirty (30) day period and Borrower shall have commenced to cure the same within such thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently and expeditiously proceeds to cure the same, such thirty (30) day period shall be extended for so long as it shall require Borrower in the exercise of due diligence to cure the same, it being agreed that no such extension shall be for a period in excess of ninety (90) days;

 

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(t)          if any default exists under any of the other Loan Documents beyond any applicable cure periods contained in such Loan Documents and (for the avoidance of doubt, without limiting any other Event of Default set forth in the Loan Documents) the same is not cured within ten (10) Business Days after notice from Lender or if any other such event shall occur or condition shall exist, if the effect of such event or condition is to accelerate the maturity of any portion of the Debt or to permit Lender to accelerate the maturity of all or any portion of the Debt;

 

(u)          if the Liens created pursuant to any Loan Document shall cease to be a fully perfected enforceable first priority security interest other than, with respect to priority, solely as a result of Lender’s failure to file a UCC financing statement or continuation thereof or Lender’s failure to control and keep in its possession the Pledged Interests delivered by Borrower to Lender; or

 

(v)         if any Mortgage Loan Event of Default occurs and is continuing; provided, however, that in the event the Mortgage Loan Event of Default is no longer continuing because Lender has exercised its right to cure Mortgage Loan Event of Default pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, such Mortgage Loan Event of Default shall be deemed to still be continuing and shall be an Event of Default hereunder.

 

Section 10.2          Remedies .

 

(a)          To the extent permitted by applicable law, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default described in Section 10.1(f) above with respect to Borrower or any SPE Component Entity) and at any time thereafter Lender may in addition to any other rights or remedies available to it pursuant to this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents or at law or in equity, take such action, without notice or demand except as is otherwise expressly required by the Loan Documents, that Lender deem advisable to protect and enforce Lender’s rights against Borrower and in the Collateral, including, without limitation, declaring the Debt to be immediately due and payable, and Lender may enforce or avail itself of any or all rights or remedies provided in this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents against Borrower and the Collateral, including, without limitation, all rights or remedies available at law or in equity. Upon any Event of Default described in Section 10.1(f) above with respect to Borrower or any SPE Component Entity, the Debt and all other obligations of Borrower under this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents shall immediately and automatically become due and payable, without notice or demand, and Borrower hereby expressly waives any such notice or demand, anything contained herein or in the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding.

 

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(b)          Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to the extent permitted by applicable law, all or any one or more of the rights, powers, privileges and other remedies available to Lender against Borrower under this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note or the other Loan Documents executed and delivered by, or applicable to, Borrower or at law or in equity may be exercised by Lender at any time and from time to time, whether or not all or any of the Debt shall be declared due and payable, and whether or not Lender shall have commenced any foreclosure proceeding or other action for the enforcement of Lender’s rights and remedies under this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note or the other Loan Documents with respect to the Collateral. Any such actions taken by Lender shall be cumulative and concurrent and may be pursued independently, singularly, successively, together or otherwise, at such time and in such order as Lender has determined, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, without impairing or otherwise affecting the other rights and remedies of Lender permitted by applicable law, equity or contract or as set forth herein or in the Pledge Agreement, the Note or the other Loan Documents. No delay or omission to exercise any remedy, right or power accruing upon an Event of Default shall impair any such remedy, right or power or shall be construed as a waiver thereof, but any such remedy, right or power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient. A waiver of one Default or Event of Default with respect to Borrower shall not be construed to be a waiver of any subsequent Default or Event of Default by Borrower or to impair any remedy, right or power consequent thereon.

 

(c)          Lender shall have the right from time to time to partially foreclose the Pledge Agreement and/or Security Documents in any manner and for any amounts secured by the Pledge Agreement and/or Security Documents then due and payable as determined by Lender in its sole discretion including, without limitation, the following circumstances: (i) in the event Borrower defaults beyond any applicable grace period in the payment of one or more scheduled payments of principal and interest, Lender may foreclose the Pledge Agreement and/or Security Documents to recover such delinquent payments, or (ii) in the event Lender elects to accelerate less than the entire Outstanding Principal Balance, Lender may foreclose the Pledge Agreement and/or Security Documents to recover so much of the principal balance of the Loan as Lender accelerate and such other sums secured by the Pledge Agreement and/or Security Documents as Lender may elect. Notwithstanding one or more partial foreclosures, the Collateral shall remain subject to the Pledge Agreement and Security Documents to secure payment of sums secured by the Pledge Agreement and Security Documents and not previously recovered.

 

(d)          During the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender shall have the right from time to time to sever the Note and the other Loan Documents into one or more separate notes, security instruments and other security documents (the “ Severed Loan Documents ”) in such denominations as Lender shall determine in their sole discretion for purposes of evidencing and enforcing its rights and remedies provided hereunder. Borrower shall execute and deliver to Lender, from time to time, promptly after the request of Lender, a severance agreement and such other documents as Lender shall request in order to effect the severance described in the preceding sentence, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender. Borrower hereby absolutely and irrevocably appoints Lender as its true and lawful attorney, coupled with an interest, in its name and stead to make and execute all documents necessary or desirable to effect the aforesaid severance, such Borrower ratifying all that its said attorney shall do by virtue thereof; provided, however, Lender shall not make or execute any such documents under such power until three (3) days after notice has been given to Borrower by Lender of Lender’s intent to exercise its rights under such power. Borrower shall not be obligated to pay any costs or expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, execution, recording or filing of the Severed Loan Documents and the Severed Loan Documents shall not contain any representations, warranties or covenants not contained in the Loan Documents and any such representations and warranties contained in the Severed Loan Documents will be given by Borrower only as of the Closing Date.

 

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(e)          To the extent permitted by applicable law and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, any amounts recovered from the Collateral or any other collateral for the Loan and/or paid to or received by Lender may, after an Event of Default, be applied by Lender toward the Debt in such order, priority and proportions as Lender in its sole discretion shall determine.

 

(f)          To the extent permitted by applicable law, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender may, but without any obligation to do so and without notice to or demand on Borrower and without releasing Borrower from any obligation hereunder or being deemed to have cured any Event of Default hereunder, make, do or perform any obligation of Borrower hereunder in such manner and to such extent as Lender may deem necessary. Lender is authorized to enter upon the Property for such purposes, or appear in, defend, or bring any action or proceeding to protect the Lender’s interest in the Collateral for such purposes, and the actual out-of-pocket cost and expense thereof (including reasonable attorneys’ fees to the extent permitted by applicable law), with interest as provided in this Section 10.2 , shall constitute a portion of the Debt and shall be due and payable to Lender, as applicable upon demand. All such actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Lender in remedying such Event of Default or such failed payment or act or in appearing in, defending, or bringing any action or proceeding shall bear interest at the Default Rate, for the period after such cost or expense was incurred into the date of payment to Lender for its own account or for the account of such Lender, as applicable. All such actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Lender together with interest thereon calculated at the Default Rate shall be deemed to constitute a portion of the Debt and be secured by the liens, claims and security interests provided to Lender under the Loan Documents and shall be immediately due and payable upon demand by Lender therefor.

 

Article 11

SECONDARY MARKET

 

Section 11.1          Securitization . Subject to Sections 11.7 hereof:

 

(a)          Lender shall have the right (i) to sell or otherwise transfer the Loan (or any portion thereof and/or interest therein), (ii) to sell participation interests in the Loan (or any portion thereof and/or interest therein) or (iii) to securitize the Loan (or any portion thereof and/or interest therein) in a single asset securitization or a pooled asset securitization. The transactions referred to in clauses (i) , (ii) and (iii) above shall hereinafter be referred to collectively as “ Secondary Market Transactions ” and the transactions referred to in clause (iii) shall hereinafter be referred to as a “ Securitization ”. Any certificates, notes or other securities issued in connection with a Securitization are hereinafter referred to as “ Securities ”.

 

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(b)          If requested by Lender, Borrower shall assist Lender in satisfying the market standards to which Lender customarily adheres or which may be reasonably required in the marketplace or by the Rating Agencies in connection with any Secondary Market Transactions, including, without limitation and to the extent customary and reasonable as provided in this sentence, to:

 

(i)          provide or cause Mortgage Borrower to provide (A) updated financial and other information reasonably available to Borrower with respect to the Property, the Collateral, the business operated at the Property, Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine B Borrower, Guarantor, SPE Component Entity, Mortgage SPE Component Entity, Mezzanine B SPE Component Entity and Manager, (B) updated budgets relating to the Property, and (C) updated appraisals, market studies, environmental reviews (Phase I’s and, if appropriate, Phase II’s), property condition reports and other due diligence investigations of the Property (the “ Updated Information ”), together, if customary, with appropriate verification of the Updated Information through letters of auditors or opinions of counsel reasonably acceptable to Lender and acceptable to the Rating Agencies and (D) revisions to and other agreements with respect to the Property Documents in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender and acceptable to the Rating Agencies;

 

(ii)         to the extent such opinions were delivered to Lender in connection with the closing of the Loan (provided any such opinion was not waived by Lender with respect to the Loan), provide updated opinions of counsel, which may be relied upon by Lender and its counsel, agents and representatives, as to substantive non-consolidation, fraudulent conveyance, matters of Delaware and federal bankruptcy law relating to limited liability companies, true sale, true lease and any other opinion customary in Secondary Market Transactions or required by the Rating Agencies with respect to the Collateral, the Property, Property Documents, Borrower and Borrower’s Affiliates, Mortgage Borrower and Mortgage Borrower’s Affiliates which counsel and opinions shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Lender and shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Rating Agencies;

 

(iii)        provide updated, as of the closing date of the Secondary Market Transaction, representations and warranties made in the Loan Documents (which representations and warranties may be updated to reflect any change in facts and circumstances since the Closing Date, provided that such change in facts and circumstances is not due to a Default by Borrower under the Loan Documents); and

 

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(iv)        execute such amendments to the Loan Documents, the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Property Documents and Borrower’s, Mortgage Borrower’s, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity’s or any SPE Component Entity’s organizational documents as may be reasonably requested by Lender or requested by the Rating Agencies or otherwise to effect any Secondary Market Transaction, including, without limitation, (A) amend and/or supplement the Independent Manager provisions provided herein and therein, in each case, in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Rating Agencies, (B) bifurcating the Loan into two or more components and/or additional separate notes, re-allocated the Loan among existing components, reducing the number of components of the Loan and/or creating additional separate notes and/or creating additional senior/subordinate note structure(s), including, without limitation, re-allocated the principal amounts and the LIBOR Spread, Alternate Rate Spread and/or Prime Rate Spread (any of the foregoing, a “ Loan Bifurcation ”) and (C) to modify all operative dates (including but not limited to payment dates, interest period start dates and end dates, etc.) under the Loan Documents, by up to ten (10) days; provided , however , that Borrower shall not be required to so modify or amend any Loan Document or organizational document if such modification or amendment shall impose a Secondary Market Adverse Change on the Borrower or Guarantor. The term “ Secondary Market Adverse Change ” means (i) either Borrower’s or Guarantor’s liabilities or obligations under the Loan Documents are increased, or Borrower’s or Guarantor’s rights under the Loan Documents are decreased, in either case in any material respect (although change in the weighted average interest rate described in clause (ii) below shall not be deemed to increase any such liability or decrease any such rights in any material respect), (ii) any change in the weighted average interest rate (whether before or after the time of the proposed Loan Bifurcation, Syndication or New Mezzanine Loan) (other than as a result of (x) payments and recoveries after an Event of Default and/or (y) application of proceeds following a Casualty or Condemnation), (iii) any change to the stated Maturity Date (other than as described in clause (C) above) and/or (iv) any change that would affect the amortization of the Loan.

 

(c)          If, at the time a Disclosure Document is being prepared for a Securitization, Lender expects that Borrower alone or Borrower and one or more Affiliates of Borrower collectively, or the Collateral alone or the Collateral and Related Collateral collectively, will be a Significant Obligor, Borrower shall furnish to Lender upon request (i) the selected financial data or, if applicable, net operating income, required under Item 1112(b)(1) of Regulation AB, if Lender expects that the principal amount of the Loan together with any Related Loans as of the cut-off date for such Securitization may, or if the principal amount of the Loan together with any Related Loans as of the cut-off date for such Securitization and at any time during which the Loan and any Related Loans are included in a Securitization does, equal or exceed ten percent (10%) (but less than twenty percent (20%)) of the aggregate principal amount of all loans included or expected to be included, as applicable, in the Securitization, or (ii) the financial statements required under Item 1112(b)(2) of Regulation AB, if Lender expects that the principal amount of the Loan together with any Related Loans as of the cut-off date for such Securitization may, or if the principal amount of the Loan together with any Related Loans as of the cut-off date for such Securitization and at any time during which the Loan and any Related Loans are included in a Securitization does, equal or exceed twenty percent (20%) of the aggregate principal amount of all loans included or expected to be included, as applicable, in the Securitization. The financial data or financial statements set forth in the immediately preceding sentence shall be furnished to Lender (A) within ten (10) Business Days after notice from Lender in connection with the preparation of Disclosure Documents for the Securitization, (B) not later than thirty (30) days after the end of each fiscal quarter of Borrower and (C) not later than eighty (80) days after the end of each fiscal year of Borrower; provided, however, that Borrower shall not be obligated to furnish financial data or financial statements pursuant to clauses (B) or (C) of this sentence with respect to any period for which a filing pursuant to the Exchange Act in connection with or relating to the Securitization (an “ Exchange Act Filing ”) is not required. If requested by Lender, Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to furnish to Lender financial data and/or financial statements for any tenant of the Property (which are available to Mortgage Borrower or can be obtained by Mortgage Borrower in the exercise of commercially reasonable efforts) if, in connection with a Securitization, Lender expects there to be, with respect to such tenant or group of Affiliated tenants, a concentration within all of the loans included or expected to be included, as applicable, in the Securitization such that such tenant or group of Affiliated tenants would constitute a Significant Obligor.

 

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(d)          All financial data and statements provided by Borrower hereunder shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP, and shall meet the requirements of Regulation AB and other applicable legal requirements. All financial statements referred to in this Section shall be audited by independent accountants of Borrower acceptable to Lender in accordance with Regulation AB and all other applicable legal requirements, shall be accompanied by the manually executed report of the independent accountants thereon, which report shall meet the requirements of Regulation AB and all other applicable legal requirements, and shall be further accompanied by a manually executed written consent of the independent accountants, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender, to the inclusion of such financial statements in any Disclosure Document and any Exchange Act Filing and to the use of the name of such independent accountants and the reference to such independent accountants as “experts” in any Disclosure Document and Exchange Act Filing, all of which shall be provided at the same time as the related financial statements are required to be provided. All financial data and statements (audited or unaudited) provided by Borrower under this Section shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate, which certification shall state that such financial statements meet the requirements set forth in the first sentence of this subsection (d) .

 

(e)          If requested by Lender, Borrower shall provide Lender, promptly upon request, with any other or additional financial statements, or financial, statistical or operating information, as Lender shall determine to be required pursuant to Regulation AB or any amendment, modification or replacement thereto or other legal requirements in connection with any Disclosure Document or any Exchange Act Filing or as shall otherwise be reasonably requested by Lender.

 

(f)          In the event Lender determines, in connection with a Securitization, that the financial data and financial statements required in order to comply with Regulation AB or any amendment, modification or replacement thereto or other legal requirements are other than as provided herein, then notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, Lender may request, and Borrower shall promptly provide, such other financial data and financial statements as Lender determines to be necessary or appropriate for such compliance.

 

(g)          In connection with any anticipated Securitization, if requested by Lender, Borrower shall furnish to Lender:

 

(i)          monthly certified rent rolls within ten (10) days after the end of each calendar month; and

 

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(ii)         monthly operating statements of the Property detailing the revenues received, the expenses incurred and the components of Underwritable Cash Flow before and after Debt Service and major capital improvements for the period of calculation and containing appropriate year-to-date information, within ten (10) days after the end of each calendar month.

 

Section 11.2          Disclosure .

 

(a)          Borrower (on its own behalf and on behalf of each other Borrower Party) understands that information provided to Lender by Borrower, any other Borrower Party and/or their respective agents, counsel and representatives may be (i) included in (A) the Disclosure Documents and (B) filings under the Securities Act and/or the Exchange Act and (ii) made available to Investors, the Rating Agencies and service providers, in each case, in connection with any Secondary Market Transaction.

 

(b)          Borrower shall indemnify Lender and its officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives, agents and affiliates against any actual losses, claims, damages (excluding consequential, special and/or punitive damages except to the extent actually paid by such Person to a third party) or liabilities (collectively, the “ Liabilities ”) to which Lender and/or its officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives, agents and/or affiliates are subject in connection with (x) any Disclosure Document and/or any Covered Rating Agency Information, in each case, insofar as such Liabilities arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement of any material fact in the Provided Information and (y) after a Securitization, any indemnity obligations incurred by Lender or Servicer in connection with any Rating Agency Confirmation. Borrower’s liability under this paragraph will be limited to Liability that arises out of, or is based upon, an untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon, and in conformity with, information furnished by or on behalf of Borrower in connection with the preparation of the Disclosure Document or otherwise in connection with the Loan, including, without limitation, financial statements of Borrower, operating statements and rent rolls with respect to the Property.

 

(c)          Borrower shall provide in connection with each of (i) a preliminary and a final private placement memorandum or (ii) a preliminary and final prospectus or prospectus supplement, as applicable, an agreement (A) certifying that Borrower has examined such Disclosure Documents specified by Lender and that each such Disclosure Document, as it relates to Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Borrower’s and Mortgage Borrower’s Affiliates, the Property, the Collateral, Manager and Guarantor (but not the description of the Loan terms, the adequacy of which shall be determined by Lender in its discretion), does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, (B) indemnifying Lender (and for purposes of this Section 11.2 , Lender hereunder shall include its officers and directors), the Affiliate of Lender (“ Lender Affiliate ”) that has filed the registration statement relating to the Securitization (the “ Registration Statement ”), each of its directors, each of its officers who have signed the Registration Statement and each Person that controls the Affiliate within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively, the “ Lender Group ”), and Lender Affiliate, and any other placement agent or underwriter with respect to the Securitization, each of their respective directors and each Person who controls Lender Affiliate or any other placement agent or underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively, the “ Underwriter Group ”) for any Liabilities to which Lender, the Lender Group or the Underwriter Group may become subject insofar as the Liabilities arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in such sections and (C) agreeing to reimburse Lender, the Lender Group and/or the Underwriter Group for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by Lender, the Lender Group and the Underwriter Group in connection with investigating or defending the Liabilities; provided , however , that Borrower will be liable in any such case under clauses (B) or (C) above only to the extent that any such Liability arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to Lender by or on behalf of Borrower in connection with the preparation of the Disclosure Document or in connection with the underwriting or closing of the Loan, including, without limitation, financial statements of Borrower, operating statements and rent rolls with respect to the Property; provided , further , that , (i) Borrower shall have been given a reasonable time to review and comment on any Disclosure Document and/or Covered Rating Agency Information in accordance with this Section 11.2(c) prior to the publication or distribution thereof and (ii) Borrower shall not be liable for any Liabilities arising from Lender’s failure to revise any Disclosure Document and/or Covered Rating Agency Information in accordance with Borrower’s comments thereto that have been delivered to Lender. The indemnification provided for in clauses (B) and (C) above shall be effective whether or not the indemnification agreement described above is provided so long as Borrower has had the opportunity to review and comment on the Disclosure Document and/or Covered Rating Agency Information as described above. The aforesaid indemnity will be in addition to any liability which Borrower may otherwise have.

 

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(d)          In connection with filings under Exchange Act and/or the Securities Act, Borrower shall (i) indemnify Lender, the Lender Group and the Underwriter Group for Liabilities to which Lender, the Lender Group or the Underwriter Group may become subject insofar as the Liabilities arise out of or are based upon the misrepresentation of a material fact in the Disclosure Document (provided Borrower shall not be liable for such Liabilities to the extent Borrower has had the opportunity to review and comment on the Disclosure Document as described in clause (c) above and Lender has failed to revise any Disclosure Document in accordance with Borrower’s comments thereto that have been delivered to Lender) and (ii) reimburse Lender, the Lender Group or the Underwriter Group for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by Lender, the Lender Group or the Underwriter Group in connection with defending or investigating the Liabilities.

 

(e)          Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 11.2 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 11.2 , notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof (but the omission to so notify the indemnifying party will not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability which the indemnifying party may have to any indemnified party hereunder except to the extent that failure to notify causes prejudice to the indemnifying party). In the event that any action is brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled, jointly with any other indemnifying party, to participate therein and, to the extent that it (or they) may elect by written notice delivered to the indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party. After notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party under this Section 11.2 , such indemnifying party shall pay for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnifying party in connection with the defense thereof; provided, however, if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there are any legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties that are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel to assert such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party at the reasonable cost of the indemnifying party.

 

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(f)          The liabilities and obligations of Borrower and Lender under this Section 11.2 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the satisfaction and discharge of the Debt. In the event Borrower and/or any Borrower Party fails to comply with the provisions of Section 11.1 and/or Section 11.2 within the timeframes specified therein and/or as otherwise required by Lender and such failure continues for five (5) Business Days after notice thereof from Lender to Borrower (or such longer period of time agreed to by Lender in its sole discretion taking into account an explanation from Borrower as to why such item(s) cannot be timely delivered), the same shall, at Lender’s option, constitute a breach of the terms thereof and/or an Event of Default.

 

Section 11.3          Reserves/Escrows . In the event that Securities are issued in connection with the Loan, all funds held by Lender in escrow or pursuant to reserves in accordance with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be deposited in “eligible accounts” at “eligible institutions” and, to the extent applicable, invested in “permitted investments” as then defined and required by the Rating Agencies.

 

Section 11.4          Intentionally Omitted .

 

Section 11.5          Rating Agency Costs . In connection with any Rating Agency Confirmation or other Rating Agency consent, approval or review required hereunder (other than the initial review of the Loan by the Rating Agencies in connection with a Securitization), Borrower shall pay all reasonable, out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Lender and Servicer and all costs and expenses of each Rating Agency in connection therewith, and, if applicable, shall pay any fees imposed by any Rating Agency in connection therewith.

 

Section 11.6          New Mezzanine Option . Lender shall have the option (the “ New Mezzanine Option ”) to create one or more additional mezzanine loans (each, a “ New Mezzanine Loan ”), provided, that (i) the total loan amounts for the Loan and the Mezzanine Loans and such New Mezzanine Loan shall equal the then outstanding amount of the Loan and the Mezzanine Loans immediately prior to Lender’s exercise of the New Mezzanine Option, and (ii) the weighted average interest rate of the Loan, the Mezzanine Loans and the New Mezzanine Loan shall, unless otherwise approved by Borrower, equal the Interest Rate (subject to any deviation attributable to the imposition of any rate of interest at the Default Rate or prepayments occurring pursuant to Section 2.7(b) or 2.7(c) hereof). Borrower shall, at Borrower’s sole cost and expense, cooperate with Lender in Lender’s exercise of the New Mezzanine Option in good faith and in a timely manner, which such cooperation shall include, but not be limited to, (i) executing such amendments to the Loan Documents (and causing Mortgage Borrower and Mezzanine B Borrower to execute such amendments to the applicable Mortgage Loan Document and Mezzanine B Loan Documents) and Borrower’s, Mortgage Borrower’s, Mezzanine B Borrower’s, any SPE Component Entity’s, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity’s or any Mezzanine B SPE Component Entity’s organizational documents as may be reasonably requested by Lender or requested by the Rating Agencies, (ii) creating one or more Single Purpose Entities (the “ New Mezzanine Borrower ”), which such New Mezzanine Borrower shall (A) own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the equity ownership interests in Borrower (the “ Equity Collateral ”), and (B) together with such constituent equity owners of such New Mezzanine Borrower as may be designated by Lender, execute such agreements, instruments and other documents as may be required by Lender in connection with the New Mezzanine Loan (including, without limitation, a promissory note evidencing the New Mezzanine Loan and a pledge and security agreement pledging the Equity Collateral as security for the New Mezzanine Loan); and (iii) delivering such opinions, title endorsements, UCC title insurance policies, documents and/or instruments relating to the Property Documents and other materials as may be required by Lender or the Rating Agencies. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Lender shall have the right to apply all payments to the Debt during the continuance of an Event of Default in such order as Lender determines in its sole discretion and to require that (x) no sums shall be paid to Mezzanine B Lender under the Mezzanine B Loan or the holder of the New Mezzanine Loan under the New Mezzanine Loan during the existence of an Event of Default, and (y) all Net Proceeds be applied to the Loan to the exclusion of the Mezzanine B Loan and the New Mezzanine Loan. Provided no Event of Default exists, prepayments of the Loan and the Mezzanine B Loan made in connection with the Partial Release shall require a ratable prepayment of the New Mezzanine Loan. The rights and remedies of the holder of the Mezzanine B Loan and the New Mezzanine Loan shall be separate, distinct and in addition to the rights and remedies of Lender under the Loan.

 

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Section 11.7          Costs and Expenses . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article 11 , neither Borrower nor any of its direct or indirect owners shall be required to incur any material costs or expenses in the performance of Borrower’s obligations under Sections 11.1 , Section 11.6 above or Section 11.8 below other than expenses of Borrower’s counsel, accountants and consultants.

 

Section 11.8          Syndication . Without limiting Lender’s rights under Section 11.1 , the provisions of this Section 11.8 shall only apply in the event that the Loan is syndicated in accordance with the provisions of this Section 11.8 set forth below.

 

(a)           Sale of Loan, Co-Lenders, Participations and Servicing .

 

(i)          Lender and any Co-Lender may, at their option, without Borrower’s consent (but with notice to Borrower), sell with novation all or any part of their right, title and interest in, and to, and under the Loan (the “ Syndication ”), to one or more additional lenders (each a “ Co-Lender ”). Each additional Co-Lender shall enter into an assignment and assumption agreement (the “ Assignment and Assumption ”) assigning a portion of Lender’s or Co-Lender’s rights and obligations under the Loan, and pursuant to which the additional Co-Lender accepts such assignment and assumes the assigned obligations. From and after the effective date specified in the Assignment and Assumption (i) each Co-Lender shall be a party hereto and to each Loan Document to the extent of the applicable percentage or percentages set forth in the Assignment and Assumption and, except as specified otherwise herein, shall succeed to the rights and obligations of Lender and the Co-Lenders hereunder and thereunder in respect of the Loan, and (ii) Lender, as lender and each Co-Lender, as applicable, shall, to the extent such rights and obligations have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment and Assumption, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations hereunder and under the Loan Documents.

 

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(ii)         The liabilities of Lender and each of the Co-Lenders shall be several and not joint, and Lender’s and each Co-Lender’s obligations to Borrower under this Agreement shall be reduced by the amount of each such Assignment and Assumption. Neither Lender nor any Co-Lender shall be responsible for the obligations of any other Co-Lender. Lender and each Co-Lender shall be liable to Borrower only for their respective proportionate shares of the Loan.

 

(iii)        Borrower agrees that it shall, in connection with any sale of all or any portion of the Loan, whether in whole or to an additional Co-Lender or Participant, within ten (10) Business Days after requested by Agent, furnish Agent with the information and certificates required under Sections 4.12 and 4.13 hereof. Subject in all events to the provisions of Section 17.11(b) , Lender may furnish any information concerning the Borrower, any other Borrower Party or any affiliate thereof in the possession of such Lender from time to time to Co-Lenders and Participants (including prospective Co-Lenders and Participants).

 

(iv)        Lender (or an Affiliate of Lender) shall act as administrative agent for itself and the Co-Lenders (together with any successor administrative agent, the “ Agent ”) pursuant to this Section 11.8 . Borrower acknowledges that Lender, as Agent, shall have the sole and exclusive authority to execute and perform this Agreement and each Loan Document on behalf of itself, as Lender and as agent for itself and the Co-Lenders subject to the terms of the Co-Lending Agreement. Lender acknowledges that Lender, as Agent, shall retain the exclusive right to grant approvals and give consents with respect to all matters requiring consent hereunder. Except as otherwise provided herein, Borrower shall have no obligation to recognize or deal directly with any Co-Lender, and no Co-Lender shall have any right to deal directly with Borrower with respect to the rights, benefits and obligations of Borrower under this Agreement, the Loan Documents or any one or more documents or instruments in respect thereof. Borrower may rely conclusively on the actions of Lender as Agent to bind Lender and the Co-Lenders, notwithstanding that the particular action in question may, pursuant to this Agreement or the Co-Lending Agreement be subject to the consent or direction of some or all of the Co-Lenders. Lender may resign as Agent of the Co-Lenders, in its sole discretion, or if required to by the Co-Lenders in accordance with the term of the Co-Lending Agreement, in each case without the consent of but upon prior written notice to Borrower. Upon any such resignation, a successor Agent shall be determined pursuant to the terms of the Co-Lending Agreement, subject to the consent of Borrower (provided no Event of Default has occurred, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). The term Agent shall mean any successor Agent.

 

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(v)         Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, the Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth herein (and in the Co-Lending Agreement) and no covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities of Agent shall be implied by or inferred from this Agreement, the Co-Lending Agreement, or any other Loan Document, or otherwise exist against Agent.

 

(vi)        Except to the extent its obligations hereunder and its interest in the Loan have been assigned pursuant to one or more Assignments and Assumption, Lender, as Agent, shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Co-Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not Agent, respectively. The term “Co-Lender” or “Co-Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated, include Lender in its individual capacity. Lender and the other Co-Lenders and their respective Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as trustee under indentures of, and generally engage in any kind of business with, Borrower, or any Affiliate of Borrower and any Person who may do business with or own securities of Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower, all as if they were not serving in such capacities hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to each other.

 

(vii)       If required by any Co-Lender, Borrower hereby agrees to execute supplemental notes in the principal amount of such Co-Lender’s pro rata share of the Loan substantially in the form of the Note, and such supplemental note shall (i) be payable to order of such Co-Lender, (ii) be dated as of the Closing Date, and (iii) mature on the Maturity Date. Such supplemental note shall provide that it evidences a portion of the existing indebtedness hereunder and under the Note and not any new or additional indebtedness of Borrower. The term “Note” as used in this Agreement and in all the other Loan Documents shall include all such supplemental notes.

 

(viii)      Lender, as Agent, shall maintain at its domestic lending office or at such other location as Lender, as Agent, shall designate in writing to each Co-Lender and Borrower a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to and accepted by it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Co-Lenders, the amount (and the stated interest) of each Co-Lender’s proportionate share of the Loan and the name and address of each Co-Lender’s agent for service of process (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error, and Borrower, Lender, as Agent, and the Co-Lenders may treat each person or entity whose name is recorded in the Register as a Co-Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection and copying by Borrower or any Co-Lender during normal business hours upon reasonable prior notice to the Agent. A Co-Lender may change its address and its agent for service of process upon written notice to Lender, as Agent, which notice shall only be effective upon actual receipt by Lender, as Agent, which receipt will be acknowledged by Lender, as Agent, upon request.

 

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(ix)         Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any financial institution or other entity may be sold a participation interest in the Loan by Lender or any Co-Lender without Borrower’s consent (such financial institution or entity, a “ Participant ”). No Participant shall have any rights under this Agreement, the Note or any of the Loan Documents and the Participant’s rights in respect of such participation shall be solely against Lender or Co-Lender, as the case may be, as set forth in the participation agreement executed by and between Lender or Co-Lender, as the case may be, and such Participant. Borrower may rely conclusively on the actions of Lender as Agent to bind Lender and any Participant, notwithstanding that the particular action in question may, pursuant to this Agreement or any participation agreement be subject to the consent or direction of some or all of the Participants. No participation shall relieve Lender or Co-Lender, as the case may be, from its obligations hereunder or under the Note or the Loan Documents and Lender or Co- Lender, as the case may be, shall remain solely responsible for the performance of its obligations hereunder.

 

(x)          Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Agreement, Lender or any Co-Lender may at any time create a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including, without limitation, amounts owing to it in favor of any Federal Reserve Bank in accordance with Regulation A of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System).

 

(b)           Cooperation in Syndication .

 

(i)          Borrower agrees to assist Lender in completing a Syndication satisfactory to Lender. Such assistance shall include (i) direct contact between senior management and advisors of Borrower and Guarantor and the proposed Co-Lenders, (ii) assistance in the preparation of a confidential information memorandum and other marketing materials to be used in connection with the Syndication, (iii) the hosting, with Lender, of one or more meetings of prospective Co-Lenders or with the Rating Agencies, (iv) the delivery of appraisals satisfactory to Lender if required, and (v) working with Lender to procure a rating for the Loan by the Rating Agencies.

 

(ii)         Lender shall manage all aspects of the Syndication of the Loan, including decisions as to the selection of institutions to be approached and when they will be approached, when their commitments will be accepted, which institutions will participate, the allocations of the commitments among the Co-Lenders and the amount and distribution of fees among the Co-Lenders. To assist Lender in its Syndication efforts, Borrower agrees promptly to prepare and provide to Lender all information with respect to Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Manager, Guarantor, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity (if any), any SPE Component Entity (if any), the Collateral and the Property contemplated hereby, including all financial information and projections (the “ Projections ”), as Lender may reasonably request in connection with the Syndication of the Loan. Borrower hereby represents and covenants that (i) all information other than the Projections (the “ Information ”) that has been or will be made available to Lender by Borrower or any of their representatives is or will be, when furnished, complete and correct in all material respects and does not or will not, when furnished, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements are made and (ii) the Projections that have been or will be made available to Lender by Borrower or any of their representatives have been or will be prepared in good faith based upon reasonable assumptions. Borrower understands that in arranging and syndicating the Loan, Lender, the Co-Lenders and, if applicable, the Rating Agencies, may use and rely on the Information and Projections without independent verification thereof.

 

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(iii)        If required in connection with the Syndication, Borrower hereby agrees to:

 

(A)         amend the Loan Documents to give Lender the right, at Lender’s sole cost and expense, to have the Property reappraised on an annual basis;

 

(B)         deliver updated financial and operating statements and other information reasonably required by Lender to facilitate the Syndication;

 

(C)         deliver reliance letters reasonably satisfactory to Lender with respect to the environmental assessments and reports delivered to Lender prior to the Closing Date, which will run to Lender, any Co-Lender and their respective successors and assigns;

 

(D)         execute modifications to the Loan Documents required by the Co- Lenders; provided , however , that Borrower shall not be required to so modify or amend any Loan Document or organizational document if such modification or amendment shall impose a Secondary Market Adverse Change on the Borrower or Guarantor; and

 

(E)         if Lender elects, in its sole discretion, prior to or upon a Syndication, to split the Loan into two or more parts, or the Note into multiple component notes or tranches which may have different interest rates, principal amounts, payment priorities and maturities, Borrower agrees to cooperate with Lender in connection with the foregoing and to execute the required modifications and amendments to the Note, this Agreement and the Loan Documents and to provide opinions necessary to effectuate the same; provided , however , that Borrower shall not be required to so modify or amend any Loan Document or organizational document if such modification or amendment shall impose a Secondary Market Adverse Change on the Borrower or Guarantor.

 

(c)           Limitation of Liability . No claim may be made by Borrower, or any other Person against Agent, Lender or any Co-Lenders or the Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, attorneys or agent of any of such Persons for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages in respect of any claim for breach of contract or any other theory of liability arising out of or related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any act, omission or event occurring in connection therewith; and Borrower hereby waives, releases and agrees not to sue upon any claim for any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor.

 

(d)           No Joint Venture . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, neither Agent, Lender nor any Co-Lender by entering into this Agreement or by taking any action pursuant hereto, will be deemed a partner or joint venturer with Borrower.

 

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(e)           Voting Rights of Co-Lenders . Borrower acknowledges that the Co-Lending Agreement may contain provisions which require that amendments, waivers, extensions, modifications, and other decisions with respect to the Loan Documents shall require the approval of all or a number of the Co-Lenders holding in the aggregate a specified percentage of the Loan or any one or more Co-Lenders that are specifically affected by such amendment, waiver, extension, modification or other decision.

 

Article 12

INDEMNIFICATIONS

 

Section 12.1          General Indemnification . Borrower shall, at its sole cost and expense, protect, defend, indemnify, release and hold harmless the Indemnified Parties from and against any and all Losses imposed upon or incurred by or asserted against any Indemnified Parties and directly or indirectly arising out of or in any way relating to any one or more of the following: (a) any accident, injury to or death of persons or loss of or damage to property occurring in, on or about the Property or any part thereof or on the adjoining sidewalks, curbs, adjacent property or adjacent parking areas, streets or ways; (b) any use, nonuse or condition in, on or about the Property or any part thereof or on the adjoining sidewalks, curbs, adjacent property or adjacent parking areas, streets or ways; (c) performance of any labor or services or the furnishing of any materials or other property in respect of the Property (or any part thereof) or the Collateral (or any part thereof); (d) any failure of the Property (or any portion thereof) or the Collateral (or any part thereof) to be in compliance with any applicable Legal Requirements; (e) any and all claims and demands whatsoever which may be asserted against Lender by reason of any alleged obligations or undertakings on its part to perform or discharge any of the terms, covenants, or agreements contained in any Lease, management agreement or any Property Document; (f) the payment of any commission, charge or brokerage fee to anyone (other than a broker or other agent retained by Lender) which may be payable in connection with the funding of the Loan evidenced by the Note and secured by the Pledge Agreement; and/or (g) the holding or investing of the funds on deposit in the Accounts or the performance of any work or the disbursement of funds in each case in connection with the Accounts (the “ Indemnified Liabilities ”); provided, however, that Borrower shall not have any obligation hereunder (x) to the extent that any Indemnified Liabilities arise from the gross negligence, illegal acts, fraud or willful misconduct of Lender or any other Indemnified Party or (y) any consequential, punitive and special damages except to the extent paid to a third party. Any amounts payable to Lender by reason of the application of this Section 12.1 shall become due and payable on the date that is ten (10) days after Borrower receives written notice from Lender that such Losses were sustained by Lender and shall bear interest at the Default Rate from the date that is ten (10) days after the date Borrower receives notice from Lender that such Losses were sustained by Lender until such time as such amounts are paid. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Borrower shall have no liability for any Indemnified Liabilities imposed upon or incurred by or asserted against any Indemnified Parties to the extent that Borrower proves that such Indemnified Liabilities were caused by actions, conditions or events that first occurred or arose after the date that (i) Lender (or any purchaser at a foreclosure sale or Lender’s designee of an assignment in lieu of foreclosure) actually acquired title to the direct ownership interests in Borrower pursuant to a foreclosure of the Pledge Agreement or an assignment in lieu of foreclosure of the Pledge Agreement that has not been set aside, rescinded or invalidated, whereby Borrower is no longer the 100% owner of Mortgage Borrower and that such Indemnified Liabilities were not caused by the actions of Borrower or any Affiliate or agent of Borrower, or (ii) Mezzanine B Lender (or any purchaser at a foreclosure sale or Mezzanine B Lender’s designee of an assignment in lieu of foreclosure) actually acquired title to the direct ownership interests in Mezzanine A Borrower pursuant to a foreclosure of the Pledge Agreement (as defined in the Mezzanine B Loan Agreement) or an assignment in lieu of foreclosure of the Pledge Agreement (as defined in the Mezzanine B Loan Agreement) that has not been set aside, rescinded or invalidated, whereby Mezzanine B Borrower is no longer the 100% owner of Borrower and that such Indemnified Liabilities were not caused by the actions of Mezzanine B Borrower or any Affiliate or agent of Mezzanine B Borrower.

 

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Section 12.2          Mortgage and Intangible Tax Indemnification . Borrower shall, at its sole cost and expense, protect, defend, indemnify, release and hold harmless the Indemnified Parties from and against any and all Losses imposed upon or incurred by or asserted against any Indemnified Parties and directly or indirectly arising out of or in any way relating to any tax on the making of the Pledge Agreement, the Note or any of the other Loan Documents (but excluding any income, franchise or other similar taxes imposed on Lender).

 

Section 12.3          ERISA Indemnification . Borrower shall, at its sole cost and expense, protect, defend, indemnify, release and hold harmless the Indemnified Parties from and against any and all Losses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in the investigation, defense, and settlement of Losses incurred in correcting any prohibited transaction, or in the sale of a prohibited loan, and in obtaining any individual prohibited transaction exemption under ERISA that may be required, in Lender’s sole discretion) that Lender may incur, directly or indirectly, as a result of a default under Sections 3.7 or 4.19 of this Agreement.

 

Section 12.4          Duty to Defend, Legal Fees and Other Fees and Expenses . Upon written request by Lender (for itself and/or on behalf of any other Indemnified Parties), Borrower shall defend Lender and/or any such Indemnified Parties (if requested by Lender, in the name of Lender and/or any such Indemnified Parties) to the extent required hereunder by attorneys and other professionals reasonably approved by the Indemnified Parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lender may (for itself and/or on behalf of any other Indemnified Parties), in its sole discretion, engage its own attorneys and other professionals to defend or assist Lender and/or any such Indemnified Parties, and, at the option of Lender (on its own behalf and/or on behalf of any Indemnified Parties), its attorneys shall control the resolution of any claim or proceeding subject to Borrower’s right to consent to any settlement (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Borrower shall pay or, in the sole discretion of Lender, reimburse, Lender for the payment of reasonable fees and disbursements of attorneys, engineers, environmental consultants, laboratories and other professionals in connection therewith; provided, however, Borrower shall not be obligated to pay for fees and disbursements of more than one set of legal professionals retained by Indemnified Parties with respect to any indemnified claim (in addition to Borrower’s own legal professionals) regardless of the number of Indemnified Parties; provided, however (i) Indemnified Parties, collectively, may retain multiple law firms and/or multiple lawyers at the same firm if Indemnified Parties reasonably determine that separate specialized legal counsel is required with respect to specific matters, but no Indemnified Parties shall have its own separate counsel except as provided in subclause (ii) of this clause and (ii) (x) any Indemnified Party may retain its own separate counsel, and Borrower shall pay for the out-of-pocket fees and disbursement of such counsel, if such Indemnified Parties, based upon the advice of counsel, has separate defenses that would be materially and adversely compromised if it were to retain the same counsel or, if based upon the advice of counsel, a conflict exists between Borrower and such Indemnified Parties or the Indemnified Parties, or, if during the continuance of an Event of Default, based upon the advice of counsel, Lender has no further common interests and (y) any Indemnified Party may retain its own separate counsel at any time as described above at any time at its sole cost and expense.

 

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Section 12.5          Survival . The obligations and liabilities of Borrower under this Article 12 shall fully survive indefinitely notwithstanding any termination, satisfaction, assignment, entry of a judgment of foreclosure, exercise of any power of sale, or delivery of an assignment in lieu of foreclosure of the Pledge Agreement.

 

Section 12.6          Environmental Indemnity . Simultaneously herewith, Borrower and Guarantor have executed and delivered the Environmental Indemnity to Lender, which Environmental Indemnity is not secured by the Pledge Agreement.

 

Article 13

EXCULPATION

 

Section 13.1          Exculpation .

 

(a)          Subject to the qualifications below, no recourse shall be had against, Lender shall not enforce the liability and obligation of Borrower to perform and observe the obligations contained in the Note, this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement or the other Loan Documents by any action or proceeding wherein a money judgment or any deficiency judgment or other judgment establishing personal liability shall be sought against, any Borrower Party or any direct or indirect principal, director, officer, employee, manager, beneficiary, parent, beneficial owner, shareholder, partner, member, trustee, agent, or Affiliate of any Borrower Party or any direct or indirect legal representatives, successors or assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “ Exculpated Parties ”), except that Lender, may bring a foreclosure action, an action for specific performance or any other appropriate action or proceeding to enforce the Note, this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents, or to enable Lender to realize upon Lender’s interest in the Collateral or any other collateral given to Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents; provided, however, that, except as specifically provided herein, any judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be enforceable against Borrower only to the extent of Borrower’s interest in the Collateral and in any other collateral given to Lender, and Lender, by accepting the Note, this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents, shall not sue for, seek or demand any deficiency judgment with respect to the Loan against Borrower or any of the Exculpated Parties in any such action or proceeding under or by reason of or under or in connection with the Note, this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the other Loan Documents or otherwise. The provisions of this Section shall not, however, (1) constitute a waiver, release or impairment of any obligation evidenced or secured by any of the Loan Documents; (2) impair the right of Lender to name any Borrower as a party defendant in any action or suit for foreclosure, exercise of any power of sale, or an assignment in lieu of foreclosure upon the Collateral or exercise of remedies pursuant to the Pledge Agreement; (3) affect the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or any guaranty in connection with the Loan (including, without limitation, the indemnities set forth in Article 12 hereof, the Guaranty and the Environmental Indemnity) made in connection with the Loan or any of the rights and remedies of Lender thereunder; (4) intentionally omitted, (5) impair the right of Lender to (A) obtain the appointment of a receiver and/or (B) enforce its rights and remedies provided in Articles 8 and 9 hereof; (6) impair the enforcement of Pledge Agreement or any other Loan Documents; (7) constitute a prohibition against Lender, to seek a deficiency judgment against Borrower in order to fully realize the security granted by the Pledge Agreement or to commence any other appropriate action or proceeding in order for Lender to exercise Lender’s remedies against the Property or any portion thereof; or (8) constitute a waiver of the right of Lender to enforce the liability and obligation of Borrower, by money judgment or otherwise, to the extent of any actual Losses incurred by Lender (including actual out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees and costs reasonably incurred) arising out of or in connection with the following:

 

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(i)          fraud or intentional misrepresentation by any Borrower Party in connection with the Loan;

 

(ii)         the willful misconduct of any Borrower Party in connection with the Loan;

 

(iii)        any litigation or other legal proceeding (including, the raising of defenses) related to the Debt filed or raised by any Borrower Party that delays, opposes, impedes, obstructs, hinders, enjoins or otherwise interferes with or frustrates the efforts of Lender to exercise any rights and remedies available to Lender as provided herein and in the other Loan Documents which is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be without merit or brought or raised, as applicable, in bad faith;

 

(iv)        intentional physical waste to the Property in violation of the terms of this Agreement caused by any Borrower Party and/or the removal or disposal of any portion of the Property in violation of the terms of this Agreement during the continuance of an Event of Default;

 

(v)         the misappropriation or conversion by any Borrower Party, in contravention of the Loan Documents, of (A) any insurance proceeds paid by reason of any loss, damage or destruction to the Property, (B) any Awards or other amounts received in connection with the Condemnation of all or a portion of the Property, (C) any Rents, or (D) any Security Deposits or Rents collected in advance;

 

(vi)        to the extent there exists sufficient cash flow from the Property to pay Taxes or charges for labor or materials or other charges that create liens on any portion of the Property, Borrower’s failure to pay or cause Mortgage Borrower to pay such Taxes or charges (except to the extent (A) sums sufficient to pay such Taxes or charges have been deposited with Mortgage Lender in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement or (B) such cash flow is not being made available to Borrower by Mortgage Lender as a result of Mortgage Lender’s exercise of its remedies under the Mortgage Loan Documents) unless such Taxes or other charges are being contested as permitted hereunder or under the Mortgage Loan Agreement;

 

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(vii)       to the extent there exists sufficient cash flow from the Property to pay Insurance Premiums and/or to maintain the Policies in full force and effect, Borrower’s failure to pay or cause Mortgage Borrower to pay such Insurance Premiums and/or to maintain the Policies in full force and effect, in each case, as expressly provided herein (except to the (A) extent sums sufficient to pay such Insurance Premiums and/or to maintain the Policies have been deposited with Mortgage Lender in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement or (B) such cash flow is not being made available to Borrower by Mortgage Lender as a result of Mortgage Lender’s exercise of its remedies under the Mortgage Loan Documents);

 

(viii)      any Security Deposits which are not delivered to Lender by a Borrower Party following a foreclosure of the Property or action in lieu thereof, except to the extent any such Security Deposits were (a) delivered to Mortgage Lender in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Documents or (b) applied in accordance with the terms and conditions of any of the applicable Leases prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default;

 

(ix)         if as a result of the actions or inactions of Borrower or its Affiliates or Mortgage Borrower or its Affiliates (including, without limitation, Mortgage Borrower failing to comply with the terms of such Property Document) any Property Document is (A) materially modified in a manner adverse to Lender or Mortgage Borrower, (B) terminated, (C) cancelled or (D) otherwise ceases to exist, except in each of the foregoing cases, if such action or inaction of Borrower or its Affiliates or Mortgage Borrower or its Affiliates is permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and/or Lender has approved the same;

 

(x)          any representation, warranty or covenant contained in Article 5 hereof is violated or breached; provided, however, that solely with respect to a breach of Section 5.1(a)(vii) that arise from Borrower’s or Mortgage Borrower’s failure to pay trade and operational indebtedness, such breach shall not result in recourse under the Loan pursuant to this clause (x) , if cash flow from the Property available to Borrower and/or Mortgage Borrower is not sufficient to pay such amounts;

 

(xi)         except as set forth in Section 13.1(b) below, (A) Borrower fails to obtain Lender’s prior consent to any Prohibited Transfer as required by this Agreement (other than a Permitted Transfer) or (B) any covenant contained in Section 6.6 hereof is violated or breached;

 

(xii)        any distributions to Borrower’s direct or indirect legal or beneficial owners after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default;

 

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(xiii)       any liabilities and obligations of Borrower or Mortgage Borrower: (i) accrued or accruing on or prior to any acquisition of title to the Collateral pursuant to a UCC foreclosure sale, a UCC strict foreclosure, an assignment in lieu of foreclosure or other enforcement action under the Loan Documents (collectively, an “ Equity Collateral Enforcement Action ”; and the date on which an Equity Collateral Enforcement Action is consummated, an “ Equity Collateral Transfer Date ”) with respect to indemnification obligations accrued or accruing in favor of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower and/or Mortgage Borrower (individually and collectively, a “ Borrower Control Party ”) under any organizational documents of any Borrower Control Party or any other agreement that was not either approved by Lender or entered into in compliance with this Agreement; (ii) without duplications of amounts paid or payable pursuant to Section 13.1(a)(iii) above, accrued or accruing prior to, on or after the Equity Collateral Transfer Date to pay legal fees to legal counsel engaged by any Borrower Control Party prior to the Equity Collateral Transfer Date if such legal fees were incurred to defend against an enforcement action under the Loan Documents; or (iii) accrued or accruing prior to, on or after the Equity Collateral Transfer Date under any agreement (a “ Third Party Agreement ”) between any Borrower Control Party, on the one hand, and any Person not Affiliated with Mortgage Borrower, on the other hand, that has been entered into during the continuance of an Event of Default without the prior written approval of Lender to the extent such prior written approval was required under the Loan Documents (unless such Third Party Agreement has been assumed in writing by the Person acquiring the Collateral on or after the Equity Collateral Transfer Date);

 

(xiv)      Mortgage Borrower “opts out” of Article 8 of the UCC;

 

(xv)       Borrower or any Borrower Party acquires all or any portion of any interest in the Mortgage Loan in violation of Section 4.33(a) hereof and votes or approves the undertaking of any enforcement action under the Mortgage Loan; and/or

 

(xvi)      Mortgage Borrower gives notice of termination of the Restricted Account Agreement other than in accordance with Section 8(d) of the Restricted Account Agreement in effect as of the Closing Date and the Restricted Account Agreement is terminated by Bank as a result of such notice.

 

(b)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Note or any of the Loan Documents, (A) Lender shall not be deemed to have waived any right which Lender may have under Section 506(a), 506(b), 1111(b) or any other provisions of the Bankruptcy Code to file a claim for the full amount of the Debt or to require that all collateral shall continue to secure all of the Debt owing to Lender in accordance with the Loan Documents, and (B) the Debt shall be fully recourse to Borrower in the event that:

 

(i)          a Bankruptcy Event occurs;

 

(ii)         any voluntary Sale or Pledge of the Property (other than (i) an easement (except for an easement affecting the Property that interferes or impairs in a material way Borrower’s ability to use and operate the Property as currently used or that otherwise has a Material Adverse Effect), (ii) a covenant or restriction that (A) does not interfere with or impair in a material way Borrower’s ability to use and operate the Property as currently used and (B) does not have a Material Adverse Effect, and (iii) a Lease entered into at the Property (except for a lease of all or a majority of the Property, a ground lease, or a master lease)), the Collateral or any direct or indirect interest in Borrower, Mortgage Borrower or Guarantor that results in a failure to comply with the Minimum Ownership/Control Test, in each case in violation of the terms of this Agreement (but excluding (x) any failure to comply with the requirements in any of clause (A) , (D) , (E) , (G) or (H) appearing in the definition of “Permitted Transfer” in Section 6.3 of this Agreement and (y) any violation as a result of a failure of a Mezzanine Lender to comply with the Intercreditor Agreement);

 

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(iii)        if Borrower fails to obtain Lender’s prior consent (if and to the extent required under the Loan Documents) to (A) any subordinate financing or other voluntary liens encumbering the Property that are not considered Permitted Encumbrances hereunder or (B) any subordinate financing or other voluntary liens encumbering: (1) a direct interest in any subsidiary of Guarantor to the extent such subsidiary owns a direct or indirect interest in Borrower; or (2) a direct or indirect interest in Borrower if foreclosed upon would result in the Minimum Ownership/Control Test not being met; and/or

 

(iv)        if any representation, warranty or covenant contained in Article 5 hereof is violated or breached and such violation or breach results in the substantive consolidation of the assets and liabilities of Borrower or Mortgage Borrower with the assets and liabilities of any other Person.

 

Article 14

NOTICES

 

Section 14.1          Notices . All notices or other written communications hereunder shall be deemed to have been properly given (a) upon delivery, if delivered in person, (b) one (1) Business Day after having been deposited for overnight delivery with any reputable overnight courier service, or (c) three (3) Business Days after having been deposited in any post office or mail depository regularly maintained by the U.S. Postal Service and sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:

 

If to Borrower: North Tower Mezzanine, LLC
  c/o Brookfield Property Group
  250 Vesey Street, 15 th Floor
  New York, New York 10281
  Attention:  Executive Vice President and General Counsel
   
With a copy to: c/o Brookfield Property Group
  Brookfield Place
  250 Vesey Street, 15 th Floor
  New York, New York 10281
  Attention: Jason Kirschner
   
With a copy to: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
333 S. Grand Ave, 49 th Floor
  Los Angeles, California 90071
  Attention:  Drew Flowers
   
If to Lender: Mirae Asset Daewoo Co., Ltd.

 

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  Center1 Building
  26, Eulji-ro 5-gil
 

Jung-gu, Seoul

Republic of Korea

  Attention:  Kim, Jihoon
   
With a copy to: Lee & Ko
  Hanjin Building
 

63 Namdaemun-ro

Jung-gu, Seoul 04532

Republic of Korea

  Attention:  Paul H.J. Yoon

 

or addressed as such party may from time to time designate by written notice to the other parties.

 

Any party by notice to the other parties may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

 

Article 15

FURTHER ASSURANCES

 

Section 15.1          Replacement Documents . Upon receipt of an affidavit of an officer of Lender as to the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of the Note, this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents which is not of public record, and, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of the Note, this Agreement or such other Loan Document, Borrower will issue, in lieu thereof, a replacement thereof, dated the date of the Note, this Agreement or such other Loan Document, as applicable, in the same principal amount thereof and otherwise identical in form and substance; provided that in the case of lost Note, Borrower will execute a replacement note only if Lender or Lender’s custodian (at Lender’s option) shall provide to Borrower Lender’s (or Lender’s custodian’s) then standard form of lost note affidavit. Under no circumstances shall any such action, replacement or reaffirmation increase Borrower’s obligations, or decrease Borrower’s rights, under the Loan Documents or modify any economic term thereof.

 

Section 15.2          Filing of Financing Statements, etc .

 

(a)          Borrower forthwith upon the execution and delivery of the Pledge Agreement and thereafter, from time to time, will cause the Pledge Agreement and any of the other Loan Documents creating a lien or security interest or evidencing the lien hereof upon the Collateral and each instrument of further assurance to be filed, registered or recorded in such manner and in such places as may be required by any present or future law in order to publish notice of and fully to protect and perfect the lien or security interest hereof upon, and the interest of Lender in the Collateral. Borrower will pay all taxes (but excluding any income, franchise or other similar taxes imposed on Lender), filing, registration or recording fees, and all expenses incident to the preparation, execution, acknowledgment and/or recording of the Pledge Agreement, and any of the other Loan Documents creating or evidencing a lien or security interest on the Collateral and any instrument of further assurance, and any modification or amendment of the foregoing documents, and all federal, state, county and municipal taxes, duties, imposts, assessments and charges (but excluding any income, franchise or other similar taxes imposed on Lender) arising out of or in connection with the execution and delivery of the Pledge Agreement, any deed of trust or mortgage supplemental hereto, any security instrument with respect to the Collateral or any instrument of further assurance, and any modification or amendment of the foregoing documents, except where prohibited by applicable law so to do. The foregoing taxes, fees, expenses, duties, imposts, assessments and charges, as applicable, are herein referred to as the “ Security Instrument Taxes ”.

 

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(b)          Borrower represents that it has paid all Security Instrument Taxes (if any) imposed upon the execution and recordation of the Pledge Agreement.

 

Section 15.3          Further Acts, etc . Borrower will, at the cost of Borrower, and, except as may be otherwise provided in Article 11 of this Agreement, without expense to Lender, do, execute, acknowledge and deliver all and every further acts, deeds, conveyances, deeds of trust, mortgages, assignments, notices of assignments, transfers and assurances as Lender shall, from time to time, reasonably require, for the better assuring, conveying, assigning, transferring, and confirming unto Lender the collateral and rights hereby granted, bargained, sold, conveyed, confirmed, pledged, assigned, warranted and transferred or intended now or hereafter so to be, or which Borrower may be or may hereafter become bound to convey or assign to Lender, or for carrying out the intention or facilitating the performance of the terms of this Agreement or for filing, registering or recording any financing statement, or for complying with all Legal Requirements, provided, however, the same shall not otherwise increase Borrower’s obligations or decrease any rights of Borrower under the Loan Documents, other than (i) to a de minimis extent, or (ii) to the extent necessary to correct any scrivener’s error in a manner consistent with the parties’ intention in connection with the Loan. Borrower, on demand, will execute and deliver, and in the event it shall fail to so execute and deliver within five (5) Business Days following written notice from Lender, hereby authorizes Lender to execute in the name of Borrower or without the signature of Borrower to the extent Lender may lawfully do so, one or more financing statements to evidence more effectively perfect the security interest of Lender in the Collateral. Borrower grants to Lender an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest for the purpose of exercising and perfecting any and all rights and remedies available to Lender at law and in equity, including without limitation, such rights and remedies available to Lender pursuant to this Section 15.3 ; provided, however, Lender shall not execute any such documents under such power unless an Event of Default exists or Borrower has failed to do so after five (5) days written notice has been given to Borrower by Lender of Lender’s interest to exercise its rights under such power.

 

Section 15.4          Changes in Tax, Debt, Credit and Documentary Stamp Laws .

 

(a)          If any law is enacted or adopted or amended after the date of this Agreement which deducts the Debt from the value of the Property for the purpose of taxation and which imposes a tax, either directly or indirectly, on the Debt or Lender’s interest in the Collateral, Borrower will pay the tax, with interest and penalties thereon, if any. If Lender is advised by counsel chosen by it that the payment of tax by Borrower would be unlawful or taxable to Lender or unenforceable or provide the basis for a defense of usury then Lender shall have the option by written notice of not less than one hundred twenty (120) days to declare the Debt immediately due and payable without premium or penalty.

 

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(b)          Intentionally omitted.

 

(c)          If at any time the United States of America, any State thereof or any subdivision of any such State shall require revenue or other stamps to be affixed to the Note, the Pledge Agreement, or any of the other Loan Documents or impose any other tax or charge on the same, Borrower will pay for the same, with interest and penalties thereon, if any, provided that in no event Borrower shall be required to pay any Excluded Taxes.

 

Article 16

WAIVERS

 

Section 16.1          Remedies Cumulative; Waivers .

 

The rights, powers and remedies of Lender under this Agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other right, power or remedy which Lender may have against Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note or the other Loan Documents, or existing at law or in equity or otherwise. Lender’s rights, powers and remedies may be pursued singularly, concurrently or otherwise, at such time and in such order as Lender may determine in their sole discretion. To the extent permitted by applicable law, no delay or omission to exercise any remedy, right or power accruing upon an Event of Default shall impair any such remedy, right or power or shall be construed as a waiver thereof, but any such remedy, right or power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient. A waiver of one Default or Event of Default with respect to Borrower shall not be construed to be a waiver of any subsequent Default or Event of Default by Borrower or to impair any remedy, right or power consequent thereon.

 

Section 16.2          Modification, Waiver, Consents and Approvals in Writing .

 

No modification, amendment, extension, discharge, termination or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents, and no consent to any departure by Borrower from any of the requirements or provisions of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought, and then such waiver, consent or approval shall be effective only in the specific instance, and for the purpose, for which given. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no notice to, or demand on Borrower, shall entitle Borrower to any other or future notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances.

 

Section 16.3          Delay Not a Waiver .

 

To the extent permitted by applicable law, neither any failure nor any delay on the part of Lender in insisting upon strict performance of any term, condition, covenant or agreement, or exercising any right, power, remedy or privilege under this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note or the other Loan Documents, or any other instrument given as security therefor, shall operate as or constitute a waiver thereof, nor shall a single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other future exercise, or the exercise of any other right, power, remedy or privilege. In particular, and not by way of limitation, by accepting payment after the due date of any amount payable under this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note or the other Loan Documents, Lender shall not be deemed to have waived any right either to require prompt payment when due of all other amounts due under this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents, or to declare a default for failure to effect prompt payment of any such other amount.

 

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Section 16.4          Waiver of Trial by Jury .

 

BORROWER AND LENDER, HEREBY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, RELATING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THE LOAN, THE APPLICATION FOR THE LOAN, THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTE, THE PLEDGE AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF LENDER OR BORROWER.

 

Section 16.5          Waiver of Notice .

 

Borrower shall not be entitled to any notices of any nature whatsoever from Lender except (a) with respect to matters for which this Agreement or the other Loan Documents specifically and expressly provides for the giving of notice by Lender to Borrower and (b) with respect to matters for which Lender is required by applicable law to give notice, and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower hereby expressly waives the right to receive any notice from Lender with respect to any matter for which this Agreement and the other Loan Documents do not specifically and expressly provide for the giving of notice by Lender to Borrower.

 

Section 16.6          Remedies of Borrower .

 

In the event that a claim or adjudication is made that Lender or any of its agents have acted unreasonably or unreasonably delayed acting in any case where by applicable law or under this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents, Lender or such agent, as the case may be, has an obligation to act reasonably or promptly, to the extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower agrees that Lender and its agents shall not be liable for any monetary damages, and Borrower’s sole remedies shall be limited to commencing an action seeking injunctive relief or declaratory judgment. The parties hereto agree that any action or proceeding to determine whether Lender has acted reasonably shall be determined by an action seeking declaratory judgment. Lender agree that, in such event, it shall cooperate in expediting any action seeking injunctive relief or declaratory judgment.

 

Section 16.7          Marshalling and Other Matters .

 

Borrower hereby waives, to the extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, the benefit of all appraisement, valuation, stay, extension, reinstatement and redemption laws now or hereafter in force and all rights of marshalling in the event of any sale under the Pledge Agreement of the Collateral or any part thereof or any interest therein. Further, Borrower hereby expressly waives any and all rights of redemption from sale under any order or decree of foreclosure of the Pledge Agreement on behalf of Borrower, and on behalf of each and every person acquiring any interest in or title to the Property subsequent to the date of the Pledge Agreement and on behalf of all persons to the extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements.

 

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Section 16.8          Waiver of Statute of Limitations .

 

To the extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, Borrower hereby expressly waives and releases to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, the pleading of any statute of limitations as a defense to payment of the Debt or performance of its obligations hereunder, under the Note, Pledge Agreement or other Loan Documents.

 

Section 16.9          Waiver of Counterclaim . To the extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower hereby waives the right to assert a counterclaim, other than a compulsory counterclaim, in any action or proceeding brought against it by Lender or any of its agents.

 

Section 16.10          Sole Discretion of Lender. Wherever pursuant to this Agreement (a) Lender exercises any right given to it to approve or disapprove, (b) any arrangement or term is to be satisfactory to Lender, or (c) any other decision or determination is to be made by Lender, the decision to approve or disapprove all decisions that arrangements or terms are satisfactory or not satisfactory, and all other decisions and determinations made by Lender, shall be in the sole discretion of Lender, except, in each case, as may be otherwise expressly and specifically provided herein.

 

Article 17

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 17.1          Survival . This Agreement and all covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made herein and in the certificates delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the making by Lender of the Loan and the execution and delivery to Lender of the Note, and shall continue in full force and effect so long as all or any of the Debt is outstanding and unpaid unless a longer period is expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note or the other Loan Documents, it being acknowledged, however, that the representations and warranties in this Agreement are made solely as of the date hereof unless remade pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or another Loan Document. Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the legal representatives, successors and assigns of such party. All covenants, promises and agreements in this Agreement, by or on behalf of Borrower, shall inure to the benefit of the legal representatives, successors and assigns of Lender.

 

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Section 17.2          Governing Law . THIS AGREEMENT WAS NEGOTIATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE LOAN WAS MADE BY LENDER AND ACCEPTED BY BORROWER IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE PROCEEDS OF THE LOAN DELIVERED PURSUANT HERETO WERE DISBURSED FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WHICH STATE THE PARTIES AGREE HAS A SUBSTANTIAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE PARTIES AND TO THE UNDERLYING TRANSACTION EMBODIED HEREBY, AND IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE AND ANY DISPUTES, CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT LAW), THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTE AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE (WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS (OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW)) AND ANY APPLICABLE LAW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BORROWER HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM TO ASSERT THAT THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION GOVERNS THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTE AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AND THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTE AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

 

ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST LENDER OR BORROWER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS WILL, AT LENDER’S OPTION, BE INSTITUTED IN (OR, IF PREVIOUSLY INSTITUTED, MOVED TO) ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT DESIGNATED BY LENDER IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NEW YORK. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, BORROWER HEREBY (I) WAIVES ANY OBJECTIONS WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE BASED ON VENUE AND/OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AND (II) IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. BORROWER AND LENDER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE FOREGOING AGREEMENT, WAIVER AND SUBMISSION ARE MADE PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

 

BORROWER DOES HEREBY DESIGNATE AND APPOINT:

 

NORTH TOWER MEZZANINE, LLC
C/O BROOKFIELD PROPERTIES, INC.
250 VESSEY STREET, 15 TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10281
ATTENTION: GENERAL COUNSEL

 

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AS ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT TO ACCEPT AND ACKNOWLEDGE ON ITS BEHALF SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS WHICH MAY BE SERVED IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK, AND AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON SAID AGENT AT SAID ADDRESS AND NOTICE OF SAID SERVICE MAILED OR DELIVERED TO BORROWER IN THE MANNER PROVIDED HEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON BORROWER IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. BORROWER (I) SHALL GIVE PROMPT NOTICE TO LENDER OF ANY CHANGED ADDRESS OF ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT HEREUNDER, (II) MAY AT ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME DESIGNATE A SUBSTITUTE AUTHORIZED AGENT WITH AN OFFICE IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK (WHICH SUBSTITUTE AGENT AND OFFICE SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS THE PERSON AND ADDRESS FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS), AND (III) SHALL PROMPTLY DESIGNATE SUCH A SUBSTITUTE IF ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT CEASES TO HAVE AN OFFICE IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK OR IS DISSOLVED WITHOUT LEAVING A SUCCESSOR.

 

Section 17.3          Headings . The Article and/or Section headings in this Agreement are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose.

 

Section 17.4          Severability . Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable Legal Requirements, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable Legal Requirements, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

 

Section 17.5          Preferences . Lender shall have the continuing and exclusive right to apply or reverse and reapply any and all payments by Borrower to any portion of the obligations of Borrower hereunder. To the extent Borrower makes a payment or payments to Lender, which payment or proceeds or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any Creditors Rights Laws, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, then, to the extent of such payment or proceeds received, the obligations hereunder or part thereof intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continue in full force and effect, as if such payment or proceeds had not been received by Lender.

 

Section 17.6          Expenses .

 

(a)          Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein (including, without limitation, as expressly provided in Article 11 ), Borrower covenants and agrees to pay its own costs and expenses and pay, or, if Borrower fails to pay, to reimburse, Lender upon receipt of written notice from Lender for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable, actual attorneys’ fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred by Lender in accordance with this Agreement in connection with: (i) the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and all the costs of furnishing all opinions by counsel for Borrower (including without limitation any opinions reasonably requested by Lender prior to the Closing Date as to any legal matters arising under this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents with respect to the Property); (ii) unless otherwise expressly provided in the Loan Documents, Lender’s actual out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with (x) seeking the consent of Lender as required under this Agreement and (y) with any requests made by Borrower pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement; (iii) Lender’s ongoing performance and compliance with all agreements and conditions contained in this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents on its part to be performed or complied with after the Closing Date (including, without limitation, those contained in Articles 8 and 9 hereof); (iv) the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and administration of any consents, amendments, waivers or other modifications to this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note and the other Loan Documents and any other documents or matters reasonably requested by (x) prior to the Closing Date, Lender and (y) after the Closing Date, Borrower; (v) securing Borrower’s compliance with any requests made pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement; and (vi) the filing and recording fees and expenses, title insurance and reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for providing to Lender all required legal opinions, and other similar expenses incurred in creating and perfecting the lien in favor of Lender pursuant to this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents; provided, however, that Borrower shall not be liable for the payment of any such costs and expenses to the extent the same arise by reason of the gross negligence, illegal acts, fraud or willful misconduct of Lender.

 

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(b)          In addition, except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, Borrower covenants and agrees to pay their own costs and expenses and pay, or, if Borrower fails to pay, to reimburse, Lender, upon receipt of written notice from Lender for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable, actual attorneys’ fees and disbursements of, counsel), in each case incurred by Lender in accordance with this Agreement in connection with: (i) unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, enforcing or preserving any rights, in response to third party claims or the prosecuting or defending of any action or proceeding or other litigation, in each case against, under or affecting Borrower, this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note, the other Loan Documents, the Property, the Collateral or any other security given for the Loan; (ii) servicing the Loan (including, without limitation, enforcing any obligations of or collecting any payments due from Borrower under this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents or with respect to the Property or the Collateral) or in connection with any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided under this Agreement in the nature of a “work-out” or of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings; and (iii) the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery, review, filing, recording or administration of any documentation associated with the exercise of any of Borrower’s rights hereunder and/or under the other Loan Documents regardless of whether or not any such right is consummated in each case, in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof); provided, however, that, with respect to each of subsections (i) though (iii) above, (A) none of the foregoing subsections shall be deemed to be mutually exclusive or limit any other subsection, (B) the same shall be deemed to (I) include, without limitation and in each case, any related special servicing fees, liquidation fees, modification fees, work-out fees and other similar costs or expenses payable to any Servicer, trustee and/or special servicer of the Loan (or any portion thereof and/or interest therein) and (II) exclude any requirement that Borrower directly pay the base monthly servicing fees due to any master servicer on account of the day to day, routine servicing of the Loan (provided, further, that the foregoing subsection (II) shall not be deemed to otherwise limit any fees, costs, expenses or other sums required to be paid to Lender under this Section, the other terms and conditions hereof and/or of the other Loan Documents) and (C) Borrower shall not be liable for the payment of any such costs and expenses to the extent the same arise by reason of the gross negligence, illegal acts, fraud or willful misconduct of Lender. Borrower shall not be required to pay for more than one legal counsel in connection with the foregoing unless an actual or perceived conflict of interest exists or Lender shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or additional to those available to Lender or any other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no special servicing fees or similar costs shall be due and payable by Borrower except to the extent attributable to periods when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Loan is in workout or forbearance or, after a Securitization, the Loan is otherwise is in “special servicing”.

 

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Section 17.7          Cost of Enforcement . In the event (a) that the Pledge Agreement is foreclosed in whole or in part, (b) of the bankruptcy, insolvency, rehabilitation or other similar proceeding in respect of any Borrower or any of its constituent Persons or an assignment by any Borrower or any of its constituent Persons for the benefit of its creditors, or (c) Lender properly exercises any of their other remedies under this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note and the other Loan Documents, Borrower shall be chargeable with and agrees to pay all costs of collection and defense, including actual out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees and costs of, counsel, in each case, for Lender, incurred by Lender or Borrower in connection therewith and in connection with any appellate proceeding or post judgment action involved therein, together with all required service or use taxes.

 

Section 17.8          Schedules and Exhibits Incorporated . The Schedules and Exhibits annexed hereto are hereby incorporated herein as a part of this Agreement with the same effect as if set forth in the body hereof.

 

Section 17.9          Offsets, Counterclaims and Defenses . To the extent permitted by applicable law, any assignee of Lender’s interest in and to this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents shall take the same free and clear of all offsets, counterclaims (other than a compulsory counterclaim) or defenses which are unrelated to such documents and the Loan which Borrower may otherwise have against any assignor of such documents, and no such unrelated counterclaim or defense shall be interposed or asserted by Borrower in any action or proceeding brought by any such assignee upon such documents and any such right to interpose or assert any such unrelated offset, counterclaim or defense in any such action or proceeding is hereby expressly waived by Borrower.

 

Section 17.10          No Joint Venture or Partnership; No Third Party Beneficiaries; Non Liability of Lender.

 

(a)          Borrower and Lender intend that the relationships created under this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents be solely that of borrower and lender. Nothing herein or therein is intended to create a joint venture, partnership, tenancy-in-common, or joint tenancy relationship between Borrower and/or Lender nor to grant Lender any interest in the Property other than that of mortgagee, beneficiary or lender.

 

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(b)          This Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents are solely for the benefit of Lender and Borrower and nothing contained in this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note or the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to confer upon anyone other than Lender and Borrower any right to insist upon or to enforce the performance or observance of any of the obligations contained herein or therein. All conditions to the obligations of Lender to make the Loan hereunder are imposed solely and exclusively for the benefit of Lender and no other Person (other than Lender) shall have standing to require satisfaction of such conditions in accordance with their terms or be entitled to assume that Lender will refuse to make the Loan in the absence of strict compliance with any or all thereof and no other Person shall under any circumstances be deemed to be a beneficiary of such conditions (other than Lender), any or all of which may be freely waived in whole or in part by Lender if, in Lender’s sole discretion, Lender deems it advisable or desirable to do so.

 

(c)          The general partners, members, principals and (if Borrower is a trust) beneficial owners of Borrower are experienced in the ownership and operation of properties similar to the Property, and Borrower and Lender are relying solely upon such expertise and business plan in connection with the ownership and operation of the Property. Borrower is not relying on Lender’s expertise, business acumen or advice in connection with the Property.

 

(d)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Lender is not undertaking the performance of (i) any obligations related to the Property (including, without limitation, under the Leases); or (ii) any obligations with respect to any agreements, contracts, certificates, instruments, franchises, permits, trademarks, licenses and other documents to which any Borrower Party and/or the Property is subject.

 

(e)          By accepting or approving anything required to be observed, performed or fulfilled or to be given to Lender pursuant to this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note or the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, any officer’s certificate, balance sheet, statement of profit and loss or other financial statement, survey, appraisal, or insurance policy, Lender shall not be deemed to have warranted, consented to, or affirmed the sufficiency, the legality or effectiveness of same, and such acceptance or approval thereof shall not constitute any warranty or affirmation with respect thereto by Lender.

 

(f)          Borrower recognizes and acknowledges that in accepting this Agreement, the Note, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Lender is expressly and primarily relying on the truth and accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Article 3 of this Agreement without any obligation to investigate the Property and notwithstanding any investigation of the Property by Lender; that such reliance existed on the part of Lender prior to the date hereof, that the warranties and representations are a material inducement to Lender in making the Loan; and that Lender would not be willing to make the Loan and accept this Agreement, the Note, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents in the absence of the warranties and representations as set forth in Article 3 of this Agreement.

 

(g)          Lender shall not have any fiduciary responsibilities to Borrower and no provision in this Agreement or in any of the other Loan Documents, and no course of dealing between or among any of the parties hereto, shall be deemed to create any fiduciary duty owing by Lender to Borrower or any other Borrower Party. Lender does not undertake any responsibility to Borrower to review or inform Borrower of any matter in connection with any phase of Borrower’s business or operations.

 

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Section 17.11          Publicity; Confidentiality .

 

(a)           Publicity . All news releases, publicity or advertising by Borrower, Lender or their Affiliates through any media intended to reach the general public which refers to this Agreement, the Note, the Pledge Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the financing evidenced by this Agreement, the Note, the Pledge Agreement or the other Loan Documents, to Lender or any of its Affiliates shall be subject to the prior written approval of Lender or Borrower, as applicable, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, that (a) Borrower may issue a release stating that a financing has occurred which does not mention Lender or any Affiliates of Lender, any of the material terms of the Loan (other than the Loan amount) or any Securities or Securitization or any prospective securitization or securities related to the Loan and (b) Lender may commission advertisements in newspapers, trade publications or other written public advertisement media (including tombstone advertisements) which may include references to the Loan and the Property. The foregoing shall not apply to any marketing materials that are prepared by or on behalf of Lender in connection with a potential Secondary Market Transaction, it being agreed that Lender shall have the right to issue, without Borrower’s approval, and Borrower hereby authorizes Lender to issue, such marketing materials, term sheets and other materials as Lender may deem reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with Lender’s own marketing activities with respect to any potential Secondary Market Transaction, and such materials may describe the Loan in general terms or in detail and Lender’s participation therein.

 

(b)           Confidentiality . Except as otherwise provided by Legal Requirements, Lender shall keep all non-public information obtained pursuant to the requirements of this Agreement in accordance with its customary procedure for handling confidential information of this nature and in accordance with safe and sound banking practices but in any event may make disclosure: (a) to any of its Affiliates (provided any such Affiliate shall agree to keep such information confidential in accordance with the terms of this Section); (b) as reasonably requested by any bona fide Co-Lender, Participant or other transferee in connection with the contemplated transfer of any Note or participations therein as permitted hereunder (provided they shall agree to keep such information confidential in accordance with the terms of this Section); (c) as required or requested by any Governmental Authority or representative thereof or pursuant to legal process or in connection with any legal proceedings; (d) to Lender’s independent auditors and other professional advisors (provided they shall be notified of the confidential nature of the information and either have a legal obligation to keep such information confidential or agree to keep such information confidential in accordance with the terms of this Section); (e) if an Event of Default exists, to any other Person, as deemed reasonably necessary by Lender in connection with the exercise by Lender of rights hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents; and (f) to the extent such information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (y) becomes available to Lender on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower.

 

Section 17.12          Limitation of Liability . No claim may be made by Borrower, or any other Person against Lender or its Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, attorneys or agents of any of such Persons for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages in respect of any claim for breach of contract or any other theory of liability arising out of or related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any act, omission or event occurring in connection therewith; and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower hereby waives, releases and agrees not to sue upon any claim for any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor.

 

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Section 17.13          Conflict; Construction of Documents; Reliance. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the Pledge Agreement, the Note or any of the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Agreement shall control. The parties hereto acknowledge that they were represented by competent counsel in connection with the negotiation, drafting and execution of this Agreement, the Note, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents and this Agreement, the Note, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be subject to the principle of construing their meaning against the party which drafted same. Borrower acknowledges that, with respect to the Loan, Borrower shall rely solely on its own judgment and advisors in entering into the Loan without relying in any manner on any statements, representations or recommendations of Lender or any parent, subsidiary or Affiliate of Lender. Lender shall not be subject to any limitation whatsoever in the exercise of any rights or remedies available to them under this Agreement, the Note, the Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents or any other agreements or instruments which govern the Loan by virtue of the ownership by Lender or any parent, subsidiary or Affiliate of Lender of any equity interest any of them may acquire in Borrower, and Borrower hereby irrevocably waives the right to raise any defense or take any action on the basis of the foregoing with respect to Lender’s exercise of any such rights or remedies. Borrower acknowledges that Lender engages in the business of real estate financings and other real estate transactions and investments which may be viewed as adverse to or competitive with the business of Borrower or its Affiliates.

 

Section 17.14          Entire Agreement . This Agreement, the Note, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents contain the entire agreement of the parties hereto and thereto in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and all prior agreements among or between such parties, whether oral or written between Borrower and Lender are superseded by the terms of this Agreement, the Note, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

Section 17.15          Liability . If Borrower consists of more than one Person, the obligations and liabilities of each such Person hereunder shall be joint and several. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Borrower and Lender and their respective successors and assigns forever.

 

Section 17.16          Duplicate Originals; Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of duplicate originals and each duplicate original shall be deemed to be an original. The failure of any party hereto to execute this Agreement, or any counterpart hereof, shall not relieve the other signatories from their obligations hereunder.

 

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Section 17.17          Brokers . Borrower agrees (i) to pay any and all fees imposed or charged by all brokers, mortgage bankers and advisors (each a “ Broker ”) hired or contracted by any Borrower Party or their Affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) to indemnify and hold Lender harmless from and against any and all claims, demands and liabilities for brokerage commissions, assignment fees, finder’s fees or other compensation whatsoever arising from this Agreement or the making of the Loan which may be asserted against Lender by any Person (unless such Person is claiming a fee or compensation as a result of the actions of Lender). The foregoing indemnity shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Debt. Borrower hereby represents and warrants that no Broker was engaged by any Borrower Party in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Lender hereby agrees to pay any and all fees imposed or charged by any Broker hired solely by Lender. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that (a) any Broker is not an agent of Lender and has no power or authority to bind Lender, (b) Lender is not responsible for any recommendations or advice given to any Borrower Party by any Broker, (c) Lender and the Borrower Parties have dealt at arms-length with each other in connection with the Loan, (d) no fiduciary or other special relationship exists or shall be deemed or construed to exist among Lender and the Borrower Parties and (e) none of the Borrower Parties shall be entitled to rely on any assurances or waivers given, or statements made or actions taken, by any Broker which purport to bind Lender or modify or otherwise affect this Agreement or the Loan, unless Lender has, in its sole discretion, as applicable, agreed in writing with any such Borrower Party to such assurances, waivers, statements, actions or modifications. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that Lender may, in their sole discretion, pay fees or compensation to any Broker in connection with or arising out of the closing and funding of the Loan. Such fees and compensation, if any, (i) shall be in addition to any fees which may be paid by any Borrower Party to such Broker and (ii) create a potential conflict of interest for Broker in its relationship with the Borrower Parties. Such fees and compensation, if applicable, may include a direct, one-time payment, servicing fees and/or incentive payments based on volume and size of financings involving Lender and such Broker.

 

Section 17.18          Set-Off . Subject to Section 2.12 hereof and in addition to any rights and remedies of Lender provided by this Agreement and by law, is hereby authorized by Borrower, at any time while an Event of Default exists, without prior notice to Borrower or to any other Person, any such notice being hereby expressly waived by Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and to appropriate and to apply any and all deposits (general or special, including, but not limited to, indebtedness evidenced by certificates of deposit, whether matured or unmatured,) and any other indebtedness at any time held or owing by Lender or any affiliate of Lender, to or for the credit or the account of Borrower against and on account of any of the Debt, irrespective of whether or not any or all of the Debt has been declared to be, or has otherwise become, due and payable as permitted hereunder, and although the Debt or the applicable portion thereof shall be contingent or unmatured.

 

Section 17.19          Intercreditor Agreement . Lender, Mortgage Lender and Mezzanine B Lender are parties to a certain intercreditor agreement dated as of the date hereof (the “ Intercreditor Agreement ”) memorializing their relative rights and obligations with respect to the Loan, the Mortgage Loan, the Mezzanine B Loan, Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine B Borrower, the Collateral and the Property. Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i) such Intercreditor Agreement is intended solely for the benefit of Lender, Mortgage Lender and Mezzanine B Lender and (ii) Borrower, Mortgage Borrower and Mezzanine B Borrower are not intended third-party beneficiaries of any of the provisions therein and shall not be entitled to rely on any of the provisions contained therein. Lender, Mortgage Lender and Mezzanine B Lender shall have no obligation to disclose to Borrower the contents of the Intercreditor Agreement. Borrower’s obligations hereunder are independent of such Intercreditor Agreement and remain unmodified by the terms and provisions thereof.

 

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Section 17.20          Lender’s Discretion. Except as set forth herein, if any action, proposed action or other decision is consented to or approved by the Mortgage Lender, such consent or approval shall not be binding or controlling on Lender.

 

Section 17.21          Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(iii)        the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their duly authorized representatives, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

  BORROWER:
   
  NORTH TOWER MEZZANINE, LLC
  a Delaware limited liability company
     
  By: North Tower Mezzanine II, LLC,
    a Delaware limited liability company
    its Sole and Managing Member
       
    By: /s/ Jason Kirschner
      Name:   Jason Kirschner
      Title: Senior Vice President, Finance

 

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Mezzanine A Loan Agreement 333 South Grand Refinance

 

     

 

 

  LENDER:
   
  Mirae Asset Daewoo Co., Ltd.
   
  By: /s/ Yang, Wan-Gyu
    Name: Yang, Wan-Gyu
    Title: Managing Director
       
  Address for notices and Lending Office:
   
  Mirae Asset Daewoo Co., Ltd.
  Center1 Building
  26, Eulji-ro 5-gil
  Jung-gu, Seoul
  Republic of Korea
  Attention:  Kim, Jihoon
  Title: Manager

 

Mezzanine A Loan Agreement 333 South Grand Refinance

 

     

 

 

SCHEDULE I

 

INTENTIONALLY OMITTED

 

     

 

 

SCHEDULE II

 

Intentionally Omitted

 

     

 

 

SCHEDULE III

 

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

 

(attached hereto)

 

     

 

 

 

     

 

 

SCHEDULE Iv

 

DESCRIPTION OF REA’S

 

That certain Amended and Restated Reciprocal Easement and Operating Agreement executed by North Tower LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and Maguire Properties-355 S. Grand, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, dated as of September 20, 2018 and recorded on September 20, 2018 as Instrument no. 2018-0965383 in the official records of Los Angeles County, California.

 

     

 

 

SCHEDULE V

 

INTENTIONALLY OMITTED

 

     

 

 

SCHEDULE Vi

 

INTENTIONALLY OMITTED 

 

     

 

 

SCHEDULE VII

 

DISCLOSURES

 

NONE

 

     

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

Intentionally Omitted

 

     

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

Atrium Parcel

 

(attached hereto)

 

     

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

     

 

 

Exhibit 10.8

 

 

 

 

 

MEZZANINE B LOAN AGREEMENT

 

 

 

 

 

Dated as of September 21, 2018

 

Between

 

NORTH TOWER MEZZANINE II, LLC ,

as Borrower

 

and

 

CITI GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP.,
as Lender

 

 

 

 

table of contents

 

  Page Nos.
   
Article 1  DEFINITIONS; PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION 2
     
Section 1.1 Definitions 2
     
Section 1.2 Principles of Construction 32
     
Article 2  GENERAL TERMS 34
     
Section 2.1 Loan Commitment; Disbursement to Borrower 34
     
Section 2.2 The Loan 34
     
Section 2.3 Disbursement to Borrower 34
     
Section 2.4 The Note and the Other Loan Documents 34
     
Section 2.5 Interest Rate 34
     
Section 2.6 Loan Payments 43
     
Section 2.7 Prepayments 45
     
Section 2.8 Interest Rate Cap Agreement 46
     
Section 2.9 Extension of the Maturity Date 50
     
Section 2.10 Partial Release 51
     
Article 3  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 53
     
Section 3.1 Legal Status and Authority 53
     
Section 3.2 Validity of Documents 54
     
Section 3.3 Litigation 54
     
Section 3.4 Agreements 55
     
Section 3.5 Financial Condition 55
     
Section 3.6 Collateral 56
     
Section 3.7 No Plan Assets 56
     
Section 3.8 Not a Foreign Person 56
     
Section 3.9 Other Indebtedness 56
     
Section 3.10 Business Purposes 56
     
Section 3.11 Borrower’s Principal Place of Business 57
     
Section 3.12 Status of Property 57
     
Section 3.13 Financial Information 59
     
Section 3.14 Condemnation 59
     
Section 3.15 Separate Lots 59
     
Section 3.16 Insurance 59

 

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Section 3.17 Use of Property 59
     
Section 3.18 Leases and Rent Roll 60
     
Section 3.19 Filing and Recording Taxes 61
     
Section 3.20 Management Agreement 61
     
Section 3.21 Illegal Activity/Forfeiture 61
     
Section 3.22 Taxes 61
     
Section 3.23 Intentionally Omitted 61
     
Section 3.24 Third Party Representations 61
     
Section 3.25 Non-Consolidation Opinion Assumptions 62
     
Section 3.26 Federal Reserve Regulations 62
     
Section 3.27 Investment Company Act 62
     
Section 3.28 Fraudulent Conveyance 62
     
Section 3.29 Embargoed Person 63
     
Section 3.30 Patriot Act and OFAC Regulations 63
     
Section 3.31 Organizational Chart 64
     
Section 3.32 Bank Holding Company 64
     
Section 3.33 No Contractual Obligations 64
     
Section 3.34 Property Document, Garage Penthouse REA and Garage Penthouse Lease Representations 64
     
Section 3.35 No Change in Facts or Circumstances; Disclosure 64
     
Section 3.36 Mortgage Loan Representations and Warranties 65
     
Section 3.37 Mezzanine A Loan Representations and Warranties 65
     
Section 3.38 Affiliates 65
     
Article 4  BORROWER COVENANTS 65
     
Section 4.1 Existence 66
     
Section 4.2 Legal Requirements 66
     
Section 4.3 Maintenance and Use of Property 68
     
Section 4.4 Waste 68
     
Section 4.5 Property Taxes and Other Charges 68
     
Section 4.6 Litigation 69
     
Section 4.7 Access to Property 69
     
Section 4.8 Notice of Default 70
     
Section 4.9 Cooperate in Legal Proceedings 70
     
Section 4.10 Performance by Borrower 70
     
Section 4.11 Intentionally Omitted 70

 

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Section 4.12 Books and Records 70
     
Section 4.13 Estoppel Certificates 72
     
Section 4.14 Leases and Rents 73
     
Section 4.15 Management Agreement 75
     
Section 4.16 Payment for Labor and Materials 77
     
Section 4.17 Performance of Other Agreements 78
     
Section 4.18 Debt Cancellation 78
     
Section 4.19 ERISA 78
     
Section 4.20 No Joint Assessment 79
     
Section 4.21 Alterations 80
     
Section 4.22 Property Document, Garage Penthouse REA and Garage Penthouse Lease Covenants 81
     
Section 4.23 Garage Penthouse Lease 81
     
Section 4.24 Notices 81
     
Section 4.25 Special Distributions 81
     
Section 4.26 Curing 82
     
Section 4.27 Mortgage Borrower and Mezzanine A Borrower Covenants 83
     
Section 4.28 Limitations on Distributions 83
     
Section 4.29 No Contractual Obligations 83
     
Section 4.30 Limitation on Securities Issuances 84
     
Section 4.31 Other Limitations 84
     
Section 4.32 Material Agreements 84
     
Section 4.33 Acquisition of the Mortgage Loan and the Mezzanine A Loan 85
     
Section 4.34 Bankruptcy Related Covenants 86
     
Article 5  ENTITY COVENANTS 87
     
Section 5.1 Single Purpose Entity/Separateness 87
     
Section 5.2 Independent Manager 91
     
Section 5.3 Change of Name, Identity or Structure 93
     
Section 5.4 Business and Operations 93
     
Section 5.5 Mezzanine A Borrower Recycled Entity 93
     
Section 5.6 Mortgage Borrower Recycled Entity 93
     
Section 5.7 Mezzanine A Borrower SPE Covenants 94
     
Section 5.8 Mortgage Borrower SPE Covenants 94
     
Article 6  NO SALE OR ENCUMBRANCE 94
     
Section 6.1 Transfer Definitions 94

 

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Section 6.2 No Sale/Encumbrance 94
     
Section 6.3 Permitted Transfers 96
     
Section 6.4 Intentionally Omitted 97
     
Section 6.5 Intentionally Omitted 97
     
Section 6.6 Economic Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering, OFAC, Patriot Act and Transfers 97
     
Article 7  INSURANCE; CASUALTY; CONDEMNATION; RESTORATION 98
     
Section 7.1 Insurance 98
     
Section 7.2 Casualty 98
     
Section 7.3 Condemnation 99
     
Section 7.4 Restoration 99
     
Article 8  INTENTIONALLY OMITTED 100
     
Article 9  CASH MANAGEMENT; reserves 100
     
Section 9.1 Cash Management; Reserves 100
     
Section 9.2 Unfunded Obligations Guaranty 100
     
Section 9.3 Specified Tenant Trigger Cure Guaranty 101
     
Section 9.4 Payments Received Under this Agreement 101
     
Article 10  EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES 101
     
Section 10.1 Event of Default 101
     
Section 10.2 Remedies 106
     
Article 11  SECONDARY MARKET 108
     
Section 11.1 Securitization 108
     
Section 11.2 Disclosure 111
     
Section 11.3 Reserves/Escrows 113
     
Section 11.4 Intentionally Omitted 114
     
Section 11.5 Rating Agency Costs 114
     
Section 11.6 New Mezzanine Option 114
     
Section 11.7 Costs and Expenses 115
     
Section 11.8 Syndication 115
     
Article 12  INDEMNIFICATIONS 120
     
Section 12.1 General Indemnification 120
     
Section 12.2 Mortgage and Intangible Tax Indemnification 120
     
Section 12.3 ERISA Indemnification 120
     
Section 12.4 Duty to Defend, Legal Fees and Other Fees and Expenses 121
     
Section 12.5 Survival 121

 

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Section 12.6 Environmental Indemnity 121
     
Article 13  EXCULPATION 122
     
Section 13.1 Exculpation 122
     
Article 14  NOTICES 125
     
Section 14.1 Notices 125
     
Article 15  FURTHER ASSURANCES 127
     
Section 15.1 Replacement Documents 127
     
Section 15.2 Filing of Financing Statements, etc 127
     
Section 15.3 Further Acts, etc 127
     
Section 15.4 Changes in Tax, Debt, Credit and Documentary Stamp Laws 128
     
Article 16  WAIVERS 128
     
Section 16.1 Remedies Cumulative; Waivers 128
     
Section 16.2 Modification, Waiver, Consents and Approvals in Writing 129
     
Section 16.3 Delay Not a Waiver 129
     
Section 16.4 Waiver of Trial by Jury 129
     
Section 16.5 Waiver of Notice 129
     
Section 16.6 Remedies of Borrower 130
     
Section 16.7 Marshalling and Other Matters 130
     
Section 16.8 Waiver of Statute of Limitations 130
     
Section 16.9 Waiver of Counterclaim 130
     
Section 16.10 Sole Discretion of Lender 130
     
Article 17  MISCELLANEOUS 131
     
Section 17.1 Survival 131
     
Section 17.2 Governing Law 131
     
Section 17.3 Headings 132
     
Section 17.4 Severability 132
     
Section 17.5 Preferences 133
     
Section 17.6 Expenses 133
     
Section 17.7 Cost of Enforcement 134
     
Section 17.8 Schedules and Exhibits Incorporated 135
     
Section 17.9 Offsets, Counterclaims and Defenses 135
     
Section 17.10 No Joint Venture or Partnership; No Third Party Beneficiaries; Non Liability of Lender 135
     
Section 17.11 Publicity; Confidentiality 136
     
Section 17.12 Limitation of Liability 137

 

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Section 17.13 Conflict; Construction of Documents; Reliance 137
     
Section 17.14 Entire Agreement 138
     
Section 17.15 Liability 138
     
Section 17.16 Duplicate Originals; Counterparts 138
     
Section 17.17 Brokers 138
     
Section 17.18 Set-Off 139
     
Section 17.19 Intercreditor Agreement 139
     
Section 17.20 Lender’s Discretion 139
     
Section 17.21 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions 139

 

SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS
Schedule I Intentionally Omitted
Schedule II Intentionally Omitted
Schedule III Organizational Chart
Schedule IV Description of REAs
Schedule V Intentionally Omitted
Schedule VI Intentionally Omitted
Schedule VII Disclosures
   
Exhibit A Intentionally Omitted
Exhibit B Atrium Parcel Legal Description

 

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MEZZANINE B LOAN AGREEMENT

 

THIS MEZZANINE B LOAN AGREEMENT , dated as of September 21, 2018, (as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Agreement ”), between CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP. , having an address at 388 Greenwich Street, 6th Floor, New York, New York 10023 (in its capacity as mezzanine Lender with respect to the Loan (as defined below) together with its successors and/or assigns, “ Lender ”) and NORTH TOWER MEZZANINE II, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company, having its principal place of business at 250 Vesey Street, New York, New York 10281 (together with its successors and/or assigns, “ Borrower ”).

 

RECITALS:

 

Citibank, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent, for the benefit of certain lenders (“ Mortgage Lender ”), made a certain mortgage loan in the original principal amount of $400,000,000.00 (the “ Mortgage Loan ”) to North Tower, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Mortgage Borrower ”) pursuant to that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among Mortgage Borrower and Mortgage Lender and certain other parties thereto (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Mortgage Loan Agreement ”), and secured by, among other things, that certain Deed of Trust and Security Agreement dated as of the date hereof, executed and delivered by Mortgage Borrower as security for the Mortgage Loan and encumbering the Property, (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Security Instrument ”), by Mortgage Borrower in favor of Mortgage Lender pursuant to which Mortgage Borrower has granted to Mortgage Lender a first priority security interest on, among other things, the real property and other collateral as more fully described in the Security Instrument (collectively, the “ Property ”);

 

Mirae Asset Daewoo Co., Ltd., in its capacity as senior mezzanine lender (“ Mezzanine A Lender ”), made a certain senior mezzanine loan in the original principal amount of $65,000,000.00, or so much thereof that has been advanced (the “ Mezzanine A Loan ”) to North Tower Mezzanine, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Mezzanine A Borrower ”) pursuant to that certain Mezzanine A Loan Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among Mezzanine A Borrower and Mezzanine A Lender (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Mezzanine A Loan Agreement ”), and secured by, among other things, that certain Mezzanine A Loan Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of the date hereof, executed and delivered by Mezzanine A Borrower as security for the Mezzanine A Loan and encumbering the Property, (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Mezzanine A Pledge Agreement ”), pursuant to which Mezzanine A Borrower has granted to Mezzanine A Lender a first priority security interest on, among other things, the Mezzanine A Collateral (as defined below);

 

Mezzanine A Borrower is the legal and beneficial owner of all of the interests in Mortgage Borrower, consisting of 100% of the limited liability company interests therein;

 

Borrower is the legal and beneficial owner of all of the interests in Mezzanine A Borrower, consisting of 100% of the limited liability company interests therein;

 

 

 

 

Borrower desires to obtain the Loan (defined below) from Lender;

 

As a condition precedent to the obligation of Lender to make the Loan to Borrower, Borrower has entered into that certain Mezzanine B Loan Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, in favor of Lender (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Pledge Agreement ”), pursuant to which Borrower has granted to Lender a first priority security interest in the Collateral (as hereinafter defined) as collateral security for the Debt (as hereinafter defined); and

 

Lender is willing to make the Loan to Borrower, subject to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (defined below).

 

In consideration of the making of the Loan by Lender and the covenants, agreements, representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement, the parties hereto hereby covenant, agree, represent and warrant as follows:

 

Article 1

 

DEFINITIONS; PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION

 

Section 1.1            Definitions .

 

For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly required or unless the context clearly indicates a contrary intent:

 

Acceptable LLC ” shall mean a limited liability company formed under Delaware law which (i) has at least one springing member, which, upon the dissolution of all of the members or the withdrawal or the disassociation of all of the members from such limited liability company, shall immediately become the sole member of such limited liability company, and (ii) otherwise meets the Rating Agency criteria then applicable to such entities.

 

Act ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1 hereof.

 

Adjusted LIBOR Rate ” shall mean, with respect to the applicable Interest Accrual Period, the quotient of (i) LIBOR applicable to such Interest Accrual Period, divided by (ii) one (1) minus the Reserve Percentage (it being understood that the Reserve Percentage is currently zero):

 

Adjusted LIBOR Rate = LIBOR  
    (1 – Reserve Percentage)

 

Affiliate ” shall mean, as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, is in Control of, is Controlled by or is under common Control with such Person.

 

Affiliated Manager ” shall mean any Manager of the Property in which Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, Guarantor, any SPE Component Entity (if any) or any Affiliate of such entities has, directly or indirectly, any legal, beneficial or economic interest.

 

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Aggregate Debt Service ” shall mean, with respect to any particular period of time, the sum of (a) Debt Service, (b) Mezzanine A Debt Service and (c) Mortgage Debt Service.

 

Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph hereof.

 

Allocated Loan Amount ” shall mean $1,957,490.00.

 

ALTA ” shall mean American Land Title Association or any successor thereto.

 

Alteration Threshold ” shall mean an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan.

 

Alternate Index Determination ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b)(iii) hereof.

 

Alternate Index Rate ” shall mean, with respect to the applicable Interest Accrual Period, applicable LIBOR Successor Rate determined in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

Alternate Rate ” shall mean, with respect to the applicable Interest Accrual Period, the per annum rate of interest equal to the Alternate Index Rate plus the Alternate Rate Spread; provided , however , that the Alternate Rate shall not be less than the LIBOR Spread.

 

Alternate Rate Loan ” shall mean the Loan at such time as interest thereon accrues at a per annum floating rate of interest equal to the Alternate Rate.

 

Alternate Rate Spread ” shall mean, as the same may be reallocated pursuant to, and in accordance with, the restrictions and limitations contained in Section 11.1(b)(iv) hereof, in connection with any conversion of the Loan from (a) a LIBOR Loan to an Alternate Rate Loan, the spread to be determined as part of the applicable LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes, or (b) a Prime Rate Loan to an Alternate Rate Loan, the spread to be determined as part of the applicable LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes.

 

Appraisal ” shall mean an appraisal prepared in accordance with the requirements of FIRREA and USPAP, prepared by an independent third-party appraiser holding an MAI designation with experience appraising similar properties in Los Angeles, California, as the Property, who is state licensed or state certified if required under the laws of the State, who meets the requirements of FIRREA and USPAP and who otherwise is reasonably satisfactory to Lender. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence or anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Lender shall be deemed to have approved any Appraisal if Mortgage Lender approves such Appraisal pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Approved Accounting Method ” shall mean GAAP, federal tax basis accounting (consistently applied), International Financial Reporting Standards (solely with respect to Guarantor financial reporting), or such other method of accounting, consistently applied, as may be reasonably acceptable to Lender.

 

Approved Annual Budget ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.12 hereof.

 

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Approved ID Provider ” shall mean each of CT Corporation, Corporation Service Company, National Registered Agents, Inc., Wilmington Trust Company, Stewart Management Company and Lord Securities Corporation; provided, that, (A) the foregoing shall be deemed Approved ID Providers unless and until disapproved by any Rating Agency and (B) additional national providers of Independent Managers may be deemed added to the foregoing hereunder to the extent approved in writing by Lender and the Rating Agencies.

 

Atrium ” shall mean a portion of the Improvements located on the Atrium Parcel.

 

Atrium Parcel ” shall mean that certain portion of the Property as depicted on Exhibit B attached hereto.

 

Atrium REA ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.10 hereof.

 

Award ” shall mean any compensation paid by any Governmental Authority in connection with a Condemnation in respect of all or any part of the Property.

 

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

 

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

 

BAM ” shall mean Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Ontario, Canada.

 

Bankruptcy Code ” shall mean Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy”, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute or statutes and all rules and regulations from time to time promulgated thereunder, and any comparable foreign laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or creditors’ rights.

 

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Bankruptcy Event ” shall mean the occurrence of any one or more of the following: (i) Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity, any Mezzanine A SPE Component Entity and/or any SPE Component Entity shall commence any case, proceeding or other action (A) under the Bankruptcy Code and/or any Creditors Rights Laws seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, liquidation or dissolution or (B) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its assets; (ii) Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity, any Mezzanine A SPE Component Entity and/or any SPE Component Entity shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors (except to Lender) or admit in writing in any legal proceeding (except when such admission is required under a legal proceeding), its insolvency or inability to pay its debts as they become due; (iii) any Restricted Party (or Affiliate thereof) shall file, or join or collude in the filing of, (A) an involuntary petition against Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower any Mortgage SPE Component Entity, any Mezzanine A SPE Component Entity and/or any SPE Component Entity under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Creditors Rights Laws, or shall solicit or cause to be solicited or shall collude with petitioning creditors for any involuntary petition under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Creditors Rights Laws against Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity, any Mezzanine A SPE Component Entity and/or any SPE Component Entity or (B) any case, proceeding or other action seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against all or any substantial part of Borrower’s, Mortgage Borrower’s, Mezzanine A Borrower’s, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity’s, any Mezzanine A SPE Component Entity’s or any SPE Component Entity’s assets; (iv) Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity, any Mezzanine A SPE Component Entity and/or any SPE Component Entity shall file an answer consenting to or otherwise acquiescing in (i.e., failing to object to such filing to the extent Borrower has standing and a good faith basis to object) or joining in any involuntary petition filed against it, by any other Person under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Creditors Rights Laws, or shall solicit or cause to be solicited or shall collude with petitioning creditors for any involuntary petition against it from any Person; (v) any Restricted Party (or Affiliate thereof) shall consent to or acquiesce in (i.e., failing to object to such filing to the extent such Restricted Party (or Affiliate thereof) has standing and a good faith basis to object) or shall join in an application for the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee, or examiner for Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity, any Mezzanine A SPE Component Entity and/or any SPE Component Entity or any portion of the Property; (vi) any Restricted Party (or Affiliate thereof) contests or opposes any motion made by Lender to obtain relief from the automatic stay or seeks to reinstate the automatic stay in the event of any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Creditors Rights Laws involving Guarantor or its subsidiaries; or (vii) in the event Lender receives less than the full value of their claim in any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Creditors Rights Laws, with respect to Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity, any Mezzanine A SPE Component Entity, or any SPE Component Entity, Guarantor or any of its Affiliates receiving an equity interest or other financial benefit of any kind as a result of a “new value” plan or equity contribution.

 

Borrower ” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph hereof.

 

Borrower Party ” and “ Borrower Parties ” shall mean each of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, any SPE Component Entity, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity, any Mezzanine A SPE Component Entity, any Affiliated Manager and Guarantor.

 

BPY ” shall mean Brookfield Property Partners, L.P., a Bermuda limited partnership.

 

Breakage Costs ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b)(viii) hereof.

 

Brookfield Acquisition Date ” shall mean October 15, 2013.

 

Business Day ” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday on which national banks are not open for general business in the State of New York or the State of California.

 

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Cash Flow Adjustments ” shall mean adjustments made by Lender in its calculation of Underwritable Cash Flow and the components thereof, in each case, based upon Lender’s reasonable underwriting criteria, which such adjustments shall include, without limitation, adjustments (i) for (a) items of a non-recurring or extraordinary nature, (b) a credit loss/vacancy allowance equal to the greater of (1) the actual vacancy rate at the Property, and (2) five percent (5.0%) of the rentable area of the Property, and (c) imminent liabilities (of a recurring nature) and/or other expense increases (of a recurring nature) (including, without limitation, imminent increases to Taxes and Insurance Premiums); and (ii) to exclude rental income attributable to any Tenant (a) in bankruptcy that has not affirmed its Lease in the applicable bankruptcy proceeding pursuant to a final, non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction, (b) in default under its Lease beyond any applicable notice and cure periods, (c) whose tenancy at the Property is month-to-month and/or (d) under a Lease which expires, terminates and/or is rejected within thirty (30) days or less of the applicable date of calculation hereunder.

 

Cash Management Provisions ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1 hereof.

 

Casualty ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2 hereof.

 

Change in Law ” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

 

Closing Date ” shall mean the date hereof.

 

Co-Lender ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.8(a)(i) hereof.

 

Co-Lending Agreement ” shall mean the co-lending agreement entered into between Lender, individually as a Co-Lender and as Agent, and the other Co-Lenders in the event of a Syndication, as the same may be further supplemented modified, amended or restated.

 

Collateral ” shall mean the “Collateral” as such term is defined in the Pledge Agreement and shall also include all amounts on deposit in any account at any time pledged to Lender, if any.

 

Collateral Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement ” shall mean that certain Mezzanine B Loan Collateral Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement delivered in connection with the Interest Rate Cap Agreement and executed by Borrower in connection with the Loan for the benefit of Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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Completion Guaranty ” shall mean that certain Mezzanine B Loan Completion Guaranty, dated as of the date hereof, from Guarantor to Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Condemnation ” shall mean a temporary or permanent taking by any Governmental Authority as the result, in lieu or in anticipation, of the exercise of the right of condemnation or eminent domain, of all or any part of the Property, or any interest therein or right accruing thereto, including any right of access thereto or any change of grade affecting the Property or any part thereof.

 

Connection Income Taxes ” shall mean Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

 

Control ” shall mean the power to direct the management and policies of a Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities or other beneficial interests, by contract or otherwise, notwithstanding the rights of investors or partners or another Person to veto or affirmatively consent to specified major decisions. The terms “ Controlled ” and “ Controlling ” shall have correlative meanings.

 

Counterparty ” shall mean the counterparty under any Interest Rate Cap Agreement or Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement, which counterparty shall satisfy the Minimum Counterparty Rating.

 

Covered Rating Agency Information ” shall mean any Provided Information furnished to the Rating Agencies in connection with issuing, monitoring and/or maintaining the Securities.

 

Creditors Rights Laws ” shall mean any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, conservatorship, arrangement, adjustment, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to debts or debtors.

 

Crowdfunded Person ” means a Person capitalized primarily by monetary contributions (A) of less than $35,000 each from more than 35 investors who are individuals and (B) which are funded primarily (I) in reliance upon Regulation Crowdfunding promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and/or (II) through internet-mediated registries, platforms or similar portals, mail-order subscriptions, benefit events and/or other similar methods.

 

Debt ” shall mean the Outstanding Principal Balance set forth in, and evidenced by, this Agreement and the Note together with all interest accrued and unpaid thereon and all other sums due to Lender in respect of the Loan under the Note, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, all costs and expenses payable to Lender thereunder).

 

Debt Service ” shall mean, with respect to any particular period of time, scheduled principal (if applicable) and interest payments hereunder during such period of time.

 

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Debt Service Coverage Ratio ” shall mean the ratio calculated by Lender as of any date of calculation, of (i) the Underwritable Cash Flow to (ii) the Aggregate Debt Service which would be due for a twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the date of calculation; provided, that, the foregoing shall be calculated by Lender assuming that the Loan, Mortgage Loan and the Mezzanine A Loan had been in place for the entirety of said period.

 

Debt Yield ” shall mean, as of any date of calculation, a ratio calculated by Lender and conveyed as a percentage in which: (i) the numerator is the Underwritable Cash Flow; and (ii) the denominator is the then outstanding principal balances of the Loan, the Mortgage Loan and the Mezzanine A Loan combined.

 

Deemed Approval Requirements ” shall mean, with respect to any matter, that (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (either at the date of any notices specified below or as of the effective date of any deemed approval), (ii) Borrower shall have sent Lender a written request for approval with respect to such matter in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof (the “ Initial Notice ”), which such Initial Notice shall have been (A) accompanied by any and all required information and documentation relating thereto as may be reasonably required in order to approve or disapprove such matter (the “ Approval Information ”) and (B) marked in bold lettering with the following language: “LENDER’S RESPONSE IS REQUIRED WITHIN TEN (10) BUSINESS DAYS [FIVE (5) BUSINESS DAYS WITH RESPECT TO THE APPROVAL OF EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES PURSUANT TO SECTION 4.12(b) HEREOF] OF RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF A LOAN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNDERSIGNED AND LENDER” and the envelope containing the Initial Notice shall have been marked “PRIORITY-DEEMED APPROVAL MAY APPLY”; (iii) Lender shall have failed to have provided a substantive response in writing (which may be by e-mail) to the Initial Notice within the aforesaid time-frame; (iv) Borrower shall have submitted a second request for approval with respect to such matter in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof (the “ Second Notice ”), which such Second Notice shall have been (A) accompanied by the Approval Information and (B) marked in bold lettering with the following language: “LENDER’S RESPONSE IS REQUIRED WITHIN FIVE (5) BUSINESS DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF A LOAN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNDERSIGNED AND LENDER” and the envelope containing the Second Notice shall have been marked “PRIORITY-DEEMED APPROVAL MAY APPLY”; and (v) Lender shall have failed to have provided a substantive response in writing (which may be by e-mail) to the Second Notice within the aforesaid time-frame. For purposes of clarification, Lender requesting additional and/or clarified meaningful and material information (as determined by Lender in good faith), in addition to approving or denying any request (in whole or in part), shall be deemed a substantive response by Lender for purposes of the foregoing.

 

Default ” shall mean the occurrence of any event hereunder or under the Note or the other Loan Documents which, but for the giving of notice or passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.

 

Default Rate ” shall mean, with respect to the Loan, a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) the Maximum Legal Rate, or (ii) four percent (4%) above the Interest Rate.

 

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Determination Date ” shall mean, with respect to any Interest Accrual Period, the date that is (i) two (2) London Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Accrual Period (if the Loan is a LIBOR Loan) or (ii) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Accrual Period (if the Loan is an Alternate Rate Loan or a Prime Rate Loan).

 

Disclosure Documents ” shall mean, collectively and as applicable, any offering circular, prospectus, prospectus supplement, private placement memorandum or other offering document, in each case, in connection with a Securitization.

 

EEA Financial Institution ” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

 

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

 

EEA Resolution Authority ” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee), which has authority to exercise any Write-Down and Conversion Powers.

 

Embargoed Person ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.29 hereof.

 

Environmental Indemnity ” shall mean that certain Mezzanine B Loan Environmental Indemnity Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, executed by Borrower and Guarantor in connection with the Loan for the benefit of Lender and the Indemnified Parties (as defined therein), as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Environmental Laws ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Environmental Indemnity.

 

Equity Collateral ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.6 hereof.

 

ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as the same may heretofore have been or shall be amended, restated, replaced or otherwise modified.

 

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

 

Event of Default ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1 hereof.

 

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Exchange Act Filing ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1 hereof.

 

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Excluded Taxes ” shall mean any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to any Lender or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to any Lender: (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan (other than pursuant to an assignment request by Borrower under Section 2.6(f) ) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.5(b)(iv) , amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.5(b)(x) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

 

Exculpated Parties ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.1 hereof.

 

Extended Maturity Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9 hereof.

 

Extension Option ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9 hereof.

 

Extension Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9 hereof.

 

Extraordinary Expense ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.12 hereof.

 

FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the IRS Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the IRS Code.

 

Federal Funds Rate ” shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with member banks of the Federal Reserve System, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the next succeeding Business Day or, if such rate is not so published for any Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) charged to Citi on the applicable day, as determined by Lender.

 

FIRREA ” shall mean the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (as the same may have been or may hereafter be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified).

 

First Monthly Payment Date ” shall mean November 9, 2018.

 

Fitch ” shall mean Fitch, Inc.

 

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Force Majeure ” shall mean any delay that is beyond Borrower’s reasonable control (but lack of funds (in and of itself) shall not be deemed to constitute a cause beyond the reasonable control of Borrower) and is a delay due to acts of god (including, without limitation, any material adverse weather conditions or earthquakes that prohibit work for an extended period of time), governmental restriction, enemy actions, civil commotion, strike, work stoppage, shortage of labor or materials.

 

Foreign Lender ” shall mean each Lender that is not a U.S. Person.

 

Free Rent Requirement ” means that the Lease in question either (i) has an initial term of fewer than twelve (12) years and provides for no more than twelve (12) months of free rent, (ii) has an initial term of more than twelve (12) years and provides for no more than x months of free rent (with “x” being equal to the number of years of the initial term of such Lease) or (iii) neither clause (i) nor clause (ii) applies (because the number of months of free rent exceed the requisite levels set forth in clause (i) and (ii) ) but Mortgage Borrower either reserves with Mortgage Lender a sum equal to the excess free rent or Guarantor provides a guaranty of such excess free rent to Mortgage Lender; provided , however , with respect to clause (iii) , if the excess free rent period burns off such that the remaining number of free rent months equals the number of years of the initial term of the Lease, then such Lease shall be deemed to satisfy the Free Rent Requirement even if Mortgage Borrower has not provided a reserve or guaranty to Mortgage Lender regarding such Lease. As used in this definition “initial term” is exclusive of unexercised extension options, and “excess free rent” means the rent that would have been paid if the extra months of free rent (i.e., above twelve (12) months for leases with a term of twelve (12) years or less and above “x” if clause (ii) applies) had not been provided for in such Lease.

 

Garage Penthouse Lease ” shall mean that certain Garage Penthouse Lease between Maguire Partners-Crocker Properties South Tower, as landlord, and Maguire Partners-Crocker Properties Phase I, as tenant, dated as of December 20, 1982, as amended by that certain Amendment to Garage Penthouse Lease, dated as of April 22, 1998.

 

GAAP ” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as of the date of the applicable financial report. In the event of any change in GAAP after the date hereof which would affect in any material respect the computation of any financial covenant, ratio or other requirement set forth in any Loan Document, then upon the request of Lender, Borrower, Guarantor and Lender shall negotiate promptly, diligently and in good faith in order to amend the provisions of the Loan Documents such that such financial covenant, ratio or other requirement shall continue to provide substantially the same financial tests or restrictions of Borrower as in effect prior to such accounting change, as determined by Lender in its good faith judgment. Until such time as such amendment shall have been executed and delivered by Borrower, Guarantor and Lender, such financial covenants, ratio and other requirements, and all financial statements and other documents required to be delivered under the Loan Documents, shall be calculated and reported as if such change had not occurred.

 

GDC ” shall mean Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, a California limited liability partnership together with any parent or affiliate thereof providing credit support or a guaranty under its lease (if any).

 

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Governmental Authority ” shall mean any court, board, agency, commission, office or other authority of any nature whatsoever for any governmental unit (federal, state, county, district, municipal, city or otherwise) whether now or hereafter in existence.

 

Guarantor ” shall mean Brookfield DTLA Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and any successor to and/or replacement of any of the foregoing Person, in each case, pursuant to and in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions of the Loan Documents.

 

Guaranty ” shall mean each of the Recourse Guaranty, the Completion Guaranty and the Unfunded Obligations Guaranty and any supplemental guaranty agreement delivered pursuant to the terms hereof following the Closing Date, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Improvements ” shall have the meaning set forth in the granting clause of the Security Instrument.

 

Indebtedness ” shall mean, for any Person, without duplication, (i) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, for amounts drawn under a letter of credit, or for the deferred purchase price of property for which such Person or its assets is liable, (ii) all unfunded amounts under a loan agreement, letter of credit, or other credit facility for which such Person would be liable if such amounts were advanced thereunder, (iii) all amounts required to be paid by such Person as a guaranteed payment to equity owners, including any mandatory redemption of shares of interests, (iv) all indebtedness (as described in any other clause of this definition) of another Person guaranteed by such Person, directly or indirectly, (v) all obligations under leases that constitute capital leases for which such Person is liable, (vi) all obligations of such Person under interest rate swaps, caps, floors, collars and other interest hedge agreements, in each case whether such Person is liable contingently or otherwise, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, or in respect of which obligations such Person otherwise assures a creditor against loss, and (vii) all obligations under any PACE Loans, in each case for which such Person is liable or its assets are liable, whether such Person (or its assets) is liable contingently or otherwise, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, or in respect of which obligations such Person otherwise assures a creditor against loss.

 

Indemnified Parties ” shall mean (a) Lender and any Affiliate of Lender, (b) [reserved], (c) any successor owners or holders of the Loan or participations in the Loan pursuant to Section 11.8 hereof, (d) any Servicer or prior Servicer of the Loan, (e) [reserved], (f) any trustees, custodians or other fiduciaries who hold or who have held a full or partial interest in the Loan for the benefit of any Investor or other third party, (g) any receiver or other fiduciary appointed in a foreclosure or other Creditors Rights Laws proceeding, (h) any officers, directors, shareholders, partners, members, employees, agents, authorized representatives, Affiliates or subsidiaries of any and all of the foregoing, and (i) the heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns of any and all of the foregoing (including, without limitation, any successors by merger, consolidation or acquisition of all or a substantial portion of the Indemnified Parties’ assets and business), in all cases whether during the term of the Loan or as part of or following a foreclosure of the Loan; provided , however , in no event shall the foregoing be deemed to include any Person (other than Lender or any Affiliate of Lender) that acquires the Collateral or any portion thereof (i) at a foreclosure sale or pursuant to an assignment in lieu thereof or any similar transaction under applicable Legal Requirements or (ii) following an event described in foregoing clause (i) , from Lender or an Affiliate of Lender.

 

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Indemnified Taxes ” means (a) all Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of Borrower under any Loan Document or (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a) , Other Taxes.

 

Independent Manager ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2 hereof.

 

Initial Maturity Date ” shall mean October 9, 2020.

 

ISDA ” shall mean the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, or any successor organization.

 

Insurance Premiums ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Intercreditor Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 17.19 hereof.

 

Interest Accrual Period ” shall mean the period beginning on (and including) the fifteenth (15th) day of each calendar month during the term of the Loan and ending on (and including) the fourteenth (14th) day of the next succeeding calendar month; provided, however, that (i) in the event a Securitization has not occurred, the Interest Accrual Period that would otherwise extend beyond the scheduled Maturity Date shall end on the scheduled Maturity Date and (ii) except as specifically provided in the preceding subclause (i) , no Interest Accrual Period shall be shortened by reason of any payment of the Loan prior to the expiration of such Interest Accrual Period.

 

Interest Rate ” shall mean the rate or rates at which the outstanding principal amount of the Loan bears interest from time to time as determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.5 hereof.

 

Interest Rate Cap Agreement ” shall mean, as applicable, any interest rate cap agreement (together with the confirmation and schedules relating thereto) and any guaranty or other credit support relating thereto, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender between Borrower and Counterparty or any Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement, in each case which also satisfies the requirements set forth in Section 2.8 .

 

Interest Shortfall ” shall mean, with respect to any repayment or prepayment of the Loan after a Securitization (including a repayment on the Maturity Date), the interest which would have accrued on the Loan (absent such repayment or prepayment) from and including the date on which such repayment or prepayment occurs through and including the last day of the Interest Accrual Period during which such repayment or prepayment occurs (for the avoidance of doubt, no Interest Shortfall shall be payable with respect to any repayment or prepayment of the Loan prior to a Securitization).

 

Investor ” shall mean any investor or potential investor in the Loan (or any portion thereof or interest therein) in connection with any Secondary Market Transaction.

 

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IRS ” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

 

IRS Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time or any successor statute.

 

Land ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Security Instrument.

 

Lease ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Security Instrument.

 

Lease Termination Payments ” shall mean all payments made to Mortgage Borrower in connection with any rejection, termination, surrender, contraction, or cancellation of any Lease (including in any bankruptcy case) or any lease buy-out or surrender payment from any Tenant (including any payment relating to unamortized tenant improvements and/or leasing commissions).

 

Leasing Reserve Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Legal Requirements ” shall mean all federal, state, county, municipal and other governmental statutes, laws, rules, orders, regulations, ordinances, judgments, decrees and injunctions of Governmental Authorities affecting Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, the Collateral or the Property or any part thereof, or the construction, use, alteration or operation thereof, or any part thereof, whether now or hereafter enacted and in force, including, without limitation, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and all Permits, authorizations and regulations relating thereto, and all covenants, agreements, restrictions and encumbrances contained in any instruments, either of record or known to Borrower, at any time in force affecting Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, the Collateral or the Property or any part thereof, including, without limitation, any which may (i) require repairs, modifications or alterations in or to the Property or any part thereof, or (ii) in any way limit the use and enjoyment thereof.

 

Lender ” shall have the meanings set forth in the first paragraph hereof.

 

Lender Affiliate ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.2 hereof.

 

Lender Group ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.2 hereof.

 

Liabilities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.2 hereof.

 

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LIBOR ” shall mean, with respect to each Interest Accrual Period, the rate (expressed as a percentage per annum and rounded upward, as necessary, to the next nearest 1/1000 of 1%) equal to the rate reported for deposits in U.S. dollars, for a one-month period, that appears on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or the successor thereto) as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on the related Determination Date; provided that, (i) if such rate does not appear on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on such Determination Date, Lender shall request the principal London office of any four major reference banks in the London interbank market selected by Lender to provide such bank’s offered quotation (expressed as a percentage per annum) to prime banks in the London interbank market for deposits in U.S. dollars for a one-month period as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on such Determination Date for the amounts for a comparable loan at the time of such calculation and, if at least two such offered quotations are so provided, LIBOR shall be the arithmetic mean of such quotations; and (ii) if fewer than two such quotations in clause (i) are so provided, Lender shall request any three major banks in New York City selected by Lender to provide such bank’s rate (expressed as a percentage per annum) for loans in U.S. dollars to leading European banks for a one-month period as of approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time on the applicable Determination Date for the amounts for a comparable loan at the time of such calculation and, if at least two such rates are so provided, LIBOR shall be the arithmetic mean of such rates; and (iii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall LIBOR be less than zero percent (0.00%). Lender’s computation of LIBOR shall be conclusive and binding on Borrower for all purposes, absent manifest error. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, (I) subject to subsection (iii) above, in the event LIBOR (as determined in accordance with the foregoing) for any applicable Interest Accrual Period is less than zero percent, LIBOR (for all purposes hereunder and under the other Loan Documents) shall be deemed to be zero percent for such Interest Accrual Period and (II) in no event shall Lender be required to disclose to Borrower or any other Person the identity, offered quotations or rates, in each case, of any of the reference banks or other banks referred to in this definition.

 

LIBOR Conversion ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 28.(g) hereof.

 

LIBOR Loan ” shall mean the Loan at such time as interest thereon accrues at a rate of interest equal to the LIBOR Rate.

 

LIBOR Rate ” shall mean the sum of (i) the Adjusted LIBOR Rate and (ii) the LIBOR Spread.

 

LIBOR Spread ” shall mean 5.00%.

 

LIBOR Successor Rate ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b)(iii) hereof.

 

LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b)(iii) hereof.

 

Liquidation Event ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b) hereof.

 

Loan ” shall mean the loan made by Lender to Borrower pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Loan Amount ” shall mean the sum of Thirty-Five Million and No/100 Dollars ($35,000,000.00).

 

Loan Bifurcation ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1 hereof.

 

Loan Documents ” shall mean, collectively, this Agreement, the Note, the Pledge Agreement, the Environmental Indemnity, the Subordination of Management Agreement, the Collateral Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement, the Restricted Account Agreement, the Guaranty and all other documents executed and/or delivered by any Borrower Party in connection with the Loan, as each of the same may be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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London Business Day ” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in London, England, or in New York, New York, are not open for business.

 

Losses ” shall mean any and all actual claims, suits, liabilities (including, without limitation, strict liabilities), actions, proceedings, obligations, debts, damages (excluding punitive, consequential, exemplary and/or special damages except to the extent actually paid by such Person to a third party), losses, actual out-of-pocket costs, expenses, fines, penalties, charges, fees, judgments, awards, amounts paid in settlement of whatever kind or nature (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and other actual and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses); provided, however, under no circumstances shall Borrower be liable for any Loss resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Lender.

 

LTV ” shall mean a percentage calculated by multiplying (i) a fraction, the numerator of which is the outstanding principal balance of the Loan, the Mortgage Loan and the Mezzanine A Loan and the denominator of which is the then current “as-is” value of the Property, as such value is shown in a newly commissioned Appraisal obtained by Lender at Borrower’s cost and reasonably approved by Lender in form and substance by (ii) one hundred (100) percent.

 

Major Lease ” shall mean as to the Property (i) any Lease which, individually or when aggregated with all other leases at the Property with the same Tenant or its Affiliate, demises or, assuming the exercise of all expansion rights and similar rights to lease additional space contained in such lease, is expected to demise more than 75,000 rentable square feet at the Property, (ii) any Lease which contains any option, offer, right of first refusal or other similar entitlement to acquire all or any portion of the Property, (iii) any Specified Tenant Lease, (iv) any Lease entered into during the continuance of an Event of Default and (v) any instrument guaranteeing or providing credit support for any Lease meeting the requirements of (i), (ii), (iii) and/or (iv) above.

 

Management Agreement ” shall mean the management agreement entered into by and between Mortgage Borrower and Manager, pursuant to which Manager is to provide management and other services with respect to the Property, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Management Fee ” shall mean, for purposes of calculating Underwritable Cash Flow, as of any calculation date, the greater of:

 

(i)          two and three quarters percent (2.75%) of the sum of (a) Net Rental Income for the trailing twelve (12) month period up to and including the calculation date and (b) Other Operating Income for the trailing twelve (12) month period up to and including the calculation date; and

 

(ii)         actual management fees payable under the Management Agreement.

 

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Manager ” shall mean (i) Brookfield Properties Management (CA) Inc., a Delaware corporation or (ii) such other Person selected as the manager of the Property in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

Material Action ” shall mean with respect to any Person, any action to consolidate or merge such Person with or into any Person, or sell all or substantially all of the assets of such Person, or to institute proceedings to have such Person be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent, or consent to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against such Person or file a petition seeking, or consent to, reorganization or relief with respect to such Person under any applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy, or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of such Person or a substantial part of its property, or make any assignment for the benefit of creditors of such Person, or admit in writing such Person’s inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or take action in furtherance of any such action, or, to the fullest extent permitted by law, dissolve or liquidate such Person.

 

Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean any event or condition which causes (i) a material impairment of the ability of any Person to perform any of its material obligations under any Loan Documents (including, without limitation, payment of principal and interest due hereunder), (ii) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of any Loan Document, (iii) a material adverse effect on the use, value or operation of the Property taken as a whole (including the Underwritable Cash Flow), (iv) a material adverse effect on the Collateral or (v) a material adverse effect on the Mezzanine A Collateral.

 

Material Agreements ” shall mean each contract and agreement relating to the ownership, management, development, use, operation, leasing, maintenance, repair or improvement of the Property under which there is an obligation of Mortgage Borrower to pay more than Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 ($750,000.00) per annum and which is not terminable upon sixty (60) days’ notice (other than the Management Agreement, the Leases, and any agreement relating to any construction permitted hereunder).

 

Maturity Date ” shall mean the Initial Maturity Date, as such date may be extended pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.9 hereof, or such other date on which the final payment of the principal amount of the Loan becomes due and payable as herein provided, whether at such stated maturity date, by declaration of acceleration, or otherwise.

 

Maximum Legal Rate ” shall mean the maximum non-usurious interest rate, if any, that at any time or from time to time may be contracted for, taken, reserved, charged or received on the indebtedness evidenced by the Note and as provided for herein or the other Loan Documents, under the laws of such state or states whose laws are held by any court of competent jurisdiction to govern the interest rate provisions of the Loan.

 

Member ” is defined in Section 5.1 hereof.

 

Mezzanine A Borrower ” shall mean North Tower Mezzanine, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

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Mezzanine A Borrower Operating Agreement ” shall mean the limited liability company agreement of Mezzanine A Borrower, as the same may be amended from time to time to the extent permitted under the Mezzanine A Loan Agreement and this Agreement.

 

Mezzanine A Collateral ” shall mean “Collateral” as defined in the Mezzanine A Loan Agreement.

 

Mezzanine A Debt Service ” shall mean, with respect to any particular period of time, principal (if applicable) and interest payments due under the Mezzanine A Loan Agreement, the Mezzanine A Note and the other Mezzanine A Loan Documents.

 

Mezzanine A Lender ” shall mean Mirae Asset Daewoo Co., Ltd., together with its successors and assigns.

 

Mezzanine A Loan ” shall mean that certain loan made as of the date hereof by Mezzanine A Lender to Mezzanine A Borrower in the original principal amount of $65,000,000.00 and evidenced by the Mezzanine A Note.

 

Mezzanine A Loan Agreement ” shall mean that certain Mezzanine A Loan Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between Mezzanine A Borrower and Mezzanine A Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Mezzanine A Loan Documents ” shall mean all agreements executed and/or delivered in connection with the Mezzanine A Loan.

 

Mezzanine A Loan Event of Default ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Event of Default” in the Mezzanine A Loan Agreement.

 

Mezzanine A Note ” shall mean “Note” as defined in the Mezzanine A Loan Agreement.

 

Mezzanine A Pledge Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

 

Mezzanine A SPE Component Entity ” shall mean “SPE Component Entity” as defined in the Mezzanine A Loan Agreement.

 

Mezzanine Endorsement ” means a mezzanine endorsement to the Owner’s Policy delivered by Borrower to Lender in a form reasonably acceptable to Lender.

 

Minimum Counterparty Rating ” shall mean (1) (a) a long term credit rating from S&P of at least “A-,” which rating shall not include a “t” or otherwise reflect a termination risk, and (b) a long term credit rating from Moody’s of at least “A3”, which rating shall not include a “t” or otherwise reflect a termination risk or (2) such other ratings acceptable to Lender in its sole discretion.

 

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Minimum Ownership/Control Test ” shall mean that (A) Guarantor (directly or indirectly) Controls Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower and Mortgage Borrower, (B) BPY and/or BAM (directly or indirectly) Controls Guarantor, (C) no less than fifty-one percent (51%) of the equity interests (direct or indirect) of each Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower and Mortgage Borrower are owned, in the aggregate, by Guarantor, (D) no less than twenty percent (20%) of the equity interests (direct or indirect) in Guarantor are owned, in the aggregate, by one or more of BPY and/or BAM, and (E) no less than twenty percent (20%) of the equity interests (direct or indirect) in each of Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower and Mortgage Borrower are owned, in the aggregate, by one or more of BPY and/or BAM.

 

Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount ” shall mean, for the First Monthly Payment Date and for each Monthly Payment Date occurring thereafter, a payment equal to the amount of interest which has accrued and will accrue, in each case, during the Interest Accrual Period in which such Monthly Payment Date occurs computed at the Interest Rate in the manner set forth in Section 2.5 of this Agreement.

 

Monthly Payment Date ” shall mean the First Monthly Payment Date and the ninth (9 th ) day of every calendar month occurring thereafter during the term of the Loan.

 

Moody’s ” shall mean Moody’s Investor Service, Inc.

 

Mortgage Borrower ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

 

Mortgage Borrower Operating Agreement ” shall mean the limited liability company agreement of Mortgage Borrower, as the same may be amended from time to time to the extent permitted under the Mortgage Loan Agreement and this Agreement.

 

Mortgage Debt ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Debt” in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Mortgage Debt Service ” shall mean, with respect to any particular period of time, principal (if applicable) and interest payments due under the Mortgage Loan Agreement, the Mortgage Note and the other Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

Mortgage Lender ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

 

Mortgage Loan ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

 

Mortgage Loan Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

 

Mortgage Loan Documents ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Loan Documents” in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Mortgage Loan Event of Default ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Event of Default” in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

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Mortgage Loan Reserve Accounts ” shall mean the “Reserve Accounts” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Mortgage Loan Reserve Funds ” shall mean the “Reserve Funds” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Mortgage Loan Restoration Provisions ” shall mean the terms and conditions of the Mortgage Loan Agreement relating to Restoration in connection with a Casualty and/or Condemnation of the Property.

 

Mortgage Note ” shall mean “Note” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Mortgage SPE Component Entity ” shall mean any SPE Component Entity as such term is defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service ” shall have mean, with respect to any Liquidation Event, all amounts paid to or received by or on behalf of Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower or Borrower in connection with such Liquidation Event, including, without limitation, proceeds of any sale, refinancing or other disposition or liquidation, less (i) Mortgage Lender’s, Mezzanine A Lender’s and/or Lender’s reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with the recovery thereof, (ii) the costs incurred by Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower and/or Borrower in connection with a Restoration of all or any portion of the Property made in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Documents, (iii) amounts required or permitted to be deducted therefrom, and amounts paid, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents to Mortgage Lender and amounts paid pursuant to the Mezzanine A Loan Documents to Mezzanine A Lender, (iv) in the case of a foreclosure sale, disposition or transfer of the Property in connection with realization thereon following an Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, such reasonable and customary costs and expenses of sale or other disposition (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and brokerage commissions), (v) in the case of a foreclosure sale disposition or transfer of any Mezzanine A Collateral in connection with realization thereon pursuant to the Mezzanine A Loan Documents following and during the continuance of a Mezzanine A Loan Event of Default under the Mezzanine A Loan, such reasonable and customary costs and expenses of sale or other disposition (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and brokerage commissions), (vi) in the case of a foreclosure sale, such out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Mortgage Lender under the Mortgage Loan Documents as Mortgage Lender shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for under the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, (vii) in the case of a foreclosure sale, such costs and expenses incurred by Mezzanine A Lender and/or any servicer under the Mezzanine A Loan Documents as Mezzanine A Lender shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for under the terms of the Mezzanine A Loan Documents and (viii) in the case of a refinancing of the Mortgage Loan, such costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) of such refinancing as shall be reasonably approved by Lender; provided, that in no event shall Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service include any amounts that are (x) not applied to the Loan, the Mezzanine A Loan or the Mortgage Loan in accordance with Section 2.7(b) and (y) distributed to the Mortgage Borrower in accordance with Sections 2.7(b) or 7.4 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Net Proceeds ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

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Net Proceeds Deficiency ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.4 hereof.

 

Net Rental Income ” shall mean an amount (computed in accordance with the Approved Accounting Method) equal to the rental income actually collected at or in respect of the Property (whether by Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, any Manager or otherwise) under Leases which are in full force and effect.

 

New Manager ” shall mean any Person replacing or becoming the assignee of the then current Manager, in each case, in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof.

 

New Mezzanine Borrower ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.6 hereof.

 

New Mezzanine Loan ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.6 hereof.

 

New Mezzanine Option ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.6 hereof.

 

New Non-Consolidation Opinion ” shall mean a substantive non-consolidation opinion provided by outside counsel to Borrower that is reasonably acceptable to Lender and, after a Securitization, acceptable to the Rating Agencies and otherwise in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender and, after a Securitization, acceptable to the Rating Agencies. For the avoidance of doubt, a New Non-Consolidation Opinion may contain the same exclusions regarding the Completion Guaranty and the Unfunded Obligation Guaranty as made in the Non-Consolidation Opinion.

 

Non-Consolidation Opinion ” shall mean that certain substantive non-consolidation opinion delivered to Lender by Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. in connection with the closing of the Loan.

 

Note ” shall mean that certain Mezzanine B Loan Promissory Note of even date herewith in the principal amount of $35,000,000.00, made by Borrower in favor of Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, severed, split, or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Oaktree ” shall mean Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, together with any parent or affiliate thereof providing credit support or a guaranty under its lease (if any).

 

Oaktree Lease ” shall mean, a Lease at the Property with Oaktree (including, without limitation, any guaranty or similar instrument furnished thereunder), as the same may have been or may hereafter be amended, restated, extended, renewed, replaced and/or otherwise modified.

 

OFAC ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.30 hereof.

 

Officer’s Certificate ” shall mean a certificate delivered to Lender by Borrower which is signed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower and which, in all events, will be subject to the exculpation provisions in this Agreement.

 

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Operating Expenses ” shall mean the total of all expenditures (computed in accordance with the Approved Accounting Method) of whatever kind relating to the operation, maintenance and management of the Property that are incurred on a regular monthly or other periodic basis, including without limitation, (and without duplication) (a) general and administrative expenses, contract services, cleaning fees, utilities, ordinary repairs and maintenance, insurance, license fees, property taxes and assessments, advertising expenses, payroll and related taxes, computer processing charges, HVAC fees, elevator fees, parking fees, management fees (equal to the greater of two and three quarters percent (2.75%) of Net Rental Income and the management fees actually paid under the Management Agreement), operational equipment or other lease payments as reasonably approved by Lender, but specifically excluding (i) depreciation, amortization and any other non-cash items, (ii) the Aggregate Debt Service, (iii) non-recurring or extraordinary expenses, and (iv) deposits into the Reserve Funds; (b) normalized capital expenditures equal to $0.20 per square foot per annum; and (c) normalized tenant improvement and leasing commission expenditures equal to $1.25 per square foot per annum. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence or anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Lender shall accept Mortgage Lender’s determination of “Operating Expenses” as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Organizational Chart ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.31 hereof.

 

Organizational Documents ” shall mean (i) with respect to a corporation, such Person’s certificate of incorporation and by-laws, and any shareholder agreement, voting trust or similar arrangement applicable to any of such Person’s authorized shares of capital stock, (ii) with respect to a partnership, such Person’s certificate of limited partnership, partnership agreement, voting trusts or similar arrangements applicable to any of its partnership interests, (iii) with respect to a limited liability company, such Person’s certificate of formation, limited liability company agreement or other document affecting the rights of holders of limited liability company interests, and (iv) any and all agreements between any constituent member, partner or shareholder of the Person in question, including any contribution agreement or indemnification agreements. In each case, “Organizational Documents” shall include any indemnity, contribution, shareholders or other agreement among any of the owners of the entity in question.

 

Other Charges ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Other Connection Taxes ” shall mean, with respect to Lender, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

 

Other Operating Income ” shall mean income (computed in accordance with the Approved Accounting Method) that is actually collected, not classified as Net Rental Income and derived from the ownership and operation of the Property from whatever source, including, without limitation, common area maintenance, real estate tax recoveries from Tenants, utility recoveries from Tenants, other miscellaneous expense recoveries, percentage rent, forfeited deposits, and income from auctions following defaults under Leases, but specifically excluding sales, use and occupancy or other taxes on receipts required to be accounted for by Mortgage Borrower or Borrower to any Governmental Authority, refunds and uncollectible accounts, sales of furniture, fixtures and equipment, interest income (including any proceeds of any payments made under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement), insurance proceeds (other than business interruption or other loss of income insurance), Awards, Lease Termination Payments, unforfeited Security Deposits, and utility and other similar deposits. Other Operating Income shall not be diminished as a result of the Security Instrument or the creation of any intervening estate or interest in the Property or any part thereof.

 

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Other Taxes ” shall mean all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.6(f) ).

 

Owner’s Title Policy ” shall mean that certain ALTA extended coverage owner’s policy of title insurance issued in connection with the closing of the Mortgage Loan insuring the Mortgage Borrower as the owner of the Property.

 

Outstanding Principal Balance ” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the unpaid principal balance of the Loan.

 

PACE Loan ” shall mean (a) any “Property-Assessed Clean Energy loan” or (b) any other indebtedness, without regard to the name given to such indebtedness, which is (i) incurred for improvements to any Property for the purpose of increasing energy efficiency, increasing use of renewable energy sources, resource conservation, or a combination of the foregoing, and (ii) repaid through multi-year assessments against any Property.

 

Partial Release ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.10 hereof.

 

Participant ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.8(a)(ix) hereof.

 

Patriot Act ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.30 hereof.

 

Permits ” shall mean all necessary certificates, licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy, consents, and other approvals (governmental and otherwise) required under applicable Legal Requirements for the operation of the Property and the conduct of Mortgage Borrower’s business (including, without limitation, all required zoning, building code, land use, environmental and other similar permits or approvals).

 

Permitted Alterations ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

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Permitted Encumbrances ” shall mean collectively, (a) the lien and security interests created by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (b) the lien and security interests created by the Mortgage Loan Agreement and the other Mortgage Loan Documents, (b) the lien and security interests created by the Mezzanine A Loan Agreement and the other Mezzanine A Loan Documents, (d) all liens, encumbrances and other matters disclosed in the Title Insurance Policy, (e) liens, if any, for Taxes and Other Charges imposed by any Governmental Authority not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement (or liens, if any, for Taxes and Other Charges which are permitted to exist pursuant to the terms of this Agreement without constituting an Event of Default hereunder), (f) existing Leases and new Leases entered into in accordance with this Agreement, (g) any Permitted Equipment Leases, (h) any workers’, mechanics’ or other similar liens on the Property arising in the ordinary course of business provided that any such lien is being contested in good faith in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement (or any workers’, mechanics’ or other similar liens, if any, which are permitted to exist pursuant to the terms of this Agreement without constituting an Event of Default hereunder), (i) immaterial easements, rights-of-way, encroachments, other similar immaterial restrictions on the use of real estate, minor title irregularities, in each case, so long as the same are entered into in the ordinary course of Mortgage Borrower’s business (but in no event in connection with the borrowing of money or the obtaining of advances or credit) and do not (1) interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower or Mortgage Borrower and (2) have a Material Adverse Effect, and (j) such other title and survey exceptions as Lender has approved or may approve in writing in Lender’s sole discretion.

 

Permitted Equipment Leases ” shall mean equipment leases or other similar instruments entered into with respect to the Personal Property; provided, that, in each case, such equipment leases or similar instruments (i) are entered into on commercially reasonable terms and conditions in the ordinary course of Mortgage Borrower’s business and (ii) relate to Personal Property which is (A) used in connection with the operation and maintenance of the Property in the ordinary course of Mortgage Borrower’s business and (B) readily replaceable without material interference or interruption to the operation of the Property.

 

Permitted Transfers ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.3 hereof.

 

Person ” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, estate, trust, unincorporated association, any federal, state, county or municipal government or any bureau, department or agency thereof and any fiduciary acting in such capacity on behalf of any of the foregoing.

 

Personal Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in the granting clause of the Security Instrument.

 

Pledge Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

 

Policies ” and “ Policy ” shall have the meanings set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Prepayment Notice ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.7(a) hereof.

 

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Prepayment Premium ” shall mean with respect to any repayment or prepayment of the Debt made (i) on or prior to the Prepayment Premium Date, an amount equal to the product of (a) the LIBOR Spread, Alternate Rate Spread or Prime Rate Spread, as applicable, (but in no event less than the LIBOR Spread) with respect to portion of the Loan being prepaid, (b) the amount of the Loan being prepaid, and (c) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days remaining from and including (A) prior to a Securitization, the date that such prepayment is made and (B) after a Securitization, the date that is the last day of the Interest Accrual Period during which such prepayment is made, in each case, through the last day of the Interest Accrual Period during which the Prepayment Premium Date occurs and the denominator of which is 360, and (ii) after the Prepayment Premium Date, an amount equal to zero dollars ($0.00). The amount of the Prepayment Premium shall be determined by Lender in its reasonable discretion and shall be final and binding absent manifest error.

 

Prepayment Premium Date ” shall mean the Monthly Payment Date occurring in October 9, 2019.

 

Prime Index Rate ” shall mean, with respect to each Interest Accrual Period, the rate of interest published in The Wall Street Journal from time to time as the “Prime Rate” for the U.S. on the related Determination Date. If more than one “Prime Rate” for the U.S. is published in The Wall Street Journal for a day, the average of such “Prime Rates” shall be used, and such average shall be rounded up to the nearest 1/100th of one percent (0.01%). If The Wall Street Journal ceases to publish the “Prime Rate” for the U.S., Lender shall select an equivalent publication that publishes such “Prime Rate,” and if such “Prime Rates” are no longer generally published or are limited, regulated or administered by a governmental or quasigovernmental body, then Lender shall select a comparable interest rate index.

 

Prime Rate ” shall mean, with respect to each Interest Accrual Period, the per annum rate of interest equal to the Prime Index Rate plus the Prime Rate Spread; provided , however , that the Prime Rate shall not be less than the LIBOR Spread.

 

Prime Rate Loan ” shall mean the Loan at such time as interest thereon accrues at a rate of interest based upon the Prime Rate.

 

Prime Rate Spread ” shall mean, as the same may be reallocated pursuant to, and in accordance with, the restrictions and limitations contained in Section 11.1(b)(iv) hereof, in connection with any conversion of the Loan from (a) a LIBOR Loan to a Prime Rate Loan, the greater of (i) the difference (expressed as the number of basis points) between (x) LIBOR plus the LIBOR Spread on the date that LIBOR was last applicable to the Loan and (y) the Prime Index Rate on the date that LIBOR was last applicable to the Loan, and (ii) zero (0), or (b) an Alternate Rate Loan to a Prime Rate Loan, the greater of (i) the difference (expressed as the number of basis points) between (x) LIBOR plus the Alternate Rate Spread on the date that LIBOR was last applicable to the Loan and (y) the Prime Index Rate on the date that LIBOR was last applicable to the Loan, and (ii) zero (0).

 

Prohibited Entity ” means any Person which (i) is a statutory trust or similar Person, (ii) owns a direct or indirect interest in Borrower or the Property through a tenancy-in-common or other similar form of ownership interest and/or (iii) is a Crowdfunded Person.

 

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Pro Forma Rental Income ” shall mean pro forma Rents for a 12-month period under new Leases in full force and effect at the Property where (A) the Tenant under each such Lease has taken possession of its premises (which taking of possession, includes, without limitation, (x) all of the premises demised to such Tenant under the Lease being turned over to such Tenant for (i) occupancy or (ii) in order for such Tenant to complete any tenant improvements to be completed by such Tenant under the Lease and (y) such Tenant accepting the premises), and (C) the Tenant under each such Lease has no voluntary termination rights prior to the commencement of such Lease and its obligation to begin paying full unabated rent thereunder but, in all events, only if the Free Rent Requirement is satisfied with respect to the subject Lease. If rental income from any Lease is to be included in Pro Forma Rental Income, then the amount of such rental income will be Rents payable under the relevant Lease during the first 12 months of Lease term when full base rent is payable.

 

Prohibited Transfer ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 hereof.

 

Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Security Instrument but, from and after any release of any of the property described in the Security Instrument in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement, shall refer only to such portion of the “Property” as described in the Security Instrument that has not been released.

 

Property Document ” shall mean, individually or collectively (as the context may require), the following: the REA.

 

Property Document Event ” shall mean any event which would, directly or indirectly, cause a default termination right, right of first refusal, first offer or any other similar right, cause any termination fees to be due or would cause a Material Adverse Effect to occur under any Property Document (in each case, beyond any applicable notice and cure periods under the applicable Property Document); provided, however, any of the foregoing shall not be deemed a Property Document Event to the extent Lender’s prior written consent is obtained with respect to the same.

 

Provided Information ” shall mean any information provided by or on behalf of any Borrower Party in connection with the Loan, the Mortgage Loan, the Mezzanine A Loan, the Property, such Borrower Party and/or any related matter or Person (but excluding in all events any summary of the terms of the Loan Documents).

 

Prudent Lender Standard ” shall, with respect to any matter, be deemed to have been met if the matter in question is reasonably acceptable to Lender.

 

Qualified Management Agreement ” shall mean a management agreement with a Qualified Manager with respect to the Property in form and substance substantially similar to the Management Agreement, or such other form as is reasonably approved by Lender (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned).

 

Qualified Manager ” shall mean (i) Brookfield Properties Management (CA) Inc., a Delaware corporation, (ii) a property management company majority owned and Controlled by BAM and/or BPY, or (iii) an Unaffiliated Qualified Manager.

 

Rating Agencies ” shall mean each of S&P, Moody’s, Fitch and any other nationally-recognized statistical rating agency designated by Lender (and any successor to any of the foregoing).

 

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Rating Agency Condition ” shall be deemed to exist if (i) any Rating Agency fails to respond to any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to any applicable matter or otherwise elects (orally or in writing) not to consider any applicable matter or (ii) Lender (or its Servicer) is not required to and/or elects not to obtain (or cause to be obtained) a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to any applicable matter, in each case, pursuant to and in compliance with any pooling and servicing agreement(s) or similar agreement(s), in each case, relating to the servicing and/or administration of the Loan.

 

Rating Agency Confirmation ” shall mean (i) prior to a Securitization or if the Rating Agency Condition exists, that Lender has (in consultation with the Rating Agencies (if required by Lender)) approved the matter in question in writing based upon Lender’s good faith determination of applicable Rating Agency standards and criteria and (ii) from and after a Securitization (to the extent the Rating Agency Condition does not exist), a written affirmation from each of the Rating Agencies (obtained at Borrower’s sole cost and expense) that the credit rating of the Securities by such Rating Agency immediately prior to the occurrence of the event with respect to which such Rating Agency Confirmation is sought will not be qualified, downgraded or withdrawn as a result of the occurrence of such event, which affirmation may be granted or withheld in such Rating Agency’s sole and absolute discretion.

 

REA ” shall mean, individually or collectively (as the context requires), each reciprocal easement or similar agreement affecting the Property (or any portion thereof) as more particularly described on Schedule IV hereto (if any), any Atrium REA (if entered into pursuant to the terms hereof), any amendment, restatement, replacement or other modification thereof, any future reciprocal easement or similar agreement affecting such Property (or any portion thereof) entered into in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof and any amendment, restatement, replacement or other modification thereof.

 

Recourse Guaranty ” shall mean that certain Mezzanine B Loan Limited Recourse Guaranty executed by Guarantor and dated as of the date hereof, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Registration Statement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.2 hereof.

 

Regulation AB ” shall mean Regulation AB under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as such Regulation may be amended from time to time.

 

Related Collateral ” shall mean an asset that is “related” within the meaning of the definition of Significant Obligor, to the Collateral.

 

Related Loan ” shall mean a loan to an Affiliate of Borrower or secured by Related Collateral, that is included in a Securitization with the Loan (or any portion thereof or interest therein).

 

Release Price ” shall mean an amount equal to 110% of the Allocated Loan Amount with respect to the Atrium Parcel.

 

Remaining Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.10 hereof.

 

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Remaining Unfunded Obligations ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

REMIC Trust ” shall mean any “real estate mortgage investment conduit” within the meaning of Section 860D of the IRS Code that holds any interest in all or any portion of the Loan.

 

Rent Roll ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.18 hereof.

 

Rents ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Security Instrument.

 

Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(c) hereof.

 

Reporting Failure ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.12 hereof.

 

Required Financial Item ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.12 hereof.

 

Reserve Percentage ” shall mean the rates (expressed as a decimal) of reserve requirements applicable to Lender on the date two (2) London Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Accrual Period (including, without limitation, basic, supplemental, marginal and emergency reserves) under any regulations of any Governmental Authority as now and from time to time hereafter in effect, dealing with reserve requirements prescribed for Eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) (or against any other category of liabilities which includes deposits by reference to which LIBOR is determined or against any category of extensions of credit or other assets which includes loans by a non-United States office of a depository institution to United States residents or loans which charge interest at a rate determined by reference to such deposits). The determination of the Reserve Percentage shall be based on the assumption that Lender funded one hundred percent (100%) of its Percentage Share of the Loan in the interbank Eurodollar market. In the event of any change in the rate of such Reserve Percentage during an Interest Accrual Period, or any variation in such requirements based upon amounts or kinds of assets or liabilities, or other factors, including, without limitation, the imposition of Reserve Percentages, or differing Reserve Percentages, on one or more but not all of the holders of the Loan or any participation therein, Lender may use any reasonable averaging and/or attribution methods which it deems appropriate and practical for determining the rate of such Reserve Percentage which shall be used in the computation of the Reserve Percentage. Lender’s computation of the Reserve Percentage shall be determined conclusively by Lender and shall be conclusive and binding on Borrower for all purposes, absent manifest error.

 

Responsible Officer ” means, with respect to a Person, the chairman of the board, president, chief operating officer, chief financial officer, treasurer, secretary, vice president or other duly authorized officer of such Person.

 

Restoration ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Restricted Party ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 hereof.

 

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Sale or Pledge ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 hereof.

 

Sanctions ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.30 hereof.

 

Scheduled Unavailability Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b)(iii) hereof.

 

Secondary Market Adverse Change ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1 hereof.

 

Secondary Market Transaction ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1 hereof.

 

Securities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1 hereof.

 

Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Securitization ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1 hereof.

 

Security Deposits ” shall mean any advance deposits or any other deposits collected with respect to the Property, whether in the form of cash, letter(s) of credit or other cash equivalents (including, without limitation, such deposits made in connection with any Lease).

 

Security Documents ” shall mean, collectively, (i) the Pledge Agreement, (ii) an acknowledgement and consent to such Pledge Agreement by Mezzanine A Borrower, (iii) all Uniform Commercial Code financing statements required by this Agreement to be filed with respect to the security instruments in personal property created pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, from time to time, and (iv) all other documents and agreements executed or delivered to Lender by Borrower in connection with any of the foregoing documents.

 

Security Instrument ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

 

Security Instrument Taxes ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.2 hereof.

 

Servicer ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.4 hereof.

 

Severed Loan Documents ” shall have the meaning set forth in Article 10 hereof.

 

Significant Obligor ” shall have the meaning set forth in Item 1101(k) of Regulation AB under the Securities Act.

 

Single Purpose Entity ” shall mean an entity whose structure and organizational and governing documents are otherwise in form and substance acceptable to the Rating Agencies and satisfying the Prudent Lender Standard.

 

Special Member ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1 hereof.

 

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Specified Tenant ” shall mean, as applicable, (i) GDC, (ii) Wells Fargo, (iii) any other lessee(s) of the Specified Tenant Space (or any portion thereof) whose lease (together with all other leases at the Property to the same tenant and to all affiliates of such tenant) covers fifteen percent (15%) or more of the total gross leasable space for the Property and (iv) any parent or affiliate of any of the foregoing providing credit support or a guaranty under such tenant’s lease (if any).

 

Specified Tenant Lease ” shall mean, collectively and/or individually (as the context requires), each Lease at the Property with Specified Tenant (including, without limitation, any guaranty or similar instrument furnished thereunder), as the same may have been or may hereafter be amended, restated, extended, renewed, replaced and/or otherwise modified.

 

Specified Tenant Space ” shall mean that portion of the Property demised as of the date hereof to the initial Specified Tenants pursuant to the initial Specified Tenant Leases. References herein to “applicable portions” of the Specified Tenant Space (or words of similar import) shall be deemed to refer to the portion of the Specified Tenant Space demised pursuant to the applicable Specified Tenant Lease(s) entered into after the date hereof in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof.

 

SPE Component Entity ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1 hereof. For avoidance of doubt, on the Closing Date, Borrower is an Acceptable LLC and therefore, no SPE Component Entity exists and, so long as Borrower continues to be an Acceptable LLC, no SPE Component Entity is required.

 

S&P ” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

 

State ” shall mean the state in which the Property or any part thereof is located.

 

Strike Rate ” shall mean (i) with respect to the initial term of the Loan, four and one-quarter percent (4.25%) and (ii) with respect to each Extension Period, a percentage rate equal to the percentage rate per annum which, when added to the LIBOR Spread, Alternate Rate Spread, or Prime Rate Spread, as applicable, would yield a Debt Service Coverage Ratio of at least 1.10:1.00.

 

Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(g) hereof.

 

Subordination of Management Agreement ” shall mean that certain Mezzanine B Loan Subordination of Management Agreement dated as of the date hereof among Lender, Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower and Manager, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Survey ” shall mean that certain survey of the Property certified and delivered to Lender in connection with the closing of the Loan.

 

Tax Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

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Taxes ” shall mean all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

 

Tenant ” shall mean any Person leasing, subleasing or otherwise occupying any portion of the Property under a Lease or other occupancy agreement.

 

Testing Period ” shall mean, for purposes of calculating the Underwritable Cash Flow with respect to the Property, the trailing twelve (12) month period ending as of the last day of the calendar month immediately preceding the date of calculation.

 

Title Insurance Policy ” shall mean that certain ALTA mortgagee title insurance policy issued with respect to the Property and insuring the lien of the Security Instrument.

 

Trigger Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

True Up Payment ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

UCC ” or “ Uniform Commercial Code ” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State.

 

UCC Title Insurance Policy ” shall mean, collectively, (i) with respect to the Collateral, a UCC title insurance policy in the form reasonably acceptable to Lender issued with respect to the Collateral and insuring the lien of the Pledge Agreement encumbering such Collateral and (ii) the Mezzanine Endorsement.

 

Unaffiliated Qualified Manager ” shall mean a property manager of the Property that is not an Affiliate of Borrower and that (A) is a reputable, nationally or regionally recognized management company having at least five (5) years’ experience in the management of similar Class “A” office properties, (B) at the time of its engagement as property manager has under management leasable square footage of the same property type as the Property located in major metropolitan markets in the United States equal to or greater than 5,000,000 leasable square feet of office space (excluding the Property) and (C) is not the subject of a bankruptcy or similar insolvency proceeding.

 

Underwritable Cash Flow ” shall mean, as of any date of calculation, an amount calculated by Lender (subject in all cases to Lender’s Cash Flow Adjustments) equal to:

 

(i)          the sum of (a) Net Rental Income for the Testing Period, and (b) Other Operating Income for the Testing Period, and (c) Pro Forma Rental Income; less

 

(ii)         the sum of (a) Operating Expenses for the Testing Period, (b) if not included in Operating Expenses in clause (a) , the Management Fee during the Testing Period, and (c) if and only if not included in Operating Expenses in clause (a) , normalized capital expenditures equal to $0.20 per square foot per annum.

 

Lender’s calculation of Underwritable Cash Flow (including, without limitation, determination of items that do not qualify as Other Operating Income or Operating Expenses) shall be calculated by Lender in good faith based upon criteria that would reasonably be required by a prudent institutional commercial mortgage loan lender and shall be final absent manifest error.

 

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Underwriter Group ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.2 hereof.

 

Unfunded Obligations Guaranty ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.2 hereof.

 

Updated Information ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1 hereof.

 

U.S. Obligations ” shall mean direct full faith and credit obligations of the United States of America that are not subject to prepayment, call or early redemption.

 

U.S. Person ” shall mean any person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the IRS Code.

 

USPAP ” shall mean the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.

 

Withholding Agent ” means any Borrower or Lender, as applicable.

 

Wells Fargo ” shall mean Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, together with any parent or affiliate thereof providing credit support or a guaranty under its lease (if any).

 

Work Charge ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.16 hereof.

 

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

 

Section 1.2           Principles of Construction .

 

(a)          All references to sections and schedules are to sections and schedules in or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any reference in this Agreement or in any other Loan Documents to any Loan Documents shall be deemed to include references to such documents as the same may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, replaced and/or restated from time to time (and, in the case of any note or other instrument, to any instrument issued in substitution therefor). All uses of the word “including” shall mean “including, without limitation” unless the context shall indicate otherwise. Unless otherwise specified, 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. Unless otherwise specified, all meanings attributed to defined terms herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms so defined.

 

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(b)          With respect to cross-references contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the Mortgage Loan Documents or to any Mortgage Loan Document (including with respect to any cross-references to defined terms therein) unless otherwise specifically provided herein, such cross-references shall be with respect to the Mortgage Loan Documents or such Mortgage Loan Document, as the case may be, in existence as of the date hereof.

 

(c)          With respect to cross-references contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the Mezzanine A Loan Documents or to any Mezzanine A Loan Document (including with respect to any cross-references to defined terms therein) unless otherwise specifically provided herein, such cross-references shall be with respect to the Mezzanine A Loan Documents or such Mezzanine A Loan Document, as the case may be, in existence as of the date hereof.

 

(d)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, including references to the Mortgage Loan and Mezzanine A Loans or to capitalized terms being defined in the Mortgage Loan Documents or Mezzanine A Loan Documents, nothing herein creates any obligation of Borrower with respect to any of the Mortgage Loan Documents or Mezzanine A Loan Documents and Borrower has no obligations to comply with and shall not be liable under any Mortgage Loan Document or Mezzanine A Loan Document, and nothing herein creates any obligation of either Mortgage Borrower or Mezzanine A Borrower with respect to any of the Loan Documents and neither Mortgage Borrower nor Mezzanine A Borrower has any obligation to comply with and shall not be liable under this Agreement or any Loan Document.

 

(e)          Notwithstanding anything stated herein to the contrary, any provisions in this Agreement cross-referencing or incorporating by reference provisions of the Mortgage Loan Documents shall be effective notwithstanding the termination of the Mortgage Loan Documents by payment in full of the Mortgage Loan or otherwise.

 

(f)          Notwithstanding anything stated herein to the contrary, any provisions in this Agreement cross-referencing or incorporating by reference provisions of the Mezzanine A Loan Documents shall be effective notwithstanding the termination of the Mezzanine A Loan Documents by payment in full of the Mezzanine A Loan or otherwise.

 

(g)          To the extent that any terms, provisions or definitions of any Mortgage Loan Documents that are incorporated herein by reference are incorporated into the Mortgage Loan Documents by reference to any other document or instrument, such terms, provisions or definitions that are incorporated herein by reference shall at all times be deemed to incorporate each such term, provision and definition of the applicable other document or instrument as the same is set forth in such other document or instrument as of the Closing Date, without regard to any amendments, restatements, replacements, supplements, waivers or other modifications to or of such other document or instrument occurring after the Closing Date, unless Lender expressly agrees that such term, provision or definition as appearing, incorporated into, or used in this Agreement have been revised.

 

(h)          To the extent that any terms, provisions or definitions of any Mezzanine A Loan Documents that are incorporated herein by reference are incorporated into the Mezzanine A Loan Documents by reference to any other document or instrument, such terms, provisions or definitions that are incorporated herein by reference shall at all times be deemed to incorporate each such term, provision and definition of the applicable other document or instrument as the same is set forth in such other document or instrument as of the Closing Date, without regard to any amendments, restatements, replacements, supplements, waivers or other modifications to or of such other document or instrument occurring after the Closing Date, unless Lender expressly agrees that such term, provision or definition as appearing, incorporated into, or used in this Agreement have been revised.

 

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(i)           The words “Borrower shall cause” or “Borrower shall not permit” (or words of similar meaning) shall mean “Borrower shall cause Mezzanine A Borrower to” or “Borrower shall not cause or permit Mezzanine A Borrower to”, as the case may be, to so act or not to so act, as applicable. Borrower and Lender hereby acknowledge and agree that, as to any clauses or provisions contained in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to the effect that (i) Borrower shall cause Mezzanine A Borrower act or to refrain from acting in any manner or (ii) Borrower shall cause to occur or not to occur, or otherwise be obligated in any manner with respect to, any matters pertaining to Mezzanine A Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, the Property, the Mezzanine A Collateral or the Collateral, or (iii) other similar effect, such clause or provision, in each case, is intended to mean, and shall be construed as meaning, that Borrower has undertaken to act and is obligated to act only in its capacity as the sole member of Mezzanine A Borrower but not directly with respect to Mezzanine A Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, the Mezzanine A Collateral, the Collateral or the Property or in any other manner which would violate any of the covenants contained in Article 5 hereof or other similar covenants contained in Borrower’s organizational documents.

 

Article 2

 

GENERAL TERMS

 

Section 2.1            Loan Commitment; Disbursement to Borrower . Except as expressly and specifically set forth herein, Lender has no obligation or other commitment to loan any funds to Borrower or otherwise make disbursements to Borrower. Borrower hereby waives any right Borrower may have to make any claim to the contrary.

 

Section 2.2            The Loan . Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, Lender hereby agrees to make and Borrower hereby agrees to accept the Loan on the Closing Date.

 

Section 2.3            Disbursement to Borrower . Borrower may request and receive only one borrowing hereunder in respect of the Loan and any amount borrowed and repaid hereunder in respect of the Loan may not be re - borrowed.

 

Section 2.4            The Note and the Other Loan Documents . The Loan shall be evidenced by the Note and this Agreement and secured by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

Section 2.5             Interest Rate .

 

(a)           Generally . Interest on the Outstanding Principal Balance shall accrue from the Closing Date at the Interest Rate until repaid in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof.

 

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(b)           Determination of Interest Rate .

 

(i)           The Interest Rate with respect to the Loan shall be: (A) the LIBOR Rate with respect to the applicable Interest Accrual Period for a LIBOR Loan, (B) the Alternate Rate with respect to the applicable Interest Accrual Period if the Loan is an Alternate Rate Loan, or (C) the Prime Rate with respect to the applicable Interest Accrual Period if the Loan is a Prime Rate Loan.

 

(ii)          Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Loan shall be a LIBOR Loan and Borrower shall pay interest on the Outstanding Principal Balance at the LIBOR Rate for the applicable Interest Accrual Period. Any change in the rate of interest hereunder due to a change in the Interest Rate shall become effective as of the opening of business on the first day on which such change in the Interest Rate shall become effective. Each determination by Lender of the Interest Rate shall be conclusive and binding upon Borrower for all purposes, absent manifest error.

 

(iii)          Conversion of Loan .

 

(A)         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, if Lender determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that:

 

(i)          adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining LIBOR for any requested Interest Period, including, without limitation, because LIBOR is not available or published on a current basis and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or

 

(ii)         the supervisor for the administrator of LIBOR or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which LIBOR shall no longer be made available, or used for determining the interest rate of loans (such specific date, the “ Scheduled Unavailability Date ”),

 

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then, after such determination (such determination, an “ Alternative Index Determination ”) by the Lender (and provided that such determination shall have also been made by Lender with respect to other similarly situated loans), the Lender and the Borrower may amend this Agreement to replace LIBOR with an alternate benchmark rate (including any mathematical or other adjustments to the benchmark (if any) incorporated therein) that has been broadly accepted by the syndicated loan market in the United States in lieu of LIBOR (any such proposed rate, a “ LIBOR Successor Rate ”), together with any proposed LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes and any such amendment shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on the fifth (5 th ) Business Day after such amendment has been agreed to by Borrower and Lender. If such amendment becomes effective as described in the preceding sentence, the Loan shall be converted, as of the first day of the next Interest Accrual Period, to an Alternate Rate Loan in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof; provided that the Loan shall be a Prime Rate Loan from the first day of the Interest Accrual Period first occurring after the Alternate Index Determination until the conversion to an Alternate Rate Loan on the first day of the next Interest Accrual Period after such amendment becomes effective. If no LIBOR Successor Rate has been determined and the circumstances under clause (A)(i) above exist, the obligation of Lender to make or maintain a LIBOR Loan shall be suspended.  The term “ LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes ” means, with respect to any proposed LIBOR Successor Rate, any conforming changes to the definition of Alternate Rate Spread, Interest Accrual Period, Determination Date, timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other administrative matters as may be appropriate, in the discretion of the Lender, to reflect the adoption of such LIBOR Successor Rate and to permit the administration thereof by Lender in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if Lender determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such LIBOR Successor Rate exists, in such other manner of administration as Lender determines in consultation with the Borrower).

 

(B)          In the event that Lender shall have reasonably determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon Borrower absent manifest error) that the circumstances described in clause (A)(i) or (A)(ii) above exist and the Loan has not been converted to an Alternate Rate Loan as provided in clause (A) above, then Lender shall, if such determination shall have also been made by Lender with respect to other similarly situated loans, forthwith give notice by telephone of such determination, confirmed in writing, to Borrower at least one (1) Business Day prior to the next Determination Date. If such notice is given, the Alternate Rate Loan shall be converted, as of the first day of the next Interest Accrual Period, to a Prime Rate Loan.

 

(C)          If, pursuant to the terms hereof of clause (A) above, the Loan has been converted to an Alternate Rate Loan but thereafter Lender shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon Borrower absent manifest error) that Alternate Index is no longer broadly accepted by the syndicated loan market in the United States in lieu of LIBOR, then Lender shall, if such determination shall have also been made with respect to other similarly situated loans, forthwith give notice by telephone of such determination, confirmed in writing, to Borrower at least one (1) Business Day prior to the last day of the related Interest Accrual Period. If such notice is given, the related outstanding Prime Rate Loan shall be converted to a LIBOR Loan on the last day of the then current Interest Accrual Period.

 

(D)          If, pursuant to the terms of clauses (B) or (C) above, the Loan has been converted to a Prime Rate Loan, but thereafter Lender shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon Borrower absent manifest error) that LIBOR can again be ascertained as provided in the respective definition thereof, Lender shall give notice by telephone of such determination, confirmed in writing, to Borrower at least one (1) Business Day prior to the next Determination Date. If such notice is given, the Loan shall be converted, as of the first day of the next Interest Accrual Period, to a LIBOR Loan.

 

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(E)          If, pursuant to the terms of clause (B) above, the Loan has been converted to a Prime Rate Loan, Lender and Borrower may thereafter amend this Agreement to replace the Prime Rate with a LIBOR Successor Rate, together with any proposed LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes and any such amendment shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on the fifth (5 th ) Business Day after such amendment has been agreed to by Borrower and Lender. If such amendment becomes effective as described in the preceding sentence, the Loan shall be converted, as of the first day of the next Interest Accrual Period, to an Alternate Rate Loan in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof.

 

(F)          Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall Borrower have the right to convert the Loan to a LIBOR Loan, an Alternate Rate Loan or a Prime Rate Loan.

 

(iv)        Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of Borrower under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.5(b)(v) ) the applicable recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made. Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of Lender timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by Borrower to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 2.5(b)(v) , Borrower shall deliver to Lender the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to Lender. Borrower shall indemnify Lender, within ten (10) days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.5(b)(v) ) payable or paid by such recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to Borrower by Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.5(b)(v) shall survive any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, Lender and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.

 

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(v)         If any Change in Law shall hereafter make it unlawful for Lender to make or maintain a LIBOR Loan as contemplated hereunder (A) the obligation of Lender hereunder to make a LIBOR Loan or to convert an Alternate Rate Loan or a Prime Rate Loan to a LIBOR Loan shall be canceled forthwith and (B) any outstanding LIBOR Loan of Lender shall be converted automatically to a Prime Rate Loan on the last day of the then current Interest Accrual Period or within such earlier period as required by law. Borrower hereby agrees to promptly pay to Lender, upon demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate Lender for any reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by Lender in making any conversion in accordance with this Agreement, including, without limitation, any interest or fees payable by Lender to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to make or maintain the LIBOR Loan hereunder. Such notice (which shall be sent by Lender) of such costs, as certified to Borrower, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(vi)        In the event of any Change in Law:

 

(A)         shall hereafter impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, capital adequacy, special deposit, compulsory loan or similar requirement against assets held by, or deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, advances or loans by, or other credit extended by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of Lender which is not otherwise included in the determination of LIBOR hereunder;

 

(B)          shall hereafter have the effect of reducing the rate of return on Lender’s capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder to a level below that which Lender could have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration Lender’s policies with respect to capital adequacy) by any amount deemed by Lender to be material;

 

(C)          shall hereafter impose on Lender any other condition (other than Taxes) and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to Lender of making, renewing or maintaining loans or extensions of credit or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder; or

 

(D)         shall subject Lender to any Taxes (other than (I) Indemnified Taxes, (II) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes, and (III) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;

 

then, in any such case, Borrower shall promptly pay to Lender, upon demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate Lender, as applicable, for such additional incurred cost or reduced amount receivable as determined by Lender in good faith. If Lender becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this subsection, Lender shall provide Borrower with not less than thirty (30) days’ written notice specifying in reasonable detail the event by reason of which it has become so entitled and the additional amount required to fully compensate Lender for such additional cost or reduced amount. A certificate as to any additional costs or amounts payable pursuant to the foregoing sentence submitted by Lender to Borrower shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. This provision shall survive payment of the Note and the satisfaction of all other obligations of Borrower under this Agreement and the Loan Documents.

 

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(vii)        Borrower agrees to indemnify Lender and to hold Lender harmless from any actual loss or expense which Lender sustains or incurs as a consequence of (A) any default by Borrower in payment of the principal of or interest on a LIBOR Loan (or an Alternate Rate Loan or Prime Rate Loan, as applicable), including, without limitation, any such loss or expense arising from interest or fees payable by Lender to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to maintain a LIBOR Loan (or an Alternate Rate Loan or Prime Rate Loan, as applicable) hereunder, (B) any prepayment (whether voluntary or mandatory) of the LIBOR Loan (or an Alternate Rate Loan or Prime Rate Loan, as applicable) on a day that is not the last day of an Interest Accrual Period, including, without limitation, such loss or expense arising from interest or fees payable by Lender to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to maintain the LIBOR Loan (or an Alternate Rate Loan or Prime Rate Loan, as applicable) hereunder and (C) the conversion (for any reason whatsoever, whether voluntary or involuntary) of the Interest Rate from the LIBOR Rate to the Alternate Rate or the Prime Rate with respect to any portion of the outstanding principal amount of the Loan then bearing interest at the LIBOR Rate on a date other than the last day of an Interest Accrual Period, including, without limitation, such loss or expenses arising from interest or fees payable by Lender to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to maintain a LIBOR Loan hereunder (the amounts referred to in clauses (A) , (B) and (C) are herein referred to collectively as the “ Breakage Costs ”); provided, however, Borrower shall not indemnify Lender from any Breakage Costs arising from Lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. This provision shall survive payment of the Note in full and the satisfaction of all other obligations of Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

(viii)       Lender shall not be entitled to claim compensation pursuant to this subsection for any Indemnified Taxes, Breakage Costs, increased cost or reduction in amounts received or receivable hereunder, or any reduced rate of return, which was incurred or which accrued more than one hundred and eighty (180) days before the date Lender notified Borrower of the change in law, the circumstance resulting in the Breakage Costs or other circumstance on which such claim of compensation is based and delivered to Borrower a written statement setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for calculating the additional amounts owed to Lender, as applicable, under this subsection, which statement shall be conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto absent manifest error.

 

(ix)          Lender will use reasonable efforts (consistent with legal and regulatory restrictions) to maintain the availability of the LIBOR Loan and to avoid or reduce any increased or additional costs payable by Borrower under this Subsection 2.5(b) , including, if requested by Borrower, a transfer or assignment of the Loan to a branch, office or affiliate of Lender in another jurisdiction, or a redesignation of its Lending Office with respect to the Loan, in order to maintain the availability of the LIBOR Loan or to avoid or reduce such increased or additional costs, provided that the transfer or assignment or redesignation (A) would not result in any additional costs or expenses to Lender that are not reimbursed by Borrower and (B) would not be disadvantageous in any other material respect to Lender as determined by Lender in its sole discretion. Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment to the extent that such Lender would also require its other borrowers under similarly situated loans in Lender’s particular portfolio (where the Loan is held) to pay for such designation or assignment.

 

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(x)         Tax Forms.

 

(A)         Lender (if Lender is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document) shall deliver to Borrower, at the time or times reasonably requested by Borrower, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by Borrower as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, Lender, if reasonably requested by Borrower, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by Borrower as will enable Borrower to determine whether or not Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Sections 2.5(b)(xi)(B) , 2.5(b)(xi)(C) and 2.5(b)(xi)(D) below) shall not be required if in Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of Lender.

 

(B)         Lender (if Lender is a U.S. Person) shall deliver to Borrower from time to time upon the reasonable request of Borrower, executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax.

 

(C)         Lender (if Lender is a Foreign Lender) shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to Borrower (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) from time to time upon the reasonable request of Borrower, whichever of the following is applicable:

 

(1)         in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Taxes pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty, as applicable executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E;

 

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(2)         executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;

 

(3)         in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the IRS Code, (x) a certificate substantially in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Borrower to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the IRS Code, (y) a “10 percent shareholder” of any Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the IRS Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “ U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable; or

 

(4)         to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable, provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

 

Lender (if Lender is a Foreign Lender) shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to Borrower (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) from time to time upon the reasonable request of Borrower, executed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit Borrower to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.

 

(D)         If a payment made to Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the IRS Code, as applicable), Lender shall deliver to Borrower at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by Borrower such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the IRS Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by Borrower as may be necessary for Borrower to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that Lender has complied with Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D) , “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

 

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(E)          Lender shall (x) deliver further copies of such forms or other appropriate certifications on or before the date that any such forms expire or become obsolete and after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent form delivered to Borrower and (y) obtain such extensions of the time for filing, and renew such forms and certifications thereof, as may be reasonably requested by Borrower upon reasonable prior notice.

 

(xi)         Intentionally Omitted.

 

(xii)        If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.5(b) (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.5(b) ), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 2.5(b) with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this Section 2.5(b)(xii) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.5(b)(xii) in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 2.5(b)(xii) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This Section 2.5(b)(xii) shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

 

(xiii)       For purposes of Sections 2.5(b)(iv) and (x) , the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.

 

(c)           Default Rate . In the event that, and for so long as, any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (i) the then Outstanding Principal Balance shall accrue interest at the Default Rate, calculated from the date the applicable Event of Default occurred, (ii) without limitation of any rights or remedies contained herein and/or in any other Loan Document, any interest accrued at the Default Rate in excess of the interest component of the Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount shall be due and payable on each Monthly Payment Date (and, from and after the Maturity Date, shall be due and payable immediately upon demand), and (iii) all references herein and/or in any other Loan Document to the “Interest Rate” shall be deemed to refer to the Default Rate.

 

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(d)           Interest Calculation . Interest on the Outstanding Principal Balance shall be calculated by multiplying (a) the actual number of days elapsed in the period for which the calculation is being made by (b) a daily rate based on a three hundred sixty (360) day year (that is, the Interest Rate or the Default Rate, as then applicable, expressed as an annual rate divided by 360) by (c) the Outstanding Principal Balance. The accrual period for calculating interest due on each Monthly Payment Date shall be the Interest Accrual Period in which the related Monthly Payment Date occurs; provided, however, in the event a Securitization has not occurred, the accrual period for calculating interest due on the last Monthly Payment Date shall end on the scheduled Maturity Date. Borrower understands and acknowledges that such interest accrual requirement results in more interest accruing on the Loan than if either a thirty (30) day month and a three hundred sixty (360) day year or the actual number of days and a three hundred sixty-five (365) day year were used to compute the accrual of interest on the Loan.

 

(e)           Usury Savings . This Agreement and the other Loan Documents are subject to the express condition that at no time shall Borrower be required to pay interest on the principal balance of the Loan (including, to the extent applicable, any Prepayment Premium and/or penalty) at a rate which could subject Lender to either civil or criminal liability as a result of being in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate. If by the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Borrower is at any time required or obligated to pay interest on the principal balance due hereunder (including, to the extent applicable, any Prepayment Premium and/or penalty) at a rate in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate, the Interest Rate or the Default Rate, as the case may be, and/or, to the extent applicable, any Prepayment Premium and/or penalty shall, in each case, be deemed to be immediately reduced to the Maximum Legal Rate and all previous payments in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate shall be deemed to have been payments in reduction of principal and not on account of the interest due hereunder. All sums paid or agreed to be paid to Lender for the use, forbearance, or detention of the sums due under the Loan, shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated, and spread throughout the full stated term of the Loan until payment in full so that the rate or amount of interest on account of the Loan (including, to the extent applicable, any Prepayment Premium and/or penalty) does not exceed the Maximum Legal Rate from time to time in effect and applicable to the Loan for so long as the Loan is outstanding.

 

Section 2.6            Loan Payments .

 

(a)          Borrower shall make a payment to Lender of interest only on the Closing Date for the period from (and including) the Closing Date through (and including) the fourteenth (14th) day of either (i) the month in which the Closing Date occurs (if the Closing Date occurs on or before the fourteenth (14th) day of such month, or (ii) the month following the month in which the Closing Date occurs (if the Closing Date occurs on or after the fifteenth (15th) day of the then current calendar month; provided, however, if the Closing Date is the fourteenth (14th) day of a calendar month, no such separate payment of interest shall be due. Borrower shall make a payment to Lender of interest in the amount of the Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount on the First Monthly Payment Date and on each Monthly Payment Date occurring thereafter to and including the Maturity Date. Each payment shall be applied first to accrued and unpaid interest and the balance to principal.

 

(b)          Reserved.

 

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(c)          Borrower shall pay to Lender on the Maturity Date the Outstanding Principal Balance, all accrued and unpaid interest, and all other amounts due hereunder and under the Note, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents (and after a Securitization, including, without limitation, the Interest Shortfall).

 

(d)          If any principal, interest or any other sum due under the Loan Documents, other than the payment of principal due on the Maturity Date, is not paid by Borrower on the date on which it is due, Borrower shall pay to Lender upon demand an amount equal to the lesser of five percent (5%) of such unpaid sum or the maximum amount permitted by applicable law in order to defray the expense incurred by Lender in handling and processing such delinquent payment and to compensate Lender for the loss of the use of such delinquent payment. Any such amount shall be secured by the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

(e)

 

(i)          Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all payments and prepayments under this Agreement and the Note shall be made to Lender not later than 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the date when due and shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds at Lender’s office, and any funds received by Lender after such time shall, for all purposes hereof, be deemed to have been paid on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

(ii)         Intentionally Omitted.

 

(iii)        Whenever any payment to be made hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be stated to be due on a day which is not a Business Day, the due date thereof shall be deemed to be the immediately preceding Business Day.

 

(iv)        All payments required to be made by Borrower hereunder or under the Note or the other Loan Documents shall be made irrespective of, and without deduction for, any setoff, claim or counterclaim and shall be made irrespective of any defense thereto.

 

(f)          In the event Borrower is required to pay Lender compensation for any Indemnified Taxes, increased cost or reduction in amounts received or receivable hereunder, pursuant to Section 2.5(b)(iv) , (v) or (vi) , then Lender shall (at the request of Borrower) use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.5(b)(iv) , (v) or (vi) , as the case may be, in the future, and (ii) would not subject Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to Lender. Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

 

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Section 2.7           Prepayments .

 

(a)           Voluntary Prepayment . Except as provided herein, Borrower shall not have the right to prepay the Loan in whole or in part. Borrower may at its option and upon prior notice to Lender as set forth herein, prepay the Debt in whole or in part on any Business Day (a “ Prepayment Date ”); provided that such prepayment is accompanied by payment of the Breakage Costs, the Prepayment Premium (if applicable) and the applicable Interest Shortfall. Lender shall not be obligated to accept any prepayment unless it is accompanied by payment of the Breakage Costs, the Prepayment Premium (if applicable) and the applicable Interest Shortfall due in connection therewith. As a condition to any voluntary prepayment, Borrower shall give Lender written notice (a “ Prepayment Notice ”) of its intent to prepay, which notice must be given at least ten (10) Business Days and not more than ninety (90) days prior to the Prepayment Date and must specify such proposed Prepayment Date. A Prepayment Notice given by Borrower to Lender pursuant to this Section 2.7(a) may be revoked by written notice of revocation delivered to Lender no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the Prepayment Date specified in any such Prepayment Notice; provided that in connection with such revocation Borrower shall pay Lender all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Lender, including, without limitation, any Breakage Costs or similar expenses incurred in connection with such anticipated prepayment. Concurrently with any voluntary prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.7(a) , (i) a simultaneous pro-rata prepayment of the Mezzanine A Loan shall be made and Borrower shall provide Lender evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender of such prepayment of the Mezzanine A Loan and (ii) a simultaneous pro-rata prepayment of the Mortgage Loan shall be made and Borrower shall provide Lender evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender of such prepayment of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(b)           Mandatory Prepayment . In the event of (i) any Casualty to all or any portion of the Property, (ii) any Condemnation of all or any portion of the Property, (iii) a transfer of the Property in connection with the enforcement of remedies under the Mortgage Loan Documents after the occurrence of a Mortgage Loan Event of Default, including, without limitation, a foreclosure sale or public auction, or any Sale or Pledge of all or any portion of the Property that is prohibited by this Agreement, (iv) any refinancing of the Property or the Mortgage Loan or any payoff of the Mortgage Loan, or (v) the receipt by Mortgage Borrower of any excess proceeds realized under its owner’s title insurance policy after application of such proceeds by Mortgage Borrower to cure any title defect (each, a “ Liquidation Event ”), Borrower shall cause the related Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service to be remitted to Lender (or as directed by Lender) directly (or, if such direct remittance is not commercially practicable, paid to Lender (or as directed by Lender) promptly, but in no event later than within two (2) Business Days after receipt thereof). On each date on which Lender actually receives a distribution of Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service, and if Lender does not make such Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service available to Borrower for Restoration in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, Borrower shall apply any such Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service actually received by Borrower or Lender to prepay the outstanding principal balance of the Loan in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of such Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service (with s portion thereof being applied to any applicable Interest Shortfall). Any amounts of Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service in excess of the Debt shall be paid to Borrower. Once Borrower has knowledge that a Liquidation Event has occurred, Borrower shall, or shall cause Mortgage Borrower to, promptly deliver written notice of such Liquidation Event to Lender. Borrower shall be deemed to have knowledge of (i)(x) a sale (other than a foreclosure sale) of all or any portion of the Property on the date on which a contract of sale for such sale is entered into and (y) a foreclosure sale on the date notice of such foreclosure sale is given and (ii) a refinancing of all or any portion of the Property, on the date on which a commitment for such refinancing has been entered into. The provisions of this Section 2.7(b) shall not be construed to contravene in any manner the restrictions and other provisions regarding refinancing of the Mortgage Loan, Mezzanine A Loan or the Sale or Pledge of the Property set forth in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Mezzanine A Loan Documents and the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

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(c)           Prepayments After Default . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, any prepayment of the Debt during the continuance of an Event of Default shall be applied to the Debt in such order and priority as set forth in Section 10.2(g) hereof or as Lender shall otherwise determine in their sole discretion.

 

(d)          Prepayment of Mortgage Loan and Mezzanine A Loan . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any of the other Loan Documents, in no event shall Borrower cause or permit the Mortgage Borrower to (i) voluntarily prepay the Mortgage Loan unless the Debt is contemporaneously prepaid ratably in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions of this Agreement or (ii) refinance the Mortgage Loan, unless it obtains the prior written consent of Lender, which consent may be granted or withheld in its sole and absolute discretion, provided that Lender’s consent shall not be required if the Loan shall be simultaneously refinanced or simultaneously repaid in full in accordance with the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any of the other Loan Documents, in no event shall Borrower cause or permit the Mezzanine A Borrower to (i) voluntarily prepay the Mezzanine A Loan unless the Debt is contemporaneously prepaid ratably in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions of this Agreement or (ii) refinance the Mezzanine A Loan, unless it obtains the prior written consent of Lender, which consent may be granted or withheld in its sole and absolute discretion, provided that Lender’s consent shall not be required if the Loan shall be simultaneously refinanced or simultaneously repaid in full in accordance with the Loan Documents. Any prepayment of the Mortgage Loan or the Mezzanine A Loan other than in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.7(d) shall, at Lender’s option, constitute an Event of Default.

 

Section 2.8           Interest Rate Cap Agreement .

 

(a)          Prior to or contemporaneously with the Closing Date, Borrower shall enter into an Interest Rate Cap Agreement with a LIBOR strike rate equal to the Strike Rate. The Interest Rate Cap Agreement (i) shall be in a form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender, (ii) shall, subject to Sections 2.8(c) and 2.8(e) below, at all times be with a Counterparty, (iii) shall at all times be for a duration at least equal to the end of the Interest Accrual Period in which the then current Maturity Date occurs, and (iv) shall at all times have a notional amount equal to or greater than the Outstanding Principal Balance and shall at all times provide for the applicable LIBOR strike rate to be equal to the Strike Rate. Borrower shall direct such Counterparty to deposit directly into an account designated by Lender in writing any amounts due Borrower under such Interest Rate Cap Agreement so long as any portion of the Debt is outstanding, provided that the Debt shall be deemed to be outstanding if the Collateral is transferred by foreclosure or assignment in lieu thereof. Additionally, Borrower shall collaterally assign to Lender, pursuant to the Collateral Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement, all of its right, title and interest in and to the Interest Rate Cap Agreement (and any replacements thereof), including, without limitation, its right to receive any and all payments under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement (and any replacements thereof), and Borrower shall, and shall cause Counterparty to, deliver to Lender a fully executed Interest Rate Cap Agreement (which shall, by its terms, authorize the assignment to Lender and require that payments be deposited directly into an account designated by Lender in writing).

 

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(b)          Borrower shall comply in all material respects with all of its obligations under the terms and provisions of the Interest Rate Cap Agreement. All amounts paid by the Counterparty under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement to Borrower or Lender shall be deposited promptly into an account designated by Lender in writing. Borrower shall take all actions reasonably requested by Lender to Lender’s rights under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement in the event of a default by the Counterparty and shall not waive, amend or otherwise modify any of its rights thereunder.

 

(c)          In the event of any downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the rating of the Counterparty (other than a Counterparty that is an Affiliate of Lender) by any Rating Agency below the Minimum Counterparty Rating, Borrower shall (i) replace the Interest Rate Cap Agreement not later than ten (10) Business Days following receipt of notice of such downgrade, withdrawal or qualification with an Interest Rate Cap Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender (and meeting the requirements set forth in this Section 2.8 ) (a “ Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement ”) from a Counterparty having a Minimum Counterparty Rating or (ii) if provided for in such Interest Rate Cap Agreement, cause the Counterparty to deliver collateral to secure Borrower’s exposure under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement in such amount and pursuant to such terms as are reasonably acceptable to Lender.

 

(d)          In the event that Borrower fails to purchase and deliver to Lender the Interest Rate Cap Agreement or fails to maintain the Interest Rate Cap Agreement in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, Lender may purchase the Interest Rate Cap Agreement and the cost incurred by Lender in purchasing such Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall be paid by Borrower to Lender with interest thereon at the Default Rate from the date such cost was incurred by Lender until such cost is reimbursed by Borrower to Lender.

 

(e)          Each Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall contain the following language or its equivalent: “In the event of any downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the rating of the Counterparty below (A) a long term rating of “A-” by S&P or (B) a long term rating of “A3” by Moody’s, the Counterparty must, within ten (10) business days, (x) post collateral on terms acceptable to each Rating Agency, Lender and Borrower, (y) find a replacement Counterparty, at the Counterparty’s sole cost and expense, acceptable to each Rating Agency, Lender and Borrower; provided that, notwithstanding such a downgrade, withdrawal or qualification, unless and until the Counterparty transfers the Interest Rate Cap Agreement to a replacement Counterparty pursuant to the foregoing clause (y) , the Counterparty will continue to perform its obligations under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement, or (z) deliver a guaranty (or replacement guaranty, as applicable) of the Counterparty’s obligations from a Counterparty having a Minimum Counterparty Rating in form and substance acceptable to Lender and each Rating Agency. Failure to satisfy the foregoing shall constitute an “Additional Termination Event” as defined by Section 5(b)(v) of the ISDA Master Agreement, with the Counterparty as the “Affected Party.” In the event that a Counterparty is required pursuant to the terms of an Interest Rate Cap Agreement to (i) deliver collateral as specified in the applicable Interest Rate Cap Agreement, (ii) find a replacement Counterparty or (iii) deliver a guaranty (or replacement guaranty, as applicable), Borrower covenants and agrees that Borrower shall seek Lender’s approval with respect thereto and shall not approve or consent to the foregoing unless and until Borrower receives Lender’s prior written approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), and shall, in its reasonable discretion, approve or consent to the foregoing upon receipt of Lender’s prior written approval.

 

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(f)          With respect to each Interest Rate Cap Agreement, Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly obtain and deliver to Lender an opinion (upon which Lender and its successors and assigns may rely) from counsel (which counsel may be in house counsel for the Counterparty) for the Counterparty (other than a Counterparty that is an Affiliate of Lender) which shall provide, in relevant part, that:

 

(i)           the Counterparty is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and has the organizational power and authority to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, the Interest Rate Cap Agreement;

 

(ii)          the execution and delivery of the Interest Rate Cap Agreement by the Counterparty, and any other agreement which the Counterparty has executed and delivered pursuant thereto, and the performance of its obligations thereunder have been and remain duly authorized by all necessary action and do not contravene any provision of its certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or equivalent organizational documents) or any law, regulation or contractual restriction binding on or affecting it or its property;

 

(iii)         all consents, authorizations and approvals required for the execution and delivery by the Counterparty of the Interest Rate Cap Agreement, and any other agreement which the Counterparty has executed and delivered pursuant thereto, and the performance of its obligations thereunder have been obtained and remain in full force and effect, all conditions thereof have been duly complied with, and no other action by, and no notice to or filing with any governmental authority or regulatory body is required for such execution, delivery or performance; and

 

(iv)         the Interest Rate Cap Agreement, and any other agreement which the Counterparty has executed and delivered pursuant thereto, has been duly executed and delivered by the Counterparty and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Counterparty, enforceable against the Counterparty in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

(g)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.8 , in Section 2.9(c) below or elsewhere in this Agreement, if, at any time, Lender converts the Loan from (I) a LIBOR Loan to either a Prime Rate Loan or an Alternate Rate Loan or (II) a Prime Rate Loan to an Alternate Rate Loan, or (III) an Alternate Rate Loan to a Prime Rate Loan, each in accordance with Section 2.5 above (each, a “ LIBOR Conversion ”), then:

 

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(i)           within thirty (30) days after such LIBOR Conversion, Borrower shall enter into, make all payments under, and satisfy all conditions precedent to the effectiveness of, a Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement (and in connection therewith, but not prior to Borrower taking all the actions described in this clause (i) , Borrower shall have the right to terminate any then-existing Interest Rate Cap Agreement) provided that if interest rate protection agreements with respect to Prime Rate Loans or Alternate Rate Loans are not available at a commercially reasonable cost (as reasonably determined by Lender), Lender and Borrower may pursue another option that is mutually acceptable to both Lender and Borrower that provides Lender equivalent protection from rising interest rates; and

 

(ii)          following such LIBOR Conversion (provided Lender has not converted the Loan back to a LIBOR Loan in accordance with Section 2.5(b)(iii) hereof), in lieu of satisfying the condition described in Section 2.9(c) with respect to any future Extension Period, Borrower shall instead enter into, make all payments under, and satisfy all conditions precedent to the effectiveness of a Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement on or prior to the first day of such Extension Period.

 

As used herein, “ Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement ” shall mean an interest rate cap agreement between a Counterparty and Borrower, obtained by Borrower and collaterally assigned to Lender pursuant to this Agreement and shall contain each of the following:

 

(A)          a term expiring no earlier than the end of the Interest Accrual Period in which the then current Maturity Date occurs (for the avoidance of doubt, taking into account any applicable Extension Option being exercised at such time);

 

(B)          the notional amount of the Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall initially be equal to or greater than the Outstanding Principal Balance;

 

(C)          it provides that the only obligation of Borrower thereunder is the making of a single payment to the Counterparty thereunder upon the execution and delivery thereof;

 

(D)          it provides to Lender and Borrower (as determined by Lender in its sole but good faith discretion), for the term of the Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement, a hedge against rising interest rates that is no less beneficial to Borrower and Lender than (I) in the case of clause (g)(i) above, that which was provided by the Interest Rate Cap Agreement being replaced by the Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement and (II) in the case of clause (g)(ii) above, that which was intended to be provided by the Interest Rate Cap Agreement that, but for the operation of this Section 2.8(g) , would have been required to have been delivered by Borrower pursuant to Section 2.9(c) below as a condition to the requested Extension Period; and

 

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(E)          without limiting any of the provisions of the preceding clauses (A) through (D) above, it satisfies all of the requirements set forth in Section 2.8(a) hereof (other than clause (v) thereof).

 

From and after the date of any LIBOR Conversion, all references to “Interest Rate Cap Agreement” and “Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement” herein (other than in the definition of “Interest Rate Cap Agreement”, the definition of “Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement” and as referenced in the first sentence of Section 2.8(a) hereof) shall be deemed to refer or relate, as applicable, to a Substitute Interest Rate Cap Agreement.

 

Section 2.9           Extension of the Maturity Date . Borrower shall have the option to extend the term of the Loan beyond the Initial Maturity Date for three (3) successive terms (the “ Extension Option ”) of one (1) year each (each, an “ Extension Period ”) to (i) October 9, 2021 if the first Extension Option is exercised, (ii) October 9, 2022 if the second Extension Option is exercised, and (iii) October 9, 2023 if the third Extension Option is exercised (each such date, the “ Extended Maturity Date ”) upon satisfaction of the following terms and conditions:

 

(a)          no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date that the applicable Extension Period is commenced;

 

(b)          Borrower shall notify Lender of its election to extend the applicable Maturity Date as aforesaid not earlier than ninety (90) days and no later than thirty (30) days prior to the applicable Maturity Date; provided , however , that Borrower shall be permitted to revoke such notice at any time up to thirty (30) days before the applicable Maturity Date provided that Borrower pays to Lender all actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with such notice, including, without limitation, any Breakage Costs;

 

(c)          Borrower shall obtain and deliver to Lender prior to the date that the applicable Extension Period is commenced, a Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement, which Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall be effective commencing on the first day of the related Extension Period and shall have a maturity date not earlier than the last day of the Interest Accrual Period in which the related Extended Maturity Date shall occur;

 

(d)          Borrower shall have paid to Lender all actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with Borrower exercising the applicable Extension Option;

 

(e)          in connection with the third Extension Option, the Borrower shall have paid to Lender on the date the third Extension Period is commenced an extension fee in an amount equal to one quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the Outstanding Principal Balance;

 

(f)           in connection with the third Extension Option, Lender shall have determined that the lien free completion of the Permitted Alterations in accordance with Section 4.21 hereof and Section 4.21 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement, to the extent such construction previously commenced, shall have occurred (subject to any extension due to Force Majeure) prior to the date that the third Extension Period is commenced;

 

(g)          [intentionally omitted]; and

 

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(h)          Borrower shall have delivered to Lender evidence that each of the Mortgage Loan and the Mezzanine A Loan has been extended or shall be concurrently extended through a date not earlier than the applicable Extended Maturity Date.

 

All references in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents to the Maturity Date shall mean the Extended Maturity Date in the event the applicable Extension Option is exercised.

 

Section 2.10         Partial Release .

 

Provided no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (other than a non-monetary Event of Default that affects or is otherwise related solely to the Atrium Parcel and which Event of Default will no longer continue to exist upon such release of the Atrium Parcel), Borrower shall have the right at any time prior to the Maturity Date permit Mortgage Borrower to obtain the release (the “ Partial Release ”) of the Atrium Parcel from the lien of the Security Instrument thereon (and related Mortgage Loan Documents), upon the satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent:

 

(i)           Lender shall have received at least fifteen (15) Business Days (or a shorter period of time if permitted by Lender in its sole discretion) prior written notice requesting the release of the Atrium Parcel;

 

(ii)          Borrower shall, in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.7(a) above, prepay the Loan in an amount equal to the Release Price (including, without limitation, any Prepayment Premium applicable thereto);

 

(iii)         Borrower shall provide all other documentation in connection with such release as may be reasonably requested by Lender, together with an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such documentation is in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements;

 

(iv)         Borrower shall have delivered evidence that would be reasonably satisfactory to Lender that, immediately after giving effect to the release of the Atrium Parcel, the portion of the Property remaining encumbered by the Security Instrument (the “ Remaining Property ”) shall (A) not, as a result of such release, fail to comply in all material respects with all applicable Legal Requirements, including, without limitation, all applicable zoning and building laws, rules, ordinances and regulations, (B) be legally subdivided and (C) constitute one or more separate tax lots; provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Lender shall be deemed to have approved the requirements of this subclause (iv) if Mortgage Lender approves the requirements set forth in Section 2.10(iv) of the Mortgage Loan Agreement;

 

(v)          Borrower shall have delivered evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that Mortgage Borrower has entered into a reciprocal easement agreement (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender) with the owner of the Atrium Parcel (the “ Atrium REA ”), which Atrium REA shall provide for easements, cross-easements and mutual or non-exclusive easements for ingress, egress, access, pedestrian walkways, parking, traffic flow, drainage, utilities and services shared by the Atrium Parcel and the Remaining Property, in each case, as deemed reasonably necessary by Lender; provided that Lender shall reasonably approve the Atrium REA upon satisfaction of certain conditions to be mutually agreed upon by Lender and Borrower in good faith.

 

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(vi)         Borrower shall provide Lender with an endorsement (to the extent such endorsement is available under the applicable Legal Requirements) to the Owner’s Title Policy relating to the Remaining Property that adds easements benefitting the Remaining Property created in connection with the release of the Atrium Parcel (including any easements granted under Section 2.10(v) above) to the description of the insured estate (which endorsement shall be issued by the title insurance company that issued the Title Insurance Policy). Borrower shall cause Mezzanine A Borrower to cause Mortgage Borrower to provide Mortgage Lender with an endorsement (to the extent such endorsement is available under the applicable Legal Requirements) to the Title Insurance Policy relating to the Remaining Property (which endorsement shall be issued by the title insurance company that issued the Title Insurance Policy): (i) confirming, in each case as of the effective date of the release of the Atrium Parcel, no change in the priority of the Security Instrument on the Remaining Property and insuring that there are no liens, mortgages, deeds of trust or other security instruments, as the case may be, not otherwise permitted by the Loan Documents, encumbering the Remaining Property, (ii) if not already part of the insured estate in the Title Insurance Policy (and such estate is not being released), insuring Lender’s interest in any easements benefitting the Remaining Property created in connection with the release of the Atrium Parcel (including any easements granted under Section 2.10(v) above), (iii) [reserved], and (iv) insuring that the balance of the Remaining Property (excluding the Atrium Parcel) constitutes separate tax lots and has been legally subdivided;

 

(vii)        Borrower shall have delivered to Lender evidence that would be reasonably satisfactory to Lender that the release of the Atrium Parcel will not violate any term or provision of any Lease in effect at the Remaining Property at the time of the release of the Atrium Parcel, which evidence may take the form of a certification from Borrower contained in the Officer’s Certificate referenced in Section 2.10(xiii) below;

 

(viii)       To the extent such survey is not delivered in connection with the closing of the Loan, Borrower shall have delivered, or caused to be delivered, a survey of the Atrium Parcel and the Remaining Property, which survey shall include a legal description of the Atrium Parcel and the Remaining Property and shall otherwise be in such form as would be reasonably satisfactory to Lender; provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Lender shall be deemed to have approved the survey required to be delivered under this subclause (viii) if (a) Mortgage Lender approves such survey pursuant to Section 2.10(viii) of the Mortgage Loan Agreement and (b) such survey is certified to Lender;

 

(ix)          Intentionally omitted;

 

(x)           As of the date of consummation of the Partial Release, after giving effect to the release of the Atrium Parcel from the lien of the Security Instrument, the LTV with respect to the remaining Property shall be no greater than the LTV as of the Closing Date (i.e., 74.627%);

 

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(xi)         Borrower shall have (or shall have caused to be) paid or reimbursed Lender for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Lender (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) in connection with the release of the Atrium Parcel. Borrower shall pay all recording charges, filing fees, taxes or other expenses (including, without limitation, mortgage and intangibles taxes and documentary stamp taxes) payable in connection with the release of the Atrium Parcel. Borrower shall have paid all costs and expenses of the Rating Agencies incurred in connection with the release of the Atrium Parcel;

 

(xii)        Intentionally omitted;

 

(xiii)       Intentionally omitted;

 

(xiv)       Borrower shall deliver (and shall causes Mezzanine A Borrower and/or Mortgage Borrower to deliver) all other documents and items as Lender may reasonably request and execute such documents and instruments as are typical for transactions similar to such release of the Atrium Parcel;

 

(xv)        All conditions precedent to the Partial Release set forth in Section 2.10 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement have been complied with by Mortgage Borrower and Borrower shall have delivered, or cause to be delivered, to Lender evidence thereof. All conditions precedent to the Partial Release set forth in Section 2.10 of the Mezzanine A Loan Agreement have been complied with by Mezzanine A Borrower and Borrower shall have delivered, or cause to be delivered, to Lender evidence thereof; and

 

(xvi)       Borrower shall deliver an Officer’s Certificate certifying that all requirements set forth in this Section 2.10 have been satisfied.

 

Lender shall, if requested by Borrower, confirm to Mortgage Lender and Mezzanine A Lender (which confirmation can be delivered via email) whether the conditions to the Partial Release set forth in this Section 2.10 have been satisfied (or waived).

 

Article 3

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Borrower represents and warrants to Lender as of the Closing Date that:

 

Section 3.1           Legal Status and Authority . Borrower (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of formation; (b) is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in the State; and (c) has all necessary approvals, governmental and otherwise, and full power and authority to own the Collateral. Borrower has full power, authority and legal right to mortgage, grant, bargain, sell, pledge, assign, warrant, transfer and convey the Collateral pursuant to the terms hereof and to keep and observe all of the terms of this Agreement, the Note, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents on Borrower’s part to be performed.

 

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Section 3.2           Validity of Documents .

 

(a)          (1) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Note, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents by Borrower and the borrowing evidenced by the Note and this Agreement (i) are within the power and authority of Borrower; (ii) have been authorized by all requisite organizational action of such parties; (iii) have received all necessary approvals and consents, corporate, governmental or otherwise; (iv) will not violate in any material respect, conflict with in any material respect, result in a material breach of or constitute (with notice or lapse of time, or both) a material default under any provision of law, any order or judgment of any court or Governmental Authority, any material license, certificate or other approval required to own the Collateral, any applicable organizational documents of the Borrower, or any applicable material indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon Borrower or the Collateral; (v) will not result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance whatsoever upon any of its assets, except the lien and security interest created hereby and by the other Loan Documents; and (vi) will not require any material authorization or license from, or any filing with, any Governmental Authority (except for Uniform Commercial Code filings relating to the security interest created hereby), (2) this Agreement, the Note, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been duly executed and delivered by Borrower and (3) this Agreement, the Note, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of Borrower subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Creditors Rights Laws and general principles of equity. The Loan Documents are not subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense by Borrower or Guarantor, including the defense of usury, nor would the operation of any of the terms of the Loan Documents, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render the Loan Documents unenforceable (except as such enforcement may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Creditors Rights Laws, and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law)).

 

(b)          (1) The execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which Guarantor is a party (i) are within the power and authority of Guarantor; (ii) have been authorized by all requisite organizational action of Guarantor; (iii) have received all necessary approvals and consents, corporate, governmental or otherwise; (iv) will not violate in any material respect, conflict with in any material respect, result in a material breach of or constitute (with notice or lapse of time, or both) a material default under any applicable organizational documents of Guarantor, or any applicable material indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon Guarantor; (v) will not result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance whatsoever upon any of Guarantor’s assets; and (vi) will not require any material authorization or license from, or any filing with, any Governmental Authority, (2) the Loan Documents to which Guarantor is a party have been duly executed and delivered by Guarantor and (3) the Loan Documents to which Guarantor is a party constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of Guarantor, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Creditors Rights Laws and general principles of equity.

 

(c)          Neither Borrower nor Guarantor has asserted any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense with respect to the Loan Documents.

 

Section 3.3           Litigation . Except as set forth on Schedule VII , there is no action, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation, in each case, judicial, administrative or otherwise (including any condemnation or similar proceeding) (herein, “ Litigation ”), pending and served (if service is required by applicable law) or, to Borrower’s knowledge, threatened in writing or contemplated against Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, the Mezzanine A Collateral, the Collateral, the Property, or any portion thereof, which, if adversely determined, is reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule VII , there is no Litigation pending or threatened in writing or, to any Borrower’s knowledge, contemplated against or affecting the Guarantor or any Affiliated Manager which, if adversely determined, is reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 3.4           Agreements . Neither Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower nor Mortgage Borrower is a party to any agreement or instrument or subject to any restriction that is reasonably likely to cause a Material Adverse Effect. Neither Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower nor Mortgage Borrower is in default in any material respect in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, the Mezzanine A Collateral, the Collateral or the Property is bound which would result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule VII or in the financial statements of Borrower previously delivered to Lender in connection with the closing of the Loan, neither Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower nor Mortgage Borrower has any material financial obligations under any agreement or instrument to which Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower or Mortgage Borrower, as applicable, is a party or by which Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, the Mezzanine A Collateral, the Collateral or the Property is otherwise bound, other than (a) obligations incurred in the ordinary course of ownership of the Collateral by Borrower, of ownership of the Mezzanine A Collateral by Mezzanine A Borrower or the operation of the Property (including any obligations under Leases) by Mortgage Borrower and (b) obligations of Borrower under this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents, obligations of Mezzanine A Borrower under the Mezzanine A Loan Documents and obligations of Mortgage Borrower under the Mortgage Loan Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Mortgage Note and the other Mortgage Loan Documents. There is no agreement or instrument to which Borrower is a party or by which Borrower is bound that would require the subordination in right of payment of any of Borrower’s obligations hereunder or under the Note to an obligation owed to another party.

 

Section 3.5           Financial Condition .

 

(a)          Borrower is solvent and Borrower has received reasonably equivalent value for the granting of the Pledge Agreement. No proceeding under Creditors Rights Laws with respect to any Borrower Party has been initiated.

 

(b)          In the last ten (10) years, no (i) petition in bankruptcy has been filed by or against any Borrower Party (other than Mortgage Borrower) and (ii) no Borrower Party (other than Mortgage Borrower) has ever made any general assignment for the benefit of creditors or taken advantage of any Creditors Rights Laws. Since the Brookfield Acquisition Date and, to Borrower’s knowledge, in the last ten (10) years, no (i) petition in bankruptcy has been filed by or against Mortgage Borrower and (ii) Mortgage Borrower has never made any general assignment for the benefit of creditors or taken advantage of any Creditors Rights Laws.

 

(c)          No Borrower Party is contemplating either the filing of a petition by it under any Creditors Rights Laws or the liquidation of its assets or property and Borrower has no knowledge of any Person contemplating the filing of any such petition against any Borrower Party.

 

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(d)          There exists no Sale or Pledge (or contemplated redemption or conversion) of any direct interests in Borrower.

 

Section 3.6          Collateral . Borrower is the record and beneficial owner of, and has good title to, the Collateral pledged by such Borrower under the Pledge Agreement free and clear of all Liens whatsoever except such other Liens as are permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents and the Liens created by the Loan Documents. The Collateral is not and will not be subject to any contractual restriction upon the transfer thereof (except for any such restriction contained in the Pledge Agreement and this Agreement). The Liens permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents in the aggregate do not materially and adversely affect the value or use of the Collateral. The Pledge Agreement, together with the delivery of the any certificate evidencing the Pledged Company Interests (as such term is defined in the Pledge Agreement) and the applicable UCC Financing Statement relating to the Collateral, when properly filed in the appropriate records and/or delivered to Lender (as applicable), will create (a) a valid, perfected first-priority security interest in the Collateral. No creditor of Borrower other than Lender has in its possession any certificates or other documents that constitute or evidence the Collateral or the possession of which would be required to perfect a security interest in the Collateral. The Pledged Interests have been duly authorized and validly issued and are not subject to any options to purchase or similar rights of any Person. Upon the Collateral being transferred by foreclosure or assignment in lieu thereof, the Lender will succeed to all of the rights, titles and interest of Borrower in Mezzanine A Borrower without the consent of any other Person and will, without the consent of any other Person, be admitted as the sole member in the Mezzanine A Borrower.

 

Section 3.7           No Plan Assets . As of the date hereof and until the Debt is repaid in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof, (a) Borrower is not and will not be an “employee benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) Borrower is not and will not be a “governmental plan” within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA, (c) transactions by or with Borrower hereunder or under the other Loan Documents are not and will not be in violation of any state statute regulating investments of, or fiduciary obligations with respect to, governmental plans and (d) none of the assets of Borrower constitutes or will constitute “plan assets” of one or more such plans within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA. As of the date hereof, neither Borrower, nor any member of a “controlled group of corporations” (within the meaning of Section 414 of the IRS Code), maintains, sponsors or contributes to a “defined benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(35) of ERISA) or a “multiemployer pension plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(37)(A) of ERISA).

 

Section 3.8           Not a Foreign Person . Borrower is not a “foreign person” within the meaning of § 1445(f)(3) of the IRS Code.

 

Section 3.9           Other Indebtedness . Borrower has no material financial obligation (contingent or otherwise) under any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which Borrower is a party or by which Borrower or the Collateral is otherwise bound, other than the obligations under the Loan Documents.

 

Section 3.10        Business Purposes . The Loan is solely for the business purpose of Borrower, and is not for personal, family, household, or agricultural purposes.

 

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Section 3.11        Borrower’s Principal Place of Business . Borrower’s principal place of business and its chief executive office as of the date hereof is 250 Vesey Street, New York, New York 10281. Borrower’s mailing address, as set forth in the opening paragraph hereof or as changed in accordance with the provisions hereof, is true and correct. Borrower’s organizational identification number, if any, assigned by the state of its incorporation or organization is 6342503. Borrower’s federal tax identification number is 82-0880269. Borrower is not subject to back-up withholding taxes.

 

Section 3.12         Status of Property .

 

(a)          Except as otherwise set forth in the zoning report delivered to Lender in connection with the closing of the Loan, to Borrower’s knowledge, Mortgage Borrower has obtained all material Permits, all of which are in full force and effect as of the date hereof and not subject to revocation, suspension, forfeiture or modification.

 

(b)          Except as set forth on Schedule VII , the Property and the present and contemplated use and occupancy thereof are, to Borrower’s knowledge, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable zoning ordinances, building codes, land use laws, Environmental Laws and other similar Legal Requirements.

 

(c)          The Property is served by all utilities required for the current use thereof. To Borrower’s knowledge, all utility service is provided by public utilities and the Property has accepted or is equipped to accept such utility service.

 

(d)          To Borrower’s knowledge, all public roads and streets necessary for service of and access to the Property for the current use thereof have been completed, are serviceable and all-weather and are physically and legally open for use by the public. The Property has either direct access to such public roads or streets or access to such public roads or streets by virtue of a perpetual easement or similar agreement inuring in favor of Mortgage Borrower and any subsequent owners of the Property.

 

(e)          The Property is served by public water and sewer systems.

 

(f)          The Property is free from damage caused by fire or other casualty (other than to a de minimis extent and which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect). Except as shown on any reports delivered by Borrower to Lender or obtained by Lender, in each case in connection with the closing of the Loan, to Borrower’s knowledge, the Property, including, without limitation, all buildings, improvements, parking facilities, sidewalks, storm drainage systems, roofs, plumbing systems, HVAC systems, septic and sewer systems, fire protection systems, electrical systems, equipment, elevators, exterior sidings and doors, landscaping, irrigation systems and all structural components, are in good operating condition and repair in all material respects; to Borrower’s knowledge, there exist no structural or latent defects or damages in the Property, and neither Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower nor Borrower has received notice from any insurance company or bonding company of any defects or inadequacies in the Property, or any part thereof, which would adversely affect the insurability of the same or cause the imposition of extraordinary premiums or charges thereon or of any termination or threatened termination of any policy of insurance or bond.

 

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(g)          To Borrower’s knowledge, all material costs and material expenses of any and all labor, materials, supplies and equipment due and payable (other than expenses due and payable in the ordinary course of Mortgage Borrower’s current monthly payment cycle) in the construction of the Improvements have been paid in full. To Borrower’s knowledge, there are no mechanics’ or similar liens or claims which have been filed for work, labor or material (and, to Borrower’s knowledge, no rights are outstanding that under applicable Legal Requirements could give rise to any such liens) affecting the Property which are or may be prior to or equal to the lien of the Security Instrument. The parties agree that any time the representations made in this clause (g) are re-made (or deemed to have been re-made) by Borrower, such representations by Borrower shall be deemed to have excepted (i) any such costs and expenses that are being contested in good faith in accordance with (and subject to the terms and conditions of) Section 4.16(b) hereof and (ii) inchoate mechanic’s liens that may be asserted in connection with work recently completed and for which the statutory lien period has not expired.

 

(h)          Mortgage Borrower has paid in full for, and is the owner or lessee of, all furnishings, fixtures and equipment (other than Tenants’ property or the property subject to a Permitted Equipment Lease) used in connection with the operation of the Property, free and clear of any and all security interests, liens or encumbrances, except the lien and security interest created by the Mortgage Loan Agreement, the Mortgage Note, the Security Instrument and the other Mortgage Loan Documents and other security interests, liens and encumbrances permitted pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

(i)           Except as expressly disclosed on the Survey, no portion of the Improvements is located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or any successor thereto as an area having special flood hazards pursuant to the Flood Insurance Acts. No part of the Property consists of or is classified as wetlands, tidelands or swamp and overflow lands.

 

(j)          Except as disclosed on the Surveys, all the Improvements lie within the boundaries of the Land and any building restriction lines applicable to the Land.

 

(k)          Except as expressly disclosed on the Title Insurance Policy, to Borrower’s knowledge, there are no pending or proposed special or other assessments for public improvements or otherwise affecting the Property, nor are there any contemplated improvements to the Property that may result in such special or other assessments.

 

(l)           Neither Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower nor Borrower has (i) made, ordered or contracted for any construction, repairs, alterations or improvements to be made on or to the Property which have not been completed and paid for in full, (ii) ordered materials for any such construction, repairs, alterations or improvements which have not been paid for in full or (iii) attached any fixtures to the Property which have not been paid for in full, in each case other than expenses which (1) are due and payable in the ordinary course of Mortgage Borrower’s current monthly payment cycle, (2) will be paid in the ordinary course of Mortgage Borrower’s current monthly payment cycle and (3) if unpaid, would not and could not result in Material Adverse Effect. To Borrower’s knowledge, there is no such construction, repairs, alterations or improvements ongoing at the Property as of the Closing Date. To Borrower’s knowledge, there are no outstanding or disputed claims for any Work Charges and there are no outstanding liens or security interests in connection with any Work Charges.

 

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(m)         Neither Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower nor Mortgage Borrower has any direct employees. All other personnel employed at or in connection with the Property are the direct employees of Manager or its Affiliates.

 

Section 3.13         Financial Information . All financial data in respect to Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, Guarantor, the Mezzanine A Collateral, the Collateral and/or the Property, including, without limitation, the balance sheets, statements of cash flow, statements of income and operating expense, occupancy statistics reports and rent rolls, that have been delivered to Lender by Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower or Guarantor or any Affiliate of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower or Guarantor or, to Borrower’s knowledge, by any other Person (a) are true in all material respects, (b) accurately represent the financial condition of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, Guarantor, the Mezzanine A Collateral, the Collateral or the Property, as applicable, as of the date of such reports, and (c) to the extent prepared or audited by an independent certified public accounting firm, have been prepared in accordance with the Approved Accounting Method throughout the periods covered, except as disclosed therein. Neither Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower nor Borrower has any contingent liabilities, liabilities for taxes, unusual forward or long-term commitments or unrealized or anticipated losses from any unfavorable commitments that are known to Borrower and reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, except as referred to or reflected in said financial statements. Since the date of such financial statements, there has been no materially adverse change in the financial condition, operations or business of Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, Mortgage Borrower or Guarantor from that set forth in said financial statements.

 

Section 3.14         Condemnation . No Condemnation or other proceeding has been commenced or, to Borrower’s best knowledge, is threatened in writing or, to Borrower’s knowledge, is contemplated with respect to all or any portion of the Property or for the relocation of the access to the Property.

 

Section 3.15       Separate Lots . The Property is assessed for real estate tax purposes as one or more wholly independent tax lot or lots, separate from any adjoining land or improvements not constituting a part of such lot or lots, and no other land or improvements is assessed and taxed together with the Property or any portion thereof.

 

Section 3.16        Insurance . Borrower has obtained and has delivered to Lender certified copies of all Policies or certificates of the Policies (or such other evidence reasonably acceptable to Lender) reflecting the insurance coverages, amounts and other requirements set forth in this Agreement. There are no present claims of any material nature under any of the Policies, and to Borrower’s knowledge, no Person, including Borrower, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of any of the Policies.

 

Section 3.17         Use of Property . The Property is used exclusively as an office building with ancillary retail use and related parking, as set forth on the applicable Rent Roll.

 

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Section 3.18        Leases and Rent Roll . Except as disclosed in the certified rent roll for the Property delivered to Lender in connection with the closing of the Loan (the “ Rent Roll ”), in the “unpaid charge” (i.e. ageing reports) and in the operating statements and management summaries delivered to Lender in connection with the closing of the Loan, or in the Tenant estoppel certificates delivered by Tenants to Mortgage Lender in connection with the closing of the Loan or as disclosed in Schedule VII , (a) Mortgage Borrower is the sole owner of the entire lessor’s interest in the Leases; (b) the Leases to which Mortgage Borrower is a party are valid and enforceable and in full force and effect (subject to laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity); (c) all of the Leases to which Mortgage Borrower is a party are arms-length agreements with third parties not Controlled by Borrower; (d) neither Mortgagee Borrower nor, to Borrower’s knowledge, any other party under any Lease to which Mortgage Borrower is a party is in monetary or material non-monetary default; (e) all Rents due have been paid in full and no Tenant is in arrears in its payment of Rent; (f) there are no subleases at the Property with any Affiliate of Borrower; (g) none of the Rents reserved in the Leases to which Mortgage Borrower is a party are subject to any assignment, pledge or hypothecation, except pursuant to the Loan Documents; (h) none of the Rents have been collected for more than one (1) month in advance (except a Security Deposit shall not be deemed Rent collected in advance); (i) the premises demised under the Leases have been completed (to the extent Mortgage Borrower, as landlord, is required to complete the same), all improvements, repairs, alterations or other work required to be furnished on the part of Mortgage Borrower under the Leases have been completed, the Tenants under the Leases have accepted the premises demised thereunder and have taken possession of the same on a rent - paying basis and any payments, credits or abatements required to be given by Mortgage Borrower to the Tenants under the Leases have been made in full; (j) there exist no offsets or defenses to the payment of any portion of the Rents and Mortgage Borrower has no outstanding monetary obligation to any Tenant under any Lease; (k) neither Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower nor Borrower has received any notice from any Tenant challenging the validity or enforceability of any Lease; (l) the copies of the Leases provided to Lender are true, correct and complete copies of such Leases; (m) the Leases are valid and enforceable against Mortgage Borrower and the Tenants set forth therein; (n) no Lease contains an option to purchase, right of first refusal to purchase, right of first refusal to lease additional space at the Property, or any other similar provision; (o) no Person has any possessory interest in, or right to occupy, the Property except under and pursuant to a Lease and/or a Permitted Encumbrance; (p) all Security Deposits relating to the Leases are reflected on the Rent Roll and have been collected by Mortgage Borrower; (q) no brokerage commissions or finders fees are currently due and payable regarding any Lease; (r) each Tenant under a Major Lease is in actual, physical occupancy of the premises demised under its Lease; (s) to Borrower’s knowledge, there are no actions or proceedings (voluntary or otherwise) pending against any Tenants or guarantors under Leases, in each case, under bankruptcy or similar insolvency laws or regulations; and (t) no event has occurred giving any Tenant the right to cease operations at its leased premises (i.e., “go dark”), terminate its Lease or pay reduced or alternative Rent to Mortgage Borrower under any of the terms of such Lease, such as a co-tenancy provision. Prior to the Closing Date, Mortgage Borrower has requested Tenant estoppel certificates from each Tenant. Borrower has made available (or caused to be made available) to Lender true and correct copies of all Leases in effect with respect to the Property that have been requested by Lender (if any).

 

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Section 3.19         Filing and Recording Taxes . All mortgage, mortgage recording, stamp, intangible or other similar tax required to be paid by any Person under applicable Legal Requirements currently in effect in connection with the execution, delivery, recordation, filing, registration, perfection or enforcement of any of (i) this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents, (i) the Mezzanine A Loan Agreement, the Mezzanine A Pledge Agreement, the Mezzanine A Note and the other Mezzanine A Loan Documents and (iii) the Mortgage Loan Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Mortgage Note and the other Mortgage Loan Documents, have been paid or will be paid, and, to Borrower’s knowledge, under current Legal Requirements, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents are enforceable in accordance with their terms by Lender (or any subsequent holder thereof), except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Creditors Rights Laws, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

Section 3.20        Management Agreement . The Management Agreement is in full force and effect and there is no material default thereunder by any party thereto and, to Borrower’s knowledge, no event has occurred that, with the passage of time and/or the giving of notice would constitute a material default thereunder. As of the date hereof, no management fees under the Management Agreement are due and payable, other than the current monthly management fee.

 

Section 3.21         Illegal Activity/Forfeiture .

 

(a)          No portion of the Property, the Mezzanine A Collateral or the Collateral, to Borrower’s knowledge, has been or will be purchased, improved, equipped or furnished with proceeds of any illegal activity and to Borrower’s knowledge, there are no illegal activities or activities relating to controlled substances at the Property.

 

(b)          To Borrower’s knowledge, there has not been and shall never be committed by Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, Borrower or any other Person in occupancy of or involved with the operation or use of the Property any act or omission affording the federal government or any state or local government the right of forfeiture as against the Property or any part thereof or any monies paid in performance of Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement, the Note, the Pledge Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Borrower hereby covenants and agrees not to commit, permit or suffer to exist any act or omission affording such right of forfeiture.

 

Section 3.22         Taxes . Each of Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower and Borrower has filed (or has obtained effective extensions for filing) all material federal and state, county, municipal, and city income, personal property and other tax returns required to have been filed by it and has paid all taxes and related liabilities which have become due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessments received by it, except as are being contested in good faith in accordance with (and subject to the terms and conditions of) Section 4.5(b) hereof. To Borrower’s knowledge, there is no basis for any material additional assessment in respect of any such taxes and related liabilities for prior years.

 

Section 3.23         Intentionally Omitted .

 

Section 3.24         Third Party Representations . Each of the representations and the warranties made by Guarantor in the other Loan Documents (if any) are true, complete and correct in all material respects.

 

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Section 3.25         Non-Consolidation Opinion Assumptions . All of the factual assumptions made in the Non-Consolidation Opinion, including, but not limited to, any exhibits attached thereto and/or certificates delivered in connection therewith, are true, complete and correct in all material respects.

 

Section 3.26         Federal Reserve Regulations . No part of the proceeds of the Loan will be used for the purpose of purchasing or acquiring any “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or for any other purpose which would be inconsistent with such Regulation U or any other Regulations of such Board of Governors, or for any purposes prohibited by Legal Requirements or by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note or the other Loan Documents.

 

Section 3.27         Investment Company Act . Borrower is not (a) an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; (b) a “holding company” or a “subsidiary company” of a “holding company” or an “affiliate” of either a “holding company” or a “subsidiary company” within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005, as amended; or (c) subject to any other federal or state law or regulation which purports to restrict or regulate its ability to borrow money.

 

Section 3.28         Fraudulent Conveyance . Borrower (a) has not entered into the Loan or any Loan Document with the actual intent to hinder, delay, or defraud any creditor and (b) received reasonably equivalent value in exchange for its obligations under the Loan Documents. Giving effect to the Loan, the fair saleable value of Borrower’s assets exceeds and will, immediately following the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, exceed Borrower’s total liabilities, including, without limitation, subordinated, unliquidated, disputed or contingent liabilities. The fair saleable value of Borrower’s assets is and will, immediately following the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, be greater than Borrower’s probable liabilities, including the maximum amount of its contingent liabilities or its debts as such debts become absolute and matured. Borrower’s assets do not and, immediately following the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents will not, constitute unreasonably small capital to carry out its business as conducted or as proposed to be conducted. Borrower does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts and liabilities (including, without limitation, contingent liabilities and other commitments) beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts to be payable on or in respect of obligations of Borrower).

 

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Section 3.29         Embargoed Person . As of the date hereof and at all times throughout the term of the Loan, including after giving effect to any transfers of interests permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents, (a) none of the funds or other assets of any Borrower Party constitute (or will constitute) property of, or are (or will be) beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any Person or government that is the subject of economic sanctions or trade restrictions under U.S. law, including without limitation, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701 et seq., the Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq., and any Executive Orders or regulations promulgated thereunder with the result that transactions involving or the investment in any such Borrower Party (whether directly or indirectly) is prohibited by applicable law or the Loan made by Lender is in violation of applicable law (“ Embargoed Person ”); (b) no Embargoed Person has (or will have) any interest of any nature whatsoever in any Borrower Party, with the result that the investment in any such Borrower Party (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by applicable law or the Loan is in violation of applicable law; and (c) none of the funds of any Borrower Party have been (or will be) derived from any unlawful activity with the result that transactions involving or the investment in any such Borrower Party (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by applicable law or the Loan is in violation of applicable law. Any violation of the clauses (a) , (b) or (c) above shall, at Lender’s option, constitute an Event of Default hereunder. The representations contained in this Section 3.29 shall not be deemed to apply to any Person whose ownership interests in any indirect owner of Borrower is solely through the ownership of shares of stock in such indirect owner of Borrower whose shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, or another nationally recognized stock exchange.

 

Section 3.30         Patriot Act and OFAC Regulations . Borrower hereby represents and warrants that neither Borrower, SPE Component Entity or Guarantor and, to Borrower’s knowledge, any owner of ten percent (10%) or more of the direct and indirect interest in Borrower: (i) is a person who has been determined by competent authority to be subject to economic sanctions administered or enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“ OFAC ”) of the Department of the Treasury, the Department of State, or other relevant sanctions authority (“ Sanctions ”); (ii) has been previously indicted for or convicted of, or pled guilty or no contest to, any felony or crimes under the USA PATRIOT Act or other applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations and all Sanctions; (iii) has failed to operate under policies, procedures and practices, if any, that are in compliance with the USA PATRIOT Act and other applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations and Sanctions; (iv) is in receipt of any notice from OFAC, the Secretary of State or the Attorney General of the United States or any other department, agency or office of the United States, in each case, claiming a violation or possible violation of applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations and/or Sanctions; (v) is the subject of Sanctions, including those listed on OFAC’s Specially Designated National or Blocked Persons List or on any other Sanctions related list and those owned or controlled by or acting for or on behalf of such Person; (vi) is a Person who has been determined by competent authority to be subject to any of the prohibitions contained in the USA PATRIOT Act; or (vii) is owned or controlled by or acting on behalf of, in each case, any Person who has been determined to be subject to the prohibitions contained in the USA PATRIOT Act. Borrower covenants and agrees that in the event Borrower receives any notice that any Borrower Party or Person Controlling any Borrower Party, or any owner of ten percent (10%) or more of the direct or indirect interest in Borrower has become the subject of Sanctions or is indicted, arraigned, or custodially detained on charges involving Sanctions, money laundering or predicate crimes to money laundering, Borrower shall promptly notify Lender. It shall be an Event of Default hereunder if any Borrower Party or any other party to any Loan Document (other than Lender or any third party that signs a collateral assignment or a subordination agreement) becomes the subject of Sanctions or is indicted, arraigned or custodially detained on charges involving Sanctions, money laundering or predicate crimes to money laundering. The representations contained in this Section 3.30 shall not be deemed to apply to any Person whose ownership interests in any indirect owner of Borrower is solely through the ownership of shares of stock in such indirect owner of Borrower whose shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, or another nationally recognized stock exchange.

 

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Section 3.31         Organizational Chart . The organizational chart attached as Schedule III hereto (the “ Organizational Chart ”), relating to Borrower and certain Affiliates and other parties, is true and correct on and as of the date hereof.

 

Section 3.32         Bank Holding Company . Neither Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower nor Borrower is a “bank holding company” or a direct or indirect subsidiary of a “bank holding company” as defined in the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and Regulation Y thereunder of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

 

Section 3.33        No Contractual Obligations . As of the date of this Agreement, other than (i) the Loan Documents, (ii) the organizational documents of Borrower and the organizational documents of Mezzanine A Borrower (including, without limitation, the Mezzanine A Borrower Operating Agreement) and/or (iii) agreements to provide for independent manager services similar to the services provided by Corporation Service Company as of the Closing Date, Borrower is not bound by any agreement, instrument or undertaking and has no outstanding Indebtedness (other than the Debt). Mortgage Borrower has not entered into, or is bound by, any Material Agreement which continues in existence as of the Closing Date, except those previously disclosed in writing to Lender.

 

Section 3.34         Property Documents . With respect to each Property Document, Borrower hereby represents that (a) to Borrower’s knowledge, each such Property Document is in full force and effect and has not been amended, restated, replaced or otherwise modified (except, in each case, as expressly set forth herein or as disclosed on the Title Insurance Policy), (b) to Borrower’s knowledge, there are no material defaults under such Property Document by any party thereto and, to Borrower’s knowledge, no event has occurred which, but for the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a material default under any such Property Document which would have a Material Adverse Effect, (c) all common charges, rents, additional rents and other sums due and payable by Mortgage Borrower under such Property Documents have been paid in full, except as is being contested in good faith in accordance with (and subject to the terms and conditions of) Section 4.2(d) hereof, (d) to Borrower’s knowledge, no party to any Property Document has commenced any action or given or received any notice for the purpose of terminating (or contemplating the termination of) such Property Document and (e) the representations made by Borrower or, to Borrower’s knowledge, by any other party in any estoppel or similar document delivered with respect to any Property Document in connection with the Loan are true, complete and correct and are hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.

 

Section 3.35         No Change in Facts or Circumstances; Disclosure .

 

All information submitted by Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, Borrower or Guarantor or any Affiliate of Borrower or Guarantor or, to Borrower’s knowledge, by any other Person to Lender and in all financial statements, occupancy statistics reports, rent rolls, reports, certificates and other documents submitted in connection with the Loan or in satisfaction of the terms thereof and all statements of fact made by Mortgage Borrower, Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower and/or Guarantor in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents, the Mezzanine A Loan Documents or the Mortgage Loan Documents, are accurate, complete and correct in all material respects (as each may have been or may be updated or supplemented in writing through the Closing Date). To Borrower’s knowledge, there has been no material adverse change in any condition, fact, circumstance or event that would make any such information inaccurate, incomplete or otherwise misleading in any material respect or that is reasonably likely to cause a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Borrower agrees that, unless expressly provided otherwise, all of the representations and warranties of Borrower set forth in this Article 3 and elsewhere in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are made as of the date hereof but shall survive for so long as any portion of the Debt remains owing to Lender. All representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to have been relied upon by Lender notwithstanding any investigation heretofore or hereafter made by Lender or on its behalf.

 

Section 3.36         Mortgage Loan Representations and Warranties . All of the representations and warranties contained in the Mortgage Loan Documents are (i) true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and (ii) hereby incorporated into this Agreement and deemed made hereunder as and when made thereunder and shall remain incorporated without regard to any waiver, amendment or other modification thereof by Mortgage Lender or to whether the related Mortgage Loan Document has been repaid or otherwise terminated, unless otherwise consented to in writing by Lender.

 

Section 3.37         Mezzanine A Loan Representations and Warranties . All of the representations and warranties contained in the Mezzanine A Loan Documents are (i) true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and (ii) hereby incorporated into this Agreement and deemed made hereunder as and when made thereunder and shall remain incorporated without regard to any waiver, amendment or other modification thereof by Mezzanine A Lender or to whether the related Mezzanine A Loan Document has been repaid or otherwise terminated, unless otherwise consented to in writing by Lender.

 

Section 3.38         Affiliates . Borrower does not have any subsidiaries except Mezzanine A Borrower.

 

Article 4

 

BORROWER COVENANTS

 

From the date hereof and until payment and performance in full of all obligations of Borrower under this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents or the earlier release of the lien of the Pledge Agreement (and all related obligations) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents, Borrower hereby covenants and agrees with Lender that (a) in each instance where the covenant relates to Borrower, as to itself, (b) in each instance where the covenant relates to Mortgage Borrower, in Borrower’s capacity as the sole member of Mezzanine A Borrower in Mezzanine A Borrower’s capacity as the sole member of Mortgage Borrower, (c) in each instance where the covenant relates to Mezzanine A Borrower, in Borrower’s capacity as the sole member of Mezzanine A Borrower, and (d) in each instance where the performance or obligation relates to the Property, in Borrower’s capacity as the sole member of Mezzanine A Borrower in Mezzanine A Borrower’s capacity as the sole member of Mortgage Borrower:

 

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Section 4.1           Existence . Borrower will continuously maintain (a) its existence and shall not dissolve or permit its dissolution, (b) its rights to do business in the State of Delaware and (c) its franchises and trade names, if any. Borrower will cause Mezzanine A Borrower to continuously maintain (a) its existence and shall not dissolve or permit its dissolution, (b) its rights to do business in the State of Delaware and (c) its franchises and trade names, if any. Borrower will cause Mortgage Borrower to continuously maintain (a) its existence and shall not dissolve or permit its dissolution, (b) its rights to do business in in the State and (c) its franchises and trade names, if any.

 

Section 4.2           Legal Requirements .

 

(a)          Borrower shall promptly comply, shall cause Mortgage Borrower and Mezzanine A Borrower to promptly comply in all material respects and shall cause the Property and the Collateral to comply in all material respects with all Legal Requirements applicable to the Property, the Mezzanine A Collateral and/or the Collateral or the use thereof (which such covenant shall be deemed to (i) include Environmental Laws and (ii) require Mortgage Borrower and Borrower to keep all material Permits in full force and effect), unless (other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents regarding Environmental Laws, in which case Borrower shall comply, shall cause Mortgage Borrower and Mezzanine A Borrower to comply and cause the Property to comply in all material respects) such failure to preserve, renew, keep or comply is not reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect).

 

(b)          Borrower shall from time to time, if requested by Lender (which request will be made only Lender has a reasonable basis for believing the Property may not be in compliance with Legal Requirements), provide Lender with evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that each of Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, the Mezzanine A Collateral, the Collateral and the Property complies with all Legal Requirements in all material respects or is exempt from compliance with Legal Requirements.

 

(c)          Borrower shall give prompt notice to Lender of the receipt by Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower or Borrower of any notice alleging a violation of any Legal Requirements applicable to the Property, the Mezzanine A Collateral and/or the Collateral, the result of which would be reasonably likely to cause a Material Adverse Effect, and of the commencement of any proceedings or investigations which relate to compliance with Legal Requirements.

 

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(d)          Borrower, at its own expense, may (or Borrower may permit Mezzanine A Borrower and/or Mortgage Borrower to) contest by appropriate legal proceeding, promptly initiated and conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the validity of any Legal Requirement, the applicability of any Legal Requirement to Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, Borrower, the Mezzanine A Collateral, the Collateral or the Property or any alleged violation of any Legal Requirement, or any alleged violation of a Property Document, provided that (i) no Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured; (ii) such proceeding shall be permitted under and be conducted in accordance with the provisions of any material instrument to which Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower or Borrower is subject and shall not constitute a default thereunder and such proceeding shall be permitted by and conducted in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements; (iii) neither the Property, the Mezzanine A Collateral nor the Collateral (nor any part thereof or interest therein) will be in imminent danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost, nor shall there be any risk of the lien of the Security Instrument, the Mezzanine A Pledge Agreement and/or the Pledge Agreement being primed by any lien arising from any such alleged violation; (iv) Borrower shall (or shall cause Mortgage Borrower and/or Mezzanine A Borrower, as applicable, to) promptly upon final determination thereof comply in all material respects with any such Legal Requirement determined to be valid or applicable or cure any material violation of any Legal Requirement; (v) such proceeding shall suspend the enforcement of the contested Legal Requirement against Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, Borrower, the Mezzanine A Collateral, the Collateral or the Property (or, alternatively, Borrower shall (or shall cause Mortgage Borrower and/or Mezzanine A Borrower, as applicable, to) comply with such Legal Requirement during the pendency of the dispute); (vi) Borrower shall (or shall cause Mortgage Borrower and/or Mezzanine A Borrower, as applicable, to) furnish such security as may be required pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement or the Mezzanine A Loan Agreement or, if Mortgage Lender or Mezzanine A Lender, as applicable, shall have waived in writing such security, Borrower shall furnish such security as may be required in the proceeding, or as may be reasonably requested by Lender, to insure compliance with such Legal Requirement, together with all interest and penalties payable in connection therewith; and (vii) if the amount in dispute exceeds $500,000.00, Borrower shall have provided Lender with prior written notice of such contest or action. Lender may apply any such security or part thereof, as necessary to cause compliance with such Legal Requirement at any time when, in the reasonable judgment of Lender, the validity, applicability or violation of such Legal Requirement is finally established or the Property (or any part thereof or interest therein), the Mezzanine A Collateral (or any part thereof or interest therein) and/or the Collateral (or any part thereof or interest therein) shall be in imminent danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost or there shall be a risk of the lien of the Security Instrument, the Mezzanine A Pledge Agreement and/or the Pledge Agreement being primed by any lien arising from any such alleged violation. Any security provided to Lender pursuant to clause (vi) above will be released to Borrower upon resolution of the dispute relating to compliance with the Legal Requirement and discharge of any sum owed by Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower or Borrower to resolve that dispute.

 

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Section 4.3           Maintenance and Use of Property . Borrower shall cause, and shall cause Mezzanine A Borrower to cause Mortgage Borrower to cause, the Property to be maintained in a good and safe condition and repair. The Improvements and the Personal Property shall not be removed, demolished or materially altered (except for normal replacement of the Personal Property) without the consent of Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, or as otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 4.21 hereof and Section 4.21 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions of Article VII of the Mortgage Loan Agreement, Borrower shall perform (or shall cause to be performed) the prompt repair, replacement and/or rebuilding of any part of the Property which may be destroyed by any casualty, or become damaged, worn or dilapidated or which may be affected by any proceeding of the character referred to in Section 3.14 hereof and shall complete and pay for (or use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the completion and payment for in circumstances where a Tenant is obligated to perform the work pursuant to the terms of its Lease and is undertaking such work) any work at the Property at any time in the process of construction or repair on the Land. Subject to any alterations expressly permitted by this Agreement, Borrower shall cause Mezzanine A Borrower to cause Mortgage Borrower to operate the Property for the same uses as the Property is currently operated and Borrower shall not (and shall not permit Mezzanine A Borrower to permit Mortgage Borrower to), without the prior written consent of Lender, (i) change the use of the Property from office or retail or (ii) initiate, join in, acquiesce in, or consent to any change in any private restrictive covenant, zoning law or other public or private restriction, limiting or defining the uses which may be made of the Property or any part thereof. If under applicable zoning provisions the use of all or any portion of the Property is or shall become a nonconforming use, Borrower will not cause or permit (and shall not permit Mezzanine A Borrower to permit Mortgage Borrower to cause or permit) the nonconforming use to be discontinued or the nonconforming Improvement to be abandoned without the express written consent of Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

Section 4.4           Waste . Borrower shall not commit or knowingly suffer (and shall not permit Mezzanine A Borrower to permit Mortgage Borrower to commit or knowingly suffer) any waste of the Property or make any change in the use of the Property which will in any way materially increase the risk of fire or other hazard arising out of the operation of the Property, or knowingly take any action that would invalidate or give cause for cancellation of any Policy, or do or permit (to the extent within Borrower’s control to prevent) to be done thereon anything that would materially impair the value of the Property or the security for the Loan. Borrower will not, without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, permit (and will not permit Mezzanine A Borrower to permit Mortgage Borrower to permit) any drilling or exploration for or extraction, removal, or production of any minerals from the surface or the subsurface of the Property, regardless of the depth thereof or the method of mining or extraction thereof.

 

Section 4.5           Property Taxes and Other Charges .

 

(a)          Borrower shall pay (or cause to be paid) and shall cause Mortgage Borrower to pay (or cause to be paid) all Taxes and Other Charges now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against the Property (or any part thereof), the Mezzanine A Collateral (or any part thereof) prior or the Collateral (or any part thereof) prior to the date the same shall become delinquent, subject to Borrower’s right to contest any Taxes and Other Charges pursuant to Section 4.5(b) below; provided, however, prior to the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower’s obligation to directly pay such Taxes shall be suspended for so long as Borrower complies with the terms and provisions of Article 9 hereof and causes Mortgage Borrower to comply with the terms and provisions of Section 8.6 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement. Borrower shall furnish to Lender receipts for the payment of such Taxes and the Other Charges prior to the date the same shall become delinquent (provided, however, that Borrower is not required to furnish such receipts for payment of Taxes in the event that such Taxes have been paid by Mortgage Lender pursuant to Section 8.6 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement). Subject to Borrower’s right to contest same pursuant to subsection (b) below, Borrower shall not suffer and shall promptly cause to be paid and discharged any lien or charge whatsoever which may be or become a lien or charge against the Property, the Mezzanine A Collateral or the Collateral, and shall cause Mortgage Borrower to promptly pay for all utility services provided to the Property.

 

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(b)          Borrower (or Mezzanine A Borrower or Mortgage Borrower), at its own expense, may contest (or permit to be contested) by appropriate legal proceeding, promptly initiated and conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the amount or validity or application in whole or in part of any Taxes or Other Charges, provided that (i) no Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured; (ii) such proceeding shall be permitted under and be conducted in accordance with the provisions of any other instrument to which Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower or Mortgage Borrower is subject (including, without limitation, the Mortgage Loan Agreement and the Mezzanine A Loan Agreement) and shall not constitute a default thereunder and such proceeding shall be permitted by and conducted in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements; (iii) neither the Property (nor any part thereof or interest therein), any of the Mezzanine A Collateral (nor any part thereof or interest therein) nor any of the Collateral (nor any part thereof or interest therein) will be in imminent danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, canceled or lost; (iv) Borrower shall (or shall cause Mortgage Borrower and/or Mezzanine A Borrower, as applicable, to) promptly upon final determination thereof (or, if required under applicable Legal Requirements, prior thereto in connection with such contest) pay the amount of any such Taxes or Other Charges, together with all costs, interest and penalties which may be payable in connection therewith; (v) such proceeding shall suspend the collection of such contested Taxes or Other Charges from the Property, the mezzanine A Collateral or the Collateral, as applicable; (vi) Borrower shall (or shall cause Mortgage Borrower and/or Mezzanine A Borrower, as applicable, to) furnish such security as may be required pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement and the Mezzanine A Loan Agreement or, if Mortgage Lender and Mezzanine A Lender, as applicable, shall have waived in writing such security, Borrower shall furnish such security as may be required in the proceeding, or as may be reasonably requested by Lender (it being agreed that Lender shall take into account any amounts then on deposit in the Tax Account), to insure the payment of any such Taxes or Other Charges, together with all interest and penalties thereon; and (vii) if the amount in dispute exceeds $250,000.00, Borrower shall have provided Lender with prior written notice of such contest or action. Lender may pay over any such cash deposit or part thereof held by Lender to the claimant entitled thereto at any time when, in the reasonable judgment of Lender, the entitlement of such claimant is established or the Property (or part thereof or interest therein) or the Collateral (or part thereof or interest therein) shall be in imminent danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, canceled or lost. Without limiting Lender’s rights set forth in the preceding sentence, any such security provided to Lender pursuant to clause (vi) above will be released to Borrower to pay and discharge any sum ultimately determined to be owed by Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower or Borrower for disputed Taxes and Other Charges (with the remainder, if any, going to Borrower).

 

Section 4.6           Litigation . Borrower shall give prompt written notice to Lender of any litigation or governmental proceedings pending or threatened in writing against Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower or Mortgage Borrower which is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 4.7           Access to Property . Borrower shall cause Mezzanine A Borrower to cause Mortgage Borrower to permit agents, representatives and employees of Lender to inspect the Property or any part thereof at reasonable hours upon reasonable advance notice, subject to the rights of Tenants under their respective Leases.

 

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Section 4.8          Notice of Default . Borrower shall promptly advise Lender of any material adverse change in Mortgage Borrower’s, Mezzanine A Borrower’s, Borrower’s and/or Guarantor’s condition (financial or otherwise) or of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default of which Borrower has knowledge.

 

Section 4.9          Cooperate in Legal Proceedings . Borrower shall cooperate in all reasonable respects and shall cause Mortgage Borrower and Mezzanine A Borrower to cooperate in all reasonable respects with Lender with respect to any proceedings before any court, board or other Governmental Authority which may in any way affect the rights of Lender hereunder or any rights obtained by Lender under any of the Note, the Pledge Agreement or the other Loan Documents and, in connection therewith, permit Lender, at its election, to participate in any such proceedings.

 

Section 4.10         Performance by Borrower . Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that Borrower’s observance, performance and fulfillment of each and every covenant, term and provision to be observed and performed by Borrower under this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents is a material inducement to Lender in making the Loan.

 

Section 4.11         Intentionally Omitted .

 

Section 4.12         Books and Records .

 

(a)          Borrower shall furnish to Lender:

 

(i)           quarterly certified rent rolls within sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal quarter;

 

(ii)          quarterly operating statements of the Property detailing the revenues received, the expenses incurred and the components of Underwritable Cash Flow before and after Debt Service and major capital improvements for the period of calculation and containing appropriate year-to-date information, within sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal quarter;

 

(iii)         within eighty-five (85) days after the close of each fiscal year of Borrower, (A) an annual balance sheet, statement of cash flow, profit and loss statement and statement of change in financial position of Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower and Borrower), (B) an annual operating statement of the Property (detailing the revenues received, the expenses incurred and the components of Underwritable Cash Flow before and after Debt Service and major capital improvements for the period of calculation and containing appropriate year-to-date information) and (C) a revised version of the organizational chart delivered to Lender in connection with the Loan reflecting equity transfers (if any) consummated in accordance with Section 6.3 hereof (or a statement from a Responsible Officer of Borrower that no such equity transfer has occurred) since the most recent organizational chart delivered to Lender; and

 

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(iv)         by no later than December 1 of each calendar year, an annual operating budget (the “ Annual Budget ”) for the next succeeding calendar year presented on a monthly basis consistent with the annual operating statement described above for the Property, including cash flow projections for the upcoming year and all proposed capital replacements and improvements, which such budget shall (A) until the occurrence and continuance of a Trigger Period, be provided to Lender for informational purposes and (B) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Trigger Period (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement), not take effect until approved by Lender (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) (after such approval has been given in writing, such approved budget shall be referred to herein, as the “ Approved Annual Budget ”). Until such time that Lender approves a proposed Annual Budget, (1) to the extent that an Approved Annual Budget does not exist for a prior calendar year, all operating expenses of the Property for the then current calendar year shall be deemed extraordinary expenses of the Property and shall be subject to Lender’s prior written approval (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and (2) to the extent that an Approved Annual Budget exists for a prior calendar year, the most recent Approved Annual Budget shall apply to the then current calendar year; provided, that such Approved Annual Budget shall be adjusted to reflect actual increases in Taxes, Insurance Premiums and utilities expenses. To the extent that the Deemed Approval Requirements are fully satisfied in connection with any Borrower request for Lender’s approval under this Section 4.12(a) and Lender thereafter fails to respond, Lender’s approval shall be deemed given with respect to the matter for which approval was requested.

 

(b)          In the event that, during the continuance of a Trigger Period, Mortgage Borrower must incur an extraordinary operating expense or capital expense not set forth in the Approved Annual Budget (each an “ Extraordinary Expense ”), then Borrower shall promptly deliver to Lender a reasonably detailed explanation of such proposed Extraordinary Expense for Lender’s approval (which such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall Lender’s approval be required for (i) Extraordinary Expenses if there is no continuing Trigger Period or (ii) during the continuance of a Trigger Period, expenses attributable to emergencies involving an imminent threat of bodily injury or loss of life (including any structural damage to the Property that is reasonably expected to result in an imminent threat of bodily injury or loss of life). To the extent that the Deemed Approval Requirements are fully satisfied in connection with any Borrower request for Lender’s approval under this Section 4.12(b) and Lender thereafter fails to respond, Lender’s approval shall be deemed given with respect to the matter for which approval was requested.

 

(c)          Borrower shall, within ten (10) Business Days after Lender’s request therefor, furnish Lender (and shall cause Guarantor to furnish to Lender) with such other additional financial or management information relating to Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, Borrower, Guarantor, the Mezzanine A Collateral, the Collateral or the Property as may, from time to time, be reasonably requested by Lender; provided, however, that such additional information shall be obtained at no material expense to Borrower. During the continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower shall furnish to Lender and its agents reasonable facilities for the examination and audit of any such financial or management information.

 

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(d)          Borrower agrees that (i) Borrower shall keep (and shall cause Mortgage Borrower and Mezzanine A Borrower to keep) adequate books and records of account and (ii) all Required Financial Items (defined below) to be delivered to Lender pursuant to this Section 4.12 shall: (A) be complete and correct in all material respects; (B) [reserved]; (C) disclose all liabilities that are required to be reflected or reserved against; (D) be prepared (1) in the form reasonably required by Lender (it being agreed that the form of financial reports submitted to Lender in connection with the closing of the Loan shall be deemed acceptable to Lender) and certified by a Responsible Officer of Borrower, (2) in hardcopy and electronic formats and (3) in accordance with the Approved Accounting Method; and (E) within a reasonable period of time following request of Lender, be audited (on a consolidated basis at the Guarantor-level) by an independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to Lender.

 

(e)          Borrower acknowledges the importance to Lender of the timely delivery of each of the items required by this Section 4.12 (each, a “ Required Financial Item ” and, collectively, the “ Required Financial Items ”). In the event Borrower fails to deliver to Lender any of the Required Financial Items within the time frame specified herein (each such event, a “ Reporting Failure ”) and such Reporting Failure continues for seven (7) Business Days after written demand is made for delivery of such Required Financial Item(s) (or such longer period of time agreed to by Lender in its sole discretion taking into account an explanation from Borrower as to why such Required Financial Item(s) cannot be timely delivered), the same shall, at Lender’s option, constitute an immediate Event of Default hereunder.

 

Section 4.13         Estoppel Certificates .

 

(a)          After request by Lender, Borrower, within fifteen (15) Business Days after such request, shall furnish Lender or any proposed assignee of Lender with a statement stating (i) the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Loan, the Mezzanine A Loan and the Mortgage Loan, (ii) the Interest Rate of the Loan, the Mezzanine A Loan and the Mortgage Loan, (iii) the date installments of interest and/or principal were last paid, (iv) any offsets or defenses to the payment and performance of the Obligations, if any, and (v) that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents have not been modified or if modified, giving particulars of such modification. After request by Borrower not more than once in any calendar year, Lender shall within fifteen (15) Business Days furnish Borrower with a statement stating (i) the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Loan, (ii) the Interest Rate and (iii) that, to Lender’s knowledge, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents have not been modified or if modified, giving particulars of such modification.

 

(b)          (I) Borrower shall, or shall cause Mortgage Borrower to, use commercially reasonable efforts from time to time after request by Lender, to obtain from Mortgage Lender such certificates of estoppel with respect to compliance by Mortgage Borrower with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents as may be reasonably requested by Lender. In the event or to the extent that Mortgage Lender is not legally obligated to deliver such certificates of estoppel and is unwilling to deliver the same, or is legally obligated to deliver such certificates of estoppel but breaches such obligation, then Borrower shall not be in breach of this provision so long as Borrower furnishes to Lender an estoppel executed by Borrower and Mortgage Borrower and expressly representing to Lender, to Borrower’s knowledge, the information reasonably requested by Lender regarding compliance by Mortgage Borrower with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents. (II) Borrower shall, or shall cause Mezzanine A Borrower to, use commercially reasonable efforts from time to time after request by Lender, to obtain from Mezzanine A Lender such certificates of estoppel with respect to compliance by Mezzanine A Borrower with the terms of the Mezzanine A Loan Documents as may be reasonably requested by Lender. In the event or to the extent that Mezzanine A Lender is not legally obligated to deliver such certificates of estoppel and is unwilling to deliver the same, or is legally obligated to deliver such certificates of estoppel but breaches such obligation, then Borrower shall not be in breach of this provision so long as Borrower furnishes to Lender an estoppel executed by Borrower and Mezzanine A Borrower and expressly representing to Lender, to Borrower’s knowledge, the information reasonably requested by Lender regarding compliance by Mezzanine A Borrower with the terms of the Mezzanine A Loan Documents.

 

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(c)          Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to Lender or any proposed assignee of Lender, upon request, estoppel certificates from each Tenant under any Lease in substantially the same form and substance delivered at closing or otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender (subject to requirements set forth in such Lease); provided, that Borrower shall not be required to deliver such certificates more frequently than one (1) time in any calendar year (except that prior to a Securitization Borrower will deliver up to two (2) estoppel certificates in any calendar year).

 

(d)          In connection with any Secondary Market Transaction, at Lender’s request, Borrower shall provide an estoppel certificate to any Investor or any prospective Investor in such form, substance and detail as Lender, such Investor or prospective Investor may reasonably require.

 

(e)          Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to Lender, within fifteen (15) Business Days of request, estoppel certificates from each party under any Property Document in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender; provided, that Borrower shall not be required to deliver such certificates more frequently than one (1) time in any calendar year (except that prior to a Securitization Borrower will deliver up to two (2) estoppel certificates in any calendar year).

 

Section 4.14         Leases and Rents .

 

(a)          Borrower may permit Mezzanine A Borrower to permit Mortgage Borrower, in the ordinary course of Mortgage Borrower’s business without Lender’s consent, enter into, amend or modify any Lease provided that such Lease (i) provides for rental rates comparable in all material respects to existing local market rates for similar properties, (ii) is on commercially reasonable terms (unless otherwise consented to by Lender), (iii) is with unaffiliated, third parties (unless otherwise consented to by Lender), (iv) provides that the Tenant thereunder will attorn to Mortgage Lender and any purchaser at a foreclosure sale and (v) does not contain any terms which are reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. Borrower shall have the right to permit Mezzanine A Borrower to permit Mortgage Borrower, without the consent or approval of Lender, to terminate or accept a surrender of any Lease that is not a Major Lease so long as such termination or surrender is (A) by reason of a Tenant default under the applicable Lease and (B) in the ordinary course of Mortgage Borrower’s business. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Borrower shall not permit Mezzanine A Borrower to permit Mortgage Borrower, without the prior written approval of Lender (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), to enter into, renew, extend, amend, or modify (other than to a de minimis extent), consent to any assignment of or subletting under, waive any provisions of, release any party to, terminate, reduce rents under, accept a surrender of space under, or shorten the term of, in each case, any Major Lease, except (x) in the case of any Major Lease other than any Specified Tenant Lease and the Oaktree Lease, to the extent that the terms of such Major Lease require Mortgage Borrower to act reasonably in approving such action and withholding approval under the circumstances would be unreasonable (for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing proviso shall not be applicable to any Specified Tenant Lease and the Oaktree Lease, and Lender’s approval with respect to any Specified Tenant Lease and the Oaktree Lease shall be required as otherwise provided herein) and (y) to the extent that a Tenant under any Major Lease has, pursuant to the terms of its Lease, an unilateral right (without Mortgage Borrower’s consent and/or approval) to effectuate such action.

 

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(b)          Borrower (i) shall cause Mortgage Borrower to observe and perform the obligations (other than those of a de minimis nature) imposed upon the lessor under the Leases in a commercially reasonable manner; (ii) shall cause Mortgage Borrower to enforce all terms, covenants and conditions (other than those of a de minimis nature) contained in the Leases upon the part of the Tenants thereunder to be observed or performed in a commercially reasonable manner, provided, however, Borrower shall not permit Mezzanine A Borrower to permit Mortgage Borrower to terminate or accept a surrender of a Major Lease without Lender’s prior approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, further that to the extent that the Deemed Approval Requirements are fully satisfied in connection with a Borrower request for Lender’s consent under this clause (ii) and Lender thereafter fails to respond, Lender’s approval shall be deemed given; (iii) shall not permit Mezzanine A Borrower to permit Mortgage Borrower to collect any of the Rents more than one (1) month in advance (other than Security Deposits); (iv) shall not permit Mezzanine A Borrower to permit Mortgage Borrower to execute any assignment of Mortgage Borrower’s interest in the Leases or the Rents (except as contemplated by the Loan Documents); (v) shall not permit Mezzanine A Borrower to permit Mortgage Borrower, without the Lender’s prior written consent, to alter, modify or change any Lease so as to change the amount of or payment date for rent, change the expiration date, grant any option for additional space or term, materially reduce the obligations of the Tenant or increase the obligations of lessor, in each case, to the extent the same would, individually or in the aggregate, (A) cause any such Lease to violate Section 4.14(a)(i) through (iii) above or (B) have a Material Adverse Effect; and (vi) shall hold all Security Deposits in accordance with Legal Requirements in all material respects. Upon request, Borrower shall furnish Lender with executed copies of all Leases.

 

(c)          Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Borrower shall provide to Lender any information regarding renewal, extension, amendment, modification, waiver of provisions of, termination, rental reduction of, surrender of space of, or shortening of the term of, any Major Lease (or at Lender’s reasonable request any Lease) during the term of the Loan within fifteen (15) days after the occurrence of any such event. Borrower further agrees to provide Lender with written notice of any Tenant under a Major Lease “going dark” under such Tenant’s Lease within fifteen (15) days after Mortgage Borrower or Borrower obtains knowledge that such Tenant “has gone dark”. Borrower agrees to provide Lender with written notice of any monetary or material non-monetary default under a Major Lease within fifteen (15) days after Mortgage Borrower or Borrower obtains knowledge of the occurrence of any such event of default. Borrower’s failure to provide any of the aforesaid notices shall, at Lender’s option, constitute an Event of Default.

 

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(d)          Borrower shall notify Lender in writing, within two (2) Business Days following receipt thereof, of Mortgage Borrower’s receipt of any Lease Termination Payment or other termination fee or payment paid by any Tenant under any Lease. During the continuance of a Trigger Period, any Lease Termination Payment paid by any Tenant at Property but only to the extent that such Lease Termination Payment paid by such Tenant exceeds Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($500,000.00), shall be deposited into the Leasing Reserve Account (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) to be held and disbursed in accordance with Section 8.3 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement; and Borrower covenants and agrees that, until deposited in accordance herewith, Mortgage Borrower shall hold any such termination fee or payment in trust for the benefit of Mortgage Lender.

 

Section 4.15         Management Agreement .

 

(a)          Borrower shall cause Mezzanine A Borrower to cause Mortgage Borrower to (i) diligently and promptly perform, observe and enforce all of the terms, covenants and conditions (other than those of a de minimis nature) of the Management Agreement on the part of Mortgage Borrower to be performed, observed and enforced, (ii) promptly notify Lender of any default (other than those of a de minimis nature) under the Management Agreement of which Mortgage Borrower is aware; (iii) [reserved]; (iv) promptly give notice to Lender of any written notice or credible information that Mortgage Borrower receives which indicates that Manager is terminating the Management Agreement or that Manager is otherwise discontinuing its management of the Property; and (v) promptly enforce the performance and observance of all of the covenants (other than those of a de minimis nature) required to be performed and observed by Manager under the Management Agreement.

 

(b)          Borrower shall not, without the prior written consent of Lender (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) permit Mezzanine A Borrower to permit Mortgage Borrower to (i) surrender, terminate or cancel the Management Agreement; (ii) consent to any assignment of the Manager’s interest under the Management Agreement (other than in accordance with Section 4.15(f) below); (iii) replace Manager or enter into any other management agreement with respect to the Property (other than in accordance with Section 4.15(f) below); (iv) increase or consent to the increase of the management fees or any other material fees or charges under the Management Agreement; or (v) otherwise modify, change, alter or amend, in any material respect, or waive or release any of its material rights and remedies under, the Management Agreement in any material respect.

 

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(c)          During the continuance of an Event of Default under the Loan Documents, without limiting the generality of the other provisions of this Agreement, and without waiving or releasing Borrower from any of its obligations hereunder, Lender shall have the right, but shall be under no obligation, to pay any sums and to perform any act or take any action reasonably necessary to cause all the terms, covenants and conditions of the Management Agreement on the part of Mortgage Borrower to be performed or observed to be promptly performed or observed on behalf of Mortgage Borrower, to the end that the rights of Mortgage Borrower in, to and under the Management Agreement shall be kept unimpaired and free from default. Upon prior written notice to Borrower, Lender and any Person designated by Lender shall have, and are hereby granted, the right to enter upon the Property during the continuance of an Event of Default for the purpose of taking any such action. If Manager shall deliver to Lender a copy of any notice sent to Mortgage Borrower of default under the Management Agreement, such notice shall constitute full protection to Lender for any action taken or omitted to be taken by Lender in good faith, in reliance thereon. Borrower shall not permit Mezzanine A Borrower to permit Mortgage Borrower to permit Manager to sub-contract to a third party (other than an Affiliate) any or all of its management responsibilities under the Management Agreement, provided, that Manager may sub-contract to a Qualified Manager the management responsibilities of Manager under a Management Agreement pursuant to a sub-management agreement, provided, that (1) the fees and charges payable under any such sub-management agreement do not exceed the management fees and charges payable to Manager under such Management Agreement and are the sole obligation of Manager, (2) any sub-management agreement terminates in the event of a termination of the Management Agreement, and (3) neither Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower nor Borrower shall have any obligations or liabilities under any such sub-management agreement.

 

(d)          Borrower shall, from time to time, use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from Manager under the Management Agreement such certificates of estoppel with respect to compliance by Mortgage Borrower with the terms of the Management Agreement as may be requested by Lender.

 

(e)          In the event that the Management Agreement is scheduled to expire at any time during the term of the Loan, then, unless the Management Agreement is subject to automatic renewals without any action to be taken on the part of any Person (and the Management Agreement is in fact automatically extended) Borrower shall submit to Lender by no later than forty-five (45) days prior to such expiration a draft replacement management agreement for approval in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.

 

(f)          Borrower shall have the right to permit Mezzanine A Borrower to permit Mortgage Borrower to replace Manager or consent to the assignment of Manager’s rights under the Management Agreement, in each case, to the extent that (i) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) Lender receives, in the case of an assignment to a Manager who is not an Affiliated Manager, at least forty-five (45) days and, in the case of an assignment to an Affiliated Manager, at least fifteen (15) days prior written notice of the same, and consents (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) to such replacement (and the replacement Manager), (iii) the applicable New Manager is a Qualified Manager engaged pursuant to a Qualified Management Agreement and (iv) all the other conditions relating to a termination of the Management Agreement and replacement of the Manager set forth in the Assignment of Management Agreement are satisfied. If and for so long as Manager is an Affiliate of Borrower, Borrower shall not permit Mezzanine A Borrower to permit Mortgage Borrower to permit Manager to resign as Manager or otherwise cease managing the Property until a New Manager approved by Lender is engaged to manage the Property in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof and of the other Loan Documents.

 

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(g)          Without limitation of the foregoing, if the Management Agreement is terminated or expires pursuant to the Subordination of Management Agreement, ceases to be in full force or effect or is for any other reason no longer in effect (including, without limitation, in connection with any Sale or Pledge), then Lender may require Borrower to cause Mortgage Borrower to engage, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Subordination of Management Agreement, a New Manager to manage the Property, which such New Manager shall be a Qualified Manager and shall be engaged pursuant to a Qualified Management Agreement.

 

(h)          As conditions precedent to any engagement of a New Manager hereunder, (i) such New Manager, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower and Borrower shall execute a subordination of management agreement in the form reasonably required by Lender and (ii) to the extent that a Non-Consolidation Opinion was previously delivered, to the extent that such New Manager is an Affiliated Manager, if requested in writing by Lender, Borrower shall deliver to Lender, a New Non-Consolidation Opinion with respect to such New Manager and new management agreement

 

(i)           Intentionally omitted.

 

(j)           Any reasonable out-of-pocket costs expended by Lender pursuant to this Section 4.15 shall bear interest at the Default Rate from the date that is ten (10) Business Days after Lender demands payment from Borrower to the date of payment to Lender, shall be deemed to constitute a portion of the Debt, shall be secured by the lien of the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents and shall be immediately due and payable upon demand by Lender therefor.

 

Section 4.16         Payment for Labor and Materials .

 

(a)          Subject to Section 4.16(b) below, Borrower will cause Mortgage Borrower to promptly pay (or cause to be paid) when due all bills and costs for labor, materials, and specifically fabricated materials incurred by Borrower in connection with the Property (any such bills and costs, a “ Work Charge ”), the failure of which to pay could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and in any event never permit to exist against the Property (or any part thereof) or against Mortgage Borrower’s interest in the Property (or any part thereof) any lien or security interest, even though inferior to the liens and the security interests of the Security Instrument other than the liens or security interests created by the Mortgage Loan Documents, except for the Permitted Encumbrances.

 

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(b)          Borrower may, at its own expense, contest (or permit Mortgage Borrower and/or Mezzanine A Borrower, at its own expense, to contest) by appropriate legal proceeding, promptly initiated and conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the validity of any Work Charge, the applicability of any Work Charge to Mortgage Borrower or to the Property or any alleged non-payment of any Work Charge and defer paying the same, provided that (i) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; (ii) such proceeding shall be permitted under and be conducted in accordance with the provisions of any instrument to which Mortgage Borrower is subject and shall not constitute a default thereunder and such proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements; (iii) neither the Property nor any part thereof or interest therein will be in imminent danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost nor shall there be any risk of the lien of the Security Instrument being primed by any lien as a result of such Work Charge; (iv) Borrower shall promptly upon final determination thereof pay (or cause to be paid) any such contested Work Charge determined to be valid, applicable or unpaid; (v) such proceeding shall suspend the collection of such contested Work Charge from the Property or Borrower shall have paid the same (or shall have caused the same to be paid) under protest; and (vi) if the amount in dispute exceeds $500,000 and such Work Charge relates to the work which is not a Permitted Alteration (or if such work is a Permitted Alteration, but the Completion Guaranty is not in full force and effect), Borrower shall provide evidence reasonably acceptable to Lender that such liabilities have been satisfactorily bonded over with third parties such or Borrower shall furnish (or cause to be furnished) such security as may be required in the proceeding, or as may be reasonably requested by Lender (unless Mortgage Borrower has delivered such security to Mortgage Lender pursuant to Section 4.16(b) of the Mortgage Loan Agreement and Borrower has provided Lender with evidence of the same), to insure payment of such Work Charge, together with all interest and penalties payable in connection therewith. Lender may apply any such security or part thereof, as necessary to pay for such Work Charge at any time when, in the reasonable judgment of Lender, the validity, applicability or non-payment of such Work Charge is finally established or the Property (or any part thereof or interest therein) shall be in imminent danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost or there shall be any danger of the lien of the Security Instrument or the Pledge Agreement being primed by any lien as a result of such Work Charge.

 

Section 4.17         Performance of Other Agreements . Borrower shall and shall cause Mortgage Borrower and Mezzanine A Borrower to observe and perform in all material respects each and every material term to be observed or performed by Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower and Mortgage Borrower pursuant to the terms of any agreement or recorded instrument binding upon or applicable to the Property, the Mezzanine A Collateral or the Collateral, or given by Borrower to Lender for the purpose of further securing the Debt and any amendments, modifications or changes thereto.

 

Section 4.18         Debt Cancellation . Borrower shall not cancel or otherwise forgive or release any claim or debt (other than termination of Leases in accordance with this Agreement, the Mezzanine A Loan Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Agreement) owed to Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower or Mortgage Borrower by any Person, except for adequate consideration and in the ordinary course of Borrower’s, Mezzanine A Borrower’s or Mortgage Borrower’s business.

 

Section 4.19         ERISA .

 

(a)          Borrower shall not engage in any transaction which would cause any obligation, or action taken or to be taken, hereunder (or the exercise by Lender of any of its rights hereunder or under the other Loan Documents) to be a non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA.

 

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(b)          Borrower further covenants and agrees to deliver to Lender such certifications or other evidence from time to time throughout the term of the Loan, as requested by Lender in its reasonable discretion, that (i) Borrower is not an “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, or other retirement arrangement, which is subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the IRS Code, or a “governmental plan” within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA; (ii) transactions with Borrower hereunder or under the other Loan Documents are not in violation state statutes regulating investments and fiduciary obligations with respect to governmental plans; and (iii) one or more of the following circumstances is true:

 

(A) Equity interests in Borrower are publicly offered securities, within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3 101(b)(2);

 

(B) Less than twenty-five percent (25%) of each outstanding class of equity interests in Borrower are held by “benefit plan investors” within the meaning of 29 C.F.R.§ 2510.3 101(f)(2); or

 

(C) Borrower qualifies as an “operating company” or a “real estate operating company” within the meaning of 29 C.F.R § 2510.3 101(c), (d) or (e) or an investment company registered under The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(c)          Borrower shall not maintain, sponsor, contribute to or become obligated to contribute to, or suffer or permit any member of Borrower’s “controlled group of corporations” to maintain, sponsor, contribute to or become obligated to contribute to a “defined benefit plan” or a “multiemployer pension plan”. The terms in quotes above are defined in Section 3.7 of this Agreement.

 

Section 4.20         No Joint Assessment . Borrower shall not, and shall not permit Mezzanine A Borrower to permit Mortgage Borrower to, suffer, permit or initiate the joint assessment of the Property with (a) any other real property constituting a tax lot separate from the Property, or (b) any portion of the Property which may be deemed to constitute personal property, or any other procedure whereby the lien of any taxes which may be levied against such personal property shall be assessed or levied or charged to the Property.

 

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Section 4.21         Alterations . Lender’s prior approval (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed (other than in the case of an alteration that is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect)) shall be required in connection with any alterations to any Improvements (a) that is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, (b) the cost of which (including any related alteration, improvement or replacement) is reasonably anticipated to exceed the Alteration Threshold, or (c) that are structural in nature (other than, with respect to this clause (c) , ordinary course Replacements for which the following are each true: (1) the cost (including any related alteration, improvement or replacement) is not reasonably anticipated to exceed the applicable Alteration Threshold, (2) such Replacement is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (3) adequate funds for such Replacement are being reserved under the Mortgage Loan Agreement (unless Mortgage Borrower has delivered to Mortgage Lender such security pursuant to Section 4.21 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement and Borrower has provided Lender with evidence of the same)). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lender’s consent shall not be required in connection with (i) any Permitted Alterations that are not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect (it being acknowledged that the Permitted Alterations may result in disruption, from time to time, of the retail tenants that are located in the Atrium) and/or (ii) alterations required to be made pursuant to any Lease entered into in compliance with this Agreement and any Property Document that are not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. Prior to commencing any construction in connection with Permitted Alterations, Borrower shall deliver to Lender, for information purposes only, plans, specifications and a revised budget, and Borrower may permit Mezzanine A Borrower to permit Mortgage Borrower to make changes to any such plans, specifications and budgets previously delivered to Lender, without the consent of Lender, provided that (i) such changed plans, specifications and budgets are promptly delivered to Lender and (ii) Lender consent shall be required for modifications to the plans, specifications and budget for the Permitted Alterations that are reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect (it being acknowledged that the Permitted Alterations may result in disruption, from time to time, of the retail tenants that are located in the Atrium) or a material change in the overall use of the Property subject to Permitted Alterations, provided , further , Lender’s approval (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) shall be required for to the plans, specifications and budget for the Permitted Alterations if the budgeted construction costs (e.g., hard costs and unpaid architectural, design and permitting costs) for such Permitted Alterations are expected to exceed $63,509,582.00. To the extent any construction in connection with Permitted Alterations has commenced, Borrower shall cause Mezzanine A Borrower to cause Mortgage Borrower to diligently complete all Permitted Alterations in accordance with the most recent plans, specifications and budget previously delivered to, and approved by (to the extent such approval is required hereunder), Lender. If the total unpaid amounts incurred and to be incurred with respect to any alterations (other than the Permitted Alterations) to the Improvements shall at any time exceed the Alteration Threshold, Borrower shall promptly deliver to Lender (unless Mortgage Borrower has delivered to Mortgage Lender such security pursuant to Section 4.21 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement and Borrower has provided Lender with evidence of the same) as security for the payment of such amounts and as additional security for Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents any of the following: (i) cash, (ii) U.S. Obligations, (iii) other security reasonably acceptable to Lender (provided that, if such alteration occurs after a Securitization, Lender shall have received a Rating Agency Confirmation as to the form and issuer of same), or (iv) a completion bond reasonably acceptable to Lender (provided that, if such alteration occurs after a Securitization, Lender shall have received a Rating Agency Confirmation as to the form and issuer of same); provided, however, Lender shall not require any additional security if Guarantor has executed a guaranty with respect to the amount equal to the excess of the total unpaid amounts incurred and to be incurred with respect to such alterations to the Improvements over the Alteration Threshold; provided further, however, Borrower shall elect either (selection of which option shall be at Borrower’s election) (x) post such security with Lender or (y) provide the foregoing guaranty. Any such security provided to Lender will be released on a percentage basis equal to Mortgage Borrower’s completion of the alteration for which the security was provided. If the alteration, improvement or replacement in question is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, to the extent that the Deemed Approval Requirements are fully satisfied in connection with any Borrower request for Lender’s consent or approval under this Section 4.21 with respect to such alteration, improvement or replacement and Lender thereafter fails to respond, Lender’s consent or approval, as applicable, shall be deemed given with respect to the matter for which approval was requested.

 

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Section 4.22           Property Documents. Borrower shall cause Mezzanine A Borrower to cause Mortgage Borrower to (i) promptly perform and/or observe, in all material respects, all of the covenants and agreements (other than those of a de minimis nature) required to be performed and observed by it under the Property Documents, and do all things necessary to preserve and to keep unimpaired its material rights thereunder; (ii) promptly notify Lender of any material default under the Property Documents of which it is aware which is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) [reserved]; (iv) enforce the performance and observance of all of the covenants and agreements (other than those of a de minimis nature) required to be performed and/or observed under the Property Documents in a commercially reasonable manner; (v) cause the Property to be operated, in all material respects, in accordance with the Property Documents; and (vi) not, without the prior written consent of Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (A) enter into any new Property Document, (B) surrender, terminate or cancel any of the Property Documents, (C) reduce or consent to the reduction of the term of the Property Documents, (D) otherwise modify, change, supplement, alter or amend, or waive or release any of its rights and remedies under, or increase or consent to the increase of the amount of any charges payable by Mortgage Borrower under the Property Documents if it could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (E) following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, exercise any rights, make any decisions, grant any approvals or otherwise take any action under the Property Documents if any of the foregoing could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 4.23         Intentionally Omitted .

 

Section 4.24         Notices . Borrower shall give notice, or cause notice to be given to Lender promptly upon Borrower obtaining actual knowledge of any notice of default or event of default (including, without limitation, any Mortgage Loan Event of Default) by Mortgage Borrower under any Material Agreement or any Mortgage Loan Documents. Borrower shall give notice, or cause notice to be given to Lender promptly upon Borrower obtaining actual knowledge of any notice of default or event of default (including, without limitation, any Mezzanine A Loan Event of Default) by Mezzanine A Borrower under any Mezzanine A Loan Documents. Borrower shall deliver a true, correct and complete copy of all written notices, demands, requests or material correspondence (including electronically transmitted items) given or received by Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, Guarantor or any Affiliate of the foregoing to or from Mortgage Lender, Mezzanine A Lender or their respective agents.

 

Section 4.25         Special Distributions . On each date on which amounts are required to be paid to Lender under any of the Loan Documents, Borrower (A) shall, to the extent such action is permitted under the Mezzanine A Loan Documents, exercise its rights under the Mezzanine A Borrower Operating Agreement to cause Mezzanine A Borrower to make to Borrower a distribution and (B) shall cause Mezzanine A Borrower, to the extent such action is permitted under the Mortgage Loan Documents, to exercise its rights under the Mortgage Borrower Operating Agreement to cause Mortgage Borrower to make to Mezzanine A Borrower a distribution, which distributions, in each case, shall be in an aggregate amount such that Lender shall receive the amount required to be paid to Lender on such date, provided there is sufficient cash flow from operation of the Property and provided further that no direct or indirect constituent member of such entity or any Affiliate shall be required to make an additional capital contribution to satisfy such obligation. Notwithstanding the foregoing and for the avoidance of doubt, the insufficiency of cash flow from the operation of the Property shall not absolve Borrower of the obligation to make any payments as and when due pursuant to the Loan Documents, and such obligations shall be separate and independent and not conditioned on any event or circumstance whatsoever.

 

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Section 4.26         Curing .

 

(a)          Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender shall have the right, but shall not have the obligation, to exercise Borrower’s rights under the Mezzanine A Borrower Operating Agreement, if any, as the sole member of Mezzanine A Borrower, in its capacity as the sole member of Mortgage Borrower, to cause Mortgage Borrower (i) to cure a Mortgage Loan Event of Default, (ii) to cure a Mezzanine A Loan Event of Default and (iii) to satisfy any liens, claims or judgments against (x) the Property if the same has resulted in a Mortgage Loan Event of Default and (y) the Mezzanine A Collateral if the same has resulted in a Mezzanine A Loan Event of Default. All sums so paid and the costs and expenses incurred by Lender in exercising rights under this Section 4.26 (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) (v) shall constitute additional advances of the Loan to Borrower, (w) shall increase the then unpaid principal, (x) shall bear interest at the Default Rate for the period from the date that such costs or expenses were incurred to the date of payment to Lender, (y) shall constitute a portion of the Debt, and (z) shall be secured by the Loan Documents. In the event that Lender makes any payment in respect of the Mortgage Loan and/or the Mezzanine A Loan in connection with the exercise of its rights pursuant to this Section, Lender shall be subrogated to all of the rights of Mortgage Lender and Mezzanine A Lender, as applicable, under the Mortgage Loan Documents and the Mezzanine A Loan Documents against the Property, the Mezzanine A Collateral, Mezzanine A Borrower and Mortgage Borrower to the extent of such payment, without limitation to any other rights Lender may have under the Loan Documents or applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless and to the extent Lender has foreclosed on the Collateral pursuant to the Pledge Agreement and/or other Security Documents, any Mortgage Loan Event Default and any Mezzanine A Loan Event Default which is not cured prior to the expiration of any applicable grace, notice or cure period afforded to Mortgage Borrower under the Mortgage Loan Documents or to Mezzanine A Borrower under the Mezzanine A Loan Documents, as applicable, shall constitute an Event of Default hereunder, without regard to any subsequent payment or performance of any such obligations by Lender.

 

(b)          Borrower hereby indemnifies Lender from and against all actual liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, assessments, actions, or causes of action, judgments, suits, claims, demands, costs, expenses (including attorneys' and other professional fees, whether or not suit is brought, and settlement costs) and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against Lender as a result of the foregoing actions other than any liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, assessments, actions, or causes of action, judgments, suits, claims, demands, costs, expenses (including attorneys’ and other professional fees, whether or not suit is brought, and settlement costs) and disbursements resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Lender. Lender shall not have an obligation to Borrower, Guarantor, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower or any other party to make any such payment or performance. Borrower shall not impede, interfere with, hinder or delay, and shall not permit Mortgage Borrower and Mezzanine A Borrower to impede, interfere with, hinder or delay, any effort or action on the part of Lender to cure any default or asserted default under the Mortgage Loan and the Mezzanine A Loan, or to otherwise protect or preserve Lender’s interests in the Loan and the Collateral following a Mortgage Loan Event of Default and/or a Mezzanine A Loan Event of Default.

 

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(c)          If Lender shall receive a copy of any notice of default under the Mortgage Loan Documents or the Mezzanine A Loan Documents sent by Mortgage Lender to Mortgage Borrower or by Mezzanine A Lender to Mezzanine A Borrower, such notice shall constitute full protection to Lender for any action taken or omitted to be taken by Lender, in good faith, in reliance thereon.

 

(d)          For the purpose of carrying out the provisions and exercising the rights, powers and privileges granted in this Section, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints Lender its true and lawful attorney-in-fact to, during the continuance of an Event of Default, execute, acknowledge and deliver any instruments and do and perform any acts such as are referred to in this Section in the name and on behalf of Borrower. This power of attorney is a power coupled with an interest and cannot be revoked.

 

Section 4.27         Mortgage Borrower and Mezzanine A Borrower Covenants .

 

(a)          Borrower shall cause Mezzanine A Borrower to cause Mortgage Borrower to comply with all obligations with which Mortgage Borrower has covenanted to comply under the Mortgage Loan Agreement and all other Mortgage Loan Documents (including, without limitation, those certain affirmative and negative covenants set forth in Article 4 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement) whether the Mortgage Loan has been repaid or the related Mortgage Loan Document terminated, unless otherwise consented to in writing by Lender (provided, that, in the event the Mortgage Loan is no longer outstanding, Borrower shall not be required to cause Mortgage Borrower to comply with provisions that are no longer relevant).

 

(b)          Borrower shall cause Mezzanine A Borrower to comply with all obligations with which Mezzanine A Borrower has covenanted to comply under the Mezzanine A Loan Agreement and all other Mezzanine A Loan Documents (including, without limitation, those certain affirmative and negative covenants set forth in Article 4 of the Mezzanine A Loan Agreement) whether the Mezzanine A Loan has been repaid or the related Mezzanine A Loan Document terminated, unless otherwise consented to in writing by Lender (provided, that, in the event the Mezzanine A Loan is no longer outstanding, Borrower shall not be required to cause Mezzanine A Borrower to comply with provisions that are no longer relevant).

 

Section 4.28         Limitations on Distributions . Subject to Section 4.25 hereof, following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower shall not make any distributions to its members. If any distributions shall be received by Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower shall hold, or shall cause the same to be held, in trust for the benefit of Lender.

 

Section 4.29         No Contractual Obligations . Other than (i) the Loan Documents, (ii) the organizational documents of Borrower and the organizational documents of Mezzanine A Borrower, (iii) agreements to provide for independent manager services similar to the services provided by Corporation Service Company as of the Closing Date, and/or (iv) agreements, such as entity maintenance and/or accounting services agreements, that do not require the payment of any material sums, neither Borrower nor any of its assets shall be subject to any agreement, instrument or undertaking by which it or its assets are bound.

 

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Section 4.30         Limitation on Securities Issuances . None of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, nor any of their respective subsidiaries shall issue any limited liability company interests or other securities other than those that have been issued as of the date hereof.

 

Section 4.31         Other Limitations . Prior to the payment in full of the Debt, neither Borrower nor any of its Affiliates shall give its consent or approval to, or permit Mortgage Borrower or Mezzanine A Borrower to take, any of the following actions or items:

 

(a)          the distribution by Mortgage Borrower to Mezzanine A Borrower of property other than cash or the distribution by Mezzanine A Borrower to Borrower of property other than cash;

 

(b)          a refinancing or other prepayment of the Mortgage Loan or the Mezzanine A Loan (unless the Loan shall be paid in full in accordance with this Agreement simultaneously therewith or otherwise as expressly permitted by Section 2.7(d) hereof);

 

(c)          or the modification, amendment, waiver or termination to or of or of any of the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Mezzanine A Loan Document, the Mortgage Borrower Operating Agreement or the other Organizational Documents of Mortgage Borrower, the Mezzanine A Borrower Operating Agreement or the other Organizational Documents of Mezzanine A Borrower (except to the extent such modifications and amendments are required to be made pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement or the Mezzanine A Loan Agreement, as applicable, or are otherwise not material and do not adversely affect Lender). Borrower shall cause (x) Mezzanine A Borrower to cause Mortgage Borrower to provide Lender with a copy of any amendment, waiver, modification or termination to or of the Mortgage Loan Documents within (5) days after the execution thereof whether or not the same is permitted pursuant to the terms hereof and (y) Mezzanine A Borrower to provide Lender with a copy of any amendment, waiver, modification or termination to or of the Mezzanine A Loan Documents within (5) days after the execution thereof whether or not the same is permitted pursuant to the terms hereof; or

 

(d)           except in accordance with Section 4.12 hereof, approve the terms of any Annual Budget.

 

Section 4.32         Material Agreements . Borrower shall not permit Mezzanine A Borrower to permit Mortgage Borrower to, without Lender’s prior written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed: (a) enter into, surrender or terminate (unless such termination is for cause or commercially reasonable under the circumstances and, in each case, otherwise is not prohibited under the Loan Documents or the Mortgage Loan Documents) any Material Agreement to which Mortgage Borrower is a party; or (b) otherwise materially modify, change, supplement, alter or amend, or waive or release any of its rights and remedies under any Material Agreement to which Mortgage Borrower is a party.

 

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Section 4.33         Acquisition of the Mortgage Loan and the Mezzanine A Loan .

 

(a)          No Borrower Party or any Affiliate or any Person acting at any such Person’s request or direction, shall acquire or agree to acquire a lender’s interest in the Mortgage Loan, or any portion thereof or any interest therein, or any direct or indirect ownership interest in the holder of the Mortgage Loan, via purchase, transfer, exchange or otherwise, and any breach or attempted breach of this provision shall constitute an Event of Default hereunder. If, solely by operation of applicable subrogation law, Borrower shall have failed to comply with the foregoing, then Borrower: (i) shall immediately notify Lender of such failure; (ii) shall cause any and all such prohibited parties acquiring any interest in the Mortgage Loan Documents: (A) not to enforce the Mortgage Loan Documents; and (B) upon the request of Lender, to the extent any of such prohibited parties has or shall have the power or authority to do so, to promptly: (1) cancel the promissory note evidencing the Mortgage Loan, (2) reconvey and release the Lien securing the Mortgage Loan and any other collateral under the Mortgage Loan Documents, and (3) discontinue and terminate any enforcement proceeding(s) under the Mortgage Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing prohibition, (A) Borrower and/or any Affiliate of Borrower may be Investors in a Securitization of the Mortgage Loan (or any portion thereof or interest therein) and (B) nothing in this Section will prohibit an Affiliate of Borrower from purchasing an interest in a Person who owns a variety of real estate loans or a direct or indirect interest in a pool of real estate loans (of which the Mortgage Loan composes a minority); provided that Borrower (i) shall notify Lender of such purchase promptly (but in no event later than within two (2) Business Days) upon obtaining knowledge thereof and (ii) shall cause any such Affiliate of Borrower acquiring any interest in the Mortgage Loan Documents, to the extent such Affiliate of Borrower has or shall have the power or authority to do so, not to enforce the Mortgage Loan Documents and, upon the request of Lender, discontinue and terminate any enforcement proceeding(s) under the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

(b)          No Borrower Party or any Affiliate or any Person acting at any such Person’s request or direction, shall acquire or agree to acquire a lender’s interest in the Mezzanine A Loan, or any portion thereof or any interest therein, or any direct or indirect ownership interest in the holder of the Mezzanine A Loan, via purchase, transfer, exchange or otherwise, and any breach or attempted breach of this provision shall constitute an Event of Default hereunder. If, solely by operation of applicable subrogation law, Borrower shall have failed to comply with the foregoing, then Borrower: (i) shall immediately notify Lender of such failure; (ii) shall cause any and all such prohibited parties acquiring any interest in the Mezzanine A Loan Documents: (A) not to enforce the Mezzanine A Loan Documents; and (B) upon the request of Lender, to the extent any of such prohibited parties has or shall have the power or authority to do so, to promptly: (1) cancel the promissory note evidencing the Mezzanine A Loan, (2) reconvey and release the Lien securing the Mezzanine A Loan and any other collateral under the Mezzanine A Loan Documents, and (3) discontinue and terminate any enforcement proceeding(s) under the Mezzanine A Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing prohibition, (A) Borrower and/or any Affiliate of Borrower may be Investors in a Securitization of the Mezzanine A Loan (or any portion thereof or interest therein) and (B) nothing in this Section will prohibit an Affiliate of Borrower from purchasing an interest in a Person who owns a variety of real estate loans or a direct or indirect interest in a pool of real estate loans (of which the Mezzanine A Loan composes a minority); provided that Borrower (i) shall notify Lender of such purchase promptly (but in no event later than within two (2) Business Days) upon obtaining knowledge thereof and (ii) shall cause any such Affiliate of Borrower acquiring any interest in the Mezzanine A Loan Documents, to the extent such Affiliate of Borrower has or shall have the power or authority to do so, not to enforce the Mezzanine A Loan Documents and, upon the request of Lender, discontinue and terminate any enforcement proceeding(s) under the Mezzanine A Loan Documents.

 

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(c)          Lender shall have the right at any time to acquire all or any portion of the Mortgage Loan or the Mezzanine A Loan without notice or consent of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, Guarantor or any other Borrower Party, in which event Lender shall have and may exercise all rights of Mortgage Lender or Mezzanine A Lender, as applicable, thereunder (to the extent of its interest), including the right (i) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Mortgage Loan Event of Default or a Mezzanine A Loan Event of Default, to declare that the Mortgage Loan and/or the Mezzanine A Loan, as applicable, is due and payable and (ii) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Mortgage Loan Event of Default or a Mezzanine A Loan Event of Default, to accelerate the Mortgage Loan indebtedness and/or the Mezzanine A Loan indebtedness, as applicable, in accordance with the terms thereof and (iii) to pursue all remedies against any obligor under the Mortgage Loan Documents and/or the Mezzanine A Loan Documents, as applicable, in accordance with the terms thereof. In addition, to the extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower hereby expressly agrees that (A) any counterclaims (other than a compulsory counterclaim), defenses or offsets of any kind which Mortgage Borrower or any other Person may have against Mortgage Lender relating to or arising out of the Mortgage Loan prior to the date of such assignment, shall be the personal obligation of Mortgage Lender and in no event shall Mortgage Borrower be entitled to bring, pursue or raise any such counterclaims, defenses or offsets against Lender or any Affiliate of Lender or any other Person as the successor holder of the Mortgage Loan or any interest therein from any liability that predates the assignment to Lender or provided that Mortgage Borrower may seek specific performance of its contractual rights under the Mortgage Loan Documents and (B) any counterclaims (other than a compulsory counterclaim), defenses or offsets of any kind which Mezzanine A Borrower or any other Person may have against Mezzanine A Lender relating to or arising out of the Mezzanine A Loan prior to the date of such assignment, shall be the personal obligation of Mezzanine A Lender and in no event shall Mezzanine A Borrower be entitled to bring, pursue or raise any such counterclaims, defenses or offsets against Lender or any Affiliate of Lender or any other Person as the successor holder of the Mezzanine A Loan or any interest therein from any liability that predates the assignment to Lender or provided that Mezzanine A Borrower may seek specific performance of its contractual rights under the Mezzanine A Loan Documents.

 

Section 4.34         Bankruptcy Related Covenants. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower shall not, nor shall Borrower cause Mortgage Borrower or Mezzanine A Borrower to, seek substantive consolidation of Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower or Mortgage Borrower into the bankruptcy estate of Guarantor in connection with a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or under any other federal, state or foreign insolvency law involving Guarantor.

 

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Article 5

 

ENTITY COVENANTS

 

Section 5.1            Single Purpose Entity/Separateness .

 

(a)          Borrower will not and Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Lender that Borrower has not since the date of its formation:

 

(i)           engage in any business or activity other than the ownership, operation, management of the Collateral and activities incidental thereto;

 

(ii)          acquire or own any assets other than the Collateral;

 

(iii)         merge into or consolidate with any Person, or, to the fullest extent permitted by law, dissolve, terminate, liquidate in whole or in part, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets or change its legal structure from a Delaware limited liability company, other than, in each case, such activities as are contemplated or permitted pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or of any of the other Loan Documents;

 

(iv)         fail to observe all organizational formalities, or fail to preserve its existence as an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (if applicable) under the applicable Legal Requirements of the jurisdiction of its organization or formation, or amend (except as otherwise expressly permitted hereunder), modify, terminate or fail to comply with the provisions of its organizational documents;

 

(v)          own any subsidiary, or make any investment in, any Person other than the Mezzanine A Borrower (and other than, with respect to any SPE Component Entity, in Borrower);

 

(vi)         commingle its funds or assets with the funds or assets of any other Person;

 

(vii)        incur any Indebtedness, secured or unsecured, direct or contingent (including guaranteeing any obligation), other than the Debt and Indebtedness not to exceed $10,000 and not material in the aggregate that is necessary to Borrower’s activities as a member of Mortgage Borrower. Other than Permitted Encumbrances, no Indebtedness other than the Mortgage Debt may be secured (subordinate or pari passu) by the Property. No Indebtedness other than the Debt may be secured (subordinate or pari passu) by the Collateral;

 

(viii)       fail to maintain all of its books of account, records, financial statements, accounting records, other entity documents and bank accounts separate and apart from those of any other Person (including, without limitation, any Affiliates). Borrower’s assets have not and will not be listed as assets on the financial statement of any other Person; provided , however , that Borrower’s assets may be included in a consolidated and/or combined financial statement of its Affiliates provided that, to the extent necessary to (i) prevent a substantive consolidation of the assets and liabilities of Borrower with the assets and liabilities of any other Person or (ii) deliver a Non-Consolidation Opinion when required under this Agreement: (1) appropriate notation shall be made on such consolidated financial statements to indicate the separateness of Borrower and such Affiliates and to indicate that Borrower’s assets and credit are not available to satisfy the debts and other obligations of such Affiliates or any other Person and (2) such assets shall be listed on Borrower’s own separate balance sheet. Borrower has maintained and will maintain its books of account, records, financial statements, accounting record, other entity documents, resolutions and agreements as official records;

 

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(ix)         enter into any transaction, contract or agreement with any general partner, member, shareholder, principal or Affiliate, except (i) as may have been approved in writing by Lender in its sole and absolute discretion or (ii) upon terms and conditions that are intrinsically fair, commercially reasonable and substantially similar to those that would be available on an arm’s-length basis with unaffiliated third parties;

 

(x)           maintain its assets in such a manner that it will be costly or difficult to segregate, ascertain or identify its individual assets from those of any other Person;

 

(xi)          assume or guaranty the debts or obligations of any other Person, hold itself out to be responsible for the debts or obligations of any other Person, or otherwise pledge its assets or credits for the benefit of any other Person or hold out its assets or credit as being available to satisfy the debts or obligations of any other Person;

 

(xii)         make any loans or advances to any Persons;

 

(xiii)        fail to file its own tax returns separate from those of any other Person (unless prohibited by applicable Legal Requirements from doing so or except to the extent Borrower is treated as a “disregarded entity” for tax purposes and is not required to file such tax returns under applicable Legal Requirements) and pay any taxes so required to be paid by such Borrower under applicable Legal Requirements (to the extent there is sufficient cash flow from the Property to do so);

 

(xiv)        fail to (A) hold itself out to the public and identify itself, in each case, as a legal entity separate and distinct from any other Person and not as a division, department or part of any other Person, (B) conduct its business solely in its own name, (C) hold its assets in its own name or (D) correct any known misunderstanding regarding its separate identity;

 

(xv)         fail to maintain adequate capital for the normal obligations reasonably foreseeable in a business of its size and character and in light of its contemplated business operations (to the extent there exists sufficient cash flow from the Property to do so); provided, however, that no Person shall be required to make any direct or indirect additional capital contributions to Borrower in order to comply with the foregoing;

 

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(xvi)        without the prior unanimous written consent of all of its partners, shareholders or members, as applicable, the prior unanimous written consent of its board of directors or managers, as applicable, and the prior written consent of each Independent Manager (regardless of whether such Independent Manager is engaged at the Borrower or SPE Component Entity level), (a) file or consent to the filing of any petition, either voluntary or involuntary, to take advantage of any Creditors Rights Laws, (b) seek or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator or any similar official unless such appointment is sought by Lender, (c) take any action that might cause such entity to become insolvent, (d) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or (e) take any Material Action with respect to Borrower or any SPE Component Entity (provided, that, none of any member, shareholder or partner (as applicable) of Borrower or any SPE Component Entity or any board of directors or managers (as applicable) of Borrower or any SPE Component Entity may vote on or otherwise authorize the taking of any of the foregoing actions unless, in each case, there are at least two (2) Independent Managers then serving in such capacity in accordance with the terms of the applicable organizational documents and each of such Independent Managers has consented to such foregoing action);

 

(xvii)       fail to allocate fairly and reasonably shared expenses with its Affiliates (including, without limitation, shared office space) or fail to use separate stationery, invoices and checks bearing its own name;

 

(xviii)      fail to intend to remain solvent and pay its own liabilities (including, without limitation, salaries of its own employees, if any) only from its own funds or fail to maintain a sufficient number of employees (if any) in light of its contemplated business operations (in each case to the extent there exists sufficient cash flow from the Property to do so); provided, however, that no Person shall be required to make any direct or indirect additional capital contributions to Borrower in order to comply with the foregoing;

 

(xix)        acquire obligations or securities of its partners, members, shareholders or other Affiliates, as applicable;

 

(xx)         identify its partners, members, shareholders or other Affiliates, as applicable, as a division, department or part of it;

 

(xxi)        violate or cause to be violated the assumptions made with respect to Borrower and its principals in the Non-Consolidation Opinion or in any New Non-Consolidation Opinion;

 

(xxii)       hold itself out as having agreed to pay indebtedness incurred by any Affiliate;

 

(xxiii)      hold out the assets or credit of any Affiliate as being available to satisfy any of its debts or obligations; or

 

(xxiv)      allow an Affiliate to act in its name, to the extent of its power to do so.

 

(b)          If Borrower is a partnership or limited liability company (other than an Acceptable LLC), each general partner (in the case of a partnership) and at least one member (in the case of a limited liability company) of Borrower, as applicable, shall be a corporation or an Acceptable LLC (each, an “ SPE Component Entity ”) whose sole asset is its interest in Borrower. Each SPE Component Entity (i) will at all times comply with each of the covenants, terms and provisions contained in Section 5.1(a)(iii) (vi) (inclusive) and (viii) (xxi) (inclusive) and, if such SPE Component Entity is an Acceptable LLC, Section 5.1(c) and (d) hereof, as if such representation, warranty or covenant was made directly by such SPE Component Entity; (ii) will not engage in any business or activity other than owning an interest in Borrower; (iii) will not acquire or own any assets other than its partnership, membership, or other equity ownership interest in Borrower; (iv) will at all times continue to own no less than a 0.5% direct equity ownership interest in Borrower; (v) will not incur any debt, secured or unsecured, direct or contingent (including guaranteeing any obligation); and (vi) will cause Borrower to comply with the provisions of this Section 5.1 .

 

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(c)          In the event Borrower or any SPE Component Entity is an Acceptable LLC, the limited liability company agreement of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) (the “ LLC Agreement ”) shall provide that (i) upon the occurrence of any event that causes the last remaining member of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) (“ Member ”) to cease to be the member of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) (other than (A) upon an assignment by Member of all of its limited liability company interest in Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) and the admission of the transferee in accordance with the Loan Documents and the LLC Agreement or (B) the resignation of Member and the admission of an additional member of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and the LLC Agreement), any person acting as Independent Manager of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) shall, without any action of any other Person and simultaneously with the Member ceasing to be the member of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) automatically be admitted to Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) as a member with a zero percent (0%) economic interest (“ Special Member ”) and shall continue Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) without dissolution and (ii) Special Member may not resign from Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) or transfer its rights as Special Member unless (A) a successor Special Member has been admitted to Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) as a Special Member in accordance with requirements of Delaware law and (B) after giving effect to such resignation or transfer, there remains at least two (2) Independent Managers of such SPE Component Entity or Borrower (as applicable) in accordance with Section 5.2 below. The LLC Agreement shall further provide that (i) Special Member shall automatically cease to be a member of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) upon the admission to Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) of the first substitute member, (ii) Special Member shall be a member of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) that has no interest in the profits, losses and capital of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) and has no right to receive any distributions of the assets of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable), (iii) pursuant to the applicable provisions of the limited liability company act of the State of Delaware (the “ Act ”), Special Member shall not be required to make any capital contributions to Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) and shall not receive a limited liability company interest in Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable), (iv) Special Member, in its capacity as Special Member, may not bind Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) and (v) except as required by any mandatory provision of the Act, Special Member, in its capacity as Special Member, shall have no right to vote on, approve or otherwise consent to any action by, or matter relating to, Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) including, without limitation, the merger, consolidation or conversion of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable); provided, however, such prohibition shall not limit the obligations of Special Member, in its capacity as Independent Manager, to vote on such matters required by the Loan Documents or the LLC Agreement. In order to implement the admission to Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) of Special Member, Special Member shall execute a counterpart to the LLC Agreement. Prior to its admission to Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) as Special Member, Special Member shall not be a member of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable), but Special Member may serve as an Independent Manager of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable).

 

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(d)          In the event Borrower or any SPE Component Entity is an Acceptable LLC, the LLC Agreement shall further provide that (i) upon the occurrence of any event that causes the Member to cease to be a member of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) (other than upon continuation of the Company without dissolution upon (A) an assignment by the Member of all of its limited liability company interest in the Company and the admission of the transferee in accordance with this Agreement, or (B) the resignation of the member and the admission of an additional member of the Company in accordance with the terms of this Agreement) to the fullest extent permitted by law, the personal representative of Member shall, within ninety (90) days after the occurrence of the event that terminated the continued membership of Member in Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) agree in writing (A) to continue Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) and (B) to the admission of the personal representative or its nominee or designee, as the case may be, as a substitute member of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) effective as of the occurrence of the event that terminated the continued membership of Member in Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable), (ii) any action initiated by or brought against Member or Special Member under any Creditors Rights Laws shall not cause Member or Special Member to cease to be a member of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) and upon the occurrence of such an event, the business of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) shall continue without dissolution and (iii) each of Member and Special Member waives any right it might have to agree in writing to dissolve Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable) upon the occurrence of any action initiated by or brought against Member or Special Member under any Creditors Rights Laws, or the occurrence of an event that causes Member or Special Member to cease to be a member of Borrower or such SPE Component Entity (as applicable).

 

Section 5.2            Independent Manager .

 

(a)          The organizational documents of Borrower (to the extent Borrower is a corporation or an Acceptable LLC) or the applicable SPE Component Entity, as applicable, shall provide that at all times there shall be at least two (2) duly appointed independent director s or managers of such entity (each, an “ Independent Manager ”) who each shall (I) not have been at the time of each such individual’s initial appointment, and shall not have been at any time during the preceding five years, and shall not be at any time while serving as Independent Manager, (i) a shareholder (or other equity owner) of, or an officer, director (other than in its capacity as Independent Manager), partner, member or employee of, Borrower, the applicable SPE Component Entity or any of their respective shareholders, partners, members, subsidiaries or Affiliates, (ii) a customer of, or supplier to, or other Person who derives any of its purchases or revenues from its activities with, Borrower, the applicable SPE Component Entity or any of their respective shareholders, partners, members, subsidiaries or Affiliates, (iii) a Person who Controls or is under common Control with any such shareholder, officer, director, partner, member, employee supplier, customer or other Person, (iv) a member of the immediate family of any such shareholder, officer, director, partner, member, employee, supplier, customer or other Person or (v) a trustee or similar Person in any proceeding under Creditors Rights Laws involving Borrower, the applicable SPE Component Entity or any of their respective shareholders, partners, members, subsidiaries or Affiliates; (II) have, at the time of their appointment, had at least three (3) years experience in serving as an independent director and (III) be employed by, in good standing with and engaged by Borrower in connection with, in each case, an Approved ID Provider. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Independent Manager shall also serve as an Independent Manager (as such term is defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement or the Mezzanine A Loan Agreement, as applicable) for Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower or any SPE Component Entity (as such term is defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement or the Mezzanine A Loan Agreement, as applicable) of Mortgage Borrower or Mezzanine A Borrower. A natural person who satisfies the foregoing definition of the “Independent Manager” other than clause (I)(ii)  shall not be disqualified from serving as an Independent Manager of Borrower or an SPE Component Entity if such individual is an independent director, independent manager or special manager provided by an Approved ID Provider that provides professional independent directors, independent managers and special managers and also provides other corporate services in the ordinary course of its business.

 

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(b)          The organizational documents of Borrower and each SPE Component Entity shall further provide that (I) the board of directors or managers of Borrower and each SPE Component Entity (if any) and the constituent equity owners of such entities (constituent equity owners, the “ Constituent Members ”) shall not take any action set forth in Section 5.1(a)(xvi) or any other action which, under the terms of any organizational documents of Borrower or any SPE Component Entity, requires the vote of the Independent Managers unless, in each case, at the time of such action there shall be at least two Independent Managers engaged as provided by the terms hereof and such Independent Managers vote in favor of or otherwise consent to such action; (II) any resignation, removal or replacement of any Independent Manager shall not be effective without (1) prior written notice to Lender and the Rating Agencies (which such prior written notice must be given on the earlier of five (5) days or three (3) Business Days prior to the applicable resignation, removal or replacement) and (2) evidence that the replacement Independent Manager satisfies the applicable terms and conditions hereof and of the applicable organizational documents (which such evidence must accompany the aforementioned notice); (III) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including Section 18-1101(c) of the Act and notwithstanding any duty otherwise existing at law or in equity, the Independent Managers shall consider only the interests of the Constituent Members and Borrower and each SPE Component Entity (including Borrower’s and each SPE Component Entity’s respective creditors) in acting or otherwise voting on the matters provided for herein and in Borrower’s and each SPE Component Entity’s organizational documents (which such fiduciary duties to the Constituent Members and Borrower and each SPE Component Entity (including Borrower’s and each SPE Component Entity’s respective creditors), in each case, shall be deemed to apply solely to the extent of their respective economic interests in Borrower or the applicable SPE Component Entity (as applicable) exclusive of (x) all other interests (including, without limitation, all other interests of the Constituent Members), (y) the interests of other Affiliates of the Constituent Members, Borrower and each SPE Component Entity and (z) the interests of any group of Affiliates of which the Constituent Members, Borrower or any SPE Component Entity is a part)); (IV) other than as provided in subsection (III) above, the Independent Managers shall not have any fiduciary duties to any Constituent Members, any directors of Borrower or any SPE Component Entity or any other Person; (V) the foregoing shall not eliminate the implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing under applicable law; (VI) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including Section 18-1101(e) of the Act, an Independent Manager shall not be liable to Borrower, any SPE Component Entity, any Constituent Member or any other Person for breach of contract or breach of duties (including fiduciary duties), unless the Independent Manager acted in bad faith or engaged in willful misconduct; and (VII) except as provided in the foregoing subsections (III) through (VI) , the Independent Managers shall, in exercising their rights and performing their duties under the applicable organizational documents, have a fiduciary duty of loyalty and care similar to that of a director of a business corporation organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

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Section 5.3           Change of Name, Identity or Structure . Borrower shall not change (or permit to be changed) Borrower’s or any SPE Component Entity’s (a) name, (b) identity (including its trade name or names), (c) principal place of business set forth on the first page of this Agreement or (d) if not an individual, Borrower’s or any SPE Component Entity’s corporate, partnership or other structure or state of formation, without, in each case, notifying Lender of such change in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of such change and, in the case of a change in Borrower’s or any SPE Component Entity’s structure or state of formation, without first obtaining the prior written consent of Lender and, if required by Lender, a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect thereto. Borrower shall authorize Lender, prior to or contemporaneously with the effective date of any such change, to file any financing statement or financing statement change required by Lender to establish or maintain the validity, perfection and priority of the security interest granted herein. At the request of Lender, Borrower shall execute a certificate in form satisfactory to Lender listing the trade names under which Borrower or any applicable SPE Component Entity intends to own the Collateral, and representing and warranting that Borrower or the applicable SPE Component Entity does business under no other trade name with respect to the Collateral.

 

Section 5.4            Business and Operations . Borrower will continue to engage in the businesses now conducted by it as and to the extent the same are necessary for the ownership, management and operation of the Collateral. Borrower will qualify to do business and will remain in good standing under the laws of the State and each other applicable jurisdiction in which the Property is located, in each case, as and to the extent the same are required for the ownership, maintenance, management and operation of the Collateral.

 

Section 5.5           Mezzanine A Borrower Recycled Entity . Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Lender that all representations and warranties set forth in that certain Borrower’s Recycled Entity Certification dated the date hereof executed by Mezzanine A Borrower in favor of Mezzanine A Lender are true, correct and not violated or breached.

 

Section 5.6           Mortgage Borrower Recycled Entity . Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Lender that all representations and warranties set forth in that certain Borrower’s Recycled Entity Certification dated the date hereof executed by Mortgage Borrower in favor of Mortgage Lender are true, correct and not violated or breached.

 

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Section 5.7            Mezzanine A Borrower SPE Covenants . Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Lender that as of the date hereof all representations and warranties set forth in Article 5 of the Mezzanine A Loan Agreement are true, correct and not violated or breached. Borrower shall cause Mezzanine A Borrower to comply with Article 5 of the Mezzanine A Loan Agreement.

 

Section 5.8           Mortgage Borrower SPE Covenants . Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Lender that as of the date hereof all representations and warranties set forth in Article 5 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement are true, correct and not violated or breached. Borrower shall cause Mezzanine A Borrower to cause Mortgage Borrower to comply with Article 5 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Article 6

 

NO SALE OR ENCUMBRANCE

 

Section 6.1            Transfer Definitions . As used herein and in the other Loan Documents, “ Restricted Party ” shall mean Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower Guarantor, any SPE Component Entity, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity, any Mezzanine A SPE Component Entity, any Affiliated Manager, or any shareholder, partner, member or non-member manager, or any direct or indirect legal or beneficial owner of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, Guarantor, any SPE Component Entity, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity, any Mezzanine A SPE Component Entity, any Affiliated Manager or any non-member manager; and a “ Sale or Pledge ” shall mean a voluntary or involuntary sale, conveyance, mortgage, grant, bargain, encumbrance, pledge, assignment, grant of any options with respect to, or any other transfer or disposition of (directly or indirectly, voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, and whether or not for consideration or of record) of a legal or beneficial interest.

 

Section 6.2            No Sale/Encumbrance .

 

(a)          It shall be an Event of Default if, without the prior written consent of Lender, a Sale or Pledge of the Property (or any part thereof) or the Mezzanine A Collateral (or any part thereof) or the Collateral (or any part thereof) or any legal or beneficial interest therein (including, without limitation, the Loan and/or Loan Documents) occurs, a Sale or Pledge of an interest in any Restricted Party occurs, a Fee Acquisition occurs and/or Borrower shall acquire any real property and/or Mezzanine A Borrower shall acquire any real property and/or Mortgage Borrower shall acquire any real property in addition to the real property owned by Mortgage Borrower as of the Closing Date (each of the foregoing, collectively, a “ Prohibited Transfer ”), other than as permitted pursuant to the express terms of this Article 6 . For the avoidance of doubt, entering into Leases pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, Permitted Encumbrances, a release of the Atrium Parcel in accordance with this Agreement, or the sale or disposition of obsolete personal property (which is replaced with personal property of the same or greater utility and value) shall not be considered “Prohibited Transfers”.

 

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(b)          A Prohibited Transfer shall include, but not be limited to, (i) an installment sales agreement wherein Mortgage Borrower agrees to sell the Property or any part thereof or Mezzanine A Borrower agrees to sell the Mezzanine A Collateral or any part thereof or Borrower agrees to sell the Collateral or any part thereof for a price to be paid in installments; (ii) an agreement by Mortgage Borrower leasing all or a substantial part of the Property for other than actual occupancy by a Tenant thereunder or a sale, assignment or other transfer of, or the grant of a security interest in, Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to any of the Collateral or Mortgage Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to any (A) Leases or any Rents or (B) Property Documents; (iii) if a Restricted Party is a corporation, any merger, consolidation or Sale or Pledge of such corporation’s stock or the creation or issuance of new stock in one or a series of transactions or the grant of options, warrants or other interests with respect to the stock of such corporation; (iv) if a Restricted Party is a limited or general partnership or joint venture, any merger or consolidation or the change, removal, resignation or addition of a general partner or the Sale or Pledge of the partnership interest of any general or limited partner or any profits or proceeds relating to such partnership interests or the creation or issuance of new limited partnership interests or the grant of options, warrants or other interests with respect to the partnership interests in such partnership; (v) if a Restricted Party is a limited liability company, any merger or consolidation or the change, removal, resignation or addition of a managing member or non-member manager (or if no managing member, any member) or the Sale or Pledge of the membership interest of any member or any profits or proceeds relating to such membership interest or the grant of options, warrants or other interests with respect to the membership interests in such limited liability company; (vi) if a Restricted Party is a trust or nominee trust, any merger, consolidation or the Sale or Pledge of the legal or beneficial interest in a Restricted Party or the creation or issuance of new legal or beneficial interests in a Restricted Party or the revocation, rescission or termination of a Restricted Party; (vii) [reserved]; (viii) any action for partition of the Property (or any portion thereof or interest therein) or any similar action instituted or prosecuted by (or at the behest of) Borrower or its Affiliates, Mezzanine A Borrower or its Affiliates or Mortgage Borrower or its Affiliates or consented to or acquiesced in by Borrower or its Affiliates, Mezzanine A Borrower or its Affiliates or Mortgage Borrower or its Affiliates or, pursuant to any contractual agreement or other instrument or under applicable law (including, without limitation, common law) and/or any other action instituted by (or at the behest of) Borrower or its Affiliates, Mezzanine A Borrower or its Affiliates or Mortgage Borrower or its Affiliates or consented to or acquiesced in by Borrower or its Affiliates, Mezzanine A Borrower or its Affiliates or Mortgage Borrower or its Affiliates which results in a Property Document Event and/or (ix) the incurrence of any property-assessed clean energy loans or similar indebtedness with respect to Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, the Mezzanine A Collateral, the Collateral and/or the Property, including, without limitation, if such loans or indebtedness are made or otherwise provided by any Governmental Authority and/or secured or repaid (directly or indirectly) by any taxes or similar assessments.

 

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Section 6.3            Permitted Transfers . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the following transfers and events (individually, a “ Permitted Transfer ” and collectively, the “ Permitted Transfers ”) shall not be deemed Prohibited Transfers and shall not require the prior written consent of Lender: (a) a Sale or Pledge (but not a pledge or encumbrance) by devise or descent or by operation of law upon the death of a Restricted Party or any member, partner or shareholder of a Restricted Party, (b) the Sale or Pledge (but not a pledge or encumbrance, other than a pledge of, in one or a series of transactions, not more than 49% of the ownership interests in a Restricted Party provided that such pledge is not (1) a pledge of any direct interests in Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower or Borrower and (2) made in connection with a mezzanine loan or any debt disguised as equity), in one or a series of transactions, of the stock, partnership interests or membership interests (as the case may be) in a Restricted Party, (c) any issuance of “accommodation shares” by (or any transfer of “accommodation shares” in) any direct or indirect owner of Guarantor that has elected (or intends to elect) to be treated as a real estate investment trust (for purposes of this provision, “accommodation shares” shall mean up to $125,000 in preferred shares (or such greater amount as hereinafter may be required under Section 856 of the IRS Code) issued by such direct or indirect owner of Guarantor to enable such direct or indirect owner of Guarantor to satisfy the 100 shareholder requirement under Section 856(a) of the IRS Code), (d) the sale, transfer or issuance of shares of common stock in any Restricted Party that is a publicly traded entity, provided such accommodation shares or shares of common stock, as applicable, are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, or another nationally recognized stock exchange, (e) the pledge of any interest in Mezzanine A Borrower in connection with the Mezzanine A Loan and the exercise of any rights or remedies Mezzanine A Lender may have in connection with the Mezzanine A Loan, in each case in accordance with and subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable, or (f) the Sale or Pledge of any interest in Affiliated Manager so long as Affiliated Manager is Controlled by or under common Control with BAM and/or BPY; (provided, that, the foregoing provisions of clauses (a) , (b) , (c) , (d) , (e) and (f) above shall not be deemed to waive, qualify or otherwise limit Borrower’s obligation to comply (or to cause the compliance with) the other covenants set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, the covenants contained herein relating to ERISA matters)); provided, further, that, with respect to the transfers listed in clauses (a) , (b) , (c) and/or (f) above, (A) to the extent that any transfer results in the transferee (either itself or collectively with its affiliates) owning a 10% or greater (direct or indirect) equity interest in Borrower (unless such transferee together with its Affiliates owned 10% or more prior to such transfer), Lender shall receive, unless otherwise waived by Lender in its sole discretion, not less than ten (10) Business Days prior written notice of such transfers with respect to any domestic Person or not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice of such transfer with respect to any foreign Person (provided, that, for purposes of clarification, with respect to the transfers contemplated in subsection (a) above, the aforesaid notice shall only be deemed to be required ten (10) days prior to the consummation of the applicable transfers made as a result of probate or similar process following such death (as opposed to prior notice of the applicable death)); (B) no such transfers shall result in a change in Control of Guarantor or Affiliated Manager; (C) after giving effect to such transfers, the Minimum Ownership/Control Test shall continue to be satisfied; (D) after giving effect to such transfers, the Property shall continue to be managed by Manager or a New Manager approved in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof; (E) in the case of the transfer of any direct equity ownership interests in Borrower or in any SPE Component Entity, such transfers shall be, unless otherwise waived by Lender in its sole discretion, conditioned upon continued compliance with the relevant provisions of Article 5 hereof; (F) to the extent that a Non-Consolidation Opinion was previously delivered, in the case of (1) the transfer of the management of the Property (or any portion thereof) to a new Affiliated Manager in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof, (2) the addition and/or replacement of a Guarantor in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof and of the Guaranty or (3) the transfer of any equity ownership interests that results in any Person (individually or together with its Affiliates) owning more than forty-nine percent (49%) of the direct or indirect interests in Borrower or in any SPE Component Entity and such Person (individually or together with its Affiliates) did not own more than forty-nine percent (49%) of the direct or indirect interests in Borrower previously, such transfers shall be, unless otherwise waived by Lender in its sole discretion, conditioned upon delivery to Lender of a New Non-Consolidation Opinion addressing such transfer, addition and/or replacement; (G) such transfers shall be conditioned upon Borrower’s ability to, after giving effect to the equity transfer in question (I) remake the representations contained herein relating to ERISA matters (and, upon Lender’s request, Borrower shall deliver to Lender an Officer’s Certificate containing such updated representations effective as of the date of the consummation of the applicable equity transfer) and (II) continue to comply with the covenants contained herein relating to ERISA matters; (H) such transfers shall be permitted pursuant to the terms of the Property Documents; and (I) if a transfer results in (1) the transferee owning direct or indirect interest in a Borrower in an amount which equals or exceeds ten percent (10%) (unless such transferee together with its Affiliates owned a direct or indirect interest in Borrower equal to or exceeding ten percent (10%) prior to such Transfer) or (2) a change of Control of Borrower or Guarantor, Lender shall have received “KYC” searches (in form, scope and substance and from a provider, in each case, determined by and reasonably acceptable to Lender). Upon request from Lender, Borrower shall promptly provide Lender with a revised version of the organizational chart delivered to Lender in connection with the Loan reflecting any equity transfer consummated in accordance with this Section 6.3 . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.3 , at all times during the term of the Loan, the Minimum Ownership/Control Test shall be required to be complied with.

 

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Borrower shall pay to Lender all actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with any transfer pursuant to this Section 6.3 .

 

Section 6.4            Intentionally Omitted .

 

Section 6.5            Intentionally Omitted .

 

Section 6.6            Economic Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering, OFAC, Patriot Act and Transfers . Borrower shall (and shall cause their direct and indirect constituent owners and Affiliates to) (a) at all times act so as to cause the representations and warranties contained in Sections 3.29 and 3.30 to remain true, correct and not violated or breached and (b) not permit a Prohibited Transfer to occur and shall cause the Minimum Ownership/Control Test in this Article 6 to be complied with at all times. Borrower hereby represents that, other than in connection with the Loan, the Loan Documents and any Permitted Encumbrances, as of the date hereof, there exists lien or encumbrance (i) on the Property (or any part thereof), the Collateral (or any part thereof) or any legal or beneficial interest therein or (ii) on any interest in any Restricted Party (other than, as to Guarantor, liens or encumbrances as may be expressly indicated on the financial statements delivered to Lender in connection with the closing of the Loan; provided such liens or encumbrances do not and could not result in violation by Guarantor of any of the financial covenants in Section 26(d) of the Guaranty). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document (including, without limitation Sections 6.3 and 6.4 hereof), in no event shall Borrower or any SPE Component Entity be (I) a Prohibited Entity, (II) Controlled (directly or indirectly) by any Prohibited Entity or (II) more than 49% owned (directly or indirectly) by any Prohibited Entities (whether individually or in the aggregate), unless, in the case of each of the foregoing, Lender’s prior written consent is first obtained (which such consent shall be given or withheld in Lender’s sole discretion and may be conditioned on, among other things, Lender’s receipt of a Rating Agency Confirmation).

 

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Article 7

 

INSURANCE; CASUALTY; CONDEMNATION; RESTORATION

 

Section 7.1            Insurance .

 

(a)          Borrower shall cause Mezzanine A Borrower to cause Mortgage Borrower to obtain and maintain, or cause to be maintained, at all times during the term of the Loan the Policies required under Section 7.1 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement (regardless of whether the Mortgage Loan has been repaid in full or has otherwise been terminated or any such provision thereof has been waived by Mortgage Lender), including, without limitation, meeting all insurer requirements thereunder. In addition, Borrower shall cause Lender to be named as a named insured together with Mortgage Lender, as their interest may appear, under the Policies required under the Mortgage Loan Agreement. Borrower shall also cause all insurance policies required under this Section 7.1 to provide for at least the same prior notice to Lender in the event of policy cancellation or material changes as required to be provided to Mortgage Lender under the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement. Borrower shall provide Lender with evidence of all such insurance required hereunder on or before the date on which Mortgage Borrower is required to provide such evidence to Mortgage Lender. For purposes of this Agreement, Lender shall have the same approval rights over the insurance referred to above and in the Mortgage Loan Agreement (including, without limitation, the insurers, deductibles and coverages thereunder, as well as the right to require other reasonable insurance pursuant to Article 7 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement) as are provided in favor of the Mortgage Lender in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

(b)          If at any time Lender is not in receipt of written evidence that all insurance required hereunder is in full force and effect, Lender shall have the same rights as Mortgage Lender pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement to take such action as Lender deems necessary to protect its indirect interest in the Property, including, without limitation, the obtaining of such insurance coverage as Lender in its sole discretion deems appropriate, and all expenses incurred by Lender in connection with such action or in obtaining such insurance and keeping it in effect shall be paid by Borrower to Lender upon demand and until paid shall be secured by the Pledge Agreement and shall bear interest at the Default Rate.

 

Section 7.2           Casualty . If the Property shall be damaged or destroyed, in whole or in part, by fire or other casualty (a “ Casualty ”), Borrower shall give prompt notice of such damage to Lender (provided that such notice shall not be required in the case of non-material damage for which the costs of completing Restoration shall be less than (i) if such damage is non-structural in nature, $1,000,000 and (ii) if such damage is structural in nature, $500,000) and shall cause Mortgage Borrower to promptly commence and diligently prosecute the completion of the Restoration of the Property and otherwise comply with the provisions of Section 7.4 hereof and Section 7.4 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement. Borrower shall pay or shall cause Mortgage Borrower to pay all costs of Restoration (including, without limitation, any applicable deductibles under the Policies) whether or not such costs are covered by the Net Proceeds. Lender may, but shall not be obligated to, make proof of loss if not made promptly by Borrower.

 

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Section 7.3           Condemnation . Borrower shall promptly give Lender notice of the actual or threatened in writing commencement of any proceeding for the Condemnation of the Property of which Borrower has knowledge and shall deliver to Lender copies of any and all papers served in connection with such proceedings. Lender may participate in any such proceedings, and Borrower shall from time to time deliver to Lender all instruments reasonably requested by Lender to permit such participation. Borrower shall cause Mezzanine A Borrower to cause Mortgage Borrower to, at its expense, diligently prosecute any such proceedings, and shall consult with Lender, its attorneys and experts, and reasonably cooperate with them in the carrying on or defense of any such proceedings. Notwithstanding any taking by any public or quasi-public authority through Condemnation or otherwise (including without limitation any transfer made in lieu of or in anticipation of the exercise of such taking), Borrower shall continue to pay the Debt at the time and in the manner provided for its payment in the Note and in this Agreement and the Debt shall not be reduced until any Award shall have been actually received and applied by Lender, after the deduction of expenses of collection, to the reduction or discharge of the Debt. Lender shall not be limited to the interest paid on the Award by the condemning authority but shall be entitled to receive out of the Award interest at the rate or rates provided herein or in the Note. If the Property or any portion thereof is taken by a condemning authority, Borrower shall cause Mezzanine A Borrower to cause Mortgage Borrower to promptly commence and diligently prosecute the Restoration of the Property (to the extent such Restoration is applicable) and otherwise comply with the provisions of Section 7.4 hereof and Section 7.4 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement. Borrower shall pay all costs of Restoration whether or not such costs are covered by the Net Proceeds. If the Property is sold, through foreclosure or otherwise, prior to the receipt by Lender of the Award, Lender shall have the right, whether or not a deficiency judgment on the Note shall have been sought, recovered or denied, to receive the Award, or a portion thereof sufficient to pay the Debt.

 

Section 7.4           Restoration . Borrower shall, or shall cause Mortgage Borrower to, deliver to Lender all reports, plans, specifications, documents and other materials that are delivered to Mortgage Lender under the Mortgage Loan Agreement in connection with the Restoration of any Individual Property after a Casualty or Condemnation. In addition, Borrower shall not permit Mortgage Borrower to take any action under Section 7.4 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement that requires Mortgage Lender’s consent without Borrower first obtaining Lender’s consent (it being agreed that if Mortgage Lender agrees to act reasonably under such Section 7.4, then Lender shall be reasonable hereunder with respect to such consent rights). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if at any time and for any reason the Mortgage Loan Restoration Provisions cease to exist or are waived or modified in any material respect (in each case, including, without limitation, due to any waiver, amendment or refinance) (such provisions, the “ Waived Restoration Provisions ”), to the extent permitted to do so pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents (if applicable), Borrower shall promptly (i) notify Lender of the same, (ii) execute any amendments to this Agreement and/or the Loan Documents implementing the Waived Restoration Provisions as may be reasonably required by Lender (provided such amendments are substantially similar to the provisions set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement relating to the same) and shall cause Mortgage Borrower to acknowledge and agree to the same and (iii) remit to Lender (and shall cause Mortgage Borrower to remit to Lender) any Net Proceeds related to the Waived Restoration Provisions.

 

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Article 8

 

INTENTIONALLY oMITTED

 

Article 9

 

CASH MANAGEMENT; reserves

 

Section 9.1           Cash Management; Reserves. If Mortgage Lender and Mezzanine A Lender each waives any reserves or escrow accounts required in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement or the Mezzanine A Loan Agreement, as applicable, or waives any of the other provisions in Article 8 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement (including any obligation to do any construction work or otherwise) or any of the provisions in Article 9 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement or the Mezzanine A Loan Agreement, as applicable (such terms and provisions in such Articles 8 and 9, collectively, the “ Cash Management Provisions ”), or if the Mortgage Loan is refinanced or paid off in full (without a prepayment of the Loan) and any of the Cash Management Provisions are not required under the new mortgage loan, if any, or the Cash Management Provisions cease to exist or are reduced, waived or modified in any respect, then Borrower shall, to the extent any portion of the Debt hereunder remains outstanding, if requested by Lender, cause any amounts that would have been deposited into any reserves or escrow accounts in accordance with the Cash Management Provisions to be paid to and deposited in an account controlled by Lender as though the applicable Cash Management Provisions were incorporated herein, mutatis mutandis , and all such other Cash Management Provisions shall be incorporated herein, mutatis mutandis (the “ Substitute Cash Management Provisions ”). In addition, if requested by Lender, Borrower shall execute any documents to evidence the implementation of the Substitute Cash Management Provisions with Lender so long as the Substitute Cash Management Provisions are substantially identical to the Cash Management Provisions. Borrower shall pledge the accounts established pursuant to the Substitute Cash Management Provisions to Lender as additional collateral for the Loan such that Lender has the same legal and economic rights and remedies as Mortgage Lender under the Cash Management Provisions, including, without limitation, the Cash Management Agreement and Section 9.3 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement; provided that in all events the disbursement and application of funds held in such accounts and reserves shall be substantially identical to that provided in the Cash Management Provisions. In addition, Borrower shall cause Mezzanine A Borrower to cause Mortgage Borrower to comply in all respects with all of the Cash Management Provisions as required under the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Section 9.2           Unfunded Obligations Guaranty . On the Closing Date Borrower shall deliver to Lender a payment guaranty from Guarantor guaranteeing payment of an amount equal to the Remaining Unfunded Obligations (the “ Unfunded Obligations Guaranty ”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower shall not be required to deliver the Unfunded Obligations Guaranty if (i) Mortgage Borrower deposits into the Unfunded Obligations Account (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) the amounts required to be deposited by Mortgage Borrower pursuant to Section 8.9 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement or (ii) delivers to Mortgage Lender a letter of credit described in Section 8.9 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement and, in either case, Borrower shall have delivered, or cause to be delivered, to Lender evidence thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, if Mortgage Borrower elects to provide to Mortgage Lender the guaranty described in Section 8.9 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement, Borrower shall be required to deliver to Lender the Unfunded Obligations Guaranty as set forth above.

 

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Section 9.3           Specified Tenant Trigger Cure Guaranty . In the event Mortgage Borrower delivers to Mortgage Lender the Specified Tenant Trigger Cure Guaranty (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement), Borrower shall provide to Lender a payment guaranty from Guarantor, which guaranty shall be substantially in the form of, and shall guarantee payment of such amounts as are guaranteed by, the Specified Tenant Trigger Cure Guaranty delivered by Mortgage Borrower to Mortgage Lender.

 

Section 9.4           Payments Received Under this Agreement . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, provided no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower’s obligations with respect to the monthly payment of Debt Service shall (provided Mortgage Lender is not prohibited from withdrawing or applying any funds in the Mezzanine B Debt Service Account (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) by operation of law or otherwise) be deemed satisfied to the extent sufficient amounts are deposited in the Mezzanine B Debt Service Account to satisfy such obligations on the dates each such payment is required, regardless of whether any of such amounts are so applied by Mortgage Lender. The insufficiency of funds on deposit in the Accounts (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) shall not absolve Borrower of the obligation to make any payments, as and when due pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and such obligations shall be separate and independent, and not conditioned on any event or circumstance whatsoever.

 

Article 10

EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES

 

Section 10.1          Event of Default .

 

The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute an “ Event of Default ”:

 

(a)          if (A) any monthly Debt Service payment or the payment due on the Maturity Date is not paid when due, (B) any deposit to any of the Mortgage Loan Reserve Accounts required hereunder or under the other Loan Documents is not made within five (5) Business Days of the date when due or (C) any other portion of the Debt is not paid when due and such non-payment continues for five (5) Business Days following notice to Borrower that the same is due and payable, except to the extent that (i) sums sufficient to make such payment are available in the Cash Management Account (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) (taking into account the priority of payment in Section 9.3 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement) and (ii) Mortgage Lender’s access to such sums is not restricted or constrained in any manner;

 

(b)          subject to Borrower’s right to contest Taxes or Other Charges as set forth herein, if any of the Taxes or Other Charges are not paid prior to delinquency except to the extent sums sufficient to pay such Taxes and Other Charges have been deposited with Mortgage Lender in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement and Mortgage Lender’s access to such sums is not restricted or constrained in any manner;

 

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(c)          if (A) the Policies are not kept in full force and effect or (B) if evidence of the same is not delivered to Lender as provided in Section 7.1 hereof and Section 7.1 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement, and with respect to the evidence to be delivered pursuant to clause (B) , if such failure continues for ten (10) Business Days after written notice from Lender;

 

(d)         any of the representations, covenants or provisions contained in Article 5 (other than Section 5.1(a)(xxi) , which is addressed in clause (j) below), Article 6 (but excluding failure to comply with the prior notice requirements set forth in the definition of “Permitted Transfer” in Section 6.3 of this Agreement), Section 3.34 , or Section 4.22 hereof are breached or violated; provided, however, that in the case of a breach under Section 3.34 , Section 4.22 or Section 5.1(a) , such breach shall not constitute an Event of Default hereunder if (i) such breach or violation was inadvertent, capable of being cured and could not be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) within ten (10) Business Days of the date Borrower becomes aware of such breach or violation, Borrower cures (or causes to be cured) such breach or violation and provides Lender with satisfactory evidence thereof and (iii) such breach or violation does not result in any material detriment to Lender;

 

(e)          if any representation or warranty made herein, in the Guaranty or in the Environmental Indemnity or in any other guaranty, or in any certificate, report, financial statement or other instrument or document furnished to Lender in connection with the Loan shall have been false or misleading in any material respect when made, unless the fact underlying such representation or warranty is capable of being cured (and is cured) by the Borrower within thirty (30) days after the Borrower’s knowledge thereof;

 

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(f)          if (i) Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, any SPE Component Entity, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity, any Mezzanine A SPE Component Entity or Guarantor shall commence any case, proceeding or other action (A) under any Creditors Rights Laws seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, liquidation or dissolution, or (B) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its assets, or Borrower or any managing member or general partner of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, or any managing member or general partner of Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, any SPE Component Entity, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity, any Mezzanine SPE Component Entity or Guarantor shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; (ii) there shall be commenced against Borrower or any managing member or general partner of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower or any managing member or general partner of Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, any SPE Component Entity, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity, any Mezzanine A SPE Component Entity or Guarantor any case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in clause (i) above (other than any case, action or proceeding already constituting an Event of Default by operation of the other provisions of this subsection) which (A) results in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (B) remains undismissed, undischarged or unbonded for a period of ninety (90) days; (iii) there shall be commenced against Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, any SPE Component Entity, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity, any Mezzanine A SPE Component Entity or Guarantor any case, proceeding or other action seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against all or any substantial part of its assets (other than any case, action or proceeding already constituting an Event of Default by operation of the other provisions of this subsection) which results in the entry of any order for any such relief which shall not have been vacated, discharged, or stayed or bonded pending appeal within ninety (90) days from the entry thereof; (iv) Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, any SPE Component Entity, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity, any Mezzanine A SPE Component Entity or Guarantor shall take any action in furtherance of, in collusion with respect to, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth in clause (i) , (ii) , or (iii) above; (v) Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, any SPE Component Entity, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity, any Mezzanine A SPE Component Entity or Guarantor shall admit in writing its insolvency or inability to, pay its debts as they become due; (vi) any Restricted Party is substantively consolidated with any other entity in connection with any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Creditors Rights Laws involving Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, any SPE Component Entity, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity, any Mezzanine A SPE Component Entity or Guarantor; or (vii) a Bankruptcy Event occurs;

 

(g)          if Mortgage Borrower shall be in default beyond applicable notice and grace periods under any other mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt or other security agreement covering any part of the Property whether it be superior or junior in lien to the Security Instrument;

 

(h)          if the Property becomes subject to any mechanic’s, materialman’s or other lien (other than a lien for any Taxes not then delinquent) and the lien shall remain undischarged of record (by payment, bonding or otherwise) for a period of thirty (30) days unless Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower or Mortgage Borrower shall be contesting such lien (to the extent permitted in this Agreement, the Mezzanine A Loan Agreement and in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) and in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements;

 

(i)           subject to Borrower’s, Mezzanine A Borrower’s and Mortgage Borrower’s right to contest Taxes as set forth herein, in the Mezzanine A Loan Agreement and in the Mortgage Loan Agreement, if any federal tax lien is filed against Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, any SPE Component Entity, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity, any Mezzanine A SPE Component Entity, Guarantor, the Mezzanine A Collateral, the Collateral or the Property (or any portion thereof) and same is not discharged of record (by payment, bonding or otherwise) within thirty (30) days after same is filed (except that, if Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower or Mortgage Borrower diligently and expeditiously proceeds to discharge the same, such thirty (30) day period shall be extended for an additional thirty (30) day period; provided, however, that if a foreclosure has commenced, Borrower must discharge (or cause Mortgage Borrower or Mezzanine A Borrower to discharge) same immediately);

 

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(j)           if any of the factual assumptions contained in the Non-Consolidation Opinion, or in any New Non-Consolidation Opinion (including, without limitation, in any schedules thereto and/or certificates delivered in connection therewith) are untrue or shall become untrue, in each case, in any material respect; provided, however, that any such untrue assumption shall not constitute an Event of Default hereunder if (i) such untrue assumption was inadvertent, capable of being cured and could not be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) within ten (10) Business Days of the date Borrower becomes aware of such untrue assumption, Borrower cures (or causes to be cured) such untrue assumption and if required by Lender Borrower delivers a New Non-Consolidation Opinion or an update (from the original issuing firm) to the applicable existing Non-Consolidation Opinion confirming that such breach does not alter the opinions given therein;

 

(k)          if (A) any of the financial covenants in Section 26(d) of the Guaranty are breached or (B) any other default occurs under any guaranty or indemnity executed in connection herewith for the benefit of Lender (including, without limitation, the Environmental Indemnity and/or the Guaranty) and such default continues after the expiration of applicable notice, grace and/or cure periods, if any; provided that any such breach or default described in (A) or (B) shall not constitute an Event of Default if (1) such breach or default was inadvertent, immaterial and non-recurring, (2) such breach or default is non-monetary in nature, and (3) such breach or default is curable and Borrower or Guarantor shall promptly cure such breach or default within five (5) calendar days of Borrower’s or Guarantor’s obtaining knowledge of such breach or default;

 

(l)           [intentionally omitted];

 

(m)         if any of the representations or covenants contained in Section 2.7(b) , Section 2.7(d) , Section 4.30 , or Section 4.33 hereof are breached or violated;

 

(n)          if any of the representations or covenants contained in Section 4.32 hereof are breached or violated and such breach or violation is not cured within thirty (30) days after Borrower’s knowledge thereof;

 

(o)          if, (A) at any time the Manager is not a Qualified Manager or (B) without the prior written consent of Lender in each case, the Management Agreement is canceled, terminated, surrendered, expires pursuant to its terms or otherwise ceases to be in full force and effect, in each case, in violation of the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Agreement;

 

(p)          if any representation under Section 3.7 and/or covenant under Section 4.19 herein relating to ERISA matters is breached other than to a de minimis extent provided (A) such breach does not, when taken together with any other uncured breaches in the aggregate, give rise to a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or cause or result in a Material Adverse Effect) and (B) such breach is promptly remedied after knowledge of the same;

 

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(q)          if (A) Mortgage Borrower shall fail (beyond any applicable notice or grace period) to pay any rent, additional rent or other charges payable under any Property Document as and when payable thereunder, (B) Mortgage Borrower defaults under the Property Documents beyond the expiration of applicable notice and grace periods, if any, thereunder, (C) any of the Property Documents are amended, supplemented, replaced, restated or otherwise modified without Lender’s prior written consent or if Borrower or Mortgage Borrower consents to a transfer of any party’s interest thereunder without Lender’s prior written consent, (D) any Property Document and/or the estate created thereunder is canceled, rejected, terminated, surrendered or expires pursuant to its terms, unless in such case Mortgage Borrower enters into a replacement thereof in accordance with the applicable terms and provisions hereof and the Mortgage Loan Agreement or (E) a Property Document Event occurs, in each case, to the extent it has a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(r)          if Borrower shall fail to observe, perform or discharge any of Borrower’s obligations, covenants, conditions or agreements under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement and otherwise comply with the covenants set forth in Section 2.8 hereof and such failure is not cured within five (5) Business Days after Borrower’s knowledge thereof;

 

(s)          with respect to any default or breach of any term, covenant or condition of this Agreement not specified in subsections (a) through (r) above or not otherwise specifically specified as an Event of Default in this Agreement, if the same is not cured (i) within ten (10) Business Days after notice from Lender (in the case of any default which can be cured by the payment of a sum of money) or (ii) within thirty (30) days after notice from Lender (in the case of any other default or breach); provided, that, with respect to any default or breach specified in subsection (ii), if the same cannot reasonably be cured within such thirty (30) day period and Borrower shall have commenced to cure the same within such thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently and expeditiously proceeds to cure the same, such thirty (30) day period shall be extended for so long as it shall require Borrower in the exercise of due diligence to cure the same, it being agreed that no such extension shall be for a period in excess of ninety (90) days;

 

(t)          if any default exists under any of the other Loan Documents beyond any applicable cure periods contained in such Loan Documents and (for the avoidance of doubt, without limiting any other Event of Default set forth in the Loan Documents) the same is not cured within ten (10) Business Days after notice from Lender or if any other such event shall occur or condition shall exist, if the effect of such event or condition is to accelerate the maturity of any portion of the Debt or to permit Lender to accelerate the maturity of all or any portion of the Debt;

 

(u)          if the Liens created pursuant to any Loan Document shall cease to be a fully perfected enforceable first priority security interest other than, with respect to priority, solely as a result of Lender’s failure to file a UCC financing statement or continuation thereof or Lender’s failure to control and keep in its possession the Pledged Interests delivered by Borrower to Lender; or

 

(v)          if any Mortgage Loan Event of Default occurs and is continuing; provided, however, that in the event the Mortgage Loan Event of Default is no longer continuing because Lender has exercised its right to cure Mortgage Loan Event of Default pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, such Mortgage Loan Event of Default shall be deemed to still be continuing and shall be an Event of Default hereunder; or

 

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(w)         if any Mezzanine A Loan Event of Default occurs and is continuing; provided, however, that in the event the Mezzanine A Loan Event of Default is no longer continuing because Lender has exercised its right to cure Mezzanine A Loan Event of Default pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, such Mezzanine A Loan Event of Default shall be deemed to still be continuing and shall be an Event of Default hereunder.

 

Section 10.2          Remedies .

 

(a)          To the extent permitted by applicable law, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default described in Section 10.1(f) above with respect to Borrower or any SPE Component Entity) and at any time thereafter Lender may in addition to any other rights or remedies available to it pursuant to this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents or at law or in equity, take such action, without notice or demand except as is otherwise expressly required by the Loan Documents, that Lender deem advisable to protect and enforce Lender’s rights against Borrower and in the Collateral, including, without limitation, declaring the Debt to be immediately due and payable, and Lender may enforce or avail itself of any or all rights or remedies provided in this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents against Borrower and the Collateral, including, without limitation, all rights or remedies available at law or in equity. Upon any Event of Default described in Section 10.1(f) above with respect to Borrower or any SPE Component Entity, the Debt and all other obligations of Borrower under this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents shall immediately and automatically become due and payable, without notice or demand, and Borrower hereby expressly waives any such notice or demand, anything contained herein or in the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding.

 

(b)          Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to the extent permitted by applicable law, all or any one or more of the rights, powers, privileges and other remedies available to Lender against Borrower under this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note or the other Loan Documents executed and delivered by, or applicable to, Borrower or at law or in equity may be exercised by Lender at any time and from time to time, whether or not all or any of the Debt shall be declared due and payable, and whether or not Lender shall have commenced any foreclosure proceeding or other action for the enforcement of Lender’s rights and remedies under this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note or the other Loan Documents with respect to the Collateral. Any such actions taken by Lender shall be cumulative and concurrent and may be pursued independently, singularly, successively, together or otherwise, at such time and in such order as Lender has determined, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, without impairing or otherwise affecting the other rights and remedies of Lender permitted by applicable law, equity or contract or as set forth herein or in the Pledge Agreement, the Note or the other Loan Documents. No delay or omission to exercise any remedy, right or power accruing upon an Event of Default shall impair any such remedy, right or power or shall be construed as a waiver thereof, but any such remedy, right or power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient. A waiver of one Default or Event of Default with respect to Borrower shall not be construed to be a waiver of any subsequent Default or Event of Default by Borrower or to impair any remedy, right or power consequent thereon.

 

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(c)          Lender shall have the right from time to time to partially foreclose the Pledge Agreement and/or Security Documents in any manner and for any amounts secured by the Pledge Agreement and/or Security Documents then due and payable as determined by Lender in its sole discretion including, without limitation, the following circumstances: (i) in the event Borrower defaults beyond any applicable grace period in the payment of one or more scheduled payments of principal and interest, Lender may foreclose the Pledge Agreement and/or Security Documents to recover such delinquent payments, or (ii) in the event Lender elects to accelerate less than the entire Outstanding Principal Balance, Lender may foreclose the Pledge Agreement and/or Security Documents to recover so much of the principal balance of the Loan as Lender accelerate and such other sums secured by the Pledge Agreement and/or Security Documents as Lender may elect. Notwithstanding one or more partial foreclosures, the Collateral shall remain subject to the Pledge Agreement and Security Documents to secure payment of sums secured by the Pledge Agreement and Security Documents and not previously recovered.

 

(d)          During the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender shall have the right from time to time to sever the Note and the other Loan Documents into one or more separate notes, security instruments and other security documents (the “ Severed Loan Documents ”) in such denominations as Lender shall determine in their sole discretion for purposes of evidencing and enforcing its rights and remedies provided hereunder. Borrower shall execute and deliver to Lender, from time to time, promptly after the request of Lender, a severance agreement and such other documents as Lender shall request in order to effect the severance described in the preceding sentence, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender. Borrower hereby absolutely and irrevocably appoints Lender as its true and lawful attorney, coupled with an interest, in its name and stead to make and execute all documents necessary or desirable to effect the aforesaid severance, such Borrower ratifying all that its said attorney shall do by virtue thereof; provided, however, Lender shall not make or execute any such documents under such power until three (3) days after notice has been given to Borrower by Lender of Lender’s intent to exercise its rights under such power. Borrower shall not be obligated to pay any costs or expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, execution, recording or filing of the Severed Loan Documents and the Severed Loan Documents shall not contain any representations, warranties or covenants not contained in the Loan Documents and any such representations and warranties contained in the Severed Loan Documents will be given by Borrower only as of the Closing Date.

 

(e)          To the extent permitted by applicable law and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, any amounts recovered from the Collateral or any other collateral for the Loan and/or paid to or received by Lender may, after an Event of Default, be applied by Lender toward the Debt in such order, priority and proportions as Lender in its sole discretion shall determine.

 

(f)           To the extent permitted by applicable law, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender may, but without any obligation to do so and without notice to or demand on Borrower and without releasing Borrower from any obligation hereunder or being deemed to have cured any Event of Default hereunder, make, do or perform any obligation of Borrower hereunder in such manner and to such extent as Lender may deem necessary. Lender is authorized to enter upon the Property for such purposes, or appear in, defend, or bring any action or proceeding to protect the Lender’s interest in the Collateral for such purposes, and the actual out-of-pocket cost and expense thereof (including reasonable attorneys’ fees to the extent permitted by applicable law), with interest as provided in this Section 10.2 , shall constitute a portion of the Debt and shall be due and payable to Lender, as applicable upon demand. All such actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Lender in remedying such Event of Default or such failed payment or act or in appearing in, defending, or bringing any action or proceeding shall bear interest at the Default Rate, for the period after such cost or expense was incurred into the date of payment to Lender for its own account or for the account of such Lender, as applicable. All such actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Lender together with interest thereon calculated at the Default Rate shall be deemed to constitute a portion of the Debt and be secured by the liens, claims and security interests provided to Lender under the Loan Documents and shall be immediately due and payable upon demand by Lender therefor.

 

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Article 11

 

SECONDARY MARKET

 

Section 11.1          Securitization . Subject to Sections 11.7 hereof:

 

(a)          Lender shall have the right (i) to sell or otherwise transfer the Loan (or any portion thereof and/or interest therein), (ii) to sell participation interests in the Loan (or any portion thereof and/or interest therein) or (iii) to securitize the Loan (or any portion thereof and/or interest therein) in a single asset securitization or a pooled asset securitization. The transactions referred to in clauses (i) , (ii) and (iii) above shall hereinafter be referred to collectively as “ Secondary Market Transactions ” and the transactions referred to in clause (iii) shall hereinafter be referred to as a “ Securitization ”. Any certificates, notes or other securities issued in connection with a Securitization are hereinafter referred to as “ Securities ”.

 

(b)          If requested by Lender, Borrower shall assist Lender in satisfying the market standards to which Lender customarily adheres or which may be reasonably required in the marketplace or by the Rating Agencies in connection with any Secondary Market Transactions, including, without limitation and to the extent customary and reasonable as provided in this sentence, to:

 

(i)          provide or cause Mortgage Borrower and/or Mezzanine A Borrower to provide (A) updated financial and other information reasonably available to Borrower with respect to the Property, the Collateral, the Mezzanine A Collateral, the business operated at the Property, Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, Guarantor, SPE Component Entity, Mortgage SPE Component Entity, Mezzanine A SPE Component Entity and Manager, (B) updated budgets relating to the Property, and (C) updated appraisals, market studies, environmental reviews (Phase I’s and, if appropriate, Phase II’s), property condition reports and other due diligence investigations of the Property (the “ Updated Information ”), together, if customary, with appropriate verification of the Updated Information through letters of auditors or opinions of counsel reasonably acceptable to Lender and acceptable to the Rating Agencies and (D) revisions to and other agreements with respect to the Property Documents in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender and acceptable to the Rating Agencies;

 

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(ii)          to the extent such opinions were delivered to Lender in connection with the closing of the Loan (provided any such opinion was not waived by Lender with respect to the Loan), provide updated opinions of counsel, which may be relied upon by Lender and its counsel, agents and representatives, as to substantive non-consolidation, fraudulent conveyance, matters of Delaware and federal bankruptcy law relating to limited liability companies, true sale, true lease and any other opinion customary in Secondary Market Transactions or required by the Rating Agencies with respect to the Collateral, the Mezzanine A Collateral, the Property, Property Documents, Borrower and Borrower’s Affiliates, Mezzanine A Borrower and Mezzanine A Borrower’s Affiliates, Mortgage Borrower and Mortgage Borrower’s Affiliates which counsel and opinions shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Lender and shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Rating Agencies;

 

(iii)         provide updated, as of the closing date of the Secondary Market Transaction, representations and warranties made in the Loan Documents (which representations and warranties may be updated to reflect any change in facts and circumstances since the Closing Date, provided that such change in facts and circumstances is not due to a Default by Borrower under the Loan Documents); and

 

(iv)         execute such amendments to the Loan Documents, the Mezzanine A Loan Document, the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Property Documents and Borrower’s, Mezzanine A Borrower’s, Mortgage Borrower’s, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity’s, any Mezzanine A SPE Component Entity’s or any SPE Component Entity’s organizational documents as may be reasonably requested by Lender or requested by the Rating Agencies or otherwise to effect any Secondary Market Transaction, including, without limitation, (A) amend and/or supplement the Independent Manager provisions provided herein and therein, in each case, in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Rating Agencies, (B) bifurcating the Loan into two or more components and/or additional separate notes, re-allocating the Loan among existing components, reducing the number of components of the Loan and/or creating additional senior/subordinate note structure(s), including, without limitation, re-allocating the principal amounts and the LIBOR Spread, Alternate Rate Spread and/or Prime Rate Spread (any of the foregoing, a “ Loan Bifurcation ”) and (C) to modify all operative dates (including but not limited to payment dates, interest period start dates and end dates, etc.) under the Loan Documents, by up to ten (10) days; provided , however , that Borrower shall not be required to so modify or amend any Loan Document or organizational document if such modification or amendment shall impose a Secondary Market Adverse Change on the Borrower or Guarantor. The term “ Secondary Market Adverse Change ” means (i) either Borrower’s or Guarantor’s liabilities or obligations under the Loan Documents are increased, or Borrower’s or Guarantor’s rights under the Loan Documents are decreased, in either case in any material respect (although change in the weighted average interest rate described in clause (ii) below shall not be deemed to increase any such liability or decrease any such rights in any material respect), (ii) any change in the weighted average interest rate (whether before or after the time of the proposed Loan Bifurcation, Syndication or New Mezzanine Loan) (other than as a result of (x) payments and recoveries after an Event of Default and/or (y) application of proceeds following a Casualty or Condemnation), (iii) any change to the stated Maturity Date (other than as described in clause (C) above) and/or (iv) any change that would affect the amortization of the Loan.

 

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(c)          If, at the time a Disclosure Document is being prepared for a Securitization, Lender expects that Borrower alone or Borrower and one or more Affiliates of Borrower collectively, or the Collateral alone or the Collateral and Related Collateral collectively, will be a Significant Obligor, Borrower shall furnish to Lender upon request (i) the selected financial data or, if applicable, net operating income, required under Item 1112(b)(1) of Regulation AB, if Lender expects that the principal amount of the Loan together with any Related Loans as of the cut-off date for such Securitization may, or if the principal amount of the Loan together with any Related Loans as of the cut-off date for such Securitization and at any time during which the Loan and any Related Loans are included in a Securitization does, equal or exceed ten percent (10%) (but less than twenty percent (20%)) of the aggregate principal amount of all loans included or expected to be included, as applicable, in the Securitization, or (ii) the financial statements required under Item 1112(b)(2) of Regulation AB, if Lender expects that the principal amount of the Loan together with any Related Loans as of the cut-off date for such Securitization may, or if the principal amount of the Loan together with any Related Loans as of the cut-off date for such Securitization and at any time during which the Loan and any Related Loans are included in a Securitization does, equal or exceed twenty percent (20%) of the aggregate principal amount of all loans included or expected to be included, as applicable, in the Securitization. The financial data or financial statements set forth in the immediately preceding sentence shall be furnished to Lender (A) within ten (10) Business Days after notice from Lender in connection with the preparation of Disclosure Documents for the Securitization, (B) not later than thirty (30) days after the end of each fiscal quarter of Borrower and (C) not later than eighty (80) days after the end of each fiscal year of Borrower; provided, however, that Borrower shall not be obligated to furnish financial data or financial statements pursuant to clauses (B) or (C) of this sentence with respect to any period for which a filing pursuant to the Exchange Act in connection with or relating to the Securitization (an “ Exchange Act Filing ”) is not required. If requested by Lender, Borrower shall cause Mezzanine A Borrower to cause Mortgage Borrower to furnish to Lender financial data and/or financial statements for any tenant of the Property (which are available to Mortgage Borrower or can be obtained by Mortgage Borrower in the exercise of commercially reasonable efforts) if, in connection with a Securitization, Lender expects there to be, with respect to such tenant or group of Affiliated tenants, a concentration within all of the loans included or expected to be included, as applicable, in the Securitization such that such tenant or group of Affiliated tenants would constitute a Significant Obligor.

 

(d)          All financial data and statements provided by Borrower hereunder shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP, and shall meet the requirements of Regulation AB and other applicable legal requirements. All financial statements referred to in this Section shall be audited by independent accountants of Borrower acceptable to Lender in accordance with Regulation AB and all other applicable legal requirements, shall be accompanied by the manually executed report of the independent accountants thereon, which report shall meet the requirements of Regulation AB and all other applicable legal requirements, and shall be further accompanied by a manually executed written consent of the independent accountants, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender, to the inclusion of such financial statements in any Disclosure Document and any Exchange Act Filing and to the use of the name of such independent accountants and the reference to such independent accountants as “experts” in any Disclosure Document and Exchange Act Filing, all of which shall be provided at the same time as the related financial statements are required to be provided. All financial data and statements (audited or unaudited) provided by Borrower under this Section shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate, which certification shall state that such financial statements meet the requirements set forth in the first sentence of this subsection (d) .

 

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(e)          If requested by Lender, Borrower shall provide Lender, promptly upon request, with any other or additional financial statements, or financial, statistical or operating information, as Lender shall determine to be required pursuant to Regulation AB or any amendment, modification or replacement thereto or other legal requirements in connection with any Disclosure Document or any Exchange Act Filing or as shall otherwise be reasonably requested by Lender.

 

(f)          In the event Lender determines, in connection with a Securitization, that the financial data and financial statements required in order to comply with Regulation AB or any amendment, modification or replacement thereto or other legal requirements are other than as provided herein, then notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, Lender may request, and Borrower shall promptly provide, such other financial data and financial statements as Lender determines to be necessary or appropriate for such compliance.

 

(g)          In connection with any anticipated Securitization, if requested by Lender, Borrower shall furnish to Lender:

 

(i)           monthly certified rent rolls within ten (10) days after the end of each calendar month; and

 

(ii)          monthly operating statements of the Property detailing the revenues received, the expenses incurred and the components of Underwritable Cash Flow before and after Debt Service and major capital improvements for the period of calculation and containing appropriate year-to-date information, within ten (10) days after the end of each calendar month.

 

Section 11.2          Disclosure .

 

(a)          Borrower (on its own behalf and on behalf of each other Borrower Party) understands that information provided to Lender by Borrower, any other Borrower Party and/or their respective agents, counsel and representatives may be (i) included in (A) the Disclosure Documents and (B) filings under the Securities Act and/or the Exchange Act and (ii) made available to Investors, the Rating Agencies and service providers, in each case, in connection with any Secondary Market Transaction.

 

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(b)          Borrower shall indemnify Lender and its officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives, agents and affiliates against any actual losses, claims, damages (excluding consequential, special and/or punitive damages except to the extent actually paid by such Person to a third party) or liabilities (collectively, the “ Liabilities ”) to which Lender and/or its officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives, agents and/or affiliates are subject in connection with (x) any Disclosure Document and/or any Covered Rating Agency Information, in each case, insofar as such Liabilities arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement of any material fact in the Provided Information and (y) after a Securitization, any indemnity obligations incurred by Lender or Servicer in connection with any Rating Agency Confirmation. Borrower’s liability under this paragraph will be limited to Liability that arises out of, or is based upon, an untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon, and in conformity with, information furnished by or on behalf of Borrower in connection with the preparation of the Disclosure Document or otherwise in connection with the Loan, including, without limitation, financial statements of Borrower, operating statements and rent rolls with respect to the Property.

 

(c)          Borrower shall provide in connection with each of (i) a preliminary and a final private placement memorandum or (ii) a preliminary and final prospectus or prospectus supplement, as applicable, an agreement (A) certifying that Borrower has examined such Disclosure Documents specified by Lender and that each such Disclosure Document, as it relates to Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Borrower’s, Mezzanine A Borrower’s and Mortgage Borrower’s Affiliates, the Property, the Collateral, the Mezzanine A Collateral, Manager and Guarantor (but not the description of the Loan terms, the adequacy of which shall be determined by Lender in its discretion), does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, (B) indemnifying Lender (and for purposes of this Section 11.2 , Lender hereunder shall include its officers and directors), the Affiliate of Lender (“ Lender Affiliate ”) that has filed the registration statement relating to the Securitization (the “ Registration Statement ”), each of its directors, each of its officers who have signed the Registration Statement and each Person that controls the Affiliate within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively, the “ Lender Group ”), and Lender Affiliate, and any other placement agent or underwriter with respect to the Securitization, each of their respective directors and each Person who controls Lender Affiliate or any other placement agent or underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively, the “ Underwriter Group ”) for any Liabilities to which Lender, the Lender Group or the Underwriter Group may become subject insofar as the Liabilities arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in such sections and (C) agreeing to reimburse Lender, the Lender Group and/or the Underwriter Group for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by Lender, the Lender Group and the Underwriter Group in connection with investigating or defending the Liabilities; provided , however , that Borrower will be liable in any such case under clauses (B) or (C) above only to the extent that any such Liability arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to Lender by or on behalf of Borrower in connection with the preparation of the Disclosure Document or in connection with the underwriting or closing of the Loan, including, without limitation, financial statements of Borrower, operating statements and rent rolls with respect to the Property; provided , further , that , (i) Borrower shall have been given a reasonable time to review and comment on any Disclosure Document and/or Covered Rating Agency Information in accordance with this Section 11.2(c) prior to the publication or distribution thereof and (ii) Borrower shall not be liable for any Liabilities arising from Lender’s failure to revise any Disclosure Document and/or Covered Rating Agency Information in accordance with Borrower’s comments thereto that have been delivered to Lender. The indemnification provided for in clauses (B) and (C) above shall be effective whether or not the indemnification agreement described above is provided so long as Borrower has had the opportunity to review and comment on the Disclosure Document and/or Covered Rating Agency Information as described above. The aforesaid indemnity will be in addition to any liability which Borrower may otherwise have.

 

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(d)          In connection with filings under Exchange Act and/or the Securities Act, Borrower shall (i) indemnify Lender, the Lender Group and the Underwriter Group for Liabilities to which Lender, the Lender Group or the Underwriter Group may become subject insofar as the Liabilities arise out of or are based upon the misrepresentation of a material fact in the Disclosure Document (provided Borrower shall not be liable for such Liabilities to the extent Borrower has had the opportunity to review and comment on the Disclosure Document as described in clause (c) above and Lender has failed to revise any Disclosure Document in accordance with Borrower’s comments thereto that have been delivered to Lender) and (ii) reimburse Lender, the Lender Group or the Underwriter Group for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by Lender, the Lender Group or the Underwriter Group in connection with defending or investigating the Liabilities.

 

(e)          Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 11.2 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 11.2 , notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof (but the omission to so notify the indemnifying party will not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability which the indemnifying party may have to any indemnified party hereunder except to the extent that failure to notify causes prejudice to the indemnifying party). In the event that any action is brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled, jointly with any other indemnifying party, to participate therein and, to the extent that it (or they) may elect by written notice delivered to the indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party. After notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party under this Section 11.2 , such indemnifying party shall pay for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnifying party in connection with the defense thereof; provided, however, if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there are any legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties that are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel to assert such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party at the reasonable cost of the indemnifying party.

 

(f)          The liabilities and obligations of Borrower and Lender under this Section 11.2 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the satisfaction and discharge of the Debt. In the event Borrower and/or any Borrower Party fails to comply with the provisions of Section 11.1 and/or Section 11.2 within the timeframes specified therein and/or as otherwise required by Lender and such failure continues for five (5) Business Days after notice thereof from Lender to Borrower (or such longer period of time agreed to by Lender in its sole discretion taking into account an explanation from Borrower as to why such item(s) cannot be timely delivered), the same shall, at Lender’s option, constitute a breach of the terms thereof and/or an Event of Default.

 

Section 11.3         Reserves/Escrows . In the event that Securities are issued in connection with the Loan, all funds held by Lender in escrow or pursuant to reserves in accordance with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be deposited in “eligible accounts” at “eligible institutions” and, to the extent applicable, invested in “permitted investments” as then defined and required by the Rating Agencies.

 

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Section 11.4          Intentionally Omitted .

 

Section 11.5         Rating Agency Costs . In connection with any Rating Agency Confirmation or other Rating Agency consent, approval or review required hereunder (other than the initial review of the Loan by the Rating Agencies in connection with a Securitization), Borrower shall pay all reasonable, out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Lender and Servicer and all costs and expenses of each Rating Agency in connection therewith, and, if applicable, shall pay any fees imposed by any Rating Agency in connection therewith.

 

Section 11.6          New Mezzanine Option . Lender shall have the option (the “ New Mezzanine Option ”) to create one or more additional mezzanine loans (each, a “ New Mezzanine Loan ”), provided, that (i) the total loan amounts for the Loan and the Mezzanine Loans and such New Mezzanine Loan shall equal the then outstanding amount of the Loan and the Mezzanine Loans immediately prior to Lender’s exercise of the New Mezzanine Option, and (ii) the weighted average interest rate of the Loan, the Mezzanine Loans and the New Mezzanine Loan shall, unless otherwise approved by Borrower, equal the Interest Rate (subject to any deviation attributable to the imposition of any rate of interest at the Default Rate or prepayments occurring pursuant to Section 2.7(b) or 2.7(c) hereof). Borrower shall, at Borrower’s sole cost and expense, cooperate with Lender in Lender’s exercise of the New Mezzanine Option in good faith and in a timely manner, which such cooperation shall include, but not be limited to, (i) executing such amendments to the Loan Documents (and causing Mortgage Borrower and Mezzanine A Borrower to execute such amendments to the applicable Mortgage Loan Document and Mezzanine A Loan Documents) and Borrower’s, Mortgage Borrower’s, Mezzanine A Borrower’s, any SPE Component Entity’s, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity’s or any Mezzanine A SPE Component Entity’s organizational documents as may be reasonably requested by Lender or requested by the Rating Agencies, (ii) creating one or more Single Purpose Entities (the “ New Mezzanine Borrower ”), which such New Mezzanine Borrower shall (A) own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the equity ownership interests in Borrower (the “ Equity Collateral ”), and (B) together with such constituent equity owners of such New Mezzanine Borrower as may be designated by Lender, execute such agreements, instruments and other documents as may be required by Lender in connection with the New Mezzanine Loan (including, without limitation, a promissory note evidencing the New Mezzanine Loan and a pledge and security agreement pledging the Equity Collateral as security for the New Mezzanine Loan); and (iii) delivering such opinions, title endorsements, UCC title insurance policies, documents and/or instruments relating to the Property Documents and other materials as may be required by Lender or the Rating Agencies. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Lender shall have the right to apply all payments to the Debt during the continuance of an Event of Default in such order as Lender determines in its sole discretion and to require that (x) no sums shall be paid to the holder of the New Mezzanine Loan under the New Mezzanine Loan during the existence of an Event of Default, and (y) all Net Proceeds be applied to the Loan to the exclusion of the New Mezzanine Loan. Provided no Event of Default exists, prepayments of the Loan made in connection with the Partial Release shall require a ratable prepayment of the New Mezzanine Loan. The rights and remedies of the holder of the New Mezzanine Loan shall be separate, distinct and in addition to the rights and remedies of Lender under the Loan.

 

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Section 11.7         Costs and Expenses . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article 11 , neither Borrower nor any of its direct or indirect owners shall be required to incur any material costs or expenses in the performance of Borrower’s obligations under Sections 11.1 , Section 11.6 above or Section 11.8 below other than expenses of Borrower’s counsel, accountants and consultants.

 

Section 11.8         Syndication . Without limiting Lender’s rights under Section 11.1 , the provisions of this Section 11.8 shall only apply in the event that the Loan is syndicated in accordance with the provisions of this Section 11.8 set forth below.

 

(a)           Sale of Loan, Co-Lenders, Participations and Servicing .

 

(i)           Lender and any Co-Lender may, at their option, without Borrower’s consent (but with notice to Borrower), sell with novation all or any part of their right, title and interest in, and to, and under the Loan (the “ Syndication ”), to one or more additional lenders (each a “ Co-Lender ”). Each additional Co-Lender shall enter into an assignment and assumption agreement (the “ Assignment and Assumption ”) assigning a portion of Lender’s or Co-Lender’s rights and obligations under the Loan, and pursuant to which the additional Co-Lender accepts such assignment and assumes the assigned obligations. From and after the effective date specified in the Assignment and Assumption (i) each Co-Lender shall be a party hereto and to each Loan Document to the extent of the applicable percentage or percentages set forth in the Assignment and Assumption and, except as specified otherwise herein, shall succeed to the rights and obligations of Lender and the Co-Lenders hereunder and thereunder in respect of the Loan, and (ii) Lender, as lender and each Co-Lender, as applicable, shall, to the extent such rights and obligations have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment and Assumption, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations hereunder and under the Loan Documents.

 

(ii)          The liabilities of Lender and each of the Co-Lenders shall be several and not joint, and Lender’s and each Co-Lender’s obligations to Borrower under this Agreement shall be reduced by the amount of each such Assignment and Assumption. Neither Lender nor any Co-Lender shall be responsible for the obligations of any other Co-Lender. Lender and each Co-Lender shall be liable to Borrower only for their respective proportionate shares of the Loan.

 

(iii)         Borrower agrees that it shall, in connection with any sale of all or any portion of the Loan, whether in whole or to an additional Co-Lender or Participant, within ten (10) Business Days after requested by Agent, furnish Agent with the information and certificates required under Sections 4.12 and 4.13 hereof. Subject in all events to the provisions of Section 17.11(b) , Lender may furnish any information concerning the Borrower, any other Borrower Party or any affiliate thereof in the possession of such Lender from time to time to Co-Lenders and Participants (including prospective Co-Lenders and Participants).

 

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(iv)         Lender (or an Affiliate of Lender) shall act as administrative agent for itself and the Co-Lenders (together with any successor administrative agent, the “ Agent ”) pursuant to this Section 11.8 . Borrower acknowledges that Lender, as Agent, shall have the sole and exclusive authority to execute and perform this Agreement and each Loan Document on behalf of itself, as Lender and as agent for itself and the Co-Lenders subject to the terms of the Co-Lending Agreement. Lender acknowledges that Lender, as Agent, shall retain the exclusive right to grant approvals and give consents with respect to all matters requiring consent hereunder. Except as otherwise provided herein, Borrower shall have no obligation to recognize or deal directly with any Co-Lender, and no Co-Lender shall have any right to deal directly with Borrower with respect to the rights, benefits and obligations of Borrower under this Agreement, the Loan Documents or any one or more documents or instruments in respect thereof. Borrower may rely conclusively on the actions of Lender as Agent to bind Lender and the Co-Lenders, notwithstanding that the particular action in question may, pursuant to this Agreement or the Co-Lending Agreement be subject to the consent or direction of some or all of the Co-Lenders. Lender may resign as Agent of the Co-Lenders, in its sole discretion, or if required to by the Co-Lenders in accordance with the term of the Co-Lending Agreement, in each case without the consent of but upon prior written notice to Borrower. Upon any such resignation, a successor Agent shall be determined pursuant to the terms of the Co-Lending Agreement, subject to the consent of Borrower (provided no Event of Default has occurred, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). The term Agent shall mean any successor Agent.

 

(v)          Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, the Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth herein (and in the Co-Lending Agreement) and no covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities of Agent shall be implied by or inferred from this Agreement, the Co-Lending Agreement, or any other Loan Document, or otherwise exist against Agent.

 

(vi)         Except to the extent its obligations hereunder and its interest in the Loan have been assigned pursuant to one or more Assignments and Assumption, Lender, as Agent, shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Co-Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not Agent, respectively. The term “Co-Lender” or “Co-Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated, include Lender in its individual capacity. Lender and the other Co-Lenders and their respective Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as trustee under indentures of, and generally engage in any kind of business with, Borrower, or any Affiliate of Borrower and any Person who may do business with or own securities of Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower, all as if they were not serving in such capacities hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to each other.

 

(vii)        If required by any Co-Lender, Borrower hereby agrees to execute supplemental notes in the principal amount of such Co-Lender’s pro rata share of the Loan substantially in the form of the Note, and such supplemental note shall (i) be payable to order of such Co-Lender, (ii) be dated as of the Closing Date, and (iii) mature on the Maturity Date. Such supplemental note shall provide that it evidences a portion of the existing indebtedness hereunder and under the Note and not any new or additional indebtedness of Borrower. The term “Note” as used in this Agreement and in all the other Loan Documents shall include all such supplemental notes.

 

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(viii)       Lender, as Agent, shall maintain at its domestic lending office or at such other location as Lender, as Agent, shall designate in writing to each Co-Lender and Borrower a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to and accepted by it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Co-Lenders, the amount of each Co-Lender’s proportionate share of the Loan and the name and address of each Co-Lender’s agent for service of process (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error, and Borrower, Lender, as Agent, and the Co-Lenders may treat each person or entity whose name is recorded in the Register as a Co-Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection and copying by Borrower or any Co-Lender during normal business hours upon reasonable prior notice to the Agent. A Co-Lender may change its address and its agent for service of process upon written notice to Lender, as Agent, which notice shall only be effective upon actual receipt by Lender, as Agent, which receipt will be acknowledged by Lender, as Agent, upon request.

 

(ix)          Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any financial institution or other entity may be sold a participation interest in the Loan by Lender or any Co-Lender without Borrower’s consent (such financial institution or entity, a “ Participant ”). No Participant shall have any rights under this Agreement, the Note or any of the Loan Documents and the Participant’s rights in respect of such participation shall be solely against Lender or Co-Lender, as the case may be, as set forth in the participation agreement executed by and between Lender or Co-Lender, as the case may be, and such Participant. Borrower may rely conclusively on the actions of Lender as Agent to bind Lender and any Participant, notwithstanding that the particular action in question may, pursuant to this Agreement or any participation agreement be subject to the consent or direction of some or all of the Participants. No participation shall relieve Lender or Co-Lender, as the case may be, from its obligations hereunder or under the Note or the Loan Documents and Lender or Co- Lender, as the case may be, shall remain solely responsible for the performance of its obligations hereunder.

 

(x)           Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Agreement, Lender or any Co-Lender may at any time create a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including, without limitation, amounts owing to it in favor of any Federal Reserve Bank in accordance with Regulation A of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System).

 

(b)           Cooperation in Syndication .

 

(i)           Borrower agrees to assist Lender in completing a Syndication satisfactory to Lender. Such assistance shall include (i) direct contact between senior management and advisors of Borrower and Guarantor and the proposed Co-Lenders, (ii) assistance in the preparation of a confidential information memorandum and other marketing materials to be used in connection with the Syndication, (iii) the hosting, with Lender, of one or more meetings of prospective Co-Lenders or with the Rating Agencies, (iv) the delivery of appraisals satisfactory to Lender if required, and (v) working with Lender to procure a rating for the Loan by the Rating Agencies.

 

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(ii)          Lender shall manage all aspects of the Syndication of the Loan, including decisions as to the selection of institutions to be approached and when they will be approached, when their commitments will be accepted, which institutions will participate, the allocations of the commitments among the Co-Lenders and the amount and distribution of fees among the Co-Lenders. To assist Lender in its Syndication efforts, Borrower agrees promptly to prepare and provide to Lender all information with respect to Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Manager, Guarantor, any Mortgage SPE Component Entity (if any), any Mezzanine A SPE Component Entity (if any), any SPE Component Entity (if any), the Collateral, the Mezzanine A Collateral and the Property contemplated hereby, including all financial information and projections (the “ Projections ”), as Lender may reasonably request in connection with the Syndication of the Loan. Borrower hereby represents and covenants that (i) all information other than the Projections (the “ Information ”) that has been or will be made available to Lender by Borrower or any of their representatives is or will be, when furnished, complete and correct in all material respects and does not or will not, when furnished, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements are made and (ii) the Projections that have been or will be made available to Lender by Borrower or any of their representatives have been or will be prepared in good faith based upon reasonable assumptions. Borrower understands that in arranging and syndicating the Loan, Lender, the Co-Lenders and, if applicable, the Rating Agencies, may use and rely on the Information and Projections without independent verification thereof.

 

(iii)         If required in connection with the Syndication, Borrower hereby agrees to:

 

(A)         amend the Loan Documents to give Lender the right, at Lender’s sole cost and expense, to have the Property reappraised on an annual basis;

 

(B)          deliver updated financial and operating statements and other information reasonably required by Lender to facilitate the Syndication;

 

(C)          deliver reliance letters reasonably satisfactory to Lender with respect to the environmental assessments and reports delivered to Lender prior to the Closing Date, which will run to Lender, any Co-Lender and their respective successors and assigns;

 

(D)         execute modifications to the Loan Documents required by the Co- Lenders; provided , however , that Borrower shall not be required to so modify or amend any Loan Document or organizational document if such modification or amendment shall impose a Secondary Market Adverse Change on the Borrower or Guarantor; and

 

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(E)          if Lender elects, in its sole discretion, prior to or upon a Syndication, to split the Loan into two or more parts, or the Note into multiple component notes or tranches which may have different interest rates, principal amounts, payment priorities and maturities, Borrower agrees to cooperate with Lender in connection with the foregoing and to execute the required modifications and amendments to the Note, this Agreement and the Loan Documents and to provide opinions necessary to effectuate the same; provided , however , that Borrower shall not be required to so modify or amend any Loan Document or organizational document if such modification or amendment shall impose a Secondary Market Adverse Change on the Borrower or Guarantor.

 

(c)           Limitation of Liability . No claim may be made by Borrower, or any other Person against Agent, Lender or any Co-Lenders or the Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, attorneys or agent of any of such Persons for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages in respect of any claim for breach of contract or any other theory of liability arising out of or related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any act, omission or event occurring in connection therewith; and Borrower hereby waives, releases and agrees not to sue upon any claim for any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor.

 

(d)           No Joint Venture . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, neither Agent, Lender nor any Co-Lender by entering into this Agreement or by taking any action pursuant hereto, will be deemed a partner or joint venturer with Borrower.

 

(e)           Voting Rights of Co-Lenders . Borrower acknowledges that the Co-Lending Agreement may contain provisions which require that amendments, waivers, extensions, modifications, and other decisions with respect to the Loan Documents shall require the approval of all or a number of the Co-Lenders holding in the aggregate a specified percentage of the Loan or any one or more Co-Lenders that are specifically affected by such amendment, waiver, extension, modification or other decision.

 

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Article 12

 

INDEMNIFICATIONS

 

Section 12.1         General Indemnification . Borrower shall, at its sole cost and expense, protect, defend, indemnify, release and hold harmless the Indemnified Parties from and against any and all Losses imposed upon or incurred by or asserted against any Indemnified Parties and directly or indirectly arising out of or in any way relating to any one or more of the following: (a) any accident, injury to or death of persons or loss of or damage to property occurring in, on or about the Property or any part thereof or on the adjoining sidewalks, curbs, adjacent property or adjacent parking areas, streets or ways; (b) any use, nonuse or condition in, on or about the Property or any part thereof or on the adjoining sidewalks, curbs, adjacent property or adjacent parking areas, streets or ways; (c) performance of any labor or services or the furnishing of any materials or other property in respect of the Property (or any part thereof) or the Collateral (or any part thereof); (d) any failure of the Property (or any portion thereof) or the Collateral (or any part thereof) to be in compliance with any applicable Legal Requirements; (e) any and all claims and demands whatsoever which may be asserted against Lender by reason of any alleged obligations or undertakings on its part to perform or discharge any of the terms, covenants, or agreements contained in any Lease, management agreement or any Property Document; (f) the payment of any commission, charge or brokerage fee to anyone (other than a broker or other agent retained by Lender) which may be payable in connection with the funding of the Loan evidenced by the Note and secured by the Pledge Agreement; and/or (g) the holding or investing of the funds on deposit in the Accounts or the performance of any work or the disbursement of funds in each case in connection with the Accounts (the “ Indemnified Liabilities ”); provided, however, that Borrower shall not have any obligation hereunder (x) to the extent that any Indemnified Liabilities arise from the gross negligence, illegal acts, fraud or willful misconduct of Lender or any other Indemnified Party or (y) any consequential, punitive and special damages except to the extent paid to a third party. Any amounts payable to Lender by reason of the application of this Section 12.1 shall become due and payable on the date that is ten (10) days after Borrower receives written notice from Lender that such Losses were sustained by Lender and shall bear interest at the Default Rate from the date that is ten (10) days after the date Borrower receives notice from Lender that such Losses were sustained by Lender until such time as such amounts are paid. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Borrower shall have no liability for any Indemnified Liabilities imposed upon or incurred by or asserted against any Indemnified Parties to the extent that Borrower proves that such Indemnified Liabilities were caused by actions, conditions or events that first occurred or arose after the date that Lender (or any purchaser at a foreclosure sale or Lender’s designee of an assignment in lieu of foreclosure) actually acquired title to the direct ownership interests in Borrower pursuant to a foreclosure of the Pledge Agreement or an assignment in lieu of foreclosure of the Pledge Agreement that has not been set aside, rescinded or invalidated, whereby Borrower is no longer the 100% owner of Mezzanine A Borrower and that such Indemnified Liabilities were not caused by the actions of Borrower or any Affiliate or agent of Borrower.

 

Section 12.2         Mortgage and Intangible Tax Indemnification . Borrower shall, at its sole cost and expense, protect, defend, indemnify, release and hold harmless the Indemnified Parties from and against any and all Losses imposed upon or incurred by or asserted against any Indemnified Parties and directly or indirectly arising out of or in any way relating to any tax on the making of the Pledge Agreement, the Note or any of the other Loan Documents (but excluding any income, franchise or other similar taxes imposed on Lender).

 

Section 12.3         ERISA Indemnification . Borrower shall, at its sole cost and expense, protect, defend, indemnify, release and hold harmless the Indemnified Parties from and against any and all Losses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in the investigation, defense, and settlement of Losses incurred in correcting any prohibited transaction, or in the sale of a prohibited loan, and in obtaining any individual prohibited transaction exemption under ERISA that may be required, in Lender’s sole discretion) that Lender may incur, directly or indirectly, as a result of a default under Sections 3.7 or 4.19 of this Agreement.

 

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Section 12.4         Duty to Defend, Legal Fees and Other Fees and Expenses . Upon written request by Lender (for itself and/or on behalf of any other Indemnified Parties), Borrower shall defend Lender and/or any such Indemnified Parties (if requested by Lender, in the name of Lender and/or any such Indemnified Parties) to the extent required hereunder by attorneys and other professionals reasonably approved by the Indemnified Parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lender may (for itself and/or on behalf of any other Indemnified Parties), in its sole discretion, engage its own attorneys and other professionals to defend or assist Lender and/or any such Indemnified Parties, and, at the option of Lender (on its own behalf and/or on behalf of any Indemnified Parties), its attorneys shall control the resolution of any claim or proceeding subject to Borrower’s right to consent to any settlement (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Borrower shall pay or, in the sole discretion of Lender, reimburse, Lender for the payment of reasonable fees and disbursements of attorneys, engineers, environmental consultants, laboratories and other professionals in connection therewith; provided, however, Borrower shall not be obligated to pay for fees and disbursements of more than one set of legal professionals retained by Indemnified Parties with respect to any indemnified claim (in addition to Borrower’s own legal professionals) regardless of the number of Indemnified Parties; provided, however (i) Indemnified Parties, collectively, may retain multiple law firms and/or multiple lawyers at the same firm if Indemnified Parties reasonably determine that separate specialized legal counsel is required with respect to specific matters, but no Indemnified Parties shall have its own separate counsel except as provided in subclause (ii) of this clause and (ii) (x) any Indemnified Party may retain its own separate counsel, and Borrower shall pay for the out-of-pocket fees and disbursement of such counsel, if such Indemnified Parties, based upon the advice of counsel, has separate defenses that would be materially and adversely compromised if it were to retain the same counsel or, if based upon the advice of counsel, a conflict exists between Borrower and such Indemnified Parties or the Indemnified Parties, or, if during the continuance of an Event of Default, based upon the advice of counsel, Lender has no further common interests and (y) any Indemnified Party may retain its own separate counsel at any time as described above at any time at its sole cost and expense.

 

Section 12.5        Survival . The obligations and liabilities of Borrower under this Article 12 shall fully survive indefinitely notwithstanding any termination, satisfaction, assignment, entry of a judgment of foreclosure, exercise of any power of sale, or delivery of an assignment in lieu of foreclosure of the Pledge Agreement.

 

Section 12.6         Environmental Indemnity . Simultaneously herewith, Borrower and Guarantor have executed and delivered the Environmental Indemnity to Lender, which Environmental Indemnity is not secured by the Pledge Agreement.

 

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Article 13

 

EXCULPATION

 

Section 13.1         Exculpation .

 

(a)          Subject to the qualifications below, no recourse shall be had against, Lender shall not enforce the liability and obligation of Borrower to perform and observe the obligations contained in the Note, this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement or the other Loan Documents by any action or proceeding wherein a money judgment or any deficiency judgment or other judgment establishing personal liability shall be sought against, any Borrower Party or any direct or indirect principal, director, officer, employee, manager, beneficiary, parent, beneficial owner, shareholder, partner, member, trustee, agent, or Affiliate of any Borrower Party or any direct or indirect legal representatives, successors or assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “ Exculpated Parties ”), except that Lender, may bring a foreclosure action, an action for specific performance or any other appropriate action or proceeding to enforce the Note, this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents, or to enable Lender to realize upon Lender’s interest in the Collateral or any other collateral given to Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents; provided, however, that, except as specifically provided herein, any judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be enforceable against Borrower only to the extent of Borrower’s interest in the Collateral and in any other collateral given to Lender, and Lender, by accepting the Note, this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents, shall not sue for, seek or demand any deficiency judgment with respect to the Loan against Borrower or any of the Exculpated Parties in any such action or proceeding under or by reason of or under or in connection with the Note, this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the other Loan Documents or otherwise. The provisions of this Section shall not, however, (1) constitute a waiver, release or impairment of any obligation evidenced or secured by any of the Loan Documents; (2) impair the right of Lender to name any Borrower as a party defendant in any action or suit for foreclosure, exercise of any power of sale, or an assignment in lieu of foreclosure upon the Collateral or exercise of remedies pursuant to the Pledge Agreement; (3) affect the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or any guaranty in connection with the Loan (including, without limitation, the indemnities set forth in Article 12 hereof, the Guaranty and the Environmental Indemnity) made in connection with the Loan or any of the rights and remedies of Lender thereunder; (4) intentionally omitted, (5) impair the right of Lender to (A) obtain the appointment of a receiver and/or (B) enforce its rights and remedies provided in Articles 8 and 9 hereof; (6) impair the enforcement of Pledge Agreement or any other Loan Documents; (7) constitute a prohibition against Lender, to seek a deficiency judgment against Borrower in order to fully realize the security granted by the Pledge Agreement or to commence any other appropriate action or proceeding in order for Lender to exercise Lender’s remedies against the Property or any portion thereof; or (8) constitute a waiver of the right of Lender to enforce the liability and obligation of Borrower, by money judgment or otherwise, to the extent of any actual Losses incurred by Lender (including actual out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees and costs reasonably incurred) arising out of or in connection with the following:

 

(i)           fraud or intentional misrepresentation by any Borrower Party in connection with the Loan;

 

(ii)          the willful misconduct of any Borrower Party in connection with the Loan;

 

(iii)         any litigation or other legal proceeding (including, the raising of defenses) related to the Debt filed or raised by any Borrower Party that delays, opposes, impedes, obstructs, hinders, enjoins or otherwise interferes with or frustrates the efforts of Lender to exercise any rights and remedies available to Lender as provided herein and in the other Loan Documents which is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be without merit or brought or raised, as applicable, in bad faith;

 

(iv)         intentional physical waste to the Property in violation of the terms of this Agreement caused by any Borrower Party and/or the removal or disposal of any portion of the Property in violation of the terms of this Agreement during the continuance of an Event of Default;

 

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(v)          the misappropriation or conversion by any Borrower Party, in contravention of the Loan Documents, of (A) any insurance proceeds paid by reason of any loss, damage or destruction to the Property, (B) any Awards or other amounts received in connection with the Condemnation of all or a portion of the Property, (C) any Rents, or (D) any Security Deposits or Rents collected in advance;

 

(vi)         to the extent there exists sufficient cash flow from the Property to pay Taxes or charges for labor or materials or other charges that create liens on any portion of the Property, Borrower’s failure to pay or cause Mortgage Borrower to pay such Taxes or charges (except to the extent (A) sums sufficient to pay such Taxes or charges have been deposited with Mortgage Lender in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement or (B) such cash flow is not being made available to Borrower by Mortgage Lender as a result of Mortgage Lender’s exercise of its remedies under the Mortgage Loan Documents) unless such Taxes or other charges are being contested as permitted hereunder or under the Mortgage Loan Agreement;

 

(vii)        to the extent there exists sufficient cash flow from the Property to pay Insurance Premiums and/or to maintain the Policies in full force and effect, Borrower’s failure to pay or cause Mortgage Borrower to pay such Insurance Premiums and/or to maintain the Policies in full force and effect, in each case, as expressly provided herein (except to the (A) extent sums sufficient to pay such Insurance Premiums and/or to maintain the Policies have been deposited with Mortgage Lender in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement or (B) such cash flow is not being made available to Borrower by Mortgage Lender as a result of Mortgage Lender’s exercise of its remedies under the Mortgage Loan Documents);

 

(viii)       any Security Deposits which are not delivered to Lender by a Borrower Party following a foreclosure of the Property or action in lieu thereof, except to the extent any such Security Deposits were (a) delivered to Mortgage Lender in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Documents or (b) applied in accordance with the terms and conditions of any of the applicable Leases prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default;

 

(ix)          if as a result of the actions or inactions of Borrower or its Affiliates or Mortgage Borrower or its Affiliates (including, without limitation, Mortgage Borrower failing to comply with the terms of such Property Document) any Property Document is (A) materially modified in a manner adverse to Lender or Mortgage Borrower, (B) terminated, (C) cancelled or (D) otherwise ceases to exist, except in each of the foregoing cases, if such action or inaction of Borrower or its Affiliates or Mortgage Borrower or its Affiliates is permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and/or Lender has approved the same;

 

(x)           any representation, warranty or covenant contained in Article 5 hereof is violated or breached; provided, however, that solely with respect to a breach of Section 5.1(a)(vii) that arise from Borrower’s or Mortgage Borrower’s failure to pay trade and operational indebtedness, such breach shall not result in recourse under the Loan pursuant to this clause (x) , if cash flow from the Property available to Borrower and/or Mortgage Borrower is not sufficient to pay such amounts;

 

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(xi)          except as set forth in Section 13.1(b) below, (A) Borrower fails to obtain Lender’s prior consent to any Prohibited Transfer as required by this Agreement (other than a Permitted Transfer) or (B) any covenant contained in Section 6.6 hereof is violated or breached;

 

(xii)         any distributions to Borrower’s direct or indirect legal or beneficial owners after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default;

 

(xiii)        any liabilities and obligations of Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower or Mortgage Borrower: (i) accrued or accruing on or prior to any acquisition of title to the Collateral pursuant to a UCC foreclosure sale, a UCC strict foreclosure, an assignment in lieu of foreclosure or other enforcement action under the Loan Documents (collectively, an “ Equity Collateral Enforcement Action ”; and the date on which an Equity Collateral Enforcement Action is consummated, an “ Equity Collateral Transfer Date ”) with respect to indemnification obligations accrued or accruing in favor of Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, Mortgage Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower and/or Mortgage Borrower (individually and collectively, a “ Borrower Control Party ”) under any organizational documents of any Borrower Control Party or any other agreement that was not either approved by Lender or entered into in compliance with this Agreement; (ii) without duplications of amounts paid or payable pursuant to Section 13.1(a)(iii) above, accrued or accruing prior to, on or after the Equity Collateral Transfer Date to pay legal fees to legal counsel engaged by any Borrower Control Party prior to the Equity Collateral Transfer Date if such legal fees were incurred to defend against an enforcement action under the Loan Documents; or (iii) accrued or accruing prior to, on or after the Equity Collateral Transfer Date under any agreement (a “ Third Party Agreement ”) between any Borrower Control Party, on the one hand, and any Person not Affiliated with Mortgage Borrower, on the other hand, that has been entered into during the continuance of an Event of Default without the prior written approval of Lender to the extent such prior written approval was required under the Loan Documents (unless such Third Party Agreement has been assumed in writing by the Person acquiring the Collateral on or after the Equity Collateral Transfer Date);

 

(xiv)       Mortgage Borrower or Mezzanine A Borrower “opts out” of Article 8 of the UCC;

 

(xv)        Borrower or any Borrower Party acquires all or any portion of any interest in the Mortgage Loan or in the Mezzanine A Loan in violation of Sections 4.33(a) and (b) hereof and votes or approves the undertaking of any enforcement action under the Mortgage Loan or the Mezzanine A Loan, as applicable; and/or

 

(xvi)       Mortgage Borrower gives notice of termination of the Restricted Account Agreement other than in accordance with Section 8(d) of the Restricted Account Agreement in effect as of the Closing Date and the Restricted Account Agreement is terminated by Bank as a result of such notice.

 

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(b)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Note or any of the Loan Documents, (A) Lender shall not be deemed to have waived any right which Lender may have under Section 506(a), 506(b), 1111(b) or any other provisions of the Bankruptcy Code to file a claim for the full amount of the Debt or to require that all collateral shall continue to secure all of the Debt owing to Lender in accordance with the Loan Documents, and (B) the Debt shall be fully recourse to Borrower in the event that:

 

(i)           a Bankruptcy Event occurs;

 

(ii)          any voluntary Sale or Pledge of the Property (other than (i) an easement (except for an easement affecting the Property that interferes or impairs in a material way Borrower’s ability to use and operate the Property as currently used or that otherwise has a Material Adverse Effect), (ii) a covenant or restriction that (A) does not interfere with or impair in a material way Borrower’s ability to use and operate the Property as currently used and (B) does not have a Material Adverse Effect, and (iii) a Lease entered into at the Property (except for a lease of all or a majority of the Property, a ground lease, or a master lease)), the Collateral or any direct or indirect interest in Borrower, Mortgage Borrower or Guarantor that results in a failure to comply with the Minimum Ownership/Control Test, in each case in violation of the terms of this Agreement (but excluding (x) any failure to comply with the requirements in any of clause (A) , (D) , (E) , (G) or (H) appearing in the definition of “Permitted Transfer” in Section 6.3 of this Agreement and (y) any violation as a result of a failure of a Mezzanine Lender to comply with the Intercreditor Agreement);

 

(iii)         if Borrower fails to obtain Lender’s prior consent (if and to the extent required under the Loan Documents) to (A) any subordinate financing or other voluntary liens encumbering the Property that are not considered Permitted Encumbrances hereunder or (B) any subordinate financing or other voluntary liens encumbering: (1) a direct interest in any subsidiary of Guarantor to the extent such subsidiary owns a direct or indirect interest in Borrower; or (2) a direct or indirect interest in Borrower if foreclosed upon would result in the Minimum Ownership/Control Test not being met; and/or

 

(iv)         if any representation, warranty or covenant contained in Article 5 hereof is violated or breached and such violation or breach results in the substantive consolidation of the assets and liabilities of Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower or Mortgage Borrower with the assets and liabilities of any other Person.

 

Article 14

 

NOTICES

 

Section 14.1         Notices . All notices or other written communications hereunder shall be deemed to have been properly given (a) upon delivery, if delivered in person, (b) one (1) Business Day after having been deposited for overnight delivery with any reputable overnight courier service, or (c) three (3) Business Days after having been deposited in any post office or mail depository regularly maintained by the U.S. Postal Service and sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:

 

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If to Borrower: North Tower Mezzanine II, LLC
  c/o Brookfield Property Group
  250 Vesey Street, 15 th Floor
  New York, New York 10281
  Attention:  Executive Vice President and General Counsel
   
With a copy to: c/o Brookfield Property Group
  Brookfield Place
  250 Vesey Street, 15 th Floor
  New York, New York 10281
  Attention: Jason Kirschner
   
With a copy to: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
333 S. Grand Ave, 49 th Floor
  Los Angeles, California 90071
  Attention:  Drew Flowers
   
If to Lender: Citigroup Global Markets Realty Corp.
  388 Greenwich Street
  6 th Floor
  New York, New York 10013
  Attention:  Lynn Forsell
   
  Citigroup Global Markets Realty Corp.
  388 Greenwich Street
  6 th Floor
  New York, New York 10013
  Attention:  Ana Rosu Marmann
   
With a copy to: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
  200 Park Avenue
  New York, New York 10166
  Attention:  Peter J. Mignone, Esq.

 

or addressed as such party may from time to time designate by written notice to the other parties.

 

Any party by notice to the other parties may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

 

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Article 15

 

FURTHER ASSURANCES

 

Section 15.1         Replacement Documents . Upon receipt of an affidavit of an officer of Lender as to the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of the Note, this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents which is not of public record, and, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of the Note, this Agreement or such other Loan Document, Borrower will issue, in lieu thereof, a replacement thereof, dated the date of the Note, this Agreement or such other Loan Document, as applicable, in the same principal amount thereof and otherwise identical in form and substance; provided that in the case of lost Note, Borrower will execute a replacement note only if Lender or Lender’s custodian (at Lender’s option) shall provide to Borrower Lender’s (or Lender’s custodian’s) then standard form of lost note affidavit. Under no circumstances shall any such action, replacement or reaffirmation increase Borrower’s obligations, or decrease Borrower’s rights, under the Loan Documents or modify any economic term thereof.

 

Section 15.2         Filing of Financing Statements, etc .

 

(a)          Borrower forthwith upon the execution and delivery of the Pledge Agreement and thereafter, from time to time, will cause the Pledge Agreement and any of the other Loan Documents creating a lien or security interest or evidencing the lien hereof upon the Collateral and each instrument of further assurance to be filed, registered or recorded in such manner and in such places as may be required by any present or future law in order to publish notice of and fully to protect and perfect the lien or security interest hereof upon, and the interest of Lender in the Collateral. Borrower will pay all taxes (but excluding any income, franchise or other similar taxes imposed on Lender), filing, registration or recording fees, and all expenses incident to the preparation, execution, acknowledgment and/or recording of the Pledge Agreement, and any of the other Loan Documents creating or evidencing a lien or security interest on the Collateral and any instrument of further assurance, and any modification or amendment of the foregoing documents, and all federal, state, county and municipal taxes, duties, imposts, assessments and charges (but excluding any income, franchise or other similar taxes imposed on Lender) arising out of or in connection with the execution and delivery of the Pledge Agreement, any deed of trust or mortgage supplemental hereto, any security instrument with respect to the Collateral or any instrument of further assurance, and any modification or amendment of the foregoing documents, except where prohibited by applicable law so to do. The foregoing taxes, fees, expenses, duties, imposts, assessments and charges, as applicable, are herein referred to as the “ Security Instrument Taxes ”.

 

(b)          Borrower represents that it has paid all Security Instrument Taxes (if any) imposed upon the execution and recordation of the Pledge Agreement.

 

Section 15.3         Further Acts, etc . Borrower will, at the cost of Borrower, and, except as may be otherwise provided in Article 11 of this Agreement, without expense to Lender, do, execute, acknowledge and deliver all and every further acts, deeds, conveyances, deeds of trust, mortgages, assignments, notices of assignments, transfers and assurances as Lender shall, from time to time, reasonably require, for the better assuring, conveying, assigning, transferring, and confirming unto Lender the collateral and rights hereby granted, bargained, sold, conveyed, confirmed, pledged, assigned, warranted and transferred or intended now or hereafter so to be, or which Borrower may be or may hereafter become bound to convey or assign to Lender, or for carrying out the intention or facilitating the performance of the terms of this Agreement or for filing, registering or recording any financing statement, or for complying with all Legal Requirements, provided, however, the same shall not otherwise increase Borrower’s obligations or decrease any rights of Borrower under the Loan Documents, other than (i) to a de minimis extent, or (ii) to the extent necessary to correct any scrivener’s error in a manner consistent with the parties’ intention in connection with the Loan. Borrower, on demand, will execute and deliver, and in the event it shall fail to so execute and deliver within five (5) Business Days following written notice from Lender, hereby authorizes Lender to execute in the name of Borrower or without the signature of Borrower to the extent Lender may lawfully do so, one or more financing statements to evidence more effectively perfect the security interest of Lender in the Collateral. Borrower grants to Lender an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest for the purpose of exercising and perfecting any and all rights and remedies available to Lender at law and in equity, including without limitation, such rights and remedies available to Lender pursuant to this Section 15.3 ; provided, however, Lender shall not execute any such documents under such power unless an Event of Default exists or Borrower has failed to do so after five (5) days written notice has been given to Borrower by Lender of Lender’s interest to exercise its rights under such power.

 

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Section 15.4         Changes in Tax, Debt, Credit and Documentary Stamp Laws .

 

(a)          If any law is enacted or adopted or amended after the date of this Agreement which deducts the Debt from the value of the Property for the purpose of taxation and which imposes a tax, either directly or indirectly, on the Debt or Lender’s interest in the Collateral, Borrower will pay the tax, with interest and penalties thereon, if any. If Lender is advised by counsel chosen by it that the payment of tax by Borrower would be unlawful or taxable to Lender or unenforceable or provide the basis for a defense of usury then Lender shall have the option by written notice of not less than one hundred twenty (120) days to declare the Debt immediately due and payable without premium or penalty.

 

(b)          Intentionally omitted.

 

(c)          If at any time the United States of America, any State thereof or any subdivision of any such State shall require revenue or other stamps to be affixed to the Note, the Pledge Agreement, or any of the other Loan Documents or impose any other tax or charge on the same, Borrower will pay for the same, with interest and penalties thereon, if any, provided that in no event Borrower shall be required to pay any Excluded Taxes.

 

Article 16

 

WAIVERS

 

Section 16.1         Remedies Cumulative; Waivers .

 

The rights, powers and remedies of Lender under this Agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other right, power or remedy which Lender may have against Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note or the other Loan Documents, or existing at law or in equity or otherwise. Lender’s rights, powers and remedies may be pursued singularly, concurrently or otherwise, at such time and in such order as Lender may determine in their sole discretion. To the extent permitted by applicable law, no delay or omission to exercise any remedy, right or power accruing upon an Event of Default shall impair any such remedy, right or power or shall be construed as a waiver thereof, but any such remedy, right or power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient. A waiver of one Default or Event of Default with respect to Borrower shall not be construed to be a waiver of any subsequent Default or Event of Default by Borrower or to impair any remedy, right or power consequent thereon.

 

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Section 16.2         Modification, Waiver, Consents and Approvals in Writing .

 

No modification, amendment, extension, discharge, termination or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents, and no consent to any departure by Borrower from any of the requirements or provisions of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought, and then such waiver, consent or approval shall be effective only in the specific instance, and for the purpose, for which given. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no notice to, or demand on Borrower, shall entitle Borrower to any other or future notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances.

 

Section 16.3         Delay Not a Waiver .

 

To the extent permitted by applicable law, neither any failure nor any delay on the part of Lender in insisting upon strict performance of any term, condition, covenant or agreement, or exercising any right, power, remedy or privilege under this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note or the other Loan Documents, or any other instrument given as security therefor, shall operate as or constitute a waiver thereof, nor shall a single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other future exercise, or the exercise of any other right, power, remedy or privilege. In particular, and not by way of limitation, by accepting payment after the due date of any amount payable under this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note or the other Loan Documents, Lender shall not be deemed to have waived any right either to require prompt payment when due of all other amounts due under this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents, or to declare a default for failure to effect prompt payment of any such other amount.

 

Section 16.4         Waiver of Trial by Jury .

 

BORROWER AND LENDER, HEREBY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, RELATING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THE LOAN, THE APPLICATION FOR THE LOAN, THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTE, THE PLEDGE AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF LENDER OR BORROWER.

 

Section 16.5         Waiver of Notice .

 

Borrower shall not be entitled to any notices of any nature whatsoever from Lender except (a) with respect to matters for which this Agreement or the other Loan Documents specifically and expressly provides for the giving of notice by Lender to Borrower and (b) with respect to matters for which Lender is required by applicable law to give notice, and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower hereby expressly waives the right to receive any notice from Lender with respect to any matter for which this Agreement and the other Loan Documents do not specifically and expressly provide for the giving of notice by Lender to Borrower.

 

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Section 16.6         Remedies of Borrower .

 

In the event that a claim or adjudication is made that Lender or any of its agents have acted unreasonably or unreasonably delayed acting in any case where by applicable law or under this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents, Lender or such agent, as the case may be, has an obligation to act reasonably or promptly, to the extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower agrees that Lender and its agents shall not be liable for any monetary damages, and Borrower’s sole remedies shall be limited to commencing an action seeking injunctive relief or declaratory judgment. The parties hereto agree that any action or proceeding to determine whether Lender has acted reasonably shall be determined by an action seeking declaratory judgment. Lender agree that, in such event, it shall cooperate in expediting any action seeking injunctive relief or declaratory judgment.

 

Section 16.7         Marshalling and Other Matters .

 

Borrower hereby waives, to the extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, the benefit of all appraisement, valuation, stay, extension, reinstatement and redemption laws now or hereafter in force and all rights of marshalling in the event of any sale under the Pledge Agreement of the Collateral or any part thereof or any interest therein. Further, Borrower hereby expressly waives any and all rights of redemption from sale under any order or decree of foreclosure of the Pledge Agreement on behalf of Borrower, and on behalf of each and every person acquiring any interest in or title to the Property subsequent to the date of the Pledge Agreement and on behalf of all persons to the extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements.

 

Section 16.8          Waiver of Statute of Limitations .

 

To the extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, Borrower hereby expressly waives and releases to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, the pleading of any statute of limitations as a defense to payment of the Debt or performance of its obligations hereunder, under the Note, Pledge Agreement or other Loan Documents.

 

Section 16.9          Waiver of Counterclaim . To the extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower hereby waives the right to assert a counterclaim, other than a compulsory counterclaim, in any action or proceeding brought against it by Lender or any of its agents.

 

Section 16.10      Sole Discretion of Lender. Wherever pursuant to this Agreement (a) Lender exercises any right given to it to approve or disapprove, (b) any arrangement or term is to be satisfactory to Lender, or (c) any other decision or determination is to be made by Lender, the decision to approve or disapprove all decisions that arrangements or terms are satisfactory or not satisfactory, and all other decisions and determinations made by Lender, shall be in the sole discretion of Lender, except, in each case, as may be otherwise expressly and specifically provided herein.

 

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Article 17

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 17.1         Survival . This Agreement and all covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made herein and in the certificates delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the making by Lender of the Loan and the execution and delivery to Lender of the Note, and shall continue in full force and effect so long as all or any of the Debt is outstanding and unpaid unless a longer period is expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note or the other Loan Documents, it being acknowledged, however, that the representations and warranties in this Agreement are made solely as of the date hereof unless remade pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or another Loan Document. Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the legal representatives, successors and assigns of such party. All covenants, promises and agreements in this Agreement, by or on behalf of Borrower, shall inure to the benefit of the legal representatives, successors and assigns of Lender.

 

Section 17.2         Governing Law . THIS AGREEMENT WAS NEGOTIATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE LOAN WAS MADE BY LENDER AND ACCEPTED BY BORROWER IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE PROCEEDS OF THE LOAN DELIVERED PURSUANT HERETO WERE DISBURSED FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WHICH STATE THE PARTIES AGREE HAS A SUBSTANTIAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE PARTIES AND TO THE UNDERLYING TRANSACTION EMBODIED HEREBY, AND IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE AND ANY DISPUTES, CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT LAW), THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTE AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE (WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS (OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW)) AND ANY APPLICABLE LAW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BORROWER HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM TO ASSERT THAT THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION GOVERNS THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTE AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AND THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTE AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

 

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ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST LENDER OR BORROWER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS WILL, AT LENDER’S OPTION, BE INSTITUTED IN (OR, IF PREVIOUSLY INSTITUTED, MOVED TO) ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT DESIGNATED BY LENDER IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NEW YORK. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, BORROWER HEREBY (I) WAIVES ANY OBJECTIONS WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE BASED ON VENUE AND/OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AND (II) IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. BORROWER AND LENDER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE FOREGOING AGREEMENT, WAIVER AND SUBMISSION ARE MADE PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

 

BORROWER DOES HEREBY DESIGNATE AND APPOINT:

 

NORTH TOWER MEZZANINE II, LLC
C/O BROOKFIELD PROPERTIES, INC.
250 VESSEY STREET, 15 TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10281
ATTENTION: GENERAL COUNSEL

 

AS ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT TO ACCEPT AND ACKNOWLEDGE ON ITS BEHALF SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS WHICH MAY BE SERVED IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK, AND AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON SAID AGENT AT SAID ADDRESS AND NOTICE OF SAID SERVICE MAILED OR DELIVERED TO BORROWER IN THE MANNER PROVIDED HEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON BORROWER IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. BORROWER (I) SHALL GIVE PROMPT NOTICE TO LENDER OF ANY CHANGED ADDRESS OF ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT HEREUNDER, (II) MAY AT ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME DESIGNATE A SUBSTITUTE AUTHORIZED AGENT WITH AN OFFICE IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK (WHICH SUBSTITUTE AGENT AND OFFICE SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS THE PERSON AND ADDRESS FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS), AND (III) SHALL PROMPTLY DESIGNATE SUCH A SUBSTITUTE IF ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT CEASES TO HAVE AN OFFICE IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK OR IS DISSOLVED WITHOUT LEAVING A SUCCESSOR.

 

Section 17.3        Headings . The Article and/or Section headings in this Agreement are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose.

 

Section 17.4         Severability . Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable Legal Requirements, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable Legal Requirements, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

 

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Section 17.5         Preferences . Lender shall have the continuing and exclusive right to apply or reverse and reapply any and all payments by Borrower to any portion of the obligations of Borrower hereunder. To the extent Borrower makes a payment or payments to Lender, which payment or proceeds or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any Creditors Rights Laws, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, then, to the extent of such payment or proceeds received, the obligations hereunder or part thereof intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continue in full force and effect, as if such payment or proceeds had not been received by Lender.

 

Section 17.6          Expenses .

 

(a)          Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein (including, without limitation, as expressly provided in Article 11 ), Borrower covenants and agrees to pay its own costs and expenses and pay, or, if Borrower fails to pay, to reimburse, Lender upon receipt of written notice from Lender for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable, actual attorneys’ fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred by Lender in accordance with this Agreement in connection with: (i) the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and all the costs of furnishing all opinions by counsel for Borrower (including without limitation any opinions reasonably requested by Lender prior to the Closing Date as to any legal matters arising under this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents with respect to the Property); (ii) unless otherwise expressly provided in the Loan Documents, Lender’s actual out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with (x) seeking the consent of Lender as required under this Agreement and (y) with any requests made by Borrower pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement; (iii) Lender’s ongoing performance and compliance with all agreements and conditions contained in this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents on its part to be performed or complied with after the Closing Date (including, without limitation, those contained in Articles 8 and 9 hereof); (iv) the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and administration of any consents, amendments, waivers or other modifications to this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note and the other Loan Documents and any other documents or matters reasonably requested by (x) prior to the Closing Date, Lender and (y) after the Closing Date, Borrower; (v) securing Borrower’s compliance with any requests made pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement; and (vi) the filing and recording fees and expenses, title insurance and reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for providing to Lender all required legal opinions, and other similar expenses incurred in creating and perfecting the lien in favor of Lender pursuant to this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents; provided, however, that Borrower shall not be liable for the payment of any such costs and expenses to the extent the same arise by reason of the gross negligence, illegal acts, fraud or willful misconduct of Lender.

 

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(b)          In addition, except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, Borrower covenants and agrees to pay their own costs and expenses and pay, or, if Borrower fails to pay, to reimburse, Lender, upon receipt of written notice from Lender for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable, actual attorneys’ fees and disbursements of, counsel), in each case incurred by Lender in accordance with this Agreement in connection with: (i) unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, enforcing or preserving any rights, in response to third party claims or the prosecuting or defending of any action or proceeding or other litigation, in each case against, under or affecting Borrower, this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note, the other Loan Documents, the Property, the Collateral or any other security given for the Loan; (ii) servicing the Loan (including, without limitation, enforcing any obligations of or collecting any payments due from Borrower under this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents or with respect to the Property or the Collateral) or in connection with any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided under this Agreement in the nature of a “work-out” or of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings; and (iii) the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery, review, filing, recording or administration of any documentation associated with the exercise of any of Borrower’s rights hereunder and/or under the other Loan Documents regardless of whether or not any such right is consummated in each case, in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions hereof); provided, however, that, with respect to each of subsections (i) though (iii) above, (A) none of the foregoing subsections shall be deemed to be mutually exclusive or limit any other subsection, (B) the same shall be deemed to (I) include, without limitation and in each case, any related special servicing fees, liquidation fees, modification fees, work-out fees and other similar costs or expenses payable to any Servicer, trustee and/or special servicer of the Loan (or any portion thereof and/or interest therein) and (II) exclude any requirement that Borrower directly pay the base monthly servicing fees due to any master servicer on account of the day to day, routine servicing of the Loan (provided, further, that the foregoing subsection (II) shall not be deemed to otherwise limit any fees, costs, expenses or other sums required to be paid to Lender under this Section, the other terms and conditions hereof and/or of the other Loan Documents) and (C) Borrower shall not be liable for the payment of any such costs and expenses to the extent the same arise by reason of the gross negligence, illegal acts, fraud or willful misconduct of Lender. Borrower shall not be required to pay for more than one legal counsel in connection with the foregoing unless an actual or perceived conflict of interest exists or Lender shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or additional to those available to Lender or any other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no special servicing fees or similar costs shall be due and payable by Borrower except to the extent attributable to periods when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Loan is in workout or forbearance or, after a Securitization, the Loan is otherwise is in “special servicing”.

 

Section 17.7         Cost of Enforcement . In the event (a) that the Pledge Agreement is foreclosed in whole or in part, (b) of the bankruptcy, insolvency, rehabilitation or other similar proceeding in respect of any Borrower or any of its constituent Persons or an assignment by any Borrower or any of its constituent Persons for the benefit of its creditors, or (c) Lender properly exercises any of their other remedies under this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note and the other Loan Documents, Borrower shall be chargeable with and agrees to pay all costs of collection and defense, including actual out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees and costs of, counsel, in each case, for Lender, incurred by Lender or Borrower in connection therewith and in connection with any appellate proceeding or post judgment action involved therein, together with all required service or use taxes.

 

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Section 17.8         Schedules and Exhibits Incorporated . The Schedules and Exhibits annexed hereto are hereby incorporated herein as a part of this Agreement with the same effect as if set forth in the body hereof.

 

Section 17.9         Offsets, Counterclaims and Defenses . To the extent permitted by applicable law, any assignee of Lender’s interest in and to this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents shall take the same free and clear of all offsets, counterclaims (other than a compulsory counterclaim) or defenses which are unrelated to such documents and the Loan which Borrower may otherwise have against any assignor of such documents, and no such unrelated counterclaim or defense shall be interposed or asserted by Borrower in any action or proceeding brought by any such assignee upon such documents and any such right to interpose or assert any such unrelated offset, counterclaim or defense in any such action or proceeding is hereby expressly waived by Borrower.

 

Section 17.10       No Joint Venture or Partnership; No Third Party Beneficiaries; Non Liability of Lender.

 

(a)          Borrower and Lender intend that the relationships created under this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents be solely that of borrower and lender. Nothing herein or therein is intended to create a joint venture, partnership, tenancy-in-common, or joint tenancy relationship between Borrower and/or Lender nor to grant Lender any interest in the Property other than that of mortgagee, beneficiary or lender.

 

(b)          This Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents are solely for the benefit of Lender and Borrower and nothing contained in this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Note or the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to confer upon anyone other than Lender and Borrower any right to insist upon or to enforce the performance or observance of any of the obligations contained herein or therein. All conditions to the obligations of Lender to make the Loan hereunder are imposed solely and exclusively for the benefit of Lender and no other Person (other than Lender) shall have standing to require satisfaction of such conditions in accordance with their terms or be entitled to assume that Lender will refuse to make the Loan in the absence of strict compliance with any or all thereof and no other Person shall under any circumstances be deemed to be a beneficiary of such conditions (other than Lender), any or all of which may be freely waived in whole or in part by Lender if, in Lender’s sole discretion, Lender deems it advisable or desirable to do so.

 

(c)          The general partners, members, principals and (if Borrower is a trust) beneficial owners of Borrower are experienced in the ownership and operation of properties similar to the Property, and Borrower and Lender are relying solely upon such expertise and business plan in connection with the ownership and operation of the Property. Borrower is not relying on Lender’s expertise, business acumen or advice in connection with the Property.

 

(d)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Lender is not undertaking the performance of (i) any obligations related to the Property (including, without limitation, under the Leases); or (ii) any obligations with respect to any agreements, contracts, certificates, instruments, franchises, permits, trademarks, licenses and other documents to which any Borrower Party and/or the Property is subject.

 

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(e)          By accepting or approving anything required to be observed, performed or fulfilled or to be given to Lender pursuant to this Agreement, the Security Instrument, the Note or the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, any officer’s certificate, balance sheet, statement of profit and loss or other financial statement, survey, appraisal, or insurance policy, Lender shall not be deemed to have warranted, consented to, or affirmed the sufficiency, the legality or effectiveness of same, and such acceptance or approval thereof shall not constitute any warranty or affirmation with respect thereto by Lender.

 

(f)          Borrower recognizes and acknowledges that in accepting this Agreement, the Note, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Lender is expressly and primarily relying on the truth and accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Article 3 of this Agreement without any obligation to investigate the Property and notwithstanding any investigation of the Property by Lender; that such reliance existed on the part of Lender prior to the date hereof, that the warranties and representations are a material inducement to Lender in making the Loan; and that Lender would not be willing to make the Loan and accept this Agreement, the Note, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents in the absence of the warranties and representations as set forth in Article 3 of this Agreement.

 

(g)          Lender shall not have any fiduciary responsibilities to Borrower and no provision in this Agreement or in any of the other Loan Documents, and no course of dealing between or among any of the parties hereto, shall be deemed to create any fiduciary duty owing by Lender to Borrower or any other Borrower Party. Lender does not undertake any responsibility to Borrower to review or inform Borrower of any matter in connection with any phase of Borrower’s business or operations.

 

Section 17.11       Publicity; Confidentiality .

 

(a)           Publicity . All news releases, publicity or advertising by Borrower, Lender or their Affiliates through any media intended to reach the general public which refers to this Agreement, the Note, the Pledge Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the financing evidenced by this Agreement, the Note, the Pledge Agreement or the other Loan Documents, to Lender or any of its Affiliates shall be subject to the prior written approval of Lender or Borrower, as applicable, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, that (a) Borrower may issue a release stating that a financing has occurred which does not mention Lender or any Affiliates of Lender, any of the material terms of the Loan (other than the Loan amount) or any Securities or Securitization or any prospective securitization or securities related to the Loan and (b) Lender may commission advertisements in newspapers, trade publications or other written public advertisement media (including tombstone advertisements) which may include references to the Loan and the Property. The foregoing shall not apply to any marketing materials that are prepared by or on behalf of Lender in connection with a potential Secondary Market Transaction, it being agreed that Lender shall have the right to issue, without Borrower’s approval, and Borrower hereby authorizes Lender to issue, such marketing materials, term sheets and other materials as Lender may deem reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with Lender’s own marketing activities with respect to any potential Secondary Market Transaction, and such materials may describe the Loan in general terms or in detail and Lender’s participation therein.

 

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(b)           Confidentiality . Except as otherwise provided by Legal Requirements, Lender shall keep all non-public information obtained pursuant to the requirements of this Agreement in accordance with its customary procedure for handling confidential information of this nature and in accordance with safe and sound banking practices but in any event may make disclosure: (a) to any of its Affiliates (provided any such Affiliate shall agree to keep such information confidential in accordance with the terms of this Section); (b) as reasonably requested by any bona fide Co-Lender, Participant or other transferee in connection with the contemplated transfer of any Note or participations therein as permitted hereunder (provided they shall agree to keep such information confidential in accordance with the terms of this Section); (c) as required or requested by any Governmental Authority or representative thereof or pursuant to legal process or in connection with any legal proceedings; (d) to Lender’s independent auditors and other professional advisors (provided they shall be notified of the confidential nature of the information and either have a legal obligation to keep such information confidential or agree to keep such information confidential in accordance with the terms of this Section); (e) if an Event of Default exists, to any other Person, as deemed reasonably necessary by Lender in connection with the exercise by Lender of rights hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents; and (f) to the extent such information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (y) becomes available to Lender on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower.

 

Section 17.12       Limitation of Liability . No claim may be made by Borrower, or any other Person against Lender or its Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, attorneys or agents of any of such Persons for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages in respect of any claim for breach of contract or any other theory of liability arising out of or related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any act, omission or event occurring in connection therewith; and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower hereby waives, releases and agrees not to sue upon any claim for any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor.

 

Section 17.13       Conflict; Construction of Documents; Reliance. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the Pledge Agreement, the Note or any of the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Agreement shall control. The parties hereto acknowledge that they were represented by competent counsel in connection with the negotiation, drafting and execution of this Agreement, the Note, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents and this Agreement, the Note, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be subject to the principle of construing their meaning against the party which drafted same. Borrower acknowledges that, with respect to the Loan, Borrower shall rely solely on its own judgment and advisors in entering into the Loan without relying in any manner on any statements, representations or recommendations of Lender or any parent, subsidiary or Affiliate of Lender. Lender shall not be subject to any limitation whatsoever in the exercise of any rights or remedies available to them under this Agreement, the Note, the Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents or any other agreements or instruments which govern the Loan by virtue of the ownership by Lender or any parent, subsidiary or Affiliate of Lender of any equity interest any of them may acquire in Borrower, and Borrower hereby irrevocably waives the right to raise any defense or take any action on the basis of the foregoing with respect to Lender’s exercise of any such rights or remedies. Borrower acknowledges that Lender engages in the business of real estate financings and other real estate transactions and investments which may be viewed as adverse to or competitive with the business of Borrower or its Affiliates.

 

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Section 17.14       Entire Agreement . This Agreement, the Note, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents contain the entire agreement of the parties hereto and thereto in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and all prior agreements among or between such parties, whether oral or written between Borrower and Lender are superseded by the terms of this Agreement, the Note, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

Section 17.15       Liability . If Borrower consists of more than one Person, the obligations and liabilities of each such Person hereunder shall be joint and several. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Borrower and Lender and their respective successors and assigns forever.

 

Section 17.16       Duplicate Originals; Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of duplicate originals and each duplicate original shall be deemed to be an original. The failure of any party hereto to execute this Agreement, or any counterpart hereof, shall not relieve the other signatories from their obligations hereunder.

 

Section 17.17       Brokers . Borrower agrees (i) to pay any and all fees imposed or charged by all brokers, mortgage bankers and advisors (each a “ Broker ”) hired or contracted by any Borrower Party or their Affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) to indemnify and hold Lender harmless from and against any and all claims, demands and liabilities for brokerage commissions, assignment fees, finder’s fees or other compensation whatsoever arising from this Agreement or the making of the Loan which may be asserted against Lender by any Person (unless such Person is claiming a fee or compensation as a result of the actions of Lender). The foregoing indemnity shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Debt. Borrower hereby represents and warrants that no Broker was engaged by any Borrower Party in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Lender hereby agrees to pay any and all fees imposed or charged by any Broker hired solely by Lender. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that (a) any Broker is not an agent of Lender and has no power or authority to bind Lender, (b) Lender is not responsible for any recommendations or advice given to any Borrower Party by any Broker, (c) Lender and the Borrower Parties have dealt at arms-length with each other in connection with the Loan, (d) no fiduciary or other special relationship exists or shall be deemed or construed to exist among Lender and the Borrower Parties and (e) none of the Borrower Parties shall be entitled to rely on any assurances or waivers given, or statements made or actions taken, by any Broker which purport to bind Lender or modify or otherwise affect this Agreement or the Loan, unless Lender has, in its sole discretion, as applicable, agreed in writing with any such Borrower Party to such assurances, waivers, statements, actions or modifications. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that Lender may, in their sole discretion, pay fees or compensation to any Broker in connection with or arising out of the closing and funding of the Loan. Such fees and compensation, if any, (i) shall be in addition to any fees which may be paid by any Borrower Party to such Broker and (ii) create a potential conflict of interest for Broker in its relationship with the Borrower Parties. Such fees and compensation, if applicable, may include a direct, one-time payment, servicing fees and/or incentive payments based on volume and size of financings involving Lender and such Broker.

 

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Section 17.18       Set-Off . Subject to Section 2.12 hereof and in addition to any rights and remedies of Lender provided by this Agreement and by law, is hereby authorized by Borrower, at any time while an Event of Default exists, without prior notice to Borrower or to any other Person, any such notice being hereby expressly waived by Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and to appropriate and to apply any and all deposits (general or special, including, but not limited to, indebtedness evidenced by certificates of deposit, whether matured or unmatured,) and any other indebtedness at any time held or owing by Lender or any affiliate of Lender, to or for the credit or the account of Borrower against and on account of any of the Debt, irrespective of whether or not any or all of the Debt has been declared to be, or has otherwise become, due and payable as permitted hereunder, and although the Debt or the applicable portion thereof shall be contingent or unmatured.

 

Section 17.19       Intercreditor Agreement . Lender, Mortgage Lender and Mezzanine A Lender are parties to a certain intercreditor agreement dated as of the date hereof (the “ Intercreditor Agreement ”) memorializing their relative rights and obligations with respect to the Loan, the Mortgage Loan, the Mezzanine A Loan, Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Mezzanine A Borrower, the Mezzanine A Collateral, the Collateral and the Property. Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i) such Intercreditor Agreement is intended solely for the benefit of Lender, Mortgage Lender and Mezzanine A Lender and (ii) Borrower, Mortgage Borrower and Mezzanine A Borrower are not intended third-party beneficiaries of any of the provisions therein and shall not be entitled to rely on any of the provisions contained therein. Lender, Mortgage Lender and Mezzanine A Lender shall have no obligation to disclose to Borrower the contents of the Intercreditor Agreement. Borrower’s obligations hereunder are independent of such Intercreditor Agreement and remain unmodified by the terms and provisions thereof.

 

Section 17.20       Lender’s Discretion. Except as set forth herein, if any action, proposed action or other decision is consented to or approved by the Mortgage Lender, such consent or approval shall not be binding or controlling on Lender.

 

Section 17.21        Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(iii)         the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their duly authorized representatives, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

BORROWER:
  NORTH TOWER MEZZANINE II, LLC,
  a Delaware limited liability company
     
  By: /s/ Jason Kirschner
    Name: Jason Kirschner
    Title: Senior Vice President, Finance

 

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Mezzanine B Loan Agreement 333 South Grand Refinance

 

 

 

 

 

  LENDER:
   
  CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP.
     
  By: /s/ Ana Rosu Marmann
    Name: Ana Rosu Marmann
    Title: Authorized Signatory
   
  Address for notices and Lending Office:
   
  Citigroup Global Markets Realty Corp.
  388 Greenwich Street,
  6th Floor
  New York, New York 10013
  Attention: Ana Rosu Marmann

 

Mezzanine B Loan Agreement 333 South Grand Refinance

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE I

 

INTENTIONALLY OMITTED

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE II

 

Intentionally Omitted

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE III

 

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

 

(attached hereto)

  

 

 

 

SCHEDULE Iv

 

DESCRIPTION OF REA’S

 

That certain Amended and Restated Reciprocal Easement and Operating Agreement executed by North Tower LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and Maguire Properties-355 S. Grand, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, dated as of September 20, 2018 and recorded on September 20, 2018 as Instrument no. 2018-0965383 in the official records of Los Angeles County, California.

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE V

 

INTENTIONALLY OMITTED

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE Vi

 

INTENTIONALLY OMITTED

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE VII

 

DISCLOSURES

 

NONE

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

Intentionally Omitted

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

Atrium Parcel

 

(attached hereto)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.9

 

LOAN AGREEMENT

 

among

 

MAGUIRE PROPERTIES-355 S. GRAND, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,

as Borrower

 

And

 

LANDESBANK HESSEN- THÜRINGEN GIROZENTRALE,

as Administrative Agent,

 

BARCLAYS BANK PLC,

as Syndication Agent,

 

LANDESBANK HESSEN- THÜRINGEN GIROZENTRALE, BARCLAYS BANK PLC,

and NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH

as Joint Lead Arrangers,

 

LANDESBANK HESSEN- THÜRINGEN GIROZENTRALE,

as Hedge Coordinator

 

And

 

THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS NOW OR HEREAFTER SIGNATORIES HERETO

AND THEIR ASSIGNEES PURSUANT TO SECTION 13.12, as Lenders

 

Entered into as of November 5, 2018

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
     
ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS 1
     
Section 1.1. DEFINED TERMS 1
Section 1.2. SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS INCORPORATED 28
Section 1.3. PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION 28
     
ARTICLE 2 LOAN 29
     
Section 2.1. LOAN 29
Section 2.2. INTENTIONALLY DELETED 29
Section 2.3. LOAN DOCUMENTS 29
Section 2.4. EFFECTIVE DATE 30
Section 2.5. MATURITY DATE 30
Section 2.6. OPTION TO EXTEND TERM OF THE LOAN. 30
Section 2.7. INTEREST ON THE LOAN; LOAN PAYMENT; LATE FEES 30
Section 2.8. PAYMENTS 33
Section 2.9. FULL REPAYMENT AND RECONVEYANCE 35
Section 2.10. LENDERS’ ACCOUNTING 36
Section 2.11. DEFAULTING LENDERS 36
Section 2.12. TAXES; FOREIGN LENDERS 38
Section 2.13. ADDITIONAL COSTS; CAPITAL ADEQUACY 43
Section 2.14. COMPENSATION 45
Section 2.15. TREATMENT OF AFFECTED LOANS 45
Section 2.16. PRO RATA TREATMENT 46
Section 2.17. SHARING OF PAYMENTS 46
     
ARTICLE 3 DISBURSEMENT 47
     
Section 3.1. FUTURE FUNDING FACILITY 47
Section 3.2. ACCOUNT, PLEDGE AND ASSIGNMENT 51
Section 3.3. FUNDS TRANSFER DISBURSEMENTS 51
     
ARTICLE 4 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS 52
     
Section 4.1. PRESERVATION OF EXISTENCE AND SIMILAR MATTERS 52
Section 4.2. COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW 52
Section 4.3. MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTY 52
Section 4.4. PAYMENT OF TAXES AND CLAIMS 53
Section 4.5. INSPECTIONS 53
Section 4.6. USE OF PROCEEDS 53
Section 4.7. MATERIAL CONTRACTS 54
Section 4.8. DAMAGES; INSURANCE AND CONDEMNATION PROCEEDS 54

 

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Section 4.9. THE IMPROVEMENTS 59
Section 4.10. UPGRADE WORK 60
Section 4.11. RECIPROCAL EASEMENT AGREEMENT 60
Section 4.12. ESTOPPEL STATEMENT 60
     
ARTICLE 5 INSURANCE 61
     
Section 5.1. REQUIRED INSURANCE 61
Section 5.2. GENERAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS 64
     
ARTICLE 6 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 66
     
Section 6.1. AUTHORITY/ENFORCEABILITY 66
Section 6.2. BINDING OBLIGATIONS 66
Section 6.3. FORMATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS 67
Section 6.4. NO VIOLATION 67
Section 6.5. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS 67
Section 6.6. LITIGATION 67
Section 6.7. FINANCIAL CONDITION 68
Section 6.8. NO MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE 68
Section 6.9. SURVEY 68
Section 6.10. ACCURACY 68
Section 6.11. TAX LIABILITY 68
Section 6.12. TITLE TO ASSETS; NO LIENS 69
Section 6.13. MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT 69
Section 6.14. UTILITIES 69
Section 6.15. FEDERAL RESERVE REGULATIONS 69
Section 6.16. LEASES 69
Section 6.17. BUSINESS LOAN 69
Section 6.18. PHYSICAL CONDITION 70
Section 6.19. FLOOD ZONE 70
Section 6.20. CONDEMNATION 70
Section 6.21. NOT A FOREIGN PERSON 70
Section 6.22. SEPARATE LOTS 70
Section 6.23. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT COMPLIANCE 70
Section 6.24. ERISA 70
Section 6.25. INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT 71
Section 6.26. NO PROHIBITED PERSON, OFAC 71
Section 6.27. SOLVENCY 71
Section 6.28. ASSESSMENTS 71
Section 6.29. USE OF PROPERTY 72
Section 6.30. NO OTHER OBLIGATIONS 72
Section 6.31. SANCTIONS, ANTI-CORRUPTION AND ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAWS 72
Section 6.32. LABOR 72
Section 6.33. INTENTIONALLY DELETED 72
Section 6.34. INSURANCE CERTIFICATES 72

 

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ARTICLE 7 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 73
     
Section 7.1. SPECIAL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 73
Section 7.2. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COVENANTS 73
Section 7.3. INSPECTION BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT 74
Section 7.4. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INDEMNITY 75
     
ARTICLE 8 CASH MANAGEMENT 75
     
Section 8.1. ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCOUNTS 75
Section 8.2. DEPOSITS INTO PROPERTY ACCOUNT 76
Section 8.3. ACCOUNT NAME 76
Section 8.4. ELIGIBLE ACCOUNTS 76
Section 8.5. DISBURSEMENTS FROM THE PROPERTY ACCOUNT 76
Section 8.6. SWEEP ACCOUNT 77
Section 8.7. SOLE DOMINION AND CONTROL 78
Section 8.8. SECURITY INTEREST 78
Section 8.9. RIGHTS ON DEFAULT 78
Section 8.10. FINANCING STATEMENT; FURTHER ASSURANCES 79
Section 8.11. BORROWER’S OBLIGATION NOT AFFECTED 79
Section 8.12. DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS 79
Section 8.13. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO ACCOUNTS 80
     
ARTICLE 9 ADDITIONAL COVENANTS OF BORROWER 81
     
Section 9.1. EXPENSES 80
Section 9.2. ERISA COMPLIANCE 81
Section 9.3. LEASING 82
Section 9.4. APPROVAL OF LEASES 84
Section 9.5. OFAC 86
Section 9.6. FURTHER ASSURANCES 86
Section 9.7. ASSIGNMENT 86
Section 9.8. MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT 87
Section 9.9. COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW 87
Section 9.10. SPECIAL COVENANTS; SINGLE PURPOSE ENTITY 87
Section 9.11. SECURITY DEPOSITS AND DRAWS UNDER TENANT LETTER OF CREDIT 90
Section 9.12. PAYMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES, ETC 93
Section 9.13. DEBT YIELD 93
Section 9.14. INTENTIONALLY DELETED 94
Section 9.15. ESCROW FUND 94
Section 9.16. INTEREST RATE PROTECTION AGREEMENTS 95
Section 9.17. GUARANTOR COVENANTS 96
Section 9.18. RESTRICTED PAYMENTS 97
Section 9.19. SANCTIONS 97
Section 9.20. INTENTIONALLY DELETED 97
Section 9.21. TCO 97

 

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ARTICLE 10 REPORTING COVENANTS 98
     
Section 10.1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION 98
Section 10.2. BOOKS AND RECORDS 100
Section 10.3. KNOWLEDGE OF DEFAULT; ETC 100
Section 10.4. LITIGATION, ARBITRATION OR GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION 101
Section 10.5. ENVIRONMENTAL NOTICES 101
     
ARTICLE 11 DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES 101
     
Section 11.1. DEFAULT 101
Section 11.2. ACCELERATION UPON DEFAULT; REMEDIES 104
Section 11.3. DISBURSEMENTS TO THIRD PARTIES 107
Section 11.4. COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT; REPAYMENT OF FUNDS ADVANCED 107
Section 11.5. RIGHTS CUMULATIVE, NO WAIVER 108
     
ARTICLE 12 THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT; INTERCREDITOR PROVISIONS 108
     
Section 12.1. APPOINTMENT AND AUTHORIZATION 108
Section 12.2. Helaba AS A LENDER 109
Section 12.3. COLLATERAL MATTERS; PROTECTIVE ADVANCES 109
Section 12.4. POST-FORECLOSURE PLANS 111
Section 12.5. APPROVALS OF LENDERS 112
Section 12.6. NOTICE OF EVENTS OF DEFAULT 113
Section 12.7. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S RELIANCE 113
Section 12.8. INDEMNIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT 114
Section 12.9. LENDER CREDIT DECISION, ETC 115
Section 12.10. SUCCESSOR ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT 116
Section 12.11. WITHHOLDING TAX 116
Section 12.12. TITLED AGENTS 117
Section 12.13. LENDER ACTION 117
Section 12.14. SETOFF 117
Section 12.15. PAYMENTS 117
     
ARTICLE 13 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 118
     
Section 13.1. INDEMNITY 118
Section 13.2. FORM OF DOCUMENTS 119
Section 13.3. NO THIRD PARTIES BENEFITED 119
Section 13.4. NOTICES 119
Section 13.5. ATTORNEY-IN-FACT 119
Section 13.6. ACTIONS 119
Section 13.7. RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES 120
Section 13.8. DELAY OUTSIDE LENDER’S CONTROL 120
Section 13.9. ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND EXPENSES; ENFORCEMENT 120
Section 13.10. IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FUNDS 120

 

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Section 13.11. AMENDMENT AND WAIVERS 121
Section 13.12. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS 123
Section 13.13. STAMP, INTANGIBLE AND RECORDING TAXES 127
Section 13.14. LENDER’S DISCRETION 127
Section 13.15. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT 127
Section 13.16. TAX SERVICE 128
Section 13.17. WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY 128
Section 13.18. SEVERABILITY 128
Section 13.19. TIME 128
Section 13.20. HEADINGS 128
Section 13.21. GOVERNING LAW 129
Section 13.22. USA PATRIOT ACT NOTICE; COMPLIANCE 130
Section 13.23. ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT DELIVERIES 130
Section 13.24. INTEGRATION; INTERPRETATION 131
Section 13.25. JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY 131
Section 13.26. COUNTERPARTS 131
Section 13.27. LIMITED RECOURSE 131
Section 13.28. REMEDIES OF BORROWER 131
Section 13.29. CONFLICTS 132
Section 13.30. CONSTRUCTION OF DOCUMENTS 132
Section 13.31. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT TO BAIL-IN OF EEA FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 132

 

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EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES

 

SCHEDULE I – PRO RATA SHARES

SCHEDULE II – EXISTING LEASES/RENT ROLL

SCHEDULE III – LITIGATION DISCLOSURE

SCHEDULE IV – ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTS

SCHEDULE V – EXISTING LEASES LEASING COSTS

SCHEDULE VI – UPGRADE WORK

SCHEDULE VII – COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS DISCLOSURE

SCHEDULE VIII- CERTAIN VACANT SPACE

 

EXHIBIT A – DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY

EXHIBIT B – DOCUMENTS

EXHIBIT C – FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT D – FORM OF DISBURSEMENT REQUEST

EXHIBIT E – NOTICE OF BORROWING

EXHIBIT F – TENANT DIRECTION LETTER

EXHIBIT G – ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

EXHIBIT H – SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT I-1 – FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

EXHIBIT I-2 – FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

EXHIBIT I-3 – FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

EXHIBIT I-4 – FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

EXHIBIT J – FORM OF COMPLETION GUARANTY

 

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LOAN AGREEMENT

 

THIS LOAN AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”) dated as of November 5, 2018 (the “ Effective Date ”), by and among MAGUIRE PROPERTIES-355 S. GRAND, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Borrower (“ Borrower ”), each of the financial institutions initially a signatory hereto together with their assignees under Section 13.12 (“ Lenders ”), LANDESBANK HESSEN-THÜRINGEN GIROZENTRALE, New York Branch (“ Helaba ”), as contractual representative of the Lenders to the extent and in the manner provided in Article 12 (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”), BARCLAYS BANK PLC, a public company registered in England and Wales (“ Barclays ”), as Syndication Agent, Helaba, Barclays, and NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH, a direct branch of Natixis S.A., a société anonyme à conseil d’administration (public limited company) organized and existing under the laws of France (“ Natixis ”) as joint lead arrangers (collectively, the “ Joint Lead Arrangers ”), and Helaba as Hedge Coordinator, and the Lenders party hereto from time to time.

 

RECITALS

 

A. Borrower owns the real property (together with the improvements now or hereafter existing thereon, collectively, the “ Property ”), commonly known as Wells Fargo South Tower and located at 355 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, and more particularly described in Exhibit A.

 

B. Borrower desires to obtain the Loan (as hereinafter defined) from Lenders, and Lenders are willing to make the Loan to Borrower subject to, and in accordance with, the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as hereinafter defined) for the purpose of, inter alia, (i) refinancing existing financing encumbering the Property, (ii) paying costs and expenses incurred in connection with the closing of the Loan, and (c) distributing the balance, if any, to Borrower and its owners to use in a manner consistent with Applicable Laws.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, Borrower, Administrative Agent and Lenders agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1

 

DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.1.           DEFINED TERMS . The following capitalized terms generally used in this Agreement shall have the meanings defined or referenced below. Certain other capitalized terms used only in specific sections of this Agreement are defined in such sections.

 

Acceptable Counterparty ” means a financial institution reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent with a (a) long term unsecured debt or issuer credit rating of at least “A-” from S&P or (b) long term senior unsecured debt or counterparty rating of at least “A3” from Moody’s. For purposes of clarity, if an Affiliate of the financial institution that is party to an Interest Rate Protection Agreement meets the foregoing requirements and provides an Acceptable Counterparty Guaranty, then such financial institution that is party to an Interest Rate Protection Agreement shall constitute an Acceptable Counterparty for purposes of this Agreement.

 

 

 

 

Acceptable Counterparty Guaranty ” means a guaranty in favor of Administrative Agent, delivered pursuant to Section 9.16 hereof, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, from an Affiliate of a counterparty to an Interest Rate Protection Agreement, which Affiliate meets the requirements set forth in the first sentence of the definition of Acceptable Counterparty.

 

Account Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(b).

 

Account Collateral ” means: (i) the Property Account, the Cash Management Account (and each subaccount thereof pursuant to the Cash Management Agreement, including, without limitation, the Escrow Fund Account and the Sweep Account), the Termination Payment Account, the Security Deposit Account, and all Cash, checks, drafts, certificates and instruments, if any, from time to time deposited or held in such accounts from time to time; (ii) all interest, dividends, Cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise payable in respect of, or in exchange for, any or all of the foregoing; and (iii) to the extent not covered by clauses (i) and (ii) above, all “ proceeds ” (as defined under the UCC as in effect in the jurisdiction in which any of such accounts is located) of any or all of the foregoing.

 

ADA ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 6.23.

 

Additional Costs ” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.13(b).

 

Additional Transfer ” shall have the meaning given in Section 13.12(g).

 

Administrative Agent ” or “ Agent ” means Helaba or any successor Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to Section 12.10.

 

Advance ” or “ Advances ” means any disbursement of the proceeds of the Loan by Lenders pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person which is directly or indirectly Controlled by, Controls or is under common Control with such Person; provided, however, in no event shall the Administrative Agent, the Lenders or any of their Affiliates be an Affiliate of Borrower.

 

Agreement ” shall have the meaning given to such term in the preamble hereto.

 

Alteration Threshold ” shall mean $10,000,000.

 

Alternate Rate ” is a rate of interest per annum equal to three percent (3%) in excess of the applicable Effective Rate in effect from time to time.

 

Annual Budget ” shall mean the operating budget, including all planned capital expenditures and leasing costs, for the Property prepared by the Borrower for the applicable fiscal year or other period.

 

Anti-Corruption Laws ” means: (a) the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; (b) the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, as amended; (c) any anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws, regulations or ordinances in the European Union; and (d) any other anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws, regulations or ordinances in any jurisdiction in which Borrower or any member of the Borrowing Group is located or doing business.

 

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Anti-Money Laundering Laws ” means applicable laws, regulations or ordinances in (i) the European Union or (ii) any jurisdiction in which Borrower or any member of the Borrowing Group is located or doing business that relates to money laundering, any predicate crime to money laundering, or any financial record keeping and reporting requirements related thereto.

 

Applicable Law ” means all applicable provisions of constitutions, statutes, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority, including all orders and decrees of all courts, tribunals and arbitrators and shall include, as to any entity, the charter and by-laws, partnership agreement or other organizational or governing documents of such entity, and any law, rule or regulation, Permit, or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such entity or any of its property or to which such entity or any of its property is subject, including without limitation, applicable securities laws, any certificate of occupancy and any zoning ordinance, building, environmental or land use requirement or Permit or occupational safety or health law, rule or regulation applicable to the Property.

 

Applicable LIBOR Rate ” means the rate of interest equal to the sum of: (a) one and eight-tenths percent (1.80%) plus (b) LIBOR.

 

Appraisal ” means, with respect to the Property, an M.A.I. appraisal commissioned by and addressed to the Administrative Agent (acceptable to the Administrative Agent as to form, substance and appraisal date), prepared by a professional appraiser acceptable to the Administrative Agent, having at least the minimum qualifications required under FIRREA, and determining the “ as is ” market value of the Property as between a willing buyer and a willing seller.

 

Approved Annual Budget ” shall have the meaning given in Section 10.1(e).

 

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

 

Approved Lease ” means any Future Lease which (a) if such Future Lease is a Major Lease or a Minor Lease, satisfies the requirements for Lease Approval, (b) is for a minimum base term of at least five (5) years, and (c) covers only Vacant Space.

 

Assignee ” shall have the meaning given in Section 13.12(c).

 

Assignment and Assumption Agreement ” means an Assignment and Assumption Agreement among a Lender, an Assignee and the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit C.

 

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

 

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

 

BAM ” Brookfield Asset Management Inc., a Canada corporation.

 

Bankruptcy Code ” means the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 USC § 101-1330) as now or hereafter amended or recodified.

 

Base Rate ” means an interest rate per annum equal to the FBR as of the applicable date of determination, plus 0.5% per annum.

 

Base Rate Loan ” means a Loan bearing interest at a rate based on the Base Rate.

 

Borrower ” shall have the meaning given in the preamble hereto and shall include the Borrower’s successors and permitted assigns.

 

Borrowing Group ” means, individually and collectively: (a) Borrower, (b) any Affiliate or subsidiary of Borrower including, without limitation, any such Affiliate or subsidiary that owns any collateral securing any part of the Loan, any Guaranty or any Loan Document, (c) any Guarantor, (d) any officer, director or employee of any of the foregoing and (e) any Person who owns a direct or indirect ownership interest in Borrower of ten percent (10%) or more (other than public shareholders).

 

BPO ” means Brookfield Office Properties, Inc., a Canada corporation.

 

BPY ” means Brookfield Property, L.P., a Bermuda limited partnership.

 

Business Day ” means (a) a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which commercial national banks are not authorized or required to close in New York, New York, and (b) with respect to all notices and determinations in connection with, and payments of principal and interest on, any LIBOR Loan, any day that is a Business Day described in clause (a) and that is also a day on which dealings in deposits in Dollars are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.

 

Capitalized Lease Obligation ” means obligations under a lease (to pay rent or other amounts under any lease or other arrangement conveying the right to use) (excluding Leases) that are required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards. The amount of a Capitalized Lease Obligation is the capitalized amount of such obligation determined in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards.

 

Cash ” shall mean coin or currency of the United States of America or immediately available funds, including such funds delivered by wire transfer.

 

Cash Management Account ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 8.1(a).

 

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Cash Release Event ” shall mean, provided that there shall be no Default then existing, such time as the Debt Yield has been restored to a level above the Minimum Debt Yield for at least two consecutive calendar quarters following the occurrence of a Triggering Event.

 

Casualty ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 4.8(a).

 

Casualty Consultant ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 4.8(c)(v).

 

Casualty Retainage ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 4.8(c)(vi).

 

Casualty Threshold ” means $15,000,000.

 

CERCLA ” shall have the meaning given in Section 7.1(b).

 

Change of Control ” means any event (whether by management changes in Borrower or Guarantor or in any direct or indirect owner thereof, contractual agreement or otherwise) which causes Sponsor to no longer Control Borrower.

 

Collateral ” means the Property, Improvements and any personal property or other collateral with respect to which a Lien or security interest is granted to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, pursuant to the Loan Documents.

 

Commitment ” means, as to each Lender, the amount of the Loan allocated to such Lender set forth on Schedule I, as the same may be reduced or adjusted from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

Completion Guaranty ” means any completion guaranty from Guarantor substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J guarantying the completion of Restoration of the Property (to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 4.8(c)(iii)(D)).

 

Condemnation ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 4.8(b).

 

Condemnation Proceeds ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 4.8(c)(ii).

 

Connection Income Taxes ” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

 

Control ” (and the correlative terms “ Controlled by ” and “ Controlling ”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management and policies of the business and affairs of the entity in question by reason of the ownership of beneficial interests, by contract or otherwise (notwithstanding that other Persons may have the right to participate in or veto significant management decisions).

 

Debt Yield ” shall mean the percentage yielded, determined by the Administrative Agent, by dividing (a) the NOI by (b) the sum of (i) outstanding principal balance of the Loan as of the relevant determination date, and (ii) the amount of any unfunded portion of the Future Funding Facility anticipated to be used for Leasing Costs associated with Leases included in the calculation of NOI.

 

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Debt Yield Certificate ” shall mean a certificate from an officer of Borrower setting forth in reasonable detail (including as to each such separate item of Gross Operating Income and Operating Expenses) the calculation of Debt Yield for the applicable fiscal quarter and any calculations related thereto.

 

Debt Yield Collateral Amount ” shall mean, as of any date of calculation, the amount of any cash deposit and/or the amount guaranteed under any Optional Minimum Debt Yield Payment Guaranty that has been delivered by Borrower and is then held by Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, as collateral for the Loan pursuant to Section 9.13.

 

Debt Yield Collateral Excess ” shall have the meaning given to such term in 9.13(c).

 

Debt Yield Event ” means, at any time from and after June 1, 2020 until the Maturity Date, the Debt Yield (the calculation of which shall include rental income from any Tenants then currently under a “free rent” period pursuant to their Leases) calculated as of the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower being less than the Minimum Debt Yield.

 

Default ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 11.1.

 

Defaulting Lender ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.11.

 

Defaulting Pfandbrief Lender ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.11.

 

Defaulting Pfandbrief Lender Consent Actions ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.11.

 

Derivatives Termination Value ” means, in respect of any one or more Interest Rate Protection Agreements, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement or provision relating thereto, (a) for any date on or after the date such Interest Rate Protection Agreement has been terminated or closed out, the termination amount or value determined in accordance therewith, and (b) for any date prior to the date such Interest Rate Protection Agreement has been terminated or closed out, the then-current mark-to-market value for such Interest Rate Protection Agreement, determined based upon one or more mid-market quotations or estimates provided by any recognized dealer in derivatives contracts (which may include any Lender, or any Affiliate thereof).

 

Designated Account ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 8.5(a).

 

Dollars ” and “ $ ” mean the lawful money of the United States of America.

 

EEA Financial Institution ” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

 

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

 

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

 

Effective Date ” shall have the meaning given to such term in the preamble hereto.

 

Effective Rate ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.7(e).

 

Eligibility Requirements ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, that such Person (a) has total assets (in name or under management) in excess of Five Hundred Million and No/100 Dollars ($500,000,000.00) (or the equivalent thereof in another currency) and (except with respect to a pension advisory firm or similar fiduciary) capital/statutory surplus or shareholder’s equity of not less than Two Hundred Fifty Million and No/100 Dollars ($250,000,000.00) (or the equivalent thereof in another currency) and (b) is regularly engaged in the business of making or owning commercial real estate loans (or direct or indirect interests therein) or operating commercial mortgage properties.

 

Eligible Account ” means a separate and identifiable account from all other funds held by the holding institution that is either (a) an account or accounts maintained with a federal or State chartered depository institution or trust company which complies with the definition of Eligible Institution or (b) a segregated trust account or accounts maintained with a federal or State chartered depository institution or trust company acting in its fiduciary capacity which, in the case of a State chartered depository institution or trust company, is subject to regulations substantially similar to 12 C.F.R.§9.10(b), having in either case a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or State authority. An Eligible Account will not be evidenced by a certificate of deposit, passbook or other instrument.

 

Eligible Assignee ” means any Person other than a natural person that is any of the following, provided that any such person shall at all times satisfy the Eligibility Requirements: (i) a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof which bank regularly invests in or makes commercial real estate loans; (ii) a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country that is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (the “ OECD ”) or a political subdivision of any such country which bank regularly invests in or makes commercial real estate loans (or direct or indirect interests therein) (provided that such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the country in which it is organized or another country which is also a member of the OECD); (iii) a commercial bank organized under the laws of the People’s Republic of China or the Republic of China (Taiwan); (iv) a Person that is engaged in the business of commercial real estate banking and that is: (A) an Affiliate of a Lender, or (B) a Person of which a Lender is a subsidiary; (v) an insurance company or pension fund organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, or acting through an office organized in any other country which is a member of the OECD or acting through a political subdivision of any such country, which company or fund regularly invests in or makes commercial real estate loans (or direct or indirect interests therein); or (vi) an Affiliate of any one of the foregoing; provided , however , that an “Eligible Assignee” shall not include (A) any Lender that is a Defaulting Lender (so long as such Lender remains a Defaulting Lender) or (B) any direct competitor of Guarantor or any of its Affiliates in the business of owning or operating commercial real estate in the ordinary course; provided , further , that for so long as any Default exists, clause (B) shall not apply. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall Borrower or its Affiliates be deemed to be an Eligible Assignee.

 

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Eligible Institution ” means (i) Capital One, (ii) Bank of the West or (iii) a depository institution or trust company, insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, (a) the short term unsecured debt obligations or commercial paper of which are rated at least A-1 by S&P, P-1 by Moody’s and F-1 by Fitch in the case of accounts in which funds are held for thirty (30) days or less, or (b) the long term unsecured debt obligations of which are rated at least “ A+ ” by Fitch and S&P and “ Aa3 ” by Moody’s in the case of accounts in which funds are held for more than thirty (30) days.

 

Environmental Laws ” means any Applicable Law relating to environmental protection or the manufacture, storage, remediation, disposal or clean-up of Hazardous Materials including, without limitation, the following: Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.; Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.; Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.; National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.; regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency, any applicable rule of common law and any judicial interpretation thereof relating primarily to the environment or Hazardous Materials, and any analogous or comparable state or local laws, regulations or ordinances that concern Hazardous Materials or protection of the environment.

 

Environmental Reports ” means the environmental reports described on Schedule IV.

 

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

 

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as in effect from time to time, any successor statute and any applicable regulations or guidelines promulgated thereunder.

 

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ERISA Group ” means, at any time, the Borrower and each entity that is considered a single employer with Borrower or is required to be aggregated with Borrower, pursuant to Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 4001(b) of ERISA.

 

Escrow Fund ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 9.15.

 

Escrow Fund Account ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 9.15.

 

Escrow Fund Deficiency Amount ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 9.15.

 

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

 

Excess Cash Flow ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 8.5(b).

 

Excluded Taxes ” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to an Applicable Law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.12, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.12(g) and (d) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

 

Executive Order ” shall have the meaning given to such term in the definition of “ Prohibited Person .”

 

Existing Leases ” means the Leases set forth on Schedule II.

 

Existing Lease Loan Proceeds ” means a portion of the Future Funding Facility of up to $9,294,347.00, as detailed on Schedule V attached hereto to be used for Leasing Costs in connection with the Existing Leases, which together with the Future Leasing Loan Proceeds can never exceed the Future Funding Facility.

 

Existing Lease Advance ” means any advance of Existing Lease Loan Proceeds in accordance with Section 3.1 hereof.

 

Extension Conditions ” has the meaning assigned in Section 2.6.

 

Extension Date ” has the meaning assigned in Section 2.6(c).

 

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Extension Fee ” has the meaning assigned in Section 2.6(b).

 

Extension Option ” has the meaning assigned in Section 2.6.

 

FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

FBR ” means the per annum rate of interest equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate, (b) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%, and (c) the 90-Day LIBOR plus 1.00%. Any change in the FBR due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate or LIBOR shall be effective on the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate or LIBOR, respectively. The FBR is a reference rate used by Administrative Agent in determining the interest rates on certain loans and is not intended to be the lowest rate of interest charged by Administrative Agent or any Lender on any extension of credit to any debtor. At no time shall the FBR be less than zero.

 

Federal Funds Rate ” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal Funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal Funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal Funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent; provided, however, that if the Federal Funds Rate determined as provided above with respect to any period of calculation would be less than zero percent (0.0%), then the Federal Funds Rate for such period shall be deemed to be zero percent (0.0%).

 

FIRREA ” means the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

First Extended Maturity Date ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.6.

 

Fitch ” means Fitch, Inc.

 

Foreign Lender ” means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.

 

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

 

Future Funding Facility ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.1.

 

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Future Lease ” means any Lease entered into after the date hereof and which is not an Existing Lease.

 

Future Leasing Advance ” means any advance of Future Leasing Loan Proceeds in accordance with Section 3.1 hereof, provided that each such advance shall be equal to the lesser of (i) actual Leasing Costs incurred that are due and payable as of the date of Borrower’s draw request therefor, and (ii) an amount which when added to the aggregate amount of Future Leasing Loan Proceeds previously advanced, does not exceed the product of (A) the aggregate rentable area of leases of Vacant Space executed after the date hereof and (B) $90.00 per square foot.

 

Future Leasing Loan Proceeds ” means a portion of the Future Funding Facility of up to $27,705,653.00. to be used for Leasing Costs in connection with any Future Leases.

 

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as of the date of the applicable financial report, consistently applied.

 

Governmental Approvals ” means all authorizations, consents, approvals, licenses and exemptions of, registrations and filings with, and reports to, all Governmental Authorities.

 

Governmental Authority ” means any national, state or local government (whether domestic or foreign), any political subdivision thereof or any other governmental, quasi-governmental, judicial, administrative, public or statutory instrumentality, authority, body, agency, bureau, commission, board, department or other entity (including, without limitation, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Comptroller of the Currency or the Federal Reserve Board, any central bank or any comparable authority) or any arbitrator, in each case with authority and jurisdiction to bind (i) Borrower, its applicable Affiliate(s) and/or the Property or (ii) any other Person, but solely with respect to the express application of the term “ Governmental Authority ” to such Person under this Agreement, in each case at law or in equity.

 

Gross Operating Income ” shall mean the sum of any and all amounts, payments, fees, rentals, additional rentals, expense reimbursements (including, without limitation, all reimbursements by tenants, lessees, licensees and other users of the Property and Improvements) discounts or credits to the Borrower, income, proceeds of business interruption insurance, interest and other monies directly or indirectly received by or on behalf of or credited to Borrower from any Person with respect to Borrower’s ownership, use, development, operation, leasing, franchising, marketing or licensing of the Property and Improvements, including, without limitation, from parking operations. With respect to all financial reporting, Gross Operating Income shall be computed in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards but without taking into account straight-lining of rents.

 

Guarantor ” means Brookfield DTLA Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and any other Person which, in any manner, is or becomes obligated to Lenders under any guaranty now or hereafter executed with respect to the Loan (collectively or severally as the context thereof may suggest or require) including, without limitation, any replacement guarantor pursuant to the terms of Section 9.17 of this Agreement.

 

Guarantor Related Parties ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 13.27.

 

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Guaranty ” means, collectively, the Limited Guaranty referred to in the list of “ Loan Documents ” on Exhibit B, and, if required pursuant to the terms hereof, any Completion Guaranty and/or, if delivered in compliance with the terms hereof, any Optional Minimum Debt Yield Payment Guaranty.

 

Hazardous Materials ” means all or any of the following: (a) substances that are defined or listed in, or otherwise classified pursuant to, any applicable Environmental Laws as “ hazardous substances ”, “ hazardous materials ”, “ hazardous wastes ”, “ toxic substances ”, “ related substances ”, “ industrial solid wastes ” or “ pollutants ”; (b) oil, petroleum or petroleum derived substances, natural gas, natural gas liquids or synthetic gas and drilling fluids, produced waters and other wastes associated with the exploration, development or production of crude oil, natural gas or geothermal resources; (c) any radioactive materials; (d) asbestos in any form; (e) toxic mold and (f) oil or dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in excess of fifty parts per million.

 

Hazardous Materials Claims ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 7.1(c).

 

Hazardous Materials Laws ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 7.1(b).

 

Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement ” means a Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement executed by the Borrower and Guarantor in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.

 

Helaba ” shall have the meaning given to such term in the preamble hereto.

 

Improvements ” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Security Instrument.

 

Indemnifiable Amounts ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 12.8.

 

Indemnified Taxes ” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower or any other Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in the immediately preceding clause (a), Other Taxes.

 

Initial Advance ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.1 hereof.

 

Initial Maturity Date ” means November 4, 2021, which is the day immediately preceding the third anniversary of the date hereof, provided, that if such day is not a Business Day, then the immediately preceding Business Day.

 

Insurance Proceeds ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 4.8(c)(ii).

 

Interest Period ” shall mean (a) for the initial interest period hereunder, the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on December 1, 2018, and (b) for each interest period thereafter, the period commencing on the first (1st) day of a calendar month and continuing to, but not including, the first (1st) day of the next calendar month; provided, that (i) if any Interest Period would otherwise end after the Maturity Date, such Interest Period shall end on the Maturity Date; and (ii) each Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day shall end on the immediately following Business Day.

 

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Interest Rate Protection Agreement ” means any rate cap entered into between Borrower and an Acceptable Counterparty.

 

Internal Revenue Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

International Union Agreement ” means that certain Agreement, by and between the INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, LOCAL NO. 501, including its subordinate branches, AFL-CIO, and BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES, INCORPORATED, on behalf of the owners and operators of the buildings listed in Exhibit I thereto, dated November 1, 2016 – October 31, 2021.

 

Investment Grade ” means a rating of at least BBB- by S&P or its equivalent by Fitch and/or Moody’s.

 

IRPA Termination Fees ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.8(c).

 

IRS ” means the Internal Revenue Service.

 

ISDA ” means the International Swaps and Derivatives Association.

 

Joint Lead Arrangers ” shall have the meaning given to such term in the preamble hereto.

 

Lease ” means any agreement for the leasing, subleasing, licensing or other occupancy of any portion of the Property.

 

Lease Approval ” means (A) if the Lease is a Major Lease, prior written approval of the Requisite Lenders, and (B) if the Lease is a Minor Lease, prior written approval of the Administrative Agent, in each case, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

Leasing Commissions ” means the leasing commissions required to be paid by Borrower to Manager pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Management Agreement (or any leasing agent pursuant to a leasing agreement entered into in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof or reasonably approved by Administrative Agent) for procuring Leases with respect to the Property.

 

Leasing Costs ” means, in connection with the Property, costs and expenses associated with tenant improvements, tenant inducements (including cash inducements), Leasing Commissions, common area improvements, and other landlord costs and expenses related to leasing activities.

 

Lender ” means each financial institution from time to time party hereto as a “ Lender ”, together with its respective successors and permitted assigns. With respect to matters requiring the consent or approval of all Lenders at any given time, all then existing Defaulting Lenders (other than Defaulting Pfandbrief Lenders) will be disregarded and excluded, and, for voting purposes only, “ all Lenders ” shall be deemed to mean all Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders (other than Defaulting Pfandbrief Lenders).

 

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Lender Interest Rate Protection Agreement ” means any Interest Rate Protection Agreement entered into with Administrative Agent, any Lender or an Affiliate of Administrative Agent or any Lender as counterparty, and only for so long as such counterparty remains Administrative Agent or a Lender (or an Affiliate of Administrative Agent or a Lender).

 

Liberty ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 5.1(h).

 

LIBOR ” means, for the Interest Period for any LIBOR Loan, the rate of interest, rounded to the nearest one-ten thousandth (1/10,000), obtained by dividing (i) the rate of interest determined by the Administrative Agent on the basis of the rate for United States dollar deposits for delivery on the first (1st) day of each Interest Period, for a period equal to such Interest Period, as published by the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited, a United Kingdom company, at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of the Interest Period (or if not so published, then as determined by Administrative Agent from another reputable recognized source or interbank quotation); provided, however, that if LIBOR determined as provided above with respect to any Interest Period would be less than zero percent (0.0%), then LIBOR for such Interest Period shall be deemed to be zero percent (0.0%) by (ii) a percentage equal to 1 minus the stated maximum rate (stated as a decimal) of all reserves, if any, required to be maintained with respect to Eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “ Eurocurrency liabilities ”) as specified in Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or against any other category of liabilities which includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on LIBOR Loans is determined or any applicable category of extensions of credit or other assets which includes loans by an office of any Lender outside of the United States of America). Any change in such maximum rate shall result in a change in LIBOR on the date on which such change in such maximum rate becomes effective.

 

LIBOR Loan ” means the Loan, to the extent then bearing interest at the Applicable LIBOR Rate.

 

Lien ” as applied to the property of any Person means: (a) any security interest, encumbrance, mortgage, deed to secure debt, deed of trust, assignment of leases or rents, pledge, lien, hypothecation, assignment, charge, lien (statutory or other, including a mechanic’s, materialmen’s, landlord’s or similar lien) or lease constituting a Capitalized Lease Obligation, conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or other security title or encumbrance of any kind in respect of any property of such Person, or upon the income, rents or profits therefrom; (b) any arrangement, express or implied, under which any property of such Person is transferred, sequestered or otherwise identified for the purpose of subjecting the same to the payment or performance of any indebtedness or other obligation in priority to the payment of the general, unsecured creditors of such Person; (c) the filing of any financing statement under the UCC or its equivalent in any jurisdiction; and (d) any agreement by such Person to grant, give or otherwise convey any of the foregoing.

 

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Loan ” means the loan that Lenders severally agree to make and Borrower agrees to borrow pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement in the maximum aggregate principal amount of TWO HUNDRED NINETY MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($290,000,000).

 

Loan Documents ” means those documents, as hereafter amended, supplemented, replaced or modified, properly executed and in recordable form, if necessary, listed in Exhibit B as Loan Documents.

 

Loan Party ” means the Borrower, Guarantor, and any other person or entity that is an Affiliate of the Borrower that is obligated under the Loan Documents or Other Related Documents.

 

Loan Register ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.10.

 

Major Lease ” means any office Lease in excess of 70,000 net rentable square feet, or multiple Leases to the same tenant or an Affiliate thereof which are in excess of 70,000 net rentable square feet in the aggregate.

 

Manager ” means Brookfield Properties Management (CA) Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

Management Agreement ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 6.13.

 

Material Adverse Effect ” means a materially adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or business prospects of the Borrower, (b) the ability of the Borrower or Guarantor to perform their respective obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party, (c) the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents, (d) the rights and remedies of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents or (e) the timely payment of the principal of or interest on the Loan or other amounts payable in connection therewith.

 

Material Contract ” means any contract or other arrangement (other than the Loan Documents, whether written or oral, to which Borrower is a party or is bound (including recorded encumbrances upon Borrower’s Property), as to which (x) the counterparty is an Affiliate of Borrower (unless the same is not binding upon any successor owner of the Property and will not result in any Property-level liability for which any such successor owner could be liable), (y) the breach, nonperformance, cancellation or failure to renew by any party thereto could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (z) (i) there is an obligation of Borrower to pay more than $3,000,000 per annum; and (ii) the term thereof extends beyond industry standard for contracts of similar type at properties reasonably comparable to the Property (unless cancelable on one hundred eighty (180) days or less notice without requiring the payment of termination fees or payments of any kind).

 

Maturity Date ” means the Initial Maturity Date, subject to extension to the First Extended Maturity Date or the Second Extended Maturity Date as provided in Section 2.6.

 

Minimum Debt Yield ” means a Debt Yield equal to at least 7.00%

 

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Minor Lease ” means any (A) (i) office Lease in excess of 35,000 net rentable square feet, or (ii) or multiple Leases to the same tenant or an Affiliate thereof which are in excess of 35,000 net rentable square feet in the aggregate, or (B) Lease to an Affiliate of Borrower.

 

Modification ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 9.3(b).

 

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

 

Multiemployer Plan ” means any employee benefit plan which is a “ multiemployer plan ” within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA and to which the Borrower or any member of the ERISA Group is then making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or, within the preceding five plan years, has made or had an obligation to make such contributions.

 

Multiple Employer Plan ” means any Plan which has two or more contributing sponsors (including the Borrower or any member of the ERISA Group) at least two of whom are not under common Control, as such a plan is described in Sections 4063 and 4064 of ERISA.

 

Natixis ” shall have the meaning given to such term in the preamble hereto.

 

Net Proceeds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.8(c)(ii).

 

Net Proceeds Deficiency ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 4.8(c)(viii).

 

Net Worth ” means, for any Person, on any date of determination, an amount equal to the excess of the aggregate total assets of such Person (including, if applicable, capital commitments made to such Person from investors not in default of their funding obligations) at such time less the total aggregate liabilities of such Person at such time, determined in accordance with GAAP, International Financial Reporting Standards or other accounting methods reasonably approved by Administrative Agent.

 

NOI ” means, as of any date of calculation, an amount obtained by subtracting (a) budgeted Operating Expenses for the then-current year, annualized, from (b) rental income from Leases in place, annualized, and budgeted recoveries for executed leases for the then-current year for which the rental income is not excluded pursuant to the terms of this definition, including any scheduled rent abatement for the applicable period, but excluding any payments received under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement and all other recurring sources of income payable to Borrower or otherwise derived from Borrower’s operation of the Property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Administrative Agent shall, in Administrative Agent’s reasonable discretion, adjust Operating Expenses, to reflect any expenses, such as Taxes and insurance, which are paid unevenly throughout the year.

 

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For purposes of calculating NOI, rental income from in-place Leases shall be adjusted (A) to exclude income from any Lease with a tenant (i) who is at least sixty (60) days delinquent in (a) its base rental obligations under its Lease or (b) except to the extent such obligations are subject to a bona fide, unresolved dispute by such tenant, its additional recurring rental obligations, (ii) whose Lease has expired on or prior to, or will expire within sixty (60) days after, the date of calculation, and has not been renewed or extended (provided, however, if a replacement Lease has been entered into by Borrower and a replacement tenant in accordance with this Agreement for all or any portion of the space covered by the expiring Lease, then the annualized rent for such replacement lease shall be included), (iii) who has filed a petition for relief under the Bankruptcy Code, or under any other present or future state or federal law regarding bankruptcy, reorganization or other debtor relief law which has not been dismissed or discharged unless such tenant has assumed its Lease in such proceeding; (iv) who has filed any pleading (or filed an answer in any involuntary proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or other debtor relief law) which admitted the petition’s material allegations regarding its insolvency (unless the applicable proceeding has been dismissed or discharged); (v) who has delivered a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors (unless the applicable proceeding has been dismissed or discharged); or (vi) who has applied for (or an appointment occurred of), a receiver, trustee, custodian or liquidator of it or a substantial portion of its property (unless the applicable proceeding has been dismissed or discharged); or (vii) who has failed to effect a full dismissal of any involuntary petition under the Bankruptcy Code or under any other debtor relief law that was filed against it and 60 days have passed since such filing (and to the extent applicable in the case of each of (iii)-(vii) such tenant has not assumed its Lease in the applicable proceeding) and (B) subject to clause (A) of this paragraph and without duplication of anything already included in such calculation, to include the estimated rent income based on the full rental income under executed Leases with a tenant entered into in accordance with this Agreement which remain in full force and effect which have no default (beyond applicable notice, grace and cure periods) thereunder, whether or not any rent abatement or “ free rent ” abatement period is currently in effect or will be in effect during such period.

 

Non-Pro Rata Advance ” shall mean a Protective Advance with respect to which fewer than all Lenders have funded their respective Pro Rata Shares in breach of their obligations under this Agreement.

 

Note ” or “ Notes ” means each Promissory Note, collectively in the maximum principal amount of the Loan executed by Borrower and payable to each Lender in its Pro Rata Share of the applicable Advance, together with such other replacement notes as may be issued from time to time pursuant to Section 13.12, as hereafter amended, supplemented, replaced or modified.

 

Notice Date ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.6(a).

 

Notice of Borrowing ” means a form substantially in the form of Exhibit E to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 3.3, as the same may be amended, restated or modified from time to time with the prior written approval of the Administrative Agent.

 

Obligations ” means, individually and collectively: (a) the aggregate principal balance of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, the Loan; (b) all other indebtedness, liabilities, obligations and covenants of Borrower owing to the Administrative Agent or any Lender of every kind, nature and description, under or in respect of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, fees and indemnification obligations, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or not due, contractual or tortious, liquidated or unliquidated, and whether or not evidenced by any promissory note and (c) all sums which may become due and payable by Borrower to the counterparty pursuant to any Lender Interest Rate Protection Agreement, including, without limitation, any sums payable by Borrower to such counterparty in connection with the termination thereof.

 

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Operating Expenses ” means the total of all expenditures, computed in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards, of whatever kind relating to the operation, maintenance and management of the Property that are incurred on a regular monthly or other periodic basis, including without limitation or duplication, the following expenses: (i) Taxes and assessments imposed upon the Property and Improvements; (ii) bond assessments (if applicable); (iii) insurance premiums for casualty insurance (including, without limitation, earthquake, windstorm and terrorism coverage) and liability insurance carried in connection with the Property and Improvements, provided, however, if any, insurance is maintained as part of a blanket policy covering the Property and Improvements and other properties, the insurance premium included in this subparagraph shall be the premium fairly allocable to the Property and Improvements; and (iv) operating expenses incurred by Borrower for the management, operation, cleaning, leasing, maintenance and repair of the Property and Improvements (including, without limitation, management fees equal to the greater of (x) two and three-quarters of one percent (2.75%) of Gross Operating Income from operations of the Property and (y) actual management fees paid). Operating Expenses shall not include any interest payments on the Loan, other amounts payable to Administrative Agent or Lenders under the Loan Documents (other than repayments by Borrower to the Administrative Agent and Lenders of Protective Advances made by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in respect of Operating Expenses), amounts paid or reserved for lease-up costs or capital expenditures, any allowance for depreciation, extraordinary non-recurring expenses, income and franchise Taxes of Borrower, amortization and other non-cash expenditures, bank charges, corporate overhead costs allocated or charged to the Property, or audit and other fees incurred in connection with the requirements set forth in the Loan Documents, or national or regional marketing expenses allocated to the Property (but not direct marketing expenses solely attributable to the Property) or bad debt expenses not incurred during the trailing six month period as of the applicable date of determination.

 

Optional Minimum Debt Yield Payment Guaranty ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 9.13(a).

 

Optional Minimum Debt Yield Prepayment ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 9.13(a).

 

Organizational Documents ” means (i) with respect to a corporation, such Person’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws, (ii) with respect to a partnership, such Person’s certificate of limited partnership and partnership agreement, and (iii) with respect to a limited liability company, such Person’s certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement.

 

Other Connection Taxes ” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

 

Other Related Documents ” means those documents, as hereafter amended, supplemented, replaced or modified from time to time, properly executed and in recordable form, if necessary, listed in Exhibit B as Other Related Documents.

 

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Other Taxes ” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment.

 

Parent REIT ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 9.18.

 

Participant ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 13.12.

 

Participant Register ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 13.12(b).

 

Patriot Act ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.26.

 

Payment ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 12.15.

 

Payment Date ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.7(a)(i).

 

Permit ” means any permit, approval, authorization, license, variance or permission required from a Governmental Authority under Applicable Law.

 

Permitted Easements ” means easements and other similar encumbrances (or amendments thereto) (i) approved by Administrative Agent, (ii) entered into by Borrower in the ordinary course of business for use, access, water and sewer lines, telephones and telegraph lines, electric lines or other utilities or for other similar purposes, provided that no such easement or other similar encumbrance shall materially impair the use, operation or value of the Property or otherwise have a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) disclosed on the Title Policy, (iv) contained in the REA, or (v) otherwise permitted pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents; provided that in no event shall a Permitted Easement be deemed to include an “ easement of light and air ” or a transfer of any air or development rights or, unless otherwise approved by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion, parking rights.

 

Permitted Investments ” means any one or more of the following “ cash ,” “ cash items ,” or “ government securities ” within the meaning of Section 856(c)(4)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code: (i) direct obligations of United States of America, or any agency thereof, or obligations fully guaranteed as to payment of principal and interest by the United States of America, or any agency thereof, provided such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America, and provided, however, that any such investment must have a predetermined fixed dollar amount of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change; (ii) deposit accounts or certificates of deposit which are (a) fully FDIC-insured issued by any bank or trust company organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and short term unsecured certificates of deposits and time deposits which are rated A 1 or better by Standard & Poor’s Corporation or P-1 or better by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., in each case maturing not more than 90 days from the date of acquisition thereof, and (b) in the case of certificates of deposit, are negotiable and have a ready secondary market in which such investment can be disposed of; and (iii) money market funds that are subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, 15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq., and comply with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 thereof.

 

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Permitted Liens ” means:

 

(a) Liens (other than environmental Liens and any Lien imposed under ERISA) for Taxes, assessments or charges of any Governmental Authority for claims not yet delinquent or which are contested in accordance with Section 4.4 of this Agreement;

 

(b) All matters of record shown on the Title Policy as exceptions to Lenders’ coverage thereunder;

 

(c) Customary equipment leases or financing with respect to equipment permitted pursuant to Section 9.10(e);

 

(d) Liens in favor of Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, under the Security Instrument or any other Loan Document;

 

(e) Leases of the Improvements existing as of the date hereof or entered into in accordance with the terms hereof;

 

(f) Non-disturbance agreements with tenants or subtenants (i) entered into as of the date hereof, (ii) required to be entered into under a Lease in effect on the date hereof (or hereafter approved by Administrative Agent), and (iii) entered into by Borrower (A) where if the sublease being non-disturbed became a direct lease with Borrower, such lease would not be a lease requiring the consent of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, (B) where Administrative Agent has consented in writing to Borrower entering into such non-disturbance or (C) where Administrative Agent has entered into a non-disturbance agreement with respect to the sublease in question;

 

(g) Permitted Easements; and

 

(i) Liens approved by the Requisite Lenders or otherwise permitted pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents, including Liens being contested in accordance with the provisions hereof.

 

Permitted Transfer ” means:

 

(a) transfers of direct or indirect equity interests in the Borrower provided that (a) Sponsor shall at all times control Borrower, (b) Sponsor shall at all times following such transfer own, directly or indirectly, at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the membership interests in Borrower, (c) Sponsor and/or one or more Qualified Institutional Investors (defined below) shall at all times following such transfer own, directly or indirectly, at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the membership interests in Borrower, (d) Guarantor shall at all times own, directly or indirectly, twenty-five percent (25%) of the membership interests of Borrower, and (e) for each proposed transferee under this clause (a) that, together with its Affiliates, will hold, directly or indirectly, ten percent (10%) or more of the direct or indirect equity interests in the Borrower, such transferee shall have satisfied each Lender’s “know your customer” requirements;

 

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(b) transfers of (A) direct or indirect ownership interests in Sponsor and (B) ownership interests held by (x) the Series A Preferred Shareholders in Brookfield DTLA Fund Office Trust, Inc. or (y) the accommodation shareholders of any real estate investment trust in Borrower’s organizational structure;

 

(c) Transfers of worn out or obsolete Personal Property that is promptly replaced with property of equivalent value and functionality if reasonably necessary or which is no longer necessary in connection with the operation of the Property;

 

(f) Permitted Liens;

 

(g) Leases that have been approved by Administrative Agent or the Requisite Lenders (or that do not require any such approval) in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Person ” means any natural person, corporation, limited partnership, general partnership, joint stock company, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, joint venture, association, company, trust, bank, trust company, land trust, business trust or other organization, whether or not a legal entity, or any other nongovernmental entity, or any Governmental Authority.

 

Pfandbrief Pledge ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 13.12(g).

 

Pfandbrief Transfer ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 13.12(g).

 

Pfandbrief Transferred Interest ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 13.12(g).

 

Pfandbrief Trustee ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 13.12(g).

 

Plan ” shall mean at any time an employee pension benefit plan (including a Multiple Employer Plan, but not a Multiemployer Plan) which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code and either (i) is maintained by any member of the ERISA Group for employees of any member of the ERISA Group or (ii) has at any time within the preceding five years been maintained by any entity which was at such time a member of the ERISA Group for employees of any entity which was at such time a member of the ERISA Group.

 

Plan Assets ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 6.24.

 

Pledging Lender ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 13.12(g).

 

Post-Foreclosure Plan ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 12.4.

 

Potential Default ” means an event, circumstance or condition which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, would constitute a Default.

 

Prepaid TI Rent ” means any portion of gross rent under a Lease that is paid by the applicable Tenant as a result of a tenant improvement allowance made available to such Tenant or work performed for such Tenant, which such Tenant elects to prepay (as opposed to amortizing over the term of the Lease) pursuant to its rights under the terms of the applicable Lease.

 

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Prepayment Notice Cut Off Time ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.8(c).

 

Prime Rate ” shall mean the U.S. Prime Rate from time to time as published in the “ Money Rates ” section of the Wall Street Journal (or if not so published, then the “ Prime Rate ” as reasonably determined by Administrative Agent by reference to an equivalent publication).

 

Prohibited Person ” shall mean any Person:

 

(a) listed in the Annex to, or otherwise subject to the provisions of, the Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financing, effective September 24, 2001, and relating to Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (the “ Executive Order ”);

 

(b) that is owned or Controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, any Person that is listed in the Annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, the Executive Order;

 

(c) with whom Administrative Agent or any Lender is prohibited from dealing or otherwise engaging in any transaction by any terrorism or money laundering law, including the Executive Order;

 

(d) who commits, threatens or conspires to commit or supports “ terrorism ” as defined in the Executive Order;

 

(e) that is named as a “specially designated national and blocked person” on the most current list published by the U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control at its official website, http://www.treas.gov.ofac/t11sdn.pdf or at any replacement website or other replacement official publication of such list;

 

(f) a Person named on the consolidated list of asset freeze targets by the United Nations, the European Union and the United Kingdom (maintained by the Asset Freezing Unit of the United Kingdom Treasury: http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/financialsanctions);

 

(g) a Person named on the most current lists pertaining to EU-Regulations Nos. 2580/2001 and/or 881/2002; or

 

(h) who is an Affiliate of or affiliated with a Person listed above.

 

Property ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Recital A.

 

Property Account ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 8.1(a).

 

Property Account Bank ” means Bank of the West or another Eligible Institution acceptable to Administrative Agent.

 

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Property Condition Report ” means that certain Property Condition Report, dated September 20, 2018, prepared by EBI Consulting as Project No. 1118005130.

 

Property Taxes ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 9.12.

 

Pro Rata Share ” means, as to each Lender, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (a) the amount of such Lender’s Commitment to (b) the aggregate amount of the Commitments of all Lenders hereunder.

 

Protective Advance ” means all sums expended as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent to be necessary: (a) to protect the validity, enforceability, perfection or priority of the liens in any of the Collateral and the instruments evidencing the Obligations; (b) during the continuance of a Default, to prevent the value of any Collateral from being materially diminished (assuming the lack of such a payment within the necessary time frame could potentially cause such Collateral to lose value); or (c) during the continuance of a Default, to protect any of the Collateral from being materially damaged, impaired, mismanaged or taken.

 

Qualified Institutional Investor ” means any one of the following Persons:

 

(i)          a pension fund, pension trust or pension account or sovereign wealth fund that (a) has total real estate assets of at least $1 billion and (b) is managed by a Person who controls at least $1 billion of real estate equity assets; or

 

(ii)         a pension fund advisor who (a) immediately prior to such transfer, controls at least $1 billion of real estate equity assets and (b) is acting on behalf of one or more pension funds that, in the aggregate, satisfy the requirements of clause (i) of this definition; or

 

(iii)        an insurance company which is subject to supervision by the insurance commissioner, or a similar official or agency, of a state or territory of the United States (including the District of Columbia) (a) with a net worth, as of a date no more than six (6) months prior to the date of the relevant transfer, of at least $500 million and (b) who, immediately prior to such transfer, controls real estate equity assets of at least $1 billion; or

 

(iv)         a corporation organized under the banking laws of the United States or any state or territory of the United States (including the District of Columbia) (a) with a combined capital and surplus of at least $500 million and (b) who, immediately prior to such transfer, controls real estate equity assets of at least $1 billion; or

 

(v)          any Person (a) with a long-term unsecured debt rating from rating agencies of at least investment grade or (b) who (i) owns directly or indirectly or operates at least eight (8) Class A office properties, totaling in the aggregate no less than 2 million square feet of gross leasable space (exclusive of the Property), (ii) has a net worth, as of a date no more than six (6) months prior to the date of such transfer, of at least $500 million and (iii) immediately prior to such transfer, has real estate equity investments of at least $1 billion.

 

Rating Agencies ” shall mean each of S&P, Moody’s, and Fitch, and any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency which has been approved by Administrative Agent in writing.

 

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REA ” means that certain Amended and Restated Reciprocal Easement and Operating Agreement, dated as of September 20, 2018, by and between North Tower, LLC and Borrower, as hereafter amended, supplemented, replaced or modified.

 

Recipient ” means (a) the Administrative Agent, or (b) any Lender, as applicable.

 

Register ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 13.12(c).

 

Regulatory Change ” means, with respect to any Lender, any change effective after the Effective Date in Applicable Law (including without limitation, Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) or the adoption or making after such date of any interpretation, directive or request applying to a class of banks, including such Lender, of or under any Applicable Law (whether or not having the force of law and whether or not failure to comply therewith would be unlawful) by any Governmental Authority or monetary authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof or compliance by any Lender with any request or directive; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives thereunder issued in connection therewith or in implementation thereof shall be deemed to be a “ Regulatory Change ”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives concerning capital adequacy promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the US or foreign regulatory authorities shall, in each case, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented shall be deemed to be a “ Regulatory Change ”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.

 

Replacement Rate ” shall mean an interest rate per annum equal to the sum of (a) the greater of (i) a reference index generally used by leading U.S. banks (as a replacement for LIBOR) for floating-rate commercial mortgage loans, as determined by Administrative Agent in good faith and quoted in the market for such Replacement Rate interest period, as of the date of determination, or (ii) twenty-five hundredths percent (0.25%), plus (b) one and eight-tenths percent (1.80%). To the extent a Replacement Rate is designated by Administrative Agent, the Replacement Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided that, in each case, to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for Administrative Agent, such Replacement Rate shall be applied as otherwise reasonably determined by Administrative Agent (it being understood that any such modification by Administrative Agent shall not require the consent of, or consultation with, any of the Lenders); provided, further, that such administration by Administrative Agent shall in all events be consistent with Administrative Agent’s administration of the Replacement Rate for commercial mortgage loans for similarly situated borrowers.

 

Replacement Rate Loan ” means the Loan, to the extent then bearing interest at the Replacement Rate.

 

Requisite Lenders ” means, as of any date, Lenders having at least 66-2/3% of the aggregate amount of the Commitments, or, if the Commitments have been terminated or reduced to zero, Lenders holding at least 66-2/3% of the principal amount outstanding under the Loan, provided that (a) in determining such percentage at any given time, all then existing Defaulting Lenders will be disregarded and excluded and the Pro Rata Shares of the Lenders shall be redetermined, for voting purposes only, to exclude the Pro Rata Shares of such Defaulting Lenders, and (b) at all times when two or more Lenders are party to this Agreement, the term “ Requisite Lenders ” shall in no event mean less than two Lenders.

 

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Restoration ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 4.8(a).

 

Restricted Payment ” means: (a) any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any shares of any class of stock or other Equity Interest of Borrower now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend payable solely in shares of that class of stock to the holders of that class; (b) any redemption, conversion, exchange, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any shares of any class of stock or other Equity Interest of Borrower now or hereafter outstanding; (c) any payment or prepayment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, redemption, conversion, exchange, purchase, retirement, defeasance, sinking fund or similar payment with respect to, any indebtedness (other than the Loan or with respect to trade payables to unaffiliated third parties incurred in the ordinary course of operating the Property); and (d) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire any Equity Interests of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the payment of an Operating Expense be deemed a Restricted Payment.

 

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

 

Sanction ” or “ Sanctions ” means individually and collectively, respectively, any and all economic or financial sanctions, sectoral sanctions, secondary sanctions, trade embargoes and anti-terrorism laws, including but not limited to those imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by: (a) the United States of America, including those administered by OFAC, the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Department of Commerce, or through any existing or future Executive Order, (b) the United Nations Security Council, (c) the European Union, (d) the United Kingdom, or (e) any other governmental authorities with jurisdiction over any Person within the Borrowing Group.

 

Sanctioned Person ” means any Person that is a target of Sanctions, including without limitation, a Person that is: (a) listed on OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List; (b) listed on OFAC’s Consolidated Non-Specially Designated Nationals List; (c) a legal entity that is deemed by OFAC to be a Sanctions target based on the ownership of such legal entity by Sanctioned Peron(s); or (d) a Person that is a Sanctions target pursuant to any territorial or country-based Sanctions program.

 

Second Extended Maturity Date ” shall mean the first anniversary of the First Extended Maturity Date.

 

Security Deposit Account ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 8.1(a).

 

Security Instrument ” means that certain Deed of Trust, Security Agreement and Assignment of Leases and Rents, dated as of the date hereof, by Borrower to Administrative Agent, as beneficiary for the benefit of the lenders, as hereafter amended, supplemented, replaced or modified.

 

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Severed Loan Documents ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 11.2(f)(i).

 

SMBC ” means SMBC Capital Markets, Inc.

 

Sponsor ” means any one or more of BPO, BAM and/or BPY.

 

Sponsor Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary of Sponsor that owns a direct or indirect interest in Borrower.

 

Spread Maintenance Premium ” shall mean, with respect to any payment or prepayment of principal on or before November 5, 2019, an amount equal to the product of the following: (a) the amount of such prepayment, multiplied by (b) 1.80%, multiplied by (c) a fraction (expressed as a percentage) having a numerator equal to the number of days difference between November 5, 2019 and the date such prepayment occurs and a denominator equal to three hundred sixty (360).

 

Subsidiary ” means, for any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which at least a majority of the Equity Interests having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other individuals performing similar functions of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or Controlled by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, and shall include all Persons the accounts of which are consolidated with those of such Person pursuant to GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards.

 

Super Majority Lenders ” means as of any date, Lenders having at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the aggregate amount of the Commitments, or, if the Commitments have been terminated or reduced to zero, Lenders holding at least 75% of the principal amount outstanding under the Loan, provided that (a) in determining such percentage at any given time, all then existing Defaulting Lenders will be disregarded and excluded and the Pro Rata Shares of the Lenders shall be redetermined, for voting purposes only, to exclude the Pro Rata Shares of such Defaulting Lenders, and (b) at all times when two or more Lenders are party to this Agreement, the term “ Super Majority Lenders ” shall in no event mean less than two Lenders.

 

Survey ” means that certain ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey, prepared by Diamond West Incorporated, and dated as of November 13, 2016.

 

Sweep Account ” means an account with Cash Management Bank and controlled by Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders into which all Excess Cash Flow shall be transferred in accordance with Section 8.5(b), which Sweep Account shall be a subaccount of the Cash Management Account.

 

Taxes ” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority in the nature of a tax, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

 

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Tenant Direction Letter ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 8.2(b).

 

Tenant Improvement Allowance ” means the amount required to be paid by Borrower to a tenant under a Lease on account of or in lieu of work performed by such Tenant in the applicable space demised under such Lease.

 

Tenant Improvements ” means the improvements and/or other work affecting any space at the Property required to be constructed and/or paid for by Borrower pursuant to applicable Leases for such space (including, without limitation, raising ceilings for tenants).

 

Tenant Letter of Credit ” means any letter of credit provided to Borrower, as landlord, by a tenant under a Lease as security for, or payment of, any tenant obligations under such Lease.

 

Termination Payment ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 9.3(d).

 

Termination Payment Account ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 8.1(a).

 

Titled Agent ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 12.12.

 

Title Policy ” means ALTA Lender’s Policy of Title Insurance as issued by Chicago Title Insurance Company (and co-insured by certain title insurers who have issued endorsements thereto) to Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, in respect of Reference Number CA-FBSC-IMP-72307-1-18-00097091.

 

Transfer ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 9.7.

 

Triggering Event ” means (a) the occurrence of and continuance of a Default or (b) a Debt Yield Event and notice from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, Cash Management Bank, and Property Account Bank that the same has occurred and is continuing; provided, that no such notice shall be required if Borrower shall have (i) notified Administrative Agent in writing of the existence of such Triggering Event or if (ii) otherwise delivered to Administrative Agent a Debt Yield Certificate indicating that a Debt Yield Event exists.

 

Triggering Event Termination ” shall mean (a) with respect to a Triggering Event caused by the occurrence and continuance of a Default, the cure of such Default (or waiver by Administrative Agent) as determined by Administrative Agent in its sole and absolute discretion and provided that no other Default shall then be then existing; or (b) with respect to a Trigger Event caused by the occurrence of a Debt Yield Event, provided that there shall be no Default then existing, restoration of the Debt Yield to a level above the Minimum Debt Yield for one calendar quarter following the occurrence of a Debt Yield Event; provided, that such requirement for maintaining the Debt Yield above the applicable Minimum Debt Yield shall not apply if a permitted partial prepayment of principal made by Borrower following the related Debt Yield Event (or the Borrower executes and delivers the Optional Minimum Debt Yield Payment Guaranty to Administrative Agent and such credit support effectively) increases the Debt Yield to above the applicable Minimum Debt Yield for the calendar quarter preceding the date of the delivery of such security or making of such prepayment (for such purposes determined as if the amount of the Loan had been reduced by the amount of such security or prepayment at the beginning of such quarter, in which event the Triggering Event Termination shall be deemed to have occurred immediately upon the delivery of such security or the making of such prepayment).

 

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TRIPRA ” means the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015, as in effect on the date hereof.

 

U.S. Person ” means any Person that is a “ United States person ” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.12(g).

 

UCC ” or “ Uniform Commercial Code ” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York or any other State as may be applicable.

 

Vacant Space ” means all or any portion of the Property not subject to Existing Leases, including without limitation, the portion of the Property described on Schedule VIII.

 

Withholding Agent ” means (a) the Borrower, (b) any other Loan Party and (c) the Administrative Agent, as applicable.

 

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

 

Section 1.2.           SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS INCORPORATED . All schedules and exhibits attached hereto, are hereby incorporated into this Agreement.

 

Section 1.3.           PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION . Unless otherwise indicated, all accounting terms, ratios and measurements shall be interpreted or determined in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards as in effect on the Effective Date; provided that, if at any time any change in GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Borrower or the Administrative Agent shall so request, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards (subject to the approval of the Requisite Lenders); provided further that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards prior to such change therein and (ii) the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards. References in this Agreement to “ Sections ”, “ Articles ”, “ Exhibits ” and “ Schedules ” are to sections, articles, exhibits and schedules herein and hereto unless otherwise indicated. References in this Agreement to any document, instrument or agreement (a) shall include all exhibits, schedules and other attachments thereto, (b) shall include all documents, instruments or agreements issued or executed in replacement thereof, to the extent permitted hereby and (c) shall mean such document, instrument or agreement, or replacement or predecessor thereto, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time to the extent not otherwise stated herein or prohibited hereby and in effect at any given time. All uses of the word “ including ” shall mean “including, without limitation” unless the context shall indicate otherwise. Unless otherwise specified, 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. Wherever from the context it appears appropriate, each term stated in either the singular or plural shall include the singular and plural, and pronouns stated in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender shall include the masculine, the feminine and the neuter. Unless explicitly set forth to the contrary, a reference to “ Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary of Borrower or a Subsidiary of such Subsidiary and a reference to an “ Affiliate ” means an Affiliate of Borrower. Titles and captions of Articles, Sections, subsections and clauses in this Agreement are for convenience only, and neither limit nor amplify the provisions of this Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to time are references to Eastern time, adjusted for Daylight Savings Time. The use of the phrases “ a Default exists ”, “upon and during the continuance of a Default” or similar phrases in the Loan Documents shall mean that a Default shall continue to exist until Borrower has cured (or Administrative Agent has waived, in its sole and absolute discretion) all Defaults existing at such time, which Defaults shall include, without limitation, failure by Borrower to pay the entire unpaid principal amount of the Loan and all other amounts payable under the Loan Documents following an acceleration of the Loan as provided herein.

 

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ARTICLE 2

 

LOAN

 

Section 2.1.           LOAN . By and subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Lenders agree severally and not jointly to lend to the Borrower, and the Borrower agrees to borrow from Lenders, the maximum aggregate principal sum of TWO HUNDRED NINETY MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($290,000,000.00), said sum to be evidenced by the Notes. The Notes shall be secured, in part, by the Security Instrument encumbering certain real property and improvements as described therein. Lenders have advanced, as of the Effective Date, to Borrower TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($253,000,000.00) of the principal amount of the Loan (the “ Initial Advance ”) and the balance of the proceeds of the Loan in an amount equal to THIRTY-SEVEN MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($37,000,000.00) (the “ Future Funding Facility ”) shall be disbursed in accordance with Section 3.1. No amounts repaid with respect to the Loan may be re-borrowed. Except as set forth in Section 3.1, Lenders shall not be obligated to make any additional Advances of the Loan after the Effective Date.

 

Section 2.2.           INTENTIONALLY DELETED .

 

Section 2.3.           LOAN DOCUMENTS . The Borrower shall execute and deliver to Administrative Agent (or cause to be executed and delivered) concurrently with this Agreement each of the documents, properly executed and in recordable form, as applicable, described in Exhibit B as Loan Documents, together with those documents described in Exhibit B as Other Related Documents.

 

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Section 2.4.           INTENTIONALLY OMITTED .

 

Section 2.5.           MATURITY DATE . All sums due and owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be repaid in full on or before the Maturity Date. All payments due to Administrative Agent and Lenders under this Agreement, whether at the Maturity Date or otherwise, shall be paid in Dollars in immediately available funds.

 

Section 2.6.           OPTION TO EXTEND TERM OF THE LOAN. Borrower may extend the term of the Loan for up to two (2) consecutive periods of one (1) year each (each, an “ Extension Option ”), in each instance subject to and in accordance with the following terms and conditions (the “ Extension Conditions ”):

 

(a)          Borrower shall give written notice to Administrative Agent of Borrower’s election to extend the term of the Loan not earlier than one hundred twenty (120) days and not later than thirty (30) days prior to the Initial Maturity Date and/or the first anniversary of the Initial Maturity Date (the “ First Extended Maturity Date ”), as applicable (each date of delivery of such a notice, a “ Notice Date ”);

 

(b)          in connection with the second Extension Option, Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent on or before the second Extension Date a fully earned and non-refundable fee equal to 0.15% of the maximum Loan amount (the “ Extension Fee ”) on or before the Extension Date;

 

(c)          no Default shall exist on either the Notice Date or the commencement date of the applicable Extension Option (each, an “ Extension Date ”);

 

(d)          as of each of the Initial Maturity Date and the First Extended Maturity Date, no Potential Default shall exist with respect to the provisions of Section 4.8 hereof; and

 

(e)          as of each of the Initial Maturity Date and the First Extended Maturity Date, Borrower shall have entered into an Interest Rate Protection Agreement in accordance with Section 9.16, to the extent the then effective Initial Rate Cap or Replacement Rate Cap, as applicable, will expire prior to the end of the First Extended Maturity Date (with respect to the first Extension Option) or the Second Extended Maturity Date (with respect to the second Extension Option).

 

Provided that Borrower satisfies all of the foregoing conditions on or before the applicable dates stated above, the Maturity Date shall be extended for the relevant Extension Option upon all the terms and conditions set forth in the Loan Documents.

 

Section 2.7.           INTEREST ON THE LOAN; LOAN PAYMENT; LATE FEES .

 

(a)           Payments . Borrower shall make the following payments of interest and principal to Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders in the manner provided for in Section 2.8:

 

(i)           Interest accrued on the outstanding principal balance of the Loan shall be due and payable in arrears, in the manner provided in Section 2.8, on the first day of each month (each, a “ Payment Date ”) commencing with the first payment due on December 1, 2018.

 

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(ii)          On the Maturity Date, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders the entire outstanding principal amount of the Loan, all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and all other sums payable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents.

 

(b)           Default Interest . Notwithstanding the rates of interest specified in Section 2.7(e) and the payment dates specified in Section 2.7(a), at Requisite Lenders’ discretion at any time following the occurrence and during the continuance of any Default, the principal balance of the Loan then outstanding and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any interest payments on the Loan not paid when due, shall bear interest payable upon demand at the Alternate Rate. All other amounts due Administrative Agent or Lenders (whether directly or for reimbursement) under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents if not paid when due, or if no time period is expressed, if not paid within ten (10) days after demand, shall likewise, at the option of Requisite Lenders, bear interest from and after demand at the Alternate Rate.

 

(c)           Late Fee . Borrower acknowledges that late payment to Administrative Agent will cause Administrative Agent and Lenders to incur costs not contemplated by this Agreement. Such costs include, without limitation, processing and accounting charges. Therefore, if Borrower fails timely to pay any sum due and payable hereunder through the Maturity Date (other than payment of the entire outstanding balance of the Loan on the Maturity Date or on any accelerated date of payment thereof, including as a result of the exercise of any remedies by Administrative Agent or Lenders after a Default), unless waived by Administrative Agent, a late charge of three cents ($.03) for each dollar of any such principal payment, interest or other charge due hereunder and which is not paid within fifteen (15) days (i) after such payment is due in the case of regularly scheduled payments of interest or principal or (ii) after Borrower’s receipt of notice from Administrative Agent, shall be charged by Administrative Agent (for the benefit of Lenders) and paid by Borrower for the purpose of defraying the expense incident to handling such delinquent payment. Borrower, Lenders and Administrative Agent agree that this late charge represents a reasonable sum considering all of the circumstances existing on the date hereof and represents a fair and reasonable estimate of the costs that Administrative Agent and Lenders will incur by reason of late payment. Borrower, Lenders and Administrative Agent further agree that proof of actual damages would be costly and inconvenient. Acceptance of any late charge shall not constitute a waiver of the default with respect to the overdue installment, and shall not prevent Administrative Agent or any Lender from exercising any of the other rights available hereunder or any other Loan Document. Such late charge shall be paid without prejudice to any other rights of Administrative Agent or any other Lender.

 

(d)           Computation of Interest . Interest shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in the period during which interest or fees accrue and a year of three hundred sixty (360) days on the principal balance of the Loan outstanding from time to time. In computing interest on the Loan, the date of the making of a disbursement of the Loan shall be included and the date of payment shall be excluded. Notwithstanding any provision in this Section 2.7, interest in respect of the Loan shall not exceed the maximum rate permitted by applicable law.

 

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(e)           Effective Rate . The “ Effective Rate ” upon which interest shall be calculated for the Loan shall, from and after the Effective Date, be one or more of the following:

 

(i)           Provided no Default exists:

 

(A)         For those portions of the principal balance of the Loan which are LIBOR Loans, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be one hundred percent (100%) of the outstanding principal balance of the Loan at all times, except to the extent the Loan is changed to a Base Rate Loan or a Replacement Rate Loan, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Effective Rate for the Interest Period thereof shall be the Applicable LIBOR Rate for the applicable Interest Period set in accordance with the provisions hereof.

 

(B)         Subject to Section 2.7(f), if any of the transactions necessary for the calculation of LIBOR should be or become prohibited or unavailable to Administrative Agent, or, if in Administrative Agent’s good faith judgment, it is not possible or practical for Administrative Agent to determine LIBOR for a LIBOR Loan and Interest Period, and provided that LIBOR has not been replaced by the Replacement Rate as reasonably determined by Administrative Agent, the Effective Rate for such LIBOR Loan shall revert to the Base Rate until such time as the circumstances set forth in this Section 2.7(e)(i)(B) are no longer in effect (if ever).

 

For those portions of the principal balance of the Loan that shall constitute a Base Rate Loan as provided in this Section 2.7(e)(i)(B), the Effective Rate shall be the Base Rate.

 

(ii)          During such time as a Default exists; or from and after the date on which all sums owing under the Notes become due and payable by acceleration or otherwise; or from and after the Maturity Date, then at the option of Requisite Lenders in each case, the interest rate applicable to the then outstanding principal balance of the Loan shall be the Alternate Rate.

 

(f)           Discontinuation of LIBOR . If at any time Administrative Agent reasonably determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that (i) the circumstances set forth in Section 2.7(e)(i)(B) have arisen and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary or (ii) the circumstances set forth in Section 2.7(e)(i)(B) have not arisen but the supervisor for the administrator of LIBOR or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Administrative Agent has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which LIBOR shall no longer be used for determining interest rates for loans, then the Effective Rate for the Interest Period thereof shall be the Replacement Rate. For the avoidance of doubt, if the events in clause (i) or clause (ii) have occurred, until the Replacement Rate has been determined in accordance with the terms hereof, the Loan shall accrue interest at, and the Effective Rate shall be, the Base Rate. For the avoidance of doubt, if at any time the circumstances giving rise to conversion of the Loan to a Base Rate Loan or a Replacement Rate Loan pursuant to the terms hereof, as applicable, are no longer in effect as reasonably determined by Administrative Agent, then the Loan will be converted back to a LIBOR Loan pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

(g)           Purchase, Sale and Matching of Funds . Calculation of all amounts payable to a Lender under this Article with respect to a LIBOR Loan shall be made as though such Lender had actually funded LIBOR Loans through the purchase of deposits in the relevant market bearing interest at the rate applicable to such LIBOR Loans in an amount equal to the amount of the LIBOR Loans and having a maturity comparable to the relevant Interest Period; provided, however, that each Lender may fund each of its LIBOR Loans in any manner it sees fit and the foregoing assumption shall be used only for calculation of amounts payable under this Article.

 

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(h)           Standing LIBOR Election . Borrower hereby requests (and Administrative Agent acknowledges and agrees) that the Applicable LIBOR Rate be the Effective Rate for calculating interest on all portions of the Loan. Accordingly, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, Borrower shall not be required to affirmatively request that the Applicable LIBOR Rate be the Effective Rate for calculating interest on any portion of the Loan. In addition, for the avoidance of doubt, Borrower shall not have the right to affirmatively elect that any portion of the Loan be treated as a Base Rate Loan.

 

Section 2.8.           PAYMENTS .

 

(a)           Manner and Time of Payment . All payments of principal, interest and fees hereunder payable to Administrative Agent or the Lenders shall be made without condition or reservation of right and free of set-off or counterclaim, in Dollars and by wire transfer (pursuant to Administrative Agent’s written wire transfer instructions) of immediately available funds, to Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender as applicable, not later than 1:00 P.M. (Eastern time) on the date due; and funds received by Administrative Agent after that time and date shall be deemed to have been paid on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

(b)           Payments on Non-Business Days . Whenever any payment to be made by Borrower hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day which is not a Business Day, payments shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be included in the computation of the payment of interest hereunder and of any fees due under this Agreement, as the case may be.

 

(c)           Voluntary Prepayment . Borrower shall be entitled to repay the outstanding principal amount of the Loan in whole or in part at any time subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent: (a) Borrower shall provide Administrative Agent written notice of the date of the prepayment and such notice shall have been received by Administrative Agent not later than 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) at least five (5) Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment, and Administrative Agent shall in turn notify each Lender not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment (the date three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment being referred to as the “ Prepayment Notice Cut Off Time ”), provided, however, that such notice by Borrower may be revoked at any time prior to the date of, but not on the date of, prepayment specified in such notice; if such notice is revoked after the Prepayment Notice Cut Off Time, but prior to the specified prepayment date, or Borrower otherwise fails to make the prepayment in the amount and on the date specified in a notice that has not been revoked, then Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, promptly upon demand any amount due under Section 2.14 that would have been payable if the amount set forth in such notice had been prepaid on the date specified in such notice; (b) Borrower, at the time of such prepayment, shall have paid to Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, any amount due under Section 2.14 incurred by the Lenders in connection with such prepayment; and (c) if an Interest Rate Protection Agreement is then in place, Borrower, at the time of such prepayment, shall have paid any and all early termination fees and other amounts due in connection with such prepayment to the applicable counterparty (collectively, “ IRPA Termination Fees ”). Any partial prepayment of the Loan pursuant to this Section 2.8(c) shall be in $1,000,000 increments and shall in no event be less than $10,000,000 (except to that extent that Borrower is prepaying the Loan in whole).

 

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(d)           Mandatory Prepayments . If Administrative Agent has received any Net Proceeds and is not required to make such Net Proceeds available to Borrower pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Administrative Agent shall first either (i) apply such Net Proceeds as a prepayment of the outstanding principal balance of the Loan in an amount equal to the lesser of (X) one hundred percent (100%) of such Net Proceeds and (Y) the outstanding principal balance of the Loan, or (ii) upon receipt of written request of Borrower and in lieu of applying such Net Proceeds as a prepayment of the outstanding principal balance of the Loan, hold such Net Proceeds as additional collateral for the Loan without applying such Net Proceeds to the outstanding principal balance of the Loan in an amount equal to the lesser of (X) one hundred percent (100%) of such Net Proceeds, and (Y) the outstanding principal balance of the Loan; provided, that Administrative Agent shall not be required to hold any such Net Proceeds in accordance with this clause (ii) (A) during the continuance of a Default, in which event Administrative Agent shall be permitted to apply such Net Proceeds in accordance with the immediately preceding clause (i), (B) if at any time Administrative Agent does not believe that Borrower is using commercially reasonable efforts to diligently pursue a refinancing of the Loan or (C) in any event, for a period of more than 120 days after Administrative Agent’s receipt of such Net Proceeds, and second, to the extent any Net Proceeds remain after such application, pay such excess proceeds to Borrower. If any such Net Proceeds are applied as a prepayment of the outstanding principal balance of the Loan and an Interest Rate Protection Agreement is then in place, Borrower, at the time of such prepayment, shall have paid any and all IRPA Termination Fees.

 

(e)           Payments in Connection with a Prepayment .

 

(i)           On any date upon which any portion of the Loan is prepaid, regardless of whether the prepayment shall be voluntary or mandatory, Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent (A) all unpaid and accrued interest on the Loan as of the date of such prepayment, (B) all other sums then due under the Note, this Agreement, the Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, any amounts due under Section 2.14 below, if any (provided, that, no Spread Maintenance Premium or any other penalty or premium shall be due and payable in connection with a mandatory prepayment in connection with a condemnation or casualty at the Property), (C) sums due under the Interest Rate Protection Agreement and (D) all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Administrative Agent actually incurred in connection with the prepayment (including any costs and expenses associated with a release of the Lien of the Security Instrument, if applicable, and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses).

 

(ii)          In the event of a voluntary or mandatory prepayment (except in connection with a condemnation or casualty at the Property) of the Loan by Borrower during the period commencing on the Effective Date until, and including, November 5, 2019, Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, on the date of such prepayment an amount equal to the Spread Maintenance Premium.

 

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(f)           Prepayments After Default . Other than with respect to any application of Net Proceeds, if, following a Default, Administrative Agent shall accelerate the Loan and Borrower thereafter tenders payment of all or any part of the Loan, or if all or any portion of the Loan is recovered by Administrative Agent after such Default, (a) payment shall be made on the next occurring Business Day of all other fees and sums payable hereunder or under the Loan Documents, including without limitation, interest that has accrued under Sections 2.7(b) and 2.7(c) of this Agreement (b) such payment shall be deemed a voluntary prepayment by Borrower, and (c) if such payment occurs prior to and including November 5, 2019, Borrower shall pay, in addition to the Obligations, an amount equal to the Spread Maintenance Premium with respect to the portion of the principal amount being prepaid.

 

Section 2.9.           FULL REPAYMENT AND RECONVEYANCE . Upon receipt of all sums owing and outstanding under the Loan Documents, Administrative Agent shall promptly issue a full satisfaction of the lien of the Security Instrument and all of the Loan Documents shall terminate and Borrower shall have no further obligations or liabilities thereunder, except any such obligations or liabilities which by their express terms survive repayment in full of the Loan and the termination of the Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent shall, at Borrower’s expense, execute all instruments of termination, notices and other documents reasonably requested by Borrower to evidence the same, to ensure that all Property encumbrances related to the Security Instrument and Loan are terminated and to put third parties on notice thereof. Any Collateral then held by Administrative Agent shall promptly be delivered to the Borrower. Upon the written request and at the sole cost and expense of Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall cooperate with Borrower to effect an assignment of the Notes and the Security Instrument in connection with the repayment in full of the Loan (in lieu of satisfaction) in the following manner: (i) the Lenders shall assign the Note (or an affidavit of lost Note, with respect to any Lender whose Note shall have been lost, stolen, misplaced or destroyed) and the Security Instrument, each without recourse, covenant or warranty of any nature, express or implied, to such new lender designated by Borrower (other than that the applicable Lender is the legal holder of its Note and that each Person signing such instruments is authorized to execute and deliver such instruments); (ii) any such assignment shall be conditioned on the following: (a) payment by Borrower of the reasonable third-party costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders incurred in connection therewith (including attorneys’ fees and expenses for the preparation, delivery and performance of such an assignment); (b) such an assignment is not then prohibited by any federal, state or local law, rule, regulation or order or by any Governmental Authority; and (c) Borrower shall provide such other documents and information which a prudent lender would require to effectuate such assignment; (iii) Borrower shall be responsible for all mortgage recording Taxes, recording fees and other similar charges payable in connection with any such assignment and (iv) each Lender shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with any reasonable requests from the new lender’s title insurance company in connection with such assignment of the Notes and the Security Instrument. The assignment of the Notes and the Security Instrument to the new lender shall be accomplished by an escrow closing conducted through an escrow agent satisfactory to Administrative Agent (it being understood that a nationally recognized title company is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and pursuant to an escrow agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent. Provided each Lender shall have been provided reasonable advance prior notice from Administrative Agent, each Lender shall provide its respective Note (or a lost Note affidavit, as provided above) to Administrative Agent, in escrow and with appropriate endorsements, for the purpose of effectuating the foregoing assignment. Administrative Agent shall have no liability to Borrower or any other Person for any Lender’s failure to deliver its Note (or lost Note affidavit), and the failure to deliver such Note or affidavit, or Assignment of the Note and Security Instrument as contemplated hereby, shall not affect or limit Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement or create any right, offset, defense or counterclaim for the benefit of Borrower or any Guarantor with respect to the payment or performance of such obligations.

 

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Section 2.10.         LENDERS’ ACCOUNTING . In addition to its requirements under Section 13.12(c), Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself, the Lenders and the Borrower, shall maintain a loan register (the “ Loan Register ”) on its books in which shall be recorded (a) the names and addresses and the Pro Rata Shares of the commitment of each of the Lenders, and principal amount of the Loan owing to each Lender from time to time, and (b) all repayments of principal and payments of accrued interest, as well as payments of fees required to be paid pursuant to this Agreement. All entries in the Loan Register shall be deemed final, binding and conclusive upon Borrower in all respects as to all matters reflected therein (absent manifest error). All entries in the Loan Register shall be made in accordance with Administrative Agent’s customary accounting practices as in effect from time to time. Monthly or at such other interval as is customary with Administrative Agent’s practice, Administrative Agent will render a statement of the Loan Register to Borrower and will deliver a copy thereof to each Lender. Each such statement shall be deemed final, binding and conclusive upon Borrower in all respects as to all matters reflected therein (absent manifest error). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of any conflict between the Loan Register and the Register (as defined in Section 13.12(c)), the Register shall prevail.

 

Section 2.11.         DEFAULTING LENDERS .

 

(a)           If for any reason any Lender (a “ Defaulting Lender ”) shall (x) become the subject of a Bail-in Action or a bankruptcy or similar insolvency proceeding or (y) fail or refuse to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which it is a party, including, without limitation, its obligation to fund its Pro Rata Share of any Advance, within the time period specified for performance of such obligation or, if no time period is specified, if such failure or refusal continues for a period of five (5) Business Days after notice from the Administrative Agent, then, in addition to the rights and remedies that may be available to the Administrative Agent or the Borrower under this Agreement or Applicable Law, such Defaulting Lender’s right to participate in the administration of the Loan, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including without limitation, any right to vote in respect of, to consent to or to direct any action or inaction of the Administrative Agent or to be taken into account in the calculation of Requisite Lenders, shall be suspended during the pendency of such failure or refusal; provided, however, with respect to any Defaulting Pfandbrief Lender (defined below), so long as such Defaulting Pfandbrief Lender is not otherwise a Defaulting Lender pursuant to the definition of “ Defaulting Lender ”, (i) such Defaulting Pfandbrief Lender shall retain its consent rights with respect to the actions set forth in Sections 11.2(b), 11.2(c), 11.2(d), 12.4 and 13.11(b) (collectively, the “ Defaulting Pfandbrief Lender Consent Actions ”) and (ii) the portion of the outstanding principal amount of the Loan allocated to such Defaulting Pfandbrief Lender shall be included for such determination solely with respect to such Defaulting Pfandbrief Lender Consent Actions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Defaulting Lender must consent to any increase to its Commitment, except in connection with any Protective Advance. If for any reason a Lender fails to make timely payment to the Administrative Agent of any amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent hereunder (without giving effect to any notice or cure periods), in addition to other rights and remedies which the Administrative Agent or the Borrower may have under the immediately preceding provisions or otherwise, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled (i) to collect interest from such Defaulting Lender on such delinquent payment for the period from the date on which the payment was due until the date on which the payment is made at the Federal Funds Rate, (ii) to withhold or set off and to apply in satisfaction of the defaulted payment and any related interest, any amounts otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (iii) to bring an action or suit against such Defaulting Lender in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover the defaulted amount and any related interest. Any amounts received by the Administrative Agent in respect of a Defaulting Lender’s (other than a Defaulting Pfandbrief Lender’s) interest in the Loan shall not be paid to such Defaulting Lender and shall be held uninvested by the Administrative Agent and either applied against the purchase price of such interest under the following subsection (b) or paid to such Defaulting Lender upon the Defaulting Lender’s curing of its default. Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the non-Defaulting Lenders upon any Lender becoming a Defaulting Lender hereunder in order to permit such non-Defaulting Lenders to purchase such Defaulting Lender’s Loans under Section 2.11(b) hereof. “ Defaulting Pfandbrief Lender ” shall mean a Lender that (i) is a Defaulting Lender solely due to clause (x) of the first sentence of this Section 2.11(a) and (ii) has added its interest in the Loan into the cover pool for a German Pfandbrief.

 

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(b)           Purchase or Cancellation of Defaulting Lender’s Loans . Any Lender who is not a Defaulting Lender shall have the right, but not the obligation, in its sole discretion, to acquire by assignment all of a Defaulting Lender’s interest in the Loan owing under this Agreement. Any Lender desiring to exercise such right shall give written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower no sooner than two (2) Business Days and not later than five (5) Business Days after such Defaulting Lender became a Defaulting Lender and notice thereof was provided to the non-Defaulting Lenders. If more than one Lender exercises such right, each such Lender shall have the right to acquire an amount of such Defaulting Lender’s interest in the Loan owing under this Agreement in proportion to the Commitments of the Lenders exercising such right. If after such fifth Business Day, the Lenders have not elected to acquire all of the Defaulting Lender’s interest in the Loan, then the Borrower may (provided no Default exists), by giving written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent, such Defaulting Lender and the other Lenders, demand that such Defaulting Lender assign its interest in the Loan to an Eligible Assignee subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.12 for the purchase price provided for below. Upon any such assignment, the Defaulting Lender’s interest in the Loan and its rights hereunder (but not its liability in respect thereof or under the Loan Documents to the extent the same relate to the period prior to the effective date of the purchase) shall terminate on the date of purchase, and the Defaulting Lender shall promptly execute all documents reasonably requested to surrender and transfer such interest to the purchaser or assignee thereof, including an appropriate Assignment and Assumption Agreement and, notwithstanding Section 13.12, shall pay to the Administrative Agent an assignment fee in the amount of $10,000. The purchase price for the interest of a Defaulting Lender in the Loan shall be equal to (i) the amount of the principal balance of such Defaulting Lender’s interest in the Loan outstanding and owed by the Borrower to such Defaulting Lender, plus (ii) accrued and unpaid interest (without giving effect to the Alternate Rate, if applicable at such time), less (iii) any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender. Prior to payment of such purchase price to a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent shall apply against such purchase price, as a credit against amounts described in clause (iii) in the immediately preceding sentence, any amounts retained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the second to last sentence of the immediately preceding subsection (a). The Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any amount owed to it by the Borrower under the Loan Documents which accrued prior to the date of the default by the Defaulting Lender, to the extent the same are received by the Administrative Agent from or on behalf of the Borrower. There shall be no recourse against any Lender or the Administrative Agent for the payment of such sums except to the extent of the receipt of payments from any other party or in respect of the Loan.

 

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(c)           Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, until such time as a Defaulting Lender has funded its Pro Rata Share of a Protective Advance or prior Loan disbursements which was previously a Non-Pro Rata Advance, or all other Lenders have received payment in full (whether by repayment or prepayment) of the amounts due in respect of such Non-Pro Rata Advance, all of the indebtedness and obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender hereunder shall be subordinated in right of payment, as provided in the following sentence, to the prior payment in full of all principal, interest and fees in respect of all Non-Pro Rata Advances in which the Defaulting Lender has not funded its Pro Rata Share (such principal, interest and fees being referred to as “ Senior Loans ”). All amounts paid by Borrower and otherwise due to be applied to the indebtedness and obligations owing to the Defaulting Lender pursuant to the terms hereof shall be distributed by Administrative Agent to the other Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares (recalculated for purposes hereof to exclude the Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share), until all Senior Loans have been paid in full. This provision governs only the relationship among Administrative Agent, each Defaulting Lender, and the other Lenders; nothing hereunder shall limit the obligations of Borrower under this Agreement. The provisions of this Section shall apply and be effective regardless of whether a Default occurs and is then continuing, and notwithstanding (a) any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, (b) any instruction of Borrower as to its desired application of payments or (c) the suspension of such Defaulting Lender’s right to vote on matters which are subject to the consent or approval of Requisite Lenders or all Lenders. In addition, the Defaulting Lender shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Administrative Agent and each of the other Lenders from and against any and all liabilities and costs, plus interest thereon at the Alternate Rate, which they may sustain or incur by reason of or as a direct consequence of the Defaulting Lender’s failure or refusal to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

Section 2.12.         TAXES; FOREIGN LENDERS .

 

(a)           FATCA . For purposes of this Section, the term “ Applicable Law ” includes FATCA.

 

(b)           Payments Free of Taxes . Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower or any other Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by Applicable Law. If any Applicable Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the Borrower or other applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

 

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(c)           Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower . The Borrower and the other Loan Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

 

(d)           Indemnification by the Borrower . The Borrower and the other Loan Parties shall jointly and severally indemnify each Recipient, within 10 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(e)           Indemnification by the Lenders . Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower or another Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 13.12 relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this subsection.

 

(f)           Evidence of Payments . As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by the Borrower or any other Loan Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section, the Borrower or such other Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

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(g)           Status of Lenders .

 

(i)           Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in the immediately following clauses (ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D)) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

 

(ii)          Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

 

(A)         any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of IRS Form W-9 (or any successor form) certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

 

(B)         any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

 

(I)          in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “ interest ” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “ business profits ” or “ other income ” article of such tax treaty;

 

(II)         executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI;

 

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(III)        in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “ bank ” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, a “ 10 percent shareholder ” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a “ controlled foreign corporation ” related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code (a “ U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ”) and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable; or

 

(IV)         to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-2 or Exhibit I-3 , IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

 

(C)         any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of any other form prescribed by Applicable Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by Applicable Law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

 

(D)         if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by Applicable Law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by Applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “ FATCA ” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

 

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Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

 

(h)           Treatment of Certain Refunds . If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.12 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.12), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 2.12 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (h) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (h), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (h) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

 

(i)           Status of Administrative Agent . If Administrative Agent is a U.S. Person, it shall deliver to Borrower two executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that it is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax. Otherwise, Administrative Agent (including any successor Administrative Agent that is not a U.S. Person) shall deliver to Borrower two duly completed copies of Form W-8IMY certifying that it is a “U.S. branch” and that the payments it receives for the account of others are not effectively connected with the conduct of its trade or business in the United States and that it is using such form as evidence of its agreement with the Loan Parties to be treated as a U.S. Person with respect to such payments (and the Loan Parties and Administrative Agent agree to so treat Administrative Agent as a U.S. Person with respect to such payments), with the effect that the Loan Parties can make payments to Administrative Agent without deduction or withholding of any Taxes imposed by the United States.

 

(j)           Survival . Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.12 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.

 

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Section 2.13.         ADDITIONAL COSTS; CAPITAL ADEQUACY .

 

(a)           Capital Adequacy . If any Lender or any Participant in the Loan determines that compliance with any law or regulation or with any guideline or request from any central bank or other Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law) affects or would affect the amount of capital or liquidity required or expected to be maintained by such Lender or such Participant, or any corporation Controlling such Lender or such Participant, as a consequence of, or with reference to, such Lender’s or such Participant’s or such corporation’s Commitment or its making or maintaining its respective portion of the Loan or participation (as applicable) below the rate which such Lender or such Participant or such corporation Controlling such Lender or such Participant could have achieved but for such compliance (taking into account the policies of such Lender or such Participant or such corporation with regard to capital), then the Borrower shall, from time to time, within thirty (30) calendar days after written demand by such Lender or such Participant, pay to such Lender or such Participant additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender or such Participant or such corporation Controlling such Lender or such Participant to the extent that such Lender or such Participant determines such increase in capital is allocable to such Lender’s or such Participant’s respective interest in the Loan. This Section 2.13(a) shall not apply to Taxes which shall be governed by Section 2.13(b).

 

(b)           Additional Costs . In addition to, and not in limitation of the immediately preceding clause (a), the Borrower shall promptly pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of a Lender from time to time such amounts as such Lender may reasonably determine to be necessary to compensate such Lender for any costs incurred by such Lender that it determines are attributable to its making or maintaining of any LIBOR Loans or its obligation to make any LIBOR Loans hereunder, any reduction in any amount receivable by such Lender under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in respect of any of such LIBOR Loans or such obligation or the maintenance by such Lender of capital in respect of its LIBOR Loans or its Commitments (such increases in costs and reductions in amounts receivable being herein called “ Additional Costs ”), resulting from any Regulatory Change that: (i) subjects any Recipient to any Taxes under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in respect of any of such portions of the Loan or its Commitments (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes), or (ii) imposes or modifies any reserve, special deposit or similar requirements (including without limitation, Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or other similar reserve requirement applicable to any other category of liabilities or category of extensions of credit or other assets by reference to which the interest rate on portions of the Loan is determined) relating to any extensions of credit or other assets of, or any deposits with or other liabilities of, or other credit extended by, or any other acquisition of funds by, such Lender (or its parent corporation), or any commitment of such Lender (including, without limitation, the Commitments of such Lender hereunder) or (iii) has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on capital of such Lender to a level below that which such Lender could have achieved but for such Regulatory Change (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies with respect to capital adequacy).

 

(c)           Lender’s Suspension of LIBOR Loans . Without limiting the effect of the provisions of the immediately preceding subsections (a) and (b), if by reason of any Regulatory Change, any Lender either (i) incurs Additional Costs based on or measured by the excess above a specified level of the amount of a category of deposits or other liabilities of such Lender that includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on LIBOR Loans is determined as provided in this Agreement or a category of extensions of credit or other assets of such Lender that includes LIBOR Loans or (ii) becomes subject to restrictions on the amount of such a category of liabilities or assets that it may hold, then, if such Lender so elects by notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the obligation of such Lender to make or continue, or to convert Base Rate Loans into, LIBOR Loans hereunder shall be suspended until such Regulatory Change ceases to be in effect (in which case the provisions of Section 2.15 shall apply).

 

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(d)           Notification and Determination of Additional Costs . Each of the Administrative Agent, each Lender, and each Participant, as the case may be, agrees to notify the Borrower of any event occurring after the Effective Date entitling the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Participant to compensation under any of the preceding subsections of this Section as promptly as practicable; provided, however, that the failure of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Participant to give such notice shall not release the Borrower from any of its obligations hereunder; provided further, that Borrower shall not be responsible for any such compensation incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender, such Participant or Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower of the event giving rise to such increased costs. The Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Participant, as the case may be, agrees to furnish to the Borrower (and in the case of a Lender or a Participant to the Administrative Agent as well) a certificate setting forth the basis and amount of each request for compensation under this Section. Determinations by the Administrative Agent, such Lender, or such Participant, as the case may be, of the effect of any Regulatory Change and of the amount(s) payable pursuant to this Section 2.13 shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. Borrower’s obligations under Sections 2.13(a) and 2.13(b) shall survive repayment of the Loan and termination of the Loan Documents.

 

(e)           Suspension of LIBOR Loans . Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, if, on or prior to the determination of LIBOR for any Interest Period:

 

(i)           the Administrative Agent reasonably determines (which determination shall be conclusive) that quotations of interest rates for the relevant deposits referred to in the definition of LIBOR are not being provided in the relevant amounts or for the relevant maturities for purposes of determining rates of interest for LIBOR Loans as provided herein or is otherwise unable to determine LIBOR, or

 

(ii)          Administrative Agent reasonably determines or the Requisite Lenders reasonably determine (which determinations shall be conclusive) that the relevant rates of interest referred to in the definition of LIBOR upon the basis of which the rate of interest for LIBOR Loans for such Interest Period is to be determined are not likely to adequately cover the cost to any Lender of making or maintaining LIBOR Loans for such Interest Period;

 

Then, subject to Section 2.7(f), the Administrative Agent shall give the Borrower and each Lender prompt notice thereof and, so long as such condition remains in effect, the Lenders shall be under no obligation to, and shall not, make additional LIBOR Loans, continue LIBOR Loans or convert Loans into LIBOR Loans and the Borrower shall, on the last day of each current Interest Period for each outstanding LIBOR Loan, either prepay such LIBOR Loan or convert such LIBOR Loan into a Base Rate Loan.

 

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(f)           Illegality . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any Lender shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding) that it is unlawful for such Lender to honor its obligation to make or maintain LIBOR Loans hereunder, then such Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower thereof (with a copy of such notice to the Administrative Agent) and, subject to Section 2.7(f) hereof, such Lender’s obligation to make or continue, or to convert any Base Rate Loans into, LIBOR Loans shall be suspended, until such time as such Lender may again make and maintain its LIBOR Loans (in which case the provisions of Section 2.15 shall be applicable).

 

(g)           Change in Branch Office . Each Lender will use reasonable efforts (consistent with legal and regulatory restrictions and internal policies of such Lender) to avoid or reduce any increased or additional costs payable by the Borrower under Sections 2.12 and 2.13, including, if requested by the Borrower, a transfer or assignment of such Lender’s interest in the Loan to a branch, office or Affiliate of such Lender in another jurisdiction, or a redesignation of its lending office with respect to such LIBOR Loans, provided that the transfer or assignment or redesignation (A) would not result in any additional costs, expenses or risk to such Lender that are not reimbursed by Borrower and (B) would not be disadvantageous in any respect to a Lender as determined by such Lender in its good faith discretion.

 

Section 2.14.         COMPENSATION . The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, such amount or amounts as Administrative Agent shall determine in its sole discretion shall be sufficient to compensate such Lender for any loss, cost or expense attributable to:

 

(a)           any payment or prepayment (whether mandatory or optional) of a LIBOR Loan or conversion of a LIBOR Loan made by such Lender for any reason (including, without limitation, acceleration) on a date other than the last day of the Interest Period for such LIBOR Loan; or

 

(b)           Not in limitation of the foregoing, such compensation shall include, without limitation; in the case of a LIBOR Loan, an amount equal to the then present value of (A) the amount of interest that would have accrued on such LIBOR Loan for the remainder of the Interest Period at the rate applicable to such LIBOR Loan, less (B) the amount of interest that would accrue on the same LIBOR Loan for the same period if LIBOR were set on the date on which such LIBOR Loan was repaid, prepaid or converted or the date on which the Borrower failed to borrow, convert into or continue such LIBOR Loan calculating present value by using as a discount rate LIBOR quoted on such date. Determinations by a Lender of the amount payable pursuant to this Section 2.14 shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. Borrower’s obligations under Sections 2.14(a) and 2.14(b) shall survive repayment of the Loan and termination of the Loan Documents.

 

Section 2.15.         TREATMENT OF AFFECTED LOANS .

 

(a)           Subject to Section 2.7(f) hereof, if the obligation of any Lender to make LIBOR Loans or to continue, or to convert Base Rate Loans into, LIBOR Loans shall be suspended then (i) such Lender’s LIBOR Loans shall be automatically converted into Base Rate Loans on the last day(s) of the then current Interest Period(s) for LIBOR Loans (or, such earlier date specified herein and, unless and until such Lender gives notice as provided below that the circumstances that gave rise to such conversion no longer exist); (ii) to the extent that such Lender’s LIBOR Loans have been so converted, all payments and prepayments of principal that would otherwise be applied to such Lender’s LIBOR Loans shall be applied instead to its Base Rate Loans; and (iii) all interest in the Loan that would otherwise be made or continued by such Lender as LIBOR Loans shall be made or continued instead as Base Rate Loans, and all Base Rate Loans of such Lender that would otherwise be converted into LIBOR Loans shall remain as Base Rate Loans.

 

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(b)           If such Lender gives notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) that the circumstances that gave rise to the conversion of such Lender’s LIBOR Loans pursuant to this Section no longer exist (which such Lender agrees to do promptly upon such circumstances ceasing to exist) at a time when LIBOR Loans made by other Lenders are outstanding, then such Lender’s Base Rate Loans shall be automatically converted, on the first day(s) of the next succeeding Interest Period(s) for such outstanding LIBOR Loans, to the extent necessary so that, after giving effect thereto, all interests in the Loan held by the Lenders holding LIBOR Loans and by such Lender are held pro rata (as to principal amounts and Interest Periods) in accordance with their respective Commitments.

 

Section 2.16.         PRO RATA TREATMENT . Except to the extent otherwise provided herein: (a) each borrowing from Lenders under Section 2.1 shall be made from the Lenders according to their Pro Rata Shares; (b) each payment or prepayment of principal of the Loan by the Borrower shall be made for the account of the Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares; (c) each payment of interest on the Loan by the Borrower shall be made for the account of the Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares; and (d) the conversion and continuation of the Loan (other than conversions provided for by Section 2.15) shall be made among the Lenders according to their Pro Rata Shares. Any payment or prepayment of principal or interest made during the existence of a Default shall be made for the account of the Lenders in accordance with the order set forth in Section 11.2(g).

 

Section 2.17.         SHARING OF PAYMENTS . If a Lender shall obtain payment of any principal of, or interest on, the Loan under this Agreement or shall obtain payment on any other Obligation owing by the Borrower or any other Loan Party through the exercise of any right of set-off, banker’s lien, counterclaim or similar right or otherwise or through voluntary prepayments directly to a Lender or other payments made by the Borrower or any other Loan Party to a Lender not in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and such payment should be distributed to the Lenders in accordance with Section 2.16 or Section 11.2, such Lender shall promptly purchase from such other Lenders participations in (or, if and to the extent specified by such Lender, direct interests in) the LIBOR Loans made by the other Lenders or other Obligations owed to such other Lenders in such amounts, and make such other adjustments from time to time as shall be equitable, to the end that all the Lenders shall share the benefit of such payment (net of any reasonable expenses which may actually be incurred by such Lender in obtaining or preserving such benefit) in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.16 or Section 11.2, as applicable. To such end, all the Lenders shall make appropriate adjustments among themselves (by the resale of participations sold or otherwise) if such payment is rescinded or must otherwise be restored. The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation (or direct interest) in the Loan or other Obligations owed to such other Lenders may exercise all rights of set-off, banker’s lien, counterclaim or similar rights with the respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct holder of an interest in the Loan in the amount of such participation. Nothing contained herein shall require any Lender to exercise any such right or shall affect the right of any Lender to exercise and retain the benefits of exercising, any such right with respect to any other indebtedness or obligation of the Borrower.

 

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ARTICLE 3

 

DISBURSEMENT

 

Section 3.1.           FUTURE FUNDING FACILITY.

 

Section 3.1.1.    Existing Lease Advances . Provided no Default exists, Borrower shall have the right, after the date of this Agreement, at any time prior to the Maturity Date (as the same may be extended pursuant to Section 2.6 hereof), to request, and Administrative Agent and Lenders shall be required, severally and not jointly, to advance, no more frequently than one (1) time per calendar month, advances of proceeds of the Loan from the Future Funding Facility in order to fund Existing Lease Advances, subject to and in accordance with the following terms and conditions:

 

(a)           Each request for an Existing Lease Advance shall specify the amount requested, shall be on the form attached hereto as Exhibit D, and (i) with respect to any requests for Existing Lease Advances for any Existing Lease for which the total budgeted Leasing Costs equal or exceed $2,500,000, shall be accompanied by appropriate invoices, lien waivers (which may be conditional), title updates and endorsements to the title insurance policy, and other documents as may be reasonably required by Administrative Agent and (ii) with respect to any request for Existing Lease Advances for any Existing Lease for which the total budgeted Leasing Costs are less than $2,500,000, shall be accompanied by an officer’s certificate from a responsible officer of Borrower certifying that all invoices and expenses for the applicable Leasing Costs have been paid or will be paid with the proceeds of such Existing Lease Advance. Such Existing Lease Advance may be made, at Borrower’s election, either: (1) in reimbursement for expenses paid by Borrower, or (2) for payment of expenses incurred and invoiced but not yet paid by Borrower, or (3) by funding allowances for Leasing Costs undertaken by tenants and completed in accordance with Existing Leases. Administrative Agent, if requested by Borrower, shall advance any funds to the Person to whom payment is due.

 

(b)           The applicable portion of any tenant improvements to be funded by the requested Existing Lease Advance shall be substantially completed (or completed to the extent of the requested Existing Lease Advance) substantially in accordance with the plans therefor under the applicable Existing Lease or pursuant to applicable building requirements for the Property, as applicable;

 

(c)           The minimum amount of any individual Existing Lease Advance shall be at least $2,000,000, except for the final Existing Lease Advance;

 

(d)           In no event shall the aggregate amount of all Existing Lease Advances previously made by Lenders hereunder plus the proposed Existing Lease Advance exceed the aggregate amount of $9,294,347.00;

 

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(e)           Within forty-five (45) days after the final funding of Leasing Costs for a specific Existing Lease:

 

(i)          the tenant under such Existing Lease shall have commenced paying rent pursuant to the Existing Lease of such tenant or shall be in a “free rent” period pursuant to the terms of the Existing Lease;

 

(ii)        Borrower shall have delivered to Administrative Agent an officer’s certificate from a responsible officer of Borrower certifying that there is no material dispute outstanding with the Tenant with respect to the landlord’s work related to the Leasing Costs;

 

(iii)       Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent evidence of payment to the brokers to whom commissions with respect to such Existing Lease are payable of all commissions due with respect to such Existing Lease, or, with respect to any brokers to whom commissions are to be paid in installments, shall have acknowledged payment of all installments of such commissions due and payable as of the date such Existing Lease Advance is funded; and

 

(iv)       with respect to any requests for Existing Lease Advances for any Existing Lease for which the total budgeted Leasing Costs equal or exceed $2,500,000, Borrower shall furnish Administrative Agent with (x) a true and correct copy of the final copy of the final approval of the applicable permit, or the final and unconditional certificate of occupancy to the extent the applicable Governmental Authority issues such certificates, for the space under said Existing Lease to the extent of the work related to the Leasing Costs, issued by the appropriate Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Property; and (y) copies of final lien waivers executed by each contractor, subcontractor and materialmen supplying labor or materials for the tenant improvements; provided, however, that (i) final lien waivers shall not be required from any contractors, subcontractors or materialmen who are not contractually obligated to provide a lien waiver or with respect to whom the delivery of lien waivers by the applicable Tenant to Borrower is not required under the terms of the applicable Existing Lease (provided that in each case Borrower shall still use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the same), and (ii) only partial lien waivers shall be required from any contractor, subcontractor or materialman supplying labor or materials for which any portion of the amounts charged are in dispute and being contested by Borrower in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided, further, if the tenant under said Existing Lease is expending its own funds to perform its own work in the space under its Lease after the tenant improvement work constructed by Borrower is completed, then the foregoing requirement shall not apply and Borrower shall only be required to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the foregoing items under sub-clauses (x) and (y).

 

Section 3.1.2.    Future Leasing Advances . Provided no Default exists, Borrower shall have the right, after the date of this Agreement, at any time prior to the Maturity Date (as the same may be extended pursuant to Section 2.6 hereof), to request, and Administrative Agent and Lenders shall be required, severally and not jointly, to advance, no more frequently than one (1) time per calendar month, advances of proceeds of the Loan from the Future Funding Facility in order to fund Future Leasing Advances, subject to and in accordance with the following terms and conditions:

 

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(a)           Each request for a Future Leasing Advance shall specify the amount requested, shall be on the form attached hereto as Exhibit D, and (i) with respect to any requests for Future Leasing Advances for any Future Lease for which the total budgeted Leasing Costs equal or exceed $2,500,000, shall be accompanied by appropriate invoices, lien waivers (which may be conditional), title updates and endorsements to the title insurance policy, and other documents as may be reasonably required by Administrative Agent and (ii) with respect to any request for Future Leasing Advances for any Future Lease for which the total budgeted Leasing Costs are less than $2,500,000, shall be accompanied by an officer’s certificate from a responsible officer of Borrower certifying that all invoices and expenses for the applicable Leasing Costs have been paid or will be paid with the proceeds of such Future Leasing Advance. Such Future Leasing Advance may be made, at Borrower’s election, either: (1) in reimbursement for expenses paid by Borrower, or (2) for payment of expenses incurred and invoiced but not yet paid by Borrower, or (3) by funding allowances for Leasing Costs undertaken by tenants and completed in accordance with Future Leases. Administrative Agent, if requested by Borrower, shall advance any funds to the Person to whom payment is due;

 

(b)           In connection with any Future Leasing Advance, the requested Future Leasing Loan Proceeds shall be used for Leasing Costs in connection with Approved Leases (including, without limitation, in connection with any renewals, or expansion of, such Approved Leases), and Borrower shall have submitted and Administrative Agent shall have confirmed that the subject Lease is an Approved Lease and shall have approved a schedule of the Leasing Costs setting forth (i) each item of Leasing Costs which Borrower or the applicable tenant intends to undertake, (ii) the estimated cost of each such item and (iii) the time schedule for completing the any tenant improvements associated with such Leasing Costs; provided, however, if the tenant under said Future Lease is expending its own funds to perform its own work in the space under its Lease after the tenant improvement work constructed by Borrower is completed, then Borrower shall only be required to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the foregoing schedule of Leasing Costs;

 

(c)           The applicable portion of any tenant improvements to be funded by the requested Future Leasing Advance shall be substantially completed (or completed to the extent of the requested Future Leasing Advance) substantially in accordance with the plans therefor under the applicable Future Lease or pursuant to applicable building requirements for the Property, as applicable;

 

(d)           The minimum amount of any individual Future Leasing Advance shall be at least $2,000,000, except for the final Future Leasing Advance;

 

(e)           In no event shall the aggregate amount of all Future Leasing Advances previously made by Lenders hereunder plus the proposed Future Leasing Advance exceed the aggregate amount of the $27,705,653.00; and

 

(f)           Within forty-five (45) days after the final funding of Leasing Costs for a specific Future Lease

 

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(i)          the tenant under such Future Lease shall have commenced paying rent pursuant to the terms of the Future Lease of such tenant or shall be in a “free rent” period pursuant to the terms of the Future Lease;

 

(ii)       Borrower shall have delivered to Administrative Agent an officer’s certificate from a responsible officer of Borrower certifying that there is no material dispute outstanding with the Tenant with respect to the landlord’s work related to the Leasing Costs;

 

(iii)      Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent evidence of payment to the brokers to whom commissions with respect to such Future Lease are payable of all commissions due with respect to such Future Lease or, with respect to any brokers to whom commissions are to be paid in installments, shall have acknowledged payment of all installments of such commissions due and payable as of the date such Future Leasing Advance is funded; and

 

(iv)       with respect to any requests for Future Leasing Advances for any Future Lease for which the total budgeted Leasing Costs equal or exceed $2,500,000, Borrower shall furnish Administrative Agent with (x) a true and correct copy of the final copy of the final approval of the applicable permit, or the final and unconditional certificate of occupancy to the extent the applicable Governmental Authority issues such certificates, for the space under said Future Lease to the extent of the work related to the Leasing Costs, issued by the appropriate Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Property; and (y) copies of final lien waivers executed by each contractor, subcontractor and materialmen supplying labor or materials for the tenant improvements; provided, however, (i)          final lien waivers shall not be required from any contractors, subcontractors or materialmen who are not contractually obligated to provide a lien waiver or with respect to whom the delivery of lien waivers by the applicable Tenant to Borrower is not required under the terms of the applicable Future Lease (provided that in each case Borrower shall still use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the same), and (ii) only partial lien waivers shall be required from any contractor, subcontractor or materialman supplying labor or materials for which any portion of the amounts charged are in dispute and being contested by Borrower in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided, further, if the tenant under said Future Lease is expending its own funds to perform its own work in the space under its Lease after the tenant improvement work constructed by Borrower is completed, then the foregoing requirement shall not apply and Borrower shall only be required to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the foregoing items under sub-clauses (x) and (y).

 

Section 3.1.3.    Prepaid TI Rent . In the event Borrower receives any Prepaid TI Rent (i) with respect to any Existing Lease for which a portion of the Existing Lease Loan proceeds was allocated on Schedule V for tenant improvements pursuant to such Existing Lease or (ii) with respect to any Approved Lease for which Borrower intends to request Future Leasing Advances and for which a schedule of Leasing Costs, including tenant improvements, has been approved by Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 3.1.2(b) hereof, in each case, Borrower shall have the right to reallocate (x) such portion of the Existing Lease Loan Proceeds to tenant improvements for any other Existing Lease and (y) such portion of the Future Leasing Loan Proceeds to tenant improvements for any other Approved Lease.

 

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Section 3.2.           ACCOUNT, PLEDGE AND ASSIGNMENT . As additional security for Borrower’s performance under the Loan Documents, Borrower hereby irrevocably pledges and assigns to Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, the Escrow Fund Account, all monies at any time deposited in the Property Account, the Cash Management Account (and the subaccounts thereof, including, without limitation, the Sweep Account and the Escrow Fund Account), the Termination Payment Account, the Security Deposit Account or any other escrow or account that may, from time to time, be required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement, and the including all interest earned, all certificates, instruments and securities, if any, from time to time. It is hereby acknowledged, that any monies invested, if applicable, shall be invested solely in Permitted Investments. All disbursements shall be held by the Borrower solely for the purpose for which the funds have been disbursed. The Lenders have no obligation to monitor or determine Borrower’s use or application of the disbursements. Any monies delivered to Borrower from such accounts may be retained, applied and distributed by Borrower free of the lien of the Loan Documents.

 

Section 3.3.           FUNDS TRANSFER DISBURSEMENTS . The Borrower hereby authorizes Administrative Agent to disburse the proceeds of the Loan made by Lenders or any of their Affiliates pursuant to the Loan Documents as requested by an authorized representative of Borrower to the account designated in the Notice of Borrowing. Borrower agrees to be bound by any transfer request: (i) authorized or transmitted by Borrower; or (ii) made in Borrower’s name and accepted by Administrative Agent in good faith and in compliance with these transfer instructions, even if not properly authorized by Borrower. Borrower further agrees and acknowledges that Administrative Agent may rely solely on any bank routing number or identifying bank account number or name provided by Borrower to effect a wire of funds transfer even if the information provided by Borrower identifies a different bank or account holder than named by Borrower. Administrative Agent is not obligated or required in any way to take any actions to detect errors in information provided by Borrower. If Administrative Agent takes any actions in an attempt to detect errors in the transmission or content of transfer requests or takes any actions in an attempt to detect unauthorized funds transfer requests, Borrower agrees that no matter how many times Administrative Agent takes these actions Administrative Agent will not in any situation be liable for failing to take or correctly perform these actions in the future and such actions shall not become any part of the transfer disbursement procedures authorized under this provision, the Loan Documents, or any agreement between Administrative Agent and Borrower. Borrower agrees to notify Administrative Agent of any errors in the transfer of any funds or of any unauthorized or improperly authorized transfer requests within fourteen (14) days after Administrative Agent’s confirmation to Borrower of such transfer. Administrative Agent will, in its sole discretion, determine the funds transfer system and the means by which each transfer will be made. Administrative Agent may delay or refuse to accept a funds transfer request if the transfer would: (a) violate the terms of this authorization, (b) require use of a bank unacceptable to Administrative Agent or any Lender or prohibited by government authority; (c) cause Administrative Agent or any Lender to violate any Federal Reserve or other regulatory risk control program or guideline; or (d) otherwise cause Administrative Agent or any Lender to violate any applicable law or regulation. Neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall be liable to Borrower or any other parties for: (i) errors, acts or failures to act of others, including other entities, banks, communications carriers or clearinghouses, through which Borrower’s transfers may be made or information received or transmitted, and no such entity shall be deemed an agent of Administrative Agent or any Lender, (ii) any loss, liability or delay caused by fires, earthquakes, wars, civil disturbances, power surges or failures, acts of government, labor disputes, failures in communications networks, legal constraints or other events beyond Administrative Agent or any Lender’s control, or (iii) any special, consequential, indirect or punitive damages, whether or not (a) any claim for these damages is based on tort or contract or (b) Administrative Agent or any Lender or Borrower knew or should have known the likelihood of these damages in any situation. Neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender makes any representations or warranties other than those expressly made in this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE 4

 

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

From the date hereof and until payment and performance in full of all Obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents, unless the Requisite Lenders shall otherwise consent, Borrower hereby covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:

 

Section 4.1.           PRESERVATION OF EXISTENCE AND SIMILAR MATTERS . Borrower shall, and shall cause Guarantor to, preserve and maintain its respective existence, rights, franchises, licenses and privileges in the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation and qualify and remain qualified and authorized to do business in each jurisdiction in which the character of its properties or the nature of its business requires such qualification and authorization and where the failure to be so authorized and qualified could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 4.2.           COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW . Borrower shall, and shall cause Guarantor to, comply in all material respects with Applicable Law, including the obtaining of, or causing to obtain, all material Governmental Approvals.

 

Section 4.3.           MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTY . In addition to the requirements of any of the other Loan Documents, Borrower shall (a) protect and preserve the Property and Collateral and maintain such Property and Collateral in good repair, working order and condition as a “ Class A ” property, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and (b) from time to time make or cause to be made all needed and appropriate repairs, renewals, replacements and additions to the Property, so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly and advantageously conducted at all times.

 

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Section 4.4.           PAYMENT OF TAXES AND CLAIMS . Borrower shall pay and discharge prior to delinquency (a) all Taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or upon any properties belonging to it, and (b) all lawful claims of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen and landlords for labor, materials, supplies and rentals which, if unpaid, might become a Lien on any properties of such Person; provided, however, that this Section shall not require the payment or discharge of any such Taxes, assessment, charge, levy or claim which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings which operate to suspend the collection thereof and for which adequate reserves have been established on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards, provided, further, however, that, in the event of any Taxes or claims that become a Lien on the Property other than a Lien for Taxes not yet delinquent, Borrower shall only be permitted to not pay such Taxes or claim if, and so long as, (a) Borrower shall have notified Administrative Agent of same within ten (10) days of obtaining actual knowledge of such Lien; (b) Borrower shall diligently and in good faith contest the same by appropriate legal proceedings which shall operate to prevent the foreclosure or collection of the same and the sale of the Property or any party thereof, to satisfy the same; (c) upon request of Administrative Agent, Borrower shall have furnished to Administrative Agent a cash deposit in the amount of such Taxes or other claims, plus a reasonable additional sum to pay all costs, interest and penalties that may be imposed or incurred in connection therewith, to assure payment of the matters under contest and to prevent any sale or forfeiture of the Property or any part hereof; (d) Borrower shall promptly upon final determination thereof pay the amount of any such Taxes or other claims so determined, together with all costs, interest and penalties which may be payable in connection therewith; (e) the failure to pay the Taxes or other claims does not constitute a default under any other deed of trust, mortgage or security interest covering or affecting any part of the Property; and (f) notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower shall immediately upon request of Administrative Agent pay (and if Borrower shall fail so to do, Administrative Agent may, but shall not be required to, pay or cause to be discharged or bonded against) any such Taxes or other claims notwithstanding such contest, if in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent, the Property or any part thereof or interest therein is in imminent danger of being sold, forfeited, foreclosed, terminated, canceled or lost. Administrative Agent may pay over any cash deposit to the claimant entitled thereto at any time when, in the judgment of Administrative Agent, the entitlement of such claimant is established.

 

Section 4.5.           INSPECTIONS . Borrower will, and will cause Guarantor to, keep proper books of record and account in which true and complete entries shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities, including, with respect to the Borrower, the disbursement and use of proceeds of the Loan. Borrower will, and will cause Guarantor to, permit representatives of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to visit and inspect its respective Property, subject to the right of tenants, to examine and make copies of or abstracts from any of their respective books and records and to discuss their respective affairs, finances and accounts with their respective officers, employees and independent public accountants (in Borrower’s presence if a Default does not then exist), all at such reasonable times during business hours and as often as may reasonably be requested and so long as no Default exists, with reasonable prior notice. Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the Administrative Agent for its costs and expenses actually incurred in connection with the exercise of its rights under this Section only if such exercise occurs while a Default exists.

 

Section 4.6.           USE OF PROCEEDS . Borrower will use the proceeds of the Loan to pay off existing mortgage financing secured by the Property and as otherwise not prohibited by this Agreement. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit Guarantor, to use any part of such proceeds to purchase or carry, or to reduce or retire or refinance any credit incurred to purchase or carry, any margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any such margin stock.

 

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Section 4.7.           MATERIAL CONTRACTS . Borrower shall duly and punctually perform and comply with any and all material representations, warranties, covenants and agreements expressed as binding upon Borrower under any Material Contract in which Borrower is a party or is bound. Borrower shall not, without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, enter into any new Material Contract or execute material adverse modifications to any then existing Material Contracts.

 

Section 4.8.           DAMAGES; INSURANCE AND CONDEMNATION PROCEEDS .

 

(a)           If the Property shall be damaged or destroyed, in whole or in part, by fire or other casualty (a “ Casualty ”), Borrower shall give prompt notice of such damage to Administrative Agent, where the cost to repair and restore is in excess of $10,000,000.00, and shall as soon as reasonably practicable commence and thereafter prosecute with reasonable diligence the completion of the restoration of the Property to equal or better condition than the Property was in immediately prior to such Casualty with such alterations thereto as may be required by law (the “ Restoration ”). Borrower shall pay all costs of such Restoration whether or not such costs are covered by insurance and shall use any such insurance proceeds for the Restoration. Administrative Agent may participate in any settlement discussions with any insurance companies (and shall approve the final settlement, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) with respect to any Casualty in which the Net Proceeds or the costs of completing the Restoration are equal to or greater than the Casualty Threshold or any settlement which occurs during the continuance of a Default and Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent all instruments required by Administrative Agent to permit such participation.

 

(b)           Borrower shall promptly give Administrative Agent notice upon becoming aware of the same, of the actual or threatened commencement of any proceeding or action for the taking of the Property, or any part thereof or interest therein, for public or quasi-public use under the power of eminent domain, condemnation (including inverse condemnation) or otherwise (a “ Condemnation ”) and shall deliver to Administrative Agent copies of any and all papers served in connection with such proceedings. Administrative Agent may participate in any such proceedings, and Borrower shall from time to time deliver to Administrative Agent all instruments requested by it to permit such participation. Borrower shall, at its expense, diligently prosecute, as would then be customary and commercially reasonable, any such proceedings, and shall consult with Administrative Agent, its attorneys and experts, and cooperate with them in the carrying on or defense of any such proceedings. Notwithstanding any taking by any public or quasi-public authority through condemnation or otherwise (including, but not limited to, any transfer made in lieu of or in anticipation of the exercise of such taking), Borrower shall continue to pay the Loan at the time and in the manner provided for its payment hereunder and the Loan shall not be reduced until any award shall have been actually received and, to the extent permitted, applied by Administrative Agent, after the deduction of expenses of collection, to the reduction or discharge of the Loan. If any portion of the Property is taken by a condemning authority, Borrower shall as soon as reasonably practicable commence and thereafter prosecute with reasonable diligence the Restoration of the remaining portion of the Improvements (or cause the same to be done) to a complete, self-contained architectural unit in good condition and repair that is, to the extent possible with such exercise of reasonable diligence, as nearly as possible to the condition the Property was in immediately prior to such Casualty with such alterations thereto as may be required by law.

 

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(c)           The following provisions shall apply in connection with the Restoration of the Property:

 

(i)           If the Net Proceeds shall be less than the Casualty Threshold, the Net Proceeds may be retained by Borrower and, if received by Administrative Agent and Administrative Agent is not prohibited from doing so under the terms of any Permitted Lien, will be disbursed by Administrative Agent to Borrower upon receipt, and Borrower shall first hold and apply such Net Proceeds (less any expenses of collection) to the Restoration in accordance with whichever of paragraph (a) or (b) above is applicable thereto.

 

(ii)          If the Net Proceeds are equal to or greater than the Casualty Threshold, provided no Default exists, the Administrative Agent shall, at its sole discretion (subject to the Borrower’s rights under 4.8(c)(iii)), make any Net Proceeds received by it available for the Restoration in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4.8. As used in this Agreement, the term “ Net Proceeds ” shall mean: (i) the net amount of all insurance proceeds received by Administrative Agent or any Loan Party as a result of any Casualty (excluding any proceeds of business or rental interruption insurance, which amounts shall be applied to the payment of interest under the Loan and Operating Expenses), after deduction of its reasonable costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable counsel fees), if any, in collecting same (“ Insurance Proceeds ”), or (ii) the net amount of the award as a result of any Condemnation, after deduction of its reasonable costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable counsel fees), if any, in collecting same (“ Condemnation Proceeds ”), whichever the case may be.

 

(iii)         The Net Proceeds shall be made available to the Borrower for Restoration provided that each of the following conditions are met:

 

(A)          No Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

 

(B)          (1) in the event the Net Proceeds are Insurance Proceeds, less than forty percent (40%) of the total floor area of the Improvements on the Property has been damaged, destroyed or rendered unusable as a result of such Casualty or (2) in the event the Net Proceeds are Condemnation Proceeds, less than ten percent (10%) of the land constituting the Property is taken, and such land is located along the perimeter or periphery of the Property, and no portion of the Improvements is located on such land;

 

(C)          The Borrower shall commence the Restoration as soon as reasonably practicable (but in no event later than sixty (60) days after such Casualty or Condemnation, whichever the case may be, occurs) and shall diligently pursue the same to satisfactory completion;

 

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(D)          the Administrative Agent shall be satisfied that the Restoration will be completed on or before the earlier of (1) the Maturity Date, (2) such time as may be required under all Applicable Law in order to repair and restore the Property to equal or better condition than it was in immediately prior to such Casualty or to as nearly as possible the condition it was in immediately prior to such Condemnation, as applicable, or (3) the expiration of any business interruption insurance coverage (unless, and solely in connection with this clause (3), (X) Borrower has deposited with the Administrative Agent sufficient funds (such amount to be determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) to hold and apply in the same manner as business interruption insurance until the Restoration is completed (any such cash deposit hereby pledged to Administrative Agent as additional collateral for the Obligations and may be applied to the payment thereof anytime during the continuance of a Default in such order of priority as the Administrative Agent may elect, which shall be the order set forth in Section 11.2(g) unless otherwise consented by the Requisite Lenders (or all of the Lenders, as applicable)) and/or (Y) Borrower delivers to Administrative Agent a Completion Guaranty, which guarantees completion of the Restoration (subject to the Borrower having the ability to utilize Net Proceeds and any other reserves held by the Lenders for such Restoration and any liability under such guaranty being reduced by such Net Proceeds and other reserves) and is otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, from a Borrower Affiliate reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and having a Net Worth (excluding such Affiliate’s interests in the Property) of no less than the greater of (a) $290,000,000 and (b) the amount required in order to complete the Restoration;

 

(E)          the Property and the use thereof after the Restoration will be in compliance in all material respects with and permitted under all applicable legal requirements;

 

(F)          the Restoration shall be done and completed by the Borrower in an expeditious and diligent fashion (subject to force majeure) and in compliance with all applicable legal requirements;

 

(G)          the Administrative Agent shall be satisfied that any operating deficits, including all scheduled payments of principal and interest under the Loan, which will be incurred with respect to the Property as a result of the occurrence of any such Casualty or Condemnation, whichever the case may be, will be covered out of (1) the Net Proceeds, (2) the insurance coverage referred to in Section 5.1(d), if applicable, or (3) other funds of Borrower;

 

(H)          such Casualty or Condemnation, as applicable, does not result in the loss of access to the Property;

 

(I)           Borrower shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Administrative Agent a signed detailed budget approved in writing by Borrower’s architect or engineer stating the entire cost of completing the Restoration, which budget shall be acceptable to Administrative Agent;

 

(J)           the Net Proceeds together with any cash or cash equivalents (or a Completion Guaranty, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and from a guarantor that is acceptable to Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) deposited by the Borrower with the Administrative Agent are sufficient in Administrative Agent’s discretion to cover the cost of the Restoration;

 

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(K)          the Management Agreement with respect to the Property in effect as of the date of the occurrence of such Casualty or Condemnation, whichever the case may be, shall (1) remain in full force and effect during the Restoration and shall not otherwise terminate as a result of the Casualty or Condemnation or the Restoration or (2) if terminated, shall have been replaced with a replacement Management Agreement with a Manager acceptable to the Administrative Agent, prior to the opening or reopening of the Property or any portion thereof for business with the public; and

 

(L)          the Administrative Agent shall be satisfied in its reasonable discretion that following the completion of the Restoration, the Debt Yield shall be equal to or greater than the Minimum Debt Yield upon completion or the Administrative Agent shall be satisfied in its reasonable discretion that following completion of the Restoration, the NOI shall be equal to, or greater than, the NOI immediately prior to the Casualty or Condemnation.

 

(iv)          The Net Proceeds shall be held by Administrative Agent in an interest-bearing account and invested solely in Permitted Investments and, until disbursed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4.8, shall constitute additional security for the Loan. The Net Proceeds shall be disbursed by Administrative Agent to, or as directed by, the Borrower from time to time during the course of the Restoration, upon receipt of evidence satisfactory to Administrative Agent that (A) all materials installed (or properly stored onsite or offsite pursuant to reasonable and customary construction practices) and work and labor performed (except to the extent that they are to be paid for out of the requested disbursement) in connection with the Restoration have been paid for in full, and (B) there exists no notices of pendency, stop orders, mechanic’s or materialman’s liens or notices of intention to file same, or any other liens or encumbrances of any nature whatsoever on the Property which have not either been fully bonded to the satisfaction of Administrative Agent and discharged of record or in the alternative fully insured to the satisfaction of Administrative Agent by the title company issuing the applicable Title Policy. When the cost to complete Restoration is less than the Casualty Threshold, all remaining Net Proceeds shall be disbursed to the Borrower.

 

(v)           In the event the total cost of Restoration is equal to or greater than the Casualty Threshold, all plans and specifications required in connection with the Restoration, shall be subject to prior review and acceptance in all respects by Administrative Agent and by an independent consulting engineer selected by Administrative Agent (the “ Casualty Consultant ”). Administrative Agent shall have the use of the plans and specifications and all permits, licenses and approvals required or obtained in connection with the Restoration. In the event the total cost of the Restoration exceeds the Casualty Threshold, the identity of the contractors, material subcontractors and materialmen engaged in the Restoration as well as the contracts under which they have been engaged, shall be subject to prior review and acceptance by Administrative Agent and the Casualty Consultant. Unless otherwise approved by Administrative Agent each such contract shall require retainage of not less than ten percent (10%) of the costs actually incurred until fifty percent (50%) of the related contractor’s work is completed and thereafter five percent (5%). All costs and expenses incurred by Administrative Agent in connection with making the Net Proceeds available for the Restoration including, without limitation, reasonable counsel fees and disbursements and the Casualty Consultant’s fees, shall be paid by Borrower.

 

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(vi)          In no event shall Administrative Agent be obligated to make disbursements of the Net Proceeds in excess of an amount equal to the costs actually incurred from time to time for work in place or materials as part of the Restoration, as certified by the Casualty Consultant, minus the Casualty Retainage. The term “ Casualty Retainage ” shall mean an amount equal to the amount required to be held back by Borrower and/or its general contractor or construction manager, as applicable, from contractors, subcontractors and materialmen engaged in the Restoration pursuant to their respective contracts. The Casualty Retainage shall not be released until the Casualty Consultant certifies to Administrative Agent that the Restoration has been completed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4.8(vi) and that all approvals necessary for the reoccupancy and use of the Property have been obtained from all appropriate Governmental Authorities, and Administrative Agent receives evidence satisfactory to Administrative Agent that the costs of the Restoration have been paid in full or will be paid in full out of the Casualty Retainage; provided, however, that Administrative Agent will release the portion of the Casualty Retainage being held with respect to any contractor, subcontractor or materialman engaged in the Restoration as of the date upon which the Casualty Consultant certifies to Administrative Agent that the contractor, subcontractor or materialman has satisfactorily completed all work and has supplied all materials (or is otherwise storing such materials onsite or offsite pursuant to reasonable and customary construction practices) in accordance with the provisions of the contractor’s, subcontractor’s or materialman’s contract, the contractor, subcontractor or materialman delivers the lien waivers and evidence of payment in full of all sums due to the contractor, subcontractor or materialman as may be reasonably requested by Administrative Agent or by the title company issuing the Title Policy for the Property, and Administrative Agent receives an endorsement to such Title Policy insuring the continued priority of the Lien of the applicable Security Instrument and evidence of payment of any premium payable for such endorsement. If required by Administrative Agent, the release of any such portion of the Casualty Retainage shall be approved by the surety company, if any, which has issued a payment or performance bond with respect to the contractor, subcontractor or materialman.

 

(vii)         Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to make disbursements of the Net Proceeds more frequently than once every calendar month.

 

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(viii)       If at any time the Net Proceeds or the undisbursed balance thereof shall not, in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent in consultation with the Casualty Consultant, if any, be sufficient to pay in full the balance of the costs which are estimated by the Casualty Consultant to be incurred in connection with the completion of the Restoration, Borrower shall either deposit the deficiency (the “ Net Proceeds Deficiency ”) with Administrative Agent, or provide a Completion Guaranty to Administrative Agent, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent, from a guarantor that is acceptable to Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, before any further disbursement of the Net Proceeds shall be made. The Net Proceeds Deficiency deposited with Administrative Agent shall be held by Administrative Agent and shall be disbursed for costs actually incurred in connection with the Restoration on the same conditions applicable to the disbursement of the Net Proceeds, and until so disbursed pursuant to this Section 4.8(c) shall constitute additional security for the Loan and other obligations under the Loan Documents.

 

(ix)      The excess, if any, of the Net Proceeds and the remaining balance, if any, of the Net Proceeds Deficiency deposited with Administrative Agent after the Casualty Consultant certifies to Administrative Agent that the Restoration has been completed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4.8(c), and the receipt by Administrative Agent of evidence satisfactory to Administrative Agent that all costs incurred in connection with the Restoration have been paid in full, shall be remitted by Administrative Agent to Borrower subject to Section 4.8(d) and provided no Default shall have occurred and shall be continuing under the Loan, this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.

 

(d)           All Net Proceeds not required (i) to be made available for the Restoration in accordance with either Section 4.8 (a) or (b) (due to the fact that Borrower has not satisfied one or more of the provisions of such Sections) or (ii) to be returned to Borrower as excess Net Proceeds pursuant to Section 4.8(c) may be retained and applied by Administrative Agent in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.8(d) hereof, or, at the discretion of Administrative Agent, the same may be paid, either in whole or in part, to Borrower for such purposes as Administrative Agent shall approve, in its discretion.

 

Section 4.9.           THE IMPROVEMENTS .

 

(a)           Borrower covenants : (1) not to remove or demolish the Property or any part thereof, not to alter, restore or add to the Property and not to initiate or acquiesce in any change in any zoning or other land classification which affects the Property without Administrative Agent’s prior written consent or as provided hereunder except for (i) Tenant Improvement work provided for in any Lease, (ii) the Upgrade Work, (iii) any alteration (other than the Upgrade Work) of the Property, the cost of which in the aggregate does not exceed the Alteration Threshold and is not reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (iv) Permitted Transfers, (2) except as contemplated in the definition of Permitted Transfers, to complete or restore promptly and in good and workmanlike manner the Property or any part thereof which may be damaged or destroyed, without regard to whether the Administrative Agent elects to require that insurance proceeds be used to reduce the Loan as provided in Section 4.8; (3) to comply with all covenants, conditions, restrictions and equitable servitudes, whether public or private, of every kind and character which affect the Property and pertain to acts committed or conditions existing thereon, including, without limitation, any work, alteration, improvement or demolition mandated by such laws, covenants or requirements unless such failure to comply is not reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (4) not to commit or permit material waste of the Property; and (5) not to consent to or commence any alteration or other project that does not require alterations to the Property but for which Borrower will incur costs in an aggregate amount in excess of $10,000,000.00, without the consent of Administrative Agent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

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(b)           Any failure of Administrative Agent to respond to Borrower’s written request for consent or approval made to Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 4.9 within ten (10) Business Days of the date of any such request shall be deemed to constitute Administrative Agent’s consent or approval, as applicable, provided that Borrower’s request (i) is made in accordance with the notice provisions of this Agreement; (ii) is accompanied by a copy of the plans and specifications, document or instrument for which consent or approval is being requested and all other documents and information reasonably requested by, and reasonably necessary for, Administrative Agent to evaluate such decision and (iii) states prominently in bold capital letters that Administrative Agent’s failure to respond within such time period may result in deemed consent or approval.

 

Section 4.10.         UPGRADE WORK . Administrative Agent acknowledges that an Affiliate of Borrower is completing certain renovation and upgrade work on improvements and real property adjacent to the Property, which will include some upgrade work on the Property (the “ Upgrade Work ”). Borrower shall cause the Upgrade Work to be completed in accordance with the applicable sections of Schedule VI attached hereto. In no event shall Administrative Agent require any guaranty, reserve, impound or escrow in connection with the Upgrade Work.

 

Section 4.11.         RECIPROCAL EASEMENT AGREEMENT . Borrower shall (a) promptly perform and/or observe all of the material covenants and agreements required to be performed and observed by it under the REA, and do all things necessary to preserve and to keep unimpaired its rights thereunder, (b) promptly notify Administrative Agent in writing of the giving of any notice of any event of default by any party under the REA of which it is aware, (c) promptly enforce the performance and observance of all of the material covenants and agreements required to be performed and/or observed by the other party under the REA in a commercially reasonable manner, and (d) not materially amend, modify, renew, extend, or otherwise change the terms and provisions of the REA without the prior consent of Administrative Agent.

 

Section 4.12.         ESTOPPEL STATEMENT .

 

(a)           After request by Administrative Agent, but in no event more than two (2) times in any twelve (12) month period unless any Default is continuing (in which event such two (2) time limitation shall not apply), Borrower shall within ten (10) Business Days furnish Administrative Agent with a statement, duly acknowledged and certified, setting forth (i) the maximum principal amount of the Notes, (ii) the unpaid principal amount of the Notes, (iii) the interest rate of the Notes and any other amount payable to Administrative Agent or any Lender under the Loan Documents, (iv) the date interest and/or principal were last paid, and (v) any offsets or defenses to the payment of the Obligations.

 

(b)           After request by Borrower, but in no event more than two (2) times in any twelve (12) month period unless any Default is continuing (in which event Administrative Agent shall have no obligation under this Section 4.12(b)), Administrative Agent shall within ten (10) Business Days furnish Borrower with a statement setting forth (i) the maximum principal amount of the Notes, (ii) the unpaid principal amount of the Notes, (iii) the interest rate of the Notes, (iv) the date interest and/or principal were last received and (v) the extent to which any of the Loan Documents have been modified in writing.

 

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ARTICLE 5

 

INSURANCE

 

Section 5.1.           REQUIRED INSURANCE . At all times during this Agreement except as expressly provided to the contrary, while any obligation of Borrower under any Loan Document remains outstanding:

 

(a)           All-Risk/Special Causes of Loss Insurance. Borrower shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, property insurance covering (i) 100% of the insurable replacement cost of the Improvements (excluding costs of footings, foundations, excavations and underground utilities) and (ii) (if applicable) 100% of the insurable replacement cost value of all Tenant Improvements and betterments that any agreement requires the Borrower to insure against all risks of loss customarily covered by so-called “ All-Risk ” or Causes of Loss – Special Form policies as generally available in the insurance market at the Effective Date. Any All-Risk or Causes of Loss – Special Form insurance policy shall contain an agreed amount endorsement or a coinsurance waiver endorsement and a replacement cost value endorsement. The policies shall cover at least the following perils: building collapse, fire, flood, tsunami, back-up of sewers and drains, water damage, windstorm, subject to Section 5.1(f), earthquake, earth movement, impact of vehicles and aircraft, lightning, malicious mischief, and vandalism (earthquake and earth movement, Weather Catastrophe (which includes named windstorm) and flood may have sub-limits and deductibles as are reasonable and commercially available (in each case, even if higher than the deductible set forth in the next sentence)). The property deductible shall not exceed $500,000 per claim or other such amount accepted and approved by the Administrative Agent. Such insurance policy shall name Borrower as an Insured or Additional Insured for its benefit and the benefit of the Lenders and shall also include Administrative Agent as mortgagee lender loss payee for its benefit and the benefit of the Lenders under a non-contributing California standard mortgagee clause or equivalent endorsement reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent for real property.

 

(b)           Flood Insurance . If any of the Improvements are located in an area designated as “ flood prone ” or a “ special flood hazard area ” under the regulations for the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, and if not otherwise insured under coverage required in Section 5.1(a) above, Borrower shall maintain at least the maximum coverage for the Property available under the federal flood insurance plan with a deductible not in excess of five percent (5%) of the total sum insured. Administrative Agent may require additional flood insurance coverage, including business income or rental income (if any).

 

(c)           Equipment Breakdown Insurance . Borrower shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, equipment breakdown insurance covering all mechanical and electrical equipment located within or used in connection with the operation of the Property against physical damage, business income and rental income (if applicable), extra expense, and expediting expense. Equipment Breakdown Insurance shall be provided on a replacement cost value basis, to a minimum limit of 100% of the replacement cost of the Improvements (excluding costs of footings, foundations, excavations and underground utilities).

 

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(d)           Business Income and Rental Income Insurance . As an extension to its All-Risk Insurance, Earthquake Insurance, Flood Insurance and Boiler and Machinery Insurance, Borrower shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, business income and rental income insurance on an “ actual loss sustained ” basis. Borrower shall maintain Business Income and Rental income Insurance equal to at least twelve (12) months of Borrower’s actual or projected Gross Operating Income, including percentage rent, escalations, and all other recurring sums payable by tenants under leases or otherwise derived from Borrower’s operation of the Property and Improvements. In addition, Business Income and Rental income Insurance shall be endorsed to include an extended period of indemnity of three hundred sixty five (365) days commencing on the date that the Property is restored. Such insurance policy shall include Administrative Agent as Lender Loss Payee for its benefit and the benefit of the Lenders as respects business income/loss of rents (if any).

 

(e)           Building Law and Ordinance Coverage . Borrower shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, building law and ordinance coverage insurance covering the loss of the undamaged portion of the Improvements and additional expense of demolition and increased cost of construction, including, without limitation, increased costs that arise from any changes in laws, statutes, rules, regulations or codes that would be covered by a standard ISO Property Form with respect to such restoration, in an amount as is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

 

(f)           Earthquake Insurance . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 5.1(a) hereof, if the Improvements are located in high-hazard earthquake zones 3 or 4 (or any successor as designated by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)), or an equivalent high hazard area for earth movement, as is defined by USGS, Borrower shall maintain earthquake insurance on the Improvements, including loss of income or rents for a twenty-four (24) month period, with minimum coverage equivalent to 1.0x SEL (scenario expected loss) based on the results of the PML study for an event in a 475 or 500 year return period which shall be completed by a firm satisfactory to Administrative Agent, having a deductible reasonably approved by Administrative Agent, but not more than five percent (5%) of the location’s total insurable value, and if the Property is legally nonconforming under applicable zoning ordinances and codes, such coverage shall contain ordinance of law coverage in amounts as reasonably required by Administrative Agent.

 

(g)           Borrower’s Liability Insurance . Borrower shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, the following insurance for personal injury, bodily injury, death, accident and property damage: (i) commercial general liability insurance; (ii) if applicable, owned (if any), hired, and non-owned automobile liability insurance; (iii) if applicable, statutory workers’ compensation and employer’s liability insurance as required by law, and (iv) umbrella and/or excess liability insurance. Liability insurance shall be written on the so called “ occurrence ” form and shall provide coverage of at least $50,000,000 per occurrence and $50,000,000 in the annual aggregate, or, if any liability insurance also covers other locations with a shared aggregate limit, then the minimum Liability Insurance shall be increased to $100,000,000. Liability Insurance under clauses 5.1(g)(i) and (iv) above shall include coverage for liability arising from premises and operations, elevators, escalators, independent contractors, contractual liability in an insured contract (including, without limitation, any liability assumed under any leases (except for any exception thereto in the standard ISO Form)), and products and completed operations. All Liability Insurance, except workers’ compensation and employer’s liability, shall include Administrative Agent as an “ Additional Insured ” for its benefit and the benefit of the Lenders by an endorsement reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent. Administrative Agent acknowledges that the form of endorsement delivered by Borrower and agreed to by the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Effective Date is acceptable. Such insurance shall be primary and any other insurance maintained by the additional insured which Lender is not insured under shall be excess only and not contributing with this insurance.

 

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(h)           Terrorism . Borrower shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, at all times, terrorism insurance for Certified Acts of Terrorism (as such terms are defined in TRIPRA for so long as TRIPRA remains in effect) in an amount equal to the full replacement cost of the respective Improvements (plus business interruption coverage in accordance with Section 5.1(d)). Borrower shall also maintain, or cause to be maintained, at all times, Certified Acts of Terrorism coverage on the general liability and umbrella liability policies for the full limits required for the Loan with no sub limits applying. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein and with respect to insurance required to be maintained by Borrower pursuant to this Section 5.1(h) hereof, Liberty IC Casualty LLC (“ Liberty ”) shall be an acceptable insurer of perils of terrorism and acts of terrorism so long as (i) the policy issued by Liberty has (a) no aggregate limit and (b) a deductible of no greater than $1,000,000 plus that as calculated pursuant to TRIPRA, (ii) other than the deductible, the portion of such insurance which is not reinsured by TRIPRA, is reinsured with a cut-through endorsement by an insurance carrier rated no less than “A: IX” by AM Best or “A” as by Standard and Poor’s, (iii) TRIPRA or a similar federal statute is in effect and provides that the federal government must reinsure that portion of any terrorism insurance claim above (a) the applicable deductible payable by Liberty and (b) as per the TRIPRA legislation, (iv) Liberty is not the subject of a bankruptcy or similar insolvency proceeding and (v) no Governmental Authority issues any statement, finding or decree that insurers of perils of terrorism similar to Liberty (i.e., captive insurers arranged similar to Liberty) do not qualify for the payment or benefits of TRIPRA. In the event that Liberty is providing insurance coverage (A) to other properties immediately adjacent to the Property, and/or (B) to other properties owned by a Person(s) who is not an Affiliate of Borrower, and such insurance is not subject to the same reinsurance and other requirements of this Section 5.1(h), then the Administrative Agent may reasonably re-evaluate the limits and deductibles of the insurance required to be provided by Liberty hereunder and Borrower shall provide insurance coverage consistent with such reasonably re-evaluated limits and deductibles promptly following Administrative Agent’s written request therefore. In the event any of the foregoing conditions are not satisfied, Liberty shall not be deemed an acceptable insurer of terrorism losses. In the event that TRIPRA should cease to be in effect at any time, and not be replaced by similar legislation, Borrower’s obligations under this Section 5.1(h) shall be limited to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the coverage described in this Section 5.1(h), and in such event (i) the amount of the terrorism insurance coverage to be obtained shall be the lesser of (A) the amount described in the first sentence of this Section 5.1(h) or (B) the principal balance of the Loan then outstanding, and (ii) Borrower shall not be required to spend on terrorism insurance coverage more than one and one-half times the allocated premium that is payable for the Property’s insurance coverage required pursuant to this Section 5.1(h) (without giving effect to the cost of terrorism and earthquake components of such property and business income policies) at the time that such terrorism coverage is excluded from the applicable Policy and if the cost of terrorism insurance exceeds such amount the Borrower shall purchase the maximum amount of the terrorism insurance available with funds equal to such amount. If at any time the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that it desires to purchase additional terrorism insurance for the improvements (at the sole cost and expense of the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders), the Borrower shall cooperate with the Administrative Agent and use commercially reasonable efforts to assist Administrative Agent in obtaining such insurance policy (including, without limitation, being listed as the named insured under any such additional policy with Borrower named as an Additional Named Insured); provided, however, such additional terrorism insurance shall not affect the obligations of any underlying existing insurance policy.

 

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(i)           Other Insurance . Borrower shall maintain such other types and amounts of insurance for the Improvements and its operations as Administrative Agent shall from time to time reasonably require, consistent with insurance commonly maintained for comparable properties.

 

Section 5.2.           GENERAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS .

 

(a)           Documentation . Borrower shall cause Administrative Agent to be included as “ Lender Loss Payee ” and “ Mortgagee ” for its benefit and the benefit of the Lenders on a standard noncontributory mortgagee endorsement or its equivalent, in either case reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, for all property damage insurance. Borrower shall cause Administrative Agent to be included as “ Additional Insured ” for its benefit and the benefit of the Lenders, or as otherwise required, on all liability insurance policies provided by Borrower and Borrower’s contractors (except with respect to workers’ compensation and employer’s liability). Borrower shall provide such additional evidence of Administrative Agent’s interest under any required insurance as Administrative Agent or Lender shall reasonably require from time to time.

 

(b)           Policy Requirements . Borrower shall obtain all required insurance, or cause all required insurance to be obtained, from insurers authorized to do business in the state where the Property and Improvements are located with an “A:IX” or such lower financial strength rating by AM Best as acceptable to Administrative Agent, “A2” or better by Moody’s, or “A” or better with S&P (except as provided otherwise with respect to Liberty in Section 5.1(h) above, Administrative Agent may in its discretion permit Borrower to maintain required insurance policies with insurance companies which do not meet the foregoing requirements (an “ otherwise rated insurer ”), provided Borrower obtains a so-called “ cut-through ” endorsement (that is, an endorsement which permits recovery against the provider of such endorsement) with respect to any otherwise rated insurer from an insurance company which meets the claims paying ability ratings required above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Administrative Agent shall accept Hamilton Re Insurance Company, rated “A- XIV” with AM Best as an insurer in its current position and participation amount within the property syndicate, for so long as the rating of such insurer is not withdrawn or downgraded below the date hereof. In the event such insurer’s rating is withdrawn or downgraded below this rating, Borrower shall promptly notify Administrative Agent and replace such insurer with an insurer meeting the rating requirements set forth herein. Administrative Agent may (but have no obligation to), at its sole discretion, accept insurers that do not meet the minimum requirements stated herein. Required insurance shall contain such provisions as Administrative Agent reasonably deems necessary or desirable to protect its interest, including endorsements stating that none of Borrower, Administrative Agent or any other party shall be deemed a coinsurer. Borrower shall pay the insurance premiums, or cause all insurance premiums to be paid, for all required insurance when due and payable and shall provide Administrative Agent with proof of payment reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent, which proof shall be forwarded by Administrative Agent to the Lenders. Borrower shall not finance or permit the refinancing of insurance premiums under any arrangement that could (if any premium loan payment is not made) result in the premature cancellation of any required insurance. Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent, promptly after request therefor, certificates of insurance and relevant endorsements including those providing the required Lender protections evidencing all required insurance. Before any policy expires (time being of the essence), the Borrower shall deliver evidence of renewal in compliance with the Loan Documents. If at any time Administrative Agent has not timely received satisfactory written evidence that Borrower maintains or has caused to be maintained all required insurance, then without limiting Administrative Agent’s rights or remedies hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, if such evidence is not delivered to Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after written notice of such failure to timely deliver such required evidence of insurance (or at any time Administrative Agent deems necessary to avoid the lapse of any insurance coverage, regardless of prior notice), Administrative Agent may (but shall have absolutely no obligation to) obtain such insurance and pay the premium therefor, and the Borrower shall, on demand, reimburse Administrative Agent, for all expenses incurred in connection therewith. Such amounts shall bear interest at the Alternate Rate from the date such cost or expense was incurred through the date of payment to Administrative Agent; any such amounts together with interest thereon calculated at the Alternate Rate shall be deemed to constitute a portion of the indebtedness owing to Lenders hereunder and be secured by the liens, claims and security interests provided to Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents and shall be immediately due and payable upon demand by Administrative Agent.

 

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(c)           Blanket Coverage . Any required insurance may be provided under a blanket policy or policies covering the Property and Improvements and other property and assets not part of the Property, provided that any such blanket policy otherwise complies with the requirements hereunder. Borrower shall, upon request, provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders such additional information as may reasonably be required in order to review the basis on which limits and sublimits under the policy were determined and any risk analysis to assess the adequacy of the limits provided with respect to the occurrence of hazards that may impact one or more properties.

 

(d)           Protection of Lenders’ Interest . To the extent commercially obtainable, in each insurance policy (or an endorsement thereto), the carrier shall: (a) agree not to cancel or terminate such policy without giving Administrative Agent thirty (30) days’ prior written notice (ten (10) days’ notice for nonpayment of premium), or if such notice is not granted by the carrier, Borrower shall provide such notice upon receipt of the same; (b) waive any right to claim any premiums and commissions against Administrative Agent or any Lender, provided that the policy need not waive the requirement that the premium be paid in order for a claim to be paid to the insured; and (c) allow Administrative Agent or any Lender to pay premiums to continue such policy upon notice of cancellation for nonpayment. Every property insurance policy shall provide that as to Administrative Agent’s interest, such policy shall remain valid and shall insure Administrative Agent regardless of any: (1) named insured’s act, failure to act, negligence, or violation of warranties, declarations, or conditions; (2) occupancy or use of the Improvements for purposes more hazardous than those permitted; or (3) Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s exercise of any of their respective rights or remedies hereunder or under any of the Loan Documents.

 

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(e)           No Separate Insurance . Borrower may not carry separate insurance on this Property, concurrent in kind or form or contributing in the event of loss, with any required insurance. The Borrower may, however, carry insurance for the Improvements, in addition to required insurance, but only if such additional insurance: (a) does not violate or entitle the carrier to assert any defense or disclaim any primary coverage under any required insurance; (b) mutually benefits Borrower and Administrative Agent, as their interests may appear; and (c) otherwise complies with this agreement.

 

(f)           Transfers . In the event of foreclosure of the Security Instrument or other transfer of title to any Collateral in extinguishment in whole or in part of the indebtedness owing to Lenders, and regardless of whether Administrative Agent shall have sought a deficiency judgment with respect thereto, all right, title and interest of Borrower in and to the policies of required insurance that are not blanket policies then in force concerning the Collateral, the Property or the Improvements and all proceeds payable thereunder with respect to the Collateral, the Property or the Improvements (whether or not such policies are blanket policies) shall thereupon vest in the purchaser at such foreclosure or Administrative Agent or other transferee in the event of such other transfer of title.

 

ARTICLE 6

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

As a material inducement to Lenders’ entry into this Agreement, Borrower represents and warrants to Administrative Agent and each Lender as of the Effective Date and continuing thereafter that ( provided that the representations and warranties set forth in Section 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.16 and 6.18 shall be effective only as of the Effective Date and the representations and warranties in Sections 6.3, 6.9, 6.12, 6.13, 6.16, 6.20 and 6.32 may change as a result of actions not prohibited by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents):

 

Section 6.1.           AUTHORITY/ENFORCEABILITY . Borrower is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing in the jurisdiction in which it is organized. Borrower is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where it is required to be so qualified in connection with its Property, its businesses and operations. Borrower has the limited liability company power and authority to enter into each of the Loan Documents being entered into on the date hereof to which it is a party and to perform its obligations thereunder. Borrower is in compliance with all Applicable Law applicable to its organization, existence and transaction of business, other than Applicable Law, the noncompliance with which, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and has all necessary rights and powers to own and operate the Property and Improvements as contemplated by the Loan Documents.

 

Section 6.2.           BINDING OBLIGATIONS . Borrower has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of Borrower and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of Borrower enforceable against Borrower in accordance with their respective terms, subject only to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting rights of creditors generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

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Section 6.3.           FORMATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS . Borrower has delivered to Administrative Agent all formation documents and any by-laws, operating agreements or partnership agreements (collectively, the “Governing Documents”) of Borrower and of Guarantor, and all such Governing Documents remain in full force and effect and have not been amended or modified since they were delivered to Administrative Agent. The Borrower shall promptly provide Administrative Agent with copies of (i) any amendments or modifications of the Borrower’s Governing Documents and (ii) any amendments or modifications of the Guarantor’s Governing Documents; provided, that, in no event shall Guarantor be required to deliver any amendments or modifications to the Guarantor’s Governing Documents completed in connection with a Permitted Transfer hereunder, except as shall be requested by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders to the extent necessary for the Administrative Agent and Lenders to comply with federal law in connection with their ongoing “know your customer” diligence. Attached hereto as Exhibit G is a true and correct organizational chart of Borrower.

 

Section 6.4.           NO VIOLATION . The execution, delivery, and performance under the Loan Documents by Borrower does not: (a) require any consent or approval not heretofore obtained under any partnership agreement, operating agreement, articles of incorporation, bylaws or other document; (b) violate any Applicable Law applicable to the Borrower, the Property and Improvements, or order or ruling of any court or Governmental Authority; or (c) conflict with, or constitute a breach or default or permit the acceleration of obligations under any agreement, contract, lease, or other document by which the Borrower is or the Property and Improvements are bound or regulated.

 

Section 6.5.           COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS . Except as disclosed on Schedule VII and with respect to permits currently pending in connection with ongoing Tenant Improvements at the Property, Borrower has obtained all material permits, licenses, exemptions, and approvals necessary to occupy and operate the Property and Improvements, and shall maintain compliance in all material respects with all Applicable Law applicable to the Property and Improvements and all other applicable statutes, laws, regulations and ordinances necessary for the transaction of its business. The Property is a legal parcel lawfully created in full compliance with all subdivision laws and ordinances or is exempt therefrom.

 

Section 6.6.           LITIGATION . Except as disclosed on Schedule III, there are no uninsured claims, actions, suits, or proceedings pending, or to Borrower’s knowledge threatened, against Borrower or Guarantor or affecting the Collateral, the Property or Improvements that is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 6.7.           FINANCIAL CONDITION . All financial statements and information heretofore delivered to Administrative Agent by the Borrower, including, without limitation, information relating to the financial condition of the Borrower, the Property, the Improvements, the partners, joint venturers or members of Borrower, and/or Guarantor, fairly and accurately represent the financial condition of the subject thereof as of the date thereof and have been prepared (except as noted therein) in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards consistently applied. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that Administrative Agent and Lenders may request and obtain additional information from third parties regarding any of the above, including, without limitation, credit reports. Notwithstanding the use of generally accepted accounting principles, the calculation of liabilities shall NOT include any fair value adjustments to the carrying value of liabilities to record such liabilities at fair value pursuant to electing the fair value option election under FASB ASC 825-10-25 (formerly known as FAS 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities) or other FASB standards allowing entities to elect fair value option for financial liabilities. Therefore, the amount of liabilities shall be the historical cost basis, which generally is the contractual amount owed adjusted for amortization or accretion of any premium or discount.

 

Section 6.8.           NO MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE . To the best of Borrower’s knowledge, there has been no material adverse change in the financial condition of Borrower and/or Guarantor since the dates of the latest financial statements furnished to Administrative Agent and, except as otherwise disclosed to Administrative Agent in writing, Borrower has not entered into any material transaction which is not disclosed in such financial statements. Borrower is not party to any agreement or instrument or subject to any restriction affecting Borrower or the Property, or Borrower’s business, properties or assets, operations or condition, financial or otherwise, that is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. Borrower is not in default in any material respect in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the material obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any Material Contract.

 

Section 6.9.           SURVEY . To the knowledge of Borrower, there are no encroachments of the Property onto any other property, except as revealed in the Survey.

 

Section 6.10.         ACCURACY . All reports, documents, instruments, information and forms of evidence in each case prepared by or at the direction of Borrower and delivered to Administrative Agent concerning the Loan or the Property are in all material respects accurate, correct and sufficiently complete to give Administrative Agent and Lenders true and accurate knowledge of their subject matter as of the date provided to Administrative Agent.

 

Section 6.11.         TAX LIABILITY . Except for Taxes which are contested in accordance with Section 4.4 of this Agreement, Borrower has filed all required federal, state, county and municipal tax returns and, to Borrower’s best knowledge, has paid all Taxes and assessments owed and payable, and Borrower has no knowledge of any basis for any additional payment with respect to any such Taxes and assessments. Without limitation to the foregoing, all transfer Taxes, deed stamps, intangible Taxes or other amounts in the nature of transfer Taxes required to be paid by any Person under Applicable Law currently in effect in connection with the transfer of the Property to the Borrower have been paid. All mortgage, mortgage recording, stamp, intangible or other similar Taxes required to be paid by any Person under Applicable Law currently in effect in connection with the execution, delivery, recordation, filing, registration, perfection or enforcement of any of the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the Security Instrument, have been paid.

 

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Section 6.12.          TITLE TO ASSETS; NO LIENS . Borrower has good and indefeasible title to its respective Property, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances except (i) Permitted Liens. and (ii) with respect to worn out or obsolete Personal Property that is being replaced with property of equivalent value and functionality if reasonably necessary or that is no longer necessary in connection with the operation of any Property and is being Transferred.

 

Section 6.13.          MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT . Borrower is not a party or subject to any management agreement with respect to the Property, except for the Management and Leasing Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2013 between Manager and Borrower (as the same may be amended, modified or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof, the “ Management Agreement ”).

 

Section 6.14.          UTILITIES . All utility services, including, without limitation, gas, water, sewage, electrical and telephone, necessary for the use and operation of the Property and Improvements are available at or within the boundaries of the Property.

 

Section 6.15.          FEDERAL RESERVE REGULATIONS . No part of the proceeds of the Loan shall be used for the purpose of purchasing or acquiring any “ margin stock ” within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or for any other purpose which would be inconsistent with such Regulation U or any other Regulations of such Board of Governors, or for any purposes prohibited by Applicable Law or by the terms and conditions of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

 

Section 6.16.          LEASES . (a) The rent roll attached hereto as Schedule II is true and complete in all material respects; (b) Borrower has delivered to Administrative Agent true and correct copies of all of its Existing Leases; (c) all Existing Leases are in full force and effect, unmodified except as disclosed to Administrative Agent, and are, in all material respects, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, and to Borrower’s knowledge, except as may be set forth in the rent roll or tenant estoppel certificates, no material breach or default, or event which would constitute a material breach or default after notice or the passage of time, or both, exists under any Existing Leases on the part of any party; (d) to Borrower’s knowledge, except as may be set forth in the rent roll, the tenant estoppel certificates or the Leases, no rent or other payment under any Existing Lease has been paid by any tenant for more than one (1) month in advance of the due date thereof; (e) except as may be set forth in the rent roll or tenant estoppel certificates, none of the landlord’s, nor to Borrower’s knowledge, tenant’s, interests under any of the Existing Leases has been transferred or assigned, and (f) no Tenant under any Lease has a right or option pursuant to such Lease or otherwise to purchase all or any part of the leased premises or the Improvements of which the leased premises are a part.

 

Section 6.17.          BUSINESS LOAN . The Loan is a business loan transaction in the stated amount solely for the purpose of carrying on the business of Borrower and none of the proceeds of the Loan will be used for the personal, family or agricultural purposes of the Borrower.

 

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Section 6.18.          PHYSICAL CONDITION . Except as disclosed in the Property Condition Report, to Borrower’s best knowledge, the Property, including, without limitation, all buildings, improvements, parking facilities, sidewalks, storm drainage systems, roofs, plumbing systems, HVAC systems, fire protection systems, electrical systems, equipment, elevators, exterior sidings and doors, landscaping, irrigation systems and all structural components thereon or used in connection therewith, are in good condition, order and repair in all material respects; there exists no structural or other material defects or damages in the Property, whether latent or otherwise, and Borrower has not received notice from any insurance company or bonding company of any defects or inadequacies in the Property, or any part thereof, which would adversely affect the insurability of the same or cause the imposition of extraordinary premiums or charges thereon or of any termination or threatened termination of any policy of insurance or bond. The Property is free from material damage caused by fire or other casualty. Except as disclosed in the Property Condition Report or the Environmental Reports, all liquid and solid waste disposal, septic and sewer systems located on the Property are in a good and safe condition and repair and in material compliance with Applicable Law.

 

Section 6.19.          FLOOD ZONE . The Improvements on the Property are not located in an area as identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an area having special flood hazards.

 

Section 6.20.          CONDEMNATION . No condemnation or other similar proceeding has been commenced or, to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, is threatened or contemplated with respect to all or any portion of the Property or for the relocation of roadways providing access to the Property.

 

Section 6.21.          NOT A FOREIGN PERSON . The Borrower (or, for so long as the Borrower remains a “ disregarded entity ” for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the entity treated as the regarded owner for such purposes) is not a “ foreign person ” within the meaning of Section 1445(f)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

Section 6.22.          SEPARATE LOTS . The Property, other than any easement areas benefitting the Property, is comprised of one (1) or more parcels which constitute a separate tax lot or lots and does not constitute a portion of any other tax lot not a part of the Property.

 

Section 6.23.          AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT COMPLIANCE . The Improvements are maintained in compliance in all material respects with all of the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act, of July 26, 1990, Pub. L. No. 101-336, 104 Stat. 327, 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et. seq., as may be amended from time to time (the “ ADA ”).

 

Section 6.24.          ERISA . No Loan Party (nor any member of the ERISA Group to the extent it could reasonably be expected to result in liability to a Loan Party) has maintained or contributed to (or had any obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise, with respect to) any Plan or Multiemployer Plan. No Loan Party is an “ employee benefit plan ” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA or a plan subject to Section 4975 of the Code, and none of the assets of any Loan Party constitutes or will constitute “ plan assets ” of one or more such employee benefit plans or plans within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA (“ Plan Assets ”). Assuming that no part of the Loan funds are Plan Assets prior to the disbursement of such funds to the Borrower, and assuming that Lender’s interest in the Loan is not a Plan Asset, neither the execution or delivery of this Agreement or of any of the other Loan Documents by the Borrower or Guarantor, nor the performance by Borrower or Guarantor of their obligations under this Agreement or under any of the other Loan Documents, nor any transaction contemplated under this Agreement or under any of the other Loan Documents, nor the exercise by Lenders of any of their rights or remedies under this Agreement or under any of the other Loan Documents is or will be a non-exempt “ prohibited transaction ” within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

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Section 6.25.          INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT . The Borrower is not: (a) an “ investment company ” or a company “ controlled ” by an “ investment company ,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; or (b) a “ holding company ” or a “ subsidiary company ” of a “ holding company ” or an “ affiliate ” of either a “ holding company ” or a “ subsidiary company ” within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.

 

Section 6.26.          NO PROHIBITED PERSON, OFAC . The Borrower represents and warrants that none of the Borrowing Group or any of their respective Affiliates is a Prohibited Person. The Borrowing Group and their respective Affiliates are in full compliance with all applicable orders, rules, regulations and recommendations of The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Each member of the Borrowing Group is in compliance, in all material respects, with The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. No. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “ Patriot Act ”). Borrower acknowledges and agrees that this Section 6.26 shall serve as notice that Administrative Agent and/or any Lender may reasonably request names, addresses, date of birth, tax identification numbers, documentation of the beneficial ownership interests in Borrower, and/or such other identification information as shall be necessary for the Administrative Agent and Lenders to comply with federal law in connection with its ongoing “know your customer” diligence; provided, however, that if such request is the result of a request from any governmental agency, such reasonableness standard shall not apply.

 

Section 6.27.          SOLVENCY . The Borrower: (a) has not entered into the transaction or any Loan Document with the actual intent to hinder, delay, or defraud any creditor; and (b) has received reasonably equivalent value in exchange for its obligations under the Loan Documents. Giving effect to the Loan, the fair saleable value of Borrower’s assets exceeds and will, immediately following the making of the Loan, exceed Borrower’s total liabilities, including subordinated, unliquidated, disputed and contingent liabilities. The fair saleable value of Borrower’s assets is and will, immediately following the making of the Loan, be greater than Borrower’s probable liabilities, including the maximum amount of its contingent liabilities on its debts as such debts become absolute and matured. Borrower’s assets do not and, immediately following the making of the Loan will not, constitute unreasonably small capital to carry out its business as conducted or as proposed to be conducted. Borrower does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur indebtedness and liabilities (including contingent liabilities and other commitments) beyond its ability to pay such indebtedness and liabilities as they mature.

 

Section 6.28.          ASSESSMENTS . To Borrower’s knowledge, except as set forth in the Title Policy, there are no pending or proposed special or other assessments for public improvements or otherwise affecting the Property, nor are there any contemplated improvements to the Property that may result in such special or other assessments.

 

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Section 6.29.          USE OF PROPERTY . The Property is used exclusively for office purposes and other appurtenant and related uses, including parking and retail.

 

Section 6.30.          NO OTHER OBLIGATIONS . Borrower has no contingent or actual obligations not related to the Property.

 

Section 6.31.          SANCTIONS, ANTI-CORRUPTION AND ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAWS . Neither (i) Borrower nor any Sponsor nor any Sponsor Subsidiary nor (ii) to Borrower’s knowledge, any Person within the Borrowing Group not listed in (i) above is: (a) a Sanctioned Person; (b) Controlled by or acting on behalf of a Sanctioned Person; (c) under investigation for an alleged breach of Sanction(s) by a governmental authority that enforces Sanctions. Borrower, Sponsor and each Sponsor Subsidiary and, to Borrower’s knowledge, any other Person within the Borrowing Group: (x) is in compliance with all Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws; (y) is not, and has not been, under administrative, civil or criminal investigation with respect to Anti-Corruption Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws; and (z) has not received notice from or made a voluntary disclosure to any governmental entity regarding a possible violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The provisions in this Section shall prevail and Control over any contrary provisions in this Agreement or in any related documents. In entering into the Loan Documents to which it is a party, each Loan Party is acting solely for its own account and no natural person owns, directly or indirectly, more than ten percent (10%) of a beneficial interest or voting interest in Borrower.

 

Section 6.32.          LABOR . To the best of Borrower’s knowledge, no organized work stoppage or labor strike is pending or threatened by employees or other laborers at the Property. Borrower (i) is not involved in or threatened with any labor dispute, grievance or litigation relating to labor matters involving any employees and other laborers at the Property, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, including, without limitation, violation of any federal, state or local labor, safety or employment laws (domestic or foreign) and/or charges of unfair labor practices or discrimination complaints, (ii) has not engaged in any unfair labor practices within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act or the Railway Labor Act, or (iii) except for the International Union Agreement, is not a party to, or bound by, any collective bargaining agreement or union contract with respect to employees and other laborers at the Property and no such agreement or contract is currently being negotiated by Borrower or any of its Affiliates.

 

Section 6.33.          INTENTIONALLY DELETED .

 

Section 6.34.          INSURANCE CERTIFICATES . All insurance certificates provided by the Borrower and delivered to Administrative Agent concerning the Loan or the Property correctly reflect the coverages of the referenced insurance policies in all material respects so that Administrative Agent and Lenders, in Borrower’s opinion, have true and accurate knowledge of the subject matter of such insurance policies as of the date referenced in the applicable certificate(s).

 

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ARTICLE 7

 

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

  

Section 7.1.           SPECIAL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES . Without in any way limiting the other representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement, and after reasonable investigation and inquiry, Borrower hereby specially represents and warrants to the best of its knowledge as of the date of this Agreement as follows:

 

(a)           Hazardous Materials . Except as set forth in those certain reports listed on Schedule IV, the Property and Improvements are not and have not been a site for the use, generation, manufacture, storage, treatment, release, threatened release, discharge, disposal, transportation or presence of any Hazardous Materials under the Hazardous Materials Laws, as described below, and/or other applicable environmental laws, ordinances and regulations. “ Hazardous Materials ” shall not include commercially reasonable amounts of such materials used or stored in the ordinary course of ownership, operation, maintenance and use of the Property which are used and stored in accordance with all applicable environmental laws, ordinances and regulations.

 

(b)           Hazardous Materials Laws . Except as set forth in those certain reports listed on Schedule IV, the Property and Improvements are in compliance in all material respects with all laws, ordinances and regulations relating to Hazardous Materials (“ Hazardous Materials Laws ”), including, without limitation: the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 7401 et seq.; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. Section 1251 et seq.; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq.; the Comprehensive Environment Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (including the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, “ CERCLA ”), 42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq.; the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. Section 2601 et seq.; the Occupational Safety and Health Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. Section 651, the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. Section 11001 et seq.; the Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended, 30 U.S.C. Section 801 et seq.; the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 300f et seq.; and all comparable state and local laws, laws of other jurisdictions or orders and regulations.

 

(c)           Hazardous Materials Claims . There are no written claims or actions (“ Hazardous Materials Claims ”) pending or, to Borrower’s knowledge threatened against Borrower, the Property or Improvements by any Governmental Authority, governmental agency or by any other person or entity relating to Hazardous Materials or pursuant to the Hazardous Materials Laws.

 

Section 7.2.           HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COVENANTS . The Borrower agrees as follows:

 

(a)           No Hazardous Activities . Except as disclosed in the Environmental Reports, Borrower shall not cause or permit the Property or Improvements to be used as a site for the use, generation, manufacture, storage, treatment, release, discharge, disposal, transportation or presence of any Hazardous Materials.

 

(b)           Compliance . Borrower shall comply, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all other Persons with respect to the Property to comply, in all material respects with all Hazardous Materials Laws relating to the Property and Improvements.

 

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(c)           Notices . Borrower shall promptly notify Administrative Agent in writing of: (1) any actual knowledge by Borrower (x) of Hazardous Materials on or under the Property in violation of Hazardous Materials Laws or (y) that the Property and Improvements do not comply, in any material respect, with Hazardous Materials Laws; and (2) any Hazardous Materials Claims for which written notice has been delivered to or served upon Borrower. Borrower hereby agrees not to enter into any confidentiality agreement from and after the date hereof that would prohibit disclosure of any information required to be disclosed to Administrative Agent under clause (1) or (2) above.

 

(d)           Remedial Action . In response to the presence of any Hazardous Materials on or under the Property or Improvements in violation of Hazardous Materials Laws, Borrower shall promptly take, at Borrower’s sole expense, all remedial action when and as required by any Hazardous Materials Laws (or the applicable Governmental Authority exercising jurisdiction thereover) or any judgment, consent decree, settlement or compromise in respect to any Hazardous Materials Claims; provided, that with respect to any release of Hazardous Materials that Borrower is now or may after the date of this Agreement be required to remediate by a Governmental Authority, Borrower shall, within ninety (90) days of the date on which Borrower is directed to remediate by a Governmental Authority in the case of a release of Hazardous Materials that Borrower is after the date of this Agreement required to remediate by a Governmental Authority either (I) commence the remediation of such Hazardous Materials, (II) Pursue Negotiations (as defined in the Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement) or (III) commence and thereafter prosecute a Good Faith Contest (as defined in the Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement) in accordance with the requirements set forth in the definition of Good Faith Contest (as defined in the Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement).

 

Section 7.3.           INSPECTION BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT . Upon reasonable prior notice to Borrower and subject to the rights of Tenants under Leases, during the continuance of a Default or at any time that Administrative Agent has a good faith reasonable belief that serious bodily injury or material property damage is likely to occur at the Property as a result of Hazardous Materials, Administrative Agent, its employees and agents, may from time to time (whether before or after the commencement of a nonjudicial or judicial foreclosure proceeding) enter and inspect the Property and Improvements for the purpose of determining the existence, location, nature and magnitude of any past or present release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into, onto, beneath or from the Property and Improvements.

 

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Section 7.4.          HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INDEMNITY . BORROWER HEREBY AGREES TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS IN EACH SUCH PARTY’S CAPACITY AS SUCH FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LOSSES, DAMAGES, LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, ACTIONS, JUDGMENTS, COURT COSTS AND LEGAL OR OTHER EXPENSES INCURRED IN ENFORCING THEIR RIGHTS PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE 7 (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND EXPENSES) (INCLUDING IN EACH CASE LOSSES FOR DIMINUTION IN VALUE, BUT NOT OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES AND EXCLUDING LOSSES INCURRED AS A RESULT OF LENDER’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OR ANY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FIRST INTRODUCED TO THE PROPERTY AFTER THE DATE LENDER, ITS DESIGNEE OR AGENT ACQUIRES POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY AND ARE NOT DUE TO THE ACTS OF BORROWER, GUARANTOR OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, IT BEING ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED BY BORROWER THAT A RECEIVER OR CUSTODIAN APPOINTED BY A COURT SHALL UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES BE CONSIDERED TO BE AN AGENT OF LENDER) WHICH ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND/OR ANY LENDER ACTUALLY INCURS AS A DIRECT CONSEQUENCE OF THE USE, GENERATION, MANUFACTURE, STORAGE, DISPOSAL, THREATENED DISPOSAL, TRANSPORTATION OR PRESENCE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN, ON, UNDER OR ABOUT THE PROPERTY OR IMPROVEMENTS. BORROWER SHALL IMMEDIATELY PAY TO ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND/OR ANY LENDER, UPON DEMAND, ANY AMOUNTS OWING UNDER THIS INDEMNITY, TOGETHER WITH INTEREST FROM THE DATE THE INDEBTEDNESS ARISES UNTIL PAID AT THE RATE OF INTEREST APPLICABLE TO THE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THE LOAN. BORROWER’S DUTY AND OBLIGATIONS TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER SHALL SURVIVE THE CANCELLATION OF THE NOTES AND THE RELEASE, RECONVEYANCE OR PARTIAL RECONVEYANCE OF THE SECURITY INSTRUMENT.

 

ARTICLE 8

 

CASH MANAGEMENT

 

Section 8.1.           ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCOUNTS .

 

(a)           Borrower has established, and hereby covenants to maintain, (i) an account (the “ Property Account ”) with Property Account Bank into which Borrower shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, all its Gross Operating Income and forfeited security deposits, (ii) an account (the “ Cash Management Account ”) with Cash Management Bank, (iii) an account (the “ Termination Payment Account ”) with Cash Management Bank, (iv) an account (the “ Security Deposit Account ”) with Cash Management Bank.

 

(b)           Borrower has executed (i) an agreement with Administrative Agent and Property Account Bank providing for the control of the Property Account and (ii) an agreement with Administrative Agent and Cash Management Bank providing control of the Cash Management Account, the Termination Payment Account, and the Security Deposit Account, in each case, by Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent (individually and collectively, the “ Account Agreement ”).

 

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Section 8.2.           DEPOSITS INTO PROPERTY ACCOUNT .

 

(a)           Borrower represents, warrants and covenants that (i) Borrower shall, or shall cause Manager to, immediately deposit all its respective cash constituting Gross Operating Income and all other moneys paid to or received by Borrower (including, without limitation, all amounts received by Borrower as agent for, or at the direction of, any Borrower Affiliate, which amounts Borrower hereby expressly agrees shall be collateral for the Loan), but for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any fees paid to Manager pursuant to the terms of the Management Agreement but subject to the terms and conditions of the Assignment of Agreements with Manager’s Consent dated of even date herewith executed by Borrower and Manager and Section 8.5 hereof, with respect to the use, ownership or operation of the Property into the Property Account, (ii) other than the Property Account, there shall be no other accounts maintained by Borrower or any other Person into which revenues from the use, ownership and operation of the Property is deposited, and (iii) neither the Borrower nor any other Person shall open any other such account with respect to the deposit of such revenue. Until deposited into the Property Account, any Gross Operating Income and all other moneys paid to or received by Borrower with respect to the use, ownership or operation of the Property shall be deemed to be Collateral and shall be held in trust by it for the benefit, and as the property, of the Lenders and shall not be commingled with any other funds or property of Borrower.

 

(b)           Borrower shall, no later than five (5) Business Days following the Effective Date, execute and deliver to each of its respective tenants a notice in the form of Exhibit F attached hereto (the “ Tenant Direction Letter ”) addressed to each tenant at the Property as of the Effective Date, directing each such tenant to deliver all payments due under its lease to the Property Account, as more particularly directed in the Tenant Direction Letter. Borrower shall also deliver a Tenant Direction Letter directly to each new tenant at the Property simultaneously with the execution of each such new tenant’s Lease. Borrower’s instruction to deliver all payments due under each tenant’s Lease as directed in the Tenant Direction Letters shall be irrevocable (until the Loan and all other amounts owed to Lenders and Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents are paid in full), except by written direction of Administrative Agent.

 

Section 8.3.           ACCOUNT NAME . The Property Account, the Cash Management Account, the Termination Payment Account, and the Security Deposit Account each shall be in the name of Maguire Properties-355 S. GRAND, LLC for the benefit of Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent, or, with respect to the Property Account, such other name as Administrative Agent shall approve in its reasonable discretion.

 

Section 8.4.           ELIGIBLE ACCOUNTS . Unless otherwise approved by Administrative Agent, each of the Property Account, the Cash Management Account, the Termination Payment Account, and the Security Deposit Account shall at all times be maintained as an Eligible Account.

 

Section 8.5.           DISBURSEMENTS FROM THE PROPERTY ACCOUNT .

 

(a)           Prior to the occurrence of a Triggering Event (or after the receipt of notice from Administrative Agent that a Triggering Event Termination has occurred), all funds in the Property Account shall be disbursed by Property Account Bank on each Business Day to an account to be designated in writing by Borrower to the Property Account Bank or as otherwise designated by Borrower to the Property Account Bank from time to time (the “ Designated Account ”). At the Borrower’s request, Administrative Agent agrees to promptly deliver notice to the Property Account Bank, Cash Management Bank, and Borrower that a Triggering Event Termination has occurred, upon Administrative Agent having received such information as would allow it to determine the same.

 

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(b)           Following the occurrence of a Triggering Event, (i) Borrower shall not be entitled to withdraw or receive a transfer of funds in the Property Account, (ii) Administrative Agent or any servicer appointed by Administrative Agent shall be the sole Person authorized to withdraw or transfer funds in the Property Account, (iii) [intentionally omitted] and (iv) Administrative Agent or any servicer appointed by Administrative Agent shall cause the funds on deposit in the Property Account to be transferred to the Cash Management Account, and cause all funds on deposit in the Cash Management Account to be applied on each Payment Date in the following order of priority: (A) to pay monthly Operating Expenses and capital expenditure costs of the Property pursuant to the applicable Approved Annual Budget (unless funded or reimbursed from proceeds of the Future Funding Facility); (B) sums due pursuant to Section 9.15; (C) fees and expenses due to the Administrative Agent; (D) amounts due to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in respect of Protective Advances; (E) to pay on a pari passu basis (a) any regularly scheduled payments of interest in respect of the Loan and (b) any regularly scheduled payments (but not any Derivatives Termination Value or IRPA Termination Fees) due to a counterparty under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement which is with Administrative Agent, a Lender or any of their respective Affiliates; (F) to pay other sums (not otherwise covered above) due to Administrative Agent or the Lenders on such date with respect to the Loan; (G) Leasing Costs for Approved Leases (unless such costs are funded from Loan proceeds); (H) to pay extraordinary Operating Expenses of the Property not included in the applicable Approved Annual Budget, provided the same are reasonably approved by Administrative Agent or are attributable to emergencies at the Property; (I) to pay Cash Management Bank for fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Cash Management Account, the Termination Payment Account, and the Security Deposit Account; (J) any regularly scheduled payments (but not any Derivatives Termination Value or IRPA Termination Fees) due to a counterparty under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement which is not Administrative Agent, a Lender or any of their respective Affiliates; and (K) the balance (“ Excess Cash Flow ”), if any, shall be deposited into the Sweep Account. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent funds on account in the Cash Management Account are not sufficient to make the payments described in (A) through (J) above, Administrative Agent shall transfer funds in the Sweep Account sufficient to make such payments so long as no Default is then continuing.

 

Notwithstanding anything contained herein, for purposes of this Section 8.5, Operating Expenses paid pursuant to Section 8.5(b)(iv)(A) shall not include any payments to Borrower Affiliates, other than (x) all management fees payable to Manager under the Management Agreement (which amount shall not exceed two and three-quarters of one percent (2.75%) of Gross Operating Income of the Property), construction management fees payable to Manager under the Management Agreement, leasing commissions payable to Manager under the Management Agreement and (y) payments set forth in an Approved Annual Budget.

 

Section 8.6.           SWEEP ACCOUNT . Prior to a Cash Release Event, all sums deposited in the Sweep Account shall remain on deposit therein as additional security for the payment of the Loan and payment and performance of all of Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing and without limiting the generality of the last sentence of the first paragraph of Section 8.5(b) above, (i) so long as no Default shall exist, (a) Administrative Agent shall not unreasonably withhold its consent to Borrower’s written request for a disbursement of funds from the Sweep Account to (x) fund any Escrow Fund Deficiency Amount, (y) pay expenses that exceed the amount budgeted therefor in the Approved Annual Budget, and (z) pay unanticipated expenditures necessary to preserve or protect the Property and (b) within five (5) Business Days’ of Borrower’s written request, Administrative Agent shall disburse funds, to the extent sufficient, to pay all or any portion of any Optional Minimum Debt Yield Prepayment and (ii) upon the occurrence of a Cash Release Event, Administrative Agent shall (or shall instruct Property Account Bank to) disburse all sums accumulated in the Sweep Account, and in any other reserves established under Sections 8.5 and 9.15 hereof, to the Designated Account.

 

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Section 8.7.           SOLE DOMINION AND CONTROL . Borrower acknowledges and agrees that each of the Property Account, the Cash Management Account (and the subaccounts thereof, including, without limitation, the Sweep Account and the Escrow Fund Account), the Termination Payment Account, and the Security Deposit Account are subject to the sole dominion, control and discretion of Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders, its authorized agents or designees, including Property Account Bank and Cash Management Bank, as applicable, subject to the terms hereof; and Borrower shall have no right of withdrawal with respect to the Property Account, the Cash Management Account (and the subaccounts thereof, including, without limitation, the Sweep Account and the Escrow Fund Account), the Termination Payment Account, and the Security Deposit Account except with the prior written consent of Administrative Agent or as otherwise provided herein.

 

Section 8.8.           SECURITY INTEREST . Borrower hereby grants to Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders a first priority security interest in the Property Account, the Cash Management Account (and the subaccounts thereof, including, without limitation, the Sweep Account and the Escrow Fund Account), the Termination Payment Account, the Security Deposit Account, and the other Account Collateral as additional security for the Loan. Borrower shall not change its name, identity or jurisdiction of organization without, in each case, giving Administrative Agent thirty (30) days prior written notice.

 

Section 8.9.           RIGHTS ON DEFAULT . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 8, but subject to Section 8.13(b), upon the occurrence of a Default, Administrative Agent shall promptly notify Property Account Bank and Cash Management Bank in writing of such Default and, without notice from Property Account Bank or Administrative Agent, while such Default shall continue (a) the Borrower shall have no further right in respect of (including, without limitation, the right to receive a transfer from) the Property Account, the Cash Management Account (or the subaccounts thereof, including, without limitation, the Sweep Account and the Escrow Fund Account), the Termination Payment Account, or the Security Deposit Account and (b) Administrative Agent shall have all rights and remedies with respect to the Property Account, the Cash Management Account (and the subaccounts thereof, including, without limitation, the Sweep Account and the Escrow Fund Account), the Termination Payment Account, the Security Deposit Account, and the amounts on deposit therein and the Account Collateral as described in this Agreement and in the Security Instrument, in addition to all of the rights and remedies available to a secured party under the UCC, and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or in the Security Instrument, Administrative Agent may apply the amounts of such Property Account, the Cash Management Account (and/or the subaccounts thereof, including, without limitation, the Sweep Account and the Escrow Fund Account), the Termination Payment Account, and/or the Security Deposit Account as Administrative Agent determines in its sole discretion, which application shall be made in the order set forth in Section 11.2(g) except as otherwise agreed by the Requisite Lenders (or all of the Lenders, as applicable). If a Default is no longer continuing, Administrative Agent shall rescind such notice provided above under this Section 8.9 and the Borrower shall not be subject to the obligations set forth in this Section 8.9.

 

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Section 8.10.        FINANCING STATEMENT; FURTHER ASSURANCES . Borrower hereby authorizes Administrative Agent to file, and upon Administrative Agent’s request, shall deliver to Administrative Agent for filing, a financing statement or statements under the UCC in connection with the Property Account, the Cash Management Account (and the subaccounts thereof, including, without limitation, the Sweep Account and the Escrow Fund Account), the Termination Payment Account, the Security Deposit Account, and the Account Collateral with respect thereto in the form required to properly perfect Lenders’ security interest therein. Borrower agrees that at any time and from time to time, at the expense of Borrower, Borrower will promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that may be necessary or desirable, or that Administrative Agent may reasonably request, in order to perfect and protect any security interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable Property Account Bank or Administrative Agent to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any of the Property Account, the Cash Management Account (or the subaccounts thereof, including, without limitation, the Sweep Account and the Escrow Fund Account), the Termination Payment Account, the Security Deposit Account, or Account Collateral.

 

Section 8.11.         BORROWER’S OBLIGATION NOT AFFECTED . The insufficiency of funds on deposit in the Property Account or the Cash Management Account shall not absolve Borrower of the obligation to make any payments, as and when due pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and such obligations shall be separate and independent, and not conditioned on any event or circumstance whatsoever.

 

Section 8.12.         DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS . Borrower represents and warrants to Administrative Agent and each Lender as of the Effective Date and continuing thereafter that:

 

(a)           This Agreement creates a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the UCC) in the Property Account, the Cash Management Account (and the subaccounts thereof, including, without limitation, the Sweep Account and the Escrow Fund Account), the Security Deposit Account and the Termination Payment Account in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, which security interests are prior to all other Liens and are enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from Borrower;

 

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(b)           Borrower and Administrative Agent agree that each of the Property Account, the Cash Management Account (and the subaccounts thereof, including, without limitation, the Sweep Account and the Escrow Fund Account), the Security Deposit Account and the Termination Payment Account are and shall be maintained (i) as a “ deposit account ” (as such term is defined in Section 9 102(a)(29) of the UCC), (ii) in such a manner that Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders shall have control (within the meaning of Section 9-104(a)(2) of the UCC) over the Property Account, the Cash Management Account (and the subaccounts thereof, including, without limitation, the Sweep Account and the Escrow Fund Account), the Security Deposit Account and the Termination Payment Account, and (iii) such that neither Borrower nor Manager shall have any right of withdrawal from the Property Account, the Cash Management Account (and the subaccounts thereof, including, without limitation, the Sweep Account and the Escrow Fund Account), Security Deposit Account and the Termination Payment Account, and no Account Collateral shall be released to Borrower or Manager from the Property Account, the Cash Management Account (and the subaccounts thereof, including, without limitation, the Sweep Account and the Escrow Fund Account), the Security Deposit Account and the Termination Payment Account. Unless otherwise approved by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, the Designated Account, the Property Account, the Cash Management Account (and the subaccounts thereof, including, without limitation, the Sweep Account and the Escrow Fund Account), the Security Deposit Account and the Termination Payment Account shall be maintained with Property Account Bank. Without limitation of the foregoing, Borrower shall only establish and maintain the Property Account, the Cash Management Account (and the subaccounts thereof, including, without limitation, the Sweep Account and the Escrow Fund Account), the Security Deposit Account and the Termination Payment Account with a financial institution that has executed an agreement substantially in the form of the applicable Account Agreement or in such other form reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

 

(c)           The Borrower owns and has good and marketable title to the Property Account, the Cash Management Account (and the subaccounts thereof, including, without limitation, the Sweep Account and the Escrow Fund Account), the Security Deposit Account and the Termination Payment Account free and clear of any Lien or claim of any Person;

 

(d)           Other than the security interest granted to Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement, the Borrower has not pledged, assigned, or sold, granted a security interest in, or otherwise conveyed the Property Account, the Cash Management Account (or the subaccounts thereof, including, without limitation, the Sweep Account and the Escrow Fund Account), the Security Deposit Account or the Termination Payment Account; and

 

(e)           None of the Property Account, the Cash Management Account (or the subaccounts thereof, including, without limitation, the Sweep Account and the Escrow Fund Account), the Security Deposit Account or the Termination Payment Account is in the name of any Person other than the Borrower or Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders.

 

Section 8.13.         ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO ACCOUNTS .

 

(a)           Upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event or a Default, Borrower shall immediately transfer any funds on deposit in the Designated Account to the Property Account and shall promptly provide a Debt Yield Certificate.

 

(b)           It is acknowledged by the Parties that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any amounts invested pursuant to this Article 8 at all times shall be invested solely in Permitted Investments.

 

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ARTICLE 9

 

ADDITIONAL COVENANTS OF BORROWER

 

Section 9.1.           EXPENSES . The Borrower shall immediately pay Administrative Agent upon demand all actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Administrative Agent (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) in connection with: (a) the preparation of this Agreement, all other Loan Documents and Other Related Documents contemplated hereby; (b) the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and administration of any consents, amendments, waivers or other modifications to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, Other Related Documents and any other documents or matters, (c) securing the Borrower’s compliance with any requests made pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement; (d) the filing and recording fees and expenses, title insurance and reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for providing to Lender all required legal opinions, and other similar expenses incurred in creating and perfecting the Liens in favor of Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and Other Related Documents; (e) enforcing or preserving any rights, in response to third party claims or the prosecuting or defending of any action or proceeding or other litigation, in each case against, under or affecting the Borrower, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, Other Related Documents, the Property or any other security given for the Loan; and (f) the enforcement or satisfaction by Administrative Agent or Lenders of any of Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Other Related Documents or in connection with any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided under this Agreement in the nature of a “ work out ” or of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings. For all purposes of this Agreement, Administrative Agent’s and Lenders’ costs and expenses shall include, without limitation, all appraisal fees incurred for (x) provided that no Default exists, no more than two appraisals obtained during the term of the Loan (in addition to any appraisal delivered in connection with the closing of the Loan) and (y) all appraisals obtained after and during the continuation of a Default, cost engineering and inspection fees, reasonable legal fees and expenses, accounting fees, environmental consultant fees, auditor fees, UCC filing fees, UCC vendor fees and the cost to Lenders of any title insurance premiums, title surveys, reconveyance and notary fees (to the extent Administrative Agent is permitted to procure such items hereunder) and/or (following the occurrence and during the continuance of Default) all costs incurred by Administrative Agent in connection with Section 11.2 hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event shall Borrower be required to pay any underwriting fees or other similar fees to Administrative Agent or any Lender. Borrower recognizes and agrees that formal written Appraisals of the Property and Improvements by a licensed independent appraiser may be required by Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s internal procedures and/or federal regulatory reporting requirements on an annual and/or specialized basis and Borrower hereby agrees that, subject to the cost allocations set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, Administrative Agent shall have the right to obtain any such appraisal. Additionally, and notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, any Lender may require Administrative Agent to obtain an Appraisal at any time at such Lender’s expense if the expense of such Appraisal would not otherwise be the responsibility of Borrower. If any of the services described above are provided by an employee of Administrative Agent if Helaba is acting as Administrative Agent, Administrative Agent’s costs and expenses for such services shall be calculated in accordance with Administrative Agent’s standard charge for such services, which charges shall be commercially reasonable and without duplication to any third-party costs in connection with the same service.

 

Section 9.2.           ERISA COMPLIANCE . No Loan Party (nor any member of the ERISA Group to the extent it could reasonably be expected to result in liability to a Loan Party) will establish any Plan or contribute to (or have an obligation to contribute to) any Multiemployer Plan. The Borrower shall at all times comply in all material respects with the provisions of ERISA with respect to any retirement or other employee benefit plan to which it is a party as employer except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and as soon as possible after Borrower knows, or has reason to know, that any Reportable Event (as defined in ERISA and to the extent the notice period is not waived) with respect to any such plan of the Borrower has occurred, it shall furnish to Administrative Agent a written statement setting forth details as to such Reportable Event and the action, if any, which Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto, together with a copy of the notice of such Reportable Event furnished to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

 

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Section 9.3.           LEASING .

 

(a)           Borrower covenants and agrees at Borrower’s sole cost and expense to: (w) perform the material obligations of lessor contained in the Leases and use commercially reasonable efforts to enforce by all available remedies, at the discretion of Borrower, performance by the lessees of the material obligations of the lessees contained in the Leases; (x) promptly deliver to Administrative Agent copies of all notices of material defaults delivered and/or received by Borrower or Manager to any tenants under any Minor Lease or Major Lease; (y) exercise Borrower’s diligent efforts to keep all portions of the Property that are capable of being leased, leased at all times at rentals commensurate with current market rates for similarly situated property; and (z) to the extent required pursuant to Section 9.3(d) below, upon the exercise of any termination or contraction right by tenant under a Lease, deposit with Administrative Agent the portion of any fees associated with such termination or contraction right that, so long as no Triggering Event has occurred and is continuing, exceeds $500,000 to be disbursed by Agent to pay Leasing Costs pursuant to Section 9.3(d) below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) while any Triggering Event exists, or (y) if the exercise of any termination or contraction right by tenant under a Minor Lease would result in the occurrence of a Triggering Event, then upon the exercise of any termination or contraction right by tenant under a Minor Lease, Borrower shall deposit with Administrative Agent all fees associated with such termination or contraction right, to be disbursed by Agent to pay Leasing Costs pursuant to Section 9.3(d) below. Except for Permitted Liens, Borrower shall not, without the Administrative Agent’s prior written consent or as otherwise permitted by any provision of the Loan Documents: (i) execute any other assignment relating to any of the Leases; (ii) except with respect to any Prepaid TI Rent paid by a tenant pursuant to the terms of the applicable Lease, collect rentals (other than security deposits) more than one (1) month in advance of the time when it becomes due; (iii) consent to any assignment (and for the avoidance of doubt the term assignment shall not include subleases) by any lessee under any office lease requiring Lease Approval other than in accordance with the provisions of the Lease in question; or (iv) subordinate or agree to subordinate any of the Leases to any other mortgage or lien other than Permitted Liens. Any action or attempted action in violation of this Section 9.3(a), Section 9.3(b), Section 9.3(c) or Section 9.4 of this Agreement shall be null and void. In no event shall Borrower enter into any Modification that results in a Lease being on terms that are less favorable to Borrower than commercially reasonable market terms without the prior written reasonable approval of Administrative Agent.

 

(b)           Borrower shall not, without the requisite Lease Approval for any Major Lease or any Minor Lease, as applicable: (i) permit or allow any material change, amendment, modification, renewal or extension (each a “ Modification ” and for the avoidance of doubt, the term “ Modification ” shall not include any complete or partial surrender of termination (which are discussed in (c) below)) of any Lease; (ii) waive any of Borrower’s rights or remedies under any Lease, other than such rights which are de minimis in nature; or (iii) otherwise consent to any material change in the obligations, duties or liabilities of a tenant under a Lease.

 

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(c)           For the avoidance of doubt, no Lease Approval shall be required with respect to Modifications of, or waivers of rights or remedies or consents to material changes for any Lease that is neither a Major Lease nor a Minor Lease.

 

(d)           Borrower shall be permitted to retain any sums received in consideration of any termination, in full or in part, or any reduction in term, or the release or discharge of any lessee of any Lease, from any such termination (hereafter, a “ Termination Payment ”), up to a maximum amount equal to $500,000, and any portion of such Termination Payment that exceeds $500,000 shall be deposited by Borrower into the Termination Payment Account. Funds in the Termination Payment Account shall be disbursed in accordance with this Section 9.3(d); provided , however , Borrower shall be permitted to retain, and shall not be required to deposit in the Termination Payment Account or Borrower’s Designated Account, the termination fee paid to Borrower by Latham & Watkins LLP in connection with its termination effective as of December 31, 2018. Any funds not required to be deposited into the Termination Payment Account pursuant to the preceding sentence shall, except during the existence of a Triggering Event or a Default, be deposited in the Borrower’s Designated Account. Borrower hereby grants to Administrative Agent as agent for the Lenders a first perfected security interest in the Termination Payment Account. All interest on the Termination Payment Account shall be for the benefit of Borrower and shall be added to and remain in the Termination Payment Account; provided, however, that nothing herein shall require that interest be earned at the highest prevailing rates. Provided no Default exists and is continuing, Administrative Agent shall cause to be made, disbursements from the Termination Payment Account to Borrower for payment of Leasing Costs associated with any Leases that do not require any approval or that have been approved in accordance with Section 9.4 of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, provided no Triggering Event or Default exists and is continuing, any Termination Payment that is not applied in accordance with the preceding sentence shall be returned to the Borrower once all of the space with respect to which the Termination Payment was paid has been re-leased pursuant to Lease(s) entered into in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the tenant thereunder has taken possession of substantially all of its space and commenced payment of its full base minimum rent, the Administrative Agent has received an estoppel letter with respect to each new Lease in form reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and all obligations of Borrower with respect to the construction of Tenant Improvements, and the payment of Tenant Improvement Allowances and Leasing Commissions have been fully performed; provided, however, if at such time a Default shall have occurred and be continuing, such amount shall not be returned to Borrower and shall instead be applied or used by Administrative Agent pursuant to the immediately succeeding sentence. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default, Administrative Agent may, in addition to all other remedies permitted under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, at law or in equity, charge, set-off and otherwise apply against the obligations and liabilities of Borrower under the Loan Documents or any part thereof, all or any part of the funds on deposit in the Termination Payment Account. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 9.3(d) is subject to Section 8.13(b). Borrower shall not have any right to make withdrawals from the Termination Payment Account.

 

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Section 9.4.           APPROVAL OF LEASES .

 

(a)           Borrower may enter into any Lease (including any Modification thereof), without consent from Administrative Agent or the Requisite Lenders, provided such Lease is not a Major Lease or a Minor Lease, so long as the following requirements are satisfied:

 

(i)           The Lease shall be prepared on the Borrower’s standard form of lease agreement, which has been approved by Administrative Agent (with changes as are commercially reasonable taking into consideration the size, credit and bargaining power of the related tenant) or other form required by the tenant (which, as modified in negotiations with the tenant, is commercially reasonable taking into consideration the size, credit and bargaining power of the tenant);

 

(ii)          The Lease shall be to a tenant who is not an Affiliate of Borrower or Guarantor;

 

(iii)         The Lease shall be subordinate to the Loan and the Security Instrument (which subordination may be subject to the delivery by Administrative Agent of a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement in accordance with the provisions of 9.4(d) below);

 

(iv)          No purchase option, master lease options, or rights of first refusal for the sale of the Property shall be permitted without Administrative Agent’s prior written approval, which may be withheld in its sole and absolute discretion;

 

(v)           The Lease shall provide for rental rates and other material economic terms comparable to existing local market rates and terms (taking into account the type and quality of the tenant) as of the date such Lease is executed by Borrower, shall be an arms-length transaction with a bona fide, independent third party tenant (other than leases to the Manager on comparable terms and covering comparable space with those in place on the date hereof), and shall not have a Material Adverse Effect on the value or quality of the Property.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, for any new Lease (A) that is a Major Lease, Requisite Lenders’ prior written approval and (B) that is a Minor Lease, Administrative Agent’s prior written approval (in each case, which shall not be unreasonably withheld) shall be required to be obtained, at Borrower’s sole cost and expense.

 

(b)           For the avoidance of doubt, each Existing Lease is hereby approved by Administrative Agent and the Lenders.

 

(c)           Borrower must also obtain Requisite Lenders’ prior written consent to any assignment of Leases or subletting of leased space containing 70,000 square feet or more, and provided further that any consent of Requisite Lenders must be granted or withheld in Requisite Lenders’ reasonable discretion to the extent the terms of the applicable Lease require Borrower to be reasonable in granting or withholding its consent to any assignment or sublease by the applicable tenant; provided , however , that indirect assignments of Leases or subletting of leased space containing 70,000 square feet or more, or other tenant transfers permitted pursuant to the terms of a Lease 70,000 square feet or more which does not require Borrower’s consent as landlord to such transfer, shall only be subject to Requisite Lenders’ consent to the extent that Borrower is entitled to consent to the same pursuant to the terms of the applicable Lease.

 

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(d)           At Borrower’s request and at Borrower’s sole cost and expense, Administrative Agent shall promptly (and in no event later than ten (10) Business Days upon receipt of request from Borrower) without any right of Administrative Agent to consent to such lease or impose additional burdens or requirements on the Borrower (except as may be expressly required hereunder) execute a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H with such changes as may be requested by tenants and are reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent for each Lease for 5,000 square feet or greater, provided that the terms and conditions of such Lease have been approved by Administrative Agent to the extent approval of such Lease is required pursuant to Section 9.4(a) hereof.

 

(e)           Borrower shall promptly reimburse Administrative Agent for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Administrative Agent (including, without limitation, reasonable out-of-pocket attorney’s fees and costs) in connection with Administrative Agent’s review and approval of any new Lease or any Modification of an existing Lease or any other related Lease documentation required to be reviewed and/or approved by Administrative Agent or Requisite Lenders under this Section 9.4 (including, without limitation, any reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Administrative Agent and its counsel (but not any other Lender’s counsel)) incurred in connection with the preparation and negotiation of any subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement).

 

(f)           Borrower shall have the right to request approval to the material economic and material non-economic terms of a proposed Lease or Modification which would be subject to Administrative Agent’s or Requisite Lenders’ approval hereunder, and upon approval of such terms, Administrative Agent or Requisite Lenders, as applicable, shall not unreasonably withhold consent to the final Lease documentation provided such Lease or Modification is consistent with such agreed upon terms and in any event Administrative Agent or Requisite Lenders, as applicable, shall not have the right to withhold consent to such Lease or Modification based upon objection to any of the previously approved terms.

 

(g)           Any failure of Administrative Agent or any Lender, as applicable, to respond to Borrower’s written request for consent or approval made to Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.3 or this Section 9.4 within ten (10) Business Days (or fifteen (15) Business Days if Requisite Lenders’ consent is required) of the date of any such request shall be deemed to constitute Administrative Agent’s or such Lender’s consent or approval, as applicable, provided that Borrower’s request (i) is made in accordance with the notice provisions of this Agreement; (ii) is accompanied by a copy of the Lease, memorandum, modification, amendment or other document or instrument for which consent or approval is being requested and all other documents and information reasonably requested by, and reasonably necessary for, Administrative Agent and/or Lenders to evaluate such decision and (iii) states prominently in bold capital letters that Administrative Agent’s or Lender’s failure to respond within such time period may result in deemed consent or approval.

 

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Section 9.5.           OFAC . At all times throughout the term of the Loan, the Borrowing Group and their respective Affiliates shall be in full compliance with all applicable orders, rules, regulations and recommendations of The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

 

Section 9.6.           FURTHER ASSURANCES . Upon Administrative Agent’s request and at Borrower’s sole cost and expense, the Borrower shall execute, acknowledge and deliver any other instruments and perform any other acts necessary, desirable or proper, as reasonably determined by Administrative Agent, to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or to perfect and preserve any Liens created by the Loan Documents. The Borrower shall cooperate with the Administrative Agent and any Lender with respect to any proceedings arising out of or relating to the Property, Borrower, Guarantor, the Loan or the Loan Documents before any court, board or other Governmental Authority which may in any way adversely affect the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder or any rights obtained by Administrative Agent or such Lender under any of the Loan Documents and, in connection therewith, permit the Administrative Agent and any Lender, at its election, to participate in any such proceedings. The Borrower shall cooperate with the Administrative Agent and any Lender in obtaining for the Administrative Agent or any Lender the benefits of any insurance proceeds lawfully or equitably payable to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the Property.

 

Section 9.7.           ASSIGNMENT . Without the prior written unanimous consent of each Lender (which consent may be withheld in their sole and absolute discretion), and except for Permitted Transfers or Permitted Liens, the Borrower shall not, whether the same occurs directly, indirectly, by operation of Law (other than as a result of a condemnation) or otherwise (any of the following being a “ Transfer ”): (a) sell, assign, convey, transfer, pledge, mortgage or hypothecate (or permit or suffer the occurrence of any sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, pledge, mortgaging or hypothecation of): (i) all or any portion of the Property or the Borrower’s interest in all or any portion of the Collateral (including, without limitation, the Transfer or lease of any zoning, development or air rights with respect to the Property); (ii) any direct or indirect interest in Borrower or (iii) Borrower’s interest under any of the Loan Documents; or (b) cause, or permit to occur, a Change of Control. Any Transfer not otherwise permitted by this Section 9.7 shall be void. In this regard, the Borrower acknowledges that Lenders would not make this Loan except in reliance on Borrower’s and Guarantor’s expertise, reputation, prior experience in developing, operating and constructing commercial real property and Lenders’ knowledge of Borrower and Guarantor. Borrower shall pay any and all out-of-pocket costs incurred by Administrative Agent in connection with any Permitted Transfer (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses). The parties acknowledge that entering into Leases in accordance with Section 9.4 shall not constitute a Transfer. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a lease of all or substantially all of Borrower’s property to a tenant who will not occupy the leased premises for the conduct of its and its affiliates’ business shall constitute a Transfer requiring the prior written consent of each Lender.

 

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Section 9.8.           MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT . At all times hereunder, Borrower shall require the Manager of the Property to perform in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the Management Agreement and shall not materially amend, modify or alter the Management Agreement or the responsibilities of such Manager or the liabilities of the Borrower under the Management Agreement without Administrative Agent’s (and, solely with respect to material increases in fees payable under the Management Agreement, Requisite Lenders’) prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, provided, however, Manager shall be entitled to assign its rights and obligations under the Management Agreement to an Affiliate of Borrower at any time and from time to time. The Borrower shall execute, upon Administrative Agent’s request, an assignment of Borrower’s rights under the Management Agreement to Administrative Agent as additional security for Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and shall cause the Manager to consent to any such assignment (which consent shall include, among other things, a subordination of any of its fees or compensation provided in the Management Agreement as set forth in the Assignment of Agreements). In no event shall Manager be entitled to receive a management fee in excess of 3% of Revenues (as currently defined in the Management Agreement) of the Property (including the proceeds of any business interruption insurance).

 

Section 9.9.           COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW . Borrower shall comply in all material respects with Applicable Law applicable to it or its properties, including without limitation, the ADA.

 

Section 9.10.          SPECIAL COVENANTS; SINGLE PURPOSE ENTITY . Borrower represents and warrants that it at all times since its formation has been, and covenants and agrees that until the Loan has been paid in full it shall, and its Organizational Documents shall provide that it shall, continue to be, a Special Purpose Entity. A Special Purpose Entity means a corporation, limited liability company or a limited partnership, which at all times since its formation has and, on and after the date hereof, shall:

 

(a)           not own (and has not owned) any asset or property other than (i) the Property, and (ii) such property as may be necessary for or incidental to its business purposes set forth in Section 9.10(b) below and (iii) cash, accounts receivable associated with its business purposes set forth in Section 9.10(b) below and other ordinary course investments of funds;

 

(b)           not engage (and has not engaged) in any business, directly or indirectly, other than the ownership, development, operation, leasing, financing and management of the Property and conduct and operate its business as presently conducted and operated;

 

(c)           not amend, alter, change or repeal the “ Special Purpose Provisions ” as set forth in, and as defined in, Borrower’s limited liability company agreement without the consent of Administrative Agent, nor amend, modify or otherwise change the Organizational Documents of Borrower without the prior consent of Administrative Agent in any manner that (i) violates the single purpose covenants set forth in this Section 9.10, or (ii) amends, modifies or otherwise changes any provision thereof that by its terms cannot be modified at any time when the Loan is outstanding or by its terms cannot be modified without Requisite Lenders’ consent;

 

(d)           maintain relationships comparable to an arm’s-length transaction with its Affiliates and enter into transactions with its Affiliates only on a commercially reasonable basis and on terms similar to those of an arm’s-length transaction (acknowledging that the Borrower may enter into agreements with Affiliates relating to Sponsor maintaining Control of the Borrower, so long as such agreements are not binding upon any successor owner of the Property and will not result in any Property-level liability for which any such successor owner could be liable);

 

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(e)           except with respect to any previous financing of the Property which is no longer outstanding, not incur, create or assume any indebtedness (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any affiliate indebtedness), secured or unsecured, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent (including guaranteeing any obligation), other than (i) the indebtedness created by the Loan Documents or any Interest Rate Protection Agreement, (ii) unsecured trade payables and operational debt not evidenced by a note; (iii) Borrower’s obligations under any permitted Leases, (iv) Borrower’s obligations with respect to Tenant Improvements, Tenant Improvement Allowances or Leasing Commissions with respect to permitted Leases and (v) customary equipment leases and financing; provided that any indebtedness incurred pursuant to subclauses (ii) and (v) shall (1) be incurred in the ordinary course of the business of operating the Property, and (2) (x) except in connection with the alterations and projects permitted under Section 4.9(a)(1)(ii) and Section 4.9(a)(5) without Administrative Agent’s prior consent or as set forth in subclause (y) below, not exceed, in the aggregate, three percent (3%) of the outstanding principal balance of the Loan;

 

(f)            not make any loans or advances to any Person (other than advances to any tenant for purposes relating to its Lease or any contractors or subcontractors) nor acquire debt obligations or securities of any Person;

 

(g)           remain solvent and, except with respect to any reimbursement or cost sharing agreements between Borrower and North Tower, LLC, including, without limitation, the REA, pay its debts and liabilities (including, as applicable, shared personnel and overhead expenses) from its assets (to the extent of available cash flow);

 

(h)           except with respect to any reimbursement or cost sharing agreements between Borrower and North Tower, LLC, including, without limitation, the REA, pay its own liabilities and expenses only out of its own funds and not the funds of any other Person (to the extent of available cash flow), provided that this subsection (h) shall not be deemed to require any Person to make additional capital contributions to Borrower;

 

(i)           comply with and observe in all material respects the laws of the state of its formation as they relate to its organizational functions and responsibilities and other organizational formalities in order to maintain its separate existence;

 

(j)            maintain all of its books, records and bank accounts separate from those of any other Person;

 

(k)           prepare separate financial statements, showing its assets and liabilities separate and apart from those of any other Person, and not have its assets listed on the financial statement of any other Person; provided, however, Borrower’s assets may be included in a consolidated financial statement with its Affiliates provided that appropriate notations shall be made on such consolidated financial statement to indicate the separateness of Borrower and its Affiliates and to indicate that none of any such Affiliate’s assets and credit are available to satisfy the debts and other obligations of Borrower;

 

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(l)            file its own tax returns, if any, as may be required under Applicable Law, to the extent not treated as a “ disregarded entity ”, and pay any Taxes so required to be paid under Applicable Law unless such Taxes are contested in accordance with Section 4.4 of this Agreement;

 

(m)          maintain its books, records, resolutions and agreements as official records;

 

(n)           be, and at all times hold itself out to the public and all other Persons as a legal entity separate and distinct from any other entity (including any Affiliate or any constituent party of Borrower);

 

(o)           conduct its business in its own name and correct any known misunderstanding regarding its separate identity;

 

(p)           not identify itself or any of its Affiliates as a division or part of the other;

 

(q)           intentionally deleted;

 

(r)           maintain adequate capital for the normal obligations reasonably foreseeable in a business of its size and character and in light of its contemplated business operations, provided that this subsection (r) shall not be deemed to require any Person to make additional capital contributions to Borrower;

 

(s)           not commingle its funds and other assets with assets of any Affiliate or constituent party or any other Person and hold all of its assets in its own name;

 

(t)            maintain its assets in such a manner that it will not be materially costly or difficult to segregate, ascertain or identify its individual asset or assets, as the case may be, from those of any other Person;

 

(u)           except in connection with any previous financing of the Property which is no longer outstanding or the pledge of assets to Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders in connection with the Loan, (i) not pledge its assets for the benefit of any other Person, (ii) not guarantee or become obligated for the debts of any other Person, and (iii) not hold itself out to be responsible for or have its credit available to satisfy the debts or obligations of any other Person;

 

(v)           not permit any constituent party independent access to its bank accounts (except to the extent any constituent party previously had such access in connection with previous financing of the Property which is no longer outstanding, and such access has been terminated as of the date hereof);

 

(w)           maintain a sufficient number of employees, if any, in light of its contemplated business operations;

 

(x)           not form, acquire or hold an interest in any subsidiary;

 

(y)           allocate fairly and reasonably any overhead expenses that are shared with any Affiliate, including paying for office space and services that are performed by any employee of any Affiliate on behalf of Borrower;

 

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(z)           to the fullest extent permitted by law, not seek or effect or cause any constituent party to seek or effect the liquidation, dissolution, winding up, consolidation or merger, in whole or in part, or the sale of substantially all of the assets of Borrower;

 

(aa)       not fund the operations of any of its Affiliates or pay their expenses, except for (i) expenses incurred by the Manager under the Management Agreement and (ii) any reimbursement or cost sharing agreements between Borrower and North Tower, LLC, including, without limitation, the REA;

 

(bb)      keep careful records of all transactions by and between Borrower and its Affiliates and all such transactions shall be completely and accurately documented and payables shall be accurately and timely recorded; and

 

(cc)      obtain, from and after the Effective Date, the prior unanimous written consent of all other managing members/directors to (i) file or consent to the filing of any bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization case or proceeding involving Borrower; institute any proceedings under any applicable insolvency law or otherwise seek any relief for Borrower under any laws relating to the relief from debts or protection of debtors generally; (ii) seek or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator, custodian or any similar official for Borrower or a substantial portion of its properties; (iii) make any assignment for the benefit of Borrower’s creditors, as the case may be; or (iv) take any action in furtherance of the foregoing.

 

Section 9.11.         SECURITY DEPOSITS AND DRAWS UNDER TENANT LETTER OF CREDIT .

 

(a)           Borrower shall deposit (x) into the Security Deposit Account all cash security deposits under all Leases, provided that, unless a Default is then existing, Borrower shall only be obligated to deliver security deposits with respect to any Lease that, in the aggregate, are equal to or greater than $1,000,000, and (y) with Administrative Agent, upon request, in the event a Default is then existing, all Tenant Letters of Credit under all Leases promptly upon receipt of written request from Administrative Agent. As additional security for Borrower’s performance under the Loan Documents, the Borrower hereby irrevocably pledges and assigns to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, the Security Deposit Account and all monies at any time deposited therein. Borrower’s assignment of leases and rents pursuant to the Security Instrument shall expressly be understood to include, as additional security for the Loan, any lease guaranty which Borrower receives in conjunction with a Lease. To the extent Borrower possesses or receives Tenant Letters of Credit, Borrower shall (i) deliver to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, an assignment of proceeds of letter of credit executed by Borrower assigning to Administrative Agent Borrower’s rights to proceeds from draws under such Tenant Letter of Credit as additional security for the Loan and (ii) during the continuance of a Default, provide to Administrative Agent each original Tenant Letter of Credit in connection with such Lease along with an executed transfer of beneficiary document (provided, however, that such transfer document shall not be presented to the issuer thereof except following a foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure under the Security Instrument or a failure by Borrower to comply with the requirements of subsection (c) or (d) below), provided that unless a Default is then existing, Borrower shall only be obligated to comply with the provision of this sentence with respect to any Tenant Letter of Credit which, together with any cash security deposit delivered by the related tenant is equal to or greater than $1,000,000. Pursuant to such assignment of proceeds, all draws under applicable Tenant Letters of Credit shall be deposited (upon payment by the applicable issuing bank with respect to such Tenant Letter of Credit) by Administrative Agent into the Security Deposit Account. Any draws under Tenant Letters of Credit and the tenant security deposits referenced above shall remain in the Security Deposit Account pending disposition of such draws and/or security deposits in a manner consistent with this Agreement. Borrower hereby grants to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, a security interest in Tenant Letters of Credit in connection with Leases and all proceeds thereof. Borrower’s obligation to deposit and hold with Administrative Agent any security deposit (including the proceeds of any draw on a Tenant Letter of Credit), and any interest thereof, shall be subject to Applicable Law with respect to Tenant security deposits. For avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower shall (x) deposit into the Security Deposit Account all security deposits and (y) upon request by Administrative Agent, deposit all proceeds of all Tenant Letters of Credit under all Leases while any Default exists.

 

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(b)           Provided there is no Default or Triggering Event then existing by Borrower under this Agreement, Borrower may request a withdrawal of funds from the Security Deposit Account for application in respect of tenant defaults under the applicable Lease and to cover any losses, costs or other claims which Borrower certifies in writing to Administrative Agent are recoverable from the applicable tenant’s Tenant Letter of Credit or security deposit, and Administrative Agent shall disburse to Borrower from the Security Deposit Account such requested amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing, from time to time Administrative Agent may require an accounting from the Borrower of funds in the Security Deposit Account, and in the event that Borrower’s accounting discloses a balance in the Security Deposit Account less than the aggregate amount of security deposits collected and draws under Tenant Letters of Credit to be held in the Security Deposit Account in accordance with paragraph (a) above (less any amounts legitimately applied in accordance with this Section 9.11), the Borrower shall promptly, but in any event within five (5) days and prior to any further disbursements from the Security Deposit Account by Administrative Agent, fund additional monies into the Security Deposit Account such that no discrepancy remains.

 

(c)           The Borrower shall (i) promptly notify Administrative Agent of any event or condition which permits a draw under a Tenant Letter of Credit held by Administrative Agent hereunder, (ii) provide to Administrative Agent a copy of the notice of lease default, as applicable, and (iii) in a timely manner request a draw from the applicable issuing bank of such Tenant Letter of Credit. Additionally, if an issuing bank of a Tenant Letter of Credit held by Administrative Agent hereunder notifies Borrower that such issuing bank will not renew a Tenant Letter of Credit (or if the applicable tenant has failed to provide a replacement letter of credit not later than sixty (60) days prior to the expiration thereof or such lesser period of time as may be provided in the Lease), then Borrower shall (x) provide Administrative Agent prompt written notice of such nonrenewal or failure, and (y) timely draw the full amount under such Tenant Letter of Credit (with the proceeds thereof to be deposited directly into the Security Deposit Account). The Borrower shall not amend or terminate any Tenant Letter of Credit held by Administrative Agent hereunder without Administrative Agent’s prior approval, except such amendments or terminations as are expressly required under the terms of the Lease (or other agreement entered into with tenant regarding the Tenant Letter of Credit), and, if pursuant to the terms of the Lease (or other agreement entered into with tenant regarding the Tenant Letter of Credit) the amount or other terms thereof are to change, Administrative Agent will, upon Borrower’s request, promptly deliver the Tenant Letter of Credit to Borrower to allow Borrower to timely effectuate such change in the Tenant Letter of Credit and Borrower shall deliver the amended or replacement Tenant Letter of Credit to Administrative Agent within two (2) Business Days of Administrative Agent’s delivery of the original Tenant Letter of Credit (as such time period may be extended by the period the issuer bank holds the same to effectuate such change).

 

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(d)           The procedures for a draw under a Tenant Letter of Credit held by Administrative Agent hereunder shall be as follows: No later than four (4) Business Days following written notice of an event or condition which permits a draw under a Tenant Letter of Credit held by Administrative Agent hereunder (with all documentation and certifications as required by this Section 9.11 from the Borrower pursuant to subsection (c) above), Administrative Agent shall either (i) return the relevant Tenant Letter of Credit to the Borrower so that the Borrower can draw the full amount which may be drawn thereunder when such credit may be drawn (and, in any event not later than twenty (20) days prior to the expiration thereof), or (ii) present such Tenant Letter of Credit to the issuing bank directly, in which case the Borrower shall concurrently provide to such issuing bank any required draw request or other documentation so that the full amount which may be drawn thereunder is drawn, in either such case with the proceeds of such draw to be deposited (upon payment by the applicable issuing bank with respect to such Tenant Letter of Credit) by Administrative Agent into the Security Deposit Account. Immediately following any partial draw by Borrower under a Tenant Letter of Credit held by Administrative Agent hereunder, the Borrower shall return (or cause to be returned) the original Tenant Letter of Credit to Lender to be held by Administrative Agent in accordance with this Section 9.11. The Borrower also shall take such other actions consistent with the foregoing as may reasonably be requested by Administrative Agent with respect to such Tenant Letters of Credit held by Administrative Agent hereunder.

 

(e)           Upon satisfaction of the Loan in full, any Tenant Letters of Credit or tenant security deposits held by Administrative Agent shall be returned to Borrower. In addition, following expiration or termination of any Lease, any Tenant Letters of Credit or tenant security deposits (and any interest thereon) held by Administrative Agent with respect to such terminated Lease shall be returned to Borrower to the extent that Borrower is obligated to return same to tenant. Additionally, if any other event has occurred pursuant to which a tenant’s security deposit (including any interest thereon) or Tenant Letter of Credit (or any portion thereof) is required to be returned to a tenant, whether pursuant to its Lease (or other agreement with such tenant covering the same) or by operation of law, Administrative Agent agrees to timely do so whether or not a Default then exists.

 

(f)           Administrative Agent agrees that it will return to Borrower any cash security deposit (including any interest thereon) and/or Tenant Letter of Credit that was originally delivered to Administrative Agent by reason of the occurrence of a Default, if such Default is no longer existing and Administrative Agent would not otherwise be entitled to hold such security deposit or Tenant Letter of Credit if such Default had not occurred.

 

(g)           Borrower hereby represents to and for the benefit of Administrative Agent and Lenders that nothing contained in this Section 9.11 conflicts with the terms of any Lease, and Borrower shall not enter into any new Lease that conflicts with the terms of this Section 9.11. In addition, the indemnity provisions contained in Section 13.1 of this Agreement shall apply to and include any claims against Administrative Agent or Lenders by tenants or issuers of Tenant Letters of Credit held by Administrative Agent hereunder, or by any person or entity on their behalf.

 

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Section 9.12.         PAYMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES, ETC . The Borrower shall pay all Taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents and other charges, including vault charges and license fees for the use of vaults, chutes and similar areas adjoining the Property, now or hereafter levied or assessed against the Property (“ Property Taxes ”) prior to the date upon which any fine, penalty, interest or cost may be added thereto or imposed by Applicable Law for the nonpayment thereof, except as contested in accordance with Section 4.4 of this Agreement. The Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent, upon request, and Administrative Agent shall in turn deliver to each Lender, receipted bills, cancelled checks and other evidence reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent evidencing the payment of the Property Taxes prior to the date upon which any fine, penalty, interest or cost may be added thereto or imposed by Applicable Law for the nonpayment thereof.

 

Section 9.13.         DEBT YIELD .

 

(a)           The Debt Yield shall be calculated by the Administrative Agent on the basis of the Debt Yield Certificate delivered in accordance with Section 10.1(a) hereof provided that any computation of the Debt Yield and the individual components of the Debt Yield set forth in the Debt Yield Certificate shall be subject to Administrative Agent’s review and approval. If Administrative Agent shall disagree with any such Debt Yield computation or any component thereof set forth in the applicable Debt Yield Certificate, the Administrative Agent shall make such adjustments to such calculation and the individual components thereof to ensure compliance with the terms of this Agreement, and any such adjustments and recalculation shall be binding on the Borrower absent manifest error. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Borrower shall have the option to avoid a Triggering Event caused by a Debt Yield Event, or if such Triggering Event has occurred, Borrower at any time thereafter shall have the option to satisfy the definition of Triggering Event Termination, in either case, by (i) prepaying a portion of the Loan equal to an amount which, had the Loan been prepaid by such amount on the date of the Debt Yield Event, would result in the Debt Yield being equal to or greater than the applicable Minimum Debt Yield for the immediately preceding two calendar quarters (the “ Optional Minimum Debt Yield Prepayment ”) together with any applicable Spread Maintenance Premium, (ii) depositing with Administrative Agent cash in an amount equal to the Optional Minimum Debt Yield Prepayment which shall be held by Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders as additional security for the Loan and/or (iii) delivering to Administrative Agent a payment guaranty, which guarantees payment of the Optional Minimum Debt Yield Prepayment, provided, however, the maximum principal amount which may be guaranteed thereunder shall not exceed $25,000,000 and is otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, from a Borrower Affiliate reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and having a Net Worth (excluding such Affiliate’s interests in the Property) of no less than $290,000,000) (such guaranty, the “ Optional Minimum Debt Yield Payment Guaranty ”).

 

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(b)           In connection with any prepayment made pursuant to Section 9.13(a) above, Borrower shall (i) pay to Administrative Agent any amount owing under Section 2.14 hereof incurred by the Lenders in connection with such prepayment, provided that Administrative Agent shall use reasonable efforts to apply such prepayment in a manner that minimizes any amounts owing under Section 2.14 hereof and (ii) pay any IRPA Termination Fees.

 

(c)           If, as of any date that the Debt Yield is calculated under Section 9.13(a), the Debt Yield Collateral Amount then held by Administrative Agent shall exceed the Debt Yield Collateral Amount that Administrative Agent needs to ensure continued compliance by Borrower with Section 9.13(a) (such excess, “ Debt Yield Collateral Excess ”), then, provided no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Administrative Agent shall return an amount equal to all Debt Yield Collateral Excess (or if guaranteed, the guaranteed amount under an Optional Minimum Debt Yield Payment Guaranty shall automatically be reduced by a corresponding amount) that has existed for two consecutive quarters to Borrower within five (5) Business Days of Borrower’s request therefor.

 

Section 9.14.         INTENTIONALLY DELETED .

 

Section 9.15.         ESCROW FUND . If a Triggering Event shall have occurred and be continuing, Borrower shall, on each Payment Date, deposit into an Eligible Account, which account will be a subaccount of the Cash Management Account (the “ Escrow Fund Account ”) (a) one-twelfth of an amount which would be sufficient to pay the Property Taxes payable, or reasonably estimated by Administrative Agent to be payable, during the next ensuing twelve (12) months and (b) if the liability or casualty policies of insurance maintained by Borrower covering the Property shall not constitute an approved blanket or umbrella Policy pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof, one-twelfth of an amount which would be sufficient to pay the insurance premiums due for the renewal of the coverage afforded by the policies of the insurance required pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof upon the expiration thereof (the amounts in (a) and (b) above shall be called the “ Escrow Fund ”). During any time the foregoing sentence shall be in effect, Borrower agrees to notify Administrative Agent promptly of any changes to the amounts, schedules and instructions for payment of any Property Taxes and insurance premiums of which it has obtained knowledge (to the extent such premiums are required to be escrowed hereunder) and authorizes Administrative Agent or its agent to obtain the bills for Property Taxes directly from the appropriate taxing authority. The Escrow Fund and the payments of interest or principal or both, payable pursuant to Section 2.7(a) shall be added together and shall be paid as an aggregate sum by Borrower to Administrative Agent. Administrative Agent shall instruct Cash Management Bank to disburse the Escrow Funds to the Designated Account for the payment of Property Taxes and insurance premiums (to the extent such premiums are required to be escrowed hereunder) required to be made by Borrower pursuant to Sections 5.1 hereof as the same are due and payable. If the amount of the Escrow Fund shall exceed the amounts due for Property Taxes and insurance premiums pursuant to Sections 9.15 and 5.1 hereof, Administrative Agent shall, at Borrower’s election, credit such excess against future payments to be made to the Escrow Fund or deposit such excess funds into the Sweep Account. In allocating such excess, Administrative Agent may deal with the person shown on the records of Administrative Agent to be the owner of the Property. If at any time prior to a Cash Release Event Administrative Agent reasonably determines that the Escrow Fund together with the amounts required to be paid by Borrower pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 9.15 is not sufficient to pay the items set forth in (a) and (b) above, to the extent funds in the Sweep Account are insufficient Borrower shall promptly deposit into the Escrow Fund Account, upon demand, an amount which Administrative Agent shall estimate as sufficient to make up the deficiency (such amount, an “ Escrow Fund Deficiency Amount ”). The Escrow Fund shall not constitute a trust fund. Upon a Cash Release Event, Administrative Agent shall disburse (or cause to be disbursed) all sums in the Escrow Fund Account to an account designated by Borrower in writing and any obligation to make any payment under this Section 9.15 shall terminate, subject to such obligations again arising if a subsequent Triggering Event shall have occurred and be continuing. Borrower shall not have any right to make withdrawals from the Escrow Fund Account. All interest on the Escrow Fund shall be for the benefit of Borrower and shall be added to and remain in the Escrow Fund; provided, however, that nothing herein shall require that interest be earned at the highest prevailing rates.

 

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Section 9.16.         INTEREST RATE PROTECTION AGREEMENTS .

 

(a)           On or before the Effective Date of this Agreement, Borrower shall obtain, and maintain in effect, with (i) Administrative Agent or an Affiliate thereof, (ii) SMBC, provided that SMBC delivers to Administrative Agent an Acceptable Counterparty Guaranty, or (iii) an Acceptable Counterparty, an Interest Rate Protection Agreement which (A) has a term that expires no earlier than the date that is one (1) year prior to the Initial Maturity Date, (B) has a notional amount at all times equal to 100% of the Initial Advance, (C) is on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (D) fixes (by the Borrower paying to the counterparty a fixed rate payment) one month LIBOR (without taking into account any reserve percentage for Eurocurrency Liabilities) at four and one-half of one percent (4.50%) (the “ Initial Rate Cap ”). Prior to expiration of the Initial Rate Cap or any Replacement Rate Cap, Borrower shall obtain, and maintain in effect, with (i) Administrative Agent or an Affiliate thereof, (ii) SMBC, provided that SMBC delivers to Administrative Agent an Acceptable Counterparty Guaranty, or (iii) an Acceptable Counterparty, an Interest Rate Protection Agreement which (A) has a term that commences immediately following expiration of the Initial Rate Cap (or Replacement Rate Cap, if applicable) and expires no earlier than the then applicable Maturity Date, (B) has a notional amount at all times equal to 100% of the then-outstanding principal balance of the Loan, (C) is on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (D) fixes (by the Borrower paying to the counterparty a fixed rate payment) one month LIBOR (without taking into account any reserve percentage for Eurocurrency Liabilities) at a rate that, when added to the Spread, is equal to the Debt Yield at such time, divided by 105% (a “ Replacement Rate Cap ”). For purposes of determining the strike rate for a Replacement Rate Cap, rent that is scheduled to be abated during the succeeding twelve (12) months shall not be included as revenues for determination of Debt Yield as used in the prior sentence.

 

(b)           Upon execution, Borrower hereby agrees to automatically collaterally assign to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, all of their right, title and interest in any and all payments under each Interest Rate Protection Agreement, and shall (i) deliver to Administrative Agent an executed counterpart of each such Interest Rate Protection Agreement, (ii) obtain the consent of the counterparty to such collateral assignment (as evidenced by the counterparty’s execution of such collateral assignment of interest rate protection agreement) and (iii) provide to Administrative Agent and the Lenders any additional documentation reasonably requested by Administrative Agent to confirm or perfect such security instrument.

 

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(c)           If, at any time during the term of the Loan, (i) the Interest Rate Protection Agreement is terminated for any reason other than its scheduled expiration, then, within ten (10) Business Days after notice from the Administrative Agent, Borrower shall (x) obtain a replacement Interest Rate Protection Agreement satisfying the requirements of Section 9.16(a) above, with a counterparty that is an Acceptable Counterparty and (y) satisfy the requirements of Section 9.16(b) above with regard to such replacement Interest Rate Protection Agreement, or (ii) the counterparty to the Interest Rate Protection Agreement then in effect ceases to be an Acceptable Counterparty, then Borrower shall either satisfy the requirements of the foregoing clause 9.16(c)(i) or the downgraded counterparty shall provide an Acceptable Counterparty Guaranty.

 

(d)           At any time that Borrower obtains a replacement Interest Rate Protection Agreement as set forth in clause (c) above, Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent a legal opinion or opinions from counsel to the applicable Acceptable Counterparty (which counsel may be internal counsel) in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent; provided, however, that a legal opinion shall not be required if Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any Affiliate thereof) is the Acceptable Counterparty.

 

(e)           Borrower hereby represents that it is an “ Eligible Contract Participant ”, as such term is defined under the Commodity Exchange Act, and that it has otherwise satisfied all requirements under the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in connection with entering into the Interest Rate Protection Agreement. At the time Borrower enters into any Interest Rate Protection Agreement, the counterparty thereto and Borrower shall each be an “ Eligible Contract Participant ”, as such term is defined under the Commodity Exchange Act, and shall otherwise satisfy all requirements under the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in connection with entering into the Interest Rate Protection Agreement.

 

(f)           Any Interest Rate Protection Agreement provided by an Acceptable Counterparty (other than Administrative Agent or its Affiliates or any other Lender or its Affiliates) shall in no event be secured by the Collateral or any interest therein. Any Lender Interest Rate Protection Agreement shall be secured by the Collateral and the obligations thereunder shall be pari passu with the Notes, subject to the terms and provisions of Sections 8.5(b) and 11.2(g).

 

(g)           If Borrower purchases from Administrative Agent or its Affiliates or any other Lender or its Affiliates any swap in connection with the Loan, Borrower shall, upon receipt from Administrative Agent or its Affiliates, or from such Lender or its Affiliates, execute promptly all documents evidencing such transaction, including without limitation, the ISDA Master Agreement, the Schedule to the ISDA Master Agreement and the ISDA Confirmation.

 

Section 9.17.         GUARANTOR COVENANTS . Guarantor shall maintain, as of the last day of each fiscal quarter of Guarantor, a Net Worth (excluding Guarantor’s interests in the Property, but including the value of any uncalled capital commitments available to repay debt) of at least $290,000,000, with the value of Guarantor’s real estate assets in connection with the foregoing Net Worth calculation being adjusted to reflect fair values consistent with International Financial Reporting Standards. The calculation of liabilities in connection with the foregoing Net Worth calculation shall NOT include any fair value adjustments to the carrying value of liabilities to record such liabilities at fair value pursuant to electing the fair value option election under FASB ASC 825-10-25 (formerly known as FAS 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities) or other FASB standards allowing entities to elect fair value option for financial liabilities. Therefore, the amount of liabilities shall be the historical cost basis, which generally is the contractual amount owed adjusted for amortization or accretion of any premium or discount. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, at any time, Borrower shall have the right to replace the initial Guarantor (or any such guarantor that has replaced the initial Guarantor in accordance with the terms of this Section 9.17) with another guarantor, provided that (i) such replacement guarantor satisfies all representations and covenants applicable to Guarantor set forth in the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, the covenants set forth in this Section 9.17), (ii) prior written consent of all Lenders is obtained, (iii) such replacement guarantor executes and delivers to Administrative Agent replacement guaranties and indemnities in the same form as each of those delivered to Administrative Agent by the previous Guarantor(s), and (iv) such replacement guarantor delivers to Administrative Agent (a) reasonably acceptable evidence of its authority to deliver such replacement guaranties and indemnities and (b) an opinion of counsel regarding each such replacement guaranty and indemnity, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

 

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Section 9.18.        RESTRICTED PAYMENTS . Subject to the following sentence, Borrower shall not make a Restricted Payment at any time a Triggering Event, Potential Default (but only if Borrower shall have received written notice of such Potential Default) or Default has occurred and is continuing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for each taxable year in which Borrower’s parent, Brookfield DTLA 355 South Grand REIT LLC (the “ Parent REIT ”), is treated as a “real estate investment trust” for U.S. federal income tax purposes, Borrower may make cash distributions in the minimum amount necessary for the Parent REIT to make cash distributions to (i) maintain its status as a “real estate investment trust” for U.S. federal income tax purposes and (ii) avoid imposition of income and excise taxes under the Internal Revenue Code.

 

Section 9.19.         SANCTIONS . Neither (i) any Person within the Borrowing Group nor (ii) any Person acting at the specific direction of Borrower or its Affiliates with respect to the matters prohibited by this Section 9.19 shall: (a) use any of the Loan proceeds for the purpose of: (i) providing financing to or otherwise making funds directly or indirectly available to any Sanctioned Person; or (ii) providing financing to or otherwise funding any transaction which would be prohibited by Sanctions or would otherwise cause Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower, or any entity affiliated with Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower, to be in breach of any Sanction; or (b) fund any repayment of the Loan with proceeds derived from any transaction that would be prohibited by Sanctions or would otherwise cause Lender or Borrower, or any entity affiliated with Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower, to be in breach of any Sanction. Borrower shall notify Administrative Agent in writing not more than one (1) Business Day after becoming aware of any breach of this Section.

 

Section 9.20.         INTENTIONALLY DELETED .

 

Section 9.21.         TCO . Borrower shall (a) maintain and keep in full force and effect (i) the permanent certificate of occupancy for the Improvements, or (ii) the temporary certificate of occupancy for the Improvements until receipt of the permanent certificate of occupancy, and (b) replace or renew any temporary certificate of occupancy for the Improvements that expires or otherwise terminates.

 

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ARTICLE 10

 

REPORTING COVENANTS

 

Section 10.1.         FINANCIAL INFORMATION .

 

(a)           Borrower Reporting . Until such time as the Loan shall have been paid in full, the Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent, as soon as available, but in no event later than one hundred twenty (120) days after each fiscal year end which shall at all times be a calendar year, a current unaudited annual financial statement (including, without limitation, an income and expense statement, a cash flow statement and a balance sheet, together with supporting property schedules) of the Borrower, in form, content, substance and reasonable detail acceptable to Administrative Agent. Each such annual financial statement shall be accompanied by a certificate of Borrower stating that each such annual financial statement is true, correct, accurate, and complete and presents fairly the financial condition and results of the operations of Borrower and the Property being reported upon and has been prepared in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards. In addition to the foregoing, Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent as soon as available but no later than sixty (60) days after the closing date of each fiscal quarter, a quarterly unaudited financial statement (including, without limitation, an income and expense statement, a cash flow statement and a balance sheet), accompanied by a certificate of Borrower stating that each such quarterly financial statement is true, correct, accurate, and complete and presents fairly the financial condition and results of the operations of Borrower and the Property being reported upon and has been prepared in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards. Within sixty (60) days after the closing date of each fiscal quarter, the Borrower shall deliver an operating statement for the Property, a rent roll for the previous fiscal quarter, copies of Leases executed during the previous fiscal quarter, a billed and unpaid receivables report for Borrower, a Debt Yield Certificate for the purposes of determining whether any prepayment, delivery of collateral or other action may be required pursuant to Sections 9.13(a) – (c) hereof. Except as otherwise agreed to by Administrative Agent, all such financial information shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards consistently applied. In addition, the Borrower shall provide to Administrative Agent, not later than thirty (30) days after the fiscal year end, and for informational purposes only, operating and capital budgets for the Property and Improvements for the next calendar year, which budgets shall show projected Gross Operating Income, Operating Expenses and capital expenditures, each on a monthly basis.

 

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(b)           Guarantor Reporting . Until such time as the Loan shall have been paid in full, Guarantor shall deliver to Administrative Agent, as soon as available, but in no event later than one-hundred eighty (180) days after each fiscal year end, which shall end as of the last day of a calendar quarter, a current annual financial statement (including, without limitation, an income and expense statement, a cash flow statement and a balance sheet, together with supporting property schedules) of Guarantor audited by a Big Four accounting firm (or such other firm as may be reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent), in form, substance and detail as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent; provided, however, if such audited financial statements are not available at such time, Guarantor shall be afforded additional time to deliver such financial statement to Administrative Agent (not to exceed two hundred seventy (270) days) so long as Guarantor delivers an unaudited draft of such financial statement to Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such one hundred eighty (180) day period. Each annual financial statement shall be accompanied by a certificate of Guarantor stating that each such annual financial statement is true, correct, accurate, and complete and presents fairly the financial condition and results of the operations of Guarantor and has been prepared in accordance with either GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards as of the date of the applicable financial report. In addition to the foregoing, Guarantor shall deliver to Administrative Agent as soon as available but no later than ninety (90) days after the closing date of each fiscal quarter (excluding the fourth quarter), an unaudited quarterly financial statement (including, without limitation, an income and expense statement, a cash flow statement and a balance sheet), in form, substance and detail reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent, accompanied by a certificate of Guarantor stating that each such quarterly financial statement is true, correct, accurate, and complete and presents fairly the financial condition and results of the operations of Guarantor and has been prepared in accordance with either GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards as of the date of the applicable financial report. Except as otherwise agreed to by Administrative Agent or as set forth in the Loan Documents, all such financial information shall be prepared in accordance with either GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standard as of the date of the applicable financial report, consistently applied.

 

(c)           Certificate of Borrower and Guarantor . Together with each delivery of any financial statement pursuant to Section 10.1(a) or Section 10.1(b), Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable, shall provide the certificate of a financial officer or other authorized signatory that such person has reviewed the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and has made a review in reasonable detail of the transactions and condition of Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable, during the accounting period covered by financial statements as he or she deems appropriate with respect to the giving of such certificate, and that such review has not disclosed the existence during or at the end of such accounting period, and that such person does not have knowledge of the existence of any condition or event which constitutes a Default or a material Potential Default as of the date of such certificate, or, if any such condition or event existed or exists, specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action has been taken, is being taken and is proposed to be taken with respect thereto. Additionally, in the case of Guarantor’s certificate, the certificate shall certify that Guarantor is in compliance with the financial covenants in Section 9.17 (including back up calculations).

 

(d)           Other Information . Promptly upon Administrative Agent’s request from time to time, Borrower shall provide such other information (including but not limited to leasing status reports) as Administrative Agent or Lenders may reasonably require.

 

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(e)           Budget . For the partial year period commencing on the Effective Date, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the Borrower shall submit to the Administrative Agent, for informational purposes only, an Annual Budget for the Property not later than thirty (30) days after the commencement of such fiscal year. From and after the occurrence of a Triggering Event and until a Triggering Event Termination, such Annual Budget shall be subject to Administrative Agent’s written approval (each such Annual Budget, after it has been approved in writing by the Administrative Agent shall be hereinafter referred to as an “ Approved Annual Budget ”). So long as no Triggering Event has occurred and is continuing, such Annual Budget shall not be subject to Administrative Agent’s approval, and shall be deemed to be an Approved Annual Budget for the purposes of this Agreement until the occurrence of a Triggering Event. Upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event, Borrower shall provide to Administrative Agent (within five (5) Business Days after the occurrence of such Triggering Event) an Annual Budget for the remainder of the then-current fiscal year, and such Annual Budget shall not be deemed to be an Approved Budget until approved by Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion provided, however, that solely with respect to non-discretionary expenses, including, without limitation, amounts due under the Loan, Taxes, insurance premiums, utilities expenses, general and administrative costs and fees, amounts due under the Management Agreement, emergency expenses and amounts payable pursuant to contracts entered into with third parties in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Annual Budget previously provided to Administrative Agent for informational purposes shall apply to the then current calendar year. These approval provisions will then apply until a Triggering Event Termination. In the event that the Administrative Agent objects to a proposed Annual Budget (or a modification to an Approved Annual Budget) submitted by the Borrower for approval, the Administrative Agent shall advise Borrower of such objections within fifteen (15) days after receipt thereof (and deliver to Borrower a reasonably detailed description of such objections) and the Borrower shall promptly revise such Annual Budget and resubmit the same to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall advise the Borrower of any objections to such revised Annual Budget within ten (10) days after receipt thereof (and deliver to Borrower a reasonably detailed description of such objections) and Borrower shall promptly revise the same in accordance with the process described in this subsection until the Administrative Agent approves the Annual Budget. Failure of Administrative Agent to object to an Annual Budget within the time frames described above shall be deemed to be approval of such Annual Budget as an Approved Annual Budget; provided the Borrower’s request states prominently in bold capital letters that Administrative Agent’s failure to respond with such time period may result in deemed consent or approval. Until such time that the Administrative Agent approves a proposed Annual Budget, the Administrative Agent will disburse funds from the Property Account that are available to pay Operating Expenses and leasing and capital expenditure costs in accordance with Sections 8.5(b)(iv) and 8.6 to the extent Administrative Agent has approved such expenditures, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided that amounts necessary to pay Property Taxes, insurance premiums, utilities expenses and other non-discretionary expenses shall be deemed to have been approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

(f)            Notice of Debt Yield Event; Failure to Comply with Financial Covenants . Borrower shall provide Administrative Agent with prompt notice upon becoming aware of any Debt Yield Event or any failure of Guarantor to be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 9.17.

 

Section 10.2.         BOOKS AND RECORDS . The Borrower shall maintain complete books of account and other records for the Property and Improvements and for disbursement and use of the proceeds of the Loan, and the same shall be available for inspection and copying by Administrative Agent or any Lender upon reasonable prior notice. Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the Administrative Agent for its costs and expenses incurred in connection with the exercise of their rights under this Section while a Default exists.

 

Section 10.3.         KNOWLEDGE OF DEFAULT; ETC . The Borrower shall promptly, upon obtaining knowledge thereof, report in writing to Administrative Agent the occurrence of any Default, and Administrative Agent shall promptly provide to Lenders copies of any such notice or report.

 

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Section 10.4.       LITIGATION, ARBITRATION OR GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION . The Borrower shall promptly, upon obtaining knowledge thereof, report in writing to Administrative Agent, (i) the institution of, or threat in writing of, any material proceeding against or affecting Borrower or the Property, including any eminent domain or other condemnation proceedings affecting the Property, or (ii) any material development in any proceeding already disclosed, which, in either case, has a Material Adverse Effect, which notice shall contain such information as may be reasonably available to Borrower to enable Administrative Agent and its counsel to evaluate such matters.

 

Section 10.5.         ENVIRONMENTAL NOTICES . Borrower shall notify Administrative Agent, in writing, as soon as practicable, and in any event within ten (10) days after Borrower’s learning thereof, of any notice required pursuant to Section 7.2(c).

 

ARTICLE 11

 

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

 

Section 11.1.         DEFAULT . The occurrence of any one or more of the following shall constitute an event of default (“ Default ”) under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Guaranty and the Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement:

 

(a)           Monetary . Borrower’s failure to pay when due any sums payable under Section 2.7(a); or

 

(b)           Other Monetary . Borrower’s failure to pay when due any sums payable under this Agreement, the Notes, the Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement and any of the other Loan Documents other than those set forth in Section 11.1(a) and such failure continues for five (5) Business Days after written notice by Administrative Agent; or

 

(c)           Performance of Obligations . Any Borrower’s or Guarantor’s failure to perform in any material respect any obligation (other than those specified in clauses (a) and (b), and clauses (d) through (q) of this Section 11.1) that it is required to perform under any of the Loan Documents or the Guaranty or the Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement and the continuance of such failure for thirty (30) days (ten (10) Business Days with respect to a failure to provide a Debt Yield Certificate within the time period set forth in Section 10.1 hereof) after written notice thereof from Administrative Agent; provided, however, other than with respect to a failure to deliver any documents or information to the Administrative Agent which Borrower or Guarantor is required to under the Loan Documents or the Guaranty or the Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement (including, but not limited to, pursuant to Section 10.1 of this Agreement), if such failure cannot be cured by Borrower or Guarantor, as the case may be, within such thirty (30) day period with reasonable diligence, then said thirty (30) day period shall be extended for such additional time period as Borrower or Guarantor shall require to cure the same, provided that such party commences to cure within such thirty (30) day period and thereafter continues with reasonable diligence to cure the same, but in no event shall such additional period exceed ninety (90) days; or

 

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(d)           Liens, Material Damage . (i) Subject to Borrower’s right to contest as provided in the second proviso of Section 4.4, if the Property becomes subject to any mechanic’s, materialman’s or other Lien, except a Permitted Lien, and such Lien is not discharged (by payment or bonding) within forty five (45) days after Borrower obtains knowledge of such Lien, or (ii) any material damage to, or loss, theft or destruction of, any Collateral, whether or not insured, or any strike, lockout, labor dispute, embargo, condemnation, act of God or public enemy, or other casualty which causes, for more than thirty (30) consecutive days beyond the coverage period of any applicable business interruption insurance, or, if such event is not covered by business interruption insurance, for ninety (90) consecutive days, the cessation or substantial curtailment of revenue producing activities of Borrower, but only if any such event or circumstance could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

(e)           Representations and Warranties . (i) If any statement, term, or provision in any third-party insurance certificate is materially incorrect, or (ii) the material (without duplication of any materiality qualifier contained in any such representation or warranty) breach of any representation or warranty of Borrower or Guarantor in any of the Loan Documents or the Guaranty or the Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement, or in any report, certificate, financial statement, or other document prepared or certified by Borrower or Guarantor and furnished pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Documents or the Guaranty or the Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement, provided that in the event of a materially incorrect statement under clause (i) above or an unintentional material breach of a representation or warranty under clause (ii) above which exists due to circumstances or conditions which are capable of being cured within thirty (30) days, Borrower or Guarantor, as the case may be, shall have thirty (30) days from the date of Administrative Agent’s delivery of notice of the breach in which to cure the breach; however, if such breach has not or would not reasonably be likely to cause a Material Adverse Effect (without duplication of any materiality qualifier contained in any such representation or warranty) and such breach cannot be cured by Borrower or Guarantor, as the case may be, within such thirty (30) day period with reasonable diligence, then said thirty (30) day period shall be extended for such additional time period as Borrower or Guarantor, as the case may be, shall require to cure the same, provided that such party commences such cure within such thirty (30) day period and thereafter continues with reasonable diligence to cure the same, but in no event shall such additional period exceed sixty (60) days; or

 

(f)            Voluntary Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Dissolution . (i) The filing of a petition by Borrower for relief under the Bankruptcy Code, or under any other present or future state or federal law regarding bankruptcy, reorganization or other debtor relief law; (ii) the filing of any pleading or an answer by Borrower in any involuntary proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or other debtor relief law which admits the jurisdiction of the court or the petition’s material allegations regarding Borrower’s insolvency; (iii) a general assignment by Borrower for the benefit of creditors; or (iv) Borrower applying for, or the appointment of, a receiver, trustee, custodian or liquidator of Borrower or any of its property; or

 

(g)           Involuntary Bankruptcy . The failure of Borrower to effect a full dismissal of any involuntary petition under the Bankruptcy Code or under any other debtor relief law that is filed against Borrower or in any way restrains or limits Borrower, Administrative Agent or Lenders regarding the Loan, the Property or the Improvements, prior to the earlier of the entry of any court order granting relief sought in such involuntary petition, and ninety (90) days after the date of filing of such involuntary petition; or

 

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(h)          Guarantors . The occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 11.1(f) or Section 11.1(g) as to Guarantor; or

 

(i)          Transfer . The occurrence of any Transfer other than a Permitted Transfer without the prior written consent of each Lender; or

 

(j)           Loss of Priority . The failure at any time of the Security Instrument to be a valid first lien upon the Property or other Collateral described therein (subject to Permitted Liens), other than as a result of any release or reconveyance of such Security Instrument with respect to all or any portion of the Property and Improvements pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement; or

 

(k)           Revocation of Loan Documents . Borrower or Guarantor shall disavow, revoke or terminate the Guaranty, the Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement or any Loan Document to which it is a party or shall otherwise challenge or contest in any action, suit or proceeding in any court or before any Governmental Authority the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document, the Guaranty, the Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement; or

 

(l)           Interest Rate Protection Agreement . If any of the following events shall occur: (1) the occurrence of a default by Borrower, which default shall continue beyond the applicable notice and grace period, under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement now or hereafter entered into between Borrower, Administrative Agent, any Lender or another financial institution in connection with the Loan; (2) without limitation to the provisions of the preceding clause (1), the failure of the Borrower to comply with its obligations under Section 9.16(c) within the time periods provided therein; or (3) the failure of Borrower to deliver an Interest Rate Protection Agreement within forty-five (45) days after the Effective Date; or

 

(m)          Judgment . One or more final, non-appealable judgment or judgments are entered against the Borrower in an aggregate amount greater than $5,000,000 which is not paid, bonded or otherwise satisfied in full within ninety (90) days following the date such judgment was entered; provided, however that any such judgment shall not be a Default under this Section 11.1(m) if and for long as (i) the amount of such judgment is covered by a valid and binding policy of insurance between the defendant and an insurer (such insurer being rated at least “A-:IX” by A.M. Best Company or otherwise expressly approved by the Requisite Lenders), covering payment thereof and (ii) the insurer has been notified of and has not disputed the claim made for payment of, the amount of such judgment, provided, further, however, that if any such judgment shall constitute a Lien on the Property, the provisions of Section 11.1(d) shall apply;

 

(n)           Guaranties . The occurrence of a default under the Guaranty or the Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement, beyond any applicable notice and cure period set forth therein, if any; or

 

(o)           Guarantor Financial Covenants . Guarantor shall fail to comply with the financial covenants set forth in Section 9.17 of this Agreement; provided, however, such failure may be cured by Borrower exercising its rights under Section 9.17 and replacing the existing Guarantor with another guarantor in accordance with Section 9.17 within thirty (30) days of the occurrence of such failure.

 

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(p)           Breach of Sanctions Provisions . The failure of any representation or warranty of Borrower, or Borrower’s failure to perform or observe any covenant, contained in either of those Sections of this Agreement entitled “ Sanctions, Anti-Corruption and Anti-Money Laundering Laws ” or “ Sanctions ,” provided, however, that Borrower’s failure to perform or observe any representation and warranty set forth in Section 6.31(x), (y), or (z), hereof which failure exists due to circumstances or conditions which are capable of being cured within thirty (30) days, then Borrower shall have thirty (30) days from the date of Administrative Agent’s delivery of notice of the breach in which to cure the breach.

 

(q)           Money Laundering . The (i) indictment, arraignment, custodial detention or conviction of Borrower, Sponsor, Guarantor, BPO or any Sponsor Subsidiary, or their respective officers, directors or employees, on any charge of violating any Anti-Money Laundering Laws, or (ii) filing of charges by any Governmental Authority against Borrower, Sponsor, Guarantor, BPO or any Sponsor Subsidiary, or their respective officers, directors or employees, pursuant to Anti-Money Laundering Laws which are reasonably expected to, in the opinion of Administrative Agent, result in an indictment, arraignment, custodial detention or conviction on any such charge; provided, however, that in the event of an indictment, arraignment, custodial detention or conviction under clause (i) above, or a filing of charges by any Governmental Authority under clause (ii), which occurs with respect to any Person other than Borrower, Guarantor, or any of their respective officers, directors or employees, or BPO or BPY, and which event exists due to circumstances or conditions which are capable of being cured as a matter of law within thirty (30) days, then Borrower or Guarantor, as the case may be, shall have thirty (30) days from the date of Administrative Agent’s delivery of notice of the breach in which to cure the breach.

 

Section 11.2.         ACCELERATION UPON DEFAULT; REMEDIES .

 

(a)           Automatic Acceleration . Upon the occurrence of a Default specified in Sections 11.1(f), 11.1(g), or 11.1(i) the principal of, and all accrued interest on, the Loan and the Notes at the time outstanding, and all of the other Obligations of Borrower, including, but not limited to, the other amounts owed to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents shall become immediately and automatically due and payable by Borrower without presentment, demand, protest, or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by Borrower.

 

(b)           Acceleration . If any other Default shall exist, the Administrative Agent may, and at the direction of the Requisite Lenders shall, declare the principal of, and accrued interest on, the Loan and the Notes at the time outstanding and all of the other Obligations, including, but not limited to, the other amounts owed to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by Borrower.

 

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(c)           Loan Documents . The Requisite Lenders may direct the Administrative Agent to, and the Administrative Agent if so directed shall, exercise any and all of its rights under any and all of the other Loan Documents. Upon any such acceleration, Administrative Agent may, and at the direction of Requisite Lenders, shall, in addition to all other remedies permitted under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and at law or equity, apply any sums in the Property Account, the Cash Management Account (and the subaccounts thereof, including, without limitation, the Sweep Account and the Escrow Fund Account), the Termination Payment Account and the Security Deposit Account to the sums owing under the Loan Documents in accordance with the order set forth in Section 11.2(g) and any and all obligations of Lenders to fund further disbursements under the Loan shall terminate.

 

(d)           Appointment of Receiver . To the extent permitted by Applicable Law while a Default is continuing, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to the appointment of a receiver for the assets and properties of the Borrower, without notice of any kind whatsoever and without regard to the adequacy of any security for the Obligations or the solvency of any party bound for its payment, to take possession of all or any portion of the Collateral, and/or the business operations of the Borrower and to exercise such power as the court shall confer upon such receiver.

 

(e)           Marshaling . None of the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall be under any obligation to marshal any assets in favor of any Loan Party or any other party or against or in payment of any or all of the Obligations. To the extent that any Loan Party makes a payment or payments to the Administrative Agent and/or any Lender and the Administrative Agent or any Lender enforces their security interests or exercises their rights of setoff, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or setoff or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, then to the extent of such recovery, the Obligations, or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied, and all Liens, rights and remedies therefore, shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

 

(f)            Remedy Procedures .

 

(i)           Nothing contained herein or in any other Loan Document shall be construed as requiring the Administrative Agent or the Lenders to resort to the Property or any other Collateral for satisfaction of the Obligations in preference or priority to any other Collateral, and Administrative Agent and the Lenders may seek satisfaction out of the Property or all of the other Collateral or any part thereof, in its absolute discretion in respect of the Obligations. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have the right to partially foreclose the Security Instrument in any manner and for any amounts secured by the Security Instrument then due and payable as determined by the Administrative Agent or Lenders in their sole discretion. Notwithstanding one or more partial foreclosures, the Property shall remain subject to the Security Instrument to secure payment of sums secured by the Security Instrument and not previously recovered. In addition, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have the right, from time to time during the continuance of a Default, to sever the Notes and the other Loan Documents into one or more separate notes, Security Instrument and other security documents (the “ Severed Loan Documents ”) in such denominations as the Administrative Agent or Lenders shall determine in their sole discretion for purposes of evidencing and enforcing its rights and remedies hereunder. The Borrower shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders from time to time, promptly after request, a severance agreement and such other documents as the Administrative Agent or the Lenders shall request in order to effect the severance described in the preceding sentence, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. The Borrower hereby absolutely and irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its true and lawful attorney, coupled with an interest, in its name and stead to make and execute all documents necessary or desirable to effect the aforesaid severance, Borrower ratifying all that its said attorney shall do by virtue thereof.

 

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(ii)          Without limitation to the foregoing, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default, Administrative Agent shall have the right to institute a proceeding or proceedings for the total or partial foreclosure of the Security Instrument whether by court action, power of sale or otherwise, under any applicable provision of law, for all or any part of the Obligations, and the lien and the security interest created by the Security Instrument shall continue in full force and effect without loss of priority as a lien and security interest securing the payment of that portion of the Obligations then due and payable but still outstanding. Administrative Agent shall be permitted to enforce payment and performance of the Obligations and exercise any and all rights and remedies under the Loan Documents, or as provided by law or at equity, by one or more proceedings, whether contemporaneous, consecutive or both, to be determined by Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, in the State or county in which the Property is located. The enforcement of the Security Instrument in any one State or county, whether by court action, foreclosure, power of sale or otherwise, shall not prejudice or in any way limit or preclude enforcement by court action, foreclosure, power of sale or otherwise, any other Loan Document through one or more additional proceedings in that State or county or in any other State or county. Any and all sums received by Administrative Agent in connection with the enforcement of the Security Instrument shall be applied to the Obligations in such order and priority as Administrative Agent shall determine, in its sole discretion.

 

(g)           Order of Payments . If a Default exists and maturity of any of the Obligations has been accelerated or the Maturity Date has occurred, all payments received by the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, in respect of any principal of or interest on the Obligations or any other amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder or thereunder, shall be applied in the following order and priority:

 

(i)           amounts due to the Administrative Agent in respect of expenses due under Section 9.1 until paid in full, and other applicable fees of the Administrative Agent (or as otherwise agreed to in writing);

 

(ii)          amounts due to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in respect of Protective Advances to be applied for the ratable benefit of the Lenders in accordance with their respective shares of Protective Advances;

 

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(iii)         amounts due to the Lenders in respect of fees, costs and expenses, including, without limitation, any amounts due under Section 2.14 and any Spread Maintenance Premium, to be applied for the ratable benefit of the Lenders;

 

(iv)          on a pari passu basis, (A) payments of interest on the Loan (including interest at the Alternate Rate), to be applied for the ratable benefit of the Lenders and (B) payments of any current and accrued scheduled payments under, all Lender Interest Rate Protection Agreements entered into pursuant to Section 9.16, to be applied for the ratable benefit of any Lender or any of its Affiliates which are counterparties to such Lender Interest Rate Protection Agreement;

 

(v)           on a pari passu basis, (A) payments of principal on the Loan to be applied for the ratable benefit of the Lenders and (B) payments of any Derivatives Termination Value or IRPA Termination Fees in respect of all Lender Interest Rate Protection Agreements entered into pursuant to Section 9.16, to be applied for the ratable benefit of any Lender or any of its Affiliates which are counterparties to such Lender Interest Rate Protection Agreement;

 

(vi)          amounts due to the Administrative Agent and Lenders pursuant to Section 13.1;

 

(vii)         any other amounts due to the Administrative Agent and Lenders under the terms of the Loan Documents to be applied for the ratable benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in accordance with the amounts outstanding;

 

(viii)       payments of any Derivatives Termination Value or IRPA Termination Fees in respect of all Interest Rate Protection Agreements entered into pursuant to Section 9.16 that are not with Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates, to be applied for the ratable benefit of the applicable counterparties; and

 

(ix)          any amount remaining after application as provided above, shall be paid to the Borrower or whomever else may be legally entitled thereto.

 

Section 11.3.        DISBURSEMENTS TO THIRD PARTIES . Upon the occurrence of a Default occasioned by Borrower’s failure to pay money to a third party as required by this Agreement, Administrative Agent may but shall not be obligated to make such payments. The Borrower shall immediately repay such funds upon written demand of Administrative Agent. In either case, the Default with respect to which any such payment has been made by Administrative Agent or Lenders shall not be deemed cured until such deposit or repayment (as the case may be) has been made by Borrower to Administrative Agent.

 

Section 11.4.         COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT; REPAYMENT OF FUNDS ADVANCED . All costs of enforcement and collection (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) and any other funds expended by Administrative Agent or any Lender in the exercise of its rights or remedies under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be payable by the Borrower to Administrative Agent upon demand, together with interest at the rate applicable to the principal balance of the Loan from the date the funds were expended.

 

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Section 11.5.        RIGHTS CUMULATIVE, NO WAIVER . All Administrative Agent’s and Lenders’ rights and remedies provided in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with those granted by law or at equity, are cumulative and may be exercised by Administrative Agent or Lenders at any time. Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s exercise of any right or remedy shall not constitute a cure of any Default unless all sums then due and payable to Lenders under the Loan Documents are repaid and Borrower has cured all other Defaults. No waiver shall be implied from any failure of Administrative Agent or any Lender to take, or any delay by Administrative Agent or any Lender in taking, action concerning any Default or failure of condition under the Loan Documents, or from any previous waiver of any similar or unrelated Default or failure of condition. Any waiver or approval under any of the Loan Documents must be in writing and shall be limited to its specific terms.

 

ARTICLE 12

 

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT; INTERCREDITOR PROVISIONS

 

Section 12.1.        APPOINTMENT AND AUTHORIZATION . Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as contractual representative on such Lender’s behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are specifically delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Administrative Agent agrees to perform its duties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents in accordance with the standard of care that Administrative Agent would use in dealing with a loan held for its own account, subject to the express conditions contained in this Agreement. Not in limitation of the foregoing, each Lender authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent to enter into the Loan Documents for the benefit of the Lenders. Each Lender hereby agrees that, except as otherwise set forth herein, any action taken by the Requisite Lenders (or all of the Lenders if explicitly required under any other provision of this Agreement) in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or the Loan Documents, and the exercise by the Requisite Lenders of the powers set forth herein or therein, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be authorized and binding upon all of the Lenders. Nothing herein shall be construed to deem the Administrative Agent a trustee or fiduciary for any Lender or to impose on the Administrative Agent duties or obligations other than those expressly provided for herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the use of the terms “ Administrative Agent ”, “ agent ” and similar terms in the Loan Documents with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any Applicable Law. Instead, use of such terms is merely a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. The Administrative Agent shall deliver to each Lender, promptly upon receipt thereof by the Administrative Agent, copies of each of the financial statements, certificates, notices and other documents delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article 10. The Administrative Agent will furnish to any Lender, upon the request of such Lender, a copy (or, where appropriate, an original) of any document, instrument, agreement, certificate or notice furnished to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, any Loan Party or any other Affiliate of the Borrower, pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document not already delivered to such Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any such other Loan Document. As to any matters not expressly provided for by the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, enforcement or collection of any of the Obligations), the Administrative Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the instructions of the Requisite Lenders (or all of the Lenders if explicitly required under any other provision of this Agreement), and such instructions shall be binding upon all Lenders and all holders of any of the Obligations; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action which exposes the Administrative Agent to personal liability or which is contrary to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or Applicable Law. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent may exercise any right or remedy it or the Lenders may have under any Loan Document upon the occurrence of a Default unless the Requisite Lenders have directed the Administrative Agent otherwise. Without limiting the foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Administrative Agent as a result of the Administrative Agent acting or refraining from acting under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in accordance with the instructions of the Requisite Lenders, or where applicable, all the Lenders.

 

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Section 12.2.         Helaba AS A LENDER . Helaba (or any Affiliate thereof), as a Lender, shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and any other Loan Document, as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it or any Affiliate were not the Administrative Agent; and the term “ Lender ” or “ Lenders ” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated, include Helaba (or any Affiliate thereof) in each case in its individual capacity. Helaba (or any Affiliate thereof) and their respective affiliates may each accept deposits from, maintain deposits or credit balances for, invest in, lend money to, act as trustee under indentures of, serve as financial advisor to, and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other affiliate thereof as if it were any other bank and without any duty to account therefore to the other Lenders. Further, the Administrative Agent and any affiliate may accept fees and other consideration from the Borrower for services in connection with this Agreement or otherwise without having to account for the same to the other Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, Helaba (or any Affiliate thereof) or their respective affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, other Loan Parties, other Subsidiaries and other Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Person) and acknowledge that the Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them.

 

Section 12.3.         COLLATERAL MATTERS; PROTECTIVE ADVANCES .

 

(a)           Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent, without the necessity of any notice to or further consent from any Lender, from time to time prior to a Default, to take any action with respect to any Collateral or Loan Documents which may be necessary to perfect and maintain perfected the Liens upon the Collateral granted pursuant to any of the Loan Documents.

 

(b)           The Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to release any Lien granted to or held by the Administrative Agent upon all or any portion of the Collateral (i) upon termination of the Commitments and payment and satisfaction in full of all of the Obligations; (ii) as expressly permitted by, but only in accordance with, the terms of the applicable Loan Document; or (iii) if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by each Lender. Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this section.

 

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(c)           Upon any sale or transfer of Collateral which is expressly permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and upon at least five (5) Business Days’ prior written request by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall (and is hereby irrevocably authorized by the Lenders to) execute such documents as may be necessary to evidence the release of the Liens granted to the Administrative Agent for its benefit and the benefit of the Lenders, herein or pursuant hereto upon the Collateral that was sold or transferred; provided, however, that (i) the Administrative Agent shall not be required to execute any such document on terms which, in the Administrative Agent’s opinion, would expose the Administrative Agent to liability or create any obligation or entail any consequence other than the release of such Liens without recourse or warranty and (ii) such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect or impair the Obligations or any Liens upon (or Obligations of the Borrower or any other Loan Party in respect of) all interests retained by the Borrower or any other Loan Party, including (without limitation) the proceeds of such sale or transfer, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral. In the event of any sale or transfer of Collateral, or any foreclosure with respect to any of the Collateral, the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to deduct all of the expenses reasonably incurred by the Administrative Agent from the proceeds of any such sale, transfer or foreclosure.

 

(d)           The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Lenders or to any other Person to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other subsidiary or is cared for, protected or insured or that the Liens granted to the Administrative Agent herein or pursuant hereto have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise or to continue exercising at all or in any manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to the Administrative Agent in this Section or in any of the Loan Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission or event related thereto, the Administrative Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion, and that the Administrative Agent shall have no duty or liability whatsoever to the Lenders, except to the extent resulting from its gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

(e)           The Administrative Agent may make, and shall be reimbursed by the Lenders (in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares) to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower for, Protective Advances during any one calendar year with respect to the Property that is Collateral up to the sum of (i) amounts expended to pay Property Taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon such property; (ii) amounts expended to pay insurance premiums for policies of insurance related to such property, (iii) amounts expended and necessary to address life or safety issues at the Property and (iv) $2,500,000. Protective Advances in excess of said sum during any calendar year that is Collateral shall require the consent of the Requisite Lenders. The Borrower agrees to pay on demand all Protective Advances.

 

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Section 12.4.         POST-FORECLOSURE PLANS . If all or any portion of the Collateral is acquired by the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Requisite Lenders as a result of a foreclosure or the acceptance of a deed or assignment in lieu of foreclosure, or is retained in satisfaction of all or any part of the Obligations, the title to any such Collateral, or any portion thereof, shall be held in a newly formed Delaware limited liability company with the Administrative Agent or a nominee or subsidiary of the Administrative Agent acting as managing member or manager thereof and the Lenders or their nominees or subsidiaries as non-managing members in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares, which shall be governed by organizational documents which shall be subject to the prior written approval of the Lenders. The transfer rights of the Lenders as set forth in this Agreement (or substantially similar transfer rights with such modifications as are reasonably appropriate with respect to being a member in a limited liability company) shall be included in the organizational documents of the title entity. The organizational documents of the title entity shall specify actions requiring the consent of the Requisite Lenders and all Lenders consistent with the terms of this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall prepare a recommended course of action for such Collateral (a “ Post-Foreclosure Plan ”), which shall be subject to the approval of the Requisite Lenders. In accordance with the approved Post-Foreclosure Plan and the organizational documents of the title entity, as applicable, the Administrative Agent shall manage, operate, repair, administer, complete, construct, restore or otherwise deal with the Collateral acquired, and shall administer all transactions relating thereto, including, without limitation, employing a management agent, leasing agent and other agents, contractors and employees, including agents for the sale of such Collateral, and the collecting of rents and other sums from such Collateral and paying the expenses of such Collateral. Actions taken by the Administrative Agent with respect to the Collateral, which are not specifically provided for in the approved Post-Foreclosure Plan or reasonably incidental thereto, shall require the written consent of the Requisite Lenders by way of supplement to such Post-Foreclosure Plan or shall be governed by the organizational documents of the title entity, as applicable. Upon demand therefor from time to time, each Lender will contribute its share (based on its Pro Rata Share) of all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the approved Post-Foreclosure Plan or the organizational documents of the title entity, as applicable, in connection with the construction, operation, management, maintenance, leasing and sale of such Collateral, provided that each Lender’s obligation to make such contributions shall be recourse only to its interest in the Loan or Collateral, as applicable. In addition, the Administrative Agent shall render or cause to be rendered to each Lender, on a monthly basis, an income and expense statement for such Collateral, and each Lender shall promptly contribute its Pro Rata Share of any operating loss for such Collateral, and such other expenses and operating reserves as the Administrative Agent shall deem reasonably necessary pursuant to and in accordance with the approved Post-Foreclosure Plan or the organizational documents of the title entity, as applicable, provided that each Lender’s obligation to make such contributions shall be recourse only to its interest in the Loan or Collateral, as applicable. To the extent there is net operating income from such Collateral, the Administrative Agent shall, in accordance with the approved Post Foreclosure Plan, determine the amount and timing of distributions to the Lenders, which – subject to appropriate reserves – shall be at least monthly. All such distributions shall be made to the Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares and in accordance with the organizational documents of the title entity, as applicable. The Lenders acknowledge and agree that if title to any Collateral is obtained by the Administrative Agent or its nominee, such Collateral will not be held as a permanent investment but will be liquidated and the proceeds of such liquidation will be distributed in accordance with Section 11.2 as soon as practicable. The Administrative Agent shall undertake to sell such Collateral, at such price and upon such terms and conditions as the Requisite Lenders reasonably shall determine to be most advantageous to the Lenders and otherwise in accordance with the organizational documents of the title entity. Any purchase money mortgage or deed of trust taken in connection with the disposition of such Collateral in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence shall name the Administrative Agent, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders, as the beneficiary or mortgagee. In such case, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall enter into an agreement with respect to such purchase money mortgage or deed of trust defining the rights of the Lenders in the same Pro Rata Shares as provided hereunder, which agreement shall be in all material respects similar to this Article insofar as the same is appropriate or applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, at the request of the Requisite Lenders, title to any Collateral shall be held in a newly formed single purpose tax transparent limited liability company or limited partnership with the Administrative Agent or any of its affiliates as managing member, manager or general partner, as applicable, and the Lenders or their affiliates as non-managing members or limited partners, as applicable, in accordance with their respective Pro-Rata Shares, and with distribution, subordination, control and other features substantially similar to those set forth for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in this Agreement. In addition, the Administrative Agent may (and shall prior to foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure or other method of taking title, to the Property or other Collateral) (a) cause such inspections of the Property or other Collateral to be made as it shall deem reasonable and prudent, and (b) obtain an updated environmental evaluation or site assessment of the Property prepared by an environmental engineering firm selected by the Administrative Agent. Each appraisal, inspection report and environmental evaluation (including interim drafts thereof, if any) shall promptly be provided to the Lenders after the Administrative Agent’s receipt thereof. If the environmental evaluation does not disclose any material contamination of the Property in question by Hazardous Materials or the substantial risk of such contamination or it discloses such an environmental problem and states that it may be remediated at a cost of not more than ten percent (10%) of the market value thereof, the Administrative Agent shall cause title to said Property to be taken by a title entity. Title shall not be taken by a title entity or otherwise without the prior consent of the Lenders if the environmental report discloses material contamination of the Property by Hazardous Materials or the substantial risk of such contamination and the Administrative Agent, based on such environmental evaluation, reasonably believes that the remediation thereof will cost more than ten percent (10%) of the market value of the Property. In addition, if the Administrative Agent is not permitted to cause title to the Property to be taken by a title entity as a result of environmental issues, the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lenders) may, with the prior written consent of all of the Lenders, abandon any interest in the Property.

 

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Section 12.5.         APPROVALS OF LENDERS . All communications from the Administrative Agent to any Lender requesting such Lender’s determination, consent, approval or disapproval (a) shall be given in the form of a written notice to such Lender, (b) shall be accompanied by a description of the matter or issue as to which such determination, approval, consent or disapproval is requested, or shall advise such Lender where information, if any, regarding such matter or issue may be inspected, or shall otherwise describe the matter or issue to be resolved, (c) shall include, if reasonably requested by such Lender and to the extent not previously provided to such Lender, written materials and a summary of all oral information provided to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower in respect of the matter or issue to be resolved, (d) shall include the Administrative Agent’s recommended course of action or determination in respect thereof and (e) shall set forth in boldface letters that failure by any Lender to specifically object to the recommendation or determination of the Administrative Agent (together with a reasonable written explanation of the reasons behind such objection) within ten (10) Business Days (or such lesser or greater period as may be specifically required under the express terms of the Loan Documents) of receipt of such communication, such Lender shall be deemed to have conclusively approved of or consented to such recommendation or determination. Unless a Lender shall give written notice to the Administrative Agent that it specifically objects to the recommendation or determination of the Administrative Agent (together with a reasonable written explanation of the reasons behind such objection) within ten (10) Business Days (or such lesser or greater period as may be specifically required under the express terms of the Loan Documents) of receipt of such communication, such Lender shall be deemed to have conclusively approved of or consented to such recommendation or determination.

 

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Section 12.6.         NOTICE OF EVENTS OF DEFAULT . The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of a Default or a Potential Default unless the Administrative Agent has received notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing with reasonable specificity such Default or Potential Default and stating that such notice is a “ notice of default .” If any Lender (excluding the Lender which is also serving as the Administrative Agent) becomes aware of any Default or Potential Default, it shall promptly send to the Administrative Agent such a “ notice of default ”. Further, if the Administrative Agent receives such a “ notice of default ,” or sends a “ notice of default ” to Borrower, then Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders.

 

Section 12.7.        ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S RELIANCE . Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents, employees or counsel shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except for its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with its duties expressly set forth herein or therein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent: may consult with legal counsel (including its own counsel or counsel for the Borrower or any other Loan Party), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents, employees or counsel: (a) makes any warranty or representation to any Lender, or any other Person and shall be responsible to any Lender, or any other Person for any statement, warranty or representation made or deemed made by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Person in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (b) shall have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the satisfaction of any conditions precedent under this Agreement or any Loan Document on the part of the Borrower or other Persons or inspect the property, books or records of the Borrower or any other Person; (c) shall be responsible to any Lender for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto or any Collateral covered thereby or the perfection or priority of any Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders; (d) shall have any liability in respect of any recitals, statements, certifications, representations or warranties contained in any of the Loan Documents or any other document, instrument, agreement, certificate or statement delivered in connection therewith; and (e) shall incur any liability under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by acting upon any notice, consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by telephone, telecopy or electronic mail) believed by it to be genuine and signed, sent or given by the proper party or parties. The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under the Loan Documents by or through agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney-in-fact that it selects in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

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Section 12.8.        INDEMNIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT . Regardless of whether the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are consummated, each Lender agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by Borrower and without limiting the obligation of Borrower to do so) pro rata in accordance with such Lender’s respective Pro Rata Share, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent but not as a “ Lender ”) in any way relating to or arising out of the Loan Documents, any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents (collectively, “ Indemnifiable Amounts ”); provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such Indemnifiable Amounts to the extent resulting from the Administrative Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment; provided, however, that no action taken in accordance with the directions of the Requisite Lenders (or all of the Lenders, if expressly required hereunder) shall be deemed to constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct for purposes of this Section. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so) promptly upon demand for its ratable share of any out of pocket expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of the counsel to the Administrative Agent) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, administration, or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings, or otherwise) of, or legal advice with respect to the rights or responsibilities of the parties under, the Loan Documents, any suit or action brought by the Administrative Agent to enforce the terms of the Loan Documents and/or collect any Obligations, any “ lender liability ” suit or claim brought against the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders, and any claim or suit brought against the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders arising under any Hazardous Materials Laws. Such out of pocket expenses (including counsel fees) shall be advanced by the Lenders on the request of the Administrative Agent notwithstanding any claim or assertion that the Administrative Agent is not entitled to indemnification hereunder upon receipt of an undertaking by the Administrative Agent that the Administrative Agent will reimburse the Lenders if it is actually and finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Administrative Agent is not so entitled to indemnification. The agreements in this Section shall survive the payment of the Loan and all other amounts payable hereunder or under the other Loan Documents and the termination of this Agreement. If Borrower shall reimburse the Administrative Agent for any Indemnifiable Amount following payment by any Lender to the Administrative Agent in respect of such Indemnifiable Amount pursuant to this Section, the Administrative Agent shall share such reimbursement on a ratable basis with each Lender making any such payment.

 

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Section 12.9.         LENDER CREDIT DECISION, ETC . Each of the Lenders expressly acknowledges and agrees that neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, counsel, attorneys-in-fact or other affiliates has made any representations or warranties to such Lender and that no act by the Administrative Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary or Affiliate, shall be deemed to constitute any such representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent to any Lender. Each of the Lenders acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any other Lender or counsel to the Administrative Agent, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents or counsel, and based on the financial statements of Borrower, the other Loan Parties, and other Affiliates, and inquiries of such Persons, its independent due diligence of the business and affairs of Borrower, the other Loan Parties, and other Persons, its review of the Loan Documents, the legal opinions required to be delivered to it hereunder, the advice of its own counsel and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit and legal analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Each of the Lenders also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any other Lender or counsel to the Administrative Agent or any of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, and based on such review, advice, documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent shall not be required to keep itself informed as to the performance or observance by the Borrower or any other Loan Party of the Loan Documents or any other document referred to or provided for therein or to inspect the properties or books of, or make any other investigation of, the Borrower, any other Loan Party. Except for notices, reports and other documents and information expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall have no duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Affiliate thereof which may come into possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or other Affiliates. Each of the Lenders acknowledges that the Administrative Agent’s legal counsel in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is only acting as counsel to the Administrative Agent and is not acting as counsel to any Lender except as specifically agreed to in writing.

 

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Section 12.10.       SUCCESSOR ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT . Provided no Default is continuing, Helaba (or one of its Affiliates) shall remain the Administrative Agent at all times; provided, however, (a) if Helaba and its Affiliates are no longer regularly engaged in the business of originating or acting as Administrative Agent for commercial real estate loans, Helaba may resign as Administrative Agent by giving at least sixty (60) days’ prior written notice to Borrower and the Lenders, (b) the Requisite Lenders may, upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice, remove the Administrative Agent as administrative agent if the Administrative Agent (i) is found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment to have committed gross negligence or willful misconduct in the course of performing its duties hereunder, or (ii) has become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee or custodian appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment, and (c) Helaba may resign as Administrative Agent if neither it nor its Affiliates owns an ownership interest in the Loan upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Borrower and the Lenders. Upon any such removal or resignation, the Requisite Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent which appointment shall, provided no Default or Potential Default exists, be subject to the Borrower’s approval if such replacement Administrative Agent is not an Eligible Assignee, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence in connection with the resignation of the current Administrative Agent, and shall have accepted such appointment, within thirty (30) days after the current Administrative Agent’s giving of notice of resignation, then the current Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which shall be a Lender, if any Lender shall be willing to serve, and otherwise shall be an Eligible Assignee. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the current Administrative Agent, and the current Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents. After any Administrative Agent’s removal or resignation hereunder as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article 12 shall continue to inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent may assign its rights and duties under the Loan Documents to any of its affiliates by giving Borrower and each Lender prior written notice.

 

Section 12.11.       WITHHOLDING TAX . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent required by law (as determined by the Administrative Agent in its good faith discretion), the Administrative Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding tax. Without limiting or expanding the obligations of the Loan Parties under Section 2.12, each Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, and shall make payable in respect thereof within 30 calendar days after demand therefor, against any and all Taxes and any and all related losses, claims, liabilities and expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent) incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent by the Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental Authority as a result of the failure of the Administrative Agent to properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of such Lender for any reason (including, without limitation, because the appropriate form was not delivered or not property executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstance that rendered an exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax ineffective). A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due the Administrative Agent under this Section 12.11. The agreements in this Section 12.11 shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of any Loan and all other amounts payable under the Loan Documents.

 

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Section 12.12.       TITLED AGENTS . Each Joint Lead Arranger, Syndication Agent and Hedge Coordinator (each a “ Titled Agent ”) in each such respective capacity, assumed no responsibility or obligation hereunder, including, without limitation, for servicing, enforcement or collection of the Loan nor any duties as an agent hereunder for the Lenders. The titles given to the Titled Agents are solely honorific and imply no fiduciary responsibility on the part of the Titled Agents to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Borrower or any other Loan Party and the use of such titles does not impose on the Titled Agents any duties or obligations greater than those of any other Lender or entitle the Titled Agents to any rights other than those to which any other Lender is entitled.

 

Section 12.13.       LENDER ACTION . Each Lender agrees that it will not take any action, nor institute any actions or proceedings, against Borrower or any other obligor under the Loan Documents, in each case, with respect to exercising claims against or rights in the Collateral, and agrees that all remedies against the Collateral shall be exercised by the Administrative Agent, subject to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

Section 12.14.       SETOFF . Subject to Section 2.17 and in addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under Applicable Law and not by way of limitation of any such rights, the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Participant is hereby authorized by the Borrower, at any time or from time to time while a Default exists, without notice to the Borrower or to any other Person, any such notice being hereby expressly waived, but in the case of a Lender or a Participant subject to receipt of the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Requisite Lenders exercised in their sole discretion, to set off and to appropriate and to apply any and all deposits (general or special, including, but not limited to, indebtedness evidenced by certificates of deposit, whether matured or unmatured) and any other indebtedness at any time held or owing by the Administrative Agent, such Lender, such Participant or any affiliate of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against and on account of any of the Obligations, irrespective of whether or not any or all of the Loan and all other Obligations have been declared to be, or have otherwise become, due and payable as permitted by Section 11.2, and although such Obligations shall be contingent or unmatured.

 

Section 12.15.       PAYMENTS . Administrative Agent shall promptly transfer to each Lender after Administrative Agent’s receipt thereof, any and all sums received by Administrative Agent for the benefit of each such Lender (each, a “ Payment ”) by wire transfer in immediately available funds. Administrative Agent shall wire (i) all monthly payments of interest on the Loan for the benefit of each such Lender within one (1) Business Days after the Payment was received by Administrative Agent so long as the payment was received before 1:00 P.M. (Eastern time), and if received on or after 1:00 P.M. (Eastern time) within two (2) Business Days after the Payment was received by the Administrative Agent, (ii) the payment of principal with respect to the final payment of the Loan on the same day so long as the payment was received before 1:00 P.M. (Eastern time), and if received on or after 1:00 P.M. (Eastern time) within one (1) Business Day after such payment was received by the Administrative Agent, and (iii) within five (5) Business Days after Administrative Agent’s receipt thereof, all other sums received by Administrative Agent for the benefit of each such Lender. All payments of principal and interest in respect of the Loan, all payments of the fees payable to Lenders described in this Agreement (but not in any separate fee letter, except to the extent expressly set forth therein), and all payments in respect of any other obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents shall be allocated among such of the Lenders as are entitled thereto, in proportion to their respective Pro Rata Shares or otherwise as expressly provided herein or in the other Loan Documents, as the case may be.

 

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ARTICLE 13

 

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

Section 13.1.       INDEMNITY . The Borrower hereby agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent and each Lender, their respective affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, successors and assigns (in their capacities as such) from and against any and all actual losses, damages, liabilities, claims, actions, judgments, court costs and reasonable legal fees or other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses) which Administrative Agent or any Lender (except in their respective capacities as a tenant under any lease of the Property or as a purchaser of the Property; provided, however, that such exception shall not apply to Administrative Agent or any Lender or their nominee in their capacity as owner or occupant of the Property in connection with or following any foreclosure (or a deed in lieu of foreclosure) or the exercise of any remedies under the Loan Documents) may actually incur as a direct consequence of: (a) the purpose to which Borrower applies the Loan proceeds; (b) the failure of Borrower or Guarantor to perform any obligations as and when required by this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any Other Related Document; (c) any failure at any time of Borrower’s representations or warranties to be true and correct; (d) any act or omission by Borrower, constituent partner or member of Borrower, any contractor, subcontractor or material supplier, engineer, architect or other person or entity with respect to the Property engaged by or on behalf of Borrower, (e) any inspection, review or testing of or with respect to the Property, (f) any investigative, administrative, mediation, arbitration, or judicial proceeding, whether or not Administrative Agent or the Lenders are designated a party thereto, commenced or threatened at any time (including after the repayment of the Loan) in any way related to the execution, delivery or performance of any Loan Document or to the Property, (g) any proceeding instituted by any Person claiming a Lien, or (h) any brokerage commissions or finder’s fees claimed by any broker or other party in connection with the Loan, the Property, or any of the transactions contemplated in the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, those arising from the joint, concurrent, or comparative negligence of Administrative Agent, except to the extent any of the foregoing is caused by Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent or such Lender within ten (10) days after demand thereof any amounts owing under this indemnity, together with interest from the date the indebtedness arises until paid at the rate of interest applicable to the principal balance of the loan. Borrower’s duty and obligations to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall survive cancellation of the notes and the release, reconveyance or partial reconveyance of any or all of the Security Instrument. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, this indemnity shall not apply to (1) losses, damages, costs, expenses, liabilities or claims to the extent caused by Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, in which case such Lender or Administrative Agent to whom the gross negligence or willful misconduct is attributable (but not any other party) shall not be entitled to the indemnification provided for hereunder or (2) consequential, punitive, indirect or special damages or lost profits (other than to the extent such consequential, punitive, indirect or special damages or lost profits are asserted against Administrative Agent and/or a Lender, their respective affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, successors and assigns by a third party). This Section 13.1 shall not apply with respect to Taxes, other than Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, liabilities, etc. attributable to non-Tax claims. The indemnity provided under this Section 13.1(b) and (c) shall terminate upon repayment in full of the Obligations.

 

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Section 13.2.         FORM OF DOCUMENTS . The form and substance of all documents, instruments, and forms of evidence to be delivered to Administrative Agent under the terms of this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or Other Related Documents shall be subject to Administrative Agent’s approval (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and shall not be modified, superseded or terminated in any respect without Administrative Agent’s prior written approval.

 

Section 13.3.         NO THIRD PARTIES BENEFITED . No person other than Administrative Agent, Lenders and Borrower and their permitted successors and assigns shall have any right of action under any of the Loan Documents or Other Related Documents.

 

Section 13.4.         NOTICES . All notices, demands, or other communications under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Other Related Documents shall be in writing, shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service (with a reputable overnight courier service), or mailed by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, and shall be delivered to the appropriate party at the address set forth on the signature page of this Agreement (subject to change from time to time by written notice to all other parties to this Agreement). All communications shall be deemed served upon delivery, or (a) if mailed, upon the first to occur of receipt or the expiration of three (3) days after the deposit in the United States Postal Service mail, postage prepaid and addressed to the address of Borrower or Administrative Agent and Lenders at the address specified or (b) if sent by hand or overnight courier service, upon the first to occur of receipt or one (1) Business Day after being deposited with the courier service; provided, however, that non-receipt of any communication as the result of any change of address of which the sending party was not notified or as the result of a refusal to accept delivery shall be deemed receipt of such communication.

 

Section 13.5.         ATTORNEY-IN-FACT . Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes Administrative Agent, as Borrower’s attorney-in-fact, which agency is coupled with an interest, to execute and/or record in Administrative Agent’s or Borrower’s name any notices, instruments or documents that Administrative Agent deems appropriate in its reasonable judgment to protect Lenders’ interest under any of the Loan Documents or Other Related Documents; provided, that prior to a Default, Administrative Agent shall give Borrower at least five (5) Business Days’ notice before exercising such power of attorney and no such action taken shall increase Borrower’s obligations or liabilities hereunder.

 

Section 13.6.         ACTIONS . The Borrower agrees that Administrative Agent or any Lender, in exercising the rights, duties or liabilities of Administrative Agent, Lenders or Borrower under the Loan Documents or Other Related Documents, may commence, appear in or defend, as is appropriate to protect its interest in the Collateral or to prevent a Material Adverse Effect, any action or proceeding purporting to affect the Property, the Improvements, the Loan Documents or the Other Related Documents and Borrower shall, within ten (10) days after demand, reimburse Administrative Agent or such Lender for all such expenses so incurred or paid by Administrative Agent or such Lender, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses and court costs.

 

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Section 13.7.         RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES . The relationship of Borrower, Administrative Agent and Lenders under the Loan Documents and Other Related Documents is, and shall at all times remain, solely that of borrower and lender, and Administrative Agent and Lenders neither undertake nor assumes any responsibility or duty to Borrower or to any third party with respect to the Property or Improvements, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Other Related Documents.

 

Section 13.8.         DELAY OUTSIDE LENDER’S CONTROL . No Lender or Administrative Agent shall be liable in any way to Borrower or any third party for Administrative Agent’s or such Lender’s failure to perform or delay in performing under the Loan Documents (and Administrative Agent or any Lender may suspend or terminate all or any portion of Administrative Agent’s or such Lender’s obligations under the Loan Documents) if such failure to perform or delay in performing results directly or indirectly from, or is based upon, the action, inaction, or purported action, of any governmental or local authority, or because of war, rebellion, insurrection, strike, lock-out, boycott or blockade (whether presently in effect, announced or in the sole judgment of Administrative Agent or such Lender deemed probable), or from any Act of God or other cause or event beyond Administrative Agent’s or such Lender’s control.

 

Section 13.9.        ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND EXPENSES; ENFORCEMENT . If any attorney is engaged by Administrative Agent or any Lender to enforce or defend any provision of this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or Other Related Documents, or as a consequence of any Default under the Loan Documents or Other Related Documents, with or without the filing of any legal action or proceeding, and including, without limitation, any fees and expenses incurred in any bankruptcy proceeding of Borrower, then Borrower shall immediately pay to Administrative Agent or such Lender, upon demand, the amount of all reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses and all costs incurred by Administrative Agent or such Lender in connection therewith, together with interest thereon from the date of such demand until paid at the rate of interest applicable to the principal balance of the Loan. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, in no event shall Borrower be responsible for paying or reimbursing any Lender other than Administrative Agent for any attorney’s fees or costs or other out of pocket third party expenses except pursuant to this Section 13.9 and in connection with Borrower’s indemnity obligations under Section 13.1.

 

Section 13.10.       IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FUNDS . Unless otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, all amounts payable by Borrower to Administrative Agent or any Lender shall be payable only in United States Dollars, in immediately available funds.

 

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Section 13.11.       AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS .

 

(a)           Generally . Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, (i) any consent or approval required or permitted by this Agreement or in any Loan Document to be given by the Lenders may be given, (ii) any term of this Agreement or of any other Loan Document may be amended, (iii) the performance or observance by the Borrower or any other Loan Party of any terms of this Agreement or such other Loan Document may be waived, and (iv) the continuance of any Default may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) with, but only with, the written consent of the Requisite Lenders (or the Administrative Agent at the written direction of the Requisite Lenders), and, in the case of an amendment to any Loan Document, the written consent of each Loan Party which is party thereto. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the Administrative Agent, shall be authorized on behalf of all the Lenders, without the necessity of any notice to, or further consent from, any Lender, to (i) waive the imposition of the late fees provided in Section 2.7(c), up to a maximum of three (3) times per calendar year, (ii) approve the distribution of any funds reserved in any accounts, (iii) approve alterations that require consent hereunder, (iv) approve all matters related to the Property that require consent hereunder other than those expressly provided herein to require the consent of Requisite Lenders or Unanimous Lenders, such as approvals of easements, zoning matters, subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreements with tenants, reciprocal easement agreements, managers and property management agreements, (v) approve any Annual Budget or other budget to the extent any such approval is required hereunder, and (vi) approve insurance matters that require consent hereunder, including, without limitation, the settlement of Casualty or condemnation proceeds. Borrower may rely on any consent, approval or waiver executed and delivered by Administrative Agent without any duty of inquiry as to whether any additional required consents of Lenders have been obtained. Administrative Agent shall not enter into any separate agreement with any Lender that is inconsistent with the provisions of this Section 13.11 or otherwise grants a Lender consent or approval rights not set forth herein.

 

(b)           Unanimous Consent . Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing, and signed by all of the Lenders (or the Administrative Agent at the written direction of the Lenders), do any of the following:

 

(i)           subject the Lenders to any additional obligations or increase the commitment of any Lender;

 

(ii)          reduce the principal of, or interest rates that have accrued or that will be charged on the outstanding principal amount of, the Loan;

 

(iii)         reduce the amount of any fees payable to the Lenders hereunder;

 

(iv)          postpone any date fixed for any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Loan (including, without limitation, the Maturity Date) or for the payment of fees or any other monetary Obligations of Borrower or Guarantor;

 

(v)           modify or amend the organizational documents of Borrower in any manner that could be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(vi)          change the Pro Rata Shares;

 

(vii)         amend this Section or amend the definitions of the terms used in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents insofar as such definitions affect the substance of this Section;

 

(viii)       modify the definition of the term “ Requisite Lenders ” or modify in any other manner (including by modifying or removing any provision which expressly requires the consent of the Requisite Lenders or all Lenders) the number or percentage of the Lenders required to make any determinations or waive any rights hereunder or to modify any provision hereof;

 

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(ix)          release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty except as permitted, and in accordance with, the Loan Documents;

 

(x)           waive a Default under Section 11.1(a) or (b);

 

(xi)          permit any Transfer that is not a Permitted Transfer;

 

(xii)         release or dispose of any Collateral unless released or disposed of as permitted by, and in accordance with, the Loan Documents;

 

(xiii)       subordinate the lien of the Security Instrument other than to a Permitted Easement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent shall have the sole right to approve, in its reasonable discretion, the subordination of the lien of any Security Instrument to any Permitted Easement;

 

(xiv)         permit any (mezzanine) indebtedness to be incurred by the Borrower or any of its Affiliates in violation of the terms of this Agreement or to enter into any intercreditor agreement with the holder of any such (mezzanine) indebtedness; or

 

(xv)          change any of the payment waterfalls set forth in Section 8.5(b) or 11.2(g), which change would result in any Derivatives Termination Value in respect of any Interest Rate Protection Agreement being paid prior to repayment in full of any and all Obligations due Lenders.

 

(c)           In addition to the required consents or approvals referred to in subsections (a) and (b) above, a decision to sell the Property post-foreclosure or deed in lieu thereof for an amount less than ninety percent (90%) of the outstanding principal balance of the Loan shall require the approval or consent of the Super Majority Lenders.

 

(d)           Amendment of Administrative Agent’s Duties, Etc . No amendment, waiver or consent unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent, in addition to the Lenders required hereinabove to take such action, shall affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or Other Related Documents. No waiver shall extend to or affect any obligation not expressly waived or impair any right consequent thereon and any amendment, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose set forth therein. No course of dealing or delay or omission on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right shall operate as a waiver thereof or otherwise be prejudicial thereto. Except as otherwise explicitly provided for herein or in any other Loan Document, no notice to or demand upon the Borrower shall entitle the Borrower to other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

 

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Section 13.12.       SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS .

 

(a)           Generally . The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights under this Agreement without the prior written consent of all the Lenders (and any such assignment or transfer to which all of the Lenders have not consented shall be void).

 

(b)           Participations . Any Lender may at any time grant to an affiliate of such Lender, or one or more banks or financial institutions (each a “ Participant ”) participating interests in its Commitments or the Obligations owing to such Lender. Except as expressly stated herein, no Participant shall have any rights or benefits under this Agreement or any other Loan Document. In the event of any such grant by a Lender of a participating interest to a Participant, such Lender shall remain responsible for the performance of its obligations hereunder, and the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement pursuant to which any Lender may grant such a participating interest shall provide that (A) such Lender shall retain sole control and decision rights with respect to all matters in respect of which such Lender has a consent and/or approval right under the Loan Documents and (B) such Lender shall retain the sole right and responsibility to enforce the obligations of the Borrower hereunder including, without limitation, the right to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided, however, such Lender may agree with the Participant that it will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to (i) increase such Lender’s Commitment, (ii) extend the date fixed for the payment of principal on the Loan or portions thereof owing to such Lender, (iii) reduce the rate at which interest is payable thereon, (iv) release any Collateral (except as expressly provided in the Loan Documents) or (v) release Guarantor from any liability under the Guaranty (except as expressly provided in the Loan Documents). An assignment or other transfer which is not permitted by subsection (c) or (d) below shall be given effect for purposes of this Agreement only to the extent of a participating interest granted in accordance with this subsection (b). A Participant, through the applicable participating Lender, shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.12 in the same manner as if it were an Assignee so long as such Participant shall have complied with the requirements of Section 2.12 (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.12(g) shall be delivered to the participating Lender), and, provided, further, that no Participant shall be entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant to Section 2.12 than the participating Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the direct or indirect participation sold to the Participant (and without duplication of amounts payable to such participating Lender). Each Lender that sells a participation shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 2.13(g) with respect to such Participant, Further, each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loan, Commitments or other obligations under any Loan Document from time to time (the “ Participant Register ”). The obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents are intended to be in registered form within the meaning of Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations and the right, title and interest of each Participant in and to such obligations shall be transferable only upon notation of such transfer in the Participant Register. No Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loan, or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

 

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(c)           Assignments . Any Lender may (1) with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld), but without any consent of Borrower, at any time assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Notes to one or more Eligible Assignees (each an “ Assignee ”), or (2) at any time assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Notes to one or more Assignees that is not an Eligible Assignee (other than Borrower or an Affiliate of Borrower), upon prior receipt of (x) Administrative Agent’s approval of such Assignee, to be granted or withheld in its sole discretion, and (y) provided no Default exists, Borrower’s approval of such Assignee under this clause (2) which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, however, (i) any partial assignment shall be in an amount at least equal to $15,000,000 including all such assignments to a Lender and its Affiliates, and after giving effect to such assignment the assigning Lender (together with any Affiliates) retains a Commitment, or if the Commitments have been terminated, holds Notes having an aggregate outstanding principal balance, of at least $15,000,000, (ii) if the assigning Lender holds and/or owns an interest in any Interest Rate Protection Agreement or has any obligation with respect thereto, and after giving effect to such assignment such Lender will hold no further Commitment under this Agreement, such Lender shall undertake such assignment only contemporaneously with an assignment by such Lender of its interest in the Interest Rate Protection Agreement to the Assignee or another Lender (or Affiliate thereof), provided that unless a Default shall have occurred and is continuing, in no event shall the foregoing result in a change of the counterparty under the Interest Rate Protection Agreement without the Borrower’s prior written approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (iii) each such assignment shall be effected by means of an Assignment and Assumption Agreement and (iv) prior written consent of the Administrative Agent or Borrower shall not be required in connection with any such assignment that is to either an existing Lender (which is not a Defaulting Lender) at the time of such assignment or to an Approved Fund. Upon execution and delivery of such instrument and payment by such Assignee to such transferor Lender of an amount equal to the purchase price agreed between such transferor Lender and such Assignee, such Assignee shall be deemed to be a Lender party to this Agreement and shall have all the rights and obligations of a Lender with a Commitment and/or Loan, as the case may be, as set forth in such Assignment and Assumption Agreement, and the transferor Lender shall be released from its obligations hereunder to a corresponding extent, and no further consent or action by any party shall be required. Upon the consummation of any assignment pursuant to this subsection (c), the transferor Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall make appropriate arrangements so the new Notes are issued to the Assignee and such transferor Lender, as appropriate, and shall update Schedule I. In connection with any such assignment by a Lender other than an assignment to an Affiliate of such Lender, the transferor Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent an administrative fee for processing such assignment in the amount of $4,500.00 (or $7,500.00 in the case of an assignment by a Defaulting Lender). Anything in this Section to the contrary notwithstanding, no Lender may assign or participate any interest in any Loan held by it hereunder to Borrower, or any of its respective Affiliates or Subsidiaries. Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in the United States of America a copy of each assignment delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amount (and stated interest) of the Loan owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, and Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by Borrower and any Lender at any time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. The obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents are intended to be in registered form within the meaning of Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations and the right, title and interest of each Lender and its Assignees in and to such obligations shall be transferable only upon notation of such transfer in the Register. Borrower shall give such commercially reasonable assistance as Administrative Agent may reasonably require in relation to the syndication of the Loan, including giving of presentations by members of its management and assisting in relation to the preparation of an information memorandum (except that Borrower shall not be required to provide any additional legal opinions or make any representations or warranties regarding the truth or accuracy of any statements in such information memorandum or any related materials, other than a reaffirmation of the representations and warranties expressly set forth in this Agreement, which reaffirmation may include updates to such representations and warranties arising as a result of changed circumstances and/or the passage of time which do not arise from a breach of the Loan Documents, do not otherwise constitute a Default and do not, individually and in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect). Borrower will be responsible for the Joint Lead Arrangers’ actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including but not limited to reasonable legal fees and costs associated with the use of Debtdomain and similar websites) in connection with the initial syndication of the Loan, provided that the obligation of Borrower to pay for such syndication expenses (inclusive of legal fees) shall be capped at $15,000 in the aggregate. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, provided that (a) there has been no change in regulatory matters or Applicable Law since the Effective Date that, in Helaba’s reasonable judgment, could have a material adverse impact on Helaba if it were to continue to maintain its then current interest in the Loan, (b) there is no order or decree of a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Helaba which requires Helaba to sell all or a portion of its interest in the Loan, (c) Helaba is regularly engaged in the business of originating or owning direct interests in commercial real estate loans in the United States and (d) no Default has occurred and is continuing, then Helaba (or any Affiliate thereof) shall at all times while Helaba remains Administrative Agent retain a Commitment in the Loan in a principal amount equal to no less than the lesser of (i) $35,000,000 and (ii) the highest Commitment that is then held by any Lender other than Helaba (or any Affiliate thereof), it being acknowledged and agreed, that the foregoing requirement shall not apply if any of the conditions described in clauses (a) through (d) are not satisfied.

 

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(d)           Federal Reserve Bank Assignments . In addition to the assignments and participations permitted under the foregoing provisions of Section 13.12, and without the need to comply with any of the formal or procedural requirements of this Section, any Lender may at any time and from time to time, pledge and assign all or any portion of its rights under all or any of the Loan Documents and Other Related Documents to a Federal Reserve Bank, any Federal Home Loan Bank or the central reserve bank or similar authority of any country to secure any obligation of such Lender to such bank or similar authority; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from its obligation thereunder.

 

(e)           Information to Assignee, Etc . Each of Administrative Agent and each Lender agrees that it shall treat as confidential all confidential information provided to Administrative Agent or such Lender by or on behalf of Borrower hereunder; provided, however, a Lender may furnish any information concerning the Borrower, any subsidiary or any other Loan Party in the possession of such Lender from time to time to (i) Assignees and Participants (including prospective Assignees and Participants); any pledgees permitted pursuant to clause (d) above or (iii) its regulators, over governmental authorities, as required by court order or other legal process, to its legal advisors, its credit risk protection advisors (if applicable), rating agencies (if applicable) or in connection with any proceedings to enforce Administrative Agent and/or any Lender’s rights and remedies under the Loan Documents. Subject to the foregoing, in connection with such negotiation, execution and delivery, Borrower authorizes Administrative Agent and Lenders to communicate all information and documentation related to the Loan (whether to Borrower or to any Participant, Assignee, legal counsel, appraiser or other necessary party) directly by e-mail, fax, or other electronic means used to transmit information. Without limiting the generality of this Section 13.12(e) and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any Approved Fund related to Helaba, may disclose information on Borrower, Guarantor and the Loan to its current and prospective investors, which investors are all part of the German savings bank group, provided that Helaba shall also deliver its standard confidentiality statement indicating that the same are delivered on a confidential basis.

 

(f)           Interest Rate Protection Agreement . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall not, without Borrower’s prior written consent (unless a Default exists), terminate the Interest Rate Protection Agreement other than in accordance with its terms.

 

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(g)           Pfandbrief Pledge . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein and subject to Section 2.13, each Lender may make a pledge if its interest in this Agreement, the Note or any other Loan Document (a “ Pfandbrief Pledge ”) to a trustee, administrator or receiver or their respective nominees, collateral agents or collateral trustees (herein sometimes referred to as a “ Pfandbrief Trustee ”) without obtaining the consent of Borrower, Administrative Agent or any other Lender to the extent the collateral granted to such Lender under the Loan Documents is intended to be used by such Lender as “ cover ” for German covered mortgage bonds (Hypothekenpfandbriefe) issued under the German Pfandbrief Act. A Lender that makes a Pfandbrief Pledge is referred to herein as a “ Pledging Lender .” Such Pfandbrief Trustee shall be permitted to fully exercise its rights and remedies against the Pledging Lender (including, but not limited to, foreclosing on the Pledging Lender’s Notes) and realize on any and all collateral granted by such Pledging Lender to the Pfandbrief Trustee in accordance with this Section. Any Pfandbrief Pledge or acquisition of the interest of the Pledging Lender pursuant thereto is referred to herein as a “ Pfandbrief Transfer ,” and the interest of the Pledging Lender that is subject to such Pfandbrief Transfer is referred to herein as a “ Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest .” As a pre-condition to Pfandbrief Trustee taking title to the Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest following such exercise of rights and remedies under its Pfandbrief Pledge, the Pfandbrief Trustee shall enter into an assignment and assumption agreement whereby the Pfandbrief Trustee assumes all of the obligations of the Pledging Lender under this Agreement and the Loan Documents with respect to the Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest from and after the date of such assignment. Any further pledge or assignment following the acquisition of a Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest by the Pfandbrief Trustee, or any acquisition of such interest by any Person other than the Pfandbrief Trustee (each, an “ Additional Transfer ”), shall be subject to all of the requirements set forth in this Section 13.12 and shall require the prior written consent of Administrative Agent and Borrower in accordance with this Agreement. Neither a Pfandbrief Transfer nor any Additional Transfer (except, in the case of any such Additional Transfer that complies with the terms and provisions of this Agreement pursuant to which the Pledging Lender (or its successor in interest as the case may be) would be released from its obligations accruing from and after the Additional Transfer) shall result in the release of the Pledging Lender (or its successor in interest as the case may be) from any of its obligations under the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the Pfandbrief Transfer or any Additional Transfer, Administrative Agent, any Lender and Borrower shall each be entitled to deal exclusively with the Pledging Lender as the “ Lender ” with respect to the Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest (and, accordingly, Administrative Agent, each Lender and Borrower shall be entitled to exclusively rely upon any certification, notice, document, authorization, instruction or other communication (including any thereof by telephone, telecopy, telegram or cable) made or given by the Pledging Lender notwithstanding any contrary or conflicting certification, notice, document, authorization, instruction or other communication made or given by the Pfandbrief Trustee or any other transferee or assignee pursuant to any Additional Transfer, unless such Additional Transfer or assignment is in accordance with the Loan Documents), and the Pledging Lender (and not the Pfandbrief Trustee or any other transferee or assignee) shall have the sole and exclusive right and power to exercise any and all rights of a Lender (whether contractual or otherwise) under, pursuant to or contemplated by this Agreement with respect to the Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest (including, without limitation, the right to grant any and all discretionary approvals, consents and voting rights under this Agreement that relate to the Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest), except (i) in the case of an Additional Transfer that complies with the terms and provisions of this Agreement pursuant to which the Pledging Lender would be released from its obligations accruing from and after the Additional Transfer, the transferee or assignee shall succeed to the rights and powers originally held by the Pledging Lender to exercise any and all approval, consent and voting rights under this Agreement with respect to the Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest; (ii) in case a Sachwalter is appointed for the Pledging Lender by a German court at the request of the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, then Administrative Agent, any Lender and Borrower (x) following a foreclosure or other exercise of rights under the Pfandbrief Pledge, shall be entitled to deal exclusively with the Pfandbrief Trustee (acting at the direction of such Sachwalter) with respect to any and all approval, consent and voting rights under this Agreement with respect to the Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest (provided that the Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest has not been transferred or assigned pursuant to an Additional transfer which complies with the terms and provisions of this Agreement pursuant to which the Pledging Lender would be released from its obligations accruing from and after the Additional Transfer) and (y) in all other cases (other than as provided in clause (iii) below), shall be entitled to deal exclusively with the Pledging Lender with respect to any and all approval, consent and voting rights under this Agreement with respect to the Pfandbrief Transferred Interest (provided that the Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest has not been transferred or assigned pursuant to an Additional Transfer which complies with the terms and provisions of this Agreement pursuant to which the Pledging Lender would be released from its obligations accruing from and after the Additional Transfer); and (iii) in any case where, following a foreclosure, for so long as the Pfandbrief Trustee holds the Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest but no Sachwalter has yet been appointed, Administrative Agent, any Lender and Borrower shall be entitled to deal exclusively with the Pfandbrief Trustee with respect to the Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest so foreclosed upon, in connection with any and all approval, consent and voting rights under this Agreement with respect to the Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest, but only to the extent that the Pledging Lender had any such approval, consent or voting rights under the terms of this Agreement. The pledgee or transferee of any interest pursuant to the Pfandbrief Transfer, any foreclosure on the Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest or any Additional Transfer shall be bound by the provisions of this Agreement and the Loan Documents as if it were a “ Lender ” hereunder or thereunder. No Pfandbrief Transfer, nor any foreclosure on the Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest, nor any Additional Transfer, shall affect or change in any way any of the rights or obligations with respect to the Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest, and the interest acquired by the Pfandbrief Trustee pursuant to the Pfandbrief Transfer, and the interest acquired by any other transferee or assignee pursuant to any Additional Transfer, shall remain subject to all rights, defenses, offsets, claims and counterclaims which Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower may have against the Pledging Lender. Without limiting the foregoing, any rights or claims of the Pfandbrief Trustee or any transferee or assignee of the Pfandbrief-Transferred Interest pursuant to any Additional Transfer as against Administrative Agent shall be subject to the same limitations and exculpations as are set forth with respect to the rights and claims of a “ Lender ” as against Administrative Agent contained in this Agreement. The Pledging Lender shall promptly reimburse Administrative Agent for any and all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Administrative Agent in connection with any Pfandbrief Transfer or Additional Transfer.

 

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(h)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 13.12, no participation, syndication or other sale or transfer of all or any portion of the Loan by Administrative Agent or any Lender shall result in (i) an increase in the obligations of Borrower or (ii) a decrease in the rights of Borrower, in each case except to a de minimis extent. Any loans, notes and/or components resulting from any such participation, syndication or other sale or transfer, if applicable, may be assigned different interest rates, but their weighted average interest rate shall remain equal to the Effective Rate specified herein, except for "rate creep" occurring as a result of sequential payments during the continuance of a Default or by reason of a prepayment of the Loan with Net Proceeds pursuant to Section 2.8(d) hereof.

 

Section 13.13.       Intentionally Omitted .

 

Section 13.14.       LENDER’S DISCRETION . Whenever pursuant to this Agreement, Administrative Agent or any Lender exercises any right given to it to approve or disapprove, or any arrangement or term is to be satisfactory to Administrative Agent or any Lender, the decision of Administrative Agent or any Lender to approve or disapprove or to decide whether arrangements or terms are satisfactory or not satisfactory shall (except as is otherwise specifically herein provided) be in the sole discretion of Administrative Agent or any Lender, and with respect to any determination that is in the sole discretion of Administrative Agent or any Lender, shall be final and conclusive absent manifest error, in the case of numerical calculations.

 

Section 13.15.       ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT . Without limiting the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Administrative Agent (at its sole expense) may appoint a servicer to administer cashiering and day-to-day loan administration (but not decision-making functions). Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default, Administrative Agent may designate an agent or independent contractor to exercise any of Administrative Agent’s rights under this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents and Other Related Documents (acknowledging that Administrative Agent shall not engage such parties to perform ministerial services which Administrative Agent performs on a routine basis). Any reference to Administrative Agent in any of the Loan Documents or Other Related Documents shall include Administrative Agent’s and Administrative Agent’s agents, employees or independent contractors. Borrower shall pay the costs of such agent or independent contractor either directly to such person or to Administrative Agent in reimbursement of such costs, as applicable.

 

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Section 13.16.      TAX SERVICE . Administrative Agent, on behalf of Lenders, is authorized to secure, at Borrower’s expense, a tax service contract with a third party vendor which shall provide tax information on the Property and Improvements satisfactory to Administrative Agent.

 

Section 13.17.      WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY . EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION (a) ARISING UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY PRESENT OR FUTURE MODIFICATION THEREOF OR (b) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS (AS NOW OR HEREAFTER MODIFIED) OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO OR THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION IS NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE; AND EACH PARTY HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF ANY RIGHT THEY MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY.

 

Section 13.18.       SEVERABILITY . If any provision or obligation under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or Other Related Documents shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severed from the Loan Documents and the Other Related Documents and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations shall remain in full force as though the invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision had never been a part of the Loan Documents or Other Related Documents.

 

Section 13.19.        TIME . Time is of the essence of each and every term of this Agreement.

 

Section 13.20.       HEADINGS . All article, section or other headings appearing in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and Other Related Documents are for convenience of reference only and shall be disregarded in construing this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents and Other Related Documents.

 

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Section 13.21.       GOVERNING LAW .

 

(a)           THIS AGREEMENT WAS NEGOTIATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND MADE BY BORROWER AND ACCEPTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND LENDERS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE PROCEEDS OF THE LOAN WERE DISBURSED FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WHICH STATE THE PARTIES AGREE HAS A SUBSTANTIAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE PARTIES AND TO THE UNDERLYING TRANSACTION EMBODIED HEREBY, AND IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE, THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE (WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS) AND ANY APPLICABLE LAW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. BORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ALL OF THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER, AND UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY CLAIM TO ASSERT THAT THE LAW OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK GOVERNS THIS AGREEMENT, AND THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

 

(b)           BORROWER HEREBY CONSENTS FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, GENERALLY, UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS IN THE COUNTY AND STATE OF NEW YORK WITH RESPECT TO ANY PROCEEDING RELATING TO ANY MATTER, CLAIM OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY. EACH BORROWER FURTHER CONSENTS, GENERALLY, UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS OF THE COUNTY AND STATE IN WHICH ANY OF THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN RESPECT OF ANY PROCEEDING RELATING TO ANY MATTER, CLAIM OR DISPUTE ARISING WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PROPERTY. BORROWER FURTHER IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS, GENERALLY, UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY, AT THE ADDRESSES SET FORTH IN SECTION 13.4 HEREOF IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THE AFORESAID PROCEEDINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES APPLICABLE TO SUCH PROCEEDINGS AND/OR PURSUANT TO THE LAST PARAGRAPH HEREOF. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW HAVE OR HAVE IN THE FUTURE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN RESPECT OF ANY OF THE AFORESAID PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT IN THE COURTS REFERRED TO ABOVE AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM IN ANY SUCH COURT THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR LENDER TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO COMMENCE PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE PROCEED AGAINST BORROWER IN ANY JURISDICTION.

 

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(c)           SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A CASE TO BE HEARD IN THE COMMERCIAL DIVISION OF THE NEW YORK STATE SUPREME COURT, THE PARTIES AGREE TO SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COMMERCIAL DIVISION OF THE NEW YORK STATE SUPREME COURT, AND TO THE APPLICATION OF SAID COURT’S ACCELERATED PROCEDURES PURSUANT TO RULE 9 OF SECTION 202.70(G) OF THE UNIFORM RULES FOR NEW YORK STATE TRIAL COURTS.

 

(d)           PROCESS MAY BE SERVED BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO BORROWER AT ITS ADDRESS REFERRED TO ABOVE.

 

Section 13.22.       USA PATRIOT ACT NOTICE; COMPLIANCE . In order for the Administrative Agent to comply with “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation, the Patriot Act, prior to any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States of America becoming a party hereto, the Administrative Agent may request, and such Lender shall provide to the Administrative Agent, its name, address, tax identification number and/or such other identification information as shall be necessary for the Administrative Agent to comply with federal law.

 

Section 13.23.       ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT DELIVERIES . Documents required to be delivered pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be delivered by electronic communication and delivery, including, the Internet, e-mail or intranet websites to which the Administrative Agent and each Lender have access (including a commercial, third-party website such as www.Edgar.com <http://www.Edgar.com> or a website sponsored or hosted by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower) provided that (A) the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Article 3 and (B) the Lender has not notified the Administrative Agent or Borrower that it cannot or does not want to receive electronic communications. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic delivery pursuant to procedures approved by it for all or particular notices or communications. Documents or notices delivered electronically shall be deemed to have been delivered twenty-four (24) hours after the date and time on which the Administrative Agent or Borrower posts such documents or the documents become available on a commercial website and the Administrative Agent or Borrower notifies each Lender of said posting and provides a link thereto provided if such notice or other communication is not sent or posted during the normal business hours of the recipient, said posting date and time shall be deemed to have commenced as of 9:00 a.m. on the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance the Borrower shall be required to provide paper copies of the certificates required by Section 10.1 hereof to the Administrative Agent and shall deliver paper copies of any documents to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender that requests such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender. Except for the certificates required by Section 10.1 hereof, the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or to maintain paper copies of the documents delivered electronically, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower with any such request for delivery. Each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it of paper copies and maintaining its paper or electronic documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, no notice (including, without limitation, any default notice) given to, or made by (including any required deliveries by), Borrower or Guarantor under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall be covered by this Section 13.23.

 

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Section 13.24.       INTEGRATION; INTERPRETATION . The Loan Documents and Other Related Documents contain or expressly incorporate by reference the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the matters contemplated therein and supersede all prior negotiations or agreements, written or oral. The Loan Documents and Other Related Documents shall not be modified except by written instrument executed by all parties. Any reference to the Loan Documents or Other Related Documents includes any amendments, renewals or extensions now or hereafter approved by Administrative Agent in writing.

 

Section 13.25.       JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY . The liability of the Borrower and all other persons and entities obligated in any manner under this Agreement, any of the Loan Documents or Other Related Documents, other than Administrative Agent and/or Lenders, shall be joint and several.

 

Section 13.26.       COUNTERPARTS . To facilitate execution, this document may be executed in as many counterparts as may be convenient or required. It shall not be necessary that the signature of, or on behalf of, each party, or that the signature of all persons required to bind any party, appear on each counterpart. All counterparts shall collectively constitute a single document. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this document to produce or account for more than a single counterpart containing the respective signatures of, or on behalf of, each of the parties hereto. Any signature page to any counterpart may be detached from such counterpart without impairing the legal effect of the signatures thereon and thereafter attached to another counterpart identical thereto except having attached to it additional signature pages.

 

Section 13.27.      LIMITED RECOURSE . Borrower shall be personally liable for amounts due under the Loan Documents. Guarantor and the members and other direct or indirect owners of Borrower and Guarantor and their respective officers, directors, partners, members, shareholders, principals, managers, trustees, agents and affiliates (other than Borrower) (collectively, “ Guarantor Related Parties ”) shall have no personal liability for and none of their assets shall be subject to a claim arising out of the obligations of Borrower hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents or otherwise with respect to the Loan and the Loan Documents (other than the Guaranty and the Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement, in each case, to the extent that any such Guarantor Related Party is a party thereto, and as more particularly set forth in such documents).

 

Section 13.28.       REMEDIES OF BORROWER . In the event that a claim or adjudication is made that Administrative Agent, any Lender or their respective agents have acted unreasonably or unreasonably delayed acting in any case where by law or under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Administrative Agent, any Lender or their respective agents, as the case may be, has an obligation to act reasonably or promptly, Borrower agrees that neither Administrative Agent, any Lender or their or their respective agents shall be liable for any monetary damages, and Borrower’s sole remedies shall be limited to commencing an action seeking injunctive relief or declaratory judgment. The parties hereto agree that any action or proceeding to determine whether Administrative Agent or any Lender has acted reasonably shall be determined by an action seeking declaratory judgment.

 

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Section 13.29.       CONFLICTS . In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the other Loan Documents and the Other Related Documents, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.

 

Section 13.30.       CONSTRUCTION OF DOCUMENTS . The parties hereto acknowledge that they were represented by competent counsel in connection with the negotiation, drafting and execution of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be subject to the principle of construing their meaning against the party which drafted same.

 

Section 13.31.       ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT TO BAIL-IN OF EEA FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each Lender acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower, Administrative Agent and Lenders have duly executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date appearing on the first page of this Agreement.

 

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT   Administrative Agent’s Address :
     
LANDESBANK HESSEN-THÜRINGEN
GIROZENTRALE, NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Administrative Agent
 

Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen

Girozentrale, New York Branch

420 Fifth Avenue

    New York, NY 10018
By: /s/ Stephan van de Loecht   Attention:  Stephan van de Loecht
Name: Stephan van de Loecht    
Its: Senior Vice President
Real Estate Finance
   
     
By: /s/ Ying H. Garcia Bory   with copies to:
Name: Ying H. Garcia Bory    
Its: Senior Vice President
CRM-Real Estate
  Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen
    Girozentrale, New York Branch
   

420 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10018

Attention: General Counsel, New York Branch

 

and

 

Dentons US LLP

1221 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10020-1089

Attention: Gary A. Goodman, Esq.

 

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BORROWER   Borrower’s Address:
     

MAGUIRE PROPERTIES-355 S. GRAND, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

 

c/o Brookfield Properties, Inc.

Brookfield Place

    250 Vesey Street, 15 th Floor
By: /s/ Jason Kirschner   New York, New York 10281
  Name:  Jason Kirschner   Attention: Jason Kirschner
  Title Senior Vice President, Finance    
         
       

with a copy to:

 

c/o Brookfield Properties, Inc.

Brookfield Place

250 Vesey Street, 15 th Floor

New York, New York 10281

Attention: General Counsel

 

with a copy to:

 

Latham & Watkins LLP

650 Town Center Drive, 20th Floor

Costa Mesa, California 92626-1925

Attention: Hilary A. Shalla, Esq.

 

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LENDER   Lender’s Address :
     

LANDESBANK HESSEN-THÜRINGEN
GIROZENTRALE, NEW YORK

BRANCH, as Lender

 

Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale,

New York Branch

420 Fifth Avenue

    New York, NY 10018
By: /s/ Stephan van de Loecht   Attention:  Stephan van de Loecht
Name: Stephan van de Loecht    
Its: Senior Vice President
Real Estate Finance
   
     
By: /s/ Ying H. Garcia Bory   with copies to:
Name: Ying H. Garcia Bory    
Its: Senior Vice President
CRM-Real Estate
  Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale,
    New York Branch
   

420 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10018

Attention: General Counsel, New York
Branch

 

and

 

Dentons US LLP

1221 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10020-1089

Attention: Gary A. Goodman, Esq.

 

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LENDER   Lender’s Address :
     
BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Lender   Barclays Bank PLC
    745 Seventh Avenue
    New York, New York 10019
    Attention:  Sabrina Khabie
     
By: /s/ Sabrina Khabie    
Name:  Sabrina Khabie    
Its:  Authorized Signatory   with a copy to:
     
    Dentons US LLP
    1221 Avenue of the Americas
    New York, New York 10020-1089
    Attention:  David Hall
       

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LENDER   Lender’s Address :
     
NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH,   Natixis, New York Branch
as Lender   1251 Avenue of the Americas
    New York, New York 10020
    Attention: Real Estate Administration
By: /s/ Bruce Habig    
  Name: Bruce Ha big    
  Title: Managing Director    
    with a copy to:
By: /s/ Jonathan Rechner    
  Name: Jonathan Rechner    
  Title: Executive Director    
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
    2000 park Avenue
    New York, New York 10166
    Attention:  Steven Sinatra, Esq.

 

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Schedule I – Pro Rata Shares

 

Lender   Commitment     Pro Rata Share  
             
LANDESBANK HESSEN-THÜRINGEN GIROZENTRALE, NEW YORK BRANCH   $ 100,000,000       34.4827586207 %
                 
BARCLAYS BANK PLC   $ 100,000,000       34.4827586207 %
                 
NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH   $ 90,000,000       31.0344827586 %
                 
TOTALS   $ 290,000,000.00       100 %

 

Schedule II-1

 

 

 

Schedule II – Existing Leases/Rent Rolls

 

(See attached)

 

Schedule II-2

 

 

  

Schedule III – Litigation Disclosure

 

None.

 

Schedule III-1

 

 

 

Schedule IV – Environmental Reports

 

1. Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, dated September 20, 2018, prepared by EBI Consulting as EBI Project No. 1118005130.

 

Schedule IV-1 

 

 

 

Schedule V – Existing Leases Leasing Costs

 

(see attached)

 

Schedule V-1

 

 

 

Schedule VI – Upgrade Work

 

(See attached)

 

Schedule VI-1

 

 

 

 

DESCRIPTION OF UPGRADE WORK

 

Brookfield is actively under construction in connection with the revitalization of the retail offerings directly serving 333 South Grand and 355 South Grand. Conceptually, Brookfield seeks to re-tenant the atrium in a manner which serves the 6 million sf of directly adjacent office users. To that end, Brookfield will seek amenity and food services which will activate the neighborhood and create a vibrant and contemporary environment. Additional services may include a bike room, a health and wellness center, and a tenant lounge replete with an outdoor roof deck and F&B component available to the tenants of the building.

 

A budget for the proposed work described herein appears on the following page.

 

   

 

 

Schedule VII– Compliance with Laws Disclosures

 

None.

 

Schedule VII-1

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY

 

PARCEL A:

 

LOT 5 OF TRACT NO. 30780 , IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 912 PAGES 39 TO 45 INCLUSIVE OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY.

 

EXCEPTING FROM THAT PORTION OF SAID LAND INCLUDED WITHIN THE LINES OF THAT CERTAIN STRIP SHOWN ON SHEET 7 OF THE MAP OF SAID TRACT NO. 30780 AS “EASEMENT TO CITY OF LOS ANGELES FOR STREET PURPOSES ABOVE PLANE. SEE SHEET 4 FOR TYPICAL SECTION AND PROFILE OF PLANE”, ALL RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST CONVEYED AND/OR DEDICATED TO THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, BY AND ON THE MAP OF SAID TRACT NO. 30780 , AS RESERVED IN DEED FROM THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, A PUBLIC BODY CORPORATE AND POLITIC OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, RECORDED MARCH 31, 1981 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 81-320600 OFFICIAL RECORDS.

 

ALSO EXCEPTING FROM ALL PUBLIC STREETS, HIGHWAY OR OTHER PUBLIC WAYS ADJOINING SAID LOT 5, ALL RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST CONVEYED TO THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, BY THE MAP OF SAID TRACT NO. 30780 .

 

ALSO EXCEPTING FROM ALL OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED LAND, ALL OIL, GAS AND OTHER MINERALS SUBSTANCES, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO EXTRACT SUCH SUBSTANCES, PROVIDED THAT THE SURFACE OPENING OF A WELL, HOLE, SHAFT OR OTHER MEANS OF REACHING OR REMOVING SUCH SUBSTANCES SHALL NOT BE LOCATED WITHIN THE BUNKER HILL URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT AREAS, AS RECORDED IN BOOK M335 PAGE 106 OFFICIAL RECORDS, AND SHALL NOT PENETRATE ANY PART OR PORTION OF SAID PROJECT AREA WITHIN 500 FEET OF THE SURFACE THEREOF, AS RESERVED IN VARIOUS DEEDS OF RECORD, AMONG THEM BEING THE DEED RECORDED MAY 20, 1966 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 3925, IN BOOK D3311 PAGE 794 , OFFICIAL RECORDS.

 

PARCEL B:

 

THAT PORTION OF LOT 6 OF TRACT NO. 30780 , IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 912 PAGES 39 TO 45 INCLUSIVE OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

 

BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 6, THAT IS DISTANT THEREON NORTH 37° 50’ 12” EAST 6.16 FEET FROM THE MOST SOUTHERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 6; THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTHEASTERLY LINE, SOUTH 37° 50’ 12” WEST 6.16 FEET TO SAID MOST SOUTHERLY CORNER; THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 6, NORTH 52° 09’ 40” WEST 317.76 FEET TO THE MOST WESTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 6; THENCE ALONG THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 6, NORTH 41° 32’ 59” EAST 6.17 FEET; THENCE LEAVING SAID NORTHWESTERLY LINE SOUTH 52° 09’ 48” EAST 30.94 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 37° 50’ 12” WEST 2.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 52° 09’ 48” EAST 95.885 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 07° 09’ 48” EAST 2.45 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 52° 09’ 48” EAST 0.77 FEET; THENCE NORTH 82° 50’ 12” EAST 2.45 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 52° 09’ 48” EAST 95.885 FEET; THENCE NORTH 37° 50’ 12” EAST 2.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 52° 09’ 48” EAST 90.42 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

 

EXCEPTING FROM THAT PORTION OF SAID LAND INCLUDED WITHIN THE LINES OF THAT CERTAIN STRIP SHOWN ON SHEET 7 OF THE MAP OF SAID TRACT NO. 30780 AS “EASEMENT TO CITY OF LOS ANGELES FOR STREET PURPOSES ABOVE PLANE. SEE SHEET 4 FOR TYPICAL SECTION AND PROFILE OF PLANE”, ALL RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST CONVEYED AND/OR DEDICATED TO THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, BY AND ON THE MAP OF SAID TRACT NO. 30780 .

 

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ALSO EXCEPTING FROM ALL PUBLIC STREETS, HIGHWAYS OR OTHER PUBLIC WAYS ADJOINING SAID LOT 6 ALL RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST CONVEYED TO THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, BY THE MAP OF SAID TRACT NO. 30780 .

 

ALSO EXCEPTING FROM ALL OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED LAND, ALL OIL, GAS AND OTHER MINERAL SUBSTANCES, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO EXTRACT SUCH SUBSTANCES, PROVIDED THAT THE SURFACE OPENING OF A WELL, HOLE, SHAFT OR OTHER MEANS OF REACHING OR MOVING SUCH SUBSTANCES SHALL NOT BE LOCATED WITHIN THE BUNKER HILL URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT AREAS, AS RECORDED IN BOOK M335 PAGE 106 OFFICIAL RECORDS, AND SHALL NOT PENETRATE ANY PART OF PORTION OF SAID PROJECT AREA WITHIN 500 FEET OF THE SURFACE THEREOF, AS RESERVED IN VARIOUS DEEDS OF RECORD, AMONG THEM BEING THE DEED RECORDED MAY 20, 1966 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 3925, IN BOOK D3311 PAGE 794 , OFFICIAL RECORDS.

 

PARCEL C:

 

PARCEL B IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON PARCEL MAP L.A. NO. 4932, FILED IN BOOK 134, PAGE 71 OF PARCEL MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY.

 

EXCEPT THAT PORTION OF SAID PARCEL B INCLUDED WITHIN ALL SPACE LOCATED ABOVE ELEVATION 330.00 OVER THAT PORTION OF LOT 2 OF TRACT NO. 30781, IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN IN BOOK 897 PAGES 8 THROUGH 12  INCLUSIVE OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

 

BEGINNING AT THE MOST WESTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 2; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY, ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 2 A DISTANCE OF 10 FEET; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG A LINE PARALLEL WITH THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 2 A DISTANCE OF 35 FEET; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG A LINE PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 2 TO THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 2; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 2 TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

 

ABOVE MENTIONED ELEVATION IS BASED ON NATIONAL GEODOTIC VERTICAL DATUM OF 1929 PER ORDINANCE NO. 150.763 OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, EFFECTIVE MAY 19, 1978.

 

ALSO EXCEPTING ALL OIL GAS AND MINERAL SUBSTANCES TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO EXTRACT SUCH SUBSTANCES PROVIDED THAT THE SURFACE OPENING OF THE WELL, HOLE, SHAFT, OR OTHER MEANS OF REACHING OR REMOVING SUCH SUBSTANCES SHALL NOT BE LOCATION WITHIN THE BUNKER HILL URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT AREA, AS RECORDED IN BOOK M335, PAGE 106 OFFICIAL RECORDS, AND SHALL NOT PENETRATE ANY PART OR PORTION OF SAID PROJECT AREA WITHIN 500 FEET OF THE SURFACE THEREOF, AS RESERVED BY VARIOUS DEEDS OF RECORD AMONG THEM BEING THAT RECORDED IN DEED RECORDED MAY 15, 1962 IN BOOK M1614 PAGE 654 OFFICIAL RECORDS, AS INSTRUMENT NO. 1762 .

 

PARCEL D:

 

AN EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT, TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, USE, REPAIR, REPLACE, RECONSTRUCT, OPERATE, ADD TO, ALTER, AND AS TO NON-STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS ONLY, REMOVE AT ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME THE PORTION OF THE PROJECT AS SAID PROJECT IS DEFINED IN THE RECIPROCAL GRANT OF EASEMENTS, RECORDED FEBRUARY 12, 1982 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 82-160076 OFFICIAL RECORDS, AS MODIFIED BY INSTRUMENT RECORDED NOVEMBER 20, 1986 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 86-1609429 , OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, ON, UNDER AND ACROSS THE LAND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

 

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A) THAT PORTION OF PARCEL A OF PARCEL MAP L.A. NO. 4932, IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP FILED IN BOOK 134, PAGE 71 OF PARCEL MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY (KNOWN AS PARCEL X-2 (A)), LYING BELOW A PLANE WHOSE ELEVATION IS 332.00 FEET, BASED ON THE NATIONAL GEODETIC VERTICAL DATUM OF 1929 AND LOCATED SOUTHEASTERLY OF A LINE THAT IS PARALLEL WITH AND DISTANT 3.00 FEET NORTHWESTERLY, MEASURED AT RIGHT ANGLES FROM THAT CERTAIN COURSE, IN THE BOUNDARY OF SAID PARCEL, HAVING A BEARING AND DISTANCE OF NORTH 37° 53’ 08” EAST 35.00 FEET AND ITS NORTHEASTERLY PROLONGATION.

 

B) THAT PORTION OF LOT 4 OF SAID TRACT NO. 30781, IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP FILED IN BOOK 897, PAGES 8 THROUGH 12 INCLUSIVE OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, LYING BELOW A PLANE WHOSE ELEVATION IS 332.00 FEET, BASED ON THE NATIONAL GEODOTIC VERTICAL DATUM OF 1929, AND LOCATED SOUTHEASTERLY OF THE PARALLEL LINE LAST MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH (A) ABOVE AND NORTHEASTERLY OF THE NORTHWESTERLY PROLONGATION OF THE MOST SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF PARCEL B OF PARCEL MAP L.A. NO. 4932 IN SAID CITY, COUNTY AND STATE AS PER MAP FILED IN BOOK 134 PAGE 71 OF PARCEL MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY.

 

PARCEL E:

 

NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENTS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, INSPECTION AND USE, AT ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME OF PERMANENT TIEBACKS, FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE RETAINING WALL ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROJECT AS SAID PROJECT IS DEFINED IN THE RECIPROCAL GRANT EASEMENTS, RECORDED FEBRUARY 12, 1982 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 82-160076 , AS AMENDED BY THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE RECIPROCAL GRANT EASEMENTS RECORDED NOVEMBER 20, 1986 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 86-1609429 OFFICIAL RECORDS, OVER THE LAND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

 

THAT PORTION OF PARCEL A OF PARCEL MAP L.A. NO. 4932, IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP FILED IN BOOK 134, PAGE 71 OF PARCEL MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY (KNOWN AS PARCEL X-2(A), LYING BELOW A PLANE WHOSE ELEVATION IS 332.00 FEET, BASED ON THE NATIONAL GEODETIC VERTICAL DATUM OF 1929.

 

PARCEL F:

 

A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF FURNISHING SURFACE DRAINAGE OF WATER AND RIGHT OF WAY FOR PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR INGRESS AND EGRESS, AND TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, USE, REPAIR, REPLACE, RECONSTRUCT, ADD TO AND ALTER AT ANY TIME, AND FROM TIME TO TIME, SUBSURFACE PIPELINES, BEAMS, WALLS AND SLABS FOR SUPPORT OF A RETAINING WALL, OVER THE LAND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

 

THAT PORTIONS OF PARCEL A OF PARCEL MAP L.A. NO. 4932, IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP FILED IN BOOK 134, PAGE 71 OF PARCEL MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY (KNOWN AS PARCEL X-2(A)), LYING ABOVE AND BELOW A PLANE WHOSE ELEVATION IS 332.00 FEET, BASED ON THE NATIONAL GEODETIC VERTICAL DATUM OF 1929, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

 

BEGINNING AT THE MOST EASTERLY CORNER OF SAID PARCEL A; THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL; THENCE SOUTH 37° 43’ 50” WEST 200.17 FEET, SOUTH 52° 16’ 10” EAST 9.00 FEET AND SOUTH 37° 46’ 58” WEST ALONG SAID LINE AND ITS SOUTHWESTERLY PROLONGATION TO THAT CERTAIN SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL HAVING A BEARING AND DISTANCE OF NORTH 52° 11’ 46” WEST, 158.28 FEET; THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE TO A LINE PARALLEL WITH AND DISTANT 19.00 FEET NORTHWESTERLY MEASURED AT RIGHT ANGLES FROM THAT CERTAIN COURSE IN SAID SOUTHEASTERLY LINE SHOWN AS HAVING A BEARING AND DISTANCE OF NORTH 37° 46’ 58” EAST, 55.90 FEET; THENCE NORTH 37° 46’ 58” EAST, ALONG SAID PARALLEL LINE, 68.00 FEET, THENCE NORTH 52° 16’ 10” WEST 7.00 FEET TO A LINE PARALLEL WITH AND DISTANCE 17.00 FEET NORTHWESTERLY MEASURED AT RIGHT ANGLES FROM THAT CERTAIN COURSE IN SAID SOUTHEASTERLY LINE SHOWN AS HAVING A BEARING AND DISTANCE OF NORTH 37° 43’ 50” EAST, 200.17 FEET; THENCE NORTH 37° 43’ 50” EAST TO THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL; THENCE SOUTH 52° 11’ 33” EAST ALONG SAID NORTHEASTERLY LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

 

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PARCEL G:

 

THAT PORTION OF THE SUBSURFACE OF FOURTH STREET, IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, LYING BELOW A DATUM PLANE OF ELEVATION 327.25 FEET, AS VACATED BY RESOLUTION NO. 81-01537 , ADOPTED AUGUST 14, 1981, AND AS SHOWN IN VOLUME 23, PAGE 16 OF “STREET VACATION MAPS” ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CITY HALL, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

 

EXCEPTING THEREFROM ALL OIL, GAS, WATER AND MINERAL RIGHTS WITHOUT, HOWEVER, THE RIGHT TO USE ANY PORTION OF SAID LAND TO A DEPTH OF 500 FEET BELOW SAID DATUM FOR THE EXTRACTION OF SUCH OIL, GAS, WATER OR MINERALS, AS RESERVED IN THE DEED RECORDED MARCH 23, 1982 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 82-307989 OFFICIAL RECORDS, WHICH FURTHER PROVIDES THAT THE AREA CONVEYED IN THE DEED IS TO BE USED ONLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING STRUCTURAL SUPPORT AND FACILITATING THE CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS UPON THE ADJOINING REAL PROPERTY, AND FOR NO OTHER USE.

 

PARCEL H:

 

EASEMENTS FOR PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR INGRESS AND EGRESS, INSTALLATION, CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, RELOCATION, ENCROACHMENT AND REMOVAL OF COMMON AREA IMPROVEMENTS AND FOOTINGS, ALL AS MORE PARTICULARLY DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THAT CERTAIN DOCUMENT ENTITLED “AMENDED AND RESTATED RECIPROCAL EASEMENT AND OPERATING AGREEMENT” EXECUTED BY AND BETWEEN NORTH TOWER, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, AND MAGUIRE PROPERTIES-355 S. GRAND, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 2018-0965383 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS.

 

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EXHIBIT B – DOCUMENTS

 

1.             Loan Documents . The documents listed below in this Section 1 and amendments, modifications and supplements thereto which have received the prior written consent of Administrative Agent, together with any documents executed in the future that are approved by Administrative Agent and that recite that they are “ Loan Documents ” for purposes of this Agreement are collectively referred to herein as the Loan Documents.

 

1.1            This Agreement.

 

1.2            The Promissory Notes dated of even date herewith in the aggregate principal amount of $290,000,000 made by Borrower payable to each of the Lenders in the amounts set forth on Schedule I .

 

1.3            Deed of Trust, Security Agreement and Assignment of Leases and Rents of even date herewith executed by Borrower, as Mortgagor, and Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, as Mortgagee, as hereafter amended, supplemented, replaced or modified.

 

1.4            Assignment of Agreements with Manager’s Consent dated of even date herewith executed by Borrower and Manager.

 

1.5            Collateral Assignment of Agreements dated of even date herewith executed by Borrower.

 

1.6            Uniform Commercial Code - National Financing Statements - Form UCC-1 and Fixture Filing for Borrower.

 

1.7            Limited Guaranty (Secured Loan) dated of even date herewith executed by Guarantor, as Guarantor, in favor of Administrative Agent and Lenders.

 

1.8            Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement (Unsecured) dated of even date herewith made by and among Guarantor and Borrower, collectively, as Indemnitor, and Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders.

 

1.9            Cash Management Agreement dated of even date herewith executed by Borrower and Administrative Agent.

 

1.10          Deposit Account Control Agreement dated of even date herewith executed by Borrower, Administrative Agent and Property Account Bank.

 

1.11          Any Lender Interest Rate Protection Agreement, including any ISDA Master Agreement, Schedule and/or Confirmation in connection therewith.

 

1.12          Completion Guaranty, to the extent executed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

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1.13          Optional Minimum Debt Yield Payment Guaranty, to the extent executed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

2.             Other Related Documents (Which Are Not Loan Documents) :

 

2.1            Notice of Borrowing executed by Borrower.

 

2.2            The Opinion Letters of Latham & Watkins, counsel to Borrower and Guarantor, delivered in connection with the closing.

 

2.3            Officer’s Certificate and Certificates of Incumbency delivered by Borrower and Guarantor in connection with the closing.

 

2.4            Corporate Resolutions authorizing execution of the Loan Documents, the Guaranties and the Indemnities of even date herewith.

 

2.5            The organizational documents of Borrower and Guarantor, including, without limitation, limited liability company agreements, partnership agreements, certificates of incorporation, limited partnership certificates, by-laws and other similar documents and instruments.

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

 

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

 

THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is dated as of __________, ____, between __________________ (“ Assignor ”) and _________________ (“ Assignee ”).

 

RECITALS:

 

A.           Assignor is a Lender under the Loan Agreement dated as of ________ (as from time to time amended, supplemented or restated, the “ Loan Agreement ”), by and among Maguire Properties-355 S. Grand, LLC, as Borrower, the persons named therein as Lenders and such other Persons as may become Lenders in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement, and Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent (“ Administrative Agent ”). (Capitalized terms used in this Agreement without definition have the same meanings as in the Loan Agreement.)

 

B.           Currently, Assignor’s Pro Rata Share of the Loan is equal to __________% and Assignee’s Pro Rata Share of the Loan is equal to _________%.

 

C.           Assignor desires to assign to Assignee, and Assignee desires to accept and assume, [all/a portion of] the rights and obligations of Assignor under the Loan Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.             Assignment .

 

(a)           Effective on the Assignment Effective Date (as defined in Section 3 below), Assignor hereby assigns to Assignee the Assigned Share (as defined below) of [all/a portion of] of Assignor’s rights, title, interest and obligations under the Loan Agreement and other Loan Documents, including without limitation those relating to Assignor’s Pro Rata Share of the Loan. The Assigned Share of all such rights, title, interest and obligations is referred to collectively as the “ Assigned Rights and Obligations ”.

 

(b)           The “ Assigned Share ” means the portion of Assignor’s Pro Rata Share in the Loan being assigned hereby, such portion being equal to _______% of the Loan (or $__________ of Commitment). The new Pro Rata Share of Loan being held by Assignee (after giving effect to the assignment hereunder), and the Pro Rata Share in the Loan retained by Assignor, shall be as specified on the signature pages of this Agreement.

 

2.           Assumption . Effective on the Assignment Effective Date and subject to Section 13.12(c) of the Loan Agreement, Assignee hereby accepts the foregoing assignment of, and hereby assumes from Assignor, the Assigned Rights and Obligations.

 

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3.             Effectiveness . This Agreement shall become effective on a date (the “ Assignment Effective Date ”) selected by Assignor, which shall be on or as soon as practicable after the execution and delivery of counterparts of this Agreement by Assignor, Assignee, Administrative Agent and Borrower. Assignor shall promptly notify Assignee, Administrative Agent and Borrower in writing of the Assignment Effective Date.

 

4.             Payments on Assignment Effective Date . In consideration of the assignment by Assignor to Assignee, and the assumption by Assignee, of the Assigned Rights and Obligations, on the Assignment Effective Date Assignee shall pay to Assignor such amounts as are specified in any written agreement or exchange of letters between them and additionally shall pay to Administrative Agent an assignment processing fee of $________

 

5.             Allocation and Payment of Interest and Fees .

 

(a)           Administrative Agent shall pay to Assignee all interest and other amounts (including fees, except as otherwise provided in the written agreement referred to in Section 4 above) not constituting principal that are paid by or on behalf of Borrower pursuant to the Loan Documents and are attributable to the Assigned Rights and Obligations (“ Borrower Amounts ”), that accrue on and after the Assignment Effective Date. If Assignor receives or collects any such Borrower Amounts, Assignor shall promptly pay them to Assignee.

 

(b)           Administrative Agent shall pay to Assignor all Borrower Amounts that accrue before the Assignment Effective Date (or otherwise pursuant to the written agreement referred to in Section 4 above) when and as the same are paid by Administrative Agent to the other Lenders. If Assignee receives or collects any such Borrower Amounts, Assignee shall promptly pay such amounts to Assignor.

 

(c)           Unless specifically assumed by Assignee, Assignor shall be responsible and liable for all reimbursable liabilities and costs and indemnification obligations which accrue under Section 12.12 of the Loan Agreement prior to the Assignment Effective Date, and such liability shall survive the Assignment Effective Date.

 

6.           Administrative Agent Liability . Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any allocation or payment to either Assignor or Assignee subsequently determined to be erroneous, unless resulting from Administrative Agent’s willful misconduct or gross negligence.

 

7.            Representations and Warranties .

 

(a)           Each of Assignor and Assignee represents and warrants to the other and to Administrative Agent as follows:

 

(i)           It has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Agreement and to fulfill its obligations under, and to consummate the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement;

 

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(ii)          The making and performance of this Agreement and all documents required to be executed and delivered by it hereunder do not and will not violate any law or regulation applicable to it;

 

(iii)         This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable in accordance with its terms; and

 

(iv)         All approvals, authorizations or other actions by, or filings with, any Governmental Authority necessary for the validity or enforceability of its obligations under this Agreement have been made or obtained.

 

(b)           Assignor represents and warrants to Assignee that Assignor owns the Assigned Rights and Obligations free and clear of any Lien or other encumbrance.

 

(c)           Assignee represents and warrants to Assignor as follows:

 

(i)           Assignee is and shall continue to be an “ Eligible Assignee ” as defined in the Loan Agreement;

 

(ii)          Assignee has made and shall continue to make its own independent investigation of the financial condition, affairs and creditworthiness of Borrower and any other Loan Party; and

 

(iii)         Assignee has received copies of the Loan Documents and such other documents, financial statements and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement.

 

8.           No Assignor Responsibility . Assignor makes no representation or warranty regarding, and assumes no responsibility to Assignee for:

 

(a)           the execution (by any party other than Assignor), effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, collectability or sufficiency of the Loan Documents or any representations, warranties, recitals or statements made in the Loan Documents or in any financial or other written or oral statement, instrument, report, certificate or any other document made or furnished or made available by Assignor to Assignee or by or on behalf of any Loan Party to Assignor or Assignee in connection with the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby;

 

(b)           the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or agreements contained in any of the Loan Documents or as to the existence or possible existence of any Default or Potential Default under the Loan Documents; or

 

(c)           the accuracy or completeness of any information provided to Assignee, whether by Assignor or by or on behalf of any Loan Party.

 

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Assignor shall have no initial or continuing duty or responsibility to make any investigation of the financial condition, affairs or creditworthiness of any of the Loan Parties, in connection with the assignment of the Assigned Rights and Obligations or to provide Assignee with any credit or other information with respect thereto, whether coming into its possession before the date hereof or at any time or times thereafter.

 

9.            Assignee Bound by Loan Agreement . Effective on the Assignment Effective Date, Assignee (a) shall be deemed to be a party to the Loan Agreement and as such, shall be directly liable to Borrower for any failure by Assignee to comply with Assignee’s assumed obligations thereunder, including, without limitation, Assignee’s obligation to fund its Pro Rata Share of the Loan in accordance with provisions of the Loan Agreement and be subject to Section 13.12(c) of the Loan Agreement, (b) agrees to be bound by the Loan Agreement to the same extent as it would have been if it had been an original Lender thereunder, (c) agrees to perform in accordance with their respective terms all of the obligations which are required under the Loan Documents to be performed by it as a Lender, and (d) agrees to maintain its status as an Eligible Assignee. Assignee appoints and authorizes Administrative Agent to take such actions as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Loan Documents as are delegated to Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.

 

10.           Assignor Released From Loan Agreement . Effective on the Assignment Effective Date, Assignor shall be released from the Assigned Rights and Obligations; provided, however, that Assignor shall retain all of its rights to indemnification under the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents for any events, acts or omissions occurring before the Assignment Effective Date, and, to the extent not assumed by Assignee, Assignor shall continue to be responsible for the liabilities and obligations described in Section 5(c) of this Agreement.

 

11.           New Notes . On or promptly after the Assignment Effective Date, Borrower, Administrative Agent, Assignor and Assignee shall make appropriate arrangements so that new Notes executed by the Borrower, dated the Assignment Effective Date and in the amount of the respective Pro Rata Shares of Assignor and Assignee in the original Loan amount, after giving effect to this Agreement, are issued to Assignor and Assignee, in exchange for the surrender by Assignor and Assignee to Borrower of any applicable outstanding Notes, marked “ Exchanged ”.

 

12.           General .

 

(a)           No term or provision of this Agreement may be amended, waived or terminated orally, but only by an instrument signed by the parties hereto.

 

(b)           This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts. Each set of executed counterparts shall be an original. Executed counterparts may be delivered by facsimile transmission.

 

(c)           If Assignor has not assigned its entire remaining Pro Rata Share of the Loan to Assignee, Assignor may at any time and from time to time grant to others, subject to applicable provisions in the Loan Agreement, assignments of or participation in all of Assignor’s remaining Pro Rata Share of the Loan.

 

(d)           This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Neither Assignor nor Assignee may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other and Administrative Agent. The preceding sentence shall not limit the right of Assignee to grant to others a participation in all or part of the Assigned Rights and Obligations subject to the terms of the Loan Agreement.

 

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(e)           All payments to Assignor or Assignee hereunder shall, unless otherwise specified by the party entitled thereto, be made in United States dollars, in immediately available funds, and to the address or account specified on the signature pages of this Agreement. The address of Assignee for notice purposes under the Loan Agreement shall be as specified on the signature pages of this Agreement.

 

(f)           If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof will not be affected or impaired in any way.

 

(g)           Each party shall bear its own expenses in connection with the preparation and execution of this Agreement.

 

(h)           This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

(i)           Foreign Tax Forms. On or before the Assignment Effective Date, Assignee shall comply with the provisions of Section 2.12 of the Loan Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

ASSIGNOR:

 

     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Its:  

 

  Pro Rata Share:  __________ %
  Share of Original Loan:  $_________

 

  Payment Instruction :
   
   
   
   
  ABA No.:
  Account No.:
  Reference:
  Loan No.:
  Attn:
  Telephone:
  Facsimile:

 

ASSIGNEE :

 

     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Its:  

 

  Pro Rata Share:  __________ %
  Share of Original Loan:  $_________

 

  Payment Instruction :

 

   
   
   
  ABA No.:
  Account No.:
  Reference:
  Loan No.:
  Attn:
  Telephone:
  Facsimile:

 

 

 

 

ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:

 

BORROWER :

 

  MAGUIRE PROPERTIES-355 S. GRAND,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

  By:  
  Name:  
  Its:  

 

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT :

 

  Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale,
  New York Branch

 

  By:  
  Name:  
  Its:  

 

  By:  
  Name:  
  Its:  

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT D – FORM OF DRAW REQUEST

 

[BORROWER LETTERHEAD]

 

[____________]

[____________]

[____________]

[____________]

 

Re: Maguire Properties-355 S. Grand, LLC (“ Borrower ”)
  Request for Disbursement

 

To Whom It May Concern:

 

Borrower hereby requests disbursement of a portion of the loan proceeds under that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of November 5, 2018 (the “ Loan Agreement ”; capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Loan Agreement) and hereby confirms as a condition to such disbursement that the representations and warranties in the Loan Agreement and other Loan Documents reaffirmed by this request for disbursement of loan proceeds pursuant to the Loan Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of this request, except as follows: [________________].

 

Attached hereto as Schedule A is a true and correct statement of the Leasing Costs incurred to date, the aggregate advances of the Future Funding Facility previously disbursed to Borrower by Agent for such Leasing Costs, and the total advance of the loan proceeds from the Future Funding Facility requested hereby.

 

Accordingly, Borrower requests disbursement of loan proceeds in the amount of $[____________] from the Future Funding Facility to be wire transferred as follows:

 

Bank Name: [_________]
Bank Address: [_________]
Bank ABA #: [_________]
Bank Account Name: [_________]
Bank Account Number: [_________]

 

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  D- 1  

 

 

  Sincerely,
   
  [BORROWER]

 

  D- 2  

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

  D- 3  

 

 

EXHIBIT E – NOTICE OF BORROWING

 

(See attached)

 

  E- 1  

 

 

NOTICE OF BORROWING

 

November 5, 2018

 

TO: Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale, New York Branch (“ Agent ”)

 

1. This notice of borrowing is being delivered to you pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, dated on or about the date hereof, among Maguire Properties-355 S. Grand, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Agent, in its capacity as administrative agent on behalf of itself as a lender and the other lenders, and the other lenders party thereto.

 

2. We hereby request the requisition as follows:

 

(a) Requested Closing Date: November 5, 2018

 

(b) Amount of Requisition: $253,000,000.00

 

(c) Payment Instructions: As set forth on Exhibit A.

 

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  E- 2  

 

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  BORROWER
   
  MAGUIRE PROPERTIES-355 S. GRAND, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

 

  By:  
  Name:  
  Its:  

 

  E- 3  

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

Wiring Instructions

 

Bank:  
ABA Number:  
Swift Code:  
Account Number:  
Account Name:  
FNT Title # / Reference:  
FNT Contact:  

 

  A- 1  

 

 

EXHIBIT F – TENANT DIRECTION LETTER

 

[BORROWER LETTERHEAD]

 

[ Date ]

To:       [ Tenant Name (“ Tenant ”) ]

Re:       [ Describe Lease (the “ Lease ”) ]

 

Dear     [Tenant]:

 

__________________, a ________________ (“ Landlord ”), the owner of the property commonly known as Wells Fargo South Tower located in Los Angeles, California (the “ Project ”) has granted a security interest in the Project to Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale, New York Branch (together with its successors and assigns, “ Administrative Agent ”) as administrative agent for certain lenders.

 

Effective immediately, Landlord hereby unconditionally and irrevocably authorizes, directs and instructs you to send all payments of rent due under the Lease (including without limitation base rent, additional rent, any amounts due for operating expenses and real estate taxes, and, if applicable, rent due as a percentage of sales receipts) and all other sums payable by you under the Lease directly to the following address:

 

[_________________

 

_________________]

 

OR BANK WIRE TRANSFER AS FOLLOWS:

 

Account # __________________

Wire Routing # _________________

[Bank Name]

[Account Name]

 

You are to continue making all payments due under the Lease as directed in this letter until you receive written instructions to do otherwise from Administrative Agent. These payment instructions are provided to you pursuant to a deposit account arrangement between your Landlord and Administrative Agent. Please note that the Landlord has granted a lien on the Property to Administrative Agent pursuant to the Security Instrument and that all leases and rents from the Property, including security deposits, have been collaterally assigned to the Administrative Agent. Please note that Administrative Agent is neither a mortgagee-in-possession nor a receiver of rents, and Administrative Agent has not assumed any obligations of your Landlord under the Lease. Therefore, you should continue to send all communications regarding the Lease or landlord issues in the manner specified in your lease and not to Administrative Agent. Administrative Agent has no obligation with respect to any such notice, and notice to Administrative Agent will not be deemed effective notice to your Landlord under the Lease.

 

  F- 1  

 

 

The Mortgage contains a provision referring to Section 291-f of the Real Property Law of New York, which section provides that if a recorded mortgage or a recorded instrument relating to such mortgage restricts the right or power of the owner of the mortgaged real property to cancel, abridge or otherwise modify tenancies, subtenancies, leases or subleases of the mortgaged real property in existence at the time of the agreement, or to accept prepayment of installments of rent to become due, and notice of the making of the mortgage or recorded instrument which contains a reference to Section 291-f is given to a tenant, accompanied by a copy of the text of the agreement, any cancellation, abridgment, modification or prepayment made by such tenant or subtenant under a lease coming under the provisions of Section 291-f, without the consent of the holder of such mortgage, shall be voidable as against the holder of the mortgage at the option of such holder.

 

A copy of the provisions contained in the Mortgage referring to Section 291-f and restricting the right or power of the owner of the mortgaged real property to cancel, abridge or otherwise modify the Lease, or to accept prepayments of installments of rent thereunder are attached hereto as Schedule 1.

 

This letter shall constitute a notice pursuant to Section 291-f of the Real Property Law of New York, and shall also constitute a notice required by New York General Obligations Law §7-105(1).

 

Very truly yours,

 

[Signature]

 

SCHEDULE 1

 

Capitalized terms used in this Schedule 1 and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Mortgage. All references to sections in this Schedule 1 shall refer to those particular sections of the Mortgage.

 

Section 8.4 LEASES . Mortgagee shall have all of the rights against lessees of the Subject Property set forth in Section 291 f of the Real Property Law of New York.

 

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EXHIBIT G – ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF BORROWER AND GUARANTOR

 

(See attached)

 

  G- 1  

 

 

EXHIBIT H – SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE

AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT

 

(See attached)

 

  H- 1  

 

 

PREPARED BY AND UPON

RECORDATION RETURN TO:

 

Dentons US LLP

1221 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10020-1089

Attention: Gary A. Goodman, Esq.

 

 

 

LANDESBANK HESSEN-THÜRINGEN GIROZENTRALE, NEW YORK BRANCH

(Agent for itself and certain co-lenders)

 

- and -

 

[_________________]

(Tenant)

 

 

 

SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE

AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT

 

 

 

  Dated: ___________________, 2018
     
  Property: 355 South Grand Avenue
     
  APN: 5151-015-013 and 5149-010-024
     
  County: Los Angeles
     
  State: California

 

 

 

 

This SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE, AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) is dated as of _________________, 2018 and is by and among Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale, New York Branch, a banking branch licensed by the Banking Department of New York State, having an address at 420 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10018, as administrative agent (collectively and together with their successors and assigns, “ Agent ”) for itself and certain co-lenders which are or may become party to the Loan (as defined below) (collectively, the “ Lenders ”), Maguire Properties–355 S. Grand, LLC, Delaware limited liability company (“ Landlord ”), and [_________________________________], a [___________________________], having an office at 355 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90071 (“ Tenant ”).

 

WHEREAS, the Lenders have made or intend to make a loan to Landlord (the “ Loan ”), which Loan shall be evidenced by one or more promissory notes (as the same may be amended, modified, restated, severed, consolidated, renewed, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the “ Promissory Note ”) and secured by, among other things, that certain Deed of Trust, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing (as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, severed, split, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Mortgage ”) encumbering the real property located at 355 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, more particularly described on Exhibit A annexed hereto and made a part hereof (the “ Property ”), and related agreements;

 

WHEREAS, by a lease agreement (the “ Lease ”) dated _________ ___, between Landlord (or Landlord’s predecessor in title) and Tenant, as amended by ___________________________________________________________, Landlord leased to Tenant a portion of the Property, as said portion is more particularly described in the Lease (such portion of the Property hereinafter referred to as the “ Premises ”);

 

WHEREAS, Tenant acknowledges that Lenders and Agent will rely on this Agreement in making the Loan to Landlord; and

 

WHEREAS, Agent, Landlord and Tenant desire to evidence their understanding with respect to the Mortgage and the Lease as hereinafter provided.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1.            The Lease and all of Tenant’s right, title, and interest in and to the Property thereunder (including, but not limited to, any option to purchase, right of first refusal to purchase, or right of first offer to purchase the Property or any portion thereof) is and shall at all times continue to be subordinated and made secondary and inferior in each and every respect to the lien of the Mortgage, to all of the terms, conditions and provisions of the Mortgage, and to any and all advances made or to be made under the Mortgage, so that at all times the Mortgage shall be and remain a lien on the Property prior to and superior to the Lease for all purposes, subject to the provisions set forth in this Agreement. Such subordination shall have the same force and effect as if the Mortgage and such renewals, modifications, consolidations, replacements and extensions of the Mortgage had been executed, acknowledged, delivered and recorded prior to the Lease, all amendments or modifications of the Lease, and any notice of the Lease.

 

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2.            If Agent exercises any of its rights under the Mortgage, including entry or foreclosure of the Mortgage or exercise of a power of sale under the Mortgage, then Agent will not disturb Tenant’s right to use, occupy and possess the Premises under the terms of the Lease so long as (a) the Lease is in effect and (b) Tenant is not in default beyond any applicable notice and grace period under any term, covenant or condition of the Lease. Nothing contained herein shall prevent Agent from naming Tenant in any foreclosure or other action or proceeding initiated by Agent pursuant to the Mortgage to the extent necessary under applicable law in order for Agent to avail itself of and complete the foreclosure or other remedy.

 

3.            If at any time Agent (or any person who acquires the interest of Landlord under the Lease through foreclosure of the Mortgage or otherwise, or such person’s successors or assigns) shall succeed to the rights of Landlord under the Lease as a result of a default of Landlord under the Mortgage, then Tenant shall attorn to and recognize such person so succeeding to the rights of Landlord under the Lease (herein sometimes called “ Successor Landlord ”) as Tenant’s landlord under the Lease, and said attornment shall be effective and self-operative without the execution of any further instruments. Although said attornment shall be self-operative, Tenant agrees to execute and deliver to Successor Landlord such other instrument or instruments as Successor Landlord shall from time to time request in order to confirm said attornment.

 

4.            Landlord authorizes and directs Tenant to honor any written demand or notice from Agent instructing Tenant to pay rent or other sums to Agent rather than Landlord (a “ Payment Demand ”), regardless of any other, or contrary, notice or instruction which Tenant may receive from Landlord before or after Tenant’s receipt of such Payment Demand. Tenant may rely upon any notice, instruction, Payment Demand, certificate, consent, or other document which is from and signed by Agent, and Tenant shall have no duty to Landlord to investigate the same or the circumstances under which the same was given by Agent. Any payment made by Tenant to Agent in response to a Payment Demand shall be deemed proper payment by Tenant of such sum pursuant to the Lease.

 

5.            If Successor Landlord shall become the owner of the Property or the Property shall be sold by reason of foreclosure or other proceedings brought to enforce the Mortgage or if the Property shall be transferred by deed in lieu of foreclosure, then Successor Landlord shall not be:

 

(a)            except as provided to the contrary in subsection (b) of this Section 5, liable for any act or omission of Landlord which occurs prior to the date on which Successor Landlord succeeded to the interest of Landlord under the Lease, or bound by any obligation to make any payment to Tenant which was required to be made prior to the time Successor Landlord succeeded to the interest of Landlord under the Lease; or

 

(b)            obligated to cure any defaults of Landlord which occurred prior to the date on which Successor Landlord succeeded to the interest of Landlord under the Lease unless such default continues from and after the date Successor Landlord so succeeds to the interest of Landlord under the Lease, such default is curable by Successor Landlord, and Successor Landlord fails to cure such default after receiving written notice of such default from Tenant and is provided a reasonable period of time to cure such default (but in no event less than the amount of time provided under the Lease for Landlord to cure such default); or

 

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(c)            obligated to perform any construction obligations of Landlord under the Lease or reimburse Tenant for any construction work done by Tenant under the Lease, provided that the foregoing shall not limit any express remedies of Tenant set forth in the Lease with respect to Landlord’s failure to perform such construction obligations, except that in no event shall Tenant have any direct recourse against Successor Landlord; or

 

(d)            subject to any offsets, defenses or counterclaims which Tenant may be entitled to assert against Landlord, except for (i) any defenses which Tenant might have to claims that accrued and that relate to a period prior to the date on which Successor Landlord succeeded to the interest of Landlord under the Lease, but only to the extent the related prior claim against Tenant is pursued by Successor Landlord, or (ii) any right expressly set forth in the Lease to an offset against rent for the full amount of any payment required to be made by Landlord to Tenant with respect to any tenant improvement or work allowance; or

 

(e)            bound by any payment of rent or additional rent by Tenant to Landlord for more than one month in advance, unless such sums are required to be paid in accordance with the terms of the Lease; or

 

(f)            bound by any amendment or modification of the Lease made without the written consent of Agent, but only if the consent of Agent to such amendment or modification was required pursuant to the terms of the Loan, other than an amendment or modification which is (i) entered into to confirm the unilateral exercise by Tenant of a specific right or option under the Lease in accordance with all of the material terms of the Lease governing the exercise of such specific right or option, (ii) non-material and expressly contemplated to be entered into under the provisions of the Lease, such as to confirm the commencement date, rent commencement date, or other dates or facts, or (iii) to address an administrative matter (such as a change of a notice address); or

 

(g)            bound by any consensual or negotiated surrender or termination of the Lease to which Landlord and Tenant agree, unless (i) such surrender or termination is effected unilaterally by Tenant in accordance with the express terms of the Lease, or (ii) such surrender or termination does not violate the terms of the Loan; or

 

(h)            liable or responsible for, or with respect to, the retention, application and/or return to Tenant of any security deposit paid to Landlord, whether or not still held by Landlord, unless and until Successor Landlord has actually received said security deposit for its own account as the landlord under the Lease as security for the performance of Tenant’s obligation under the Lease (which security deposit shall, nonetheless, be held subject to the provisions of the Lease).

 

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6.            Tenant shall deliver to Agent either by certified U.S. mail (return receipt requested) or overnight courier service (i.e., FedEx), a duplicate of each notice of default that is delivered by Tenant to Landlord at the same time as such notice is given to Landlord, and no such notice of default shall be deemed given by Tenant under the Lease unless and until a copy of such notice shall have been so delivered to Agent. Agent shall have the right (but shall not be obligated) to cure such default, and Tenant shall afford Agent a period of thirty (30) days beyond any period afforded to Landlord under the Lease for the curing of such default in which Agent may elect (but shall not be obligated) to cure such default; provided, however, that if Tenant elects to cure such default and such default cannot be cured within said additional thirty (30) period, then Agent shall have such additional time as may be reasonably necessary to cure such default (including, but not limited to, the time reasonably necessary for Agent to commence foreclosure proceedings), and during any such period Tenant shall not take any action to terminate the Lease. Tenant shall accept performance by Agent of any term, covenant, condition, or agreement to be performed by Landlord under the Lease with the same force and effect as though performed by Landlord. If the Lease is terminated for any reason other than a termination which is effected unilaterally by Tenant in accordance with the express terms of the Lease, then upon Agent’s written request given within thirty (30) days after such termination, Tenant shall, within fifteen (15) days after such request, execute and deliver to Agent a new lease of the Premises for the remainder of the term of the Lease and such new lease to be upon all of the same terms, covenants and conditions of the Lease applicable to the remainder of the term of the Lease.

 

7.            Tenant represents and warrants that Tenant is the sole owner of the leasehold estate created by the Lease.

 

8.            Tenant acknowledges that the interest of Landlord under the Lease is assigned to Agent solely as security for the Promissory Note, and neither Agent nor the Lenders shall have any duty, liability or obligation under the Lease or any extension or renewal thereof, unless Agent either (i) specifically undertakes such liability in writing, or (ii) subject to Section 5 of this Agreement, Agent becomes the Successor Landlord.

 

9.            This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York (excluding the choice of law rules thereof).

 

10.            This Agreement and each and every covenant, agreement and other provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns (including, without limitation, any successor holder of the Promissory Note) and may be amended, supplemented, waived or modified only by an instrument in writing executed by the party against which enforcement of the termination, amendment, supplement, waiver or modification is sought.

 

11.            All notices to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed served upon receipt by the addressee if served personally or, if mailed, upon the first to occur of receipt or the refusal of delivery as shown on a return receipt, after deposit in the United States Postal Service certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the address of Landlord, Tenant or Agent appearing below. Such addresses may be changed by notice given in the same manner. If any party consists of multiple individuals or entities, then notice to any one of same shall be deemed notice to such party.

 

Agent’s Address:  
   
  Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale,
  New York Branch
  420 Fifth Avenue
  New York, NY 10018
  Attention: Stephan van de Loecht

 

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  with copies to:
   
  Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale,
  New York Branch
  420 Fifth Avenue
  New York, NY 10018
  Attention: General Counsel, New York Branch
   
  and
   
  Dentons US LLP
  1221 Avenue of the Americas
  New York, New York 10020-1089
  Attention: Gary A. Goodman, Esq.

 

Tenant’s Address:    
     
     
     

 

With a copy to:    
     
     

 

Landlord’s Address: Maguire Properties–355 S. Grand, LLC
  c/o Brookfield Properties Management (CA) Inc.
  601 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 2200
  Los Angeles, California 90017
  Attn: Legal Department

 

With a copy to: Maguire Properties–355 S. Grand, LLC
  c/o Brookfield Properties Management (CA) Inc.
  250 Vesey Street, 15th Floor
  New York, New York 10281-1023
  Attention: Jason Kirschner, SVP, Finance

 

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12.          If this Agreement conflicts with the Lease, then this Agreement shall govern as between the parties and any Successor Landlord, including upon any attornment pursuant to this Agreement. This Agreement supersedes, and constitutes full compliance with, any provisions in the Lease that provide for subordination of the Lease to, or for delivery of non-disturbance agreements by the holder of, the Mortgage.

 

13.          If Successor Landlord acquires Landlord’s interest in the Premises, then Tenant shall look only to the estate and interest, if any, of Successor Landlord in the Property for the satisfaction of Tenant’s remedies for the collection of a judgment (or other judicial process) requiring the payment of money in the event of any default by Successor Landlord under the Lease or this Agreement, and no other property or assets of Successor Landlord shall be subject to levy, execution or other enforcement procedure for the satisfaction of Tenant’s remedies under or with respect to the Lease, the relationship of the landlord and tenant under the Lease, Tenant’s use or occupancy of the Premises, or any claim arising under this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or the Lease to the contrary, upon Agent’s transfer or assignment of Agent’s interests in the Loan, the Lease (or any new lease executed pursuant to this Agreement), or the Property, Agent shall be deemed released and relieved of any obligations under this Agreement, the Lease (or any new lease executed pursuant to this Agreement), and with respect to the Property.

 

14.          If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary to be enforceable, or if such modification is not practicable, such provision shall be deemed deleted from this Agreement, and the other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and shall be liberally construed in favor of Agent.

 

15.          This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.

 

  TENANT :

 

  [______________________________],
  a [______________________________]

 

  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

A notary publicor other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of

the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the

truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.

 

STATE OF _______________ )  
  ) ss
COUNTY OF _____________ )  

 

On _____________ before me, ________________________________________________________, a Notary Public,                                                                                                                                                                                              personally appeared _______________________________________________________________________________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.

 

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of ______________ that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

 

WITNESS my hand and official seal.

 

   
SIGNATURE OF NOTARY PUBLIC  

 

S ubordination, Non-Disturbance And Attornment Agreement – Tenant Signature Page

 

 

  LANDLORD :
   
  Maguire Properties–355 S. Grand, LLC ,
a Delaware limited liability company

 

  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of
the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the
truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.

 

STATE OF _______________ )  
  ) ss
COUNTY OF _____________ )  

 

On _____________ before me, ________________________________________________________, a Notary Public,                                                                                                                                                                                              personally appeared ______________________________________________________________________________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.

 

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of ______________ that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

 

WITNESS my hand and official seal.

 

   
SIGNATURE OF NOTARY PUBLIC  

 

Subordination, Non-Disturbance And Attornment Agreement – Landlord Signature Page

 

 

  AGENT :
   
  LANDESBANK HESSEN-THÜRINGEN
  GIROZENTRALE, NEW YORK BRANCH

 

  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of
the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the
truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.

 

STATE OF _______________ )  
  ) ss
COUNTY OF _____________ )  

 

On _____________ before me, ________________________________________________________, a Notary Public,                                                                                                                                                                                              personally appeared ______________________________________________________________________________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.

 

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of ______________ that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

 

WITNESS my hand and official seal.

 

   
SIGNATURE OF NOTARY PUBLIC  

 

Subordination, Non-Disturbance And Attornment Agreement – Lender Signature Page

 

 

Exhibit A

 

Legal Description of Property

 

THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, IN THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

 

PARCEL A:

 

LOT 5 OF TRACT NO. 30780, IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 912 PAGES 39 TO 45 INCLUSIVE OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY.

 

EXCEPTING FROM THAT PORTION OF SAID LAND INCLUDED WITHIN THE LINES OF THAT CERTAIN STRIP SHOWN ON SHEET 7 OF THE MAP OF SAID TRACT NO. 30780 AS “EASEMENT TO CITY OF LOS ANGELES FOR STREET PURPOSES ABOVE PLANE. SEE SHEET 4 FOR TYPICAL SECTION AND PROFILE OF PLANE”, ALL RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST CONVEYED AND/OR DEDICATED TO THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, BY AND ON THE MAP OF SAID TRACT NO. 30780, AS RESERVED IN DEED FROM THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, A PUBLIC BODY CORPORATE AND POLITIC OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, RECORDED MARCH 31, 1981 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 81-320600 OFFICIAL RECORDS.

 

ALSO EXCEPTING FROM ALL PUBLIC STREETS, HIGHWAY OR OTHER PUBLIC WAYS ADJOINING SAID LOT 5, ALL RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST CONVEYED TO THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, BY THE MAP OF SAID TRACT NO. 30780.

 

ALSO EXCEPTING FROM ALL OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED LAND, ALL OIL, GAS AND OTHER MINERALS SUBSTANCES, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO EXTRACT SUCH SUBSTANCES, PROVIDED THAT THE SURFACE OPENING OF A WELL, HOLE, SHAFT OR OTHER MEANS OF REACHING OR REMOVING SUCH SUBSTANCES SHALL NOT BE LOCATED WITHIN THE BUNKER HILL URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT AREAS, AS RECORDED IN BOOK M335 PAGE 106 OFFICIAL RECORDS, AND SHALL NOT PENETRATE ANY PART OR PORTION OF SAID PROJECT AREA WITHIN 500 FEET OF THE SURFACE THEREOF, AS RESERVED IN VARIOUS DEEDS OF RECORD, AMONG THEM BEING THE DEED RECORDED MAY 20, 1966 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 3925, IN BOOK D3311 PAGE 794, OFFICIAL RECORDS.

 

PARCEL B:

 

THAT PORTION OF LOT 6 OF TRACT NO. 30780, IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 912 PAGES 39 TO 45 INCLUSIVE OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

 

S ubordination, Non-Disturbance And Attornment Agreement – Exhibit A – Page   1

 

 

BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 6, THAT IS DISTANT THEREON NORTH 37° 50’ 12” EAST 6.16 FEET FROM THE MOST SOUTHERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 6; THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTHEASTERLY LINE, SOUTH 37° 50’ 12” WEST 6.16 FEET TO SAID MOST SOUTHERLY CORNER; THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 6, NORTH 52° 09’ 40” WEST 317.76 FEET TO THE MOST WESTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 6; THENCE ALONG THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 6, NORTH 41° 32’ 59” EAST 6.17 FEET; THENCE LEAVING SAID NORTHWESTERLY LINE SOUTH 52° 09’ 48” EAST 30.94 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 37° 50’ 12” WEST 2.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 52° 09’ 48” EAST 95.885 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 07° 09’ 48” EAST 2.45 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 52° 09’ 48” EAST 0.77 FEET; THENCE NORTH 82° 50’ 12” EAST 2.45 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 52° 09’ 48” EAST 95.885 FEET; THENCE NORTH 37° 50’ 12” EAST 2.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 52° 09’ 48” EAST 90.42 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

 

EXCEPTING FROM THAT PORTION OF SAID LAND INCLUDED WITHIN THE LINES OF THAT CERTAIN STRIP SHOWN ON SHEET 7 OF THE MAP OF SAID TRACT NO. 30780 AS “EASEMENT TO CITY OF LOS ANGELES FOR STREET PURPOSES ABOVE PLANE. SEE SHEET 4 FOR TYPICAL SECTION AND PROFILE OF PLANE”, ALL RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST CONVEYED AND/OR DEDICATED TO THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, BY AND ON THE MAP OF SAID TRACT NO. 30780.

 

ALSO EXCEPTING FROM ALL PUBLIC STREETS, HIGHWAYS OR OTHER PUBLIC WAYS ADJOINING SAID LOT 6 ALL RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST CONVEYED TO THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, BY THE MAP OF SAID TRACT NO. 30780.

 

ALSO EXCEPTING FROM ALL OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED LAND, ALL OIL, GAS AND OTHER MINERAL SUBSTANCES, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO EXTRACT SUCH SUBSTANCES, PROVIDED THAT THE SURFACE OPENING OF A WELL, HOLE, SHAFT OR OTHER MEANS OF REACHING OR MOVING SUCH SUBSTANCES SHALL NOT BE LOCATED WITHIN THE BUNKER HILL URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT AREAS, AS RECORDED IN BOOK M335 PAGE 106 OFFICIAL RECORDS, AND SHALL NOT PENETRATE ANY PART OF PORTION OF SAID PROJECT AREA WITHIN 500 FEET OF THE SURFACE THEREOF, AS RESERVED IN VARIOUS DEEDS OF RECORD, AMONG THEM BEING THE DEED RECORDED MAY 20, 1966 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 3925, IN BOOK D3311 PAGE 794, OFFICIAL RECORDS.

 

PARCEL C:

 

PARCEL B IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON PARCEL MAP L.A. NO. 4932, FILED IN BOOK 134, PAGE 71 OF PARCEL MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY.

 

S ubordination, Non-Disturbance And Attornment Agreement – Exhibit A – Page   2

 

 

EXCEPT THAT PORTION OF SAID PARCEL B INCLUDED WITHIN ALL SPACE LOCATED ABOVE ELEVATION 330.00 OVER THAT PORTION OF LOT 2 OF TRACT NO. 30781, IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN IN BOOK 897 PAGES 8 THROUGH 12 INCLUSIVE OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

 

BEGINNING AT THE MOST WESTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 2; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY, ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 2 A DISTANCE OF 10 FEET; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG A LINE PARALLEL WITH THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 2 A DISTANCE OF 35 FEET; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG A LINE PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 2 TO THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 2; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 2 TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

 

ABOVE MENTIONED ELEVATION IS BASED ON NATIONAL GEODOTIC VERTICAL DATUM OF 1929 PER ORDINANCE NO. 150.763 OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, EFFECTIVE MAY 19, 1978.

 

ALSO EXCEPTING ALL OIL GAS AND MINERAL SUBSTANCES TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO EXTRACT SUCH SUBSTANCES PROVIDED THAT THE SURFACE OPENING OF THE WELL, HOLE, SHAFT, OR OTHER MEANS OF REACHING OR REMOVING SUCH SUBSTANCES SHALL NOT BE LOCATION WITHIN THE BUNKER HILL URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT AREA, AS RECORDED IN BOOK M335, PAGE 106 OFFICIAL RECORDS, AND SHALL NOT PENETRATE ANY PART OR PORTION OF SAID PROJECT AREA WITHIN 500 FEET OF THE SURFACE THEREOF, AS RESERVED BY VARIOUS DEEDS OF RECORD AMONG THEM BEING THAT RECORDED IN DEED RECORDED MAY 15, 1962 IN BOOK M1614 PAGE 654 OFFICIAL RECORDS, AS INSTRUMENT NO. 1762.

 

PARCEL D:

 

AN EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT, TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, USE, REPAIR, REPLACE, RECONSTRUCT, OPERATE, ADD TO, ALTER, AND AS TO NON-STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS ONLY, REMOVE AT ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME THE PORTION OF THE PROJECT AS SAID PROJECT IS DEFINED IN THE RECIPROCAL GRANT OF EASEMENTS, RECORDED FEBRUARY 12, 1982 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 82-160076 OFFICIAL RECORDS, AS MODIFIED BY INSTRUMENT RECORDED NOVEMBER 20, 1986 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 86-1609429, OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, ON, UNDER AND ACROSS THE LAND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

 

A) THAT PORTION OF PARCEL A OF PARCEL MAP L.A. NO. 4932, IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP FILED IN BOOK 134, PAGE 71 OF PARCEL MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY (KNOWN AS PARCEL X-2 (A)), LYING BELOW A PLANE WHOSE ELEVATION IS 332.00 FEET, BASED ON THE NATIONAL GEODETIC VERTICAL DATUM OF 1929 AND LOCATED SOUTHEASTERLY OF A LINE THAT IS PARALLEL WITH AND DISTANT 3.00 FEET NORTHWESTERLY, MEASURED AT RIGHT ANGLES FROM THAT CERTAIN COURSE, IN THE BOUNDARY OF SAID PARCEL, HAVING A BEARING AND DISTANCE OF NORTH 37° 53’ 08” EAST 35.00 FEET AND ITS NORTHEASTERLY PROLONGATION.

 

S ubordination, Non-Disturbance And Attornment Agreement – Exhibit A – Page   3

 

 

B) THAT PORTION OF LOT 4 OF SAID TRACT NO. 30781, IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP FLED IN BOOK 897, PAGES 8 THROUGH 12 INCLUSIVE OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, LYING BELOW A PLANE WHOSE ELEVATION IS 332.00 FEET, BASED ON THE NATIONAL GEODOTIC VERTICAL DATUM OF 1929, AND LOCATED SOUTHEASTERLY OF THE PARALLEL LINE LAST MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH (A) ABOVE AND NORTHEASTERLY OF THE NORTHWESTERLY PROLONGATION OF THE MOST SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF PARCEL B OF PARCEL MAP L.A. NO. 4932 IN SAID CITY, COUNTY AND STATE AS PER MAP FILED IN BOOK 134 PAGE 71 OF PARCEL MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY.

 

PARCEL E:

 

A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENTS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, INSPECTION AND USE, AT ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME OF PERMANENT TIEBACKS, FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE RETAINING WALL ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROJECT AS SAID PROJECT IS DEFINED IN THE RECIPROCAL GRANT EASEMENTS, RECORDED FEBRUARY 12, 1982 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 82-160076 OFFICIAL RECORDS, OVER THE LAND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

 

THAT PORTION OF PARCEL A OF PARCEL MAP L.A. NO. 4932, IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP FILED IN BOOK 134, PAGE 71 OF PARCEL MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY (KNOWN AS PARCEL X-2(A), LYING BELOW A PLANE WHOSE ELEVATION IS 332.00 FEET, BASED ON THE NATIONAL GEODETIC VERTICAL DATUM OF 1929.

 

PARCEL F:

 

A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF FURNISHING SURFACE DRAINAGE OF WATER AND RIGHT OF WAY FOR PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR INGRESS AND EGRESS, AND TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, USE, REPAIR, REPLACE, RECONSTRUCT, ADD TO AND ALTER AT ANY TIME, AND FROM TIME TO TIME, SUBSURFACE PIPELINES, BEAMS, WALLS AND SLABS FOR SUPPORT OF A RETAINING WALL, OVER THE LAND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

 

THAT PORTIONS OF PARCEL A OF PARCEL MAP L.A. NO. 4932, IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP FILED IN BOOK 134, PAGE 71 OF PARCEL MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY (KNOWN AS PARCEL X-2(A)), LYING ABOVE AND BELOW A PLANE WHOSE ELEVATION IS 332.00 FEET, BASED ON THE NATIONAL GEODETIC VERTICAL DATUM OF 1929, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

 

S ubordination, Non-Disturbance And Attornment Agreement – Exhibit A – Page   4

 

 

BEGINNING AT THE MOST EASTERLY CORNER OF SAID PARCEL A; THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL; THENCE SOUTH 37° 43’ 50” WEST 200.17 FEET, SOUTH 52° 16’ 10” EAST 9.00 FEET AND SOUTH 37° 46’ 58” WEST ALONG SAID LINE AND ITS SOUTHWESTERLY PROLONGATION TO THAT CERTAIN SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL HAVING A BEARING AND DISTANCE OF NORTH 52° 11’ 46” WEST, 158.28 FEET; THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE TO A LINE PARALLEL WITH AND DISTANT 19.00 FEET NORTHWESTERLY MEASURED AT RIGHT ANGLES FROM THAT CERTAIN COURSE IN SAID SOUTHEASTERLY LINE SHOWN AS HAVING A BEARING AND DISTANCE OF NORTH 37° 46’ 58” EAST, 55.90 FEET; THENCE NORTH 37° 46’ 58” EAST, ALONG SAID PARALLEL LINE, 68.00 FEET, THENCE NORTH 52° 16’ 10” WEST 7.00 FEET TO A LINE PARALLEL WITH AND DISTANCE 17.00 FEET NORTHWESTERLY MEASURED AT RIGHT ANGLES FROM THAT CERTAIN COURSE IN SAID SOUTHEASTERLY LINE SHOWN AS HAVING A BEARING AND DISTANCE OF NORTH 37° 43’ 50” EAST, 200.17 FEET; THENCE NORTH 37° 43’ 50” EAST TO THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL; THENCE SOUTH 52° 11’ 33” EAST ALONG SAID NORTHEASTERLY LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

 

PARCEL G:

 

THAT PORTION OF THE SUBSURFACE OF FOURTH STREET, IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, LYING BELOW A DATUM PLANE OF ELEVATION 327.25 FEET, AS VACATED BY RESOLUTION VACATED NO. 81-01537, ADOPTED AUGUST 14, 1981, AND AS SHOWN IN VOLUME 23, PAGE 16 OF “STREET VACATION MAPS” ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CITY HALL, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

 

EXCEPTING THEREFROM ALL OIL, GAS, WATER AND MINERAL RIGHTS WITHOUT, HOWEVER, THE RIGHT TO USE ANY PORTION OF SAID LAND TO A DEPTH OF 500 FEET BELOW SAID DATUM FOR THE EXTRACTION OF SUCH OIL, GAS, WATER OR MINERALS, AS RESERVED IN THE DEED RECORDED MARCH 23, 1982 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 82-307989 OFFICIAL RECORDS, WHICH FURTHER PROVIDES THAT THE AREA CONVEYED IN THE DEED IS TO BE USED ONLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING STRUCTURAL SUPPORT AND FACILITATING THE CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS UPON THE ADJOINING REAL PROPERTY, AND FOR NO OTHER USE.

 

PARCEL H:

 

EASEMENTS FOR PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR INGRESS AND EGRESS, INSTALLATION, CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, RELOCATION, ENCROACHMENT AND REMOVAL OF COMMON AREA IMPROVEMENTS AND FOOTINGS, ALL AS MORE PARTICULARLY DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THAT CERTAIN DOCUMENT ENTITLED “AMENDED AND RESTATED RECIPROCAL EASEMENT AND OPERATING AGREEMENT” EXECUTED BY AND BETWEEN NORTH TOWER, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, AND MAGUIRE PROPERTIES-355 S. GRAND, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 2018-0965383 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS.

 

APN: 5151-015-013 and 5149-010-024

 

S ubordination, Non-Disturbance And Attornment Agreement – Exhibit A – Page   5

 

 

EXHIBIT I-1

 

[FORM OF]

 

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

(For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

 

Reference is hereby made to the Loan Agreement dated as of November 5, 2018 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Loan Agreement ”), among Maguire Properties-355 S. Grand, LLC, Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale, New York Branch, as administrative agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto.

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.12 of the Loan Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, (iii) it is not a “ten percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code and (iv) it is not a “controlled foreign corporation” related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

 

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Loan Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement.

 

[NAME OF LENDER]

 

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Date: ________ __, 20[ ]

 

I-1- 1

 

 

EXHIBIT I-2

 

[FORM OF]

 

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

(For Non-U.S. Person Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

 

Reference is hereby made to the Loan Agreement dated as of November 5, 2018 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Loan Agreement ”), among Maguire Properties-355 S. Grand, LLC, Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale, New York Branch, as administrative agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto.

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.12 of the Loan Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, (iii) it is not a “ten percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, and (iv) it is not a “controlled foreign corporation” related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

 

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Loan Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement.

 

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]

 

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Date: ________ __, 20[ ]

 

I-2- 1

 

 

EXHIBIT I-3

 

[FORM OF]

 

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

(For Non-U.S. Person Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

 

Reference is hereby made to the Loan Agreement dated as of November 5, 2018 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Loan Agreement ”), among Maguire Properties-355 S. Grand, LLC, Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale, New York Branch, as administrative agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto.

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.12 of the Loan Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect to such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a “bank” extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a “ten percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a “controlled foreign corporation” related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

 

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Loan Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement.

 

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]

 

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Date: ________ __, 20[ ]

 

I-3- 1

 

 

EXHIBIT I-4

 

[FORM OF]

 

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

(For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

 

Reference is hereby made to the Loan Agreement dated as of November 5, 2018 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Loan Agreement ”), among Maguire Properties-355 S. Grand, LLC, Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale, as administrative agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto.

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.12 of the Loan Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a “bank” extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a “ten percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a “controlled foreign corporation” related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

 

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Loan Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement.

 

[NAME OF LENDER]

 

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Date: ________ __, 20[ ]

 

I-4- 1

 

 

EXHIBIT J – FORM OF COMPLETION GUARANTY

 

(See attached)

 

I-4- 2

 

 

COMPLETION GUARANTY

 

THIS COMPLETION GUARANTY (this “ Guaranty ”) is made as of                       , 20         by Brookfield DTLA Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Guarantor ”) in favor of Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders (together with its successors and assigns, “ Administrative Agent ”) and each of the Lenders party to the Loan Agreement (as defined below).

 

RECITALS

 

A. Pursuant to the terms of that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of November 5, 2018, 2018, by and among Maguire Properties-355 S. Grand, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Borrower ”), Administrative Agent, and the Lenders party thereto (as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Loan Agreement ”), the Lenders have made a loan to Borrower in the original principal amount of Two Hundred Ninety Million and 00/100 Dollars ($290,000,000.00) (the “ Loan ”) for the purposes specified in the Loan Agreement, said purposes relating to 355 S. Grand, Los Angeles, California, as more particularly described therein (the “ Property ”). The Loan is evidenced by certain promissory notes (as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Notes ”) executed by Borrower and payable to the Lenders party to the Loan Agreement, in the aggregate principal amount of the Loan and is secured by the Security Instrument and by other security instruments, if any, specified in the Loan Agreement.

 

B. Guarantor owns an indirect interest in, and is an Affiliate of, Borrower, has an indirect financial interest in the Property as a result thereof and has benefitted from the Lenders making the Loan to Borrower.

 

C. Initially capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Loan Agreement.

 

THEREFORE, in consideration of Administrative Agent and the Lenders having entered into the Loan Agreement and having made the Loan, Guarantor unconditionally guarantees and agrees as follows:

 

1.            COMPLETION GUARANTY . Guarantor hereby absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders the payment and/or performance, as applicable, of the following: (the “ Guaranteed Obligations ”): (1) the performance and completion of the Restoration of the Property, which such work shall be completed, in all material respects, in accordance with (x) the applicable terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement, (y) the plans, specifications and budget delivered to and, if applicable, approved by, Administrative Agent (the “ Plans and Specifications ”) and (z) applicable legal requirements (collectively, the “ Work ”); (2) the payment of all costs associated with the Work, including, without limitation, all building and project costs and other out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the completion of the Work, as the same may become due and payable; and (3) keeping the Property free and clear of all liens or claims of liens arising or incurred in connection with the completion of the Work, and if any liens should be filed, or should attach, with respect to the Property by reason of the carrying out of the Work, within forty-five (45) days after obtaining notice thereof (but in any event prior to the date on which the Property or any part thereof or interest therein is or would be in imminent danger of being sold, forfeited, foreclosed, terminated, cancelled or lost), either (A) causing the removal of such liens (which removal may be effectuated by bonding) or (B) procuring an endorsement to the Title Policy issued with respect to the Property insuring the Lenders against the consequences of the foreclosure or enforcement of such liens. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Guarantor shall not be liable for (i) special, consequential or indirect or punitive damages, (ii) any lien or claim of lien arising from any portion of the Work that was commenced unless such lien or claim of lien arises from any portion of the Improvements commenced at the direction of Borrower or its Affiliates, (iii) unless necessary in order to comply with any applicable law, any changes or modifications to the plans, specifications or budget for the applicable Work, unless such change or modification is made by or at the direction of Borrower or its Affiliates and/or (iv) any gross negligence or willful misconduct of Administrative Agent or Lenders.

 

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2.            PAYMENT OR PERFORMANCE BY GUARANTOR . If for any reason Borrower fails to perform and complete the applicable Work substantially in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement and the Plans and Specifications, then, within thirty (30) Business Days after written notice from Administrative Agent, Guarantor shall either (i) immediately assume all responsibility for the full performance and completion of the Work and take such other action(s) as Administrative Agent may reasonably require to remedy the failure to complete such Work subject to the limitations set forth in the Loan Documents or (ii) in lieu thereof, at the election of Guarantor, make a payment to Administrative Agent in the amount of the Estimated Completion Costs. As used herein, the term “ Estimated Completion Costs ” shall mean an amount, as determined by Administrative Agent in good faith, equal to the cost to pay for and/or perform, as applicable, the Guaranteed Obligations. Guarantor shall have the right, at its sole cost and expense, within seven (7) Business Days of its receipt of Administrative Agent’s determination of the Estimated Completion Costs, to contest in good faith Administrative Agent’s determination of the Estimated Completion Costs provided that each of the following are satisfied: (1) Guarantor provides, from a Third Party Construction Expert (defined below), its own good faith estimate of the cost to pay for and/or perform, as applicable, the Guaranteed Obligations (the amount of such estimate, the “ Guarantor Estimated Amount ”), (2) if required by Administrative Agent, Guarantor pays to Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Lenders) an amount equal to the Guarantor Estimated Amount (which amount shall be credited towards Guarantor’s obligations hereunder) and (3) Administrative Agent’s rights to seek a future claim against Guarantor hereunder are not otherwise materially and adversely impacted as a result thereof (provided that, to the extent that (A) such material and adverse impact could be fully avoided in accordance with applicable laws and in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent by delivery of a waiver by Guarantor and (B) Guarantor duly provides such waiver described in clause (A), then the condition under this subclause (3) shall be deemed satisfied). If each of the foregoing conditions (1) through (3) are satisfied in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence and any disagreement remains between Administrative Agent and Guarantor as to the Estimated Completion Costs, then Administrative Agent shall have the right to challenge the Guarantor Estimated Amount by way of (x) determination by a Third Party Construction Expert mutually agreed to in good faith by Administrative Agent and Guarantor, (y) arbitration, or (z) judicial proceeding, such course of action described in (x), (y) or (z) to be selected by Administrative Agent (the “ Dispute Resolution Method ”) and upon final determination by the applicable Dispute Resolution Method of the cost to pay for and/or perform, as applicable, the Guaranteed Obligations (the “ Dispute Resolution Amount ”), (A) the Dispute Resolution Amount shall be binding on the parties hereto and (B) Guarantor shall pay any shortage (or, to the extent Administrative Agent did not previously require Guarantor to pay Administrative Agent an amount equal to the Guarantor Estimated Amount pursuant to clause (2) above, an amount equal to the Dispute Resolution Amount) to Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lenders). In the event that the Guarantor Estimated Amount is greater than the Dispute Resolution Amount, Administrative Agent shall reimburse Guarantor for the difference between the Guarantor Estimated Amount and the Dispute Resolution Amount. As used above, “ Third Party Construction Expert ” shall mean an independent construction consultant that (A) is not an Affiliate of Borrower, Administrative Agent or the Lenders and (B) is a reputable, nationally or regionally recognized construction consultant having at least five (5) years’ experience in advising on construction projects similar in scope, size and geographic location to the applicable Work.

 

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3.            REMEDIES . If Guarantor fails to promptly perform its obligations under this Guaranty, Administrative Agent may from time to time, and without first requiring performance by Borrower or exhausting any or all security for the Loan, bring any action at law or in equity or both to compel Guarantor to perform its obligations hereunder, and to collect in any such action compensation for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable fees of outside counsel) actually incurred by Administrative Agent in the enforcement hereof or the preservation of the Lenders’ rights hereunder.

 

4.            RIGHTS OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS . Administrative Agent and the Lenders, without giving notice to Guarantor or obtaining Guarantor’s consent and without affecting the liability of Guarantor, from time to time, may: (a) renew or extend all or any portion of Borrower’s obligations under the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents; (b) declare all sums owing to Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Notes and the other Loan Documents due and payable upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default; (c) make changes in the dates specified for payments of any sums payable in periodic installments under the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents; (d) otherwise enter into modifications of the terms of any of the other Loan Documents (other than Loan Documents to which Guarantor is a party); (e) take and hold security for the performance of Borrower’s obligations under the Notes or the other Loan Documents and exchange, enforce, waive and release any such security, or impair or fail to perfect any lien on or security interest in any such security; (f) apply such security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as Administrative Agent in its discretion may determine; (g) release, substitute or add any one or more endorsers of the Notes or guarantors of Borrower’s obligations under the Notes or the other Loan Documents; (h) apply payments received by Administrative Agent from Borrower to any obligations of Borrower to Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders, in such order as Administrative Agent shall determine in its sole discretion, whether or not any such obligations are covered by this Guaranty; (i) subject to any restrictions on assignment of the Loan set forth in the Loan Agreement, assign this Guaranty in whole or in part, to the holder of the Notes (or any Note); and (j) subject to any restrictions on assignment of the Loan set forth in the Loan Agreement, assign, transfer or negotiate all or any part of the indebtedness guaranteed by this Guaranty.

 

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5.            GUARANTOR’S WAIVERS . Guarantor waives: (a) any defense based upon any legal disability or other defense of Borrower, any other guarantor or any other person, or by reason of the cessation or limitation of the liability of Borrower from any cause other than full payment of all sums payable under the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents; (b) any defense based upon any lack of authority of the officers, directors, partners, members, managers or agents acting or purporting to act on behalf of Borrower or any principal of Borrower or any defect in the formation of Borrower or any principal of Borrower; (c) any defense based upon the application by Borrower of the proceeds of the Loan for purposes other than the purposes represented by Borrower to Administrative Agent or the Lenders or intended or understood by Administrative Agent, the Lenders or Guarantor; (d) any and all rights and defenses arising out of an election of remedies by Administrative Agent or the Lenders, even though that election of remedies, such as non-judicial foreclosure with respect to security for a guaranteed obligation, has destroyed Guarantor’s rights of subrogation and reimbursement against the principal by operation of any applicable law (state or otherwise); (e) any defense based upon Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s failure to disclose to Guarantor any information concerning Borrower’s financial condition or any other circumstances bearing on Borrower’s ability to pay all sums payable and perform its obligations under the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents; (f) any defense based upon any statute or rule of law which provides that the obligation of a surety must be neither larger in amount nor in any other respects more burdensome than that of a principal; (g) any defense based upon Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s election, in any proceeding instituted under 11 U.S.C. §101 et seq., as the same may be amended from time to time (the “ Bankruptcy Code ”), of the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code or any successor statute; (h) any defense based upon any borrowing or any grant of a security interest under the Bankruptcy Code; (i) any right of subrogation, any right to enforce any remedy which Administrative Agent or any Lender may have against Borrower and any right to participate in, or benefit from, any security for the Notes or the other Loan Documents now or hereafter held by Administrative Agent or any Lender; (j) presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind other than as specifically required under this Guaranty or the Loan Documents; (k) any right or claim of right to cause a marshalling of Borrower’s assets or the assets of any other party now or hereafter held as security for Borrower’s obligations; and (l) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting the liability of Guarantor hereunder or the enforcement hereof. Guarantor further waives any and all rights and defenses that Guarantor may have because any portion of Borrower’s debt is secured by real property; this means, among other things, that: (1) Administrative Agent may collect from Guarantor without first foreclosing on any real or personal property collateral pledged by Borrower; (2) if Administrative Agent forecloses on any real property collaterally pledged by Borrower, then (A) the amount of the debt may be reduced only by the price for which that collateral is sold at the foreclosure sale, even if the collateral is worth more than the sale price, and (B) Administrative Agent may collect from Guarantor even if Administrative Agent, by foreclosing on the real property collateral, has destroyed any right Guarantor may have to collect from Borrower. The foregoing sentence is an unconditional and irrevocable waiver of any rights and defenses Guarantor may have because Borrower’s debt is secured by real property. These rights and defenses being waived by Guarantor include, but are not limited to, any rights or defenses based upon deficiency limitation or anti-deficiency, redemption or other similar rights, if any. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or any other provision hereof, Guarantor further expressly waives to the extent permitted by Applicable Law any and all rights and defenses, including without limitation any rights of subrogation, reimbursement, indemnification and contribution, which might otherwise be available to Guarantor under applicable law. Guarantor agrees that the performance of any act or any payment which tolls any statute of limitations applicable to the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents shall similarly operate to toll the statute of limitations applicable to Guarantor’s liability hereunder. Guarantor further covenants that this Guaranty shall remain and continue in full force and effect as to any modification, extension or renewal of any of the Loan Documents, that Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall not be under a duty to protect, secure or insure any security or lien provided by the Security Instrument or other such collateral, and that other indulgences or forbearance may be granted under any or all of such documents, all of which may be made, done or suffered without notice to, or further consent of, Guarantor.

 

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6.            GUARANTOR’S WARRANTIES . Guarantor warrants and acknowledges that: (a) Guarantor has reviewed all of the terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents; (b) there are no conditions precedent to the effectiveness of this Guaranty; (c) Guarantor has established adequate means of obtaining from sources other than Administrative Agent or the Lenders, on a continuing basis, financial and other information pertaining to Borrower’s financial condition, the Property and Borrower’s activities relating thereto and the status of Borrower’s performance of its obligations under the Loan Documents, and Guarantor agrees to keep adequately informed from such means of any facts, events or circumstances which might in any way affect Guarantor’s risks hereunder and neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender has made any representation to Guarantor as to any such matters; (d) Guarantor has all requisite power and authority to own or lease its property and to carry on its own business as now conducted; (e) Guarantor has the full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Guaranty and to perform its obligations hereunder; the execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty by Guarantor has been duly and validly authorized; and all requisite corporate action has been taken by Guarantor to make this Guaranty valid and binding upon Guarantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms; (f) neither any Loan Party nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any lease or other agreement or instrument or subject to any charter or corporate restriction that would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; (g) Guarantor’s execution of, and compliance with, this Guaranty will not result in the breach of any term or provision of the operating agreement or other governing instrument of Guarantor, or result in the breach of any term or provision of, or conflict with or constitute a default under, or, to Guarantor’s knowledge result in the acceleration of any obligation under any material agreement, indenture or loan or credit agreement or other instrument to which Guarantor is subject, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Guarantor is subject; (h) intentionally deleted; (i) to Guarantor’s knowledge, there is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or threatened against it which, if decided adversely against Guarantor, is reasonably likely to, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, result in any material adverse change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of Guarantor, or in any material impairment of the right or ability of Guarantor to carry on its business substantially as now conducted, or in any material liability on the part of Guarantor, or which would draw into question the validity of this Guaranty or of any action taken or to be taken in connection with the obligations of Guarantor contemplated herein, or which would be likely to impair materially the ability of Guarantor to perform under the terms of this Guaranty; (j) Guarantor does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this Guaranty; (k) no approval, authorization, order, license or consent of, or registration or filing with, any governmental authority or other person, and no approval, authorization or consent of any other party is required in connection with this Guaranty; (l) this Guaranty constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of Guarantor, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms hereof; (m) intentionally deleted; (n) Guarantor is not and will not be, as a consequence of the execution and delivery of this Guaranty, impaired or rendered “insolvent,” as that term is defined in the Bankruptcy Code, or otherwise rendered unable to pay its debts as the same mature and will not have thereby undertaken liabilities in excess of the present fair value of its assets; and (o) the most recent financial statements of Guarantor previously delivered to Administrative Agent are true and correct in all material respects, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards as of the date of the applicable statement consistently applied (or other principles acceptable to Administrative Agent) and fairly present the financial condition of Guarantor as of the respective dates thereof, and no material adverse change has occurred in the financial condition of Guarantor since the respective dates thereof. Notwithstanding the use of GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards, the calculation of liabilities shall NOT include any fair value adjustments to the carrying value of liabilities to record such liabilities at fair value pursuant to electing the fair value option election under FASB ASC 825-10-25 (formerly known as FAS 159, The Fair Value Option For Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities ) or other FASB standards allowing entities to elect fair value option for financial liabilities. Therefore, the amount of liabilities shall be the historical cost basis, which generally is the contractual amount owed adjusted for amortization or accretion of any premium or discount. Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that the Lenders may request and obtain additional information from third parties regarding any of the above, including, without limitation, credit reports.

 

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7.            SUBORDINATION . Guarantor subordinates all present and future indebtedness owing by Borrower to Guarantor to the obligations at any time owing by Borrower to Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Notes and the other Loan Documents. Guarantor assigns all such indebtedness to Administrative Agent as agent for the Lenders as security for this Guaranty, the Notes and the other Loan Documents. Guarantor agrees to make no claim for such indebtedness until all obligations of Borrower under the Notes and the other Loan Documents have been fully discharged. Guarantor agrees that it will not take any action or initiate any proceedings, judicial or otherwise, to enforce Guarantor’s rights or remedies with respect to any such indebtedness, including without limitation any action to enforce remedies with respect to any defaults under such indebtedness or to any collateral securing such indebtedness or to obtain any judgment or prejudgment remedy against Borrower or any such collateral. Guarantor also agrees that it will not commence or join with any other creditor or creditors of Borrower in commencing any bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency proceedings against Borrower. Guarantor further agrees not to assign all or any part of such indebtedness unless Administrative Agent is given prior notice and such assignment is expressly made subject to the terms of this Guaranty (including, but not limited to, the assignment to Administrative Agent as agent for the Lenders set forth herein). If Administrative Agent so requests, (a) all instruments evidencing such indebtedness shall be duly endorsed and delivered to Administrative Agent, (b) all security for such indebtedness shall be duly assigned and delivered to Administrative Agent, (c) such indebtedness shall be enforced, collected and held by Guarantor as trustee for Administrative Agent and the Lenders and shall be paid over to Administrative Agent on account of the Loan but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of Guarantor under the other provisions of this Guaranty, and (d) Guarantor shall execute, file and record such documents and instruments and take such other action as Administrative Agent deems necessary or appropriate to perfect, preserve and enforce Administrative Agent’s and the Lenders’ rights in and to such indebtedness and any security therefor. If Guarantor fails to take any such action, Administrative Agent, as attorney-in-fact for Guarantor, is hereby authorized to do so in the name of Guarantor. The foregoing power of attorney is coupled with an interest and cannot be revoked.

 

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8.            BANKRUPTCY OF BORROWER . The validity of this Guaranty and the obligations of Guarantor hereunder shall in no way be terminated, affected or impaired by reason of the commencement of a case under the Bankruptcy Code by or against any Person obligated under the Loan Documents. If Borrower shall have taken advantage of, or be subject to the protection of, any provision in the Bankruptcy Code, the effect of which is to prevent or delay Administrative Agent or any Lender from taking any remedial action against the Borrower, including the exercise of any option Administrative Agent or the Lenders have to declare the obligations guaranteed hereunder to be due and payable on the happening of any default or event by which, under the terms of the Loan Documents, such obligations shall become due and payable, Administrative Agent may, as against Guarantor, nevertheless, declare such obligations due and payable and enforce any or all of its and the Lenders’ rights and remedies against Guarantor provided for herein. In any bankruptcy or other proceeding in which the filing of claims is required by law, Guarantor shall file all claims which Guarantor is so required to file against Borrower relating to any indebtedness of Borrower to Guarantor and shall assign to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, all rights of Guarantor thereunder. If Guarantor does not file any such claim, Administrative Agent, as attorney-in-fact for Guarantor, is hereby authorized to do so in the name of Guarantor or, in Administrative Agent’s discretion, to assign the claim to a nominee and to cause proof of claim to be filed in the name of Administrative Agent’s nominee. The foregoing power of attorney is coupled with an interest and cannot be revoked. Administrative Agent or its nominee shall have the right, in its reasonable discretion, to accept or reject any plan proposed in such proceeding and to take any other action which a party filing a claim is entitled to do. In all such cases, whether in administration, bankruptcy or otherwise, the person or persons authorized to pay such claim shall pay to Administrative Agent, to be credited first against all obligations other than the Guaranteed Obligations, and then to the Guaranteed Obligations, the amount payable on such claim and, to the full extent necessary for that purpose, Guarantor hereby assigns to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, all of Guarantor’s rights to any such payments or distributions; provided, however, Guarantor’s obligations hereunder shall not be satisfied or credited except to the extent that Administrative Agent receives cash by reason of any such payment or distribution. If Administrative Agent receives anything hereunder other than cash, the same shall be held as collateral for the Guaranteed Obligations. The liability of Guarantor hereunder shall be reinstated and revised, and the rights of Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall continue, with respect to any amount at any time paid by Borrower on account of the Guaranteed Obligations which Administrative Agent or the Lenders shall be legally required to restore or return upon the bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of Borrower or for any other reasons, all as though such amount had not been paid. If all or any portion of the obligations guaranteed hereunder are paid or performed, the obligations of Guarantor hereunder shall continue and shall remain in full force and effect in the event that all or any part of such payment or performance is avoided or recovered directly or indirectly from Administrative Agent or any Lender as a preference, fraudulent transfer or otherwise under the Bankruptcy Code or other similar laws, irrespective of (a) any notice of revocation given by Guarantor prior to such avoidance or recovery, or (b) full payment and performance of all of the indebtedness and obligations evidenced and secured by the Loan Documents.

 

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9.            LOAN SALES AND PARTICIPATIONS; DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION . Guarantor agrees that any Lender may elect, at any time, in accordance with the Loan Documents, to sell, assign, or grant participations in all or any portion of its rights and obligations under the Loan Documents and this Guaranty, and that subject to the terms of the Loan Agreement, any such sale, assignment or participation may be to one or more financial institutions, private investors, and/or other entities, at such Lender’s sole discretion. Guarantor further agrees that Administrative Agent or any Lender may disseminate to any such actual or potential purchaser(s), assignee(s) or participant(s) all documents and information (including, without limitation, all financial information) which has been or is hereafter provided to or known to Administrative Agent or such Lender with respect to: (a) the Property and its operations; (b) any party connected with the Loan (including, without limitation, Guarantor, Borrower, any partner, joint venturer or member of Borrower, any constituent partner, joint venturer or member of Borrower, any other guarantor and any non-borrower trustor); and/or (c) any lending relationship other than the Loan which Administrative Agent or such Lender may have with any party connected with the Loan. In connection with any such sale, assignment or participation, Guarantor further agrees that this Guaranty shall be sufficient evidence of the obligations of Guarantor to each purchaser or assignee and upon written request by Administrative Agent, Guarantor shall, within thirty (30) days after request by Administrative Agent (but not more frequently than twice in any calendar year), (x) deliver to Administrative Agent an estoppel certificate, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and Guarantor, verifying for the benefit of Administrative Agent and any such other party the status, terms and provisions of this Guaranty to the knowledge of the officer delivering such certificate, and (y) at the sole cost and expense of the requesting party, enter into such amendments or modifications to this Guaranty or the Loan Documents as may be reasonably required in order to evidence any such sale or assignment, provided such amendment or modification shall have no adverse impact on Guarantor.

 

Anything in this Guaranty to the contrary notwithstanding, and without the need to comply with any of the formal or procedural requirements of this Guaranty, including this Section, any Lender may at any time and from time to time pledge and assign, or grant a security interest in, all or any portion of its rights under all or any of the Loan Documents to a Federal Reserve Bank or as otherwise set forth in the Loan Documents; provided that no such pledge or assignment, or grant of a security interest, shall release such Lender from its obligations thereunder.

 

10.            ADDITIONAL, INDEPENDENT AND UNSECURED OBLIGATIONS . This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty of payment and not of collection and cannot be revoked by Guarantor and shall continue to be effective with respect to any indebtedness referenced in Sections 1 and 2 hereof arising or created after any attempted revocation hereof. The obligations of Guarantor hereunder shall be in addition to and shall not limit or in any way affect the obligations of Guarantor under any other existing or future guaranties or indemnities delivered to Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders in connection with the Loan unless said other guaranties or indemnities are expressly modified or revoked in writing. This Guaranty is independent of the obligations of the Borrower under the Notes, the Security Instrument, the Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which Borrower is a party. Guarantor hereby authorizes and empowers Administrative Agent to exercise, in its sole discretion, any rights and remedies, or any combination thereof, which may then be available, since it is the intent and purpose of Guarantor that the obligations hereunder shall be absolute, independent, irrevocable and unconditional under any and all circumstances. Administrative Agent may bring a separate action to enforce the provisions hereof against Guarantor without taking action against Borrower or any other party or joining the Borrower or any other party as a party to such action. Except as otherwise provided in this Guaranty, this Guaranty is not secured and shall not be deemed to be secured by any security instrument unless such security instrument expressly recites that it secures this Guaranty.

 

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11.          REPORTING REQUIREMENTS . At all times during which any indebtedness remains outstanding pursuant to the Loan Documents, Guarantor shall comply with the reporting requirements relating to Guarantor set forth in Sections 10.1(b) and 10.1(c) of the Loan Agreement.

 

12.          INTEREST . Any amounts that become due and payable by Guarantor under this Guaranty, if not paid within ten (10) Business Days after demand therefor, shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Rate from the date of demand to the date that such sums are paid to Administrative Agent. The foregoing shall be without any double-counting with interest paid on the Guaranteed Obligations which interest is itself part of the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

13.          ATTORNEYS’ FEES; ENFORCEMENT . If any attorney is engaged by Administrative Agent to enforce or defend any provision of this Guaranty or to collect any sums owed by Guarantor under this Guaranty, with or without the filing of any legal action or proceeding, Guarantor shall pay to Administrative Agent, immediately upon demand all attorneys’ fees and costs incurred by Administrative Agent in connection therewith, together with interest thereon from the date of such demand until paid at the rate of interest applicable to the principal balance of the Notes as specified therein.

 

14.          RULES OF CONSTRUCTION . The word “Borrower” as used herein shall include both the named Borrower and any other person at any time assuming or otherwise becoming primarily liable for all or any part of the obligations of the named Borrower under the Notes and the other Loan Documents. The term “person” as used herein shall include any individual, company, trust or other legal entity of any kind whatsoever. If this Guaranty is executed by more than one person, the term “Guarantor” shall include all such persons. When the context and construction so require, all words used in the singular herein shall be deemed to have been used in the plural and vice versa. All headings appearing in this Guaranty are for convenience only and shall be disregarded in construing this Guaranty.

 

15.          CONSTRUCTION OF DOCUMENTS . The parties hereto acknowledge that they were represented by competent counsel in connection with the negotiation, drafting and execution of this Guaranty and that this Guaranty shall not be subject to the principle of construing their meaning against the party which drafted same.

 

16.          GOVERNING LAW .

 

(a) THIS GUARANTY WAS NEGOTIATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND DELIVERED BY GUARANTOR AND ACCEPTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE PROCEEDS OF THE LOAN WERE DISBURSED FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WHICH STATE THE PARTIES AGREE HAS A SUBSTANTIAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE PARTIES AND TO THE UNDERLYING TRANSACTION EMBODIED HEREBY, AND IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE, THIS GUARANTY AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE (WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS) AND ANY APPLICABLE LAW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. GUARANTOR ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS GUARANTY AND ALL OF THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER, AND UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM TO ASSERT THAT THE LAW OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK GOVERNS THIS GUARANTY, AND THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

 

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(b)       GUARANTOR HEREBY CONSENTS FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY, UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS IN THE COUNTY AND STATE OF NEW YORK WITH RESPECT TO ANY PROCEEDING RELATING TO ANY MATTER, CLAIM OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER THIS GUARANTY OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. GUARANTOR FURTHER CONSENTS, GENERALLY, UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS OF THE COUNTY AND STATE IN WHICH ANY OF THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN RESPECT OF ANY PROCEEDING RELATING TO ANY MATTER, CLAIM OR DISPUTE ARISING WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPERTY. GUARANTOR FURTHER IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS, GENERALLY, UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY, AT THE ADDRESSES SET FORTH IN SECTION 21 HEREOF IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THE AFORESAID PROCEEDINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES APPLICABLE TO SUCH PROCEEDINGS. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW HAVE OR HAVE IN THE FUTURE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN RESPECT OF ANY OF THE AFORESAID PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT IN THE COURTS REFERRED TO ABOVE AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM IN ANY SUCH COURT THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO COMMENCE PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE PROCEED AGAINST GUARANTOR IN ANY JURISDICTION.

 

(c)      PROCESS MAY BE SERVED BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO GUARANTOR AT ITS ADDRESS REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

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17.          MISCELLANEOUS . Time is of the essence with respect to every provision hereof. The provisions of this Guaranty will bind and benefit the heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, nominees, successors and assigns of Guarantor, Administrative Agent and each Lender; provided that Guarantor may not assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the prior written consent of all of the Lenders (and any attempted such assignment without such consent shall be null and void). The liability of all persons and entities who are in any manner obligated hereunder shall be joint and several. If any provision of this Guaranty shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that portion shall be deemed severed from this Guaranty and the remaining parts shall remain in full force as though the invalid, illegal or unenforceable portion had never been part of this Guaranty. This Guaranty may be executed in one or more counterparts by some or all of the parties hereto, each of which counterparts shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute a single agreement of Guaranty. The failure of any party hereto to execute this Guaranty, or any counterpart hereof, shall not relieve the other signatories from their obligations hereunder. This Guaranty shall be deemed to be continuing in nature and shall remain in full force and effect and shall survive the exercise of any remedy by Administrative Agent or any Lender under the Security Instrument or any of the other Loan Documents, including without limitation any foreclosure or deed in lieu thereof.

 

18.          JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY . The liability of Guarantor hereunder shall be joint and several with any other guarantors of the Borrower’s obligations under the Notes and the other Loan Documents.

 

19.          ENFORCEABILITY . Guarantor hereby acknowledges that: (a) the obligations undertaken by Guarantor in this Guaranty are complex in nature, and (b) numerous possible defenses to the enforceability of these obligations may presently exist and/or may arise hereafter, and (c) as part of Administrative Agent’s and each Lender’s consideration for entering into this transaction, Administrative Agent and each Lender has specifically bargained for the waiver and relinquishment by Guarantor of all of the defenses specifically waived in Section 5 hereof, and (d) Guarantor has had the opportunity to seek and receive legal advice from skilled legal counsel in the area of financial transactions of the type contemplated herein. Given all of the above, Guarantor does hereby represent and confirm to Administrative Agent and each Lender that Guarantor is fully informed regarding, and that Guarantor does thoroughly understand: (i) the nature of all such possible defenses, and (ii) the circumstances under which such defenses may arise, and (iii) the benefits which such defenses might confer upon Guarantor, and (iv) the legal consequences to Guarantor of waiving such defenses. Guarantor acknowledges that Guarantor makes this Guaranty with the intent that this Guaranty and all of the informed waivers herein shall each and all be fully enforceable by Administrative Agent and each Lender, and that Administrative Agent and each Lender is induced to enter into this transaction in material reliance upon the presumed full enforceability thereof.

 

20.          WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY . GUARANTOR (AND, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THIS GUARANTY, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND THE LENDERS) HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION (a) ARISING UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY PRESENT OR FUTURE MODIFICATION THEREOF OR (b) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR THERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS (AS NOW OR HEREAFTER MODIFIED) OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO OR THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE; AND EACH PARTY HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY OTHER PARTY HERETO MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT BY GUARANTOR, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND/OR THE LENDERS, AS APPLICABLE, TO THE WAIVER OF SUCH PARTY’S RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

 

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21.          NOTICES . Notices to be given hereunder shall be given (and deemed received) in accordance with the terms of Section 13.4 of the Loan Agreement, addressed, if to Administrative Agent and the Lenders, as set forth in the Loan Agreement, and, if to Guarantor, as follows:

 

Guarantor: Brookfield DTLA Holdings LLC
  Brookfield Place
  250 Vesey Street, 15th Floor
  New York, New York 10281
  Attention: Jason Kirschner
   
With a copy to: c/o Brookfield Properties, Inc.
  250 Vesey Street, 15th Floor
  New York, New York 10281
  Attention: General Counsel
   
With a copy to: Latham & Watkins LLP
  650 Town Center Drive, 20th Floor
  Costa Mesa, California 92626-1925
  Attention: Hillary A. Shalla, Esq.

 

Guarantor shall forward to Administrative Agent, without delay, any notices, letters or other communications delivered to the Property or to Guarantor naming Administrative Agent or the “Lender” or any similar designation as addressee.

 

22.          ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT DELIVERIES . Documents required to be delivered pursuant to this Guaranty shall be delivered by electronic communication and delivery, including, the Internet, e-mail or intranet websites to which Administrative Agent and each Lender have access (including a commercial, third-party website such as www.Edgar.com < http://www.Edgar.com > or a website sponsored or hosted by Administrative Agent or Guarantor) provided that the foregoing shall not be applicable to any Lender that has notified Administrative Agent and Guarantor that it cannot or does not want to receive electronic communications. Administrative Agent or Guarantor may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic delivery pursuant to procedures approved by it for all or particular notices or communications. Documents or notices delivered electronically shall be deemed to have been delivered one (1) Business Day after the date and time on which Administrative Agent or Guarantor posts such documents or the documents become available on a commercial website and Administrative Agent or Guarantor notifies each Lender of said posting and provides a link thereto provided if such notice or other communication is not sent or posted during the normal business hours of the recipient, said posting date and time shall be deemed to have commenced as of 9:00 a.m. on the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance Guarantor shall be required to deliver paper copies of any documents to Administrative Agent or to any Lender that requests such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by Administrative Agent or such Lender. Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or to maintain paper copies of the documents delivered electronically, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by Guarantor with any such request for delivery. Each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it of paper copies and maintaining its paper or electronic documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, no notice (including, without limitation, any default notice) given to or by Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be covered by this Section 22 .

 

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23.          INTEGRATION . This Guaranty represents the final agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and may not be contradicted by evidence of prior, contemporaneous, or subsequent oral agreements of the parties with respect to such subject matter. There are no oral agreements between the parties. This instrument may be amended only in an instrument in writing executed by the parties.

 

24.          LIMITED RECOURSE . The members and other direct or indirect owners of Guarantor and its officers, directors, partners, members, shareholders, principals, managers, trustees, agents and affiliates shall have no personal liability for and none of their assets shall be subject to a claim arising out of the obligations of Guarantor hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents.

 

25.          FINANCIAL COVENANTS . Guarantor shall, at all times, comply with Guarantor Financial Covenants set forth in Section 9.17 of the Loan Agreement.

 

26.          OUTSIDE SOURCES . Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, no amounts paid on account of the Loan shall constitute a payment under this Guaranty unless (a) payment is made after the occurrence of a Default and Administrative Agent’s exercise of any remedies in connection therewith and (b) Guarantor makes payment directly to Administrative Agent with funds from Outside Sources (hereinafter defined). “Outside Sources” shall mean funds belonging to Guarantor which are not derived directly or indirectly from the ownership, operation, sale or liquidation of the Property (including, but not limited to, insurance proceeds, condemnation awards, rents and any other proceeds paid or payable with respect to the Property).

 

27.          DEFINED TERMS; USAGES . Unless the context clearly indicates a contrary intent or unless otherwise specifically provided herein, words used in this Guaranty may be used interchangeably in singular or plural form, and the word “Property” shall mean “the Property, including any individual parcel of real property and improvements constituting a part thereof’. The terms “include(s)” and “including” shall mean “include(s), without limitation” and “including, without limitation”, respectively.

 

28.          TAXES . Taxes in respect of this Guaranty shall be paid by Guarantor as required by Section 2.11 of the Loan Agreement (with the understanding and agreement of Guarantor that, for purposes hereof, Guarantor shall have the same payment and reimbursement obligations as the Borrower under such Section 2.11 even though Guarantor is not specifically referenced in such Section 2.11 , and by accepting the benefits hereof, Administrative Agent agrees that it will comply with such Section 2.11 ).

 

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29.          NO WAIVER . No previous waiver and no failure or delay by Administrative Agent in acting with respect to the terms of the Notes, this Guaranty or any Loan Document shall constitute a waiver of any breach, default, or failure of condition under the Notes, this Guaranty or any Loan Document or the obligations secured thereby. A waiver of any term of the Notes, this Guaranty or any Loan Document or of any of the obligations secured thereby must be made in writing and shall be limited to the express written terms of such waiver.

 

30.          NO WAIVER, RELEASE OR IMPAIRMENT . Nothing contained in this Guaranty shall be deemed to waive, release, affect or impair the indebtedness evidenced by the Loan Documents or the obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents, or the liens and security interests created by the Loan Documents, or Administrative Agent’s rights to enforce its rights and remedies under the Loan Documents and under this Guaranty or the indemnity provided herein, in the Loan Documents or in connection with the Loan, or otherwise provided in equity or under applicable law, including, without limitation, the right to pursue any remedy for injunctive or other equitable relief, or any suit or action in connection with the preservation, enforcement or foreclosure of the liens, mortgages, assignments and security interests which are now or at any time hereafter security for the payment and performance of all obligations under the Loan Agreement or in the other Loan Documents. The provisions of Sections 1 and 2 of this Guaranty shall prevail and control over any contrary provisions elsewhere in this Guaranty or in the other Loan Documents.

 

31.          JURISDICTION . SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A CASE TO BE HEARD IN THE COMMERCIAL DIVISION OF THE NEW YORK STATE SUPREME COURT, GUARANTOR AGREES TO SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COMMERCIAL DIVISION OF THE NEW YORK STATE SUPREME COURT, AND TO THE APPLICATION OF SAID COURT’S ACCELERATED PROCEDURES PURSUANT TO RULE 9 OF SECTION 202.70(G) OF THE UNIFORM RULES FOR NEW YORK STATE TRIAL COURTS.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Guarantor has executed this Guaranty as of the date appearing on the first page of this Guaranty.

 

  “GUARANTOR”
   
  BROOKFIELD DTLA HOLDINGS LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

 

  By: Brookfield DTLA GP LLC,
    a Delaware limited liability company,
    its Managing Member

 

  By: BOP US Subsidiary LLC,
    a Delaware limited liability company,
    its Managing Member

 

  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Completion Guaranty]

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.10

 

LIMITED GUARANTY

 

THIS LIMITED GUARANTY (this “ Guaranty ”) is made as of November 5, 2018, by Brookfield DTLA Holdings LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (“ Guarantor ”), in favor of Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale , New York Branch, as Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders (together with its successors and assigns, “ Administrative Agent ”) and each of the Lenders party to the Loan Agreement (as defined below).

 

RECITALS

 

A. Pursuant to the terms of that certain Loan Agreement, dated of even date herewith by and among Maguire Properties-355 S. Grand, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (“ Borrower ”), Administrative Agent, and the Lenders party thereto (as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Loan Agreement ”), the Lenders have agreed to make a loan to Borrower in the original aggregate principal amount of Two Hundred Ninety Million and 00/100 Dollars ($290,000,000.00) (the “ Loan ”) for the purposes specified in the Loan Agreement, said purposes relating to 355 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California as more particularly described therein (the “ Property ”). The Loan Agreement provides that the Loan shall be evidenced by one or more promissory notes (as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Notes ”) executed by Borrower and payable to the Lenders party to the Loan Agreement, in the aggregate principal amount of the Loan and shall be secured by the Security Instrument and by other security instruments, if any, specified in the Loan Agreement.

 

B. Guarantor owns an indirect interest in, and is an Affiliate of, Borrower, has an indirect financial interest in the Property as a result thereof and will benefit from the Lenders making the Loan to Borrower.

 

C. Initially capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Loan Agreement.

 

THEREFORE, to induce Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Loan Agreement and to make the Loan, and in consideration thereof, Guarantor unconditionally guarantees and agrees as follows:

 

 

 

 

1. PAYMENT GUARANTY . Guarantor hereby guarantees and agrees that it shall be liable to Administrative Agent and the Lenders for the following (together with Guarantor’s obligations under Section 2 of this Guaranty, the “ Guaranteed Obligations ”): the entire principal sum outstanding under the Notes, together with accrued interest and other amounts payable thereunder and under all of the Loan Documents, as such amount shall be outstanding from time to time, if (1) Borrower effects a Transfer of all or substantially all of the Property or of all or substantially all of the direct or indirect equity interests in Borrower in violation of the provisions of the Loan Agreement, provided that no such liability shall arise if such violation arises solely from a failure to provide any required notice; (2) any Borrower Party (defined herein below) files, or joins in the filing of, a petition under the Bankruptcy Code or any other federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency law, or solicits or causes to be solicited, or otherwise colludes with, petitioning creditors for any involuntary petition against Borrower; (3) any Borrower Party joins or otherwise colludes in any involuntary petition filed against Borrower, by any other Person under the Bankruptcy Code or any other federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency law; (4) Borrower consents to or acquiesces in writing or joins in an application for the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee, or examiner for Borrower or any portion of the Property (other than at the request of Administrative Agent and/or any Lender); or (5) Borrower makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors or admits, in writing in any legal proceeding, its insolvency or its inability to pay its debts as they become due unless failure to make such admission would be a violation of law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Guaranty, the Notes or any of the Loan Documents, (A) neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall be deemed to have waived any right which Administrative Agent and/or any Lender may have under Section 506(a) , 506(b) , 1111(b) or any other provisions of the Bankruptcy Code to file a claim for the full amount of the Debt or to require that all collateral shall continue to secure all of the Debt owing to Administrative Agent and Lenders in accordance with the Loan Documents.

 

Nothing contained in Section 2 hereof shall limit Guarantor’s liability under this Section 1 .

 

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2. NON-RECOURSE CARVE-OUT GUARANTY . In addition to the guarantee set forth in Section 1 hereof, Guarantor further guarantees and promises to pay to Administrative Agent and the Lenders, or order, on demand, in lawful money of the United States, in immediately available funds, and to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Administrative Agent and the Lenders, their directors, officers, employees, successors and assigns from and against all losses, damages, liabilities, claims, actions, judgments, court costs and legal and other expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), other than any consequential, exemplary, indirect or special or punitive damages or lost profits unless the same are actually imposed on Administrative Agent or the Lenders by a third party, which Administrative Agent and the Lenders (except in their respective capacities as a tenant under any lease of the Property or as a purchaser of the Property; provided, however, that such exception shall not apply to Administrative Agent or any Lender or their nominee in their capacity as owner or occupant of the Property in connection with or following any foreclosure (or a deed in lieu of foreclosure) or the exercise of any remedies under the Loan Documents) actually incur as a direct consequence of (a) fraud or intentional misrepresentation by Borrower or Guarantor (each, a “ Borrower Party ”) or any manager who is an Affiliate of Borrower or Guarantor in connection with the Loan or the Property; (b) the gross negligence or willful misconduct of any Borrower Party or any manager who is an Affiliate of Borrower or Guarantor in connection with the Loan; (c) the material breach by any Borrower Party that is Controlled by Borrower of any representation, warranty, covenant or indemnification provision in the Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement or in any other Loan Document concerning environmental laws, hazardous substances and asbestos and any indemnification of Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect thereto in any such document; (d) physical waste to the Property caused by intentional acts or intentional omissions of any Borrower Party, other than waste (or alleged waste) to the Property resulting from the insufficiency of cash flow from the Property to prevent such waste and such insufficiency is not a result of misappropriation of rents, moneys payable as damages or in lieu of rent (including any disbursements from reserves representing amounts payable during a tenant’s free rent period), rent equivalents, royalties (including, without limitation, all oil and gas or other mineral royalties and bonuses), income, receivables, receipts, revenues, deposits (including, without limitation, security, utility and other deposits), accounts, cash, issues, profits, charges for services rendered, proceeds from any Interest Rate Protection Agreement and other consideration of whatever form or nature received by or paid to or for the account of or benefit of Borrower or its agents or employees from any and all sources arising from or attributable to the Property (collectively, “ Rents ”) by any Borrower Party; provided, however, that physical waste shall not include normal and reasonable wear and tear to the Property that occurs in the ordinary course of business; (e) the misapplication or conversion by any Borrower Party of (i) any insurance proceeds paid by reason of any loss, damage or destruction to the Property, (ii) any awards or other amounts received in connection with the Condemnation of all or a portion of the Property or (iii) any Rents not applied in accordance with the requirements of the Loan Documents following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default; (f) any personal property taken from the Property during the continuance of Default other than in the ordinary course of business by or on behalf of any Borrower Party; provided however that there shall be no liability hereunder if such personal property is replaced with personal property of the same utility and of the same or greater value; and provided further that any such personal property shall not be required to be replaced to the extent the same is obsolete or is no longer required for the operation of the Property; (g) subject to Borrower’s right to contest the same as expressly set forth in the Loan Agreement, (i) failure to pay Taxes, and/or (ii) the failure to pay insurance premiums in accordance with the Loan Documents; provided that the foregoing shall not apply at any time that (x) there is not sufficient cash flow to pay the same and such insufficiency is not due to misappropriation of the same, or (y) there are sufficient amounts on reserve with Administrative Agent to pay such amounts and Administrative Agent shall not have made such amounts available to pay the same in violation of the Loan Documents; (h) any security deposits, advance deposits or any other deposits collected with respect to the Property which are not delivered to Administrative Agent upon a foreclosure of the Property or action in lieu thereof, except to the extent any such security deposits, advance deposits or other deposits were applied in accordance with the terms and conditions of any of the Leases; (i) the breach of any representation, warranty or covenant of Borrower with respect to itself set forth in Section 9.10 of the Loan Agreement, the result of which is the substantive consolidation of the assets of Borrower with the assets of another person or entity, provided no member, partner, or direct or indirect equityholder of Borrower is obligated to fund additional capital or make any loans to Borrower; (j) Borrower fails to obtain Administrative Agent’s prior written consent to any additional indebtedness, which indebtedness is secured by a voluntary Lien encumbering the Property, as and to the extent the same are not expressly permitted by the Loan Documents; (k) except as set forth in Section 1 above with respect to voluntary Transfers of all or substantially all of the Property or of all or substantially all of the direct or indirect equity interests in Borrower, Borrower fails to obtain Administrative Agent’s consent to any other Transfer of the Property or direct or indirect interests in Borrower (other than a Permitted Transfer or a Permitted Lien) in violation of the Loan Documents; or (l) any litigation or other legal proceeding related to the Loan filed by any Borrower Party or any Affiliate of Sponsor that is Controlled by Sponsor in bad faith with the intent to (and that actually does) wrongfully delay, impede, obstruct, hinder, enjoin or otherwise interfere with or frustrate the efforts of Administrative Agent or any Lender to exercise any rights and remedies available to Administrative Agent and any Lender.

 

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3. REMEDIES . If Guarantor fails to promptly perform its obligations under this Guaranty, Administrative Agent may from time to time, and without first requiring performance by Borrower or exhausting any or all security for the Loan, bring any action at law or in equity or both to compel Guarantor to perform its obligations hereunder, and to collect in any such action compensation for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable fees of outside counsel) actually incurred by Administrative Agent in the enforcement hereof or the preservation of the Lenders’ rights hereunder.

 

4. RIGHTS OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS . Administrative Agent and the Lenders, without giving notice to Guarantor or obtaining Guarantor’s consent and without affecting the liability of Guarantor, from time to time, may: (a) renew or extend all or any portion of Borrower’s obligations under the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents; (b) declare all sums owing to Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Notes and the other Loan Documents due and payable upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default; (c) make changes in the dates specified for payments of any sums payable in periodic installments under the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents; (d) otherwise enter into modifications of the terms of any of the other Loan Documents (other than Loan Documents to which Guarantor is a party); (e) take and hold security for the performance of Borrower’s obligations under the Notes or the other Loan Documents and exchange, enforce, waive and release any such security, or impair or fail to perfect any lien on or security interest in any such security; (f) apply such security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as Administrative Agent in its discretion may determine; (g) release, substitute or add any one or more endorsers of the Notes or guarantors of Borrower’s obligations under the Notes or the other Loan Documents; (h) apply payments received by Administrative Agent from Borrower to any obligations of Borrower to Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders, in such order as Administrative Agent shall determine in its sole discretion, whether or not any such obligations are covered by this Guaranty; (i) subject to any restrictions on assignment of the Loan set forth in the Loan Agreement, assign this Guaranty in whole or in part, to the holder of the Notes (or any Note); and (j) subject to any restrictions on assignment of the Loan set forth in the Loan Agreement, assign, transfer or negotiate all or any part of the indebtedness guaranteed by this Guaranty.

 

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5. GUARANTOR’S WAIVERS . Guarantor waives to the maximum extent permitted by law: (a) any defense based upon any legal disability or other defense of Borrower, any other guarantor or any other person, or by reason of the cessation or limitation of the liability of Borrower from any cause other than full payment of all sums payable under the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents; (b) any defense based upon any lack of authority of the officers, directors, partners, members, managers or agents acting or purporting to act on behalf of Borrower or any principal of Borrower or any defect in the formation of Borrower or any principal of Borrower; (c) any defense based upon the application by Borrower of the proceeds of the Loan for purposes other than the purposes represented by Borrower to Administrative Agent or the Lenders or intended or understood by Administrative Agent, the Lenders or Guarantor; (d) any and all rights and defenses arising out of an election of remedies by Administrative Agent or the Lenders, even though that election of remedies, such as nonjudicial foreclosure with respect to security for a guaranteed obligation, has destroyed Guarantor’s rights of subrogation and reimbursement against the principal by operation of any applicable law (state or otherwise); (e) any defense based upon Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s failure to disclose to Guarantor any information concerning Borrower’s financial condition or any other circumstances bearing on Borrower’s ability to pay all sums payable and perform its obligations under the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents; (f) any defense based upon any statute or rule of law which provides that the obligation of a surety must be neither larger in amount nor in any other respects more burdensome than that of a principal; (g) any defense based upon Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s election, in any proceeding instituted under 11 U.S.C. §101 et seq., as the same may be amended from time to time (the “ Bankruptcy Code ”), of the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code or any successor statute; (h) any defense based upon any borrowing or any grant of a security interest under the Bankruptcy Code; (i) any right of subrogation, any right to enforce any remedy which Administrative Agent or any Lender may have against Borrower and any right to participate in, or benefit from, any security for the Notes or the other Loan Documents now or hereafter held by Administrative Agent or any Lender; (j) presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind other than as specifically required under this Guaranty or the Loan Documents; (k) any right or claim of right to cause a marshalling of Borrower’s assets or the assets of any other party now or hereafter held as security for Borrower’s obligations; and (l) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting the liability of Guarantor hereunder or the enforcement hereof. Guarantor further waives to the maximum extent permitted by law any and all rights and defenses that Guarantor may have because any portion of Borrower’s debt is secured by real property; this means, among other things, that: (1) Administrative Agent may collect from Guarantor without first foreclosing on any real or personal property collateral pledged by Borrower; (2) if Administrative Agent forecloses on any real property collaterally pledged by Borrower, then (A) the amount of the debt may be reduced only by the price for which that collateral is sold at the foreclosure sale, even if the collateral is worth more than the sale price, and (B) Administrative Agent may collect from Guarantor even if Administrative Agent, by foreclosing on the real property collateral, has destroyed any right Guarantor may have to collect from Borrower. The foregoing sentence is an unconditional and irrevocable waiver of any rights and defenses Guarantor may have because Borrower’s debt is secured by real property. These rights and defenses being waived by Guarantor include, but are not limited to, any rights or defenses based upon deficiency limitation or anti-deficiency, redemption or other similar rights, if any. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or any other provision hereof, Guarantor further expressly waives to the maximum extent permitted by Applicable Law any and all rights and defenses, including without limitation any rights of subrogation, reimbursement, indemnification and contribution, which might otherwise be available to Guarantor under applicable law. Guarantor agrees that the performance of any act or any payment which tolls any statute of limitations applicable to the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents shall similarly operate to toll the statute of limitations applicable to Guarantor’s liability hereunder. Guarantor further covenants that this Guaranty shall remain and continue in full force and effect as to any modification, extension or renewal of any of the Loan Documents, that Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall not be under a duty to protect, secure or insure any security or lien provided by the Security Instrument or other such collateral, and that other indulgences or forbearance may be granted under any or all of such documents, all of which may be made, done or suffered without notice to, or further consent of, Guarantor.

 

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6. GUARANTOR’S WARRANTIES . Guarantor warrants and acknowledges that: (a) the Lenders would not make the Loan but for this Guaranty; (b) Guarantor has reviewed all of the terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents; (c) there are no conditions precedent to the effectiveness of this Guaranty that have not been satisfied as of the date hereof; (d) Guarantor has established adequate means of obtaining from sources other than Administrative Agent or the Lenders, on a continuing basis, financial and other information pertaining to Borrower’s financial condition, the Property and Borrower’s activities relating thereto and the status of Borrower’s performance of its obligations under the Loan Documents, and Guarantor agrees to keep adequately informed from such means of any facts, events or circumstances which might in any way affect Guarantor’s risks hereunder and neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender has made any representation to Guarantor as to any such matters; (e) Guarantor has all requisite power and authority to own or lease its property and to carry on its own business as now conducted; (f) Guarantor has the full limited liability company power and authority to execute and deliver this Guaranty and to perform its obligations hereunder; the execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty by Guarantor has been duly and validly authorized; and all requisite limited liability company action has been taken by Guarantor to make this Guaranty valid and binding upon Guarantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms; (g) neither any Loan Party nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any lease or other agreement or instrument or subject to any charter or limited liability company restriction that would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; (h) Guarantor’s execution of, and compliance with, this Guaranty will not result in the breach of any term or provision of the operating agreement or other governing instrument of Guarantor, or result in the breach of any term or provision of, or conflict with or constitute a default under, or, to Guarantor’s knowledge result in the acceleration of any obligation under any material agreement, indenture or loan or credit agreement or other instrument to which Guarantor is subject, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Guarantor is subject; (i) intentionally deleted; (j) to Guarantor’s knowledge, there is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or threatened against it which, if decided adversely against Guarantor, is reasonably likely to, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, result in any material adverse change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of Guarantor, or in any material impairment of the right or ability of Guarantor to carry on its business substantially as now conducted, or in any material liability on the part of Guarantor, or which would draw into question the validity of this Guaranty or of any action taken or to be taken in connection with the obligations of Guarantor contemplated herein, or which would be likely to impair materially the ability of Guarantor to perform under the terms of this Guaranty; (k) Guarantor does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this Guaranty; (l) no approval, authorization, order, license or consent of, or registration or filing with, any governmental authority or other person, and no approval, authorization or consent of any other party is required in connection with this Guaranty; (m) this Guaranty constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of Guarantor, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms hereof subject only to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting rights of creditors generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law); (n) intentionally deleted; (o) Guarantor is not and will not be, as a consequence of the execution and delivery of this Guaranty, impaired or rendered “ insolvent ,” as that term is defined in the Bankruptcy Code, or otherwise rendered unable to pay its debts as the same mature and will not have thereby undertaken liabilities in excess of the present fair value of its assets; and (p) the most recent financial statements of Guarantor previously delivered to Administrative Agent are true and correct in all material respects, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards as of the date of the applicable statement consistently applied (or other principles acceptable to Administrative Agent) and fairly present the financial condition of Guarantor as of the respective dates thereof, and no material adverse change has occurred in the financial condition of Guarantor since the respective dates thereof. Notwithstanding the use of GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards, the calculation of liabilities shall NOT include any fair value adjustments to the carrying value of liabilities to record such liabilities at fair value pursuant to electing the fair value option election under FASB ASC 825-10-25 (formerly known as FAS 159, The Fair Value Option For Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities ) or other FASB standards allowing entities to elect fair value option for financial liabilities. Therefore, the amount of liabilities shall be the historical cost basis, which generally is the contractual amount owed adjusted for amortization or accretion of any premium or discount. Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that the Lenders may request and obtain additional information from third parties regarding any of the above, including, without limitation, credit reports.

 

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7. SUBORDINATION . Guarantor subordinates all present and future indebtedness owing by Borrower to Guarantor to the obligations at any time owing by Borrower to Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Notes and the other Loan Documents. Guarantor assigns all such indebtedness to Administrative Agent as agent for the Lenders as security for this Guaranty, the Notes and the other Loan Documents. Guarantor agrees to make no claim for such indebtedness until all obligations of Borrower under the Notes and the other Loan Documents have been fully discharged. Guarantor agrees that it will not take any action or initiate any proceedings, judicial or otherwise, to enforce Guarantor’s rights or remedies with respect to any such indebtedness, including without limitation any action to enforce remedies with respect to any defaults under such indebtedness or to any collateral securing such indebtedness or to obtain any judgment or prejudgment remedy against Borrower or any such collateral. Guarantor also agrees that it will not commence or join with any other creditor or creditors of Borrower in commencing any bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency proceedings against Borrower. Guarantor further agrees not to assign all or any part of such indebtedness unless Administrative Agent is given prior notice and such assignment is expressly made subject to the terms of this Guaranty (including, but not limited to, the assignment to Administrative Agent as agent for the Lenders set forth herein). If Administrative Agent so requests, (a) all instruments evidencing such indebtedness shall be duly endorsed and delivered to Administrative Agent, (b) all security for such indebtedness shall be duly assigned and delivered to Administrative Agent, (c) such indebtedness shall be enforced, collected and held by Guarantor as trustee for Administrative Agent and the Lenders and shall be paid over to Administrative Agent on account of the Loan but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of Guarantor under the other provisions of this Guaranty, and (d) Guarantor shall execute, file and record such documents and instruments and take such other action as Administrative Agent deems necessary or appropriate to perfect, preserve and enforce Administrative Agent’s and the Lenders’ rights in and to such indebtedness and any security therefor. If Guarantor fails to take any such action, Administrative Agent, as attorney-in-fact for Guarantor, is hereby authorized to do so in the name of Guarantor. The foregoing power of attorney is coupled with an interest and cannot be revoked.

 

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8. BANKRUPTCY OF BORROWER . The validity of this Guaranty and the obligations of Guarantor hereunder shall in no way be terminated, affected or impaired by reason of the commencement of a case under the Bankruptcy Code by or against any Person obligated under the Loan Documents. If Borrower shall have taken advantage of, or be subject to the protection of, any provision in the Bankruptcy Code, the effect of which is to prevent or delay Administrative Agent or any Lender from taking any remedial action against the Borrower, including the exercise of any option Administrative Agent or the Lenders have to declare the obligations guaranteed hereunder to be due and payable on the happening of any default or event by which, under the terms of the Loan Documents, such obligations shall become due and payable, Administrative Agent may, as against Guarantor, nevertheless, declare such obligations due and payable and enforce any or all of its and the Lenders’ rights and remedies against Guarantor provided for herein. In any bankruptcy or other proceeding in which the filing of claims is required by law, Guarantor shall file all claims which Guarantor is so required to file against Borrower relating to any indebtedness of Borrower to Guarantor and shall assign to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, all rights of Guarantor thereunder. If Guarantor does not file any such claim, Administrative Agent, as attorney-in-fact for Guarantor, is hereby authorized to do so in the name of Guarantor or, in Administrative Agent’s discretion, to assign the claim to a nominee and to cause proof of claim to be filed in the name of Administrative Agent’s nominee. The foregoing power of attorney is coupled with an interest and cannot be revoked. Administrative Agent or its nominee shall have the right, in its reasonable discretion, to accept or reject any plan proposed in such proceeding and to take any other action which a party filing a claim is entitled to do. In all such cases, whether in administration, bankruptcy or otherwise, the person or persons authorized to pay such claim shall pay to Administrative Agent, to be credited first against all obligations other than the Guaranteed Obligations, and then to the Guaranteed Obligations, the amount payable on such claim and, to the full extent necessary for that purpose, Guarantor hereby assigns to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, all of Guarantor’s rights to any such payments or distributions; provided, however, Guarantor’s obligations hereunder shall not be satisfied or credited except to the extent that Administrative Agent receives cash by reason of any such payment or distribution. If Administrative Agent receives anything hereunder other than cash, the same shall be held as collateral for the Guaranteed Obligations. The liability of Guarantor hereunder shall be reinstated and revised, and the rights of Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall continue, with respect to any amount at any time paid by Borrower on account of the Guaranteed Obligations which Administrative Agent or the Lenders shall be legally required to restore or return upon the bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of Borrower or for any other reasons, all as though such amount had not been paid. If all or any portion of the obligations guaranteed hereunder are paid or performed, the obligations of Guarantor hereunder shall continue and shall remain in full force and effect in the event that all or any part of such payment or performance is avoided or recovered directly or indirectly from Administrative Agent or any Lender as a preference, fraudulent transfer or otherwise under the Bankruptcy Code or other similar laws, irrespective of (a) any notice of revocation given by Guarantor prior to such avoidance or recovery, or (b) full payment and performance of all of the indebtedness and obligations evidenced and secured by the Loan Documents.

 

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9. LOAN SALES AND PARTICIPATIONS; DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION . Guarantor agrees that any Lender may elect, at any time, in accordance with the Loan Documents, to sell, assign, or grant participations in all or any portion of its rights and obligations under the Loan Documents and this Guaranty, and that subject to the terms of the Loan Agreement, any such sale, assignment or participation may be to one or more financial institutions, private investors, and/or other entities, at such Lender’s sole discretion. Guarantor further agrees that Administrative Agent or any Lender may disseminate to any such actual or potential purchaser(s), assignee(s) or participant(s) all documents and information (including, without limitation, all financial information) which has been or is hereafter provided to or known to Administrative Agent or such Lender with respect to: (a) the Property and its operations; (b) any party connected with the Loan (including, without limitation, Guarantor, Borrower, any partner, joint venturer or member of Borrower, any constituent partner, joint venturer or member of Borrower, any other guarantor and any non-borrower trustor); and/or (c) any lending relationship other than the Loan which Administrative Agent or such Lender may have with any party connected with the Loan. In connection with any such sale, assignment or participation, Guarantor further agrees that this Guaranty shall be sufficient evidence of the obligations of Guarantor to each purchaser or assignee and upon written request by Administrative Agent, Guarantor shall, within thirty (30) days after request by Administrative Agent (but not more frequently than twice in any calendar year), (x) deliver to Administrative Agent an estoppel certificate, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and Guarantor, verifying for the benefit of Administrative Agent and any such other party the status, terms and provisions of this Guaranty to the knowledge of the officer delivering such certificate, and (y) at the sole cost and expense of the requesting party, enter into such amendments or modifications to this Guaranty or the Loan Documents as may be reasonably required in order to evidence any such sale or assignment, provided such amendment or modification shall have no adverse impact on Guarantor.

 

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Anything in this Guaranty to the contrary notwithstanding, and without the need to comply with any of the formal or procedural requirements of this Guaranty, including this Section, any Lender may at any time and from time to time pledge and assign, or grant a security interest in, all or any portion of its rights under all or any of the Loan Documents to a Federal Reserve Bank or as otherwise set forth in the Loan Documents; provided that no such pledge or assignment, or grant of a security interest, shall release such Lender from its obligations thereunder.

 

10. ADDITIONAL, INDEPENDENT AND UNSECURED OBLIGATIONS . This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty of payment and not of collection and cannot be revoked by Guarantor and shall continue to be effective with respect to any indebtedness referenced in Sections 1 and 2 hereof arising or created after any attempted revocation hereof. The obligations of Guarantor hereunder shall be in addition to and shall not limit or in any way affect the obligations of Guarantor under any other existing or future guaranties or indemnities delivered to Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders in connection with the Loan unless said other guaranties or indemnities are expressly modified or revoked in writing. This Guaranty is independent of the obligations of the Borrower under the Notes, the Security Instrument, the Hazardous Materials Indemnity Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which Borrower is a party. Guarantor hereby authorizes and empowers Administrative Agent to exercise, in its sole discretion, any rights and remedies, or any combination thereof, which may then be available, since it is the intent and purpose of Guarantor that the obligations hereunder shall be absolute, independent, irrevocable and unconditional under any and all circumstances. Administrative Agent may bring a separate action to enforce the provisions hereof against Guarantor without taking action against Borrower or any other party or joining the Borrower or any other party as a party to such action. Except as otherwise provided in this Guaranty, this Guaranty is not secured and shall not be deemed to be secured by any security instrument unless such security instrument expressly recites that it secures this Guaranty.

 

11. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS . At all times during which any indebtedness remains outstanding pursuant to the Loan Documents, Guarantor shall comply with the reporting requirements relating to Guarantor set forth in Sections 10.1(b) and 10.1(c) of the Loan Agreement.

 

12. INTEREST . Any amounts that become due and payable by Guarantor under this Guaranty, if not paid within ten (10) Business Days after demand therefor, shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Rate from the date of demand to the date that such sums are paid to Administrative Agent. The foregoing shall be without any double-counting with interest paid on the Guaranteed Obligations which interest is itself part of the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

13. ATTORNEYS’ FEES; ENFORCEMENT . If any attorney is engaged by Administrative Agent to enforce or defend any provision of this Guaranty or to collect any sums owed by Guarantor under this Guaranty, with or without the filing of any legal action or proceeding, Guarantor shall pay to Administrative Agent, immediately upon demand all actual out of pocket attorneys’ fees and costs incurred by Administrative Agent in connection therewith, together with interest thereon from the date of such demand until paid at the rate of interest applicable to the principal balance of the Notes as specified therein.

 

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14. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION . The word “ Borrower ” as used herein shall include both the named Borrower and any other person at any time assuming or otherwise becoming primarily liable for all or any part of the obligations of the named Borrower under the Notes and the other Loan Documents. The term “ person ” as used herein shall include any individual, company, trust or other legal entity of any kind whatsoever. If this Guaranty is executed by more than one person, the term “ Guarantor ” shall include all such persons. When the context and construction so require, all words used in the singular herein shall be deemed to have been used in the plural and vice versa. All headings appearing in this Guaranty are for convenience only and shall be disregarded in construing this Guaranty.

 

15. CONSTRUCTION OF DOCUMENTS . The parties hereto acknowledge that they were represented by competent counsel in connection with the negotiation, drafting and execution of this Guaranty and that this Guaranty shall not be subject to the principle of construing their meaning against the party which drafted same.

 

16. GOVERNING LAW .

 

(a) THIS GUARANTY WAS NEGOTIATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND DELIVERED BY GUARANTOR AND ACCEPTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE PROCEEDS OF THE LOAN WERE DISBURSED FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WHICH STATE THE PARTIES AGREE HAS A SUBSTANTIAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE PARTIES AND TO THE UNDERLYING TRANSACTION EMBODIED HEREBY, AND IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE, THIS GUARANTY AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE (WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS) AND ANY APPLICABLE LAW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. GUARANTOR ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS GUARANTY AND ALL OF THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER, AND UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM TO ASSERT THAT THE LAW OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK GOVERNS THIS GUARANTY, AND THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

 

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(b) GUARANTOR HEREBY CONSENTS FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY, UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS IN THE COUNTY AND STATE OF NEW YORK WITH RESPECT TO ANY PROCEEDING RELATING TO ANY MATTER, CLAIM OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER THIS GUARANTY OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. GUARANTOR FURTHER CONSENTS, GENERALLY, UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS OF THE COUNTY AND STATE IN WHICH ANY OF THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN RESPECT OF ANY PROCEEDING RELATING TO ANY MATTER, CLAIM OR DISPUTE ARISING WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPERTY. GUARANTOR FURTHER IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS, GENERALLY, UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY, AT THE ADDRESSES SET FORTH IN SECTION 21 HEREOF IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THE AFORESAID PROCEEDINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES APPLICABLE TO SUCH PROCEEDINGS. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW HAVE OR HAVE IN THE FUTURE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN RESPECT OF ANY OF THE AFORESAID PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT IN THE COURTS REFERRED TO ABOVE AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM IN ANY SUCH COURT THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO COMMENCE PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE PROCEED AGAINST GUARANTOR IN ANY JURISDICTION.

 

(c) PROCESS MAY BE SERVED BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO GUARANTOR AT ITS ADDRESS REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

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17. MISCELLANEOUS . Time is of the essence with respect to every provision hereof. The provisions of this Guaranty will bind and benefit the heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, nominees, successors and assigns of Guarantor, Administrative Agent and each Lender; provided that Guarantor may not assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the prior written consent of all of the Lenders (and any attempted such assignment without such consent shall be null and void). The liability of all persons and entities who are in any manner obligated hereunder shall be joint and several. If any provision of this Guaranty shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that portion shall be deemed severed from this Guaranty and the remaining parts shall remain in full force as though the invalid, illegal or unenforceable portion had never been part of this Guaranty. This Guaranty may be executed in one or more counterparts by some or all of the parties hereto, each of which counterparts shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute a single agreement of Guaranty. The failure of any party hereto to execute this Guaranty, or any counterpart hereof, shall not relieve the other signatories from their obligations hereunder. This Guaranty shall be deemed to be continuing in nature and shall remain in full force and effect and shall survive the exercise of any remedy by Administrative Agent or any Lender under the Security Instrument or any of the other Loan Documents, including without limitation any foreclosure or deed in lieu thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect until the earlier of (a) all of the Guaranteed Obligations having been indefeasibly paid, performed and completed in full or (b) the Obligations and all other amounts due from Borrower and/or Guarantor under the Loan Agreement having been indefeasibly paid in full; including, without limitation, in either case, the payment of any and all actual, out-of-pocket expenses which might be incurred by Administrative Agent or Lenders in enforcing any of their rights hereunder and all interest due thereon, whereupon this Guaranty shall cease to be effective and terminate, except for obligations (if any) of Guarantor which are expressly stated herein to survive such termination.

 

18. JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY . The liability of Guarantor hereunder shall be joint and several with any other guarantors of the Borrower’s obligations under the Notes and the other Loan Documents.

 

19. ENFORCEABILITY . Guarantor hereby acknowledges that: (a) the obligations undertaken by Guarantor in this Guaranty are complex in nature, and (b) numerous possible defenses to the enforceability of these obligations may presently exist and/or may arise hereafter, and (c) as part of Administrative Agent’s and each Lender’s consideration for entering into this transaction, Administrative Agent and each Lender has specifically bargained for the waiver and relinquishment by Guarantor of all of the defenses specifically waived in Section 5 hereof, and (d) Guarantor has had the opportunity to seek and receive legal advice from skilled legal counsel in the area of financial transactions of the type contemplated herein. Given all of the above, Guarantor does hereby represent and confirm to Administrative Agent and each Lender that Guarantor is fully informed regarding, and that Guarantor does thoroughly understand: (i) the nature of all such possible defenses, and (ii) the circumstances under which such defenses may arise, and (iii) the benefits which such defenses might confer upon Guarantor, and (iv) the legal consequences to Guarantor of waiving such defenses. Guarantor acknowledges that Guarantor makes this Guaranty with the intent that this Guaranty and all of the informed waivers herein shall each and all be fully enforceable by Administrative Agent and each Lender, and that Administrative Agent and each Lender is induced to enter into this transaction in material reliance upon the presumed full enforceability thereof.

 

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20. WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY . GUARANTOR (AND, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THIS GUARANTY, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND THE LENDERS) HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION (a) ARISING UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY PRESENT OR FUTURE MODIFICATION THEREOF OR (b) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR THERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS (AS NOW OR HEREAFTER MODIFIED) OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO OR THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE; AND EACH PARTY HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY OTHER PARTY HERETO MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT BY GUARANTOR, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND/OR THE LENDERS, AS APPLICABLE, TO THE WAIVER OF SUCH PARTY’S RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

 

21. NOTICES . Notices to be given hereunder shall be given (and deemed received) in accordance with the terms of Section 13.4 of the Loan Agreement, addressed, if to Administrative Agent and the Lenders, as set forth in the Loan Agreement, and, if to Guarantor, as follows:

 

Guarantor: Brookfield DTLA Holdings LLC
  Brookfield Place
  250 Vesey Street, 15th Floor
  New York, New York 10281
  Attention: Jason Kirschner
   
With a copy to: Brookfield DT LA Holdings LLC
  Brookfield Place
  250 Vesey Street, 15th Floor
  New York, New York 10281
  Attention:  General Counsel
   
With a copy to: Latham & Watkins LLP
  650 Town Center Drive, 20th Floor
  Costa Mesa, California 92626-1925
  Attention:   Hilary A. Shalla, Esq.
   

 

Guarantor shall forward to Administrative Agent, without delay, any notices, letters or other communications delivered to the Property or to Guarantor naming Administrative Agent or the “ Lender ” or any similar designation as addressee.

 

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22. ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT DELIVERIES . Documents required to be delivered pursuant to this Guaranty shall be delivered by electronic communication and delivery, including, the Internet, e-mail or intranet websites to which Administrative Agent and each Lender have access (including a commercial, third-party website such as www.Edgar.com <http://www.Edgar.com> or a website sponsored or hosted by Administrative Agent or Guarantor) provided that the foregoing shall not be applicable to any Lender that has notified Administrative Agent and Guarantor that it cannot or does not want to receive electronic communications. Administrative Agent or Guarantor may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic delivery pursuant to procedures approved by it for all or particular notices or communications. Documents or notices delivered electronically shall be deemed to have been delivered one (1) Business Day after the date and time on which Administrative Agent or Guarantor posts such documents or the documents become available on a commercial website and Administrative Agent or Guarantor notifies each Lender of said posting and provides a link thereto provided if such notice or other communication is not sent or posted during the normal business hours of the recipient, said posting date and time shall be deemed to have commenced as of 9:00 a.m. on the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance Guarantor shall be required to deliver paper copies of any documents to Administrative Agent or to any Lender that requests such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by Administrative Agent or such Lender. Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or to maintain paper copies of the documents delivered electronically, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by Guarantor with any such request for delivery. Each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it of paper copies and maintaining its paper or electronic documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, no notice (including, without limitation, any default notice) given to or by Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be covered by this Section 22 .

 

23. INTEGRATION . This Guaranty represents the final agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and may not be contradicted by evidence of prior, contemporaneous, or subsequent oral agreements of the parties with respect to such subject matter. There are no oral agreements between the parties. This instrument may be amended only in an instrument in writing executed by the parties.

 

24. LIMITED RECOURSE . The members and other direct or indirect owners of Guarantor and its officers, directors, partners, members, shareholders, principals, managers, trustees, agents and affiliates shall have no personal liability for and none of their assets shall be subject to a claim arising out of the obligations of Guarantor hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents.

 

25. FINANCIAL COVENANTS . Guarantor shall, at all times, comply with Guarantor Financial Covenants set forth in Section 9.17 of the Loan Agreement.

 

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26. OUTSIDE SOURCES . Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, no amounts paid on account of the Loan shall constitute a payment under this Guaranty unless (a) payment is made after the occurrence of a Default and Administrative Agent’s exercise of any remedies in connection therewith and (b) Guarantor makes payment directly to Administrative Agent with funds from Outside Sources (hereinafter defined). “ Outside Sources ” shall mean funds belonging to Guarantor which are not derived directly or indirectly from the ownership, operation, sale or liquidation of the Property (including, but not limited to, insurance proceeds, condemnation awards, rents and any other proceeds paid or payable with respect to the Property).

 

27. DEFINED TERMS; USAGES . Unless the context clearly indicates a contrary intent or unless otherwise specifically provided herein, words used in this Guaranty may be used interchangeably in singular or plural form, and the word “ Property ” shall mean “the Property, including any individual parcel of real property and improvements constituting a part thereof”. The terms “include(s)” and “including” shall mean “include(s), without limitation” and “including, without limitation”, respectively.

 

28. TAXES . Taxes in respect of this Guaranty shall be paid by Guarantor as required by Section 2.11 of the Loan Agreement (with the understanding and agreement of Guarantor that, for purposes hereof, Guarantor shall have the same payment and reimbursement obligations as the Borrower under such Section 2.11 even though Guarantor is not specifically referenced in such Section 2.11 , and by accepting the benefits hereof, Administrative Agent agrees that it will comply with such Section 2.11 ).

 

29. NO WAIVER . No previous waiver and no failure or delay by Administrative Agent in acting with respect to the terms of the Notes, this Guaranty or any Loan Document shall constitute a waiver of any breach, default, or failure of condition under the Notes, this Guaranty or any Loan Document or the obligations secured thereby. A waiver of any term of the Notes, this Guaranty or any Loan Document or of any of the obligations secured thereby must be made in writing and shall be limited to the express written terms of such waiver.

 

30. NO WAIVER, RELEASE OR IMPAIRMENT . Nothing contained in this Guaranty shall be deemed to waive, release, affect or impair the indebtedness evidenced by the Loan Documents or the obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents, or the liens and security interests created by the Loan Documents, or Administrative Agent’s rights to enforce its rights and remedies under the Loan Documents and under this Guaranty or the indemnity provided herein, in the Loan Documents or in connection with the Loan, or otherwise provided in equity or under applicable law, including, without limitation, the right to pursue any remedy for injunctive or other equitable relief, or any suit or action in connection with the preservation, enforcement or foreclosure of the liens, mortgages, assignments and security interests which are now or at any time hereafter security for the payment and performance of all obligations under the Loan Agreement or in the other Loan Documents. The provisions of Sections 1 and 2 of this Guaranty shall prevail and control over any contrary provisions elsewhere in this Guaranty or in the other Loan Documents.

 

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31. JURISDICTION . SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A CASE TO BE HEARD IN THE COMMERCIAL DIVISION OF THE NEW YORK STATE SUPREME COURT, GUARANTOR AGREES TO SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COMMERCIAL DIVISION OF THE NEW YORK STATE SUPREME COURT, AND TO THE APPLICATION OF SAID COURT’S ACCELERATED PROCEDURES PURSUANT TO RULE 9 OF SECTION 202.70(G ) OF THE UNIFORM RULES FOR NEW YORK STATE TRIAL COURTS.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Guarantor has duly executed and delivered this Guaranty as of the date appearing on the first page of this Guaranty.

 

  GUARANTOR
   
  BROOKFIELD DTLA HOLDINGS LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
   
  By: Brookfield DTLA GP LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
its Managing Member
     
    By: BOP US Subsidiary LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
its Managing Member
         
      By: /s/ Michelle Campbell
        Name: Michelle Campbell
        Title: Secretary

 

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